大学英语Ⅰ复习思考题.docx

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大学英语Ⅰ复习思考题

《大学英语Ⅰ》复习思考题

PartI.ReadingComprehension

题目

答案及解析

CanalsexistedinEgyptthousandsofyearsago.ThegreatcanalatBabylonwasbuiltabout2000B.C.TheGrandCanalofChina,whichisover900mileslong,wasbegunabout2500yearsago,andtookcenturiestofinish.Duringtheseventeenthcentury,Francebuiltmanycanalsthatarestillinusetoday.However,theyarenotsoheavilytraveledastheywereahundredyearsago,beforerailwayswerebuilt.Onesuchcanalisashort-cutbetweentheAtlanticOceanandtheMediterranean.CanalsinGermanypermitboatstogofromtheBlackSeatotheNorthSea.TheKielCanalprovidesapassagewaybetweentheNorthSeaandtheBaltic.InAmerica,theGreatLakesareallconnectedbycanals,enablingshipstogofromtheAtlanticOceanandtheSt.LawrenceRivertoLakeSuperior.

Itisimpossibletoanswerthequestion,“Whobuiltthefirstcanal?

”Perhapssomepeoplelongago,livinginadrycountry,discoveredthattheycoulddigditchestoirrigatetheirfieldswithriverwater.And,naturally,inthedayswhenboatswerethemostimportantmeansoftransport,canalsweretheeasiestmeansofreachingaplacethatwasnotonariver.Acanaljoiningtworiversprovedbotheasyandtime-savingforboattravel.

Today,mostcountriesistheworldhavecanals,eveninthetwentiethcentury,goodscanmovemorecheaplybyboatthanbyanyothermeansoftransport.Somecanals,suchastheSuezorthepanama,saveshipsweeksoftimebymakingtheirvoyageathousandmilesshorter.Othercanalspermitboatstoreachcitiesthatarenotlocatedonthecoast.Stillothercanalsdrainlandswherethereistoomuchwater,helptoirrigatefieldswherethereisnotenoughwater,andfurnishwaterpowerforfactoriesandmills.

1.Whichofthefollowingpairsofplaceshasnotyetbeenconnectedbycanal?

A.TheNorthSeaandtheBlackSea.

B.TheAtlanticOceanandtheMediterraneanSea.

C.TheNorthSeaandtheBaltic.

D.TheBlackSeaandtheBaltic.

2.Accordingtothispassage,canalsinEuropewerebuiltprimarilyfor_____.

A.transportB.irrigationC.drainageD.electricity

3.Itisimpliedinthepassagethatthefirstcanalwasprobablybuilt______.

A.inChinaB.about2000B.C.

C.forirrigationD.forboattravel

4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaccordingtothispassage?

A.Boatstravelfasterinthecanalthanintheriver.

B.Canalsmakethevoyageofshipsshorter.

C.Canalsarestillusedforthedeliveryofgoods.

D.Canalsprovideameansofcheaptransportationeventoday.

5.Themainpurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageismostprobablyto___

A.discussthedevelopmentofcanalsintheworld

B.introducethehistoryofimportantcanalsintheworld

C.illustratetheusefulnessofcanals

D.suggestthenecessitytomakebetteruseofcanals

DACAC

In1933littlehadchangedintheeverydaylivesofthevastmajorityofruralTennesseeValleypeoplesincetheturnofthecentury.Electricitywasknownononlythreefarmsinahundredlightcamefromakerosene（煤油）lamp,refrigerationfromacoolspringorcellar,andheatfromafireplaceorwood-burningstove.

Thesimpleactofgettingwaterrequiredback-breakinglabor.Thefamilywithagoodspringnearthebackdoorwasfortunateindeed.Hand-dugwellsprovidedwaterformanyfamilies.Bucketsortubeshadtobeloweredtothebottomofthewell,30,40,or50feetdown,andthewaterpulledtothesurfacebyrope.Mondaywaswashday,andabusydayitwas.Gallonsofwaterhadtobecarriedfromtheclosestsource,oftenanearbystream.Firewasmadeunderacast-ironpottoboiltheclothes,whichwerethenscrubbedandrinsedbyhandbeforebeinghungouttodry.Thewarm,soapywaterleftoverwasusedtowashthespringhouse,outdoortoilet,animalquarters,oranythingelseneedingagoodcleaning.Therinsewaterwasusedontheflowers.Nothingsohardobtainedwaswasted.

Everymemberofthefamily,youngandold,hadworktodo.Womenwereresponsibleformostofthechoresaroundthehouse.Duringpeakplantingandharvestingseasons,theyalsojoinedtheirhusbandsandsonsinthefields.Thewell-offandthepoorsharedincommonmanyofthesamechores.

1.Accordingtothepassage,onlythreepercentoffamilieshad_____.

A.runningwaterB.refrigeratorsC.electriclampsD.bathrooms

2.Formanyfamiliesgettingwaterwas______.

A.helpedbygovernmentaid

B.ahardjob

C.easybecausewaterwasalwayscloseby

D.helpedbythebuildingofanewwatersystem

3.Therinsewaterformthewashingofclotheswasusedon_____.

A.gardeningB.thetoiletC.floorsD.automobile

4.Womenwereresponsiblefor_____.

