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2021年1月28日发(作者：balo)

大

学

英

语

（

二

）

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General Review (Book 2)

Part I Vocabulary

100

题

Directions

:

Each

of

the following

sentences

is

provided

with four

choices.

Choose

the

one

that

best completes the sentence.

1) People _____with each other by spoken or written language.

A. communicate

B. refresh

C. follow

2) Y

ou should _____ on the road when you

?

re driving.

A. organize

B. concentrate

C. improve

D. imitate

D. contact

D. efficient

D. aim

3) His secretary is very _____; she does her job well and quickly.

A. characteristic

B. harmful

C. effective

4) The only _____ for his behavior is that he is mad.

A. reason

B. explanation

C. purpose

5) It

?

s a good opportunity. Y

ou should _____ it.

A. make up

B. make out

C. make use of

D. make for

6).

Y

ou

could

make

yourself

understood

_____

gestures

（手势）

if

you

don

?

t

speak

the

same

language.

A. by no means

B. by means of

A. give

…

away

B. give

…

up

C. by all means

C. give

…

out

D. by means

D. give

…

off

7) Y

our plan won

?

t work. Y

ou

?

d better _____ it _____.

8) He wanted to try but his fear of failure always _____him _____.

A. held

…

against

B. held

…

on

C. held

…

back

D. help

…

up

9) The little bird learned to fly _____ its parents.

A. by watching

B. by imitating

C. by concentrating

D. by repeating

10) The college has brought me into _____with western ideas

A. touch

B. link

C. contact

D. guide

11) He was very _____ about the colors he used.

A. special

B. ordinary

C. particular

D. common

12) The news that her daughter was safe _____ her and she stopped worrying.

A. shocked

B. relaxed

C. surprised

13) The committee _____ a conclusion only after days of discussion.

A. achieved

B. reached

14) Is the latest _____ of the magazine out?

C. arrived

D. refreshed

D. completed

A. matter

B. period

C. issue

15) I must go to see him right away because my goal in Taiwan is to_____ herbal medicine.

A. deal

B. attempt

C. suppose

D. pursue

16) There was no news from her son for quite a few years; ______, Mary went on hoping.

A. nevertheless

B. furthermore

C. consequently

D. therefore

17) He was ________ of robbery and was sentenced to ten years

?

imprisonment.

A. assured

B. charged

C. confirmed

D. accused

18) There is no ________ in going to the cinema now as the film has already started.

A. reason

B. cause

C. motive

D. point

19) If we _____ to deal ______ these problems now, things will get worse than before.

A. fail; with

B. miss; of

C. delay; out

D. deny; in

D. disadvantage

D. violent

D. relationship

20) His bad health is a great ______ for him to get a good paid job

A. scale

B. freedom

C. appliance

21) A

______ car gives a much greater degree of comfort and mobility.

A. secret

B. natural

C. private

22)

The government plans to enlarge the square for people?s ______.

A. convenience

B. emptiness

C. cornerstone

23) Little educated, he is ______ of this kind of things.

A. bitter

B. ignorant

C. unpleasant

24) The country now is ______ huge losses in the financial crisis.

D. overcrowding

A. suffering

B. delighting

C. advertising`

D. commanding

25) People in some parts of the world often take their water for ______. They use as much water

as they wish.

A. granted

B. sure

C. certain

D. pleasure

26) While the killer goes free, he is a _______ to everyone in the town.

A. threat

B. harm

C. damage

D. terror

27)

The truck bumped into a wall ______ the driver?s carelessness.

A. because

B. as to

C. thanks to

D. due to

28) All the leading newspapers _______ the trade talks between China and the United States.

A. reported

B. printed

C. announced

D. published

29) Our team _______ the match yesterday.

A. beat

B. defeated

C. caught

D. won

30)

_________I

?

ve got my own car I don

?

t get so much exercises as I used to.

A. Or else

B. However

C. Now that

D. Considering

31)

____a

child

?

s

environment

enables

him

to

enlarge

his

living

sphere

according

to

his

own

abilities.

A. What is important

B. Being important that

C. The importance is

D. It is of importance that

32) It ________that the old man he had helped was the father of his girlfriend.

A. happened so

C. proved so

B. found out

D. turned out

33) From the way he looked at me, I ____________ that he did not like me.

A. included

B. concluded

C. excluded

D. suggested

34) The airport was foggy (

有雾的

), but our plane ____________ on time.

