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大学英语A8
一、阅读理解
It was once considered a good idea to keep the car engine running on idle for a minute or two following a cold start. Today, with modern technology, the opposite is true. An engine operating under road conditions will warm up faster and run more efficiently than the one that has been idling, as this just burns up gas (on average about a gallon an hour).
If possible, when you have a full tank of gas, park the car facing downhill, as this will prevent any gas from leaking out of the tank. Parking in areas of little or no sunlight helps prevent evaporation（蒸发） of the gas which would occur if you parked in the hot sun. Your car will stay cooler, too, and this means less gas is consumed for the air conditioner once the engine is started.
Stay away from wide-track tires if you want top mileage for your dollar. Narrow-track tires produce less friction and thus rolling resistance. The same effect is achieved by adding three to five pounds above recommended pressure to each tire while this won't noticeably affect your car's mobility, it will increase the life of your tires and gas mileage.
Check tire pressure often, especially when the weather turns cold. The difference between winter and summer tire pressure can be as much as eight pounds. This could cost you two miles per gallon.
1.The main purpose of the passage is to tell us ______.
A.how expert drivers try to save gas
B.how to drive a car properly
C.how to make a car run smoothly
D.how to make your car consume less gas
2.According to the passage, keeping the engine run idly ______.
A.will just waste gas
B.will warm it up more quickly
C.will make it work more efficiently
D.is necessary in cold weather
3.Parking your car in a cool place ______.
A.will take it longer to warm up the engine
B.means less gas consumption for the air conditioner
C.prevent any gas from coming out of the tank
D.helps start your car more easily
4.Wide-track tires ______.
A.won't noticeably affect your car's sliding quality
B.can increase tire life
C.will increase rolling resistance
D.helps attain top gas mileage
5.Tire pressure changes ______.
A.when wide-track tires are used
B.when narrow-track tires are used
C.in different weather conditions
D.in different road conditions
A report consistently brought back by visitors to the US is how friendly, courteous and helpful most Americans were to them. To be fair, this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians, and should best be considered North American. There are, of course, exceptions. Small-minded officials, rude waiters, and ill-mannered taxi drivers are hardly unknown in the US. Yet it is an observation made so frequently that it deserves comment. For a long period of time and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existence.
Dullness and loneliness were common problems of the families who generally lived distant from one another. Strangers and travelers were welcome sources of diversion, and brought news of the outside world. The harsh realities of the frontier also shaped this tradition of hospitality.
Someone traveling alone, if hungry, injured, or ill, often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest cabin or settlement. It was not a matter of choice for the traveler or merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlers. It reflected the harshness of daily life: if you didn’t take in the stranger and take care of him, there was no one else who would. And someday, remember, you might be in the same situation. Today there are many charitable organizations which specialize in helping the weary traveler. Yet, the old tradition of hospitality to strangers is still very strong in the US, especially in the smaller cities and towns away from the busy tourist trails. "I was just traveling through, got talking with this American, and pretty soon he invited me home for dinner - amazing." Such observations reported by visitors to the US are not uncommon, but are not always understood properly.
The casual friendliness of many Americans should be interpreted neither as superficial nor as artificial, but as the result of a historically developed cultural tradition. As is true of any developed society, in America a complex set of cultural signals, assumptions, and conventions underlies all social interrelationships. And, of course, speaking a language does not necessarily mean that someone understands social and cultural patterns. Visitors who fail to "translate" cultural meanings properly often draw wrong conclusions. For example, when an American uses the word "friend", the cultural implications of the word may be quite different from those it has in the visitor’s language and culture. It takes more than a brief encounter on a bus to distinguish between courteous convention and individual interest. Yet, being friendly is a virtue that many Americans value highly and expect from both neighbors and strangers.
6.In the eyes of visitors from the outside world, ___________.
A.rude taxi drivers are rarely seen in the US
B.small-minded officials deserve a serious comment
C.Canadians are not so friendly as their neighbors
D.most Americans are ready to offer help
7.It could be inferred from the last paragraph that ___________.
A.culture exercises an influence over social interrelationship
B.courteous convention and individual interest are interrelated
C.various virtues manifest themselves exclusively among friends
D.social interrelationships equal the complex set of cultural conventions
8.Families in frontier settlements used to entertain strangers ___________.
A.to improve their hard life
B.in view of their long-distance travel
C.to add some flavor to their own daily life
D.out of a charitable impulse
9.The tradition of hospitality to strangers ___________.
A.tends to be superficial and artificial
B.is generally well kept up in the United States
C.is always understood properly
D.has something to do with the busy tourist trails
10.What’s the author’s attitudes toward the American’s friendliness?
A.Favorable.
B.Unfavorable.
C.Indifferent.
D.Neutral.
二、词汇与语法
11.The great variety of goods in the supermarket simply _______ her.She didn't know what to buy.
A.confused
B.conquered
C.disturbed
D.distracted
12.My new house is really ________ for me because I can go to work in 10 minutes on foot.
A.available
B.affordable
C.convenient
D.comfortable
13.This dress is ______ for you; you had better choose another one.
A.too a little tight
B.a little too tight
C.a too little tight
D.a tight too little
14.Frequently single-parent children ____some of the functions that the absent adult in the house would have served.
A.take off
B.take after
C.take in
D.take on
15.When the girl heard the news, she could do nothing but ________ back home.
A.going
B.went
C.to go
D.go
16.John suggested _________ anything about it until they found out more facts.
A.not to say
B.not say
C.to say not
D.not saying
17.Scarcely had the car stopped ________ the cell phone began to ring.
A.than
B.when
C.after
D.before
18.The Chinese food ______ good.
A.are tasted
B.tastes
C.is tasted
D.taste
19.This book discusses the most recent events of space travel, it certainly is ____.
A.up to now
B.up to this moment
C.up to this point
D.up to date
20.His mind was busy all day and all night on how he could reestablish _______ with the outer world.
A.contract
B.contact
C.context
D.contrast
三、完型填空
Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they ___21___ their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work.”
At last one of them said, “What's the use of doing this foolish work? We can ___22___ fill the basket.” ___23___ man answered, “But this is our work at the moment.” The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I am not going to work at ___24___ so foolish.” He ___25___ his bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on carrying ___26___. At last the well was almost ___27___.
As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. ___28___ he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You ___29___ so well in this little thing ___30___ now I can believe you with many things.”
21.
A.finished
B.did
C.began
D.had
22.
A.ever
B.never
C.easily
D.no
23.
A.The other
B.Another
C.One
D.A second
24.
A.anything
B.something
C.nothing
D.everything
25.
A.picked up
B.put away
C.took away
D.threw away
26.
A.water
B.basket
C.well
D.work
27.
A.full
B.empty
C.filled
D.clean
28.
A.While
B.As soon as
C.Before
D.Since
29.
A.have done
B.will do
C.do
D.are doing
30.
A.what
B.why
C.when
D.that
四、汉译英
31.学生们都盼着假期去旅行。
e students are looking forward to traveling during the vacation.
32.为了提高生活水平，他不得不找一份兼职工作。
order to improve his living standard, he has to find a part-time job.
33.这是你自己的错，不要将工作的失败归咎于别人。
’s your fault. Don’t blame others for the failure of your work.
34.这就是我不愿意加入这个足球队的原因。
at is the reason why I don't want to join the football team.
五、写作
35.写作
Instructions:Your essay should be no less than 150 words.
"A friend in need is a friend indeed". We do need friends and friendship in our life. Write an essay on the topic "Making Friends" and you should base your essay on the outline below.
1.每个人都需要朋友。
2.但交友也需谨慎。
3.我的交友之道。
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