《大学英语精读（1）》在线练习①
一、单项选择题
1、The general ordered that the prisoners of war be put to （） immediately.
A．death
B．wound
C．injury
D．damage
2、She seems to be too short for a（ ）.
A．twenty-year old girl
B．girl twenty-year-old
C．twenty-years-old girl
D．girl of twenty
3、The students successfully （） the answer to the problem.
A．gave up
B．worked out
C．arrived
D．knew
4、the boy（） his time between work ａnd play.
A．spent
B．wasted
C．separated
D．divided
5、Don’t be too（） about things you are not supposed to know.
A．strange
B．amusing
C．curious
D．conscious
6、Good care must（） babies particularly while they are ill.
A．take
B．take of
C．be taken
D．be taken of
7、Last summer I took a course on（ ）.
A．how to make dresses
B．how dresses to make
C．how to be made dresses
D．how dresses to be made
8、the americans ａnd the british not only speak the same language but also （）a large number of social customs.
A．share
B．join
C．take
D．make
9、( ), mother will wait for him to have dinner together.
A．However late is he
B．However he is late
C．However is he late
D．However late he is
10、Little（） about his own safety though he was in great danger himself.
A．does he care
B．did he care
C．he cares
D．he cared
11、She（） his number in the phone book to make sure that she had got it right.
A．looked up
B．looked for
C．picked out
D．picked up
12、I carry only enough money to make change for a（） bill.
A．tens-dollar
B．ten-dollar
C．ten-dollars
D．tens-dollars
13、（）, the more you are aware of content ａnd meaning.
A．The more words you are familiar to
B．The more words you are familiar with
C．You are familiar to more words
D．You are familiar with more words
14、Do you agree with me（） that?
A．on
B．at
C．in
D．for
15、Bill told me that（） live with his roommates again next year.
A．he’d rather not
B．he won’t rather
C．he’ll rather
D．he’d rather didn’t
16、By the time he was twelve, Edison（） to make a living by himself.
A．would begin
B．has begun
C．had begun
D．was begun
17、We haven’t seen the Swans for over a week. They （） on a trip abroad.
A．could go
B．must go
C．may have gone
D．would have gone
18、Police officers working on the murder have（） hundreds of families.
A．asked
B．researched
C．questioned
D．demanded
19、（）that leather shoes are hand-made, the price seems reasonable.
A．In view of
B．Because
C．Since
D．Considering
20、The water will be further polluted unless some measures（） .
A．will be taken
B．are taken
C．were taken
D．had been taken
21、I（） up early this morning, so I stayed in bed until 8 o’clock a.m. .
A．needn’t have got
B．didn’t need to get
C．shouldn’t have got
D．can’t have got
22、“Are you ready for your paper?” “Not yet. I need（） to read through it.”
A．other three minutes
B．another three minutes
C．three other minutes
D．more three minutes
23、Don’t be too（） about things you are not supposed to know.
A．strange
B．amusing
C．curious
D．conscious
24、“Where（） the recorder? I can’t see it anywhere.” “I（） it right here. But now it’s gone.”
A．did you put; have put
B．have you put; put
C．had you put; was putting
D．were you putting; have put
25、His handwriting is bad and（ ）is worse.
A．mine
B．my
C．your
D．her
26、（）you have done might do harm to other people.
A．That
B．What
C．Which
D．This
27、I’d like to （）_ this old car with a new model, but I can’t afford it.
A．change
B．replace
C．convert
D．substitute
28、This hotel （） $ 60 for a single room with bath.
A．claims
B．demands
C．prices
D．charges
29、early to bed ａnd early to rise（） a man healthy, wealthy ａnd wise.
A．make
B．had made
C．makes
D．will make
30、They finally got to the village （ ）a rainy evening.
A．in
B．on
C．at
D．by
二、填空题
31、
marketing consists of advertising ａnd promoting your product ｏr service in ｏrder to sell it. your business produces goods ａnd services. marketing is what lets __1___ customers know that they are available fｏr sale. sales, advertising, ａnd public relations are each essential ___2___ of marketing ａnd each require specialized skills ａnd expertise. while a small business may have only one person perfｏrming all these functions under the marketing umbrella, knowledge of each area is impｏrtant to develop a ___3___ effｏrt.
a focus ___4____ what the customer wants ａnd needs is essential __5____ successful marketing effｏrts. this customer-ｏrientation should go hand-in-hand with the company’s objectives of maintaining a __6____ volume of sales. marketing is a creative process combining all the activities needed to __7___ both of these objectives.
the process of marketing begins __8____ discovering what product customers want to buy. providing the features ａnd quality customers want is a/an ___9____ first step in marketing. you will be facing an uphill battle if you provide something you want to produce ａnd then try to ___10_____ someone to buy it.
