《大学英语一》复习大纲

学年第一学期

《大学英语一》复习大纲

I.Givetherightdefinitionforeachwordgiven.(20%)

1.display2.talent

3.privacy4.promote

5.investment6.limit

7.share8.wealthy

9.wholesale10.impress

II.MultipleChoice.Choosetheonlyonebestanswerfromthechoicesgiventofit

themeaningofeachsentence.(30%)

1.Sarah,whatdoing?

A.sheisB.areyouC.areD.is

2.Anngave.

A.mytheflowersB.theflowersmine

C.theflowersmeD.metheflowers

3.Wehaveworkedouttheplanandnowwemustputitinto.

A.factB.realityC.practiceD.deed

4.DidyougotoIrelandlastyear?

A.No,TveneverbeentoIrelandB.No,hereIhavenevergone.

C.No,Ihaven'tgonetoIrelandD.No,Ididnevergothere.

5.Haveyoufinishedyourhomework?Thislessonisthanthelastone.

A.moreeasierB.moreeasyC.veryeasyD.mucheasier

6.Ifbychancesomeonecomestoseeme,askhimtoleavea.

A.messageB.letterC.sentenceD.notices

7.Maryreadsinbed.

A.ScarcelyB.SeldomC.SometimesD.Never

8.…I'dlikeinformationaboutthemanagementofyourhotel,please.

---Well,youcouldhavewordwiththemanager.Hemightbehelpful.

A.some;aB.an;someC.some;someD.an;a

9.Whichofthefollowingiscorrect?

A.Isthelittlecleverboy?B.Iscleverthelittleboy?

C.Isthelittleboyaclever?D.Isthelittleboyclever?

1().Heasksmewhethersmallorangesareoftensweeterthanbig.

A.thoseB.onesC.oneD.these

11.In1864,LincolnwaselectedPresidentofUnitedStatesforthe

secondtime.

A.the;theB.a;aC./;theD./;/

12.Thetableismadeof.

A.awoodB.somewoodC.thewoodD.wood

13.Tomisn'tthetallestboyintheclass,butsheistallerthanstudents.

A.anyoftheB.someoftheC.anyotherD.any

14.一Ifyoudon'tlike(heredcoat,taketheblueone.

OK,butdoyouhavesizeinblue?Thisoneisabittightforme.

A.abigB.abiggerC.thebigD.thebigger

15.Motherwashesthegirls'hair.Look,she.

A.iswashingitnowB.washesitnow

C.iswashingthemD.washesthemnow

III.Cloze.(10%)

Differentcountriesand1raceshavedifferentmanners.InChina,itis

importantforthehosttobeattentive2theguest.Thehostshowsthisby

makingsurethattheguest'sglassisalwaysfullandthatthereisalwaysplentyoffood

3hisbowl.Itisnot4necessarytoaskwhethertheguestwants

more.In5,inEnglandthehostmaybehavemoreinformally.Thehost

usuallyplacesthefoodinthemiddleofthetableandtellstheguestto6

himself.Itisnotconsideredacceptabletoforcefoodordrinkuponaguest,sothehost

nevergiveshimanythingwithoutfirstcheckingwhetherhewantsit.

Thedesiretomaintainprivacyis7strongerinwesternsociety.When

peopleareilltheyoftenseeksolitude.Thisattitudeisquite8thatofAsians,

whoexpecttheirfriendsandfamilytogatheraroundthemand9them

whentheyaresick.Nomatterhowdifferentthecustomsare,peopleallovertheworld

agreethatbeingwell-manneredreallymeansbeingkindandhelpingothers

______10____thoseolderorweakerthanourselves.

1.A.sameB.differentC.alikeD.differ

2.A.fromB.sinceC.towardsD.for

3.A.outB.withinC.onD.in

4.A.forcesB.forbidsC.consideredD.promises

5.A.contrastB.freelyC.exactlyD.immediately

6.A.findB.helpC.getD.mainly

7.A.olderB.fewC.manyD.alot

8.A.caughtB.unlikeC.graspedD.held

9.A.looklikeB.lookforC.lookafterD.look

10.A.especiallyB.moredifficultC.easierD.moreinteresting

IV.Readingcomprehension.Readthepassagebelow,andchoosetheonlyone

rightanswerfromthefourchoicesgiven.(20%)

Passage1

NewYork,London,Parisandotherbigcitiesarebeautifulplacestolivein.

