大学英语A考试试题及答案

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大学英语A 1

一、阅读理解

1、This is not the world we know. This world is controlled by computers. Men and women can be seen, but they are following the orders given to them by machines. The machines were designed by mad scientists, but at some point even the mad scientists were taken over by their super-inventions.

Does this sound familiar? You have probably read something like it in magazines or books, or seen it in a film. Why is it so popular? One of the reasons is that it reflects the fears of many people; fear of the unknown fear of what is not understood or, at least, fear of something that is not completely understood.

The fact is that every day it seems that computers take control of another area of our lives. Some

factory jobs are now done by robots and the robots are controlled by computers. Our bank accounts are managed by computers. At the airport, our tickets are sold by a computer. Certainly, many of these operations are made more efficient by computers, but our admiration is sometimes mixed with unsafe feelings. And this lack of safety is caused by the fact that we do not know how computers do these things, and we really don't know what they might do next.

But we can find out how computers work, and once we understand them, we can use computers instead of worrying about being used by them. Today, there is a new generation of computer wizards who know exactly how computers get things done. These young men and women, usually university students, are happy to sit for hours, sometimes for days, designing programs, not eating, not sleeping, but discovering what can be done by these wonderful slaves which they have learned to control. These computer wizards have learned to use the computer and search for new tasks for their machines.

(1)、According to the passage, our present world is under the control of ______ . 答案：D

A：mad scientists B：men and women C：the unknown fear D：some super-inventions (2)、The reason why many people are afraid of computers is that ______ . 答案：B

A：they don't know anything about computers B：they haven't really understood computers

C：there are so many computer games D：computers are often down

(3)、The author mentions computer wizards in order to point out that ______ . 答案：A

A：computers can be controlled by man B：there should be more people devoted to computers

C：only young people are interested in computers D：more time and energy is required to control computers (4)、This passage is probably written to suggest that ______ . 答案：C

A：some day computers can deal with all human problems B：computers can be used in place of traveling to our jobs C：people should not fear computers D：computer technology will not meet people's needs in various situations (5)、The author's attitude towards widely used computers is __答案：A____ .

A：positive B：anxious C：worried D：serious

2、In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.

The next important date in the history of photography（摄影术）was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his pictures you could see everything very clearly，even the smallest things. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.

Soon, other people began to use Daguerre's way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains.

In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers（摄影家）could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of films and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard.

Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike（栩栩如生的）.

Photography also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other kinds of art.

(1)、The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of ______. 答案：C

A：his business B：his house C：his garden D：his window

(2)、The Daguerreotype was ______.答案：B

A：a Frenchman B：a kind of picture C：a kind of camera D：a photographer

(3)、If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had to ______.答案：D

A：watch lots of films B：buy an expensive camera

C：stop in most cities D：take many films and related facilities

(4)、Mathew Brady ______.答案：B

A：was a very attractive person B：was famous for his unusual pictures

C：was quite a strong person D：took many pictures of moving people

(5)、This passage tells us ______.答案：A

A：how photography was developed B：how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures

C：how to take pictures in the world D：how to use different cameras

二、词汇与语法

1、Free __A_____ of shampoo is distributed from door to door.

A：sample B：example C：product D：stock

2、He cannot be tired __A______ he has walked only half a mile.

A：since B：whether C：when D：as long as

3、Xiao Lu won a ___A___ at the tennis match.

A：prize B：price C：praise D：present

4、It is generally considered unwise to give a child ____B___ he or she wants.

A：however B：whatever C：whichever D：whenever

5、Not only __D_____ our money, but we were also in danger of losing our lives.

A：we lost B：lost we C：we did lose D：did we lose

6、All things _A___, the planned trip will have to be called off.

A：considered B：be considered C：considering D：having considered

7、They ____B____ thankful to have the opportunity to further their studies.

A：would like to be B：ought to be C：would rather be D：had better be

8、Large fish usually __C___ small fish.

A：gather B：take on C：feed on D：organize

9、When the girl heard the news, she could do nothing but ___D_____ back home.

A：going B：went C：to go D：go

10、In Britain people drive _B_____the left.

A：at B：on C：to D：in

三、完型填空

When my wife and I lived in Texas, one morning, we were our way home and decided to stop at a local gas station to get some breakfast. We noticed a man standing in front of the store. We could tell that he was a man, because his clothes were dirty and worn磨损，疲倦的. It looked like he had gone in to get warm to drink but came out with nothing. he must have not had enough money.

Then we saw a dog walk up to the front of the store. It was a dog - we could tell that it had been feeding puppies小狗. She was terribly in need of something to eat. There were people by and not even taking a look at her. She might not have been as and clean as most, but she still deserved值得better. We still did not do anything, but someone did. The guy, who did not buy himself anything to eat, went back into the

I know that this story isn't as inspirational鼓舞人心，给人灵感as most stories, but it a great part in our lives. You see, that was Mother's Day weekend. A lot of people forget that some animals are too. It took a straggler (流浪汉) to show me what I should have done. He made me a better man that day.

(1)、A：at B：on C：in D：for 答案：B

(2)、A：terrible B：homeless C：friendly D：handsome 答案：B

(3)、A：everything B：anything C：something D：nothing 答案：C

(4)、A：So B：But C：Since D：If 答案：A

(5)、A：strong B：weak C：female D：male 答案：C

(6)、A：pass B：passed C：to pass D：passing 答案：D

(7)、A：dirty B：small C：stupid D：pretty 答案：D

(8)、A：store B：station C：car D：park 答案：A

(9)、A：takes B：spends C：makes D：plays 答案：D

(10)、A：talents B：children C：parents D：friends 答案：C

四、汉译英

(1)、你应该按医嘱去服这种药。

答案：You should follow the doctor's instructions on how to take the medicine.

(2)、你的新朋友们听起来棒极了！

答案：Your new friends sound great!

(3)、你能帮我安装一下这个软件吗？（set up）

答案：Could you please help me set up the software?

(4)、大工厂生产的产品正在替代小工厂生产的产品。

答案：Goods produced by big factories are taking the place of those by small workshops．

作文：We are living in an Information Age. And the Internet can influence our lives in many ways. Write an essay on the topic "Internet and Me". You should base your essay on the outline below.

