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1、大学英语第一单元试题与答案大学英语第一单元试题与答案大学英语第一单元试题与答案OnlineHomeWork_U1B3ReadingComprehensionSectionAFastReadingBackinatinyvillagenearNuremberg,livedafamilywitheighteenchildren.Justtokeepfoodonthetableforthefamilymembers,thefatherworkedalmosteighteenhoursaday.TwoofAlbrechtDurertheElderschildren,AlbrechtandAlbert,w

2、antedtopursuetalentforart,buttheyknewthattheirfatherwouldneverbefinanciallyabletosendeitherofthemtoNurembergtostudyattheacademy.Aftermanydiscussions,thetwoboysdecidedtotossacoin.Theloserwouldgodownintothenearbyminesand,withhisearnings,supporthisbrotherwhileheattendedtheacademy.Then,whenthatbrotherwh

3、owonthecointosscompletedhisstudies,hewouldsupporttheotherbrotherattheacademy,eitherwiththesalesofhisartworkor,ifnecessary,alsobylaboringinthemines.TheytossedacoinaftercomingbackfromchurchonaSundaymorning.AlbrechtDurerwonthetossandwentofftoNuremberg.Albertwentdownintothedangerousminesandfinancedhisbr

4、other,whoseworkattheacademywasanalmostimmediatesensation.Albrechtsetchings(版画),woodcuts(木刻画)andoilswerefarbetterthanthoseofmostofhisprofessors,andbythetimehegraduated,hewasbeginningtoearnconsiderablefeesforhiscommissionedworks.WhenAlbrechtDurerreturnedtohisvillage,thefamilyheldabigdinnertocelebrateA

5、lbrechtshomecoming.Afterthemeal,AlbrechtrosetodrinkatoasttohisbelovedbrotherforthesacrificethathadenabledAlbrechttofulfillhisambition.Hesaid,“Albert,nowitisyourturntogotoNurembergtopursueyourdream,andIwilltakecareofyou”.Albertroseandglanceddownthelongtableatthefacesheloved,andsaidsoftly,“No,brother.

6、Lookwhatfouryearsinthemineshavedonetomyhands!Thebonesineveryfingerhavebeensmashedatleastonce,andlatelyIhavebeensufferingfromarthritis(关节炎)sobadlyinmyrighthandthatIcannotevenholdaglasstoreturnyourtoast,muchlessmakedelicatelinesoncanvas画(布)withabrush.”Bynow,AlbrechtDurershundredsofmasterfulportraits,s

7、ketchesandwoodcutshangineverygreatmuseumintheworld,butmostpeoplearefamiliarwithonlyoneofAlbrechtDurersworks.Morethanmerelybeingfamiliarwithit,youverywellmayhaveareproductionhanginginyourhomeoroffice.TopayhomagetoAlbert,AlbrechtDurerdrewhisbrothershandswithpalmstogetherandthinfingersstretchedskyward.

8、Hecalledhisdrawing“Hands,”buttheentireworldimmediatelyopenedtheirheartstohisgreatmasterpieceandnamedit“ThePrayingHands”.Statementsbasedonthepassage:1.ThefatherofDurerfamilycouldnotaffordanychildsstudyattheacademy.F2.AlbrechtandAlberthadtotossacointodecidewhoshouldgototheacademy,becauseoneofthemhadto

9、stayathomeandhelptheirfather.F3.Beforedecidingtotossacoin,AlbrechtandAlberthadmanydiscussionswith1/10theirfather.4.Albrechtachievedgreatsuccessattheacademy,andhisworkswereevenbetterthanmostofhisprofessors.F5.AlbrechtdecidedtosupportAlbertsstudyattheacademywiththesalesofhisartworkandbylaboringinthemi

10、nes.F6.Albertsaiditwastoolateforhimtogototheacademybecausehewasnolongerinterestedinartafterworkingintheminesformanyyears.F7.AlthoughAlbrechthadmanymasterfulportraits,onlyoneofthemhasreceivedpopularrecognition.8.AmongAlbrechtsworks,“Hands”istheonewhichisreproducedmost.9.Albrechtcreated“Hands”inordert

11、oshowrespectandhonorforhisbrotherAlbert.10.PeoplerenamedAlbrechtsdrawing“ThePrayingHands”becausetheyjustwantedtopayhomagetohisgreatachievement.SectionBPassageReadingPassage1ValentinesDayprobablyhasitsoriginintheancientRomancelebrationcalledLupercalia(牧神节).ItwascelebratedonFebruary15.IntheRomancalend