A. turned in

B. turned off

C. took on

D. took off

35) I paid for the piano and asked the store to ____________ it to my address in the afternoon.

A. deliver

B. identify

C. unload

D. delay

36) The shops take a lot of trouble over their window ____________ at Christmas.

A. grocery

B. displays

C. effects

D. style

37) The girl was able to give the police a(n) ____________ description of her attacker.

A. occasional

B. mental

C. accurate

D. accidental

38)

I shall make up my own mind on the ____________ of the advice I?ve been given.

A. light

B. term

C. view

D. basis

39) I thought it would rain, but the clouds have ____________

and it?s a fine da

y now.

A. vanished

B. unloaded

C. conveyed

D. appeared

40) The nursery teacher often leads her children to watch aircraft ____________ or land.

A. take away

B. take in

C. take on

D. take off

41)This Oscar film is ___________ seeing again and again.

A. worthwhile

B. worthy

C. worth

D. desirable

D. deserve

D. classic

42)It was very difficult to _________ the oceans before the steamship was invented.

A. cross

B. function

C. include

43)Politics is his ________ subject of conversation.

A. favorite

B. personal

C. confident

44) The special-effects man ________ the bags with explosives to cause explosions in the air.

A. send to

B. send on

C. send up

D. send for

45) Special effects add a great deal to the ________ of filmmaking.

A. explosive

B. expensive

C. explosion

46) Trees and flowers ________ sunlight and water.

A. acquire

B. require

C. command

D. expense

D. order

47) Have you heard the news that an airplane ________ at 6:30 this evening near Beijing?

A. damaged

B. broke

C. destroyed

D. crashed

48) The police are ________ the room for clues about the murder case.

A. examining

B. testing

C. inspecting

D. picking

D. decent

D. responsibility

D. discussion

49) When he got the good news, his heart was filled with _____ happiness.

A. reverse

B. pregnant

C. immense

50) Now that you

?

re 15 years old you should have a better sense of _____.

A. form

B. fortune

C. figure

51) The young man has a strong _____to learn a foreign language.

A. motivation

B. explosion

C. expression

52) If you want to see a play in London, you should book well _____, preferably six weeks before.

A. in detail

B. in advance

C. in force

D. in turn

53) At that time women _____ only 2.6% of the work force.

A. consisted of

B. occupied

C. composed

D. completed

54) She _____ to tell us the whole story.

A. advanced

B. progressed

C. preceded

D. proceeded

55) Ruth finally _____ to find what she was looking for.

A. tried

B. managed

C. succeeded

D. achieved

56) What subjects do you learn _____ music and English in this term?

A. except

B. besides

C. beyond

D. above

57) The doctor hopes to be able to bring him _____ this case of pneumonia.

A. forward

B. back

C. through

D. up

58) My train was 20 minutes late in the morning and there was a _____ delay in the evening.

A. same

B. similar

C. likable

D. likely

59) The real trouble _____ their lack of confidence in their abilities.

A. lies on

B. lies in

C. results in

D. leads to

60) If you undertake this project you are bound to _____ many difficulties.

A. encounter

B. face with

C. overcome

D. handle

61)

We?ll need ________ milk if Bob and Mary are coming for the weekend

.

A. other

B. extra

C. spare

D. further

62) He is trying to _____ a simple style of living.

A. bring up

B. bring around

C. bring down

D. bring back

63)

He

_____

taking

the

book

out

of

the

reading-room

without

permission,

but

said

he

had

intended to bring it back the next time.

A. counted on

B. adjusted to

C. agreed on

D. admitted to

64) Let

?

s _____ the problem for the time being: we can return to it later.

A. settle

B. stop

C. interrupt

D. leave

65) Those opinions are now out of _____.

A. fashion

B. mood

C. order

D. form

66) When she heard the bad news, she _____ completely

A. broke away

B. broke down

C. broke out

D. broke through

67) This is much _____ to the one I bought last week.

A. worse

B. lower

C. inferior

D. equal

68) The novel ended happily, and the young couple were married in the _____.

A. final

B. closing

C. end

D. conclusion

69) Which are the most _____ candidates?

A. likely

B. like

C. alike

D. liking

70)

The

building

_____

mostly

undamaged

after

the

earthquake,

and

only

minor

repairs

were

necessary.

A. recovered

B. consisted

C. lasted

D. remained

71) I saw a traffic _____ this morning.

A. event

B. accident

C. conflict

D. damage

72) Kindness is the most important _____ a man can have.