1.因特网带来的益处

2.因特网带来的弊端

3.因特网对我的影响

范文：Everything lives with opposite forces. The same can be said about modern technology, such as Internet. At first glance Internet offers us excitement and a worl of promise. Frankly speaking, people who have some ideas of it can not deny the merits born with the system. For instance,it can improve proficiency in scientific research, for by means of it scientists and researchers can get a global look at the latest development in the field concerned and accordingly they need spend no time doing what has already been done. In view of personal communication, the most convenient means could be peculiar to Internet, too.

While people speak highly of Internet, its drawbacks shouldn't be neglected. Sometimes, alittle fatal breakdown of the system, or a disastrous error could bring us an enormous amount of damage and loss. Meanwhile, with lnternet's replacement of hooks or the written work as the main source of information, human's writing abilities are weakened and relations between people are desalinated

However, every country on this planet should work hard

to develop the system to serve us more efficiently and comfortably, because in the net all countries are interrelated. Internet is colsely in linked

大学英语A 2

一、阅读理解

1、Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it's painful? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.

During the hours when you labor through your work you may say that you're "hot". That's true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues as: "Get up, John! You'll be late for work again!" The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarreling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family including their kid has.

You can't change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. Habit can help, Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe you're sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway. Counteract (对抗) your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This won't change your cycle, but you'll get up steam and work better at your low point.

Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn (呵欠) and stretch. Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.

(1)、If a person finds getting up early a problem, most probably . D

A：he is a lazy person B：he is not sure when his energy is low

C：he refuses to follow his own energy cycle D：he is at his peak最高峰，顶点in the afternoon or evening (2)、Which of the following may end family quarrels according to the passage? A

A：Awareness意识到of family member's energy cycle. B：Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members. C：Attempts to change family member's energy cycle. D：Familiar monologues.

(3)、If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning, he should . B

A：get to bed earlier B：get up earlier than usual C：overcome his laziness D：change his energy cycle (4)、You are advised to rise with a yawn哈欠and stretch because it will ___A___.

A：help to keep your energy for the day's work B：keep your energy cycle under control all day

C：enable you to concentrate on your routine work D：help you to control your temper early in the day

(5)、Which of the following statement is NOT true? C

A：Children have energy cycles, too. B：Habit may help a person adapt to his own energy cycle.

C：Dr. Kleitman explains why people reach their peaks at different hours of day.

D：Getting off to work with a minimum effort helps save one's energy.

2、It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross's campaign for a total ban on landmines（地雷）. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the world were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions The Princess concluded with a simple message: "We must stop landmines". And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message.

But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as "very

ill-informed" and a "loose cannon（乱放炮的人）".

The Princess responded by brushing aside（不予理睬）the criticisms: "This is a distraction（干扰）we do not need. All I'm trying to do is help."

Opposition parties, the media and the public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princess's trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British government's policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government. For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the chance to get closer to people and their problems.

(1)、Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997 __D____.

A：to clarify the British government's stand on landmines B：to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims C：to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims there D：to voice her support for a total ban禁止of landmines (2)、What did Diana mean when she said "... putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me" D

A：Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics.

B：She just couldn't bear to meet the landmine victims face to face.

C：The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home.

D：Seeing the pain of the victims make her realize the seriousness of the situation.

(3)、Some members of the British government criticized Diana because ___C___.

A：she had not consulted the government before the visit B：she was ill-informed of the government's policy

C：they were actually opposed to banning landminesD：they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola (4)、How did Diana respond to the criticisms? B

A：She made more appearances on TV. B：She paid no attention to them.

C：She rose to argue with her opponents. D：She met the 13-year-old girl as planned.

(5)、What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola? C

A：It had caused embarrassment to the British government. B：It had greatly promoted her popularity.

C：It had brought her closer to the ordinary people. D：It had affected her relations with the British government.

二、词汇与语法

1、The smile on her face __A______ that she was willing to go.

A：suggested B：explained C：supposed D：insisted

2、Carol made a ___A_____ to work hard at school this year.

A：resolution B：revolution D：evolution进化答案：A

3、Ten minutes earlier, we could have caught the last train. D

A：or else B：but C：otherwise D：and

4、Maggie ____the floor when she _____the door bell ring. A

A：was sweeping … heard B：swept … heard C：was sweeping … was hearing D：swept … was hearing 5、Grace advised us to withdraw取款_____C___.

A：so as to get not involved B：as not to get involved C：so as not to get involved D：as to not get involved 6、It is generally considered unwise to give a child ___B____ he or she wants.

A：however B：whatever C：whichever D：whenever

7、They found the conditions there ____C____.

A：much improve B：much to improve C：much improved D：be much improved

8、They are willing to care for the __D___ and disabled. C：involution退化

A：oldest；B：elder；C：older；D：elderly；答案：D；

9、John suggested ____D_____ anything about it until they found out more facts.

A：not to say B：not say C：to say not D：not saying

10、You may get good grades by studying only before examinations, but you will only succeed ________ by studying hard every day. 答案：B

A：in particular B：in the long run C：in season D：in the end of

三、完型填空

In every cultivated有教养的language there are two great classes of words which, taken together, comprise the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words which we become acquainted使了解in daily conversation, which we learn, that is to say, from the of our own family and from our familiar associates, and which we should know and use we could not read or write. They concern the common things of life, and are the stock in trade（惯用手段）of all who the language. Such words may be called "popular", since they belong to the people and are not the exclusive right of a limited class.

, our language comprises包含a multitude大量的of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings to every educated person, but there is little necessity to use them at home or in the market-place. Our first with them comes not from our mother's lips or from the talk of our school-mates, but from books that we read, lectures that we listen to, or the more formal conversation of educated speakers who are discussing some particular topic in a style appropriately elevated above the habitual level of everyday life. Such words are called "learned", and the between them and "popular" words is of great importance to a right understanding of linguistic process.

(1)、A：at B：by C：with D：through 答案：C

(2)、A：members B：relatives C：mates D：fellows 答案：A

(3)、A：despite B：even if C：since D：as well as答案：B

(4)、A：say B：apply C：practise D：speak 答案：D

(5)、A：at least B：at most C：at large D：at best 答案：C

(6)、A：As a matter of fact事实上B：In short C：In general D：On the other hand 答案：D

(7)、A：know B：are known C：are knowing D：knowing 答案：B

(8)、A：encounter邂逅B：approach C：acquaintance相识，了解D：experience 答案：C

(9)、A：highly高度地B：deeply深刻地C：greatly非常D：mainly主要的答案：A

(10)、A：contradiction矛盾，否认B：discrepancy不符，差异C：similarity D：distinction区别答案：D

四、汉译英

(1)、他不但乒乓球打得好，而且钢琴弹得好。

答案：He is not only good at table tennis, but also good at piano.

