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大学英语一级
大学英语一级测试题
CollegeEnglish(BandOne)
年级院系专业班级
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PartIListeningComprehension(20%)
SectionA(10%)
Directions:
Inthissectionyouwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),and-decidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.A)Britain.
B)Japan.
C)China.
D)America.
2.A)6.
B)13.
C)14.
D)16.
3.A)2.
B)3.
C)4.
D)5.
4.A)Shelikesit.
B)It'stoohot.
C)It'stoocold.
D)Shedislikesit.
5.A)$13.
B)$39.
C)$20.
D)$21.
6.A)Thewomanhasnodictionary.
B)Thewomanisusingherdictionary.
C)Themancangetonefromherdesk.
D)Themancan'tuseherdictionary.
7.A)7:
30.
B)7:
20.
C)6:
45.
D)7:
00.
8.A)Inhisbag.
B)Inhisoffice.
C)Hehasnoradio.
D)Athishome.
9.A)Atthebank.
B)Intheshop.
C)Atthepostoffice.
D)Attherailwaystation.
10.A)Drink.
B)Meal.
C)Weather.
D)Fruit.
SectionBCompoundDictation(10%)
Directions:
Inthissectionyouwillhearapassageofabout90wordsthreetimes.ThepassageisprintedonyourAnswerSheetwithabout30wordsmissing.First,youwillhearthewholepassagefromthebeginningtotheendjusttogetageneralideaofit.Then,inthesecondreading,youwillhearasignalindicatingthebeginningofapauseaftereachsentence,sometimestwosentencesorjustpartofasentence.Duringthepause,youmustwritedownthemissingwordsyouhavejustheardinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.Thereisalsoadifferentsignalindicatingtheendofthepause.Whenyouhearthissignal,youmustgetreadyforwhatcomesnextfromtherecording.Youcancheckwhatyouhavewrittenwhenthepassageisreadtoyouonceagainwithoutthepauses.
Ifyouareinahurryandyouwantto
(1)thereisnobetterplacethana
(2)restaurant.You(3)therestaurant,pickupatray,knife,fork,andspoonandqueue(4)wherethefoodisondisplay.Youpickout(5)andputitonyourtray,whichyouhaveto(6)aspecialracktillyoureachthecashier.
Thecashierwill(7).Afterpaying,youtakeyourtraytoanytableyoulike.Youcan(8)orwithanothercustomer.Youcanhaveagoodmeal(9).And-asthereisnowaiteryoudon't(10).
PartIIReadingPassages(40%)
SectionAFastReading(ReadingTime:
81/2minutes)(10%)
MarriageandRomance
Ifyouareasked,“Whydopeoplemarry?
”youmayanswerinangerorsurprise.Thequestionseemssillybecauseitisonlytoonaturalforpeopletogetmarried.Divorce,thatis,whenpeopleendtheirmarriage,ontheotherhand,issomethingthatshouldbegivenseriousattention.Yetmarriagegoesbeforeitasarule.
Whydopeoplemarry?
Peopledivorceoften,ascanbeseenbytherisingdivorcerateintheU.S.andelsewhere.Buttheyremarrysoonenoughaftertheydivorce.Nowmanyofthemdivorceatamuchayoungeragethanbefore.Itisalsofoundthattheyounghaveabigshareofdivorce.Butwhatmanysociologistsfinddifficulttounderstandisthattheyseemtobemoreeagertorushintomarriagethangetoutofit.
Intheolddaystherewaseveryreasontomarryyoung—especiallyamongtheworkingclass.InChinesecommunities,unmarriedmenandwomenseemedtobedisadvantagedinmanyways.Womenwereinamoredifficultpositionthanmensinceinearliertimes,girlswerenotallowedtobeeducated.Theyalsodidnotenjoysocialfreedom.Inthepast,womenwhowerenot“marriedoff”beforetheyturned30wereconsideredtobeaproblemoraworryforthefamily.Theymighthavetoremainwiththeirfamiliesastheycouldnotfindjobs,andthuswereunabletosupportthemselves.Formen,theyoftenledanunpleasantoruncomfortablelifeastheydidnothaveawifetodothesewing,cooking,cleaningandtakingcareofthehusbandandchildren.Inthosedays,thefamilywasthecornerstoneofsociety.Bothsexesneededmarriageformorethannow.
Ismarriagesomethingthatpeoplecannotdowithout?
Itcouldbeaconveniencewhichpeopleseek.Forthisreasonwefindpeoplemarryingmorethaneverandearlier.Butisitjustconveniencethatpeopleareafter?
Whydowefindpeoplemarryingmorethaneverandearlier?
Whyaretheyoungfallingsomuchinlove?
Whydotheyshowsomuchattentiontoeachotherbeforemarriage?
Hasthedesireforlovebecomesoimportantthatpeoplehavetomarryearlier?
