大学英语复习题

本科《大学英语》A/B卷复习题

Ⅰ.Vocabulary and structure:

1. You are sure to succeed _________ you keep on trying.

A. as long as

B. as much as

C. unless

D. however

2. The heavy fog __________ several cars running into each other on the street.

A. resulted from

B. resulted in

C. set up

D. put forward

3. ____________ the room when the bell rang loud enough to wake the dead.

A. Hardly had I entered

B. Hardly I had entered

C. Hardly will I enter C. No sooner had I entered

4. It is necessary that this work ____________ as soon as possible.

A. must be finished

B. is to be finished

C. be finished

D. has to be finished

5.Harker Brayton was lying comfortably on a sofa, reading newspaper. Suddenly something

in a dark corner of the room ____________ his attention.

A. pulled b. reached C. ignored D. captured

6.There is much chance_________Bill will recover from his injury in time for the race.

A. that b. which C. until D. if

7.Heat does not travel by convection in solid,because the solid does move,_________.

A. so does a liquid b.so a liquid does C.as does a liquid D. so is a liquid

8._____________ , it was finished on time.

A. However was the work difficult

B. whatever difficult the work was

C. However difficult the work was C. no matter difficult the work was

9.Make sure _________ the door is locked before you leave.

A. whether

B. until

C. that

D. of that

10.It was the training that he had as a young man _________ made him such a good engineer.

A. that

B. what

C. has

D. who

11._____________ it twice, the film didn’t interest me.

A. Having already seen

B. To have seen

C. I had already seen

D. Since I had already seen

12.I passed his office several times __________ I could make up my mind to ring the door bell.

A. then

B. until

C. before

D. while

13.I think Tom, rather than you, _________ to blame.

A. is

B. has

C. ought

D. to be

14.I didn’t know anything about it. Why didn’t you tell me ______________ ?

A. at once

B. in fact

C. in advance

D. ahead of time

15.Many people had the bad habit of buying things _____________ .

A. in advance

B. on impulse

C. without delay

D. in surprise

16.If I had known it I ____________ him the wrong answer.

A. would have not given

B. had given

C. have given

D. would not have given

17.You must work hard to catch up. You are __________ behind others in the class.

A. going

B. lagging

C. leaving

D. staying

18.Some animals can ______ in the desert on very little water.

A. persist

B. hang

C. last

D. survive

19.The parents had to put the books ______ the reach of their son who was seriously ill

and needed rest badly.

A. beyond

B. behind

C. below

D. after

20.Trying to make some money before entering university, he__________ a job.

A. applied for

B. asked for

C. gave up

D. put up

21._____，Mr. Brown saw the washing machine which had been repaired go wrong again.

A. To his surprise

B. It was surprised

C. Surprising

D. Surprised

22.Think twice __________ you take action lest you should fall into error.

A. until

B. before

C. unless

D. after

23.To get the job started, __________ I need is your permission.

A. all what

B. but what

C. all that

D. only that

24.--What would you like to drink?

--It doesn’t matter. ____________ .

A. Anything will be

B. Everything will be

C. Something will do

D. Anything will do

25.If we work with a strong will,we can overcome any difficulty,____________great it is.

A. what b. how C. however D. whatever

26.——What made her so upset？

——____ _the necklace______ yesterday.

A. Lost，bought

B. Lost，buying

C. Losing，having bought

D. Losing，bought

27.The three children looked after their sick mother__________.

A. in return

B. by turn

C. in turn

D. being done

28.Tom went out to play with his homework__________.

A. done

B. to do

C. doing

D. being done

29. Not until_________ the whole thing to him______ that he was wrong.

A. had I explained，he realized

B. had I explained，that he realized

C. I had explained，that he realized

D. I had explained，did he realize

30.___________ TV sets they produced was increased to 20,000 last year.

A. A number of

B. The number of

C. A quantity of

D. The amount of

31.It is required that these homeless children ___________ by the government.

A. is taken care of

B. to be taken care of

C. should be taken care

D. be taken care of

32. Nowadays people can obtain knowledge from many sources besides books.

A. gain

B. investigate

C. consult

D. observe

33. She came over to the native boy and whispered something to him.

A. gave

B. presented

C. murmured

D. showed

34. An employee who fails to carry out his or her work on time will be considered unreliable.

A. perform

B. complete

C. continue

D. develop

35. This country made a strategic error which led to its defeat in the war.

A. trick

B. progress

C. joke

D. mistake

36.He was seriously injured in the accident and it was three hours before he regained consciousness.

