1、大一英语期末考试试题内含答案doc大学英语预备阶段练习（一） （Unit 14） Word Building Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words given in the brackets. 1. Thank you very much for your _ advice. I followed it and succeeded at last. (value)2. His business has _ rapidly since his brother came to help. (develop
2、ment)3. After a two-day discussion, we finally found a _ to the difficult problem. (solve)4. Prices _ high for quite a while .People began to complain about it. (remaining)5. I dont think it _ to finish all the work today. We can go on with it tomorrow.(necessity)6. It is obviously not _ to leave a
3、3-year-old boy alone at home. (properly)7. The tourists saw a beautiful _ when they climbed onto the top of the mountain.(scene)8. Traveling in the desert is a challenging _ to most people. ( inexperience)9. _, I dont think it possible to finish the task in two days. (person)10. The government must
4、make sure that the economy is developed in the right _.(direct) Vocabulary and Structure Directions: Choose the best one from the four choices to complete the sentence.11. The temperature _ throughout the day in that part of the country. A. very B. remains C. differs D. varies12. The game is full of
5、 violence and will certainly have a bad _ on young players.A. meaning B. pain C. loss D. influence13. The warm-hearted elderly lady downstairs is always _ to help others.A. real B. ready C. practical D. polite14. The question is _ difficult in the exam today. Dont you think so?A. therefore B. since
6、C. rather D. otherwise15. She used to live in a lovely _ building near the sea.A. 3-story B. 3-stories C. 3-classed D. 3-classes16. There are different _ of transport in big cities for you to choose when you go out.A. means B. mean C. meanings D. meaning17. They did not take a rest until the job was
7、 _ finished.A. straightly B. specially C. completely D. fairly18. The bookstore owner _ the old magazines with a new ones to attract more readers.A. required B. reviewed C. repeated D. replaced19. Would you like to buy the book? It is _ reading.A. worthy B. firm C. further D. worth20. She wears sung
8、lasses to _ her eyes from the sunshine in summer.A. prepare B. produce C. protect D. provide21. We all like her very much for her pleasant _: kind, gentle and warm-hearted.A. character B. chance C. chairman D. skills22. All the students enjoyed the wonderful _ by the professor that afternoon.A. disc
9、ussion B. lecture C. advice D. solution23. If you have confidence in yourself first, you will not be _ by others easily.A. won B. doubled C. defeated. D. delayed24. The little girl developed a strong _ on her new friends. A. dependence B. development C. independence D. difference25. The student from
10、 the countryside was forced to quit school for _ of money.A. love B. lack C. lending D. look26. Jack came to London for the _ of seeing his girl friend.A. purpose B. support C. side D. sense27. The _ of the pupils in our class have brown eyes; only three have blue eyes.A. matter B. master C. major D
11、. majority28. Have you _ your childhood dream of becoming a designer?A. met B. realized C. accompanied D. filled29. He _ at me, and then asked me a question. A. started B. stared C. set D. sent30. I have _ for my secretary to meet you tomorrow. A. arranged B. solved C. offered D. directed31. He didn
12、t study at all this semester. _, he failed in the final examination.A. In other words B. As a result C. As soon as D. In fact32. He threw away his old shirt and bought a new _.A. ones B. thing C. turn D. one33. There must be someone to _ our dog when we are on holiday abroad.A. care about B. care C.
13、 care of D. care for34. He can be trusted _ some degree.A. on B. for C. to D. by35. Peter has just arrived, and I didnt know he _ until last night.A. had come B. was comingC. will come D. is to come36. The teacher wants to know whether we _ our papers.A. had handed in B. would hand inC. have handed
14、in D. are handing in37. The minute they _ there, they began to work.A. got B. were gettingC. were to get D. would get38. Before I _ him a week he tried to borrow money from me.A. know B. had knownC. came to know D. had been knowing39. They dont know _ they should look for the lost child.A. where B.
15、that C. whatever D. whoever40. With the development of the computers, it is _ man has suddenly become a millionaire of the mind.A. that B. as if C. like D. as Reading Comprehension Directions: There are 3 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished stateme
16、nts. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.Passage 1In reading science, a heading (标题)often gives a clue(线索）to a problem that is going to be discussed. Getting the problem clearly in your mind is the first step to take in studying such mat
17、erial. You are advised to do this in reading science articles. 1. Read the title and think about it. 2. Read all of the headings .You should get a clear idea of what the problems are without reading anything but the headings. 3. Next, read the article all the way through carefully. Each time you com
18、e to a heading that names a problem, read the paragraphs（段落） under that heading to find out: 1. more information about the problem;2.how the problem may be met . 41. This passage offers advice on _. A. how to read titles and headings B. how to find headings in an article C. what problems to be discu
19、ssed in science article D. how to read science material 42. It is advisable for you _. A. to read the heading which you think is the title B. to read the heading that names a problem C. to read one heading and the paragraph under it each time D. to read the headings only 43. Read the whole article a
20、fter _. A. you have got all the information about the problem B. you understand the title C. you have read one paragraph after another D. you are clear about what to be discussed 44. You read the whole article carefully _. A. to get all the headings B. to see how the problem is discussed C. to name
21、problems D. to think about the title 45.Which is not true according to the passage?A. Reading headings could help you understand the material better.B. It is not necessary to know the problem clearly when reading science.C. You should read all the headings to understand the material completely.D. Af
22、ter you read the headings, you should also read the whole passage carefully.Passage 2 In the traditional(传统的)marriage, the man worked at a job to earn money for the family,Most men worked in an office, a factory, or some other place away from the home .Since the man earned the money ,they paid the b
23、ills(帐).The money was used for food ,clothes, the house, and other family needs. The man made most of the decisions. He was the boss. In the traditional marriage, the woman seldom worked away from the house. She stayed at home to care for the children and her husband. She cooked meals, cleaned the h
24、ouse ,washed the clothes ,and did other housework .Her job at home was very important. In recent years, many couples(夫妇)continue to have a traditional relationship of the kind . The man has a job and earns the money for the family . The woman stays at home and cares for the children and the house .
25、Many Americans are happy with the kind of marriage .But some other Americans have a different impression of marriage and family responsibilities(责任). There are two important differences in male(男性)and female (女性)roles(角色)now. One is that both men and women have many more choices .They may choose to
26、marry or to stay single .They may choose to work or stay at home .Both men and women may choose roles that are comfortable for them. A second difference in male and female roles is that within marriage many decisions and responsibilities are shared .The husband and wife may choose to have children,
27、or they may not .If they have children, the man take care of them some of the time, all of the time or not at all .The woman may want to stay at home and take care of the children .Or she may want to go to work .Men and women now decide these things together in a marriage. Many married people now sh
28、are these decisions and the responsibilities of their families. 46. Which of the following is not true in the traditional marriage ? A. Men worked at a job to earn money for the family . B. The women made most of decisions. C. The woman stayed at home to care the children. D. The man paid the bills.
29、 47. In recent years _. A.young couples (拒绝)the traditional relationship. B. the woman has a job and earns the money for the family . C. the woman doesnt stay at home and care for the children and the house. D. the role of men and women has begun to change . 48. Men and women may now choose all the
30、following except to _. A. marry or to stay single . B. work or stay at home . C. leave their jobs just because they have children D. have their roles that are comfortable for them 49. The following are all now true except _. A. they may choose to have children or not B. the man may tack care of the children some of the time. C. the woman is the most important person in the house D. the woman may want to go to work 50. Which of the following is not true about American marriage ? A. Everyone tries to get married. B. The man was the boss in the traditional
