大学英语(二)模拟试卷和答案

北京语言大学网络教育学院《大学英语二》模拟试卷二第I卷（客观卷）1. Studies have shown _______ teenagers often suffer form depressionA. thatB. whichC. in which D．in that2. The party has failed to _______ the majority of voters that it is capable of governing the country.A. trustB. creditC. convinceD. believe3. Many of us visited the industrial exhibition, __________, to our disappointment, we saw very few high-tech products.[A] where [B] which [C] as [D] that4. The kids are _______ be hungry when they get home.[A] obliged to [B] bound to [C] desired to [D] motivated to5. All the characteristics that distinguish birds _______ other animals can be traced to prehistoric times.A. toB. betweenC. forD. from6. Management often works hard to set up a situation work is done in series.A. thatB. whereC. whichD. what7. If we _______ everything ready by now, we should be having a terrible time tomorrow.[A] hadn’t got[B] didn’t get[C] wouldn’t have got[D] wouldn’t get8. In his composition there were no other errors _______ a few misspelled words.A. besideB. exceptC. thenD. than9. In deciding _______ a course of action，the candidates tried to estimate its likely impact on the voters.[A] what to pursue [B] which to pursue [C] whether to pursue [D] if to pursue10.Since we have a focused subject, we should not talk _______.[A] at once [B] at hand [C] at intervals [D] at random11. Human beings _______a lot to the birds and beasts who eat insects.A. obligeB. oweC. thankD. gratitude12. The villages wanted very much to have a cinema_____ in this area.A. to be builtB. buildC. builtD. be build13. I wish I _______my research paper yesterday. But I was too late.[A] had finished to write [B] could have finished writing[C] could have finished to write [D] might finish writing14. No sooner _______his room when the telephone rang.[A] did he enter [B] he had entered [C] had he entered [D] he has entered15. Should she come tomorrow, I _________ take her to the museum.[A] can [B] will [C] would [D] must16. His name will be crossed out from the list _________ he makes the same mistakes again.[A] if [B] unless [C] because [D] through17. The students would not have made so much progress under less ________ conditions.[A] popular [B] welcome [C] favourable [D] prosperous18. _________ it was raining, many international tourists were having picnics in the woods.[A] In spite [B] In spite of[C] In spite of that [D] In spite of the fact that19. Lots of empty beer bottles were found under the young man's bed; he ________ heavily.[A] must have drunk [B] must drink [C] should drink [D] had to drink20. _________ home, she found that she had left the key at the office.[A] To have arrived [B] To arrive [C] While arriving [D] ArrivingThere are many words in the English language. You will never 21 the meaning of every word in English. When you read, you will often find many 22 you do not know. You will not have enough time to 23 reading and try to find every new word in a dictionary.Sometimes you can 24 a new word because you know some of the parts of the new word. For example, if a word ends 25 the letters “er”, that word 26 be the name of a 27 or a thing that does a certain action. A writer is a person who writes. 2 8 it is not 29 to know the parts of a new word to understand it, 30 it will help you many times.21. A．know B．learn C．find D．look up22. A．books B．letters C．stories D．words23. A．stop B．enjoy C．keep D．start24. A．find B．get C．study D．guess25. A．in B．off C．up D．with26. A．can B．might C．should D．must27. A．friend B．boy C．person D．girl28. A．Then B．Now C．Yet D．Sometimes29. A．helpful B．useful C．enough D．good30. A．but B. and C. so D. forPassage 1How can a single postage stamp be worth 16,800？Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on one inexpensive postage stamp has made the stamp worth a million and a half times its original value.The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the British colony of Mauritius，a small island in the Indian Ocean. In 1847 an order for stamps was sent to a London printer - Mauritius was to become the fourth country in the world to issue stamps.Before the order was filled and delivered，a ball was planned at Mauritius's Government House，and stamps were needed to send out the invitations. A local printer was instructed to copy the design for the stamps. He accidentally inscribed the words 'Post Office' instead of 'Post Paid'on the several hundred stamps that he printed.Today there are only 26 of these misprinted stamps left-fourteen One-Penny Orange Reds and twelve Two-penny Blues. Because of the Two-penny Blue's rareness and age，collectors have paid as much as 16,800 for it.31．A postage stamp's value to collectors is raised if ______.[A] there are few others like it[B] there are no errors on the stamp[C] a mistake is made in the printing[D] both A and C32．Mauritius is the name of ______.[A] an island kingdom[B] a British colony[C] a province of India[D] a London printer33．The mistake on the locally printed postage stamps was in the ______.[A] spelling of postage [B] size [C] price [D] color34．Implied but not stated：______[A] All correctly printed stamps are worthless.[B] Mauritians needed the stamps to send out invitations to a ball.[C] The printer was punished for his mistake.[D] Collectors are constantly looking for stamps with mistakes.35．The best title for this passage is ______.[A] The 'Post Paid' Error[B] The Two-penny Blue[C] A London Printer's Error[D] How Mauritius Became FamousPassage 2When the weather is hot，you go to a lake or an ocean. When you are near a lake or an ocean，you feel cool. Why? The sun makes the earth hot，but it cannot make the water very hot. Although the air over the earth becomes hot，the air over the water stays cool. The hot air over the earth rises. Then the cool air over the water moves in and takes the place of the hot air. When you are near a lake or an ocean，you feel the cool air when it moves in. You feel the wind. And the wind makes you cool.Of course，scientists cannot answer all of our questions. If we ask，"Why is the ocean full of salt?"，scientists will say that the salt comes from rocks. When a rock gets very hot or very cold，it cracks. Rain falls into the cracks. The rain then carries the salt into the earth and into the rivers. The rivers carry the salt into the ocean. But then we ask，"What happens to the salt in the ocean? The ocean does not get more salty every year." Scientists are not sure about the answer to this question.We know a lot about our world. But there are still many answers that we do not have，and we are curious.36．The main idea of this passage is _____.[A] people feel cool when they are near a lake or an ocean[B] scientists can explain everything we want to know[C] scientists can explain many things but not everything[D] the salt in the ocean comes from rocks37．You feel cool when you are near a lake or an ocean because _____.[A] the water is cold[B] the earth is hot[C] the water is colder than the earth[D] cool air from the water moves towards the land38．Now scientists know _____.[A] what makes people feel cool near a lake or an ocean in summer[B] everything about the ocean[C] why the ocean does not get more and more salty[D] what happens to the salt in the ocean39．A rock cracks when _____.[A] rain falls [B] it gets very hot[C] it gets very cold [D] either B or C40．People are always curious because _____.[A] they know nothing about the world[B] they know little about the world[C] there are answers they do not have[D] either A or BPassage 3In the United States, it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00pm. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he assumes it is a matter of life or death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.If a late telephone call is regarded in the United States as a cause for concern, imagine the excitement and fear caused by a crowd of people arriving at the door at 2:00pm. On an island in the south Pacific, a plant manager from the United States had just such an experience. The natives of the island met one night to discuss a problem. When they arrived at a solution, they went to see the plant manager and woke him up to tell him what had been decided. Unfortunately, they did not know that it is a very serious matter to wake up Americans at such an hour. The plant manager, who did not understand the local culture, thought there was a fight and called the police. It never occurred to him (or to the natives)that parts of the day have different meanings in different cultures.41．According to the U.S. custom, what does a very early telephone call mean to an American? _____[A] Very impolite．[B] Not usual．[C] Very urgent．[D] Not necessary.42．At which of the following hours is a phone call NOT regarded as of primary importance? _____[A]11：00am．[B] 11：30pm．[C] 5：00am．[D] 12：00pm.43．Why did the natives go to the plant manager's home and wake him up?_____[A] To have a talk with him．[B] To inform him of their decision.[C] To discuss a problem with him．[D] To tell him a problem they met with.44．What was the manager's immediate reaction to the natives' arrival?_____[A] He thought the natives were mad.[B] He didn't take it seriously.[C] He called in a policeman to talk with the natives.[D] He believed there was a fight and called the police at once.45．What is most likely caused by a phone call or a visit at midnight? _____[A] Concern．[B] Fear．[C] Excitement．[D] All of the above.1. large The factory is being to make room for more machinery.2. efficient You will increase your ___ if you introduce more system into your work.3. cruel___ to children or animal is a crime in many counties.4. appear If you use this chemical to clean your shirt, the stains will___ immediately5. understand John and Mary had a ___, but they have made it up now.6. health The children looked wonderfully ___with their bright eyes and glowing cheeks.7. please The success of the experiment was a great___ and encouragement to the young scientists.8. eager She could not conceal her ___ for praise.9. construction The old professor made a number of very ___suggestions concerning soil conservation in the area.10. curious Looking up, I saw his eyes fixed on me in ___.1.战争已经威胁了这些人们几十年，他们似乎已学会接受这一现实了。

