大學英語復習備考題庫及參考答案(留存版)

　　

【正文】 ause it knew that the tailor was a friendly man. He would give it something nice to eat. One day it happened that the tailor had nothing to give to his big friend. Perhaps he wanted to make fun of it, because he was not an unkind man. What did he do? When the elephant put out its trunk to the tailor, he pricked (穿刺 ) the end of the trunk with a needle (縫衣針 ). The elephant drew back quickly, looked at him angrily and went off down the road. The tailor thought no more about it during the day, but the elephant did! That evening, before it went home the elephant filled its trunk with water from a dirty pond. When the tailor saw it ing along the road, he laughed at the trick that he had played on the beast that morning. But he became very sad when he received a trunkful of dirty water between the eyes! 1. What did the writer think about the elephant? He thought it . A. clever B. surprising C. silly D. funny 2. What did the writer think about the tailor? He thought the tailor was . A. cruel B. foolish C. a kind man D. an unkind man 3. The elephant would stop at the shop and put out its trunk towards the tailor in order to . A. great him B. make fun of him C. play a trick on him D. get something nice to eat 4. The tailor pricked the end of the trunk with a needle because A. he wanted to make fun of the elephant 第 13 頁 共 33 頁 B. he wanted to make the elephant angry C. he wanted to be friendly to the elephant D. he had nothing to give the elephant 5. Why did the elephant fill its trunk with water from a dirty pond? Because it wanted . A. to drink B. to wash its trunk C. to play with the water D. to play a trick on the tailor 4 Fast driving is always dangerous. Motorracing is even more dangerous. But have you ever heard of motorracing which is noisy, fast, exciting and safe? No? Then perhaps you have never heard of karting. A kart is rather like a baby car with no roof. It has a small engine, 4 small wheels and room for only the driver. Its top speed is about 80 kilometers per hour. Karting clubs are private and young people under the age of 17 can be members. On the private land of the club, they can go karting. Some secondary schools think karting is very good for their pupils. The pupils can make everything except the engine and the tyres at school. Tyres for karts are not very expensive. An old motorcycle engine does not cost much and is good enough as a kart engine. The pupils enjoy studies which are part of real life. The schools like karting for another reason. The sport is safe. Because the karts are near the ground, serious accidents almost never happen. Karting is something new and exciting for these lucky pupils. It also teaches them a lot of engineering. Perhaps they will be better drivers in later life. They may not want to behave like racingdrivers on our dangerous roads! 1. The writer thinks that karting is . A. exciting, but quiet B. hard, but interesting C. good for children D. able or likely to cause danger 2. What is right about a kart? A. It’s drawn by horses. B. It has four great wheels. C. Its high speed is 80 km. per minute. D. It has no room for passengers. 3. We have not yet learned the reason why . A. karting is not expensive 第 14 頁 共 33 頁 B. karting lets pupils act like adults C. karting is an exciting sport for pupils D. karting is not a dangerous sport for children 4. How do some schools probably get karts for their pupils? A. They buy all the new karts at markets. B. They get old automobiles and then repair them. C. They require children to collect them together. D. They receive them from famous clubs. 5. The karting is safe because . A. the engines of karts are of good quality B. the tyres of karts are specially made C. karts do not run fast D. karts are close to the ground 5 The news report that night was about a famine (饑荒 ) in Ethiopia. The pictures were of people who were so thin that they looked like beings from another pla. The camera focused on one man so that he looked directly at me, sitting in my fortable living room. All around was the sound of death. It was clear that world had not noticed this until now. You could hear the sadness in the voice of the reporter, Michael Buerk. At the end of the report he was silent. Paula started crying, then rushed upstairs to check our baby, Fifi, who was sleeping peacefully. I kept seeing the news pictures in my mind. What could I do? I was only a pop singer and by now not a very successful pop singer. All I could do was to make records which no one bought. But I would give all the profits of the next Pats (the name of the music group he was in ) record to Oxfam (an anization in Britain which helps poor people around the world) . What good would that do? It would only be a little money but it was more than I could give just from my bank account. Maybe some people would buy it because the profits were for Oxfam. And I would be protesting about this disaster. But that was not enough. 1. What do we learn about the writer from the next? A. He felt really bad because the news report made him think of his own hard life. B. After he saw a news report on TV about the famine in Ethiopia, he decided he had to do something about the problem. 第 15 頁 共 33 頁 C. His ideas on how to collect money for the people on Ethiopia were very successful. D. He ideas on how to collect money for the people in Ethiopia were very successful. 2. Which paragraph describes （描寫） what he thought about after the report? A. Paragraph 1. B. Paragraph