大学英语A统考复习资料

一、单选题

1. He cannot be tired ______ he has walked only half a mile.

A. since

B. whether

C. when

D. as long as

答案：A

2. As the work became more familiar, his ______ toward school changed from dislike to great enthusiasm.

A. position

B. attitude

C. manner

D. action

答案：B

3. I haven't finished yet. I just need ______ ten minutes.

A. another

B. other

C. the other

D. the others

答案：A

4. He can always ______ excellent proposals to help the company make profit.

A. come up with

B. come upon

C. come up to

D. come out

答案：A

5. She was lying in bed ______ a book.

A. to read

B. reading

C. to be reading

D. to have read

答案：B

6. Free ______ of shampoo is distributed from door to door.

A. sample

B. example

C. product

D. stock

答案：A

7. It is impolite to ______ in others' private affairs.

A. interfere

B. involve

C. interrupt

D. influence

答案：A

8. He used to have a ______ of coin-collecting, but he has given it up.

A. habit

B. hobby

C. custom

D. like

答案：B

9. I know you are planning a trip to Europe this autumn.Do you know ______ ?

A. how much it will cost

B. how much has it cost

C. how much cost it will

D. how many will it cost

答案：A

10. Eventually, they gave up the project to build a bridge over the river because of the ______ high costs it would involve.

A. excessively

B. expensively

C. effectively

D. efficiently

答案：A

11. Don't get discouraged by setbacks.We are new to the work ______ .

A. all the more

B. above all

C. after all

D. all in all

答案：C

12. Ten minutes earlier, ______ we could have caught the last train.

A. or else 

B. but 

C. otherwise

D. and

答案：D

13. You'd better tell him what to do next as soon as he ______ back.

A. come

B. came

C. is coming

D. comes

答案：D

14. The old paper mill has been ______ to make way for a new shopping centre.

A. held down

B. kept down

C. cut down

D. turned down

答案：D

15. I have every ______ in you. You can make a great success.

A. faith

B. confidence

C. reliability

D. belief

答案：A

16. When I go out in the evening, I use the bike ______ the car if I can.

A. rather than

B. regardless

C. in spite of

D. instead

答案：A

17. I must admit I have a ______ for history.

A. preference

B. reference

C. deference

D. conference

答案：A

18. Carol made a ______ to work hard at school this year.

A. resolution

B. revolution

C. involution

D. evolution

答案：A

19. The storage vessel has a ______ of 10,000 liters.

A. capacity

B. capability

C. ability    

D. faculty 

答案：A

20. Food and ______ are very important to us all.

A. coat

B. clothing

C. cloth

D. coats

答案：B

21. The smile on her face ______ that she was willing to go.

A. suggested

B. explained

C. supposed

D. insisted

答案：A

22. The most important ______ of his speech was that we should all work whole-heartedly for the people.

A. point

B. mean

C. spot

D. word

答案：A

23. It was almost dark in the streets ______ a few dim lights.

A. except

B. except for

C. but for

D. except that

答案：B

24. ______ speaking, I don't agree to your point in that respect.

A. Importantly

B. Skeptically

C. Frankly

D. Favorably

答案：C

25. ______ I remember, his writings always had the same meticulous descriptive quality.

A. As long as 

B. So far as

C. According to

D. In order that

答案：B

26. The final examinations are about over. His months of hard work will soon pay ______ .

A. off

B. out

C. down

D. up

答案：A

27. She was in the middle of telling me the news ______ a cloud came over her face.

A. where

B. why

C. when

D. while

答案：C

28. Dr. Black comes from either Oxford or Cambridge, I can't remember ______ .

A. where

B. here

C. which

D. that

答案：C

29. The ______ to the house caused by the storm took several days to repair.

A. ruin

B. destruction

C. damage

D. harm

答案：C

30. My TV is old; ______ , it is in good condition.

A. therefore

B. so

C. but

D. nevertheless

答案：D

31. ______ difficult the situation was, we managed to survive.

