大学英语二级考试模拟试题一

1、大学英语二级考试模拟试题一大学英语二级考试模拟试题一第一节:单项选择从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑(1.Usually,careforchildren's.A.womanwriters.livesB.womenwriter.lifeC.womenwriters.lifeD.womenwriter.lives2. youarefree,whynotgoskatingwithus?A.Because?B.SinceC.AsD.For3. Greatmennevergiveupdifficulty.A.inafaceofB.infaceofth

2、eC.inthefaceofD.inthefaceofthe4. istheengineer'shusband?Theneighborofyourbrotherinthecorner.A.WhoB.WhatC.HowD.Which5. TherearecustomtailorsanddressmakersintheU.S.thaninEuropeancountries.A.farfewerB.sofewerC.veryfewerD.toofewer6. Afiremandiscoveredtheofthefire.A.truthB.reasonC.causeD.fact7. Thaty

3、oungmanhasmadesomuchnoisethathe_nothavebeenallowedattendtheconcert.A.couldB.mustC.wouldD.should8. "Wouldyoulikesomemorenoodles?""'No,thanks.I."A.don'twanttoB.can'teatC.amnothungryD.I'mfull9.Youmaywritetomeorcometoseeme.waywilldoA.AllB.BothC.OneD.Either10. Thatwast

4、hefirsttimeIEngland'scoastA.leftB.hadleftC.wouldleaveD.hasleft11. WheneverImethim,wasfairlyfrequent,Ilikedhissweetandhopefulsmile.A.which.不填Bthat.thatC.it.thatD.what.不填12.1 don'tknowwhatillnesshesufferedfrom,butIdorememberhementioned_inhospitallastyear.A.tohavebeenB.tobeC.havingbeenD.being13

5、. Enteringtheroom,Ifoundmyfather_atthedeskand_something.A.seat.writeB.seated.wroteC.seated.writingD.seating.writing14.theywillsendusaninvitationisnotyetknown,_wehopetheysill.A.If.writeB.ThatsoC.When.yetD.Whether.but15. Nancyisn'there.It'smymistake.Iforgotallabouther.A.telephoningB.totelephon

6、eC.totelephonetoD.thetelephoneto第二节:完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各项的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。FromMondayuntilFridaymostpeoplearebusyworkingorstudying,butintheeveningsandonweekendstheyarefreeandenjoythemselves.SomewatchTVorgotothemovies（电影院）;others'36'sports.Itdependsonindividual（个人的）'

7、;37'.Therearemanydifferentwaystospendour'38'time.Almosteveryonehas'39'kindofhobby（爱好）.Itmaybe40'fromcollectingstampstomakingmodelairplanes.Somehobbiesarevery'41'othersdon't'42'atall.Somecollectionsare'43'alotofmoney;othersarevaluableonly'44'

8、;theirowners.Iknowamanwhohasacoincollectionworthseveralthousanddollars.Ashorttimeagoheboughtarare（稀有的）fiftycentpiece'45250!Hewasveryhappyabouthiscollectionandthoughtthepricewas'46.'47',myyoungestbrother'48'matchboxes.Hehasalmost600ofthembutIdoubtiftheyareworthanymoney.However

9、,'49'mybrothertheyareextremly（特别地）'50'.Nothingmakeshim'51'thantofindanewmatchboxforhiscollection.That's'52'ahobbymeans,Ithink.Itissomethingweliketodoinoursparetimesimplyforthe'53'ofit.Thevalueindollarsisnotimportant,'54'thepleasureitgivesus'55&

10、#39;.36 .,A,soon,B,attend,C,tend,D,takepartin37 .,A,time,B,energy,C,interests,D,fun38 ,A,spare,B,working,C,own,D,day39 ,A,some,B,any,C,certain,D,every40 ,A,OK,B,allright,C,anything,D,something41 ,A,expensive,B,interesting,C,exciting,D,cheap42 ,A,spendanything,B,costanything,C,paynothing,D,needsometh

11、ing43,A,worth,B,worthy,C,valued,D,paid44 ,A,for,B,to,C,with,D,of45 ,A,worth,B,spent,C,worthy,D,used46 ,A,alittletoohigher,B,tooexpensive,C,cheap,D,reasonable47 ,A,Atthesametime,B,Ontheotherhand,C,Onthecontrary,D,Asamatteroffact48 ,A,collects,B,buys,C,chooses,D,selects49 ,A,for,B,to,C,in,D,with50 ,A,

