大学英语复习题(1)

《现代英语教程》期末考试综合复习资料

I. Use of English

1. —Paul, _____ B _______?

—Oh, that’s my father! And beside him, my mother.

A. what is the person over there B. who’s talking over there

C. what are they doing D. which is that

2 —Hi, Tom, how’s everything with you?

—______ B ______, and how are you?

A. Don’t mention it B. Hm, not too bad

C. Thanks D. Pretty fast

3. —It’s rather cold in here. Do you mind if I close the window?

—_______ B _____

A. Yes, please. B. No, go ahead. C. Sure, please. D. I don’t like it.

4. —______ C ______

—He teaches physics in a school.

A. What does your father want to do? B. Who is your father?

C. What is your father? D. Where is your father now?

5. —Excuse me, how much is the jacket?

—It’s 499 Yuan. ______ D ______.

A. Oh, no. That’s OK! B. How do you like it?

C. Which do you prefer? D. Would you like to try it on?

6. —Could you help me with my physics, please?

—______ D ______

A. No, no way. B. No, I couldn’t

C. No, I can’t. D. Sorry I can’t. I have to go to a meeting right now.

7. —Could I speak to Don Watkins, please?

—_____ A _______

A. I’m listening B. Oh, how are you?

C. Speaking, please. D. I’m Don.

8. —Could I borrow your car for a few days?

—______ C ______

A. Yes, you may borrow. B. Yes, go on.

C. Sure, here you are. Enjoy your journey. D. It doesn’t matter.

9. —Thank you for inviting me.

—______ A ______

A. I really had a happy time. B. Oh, it’s too late

C. Thank you for coming D. Oh, so slowly?

10．— Would you like to go to the concert with us this evening?

— ____ B ___

A. No, I already have plans.

B. I’d love to, but I’m busy tonight.

C. No, I really don’t like being with you.

D. I’m ill, so I shouldn’t go out.

11. — Excuse me, could you show me the way to the nearest post office?

— ____ D ___ Oh, yes! Two blocks away from here at the Green Avenue. You can’t miss it.

A. I beg your pardon? B. What do you mean?

C. You’re welcome. D. Mm, let me think.

12. — Wow! This is a marvelous room! I’ve never known you’re so artistic.

— ___ C ____

A. Great, I am very art-conscious. B. Don’t mention it.

C. Thanks for your compliments. D. It’s fine.

13. — Is it possible for you to work late tonight?

— ____ D ___

A. I like it. B. I’ll do that.

C. I’d love to. D. I think so.

14. — Unbelievable! I have failed the driving test again!

— ____ B ___ This is not the end of the world。

A. Good luck. B. Cheer up.

C. Go ahead. D. No problem.

15. —That’s a beautiful dress you have on!

—_______ A _____

A. Oh, thanks. I got it yesterday. B. Sorry, it’s too cheap.

C. You can have it D. See you later.

16. —Why didn’t you come to my birthday party yesterday?

—________ D ____

A. Excuse me, my friend sent me a flower. B. Fine, I never go to birthday parties.

C. Ha…ha, I don’t like birthday parties. D. Sorry, but my wife had a car accident.

17. —Hi, welcome back! Had a nice trip?

—_______ A _____

A. Oh, fantastic! Fresh air, and sunshine every day.

B. Come on, I’ve got lots of fun.

C. By the way, I don’t like Saturdays.

D. Well, I’ll look forward to your phone call.

18. —Haven’t seen you for ages! What are you busy doing now?

—______ D ______

A. I hate the weather here.

B. My hair is getting a bit longer.

C. Yeah, thanks for coming.

D. I am working part time in a bookshop, you know.

19. —Marilyn, I’m afraid I have to be leaving now.

—_______ D _____

A. That sounds wonderful. B. Oh, so early?

C. Not at all. D. Good luck!

20. — May I use your bike for a moment?

— ____ C ___

A. It’s well. B. It doesn’t matter.

C. By all means. D. I have no idea.

II. Reading Comprehension

Passage 1

Have you ever wondered why different animals or pests have their particular colors? Colors in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.

Birds, especially seagulls, are very fond of locusts, but birds cannot easily catch locusts because locusts change their colors together with the change of the color of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But when crops are ripe, locusts take on exactly the same brown color as crops have. Some other pests with different colors from plants are usually easily found and eaten by their enemies. So they have to hide themselves in terror for lives and appear only at night.

