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大学英语A8

一、阅读理解

My country's greatest symbol to the world is the Statue of Liberty(自由女神像), and it was designed by special care. I don't know if you've ever seen the Statue of Liberty, but if you look closely, she's holding not one object, but two. In one hand is the familiar torch we call the "light of liberty." And in the other hand is a book of law.

We're a nation of laws. Our courts are honest and they are independent. The President -- me -- I can't tell the courts how to rule, and neither can any other member of the government. Under our law, everyone stands equal. No one is above the law, and no one is beneath it.

All political power in America is limited and only given by the free vote of the people. We have a Constitution, now two centuries old, which limits and balances the power of the three branches of our government, the judicial（法庭的）branch, the legislative（立法的）branch, and the executive branch, of which I'm a part.

Many of the values that guide our life in America are first shaped in our families, just as they are in your country. American moms and dads love their children and work hard and sacrifice for them, because we believe life can always be better for the next generation. In our families, we find love and learn responsibility and character.

America is a nation guided by faith. Someone once called us "a nation with the soul of a church." This may interest you -- 95 percent of Americans say they believe in God, and I'm one of them.

1.How many objects are held in the hands of the Statue of Liberty?

A.One

B.Two

C.Three

D.Four

2.According the passage, all people are _____ under the law of the United States.

A.the same

B.different

C.sometimes different

D.sometimes equal

渝粤教育 3.The Constitution mentioned in this passage is round _____ years old.

A.100

B.200

C.300

D.400

4.According to the author many of the values of life are first developed _____.

A.in school

B.in the family

C.in work

D.in college

5.From the passage we can easily see that _____.

A.the majority of Americans o 广东开放大学 ften go to church

B.the government plays a very important role in a law court

C.light music is popular with old people

D.parents have little influence over their children

A report consistently brought back by visitors to the US is how friendly, courteous and helpful most Americans were to them. To be fair, this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians, and should best be considere 成人学历 /www.jktiku.com" title="渝粤题库">渝粤题库 d North American. There are, of course, exceptions. Small-minded officials, rude waiters, and ill-mannered taxi drivers are hardly unknown in the US. Yet it is an observation made so frequently that it deserves comment. For a long period of time and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existence.

Dullness and loneliness were common problems of the families who generally lived distant from one another. Strangers and travelers were welcome sources of diversion, and brought news of the outside world. The harsh realities of the frontier also shaped this tradition of hospitality.

Someone traveling alone, if hungry, injured, or ill, often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest cabin or settlement. It was not a matter of choice for the traveler or merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlers. It reflected the harshness of daily life: if you didn’t take in the stranger and take care of him, there was no one else who would. And someday, remember, you might be in the same situation. Today there are many charitable organizati 国家开放大学 ons which specialize in helping the weary traveler. Yet, the old tradition of hospitality to strangers is still very strong in the US, especially in the smaller cities and towns away from the busy tourist trails. "I was just traveling through, got talking with this American, and pretty soon he invited me home for dinner - amazing." Such observations reported by visitors to the US are not uncommon, but are not always understood properly.

The casual friendliness of many Americans should be interpreted neither as superficial nor as artificial, but as the result of a historically developed cultural tradition. As is true of any developed society, in America a complex set of cultural signals, assumptions, and conventions underlies all social interrelationships. And, of course, speaking a language does not necessarily mean that someone understands social and cultural patterns. Visitors who fail to "translate" cultural meanings properly often draw wrong conclusions. For example, when an American uses the word "friend", the cultural implications of the word may be quite different from those it has in the visitor’s language and culture. It takes more than a brief encounter on a bus to distinguish between courteous convention and individual interest. Yet, being friendly is a virtue that many Americans value highly and expect from both neighbors and strangers.

6.In the eyes of visitors from the outside world, ___________.

A.rude taxi drivers are rarely seen in the US

B.small-minded officials deserve a serious comment

C.Canadians are not so friendly as their neighbors

D.most Americans are ready to offer help

7.It could be inferred from the last paragraph that ___________.

