大学英语A1复习课程

1、精品资料大 学 英 语 A1大学英语A1一、阅读理解1、SPOrting activities are essentially modified forms Of hunting behavior. VieWed biologically, the modern footballer is in reality a member of a hunting group. HiS killing WeaP on has tur ned into a harmless football and his Prey into a goalmouth. If his aim is accurate and

2、 he SCOreS a goal, he enjoys the hunters triumph of killing his prey.To Un dersta nd how this tran SfOrmatiO n has take n place We must briefly look at our forefathers. They SPe nt over a milli on years evo IVing as cooperative hun ters. Their Very SUrViVaI depended on SUCCeSS in the hunting field.

3、Under this PreSSUre their whole Way of life, even their bodies, became greatly Changed. They became chasers, rUnners, jumpers, aimers, throwers and prey-killers. They cooperated as skillful male group attackers.Then about ten thousa nd years ago, after this imme nsely long PeriOd of hun ti ng their

4、food, they became farmers. Their improved intelligence, so vital to their old hunting life, WaS PUt to a new use-that of con trolli ng and domesticati ng their prey. The hunt became SUddenly out of date. The food WaS there on the farms, awaiting their needs. The risks and Un Certa in ties of the hun

5、t Were no Ion ger esse ntial for SUrViVal.The skills and thirst for hunting rema in ed, however, and dema nded new outlets. HUnting for sport replaced hunting for necessity. ThiS new activity invoIVed all the orig inal hun ti ng SeqUe nces but the aim of the OPeratiO n WaS no Ion ger to avoid StarVa

6、ti on. In stead, the SPOrtSme n Set off to test their skill aga inst Prey that Were no Ion ger esse ntial to their SUrViVal. To be sure, the kill may have bee n eate n but there Were other much SimPIer WayS of obta ining a meaty meal.(1)、A:The author believes that sport ing activities are forms of b

7、iological developme ntB:have actually developed from huntingC：are essentially forms of taming the PreyD：have Cha nged the WayS of hunting答案：B、A:In a football game What is equal to the Prey in hunting is any member of the oppos ing teamB:the goalC:The goalmouthD：the football答案：C(3) 、FOr OVer a millio

8、n years, Our forefathers Were basically.A: SUCCeSSfUI farmersB: cooperating huntersC: runners and jumpersD: skillful SPOrtSmen答案：B(4) 、The word operation (ParagraPh 4) refers to.A: SPOrtS activitiesB: huntingC: Prey killingD: domesticating animals答案：B(5) 、WhiCh of the following best SUmmariZeS the i

9、dea of the passage?A: It is farming that gives human beings enoUgh IeiSUre time for sporting activities B: Farming is Very important in human CiViIiZation because it SaVeS human beings from risks and Un Certa in ties of hunting for SUrViVaIC: It is hunting that PrOVideS human beings With much SimPIe

10、r WayS of obtaining meaty mealsD: Sporting activities SatiSfy the desire of modern man to exercise hunting skills WhiCh his forefathers developed for SUrViVaI 答案：D2、Imagine your Sitting on your front garden admiring the Shining SUn When your n eighbor comes With that annoying Car With the no isy sou

11、nd and the exhaust PiPe blow ing out this horrible black smoke. What are you going to do about it?In our modern days, too many people depend on their CarS to get to work or to drop off their ChiIdren to school. However, is it Safe to have an inCreaSing number of CarS on our roads?ReSearCh shows that

12、 CarS Create SeriOUS polluti on. EXhaUSt from all COmbUStiO n engines PrOdUCeS harmful effects on the health of both Car USerS and all innocent walkers. CitieS have become isla nds of toxic ChemiCaIS from the Un restra ined USe of VehiCIeS bur ning fossil fuels. The harmful health effects of Car exh

13、aust are PerVaSiVe and difficult to measure. For example, people With asthmwould SUffer With attacks due to the pollution. The world wild life also SUfferS from the cars toxic emissions. No matter how much manu facturers try to make CarS en Vir onmen tally frie ndly, it will damage our earth in one

14、Way or ano ther.Additi On ally, CarS are too dan gerous for Our COm mun ity. CareIeSS drivers Put themselves and OtherS in dan ger. CarS are CritiCaI to WaIkerS especially to ChiIdre n if the driver is n ot looki ng on the road or somehow distracted. HaVe you known some one whose toes or feet have b

