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模拟试题二
I Vocabulary Section A
Directions: There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B. C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence and mark your answer on the answer sheet.
1.A fter we had been in the village for a few months, we so liked it that we decided to settle there ____
A. in turn
B. for good
C. as usual
D. at most
2.High speed aircraft is made of metals that can____ both high temperature and pressure.
A. stand by
B. put up with
C. withhold
D. withstand
3.He failed again in the driving test. I don’t know why____ he was so nervous.
A. in the earth
B. on the earth
C. in earth
D. on earth
4.No one can behave _，completely regardless of social conventions.
A. at will
B. at random
C. on purpose
D. on easy
5.W ith the winter here you can ____ these skirts till you need them again next summer.
A. do away with
B. put away
C. get rid of
D. give away
6.In the bitter cold, the explorers managed to despite the shortage of food.
A. live
B. survive
C. bear
D. endure
7.It is _practice to bring a present to ____ the hostess when one is invited to dinner.
A. general
B. usual
C. ordinary
D. common
8.T he Johnsons __ t he house before they decided to buy it.
A. looked out
B. looked over
C. looked after
D. looked on
9.It was a long time before the cut on my hand ____ completely.
A. healed
B. recovered
C. improved
D. cured
10.He has to make a living by himself because he doesn’t have parents to
____.
A. keep on
B. depend with
C. rely on
D. go to
Section B
Directions: There are 10 sentences in this section. Below each sentence are four other words or phrases. You are to choose the one word or phrase which would best keeping the meaning of the original sentence if it were substituted for the underlined word or phrase. Then, mark your answer on the answer sheet.
11.Many parental groups advocate against lower drinking ages.
A. recommend
B. protest
C. hurry
D. rebel
12.S upply side economic ideas have spread in popularity throughout the western world.
A. disseminated
B. grown
C. increased
D. enlarged
13.S ince I has been ill, my appetite has diminished.
A. desire for exercise
B. desire for visitors
C. desire for sleep
D. desire for food
14.H er husband is very competent: he will repair the roof himself.
A. capable
B. industrious
C. thrifty
D. careful
15.C ontrary to popular belief, Cleopatra, the famous Egyptian queen, was
Greek, spoke six language, and was a brilliant military strategist.
A. an intelligent
B. a known
C. a professional
D. a popular
16. A conscientious teacher spends hours preparing for classes and correcting students' papers.
A. creative
B. skillful
C. leading
D. careful
17.The initial step is often the most difficult.
A. quickest
B. longes
C. last
D. first
18.H e was greatly vexed by the new and unexpected development.
A. astonished
B. annoyed
C. enlightened
D. contented
19.I n order to strengthen both the forearm and the grip, many athletes will
repeatedly squeeze a tennis ball in their hands.
A. drench
B. impale
C. penetrate
D. compress
20.Isaac Stem manipulates his violin with exquistite beauty and grace.
A. handles
B. carries
C. treats
D. maintains
II.Grammatical Structure
Section A
Directions: There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence and mark your answer on the answer sheet.
21.It is human nature to think back to a Golden Age ____ one's country was strong and respected.
A. when
B. provided
C. as
D. unless
22.Isn’t it lovely to think that I ____ myself on the sunny beach tomorrow at this time.
A. will enjoy
B. am enjoying
C. will be enjoying
D. shall enjoy
23.He always dreams of ____ a chance for him to bring into full play his potential.
A. there being
B. there to be
C. there is
D. being
24.I’d just as soon remind those important documents with you.
A. that you won’t take
B. your not taking
C. please don’t take
D. you didn’t take
25. ___ ，the book has many mistakes.
A. Having not been written carefully
B. Not writing carefully
C. Having written not carefully
D. Not having been written
carefully
26.1 guess Jones didn’t have a chance to win the election.____ the people in the city voted for his
opponent
A. Most all of
B. Most of all
C. Almost all of
D. Almost the whole of
27.Your hair needed ; 1 am glad you had it cut.
28.
A. cut
B. cutting
C. to cut
D. being cut
28. __ at the railway station when it began to rain.
