大学英语1 清考辅导卷1. Since you are so busy, you do need a very _______ secretary.2. Jim had a _______ problem with his car, but he fixed it himself.3. After much thought, we _______ agreed to let him go.4. Let’s go to the park. It’s just _________.5. To the old lady’s great ______, Myra did not come, nor did she send her any present.6. The mayor put forward a _________ to improve public transportation.7. Though Washington, D. C. is the seat of government of the United States, New York is _______ the nation’s most important city.8. A _______ summer day in that area is hot and dry.9. I am afraid that the _______ between rich and poor is still widening in our country.________ what his teachers said in class.2. The newly-elected government has begun the painful _______ of working out its policies and strategies.3. Please ________ to call on uswhenever you like.4. There are jobs more dangerous than tuck driving, _______, training lions.5. ________ being fun and good exercise, swimming is a very useful skill.6. Though she is nearly 65, Mary doesn’t want to _______.7. I’ll _____ you by telephone when I hear anything new.8. He says you are _______ the best candidate.(候选人)9. ________, the fire was discovered soon after it had started.10. ________ all the efforts they did not succeed.Part Ⅲ Cloze (2’×10=20’) Directions: There are a number of blanks in the following passage. For eachblank there are our choicesmarked A), B), C) and D). Youshouldchoose the ONE that best fits intothe passage. Then mark thecorresponding letter on theAnswer Sheet with a single linethrough the centre.During her high school days Linda made up her mind to write and ____ (11) her own books. When she told her fellow students what she had decided to do, they____ (12) laughter. Their _____ (13) left her deeply ______(14), but she did not lose heart. Instead, she kept putting down on paper what she felt, refusing to believe that it took a ____ (15) to do writing. After she got married Linda had to look after her children and do all the cooking, cleaning and _____ (16) for the family. But still she managed to fit her (17) work in most of the time. So farshe has written eight books, four of which have been (18). Linda firmly believes that you can write a book so long as you _____ (19) it. It doesn’t matter what ___ (20) you have. What does matter is whether you havea great determination to succeed.11. A. illustrate B. illuminate C. ultimate D. illustration12. A. burst onto B. burst intoC. burst outD. burst out of13. A. laugh B. laughed C. laughter D. laughing14. A. embarrass B. embarrassingC. embarrassedD. embarrassment15. A. fools B. foolish C. genuine D. genius16. A. laundry B. eating C. housework D. sleeping17. A. favorite B. favoring C. favors D. favored18. A. publishing B. publishesC. publisherD. published19. A. set your mind on B. set your brain onC. set your thought onD. set on20. A. qualified B. qualificationsTask II was born in the city of York, in England, in the year 1623. My father was a man of some wealth, able to give me a good home and send me to school. It was his wish that I should be a lawyer but my head began to be filled very early with thoughts of travel, and I would be satisfied with nothing but going to sea. My father gave me strongadvice against it, but with little effect. One day, being at Hull, I met a school-fellow who was about to sail for London in his father’s ship, and he invited me to go with him, and without telling my father, I went on board.On the way to London, a storm arose, the ship was wrecked (失事), and we barely escaped with our lives. I went on foot to London, where I met with the master of a vessel which did business with countries on the coast of Africa. He took a fancy to me, and offered me a chance to go with him on his voyages, which I gladly accepted.A great storm came up, and the ship was tossed (被颠簸) about for many days, until we did not know were we were. Suddenly we struck a bank of sand, and the sea broke over the ship in such a way that we could not hope tohave her hold many moments without breaking into pieces.So we launched (使…下水) a boat. After we had been driven four or five miles, a mountainous wave struck us so hard that it overturned the boat at once. Though I swam well but the waves were so strong that I was dashed (被猛撞) against a rock with such force that it left me senseless. But I recovered a little before the waves returned, and, running forward, got to the mainland safely.21. What did the author want to do most when he was young?A. To visit AfricaB. To sail the seas.C. To practice lawD. To make a tour of London22. Why did the author go on foot toLondon?A. The ship he took was destroyed in a stormB. The big waves were about to overturn the shipC. Their ship had been knocked about for many days on the sea.D. Their ship had struck sand and was about to break into pieces.24. When the author got to the mainland, he ________A. searched everywhere for his lost companionsB. fell down on the ground senselessC. was safe and soundD. ran forward to escape being washed back into the sea.25. When the author finally arrived on land, he most probably _______A. knew he was in AfricaB. did not know where he wasC. was not aware he was back inEnglandD. got in touch with his family andTask IIThe greatest contribution to civilization in the century may well be the air-conditioning- an American leads just as amazing is the speed with which this situation came to be. Air-conditioning began to spread in industries as a production aid during World War Ⅱ. Today most Americans need to take air-conditioning for granted to homes, offices, factories, theatres, shops, studios, schools, hotels, and restaurants.But not everybody is aware that high cost and easy comfort are merely two of the effects of the vast cooling ofAmerican. In fact, air conditioning has substantially altered the country’s character and customs.Many of the byproducts are so conspicuous that they are scarcely noticed. To begin with, air-conditioning transformed the face of America by making possible those glassy, boxy, sealed-in skyscrapers. It has been indispensable, no less, to the functioning of sensitive advanced computers, whose high operating temperatures require that they be constantly cooledIt has, at will, forced families into retreating into families with closed doors and shut windows, reducing the interactions of neighborhood life. It is really surprising that the public’s often noted withdrawal into self-pursuit and privacy has coincided with the historic spread of air-conditioning. Thoughscience has little studied how habitual air-conditioning affects mind and body, some medical experts suggest that, like other technical avoidance of natural variations in climate, air-conditioning may damage the human capacity to adapt to stress. If so, air-conditioning is only like many other greatly useful technical developments that liberate man from nature by increasing his productivity and