大學英語歷年5套真題

1、2001年1月真題21. By saying yes, yes, he completely _ with what I said. A) admittedB) agreedC) accepted D) allowed22. The flood went down, leaving the village _destroyed. A) properlyB) exactly C) partly D) accurately23. The lift was out of _, so we walked all the way up to our apartment on the top floor.

2、 A) orderB) place C) practiceD) sight24. When he failed to pay his bill, the power company _ the supply of electricity.A) set offB) cut offC) took off D) put off25. I didnt believe him, because he was always telling lies. _, he had a funny look on his face.A) Bedsides B) Therefore C) However D) Neve

3、rtheless26. Dick, John and Bill made the journey by train, by car and on foot_.A) differentlyB) completelyC) equally D) respectively27. Dont worry. _, Ill phone you before I make the final decision.A) By any event B) In the event C) In any eventD) After the event28. Jack couldnt _ his mother that he

4、 was telling the truth.A) convince B) confirmC) insure D) believe29. I am afraid the old man wont live much longer; he seems to have _ hope.A) given up B) given in C) given out D) given away30. One can _ even from ones unpleasant experiences.A) obtainB) earnC) benefit D) receive31. It is a hard _ fo

5、r a poor man to keep his wife and children well dressed.A) laborB) job C) dutyD) work32. Nowadays we are no longer able to avoid being _by advertisements which can be seen everywhere.A) affordedB) offered C) occupied D) affected33. The _ for driving too fast is at least ten dollars in the U. S.A) fi

6、neB) moneyC) tip D) pay34. The communications satellite can _a thousand telephone conversations, and a number of color TV programs at the same time.A) extendB) take C) fetch D) carry35. We cant go to Fridays show, because there are no tickets_.A) possibleB) considerable C) reliable D) available36. T

7、he courts have been asked to _a more flexible approach to young criminals.A) adjustB) passC) adoptD) afford37. The enemy officer _to kill the child if she wouldn t tell the secret. A) threatened B) scaredC) hurriedD) warned38. My evening spent at the library was very _I learned a lot.A) worthyB) wor

8、thwhile C) fortunate D) worth39. Shall I help you with the washing up? Dont _Ill do it later. A) annoyB) amuseC) botherD) disturb40. The suspects were caught and charged with_ guns and explosives. A) owingB) possessing C) lifting D) proceedingPart 3StructureDirections: There are 20 incomplete senten

9、ces in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A ), B ), C) and D ). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.41. All the evidence pointed to the conclusion _ he was guilty.

10、A) which B) that C) asD) so42. I can hardly hear what hes saying, _. A) nor can all the other peopleB) so hardly can all the other people C) so can hardly all the other people D) nor all the other people can43. The journey there was terrible, but _we arrived, we had a wonderful time. A) whileB) beca

11、use C) afterD) since44. Every time I come to see Professor Brown, he _ on his project. A) will always have worked B) is always working C) has always worked D) has always been working45. she likes the present is not clear to me._.A) IfB) What C) Which D) Whether46. _ gets the job will have to shoulde

12、r a lot of responsibilities.A) The personB) Anyone C) WhoeverD) Who47. Tom complained about _ a decision until it was too late. A) Jack to postpone to makeB) Jacks postpone making C) Jacks postponing making D) Jacks postponing to make48. By the end of next year they _ together for twenty years. A) w

13、ill have worked B) had worked C) would workD) have worked49. I am meeting Ivan tonight; I _ a Russian before.A) didnt ever meetB) have ever metC) had never met D) have never met50. He was very happy _ to the university.A) to admitB) admittingC) to have been admitted D) having been admitted51. I cant

14、 give you an answer before I _ it over carefully.A) have been thinkingB) thinkC) thought D) had thought52. Do you mind if I use your dictionary for a while? “_”A) Yes, please use it.B) No, please don t.C) Yes, I don t. D) No, certainly not.53. The headmaster as well as the teachers _ the responsibil

15、ity for keeping the class in order. A) hasB) is C) areD) have54. Ive one or two_ to pass on to you. A) useful numbers of information B) informations useful C) useful informationsD) useful pieces of information55. Your proposal that she _ till next week is wise.A) waitB) waitingC) will wait D) waited