大学英语模拟试卷一、词汇与语法1. I would gladly lend you the money, but I really ______.A. have itB. didn’t have itC. shouldn’t have itD. don’t have it2. The ______ from the forest fire could be seen ten miles away.A. smellB. sparkC. steamD. smoke3. To some _______, Mary still does not understand that workplace completely. But sheherself does want to admit that.A. ideaB. partC. extentD. content4. This mountain has many high ______ and deep valleys.A. peaksB. hillsC. placesD. rocks5. A modern radio telescope was set ______ on the top of that mountain.A. inB. upC. offD. down6. As it ______, the elderly lady she quarreled with was none other than her futuremother-in-law.A. turned outB. turned downC. turned upD. turned on7. do you write to your brother?A. How soonB. How oftenC. How longD. How fast8. The bus had to ______ because the traffic light had turned red.A. shut upB. set upC. pull upD. catch up9. A meeting of the society will be ______ at six o'clock on Tuesday evening.A. placedB. takenC. madeD. held10. The professor last week will give us a report this Saturday afternoon.A. returningB. returnedC. who returnedD. having returned11. He felt ______ of what he had done in school.A. shyB. suitableC. advisableD. ashamed12. Let's talk all this over again we make a final decision.A. afterB. beforeC. whileD. when13. ______ does Mr. Robinson go to New York on business?A. How shortB. How oftenC. How longD. How usual14. I wish I you yesterday.A. seenB. did youC. had seenD. were to see15. is not very easy.A. Work out the problemB. To ask him to comeC. Send it to AmericaD. To be become a teacher16. Whether he comes or not matter too much.A. doesn'tB. don'tC. didn'tD. haven't17. My name is Robert, most of my friends call me Bob for short.A. thenB. insteadC. moreoverD. but18._______ what has been said, it is unlikely that population growth rate will slow down,either in developed or in developing countries.A. For the sake ofB. On behalf oC. With the exception ofD. In view of19. We must take ______ to help the poor.A. matterB. measuresC. pacesD. acts20. She leaned ______ the wall while she was speaking to her friend.A. toB. towardsC. againstD. for21._______ Mount Tai is nice. But ______ Yellow Mountain is more beautiful.A. /; theB. /; /C. a; thD. the; the22. The bridge _______ after that severe flood.A. is builtB. had been builtC. was builtD. will be built23. himself an ideal job.A. Nowhere he could findB. Nowhere could he findC. He could nowhere findD. He could find nowhere24. Over two _______ died during the heat wave that summer.A. thousand old peopleB. thousands old peopleC. thousand old peoplesD. thousands old peoples25. In ______ recent years, Niagara Falls have come to be appreciated more for theirnatural beauty as _______ wonder of nature.A. the; aB. the; theC. /; theD. /; a26. The old couple live _______, but they don’t feel _______.A. alone; loneB. lonely; lonelyC. lonely; aloneD. alone; lonely27. Where will you when you arrive there?A. visitB. expectC. inhabitD. stay28. The cruel slave owner made the slaves _______ long hours without food and rest.A. workB. workingC. to workD. worked29. The police _______ looking carefully in the woods to find the missing child.A. isB. areC. wasD. being30. It is reported that the new model of the car _______ produced soon.A. is beingB. will beC. has beenD. was31. Look, the moon is appearing _______ the clouds!A. from behindB. fromC. out ofD. away from32. In the dark street, there wasn’t a single per son _______ she could turn for help.A. thatB. whoC. from whomD. to whom33. She as well as you _______ very lucky to get the ticket to see the play.A. areB. amC. wereD. is34. She always tells the truth. The manager in her.A. considersB. thinksC. believesD. trusts35. We are to learn that he lost the game.A. pleasantB. confusedC. surprisedD. expected二、阅读理解1Thomas Alva Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be a dark place. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.Thomas A. Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11, 1847. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age with electrical and mechanical things at home.When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train thatran between Port Huron and Detroit. He set up a laboratory in a baggage car of the train so that he could continue his experiments in his spare time. Unfortunately, his first work experience did not end well. Thomas was fired when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the baggage car.Thomas then worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of his time on the job conducting experiments. He got his first patent in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity. However, the vote recorder was not a success. In 1870, he sold another invention, a stock-ticker, for $40,000. A stock-ticker is a machine that automatically prints stock prices on a tape. He was then able to build his first shop in Newark, New Jersey.Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He called himself a "two-shift man" because he worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.Thomas Edison died at the age of 84 on October 18, 1931, at his estate in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world.1. Thomas Edison did things in this order:A. he became a telegraph operator, a newsboy, and then got his first patentB. he became a newsboy, got his first patent, and then became a telegraph operatorC. he got a patent, became a telegraph operator, and then became a newsboyD. he became a newsboy, a telegraph operator, and then got a patent2. Edison considered his deafness________.A. a disadvantageB. a blessingC. something from a priestD. a necessity3. Of all the inventions, __________ was probably the most important for civilization.A. the vote recorderB. the stock tickerC. the light bulbD. the motion picture camera4. The main idea of this passage is that _______.A. Thomas Edison was always interested in science and inventions, and he invented many important thingsB. Thomas Edison could not keep a jobC. Thomas Edison worked day and night on his experimentsD. deaf people make good inventors because they can focus without the distraction of spoken conversation5. Thomas Edison died in ______.A. OhioB. MichiganC. DetroitD. New Jersey2Christine Evert Lloyd is an American tennis champion and one of the top women players in the world. She is noted for her strong backhand and her intense concentration during a match.Christine Marie Evert was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She learned to play tennis from her father. Because she learned to play on the slow clay tennis courts which are common in southern Florida, Evert is at her best on slow courts.In 1971, at the age of sixteen, Evert became the youngest player to reach the semifinals of the United States Open Tennis Championship. This was her first time to participate in the U. S. Open. In 1972, she turned professional and was able to accept money and other prizes for winning matches.In 1974, she won the women's singles title in two major tournaments. These titles were at Wimbledon, the British Championship, and the French Open, which is played on clay. Later she won the U. S. and Australian Opens, the two other major tennis Championships.Evert set an impressive record of wins on clay courts. From August 1973 to May 1979, a period of almost six years, Evert beat 125 opponents. Her unbelievable record will be remembered for a very long time in the sports world.In 1979, Evert married English tennis player John Lloyd.1. Wimbledon is the site of____.A. the U. S. OpenB. the British ChampionshipC. the French OpenD. both B and C2. A tennis competition between two people is called a tennis ____.A. gameB. championC. openD. match3. At her first U. S. Open, Evert was a ____.A. finalistB. semifinalistC. winnerD. champion4. How many major tennis championships are there mentioned in the passage?A. Four.B. Three.C. Two.D. One.5. The underlined word slow probably means ______.A. the tennis balls travel slowlyB. the player may hit the ball slowlyC. the tennis balls do not travel as fast after they hit the groundD. the competition is slow3Language is a way to communicate with