大学英语C7.doc

大学英语C7一、阅读理解1、In the eighteenth century young ladies in Italy knew history and geography little.Once the French officer in Rome was giving a ball to which many important people were invited. The Italian Minister（大臣） came very late. A young lady, who knew him, saw him enter the ball-room and asked why he was so late.Oh, nothing important, answered the Minister. Our head forgot to take his letter with him and went back to his hotel to bring them. If he had left them in Brazil we should have had to wait at least six months for them.Is Brazil so far from Rome? asked the lady, who knew very little geography.It is in the New World, said the Minister.In the New World? repeated the lady in great surprise.Yes, in the New World, which was discovered by Christopher Columbus.When the young lady heard this, she rushed into the middle of the ball-room and shouted as loud as she could: Ladies and gentlemen, have you heard the latest news? A new world has just been discovered by a certain Christopher Columbus.(1)、Why was the Minister late? _ A：The head left his letters in Brazil. B：He had an traffic accident. C：The head had to go back to Brazil. D：The head left his letters in the hotel.答案： D(2)、Where did the head leave his letters? _ A：In the hotel. B：In Brazil. C：In his office. D：In Rome.答案： A(3)、Why did the young lady shout? _. A：She wanted to tell the surprising news B：She was the hostess of the ball C：She knew the Minister D：She had never heard about Columbus答案： A(4)、Her shouting showed she was _. A：clever B：lack of knowledge C：thoughtless D：knowledgeable答案： B(5)、The best title for the passage is _. A：The New World B：Surprising News C：An Ignorant Italian Woman D：Christopher Columbus答案： C2、To me, music is food and water. I cant live without it. I know this is not true for everybody. Many people dont listen to music and they can get along quite well. But music is everywhere in our life. For example, when you watch films or TV plays, do you find them interesting if there is no music? You would find them boring. And when you are waiting for the train or the plane, you would like music because it makes the time seem shorter.It is true that music is everywhere in our lives. Some people like to sit by the sea and listen to the sound of the sea. Some enjoy listening to the singing of birds. Those sounds are some kinds of music. So music has meaning for everyone in some way or other. Of course, it has special meaning for people like me. We spend our lives playing or writing music.Someone said, Through music a child goes into a world of beauty, learns to take care of others and makes his mind and body strong. Music is an important part of our lives.(1)、The passage tells us that the writer _. A：likes to sit by the sea B：is not interested in music C：likes to travel by plane D：likes music very much答案： D(2)、The word boring in the first paragraph means _. A： interesting B：not interesting C：tiring D：foolish答案： B(3)、Music is meaningful to _. A：some people B：everyone C：nobody D：writers only答案： B(4)、Listening to music can _ when you are waiting for the train. A：make time fly quickly B：help you save time C：make time short D：make you feel time passes more quickly答案： D(5)、Which of the following is true? A：The writer likes to write music every day. B：The writer becomes strong through music. C：Most people like to listen to the sound of the sea. D：Most people cant leave music in their lives.答案： D 二、词汇与语法1、After they _ their exam, they celebrated by having a party. A：passed B：joined C：entered D：failed答案： A2、- Would you like to go to the concert with me?- Id love to, _ I cant. I have a lot of homework to do. A：or B：but C：so D：and答案： B3、Is there _ in the room? A：many babies B：any babies C：some babies D：a baby 答案： D4、The headmaster told us _ at the Science Museum on time. A：arrive B：arrives C：to arrive D：arriving答案： C5、The speaker spoke _ fast that I found it hard to take in what he was saying. A：too B：much C：such D：so答案： D6、What do you think is the main reason _ people continue to buy newspapers today? A：what B：why C：which D：if答案： B7、My mother made me _ all morning. A：to do my homework B：doing my homework C：do my homework D：did my homework 答案： C8、She said that she _ in a company for two years before she went to the university. A：has worked B：had worked C：works D：worked答案： B9、The famous singer appeared _ TV last night. A：in B：over C：at D：on答案： D10、His father is _ than his mother. A：older two years B：two years older C：elder two years D：two years elder答案： B 三、选词填空1、 Some people were eating and 1 in a coffee house. A young woman was sitting alone at a table. was wearing a beautiful diamond necklace. There was an ugly man at a table not far from her. He was 2 at her necklace all the time. Suddenly the lights went out. The coffeehouse was in darkness. The woman started to shout. She was very frightened. A few minutes later the lights came 3 again. The woman was crying. Her necklace was missing! The manager quickly closed all the doors. He telephoned the police. No one could get out of the coffee house. The policemen soon came. the police inspector told his men to search everyone. The necklace was not on anyone. They then searched the whole coffee house. The necklace couldnt be found. The police inspector then looked 4 the faces of all the people in the coffee house. He saw the ugly man and looked at the man carefully. He went up to the man and picked up the bowl of soup that was on his table. He then poured the soup into a glass. The necklace fell out. The policemen caught hold of the man and took him away. The young woman was happy to get 5 her necklace.(1)、 A：on B：drinking C：back D：looking E：at答案： B(2)、 A：on B：drinking C：back D：looking E：at答案： D(3)、 A：on B：drinking C：back D：looking E：at答案： A(4)、 A：on B：drinking C：back D：looking E：at答案： E(5)、 A：on B：drinking C：back D：looking E：at答案： C2、Before Christmas my parents _1_ shopping. They bought a lot of fresh food and drinks. My brother came back home from his college. He _2_ some gifts for us. I was busy writing and sending cards to friends.On Christmas Eve, my parents spent a long time _3_ in the kit