A. habit

B. property

C. quality

D. effect

73) If he refuses to pay I shall take _____ against him.

A. process

B. punishment

C. approaches

D. measures

74) Y

ou can

?

t go that way, I

?

m afraid, as the road is _____ repair.

A. for

B. in

C. under

D. on

75) She hadn

?

t heard his _____ and jumped as the door opened.

A. approach

B. content

C. applause

D. appliance

76) The children _____ to each other excitedly about the next day

?

s events.

A. shatter

B. matter

C. chatter

D. smatter

77)The screws (

螺钉

) are somewhat loose.

I?

ll have them _____.

A. darken

B. enrich

C. loosen

D. tighten

78) After a week

?

s work, Prof. Smith likes to _____ to the countryside to relax himself.

A. retain

B. retreat

C. resolve

D. respond

79) Hard as she tried to hold herself in, she could not _____ her sadness.

A. march

B. maintain

C. mention

D. mask

80)

The research project has only been under way for three months, so it?s too early to

_____ its

success.

A. count

B. balance

C. evaluate

D. save

Part II Structure

40

题

Directions:

Each

of

the following

sentences

is

provided

with four

choices.

Choose

the

one

that

best completes the sentence.

1)

_____ there for many years, she knew the place quite well.

A. Living

B. Lived

C. To live

D. Having lived

2) They ______for seven hours when they spotted a sign that said

“

Gu ests

”

.

A. were driving

B. drove

C. had been driving

D. had drove

3)

This morning she mentioned on the telephone that she ____tonight.

A. will not go

B. won

?

t be going

C. isn

?

t going

D. wouldn

?

t be going

4)

Nobody likes her because she__________to carry favor with the boss.

A. has always tried

B. does always try

C. always tries

D. is always trying

5) That was the first time the old lady _________her suffering to others.

A. was telling

B. had told

C. have told

D. told

6) ________ was not the way the event happened.

A. What the press reported

C. What reported

B. What reported the press

D. The press reported

7) He _____for six years by the time he takes his examination.

A. had been studying

B. will have been studying English

C. studied

D. studies English

8)

In

this

experiment,

they

are

wakened

several

times

during

the

night,

and

asked

to

report

what they __________.

A. had just been dreaming

B. have just been dreaming

C. are just dreaming

D. had just dreamed

9) By the time they entered the concert hall, the musicians ________the instruction to the opera.

A. was playing

B. had played

C. played

D. have played

10)

. Paul doesn?t have to be made _______. He is always a hard

-working student.

A. study

B. to stud

y

C. studied

D. studying

11). We do not necessarily grow wiser ______ we grow older.

A. because

B. while

C. as soon as

D. unless

12)

. The truck bumped into a wall ______ the driver?s carelessness.

A.

because

B. as to

C. thanks to

D. due to

13). When he was in the countryside, he _______

the poor peasants.

A. used to visit

B. was used to visiting

C. used to visiitng

D. was used to visit

14). ---- What about the book?

----Oh, very good. It is worth _______ a second time.

A. reading

B. to read

C. being read

D. to be read

15) ________ is of no consequence to me.

A. he goes or stays

B. Whether he goes or stays

C. Whether he goes or stay

D. He goes whether he stays

16) ________ the election is the question both political parties are asking.

A. Who

?

s candidate will win

B. Whose candidate will win

C. Whether candidate will win

D. Whom will win

17) He works too hard. That is ________ is wrong with him.

A. which

B. that

C.

what

D. the thing which

18

）

________ is a belief generally held by people who live in cold places.

A. Weather affects a person

?

s mood

B. That weather affects a person

?

s mood

C. A

person

?

s mood is affected by weather

D. Although a person

?

s mood is affected by weather

19) Free movie tickets will be given to _________comes first.

A. whoever

B. whomever

C. whichever

D. whatever

20) I have never been to Beijing, but it is the place ___________..

A. where

I?

d like to visit

B. I most want to visit

C. in which

I?

d like to visit

D. that I want to visit it most.

21) The man________ had little information.

A. I spoke of

B. of who I spoke

C. I spoke of whom

D. whom I spoke

22) This is the most difficult novel________.

A. what I have ever read

B. which I have ever read

C. I have ever read it

D. that I have ever read

23) ________ arrived ________ she started complaining.

A. Hardly had he

…

when

B. Hardly he had... when

C. He hardly ...than

D. Hardly had he... than

24) ________ gone to sleep ________ the telephone rang once more.

