大學英語模擬題二及答案

1、2008 年 4 月統(tǒng)考模擬試題二第一部分：交際英語（共10 小題；每小題1 分，滿分 10 分）此部分共有 10 個未完成的對話，針對每個對話中未完成的部分有4 個選項，請從、四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并用鉛筆將答題卡上的相應字母涂 黑。1. -Can you turn down the radio, please?-.A. Oh, I knowB. Im sorry, I didnt realize it was that loudC. Ill keep it down next timeD. Please forgive me2. - Hello, Id like to s

2、peak to Mark, please.-.A. Yes, Im MarkB. This is Mark speakingC. Its me hereD. This is me3. -Can I give you a hand. It seems pretty heavy.-.A. Its none of your businessB. Sorry, I dont know youC. Thanks, I can manage thatD. No, its not heavy4. -Id like to make a reservation for two days. My name is

3、Wang Ming-Ming.-.A. Single room or double roomB. Youre too late for the roomC. We dont have any roomD. Our hotel is very expensive5. - Would you fill in this registration form?- I dont know how to do that.A. What should I writeB. Its too difficult.C. Where is the formD. Would you please help me6. -L

4、ook, would you like to go out tomorrow evening?-. My parents are coming to see me.A. Im afraid I cant tomorrow eveningB. I dont like to go out with youC. I have no time tomorrow eveningD. I wont go out with you7. -Do you mind turning off the TV? Im studying for the exam.9 /9-.A. I like the program v

5、ery muchB. Mind your own businessC. Sorry, I dont know you are studyingD. Never mind8. -Excuse me. Im looking for the railway station. Do you know where it is?-.A. Why not ask other peopleB. I dont know where the railway station isC. Im surprised you dont know where it isD. Im sorry. I am a stranger

6、 here too9. -May I see your drivers license, please?-.A. No, I didnt bring it with meB. Sure. Here it isC. You have no right to do thatD. Why do you want to see it10. - What made you stay indoors last week?-.A. Because I caught a bad coldB. Because of a bad coldC. Bad cold as I hadD. A bad cold第二部分：

7、閱讀理解（共 15 小題；每小題2 分，滿分 30 分）此部分共有 3 篇短文，每篇短文后有5 個問題，每個問題后有4 個選項，請你從 A、B、C、D 四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并用鉛筆將答題卡上的相應字母涂黑。Passage 1In 1801, Thomas Jefferson was the first president to take the oath of office in the nations permanent capital, Washington D. C. Although Washington was a new city, it was alread

8、y familiar to President Jefferson. In fact, Jefferson had helped plan the capitals streets and public buildings. Besides being a city planner and architect, the new President was a writer, a scientist, and the inventor of several tools.Jefferson lived in the Presidential Palace. The Palace was more

9、than a home; it contained offices for the President and some of his staff and advisors. It also included dining and reception rooms,where the President could entertaincongressmen. However, President Jefferson did not give many formal parties. This was partly because there was no First Lady. Jefferso

10、ns wife had died in 1782. But it was also because Jefferson liked to live in a simple fashion. Once, he showed up foran important meeting wearing old clothes and slippers! Neither Washington nor Adams would ever have dressed so casually.Jefferson was different from the first two Presidents in other

11、ways, too. He disagreed with them about how the country should be run, and about what part a President should play in running it.11. According to the passage, the Presidential Palace was built to be.A. an office building and homeB. a meeting place for congressmenC. a homeD. an office building12. Acc

12、ording to the passage, Thomas Jefferson was all of the following except.A. a writerB. a city plannerC. the third president of the United StatesD. a carpenter13. Thomas Jefferson did not entertain very often in Washington D. C. because.A. he did not have new clothesB. the food there was badC. he did

13、not enjoy carefully prepared parties and there was no First LadyD. his wife did not like it14. Which of the following statements about Washington D. C. is true?A. It was not the first capital of the United States.B. All the American presidents took the oath of office in Washington D. C.C. There were

14、 many old streets in Washington D. C. before 1801.D. Washington D. C. was planned by Thomas Jefferson.15. It can be inferred from the passage that George Washington and John Adams both.A. lived in the Presidential PalaceB. were rather formal gentlemenC. were different from Thomas Jefferson only in h

15、ow to run the countryD. dressed casually Passage 2Chess must be one of the oldest games in the world. An Arab traveler in India in the year900 wrote that it was played long, long ago. Chess was probably invented in India, and it hasbeen played everywherefrom Japan to Europe since 1400. The name ches