A. Hardly had he arrived
B. Hardly he had arrived
C. No sooner did he arrive
D. No sooner arrived he
29. __ the number of paid holidays enjoyed by most employees in the company, three weeks of
vacation seems generous.
A. Compared with
B. Compared
C. Comparing with
D. Comparing
30.He is younger than
A. any other boy in the class
B. any boy in the class
C. all boys in the class
D. you and me as well as the class
Section B
Directions: In questions 31-40 each sentence has four underlined words or phrases, marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one word or phrase which is incorrect and must be changed to make the sentence correct. Then mark your answer on the answer sheet.
31.In the United States, the Cabinet consist of a group advisers, each of whom is chosen by the
A B CD
President to head an executive department of the government.
32.A great aviation pioneer. Amelia Earthart was already famous when she sets out on her
A B C
ill-fated attempt to circle the globe in 1936.
D
33.Total amount of the membership dues collected at the annual conference eas
misplaced.
A B C D
34.Your intelligent and energy will help you solve any problem you encounter;
use
A B
these strengths wisely.
C D
35.My colleagues and I did not find the new software program to be easy as
the old one.
A B CD
36.Mr. Lyons called to find out where was the meeting being held.
ABC D
37.Rapidly fallen oil prices caused OPEC ministers to meet and plan a
strategy.
A B CD
38.The voters were disappointed since they had expected knowing the
outcome of the
A B C
election before now.
D
39.The manager should receive a telephone call from Tokyo this morning,
transfer it to his
ABC D
extension.
40.L ooking for the perfect location and are assessing the needs of their company,
the members
A B
of the executive committee took a long time before making their decision.
C D
III. Cloze Test
Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices
marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.
Then mark your
answer on the Answer Sheet.
Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that go into the collecting of those
fascinating birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo. One of the questions that is always
asked of me is 41 I became an animal collector in the first place. The answer is that I have
always been interested in animals and zoos. According to my parents, the first word I was able
~' to say with any 42 was not the conventional "mamma" or "daddy", 43 the word "zoo",
which I would repeat over and over again with a shrill voice until someone, in group to 44 me
up, would take me to the zoo. When I grew a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a great
45 of pets, ranging from owls to seahorses, and I spent all my spare-time exploring the
countryside in search of fresh specimens to 46 to my collection of pets. later on I went for a
year to the City Zoo, as a student 47 , to get experience of the large animals, such as lions,
bears, bison and ostriches, which were not easy to keep at home~ When I left, I successfully had
enough money of my own to be able to 48 my first trip and I have been going regularly ever
since then. Though a collector's job is not an easy one and is full of 49, it is certainly a job
which will appeal 70 all those who Jove animals and travel.
4 1. A. how B. where C. when
D. whether
42. A. clarity B. emotion C. sentiment
D. affection
43. A. except B. but C. except for
D. but for
44. A. close B. shut C. stop
D. comfort
45. A. many B. amount C. number
D. supply
46. A. increase B. include C. add
D. enrich
47. A. attendant B. keeper C. member
D. aide
48. A. pay B. provide C. allow
D. finance
49. A. expectations B. sorrows C. excitement
D. disappointments
50. A. for B. with C. to
D. from
IV. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: There are 4 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by 4 questions or
unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and
D. You should
decide on the best choice and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
Questions 51 to 54 are based on the following passage:
According to the dictionary definition of "create", ordinary people are creative every day. To
create means "to bring into being, to cause to exist"--something each of us does daily.
We are creative whenever we look at or think about something in a new way.
First this
involves an awareness of our surroundings. It means using all of our sense to become aware of
our world. This may be as simple as being aware of color and texture, as well as taste, when we
plan a meal. Above all, it is the ability to notice things that others might miss.
A second part of creativity is an ability to see relationships among things.
If we believe the
expression, "There is nothing new under the sun," the creativity is remaking or recombining the
old in new ways. For example, we might do this by finding a more effective way to study or a
better way to arrange our furniture, or we might make a new combination of camera lenses and
filters to create an unusual photograph.
