大学英语 A1

久爱奥鹏晓林

大学英语 A1

一、阅读理解
1、      Mel Kiser was driving along a busy highway in Columbus, Ohio. He saw an armored truck（装甲车）and a few cars ahead of him. Suddenly the doors of the armored truck opened，and a blue plastic bag fell out of the truck. A car in front of Mr. Kiser hit the bag. The bag ripped（撕破）and money spilled out. Then another bag fell out of the truck, and another. Money was flying everywhere.
      At first, drivers thought the green papers on the highway were leaves. Then they realized that the green papers were not leaves--they were money! Drivers stopped their cars right in the middle of the highway. People jumped out of their cars and began picking up money. They were putting ten, twenty, and one-hundred-dollar bills into their pockets. One man said，"Money, money, money! It's all free! Grab some while you can!"
      Mr. Kiser also got out of his car. He grabbed a plastic bag of money, put the bag in his car, and drove away.
      Later Mr. Kiser counted the money. He had $57, 000. For the next two hours Mr. Kiser thought about the money. He dreamed about spending it. He needed a new furnace（火炉）for his house. He wanted to take a vacation in Florida. But he decided to return the money. He drove to the police station and gave the police the $57, 000.
      The armored truck company offered 10 percent reward, so Mr. Kiser got a reward of $5, 700. A few more people returned money and got rewards, but over one million dollars were still missing.
     Then a man telephoned the armored truck company and said, "I was driving along the highway when I saw the money. People were running everywhere. I had a camera in my car and I took some pictures. Would you like the pictures? "
      "Yes!" answered the company. The company gave the pictures to the police. The police looked closely at the pictures. They looked at the cars, the license plates, and the people's faces. They tried to find the people who had taken the money, but they didn't have much luck.
      One man telephoned a Columbus newspaper. The man did not give his name. "I took two bags of money," he said. "I'm going to take the money and leave Columbus. I have enough money for the rest of my life. "
(1)、Mel Kiser was driving along a busy highway when he saw_________.
  A：a truck hit a blue plastic bag
  B：three blue plastic bags fell out of a truck
  C：a car hit the truck ahead of him
  D：someone was flying money
资料： B
(2)、The drivers stopped suddenly in the middle of the highway because       .
  A：there was a traffic accident ahead of them
  B：they didn't believe the green papers were money
  C：they had grabbed some money
  D：they wanted to pick up money
资料： D
(3)、Mel Kiser needed a furnace, so probably       .
  A：he was an honest man
  B：drivers liked furnaces
  C：the weather is sometimes cold in Ohio
  D： it was easy to make money in Columbus
资料： C
(4)、If a man returned a million dollars to the company, the company would pay him ________ dollars as a reward.
  A：one hundred thousand
  B：one thousand and one hundred
  C：ten thousand and one hundred
  D：ten hundred and one thousand
资料： A
(5)、The police looked closely at the pictures, but_________.
  A：they did not realize that the money was falling from the truck
  B：the man who had taken the money did not give his name
  C：they did not believe that the man would leave Columbus
  D：they did not find the people who had taken the money
资料： D
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
资料： 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
资料： 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
资料： 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.
资料： 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
资料： B
        
二、词汇与语法
1、The article is written for the purpose ________ showing why bionics is a growing science.
  A：in                               
  B：at                                       
  C：of                               
  D：for
资料： C
2、The eyes need several minutes to ______ to the darkness.
  A：adjust
  B：adopt
  C：apply
  D：descend
资料： A
3、- 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?
资料： A
4、You should give the application to the man ______ at that chair.
  A：sits               
  B：to sit              
  C：sat                  
  D：sitting
资料： D
5、All things ____, the planned trip will have to be called off.
  A：considered
  B：be considered
  C：considering
  D：having considered
资料： A
6、For most people, it takes _______ effort to memorize a long poem.
  A：to consider
  B：considering
  C：considerable
  D：considerate
资料： C
7、I wish he would ________ from scattering his ash all over the carpet.
  A：refrain
  B：prevent
  C：shelter
  D：protect
资料： A
8、 I advise that she _______ another day.
  A：will come
  B：comes         
  C：came      
  D：should come
资料： D
9、The manager promised to keep me ____ of how our business was going on.
  A：to be informed       
  B：on informing
  C：informed
  D：informing
资料： C
10、The worst thing _______ television is that many people have become its slaves.
  A：about
  B：in
  C：with
  D：from
资料： A
        
三、完型填空
    When I was in the college, I was invited to be an instructor at a high school summer camp. On the first day I noticed a boy standing under the __21__. His obvious __22__ made him appear fragile. Only 50 feet away, 200 young campers were playing, joking and meeting __23__, but the boy seemed so lonely.
    __24__, I walked toward him and said, "Hi, my name is Kevin. It's nice to meet you." In a shaky voice he __25__ greeted me. I could sense that this whole experience was foreign to him. But I somehow knew all he needed was just a little push. That evening, I explained it to my coworkers and asked them to __26__ special attention to him.
    Several days later, on the "last dance" ball, I was surprised to see the boy dancing happily with two girls. I couldn't believe it was the __27__ boy who stood under the tree.
    One year later, I received a phone call from the boy's mother. She told me the boy died from a car accident. "I just wanted to call you because Tommy __28__ you so many times." she said, "I just wanted to thank you for making a difference for Tom. The last few months were the __29__ ones of his life."
    You may never know how much each gesture you made may mean something to someone else. __30__ I tell this story as often as I can, and when I do, I urge others to look out for their own "boy under the tree."
(1)、
  A：tree
  B：sky
  C：roof
  D：camp
资料： A
(2)、
  A：moodiness
  B：gladness
  C：shyness
  D：kindness
资料： C
(3)、
  A：each other
  B：one another
  C：others
  D：another
资料： B
(4)、
  A：Smile
  B：To smile
  C：Smiled
  D：Smiling
资料： D
(5)、
  A：violently
  B：reluctantly
  C：pleasantly
  D：surprisingly
资料： B
(6)、
  A：pay
  B：give
  C：make
  D：take
资料： A
(7)、
  A：first
  B：special
  C：very
  D：other
资料： C
(8)、
  A：looked after
  B：agreed with
  C：talked of
  D：searched for
资料： C
(9)、
  A：worse
  B：worst
  C：better
  D：best
资料： D
(10)、
  A：If
  B：But
  C：Because
  D：So
资料： D
        
四、汉译英
(1)、当今人们越来越多地依靠计算机来解决各种难题。
(2)、他不久就适应了新环境。（adjust to）
(3)、他记得在离开阅览室时，把灯关上了。
(4)、大工厂生产的产品正在替代小工厂生产的产品。
        
五、写作
Instructions:Your essay should be no less than 150 words.

Some people think that the automobile has improved modern life. Others think that the automobile has caused serious problems. What is your opinion? Write an essay on the topic "Automobiles and Modern Life". You should base your essay on the outline below:
a)汽车如何改善了现代生活
b)汽车带来的严重问题
c)你对汽车的看法