Manysociologistsbelievethatthematerialconveniencesthatareprovidedbymodernappliancessuchasrefrigeratorsandwashingmachinesreducetheusefulnessofmarriage.Butsuchconvenienceshavealsoweakenedthebondsoffamilylife.Thoughweseemtobemeetingmorepeople,ourrelationshipsarefew.Weareclosetocrowdsbutwefeelmorealonethanbefore.Onefeelslonelyinthemidstofcrowds.Itisjustlikebeingatapartywhere,whenleftalone,onewouldfeelsomesortofemptiness.Allofasudden,oneislivinginaworldonedoesnotunderstand.Thusonefeelstheneedforsomebodythatonecanbecloseto!
Thenonecansharebodyandsoul.
Sothisisthepromiseofmarriage.Movies,songs,romanceandTVallshowa“normal”personmustloveandthereforemarry.Asitis,loveandmarriagearecloselyconnectedwitheachother.Thedesireforlovemakespeopleeagertogetmarried.
Inthefamily,childrenaretoldthat“Loveandmarriagegotogetherlikeahorseandcarriage.”.Theyfeelthatitisonlytoonaturaltogetmarried.Butalas,nothingcouldbelessso.Lovehasdelightedandworriedus.Inreallife,loveandmarriagemaynotgotogether.Lovecanbedescribedasarestlesshorsewhichwouldrunaway,refusingtobeputundercontrol.Intheenditoverturnsthecarriage.Whenloverunsawaytheresultisafailedmarriage.Butdiditeveroccurtousthatwecanandshouldkeepthehorseundercontrol?
Onceweareinchargeoflove,itcanbewithusfortherestofourlives.
11.Intheolddays,itwasfoundthat.
A)peopletendedtogetmarriedatanearlyage
B)unmarriedpeoplewereoftenbettereducated
C)workingclasspeopleenjoyedfamilylifemore
D)womenweremoreanxioustogetintomarriage
12.Chinesewomenwhoremainedunmarriedover30intheolddays.
A)becameaproblemfortheirfamilies
B)livedanunpleasantanduncomfortablelife
C)couldenjoymoresocialfreedom
D)hadtodosomesewingandcookingforaliving
13.Thematerialconveniencesinmodernsocietyaresaidto.
A)weakentherelationshipsbetweenfamilymembers
B)makepeoplefeelmorelonelyinacrowd
C)makepeoplethinkit’smoreusefultogetmarried
D)makefamilylifemoreconvenientbutlessinteresting
14.Accordingtothepassage,whatpeoplearenowseekingforinmarriagesis.
A)mutualunderstanding
B)materialconveniences
C)thesharingofbodyandsoul
D)acompaniontokillone’sloneliness
15.Whenpeoplerefertoloveandmarriageastherelationshipbetweenhorseandcarriage,theymeanthat.
A)marriageanddivorcesarenatural
B)loveandmarriagegotogether
C)wehavetoputloveundercontrolbeforemarriage
D)whenmarriagerunsawaylikeahorse,lovefails
SectionBCarefulReading(30%)
Directions:
Thereare3readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Nooneknowswhomadethefirsticecream.SomepeoplethinkthatwatericesandmilkicesmayhavebeenmadebytheChinesebetweenthreethousandandfourthousandyearsago.Intime,thedishreachedIndia.TheIndians,inturn,mayhavepassedonthesecrettotheArabsandthePersians.ThePersianscalledtheirdishsharbat,fromwhichourwordsherbetcomes.
MarcoPolo,andItalianwhotraveledwidelyinthethirteenthcentury,notedthathefoundtheChinesehadlongbeenmakingicesoutoffruitjuicesandmilk.Fromthefourteenthcenturyon,icesbecamepopular,firstinVeniceandthenthroughoutItaly.
In1533,whenCatherinedeMedicisleftItalytomarrythefutureKingHenryIIofFrance,shetookhercookswithher.TheymadedessertstheFrenchhadnevertastedbefore.Amongthemwas“icecream”.ForeachdayoftheweddingfestivitiesCatherine’scookspreparedadifferentflavorofherfavoritedessert—“icecream”.
AtfirsticecreamwasaluxuryinFrance.Onlyrichpeoplehadthemoneytobuyit.Then,in1660,ayoungmanfromSicily,FranciscoProcopio,arrivedinParis.Heopenedashopthatsoldicecreamatpricespeoplecouldafford.Procopio’s“icecreamparlor”becamesopopularthatothershopswereopened.
About1640,KingCharlesIintroducedicecreamtoEngland.HehadhearditwastherageinItalyandFrance.Heservedicecreamfordessertatabanquet.Thesurprisedishwasagreatsuccess.Thekingorderedhiscooktokeeptherecipeforicecreamasecret.Charlesfeltthatonlyroyaltyshouldservethedessert.Butthesecretsoonleakedout.IcecreamquicklybecametherageinEnglandtoo.
16.Thispassageismainlyabout.
A)MarcoPolo’stravel
B)oneofChineseinventions
C)Catherine’smarriage
D)thehistoryoficecream
17.MarcoPolo’sremarkshowsthathetraveledin.
A)China
B)India
C)Persia
D)Italy
18.IcecreamwasunknowninFranceuntil.
A)1533
B)1660
C)1640
D)1774
19.Icecre