A third part of creativity is the courage and drive to make use of our new
ideas, to apply
them to achieve some new results. To think up a new concept is one thing; to put the idea to work
is another.
These three parts of creativity are involved in all the great works of genius, but they are also
involved in many of our day to day activities.
51. The author holds that
A. creativity is of highly demand
B. creativity is connected with a deep insight to some extent
C. creativity is to create something new and concrete
D. to practise and practise is the only way to cultivate one's creativity
52. "There is nothing new under the sun." (Par. 3) really implies that __
A. we can seldom create new things
B. a new thing is only a tale
C. a new thing can only be created at the basis of original things
D. we can scarcely see really new things in the world
53. What does the author think about the relationship between a new thought and
its being put
into practice?
A. It's more difficult to create a new thought than to apply it in
practice.
B. To find a new thought will definitely lead to the production of a new
thing.
C. One may come up with a new thought, but can not put it into practice.
D. A man with an excellent ability of practice can easily become an
inventor.
54. The best title for this passage is __
A. How to Cultivate One's Creativity
B. What is Creativity
C. The Importance of Creativity
D. Creativity--a Not Farway Thing
Questions 55 to 58 are based on the following passage:
Born in 1830 in rural Amherst, Massachusetts, Emily Dickinson spent her entire life in the
household of her parents. Between 1858 and 1862, it was later discovered, she wrote like a person
possessed, often producing a poem a day. It was also during this period that her life was
transformed into the myth of Amherst. Withdrawing more and more, keeping to her room,
sometimes even refusing to see visitors who called, she began to dress only in white--a habit that
added to her reputation as an eccentric.
In their determination to read Dickinson's life in terms of a traditional romantic plot,
biographers have missed the unique pattern of her life--her struggle to create a female life not yet
imagined by the culture in which she lived. Dickinson was not the innocent, lovelorn and
emotionally fragile girl sentimentalized by the Dickinson myth and popularized by William
Luce's 1976 play, the Belle of Amherst. Her decision to shut the door on Amherst society in the
1850's transformed her house into a kind of magical realm in which she was free to engage her
poetic genius. Her seclusion was not the result of a failed love affair, but rather a part of a more
general pattern of renunciation through which she, in her quest for self sovereignty, carried on an
argument with the puritan fathers, attacking with wit and irony their cheerless Calvinist doctrine,
their stem patriarchal God, and their rigid notions of "true womanhood".
55. What's the author's main purpose in the passage?
A. To interpret Emily Dickinson's eccentric behavior.
B. To promote the popular myth of Emily Dickinson.
C. To discuss Emily Dickinson's failed love affair.
D. To describe the religious climate in Emily Dickinson's time.
56. Which of the following is not mentioned as being one of Emily Dickinson's
eccentricities?
A. Refusing to eat.
B. Wearing only white.
C. Avoiding visitors.
D. Staying in her room.
57. The author implies that many people attribute Emily Dickinson's seclusion to
__
A. physical illness
B. a failed love affair
C. religious fervor
D. her dislike of people
58. It can be inferred from the passage that Emily Dickinson lived in a society
that was
characterized by __
A. strong Puritan beliefs
B. equality of men and women
C. the encouragement of nonconformity
D. the appreciation of poetic creativity
Questions 59 to 62 are based on the following passage:
Once upon a time, the United States seemed to have plenty of land to go around. Plenty of
rivers to dam and plenty of rural valleys left over. Plenty of space for parks and factories. Plenty
of forests to cut and grasslands to pl0w. But that was once upon a time.. The days of unused land
are over. Now the land has been spoken for, fenced off, carved up into cities and farms and
industrial parks, put to use.
At the same time, the population keeps growing. People need places to work
and places to
play. So we need more sites for more industries, more beaches for more sunbathers, and more
clean rivers for more fishers. And it isn't just a matter of population growth.