16、56. Mary _ typing the report an hour ago. A) should finishB) should have been finished C) should be finishedD) should have finished57. Many people have, _ they think they have. A) more ability thanB) ability far than C) more than ability D) ability than more58. Jane failed to pass the final exam. I

17、regretted _ to help her.A) not to be ableB) not being able C) not to be capableD) being not capable59. Children may improve their speech by listening to people talk, a fact that may go_.A) not to be noticedB) unnoticedC) being unnoticedD) not to notice60. Rarely _ faced with so difficult a choice.A)

18、 could she has beenB) she could has been C) she could have been D) could she have been Part 4 Reading ComprehensionDirections: There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices rnarked A ), B ), C) and D ).

19、You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage: Psychology and sociology both belong to social sciences, and both study human behavior. However, psycholo

20、gy is the study of individual behavior, whereas sociology is the study of group behavior. Psychology deals with the possible problems an individual might have in social interaction with other individuals, but the main concern of sociology is the ways that different societies with different cultures

21、deal with each other.Sociology asks and tries to answer questions like these: why does one society progress rapidly and another one remain primitive for centuries? What is the main reason for revolution in a society? What is the role of religion or art in a society?Psychology asks and tries to answe

22、r questions like these: why does an individual adjust easily to a changing environment and another individual become mentally disturbed? What are the causes of antisocial behavior? What role does religion or art play in an individuals mental and emotional life?Psychology and sociology often work tog

23、ether in their study of human behavior. It is assumed that by better understanding individual motivation and behavior, more will be learned about group motivation and behavior. The reverse is also assumed: if scientists can learn more about social groups, they will learn more about individuals.61. W

24、hat would be an appropriate title for the passage?A) Individual and Group.B) Psychology and Sociology.C) Human Behavior Study. D) Main Concerns of Social Sciences.62. Which of the following questions is the concern of psychology?A) What are the causes of antisocial behavior?B) Why did the revolution

25、 occur in this society rather than in that one?C) How does religion or art function in a society?D) Why did this society make more rapid advance in this century?63. What does the word interaction (Para. 1) probably mean?A) A fact that one is generally friendly with others in his society.B) An action

26、 that one takes to learn from others in his society.C) A process by which two or more people have effect on each other.D) An emotion in which one individual hates another.64. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A) Both psychology and sociology study social behavior.B)

27、Mental problems should be dealt with by a sociologist.C) Sociology is the study of changing environment.D) A psychologist pays more attention to individuals than to groups.65. What is the main idea of the last paragraph of the passage?A) Group motivation and behavior can be reversed.B) Individual mo

28、tivation and behavior should be understood first.C) Learning more about individuals will contribute to learning more about groups.D) The two sciences can benefit from each others researches.Passage TwoQuestions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage: Life is difficult. This is a great truth. It

29、 is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it, thenlife is no longer difficult. Most people do not fully see this truth. Instead, they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seems to them that their difficulties represent a special kind ofsuff

30、ering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, their class, or even their nation. Life is a series of problems. Do we want to complain about them or solve them? What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one.Problems, depending on their

31、nature, cause in us sadness or loneliness or regret or anger or fear.These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. Indeed, it is be-cause of the pain which we have experienced that we call them problems. And since life causes anendless series of problems, life is a

32、lways difficult and is full of pain as well as joy. Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems arethe serious test that distinguishes between success and failure. It is only because of problems thatwe grow mentally and spiritually. When we desire to enco

33、urage the growth of the human spirit,we challenge and encourage the human capacity to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, Those things that hurt, instruct. It

34、 is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but actually to welcome the pain of problems.66. Which sentence best expresses the central point of the passage? A) Problems and difficulties represent a special kind of suffering. B) We become stronger mentally and physically by facing and solv

35、ing problems of life. C) Life is difficult because our problems bring us pain. D) People like to complain about their problems.67. The author writes-the first paragraph in just one short sentence in order to_. A) save space B) draw readers attention C) make readers laughD) confuse readers68. Which s

