大学英语Ⅰ复习思考题.docx

1、大学英语复习思考题大学英语复习思考题Part I. Reading Comprehension题目答案及解析A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present .On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin(顽童)was walking around the shinning car.“Is this your car ,Paul?”he asked.Paul answer

2、ed, “Yes ,my brother gave it to me for Christmas .”The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didnt cost you anything ?Boy ,I wish.”He hesitated.Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for.He was going to wish he had a brother like that.But what the boy said surprised

3、Paul greatly.“I wish,”the boy went on,“that I could be a brother like that.”Paul looked at the boy in surprise,then he said again,“Would you like to take a ride in my car?” “Oh yes,Id love that.”Afrer a short ride ,the boy turned and with his eyes shining ,said,“Paul,would you mind driving in front

4、of my house?”Paul smiled a little.He thought he knew what the boy wanted .He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car.But Paul was wrong again.“Will you stop where those two steps are?”the boy asked.He ran up to the steps.Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back,but

5、 he was not coming fast.He was carrying his little crippled(残疾)brother.He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.“There she is, Buddy,just like I told you upstairs.His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didnt cost him a cent.And some day Im going to give you one just like it .then

6、you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that Ive been trying to tell you about.”Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car.The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.1. The street urch

7、in was very surprised when_ A. Paul received an expensive car B. Paul told him about the car C. he saw the shining car D. he was walking around the car2. From the story we can see the urchin_ A. wished to give his brother a car B. wanted Pauls brother to give him a car C. wished he could have a brot

8、her like Pauls D. wished Paul could be a brother like that3. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house_ A. to show his neighbours the big car B. to show he had a rich friend C. to let his brother ride in the car D. to tell his brother about his wish4. We can infer(推断)from the story

9、 that_ A. Paul couldnt understand the urchin B. the urchin had a deep love for his brother C. the urchin wished to have a rich brother D. the urchins wish came true in the end5. Paul gave the brothers a ride probably because_ A. he was free during the Charismas holiday B. he thought he should help a

10、ll crippled people C. he was moved by the older brothers wish D. he wanted to take them to buy Christmas gifts1.B. 根据原文的第二段和第三段的大意可以判断出此答案。答案及解释：A. 原文中的倒数第二段有句话说：“某一天我也要送给你一辆和这个一模一样的小轿车”，由此可以看出选项A是正确的。2.D. 理由同上。3.B. 根据全文的内容可以判断出“顽童深爱着他的弟弟”。4.C. 根据最后两个段落的内容可以看出鲍罗被那位“哥哥”的愿望感动了。An unusual cooperation b

11、etween the local university and other education providers in East Anglia has seen the establishment of Norwichs new Learning Shop. At the city center shop, local people can look through booklets and leaflets to find out about learning opportunities ranging from evening classes to postgraduates (研究生)

12、 degrees. Skilled staff are on hand to give accurate information about courses and training in the region. More than 11,000 people have visited the shop since it opened in 1997. The majority of inquiries have been about courses in further education, but 17 percent have related to higher education in

13、 general. Customer feedback (反馈) confirms how valuable the resource is. A womans comment is typical: Its a brilliant idea - less daunting than going to the different institutions. A seller told us: This really gives you hope you can get back into something. Fellow institutions are welcome to set up

14、exhibitions and events at the shop: to date, these have included poetry readings, a recorder concert and numerous exhibitions and displays. The shop is staffed by two advisers and other colleagues from the fellow institutions in the region. Speaking at the Norwich as a Learning City conference, Prof

15、. Mike Campell at the local university, said the first barrier (障碍) to learning was lack of information. The Learning Shop aims to break down that barrier. 1. For what purpose is the Learning Shop set up.? ATo help people know more about higher education. BTo sell booklets and leaflets of the instit

16、utions.C To provide educational opportunities to old people. D To promote courses and training in the region. 2. The word daunting (Line 2, Para. 3) is close to in meaning. A disappointing Bboring C worrying D discouraging3. What are the visitors to the Learning Shop mainly interested in? A Further

