英语备考题库

第 1 页 共 30 页 大学英语复习备考题库 练习一练习一 1 This heroic deed him his life B cost 2 I am of money at the moment Could you lend me some A short 3 Raising the temperature of blood flowing to the brain causes feelings A unpleasant 4 Although the weather was very bad the buses still ran on A time 5 It s the third time your brother late this week D has arrived 6 The general ordered that the prisoners of war be put to immediately A death 7 Effective measures should be taken to factories from going bankrupt C prevent 8 I haven t got anything to do so I go with you B may as well 9 Who is going to the telephone C answer 10 Anne the news to everybody A told 11 I don t mind how hot it is but I can t the cold A stand 12 Be quiet It s rude to people when they are speaking B interrupt 13 Experts advise that more attention be given to of wild life C conservation 14 The car was repaired but not quite to the owner s C satisfaction 15 His office is on the third of the building A floor 16 It was a minor illness and she soon it A got over 17 Jack is the holder of the world 5000 meter race world record but there is no guarantee that he will win the first place in the coming Olympic Games D current 18 We must a solid foundation for the development of our heavy industry B lay 19 They have asked us to in the negotiations C participant 20 You can never that fellow for help at a critical moment C count on 21 I heard that he great progress in his research since we last parted A had made 22 He d rather die than to his enemy C surrender 23 May I speak to John Sorry He to the store A has gone 24 He decided her a call soon after he got into town C to give 25 Why do you want a new job you ve got a good one already D when 26 I was watching TV while my son computer games B was playing 27 I him an e mail as I wanted to know when he to visit us B sent would come 28 We started out early in order that we there in time A would get 29 Was it until 1990s the old man finally got a house of his own B that 30 English well you have to use the language as much as possible B To learn 31 It is necessary that the younger generation more about the real world B know 32 Sally has failed again I think she harder B ought to have studied 33 by the doctor that the old man give up smoking A It is requested 34 from them sooner I would have been able to take time off from work when they were here B Had I heard 35 I you some money but I hadn t any on me then A would have lent 练习二练习二 1 They came here informed us their decision D of 2 He asked us if we would to share a room B agree 3 Last night s strong wind nearly took the roof D off 4 Breakfast is in the dining room from 8 to 9 30 a m A served 5 If we the plan you suggest we are more likely to be successful D adopt 第 2 页 共 30 页 6 The manager offered 3 000 to anyone who could solve the problem of water pollution D reward 7 The man over there is an easy person C going 8 If you can t fix the machine before 3 p m I ll your job B take over 9 what he said at the meeting is true except that a few figures he quoted are not very reliable A In general 10 The prince in love with the country girl at first sight B fell 11 I telephoned the station to make of the time of the train A sure 12 We had a long meeting yesterday It four hours D lasted 13 I looked at the window for three minutes and then the light B went out 14 It s hot today The temperature to 35 A has risen 15 turn green in spring D Leaves 16 The story was so touching that I could hardly my tears D hold back 17 When the teacher the room all the pupils stood up D entered 18 We must take to help the poor B measures 19 When you take all the circumstances into you may come to the conclusion he has not done badly B account 20 Mr Brown has a strong of duty A sense 21 When she was little she a few dialects 方言 but now she most of them A spoke has forgotten 22 How much the meat B does weigh 23 As citizens of China we do our best for the 2008 Olympics C should 24 Why do you worry so much your health I think you are all right B about 25 About of the workers in that steelworks are young people C three fifths 26 Is the Changjiang River river in the world A the third longest 27 I bought DVD of that popular movie from big store C a a 28 wants the book may have it D Whoever 29 Marry for her notebook everywhere Have you seen it D has been looking 30 I spoke loudly everyone in the hall hear my words D to let 31 Our English teacher demanded that we to English broadcast every day C listen 32 We were angry to hear the news some children were kept as slaves in small coal mines A that 33 Don t you think it any good in public places A to forbid smoking 34 Charles insisted that we everything we could to make sure of Lucy s happiness B do 35 a teacher one must be a pupil first C To be 练习三练习三 1 I would gladly lend you the money but I really D don t have it 2 The from the forest fire could be seen ten miles away D smoke 3 To some Mary still does not understand that workplace completely But she herself does want to admit that C extent 4 This mountain has many high and deep valleys A peaks 5 A modern radio telescope was set on the top of that mountain B up 6 As it the elderly lady she quarreled with was none other than her future mother in law A turned out 7 do you write to your brother B How often 8 The bus had to because the traffic light had turned red C pull up 9 A meeting of the society will be at six o clock on Tuesday evening D held 10 The professor last week will give us a report this Saturday afternoon C who returned 11 He felt of what he had done in school D ashamed 第 3 页 共 30 页 12 Let s talk all this over again we make a final decision B before 13 does Mr Robinson go to New York on business B How often 14 I wish I you yesterday C had seen 15 is not very easy B To ask him to come 16 Whether he comes or not matter too much A doesn t 17 My name is Robert most of my friends call me Bob for short D but 18 what has been said it is unlikely that population growth rate will slow down either in developed or in developing countries D In view of 19 We must take to help the poor B measures 20 She leaned the wall while she was speaking to her friend C against 21 Mount Tai is nice But Yellow Mountain is more beautiful A the 22 The bridge after that severe flood C was built 23 himself an ideal job B Nowhere could he find 24 Over two died during the heat wave that summer A thousand old people 25 In recent years Niagara Falls have come to be appreciated more for their natural beauty as wonder of nature D a 26 The old couple live but they don t feel D alone lonely 27 Where will you when you arrive there D stay 28 The cruel slave owner made the slaves long hours without food and rest A work 29 The police looking carefully in the woods to find the missing child B are 30 It is reported that the new model of the car produced soon B will be 31 Look the moon is appearing the clouds A from behind 32 In the dark street there wasn t a single person she could turn for help D to whom 33 She as well as you very lucky to get the ticket to see the play D is 34 She always tells the truth The manager in her C believes 35 We are to learn that he lost the game C surprised 练习四练习四 1 We took of the fine weather and spent the dawn on the beach A advantage 2 If you five to eight you get thirteen D add 3 The task has been completed we to leave tomorrow morning C intend 4 Because the company was doing more business it was necessary to the factory A extend 5 How long does it to travel from Leeds to London D take 6 Things are going from bad to D worse 7 The glass fell and was broken into D pieces 8 My only purpose was to get shelter the snow to get myself covered and warm C from 9 Owing to the storm the flight was for one and a half hours C delayed 10 I want to learn more about the American political system but I don t know where to get the C information 11 The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also a large number of social customs A share 12 He would win the race if he his brother s example and trained harder B followed 13 there is no opposition we shall hold the symposium here C Provided that 14 He said the government would do its best to the problem of unemployment C solve 15 Water when boiled always steam B gives off 16 How can we finish the work in the of any other helpers D absence 17 Two of the boys while playing football C got hurt 第 4 页 共 30 页 18 The of the sugar is of course to sweeten the medicine D purpose 19 We should try our best to make possible D as few mistakes as 20 Would you like some wine Yes Just C a little 21 You had a good time yesterday D didn t you 22 it is done on purpose is beyond doubt C That 23 I d love to join you I have to drive my son to his football game C but 24 It is not easy a language but he can speak a few of the foreign languages B to learn 25 Because the man s gift was too expensive the girl to accept it C refused 26 We must not to know when we do not know D pretend 27 He asked me to do the work I am afraid that I am not able to do it C however 28 I knew his wife was very with him about his drinking D strict 29 It is necessary that she spoken English now and then C practice 30 you like to join us for a chat I love to but I m very busy now A Would would 31 I shall speak in simple words that there may be no A misunderstanding 32 What is the reason for on time C your not coming 33 I need one more stamp before my collection A is completed 34 After his mother bought him an ice cream the little boy became a little D happier 35 In fact the man did not understand the three questions were asked in French D which Reading Comprehension 1 When Mrs Joseph Groeger died recently in Vienna Austria people asked the question Why did she live to be 107 Answers were provided by a survey conducted among 148 Viennese men and women who had reached the age of 100 Somewhat surprising was the fact that the majority had lived most of their lives in cities In spite of the city s image as an unhealthy place city living often provides benefits that country living can lack One factor seems to be important to the longevity of those interviewed This factor is exercise In the cities it is often faster to walk short distances than to wait for a bus Even taking public transportation often requires some walking Smaller apartment houses have no elevators and so people must climb stairs City people can usually walk to local supermarkets Since parking spaces are hard to find there is often no alternative to walking On the other hand those who live in the country and suburbs do not have to walk every day In fact the opposite is often true To go to school work or almost anywhere else they must ride in cars 1 The Vienna survey may help to explain C the longevity of people like Mrs Groeger 2 The purpose of the second paragraph is to list some B occasions for walking in city life 3 To reach the third floor of a building it would probably be most healthful B to walk up the stairs 4 People who live in the country probably do more driving than walking because A they don t live near business areas 5 A conclusion that can be drawn from this passage is that D walking is healthful exercise 2 If we were asked exactly what we were doing a year ago we should probably have to say that we could not remember But if we had kept a book and had written in it an account of what we did each day we should 第 5 页 共 30 页 be able to give an answer to the question It is the same in history Many things have been forgotten because we do not have any written account of them Sometimes men did keep a record of the most important happenings in their country but often it was destroyed by fire or in a war Sometimes there was never any written record at all because the people of that time and place did not know how to write For example we know a good deal about the people who lived in China 4 000 years ago because they could write and leave written records