大学英语A考试试题及答案

1、大学英语A统考模拟试题大学英语A 1一、阅读理解1、 This is not the world we know. This world is controlled by computers. Men and women can be seen, but they are following the orders given to them by machines. The machines were designed by mad scientists, but at some point even the mad scientists were taken over by their su

2、per-inventions.Does this sound familiar? You have probably read something like it in magazines or books, or seen it in a film. Why is it so popular? One of the reasons is that it reflects the fears of many people; fear of the unknown fear of what is not understood or, at least, fear of something tha

3、t is not completely understood.The fact is that every day it seems that computers take control of another area of our lives. Somefactory jobs are now done by robots and the robots are controlled by computers. Our bank accounts are managed by computers. At the airport, our tickets are sold by a compu

4、ter. Certainly, many of these operations are made more efficient by computers, but our admiration is sometimes mixed with unsafe feelings. And this lack of safety is caused by the fact that we do not know how computers do these things, and we really don't know what they might do next.But we can

5、find out how computers work, and once we understand them, we can use computers instead of worrying about being used by them. Today, there is a new generation of computer wizards who know exactly how computers get things done. These young men and women, usually university students, are happy to sit f

6、or hours, sometimes for days, designing programs, not eating, not sleeping, but discovering what can be done by these wonderful slaves which they have learned to control. These computer wizards have learned to use the computer and search for new tasks for their machines.(1)、According to the passage,

7、 our present world is under the control of _ . 答案： DA：mad scientists B：men and womenC：the unknown fearD：some super-inventions(2)、The reason why many people are afraid of computers is that _ . 答案： BA：they don't know anything about computersB：they haven't really understood computersC：there are

8、 so many computer gamesD：computers are often down(3)、The author mentions computer wizards in order to point out that _ . 答案： AA：computers can be controlled by manB：there should be more people devoted to computersC：only young people are interested in computersD：more time and energy is required to con

9、trol computers(4)、This passage is probably written to suggest that _ . 答案： CA：some day computers can deal with all human problemsB：computers can be used in place of traveling to our jobsC：people should not fear computersD：computer technology will not meet people's needs in various situations(5)、

10、The author's attitude towards widely used computers is _答案： A_ .A：positiveB：anxiousC：worriedD：serious2、 In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of

11、his garden. That was the first photo.The next important date in the history of photography（摄影术）was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his pictures you could see everything very clearly， even the sma

12、llest things. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.Soon, other people began to use Daguerre's way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains.In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographe

13、rs（摄影家）could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of films and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard.Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of g

14、reat people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike（栩栩如生的）.Photography also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other kinds of art.(1)、The first photo taken by Niepce was a

15、picture of _.答案： CA：his businessB：his houseC：his gardenD：his window(2)、The Daguerreotype was _.答案： BA：a FrenchmanB：a kind of pictureC：a kind of cameraD：a photographer(3)、If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had to _.答案： DA：watch lots of filmsB：buy an exp

16、ensive cameraC：stop in most citiesD：take many films and related facilities(4)、Mathew Brady _.答案： BA：was a very attractive personB：was famous for his unusual picturesC：was quite a strong personD：took many pictures of moving people(5)、This passage tells us _.答案： AA：how photography was developedB：how t

17、o show your ideas and feelings in picturesC：how to take pictures in the worldD：how to use different cameras二、词汇与语法1、Free _A_ of shampoo is distributed from door to door.A：sampleB：exampleC：productD：stock2、He cannot be tired _A_ he has walked only half a mile.A：sinceB：whether C：whenD：as long as3、Xiao

18、Lu won a _A_ at the tennis match.A：prizeB：priceC：praiseD：present4、It is generally considered unwise to give a child _B_ he or she wants.A：howeverB：whateverC：whicheverD：whenever5、Not only _D_ our money, but we were also in danger of losing our lives.A：we lostB：lost weC：we did loseD：did we lose6、All t

19、hings _A_, the planned trip will have to be called off.A：consideredB：be consideredC：consideringD：having considered7、They _B_ thankful to have the opportunity to further their studies.A：would like to beB：ought to beC：would rather beD：had better be8、Large fish usually _C_ small fish.A：gatherB：take onC

