英语二模拟题1
I. Vocabulary and Structure
1. True love cannot be C and it is priceless.C. bought
2. Finally the crowd broke (up) D several groups. D. into
3. Being afraid of the dark, she always slept A the light on. A. with
4. John is not C whether Eddie likes the picture of him and his family. C. sure
5. When he got C the train, he didn’t know where he was. C. off
6. She went into the street and A a taxi home. A. took
7. Why should we find some C to the problems brought by TV? C. solution
8. This region B at an average of 4,000 meters above sea level. B. lies
9. I was C to find his article on such an C topic so _C_ . C. surprised, exciting, boring
10. He B his book on the desk last night. B. laid
11. Although they are brothers, they are entirely B_each other . B. different from
12. Hardly C _the classroom when the class began.C. had he entered
13. Come here and give me a D _. D. hand
14. This post card is sent by _ B _. B. a friend of my father's
15. It’s foolish to A your time. A. waste
16. With a school record like a young woman, C why didn’t you try for a university scholarship?
C. I’m puzzled
17. Many companies are going A because of high interest rates. A. bankrupt
18. It is only a D of time before the rebels surrender. D. matter
19. An important quality of a mystery shopper is that he should be good A observation. A. at
20. B we’d arrived there we had a wonderful time. B. once
21. For him, it would be a D to be able to have a day off work. D. luxury
22. C…a mystery shopper will typically work several stores…, taking mental notes while inside, ….
C. things fixed in the mind
23. A If a secret shopper will be sent in, …, the candidate must have a particular profile that meets a high-end, luxury car-type buyer profile. A. different from others
24. Jack and Smith D the work equally between them. D. share
25. The train arrived one hour behind C . C. schedule
26. How we A a chance to visit your country! A. longed for
27. That was _D minority nationalities were treated in old China. D. the way
28. It is necessary that he A for Beijing right now. A. leave
29. What chance does a C man who never finished high school have? C. forty-year-old
30. Marriage C on true love often brings happiness. C. based
II. Cloze
A
Television 31 its first serious appearance in 1939, but it did not become common until the early 1950’s. Since then, innumerable children 32 in front of the set. However, many people now worry about the effect of TV on the young. They wonder there had never been 33 invention. Why are they so afraid? Is television really harmful?
Like almost anything else, television has its good as well as its bad sides. It has 34 joy and interest into the lives of the old, the sick, and the lonely. Without it, some of these people would have little pleasure and no window 35 the world.
Unfortunately, some television programs have been extremely harmful to the young. Children do not have enough 36 . They do not realize that TV programs often show an unreal world. Commercials lie in order to sell products that are sometimes bad or useless. Children believe them and want to 37 what they see on TV. They believe that they will make more friends if they use a certain soap—or some other product. They believe that the murders on TV 38 are normal and acceptable. By the time they are out of high school, most young people have watched about 15,000 hours of television, and have seen about 18,000 violent 39 . If they see violent deaths every day, how can they be shocked by murder in real life?
Television has certainly changed our lives and our society. 40 its good points, it has brought many problems. We must find a solution to these problems because—whether we like it or not—television is here to stay.
D31. A. brought B. took C. did D. made
C 32. A. grew up B. are growing up C. have grown up D. grow up
C33. A. such B. so an C. such an D. so
D 34. A. got B. tookC. carried D. brought
B35. A. of B. on C. to D. for
B36. A. experiences B. experience C. experiencing D. an experience
C37. A. integrate B. make C. imitate D. initiate
A 38. A. screens B. faces C. surfacesD. appearances
B39. A. dead B. deaths C. deads D. death
D40. A. Come with B. With along C. Upon with D. Along with
B
Cars are an important part of life in the United States. 41 most people feel that they are poor. And even if a person is poor he doesn’t feel really poor 42 he has a car.
There are three main reasons the car became so popular in the United States. 43 of all the country is a huge one and Americans like to move around in it. The car provides the most comfortable and 44 form of transportation. With a car people can go any place without spending a lot of money.
The second reason cars are popular is the fact 45 the United States never developed an efficient and inexpensive form of public 46 . Long-distance trains have never been as common in the United States as they are in other parts of the world. Nowadays there is a good system of air-service 47 by planes. But it is too expensive to be used frequently.
The third reason is the most important one, though. The American spirit of independence is 48 really made cars popular. Americans don’t like to wait for a bus, or a train or even a plane. They don’t like to have to 49 an exact schedule. A car gives them the freedom to schedule their own time. And this is the freedom that Americans want 50 to have.
A41. A. Without a car B. Not with a car C. Without no car D. With not a car
B42. A. although B. when C. whether D. but
A43. A. First B. Firstly D. The first
C 44. A. cheap B. most cheap C. cheapest D. cheaper
B45. A. which B. that C. where D. what
D46. A. movement B. carriage C. shipping D. transportation
C 47. A. providing B. to provide C. provided D. provides
B48. A. that B. what C. how D. which
A49. A. follow B. further C. chase D. run
B50. A. best B. most C. worst D. least
III. Reading Comprehension.
Passage 1
In the old days, divers used to go down into the sea looking for ships that had sunk, He hopes to bring up those propellers and sell them. He also hopes to sell other parts of the ship, when he has brought them to the surface, for about $ 600,000.
T 51. Divers try to bring up metals because some kinds of them are worth a lot of money.T
T52. Now divers still search for valuable things and try to bring to the earth surface the ships themselves.T
F53. John Light hopes he may be able to sell the whole ship of “Lusitania”for more than $1.5 million.F
F 54. T he s hip “L usita nia” sa nk of f the s outhw estern c oast of Ire la nd w ith a lot of pe ople dr ow ne d. F
F 55. In the past, divers hoped to bring up everything of a sunken ship except metals. F
Passage 2
More and more people today are realizing the importance of regular physical exercise.
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