1、北京联合大学 大学英语预备级一课一练 1 / 9大学英语课程(外教社版)一课一练试卷(精读-预备级)Unit 11Part I Writing (30 minutes)注意:此部分试题在答题卡 1 上。Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write a notice according to the following information given in Chinese. Remember to do your writing on the T
2、ranslation / Composition Sheet.说明:假定你是王军。根据以下内容以第一人称发一封电子邮件。内容:1. 发件人:王军2. 收件人:Anna3. 发件人电子邮件地址: 4. 收件人电子邮件地址: 5. 事由:王军在网站 上卖出了一本书,书名: 电子商务导论 。买家是美国客户 Anna Brown。6. 邮件涉及内容:1) 感谢对方购买电子商务导论2) 书已寄出,预计一周内到达3) 希望收到书后在网站上留下反馈意见4) 如果满意,希望向其他客户推荐5) 最近还会推出一些新的书,欢迎选购;再次购买可以享受折扣Words for Reference:反馈意见 feedba
3、ck 电子商务导论 Introduction to E-commerce注意:e-mail 的内容要写成一个段落,不得逐条罗列。E-Mail MessageFrom: _To: _Subject: Feedback of the transactionDear Miss Anna Brown: _ .Sincerely,Wang JunPart II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the
4、 passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡 1 上作答。The DreamerWhen I was nine years old living in
5、 a small town in North Carolina, I found an ad for selling greeting cards in a childrens magazine. I thought to myself I could do this. I begged my mother to 北京联合大学 大学英语预备级一课一练 2 / 9let me do the job. Two weeks later when the kit arrived, I ripped off the brown paper wrapper, grabbed the cards and d
6、ashed from the house. Three hours later, I returned home with no card and a pocket full of money. I told my mother “Mama, people couldnt wait to buy my cards!” A salesperson was born. When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to
7、Mr. Zigler raise everyones spirits up to the ceiling. I left there feeling that I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said,” Dad, I want to make people feel like that.” My father asked me what I meant. “I want to be an excellent speaker just like Mr. Ziger,” I replie
8、d. A dream was born.Recently, I began pursuing my new dream of encouraging others. After a four year working relationship with a major company at the height of my career. Many people were surprised that I would leave after earning a six-figure income. And they asked why I would risk everything for a
9、 dream.I made my decision to start my own company and leave my secure position after attending a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company delivered a speech that changed my life. He asked us,“If a genie would grant you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a moment to w
10、rite down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a genie?” I would never forget the shock I felt at that moment.I realized that everything I had accomplishedthe graduate degree, the successful sales career, speaking practice, training and managing for a companyhad prepared me for this
11、moment. I was ready and did not need a genies help to make my dream come true.Having made that decision, I was immediately tested. One week after I left the company, my husband lost his job. We had recently bought a new house and needed a lot of money to pay for it, but now we both had no income. I
12、suddenly thought of returning to my former company, knowing they wanted me to stay, but I was certain that if I went back, I would never leave. I decided I still wanted to move forward rather than return to the former company. When I held fast to my dream, even during the hard times, the miracles re
13、ally began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job, and I was able to book several new clients. I discovered the incredible power of dreams. I loved my old job, my fellow workers and the former company, but it was time to make my new dream come true. To celebrate my success I had a
14、local artist paint my new office as a garden. At the top of one wall she wrote, “The world always belongs to the dreamer.”1. Which of the following proverbs can best express the main idea of this passage?A) No pains, no gains.B) Strike while the iron is hotC) Knowledge is powerD) Where there is a wi
15、ll, there is a way.2. When quite young the narrator proved herself an excellentA) SaleswomanB) SpeakerC) ManagerD) Trainer3. After hearing Mr. Zig Ziglers speech, the narrator felt thatA) She could succeed in being a speaker onlyB) She could be successful in doing anything北京联合大学 大学英语预备级一课一练 3 / 9C)
16、She could do better than Zig Zigler in making speechesD) She could never do better than Zig Zigler in making speeches4. The narrator left the company becauseA) She was not getting along well with his colleaguesB) She didnt get properly paid thereC) She didnt have any hope of getting promotedD) She h
17、ad made up his mind to set up her own company5. When the vice-president asked “Why do you need a genie? He actually meant “_”.A) a genie can give you much helpB) you should ask the company for helpC) you should have confidence in yourselfD) a successful career depends on the wishes granted by a geni