power in some way - while indirectly weakening him in others.26. According to this selection, which of the following constitutes the unique character of U.S.?A. Its excessive use of air-conditioning.B. Its advanced computerized civilization.C. Its public’s retreating into self-pursuit.D. Its greatest contribution to human civilization.27. According to the author, the chief consequence brought about by the wide application of air-conditioning is ____.A. the loss of human capacity to adapt to changes in climateB. the reduction of social communications of neighborhood lifeC. the active life style of all its usersD. the decreased human production and power28. The tone of this selection reveals that air-conditioning ____.A. has little effect on its usersB. has more effect on body than on mindC. brings more benefits than damage to its usersD. does harm as well as good to its users29. Who benefits the least from air-conditioning according to the author?A. Medical experts.B. Manufacturers.C. Factory laborers.D. Consumers.30. What is the author’s overall attitude towards air-conditioning?A. NeutralB. ObjectiveD. CompromisingTask IIILiberia, the oldest independent Negro state in West Africa, has been struggling for survival ever since its foundation in 1822.Progress has been hampered by constant hostility between the American Negroes whose families returned there in the early 19th century, and the West Africans whose ancestors never left the continent. Though thetwo groups are of the same race, they are divided by language and outlook and regard each other with deep suspicion creating a conflict which was not foreseen by Liberia's founders.In addition, neighboring states, native tribe, disease, and poverty have made life dangerous and difficult. The government has tried desperately, through loans and a trickle of trade, to make ends meet. Anxiety about financial matters lessened somewhat when, in 1910, the United States accepted responsibility for Liberia's survival. However, not until Harvey Firestone, the American rubber king, decided that the United States must produce its own rubber----with Liberia as the site of the rubber plantations----did Liberia have much hope of paying its debts and balancing its budget.The rubber industry, founded in the 1920’s, and the activity that followed it brought both progress and profit to Liberia. Before that time Liberia had no roads, no mechanical transport and no good port; its people had little education and few tools. Liberians feel that the country is being ruled by rubber. For this reason, the recent discovery of iron ore is important. Liberian leaders are trying to moderate the power of the rubber industry and to establish the country's political and economic independence.31. Liberia has been in difficulty since its independence mainly because______.A. the American Negroes do not want to help the country.B. there has been constant hostility and suspicion between different tribes in the country.C. there haven been constant hostility and suspicion between two groups of the same tribe.D. the government has adopted a wrong policy32."The government has tried desperately, through loans and a trickle of trade, to make ends meet." to make ends meet" means_______.A. the government has to borrow money from othersB. the government has to lend money to othersC. the government doesn't have to borrow or lend moneyD. the government has either to borrow or to lend money33.The country's finance began to improve a bit in________.A.1822B. 1910C.1920D.1920's34.The Liberian’s attitude on_______.A. a total agreement B .a total disagreementC. a hostilityD. not a total agreement35.The best title for this passage is_______.A. American Negroes in West AfricaB. Liberia----- a poor countryC. Liberia and its developmentD. Liberia ----a country with richTask IVKite flying is the sport of sending up into the air, by means of the wind, a light frame covered with paper, plastic or cloth. The frame can be one of many different shapes and is attached to a long string held in the hand or wound on a drum. Kites have a long history ofpractical application and many different types of kites have been developed to serve various purposes.The ancient Chinese used bird-kites to carry ropes across rivers and valleys. The current folding kite which will dive excitingly is an improved type of such a kite. With its long flat body and single pair of bird-like wings, it looks just like a large bird in the air. The modern version is usually made of tissue-paper rather than the traditional silk.Man-lifting kites were developed in ancient times, again by the Chinese, for getting information from walled cities and army camps. In fact , as recently as world 2 ,German U-boats flew kites from their towers to lift people into the air to watch the land. These kites, which are no longer in existence, were made of light-weightcloth. They were much larger and stronger than the Chinese ones. Their design, however, was simply that of the cutter kite. Smaller in size, this type of kite is still very popular as a toy for children, being easy to make with a diamond-shaped frame, no wings and brown-paper covering.Box-kites are another type of kite found in toy shops today. The first box-kite, named for its box-like body, was developed in the nineteenth century to test theories of flight and this type of cotton-covered kite greatly assisted the success of early aero plane. These kites are the ancestors of a heavier version of the box-kite, which consists of two main sections, placed side by side. Developed for the peacetime purpose of fishing in strong sea wind, it is the only modern kite described which has practical value . Along-lasting plastic material has to be used for this kite, which carries fishing lines.36. The ancient Chinese bird-kites were usually made of light frames covered with___.A. silk B. paper C. clothD. plastic37.The kites used by German U-boats in World war 2 for the military purpose were made of _____.A. brown paperB. plastic materialC. light-weight clothD. traditional silk38.The ancient Chinese man-lifting kites were used_____.A. to carry ropes across rivers and valleysB. for the military purposeC. as toy for childrenD. for fishing in strong sea wind39.Which of the following statementsis not true?A. The frame of a kite is attached to long string held in the hand or wound on drum.B. The ancestor of the double box-kite.C. The cutter kite has a diamond-shaped body but no wings.D. The current folding kite is developed to test theories of flight. 40. The best title for this passage may be______.A. The ancestors of modern kitesB. The history of the Chinese kitesC. different types and uses of kitesD. the different between ancient andPart IV Translation (2’×10=20’) Directions: There are 10 sentences, 5in English and 5 in Chinese. Translate theminto Chinese or English respectively. Make sure that you write downyour answers on the Answer Sheet.注意：此部分试题请在答题纸上作答。