英语一试题(1)

1、 COLLEGE ENGLISH TESTFOR NON-ENGLISH MAJORS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION（英语一）I. Vocabulary and Structure There are 35 questions in this part. For each question there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the One that best answers the question.【A】1._ we beat them _ they beat us, the match will be en

2、joyable. A.Whether, or B.Whether,and C.neither,or D.neither,of 【D】2.Dew is formed _ the grass is thick. A.Why B.What C.How D.where 3.She listened attentively _ she should fail to follow the speaker. A.in case B.in C.worried D.in case that 【C】4.This car, _ I paid a lot of money, is now out of date. A

3、.that B.the one C.for which D.for that 【B】5.There werent any movie theaters in the town _ I spent my last summer. A.That B.Where C.which D.of 【C】6.I wish I _ your opportunities when I was young. A.have B.has C.had D.got 【C】7.This difficulty _ in several ways. A.could avoided B.could be avoided C.can

4、 be avoided D.must be avoided 【D】8.Without TV, families _ more active pastimes. A.will rediscover B.can rediscover C.must rediscover D.could rediscover 【B】9. They have gone to Xian, _ (have) they? A.have B.has C.had D.havent【B】10.The meeting _ put off till next week. A. has been B.will being C.have

5、been D.must being 【D】11.Some people do not believe _ teaching formal grammar. A.about B.for C.that D.in 【B】12.Last night I came back late _ the meeting. A.in case B.for C.into D.because of 【C】13.She lives _ 4401 Part Street. A.in B.on C.at D.to 【C】14.Its eight oclock now. You _ be doing your lessons

6、. A.could B.would C.should D.can 【B】15. “What is that building?” “_ the garden equipment is stored.”A. Theres in which B. Thats where C. The building that D. Thats the building which【C】16. It wasnt such a good dinner _ she had promised us.A. that B. which C. as D. what【D】17. _ the flood, the ship wo

7、uld have reached its destination on time.A. In case of B. In spite of C. Because of D. But for 【A】18. _, I will learn it well.A. However difficult English is B. No matter how difficult is EnglishC. However English is difficult D. No matter how English is difficult【C】19. While reading the newspaper,

8、_.A. a colorful advertisement caught my eyesB. my attention was attracted by an advertisementC. I was attracted by a colorful advertisementD. what attracted me was a colorful advertisement【C】20. The meat is not ready _ and it _ has to be cooled for another five minutes.A. stillyet B. yetalready C. y

9、etstill D. alreadystill【A】21. Frank things quickly and with ease. He didnt have to sit up late the intricacies of the business.A. learnedstudying B. studiedlearning C. studieslearning D. learnedstudied【B】22. The young driver looked over the engine carefully lest it _ on the way.A. goes wrong B. shou

10、ld go wrong C. went wrong D. would go wrong【B】23. Doesnt he have any sympathy _ the crippled boy?A. at B. for C. in D. of【B】24. John met an old classmate of his _ his way home.A. at B. on C. in D. by【A】25. Mr. Li _ the composition once a week last term.A. had us do B. had us done C. had us to do D.

11、had us doII. Cloze There are 10 blanks in the following passage(s). For each blank there are five choices marked A, B, C, D and E. Choose the ONE that best fits into the passage(s).1、Once James Thornhill, a famous English painter, was asked to _36_ some pictures on the walls of the kings palace in E

12、ngland.Then workers were sent for and a big platform was made.With the help of a worker, Thornhill started painting _37_ the platform. They worked for a whole year and at last the pictures were ready.Thornhill was _38_ when he looked at the pictures, for they were really beautiful. He looked at them

13、 for a long time, and then took one step back and looked again. Now the pictures were even more beautiful. He took another step, then another. Finally he was at the very edge of the platform, but he didnt know it _39_ he was thinking of his pictures.The worker saw everything. “What should I do?” he

14、thought. “Thornhill was at the very edge of the platform. If I cry out, he will take _40_ step, fall off it and surely be killed. “So the worker quickly took some paint and threw it at the pictures.“What are you doing?” cried the painter, running quickly forward to his pictures.【C】36. A.at B.by C.pa

15、int D.do E.another【A】37. A.on B.in C.at D.to E.with【D】38. A.help B.happened C.happen D.happy E.another【B】39. A.on B.because C.case D.when E.while【E】40. A.the B.other C.one D.on E.another2、What is exactly a lie? Is it anything we say which we know is untrue? Or is it something more than that? For _41

16、_, suppose a friend wants to borrow some money from you, you say:“I wish I could help you but Im short of money myself.” In fact, you are not short of money but your friend is in the habit of not paying his debts and you dont want to hurt his feelings by reminding him _42_ this. Is this really a lie

17、?A scientific study of lying shows women are better liars _43_ men, particularly when telling a white lie, such as when a woman at a party tells another woman that she likes her dress when she really thinks it looks terrible. However, this is only one side of the story. Other researches show that me

18、n are _44_ likely to tell more serious lies, such as making a promise which they have no intention of fulfilling. This is the kind of lie politicians and businessmen are supposed to be particularly skilled at: the lie from which the liar hopes to profit or gain in some way.Research has also been _45

19、_ into the way peoples behavior changes in a number of small, apparently unimportant ways when they lie. It has been found that if they are sitting down at the same time, they tend to move about in their chairs more than usual. To the trained observer they are saying “I wish I were somewhere else no

20、w.”【A】41. A.example B.that C.the D.of E.than【D】42. A.example B.more C.done D.of E.than【E】43. A.on B.more C.to D.then E.than【B】44. A.kind B.more C.wish D.will E.most【C】45. A.example B.more C.done D.of E.thanIII. Reading Comprehension SectionA: This section is followed by some true-false questions. De

21、cide whether each of them is true (T) or false (F).William and his wife Lucy liked watching TV very much. One day after they got up, they turned on their TV set. But they could not see the pictures on TV clearly, while they could only hear the sound. They thought that there must be something wrong w

22、ith their TV set. So they called a worker to come to repair it.The worker came a few minutes later. But to his surprise, he found that there was nothing wrong with the TV set and he could see the pictures very clearly. It took them a long time to find out what the matter was with the TV set. At last

23、, they got it: William and Lucy mistook each others glasses.【A】46.William and Lucy liked watching TV.A.TB.F【A】47.When William and Lucy found that the pictures were unclear, they thought that something was wrong with their TV set.A.TB.F【B】48.They asked a worker to sell their TV set.A.TB.F【A】49.The worker felt surprised because he could see