12、dear,B,expensive,C,valuable,D,costly51 ,A,sohappy,B,thathappy,C,morehappily,D,happier52 ,A,what,B,how,C,howmuch,D,where53 ,A,price,B,value,C,interest,D,fun54 ,A,though,B,and,C,but,D,when55 ,A,is,B,does,C,will,D,has第三部分:阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AReadingisnottheonlywaytogainkn

13、owledgeoftheworkinthepast.Thereisanotherlargereservoir（知识库）whichmaybecalledexperience,andthecollegestudentwillfindthateverycraftsman（工匠）hassomethinghecanteachandwillgenerallyteachgladlytoanycollegestudentwhodoesnotlookdownuponthem.Theinformationfromthemdiffersfrom（不同于）thatintheexplanationsofwhything

14、textbooksandpaperschieflyinthatitstheoretical（理论）part-shappen-isfrequentlyquitefantastic（神奇）.Butthedemonstration（示范）andreportofwhathappens,andhowithappensarecorrectevenifthereportsareincompletelyunscientificterms（术语）.Presentlythecollegestudentwilllearn,inthiscasealso,whattoacceptandwhattoreject.Onei

15、mportantthingforacollegestudenttorememberisthatifAristotlecouldtalktothefisherman,socanhe.Anothersourceofknowledgeisthevaststoreoftraditional（传统）practiceshandeddownfromfathertoson,ormothertodaughter,ofoldcountrycustoms（习惯）,offolklore（风俗）.Allthisisverydifficultforacollegestudenttoexamine,formuchknowl

16、edgeandpersonalexperienceisneededheretoseparategoodplantsfromwildgrass.Thecollegestudentshouldlearntorealizeandrememberhowmuchofrealvaluesciencehasfoundinthiswide,confusedwildernessandhowoftenscientificdiscoveriesofwhathadexistedinthisarealongage.36.Inthelastparagraphthephrase"thiswide,confused

17、wilderness"refersto.A.personalexperienceB.wildweedsamonggoodplantsC.theinformationfromtheparentsD.thevaststoreoftraditionalpractices37.Whichofthefollowingstatementsissupportedbythepassage?A. ThecollegestudentshavetroubleseparatinggoodplantsfromwildgrassB. Craftsman'sexperienceisusuallyunsci

18、entificC. Thecontemptuous（傲慢）collegestudentswillreceivenothingfromcraftsmenD.Traditionalpracticesareasimportantasexperienceforthecollegestudent38.Fromthispassagewecaninferthat.A. we'llinvitethecraftsmantoteachinthecollegeB. schoolsandbooksarenottheonlywaytoknowledgeC. scientificdiscoverieslateba

19、sedonpersonalexperienceD. discoveriesandrediscoveriesarethemostimportantsourceofknowledgeforacollegestudent39. Theauthoradvisesthecollegestudentto.A. becontemptuoustothecraftsmanB. bepatientinhelpingthecraftsmanwithscientifictermsC. learnthecraftsman'sexperiencebyjudgingitcarefullyD. gainthecraf

20、tsman'sexperiencewithoutrejection40. Themainideaofthispassageisabout.A.whattolearnfromtheparentsB.howtogainknowledgeC.whytolearnfromcraftsman?D.howtodealwithexperienceBWater,watereverywhere.Itlastedalmosttwomonths,butinAugustitended.Itleft45peopledeadand$10billionworthofdamageinninestatesofUSA.I

21、twasquiteabigMississippifloodeverrecorded.InSt.Louis,Missouri,9,000peoplewereforcedtoleavetheirhomeswhilethecitywasindanger.St.LouisisjustdownriverfromthepointswheretheMissouriandIllinoisRiversflowintotheMississippi.Allthreeriverswereflooding.Butthecityescapedtheworstwhenlevees（堤）brokeupriver.Alevee

22、isbuiltofriversandandclay（粘土）.Elevenmilesoffloodwallswerebuiltinthelate1960'sThewallsare18inchesthickand5to22feethigh.Theyweredesignedtoprotectagainsta52-footflood.InSt.Louis,wateralmostreachedthetopoffloodwalls.Itmeasured49.4feet.41. Thefloodreferredtointhepassage.A. wastheheaviestoneinthehisto

