大学英语综合知识竞赛测试题.docx

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大学英语综合知识竞赛测试题

Testpaper

PartIBackgroundInformation（10%）　　　　

Directions:

Thereareanumberofincompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD..ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.　　　　

1.Patty:

Hello,couldIspeaktoMrs.Lee,please?

Betty:

ThisisBettyLee.　　　　

Patty:

Oh,Betty,thisisPattyWong.BillandIwillbehavingabuffetpartynextSaturday,andwe'dlikeyoutojoinus.　　　　

Betty:

We'dloveto,Patty.________________　　　　

Patty:

Oh,we'recelebratingourtenthweddinganniversary.　　　　

A．Whattimedoyouwantustocome?

B.What'stheoccasion?

C．Whoelseareyouinviting?

D.Howlongwillitbe?

2.Edward:

Howareyoufeeling?

Gail:

Muchbetter.Thanksforcomingtoseeme.Pleasetakeaseat.

Edward:

Howwastheoperation?

Gail:

Everythingturnedoutforthebest.Itdidn'thurtatall,butwhentheanestheticworeoff,Ibegantofeelsomepain.　　　　

Edward:

________________　　　　

A.Youmayleavethehospitalinacoupleofdays.　　　　

B.Weallmissyou.　　　　

C.You'dbettertakethingseasyforawhile,bepatient.　　　　

D.Don'tworryaboutit.

3.ThestoryofNoah’sArkcomesfrom____.　　　　

A.KoranB.Greco-RomanmythologyC.BibleD.Buddhism　　　　

4.“IfWintercomes,canSpringbefarbehind?

”isasentencefromafamouspoemnamed____.　　　　

A.OdetoNightingaleB.OdetoWestWind　　　　

C.OdetoAutumnD.OdeonMelancholy　　　　

5.OnwhichdayisHalloweencelebrated?

A.5NovemberB.31OctoberC.17MarchD.25December　　　　

6.TheNewDealwasstartedby___.　　　　

A.J.F.KennedyB.FranklinRoosevelt　　　　

C.BillClintonD.TheodoreRoosevelt　　　　

7.____wasNOTwrittenbyHemingway.　　　　

A.TheSunAlsoRisesB.AFarewelltoArms　　　　

C.ForWhomtheBellTollsD.GonewiththeWind　　　　

8.AhistoricmomentofthecivilrightsmovementwastheMarchonWashingtonofAugust28,1963when____deliveredhis“IHaveaDream”speech.　　　　

A.J.F.KennedyB.PresidentJohnson　　　　

C.MarkTwainD.MartinLutherKing,Jr.　　　　

9.____inventedthetelephone.　　　　

A.SamuelF.B.MorseB.ThomasEdison　　　　

C.AlexanderBellD.AlbertEinstein　　　　

10.Itissupposedthat____wrotethefamouspoemsIliadandOdysseuswhichtellthelegendarystoryoftheancientGreekheroesattackingthecityofTroy.　　　　

A.HomerB.ChaucerC.AristotleD.Shakespeare　　　　

PartIIReadingComprehension（40%）　　　　

Directions:

Thereareseveralpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD..YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre　　　　

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

In1964,theworldcoinedanewword,Beatle-mania.ThatyeartheworldwasintroducedtofourEnglishmennamedJohn,Paul,George,andRingo.Forthenexteightyears,thesefourwerethenumberonemusicalgroup.Eachnewalbumthatappearedwasasuccess,butthe1967albumcalledSgt.Pepper'sLonelyHeartsClubBandwasamilestone.Itindicatedaturningpointintheirmusic.　　　　

ThemusicoftheBeatles（甲壳虫）from1964to1967dealtwithtraditionallovethemes.Alltheirsongsfrom1964tellofhappymeetingsbetweenboyandgirl,thebeginningoflove.By1966,theloveaffairisn'tmovingsmoothly.Inthe1966song"NoReply",thesituationgoeslikethis:

"Youwalkedhandinhandwithanothermaninmyplace."Yettheunfaithfulloveispartofthetraditionallovetheme.TheBeatleswerestillconcernedalmosttotallywithloveinearly1967.ThencametheSgt.Pepperalbum.　　　　

Fromthe1967Sgt.Pepperalbumuntiltheirfinalalbumin1972,theBeatlesexperimentedwiththemesotherthanthetraditionallovetheme.Interestindrugsreplacedinterestinlove,andtheverypopularsong"Revolution",from1970,introducesapoliticalthemetothemusic.ThefinalthemeinBeatles'musicisalmostreligiousintone.TheBeatleshadcomefarfromthetraditionalthemeoflove.　　　　

