上外英语预备级第一册自测题B.doc

上外英语预备级第一册自测题B

I 词汇及语法结构（30分， 30分钟）本大题共30题，每题后有A. B. C. D 四全选项, 请从中选出最佳答案,并在纸上用铅笔将相应字母涂黑。
1. The bones are ______ glue; the hair _______into rope.
A. make into…are made B. made into… are made C. made into… is made D. make into… is make
2. Edison did not allow his odd moments to slip by while he_______ his living by tapping out messages.
A. earned B. obtained C. was earning D. was obtaining
3. Remember the chances to read or think _____ come now and again during the day.
A. that B. whom C. who D. where
4. Many giants in science or art have made huge success for ________ in the world.
A. himself B. yourselves C. themselves D. yourself
5. We students have our own odds and ends. Take time ______.
A. as instance B. for instance C. in example D. to example
6. I was ashamed of the place we________, so I managed four years without having a friend visit my house.
A. lived in B. where live C. live D. which live
7. His face was covered with the dust which________ out of the ceiling during the night.
A. has fallen B. had fallen C. was falling D. were falling
8. His father __________shout at his mother, ________ couldn’t do anything to change the conditions.
A. used to… which B. was used to…that C. used to…who D. used to… that
9. I am thankful none of us children ever ________ our parents _______the poor living conditions.
A. blamed… for B. blamed…on C. blame… to D. blamed… to
10. I managed those four years _________ ever having a friend visit my house.
A. with B. within C. without D. of
11. I think Daddy knew it himself, but he had to _________ his anger somewhere.
A. let off B. let over C. let in D. let out
12. They were always looking for a house just a little better ________ the place we were living ______.
A. more…in B. than…on C. as…on D. than…in
13. But _______how much money Daddy earned, we never made much progress up the social ladder.
A. although B. though C. no matter D. whether
14. The white man didn’t want to ______the same table ______ the famous black writer.
A. share… with B. shared… for C. shared… with D. share… by
15. This story did not happen during the Depression; this was ________ and early 70’s.
A. in late 60 B. in the late 60 C. in the late 60’s D. in late 60’s
16. You have to understand that my parents worked _______ harder than most people.
A. a lot of B. a great deal of C. many more D. a lot
17. I found a place, _________ myself, and reached for the menu.
A. sat B. seated C. sits D. seats
18. The man ________ at the other side of the table rose.
A. to sit B. to seat C. sitting D. seating
19. As I sat into my seat and leaned back, the woman beside me seemed ________ and jumped up from her seat.
A. frightening B. frightened C. being frightened D. to frighten
20. “Do you enjoy ________ beside me?” she asked coldly.
A. sitting B. seating C. to sit D. to seat
21. I’m a little bit ________ this town.
A. dissatisfying with B. dissatisfied with C. to dissatisfy to D. being dissatisfied
22. “Niggers are dirty,” he said.
“_______ mud,” said I. “And I am not as dirty as you, yet.”
A. It is B. That is C. So is D. Nor is
23. You and negroes should get together and ________ to put an end to it.
A. take some action B. bring some action C. make actions D. hold actions
24. He reached _______ the dictionary.
A. to B. out to C. for D. in
25. We have ________ work to do.
A. a great many B. a great deal C. a great deal of D. a number of
26. She is _________better today.
A. a lot of B. a great deal C. a great deal of D. more
27. I am trying to ___________ smoking.
A. giving up B. give in C. giving out D. give up
28. If he had been wise he would have stopped his business and ______to someone else.
A. turned over B. turned it over C. take over D. took it over
29. The beggar kept wandering why the rich men with so much money were never________.
A. satisfied B. satisfying C. satisfy D. satisfaction
30. The beggar was asking at every door _________ a few cents to buy something to eat.
A. in B. to C. for D. out of

II. 阅读理解（30分，40分钟）
本部分有四篇短文，每篇短文后面有五个阅读理解题，根据短文从A、B、C、D中选出最佳答案，并在答题纸上用铅笔将相应字母涂黑。
1． A Lost Ring

About once a month I have to go to Repford on business. One day I went into a hotel to have something to eat there. The waiter took my coat and put it in a small room.
About an hour later I was ready to go. The waiter brought me my coat. Suddenly something fell out of the pocket on to the floor. It was a small white box. Then I took a good look at the coat. “Oh, you’ve brought someone else’s coat,” I said to the waiter. “It looks very much like mine, but it is quite new, and this isn’t my box either.”
“Oh, then I suppose someone has taken your coat and left his”, said the waiter. “This kind of thing happens sometimes.”
I opened the box. There was a beautiful gold ring in it. So I went along to the police station.
“Has anyone lost a ring?” I asked.
“Yes, said a policeman. “A young man came in this morning. He lost a ring. He bought it in London.”
He telephoned the young man. A few minutes later, the man arrived.
“Yes, this is my ring,” he said. “How can I thank you, sir? You see, I paid a lot of money for this ring in London and then I lost it on the train.”
“But I didn’t find it on the train,” I said. “I have not even been on a train today. I came to Repford by car.
Then I told him the story of the coat.
“You haven’t been on the train. I haven’t been in the hotel. So how did my ring get in the coat?”
“Did anyone sit or stand next to you on the train?” asked the policeman.
“Yes, there was someone,” said the young man. “But I don’t remember his face.”
“You may remember his coat,” said the police man. “Was it like this one?”
“Yes, it was,” said the young man. “But my friend here isn’t the thief.”
The policeman laughed.
“No,” he said. “The man next to you on the train was the thief. He stole your ring and, like our friend here, he went to the hotel to get some food. Only he didn’t take the right coat away with him.”
The young man has got his ring back, but I have never seen my coat again.

