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大学英语A5

一、阅读理解

Bamboo is one of the nature's most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass.

Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist recorded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1. 5 meters in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1, 000 kinds of bamboo that grow around the world on both mountains and plains（平原）.

Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across. This plant also comes in different colors, from yellow to black to green.

Many Asian countries have been using bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for building new buildings. As a matter of fact, the cables（绳索）that hold up the hanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan are made of bamboo. The bridge has been in use for more than 1, 000 years, and is still holding strong.

In Africa, engineers are teaching poor farmers how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap ways to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. It seems that bamboo is one of the best things they can use. Bamboo pipes（管）and drills（钻）can help to make the poor thirsty fields to be watered.

1.How is bamboo like grass?

A.It is thin and easy to cut.

B.It grows everywhere.

C.It grows quickly after it's cut short.

D.It is short and green.

2.The sentence "…while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across. "Paragraph 3 means" some other bamboo plants may grow to be every ______ ".

A.short

B.strong

C.thick

D.tall

3.From the text we know ______.

A.most people call bamboo plant trees

B.a bamboo plant may grow 4. 5 meters in three days

C.the bamboo plant changes its colors when it grows

D.a bridge held by bamboo cable was built thousands of years ago

4.Why did the engineers teach the poor farmers in Africa to make use of bamboo?

A.Because it is cheap.

B.Because it is colorful.

C.Because it drills fast.

D.Because it is used by Asians.

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.There are many different kinds of bamboo with different colors.

B.Cables made of bamboo can last for over a thousand years.

C.Bamboo can be used for buildings, bridges and watering projects.

D.Bamboo plants are able to grow well in any part of the world.

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 teac 国家开放大学 hing 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 成人学历 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”rehearsal 渝粤教育 s 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 gr 广东开放大学 eater 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.Don't get discouraged by setbacks.We are new to the work _______.

A.all the more

B.above all

C.after all

D.all in all

12.Our school-run factory _____various kinds of chemical devices last year.　　

A.turned into

B.turned up

C.turned out

D.turned off

13.It was to the life-boat _______ he owed his life.

A.what

B.which

C.that

D.why

14.Only under special circumstances ________ to take make-up tests.

A.freshmen are permitted

B.are freshman permitted

C.permitted are freshmen

D.are permitted freshmen

15.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

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

A.retain

B.attain

C.maintain

D.entertain

17.That poorly dressed old man felt quite ________ at such a big party attended by many important figures.

A.in the way

B.out of the way

C.out of place

D.in place

18.He has gone to the post office to ________ a parcel that has come to him from his brother.

A.gather

B.mail

C.collect

D.pick

19.Our products are displayed in Stand B22, _____ you will find me during office hours.

A.when

B.which

C.that

D.where

20.The explanation given by the manager yesterday was not at all ____ to us.

A.satisfy

B.satisfied

C.satisfys

D.satisfactory

三、完型填空

If you are __21__ most people, your intelligence __22__ from season to season. You are probably a lot sharper in the spring than you are at any other time of year. A noted scientist, Ellsworth Huntington (1876～1947), concluded from other men's work and his own among peoples in different climates that climate and temperature have a definite __23__ on our mental abilities.

He found that cool weather is much more favorable for __24__ thinking than is summer heat. This does not mean that all people are less intelligent in the summer than they are during the rest of the year. It does mean, however, that the mental abilities of large number of people __25__ to be lowest in the summer.

Spring __26__ to be the best period of the year for thinking. One reason may be that in the spring man's mental abilities are __27__ by the same factors that bring about great changes in all nature.

Fall is the next best season, __28__ winter. __29__ summer, it seems to be a good time to take a long vacation __30__ thinking.渝粤题库 p>

21.

A.interested in

B.look like

C.probably

D.like

22.

A.change

B.rises

C.varies

D.decrease

23.

A.result

B.effect

C.limitation

D.affect

24.

A.serious

B.active

C.creative

D.clever

25.

A.looks

B.likely

C.comes

D.tend

26.

A.wants

B.appears

C.said

D.supposed

27.

A.changed

B.returned

C.affected

D.assured

28.

A.following after

B.followed after

C.following by

D.followed by

29.

A.While

B.Compared with

C.For

D.As for

30.

A.for

B.from

C.after

D.still

四、汉译英

31.研究小组由来自医学、物理、化学领域的教授组成。

e research group consists of professors who come from the fields of medicine, physics, and chemistry.

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.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.

34.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.

五、写作

35.写作

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

In modern society today, co-operation and competition co-exist. Why? And which one is more important to you? Write an essay on the topic "The Relationship between Co-operation and Competition in Modern Life". You should base your essay on the outline below.

1.现代社会合作与竞争并存。

2.有人认为竞争比合作更为重要。

3.你的观点。