(2)、你知道联合国是哪一年成立的吗？

答案：Do you know when the United Nations was founded?

(3)、当他到达山顶的时候，他感到又饿又累。

答案：When he reached the top of the mountain, he felt tired and hungry.

(4)、正是由于他在面试中表现不错，他才获得了这份工作。

答案：It was because he did very well in the interview that he got the job.

五、写作

Instructions:Your essay should be no less than 150 words.

You are to write an essay on the topic "My Dream House". You should base your essay on the outline below:

a)描述你现在住所的状况

b)你梦想的住所是什么样子

c)在你的梦想住所都可以做哪些活动

I’m now living in a small house with my parents. Life for us is hard bu t happy. I must study hard so that I can buy a big new house some day. I call it a dream house.

It has three floors with five bedrooms, three bathrooms, two big dining rooms and two living rooms. When my friends come to visit me, I will have enough bedroom s for them. We’ll have a good time. Besides

that, we will have a swimming pool behind the house and a garden in front of the house. In the morning, my parents can do some exercise in the garden. The air must be very fresh. When we feel tired, we can have a swim in the swimming pool. Life will be easy for us.

I’ll study harder than before so that the dream can come true.

大学英语A 3

一、阅读理解

1、Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it's painful? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.

During the hours when you labor through your work you may say that you're "hot". That's true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues as: "Get up, John! You'll be late for work again!" The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the

evening. Much family quarreling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family including their kid has.

You can't change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. Habit can help, Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe you're sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway. Counteract (对抗) your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This won't change your cycle, but you'll get up steam and work better at your low point.

Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn (呵欠) and stretch. Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.

(1)、If a person finds getting up early a problem, most probably . D

A：he is a lazy person B：he is not sure when his energy is low

C：he refuses to follow his own energy cycle D：he is at his peak in the afternoon or evening

(2)、Which of the following may end family quarrels according to the passage? A

A：Awareness of family member's energy cycle. B：Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members. C：Attempts to change family member's energy cycle. D：Familiar monologues.

(3)、If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning, he should . B

A：get to bed earlier B：get up earlier than usual C：overcome his laziness D：change his energy cycle (4)、You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will ______.A

A：help to keep your energy for the day's work B：keep your energy cycle under control all day

C：enable you to concentrate on your routine work D：help you to control your temper early in the day

(5)、Which of the following statement is NOT true? C

A：Children have energy cycles, too. B：Habit may help a person adapt to his own energy cycle.

C：Dr. Kleitman explains why people reach their peaks at different hours of day.

D：Getting off to work with a minimum effort helps save one's energy.

2、The purpose of this part of the book is to help you become more efficient in reading by speeding up the process generally. Most people can learn to cover material much faster than they do now while maintaining a high level of comprehension.

Improvement in reading efficiency has several major benefits. We need reading skills to benefit from the wealth大量的of information that is now available in printed form. Most people get the rough outlines of their daily news from television and radio. However, the printed word still provides the in-depth coverage of topics that really produces

well-informed消息灵通的，见多识广的people. Reading is also a great source of entertainment for many people. For students, it is the primary method of studying.

The time you now spend reading can be made much more productive by increasing your reading rate. For some people this will mean that they can obtain more information in the same length of time. For others it will mean that time now devoted to reading can be used in other more interesting and profitable ways.

To determine how fast you are reading, you first have to get some idea of the number of words in a given passage. Then you simply divide the number of words by the number of minutes it takes to read. That will give your rate in words per minute.

(1)、The passage is taken from . D

A：a story book B：a news report C：a report on a scientific research D：a book on reading (2)、Which of the following statements is NOT a benefit from reading according to the passage? D

A：Reading will help readers get more information. B：By reading readers will have an in-depth coverage of daily news. C：Students must read so that they can master knowledge.

D：Improvement of reading helps readers get outlines of daily news.

(3)、This passage mainly discusses . B

A：different kinds of reading B：the importance of improving reading skills and how to calculate reading rate

C：reading as a source of entertainment D：different ways to improve reading speed

(4)、"reading efficiency" in Paragraph 2 means . B

A：the average reading rate B：the ability of reading fast with a good understanding

C：reading materials readers like D：reading habits

(5)、Reading speed can be calculated by . B

A：counting how many words a reader has read

B：dividing the total number of words a reader read by the time he spends on reading

C：timing how many minutes a reader has read D：asking help from the teacher

二、词汇与语法

1、I must admit I have a ________ for history.

A：preference 偏爱B：reference C：deference 答案：A

2、Ten minutes earlier, we could have caught the last train.

A：or else B：but C：otherwise D：conference 协商，讨论答案：D

3、I haven't finished yet. I just need _______ ten minutes.

A：another B：other C：the other D：the others 答案：A

4、Rod is determined to get a seat for the concert ______ it means standing in a queue排队，列队all night.

A：as if 好像B：provided 假如C：even if 即使答案：C

5、At the end of 2004, there were around 6,000 foreign printing companies in China, ______ up around 4 percent of national total.

A：made B：to make C：making D：having made 答案：C

6、You must speak slowly, so that you can make yourself ________.

A：understood B：being understood C：understanding 答案：A

7、I advise that she _______ another day.

A：will come B：comes C：came D：should come 答案：D

8、I was very tired. Otherwise, I _________ to the theatre with you.

A：had gone B：would go C：went D：would have gone 答案：D

9、The ship took machines and other goods back to the port ________ it had set off.

A：from which B：to which C：which D：in which 答案：A

10、Man has never ceased to停止search for cures治疗for such ________ diseases as cancer and AIDS.

A：dead B：dying C：death D：deadly 答案：D

三、完型填空

People sometimes confuse acquaintances with friends. The two terms have something in common, but, as far as I'm conc erned, there are more 1 between them. An acquaintance is one 2 name you know, who you probably have somethi ng in common with and who you feel comfortable around. 3 you don't share your life with most of them because you don' t know enough about them.

A friend, however, is 4 you love. Not that you are "in love" with them, but you 5 them and you think

about them when they are not there. You feel 6 with them because you know they won't hurt ou. You know that if y ou have a problem, they are there to listen.

Friends are the people who prevent you 7 making mistakes and help you when you do. They are the people whose hand y ou can hold. You can hug or give them a kiss and don't make them feel nervous because they 8 the things you do and th ey love you for them. They stick with you and stand by you. They hold your hand. They wish you 9 a happy life.