A. How

B. However

C. What

D. When

答案：B

32. By Saturday, I ______ here for three weeks.

A. will be working

B. will have worked

C. will work

D. work

答案：B

33. Grace advised us to withdraw ______ .

A. so as to get not involved 

B. as not to get involved 

C. so as not to get involved 

D. as to not get involved

答案：C

34. Some people waste a lot of food ______ others in the world haven't enough to eat.

A. after

B. when

C. as

D. while

答案：D

35. It is generally considered unwise to give a child ______ he or she wants.

A. however

B. whatever

C. whichever

D. whenever 

答案：B

36. How did you like the ______ of the interpreter at the press conference?

A. performance

B. achievement

C. material

D. words

答案：A

37. At the end of 2004, there were around 6,000 foreign printing companies in China, ______ up around 4 percent of national total.

A. made

B. to make

C. making 

D. having made

答案：C

38. Rod is determined to get a seat for the concert ______ it means standing in a queue all night.

A. as if

B. provided

C. even if    

D. whatever

答案：C

39. Purchasing the new production line will be a ______ deal for the company.

A. forceful

B. profitable

C. tremendous    

D. favorite

答案：B

40. ______ in the office had a mistake, and the firm regretted causing the customer inconvenience.

A. Someone

B. Anyone

C. Some

D. One

答案：A

41. You must speak slowly, so that you can make yourself ______ .

A. understood    

B. being understood

C. understanding 

D. to be understood 

答案：A

42. The pilot of the plane is ______ for the passengers' safety.

A. conscious

B. responsible    

C. necessary

D. regulated

答案：B

43. I don't think his remarks are relevant ______ our discussion.

A. to

B. at    

C. for

D. with

答案：A

44. His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any ______ of it at all.

A. sense    

B. meaning

C. intelligibility

D. interpretation

答案：A

45. The theory of class currently prevailing in the West is ______ based on what Max Weber, a German sociologist, proposed.

A. fairly

B. kindly    

C. largely

D. greatly

答案：C

46. The Chinese food ______ good.

A. are tasted 

B. tastes 

C. is tasted 

D. taste

答案：B

47. That poorly dressed old man felt quite ______ at such a big party attended by many important figures.

A. in the way 

B. out of the way 

C. out of place 

D. in place

答案：C

48. If we don't stop the population from increasing at such a rapid rate, there will ______ not be enough room left on the earth for human to stand, let alone development.

A. constantly 

B. mainly 

C. eventually 

D. lately

答案：C

49. You should give the application to the man ______ at that chair.

A. sits 

B. to sit

C. sat 

D. sitting

答案：D

50. They spend all their spare time,______ their spare money, on their experiments.

A. as soon as

B. as well as

C. as long as

D. as much as 

答案：B

二、阅读理解

Rumor is the most primitive way of spreading stories - by passing them on from mouth to mouth. But civilized countries in normal times have newspapers. In times of stress and confusion, however, rumor emerges and becomes widespread. At such times the different kinds of news are in competition: the press, television, and radio against the rumor.
   Rumors do spread when war requires keeping secret on many important matters. The usual news sources no longer give out satisfactory information, resulting in people not getting the necessary information. When this happens, then rumors develop.
   Rumors are often repeated even by those who do not believe the tales. There is a fascination about them. The reason is that the clearly designed rumor gives expression to something deep in the hearts of the victims - the fears, suspicions, forbidden hopes, or daydreams which they hesitate to voice directly. Pessimistic rumors about defeat and disasters show that the people who repeat them are worried and anxious. Optimistic rumors about record breaking sports or forthcoming peace, lead to complacency(满足) or confidence - and often to overconfidence.

