中南大学基础英语上在线答案.doc

1、一. 词义匹配 （共 10 题,共 10 分）1. Everyone might undergo such changes once in a while. （1 分）A.experience B.understand C.experiment D.expect 标准答案：A 2. The herb medicine eventually cured her diseases. （1 分）A.nicely B.apparently C.finally D.naturally 标准答案：C 3. He reasoned that if we started at dawn, we would b

2、e there by noon. （1 分）A.decided B.persuaded C.concluded D.convinced 标准答案：C 4. As we all know, the rose symbolizes love. （1 分）A.resents B.presents C.represents D.illustrates 标准答案：C 5. His main rival is going further. （1 分）A.leader B.partner C.opponent D.cooperator 标准答案：C 6. I should teach my students

3、 that science is akin to common sense. （1 分）A.similar to B.referred to C.related to D.connected to 标准答案：A 7. It is said that the Mom maltreats her own daughter. （1 分）A.kills B.beats C.starves D.abuses 标准答案：D 8. He went to Cuba in the preceding summer. （1 分）A.before B.near C.future D.previous 标准答案：D

4、9. This article shows how to prepare a CV, and gives tips on applying for jobs. （1 分）A.thoughts B.ideas C.opinions D.suggestions 标准答案：D ！ 10. At no time has the country been more flourishing than at present. （1 分）A.busy B.poor C.prosperous D.strong 标准答案：C 二. 词汇语法 （共 20 题,共 20 分）1. So far the ceasefi

5、re has been _ by both sides. （ 1 分）A.observed B.deserved C.served D.looked 标准答案：A 2. Congress passed a law that_ the?disposal of waste. （1 分）A.regulates B.relates C.registers D.regards 标准答案：A 3. Im afraid he is so poor that he cant _ books. （1 分）A.afford B.offer C.supply D.provide 标准答案：A 4. The book

6、 of J. K. Rowling is sold well whenever it is_. （1 分）A.declared B.released C.relieved D.announced 标准答案：B 5. They wont buy new clothes because they _ money to buy a new house. （1 分）A.save B.are saving C.have saved D.were saving 标准答案：B 6. We waited until five oclock, but he did not?_. （1 分）A.show off

7、B.show up C.show around D.show on 标准答案：B 7. Some?senior?students?wrote?in?asking?for?information?_?postgraduate?studies.? （1 分）A.concern B.concerned C.having concerned D.concerning 标准答案：D 8. Last week we _ to the restaurant in the new hotel. （ 1 分）A.go B.have gone C.went D.are going 标准答案：C 9. The do

8、ctor took my temperature and _ to my heart. （1 分）A.listen B.will listen C.has listened D.listened 标准答案：D 10. I hope my dream about prison wont _! （1 分）A.realize B.attain C.achieve D.come true 标准答案：D 11. Environmental groups say action is needed to find clean,?_ energy sources.? （1 分）A.renew B.renewa

9、l C.renewing D.renewable 标准答案：D 12. He was embarrassed at first but he was clever enough to amuse the audience with his sense of _. （1 分）A.guilt B.direction C.humor D.achievement 标准答案：C 13. So many fantastic ideas! Its too much for me to _ all at once. （1 分）A.abandon B.absorb C.break D.revolve 标准答案：

10、B 14. Such?a?transition?would?_?China?with?much?greater?job-creating?potential. （1 分）A.provide B.offer C.give D.take 标准答案：A 15. If I _ how that works, Ill post an update. （1 分）A.figure out B.break out C.carry out D.turn out 标准答案：A 16. I am studying the reason _the growing number of mixed marriage. （

11、1 分）A.because B.behind C.why D.of 标准答案：B 17. She _ to the office than she got down to writing the report. （1 分）A.has no sooner got B.had hardly got C.no sooner got D.had no sooner got 标准答案：D 18. Li Ming felt proud of being _ a living dictionary. （1 分）A.known for B.known as C.named after D.named for

12、标准答案：B 19. The meeting _ till next week. （1 分）A.put off B.will put off C.will be put off D.was put off 标准答案：C 20. You cant _ anyone for your lagging-behind of the study. （1 分）A.accuse B.blame C.scold D.criticize 标准答案：B 三. 完型填空 （共 10 题,共 10 分）1. By tradition, the 1(?) of Thanksgiving Day is to commem

13、orate the early successful harvests celebrated by the white settlers 2(?) arrived in the New World.The first celebrations in what is now Canada were held in Newfoundland in 1578 by the English navigator, Martin Frobisher. These were the usual harvest festivals after the years work. The first recorde

14、d celebration in 3(?) is now the USA 4(?) sometime in autumn in 1610, celebrated by the colonists at Jamestown, Virginia. 5(?), for these colonists it was not so much a celebration of the harvest but the fact that supply ships had arrived 6(?) England. Due to the terrible winter 1609-1610, the colon