each other. We started to learn language when we were born. However, people are used to speaking their native language, so immigrants are having many problems between the first generation and the second generation because they don't have the same native language. Also, the second generation is losing their identity. Especially in America, there are many immigrants that came from different countries to succeed in the States. Because they suffer in lots of areas such as getting a job and trying to speak English, they want their children to speak English, not only at school, but also at home in order to be more successful. Because of this situation, their children are losing their ethnic identity and, even more, they are ignoring their parents whose English is not very good.For example, my aunt, who has been living in Chicago for fifteen years, has three children and they were all born in the States. The eighteen year old daughter speaks English as a native language and she speaks Korean very well too. She has no problems talking with her parents, but she still doesn't understand Korean jokes, and there are sometimes misunderstandings. The second daughter is fourteen years old, and shedoesn't want to speak Korean. My aunt often gets upset with her because she is very Americanized and they cannot understand each other. Even when my aunt punishes her, this daughter does not understand what my aunt is talking about. I felt sympathy for my aunt whenever my fourteen year old cousin said, "Mom, what is your problem?" The third child is a twelve year old son. He speaks English to his parents and my aunt speaks Korean to him as she does to the second daughter. He also has a problem communicating with his parents. My aunt is trying to teach him to speak both languages very well, but it is very hard for him because he speaks English all day and does not understand why he should learn to speak Korean.1.What do you think this article will be about?A. Learning a second language.B. Immigrants who become sick in the U.SC. Language and its effect on the identity of immigrants.D. Schools attended by immigrants to the U.S.2. Which of these statements is NOT true according to the first paragraph of the article?A. Second generation immigrants are usually eager to learn their parents' nativelanguage.B. It is often hard for first and second generation family members to communicate witheach other.C. Because second generation immigrant children often speak only English, they maylose their ethnic identity.D. Sometimes second generation immigrant children ignore their parents because oflanguage differences.3. Which of the following is NOT true about the 18 year old daughter?A. She was born in the U.S.B. She speaks only English very well; her Korean is poor.C. She gets along better with her parents than her brother and other sister do.D. She doesn't understand Korean jokes well.4. Which is NOT a reason that the 14 year old sister has problems with her mother?A. She doesn't want to speak Korean.B. She doesn't love her mother.C. She is very Americanized.D. She does not understand her mother when she gets punished.5. To whom does the mother speak Korean?A. Her oldest daughter only.B. All of her children.C. Her two daughters only.D. Only to her son.4Dear Assemblywoman（女议员）Weiner:I think the state assembly should pass a law prohibiting people from letting their cats run free. As a member of the assembly, you can introduce any bill you wish. There are three important reasons why you should propose this one:1. When cats run free, they lurk（潜伏）under bird feeders and kill defenseless songbirds. Every time I put up a bird feeder, I find at least one dead bird in my yard. I'm sure all those birds were killed by cats. And cats don't even eat the birds they kill. Songbirds belong in our parks and gardens, but cats don't. Dogs never kill poor little birds.2. Cats are always using my garden as a litter box. This is not only disgusting but also highly unsanitary. Children can't play in the garden when cats have been there. Dogs are usually kept on leashes, so they can't soil private property. Cats spread diseases when they use a garden as a litter box, so I think this should be stopped.3. Finally, letting cats run free is not even good for the cats. Sure, most cats want to go outside. Their owners like to give them everything they want, just like spoiled children. But cats that stay indoors live much longer than cats that run free. Cats are always getting hit by cars when they're allowed to run free.I'm sure that if you think about all the things I've said, you will work to pass a law prohibiting cats from running free. This will improve our environment, make our parks and gardens cleaner, and even help the cats themselves by making them live longer.Thank you for your attention to my request. And did I mention that I really love dogs? Idon't know why anyone would want a cat in the first place.Sincerely,Eve Harringford1.The writer's purpose in writing this letter is to ______.A. persuade the assemblywomanB. inform the assemblywoman of somethingC. entertain the readersD. tell a story2. Which sentence in paragraph 1 of the list is an invalid argument?A. When cats run free, they lurk under bird feeders and kill defenseless songbirds.B. And cats don't even eat the birds they kill.C. I'm sure all those birds were killed by cats.D. Songbirds belong in our parks and gardens, but cats don't.3. Which statement from the passage is a fact?A. The state assembly should pass a law prohibiting people from letting their cats run free.B. As a member of the assembly, you can introduce any bill you wish.C. Songbirds belong in our parks and gardens, but cats don't.D. Their owners like to give them everything they want, just like spoiled children.4. The author's tone in this letter can best be described as _______.A. objectiveB. explanatoryC. sympatheticD. annoyed5. The underlined word “litter box “ probably means _____.A. a little boxB. a box in gardenC. a box collecting pet’s dirtD. a box for pets三、完形填空Most people think of shark (鲨鱼) as huge, powerful, frightening predators (掠食动物), ready at any moment _1_ their sharp teeth to attack swimmers. There is a lot of _2_ about sharks.First, there are about 350 species of sharks, and _3_ of them are large. They range in _4_ from the dwarf shark, which can be only six inches long and can be held in the hand, _5_ the whale shark, which can be more than 5 feet long.The second _6_ of shark concerns its terrible teeth whose _7_ and type can vary greatly among the _8_ species of shark. A shark can have from one to seven sets of teeth at the same time, and some types of shark _9_ have several hundred teeth in each jaw. It is _10_ that the cruel and predatory species do have extremely _11_ teeth used to tear and cut their victim _12_, many other types of shark, however, have teeth more suitable to _13_ than to cutting._14_, not all sharks are predatory animals ready to strike out _15_ humans. In fact, only 12 of the 350 species of shark _16_ to attack humans, and a shark _17_ attacks humans unless is made angry. The types of shark that have the worst _18_ with humans are the tiger shark, the bull shark, and the great white shark. _19_, for most species of shark, even some of the largest types, there are _20_ known instances of attacks on humans.1．A. to make B. to use C. to fight D. to bite2．A. wrong ideas B. interesting informationC. storiesD. descriptions3．A. none B. all C. not all D. few4．A. size B. weight C. danger D. difference5．A. and B. but C. to D. while6．A. judgment B. misunderstanding C. thought D. mind7. A. shape B. color C. form D. number8．A. same B. other C. huge D. different9．A. can B. always C. never D. must10．A. untrue B. easy C. true D. false11．A. hard B. sharp C. strong D. marvelous12．A. apart B. off C. out D. away13．A. bite B. holding C. sticking D. hold14．A. Thirdly B. Usually C. Unfortunately D. Finally15．A. over B. to C. at D. into16．A. have been known B. had been knownC. have knownD. had known17．A. never B. usually C. often D. seldom 18．A. accident B. record C. action D. damage 19．A. However B. Therefore C. Even D. So that 20．A. many B. a lot of C. no D. great 四、写作题假设你是张辉勇。

