大学英语一级试题模拟001

1、大学英语一级测试题Part I Listening Comprehension (20%) Section A (10%)Directions: In this section you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be

2、a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and-decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.1. A) Britain. B) Japan. C) China. D) America.2. A) 6. B) 13. C) 14. D) 16.3. A) 2. B)

3、 3. C) 4. D) 5.4. A) She likes it. B) Its too hot. C) Its too cold. D) She dislikes it.5. A) $13. B) $39. C) $20. D) $21.6. A) The woman has no dictionary. B) The woman is using her dictionary. C) The man can get one from her desk. D) The man cant use her dictionary.7. A) 7:30. B) 7:20. C) 6:45. D)

4、7:00.8. A) In his bag. B) In his office. C) He has no radio. D) At his home.9. A) At the bank. B) In the shop. C) At the post office. D) At the railway station.10. A) Drink. B) Meal. C) Weather. D) Fruit.Section B Compound Dictation (10%)Directions: In this section you will hear a passage of about 9

5、0 words three times. The passage is printed on your Answer Sheet with about 30 words missing. First, you will hear the whole passage from the beginning to the end just to get a general idea of it. Then, in the second reading, you will hear a signal indicating the beginning of a pause after each sent

6、ence, sometimes two sentences or just part of a sentence. During the pause, you must write down the missing words you have just heard in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet. There is also a different signal indicating the end of the pause. When you hear this signal, you must get ready for wh

7、at comes next from the recording. You can check what you have written when the passage is read to you once again without the pauses.If you are in a hurry and you want to (1) there is no better place than a (2) restaurant. You (3) the restaurant, pick up a tray, knife, fork, and spoon and queue (4) w

8、here the food is on display. You pick out (5) and put it on your tray, which you have to (6) a special rack till you reach the cashier. The cashier will (7) . After paying, you take your tray to any table you like. You can (8) or with another customer. You can have a good meal (9) . And - as there i

9、s no waiter you dont (10) .Part II Reading Passages (40%)Section A Fast Reading (Reading Time: 8 1/2 minutes) (10%)Marriage and RomanceIf you are asked, “Why do people marry?” you may answer in anger or surprise. The question seems silly because it is only too natural for people to get married. Divo

10、rce, that is, when people end their marriage, on the other hand, is something that should be given serious attention. Yet marriage goes before it as a rule.Why do people marry? People divorce often, as can be seen by the rising divorce rate in the U.S. and elsewhere. But they remarry soon enough aft

11、er they divorce. Now many of them divorce at a much a younger age than before. It is also found that the young have a big share of divorce. But what many sociologists find difficult to understand is that they seem to be more eager to rush into marriage than get out of it.In the old days there was ev

12、ery reason to marry youngespecially among the working class. In Chinese communities, unmarried men and women seemed to be disadvantaged in many ways. Women were in a more difficult position than men since in earlier times, girls were not allowed to be educated. They also did not enjoy social freedom

13、. In the past, women who were not “married off” before they turned 30 were considered to be a problem or a worry for the family. They might have to remain with their families as they could not find jobs, and thus were unable to support themselves. For men, they often led an unpleasant or uncomfortab

14、le life as they did not have a wife to do the sewing, cooking, cleaning and taking care of the husband and children. In those days, the family was the cornerstone of society. Both sexes needed marriage for more than now.Is marriage something that people cannot do without? It could be a convenience w

15、hich people seek. For this reason we find people marrying more than ever and earlier. But is it just convenience that people are after? Why do we find people marrying more than ever and earlier? Why are the young falling so much in love? Why do they show so much attention to each other before marria

16、ge? Has the desire for love become so important that people have to marry earlier?Many sociologists believe that the material conveniences that are provided by modern appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines reduce the usefulness of marriage. But such conveniences have also weakened the

17、 bonds of family life. Though we seem to be meeting more people, our relationships are few. We are close to crowds but we feel more alone than before. One feels lonely in the midst of crowds. It is just like being at a party where, when left alone, one would feel some sort of emptiness. All of a sud

18、den, one is living in a world one does not understand. Thus one feels the need for somebody that one can be close to! Then one can share body and soul.So this is the promise of marriage. Movies, songs, romance and TV all show a “normal” person must love and therefore marry. As it is, love and marria

19、ge are closely connected with each other. The desire for love makes people eager to get married.In the family, children are told that “Love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage.”. They feel that it is only too natural to get married. But alas, nothing could be less so. Love has delight