Our modem
technology has needs that must be met, too. We need more coal for energy, and we need more
power plants; cars must have highways and parking lots, and jets must have airports. Each of
these land uses swallows up precious space. Highways and expressways alone take some 200,000
acres each year. And urban sprawl -- the spreading out of cities -- is expected to gobble up vast
areas of land by the year 2,000. But there is only so much land to go around. It is always hard to
decide. Take, for example, a forest. A forest can be a timber supply. It can provide a home for
wildlife. It is scenery and a recreation area for man. It is soil and watershed protection.
59. "...the United States seemed to have plenty of land to go around" means that
__
A. the United States seemed to have vast land for its people to walk around
B. the United States seemed to have enough land for sharing with everyone
C. the United States could provide whatever its inhabitents' needs
D. the United States was not able to allow its people to do what they wanted
to
60. The sentence of "Plenty of rivers to dam and plenty of rural valleys left
over" suggests that
A, the United States had a lot of rivers to dam and many rural valleys, too
B. the rivers could be dammed later
C. rural valleys would be considered in the future
D. people needn't think of the rivers and valleys
61. "Now the land has been spoken for, ..." tells us that __
A. today, land has shown its values
B. now, people have said something about land
C. nowadays, land has been claimed by human beings
D. recently, people spoke for the land
62. The word "sprawl" indicates that
A. cities are developing very fast to meet the people's demands
B. urban areas are diminishing smoothly
C. urban areas are enlarging steadily in a planned way
D. cities are spreading out without any plans
Questions 63 to 66 are based on the following passage:
Social change is more likely to occur in societies where there is a mixture of different kinds
of people than in societies where people are similar in many ways. The simple reason for this is
that there are more different ways of looking at things present in the first kind of society. There
are more ideas, more disagreements in interest, and more groups and organizations with different
beliefs. In addition, there is usually a greater worldly interest and greater tolerance in mixed
societies. All these factors tend to promote social change by opening more areas of life to decision.
In a society where people are quite similar in many ways, there are fewer occasions for people to
see the need or the opportunity for change because everything seems to be the same. And
although conditions may not be satisfactory, they are at least customary and undisputed.
Within a society, social change is also likely to occur more frequently and more readily in the
material aspects of the culture than in the non material, for example, in technology rather than in
values; in what has been learned later in life rather than what was learned early;
in the less basic
and less emotional aspects of society than in their opposites; in the simple elements rather than in
the complex ones; in form rather than in substance; and in elements that are acceptable to the
culture rather than in strange elements.
Furthermore, social change is easier if it is gradual. For example, it comes more readily in
human relations on a continuous scale rather than one with sharp dichotomies (一分为二). This is
one reason why change has not come more quickly to Black Americans as compared to other
American minorities, because of the sharp difference in appearance between them and their white
counterparts.
63. What kind of society tends to promote social changes?
A. A society where people are similar in many ways.
B. A society where there are only white people.
C. A society where there are only black people.
D. A society where there is a mixture of different kinds of people.
64. Which of the following is not true, according to the passage?
A. Social change is more likely to occur in the material aspect of society.
B. Social change is less likely to occur in what people learned when they
were old.
C. Disagreement with and argument about conditions tend to promote social
change.
D. Social change tends to meet with more difficulty in basic and emotional
aspects of society.
65. Social change is less likely to occur in a society where people are quite
similar in many ways
because
A. people there are easy to please
B. people there are less argumentary
C. people there have got so accustomed to their conditions that they seldom
think it
necessary to change
D. people there have same needs that can be satisfied without much
difficulty
66. The passage is mainly discussing
A. two different societies
B. certain factors that determine the case with which social change occurs
C. the necessity of social change
D. the significance of social change
Section B
Directions: You should answer questions 67-75 which are based on the following passages. Mark your answer on the answer sheet.
Tidal Power
Undersea turbines which produce electricity from the tides are set to become an important source of renewable energy for Britain. It is still too early to predict the extent of the impact they may have, but all the signs are that they will play a significant role in the future.
