大学英语预备级

一、单选题

1. they always kept on good ( ) with their next-door neighbors for the children’s sake.

a. friendship

b. relations

c. relatives

d. terms

2. there was a good ( ) of the countryside ｆrom the front of the bus.

a. sight

b. view

c. scene

d. scenery

3. i think we should let maria go camping with her boyfriend. ( ), she’s a big girl now.

a. after all

b. above all

c. first of all

d. for all

4. if you ever have the ( ) to go abroad to work, you should take it.

a. possibility

b. offer

c. luck

d. chance

5. the man told his girlfriend he would wait for her ｗhere the three roads ( ).

a. link

b. connect

c. meet

d. combine

6. mrs. smith warned her daughter ( ) after drinking.

a. never to drive

b. to never drive

c. never driving

d. never drive

7. as she is looking forward to ( ) ｆrom me, please remember ( ) this letter on your way to school.

a. hear…post

b. be heard…posting

c. hearing…to post

d. be hearing…to posting

8. everything seems all right, ( )?

a. doesn’t it

b. won’t it

c. is it

d. isn’t it

9. it’s a fine day. let’s go fishing, ( )?

a. won’t we

b. will we

c. don’t we

d. shall we

10. –we mustn’t lose heart, must we? all the teachers are encouraging us.

－－ .

a. yes, we must.

b. yes, we mustn’t

c. no, we must.

d. no, we mustn’t.

1－－5 dbadc 6－－10 acadd

二、填空题

ａndy loved the idea. mary arthur 1 it. kurt mendez didn’t think it was any big deal. mr. el thought it was a brilliant idea. after all, it was 2 idea.

“it’s only fair, ” mr. el explained to his new fourth graders as they stood in line waiting for the lunch bell 3 ，“that we turn things around. every year you guys line up in alphabetical order(按字母顺序). alphabetical order to go to lunch, to go to gym, to go home, ａnd so on. this year we’re using reverse（相反的）alphabetical order.”

mindy vale put her hand down as mr. el pointed 4 her. “i’ve always had to stand at the back of the line, ever since kindergarten! now i’m near the 5 . thank you, thank you!” the teacher smiled. 6 ， he called on christopher cash, a serious ａnd thoughtful young man. “mr. el, i think you should 7 ” this policy. this is very drastic ａnd unnecessary. this could confuse our fragile young minds!

“put a lid on it, chris!” shouted david tyler.

“we won’t have any outbursts like that, david! ” mr. el said firmly. he

turned 8 “don’t 9 ， christopher. we only have strong minds in this

class.” christopher.

“how many of you think this is a good idea?” mr. el asked. as you would probably 10 ，most of the hands that went up were in the latter half of the line.

1. a. hated b. liked c. heard d.needed

2. a. no b. that c. his d.her

3. a. ring b. to ring c. ringing d. rung

4. a. out b. for c. in d. to

5.a. last b. front c. bottom d. forward

6.a. so b. therefore c. then d. after

7. a. reconsider b. carry c. think d. make

8.a. at b. in c. toward d. down

9. a. move b. worry c. scream d. speak

10. a. expect b. doubt c. forget d. review

1－－5 acbdb 6－－10 cacba

三、翻译题

1、这起交通事故在很大程度上是由于粗心大意引起的。（to a …extent）

to a great extent, the car accident was caused by carelessness.

2、无论你去哪儿、无论你做什么，我都会在这里等你。（wherever, whatever）

ｗherever you go, whatever you do, i’ll be right here waiting for you.

3、我们必须限制这次会议的开支。（limit）

we must set a limit to the expense of the conference.

4、她又改变主意了，这让我们大家都很生气。（which）

she changed her mind again, which made us all angry.

5、因特网可以为不同的学习者提供更灵活多样的学习方式。（provide）

internet can provide different learners with more flexible ａnd versatile ways of learning.

6、我想知道你可否把你的汽车借我一用。（wonder）

i wonder whether you could lend me your car .

7、一到北京我就给你打电话。（as soon as）

i will call you as soon as i arrive in beijing.

8、他是一个不爱说话的（communicative）的人，与他交流可不容易。（communicate with）

he i s not a communicative person, so it’s not easy to communicate with him.

1、在他看来他好像永远也没办法解决这个问题。（it seems that）

it sees to him that he would never be able to work out the problem.

2、他们并不是等着老师讲解，而是努力发现解决问题的办法。（instead of）

instead of waiting for the teacher to explain, they try to find the solution to the problems for themselves.

3、对她而言，抓住这次学习的机会是很重要的。（it is important for…）

it is important for her to grasp this learning opportunity.

4、一方面这家酒店靠近大海，但另一方面花费高。（on the other hand）

on the one hand the hotel is near the sea, but on the other hand it costs a lot.

5、这次会议的目的是选一个新主席。（purpose）

the purpose of the meeting is to elect a new chairman.

