21秋重庆大学《大学英语（1）》（第1次）答案题目
一、阅读理解 (共 5 题、共 60 分)1.
Americans often say that there are only two things a person can be sure of in life: death and taxes. Many people feel that the United States has the worst taxes in the world. Taxes are the money that people pay to support their government. There are generally three levels of government in the United States; federal ( 联邦的 ), state and city; therefore, there are three types of taxes. Salaried people who earn more than four to five thousand dollars per year must pay a certain part of their salaries to the federal government. The percentage varies for different people. It depends on their salaries. The federal government has a twolevel income tax; that is, 15 or 28 percent. $17,850 is the cut-off. The tax rate is 15 percent below $17,850 and 28 percent above. The second tax is for the state government: New York, California, or any of the other forty -eight states; Some states have an income tax similar to that of the federal government. Of course, the percentage for the state tax is lower. Other states have a sales tax, which is a percentage charged to any item which people buy in the state. Some states use income tax and sales tax to raise their revenues( 税收 ). The third tax is for the city. This tax comes in two forms: property tax (residents who own a home have to pay taxes on it and excise tax( 货物税 ), which is collected on vehicles in a city. The cities use this money for education, police, public works, etc. Since Americans pay such high taxes, they often feel that they are working one day each week just to pay their taxes. People always complain about taxes. They often say that the government misuses their tax dollars. They all believe that taxes are too high in this country
1).
How do some states raise their revenues? ( )
A、
By using income tax
B、
By using sales tax
C、
By using federal taxes
D、
Both A and B
2).
How many kinds of taxes should American pay? ( )
A、
2
B、
3
C、
4
D、
5
3).
What’s the attitude of Americans to the high taxes? ( )
A、
They like it
B、
They agree with it
C、
They complain about it.
D、
They don’t care.
4).
How much money does an American earning $40,000 per year pay to the federal government as income tax? ( )
A、
28% of this income.
B、
15% of this income.
C、
$17,850.
D、
$ 5,000.
5).
What tax does an American have to pay to the city if he owns a car? ( )
A、
Property tax
B、
Excise tax.
C、
Income tax.
D、
Sales tax.
2.
Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant ( 仆人 ). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.
One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “ Here are two bottles of poison ( 毒药 ) and some nice food in the house. You must take of them. ” With these words, he went out.
But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn ’ t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished, so he drank the poison to kill himself.
1).
The rich man knew that it was ( ) that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.
A、
the cat
B、
himself
C、
nobody 1
D、
the servant
2).
In the story, ( ) liked wine and good food very much.
A、
the rich man
B、
the servant
C、
both A and B
D、
neither A and B
3).
The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ( ).
A、
there was in fact poison in the bottles
B、
did not want the servant to drink his wine
C、
he wanted to kill the cat
D、
he wanted to kill the servant
4).
In fact, ( )ate all the nice food and drank the wine.
A、
the servant
B、
cat
C、
the rich man
D、
nobody
5).
From the story, we know that the servant is very ( )
A、
lazy
B、
bad
C、
clever
D、
kind
3.
Plants need green leaves to make food. A plant needs sunlight and carbon dioxide （二氧化碳 ) for making food and it also needs water and salts from the soil to make food too. There are certain cells ( 细胞 ) in the leaves which change carbon dioxide and water into sugar. To do this the cells need energy, which they get from the sunlight.
Green leaves make food for the whole plant. A red leaf can make food too because under the red coloring of the leaf there are food-making cells. There are no leaves which are completely yellow, for they can''t make food.
The plant makes sugar for its food. In sunlight green leaves make a lot of sugar. The veins ( 叶脉 ) can''t carry all this sugar away, so the leaves change the sugar into starch ( 淀粉 ), which is kept and so stored in the leaves. At night, the starch changes back to sugar. It is then carried away from the leaves. Some of the sugar is used as food by the plant while the rest is stored as starch. In some plants, food is stored in the roots; in others it is stored in the stem and in leaves, fruits and seeds.
1).
To make food, plants need a lot EXCEPT( )
A、
the air
B、
the soil
C、
green leaves
D、
it is rainy
2).
Which of the following best gives the main idea of this passage? ( )
A、
How green plants make food
B、
How green plants make sugar.
C、
How green plants get their energy.
D、
How green plants change sugar into starch.
3).
The cells in the green leaves can get the most energy when ( )
A、
it is daytime
B、
it is night
C、
it is sunny
D、
it is rainy
4).
Sugar is made for its food by ( )
A、
sunlight
B、
veins
C、
stems
D、
green leaves
5).
Food is stored in roots or stems in the form of( )
A、
sugar
B、
starch
C、
water and salts
D、
carbon dioxide
4.
People do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a similar problem. They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without thinking; they try to find a solution by trial and error. However, when all these methods fail, the person with a problem has to start analyzing. There are six stages in analyzing a problem.
First the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam's bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does. Sam must see that there is a problem with his bicycle.
Next the thinker must define the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must find the reason why it does not work. For instance, he must determine if the problem is with the gears, the brakes, or the frame. He must make his problem more specific.
Now the person must look for information that will make the problem clearer and lead to possible solutions. For instance, suppose Sam decided that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the gear wheels. At this time, he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about gears. He can talk to his friends at the bike shop. He can look at his gears carefully. After studying the problem, the person should have several suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an illustration. His suggestions might be: put oil on the gear wheels; buy new gear wheels and replace the old ones; tighten or loosen the gear wheels.
Eventually one suggestion seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the final idea comes very suddenly because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a new way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees that there is a piece of chewing gum (口香糖) between the gear wheels. He immediately realizes the solution to his problem: he must clean the gear wheels.
