大学英语A

大学英语A7

一、阅读理解

1、 Bamboo is one of the nature's most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass.

Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist recorded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1. 5 meters in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1, 000 kinds of bamboo that grow around the world on both mountains and plains（平原）.

Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across. This plant also comes in different colors, from yellow to black to green.

Many Asian countries have been using bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for building new buildings. As a matter of fact, the cables（绳索）that hold up the hanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan are made of bamboo. The bridge has been in use for more than 1, 000 years, and is still holding strong.

In Africa, engineers are teaching poor farmers how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap ways to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. It seems that bamboo is one of the best things they can use. Bamboo pipes（管）and drills（钻）can help to make the poor thirsty fields to be watered.

(1)、How is bamboo like grass?

A：It is thin and easy to cut.

B：It grows everywhere.

C：It grows quickly after it's cut short.

D：It is short and green.

答案： C

(2)、The sentence \"…while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across. \"Paragraph 3 means\" some other bamboo plants may grow to be every ______ \".

A：short

B：strong

C：thick

D：tall

答案： C

(3)、From the text we know ______.

A：most people call bamboo plant trees

B：a bamboo plant may grow 4. 5 meters in three days

C：the bamboo plant changes its colors when it grows

D：a bridge held by bamboo cable was built thousands of years ago

答案： B

(4)、Why did the engineers teach the poor farmers in Africa to make use of bamboo?

A：Because it is cheap.

B：Because it is colorful.

C：Because it drills fast.

D：Because it is used by Asians.

答案： A

(5)、Which of the following is NOT true?

A：There are many different kinds of bamboo with different colors.

B：Cables made of bamboo can last for over a thousand years.

C：Bamboo can be used for buildings, bridges and watering projects.

D：Bamboo plants are able to grow well in any part of the world.

答案： D

2、Though some people have suggested that women should return to housework in order to leave more jobs for men, the idea has been rejected by both women and men in public opinion polls. Lately some union officials have suggested that too many women are employed in type of work more suitable for

men and that women should step aside to make way for unemployed young men. They argue that women - especially women in their childbearing years actually delay economic development and result in lower productivity, poor quality and inefficiency.

To solve the problem, they have suggested that the working women stay at home while their husbands or brothers were given double wages. They argue that under these circumstances, families would retain their same level of income, and women could run the house and raise children much better.

The suggestion has been rejected by 9 out of 10 people polled. A hundred persons in a big city were questioned last summer. Out of 50 women, 46 said they were unwilling to leave their jobs, no matter what the situation was. The other 4 said they would like to return home if their jobs could be taken by their sons or daughters. Of 50 men polled, only 6 said they would like to see their wives give up their jobs, if it meant higher wages for themselves.

Some other people have suggested another way called \"phased employment theory\". The theory suggests that a woman worker take leave from her job when she is seven months pregnant and stay off the job until her baby reaches the age of 3. It suggests that women on leave receive75 percent of their normal salary and be allowed to return to work after the 3-year period. This will benefit children, women, their families and the society. Some of those polled, both women and men,

felt the idea is a good one. It definitely seems to be more acceptable than the suggestion that women return to home forever.

(1)、Some union officials have suggested that women should return home because ______.

A：all of them are employed in unsuitable types of work

B：their participation in work has a bad influence on the economic development

C：most skilled male workers are now unemployed

D：nowadays no one can take care of children except women

答案： B

(2)、Some union officials have suggested that if women resign their jobs, ______.

A：they should be allowed to attend school to be trained

B：their jobs should be taken over by the male members of their families

C：the male employees in their families should receive double wages

D：their children should also leave their kindergartens

答案： C

(3)、According to the passage, the suggestion that women should return to housework was ______.

A：opposed by most men and women

B：welcomed by men only

C：welcomed by women only

D：welcomed by men and women

答案： A

(4)、According to the passage we can see \"phased employment\" means ______.

