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大学英语A1

一、阅读理解

Robert Spring, a 19th century forger（造假者）, was so good at his profession that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans. Spring was born in England in 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore. At fist he prospered by selling his small but genuine collection of early U.S. autographs. Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began imitating signatures of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books. To lessen the chance of detection, he sent his forgeries to England and Canada for sale and circulation.

Forgers have a hard time selling their products. A forger can't approach a respectable buyer but must deal with people who don't have much knowledge in the field. Forgers have many ways to make their work look real. For example, they buy old books to use the aged paper of the title page, and they can treat paper and ink with chemicals.

In Spring's time, right after the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the Southern states, so Spring invented a respectable maiden lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General "Stonewall" Jackson. For several years Miss Fanny Jackson's financial problems forced her to sell a great number of letters and manuscripts belonging to her famous father. Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand. All this activity did not prevent Spring from dying in poverty, leaving sharp-eyed experts the difficult task of separating his forgeries from the originals.

1.In PhiladelphiaSpring first made a lot of money by ______.

A.selling all kinds of books at below-average prices

B.imitating the signatures of some famous Americans

C.selling the genuine signatures of some famous Americans

D.selling his forgeries to other countries

2.Spring sold his false autographs in England and Canada because ______.

A.people there were willing to offer higher prices

B.there was less chance of being discovered there

C.he had unusual love for the two countries

D.there was a greater demand there than in America

3.According to paragraph 2, forgeries are usually sold to ______.

A.experts in the field

B.some crazy readers

C.book dealers who love investing money this way

D.people who don't know much in the field

4.Miss Fanny Jackson was ______.

A.an unknown lady who sold her father's collection of letters and manuscripts to Spring

B.an imaginary person created by Spring

C.a member of Spring's family

D.the only daughter of Governor "Stonewall" Jackson

5.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ______.

A.Spring's business began to go downhill after the Civil War

B.Miss Fanny Jackson had serious financial problems

C.Spring was short of money when his life came to an end

D.Spring's forging skills did not improve much before his death

It was 1985, and Rafe Esquith was beginning his third year of teaching in Los Angeles public schools. He faced a class of 40 sixth-graders from low-income homes where English rarely was spoken, and the best reader among them was two years below grade level.

But to everyone’s surprise, he decided to teach them Shakespeare.

Five families agreed to let their children play “Macbeth”for two hours after school. This proved to be so much fun that, within weeks, Esquith had 28 kids happily soaking up the drama of blood and betrayal in medieval Scotland. They were learning many words they had never heard before.

But when Esquith asked a school district supervisor for official approval, he received this note:“Mr. Esquith, it is not appropriate that you stay after school to teach Shakespeare. It would be better if you did something with the children that is academic.”

It would not be the last time that the narrow thinking of big-city school administration got in Esquith’s way. Yet the bearded, 6-foot-tall cyclone has proved that a teacher who thinks very big -- much harder lessons, larger projects, extra class time -- can help disadvantaged children in ways most educators never imagine.

This was difficult at first, until he stumbled upon a concept of teaching that is at the core of his success. American children, even those from hardworking immigrant cultures, have in Esquith’s view been wrongly taught that learning should always be fun, by teachers who think hard lessons are bad for kids from low-income homes. When faced with something difficult, such students don’t know what to do.

The Declaration of Independence says Americans are entitled to the pursuit of happiness, but the emphasis in public schooling has been on the happiness, he believes. “What happened to pursuit?” Esquith said. So he has created an entirely new universe in his classroom, cherishing effort and the slogan, “There Are No Shortcuts”.

As for their own dramatic performances, Esquith got aroundthe original ban on his after-school “Macbeth”rehearsals by switching to Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town”. When that class finally performed the Shakespeare play, a school district supervisor showed up. The high-ranking district administrator came up afterwards and shook his hand. “Rafe”, she said, “I’ve never seen Shakespeare done better.”

6.It can be learned from the passage that Esquith’s students _____________.

A.liked the traditional teaching better

B.were relatively poor in intelligence

C.were mainly from immigrant families

D.refused to cooperate with the new teacher

7.At first, Esquith’s Shakespeare-teaching ______________.

A.won the support of the school district authority

B.got slow response from the school district authority

C.did not draw attention from the school district authority

D.was not approved by the school district authority

8.It is implied that most educators ______________.