A. No sooner he had... than

B. No sooner had he... when

C. No sooner had he... than

D. No sooner he had... when

25) ________ we have finished the course, we shall start reviewing it.

A. For now

B. Now that

C. Ever since

D. By now

26) ________ it happens, we probably won

?

t have all that much time for a holiday, though.

A. As

B. Though

C. Until

D. While

27) Take this baggage and ________ you can find enough space.

A. hang it whatever place

B. hang it there where

C. hang it wherever

D. hang it where in which

28

）

“

Would you rather watch TV or go for a walk?

”

“

_______the TV program is good, I think I need the exercise more.

”

A. Even though

B. No matter

29

）

I

t was ________ everyone went to the beach.

A. so hot a weather that

C. a hot enough weather so that

C. No matter how

B. such hot weather that

D. a very hot weather so that

B. whether his coming or not

D. whether he comes or not

D. Whether

30

）

W

e shall start off as planned________.

A. no matter he will come or not

C. no matter whether he comes or not

31) Little ____ about him when I first met him in that company.

A. have I known

B. had I known

C. do I know

D. did I know

32

) I didn?t like our new English teacher, and ____.

A. neither did my classmates

B. neither my classmates did

C. my classmates don't too

A. he realized his mistake

C. did he realize his mistake

D. my classmates did not also

B. he was realizing his mistake

D. he did realize his mistake

D. will be

33) Only when David did it a second time ____.

34) People don

?

t want there ______ another war in their country

.

A. being

B. is

C. to be

35) Never before that night ______ the extent of my own power.

A. I had felt

B. I felt

C. did I feel

D. had I felt

36) The result of the test suggested that I ____________ ill.

A. was

B. were

C. be

D. to be

37) _____ to the speaker for five minutes, he got up and left.

A. Listened

B. To listen

C. Listening

D. Having listened

38) He speaks English as if he _____ a native speaker.

A. were

B. had been

C. was

D. be

39) If it _____ yesterday afternoon, I would have gone for a walk.

A. had not been raining

B. were not raining

C. would not be raining

D. should not be raining

40)

My bag is nowhere to be found. I _____ it when I was on the bus.

A. must drop

B. had dropped

C. should have dropped

D. must have dropped

Part III

Cloze

5

篇

Directions:

Read the following passage and fill in each of the numbered blanks with one suitable

word.

Passage 1

I doubt the holy man?s

1)____ of happiness, and I 2)____ the dreams of the happiness-market,

too. 3)____ happiness may be, I believe, it is neither in having nothing 4)____ in having more, but

in changing ― in changing the world and mankind

5)____ pure states.

To change is to make 6)____ to deal with difficulties. As Y

eats, a great Irish poet once 7)____

it, happiness we get for a lifetime

8)____ on how high we choose our difficulties. Robert Frost, a

great American poet, was thinking in almost the same

9)____

when he spoke of “The pleasure of

taking 10)____

.”

Passage 2

Many

sociologists

believe

that

the

1)____

conveniences

that

are

provided

by

modern

appliances such 2)____ refrigerators and washing machines reduce the usefulness of3)____. But

such conveniences have also4)____ the bonds of family life.

5)____ we seem to be meeting more

people, our relationships are6)____. We are close to crowds but we feel more alone than

7)____.

One feels lonely in the midst of8)____. It is just like being at a party where, when left alone, one

would

feel

some

sort

of

emptiness.

All

of

a

9)____,

one

is

living

in

a

world

one

does

not

understand. Thus one feels the need for somebody that one can be close to! Then one can 10)____

body and soul.

Passage 3

As I was walking by the shops, I

1)____to see a display of flight bags, which reminded me

2)____ my briefcase.

I realized that I was not carrying it now. Quickly I tried to remember where I

might have left it. Knowing that I had not stopped anywhere since I left the airline ticket counter, I

3)____ I must have put it down there. I hurried back to get it, but my briefcase was 4)____ in sight.

At first I was sure that somebody had just walked off

5)____ it, but then I realized there was a

6)____ that whoever found it might have turned it in at the counter. I waited in 7)____ for my turn

at the counter and then I

8)____ the briefcase and asked if by any chance it had

been turned in.

The

agent

shook

his

9)____.

Then

I

glanced

over

his

shoulder

at

the

conveyor

belt

that

was

moving baggage from the check-

in counter down to the loading area and I shouted, “There it is!”

