《大学英语预备级1》习题2
Part I. Vocabulary and Grammar
Directions: For each of the following 7 incomplete sentences, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.
1. Between the two mounts______ and they decide to build a ropeway(索道).
A. lies a very deep valley
B. does a very deep valley lie
C. a very deep valley lies
D. a very deep valley lays
2. I received his mother’s telephone call at eleven. _______that he was badly hurt in an accident yesterday.
A. Then did I know B. Only then I knew
C. Only then did I know D. Only then knew I
3. Don’t get off the bus until it _______.
A. stops
C. will stop B. stopped D. shall stop
4. Mary, I ______John of his promise to help you.
A. told
B. reminded D. advised C. warned
5. I got this bicycle for ______; My friend gave it to me when she bought a new
one.
A. everything B. something
C. anything
6. I took_______ tea than you.
A. less
C. fewer B. few D. little D. nothing
7. The squirrel was lucky that it just missed_______.
A. catching
C. being caught
Part II. Reading Comprehension
Directions: There are 2 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.
Passage 1
I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to sit above the top of it. Mother sat writing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be a most wonderful thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, Mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she said again, “is for Elizabeth.”
I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she B. to be caught D. to catch
showed in action. But as a young girl. I wanted to have heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional (易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface (表面)”.
As years passed and I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.
My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace – it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
But the present of her desk told me, as she’d never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside – a photo of my father and a one-paper letter, folded and refolded many times. It was my letter.
“In any way you choose, Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.”
1. The writer began to love her mother’s desk ______.
A. after Mother died
C. when she was a child
2. The passage shows that ______.
A. Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter B. before she became a writer D. when Mother gave it to her
B. Mother was too serious about her daughter in words C. Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words D. Mother wrote to her daughter in careless words
3. The underlined word “gulf” in the passage means ______.
A. deep understanding between the old and the young B. different ideas between mother and daughter C. free talks between mother and daughter D. part of the sea going far in land
4. What did Mother do with her daughter’s letter asking for forgiveness? ______
A. She had never received the letter.
B. For years, she often talked about the letter.
C. She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life.
D. She read the letter again and again till she died.
5. What’s best title of the passage? ______
Passage 2
Women are, on the whole, more verbal than men. They are good at language and verbal reasoning, while men tend to be skilled at tasks demanding visual spatial abilities. In fact, along with aggression, these are the most commonly accepted differences between the sexes. A. My letter to Mother C. My Mother’s Desk B. Mother and children D. Talks between Mother and me
Words are tools for communicating with other people, especially information about people. They are mainly social tools. Visual and spatial abilities are good for imagining and manipulating objects and for communicating information about them. Are these talents programmed into the brain? In some of the newest and most controversial research in neurophysiology (神经心理学), it has been suggested that when it comes to the brain, males are specialists while women are generalists.
But no one knows what, if anything, this means in terms of the abilities of the two sexes. Engineering is both visual and spatial, and it’s true that there are relatively few women engineers. But women become just as skilled as men at shooting a rifle or driving a car, tasks that involve visual spatial skills, they also do equally well at programming a computer, which is neither visual nor spatial. Women do, however, seem less likely to fall in love with the objects themselves. We all know men for whom machines seem to be extensions of their identity. A woman is more likely to see her car, rifle, or computer as a useful tool, but not in itself fascinating.
6. According to the passage, women are usually good at _______.
A. body language B. logical reasoning
C. tasks demanding for the use of words D. both A and B
7. The word “generalists” in the last sentence of the second paragraph roughly means _______.
A. persons who have general knowledge
B. persons who have all-round knowledge and talents
C. persons who generalize
D. persons who are more talented
8. In the author’s opinion, visual and spatial abilities are good for _______.
A. achieving one’s objects
B. communication with others
C. programming talents into the brain
D. imagination and communication on objects
9. All the following tasks involve visual spatial skills EXCEPT _______.
A. imagining and handling objects
B. providing a computer with a set of instructions
C. shooting a gun and driving an automobile
D. planning and making things as an engineer does
10. Why do women seem less likely to fall in love with the objects themselves? _______
A. Because they have no visual-spatial skills.
B. Because they are only good at language and verbal reasoning.
C.Because they are less likely to regard the charm or attraction of the
objects themselves.
D. Because they rarely use machines such as cars, rifles, computers, etc.
《大学英语预备级1》习题2答案
Part I Vocabulary and Structure 1-5． ACABD 6-7． AC Part II. Reading Comprehension 1-5 CABDC 6-10 CBDBC
《大学英语预备级1》习题2
Part I. Vocabulary and Grammar
Directions: For each of the following 7 incomplete sentences, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.