51. According to the first paragraph, rumor usually appears and spreads ______.

A. in primitive societies

B. in civilized countries

C. when people can get enough information

D. In periods of stress and confusion

答案：D

52. According to the passage, people who repeat a rumor as truth want to do so because ______.

A. they are easily deceived

B. they are pessimistic or optimistic by nature

C. it reflects their own unexpressed belief

D. they have a strong desire to impress other people

答案：C

53. The author states that during wartime, the regular sources of news present only ______.

A. optimistic reports

B. pessimistic reports

C. false information

D. limited information

答案：D

54. The author suggests that, in times of stress, man frequently ______.

A. goes back to primitive techniques

B. has good control of himself

C. becomes more closemouthed

D. stops regular news services

答案：A

55. The passage is mainly about ______.

A. the types of rumor

B. the spread of rumor

C. the reality of rumor

D. the medium of rumor

答案：B

Elderly people respond best to a calm and unhurried environment. This is not always easy to provide as their behavior can sometimes be irritating. If they get excited or upset then they may become more difficult to look after. Although sometimes it can be extremely difficult, it is best to be patient and not to get upset yourself. You should always encourage old people to do as much as possible for themselves but be ready to lend a helping hand when necessary.
  Failing memory makes it difficult for the person to recall all the basic kinds of information we take for granted. The obvious way to help in this situation is to supply the information that is missing and help them make sense of what is going on. You must use every opportunity to provide information but remember to keep it simple and straightforward.
  "Good morning, Mum. This is Fiona, your daughter. It is eight o'clock, so if you get up now, we can have breakfast downstairs."
  When the elderly person makes confused statements,e.g. about going out to his or her old employment or visiting a dead relative, correct in a calm matter-of-fact fashion: "You don't work in the office any more. You are retired now. Will you come and help me with the dishes?"
   We rely heavily on the information provided by signposts, clocks, calendars and newspapers. These assist us to organize and direct our behavior. Confused old people need these aids all the time to compensate for their poor memory. Encourage them to use reminder boards or diaries for important coming events and label the contents of different cupboards and drawers. Many other aids such as information cards, old photos, scrap books, and addresses or shopping list could help in individual case.

56. Why can't we always keep calm in front of old people?

A. Because old people sometimes annoy us.

B. Because old people sometimes don't understand us. 

C. Because we are sometimes in a bad mood.

D. Because we are sometimes in a hurry.

答案：A

57. What happens to elderly people's memory according to the passage?

A. Their memory becomes worse and recalls basic things as granted.

B. Their memory becomes worse and can't remember basic things.

C. They can't remember their failures.

D. They can only remember past failures.

答案：B

58. Paragraph 3 gives an example illustrating______.

A. how to provide simple, direct information

B. a daughter's care for her mother

C. a daughter's duty to her mother

D. the right procedure of helping the old

答案：A

59. Why are old people encouraged to use diaries?

A. Because diaries can replace reminder boarders.

B. Because diaries are simple to use.

C. Because diaries help make up for poor memory.

D. Because diaries can label the contents of cupboards.

答案：C

60. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. What happens to old people with failing memory.

B. How to help old people with failing memory.

C. Why old people have poor memory.

D. How to improve bad memory.

答案：B

Many countries face a somewhat more serious economic problem in the form of an unfavorable trade balance with other nations. Such an imbalance exists when the total value of a country's imports exceeds that of its exports. For example, if a country buys $25 billion of products from other countries, yet sells only $10 billion of its own products overseas, its trade deficit(贸易逆差) is $15 billion. Many underdeveloped nations find themselves in this position because they lack natural resources or the industrial capacity to use these resources, and thus have to import raw materials or manufactured goods.
  One effect of a trade deficit is the flow of currency out of a country. In the case of an underdeveloped nation, this can cause many financial difficulties, including failure to meet debt payments and obstacles to creation of an industrial base. Even in the case of a fully developed nation such as the United States, a large trade deficit is a reason for alarm. American products, made by well-paid workers in U.S. industries, cost more to produce than those made in places like Asia, where labor and material costs are much lower. Money spent on foreign products is money not spent on items produced by domestic industries.

61. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Some worldwide economic problems.

B. The cause and consequences of trade deficit.

C. Lack of resources in underdeveloped countries.

D. High labor and material costs in developed countries.

答案：B

62. According to the passage, a trade imbalance occurs when ______.

A. a country is facing serious financial problems

B. a country buys more from other countries than it sells overseas

C. the value of a country's exports is greater than that of its imports

D. products imported are more expensive than those exported

答案：B

63. Many underdeveloped countries have trade deficits because ______.

A. they failed to meet debt payments

B. they export most of their natural resources to other countries

C. they borrow too much money from other countries

D. they have to import most of their manufactured products

答案：D

64. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a possible cause of a trade imbalance?