12、arFebruarywasinthespring.ThecelebrationhonoredthegodsLupercusandFaunusaswellasthetwinbrothersRomulusandRemus,thelegendaryfoundersofRome.Aspartoftheceremonythepriestspairedupyoungmenandwomen.Thegirlsnameswereplacedinaboxandeachboydrewagirlsname.ThecouplewaspairedthenuntilthenextLupercalia.In260ADthee

13、mperorClaudiusII,calledClaudiustheCruel,decidedthatyoungsoldierswouldonlybedistractedbymarriageandsoorderedthatyoungmenmaynotmarry.Valentinus(Valentine),aChristianpriest,defiedtheemperorandgotmarriedinsecret.HewascaughtandexecutedonFebruary14,theeveofLupercalia.Hisnamebecameassociatedwithyounglovefo

14、reverafter.In496,PopeGelasiussetasideFebruary14tohonorhimasSaintValentineandithasbeenSt.ValentinesDayeversince.IntheMiddleAgessomeofthecustomsoftheLupercaliastillpersistedinspiteoftheattemptsoftheChurchtoputanendtothesenon-ChristiancustomsandChristianizetheholiday.Bothmenandwomendrewnamesfromabowlto

15、seewhotheirvalentineswouldbe.Theywouldwearthenamesontheirsleevesforaweek.Todaywestillsometimes“wearourheartsonoursleeves”whenwecannotconcealourfeelings.Inthe1600s,itbecamecommontogiveflowers,particularlytherose,asasignofloveasthe“languageofflowers”.ThiscametoEuropefromTurkey.Thecolorandplacementofth

16、eroseheldaspecialsignificance-aredrose,forexample,meantbeauty.FlowershavebeenpartofValentinesDayeversince.D11.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.ThecustomofValentinesDay.2/10B.AstoryabouthowValentinusdefiedtheemperor.C.Therelationshipbetweenmarriageandreligion.D.TheoriginofValentinesDay.B12.Youngsoldi

17、erswerenotallowedtomarrybecausetheemperorwasafraidthat_.A.theywouldassociatewithSt.ValentineB.theywouldntconcentrateontheirjobC.theywoulddefytheemperorsorderD.theyweretooyoungtomarryC13.Whatdoestheword“defied”(underlinedinParagraph2)probablymean?Followed.Triedtocheat.Refusedtoobey.Condemned.B14.Thed

18、ayFebruary14hasbeenSt.Valentinesdaysince_.A.260ADB.496ADC.thefoundingofRomeD.theMiddleAgesB15.AccordingtoParagraph3,whatdoesthephrase“wearourheartsonoursleeves”mean?A.Tohideourtruefeelings.B.Toshowourtruefeelingsopenly.C.Todemonstrateourlove.D.Tokeepourfeelingsinourmind.Passage2InAfricaandAsiatherei

19、saveryseriousdiseasecalledschistosomiasis血(吸虫病).Itiscausedbyatinywormwhichcanpenetratetheskinofahumanbeingandcauseapotentiallyseriousillness.Thelarvae(幼虫)ofthesewormsliveincertaintypesofsnails.Whentheyareready,thelarvaeleavethesnailsandenterthebodiesofmenandanimals.InmanyAfricanriversthereisalargean

20、imalcalledahippopotamus.Itlooksratherlikeanenormoussausagewithshortlegsandabigmouth.Hipposspendmuchoftheirtimeintheriverandtheydonotseemtoserveanypurpose.Becauseofthis,someAfricangovernmentsorderedthatthegreatanimalsshouldbeshotonsighttoprovidemeatforlocalpeople.Whenhunterskilledmostofthehipposinsom

21、eareas,thenumberofcasesofthediseaseincreasedrapidly.Therewereoutbreaksofthediseaseinareaswhichhadnotpreviouslyexperiencedit.Atfirst,thehealthauthoritiescouldnotunderstandthereasonwhythediseasehadspread.Theymade3/10investigationsanddiscoveredsomeverysurprisingfacts.Whentheyareinthewater,hipposkeepthe

22、muddywaterinmotionbecausetheymoveaboutfrequently.Whentheyclimbupontheriverbank,theygoinsinglefile,makingnaturalchannelsdownwhichrainwatercanflowintotheriver.Withoutthehippos,mudgatheredintheriversandcausedthemtorunovertheirbanks.Atthesametime,rainwaterwasunabletodrainintotheriverseasily,andthishelpe