In a word, one's life can be the same without a(n) 10 . But if you lose a friend, you will feel something wrong with your l ife.

(1)、A：disadvantages B：advantages C：differences D：similarities 答案：C

(2)、A：whose B：who C：that D：which 答案：A

(3)、A：Because B：So C：Even if D：But 答案：D

(4)、A：everyone B：anyone C：someone D：nobody答案：C

(5)、A：look into窥视B：pick up C：care for D：turn down拒绝，调小答案：C

(6)、A：funny B：safe C：satisfied D：scared答案：B

(7)、A：to B：from C：in D：at答案：B

(8)、A：wonder B：dislike C：admire D：understand答案：D

(9)、A：to live B：live C：living D：lived答案：A

(10)、A：enemy B：friend C：acquaintance D：family 答案：C

四、汉译英

(1)、为了你的健康，你不该总是加班。

答案：For your own health, you should not always work overtime.

(2)、你能帮我安装一下这个软件吗？（set up）

答案：Could you please help me set up the software?

(3)、听到这个消息，没有一个人不感到兴奋。

答案：Having heard this news, everyone felt excited.

(4)、任何人如果停止汲取新知识，就肯定会落后。

答案：Anyone who stops absorbing new knowledge is certain to lag behind．

Nowadays water crisis has become a problem worldwide. People cannot have adequate clean drinking water. Write an essay on the topic "How to Deal with Water Crisis". You should base your essay on the outline below.

1.水资源危机是一个世界性问题，多年来全世界各部门以及各国政府做出了许多努力，解决水危机问题。

2.同时水源浪费现象很严重。

3.你认为有效的节水措施该有哪些？

范文：

People can’t imagine life without water. Without it, the earth we live on would be a dead one. However, nowadays water crisis has become a problem worldwide. People cannot have adequate clean drinking water.

Although nearly three quarters of the earth’s surface is covered with water, it is sea water and undrinkable. The demand for water is increasing, while water resources are scarce. Agricultural production needs enormous amounts of water, so does industry. Besides, the rapid growth of population makes it more and more difficult for people to survive because of the water shortage. So water shortage has become one of the most serious problems.

Fortunately, people have realized this pressing problem and are trying to find ways to salve it. First, people are urged to economize on water. Second, measures are taken to protect water resources. Third, circulating water is used for industrial purposes over and over in factories and treated sewage water is used for irrigation in farming land.

大学英语A 4

一、阅读理解

1、What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.

We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. It needs exercise. Mental (done with the mind) exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists think that parents should play with their children more often, and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.

Parents should also be careful what they say to young children. According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive things to their children, such as "That was a very clever thing you did" or "You are such a smart child".

(1)、The words "intelligent" and "brilliant" in the first paragraph mean ______ while "dull" in the second paragraph means ______.答案：A

A：bright and splendid...slow in thinking and understanding B：pretty and handsome...ordinary-looking

C：great and https://www.wendangku.net/doc/e612755000.html,mon D：hopeful and helpful...careless

(2)、According to the context we can guess that a genius is ______ while an idiot is ______.答案：C

A：a normal person...a funny person B：a strong person...a weak person

C：a highly intelligent person...a foolish or weak-minded person D：a famous person...an ordinary person (3)、A person ______ is more likely to become a genius. 答案：D

A：whose parents are clever B：who often thinks about difficult problems

C：who are often helped by his parents and teachers D：who are born with a good brain and putting it to active use (4)、It is better for parents ______.答案：A

A：to praise and encourage their children more often

B：to be hard on their children

C：to leave their children along with nothing to do

D：to give their children as much help as possible

(5)、Which of the following is NOT true according to the article? 答案：C

A：Parents play an important part in their children's growth.

B：The less you use your mind the duller you may become.

C：Intelligence is obviously the result of where and how you live.

D：Parents should always encourage their children.

2、Elderly people respond响应，承担责任best to a calm and unhurried environment. This is not always easy to provide as their behavior can sometimes be irritating气人的. If they get excited or upset then they may become more difficult to look after. Although sometimes it can be extremely及其，极端difficult, it is best to be patient and not to get upset yourself. You should always encourage old people to do as much as possible for themselves but be ready to lend a helping hand when necessary.

Failing memory makes it difficult for the person to recall all the basic kinds of information we take for granted给予. The obvious way to help in this situation is to supply the information that is missing and help them make sense of what is going on. You must use every opportunity to provide information but remember to keep it simple and straightforward直截了当地.

"Good morning, Mum. This is Fiona, your daughter. It is eight o'clock, so if you get up now, we can have breakfast downstairs."

When the elderly person makes confused statements，e.g. about going out to his or her old employment or visiting a dead relative, correct in a calm matter-of-fact是实事求是的fashion: "You don't work in the office any more. You are retired now. Will you come and help me with the dishes?"

We rely heavily on依靠the information provided by signposts碗柜, clocks, calendars and newspapers. These assist us to organize and direct our behavior. Confused old people need these aids帮助all the time to

Whycan'twealwayskeep；A：Becauseoldpeoplesometi；B：Becauseoldpeoplesometi；C：Becausewearesometimesi；D：Becausewearesometimesi；答案：A；(2)、Whathappenstoelderly；

compensate for赔偿，弥补their poor memory. Encourage them to use reminder boards板子or diaries for important coming events and label the contents of different cupboards and drawers. Many other aids such as information cards, old photos, scrap废弃的books, and addresses or shopping list could help in individual case.

(1)、Why can't we always keep calm in front of old people? 答案：A

A：Because old people sometimes annoy us.

B：Because old people sometimes don't understand us.

C：Because we are sometimes in a bad mood.

D：Because we are sometimes in a hurry.

(2)、What happens to elderly people's memory according to the passage? 答案：B

A：Their memory becomes worse and recalls basic things as granted.

B：Their memory becomes worse and can't remember basic things.

C：They can't remember their failures.

D：They can only remember past failures.

(3)、Paragraph 3 gives an example illustrating阐述，例举______. 答案：A

A：how to provide simple, direct information

B：a daughter's care for her mother

C：a daughter's duty to her mother

D：the right procedure of helping the old

(4)、Why are old people encouraged to use diaries? 答案：C

A：Because diaries can replace reminder boarders.

B：Because diaries are simple to use.

C：Because diaries help make up for poor memory.

D：Because diaries can label the contents of cupboards.

(5)、What is the main idea of the passage? B

A：What happens to old people with failing memory.

B：How to help old people with failing memory.