A. The flow of currency of the country.

B. Low labor and material costs in Asian countries.

C. Lack of natural resources.

D. Lack of the industrial capacity to use the resources.

答案：A

65. It can be inferred from this passage that American industries ______.

A. do not pay their workers sufficiently

B. are hurt by a trade imbalance

C. imported labor and material from abroad

D. are able to prevent a trade deficit

答案：B

Robert Spring, a 19th century forger(造假者), was so good at his profession that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans. Spring was born in England in 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore. At fist he prospered by selling his small but genuine collection of early U.S. autographs. Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began imitating signatures of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books. To lessen the chance of detection, he sent his forgeries to England and Canada for sale and circulation.
   Forgers have a hard time selling their products. A forger can't approach a respectable buyer but must deal with people who don't have much knowledge in the field. Forgers have many ways to make their work look real. For example, they buy old books to use the aged paper of the title page, and they can treat paper and ink with chemicals.
   In Spring's time, right after the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the Southern states, so Spring invented a respectable maiden lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General "Stonewall" Jackson. For several years Miss Fanny Jackson's financial problems forced her to sell a great number of letters and manuscripts belonging to her famous father. Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand. All this activity did not prevent Spring from dying in poverty, leaving sharp-eyed experts the difficult task of separating his forgeries from the originals.

66. In Philadelphia Spring first made a lot of money by ______.

A. selling all kinds of books at below-average prices

B. imitating the signatures of some famous Americans

C. selling the genuine signatures of some famous Americans

D. selling his forgeries to other countries

答案：C

67. Spring sold his false autographs in England and Canada because ______.

A. people there were willing to offer higher prices

B. there was less chance of being discovered there

C. he had unusual love for the two countries

D. there was a greater demand there than in America

答案：B

68. According to paragraph 2, forgeries are usually sold to ______.

A. experts in the field

B. some crazy readers

C. book dealers who love investing money this way

D. people who don't know much in the field

答案：D

69. Miss Fanny Jackson was ______.

A. an unknown lady who sold her father's collection of letters and manuscripts to Spring

B. an imaginary person created by Spring

C. a member of Spring's family

D. the only daughter of Governor "Stonewall" Jackson

答案：B

70. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ______. 

A. Spring's business began to go downhill after the Civil War

B. Miss Fanny Jackson had serious financial problems

C. Spring was short of money when his life came to an end

D. Spring's forging skills did not improve much before his death

答案：C

Regular child care provided outside home or by someone other than the mother does not in itself undermine healthy emotional connections between mothers and their 15-month-old infants, according to a long-term national study. The finding holds even if care begins during the first 3 months after birth and runs for 30 hours or more per week.
  Among infants who receive unkind and unresponsive care from their mothers, however, the mother-child relationship may be damaged. "This research helps us put apart complexities regarding child care that have not previously been studied in detail," contends Jay Belsky, a psychologist.
  The investigation consists of 1,153 children and their families living in or near Boston. The youngsters, no more than 1 month old when they entered the study in 1991, will be tracked until the age of 7. Experimenters administered questionnaires to mothers in their homes and videotaped baby caretakers interacting with the kids at ages 1, 6 and 15 months. Independent observers rated the quality of each child care efforts and noted infant nervousness. Unlike most previous studies, this one allows researchers to observe each caretaker's personality at child nursing, and kids' emotional reactions by the equipment.

