大学英语（一）第1阶段练习题

第11页/共NUMPAGES\*ARABIC11页江南大学网络教育第一阶段练习题标准的答案标准的答案在最后一页考试科目:《大学英语（一）》第章至第章（总分100分）__________学习中心（教学点）批次：层次：专业：学号：身份证号：姓名：得分：一阅读理解(共3题，总分值45分)1.

HermanhadworkedforthebankofRuritaniafortenyearsandwasstillonlyaclerk.Hewasnotsatisfiedwiththepositionandwantedtofindsomethingbetter.Yethedidnotwanttolosehispositioninbankbeforehehadgotanotherone,sohepreparedaletterabouthimself,withthewords"HELP!IAMAPRISONEROFTHEBANKOFRURITANIA!"inbiglettersacrossthetop.Thenhesentittoseveralotherbanks,askingthemforajob.

Afewdayslater,oneoftheseletterscameintothehandsofHerman'sbossatthebank;someonehadgivenittohimataparty.Thenextmorning,Herman'sbossaskedhimtocomeintohisroomandsaid,"Herman,Ihavesomeverygoodnewsforyou.ThebankofRuritaniaissettingyoufree!"（15分）(1).Hermanwasnothappybecausehewasinprisoninthebank.（3分）A.TB.F(2).HermandidnotwanttoleavetheBankofRuritaniaimmediatelybecausehehadnotfoundabetterjobyet.（3分）A.TB.F(3).Hewishedsomeotherbanktogivehimabetterjob.（3分）A.TB.F(4).Afewdayslater,Herman'sbossfoundoneoftheselettersinhisoffice.（3分）A.TB.F(5).ThebossaskedHermantocomeintohisroomashedecidedtofirehim.（3分）A.TB.F2.

In1801,ThomasJeffersonwasthefirstpresidenttotaketheoathofofficeinthenation'spermanentcapital,WashingtonD.C.AlthoughWashingtonwasanewcity,itwasalreadyfamiliartoPresidentJefferson.Infact,Jeffersonhadhelpedplanthecapital'sstreetsandpublicbuildings.Besidesbeingacityplannerandarchitect,thenewPresidentwasawriter,ascientist,andtheinventorofseveraltools.

JeffersonlivedinthePresidentialPalace.ThePalacewasmorethanahome;itcontainedofficesforthePresidentandsomeofhisstaffandadvisors.Italsoincludeddiningandreceptionrooms,wherethePresidentcouldentertaincongressmen.However,PresidentJeffersondidnotgivemanyformalparties.ThiswaspartlybecausetherewasnoFirstLady.Jefferson'swifehaddiedin1782.ButitwasalsobecauseJeffersonlikedtoliveinasimplefashion.Once,heshowedupforanimportantmeetingwearingoldclothesandslippers!NeitherWashingtonnorAdamswouldeverhavedressedsocasually.

JeffersonwasdifferentfromthefirsttwoPresidentsinotherways,too.Hedisagreedwiththemabouthowthecountryshouldberun,andaboutwhatpartaPresidentshouldplayinrunningit.（15分）(1).Accordingtothepassage,thePresidentialPalacewasbuilttobe__________________.（3分）A.anofficebuildingandhomeB.ameetingplaceforcongressmenC.ahomeD.anofficebuilding(2).Accordingtothepassage,ThomasJeffersonwasallofthefollowingexcept

__________________.（3分）A.awriterB.acityplannerC.thethirdpresidentoftheUnitedStatesD.acarpenter(3).ThomasJeffersondidnotentertainveryofteninWashingtonD.C.because

__________________.（3分）A.hedidnothavenewclothesB.thefoodtherewasbadC.hedidnotenjoycarefullypreparedpartiesandtherewasnoFirstLadyD.hiswifedidnotlikeit(4).WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutWashingtonD.C.isTRUE?（3分）A.ItwasnotthefirstcapitaloftheUnitedStates.B.AlltheAmericanpresidentstooktheoathofofficeinWashingtonD.C.C.ThereweremanyoldstreetsinWashingtonD.C.before1801.D.WashingtonD.C.wasplannedbyThomasJefferson.(5).ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatGeorgeWashingtonandJohnAdamsboth__________________.（3分）A.livedinthePresidentialPalaceB.wereratherformalgentlemenC.weredifferentfromThomasJeffersononlyinhowtorunthecountryD.dressedcasually3.

