网络远程教育统考大学英语A练习题（9）

网络远程教育统考大学英语A练习题（9）

一、阅读理解
1、The judgment of the Englishman by all other European peoples is that he is the most suspicious, the most reserved, the most unfriendly, the coldest-hearted of all western peoples.
Ask a Frenchman, an Italian, a German, a Spaniard, even an American, what he thinks about Englishmen; and every one of them will tell you the very same thing. This is precisely what the character of men would become who had lived for thousands of years in the conditions of northern European land.
But, on the other hand, you would find that all nations would speak highly of certain other English qualities - energy, courage, honour, justice. They would say that, although no man is so difficult to make friends with, the friendship of an Englishman once gained is stronger and truer than any other. And as the battle of life still continues, and must continue for thousands of years to come, it must be acknowledged that the English character is especially well suitable for the struggle. Its reserves, its cautions, its doubts, its suspicions - these have been for it in the past, and are still in the present.
    It is not a lovable nor amiable character; it is not even kindly. The Englishman of the best type is much more inclined（倾向于） to justice than he is to be kind, for kindness is an emotional impulse, and the Englishman doesn't like every kind of emotional impulse. But with all this, the character is a great one, and its success has been the best proof of its value.
(1)、The Englishman is characterized as ______.
  A：suspicious and open-minded
  B：reserved and friendly
  C：suspicious and warm-hearted
  D：cold-hearted and unfriendly
答案： D
(2)、According to the author, the main factor which has shaped the English character is a ______ one.
  A：geographical
  B：economical
  C：psychological
  D：political
答案： A
(3)、Certain other English qualities such as courage, energy, and honor are ______.
  A：ignored by Europeans
  B：praised by Europeans
  C：ignored by themselves
  D：praised by themselves
答案： B
(4)、It seems that it is most difficult to ______ an Englishman.
  A：speak highly of
  B：take care of
  C：make friends with
  D：fight against
答案： C
(5)、The Englishman prefers ______ to ______.
  A：being on guard, emotional impulse
  B：justice, kindness
  C：value, success
  D：being true, friendship
答案： B

2、
"You're trying to control my life," says my nine-year-old son. "I don't know why you think you can do that, but you can't." I received this bit of information after I asked Gabriele to put his dirty socks in the basket. And I get no sympathy from my mother, who says, "You let him have his way from the beginning."
     It's true. I have always asked Gabriele's opinion, found out how he felt about things - treated him as my peer, not my child. And what have I got from my troubles? A lot of back talk. At least I'm not alone; it's a complaint heard among parents across the country.
     It's not just that we're confused by the contradictory advice offered in parenting books. The fact is, in an effort to break away from how we were raised - to try something more liberal than our parents' "do it because I say so" approach - our generation has gone too far. "Today's parents want to be young, so they try to be friends with their children," says Kathy Lynn, a parenting educator.
     "When it comes to discipline, our society has gone from one extreme to the other," says Ron Moorish, a behavior specialist. "We used to use the strap, to intimidate. Then we had permissiveness, and now it's about giving children choices and allowing them to learn from their own experiences."
     Real discipline, says Moorish, is about teaching. "By correcting our children when they do something wrong, we teach them how to behave properly," he says. But this only works, he emphasizes, if parents regain their position of authority. Children will always be children. The key is for parents to choose to take the time to guide and teach their kids.
     Rita Munday, a mother of four children, couldn't believe the dramas that played out in the children's shoe store she operated. She often saw children insist on having the high-priced, brand-name shoes. And even when the mother didn't want to spend the money, she would give in when the kid started acting up and throwing shoes around.
     Rhonda Radice, Munday's younger colleague, is one parent who has bucked the trend - and is proud of it. "I don't negotiate with them. You can't. I've seen parents come into the store and bribe their children to behave. You shouldn't have to buy love and respect."