16、s is interesting.When one player is attacking the others king, he says, in English, check. When the king has been caught and cannot move anywhere, he says check mate. These words come from Persian. Shah mat means the king is dead. That is when the game is over, and one player has won.Such an old gam

17、e changes very slowly. The rules have not always been the same as they are now. For example, at one time the queen could only move one square at a time. Now she is the strongest piece on the board. It would be interestingto know why this has happened!Chess takes time and thought, but it is a game fo

18、r all kinds of people. You dont have to be a championin order to enjoy it. It is not always played by two people sitting at the same table. The first time the Americans beat the Russians was in a match played by radio. Some of the chess masters are able to play many people at the same time. The reco

19、rd was when one man played 400 games! It is said that some people play chess by post. This must make chess the slowest game in the world.16. Which of the following is known to be true?A. Chess is an old Indian traveling game.B. Chess is the oldest game in the world.C. Chess was played in Japan and E

20、urope before 1400.D. Chess was played in India long before 900.17. One player has won the game when.A. he attacks the others kingB. he says some Persian wordsC. the other players king cannot move anywhereD. he says check to the other player18. Which of the following will you hear when one player has

21、 won the game?A. Shah mat.B. Check.C. The king is dead.D. Check mate.19. Which of the following is NOT correct?A. All kinds of people can play chess.B. Only two people can play chess sitting at the same table.C. Some people write to each other while playing chess.D. The Russians lost the game played

22、 by radio.20. According to the old rules of the game.A. the queen was the strongest piece on the boardB. the king had to be attacked all the timeC. the queen could move no more than one square at a timeD. the king could not move anywhere Passage 3In the past 10 years, America Nsational Basketball As

23、sociation (NBA) has grown increasingly dependent on the rest of the world to supply players.When Michael Jordan and Larry Bird wongold in Barcelona in 1992, the Americans were praised for teaching the world how to play basketball. This season, however, 20 percent of NBA rosters ( 花名冊 ) willbe filled

24、by non -Americans.NBA commissionerDavid Stern happilyembraces the trend. On a visit to Paris in October, Stern outlined his vision for the future, which islikely to see Europe hosting NBA games by 2010.The NBA is now planning to take China by storm.“Our experience in China has been that it is going

25、to be explosive in its growth,” said Stern. The strategy in China is TV.“ We ve made 14 deals in China with local and national networks on cableand satellite.” The success Chinese centre Yao Ming has paved the way for the NBA marketing blitz in China. The NBA, which is broadcasted in more than 200 c

26、ountries in 42 languages, will putthat to the test in October 2004 when the Houston Rockets play two pre-season games against the Sacramento Kings in Beijing market to compensate for tough times on home soil.“ It doesn t matter where the players come from, all the NBA teams now know that theyhave to

27、 scout ( 尋 找 )internationally, ” said Terry Lyons, the NBAs vice-president of international public relations. “ It has increased the level of competition here.” As Frenchman Tony Parker and Argentine Emanuel Ginobili showed in winning championship rings with the San Antonio Spurslast season, many pe

28、ople can earn the respect of their America peers. Others, such as Houston Rockets Chinese centreYao Ming No.1 draftpickin2002 andtheDetroitPistons 18-year-old Serb Darko Milicic number two overall in this year s draft are icons(偶像 ) in waiting. It is the ultimate (根本的 ) revolution the rest of the wo

29、rld teaching the US how to play basketball.21. According to the report,.A. Michael Jordan is still playing a very important role in NBAB. the part played by the foreign players in NBA will be greatC. Yao Ming is to play two Pre-season games in NBAD. European countries will host the 2004 NBA games22.

30、 The underlined phrase“ take China by storm” has the meaning of.A. NBA intends to make China its“ marketing center”B. NBA is planning to set up some training centers in China.C. thereblel Kingsa big storm when NBA comes to a China to play against theSacramentoD. the NBA s live basketball games will

31、be broadcasted on all the TVs in China.23. What seems to be the biggest change that is happening to NBA?A. NBA is expecting more foreign players to join the NBA league.B. China s rapid development in sports affects NBA.C. Yao Ming has taken the place of Jordan.D. The NBA will stop teaching the world

32、 how to play basketball.24. When the writer talked of“ home soil” , he was referring to.A. farms in the StatesB. native AmericansC. the NBA training centerD. the USA25. Which of the following can be used as the best title for the passage?A. The non -American basketball playersB. NBA is to coming to

