西大成人教育大学英语（一）在线作业复习题

大学英语（一）

一.简答题（共12题,66。分）

1句子翻译：众所周知，肺癌至少部分地是由于吸烟过多而引起的。

正确答案：Itiswellknownthatlungcanceriscausedatleastinpartbysmokingtoo

much.

2句子翻译：在美国，许多父母在孩子出生之前就为他们的教育留出一笔专款。

正确答案：ManyparentsintheUnitedStatessetasideafundfortheirchildren's

educationbeforetheyareborn.

3句子翻译：除了每周写作文外，我们的英语老师还给我们布置了八本书在暑假里阅读。

正确答案：Inadditionto/Apartfromwritingcompositionsonaweeklybasis,our

Englishteacherassigneduseightbookstoreadduringthesummervacation.

4句子翻译：老人读完信后失望之极，竟用颤抖的手指把它撕得粉碎。

正确答案：Afterreadingthelettertheoldmanwassodisappointedthathetoreit

intolittlebitswithtremblingfingers.

5句子翻译：接受这份工作就得经常在周末上班，但约翰并不在意。

正确答案：Totakethisjobwouldinvolveworkingonweekendsfrequently,butJohn

didn'tmind.

6句子翻译：被告（defendant）否认他曾经向政府官员付钱以获得合同。

正确答案：Thedefendantdeniedthathehadevermadeanypaymenttothe

governmentofficialtogetacontract.

7句子翻译：即使他的祖母不能来参加他的生日宴会，她也会寄给他T牛可爱的礼物。对

这一点汤姆深信不疑。

正确答案：Evenifhisgrandmothercouldnotcometohisbirthdayparty,shewould

sendhimalovelypresent.Tomwassureofthat.

8句子翻译：我们认为他不能在一刻钟内走完那段距离，但他却成功地做到了这一点。

正确答案：Wedidn'tthinkhecouldcoverthedistanceinaquarterofanhour,buthe

succeededindoingit.

9句子翻译：作者认为，如果优秀工人经常得到加薪和提拔，他们就会有更大的生产积极

性。

Theauthorthinksthatifexcellentworkersgetfrequentpayincreasesand

promotions,theywillhavegreaterincentivetoproduce.

10句子翻译：由于流感(theflu)在社区传播，她用暖和的冬衣将自己裹起来，以防传染

上这种疾病。

正确答案：Asthefluwasspreadinginthecommunity,shewrappedherselfinwarm

winterclothingtoavoidcatchingthedisease.

11句子翻译：他们老是对她说她有数学天才，她感到很不好意思。

正确答案：Shewasembarrassedwhentheykepttellinghershehadageniusfor

mathematics.

12句子翻译：我真希望你能拿出一个比这更好的解决办法(solution)来。

正确答案：Idohopethatyoucancomeupwithabettersolutionthanthisone.

二.连线题（共3题,16.5分）

1请将以下有下划线的单词和词组与其对应意义进行匹配。

第一组数据

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我的答案

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答案解析:

2

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正确答案

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答案解析:

3

选词填空：

DuringherhighschooldaysLindamadeuphermindtowriteand1her

ownbooks.Whenshetoldherfellowstudentswhatshehaddecidedto

do,they2laughter.Their3leftherdeeply4,butshedidnotlose

heart.Instead,shekeptputtingdownonpaperwhatshefelt,refusingtobelievethatittook

a5todowriting.AftershegotmarriedLindahadtolookafterherchildrenanddoall

thecooking,cleaningand6forthefamily.Butstillshemanagedto

fither7workinmostofthetime.Sofarshehaswritteneightbooks,fourofwhich

havebeen8.Lindafirmlybelievesthatyoucanwriteabooksolongas

you9it.Itdoesn'tmatterwhat10youhave.Whatdoesmatteriswhetheryou

haveagreatdeterminationtosucceed.

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正确答案

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答案解析:

三.阅读理解（共3题,17.5分）

1

ANewToy

Iwaseightyearsoldwhenourneighborsacrossthehallgotatelevision.It

wasverysmallandveryexpensive,butthatdidn'tmatter.ITWAS

WONDERFUL.Everyoneinthebuildingcameuptothefifthfloortoseethislatest

wonderofthemodernworld.Somepeople,theluckyones,stayedforawhileand

gottowatchawholegrogram.Thatwasin1948.

