大学英语预备级习题.docx

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大学英语预备级习题

《大学英语预备级2》习题1

PartI.VocabularyandGrammar

Directions:

Foreachofthefollowing5incompletesentences,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

1.—Father,youpromised.

—Wel1，______.Butitwasyouwhodidn’tkeepyourwordfirst．

A.sowasI

B.sodidI

C.so1was

D.soIdid

2.—DidLindaseethetrafficaccident?

—No,nosooner______thanithappened．

A.hadshegone

B.shehadgone

C.didshegone

D.shehasgone

3.Whatapleasureday,______?

A.isit

B.won’tit

C.isn’tit

D.aren’tthey

4.Youmusthavebeenillyesterday,______?

A.weren’tyou

B.mustn’tyou

C.needn’tyou

D.didn’tyou

5.Maybeyouhavebeentomanycountries,butnowhereelse______suchabeautifulplace.

A.didyoufind

B.youcouldfind

C.canfind

D.couldyoufind

6._______ontheNewWorld,hefeltlikecrying.

A.Land

B.Landed‘

C.Toland

D.Havinglanded

7.Visitourstore.Nowhereelse_______suchgoodbargains.

A.youfind

B.findyou

C.doyoufind

D.youdofind

8.After_______anendlesstime,itwashispaintogointothedoctor'soffice.

A.waitedfor

B.waitsfor

C.towaitfor

D.waitingfor

PartII.ReadingComprehension

Directions:

Thereare1readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Passage1

Lookingbackonmychildhood,Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewerebroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressed（紧抱的）flowersandinsects.Unlikethem,Ihadnoearformusicandlanguages.IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic.

BeforeWorldWarIwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlythedimmemoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.ButIdohaveacrystal-clearmemoryofthedogs,thefarmanimals,thelocalbirdsand,aboveall,theinsects.

Iamanaturalist,notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworld,andmyenthusiasmhasledmeintovariedinvestigations.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoilwhilereadingaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries.Thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.Suddenlyyoufancyyouseetheanswertotheriddle（谜）,becauseitallseemstofittogether.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks,whichsomemighthonorwiththetitleofscientificresearch.

Butcuriosity,akeeneye,agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist;oneoftheoutstandingandessentialqualitiesrequiredisself-discipline,aqualityIlack.Ascientist,uptoapoint,canbemade.Anaturalistisborn.Ifyoucancombinethetwo,yougetthebestofbothworlds.

1.Accordingtotheauthor,abornnaturalistshouldfirstofallbe______.

A.fullofenthusiasm

B.self-disciplined

C.fullofambition

D.knowledgeable

2.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthattheauthor______.

A.losthishearingwhenhewasachild

B.didn’tlikehisbrothersandsisters

C.wasborntoanaturalist’sfamily

D.wasinterestedinflowersandinsectsinhischildhood

3.Theauthorsaysthatheisanaturalistratherthanascientistprobablybecausehethinkshe______.

A.justreadsaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries

B.comesupwithsolutionsinmostnaturalway

C.hasagreatdealoftroubledoingmentalarithmetic

D.lackssomeofthequalitiesrequiredofascientist

4.Theauthorcan’trememberhisrelativesclearlybecause______.

A.hewasfullyoccupiedwithobservingnature

B.hedidn’tliveverylongwiththem

C.thefamilywasextremelylarge

D.hewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththem

5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

______

A.Theauthorbelievesthatabornnaturalistcannotbeascientist.

B.Theauthor’sbrothersandsistersweregoodatmusicandlanguages.

C.Theauthorreadalotofbooksaboutthenaturalworldandtheoilindustry.

D.Theauthorspentalotoftimeworkingonriddles.

Passage2

Today'sstudentshavegrownuphearingmoreaboutBillGatesthanF.D.R.,andtheyliveinaworldwhereamazinginnovationsarecommon.Thecurrent18-year-olds,afterall,were8whenGooglewasfoundedbytwostudentsatStanford;MarkZuckerbergfoundedFacebookin2004whilehewasatHarvardandtheywereenteringhighschool.Havinggrownupdigital,theyareimpatienttogetonwithlife.

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