大学英语A1号试卷

1、所谓的光辉岁月，并不是以后，闪耀的日子，而是无人问津时，你对梦想的偏执。同是寒窗苦读，怎愿甘拜下风!1大学英语A1一、阅读理解There will be lots of new aromas（香味） at the Rocky Gap Music Festival this weeke nd. Thosearomas will come from cigars - lots of cigars. The orga ni zers of this years festival decided to have a cigar bar atRocky Gap after they saw the su

2、ccess of cigar bars at other music festivals. Lee Schwartz is the owner of a cigarstore in Cumberla nd, Maryla nd. The festival orga ni zers asked him if he would sell his cigars at the Rocky Gapfestival. Schwartz thought it was a good idea.A larger nu mber of people are now smok ing cigars. There h

3、as bee n a huge in crease in the number ofpeople who smoke cigars. According to Schwartz, “ theiumber of cigar smokers has exploded .Intern ati onalcigar sales have in creased by 500 perce nt in the last three years. ”Schwartz said that his store sells 70 differe nt cigar bran ds.“ Three yearsago,ab

4、out 150 cigars a month in my shop. Now that they are so popular, we sell about 450 a mon th. ” There is a lotof dema nd for good, imported cigars. Schwartz said he gets his cigars from importers, manu facturers, andsales represe ntatives.“ Cigarsbecame very popular a few years ago. But there was not

5、 eno ugh supply to meet the dema nd,because it can take up to five years to produce a good, aged cigar, Schwartz said. During the last few mon ths,more cigars have become available. They are gett ing easier to find and buy no w. I n fact, cigar bars are openingall over the country. Both men and wome

6、n enjoy cigars. Schwartz said that 75 percent of imported cig armanufacturers are Hispanic.I found out,” he said,bus in ess, Im going to have to lear n a sec ond Ian guage.”1. The passage focuses on_.A. gett ing rid of smok ingB. harms of havi ng cigarsC. the in creas ing cigar saleD. the in dustry

7、of cigarettes答案：C2. Why did the orga ni zers decide to have a cigar bar at the Music Festival?A. Cigars were sold well at other music festivals.B. They did nt have any stores to sell cigarettes.C. The state gover nment required them to do so.D. Young people prefer cigars to any thi ng else.答案：A3. Th

8、e word“ explode ” 侶 phearaph means_.A. to burst with a viole nt release of en ergyhe said,that to conduc所谓的光辉岁月，并不是以后，闪耀的日子，而是无人问津时，你对梦想的偏执。同是寒窗苦读，怎愿甘拜下风!2B. to in crease quickly in a short periodC. to show a viole nt emoti onal react ionD. to emerge with viole nee or big no ise答案：B4. The amount of

9、cigars sold in Schwartzs shop now is_times as many as three years ago.A. 3B. 4C. 5D. 6答案：A5. We can infer from the last paragraph that_ .A. Nobody liked cigars a few years agoB. ma ny imported cigars are from In diaC. wome n prefer cigarettes to cigarsD. good cigars may take long to produce 答案：DIn A

10、merica, during the meal, youd better be careful not to leave a spoon in a soup bowl or coffee cup or anyother dish. The coffee spo on ought to be on the saucer, the soup spo on ought to be on the plate un der the bowl.When you are hav ing soup, make the least no ises and use the side of your spo on

11、in side out this way, not thetip. And you must nt pick up your soup bowls so as to drink away the last drops of your soup from the bottom ofthe bowl.Very ofte n there is only one main course and salad, followed by your sweet. If you find the meal not eno ugh,say Oh, its delicious! and ask for some m

12、ore of the chicke n or steak or whatever you have just had. Thehostess will be very glad that you appreciate her cook ing and will give you an extra portion. But if you observethe Chin ese way of being polite and say No, tha nk you whe n the hostess offers you more, you will mostprobably starve late

13、r, because America ns will n ever press food on you. Yet it is not polite to keep sile nt and notto talk with the pers on n ext to you. It would be con sidered good manners if you handle your silverware with careso that they dont make any noise. When coffee comes, drink it from your cup. The coffee

14、spoon should rest onthe saucer while you are drinking. And smok ing, of course, is rarely see n at a dinner table. Well, whe n the mealis fini shed, the guests put their n apk ins on the table and sta nd up, the men aga in help ing the ladies with theirchairs.After the dinner, the guests usually sta

15、y for an hour or two, then they would say, Well, Im afraid I must begoing no w. The host and hostess would of course urge every one to stay Ion ger. What, already? Wont youhave ano ther coffee? The guests, for in sta nee, would say, Id love to, but I have to be up early tomorrowmorning. Thank you fo

