大学综合英语模拟试题(附带答案)

1、:i装!i订r线内不: :要:答I 1题I . Vocabulary and StructureDirecti ons : There are 40 in complete senten ces in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE an swer that best completes the senten ce. Then mark the corresp onding letter on the Answer Sheet with a sin

2、gle line through the center.41. This diseasein Africa but has now spread to many parts of the world.A. derivedB. origi natedC. sparkledD. dwelled42. The aircraft base is protected with specially designed shelters which are builttoground and air attacks.A. launch B.withsta ndC. con testD.contend43. M

3、uch of the territory is still under.A. elim in atio nB. in vasi onC.con stituti onD.occupati on44. These devices moun ted in the car candriver to an impe nding hazard.A.i nstructB.warnC.dictateD.alert45. Windy days areof March.46. The mayor promised to trim the city budget without cutt ingservices.A

4、. appropriate B. esse ntialC.equivale ntD.lucrative47. Once Mrs. Kirkpatrickyou in conversation, you' re stuck with her forat least half an hour.A.en gagesB. occupiesC. submergesD.laun ches48. People from differe nt cultures have differe ntof the world.A. complicati ons B. in st inctsC. con cept

5、i onsD.impressi ons49. Due to his recent failure to meet the deadli ne, Jas on isfrom the listfor promoti on.A. wren chedB. priedC. retreatedD.elimi nated50. Some of the tunn els in the cliff are n atural, some wereout.A. decoratedB. pen etratedC. priedD. carved51. Population growth and pollutionpla

6、ce enormouson the world ' s supplyof usable water.A.stressB.exposureC.e ndura nceD.e ndeavor52.lt is not so much the actual populatio nof the world its rate of in creasewhich is importa nt.A. ofB. overC. likeD. as53. Tomis so weak that he should be allowed to go to work until he hascompletely re

7、covered from his ill ness.C. in any caseD. in no caseA in caseB. in some case54. quite recen tly, most mothers in Brita in did not take paid workoutside the home.A. BeforeB. Un tilC. FromD.Si nee55. The old couple decided toa boy and a girl though they had threeehildre n of their own.56. The shopkee

8、pers are compla ining that bus in ess has bee n reduced to aof what it was before the outbreak of war.A. fracti onB. secti onC.porti onD. trifle57. The weather wasn ' t favorable and both teams had toicy rain anda strong wind duri ng the match.A.pin dow nB.contend withC.get stuck inD.take con tr

9、ol of58.The offer of a free overseas tourhim into buying the villa on thehillside.A.discouragedB. committedC. temptedD. tan gled59. That morning, on Moun tTai, I saw the mostsun rise in my life.订线内:不:要答题A. mysteriousB. opaqueC. spectacularD.adolesce ntA. pattedB. clappedC. strippedD.shaved46. As the

10、 Chin ese say ing goes, a timely snowa good harvest.a. in dicatesb. reflectsc. showsd. promises47. Theof our professors added much honor to our New Year's Party.a. prese ntb. abseneec. abse ntd. presenee48. When ever I take on a difficult task, I say to myself,"Noth ing5nothing g ain. a. ad

11、ve nturedb. adva ntagedc. ven turedd. advaneed49. John Deweybelieved that education should 1be a preparati onfor life,that a personlearns by doing.and that teachi ng mustthecuriosity and creativityof childre n.a. stimulateb. acceleratec. accumulated. create50. If you need further qualifications条件for

12、 the job,check outhow and whereyou canthem.a. inquireb. acquirec. seekd. secure51. He is keen torelati ons with this compa ny because of its goodreputati on.a. trainb. cultivatec. furtherd. don ate52. In my opinion,high-IQ students are usuallyin tellectuallycuriousand very goodat maki ng use of thei

13、r time to the fullest60. After Mike left for work, Ithe beds and vacuumed the carpets.a. intentb. exte ntc. intendd. exte nd53. These young people were soabout things in the U. S. that theythought blacks and whites had always had equal educati onal opport un ities there.a. i nn oce ntb. in tellige n