A.theworkinthefieldsduringbusyseasons

B.mostofhouseworkduringharvestingseasons

C.bothhouseworkandfarmingduringbusyseasons

D.thehardworkinthefieldalltheyearround

5.“Thewell-offandthepoorsharedincommonmanyofthesamechores”means_____.

A.“Thepoorhadtodomoreeverydaytasks”

B.“Boththerichandthepoorhadtodothemostdifficultwork”

C.“Onlythepoorhadtodoasmanyofthesamechores”

D.“Boththerichandthepoorhadtodoasmanyofthesameeverydaytasks”

CBACD

Likemostpeople,Iwasbroughtuptolookuponlifeasaprocessofgetting.ItwasnotuntilinmylatethirtiesthatImadethisimportantdiscovery:

giving-awaymakeslifesomuchmoreexciting.Youneednotworryifyoulackmoney.ThisishowIexperimentedwithgiving-away.Ifanideaforimprovingthewindowdisplayofaneighborhoodstoreflashestome,Istepinandmakethesuggestiontothestorekeeper.OnediscoveryImadeaboutgiving-awayisthatitisalmostimpossibletogiveawayanythinginthisworldwithoutgettingsomethingback,thoughthereturnoftencomesinanunexpectedform.OneSundaymorningthelocalpostofficedeliveredanimportantspecialdeliverylettertomyhome,thoughitwasaddressedtomeatmyoffice.Iwrotethepostmasteranoteofappreciation.MorethanayearlaterIneededapost-officeboxforanewbusinessIwasstarting.Iwastoldatthewindowthattherenoboxesleft,andthatmynamewouldhavetogoonalongwaitinglist.AsIwasabouttoleave,thepostmasterappearedinthedoorway.Hehadoverheard（无意中听到）ourconversation.“Wasn’tityouthatwroteusthatletterayearagoaboutdeliveringaspecialdeliverytoyourhome?

”Isaidyes.“Well,youcertainlyaregoingtohaveaboxinthispostofficeifwehavetomakeoneforyou.Youdon’tknowwhataletterlikethatmeanstous.Weusuallygetnothingbutcomplaints.”

1.Fromthepassage,weunderstandthat_____.

A.theauthordidnotunderstandtheimportanceofgivinguntilhewasinlatethirties

B.theauthorwaslikemostpeoplewhoweremostlyreceiversratherthangivers

C.theauthorreceivedthesameeducationasmostpeopleduringhischildhood

D.theauthorlikedmostpeopleastheylookeduponlifeasaprocessofgetting

2.Accordingtotheauthor,_____.

A.givingmeansyouwillhavelessmoney

B.theexcitementofgivingcanbringyoumoney

C.youdon’thavetoberichinordertogive

D.whenyougiveawaymoney,youwillberich

3.Theauthorwouldmakethesuggestiontothestorekeeper_____.

A.inwritingB.inperson

C.inthewindowdisplayD.abouttheneighborhood

4.Whentheauthorneededapost-officebox,_____.

A.hehadtoputhisnameonawaitinglist

B.hewrotethepostmasteranoteofappreciation

C.manypeoplehadappliedforpost-officeboxesbeforehim

D.heaskedthepostmastertomakeoneforhim

5.Inreplytothepostmaster’squestion,theauthorsaid_____.

A.itwasthespecialdelivery

B.itwasthepost-officebox

C.itwasthenoteofappreciationhewrote

D.itwashewhowrotehimaletterayearago

ACBCD

Isteachingimportant?

Well,ofcourseitis.Therewasatimewhenthenecessaryknowledgecouldbetaughttotheyoungbyfamilymembers.Butassocietiesbecamemorecomplexanddivisionoflabormorecommon,itwasimpossibleforfamilymemberstoteachtheinformationandskillsyoungpeopleneededtobecomeusefulmembersofthesociety.Astheneedforspecialistsappeared,thejobofteachingcameintobeinginourcountry,andteachingasajobhasbeenofincreasingimportanceoverthepastonehundredyears.Today,wehavestrictrulesforteachers.Wehopeallchildrencangotoschool.Manythingstellusthatteachingisindeedan“important”job.

Inrecentyears,therehasbeenanincreasingneedforteacherstobe“responsible”.Thismeansthatthepublicexpectsteacherstosucceedinteachingimportantinformationtotheyoungteachers’salariestoday,whilenotmuch,certainlyaremuchhigherthantheywereinthepast.Theseincreaseshavecomeaboutbecausepeoplehaverealizedthatwithoutenoughsalaries,peoplewhohaveabilitieswillnotbecometeachers.Todayalmostnoonesaysthat“anybodywilldo”forateacher.Thepublicexpects“qualitypeople”toteachtheyoung,andprogressisbeingmadetogivesalariesthatwillmakepeoplewhohaveabilitiesbecometeachers.

1.Beforethejobofteachingcameintobeing_____.

A.familymembershadbeenresponsiblefortheeducationoftheyoung

B.specialistshadbeeninchargeofteachingyoungpeople

C.youngpeoplehadtobeself-educated

D.thesocietyhadplayedanimportantroleineducatingyoungpeople

2.Thejobofteachingcameintobeingmainlybecauseof_____.

A.thedevelopmentofthesociety

B.theexplosionofinformation

C.theneedforengineers

D.thecivilizationofhumanbeings

3.Teachers’salariesareraisedtodayinorderto_____.

A.showtheimportanceofteachingasajob

B.