《大学英语1》入学考试试卷

1、大学英语1入学考试试卷一、英语应用选择题（单项选择，共10题，每题2分，共20分）1、 What s the noise? It sounds as if it comes from upstairs. （ ） It must be the windo w-cleaner working next door. A、I m not sureB、 I hope notC、 I d rather notD、 I don t think so(正确答案)2、 David injured his leg while playing football yesterday. （ ） Really? A、Wh

2、o did thatB、What s wrong with himC、 How did that happen(正确答案)D、 Why was he so careless3、 Must I be home before seven? （ ） A、No, you neednt(正确答案)B、 No, you mustn tC、Yes, you willD、 No, you won t4、 I was worried about my maths, but Mr. Brown gave me an A. （ ） A、Don t worry about it.B、Mr. Brown is very

3、 good.C、Congratulations!(正确答案)D、That s a difficult course) Good luck to you!5、 Thanks for your help. （ ） A、Never mindB、My pleasure(正确答案)C、 Quite rightD、Don t thank me6、 Hello, I m Harry Potter. （ ） Hello, my name is Charles Green, but. A、call my CharlesB、call me at CharlesC、call Charles meD、 call me

4、 Charles(正确答案)7、 I m sorry to trouble you. Can I borrow a pen, please? （ ） A、Yes, you mayB、Certainly! Here it is(正确答案)C、She selcomeD、Thank you8、 I was born in Boston, but I studied in New York.? （ ） I was born in New York, but studied in Boston. A、And you(正确答案)B、 Do youC、Where were youD、What do you

5、do9、 Excuse me, could you show me the way to the nearest post office? （ ） Oh yes! Two blocks away from here at the Green Avenue. You can A、I beg your pardon?B、 Mm, let me think.(正确答案)C、 You re welcome.D、 What do you mean?10、 When are you going to the show? （ ） A、Last night.B、The day before yesterday

6、C、This evening(正确答案)D、 Yesterday.二、阅读短文(第一部分）（共5题，每题2分，共10分）More than half of the world s population live in cities. Traffic and pollution are becoming big problems in big cities all over the world. In cities like Mexico City, Shanghai or Cairo the quality of air is getting worse every day. In the U

7、nited States, people spend more time sitting in traffic jams.Some of the worlds cities have already found the answer to the problem. In Bogota, the capital of Columbia, the government has taken measures to improve the quality of life for the citys 8 million people. They created over a thousand new p

8、arks, a new public transport system, and built hundreds of cycling and walking paths. People who live in the city also joined in making their city one of the most livable places in South America.Today city planners around the world are looking for ways to provide more room for living and less room f

9、or cars. In America, public transport has increased over 2 % since the mid 1990s not much but a start. More and more people leave their cars at home and get on buses, trains or even ride a bike to work. Some cities are far better at planning than others. In Amsterdam, for example, only 40 % of the p

10、opulation use their cars to get to work, 35 % ride bikes while 25% use public transport. In Paris, about half of the city s workers drive their cars to work.For cities in developing countries, the problems have just started. Traffic is getting worse as more and more people can afford to buy a car.11

11、、The writer listed Mexico City, Shanghai and Cairo as examples of cities of. （ ） A、heavy trafficB、air pollution(正确答案)C、rapid developmentD、 large population12、What does the sentence (para.1) people spend more time sitting in traffic jams. mean? （ ） A、Time-consuming on road is longer than ever before.

12、(正确答案)B、More time is spent in cars than other daily routine.C、People spend more time sitting in cars than out-of car activities.D、traffic jams will be getting worse in the future.13、What did Bogota do to improve the quality of life for its people? （ ） A、It shut down some factories in the city.B、It i

13、ntroduced a foreign public transport system.C、It encouraged people to plant trees in the city.D、It built new parks and a new public transport system.(正确答案)14、From the third paragraph, we can learn that. （ ） A、35% of the population in Paris ride bikes to workB、half of the people in Amsterdam drive th

14、eir cars to workC、a quarter of the people in Amsterdam use public transport(正确答案)D、American public transport has increased much since the 1990s15、What would be the best title of the text? （ ） A、Ways to solve traffic jamsB、New changes in transport systemsC、Peoples new choice in big citiesD、Parks inst