36、entence best expresses the main idea of Paragraph 3? A) Most people feel life is easy.B) Life should be easy for most people. C) The author likes to complain about his problems.D) Most people complain about how hard their lives are.69. According to the passage, we give school children difficult prob

37、lems to solve in order to_. A) challenge them to learnB) teach them to avoid the pain of solving problems C) help them learn to ignore pain D) teach them to have respect for authority70. The quotation from Benjamin Franklin, Those things that hurt, instruct suggests that_. A) we do not learn from ex

38、perience B) we do not learn when we are in pain C) pain teaches us important lessonsD) pain cannot be avoidedPassage ThreeQuestions 71 to 75 are based on the following passage:America has long had the reputation of being a land of opportunity, but homelessnessamong American families with children is

39、 an open secret. Not long ago, the miserable condition ofchildren in homeless families was seen as a national shame by the general public, requiring urgentaction. Major magazines contained cover stories about them; rock concerts devoted their proceeds(收益) to them. Politicians promised to deal with t

40、he matter as soon as possible. The attention has died down with the 1990s, even though there are no fewer homeless families in the country today.But now there are more shelters. If homeless families have shelters and hotels to stay in, theillusion is created that their problems are being taken care

41、of. The reality, however, is to the contrary: their needs are not being met. Shelters and hotels can never take the place of a stable home, and they were never intended to. But, in the absence of a national effort to find solutions to homelessness, shelters and hotels have become housing, by another

42、 name, for Americas poorest families.Its hard to understand how such an affluent society could produce so many poor families in need of housing and so much else, and do so little to help them. Homelessness, after all, is an aspect of poverty, which affects not thousands, but millions of Americans. I

43、ts economic, political, and social causes have been under heated discussion for decades. One thing is certain: unless and until the fundamental problems are dealt with, the shelters will always have a fresh supply of poor families.71. What is the passage mainly concerned about?A) Homelessness in the

44、 US. B) Solutions to Homelessness in the US.C) Causes of Homelessness in the US. D) Causes of poverty in the US.72. We may conclude from the passage that_.A) in the 1990s, children in homeless families received less attention from the general public than they used toB) there werent as many homeless

45、children in the 1990s as there used to be in AmericaC) in the 1990s, politicians promised to help the homeless children immediatelyD) major magazines printed fewer articles on rock music in the 1990s73. In the opinion of the author, shelters and hotels_.A) are a solution to the problem of homelessne

46、ss among American familiesB) are an indication that the problems of the homeless have been solvedC) can be regarded as proper housing for Americas poorest familiesD) cannot be the satisfactory solution to the problems of the homeless74. The word affluent (L. 1, Para. 3) is closest in meaning to_A) h

47、ealthyB) wealthy C) activeD) attractive75. The last sentence of the passage suggests that_. A) there will be no need for shelters when there are more poor families B) there will be more shelters to be built for the homeless in order to solve the problem C) more people will become homeless if the fun

48、damental problems are not solved D) the problem of homelessness will be solved if more shelters and hotels are provided2001.621. Tom_ his hat and bowed politely as the chairman passed.A) took offB) gave off C) got off D) put off22. To get a job you must_the company that you can do the job well.A) co

49、nvinceB) protest C) concernD) protect23. The food smells very good, but what does it _ like?A) feel B) tasteC) tryD) eat24. When he was asked about the missing camera, the boy _ ever seeing it.A) refused B) pretended C) opposed D) denied25. My shirt is torn, can you help me to_it?A) button B) mendC)

50、 wash D) iron26. The reform planned by the government was carried out on a large_.A) range B) field C) scale D) region27. He discovered a vast underground cave in this area, but he failed to see its_ value.A) creative B) beneficialC) commercial D) original28. That house always _ me of a holiday I sp

51、ent in Switzerland.A) reviews B) recallsC) remembers D) reminds29. _being fun and good exercise, swimming is a very good skill.A) In addition to: B) Far fromC) Except forD) In spite of30. The firemen fought for three hours before they managed to _ the fire. A) give upB) put outC) break off D) cut back31. The time taken on your journey, together with your _, wi