《大学英语预备级2》复习纲要A
Part I. Vocabulary and Grammar
Directions: For each of the following 10 incomplete sentences, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. 1. ----Did you forget about my birthday?
---- ______ I’ve booked a table at Michel’s restaurant for this evening. A. What then? B. I’m afraid so. C. How could I? D. For sure.
2. Ted came for the weekend wearing only some shorts and a T-shirt, ______ is a stupid thing to do in such weather. A. this B. that
C. what D. which 3. If you ______ smoke, please go outside.
A. can B. should
C. must D. may
4. If you don't like the drink you ______just leave it and try a different one. A. ordered B. are ordering
C. will order D. had ordered 5. Mary, I ______John of his promise to help you.
A. told B. reminded C. warned D. advised
6. I got this bicycle for ______ ;My friend gave it to me when she bought a new one.
A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
7. It is one thing to enjoy listening to good music, but it is______ another to play it well yourself.
A. quite B. very C. rather D. much 8. Jane won’t join us for dinner tonight and ______. A. neither won’t Tom B. Tom won’t either C. Tom will too D. so will Tom 9. This shop will be closed for repairs______ further notice.
A. with B. until
C. for D. at
10. The island, ______ to the mainland by a bridge, is easy to go to. A. joining B. to join
C. joined D. having joined
Part II. Reading Comprehension
Directions: There are 3 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should
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decide on the best choice. Passage 1
As the railroads and the highways shaped the American West in the past centuries, a new electrical generating（发电）and transmission（输送）system for the 21st century will leave a lasting mark on the West, for better or worse. Much of the real significance of railroads and highways is not in their direct physical effect on the scenery, but in the ways that they affect the surrounding community. The same is true of big solar plants and the power lines that will be laid down to move electricity around. The 19th century saw land grants（政府拨地）offered to railroad companies to build the transcontinental railroads, leaving public land in between privately owned land. In much of the West, some of the railroad sections were developed while others remained undeveloped, and in both cases the landownership has presented unique challenges to land management. With the completion of the interstate highway system, many of the small towns, which sprang up as railway stops and developed well, have lost their lifeblood and died. Big solar plants and their power lines will also have effects far beyond their direct footprint in the West. This is not an argument against building them. We need alternative energy badly, and to really take advantage of it we need to be able to move electricity around far more readily than we can now. So trade-offs will have to be made. Some scenic spots will be sacrificed. Some species（物种）will be forced to move, or will be carefully moved to special accommodations. Deals will be struck to reduce the immediate effects. The lasting effects of these trade-offs are another matter. The 21st century development of the American West as an ideal place for alternative energy is going to throw off a lot of power and money in the region. There are chances for that power and money to do a lot of good. But it is just as likely that they will be spent wastefully and will leave new problems behind, just like the railroads and the highways. The money set aside in negotiated trade-offs and the institutions that control it will shape the West far beyond the immediate footprint of power plants and transmission lines. So let’s remember the effects of the railroads and the highways as we construct these new power plants in the West.
11. What was the problem caused by the construction of the railways? ______
A. Small towns along the railways became abandoned . B. Some railroad stops remained underused. C. Land in the West was hard to manage. D. Land grants went into private hands.
12. What is the major concern in the development of alternative energy according to the last two paragraphs? ______
A. The transmission of power. B. The use of money and power. C. The conservation of solar energy. D. The selection of an ideal place. 13. What is the author’s attitude towards building solar plants? ______
A. Cautious B. Approving C. Doubtful D. Disapproving
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14. Which is the best title for the passage? ______ A. How the Railways Have Affected the West B. How Solar Energy Could Reshape the West C. How the Effects of Power Plants Can Be Reduced D. How the Problems of the Highways Have Been Settled 15. Which of the following is NOT true? ______
A. With the completion of the interstate highway system, many of the small towns, which sprang up as railway stops and developed well, have lost their lifeblood and died.
B. Much of the real significance of railroads and highways is in their direct physical effect on the scenery, but in the ways that they affect the surrounding community.
