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英语A级试题

大学英语ATest1

ReadingComprehension

PassageOne

Whatmakesonepersonmoreintelligentthananother?

Whatmakesonepersonagenius,likethebrilliantAlbertEinstein,andanotherpersonafool?

Arepeoplebornintelligentorstupid,orisintelligencetheresultofwhereandhowyoulive?

Theseareveryoldquestionsandtheanswerstothemarestillnotclear.

Weknow,however,thatjustbeingbornwithagoodmindisnotenough.Insomeways,themindislikealegoranarmmuscle.Itneedsexercise.Mental（donewiththemind）exerciseisparticularlyimportantforyoungchildren.Manychildpsychologiststhinkthatparentsshouldplaywiththeirchildrenmoreoften,andgivethemproblemstothinkabout.Thechildrenarethenmorelikelytogrowupbrightandintelligent.If,ontheotherhand,childrenareleftaloneagreatdealwithnothingtodo,theyaremorelikelytobecomedullandunintelligent.

Parentsshouldalsobecarefulwhattheysaytoyoungchildren.Accordingtosomepsychologists,ifparentsarealwaystellingachildthatheorsheisafooloranidiot,thenthechildismorelikelytokeepdoingsillyandfoolishthings.Soitisprobablybetterforparentstosayverypositivethingstotheirchildren,suchas"Thatwasaverycleverthingyoudid"or"Youaresuchasmartchild".

1.Thewords"intelligent"and"brilliant"inthefirstparagraphmean______while"dull"inthesecondparagraphmeans______.

A.brightandsplendid...slowinthinkingandunderstanding

B.prettyandhandsome...ordinary-looking

C.greatandmon

D.hopefulandhelpful...careless

答案：

A

2.Accordingtothecontextwecanguessthatageniusis______whileanidiotis______.

A.anormalperson...afunnyperson

B.astrongperson...aweakperson

C.ahighlyintelligentperson...afoolishorweak-mindedperson

D.afamousperson...anordinaryperson

答案：

C

3.Aperson______ismorelikelytobecomeagenius.

A.whoseparentsareclever

B.whooftenthinksaboutdifficultproblems

C.whoareoftenhelpedbyhisparentsandteachers

D.whoarebornwithagoodbrainandputtingittoactiveuse

答案：

D

4.Itisbetterforparents______.

A.topraiseandencouragetheirchildrenmoreoften

B.tobehardontheirchildren

C.toleavetheirchildrenalongwithnothingtodo

D.togivetheirchildrenasmuchhelpaspossible

答案：

A

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothearticle?

A.Parentsplayanimportantpartintheirchildren'sgrowth.

B.Thelessyouuseyourmindthedulleryoumaybecome.

C.Intelligenceisobviouslytheresultofwhereandhowyoulive.

D.Parentsshouldalwaysencouragetheirchildren.

答案：

C

PassageTwo

Ifyouhaverecentlystartedcollectingstamps,orarethinkingaboutstarting,youmaybewonderingifthehobbyisexpensive.Canyouenjoyitwithlimitedmoney?

Whatifyouhavenomoneyatallforthehobby?

Theanswerisanabsolutepositiveone.

Notallcollectionsconsistmainlyofunusedstampsthatyoubuyinthepostoffice.Usedstampsareworthsaving,havevalue,andtheymaycostyounothing.Infact,manystampcollectorssaveonlyusedstamps!

Thefirstplacetosearchforstamps,then,isyourownmailbox.Youcanaskpeoplewhowritetoyoutousecommemorative（纪念性的）stampsontheirmail.Also,ifyouwriteawayforoffersthatrequireaself-addressedstampsenvelope,youcanputcommemorativesonyourreturnenvelopes,knowingthattheywillcomebacktoyoulater.Neighbors,friends,andrelativesareanothergoodsourceofstamps.Amajorityofpeopleisonlytoohappytosavethestampsontheirmailforsomeonewhowillappreciatethem.Youmayevenknowsomeonewhoworksinanofficethatgetsalotofmail.Manybusinessesgetalotofforeignmailandregularlythrowawaystampsthatmayhaveinterestorvaluetoacollector.Anddon'tforgettoaskyourparentsiftheyhaveanyoldletterswhichmaystillhavestampsontheenvelopes.

Nowthatyouhavestampsonpaper,whatdoyoudowiththem?

Themostcommonwaytogetstampsoffpaperistosoaktheminwater,thendrythemonpaper.Tounderstandmoreaboutsoakingstamps,itisbesttofindahandbookonstampcollectingatthelibrary.

Stampclubsareanotherplacetogetstamps.Aclubmayofferstampsasprizes,orhaveinexpensivestampsyoucanaffordtobuy.Ifyoudon'thaveastampclubaroundyou,trytostartonewithafewothers.Allittakesarefourorfiveotherstampcollectorswhoareinterestedingettingtogethertolearnaboutandtradestampsandideas.Obtainingapenpal（笔友）inanothercountryisaverygoodwaytogetstampsfromthatcountry.Hisorherextrastampsmayseemreallycommoninthatcountry,butoverheretheyaremuchscarcer.

1.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword"positive"inParagraph1?

A.certainB.interestingC.impossibleD.clear

答案：

A

2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Collectingstampsisabadhobby.

B.Collectingstampsisahobbyforrichpeople.