15、ee n run over by CarS while cross ing the street?Lastly, CarS Create social problems, WhiCh could lead to poor health. A few drivers SUffer Road Rage and PUt themselves, loved OneSand OtherS in a threate ning SitUati on. Some CarS Create disturb ing no ises, WhiCh disturbs people livi ng n ear highw

16、ays, freeways, etc. not to get eno Ugh sleep. People depe nd on their CarS so much they forget to exercise their bodies and end UP being obese or hav ing a heart problem.AS a result of the excessive nu mber of CarS on our roads, every on es life is in dan ger. In order to Create an en Vir onmen tall

17、y frie ndly and Safe world, it is n ecessary for each COUntry to limit the PermitS in number to control regional air pollution. Second, Car manu facturers should try to improve the efficie ncy of VehiCles, SUCh as finding soluti ons to emissi ons of COmbUSti Onengin es, develop ing new power SOUrCeS

18、 SUCh as new fuels, natural gas. Third, try to improve efficiency of traffic by Setting UP dedicated bus IaneS and giving PriOrity to Car-Pools and VehiCIeS With 3 or more PaSSengers. Besides, traffic Can be SChedUled; for example, COmmerCiaI traffic at ni ght; large compa nies Can Shift worki ng ho

19、urs and dece ntralize admi nistrative OPerati ons.、A:EXhaUSt from CarS is.harmlessB:pollutiveC：not SeriOUSD：in effective to WaIkerS答案：B、A:In authors view, it isto make CarS be friendly to enVirOnment.impossibleB:feasibleC：hopefulD：pote ntial答案：A、A:will be the major ViCtimS in the Car accide nt.WaIke

20、rSB:ChiIdre nC:Car-driversD:TraffiC police答案：B(4) 、CarS CauSed SOme social problems except.A: ObeSityB: a quick temperC: employmentD: sleep problem答案：C(5) 、WhiCh of the following is not true as to handling Car problems?A: RedUCing the number of cars.B: USing a Car in the restricted area.C: Fi nding

21、alter native fuels.D: SChedUIing the traffic.答案：B二、词汇与语法1、Carol made ato work hard at school this year.A:resoluti onB:revoluti onC:invo IUti onD:evolutio n答案:A2、The two friends Shared ainterest in StamP collecting.A:com monB:gen eralC:popularD:usual答案:A3、Hes WatChing TV? Hesto be doing his homework

22、now.A:knownB:SUPPOSedC:regardedD:con Sidered答案:B4、The LaW requires that every onehis Car CheCked at least once a year.A: will haveB: hadC: hasD: have答案：D5、 By Saturdayhere for three weeks.A: WiIl be WOrkingB: will have WOrkedC: will workD： work答案：B6、The WeedS and tall grass in that yard make the hou

23、se look as if itVaCant forquite some time.A: WereB: WaSC: had beenD: has been答案：C7、He had been having troublea hotel room.A:reserv ingB:to reserveC:reservedD:reserve答案:A8、Large fish usuallysmall fish.A:gatherB:take onC:feed onD:orga nize答案:C9、We really did nt like theof the vegetables.A:flourB:favor

24、C:fableD:flavor答案:D10、ThiS book discusses the most recent events of SPaCe travel, it Certainly isA: UP to now仅供学习与交流，如有侵权请联系网站删除 谢谢5精品资料B: UP to this momentC: UP to this POintD: UP to date答案：D三、完型填空Clem WaS a faithful ChriStian. He believed that God would help him out of any difficulty. One day, the

25、 MiSSiSSiPPi RiVer WaS floodi ng its banks and the Water began_ 1 around Clems house.It rose to the front gateway_2 CIem WaS Sta nding. A man in a rowboat 3 and called to Clem. Come With me and Ill take you to the high ground! Clem replied, No, my 4 will SaVe me!The flood con ti nued to rise to the

26、SeC on d-storey Wi ndows and Clem, 5 out, SaW a POWerbOat come up. The man in the POWerbOat shouted, Get on my boat and Ill take you to the high groun d! Clem replied, No, my God will SaVe me!The Water the n rose to the roof and Clem WaS Sitti ng on its ridge. He SaW a 6 fly over and a rope WaS drop

27、ped. A man yelled over a bull horn, Grab the 7 and climb in and well take you to the high ground! Clem replied, No, my God will SaVe me!So Clem WaS_8_ to See the flood engulf吞没）the house. Finally he WaS drowned. The n ext thi ng he kn ew, he WaS Sta nding before his God. He asked God 9 , I PUt my trust in you. Why have you aba ndoned me? HiS God replied, What do you Want from me? I Sent you a rowboat,