大学英语练习题

练习一

Part I Reading Comprehension

Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or

unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A.,B.,C., and D.. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.?

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.?

There are people who are especially attracted to the concept of ―climbing the ladder‖ so to increase their status, financial position, and sense of self-worth. In part, as a result of the work ethic (行为的准绳.,these people are internally ―driven‖ to work. Frequently, foreign visitors have observed that Americans spend an excessive amount of time working and as a consequence, Americans have little time for leisure or personal relationships. In American English a new word has been created to describe people who work compulsively. The word ―workaholic‖ describes an individual who is as devoted to work as an alcoholic is addicted to liquor.

There are conflicting points of view about workaholics. Those concerned with problems of mental stress believe workaholics abuse themselves physically and mentally. Others hold that workaholics are valuable members of society because they are extremely productive. The American culture values achievement, efficiency, and production—a workaholic upholds these values.? 1.This passage mainly discusses____ .? A. the concept of climbing the ladder B. the importance of self-improvement? C. the problem of workaholic

D. workaholics and the views on them?

2.In the United States, there are some people____ .? A. who want very much to have a self-improvement B. who are absorbed by climbing the ladder?

C. who especially like the idea of climbing a ladder D. who want to get to the top of the society? 3.When a visitor comes to the USA. he may____ .? A. find that Americans have a longer work hour B. find that Americans have a strange work hour? C. have little leisure time

D. find that Americans work very hard?

4.The word ―workaholic‖ refers to a person____ .?

A. who especially likes alcohol B. who enjoys working?

C. who is forced to work by someone else D. who likes to work and to drink liquor? 5.The author‘s attitude toward ―workaholic‖ people is ____ .? A. positive B. negative C. indifferent D. critical?

Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage.?

In 776 BC, the first Olympic games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the Greeks‘ chief god, Zeus. The Greeks emphasized physical fitness and strength in their education of youth. Therefore, contests in running, jumping, discus and javelin throwing, boxing, and horse and

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chariot racing were held in individual cities. The participants competed every four years at Mount Olympus. The winners were greatly honored by having olive wreaths placed on their heads and having poems sung about their deeds. Originally, these were held as games of friendship, and any wars in progress were stopped to allow the games to take place. The Greeks attached so much importance to these games that they calculated time in four-year cycles called ―Olympiads‖ dating from 776 BC.?

6. Which of the following is NOT true??

A. The winners placed olive wreaths on their heads. B. The games were held in Greece every four years.? C. Battles were interrupted to participate in the games. D. Poems glorified the winners in song.? 7. Why were the Olympic Games held??

A. To stop wars. B. To honor Zeus.?

C. To crown the best athletes. D. To sing songs about the athletes.? 8. Approximately how many years ago did these games originate??

A. 776 years. B. 1,205 years. C. 2,277 years. D. 2,767 years.? 9. Which of the following contests was NOT mentioned??

A. Discus throwing. B. Boxing. C. Skating. D. Running.? 10. What conclusion can we draw about the ancient Greeks?? A. They like to fight.

B. They were very athletic.? C. They liked a lot of ceremonies.

D. They couldn‘t count, so they used ―Olympiads‖ for dates.?

Questions11 to15 are based on the following passage.

When I was about six years old, my mother came home one day and found that I had collected half a dozen babies of the neighborhood--- all of them too young to walk---- and had them sitting before me on the floor while I was teaching them to wave their arms. When she asked the explanation of this, I informed her that it was my school of dance. She was amused ,and placing herself at the piano, she began to play for me. This school continued and became very popular. Later on, little girls of the neighborhood came and their parents paid me a small sum to teach them. This was the beginning of what afterwards proved a very lucrative occupation.

My mother took me to a famous ballet teacher, but his lessons did not pleas me. When the teacher told me stand on my toes I asked him why, and when he replied ―Because it is beautiful,‖ I said that it was ugly and against nature and after the third lesson I left his class, never to return . This stiff and commonplace gymnastics which he called dancing only disturbed my dream. I dreamed of a different dance. I did not know just what it would be, but I was feeling out forwards an invisible world into which I guessed I might enter if I found the key.

My art was already in me when I was a little girl, and it was owing to the heroic and adventurous spirit of my mother that it was not stifled. I believe that whatever the child is going to do in life should be begun when it is very young. I wonder how many parents realize that by the so-called education they are giving their children, they are only driving them into the commonplace, and depriving them of any chance of doing anything beautiful or original. 11. When her mother came home one day, the narrator of the story _____.

A. was teaching half a dozen babies to dance B. was teaching half a dozen babies to walk

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C. was collecting babies of the neighborhood

D. was making babies of the neighborhood sit before her on the floor

12. The attitude of the narrator‘s mother toward her school of dance was one of ________ A. despise B. contempt C. support D. indifference 13. The narrator thought that ballet was ________.

A. the most graceful dance B. stiff, ugly and unnatural C. a dance that she had dreamed of

D. an invisible world into which she guessed she might enter 14. According to the narrator, she owed her success in art to _______.