1. a. future b. potential c. invisible d. visible
2. a. components b. elements c. features d. factｏrs
3. a. focusing b. focused c. fixed d. fixing
4. a. to b. on c. at d. in
5. a. on b. at c. to d. in
6. a. profit b. profitable c. many d. much
7. a. reach b. get to c. accomplish d. achieve
8. a. with b. in c. at d. by
9. a. critical b. impｏrtant c. significant d. necessary
10. a. ask b. advise c. persuade d. convince
32、
it was sunday ａnd there was 1 school that day.
“look! john, it’s snowing 2 ,” said jack. john rushed to the window ａnd saw it was really true. different 3 other days, john got up, washed ａnd put clothes on himself as 4 as possible. in a few minutes he stood watching the garden turn white as the snow fell.
after the snow had stopped, johnand jack ran into the garden. they threw snowballs 5 each other. then their six-year-old neighbour, peter, 6 them. they ran, laughed ａnd played 7 snowballs. soon they became tired of this ａnd jack said, “why 8 make a snowman?”
so they started to work, using a garden spade ａnd their hands to build the body.
when the body was finished, some stones were used for making the nose, eyes, ears ａnd mouth. john put his hat on the snowman’s head.
the work was 9 ａnd the snowman stood there, the same size 10 john.
1. a. not b. not a c. little d. no
2. a. big b. heavily c. heavy d. hardly
3. a. as b. in c. from d. like
4. a. quick b. soon c. quickly d. slowly
5. a. at b. on c. for d. with
6. a. took part in b. joined in c. attended d joined
7. a. with b. the c. of d. on
8. a. don’t b. won’t c. not d. not to
9. a. off b. up c. end d. over
10. a. like b. as c. of d. for
33、
ａndy loved the idea. mary arthur 1 it. kurt mendez didn’t think it was any big deal. mr. el thought it was a brilliant idea. after all, it was 2 idea.
“it’s only fair, ” mr. el explained to his new fourth graders as they stood in line waiting for the lunch bell 3 ， “that we turn things around. every year you guys line up in alphabetical order. alphabetical order to go to lunch, to go to gym, to go home, ａnd so on. this year we’re using reverse alphabetical order.”
mindy vale put her hand down as mr. el pointed 4 her. “i’ve always had to stand at the back of the line, ever since kindergarten! now i’m near the 5 . thank you, thank you!”
the teacher smiled. 6 ， he called on christopher cash, a serious ａnd thoughtful young man. “mr. el, i think you should 7 this policy. this is very drastic ａnd unnecessary. this could confuse our fragile young minds!”
“put a lid on it, chris!” shouted david tyler.
“we won’t have any outbursts like that, david! ” mr. el said firmly. he turned 8 christopher. “don’t 9 ， christopher. we only have strong minds in this class.”
“how many of you think this is a good idea?” mr. el asked. as you would probably 50 ， most of the hａnds that went up were in the latter half of the line.
1. a hated b liked c heard d needed
2. a no b that c his d her
3. a ring b to ring c ringing d rung
4. a out b for c in d to
5. a last b front c bottom d forward
6. a. so b. therefore c. then d. after
7. a reconsider b carry c think d make
8. a at b in c toward d down
9. a move b worry c scream d speak
10.a expect b doubt c forget d review
三、
34、以My Hobby为题，写一篇80词的短文。
My Hobby
四、翻译题
35、 因为没有亲生儿女，他们决定领养一个孤儿。（adopt,orphan）
6.Having no children of their own, they decided to adopt an orphan.
36、他父亲只在周末的时候才准他看小说。（allow sb. to do sth.）
His father only allows him to read novels on weekends.
37、任何疾病的爆发对人类来说都是灾难。（outbreak）
The outbreak of any disease will be a disaster to the human beings.
38、 虽然英国人喜欢看赛马，他们对人类的比赛却并不感兴趣。（be fond of）
Although the English are so fond of watching horse racing, they are not very interested in human being races.
39、 据说这位老人是镇上最富有的人。（it is said）
10.It is said that the old man is the richest one in the town.
40、学校在民主的基础上运行，所有的员工都参与决策。（democratic, be involved in）
the school is run on democratic lines, ａnd all the staff is involved in making decisions.
41、这位电影明星拒绝就他的私生活发表任何评论。（comment on）
The film star refused to comment on the rumors(谣言) of his private life.
42、 几天前竣工的那座建筑是城里最宏伟的一幢建筑。（largest one）
The building completed a few days ago is the largest one in our city.
五、写作题
43、
描述空间的小短文指按物体的空间位置（自左至右、由近到远、由上至下、由下到上、由里到外、由外到里、由中间到两边等顺序）来展开段落。
按上述方法写一篇以“My Bedroom”为题的小短文。
my bedroom
i have a bedroom of my own. it is not very big, but it looks beautiful ａnd is comfortable. the window is opposite the door. the door’s color is like wood. near the door, there is a big white desk. a blue lamp is on the desk. my bed is behind the desk. it is so lovely. there is a clothes closet on the right of the bed. a pink teddy bear is on it. you can see the curtain in my bedroom. there’re some pretty flowers on it. that’s my bedroom. do you like it?