15、ists numbers had been 7(?) from 490 down to 60, and they were desperate. The first harvest-related Thanksgiving in the later USA was in 1621 at Plymouth, Massachusetts, a year 8(?) the arrival of the Pilgrims on the Mayflowe, and after their first successful year.So the source of the Thanksgiving Da

16、y celebration in the USA is a combination of 9(?) farming harvest celebrations, the survival of the Jamestown colonists by the arrival of the supply ships, and the celebration of the Pilgrims. 10(?) the reason for the tradition, the Thanksgiving Day in our industrial society today is the time for fa

17、mily. （10 分） (1) 第 1 空 （1 分）A.result B.purpose C.target D.goal 标准答案：B (2) 第 2 空 （1 分）A.who B.what C.which D.whom 标准答案：A (3) 第 3 空 （1 分）A.which B.that C.as D.what 标准答案：D (4) 第 4 空 （1 分）A.held B.hold C.took place D.showed up 标准答案：C (5) 第 5 空 （1 分）A.Moreover B.In contrast C.Despite D.However 标准答案：D (6)

18、 第 6 空 （1 分）A.in B.to C.from D.at 标准答案：C (7) 第 7 空 （1 分）A.raised B.decreased C.cut off D.increased 标准答案：B (8) 第 8 空 （1 分）A.before B.of C.after D.in 标准答案：C (9) 第 9 空 （1 分）A.popular B.usual C.ordinary D.traditional 标准答案：D (10) 第 10 空 （1 分）A.Whatever B.However C.Whichever D.Whenever 标准答案：A 四. 阅读理解判断 （共

19、 10 题,共 20 分）1. One Mothers Day morning a troubling thought crossed my mind. Youve never, ever, in your whole life, told your mother you love her. What if she dies and you have to live with that for the rest of your life?What reason did I have for not telling Mum I loved her? I didnt know I had to!

20、Such words were never spoken in our home. My parents loved each other and they loved their five children, but our family didnt hug and say mushy things such as “I love you.”My parents were also loved by their parents, but there were no hugs and sweet talk there either. Mums mother had been a child i

21、mmigrant to the country and worked as a domestic helper when she was just eight years old. Before that, she had lived in an orphanage in London. She had no memories of her mother. None. Naturally, my grandmother wasnt big on outward shows of affection. Hence, my mother didnt receive any I-love-you e

22、ither, and she wasnt good at giving affection to her children, except when they were in the baby and toddler stages.Everyone in my family was supposed to translate warm meals, clean beds and good clothing as “love.” But, seeing love in action doesnt make up for failing to hear the words “I love you”

23、.That Mothers Day, I felt God speaking to me, telling me to break down that barrier. He told me that my mother needed to hear me say, “I love you.” And I needed to say it!Mum lives three hours away, so it wasnt possible to tell her face-to-face. I phoned.At first, I wished her a happy Mothers Day. T

24、hen we talked about the weather, other members of the family and Dads health. All the while, the words “I love you” were burning in my mind. When youve never said those words to someone, they dont just roll off your tongue.Finally, when I felt our conversation winding down, I blurted, “I love you, M

25、um.”She said, “I love you too, dear,” just as if shed been saying it to me all my life. （10 分） (1) There are five children in the authors family and they always say nice things to each other. （2 分）错误 正确 标准答案：错误 (2) The author always hugs her mother and says “I love you”. （2 分）错误 正确 标准答案：错误 (3) The a

26、uthors parents used to live in an orphanage in London. （2 分）错误 正确 标准答案：错误 (4) On Mothers day the author called her mother. （2 分）错误 正确 标准答案：正确 (5) Eventually it was the authors mother who said “I love you” first. （2 分）错误 正确 标准答案：错误 2. Even for people whove gone many years without exercising, there ar

27、e compelling reasons to get active, no matter what their ages.“The fitter and more active you become, the longer youll live and less heart disease youll have,” says Dr. Aaron Baggish, a cardiologist and fitness expert at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital.He suggests that people first

28、 start exercising by moving whenever possible, such as taking the stairs instead of the elevator. Next, he asks his patients to identify times during the day they can exercise and what resources they have at their disposal. For example, does their workplace or senior center have a fitness facility,

29、or do they have access to a safe place to walk, no matter what the weather?People in the 60- to 80-year-old age group should spend eighty percent of their workout doing moderate aerobic activity. That can be anything from brisk walking, cycling, dancing, to a Zumba class. For the remaining twenty pr

30、event of the time, its a good idea to focus on strength training. This can be done at a gym but can also be done at home no weights needed. Try squats, push-ups, and arm reaches. Work toward a goal of exercising for one hour, five times a week.For those with no particular health concerns, a program