16、r a most enjoyable evening. Good-night.And if you stay overni ght or over the weeke nd, it will be courteousto se nd a tha nk-you note to the host orhostess the following day, very often with a small gift such as a box of chocolate or some flowers as a toke n of所谓的光辉岁月，并不是以后，闪耀的日子，而是无人问津时，你对梦想的偏执。同是

17、寒窗苦读，怎愿甘拜下风!3appreciati on of their hospitality.6. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?A.How to Prepare for a Meal.B. Never Press Food on Your Guest.C. Table Manners in the U.S.A.D. How to Enjoy a Dinner.答案：C7. The passage suggests that_ .A. to make the hostess happy you sh

18、ould ask for more food even if you are fullB. you should keep sile nt at a dinner table in order to be politeC. if you want to be frien dly with the pers on n ext to you, you should press food on himD. talk ing is n ecessary at a dinner table答案：D8. At a dinner table, you do all of the follow ing exc

19、ept_ .A. mak ing the least no ise possibleB. pick ing up your soup bowl to drink away the last dropC. ha ndli ng your silverware with careD. dri nking the coffee from your cup答案：B9. What does courteous in the last paragraph mean?A. Frie ndly.B. Ge nerous.C. Polite.D. Noble.答案：C10. The passage implie

20、s that_ .A. differe nt n ati ons have differe nt customsB. Chinese customs are quite similar to American onesC. both Chin ese and America ns have soup before the main courseD. if you are polite, the hostess will press more food on you答案：A二、词汇与语法11. -I thi nk you have too much luggage, dont you?-Yes.

21、 But its not easy to decide what to_beh ind.A. takeB. turnC. keep所谓的光辉岁月，并不是以后，闪耀的日子，而是无人问津时，你对梦想的偏执。同是寒窗苦读，怎愿甘拜下风!4D. leave答案：D12. Joh n was_ a car accide nt yesterday.A. i nvolved inB. related toC. i ncluded inD. damaged by答案：A13._ Generallyspeaking, clothing made of man-made fibers is less superi

22、or than_ made ofn atural fibers like cott on, wool or silk.A. thatB. thisC. whatD. o ne答案：A14.1d like to expla in the proposals_we have received many objecti ons.A. to whichB. to whereC. to whoD. to what答案：A15. They_tha nkful to have the opport unity to further their studies.A. would like to beB. ou

23、ght to beC. would rather beD. had better be答案：B16. The mon itor will speak on_ of the stude nts at the ope ning ceremony.A. behalfB. be nefitC. sakeD. profit答案：A17. He had bee n havi ng trouble_a hotel room.A. reservi ngB. to reserveC. reserved所谓的光辉岁月，并不是以后，闪耀的日子，而是无人问津时，你对梦想的偏执。同是寒窗苦读，怎愿甘拜下风!5D. re

24、serve答案：A18. Not on ly Tom but also his wife_ fond of watch ing televisi on.A. areB. wereC. beD. was 答案：D19. Joh n suggested_ anything about it un til they found out more facts.A. not to sayB. not sayC. to say notD. not say ing 答案：D20. For most people, it takes_ effort to memorize a long poem.A. to

25、con siderB. con sideri ngC. con siderableD. con siderate 答案：C三、完型填空In dia ns in the Un ited States are faced with sig ni fica nt problems. First as groups of people with their_21_ Ian guages and cultures, each tribe wants to keep _22_ its traditi onal and preserve some of its nativecustoms. The _23_

26、 want their children to be proud of being Indians, as well as to survive in the outside world.The young people want to en ter the moder n world,_24_ they see on televisi on and in movies. Like every one_25_, they are an xious to get a good educatio n and a good job._26_, the In dia ns see little pro

27、spect_27_ success and become frustrated because they usually go to _28_ schools and ofte n cannot adjust_29_ in the city .In additi on, many In dia ns feel that they are discrim in ated aga in st, partly because theyalways see themselves _30_losers in movies and history books. They have lost much of

28、 their self-c on fidenee and pride, and theymust ack no wledgethis fact in order to get rid of their problem.21.A. ow nB. selfC. selvesD. ow ns 答案：A 22.A.o nB.dow n所谓的光辉岁月，并不是以后，闪耀的日子，而是无人问津时，你对梦想的偏执。同是寒窗苦读，怎愿甘拜下风!6C. upD. from 答案：C23.A. adultB. youthC. adultsD. wome n 答案：C24.A. thatB. in thatC. in whichD. which 答案：D25.A. ow nB. elseC. ow nsD. body 答案：B26.A. WhileB. ThereforeC. HoweverD. Although 答案：C27.A. forB. withC. atD.