A：two or more women share the same job

B：women stay at home on weekdays and go to work on weekends or holidays

C：a woman should resign her job forever if she has a child

D：women are allowed to take leave from their jobs during their childbearing years

答案： D

(5)、Based on the \"phased employment\" theory, during a woman's leave from her job ______.

A：her work should be done by her husband or brothers

B：her family's income level will be a little lower than it normally is

C：her family can still keep the same level of income

D：either her husband or her brothers will be given double wages

答案： B

二、词汇与语法

1、We were so busy that we had to _______ going on holiday for a month.

A：put out

B：put away

C：put down

D：put off

答案： D

2、He told me that he was very busy at the moment and could only ________ me a few minutes.

A：cost

B：spare

C：spend

D：save

答案： B

3、The icy conditions made our travel dangerous. So _____going by car we took the underground.

A：instead of

B：in addition to

C：as well as

D：at the cost of

答案： A

4、The police are _____the matter to find out the murderer.

A：looking for

B：looking into

C：looking after

D：looking up

答案： B

5、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

6、This dress is ______ for you; you had better choose another one.

A：too a little tight

B：a little too tight

C：a too little tight

D：a tight too little

答案： B

7、Everybody likes to go sightseeing, ________?

A：don't they

B：aren't they

C：doesn't he

D：won't he

答案： A

8、Her determination to ________ her goal of life motivated her to greater effort.

A：retain

B：attain

C：maintain

D：entertain

答案： B

9、______ that my head had cleared, my brain was also beginning to work much better.

A：For

B：Since

C：Now

D：Despite

答案： C

10、Our products are displayed in Stand B22, _____ you will find me during office hours.

A：when

B：which

C：that

D：where

答案： D

三、完型填空

Being interviewed is a situation that nearly everyone faces at some time in life, whether for college or for a job. Most of people face this ordeal with 1 and even fear. However, people who prepare for an interview avoid much of this anxiety. Preparing for an interview 2 doing advance research, choosing the right outfit, and planning appropriate communication with the interviewer.

Doing research before the actual interview will increase the 3 for a successful interview. Find out the location and be 4 time. Nothing makes as poor an impression on an interviewer 5 arriving late. Learn about the company and ask 6 questions. If you interview for 7 to a school, find out what courses the school offers. For a job interview, find out about the kind of work the company does and the achievements they have made. If it is an interview for a promotion, 8 the duties of the job for which you are applying. Such research will show the 9 that you are interested in obtaining the 10 or being admitted to the school.

(1)、

A：hope

B：idea

C：anxiety

D：knowledge

答案： C

(2)、

A：needs

B：hates

C：saves

D：involves

答案： A

(3)、

A：chances

B：failures

C：possibilities

D：powers

答案： C

(4)、

A：for

B：on

C：at

D：in

答案： B

(5)、

A：for

B：with

C：as

D：best

答案： C

(6)、

A：interesting

B：intelligent

C：informative

D：prepared

答案： B

(7)、

A：finding

B：making

C：admission

D：proving

答案： C

(8)、

A：take

B：refuse

C：reduce

D：research

答案： D

(9)、

A：interviewer

B：the company

C：teacher

D：boss

答案： A

(10)、

A：job

B：bill

C：fee

D：aim

答案： A

四、汉译英

(1)、科学研究证明鱼含有丰富的维生素。

(2)、如果我们合作得很好，一定会赢这场比赛。

(3)、那是我去过的最好的音乐会之一。

(4)、这是你自己的错，不要将工作的失败归咎于别人。

五、写作

Instructions:Your essay should be no less than 150 words. As a student, what kind of teacher do you like? Do you think teachers and students can become friends? Write a composition on the title: \"My View on the Teacher-student Relationship\". Your composition should be based on the

following outline:

1.处理好师生关系对学生的前途有一定影响。良好的师生关系会使学习成为一种享受，而师生关系不融洽会打消学生学习的积极性。

2.你认为好的师生关系应该是怎样的？

3.根据你本人的知识、经历说明。