1. Between the two mounts______ and they decide to build a ropeway(索道).
A. lies a very deep valley
B. does a very deep valley lie
C. a very deep valley lies
D. a very deep valley lays
2. I received his mother’s telephone call at eleven. _______that he was badly hurt in an accident yesterday.
A. Then did I know B. Only then I knew
C. Only then did I know D. Only then knew I
3. Don’t get off the bus until it _______.
A. stops
C. will stop B. stopped D. shall stop
4. Mary, I ______John of his promise to help you.
A. told
B. reminded D. advised C. warned
5. I got this bicycle for ______; My friend gave it to me when she bought a new
one.
A. everything B. something
C. anything
6. I took_______ tea than you.
A. less
C. fewer B. few D. little D. nothing
7. The squirrel was lucky that it just missed_______.
A. catching
C. being caught
Part II. Reading Comprehension
Directions: There are 2 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.
Passage 1
I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to sit above the top of it. Mother sat writing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be a most wonderful thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, Mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she said again, “is for Elizabeth.”
I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she B. to be caught D. to catch
showed in action. But as a young girl. I wanted to have heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional (易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface (表面)”.
As years passed and I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.
My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace – it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
But the present of her desk told me, as she’d never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside – a photo of my father and a one-paper letter, folded and refolded many times. It was my letter.
“In any way you choose, Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.”
1. The writer began to love her mother’s desk ______.
A. after Mother died
C. when she was a child
2. The passage shows that ______.
A. Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter B. before she became a writer D. when Mother gave it to her
B. Mother was too serious about her daughter in words C. Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words D. Mother wrote to her daughter in careless words
3. The underlined word “gulf” in the passage means ______.
A. deep understanding between the old and the young B. different ideas between mother and daughter C. free talks between mother and daughter D. part of the sea going far in land
4. What did Mother do with her daughter’s letter asking for forgiveness? ______
A. She had never received the letter.
B. For years, she often talked about the letter.
C. She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life.
D. She read the letter again and again till she died.
5. What’s best title of the passage? ______
Passage 2
Women are, on the whole, more verbal than men. They are good at language and verbal reasoning, while men tend to be skilled at tasks demanding visual spatial abilities. In fact, along with aggression, these are the most commonly accepted differences between the sexes. A. My letter to Mother C. My Mother’s Desk B. Mother and children D. Talks between Mother and me
Words are tools for communicating with other people, especially information about people. They are mainly social tools. Visual and spatial abilities are good for imagining and manipulating objects and for communicating information about them. Are these talents programmed into the brain? In some of the newest and most controversial research in neurophysiology (神经心理学), it has been suggested that when it comes to the brain, males are specialists while women are generalists.
But no one knows what, if anything, this means in terms of the abilities of the two sexes. Engineering is both visual and spatial, and it’s true that there are relatively few women engineers. But women become just as skilled as men at shooting a rifle or driving a car, tasks that involve visual spatial skills, they also do equally well at programming a computer, which is neither visual nor spatial. Women do, however, seem less likely to fall in love with the objects themselves. We all know men for whom machines seem to be extensions of their identity. A woman is more likely to see her car, rifle, or computer as a useful tool, but not in itself fascinating.
6. According to the passage, women are usually good at _______.
A. body language B. logical reasoning
C. tasks demanding for the use of words D. both A and B
7. The word “generalists” in the last sentence of the second paragraph roughly means _______.
A. persons who have general knowledge
B. persons who have all-round knowledge and talents
C. persons who generalize
D. persons who are more talented
8. In the author’s opinion, visual and spatial abilities are good for _______.
A. achieving one’s objects
B. communication with others
C. programming talents into the brain
D. imagination and communication on objects
9. All the following tasks involve visual spatial skills EXCEPT _______.
A. imagining and handling objects
B. providing a computer with a set of instructions
C. shooting a gun and driving an automobile
D. planning and making things as an engineer does
10. Why do women seem less likely to fall in love with the objects themselves? _______
A. Because they have no visual-spatial skills.
B. Because they are only good at language and verbal reasoning.
C.Because they are less likely to regard the charm or attraction of the
objects themselves.
D. Because they rarely use machines such as cars, rifles, computers, etc.
《大学英语预备级1》习题2答案
Part I Vocabulary and Structure 1-5． ACABD 6-7． AC Part II. Reading Comprehension 1-5 CABDC 6-10 CBDBC