Finally the solution is tested. Sam cleans the gear wheels and finds that afterwards his bicycle works perfectly. In short, he has solved the problem.
1).
In analyzing a problem, we should do all the following except that we____.
A、
recognize and define the problem
B、
look for information to make the problem clearer
C、
have suggestions for a possible solution
D、
find a solution by trial or mistake
2).
What is the best title for this passage?____
A、
Six Stages for Repairing Sam's Bicycle
B、
Possible Ways to Problem-solving
C、
Necessities of Problem Analysis
D、
Suggestions for Analyzing a Problem
3).
By referring to Sam's broken bicycle, the author intends to____.
A、
illustrate the ways to repair his bicycle
B、
discuss the problems of his bicycle
C、
tell us how to solve a problem
D、
show us how to analyse a problem
4).
Which of the following is NOT true?____
A、
People do not analyze the problem they meet.
B、
People often accept the opinions or ideas of other people.
C、
People may learn from their past experience
D、
People can not solve some problems they meet.
5).
As used in the last sentence, the phrase "in short" means____.
A、
in the long run
B、
in detail
C、
in a word
D、
in the end
5.
Nellie Melba was Australia's "Queen of Opera". She was born in 1861 and her real name was Helen Porter Mitchell. She grew up in musical family. When she was 20, Helen Mitchell married the manager of a Queensland sugar farm. But she was not happy and the next years she went back to Melbourne to continue her music and singing lessons. She wanted to make a name for herself as an opera singer. In 1886 she went to London. But no one seemed interested in this young unknown singer from Australia . She went to Paris to have lessons from a well-known teacher. In December 1886 she gave a concert in which she used the name "Nellie Melba" in honor of Melbourne, her hometown. Nellie Melba was soon a star. She sang in London, Europe, Russia and America . She was paid well every time she sang. In 1902 she returned to Melbourne. The city was decorated and thousands of people waited in the streets to wave and cheer as she drove by. From then on she divided her time between London and Australia . During World War I she sang in many concerts in Australia to raise money. In 1918 Nellie Melba was made a Dame of the British Empire.
1).
She went to London because she ( ).
A、
wanted to make money
B、
wanted to leave her parents
C、
hated her husband
D、
wanted to be a great singer
2).
Nellie Melba's parents probably were ( ).
A、
musician
B、
engineers
C、
pianists
D、
violinists
3).
She became famous in her ( ).
A、
thirties
B、
twenties
C、
fifties
D、
forties
4).
Which of the following is true? She ( ).
A、
loved Melbourne, but the people there did not love her
B、
didn't love Melbourne, but the people there loved her
C、
didn't love Melbourne, and neither did the people there
D、
loved Melbourne, and the people there loved her
5).
What do you understand "a Dame of the British Empire"? ( )
A、
A talented woman.
B、
A woman singer.
C、
A woman spy.
D、
A respected woman.
二、单项选择题 (共 20 题、共 40 分)
1.
I'll lend you my computer ____ you promise to take care of it.
A、
while
B、
as
C、
unless
D、
if
2.
In this way they can get better ( ) with you and have a topic for beginning conversation with you.
A、
acquainted
B、
similar
C、
popular
D、
known
3.
Congratulations on your being named this year’s Outstanding Manager. ( )
A、
优秀的
B、
最高的
C、
独特的
D、
外出的
4.
Rather than ____ everything to the last minute he always prefers to start early.
A、
leaving
B、
leave to
C、
leave
D、
left
5.
It was raining outside, I ___ one umbrella and walked out.
A、
had
B、
took up
C、
picked up
D、
made
6.
If you are worried ____ the problem, you should do something about it.
A、
on
B、
for
C、
with
D、
about
7.
Americans often ___ each other simply with “hello” or “Hi”.
A、
say
B、
greet
C、
ask
D、
talk
8.
____ you have worked out the hard problem, you shall have a rest first.
A、
Now that
B、
Ever since
C、
By now
D、
In that
9.
Due to technical problem, they held up the flight and rechecked it again. ( )
A、
举起
B、
停止
C、
取消
D、
退后
10.
He is not satisfied with what he has done. He needs something a bit more ( ).
A、
challenging
B、
challengible
C、
challenged
D、
challenge
11.
By the end of this term, ____ a lot about Britain.
A、
we are learning
B、
we have learnt
C、
we'll learn
D、
we'll have learnt
12.
Sally ______to have a cup of coffee whenever she comes home.
A、
like
B、
would rather
C、
would like
D、
feel like
13.
I’d rather ______ your advice yesterday.
A、
not take
B、
not taken
C、
not to take
D、
not taking
14.
Local dramas are the ______ part of Chinese culture.
A、
required
B、
need
C、
necessary
D、
inquired
15.
We are having a _____ technical problem with one of our engines.
A、
bright
B、
slight
C、
light
D、
slim
16.
The subway is much ______ than the bus.
A、
less fast
B、
less faster
C、
more faster
D、
faster
17.
The bride’s mother made a lot of efforts to smooth over the wrinkles in her daughter’s dress, but, to her great disappointment, nothing much ____ it.
A、
results in
B、
came of
C、
came from
D、
leads to
18.
It is a nice day to me. Why not ( ) for a picnic?
A、
go out
B、
go to
C、
go for
D、
go in
19.
Harry regretted____to Barbara's birthday party last Saturday.
A、
not to be going
B、
not going
C、
not have gone
D、
not to go
20.
______ tonight, why not drop in and play chess with me?
A、
When you are free
B、
After you are free
C、
Since you are free
D、
If you would be free
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