18、e6. The narrators decision to start her own company was based on _.A) The large amount of money she had earnedB) The help from the company and her colleaguesC) Her spirit of running risks in doing anythingD) Her past successes in various fields7. When the narrator started up her own company, she_.A)
19、 Had a very hard timeB) Got much help from her former companyC) Did the job quite smoothlyD) Obtained great support from her parents8. From this passage it can be seen clearly that the narrator will do her best to make her new dreams _.9. I decided I still wanted to move forward _return to the forme
20、r company.10. To celebrate my success I had a local artist paint my new office as _.Part III Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section ADirections: Listen carefully and write down every word that you hear.11. _ 12. _13. _ 14. _15. _ Section BDirections: Listen carefully and try to fill in the bla
21、nks with the words that you hear.北京联合大学 大学英语预备级一课一练 4 / 9Dong Dong is a _16_ boy, but he doesnt study _17_enough at school. Every time he takes an exam, he feels _18 _. When school finishes, he feels _19_ again because he can 20_ basketball and football with his friends. Next year he will _21_ his m
22、iddle school studies. If he wants to 22 university, he has to study 23 this year. 24, if he does _25_ in the final exams, perhaps he can still become a _26_ sportsman. He runs _27. He plays balls games _28_. Anyway, his father and mother love him _29_ and he will always live _30_ with them.Part IV R
23、eading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section AQuestions 31 to 40 are based on the following passage.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。Its officially 31 _and for most teens that means no more school and lots of free time-for a job. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates youth summer employment
24、 at the end of the 32 which runs from April to July. It found that in April 59.3 percent of the 16-to-24-year-olds were working or looking for work. When teens are working they say its because its a 33_ According to a Match 2004 poll, 52percent of the more 34 3,000 polled said that working was not a
25、 luxury. 30 percent of those polled said that the money was for helping family and 22 percent said wages were for college _35 . “I take anywhere from 10 to 50 percent of each paycheck and put it 36 _ for savings. It will pay for my college expenses,” said Charlton Dobson, who is working two part-tim
26、e jobs and looking 37 a third for the summer. Most of those teens who are 38 _ hold jobs in restaurants and retail stores. One poll found that 26percent in retail or sales, 11 percent in an office, 6.6 percent in lawn care,6 percent in babysitting, 4.6 percent in recreation and 1.7 percent in constr
27、uction. Research has shown that teens have 39 _ wages and job stability if they have early work experience. “They do better. They earn more. Theyre employed more stably,” said a researcher. “And they make more money 40 theyre in their mid-20s. So there are a lot of advantages to having kids work whe
28、n theyre young. The research also recommends a list of tips to find a job. The tips include knowing your possible employers expectations, getting good grades, and learning to fill out an employment application. A) season I) necessityB) than J) gradesC) summer K) untilD) higher L) expensesE) getting
29、M) forF) working N) includeG) aside O) outH) possibleSection BDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the cor
30、responding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.Passage One北京联合大学 大学英语预备级一课一练 5 / 9Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.Was only a small cut, but by night the knee started to hurt. Though the boy was only 13, he never liked to complain about such little thi
31、ngs. That night, the climbed into bed as usual, in the room where he and his five brothers slept. His leg was painful the next morning, but he still did not tell anyone. The farm kept the whole family busy. Always he had to be up at six to help his parents with some farm work. He must do it well or
32、he would be sent back to do it over again after school.Two mornings later his leg hurt too much for him to do his farm work. It was Sunday, and he stayed at home while the rest of the family drove to town. He rested until his brothers came home from Sunday school. Mother and Father did not come home
33、 with the boys because Sunday was parents day off. By the time his parents came home, the boy had climbed into bee, The shoe had to be cut off his swollen leg and foot. “Why didnt he tell me?”His mother cried. “Go quickly and bring the doctor!”She said to her husband.Old doctor Conklin looked at the