23、ryB. happenedinMissouriandIllinoisstatesC. happenedinlessthantwentypercentofthestatesofU.S.A.D. wasrecordedseveraltimes42. Themeaningofthesentence"Butthecityescapedtheworst"isthat.A.manypeopleescapedfromthecityB. thefloodattackedthecityheavilyC. theflooddidnotattackthecityatallD. thecityav

24、oidedtheworstsituation43. Thehighestfloodreferredtointhepassagewasabout.A.18feethighB.5-22feethighC.nearly50feethighD.52feethighCInhopesofbecomingmillionaires,manyFilipinos（菲律宾人）begandrinkingmorePepsi.Theyhopedtogetabottlecapwiththewinningnumberonit.InMay1992,thenumberwasannounced:349.Thousandsrushe

25、dtogettheirrewardwiththeirbottlecapsworthamillionpesos(aboutUS$40,000)each.ButPepsiwouldn'tpay.Thecompanysaidtherewasamistake.Thenumbersonthecapsdidnotincludeasecuritycode(保险号),sothecapswerenotreallywinners.Upto800,000bottlecapshadthenumber349.Pepsihasspentmillionsofdollarsontheproblem.Thecompan

26、yhaspaid54millionpesostorealwinners.Italsopaid500pesosforeachNo.349capwithoutthesecuritycode.44.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A. Allthosewhogotthenumberof349gotsomemoneyB. Allthosewhogotthenumberof349didn'tgetthesameamountofmoneyC. Noneofthosewhogetthenumberof349wasn'trewardedD. Thecompanymad

27、eamistakesoastosellmorePepsi45. Fromthepassagewecanguessthatpesois.A. thenameofapersonB. akindofdrinkC. thenameofacompanyD. noneoftheaboveD经营 ), like itsInCardiffIwasputtoworkinfurnituredepartmentatoneofthelocalstores.Itwaslarge,fairlyoutofdate,run(parentcompanyinLondon,byagroupofrelatives.Beingonly

28、amemberofthestoreforashorttime,Iwasinaveryfortunateposition.Theothers,particularlytheoldermembersofthestore,werenaturallyaskedtoproducegoodsalesfigures.Iwasmoreofanobserver.IfImadeasale,Iwaspleased,butifIdidn't,Iwouldnotbeblamed.Iwasreallytheretoobserveandlearn,andasIhadnointerestinmakingapositi

29、oninthefurniturebusiness,Iwasn'ttoodiligent（勤奋）aboutthateither.Onesalesmaninlatemiddleageonceexpressedhisinsecurity（不安全感）byscoldingmeoftryingtostealoneofhiscustomers（雇客）.Nothingcouldhavebeenfurtherfromthetruth,buthedemandedthatIgotothestockroom（货仓）withhimtosettlethematter.Hewasverysmallandthin,b

30、uttomysurprisehestarteddancingaboutamongthecarpetsandclosetsworkinghisarmswildlyandcallingonmeto'putthemup'.Icouldn'tputanythingup-Iwastoobusyrollingonafour-footsix-inchspringmattress（弹簧垫子）,helplesswithlaughter.Finallyhesawthejoketoo,andwewentofftothemembers'storeforaconciliatory（和解）

31、cupoftea.Severaldayslater,Ifinallyleftthestore.ThankGod!46. Thefurnituredepartmentwasrunby.A.theauthor'sparentsB.theauthor'srelativesC.somememberofabigfamilyD.thelocalgovernment47.TheshopinCardiff.A.wasbigandverymodernB.wasoldbutbeautifulC.didn'tsellfurnitureonlyD.wasfamousinLondon48. Th

32、eauthorwasluckybecause.A.salesfigureswerenotimportantforhimB.hewasyoungerthantheothersC.heproducedgoodsalesfiguresD.hispaywashigher49. Onesalesmanthoughtthat.A. theauthorwasmoreofanobserverthanarealmemberofthestoreB. whattheauthorhadsaidwasfarfromthetruthC. theauthortriedtogetapersontobuythefurnitur

