大學(xué)英語1A試題及答案

大學(xué)英語1(A)一、單項(xiàng)選擇題(每題1分，共30題)1.AscientistwhospeaksandwritesEnglishisinclosertouchwiththescientistsinothercountriesthan_______whodoesn’t. A.one B.those C./ D.that2.-Haveyoufoundtheproblemwiththecar?-Sorry.It_____.A.ischeckingB.isbeingcheckedC.hascheckedD.wasbeingchecked3.Evenifthetreatment________,thereisstillnomagicpillforpatientsinthelatestagesofAIDs.A.doesB.usesC.worksD.helps4.Ifyouneedhelp,forinstance,moneyor,letmeknow,willyou? A．everything B．a(chǎn)nything C．nothing D．something5._____,hisfathertookhimtoasmallislandandhelivedthereuntileighteen.A.whenhewasthreeB.AsaboyofthreeC.AttheageofthreeD.Beingthreeyearsold6.Hedidn’tcometoday,________itnecessaryforustofindanotherpersontodothework.A.makingB.makesC.madeD.tomake7.You’llhavetowaitforonemoreweek,___________themanagerwillbebackfromhistrip.A.before B.when C.as D.until8.________wewereoutofthetrafficjamwewereabletoresumeournormalspeed.A.WheneverB.NosoonerC.IncaseD.Once9.Onlyafterababysealispushedintotheseabyitsmother_______toswim.A.howwillitlearnB.willitlearnhowC.itwilllearnhowD.anditlearnshow10.-SerinahasbeenwatchingtheTVseriesthewholenight. -. A．Soherparentshave B．Sohavebeenherparents C．Herparentshavebeenso D．Sohaveherparents11.Japanhastakenamoreindependentstand_________.A.asitdoesbeforeB.asitdidbeforeC.thanitdoesafewyearsagoD.thanitdidafewyearsago12.“If”headded,“________enoughtime,wewouldcertainlyhavedoneitbetter.”A.givenB.tobegivenC.giveD.giving13.“Hegaveme________$100!”hesaidwithsatisfaction.A.nolessthanB.nomorethanC.somethinglikeD.only14.Therewasabiglogintheroadwhich__________thetraffic.AsetbackBstoodbackCheldupDkeptdown15.Ifthecar________justoncemore,I’mgoingtogetanewone.A.breaksoutB.breaksoffC.breaksdownD.breaksup16.Hewasattendingameeting,________cometoyourbirthdaypartythen.A.unlesshewouldhaveB.orhewouldC.neverthelesshedidnotD.orhewouldhave17.-DoesBilldohisnewjobwell?-________hisoldjob.I’mafraidthere’snohopeforhim.A.NotbetterthanB.NobetterthanC.NotsowellasD.Notaswellas18.MemoriesofherstayingwiththehostfamilyinChinaoftentothemindoftheItalianexchangestudent．A．comeback B．callup C．holdback D．bringup19.Youaresupposedto_______inyourcompositionyesterday.A.handB.havehandedC.behandingD.handing20.EversincetheSmithsmovedtothesuburbsayearago,they______betterhealth.A.couldhaveenjoyedB.hadenjoyedC.havebeenenjoyedD.areenjoying21.outoftheofficebuilding,suddenlyacarstoppedinfrontofme. A．Tocome B．Havingcome C．Coming D．ThemomentIcame22.--Howisyourplangettingalong?--Ican’tcarryon___________anylonger.Ihavetogethelp.A.singly B.simply C.alone D.lonely23.Somepeoplehope,therainswillreturnandeasethehardship______thepeasantsofNorthChina.A.facedB.facesC.facingD.toface24.Agriculturewasastepinhumanprogresswhichsubsequentlytherewasnotanythingcomparableuntilourownmachineage. A．to B．in C．for D．from25.Ithinkthistripwaswellworthwehadpaid．A．that B．what C．which D．how26.-CanadaiscolderthanChina. -Areyoujoking?It’scolder! A．a(chǎn)little;more B．little;more C．a(chǎn)little;much D．little;much27.--MissEldon,pleaselookagainforthoseordersfromtheDiamondStore.--They’renotwiththeotherorders,sir.They___________bethere,butthey’renot.A.may B.should C.will D.oughtto28.EverystudentaswellasteacherwhotovisitthemuseumaskedtobeattheschoolgateontimeA．