6、既然你是个大学生了，你应该学会不再依赖父母的帮助。（be independent of）

now that you are a college student, you should learn to be independe nt of your parents’ help.

7、对于他们来说，学会用这种语言思考比知道每一个单词的意思更重要。（it is more important for

sb. to do sth.）

it’s more important for them to learn to think in the language than to know the meaning of every

word.

8、他将在他的讲话中概述他的几项新建议。（outline）

in his speech, he will outline his new proposals.

1、随着工作时间越来越短和假期越来越长，如何度过休闲时间已经成为一个热门话题。（with）

with the working hours becoming shorter ａnd shorter ａnd holidays becoming longer ａnd longer, how to spend the leisure time has become a hot topic.

2、显然，人们在休闲时间所做的一切，使他们能够满足他们的愿望。（enable…to）

obviously, all things people do in leisure hours enable them to satisfy their wishes.

3、锻炼有益于健康。（contribute to）

exercise contributes to better health.

4、我们的喜好、品味、兴趣和个性与社会环境和学习经验有关。（be related to）

our likes ａnd dislikes, tastes, interests ａnd characters are all related to social background ａnd learning experiences.

5、建这个图书馆花了他们五年多时间。（take）

it took them over five years to build this library.

6、我们很难把这个现象和任何我们知道的事联系起来。（phenomenon,relate...with）

we can’t relate the phenomenon with any thing we knew.

7、休闲具有以下功能：放松、消遣和娱乐，以及个人发展。（relaxation, recreation）

leisure has the following functions:relaxation, recreation ａnd entertainment, ａnd personal development.

8、显然，人们在业余时间做的所有事情都能够使他们满足愿望。（enable ...to）

obviously, all things people do in leisure hours enable them to satisfy their wishes.

1、他不是适合做这个工作的人。（who）

he is not the person who is fit for the job.

2、这些问题固然是些难题，但我相信是能够解决的。（indeed）

these problems are indeed a little bit difficult, but i believe they could be solved.

3、在许多方面城市生活比不上乡村生活。（compare with）

living in a town can’t compare with living in the country in many respects.

4、我发现他的理论是正确的。（find sth. ＋ a）

i found his theory to be true.

5、环球旅游一直是他从孩提时代就开始的人生目标。（v-ing）

traveling round the world is always his life goal ｆrom his childhood.

6、这个计划本身就考虑得不周全，而且实施起来花费也大。（moreover）

the plan was not well thought out, moreover, it would have been too expensive.

7、他睡觉前才记起要做家庭作业。（not...until）

he didn’t remember to do his homework until it’s time to go to bed.

8、许多学生喜欢熬夜复习迎考。（stay up）

many students like to stay up all night going over their lessons before examinations.

五、阅读理解题

passage 1

myspace, the social networking website, is different ｆrom other websites which only provide stories about other people. myspace is a place that allows you to broadcast your own stories ａnd personal information to as many people as you like. started two years ago, it is a big source of information for ａnd about american kids.

teenagers ａnd other parents feel very differently about it. teens are rushing to join the site, not sharing their parents’ worries. it signals yet another generation gap in the digital era.

for teenagers, it is a reliable network to keep in touch with their friends. they will often list their surnames, birthdays, after-school jobs, school clubs, hobbies ａnd other personal information.

“myspace is an easy way to reach just about everyone. i don’t have all the phone numbers of my acquaintances. but if i want to get in touch with one of them, i could just leave them a messa ge on myspace,” said abby van wassen. she is a 16-year-old student at woodland hills high of pittsburgh, pennsylvania.

parents on the other hand are seriously concerned about the security problem of myspace.

“every time we hold a parents meeting, the first question is always about myspace,” said kent cates, who travels the country doing internet safety seminars(研讨会). the national center for missing ａnd exploited children has received at least 288 myspace-related complaints, according to mary beth buchanan, a lawyer in pittsburgh.

“your profile on myspace shows all your personal information to anyone on the web. ａnd myspace even lists this information by birthplace ａnd age. it’s like a free checklist for troublemakers ａnd it endangers children,” buchana n said.

1． (2.0) 分

from the passage, we can learn that myspace __________.

a、brings about the generation gap

b、is very careful about people’s privacy

c、encourages you to list your personal information

d、lists the telephone numbers of your friends

2． (2.0) 分

why are some parents against myspace?

a、because they think myspace has a bad influence on their children.

b、because they don’t want to pay so much money for myspace.

c、because it takes up too much of their children’s spare time.

d、because troublemakers can easily approach their children through the site.

3． (2.0) 分

what can we infer ｆrom “every time we hold a parents meeting, the first question is always about myspace.”?

a、myspace has become a top issue troubling parents.

b、myspace often holds parents meetings.

c、myspace is quite popular with parents.

d、parents have lots of questions about the website.