31、of moderate walking and strength training is a safe way to go. Those who have heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, or other muscle or bone problems should talk to a doctor before starting. Take it easy at first, and ramp up to a more intense level gradually. “Most of all, remember that something is b

32、etter than nothing and there is no age when its too late to start,” says Dr. Baggish. （10 分） (1) When people start exercising, they need to consider their age. （2 分）错误 正确 标准答案：错误 (2) If you do exercises more than others, youll live long and have less disease. （2 分）错误 正确 标准答案：正确 (3) Walking and takin

33、g the stairs are the two kinds of exercises. （2 分）错误 正确 标准答案：正确 (4) Old people need to spend much time on strength training. （2 分）错误 正确 标准答案：错误 (5) If one is too old, its better for him not to do exercises. （2 分）错误 正确 标准答案：错误 五. 阅读理解选择 （共 20 题,共 40 分）1. Global warming is a cause for concern for the

34、whole world and it has to be tackled by all countries together. Mercury is rising and very soon life on Earth will become a living hell all thanks to global warming. The result is for all to see, roads overflowing with the latest cars, fields and trees in the name of progress and development are gra

35、dually, systematically making way for concrete jungles, homes fitted with the latest electric gadgets, all contributing to the emission of green house gases and depletion of the ozone layers, accelerating global warning.Nature is warning us through the melting of the glaciers and climate change that

36、 the clock, for our dooms day, has started ticking. Warmer weather, rising sea levels, floods, tsunamis and earthquakes are just some of the problems but in reality we are sitting on a volcano ready to erupt. These are signals of a transition that will decide the destiny of this planet and all livin

37、g things.The question is can we reverse the change? The truth is we may not be able to but we can certainly stall it if we give a healing touch to this planet by controlling rapid industrialization and development as well as conserving energy. The key lies in sustainable development, now it is the t

38、ime to think of the whole world as one entity rather than to restrict our vision to our own country. It is this, only this, which will buy time for this planet as the damage done may be irreversible and development and progress cannot be stopped.The other remedy is planting trees, protecting agricul

39、tural land from being used for purposes other than planting crops, checking exploitation of natural resources such as ground water, devising ways and means to preserve, conserve and replenish what we take away from Mother Nature.In brief, let us not disturb the ecological balance and try living with

40、 Nature in harmony which is natural and is also the need of the hour. （10 分） (1) The following are reasons for global warming EXCEPT _. （2 分）A.modern vehicles B.excessive expansion of cities C.floods D.electric equipment 标准答案：C (2) Which of the following is NOT signal of global warming? （2 分）A.Melti

41、ng of the glaciers B.Eruption of volcano. C.Rising sea levels. D.Climate change. 标准答案：B (3) How can we stop the bad circle of global warming? （2 分）A.By controlling rapid industrialization and development. B.By conserving energy. C.By planting more trees. D.All of the above. 标准答案：D (4) What can we le

42、arn from the passage? （2 分）A.Human beings on earth are in danger because of global warming. B.Development and progress should be stopped for environmental protection. C.We can reverse the damage done to earth. D.Planting trees is the only remedy for our environment. 标准答案：A (5) Which of the following

43、 adjectives can best describe the authors attitude towards global warming? （2 分）A.Positive. B.Neutral. C.Worried. D.Confident. 标准答案：C 2. The food service industry has shown double-digit growth in China each year since 2003. But its still only half the size of that in the U.S., which means it has ple

44、nty of room to grow. Multinational fast food chains such as McDonalds and Yum Brands arrived early in China. And theyve come to lead the market for western, quick service meals.Yum Brands, which owns KFC and Pizza Hut, opens another new restaurant in China every day. In fact, for the first time ever

45、 in 2010, it made more profits there than in the United States. And it soon expects to have a three to one market share lead over McDonalds, its closest rival.KFC, now the number one fast food chain in China, definitely helped a lot. The popular American business did so by catering for local tastes

46、with products such as rice porridge with pork. Meanwhile, Pizza Hut remains Chinas number one casual dining chain, something it lost in the U.S. many years ago.But McDonalds is investing heavily to catch up with Yum. The company says it plans to “re-image” its stores. That will involve friendly desi

47、gns, comfortable seating, warmer colors and conveniences such as WiFi. McDonalds is also offering the “McDelivery” service. Of course, fast food gets cold fast, so McDonalds is providing another American experience. It plans to open drive-through windows at half of its new restaurants in the next fe

48、w years.But the fight goes beyond fried chicken and Big Macs. Local fast food chains are becoming more and more competitive. Two chains, Country Style Cooking Restaurant and Little Sheep Group, are quite impressive. Their appearance on the scene, along with other Asian restaurant chains, proves the Chinese market is about more than just convenience. The battle for the Chinese stomach in a hungry market has only ju