大学英语(一)模拟试卷五

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I. Multiple Choice. (2 points for each, altogether 40 points) Directions: There are 20 sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the word that you think best complete the sentence. Write your answers on the answer sheet.1. He felt rather _______as he was the only person who wore sportswear at the dinner party.2. I received a _______parcel yesterday and I am still wondering who may have sent it.3. It is the boy ’s laziness that _______his failure in the exams.4. Dr. Smith went into the lab, his students _______him closely ．5. I couldn ’t understand why he pretended _______in the bookstore.6 .I don ’t want to miss _______that film on television.7. He does not _______as a teacher of English as his pronunciation is terrible.8. Putting in a new window will _______cutting away part of the roof.9. He was _______in French.10. _______recently _______scientists known something about AIDS.11. John doesn’t believe in _______medicine; he has some remedied of his own.12. When the appointment finally _______，he was ready ．[A] in place [B] in the way [C] by the way [D] out of place[A] sincere [B] dull [C] complicated [D] mysterious[A] resulted from [B] brought in [C] resulted in [D] led into[A] followed [B] following[C] to follow; [D] being following[A] to see me not [B] not to see me [C] not see me [D] to see not me [A] see [B] to see [C] seen [D] seeing[A] equal [B] match [C] qualify [D] fit[A] include [B] involve [C] contain [D] comprise[A] majoring [B] studying [C] majority [D] learning[A]Not until…have [B] Until…did [C] Not until…do [D] Until…have [A] standard [B] regular [C] routine [D] conventional[A] came round [B] came down [C] came over [D] came through13. I have_______only half of what I hoped to do.[A] accomplished [B] completed [C] achieved [D] finished14. It was not until the train had left _______the station．[A] I arrived [B] did I get to [C] that I arrived [D] that I reached15. I don't know you. You must have mistaken me _______someone else.[A] as [B] for [C] to [D] with16. In the U.S.A.，he visited New York city，New Jersey，Philadelphia，Washington D.C. and Miami _______.[A] as well as [B] as well [C] as much as [D] as much17. Please do not _______me when I am talking.[A] interrupt [B] cut [C] break [D] cross18. Tom did it _______his will.[A] against [B] in [C] to [D] at19. Since the matter was extremely_______, we dealt with it immediately.[A] tough [B] tense [C] urgent [D] instant20. The manner in which he talked reminded us _____ his grandfather.[A] of [B] in [C] by [D] forII. Cloze (2 points for each, altogether 20 points)Directions: Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.Write your answers on the answer sheet.As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas __21__for her father.She wished that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was __22__satisfied with perfume(香水). Besides, shopping at this time of the year was a most unhappy job. People stepped on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost __23__ you over in their hurry in order to find something cheap ahead of you.Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on __24__. "They are real silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to persuade her to buy one. But Edith knew from past __25__that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, __26__where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes on sale and the __27__were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father only smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was __28__ to please him.When she got home, with her small but __29__present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already at table. Her mother was in great __30__. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was sosurprised that she could not say a single word.21. _______.[A] suit [B] card [C] thing [D] gift22. _______.[A] never [B] seldom [C] always [D] scarcely23. _______.[A] turned [B] hit [C] brought [D] knocked24. _______.[A] time [B] show [C] board [D] duty25. _______.[A] experience [B] things [C] books [D] school26. _______.[A] stopped [B] saw [C] asked [D] found27. _______.[A] money [B] cigarette [C] shapes [D] shop28. _______.[A] hardly [B] impossibly [C] possibly [D] certainly29. _______.[A] cheap [B] well-chosen [C] expensive [D] ready-made30. _______.[A] excitement [B] anger [C] sadness [D] disappointmentIII. Reading Comprehension. (2 points for each, altogether 30 points) Directions: There are 3 passages followed by questions. Beneath each question there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the right answer for each question. Write your answers on the answer sheet.Passage 1The word horsepower was first used two hundred years ago. James Watt had made the world's first widely used steam engine. He had no way of telling people exactly how powerful it was, for at that time there were no units for measuring power.Watt decided to find out how much work one strong horse could do in one minute. He called that unit one horsepower. With this unit he could measure the work his steam engine could do.He discovered that a horse could lift a 3300-pound weight 10 feet into the air in one minute. His engine could lift a 3300-pound weight 100 feet in one minute.Because his engine did ten times as much work as the horse, Watt called it a ten horsepower engine.31．The selection says that Watt made the first _______.[A] engine[B] steam engine[C] widely used steam engine[D] useful engine32．Watt wanted to find a way to _______.