大学英语(一)试题

PartI.UseofEnglish（共10题）1.—Hi,isMarythere,please?—______A_______.A.Holdon.I’llgetherB.No,sheisn’thereC.Yes,sheliveshereD.Yes,whatdoyouwant2.—Is___C____here?—No,BobandTimhaveaskedforleave.A.anybodyB.somebodyC.everybodyD.nobody3.—Canyouturndowntheradio,please?—_______B_____.A.Oh,IknowB.I’msorry,Ididn’trealizeitwasthatloudC.I’llkeepitdownnexttimeD.Pleaseforgiveme4.—CanIhavealookatyourpassport?—______C_______.A.ItishereB.HereisitC.HereyouareD.No,youcan’t5.—Hurryupplease,orI’llbelate.—_______A_____.A.Sorrysir,butthetrafficisthicknowB.Well,it’salright,sirC.Howcanyousaythat,sir?D.Oh,wearegoingtherightwayPartII.Vocabulary&Structure（共10题）1.Nowmanypeopleprefer___C_incitiesto____inthecountry.A.tolive…livingB.tolive…liveC.living…livingD.living…live2.Adarksuitis__C___toalightoneforeveningwear.A.favorableB.suitableC.preferableD.proper3.Applicantsforthejobmusthave__C___experience.A.presentB.preciseC.preciousD.previous4.A_A___schoolisthefirstschoolyougoto.A.primaryB.principalC.preciousD.previous5.Ourcountrymakesgoodworkconditionsa(n)__A___.A.pioneerB.anxietyC.priorityD.varietyPartIII.ReadingComprehension(3篇)Passage1Sizeisnotastandardinourdefinitionofwhatconsistsofacountry.Acountryneedonlybeanindependentstate,withclearterritoriallines,anditsowngovernment.ThisisatruebenefitforVaticanCityasitholdsthetitleofbeingthesmallestcountryintheworld.Before1870,however,politicalcontrolbypapalgovernmentsincentralItalyspreadforabout1600squaremiles.In1870,inashiftofpoliticalpower,theKingdomofItalyestablishedRomeasthenationalcapital,tookpoliticalpowerfromthepapalgovernments,andabsorbedthePapalStatesintoitsterritory.A1929AgreementreachedbytheItaliangovernmentandthePopeestablishedVaticanCityasacountry.All0.17squaremilesofit!Graduallythecountryhasgainedrecognitionbyestablishingpoliticaltieswithothercountries.VaticanCityistheofficiallocationoftheCatholicChurch,anditshead,thePope,rulesthroughagovernor.Thissmall-scalecountryhasitsownflag,coinsitsowncoins,runsitsownpostal,transportation,telephonesystems,andradiostation.ThiscountryprimarilysupportsitselfthroughcontributionsfromCatholicsaroundtheworld,andthroughtourism.SafelyplacedwithinVaticanCityliesomeoftheworlds'mostvaluableofriches:theGardens,St.Peter'sBasilica,andtheVaticanPalace,whichhousestheVaticanLibrary,andthePopehimself.1.What'sspecialaboutVaticanCity?A.It'sregardedasthemostbeautifulcountryintheworld.B.It'sthelocationoftheUnitedNations.C.Ithasavarietyofnationalities.D.Itisthesmallestcountryintheworld.2.ThePapalStateswasabsorbedintotheterritoryoftheKingdomofItaly___________.A.in1870B.in1929C.before1870D.in1870s3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.VaticanCityonlyhas1.7squaremiles.B.TheheadofVaticanCityisthePope,whorulesbyhimself.C.VaticanCitycancoinitsowncoinsandrunitsownpostalsystems.D.AssoonasVaticanCitywasestablisheditgainedrecognitionbyothercountries.4.VaticanCityprimarilysupportsitselfthrough___________.A.tourismB.contributionsfromCatholicsC.taxD.bothAandB5.ThePopeusuallystayat___________.A.theVaticanPalaceB.St.Peter'sBasilicaC.theGardensD.thePope'sofficePassage2Ifwewereaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearago,weshouldprobablyhavetosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandhadwritteninitanaccountofwhatwedideachday,weshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion.Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedonothaveanywrittenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeparecordofthemostimportanthappeningsintheircountry,butoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.Sometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeopleofthattimeandplacedidnotknowhowtowrite.Forexample,weknowagooddealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4,000yearsago,becausetheycouldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforthosewholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfrica,becausetheyhadnotlearnedtowrite.Sometimes,ofcourse,evenifthepeoplecannotwrite,theymayknowsomethingofthepast.Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolderpeople,andoftensongsanddancesandstorieshavebeenmadeaboutthemostimportanthappenings,andthesehavebeensungandactedandtoldformanygenerations.Formostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthepast.Thiswemaycall‘rememberedhistory'.Someofithasnowbeenwrittendown.Itisnotsoexactorsovaluabletousaswrittenhistoryis,becausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenusedagainandagaininspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butwheretherearenowrittenrecords,suchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful.1.Whichofthefollowingideasisnotsuggestedinthepassage?A.Rememberedhistory,comparedwithwrittenhistory,islessreliable.B.Writtenrecordsofthepastplaythemostimportantroleinourlearningofthehumanhistory.C.Awrittenaccountofourdailyactivitieshelpsustobeabletoanswermanyquestions.D.Wheretherearenowrittenrecords,thereisnohistory.2.WeknowverylittleaboutthecentralAfrica200yearsagobecause___.A.therewasnothingworthbeingwrittendownatthattimeB.thepeoplethereignoredtheimportanceofkeepingarecordC.thewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyedbyafireD.thepeopletheredidnotknowhowtowrite3.Rememberedhistoryrefersto___.A.historybasedonaperson'simaginationB.storiesofimportanthap