C. The 21st century development of the American West as an ideal place for alternative energy is going to throw off a lot of power and money in the region.
D. The money set aside in negotiated trade-offs and the institutions that control it will shape the West far beyond the immediate footprint of power plants and transmission lines.
Passage 2
I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to sit above the top of it. Mother sat writing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be a most wonderful thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, Mother kept different things for my sister and brother. ―But the desk,‖ she said again, ―is for Elizabeth.‖
I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed in action. But as a young girl. I wanted to have heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.
They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was ―too emotional (易动感情的)‖. But she lived ―on the surface (表面)‖.
As years passed and I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.
My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace – it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
But the present of her desk told me, as she’d never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside – a photo of my father and a one-paper letter, folded and refolded many times. It was my letter.
―In any way you choose, Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.‖ 16. The writer began to love her mother’s desk ______. A. after Mother died B. before she became a writer C. when she was a child D. when Mother gave it to her 17. The passage shows that ______. A. Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter B. Mother was too serious about her daughter in words C. Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words D. Mother wrote to her daughter in careless words
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18. The underlined word ―gulf‖ in the passage means ______. A. deep understanding between the old and the young B. different ideas between mother and daughter C. free talks between mother and daughter D. part of the sea going far in land
19. What did Mother do with her daughter’s letter asking for forgiveness? ______ A. She had never received the letter.
B. For years, she often talked about the letter.
C. She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life. D. She read the letter again and again till she died. 20. What’s best title of the passage? ______ A. My letter to Mother B. Mother and children C. My Mother’s Desk D. Talks between Mother and me
Passage 3
What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, or red? If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer grays and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colors preference, as well as the effect that colors have on human beings. They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favorite color as we grow up— we are born with our preference. If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.
Colors do influence our moods— there is no doubt about it .A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black is depressing. A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides than any other bridge in the area— until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply; perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.
Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active. It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.
21.\ A. you don't like to follow others
B. you would be a member rather than a leader C. you would be afraid of following others
D. you would like to be a leader rather than a follower 22. If one enjoys life, one is sure to prefer ______. A. red to yellow B. blue to orange C. red to grey D. blue to yellow
23.\ \ A. besides other facts B. in regard to other facts C. not considering other facts D. according to other facts
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24. Which of the following is fact? ______
A. People's preference of one color to another is instinct.
B. People's preference of one color to another is acquired as they grow up.
C. More people happen to love brown because they saw something brown when they were born.
D. Colors have little influence on our moods.
25. Those who committed suicide preferred the bridge over the Thames River near London to others because of ______. A. its shape B. its structure C. its color D. its building materials
Part III. Translate English into Chinese.
Directions: For this part, you are required to translate English into Chinese.
Last Monday, we were having our Chinese class when the teacher suddenly slipped and fell. We were all worried about her. One of the boys carried her on the back, with the help of some others, to the clinic immediately. It turned out that her right leg was broken and she had to stay in the hospital. The following day, we went to visit her with flower and fruit. Seeing her lying in bed with her leg wrapped in bandages, we felt sorry for her and fruit. Seeing her lying in bed with her leg wrapped in bandages, we felt sorry for her and hoped that she would recover soon. This Thursday she returned to the class on a wheelchair to give us lessons. We were all deeply moved and proud of having such a responsible teacher.
Part IV. Translate Chinese into English.
Directions: For this part, you are required to translate Chinese into English.
首届世界女子高尔夫锦标赛在观澜湖海口国际度假区三号球场圆满结束，在这场国际赛事中，中国内地球手获得三项冠军。世界排名第12位的中国头号球手冯珊珊收获个人职业第三冠，赢得7万5千美元冠军奖金。同时，这是冯珊珊转职业以来在中国本土的首次胜利。
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《大学英语预备级2》复习纲要A答案
Part I. Vocabulary and Structure
1-5 CDCAB 6-10 DABBC
Part II. Reading Comprehension)
11-15: CBABB 16-20 CABDC 21-25 BCAAC
Part III. Translate English into Chinese（主观题无标准答案）
Part IV. Translate Chinese into English（主观题无标准答案）
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