第一章作业：10题一、单项选择题（共10小题,每题10分，共100.0分）第1题：I got a splitting headache (剧烈的头痛). It kept me __ ________ the whole night.A. awakeB. wakeC. wakingD. awaken第2题：A cobra emerged from behind the rock. This frighte ned the girl into __________A. screamedB. screamingC. screamD. to scream第3题：We had warned him__________the danger but he turn ed a deaf ear to our warning.A. ofB. inC. onD. out第4题：Mary doesn’t feel like __________ tennis today becau se she feels tired.A. playingB. playC. toD. played第5题：He exposed a__________ back to the sun.A. baldB. bareC. nakedD. nude第6题：In the heat of the argument，I became so excited__ ________ I shouted very loudly.A. thatB. whenC. whichD. where第7题：The police need your help to__________ the murdereA. track downB. try outC. look upD. look forward to第8题：Just now a strange idea __________ in her mind.A. spring upB. sprang upC. sprung upD. springed up第9题：Most women will scream when she was __________ th e mouse.A. at the sight ofB. on the sight ofC. in the sight ofD. out the sight of第10题：One of my new _____，Zhou Tong，______ me for dinner at his home yesterday.A. friends; invitedB. friend; invitedC. friends; was inviteD. friend; was inviting第二章作业：10题一、单项选择题（共10小题,每题10分，共100.0分）第1题：He asked me to give him another loan，but I_______ ___A. applyB. refuseC. acceptD. decline第2题：We do not hesitate__________ our lives for our countr y，let alone suffer some hardshipsA. to giveB. givingC. giveD. gave第3题：I prefer writing a term paper to __________ an examin ation.A. takingB. takeC. tookD. taken第4题：Some people feel there is a great deal of __________ between religion and science.A. conflictB. progressC. improvementD. concentration第5题：The plane is about to leave，but I've left my ticket __________ .back to the sun.A. awayB. behindC. outD. up第6题：The original manuscripts of Shakespeare’s plays are no longer __________A. turn downB. in need ofC. short ofD. in existence第7题：These products are superior__________ those we boug ht last year.A. ofB. inC. toD. in第8题：Never waste anything，but __________ never waste ti me.A. all in allB. above allC. after allD. at all第9题：He owed his success to luck more than__________ cap acity.A. atB. onC. inD. to第10题：The family and the school have a great influence _ _________ a child’s development.A. ofB. toC. atD. on第三章作业：10题一、单项选择题（共10小题,每题10分，共100.0分）第1题：Last week John applied to that famous company ___ ______ a demanding job.A. ofB. inC. toD. for第2题：Your classmates spoke with _________of your behavior.A. kindnessB. disapprovalC. disagreementD. approach第3题：A man should be judged __________ his deed，not h is words.A. outB. byC. ontoD. in第4题：Joan and Jane are twins，but they have few interes ts__________.A. in generalB. in orderC. in turnD. in common第5题：The cake consists mainly __________sugar，flour and butter.A. awayB. ofC. byD. from第6题：It seems that the young man is __________ teaching e xperience.A. turn downB. in need ofC. short ofD. in existence第7题：The ages of the students in my class __________from seventeen to twenty.A. attachB. takeC. rangeD. give第8题：His __________ recovery delighted every one of us.A. surprisingB. surpriseC. surprisedD. surprisement第9题：The pain in his hands made it difficult to __________hi s clothing.A. consistB. undoC. giveD. pay第10题：Steel workers made a__________ against wage reduct ion last week.A. proposalB. protestC. profitD. pray第四章作业：5题第1题：Knowledge make__________ ；ignorance make proud.A. kindnessB. humbleC. friendlyD. economical第2题：I tried to __________ my new boss with my diligence but in vain.A. hesitateB. investigateC. impressD. concentrate第3题：This room is for women __________.A. generallyB. exclusivelyC. typicallyD. precisely第4题：Do the results of the experiment have any practical __________ in agriculture?A. advantageB. expenseC. applicationD. aspect第5题：The famous actress __________ her acting career with determination.A. intendedB. pursuedC. adjustedD. avoided第五章作业：10题一、单项选择题（共10小题,每题10分，共100.0分）第1题：Can you tell the difference between __________ mushr ooms and edible (可食用的) varieties?A. functionalB. attractiveC. endlessD. poisonous第2题：It is __________for us to try to decide whether televisi on is a blessing or a curse.A. illegalB. essentialC. generalD. successful第3题：I want to convert some dollars __________pounds.A. ofB. intoC. onD. from第4题：He looked down from the mountain to the valley __ ________.A. behindB. beyondC. beforeD. beneath第5题：So what could stop oil prices from rising _________ th e rate that I now expect?A. atB. onC. fromD. in第6题：Many a quarrel as _________ through a misunderstand ing.A. come acrossB. come aboutC. come aroundD. come along第7题：_________is estimated that the damage was over one million dollars.A. WhatB. ThatC. WhichD. It第8题：Why should he object __________into our aristocracy?A. marryB. to marriedC. to marryingD. to marry第9题：He __________vast quantities of chips with every meal.A. consumesB. competesC. constructsD. condemns第10题：It was his __________ambition / dream to become a film director.A. boyhoodB. girlhoodC. likelihoodD. neighborhood第六章作业：10题一、单项选择题（共10小题,每题10分，共100.0分）第1题：This semester is _________ to a close.A. drawingB. makingC. walkingD. driving第2题：They __________ many difficulties during their trip.A. enduredB. encouragedC. encounteredD. embarrassed第3题：I had trouble __________my car started.A. gettingB. gotC. getsD. to get第4题：We don’t like Professor Smith’s class，but we ha ve to __________it in order to graduate.A. live up toB. live forC. live onD. live with第5题：Doctors decided to operate __________the wounded s oldier at once.A. atB. onC. withD. in第6题：Everyone should learn to take responsibility _________ _ his own actions.A. forB. onC. atD. against第7题：We shouldn’t __________ those people who need our help urgently.A. sit onB. sit downC. sit upD. sit for第8题：He made a __________ remark on the latest shown fil m.A. criticizerB. crisisC. criticalD. criticized第9题：I can hardly__________ you because you’ve changed such a lot.A. recognizeB. remindC. regardD. refresh第10题：I had butterflies in my __________ when I first stood in front of the public.A. stomachB. feetC. noseD. hands第七章作业：10题一、单项选择题（共10小题,每题10分，共100.0分）第1题：Fifty million Americans are addicted _________ nicotineA. inB. atC. toD. on第2题：Supporting my family is the driving__________ that pu shes me.A. featureB. forwardC. forceD. spirit第3题：You must summon up all your __________to meet the danger.A. courageB. attentionC. viewD. confidence第4题：We should _________at a night market tonight.A. hang offB. hang inC. hang overD. hang out第5题：World leaders will __________a stand on green energyA. makeB. takeC. leaveD. get第6题：Five people died and ten others were injured when t he bus turned__________.A. forB. onC. overD. against第7题：Don't talk __________to your mother like that!A. backB. intoC. withD. out of第8题：He was determined to hold on this job whatever dif ficulties he might run __________ remark on the latest shown film.A. onB. atC. intoD. upon第9题：__________positions can be made known through the medium of the press.A. VacantB. TraditionalC. AdditionalD. Classical第10题：The passage is too narrow for cars to __________.A. get throughB. get onC. get intoD. get up第八章作业：10题第1题：The number of students in our school is __________.A. out the riseB. in the riseC. on the riseD. of the rise第2题：We will try our best to __________ the requirements o f our customers.A. tryB. meetC. makeD. finish第3题：Don’t be too hard _________the child.A. ofB. inC. onD. out第4题：Researchers have established the __________ between smoking and cancer.A. linkB. joinC. chain第5题：The man is not dead，he is still __________ .A. livelyB. temptC. vastD. alive第6题：Do you believe that “Happiness lies __________ conte ntment”?A. ofB. inC. onD. out第7题：Many boys and girls often go __________.A. skatedB. skateC. skatingD. on skating第8题：The plane will __________ at 3 o’clock. There is no n eed to worry about it.A. take inB. take toC. take out第9题：Those pictures reveal __________us a wonderful world under water.A. atB. onC. inD. to第10题：Nothing can prevent him from ______abroad. me for dinner at his home yesterday.A. to goB. goingC. goneD. went模拟试卷：大学英语A卷一、单项选择题（共20小题,每题5分，共100.0分）第1题：A cobra emerged from behind the rock. This frighte ned the girl into __________A. screamedB. screamingC. screamD. to scream第2题：Mary doesn’t feel like __________ tennis today becau se she feels tired.A. playingB. playC. toD. played第3题：He exposed a__________ back to the sun.A. baldB. bareC. nakedD. nude第4题：Just now a strange idea __________ in her mind.A. spring upB. sprang upC. sprung upD. springed up第5题：Most women will scream when she was __________ th e mouse.A. at the sight ofB. on the sight ofC. in the sight ofD. out the sight of第6题：I prefer writing a term paper to __________ an examin ation.A. takingB. takeC. tookD. taken第7题：The plane is about to leave，but I've left my ticket __________ .back to the sun.A. awayB. behindC. outD. up第8题：These products are superior__________ those we boug ht last year.A. ofB. inC. toD. in第9题：He owed his success to luck more than__________ cap acity.A. atB. onC. inD. to第10题：The family and the school have a great influence _ _________ a child’s development.A. ofB. toC. atD. on第11题：Last week John applied to that famous company __ _______ a demanding job.A. ofB. inC. toD. for第12题：A man should be judged __________ his deed，not his words.A. outB. byC. ontoD. in第13题：The cake consists mainly __________sugar，flour and butter.A. awayB. ofC. byD. from第14题：The ages of the students in my class __________from seventeen to twenty.A. attachB. takeC. rangeD. give第15题：The pain in his hands made it difficult to __________ his clothing.A. consistB. undoD. pay第16题：This room is for women __________.A. generallyB. exclusivelyC. typicallyD. precisely第17题：Do the results of the experiment have any practical __________ in agriculture?A. advantageB. expenseC. applicationD. aspect第18题：The famous actress __________ her acting career with determination.A. intendedB. pursuedC. adjustedD. avoided第19题：In less than a year，he came to terms __________hi s life and work there.A. atC. inD. with第20题：Three students in our class were__________ for speci al praise.A. singled outB. spread outC. took overD. gave out模拟试卷：大学英语B卷第1题：This semester is _________ to a close.A. drawingB. makingC. walkingD. driving第2题：I had trouble __________my car started.A. gettingB. gotC. getsD. to get第3题：We don’t like Professor Smith’s class，but we ha ve to __________it in order to graduate.A. live up toB. live forC. live onD. live with第4题：He made a __________ remark on the latest shown fil m.A. criticizerB. crisisC. criticalD. criticized第5题：I can hardly__________ you because you’ve changed such a lot.A. recognizeB. remindC. regardD. refresh第6题：Supporting my family is the driving__________ that pu shes me.A. featureB. forwardC. forceD. spirit第7题：We should _________at a night market tonight.A. hang offB. hang inC. hang overD. hang out第8题：World leaders will __________a stand on green energyA. makeB. takeC. leave第9题：Don't talk __________to your mother like that!A. backB. intoC. withD. out of第10题：__________positions can be made known through the medium of the press.A. VacantB. TraditionalC. AdditionalD. Classical第11题：It is __________for us to try to decide whether televi sion is a blessing or a curse.A. illegalB. essentialC. generalD. successful第12题：I want to convert some dollars __________pounds.A. ofB. intoC. on第13题：So what could stop oil prices from rising _________ t he rate that I now expect?A. atB. onC. fromD. in第14题：_________is estimated that the damage was over one million dollars.A. WhatB. ThatC. WhichD. It第15题：Why should he object __________into our aristocracy?A. marryB. to marriedC. to marryingD. to marry第16题：Don’t be too hard _________the child.A. ofB. inC. on第17题：Researchers have established the __________ between smoking and cancer.A. linkB. joinC. chainD. economy第18题：Do you believe that “Happiness lies __________ cont entment”?A. ofB. inC. onD. out第19题：Many boys and girls often go __________.A. skatedB. skateC. skatingD. on skating第20题：Nothing can prevent him from ______abroad. me for dinner at his home yesterday.A. to goB. goingD. went。