If you study the animal life in any part of the world, you will find the main use of coloring is to protect themselves. Bears, wolves and other beasts move quietly through forests. They are usually invisible to the eyes of hunters, because they have the color much like the barks of trees.

An even more strange act remains to be noticed. A kind of fish living in seas can send out a kind of very black liquid when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over, its enemies cannot find it, and it immediately swims away. Thus, it has existed up to now though it is not powerful at all.

1. This passage mainly talks about ___ B ___.

A. the change of color in locusts

B. the protective coloration of animals and pests

C. how a certain sea fish protects itself

D. animals or pests can dye themselves different colors

2. Locusts are not easily wiped out by their enemies because ___ C ___.

A. they are powerful enough

B. they are dangerous to their enemies

C. they take on the same colors as crops

D. they fly extraordinarily fast

3. The pests that have different colors from plants usually appear at night because ___ B ___.

A. birds take their rest when night comes

B. their enemies can easily find them and eat them

C. they have the habit of coming out in darkness

D. it’s easy for them to destroy plants in darkness

4. Bears and wolves have the same colors as barks of trees because ____ D __.

A. they fear other beasts

B. they prefer brown or grey colors

C. they enjoy walking through forests quietly

D. the colors help prevent themselves from being noticed

5. A certain fish living in seas has lived through millions of years because ___ C ___.

A. it is the most powerful in the sea

B. it can swim much faster than any other fish

C. it can send out a kind of liquid which makes its enemies unable to find it

D. it can send out a kind of liquid which can kill its enemies

Passage 2

Pigeons have been used as messengers for 500 years, because of their special ability to find home. The mystery of the homing pigeon is on how it navigates and how it finds home. We now know that there are two ways that pigeons tell directions. First, they use the sun. Just getting rough directions from the sun is easy. However, getting accurate directions from the sun takes more care. To tell direction accurately from the sun, one needs to know the exact time.

All plants and animals seem to have built-in clocks. Usually these biological clocks are not quite exact in measuring time. However, they work pretty well, because they are “reset” every day, maybe when the sun gets up.

Do pigeons use their biological clocks to help them find direction from the sun? We can experiment to find out. We can keep pigeons in a room lighted only by lamps. And we can time the lighting to make their artificial “days” start at some different time from the real outside day. After a while we have shifted their clocks. Now we take them far away from home and let them go on a sunny day. Most of them start out as if they know just which way to go, but choose a wrong direction. They have picked a direction that would be correct for the position of the sun and the time of day according to their shifted clocks.

The above experiment shows that homing pigeons can tell directions by the sun. What happens when the sky is darkly overcast by clouds and no one can see where the sun is? The pigeons still find their way home. So it seems that pigeons also have some extra sense of direction from the earth’s magnetic field when they cannot see the sun.

1. Pigeons have been used as messengers, for they have special ability ___ B ___.

A. to send letters B. to find home

C. to carry food for men D. to lead the way for people

2. The secret of the homing pigeons is ____ B ___.

A. how they find food B. how they find home

C. how they take a letter D. how they take care of children

3. All plants and animals reset their biological clocks when ___ A ____.

A. the sun rises B. the sun sets

C. the moon rises D. the moon sets

4. The experiment tells us that the pigeons fly ___ B ___ because of the shifted biological clocks.

A. in a wrong direction B. in a correct direction

C. in all directions D. in a circle

5. Pigeons have ___ C __ to tell the direction when it is cloudy by using the earth’s magnetic field.

A. sharp eyes B. sensitive hearing

C. sense of direction D. brain waves

Passage 3

Every country has its heroes. They may be soldiers or sports people, doctors or film stars. We admire them for their courage, their strength, their devotion to duty or their talent. Their example inspires us to live better, to work harder.

Terry Fox was a young student who loved life and who loved sports. When he was just 18 years old a terrible tragedy occurred: his right leg had to be cut off because of cancer. Such an experience would have destroyed a weaker person — but Terry Fox was a fighter. He refused to

give up. Instead, while he was recovering from the operation, an idea slowly formed in his mind. He decided he would run across Canada — in order to raise money for cancer research.