Soonalotofpeoplegotnewtelevisions,butnotus.Myparentsdidn'tlike

television.Theydidn'tthinkitwasgoodforchildren.Beingagooddocile

son,Ididn'targuewiththem.ButIdidsecretlywatchtelevision-atmy

friends,homes.

By1955televisionsweren,tsoexpensiveandtheyweremuchlarger.Myparents

stillthoughttelevisionwasnztgoodforus,butmysistersinsisted.Theysaid

weweretheonlypeopleintheneighborhoodwhodidn'thaveone.Al1their

friendstalkedaboutcertainprogramsandactors,butmysisterscouldn,

t.Theirfriendslaughedatthem,andmysistersfeltwretched,veryunhappy.

Oneday,myyoungestsistercamefromschoolandstartedtocry.Shesaidshe

wasnevergoingbacktoschoolandthatlifewithouttelevisionwasn'tworth

living.Shecriedandsobbed.Myparents'usualargumentsonlymadehermore

inconsolable.Nothingtheysaidmadeherfeelanybetter.Well,whatcouldthey

do?

Thenextmorning,withouttellingus,myparentswentoutandgotanewTV.That

afternoonanantennawasputontheroof.Suzannecamehomefromschoolandran

intothehouse.

“Whereisit?Whereisit?”Shecried."Iknowit'shere."Shewas

breathless,andhereyeswereshinywithexcitement.

"It'sinthelivingroom,"mymothersaidasmysisterranofftolookat,

toadmire,thisbeautifulthingcalledatelevision.

LaterIaskedher,“HowdidyouknowtheTVwashere?”

“Theantenna.Nowourhouselookslikeeveryoneelse's."

Shehadawonderfulsmileonherface.

WhenwewereyoungourparentsallowedustowatchTVtwohoursanight.On,

yes.Andwecouldn*twatchuntilourhomeworkwasfinished.Butafterayear

ortwo,TVwasnrtexcitingornewanymore.Itbecamejustanotherpartofourlives,

likeshoesorsoap.MyparentsstillhadfearsaboutTV.Weweregoingtoforget

howtoread,theysaid.AndwerenotgoingtoreadbooksbecausewatchingTVwas

easier,theysaid.AndTVwasgoingtofillourmindswithviolence,they

said.Theysaidlotsofthingslikethat—onceadayatleast.Idisagreedwith

them.Ithoughttheywereold-fashioned,thinkingtoomuchofoldwaysandideas.

Today,peoplestillargueaboutthevalueofTV.Nobodycandenythepowerof

TV.Ithasanenormous,averypowerful,influenceonourlives.Onthe

average,Americansspend30hoursaweekwatchingTV.Isthisinfluencegoodor

bad?Thisisanunanswerablequestionindeed:Itishardenoughtomeasure

influence;anditisevenhardertodecidewhatisgoodandwhatisnt.Whatis

good,Isuppose,isthatmanypeopleareconcernedaboutTV'sinfluenceandthat

wehavethepowertochangewhatwedon'tlike.

RecentlyIreadanarticleinthenewspaperaboutthepeopleofMonhegan

Island,18kilometersoffthecoastofMaine.Thesepeopledon'thaveelectricity,

andtheydecided,onceagain,thatthey1ikeditthatway.Onlyahandfulpeople

livethereduringthelongwinter,andtheylivewithoutelectricity—by

choice.Electricity,theythink,wouldmakethingstooeasyandspoiltheirway

oflife.Maybetheywou1dbemoreinterestedinstayinghomeandwatching

television.

(1)［判断题］

Inthelate1940sTVwasconsideredamiracleofthetimes

正确答案：，我的答案：V

(2)［判断题］

WhenhisneighborsboughtaTVset,theauthorwonderedwhytheyhadspentsomuchmoney

onsuchasmalltoy.

正确答案：X我的答案：

(3)［判断题］

Theauthordidn'targuewithhisparentsbecauseheknewitwasuselesstodoso.

正确答案：X我的答案：

(4)［判断题］

Bythemid-1950sTVhadbecomeverypopularandnearlyallthepeopleintheneighborhood

hadoneintheirhomes.

正确答案：V我的答案：

(5)［判断题］

Theauthor'sparentsboughtaTVfinallybecausetheydidn'twanttheirdaughterstobe

laughedat.

正确答案：X我的答案：

(6)［判断题］

Onthatunforgettableday,Suzanne,theyoungestdaughter,wassoexcitedthathereyeswere

shiningwithtears.

