大學英語A統(tǒng)考模擬試題一

1、、閱讀理解What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? These are very old questions and the answers to the

2、m are still not clear.We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. It needs exercise. Mental (done with the mind) exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists think that parents should

3、 play with their children more often, and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.Parents should also

4、be careful what they say to young children. According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive things to their chi

5、ldren, such as "That was a very clever thing you did" or "You are such a smart child".1、The questions in the first paragraph are raised to.A、introduce the topic of what makes a clever mind B、compare Albert Einstein with ordinary people C、summarise the characters of an intelligent

6、 person D、prove that there are no answers to these questions 參考答案:A 解析：【答案】A【解析】細節(jié)題，問：“第一段提出的問題是為了o ”需要從文章的結(jié)構(gòu)來分析，文章第一段圍繞聰明與平庸的主題提出了許多問題，并說明 這些問題的答案尚不明朗，第二段則談?wù)撀斆鞯囊蛩赜心男谌问歉嬖V父 母，為了讓孩子更聰明，應(yīng)當如何做。可見，第一段提出了一些與主題相關(guān)的、 令人感興趣的問題作為鋪墊。由此選 A, “為了引出主題，即什么因素形成聰 明的大腦”。2、According to the context we can guess that a

7、 genius is while an idiot is.A、a normal person.a funny personB、a strong person.a weak personC、a highly intelligent person.a foolish or weak-minded personD、a famous person.an ordinary person 參考答案：C 解析：【答案】C【解析】詞義題，詢問genius和idiot各是什么意思，題干中的 while說明genius和idiot之間是對立或相反的意思，對應(yīng)第一段： What makes one person m

8、ore intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? ”是什么原因，使得有的人比別人更聰明？是什么原因，讓有的人成為像 聰明絕頂?shù)膼垡蛩固鼓菢拥膅enius (本題考點)，而讓有的人卻成為傻瓜？” 文中和genius對應(yīng)的詞是fool ,因此idiot與fool是同義詞，表示“傻瓜，笨蛋”，而genius 與 fool 是反義詞，表示“聰明人”，根據(jù)分析應(yīng)選 C，“非常聰明的人，愚蠢或遲鈍的人”。A,

9、 “正常人，有趣的人”，B, “強壯的人，虛弱的人”， D ，“有名的人，普通人”，均不符合文意。3、 A person is more likely to become a genius.A 、 whose parents are cleverB、 who often thinks about difficult problemsC、 who is often helped by his parents and teachersD 、 who is born with a good brain and putting it to active use參考答案:D解析 :【答案】D 【解析】主

10、旨題，問：“一個的人更有可能成為天才?！睆奈恼率锥慰梢钥闯觯恼峦ㄆ荚谟懻撌裁礃拥娜藭蔀樘觳?，因此，這道題考察考生對全文主題的把握，需要通讀全文后選擇答案。第一段說，如何成為天才一直是人們津津樂道的話題。第二段認為除了天生聰慧，智商還應(yīng)當?shù)玫胶筇斓腻憻?。第三段認為父母應(yīng)當注意自己的語言，跟孩子多說鼓勵的話。根據(jù)全文，選項 D 包含了成為天才的兩方面因素：天生擁有聰明的大腦與后天的勤奮，應(yīng)選 D 。4 、 It is better for parents .A 、 to praise and encourage their children more oftenB、 to be hard o

11、n their childrenC、 to leave their children alone with nothing to doD 、 to give their children as much help as possible參考答案 :A解析 :【答案】A【解析】細節(jié)題，問“父母應(yīng)當 "題干中的It is better for someone to do something對應(yīng)第三段第一句話 Parents should ，表示“某人應(yīng)當做某事”，因此對應(yīng)第三段。這一段說父母應(yīng)當注意自己的言語，不該打擊孩子，而應(yīng)該多贊揚孩子，說鼓勵的話。選項 A 的 praise 和en

12、courage 與文中 say very positive things 對應(yīng)，應(yīng)選A ，“經(jīng)常贊揚和鼓勵孩子?！?、 Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?A 、 Parents play an important part in their children's growth.B、 The less you use your mind the duller you may become.C、 Intelligence is obviously the result of where and how y

13、ou live.D 、 Parents should always encourage their children.參考答案 :C解析 :【答案】C【解析】推斷題，問：“根據(jù)文章，以下哪個選項不正確？”A,“父母在孩子的成長中起到重要作用”，全文都有此暗示，正確。 B, “腦子 動得越少，就會越笨拙”，對應(yīng)第二段最后一句，“如果孩子常常無事可做，就更有可能變得笨拙，不聰明?！?C, “顯然智力是出生地點與生活方式導(dǎo)致的結(jié)果”，文章認為先天優(yōu)勢加上后天用腦才是決定智力的因素，而非出生地點與生活方式。D, “父母應(yīng)該總是鼓勵孩子”，與第三段對應(yīng)。C選項不符 合文意，應(yīng)選C。Child labor