[A] measure the work his engine could do.[B] tell people how powerful his engine was.[C] lift a 3300-pound weight.[D] Both A and B.33．He made up a unit of measurement based on the strength of _______.[A] a man [B] ten horses [C] his engine [D] a horse 34．One horsepower would equal the _______.[A] work a horse could do in a minute.[B] weight a horse could lift.[C] work a horse could do in ten minutes.[D] weight of one horse.35．Which of the following titles would be the best one for the passage? _______[A] Watt's Engine [B] The Origin of the Term Horsepower [C] Units of Measurement [D] It Happened 200 Years Ago.Passage 2The world's population continues to grow. There were about 4 billion of us on earth in the 20th century. The number had reached 6 billion by the end of the century and could reach 11 billion in another 75 years. Experts have long been concerned about such a growth. Where will we find food, water, jobs, houses, schools and health care for all these people?A major new study shows that the situation may be changing. A large and rapid drop in the world's birth rate has taken place during the past 10 years. Families generally are smaller now than they were a few years ago. It is happening in both developing and industrial nations.Researchers said they found a number of reasons for this. More men and women are waiting longer to get married and are using birth control devices and methods to prevent or delay pregnancy. More women are going to school or working at jobs away from home instead of having children. And more governments, especially in developing nations, now support family planning programs to reduce population growth.China is one of the nations that has made great progress in reducing its population growth. China has already cut its rate of population growth by about one half since 1970. Each Chinese family is now urged to have no more than one child. And the hope is to reach a zero population growth with the total number of births equaling the total number of deaths by the year 2000.Several nations in Europe already have fewer births than deaths. Experts said that these nations could face a serious shortage of workers in the future. And the persons who are working could face much higher taxes to help support the growing number of retired people.36．When the 2075 comes, how many people will there be on earth? _______.[A]6 billion [B]4 billion [C] 11 billion [D] 10 billion 37．Families become smaller now in _______.[A] developing and industrial nations[B] developing and western nations[C] China and European nations[D] China and developing nations38．Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage as a reason for birth rate drop? _______[A] More men and women marry late.[B] More women are going to work.[C] More governments support family planning.[D] More men and women decide to remain single.39．China has cut its rate of population growth by _______since 1970.[A]50% [B] 75% [C]150% [D] 1.5%40．In some European nations，the working people may face much higher taxes because _______.[A] the nation needs more and more money[B] the retired people become more and more[C] the number of deaths becomes more and more[D] the working chances become more and morePassage 3Billy is 14 years old and in the ninth grade. He has a part-time job which gets him up every morning at 5 o'clock. He is a newspaper boy. Each morning，Billy leaves the house at 5:15 to go to the corner，where the newspapers are. The newspapers are delivered to the corner by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon to carry them.In the winter, it is still dark when he gets up，but during the rest of the year it is light. Billy must deliver the newspapers to the houses of people on his route in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each paper on the porch (门廊) where it will be protected from wind and rain or snow. His customers think he does a good job. Sometimes they give him tips (小费).Billy earns about $ 70 per month，and he is saving some of the money to go to college. He spends the rest on records and clothes. Once a month，he has to collect money from his customers. Since many of them work during the day，Billy has to collect the money at night.Sometimes，when Billy is sick，his brother has to deliver the newspapers. Once，Billy's father had to help. Billy has seventy customers now，but he hopes to get more soon. Someday，if he gets more customers，Billy might win a prize for being an outstanding (突出的) newspaper boy. He wants to win a trip to Europe，but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.41. Keeping a part-time job tells us that Billy _______.[A] has to make a living by himself [B] can not get any support from his family[C] has to pay for his school tuition [D] is independent and self-confident42. He did his work _______.[A] perfectly well [B] twice a week[C] only for fun [D] to support his family43. To deliver newspapers means _______.[A] to post newspapers [B] to send newspapers[C] to sell newspapers [D] None of the above.44. One of the purposes of delivering newspapers is _______.[A] to get some money for college education[B] to have some tips[C] to have more customers[D] None of the above.45. The prize for an outstanding newspaper boy is _______.[A] a trip to Europe [B] a new bicycle[C] a tip [D] A or BIV. Translation. (2 points for each, altogether 10 points)Directions:There are five sentences followed by the translated versions in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the right translation for each sentence. Write your answers on the answer sheet.46. 实验表明，因为颜色与心理学关联，因此它们也有一个直接的心理效应。