大学英语一第1阶段测试题

1、、交际英语（10%）1、-CanIborrowyourdigitalcameraforacoupleofdays?A:Yes,youmaynotborrow.B：Yes,goon.C：Sure,hereyouare.Enjoyyourjourney.D:Itdoesn'tmatter.2、-Goodnightandthanksagain.A:Youcan'tsaythat.B:No,no.It'swhatIcando.C：Howcanyousaythat.D：Goodnight.3、-?-It'sFriday.A：Whatdayisit?B：What's

2、thedatetoday?C：What'sthetime?D：Whattimeisit?4、Howmuchisthatmeat,please?A：Teno'clock.B：Tenyuanakilo.C：Ilikeitverymuch.D：Idon'tlike.5、-HowsoonwillyourfatherflytoNewYork?A：At7.00am.B：Lastweek.C：Inthreedays.D：Twiceayear.二、阅读理解（30%）1、Chessmustbeoneoftheoldestgamesintheworld.AnArabtravellerinI

3、ndiaintheyear900wrotethatitwasplayed'long,longago.'ChesswasprobablyinventedinIndia,andithasbeenplayedeverywherefromJapantoEuropesince1400.Thename'chess'isinteresting.Whenoneplayerisattackingtheother'sking,hesaysinEnglish,'check'.Whenthekinghasbeencaughtandcannotmoveanywhe

4、re,hesays'checkmate'.ThesewordscomefromPersian'Shahmat'means'thekingisdead'.Thatiswhenthegameisover,andoneplayerhaswon.Suchanoldgamechangesveryslowly.Theruleshavenotalwaysbeenthesameastheyarenow.Forexample,atonetimethequeencouldonlymoveonesquareatatime.Nowsheisthestrongestpie

5、ceontheboard.Itwouldbeinterestingtoknowwhythishashappened.Chesstakestimeandthought,butitisagameforallkindsofpeople.Youdon'thavetobeachampioninordertoenjoyit.Itisnotalwaysplayedbytwopeoplesittingatthesametable.ThefirsttimetheAmericansbeattheRussianswasinamatchplayedbyradio.Someofthechessmastersar

6、eabletoplaymanypeopleatthesametime.Therecordwaswhenonemanplayed400games!Itissaidthatsomepeopleplayedchessbypost.Thismustmakechesstheslowestgameintheworld.、ChesswasplayedinIndialongbefore900.A: TB:F(2)、Oneplayerhaswonthegamewhenheattackstheotherplayer'sking.A：TB:F(3)、Chessisagameforallsortsofpeop

7、le.A：TB:F(4)、Onlytwopeoplecanplaychesssittingatthesametable.A:TB:F(5)、Accordingtotheoldrulesofthegame,thekingcouldnotmoveanywhere.A：T2、B:FHermanhadworkedforthebankofRuritaniafortenyearsandwasstillonlyaclerk.Hewasnotsatisfiedwiththepositionandwantedtofindsomethingbetter.Yethedidnotwanttolosehispositi

8、oninbankbeforehehadgotanotherone,sohepreparedaletterabouthimself,withthewords"HELP!IAMAPRISONEROFTHEBANKOFRURITANIA!"inbiglettersacrossthetop.Thenhesentittoseveralotherbanks,askingthemforajob.Afewdayslater,oneoftheseletterscameintothehandsofHerman'sbossatthebank;someonehadgivenittohima

9、taparty.Thenextmorning,Herman'sbossaskedhimtocomeintohisroomandsaid,"Herman,Ihavesomeverygoodnewsforyou.ThebankofRuritaniaissettingyoufree!"(6)、Hermanwasnothappybecausehewasinprisoninthebank.A：TB: F、HermandidnotwanttoleavetheBankofRuritaniaimmediatelybecausehehadnotfoundabetterjobyet.A