(1)、The author's way of treating her son ____________.
  A：is shared by many parents
  B：is encouraged by her mother
  C：proves to be quite successful
  D：shows little concern for the child
答案： A
(2)、It can be inferred from the passage that __________.
  A：parents should learn to make friends with their children
  B：parents need to follow the advice of parenting books
  C：today's children enjoy more freedom than the previous generation
  D：today's parents are better at raising children than previous generation
答案： C
(3)、According to the passage, to have "discipline" means that parents should ___________.
  A：adopt the "do it because I say so"approach
  B： teach their children to understand the rules
  C：negotiate with their children for a decision
  D：never allow their children to have their ways
答案： B
(4)、If Ronda Radice is the parent who has "bucked the trend", which of the following can also be cited as the example for"bucking the trend"?
  A：Parents buy whatever their children want.
  B：Parents treat their children as their equals.
  C：Parents make decisions for their children.
  D：Parents maintain authority over their children.
答案： D
(5)、The main point of the passage is to __________.
  A：compare different ways of raising children
  B：analyze the problems faced by today's parents
  C：explain the importance of understanding children
  D：point out the mistakes made by the older generation
答案： B
       
二、词汇与语法
1、This computer is ______ to all the other computers on the market.
  A：super
  B：advantageous
  C：superior
  D：beneficial
答案： C
2、Gain at the expense of reputation should be called             .
  A：load         
  B：loss          
  C：profit       
  D：burden
答案： B
3、In ancient China, people used to send smoke _____to warn that the enemy were coming.　　
  A：signs
  B：signals
  C：symbols
  D：marks
答案： B
4、The first software of Windows _____by Bill Gates became very popular with computer lovers immediately.
  A：made
  B：had made
  C：was made
  D：had been made
答案： A
5、The weeds and tall grass in that yard make the house look as if it ______ vacant for quite some time.
  A：were
  B：was
  C：had been
  D：has been
答案： C
6、- Hurry, there is a bus coming.?
- Why run? There'll be another __  ___.
  A：one in two or three minutes  
  B：one after two or three minutes?
  C：after two or three minutes   
  D：one for two or three minutes?
答案： A
7、_____ pollution control measures are expensive, local governments hesitate to adopt them.
  A：Although
  B：However
  C：Because
  D：Moreover
答案： C
8、The monitor will speak on ________ of the students at the opening ceremony.
  A：behalf
  B：benefit
  C：sake
  D：profit
答案： A
9、We really didn't like the ___ of the vegetables.
  A：flour
  B：favor
  C：fable
  D：flavor
答案： D
10、This book discusses the most recent events of space travel, it certainly is ____.
  A：up to now
  B：up to this moment
  C：up to this point
  D：up to date
答案： D
       
三、完型填空
When do people decide whether or not they want to become friends? During their first four minutes together, according to a book   1   Dr. Leomard Zuninn. In his book, Contact: The First Four Minutes, he offers this advice to anyone   2   in starting new friendships: "Every time you meet someone in a social   3  , give him your undivided attention for four minutes. A lot of people's lives   4   change if you did just that."
You may have noticed that the   5   person does not give his undivided attention to someone he has just met. He keeps looking over the other person's shoulder, as if   6   to find someone more interesting in another part of the room. If   7  has ever done this to you, you probably did not like him very much.
    When we are introduced to new people, the author suggested, we   8   try to appear friendly and   9  . In general, he says, "People like people who like   10  ."
(1)、
  A：for
  B：of
  C：by
  D：through
答案： C
(2)、
  A：interested
  B：interesting
  C：interest
  D：interests
答案： A
(3)、
  A：occasion
  B：situation
  C：position
  D：chance
答案： B
(4)、
  A：will
  B：are going to
  C：should 
  D：would
答案： D
(5)、
  A：each
  B：average
  C：every 
  D：one
答案： B
(6)、
  A：hoping
  B：hopes
  C：hope
  D：hopeful
答案： A
(7)、
  A：everyone
  B：anyone 
  C：some 
  D：any
答案： B
(8)、
  A：would 
  B：ought to
  C：should 
  D：will
答案： C
(9)、
  A：self-confident
  B：self-confidence
  C：self-confidently
  D：self-confide
答案： A
(10)、
  A：them
  B：the self
  C：themselves
  D：theirs
答案： C
       
四、汉译英
(1)、他们虽然读了这些书，但并没有完全理解。
(2)、美国人抱怨政府没有正确使用税收。
(3)、在这样的天气里，我宁愿乘飞机去杭州，而不是坐火车。
(4)、正是由于他在面试中表现不错，他才获得了这份工作。
       
五、写作
Instructions:Your essay should be no less than 150 words.
There are different ways of getting information: reading, watching TV, or surfing the Internet（上网）. Write an essay on the topic "Ways of Getting Information". You should base your essay on the outline below.
1.现代社会获取信息方式的多样化。
2.你更喜欢哪种方式，原因是什么。
3.不同的人为不同的目的应选择合适的方式。

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