大學英語1復(fù)習題(高起本)

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《大學英語1》復(fù)習題A

TrialsaretakingplaceinNorthAmericaandEuropetotestanelectronicdevicewhichwillpreventchildrenfromwatchingunsuitableprogramsontelevision.

Thedevice,knownasaV-chip(the“v”standsforviolence),allowsparentstocontroltheirtelevisionsetsothatprogramswhichareunsuitableforchildrencannotbewatchedonaparticulartelevision.

1.Accordingtothepassage,V-chiptechnologyenablesparentsto_____________.

C)keepinappropriateTVprogramsawayfromtheirchildren

2.Whatdowelearnfromthepassageabouttheelectroniccode?

A)Itshowsthelevelofsexand/orviolenceinaparticularprogram.

3.Theword“they”inParagraph4refersto________________.

A)makersB)parentsC)childrenD)programs

4.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat________________________.

C)TVsetssoldinAmericanafter1998arerequiredtohaveV-chips

5.CriticsoftheV-chipwereconcernedthat____________________.

D)newproblemsmayariseeveniftheV-chipworks

Itisestimatedthatsomesevenhundredmillionpeopleareunabletoreadandwrite,andthereareprobablytwohundredandfiftymillionmorewhoselevelofattainmentissoslightthatitbarelyqualifiesliteracy

6.Studyingcarefullythecluesinthepassage,welearnthatthetotalpopulationofAfricais.

B)approximatelyonehundredandtwenty-fivemillion

7.ThefigureofilliteracyinBritaincomprises.

D)threepointfivepercentofthatoftheilliteracyinSouthernEurope

8.ItisobviousthatUNESCO.

B)isaworldorganizationattachedtotheU.N.

9.Aworldplanmentionedinthepassageaimsat.

C)helpingilliterateslearnhowtoreadandwrite

10.Theauthorimpliesthatthisworldplanisto.

B)berealizedintenyears

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Inthecourseofthelate1930sthousandsofworkerstransformedanoldgarbagedumpintheNewYorkboroughofQueensintothe1939-40NewYorkWorld’sFair.Forthepriceofafive-centsubwayrideandseventy-five-centadmissionfee,somefifty-sevenattendeescouldsamplepersonally“thewondersofcontemporarylife.”

11.Howmuchdidatickettothe1939-40NewYorkFaircost?C)75cents.

12.Theword“showcase”inparagraph2probablymeans_______.B)display

13.Whichnationorganizedmostoftheinternationalexhibitionsbetween1850and1900?B)France.

14.WecanconcludefromthepassagethatthefourhundredthanniversaryofColumbus’sarrivalshouldhavebeencelebratedin_______________.C)1894

15.Whatwasoneimportantfeatureofthe1893ChicagoExposition?B)Historicalconference.

Teensmokingrateshavebeendroppingsince1997,federalhealthofficialsreporttoday,butmorethanaquarterofhighschoolstudentsstillsmokecigarettes.

TheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionsaysroughly29%ofAmericanhighschoolstudentsare

SAQ1.Thisreportmainlydiscusses___Asurveyofadolescents'smoking_________________.

SAQ2.From1997to2001,thesmokingrateinAmericahighschoolstudentshasdroppedby_____29%________percentagepoint.

SAQ3.WhatdidtheUSwanttoachieveinfightingteensmokingbytheyear2010?

Reduceteenagesmokingto16%orlower

SAQ4.Thedropinteensmokingratewasaresultof__Schoolsandgovernment_aswellaseffortsfromvarioussectorstopreventsmoking.

SAQ5.WhatshouldbethenextsteptoreduceteensmokingrateaccordingtoPechacek?

