本科公共英语模拟试卷

模拟试卷Part I V ocabulary and Structure (20%)1.It is important that you _____C_____ immediate action in this matter.A.would takeB. could takeC. should takeD. took2.They were ____D_____ leave their country.A.requiredB. compelledC. madeD. forced to3.The police haven’t been able to ____A______the mysterious bank robbery.A.solveB. solutionC. answerD. settle with4.Children learn from their ___C_____.A. weaknessesB. faultsC. mistakesD. responses5.Neither of us ______B____ to undertake the responsibility.A.were wantingB. wantsC. wantD. have wanted6.He _____D_____ live in the country than in the city.A.prefersB. has betterC. likes toD. would rather7. Y ou will be ______A____ if you hide in that cave.A.safeB. noisyC. securityD. living8. Madam Curie is a very famous ____D______.A.heroB. scienceC. scientificD. scientist9. “I’m afraid I can’t come after all.”“Well, in that ____D______ I’m not going either.”A.matterB. situationC. occasionD. case10. Y our composition is almost perfect _____A_____ a few spelling mistakes.A.except forB. exceptC. butD. besides11. I haven’t seen you for quite some time. What ____C______ lately?A.did you doB. were you doingC. have you been doingD. had you done12. _____C_____ was the center of our planetary system was difficult concept to grasp in the Middle Ages.A. It was the sun and not the earthB. Being the sun and not the earthC. That the sun and not the earthD. The sun and not the earth13. Mr. Brown is a very _____B_____ speaker.A. currentB. forcefulC. driftingD. continental14. She _____B_____ her voice on the phone.A. pretendedB. disguisedC. coveredD. wrapped15. The young lady _____D_____ for help when a man robbed her of her bag.A. burstB. crashedC. clippedD. screamed16. Y our picture is good _____D_____ some of the colours.A. besidesB. in addition toC. exceptD. except for17. It is not a popular belief. _____A_____, I think it is true.A. NeverthelessB. As a resultC. In effectD. In fact18. Mary couldn’t open the front door because she ____C______ the key.A. has forgottenB. was forgettingC. had forgottenD. forgets19. The relation between the two countries is ____C______ of improvement.A. ableB. canC. capableD. like20. The FBI has _____C_____ the criminal to Chicago.A. afterB. searchedC. tracedD. runPart II Use of English (20 %)1. —Hello, Bob, haven’t seen you for ages, you look fine.— AA. Thank you, you look well, too.B. Hello, where have you been?C. I’m not fine these days.D.I met you just last week.2. —It’s fine and warm today. What about walking home?— AA. That’s a good idea.B. Good, thanks.C. Oh, it’s not good.D. That’s very kind of you.3. — Hi, is Mary there, please?—_____A____A. Hold on. I’ll get her.B. N o, she isn’t here.C. Y es, she lives here.D. Y es, what do you want?4. — What a lovely day! Why not go swimming this afternoon?— BA. Because it's raining.B. It sounds nice!C. Why do you go swimming?D. Have a good time!5. —I’m afraid I must be off now.—Oh? AA. See you later, then.B. I’m very sorry.C. No, don’t go now.D. That’s OK.6. --Thank you for your help.-- _____B____.A. It doesn't matterB. You're welcomeC. You're kindD. I don't think so7. -- You speak English well.-- _____A____.A. Thank you for saying soB. I don't think soC. No, I don't speak well enoughD. Certainly8. -- Well done, Jim. You did very well in the high jump.-- _____C____.A. I'm glad to hear thatB. That's right.C. Thank youD. The same to you9. --Will you please give the note to him?-- ______A________.A. Certainly, I'll give it to himB. No, please notC. Sorry, I don'tD. Yes, please do10. --Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the post office?-- _______D______.A. You can't miss itB. I don't knowC. No, I can'tD. Sorry, but I am a stranger here myselfPart III Reading Comprehension (40%)(1)At the bottom of the world lies a large continent still wrapped in the Ice Age and, until recent times unknown to man. It is a great landmass. Much of the continent is a complete blank on our maps. This landmass is called Antarctica. Man has explored, on foot, less than one percent of its area.Antarctica is quite different from the Arctic regions. The Arctic is an ocean, covered with drifting ice and surrounded by the landmass of Europe, Asia, and North America. The Antarctic is a continent almost as large as Europe and Australia put together and it is surrounded by continuous water areas of the world-the Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Indian Ocean.The continental ice sheet is more than two miles thick in its centre; thus, the air over the Antarctic is far colder than that over the Arctic regions. This cold air current from the land is so forceful that it makes the nearby seas the stormiest in the world and makes these areas unlivable. But at the opposite end of the globe, more than a million people live within 200 miles of the North Pole in an area that includes most of Alaska, Siberia, and Scandinavia-a region rich in forest and mining industries. On the contrary, within the same distance of the South Pole there is not a single tree, industry, or settlement, except some weather stations.1.The best title for the passage would be ___C_______.A.IcelandB.The Continents and OceansC.The Still Unknown ContinentD.The Ice Age2.