A Operating on the same principle as wind turbines, the power in sea turbines
comes from tidal currents which turn blades similar to ships’ propellers, but, unlike wind, the tides are predictable and the power input is constant. The technology raises the prospect of Britain becoming self-sufficient in renewable energy and drastically reducing its carbon dioxide emissions. If tide，wind and wave power are all developed, Britain would be able to close gas, coal and nuclear power plants and export renewable power to other parts of Europe. Unlike wind power, which Britain originally developed and then abandoned for 20 years allowing the Dutch to make it a major industry, undersea turbines could become a big export earner to island nations such as
Japan and New Zealand.
B Tidal sites have already been identified that will produce one sixth or more
of the UK’s power and at prices competitive with modem gas turbines and
undercutting those of the already ailing nuclear industry. One site alone, the Pentland Firth, between Orkney and mainland Scotland, could produce 10% of the country's electricity with banks of turbines under the sea, and another at Alderney in the Channel Islands three times the 1,200 megawatts of Britain’s largest and newest nuclear plant, Sizewell B，in Suffolk. Other sites
identified include the Bristol Channel and the west coast of Scotland, particularly the channel between Campbeltown and Northern Ireland.
C Work on designs for the new turbine blades and sites are well advanced at the
University of Southampton’s sustainable energy research group. The first station is expected to be installed off Lynmouth in Devon shortly to test the technology in a venture jointly funded by the department of Trade and Industry and the European Union. AbuBakr Bahaj, in charge of the Southampton research, said: “The prospects for energy from tidal currents are far better than from wind because the flows of water are predictable and constant. The technology for dealing with the hostile saline environment under the sea has been developed in the North Sea oil industry and much is already known about turbine blade design, because of wind power and ship propellers. There are a few technical difficulties, but I believe in the next five to ten years wc will be installing commercial marine turbine farms.” Southampton has been awarded ￡215,000 over three years to develop the turbines and is working with Marine Current Turbines, a subsidiary of IT power, on the Lynmouth project. EU research has now identified 106 potential sites for tidal power, 80% round the coasts of Britain. The best sites are between islands or around heavily indented coasts where there are strong tidal currents.
D A marine turbine blade needs to be only one third of the size of a wind
generator to produce three times as much power. The blades will be about 20 meters in diameter, so around 30 metres of water is required. Unlike wind power, there are unlikely to be environmental objections. Fish and other creatures are thought unlikely to be at risk from the relatively slow-turning blades. Each turbine will be mounted on a tower which will connect to the national power supply grid via underwater cables. The towers will stick out of the water and be lit, to warn shipping, and also be designed to be lifted out of the water for maintenance and to clean seaweed from the blades.
E Dr Bahaj has done most work on the Alderney site, where there arc powerful
currents. The single undersea turbine farm would produce far more power than needed for the Channel Islands and most would be fed into the French Grid and be re-imported into Britain via the cable under the Channel.
F One technical difficulty is cavitation, where low pressure behind a turning
blade causes air bubbles. These can cause vibration and damage the blades of the turbines. Dr Bahaj said: “We have to test a number of blade types to
avoid this happening or at least make sure it does not damage the turbines or reduce performance. Another slight concern is submerged debris floating into the blades. So far we do not know how much of a problem it might be. We will have to make the turbines robust because the sea is a hostile environment, but all the signs that we can do it are good.”
Questions 67-70
This passage has six paragraphs, A-F. Which paragraph contains the following information Choose the correct letter, A-F, for questions 67-70 and mark your choice on the answer sheet.
NB You may use any letter more than once.
67. the location of the first test site
68. a way of bringing the power produced on one site back into Britain
69. a reference to a previous attempt by Britain to find an alternative source of
energy
70. mention of the possibility of applying technology from another industry
Questions 71-75
Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer in this passage For questions 71-75, choose
A. if the statement agrees with the views of the writer (YES)
B. if the statement contradicts the views of the writer (NO)
C. if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this (NOT GIVEN)
71. It is a more reliable source of energy than wind power.
72. Its introduction has come as a result of public pressure.
73. It could contribute to the closure of many existing power stations in Britain.
74. It could face a lot of resistance from other fuel industries.
75. It is best produced in the vicinity of coastlines with particular
features.。