Duringtheireightyears,theBeatlesproducedfifteenalbumsandoveronehundredsongs.TheBeatles'music,withitsvarietyofthemes,notonlyreflectedthetimesextremelywellbutalsobecameamusicalforce.Theirimpactisstillfeltinandoutofthemusicworld.

11.Asuitabletitleforthepassagemightbe"________".　　　　

A.TheNumberOneMusicalGroup　　　　

B.TheHistoryofBeatles　　　　

C.TheThemesinBeatles'Music

D.TheDevelopmentofBeatles'Music

12.TheSgt.PepperalbumwasconsideredtobeamilestoneinBeatles'musicbecause________.

A.itcontinuedthetraditionallovethemesthoughitwasaboutunfaithfullove

B.itintroducednewthemesintotheirsongs　　　　

C.ithadcomefarawayfromthetraditionallovethemes　　　　

D.itintroduceddrugandpoliticalthemesintotheirsongs

13.Wemayinferfromthepassagethat________.　　　　

A.theBeatles'musicdealswithdifferentthemestoshowdifferentinterestsatdifferenttimes

B.theBeatles'musicusedtohaveagreatinfluenceonmusiciansandplaypersons

C.theBeatles'successliesinever-changingthemesintheirsongs

D.withtheSgt.Pepperalbum,theBeatlesbecamefamousallovertheworld

14.Usingcontextandword-partclues,wemayfigureoutthatBeatle-maniameans________.

A.themusicproducedbyBeatles　　　　

B.thethemesofBeatles'music　　　　

C.extremeenthusiasmforBeatles'music　　　　

D.thenicknamefortheBeatlesmusicgroup　　　　

15.Fromthispassageweknowthat_________.　　　　

A.onereasonwhytheBeatles'songsarewellreceivedisthattheytellusmuchaboutthetimes　　　　

B.astimewenton,theBeatlesbecamemoreandmoreinterestedinpoliticsC.theBeatlesbecameastrongmusicalforcejustbecauseoftheirnicelovesongs

D.theBeatles'musiccametoitspeakwhentheybegantodealwiththereligioustheme　　　　

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Asaresultoftherecentoilcrisis,9.9millionofCalifornia's15millionmotoristsweresubjectedtoanodd-evenplanofgasrationing.Thegovernorsignedabillforcingmotoristswithlicenseplatesendinginoddnumberstobuygasonlyonodd-numbereddays,andthoseendinginevennumbersoneven-numbereddays.Thosewhoseplateswerealllettersorspeciallyprintedhadtofollowtheodd-numberedplan.

Exceptionsweremadeonlyforemergenciesandout-of-statedrivers.Thosewhocouldnotgetgaswereforcedtowalk,bike,orskatetowork.

Thisplanwasexpectedtoeliminatethelonglinesatmanyservicestations.Thosewhotriedtopurchasemorethantwentygallonsofgasortriedtofillamorethanhalf-filledtankwouldbefinedandpossibly

imprisoned.

16.AllofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPT______.　　　　

A.officialshopedthatthisplanwouldgetridoflonggaslines　　　　

B.agaslimitwasenforced　　　　

C.Californiahas9.9milliondrivers　　　　

D.thegovernorsignedthebillconcerninggasrationing　　　　　　　　

17.Thegasrationingplanwasnotbindingon_____.　　　　

A.even-numberedlicenseplates　　　　

B.odd-numberedlicenseplates　　　　

C.all-letterlicenseplates　　　　

D.out-of-statelicenseplates　　　　　　　　

18.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutthegasrationingplan?

A.Driversfromotherstatesmightbuygasanyday.　　　　

B.Everydriverinthestatewasallowedtobuygasonlyonceeverytwo

days.　　　　

C.Itwasunlawfulforadrivertofillhiscartankmorethanhalffull.

D.Acarwithitslicenseplateendingin9mightfillitstankonJuly9.　　　　

19.Thosewhoviolatedtherationingprogram_______.　　　　

A.wereforcedtowalk,bike,orskatetowork　　　　

B.wouldbefinedandpossiblyarrested　　　　

C.hadtowaitinlonglines　　　　

D.wereforcedtobuygasonodd-numbereddays　　　　

20.Californiawasforcedtoadoptthisplanbecause_____.　　　　

A.arecentoilcrisisnecessitatedit　　　　

B.toomanydriverswerefillingtheirtankswithmorethantwentygallons　　　　

C.peoplewerenotgettingenoughexerciseandneededtowalk,bike,orskate　　　　

D.toomanymotoristshadodd-numberedplates　　　　

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

TheBrooklynBridgethatspanstheriverbetweenManhattanandBrooklynissimplyanengineeringmiracle.In1883,acreativeengineer,JohnRoebling,wasinspiredbyanideaforthisspectac