华中师范大学网络教育学院《大学英语1》练习测试题库Part I V ocabulary and Structure1. Until then, his family _______ from him for six months.A. didn't hearB. hasn't been hearingC. hasn't heardD. hadn't heard2. The conference _______ a full week by the time it ends.A. must have lastedB. will have lastedC. would lastD. has lasted3. Students or teachers can participate in excursions to lovely beaches around the island at regular _______.A. gapsB. rateC. lengthD. intervals4. Physics is _______ to the science which was called natural philosophy in history.A. alikeB. equivalentC. likelyD. uniform5. There's a man at the reception desk who seems very angry and I think he means_______ trouble.A. makingB. to makeC. to have madeD.having made6. After the country won independence, great emphasis was laid on expanding education, with girls _______as well as boys to go to school.A.to be encouragedB. been encouragedC. being encouragedD. be encouraged7. The new appointment of our president _______ from the very beginning of next semester.A. takes effectB. takes partC. takes placeD.takes turns8. The president made a _______ speech at the opening ceremony of the sports meeting, which encouraged the sportsmen greatly.A. vigorousB. tediousC. flatD. harsh9. It is useful to be able to predict the extent _______ which a price change will affect supply and demand.A. fromB.withC. toD.for10. Finding a job in such a big company has always been _______ his wildest dreams.A. underB. overC. aboveD. beyond11. It is not easy to learn English well but if you _______, you will succeed in the end.A. hang upB. hang aboutC. hang inD. hang onto12. It is reported that ______ adopted children want to know who their natural parents are.A. the mostB. most ofC.mostD. the most of13. Last year the advertising rate _______ by 20 percent.A.raisedB. arousedC. aroseD. rose14. _____ before we depart the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner party.A. Had they arrivedB.Would they arriveC. Were they arrivingD. Were they to arrive15. The strong storm did a lot of damage to the coastal villages: several fishing boats were _______ and many houses collapsed.A. wreckedB. spoiledC. tornD. injured16. The little was _______ one meter fifty high.A. almost more thanB. hardly more thanC. nearly more thanD. as much as17. As _____ announced in today's papers, the Shanghai Export Commodities Fair is also open on Sunday.A. beingB. isC. to beD. been18. Y ou see the lightning _____ it happens, but you hear the thunder later.A. the instantB. for an instantC. on the instantD. in an instant19. The manager lost his _______ just because his secretary was ten minutes late.A. moodB. temperC. mindD. passion20. Great as Newton was, many of his ideas _______ today and are being modified by thework of scientists of our time.A. are to challengeB. may be challengedC. have been challengedD. are challenging21. Please be careful when you are drinking coffee in case you _______ the new carpet.A. crashB. polluteC. spotD. stain22. I'd rather read than watch television; the programs seem _______ all the time.A. to get worseB. to be getting worseC. to have got worseD.getting worse23. Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are _______ in grocerystores.A. readyB. approachableC. probableD. available24. When I caught him _______ me I stopped buying things there and started dealing with another shop.A. cheatingB.cheatC. to cheatD. to be cheating25. It is vital that enough money _______ to fund the project.A. be collectedB. must be collectedC. is collectedD.can be collected26. Some old people don't like pop songs because they can't _______ so much noise.A. resistB. sustainC. tolerateD. undergo27. If only the committee _______ the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible.A. approveB. will approveC. can approveD. would approve28. _______ one time, Manchester was the home of the most productive cotton mills inthe world.A. OnB. ByC. AtD.Of29. _______ it or not, his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.A. BelieveB. To believeC. BelievingD. Believed30. Mr. Morgan can be very sad _______, though in public he is extremely cheerful.A. by himselfB. in personC. in privateD. as individual31.Please _______out when the ship sails for Shanghai.A. lookB. findC. searchD. research32. The human_______ is the center of higher nervous activity.A. brainB. mindC. headD. thought33. Can you_______ your sister in that crowd of peopleA. chooseB. selectC. electD. pick out34. I have my book _______in the train.A. forgottenB. leftC. mistakenD. forgot35. Mr. Kiney _______ pass an examination before she could practice law.A. had toB. mustC. needD. has to36. The boys are sweating all over. They_______.A. must be workingB. must have been workingC. may be workingD. must work37. Y ou needn't thank me . This is what I _______do.A. should be able toB. had betterC. ought toD. might38. Please _______anytime you are in town. I shall be glad to see you.A.call forB. call outC. call uponD. call in39. Jack _______a very promising young singer.A. is looked upon asB. looks upon asC. is looked on likeD. looks upon like40.Would you mind _______it I didn't quite_______ .A. repeating , catch onB. to repeat , catch onC. to repeat , catch outD. repeating , catch out41. This is the outline of our program. We want_______ them the details.A. working outB. making outC. to work outD. to make out42.The train pulled _______and all the passengers got _______.A. in, offB. up, onC. down, outD. out, off43. _______of the workers has his own bench.A. EachB. EveryC. OtherD. All44. Are there_______ among the new books that interest you?A. someB. oneC. anyD. both45. The speed of light is greater than_______ of sound.A. thisB. thatC. theseD. those46. This substance reacts _______as fast as the other one.A.Third timesB. three timesC.three timeD. time three47. One of these books _______easy for you to read; the others _______all very difficult.A. are, isB. is, areC. were, wasD. are, will be48. Eagles said that what Darwin_______ for biology_______ for history.A. had done, was, had doneB. has done, is, has doneC. did, has been, had doneD. does, is ,does49. By next summer John_______ in his factory for three years.A. have been workingB. will have been workingC. will be workingD. has worked50. The books which _______you most_______ those which_______ you think most.A. helps, is, makesB. help, are, makeC. will help, are, will makeD. helped, were, made51. Smoking constitutes a danger _______one's health.A. ofB. withC. inD. to52. We feel great pity_______ war victims.A. atB. onC. forD. about53. What is the penalty _______speedingA. againstB. onC. forD. to54. His success was due to_______ he had been working hard .A. thatB. the fact whichC. the fact thatD. the fact of55.Mr Smith looked very depressed.Do you know_______ trouble was?A. hisB. why hisC. how hisD. what his56.He works too hard. That is ___is wrong with him.A. that whichB. that whatC. whatD. the thing what57. A driver should slow down_______ there are many houses.A. whereB. whenC. tillD. since58. Smith kept his business from getting smaller, _______he could not expand it.A. whereverB. whicheverC. thoughD. whatever59. The postman must deliver the mail no matter_______ bad the weather is.A. whatB. howC. whenD. where60. In comparison with its own size, a blade of grass looks_______ to an ant as a tree does to ahuman being.A. tallB. as tallC. tallerD. no less tall61. Liquids are a better medium for sound than gases; and solids are even _______liquids.A. better thanB. good asC. no better thanD. so good as62. In the accident Jack was_______ dead than alive.A. soB. lessC. asD. more63. _______got outside than it began to rain.A. Not sooner I hadB. No sooner had IC. No sooner ID. Hardly had I64. Only by chance _______.A. I heard that her mother had diedB. did I hear that her mother had diedC. Had I heard that her mother had diedD. I had heard that her mother had died.65. Jack has arrived already, _______?A. had heB. has heC. hadn't heD. hasn't he66. He avoided_______ over the unpaved (未铺砌的) way by _______the new highway.A. to drive, to takeB. driving, to takeC. driving, takingD. having drived, to take67. _______we stopped to look at the map.A.Knowing not which road to takeB. Not knowing which road to takeC.Not know which road to takeD. Not to know which road to take68. Y ou'd better take a taxi, _______you 'll miss the train.A. andB. orC. butD. though69. My friend_______ lots of time learning English.A. tookB. costC. paidD. spent70. The students hurried to the classroom _______the bell rang.A. untilB. as soon asC. ifD. so that71. The price of the vase ________ its age: if it is very old, it will be worth a lot of money.A. holds onB. attends toC. followsD. depends on72. Mrs. Green’s two sons are ________ good progress at school.A. findingB. makingC. causingD. doing73.Both kindness and firmness are needed to ________ domestic animals successfully.A. practiceB. trainC. educateD. tutor74.In ha rd times people always ________ their country’s leaders for guidance.A. look toB. see throughC. glance atD. inspect75.The doctor’s mistakes in judgement ________ the death of the patient.A. resulted fromB. brought outC. broke offD. led to76.With all the noise outside, I could hardly ________ my paper writing.A. find outB. work upC. concentrate onD. look over77.The strong wind was ________ the broken window.A. responsible forB. ready forC. possible forD. sure of78.People such as teachers, government officials and bank managers earn ________.A. wagesB. incomeC. salariesD. pay79.If you don’t want to get wet, then you’d better ________ this umbrella with you.A. takeB. takenC. to takeD. taking80. Their dialogue was so funny that we all _______ laughter.A. broke intoB. broke