大学英语1考试考前复习

解析：此题问的是为什么Pat可以呆在树林里试试自己的运气。根据文章中“The whole crowd burst into laughter at Pat?s ready wit, and with a smile Lord Northwood walked on, leaving Pat to try his luck with the rabbits.”这句话可知，是由于Pat机智的回答，他才得到打猎的机会，所以答案为C。

I arrived in the United States on February 6, 1966, but I remember my first day here very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at three o?clock in the afternoon. The weather was very cold and it was snowing, but I was too excited to mind. From the airport, my friend and I took a taxi to my hotel. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first time and I stared in astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their man-made beauty. My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then left me because he had to go back to work. He promised to return the next day.

Shortly after my friend had left, I went to a restaurant near the hotel to get something to eat. Because I couldn?t speak a word of English, I couldn?t tell the waiter what I wanted. I was very upset and started to make some gestures, but the waiter didn?t understand me. Finally, I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was eating. After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway until I came to Times Square with its movie theatres, neon lights, and huge crowds of people. I did not feel tired, so I continued to walk around the city. I wanted to see everything on my first day. I knew it was impossible, but I wanted to try.

When I returned to the hotel, I was exhausted, but I couldn?t sleep because I kept hearing the fire and police sirens during the night. I lay awake and thought about New York. It was a very big and interesting city with many tall buildings and big cars, and full of noise and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to speak English.

1. On the way to his hotel, the writer _____________. A. was silent all the time B. kept talking to his friend

C. showed his friend something he brought with him D. looked out of the window with great interest

2. He did not have what he really wanted, because _____________. A. he only made some gestures B. he did not order at all

C. the waiter was unwilling to serve

D. he could not make himself understood 3. The waiter _____________.

A. served the same thing the man at the next table was having B. finally understood what he said C. took the order through his gestures D. knew what he would order

4. After dinner, he _____________. A. walked back to the hotel right away

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B. went to the movies

C. had a walking tour around the city D. did some shopping on Broadway

5. That night he could not sleep, because _____________. A. he did not know what to do the next day B. he was not tired at all

C. he kept hearing the fire and police sirens D. he was thinking about this great city

1. D

解析：本题问的是在去酒店的路上，作者都做了什么或者有什么感受。根据文章第一自然段中 “On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first time and I stared in astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their man-made beauty.”这句话可知，答案应选D。 2. D

解析：本题问的是为什么作者没有得到自己真正想吃的东西。根据文章第二自然段中的 “Because I couldn?t speak a word of English, I couldn?t tell the waiter what I wanted. I was very upset and started to make some gestures, but the waiter didn?t understand me.” 可知，答案应选C。 3. A

解析：本题问的是餐厅的服务生是怎么做的。根据文章第二自然段中 “Finally, I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was eating.”这句话可知，答案应选A。 4. C

解析：本题问的是作者在吃饭之后干了什么。根据文章第二自然段中的 “After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway until I came to Times Square with its movie theatres, neon lights, and huge crowds of people. I did not feel tired, so I continued to walk around the city.” 可知，答案应选C。 5. C 解析：本题问的是为什么作者当天晚上没有睡着。根据文章第三自然段中 “When I returned to the hotel, I was exhausted, but I couldn?t sleep because I kept hearing the fire and police sirens during the night. ” 这句话可知，答案应选C。

请同学们自己练习以下阅读题

Passage 1

In sport the sexes are separate. Women and men do not run or swim in the same races. Women are less strong than men. That at least is what people say. Women are called “the weaker sex”, or, if men want to please them, “the fair sex”. But boys and girls are taught together at schools and universities. There are women who are famous Prime Ministers, scientists and writers. And women live longer than men. A European woman can expect to live until the age of 74, a man only until he is 68. Are women?s bodies really weaker?

The fastest men can run a mile in under 4 minutes. The best women need 4.5 minutes. Women?s

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time is always slower than men?s, but some facts are a surprise. Some of the fastest women swimmers today are teenage girls. One of them swam 400 metres in 4 minutes 21.2 seconds when she was only 16. The first “Tarzan” in films was on Olympic swimmer, Johnny Weissmuller. His fastest 400 metres was 4 minutes 59.1 seconds, which is 37.9 seconds slower than a girl 50 years later!

This does not mean that women are catching men up. Conditions are very different now, and sport is much more serious. It is so serious that some women athletes are given hormone（荷尔蒙）injections. At the Olympics a doctor has to check whether the women athletes are really women or not. It seems sad that sport has such problems. Life can be very complicated when there are two separate sexes!

1.Women are called “the weaker sex” because _____. A．women do as much work as men

B．people think women are weaker than men C．sport is easier for men than for women D．in sport the two sexes are always together 2．Which of the following is true? _____

A．Boys and girls study separately everywhere. B．Women do not run or swim in races with men. C．Famous Prime Ministers are women.

D．Men can expect to live longer than women in Europe. 3.“That at least is what people say.” means people _____. A．say other things too B．don?t say this much

C．say this but may not think so D．only think this

4．What problems does sport have? _____ A．Some women athletes are actually men.

B．Some women athletes are given hormone injections. C．Women and men do not run or swim in the same races.

D．It is difficult to check whether women athletes are really women. 5.In this passage the author implies that _____. A．women are weaker than men, but faster B．women are slower than men, but stronger

C．men are not always stronger and faster than women D．men are faster and stronger than women Passage 2

Atoms are all around us. They are the bricks of which everything is made. Many millions of atoms are contained in just one grain of salt，but despite their small size they are very important. The way an everyday object behaves depends on what kinds of atoms are in it and how they act.

For instance，you know that most solid objects melt if they get hot enough. Why is this? It is the effect of the heat on the object?s atoms. All atoms move constantly. When they are hot，they move faster.

Usually the atoms in an object hold together and give the object its shape. But if the object grows

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hot，its atoms move so fast that they break the force that usually holds them together. They move out of their usual places so that the object loses its shape. Then we say that the object is melting. 1.One grain of salt contains _____. A．a few thousand atoms B．many millions of atoms C．several heated atoms D．one million atoms

2. The way an object behaves depends on the _____. A．kinds of atoms in it B．number of atoms in it C．way its atoms behave D．Both A and C.

3.Heating an object will affect _____. A．the movements of its atoms B．the speed of its atoms C．the shape of its atoms D．Both A and B.

4. An object holds its shape because its atoms _____. A．usually hold together B．move very fast C．are very hot D．are not moving

5. When its atoms leave their usual places，we say that an object is _____. A．shrinking B．changing places C．expanding D．melting

翻译练习题 Unit 1

Translate the following sentences into English.

1.他是一个不爱说话（communicative）的人，与他交流可不容易。 To communicate with him is no easy job, as he is not a communicative person.

2. 一定程度上我同意他的意见，但不全是这样。 I agree with him to some extent, but not entirely. 3不管你说什么，我都会坚持我的计划。

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