新编实用英语第一册题库.docx

新编实用英语第一册题库Part I Vocabulary and StructureSection A Multiple Choice1. The family gathered together tothe holiday meals. (B)A. divide B. share C. receive D. smell2. Jenny to pass her driving test on the fifth attempt. (A)A. managed B. controlled C. handled D. regulated3.1 had to work hard tothe other students. (B)A. keep away from B. keep up with C. keep back D. keep out4. Helen asked methe film called "Star War”. (D)A. have I seen B. had I seen C. whether I have seen D. if I had seen5. This was the place. (C)A. about that I was telling you B. where 1 was telling youC. about which I was telling you D. that I was telling youWhen the teacherthe classroom, all the students stood up. (D)A. came B. appeared C. arrived D. enteredHe doesn'tto take a holiday this summer. (C)A. suggest B. acquire C. plan D. pursueThe reasonwe should learn a foreign language is very clear. (B)A. when B. why C. which D. whereHe was asked to speak louderall the students in the classroom could hear him. (B)A. so as to B. so that C. since D. thanHe didn't tell me where he had spent his holidays _ to know. (D)A. Neither I cared B. Nor did I care C. I didift care D. Neither did I careThe idea that the earth is flat wascenturies ago. (B)A. appointed B. rejected C. hesitated D. measuredA good student is eager to learn and does not need to beabout being absent too much. (C)A. questioned B. asked C. warned D. persuadedWc sat on the top of the mountain to watch the sunearly in the morning. (A)A. rise B. rose C. to rise D. risenMy parents arc not used toin big cities. (B)A. live B. living C. have lived D. be livingHe wore dark glasses to avoid. (D)A. having been recognized B. to be recognized C. recognized D. being recognizedI in your position, I would do it at once. (C)A. Am B. Was C. Were D. BeThe poor boy waswith hunger and cold. (A)A. faint B. curious C. shocked D. bluntIn this sense, bad thingsinto good things. (B)A. would turn B. can be turned C. can be to turn D. should turnIf the weather were more favourable, the cropsstill better. (C)A. would have been grown B. would be grown C. would be growing D. will be grownA. fast reading B. reading assignment C. chapter questions D. written exercisesPassage 3Florence Nightingale was the daughter of a rich family in England. Her parents wanted her to become a person of high social class, but Florence had other plans.By the time she was 12, she was detennined to “do something worthwhile. She liked books. She enjoyed caring fbr sick fanners. Once she even saved the life of an old farmer's dog that had broken its leg.At the age of 16, she began to read a lot of nursing books she had bought. She visited hospitals in London and other places.Her parents didn't want her working in those “dirly“ hospitals, but she was detennined. She finally left home and went to Kaiserwcrth Hospital in Germany to study.She was an excellent student, and after her graduation, she returned to London and got a job running a hospital.During the Crimean War, she was put in charge of nursing. She went to the battlefield with 38 nurses. The hospital was a huge, dirty building. She got men to clean it up and managed to get the supplies they needed.She carried a lamp as she walked the halls of the battlefield hospital and became known as the 4tlady with the lamp.”She saved thousands of lives. People called her an angle in the hospitals, but she herself became ill with a disease she got there.In her later years she was not able to (ravel, but people came to her from all over the world for her advice.During the Civil War, the United States asked her advice about setting up military hospitals.1. Nightingale's parents wanted her to _(C)become a rich peopleA. do something worthwhileenter the upper classB. study medicineWhen she was young. Nightingale enjoyed doing all of the following except. (B)A. reading nursing bookstaking care of dogsB. caring for sick farmersworking in hospitals2. Nightingale completed her study in a hospital in. (D)EnglandA. the United StatesCrimeaB. GermanyWhat did Nightingale do during the Crimea War? (C)A. She opened a hospital for (he wounded soldiersShe trained 38 nurses fbr the armyB. She worked in a battlefield hospitalShe sent medical suppliers to the battlefield3. Nightingale is known fbr her achievement in. (B)ninning hospitalsA. establishing modern nursingbuilding military hospitalsB. saving thousands of livesPassage 4Noah Webster was bom in Connecticut. He lived during the time of George Washington. He attended law school for a while, then he went home and found that his family needed help. He took a job teaching school to cam money to support them.The school was very poor and as the teacher, he had to do everything. He had to clean and repair the building as well as teach. But he wanted to set a good example for his students, so he did every task well.Later, he decided to write a spelling book and a grammar book. He