大学英语一级同步测试.docx

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大学英语一级同步测试

大学英语一级同步测试

TestTwo

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

Directions:

Youwillhear20shortstatements.Thestatementswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachstatement,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）IthinkTomcookswithcannedfood.

B）Ididn’trealizeTomcouldcook.

C）Tom’scookisn’tverygood.

D）Tomcancookverywell.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

Fromthestatementweknowthat“Ididn’trealizeTomcouldcook.”isclosestinmeaningtotheoriginalstatement.Therefore,youshouldchooseanswerB）ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Nowlet’sbegin:

1.A）Thetreeswereblowndown.B）Thetreeslostseveralbranches.

C）Severaltreeswerereplanted.D）Lightningstruckseveraltrees.

2.A）Tedmissedsupper.B）Tedatehissupperearly

C）Tedhadalatesupper.D）Tedimpatientlyawaitedsupper

3.A）AtfirstSuedidn’tagreewithhermother.

B）TheargumentcausedSue’smothertochangehermind.

C）Sue’smotherdemandedthatSuestoparguing.

D）Suedisobeyedhermother.

4.A）Thepartywaslategettingstarted.

B）Wearrivedtooearly.

C）Thepartybeganaswearrived.

D）Thepartyhadbegunbeforewearrived.

5.A）Iatesuppertwice.

B）Janehasinvitedmeforsuppertwotimes.

C）Janerepeatedherquestion.

D）JaneandIaskedeachotherthesamequestion.

6.A）Billisthetallest.B）Paulisthetallest.

C）JackandFredarethesameheight.D）FredisshorterthanJack.

7.A）Mr.Jonesisanathlete.B）Mr.Jonesenjoysjogging.

C）Mr.Jonessellsathleticequipment.D）Mr.Jonesisanassistantmanager.

8.A）Sheoftentakeshersister’sadviceB）Shenevergiveshersisteradvice.

C）Sheoftengiveshersisteradvice.D）Sheseldomgiveshersisteradvice.

9.A）Maureenhadn’tplannedtotakeabus.

B）Maureencouldn’tfindaplacetopark.

C）Maureenparkedhercarillegally.

D）Maureenpreferstakingthebus.

10.A）Carlhadarecentbirthday.

B）Carlisalmostfifteenyearsold.

C）Carlisalmostsixteenyearsold.

D）Carltraveledfifteenmilesandthenturnedback.

11.A）Mr.Tuttleisgoingtomarryhissecretary.

B）Mr.Tuttle’soldsecretarygotmarried.

C）Mr.Tuttle’soldsecretaryisengaged.

D）Mr.Tuttlerecentlyhiredasecretary.

12.A）Karenrefusedtoohavedinnerwithme.

B）Ican’taffordtobuyKarendinner.

C）Thedinnerwasveryexpensive.

D）IboughtKarendinnerbecauseshehasnomoney.

13.A）Billyhastroublewithsleeping.

B）Billysleepstoomuch.

C）Billywassohealthythatnooneexpectedhimtogetsick.

D）Ifhe’dsleptmore,Billywouldn’thavegottensick.

14.A）Samcouldn’tadapttohisnewschedule

B）Samprefershisoldschedule.

C）Sameasilyadaptedtohisnewschedule.

D）Samprefershisnewschedule.

15.A）Severalstudentssupposedtostaylate.

B）Severalstudentsdisobeyedtostaylate.

C）Thestudentsweretoldtoleavewhenevertheywantedto.

D）Allthestudentsleftatthesametime.

16.A）Alancan’tswimveryquickly.

B）Alanhasalwaysbeenagoodswimmer.

C）Alanfinallybecameagoodswimmer.

D）Alanisagoodswimmer,butabadstudent.

17.A）Davidignoresadvice.

B）Davidonlyfollowsgoodadvice.

C）Davidgivesbadadvice.

D）Davidgivesgoodadvice.

18.A）Thereweretwoofusinthecar.

B）Therewerethreeofusinthecar.

C）Therewerefourofusinthecar.

D）Therewerefiveofusinthecar.

19.A）Peterlikestopleasehislittlesister.

B）Peterlikestoannoyhislittlesister.

C）Peterisoftenbotheredbyhislittlesister.

D）Peterlittlesisterisdelightful.

20.A）Margaretshouldanswermorequestionsinclass.

B）Margaretisapoorstudent.

C）Margaretisapoorstudent.

D）Margaretshouldnottalkduringclass.

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Passage1

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

In1801,ThomasJeffersonwasthefirstpresidenttotaketheoathofofficeinthenation’spermanentcapital,WashingtonD.C.AlthoughWashingtonwasanewcity,itwasalreadyfamiliartoPresidentJefferson.Infact,Jeffersonhadhelpedplanthecapital’sstreetsandpublicbuildings.Besidesbeingacityplannerandarchitect,thenewPresidentwasawriter,ascientist,andtheinventorofseveraltools.

