大学英语预备级1复习纲要A.docx

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大学英语预备级1复习纲要A

大学英语预备级1复习纲要A

201203学期《大学英语预备级1》复习纲要A

PartI.VocabularyandGrammar

Directions:

Foreachofthefollowing10incompletesentences,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

1．Theshockingnewsmademerealizeterribleproblemswewouldface.

A．whatB．how

C．thatD．why

2．—BobhasgonetoCalifornia.

—Oh,canyoutellmewhenhe?

A．hasleftB．left

C．isleavingD．wouldleave

3．Sitdown,Emma.Youwillonlymakeyourselfmoretired,onyourfeet.

A．tokeepB．keeping

C．havingkeptD．tohavekept

4．Theemploymentratehascontinuedtoriseinbigcitiesthankstotheeffortsofthelocalgovernmentstoincrease.

A．themB．those

C．itD．that

5．Withnewtechnology,picturesofunderwatervalleyscanbetakencolor.

A．byB．for

C．withD．in

6．—Yourflightwasquitelatelastnight.

—Yes,itwasmidnightourplanefinallygottoJinan.

A．thatB．when

C．sinceD．until

7．Nowhereelse,ashismothertoldus,exceptthecabininthebackyard.

A．didhegoB．hedidgo

C．wentheD．hewent

8．Don’tgetoffthebusuntilit.

A．stopsB．stopped

C．willstopD．shallstop

9．Thesquirrelwasluckythatitjustmissed.

A．catchingB．tobecaught

C．beingcaughtD．tocatch

10．Toservethepeoplemeansgivingasandaskforasaspossible.

A．much…littleB．much…few

C．many…alittleD．more…less

PartII.ReadingComprehension

Directions:

Thereare3readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Passage1

StudentsandTechnologyintheClassroom

IlovemyBlackberry—it’smylittleconnectiontothelargerworldthatcangoanywherewithme.Ialsolovemylaptopcomputer,asitholdsallofmywritingandthought.Despitethisloveoftechnology,IknowthattherearetimeswhenIneedtomoveawayfromthesedevices（设备）andtrulycommunicatewithothers.

Onoccasion,IteachacoursecalledHistoryMattersforagroupofhighereducationmanagers.Mygoalsfortheclassincludeafulldiscussionofhistoricalthemesandideas.BecauseIwantstudentstothoroughlystudythematerialandexchangetheirideaswitheachotherintheclassroom.Ihavearule—nolaptops,iPads,phones,etc.Whenstudentsweretoldmyruleinadvanceoftheclass,someofthemwerenothappy.

Moststudentsassumethatmyreasonsforthisruleincludeunpleasantexperiencesinthepastwithstudentsmisusingtechnology.There’sabitoftruthtothat.SomestudentsassumethatIamanti-technology.There’snotruthinthatatall.IlovetechnologyandtrytokeepupwithitsoIcanrelatetomystudents.

TherealreasonwhyIaskstudentstoleavetechnologyatthedooristhatIthinkthereareveryfewplacesinwhichwecanhavedeepconversionsandtrulyengagecomplexideas.Interruptionsbytechnologyoftenbreakconcentrationandallowfortoomuchdependenceonoutsideinformationforideas.Iwantstudentstodigdeepwithinthemselvesforinspirationandideas.Iwantthemtopusheachothertothinkdifferentlyandtomakeconnectionsbetweenthecoursethematerialandtheclassdiscussion.

I’vebeenteachingmyhistoryclassinthiswayformanyyearsandtheeducationsreflectstudentsatisfactionwiththeenvironmentthatIcreate.Studentsrealizethatwithdeepconversationandchallenge,theylearnatalevelthathelpsthemkeepthecoursematerialbeyondtheclassroom.

I’mnotsayingthatIwon’teverchangemymindabouttechnologyuseinmyhistoryclass,butuntilIhearareallygoodreasonforthechange.I’mstickingtomyplan.Afewhoursoftechnology-freedialogueisjusttoosweettogiveup.

11．Someofthestudentsinthehistoryclasswereunhappywith.

A．thecoursematerialB．others’misuseoftechnology

C．discussiontopicsD．theauthor’sclassregulations

12．Theunderlinedword“engage”inPara.4probablymeans.

A．exploreB．accept

C．changeD．reject

13．Accordingtotheauthor,theuseoftechnologyintheclassroommay.

A．keepstudentsfromdoingindependentthinking

B．encouragestudentstohavein-depthconversations

C．helpstudentstobetterunderstandcomplexthemes

D．affectstudents’concentrationoncourseevaluation

14．Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthattheauthor.

A．isquitestubbornB．willgiveupteachinghistory

C．willchangehisteachingplansoonD．valuestechnology-freedialoguesinhisclass

15．WhichofthefollowingstatementisnotTrue?

A．Idon’tlikemylaptopcomputer.

B．IteachacoursecalledHistoryMattersforagroupofhighereducationmanagers.

C．Moststudentsassumethatmyreasonsforthisruleincludeunpleasantexperiencesinthepastwithstudentsmisusingtechnology.

D．Iwantstudentstodigdeepwithinthemselvesforinspirationandideas.