20、ed and worried us. In real life, love and marriage may not go together. Love can be described as a restless horse which would run away, refusing to be put under control. In the end it overturns the carriage. When love runs away the result is a failed marriage. But did it ever occur to us that we can

21、 and should keep the horse under control? Once we are in charge of love, it can be with us for the rest of our lives.11. In the old days, it was found that .A) people tended to get married at an early age B) unmarried people were often better educated C) working class people enjoyed family life more

22、D) women were more anxious to get into marriage12. Chinese women who remained unmarried over 30 in the old days .A) became a problem for their families B) lived an unpleasant and uncomfortable life C) could enjoy more social freedomD) had to do some sewing and cooking for a living13. The material co

23、nveniences in modern society are said to .A) weaken the relationships between family members B) make people feel more lonely in a crowd C) make people think its more useful to get marriedD) make family life more convenient but less interesting14. According to the passage, what people are now seeking

24、 for in marriages is .A) mutual understanding B) material conveniences C) the sharing of body and soulD) a companion to kill ones loneliness15. When people refer to love and marriage as the relationship between horse and carriage, they mean that .A) marriage and divorces are natural B) love and marr

25、iage go together C) we have to put love under control before marriageD) when marriage runs away like a horse, love failsSection B Careful Reading (30%) Directions: There are 3 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there a

26、re four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:No one knows who made the first ice cream. Some people think that water ice

27、s and milk ices may have been made by the Chinese between three thousand and four thousand years ago. In time, the dish reached India. The Indians, in turn, may have passed on the secret to the Arabs and the Persians. The Persians called their dish sharbat, from which our word sherbet comes. Marco P

28、olo, and Italian who traveled widely in the thirteenth century, noted that he found the Chinese had long been making ices out of fruit juices and milk. From the fourteenth century on, ices became popular, first in Venice and then throughout Italy.In 1533, when Catherine de Medicis left Italy to marr

29、y the future King Henry II of France, she took her cooks with her. They made desserts the French had never tasted before. Among them was “ice cream”. For each day of the wedding festivities Catherines cooks prepared a different flavor of her favorite dessert“ice cream”.At first ice cream was a luxur

30、y in France. Only rich people had the money to buy it. Then, in 1660, a young man from Sicily, Francisco Procopio, arrived in Paris. He opened a shop that sold ice cream at prices people could afford. Procopios “ice cream parlor” became so popular that other shops were opened.About 1640, King Charle

31、s I introduced ice cream to England. He had heard it was the rage in Italy and France. He served ice cream for dessert at a banquet. The surprise dish was a great success. The king ordered his cook to keep the recipe for ice cream a secret. Charles felt that only royalty should serve the dessert. Bu

32、t the secret soon leaked out. Ice cream quickly became the rage in England too.16. This passage is mainly about .A) Marco Polos travel B) one of Chinese inventions C) Catherines marriageD) the history of ice cream17. Marco Polos remark shows that he traveled in .A) China B) India C) PersiaD) Italy18

33、. Ice cream was unknown in France until .A) 1533 B) 1660 C) 1640D) 177419. Ice cream was introduced to England by .A) Catherine de Medicis B) Francisco Procopio C) Charles ID) Marco Polo20. What will be probably discussed in the paragraphs following this passage ?A) Marco Polos travel in the world.

34、B) Development of ice cream in France. C) Development of ice cream in England.D) Development of ice cream in America or other countries.Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:No one knows why we sleep, but it is certain that we need to. People who are prevented from sleeping begin to

35、suffer obvious effect after a few daysthey think less clearly, and they fall asleep during the working hours. Some may begin to imagine things.There are no rules about sleep. Generally speaking, grown-ups sleep about seven and a half hours each night and probably more than 60 percent get between sev

36、en and eight hours. But perhaps eight percent are quite happy with 5 hours or less, and four percent or so find they want ten hours or more. If you feel all right, you are probably getting enough sleep. The important thing is not to worry how much others people gettheir needs may be different. Exerc

37、ise does not seem to increase the need for sleep; office workers, for example, sleep for about as long as people doing physically active work.Children sleep more than grown-upsperhaps fourteen to eighteen hours soon after birth, going down to grown-up levels by early teen-age. Sleep patterns also te

38、nd to be different in the elderly, who may sleep less at night than they did when younger. They find sleep getting more broken, and often make it a rule to sleep during the daytime.21. According to the passage, some people are unable to think clearly because _ . A) they have imagination B) they feel

39、 sleep during the working hours C) they do not have enough sleep D) they are certain to be kept from going to bed22. Which of the following is TRUE? A) All grown-ups must have at least eight-hour sleep. B) Most of the grown-ups sleep for seven or eight hours. C) Quite a few people need only five hou

40、rs or less for them to sleep. D) No grown-ups sleep more than ten hours.23. Whether you have got enough sleep is judged by . A) how many hours you have slept. B) how many hours you need to sleep. C) whether you did exercise and physical work. D) whether you feel fresh and energetic.24. According to

41、the passage, a boy of fourteen years old sleeps . A) as many hours as a grown-up B) much more hours than a grown-up C) for fourteen hours each night D) for less than eight hours per night25. Which of the following is TRUE when the elderly find sleep getting more broken? A) They usually sleep during

42、the daytime. B) They just ignore it. C) They talk about it to their friends. D) They are always complaining about it.Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:A moments drilling by the dentist may make us nervous and upset. Many of us cannot stand pain. To avoid the pain of a drilling th

43、at may last perhaps a minute or two, we demand the “needle”a shot of novocaine that deadens the nerves around the tooth.Now its true that the human body has developed its millions of nerves to be highly aware of what goes on both inside and outside of it. This helps us adjust to the world. Without o

44、ur nervesand our brain, which is a bundle of nerveswe wouldnt know whats happening. But we pay for our sensitivity. We can feel pain when the slightest thing is wrong with any part of our body. The history of torture is based on the human body being open to pain.But there is a way to handle pain. Lo

45、ok at the Indian fakir who sits on a bed of nails. Fakirs can put a needle right through an arm, and feel no pain. This ability that some humans have developed to handle pain should give us ideas about how the mind can deal with pain.The big thing in withstanding pain is our attitude toward it. If t

46、he dentist says, “This will hurt a little,” it helps us to accept the pain. By staying relaxed, and by treating the pain as an interesting sensation, we can handle the pain without falling apart. After all, although pain is an unpleasant sensation, it is still a sensation, and sensations are the stu

47、ff of life.26. The purpose of this passage is mainly to tell us _ _.A) that pain is good for usB) to stop talking the “needle” at the dentists C) how to handle pain D) how to avoid torture27. The result of pain is to _ . A) let us know whats going on B) make us open to torture C) make us pay for our

48、 sensitivity D) help us get more sensations28. The most important thing in handling pain is to _ . A) do what the Indian fakirs do B) welcome it C) know about it in advance D) treat it as an interesting sensation29. The word “withstanding” in the last paragraph can be best replaced by_ . A) having B

49、) handling C) accepting D) sensing30. The sentence “we pay for our sensitivity” in paragraph 2 most probably means _. A) we suffer because of being sensitive B) our sensitivity costs us a great deal C) we have to pay the dentist for his making us sensitive to painD) we are lucky to have developed ou

50、r sensesPart III Vocabulary and Structure （15%）Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single l

51、ine through the center.31. At first, the professor said something about the problem of pollution in big cities but halfway in his speech, he suddenly _ to another subject.A) switchedC) transmittedB) challengedD) transformed32. Everything at the party _ careful planning.A) knew of C) heard ofB) thoug

52、ht ofD) spoke of33. No one can function properly if they are _ adequate sleep.A) done away withC) deprived ofB) deprivedD) idled away34. The newcomers found it impossible to _ themselves to the climate sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new country.A) suitC) regulateB) adaptD) coordinate35.

53、 We feel it our duty to remind you that you should do your utmost to meet the _ for payment.A) scheduleC) curiosityB) assignmentD) deadline36. I could not persuade him to accept it，_ make him see the importance of it.A) no more than I couldC) if only I could notB) nor could ID) or I could not37. I r

54、an _ an old friend of mine in the library.A) downC) throughB) intoD) over38. The great value of school education lies not _ in teaching you what you dont know as in teaching you the way of learning.A) the same asC) so muchB) so many D) as39. High IQ students are usually those who are very good at ma

55、king use of their time to the fullest _.A) levelC) expandB) expenseD) extent40. By the end of last month, our factory _ 30,000 motors.A) producedC) was producingB) was producedD) had produced41. John was late this morning. He must _ too much time watching TV last night.A) have spentC) have takenB) spendD) take42. He accepted his doctors advice and _ smoking two years ago.A) gave offC) gave inB) gave awayD) gave up43. Your advice that she _ till next week is reasonable.A) will wait C) waitsB