《大学英语精读(1)》在线练习④

一、单项选择题

1、The policeman saw the thief (   )he appeared on the street corner.

A.not until

B.as long as

C.the moment

D.only if


2、He won’t() to bring me my umbrella unless I tell him again.

A.forget

B.remind

C.remember

D.realize


3、“Where do you live?”

“I live (     )    550 Dalian Road.”

A. on                        B. at                            C. to                            D. for


4、Although she was frightened, she answered with a() voice.

A.quiet

B.silent

C.still

D.calm


5、Her parents objected to() that farmer, though he has a lot of money.

A.her marrying

B.marrying

C.marry

D.her marrying with


6、(   ) to find the proper job, he decided to give up job-hunting in this city.

A.Failed

B.Being failed

C.To fail

D.Having failed


7、 It is required that anyone applying for a driver’s license _____ a set of tests.

A.take

B.takes

C.took

D.will take


8、You can take as many as you like because they are free of() .

A.fare

B.charge

C.money

D.pay


9、English teachers are() needed in remote areas.

A.badly

B.nearly

C.scarcely

D.rarely


10、Only when you have acquired a good knowledge of grammar() write correctly.

A.can you

B.will you

C.you can

D.can’t you


11、There are usually at least two() of looking at every question.

A.means

B.directions

C.views

D.ways


12、My boss said that he was badly (      ) need of my assistance.

A.at

B.in

C.for

D.with


13、Tom (   ) the party as no one saw him there yesterday evening.

A.can’t attend

B.mustn’t attend

C.won’t have attended

D.couldn’t have attended


14、()no need to take any kind of vitamin pills if we eat well and properly.

A.It is

B.It’s

C.There has

D.There is


15、i don’t think() possible to master a foreign language without much memory work.

A.this

B.that

C.its

D.it


16、“What do you think of the cake?”   “It’s nice. I’d like to have().”

A.some other

B.another

C.others

D.other


17、The number of the teachers in our college() greatly increased this term.

A.is

B.has

C.are

D.have


18、“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


19、We don’t deny that your products are superior in quality to (   ) of Japanese make.

A.the one

B.that

C.these

D.those


20、I’d love to join you() I have to drive my son to his football game.

A.though

B.therefore

C.but

D.while


21、Don’t be too() about things you are not supposed to know.

A.strange

B.amusing

C.curious

D.conscious


22、What() after you finish your study in college?

A.do you do

B.are you going to do

C.are you doing

D.will you have done


23、I like spring. I hope good weather will() .

A.go on

B.stay

C.keep

D.continue


24、The reason why the car was stopped was().

A.that the road was slippery

B.due to the slippery road

C.because the road was slippery

D.because of the slippery road


25、You can not see the doctor() you have made an appointment with him.

A.except

B.unless

C.even

D.however


26、By the end of this year Mr. Smith (    ) in our company for exactly three years.

A.is working

B.has worked

C.will work

D.will have worked


27、In today’s newspaper, it() that there will be strong wind this afternoon.

A.tells

B.writes

C.records

D.says


28、When my sister phoned me, I could not hear clearly what she was().

A.speaking

B.saying

C.talking

D.telling


29、(), 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


30、(        ) tired of Tom’s all-talk-no-action, Julia decided to do the job all by herself.

A.To get

B.To have got

C.Getting

D.Have got



三、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、

 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


33、

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1. a. see              b. know           c. ask                      d. answer

2. a. answer          b. solution                c. question                  d. problem

3. a. works   b. costs              c. sells                    d. buys

4. a. guarded        b. granted                c. guided                d. guaranteed

5. a. pay             b. send              c. receive             d. buy

6. a. titles            b. summaries        c. names             d. prices

7. a. original     b. first                      c. same                     d. another

8. a. spending         b. costing                 c. taking                   d. sitting

9. a. publicized     b. polished              c. published          d. popularized

10. a. dozen      b. little                 c. handful                 d. couple



四、问答题

34、

governments,media and people around the world have become very worried about something called sudan i (苏丹红1号). this chemical dye,_1_ in many food products, was said to _2_ cancer. newspapers told everyone to be careful and governments pulled this product off supermarket _3_.