JeffersonlivedinthePresidentialPalace.ThePalacewasmorethanahome;itcontainedofficesforthePresidentandsomeofhisstaffandadvisors.Italsoincludeddiningandreceptionrooms,wherethePresidentcouldentertaincongressmen.However,PresidentJeffersondidn’tgivemanyformalparties.ThiswaspartlybecausetherewasnoFirstLady.Jefferson’swifehaddiedin1782.ButitwasalsobecauseJeffersonlikedtoliveinasimplefashion.Once,heshowedupforanimportantmeetingwearingoldclothesandslippers!

NeitherWashingtonnorAdamswouldeverhavedressedsocasually.

JeffersonwasdifferentfromthefirsttwoPresidentsinotherways,too.Hedisagreedwiththemabouthowthecountryshouldberun,andaboutwhatpartaPresidentshouldplayinrunningit.

21.Accordingtothepassage,thePresidentialPalacewasbuilttobe______.

A）anofficebuildingandhomeB）ameetingplaceforcongressmen

C）ahomeD）anofficebuilding

22.Accordingtothepassage,ThomasJeffersonwasallofthefollowingexcept______.

A）awriterB）acityplanner

C）thethirdpresidentoftheUnitedStatesD）acarpenter

23.ThomasJeffersondidn’tentertainveryofteninWashingtonD.C.because_______

A）hedidn’thavenewclothes

B）thefoodtherewasbad

C）hedidnotenjoycarefullypreparedpartiesandtherewasnoFirstLady

D）hiswifedidn’tlikeit

24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutWashingtonD.C.istrue?

A）ItwasnotthefirstcapitaloftheUnitedStates.

B）AlltheAmericanpresidentstooktheoathofofficeinWashingtonD.C.

C）ThereweremanyoldstreetsinWashingtonD.C.before1801.

D）WashingtonD.C.wasplannedbyThomasJefferson.

25.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatGeorgeWashingtonandJohnAdamsboth______.

A）livedinthePresidentialPalace

B）wereratherformalgentlemen

C）weredifferentfromThomasJeffersononlyinhowtorunthefactory

D）dressedcasually

Passage2

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Schoolsinthe1990’swillbeworkingtogetherwithbusinessmenandoffices,andfactorieswillbefullofschoolchildrenandteachers.Sincethereformsofthenineteenthcenturywhichgotchildrenoutoffactories,theBritishhavedislikedmixinglearningwithcommerce.Butthepasttenyearsofhighyouthunemploymenthaveencouragedmostschoolstocreatenewlinkswithemployerstoprovidetheirpupilswithmoremarketableskills.Andinthenexttenyears,whenyouthlaborwillbecomescarceratherthanplentiful,manyemployersnotyetworkingwithschoolswillbeencouragedtodoso.

26.OneofBritain’saimsofthenineteenthcenturysocialreformsmusthavebeento______.

A）providepupilswithmoreskills

B）createnewlinkswithemployers

C）separatelearningfromcommerce

D）mixlearningwithcommerce

27.InBritain,the1990’swillseea______.

A）weaklinkbetweenschoolsandfactoriesB）ahighyouthunemployment

C）higherdemandforskilledworkersD）newincreaseinyouthlabor

28.Inthepastdecade,theBritishschoolshavetakentheirpupilstofactoriesbecause______.

A）youthlaborisplentiful

B）theBritishthinkit’sgoodfortheirchildrentoworkthere

C）theemployersencouragethemtodoso

D）theyhavehadtopreparetheirstudentsforemployment

29.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthepassage?

A）Inthepasttenyears,Britain’syouthunemploymentrateishigh.

B）BirthrateinBritainwillbecomelower.

C）MostBritainschoolshavebeenencouragedtoprovidetheirpupilswithmoremarketableskills.

D）InBritainyouthlaborwillbemuchlessthanisneededinthenextdecade.

30.Tosolvetheproblemoflaborresourcesinthe1990’s______.

A）employersmusthavebetterrelationswithschools

B）teacherswillhavetoworktogetherwithbusinessmen

C）theBritishwillhavetosendtheirchildrentofactories

D）theBritishmustmixlearningworking

Passage3

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

TheEarthhasaforcethatpullsthingstowardit.Wecallthisforcegravity.Thisissomethingwelivewithallthetime,andwetakeitforgrantedandhardlyeverthinkaboutit.Butitisamostimportantfactorinrocketoperationandmustbeovercomeifwearetogetanywhereinspace,oroffthegroundatall.

Takethethrowingofaballasanexample.Thehardertheballisthrown,thefasterandhigheritwillgo.Whatisthesecret?

Itsspeed.Ifwecouldthrowtheballhardenoughitwouldgoupandupforeverandnevercomedown.Thespeedatwhichitwouldhavetobethrowntodothisisknownasescapespeed.Ofcourse,wecannotthrowaballhardenoughbecausethespeedrequiredfortheballtoescapecompletelyfromtheEarth’sgravityissevenmilespersecond,orovertwenty-fivethousandmilesperhour.

Onceaspacecrafthasreachedescapespeed,nofurtherpowerisneeded.ArocketaimedattheMoon,forinstance,will“coast”therestofthewaybecausetheEarth’sgravitycannotthen