“Until recent times unknown to man” in paragraph I means that ___D_______.A.no man has been to the Antarctica recentlyB.we knew nothing about this large continent till that timeB.a great landmass is still not known to man till todayC.o ur knowledge of Antarctica was very limited at the time this article was written3.Antarctica is bordered by ______D____.A.the Pacific OceanB.the Indian OceanC.the Atlantic OceanD.all the three4.Antarctica is made unlivable mainly by ___A_______.A.cold airB.calm seasC.iceD.little knowledge about the continent5.According to this article ____C______.A.2000 people live on the Antarctic ContinentB.A million people live within 200 miles of the South PoleB.W eather conditions within 200 miles of the South Pole makes settlements impossibleC.O nly a few natives live in the Antarctica(2)In this small town there was not a single man of importance who would dare to have a housekeeper younger than sixty, for fear of what people might say about them. I was an exception, however. When I needed a housekeeper I chose a girl called Bridie Casey, a lovely little girl of seventeen from a village up the coast. But I made my choice carefully. I drove out there one day when she was at home, and I had a look at the cottage and a talk with her mother and a cup of tea, and after that I did not need anyone to recommend her. I knew that if there was anything Bridie did not do properly her mother would not take long to correct her. After that, there was only one inquiry to make.“Have you a boy-friend, Bridie?” said I.“No, Doctor, I have not.” said she, with a simple expression that did not deceive me a bit. As a doctor you soon get used to innocent looks.“Well, you’d better hurry up and get one. ” said I, “or I’m not going to take you.”At this she laughed. The next day she started working at my house. She proved to be very capable and efficient. Of course, she was so good-looking that people who came to my house used to pass remarks about us. But that was only jealous. They did not dare to employ a pretty girl themselves for fear of what people would say. But I knew that as long as a girl had a man of her own to look after, she would give me no trouble.6. According to the passage, the writer ____A______.A. was quite different from other important peopleB. was similar to other important peopleC. liked good-looking girlsD. was very afraid of public opinion7. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?DA. The writer was shy man.B.The girl was brave.C.The cottage was big.D.The mother was good at teaching her daughter.8. When did the girl begin to have a boy friend?BA. Soon after the doctor talked to her.B. Before the doctor talked to her.C. After she started working for the doctor.D.It is not known at all when the girl got a boy friend.9. The doctor was satisfied with the girl because __D________.A. she was prettyB. she could do the job wellC. she had a boy friendD.both B and C10. Which of the following is true?DA. The doctor employed the girl because someone recommended her to him.B. The doctor didn’t care whether the girl had a boy friend.C. The doctor believed that the mother didn’t want her daughter to work for him.D. The girl started working at his house right after the doctor paid a visit to her mother.s(3)The entertainment profession, or “show business”, attracts many young people. Unfortunately, only very few can hope to become famous and prosperous. Talent is not enough, because show business is as competitive as any other business. Without a good manager, a performer can never hope to succeed. Fashion is important in this business, too. The best tailor in the world wi ll never be a success if he makes old-fashioned clothes. In exactly the same way, a performer must change his “act” in order to follow the taste of the moment. This is true for actors, dancers and comedians, but perhaps most of all for singers.