大学英语(专科)模拟题C

大学英语（专科）课程模拟题CPart I Vocabulary and Structure (30%)Directions: Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.1. I have never read such a ______ book!A. boredB. boreC. boringD. born2. He was famous both at home and ______.A. boardB. aboardC. broadD. abroad3. Grandpa once ____ a family of ten on seven dollars a week.A. raisedB. aroseC. roseD. risen4. I _____ smoke, but now I have given up.A. was used toB. got used toC. used toD. am used to5. He had been sent to English at the age of eight to ______ a school in London.A. tendB. attendC. trendD. intend6. I really ______the weekend because that’s when we can spend some time together.A. look out forB. look forward toC. look down onD. look around for7. We do the same job although I am senior _______ him.A. toB. thanC. overD. above8. Listen, I don’t ______ easily. I shall try again.A. give overB. give offC. give backD. give up9. I won’t tell the secrets ______ you say I can.A. ifB. as long asC. unlessD. once10. Don’t worry; I will have no trouble _____ your home.A. to findB. findingC. findD. about finding11. I’d rather we _____ skiing this year instead of hiking.A. wentB. goC. have goneD. will go12. It _____her three hours to repair her bike.A. spentB. tookC. costD. made13. If it hadn’t been ____ Christine, I would never have met Michael.A. toB. onC. forD. with14. She may need some help _____ she’s new here.A. butB. althoughC. andD. as15. ______ she thought about what had happened, ______she felt.A. More, sadderB. More, more sadC. The more, the sadderD. The more, the more sad16. Two of the attackers were killed, and ______ escaped.A. restB. the restC. the testingD. the rests17. The next morning, my mum came to _____me up.A. pickB. takeC. catchD. bring18. Don’t they know how _____ my schedule is?A. tightB. closeC. strictD. nervous19. Write the telephone number down _____ you forget.A. in the caseB. in caseC. in the case ofD. in your case20. She is an _____housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.A. economicB. economyC. economicalD. economics21. Let’s _____this question for a moment.A. put awayB. put offC. put asideD. put out22. The nurse is _____ to a sick man.A. caringB. nursingC. concerningD. attending23. A large number of students will benefit _____ the new teaching method.A. fromB. aboutC. ofD. over24. I got involved _____ a quarrel about the price.A. inB. withC. byD. at25. Linda likes being in red to _____ herself apart from the other girls.A. differB. setC. makeD. put26.During the trip, I was deeply _____ by the local people’s hospitality (好客)。

A. stressedB. expressedC. pressedD. impressed27. ______, let me share with you a piece of good news, and then we start the class.A. Most of allB. Above allC. First of allD. All in all28. The tourist _____ about the accommodation and the guide’s poor service.A. complainedB. claimedC. explainedD. displayed29. _____ keep looking until you find her.A. By all methodsB. By all meansC. By all effortsD. By all ways30. No one has _____ a convincing explanation of why dinosaur (恐龙) died out.A. caught up withB. kept up withC. come up withD. made up withPart II Reading Comprehension (40%)Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. Read the passages carefully and then choose the best answer from the four choices to answer each question.Passage 1It is quite clear that sleeping is necessary to everyone. If we don’t get enough sleep, we will feel tired.Generally, we have two kinds of sleep: active sleep and passive sleep. The passive sleep gives us the rest our bodies need, and prepares us for active sleep, in which dreaming appears.In passive sleep, the body is at relaxation. The heart slows down. We move little. And the brain becomes very inactive. If a person continues to sleep, the brain temperature rises, the amount of blood in the brain increases, the body becomes very, very still, and the brain goes from being inactive to being active. And as the brain becomes more active the eyes begin to move rapidly. When the eyes begin to move, this is a sign of another change: the person is dreaming.Throughout the night a person usually dreams for about one and a half hours. Many people say that they don’t dream or that they rarely dream. Doctors have studied the sleep and have found that everyone dreams. It appears that we need passive sleep in order to rest our bodies and need active sleep in order to rest our brains.31. What will happen if a person can’t have enough sleep?A. He will fall ill.B. He will feel tired.C. His mind will be hurt.D. His brain will stop working.32. Which of the following statements is TRUE about passive sleep?A. The heart beats slowly but the body moves a lot.B. The brain is inactive but the heart beats fast.C. The body moves a little and the brain becomes active.D. The heart beats slowly and the brain is not active.33. If the person’s eyes move quickly in sleep it means______.A. he is in active sleep and dreamingB. he is in passive sleep and dreamingC. he is going from active sleep to passive sleepD. he is going from passive sleep to active sleep34. We know from the passage that _______.A. people who dream a lot can get better restB. of the two kinds of sleep, passive sleep is more importantC. one and a half hours’ sleep at night is enough for most peopleD. both active and passive sleep is necessary to our health35. It is found by the doctors that ______.A. everyone dreamsB. nobody dreamsC. not all the people dreamD. only one person dreamsPassage 2If you’re invited to an American friend’s home for dinner, keep in mind these general rules for polite behavior. First of all, arrive roughly on time (but not early). Being a few minutes late might give the cook more time to finish preparing the dinner, so it’s OK to be 10 or 15 minutes late but not 45 minutes late. Dinner might be overcooked by then. When you’re invited to someone’s home for a meal, it’s polite to bring a gift. Flowers or candy are always appropriate. If you have an attractive item made in your native country, your host and hostess will certainly enjoy receiving that as a gift.If you are served some food you don’t like or can’t eat, don’t make a fuss about it. If your host doesn’t say anything about what you aren’t eating, then you shouldn’t, either. Simply eat what you can and hope that no one notices what you’ve left. If you are questioned, you may have to admit you don’t eat meat (or whatever), but you can also say that you’ve enjoyed the other foods and have had “more than enough”to eat. Don’t make the cook feel obliged (被迫) to prepare something else for you. Be sure to praise the cook on the food you’ve enjoyed.Don’t leave immediately after dinner, but don’t overstay your welcome (做客时间过久)，either. When your friends seem to be getting tired and running out of conversation, take their behavior as a cue (暗示) to leave. The next day, call or write a thank-you note to say how much you enjoyed the evening.36. Having been invited to an American home for dinner, you’d better arrive______.A.45 minutes lateB. exactly on timeC. 