《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.talent3.privacy4.promote5.investment6.limit7.share8.wealthy9.wholesale10.impressII.MultipleChoice.Choosetheonlyonebestanswerfromthechoicesgiventofitthemeaningofeachsentence.(30%)Sarah，what_____________doing?A.sheisB.areyouC.areD.is2.Anngave_________________.A.mytheflowersB.theflowersmineC.theflowersmeD.metheflowers3.Wehaveworkedouttheplanandnowwemustputitinto___________.A.factB.realityC.practiceD.deed4.DidyougotoIrelandlastyear?____________A.No,I’veneverbeentoIrelandB.No,hereIhavenevergone.C.No,Ihaven’tgonetoIrelandD.No,Ididnevergothere.5.Haveyoufinishedyourhomework?Thislessonis________thanthelastone.A.moreeasierB.moreeasyC.veryeasyD.mucheasier6.Ifbychancesomeonecomestoseeme,askhimtoleavea_________.A.messageB.letterC.sentenceD.notices7.____________Maryreadsinbed.A.ScarcelyB.SeldomC.SometimesD.Never8.---I’dlike______informationaboutthemanagementofyourhotel,please.---Well,youcouldhave______wordwiththemanager.Hemightbehelpful.A.some;aB.an;someC.some;someD.an;a9.Whichofthefollowingiscorrect?A.Isthelittlecleverboy?B.Iscleverthelittleboy?C.Isthelittleboyaclever?D.Isthelittleboyclever?10.Heasksmewhethersmallorangesareoftensweeterthanbig________.A.thoseB.onesC.oneD.these11.In1864,Lincolnwaselected_________Presidentof______UnitedStatesforthesecondtime.A.the;theB.a;aC./;theD./;/12.Thetableismadeof__________.A.awoodB.somewoodC.thewoodD.wood13.Tomisn’tthetallestboyintheclass,butsheistallerthan______students.A.anyoftheB.someoftheC.anyotherD.any14.---Ifyoudon’tliketheredcoat,taketheblueone.---OK,butdoyouhave_______sizeinblue?Thisoneisabittightforme.A.abigB.abiggerC.thebigD.thebigger15.Motherwashesthegirls’hair.Look,she____________.A.iswashingitnowB.washesitnowC.iswashingthemD.washesthemnowIII.Cloze.(10%)Differentcountriesand____1____raceshavedifferentmanners.InChina,itisimportantforthehosttobeattentive____2____theguest.Thehostshowsthisbymakingsurethattheguest’sglassisalwaysfullandthatthereisalwaysplentyoffood____3____hisbowl.Itisnot_____4_____necessarytoaskwhethertheguestwantsmore.In_____5_____,inEnglandthehostmaybehavemoreinformally.Thehostusuallyplacesthefoodinthemiddleofthetableandtellstheguestto____6____himself.Itisnotconsideredacceptabletoforcefoodordrinkuponaguest,sothehostnevergiveshimanythingwithoutfirstcheckingwhetherhewantsit.Thedesiretomaintainprivacyis____7_____strongerinwesternsociety.Whenpeopleareilltheyoftenseeksolitude.Thisattitudeisquite____8_____thatofAsians,whoexpecttheirfriendsandfamilytogatheraroundthemand_____9____themwhentheyaresick.Nomatterhowdifferentthecustomsare,peopleallovertheworldagreethatbeingwell-manneredreallymeansbeingkindandhelpingothers,______10____thoseolderorweakerthanourselves.1.A.sameB.differentC.alikeD.differ2.A.fromB.sinceC.towardsD.for3.A.outB.withinC.onD.in4.A.forcesB.forbidsC.consideredD.promises5.A.contrastB.freelyC.exactlyD.immediately6.A.findB.helpC.getD.mainly7.A.olderB.fewC.manyD.alot8.A.caughtB.unlikeC.graspedD.held9.A.looklikeB.lookforC.lookafterD.look10.A.especiallyB.moredifficultC.easierD.moreinterestingIV.Readingcomprehension.Readthepassagebelow,andchoosetheonlyonerightanswerfromthefourchoicesgiven.