体验英语(练习题)

大学体验英语2模拟试题一
Part I Fill in the blanks（每题2分，共60分）
1. Many people enjoy ____D_______ their friends at Christmas time.
A. calling up
B. calling off
C. calling for
D. calling on
2. One must try his best to _______B______ to the new environment.
A. adopt
B. adapt
C. adept
D. apt
3. You__B__ all those clothes! We have a washing machine to do that sort of thing.
A. needn't have washed
B. shouldn't have washed
C. must not have washed
D. can not have washed
4. Today's young men are greatly different from__B___.
A. those of the past
B. that of the past
C. as the past
D. those past
5. I must apologize ______C________ not answering your letter in time.
A. in
B. from
C. for
D. with
6. Some will water the apple trees, __C____will weed the cotton fields.
A. another
B. the other
C. the others
D. other
7. There are__C__employees and several employers in the company.
A. a thousand of
B. thousand
C. thousands of
D. thousands
8. The goals _____C______he had fought all his life no longer seemed important to him.
A. after which
B. with which
C. for which
D. at which
9. He accused them _____A________ having broken their word.
A. of
B. to
C. by
D. with
10. It is not an easy thing to ______C_______ social reforms.
A. bring about
B. bring up
C. bring out
D. bring back
11. By the time you get to Beijing tomorrow, I__D__for Shanghai.
A. shall have left
B. will leave
C. am leaving
D. have already left
12. We all believe he is qualified _______D_______ the position.
A. in
B. with
C. at
D. for
13. Prepositions _____B________ in the structure of English.
A. take part
B. take a great part
C. play a large part
D. play many parts
14. Diamond _C___in Brazil in 1971.
A. is found
B. has been found
C. was found
D. had been found
15. People who refuse to____D__ with the law will be punished.
A. obey
B. consent
C. conceal
D. comply
16. Sometimes I dream ______C________ running away to a desert island.
A. to
B. for
C. of
D. with
17. He finally ______D_______ in reaching the top of the mountain.
A. achieved
B. managed
C. enabled
D. succeeded
18. It’s too expensive for me. I can’t _____D________ it.
A. spend
B. pay
C. cost
D. afford
19. The ancient Egyptians are supposed __A___ rockets to the moon.
A. to send
B. to be sending
C. to have sent
D. to have been sending
20. Jack _______B______ his heavy coat because it was snowing.
A. put back
B. put on
C. put away
D. put aside
21. I feel it’s my duty ________A_________ your shortcomings.
A. to point out
B. to mention
C. pick out
D. to remind of
22. The thief took away the woman's wallet without__A__.
A. being seen
B. seeing
C. him seeing
D. seeing him
23. He __D__the 9:20 train because he didn't leave home till 9:25.
A. can reach
B. could catch
C. may not catch
D. couldn't have caught
24. The show should have started an hour ago; I don’t know what could have cause d the ______B_______.
A. alarm
B. delay
C. statement
D. custom
25. Many new ______A_______ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.
A. opportunities
B. realities
C. necessities
D. probabilities
26. The book, _______A________, pays little attention to that problem.
A. as a whole
B. as a rule
C. to the rule
D. on the rule
27. If I correct someone, I will do it with as much good humor and self-restraint as if I were the one _B___.
A. to correct
B. correcting
C. having corrected
D. being corrected
28. When I was at school, we had to learn a poem _____C______ every week.
A. by ear
B. by mouth
C. by heart
D. by eye
29. _______B______ the light of what you have told me, I will say that I believe you are innocent.
A. By
B. In
C. Of
D. Under
30. Tony, would you go and see if Sam has any difficulty __A__ his tape recorder?
A. to fix
B. fixing
C. for fixing
D. fix
Part II Reading Comprehension（共10小题，共40分）
PASSAGE ONE
The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. A research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well. Some cultures are prone to cause certain illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945,government researchers realized that nitrates and nitrites,commonly used to preserve color in meat, and other food additives, caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct .Farmers often give penicillin to beef and poultry and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.
31.How has science done a disservice to mankind?__C___. A.Because of science, disease caused by contaminated food has been virtually done away with
B.It has caused a lack of information, concerning the value of food
C.As a result of scientific intervention, some potentially harmful substances have been added to our food
D.The scientists have preserved the color of meat, but not of vegetables
32.What are nitrates used for?__B___.
