2015级本科《大学英语一》复习资料.doc

Part OneReading ComprehensionDirections: There are 8 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices markedA, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet by blackening the letter.Passage 1When we talk about intelligence we do not mean the ability to get good scores on certain kinds of tests or even the a\ability to do well in school. By intelligence we mean a way of living and behaving, especially in a new situation. If we want to test intelligence, we need to find out how a person acts instead of how much he knows to do.For example, when in a new situation, an intelligent person thinks about the situation, not about himself or what might happen to him. He tries to find out all he can do, and then he acts immediately and tries to do something about it. He probably isn’t sure how it all works out, but at least he tries. And if he cannot make things work out right, he doesn’t feel ashamed that he failed, he just tries to learn from his mistakes. An intelligent person, even if he is very young, has a special outlook in life, a special feeling about life, and a special way of how he fits into it.If you look at children, you’ll see a great difference between what we call "bright" children and "not bright" children. They are actually two different kinds of people, not just the same kind with different amounts of intelligence. For example, the bright child really wants to find out about life—he tries to get in touch with everything around him. But the unintelligent child keeps more to himself and his own dream world; he seems to have a wall between him and life in general.1. According to this passage, intelligence is the ability to .A> work by oneself B> do well in any situationC> know what is right and wrong D> adapt oneself to a new situation2. In a new situation, an intelligent person A> knows more about what might happen to himB> is well-prepared for his actionC> pays greater attention to the situationD> completely ignores himself3. If an intelligent person failed, he would A> feel ashamed about the failure B> learn from his experiencesC> find out what he can’t do D> make sure what’s wrong with his outlook in life4. An intelligent child A> learns more about himselfB> shows interest in things around himC> studies everything that may be interestingD> looks down upon unintelligent children5. Why does an unintelligent child seem to have a wall between him and life in general?A> Because he can hardly see the outside worldB> Because life is far away from himC> Because he knows nothing about life in generalD> Because he has little interest in things around himselfPassage 2When I begin to look back on all friends whom I have had, I quickly came to the conclusion that Jerry was the most important and had the greatest effect upon my life. His family moved to my block when I was only 10. Jerry was 15 at the time, but the fact that he was so much older than me seemed to make no difference to him. I was very glad that ht liked me. We took long walks together, on which he would tell me stories he had heard from TV and radio programs.But as months went by, a change came into our friendship. Jerry almost stopped coming by the house, and every time I went to his house or telephoned, he put me off with some excuses such as "I’m studying now" or "I’ve got some jobs to do for Mum". When we passed on the street, he would still give me a warm smile and friendly wave with a "Hi, kid", but he would hardly ever stop to talk. Finally I realized that he was no longer interested in me and that his taste hand changed. I noticed him with a girl once n a while and several times saw him going out in his family’s car on a Friday or Saturday night. I simply couldn’t understand what was so great about girls and parties.But I was hurt when he finally made me know that our friendship was at an end. Of course he didn’t really meant to hurt me, but it was a long time before I realized that it was an age problem that caused the break. There were a world of differences between the ideas and interests of a 17-year-old and a 12-year-old. Now that I’m over sixteen myself, I realized this, and the hurt I got then has become happy memories of the good times we were once together. I wonder if millions of other boys and girls have had a similar experience.1. When the writer and Jerry first met, Jerry was .A> 10 years old B> 5 years older than the writerC> of the same age as the writer D> the writer’s classmate2. Their friendship lasted for A> a few years B> a few weeks C> a few months D> a few hours3. Jerry stopped playing with the writer because A> the writer had changed B> he was busy with his studyC> he has some jobs to do D> he was not interested in the writer。