upC. broke awayD. broke outPart ⅡReading ComprehensionPassage 1In every day usage “hot” means “having a lot of heat”. Many people think that “cold” is somet hing completely separated from heat. But this is not true. “Cold” simply means “having very little heat”.Y our life depends on heat. In fact, every living thing depends on it. Without heat, every living thing would be frozen to death. All living things get their heat from the sun, which provides the conditions in which life is possible.Since before the dawn of history, man has been able to make his own heat. He has been release the sun’s heat that is trapped in things such as wood, coal, and oil. And he ha s been able to use this heat.Heat has made civilization possible. With heat, man could melt metal. As man learned to use metals and fuels, industries grew. As a result, engines were invented. These are machines that change heat energy into mechanical energy. Engine can do the work of many men. Without engine industrial civilization is impossible.Y et when the first engines were built in the 17th century, men were still wondering about the nature of heat. “What is it?” they asked. Not until the early years of the 19th century did they find the right answer.1. In everyday usage, “hot” means _______.A. the weather is fine and it is in summerB. one has a temperatureC. having a great deal of heatD. having very little heat2. Y our life depends on heat. The sentence means _______.A.in the cold season human beings will dieB. one usually builds his life on fireC. the more heat one has, the betterD. it is impossible for man to live without heat3.He has been able to release the sun’s heat that is trapped in th ings such as wood, coal, and oil. From this sentence we know _______.A. man can get heat from things like wood, coal and oilB. man cannot get the heat directly from the sunC. only wood, coal and oil have heatD. all the sun’s heat is trapped in thin gs4. Which of the following is true?A. Without engine civilization is impossible.B. Without engines we have no industrial civilization.C. Engines came before civilization.D. Engines came before man knew how to use heat.5. From the last two sentences, we can see _______.A. men have never found the nature of heatB. men found the nature of heat in the 17th centuryC. men found the nature of heat in the 19th centuryD. men found the nature of heat before the 19th centuryPassage 2American cities are similar to other cities around the world. In every country, cities reflect the values of the culture. Cities contain the very best aspects of a society: opportunities for education, employment, and entertainment. They also contain the very worst parts of a society: violent crime, racial conflict (种族冲突), and poverty. American cities are changing, just as American society isAfter World War II, city residents became wealthier, more prosperous. They had more children. They needed more space. They moved out of their apartments in the city to buy their own homes. They bought houses in the suburbs. During the 1950s the American “dream” was to have a house in the suburbs.Now things are changing. The children of the people who left the cities in 1950s are now adults. They, unlike their parents, want to live in the cities. Many young professionals, doctors, lawyers, and executives, are moving back into the city. Many are single; others are married, but often without children. They prefer the city to the suburbs because their jobs are there; they are afraid of the fuel shortage; or they just enjoy the excitement and opportunities which the city offers. A new class is moving into the city—a wealthier, more mobile class.Only a few years ago, people thought that the older American cities were dying. Some city residents now see a bright, new future. Others see only problems and conflicts. One thing is sure: Many dying cities are alive again.6. Paragraph 1 _______.A. explains why American cities are changingB. is a description of citiesC. shows that American cities have many problemsD. says: American cities contain the very best aspects of a society7. In the 1950s the American “dream” was _______.A. to have a color TV setB. to have a big carC. to buy an apartment in the cityD. to buy a new house in the suburbs8. In paragraph 3, the author gives _______ reasons why people want to live in cities.A. twoB. threeC. fourD. five9. According to the article, cities are _______.A. sickB. alive againC. livingD. dying10. The movement of people to and from the city can explain _______.A. social changes C. racial conflictB. violent crime D. the best aspects of a societyPassage 3I found out one time that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of trouble. I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test. During the test, the girl sitting next to me whispered something, but I didn't understand. So I leaned over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen. She showed me that hers was out of ink and would not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk.Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students were dismissed. As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about what it meant to grow up; she mentioned how important it was to stand on your own two feet and be responsible for your own acts. For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized the fact that when people do something dishonest, they are really cheating themselves. She made me promise that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave. I walked out of the classroom wondering why she had chosen to talk to me about all thoseLater on, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test. When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked as though I was copying answers from the girl's test paper. I tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was it seemed awfully strange to her that I hadn't mentioned anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test. Even though I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor by letting her use my pen, I am sure she continued to believe that I had cheated on the test.11. The story took place ________.A. in the teacher's officeB. in an exam roomC. in the corridorD. in the sound lab12. As the boy didn't understand what the girl was whispering, he _______.A. tried to find out what it was all aboutB. whispered back, meaning to silence herC. paid no attention to herD. turned to the teacher for help13. The teacher ________.A. asked him to explain why he was leaning overB. said whispering in the exam was wrongC. told him not to do the same next timeD. emphasized the importance of doing the paper all by oneself14. As the boy ________, he decided to lend one to the girl.A. expected something from the girlB. happened to have two pens with himC. was afraid the teacher would blame herD. was the girl's good friend15. The boy ________.A. didn’t have any more talk with the teacherB. met the teacher again but said nothingC. made some explanation about the pen later onD.would prefer to keep away from the teacherPassage 4One of the differences between humans and animals is that humans have language and the animals do not. Language is human speech, either written or spoken. There are about 3,000 spoken languages in the world, but some are spoken by only a few hundred people.All languages have (1) a system of sounds, (2) words, (3) a system of word order, and (4) grammar. Word order is more important in English than in some other languages. The sound system is very important in Chinese and in many African languages.Language is always changing. In a society where life continues year after year with few changes, the language does not change much, either. The earliest known languages had complicated grammar but a small, limited vocabulary. Over the centuries, the grammar changed, but the vocabulary grew. For example, the English and Spanish people who came to America during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries gave names to all the new plants and animals theyfound. In this way, hundreds of new words were introduced into English and Spanish vocabularies. Today life is changing very fast, and language is changing fast, too.There are several major language families in the world. Some scientists say there are nine main families, but other scientists divide them differently. The languages in each family are related and scientists think that they came from the same parent language. About 3 percent of the people in the world speak languages that are not in these major families.We learn our language by listening and copying. We do this without studying or thinking about it. But learning a foreign language takes a lot of study and practice.16. All languages in the world have ____.A. large vocabulariesB. a system of soundsC. simple grammarD. complicated vocabularies17. The English and Spanish people who came to America ____.A. introduced hundreds of new words into English and Spanish vocabulariesB. found many new plants and animalsC. gave names to different animalsD. changed the grammar of English and Spanish18. Scientists think that the languages in each family ____.A. should be divided differentlyB. are relatedC. are not very differentD. should be separated19. Just as there is always change in people life, so is ______ undergoing a constant change.A. the system of word orderB. the language familyC. the system of soundsD. language20. The passage is mainly about ____.A. the difference between humans and other animalsB. the number of the languages that are existing in the worldC. a brief introduction to languageD. the process of language learningPassage 5In sport the sexes are separate. Women and men do not run or swim in the same races. Women are le ss 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 to gether 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 un til 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 times are always slower than men’s, but some facts are a surprise. Some of the fast est 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 an Olympic sw immer, 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!21. Women are called “the weaker sex” because _______.A. women do as much work as menB. people think women are weaker than menC. sport is easier for men than for womenD. in sport the two sexes are always together22. 