2013年网络教育入学(专升本)模拟试卷及答案-大学英语（2）专业：姓名：考号：一．PhoneticsIn each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation.1 A. out B. shout C. route D. about2 A. won B. done C. dozen D. pot3 A. fork B. forward C. fortunately D. forbid4 A. program B. nature C. land D. lamb5 A. examine B. extra C. excuse D. exhibition 二．Vocabulary and StructureFor each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence6 What would you ________ to eat tonight？A. likeB. wishC. wantD. hope7 I ________ my bicycle on the left side.A. get off fromB. get downC. get down fromD. get off8 A new school was in the village last year.A. held upB. set upC. sent upD. brought up9 Why can‘t you do this small _______ for me？I’ve helped you often enough in the past.A. workB. demandC. favourD. good10 She’s upstairs letters.A. writesB. is writingC. writeD. writing11 Mother kept inviting Mrs. Smith to stay for lunch，and finally she _______.A. gave outB. gave offC. gave inD. gave away12 France is ________ only European country I have visited.A. anB. aC. theD. 不填13 The problem of pollution in this city is more serious than ______ in other cities.A. thatB. itC. thisD. those14 It was so cold that they kept the fire all night.A. to burnB. burnC. burningD. burned15 _______ that we were late，we started to run.A. KnowB. To knowC. KnowingD. Being known16 Will you me a favor, please?A. doB. makeC. giveD. bring17 Just think Ann got the house _______ all by herself！A. paintB. be paintedC. to paintD. painted18 The policeman caught the man _________ the arm.A. byB. withC. onD. at19 To get an education，_______.A. one must work hardB. working hard is importantC. to work hard is necessaryD. it is needed to work hard20 So that no fish can live in it.A. the lake is shallowB. shallow the lake isC. shallow is the lakeD. is the lake shallow21 I wish you‘d consider _______ to Miami with us this vacation.A. goingB. that you‘ll goC. to goD. to going22 One ought for what one hasn’t done.A. not to be punishedB. to not be punishedC. to not punishedD. not be punished23 We found ________.A. the work hard for doingB. hard to do the workC. it hard for doing the workD. the work hard to do24 Professor Bixby warned his students ________ late for the examination.A. not beB. to be notC. not to beD. be not25 Many foreigners the Great Wall as the World’s Seventh Wonder.A. look atB. look forC. look aroundD. look on26 I don‘t know how to play bridge and ________.A. my wife doesn‘t neitherB. my wife does eitherC. neither does my wifeD. neither my wife does27 That young man has made so much noise that he not have been allowed to attend the concert.A. couldB. mustC. wouldD. should28 The guests said that they wouldn‘t mind _______.A. to have a little light musicB. have a little light musicC. having a little light musicD. that they have a little light music三．Reading ComprehensionEach passage is followed by several questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose one best answer for eachquestion.Directions:For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices given below and marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Smoking, which may be a pleasure for some people, is a serious source of discomfort for their fellows. _01_, medical authorities express their concern about the effect of smoking _02_ the health not only of those who smoke but also of those who do not. In fact, non-smokers who must involuntarily inhale (吸入) the air _03_ by tobacco smoke may suffer more than the smokers _04_.Smoking is prohibited in the theatres and in halls used for showing films _05_ in laboratories _06_ there may be a fire hazard (危险). Elsewhere, it is up to your good _07_.I am _08_ asking you to maintain “No-Smoking”in classrooms and seminar rooms.This will prove that you have the _09_ health in mind, which is very important to a large _10_ of our students.01 （）A. Still B. Further C. More D. Again02 （）A. in B. to C. on D. with03 （）A. polluting B. be polluted C. polluted D. to be polluted04 （）A. them B. themselves C. their own D. they05 （）A. and B. but C. as well as D. also06 （）A. where B. which C. that D. how07 （）A. feeling B. sense C. realize D. think08 （）A. so B. next C. therefore D. and09 （）A. non-smokers B. non-smokers’ C. non-smoker’s D. non-smoker10 （）A. number B. amount C. many D. muchWhen water is heated until it boils，bubbles of gas appear and rise through the hot liquid. When an electric current passes through water in a process called electrolysis （电解），bubbles of gas appear and rise through the liquid. Superficially （表面地），the two events appear same.If the gas from the boiling water is examined，its properties are found to be the same as those of the water，Thus，if the steam is cooled to room temperature，a liquid is formed which is indistinguishable from the original water. When，however，the gas from the electrolysis equipment is cooled to room temperature，it remains a gas rather than becoming a liquid. Nor will it，at zero degrees centigrade or below，turn to solid，as will the gas from boiling water，These two processes，boiling and electrolysis，have clearly resulted in products with quite different properties.In boiling，the gas does not represent a new substance，but only a different state of the original substance. Electrolysis，on the other hand，has generated a product which is a new substance，or possibly a mixture of new substances. A change in state as represented by going from a liquid to a gas without the production of new substances in called a “physical change”。