A. recovered

B. emerged

C. came about

D. came to

37.We had a long debate as to whether we should spend so much money on space technology.

A. conclusion

B. argument

C. conversation

D. research

38. In present-day China the values of teenagers differ from those of their parents.

A. agree with

B. argue with

C. conflict with

D. result from

II. Cloze:

1.Public and private schools in the United States

Religious and private schools receive little or no support from public taxes in the United States, and, as a result, are usually somewhat expensive to __1__, the large group of religious schools in America __2__ by the Roman Catholic Church, while religious schools tend to be __3__ expensive than private schools, there are usually some fees.

When there is free education available to all children in the United States, why do people __4__ money on private schools? Americans offer __5__ great variety of reasons for doing so, including the desire of some parents to __6__ their children to schools __7__ classes tend to be smaller, or where religious instruction is included as part of the educational system, or because __8__ their opinion, the public schools in their area are not __9__ high enough quality to meet their needs. Private schools in the United States __10__ widely in size, quality, and in the kind of program that are offered to meet __11__ of certain students.

The degree __12__ American parents are active in their children’s schools is often __13__ to people of other countries. Most schools have organizations __14__ of both parents and teachers, usually called P.T.A. for parents-teacher association. They meet together to __15__ various matters concerning the school. Parents often give their time to help with classroom or after school activities.

1.A. go B. attend C. take part in D. enroll

2.A. were run B. run C. is run D. is running

3.A. less B. more C. rather D. much

4.A. spend B. pay C. cost D. take

5.A. a B. the C. some D. /

6.A. bring B. bringing C. send D. sending

7.A. which B. what C. in that D. where

8.A. to B. in C. of D. on

9.A. / B. in C. of D. on

10.A. differ B. varies C. extend D. differs

11.A. the needs B. the satisfaction C. needs D. need

12.A. on which B. to which C. which D. what

13.A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. striking

14.A. consisting B. comprising C. composing D. making up

15.A. talk to B. comment C. discuss D. exchange

2. Unexpected things may happen every day but no one can tell when and where. People usually get surprised or frightened by such things.

One day I took a taxi to go to a meeting. As it came near a corner, the taxi stopped suddenly. The ____1____ got out looking very puzzled. A big truck which had been following the taxi stopped, too. The taxi driver was now ____2____ at the corner looking up at the sky and the truck driver got out and ____3____ him. A number of cars behind them were ____4____ to stop as well and a large crowd of people had ____5____ at the corner.

The cause of all this ____6____ was a very strange noise. It looked as if thousands and thousands of birds were chirping (鸟叫). The sound of so many birds together was quite surprising and many people looked ____7____ . The most extraordinary thing was that, except one or two sparrows (麻雀), there was not a bird in ____8____ . No one was able to know why ____9____ two policemen arrived on the scene. They walked around the area for a while and then stopped near the railway tracks beside a big board advertisement (广告牌) for a ____10____ . Since the noise seemed to come ____11____ around there, they climbed ____12____ and found that two loudspeakers had been ____13____ behind the advertisement. The bird noises were being broadcast to ____14____ attention to the film advertisement.

The cinema that made this advertisement was ____15____ to take the loudspeakers away, because they caused

trouble and people were tired with them.

1. A. traveler B. passenger C. driver D. conductor

2. A. riding B. moving C. sitting D. standing

3. A. beat B. joined C. shouted D. kicked

4. A. told B. ordered C. forced D. required

5. A. cried B. gathered C. run D. laughed

6. A. accident B. news C. story D. trouble

7.A. disappointed B. frightened C. happy D. sad

8.A. air B. snow C. sigh t D. silence

9.A. after B. until C. because D. if

10.A. shop B. film C. factory D. game

11.A. into B. to C. in D. from

12.A. down B. up C. in D. out

13.A. fixed B. broken C. repaired D. hidden

14.A. get B. ask C. pay D. call

15.A. suggested B. advised C. ordered D. considered

III. Reading comprehension

Passage 1

Rock and roll came from jazz and blues during the 1950s. One of the first rock and roll songs was Bill Haley’s “Rock around the clock.” One of the first very famous rock and roll singers was Elvis Presley. Others were Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry. Now, almost every country has many rock and roll bands and singers. Sometimes performers call their music by different names, like “rap” or “punk”. They sing and play mixtures of rock and roll and talking or other sounds. “Rap” and “punk” both come from rock and roll, or “rock music”.