A.They preserve flavor in packaged foods
B.They preserve the color of meats
C.They are the objects of research
D.They cause the animals to become fatter
33.What does FDA mean as an organization?__C___.
A.Food Direct Additives
B.Final Difficult Analysis
C.Food and Drug Administration
D.Federal Dairy Additives
34.The word carcinogenic means most nearly the same as _D____.
A. trouble-making
B. color-retaining
C. money-making
D. cancer-causing
35.Which of the following statements is not true?__A___. A.Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasons
B.Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animals
C.Researchers have known about the potential hazards of food additives for over thirty-five years
D.Food may cause forty percent of cancer in the world
PASSAGE TWO
The advantages and disadvantages of a large population have long been a subject of discussion among economists. It has been argued that the supply of good land is limited. To feed a large population, inferior land must be cultivated and the good land worked intensively. Thus, each person produces less and this means a lower average income than could be obtained with a smaller population. Other economists have argued that a large population gives more scope for specialization and the development of facilities such as ports, roads and railways, which are not likely to be built unless there is a big demand to justify them.
One of the difficulties in carrying out a world-wide birth control program lies in the fact that official attitudes to population growth vary from country to country depending on the level of industrial development and the availability of food and raw materials. In the developing country where a vastly expanded population is pressing hard upon the limits of food, space and natural resources, it will be the first concern of government to place a limit on the birthrate, whatever the consequences may be. In the highly industrialized society the problem may be more complex. A decreasing birthrate may lead to unemployment because it results in a declining market for manufactured good. When the pressure of population on housing declines, prices also decline and
the building industry is weakened. Faced with considerations such as these, the government of a developed country may well prefer to see a slowly increasing population, rather than one which is stable or in decline.
36. A small population may mean ___c__ .
A. higher productivity, but a lower average income
B. lower productivity, but a higher average income
C. lower productivity, and a lower average income
D. higher productivity, and a higher average income
37. According to the passage, a large population will provide a chance for developing ___a__ .
A. agriculture
B. transport system
C. industry
D. national economy
38.In a developed country, people will perhaps go out of work if the birthrate ___B__ .
A. goes up
B. is decreasing
C. remains stable
D. is out of control
39.According to the passage slowly rising birthrate perhaps is good for __C___ .
A. a developing nation
B. a developed nation
C. every nation with a big population
D. every nation with a small nation
40.It is no easy job to carry out a general plan for birth control throughout the world because __C___ .
A. there too many underdeveloped countries in the world
B. underdeveloped countries have low level of industrial development
C. different governments have different views of the question
D. even developed countries may have complex problems
大学体验英语2模拟试题二
Part I Fill in the blanks（每题2分，共30分）
1. You don’t need to go shopping .There are ___C_____ eggs in the fridge , and I’ve got _____ bread and cheese .
A. few ; few
B. little ; little
C. a few ; a little
D. a little ; a few
2. When we entered the hall, she gave ____A___ a plate.
A. every of us
B. us each
C. all us
D. each us
3. The angry young man struck him ______ the face.
A. at
B. on
C. in
D. with
4. John called his sister _______B_______ finding someone to watch his children when he was away.
A. to hope
B. in hope of
C. in hope
D. hoping
5. He is ___A____ no means a bad-tempered person.
A. on
B. of
C. for
D. by
6. As a writer, she should like to rent a house modern, comfortable and ______B______ in a quiet place.
A. after that
B. above all
C. after all
D. all over
7. She was wrongly accused___B___ stealing a famous oil painting.
A. to
B. in
C. for
D. of
8. Having been exposed _______A_____ the sunshine for about three hours, she began to feel her skin burning.
A. to
B. under
C. by
D.of
9. I haven’t decided which hotel _______B_____.
A. to say
B. to stay at
C. is to stay at
D. if for staying
10. If I ___D_____ out of ink, I would have finished writing the paper.
A. didn’t run
B. shouldn’t run
C. haven’t run
D. hadn’t run
11. Should green plants disappear some day,___D____ on the earth.
A. there will hardly be any life
B. there would be life
C. there would hardly be any life
D. there will be no life
12. The law requires that everyone ____C____ at least once a year.
A. has his car checked
B. would check his car
C. should have his car checked
D. will cheek his car
13. You look so tired tonight .It is time you___B_____.
A. go to sleep
B. went to sleep
C. go to bed
D. went to bed
14. Anything _____B_______ should be returned to the owning.
A. borrow
B. borrowed
C. borrowing
D. to borrow
15. ____A____,he faced the difficult situation calmly.