“Pop” stands for “popular”, and a pop singer has to work very hard to become popular. He must either give the public what they alread y want, or he must find a new way of singing that will attract their attention. Even when he has succeeded, and his records are sold everywhere, he cannot relax. Then he must work harder than ever to remain popular, because there are always younger singers trying to become famous and to steal some of the popularity.The life of a successful pop singer is not at all easy. He can only relax when he is alone, because everything he does is watched and reported in the special newspaper written for the “fans”. The fans are the most important people in the world for the singer. They buy hi s records, they go to his concerts, and they make him rich and famous. But they can be very annoying, too. Sometimes their enthusiasm gets so hysterical that they do anything to get a “souvenir”. They steal handkerchiefs, they tear off buttons, and they even cut off pieces of the unfortunat e singer’s hair. Manysingers have been forced to hide, and some who have not been so lucky as to escape have been stripped practically naked by their fans. A pop singer has to spend a lot of money on clothes, because he must always look smart, or, at any rate, different. He must have a luxurious car. And ---- most important--- he must always keep smiling for the benefit of his public.11. A suitable title for this passage might be D .A. The Entertainment ProfessionB. The Way to Become a Pop SingerC. The Life of a Pop SingerD. The Pop Singer12. Why must a pop singer have a good manager?CA. To protect him form his fansB. To look after his business interests.C. To help him to change his “act”D. So that he can relax13. Why must a pop singer work very hard when he has become famous?CA. To sell more recordsB. To become popularC. To stay popularD. To attract the attention14. It may be inferred from this passage that A .A. a pop singer is somewhat afraid of meeting his fansB. some people become pop singers by chanceC. a pop singer sometimes is reluctant to meet peopleD. not a few people may become pop singers15. The phrase “at any rate” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to B .A. at any timeB. in any caseC. in no timeD. on the occasion(4)“Equal pay for equal work” is a phrase used by the American women who complain about what they feel is unjust treatment by society. Clearly it is unfair, they say, for women to be paid less than men for the same work.People who hold the opposite view (mainly men) have an answer to this. They say that men have more responsibilities than women: a married man is expected to earn money to support his family and to make the important family decisions, and therefore it is right for men to be paid more. There are some people who hold even stronger views than this and are against married women working at all. When wives go out to work, they say, the home and children are neglected. If women are encouraged by equal pay to take full-time jobs, they will be unable to do the things they are best at doing: making a comfortable home and bringing up children. They will have to give up their traditional position in society.This is exactly what they want to give up, the women who disagree say. They want to escape from the limited place which society expects them to fill, and to have freedom to choose between a career or home life, or a mixture of the tow. Women have the right not only to equal pay but also to equal opportunities.These women have expressed their opinion forcefully by using the famous statement about human rights made in the American Declaration of Independence in 1776:”all men are created equal.” They point out that the meaning of this sentence was “all human beings are created equal.”16. The women use the phrase “equal pay for equal work” to make an appeal that ___C_______.A. men should be paid less than womenB. women’s work should not be harder than men’sC. women’s rates of pay should not differ from men’sD. men should be kinder to women at work.17. Some people are against married women working at all because they say that ___C_______.A. women are only suited to working at homeB. men cannot take care of childrenC. women will not take good care of their homes and childrenD.all men will lose their traditional role in society18. People who disagree with “equal pay for equal work” believe that ___D_______.A. men have to do more in the home than womenB.men have to work much harder than womenC. men can earn money more easily than womenD.men’s responsibilities are different from women’s19. The women who disagree say that _____B_____.A. women need opportunities to get out of the house more oftenB. women want more freedom in deciding the kind of life they leadC. women are no longer interested in taking care of their homes.D. If women are given equal pay, their opportunities will be greater.20. The women use the statement “all men are created equal” to show that _____A_____.A. a basic principle of American society is that men and women are equalB. the position of women has improved a little in modern timesC. men and women had equal power in early American societyD. governments always consider men’s tight more important than women’sPart IV Translation (20%)1. It takes a lot of time to learn a foreign language. 学习一门外语需要很多时间。