基础英语复习题

第页厦门大学网络教育2012-2013学年第二学期《基础英语1》课程复习题一、阅读理解PassageOneTedSchredddoesn’tlikecars.Heexpectspeopletostopdrivingbecausecarsmaketheairdirty.Tedhadanidea.Hesaid,“I’mgoingtocyclearoundNorthAmerica.Iwanttoshoweveryonethatcyclingisafunwaytogetaround.Ifmorepeopleridebikes,theairwillbecleaner.”Helefthishometownwith$160inhispocket.WhenhegottoSanDiego,hemetanothercyclist.ThecyclistinvitedTedtospeakatabigmeetingabouttheenvironment.Hesaid,“We’llpayyourairfaretoTexasandwe’llpayyoutotalkaboutyourcyclingtrip.”Twohourslater,Tedwasonaplanetotheenvironmentconferenceandtoabigsurprise!Whilehewasattheconference,hemetDeanna.Itwasloveatfirstsight!Theytalkedforsixhoursstraight.Thenextday,TedcalledDeannaandaskedhertofinishthetripwithhim.Deannasaidyes,soldeverythinginherapartment,gavehernoticeatwork,andwasontheroadwithTed20dayslater!“Itwasdifficultatfirst,”saidDeanna.“Tedgotupat6:00a.m.,butIwantedtosleepuntilnoon.”Afterafewdays,theystartedhavingfun.AstheycycledfromFloridatoMontrealandthenbacktoVancouver,everydaywasanadventure.Peoplepaidfortheirfoodinrestaurantsandgavethemextramoney.Somepeoplegavethem$50or$100.Theysleptinpeople’sbackyardsanddrankbeerwithmotorcyclegangs.OntheirwaybacktoVancouver,theystoppedinEdmontontovisitTed’sralatives.Duringthestopover,theygotmarried.Peopletieda“JustMarried”signandtincanstothebacksoftheirbikes.Theynowwanttowriteabookabouttheirtrip.“Wewantpeopletoknowthatyoucanbeanenvironmentalistandstillhavefun,”Schreddsaid.1.TedSchreddwentcyclingbecause__D_____.A.helovedadventureB.cyclingwasalotoffunC.hewantedtofindhimselfawifeD.hesupportedenvironmentalprotection2.Tedgotpaidfor____A___.A.givingatalkabouthiscyclingtripB.cyclingthroughNorthAmericaC.travelingaroundNorthAmericabyairD.attendingconferenceoncycling3.The“bigsurprise”hehadattheconferencewasthat__B____.A.hemetanothercyclistwhowantedtojoinhimB.hefellinlovewithagirlthereC.hegavealongtalklsting6hoursD.hehadalotoffuntalkingabouthiscyclingtrip4.Accordingtothepassage,Deanna__A___.A.quitherjobtojoinTedonhistripB.soldallherpossessionstopayforTed’stripC.wasfiredbyheremployerfornotgettingtoworkD.askedforalongleavefromworktojoinTedinhistrip5.Duringthetrip,TedandDeanna____D___.A.foundithardtogetupearlyB.wereattackedbymotorcyclegangsC.didnothavetopayfortheirmealsinrestaurantsD.decidedtogetmarriedPassageTwoEveryday,inallkindsofweather,manythousandsofmenandwomenrunveryslowlyforlongdistances.Thisslowrunningiscalledjogging.Whyhasjoggingbecomesopopular?Mostjoggersbeginbecausetheyhearthatitisverygoodexercise.Joggingmakestheheartstrongerandhelpspeopleloseweight.Itcanalsohelpthemfeelbetteraboutthemselves.Howfastshouldyougoifyoutakejoggingexercise?Jogwithafriendandtalktoeachotherasyourun.Ifyouhavedifficultytalking,youaregoingtoofast.Howfarshouldyoujog?Remembernottogotoofartoosoon.Infact,youshouldwalk,notrun,thefirstfewtimes.Thendosomeshortjogs,butnomorethanwhatyoucandocomfortably.Afterthat,increaseyourdistanceaquarterorhalfmileeverytwoweeksorso.Maybeinafewyears,youtoocanruninaMarathon.Thousandsofpeopledo.6.Whatisjoggingaccordingtothispassage?A.Slowrunningforlongdistances.B.Slowrunningforshortdistances.C.Fastrunningforshortdistances.D.Fastrunningforlongdistances.7.