三，阅读理解
（一）CDDAD
Holidays in the United States usually occur at least once a month. Most months have a national holiday that has been arranged to be celebrated on a Monday. The holidays have all been decided to be celebrated on a Monday so that the workers may have 3-day weekends ― that is, Saturday, Sunday and Monday in order to rest or travel or do things with their families. Major holidays in the United States such as New Year’s Day or Christmas Day or the day, when we remember the first settlers of the United States, called Thanksgiving Day are celebrated all over the country. During these holidays most businesses close and the workers stay home and celebrate with their families.
Vacation can be from 2 weeks a year to 4 weeks a year. This usually depend on how long you’ve been working for a company, what type of position you have, whether you have a very high position or a very important position and it’s difficult to find someone to replace you. In this case, you might take a few days at a time rather than taking one month all at once. Usually the more time you spend working for a company, the more you may get for a vacation.
1. The government of the United States makes it a rule for workers to have a _______ weekend almost once a month.
A) 1-day B) 2-day C) 3-day D) 4-day 2. Workers in the United States sometimes work from ________. A) Monday to Saturday B) Tuesday to Sunday C) Thursday to Friday D) Tuesday to Friday 3. Which statement is NOT true according to this passage A) Only a few shops remain open on New Year’s Day. B) Most of the workers needn’t work on Christmas Day
C) Days on vacation must be more than all the holidays in a year. D) All the workers have a half-month vacation.
4. The reason why someone has to divide his vacation into several parts is that _____. A) no one can be found to take his place B) he hasn’t a most high position
C) he plays an important role in his work
D) he hasn’t been working for his company for a long time 5. Which of the following is the best title for this passage A) Holidays in the United States. B) Vacation in the United States.
C) How Do the Workers Spend Their Holidays.
D)Something About the Holidays and Vacation in the U.S..
（二） BBBBA
Women in Britain are without doubt better off today than they used to be. At the beginning of the nineteenth century women seemed to have had almost no rights at all. They could not vote, or even sign contracts. Their marriages were arranged by their parents, and once they were married they could not own property. Most of the time they were kept at home, and even when they were allowed to work, they were never given responsible jobs. It is strange to think that, as far as we know, most women were happy with this situation.
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Today the position is quite different. Women can now vote and choose their own husbands. In 1970 a law was passed to give them an equal share of property in the case of divorce, and in the same year the Equal Pay Act gave them the right to equal pay with men for work of equal value. Yet despite these changes, there is no doubt that there are still great difference between men and women. Many employers — maybe even the majority — seem to ignore the Equal Pay Act, and the average working women is likely to earn only about half what a man earns for the same job. Most women who do work still do unskilled jobs, while only a small proportion of the country’s workers, possibly one third, are in fact women. There is also great inequality in education. Only a quarter of all university students are women, and, at present boys’ schools are undoubtedly much better than girls’ schools.
1. Which of the following couldn’t a woman probably be in the 19th century A) A nurse. B) A manager. C) A shop-keeper. D) A land-lady. 2. Women have the right to equal pay because ________. A) a law was passed B) the Equal Pay Act was passed C) they can vote D) they do the same jobs as men 3. Paragraph 3 gives examples of ________.
A) equality of women B) inequality of women C) the improving situation for women D) ideas for the future 4. The last sentence of Paragraph 1 suggests that ________. A) women were happy in the 19th century
B) people thought that women were unhappy in the 19th century C) women were worse off than today D) women were better off than today
5. The author of this article probably agrees that ________.
A) women should be treated equally as men B) women should not do unskilled jobs C) women should not be nurses D) women should not go to school
（三） ACDBB
At Harton College — an English boarding school for boys — there are many rules. Fifteen-year-old Bob Sanders often breaks them.
The boys can go into the town in the afternoon after class. But they must return to the school at six o’clock. One afternoon Bob walked to the town. He looked at the shops and then went to the cinema. After the film, he looked at his watch. It was after eight o’clock. He was a little worried. He walked back to Harton College as fast as possible.
When he arrived, he ran quickly to the main entrance. It was locked. He went round the school building to another door. That one was locked too. He looked up at the window of his dormitory. It was on the third floor. The window was open. But it was quite dark and he could not climb up the wall easily. Then he saw another open window on the ground floor. It was the window of the headmaster’s study.
He looked into the room — no one was there. Bob quickly climbed on to the window and jumped into the room. Just then he heard a noise. Then someone turned on a light in corridor. Bob looked around and then hid under the sofa. One minute later, Mr. Mannering, headmaster, came in. He turned on the light on his desk, and sat down on the sofa. Then he opened a book and began to read. Bob lay under the sofa as quietly as possible. He couldn’t move. The floor was cold and uncomfortable. He looked at the headmaster’s shoes and socks for a hour. “Why doesn’t he get up and go to bed” Bob thought.
Mr. Mannering read his book for another hour. Finally, the headmaster closed his book and stood up. He put the book on a shelf and walked toward the door. “Thank heavens he didn’t find me under the sofa,” thought Bob. Then Mr. Mannering stopped and spoke towards the sofa. “Would you turn off the light when you leave” He said, and left the study.
1. Bob returned to the school more than two hour late because ________. A) he enjoyed himself too much B) he did not catch the bus C) he bought too many things D) he ran into an old friend 2. The main door was ________.
