基础英语1 复习题

厦门大学网络教育2011-2012学年第一学期

《基础英语1》复习题

一、阅读理解

Passage One

Every day, in all kinds of weather, many thousands of men and women run very slowly for long distances. This slow running is called jogging. Why has jogging become so popular? Most joggers begin because they hear that it is very good exercise. Jogging makes the heart stronger and helps people lose weight. It can also help them feel better about themselves.

How fast should you go if you take jogging exercise? Jog with a friend and talk to each other as you run. If you have difficulty talking, you are going too fast. How far should you jog? Remember not to go too far too soon. In fact, you should walk, not run, the first few times. Then do some short jogs, but no more than what you can do comfortably. After that, increase your distance a quarter or half mile every two weeks or so. Maybe in a few years, you too can run in a Marathon. Thousands of people do.

1. What is jogging according to this passage?

A. Slow running for long distances.

B. Slow running for short distances.

C. Fast running for short distances.

D. Fast running for long distances.

2. Which of the following is not true about jogging according to this passage?

A. It helps strengthen your heart.

B. It helps increase your weight.

C. It makes you feel better about yourselves.

D. It has become very popular among the people.

3. How fast should you jog according to this passage?

A. You should run as if you were taking a walk.

B. You should talk to your friend and let him tell you how fast you should run.

C. You should run at a speed that you do not feel difficult talking with friends.

D. If you feel comfortable, just run as fast as you can.

4. What is the proper way to start jogging exercise?

A. You should walk at the beginning stage.

B. You should run for a short distance at first.

C. You should walk the first two or three weeks and then practice running.

D. You should talk to your friends and ask for their advice first.

5. How should you increase your jogging distance?

A. You should increase half a mile every two weeks.

B. You should increase a quarter of mile every two or four weeks.

C. You should increase a quarter or half mile every two weeks or so.

D. You should increase a quarter or half mile every three weeks or so.

Passage Two

In most large cities, it is impossible to be served a meal at any hour of the day and night. Many restaurants close on Sunday. Check the telephone book for the locations and hours of restaurants that are open on Sundays or late at night. If you are outside a major city, it may be difficult to find an eating place that will serve

dinner after 8:30 p.m., although coffee shops and drugstores are usually open late.

Some places offer Sunday “brunch”, which is a combination of breakfast and lunch, served at about 11:30 or noon, for late Sunday sleepers.

In private homes, eating times vary considerably. In cities, the main meal is usually served in the evening, at about 7:00 or 7:30 p.m.. Many people who work in large cities such as New York or Washington, for example, live an hour or more from their office. In general, however, Americans dine relatively early; 6:30 p.m. is quite common for dinner. On farms, however, the main meal may be served at noon, probably because people who live on farm begin their day so much earlier than those who live in cities.

6. Where can you find information about restaurants that are open on Sundays?

A. In newspapers.

B. In the telephone book.

C. At drugstores.

D. Over the radio on Sundays.

7. Outside a big city, what kind of shops are usually open late?

A. Big restaurants.

B. Coffee shops.

C. Department stores.

D. Many eating places.

8. What does the word “brunch” mean?

A. An early breakfast.

B. An expensive meal at noon.

C. A special dinner for late sleepers.

D. A combination of breakfast and lunch.

9. In general, what time is common for Americans to have dinner?

A. 6: 30 p.m.

B. 7:00 p.m.

C. 7:30 p.m.

D. 8:30 p.m.

10. When may the main meal be served on farms?

A. Early in the morning.

B. In the late afternoon.

C. At noon.

D. At night.

Passage Three

At the beginning of the 20th century, a new music called Jazz was born in New Orleans. It was a kind of lively music intended to make people happy, but it was not so much a kind of music as a style of playing. The New Orleans musicians learned to work together to produce a relaxed beat. The beat is so powerful that the listeners cannot help but dance, or at least move their feet along with it.

The best and almost the only place to hear the original New Orleans jazz is in Preservation Hall in the French Quarter of the city. There, seven different bands, made up mostly of very old men, play the old music for four and a half hours each evening. Some of the people in the audience are tourists, but most are serious music lovers who are willing to spend time sitting on plain wooden chairs and benches, and even on the floor. The musicians play the music they want to play,

but the audience can ask for a particular song if they are willing to pay for it. Traditional songs cost one dollar and all others cost two.

Old-style New Orleans jazz is in danger of disappearing because the players are getting old. Many of them are well over seventy. The music did disappear once before, when people lost interest in it and the musicians had to make their living doing other things. But in 1938 the current jazz revival began, when music historian William Russell found the famous trumpet player Bunk Johnson working in the fields and brought him back to New Orleans to play. When Preservation Hall reopened in 1961, the old music finally had a place to live again, and its popularity had grown ever since.