Some fans who like rock music think classical music is boring. Many fans play rock music very loudly. They forget about the people who enjoy soft music. Loud music can make these people nervous. Many fans also like to dance to rock and roll.

When rock and roll was new, people had only records to play the music at home. After that, we used cassette tape and records. Now we listen to music on compact discs ( CD碟片). Most modern bands and singers use companies to make videos (视盘) of their songs. With videos, fans can see the performers at the same time they listen to the music. Making a recording and the video that goes with it is very expensive.

1.Bill Haley’s “rock around the clock” was one of the first _____________ songs.

A. blues

B. rap

C. rock and roll

D. punk

2.“Rap” is a ______________ of rock and roll and talking.

A. mixture

B. record

C. performer

D. company

3.Many fans like their rock music ______________ .

A. soft

B. funny

C. loud

D. boring

4.The first rock and roll fans listened to “Rock around the clock” on a _____________ .

A. video

B. cassette

C. compact disc

D. record

5.Rock and roll began about ______________ years ago.

A. ten

B. one hundred

C. fifty

D. twenty-five

Passage 2

Recently, in the hope of earning both money and social experience, I became a door-to-door salesman.

I once heard a saying: “If somebody wants something of yours, you will be treated as wa rmly as spring, but if they don’t, you may be treated as cold as winter. You may consider this an exaggeration, but if you are a salesman, it is definitely correct.”

You would never have found it to be so true if you haven’t been a salesman. You needn’t endure doubtful looks

and unfriendly comments, you needn’t listen to something absolutely wrong and nod to say that it is quite right; you needn’t worry about being refused time after time; you needn’t always maintain patience and a smile; you needn’t re peat the same sentences over and over again; you needn’t talk to somebody you dislike…

I did this work for a month, then I decided to quit. Apart from the reasons above, I found I was paying too much attention to the job and thus sacrificing my study time. The latest test result proved that my grades were getting worse.

Even worse, I hadn’t enough time to join my classmates in college activities. Sometimes I felt lonely and under strong pressure and burden from both my study and my part-time job. No w I think it isn’t worth doing such a thing, for even though I was earning money it came at great cost.

Newspapers and magazines often publish stories about excellent students who do part-time work while also maintaining high scores in class. But according to my experience, part-time work can have very strong negative influences on study.

Most students don’t view the relationship between study and work correctly. In my opinion, if it isn’t a must for financial reasons, students should be cautious about undertaking part-time jobs.

1.The main idea of the article is _______________ .

A.part-time job is an exciting experience

B.it’s not an easy job to be a salesman

C.you can earn some money by doing part-time job

D.part-time job can have negative influences

2.The writer decided to give up his part-time job mainly because ____________ .

A.he hadn’t enough time to join his classmates in play

B.the money he earned was too little

C.it was hard for him to make a balance between study and work

D.he lost the patience to persuade people to buy his goods

3.If you want to be a successful salesman, you have to ____________ .

A.talk to people you don’t like at all

B.repeat what other people say

C.listen to some true comments

D.learn how to cheat people

4.The italicize d word “cautious” in the last line means _____________ .

A. honest

B. careful

C. patient

D. sure

5.Which of the following is not true?

A.The author’s grades were getting worse due to his part-time job.

B.From the article we can see that the author is not a good student.

C.The author did his part-time job for a month.

D.The author thinks that he can get social experience by doing part-time work.

Passage3

Valencia is in the east part of Spain. It has a port on the sea，two miles away from the coast. It is the capital of a province that is also named Valencia.

The city is a market centre for what is produced by the land around the city. Most of the city's money is made from farming. It is also a busy business city，with ships，railways clothes and machine factories.

V alencia has an old part with white buildings，coloured roofs，and narrow streets. The modern part has long，wide streets and new buildings. V alencia is well known for its parks and gardens. It has many old churches and museums. The University in the centre of the city was built in the 13th century.

The city of valencia has been known since the 2nd century. In the 8th century it was the capital of Spain. There is also an important city in Venzuela（委内瑞拉）named Valencia.

1.From the text，how many places have the name Valencia？

A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. Four

2.What is the main difference between the two parts of the city？

A. The colour of the buildings

B. The age of the buildings

C. The colour of the roof

D. The length of the streets.

3.When was Valencia the most important city in Spain？

A.2nd century

B.8th century

C.13th century

D.20th century

4.What is Valencia famous for？

A. Its markets

B. Its university

C. Its churches and museums

D. its parks and gardens

5.The main income of the city of Valencia is from its _______.