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutjoggingaccordingtothispassage?A.Ithelpsstrengthenyourheart.B.Ithelpsincreaseyourweight.C.Itmakesyoufeelbetteraboutyourselves.D.Ithasbecomeverypopularamongthepeople.8.Howfastshouldyoujogaccordingtothispassage?A.Youshouldrunasifyouweretakingawalk.B.Youshouldtalktoyourfriendandlethimtellyouhowfastyoushouldrun.C.Youshouldrunataspeedthatyoudonotfeeldifficulttalkingwithfriends.D.Ifyoufeelcomfortable,justrunasfastasyoucan.9.Whatistheproperwaytostartjoggingexercise?A.Youshouldwalkatthebeginningstage.B.Youshouldrunforashortdistanceatfirst.C.Youshouldwalkthefirsttwoorthreeweeksandthenpracticerunning.D.Youshouldtalktoyourfriendsandaskfortheiradvicefirst.10.Howshouldyouincreaseyourjoggingdistance?A.Youshouldincreasehalfamileeverytwoweeks.B.Youshouldincreaseaquarterofmileeverytwoorfourweeks.C.Youshouldincreaseaquarterorhalfmileeverytwoweeksorso.D.Youshouldincreaseaquarterorhalfmileeverythreeweeksorso.PassageThreeTheU.S.boughtAlaskafromRussiaabout100yearsago.TheU.S.paidlessthantwocentsanacre.OneAlaskaislandisonlytwomilesfromaRussianisland.TheneareststateisWashington,500milesaway.AlaskaismorethantwiceasbigasTexas.Ithasmanydifferentkindsofweather.AroundFairbanksthetemperaturehasgoneaslowas70belowzeroFahrenheit.Ithasalsogoneashighas100abovezeroFahrenheit.Alaskahasalongercoastlinethanalltheotherstatestogether.Theoceanwaterisfullofsealife.Alaska’sfishcatchisoneofthebiggestofallthestates.MostofAlaska’slandisstillownedbytheU.S.governmentnotbypeopleorbusinesses.Alaskaisthebiggeststate,butithasthefewestpeople.Townsarefarapart.Longroadscostalottobuildinsuchwildcountry.Sotherearen’tverymanyroads.Manypeopleuseplanestotravelinthestate.Otherstravelinboatsalongthecoast.Riversfreezeinwinter,butboatstravelonthemaftertheicemelts.11.WhatpricedidtheUnitedStatespaytobuyAlaskafromRussia?BA.Ahigherprice.B.Alowprice.C.Areasonabl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B.Inthetelephonebook.C.Atdrugstores. D.OvertheradioonSundays.22.Outsideabigcity,whatkindofshopsareusuallyopenlate?A.Bigrestaurants. B.Coffeeshops.C.Departmentstores. D.Manyeatingplaces.23.Whatdoestheword“brunch”mean?A.Anearlybreakfast. B.Anexpensivemealatnoon.C.Aspecialdinnerforlatesleepers. D.Acombinationofbreakfastandlunch.24.Ingeneral,whattimeiscommonforAmericanstohavedinner?A.6:30p.m. B.7:00p.m. C.7:30p.m. D.8:30p.m.25.Whenmaythemainmealbeservedonfarms?A.Earlyinthemorning. B.Inthelateafternoon.C.Atnoon. 