Slowly and carefully, he began to train. Every step was extremely painful, but he insisted, increasing the distance covered day by day. Sixteen months later, in the spring of 1980, he was ready for the long journey across Canada — his Marathon of Hope. It was a time of inspiration and heartbreaking emotion. Through television, every home saw his distinctive style of running — a kind of half-hop and half-run. Thousands of people lined the route to encourage him and to wish him well. They also gave money to fight cancer. Then, on September the 1st 1980, after 143 days and more than 5000 kilometers completed, everything came tragically to an end. Terry had to stop. He lived on for another nine months and died on June the 28th 1981. He was almost 23.

1. Terry Fox was a ___ A ___.

A. student B. movie star

C. soldier D. sportsman

2. What idea was gradually formed in Terry’s mind during his recovering stage? C

A. Earning money. B. Cutting off the other leg.

C. Running across the country. D. Exercising hard.

3. Terry Fox started his Marathon of Hope ___ B ___.

A. in September of 1980 B. in the spring of 1980

C. in June of 1981 D. in the fall of 1981

4. Terry Fox ran his journey ____ A __.

A. with thousands of people supporting him

B. without raising any money

C. with few people watching him on TV

D. with his teachers and classmates following him

5. The author’s attitude to Terry Fox is ___ D ___.

A. sympathetic B. jealous

C. indifferent D. admiring

III. Vocabulary and Structure (20%)

1.----Don’t forget to buy some bread on your way home.

----_____ B _____.

A. No, I won’t B. Yes, I won’t

C. Yes, I don’t D. No, I don’t

2. I happened to ____ B ____ the street when the accident happened.

A. to cross B. crossing

C. to be crossing D. having crossed

3. The old lady is often seen____ D __ out of the house and sit in the garden.

A. come B. to come C. have come D. came

4. We had so long and __ A ____ political meeting that we felt______.

A. exhausting; exhausted B. exhausted; exhausted

C. exhausted; exhausting D. exhausting; exhausting

5. He was punished___ B ___ he should make the same mistake again.

A. unless B. lest C. if D. provided

6. The situation is difficult__ D ____ I’ve been offered three jobs and they all sound pretty good.

A. in how B. in which C. in what D. in that

7. Do you know how many people on the ship ___ A ___ so far?

A. have been saved B. were saved

C. have saved D. are being saved

8. The__ B ___ of the movie is so great that many people want to see it.

A. attack B. attraction C. attempt D. attention

9. With the globalization of the whole world, _ C __ knowledge of English is ___ must.

A. a; a B. the; / C. the; a D. /; a

10. Not___ C ___ beautiful, the office building is ______ now.

A. looking; being rebuilt; B. looking; rebuilt

C. being looked; rebuilding D. looked; being rebuilt

11. Some of his suggestions had been rejected ___ A ___ they were quite impracticable.

A. as B. when C. until D. if

12. Mother told Jim to ___ A ___ the milk until it boiled, and then turn off the gas.

A. observe B. watch C. notice D. glance

13. With his work completed, the manager stepped back to his seat, feeling pleased __ B ____ he was a man of action.

A. which B. that C. what D. whether

14. —___ C ___?

— She’s our history teacher.

A. What’s she B. Where does the woman work

C. Who is she D. How is the woman

15. Today’s weather is __ B ____ worse than yesterday’s.

A. very B. much C. very much D. much too

16. It is said that ___ B ___ boys in your school like playing football in their spare time, though others prefer basketball.

A. quite a lot B. quite a few C. quite a bit D. quite a little

17. — What’s his mother like?

—___ D ___.

A. She’s very happy B. She’s at home

C. She likes watching TV D. She’s tall and thin

18. The new order means ___ C ___ overtime.

A. works B. worked C. to work D. working

19. She has two best friends. ____ D __ of them is in the country.

A. All B. Both C. No one D. Neither

20. I was giving a talk to a large group of people, the same talk I __ C ____ to half a dozen other groups before.

A. was giving B. am giving C. had given D. have given

21. When workers are organized in trade unions, employees find it hard to lay them_ A __.

A. off B. aside C. out D. down

22. The young man owes his success to many people, his parents __ D ____.

A. after all B. by chance C. on purpose D. in particular

23. ----The new city hall is the tallest building in this area.

----__ B ____ from here?

