《大学英语(本科)》复习题及答案

《大学英语（本科）》复习题及答案

《大学英语（本科）》复习题A及答案

I. Multiple Choice

Directions: Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

1. ________ the days went on, the weather got worse.

A. With B. Since C. While D. As 2. Michael ________ be a policeman, for he’s much too short. A. needn’t B. can’t C. shouldn’t D. may 3. I was told that my computer wasn’t powerful enough to run that ______.

A. software B. hardware C. down-load D. motivation 4. In 1993, he started to make a ___ by ___ for Columbia University as a janitor.

A. life; work B. living; working C. living; works D. life; worked 5. Parents should learn to _________ when their children enter college.

A. let go B. make go C. let in D. let out 6. I ________ the stranger by telling him to turn right when he should have gone left.

A. guide B. guided C. misguide D. misguided

7. The whole world is amazed ________ how fast China has been developing in the past thirty years. A. to B. at C. in D. on 8. Professor Liu ______all his students with his great knowledge of history.

A. impressed B. exciting C. stirring D. touched 9. There are many more thousands who could ______ from the program.

A. expect B. begin C. belief D. benefit 10. ______ down the street the other day, I saw a terrible accident.

A. Walking B. Walked C. To walk D. Having walked 11. The result of the experiment was very good, _______ we hadn't expected.

A. when B. that C. which D. what 12. We’d better take measures to find out new solutions _______ our problems.

A. to B. for C. at D. with 13. The attendants of the meeting are _______ young people. A. most B. best C. mostly D. at most 14. There are alternatives to many resources, but water _______. A. can’t replace B. can’t be replace C. can replace by D. can’t be replaced 15. I have a ________ son. A. 2-year-olds B. 2 years old C. 2-year-old D. 2-years-old 16. John often ________ to the teacher, and the teacher didn’t believe him. A. lie B. lied C. lain D. laid 17. Most of the satellites do not change ________ positions. A. their B. its C. them D. the 18. We’ve ________ sugar. Ask Mrs. Jones to lend us some. A. run away with B. run down C. run off D. run out of 19. It’s too expensive for me, I can’t ________ it.

《大学英语（本科）》复习题及答案

A. spend B. pay C. afford D. cost

20. — “Where is the new dictionary?”

—“It's on the top of the shelf, out of ________?” A. reach B. sight C. touch D. order II. Reading Comprehension

Directions: Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

Passage 1

Our hotel has eight standard rooms, which consist of six single rooms and two double rooms, six luxury, four family rooms and nine apartments. All the rooms have hot and cold shower and private balcony. Our hotel offers room service. All rooms except the apartments have Wi-Fi. Each room has two single beds. The family rooms have four single beds. All the rooms (except the apartments) have televisions. Our rooms come equipped with tea and coffee making facilities. Our hotel also has a small pool and a gym which guests can use from 7 a.m. till 10 p.m. There is adequate parking behind the hotel. Breakfast is served from 6.30 a.m. and guests have a choice of continental breakfast or an English breakfast.

If you wish to make a reservation or request more information, simply complete the form below. Our staff will usually reply to any request in one working day. A confirmation of your booking will be sent to you by email (and fax if required).

If for any reason you need to cancel your booking, we would ask you to do so as early as possible by email or phone.

21. There are ______ rooms without counting the apartments. A. 18 B. 21 C. 8 D. 20 22. There are showers ______.

A. in all the rooms except the apartments B. in all the rooms C. in some of the rooms D. only in the nine apartments 23. Wi-Fi ______.

A. is available in all the rooms B. is not available in the apartments C. is only available from 7 a.m. till 10 p.m. D. is adequate 24. Where can you park your car? A. In front of the hotel. B. In the street beside the hotel. C. At the back of the hotel. D. In the underground hotel car park. 25. What should you do if you cannot stay at the hotel? A. You mustn’t phone the hotel. B. You can write an email to the hotel.

C. You can write a letter. D. You have to tell the hotel at least three days before your booking.

Passage 2

Mr. Jenkins lives in a town. He works in a museum. There are a lot of old wonderful things in it. He likes his work and often goes to work on time.

One day he left his office at twelve. He went to have lunch. As soon as he went out of the gate, he met an old friend of his. They didn't see each other for about five years. Of course, they were very

《大学英语（本科）》复习题及答案

happy. His friend asked him for lunch. He agreed, and they went into a restaurant. There they drank

a lot. Then his friend said, \

“No, no,” said Mr. Jenkins. “My office is only several minutes' walk. I can go there myself.” When his friend left, it was difficult for him to stand. He was afraid to be late and stopped a taxi. When he got on, the driver asked，‘Where are you going, sir?\

\\. Jenkins said and got off. He took out some money and threw it to the driver. He shouted,\time!\

26. Where does Mr. Jenkins work?

A. In a restaurant. B. In a museum. C. In a hospital. D. In a school. 27. Who did Mr. Jenkins meet when he went out of the gate?

A. His friend. B. A strange man. C. A policeman. D. A driver. 28. How long didn't they see each other?

A. For about two years. B. For about three years. C. For about four years. D. For about five years.

29. Where is Mr. Jenkins' office?

A. It's far from the restaurant. B. It's in the Park Street.

C. It's next to the park. D. It's across from the restaurant. 30. What did Mr. Jenkins do when his friend left?

A. He went home. B. He went to his friend's home. C. He took a taxi. D. He drank more wine.

Passage 3

How hard is it to earn(赚）10 yuan? The students of Class 23 at the Yunnan University Secondary School can tell you. Recently they had a special “ learning life skills\

The 64 students in the class were divided into 16 teams. They did all kinds of jobs including selling drinks, fruit and cleaning shoes in the street.