for those who lived after them But we know almost nothing about the people who lived even 200 years ago in central Africa because they had not learned to write Sometimes of course even if the people cannot write they may know something of the past They have heard about it from older people and often songs and dances and stories have been made about the most important happenings and these have been sung and acted and told for many generations For most people are proud to tell what their fathers did in the past This we may call remembered history Some of it has now been written down It is not so exact or so valuable to us as written history is because words are much more easily changed when used again and again in speech than when copied in writing But where there are no written records such spoken stories are often very helpful 1 Which of the following ideas is Not suggested in the passage D Where there are no written records there is no history 2 We know very little about the central Africa 200 years ago because D the people there did not know how to write 3 Remembered history refers to D both B and C B stories of important happenings passed down from mouth to mouth C songs and danced about the most important events 4 Remembered history is regarded as valuable only when B no written account is available 5 The passage suggests that we could have learned much more about our past than we do now if the ancient people had A kept a written record of every past event 3 For any Englishman there can never be any discussion as to who is the world s greatest dramatist Only one name can possibly suggest itself to him that of William Shakespeare Every Englishman has some knowledge however slight of the work of our greatest writer All of us use words phrases and quotations from Shakespeare s writings that have become part of the common property of the English speaking people Most of the time we are probably unaware of the source of the words we used rather like the old lady who was taken to see a performance of Hamlet and complained that it was full of well known proverbs and quotations Shakespeare more perhaps than any other writer makes full use of the great resources of the English language Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal use of English Shakespeare in his works used about twenty five thousand There is probably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare used it Such a study is well worth the effort it is not of course recommended to beginners even though some aspects of English usage and the 第 6 页 共 30 页 meaning of many words have changed since Shakespeare s day 1 English people C are sure who is the world s greatest dramatist 2 Every Englishman knows A more or less about Shakespeare 3 Which of the following is true C It is likely to be true that people often do not know the origins of the words they use 4 What does the word proverb mean A Familiar sayings 5 Why is it worthwhile to study the various ways in which Shakespeare used English B By doing so one can be fully aware of the richness of the English language 4 To the Editor I have been reading your newspaper the Hometown Gazette for the past two years ever since I moved to Smithville We moved here from New York City so I am accustomed to reading excellent newspapers such as The New York Times In fact we still have the Times delivered on Sundays The entire family enjoys reading the recipes in the magazine as well as the Styles section The Times is great but the Gazette is another story I ve never read an article that doesn t contain at least three or four spelling or grammatical errors For instance in last week s issue you misspelled the word secretary used a singular verb with a plural noun and used it s as a possessive And that was just in the leading story In case you never went to elementary school it s means it is It s not a possessive adjective It s a pity that this tiny little hick town has only one newspaper because I d like to have an alternative to the rag you publish I find it hard to believe your news stories If you can t spell correctly how can you get your facts right I ve been meaning to get this off my chest for some time Please cancel my subscription And buy yourself a dictionary Sincerely Jane Z Jones 1 Which phrase from the passage shows the writer s bias 偏见 C Tiny little hick town 2 The author s tone in this passage can best be described as A angry 3 Which statement from the passage is a fact A We still have the Times delivered on Sundays 4 Which statement is an example of an invalid argument D If you can t spell correctly how can you get your facts right 5 Which of the following statements in the passage is unrelated to the writer s argument B The entire family enjoys reading the recipes in the magazine as well as the Styles section 5 Thomas Alva Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light Without him the world might still be a dark place However the electric light was not his only invention He also invented the phonograph the motion picture camera and over 1 200 other things About every two weeks he created something new Thomas A Edison was born in Milan Ohio on February 11 1847 His family moved to Port Huron Michigan when he was seven years old Surprisingly he attended school for only two months His mother a former teacher taught him a few things but Thomas was mostly self educated His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age with electrical and mechanical things at home When he was 12 years old he got his first job He became a newsboy on a train that ran between Port Huron and Detroit He set up a laboratory in a baggage car of the train so that he could continue his 第 7 页 共 30 页 experiments in his spare time Unfortunately his first work experience did not end well Thomas was fired when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the baggage car Thomas then worked for five years as a telegraph operator but he contin