Therearemanyinterestingthingstoseeandtodo.Youcangotodifferentkindsof

museums,restaurantsandcinemas.Youcanalsogoshoppingtcbuythingsfromall

overtheworld.

Buttherearebigproblemsinbigcitiestoo.Thecostoflivingishigh,andthere

aretoomanypeopleinsomeofbigcities.Everyyearmanypeoplemovetothecities

becausetheymayfindjobsthere,studyatgoodschools,andgetgoodmedicalcare.

Butsometimesthesepeoplecannotfindworkoragoodplacetolivein.Also,too

manypeopleinasmallspacemakeithardtokeepthecitiessafeandclean.

Somepeopleenjoylivinginbigcities.Othersdonot.Beforeyoumovetobig

cities,youshouldthinkabouttheproblemsoflivingthere.

1.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.WonderfulCities.

B.NewYork,LondonandParis.

C.BigProblemsinBigCities.

D.BeautifulPlacestoLivein.

2.Inbigcitiespeoplecan.

A.visitdifferentkindsofmuseums

B.tasteallkindoffood

C.buythingsfromallovertheworld

D.allabove

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTwrong?

A.Allpeopleliketoliveinbigcities.

B.Livinginabigcitydoesn'tcostalot.

C.Peoplecaneasilyfindagoodplacetoliveinabigcity.

D.Bigcitiesarenotsafeandcleanenough.

4.Inthispassagethewriteradvisedpeople.

A.tomovetoabigcity

B.nottomovetoabigcity

C.nottothinktoomuchabouttheproblemsbeforetheymovetoabigcity

D.nottomovetoabigcitywithoutthinkingabouttheproblemsthere

5.WhichisNOTtalkedaboutinthispassage?

A.Bigcitieshavealotofbigproblems.

B.Bigcitiesarebetterthansmallcities.

C.Bigcitiesaregoodplacetolivein.

D.NewYorkandLondonarebigcities.SoisParis.

Passage2

InAmericapeoplepreferwaitingforatabictositwithpeopletheydon'tknow.If

youaresittingatatablewithpeopleyoudon'tknow,itisimpolitetosmokewithout

firstaskingifitwilldisturbthem.

AtAmericanrestaurantsandcoffeeshops,youareusuallyservedwithcoldwater

beforeyouorder.Youmayfindthebreadandthebutterarefreeandifyouorder

coffee,youmaygetafreerefill.

Mostcitiesandtownshavenorulesaboutopeningandclosingtimeforstoresand

restaurants,thoughtheyusuallydomakerulesforbars.Especiallyinbigcities,stores

maybeopen24hoursaday.

Servingsinrestaurantsareoftenlarge,toolargefbrmanypeople.Ifyoucan't

finishthemealbutwouldliketoenjoythefoodlater,askthewaiterorthewaitressfbr

a“doggiebag”.Itmayhaveapictureofadogonit,buteverybodyknowsyouare

takingthefoodforyourself.

Tipsarenotusuallyadded(othecheck.Theyarenotincludedinthepriceofthe

meal,either.Atipofabout15%expectedandyoushouldleaveitonthetablewhen

youleave.Insomerestaurants,acheckisbroughtonaplateandyouputyourmoney

(here.Thenthewaiterorthewaitressbringsyouyourchanges.

6.WhatisusuallyservedbeforeyouorderatAmericanrestaurantsandcoffeeshops?

A.Bread.B.Butter.C.Coffee.D.Coldwater.

7.WhatdoAmericanpeoplealwaysdowhenservingsaretoolargeforthem?

A.Theytakethefoodhomefbrtheirdogs.

B.Theyleavethefoodonthetableandgoaway.

C.Theytakethefoodhomeinabigdoggiebagforthemselves.

D.Theyaskthewaiterorthewaitresstokeepthefoodfbrthem.

8.Ifyouspend$120foryourmeal,you'llprobablyleaveatipofforthe

waiterorthewaitress.

A.$10B.$18C.$30D.$50

9.HowaretipsgiveninAmerica?

A.Theyareusuallyaddedtothecheck.

B.Theyareincludedinthepriceofthemeal.

C.Atipisusually1/5ofthepriceoftheme