23、dtoproducefloods.Certaintypesofwatersnailbreedrapidlyonfloodedland,carryingwiththemthelarvaewhichspreadschistosomiasis.NowAfricangovernmentsareimportinghippossothatNaturecandoherworkproperlyandkeepthewatersnailsundercontrol.ThisisoneexampleofwhathappenswhenManinterfereswiththeworkofNature.A16.Weknow

24、thatapotentiallyseriousillnessiscausedwhen_.A.theskinofahumanbeingispenetratedbyatinywormB.thelarvaeofsnailsenterthebodiesofhumanbeingsC.humanbeingskeeppetsnailsD.humanbeingseattoomuchmeatofhipposD17.WhywerehipposshottodeathinAfrica?A.Becausetheylooklikesausageswithshortlegsandbigmouth.B.Becausesome

25、governmentswantedtoprovidemeatforlocalpeople.C.Becausethereweretoomanyhipposintheriver.D.Becausetheywereconsidereduseless.A18.WhydidschistosomiasisspreadinsomeareasinAfrica?A.Becausemanyhipposwerekilled.B.Becausethereweretoomanychannelsintheriver.C.Becausethenumberofthelarvaewasincreased.D.Becauseth

26、ewatersnailswerekeptundercontrol.D19.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrueaboutAfricangovernments?A.Theydidntbuildenoughchannelstodrainthefloods.B.Theycouldntfindouttheconnectionbetweenhipposandthespreadofschistosomiasis.C.Theyaretryingtokillwatersnailswhichcarrythelarvaewithschistosomiasi

27、s.D.Theyaretryingtocontrolthespreadofschistosomiasisinaneco-friendlyway.C20.Naturecannotdoherworkinasatisfactorywayif_.A.toomanyhipposarekilledB.governmentsinterferewithlocalpeopleC.maninterfereswiththeworkofnatureD.adiseasespreads4/10SectionCReadinginDepthInthe1990s,everyonebelievedthateducationwas

28、thekeytoeconomicsuccess.Acollegedegree,evenapostgraduatedegree,wasGforeveryonewhowantedagoodjobasoneofthose“symbolicanalysts”.Butcomputersareproficientatanalyzingsymbols。itisthemessinessoftherealworldthattheyhavetroublewith.Therefore,manyofthejobsthatoncerequiredacollegedegreehavebeenE.Theotherscanb

29、edonebyanyintelligentperson,whetherornothehasstudiedliterature.ThistrendshouldhavebeenKin1996,when“downsizing”suddenlybecamenews.Because,forthefirsttime,white-collar,college-educatedworkerswerebeingfiredinlargeJ,evenwhileskilledmechanistsandotherblue-collarworkerswereingreatD.Thisshouldhavesignaledt

30、hatthedaysoftheever-risingwagepremiumsforpeoplewithhighereducationwereover.Eventually,theerodingpayoffofhighereducationcreatedaCineducationitself.WhyshouldastudentputhimselfthroughfouryearsofcollegeandseveralyearsofpostgraduateworktoAacademiccredentialswithlittlemonetaryvalue?Nowadays,jobsthatrequir

31、eonly6or12monthsofvocationaltrainingpaynearlyasmuchasifnotmorethanajobthatrequiresamasterdegree,andpaymorethanonerequiringaPh.D.SoFincollegesanduniversitieshasdroppedalmosttwo-thirdssinceitspeakattheturnofthiscentury.TodayaplacelikeHarvardis,asitwasinthe19thcentury,moreofasocialinstitutionthanaOone-

32、aplaceforchildrenofthewealthytoMtheirsocialgracesandbefriendothersoftheirclass.WordBankA.acquireB.abolishedC.crisisD.demandE.eliminatedF.enrollmentG.essentialH.initialI.involvementJ.numbersK.obviousL.opportunityM.refineN.requireO.scholarlyV&SSectionAWordBuildingAftertherain,rainwaterranovertheriverb

33、anks,causingconsiderabledamagetothevillagesnearby.(consider)Asasupporterofeducationalreform,heemphasizesthatstudentsshouldbegivenhomeworkaccordingtotheirrespectiveabilities.(respect)Dontoverloadthewashingmachineoritwontworkproperly.(load)Inordertomaintainthepeaceandstabilityintheregion,thegovernment

34、hasenteredintoaninternationalarmscontrolagreement.(agree)5/10Theconferencewastotallydisorganized.Nobodyknewwhattheyweresupposedtobedoing.(organize)36.DuringtheWorldWarIImanywiveshadtoendurelongperiodsofseparationfromtheirhusbands.(separate)37.Allthisfusssuggests,notthatbossesaregrowingmorehorrible,b