went from town to town in many states showing people his books. He called the “American books fbr American children.”Over the years, he found that the people in America spoke many languages and the could not understand each other. He thought there needed to be one language, a "mother tongue,so that people could understand each other and work together. He decided to make a dictionary for the people.He changed some of the spelling of words. He changed words such as “musick" to “music”, “centre" to “center”, and “plough" to ”plow." He wanted to change “tongue" to "tung" and “women" to “wimmen"，but people didn't want to make the changes, so he kept the old spelling of these words.When he started working on his dictionary, he wanted everything in it to be right. He spent more (han 20 years and thousands of dollars finding out where the words first appeared and how wc came to use them. He looked in libraries in England, France and the United States and did all the work himself.When the dictionary was finished, it had 70,000 English words in it. He called it ”an American Dictionary of the English Language.”When Noah Webster taught in a school, he also cleaned and repaired the school building because. (A)A. the school asked him to do sohe could earn more money to support his familyB. he wanted to work in a clean environmenthe wanted to set a good example for the students1. Why did Webster decide to make a dictionary? (D)Because he had already written a spelling book and a grammar bookA. Because he felt his students needed one in their study.B. Because he thought America should have its own dictionaryBecause he wanted to help people understand each other.2. From the examples in Para. 5, we learn that Webster wanted to change the spelling of some words so as to. (B)make the words shorter and easier to writeA. match the spelling with the pronunciations of the wordshelp people understand the words betterB. create an American dictionary of the English languageWhich of the following spelling did Webster not change? (A)A. women B. centre C. plough D. musickWebster spent more than 20 years and thousands of dollars in order to. (C)A. collect more English wordsattract more people to using his dictionaryB. make everything in his dictionary rightchange the spelling of (he wordsPassage 5Steve and Yaser first met in their chemistry class at an American university. Yaser was an international student from Jordan. He was excited to get to know an American. He wanted to learn more about American culture. Yaser hoped that he and Steve would become good friends.At first, Steve seemed very friendly. He always greeted Yaser warmly before class. Sometimes he offered to study with Yaser. He even invited Yaser to eat lunch with him. But after the semester was over, Steve seemed more distant. The two former classmates didn't see each other very much at school. One day Yaser decided to call Steve, Steve didn't seem very interested in talking to him. Yaser was hurt by Steve's change of attitude.Yaser is a little confused. He is an outsider to American culture. He doesn't understand the way American view friendship. Americans use the word friend'' in a very general way. They may call both casual acquaintances and close companions “fYiends”. Americans have school friends, work friends, sports friends, and neighborhood friends. These friendships are based on common interests. When the shared activity ends, the friendship may fade. Now Steve and Yaser arc no longer classmates. Their “friendship“ has changed.In some cultures, friendship means a strong life-long bond between two people. In these cultures, friendships develop slowly, since they are built to last. American society is one of (he rapid change. Studies show that one out of five American families moves every year. American friendship develop quickly, and they may change just as quickly.People from the US may at first seem friendly. Americans often chat easily with strangers. They exchange information about their families, hobbies and work. They may smile warmly and say, “Have a nice day!" or "See you later!M Schoolmates may say, "Let's get together some time.” But American friendliness is not always an offer of true friendship.After an experience like Yaser's, outsiders may consider American s to b a fickle. Learning how American view friendship can help non-Ainericans avoid misunderstandings. It can also help them make friends in the American way.1. Where did Steve and Vaster first met? (D)A. In their dorm B. On campus C. In the dining hall D. In their chemistry class2. When did the friendship between Steve and Yaser fade? (A)A. after the semester was overB. after Yaser came back to Jordanafter Yaser graduated from universityC. one year laterAmericans generally base (heir friendship on. (C)A. similar characters B. common ideals C. common interests D. similar family backgroundAmericans' expressions such as “have