大学英语A统考模拟试题

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

2、 super-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

3、that is not completely understood.The fact is that every day it seems that computers take control of another area of our lives. Some factory 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 c

4、omputer. 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

5、can 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 s

6、it for 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 pa

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

8、 there are so many computer gamesD ： computers are often down答案： B(3)、 The author mentions computer wizards in order to point out that .A ： 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

9、is required to control computers答案： A(4) 、 This passage is probably written to suggest that .A ： 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

10、in various situations答案： C(5)、 The author's attitude towards widely used computers is .A ： positiveB ： anxiousC ： worriedD ： serious答案： A2、 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

11、 of his house and took a picture of 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

12、 everything very clearly ， even the smallest 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, phot

13、ography was developed. Then photographers (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

14、 photographer. He took many pictures of great 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

15、.(1) 、 The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of .A ： his businessB ： his houseC ： his gardenD ： his window答案： C(2) 、 The Daguerreotype was .A ： a FrenchmanB ： a kind of pictureC ： a kind of cameraD ： a photographer答案： B(3)、 If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the ye

16、ar of 1840, he had toA ： watch lots of filmsB ： buy an expensive cameraC ： stop in most citiesD ： take many films and related facilities答案： D(4)、 Mathew Brady .A ： was a very attractive personB ： was famous for his unusual picturesC ： was quite a strong personD ： took many pictures of moving people答

17、案： B(5) 、 This passage tells us .A ： how photography was developedB ： how to show your ideas and feelings in picturesC ： how to take pictures in the worldD ： how to use different cameras答案： A二、词汇与语法1、 Free of shampoo is distributed from door to door.A ： sampleB ： exampleC ： productD ： stock答案： A2、 H

18、e cannot be tired he has walked only half a mile.A ： sinceB ： whetherC ： whenD ： as long as答案： A3、 Xiao Lu won a at the tennis match.A ： prizeB ： priceC ： praiseD ： present答案：A4、 It is generally considered unwise to give a child he or she wants.A ： howeverB ： whateverC ： whicheverD ： whenever答案：B5、

19、Not only our money, but we were also in danger of losing our lives.A ： we lostB ： lost weC ： we did loseD ： did we lose答案： D6、 All things , the planned trip will have to be called off.A ： consideredB ： be consideredC ： consideringD ： having considered答案： A7、 They thankful to have the opportunity to

20、further their studies.A ： would like to beB ： ought to beC ： would rather beD ： had better be答案： B8、 Large fish usually small fish.A ： gatherB ： take onC ： feed onD : organize 答案：C9、When the girl heard the news, she could do nothing but back home.A : goingB: wentC: to go D: go 答案：D 10、In Britain peo

21、ple drive the left.A : at B: on C: to D： in 答案：B三、完型填空When my wife and I lived in Texas, one morning, we were 1 our way home and decided to stop at a local gas station to get some breakfast. We noticed a man standing in front of the store. We could tell that he was a 2 man, because his clothes were

22、dirty and worn. It looked like he had gone in to get 3 warm to drink but came out with nothing. 4 he must have not had enough money.Then we saw a dog walk up to the front of the store. It was a 5 dog - we could tell that it had been feeding puppies. She was terribly in need of something to eat. Ther

23、e were people . 6 by and not even taking a look at her. She might not have been as 7 and clean asmost, but she still deserved better. We still did not do anything, but someone did. The guy, who did not buy himself anything to eat, went back into the 8, bought a can of dog food andfed that dog.I know

24、 that this story isn't as inspirational as most stories, but it 9 a great part in our lives. You see, that was Mother's Day weekend. A lot of people forget that some animals are 10 too. It took a straggler （流浪汉）to show me what I should have done. He made me a betterman that day.、A : atB: onC

25、 ： inD ： for 答案：B(2)、A ： terribleB ： homelessC ： friendlyD ： handsome答案： B(3)、A ： everythingB ： anythingC ： somethingD ： nothing答案： C(4)、A ： SoB ： ButC ： SinceD： If答案： A(5)、A ： strongB ： weakC ： femaleD ： male答案： C(6)、A ： passB ： passedC ： to passD ： passing答案： D(7)、A ： dirtyB ： smallC ： stupidD ： p

26、retty答案： D(8)、A ： storeB: station C: carD ： park答案：A(9)、A : takesB: spendsC : makesD ： plays答案：D(10)、A : talentsB: childrenC : 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 medicine.You should follows the doctor instructions on how

27、 to take the medicine.(2)、你的新朋友们听起来棒极了！答案：Your new friet!Your new(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?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 ofthose by small workshops五、写作I

28、nstructions:Your essay should be no less than 150 words.We are living in an Information Age. And the Internet can influence 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