C：Why old people have poor memory.

D：How to improve bad memory.

二、词汇与语法

1、As the work became more familiar, his _______ toward school changed from dislike to great enthusiasm热忱，狂热. A：position B：attitude C：manner D：action 答案：B

2、______ difficulties we may come across, we'll help one another to overcome them.

A：Wherever B：Whatever C：However D：Whenever 答案：B

3、A letter to the president exposed the corruption of some managers in his firm; ______ they got fired. 答案：B

A：constantly 不断地，时常的B：consequently C：thereafter 从那以后D：nevertheless 然而，不过

4、By Saturday, I _______ here for three weeks.

A：will be working B：will have worked C：will work D：work 答案：B

5、All things ____, the planned trip will have to be called off.

A：considered B：be considered C：considering D：having considered 答案：A

6、Not only _______ our money, but we were also in danger of losing our lives.

A：we lost B：lost we C：we did lose D：did we lose 答案：D

7、People _________ a new festival so that African Americans would be able to celebrate their history and culture.

A：invented B：produced C：manufactured D：created 答案：D

8、The key to _________ laws lies in在于devotion忠诚，现身and responsibility of the staff concerned.

A：enriching 浓缩，使富足B：enrolling，招生，入学，登记，注册

C：enlarging D：enforcing 实施，执行，强迫答案：D

9、__________ the price is concerned, this car is a good bargain. 答案：D

A：As low as B：As soon as 一…就C：As much as 差不多，多达D：As far as 远至，直到，就而言10、Scarcely had the car stopped ________ the cell phone began to ring.

A：than B：when C：after D：before 答案：B

三、完型填空

In every cultivated language there are two great classes of words which, taken together, comprise the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words which we become acquainted in daily conversation, which we learn, that is to say, from the of our own family and from our familiar associates, and which we should know and use we could not read or write. They concern the common things of life, and are the stock in trade（惯用手段）of all who the language. Such words may be called "popular", since they belong to the people and are not the exclusive right of a limited class.

, our language comprises a multitude of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings to every educated person, but there is little necessity to use them at home or in the market-place. Our first with them comes not from our mother's lips or from the talk of our school-mates, but from books that we read, lectures that we listen to, or the more formal conversation of educated speakers who are discussing some particular topic in a style appropriately elevated above the habitual level of everyday life. Such words are called "learned", and the between them and "popular" words is of great importance to a right understanding of linguistic process.

(1)、A：at B：by C：with D：through答案：C

(2)、A：members B：relatives C：mates D：fellows答案：A

(3)、A：despite B：even if C：since D：as well as答案：B

(4)、A：say B：apply C：practise D：speak答案：D

(5)、A：at least B：at most C：at large D：at best答案：C

(6)、A：As a matter of fact B：In short C：In general D：On the other hand 答案：D

(7)、A：know B：are known C：are knowing D：knowing答案：B

(8)、A：encounter B：approach C：acquaintance D：experience答案：C

(9)、A：highly B：deeply C：greatly D：mainly答案：A

(10)、A：contradiction矛盾，反驳B：discrepancy不符C：similarity D：distinction区别答案：D

四、汉译英

(1)、你能帮我安装一下这个软件吗？（set up）

答案：Could you please help me set up the software?

(2)、自从上月与经理的面试以后，玛丽一直在焦急地等待着来自公司方面的结果。

答案：Mary has been anxiously waiting for the result from the company since her interview with the manager last month.

(3)、我有很多爱好，其中之一就是集邮。

答案：I have very many hobbies, one of them is the stamp collecting.

(4)、正是由于他在面试中表现不错，他才获得了这份工作。

答案：It was because he did very well in the interview that he got the job.

五、写作

Instructions:Your essay should be no less than 150 words.

Directions:You are to write an essay on the topic"Will Computers Replace Us?" You should base your essay

on the outline below.

范文：

1．计算机在工作中的表现。

2．计算机是否将取代人类。

3．你的理由

As is the case we can see, the rapid development of computer technology is exerting profound impact on our life, almost in every aspect. In addition to the use in working, computers are finding their way into the home. They are so intelligent

that they seem to be able to solve all problems; consequently, some people say that it will sooner or later take the place of human beings.

As for me, I firmly hold the view that there is no such possibility on the grounds that computers are but machines, made by humans. They can only do as humans instruct them and our tasks are far too complicated for any machines to undertake.

For human, there is one thing that computers can never accomplish, that is, the former can make decision by their own while the latter can do nothing unless they are programmed.

In my opinion, computers will remain nothing but an extension of human brains, no matter how clever and sophisticated they will become.

大学英语A 5

一、阅读理解（略）

二、词汇与语法

1、His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any ________ of it at all.

A：sense B：meaning C：intelligibility D：interpretation 答案：A

2、I haven't finished yet. I just need _______ ten minutes.

A：another

B：other

C：the other

D：the others

答案：A

3、Purchasing采购the new production line will be a ________ deal for the company.

A：forceful 有说服力的

B：profitable

C：tremendous 惊人的

案：B；4、Attheendof2004,therewe；A：made；B：tomake；C：making；D：havingmade；答案：C；5、Youmustspeakslowly,sot；A：understood；B：beingunderstood；C：understanding；答案：A；6、Iknowyouar

D：favorite 幸运儿，中意的

答案：B

4、At the end of 2004, there were around 6,000 foreign printing companies in China, ______ up around 4 percent of national total.

A：made

B：to make

C：making

D：having made

答案：C

5、You must speak slowly, so that you can make yourself ________.

A：understood

B：being understood

C：understanding

答案：A

6、I know you are planning a trip to Europe this autumn.Do you know_______?

A：how much it will cost

B：how much has it cost

C：how much cost it will

D：how many will it cost

答案：A

7、The ship took machines and other goods back to the port ________ it had set off.

A：from which

B：to which

C：which

D：in which

答案：A

8、When the girl heard the news, she could do nothing but ________ back home.

A：going

B：went

C：to go

D：go

答案：D

9、They are willing to care for the _____ and disabled.

A：oldest

B：elder

C：older

D：elderly D：to be understood

答案：D

10、You have only 1000 words in which to ______ his speech.

A：amount to 相当于，总计为

B：sum up 总结

C：lead to 导致

D：take up 开始从事，占据

答案：B

三、完型填空

Throughout history man has had to accept the fact that all living things must die, but people now live longer than they of aging, which will eventually终究death.

Aging is not a disease, but as a person passes maturity成熟, the cells of the body and the organs they form do not function as well as they did in childhood. The body provides less against diseases and is more inclined倾向于accident.

A number of related causes may contribute有助于，捐献to aging. Some cells of the body have a fairly long life, but they are not when they die. In an aging person the new cells may not be as capable有才的，能胜任的7 growth as those of a young person.

Another in aging may be changes within the cells themselves. Some of the protein蛋白质

chemicals in cells are known to change with age and become less flexible. This is why the skin of old people wrinkles皱纹. This is also the reason old people in height在高度上. There may be other more

important chemicals changes in the cells. Some complex cell chemicals, such as DNA and RNA, store and information that the cells need. Aging may affect this process and change the information-carrying molecules so that they do not transmit the information as well.

(1)、A：had B：use to C：were used to D：used to答案：D

(2)、A：fact B：effect C：function D：symbol答案：B

(3)、A：affect B：produce C：result in D：result from答案：C

(4)、A：protection B：demand C：decline老化，衰退D：delay 答案：A

(5)、A：to B：for C：against ：from答案：A

(6)、A：replaced B：born C：recovered D：discovered 答案：A

(7)、A：with B：for C：of D：to答案：C

(8)、A：factor B：effect C：reason D：element答案：A

(9)、A：short B：shrink C：lengthen D：increase答案：B

(10)、A：pass to转到，传到B：pass from由转变成为C：pass on传递D：pass on to传达，传递答案：C

四、汉译英

(1)、他们虽然读了这些书，但并没有完全理解。

答案：Although they’ve read these books, they don’t understand it tot ally.

(2)、商店在各种报纸上登了很多广告。

答案：The stores made a lot of ads on all kinds of news papers.

(3)、我们会尽最大努力来帮助她做这个工作。

答案：We will try our best to help her with her job.

(4)、任何人如果停止汲取新知识，就肯定会落后。

答案：Anyone who stops absorbing new knowledge is certain to lag behind．

五、写作

Instructions:Your essay should be no less than 150 words.

Directions:You are to write an essay on the topic"Will Computers Replace Us?" You should base your essay on the outline below.

1．计算机在工作中的表现。

2．计算机是否将取代人类。

3．你的理由

范文：

As is the case we can see, the rapid development of computer technology is exerting profound impact on our life, almost in every aspect. In addition to the use in working, computers are finding their way into the home. They are so intelligent that they seem to be able to solve all problems; consequently, some people say that it will sooner or later take the place of human beings.

As for me, I firmly hold the view that there is no such possibility on the grounds that computers are but machines, made by humans. They can only do as humans instruct them and our tasks are far too complicated for any machines to undertake.

For human, there is one thing that computers can never accomplish, that is, the former can make decision by their own while the latter can do nothing unless they are programmed.

In my opinion, computers will remain nothing but an extension of human brains, no matter how clever and sophisticated they will become.

大学英语A 6

一、阅读理解

1、When it comes to walking off those excesses（过剩）, a lengthy hike远足once a day will do you far more good than nipping down to（一溜烟跑）the shops every couple of hours ? even if the short walks add up to the same amount of time, say exercise researchers in Britain. But walks of any length beat sitting at home with your feet up and watching television. They stress.

through an 18-week course of daily walks.

They found that longer walks produce the most beneficial changes to the composition of blood fats, but walks of any length improve the fitness of the heart.

In the study, the normally inactive subjects were divided into three roughly粗糙的，大至equal groups. The "long walker" took a hike of between 20 and 40 minutes every day. "Intermediate walkers" had two rounds of jogging慢跑of 10 to 15 minutes, and "short walkers" did three stints定额，定量of 90 to 110 minutes. The controls sat at home, as usual.

At the start and end of the 18 weeks, the health and fitness of each group were measured and it was found that the long walkers were healthiest, as measured by altered改变fat profiles in their blood. At the end, each liter公升of blood from the long walkers contained an average 0.05 grains less

apolipoprotein （阿朴脂蛋白）II, a "bad" fat that is linked with与…有关heart disease. This was more than twice the drop seen in the intermediate walkers, and five times that in short walkers. In the controls, the level of this fat stayed the same. The drop in apolipoprotein II in the long walker was matched by a rise in the blood level of apolipoprotein I, a "good" fat that is associated with smooth arteries.

(1)、According to the researchers, ______ is least beneficial to your health.

A：taking a lengthy hike once a day

B：going shopping several times every day

C：doing jogging every morning

D：sitting in the sofa watching TV every evening

答案：D

(2)、"Couch potato" in paragraph 2 is used to refer to a kind of ______.

A：farmers

B：vegetables

C：movie-goers

D：TV viewers

答案：D

(3)、Which of the following statement is FALSE?

A：Longer walks benefit our composition of blood fats.

B：The subjects in the study all often watch TV.

C：Only longer walks benefit our health.

D：The subjects in the study may not like exercises.

答案：C

(4)、The subjects are divided into ______ groups.

A：four

B：three

C：two

D：one

答案：A

(5)、Why is long walk beneficial to our heart?

A：It leads to the drop in apolipoprotein I.

B：It leads to the drop in apolipoprotein II.

C：It keeps us from watching TV.

D：It helps us lose weight.

答案：B

2、When you think of the cinema, the phrase "watching a movie" probably comes to mind, and, in fact, moviemakers work very hard to make their films interesting visually形象化的. But movies also contain stories, dialogues, music and sound effects - things that people don't need to see in order to enjoy.

Movie reviewer Marty Klein has created a website to help choose movies that they can follow themselves. Klein gives movies a rating等级评定from 1 to 10. A movie receives a high rating if there are only a few main characters whose voices are easy to recognize. Klein also likes an interesting story without too many changes in time and place. A large amount of dialogues between the characters is better than long silences or noisy action scenes.

Of course, visually impaired受损的people can enjoy many films when a friend explains the parts that can only be seen. But that means that blind people cannot go to the movies independently. To solve these problems, some movie theaters have begun to offer recorded audio descriptions of the movements, scenery, and special effects that other audience members can see on the screen. Blind moviegoers receive a wireless headset耳机to wear during the movie. This allows them to listen to the narration叙述while still hearing a movie's music and other sounds that surround them in the theater.

Another blind movie reviewer, Jay Forry, writes movie reviews that are published on his website. He also writes for newspapers and is a guest on radio shows. Forry gives movies one of five ratings, including, "So good, blind people will like it" and "I'm glad I couldn't see it." Forry became a writer after going blind at the age of 20 and he decided to go to college. His first articles appeared in the college newspaper, and Forry's writing skills and sense of humor are what keep people reading his reviews or listening to them on the radio. After "watching" The Sixth Sense, Forry commented that he thought the movie was excellent, but that he envied妒忌，羡慕the boy who was the main character: "He had six senses, and I only have four."