大学英语二级模拟试卷(二)Part ⅠVocabularyDirections: In each of the following sentences there is a blank space, for which four choices are provided. You are required to choose the ONE that is the most appropriate to be placed in the blank space.1.He opened the door and ________ me to come in.A. marveledB. movedC. maintainedD. motioned2.It is not what you say but what you do that ________.A. concludesB. conservesC. compelsD. counts3.Vaccination makes people ________ smallpox.A. immune toB. attached toC. left toD. bound to4.He's stopped taking drugs now, but he may ________ to taking themagain.A. resumeB. revertC. resolveD. resent5. They were all to blame; why ____him ____ for punishment?A. track…downB. set…backC. single…outD. light…up6.Profits for the first three months are 50% higher than in the ________ period oflast year.A. commandingB. compromisingC. conflictingD. corresponding7. Nearly all major cities in the U.S. are crime-ridden. A____ in point is Chicago.A. factB. caseC. incidentD. problem8. The investigation has ________ some serious faults in the system.A. revealedB. reinforcedC. releasedD. revised9. After two hours' ________ delay, our train at last arrived.A. frustratingB. impressingC. appallingD. horrifying10. They held a special party to ________ the new book.A. introduceB. displayC. launchD. memorizePart ⅡStructureDirections: Each of the following sentences is incomplete and is followed by four choices. You are required to choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.1. It's hard ________ John, having to work when the rest of us are vacationing.A. withB. forC. toD. on2. I first heard this tale in India, where it is told as if true ---- ________ any naturalistwould know it couldn't be.A. becauseB. thoughC. butD. except3. I don’t feel like ________ now.A. danceB. to danceC. dancingD. having danced4.Towns had sprung ________ in what had been a dry desert.A. outB. upC. overD. around5.My father was ________ close friend of Albert Einstein.A. aB. oneC. theD. one of the6. As a boy and then as an adult, I never lost my wonder at the personality________ was Einstein.A. whoB. whichC. thatD. whom7.The town had changed ________ recognition.A. withoutB. out ofC. overD. beyond8.Mrs. Smith admits to ________.A. be easily annoyedB. being easily annoyedC. have easily annoyedD. having been easily annoyed9. The sales volume of the new computers has been ________ the rise since themanager advertised them on TV.A. inB. onC. atD. of10. Paul was speeding along on his bicycle when an unexpected bump threw him________ balance and he fell over.A. offB. outC. awayD. fromPart ⅢError CorrectionDirections: Each of the following sentences has four parts underlined and marked A, B, C and D. You are to identify the one that needs correction.1.Colleges and universities across the nation have decided to do moreA Bthan talking about the rise in student cheating.C D2. He knew what he wanted and he wanted only this: to understand withinA his limits as a human being the nature of the universe and the logicB Cand simplicity in its function.D3.I want to know just which control everyone at this table has. I willAcount three hundred - that's five minutes - and not one of you is toB Cmove a muscle.D5. A heat discussion about whether men are braver than women is settled in a ratherA B C Dunexpected way.6.They seated with their guests - officers and their wives, and a visitingA BAmerican naturalist - in their spacious dining room, which has a bare marble floor, open rafters and wide glass doors opening onto a veranda.C D7.His first impulse is to jump back and warn the others, but he knows theA Bcommotion would frighten the cobra into strike.C D8.His E=mc2 is probably the most famous equation in history----yet EinsteinAcouldn't walk down the street to see a reactor create atomic energy.B C D9.My brother once gave the Professor a toy, a bird that balanced on the edge of aA B Cbowl of water and repeated dunked its head in the water.D10.Jeremy is such a careless person that he has five wallets stolen by pickpockets thisA B C Dyear.Part Ⅳ. TranslationDirections: Put the following English sentences into Chinese.1. A frustrated parent frequently has great ambitions for the child.2.It could be argued that sending men to the moon is a waste of money.3.The application laser technology in medicine reduces pain in operation.4.There are some indications that interest rates will soon fall.5.He has been arrested on suspicion of murder and taken into custody.6.Candidates who fail to meet these requirements will not be admitted to theUniversity.7.The moral of this story is that one should judge for oneself.8.The Devil tempted Christ by offering him power over all the world.9.At the sight of the police officer the thief took to his heels.10.The present housing crisis is the result of years of neglect.Part ⅤReading ComprehensionDirections: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A.B. C. and D. You should decide on the best.Passage 1.Ever since human beings have inhabited the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has beenin the form of oral speech. When there is a language barrier, communication is accomplished through sign language in which motions stand for letters, words, and ideas. Tourists, the deaf, and the mute have had to resort to this form of expression. Many of these symbols of whole words are very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally, spelling, however, cannot.Body language transmits ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either intentionally or unintentionally. A wink can be a way of flirting or indicating that the party is only joking. A nod signifies approval, while shaking the head indicates a negative reaction.Other forms nonlinguistic language can be found in Braille (a system of raised dots read with the fingertips), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs also guide, warn, and instruct people.While verbalization is the most common form of language, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings.1.Which of the following best summarizes this passage?A.When language is a barrier, people will find other forms of communication.B.Everybody uses only one form of communication.C.Nonlinguistic language is invaluable to foreigners.D.Although other forms of communication exist, verbalization is the fastest.2.Which of the following statements is not true?A.There are many forms of communication in existence today.B.Verbalization is the most common form of communication.C.The deaf and mute use an oral form of communication.D.Ideas and thoughts can be transmitted by body language.3.Which form other than oral speech would be most commonly used among blindpeople?A. picture signsB. BrailleC. body languageD. signal flags4.How many different forms of communication are mentioned in the passage?A. 5B. 7C. 9D. 115.Sign language is said to be very picturesque and exact and can be usedinternationally except for ________.A. spelling C. whole wordsB. ideas D. expressionsPassage 2Some psychologists maintain that mental acts such as thinking are not performed in the brain alone, but that one’s muscles also participate. It may be sai d that we think with our muscles in somewhat the same way that we listen to music with our bodies.You surely are not surprised to be told that you usually listen to music not only with your ears but with your whole body. Few people can listen to music that is more or less familiar without moving their body or, more specifically, some part of their body. Often when one listens to a symphony concert on the radio, he is tempted to direct the orchestra (交响乐) even though he knows that there is a competent conductor on the job.Strange as this behavior may be, there is a very good reason for it. One cannot derive all possible enjoyment form music unless he participates, so to speak, in its performance. The listener “feels” himself into the music with more or less pronounced motions of his body.The muscles of the body actually participate in the mental process of thinking in the same way but this participation is less obvious because it is less pronounced.6.The process of thinking and that of listening are similar in that ________A.both are mental actsB.muscles participate in both processesC.both processes are performed by the entire bodyD.we derive equal enjoyment form them7.The pronounced body motions are a listener’s way of ________A.“feeling” the musicB.participating in the performanceC.deriving enjoyment from the musicD.all of the above8.Body movements are necessary in order for the listener to ________.A.hear the musicB.appreciate the musicC.enjoy the music fullypletely understand the music9.According to the passage, muscle participation in the process of thinking is________.A.deliberateB.obviousC.not really apparentD.very pronounced10.The best title for this passage is ________.A.an Ear for MusicB.Music AppreciationC.How Muscles Participate in Mental ActsD. A Psychological Definition of the Thinking ProcessPassage 3A computer is a machine designed to perform work mathematically and to store and select information that has been fed into it. It is run by either mechanical or electronic means. These machines can do a great deal of complicated work in a very short time.A large computer, for example, can add or subtract nine thousand times a second, multiply a thousand times a second, or divide five hundred times a second. Its percentage of error is about one in a billion digits. It has been estimated that human beings making calculations average about one mistake per two hundred digits.The heart of an electronic computer lies in its vacuum tubes, or transistors. Its electronic circuits work a thousand times faster than the nerve cells in the human brain. A problem that might take a human being two years to solve can be solved by a computer in one minute, but in order to work properly, a computer must be given instructions—it must be programmedComputers can be designed for many specialized purposes—they can be used to prepare payrolls (工资单), guide airplane flights, direct traffic, even to play chess. Computers play an essential role in modern automation in many plants and factories throughout the world.puters are valuable to industry because they ________.A.perform rapidlyB.detect errors in human calculations quicklyC.can solve all mathematical problemsD.eliminate mathematical errors from calculations12.The speed with which an electronic computer works depends on its ________.A.electronic circuitsB.vacuum tubes, or transistorsC.programmerD.instructions13.The passage says that computers play an essential role in ________.A.automation processesB.mathematical computationsC.traffic controlD.the development of mathematical theory14.The use of computers for specialized purposes depends on the ________.A.design of the computerB.power used to operate the computerC.difficulty of the mathematical calculations involvedD.the ability of the programmer15.The passage implies that human beings differ from computers in that they________.A.make fewer errorsB.do not have to be programmedC.work more quicklyD.understand their instructionsPassage 4In the earliest stages of man’s development he had no more need of money than animals have. He was content with very simple forms of shelter, made his own rough tools and weapons and provided food and clothing for him and his family from natural materials around him. As he became more civilized, however, he began to want better shelter, more efficient tools and weapons, and more comfortable and lasting clothing than could be provided by his own neighborhood or by the work of his own unskilled hands. For these things he had to turn to the skilled people such as smiths, leather workers or carpenters who were springing up everywhere. It was then that the questions of payment arose.At first he got what he wanted by a simple process of exchange. The smith who had not the time to look after land or cattle was glad to take meat or grain from the farmer in exchange for an ax or a plough. But as more and more goods which had not fixed exchange value came on the market, exchange became too complicated to be satisfactory. Another problem arose when those who made things wanted to get stocks of wood or leather, or iron, but had nothing to offer in exchange until their finished goods were ready.Thus the difficulties of exchange led by degrees to the invention of money. In some countries, easily handled things like seeds or shells were given a certain value and the farmer, instead of paying the smith for a new ax by giving him some meat or grain, gave him so many shells. If the smith had any shells left when he had bought his food, he could get stocks of the raw materials of his trade. In some countries quite large things such as cows or camels or even big flat stones were used for trade. Later, pieces of metal, bearing values according to the rarity of the metal and the size of the pieces, or coins were used. Money as we know it had arrived.16.Why were early men content with simple life?A.They did not have money.B.They had no better tools than their rough ones.C.They could provide food and clothing and simple shelter for themselves.D.They had been civilized.17.As men became more civilized they ________.A.all learnt to make what they wanted themselvesB.had to travel a lot to look for what they wantedC.got things from other people who knew how to make them betterD.found everything more expensive18.The simple process of exchange _________.A.only made things more complicatedB.was not at all satisfactoryC.could not easily fix exchange valueD.provided everyone with everything he needed19.The phrase “by degrees” means _________.A.naturallyB.slowlyC.step by stepD.quickly20.Money was not use until ________.A.an urgent need for it was feltB. a simple process of exchange came to be practicedC.nothing could be offered in exchangeD.the exchange of one thing for another became too complicated。

