大学英语模拟题一及答案

1、西北工业大学网络教育学院2008年 4 月统考模拟试题一第一部分：交际英语（共10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）此部分共有10个未完成的对话，针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。 1. - - It looks nice. Can I try it onA. What can I do for youB. What would you likeC. What about this jacketD. Let s buy this jacket.2. -Happy new year!A. Man

2、y thanks B. The same to you C. That s Ok D. That would be fine3. -Would you like to go to the zoo with usD. Quite wellA. Yes, please B. That's true C. Yes, I'd love to4. - I've done quite well in the exam this term.C. So do ID. Go on, pleaseA. I don't know B. Congratulations5. - Than

3、k you for your help.A. All rightB. That's all rightC. That's rightD. It's very kind of youyou mind if I close the windowA. No, I mind B. Yes, I don't mind Help yourself to some apples.C. No, not at all D. Yes, I'm afraid notdon't like it B. Sorry, I can't help it8. - I m

4、afraid I ve got a bad cold.C. Never mind D. Thank you very muchA. Never mindC. You d better go and saeedoctor9. - I ll be free this Sunday.- a swimA. Why don t you go toC. How about going to10. - Excuse me. Where s the post office, please- Sorry. I ve come here for the first time.B. Keep away from m

5、eD. You need take medicineC. What about going forD. Why didn t you go forA. Thank you very much.D. Thank you all the same.C. What a pity!E. Go away, then!第二部分：阅读理解 （共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）此部分共有3 篇短文，每篇短文后有5 个问题，每个问题后有4 个选项，请你从A、 B、C、 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。Passage 1Throughout histo

6、ry, people had dreamed about joining England and France together. Even Napoleon had a plan to dig a tunnel （ 隧道 ） and reach England. One of the first people who tried to dig a tunnel under the Channel was a French engineer called Albert Mathieu. His tunnel failed.In 1881, Colonel Beamont and Captain

7、 English from Britain also tried to dig a tunnel. Their tunnel went six kilometers into the Channel. Queen Victoria stopped them and said it was dangerous to connect with France. It was a very good tunnel, and it is still there today.The new tunnel （ready in 1993） is, in fact, three tunnels-two for

8、trains and a “ service tunnel ”for fresh air to go in and for men who take care of the tunnels. The tunnels are fifty kilometers long, forty meters under water. Forty kilometers of tunnel are under the sea itself. They are the longest undersea tunnels in the world. Trains travel through the tunnels

9、at 160 km/h. People drive their cars onto trains and the trains take them through the tunnel. Each train takes 1,500 people and there are trains every ten minutes.A special radio station called Channel Channel has started, because it is impossible to receive normal radio signals （ 信号 ） when you are

10、under the sea. The station sends news to keep people up-to-date with the“world outside ” while they are in the tunnel.11. What was people s dream about England and FranceA. Napoleon could reach England.B. Napoleon could dig a tunnel for them.C. Albert Mathieu would succeed.D. England and France coul

11、d be joined together.12. Which is TRUE about the tunnel building in 1881A. The tunnel went six kilometers from France.B. Tunnel-building was a dangerous job.C. The old tunnel is still under the sea.D. The queen agreed to the digging plan.13. What s the traveling like in the tunnel A. Trains and cars

12、 can travel at 160 km/h.B. People can travel by trains through two tunnels.C. It takes ten minutes to go through the tunnel by train.D. People can drive their cars or take trains through the tunnel.14. Channel Channel has started to .A. tell people what the date isB. send news about people in the tu

13、nnelC. tell people news about the outside worldD. receive radio signals of the outside world15. The passage mainly tells us .A. the history of the Channel tunnelB. the importance of the Channel tunnelC. it s hard work to dig an undersea tunnel D. the people who tried to dig the Channel tunnelPassage

14、 2Mobile homes, pulled by specially designed trucks have been increasing in numbers all over the United States. Often, driving along, you can see some mobile homes high on a hill. Some stand under trees along a river or a lake. They're wonderfully built homes. Sometimes they're as much as 40

15、 feet long, with two to five rooms, and you can find many things you need in them. When you park your mobile home, water, electricity power and telephones are connected, and you can enjoy yourself there.The fact that these homes can be moved doesn't mean that they do move all the time. Sometimes

16、 their owners stay for years in one place, plant gardens, build walls and so on. These homes are often quite expensive. Some even cost $ 20,000.Why does a family choose to live in such a home Well, it's comfortable, easy to keep clean, easy to keep warm, no need to paint. What's more, the fa

17、st increase of mobile homes in numbers has something to do with the job uncertainty （不稳定性）. Nobody knows what will happentomorrow. If a factory closes down, you may be trapped with the house you can't sell. However, if you have a mobile home, you can move on easily.The greatest selling attractio

18、n of these mobile homes is that they can be improved every year. If you're doing well, you may change a new model just as you do with a car. There is a ready market for used ones, so the price of the mobile homes is higher than that of automobiles （ 汽车 ）.16. From the passage, we know that mobile

19、 homes .A. can be built better than our homesB. need to move all the timeC. can provide something people needD. must stand only high on a hill17. is one of the reasons for people to choose mobile homes.A. The job uncertaintyB. The strange designC. The low priceD. The high speed18. Which of the follo

20、wing may NOT attract people to buy mobile homesA. The new model appears every year.B. Walls can be easily built around them.C. They don't need to be painted.D. They can be moved here and there.19. We can infer that the increase of the mobile homes shows .A. great changes in people's living s