10、：TC: F(8)、Hewishedsomeotherbanktogivehimabetterjob.A：TB:F(9)、Afewdayslater,Herman'sbossfoundoneoftheselettersinhisoffice.A:TB:F(10)、ThebossaskedHermantocomeintohisroomashedecidedtofirehim.A：TB:F3.In1801,ThomasJeffersonwasthefirstpresidenttotaketheoathofofficeinthenation'spermanentcapital,Was

11、hingtonD.C.AlthoughWashingtonwasanewcity,itwasalreadyfamiliartoPresidentJefferson.Infact,Jeffersonhadhelpedplanthecapital'sstreetsandpublicbuildings.Besidesbeingacityplannerandarchitect,thenewPresidentwasawriter,ascientist,andtheinventorofseveraltools.JeffersonlivedinthePresidentialPalace.ThePal

12、acewasmorethanahome;itcontainedofficesforthePresidentandsomeofhisstaffandadvisors.Italsoincludeddiningandreceptionrooms,wherethePresidentcouldentertaincongressmen.However,PresidentJeffersondidnotgivemanyformalparties.ThiswaspartlybecausetherewasnoFirstLady.Jefferson'swifehaddiedin1782.Butitwasal

13、sobecauseJeffersonlikedtoliveinasimplefashion.Once,heshowedupforanimportantmeetingwearingoldclothesandslippers!NeitherWashingtonnorAdamswouldeverhavedressedsocasually.JeffersonwasdifferentfromthefirsttwoPresidentsinotherways,too.Hedisagreedwiththemabouthowthecountryshouldberun,andaboutwhatpartaPresi

14、dentshouldplayinrunningit.“Accordingtothepassage,thePresidentialPalacewasbuilttobe.A) anofficebuildingandhomeB) ameetingplaceforcongressmenC) ahomeD) anofficebuilding12. Accordingtothepassage,ThomasJeffersonwasallofthefollowingexceptA) awriterB) acityplannerC) thethirdpresidentoftheUnitedStatesD) ac

15、arpenter13. ThomasJeffersondidnotentertainveryofteninWashingtonD.C.becauseA) hedidnothavenewclothesB) thefoodtherewasbadC) hedidnotenjoycarefullypreparedpartiesandtherewasnoFirstLadyD) hiswifedidnotlikeit14. WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutWashingtonD.C.isTRUE?A) ItwasnotthefirstcapitaloftheUnited

16、States.B) AlltheAmericanpresidentstooktheoathofofficeinWashingtonD.C.C) ThereweremanyoldstreetsinWashingtonD.C.before1801.D) WashingtonD.C.wasplannedbyThomasJefferson.15. ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatGeorgeWashingtonandJohnAdamsboth.A) livedinthePresidentialPalaceB) wereratherformalgentlemenC) w

17、eredifferentfromThomasJeffersononlyinhowtorunthecountryD) dressedcasually三、词汇与语法(15%)1、Idon'tknowtodealwithsuchmatter.A:whatB：howC：whichD：/2、Hedrivingmehome,eventhoughItoldhimIlivednearby.A:insistedonB:insistedatC:insistedthatD:insistedin3、Theboyisnothappyatthenewschool.Hehasfriendsthere.A：fewB：

18、afewC:littleDalittle4、IfellandhurtmyselfwhileIbasketballyesterday.A：wasplayingB：amplayingC：playD：played5、Tommorethantwentypoundsonthenovel.A：spentB：paidC：costD：took四、选词填空（15%）Intheeighteenthcentury,citiesbecamelargerandlarger.Peoplemovedfromthecountrysideandsmalltownstothe1becausetherewasmoreworkfor

19、themtodointhecities.OnSundaysandholidays,theylikedtoleavethecitiesandhaveagoodtimeinthecountryside.Butnotevery2hadahorseorawagon(四轮马车).Peopleneededasimplermeansoftransportation.Inventorsinmanycountriestriedtosolvethisproblem.Thefirstbicycle,whichwasverysimple,3in1790.Peoplecalled"thehorseonwheel".Thenin1861,aftermanyimprovementsbeingmade,thebicyclebecameapractical