大学英语机考复习题库

大学英语机考复习题库

一、词汇（共65题）

1. How risk it is! Somehow, thanks God, you are safe.

2. As there is not much time left, Tom tells that story in brief.

3. What an unlucky day it is! I _ missed _ the train and _ left_ my umbrella at the station.

4. What he said_ hurt _ me and I got angry.

5. We can not judge people solely by their__ appearance ___ .

6. As he finished his speech, the audience burst _ into _ thunderous applause.

7. When we plan our summer vacation, father often offers___ practical ____ suggestions.

8. Mike, did it ever___ happen ____ to you that you would be punished for being late?

9. I stay home today not ___ because of ____ the rain, but __ because _ I am tired.

10. before —Why didn’t you tell him the good news?

11. When his shoes ___ wear out ____, Tom just throws them away.

12. Our family prepares a party to___celebrate ____ my grandpa’s 80th birthday.

13. ___ Since you are free, why not go shopping with us?

14. He suggested the conference be ___ put off ____ because of the bad weather.

15. —___ How often ____ do you visit Mr. White?

16. An ___ accident ____ happened last month on Highway 105.

17. We should ___ take up ____ arms and began to fight against the invaders (侵略者).

18. Before dinner the professor made a short ___.speech ____to the guests.

19. Thomas learned many Tang dynasty poems _ by heart _ when he was very young.

20. Will you_ do _ me the favor to take down the pictures on the wall?

21. He heard nothing __ concerning _____this matter.

22. The bottle contains 500 milliliters.

23. Marry could not overcome her dislike for that proud young man.

24. Companies must consider how they classify data so that their employees can find it quickly.

25. We are considering making a schedule for the sports meeting.

26. To be a nurse __ calls for _____ endurance and patience.

27. Mr. Li usually writes his__ comments _____ on the margin (页边空白处) of our compositions.

28. How could they draw different___ conclusions ____ from the same facts?

29. His heart___ beat ____ so fast that he could hardly breathe.

30. Could you repeat what you have said just now? I didn’t___ catch on ____ .

31. On the way home, Bill was__ caught _____ in a storm and got all wet.

32. The head office of the bank is in Shanghai, but it has___ branches ____ all over the country.

33. Language is the carrier of culture and___ in turn ____ is influenced by culture.

34. Everyone in the class voted ___ in favor of ____ the party.

35. The hotel___ charged ____ him $50 for a room for the night.

36.—I’d like to take a two-day holiday.

—Forget it, we’re too busy.

37. Without her parents’ ___ consent ____, Marry got married with Tom.

38. It makes no___ difference ____ whether you go with us or not.

39. She planned to go to France to study French, but that is ___ out of the question ____ now.

40. The bell had__ no sooner _____ rung than the students quieted down.

41. Quite a few popular English expressions___ derive ____ from the Bible.

42. Several screws of your desk have come loose. You’d better__ fix _____ them.

escapes 43. —Can you remember the name of the little boy?

44. I ca___ make out ____ who he is.

45. The huge fire is reported to have__ left _____ more than 1000 people dead.

46. I’m sure Linda will be able to find the supermarket—she has a pretty good___ sense _of direction.

as 47. —What do you think of the movie today?

48. In China students seldom ___ question ____ what their teachers say.

49. Children are likely to get ___.out of hand ____if no one cares about their upbringing.

50. Wash your hands before you __ handle _____ my books.

51. Tom ___ aimed at ____ the tiger, fired but missed it.

52. If a baby bird stays ___ alive ____ for two or three weeks after leaving the nest, it has a fair chance of becoming an adult.

53. William__ behaves _____ like a perfect gentleman.

54. I____ would rather ___ stay home than go out.

55. —What do you do to____ earn ___ your living?

56. We should not to dress__ casually _____ for the job interview.

instructions 57. —How can I use it?

—Well, look at , please.

58. The current political ___ climate ____ of our country is favorable for foreign investments.

59. The___ discovery ____ of diamond under the land made the people richer.

60. ____ With ___ the production going up, an increasing supply of raw materials is needed.

61. ___ All ____ is not gold that glitters.

62. Oh! Your new necktie__ goes _____ very well with your business suit.

63. It’s___ fairly ____ unusual for me to get angry, but I was shocked____ quite ___ by my boss’s attitude.

64. I ho pe you don’t mind me asking,__ but _____ where did you buy your new skirt?

65. I’m afraid I will have to____ decline ___ her invitation to the party.

二、语法（共65题）

1. —___ May ___ I sit here?