35、utthatemployeesexpectthemtobemoreagreeable.(agree)Jackcalledhersisterinthebeliefthatshewouldlendhimsomemoney.(believe)TheNewiPadistooexpensiveforacollegestudent.IcouldntafforditthoughIamcomparativelywell-off.(compare)Theyoungeraudienceseemedtobeconfusedbythestory,sohetriedtosimplifythestory.(simple)

36、SectionBWordReplacementB41.Thesecurityguardsfailedtotrackdownanyevidence,thoughtheyknewthatTomwasresponsibleforthestealing.A.reckonB.findC.deliverD.catchD42.MymanageralwaystoldonmewheneverIdidsomethingthatdidnotpleasehim.A.toldagainstB.foughtagainstC.protectedagainstD.informedagainst43.IthinkMaryand

37、herhusbandstillhavesometroubleintheirrelationship,butsheinsiststhattheyhaveworkeditout.A.solveditB.ignoreditC.forgottenaboutitD.workedonitA44.Teenagerswhodropoutofhighschoolhavetroublefindingjobs.A.quitB.exitC.passD.enterB45.Heavytrafficandairpollutionaretheproblemsthatourgovernmentneedstoreckonwith

38、forthetimebeing.A.workwithB.dealwithC.startwithD.alongwith6/10B46.Mostofthestudentswerelisteningverycarefully.Buttherewerecertainstudentsintheclassroom,likePeterandJohn,whofailedtograspwhattheteacherwassaying.A.grabB.understandC.handleD.capture47.Susanwasthemanagersfaithfulassistantinwhomhecouldhave

39、absoluteconfidence.A.promisingB.helpfulC.reliableD.agreeableA48.Andagainsheshoutedinahigh-pitchedvoice,wordbyword,withnoattempttorestrainherself,“Icannotstandanymore”.A.controlB.pushC.compressD.persuade49.Thereisnothingremarkableaboutthestory,whichrevolvesaroundatraditionallovetriangle.A.valuableB.b

40、eneficialC.unusualD.Ordinary快点C50.Thegovernmentpledgestobuildlow-incomehousingunitswhenthesupplyofaffordablehousingforpoorpeoplecontinuestoshrink.A.proceedsB.persuadesC.promisesD.proposesSectionCWordFillingB51.Itwasntvery_ofyoutodrinkallthemilkwhenyouknowIneedsomeformybaby.A.considerableB.considerat

41、eC.rudeD.shamefulB52.Studentsandteachersshouldhave_attitudestowardeachother.A.respectableB.respectfulC.respectiveD.respecting53.Wehavealwaysbeenanindependentpeople,nomatter_theyrewritehistory.A.whenB.whatC.whereD.howB54.Ifwecouldget_thenextyearonourfathersincome,thingswouldbeeasierasIwouldgetajobbyt

42、hen.A.alongB.through7/10C.awayD.outD55.Theoldmanwhohelpedmefindmywalletintheparkturnsouttobeapoliceofficer_disguise.A.underB.withinC.beneathD.inA56.Wewilldoourbesttoseethatjusticeis_fairly.A.administeredB.admittedC.admiredD.adoptedB57.Idonknowwhymybossisalways_me.Ihaventdoneanythingwrong。onthecontra

43、ry,Ivedonegoodbusinessforthecompany.A.pickingoutB.pickingonC.pickingatD.pickingupA58.Whentheleadingladydroppedoutofthemovie,thedirectorhadnochoicebutto_thecleaningladytosavetheday.A.callonB.pickonC.tellonD.workonD59.Weusedtobegoodfriends,butourrelationship_aboutayearago.A.fellbackB.felldownC.fellthr

44、oughD.fellapartD60.Whensheheardthebadnewsthatheronlysondiedinbattle,she_andcried.A.brokethroughB.brokeupC.brokeoutD.brokedownListeningComprehensionSectionAShortTalksC61.(Audio-U1-1.mp3)WhywillthetwospeakersgivethehousekeystoMr.Jacobsen?A.Becausetheywanthimtogetthetravelerschecksforthem.B.Becausetheywanthimtochangevoicemailmessageforthem.C.Becausetheywanthimtowatertheplantsforthem.D.Becausetheywanthimtopaythebillsforthem.C62.(Audio-U1-2.mp3)Wherewillthetwospeakersprobablychangemoney?A.Atthebank.B.