But

just

as the

agent

turned

to

look,

the

briefcase reached

the10)____

of

the

conveyor

belt

and

vanished from view.

Passage 4

Afterward the Father kept wondering at the

1)____. Why was it Kalman

2)____ had saved

the town? True, he had kept honest

3)____. But

there must have been others just as honest. Then

one 4)____ one the merchants of the town began to come to the Father. Each

5)____ that at times

his scales had not been

6)____

. The merchants told him they hadn?t

meant to do 7)____. It was

just that

they hadn?t known how

8)____ it was to test their scales and make sure they were always

honest.

Now

the

Father

knew

why

God

had

chosen

Kalman

to

9)____

for

rain.

He

ordered

that

Kalman?s

scales

be

placed

in

the

10)____,

so

that

everyone

in

town

would

remember

how

important honesty is.

Passage 5

Because of the 1)____ to women

?

s rights, many mothers who in the

2)____ might have felt

trapped

in

their

homes

have

3)____

opportunities

to

use

their

energy

and

potential

4)____

stimulating careers. Y

et there are women at home who see their work there 5)____ more important

than

anything.

The

6)____

on

all

this,

as

I

see

it,

is

that

the

society

must

be

made

to

tolerate

choices so that no one is

7)____ into a hateful life simply because someone expects him or her to

behave

in

a

8)____

way.

People

must

be

9)____

to choose

the

lives

they

believe

are

best

for

themselves and must have enough opportunities to 10)____ their minds if they make mistakes.

Part IV Reading Comprehension: 15

篇

Directions:

Each

passage

is followed

by

some

questions

or

unfinished

statements. For

each

of

them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one you think is the best answer

.

Passage 1

Friends

play

an

important

part

in

our

lives,

and

although

we

may

take

the

friendship

for

granted, we

often

don?t clearly

understand

how we

make f

riends.

While

we

get

on well

with

a

number of people, we are usually friends with only a very few

—

for example, the average among

students

is

about

6

per

person.

In

all

the

cases

of

friendly

relationships,

two

people

like

one

another and enjoy being together, but beyond that, the degree of intimacy between them and the

reasons for their shared interest vary enormously. As we get to know people we take into account

things like age, race, economic condition, social position, and intelligence. Although these factors

are

not

of

prime

importance,

it

is

more

difficult

to

get

on

with

people

when

there

is

a

marked

difference in age and background.

Some friendly relationships can be kept on argument and discussion, but it is usual for close

friends to have similar ideas and beliefs, to have attitudes and interests in common

—

they often

talk

about

“being

on

the same wavelength”.

It

generally

takes

time

to reach

this

point.

And

the

more intimately involved people become, the more they rely on one another. People want

to do

friends favors and hate to break a promise. Equally, friends have to learn to put up with annoying

habits and to tolerate differences of opinion.

In contrast with

marriage,

there

are

no

friendship

ceremonies to strengthen

the

association

between two people. But the supporting and understanding of each other that results from shared

experiences and emotions does seem to create a powerful bond, which can overcome differences

in background, and break down barriers of age, class or race.

1). What does the passage say about making friends?

A) People usually have fewer friends than they think.

B) People do not have to like each other to become friends.

C) People become friends when they get on well with each other.

D) People consider age and background unimportant in making friends.

2). Which of the following statements is true according to Paragraph 2?

A) Tolerance is vital to friendship.

B) Friends are usually interdependent.

C) Friends do not rely financially on each other.

D) Annoying habits are worse than promise breaking.

3). What does the passage imply about marriage?

A) There is no friendship involved in it.

B) There is usually a special occasion for it.

C) It requires shared experiences and emotions.

D) It is a much closer relationship than friendship.

4). Which of the following contributes to friendship the most?

A) Similarities in class and race.

B) Similarities in age and background.

C) Similarities in habits and beliefs.

D) Similarities in opinion and feelings.

5). Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A) Friends and Friendship

B) Marriage and Friendship

C) Benefits from Friends

D) The Art of Making Friends

Passage 2

Dogs are social animals and without proper training, they will behave like wild animals. They

will spoil your house, destroy your belongings, bark excessively, fight other dogs and even bite

you. Nearly all behavior problems are perfectly normal dog activities that occur at the wrong time

or place or are directed at the wrong thing. The key to preventing or treating behavior problems is

learning

to

teach

the

dog

to

redirect

its

normal

behavior

to

outlets

that

are

acceptable

in

the

domestic setting.