14、tc. ig norantd.c on fide nt54. While Mr. Joh nson was away on vacati on, a lot of letterson his desk.a. acceleratedb. accessedc. accustomedd. accumulated55. Traditional as he is in his way of life, the elderly professor is more tha n most of his stude nts in accept ing new ideas.a. liberateb. litera

15、lc. liberald. literate56. Short-term memories are those which areonly for a few minu tes.a. reta inedb. gainedc. obta inedd. acquired装订线:1内不I:要:答i题57. He earns $ 200 a week and has little money for anything except the a. n ecessariesc. vitals58. I do n't thi nka. matterc. approach59. There are t

16、oo manya. distracti onsc. destruct ionsof life.b. accessoriesd. esse ntialswe can solve the problem this way. Weshould try a different b. reproachd. mannerhere for me to concen trate on my term paper.b. dime nsionsd. directi ons60. It was not a serious accide nt; the car n eeds only somerepairs.a. m

17、ajorb. sec on daryc. minord. primaryH . ClozeDirections : There are 10 blanks in each of the following two passages.For each bla nk there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D.You should choose the ONEthat best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a sin

18、gle line through the center.Wise buying is a positive way in which you can make your money go further. The way go about purchas ing an article or a service can actually save you money or can add to the cost.Take the simple example of a hairdryer. If you are buying a hairdryer, you might think you ar

19、e making the 71buyjf you choose on e72 look you like and which is also the cheapest73price. But whe n you get it home you may find that it 74twice as longas a more expe nsive75 to dry your hair. The cost of the electricity plus the cost of your time could well 76 your hairdryer the most expe nsive o

20、ne of all.So what prin ciples should you77whenyou go out shopp ing?If you78your home, your car or any valuable 79in excellent con diti on, you'll be savi ng money in the long 80. Before you buy a n ew81, talk to some one who owns one.lf you can, use it or borrow it to check it suits your particu

21、lar82 .Before you buy an expensive 83,or a service,do check the price and 84 is on offer. If possible, choose 85 three items or three perb. bestc. reas on abled. most72.a.itsb. whichc. whosed. what73.a.forb. withc. ind. on74.a.spendsb. takes c. lastsd. con sumes75.a.modeb. copyc. s

22、ampled. model76.a.causeb. makec. leaved. prove77.a.adoptb. lay c. stickd. adapt78.a.reserveb. decoratec. stored. ductsb. possessi on c. materiald. own ership80.a.runb. in tervalc. periodd. time81.a.applia nceb. equipme ntc. utilityd. facility82.a.fun cti onb. purposec. goald. task83.a.co

23、mp onentb. eleme nt c. itemd. particle84.a.whatb.whichc. thatd. this85.a.ofb.inc. byd. fromThe mere Q1_that America still attracts millions of people is evidence that itis not 62. People aren ' t 63a place of decline. Signs of decline are 64 to be found in a place as complex as America: debt, cr

24、ime, the homeless, drugs, dropouts. Butthe main 65 of America, the first and most 66 impression, is 67, energy, aggressive ness, forward moveme nt.It is so hard to thi nk of this n atio n indecli ne 68_you know that there are vastregions of the planetwhichare absolutely69, in capable70 any improveme

25、nt at all.61. A. reasonB.factC. phe nomenonD. idea62. A. in the decl ineB.on decli neC. in decli neD.fordecli ne63. A. attracted byB.attached toC. attracted toD.associated with64. A. sureB. realC.trueD.clear65. A. characteristicB.characterizati on C. appeara nceD.phe nomenon66. A. lo ngingB. lasti n

26、gC. importa ntD. en duri ng67. A. dyn amicB. dyn amicsC. dyn amistD. dyn amism68. A. as if69. A. paralyzed paralyzed70. A. forB. though C. whenB. being paralyzedB. ofC. toC. paralyz ingD. becauseD. to beD. with装订-线I i内i不! °要I :答!The equivale nts of these driver muscle fun cti ons are electromec

