大学英语辅导4

1、一、交际英语1. - do you think its going to rain over the weekend?-_. a. i dont believe. b. i dont believe it. c. i believe not so. d. i believe not.你的答案：a本题答案：d2. - do you know the girl over there?-_ a. how can i know? b. yes, i remember it now. c. its sam, my teachers daughter. d. she is a good girl.你的答案

2、：c本题答案：c3. - good morning, john . how are you doing?-_. a. im pleased. b. good night. c. not so bad. and you? d. how do you do?你的答案：c本题答案：c4. - thanks a lot. youve gone through so much trouble.-_. a. its no trouble at all. b. thats good. c. i dont think its a trouble. d. thats very kind of you.你的答案：

3、c本题答案：a5. - may i use my credit card here?-_. a. you cant. b. no one uses it. c. i am afraid you cant. d. who told you?你的答案：c本题答案：c二、阅读理解 thanksgiving is celebrated every year on the fourth thursday of november. the month of november is in autumn, the main season for harvesting crops. the writer o.

4、henry called thanksgiving the one holiday that is purely american. it is not a religious holiday. but it has spiritual meaning. some americans travel long distances to be with their families. they eat a large dinner, which is the main part of the celebration. for many people, thanksgiving is the onl

5、y time when all members of a family gather. the holiday is a time of family reunion. thanksgiving began with the first european settlers in america. they gathered their crops, celebrated and gave thanks for the food. tradition says pilgrim settlers from england celebrated the first thanksgiving in 1

6、962. there is evidence that settlers in other parts of america held earlier thanksgiving celebrations. but the pilgrims thanksgiving story is the most popular. the pilgrims were religious dissidents (叛教者) who fled oppression (迫害) in england. they went first to the netherlands. then they left that co

7、untry to establish a colony in north america. the pilgrims landed in 1620 in what later became known as plymouth, massachusetts. their voyage across the atlantic ocean was difficult. their first months in america were difficult, too. about one hundred pilgrims landed just as autumn was turning to wi

8、nter. during the cold months that followed, about half of them died. when spring came, the pilgrims began to plant crops. an american indian named squanto helped them. when summer ended, the pilgrims had a good harvest of corn and barley. there was enough food to last through the winter. the pilgrim

9、s decided to hold a celebration to give thanks for their harvest. writings from that time say pilgrim leader william bradford set a date late in the year. he invited members of a nearby indian tribe to take part. there were many kinds of food to eat. the meal included wild birds such as ducks, geese

10、 and turkeys. that thanksgiving celebration lasted three days. as the american colonies grew, many towns and settlements held thanksgiving or harvest celebrations. 6. thanksgiving day is originally celebrated by people for _. a. health b. freedom c. harvest d. safety你的答案：c本题答案：c试题解析：第一段第二句话7. which

11、of the following statements is true about the passage? a. thanksgiving day is holiday celebrateby people all over the world. b. thanksgiving day is holiday with special religious significance only. c. thanksgiving day is holiday with history of more than 300 years. d. thanksgiving day is holiday com

12、ing from europe.你的答案：d本题答案：c试题解析：本题用排除法8. baseon the passage, we can learn that _. a. american indians were very brutal (野蛮的) b. the pilgrims came to american to make friends with indians c. the pilgrims came to american to look for new food d. in england, the pilgrims sufferecruel religious oppress

13、ion你的答案：d本题答案：d9. according to the passage, what happeneto the pilgrims during their first winter in america? a. american indians helpethem plant crops. b. due to the colanhunger, about 50 of them died. c. they invitenearby indians to have dinner together. d. they began to raise ducks, geese anturke

14、ys.你的答案：b本题答案：b试题解析：第六段最后一句10. the best title for the passage is _. a. the origin of thanksgiving day b. how to celebrate thanksgiving day c. the custom of thanksgiving day d. the significance of thanksgiving day你的答案：c本题答案：a in the water around new york city is a very small island called liberty isl