One of the best things you can do for your dog and yourself is to obedience train (

驯服

) it.

Obedience

training

doesn't

solve

all

behavior

problems,

but

it

is

the

foundation for

solving

just

about

any

problem.

Training

opens

up

a

line

of

communication

between

you

and

your

dog.

Effective communication is necessary to instruct your dog about what you want it to do.

Training

is

also

an

easy way

to

establish

the

social

rank

order.

When

your

dog

obeys

a simple

request of

“

come here, sit,

”

it is showing obedience and respect for you. It is not necessary to

establish yourself as top dog or leader

of the dog pack (

群

) by using extreme measures. Y

ou can

teach your dog its subordinate (

从属的

) role by teaching it to show submission to you. Most dogs

love performing tricks for you to pleasantly accept that you are in charge.

Training should be fun and rewarding for you and your dog. It can enrich your relationship

and

make

living

together

more

enjoyable.

A

well-trained

dog

is

more

confident

and

can

more

safely be allowed a greater amount of freedom than an untrained animal.

1. Behavior problems of dogs are believed to _____.

A) be just part of their nature

B) worsen in modern society

C) occur when they go wild

D) present a threat to the community

2. The primary purpose of obedience training is to _____.

A) teach the dog to perform clever tricks

B) make the dog aware to its owner's authority

C) provide the dog with outlets for its wild behavior

D) enable the dog to regain its normal behavior

3. Effective communication between a dog and its owner is _____.

A) essential to solving the dog's behavior problems

B) the foundation for dogs to perform tasks

C) a good way to teach the dog new tricks

D) an extreme measure in obedience training

4. Why do pet dogs love performing tricks for their masters?

A) To avoid being punished.

B) To show their affection for their masters.

C) To win leadership of the dog pack.

D) To show their willingness to obey.

5. When a dog has received effective obedience training, its owner _____.

A) can give the dog more rewards

B) will enjoy a better family life

C) can give the dog more freedom.

D) will have more confidence in himself

Passage 3

On

May

29,

1973, Thomas

Bradley,

a

black

man, was

elected

mayor

of

Los

Angeles.

Los

Angeles

is

the

third

largest

city

in

the

United

States, with

a

population

of

three

million.

About

sixteen percent of the city

’

s population are black.

News of this election appeared on the front pages of newspapers everywhere in the United

States. Here is how one major newspaper reported the event: Los Angeles Elects Bradley Mayor,

Defeating Y

orty

—

Black Win 56% of V

otes.

Bradley called his victory

“

the fulfillment of a dream.

”

During his childhood and youth,

people had kept telling him,

“

Y

ou can

’

t do this, you can

’

t go there, because you

’

re a Negro.

”

Nevertheless he had won a decisive victory over a man who had been the city

’

s mayor for three

times. Bradley had won 56.3 percent of the votes; Y

orty had won 43. 7 percent.

Los Angeles voters had many opportunities to judge Thomas Bradley and to form an opinion

of

him.

The

son

of

a

poor

farmer

from

Texas,

he

joined

the

Los

Angeles

police

force

in

1940.

During

his

twenty-one

years

on

the

police

force

he

earned

a

law

degree

by

attending

school

at

night. He was elected to the city council ten years ago. At the time of Los Angeles election three

other American cities already had black mayors, but none of those cities had as large a population

as Los Angeles. Besides, the percentage of blacks in those other cities was much larger. Cleveland,

Ohio, was thirty-six percent black when Carl Stokes was elected mayor of Cleveland in 1967. In

the same year Richard Hatcher was elected mayor of Gary

, Indiana, which was fifty-five percent

black. In Newark, New Jersey

, sixty percent of the population were black when Kenneth Glibson

was elected in 1970. Thus the election of a black mayor in those cities was not very surprising.

In Los Angeles thousands of white citizens voted for Thomas Bradley because they believe

he would be a better mayor than the white candidate. Bradley had spent forty- eight of his fifty-five

years in Los Angeles. Four years ago Bradley lost the mayoral election to Y

orty. This time Bradley

won.

1. Thomas Bradley was elected mayor of Los Angeles because ______.

A

、

the black people made up a large percentage of the population in the city

B

、

more than half of its citizens, black and white, were in favor of him

C

、

he had spent forty-eight of his fifty-five years in the city

D

、

he was considered the best candidate in the history of the city

2. Bradley

’

s victory in the mayoral election attracted nationwide attention because _____.