C.Usedstampsareallworthcollecting.

D.Collectingusedstampscansaveyourmoney.

答案：

D

3.Thewritersuggeststhatyoushould______.

A.askyourfriendstowritetoyouasoftenaspossible

B.askyourfriendstowritetoeachotherasoftenaspossible

C.tellyourpenpalstowritetoyouasoftenaspossible

D.getusedstampsfromallkindsofpeopleyouknow

答案：

D

4.Tosoakusedstampsinwateristhebestwayto______.

A.getridoftheprintB.makethestampsclean

C.getstampsoffpaperD.increasethevalueofthestamps

答案：

C

5.Ifyouareamemberofastampclub,youcan______.

A.becomerichbycollectingstampsB.haveameetingeveryday

C.getmorestampswithoutanythingD.exchangestampswiththeothermembers

答案：

D

二、词汇与语法

1.Idon'tthinkhisremarksarerelevant________ourdiscussion.

A.toB.atC.forD.with

答案：

A

2.Astheworkbecamemorefamiliar,his_______towardschoolchangedfromdisliketogreatenthusiasm.

A.positionB.attitudeC.mannerD.action

答案：

B

3.Thatpoorlydressedoldmanfeltquite________atsuchabigpartyattendedbymanyimportantfigures.

A.inthewayB.outofthewayC.outofplaceD.inplace

答案：

C

4.TheChinesefood______good.

A.aretastedB.tastesC.istastedD.taste

答案：

B

5.Youshouldgivetheapplicationtotheman______atthatchair.

A.sitsB.tositC.satD.sitting

答案：

D

6.You'dbettertellhimwhattodonextassoonashe_______back.

A.comeB.cameC.iscomingD.comes

答案：

D

7.Theyarewillingtocareforthe_____anddisabled.

A.oldestB.elderC.olderD.elderly

答案：

D

8.Scarcelyhadthecarstopped________thecellphonebegantoring.

A.thanB.whenC.afterD.before

答案：

B

9.Theyfoundtheconditionsthere________.

A.muchimproveB.muchtoimproveC.muchimprovedD.bemuchimproved

答案：

C

10.Onhearingthenewsof_____theexamination,theboywasveryhappy.

A.hishavingpassedB.hepassedC.hisbeingpassedD.topass

答案：

A

三、完型填空

Ineverycultivatedlanguagetherearetwogreatclassesofwordswhich,takentogether,comprisethewholevocabulary.First,therearethosewords1whichwebecomeacquaintedindailyconversation,whichwelearn,thatistosay,fromthe2ofourownfamilyandfromourfamiliarassociates,andwhichweshouldknowanduse3wecouldnotreadorwrite.Theyconcernthecommonthingsoflife,andarethestockintrade（惯用手段）ofallwho4__thelanguage.Suchwordsmaybecalled"popular",sincetheybelongtothepeople5andarenottheexclusiverightofalimitedclass.

6,ourlanguagecomprisesamultitudeofwordswhicharecomparativelyseldomusedinordinaryconversation.Theirmeanings7toeveryeducatedperson,butthereislittlenecessitytousethemathomeorinthemarket-place.Ourfirst8withthemcomesnotfromourmother'slipsorfromthetalkofourschool-mates,butfrombooksthatweread,lecturesthatwelistento,orthemoreformalconversationof9educatedspeakerswhoarediscussingsomeparticulartopicinastyleappropriatelyelevatedabovethehabituallevelofeverydaylife.Suchwordsarecalled"learned",andthe10betweenthemand"popular"wordsisofgreatimportancetoarightunderstandingoflinguisticprocess.

1.A.atB.byC.withD.through

答案：

C

2.A.membersB.relativesC.matesD.fellows

答案：

A

3.A.despiteB.evenifC.sinceD.aswellas

答案：

B

4.A.sayB.applyC.practiceD.speak

答案：

D

5.A.atleastB.atmostC.atlargeD.atbest

答案：

C

6.A.AsamatteroffactB.Inshort

C.IngeneralD.Ontheotherhand

答案：

D

7.A.knowB.areknownC.areknowingD.knowing

答案：

B

8.A.encounterB.approachC.acquaintanceD.experience

答案：

C

9.A.highlyB.deeplyC.greatlyD.mainly

答案：

A

10.A.contradictionB.discrepancyC.similarityD.distinction

答案：

D

四、汉译英

1.是信息技术使大众教育成为可能。

2.商店在各种报纸上登了很多广告。

3.我有很多爱好，其中之一就是集邮。

4.这是你自己的错，不要将工作的失败归咎于别人。

五、写作

Instructions:

Youressayshouldbenolessthan150words.

 Youaretowriteanessayonthetopic"MyDreamHouse".Youshouldbaseyouressayontheoutlinebelow:

a）描述你现在住所的状况

b）你梦想的住所是什么样子

c）在你的梦想住所都可以做哪些活动

大学英语ATest2

一、阅读理解

PassageOne

Doyoufindgettingupinthemorningsodifficultthatit'spainful?

Thismightbecalledlaziness,butDr.Kleitmanhasanewexplanation.Hehasprovedthateveryonehasadailyenergycycle.

Duringthehourswhenyoulaborthroughyourworkyoumaysaythatyou're"hot".That'strue.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyourcycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethepeakcomes