公共英語(yǔ)模擬考試 5.25

公共英語(yǔ)模擬考試5.25您的姓名：[填空題]*_________________________________PartIReadingComprehension(2x20points)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorincompletestatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandthenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEET.Passage1

TYPING

Thiscourseisforthosewhowanttolearntotype,aswellasthosewhowanttoimprovetheirtyping.Thecourseisnotcommon.Youaretestedinthefirstclassandbeginpracticingatoneofeightdifferentskilllevels.Thisallowsyoutolearnatyourownspeed.Eachprogramlasts20hours.Bringyourownpaper.

Coursefee:$125

Materials:$25

Twohourseacheveningfortwoweeks.Newclassesbegineverytwoweeks.Thiscourseistaughtbyanumberofprofessionalbusinesseducationteacherswhohavesuccessfullytaughttryingcoursesbefore.

UNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERS

Thistwelve-hourcourseisforpeoplewhodonotknowverymuchaboutcomputers,butwhoneedtolearnaboutthem.Youwilllearnwhatcomputersare,whattheycanandcan’tdoandhowtousethem.

Coursefee:$75

Jan.4,7,11,14,18

Wed.&Sat.9:00-11:30a.m.

Equipmentfee:$10

DavidisaprofessorofComputerScienceatBeijingUniversity.Hehasovertwentyyearsofexperienceincomputerfield.

STOPSMOKING

Doyouwanttostopsmoking?Haveyoualreadytriedtostopandfailed?Nowisthetimetostopsmokingusingthelatestmethods.Youcanstopsmoking,andthistwelve-hourcoursewillhelpyoudoit.

Coursefee:$30Jan.2.9,16,23Mon.2:00-5:00p.m.

Dr.Johnisapracticingpsychologistwhohashelpedhundredsofpeoplestopsmokingsuccessfully.

1.IfyouchoosetheUNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERScourse,youwillhaveclasses______.[單選題]*A.fromMondaytoSundayB.onWednesdayandSaturday(正確答案)C.onSaturdayandSundayD.onweekendevenings2.HowlongwillthecourseSTOPSMOKINGlasteachtime?[單選題]*A.Fourweeks.B.Threehours.(正確答案)C.Aweek.D.Twentyhours3.Mr.Blackworkseverymorningandevening,buthewantstotakepartinoneofthethreecourses.Whichoneissuitableforhim?[單選題]*A.TYPINGB.UNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERSC.STOPSMOKING(正確答案)D.None4.IfyouwanttotakeUNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERSandTYPING,youwillpay______.[單選題]*A.$75B.$150C.$235(正確答案)D.$3605.What’sthedifferencebetweenthecourseTYPINGandtheothertwo?[單選題]*A.Peopleatdifferentskilllevelsmaylearnatdifferentspeed.(正確答案)B.Youwilltakeatestafterthecourse.C.Youwillpaythesameamount.D.Youneedtobeequippedwithcomputerknowledge.Passage2

IfIhadtheabilitytochangeonethingaboutAmericansociety,mydecisionwouldnotbeadifficultone.Iwouldbantelevision.

Igrewupacouchpotato.Lookingback,itseemsIhardlyreadanythingelseatall---IwatchedTValmostsevenhoursaday.

Therearesomanygoodreasonsforyoutobeacouchpotato.Televisionisgoodbefore-breakfastentertainment.Televisionisgoodafter-schoolentertainment.Televisionisgoodbefore-bedentertainment.Everybodywatchesit,soyouhavetowatchittooinordertotalkaboutitwithfriends.Otherwiseyoucannotsayaword,whichmakesyoulooklikeanidiot.

ButwhenIstoppedwatchingtelevisioncompletelyseveralmonthsago,IfoundthatIhadbecomeamorereflectiveperson,simplybecauseIhadmoretimetothink.Televisionhadstoppedstuffingitsideasintomyhead.Iwasthinkingofmychildhood,andtomydisappointment,Ifoundthatitcouldbesummedupadequatelyinonesentence:“IwatchedalotofTV”.AndIwastedtoomuchofmyyouththatIcannothaveback.IwillneverbemoreimaginativethanIwasinmychildhood.

NowIcantotallyresistthetemptationofTVnomatterhowmarveloustheprogramsare,andI’menteringintoanewstageoflife.Inthemeantime,I’dhopethatallcouchpotatoeswouldturnofftheirTV.But

IamafraidthatwithmoreandmoreattractiveTVprograms,I’mnotgoingtobethelastpersoninthiscountrytoidleawaythebestyearsoflifesittingpassivelyinfrontofatelevision.6.Acouchpotatoissomeonewho______.whencopiedinwriting.Butiftherearenowrittenrecords,suchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful.[單選題]*A.spendsmuchtimesittingandwatchingTV(正確答案)B.plantspotatoC.plantspotatointhecouchD.sitsinacoucheatingpotato11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsuggestedinthepassage?7.PeoplewatchTVsomuchbecause______.A.Writtenhistoryismorereliable.[單選題]*A.televisionisgoodbeforebreakfastentertainmentB.televisionisgoodafter-schoolentertainmentC.televisionisgoodbefore-bedentertainmentD.Alloftheabove(正確答案)8.Accordingtothepassage,peoplewill______iftheystopwatchingTV.A.therewasnothingworthwritingdownatthattime[單選題]*A.fillthemselveswithideaonTVB.belazierandmorerelaxedC.havemoretimetothink(正確答案)D.notlookbackattheirchildhood9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueoftheauthor?[單選題]*A.Theauthorhadwatchedtelevisionalot.B.Theauthorhadwastedtoomuchofhisyouth.C.Theauthorwillneverbemoreimaginativethanhewasinhischildhood.D.Theauthorisdeterminedtogoonwatchingtelevision.(正確答案)10.Thephrase“idleaway”(Para.5)probablymeans“______”.

[單選題]*A.spendtimeinadifferentwayB.spendtimeinarelaxedway(正確答案)C.enteranewstageD.watchtelevisionPassage3

Ifwewereaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearago,weshouldprobablyhavetosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandhadwritteninitanaccountofwhatwedideachday,weshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion.

Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedonothaveanywrittenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeparecordofthemostimportanthappeningsintheircountry,butoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.Sometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeopleofthattimeandplacedidnotknowhowtowrite.Forexample,weknowagooddealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4,000yearsago,becausetheycouldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforthosewholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfricabecausetheyhadnotlearnedtowrite.

Sometimes,ofcourse,evenifthepeoplecannotwrite,theymayknowsomethingofthepast.Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolderpeopleandoftensongsanddancesandstorieshavebeenmadeaboutthemostimportanthappenings,andthesehavebeensungandactedandtoldfor

manygenerations,formostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthepast.Thiswemaycall“rememberedhistory”.Someofithasnowbeenwrittendown.Itisnotsoexactorsovaluabletousas

writtenhistoryis,becausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenusedagainandagaininspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butiftherearenowrittenrecords,suchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful.11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsuggestedinthepassage?

[單選題]*A.Writtenhistoryismorereliable.B.Writtenrecordsplayanimportantroleinlearningabouthistory.C.Awrittenaccountofourdailyactivitieshelpstoanswermanyquestions.D.Wheretherearenowrittenrecords,thereisnohistory(正確答案)12.LittleisknownaboutthecentralAfrica200yearsagobecause______.

[單選題]*A.therewasnothingworthwritingdownatthattimeB.peoplethereignoredtheimportanceofkeepingarecordC.peopletheredidnotknowhowtowrite(正確答案)D.thewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyedbyafire13.“Rememberedhistory”refersto______.

[單選題]*A.historybasedonaperson’simaginationB.storiesofimportanthappeningspasseddownfrommouthtomouthC.songsanddancesaboutthemostimportanteventsD.bothBandC(正確答案)14.“Rememberedhistory”isregardedasvaluableonlywhen______.

[單選題]*A.itiswrittendownB.nowrittenaccountisavailable(正確答案)C.itprovestobetimelyD.peopleareinterestedinit15.Itissuggestedthatwecouldhavelearnedmoreaboutourpastifancientpeoplehad______.

[單選題]*A.keptawrittenrecordofeverypastevent(正確答案)B.burnttheirwrittenrecordsinwarsC.toldexactstoriesofthemostimportanthappeningsD.mademoresongsanddancesPassage4

Notallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.Violenceandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithterriblephysicalandemotionalscars.Oftentheyreliveexperiencesinnightmares.

NowAmericanresearchersaredevelopingapill,whichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.Thepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperience.Theyhopeitmightreduce,orpossiblyerasetheeffectofpainfulmemories.

InNovember,expertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFrance.Thedrugstopsthebodyreleasingchemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain.Sofartheresearchhassuggestedthatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereduced,notthatthememoriesareerased.

Theresearchhascausedagreatdealofargument.Somethinkitisabadidea,whileotherssupportit.Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreatsoldiers’troublingmemoriesafterwar.Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories.

“Somememoriescanruinpeople’slives.Theycomebacktoyouwhenyoudon’twanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmare.Theyusuallycomewithverypainfulemotions,”saidRogerPitman,aprofessorofpsychiatryatHarvardMedicalSchool.“Thiscouldrelievealotofthatsuffering.”

Butthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatchangingmemoriesisverydangerousbecausememoriesgiveusouridentity.Theyalsohelpusavoidthemistakesofthepast.

“Allofuscanthinkofbadeventsinourlivesthatwerehorribleatthetimebuttheycanmakeuswhoweare.I’mnotsurewewanttowipethosememoriesout,”saidRebeccaDresser,amedicalethicist.16.Thedrugtestedonpeoplecan______.[單選題]*A.helpcurebraindamageB.stoppeoplerememberingbadexperiencesC.stopthebodyproducingcertainchemicals(正確答案)D.wipeouttheemotionaleffectsofmemories17.Accordingtothesupportersofthepills,______.[單選題]*A.thepillsmightrelievepeopleoftroublingmemories(正確答案)B.thepillscouldhelppeopleavoidmistakesC.takingthepillwilldoharmtopeople’shealthD.thepillsshouldbeproducedinAmericansoon18.Theword“they”(Para.6)refersto______.[單選題]*A.theresearchersB.thepeopleontestC.memories(正確答案)D.mistakes19.WhichofthefollowingdoesRebeccaDresseragreewith?[單選題]*A.Somememoriescanruinpeople’slives.B.Peoplewanttogetridofbadmemories.C.Experiencingbadeventsmakesusdifferentfromothers.(正確答案)D.Thepillwillreducepeople’ssufferingsfrombadmemories.20.Thepassageismainlyabout______.[單選題]*A.anargumentabouttheresearchonthepill(正確答案)B.anewresearchonthepillC.awayofdeletingpainfulmemoriesD.anewmedicalinventionPartIICloze(1x20points)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassageandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEET.

WhenIwasyounger,Ithoughtthatboysandgrownmenshouldn’tcry.Tearswereasignofbeingweak,__21___amanisn’tsupposedtobe.

However,lastJune,I___22___thatcourageisn’tallabouttryingtokeepallthepain___23___andtryingtohidethe___24___.My18-year-oldsisterhadeloped(私奔)andthenIsawhow___25___myfather’sheartwas.Wewereusedto___26___himasastrong-willedfather.

Forthreedayshewouldn’t___27___.Hewouldjustsit___28___outsideourhouseinthedark.___29___thefourthnight,Isatbesidehimand___30___himtotellmewhathefeltabouteverything.___31___manyyears,Ihaven’tputmyhandonmyfather’sshoulderaswehavedrifted(疏遠(yuǎn))furtherandfurtherapartwhileIwasgrowingup.Thatnightwehadallcried___32___whathappenedexceptmyfather.Isensedmyfathertryingto___33___hispainandIwantedhimto___34___it.

Itouchedmyfatherandsaid,“Dad,it’snotyour___35___.”Hebegantocry.I___36___hisshouldersshakingashewhispered.“WheredidIgowrong?AllIeverwantedwasformychildrentogrowup___37___.Whyshouldn’tyoursisterwait?”

Iunderstoodthen___38___hepreferredtobeinthedark.Histears,thoughwehadn’tseen___39___beforethatnight,werethereallthetime.Isawhiscouragethatnight___40___myfathercriedwithmyhandonhisshoulderandunderstoodhispain.21.A.whichB.thatC.whoseD.unless[單選題]*A(正確答案)BCD22.A.discoveredB.searchedC.wanderedD.apologized[單選題]*A(正確答案)BCD23.A.forwardB.outsideC.insideD.backward[單選題]*ABC(正確答案)D24.A.soundsB.tearsC.opinionsD.qualities[單選題]*AB(正確答案)CD25.A.weakB.poorC.luckyD.honest[單選題]*A(正確答案)BCD26.A.lookingB.thinkingC.seeingD.making[單選題]*ABC(正確答案)D27.A.talkB.sayC.comeD.go[單選題]*A(正確答案)BCD28.A.quietlyB.politelyC.gentlyD.likely[單選題]*A(正確答案)BCD29.A.AsB.ForC.OnD.In[單選題]*ABC(正確答案)D30.A.shoutedB.askedC.pleasedD.demanded[單選題]*AB(正確答案)CD31.A.ForB.InC.AtD.Of[單選題]*A(正確答案)BCD32.A.duringB.inC.beyondD.over[單選題]*ABCD(正確答案)33.A.controllingB.beingcontrolledC.controlD.becontrolled[單選題]*ABC(正確答案)D34.A.releaseB.allowC.beginD.create[單選題]*A(正確答案)BCD35.A.characterB.taskC.faultD.duty[單選題]*ABC(正確答案)D36.A.touchedB.feltC.heardD.imagined[單選題]*AB(正確答案)CD37.A.rightB.kindlyC.happyD.friendly[單選題]*A(正確答案)BCD38.A.whereB.whyC.whatD.when[單選題]*AB(正確答案)CD39.A.themB.itC.himD.her[單選題]*A(正確答案)BCD40.A.whenB.whereC.whatD.who[單選題]*A(正確答案)BCDPartⅢTrueorFalse(2x5points)

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Thereare5completesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentenceyoushouldjudgewhetheritistrue(A)orfalse(B)，andthenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Haveyoueverwonderedwherethefirstdoughnut(炸面圈)wasmade?Whothoughtuptheideaofafriedcakewithaholeinthecenter?

Nooneknowsforsurewhomadethefirstdoughnut.Somepeoplethinkthatdoughnutprobablybeganinthe1800sasDutch“olykoeks”or“oilycakes.”Inthosedays,acookwouldnotwanttowasteanyscrapsoffood.Leftoverpiecesofbreaddough(生面團(tuán))wereputintohotoilandfried.Olykoeksweretastyontheoutside,butsoftanduncookedinthecenter.

SomepeoplesaythatthemotherofaNewEnglandSeacaptaininventedthefirstrealdoughnut.HernamewasElizabethGregory.Shereplacedthesoftcenterwithspicesandnuts.But,Elizabeth’sson,CaptainGregory,didnotlikenuts.Hepunchedoutthecenter,andtheconsequencewasthefirstholeinadoughnut.

OtherssaytherealstoryisthatCaptainGregoryhaddifficultysteeringhisshipwhiletryingtoeatdoughnut.Heaskedtheship’scooktomakehisdoughnutswithholessohecouldhangthemonthesteeringwheel!OthersthinkthatCaptainGregorysawholedcakesinEuropeandbroughttheideabacktoAmericawithhim.

DuringWORLDWARI,homesickAmericansoldiersinEuropewereserveddoughnutsbytheSalvationArmy.Thesebravewomenvolunteeringforthejobwerecalled“DoughnutGirls.”Theyoftenworkedindangerousconditionsnearthesoldiers,sotheDoughnutGirlsworehelmetsanduniforms.Thewomenmadedoughnutcuttersoutofalargecanwithasmallercaninsideittocutoutthehole.Theycouldsetupakettleofhotoiltofrythedoughalmostanywhere.

Inthe1920s,doughnutmachineswereinvented.Doughnutswereproducedfasterandeasierthaneverbefore.Still,manypeoplepreferredtomaketheirfavoritedoughnutsathome.41.Thepassageismainlyaboutthetypesofdoughnuts.[單選題]AB(正確答案)42.ThefirstDutch“olykoek”cameintobeingprobablybecausecookslikedthesoftcenterofcakes.[單選題]AB(正確答案)43.Elizabethusedspicesandnutstoreplacecentertoimprovedoughnuts.[單選題]A(正確答案)B44.ItwasCaptainGregorywhoinventedthefirstholedcakes.[單選題]AB(正確答案)45.WhatcanbeinferredaboutDuringworldwarIisthattheDoughnutGirlsworkednearbattlefields.[單選題]A(正確答案)BPartⅣTranslation(40points)

Directions:Thereare5sentencesinthispart.Eachsentenceisfollowedbysomestatements.ForeachofthemtherearethreechoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandthenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEET.(2x5points)46.It’sverydifficultforthemtocomeupwithanewwayinsuchashorttime.[單選題]*A.他們很難在如此短的時(shí)間內(nèi)想出新的辦法。(正確答案)B.它是困難的對(duì)于他們?yōu)榱讼氤鲂碌霓k法。C.它是困難的對(duì)于他們?cè)谌绱硕虝r(shí)間內(nèi)想出辦法。D.他們很難容忍這個(gè)新的方法在如此短時(shí)間內(nèi)。47.Teachersoftentellustothinkmoreofothersinsteadofcaringonlyaboutourselves.[單選題]*A.老師經(jīng)常告訴我們，多想想別人，少想想自己。B.老師常常告誡我們要多為別人著想，而不要只是關(guān)心自己。(正確答案)C.老師經(jīng)常告訴我們，多想想自己，少想想別人。D.老師常常訓(xùn)斥我們多為別人著想，不要只關(guān)心自己。48.UniversityTourswhicharequitepopularthesedaysareveryeducationaltoteenagers.[單選題]*A.大學(xué)游，這些天并不流行的，但非常教育人。B.如今很流行的大學(xué)游對(duì)青少年來(lái)說(shuō)是很有教育意義的。(正確答案)C.如今很流行的大學(xué)游對(duì)人們來(lái)說(shuō)，非常教育人。D.大學(xué)一日游，既是流行的，又是有教育意義的。49.TheVIPcustomercantakeadvantageofdiscountedroomratesona“first-come,first-served”basis.[單選題]*A.貴賓可以根據(jù)“先來(lái)先得”的原則，享受折扣房?jī)r(jià)的優(yōu)惠。(正確答案)B.本酒店按照“先來(lái)先得”的順序安排貴賓入住并確定房?jī)r(jià)。C.根據(jù)“先來(lái)后到”的原則，先來(lái)的客人可選擇房?jī)r(jià)折扣率。D.貴賓可以根據(jù)“先來(lái)后到”的原則，確定入住房?jī)r(jià)的折扣率。50.Wehaveaspecialsurpriseforyou--aseven-dayonlinepromotionofalltheelectronicproductswemanufacturedlastyear.[單選題]*A.我們有個(gè)特大的喜訊—我們將在七天之內(nèi)上網(wǎng)展出去年生產(chǎn)的所有電器產(chǎn)品。B.我們給你一個(gè)特別的驚喜—在線促銷我們?nèi)ツ晟a(chǎn)的所有電子產(chǎn)品，為期七天。(正確答案)C.我們?yōu)槟銣?zhǔn)備了禮物—你可憑去年購(gòu)買我們公司產(chǎn)品的發(fā)票在七天內(nèi)上網(wǎng)申領(lǐng)。D.我們有一個(gè)特大喜訊—我們將會(huì)在七天之后在線促銷去年的所有電器產(chǎn)品。Directions:Thereare5blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearesevenchoicesmarkedAtoJ.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassageandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEET.(3x5points)

中國(guó)越來(lái)越重視公共圖書(shū)館，并鼓勵(lì)人們充分加以利用。新近公布的統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)字表明，中國(guó)的公共圖書(shū)館數(shù)量在逐年增長(zhǎng)。許多圖書(shū)館通過(guò)翻新和擴(kuò)建，為讀者創(chuàng)造了更為安靜、舒適的環(huán)境。大型公共圖書(shū)館不僅提供種類繁多的參考資料，而且定期舉辦講座、展覽等活動(dòng)。近年來(lái)，也出現(xiàn)了許多數(shù)字圖書(shū)館，從而節(jié)省了存放圖書(shū)所需的空間。一些圖書(shū)館還推出了自助服務(wù)系統(tǒng)，使讀者借書(shū)還書(shū)更加方便，進(jìn)一步滿足了讀者的需求。

Chinaattachesincreasingimportance___51___publiclibrariesandencouragespeopletomakefulluseofthem.ThenewlyreleasedstatisticsindicatethatthenumberofpubliclibrariesinChinaisonanincreaseyearbyyear.Manylibrarieshavecreateda___52___andmorecomfortableenvironmentforreadersthroughrenovationandexpansion.Notonlydolarge-scalepubliclibraries___53___awiderangeofreferencematerials,buttheyalsoregularlyholdlectures,exhibitionsandotheractivities.Inrecentyears,therehavealsobeenmany___54___libraries,savingthespaceneededtostorebooks.Inaddition,somelibrarieshaveintroducedself-servicesystems,whichmakeitmoreconvenientforreaderstoborrowandreturnbooks,andfurthermeetthe___55___ofreaders.A.apply

B.in

C.quieter

D.digital

E.provide

F.distinct

G.toH.skill

I.noisy

J.needs51.[填空題]*_________________________________(答案：G)52.[填空題]*_________________________________(答案：C)53.[填空題]*_________________________________(答案：E)54.[填空題]*_________________________________(答案：D)55.[填空題]*_________________________________(答案：J)Directions:Translatethefollowingsentencesinto