A

、

Los Angeles was a major city in the U. S. with a relatively small black population

B

、

Los Angeles was the place where most of the major U. S. newspapers were based

C

、

56% of black voters and 44% of white voters in Los Angeles had voted for him

D

、

it had fulfilled the dream of the black people throughout the United States

3. Which of the following cities had the largest percentage of black population

?

A

、

Los Angeles.

B

、

Cleveland.

C

、

Gary.

D

、

Newark.

4. We may infer from the forth paragraph that Los Angeles voters _____.

A

、

believed that Thomas Bradley would give them many opportunities to judge him

B

、

had been given many opportunities so they have a high opinion of Thomas Bradley

C

、

had known Thomas Bradley well for his long years of public service in the city

D

、

had had many opportunities to elect Thomas Bradley mayor of the city

5. Why did the white voters choose Bradley over a white candidate?

A

、

Because he had proved to be a good policeman.

B

、

Because they expected him to do a better job.

C

、

Because he held a law degree from a good university.

D

、

Because they simply wanted to give him a chance.

Passage 4

In many countries there is a fixed charge for personal

services. A

certain percentage may be

added to the bill at a hotel or restaurant

“

for the service

”

. In other places the customer may be

expected to give a tip, or a small amount of money, as a sign of appreciation whenever services are

performed. In the United States there is no consistent practice with regard to tipping. The practice

is more common in a large city than in a small town. A

Native

American may often be in doubt

about when and how much to tip when he is in a city that is strange to him. In general, however, a

tip is expected by the porter who carries you baggage, by taxi drivers (except, perhaps, in small

towns), and by those who serve you in hotels and restaurants.

When you pick up your incoming luggage at an airport, you may tip the man who takes it to

the taxi or airport bus. He usually expects 35 cents a bag for his service. In some cities the taxi that

takes you to your hotel may have one meter that shows the cost of the trip and another that shows

a fixed charge, usually about 20 cents, for

“

extra

”

. In some cities the taxi driver may expect a tip

in addition to the

“

< br>extra

”

, especially if he carries your suitcase. If no

“

extra

”

is charged, a tip

is usually given. Hotels usually do not have a service charge, though there are places where one is

added.

It

is customary,

however,

to

give something

to

the

porter who carries

your suitcases

and

shows you to your room. If in doubt, 25 cents for each bag he carries is satisfactory

. In a restaurant

you generally leave about 15 percent of the bill in small change on the table as a tip for the person

who has served you. A

service charge is generally not included except in some of the larger, more

expensive places. If the order is small

—

a cup of coffee at a lunch counter, or something of the sort

—

a tip is not usually expected.

1. According to the passage, a tip is _______ for personal services.

A

、

a sign of appreciation

B

、

a fixed charge

C

、

the bill at a hotel or restaurant

D

、

an extra

2. A

Native American _______.

A

、

knows a lot about tipping

B

、

does not often tip a stranger

C

、

usually lives in a small town

D

、

often works as a porter

3. The word

“

one

”

in Line 6, Paragraph 2, refers to _______.

A

、

service charge

B

、

extra

C

、

hotel

D

、

room service

4. If a porter carries three pieces of baggage for you, you are expected to give him _______ as a

tip.

A

、

50 cents

B

、

1 dollar

C

、

1.5 dollars

D

、

5 dollars

5. We can learn from the passage that_______.

A

、

all American taxi drivers are expected to be tipped

B

、

people in small towns know more about tipping

C

、

one has to tip a waiter no matter how small the order is

D

、

people sometimes do not tip when they are not satisfied

Passage 5

Today television is one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the home. Some people

in places where television reception is good may think that television has taken the place of radio.

Television,

however,

is

actually

a

kind

of

radio.

It

uses

special

equipment

for

sending

and

receiving the picture. The television sound system uses the same type of equipment that is used in

other forms of radio.

Exchanging messages with ships at sea was one of the first uses of radio. Modern radio is still

used for

this

purpose

and

for communication

across

oceans.

On

land

radio

provides

a means

of

instant communication even with moving vehicles such as taxicabs or service trucks.

Police forces use two- way radio to get information to and from officers in squad cars

(

警备

车

)

and

on

motorcycles.

Small

portable

sets

make

it

possible

to

communicate

with

a

central

exchange while walking or riding in a city or over a rural area. Observers in airplanes can report

traffic accidents, and traffic jams by radio to police officers on the ground.

