大学英语1试题及答案

1、大学英语1期末练习（2014.12）part i use of english1firstly, allow me to introduce myself. my name is john brown, manager of the company. _.a. you must be mistaken. i dont know you at all. b. hello, brown! i havent seen you for ages. c. how do you do, mr. brown? very happy to see you. d. hi, john! welcome to ch

2、ina.  2 let me introduce myself. i am tom?_a. with a pleasure. b. its pleasure. c. im very pleased. d. pleased to meet you. 3. i want a pair of tennis shoes, please. _.how do you like this pair?a. here you are. b. here are you. c. you are here. d. there are you.4. do you mind if i play some mus

3、ic?_. ive finished writing my assignment. a. not at all. go ahead. b. of course i would. c. why not? d. id rather you didnt finish. 5. _.- yes. what size is that green t-shirt?a. do you want to buy anything? b. excuse me. what are you doing?c. are you just looking around? d. anything i can do for yo

4、u?6. are you feeling better today, mr. green? _. a. dont worry about me. b. just stay in bed and have a good rest. c. yes, but i still feel a little dizzy. d. there must be something wrong.7. hello. may i speak to peter ? _. a. sorry, the number is free. b. yes, speaking. c. hello, whore you, please

5、? d. hello, thank you for calling.8. id like to invite you to dinner this saturday, mr. smith._. a. oh, no. lets not. b. id rather not stay at home. c. im very sorry, but i have other plans. d. oh, no. thatll be too much trouble.9. would you mind watering the flowers for me while im away from home?

6、_. a. yes, i wouldnt. b. no, not at all. c. yes, id like to. d. no, itd nothing.10. _. im suffering from a stomachache. a. are you feeling better? b. why are you here? c. are you pleased? d. whats the matter with you?16. i wonder if i could use your dictionary？sure. _. a. go on b. go ahead c. go up

7、d. go away17hello, i need to get in contact with mr. fox right away. _.a. whats the matter, please? b. hi, im listening. c. its fox, who are you? d. hold on, please.18let me introduce myself. im steward._.a. what a pleasure. b. pleased to meet you. c. i dont know. d. thanks a lot.  19. i must a

8、pologize to you for the delay._. a. thats all right. b. no trouble at all. c. all the best. d. you are welcome.20. are you feeling better today, jack？ _. a. there must be something wrong. b. just have a good rest. c. yes, thank you, doctor. but i still dont feel good. d. dont worry about me.key：1. c

9、 2. d 3. a 4. a 5. d 6. c 7. b 8. c 9. b 10. d 11.b 12.d 13.b 14.a 15.cpart ii vocabulary & structure6. some of the wheat is from canada. what about _?a. another b. the other c. others d. the rest 7. he is no longer _ his study, so he often daydreams in class. a. tired of b. sick of c. bored wit

10、h d. interested in 8. the sun _ in the east. a. rise b. raise c. rises d. raises9. sandy will _ at the train station on saturday. a. see him off b. see off him c. see him of d. see him away10. london is _ nice city, and it is _ old city, too. a. a, an b. an, a c. the, a d. a, the11. whenever she ask

11、s _ help, he is always ready to help. a. with b. for c. in d. over12. he is very _ . he often comes first in shot putting. a. simple b. strong c. strict d. small13. i have _ a taxi for them. a. arrange b. arranging c. arranged d. to arrange14. prof. green _ sick yesterday. he _ a fever. now he still

12、 feels weak. a. is, has b. was, have c. were, had d. was, had15. the little girl prefers singing _ .a. to dance b. to dancing c. than to dance d. than dancing16. john is _.a. a friend of me b. a friend mine c. a friend of mine d. one friend of mine 17. to the chinese culture club. you can learn beij

13、ing opera here. a. coming b. welcome c. well come d. will come18. our english professor is very in using chopsticks? a. skilled b. great c. likely d. good19. john visited his uncle ten days before he _ for china.a. left b. had left c. has left d. leaves 20. his words are _ but the meaning is deep.a.