15、ead of cars for cities(正确答案)三、阅读短文(第二部分）（共5题，每题2分，共10分）Stepfamilies are commonplace in the United States and their number continues to grow. While stepfamilies differ widely in their make-up, they all consist of a parenting couple and children, one or more of whom is of a previous union. Such combin

16、ations of his kids, her kids, and then, possibly, kids of the new union make for complicated and often trying difficulties, more challenging than those of traditional families.Since stepfamilies involve more people and, consequently, more potential problems from the start than do childless new marri

17、age, it is wise for the couple to do some careful planning prior to marriage. Not only do the prospective ( 预期的)marital partners need agreement about their own carriers, life goals, finance and special interests, they must also prepare for new relationship with their children and attempt to accommod

18、ate their individual needs and feelings. Furthermore, there are often the rights of other relatives to consider.As for any family, the basic ingredients (成分)of a successful stepfamily are affection, kindness and mutual respect. However, love alone is not enough. Certainly love is the cornerstone upo

19、n which the foundation of any family is built, but there are also many other important ingredients involved in building a successful stepfamily.Surveys reveal that successful families regard the ability to communicate openly as the most important factor in their success. Communication is what keeps

20、families on track and functioning as a unit. Although healthy communication is easier for some people than for others , this skill can be learned and improved. Healthy communication involves speaking clearly and listening carefully.Planning and building a stepfamily is not a responsibility to take l

21、ightly. It can be a very trying and, at times, seemingly impossible effort. Many potential troubles can arise and threaten to destroy the stepfamily. Nevertheless, meeting and mastering these special challenges can bring unexpected satisfactions and rewarding depths of family closeness and affection

22、.16、According to the passage, there are in the United States. （ ） A、more stepfamilies than the regular familiesB、more stepfamilies than ever before(正确答案)C、fewer stepfamilies than ever beforeD、fewer stepfamilies than traditional ones17、Which of the following can help avoid the potential problems aris

23、ing in a stepfamily ? （ ） A、The pursuit of the same careers.B、Professional interventions.C、The development of special interests.D、Careful planning before the marriage.(正确答案)18、Many people believe that .contributes most to the building of a successful stepfamily （ ） A、 everlasting loyaltiesB、 open co

24、mmunication(正确答案)C、 kindness and mutual respectD、 persistent affection19、It is natural for a stepfamily to be （ ） A、 complicated(正确答案)B、 unrealisticC、 ambitiousD、 guilty and building a stepfamily is .20、According to the author, planning （ ） A、challenging and impossibleB、 satisfying and rewardingC、di

25、scouraging and frustratingD、 a difficult and trying experience(正确答案)四、阅读短文(第三部分）（共5题，每题2分，共10分）Internet use appears to cause a decline in psychological well-being, according to a research at Carnegie Mellon University.Even people who spent just a few hours a week on the Internet experienced more dep

26、ression and loneliness than those who logged on less frequently, the two-year study showed. And it wasn t that people who were already feeling bad spent more time on the Internet, but that using the Net actually appeared to cause the bad feelings.Researchers are puzzling over the results, which were

27、 completely contrary to their expectations. They expected that the Net would prove socially healthier than television, since the Net allows users to choose their information and to communicate with others.The fact that Internet use reduces time available for family and friends may explain the drop i

28、n well-being, researchers assumed. Faceless, bodiless virtual communication may be less psychologically satisfying than actual conversation, and the relationships formed though it may be shallower. Another possibility is that exposure to the wider world via the Net makes users less satisfied with th

29、eir lives.But its important to remember this is not about the technology itself; its about how it is.used. says psychologist Christine Riley or Intel, one of the study s sponsors (发起人).It really points to the need for considering social factors in terms of how you design applications and services fo

30、r technology.”21、It can be learned from the passage that. ( D ) people use the Internet less frequently than before(正确答案)people having bad feelings spend more time on the Internetthe Internet makes its users psychologically healthyInternet use may cause its users depression22、The fact that the Inter

31、net proved less socially healthy than television. （ ） A) was a puzzle the researchers had solvedB) was what the researchers had expectedC) went against the researchers expectation(正确答案)D) was well understood by the researchers23、According to the passage one of the possible reasons why Internet use l

32、eads to a decline in its users well-being is that. ( B ) people can t establish lasting relationships with others on the Internet(正确答案)Internet users spend less time with their friends and familiesInternet users cant get satisfaction from the Internetthe Internet prevents its users from communicatin

