大学英语阅读与文化翻译复习资料.docx

1、大学英语阅读与文化翻译复习资料大学英语阅读与文化翻译复习资料I am Carlos. I am from America, but I love Italian food. I have to take the orders and serve the food. I have two free evenings a week. But I always have to work on Friday and Saturday evenings when the restaurant is busy. The wages are not good, but I am nice to custom

2、ers so I get a lot of tips. I am permanent so I get holiday pay - three weeks a year. I go back to America and I see my family. There I dont have to serve food - my mother serves me!1. Carlos is a _C_. A. big restaurant owner B. chef C. waiter2. Carlos loves _A_ food.A. Italian B. British C. America

3、n3. Carlos works _B_.A. in the daytime B. in the evenings C. at lunchtime4. The restaurant is usually busy _B_.A. on Friday and Saturday afternoonsB. on Friday and Saturday eveningsC. every day5. Carlos gets _A_.A. holiday payB. no tips from the customersC. good wagesLet me tell you about my new job

4、. Its great. I work for Centre Company. They have an office in London. I am the Deputy Marketing Manager. I am in charge of newspaper advertisements. I like working here, but I dont like traveling by tube. Its too busy! There are some very nice colleagues, and I often eat lunch with them in the cant

5、een. We start work at nine oclock. Lunch is from one oclock to two oclock. Then I finish work at 6 oclock. My brother works near my office. He is in insurance, and sometimes we have a drink in the pub in the evening.1. The writer _B_ new job.A. doesnt like his B. likes his C. is looking for a2. The

6、writer works in _B_.A. insurance B. marketing C. computers3. The writer thinks the tube is too_C_.A. noisy B. slow C. busy4. The writer works for about _A_ on weekdays.A. 8 hours B. 9 hours C. 10 hours5.The writer and his brother _A_ .A. sometimes see each other B. never see each other C. see each o

7、ther every dayHello. My name is Molly and Im from Ireland. I train the staff and help the customers - especially the important ones. Franco, the restaurant owner, discusses everything with me. I have two free evenings a week, but twice a year I work every evening when Franco is on holiday - I hate t

8、hat. I always have to work on Friday and Saturday evenings when the restaurant is busy. But I like it because Im interested in food and people. My salary is good. I like working with Franco. I get along well with the other staff in the restaurant.1. Molly likes to work every evening. BA. Right. B. W

9、rong. C. Doesnt say.2 Molly sometimes has to work on Friday and Saturday evenings. AA. Right. B. Wrong. C. Doesnt say.3. Molly has a holiday twice a year. CA. Right. B. Wrong. C. Doesnt say.4. Molly like working in the daytime. CA. Right. B. Wrong. C. Doesnt say.5. Molly gets along well with all the

10、 staff in the restaurant. AA. Right. B. Wrong. C. Doesnt say.Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening.One advan

11、tage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of ones own. Then, in the country one can really get away from the noise and hurry of busy wo

12、rking lives. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes garden, one can spend ones free time digging, planting, watering and do

13、ing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has got the reward together with those who have shared the secret of Nature.Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cin

14、emas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnights (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country th

15、ey want: the rest they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night. 1. Which of the following statements is NOT true? BA. People who love Nature prefer to live outside the city.B. All the people who work in London prefer to live in the country.C. Some people

16、 enjoying city life prefer to work and live inside London.D. Many nature lovers, though working in London, prefer to live outside.2. With the same money needed for _C_, one can buy a little house with a garden in the country.A. getting a small flat with a gardenB. having a small flat with a gardenC.

17、 renting a small flat without a gardenD. buying a small flat without a garden3. When the garden is in blossom, the one _B_ has been rewarded.A. living in the countryB. having spent time working in the garden.C. having a garden of his own.D. having been digging, planting and watering4. People who thi

18、nk happiness lies in the city life would feel that _A_ if they had to live outside London.A. their life was meaningless B. their life was invaluableC. they didnt deserve a happy life D. they were not worthy of their happy life5. The underlined phrase “get away from” in the 3rd paragraph refers to _C

19、_.A. deal with B. do away with C. escape from D. prevent fromBy definition, heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by uncommon courage, achievements, and self-sacrifice made most for the benefits of others-they are people against whom we measure others. They are men and women recognized

20、 for shaping our nations consciousness and development as well as the lives of those who admire them. Yet, some people say that ours is an age where true heroes and heroines are hard to come by, where the very idea of heroism is something beyond us-an artifact of the past. Some maintain, that becaus

21、e the Cold War is over and because America is at peace, our age is essentially an unheroic one. Furthermore, the overall crime rate is down, poverty has been eased by a strong and growing economy, and advances continue to be made in medical science. Cultural icons are hard to define, but we know the

22、m when we see them. They are people who manage to go beyond celebrity, who are legendary, who somehow manage to become mythic,. But what makes some figures icons and others mere celebrities? Thats hard to answer. In part, their lives have the quality of a story to tell. For instance, the beautiful y

23、oung Diana Spencer who at 19 married a prince, renounced marriage and the throne, and died at the moment she found true love. Good looks certainly help. So does a special indefinable charm, with the help of the media. But nothing confirms an icon more than a tragic deathsuch as Martin Luther King, J

24、r., John F. Kennedy, and Princess Diana.1. The passage mainly deals with _. A. life and death B. heroes and heroines C. heroes and icons D. icons and celebrities2. Heroes and heroines are usually _.A. courageous B. good examples to follow C. self-sacrificing D. all of the above3. Which of the follow

25、ing statements is wrong?A. Poverty in America has been eased with the economic growthB. Superstars are famous for being famousC. Ones look can contribute to being famousD. Heroes and heroines can only emerge in war times4. Beautiful young Diana Spencer found her genuine love _.A. when she was 19 B.

26、when she became a princessC. just before her death D. after she gave birth to a prince5. What is more likely to set an icons status?A. Good looks. B. Tragic and early death. C. Personal attraction. D. The quality of ones story.In the water around New York City is a very small island called Liberty I

27、sland. On Liberty Island there is a very special statue (雕像) called the Statue of Liberty. It is one of the most famous sights in the world. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States. The statue was made by a French sculptor (雕塑家) named Frederic Au

28、guste Bartholdi. The inner support system was designed by Gustave Eiffel, the same man who made the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris. Liberty, of course, means freedom, and the Statue of Liberty was given to the United States to celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary (周年) of U.S. Independence from Engl

29、and. The statue was built in France, taken apart piece by piece, and then rebuilt in the United States. It was opened for the public on October 28, 1886. As you might expect, the statue is very big. Visitors can ride an elevator from the ground to the bottom of the statue. If they want to, they can

30、then walk up the 168 steps to reach the head of the statue where they can look out and enjoy the beautiful sight of the city of New York. 1. A good title for the selection is _. A. Famous Sights in the World B. Liberty Island C. The Statue of Liberty D. A Gift from France 2. The word “sight” in the

31、first paragraph means _. A. a small present or gift B. a kind of postcard C. the power of seeing D. something that you can see 3. The statue was built _. A. in France B. in the United States C. in England D. on Liberty Island 4. We may conclude that the elevator does not _. A. go fast enough B. cost lots of money C. go to the top D. both A and B 5. The man who made the part of the statue that we can see on the outside was _. A. an unknown architect B. Bartholdi C. Eiffel D. both B and CA characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition i