大一英语期末考试试题内含答案大学英语预备阶段练习(一)(Unit 1~4)Word BuildingDirections: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words given in the brackets. 1. Thank you very much for your ____ advice. I followed it and succeeded at last. (value) 2. His business has ____ rapidly since his brother came to help. (development) 3. After a two-day discussion, we finally found a ____ to the difficult problem. (solve) 4. Prices ____ high for quite a while .People began to complain about it. (remaining) 5. I don’t think it ____ to finish all t he work today. We can go on with it tomorrow.(necessity)6. It is obviously not ____ to leave a 3-year-old boy alone at home. (properly)7. The tourists saw a beautiful ____ when they climbed onto the top of the mountain.(scene)8. Traveling in the desert is a challenging ____ to most people. ( inexperience)9. ____, I don’t think it possible to finish the task in two days. (person) 10. The government must make sure that the economy is developed in the right ____.(direct) Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Choose the best one from the four choices to completethe sentence. 11. The temperature ____ throughout the day in that part of the country.A. veryB. remainsC. differsD. varies12. The game is full of violence and will certainly have a bad ____ on young players.A. meaningB. painC. lossD. influence13. The warm-hearted elderly lady downstairs is always ____ to help others.A. realB. readyC. practicalD. polite14. The question is ____ difficult in the exam today. Don’t you think so?A. thereforeB. sinceC. ratherD. otherwise15. She used to live in a lovely ____ building near the sea.A. 3-storyB. 3-storiesC. 3-classedD. 3-classes16. There are different ____ of transport in big cities for you to choose when you go out.A. meansB. meanC. meaningsD. meaning17. They did not take a rest until the job was ____ finished.A. straightlyB. speciallyC. completelyD. fairly18. The bookstore owner ____ the old magazines with a new ones to attract more readers.A. requiredB. reviewedC. repeatedD. replaced19. Would you like to buy the book? It is ____ reading.A. worthyB. firmC. furtherD. worth20. She wears sunglasses to ____ her eyes from the sunshine in summer.A. prepareB. produceC. protectD. provide21. We all like her very much for her pleasant ____: kind, gentle and warm-hearted.A. characterB. chanceC. chairmanD. skills22. All the students enjoyed the wonderful ____ by the professorthat afternoon.A. discussionB. lectureC. adviceD. solution 23. If you have confidence in yourself first, you will not be _______ by others easily.A. wonB. doubledC. defeated.D. delayed24. The little girl developed a strong _______ on her new friends.A. dependenceB. developmentC. independenceD. difference25. The student from the countryside was forced to quit school for____ of money.1A. loveB. lackC. lendingD. look26. Jack came to London for the ____ of seeing his girl friend.A. purposeB. supportC. sideD. sense27. The ____ of the pupils in our class have brown eyes; only three have blue eyes.A. matterB. masterC. majorD. majority28. Have you ____ your childhood dream of becoming a designer?. met B. realized C. accompanied D. filled A29. He _______ at me, and then asked me a question.A. startedB. staredC. setD. sent30. I have _______ for my secretary to meet you tomorrow.A. arrangedB. solvedC. offeredD. directed 31. He didn’t study at all this semester. ____, he failed in the final examination.A. In other wordsB. As a resultC. As soon asD. In fact 32. He threw away his old shirt and bought a new ____.A. onesB. thingC. turnD. one33. There must be someone to ____ our dog when we are on holiday abroad.A. care aboutB. careC. care ofD. care for 34. He can be trusted ____ some degree.A. onB. forC. toD. by35. Peter has just arrived, and I didn’t know he ____ until last night.A. had comeB. was comingC. will comeD. is to come36. The teacher wants to know whether we ____ our papers.A. had handed inB. would hand inC. have handed inD. are handing in37. The minute they ____ there, they began to work.A. gotB. were gettingC. were to getD. would get38. Before I ____ him a week he tried to borrow money from me.A. knowB. had knownC. came to knowD. had been knowing39. They don’t know ____ they should look for the lost child.A. whereB. thatC. whateverD. whoever40. With the development of the computers, it is ____ man has suddenly become a millionaire of themind.A. thatB. as ifC. likeD. asReading ComprehensionDirections: There are 3 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decideon the best choice.Passage 1In reading science, a heading (标题)often gives a clue(线索)to a problem that is going to be discussed.. Getting the problem clearly in your mind is the first step to take in studying such material. You are advised to do this in reading science articles. 