Whatisthebesttitlefo；A：MoviesfortheVisuallyIm；B：FilmmakersWhoMakesFilm；C：MoviesthatareRatedfrom；D：TheStoryofJayForry,aBl；答案：A；(2)、"Visuallyimpair；A：arecompletelydeaf；B：can

(1)、What is the best title for the passage? ______

A：Movies for the Visually Impaired受损的People.

B：Filmmakers Who Makes Films Interesting.

C：Movies that are Rated from One to Ten.

D：The Story of Jay Forry, a Blind Writer. 答案：A

(2)、"Visually impaired people" refers to those who _____.

A：are completely deaf

B：can't see anything

C：cripples when walking

D：don't trust in others 答案：B

(3)、According to Marty Klein, a movie ____is most suitable for visually impaired people.

A：receiving the lowest rating

B：filled with many characters

C：without too many dialogues

D：being not too complicated 答案：D

(4)、What do theaters do concerning with visually impaired people? ______

A：They assign staff to explain some parts of the movie.

B：They arrange movies especially for these people.

C：They offer recorded audio description of the movie.

D：They persuade these people not to go to the theater. 答案：C

(5)、We can infer from the last paragraph that Jay Forry_____.

A：is very upset about his misfortune

B：is good at writing reviews of films

C：became a writer before he's blind

D：doesn't like the film the Sixth Sense 答案：B

二、词汇与语法

1、The smile on her face ________ that she was willing to go.

A：suggested B：explained C：supposed D：insisted 答案：A

2、He made a new year _____to read for an hour every day.

A：resolution

B：determination

C：appreciation

D：revolution

答案：A

3、The reason ______ I came late for the meeting was that my car broke down.

A：why B：because C：that D：which 答案：A

4、Maggie ____the floor when she _____the door bell ring.

A：was sweeping … heard B：swept … heard C：was sweeping … was hearing D：swept … was hearing答案：A 5、All things ____, the planned trip will have to be called off.

A：consideredB：be consideredC：consideringD：having considered答案：A

6、It is generally considered unwise to give a child _______ he or she wants.

A：howeverB：whateverC：whicheverD：whenever答案：B

7、The key to _________ laws lies in devotion and responsibility of the staff concerned.

A：enrichingB：enrollingC：enlargingD：enforcing答案：D

8、In Britain people drive ______the left.

A：atB：onC：toD：in答案：B

9、__________ the price is concerned, this car is a good bargain.

A：As low as B：As soon asC：As much asD：As far as答案：D

10、I advise that she _______ another day.

A：will comeB：comesC：cameD：should come答案：D

三、完型填空

People sometimes confuse acquaintances with friends. The two terms have something in common, but, as far as I'm concerned, there are more between them. An acquaintance is one name

you know, who you probably have something in common with and who you feel comfortable around. you don't share your life with most of them because you don't know enough about them.

A friend, however, is you love. Not that you are "in love" with them, but you them and you think about them when they are not there. You feel with them because you know they won't hurt you. You know that if you have a problem, they are there to listen.

Friends are the people who prevent you making mistakes and help you when you do. They are the people whose hand you can hold. You can hug or give them a kiss and don't make them feel nervous because they the things you do and they love you for them. They stick with you and stand by you. They hold your hand. They wish you a happy life.

In a word, one's life can be the same without a(n) something wrong with your life.

(1)、A：disadvantages B：advantages C：differences D：similarities答案：C

(2)、A：whose B：who C：that D：which 答案：A

(3)、A：Because B：So C：Even if D：But答案：D

(4)、A：everyone B：anyone C：someone D：nobody答案：C

(5)、A：look into B：pick up C：care for D：turn down答案：C

(6)、A：funny B：safe C：satisfied D：scared答案：B

(7)、A：to B：from C：in D：at答案：B

(8)、A：wonder B：dislike C：admire D：understand答案：D

(9)、A：to live B：live C：living D：lived答案：A

(10)、A：enemy B：friend C：acquaintance D：family答案：C

四、汉译英

(1)、你认为这两种语言在很多方面都不一样吗？

答案：Do you think that the two languages are different from each other in many ways?

(2)、他们虽然读了这些书，但并没有完全理解。

答案：Although they have read these books, but they didn't fully understand.

(3)、是信息技术使大众教育成为可能。

答案：It is information technology that makes mass education possible.

(4)、从金钱的角度来说，这份工作好处不大，但是我从中可以得到有价值的经验。

答案：The work isn’t very profitable in the terms of cash, but I am getting valuable experience from it.

五、写作

Instructions:Your essay should be no less than 150 words.

You are to write an essay on the topic "My Dream House". You should base your essay on the outline below:

a)描述你现在住所的状况

b)你梦想的住所是什么样子

c)在你的梦想住所都可以做哪些活动

I’m now living in a small house with my parents. Life for us is hard but happy. I must study hard so that I can buy a big new house some day. I call it a dream house.

It has three floors with five bedrooms, three bathrooms, two big dining rooms and two living rooms. When my friends come to visit me, I will have enough bedrooms for them. We’ll have a good time. Besides

that, we will have a swimming pool behind the house and a garden in front of the house. In the morning, my parents can do some exercise in the garden. The air must be very fresh. When we feel tired, we can have a swim in the swimming pool. Life will be easy for us.

I’ll study harder t han before so that the dream can come true.

大学英语A 7

一、阅读理解

1、In the past, operations were difficult. Until the middle of the eighteen fifties, surgery外科手术was very dangerous. Many patients died after even the smallest operations. This was because bacteria entered the cuts in the patients' bodies

and started infection. In some countries, up to 90 percent of patients died from infection after operations. In 1865, however, Joseph Lister, a British surgeon外科医生, found an answer to the problem. He used an "antiseptic"（消毒剂）during and after operations. This killed the dangerous bacteria and most of his patients lived. Since then, surgeons have used antiseptics in all operations.

Surgery has developed in many important ways since the day of Joseph Lister. Today, when patients go to hospital for an operation, they can expect the best treatment, in clean and hygienic（消毒，卫生的）conditions.

(1)、Operations were difficult and dangerous until_______.