20、：feed onD：organize9、When the girl heard the news, she could do nothing but _D_ back home.A：goingB：wentC：to goD：go10、In Britain people drive _B_the left.A：at B：on C：to D：in三、完型填空When my wife and I lived in Texas, one morning, we were our way home and decided to stop at a local gas station to get some

21、 breakfast. We noticed a man standing in front of the store. We could tell that he was a man, because his clothes were dirty and worn磨损，疲倦的. It looked like he had gone in to get warm to drink but came out with nothing. he must have not had enough money.Then we saw a dog walk up to the front of the s

22、tore. It was a dog - we could tell that it had been feeding puppies小狗. She was terribly in need of something to eat. There were people by and not even taking a look at her. She might not have been as and clean as most, but she still deserved值得 better. We still did not do anything, but someone did. T

23、he guy, who did not buy himself anything to eat, went back into theI know that this story isn't as inspirational鼓舞人心，给人灵感 as most stories, but it a great part in our lives. You see, that was Mother's Day weekend. A lot of people forget that some animals are too. It took a straggler (流浪汉) to

24、show me what I should have done. He made me a better man that day.(1)、 A：at B：on C：in D：for答案： B(2)、 A：terrible B：homeless C：friendly D：handsome 答案： B(3)、 A：everything B：anything C：something D：nothing 答案： C(4)、 A：So B：But C：Since D：If答案： A(5)、 A：strong B：weak C：female D：male答案： C(6)、 A：pass B：passed

25、 C：to pass D：passing答案： D(7)、 A：dirty B：small C：stupid D：pretty答案： D(8)、 A：store B：station C：car D：park答案： A(9)、 A：takes B：spends C：makes D：plays答案： D(10)、 A：talents B：children C：parents D：friends答案： C四、汉译英(1)、你应该按医嘱去服这种药。答案： You should follow the doctor's instructions on how to take the medicin

26、e.(2)、你的新朋友们听起来棒极了！答案：Your new friends sound great!(3)、你能帮我安装一下这个软件吗？（set up）答案：Could you please help me set up the software?(4)、大工厂生产的产品正在替代小工厂生产的产品。答案：Goods produced by big factories are taking the place of those by small workshops作文：We are living in an Information Age. And the Internet can influe

27、nce our lives in many ways. Write an essay on the topic "Internet and Me". You should base your essay on the outline below.1.因特网带来的益处2.因特网带来的弊端3.因特网对我的影响范文：Everything lives with opposite forces. The same can be said about modern technology, such as Internet. At first glance Internet offers

28、 us excitement and a worl of promise. Frankly speaking, people who have some ideas of it can not deny the merits born with the system. For instance,it can improve proficiency in scientific research, for by means of it scientists and researchers can get a global look at the latest development in the

29、field concerned and accordingly they need spend no time doing what has already been done. In view of personal communication, the most convenient means could be peculiar to Internet, too.While people speak highly of Internet, its drawbacks shouldn't be neglected. Sometimes, alittle fatal breakdow

30、n of the system, or a disastrous error could bring us an enormous amount of damage and loss. Meanwhile, with lnternet's replacement of hooks or the written work as the main source of information, human's writing abilities are weakened and relations between people are desalinatedHowever, ever

31、y country on this planet should work hardto develop the system to serve us more efficiently and comfortably, because in the net all countries are interrelated.Internet is colsely in linked大学英语A 2一、阅读理解1、 Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it's painful? This might be called l

32、aziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.During the hours when you labor through your work you may say that you're "hot". That's true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is

33、 at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues as: "Get up, John! You'll be late for work again!" The possible explanation to the trouble i

34、s that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarreling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family including their kid has.You can't change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life f

35、it it better. Habit can help, Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe you're sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway. Counteract (对抗) your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early

36、 in the day, rise before your usual hour. This won't change your cycle, but you'll get up steam and work better at your low point.Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn (呵欠) and stretch. Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on th

37、e floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.(1)、If a person finds getting up early a problem, most probably . DA：he is a l

38、azy personB：he is not sure when his energy is lowC：he refuses to follow his own energy cycleD：he is at his peak最高峰，顶点 in the afternoon or evening(2)、Which of the following may end family quarrels according to the passage? AA：Awareness意识到 of family member's energy cycle. B：Attempts to control the

