专升本大学英语半期复习题及答案

专升本大学英语（1）半期复习题一、DialogueCompletion（每小题1分，共计10分）Directions:Thereare10shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestonetocompletethedialogue.01.Man:Ijusthadaninterviewyesterday.Woman:__________?Man:IbelieveIhaveaverygoodchance.Thedirectorseemstolikeme.A.WhatquestionsdidtheyaskB.WhatareyourchancesofgettingthejobC.HowdidyoulikeitD.Didthedirectorlikeyourresume02.Shirley:Arewestillgoingtohavegroupstudytonight?Judy:_______.I’mjustgoingtograbsomethingtoeatandthenI’llcomebacktojoinyou.Shirley:Seeyouthen.A.WellB.NotsureC.ProbablynotD.Yeah03.Chris:Doris,HighlandMallishavingabigsalethisweekend.Youwannago?Doris:______.I’mbroke.Chris:Well,wecanstilldosomewindowshopping,can’twe?A.Don’tfeellikeitB.Don’tdothatC.NevermindD.Youseemtolikeit04.Woman:Istheresomethingwrongwithyourclocks?Neitherofthemhastherighttime.Man:______Isetthisclockaheadtenminutes,andthisonebacktenminutes.A.Noway.B.Isthatso?C.Idoitonpurpose.D.Whybother?05.Woman:Mac,youknowwhat?Connie’sgoingtogetafacelift.Man:_____Noonecanstayyoungforever.She’scrazy!Issheright?Yousaidit!Nowonder!06.Woman:Oh,Ireallymissthegoodolddays.Atthattime,myskinreallyfeltsobabysmooth!Man:Liz,what’reyoumurmuringabout?______.Youshould’vebeeninbedminutesago.Don’tbetoosad.Ican’thearyouYoudon’tlookyourage.It’sgettinglate07.Robert:Mary,I’dlikeyoutomeetmynewneighbor,Tom.Mary:Hello,Tom.It’snicetomeetyou.Tom:______.Howisthebaby?Hello,Mary!Ihaven’tseenyouforages.Hi,Mary!I’veheardsomuchaboutyou.WelcometoSeattle.08.Passer-by:Couldyoutellmewherethesubwaystationis?Localresident:_____.Gothisway.Don’taskmeSureIdon’tknowIloveit09.SpeakerA:I’vejustheardaboutyourbrother’sillness.SpeakerB:Yes,itcameasabitofashocktous.SpeakerA:_____Ifthere’sanythingIcando…Whatwouldyoudoforhim?Don’ttellmeaboutthat.Whathappened?Idon’tknowwhattosay.10.SpeakerA:Well,it’sgettinglate.Maybewecouldgettogethersomeothertime.SpeakerB:_____.Soundsgood.I’llgiveyouacall.Takeiteasy.Nicetoseeyouback.Comeonin.Yes,I’veenjoyedit.二、ReadingComprehension(每小题2分，共计50分）Directions:Readthepassagesandchoosethecorrectanswertoeachquestionaccordingtotheinformationyougetfromthepassages.PassageOneQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Youmayhaveheardaboutsoyfoodsinthenews,includingclaimsthatsoypreventsdiseasessuchascancerandheartdisease.Americanshavestartedaddingmoresoytotheirdietsinrecentyearsbecausescientificstudieshaveshownthatsomesoyproductsofferhealthbenefits.Theseincludeloweringcholesterolandreducingaperson’sriskofheartdisease.Butbeawarethatthehealthclaimsyouseemadeaboutsoyarenotnecessarilyforallsoyfoods-theyjustapplytosoyprotein(蛋白质).Thismeansthatonlyfoodsidentifiedasbeing“wholesoy”,orfoodsthatspecifytheycontainsoyprotein,willofferthesehealthbenefits.Wholesoyfoodsareagreatsourceofproteinandcontainothernutrients,suchasfiber,Bvitaminsandomega-3fattyacid.Foodscontainingsoyproteinarealsoahealthyalternativetomeatandotheranimalproductsthatcontaincholesterolandsaturatedfat.Studieshaveproducedvaryingresultsregardingcertainhealthbenefitsofsoy,particularlywhethersoyhelpstopreventdiseasessuchascancer.GroupssuchastheAmericanDieteticAssociation(ADA)andtheFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)doagree,though,thatdietsthatincludes25to50gramsofsoyproteinadaycanhelptolowerlevelsofLDLcholesterol.LDLcholesterol–whichissometimesreferredtoas“badcholesterol”–isthetypeofcholesterolthatisknowntobuildupinandtoclog(阻塞)bloodvessels,leadingtoanincreasedriskofheartdisease.11.Accordingtoscientificstudies,soyfoodscan______.A)leadtoanincreasedriskofheartdiseaseB)reducetheriskofheartdiseaseC)reducetheriskofdiabetesD)preventcancer12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothearticle?A)LDLcholesterolisbadforhealth.B)Only“wholesoy”foodsaregoodforhealth.C)Soyproteincanhelptolowertheriskofheartdisease.D)Allsoyfoodsarebeneficialtohealth.13.