A. markets

B. business

C. factories

D. farming

Passage 4

I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang. It was an eccentric farmer. I had never met him before although I had heard people talk about him. He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything. Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly had had a very accident. I hadn't the slightest idea who she was but I obviously had to go.

It had been snowing heavily that day and I didn't know the way. I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place. He was standing there，waiting for me. “She meant more to me than anyone ……even my own wife！”he said. I could see that he had been crying. I thought something terrible had taken place，a possible scandal. I was even more shocked when he told me he had put her in the barn（厩）。“I wouldn't leave here out in the cold！”he said.

Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door. He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground. “She was such a good cow！I wouldn't let anyone but a doctor touch her！”he said，and burst into tears again.

1. The underlined phrase “make out” in the first paragraph means ______

A. expect

B. see clearly

C. here clearly

D. understand

2. Before he arrived at the farmer's house，the writer expected to see Milly lying ____？

A. on the floor of a room

B. on the ground of a barn

C. in bed in a barn

D. in bed in a room

3.What do we know about Milly from the story？

A. She was seriously ill.

B. She was hidden somewhere.

C. She had met with an accident.

D. She had caused a scandal.

4 .The farmer wished that the writer might__________.

A. bring Milly back to life

B. keep the whole things a secret

C. look into the matter

D. free him from a scandal

5.The person who told the story is probably a _______.

A. policeman

B. farmer

C. newspaper reporter

D. country doctor

Passage 5

Feeling tired lately？Has the doctor said he cannot find anything wrong with you？Perhaps he sent you to a hospital，but all the advanced equipment there shows that there is nothing wrong.

Then consider this，you might be in a state of subhealth.

Subhealth，also called the third state or grey state，is explained as a border line state between health and disease. According to an investigation by the National Health Organization，Over 45 percent of subhealth people are middle aged or elderly. The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around exam time.

Symptoms include a lack of energy，depression，slow reactions，insomnia，agitation and poor memory. Other symptoms include shortness of breath，sweating and aching in the waist and legs.

The key to preventing and recovering from subhealth，according to some medical experts，is to form good living

habits，alternate work with rest，exercise regularly，and take part in open-air activities.

As for meals，people are advised to eat less salt and sugar. They should also eat more fresh vegetables，fruits，fish，because they are rich in nutritional elements-vitamins，and trace elements——that are important to the body.

Nutrition experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract. They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding subhealth.

1.According to this passage，which of the following is right？

A. When you are in a state of subhealth，you should go to see a doctor and buy some medicine.

B. When you are in a state of subhealth，you should stay home and keep silent.

C. When you are in a state of subhealth，you should find out the reasons and relax yourself.

D. When you are in a state of subhealth，you should have yourself examined in foreign countries.

2.Middle aged people may feel subhealth，because______.

A. they have lost their living hopes

B. they have more pressure in life and work

C. they have used up their energy.

D. they begin to get energy

3.The answer for preventing you from falling into a state of subhealth is that you should_____.

A. work hard

B. sleep more

C. take more medicine

D. be deep relaxed and form good living habits

4. As for food，experts suggest that_________.

A. we should eat less

B. we should never eat meat

C. we should have meals with less salt and sugar

D. we should have meals without salt or sugar

5.The underlined word “alternate”in this passage means_____.

A. keep up

B. take up

C. arrange by turns

D. cause to take place

Passage 6

Equal pay for equal work is a phrase used by the American women who feel that are looked down upon by society. They say it is for women to be paid less than men for the same work.

People who hold the opposite opinion （mainly men）have an answer to this. They say that men have more responsibility than women；a married man is expected to earn money to support his family and to make the important decision，and therefore it is right for men to be paid more. There are some people who hold even stronger opinion than this and are against married women working at all. When wives go out to work，they say，the home and children are given no attention to. If women are encouraged by equal pay to take full time job，they will be unable to do the things. Women are best at making a comfortable home and bringing up children. They will have to give up their present position in society.

This is exactly what they want to give up，the women who disagree say. They want to escape from the limited place which society expects them to fill and to have freedom to choose between a job and home life，or mixture of the two. Women have the right of equal pay and equal opportunities.

These women have expressed their opinions forcefully by using the famous saying，“All men are created equal.”They point out that the meaning of this sentence is “all human being are created equal.”