A.fail to realize the potential of disadvantaged students

B.fail to introduce fun into the learning of disadvantaged students

C.are reluctant to admit the unfair treatment to disadvantaged students

D.are unaware of the difficulty faced by disadvantaged students

9.Esquith’s principle of teaching is different from the general one in that _________.

A.he insists on giving harder lessons to more advanced students

B.he places greater emphasis on hard work in students’learning

C.he pays less attention to students’academic performances

D.he dismisses the concept of extra homework for students

10.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.An inspiring teacher wins the love and respect of his students.

B.An experienced teacher contributes to the school and the students.

C.An innovative teacher makes changes in the students.

D.An optimistic teacher helps build confidence in the students.

二、词汇与语法

11.If we'd all work together, I think we could ________ our goal.

A.establish

B.distinguish

C.accomplish

D.publish

12.What could have brought him ________ this state of despair?

A.to

B.on

C.about

D.forward

13.Put the statue ____ we can all see it.

A.which

B.where

C.when

D.what

14.The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain ________ as the plane was making a landing.

A.seated

B.seating

C.seat

D.to be seating

15.- How exciting! I drove my new car at a speed of 110km/h on Sunday morning.

- Were you crazy? You ________ yourself!

A.must have killed

B.would have killed

C.should have killed

D.could have killed

16.__________ the price is concerned, this car is a good bargain.

A.As low as

B.As soon as

C.As much as

D.As far as

17.The girl was standing by the sea, her long hair ________ in the breeze.

A.dances

B.dancing

C.to dance

D.were dancing

18.Her determination to ________ her goal of life motivated her to greater effort.

A.retain

B.attain

C.maintain

D.entertain

19.- Does he speak English or Russian?

- He doesn't speak_________.

A.either

B.neither

C.another

D.none

20.Scarcely had the car stopped ________ the cell phone began to ring.

A.than

B.when

C.after

D.before

三、完型填空

In its home country of Germany, the hot dog was called the frankfurter. It was named __21__ Frankfurt, a German city. Frankfurters were first sold in the United States in the 1860s. Americans called frankfurters "dachshund sausages". A dachshund is a dog from Germany __22__ a very long body and short legs. Dachshund sausages first became popular in New York, especially at baseball games. At games they were sold by men who kept them __23__ in hot-water tanks.

As the men walked __24__ the rows of people,they yelled , "Get your dachshund sausages! Get your hot dachshund sausages!" People got the sausages on buns, a special bread.

__25__ in 1906 a newspaper cartoonist named Tad Dorgan went to a baseball game. __26__ he saw the men with the dachshund sausages, he got an idea as a cartoon. The next day at the newspaper office he __27__ a bun with a dachshund inside-__28__ a dachshund sausage, but a dachshund. Dorgan __29__ how to spell dachshund. Under the cartoon, he wrote "Get your dachshund sausages!"

The cartoon was a sensation, and so was the new name.If you go to a baseball game today, you can still see sellers walking __30__ with hot-water tanks. As they walk up and down the rows they yell:"Get your hot dogs here! Get your hot dogs!"

21.

A.with

B.after

C.by

D.of

22.

A.by

B.of

C.at

D.with

23.

A.cool

B.hot

C.warm

D.cold

24.

A.sometimes

B.up and down

C.someday

D.here and there

25.

A.A day

B.Any day

C.Certain

D.One day

26.

A.When

B.While

C.If

D.Whether

27.

A.called

B.made

C.drew

D.bought

28.

A.no

B.without

C.not

D.for

29.

A.didn't know

B.wonders

C.was sure

D.never knows

30.

A.over

B.around

C.fast

D.all day

四、汉译英

31.作为志愿者，她利用业余时间在社区教英语。

a volunteer, she spends her spare time teaching English in the community.

32.我们想知道她是否会出席这个音乐会。

are wondering whether she will attend/come to this concert.

33.他们同意她的关于明年去欧洲旅游的计划。

ey agree to her plan about traveling to Europe next year.

34.教育将给你提供更多就业机会。

ucation will provide you with more job opportunities. OR: Education will provide you with more chances/opportunities to find/get a job.

五、写作

35.写作

Instructions:Your essay should be no less than 150 words.

Pollution has seriously affected our life. Write an essay on the topic "Pollution and Our Lives". You should base your essay on the outline below.

1.现代城市中出现的种种污染及对人们生活的影响。

2.与你最直接相关的污染形式及对你个人的影响。

3.减少环境污染的建议。