A. Can it see B. Can it be seen C. Can it seen D. Can see

24. At first she stared at me as though I ___ B ___ a complete stranger, and then walked away silently and sadly.

A. were B. was C. have been D. am

25. She stood by the window, ____ D __.

A. thinks B. think C. thought D. thinking

26. Attention, please. I have ___ D ___ to announce.

A. an important something B. important something

C. important thing D. something important

27. Do you know how many people on the ship __ A ____ so far?

A. have been saved B. were saved

C. have saved D. are being saved

28. The___ B ___ of the movie is so great that many people want to see it.

A. attack B. attraction C. attempt D. attention

29. With the globalization of the whole world, _ C __ knowledge of English is ___ must.

A. a; a B. the; / C. the; a D. /; a

30. Not___ C ___ beautiful, the office building is ______ now.

A. looking; being rebuilt; B. looking; rebuilt

C. being looked; rebuilding D. looked; being rebuilt

IV. Cloze Test (10%)

Passage1

Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustrating experience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps the talk with slides, writing up important information on the blackboard, reading material and giving out assignment. The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and what to write. Very often the student leaves the lecture with notes which do not catch the main points and become hard even for the students to understand.

Most institutions provide courses which assist new students to develop the skills they need to be listeners and not-takers. If these are unavailable, there are many useful study-skills guides which learners to practice these skills independently. In all cases it is important to the problem before actually starting your studies.

It is important to acknowledge that most students have difficulty acquiring the language skills required in college study. One way of these difficulties is to attend the language and study-skills classes which most institutions provide throughout the academic year. Another basic strategy is to find a study partner it is possible to identify difficulties, exchange ideas and provide support.

1. A. extending B. illustrating C. performing D. conducting

2. A. attributing B. contributing C. distributing D. explaining

3. A. suspects B. understands C. wonders D. convinces

4. A. what B. those C. as D. which

5. A. effective B. passive C. relative D. expressive

6. A. enable B. stimulate C. advocate D. prevent

7. A. evaluate

8. A. in

9. A preventing

10. A. in that

Passage 2 B. acquaint B. on B. withstanding B. for which C. tackle C. of C. sustaining C. with whom D. formulate D. with D. overcoming D. such as

Most children with healthy appetites are ready to eat almost anything that is offered them and a child rarely dislikes foodit is badly cooked. The way a meal is cooked and served is most important and an attractively served meal will often improve a child's appetite. Never ask a child he likes or dislikes a food and never discuss likes and dislikes in front of him or allow else to do so. If the father says he hates fat meat or the mother vegetables in the child's hearing he isto copy this procedure. Take it for granted that he likes everything and he probably . Nothing healthful should be omitted from the meal because of a let him get on with his food, and do not allow him to leave the table immediately after a meal or he willD learn to circumstances must a child be coaxed (哄骗) or forced to eat.

1. A. if

B. until B. what

C. that C. that D. unless D. which D. nobody 2. A. whether 3. A.everybody B. anybody C. somebody

4. A. opposes B. denies

5. A. willing

6. A. should B. possible B.may C. refuses D. offends C. obliged D. likely C. will D. must

C. considered D. related

C. still

C. fast

C. such D. but D. slowly D. no 7. A. supposed B. proved 8. A. or B. and 9. A. hurriedly B. soon 10. A. some

Passage3 B. any

Sometimes it is better not to know the language of a country that you are visiting than it is to know just a little of it. The 1 B is this: The natives of your host country will often rush to you if you seem completely lost and helpless. But they will usually misunderstand your small attempts to speak their language. They will think that you know For example, I once asked three people in carefully memorized Spanish how to get to a bus station in Mexico City. Deach of them poured out a flood of complicated Spanish. The results was I didn't understand a word and wandered around for an hour before I found the station. 6 C I had missed the bus. The next time I met a situation like this in another city. I was a lot Cso I acted dumbly. Trying to look very pitiful, I Ba stranger and asked simply,"Bus station?" He told me how to get there. He showed me the route,

walking three blocks out of his way to help a poor, dumb, and helpless .

