新编实用英语第一册题库

C. She is carrying a book under her arm. D. She is reading in a classroom. 2. Why is it not accurate to say that Sally is a bookworm? (A) A. Because reading is just one of her hobbies.

B. Because she practices her hobbies in very simple ways. C. Because books make her look like a student.

D. Because she does everything better than other people.

3. The writer talks about people’s different hobbies in the second paragraph in order to tell us ____. (C)

A. how many hobbies there might be among different people B. that reading is something that everybody likes to do C. why Sally likes reading more than other people D. that reading is a healthier hobby than other hobbies

4. Sally finds it easier for her to do well in school because ____. (A) A. through reading she has learnt a lot already B. the books she uses in her classes are interesting C. once she finishes a book, she never reads it again

D. she pays a small price for the opportunity to read her books

5. What does Sally not like to do according to the third paragraph? (D)

A. fast reading B. reading assignment C. chapter questions D. written exercises

Passage 3

Florence Nightingale was the daughter of a rich family in England. Her parents wanted her to become a person of high social class, but Florence had other plans.

By the time she was 12, she was determined to “do something worthwhile.” She liked books. She enjoyed caring for sick farmers. Once she even saved the life of an old farmer’s dog that had broken its leg.

At the age of 16, she began to read a lot of nursing books she had bought. She visited hospitals in London and other places.

Her parents didn’t want her working in those “dirty” hospitals, but she was determined. She finally left home and went to Kaiserwerth Hospital in Germany to study.

She was an excellent student, and after her graduation, she returned to London and got a job running a hospital.

During the Crimean War, she was put in charge of nursing. She went to the battlefield with 38 nurses. The hospital was a huge, dirty building. She got men to clean it up and managed to get the supplies they needed.

She carried a lamp as she walked the halls of the battlefield hospital and became known as the “lady with the lamp.”

She saved thousands of lives. People called her an angle in the hospitals, but she herself became ill with a disease she got there.

In her later years she was not able to travel, but people came to her from all over the world for her advice.

During the Civil War, the United States asked her advice about setting up military hospitals. 1. Nightingale’s parents wanted her to ___. (C)

A. become a rich people B. do something worthwhile C. enter the upper class D. study medicine

2. When she was young, Nightingale enjoyed doing all of the following except ___. (B)

A. reading nursing books B. taking care of dogs C. caring for sick farmers D. working in hospitals 3. Nightingale completed her study in a hospital in ___. (D)

A. England B. the United States C. Crimea D. Germany 4. What did Nightingale do during the Crimea War? (C) A. She opened a hospital for the wounded soldiers B. She trained 38 nurses for the army C. She worked in a battlefield hospital

D. She sent medical suppliers to the battlefield

5. Nightingale is known for her achievement in ___. (B)

A. running hospitals B. establishing modern nursing C. building military hospitals D. saving thousands of lives

Passage 4

Noah Webster was born in Connecticut. He lived during the time of George Washington. He attended law school for a while, then he went home and found that his family needed help. He took a job teaching school to earn money to support them.

The school was very poor and as the teacher, he had to do everything. He had to clean and repair the building as well as teach. But he wanted to set a good example for his students, so he did every task well.

Later, he decided to write a spelling book and a grammar book. He went from town to town in many states showing people his books. He called the “American books for American children.”

Over the years, he found that the people in America spoke many languages and they could not understand each other. He thought there needed to be one language, a “mother tongue,” so that people could understand each other and work together. He decided to make a dictionary for the people.

He changed some of the spelling of words. He changed words such as “musick” to “music”, “centre” to “center”, and “plough” to “plow.” He wanted to change “tongue” to “tung” and “women” to “wimmen”, but people didn’t want to make the changes, so he kept the old spelling of these words.

When he started working on his dictionary, he wanted everything in it to be right. He spent more than 20 years and thousands of dollars finding out where the words first appeared and how we came to use them. He looked in libraries in England, France and the United States and did all the work himself.

When the dictionary was finished, it had 70,000 English words in it. He called it “an American Dictionary of the English Language.”

1. When Noah Webster taught in a school, he also cleaned and repaired the school building because ___. (A)

A. the school asked him to do so

B. he could earn more money to support his family C. he wanted to work in a clean environment

D. he wanted to set a good example for the students 2. Why did Webster decide to make a dictionary? (D)

A. Because he had already written a spelling book and a grammar book B. Because he felt his students needed one in their study.

