大学英语预备级1复习纲要A

201203 学期大学英语预备级 1复习纲要 APart I. Vocabulary and Grammar Directions: For each of the following 10 incomplete sentences, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. A 1The shocking news made me realize terrible problems we would face.Awhat Bhow Cthat DwhyB 2Bob has gone to California.Oh, can you tell me when he ?Ahas left Bleft Cis leaving Dwould leaveB 3Sit down, Emma. You will only make yourself more tired, on your feet.Ato keep BkeepingChaving kept Dto have keptC 4The employment rate has continued to rise in big cities thanks to the efforts of the local governments to increase .Athem Bthose Cit DthatB 5With new technology, pictures of underwater valleys can be taken color.Aby Bfor Cwith DinB 6Your flight was quite late last night.Yes, it was midnight our plane finally got to Jinan.Athat Bwhen Csince DuntilA 7Nowhere else, as his mother told us, except the cabin in the backyard.Adid he go Bhe did goCwent he Dhe wentA 8Dont get off the bus until it .Astops BstoppedCwill stop Dshall stopC 9The squirrel was lucky that it just missed .Acatching Bto be caughtCbeing caught Dto catchA 10To serve the people means giving as and ask for as as possible.Amuchlittle BmuchfewCmanya little DmorelessPart II. Reading Comprehension Directions: There are 3 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.Passage 1Students and Technology in the ClassroomI love my Blackberryits my little connection to the larger world that can go anywhere with me. I also love my laptop computer, as it holds all of my writing and thought. Despite this love of technology, I know that there are times when I need to move away from these devices（设备）and truly communicate with others.On occasion, I teach a course called History Matters for a group of higher education managers. My goals for the class include a full discussion of historical themes and ideas. Because I want students to thoroughly study the material and exchange their ideas with each other in the classroom. I have a rule no laptops, iPads, phones, etc. When students were told my rule in advance of the class, some of them were not happy.Most students assume that my reasons for this rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with students misusing technology. Theres a bit of truth to that. Some students assume that I am anti-technology. Theres no truth in that at all. I love technology and try to keep up with it so I can relate to my students.The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is that I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversions and truly engage complex ideas. Interruptions by technology often break concentration and allow for too much dependence on outside information for ideas. I want students to dig deep within themselves for inspiration and ideas. I want them to push each other to think differently and to make connections between the course the material and the class discussion.Ive been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the educations reflect student satisfaction with the environment that I create .Students realize that with deep conversation and challenge, they learn at a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom.Im not saying that I wont ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a really good reason for the change. Im sticking to my plan. A few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too sweet to give up.D 11Some of the students in the history class were unhappy with .Athe course material Bothers misuse of technology Cdiscussion topics Dthe authors class regulationsA 12The underlined word “engage ”in Para.4 probably means .Aexplore Baccept Cchange Dreject A 13According to the author ,the use of technology in the classroom may .Akeep students from doing independent thinking Bencourage students to have in-depth conversationsChelp students to better understand complex themes Daffect students concentration on course evaluationD 14It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the author .Ais quite stubborn Bwill give up teaching history Cwill change his teaching plan soon Dvalues technology-free dialogues in his class A 15Which of the following statement is not True? AI dont like my laptop computer.BI teach a course called History Matters for a group of higher education managers.CMost students assume that my reasons for this rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with students misusing technology. DI want students to dig deep within themselves for inspiration and ideas.Passage 2Laws that would have ensured pupils from five to 16 received a full financial education got lost in the wash up. An application is calling on the next government to bring it back.At school the children are taught to add up and subtract（减法） but, extraordinarily, are not routinely shown how to open a bank account let alone how to manage their finances in an increasingly complex and demanding world.Today the parenting website Mumsnet and the consumer campaigner Martin Lewis have joined forces to launch an online application to make financial education a compulsory element of the school curriculum in England. Children from five to 16 should be taught about everything from pocket money to pensions, they say. And that was exactly the plan preserved in the Children, Schools and Families bill that was shelved by the government in the so-called “wash-up” earlier this month the rush to legislation before parliament was dismissed. Consumer and parent groups believe financial education has always been one of the most frustrating omissions of the curriculum.As the Personal Finance Education Group (Pfeg) points out, the good habits of young children do not last long. Over 75% of seven- to 11-year-olds are savers but by the time they get to 17, over half of them are in debt to family and friends. By this age, 26% see a credit card or overdraft（透支） as a way of extending their spending power. Pfeg predicts that these young people will “find it much harder to avoid the serious unexpected dangers that have befallen many of their parents generation unless they receive good quality financial education while at school.”The UK has been in the worst financial recession（衰退）for generations. It does seem odd that unless parents step in young people are left in the dark until they are cruelly introduced to the world of debt when they turn up at university. In a recent poll of over 8,000 people, 97% supported financial education in schools, while 3% said it was a job for parents. C 16The passage is mainly about .Ahow to manage school lessons Bhow to deal with the financial crisisCteaching young people about money Dteaching students how to study effectivelyA 17It can be inferred from the first two paragraphs that .A. the author complains about the school educationB. pupils should not be taught to add up and subtractC. students have been taught to manage their financesD. laws on financial education have been effectively carried outD 18. The website and the consumer campaigner joined to .A. instruct the pupils to donate their pocket moneyB. promote the connection of schools and familiesC. ask the government to dismiss the parliamentD. appeal for the curriculum of financial educationD 19. According to Pfeg, .A. it is easy to keep good habits longB. teenagers spend their money as plannedC. parents are willing to pay the debt for their kidsD. it will be in trouble if the teenagers are left aloneA 20. A poll is mentioned to .A. stress the necessity of the curriculum reform B. show the seriousness of the financial recessionC. make the readers aware of burden of the parentsD. illustrate some people are strongly against the proposalPassage 3What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, or red? If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer grays and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colors preference, as well as the effect that colors have on human beings. They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favorite color as we grow up we are born with our preference. If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.Colors do influence our moods there is no doubt about it .A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black is depressing. A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides than any other bridge in the area until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply; perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active. It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.B 21.“You would rather follow than lead“ means .A. you dont like to follow othersB. you would be a member rather than a leaderC. you would be afraid of following othersD. you would like to be a leader rather than a followerC 22. If one enjoys life, one is sure to prefer .A. red to yellow B. blue to orangeC. red to grey D. blue to yellowA23. “They tell us, among other facts, that we dont choose our favorite colors as we grow up“. “Among other facts“ means .A. besides other facts B. in regard to other factsC. not considering other facts D. according to other factsA 24. Which of the following is fact? A. Peoples preference of one color to another is instinct.B. Peoples preference of one color to another is acquired as they grow up.C. More people happen to love brown because they saw something brown when they were born.D. Colors have little influence on our moods.C 25. Those who committed suicide preferred the bridge over the Thames River near London to others because of .A. its shape B. its structureC. its color D. its building materialPart III. Translate English int