is；is B．a(chǎn)re；are C．is；are D．a(chǎn)re；is29.Ihaven’tseenyouforacoupleofdays.Whathaveyoubeenup___________?A.in B.with C.to D.for30.Weteenagersareremindedtoourmannersinpublicplaces． A．mind B．notice C．look D．care二、閱讀理解(每題10分，共5題)ReadingComprehension.(A)OnceuponatimeintheWest,theonlyacceptablerolemodelsavailabletowomenwerethatofthewifeandmother.Butnow,notonlyarefeministcriticsandhistoriansrediscoveringtheheroinesofthepast,wehavealsoenoughrealheroinesaroundtodaytobelieveourownnewdreamsofpower.AlthoughMadonna’sstarmightbegettinglessbrightinBritainandAmerica,letusnotunderestimateherinfluence.Manyyoungwomenusedtothinkthatbeingastrong,feminist,demandingwomanmeantthattheymighthavetogiveuptheirclaimstobesexual,funnyandindividualist.Buthereissomeonewhoiscompletelyincontrolofherlife,herart,herperformance.Whenshegrabshercrotchonstageorsellsabookofpin-uppicturesofherself,wecanseeherrecreatingimagesthathavebeenusedbeforeonlytoexploitwomen,andusingthemtoshowwomenthattheirsexualityissomethingtobeproudof.NowonderofMadonna’sfansarenotmenbutyoungwomen.Theyarerespondingtothisnew,realpossibilitythattheycanplaywithfireandmaynotgetburnt.TheyidentifywiththefatthatMadonnacontrolsallaspectsofherart,ratherthanbeingtheinnocentvictim.Anotherfemaleiconwhosepowerhassweptthroughwomen’simaginationsisMargaretThatcher.Itisallverywellforhertosaythatshedoesnotthinkshewoesthewomen’smovementanything.Whatisimportantforwomen,whetherornottheysympathizeswithhermethods,politicsorrhetoric,isthatherewasawomanwhostoodwiththemenattheG7summitsorintheBritishCabinetasaleaderamongleaders.Sheisnotaniconthatiseasytocopewith.JustaswithMadonna,shegoesagainstthegrainofthemosttraditionalimagesoffemalepower.ButbybreakingthroughthemalecordonsoftheBritishestablishmentshehasmadesurethatneveragaincanawoman’sabilitytorunademocraticcountrybequestionedjustbecausesheisawoman.31.ItcanbeseenfromthepassagethatMadonna’sinfluenceis_________.moreandmoreincreasingstillgreatinsocietybecominglessandlessdisappearingastimegoesby32.MostofMadonna’sfansareyoungwomenbecause_________.shecontrolsallaspectsofherlifeandartshesellsabookofpin-uppicturesofherselfshegrabshercrotchonstagesheusesherpicturestoshowthatsheissexy33.ItisindicatedinthepassagethatMargaretThatcher__________.becamesuccessfulbecauseshewastheonlystateswomanamongstatesmen.ThinksmaleBritishleadersshouldhavedonemoretohelpwomenThinkshersuccesshasnothingtodowiththewomen’smovementHasdonatedalargesumofmoneytothewomen’smovement34.TheexampleofMargaretThatchershowsthat__________.everyoneshouldsupportthewomen’smovementwomenshouldlearntoworktogetherwithmenone’sabilityshouldnotbejudgedbysexwomenshouldnotseektobesexualonly35.Themainideaofthepassageis__________.womenhavegatheredstrengthfromthewomen’smovementwomenhaveachievedanew-foundpowerwomenshouldtakecareerstorealizetheirpowerwomen’sroleshouldbeinthehomeReadingComprehension.(B)Insciencethemeaningoftheword“explain”sufferswithcivilization’severystepinsearchofreality.Sciencecannotreallyexplainelectricity,magnetism,andgravitation;theireffectscanbemeasuredandpredicted,butoftheirnaturenomoreisknowntothemodernscientistthantoThaleswhofirstspeculatedontheelectrificationofamber.Mostcontemporaryphysicistsrejectthenotionthatmancaneverdiscoverwhatthesemysteriousforces”really”are.