C. Because he thought America should have its own dictionary

D. Because he wanted to help people understand each other.

3. From the examples in Para. 5, we learn that Webster wanted to change the spelling of some words so as to ___. (B)

A. make the words shorter and easier to write

B. match the spelling with the pronunciations of the words C. help people understand the words better

D. create an American dictionary of the English language

4. Which of the following spelling did Webster not change? (A) A. women B. centre C. plough D. musick

5. Webster spent more than 20 years and thousands of dollars in order to ___. (C) A. collect more English words

B. attract more people to using his dictionary C. make everything in his dictionary right D. change the spelling of the words

Passage 5

Steve and Yaser first met in their chemistry class at an American university. Yaser was an international student from Jordan. He was excited to get to know an American. He wanted to learn more about American culture. Yaser hoped that he and Steve would become good friends.

At first, Steve seemed very friendly. He always greeted Yaser warmly before class. Sometimes he offered to study with Yaser. He even invited Yaser to eat lunch with him. But after the semester was over, Steve seemed more distant. The two former classmates didn’t see each other very much at school. One day Yaser decided to call Steve, Steve didn’t seem very interested in talking to him. Yaser was hurt by Steve’s change of attitude.

Yaser is a little confused. He is an outsider to American culture. He doesn’t understand the way American view friendship. Americans use the word “friend” in a very general way. They may call both casual acquaintances and close companions “friends”. Americans have school friends, work friends, sports friends, and neighborhood friends. These friendships are based on common interests. When the shared activity ends, the friendship may fade. Now Steve and Yaser are no longer classmates. Their “friendship” has changed.

In some cultures, friendship means a strong life-long bond between two people. In these cultures, friendships develop slowly, since they are built to last. American society is one of the rapid change. Studies show that one out of five American families moves every year. American friendships develop quickly, and they may change just as quickly.

People from the US may at first seem friendly. Americans often chat easily with strangers. They exchange information about their families, hobbies and work. They may smile warmly and say, “Have a nice day!” or “See you later!” Schoolmates may say, “Let’s get together some time.” But American friendliness is not always an offer of true friendship.

After an experience like Yaser’s, outsiders may consider American s to b a fickle. Learning how American view friendship can help non-Americans avoid misunderstandings. It can also help them make friends in the American way.

1. Where did Steve and Yaster first met? (D)

A. In their dorm B. On campus C. In the dining hall D. In their chemistry class 2. When did the friendship between Steve and Yaser fade? (A)

A. after the semester was over B. after Yaser came back to Jordan C. after Yaser graduated from university D. one year later

3. Americans generally base their friendship on ___. (C)

A. similar characters B. common ideals C. common interests D. similar family background 4. Americans’ expressions such as “have a nice day” or “see you later”, etc. are ___. (C) A. their routine regards B. offers of true friendship C. general greetings D. special care 5. Learning American’s views on friendship can help us ___. (B)

A. make friends with Americans easily B. avoid misunderstandings C. make our friendship last D. keep us from being hurt

Passage 6

Anna was from Germany. When she and her husband arrived in America, he went out West in search of gold. While he was gone, he died. When she found out that he was dead, Anna moved to Seattle with her five children.

She was 55 years old when she first climbed over Chilkoot Pass in 1894. She took with her a sewing machine. She wore a heavy shirt, a blouse, warm jacket, cap, and heavy shoes.

She came to the Klondike to search for her youngest son, George. He had gone to Alaska 6 years before.

On the way she asked everyone she found for news of her son. When she arrived in Circle City she was forced by the weather to wait out the winter. That winter she sewed everything for other people to make a living.

In 1896, she decided to give up her search for her son. She told her sewing machine and moved to San Francisco. When she exchanged for money the gold that she had received for her work in the West, she had over 1,200 dollars. Though that might not sound like a lot to people of today, it was quite a lot of money then.

In 1897, she returned to the Klondike again in search of he son. By this time she was 60 years old. She bought another sewing machine and went north once more. She left Alaska for good in 1917, never knowing what had happened to her son. She died at the age of 91 in San Fransisco. 1. When did Anna begin to search for her son? (A)

A. In 1894 B. In 1896 C. In 1897 D. In 1917 2. Where did her son go? (C)

A. Seattle B. Klondike C. Alaska D. San Francisco 3. From the passage we can learn that _____. (C)

A. Anna sold her sewing machine for over 1,200 dollars B. Anna first climbed over Chilkoot Pass at the age of 60 C. Anna went to the Klondike more than one. D. Anna was born in American

4. Why was Anna’s first search of her son delayed ?(B) A. Because she was too old to move. B. Because the weather was very bad. C. Because she didn’t have enough money.

D. Because she had to sew things for another people.

5. Which of the following is true about Anna’s search of her son? (C) A. She searched for her son till her death.

B. She gave up her search of her son because he was dead. C. She searched for her son twice and failed both times.

D. She got to know something about her son but didn’t see him.