1、大學英語(一)-2023年7月考試考前練習題 大學英語一第二版2023年7月考試考前練習題一 完型填空 Passage 1Rumor is the most 1 way of spreading stories by passing them on from mouth 2 mouth. But civilized countries in normal times have better 3 of news than rumor. They have radio, television, and newspapers. In times of stress and 4 , 5 , rumor

2、 6 and becomes widespread. At such 7 the different kinds of news are in 8 , the press, television, and radio versus the grapevine. Especially 9 rumors spread when war requires censorship審查，檢查on many important matters. The customary news sources no longer 10 enough information. Since the people canno

3、t learn 11 legitimate合法的，正規的channels all 12 they are anxious to learn, they pick up “news 13 they can and when this 14 , rumor thrives.Rumors are often repeated 15 by those who do not believe the tales. There is a fascination about them. The reason is 16 the cleverly designed rumor gives expression

4、to something deep in the hearts of the victims-the fears, suspicions, forbidden hopes, or daydreams which they hesitate to 17 directly. Pessimistic悲觀的rumors about defeat and disasters show that the people who repeat them are 18 and anxious. 19 rumors about record production or peace soon coming poin

5、t to complacency滿足，自得or confidence and often to 20 . 1A. primitive B. important C. impossible D. outstanding2A. till B. to C. for D. by3A. means B. ways C. sources D. resource4A. confusion B. peace C. prosperity D. worried5A. and B. however C. so D. therefore6A. emerges B. immerge C. immerse D. imme

6、nse7A. time B. the times C. times D. the time8A. compete B. competition C. common D. harmony9A. do B. did C. are D. were10A. give up B. give off C. give out D. send off11A. through B. by C. in D. across12A. what B. why C. which D. that13A. wherever B. where C. whatever D. what14A. happened B. would

7、happen C. happens D. happen15A. ever B. even C. forever D. much16A. that B. what C. why D. how17A. act B. voice C. behave D. do18A. happy B. relieved C. crazy D. worried19A. Bad B. Pessimistic C. Optimistic D. Good20A. overconfidence B. overweight C. overconsiderate D. overproduce附：參考答案Passage 1題號12

8、345678910答案ABCABACBAC題號11121314151617181920答案ADACBABDCAPassage 2Ive always loved pigeons鴿子. Some years ago I managed to persuade my wife to let me buy a few and started 1 them myself. They cost a lot of money and so it spoilt破壞our 2 a bit, but my wife never actually stopped me so I 3 carried on. I l

9、earnt so much about them that I could 4 a good racer anywhere and I bought some beauties. My pigeons won some top races, and I even began to make a bit of 5 . You see, people are prepared to pay big prices if they get to know that your pigeons are 6 big prizes.My wife had been changing her 7 to the

10、pigeons over the last year or two anyway. She was quite 8 of all the prizes wed won. Then there was a lot of traveling, which she liked. You see, someone has to take the pigeons a 9 way off and release them. Some of the 10 were really nice. I never traveled. I used to like to wait at home and see th

11、em come in. They got the wonderful sense of 11 , which could bring them back home so quickly. Theyd flown hundreds of miles sometimes 12 storms or against strong winds. And there theyd come, tiny white birds against the great 13 . Then Id watch them 14 round and come down onto the landing shelf. Id

12、look at my watch and think, “My goodness, thats a good 15 . And Id take off the little leg ring and push it through the machine to 16 what time hed arrived. Then my wife would 17 up and say, “Has he arrived yet? Then we would work out if wed won 18 . However, last year we had a 19 ! One of them got

13、some sort of flu流感and died；then they all 20 . It was terrible；I had to burn them all. We lost a fortune, of course. 1Aracing Bunderstanding Cselling Dflying2Adream Bwork Clife Dhobby3Ajust Beven Calmost Dhardly4Anotice Blearn Cimagine Drecognize5Aliving Bfun Cmoney Dchange6Alosing Bwinning Cgiving D

14、making7Asubject Bdecision Crelation Dattitude8Aproud Bfond Ccareful Dsure9Adifferent Blong Cshort Dfar10Adistances Bactivities Ctrips Dmovements11Adirection Bsight Chearing Dtouch12Aover Bacross Cwith Dthrough13Aheaven Bmountain Ccloud Dsky14Aturn Bdance Ccircle Dwhistle15Abeginning Btime Cday Dlook

15、16Awrite Brecord Ccount Dmemorize17Acome Bshow Cphone Dcheer18Aagain Bfinally Conly Daccidentally19Adisadvantage Bchance Cproblem Ddisaster20Aflew down Bwent down Clet out Dgave out 附：參考答案Passage 2題號12345678910答案ACADCBDABC題號11121314151617181920答案ADDCBBCADBPassage 3Most children with healthy appetite

16、s are ready to eat almost anything that is offered them and a child rarely dislikes food 1 it is badly cooked. The 2 a meal is cooked and served is most important and an 3 served meal will often improve a childs appetite. Never ask a child 4 he likes or dislikes a food and never 5 likes and dislikes

17、 in front of him or allow 6 else to do so. If the father says he hates fat meat or the mother 7 vegetables in the childs hearing he is 8 to copy this procedure. Take it 9 granted that he likes everything and he probably 10 . Nothing healthful should be omitted from the meal because of a 11 dislike.