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.23. “That at least is what people say” means people ________.A. say other things tooB. don't say this muchC. say this but may not think soD. only think this24. 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.25. In this passage the author implies that _______.A. women are weaker than men, but fasterB.women are slower than men, but strongerC. men are not always stronger and faster than womenD. men are faster and stronger than womenPassage 6Thanksgiving Day is always celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. It is the most traditional of American holidays. The first Thanksgiving was held in Massachusetts in 1621. After a year of great hardship, the Pilgrim colonists wanted to give thanks to God for their first harvest. They invited their Indian friends to join them in a big feast. Today the holiday is still celebrated as a day for giving thanks. It is a day of family reunion and it is customary to invite friends to share the meal. In some large cities, there are carnival parades（狂欢游行）for children. In other cities, there are important football games that are played on Thanksgiving Day.In my family, we always go to my grandmother's house on Thanksgiving Day. All my aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, and nieces gather for a family homecoming. We always invite some friends to join us. Everyone is glad to see everyone else and there is a very busy exchange of gossip.The women soon disappear into the kitchen to help my grandmother prepare the dinner. The men, meanwhile, settle down to watch a football game on television or to discuss business or politics. If the weather permits, some of the more athletic men go outside to play ball with the children. At about four o'clock we all sit down to dinner. My grandfather gives thanks for the blessings we have received and then he starts to carve the turkey. We always have the traditional dinner of stuffed turkey, cranberry sauce, apple cider, sweet potatoes, chestnuts, and pumpkin pie. After dinner, no one can move and we all sit around and talk, play word games, or tell jokes until it is time to go home. It is always difficult to leave because Thanksgiving Day is one of the fewdays of the year when the entire family gets together.26. The first Thanksgiving Day was held ________.A. in the early 17th centuryB. just before the War of IndependenceC. right after the War of IndependenceD. before the 17th century27. Thanksgiving Day was originally ________.A. a day to give thanks to GodB. a day for family members to get togetherC. a day to treat one's friendsD. a day of recreation for children28. The Pilgrim colonists were ________.A. merchants from other countriesB. American IndiansC. the first settlers in AmericaD. businessmen in the cities29. Today, Thanksgiving Day is ________.A. still a day to pray to GodB. a national holidayC a day of family reunionD. all of the above30. No one can move after dinner. Why?A. It is their custom.B. They have just eaten too much.C. People want to sit around and talk.D. The day offers a good chance for people to meet each other.Passage 7Soccer is played by two teams with eleven men on each team. Each team has two ways to win. It must get more goals than the other team, and it must stop the other team from getting goals. Each goal in soccer is worth one point. Soccer is played with a round ball. The ball may be kicked, or it may be moved by any part of the body except the hands. Ten of the players must not use their hands.Only one player is allowed to use his hands. This is the player who keeps the ball out of the goal.A soccer game usually lasts for ninety minutes. The playing time is divided into two equal parts. The teams play for forty-five minutes and then take a short rest. After this half-time rest, they play again for another forty-five minutes. Soccer is tiring because the game is very long. To help the players have some rest during the game, there are other players who may play for them. These players take the place of other players so that everyone may have some rest during the game.31. Soccer is played by _________.A.eleven menB.two waysC.two teamsD.twenty men。
