2024年成考专升本每日一练《英语》8月27日

• 1. You have a good suggestion, but it"s not as practical as（）．  

  Ahe 

  Bhim 

  Chis 

  Dher

• To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains.But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against rain.Its first use was as a shade against the sun.
  Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times.Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, way back in the eleventh century B.C.
  We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade.And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honor and authority.In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royalty or by those in high office.
  In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade.And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece.But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.
  During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared.Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century.And again it was considered a symbol of power and authority.By 1680, The umbrella appeared in France, and later on in England.
  By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe.Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight.It wasn't until the twentieth century that women's umbrellas began to be made, in a whole variety of colors.
  
  
  2. The first use of umbrella was as _______.  

  Aprotection against rain

  Ba shade against the sun

  Ca symbol of power

  Da symbol of honor

• Some people do not like anything to be out of place; they are never late for work; they return their books on time to the library; they remember people's birthdays; and they pay their bills as soon as they arrive.Mr.Hill is such a man.
  Mr.Hill works in a bank, and lives alone.The only family he has is in the next town: his sister lives there with her husband, and her son, Jack.Mr.Hill does not see his sister, or her family, from one year to the next, but he sends them Christmas cards, and he has not forgotten one of Jack's seventeen birthdays.
  Last week Mr.Hill had quite a surprise.He drove home from the bank at the usual time, driving neither too slowly nor too fast; he parked his car where he always parked it, out of the way of other cars, and he went inside to make his evening meal.Just then, there was a knock at the door.He opened the door, to find a policeman standing on the door-step.
  "What have I done wrong?" Mr.Hill asked himself."Have I driven on the wrong side of the road? Has there been some trouble at the bank? Have I forgotten to pay an important bill?"
  "Hello, Uncle," said the policeman, "My name is Jack."
  
  
  3. Last week Mr.Hil_____.l  

  Awas pleasant

  Bwas quite astonished

  Cwas quite disappointed

  Dwas unpleasant

• 4. Not until I began to work（）how much time I had wasted．  

  Adidn't I realize

  Bdid I realize

  CI didn't realize

  DI realized

• 1. Do you have access to the Internet?

• 2. 新学期伊始，你们班准备组织一场迎新晚会，让同学们熟悉起来。你(Li Yuan)打算邀请外教(Tim)来参加迎新晚会。请给他写一封e—mail，内容包括：
  (1)邀请他参加迎新晚会；
  (2)介绍迎新晚会的一些活动安排；
  (3)希望他能够做个简短发言；
  (4)期待他的到来。

• 3. 你(Li Yuan)组织同学进行了一次烧烤野餐(barbecue)。请给你的英国朋友Tim写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
  ·野餐前的准备；
  ·野餐过程；
  ·印象最深刻的人或事。

• 4. The doctor is very patient with his patients.

• 1. 讲座通知：一位学者将在你所在的社区做一个讲座。请以社区委员会（Neighborhoods Committee）的名义写一份通知（词数100～120）。内容包括： （1）谁做讲座；
  （2）讲座主题；
  （3）讲座的时间、地点；
  （4）讲座对象。  

• 2. Writing：你（Li Yuan）的美国朋友Harry在最近的email中提到要带他的父母来华旅游，他们计划去黄山。给他回一封e-mail，内容包括： （1）欢迎他的父母来中国；
  （2）建议可行路线及交通方式；
  （3）提醒一些必要的旅行准备（如衣物、药口……）；
  （4）推荐1至2处其他景点。