14、, the employment of children in industry, often against their will, has been a problem for many years.Over a hundred years ago, Charles Dickens shocked many of his readers when he described the conditions under which young children worked in British factories. The conditions Dickens described contin

15、ue almost unchanged today in many parts of the world. The only difference is that today employment of children is confined to small industries and family businesses, such as hotels, restaurants and particularly farms, rather than to large factories.Girls suffer more from child labor practices than b

16、oys. Many of them are forced to start work when they are only ten years old. Although the work they are given to do is often light, it is often harmful to their health. Recently, children as young as six years were found to be working in Asian factories, and the children were working from eight to f

17、ourteen hours a day in overcrowded and unhealthy working conditions. Sometimes a whole family group is employed, with the payment going to a parent or older relative. The children not only receive nothing or very little for their long hours of work, but also they are prevented from attending schools

18、. Therefore, when they become older they are unable to do any other kind of work.The solution to the problem of child labour is clearly better laws to protect young children, greater supervision of industry and heavier fines for those who break the laws. Only in this way can young boys and girls be

19、allowed to enjoy the most valuable time of their lives-childhood.6 、 The conditions under which young children work .A 、 have improved since a hundred years agoB、 are even worse than those a hundred years agoC、 are similar to those a hundred years agoD 、 are exactly the same as those a hundred years

20、 ago參考答案:C解析 :【答案】C 【解析】細節(jié)題，問：“兒童的工作環(huán)境?！睂?yīng)第二段第二句： The conditions Dickens described continue almost unchanged today in many parts of the world. “狄更斯描述的這些環(huán)境，在當今世界上許多地方，幾工一成不變?！备鶕?jù)文意選C, “與一百年前相似"，similar to對應(yīng)文中的 almost unchanged 。7 、 Girls' work is .A 、 not harmful to the health though it is he

21、avy B、 not harmful to the health because it is light C、 harmful to the health though it is light D 、 harmful to the health because it is heavy 參考答案 :C 解析 :【答案】C【解析】細節(jié)題，問：“女孩的工作 ”對應(yīng)第三段第三句話： Although the work they are given to do is often light, it is often harmful to their health. “雖然給她們（女孩）的都是輕活兒，但往

22、往對健康有害?！睉?yīng)選C, “對健康有害，雖然是輕活兒?！边x項中的兩句話的前后順序與文中 相反，但表達的意思一樣。8 、 Young children go to work .A 、 because they are forced to B、 in order to be skilful in a certain kind of workC、in order to earn money for educationD、in order to be paid well參考答案:A解析：【答案】A【解析】細節(jié)題，問：“孩子工作 o ”應(yīng)逐一分析四個選項來判 斷。A, “因為他們被迫如此”，對應(yīng)文中第三

23、段第二句話：Many of themare forced to start work when they are only ten years old."彳艮多孩子只有十歲時就被迫開始工作?！盉, “為了熟練操作某工種”，文章沒有談到。C,“為了掙錢接受教育”，文中說，這些孩子往往因為工作錯過了上學的年齡， 耽誤了上學受教育，該選項不符合文意。D, “為了掙大錢”，文中說，孩子們掙的錢往往都歸大人所有，自己分文不得。只有A與文章對應(yīng)，因此選Ao9、To solve the problem of child labour, the writer suggests.A、punishing

24、 lawbreakers with severer fines, improving children's working conditions, and confining employment of children to light industriesB、improving laws of protecting children's interests, looking over factories more closely, and punishing lawbreakers with severer fines C、improving laws of protect

25、ing children's interests, giving them lighter work, and raising their paymentD、confining employment of children to small industries and family businesses, looking over factories more closely, and improving the system of education 參考答案:B 解析：【答案】B【解析】細節(jié)題，問：“為了解決童工這一問題，作者建議 " 原文最后一段第一句談到的是如何解決

26、這一問題：The solution to theproblem of child labour is clearly better laws to protect young children, greater supervision of industry and heavier fines for those who break the laws.“解決童工問題的方法是制定較完善的法律來保護幼兒，加強對工廠的監(jiān)督力度，并對違法者給予更重的罰款?！睉?yīng)選B,其中的三個動名詞賓語對應(yīng)文中三個名詞短語。10、What is the author's attitude toward chil

27、d labor?A、indifferentB、disapprovingC、supportiveD、admiring參考答案:B解析：【答案】B【解析】判斷題，問作者對童工這一問題的態(tài)度。童工問題是這篇 文章的主題，這篇文章的結(jié)構(gòu)是“提出問題-分析問題-解決問題”，由此可以 看出，作者對這一問題持反對態(tài)度，并希望通過一些措施解決該問題。因此選 B, disapproving ,是在approving “贊同的”前加上否定前綴-dis ,表示與 approving相反的意思，即“不贊同的，反對的”。 A, “漠不關(guān)心的”，C,“支持的”，D, “推崇的”，均不符合文意。二、詞匯與語法11、 、 T