21、tyle （ 方式 ）B. great interest in developing new thingsC. some problems in people's lifeD. people's hope for new jobs20. Which of the following is the best title for the passageA. How to Choose a Mobile Home B. The Developing Mobile HomesC. The Uses of Mobile Homes D. Mobile Homes Are Popular

22、in the USPassage 3The British are known as people who love to stand in line, but a new research shows that the British are only about average （ 平均数 ） at waiting politely in a queue. The French are the best. It's the Germans who don't have a good habit of standing in line. They can't stan

23、d to wait for anything. They begin to shout loudly and noisily if the line doesn't seem to be moving fast enough. Sadly it never moves fast enough for them.The experts studied 940 people across Europe. They watched secretly as they waited in line-to get tickets, to order fast food and to wait fo

24、r the bus. They found people who are good at forming （NE成）queues feel that they move along faster. For example, in Britain, the average waiting at a queue needs about three and a half minutes. In Germany or Sweden people hate waiting in line. In fact, people spend double the time as the British in q

25、ueues. They get to the front of the queue without thinking about others, so they waste others' time.The expert who did the research had asked a person to break into a queue to see what people would do. In Britain, people shouted loudly at him, but when he said," I' m terribly sorry. I d

26、idn't realize there was a queue. Do go before me. "People smiled and said. "Oh, that's all right, one more won't matter much. "It was also found in France, where 80% of the people didn't mind standing in line. only if they were treated politely. While in Germany everyo

27、ne was angry and wore an unhappy face. The expert said, "If only they could learn from the British and the French to think of queuing as an exercise in making the best of an unhappy thing, they might find that the queue then moves faster."21. The research shows that the people in are the m

28、ost polite in standing in line.A. SwedenB. Britain C. France D. Germany22. The Germans spend more time than the British in queues because they.A. always talk a lot with othersB. like waiting in lineC. don't follow the rule of queuingD. don't know the rule of queuing23. According to the resea

29、rch, which of the following is TRUEA. The British didn't care about the queue jumper.B. The Germans were angry with the queue jumper.C. The French treated the queue jumper badly.D. The Swedish enjoyed themselves while queuing.24. From the last sentence we know the expert wished the Germans could

30、. A. have a good habit of standing in line B. save others' time while queuing C. move quickly when queuingD. take exercise in queues25. The result of the research shows that.A. people in Europe hate waiting in lineB. standing in line is a kind of exerciseC. there are always queue jumpers all ove

31、r the worldD. people good at standing in line think they move along faster第三部分：词汇和结构 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）第一节：此小节共有20个未完成的句子，针对每个句子中未完成的部分有4个选项，t#你从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。26. Will you me a favor, pleaseA. give B. makeC. doD. doing27.1, I went to the railway station to see my frie

32、nd off.A. After eating quickly my dinnerB. After my quickly eating dinnerC. After eating my dinner quicklyD. After eating my quickly dinner28. I learned to a bicycle as a small boy.A. driveB. rideC. operateD. run29. Does matter if he can t finish the job on timeA. thisB. thatC. heD. it30. A computer

33、 think for itself; it must be told what to do.A. can t B. couldn t C. may not D. might not31. Don t smoke in the meeting room, A. do youB.will youC.can youD. could you32. We each other the best of luck in the examination.A. hopedB.wantedC.expectedD. wished33. ! There s a train coming.A. Look outB.Lo

34、ok aroundC.Look forwardD. Look on34. The murderer was brought in, with his hands behind his back.A. being tied B. having tied C. to be tiedD. tied35. She heard a terrible noise, brought her heart into her mouth.A. itB. which C. thisD. that36. Mrs. Smith warned her daughter after drinking.A. never to

35、 driveB. to never driveC. never drivingD. never drive37. We couldn t eat in a restaurant because of us had money on us.A. all; no B. any; noC. none; any D. no one; any38. On Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Green went to the market, some bananas and visited hercousin.A. boughtB. buyingC. to buyD. buy39. The

36、se oranges taste .A. goodB. wellC. to be goodD. to be well40. The students busily when Miss Brown went to get a book she in theoffice.A. had written; leftB. were writing; has leftC. had written; had leftD. were writing; had left41. When and where to build the new factory yet.A. is not decidedB. are

37、not decidedC. has not decidedD. have not decided42. The secretary worked late into the night, a long speech for the president.A. to prepareB. preparing C. preparedD. was preparing43. I can hardly imagine Peter across the Atlantic Ocean in five days.A. sailB. to sail C. sailingD. to have sailed44. Th

38、e hero of the story is an artist in his .A. thirtiethB. thirtyC. thirty s D. thirties45. No one can be sure in a million years.A. what man will look likeC. man will look like whatB. what will man look likeD. what look will man like第四部分：完形填空： （共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）以下短文中共有10 个空白处，针对每个空白处有4 个选项，请你从A

39、、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。Norah had a cottage on a cliff above a big bay. In winter it could be very unpleasant because of strong winds and sea spray. _46_ in summer Norah enjoyed her cottage very much. At weekends she could sit out-of-doors in the sun, _47_ at the beautiful vi

40、ew.Now, Norah and her husband had plenty of friends and relations. These people always came to visit them in summer and in the end it really became quite _48_. When they were at home, they found friends and relations arriving, expecting to be given _49_ drinks and meals, and to sit in the sun for ho

41、urs, talking as if Norah and her husband had _50_ else to do but entertain and listen to them.This went on for several years. Then one day Norah was _51_ about this to her hairdresser while she was doing her hair."You're disturbed by too many uninvited guests, _52_ you" said the hairdresser. "Why don't you try my way of _53_ Well, when the bell rings, I _54