33、g with their families24、In the last paragraph Christine Riley points out that as to the decline in Internet users well-being,.( A) it is no fault of the technology itself(正确答案)the Net itself should take responsibility for itthe technology itself should be held responsiblethe blame lies with Internet

34、 users25、It is suggested in discussing problems caused by Internet use that. ( C ) a wider range of services should be made available(正确答案)Internet users should spend less time on the Internetsocial factors should be considered in devising applications for technologyInternet users should have more c

35、onversation with their friends五、阅读短文(第四部分）（共5题，每题2分，共10分）Happiness can be described as a positive mood and a pleasant state of mind. According to recent polls, sixty to seventy percent of Americans consider themselves to be moderately happy and one in twenty persons feels very unhappy. Psychologists

36、 have been studying the factors that contribute to happiness. It is not predictable, nor is a person in an apparently ideal situation necessarily happy. The ideal situation may have little to do with his actual feelings.A good education and income are usually considered necessary for happiness. Thou

37、gh both may contribute, they are only chief factors if the person is seriously undereducated or actually suffering from lack of physical needs.The rich are not likely to be happier than the middle-income group or even those with very low incomes. People with college educations are somewhat happier t

38、han those who did not graduate from high school, and it is believed that this is mainly because they have more opportunities to control their lives. Yet people with a high income and a college education may be less happy than those with the same income and no college education.Poor health does not r

39、ule out happiness except for the severely disabled or those in pain. Learning to cope with a health problem can contribute to happiness. Those who have good relationship with other family members are happier than those who live alone. Love has a higher correlation with happiness than any other facto

40、rs.It should be noted that people quickly get used to what they have, and they are happiest when they feel they are increasing their level no matter where it stands at a given time. Children whose parents were happily married have happier childhoods, but are not necessarily happier adults.The best f

41、ormula (信条) for happiness is to be able to develop AQ (Adversity Quotient that can be of great benefit when running into trouble), to have a personal involvement and commitment, and to develop self-confidence and self-esteem.26、It can be inferred from the passage that. （ B ） happiness is neither pre

42、dictable nor apparent(正确答案)a person in an apparently ideal situation must be happythe rich are not likely to be happier than the middle-income grouphappiness is not necessarily connected to one s situation in society27、According to the article, happiness is greatly dependent upon. （ A ） a happy chil

43、dhood in which one can do whatever he likes(正确答案)great wealth with which one can buy anythinga feeling that conditions are becoming for the bettera college degree that can help one achieve great success28、The letters AQ in the last paragraph most probably mean. （ D ） ambition to defeat others in a s

44、evere competition(正确答案)ability to overcome difficulty and get out of embarrassing situationmethods of solving difficult problems and challenges in lifeattitudes towards severe competition especially in trouble29、The passage mainly talks about. （ C ） the formula for happiness(正确答案)high income and hap

45、pinessthe factors that contribute to happinessthe contribution happy people make to society30、The best title of this passage may be. （ ） What Does Happiness Consist inHappiness and UnhappinessDifferent Kinds of HappinessCauses of Happiness and Unhappiness(正确答案)六、选择题（共20题，每题2分，共40分）31、Only recently p

46、ossible to separate the components of fragrant substances and to determine their chemical composition. （ ） A) it becomesB) having becomeC) has it become(正确答案)D) which becomes32、The map is one of the best tools a man has he goes to a new place. （ ） A) whenever(正确答案)B) whateverC) whereverD) however33、

47、No matter how bright a talker you are, there are times when its better silent. （ ） A) remainB) be remainingC) having remainedD) to remain(正确答案)34、There is much truth in the idea kindness is usually served by frankness. （ ） A) whyB) whichC) that(正确答案)D) whether35、Studying Wendys menu, I found that ma

48、ny of the items are similar to of McDonalds. （ ） A) those(正确答案)B) onesC) anyD) all36、I think Tom, as the head of a big department, should either study regularly or his job. （ ） A) quitsB) to quitC) quittingD) quit(正确答案)37、The club,25 years ago, is holding a party for past and present members. （ ） A) founded(正确答案)B) foundingC) being foundedD) to be founded38、If you are in trouble, Jack is always willing to