28、heir idea is to us all and you don't need to tell us more about it.A、 apparentB、 appearingC、 approachingD、 apart參考答案 :A解析 :apparent ：顯而易見的； approaching ：正接近的。只有A 符合句意。12、 If the rain doesn't stop, people will be faced serious flooding.A 、 toB、 aboutC、 byD 、 with參考答案 :D解析 :be faced with ：面臨，是

29、固定搭配，因此此處選擇D 。13、 His brother is very about wines.A 、 awareB、 learnedC、 knowledgeableD 、 skeptical參考答案 :C解析 :句意：他的兄弟對酒了解很多。 Aware 意識到； learned 博學的；knowledgeable about 有見識的； skeptical 懷疑的。14、 Football is the most popular sport of the world.A 、 so farB、 by farC、 far fromD 、 much far參考答案 :B解析 :只有by far

30、是可修飾形容詞最高級的，因此正確答案是B。so far：到目前為止15、 You have only 1000 words in which to his speech.A、 amount toB、 sum upC、 lead toD 、 take up參考答案 :B解析 :句意：你用僅 1000 詞總結(jié)他的演講。 amount to 達到； sum up 總結(jié)； leadto 導(dǎo)致； take up 從事。16、 John suggested anything about it until they found out more facts.A 、 not to sayB、 not sayC

31、、to say notD、not saying參考答案：D解析：句意：約翰建議等找到更多的證據(jù)后再談這件事情。考點： suggest doing 。17、The pilot of the plane is for the passengers' safety.A、consciousB、responsibleC、necessaryD、regulated參考答案:B解析：be responsible for: 對負有責任，固定搭配，選 B。18、Purchasing the new production line will be a deal for the company.A、force

32、fulB、profitableC、tremendousD、favorite參考答案:B 解析：profitable的意思是“帶來利益的”，根據(jù)句意，只有B最合適。19、 If we can our present difficulties, then everything should be all right.A、get offB、come acrossC、come overD、get over參考答案：D解析：“克服困難”用 " get over difficulties ” ,故選 D。20、Some people waste a lot of food some others

33、 haven't enough to eat.A、afterB、whenC、asD、while參考答案:D解析：while引導(dǎo)的是表示相反意思的狀語從句，根據(jù)句意，此處應(yīng)該選擇 while,答案為Do三、完型填空As the plane circled over the airport, everyone sensed that something was wrong. The plane was moving unsteadily through the air, and although the passengers had21 their seat belts, they wer

34、e suddenly thrown forward. At that moment, theair-hostess appeared. She looked very pale, but she was quite 22. Speakingquickly but almost in a whisper she 23 everyone that the pilot had fainted and asked _24_ any of the passengers knew anything about machines - or at least how to drive a car. After

35、 a moment's hesitation, a man got up and followed the stewardess into the pilot's cabin._25_ the pilot aside, the man took his seat and listened carefully to the urgent instructions that were _26_ by radio from the airport below. The plane was now dangerously close to the ground, but to ever

36、yone's relief, it soon began to _27_. The man _28_ circle the airport several times in order to become _29_ the controls.Following instructions, the man guided the plane towards the airfield. It shook violently as it touched the ground and then moved rapidly across the field, but after a long _3

37、0_ it stopped safely. Outside, a crowd of people who had been waiting anxiously rushed forward to congratulate the pilot on a perfect landing. 21 、 A、 installed B、 fastened C、 connected D、 loosened 參考答案 :B 解析 :【答案】Bo【解析】考察詞義。文中的意思是乘客已經(jīng)系好了安全帶。install安裝； fasten 系牢； connect 連接； loosen 松開。選 B。 22、 A、 ca

38、lm B、 pleasant C、 sad D 、 nervous 參考答案 :A 解析 :【答案】Ao【解析】考察邏輯關(guān)系。空姐雖然面色蒼白、受到了驚嚇，但她 顯得十分鎮(zhèn)靜，選 A 。23、A 、 reported B、 revealed C、 announced D 、 informed 參考答案:D解析 : 【答案】D ?！窘馕觥靠疾鞂φZ境的理解和固定搭配。空姐告訴乘客們駕駛員暈過去了， C 和 D 兩個選項都符合文意，但announce 后面直接跟從句；通常用“ inform + someone + 從句”的結(jié)構(gòu)表示“告知某人某事”，選D 。24、 A、 if B、 whoever C

39、、 what D、 how 參考答案 :A解析 :【答案】Ao【解析】考察固定搭配。“ ask if +從句”表示“詢問是否怎樣”，選 A 。25、A、 PersuadingB、 LyingC、 MovingD、 Bringing參考答案 :C解析 :【答案】Co【解析】考察對語境的理解。下文提到一位懂得機械的乘客坐在駕駛員的位子上，這里應(yīng)當是把駕駛員從位子上移開，選 C。26、A、 sentB、 being sentC、 sendingD 、 to be sent參考答案 :B解析 :【答案】Bo【解析】考察語法結(jié)構(gòu)。這里使用的是被動句的進行時，結(jié)構(gòu)為“ be being done ”，選B。27、A 、 take offB、