2. John was made___ to practise ___ the piano so much that, at times, he thought about giving up.

3. Does__ it matter if we can’t finish this job on time?

4. —What can you see in this picture?—I can see an old man sitting on the chair.

5. Lucy realized that many of these questions were hard to answer, and perhaps some even could not be answered at all.

6. The number of pages in this book___ is ___ about two hundred.

7. The restaurant near the campus,__ opened ____ last year, is very popular among the students.

8. I can’t agree with__ what ____ you said.

9. It’s known by everyone that__ a ____ horse is__ a ____ useful animal.

10. Without electricity, human life__ would be ____ quite different today.

11. You___ had better ___ try it again if you fail this time.

12. You’d better keep the windo ws__ open ____ . It’s so hot here.

13. The new secretary is supposed to report the manager as soon as she__ arrives ____ .

14. Don’t go out. We are about___ to have ___ dinner.

15. Most cars__ on ____ display are new products.

16. It’s still a pu zzle___ how ___ he became rich overnight.

17. ___ Nothing ___ in my life can give me such pleasure as drawing.

18. No sooner__ had she ____ seen her father than she ran to him.

19. Tom bought ___ a ___ new telephone yesterday and he is talking with me by__/ ____ telephone now.

20. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” was the best film__ shown ____ last year.

21. My sister,__ who ____ works in Shanghai, sends me an e-mail almost everyday.

22. My parents are no longer __ what ____ they use to be.

23. The population of this city is__ twice as large as ____ that of ours.

24. The weather seems as if it___ were ___ summer already.

25. —There’s coffee and tea; you can have__ either ____ .

26. He told me he__ was leaving ____ for Shanghai tomorrow.

27. Here___ comes ___ the bus! Let’s go!

28. Not until he came back__ did I ____ know about it.

29. If I__ had been ____ you, I__ would have chosen ____ to take the job at that time.

30. Mary___ was writing ___ a book about China l ast year, but I don’t know whether she has finished it.

31. This kind of apple tastes__ good ____ and sells__ well ____ .

32. I love___/___ history because it gives us__ a ____ knowledge of past events.

33. Internet crime is a subject about which ____ the world might argue for a long time.

34. I wondered whether this book was__ well ____ worth__ reading ____ .

35. He received the order__ that ____ he should come back__ by ____ the noon.

36. __ whoever ___ leaves last should close all the windows.

37. Of all the story books, I like this one__ the least ____ . It is not interesting at all!

38. As Aristotle__ said ____ , “people__ come ____

must 39. —Do you have to leave now?

40. How beautiful she sings! I have never heard__ a better voice ____ .

41. I earned 30 dollars__ a ____ day as_ a ____ supermarket cashier on this summer vocation

42. You___ needn’t ___ have brought your camera. They all had theirs with them.

43. It used to__ be believed ____ that sugar could decay the teeth.

44. I don’t know__ whether ____ to laugh or to cry__ if ____ it happens again.

45. They went into the meeting room,___ in which ___ they had a break.

46. At what age are children able to distinguish__ between ____ right and wrong?

47. It was__ so cold a day yesterday that ____ I caught a cold.

48. The plan was in___ ruins ___ just because few people were willing to cooperate.

49. Why do you have the water__ running ____ all the time?

50. Considering the above-mentioned, I think, it is high time that we college students_ took a good look of our behavior.

51. You can ask him___ a second ___ time if you are still confused.

52. I’ll start early,___ if ___ I over sleep.

53. Tom ran to the railway station, only__ to find ____ the train has already left.

54. Returning home, Jim found the back door open and something__ stolen ____ .

55. Our new_ house ____ has four bedrooms and a sitting room.

56. It was__ quite ____ impossible for her to finish this job all by herself.

57. The population of this country___ is ___ 3 million and one third of it__ are ____ farm workers.

58. ___ Provided ___ you help me, I__ will do ____ it.

59. This new dictionary belongs to___ Mary ___ .

60. He said he had finished reading this novel and___ that ___ he would borrow another one.

61. __ Pop star as she is ____ , she still needs to improve.

62. —Needn’t I tell him everything that’s happened to his father? Yes, you have to

63. The novel is well__ worthy of being read ____ a second time.

64. It was under the bed___ that ___ my brother hid the ball this morning.

65. __ Every one ____ of the students admired this young English teacher.