18、At meal times it is a good 12 to give a child a small portion and let him 13 back for a second helping rather than give him as 14 as he is likely to eat all at once. Do not talk too much to the child 15 meal times, but let him get on with his food, and do not 16 him to leave the table immediately af

19、ter a meal or he will 17 learn to swallow his food 18 he can hurry back to his toys. Under 19 circumstances must a child be coaxed哄騙 20 forced to eat.1Aif Buntil Cthat Dunless2Aprocedure Bprocess Cway Dmethod3Aadequately Battractively Curgently Deagerly4Awhether Bwhat Cthat Dwhich5Aremark Btell Cdis

20、cuss Dargue6Aeverybody Banybody Csomebody Dnobody7Aopposes Bdenies Crefuses Doffends8Awilling Bpossible Cobliged Dlikely9Awith Bas Cover Dfor10Ashould Bmay Cwill Dmust11Asupposed Bproved Cconsidered Drelated12Apoint Bcustom Cidea Dplan13Aask Bcome Creturn Dtake14Amuch Blittle Cfew Dmany15Aon Bover C

21、by Dduring16Aagree Ballow Cforce Dpersuade17Ahurriedly Bsoon Cfast Dslowly18Aso that Buntil Clest Dalthough19Asome Bany Csuch Dno20Aor Bnor Cbut Dneither附：參考答案Passage 3題號12345678910答案DCBACBCDDC題號11121314151617181920答案ACBADBBADA二 閱讀理解Passage 1The journey two divers潛水員made some time ago to the very de

22、epest point on the earth make us realize how much of the world still remains to be studied. The two men went down seven miles to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean inside a small ball to find out if there are any ocean currents水流or signs of life. It was necessary to set out early, so that the ball woul

23、d come to the surface in daylight, and so be easily found by the mother ship which would be waiting for it. The divers began preparations準備early in the morning and soon afterwards, when all was ready, the steel ball disappeared under the surface of the water. The divers felt as if they were going do

24、wn steps as they passed through warm and cold layers層of water. In time, the temperature dropped to freezing point. They kept in touch with the mother ship by telephone telling how they felt. Then, at a depth深度of 3,000 feet, the telephone stopped working and they were quite cut off from the outside w

25、orld. All went well until some four hours later at 30,000 feet, the men were frightened by a loud, cracking爆裂noise: even the smallest hole in the ball would have meant instant death. Luckily, though, it was only one of the outer外部的windows that had broken. Soon afterwards, the ball touched the soft o

26、cean floor raising a big cloud of “dust made up of small dead sea-creatures. Here, powerful lights lit up the dark water and the men were surprised to see fish swimming just above them quite untroubled by the great water pressure壓力. But they did not dare to leave the lights on for long , as the heat

27、 from them made the water boil. Quite unexpectedly, the telephone began working again and the faint微弱的but clear voices of the divers were heard on the mother ship seven miles away. After a stay of thirty minutes the men began their journey up, arriving three hours later, cold and wet through, but no

28、ne the worse for their experience. 1The purpose of the divers journey to the deepest point on the earth was to find _. Aif there are water currents and life in the great depths Bif people can stand the severe cold in the great depths Cif there are steps in the great depths Dif the telephone works we

29、ll in the great depths2The divers set out early in the morning so that _. Athey could return to the surface during the day Bthey could see at the bottom of the ocean Cthey could avoid the cold at night Dthey could stay long at the bottom3Which of the following statements is true? AThe ocean water te

30、mperature decreases steadily with the depth BThere are steps on the way to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean CThere are steps between the water layers of different temperature DThe water layers of different temperatures made the divers feel as if they were going down steps4As the divers went down to t

31、he ocean floor, the telephone _. Akept working all the time Bstopped working at a depth of 3,000 feet and began working again after they reached the bottom Cstopped working at a depth of 3,000 feet and began working at 30,000 feet Dstopped working at a depth of 3,000 feet and began working again whe

32、n they returned to the same depth5On the ocean floor, the divers found that _. Athere was no life but some small dead sea-creatures Bfish were swimming as freely as they do near the surface Cfish were not swimming freely in the dark water Dfish were not swimming freely under the high water pressure附