    sudan i is a red dye used for _4_ oils, waxes, petrol, shoe and floor polishes(上光剂). scientists have found if used in food, it can _5_ an increased risk of cancer.

    on march 4, beijing’s food safety office said that it found the cancer-causing dye in meiweiyuan chili(红辣椒)sauce in the city. now the _6_, famous us food company heinz, has recalled its chili sauces and chili oils sold in china.

    this follows news of food companies, including mcdonald’s, _7_ some products in britain after finding the dye in them.

    france was the first to _8_ the chemical dye in 2003. since then , foods _9_ sudan i have been banned in the european union.

    _10_ experts say that people who have eaten any of the products should not _11_ too much. the cancer risk from sudan i is very _12_, as only tiny amounts of it are used in foods.

    sudan i was banned from food products because experiments on rats _13_ that it could cause serious tumors(肿瘤).

    but, alan boobies, an expert in london, says there is little _14_ for the public to worry. he said that the levels fed to the rats were in much, much bigger amounts _15_their body size. the amounts in food products eaten by humans are _16_.

    the rats that got tumors were given 30 milligrams of sudan i per kilogram of body weight, every day for two years. animals given half the amount showed no _17_ of cancer.

the tumors only _18_ in the rats after many months. for humans, this means that if the dye were to have any _19_, it would take around 20 years. professor boobis gives a _20_.”it’s just like the cancer risk linked with smoking just one cigarette in a lifetime,” he said.


1. a. stuck                       b. stored                     c. found               d. offered

2. a. produce                         b. cause                     c. make               d. give

3. a. shelves                b. cases                c. storage            d. tables

4. a. gluing                        b. gathering                c. coloring        d. conducting

5. a. allow for                  b. adjust to                 c. call for             d. contribute to

6. a. seller                         b. producer                 c. customer     d. farmer

7. a. breaking up            b. putting out        c. pulling away    d. taking back

8. a. reject                         b. invent                         c. notice                     d. produce

9. a. causing                   b. including                 c. containing              d. using

10. a. but                           b. also                        c. then               d. so

11. a. complain                  b. disagree                 c. worry               d. blame

12. a. high                         b. low                          c. common       d. rare

13. a. guided                         b. guaranteed             c. rated               d. showed

14. a. concern                     b. reason                 c. cause                  d. right

15. a. compared to            b. regardless of          c. used to            d. in spite of

16. a. none                        b. larger             c. tiny                  d. more

17. a. signals                      b. marks                         c. symbols           d. signs

18. a. produced              b. developed                 c. made               d. created

19. a. effect                       b. cause                         c. harm               d. change

20. a. connection            b. perception                  c. recognition      d. comparison



五、翻译题

35、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.


36、那个经理亲自调查产品的质量问题。(in person)

The manager looked into the quality problems in person.


37、 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.


38、这个国家的经济在很大程度上依赖于它的旅游业。(depend on)

The economy of this country depends heavily on its tourist trade.


39、你无权用别人的生命来冒险。(take risks)

You have no right to take risks with other people’s lives.


40、他过去只关心自己的家庭,可现在情况却大不相同了。(care about)

He used to care only about his own family, but has greatly changed now.


41、她声称没有做这件事,可是我不相信她。(claim)

 she claimed she hadn’t done it , but i didn’t believed her.


42、我们双方都有可能从这次合作中获益。(benefit…from)

 both of us are likely to benefit from this cooperation.



六、写作题

43、

通知(Notice)是上级对下级、组织对成员或平行单位之间部署工作、传达事情或召开会议等所使用的应用文。通知要求言简意赅、措辞得当、时间及时。

按下列所给内容,写一个通知。

通知

  本周六(1月7日)下午二时,全体教师在学院会议室开会,讨论春节假期问题,请准时出席。


Notice

  All teachers are requested to meet in the college conference room on Saturday, January 7, at 2:00 p.m. to discuss questions concerning Spring Festival vacations.

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