A. As he was young
B. Young was he
C. Young as he was
D. As young he was
16. She rarely goes to see her grandmother.___A_____.
A. So does her sister
B. Her sister does, too
C. Her sister doesn’t too
D. Nor does her sister
17. Hardly ____A_____ the people ran toward it.
A. had the plane landed when
B. had the plane landed than
C. the plane had landed before
D. the plane was landing than
18. “Mind your spelling”, said the teacher to the students__C__ spelling was simply terrible.
A. who
B. whom
C. whose
D. that
19. I have no idea of _B___ .
A. what does this word mean
B. what this word means
C. what the meaning of this word
D. what kind of a meaning is this word
20. The specialist accompanied by Professor Wang _A____ our new library.
A. is visiting
B. are visiting
C. visit
D. to visit
21. Neither of us ___C_____ to undertake the responsibility.
A. were wanting
B. are wanting
C. wants
D. have wanted
22. After _____C________ for ten minutes the liquid should be allowed to cool.
A. heat
B. heated
C. being heated
D. having heated
23. Some people considered ______C__________ very important to send animals in rockets into outer space.
A. that is
B. it being
C. it be
D. it
24. Nothing in the world ____C____ for one who sets his mind to it .
A. are difficult
B. is difficulty
C. is difficult
D. has difficulty
25. New ideas sometimes have to wait for years before____D_____.
A. being fully accepting
B. having fully accepted
C. fully accepting
D. being fully accepted
26. It’s no use _____D____children to keep quiet. They can’t help_____ noise.
A. to ask; to make
B. asking; make
C. to ask; make
D. asking; making
27. Having taken the examination,_____C_____.
A. the instructor gave me a passing grade
B. the instructor gave a passing grade
C. I was given a passing grade by the instructor
D. I gave a passing grade by the instructor
28. The Rocky Mountain goat of North America is not a true goat ___B__ a goat antelope.
A. and
B. but
C. any
D. yet
29. He had a pen in his hand when he came to the door. He must __B___ letters.
A. be writing
B. have been writing
C. be written
D. have written
30. Prior ______ his departure, he addressed a letter to his daughter.
A. to
B. of
C. in
D. from
Part II Reading Comprehension（共10小题，共40分）
Passage One
Why was the Bastille important to the citizens of Paris? The building of the Bastille had been started in 1370 under Chares V. By the seventeenth century it had ceased to important for defense. Cardinal Richelieu turned it into a prison. It was not an ordinary prison to punish common crimes. Its huge doors closed only on enemies of the King. The Bastille's workings were secret. Prisoners were taken to it in closed carriages. Soldiers on guard duty had to stand with their faces to the wall. No talking was allowed. Worst of all, a prisoner never knew if he would be there a day, a week, a year, or forever. Only the King’s letter could set him free.
Over the years the number of arrests by King's letter had become fewer. By the time of its fall, most of the prisoners were, writers who had written against the corrupt deeds of the government. V oltaire, the famous French writer, spent a year there in 1717-1718, and another l2 days in 1726. For those who believed in free speech and free thinking, the Bastille stood for everything evil. The day it was captured, the “Conquerors of the Bastille” found only seven prisoners inside. None the less, the Bastille was hated by the people. It was a symbol of the King's complete power.
31. The Bastille had been a prison_________D_________.
A. since the time of Charles V
B. since 1370
C. before the seventeenth century
D. since the time of Cardinal Richelieu
32. According to the passage, which of the following is not true? A
A. Anyone;, who did something wrong could find himself suddenly in the Bastille.
B. The Bastille was only for those whose were opposed to the King
C. In the Bastille everything done was done in secret
D. V oltaire was twice put in the Bastille.
33. At the time of its fall, in the Bastille there were __________A______.
A. a large number of prisoners
B. a lot of writers who had been against the government
C. some dozens of people who believed in free speech and free thinking
D. only seven prisoners.
34. According to the passage, which of the following statement is true? D
A. All prisoners in the Bastille suffered life imprisonment.
B. Over the years the number of Prisoners in the Bastille was getting more and more.
C. The King could put people in, or let them go out, as he wanted.
D. At the time it was captured, there were so few prisoners in it that it meant little to the people.
35. The main purpose of this passage is to D
A. tell a story
B. tell about interesting characters
C. show the inner working of the Bastille
D. try to prove a point
PASSAGE TWO
How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really known is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions, and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down, these sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters we call words.