正确答案：X我的答案：

(7)［判断题］

ToSuzanne,themostimportantthingwastobelikeherfriends.

正确答案：V我的答案：

(8)［判断题］

TheparentsallowedtheirchildrentowatchTVonlyaftertheyhaddonetheirhomework.

正确答案：V我的答案：

(9)［判断题］

Lateron,TVwasn'texcitingandnewanymore,andbecameapartofchildren'slives,sothey

lostinterestinit.

正确答案：X我的答案：

(10)［判断题］

Theauthor'sparentsneverchangedtheirmindsabouttelevision.

正确答案：V我的答案：

2

Someonesaidtoaman,"'Travelandseetheworld."Heanswered,“Whyshould

I?Peoplearethesameeverywhere.Theyareborn.Theyarebabies.Theyare

children.Theyareadults.Theygrowold.Theydie.Whiletheyarealive,they

havethesameemotions.Theyfeelloveandhate,happinessandsadness,security

andfear,prideandshame,comfortanddiscomfort.ThatiswhyIdonotwantto

travel.Icanlearneverythinghere.Ymgoingtostayhome."

Themanwasright.Hewasalsowrong.Peoplearethesame,butpeopleare

alsodifferent.Theyal1havethesamepatternoflife—birth,youth,old

age,anddeath.Butthesestagesoflifehavedifferentvaluesindifferent

cultures.Also,whileallpeoplehavethesameemotions,thecausesofthese

emotionsaredifferent.Asituationthatmaybringhappinessinoneplacemay

notbringhappinessinanotherplace.

Forexample,inmanycountriesoldageisahappytime.Youngpeopleinthese

countriesshowrespecttotheoldpeople.Youngpeoplelistenwhenoldpeoplespeak

becausetheybelievethatanoldpersonisawiseperson.Inthatkindofsociety-

oldpeoplereceivehonor,privilegeandsatisfaction.InKorea,oldpeopleare

honoredandrespected.Whentheyaretoooldtolivealone,theylivewithason,

daughter,orotherrelatives.Whentheybecomesixty-oneyearsold,itisavery

happyandimportantevent.Thereisabigpartywithmanyguests.Theyreceive

manygifts.Thisbirthdayevenhasaspecialname.Allotherbirthdaysare

calledsingil(bornday).Thesixty-firstbirthdayiscalledhuan

gup(beginningofnewlife).Thesixty-firstbirthdayhasaspecialnamebecause

whenpeoplereachthistimeinlife,theattitudesoftheirfamilyandtheircommunity

changetowardthem.Theyoungerpeoplecall

then“grandfather"or"grandmother”,eveniftheyarenotrelatedto

them.Theirpositionin1ifeisgoodbecausetheyreceivehonorsand

respect.Everyonelooksforwardtothistime.

IntheUnitedStates,itisquitedifferentforoldpeople.Mostoldpeople

donotlivewiththeirchildrenorrelatives.Iftheyhaveenoughmoney,theybuy

housesorapartmentsinplaceswhereotheroldpeoplelive.Iftheyarenothealthy

andstrongenoughtolivealone,theyliveinspecialhomesforoldpeople.There,

strangerstakecareofthem.FormanyNorthAmericans,oldageisnotahappy

time.MostNorthAmericanswanttostayyoung.Theytrytostaythinandthey

actlikeyoungpeopleaslongaspossible.Theyeventrytospeakthelanguage

oftheyoung.Theydonotliketogrowoldbecausetheywillnotgethonororrespect

orattention.Also,businessesdonotwantoldpeopletoworkforthem.So,

oldpeopleusuallylivealoneandtheydonothavemanythingstodo.Oldagecan

beasadandlonelytimeforthem.

Sowecanseethatthemanwhostayedhomewaswrong.Peoplearedifferent

intheircustomsandtheirvalues.Thereareyoungpeopleandthereareoldpeople

inKoreaandinNorthAmerica,butitmaybebettertobeyounginNorthAmerica

andoldinKorea.

(1)［单选题］

Themandidnztwanttotravelbecause.

A、

hewastoooldandinverypoorhealth

B、

hecouldnotspeakaforeignlanguage

C、

hethoughthecouldlearneverythingaboutlifewithouttravelling

D、

hepreferredtostayhometoenjoyhisoldage

正确答案：C我的答案：

(2)［单选题］

Theword“security"inthefirstparagraphmightmean

A、

safety

B、

care

c、

danger

freedom

正确答案：A我的答案:

(3)［单选题］

Allovertheworldpeoplearethesamebecause.