2014年12月高等教育自学考试贵州大学衔接考试英语（二）模拟试题二(课程代码：00015）本试卷共9页,满分100分;考试时间150分钟。

一、阅读判断（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分） 下面的短文后列出了10个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息,选择A:如果该句提供的是错误信息，选择B:如果该句的信息文中没有提及,选择C 。

Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named Lucky. Lucky was a real character 。

Whenever Mary and Jim had company come for a weekend visit ， they would warn their friends not to leave their luggage open because Lucky would help himself to whatever struck his fancy. Inevitably ， someone would forget and something would come up missing.Mary or Jim would go to Lucky ’s toy box in the basement and there the treasure would be,amidall of Lucky ’s other favorite toys. Lucky always stored his finds in his toy box.It happened that Mary found out she had breast cancer 。

Something told her she was going to die of this disease. She scheduled the double mastectomy ， fear riding her shoulders.The night before she was to go to the hospital she cuddled with Lucky 。

大学英语统考模拟试卷及参考答案2第一部分交际英语此部分共有5个未完成的对话，针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项，请你从A, B, C, D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.―Here we are, sir, Tian'an Men Square.―_____A. Where is it?B. You are tired.C. Thank you.D. Terrific! I finally get to see the real Tian'an Men.正确答案：D题目解析：译文：我们到天安门广场了，先生。

解析：答案A这在哪儿。

答案B你太累了。

答案C谢谢。

答案D太棒了，我终于看到真正的天安门了。

正确答案选D。

2.―What would you like to drink?―_____A. I'll have a Coke, please.B. T hank you.C. Soft drink.D. I don't like drink.正确答案：A题目解析：译文：你想喝什么？解析：答案A我想要一杯咖啡。

答案B谢谢。

答案C苏打水。

答案D我不喜欢饮料。

正确答案选A。

3.―_____―Next Saturday.A. What is your ideal?B. When will your holidays begin?C. Where will you want to spend your holiday?D. When is it now?正确答案：B题目解析：译文：下周六。

解析：答案A你的建议是什么？答案B你的假日什么时候开始？答案C你想到哪儿去度假？答案C现在是什么时候了？正确答案选B。

4. Li: Hello. I' m ringing about the flat advertised in today's STAR. _____Mrs. Green: Yes, it is. Two or three people have rung up about it, but nobody's been to see it yet.A. Is it still available?B. Is it still empty?C. Is it still free?D. Is it still blank?正确答案：A题目解析：译文：李：你好，请问在今日之星杂志上面登广告的那个公寓，……？格林女士：是的，还有，两三个人已经打电话询问它了，但是还没有人来看。