1. Read thetitle and think about it.2. Read all of the headings .You should get a clear idea of what the problems are without reading anything2but the headings.3. Next, read the article all the way through carefully. Each time you come to a heading that names a problem, read the paragraphs(段落)under that heading to find out: 1. more information about the problem; 2.how the problem may be met .41. This passage offers advice on _______.A. how to read titles and headingsB. how to find headings in an articleC. what problems to be discussed in science articleD. how to read science material 42. It is advisable for you ________.A. to read the heading which you think is the titleB. to read the heading that names a problemC. to read one heading and the paragraph under it each timeD. to read the headings only43. Read the whole article after ________.A. you have got all the information about the problemB. you understand the titleC. you have read one paragraph after anotherD. you are clear about what to be discussed 44. You read the whole article carefully _________.A. to get all the headingsB. to see how the problem is discussedC. to name problemsD. to think about the title45.Which is not true according to the passage?A. Reading headings could help you understand the material better.B. It is not necessary to know the problem clearly when reading science.C. You should read all the headings to understand the material completely.D. After you read the headings, you should also read the whole passage carefully. Passage 2In the traditional(传统的)marriage, the man worked at a job to earn money for the family, Most menworked in an office, a factory, or some other place away from the home .Since the man earned the money ,they paid the bills(帐).The money was used for food ,clothes, the house, and other family needs. The man made most of the decisions. He was the boss.In the traditional marriage, the woman seldom worked away from the house. She stayed at home to care for the children and her husband. She cooked meals, cleaned the house ,washed the clothes ,and did other housework .Her job at home was very important.In recent years, many couples(夫妇)continue to have a traditional relationship of the kind . The man has a job and earns the money for the family . The woman stays at home and cares for the children and the house . Many Americans are happy with the kind of marriage .But some other Americans have a different impression of marriage and family responsibilities(责任).There are two important differences in male(男性)and female (女性)roles(角色)now. One is thatboth men and women have many more choices .They may choose to marry or to stay single .They may choose to work or stay at home .Both men and women may choose roles that are comfortable for them.A second difference in male and female roles is that within marriage many decisions and responsibilities are shared .The husband and wife may choose to have children, or they may not .If they have children, the man take care of them some of the time, all of the time or not at all .The woman may want to stay at home and take care of the children .Or she may want to go to work .Men and women now decide these things together in a marriage. Many married people now share these decisions and the responsibilities of their families.46. Which of the following is not true in the traditional marriage ?A. Men worked at a job to earn money for the family .3B. The women made most of decisions.C. The woman stayed at home to care the children.D. The man paid the bills.47. In recent years ________.A. young couples (拒绝)the traditional relationship.B. the woman has a job and earns the money for the family .C. the woman doesn't stay at home and care for the children and the house.D. the role of men and women has begun to change .8. Men and women may now choose all the following except to _______. 4A. marry or to stay single .B. work or stay at home .C. leave their jobs just because they have childrenD. have their roles that are comfortable for them49. The following are all now true except __________.A. they may choose to have children or notB. the man may tack care of the children some of the time.C. the woman is the most important person in the houseD. the woman may want to go to work0. Which of the following is not true about American marriage ? 