11. What is this passage mainly about?

A. The revival of old-style jazz music in New Orleans.

B. The popularity of jazz music in New Orleans.

C. Jazz music and audience paritcipation.

D. The ups and downs of old-style jazz musc in New Orleans.

12. What was most unusual about New Orleans jazz bands?

A. They only played for serious misic lovers.

B. Most members of the bands were quite advanced in years.

C. They provided old-style jazz.

D. The members of the bands played old music fro hours every evening.

13. Who was Bunk Johnson?

A. A serious music lover.

B. A music historian.

C. A famous jazz musician.

D. A well-known jazz band leader.

14. When did Preservation Hall reopen?

A. In 1961.

B. In 1938.

C. In the early 1900s.

D. In the late 1900s.

15. Why did jazz disappear once before?

A. The musicians were too old to play.

B. The audience had lost interest in it.

C. The bands were short of good trumpet players.

D. Preservation Hall was closed.

二、 词汇与语法结构

1、The new bridge will _____ the cities on the opposite banks of the river.

A. attach

B. connect

C. communicate

D. span

2、If you are careless, you’ll _____ trouble.

A. feed into

B. look into

C. get into

D. fit into

3、 You look awful, I think you'd better ______ a doctor.

A. see

B. seeing

C. to see

D. saw

4、To know about Britain and the British people, he made many social ______ while he was studying in that country.

A. contacts

B. compacts

C. contracts

D. concerns

5、He told the story as if it _____ to him.

A. happened

B. had happened

C. was happened

D. would happen

6、 Canada has two official languages, _______.

A. the French and the English

B. French and English

C. they are French and English

D. the French and English

7、_______ that John spent ten dollar.

A. It was this book

B. It was on this book

C. On this book

D. This was the book

8、These mistakes could have been _____ with a good planning.

A. appeared

B. improved

C. controlled

D. avoided

9、I was _____ to read a piece of writing with so many spelling mistakes.

D. pleased

B. shocked

C. excited

D. eager

10、Since you have made the _____, you should keep it.

A. promise

B. choice

C. offer

D. progress

11、His stomach began to _____ because of the bad food he had eaten.

A. pain

B. ache

C. be hurt

D. go bad

12、 Who shall I give this paper to?

You can give it to _____. It doesn't matter.

A. anybody

B. somebody

C. everybody

D. someone

13、 She was awarded a prize for the film.

A. given

B. rewarded

C. sent

D. reminded

14、When he looked at the map and saw the islands, he longed _____ them.

A. visiting

B. to visit

C. having visited

D. to be visiting

15、I don’t allow _____ in my drawing room. And I don’t allow my husband ____ at all.

A. to smoke, smoking

B. smoking, to smoke

C. to smoke, to smoke

D. smoking, smoking

16、 Mary has made up her mind not to go to the meeting.

A. tried

B. promised

C. decided

D. attempted

17、It is a custom for people to _______ to others for stepping on their toes.

A. apologize

B. greet

C. smile

D. forgive

18、 The water was so clear that it _____ the trees on the river bank.

A. shaded

B. imagined

C. reflected

D. photographed

19、Despite the poverty, the parents managed to _____ six children.

A. rise

B. raise

C. rose

D. raised

20、I don't agree with _____ you've just said.

A. that

B. which

C. what

D. this

21、 A fund will be ______ for the dead men's families.

A. set off

B. set beside

C. set up

D. set down

22、Scientists long ago ____ the theory that eating too much fat is bad for the heart.

A. put forward

B. put out

C. put up with

D. put under

23、When he went out, he would wear sunglasses ____ nobody would recognize him.

A. so that

B. as though

C. now that

D. as for

24、Your car is ______ mine.

A. the same that

B. as

C. similar to

D. alike

25、My car _____ so I had to come by bus.

A. fell down

B. fell over

C. broke down

D. broke up

26、He thought he had not been treated fairly, so he _____ his job and left.

A. gave in

B. gave u

C. threw up

D. gave off

27、 “Did you buy anything at the clothing sale?”

“Yes, I bought three ____ ties for just twelve dollars.”

A. five-dollar

B. fives-dollar

C. five-dollars

D. fives-dollars

28、You are the only person here ________ knows me.

A. whom

B. one

C. which

D. who

29、 No one knows how the huge rocks ____ and _____ without our modern machines eight hundred years ago.

A. are cut, moved

B. were cut, move

C. were cut, moved

D. are cut, move

30、The English test has been put off _____ next Friday.