A.culture exercises an influence over social interrelationship

B.courteous convention and individual interest are interrelated

C.various virtues manifest themselves exclusively among friends

D.social interrelationships equal the complex set of cultural conventions

8.Families in frontier settlements used to entertain strangers ___________.

A.to improve their hard life

B.in view of their long-distance travel

C.to add some flavor to their own daily life

D.out of a charitable impulse

9.The tradition of hospitality to strangers ___________.

A.tends to be superficial and artificial

B.is generally well kept up in the United States

C.is always understood properly

D.has something to do with the busy tourist trails

10.What’s the author’s attitudes toward the American’s friendliness?

A.Favorable.

B.Unfavorable.

C.Indifferent.

D.Neutral.

二、词汇与语法

11.Susie's school work is well above _________.

A.common

B.normal

C.average

D.ordinary

12.We _______ each other the best of luck in the examination.

A.hoped

B.wanted

C.expected

D.wished

13.Though _______ money, his parents managed to send him to university.

A.lacked

B.lacking of

C.lacking

D.lacked in

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

A.which

B.where

C.when

D.what

15.The hurricane left, _______ the ruins to this area.

A.to be left

B.leaving

C.to leave

D.left

16.On hearing the news of _____the examination, the boy was very happy.

A.his having passed

B.he passed

C.his being passed

D.to pass

17.Jackson is not ________ as you imagine.

A.so a big fool

B.so big a fool

C.such big a fool

D.a such big fool

18.In recent years much more emphasis has been put ________ developing the students' productive skills.

A.onto

B.over

C.in

D.on

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

A.dances

B.dancing

C.to dance

D.were dancing

20.They ________ thankful to have the opportunity to further their studies.

A.would like to be

B.ought to be

C.would rather be

D.had better be

三、完型填空

Clem was a faithful Christian. He believed that God would help him out of any difficulty. One day, the Mississippi River was flooding its banks and the water began __21__ around Clem's house.

It rose to the front gateway __22__ Clem was standing. A man in a rowboat __23__ and called to Clem. "Come with me and I'll take you to the high ground!" Clem replied, "No, my __24__ will save me!"

The flood continued to rise to the second-storey windows and Clem, __25__ out, saw a powerboat come up. The man in the powerboat shouted, "Get on my boat and I'll take you to the high ground!" Clem replied, "No, my God will save me!"

The water then rose to the roof and Clem was sitting on its ridge. He saw a __26__ fly over and a rope was dropped. A man yelled over a bull horn, "Grab the __27__ and climb in and we'll take you to the high ground!" Clem replied, "No, my God will save me!"

So Clem was __28__ to see the flood engulf (吞没) the house. Finally he was drowned. The next thing he knew, he was standing before his God. He asked God __29__, "I put my trust in you. Why have you abandoned me?" His God replied, "What do you want from me? I sent you a rowboat, a powerboat, and a helicopter, __30__ you just turned me down!"

21.

A.rise

B.rising

C.rose

D.risen

22.

A.where

B.which

C.when

D.what

23.

A.sank down

B.passed by

C.took off

D.ran away

24.

A.mother

B.boss

C.God

D.son

25.

A.look

B.looked

C.looking

D.to look

26.

A.powerboat

B.helicopter

C.airplane

D.eagle

27.

A.boat

B.bag

C.ladder

D.rope

28.

A.scared

B.excited

C.happy

D.clever

29.

A.shyly

B.happily

C.angrily

D.calmly

30.

A.so

B.for

C.if

D.but

四、汉译英

31.很难记住你不感兴趣的信息。

is difficult for you to remember information that you are not interested in.

32.昨天我去拜访他，看看他是否能解决这个问题。

visited him yesterday to see if he could work out /solve the problem.

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.他记得在离开阅览室时，把灯关上了。

remembered turning off the light when he left the reading-room.

五、写作

35.写作

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

You are to write an essay on the topic “Healthy Relationships”. You should base your essay on the outline below:

a)建立良好的家庭关系的必要性

b)建立良好的社会关系的必要性

c)建立良好的人际关系的几个要素