三、阅读理解（共8篇）

1. Long ago, in d ays of the Roman Empire, people used to believe a god of farming called “Saturn”. They believed

that Saturn could make the weather good or bad, and that he had the power to control how much rain would fall. Before a Roman farmer would plant his fields, he would try to get Saturn to give him good weather. He believed

that if he killed an animal for Saturn, he would make Saturn happy. Then Saturn would make sure that the weather

was good.

Not only did the people name a planet after Saturn but they also name a day of the week after him. They called

this day “Saturn dies”, Latin words which mean “day of Saturn”. In English those words became Saturday.

(1) What was Saturn believed to be in charge of?--- Rainfall.

(2) Why did a Roman farmer kill an animal before planting his fields? Because__ he wanted to please Saturn so

that Saturn would make the weather good for his planting _____.

(3) What was the correct order of what a Roman farmer did before planting his fields?---

a. observing the weather ;d. finding an animal ;

b. killing the animal ;e. offering it to Saturn;

f. waiting for good weather to come ;c. getting his farm tools ready

(4) Which of the following is NOT TRUE? ---Saturn was named for the last day of the week.

(5) What’s the purpose of the author to write this passage?--- How Saturday got its name.

2. Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One

day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission to medical schools, she was finally accepted by

a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the

cost of schooling.

In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon (外科医师), but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.

Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By

1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the

first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set

up the first medical school for women.

(1) Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?--- A serious eye problem stopped her.

(2) What main obstacle almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming for a doctor?--- She was a woman.

(3) How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?--- Eight years

(4) According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell,--- was the first

woman doctor.

(5) Elizabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in__ the United States _____.

3. One day two scientists were quarrelling about whose watch was better, the German one or the Japanese one. Since they were scientists, they decided to do an experiment to test the watches. They went into their lab and filled a basin

with water, put the watches in, waited for 20 minutes and took them out.

They could see there was something wrong with both watches. They observed them for several hours before

speaking to each other. They both silently found the German watch was losing 60 minutes and the Japanese are

doubled that.

The scientists with the Japanese watch then slowly raised his head and said, “Both watch are out

of work, but my watch is righ t more often than yours, so it’s better.” The scientist with the

German watch went home without saying a word.

(1) The two scientists were quarrelling at the beginning of the story, because__ each of them thought his own

watch was better than the other’s _____.

(2) They did an experiment because they__ wanted to know whose watch was better _____.

(3) After they did the experiment, they found neither of their watches could tell the correct time .

(4) After putting the Japanese watch in water for 20 minutes, two scientists found it went backwards 120 minutes.

(5) How about the German watch at last?--- It was better that the Japanese one.

4. Driving cars, trucks and motorcycles is an important part of our lives. We do it every day to get to work, to school or to friends’ houses.

Driving can be very convenient, but can also cause many problems. Waiting in line at a red light, a driver may get impatient and decide just to drive right through it. If another car is coming from the other direction, there might be a terrible accident. Cutting another car off can make its driver angry, so that driver cuts off someone else. Pretty soon everybody is angry, and impatient.

Traffic accidents declare millions of lives every year worldwide. In Taiwan alone, over seven people are killed in accidents every day. The annual death rate (年死亡率) from traffic accidents in Taiwan is twice that of Japan.

To allow traffic to move smoothly and safely, everybody must follow the rules. Before you drive, learn all the traffic laws. That way of driving is safe, convenient and even fun!

(1) The word “convenient” in the passage means handy, easy to do

(2) If you cut another car off, its driver may be angry _

(3) The sentence “Traffic accidents declare millions of lives” means “Many people die from traffic accidents ”

(4) According to the passage, driving can be safe if you obey all the traffic rules

(5) Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?--- Traffic Safety

5. Are you thinking of writing someone a letter? Call instead. It isn’t tha t expensive, especially when you call during the evening, night, or weekend hours. In fact, you can make a ten-minute call anywhere in the continental United States for just $2.60.

For even greater saving, always dial direct, that is, without an operator’s help. Rates (资;费) on direct calls are lower after five o’clock in the evening and lowest after eleven o’clock at night. Collect, person-to-person, and pay phone calls require the services of an operator, and they cost more than direct calls.

Need to call out of the country? Now calls to many overseas places may be dialed direct. Check your telephone direction for overseas area codes.

Next time you have good news, or you just want to stay in touch, remember, a phone call means so much more than

a letter. This has been a message from Southern Bell Telephone Company.

(1) To make a ten-minute call costs $2.60, if you are in New York and want to be connected with a person in Los Angeles .

(2) According to this passage, when is a dial telephone call cheapest?--- After 11 at night.