(20%)Passage1NewYork,London,Parisandotherbigcitiesarebeautifulplacestolivein.Therearemanyinterestingthingstoseeandtodo.Youcangotodifferentkindsofmuseums,restaurantsandcinemas.Youcanalsogoshoppingtobuythingsfromallovertheworld.Buttherearebigproblemsinbigcitiestoo.Thecostoflivingishigh,andtherearetoomanypeopleinsomeofbigcities.Everyyearmanypeoplemovetothecitiesbecausetheymayfindjobsthere,studyatgoodschools,andgetgoodmedicalcare.Butsometimesthesepeoplecannotfindworkoragoodplacetolivein.Also,toomanypeopleinasmallspacemakeithardtokeepthecitiessafeandclean.Somepeopleenjoylivinginbigcities.Othersdonot.Beforeyoumovetobigcities,youshouldthinkabouttheproblemsoflivingthere.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?_______WonderfulCities.NewYork,LondonandParis.BigProblemsinBigCities.BeautifulPlacestoLivein.Inbigcitiespeoplecan__________________.visitdifferentkindsofmuseumstasteallkindoffoodbuythingsfromallovertheworldallaboveWhichofthefollowingisNOTwrong?____________Allpeopleliketoliveinbigcities.Livinginabigcitydoesn’tcostalot.Peoplecaneasilyfindagoodplacetoliveinabigcity.Bigcitiesarenotsafeandcleanenough.Inthispassagethewriteradvisedpeople__________________.tomovetoabigcitynottomovetoabigcitynottothinktoomuchabouttheproblemsbeforetheymovetoabigcitynottomovetoabigcitywithoutthinkingabouttheproblemsthereWhichisNOTtalkedaboutinthispassage?_________________Bigcitieshavealotofbigproblems.Bigcitiesarebetterthansmallcities.Bigcitiesaregoodplacetolivein.NewYorkandLondonarebigcities.SoisParis.Passage2InAmericapeoplepreferwaitingforatabletositwithpeopletheydon’tknow.Ifyouaresittingatatablewithpeopleyoudon’tknow,itisimpolitetosmokewithoutfirstaskingifitwilldisturbthem.AtAmericanrestaurantsandcoffeeshops,youareusuallyservedwithcoldwaterbeforeyouorder.Youmayfindthebreadandthebutterarefreeandifyouordercoffee,youmaygetafreerefill.Mostcitiesandtownshavenorulesaboutopeningandclosingtimeforstoresandrestaurants,thoughtheyusuallydomakerulesforbars.Especiallyinbigcities,storesmaybeopen24hoursaday.Servingsinrestaurantsareoftenlarge,toolargeformanypeople.Ifyoucan’tfinishthemealbutwouldliketoenjoythefoodlater,askthewaiterorthewaitressfora“doggiebag”.Itmayhaveapictureofadogonit,buteverybodyknowsyouaretakingthefoodforyourself.Tipsarenotusuallyaddedtothecheck.Theyarenotincludedinthepriceofthemeal,either.Atipofabout15%expectedandyoushouldleaveitonthetablewhenyouleave.Insomerestaurants,acheckisbroughtonaplateandyouputyourmoneythere.Thenthewaiterorthewaitressbringsyouyourchanges.WhatisusuallyservedbeforeyouorderatAmericanrestaurantsandcoffeeshops?A.Bread.B.Butter.C.Coffee.D.Coldwater.WhatdoAmericanpeoplealwaysdowhenservingsaretoolargeforthem?_____A.Theytakethefoodhomefortheirdogs.B.Theyleavethefoodonthetableandgoaway.C.Theytakethefoodhomeinabigdoggiebagforthemselves.D.Theyaskthewaiterorthewaitresstokeepthefoodforthem.Ifyouspend$120foryourmeal,you’llprobablyleaveatipof_______forthewaiterorthewaitress.A.$10B.$18C.$30D.$509.HowaretipsgiveninAmerica?A.Theyareusuallyaddedtothecheck.B.Theyareincludedinthepriceofthemeal.