33、：參考答案Passage 1題號12345答案AADBBPassage 2Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred years ago. In those days, boxers fought with bare fists for prize money. Because of this, they were known as “prize-fighters. However, boxing was very crude, for there were no rules and a prize-fighter could

34、 be seriously injured or even killed during a match. One of the most colourful figures in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza, who was born in 1764. The use of gloves was not introduced until 1860 when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set of rules. Though he was technically a prize-fighter

35、, Mendoza did much to change crude prize-fighting into a sport, for he brought science to the game. In his day, Mendoza enjoyed tremendous popularity. He was adored by rich and poor alike. Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxing-match when he was only fourteen years old. This attracted the atten

36、tion of Richard Humphries, who was then the most eminent boxer in England. He offered to train Mendoza and his young pupil was quick to learn. In fact, Mendoza soon became so successful that Humphries turned against him. The two men quarrelled bitterly and it was clear that the argument could only b

37、e settled by a fight. A match was held at Stilton where both men fought for an hour. The public bet a great deal of money on Mendoza, but he was defeated. Mendoza met Humphries in the ring on a later occasion and he lost for a second time. It was not until his third match in 1790 that he finally bea

38、t Humphries and became Champion of England. Meanwhile, he founded a highly successful Academy and even Lord Byron became one of his pupils. He earned enormous sums of money and was paid as much as 100 for a single appearance. Despite this, he was so extravagant that he was always in debt. After he w

39、as defeated by a boxer called Gentleman Jackson, he was quickly forgotten. He was sent to prison for failing to pay his debts and died in poverty in 1836. 1Boxing in the 18th century was crude because _. Aboxers fought with bare fists Bthere were no regulations Cboxers could be seriously injured or

40、even killed during a match DAll of the above2What do you think led to the change of crude prize-fighting into a sport? _ APrize money. BThe introduction of science to the game. CThe use of gloves. DThe first set of rules of boxing.3Why did Mendoza enjoy tremendous popularity in his day? _ AHe had de

41、feated his own coach. BHe was the first to introduce the use of gloves. CHe did much to change prize-fighting into a sport. DHe had drawn up the first set of rules of boxing.4Mendoza _ when he was only a teenager. Awas seriously injured Benjoyed more popularity than Humphires Cmade a great deal of m

42、oney Dgained fame quickly5Humphries turned against Mendoza because _. AMendoza refused to be his pupil Bhe was jealous of Mendozas success CMendoza rose to fame swiftly DMendoza was quick to learn附：參考答案Passage 2題號12345答案DBADBPassage 3The first area outside the United States to which settlers moved i

43、n substantial numbers was the province now called Texas. By 1830 eastern Texas had been occupied by nearly 20,000 whites and 1,000 black slaves from the United States. Many westerners had been disappointed when the U.S. government, in the Florida purchase treaty of 1819, accepted the Sabine River as

44、 the southwestern boundary of the United States. By doing so, the United States surrendered whatever vague claim it had to Texas as part of the Louisiana Purchase. After winning independence from Spain in 1822, Mexico twice rejected American offers buying this sparsely settled province；but during th

45、e 1820s she welcomed law-abiding American immigrants. The first and most successful promoter of American settlement in Mexico was Stephen. F. Austin, who obtained a huge land grant form the Mexican government and established a flourishing colony on the banks of the Brazos River. Most of the immigran

46、ts were yeoman farmers自耕農and small slave owners from the southern United States who were attracted by the rich lands suitable for cotton growing and available for a few cents an acre. 1What is the subject of this passage? _ AThe influence of Mexico on settlement in Texas. BThe geographic feature of

47、Texas. CThe initial settlement of Texas. DThe impact of treaties on Texas in the 1800s.2It can be inferred from the passage that _. ATexas was not always a part of the United States BMexico was interested in becoming part of the United States CTexas was attractive to slaves who sought freedom DMexic

48、o considered to buy the province of Texas3Stephen F. Austin did all of the following EXCEPT _. Aencouraging newcomers to settle in Texas Bestablishing a colony on the banks of the Brazos River Csecuring land from Mexico Dnegotiating the Louisiana Purchase4It can be inferred that Texas farmland is su

49、itable for _. Atextile production Bproduction of raw materials for clothing Cfood production Dfishing5In 1822 all of the following were true EXCEPT that _. AMexico had already twice refused U.S. offers to buy Texas BMexico was independent Cthe Louisiana Purchase had been negotiated DTexas was heavily populated附：參考答案Passage 3題號12345答案CADBD三 翻譯一漢譯英附參考答案1. 我父母曾住在這座房子二層樓上的一套房間里。解答: My parents lived in an apartment on the second floor of this building.2. 這次到臺灣訪問交流訪了舊友，交了新知。解答: The vi