(3) Which type of call requires less money?--- A direct dial call.

(4) What should one do in order to make an overseas call?--- .Check the phone book for the overseas operator’s number so that he can help you.

(5) This passage is a talk .

6. Even if you are a good high-jumper, you can jump only about seven feet off the ground. You cannot jump any higher because the earth pulls you hard. The pull of the earth is called gravity. You can easily find out the pull of the earth. If you weigh yourself, you will know how much gravity is pulling you.

Since there is gravity, water runs down hill. When you throw a ball into the air, it falls back down. Because of gravity, you do not fall off the earth as it whirls (旋转) around.

Then, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space? Now you can do it, because spaceships have been invented. Then spaceship will go so fast that it can escape the earth’s gravity and carry you into space.

(1) In this passage, the word “gravity” means__ the force which attracts objects towards the centre of the earth ___

(2) When you slip you always fall to the ground because___ the earth has gravity ____.

(3) Gravity is strong that__ it can keep everything on earth._____.

(4) Because of gravity,___ water always flows downwards.____.

(5) We can get away from the earth by spaceship because_ the spaceship goes very fast._____.

7. In the United States, it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00 p.m. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he assumes it’s a matter of life and death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.

In social life, time plays a very important part. In the U.S.A. guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the attention to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time differs in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings arise (产生) between people from cultures that treat time differently. Promptness is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the U.S. no one would think of keeping a business associate waiting for an hour. It would be too impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late is expected to make a short apology. If he is less than 5 minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.

(1) “The same meaning is attached to telephone calls after 11:00 p.m.” Here “attached” means___ given ____.

(2) According to this passage, time plays an important role in __ social life ___.

(3) According to the passage, the author may agree to which of the following statements?--- .It may be appropriate to send your invitation cards to your guests three or four days before a dinner party date in some countries.

(4) The best title for this passage is__ The Voice of Time _____.

(5) What is the purpose of the author to write this passage?--- To tell us that we should treat time differently in cross-cultural communication.

8. The horse came into existence before man on earth. Although the earliest remains of primitive horses have been found on the North American continent, many scientists believe this small species traveled over a land mass. It became extinct (绝种的) in America. Other scientists believe that the horse may have originated in Asia. In any event the animal soon spread into China, Europe, and the Middle East. The first modern horses to be introduced into the American continent came with the early Spanish explorers. Horses were bred into many types. The heavy horses developed in the low countries of Europe and were used for work and by the medieval knights (中世纪骑士) to ride. The oldest breed of horses is said to be the Arabian. The only true wild horses left in 20th century are found in Mongolia. Horses are said to rate in intelligence after the ape, elephant, and the dog. They have excellent memories and can sometimes find their way home when lost, and sense danger better than their masters. The early civilizations of man that had made use of the horse developed more rapidly than those which had not.

(1) Where did the horse originate?--- On the North American continent.

(2) What were the primary uses of the horse for early man?--- To work for him.

(3) What can be said about the varieties of horses?

A.The early horses were larger than the more modern breeds.--- The oldest breed of the modern horses is said to be the Arabian.

(4) Which of the following characteristics of horses is correct?--- They can sense danger better than man.

(5) What might be the author’s possible purpose in writing thi s passage?--- To introduce the history and characteristics of horses.

四、完形填空（共2篇）

1. In sports the sexes are separate. Women and men do not run or swim in the same races. Women are less strong than men. That at least is what people say. Women are called the “weaker sex”, or if men want to please them, “the fair sex”. But are women’s bodies really weaker? The fas test men can run a mile in under 4 minutes. The best women need 5 minutes. Women’s times are always slower than men’s , but some facts are a surprise. Some of the fastest women swimmers today are teenage girls. This does not mean that women are catching up with men. Conditions are very different now, and sports have become much more serious. It is so serious that some women athletes are given hormone injections. At the Olympics, a doctor has to check whether the women athletes are really women or not. It seems sad that sports have such problems. Life can be very complicated when there are two separate sexes.

2. Earthquakes have been objects of worry and fear throughout history. No other natural event can cause as much damage over so large an area in so short a time. Even in a single earthquake there may be ten thousand or even more than a hundred thousand lives lost. Nearly all this loss, as well as much of the great damage, however , can be prevented or avoided. If buildings are constructed under any modern system and carefully checked, people would not be buried or killed . With care and warning, deaths from fires can be reduced and damage from giant waves can be controlled. Thus, by studying the earth’s rocks and surface, the effects of earthquakes can be changed