Passage2

Lawsthatwouldhaveensuredpupilsfromfiveto16receivedafullfinancialeducationgotlostinthe‘washup’.Anapplicationiscallingonthenextgovernmenttobringitback.

Atschoolthechildrenaretaughttoaddupandsubtract（减法）but,extraordinarily,arenotroutinelyshownhowtoopenabankaccount—letalonehowtomanagetheirfinancesinanincreasinglycomplexanddemandingworld.

TodaytheparentingwebsiteMumsnetandtheconsumercampaignerMartinLewishavejoinedforcestolaunchanonlineapplicationtomakefinancialeducationacompulsoryelementoftheschoolcurriculuminEngland.Childrenfromfiveto16shouldbetaughtabouteverythingfrompocketmoneytopensions,theysay.AndthatwasexactlytheplanpreservedintheChildren,SchoolsandFamiliesbillthatwasshelvedbythegovernmentintheso-called“wash-up”earlierthismonth—therushtolegislationbeforeparliamentwasdismissed.Consumerandparentgroupsbelievefinancialeducationhasalwaysbeenoneofthemostfrustratingomissionsofthecurriculum.

AsthePersonalFinanceEducationGroup（Pfeg）pointsout,thegoodhabitsofyoungchildrendonotlastlong.Over75%ofseven-to11-year-oldsaresaversbutbythetimetheygetto17,overhalfofthemareindebttofamilyandfriends.Bythisage,26%seeacreditcardoroverdraft（透支）asawayofextendingtheirspendingpower.Pfegpredictsthattheseyoungpeoplewill“finditmuchhardertoavoidtheseriousunexpecteddangersthathavebefallenmanyoftheirparents'generationunlesstheyreceivegoodqualityfinancialeducationwhileatschool.”

TheUKhasbeenintheworstfinancialrecession（衰退）forgenerations.Itdoesseemoddthat—unlessparentsstepin—youngpeopleareleftinthedarkuntiltheyarecruellyintroducedtotheworldofdebtwhentheyturnupatuniversity.Inarecentpollofover8,000people,97%supportedfinancialeducationinschools,while3%saiditwasajobforparents.

16．Thepassageismainlyabout.

A．howtomanageschoollessonsB．howtodealwiththefinancialcrisis

C．teachingyoungpeopleaboutmoneyD．teachingstudentshowtostudyeffectively

17．Itcanbeinferredfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat.

A.theauthorcomplainsabouttheschooleducation

B.pupilsshouldnotbetaughttoaddupandsubtract

C.studentshavebeentaughttomanagetheirfinances

D.lawsonfinancialeducationhavebeeneffectivelycarriedout

18.Thewebsiteandtheconsumercampaignerjoinedto.

A.instructthepupilstodonatetheirpocketmoney

B.promotetheconnectionofschoolsandfamilies

C.askthegovernmenttodismisstheparliament

D.appealforthecurriculumoffinancialeducation

19.AccordingtoPfeg,.

A.itiseasytokeepgoodhabitslong

B.teenagersspendtheirmoneyasplanned

C.parentsarewillingtopaythedebtfortheirkids

D.itwillbeintroubleiftheteenagersareleftalone

20.Apollismentionedto.

A.stressthenecessityofthecurriculumreform

B.showtheseriousnessofthefinancialrecession

C.makethereadersawareofburdenoftheparents

D.illustratesomepeoplearestronglyagainsttheproposal

Passage3

Whatisyourfavoritecolor?

Doyoulikeyellow,orange,orred?

Ifyoudo,youmustbeanoptimist,aleader,anactivepersonwhoenjoyslife,peopleandexcitement.Doyouprefergraysandblues?

Thenyouareprobablyquiet,shy,andyouwouldratherfollowthanlead.Youtendtobeapessimist.Atleast,thisiswhatpsychologiststellus,andtheyshouldknow,becausetheyhavebeenseriouslystudyingthemeaningofcolorspreference,aswellastheeffectthatcolorshaveonhumanbeings.Theytellus,amongotherfacts,thatwedonotchooseourfavoritecoloraswegrowup—wearebornwithourpreference.Ifyouhappentolovebrown,youdidso,assoonasyouopenedyoureyes,oratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.

　　Colorsdoinfluenceourmoods—thereisnodoubtaboutit.Ayellowroommakesmostpeoplefeelmorecheerfulandmorerelaxedthanadarkgreenone;andareddressbringswarmthandcheertothesaddestwinterday.Ontheotherhand,blackisdepressing.AblackbridgeovertheThamesRiver,nearLondon,usedtobethesceneofmoresuicidesthananyotherbridgeinthearea—untilitwasrepaintedgreen.Thenumberofsuicideattemptsimmediatelyfellsharply;perhapsitwouldhavefallenevenmoreifthebridgehadbeendoneinpinkorbabyblue.

　　Lightandbrightcolorsmakepeoplenotonlyhappierbutmoreactive.Itisanestablishedfactthatfactoryworkersworkbetter,harder,andhavefeweraccidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedorangeratherthanblackorgrey.

21."Youwouldratherfollowthanlead"means.

　　A.youdon'tliketofollowothers

　　B.youwouldbeamemberratherthanaleader

　　C.youwouldbeafraidoffollowingothers

　　D.youwouldliketobealead