山东交通学院大学英语1期末考试复习题

大学英语1A卷复习题一、单选题（每小题1分，共计30分。）VocabularyandStructureDirections:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.1.Thehighest___B___ofgovernmentshasbeengiventotheproblemofheavytraffic.A.supportB.priorityC.materialD.involvement2.Wecan_C__withpeopleinmostpartsoftheworldbytelephone.A.involveB.stayC.communicateD.demand3.Themostsuccessfulbusinessmenarethoseactively__D___intheirworkandmarketresearch.A.involvingB.beinginvolvedC.involveD.involved4.FrankassuredmethatifIeverneededfinancialhelpIcouldalways_B_him.A.turnoffB.turntoC.turndownD.turninto5.Areyou__D__thatitwasaftermidnight?A.active B.passive C.negative D.positive6.Therearethousandsofnew___A_ofAIDSinAfricaeveryyear.A.cases B.boxes C.troubles D.situations7.Thefamilyarestrugglingto__A___onverylittlemoney.A.surviveB.workC.inviteD.follow8.Candidates(候选人)whoaresuccessfulinthewrittentestwillbe__D___foraninterview.A.determinedB.pleasedC.beggedD.invited9.Youdidn’treallyseeitDitwasjustyour.A.determination B.limitation C.expectation D.imagination10.Mothersetthepace（设定速度）sothatherchildrenwouldherA.A.keepupwith B.keepawayfrom C.keepon D.keepfrom11.Onceafteryouloseyourhealthwillyou____C__theimportanceofhealth.A.existB.actualizeC.realizeD.earn12.Fulldetailsoftheelectionresultswillbepublishedina__D___editionoftomorrow’snewspaper.A.plainB.magicC.educableD.special13.Whatisyourparents’toyourproposalthattheyshouldtakeatriptoBeijing?CA.act B.action C.reaction D.reward14.Aftersearchingforawholemorning,theyfoundthattheletterwasinhispocket.DA.fun B.concerned C.before D.missing15.Nothinggiveshimmorepleasurethanhelpingsomeone___D____.A.fortroubleB.outtroubleC.bytroubleD.introuble16.Thisnovelismy__B_.A.likenessB.favoriteC.funD.hobby17.Ateamofadvertisers(广告商)ishardatworktryingto__A_aslogan(口号)fortheproduct.A.comeupwithB.comeonC.comeuptoD.comeacrosswith18.WhileweknowmostEnglishwordsareborrowedfromLatinandFrench,the__A__ofsomewordsisunknown.A.originB.sourceC.startD.beginning19.Thealbum(照相簿)___C___manymemorablepictures.A.takesB.obtainsC.containsD.puts20.ImadeamistakeandIwill__A__responsibilityforit.A.assumeB.resumeC.consumeD.presume二、阅读理解题（每小题2分，共计40分。）ReadingComprehensionDirections:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.Passage1ThehomecomputerindustryhasbeengrowingrapidlyintheUnitedStatesforthelasttenyears.Computersusedtobelarge,expensivemachinesthatwereverydifficulttouse.Butscientistsandtechnicianshavebeenmakingthemsmallerandcheaperwhileatthesametimetheyhavebeenmadeeasiertouse.Asaresult,theirpopularityhasbeenincreasingasmorepeoplehavebeenbuyingcomputersfortheirhomesandbusinesses.Computershavebeendesignedtostoreinformationandcomputeproblemsthataredifficultforhumanbeingstoworkout.Somehavevoicesthatspeakwiththeoperators.Storesusecomputerstokeeprecordsoftheirinventories(库存货物)andtosendbillstotheircustomers.Officesusecomputerstocopyletters,recordbusinessandkeepintouchwithotheroffices.Peoplehavebeenusingcomputersintheirhomestokeeptrackofthemoneytheyspend.Oneimportantnewuseforcomputersisforentertainment.Manynewgameshavebeendesignedtobeplayedonthecomputers.Peopleofallageshavebeenplayingthesegames.Peoplealsohavebeenbuyinghomecomputerstoplaycomputergames,watchmoviesandlistentoconcertsathome.Theyhavebecomeverypopularindeed.31.ComputersusedtoB。