“Electricity”,BertrandRussellsays,“isnotathing,likeSt.Paul’sCathedral;itisawayinwhichthingsbehave.Whenwehavetoldhowthingsbehavewhentheyareelectrified,andunderwhatcircumstancestheyareelectrified,wehavetoldallthereistotell.”UntilrecentlyscientistswouldhavedisapprovedtosuchanideA.Aristotle,forexample,whosenaturalsciencedominatedWesternthoughtfortwothousandyears,believedthatmancouldarriveatanunderstandingofrealitybyreasoningfromself-evidentprinciples.Hefelt,forexample,thatitisaself-evidentprinciplethateverythingintheuniversehasthegroundbecausethat’swhereitbelongs.ThegoalofAristoteliansciencewastoexplainwhythingshappen.ModernsciencewasbornwhenGalileobegantryingtoexplainhowthingshappenandthusoriginatedthemethodofcontrolledexperimentwhichnowformsthebasisofscientificinvestigation.36.Theaimofthecontrolledexperimentis___________.A. toexplainwhythingshappenB. toexplainhowthingshappenC. toformthebasisofscientificinvestigation.D. toproveacceptedtheories37.Whatprinciplesmostinfluencedscientificthoughtfortwothousandyears?A. Thales’speculations.B. Self-evidentprinciples.C. Aristotle’snaturalscience.D. Russell’stheoryonelectricity.38.BertrandRussell’snotionaboutelectricityis__________.A. disapprovedofbymostmodernscientistsB. inagreementwithAristotle’stheoryofself-evidentprinciplesC. disagreedbyGalileo’stheoryD. supportedbyscientificinvestigationdirectedtoward“how”thingshappen39.Thepassagesaysthatuntilrecentlyscientistsdisagreedwiththeideathat_________.A. mancan’tdiscoverwhatforces“really”areB. therearemysteriousforcesintheuniverseC. thereareself-evidentprinciplesD. wecandiscoverwhythingsbehaveastheydo40.AccordingtoAristotle,thatobjectsfalltotheground__________.A.isaresultofreasoningB.couldbeexplainedfromself-evidentprinciplesC.isaninstanceofself-evidentprincipleD.couldbetestedbyexperienceReadingComprehension.(C)WhenJohnMilton,writerof“ParadiseLost”,enteredCambridgeUniversity,in1625,hewasalreadyskilledinLatinaftersevenyearsofstudyingitashissecondlanguageatSt.Paul’sSchool,London.LikeallEnglishboyswhopreparedforcollegeingrammarschools,hehadlearnednotonlytoreadLatinbutalsotospeakandwriteitsmoothlyandcorrectly.HispronunciationofLatinwasEnglish,however,andseemedtohavesoundedstrangetohisfriendswhenhelatervisitedItaly.SchoolboysgainedtheirskillinLatininabitterway.Theykeptinmindtherulestomakelearningbyhearteasier.Theyfirstmadeaword-for-wordtranslationandthenanidiomatictranslationintoEnglish.Astheyincreasedtheirskill,theytranslatedtheirEnglishbackintoLatinwithoutreferringtothebookandthencomparedtheirtranslationwiththeoriginal.Theschoolmasterwasalwaysathandtoencouragethem.AllschoolmastersbelievedLatinshouldbebeatenin.Afterseveralyearsofstudy,theboysbegantowritecompositionsinimitationoftheLatinwriterstheyread.AndastheybegantoreadLatinpoems,theybegantowritepoemsinLatin.BecauseMiltonwasalreadyapoetatten,hispoemsweremuchbetterthanthosepainfullyputtogetherbytheotherboys.DuringthesevenyearsMiltonspentatuniversity,hemaderegularuseofhiscommandofLatin.HewrotesomeexcellentLatinpoems,whichhepublishedamonghisworksin1645.41．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellabout?A.HowJohnMiltonwrote“ParadiseLost”.B.HowJohnMiltonstudiedLatin.C.HowJohnMiltonbecamefamous.D.HowJohnMiltonbecameapoet.42．WhichofthefollowingistrueofJohnMilton’spronunciationofLatin?A.IthasastrongItalianaccent.B.Ithasanuncommonaccent.C.Itwasnaturalandeasytounderstand.D.Itwasbadanddifficulttounderstand.43．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.Milton’straininginLatinwassimilartothatoftheotherboysB.Miltonhadn’tlearnedanyforeignlanguageexceptLatinbeforegoingtocollegeC.Milton’sItalianfriendshelpedhimwithLatinwhentalkingD.Milton'sclassmateslearnedLatinharderbutworsethanMilton44．Whichofthefollowingissuggestedinthepassage?A.TheschoolmastermainlyhelpedthosewhowerebadatLatin.B.Theschoolmasterusuallystoodbesidetheschoolboyswithastickinhishand.C.TheschoolboyscouldrepeatLatingrammarrulesfrommemory.D.SomeoftheschoolboyswerequickatwritingcompositionsinLatin.45．Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedpart“Latinshouldbebeatenin”thatthewriterwishesyoutounderstand?A.SchoolboysshouldbepunishediftheywerelazytolearnLatin.B.SchoolboysshouldbeencouragediftheyhaddifficultyinlearningLatin.C.SchoolboyswereexpectedtomasterLatininashorttime.D.SchoolboyshadtostudyLatininahardway.ReadingComprehension.(D)Betweenabout1910and1930,newartisticmovementsinEuropeanartweremakingthemselvesfeltintheUnitedStates.AmericanartistsbecameacquaintedwiththenewartontheirtripstoParisandattheexhibitionsinthefamousNewYorkgallery“291”(namedafteritsaddressonFifthAvenue)ofthephotographerAlfredStieglitz.ButmostimportantinthespreadofthemodernmovementsintheUnitedStateswasthesensationalArmoryShowofthe1913heldinNewYork,inwhichtheworksofmanyoftheleadingEuropeanartistswereseenalongwiththeworksofanumberofprogressiveAmericanpainters.SeveraloftheAmericanmodernistswhowereinfluencedbytheArmoryShowfoundtheurbanlandscape,especiallyNewYork,anappealingsubject.Comparedwiththeworksoftherealistpainters,theworksofAmericanmodernistsweremuchfurtherremovedfromtheactualappearanceofthecity;theyweremoreinterestedinthe“feel“ofthecity,moreconcernedwiththemeaningbehindappearance.However,boththepaintersoftheAshCanSchool”andthelaterrealistswerestilltiedtonineteenth-centuryorearlierstyles,whiletheearlymodernistssharedintheinternationalbreakthroughsoftheartofthetwentiethcentury.ThegreatestofthesebreakthroughswasCubism,developedmostfullyinFrancebetween1907and1914,whichbroughtaboutamajorrevolutioninWesternpainting.ItoverturnedtheregionaltraditionthathadbeenbuiltuponsincetheRenaissance.Incubism,naturalformswerebrokendownanalyticallyintogeometricshapes.Nolongerwasacleardifferentiationmadebetweenthefigureandthebackgroundofapainting:theobjectsrepresentedandthesurfaceonwhichtheywerepaintedbecameone.TheCubistsabandonedtheconventionalsinglevantagepointoftheviewer,andobjectsdepictedfrommultipleviewpointswereshownatthesameway.46.What’sthemaintopicofthepassage?ModernartmovementsintheUnitedStates.ThegreatinfluenceofCubism.SeveralAmericanmodernistsfoundurbanlandscapeanappealingsubject.ContemporaryartistsintheUnitedStates.47.WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasameansthroughwhichAmericanartistslearnedaboutnewmovements?TripstoParis.LecturesbyEuropeanartists.TheexhibitionsinthefamousNewYorkgallery“291”.ThesensationalArmoryShowin1913.48.WhatwasexhibitedonthesensationalArmoryShowof1913inNewYork?WorksofmanyleadingEuropeanartistsaswellasworksofmanyprogressiveAmericanpainters.WorksofalltheEuropeanartistsandAmericanpainters.WorksofanumberofAmericanmodernistsandpaintersofthe“AshCanSchool”.WorksofEuropeanartistsonly.49.