14、 few b. a few c. little d. a little 21. look, lily is on _ track!. a. five b. the five c. fifth d. the fifth22. he _ many beautiful post cards to us. a. takes b. shows c. obtains d. has23. this is _ binhai college, and mr. wang is _ president of _college. a. a, /, a b. a, /, the c. the, a, / d. /, t

15、he, the24. the new type of cell phone _ better if it is advertised on tv. a. will sell b. sells c. would sell d. sold25. i dont think tom can help you, for he _ to the bookshop. a. has gone b. had gone c. went d. goes26. i _ an old school friend in oxford street this morning.a. came into b. came acr

16、oss c. came out d. came off27. an overseas student studies _. a. at home b. abroad c. at sea d. on a ship 28. the earth _ round the sun.a. is moving b. moved c. moves d. has moved 29. the food in the restaurant is very _. a. delighted b. detailed c. delayed d. delicious30. the teacher said that we _

17、 another chance some time next month if we failed in the exam.a. would be given b. would give c. will be given d. were given 31. the monitor takes care _ the class. a. of b. in c. at d. over32. how many big colleges are there in this city? let me _. a. try b. learn c. do d. count33. please _ me intr

18、oduce my sister to you. a. give b. have c. let d. ask34. at that time, she _ on a journey with her friend.a. is b. was c. has been d. is being 35. they will _ to paris next year. a. trip b. leave c. visit d. travel36. i like english food now. but i _ it a year ago a. didnt liked b. didnt like c. don

19、t like d. doesnt like37. tom and dick are good friends and they often visit _a. one another b. one the other c. each others d. each other38. do the students often english? a. speak b. talk c. say d. hear39. we soon the place where we often meet. a. arrived at b. got c. came d. returned40. do they al

20、ways help each other? yes, _ . a. they do not b. they does not c. they does d. they do 41. after _ that unforgettable love, he became more understanding. a. has experienced b. experiencing c. experience d. experienced42. the game is very interesting. everybody in my class likes _ it. a. play b. play

21、ing c. plays d. to play43. there is _ water in the glass. a. any b. many c. a few d. a little44. i _ to shanghai once.a. went b. have gone c. have been d. was 45. if the phone rings again, i _ it.a. ignore b. will have ignored c. will ignore d. will be ignoringkey：6. d 7. d 8. c 9. a 10. a 11. b 12.

22、 b 13. c 14. d 15. b16. c 17. b 18. a 19. a 20. a 21. d 22. b 23. d 24. a 25. a26. b 27. b 28. c 29. d 30. a 31. a 32. d 33. c 34. b 35. d36. b 37. d 38. a 39. a 40. d 41. b 42. b 43. d 44. c 45. cpart iii reading comprehension passage 1in the last 500 years, nothing about people - not their clothes

23、, ideas, or languages - has changed as much as what they eat. the original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by south american indians. the spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500's. and although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable.

24、 in london, shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. some still exist today. the potato is also from the new world. around 1600, the spanish brought it from peru to europe, where it soon was widely grown. ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of irish peop

25、le starved when the crop failed during the “potato famine” of 1845-1846, and thousands more were forced to leave their motherland and move to america.there are many other foods that have traveled from south american to the old world. but some others went in the opposite direction. brazil is now the

26、world's largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in colombia and other south american countries. but it is native to ethiopia, a country in africa. it was first made into a drink by arabs during the 1400's. according to an arabic legend, coffee was discovered when a person n

27、amed kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush. he tried one and experienced the wide-awake feeling that one-third of the world's population now starts the day with.26. according to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 yea

28、rs?a. food. b. clothing. c. ideas. d. languages. 27. in the last sentence of the first paragraph “some” refers to _. a. some cocoa trees b. some chocolate drinks c. some shops d. some south american indians 28. thousands of irish people starved during the “potato famine” because _.a. they were so de

29、pendent on potatoes that they refused to eat anything else b. they were forced to leave their motherland and move to america c. the weather conditions in ireland were not suitable for growing potatoes d. they had a bad potato harvest 29. which country is the largest coffee producer? _a. brazil b. co

30、lombia c. ethiopia d. egypt 30. which of the following statements is not true, according to the passage? _a. one-third of the world's population drinks coffee. b. coffee is native to colombia. c. coffee can keep one awake. d. coffee drinks were first made by arabs. 26. a 27. c 28. d 29. a 30. bp

31、assage 2laptop computers（便携式电脑）are popular all over the world. people use them on trains and airplanes, at airports and hotels. these laptops connect people to their work place. in the united states today, laptops also connect students to their classroom.westlake college in virginia will start a lap

32、top computer program that allows students to do school work anywhere they want. within five years, each of the 1,500 students at the college will receive a laptop. the laptops are a part of a $10 million computer program at westlake, a 11-year-old college. the students with laptops will also have ac