71. From the first paragraph we know that ______.

A. mother care is the best according to a national study

B. child care outside home is the best in accordance with the study

C. regular child care outside home may play a role as a mother

D. connections between mothers and infants are damaged by outside care

答案：C

72. According to the passage, unresponsive care from a mother may ______. 

A. ruin a kid's growth

B. harm the mother-child tie

C. hurt a baby's emotional reaction

D. spoil a child's personality

答案：B

73. Jay Belsky implies that the study of child care ______.  

A. was never carried out in the past

B. was not much done in detail in the past

C. was greatly ignored by psychologists and researchers

D. was interesting but very difficult to make discovery

答案：B

74. The main difference between the investigation and the previous ones is that ______.  

A. the researchers started with only one month old infants

B. the observers could rate the quality of child care efforts and analyzed them soon

C. the researchers were able to give the questionnaires to mothers in their homes

D. video equipment enabled researchers to observe what was happening directly

答案：D

75. Which of the following is NOT TRUE of the investigation? 

A. It will last at least 7 years.

B. Cooperation from the mothers is also necessary.

C. Some independent observers play a part.

D. Researchers paid site visits to see a caretaker's personality and kids' emotional reactions.

答案：D

三、完型填空

To be a successful speaker, it is essential for you to know why you are speaking and what you wish to accomplish by your speech. The four most common (     76     ) of speech are to inform, to convince, to move to action, and to entertain. Do you, like a teacher or an expert in a / an) (     77     ) , wish to make your ideas clear to people (     78     ) with your subject? Or, like a debater, wish to convince the judge or the audience? Or, like a fund raiser for a naturalist foundation, wish to secure donations or (     79     ) cash? Or, like a comedian or an after-dinner speaker, wish to entertain? The language and the tone that you use must be (     80     ) for your purpose, for your audience and for the occasion. A speech to the graduating class will have quite different language, tone and manner of (     81     ), for example, from information conveyed to a group of your friends. (     82     ), no matter how talented the speaker is, a talk without adequate preparation is usually a (     83     ). To speak without preparing is to shoot without taking (     84     ). Decide what your aim or objective is; then state it in a complete topic sentence such as "my purpose is to convince the class that cats as well as dogs should require licenses in our community". Make sure that your subject is definite and not too (     85     ).

答案：B;B;D;A;C;  B;B;A;C;D;

Solar energy is man's most important energy source. As the name implies, solar is the energy from the sun's rays. The amount of energy that the earth receives from the sun is many times (     86     ) the amount used by man. If a (     87     ) way to use it fully could be developed, (     88     ) source would be needed. It is, however, used efficiently by plants that (     89     ) the food on which animals directly or indirectly depend. Solar energy is (     90     ) underground in the form of fossil fuels such as coal and petroleum.
In the (     91     ) an important source of energy was (     92     ) in the form of wood. The Industrial Revolution needed the use of coal. Recently, the fossil fuels have become the chief energy source (     93     ) nuclear power developing very rapidly. The fossil fuels are our present main source of energy. Petroleum will support us for about 15 years. Natural gas, which is (     94     ) of the fossil fuels, will probably be the first to be (     95     ).

答案：D;B;C;B;A;  A;D;B;C;D;

In every cultivated language there are two great classes of words which, taken together, comprise the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words (     96     ) which we become acquainted in daily conversation, which we learn, that is to say, from the (     97     ) of our own family and from our familiar associates, and which we should know and use (     98     ) we could not read or write. They concern the common things of life, and are the stock in trade(惯用手段)of all who (     99     ) the language. Such words may be called "popular", since they belong to the people (     100     ) and are not the exclusive right of a limited class.
(     101     ), our language comprises a multitude of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings (     102     ) to every educated person, but there is little necessity to use them at home or in the market-place. Our first (     103     ) with them comes not from our mother's lips or from the talk of our school-mates, but from bo答案oks that we read, lectures that we listen to, or the more formal conversation of (     104     ) educated speakers who are discussing some particular topic in a style appropriately elevated above the habitual level of everyday life. Such words are called "learned", and the (     105     ) between them and "popular" words is of great importance to a right understanding of linguistic process.

答案：C;A;B;D;C;  D;B;C;A;D;

Certainly, the most popular method of traveling used by Americans is the privately-owned automobile. The vast majority of Americans have a car, and many families have two. (     106     ) during your visit to the United States, you may decide to rent a car to travel outside the city or to travel to other parts of the country.
  Car rental companies are (     107     ) in the telephone book and are located in most cities and towns. (     108     ) , there are usually rental cars at airports and train and bus stations. As is true everywhere in the world, you can rent a car (     109     ) the day, week, or month. Some companies (     110     ) have special weekend rates that you may find especially interesting if you have only a limited (     111     ) of time to travel around the area you are visiting. Since each company had its own rules and rates, it is a good idea to (     112     ) prices among companies to get the best rates to suit your purposes. For example, most car rental costs (     113     ) how long you plan to keep the car and how far you travel. However, some companies may include gasoline in their rates, but (     114     ) do not. Some companies require that you (     115     ) the car to its starting point; others will permit you to leave the car in another city.

答案：B;D;C;D;B;  A;B;D;C;A;

Throughout history man has had to accept the fact that all living things must die, but people now live longer than they (     116     ) . Yet, all living things still show the (     117     ) of aging, which will eventually (     118     ) death.
Aging is not a disease, but as a person passes maturity, the cells of the body and the organs they form do not function as well as they did in childhood. The body provides less (     119     ) against dise