Cigarettepricesneedtoriseandincreasesmokingcessationeducation

PartII VocabularyandStructure(35minutes,45marks)

SectionA

16.Ienjoyedbeingonthiscourse.Ilearnedalotfromteachersandstudents_________.C)likewise

17.Themeeting_________takeplaceonThursday.Butwe’vehadtopostponeit.C)wassupposedto

18.HespokeJapaneseverywell.He________thelanguageforyears.A)shouldhavestudied

19.Prisonersarmedwithbaseballbatsusedthehostagestokeepthepolicemen_________.C)frombehind

20.SoSophiaheldahighopinionofherown________forlookingafterherself.B)capability

21.He________hischildrennothingandgavethemeverythingtheywanted,which

spoiledthechildren.C)declined

22.Thenewapartmenthousethatwasbuiltafewmonthsagoislargeenoughto_________C)live

23.Despite_________,itdidagreatdealofgoodworkinsidethetradeunion.Dthereweremistakesandweaknesses

24.Sheisn'trich;_______thatshewilleverbe.DnordoIimagine

27.MariannewastemptedtoturnthelargeroomsintotraditionalFrench-stylesalons,________HowardwasinfavorofatypicallyEnglishlook.C)where

28.Theschoolhasverygoodteachers,butwhenitcomes_______itsbuildings,r.C)forrenovating

29.Thatbookisworthatleast$15,butwecouldletyouhaveit________$10.B)by

SectionB

Directions:Completeeachofthefollowingsentenceswiththeproperformofthewordderivedfromtheoneinbrackets.

PartIIIGuidedWriting (30minutes,15marks)

Directions:RecentlyInternetsurfingbecomesverypopular.Writeashortessayofabout150wordsonthistopic.Youshouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelow:

SurfingontheInternetbringsalotofpleasurebesideinformation.

YoungchildrenshouldnotspendtoomuchtimesurfingontheInternet.

Givereasons.

YoungchildrenarenotsuitableforlongtimesurfingtheInternet.LongtimesurfingtheInternetcanmakeyoungchildreninfatuatedwiththevirtualworld,resultinginselfclosure,estrangementfromrealityandunwillingtocommunicatefacetofacewithpeople.Foralongtime,itwillinevitablyaffectthenormalcognitive,emotional

2.Thephrase“pitchin”inLine2,Paragraph2,isclosestinmeaningto__________A)“offerhelporsupport”

3.Whatisaworkingmother’sbestchoiceifshedoesnothavetimetopreparedinnerforthefamilyaccordingtothepassage?C)Takingthefamilytodinneratapizzaplace.

4.WhichofthefollowinggroupsofAmericansaremostlikelytocooktheirownmealathome?D)Unemployedwomenwithfamily.

5.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?C)ReasonsforthepopularityoffastfoodinAmerica.

SectionB

Directions:Completeeachofthefollowingsentenceswiththeproperformofthewordderivedfromtheoneinbrackets.

Example1:Tomdoesnothaveajob.Heis_____________.(job)

Answer:jobless

Example2:Itis_____________totalkwithone’smouthfulloffood.(polite)

Answer:impolite

46.Fewpeoplenowadaysareabletomaintainfriendshipsinto_Juveniles_Underage______(adult).

47.Gettingthereisthemainthing——howwegetthereisa___firstly_____(second)consideration.

48.Newwaystotreatarthritismayprovidean__unchanged______(alter)topainkillers.

49.Theaimofthecruisewasto__hypnosis______(awake)aninterestinandanunderstandingofforeigncultures.

50.Thenewtestshould__cudnt_____(able)doctorstodetectthediseaseearly.

51.Pamamisthesecondairlineintwomonthstofilefor________(bankrupt).

52.Earningenoughmoneytokeephisfamilyisahigh________(prior).

538._Dismissal_______(employ)issodamagingtobothindividualsandtocommunities.

PartIIIGuidedWriting (30minutes,15%)

Directions:Peoplehavedifferentopinionsonwhatismoreimportantinlife,moneyorhealth.Writeashortessayofabout150wordsonthistopic.Youshouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelow:

Somepeoplethinkmoneyisthemostimportantthinginlife.

Someothersthinkhealthismoreimportant.

Whatdoyo