5A. Everyone tries to get married.B. The man was the boss in the traditional marriage.C. The woman's job at home was very important in the past.D. Many Americans still have a traditional marriage.Passage 3Everybody knows that the favorite food in the United States is the hamburger. It seems impossible, but people eat 34,000,000,000 hamburgers a year. This is enough to make a line of hamburgers around the world four times.The favorite place to buy a hamburger is a fast-food restaurant. In these restaurants, people order their food, wait just a few minutes and carry it to their tables themselves. They can eat it in the restaurant or take the food out and eat it at home, at work, or in a park. At some restaurants people can drive up beside a window. They order the food, and a worker hands it to them through the window. Then they eat in their car.Hamburgers are not the only kind of food that fast-food restaurants serve. Some serve fish, chicken, beef, sandwiches, or Mexican food. They also serve fries (French fired potatoes), shakes (a drink made from milk and ice cream), soft drinks, and coffee.Fast-food restaurants are very popular because the service is fast and the food is inexpensive. For many people, this is more importantthan the quality of the food. These restaurants are also popular because the food is always the same. People know that if they eat at a company’s restaurant in the north or south of t he city, the food willbe the same. If they eat in New York or San Francisco, it will still be the same. 51.According to the passage, what food do Americans like best?A. beefB. sandwichesC. hamburgerD. fries52. Where can Americans eat a hamburger?A. at homeB. in a parkC. in their carD. At any of the places mentioned above53.Fast food is ____.A. deliciousB. unpopularC. inexpensiveD. of high quality454.The last paragraph tells us ____.A. fast-food is very popularB. people like to eat in fast-food restaurantsC. why fast-food restaurants are very popularD. you can eat fast-food any where in the U.S.55.What is the main idea of the passage?A. Fast-food restaurants are very popular.B. People in the United States eat enough hamburgers to make a line around the world.C. Some people eat fast food in parks.D. People can eat fast food at work or in a park.Cloze ?Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A,B, C, and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passage.One of the things I always believed is that no matter how bad something is, you can 56 somethingvaluable out of it. The 57 I wasn’t sure of that was on September11.I hear older people 58 about the attack on Pearl Harbor(珍珠港) and the Kennedy’s being murderedand how greatly those events 59 them in their lives. For my 60, the tragedy(悲剧)of September11can be61 with that of Pearl Harbor. We will be talking about the terrible effect 62 our country, and our lives as the single human being, for years to come.It wasn’t until a few weeks 63 September 11 that I began to seethat perhaps some good did come from this tragedy. People seem 64 now, more understanding, more friendly. Little things that seemed to be such a bother(麻烦的事)before are no longer a 65 deal. Personally, I am more patient than I was. I realize life is too short, and 66, to let myself get upset over unimportant things. Life is also too short to carry complaints(抱怨) and 67 I’ve become more forgiving and understanding. I’ve learned also thatyou can’t take things for granted. You know how we always say “ 68 you later”. One thing I’ve realizedfrom September 11 is that you can’t ever say that for sure. 69 change in the blink(眨眼)of an eye.People go to 70 and don’t come back. One minute they are living and the 71 minute they are not. And, it doesn’t 72 who you are because there is nothing you can do about it. We 73 know when our time here will be over, so we all need to make 74 of every minute we have.You try to learn from what happened. You can’t live by it. All you can do is just 75.56. A. grasp B. catch C. bring D. take 57. A. thing B. time C. eventD. place 58. A .think B. know C. talk D. learn 59. A. affected B. taught C. disappointed D. improved 60. A. opinion B. people C. generation D. children 61. A .connected B. followed C. compared D. mixed 62. A. inB.onC. forD. to 63. A. after B. before C. when D. that 64. A. happy B. sad C. funny D. different 65. A. little B. big C. small D. right 66. A.terrible B. hard C. precious D. hopeless 67. A. then B. therefore C. yet D. however 68. A. See B. Call C. Meet D. Visit 69. A. Demands B. ThingsC. BuildingsD. People 70. A. offices B. factories C. work D. hospitals71. A.other B. another C. next D. last572. A. matter B. trouble C. mean D. realize73. A. always B. ever C. possibly D. never74. A. most B. use C. effort D. sense75. A. study B. work C. live D. playTranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English.66. 不管你愿意还是不愿意，你都必须承认他的决定是对的。