29、lives with opposite forces. The same can be said about modern technology, such asInternet.At first glance Internet offers 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 s

30、cientific research, for by means of it scientists and researchers can get a global look at the latest development in the 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 Interne

31、t, too.While people speak highly of Internet, its drawbacks shouldn't be neglected. Sometimes, alittle fatal breakdown 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 so

32、urce of information, human's writing abilities are weakened and relations between people are desalinatedHowever, every country on this planet should work hard to develop the system to serve us more efficiently and comfortably, because in the net all countries are interrelated.大学英语 A 2一、阅读理解1、 Do

33、 you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it's painful? This might be called laziness, 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'

34、s true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is 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: "Ge

35、t up, John! You'll be late for work again!" The possible explanation to the trouble is 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 includi

36、ng their kid has.You can't change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit 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 t

37、han you want to. If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early 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 leis

38、urely yawn （ 呵欠 ） andstretch. Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the 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 y

39、our sharper hours.(1) 、 If a person finds getting up early a problem, most probably.A ： he is a lazy personB ： he is not sure when his energy is lowC ： he refuses to follow his own energy cycleD ： he is at his peak in the afternoon or evening答案： D(2) 、 Which of the following may end family quarrels

40、according to the passage?A ： Awareness of family member's energy cycle.B ： Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members.C ： Attempts to change family member's energy cycle.D ： Familiar monologues.答案： A(3) 、 If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning

41、, he should.A ： get to bed earlierB ： get up earlier than usualC ： overcome his lazinessD ： change his energy cycle答案： B(4) 、 You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will .A ： help to keep your energy for the day's workB ： keep your energy cycle under control all dayC ： enable

42、 you to concentrate on your routine workD ： help you to control your temper early in the day答案： A(5) 、 Which of the following statement is NOT true?A ： 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

43、 different hours of day.D ： Getting off to work with a minimum effort helps save one's energy.答案： C2、 It came as something of a surprise when 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 arriv

44、ing in Angola, television screens around the world were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. "I knew the statistics," she said. "But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like when I met Sandra, a 13- year-ol

45、d girl who had lost her leg, and people like her."The Princess concluded 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, wh

46、ich refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as "very ill-informed" and a "loose cannon(舌 L放炮的人)".The Princess responded by brushing aside (不予理睬)the criticisms: "This is a distraction(干扰)

47、we do not need. All I'm trying to do is help."Opposition parties, the 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 f

48、act very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British government'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

49、 much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the chance to get closer to people and their problems. (1)、Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997.A : to clarify the British government's stand on landminesB: to establish her image as a f

50、riend of landmine victimsC : to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims thereD : to voice her support for a total ban of landmines答案：D(2)、What did Diana mean when she said ". putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me" (paragraphl)?A: Meeting the landmine victims

51、 in person made her believe the statistics.B: She just couldn't bear to meet the landmine victims 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.答案：D(3)、Some members of the Br

52、itish government criticized Diana because.A : she had not consulted the government before the visitB: she 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 答案：C(4)、How did Diana resp

53、ond to the criticisms?A : She made more appearances on TV.B: She paid no attention to them.C : She rose to argue with her opponents.D : She met the 13-year-old girl as planned.答案：B(5)、What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola?A : It had caused embarrassment to the British government.B: It

54、 had greatly promoted her popularity.C : It had brought her closer to the ordinary people.D : It had affected her relations with the British government.答案：C二、词汇与语法1、The smile on her face that she was willing to go.A : suggestedB: explainedC: supposedD : insisted答案：A2、Carol made a to work hard at sch

55、ool this year.A : resolutionB: revolutionC ： involutionD : evolution答案：A3、Ten minutes earlier, we could have caught the last train.A : or else8: butC : otherwiseD ： and答案：D4、Maggie the floor when she the door bell ring.A ： was sweeping heardB ： swept heardC ： was sweeping was hearingD ： swept was he

56、aring答案：A5、 Grace advised us to withdraw .A ： so as to get not involvedB ： as not to get involvedC ： so as not to get involvedD ： as to not get involved答案：C6、 It is generally considered unwise to give a child he or she wants.A ： howeverB ： whateverC ： whicheverD ： whenever答案：B7、 They found the condi

57、tions there .A ： much improveB ： much to improveC ： much improvedD ： be much improved答案： C8、 They are willing to care for the and disabled.A ： oldestB ： elderC ： olderD ： elderly答案： D9、 John suggested anything about it until they found out more facts.A ： not to sayB ： not sayC ： to say notD ： not sa

58、ying答案： D10、 You may get good grades by studying only before examinations, but you will only succeed by studying hard every day.A ： in particularB ： in the long runC ： in seasonD ： in the end of答案： B三、完型填空In every cultivated language there are two great classes of words which, taken together, comprise the wh