A. to

B. in

C. on

D. till

31、Your teacher can give you advice on choosing a career and writing a job application.

A. motivation

B. guidance

C. claim

D. encouragement

32、If we ____ French school ____ British schools, we find there are many differences.

C. compare…to

B. compare…with

C. compare…by

D. compare…from

33、There are about twenty students in the class, but Mike is ____ strongest.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. one

34、If I ______ you, I would not take this dangerous job.

A. was

B. were

C. is

D. are

35、The teacher came in and told the class _____ talking.

A. stop

B. stops

C. stopped

D. to stop

三、完形填空

The relationship between man and animals is close but unequal. Although it is true that there are a large 1 of cases of men being the victims, in fact, 2 is the master. 3 the beginning of the human race, animals have been 4 for food. In spite of the 5 number of vegetarians(素食者) in the world, a great deal of beef, lamb(羊肉) and pork 6 consumed every day. At work and at play we 7 on animals. In some developing countries, life for the farmer would be 8___ without the help of the cow, while in the developed countries people 9 pets at home and enjoy seeing elephants play football 10 a monkey play the violin at the circus(马戏团). And we need animals in scientific experiments as well.

1. A. deal B. number C. part D. side

2. A. men B. animals C. man D. animal

3. A. Since B. After C. Because of D. Due to

4. A. hunted B. shot C. raised D. fed

5. A. decreasing B. increasing C. disappearing D. shrinking

6. A. was B. were C. is D. are

7. A. depend B. take C. call D. hold

8. A. necessary B. unnecessary C. possible D. impossible

9. A. bring B. protect C. grow D. keep

10. A. so B. or C. but D. thus

Scientists are interested in the chimpanzee (黑猩猩) because it is probably man’s nearest ___1___ neighbor. Until recently, it was thought that only man had the capacity for tool-making. Then an anthropologist (人类学家) in Africa discovered that the chimpanzee also has this skill. The anthropologist ___2__ chimpanzees ____3___ tools from grass. They put these grass ___4___ into a hole in the ground to catch termites (白蚁). ___5___ the chimps changed the shape of a piece of wood in order to make it a better tool. This ___6___ the chimp’s ability to come up with ___7___ solutions to problems it ___8____ in its ___9____ . Now scientists are trying to discover other ___10___ between man and the chimpanzee.

1.A. intellectual B. animal C. progressive D. thoughtful

2.A. saw B. observed C. enjoyed D. overlooked

3.A. devising B.using C. catching D. holding

4.A. branches B. roots C. stems D. leaves

5.A. On the average B. On another occasion C. On the spot D. On time

6.A. urges B. leads C. discourages D. demonstrates

7.A. contrary B. identical C. original D. traditional

8.A. encounters B. discovers C. solves D. devises

9.A. way B. skill C. life D. environment

10.A. differences B. similarities C. features D. characters

“Family”--- the word had different meanings for different people，and even the dictionary gives us several definitions：“a group of people related __1__ blood or marriage，” “two adults and their children，” “all those people __2__ from a common ancestor，” “a household，” and so on. Some people think of a family __3__ a mother，a father，and their children；others include grandparents，aunts，uncles，and cousins. For __4__ of us，family means the group of relatives __5 __ far away from home. For others，having a __6__ simply means having children. Some families have long histories， __7__ others know very little about their ancestors. No__8__ if it is young or old，large or small，traditional or modern， every family has a sense of what a family is. It is that feeling of __9__， of love and security __10__ comes from living together，helping and sharing.

1. A. to B. for C. after D. by

2. A. derived B. separated C. distinguished D. descended

3. A. by B. as C. from D. for

4. A. some B. other C. most D. one

5. A. live B. living C. lived D. to live

6. A. parent B. relative C. family D. house

7. A. while B. why C. where D. which

8. A. problem B. thing C. matter D. question

9. A. belong B. belonging C. belonged D. having belonged

10. A. what B. this C. that D. such

四、汉译英、英译汉

1. 如何减少成本是这个工厂主要考虑的问题.

2. 我不喜欢这件裙子的颜色,但这里可选择的颜色不多.

3. 她非常喜欢这件大衣, 但是没钱买.

4. 他没有按时完成工作, 但这不是他的错.

5. 我在做重大决定之前总会问问我父母的意见.

答案

1. How to reduce the production cost is a major concern of this factory.

2. I don’t like the color of the dress, but there are not many choices here.

3. She likes the coat very much, but she can’t afford it.

4. He didn’t finish the work on time, but it was not his fault.

5. I always ask the opinion of my parents before I make big decisions.