10 or 15 minutes lateD. 10 or 15 minutes early37. When you go to an American home for dinner, you can bring ____ as a gift.A. an attractive item made by yourselfB. a pleasant item made in your homelandC flowers or candy from your native countryD. some food your host and hostess would like38. If you are served some food you don’t like, you should_____.A. just eat what you canB. force yourself to eat it upC. tell the host that you don’t like itD. ask the cook to prepare something else39. Which of the following behaviors is mentioned as polite?A. Say sorry about the food you don’t like.B Call your friend the next day to say thanks.C. Stay at your friend’s home until you are tired.D. Continue your conversation when your friend is tired.40. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Leave immediately after the dinnerB. Overstay your welcome.C. Make a fuss about the food you don’t like.D. Be sure to praise the cook on the food you’ve enjoyed.Passage 3Falls are the number one cause of death to old people at home. Most old people can live safely at home if they make a few changes. Falls are common as people are getting older. Up to half of home accidents could be prevented by making some very simple changes. Here are a few suggestions:Mark trouble spots with bright tapes. The first and last steps on stairs are usually high-risk accident areas. Applying bright tapes and using bright light in these areas would make these spots easier to see.Put grab bars (扶手) in the bathroom. A large number of falls occur in the bathroom. This is unfortunate (不幸的) because it’s easy to make the area safe from accidents. Putting grab bars in the bathroom gives people something to hang on to. Invest in a personal alarm. A personal alarm can be started if a person falls or otherwise gets in trouble. With the push of a button, the alarm automatically sends a signal, which gets someone to call and see if the person needs help.41. By making some very simple changes at home, old people ________.A .are free from home accidentsB. can improve their healthC. are likely to live longerD. can live more safely42. Last steps on stairs may become a high-risk accident area if they are ________.A. not painted in a different colorB. not marked with bright tapesC. fixed with grab barsD. very brightly lit43. Falls in the bathroom are considered to be unfortunate because ________.A they can easily be avoidedB old people seldom fall in bathroomsC grab bars do not help to prevent fallsD bathroom accidents are difficult to prevent44. A personal alarm is designed for old people to ________.A. detect safety conditions at homeB. avoid falls in the bathroomC. send out signals for helpD. make phone calls easily45. The purpose of this passage is to tell people that ________.A. most old people die from accidents at homeB. up to half of home accidents could be preventedC. falls at home can be avoided by taking some simple measuresD. protection of old people should be the first concern for the publicPassage 4We have created a special rate that will let you travel actually thousands of miles on your vacation at no extra cost. In most of our US and Canadian offices, we’ll rent you cars of high quality for seven days for $99.You can drive as far as you like without paying us a penny over the $99 as long as you return the car to the city from which you rented it. Insurance (保险) is included, gas is not. If you rent the car in Florida or in California, the rate is the same, but you can return the car to any city in the state.If you’d like some suggestions on what to do with the car once you’ve got it, we have driving and touring guides for almost every part of the country. No matter which rate you choose, the company comes at no extra cost. You don’t just rent a car. You rent a company!46. According to the advertisement, $99 is the rate offered for ________.A. traveling a limited distanceB. renting a car for seven daysC. hiring a driving guideD. driving within a state47. Which of the following is included in the car-renting rate?A Gas used.B Car repairs.C The hotel charge.D Insurance fee.48. The car-renting rate remains $99 if you ________.A. return the car to where you rent itB. drive within the same cityC. buy the insuranceD. pay for the gas49. The last sentence of the passage “You rent a company” means that ________.A you have to be responsible for the companyB you should obey the rules set by the companyC you can enjoy all-round services of this companyD you may choose the best car from the company50. The purpose of the passage is to advertise ________.A. car-renting services in the USB. a special rate of car-rentingC. the advantages of car-rentingD. a US car-renting companyPart III Cloze（10%）Directions: In this section, you will read a short passage. Choose the best word or phrase marked with A, B, C and D to complete the passage.My home town is a -51- seaside city. She looks like a pearl -52- in the south of our province. But -53- I was a child, it used to -54- a sad and dirty little city. In recent years, great changes -55-here. The city is -56-rapidly. After -57-the old houses and huts, people have -58-modern skyscrapers here and there. -59- you go, you are surrounded by trees and green grass. Hotels and supermarkets -60- along the main street show the people’s living conditions have been improveda lot.51. A. beautiful B. beauty C. beautifully D. beautifulness52. A. shine B. to shine C. shining D. shined53. A. what B. when C. where D. after54. A. was B. do C. is D. be55. A. takes place B. have taken place C. took place D. has taken place56. A. developed B. to develop C. developed D. developing57. A. getting rid of B. gets rid off C. got rid of D. to get rid of58. A. settled up B. set up C. settled down D. set down59. A. whatever B. when C. why D. wherever60. A. stands B. stood C. standing D. to standPart IV Translation （20%）Directions: This part is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese. Each of the four sentences is followed by four choices of suggested translation mark A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer.61.The manager tried to create a situation in which all people present would feel comfortable. ( )A. 经理在设法创造条件，让所有的人都得到满意的礼物。