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A.givenB.rewardedC.sentD.reminded18.Hehas_B____hislesson__B__thefailureandwon’trepeatthemistake.A.learned…ofB.learned…fromC.learned…aboutD.learned…by19.Wearyour____A__dressandyouwilllooksmarter.A.newwhitecottonB.whitenewcottonC.cottonwhitenewD.whitecottonnew20.Whenhewentout,hewouldwearsunglasses___A_nobodywouldrecognizehim.A.sothatB.asthoughC.nowthatD.asfor21.IhadabadcoldlastMonday,andsoI___D__inbedallday.A.waslyingB.lieC.liedD.lay22.He_A___intotheofficebuildingwhenthefirebellrang.A.wasgoingB.goesC.hasgoneD.went23.Itisa__B___thattheyounglookaftertheoldintheirfamily.A.wayB.traditionC.meansD.function24.Idon’tunderstandwhyyoukeep__D_____thesamemistake!A.tobemadeB.makeC.tomakeD.making25.Withtheintroductionofthecomputer,librariestodayarequitedifferentfrom___C__theywereinthepast.A.thatB.whichC.whatD.when26.TheCityofLondon,___A__repeatedlyin1940and1941,lostmanyofitsfamouschurches.A.bombedB.bombingC.tobombD.bomb27.TheEnglishtesthasbeenputoff___D__nextFriday.A.toB.inC.onD.till28.ToknowaboutBritainandtheBritishpeople,hemademanysocial____A__whilehewasstudyinginthatcountry.A.contactsB.compactsC.contractsD.concerns29.IwanttolearnmoreabouttheAmericanpoliticalsystem,butIdon’tknowwheretogetthe__C___.A.situationB.conversationC.informationD.explanation30.IthoughtthemovieIndependenceDaywasreally__B___.A.boredB.boringC.boresD.bore31.Mr.Smith____B_bymanystudents___B__oneofthebestlecturersintheFacultyofEducation.A.isregarded…forB.isregarded…asC.isreferred…asD.isreferred…with32.Afundwillbe___C___forthedeadmen'sfamilies.A.setoffB.setbesideC.setupD.setdown33.Mycar__C___soIhadtocomebybus.A.felldownB.felloverC.brokedownD.brokeup34.Thepolicemandidn’t_A____withus;hejusttolduswhattodo.A.argueB.describeC.explainD.offer35.Whatmeasureshavebeen__D___tocontrolthecrowdatthefootballmatch?A.doneB.madeC.givenD.taken36.Hewon’tlikeitifyoutryto__A__withhisplan.A.interfereB.interruptC.interveneD.influence37.Nooneknowshowthehugerocks__C__and__C___withoutourmodernmachineseighthundredyearsago.A.arecut,moved

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D.arecut,move38.I’msorryI’mlate.Iwasheldupinatraffic__D__.A.blockB.crushC.groupD.jam39.Thefirsttimeshewentswimmingshefeltvery___A__.A.nervousB.shockedC.unpleasantDsurprised40.Heisamanwhoisalwayslooking__C___somethingdifferenttodo.A.atB.inC.forD.on41.Youcancomenow_C___youcanmeetusatthesupermarketlater.A.asB.butC.orD.nor42.Hewon’tgotobed___B_hisfathercomesbackfromwork.A.afterB.untilC.whenD.since43.___C___itwasanofficialreport,peopledidnotbelieveit.A.BecauseB.SinceC.AlthoughD.Aslongas44.Russianisadifficultlanguageto__C___.AcatchB.holdC.masterD.grab45.Canyouhelpme?Ican'tfindmykey__Athedooranywhere.A.toB.inC.withD.of三、完形填空Therelationshipbetweenmanandanimalsisclosebutunequal.Althoughitistruethattherearealarge1ofcasesofmenbeingthevictims,infact,2isthemaster.3thebeginningofthehumanrace,animalshavebeen4forfood.Inspiteofthe5numberofvegetarians(素食者)intheworld,agreatdealofbeef,lamb(羊肉)andpork6consumedeveryday.Atworkandatplaywe7onanimals.Insomedevelopingcountries,lifeforthefarmerwouldbe8___withoutthehelpofthecow,whileinthedevelopedcountriespeople9petsathomeandenjoyseeingelephantsplayfootball10a1.A.deal B.number C.part D.side2.A.men B.animals C.man D.animal3.A.Since B.After C.Becauseof D.Dueto4.A.hunted B.shot C.raised D.fed5.A.decreasing B.increasing C.di