A.workrapidlyB.belargeandexpensiveC.beeasytouseD.beusedforfun32.Inrecentyears,computersarebeingmadeB。A.largerandmoreexpensiveB.smallerandcheaperC.moredifficulttouseD.toworkmoreslowly33.HomecomputerscanbeusedforD。A.writinglettersB.playinggamesC.doingbusinessD.alloftheabove34.SalesmenusecomputersmainlytoA。A.checkthelistofgoodsandmaterialsthatarekeptinthestorehouseB.playgamesforpleasureC.talkwiththeirfriendsD.writeletters35.ThebesttitleforthepassagewouldbeB。A.NewUsesForComputersB.ThePopularityofHomeComputersC.TheHomeComputerIndustryD.ComputersAtHomePassage2Todayanyonewillacceptmoneyinexchangeforgoodsandservices.Peopleusemoneytobuyfood,furniture,books,bicyclesandhundredsofotherstheyneedorwant.Whentheywork,theyusuallygetpaidinmoney.Mostofthemoneytodayismadeofmetalorpaper.Butpeopleusedtouseallkindsofthingsasmoney.Oneofthefirstkindsofmoneywasshells.Shellswerenottheonlythingsusedasmoney.InChina,clothandkniveswereused.InthePhilippineIslands,ricewasusedasmoney.InpartsofAfrica,cattlewereoneoftheearliestkindsofmoney.Otheranimalswereusedasmoney,too.ThefirstmetalcoinsweremadeinChina.Theywereroundandhadasquareholeinthecenter.Peoplestrungthemtogetherandcarriedthemfromplacetoplace.Differentcountrieshaveuseddifferentmetalsanddesignsfortheirmoney.ThefirstcoinsinEnglandweremadoftin.SwedenandRussiausedcoppertomaketheirmoney.Later,othercountriesbegantomakecoinsofgoldandsilver.Butevengoldandsilverwereinconvenientifyouhadtobuysomethingexpensive.AgaintheChinesethoughtofawaytoimprovemoney.Theybegantousepapermoney.Thefirstpapermoneylookedmorelikeanotfromonepersontoanotherthanpapermoneyusedtoday.Moneyhashadaninterestinghistoryfromthedaysofshellmoneyuntiltoday.WhichofthefollowingcanbecitedasanexampleoftheuseofmoneyinexchangeforservicesD。A.Tosellabicyclefor$20.B.Togetpaidforyourwork.C.Tobuythingsyouneedorwant.D.Togetsomemoneyforoldbooksatagaragesale.37.Accordingtothepassage,wherewasriceusedasmoneyinhistoryA。A.InthePhilippines.B.InChina.C.InAfrica.D.InAmerica.38.Accordingtothepassage,whydidancientChinesecoinshaveasquareholeinthecenterC。A.Becausepeoplewanttomakeitlooknicer.B.Becauseitwouldbelighterforpeopletocarrythemfromplacetoplace.C.Becauseitwouldbeeasiertoputthemtogetherandcarrythemaround.D.Becausepeoplewantedtosavetheexpensivemetaltheyweremadefrom.39.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthereasonwhyevengoldandsilverwereinconvenientifyouhadtobuysomethingexpensiveisB。A.thattheyareeasytostealB.thattheyarenoteasytocarryaroundC.thattheyaredifficultforpeopletoobtainD.thattheythemselvesareexpensive,too40.WhichdoyouchooseasthebesttitleforthispassageD。A.MoneyandItsUsesB.DifferentThingsUsedasMoneyC.DifferentCountries,DifferentMoneyD.TheHistoryofMoneyPassage3Packaging(包装)isanimportantformofadvertising.Apackagecansometimesmotivatesomeonetobuyaproduct.Forexample,asmallchildmightaskforabreakfastfoodthatcomesinaboxwithapictureofaTVcharacter.Thechildismoreinterestedinthepicturethaninbreakfastfood.Picturesforchildrentocolorortocutout,gamesprintedonapackage,orsmallgiftsinsideaboxalsomotivatemanychildrentobuyproductsortoasktheirparentstobuyforthem.Somepackagessuggestthatabuyerwillgetsomethingfornothing.Foodproductssoldinreusablecontainersareexampleofthis.Althoughasimilarproductinaplaincontainerm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