1. A. cause

2. A. help B. reason C. explanation C. tell

D. memory D. direct D. many D. In D. that D. Just then D. Careful D. grasped D. but also D. corner B. show B. no B. By B. what B. Soon after B. bright 3. A. a little 4. A. With 5. A. then 6. A. Before long 7. A. smarter 8. A. met C. a lot C. From C. so C. By then C. clever C. caught B. stopped B. at first 9. A. at once 10. A. loser

C. not only B. stranger C. walker

V. Translate the following into Chinese. (20%)

1. The world will become a nice place if we can provide a harmonious atmosphere for everyone. 如果我们给每个人提供一个和谐的环境，那世界将变成美好的人间。

2. Bill has put great efforts in building his new house that he is very proud of.

比尔在他引以为骄傲的房子的建设上投入了极大的努力。

3. When it comes to the honesty of the salesmen, those customers said they trust their own instinct.当面对售货员的诚实，那些顾客说他们相信自己的感觉。

4. Some scientists concluded that human production was mainly responsible for acid rain. 一些科学家认为，人类生产是造成酸雨的主要原因。

5. The rapidity with which obesity rates have increased in the US, and even worldwide can be attributed to these factors.

在美国，肥胖率的增速提高了，基于此，全世界的肥胖率也提高了。

6. Lifeguards and firefighters will be trained to deal with emergencies.

救生员和消防员将会接受培训以处理险情。

7. The longer I worked with them, the more I realized the importance of team spirit.

和他们工作的时间越久，我越认识到团队精神的重要性。

8. The chairman concluded his speech by wishing everybody a bright future.

主席以祝愿每一个人都有一个光明的未来总结他的演讲。

9. Jogging and swimming will help to increase your strength and endurance.

慢跑和游泳有助于增加你的力量和耐力。

10. Boao (博鳌) in Hainnan Province has been designated as the permanent place for holding Boao Forum for Asia.海南省的博鳌已经被指定为亚洲博鳌论坛的永久举办地。

11. For the remainder of his days, the old man moved to live with his son’s family.

那位老人搬到了儿子的家中，度过了他的余生。

12. Many times he noticed his son playing computer games when he should be studying. 很多次他注意到儿子在本该学习的时间里玩电脑游戏。

13. Emails have taken over nonverbal communication as we know it.

电子邮件已经接管了非语言交流，就像我们所知道的那样。

14. The primary cause of global warming is the increase in the emission of carbon dioxide. 全球变暖的首要原因是二氧化碳的排放。

15. People have modified their calorie intake and energy expenditure as well as reduced their physical activity.人们修正了他们的热量摄入和能量支出，同时减少了活动锻炼。

16. Please stop by my office and talk about the working relationship between doctors and nurses. 请在我办公室停一下，我们讨论一下医生和护士之间的关系。

17. I tried to give an accurate description of what I had seen.

我尝试着将我所看到的做一个精确地描述。

18. The police observed him driving at 120 miles per hour and gave him a speeding ticket. 警察看到他120迈速度行驶，并给予了超速罚单。

19. It was Miss Smith who cared for the old couple for 15 years.

是史密斯小姐照顾这对老夫妇15年。

20. There is great respect for tradition among the older people in our village.

在我们村子的老人中间，对于传统有极大的尊重。

VI. Translate the following into English. (10%)

1. 我们的确欣赏你们为了维护世界和平所付出的时间和努力。

We surely admire for what you did for the peaceful world

2. 互联网也许是把双刃剑，全在于人们怎样使用它。

Internet is a two-edged sword, which depends on how to use it.

3. 水污染和空气污染一样，正对人类造成严重威胁。

As well as the air pollution, water pollution is posing threat to human being

4. 中国在有关朝核问题的六方会谈中扮演了重要角色。

China in the six-party talks on the Korean peninsula nuclear issue plays an important role

5. 已经准确地观测到气候的变化并已记录在案。

Climate change has been observed and recorded.

6. 每况愈下的视力迫使他提前退休了。

Failing eyesight forced him to retire ahead of schedule

7. 电影的美妙之处在于它使人忘却现实中的烦恼而沉浸在梦幻世界中。

The beauty of film is that it can let people to Forget the real trouble while immersed in the dream world

8. 更重要的是学会如何将书本知识与实践相结合。

It’s more important to learn how to Combine book knowledge with practice.

9. 双方最终对停火达成了一致意见。

The two sides eventually reached the consensus of opinion for a ceasefire

10. 已经观察到，这里80%的网民（netizens）是年轻人。

It has been observed that 80 percent of netizens are young people.

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