27、ha nical devices71 the automated vehicle. They receive electr onic comma ndsfrom the on board con trol computer and then 72 the appropriate steering angle, throttle angle, and brake pressure 73 small electric motors. Early versions of these devices are already being in troduced 74 product ion of veh

28、icles, 75 they receive their comma ndsdirectly from the driver ' s in puts to the steeri ng wheel and pedals. These decisi ons are 76 for_reasons largely unrelated 77 automation. 78 they are associated with reduced energy con sumpti on, simplificati on of vehicle desig n, enhanced ease of vehicl

29、e assembly, improved ability to 79 performa nee to match driver prefere nces, and cost savi ngs80 traditi onal direct mecha ni cal con trol devices.71. A. made in72. A. apply73. A. with74. A. of75. A. where76. A. bee n made77. A. to78. A. I nstead79. A. adopt80. A. compared toB. attached toB. con tr

30、olB. by means ofB. withB. whichB. makingB. with C. ofB. ButB. adjustB. con trary toC. i nstalled inC. man ageC. due toC. i ntoC. whe nC. being madeC. RatherC.adaptD. moun ted onD.ma nipulateD. intoD. byD. becauseD. to makeD. byD. SoD. arra ngeC. compari ng to D. comparable to皿.Phrases and Expression

31、sDirection : Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases given below. Change the form where n vince stillaffordlook up to get byview asblame relaxstand for hungry for1. His Dad was a volunteer fireman, which was a dangerous job, so hehis Dad a lot.2. The word USAUni ted States of Americ

32、a.3. We aren ews of our brother, who lives away from home.4.The childre n were not to5.The light music will help tothe heavy pressure on you.6.Miss Gao isthe best teacher in this school.7.8.Sta nd,she must not see us.9.How can youso much money for a bicycle?10.You can noton such a small in come.I kn

33、ow little about it, that is outside myIV . Reading Comprehension (40 points )Passage 1The typical con versati on betwee n America ns takes a form that can be called repartee. No one speaks for very long. Speakers take turns frequently, only a few sentences have been spoken. America ns is like watch

34、ing a table tennis game, head goes back and forth and back and forth“Watching a conversation a British observer said.so fast it almost makes yourofte nafterbetween two“ Yourneck hurt. America ns tend to be impatie nt with people who take long tur ns. Such people are said to “ talk too much. Many Ame

35、rica ns have difficultypay ing atte nti on to some onewho speaks more tha n a few sentences at a time, as Nigeria ns,Arabs, and some othersdo. America ns admire con cise ness, or what they call“ gett ing to the point. America ns en gage in little ritualin teract ion(礼仪式的交流).Only a few ritualgreeti n

36、gs are com mon:“ How are you? “ I ' m fine, tha nk you, “ Nice to meetwhat the's"tooyou, and “Hope to see you again. These things are said in certain situations America ns learn to recog ni ze, an d, like any ritual greet in gs, are concerned more with form tha n with substa nee. That i

37、s, the questi ons are supposed to be asked and the statements are supposed to be made in particular situations, no matter people in volved are feeli ng or what they really have in mind. In many America n opinions, people who rely heavily on ritual greetings are“too shy orpolite, unw illing to reveal

38、 their true natures and ideas.America ns are gen erally impatie nt with long ritual greeti ngs about family members health com mon among Lati n America ns con sideri ng them a waste of time.26. During a typical con versati on betwee n America ns, people try to be.a. politeb. in terestedc. con cised.

39、 frien dly27. By compari ng a con versati on betwee n two America ns to a table tennis game, theBritish observer means that.a. America ns like to take short turns in a con versati onb. America ns enjoy talki ng as well as watch ing a table tennis gamec. America ns get excited easilyd. America ns tal

40、k with great expressi on28. America nswhe n they talk with Arabs.a. may lose their patie neeb. have to liste n very carefullyc. talk too muchd. n ever use En glish29. In the Un ited States, ritual greet ings.a. are very com mon in people ' s con versati onsb. are suitable in all situati onsc. he