33、cess to the internet. in addition, they will be able to use e-mail to “speak” with their teachers, their classmates and their families. however, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. they can work with it at home,

34、 in a fast food restaurant or under trees - anywhere at all.because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education such as colleges and universities is workable. as laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. in addition, the portable comp

35、uters can connect students to not only internet, but also libraries and other resources. state higher education officials are studying how laptops can help students. state officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too.at westlake college, more than 60 percent of the staff use

36、s the computers. the laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. as one westlake teacher said, “here we are in the middle of virginia and we are giving students a window on the world. they can see everything and do everything.” 31. the main purpose of the laptop program is to

37、give each student a laptop to _.a. have access to the internet b. use for their school work c. work at home d. connect them to libraries 32. why is the word “speak” in the second paragraph in quotation marks(引号)?_a. students communicate. b. students use the computer language.c. laptops have speakers

38、. d. students don't like speaking with their teachers. 33. which of the following is true about westlake college?a. 1,500 students will have laptops. b. students there can do everything. c. all teachers use computers. d. it is an old college in america. 34. “a window on the world” in the last pa

39、ragraph means that students can _.a. have free laptops b. travel around the world c. get information from around the world d. have lectures on information technology in the world 35. from the passage we can know laptop computers are very _.a. interesting b. expensive c. convenient d. important 31. b

40、          32. a          33. a           34. c           35. cpassage 3one way that scientists learn about man

41、 is by studying animals, such as mice and monkeys. the scientists in this laboratory are experimenting on mice. they are studying the relationship between diet and health. at this time, over one hundred experiments are being done in this laboratory.in one of these experiments, the scientists are stu

42、dying the relationship between the amount of food the mice eat and their health. the mice are in three groups. all three groups are receiving the same healthy diet. but the amount of food that each group is receiving is different. the first group is eating one cup of food each day, the second group

43、is eating two cups, and the third group of mice is eating three cups.after three years, the healthiest group is the one that is only eating one cup of food each day. the mice in this group are thinner than normal mice. but they are more active. most of the day, they are running, playing with one ano

44、ther, and using the equipment in their cages. also, they are living longer. mice usually live for two years. most of the mice in this group are still alive after three years.the second group of mice is normal weight. they are healthy, too. they are active, but not as active as the thinner mice. but

45、they are only living about two years, not the three years or more of the thinner mice. the last group of mice is receiving more food than the other two groups. most of the day, these mice are eating or sleeping. they are not very active. these mice are living longer than the scientists thought - abo

46、ut a year and a half. but they aren't as healthy. they're sick more often than the other two groups.26. the scientists in the laboratory are studying the relationship between _.a. mice and die b. the amount of food the mice eat and their health c. the amount of food and diet d. mice and men

47、27. _ receiving the most food.a. the first group is b. the second group is c. the third group is d. the first two groups are 28. the first group is the thinnest because _.a. they do not have a healthy diet b. they eat only one cup of food a day c. they are running and playing more than the other two

48、 groups d. both b and c 29. how long do normal mice live? _.a. a year and a half. b. two years. c. three years. d. more than three years. 30. what does the text tell us?a. people who eat less and exercise more will live longer. b. people who eat only a cup of food a day will be healthy. c. people wh

49、o eat a healthy diet will not get sick. d. mice are active animals. 26.b 27. c 28. d 29. b 30. apassage 4cultural differences in business entertaining include issues such as whom one entertains and where, and how one entertains. in countries in which status is important, it is not advisable to invit

50、e people of different statuses（身份、地位）to the same dinner party. americans will often invite people to their homes. whereas in some societies the home is considered too private, unworthy, or embarrassingly small to serve as an appropriate forum for business entertaining. in some countries there is a &

51、quot;help yourself" approach to entertaining done in the home. this approach does not work well when entertaining people whose culture teaches them to wait to be asked three times before accepting an offer of food. in one instance, a chinese guest spent an entire evening without eating though h

52、e was quite hungry because he was too embarrassed to take food after only being asked to do so once. in another case, an american woman executive was being entertained at tea in london. after having the tea served, the american woman helped herself to cream and sugar rather than waiting to be served

53、. the english woman was embarrassed by the implication that she was not serving quickly enough.31. it is no good inviting people of different social positions to the same party in the country where _.a. people don't pay any attention to their positions b. people care much about their statuses c. entertainment is a