a nice day" or "see you later), etc. are. (C)A. their routine regardsoffers of true friendshipB. general greetingsspecial care5. Learning American's views on friendship can help us. (B)make friends with Americans easilyA. avoid misunderstandingsmake our friendship lastB. keep us from being hurtPassage 6Anna was from Germany. When she and her husband arrived in America, he went out West in search of gold. While he was gone, he died. When she found out that he was dead, Anna moved to Seatie with her five children.She was 55 years old when she first climbed over Chilkoot Pass in 1894. She took with her a sewing machine. She wrore a heavy shirt, a blouse, warm jacket, cap, and heavy shoes.She came to the Klondike to search for her youngest son, George. He had gone to Alaska 6 years before.On the way she asked everyone she found for news of her son. When she arrived in Circle City she was forced by the weather to wait out the winter. That winter she sewed everything fbr other people to make a living.In 1896, she decided to give up her search for her son. She told her sewing machine and moved to San Francisco. When she exchanged for money the gold that she had received fbr her work in the West,she had over 1,200 dollars. Though that might not sound like a lot to people of today, i( was quite a lot of money (hen.In 1897, she returned to the Klondike again in search of he son. By this time she was 60 years old. She bought another sewing machine and went North once more. She left Alaska for good in 1917, never knowing what had happened to her son. She died at the age of 91 in San Fransisco.1. When did Anna begin to search for her son? (A)A. In 1894 B. In 1896 C. In 1897 D. In 19172. Where did her son go? (C)A. SeatieB.KlondikeC. Alaska D. San Fransisco3. From the passage we can learn that. (C)Anna sold her sewing machine for over 1,200 dollarsA. Anna first climbed over Chilkoot Pass at the age of 60C.Anna went to the Klondike more than one.D. Anna was born in AmericanWhy was Anna's first search of her son delayed ?(B)A. Because she was too old to move.B. Because the weather was very bad.C. Because shwe didn't have enough money.D. Because she had to sew things for another people.4. Which of the following is true about Anna's search of her son? (C)A. She searched for her son till her death.B. She gave up her search of her son because he was dead.C. She searched for her son twice and failed both times.D. She got to know something about her son but didn't see him.Passage 7An old couple walked slowly into McDonald's one cold winterevening. Some of the customers looked at them and thought,“ Look, thcc is a couple who have been through a lot toghether, probably fbr 60 years or more!”The little old man walked right up to the cash register, placed his order with no hesitation and then paid for their meal. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries and one drink. After sitting at a table near the back wall, the little old man carefully cut the hambuger in half. He placed one half in front of his wife. Then he carefully counted out the French fries, divided them into two piles and placed one pile in front of his wife.As the man began to cat his few bites of the hamburger, one young man came over to the old couple's table. He politely offered to buy another meal fbr the old couple to old man replied that they were used to sharing everything.Then the crowd noticed that the little old lady hadn'l eaten a bite. She just sat there watching her husband eat and sometimes taking turns drinking a little bit.Again the young man came over and begged them to let him buy them something to eat. This time the little old lady expalined that they were used to sharing everyting together.As the little old man fionished eating, the young man could stand it no longer. Again he came over to their table and offered to buy some food.After being polttcly rcfiiscd again, he finally asked a question to the little lady, “Ma'am, why aren't you eating?: You said that you sharing everything. What is it that you are waiting?She answer, “The teeth. I can't eat without the false teeth that mmy husband was using.”How many times did the young man offer to buy some food for the old couple?(C)A. once B. Twice C. Three times D. Four timesWhat was the old lady doing when her husband was cating?(C)A. She was waiting for her foodShe was cutting the hamburger.B. She was drinking a little bit.C. She was dividing the French fries in two piles.3. The old couple refused the young man's ofTer because.(D)they were too poor to pay the moneyA. they couldn't eat up more foodthey didn't want to be helped by others.B. they were used to sharing everytingThe old lady wasn't eating with her husband because.(B)A. she wanted her husband to eat more.B. she was waiting for (he false teeth from her husandC. she didn't like the food.D. she enjoyed watching her husband eat.4. What do you think of the en