《大学英语(二)》学生自测模拟题（二）Ⅰ. Use of English (5%)Directions:In this part there are 5 incomplete dialogues. For each dialogue there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the O ne answer that best completes the dialogue.1. —What’s the time by your watch?— .A. It’s half past five.B. It’s SundayC. It’s FebruaryD. It’s a fine day.2. —Are you doing anything special on Friday, Bill?—___________.—Oh, what a pity!A. No, nothing specialB. Yes, I have promised to c all on some friendsC. Yes, of courseD. No, I’m not sure. Why ?3. —Did you hear what happened to John?— .A. Who is John?B. John is a good man.C. No, I have no idea. What?D. John happened to be here.4. —What’s the matter with you, Jim? You look pale.— .A. Oh, it is well.B. I fell awful today. I didn’t get any sleep last night.C. Yes but I don't careD. It has nothing to do with you.5. —I’d like to make an appointment with Mr. White.— .A. Sorry, he is busy at the moment.B. Why didn’t you call earlier?C. Certainly. May I know your name?D. Sorry. He doesn’t want to see you.Ⅱ. Reading Comprehension (40%)Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is f ollowed by five questions. For each question there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.Passage 1Is it difficult for you get up in the morning? Do you sometime s oversleep? Are you often late for work or school? Yes? Then Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a special bed for you. Hiroyuki’s bed wil l get you up in the morning! Here is how it works:The bed is connected to an alarm clock. First, the alarm c lock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape record er in the bed plays soft music or other pleasant sounds. A few mi nutes later, a second recording plays. The second recording can be l oud music or unpleasant sounds. If you don’t get up after the second recording, you’ll be sorry. A mechanical “foot”is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few more minutes. What! You’re still in bed! Slowly, the top of the b ed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and low er. Finally, the bed is vertical. You slide off the bed and onto t he floor. You are awake and out of bed.Hiroyuki make his bed because he wanted to win a contest. He w orks for Honda Motor Company. Once every two years, Honda has a con test —the “All Honda Idea Contest”. In 1996 Hiroyuki won a prize for his bed.6. The purpose of the passage is _________.A. to introduce a special bedB. to tell a storyC. to wake somebody upD. to praise Hiroyuki7. What does the special bed do first in the morning?A. It s tape recorder plays soft music.B. Its tape recorder plays loud music.C. It kicks you in the bed.D. Its alarm clock rings.8. If you don’t wake up after the clock rings, what will happen?A. The mechanical “foot”kicks you in the head.B. The bed becomes vertical and you slide off the bed.C. The tape recorder plays pleasant sounds.D. You will be late for work.9. Why did Hiroyuki make such a special bed?A. Because he wanted to win the contest held by his company.B. Because he was good at inventing new things.C. Because he wanted to make money.D. Because he sometimes overslept.10. Who is Hiroyuki?A. A scientist.B. A company worker.C. An inventor.D. A carpenter.Passage 2A major new development in systems of work in Britain is taking place. Flexible workinghours, or “flextime”, are catching on fast, and this trend is contin uing. In 1973, over 500 organizations had adopted the idea, and by 1974, its number had risen to over 200,000.Flexible working hours were invented in Germany in the late 196 0s but reached Britain only in 1972. The system allows workers to s tart and finish work whenever they want, with only two requirements. These are, firstly, that all workers must be present for certain“k ey”times in the day and secondly, that all workers must work an a greed total number of hours per week.The system has proved an almost total success wherever it has been tried. A survey of 700 workers on flexible hours showed three main advantages: a better balance between working and private life, a voidance of the need to travel during rush hours, and the ability t o be able to finish a certain task before leaving.From the employers’point of view, the system tends to increase productivity, reduce labor turnover and give the worker a greater s ense of duty.11.According to the passage, the _________invented the “flexible working hours”.A. JapaneseB. AmericansC. GermansD. British12. The phrase “catch on”(in Para. 1) most probably means ________ _.A. understandB. become popularC. perceiveD. seize13. What is one of the advantages of “flextime”for workers?A. They can earn more moneyB. They can avoid busy traffic.C. They will do less work.D. They can avoid working hard.14. Which one is NOT an advantage of “flextime”for employers?A. A better balance between working and private life.B. It reduces labor turnover.C. It gives the workers a greater sense of duty.D. It tends to increase productivity.15. The author _________“flextime”according to the passage.A. supportsB. is againstC. criticizesD. hatesPassage 3Human beings, however, have something that no animal has. Human beings have the ability to express their actions, feelings and ideas through words. They can also write words down in order to communicat e past events and to send messages to people far away.Even though some birds have learned to repeat words, they d o not understand the meaning of the words, and therefore they cannot use them to communicate ideas.How did man first learn to speak? Perhaps we shall never k now. However, we do know that as man’s knowledge increased he needed to use more sounds in order to express a greater number of feelin gs and ideas. It became necessary for him to communicate about a gr eater number of things. He began to make more and more different so unds, and gradually he put these sounds together to form, first, wor ds, then groups of words, and then sentences. In different parts of t he world, people developed their own systems of sounds and words. To day, we call these systems ”languages”.There are now about five thousand different languages and di alects in the world, and each of them contains many thousands of wo rds.16. Why can’t some birds use words to communicate ideas though they have learned to repeat them?A. Because they don’t understand the meaning of the words.B. Because they cannot put them into sentences.C. Because they cannot remember them.D. Because they don’t often use them.17. How did human beings first learn languages?A. Maybe nobody will know.B. Surely we’ll know later.C. Certainly nobody knows.D. Perhaps we have known.18. Why did man need to use more sounds as man’s knowledge increase d?A. In order to form words.B. In order to communicate about more things.C. In order to develop a language.D. In order to sing songs.19. What are languages?A. They are sounds.B. They are w ords.C. They are systems of sounds and words.D. They are letters.20. How many languages are there in the world?A. 15, 000.B. 5,000.C. 500.D. 50,000. Passage 4Thomas Alva Edison was awarded more patents on inventions than any other American. When he died in 1931, Americans wondered how the y could best show their respect for him.One suggestion was that the nation observe a minute or two of total blackout. All electric power would be shut off in homes, stree ts, and factories.Perhaps this suggested plan made Americans realized fully what Ed ison and his inventions meant to them. Electric power was too import ant to the country. Shutting it off for even a short time would ha ve led to complete confusion. A blackout was out of the question. On the day of Edision’s funeral, many people silently dimmed their l ights. In this way they honored the man who had done more than any one else to put the great force of electricity at his countrymen’s fingertips.21. This selection says that Thomas Edison _________.A. was the only important American inventorB. received the first American patentC. received more patents than any other AmericanD. was the first American inventor22. People decided to honor Edison when _________.A. he made the first electric lightB. electric power was 100 years oldC. the country realized electricity’s importanceD. he died in 193123. The suggested plan was to _________.A. turn off the lights in factories and schoolsB. observe a few minutes of total silenceC. dim all electric lightsD. shut off all electricity for a short time24. The plan was never carried out because _________.A. not everyone wanted to honor EdisonB. it was too difficultC. electric power was too important to the countryD. it honored only one of Edison’s inventions.25. This passage was probably written to _________.A. tell about Edison’s inventionB. explain electricityC. prove that people wished to honor EdisonD. show what a great man Edison wasⅢ. Vocabulary and structure (25%)Section A Multiple ChoiceDirections: In this section, there are 15 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four ch oices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the One Answer that best completes the sentence.26.W e ______our alarm clock to 5 a.m., so we could get an early st art.A. putB. setC. makeD. stop27.However, I must ______that I do not find this to be a serious pr oblem, at least not yet.A. commitB. confineC. confessD. confirm28. The children are aware ______the danger of taking drugs.A. onB. aboutC. of C. to29. Any increase in fuel costs could have an ______on business.A. affectB. effectC. affectionD. effective30. I’m afraid these shoes are not ______in your size.A. applicableB. availableC. accessibleD. adaptable31. To catch the train, he hurriedly ______ and rushed to a taxi waiting outside of the hotel.A. checked inB. checked outC. checked withD. went through32. The first thing ______ you should do to apply for a further s tudy in America is to pass the Graduate Record Examination.A. for whichB. WhichC. in thatD. that33.Going out for a walk in the wood is ______ my grandfather does in the morning.A. thatB. whatC. whichD. when34. His father______English here since he graduated from Peking Uni versity.A. has taughtB.teachesC.taughtD. had taught35. You must get up early tomorrow, ______I will go there alone.A. orB. andC. yetD. for36.The teacher said,“What are you thinking about?”=The teacher asked me______ thinking about.A. what were youB. what you wereC. what I wasD. what was I37. I heard the girl ______next door yesterday morning.A. sangB. to singC. have sungD. sing38. Most of the people ______to the party were famous scientists.A. invitedB. to inviteC. being invitedD. inviting39. “W rite to me when you get home.”“______.”A. I mustB. I shouldC. I willD. I can40. ______they borrowed some money, they could not buy a new house.A. IfB. Except thatC. UnlessD. Now thatSection B CloseDirections: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each b lank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choos e the one answer that best completes the passage.Like most July days, it was hot. I stepped into a tiny ice-cre am shop to cool off with a chocolate ice-cream. It was a very 41 store with little round tables and chairs.As I entered, I found a very old woman bent 42 a table near the door. Her back was so badly bent that her face nearly 4 3 the table top."Poor woman," I thought. "What does she get out of life? Why does God let people live so long past their youth?"As I thought, 44 aged lady entered the shop and sat down wi th her. Soon the two of them were talking about childhood days. The y talked of how little the shop had changed in 70 years. In minute s, the two of them were shaking with laughter.I looked 45 at the first woman, then in the mirror on a nearby wall, catching a picture of myself. I was wearing a dirty shirt; she was well dressed in white. I was 46 ; she was laugh ing, smiling. I sat alone; she was 47 the day with a good fr iend. I was 48 worried about getting old; she was old, but it wasn't 49 her.As I left the shop, I thought of my foolish question about God letting people live past the ir youth. Why, that woman 50 more alive, more sensitive to life, thanI was. Age has not bent her spirit.41. A. old B. modern C. pretty D. ugly42. A. under B. belowC. overD. above43. A. connected B. touched C. hit D. joined44. A. one B. an C. another D. other45. A. sadly B. happily C. up D. again46. A. happy B. surprised C. poor D. sad47. A. sharing B. spending C. killing D. sparing48. A. really B. mostly C. secretly D. publicly49. A. pleasing B. hurting C. leaving D. punishing50. A. Lived B. did C. Was D. doesⅣ. Translation (20%)Section A: Translate the following sentences into Chinese.51. I would go for that job if I were you.52.It’s widely known that emotions can empower people or drive them upa wall.53. Any worthy dream is a dream worthy of accomplishing.54. These real-life problems need to be considered carefully.55.Therefore, more effective measures and more powerful actions need to be taken against all sorts of crimes so that our world may be a be tter place to live in.Section B: Translate the following sentences into English.56. 我们决定在花园喝茶，而不在屋里喝。