The power of words, then, lies in their associations - the things they bring up before our minds, Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases. Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style(文体). Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar (粗俗的).
36. Which is true about origin of language? D
A. Men, as well as animals, invented certain sounds to express thoughts.
B. The origin of language is not a complicated question.
C. Words did not have written form, at first.
D. Words were invented to represent meanings.
37. The power of words lies in __A___.
A. the fact that it can associate the things in the world with the ideas in our mind
B. the fact that one word is connected with another
C. the fact that it can associate one person with another
D. the fact that it can recall to us the events of our past
38. In order not to make our speech silly and vulgar, we should __B___.
A. use words that can move men to tears
B. choose words with care and accuracy
C. become a master of words
D. use words which sing like music
39. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? B
A. The more we read and learn, the larger our vocabulary will be.
B. The longer we live, the number of words that mean something to us increases.
C. Words can be used to represent various meanings.
D. Literary style a usually very charming.
40.The best title for this passage would be ___D__.
A. The meaning of words
B. The characteristics of words
C. The origin of words
D. The power of words
大学体验英语2模拟试题三
Part I Fill in the blanks（每题2分，共60分）
1. ___C__ that some guests were coming ,they got the rooms ready.
A. Having told
B. Telling
C. Having been told
D. To tell
2. They tried to silence the __A_____ audience but in vain.
A. exciting
B. excited
C. to excite
D. excite
3. Do you mean to risk____B____ cold by going out now that it has started pouring with rain?
A. catch
B. to catch
C. catching
D. caught
4. The exhibit I like best is that ______B______ by Peter.
A. does
B. done Ｃ. has done D. have been done
5. Not only the city council members but also the mayor ___A___ the law.
A. opposes
B. oppose
C. is opposed
D. are opposed
6. Either your teacher or you ___A___ mistaken.
A. are
B. is
C. has
D. was
7. Knowing how to think clearly and to speak correctly__D___ one confidence.
A. give
B. given
C. have given
D. gives
8. You can come with me to the museum this afternoon _C__ you don’t mind walking for half an hour .
A. unless
B. as far as
C. if
D. though
9. Not everyone has the chance of doing something heroic or ____A_________, but every man wants _________ ______________ his life to the full.
A. becoming great; to do more; to live
B. to become great; to do more; to live
C. to become great; to do more; living
D. becoming great; doing more; to have lived
10. It was __A_ interesting book ___ he couldn’t put it down .
A. such an ; that
B. such ; that
C. so ; that
D. such an ; as
11. Through power lines electric power is transmitted to _C__ it is needed .
A. when
B. why
C. where
D. how
12. In no circumstances ___B____ on the campus.
A. smoking should be allowed
B. should smoking be allowed
C. should be smoking allowed
D. should smoking allow
13. At no time _B__of what was going on.
A. the president aware
B. the president was aware
C. was the president aware
D. did the president aware
14. Do you know ____C_____ yesterday ?
A. why is Ellen absent
B. why was Ellen absent
C. why Ellen was absent
D. why Ellen is absent
15. The young man still denies _____C_____ the car.
A. to steal
B. to stealing
C. having stolen
D. having been stolen
16. Do the students in your class have something ___D___ common .
A. to
B. at
C. for
D. in
17. I came across that old man __B__ accident .
A. in
B. by
C. from
D. on
18. The tallest buildings in London are small __A___ those of New York .
A. in comparison with
B. to comparison with
C. on comparison to
D. with comparison in
19.When Mary got to class, she was horrified _____B_______ to study for the test.
A. discovering she forgot
B. to discover she had forgotten
C. to discover she forgot
D. at discovering she had forgotten
20. He did his homework carefully for fear that he ___D____.
A. makes a mistake
B. made a mistake
C. make a mistake
D. would make a mistake
21. I didn’t know his telephone number ;otherwise I ___C___ him.
A. telephoned
B. had telephoned
C. would have telephoned
D. was telephoning
22. It is important that each of you ____A_____ a note-book to class with you every day.
A. finishes
B. can finish
C. finish
D. has finished
23. My teacher never speaks highly ___B____ me.
A. for
B. at
C. on
D. of
24. Hobbs is later than ____B___ in the team.
A. anyone
B. anyone else
C. one another
D. another one
25. If the work __A__ by the end of the month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.
A. to be completed
B. will be completed
C. has been completed
D. being completed
26. The government was determined ____A________ rely too much on borrowing loans this financial year.
A. not to
B. to not
C. never
D. do not
27. “Here we are at the theater now.”