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutLDLcholesterol?A)Itcanleadtoanincreasedriskofheartdisease.B)Itbuildsupinbloodvesselsandcanclogthem.C)Weshouldreducetheintakeofit.D)Alloftheabove14.Wholesoyfoodscanbeanalternativeto_________.A)meatthatcontaincholesterolandsaturatedfatB)grainswhichcontainstarch(淀粉)C)omega-3fattyacidD)lowfatdairyfoodssuchasskimmedmilk15.Theauthor’sattitudetowardseatingsoyfoodis______.A)doubtfulB)supportiveC)opponentD)indifferentPassageTwoQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:February14thisacomplicatedbutinterestingholiday.Firstofall,Valentine'sDayisnotaholidayfromwork.Noonegetsadayoff.OnValentine'sDaypeopleusuallysendromanticcardstosomeonetheyloveorwanttobelovedby.Thecardsarecalled"valentines".Theyareverycolorful,oftendecoratedwithhearts,flowersorbirds,andhavehumorousorlovingwordsprintedinside.Thebasicmessageisalways"BeMyValentine","BeMySweetHeart"or"Lover".Avalentinemaybeanonymous(匿名的)andissometimessigned,"Guesswho".Thepersonreceivingithastoguesswhosentit.Thiscanleadtointerestingspeculation(揣测).Andthat'shalfthefunofvalentines.Thelovingmessagemightbecarriedbyaheart-shapedboxofchocolatecandies,orbyabunchofflowerstiedwithredribbon.Butinwhateverform,themessageisthesame-"Willyoubemyvalentine?"OneofthesymbolsofSt.Valentine'sDayistheRomangodofLove;calledCupid.Cupidisoftenpicturedonthecard,asawingedinfantnotwearinganyclothes,readytoshoothisarrowintoaheart.Hewouldshootanarrowofloveintoaperson'shearttomakethepersonfallinloveimmediately,maybewiththefirstpersontocomealong.Sometimesonearrowwouldgothroughtwohearts,holding-themtogether.OnFebruary14'notonlydowehavepicturesofthenon-ChristianCupid,theRomangodofLovebutwealsohavepicturesoftheChristianSt.Valentine.ItisfromtheChristiansthatwegetthestoriesaboutValentine'sDaythatmostpeoplehavecometobelieve.OnestoryisaboutaChristianmanwhosenamesoundedsomethinglike"Valentine".Helivedaround250A.D.AtthattimetheRomanEmperorClaudiusrefusedtoallowanyRomansoldierstogetmarriedforanyreasonwhatsoever.ChristiancouplescameoValentinetobemarriedsoValentinewouldmarrytheminaChristianway.HewasdiscoveredandputinprisonbytheEmperor.Onetraditionsaysthathewrotenotestohisfriendsbymarkingonleavesandthenthrowingthemoutthewindowofhisprison.Theleaveswereshapedlikeaheart.16.Judgingfromthecontext,whathappensonFebruary14th?A)Peoplegetadayoff.B)Peopleusuallysendromanticcards.C)Peoplemakenewfriendsbysendingcards.D)Peoplevisittheirrelatives.17.Accordingtothetext,whatishalfthefunofValentine'sDay?A)ReceivingtheValentine'scard.B)GuessingwhosendstheValentine'scardtoyou.C)Havingawonderfuldinner.D)Spendingtimewithyourlover.18.Whatdothelovingmessageshaveincommon?A)Love.B)Friendship.C)Congratulations.D)Greetings.19.WhatdoesCupidlooklike?A)CupidisahandsomemanwithbrowneyesB)Cupidisafemaleangel.C)Cupidisaninfantwithapairofwings,notwearinganything.D)CupidisthesymbolsofSt.Valentine'sDay,theRomangodofLove.20.Whatdoweknowfromthefourthparagraph?A)ThestoryabouttheoriginofValentine'sDay.B)ThewaycouplescelebrateValentine'sDay.C)Thereasonwhypeopleuseaheart-shapedboxofchocolatecandies.D)ThewaypeopleshowtheirlovetoothersPassageThreeQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:SteveandYaserfirstmetintheirchemistryclassatanAmericanuniversity.YaserwasaninternationalstudentfromJordan.HewasexcitedtogettoknowanAmerican.HewantedtolearnmoreaboutAmericanculture.YaserhopedthatheandStevewouldbecomegoodfriendsAtfirst,Steveseemedveryfriendly.HealwaysgreetedYaserwarmlybeforeclass.SometimesheofferedtostudywithYaser.HeeveninvitedYasertoeatlunchwithhim.Butafterthesemesterwasover,Steveseemedmoredistant.Thetwoformerclassmatesdidn’tseeeachotherverymuchatschool.OnedayYaserdecidedtocallSteve.Stevedidn’tseemveryinterestedintalkingtohim.YaserwashurtbySteve’schangeofattitude.“Stevesaidwewerefriends,”Yasercomplained,“andIthoughtfriendswerefriendsforever.”Yaserisalittleconfused.HeisanoutsidertoAmericanculture.Hedoesn’tunderstandthewayAmericansviewfriendship.Americansusethewordfriendinaverygeneralway.Theymaycallbothcasualacquaintancesandclosecompanions“friends”.Americanshaveschoolfriends,workfriends,sportsfriendsandneighborhoodfriends.Thesefriendshipsarebasedoncommoninterest.Whenthesharedactivityends,thefriendshipmayfade.NowSteveandYaserarenolongerclassmates.Theirfriendshiphaschanged.Insomeculturesfriendshipmeansastronglife-longbondbetweentwopeople.Intheseculturesfriendshipsdevelopslowly,sincetheyarebuilttolast.Americansocietyisnotofrapidchange.StudiesshowthatoneoutoffiveAmericanfamiliesmoveseveryyear.Americanfriendshipsdevelopquickly,andtheymaychangejustasquickly.PeoplefromtheUnitedStatesmayatfirstseemfriendly.Americansoftenchateasilywithstrangers.Theyexchangeinformationabouttheirfamilies,hobbiesandwork.Theymaysmilewarmlyandsay,“Haveaniceday.”Or“Seeyoulater.”Schoolmatesmaysay,“Let’sgettogethersometime.”ButAmericanfriendlinessisnotalwaysonofferoftruefriendship.AfteranexperiencelikeYaser’s,outsidersmayconsiderAmericanstobefickle.LearninghowAmericansviewfriendshipcanhelpnon-Americansavoidmisunderstandings.ItcanalsohelpthemmakefriendstheAmericanway.21.Weknowfromthepassagethat_____.A)YaserandSteveusedtobeclassmate.B)Stevedoesn’tlikeYaserbecauseYaserdidsomethingwrongC)Yaserwantstohaveashort-termfriendshipwithSteveD)YaserthinksSteveandheshouldkeepadistance22.Accordingtothetext,whydidYaserfeelhurt?A)Becausehedidn’tpasstheexam.B)BecausehequarreledwithSteve.C)BecauseofSteve’schangeofattitudeD)Becausehemissedhisfamily.23.HowdoAmericansdefinetheirfriendships?A)Theirfriendshipslastforever.B)Theirfriendshipsarevaluable.C)Theirfriendshipsarebasedoncommoninterests.D)Theirfriendshipsareasimportantastheircareer.24.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph5?A)Youcan’teasilymakefriendswithanAmerican.B)Americansarenotwillingtotalkabouttheirinformation.C)Peoplefromothercountriesalwaysfeellikeoutsidersthemselves.D)Don’ttreatAmericanfriendlinessasatruefriendship.25.LearninghowAmericansviewfriendship_____.A)canhelpforeignerstoknowhowtocountonAmericansB)canhelpnon-AmericansavoidmisunderstandingsC)canhelpmakefriendsD)canshowAmericanfriendlinessPassageFourQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Areyoucreative?Mostpeoplesaytheyaren’t.Yet,whenyouusetherighttools,andcreatetherightenvironment,people’screativityflourishes.Thatcreativitycanbeextraordinarilyvaluable-asBillGatesandSteveJobscanattest.Obviously,peoplehavebeencreativesince,well,sincepeoplegotstarted.Itwascreativetofigureouthowtocontrolfire.Itwascreativetorealizethatthefunnystonethatmeltedinthefireplacecouldbeturnedintosomethinguseful.Andsoon.Overthepastsixtyyears,peoplehavebegunnotjusttoacceptcreativitywhenithappens,buttostudyit.Theintentwas,andis,tounderstandhowcreativityworks,sothatwecanspurit,harnessit,andgetmoreofitwhenweneedit.Brainstormingisprobablythemostusedcreativitytool.Itisveryflexibleandpowerful,whenitisdoneright.Knowledgemappingandmind-mappingbuildonbrainstorming.Thesetoolsareusedtotrytoseeallthethreadsofknowledgeaboutagivenissue,breakingitdownintofinepoints,andtryingtoarrangethemspatially.Theclassicbrainstormdoesn’tworryaboutarrangingideas;itjustliststhem.Theknowledgemaptriestoarrangethoseideassothatgapsinknowledgebecomeevident,orsothatconnectionscanbeseen.Aflowchartcandoubleasaknowledgemappingtool.Ifyouthinkthatamorestructuredapproachwouldhelp,atreediagramcanworknicelyasamind-mappingtool.26.ItcanNOTbeseenfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A)Peoplehavecreativitywhichcanbeextraordinarilyvaluable.B)mostpeopledon’tthinktheyarecreativeC)whenpeopleusetherighttools,andcreatetherightenvironment,theircreativityflourishesD)peoplelikeobtainingmoreexperiencetoincreasetheircreativity27.People’sreactiontowardscreativityoverthepastsixtyyearshasbeen_____________.A)thattheyhavebegunnotjusttoacceptcreativitywhenithappens,buttostudyitB)thattheyhaveobjectedtocreativityC)thattheyhavewantedtolearntobemorecreativebutdon’thaveenoughabilityD)thattheyhavebeenunwillingtoadmitthattheyaren’tcreative28.Peoplehavebegunnotjusttoacceptcreativitywhenithappens,buttostudyitsothat____________.A)moreattentionisattractedtoitB)itmakespeoplebecomesupermenC)peoplecanobtainmoreknowledgeD)peoplecanmakethebestuseofit29.Theword“brainstorming”inLine1,Paragraph4refersto_____.A)theactoftryingtodevelopideasandthinkofwaysofsolvingproblemsB)thinkingtoomuchsothatapersonmightfeelaheadacheC)akindofillnessD)heavyrain30.Thepassagetalksabout____.A)differentkindsofcreativityB)theimportanceofcreativityandhowtodevelopitC)whycreativityisthemostimportantthinginourlifeD)howpeopleusecreativitytoearnmoremoneyPassageFiveQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Therearepositive,wonderfulfriendshipsthataremutuallybeneficialtobothfriendsandthatcanlastalifetime.Butthereareotherfriendshipsthatarenegative,destructive(破坏性的),orunhealthy.InWHENFRIENDSHIPHURTS:HowtoDealwithFriendswhoBetray,Abandon,orWoundYou,JanYager,Ph.D.givesreadersthetoolstodetectandcopewithfriendshipsthatareharmful,providesinsight(见识)intowhycertainfriendshipshaveendedorshouldend,andsuggestswaysforchoosingfriendswhowillenrichyourlife.Dr.Yagerisasociologistandaninternationallyknownexpertonfriendship.InWHENFRIENDSHIPHURTSshedividesthetermfriendintothreecategories.AcasualFriendis“agiantstepaboveacquaintance”.ACloseFriendissomeonethatyouarecomfortabletalkingtoaboutyourdeepest,intimate,thoughtsorsecrets.ABestFriendwillhaveallthecriteria(标准)ofaclosefriend,withtheadditionaldistinctionofbeingthepremiere(突出的)friend.Trust,Honesty,Confidentiality(保守秘密),andCommonalityareallimportantfriendshipqualities.However,WHENFRIENDSHIPHURTidentifiesthe21TypesofPotentiallyNegativeFriends,suchasThePromiseBreaker(constantlydisappointsyouorbreakspromises),TheCheat(liesorstealsyourromanticpartner),TheDiscloser(betraysyourconfidence).WHENFRIENDSHIPHURTSalsoaddressesfalseor“pseudo(假的)friends”whichfallintotwobasiccategories:fairweatherandfoulweatherfriends.Thefairweatherfriendisthemostcommontypeofdestructiveorharmfulfriend–onewhoisthereforyouwhenalliswell,butwhovanisheswhentimesgettough.Evenmoreinsidious(阴险的)isthelesswell-knownbutpotentiallymoredamagingfoul-weatherfriend.Afoulweatherfriendmaydirectlyorindirectlytryandmakeyourrelationshipsorcareergobadandtrytosetyouupforpersonalorprofessionalembarrassment.WHENFRIENDSHIPHURTSdemonstrateshow,why,andwhentoletgoofbadfriendsanddevelopthepositivefriendshipsthatenrichourlivesoneverylevel.31.AccordingtoParagraph1,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A)Therearetwotypesoffriendships:oneisbeneficial,theotherisdestructive.B)Dr.Yagerteachersreadershowtodiscoveranddealwithbadfriendships.C)Dr.Yagerexplainstoreadersthereasonswhysomefriendshipscannotlast.D)Dr.Yagerprovidessuggestionsforreadersonhowtopickfriends.ThemainideaofParagraph2isthat___________.A)Dr.Yagerisawell-knownsociologistonfriendship.B)accordingtoDr.Yager,therearethreekindsoffriends.C)aCasualFriendis“agiantstepaboveacquaintance”.D)aCloseFriendiscloserthanaBestFriend.33.AccordingtoParagraph3,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A)The21TypesofPotentiallyNegativeFriendsfallintotwobasiccategories:fairweatherandfoulweatherfriends.B)FalseFriendsarealsocalled“pseudofriends”.C)Fair-weatherfriendsarelessdamagingthanfoul-weatherfriends.D)Thewholeparagraphisaboutsomenegativeorpotentiallynegativefriends.34.Themeaningoftheunderlinedword“vanishes”inParagraph3isclosestto______.A)existsB)comesC)disappearsD)showsoneself35.Thestyleofthispassageis__________.A)narrationB)expositionC)argumentationD)noneoftheabove三、VocabularyandStructure(每小题1分，共计20分）36.Anewbornbabyneeds____________careandattention.A)casualB)constantC)beautifulD)cute37.Mountains__________thevillageonthreesides.A)roundB)surroundC)aroundD)closed38.Thegovernmenthas________aprogramofeconomicreformthisyear.A)inferredB)interviewedC)initiatedD)interned39.Couldyougivemesome__________astowhenIamlikelytoreceiveareply?A)indexB)booksC)faceD)indication40.____________wedon'twanttospendtoomuchmoney.A)HardlyB)ObviouslyC)ScarcelyD)Nearly41.Therewasablank____________onherface.A)expressionB)smileC)laughD)giggle42.Sheis__________todrawconclusionsuntilthestudyisover.A)likeB)ableC)hesitantD)willing43.Thetownhaschangedbeyondall___________inthelast10years.A)recognitionB)additionC)recommendationD)admit44.Theireffortsare__________ofyoursupport.A)worthB)worthyC)needD)needy45.Atthattimeshewas_________tremendousemotionalproblemsfollowingthebreakupofhermarriage.A)undertakingB)understandingC)undergoingD)underlining46.Acombinationof__________andexternalfactorscausedthecompanytoclosedown.A)badB)tentionalC)discomfortD)internal47.Thechangeinleadershipwillhaveahuge__________ongovernmentpolicy.A)impactB)consultantC)associationD)congestion48.Shewontheelectionbyaclear_____________.A)minorityB)majorityC)abilityD)possibility49.We'llsendyouacopyassoonasthebookbecomes_____________A)valuableB)availableC)acceptableD)capable50.Astheprojectcomestoanend,manyworkersnow___________anuncertainfuture.A)faceB)wishC)hopeD)look51.Theheadmaster____________thesituationverywell.A)dealB)tackleC)faceD)handled52.Thefinalresultsoftheexperimentare__________onDecember9.A)becauseB)finishedC)dueD)completed53.Fogwill___________throughoutthenight.A)insistB)persistC)resistD)assist54.Weonlyhadtimetopackafew____________.A)importantB)necessaryC)essentialsD)expensive55.Ourmain____________isthattheyarenotreceivingenoughhelp.A)concernB)conceptC)consciousD)convince四、Cloze(每小题1分，共计10分）Reallife,unlikeReellife(镜头人生)，hasnoscript.Youcan’t56__