39、 energy cycle of other family members.C：Attempts to change family member's energy cycle. D：Familiar monologues.(3)、If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning, he should . BA：get to bed earlierB：get up earlier than usualC：overcome his lazinessD：change his energy cycle(4

40、)、You are advised to rise with a yawn哈欠 and stretch because it will _A_.A：help to keep your energy for the day's workB：keep your energy cycle under control all dayC：enable you to concentrate on your routine work D：help you to control your temper early in the day(5)、Which of the following stateme

41、nt is NOT true? CA：Children have energy cycles, too.B：Habit may help a person adapt to his own energy cycle.C：Dr. Kleitman explains why people reach their peaks at different hours of day.D：Getting off to work with a minimum effort helps save one's energy.2、 It came as something of a surprise whe

42、n Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross's campaign for a total ban on landmines（地雷）. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the world were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions The Princess concluded

43、with a simple message: "We must stop landmines". And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message.But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an a

44、ttack on the Princess in the press. They described her as "very ill-informed" and a "loose cannon（乱放炮的人） ".The Princess responded by brushing aside（不予理睬） the criticisms: "This is a distraction（干扰） we do not need. All I'm trying to do is help."Opposition parties, the

45、 media and the public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princess's trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British gove

46、rnment's policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government. For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experi

47、ence had also given her the chance to get closer to people and their problems.(1)、Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997 _D_.A：to clarify the British government's stand on landminesB：to establish her image as a friend of landmine victimsC：to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims

48、thereD：to voice her support for a total ban禁止 of landmines(2)、What did Diana mean when she said ". putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me" DA：Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics.B：She just couldn't bear to meet the landmine vic

49、tims face to face.C：The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home.D：Seeing the pain of the victims make her realize the seriousness of the situation.(3)、Some members of the British government criticized Diana because _C_.A：she had not consulted the government before the visitB：sh

50、e was ill-informed of the government's policyC：they were actually opposed to banning landminesD：they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola(4)、How did Diana respond to the criticisms? BA：She made more appearances on TV. B：She paid no attention to them.C：She rose to argue wi

51、th her opponents.D：She met the 13-year-old girl as planned.(5)、What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola? CA：It had caused embarrassment to the British government.B：It had greatly promoted her popularity.C：It had brought her closer to the ordinary people.D：It had affected her relations wi

52、th the British government.二、词汇与语法1、The smile on her face _A_ that she was willing to go.A：suggestedB：explainedC：supposedD：insisted2、Carol made a _A_ to work hard at school this year.A：resolutionB：revolutionD：evolution进化答案： A3、Ten minutes earlier, we could have caught the last train. DA：or elseB：butC

53、：otherwiseD：and4、Maggie _the floor when she _the door bell ring. AA：was sweeping heardB：swept heardC：was sweeping was hearingD：swept was hearing5、Grace advised us to withdraw取款 _C_.A：so as to get not involvedB：as not to get involvedC：so as not to get involved D：as to not get involved6、It is generall

54、y considered unwise to give a child _B_ he or she wants. A：howeverB：whateverC：whicheverD：whenever7、They found the conditions there _C_.A：much improveB：much to improveC：much improvedD：be much improved8、They are willing to care for the _D_ and disabled. C：involution退化A：oldest；B：elder；C：older；D：elderly

55、； 答案：D；9、John suggested _D_ anything about it until they found out more facts.A：not to sayB：not sayC：to say notD：not saying10、You may get good grades by studying only before examinations, but you will only succeed _ by studying hard every day. 答案： BA：in particularB：in the long runC：in seasonD：in the

56、 end of三、完型填空In every cultivated有教养的 language there are two great classes of words which, taken together, comprise the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words which we become acquainted使了解 in daily conversation, which we learn, that is to say, from the of our own family and from our familiar

57、associates, and which we should know and use we could not read or write. They concern the common things of life, and are the stock in trade（惯用手段） of all who the language. Such words may be called "popular", since they belong to the people and are not the exclusive right of a limited class.

58、, our language comprises包含 a multitude大量的 of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings to every educated person, but there is little necessity to use them at home or in the market-place. Our first with them comes not from our mother's lips or from the talk of our school-mates, but from books that we read, lectures that we listen to, or the more formal convers