\，” said Li Xueping，the head teacher.

Zhang Ruoxin's team sold expensive black tea and tea cups. The girls tried to sell the things to many people but few bought them at first.

Luckily Zhang had a “ secret way”—a small booklet with advice on healthy tea drinking. People were interested in the idea and they began to sell more of their things.

Dong Yanyu and other girls in her team, however, worked more with their hands than by talking. They cleaned motorcycles and bicycles.

The girls worked well as a team. Some fetched water, others did the cleaning and the rest tried to find their new customers. They charged(要价）five yuan for a motorcycle and four yuan for a bicycle.

In all hour they had earned 51 yuan. \can't believe it，\Dong. ”That's almost a week's pocket money!”

At the end of the day, only four teams had failed the 10-yuan requirement. Li, the teacher, said she was happy to see the students had got a taste of life.

They worked hard with each other. They also came up with ideas about how to sell their things and provide good services.

《大学英语（本科）》复习题及答案

\，” she said.

31. The students of Class 23 were asked to in their special activity.

A. make some money B. clean the street C. visit a university D. work hard 32. The students in Zhang Ruuoxin’s team sold things to at first .

A. many people B. interesting people C. few people D. familiar people 33. What helped Zhang Ruoxin's team sell more of their things?

A. The quality of their tea. B. The tea cups. C. The girls' politeness. D. The advice on healthy tea drinking.

34. Why did the teacher feel happy at the end of the day?

A. Because each team earned a lot of money. B. Because few of the teams met her requirement.

C. Because the 16 students could do different kinds of jobs. D. Because most of the students did well in the life lessons.

35. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. There are only 4 students in each team.

B. The girls in Dong Yanyu, steam charged more for cleaning a motorcycle than a bicycle. C. The students of Class 23 earned about 450 yuan that day.

D. The teacher thought the life lessons were important to her students.

Passage 4

Life in the twenty-first century

The World Future Society is a group of people from more than 80 countries who are interested in how modern technology is making our world better, and who write reports about how it will change our lives.

The things that we will be able to do in the twenty-first century (since the year 2000) should help us live better lives in many ways, at home and at work, in our own country and around the world. Here are just some of them, put into five groups. People

People may live for up to 120 years and use new technology to help when people go blind, deaf and have other problems. The number of people over a hundred years old could go from 135,000 today to 2.2 million people by 2050. By 2015 people think that 100 million workers will be able to work from home for a company in a different country by using the Internet. Money

Worldwide e-business will become even more successful with online shops that sell special products for each person, which will be brought to their house the next day. Environment

The technology for making energy from wind and the Sun is growing very quickly. In the future wind and Sun energy could become much cheaper and many more countries could use it. This would be very useful in poor countries. The air in big cities would also become much cleaner and healthier as a result.

Society and culture

The Internet will help to create more worldwide friendships. Families may spend more time together as people will be able to do 24-hour online banking and shopping. Technology

《大学英语（本科）》复习题及答案

The new science of “nanotechnology” (very small robots or machines) will make all sorts of

products smaller and lighter. Very, very small machines could take away rubbish, make things in factories, and help inside the human body by taking away fat. By 2012 people will be able to wear these small machines that look like watches, which will give them lots of information about their body and keep them healthy.

36. What does the World Future Society do?

A. Look at how technology will make people happy. B. Look at how technology will change the world.

C. Make technology work better for themselves. D. Make small machines to make us healthier.

37. How will technology help people?

A. Help all people live for over 120 years. B. Help disabled people to get jobs. C. Make people healthier and live longer. D. Help workers to use the Internet. 38. How will people go shopping?

A. In special shops. B. Using the Internet at certain times. C. Using the Internet any time of the day. D. Using nanotechnology. 39. How will technology help the environment?

A. Poor countries will have enough energy. B. Wind energy will be cheaper than Sun energy. C. We will not need wind and Sun energy. D. Wind and Sun energy will be cheaper. 40. The new science of “nanotechnology” will _______.

A. drive small machines to replace people B. make good-quality watches C. allow people to eat more D. make very small products III. Cloze

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

The angry woman sat in the station office. “The railway should pay me $12.” She said to Harry, the man 41 sold the ticket. “My ticket was 42 May 22nd, and there was 43 train from Jersey that night. 44 had to stay in a hotel. It 45 me $ 12.”

Harry was worried. He remembered 46 the woman a return ticket. After he checked the Jersey timetable for May 22nd, he knew she was right. However, had he made 47 mistake? 48 what to do, he smiled at the child. “Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?” he said to her. “Yes,” she answered shyly. “The seashore was 49 , and I can swim 50 !”

“That’s fine,” said Harry. “My little girl can’t swim a bit yet. Of course, she’s only three…”

Harry turned to the mother, “I remember your ticket, madam,” he said. “But you didn’t get one 51 your daughter, 52 you?”

“Well,” the woman looked at the child. “I mean she hasn’t started school yet. She is only four.” “A four-year-old child 53 have a ticket, madam. A child’s 54 ticket to Jersey costs $13.50. So if the railway pays your hotel bill, you will owe $1.50. The law is the law, but since the mistake was 55 …”

Saying nothing, the woman stood up, took the child’s hand and left the office. 41. A. which B. where C. whose D. who 42. A. on B. at C. in D. for