17、education courses. B University degree courses. C Evening classes. D Part-time courses.4. The events we can find in the Learning Shop include the following EXCEPT . A recorder concerts B local conferences C poetry readings D displays and exhibitions5. Which of the following is TRUE according to Prof

18、. Mike Campell? A The city authorities should run more learning shops. B People have difficulties in finding out about learning opportunities. C The staff should provide customers with accurate information. D Most people want to go back to college.DDABB Havana, sometime before 1994, As dusk descends

19、 on the quaint seaside village of Ouanabo, two young men kick a soccer ball back and forth and back and form across the sand. The tall one, Joel Ruiz, is black. The short, muscular one, Achmed Valds, is white. They are the best of friends. Miami, January 2000. Mr. Valds is playing soccer, as he does

20、 every Saturday, with a group of light-skinned Latinos in a park near his apartment. Mr. Ruiz surprises him with a visit, and Mr. Valds, flushed and sweating, runs to greet him. They shake hands warmly. But when Mr. Valds darts back to the game, Mr. Ruiz stands off to the side, arms crossed, looking

21、 on as his childhood friend plays the game that was once their shared joy. Mr. Ruiz no longer plays soccer. He prefers basketball with black Latinos and African Americans from his neighborhood. The two men live only four miles apart, not even 15 minutes by car. Yet they are separated by a far greate

22、r distance, one they say they never imagined back in Cuba. In ways that are obvious to the black man but far less so to the white one, they have grown apart in the United States because of race. For the first time, they inhabit a place where the color of their skin defines the outlines of their live

23、s - where they live, the friends they make, how they speak, what they wear, even what they eat. Its like I am here and he is over there, Mr. Ruiz said, And we cant cross over to the others world. It is not that, growing up in Cubas mix of black and white, they were unaware of their difference in col

24、or. Fidel Castro may have officially put an end to racism in Cuba, but that does not mean racism has simply gone away. Still, color was not what defined them. Nationality, they had been taught, meant far more than race. They felt, above all, Cuban. Here in America, Mr. Ruiz still feels Cuban. But ab

25、ove all he feels black. His world is a black world, and to live there is to be constantly conscious of race. He works in a black-owned bar, dates black women, goes to an African-American barber. White barbers, he says, dont understand black hair. He generally avoids white neighbor- hoods, and when h

26、is world and the white world meet, he feels always watched, and he is always watchful. For Joel Ruiz, there is little time for relaxation. On this night, he works as a cashier at his uncles bar in a black Miami neighborhood. Mr. Valds, who is 29, a year younger than his childhood friend, is simply,

27、comfortably Cuban, an upwardly mobile citizen of the Miami mainstream. He lives in an all-white neighborhood, hangs out with white Cuban friends and goes to black neighborhoods only when his job, as a deliveryman for mattresses, forces him to. When he thinks about race, which is not very often, it i

28、s in terms learned from other white Cubans. American blacks, he now believes, are to be avoided because they are dangerous and resentful of whites. The only blacks he trusts, he says, are those he knows from Cuba. Since leaving Havana in separate boats in 1994, the two friends have seen each other j

29、ust a handful of times in Miami - at a funeral, a baby shower, a birthday party and that soccer game, a meeting arranged for a newspaper photographer. They have visited each others homes only once. They say they remain as good friends as ever, yet they both know there is little that binds them anymo

30、re but their memories. Had they not become best friends in another country, in another time, they would not be friends at all today. Best of Friends, Worlds Apart Comprehension Exercise Select the most appropriate answer for each of the following questions. 1. Mr. Ruiz and Mr. Maid,s feel separated

31、from each other in the United States because they A dont live in the same neighborhood B live four miles apart C dont play the same sport anymore D belong to different races 2. In the United States, the color of ones skin will influence A the way a person B the kind of sport a person goes in for C t

32、he kind of house a person lives in D the way they travel 3. In Cuba, people feel that the color of their skin is unimportant compared to _ . A their wealth B their social position C their nationality D their level of education4. It can be inferred from the passage that Mr. Valdes Ais unaware of the color line B believes some black people are not so dangerous C can still move up the social ladder