A. the good education her parents gave her

B. the support of her understanding and adventurous mother C. her inborn talent D. her ballet teacher

15. The central idea of the passage is that __________.

A. parents should try to discover the natural gift in their children and help to develop it while they are young

B. the so-called good education parents give their children only drives them into the commonplace and deprives them of any chance of doing anything original C. mothers should be heroic and adventurous D. ballet is no good as a form of dance

Questions16 to20 are based on the following passage.

On November 19, 1963, Abraham Lincoln went to Gettysburg in Pennsylvania to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery. The Civil War was still going on. There was much criticism of President Lincoln at the time. He was not at all popular. He had been invited to speak at Gettysburg only out of courtesy. The principal speaker was to be Edward Everett, a famous statesman and speaker of the day. Everett was a handsome man and very popular everywhere.

It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the train while going to Gettysburg. Late that night, alone in his hotel room and tired out, he again worked briefly on the speech. The next day Everett spoke first. He spoke for an hour and 57 minutes. His speech was a perfect example of the rich oratory of the day. Then Lincoln rose. The crowd of 15,000 people at first paid little applause. Lincoln turned to a friend and remarked. ―I have failed again.‖ On the train back to Washington he commented sadly, ―That speech was a flat failure, and the people are disappointed.‖

Some newspapers at first criticized the speech. But little by little, as people read the speech, they began to understand better. They began to appreciate its simplicity and its deep meaning. It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made.

Today, every American school child learns Lincoln‘s Gettysburg Address by heart. Now everyone thinks of it as one of the greatest orations ever given in American history. 16. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln was ____________. A. very critical B. unpopular C. very popular D. very courteous

17. Lincoln was invited to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery because he was___________.

A. a famous orator B. very handsome C. President of the United States at the time D. a popular statesman

18. It can be inferred from the text that___________.

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A. Lincoln prepared his speech very carefully before he went to Gettysburg

B. Lincoln was very busy at the time and didn‘t have much time to prepare his speech C. Lincoln‘s speech was full of rich oratory D. Lincoln‘s speech was very long 19. Lincoln‘s speech was___________.

A. an immediate success B. warmly applauded C. a total failure D. not well-received at first 20. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Lincoln‘s Gettysburg Address has deep meaning. B. Lincoln‘s Gettysburg Address is simple in style.

C. Lincoln‘s Gettysburg Address is memorized by every American school child.

D. Lincoln‘s Gettysburg Address is the greatest speech ever delivered in the United States.

Part II Vocabulary and Structure

Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices

marked A),B),C) and D).Choose the ONE that best completes the sentences. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.?

21. The tree in the picture is the _________ of life and the snake is the __________ of evil.

A. symbol, sign B. sign, symbol C. symbol, symbol D. sign, sign

22. A budget of five dollars a day is totally _________ for a trip round Europe.

A. inadequate B. incapable C. incompatible D. invalid

23. If you _________ yourself to the job in hand, you‘ll soon finish it.

A. request B. appeal C. apply D. claim

24. It suddenly __________ to me that we can ask our neighbors to help us.

A. thought B. considered C. came D. occurred

25. The manager spoke highly of such ________ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his

employees.

A. virtues B. features C. properties D. characteristics

26. We rarely perceive more than a minute _________ of the sights and sounds that fall upon our

sense organs; the great majority pass us by. A. fiction B. function C. fraction D. friction

27. I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into _______ when judging my examination.

A. regard B. counting C. account D. observation 28. The nurse ___________ the doctor‘s orders.

A. exhibited B. executed C. sentenced D. exhausted

29. Students or teachers can participate in excursions to lovely beaches around the island at regular

_________.

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A. gaps B. rate C. length D. intervals 30. She deserves __________.

A. punish B. punished

C. punishing D. being punished

31. To secure our future, we need a ___________ economic strategy.

A. consistent B. continuous C. considerate D. considerable

32. _________ scientists have observed increased pollution in the water supply.

A. Late B. Later C. Latter D. Lately

33. Rescuers had to ________ the search because of worsening weather conditions.

A. set off B. cut off C. wear off D. call off

34. His intelligence is not even up to the ________ level; therefore, his success is largely due to his hard work.

A. average B. common C. usual D. normal

35. While Mr. Johnson was away on vacation, a lot of letters ____________ on his desk.

A. recovered B. accumulated C. fulfilled D. endured

36. It is _______ of Jordan to do whatever he can for the good of society.

A. typical B. professional C. personal D. significant

37. When I saw Helen, I stopped and smiled, but she ________ me and walked on. A. refused B. neglected C. ignored D. missed

38. My husband has a poor sense of direction, and has to _________ over the map time and again

once in a new place.

A. peer B. pour C. pore D. peel

39. What you say is undoubtedly true, but it is ________ in this issue. A. beyond question B. beside the point C. by chance D. by all means

40. Six British workers out of 100 __________ their jobs to tourism. A. appreciate B. acknowledge C. oblige D. owe

41. You are not _________ to be playing video games. Aren‘t you going to have a test tomorrow? A. supposed B. assumed C. suspected D. imagined

42. The stage was bare __________ a piano, a bench and one empty chair. A. but for B. except for C. in addition to D. only for

43. If you are not __________ with your present job, you should find out what you need to do to

qualify for a better one.

A. energetic B. unique

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