“You’d better ____A__ the tickets since the reservation is in your name.”
A. get
B. to get
C. getting
D. got
28. Although in a hurry, he stopped___B____ the girl,
A. helping
B. to help
C. to help
D. to help with
29. I prefer writing a term paper___B_____ taking an examination.
A. than
B. to
C. for
D. that
30. Last Sunday I spent a whole day in the library ____D________ the life of Mark Twain.
A. to read on
B. reading
C. reading about
D. on reading
Part II Reading Comprehension（共5小题，共20分）
Passage I
Child labor, the employment of children in industry, often against their will, has been a problem for many years. Over a hundred years ago, Charles Dickens shocked many of his readers when he described the conditions under which young children worked in British factories. The conditions Dickens described continue almost unchanged today in many parts of the world. The only difference is that today employment of children is confined to small industries and family businesses, such as hotels, restaurants and particularly farms, rather than to large factories.
Girls suffer more from child labor practices than boys. Many of them are forced to start it is often harmful to their health. Recently, children as young as six years were found to be working in Asian factories, and the children were working from eight to fourteen hours a day in overcrowded and unhealthy working condition. Sometimes a whole family group is employed, with the payment going to parent or older relative. The children not only receive nothing or very little for their lone hours of work, but also they are prevented from attending school. Therefore, when they become older they are unable to do any other kind of work.
The solution to the problem of chills labor is clearly better laws to protect young children, great supervision of industry and heavier fines for those who break the laws. Only in this way can young boys and girls be allowed to enjoy the most valuable time of their lives------childhood.
31. Which of the following statements is true according to the first paragraph? D
A. Children are often willing to work in factories.
B. Most children are working in British factories.
C. The working conditions for children have been improved since Dickens’ times.
D. Charles Dickens described in his novels the poor working conditions for child labor.
32.The conditions under which young children work______C______.
A. have improved since a hundred years ago
B. are even worse than those a hundred years ago
C. are similar to those a hundred years ago
D. are exactly the same as those a hundred years ago
33.Girls’ work is _______D_________-.
A、not harmful to the health though it is heavy
B、not harmful to the health because it is light
C、harmful to the health though it is light
D、harmful to the health because it is heavy
34.Young children go to work ____A_________.
A、because they are forced to
B、in order to be skilful in a certain kind of work
C、in order to earn money for education
D、in order to be paid well
35.To solve the problem of child labor, the wrier suggests ____B_________.
A、punishing lawbreakers with severer fines, improving children’s working conditions, and confining employment of children to light industries
B、improving laws of protecting children’s interests, looking over factories more closely, and punish, and punishing lawbreakers with severer fines
C、improving laws of protecting children’s interests, giving them lighter work, and raising their payment
D、confining employment of children to small industries and family business, looking over factories more closely, and improving the system of education
PASSAGE TWO
Today the official language of the United States and most Canada is English. However, French almost became the official language because of a war.
The French and Indian War was fought between 1754 and 1763. The name of this war is not actually between England and France. The Indians fought on the side of French.
France and England were trying to gain control of North America. France held Canada, and England held part of what is now the United States. However, France tried to expand its land by moving southward into New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Virginia. When the French built a fort on the Ohio River, the residents in Virginia sent George Washington to attack the fort in 1754. However, the French defeated Washington.
The French, aided by the Indians, outsmarted the English and won many early battles. Later, the British began to do well against the French. In the final battle in Quebec, Canada, General Wolfe of England faced General Montcalm from France. Both generals died in his battle, but the English outlasted the French and won the battle. Thus, most of North America today has the English culture and language.
36. A good title for this selection is __ A _.
A. The French and Indian War
B. The English Language
C. Washington’s Army
D. Official language
37. The word “gain” in line 6 means _B_ _.
A. borrow
B. get
C. buy
D. lose
38. We may conclude that George Washington preferred the __D _.
A. Canada
B. French
C. Indians
D. English
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