A、

theyhavethesamehabitsandcustoms

theyhavethesamestagesoflife

c、

theyhavethesameemotions

D、

bothBandC

正确答案：D我的答案：

(4)［单选题］

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A、

Peoplearethesame,butpeoplearealsodifferent.

B、

Stagesoflifehavedifferentvaluesindifferentcultures.

c、

Al1peoplehavethesameemotions,suchasloveandhate,happinessandsadness.

D、

Allpeoplefeelthesameemotionsinsimilarsituations.

正确答案：D我的答案：

(5)［单选题］

InKoreaoldpeoplearehappybecause

A、

theydon'thavetoworkanymore

B、

theycanliveaquietandcomfortablelife

C、

theycanenjoyanhonoredandrespectedlife

D、

bothBandC

正确答案：C我的答案：

(6)［单选题］

Theword“privilege“inthethirdparagraphmeans

A、

specialgifts

B、

specialrights

c、

specialcare

D、

specialtreatment

正确答案：B我的答案：

(7)［单选题］

InKorea,thesixty-firstbirthdayiscalledhuangup,whichmeans

A、

beginningofnewlife

B、

specialbirthday

C、

sixty-first

D、

respectedandhonoredoldage

正确答案：A我的答案:

(8)［单选题］

Theword〃community“inthethirdparagraphmaymean.

A、

friendsandrelatives

B、

localauthorities

C、

peoplelivinginthesamedistrict

D、

bothaandb

正确答案：C我的答案：

(9)［单选题］

IntheUnitedStates,mostoldpeoplearesadbecause.

A、

theywanttostayyoungbutcannot

B、

Theyhavetogoonworkingtosupportthemselves

C、

theyarenotrespectednorgivendueattention

D、

theycannotactlikeyoungpeopleanylonger

正确答案：C我的答案：

(10)［单选题］

Theword"businesses"inthefourthparagraphmeans.

A、

businessmen

B、

shopsorfactories

C、

peoplewhoareoftenbusy

D、

shopowners

正确答案：B我的答案：

3

Perhapsyouareanaveragestudentwithaverageintelligence.Youdowellenoughin

school,butyouprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent.Thisisnotnecessarilythe

case,however.Youcanreceivebettergradesifyouwantto.Yes,evenstudentsofaverage

intelligencecanbetopstudentswithoutadditionalwork.Here'show:

1.Planyourtimecarefully.Makealistofyourweeklytasks.Thenmakeascheduleor

chartofyourtime.Fillincommittedtimesuchaseating,sleeping,meetings,classes,etc.

Thendecideongood,regulartimesforstudying.Besuretosetasideenoughtimeto

completeyournormalreadingandworkassignments.Ofcourse,studyingshouldn't

occupyallofthefreetimeontheschedule.It*simportanttosetasidetimeforrelaxation,

hobbies,andentertainmentaswell.Thisweeklyschedulemaynotsolveallofyour

problems,butitwillmakeyoumoreawareofhowyouspendyourtime.Furthermore,it

willenableyoutoplanyouractivitiessothatyouhaveadequatetimeforbothworkand

play.

2.Findagoodplacetostudy.Chooseoneplaceforyourstudyarea.Itmaybeadesk

orachairathomeorintheschoollibrary,butitshouldbecomfortable,anditshouldnot

havedistractions.Whenyoubegintowork,youshouldbeabletoconcentrateonthe

subject.

3.Skimbeforeyouread.Thismeanslookingoverapassagequicklybeforeyoubegin

toreaditmorecarefully.Asyoupreviewthematerial,yougetsomeideaofthecontent

andhowitisorganized.Laterwhenyoubegintoreadyouwillrecognizelessimportant

materialandyoumayskipsomeoftheseportions.Skimminghelpsdoubleyourreading

speedandimprovesyourcomprehensionaswell.

4.Makegooduseofyourtimeinclass.Listeningtowhattheteachersaysinclass

meanslessworklater.Sitwhereyoucanseeandhearwell.Takenotestohelpyou

rememberwhattheteachersays.

5.Studyregularly.Gooveryournotesassoonasyoucanafterclass.Review

imp