4． (2.0) 分

the writer’s attitude towards myspace is _________.

a、pessimistic

b、positive

c、optimistic

d、objective

5． (2.0) 分

which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

a、internet safety

b、myspace

c、generation gap

d、the digital era

1－－5 adadb

passage 2

pat o’burke

pat o’burke was a poor irishman with a large family, ａnd one morning, waking up very early ｆrom cold ａnd hunger, he decided to go shooting in a wood near his cottage. the wood belonged to lord northwood, a rich gentleman, ａnd pat had no right to go there, but in it there were swarms（一大群） of rabbits ａnd flocks（群） of birds that were good to eat, ａnd pat determined to take the risk. suddenly he saw the owner, with a group of friends, coming towards him in the wood. there was a look of anger on lord northwood’s face as he caught sight of the gun in pat’s hands. pat’s heart sank with fear, but he saw ther e was no hope of escape, so he walked boldly up to the company ａnd said to lord northwood, “good morning, sir, ａnd what has brought you out so early this morning?” lord northwood, rather surprised, said he ａnd his friends were taking a little exercise to get an appetite for their breakfast. then, looking at pat with suspicion, he said, “ but why are you out so early in the morning? ” “well, sir,” said pat, “i just came out to see if i could get a breakfast for my appetite.” the whole crowd burst into laught er at pat’s ready wit (智慧), ａnd with a smile lord northwood walked on, leaving pat try his luck with the rabbits.

1.this is a story about .

a. a rich man who owned a big wood

b. a poor irishman who lived all by himself

c. a clever man who tried to get something to eat for his breakfast

d. an irish hunter with a large family

2.there was a look of anger on lord northwood’s face. why?

a. he was not expecting pat at this early hour.

b. he knew pat was coming for shooting.

c. he didn’t like the poor irishman at all.

d. pat had not told him he would com

e.

3.why was lord northwood surprised?

a. he had not expected such a bold question ｆrom pat.

b. he wondered why pat didn’t run away.

c. pat wasn’t afraid of him.

d. pat had a gun in his hands.

4.pat’s made the whole crowd burst into laughter.

a. funny looks

b. interesting remarks

c. quick ａnd witty response

d. promise to leave right away

5.it was because of his that pat was left to try his luck.

a. boldness

b. calmness

c. quickness of mind

d. obedience 1－－5 cbacc

passage 3

a man with no bad habits

once a man was waiting for a taxi. a beggar came along ａnd asked him for some money. the man ignored him. but being a professional, the beggar kept on pestering him. the man became angry when he realized that the beggar would not leave him alone unless he gives him some money.

suddenly an idea occurred to him. he told the beggar, “i do not have money, but if you tell me what you want to do with the money, i will certainly help you.” “i would have bought a cup of tea”, replied the beggar. the man said, “sorry, i can offer you a cigarette instead of tea.” he then took a pack of cigarettes ｆrom his pocket ａnd offered one to the beggar. the beggar said, “i don’t smoke as it is harmful to health.”

the man smiled ａnd took a bottle of whisky ｆrom his pocket ａnd told the beggar, “here, take this bottle ａnd enjoy the stuff. it’s really good.” the beggar refused by saying, “alcohol muddles the brain ａnd damages the liver.”the man smiled again. he told the beggar, “i’m going to the race course. come with me ａnd i will arrange for some tickets ａnd we will place bets. if we win, you take the whole amount ａnd leave me alone.” as before, the begg ar politely refused the latest offer by saying, “sorry sir, i can’t come with you as betting on horses is a bad habit.”

suddenly the man felt relieved ａnd asked the beggar to come to his home with him. finally, the beggar’s face lit up in hope of receiving at least something ｆrom the man. but he still had his doubts ａnd asked the man, “why do you want me to go to your house with you?”

the man replied, “my wife always wanted to see how a man with no bad habits looks like.”

1. what did the man first offer the beggar?

a. some money.

b. a cup of tea.

c. a cigarette.

d. a bottle of whisky.

2. the beggar did not want the bottle of whisky because _________.

a. nobody ever offered him any whisky.

b. he thought drinking is bad for his health

c. he didn’t have any money to pay for whisky

d. one bottle was not enough for him

3. which of the following statements is true?

a. the man gave the beggar some money when he asked again.

b. the man offer the beggar a cup of tea.

c. the beggar thought whisky is a good stuff.

d. the beggar regarded betting on horses as a bad habit.

4. why did the man ask the beggar to go to his home with him?

a. because the beggar insisted on going to his home with him.

b. because the man’s wife insisted on inviting the beg gar to his home.

c. because the man’s wife always wants to see the beggar.

d.because the man wanted his wife to see how a man with no bad habits was lik

e.

5. what’s the best title for this passage?

a. a persistent beggar

b. a man with bad habit

c. a man with no bad habits

d. a man’s wife ａnd a beggar

1－－5 cbddc