1. The women use the phrase “equal pay for equal work”to demand that _____.

A. woman's work shouldn't be harder than men's

B. men should be paid less than women

C. people doing harder work should earn more

D. men and women should be paid the same amount of money for the same work

2.What exactly do the women who disagree want to give up？

A. Their job

B. Their home life

C. Their right to pay

D. Their present position in society

3.People who disagree with women's opinions believe _____.

A. women can't do what men can

B. men can earn money more easily than women

C. men's responsibilities are different from women's

D. men have to work much harder than women

4. The women use the saying “all men created equal”to show that ___.

A. the position of women has changed a little in modern time

B. in American society men and women should in modern time

C. men's right are always considered more important than women's

D. men and women had equal power in early American society

5.The women who disagree say that _______.

A. if women are given equal pay，their opportunities will be greater

B. women are no longer interested in taking care of their homes

C. women want more freedom in deciding the kind of life they live

D. women need opportunities to go out of the house more often.

IV. Fill in the blanks with the words or expressions given below. Change the form where necessary.(10)

1. Mary was hurt by the ______ in her boyfriend’s voice. (cold) coldness

2. Health without riches is______ to riches without health. (prefer) preferable

3. By the twentieth century, there have been many ______for travel. (invent) inventions

4. After two years' training, we had no trouble in passing the national ______ exams. (enter) entrance

5. The experts believe that the ______ inhabitants of North America came from Asia. (origin) original

6. She made a quick____________after her illness.(recover) recovery

7. Tom had his pocket picked because of his ______.(care) carelessness

8.To his parents’ _____________ , Tom failed to get the job. ( disappoint )disappointment

9. Even close friends______sometimes. (agree) disgress

10. Sixteen-year -old Martina Hingis is ______ ranked first on the Women's Tennis Association singles ranking. (current) currently

11.They are having a ______________ discussion of last night’s movie. ( heat )heated

12.Thomas Jefferson believed that one should engage in personal _____________ to gain knowledge from practice. ( investigate ) investigation

13.A research group has been set up to work on the _____________ of producing a pollution-free automobiles. ( feasible ) feasibility

14. Mr.Li,a young____________,will give a lecture on light music in that musical school.(music) musician

15.His ____________ to sleep did great harm to his health. ( able ) disability

16.A _____________ caused the husband and wife to separate. ( understand ) misunderstanding

17. His ____________ recovery from illness delighted every one of us. ( surprise ) surprising

18.She is very ____________ . She often makes stupid mistakes in her exercises or composition. ( care ) careless

19. According to the contract, you are responsible for the training of the technical personnel ______ by the factory.

(send) sent

20. Those ____________ in taking this course must sign their names on this paper. ( interest ) interested

V. Translation:(10)

1.尽管我有时不同意他的看法，但我们还是好朋友。

Although I disagree with his views sometimes, we are still good friends.

2.有些年轻人把过多的时间和精力都用在了玩网络游戏上。

Some young people spend too much time and energy on playing online games.

3.我宁愿在电视上看足球赛而不愿意去体育场(stadium)。

I'd rather watch the football match on TV than go to the stadium.

4.要实现我们的目标我们必须努力解决我们面临的问题。

To achieve our goal, we must work hard to solve the problems we are facing

5.老师坚持要英语作业下周三之前交。

The teacher insisted that the English homework be handed in before Wednesday

6.公司在各个方面已尽了最大的努力来满足顾客的要求。

The company has done its best to meet the requirements of the customers in all aspects.

7.他总是帮助人们，从没有想过得到任何回报。

He always helps people, never want to get anything in return.

8.矿井下发生的事故说明缺乏安全措施。

The accidents in the mine indicate the lack of safety measures .

9.我认为他们不会推迟这次旅行的。

I don't think they will put off the trip.

10.我想她会通过电子邮件与你保持联系。

I think she will keep touch with you by email.

VI. Writing:(15)

一. 请根据下面的提示，写一封80-100字的求职信。

被邀请人：史密斯夫妇

内容：好久不见，十分想念。邀请两位于2016年10月18日下午6时来家吃晚饭，饭后一起去听音乐会，务请光临。

邀请人：格林夫妇

邀请时间：2016年10月9日

二. 请根据下面的提示，写一封80-100字的邀请信。

1.看到昨天中国日报的招聘英语助教的广告，你想申请这份工作。

2.你今年24岁，毕业于北京大学外语系，获文学学士学位。

3.有2年的工作经验，自认为能胜任这工作。

4.附上个人简历，期待答复。

5.时间是2016年11月2日。