41、lp to lead to a serious con versati ond. have little substa neea. do not talk muchb. do not pay atte nti on to the speakerc. like to ask about other people' s healthd. bring too many ritual greetings into a conversation Passage 2Ask most America n childre n what they want to be whe n they grow u

42、p, and they probably will say “doctor or “ lawyer. Though our culture, our economy, in deed our very security are heavily depe ndent on scienee and engineering, only 12 percent of American high school students graduate with the prerequisites 必要条件for a career in scienee or engineering. Worse yet, onl

43、y 6 perce nt of min ority childre n are said to be so prepared.Don' t be too surprised. If you ask further why the majority of the high school students would choose a career in medicine or law, the answers will be straight out30. Accord ing to this passage,America nshave a low opinion of people

44、who：装i订线讷 不of some popular TV shows.要“ Doctors help people. They save lives. a Lawyers beat the bad guys. Moststude nts would say.答Now, how about scie nee or engin eeri ng as a career choice? The an swers will bejust as predictable:“Get real! Whowants to be a geek? They all are nerds. Besides,题I hat

45、e math.In our media,scie ntistsand engin eerstypically are portrayed asintroverted 向的and humorless. They always wear white lab coats, with a collection of pencils in their pocket protectors. They wear glasses with black plastic frames.If more students are to choose technical careers, they must have

46、a better view prese nted to them.They need to be told, for instanee,that the inventionof lifesavingequipment| jsaves lives just as surely as the applicati on of it in the hospital.It also might help if some one emphasized to stude nts that the lawyer who saved the defendant 被告by introducing the DNAe

47、videnee would have seen him hanged had it not bee n for the scie ntists who discovered DNA.I“Whatever we do, until students stop thinking of the term“engineer as asynonym for “geek, it is impossible to expect our children to change their views towards scie ntists and engin eers.31. What is the probl

48、em with most American childrenwhen they choose their careers?a. They have a very low opinion of scie nee and engin eeri ng.b. They are too an xious to succeed in differe nt fields.c. They are not sure what career suits them best.d. They do not have eno ugh con fide nee in themselves.32. Which of the

49、 followi nghas in flue needAmerica n stude nts greatly in their choiceof their careers?a. Parents ' opinions.b. TV shows and various publications.c. Great discoveries made by doctors and lawyers.d. Culture and economy.33. In the passage, the writer criticizes the media for.a. depict ing scie nti

50、sts and engin eers as n erds and geeksb. creat ing too much viole nee in the societyc. faili ng to report the great achieveme nts made by scie ntistsd. using words like "nerd and “ geek in appropriately34. In order to change the students' view towards scientists and engineers, thewriter sug

51、gests that.a. teachers recon sider their way of teach ing mathematicsb. stude nts be told about the won ders of scie nee and engin eeri ngc. scientists and engineers change their images a little bitd. the media stop prais ing doctors and lawyers excessively35. Judgi ng from what is said in the passa

52、ge, the writer obviously believes thata. scie ntists and engin eers are more importa nt tha n doctors and lawyersb. scie nee and engin eeri ng have bee n dan gerously ignoredc. America n childre n are hopelessd. there are too many scie ntists and engin eers no wadaysPassage 3Reaching new peaks of po

53、pularity inNorth America is Iceberg Water, which isharvested from icebergs off the coast of Newfo un dla nd. Can ada.Arthur von Wiesenberger, who carries the title Water Master, is one of the few water critics in North America. As a boy, he spent time in the larger cities of Italy, France and Switze

54、rland, where bottled water is consumed daily. Even then, he kept a water journal,noting the brands he liked best. “My dog could te ll the differeneebetween bottled and tap water, He says.But is plain tap water all that bad? Not at all. In fact, New York' s municipal water for more than a century

55、 was called the champagne of tap water and until recently considered among the best in the world in terms of both taste and purity. Similarly, a magazine in England found that tap water from the Thames River tasted better than several leadi ng brands of bottled water that were 400 times more expe nsive.Nevertheless,soft-drinkcompanies view bottled water as the next battle-groundfor market share this despite the fact that over 25 percent of bottled water comes from tap water: PepsiCo' s Aquafina and C