1、大学英语C8一、阅读理解1、Dear Tom,Im sorry that I have been too busy to write to you. Im taking Distance Education Classes now. At the same time I am still working with Bank of China. Today I have my day off, and I plan to look round in the book store, trying to find some books in English. I am now living with
2、 my uncle. He has recently bought an apartment not far from CBD - Central Business District. And my work place is just located in the corner of the district. Therefore, I dont have to get up early to catch any bus in the morning, because the bank is in walking distance.By the way, Xiao Fang, our old
3、 friend, is going to be 28 next week, and we will organize a birthday party for her. The party will be held at Hungry Bear Restaurant at noon time next Sunday. Be sure to come and prepare an appropriate gift for her, something worth less than 50 yuan. Call me to confirm so that I can make reservatio
4、n with the restaurant.Yours,Frank(1)、Whom is Frank writing to?A：His teacher.B：His former classmate.C：His uncle.D：His boss.答案： B(2)、Frank is presently _.A：studying full time in the universityB：preparing for his college entrance examinationC：working and at the same time part time studyingD：teaching in
5、 a high school答案： C(3)、Frank doesnt have to hurry in the morning, because _.A：he doesnt catch the busB：he lives near CBDC：his uncle can help himD：he lives near his work place答案： D(4)、When will the birthday party be held?A：In the evening.B：In the morning.C：At lunch time.D：At dinner time.答案： C(5)、What
6、 does Frank ask Tom to bring to the birthday party?A：50 yuan.B：A small present.C：A beautiful dress.D：A toy bear.答案： B2、A dolphin（海豚） is always well-known as a clever and friendly animal. Recently another amazing discovery made by the British marine（海洋的） biologist Alexis shows that dolphins, to our s
7、urprise, keep in touch with each other by calling each others names among themselves something like human beings.Alexis recorded over 1700 different kinds of dolphins calls and made a careful analysis（分析） of them. The analysis shows each dolphin has his own sound signal referring specially to himsel
8、f and used all the time when he gets in touch with others. Whats more, one dolphin is even able to imitate（模仿） anothers cry in more or less the same way as sometimes human beings do while talking with birds, which is believed to be an important step towards language form animals calls.(1)、Alexiss ne
9、w discovery about dolphins is that they are _.A：cleverB：friendly C：famous D：able to call each other by name答案： D(2)、Which is true to the passage?A：Each dolphin has a special sound signal as his name.B：A dolphin is usually named after his parents.C：A dolphin is able to talk with birds.D：Every dolphin
10、 is different in sound.答案： A(3)、_ is thought to be a step from animals calls to language.A：Calling each others nameB：Imagining others criesC：Getting in touch with each otherD：Talking with birds答案： B(4)、In which ways is a dolphin like a human being?A：Speaking in a certain language.B：Being able to imi
11、tate others sounds.C：Calling each other by name. D：Both B and C.答案： D(5)、The main idea of the text is _.A：a new discovery about the dolphinB：how dolphins talk with each otherC：that, besides man, the dolphin can also talk with birdsD：how the dolphin develops its language答案： A二、词汇与语法1、Color the pictur
12、e _.A：a red color B：red colors C：a red D：red 答案： D2、We are fully prepared _ more hard work.A：on B：in C：for D：答案： C3、Our teacher is fifty, _ she looks young.A：and B：for C：or D：but 答案： D4、Is there _ old tree _ the river?A：a, near B：a, behind C：an, in D：an, near 答案： D5、I cant forget the days _ we lived
13、 together.A：that B：which C：how D：when 答案： D6、It is said that potato chips _ by mistake about a hundred years ago.A：invent B：invented C：are invented D：were invented答案： D7、She went to school as usual _ she was ill yesterday.A：unless B：so that C：because D：although 答案： D8、It is very necessary _ a foreig
14、n language.A：learning B：to learning C：to learn D：learn答案： C9、If you _ know the answer, please tell me now.A：will B：do C：must D：can答案： B10、You will learn English well _ you study hard.A：or B：and C：though D：if答案： D三、选词填空1、 It was two oclock in the morning and it was very dark. Mr Thompson woke up _1_
15、wife. “Irene,“ he called softly, “the babys crying.“Mrs Thompson sat up in bed and listened. “Thats not the _2_, Jim,“ she said. “Its a cat!“It cant be,“ her husband said. “Ill go and look.“Mr Thompson got up and went to the window. “Youre right, Irene,“ he said. “There is a cat in the garden. Liste
16、n _3_ it!“You must stop it, Jim.“ Mrs Thompson said. “That cat will _4_ up our baby.“What can I do?“ Mr Thompson asked.“Throw a shoe at it,“ his wife said.“I cant do that.“ Mr Thompson said.“Why not?“ his wife asked. “Can you see it?“I can see it _5_ well,“ said Mr Thompson. “But I cant throw a shoe
17、 at it. Its sitting on my green-house.“ (1)、 A：toB：veryC：babyD：wakeE：his答案： E(2)、A：toB：veryC：babyD：wakeE：his答案： C(3)、A：toB：veryC：babyD：wakeE：his答案： A(4)、A：toB：veryC：babyD：wakeE：his答案： D(5)、A：toB：veryC：babyD：wakeE：his答案： B2、 The train was already half an hour _1_. I had to _2_ in Vienna at 7:15 in ti
18、me to catch the 7:20 train to Paris, but there was no hope of that now. I told my _3_ to the conductor. He advised me to get off two stops before Vienna Station and take a taxi. When the time came, he even helped with my bag. He wished me good luck as I jumped off. A few minutes later, I was racing
19、towards the center of the city in a taxi. It was almost 7:25 when we stopped outside the station. I paid the _4_ quickly, picked up my bag and hurried inside. “Paris train?“ was all I had time to say to the official I saw. You can see how I felt when he pointed to a _5_ that was just moving out of t
20、he station.(1)、 A：driver B：late C：problem D：arrive E：train答案： B(2)、 A：driver B：late C：problem D：arrive E：train答案： D(3)、 A：driver B：late C：problem D：arrive E：train答案： C(4)、 A：driver B：late C：problem D：arrive E：train答案： A(5)、 A：driver B：late C：problem D：arrive E：train答案： E四、英译汉(1)、Do you like traveling?(2)、We believe that Peter will be given the prize.(3)、I am not satisfied with his answer.(4)、I heard it said that this factory was founded in 1901.五、汉译英(1)、李英是李明的妹妹。(2)、宋芳不是英国女孩。(3)、李英是位母亲。(4)、昨天下雨了。