31. Someone else’s coat was brought to the narrator（讲述者) because___________.
A. it looked quite different from the narrator’s B. it looked almost the same as the narrator’s
C. it was quite new D. there was a small box in it
32. The narrator knew that the coat wasn’t his because______________.
A. it wasn’t as new as his B. his box wasn’t in the pocket
C. his coat was older D. it looked nicer
33. The narrator went to the police station to_________.
A. return the ring to the owner B. asked the policemen for help
C. get his own lost coat D. to get information about his lost coat
34. Which of the following is true?
A. The young man had never seen the thief.
B. The young man couldn’t remember what the thief’s coat looked like.
C. The narrator could remember the thief’s face.
D. The man sitting beside the young man on the train was the thief.
35. The thief had taken ________coat away when he left the hotel.
A. his own B. the young man’s
C. the narrator’s D. the writer’s
2. The Umbrella
To use it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against rain. Its first use was as a shade against the sun.
Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, way back in the eleventh century B.C.
We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honor and authority. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royalty or by those in high office.
In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.
During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it was considered a symbol of power and authority. By 1680, the umbrella appeared in France, and later on in England.
By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time. Though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn’t until the twentieth century that women’s umbrella began to be made, in a whole variety of colors.
36. The first use of umbrella was as_______.
A. protection against rain B. a shade against the sun
C. a symbol of power D. a symbol of honor
37. _________were the people who first used umbrellas.
A. Chinese B. Romans
C. Greeks D. Egyptians
38. The umbrella was used only by royalty or those in high office__________.
A. In Europe in the eighteenth century B. in ancient Egypt and Babylon
C. in the Far East in ancient times D. during the Middle Ages
39. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Women enjoy using umbrellas with various kinds of colors nowadays.
B. The inventor of the umbrella is unknown.
C. Once ordinary people had no right to use umbrellas.
D. Umbrellas were popular and cheap in ancient times.
40. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. The Invention of the Umbrella. B. The history of Umbrellas
C. Umbrella ―A Symbol of Honor D. Who Used Umbrellas First?

3． Robinson Crusoe
One day An English ship was sailing at sea. There was big storm at sea and waves broke over the ship. The ship went down in the sea. One man left the ship. He jumped into the sea and the waves carried him to a small island. The man was Robinson Crusoe.
Robinson looked around the island but there was nobody in sight, he was all alone on a small island in the middle of the sea. He was cold and hungry.
Robinson soon learned how to live by himself on the island. He went into the woods. He chose some small trees. He cut them down, and began to make a house. He planted a garden for food and used the skins of animals for clothes. Robinson lived alone for many years. He spoke to no one, because there was no one to speak to.
One day he looked in the distance and saw a group of people. Robinson went closer to have a look. Some natives(当地人) had sailed to the island. They had a man with them. He was their prisoner(囚犯). Robinson saved the man and scared (吓跑)the other men away.
The man was very thankful. He tried to thank Robinson, but he didn’t speak English. Robinson called the man Friday. He told him to live and work with him.
Friday was happy, and so was Robinson. Now he wasn’t alone. The two men lived in Robinson’s little house and worked together on the island.
Many years later, a ship stopped at the island. It was an English ship. The captain(船长) was surprised to find an Englishman there on the island. Robinson told him how his ship had gone down in the sea.
The captain was glad to help him back to England.
They first sailed to a bigger island. The bigger island was Friday’s home. The two old friends said goodbye to each other. Friday was happy to be home. But he was sad to leave his good friend. Then the ship sailed for England. After thirty-five years, Robinson was on his way home.
41. Robinson’s ship sank in a_________.
A. heavy rain B. storm
C. strong wind D. small island
42. When the ship went down in the sea, ________escaped death.
A. some local people B. Robinson and Friday
C. Robinson and local people D. only Robinson
43. The waves carried Robinson to__________.
A. a tree B. some woods
C. a small island D. another ship
44. When Robinson got on the island, he found _______there.
A. a native called Friday B. someone
C. no one D. some people
45. _______took Robinson home at last.
A. Friday B. A sailor
C. An English captain D. local p

4. Weather
When the weather is hot, you go to a lake or an ocean. When you are near a lake or an ocean, you feel cool. Why? The sun makes the earth hot, but it cannot make the water very hot. Although the air over the earth becomes hot, the air over the water stays cool. The hot air over the earth rises. Then the cool air over the water moves in and takes the place of the hot air. When you are near a lake or an ocean, you feel the cool air when it moves in. You feel the wind. And the wind makes you cool.
Of course, scientists cannot answer all of our questions. If we ask, “Why is the ocean full of salt?” Scientist will say that the salt comes from rocks. When a rock gets very hot or very cold, it cracks (裂开). Rain falls into the cracks. The rain then carries the salt into the earth and into the rivers. The rivers carry the salt into the ocean. But then we ask, “What happens to the salt in the ocean? The ocean does not get more salt every year.” Scientists are not sure about the answer to this question.
We know a lot about our world. But there are still many answers that we do not have, and we are curious.
46. The main idea of the passage is_______________.
A. people feel cool when they are near a lake or an ocean
B. Scientists can explain everything we want to know
C. Scientists can explain something but not everything
D. the salt in the ocean comes from rocks
47. You feel cool when you are near a lake or an ocean because____________.
A. the water is cold B. the earth is hot
C. the water is colder than the earth D. the cool air from the water moves towards the land
48. Now scientists know____________.
A. what makes people feel cool near a lake or an ocean in summer
B. everything about the ocean
C. why the ocean does not get more and more salty
D. what happened to the salt in the ocean
49. A rock cracks when____________.
A. rain falls B. it gets very hot
C. it gets very cold D. either B or C
50. People are always curious because____________.
A. they know nothing about the world. B. they know little about the world
C. There are answers they d