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大学英语A7

一、阅读理解

Mr. Stevenson was the owner of a general appliance store. He had seen many newlyweds coming into his store to shop for their first refrigerator, washer and dryer, and air-conditioner. Pen and pencil in hand, they would ask him a lot of questions about price, features and after-sale services, but they would usually walk away at the end of their inquiry.

The other day a young couple came into his store. They asked him all the usual questions and he answered all of them patiently. But when he suggested an order at the end, they replied firmly, "We'll have to look around places first."

Although feeling a bit disappointed, Mr. Stevenson did not show it. Instead, he smiled, moved closer and said, "I know you will go to Discount Dan to look at the price tags. That's perfectly understandable. I do the same. In fact, they sell the same stuff as we do. But if you buy things there, there is something you will not get. And that is me. I come with everything I sell. I've been in the business for thirty years and in a few years' time I'm going to give my store to my daughter and son-in-law. I hope they will carry on the family business. I stand behind everything I sell and I will make sure that you will never regret buying things from me."

After this short speech Mr. Stevenson offered the young couple some ice cream to thank for their interest.

Impressed by his honesty and sincerity, the young couple decided to place an order.

1.What did Mr. Stevenson's store sell?

A.Family furniture.

B.Sports apparatus.

C.Household appliances.

D.Things for newlyweds.

2.Why did many newlyweds usually walk away at the end of their inquiry?

A.They knew they could buy better quality appliances elsewhere.

B.They are bored with the owner's speech.

C.They wanted to compare prices at other stores.

D.They thought the store could not meet their needs.

3.Which of the following best describes Mr. Stevenson's attitude towards his customers?

A.Polite and patient.

B.Polite and inflexible.

C.Generous and flexible.

D.Snobbish and rude.

4.What was Mr. Stevenson's response to the young couple's refusal?

A.He was not disappointed at all because he was accustomed to it.

B.He could not hide his disappointment.

C.He felt disappointed but smiled and then walked away.

D.He smiled and started to use his power of persuasion.

5.Why did the young couple finally decide to place an order?

A.They realized how important after-sale services were.

B.They became interested in the owner and his family.

C.They were touched by the owner's hospitality.

D.They were convinced of the owner's honesty and sincerity.

In America, during the meal, you'd better be careful not to leave a spoon in a soup bowl or coffee cup or any other dish. The coffee spoon ought to be on the saucer, the soup spoon ought to be on the plate under the bowl. When you are having soup, make the least noises and use the side of your spoon inside out this way, not the tip. And you mustn't pick up your soup bowls so as to drink away the last drops of your soup from the bottom of the bowl.

Very often there is only one main course and salad, followed by your sweet. If you find the meal not enough, say "Oh, it's delicious!" and ask for some more of the chicken or steak or whatever you have just had. The hostess will be very glad that you appreciate her cooking and will give you an extra portion. But if you observe the Chinese way of being polite and say "No, thank you" when the hostess offers you more, you will most probably starve later, because Americans will never press food on you. Yet it is not polite to keep silent and not to talk with the person next to you. It would be considered good manners if you handle your silverware with care so that they don't make any noise. When coffee comes, drink it from your cup. The coffee spoon should rest on the saucer while you are drinking. And smoking, of course, is rarely seen at a dinner table. Well, when the meal is finished, the guests put their napkins on the table and stand up, the men again helping the ladies with their chairs.

After the dinner, the guests usually stay for an hour or two, then they would say, "Well, I'm afraid I must be going now." The host and hostess would of course urge everyone to stay longer. "What, already? Won't you have another coffee?" The guests, for instance, would say, "I'd love to, but I have to be up early tomorrow morning. Thank you for a most enjoyable evening. Good-night."

And if you stay overnight or over the weekend, it will be courteousto send a thank-you note to the host or hostess the following day, very often with a small gift such as a box of chocolate or some flowers as a token of appreciation of their hospitality.

6.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A.How to Prepare for a Meal.

B.Never Press Food on Your Guest.

C.Table Manners in the U.S.A.

D.How to Enjoy a Dinner.

7.The passage suggests that ______.