33、ChinaC. The foreign ties that bind the NBAD. NBA is making big progress第三部分：詞匯和結構（共 20 小題 ;每小題 1 分，滿分 20 分）第一節(jié)：此小節(jié)共有20 個未完成的句子，針對每個句子中未完成的部分有4 個選項，請你從 A、B、C、D 四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并用鉛筆將答題卡上的相應字母涂黑。26. Dont you know he is an old friend of?A. my brotherB. my brothersC. my brothersD. my brothers friend

34、27. you return those books to the library immediately, you will have to pay a fine.A. UntilB. UnlessC. IfD. Provided28. When you worry you cant sleep and when you cant sleep you worry.A. much moreB. even moreC. many moreD. few more29. The river was high because itfor several weeks.A. had been rainin

35、gB. was rainingC. has been rainingD. rained30. the few who have failed their examinations, all the students in the hall are in very high spirits.A. Except forB. BesidesC. Due toD. Apart from31. Ita fine day, we went for a walk.A. isB. beC. beingD. to be32. Youa letter to him. However, you didnt.A. o

36、ught to writeB. ought to have writtenC. should writeD. should be writing33. Yoube tired; you have only just begun to work.A. can notB. should notC. mustntD. may not34. Allis a nice meal.A. what I wantB. that I wantC. the thing I wantedD. which I want35. By the end of June, youhere for three months.A

37、. will have studiedB. studiedC. will studyD. have studied36. You ought to go by sea, A. ought youB. shouldnt youC. wont youD. dont you37. If heto come tomorrow, I would tell him everything.A. wasB. isC. wereD. be38. Bread and butterliked by Westerners.A. beB. areC. wereD. is39. We wish youso much.A.

38、 havent smokedB. arent smokingC. dont smokeD. didnt smoke40. , everything would have been all right.A. He had been hereB. Here he had beenC. Been here he hadD. Had he been here41. At the beginning of a year, everybodymany plans for the coming days.A. goes overB. talks overC. comes up withD. sets asi

39、de42. We have enough time tothe food and drinks before the guests arrive.A. lay outB. take overC. smooth outD. take advantage of43. The farmersa mysterious object flying over when they made their way home.A. kept up withB. caught sight ofC. made use ofD. pulled into44. More and more listeners are ex

40、pected tothe phone-in programme on the radio.A. look intoB. hold upC. be involved inD. break off45. The manager promised in the letter tothe goods to be delivered in no time.A. arrange forB. result inC. stick toD. carry out第四部分：完形填空： （共 10 小題；每小題1 分，滿分 10 分）以下短文中共有10 個空白處，針對每個空白處有4 個選項，請你從A、 B、C、D 四

41、個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并用鉛筆將答題卡上的相應字母涂黑。Nearly three -quarters of the Earth is covered with water. Water heats up more slowly than land, but once it has become warm it takes longer to46down. If the Earths surface wereentirely land, the temperature at night would fall quite quickly and night would be mu

42、ch colderthan day, as it is on the moon. This does 47 happen in inland deserts, hundreds of miles from any sea. The climate of the continents, especially in the temperate zones, is very much affected by the oceans around them. The areas close to the sea have a maritime climate, 48rathercool summersa

43、ndwarmwinters.The interiors,farfromthesea, have acontinental climate with extremely hot summers and cold winters.Rain49from the evaporation of rivers, seas and lakes. Even after heavy rain, the pavements in a city do not take long to dry because the rainwater evaporates into the air. On a warm dry d

44、ay it evaporates very rapidly,50warm air can take in more moisture than cold air. But at anyparticulartemperature,the atmospherecan hold only a certainmaximumamount ofwater vapour. The air is then saturated, like a sponge that cannot hold51more water. The lowerthe temperature, the less water vapour

45、is required to saturate the air.All over the surface of the Earth, millions of tons of water are52every second, condensing in the air into drops so small that it takes thousands of them to make a single raindrop. It is these 53drops that make clouds. When clouds roll in from the sea over the warmer

46、land, they are forced to rise and become cooler in the colder upper atmosphere. As the air cools down it may pass through its saturation point and54some of its water vapour turns to rain. Day in, dayout, the same water circulates between the air and the land: rivers55to make clouds, clouds make rain

47、, rain makes rivers which in turn run into the sea. This is called the rain cycle.46. A. holdB. keepC. coolD. let47. A. notB. indeedC. onlyD. certainly48. A. withB. because ofC. inD. instead of49. A. goesB. leavesC. runsD. comes50. A. asB. whereC. thoughD. as long as51. A. muchB. anyC. noD. some52. A. evaporatingB. movingC. flowingD. flying53. A. tinyB. bigC. largeD. huge54. A. thenB. afterC. agoD. already55. A. tryB. evaporat