15、and. on liberty island there is a very special statue called the statue of liberty. it is one of the most famous sights in the world. the statue of liberty was a gift from the people of france to the people of the united states. the statue was made by a french sculptor named frederic auguste barthol

16、di. the inner support system was designed by gustave eiffel, the same man who made the famous eiffel tower in paris. liberty, of course, means freedom, and the statue of liberty was given to the united states to celebrate the one- hundredth anniversary of u. s independence from england. the statue w

17、as built in france, taken apart piece by piece, and then rebuilt in the united states. it was opened for the public on october 28, l886. as you might expect, the statue is very big. visitors can ride an elevator from the ground to the bottom of the statue. if they want, they can then walk up l68 ste

18、ps to reach the head of the statue where they can look out and enjoy the beautiful sight of the city of new york.11. a good title for this selection is _. a. famous sights in the world b. liberty island c. the statue of liberty d. a city in france你的答案：c本题答案：c12. the word sights in the first paragrap

19、h means _. a. a small present or gift b. a kind of postcard c. the power of seeing d. something that you can see你的答案：d本题答案：d试题解析：sight 景点13. the statue was built _. a. in france b. in the united states c. in england d. on liberty island你的答案：a本题答案：a试题解析：第三段第二句话14. we may conclude that the elevator do

20、es not _. a. go fast enough b. cost lots of money c. go to the top d. both a and b你的答案：c本题答案：c试题解析：最后一段最后一句15. the man who made the part of the statue that we can see on the outside was _. a. an unknown architect b. bartholdi c. eiffel d. both你的答案：b本题答案：b三、词汇与语法16. it is not always easy to tell the

21、right _the wrong a. from b. with c. than d. to你的答案：a本题答案：a试题解析：tell a from b把a从b中区分开来17. weve _ paper and ink. ask mr. howard to lend us some. a. run away with b. run out of c. run off d. run down你的答案：a本题答案：b试题解析：run out of 用完18. some passengers complain that it usually _ so long to fill in travel i

22、nsurance documents. a. costs b. takes c. spends d. spares你的答案：b本题答案：b试题解析：it takes some time to do something. 做某事花了多长时间。19. the father advised her to avoid the mistake made by many couples of marrying for the wrong reasons_ he found the young man charming and intelligent. a. as though b. even though

23、 c. because of d. due to你的答案：c本题答案：b试题解析：as though 好像, even though 即使, because of 因为, due to 因为20. these flowers _ a fragrant perfume. a. give in b. give across c. give over d. give off你的答案：a本题答案：d试题解析：give in 放弃, give over 停止, give off 发出四、完型填空 modern zoos are very different from zoos that were bui

24、lt fifty years _. at that time, zoos were places _22_ people could go to see animals from many of the world. the animals lived in cages that were made _23_ concrete with iron bars, cages that were easy to keep clean. _24_ for the animals, the cages were small and impossible to hide in. the zoo envir

25、onment was _25_ natural. _26_ the zoo keepers took good care of the animals and fed them well, many of the animals did not thrive: they behaved in strange ways, and they often became ill. in modern zoos, people can see animals in more natural habitats. the animals are given more _27_ in large areas

26、so that they can live more _28_ as they would in nature. even the appearance of zoos has changed. trees and grass grow in the cages, and streams of water flow _29_ the areas _30_ animals live in.21. a. later b. ago c. before d. after你的答案：b本题答案：b22. a. which b. that c. when d. where你的答案：d本题答案：b23. a.

27、 up of b. into c. of d. for你的答案：b本题答案：c24. a. unfortunately b. successfully c. luckily d. unusually你的答案：a本题答案：a25. a. only b. anything only c. but d. anything but你的答案：d本题答案：d26. a. despite b. since c. now that d. although你的答案：d本题答案：d27. a. freedom b. food c. drink d. dependence你的答案：a本题答案：a28. a. silently b. comfortably c. dif