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大学英语A8

一、阅读理解

In 776 BC, the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of to honor the Greeks' chief god, Zeus. The Greeks emphasized physical fitness and strength in their education of youth. Therefore, contests in running, jumping, discus and javelin throwing, boxing, and horse and chariot racing were held in individual cities. The participants competed every four years at . The winners were greatly honored by having olive wreaths placed on their heads and having poems sung about their deeds. Originally, these were held as games of friendship, and any wars in progress were stopped to allow the games to take place.

The Greeks attached so much importance to these games that they calculated time in four-year cycles called “Olympiads” dating from 776 BC.

1.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.The winners placed olive wreaths on their shoulders.

B.The games were held in every four years.

C.Battles were interrupted to participate in the games.

D.Poems glorified the winners in song.

2.Why were the Olympic Games held?

A.To stop wars.

B.To honor Zeus.

C.To crown the best athletes.

D.To sing songs about the athletes.

3.Approximately how many years ago did these games originate?

A.800 years.

B.1200 years.

C.2300 years.

D.2800 years.

4.Which of the following contests was NOT mentioned?

A.Discus throwing.

B.Boxing.

C.Skating.

D.Running.

5.What conclusion can we draw about the ancient Greeks?

A.They like to fight.

B.They were very athletic.

C.They liked a lot of ceremonies.

D.They couldn’t count, so they used “Olympiads” for dates.

There’s a great story about an old Finnish woman who, without quite realizing it, was using her cell-phone to access the Internet and track her city’s public transit system. When asked why she used the wireless Internet so frequently, she replied, “What are you talking about? I don’t know anything about this wireless Internet stuff. I just know the bus is here.”

Regardless of whether you want to admit it, a lot of us are like that old Finnish woman. When it comes to new mobile applications, many of us do not realize the capability and power that we hold, literally, in our hands.

What we are looking at today is the mobile Internet in its infancy. Now that using the Internet from home or work has saturated much of society, the next logical step is to be able to use the Net when you are far away from your desktop or laptop. Speech recognition is one way to do this, and there are a number of services, collectively called the “voice Web”, that will make this possible. All you do is to use a phone or wireless device to call a phone number, and speak commands to an intuitive system. It will then give you the information you’re seeking, using either a synthesized voice or an audio file.

In the and , the hot technology for wireless devices is called WAP (Wireless Application Protocol), which is being considered as the world standard. WAP is supported by major phone companies including Nokia, Motorola and Ericsson, and is simply a means of transmitting information, much like HTML which is a means of communicating on the Internet.

Currently, wireless Internet connections may give you news, sports scores, stock quotes, and the weather if you’re lucky. But if you’ve ever used this technology, you know it’s slow, costly and doesn’t seem worth the time and effort, if it works at all. All of this technology points to easier living. Perhaps you’ll need to find a restaurant for an occasional business meeting. You’ll press a button on your mobile phone, and access the Internet to pull up a list of great restaurants in your immediate area. You’ll hit another button, say a few words into the handset and you’ve got a reservation for four.

6.The author uses the story of an old Finnish woman to indicate that __________.

A.she is ignorant of some common knowledge

B.public transit system contains the accessory to Internet

C.many people are unaware of the function of the new appliances being used

D.the Internet is experiencing rapid growth

7.The word “saturate”(Para. 3) most probably means _________.

A.state

B.utilize

C.despise

D.fill

8.According to the text, WAP is a __________.

A.technology standard set by major phone companies

B.substitution of HTML which can be applied on the Internet

C.means of exchanging information

D.software application for transmitting voice over telephone lines

9.We can infer from the passage that the mobile Internet is different from the previous Internet in that the former __________.

A.can be accessed by desktop computers

B.has no need for wire appliances

C.can be used to book a table in a restaurant

D.is equipped with speech recognition systems

10.What is the attitude of the author towards the future of mobile Internet?

A.Indifferent

B.Neutral

C.Optimistic

D.Pessimistic

二、词汇与语法

11.John was _______ a car accident yesterday.

A.involved in

B.related to

C.included in

D.damaged by

12.All of the ________ in our school will attend a special meeting.

A.women teachers

B.woman teachers

C.women teacher

D.woman teacher

13.So far, he must have achieved his goal, _______?

A.mustn't he

B.didn't he

C.hasn't he

D.doesn't he

14.Of the two houses the family prefers _________.

A.the more isolated one

B.the one isolated more

C.the most isolated one

D.the much isolated one

15._____ moving at his usual stately pace, he was almost running.

A.According to

B.In the light of

C.Instead of

D.Owing to

16.He had been having trouble ______a hotel room.

A.reserving

B.to reserve

C.reserved

D.reserve

17.They found the conditions there ________.

A.much improve

B.much to improve

C.much improved

D.be much improved

18.At that moment she was standing a few meters away from __________ we are now.

A.where

B.what

C.which

D.there

19.Not only Tom but also his wife ______fond of watching television.

A.are

B.were

C.be

D.was

20.If we can ________ our present difficulties, then everything should be all right.

A.get off

B.come across

C.come over

D.get over

三、完型填空

As the plane circled over the airport, everyone sensed that something was wrong. The plane was moving unsteadily through the air, and although the passengers had __21__ their seat belts, they were suddenly thrown forward. At that moment, the air-hostess appeared. She looked very pale, but she was quite __22__. Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper she __23__ everyone that the pilot had fainted and asked __24__any of the passengers knew anything about machines -- or at least how to drive a car. After a moment's hesitation, a man got up and followed the stewardess into the pilot's cabin.

__25__ the pilot aside, the man took his seat and listened carefully to the urgent instructions that were __26__ by radio from the airport below. The plane was now dangerously close to the ground, but to everyone's relief, it soon began to __27__. The man __28__ circle the airport several times in order to become __29__the controls.

Following instructions, the man guided the plane towards the airfield. It shook violently as it touched the ground and then moved rapidly across the field, but after a long __30__it stopped safely. Outside, a crowd of people who had been waiting anxiously rushed forward to congratulate the pilot on a perfect landing.

21.

A.installed

B.fastened

C.connected

D.loosened

22.

A.calm

B.pleasant

C.sad

D.nervous

23.

A.reported

B.revealed

C.announced

D.informed

24.

A.if

B.whoever

C.what

D.how

25.

A.Persuading

B.Lying

C.Moving

D.Bringing

26.

A.sent

B.being sent

C.sending

D.to be sent

27.

A.take off

B.land

C.climb

D.decline

28.

A.intended to

B.had to

C.needed

D.used to

29.

A.aware of

B.sensitive to

C.known to

D.familiar with

30.

A.flight

B.time

C.run

D.road

四、汉译英

31.天气预报说后天天气会变得更冷。

e weather forecast said that it would/will be colder/will become colder the day after tomorrow.

32.他们受到的教育越多，就越能更好地完成工作。

e better educated they are/The more education they receive, the better they can perform in their work.

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 next year.

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.写作

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

In your life, you have met a lot of different people. Some of them have helped you, while others may have hurt you. Write an essay on the topic "The Person I Feel the Most Grateful to". You should base your essay on the following outline.

1.你一生中最想感谢的人是谁？

2.为什么要感谢他/她？

3.这个人对你的影响或意义。