统考大学英语A8

2021年1月26日发(作者：male是什么意思)
大学英语
A8
一、阅读理解

I shall never forget one showing which
was
really a challenge. I was busy getting ready to
show
my
winter fashions.
Then just
a
few
days
before
the
presentation,
the
sewing
girls
were
called out on strike. I found myself left with one tailor and the woman who was in charge of the
sewing room!
I was as gloomy as my
models
and sales girls.
them cried.
Where was the way out this time? I wondered and worried. I could not help thinking of the
day when my father had brought me to the highest spot not far from our home. I was only ten
years
old.
down,
my
dear
daughter,
Father
said.
I
gathered
all
my
courage
and looked
down. I saw the
square in the center of our little town and
I saw the crisscross
（十字型）

of
twisting streets leading to the square.
the square. Life is like that. If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road, try
another.
What
would
be
another road
this
time?
I
was
almost
certain
we
would
have
to
call off
the
presentation
-
or
else
show
the
clothes
unfinished.
Then
it
dawned
on
me.
Why
not
show
the
clothes unfinished?
We worked at fever pitch
（程度）
, and exactly right on time, the show took place.

What a show it was! Some coats had no sleeves; other had only one. Many of our clothes were
still
in
an
early
stage.
They
were
only
patterns
made
of
heavy
cotton
cloth.
But
on
these
we
pinned sketches and pieces of material. In this way we were able to show what colors and textures
the clothes would have when they were finished.
All
in
all,
the
showing
was
different.
It
was
so
different
that
it
was
a
great
success.
Our
unusual showing caught the attention of the public, and orders for the clothes poured in. Father's
wise words had guided me once again. There is more than one way to the square and always so!

writer was busy preparing a show of ______.
ng
tation
scene
nge
答案：
A
writer found herself left almost on her own because all her girls were ______.
sewing
strike
holidays
of working
答案：
B
the writer was only a young girl, her father took her to the highest spot to ______.
her the center of the square


her the danger of the place
her the ways to the square
her familiar with the city
答案：
C
writer decided ______.
to give up the show

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postpone the show
call off the presentation

buy some new clothes
答案：
A
the show was held, it turned out to be ______.
patterns made of heavy cotton clothes
sketches and pieces of material

C.a big failure for the clothes were not finished

D.a success because it was so different
答案：
D
What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like
the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is
intelligence the result of where and how you live? These are very old questions and the answers
to them are still not clear.
We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the
mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. It needs exercise. Mental (done with the mind) exercise is
particularly
important
for
young
children.
Many
child
psychologists
think
that
parents
should
play with their children more often, and give them problems to think about. The children are then
more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great
deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.
Parents
should
also
be
careful
what
they
say
to
young
children.
According
to
some
psychologists, if parents are
always
telling a child that he
or she is
a fool or an idiot, then the
child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to
say very positive things to their children, such as
are such a smart child
questions in the first paragraph are raised to _____.
uce the topic of what makes a clever mind
e Albert Einstein with ordinary people
ise the characters of an intelligent person
that there are no answers to these questions
答案：
A
ing to the context we can guess that a genius is ______ while an idiot is ______.
A.a normal person...a funny person
B.a strong person...a weak person
C.a highly intelligent person...a foolish or weak-minded person
D.a famous person...an ordinary person
答案：
C
8.A person ______ is more likely to become a genius.
parents are clever
often thinks about difficult problems
is often helped by his parents and teachers
is born with a good brain and putting it to active use
答案：
D
is better for parents ______.
praise and encourage their children more often
be hard on their children
leave their children alone with nothing to do
give their children as much help as possible
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答案：
A
of the following is NOT true according to the article?
s play an important part in their children's growth.
less you use your mind the duller you may become.
igence is obviously the result of where and how you live.
s should always encourage their children.
答案：
C
二、词汇与语法

11.______ recent developments,we do not think your scheme is practical.
view of





favor of


case of




memory of

答案：
A
some families there is a _______ battle between the young and the old.
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ss











x


答案：
A
weeds and tall grass in that yard make the house look as if it ______ vacant for quite some
time.


been
been
答案：
C
two straight lines meet, ________ an angle.
is formed



form







form
答案：
B
sing the new production line will be a ________ deal for the company.
ul
able
dous
te
答案：
B
have only 1000 words in which to ______ his speech.
to
up
to
up
答案：
B
that moment she was standing a few meters away from __________ we are now.
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