34、 leg and shook his head “I dont think we can save it.”The sick boy sat up in bed. “What does that mean?”he asked. “It means,”explained the doctor gently, “if it gets worse, well have to take it off.”“No!” shouted the boy. “I wont let you! Id rather die”Dr. Conklin left the room, nodding to the mothe
35、r to follow him. As he stood outside the door explaining to both parents what probably would happen, they could hear the boy calling for his brother:”Ed! Ed! Come up here, will you?” The brother hurried in. Then they heard the sick boys voice, loud and high with pain: “If I go out of my head, Ed, do
36、nt let them cut off my leg. Promise me, Ed, promise!”The Ed stood outside the bedroom door, with his arms folded across his chest; quite clearly he was standing on guard. Ed looked straight at old Dr. Conklin. “Nobody is going to cut off that leg!” he said. “But, Ed, youll be sorry.” The doctor was
37、surprised by his action.“Maybe so, doctor. But I promised him.”“I think well just wait and see how he looks tonight. All right, doctor?” said the father.For two days and nights Ed stayed there, sleeping on the floor in front of the door, not leaving even to eat. The fever rose higher, and the sick b
38、oy began to talk wildly, but Ed remained firm because he had given his promise. The parents knew that their sick boy would never forgive them if his leg were cut off.The doctor retuned may times. Finally, in helpless anger, Dr. Conllin shouted, “Youre letting him die!” and walked out of the house, n
39、obody but God could save the boy now!Mother, Father and Ed all had the same thought as their eyes turned away from the door. In this terrible hour, the three went down on their knees at the bedside. The next morning, when the doctor stopped by again, he saw a change. The swelling was going down! Dr.
40、 Conklin closed his eyes and said a prayer of thanks. Even after the boy went to sleep, one member of the family watched and prayed. It was night again when the boy opened his eyes. The swelling was way down now In three weeks, thin and weak, but with eyes clear and strong, the boy could stand on hi
41、s legs. And the boy was Dwight D. Eisenhower, who later became President of the United States form 1953 to 1961.41. The boy didnt like to complain about his hurt leg because_.北京联合大学 大学英语预备级一课一练 6 / 9A he didnt feel any pain B he was a brave boy C .he was afraid of his parentsD he found it use less t
42、o complain42. When the boys leg began to hurt, he _.A asked his parents to call in a doctor B stopped doing the farm workC lay in bed all day long D still paid no attention to it 43 .The boy got up at six every morning to _.A go to school early B sell farm products on the marketC do some farm work D
43、 get breakfast ready for the family44 They boys shoe had to be cut off because_.A his leg and foot were badly swollen B he was too tired to take it off C it was already brokenD it made him feel uncomfortable45 After examining the boys leg, the doctor though_.A it had to be taken off immediately B it
44、 was most likely that the leg had to be taken off C the boy would go mad D the boy was going to die soon 注意:此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。Passage TwoQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.Years ago, there was a wealthy art collector named James Bell. Together he and his son would visit museums aro
45、und the world and bought some finest treasures to add to their personal collection. Priceless works by famous artists such as Leonardo da Vince, Vincent Van Gogh, and Claude Monet, were soon hung on the walls of their home in New Jersey. One winter, the son was called upon t serve his country in the
46、 South Pacific, and four months later, Bell received a terrible telegram: His son had died in battle while rescuing another soldier. Feeling extremely sad and lonely the old man refused to see visitors who came to view his collection. Two years passed. Then, one day, just before Christmas, there cam
47、e a knock on the door. On the stoop stood a soldier with a large package in hand. “Sir, you dont know me, but Im the soldier for whom your son gave his life. He saved many lives that day, and he was carrying me to safety when a bullet struck him in the heart and he died instantly. He often talked ab
48、out you, and your love for art. The young man then held out his package, “I know this isnt much. Im not really a great artist, but I think your son would have wanted you to have this. Bell opened the package. It was a portrait of 北京联合大学 大学英语预备级一课一练 7 / 9his son, painted by the young man. He stared in surprise at the way the soldier had captured the personality of his son in the painting