Chessmustbeoneoftheoldestgamesintheworld.AnArabtravellerinIndiaintheyear900wrotethatitwasplayed'long,longago.'ChesswasprobablyinventedinIndia,andithasbeenplayedeverywherefromJapantoEuropesince1400.Thename'chess'isinteresting.Whenoneplayerisattackingtheother'sking,hesaysinEnglish,'check'.Whenthekinghasbeencaughtandcannotmoveanywhere,hesays'checkmate'.ThesewordscomefromPersian'Shahmat'means'thekingisdead'.Thatiswhenthegameisover,andoneplayerhaswon.

Suchanoldgamechangesveryslowly.Theruleshavenotalwaysbeenthesameastheyarenow.Forexample,atonetimethequeencouldonlymoveonesquareatatime.Nowsheisthestrongestpieceontheboard.Itwouldbeinterestingtoknowwhythishashappened.Chesstakestimeandthought,butitisagameforallkindsofpeople.Youdon'thavetobeachampioninordertoenjoyit.Itisnotalwaysplayedbytwopeoplesittingatthesametable.ThefirsttimetheAmericansbeattheRussianswasinamatchplayedbyradio.Someofthechessmastersareabletoplaymanypeopleatthesametime.Therecordwaswhenonemanplayed400games!Itissaidthatsomepeopleplayedchessbypost.Thismustmakechesstheslowestgameintheworld.（15分）(1).ChesswasplayedinIndialongbefore900.（3分）A.TB.F(2).Oneplayerhaswonthegamewhenheattackstheotherplayer'sking.（3分）A.TB.F(3).Chessisagameforallsortsofpeople.（3分）A.TB.F(4).Onlytwopeoplecanplaychesssittingatthesametable.（3分）A.TB.F(5).Accordingtotheoldrulesofthegame,thekingcouldnotmoveanywhere.（3分）A.TB.F二词汇与语法(共5题，总分值10分)4.Theboyisnothappyatthenewschool.Hehas__________________friendsthere.（2分）A.fewB.afewC.littleD.alittle5.Idon'tknow_________________todealwithsuchmatter.（2分）A.whatB.howC.whichD./6.Tom__________________morethantwentypoundsonthenovel.（2分）A.spentB.paidC.costD.took7.He_________________drivingmehome,eventhoughItoldhimIlivednearby.（2分）A.insistedonB.insistedatC.insistedthatD.insistedin8.IfellandhurtmyselfwhileI__________________basketballyesterday.（2分）A.wasplayingB.amplayingC.playD.played三交际英语(共5题，总分值10分)9.-Howmuchisthatmeat,please?-__________________________________________________（2分）A.Teno'clock.B.Tenyuanakilo.C.Ilikeitverymuch.D.Idon'tlike.10.-_________________?-It'sFriday.（2分）A.Whatdayisit?B.What'sthedatetoday?C.What'sthetime?D.Whattimeisit?11.-CanIborrowyourdigitalcameraforacoupleofdays?-_________________（2分）A.Yes,youmaynotborrow.B.Yes,goon.C.Sure,hereyouare.Enjoyyourjourney.D.Itdoesn'tmatter.12.-Goodnightandthanksagain.-_________________（2分）A.Youcan'tsaythat.B.No,no.It'swhatIcando.C.Howcanyousaythat.D.Goodnight.13.-HowsoonwillyourfatherflytoNewYork?-__________________________________________________（2分）A.At7.00am.B.Lastweek.C.Inthreedays.D.Twiceayear.四英译汉(共5题，总分值25分)14.Isleptsoundlyallnight.（5分）15.Hedidn'tneedtoattendthemeeting.（5分）16.Hewasveryhappytohearfromhisoldfriend.（5分）17.Ihopewecanhavesomesnowthiswinter.（5分）18.Hepreferscoffeetotea.（5分）五选词填空(共1题，总分值10分)19.Intheeighteenthcentury,citiesbecamelargerandlarger.Peoplemovedfromthecountrysideandsmalltownstothe

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becausetherewasmoreworkforthemtodointhecities.OnSundaysandholidays,theylikedtoleavethecitiesandhaveagoodtimeinthecountryside.Butnotevery

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hadahorseorawagon（四轮马车）.Peopleneededasimplermeansoftransportation.Inventorsinmanycountriestriedtosolvethisproblem.Thefirstbicycle,whichwasverysimple,

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in1790.Peoplecalled"thehorseonwheel".Thenin1861,aftermanyimprovementsbeingmade,thebicyclebecameapractical

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oftransportation.

Peoplelikedbikesbecausetheyweren'tasexpensiveashorsesanddidn'tneedtobefed.Theycouldgoanywhereandwereeasyto

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.（10分）(1).（2分）A.appearedB.citiesC.familyD.meansE.ride(2).（2分）A.appearedB.citiesC.familyD.meansE.ride(3).（2分）A.appeared