A：1850

B：the middle of 1860s

C：the middle of the fifties of the eighteenth century

D：the middle of the fifties of the nineteenth century

答案：B

(2)、In the passage, surgery means__________.

A：the performing of an operation

B：cure

C：treatment

D：medicine

答案：A

(3)、In the past, up to 90 percent of patients died after operations mainly because__________.

A：bacteria entered the cuts in the patients' bodies and infection took place

B：the conditions in hospitals were bad

C：the skill of surgeons was not so good

D：there were no good medicine at that time

答案：A

(4)、Which topic of the following best suits the passage?

A：Operations were difficult in the past.

B：The devotion of Joseph Lister to medical science.

C：Surgeryhasbecomesimple；D：Developmentsinsurgery.；答案：D；(5)、JosephListerwas_____；A：aFrenchman；B：aGerman；C：anEnglishman；D：anAmerican；答案：C；2、（略）；二、词汇与语法；1、Thatpoorlydressedoldma；B：out

C：Surgery has become simpler.

D：Developments in surgery.

答案：D

(5)、Joseph Lister was________.

A：a Frenchman

B：a German

C：an Englishman

D：an American

答案：C

2、（略）

二、词汇与语法

1、That poorly dressed old man felt quite ________ at such a big party attended by many important figures. A：in the way 妨碍，挡道

B：out of the way 不同寻常的，偏僻的，把移开C：out of place 不合适的，不相称的

D：in place 适当的

答案：C

2、I haven't finished yet. I just need _______ ten minutes.

A：another

B：other

C：the other

D：the others

答案：A

3、Dr. Black comes from either Oxford or Cambridge, I can't remember ________.

A：where

B：here

C：which

D：that

答案：C

4、You'd better tell him what to do next as soon as he _______ back.

A：come

B：came

C：is coming

D：comes

答案：D

5、________ difficult the situation was, we managed to survive.

A：How

B：However

C：What

D：When

答案：B

6、I used to _____TV on weekends, but now I start to do some sports with my friends.

A：watched

B：watch

C：watching

D：be watched

答案：B

7、Not until 1868 ______ made the capital of the state of Georgia.

A：Atlanta was

B：was Atlanta

C：when Atlanta was

D：when was Atlanta

答案：B

8、The point is worth ________.

A：being mentioned B：mentioning C：to mention D：mentioned 答案：B

9、You have only 1000 words in which to ______ his speech.

A：amount to B：sum up C：lead to D：take up 答案：B

10、You should take care that you have not ________ any detail in the design.

A：disappeared B：thrown C：delivered D：neglected 答案：D

三、完型填空

To be a successful speaker, it is essential for对必不可少的you to know why you are speaking and what you wish to accomplish完成，实现，达到by your speech. The four most common of speech are to inform报告, to convince说服，使确信, to move to action, and to entertain. Do you, like a teacher or an

expert in a(an) , wish to make your ideas clear to people with your subject? Or, like a debater辩论家, wish to convince the judge or the audience观众，听众，读者? Or, like a fund资金，基金，存款raiser for a naturalist foundation, wish to secure donations捐赠or cash? Or, like a comedian捐赠or an after-dinner speaker, wish to entertain? The language and the tone that you use must be for your purpose, for your audience and for the occasion. A speech to the graduating class will have quite different language, tone and manner of , for example, from information conveyed转达，表达to a group

of your friends. 充足的，胜任的preparation is usually a your aim or objective is; then state it in a complete topic sentence such as "my purpose is to convince the class that cats as well as dogs should require licenses in our community". Make sure that your subject is definite确定的and not too

(1)、A：targets目标B：purposes C：tasks D：aspects 答案：B

(2)、A：area B：field C：research D：occupation 答案：B

(3)、A：unknown B：dealing C：agreeing D：unfamiliar 答案：D

(4)、A：collect B：accumulate C：invest D：account 答案：A

(5)、A：important B：necessary C：appropriate D：central 答案：C

(6)、A：performance B：presentation描述C：exhibition展示D：proposal提议答案：B

(7)、A：However B：Furthermore C：Even though D：Therefore 答案：B

(8)、A：failure B：collapse C：fulfillment D：mistake 答案：A

(9)、A：point B：object C：aim D：goal 答案：C

(10)、A：narrow B：confined限制C：spacious广阔的D：broad大概的答案：D

四、汉译英

(1)、他考试作弊导致他没有取得学位。

答案：He cheated in the exam, which resulted in his failure to get the degree.

(2)、由于天气不好，飞机不能按时起飞。

答案：Because of /Due to the bad weather the plane won't /can't take off on time.

(3)、他被认为是我们当中跑得最快的人。

答案：he is considered to be the fastest runner among us

(4)、假如你要把财产转让给他人，须使他成为合法产权人。

答案：If you want to transfer your property to someone, you should make him/her the legal owner of it.

We are living in an Information Age. And the Internet can influence our lives in many ways. Write an essay on the topic "Internet and Me". You should base your essay on the outline below.

1.因特网带来的益处

2.因特网带来的弊端

3.因特网对我的影响

范文：

Everything lives with opposite forces. The same can be said about modern technology, such as Internet. some ideas of it can not deny the merits born with the system. For instance,it can improve proficiency in scientific research, for by means of it scientists and researchers can get a global look at the latest

development in the field concerned and accordingly they need spend no time doing what has already been done. In view of personal communication, the most convenient means could be peculiar to Internet, too. While people speak highly of Internet, its drawbacks shouldn't be neglected. Sometimes, alittle fatal breakdown of the system, or a disastrous error could bring us an enormous amount of damage and loss. Meanwhile, with lnternet's replacement of hooks or the written work as the main source of information, human's writing abilities are weakened and relations between people are desalinated. However, every country on this planet should work hard

to develop the system to serve us more efficiently and comfortably, because in the net all countries are interrelated.

大学英语A 8

一、阅读理解

1、This is not the world we know. This world is controlled by computers. Men and women can be seen, but they are following the orders given to them by machines. The machines were designed by mad scientists, but at some point even the mad scientists were taken over by their super-inventions.

Does this sound familiar? You have probably read something like it in magazines or books, or seen it in a film. Why is it so popular? One of the reasons is that it reflects the fears of many people; fear of the unknown fear of what is not understood or, at least, fear of something that is not completely understood.

The fact is that every day it seems that computers take control of another area of our lives. Some factory jobs are now done by robots and the robots are controlled by computers. Our bank accounts are managed by computers. At the airport, our tickets are sold by a computer. Certainly, many of these operations are made more efficient by computers, but our

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