A) too high B) open C) shut D) slightly open 3. Bob did not go to his dormitory because ________. A) the door was locked B) the window was shut C) it was quite dark
D) the wall was too high for him to climb up
4. Instead, Bob went into the headmaster’s ________. A) dormitory B) private office C) classroom house
5. The tone of the passage can be described as ________.
A) cold B) humorous C) angry D) doubtful
（四）ACDCC
Each May the quiet city of Indianapolis is jammed with people. They come to watch the “Indy 500.” This 500-mile race is the most famous of all auto races.
The motor race track is on the spot where an old farm once stood. A man named Carl Fisher bought the land in 1909. The car was a new invention at that time. Hardly anyone took the idea of car racing seriously. Yet Fisher pushed ahead with his plan to build a track.
In two years the track was finished. It took 450 workers, 300 mules, and seven giant steamrollers to do the job. First, the ground was made perfectly flat. Then gravel was spread over the two-and-a-half-mile track. The top layer was made of crushed stone and tar. Grandstands to hold 15,000 people were build.
The first races at the track were a disaster. The road broke under the speeding autos. Dust and rocks flew into drivers faces. There were several accidents. Some drivers and even some fans were killed.
Auto racing might have ended after that. But Carl Fisher promised to make the track safer.
This was done by paving it with 3,000 bricks. Safer grandstands were also built. Now they hold 300,000 fans who attend the race each year. 1. What kind land was the auto track built on
A) Farmland. B) Park land. C) City land. D) Swamp land. 2. In 1909, most people hadn’t seen any ________.
A) roads B) mules C) car races D) farmers 3. The trace tack was covered with ________.
A) tar and grass B) wood and stone C) tar and plastic D) stone and tar 4. What happened at first races
A) No one showed up. B) Cars ran out of gas. C) People were killed in accidents. D) Auto racing ended. 5. The race track was paved with bricks to make I t________. A) quicker B) bigger C) safer D) faster.
四，完形填空
(1)
Learning a foreign language has been a __1__ experience for me , but one that I wouldn’t __2__ for anything. Not only did learning another language teach me the __3__ of hard work, but it also gave me __4__ into another culture, __5__ my mind was opened to new ways of seeing things. The most wonderful result of having learned a foreign language was __6__ I could communicate with many more people than before. Talking with people is one of my favorite activities, __7__ being able to speak a new language lets me meet new people, __8__ conversations, and form new, unforgettable friendships. __9__ I speak a foreign language, __10__ staring into space when English is being spoken, I can participate and make friends. I am able to reach out to others and bridge the gap between my language and culture and theirs.
1. A) quite trying B) most trying C) quite affecting D) most affecting
2. A) ask B) provide C) trade D) call 3. A) reward B) feature C) concern D) value 4. A) insight B) fashion C) foundation D) alarm 5. A) which B) and C) until D) after 6. A) when B) where C) that D) since 7. A) so B) while C) but D) if
8. A) participating in B) participate in C) participating D) participate 9. A) even if B) now that C) as if D) rather than 10. A) as well B) far from C) instead of D) no longer
(2)
Learning a foreign language was one of the most difficult __1__ most rewarding experiences of my life. __2__ at times, learning a language was frustrating, it was well worth the __3__.
My experience with a foreign language began in junior middle school, __4__ I took my first English class. I had a kind and patient teacher who often praised all of the students. I was __5__ the top of my class for two years.
However, my experience in senior middle school was very different from before. __6__ my former teacher had been patient with all the students, my new teacher quickly punished those who gave incorrect answers. __7__ we answered incorrectly, she pointed a long stick at us and, __8__ it up and down, shouted, “No! No! No!” It didn’t __9__ me long to lose my eagerness to answer questions. __10__ my joy in answering questions, but also I totally lost my desire to say anything at all in English.
1. A) still B) yet C) unless D) until 2. A) Because B) If C) Before D) Although 3. A) attitude B) court C) effort D) necessity 4. A) when B) where C) since D) till 5. A) on B) in C) at D) up 6. A) While B) As C) After D) Once
7. A) Whatever B) Whenever C) Whoever D) Whichever 8. A) to shake B) shook C) shaking D) shaken 9. A) bring B) take C) carry D) fetch 10. A) Not only L lost B) I lost not only C) Lost I not only D) Not only did I lose
Take the program seriously.
Online learning is not easier than study in __1__ classrooms. In fact, many students say it requires __2__ more time and effort. Requirements __3__ online courses are not less than those of any __4__ program. Successful students, __5__ , see online learning as a convenient way to __6__ their education—not an easier way. Many online students sit __7__ computers for hours __8__ during evenings and on weekends in order to __9__ their assignments. __10__ other people are finished and having fun is most likely the time when online students do their course work. Online students need to commit 4 to 15 hours a week for each course. 1. A) average B) boring C) regular D) serious 2. A) many B) great C) large D) much 3. A) in B) for C) with D) on
4. A) issue B) garage C) quality D) similarity 5 A) however B) instead C) furthermore D) otherwise 6. A) accept B) receive C) obtain D) catch 7. A) upon B) for C) at D) toward 8. A) at the time B) at one time C) at this time D) at a time 9. A) complete B) general C) whole D) thorough 10. A) Whether B) Which C) What D) When
Learning a foreign language was one of the most difficult __1__ most rewarding experiences of my life. __2__ at times, learning a language was frustrating, it was well worth the __3__. My experience with a foreign language began in junior middle school, __4__ I took my first English class. I had a kind and patient teacher who often praised all of the students. I was __5__
西安石油大学《大学英语(大一上册)》期末试题B及其答案