Radiotelephones are used in many places. Connection with the regular telephone service can

be provided for boats, trains and cars. Isolated places in deserts, forests, and mountainous regions

are

linked

by

radiotelephone

in

many

parts

of

the

world.

Thus

by

means

of radio

people

can

communicate with others wherever service is provided.

1. According to the passage, television _____.

A

、

has taken the place of radio

B

、

is no longer popular in the home

C

、

can be regarded as a kind of radio

D

、

has nothing in common with radio

2. In paragraph two,

“

this purpose

”

refers to _____.

A

、

exchanging messages with ships at sea

B

、

communicating across oceans

C

、

sending and receiving the picture

D

、

instant communication with moving vehicle

3. According to the passage, radio is used in the following ways EXCEPT _____.

A

、

at sea

B

、

on land

C

、

in the air

D

、

underground

4. The word

“

Isol ated

”

in the last paragraph means _____.

A

、

sandy and mountainous

B

、

clean and not polluted

C

、

without any living things

D

、

separated or distant

5. The best title for the passage is _____.

A

、

Television and Radio

B

、

Radio and Its Uses

C

、

Radio and Radiotelephones

D

、

Modern Communication

Passage 6

Surprise!

Y

ou?re

in

college!

“I

never

knew

living

with

a

roommate

was so

hard.”

“I can?t

believe the amount of reading required for just one class.” “I didn?t know what the Freshman 20

was until I gained 20 pounds.” No matter how hard or how long you

plan for college, it?s filled

with surprises, from dorm conflicts and academic rigors

（严酷；艰苦）

to the relationship maze

and

campus

logistics

（后勤）

.

Students

at

Northwestern

College

in

Saint

Paul,

Minn.,

share

surprises

they

encountered

to

give

freshmen

a

“heads

up”

on what

to

expect when

entering

the

ivy- covered walls this fall.

Dorm Life

Adjusting to a roommate?s music

preferences, sleeping times and tastes in dorm was a surprise

to Emily Carlson,

a communication major. “I was an only child used to my own room, so it was a

challenge

adjusting

to

roommates.”

“At

first

it

felt

like

being

at

summer camp,”

recalls

Kristy

Lindquist,

a

cross-

cultural

ministry

major.

“Eventually

one

becomes

accustomed

to

it,

after

growing

from

both

good

and

bad

experiences.”

At

the

beginning

of

her

freshman

year,

Amber

White, a music major, thought she?d get close to one roommate in particular, but it wasn?t the case.

“I

thought

I?d

get

along

better with

my

roommates,

but

overall

the

friends

I

made

in

the

first

weeks

were

not

the

friends

I

actually

kept.”

The

housekeeping

aspects

of

the

sexes

surprised

senior Ben

Hemmila, president of the Northwestern Student Association. “Guys? dorms smell bad

no matter what happens! Girls? dorms are generally messier than guys?, but smell better.”

Academics

Need

to study

for

a

mid-term

exam

or

finish

a

term

paper?

Get ready

to

burn

the

midnight

oil ― and the early

-

morning oil! “Late in college means 3

-4 a.m. not 10-

11 p.m.” says Hemmila.

Carlson agrees. “With other obligations, like work and social things, studying until 3 a.m. is not

unusual.” Y

et she was surprised at her st

< br>amina

（体力；

精力；

活力 ）

. “I?ve stayed up 48, even 72

hours studying ― thanks to coffee and willpower. Staying up isn?t that hard. The difficult part is

keeping everything in your brain.” Another common surprise is the vast amount of reading college

requires: 50-60

pages a night ― per class! Hemmila was surprised he didn?t get a detention

（延

迟；留置；拘留）

when he skipped a class. But he still paid the tuition for that skipped class.

Students

are

surprised

to

realize

their

education

needs

to

include

personal

discipline

and

time

management.

“There

is

never

enough

time,”

realizes

Katie

Dean,

a

business

major.

“I can?t

be

involved in everything like in high school, and even a part-

time job is hard with a full load.” Paul

Bradley,

dean

of

residence

life

at

Northwestern

College,

says

freshmen

usually

find

they

have

more homework than expected and finals are more difficult. “They?re surprised because they get

fewer directives from professors on how to study and what to study

.”

As for that Freshman 20, Murphy hears from many students who were amazed how quickly

they gained weight. “It?s the reality of inactivity ― sitting in class, studying, then eating pizza.”