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingwasamajornewmovementintwentieth-centuryart?A.Impressionism.B.Cubism.C.Therationaltradition.D.Realism.50.WhatdoweknowaboutCubism?Itmadeacleardifferentiationbetweenthefigureandthebackgroundofapainting.Naturalformswerebrokendownanalyticallyintoshapeofasquare.Theobjectrepresentedandthesurfaceonwhichtheywerepaintedbecameone.TheCubistspreservedtheconventionalsinglevantagepointoftheviewer.ReadingComprehension.(E)Weareallfamiliarwithmagnets.TheChineseknewaboutthemintheeleventhcentury.Buttheearthitselfisalsoamagnet,withamagneticNorthandamagneticSouth.Noonereallyunderstandsverymuchabouttheearth’smagnetism,althoughmanypeoplehavewrittenaboutit.Scientistsbelievethecenteroftheearthislikeanenormousmagnet,givingoutasteadymagneticforce.Thisslowlymovesawayfromthecenteranduptothesurface.Bythetimeitreachesthesurfacetheforceisreallyveryweak.Magnetismismeasuredbyaunitcalledthegauss.Theearth’smagneticforceismuchweaker.Itmeasuresabout0.7gaussattheNorthandSouthPoles.TheweakestpointisnearRiodeJaneiroat0.3gauss.Manyscientistsnowbelievethemagnetismoftheearthmayhaveastronginfluenceonlifeitself.Inthedistantpastmanykindsofanimalsandplantsdiedoutsuddenly,whentheNorthandSouthmagneticPoleschangedposition.Animals,birdsandevenpeoplearetosomeextentcontrolledbymagneticforces.Whenthereisasuddenincreaseinmagneticstrength,manyanimalshavedifficultyfindingtheirway.Mice,placednearastrongmagnet,losetheirhairanddieearly.Andwhentheearth’smagnetismsuddenlydecreases,thenumberofmenorwomenwhokillthemselvesincreases.Howmuchdoestheearth’smagnetismcontrolourlives?Wecannotknowforcertain.Wedoknowthismagnetismisgettingweakerandweknowthatin2500yearsthemagneticpolesmaychangepositionagain.AndweknowwhenthishappenedinthepasttherewereenormouschangesinlifeonEarth.51.Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsistrue?Theearthisamagnetwithmanymagneticpoles.Theearthhasaveryfeeblemagnet.TheChineseknewaboutmagnetsasfarbackaselevencenturiesago.It’snotclearwhethertheearth’smagnethasanyimpactonitsbeings.52.Whatistrueaboutthecenteroftheearth?Sciencehasprovedthatthecenteroftheearthisanenormousmagnet.Thecenteroftheearthgivesoutaveryweakmagneticforce.Thecenteroftheearthhasthestrongestmagneticforcethanelsewhere.Themagneticforceatthecenteroftheearthisunstable.53.Accordingtothepassage,whatwillhappenifthemagneticforceoftheearthincreasesuddenly?Doveswillnotbeabletofindtheirwayback.Peoplewillcommitsuicide.Peoplewillbecomemadandabnormal.Ratswillreproduceveryrapidly.54.Accordingtothepassage,themagneticforceoftheearth_________.iscontrollingmoreandmorepeopleisdisappearinglittlebylittleisbecomingweakerandweakerishardtopredict55.Whatdoestheauthorimplyinthelastsentenceofthepassage?Therewillbegreatchangesinlifeinthefuture.Animalswilldieoutinthefuture.Thehumanracewilldieoutin2500years.D.Theearthwillmeetitsruin.三、完形填空(每題20分，共1題)Familytimeisoneofthemostimportanttimesinachild’slife．MyfamilyandI56alotoftimetogether，includingevery57．Evenwhenmyfatheris58onbusiness，mymother，mysister，andIsitdownatthetabletoeatand59ourday．Wedon’twatchtelevisionbuthave60together．Asateenager，