统考大学英语A1

大学英语A1一、阅读理解I shall never forget one showing which was really a challenge. I was busy getting ready to show my winter fashions. Then just a few days before the presentation, the sewing girls were called out on strike. I found myself left with one tailor and the woman who was in charge of the sewing room! I was as gloomy as my models and sales girls. "We will never make it," one of them cried.Where was the way out this time? I wondered and worried. I could not help thinking of the day when my father had brought me to the highest spot not far from our home. I was only ten years old. "Look down, my dear daughter," Father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of our little town and I saw the crisscross（十字型）of twisting streets leading to the square. "See, my dear," Father said, "There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another."What would be another road this time? I was almost certain we would have to call off the presentation - or else show the clothes unfinished. Then it dawned on me. Why not show the clothes unfinished?We worked at fever pitch（程度）, and exactly right on time, the show took place.What a show it was! Some coats had no sleeves; other had only one. Many of our clothes were still in an early stage. They were only patterns made of heavy cotton cloth. But on these we pinned sketches and pieces of material. In this way we were able to show what colors and textures the clothes would have when they were finished.All in all, the showing was different. It was so different that it was a great success. Our unusual showing caught the attention of the public, and orders for the clothes poured in. Father's wise words had guided me once again. There is more than one way to the square and always so!1.The writer was busy preparing a show of ______.A.clothingB.presentationC.winter sceneD.challenge答案：A2.The writer found herself left almost on her own because all her girls were ______.A.busy sewingB.on strikeC.on holidaysD.tired of working答案：B3.When the writer was only a young girl, her father took her to the highest spot to ______.A.show her the center of the squareB.show her the danger of the placeC.show her the ways to the squareD.make her familiar with the city答案：C4.The writer decided ______.A.not to give up the showB.to postpone the showC.to call off the presentationD.to buy some new clothes答案：A5.When the show was held, it turned out to be ______.A.only patterns made of heavy cotton clothesB.pinned sketches and pieces of materialC.a big failure for the clothes were not finishedD.a success because it was so different答案：D“You’re trying to control my life,” says my nine-year-old son. “I don’t know why you think you can do that, but you can’t.” I received this bit of information after I asked Gabriele to put his dirty socks in the basket. And I get no sympathy from my mother, who says,“You let him have his way from the beginning.”It’s true. I have always asked Gabriele’s opinion, found out how he felt about things - treated him as my peer, not my child. And what have I got from my troubles? A lot of back talk. At least I’m not alone; it’s a complaint heard among parents across the cou ntry.It’s not just that we’re confused by the contradictory advice offered in parenting books. The fact is, in an effort to break away from how we were raised - to try something more liberal than our parents’ “do it because I say so”approach - our generat ionhas gone too far. “Today’s parents want to be young, so they try to be friends with their children,”says Kathy Lynn, a parenting educator.“When it comes to discipline, our society has gone from one extreme to the other,”says Ron Moorish, a behavior spe cialist. “We used to use the strap, to intimidate. Then we had permissiveness, and now it’s about giving children choices and allowing them to learn from their own experiences.”Real discipline, says Moorish, is about teaching. “By correcting our children when they do something wrong, we teach them how to behave properly,”he says. But this only works, he emphasizes, if parents regain their position of authority. Children will always be children. The key is for parents to choose to take the time to guide and teach their kids.Rita Munday, a mother of four children, couldn’t believe the dramas that played out in the children’s shoe store she operated. She often saw children insist on having the high-priced, brand-name shoes. And even when the mother didn’t wan t to spend the money, she would give in when the kid started acting up and throwing shoes around.Rhonda Radice, Munday’s younger colleague, is one parent who has bucked the trend and is proud of it. “I don’t negotiate with them. You can’t. I’ve seen paren ts come into the store and bribe their children to behave. You shouldn’t have to buy love and respect.”6.The author’s way of treating her son ____________.A.is shared by many parentsB.is encouraged by her motherC.proves to be quite successfulD.shows little concern for the child答案：A7.It can be inferred from the passage that __________.A.parents should learn to make friends with their childrenB.parents need to follow the advice of parenting booksC.today’s children enjoy more freedom than the previous generationD.today’s paren ts are better at raising children than the previous generation答案：C8.According to the passage, to have “discipline”means that parents should ___________.A.adopt the “do it because I say so”approachB.teach their children to understand the rulesC.negotiate with their children for a decisionD.never allow their children to have their ways答案：B9.If Ronda Radice is the parent who has “bucked the trend”, which of the following can also be cited as the example for “bucking the trend”?A.Parents buy whatever their children want.B.Parents treat their children as their equals.C.Parents make decisions for their children.D.Parents maintain authority over their children.答案：D10.The main point of the passage is to __________.pare different ways of raising childrenB.analyze the problems faced by today’s parentsC.explain the importance of understanding childrenD.point out the mistakes made by the older generation答案：B二、词汇与语法11.The police are _____the matter to find out the murderer.A.looking forB.looking intoC.looking afterD.looking up答案：B12.We should ________ advantage of all educational opportunities.A.makeB.getC.takeD.have答案：C13.The General Secretary of the Union regretted ______ the public inconvenience and blamed the government for taking no action.A.having causedB.to causeC.to have causedD.cause答案：A14.All things ____, the planned trip will have to be called off.A.consideredB.be consideredC.consideringD.having considered答案：A15.They ________ thankful to have the opportunity to further their studies.A.would like to beB.ought to beC.would rather beD.had better be答案：B16.This famous temple is believed _________ about 800 years ago.A.being builtB.having builtC.to have builtD.to have been built答案：D17.At that moment she was standing a few meters away from __________ we are now.A.whereB.whatC.whichD.there答案：A18.Purchasing the new production line will be a ________ deal for the company.A.forcefulB.profitableC.tremendousD.favorite答案：B19.- It is said that you've moved to your new campus. Do you have a big library?- No, we don't. But ______ yours.A.as big asB.not bigger thanC.bigger thanD.not smaller than答案：D20.How did you like the ________ of the interpreter at the press conference?A.performanceB.achievementC.materialD.words答案：A三、完型填空A contract is an agreement between two or more people __21__ one person agrees to do something by a specified date in return for something done by __22__. Usually the contract is a written document signed and dated by both __23__. It must state clearly the consideration, that is, what is to be given or done by one person in __24__ for what is given or done by the other. If one person does __25__ was promised and the other does not, that the other may be sued in court and required by court order to make good. He or she __26__ also be required to pay for damages suffered as a result of the failure to perform. The things __27__ by both parties must be stated in definite terms __28__ the court will hold that the contract is __29__ vague and general to be enforced. __30__, the time period within which the work is to be done must be definite or the court will say that the document is not a contract.21.A.in whichB.thatC.whichD.on that答案：A22.A.anotherB.the otherC.otherD.others答案：B23.A.partsB.partiesC.peopleD.aspects答案：B24.A.replaceB.paymentC.changeD.exchange答案：D25.A.thatB.the thingC.whatD.something答案：C26.A.needB.oughtC.hasD.may答案：D27.A.to be doneB.doneC.to doD.being done答案：A28.A.andB.elseC.orD.so答案：C29.A.soB.ratherC.tooD.over答案：C30.A.SimilarB.SimilarlyC.The sameD.Too答案：B四、汉译英31.因为海伦拒绝了他晚餐的邀请，约翰很失望。