A.to make the hostess happy you should ask for more food even if you are full

B.you should keep silent at a dinner table in order to be polite

C.if you want to be friendly with the person next to you, you should press food on him

D.talking is necessary at a dinner table

8.At a dinner table, you do all of the following except ______.

A.making the least noise possible

B.picking up your soup bowl to drink away the last drop

C.handling your silverware with care

D.drinking the coffee from your cup

9.What does "courteous" in the last paragraph mean?

A.Friendly.

B.Generous.

C.Polite.

D.Noble.

10.The passage implies that ______.

A.different nations have different customs

B.Chinese customs are quite similar to American ones

C.both Chinese and Americans have soup before the main course

D.if you are polite, the hostess will press more food on you

二、词汇与语法

11.He ______ his arms in front of him as if he were praying to God.

A.intended

B.extended

C.included

D.excluded

12.Peter has been out of work for half a year, so he wants to _______ a job in this company.

A.prepare for

B.apply for

C.wait for

D.care for

13.“Do you like being married?”

“Yes, but I'm not used _______ every night.”

A.to cook

B.to cooking

C.cooking

D.to have cooked

14.I used to _____TV on weekends, but now I start to do some sports with my friends.

A.watched

B.watch

C.watching

D.be watched

15.It's sometimes hard to ________ one twin from the other.

A.tell

B.say

C.speak

D.talk

16.Rod is determined to get a seat for the concert ______ it means standing in a queue all night.

A.as if

B.provided

C.even if

D.whatever

17.His mind was busy all day and all night on how he could reestablish _______ with the outer world.

A.contract

B.contact

C.context

D.contrast

18.The theory of class currently prevailing in the West is ______ based on what Max Weber, a German sociologist, proposed.

A.fairly

B.kindly

C.largely

D.greatly

19._______ his number for an hour only to hear a busy signal, she became impatient and called the operator for assistance.

A.Dialing

B.Dialed

C.Having dialed

D.To dial

20.If we don't stop the population from increasing at such a rapid rate, there will ________ not be enough room left on the earth for human to stand, let alone development.

A.constantly

B.mainly

C.eventually

D.lately

三、完型填空

There are two reasons why I don't think that we are ready for cloning（克隆）. First, we don't know exactly what the results of cloning would be. For example, if __21__ cloned a man, they might know what he would look like, but they wouldn't know what would __22__ him. What if scientists create another Hitler? Do you really think we would survive if this became a __23__?

Secondly, we don't know exactly what the meaning of life is. In my opinion, creating life is the duty of __24__. We must not interfere with that task because we can not understand the extremely __25__ relationship among lives that are defined by nature. We have to look at the __26__ environment around us. We will see that an ecosystem（生态系统） is composed of trillions of lives, and each life has its own function within the __27__. If we interfere with that, I think it could lead to our extinction.

Personally, I totally __28__ cloning even though it may have a lot of benefits for humans. I think we should stop it because we do not understand it and can not __29__ all of its effects. Maybe in the future, we will be __30__ to do it, but that time has not arrived.

21.

A.policemen

B.sportsmen

C.professors

D.scientists

22.

A.take from

B.bring to

C.result in

D.happen to

23.

A.reality

B.dream

C.history

D.legend

24.

A.human

B.society

C.nature

D.world

25.

A.simple

B.complex

C.strange

D.short

26.

A.scientific

B.modern

C.polluted

D.natural

27.

A.system

B.family

C.society

D.field

28.

A.believe in

B.disagree on

C.apply to

D.give up

29.

A.forget

B.produce

C.refuse

D.control

30.

A.hard

B.worried

C.ready

D.surprised

四、汉译英

31.了解如何在日常交际中使用这些词组很有用。

is useful to know how to use these phrases in daily communication.

32.我们必须努力学习，否则就无法通过考试。

must study hard, or/otherwise we will not /can't pass the exam.

33.老板告诉我们这项工作必须在圣诞节前完成。

e boss told us that the work must be finished before Christmas.

34.如果他早上八点出发，现在应该到那里了。

he started/set off at 8 o'clock in the morning, he should have been there by now.

五、写作

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

You are to write an essay on the topic “Vehicles and Life”. You should base your essay on the outline below:

1．交通工具的种类

2．交通工具在人们生活和工作中引起的变化

3．预测五十年后交通工具的形式及重要性