33、edishonestlyD. thewriterdestroyedafour-footsix-inchspringmattress50. Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A. Theauthoronlystayedintheshopforashorttimebecausehewasnotinterestedinbusiness.B. Theauthorfeltlight-heartedwhenhelefttheshop.C.Theauthorwaspunishedforstealingmoneyfromthecu

34、stomer.D.Theauthorwasaskedtoputupthecarpets.EDrivingcars,trucksandmotorcyclesisanimportantpartofourlives.Wedoiteverydaytogettowork,toschoolortofriends'houses.Drivingcanbeveryconvenient,butcanalsocausemanyproblems.Waitinginlineataredlight,adrivermaygetimpatientanddecidejusttodriverightthroughit.I

35、fanothercariscomingfromtheotherdirection,theremightbeaterribleaccident.Cuttinganothercaroffcanmakeitsdriverangry,sothatdrivercutsoffsomeoneelse.Prettysooneverybodyisangry,andimpatient.Trafficaccidentsdeclaremillionsofliveseveryyearworldwide.InTaiwanalone,oversevenpeoplearekilledinaccidentseveryday.T

36、heannualdeathrate（年死亡率）fromtrafficaccidentsinTaiwanistwicethatofJapan.Toallowtraffictomovesmoothlyandsafely,everybodymustfollowtherules.Beforeyoudrive,learnallthetrafficlaws.Thatwayofdrivingissafe,convenientandevenfun!51.Theword"convenient"inthepassagemeans.A.handy,easytodoB.thatcanbechang

37、edC. fondofdrinkingandmerry-makingD.carriagesorothertrucks52. Ifyoucutanothercaroff,itsdrivermaybe.A.impatientB.terribleC.angryD.bothAandB53. Thesentence"Trafficaccidentsdeclaremillionsoflives"means"".A.TrafficaccidentsmakesomepeoplebecomemillionairesB. Manypeoplediefromtrafficac

38、cidentsC. MillionsofpeoplesaytheythemselveshavehadtrafficaccidentsD. Millionsofpeopleremainhealthyaftertrafficaccidents54. Accordingtothepassage,drivingcanbesafeif.A.youarepatientB.youobeyallthetrafficrulesC.youdon'tcutanothercaroff?D.youwaitinlineataredlight55. Whichofthefollowingmaybethebestti

39、tleforthispassage?A.TrafficSafetyB.ACarefulC.HowToDriveACarD.ATrafficAccidentFInthe1900's,Americantownspeopleusuallywashedandbrushedtheirteethandcombedtheirhairinthekitchen.Ortheykeptawaterpitcher（大水罐）andawashbasinintheirroomsandtookcareofthesethingsthere.Thebathtubwasawashtub（澡盆）filledwithwater

40、fromthestove.Ifyouweresmallenoughyoucouldsitdownbydrawingyourkneestoyourchest.Otherwise,youwashedyourselfstandingup.Oftenallthewomenandgirlsinthefamilybathedtogether.Thenthemenandboysdid.InmostfamiliesthiswasSaturdaynightbecauseSundaystheywenttochurch.Asmallnumberoffamiliesdidhaverunningwater.Buttha

41、tdependedonwhethertherewasawatersystemwheretheylivedandonwhethertheycouldaffordtheplumbing（水管设施）.Somepeoplehadbathtubsintheirhomesasearlyas1895.Butmanyothersdidnothavetheirfirstbathinabathtubuntil1910orlaterwhentheywerefifteenorsixteenyearsold.56.Inthefirstparagraph,"tookcareof"means.,A,ke

42、pt,B,lookedafter,C,used,D,keptandused57. Inordertousethewaterfromthestove,therebeapipeconnectingthetubwiththestove.,A,must,B,seemedto,C,needn't,D,should58. Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?,A,Malesandfemalesinthefamilytookturnsusingthebathtub.,B,Somebathtubswerebigenoughformanypeopletobathein

43、atthesametime.,C,Allthewomenandgirlsofafamilycouldbathetogetherstandingupinthetub.,D,Whenseveralfamilymembersbathedtogether,theydidnotusethebathtub.59.Americansownedabathtubasearlyas1895.,A,Many,B,Notall,C,All,D,Few60. Wecaninfer（推断）thattheplumbingatthattime.,A,costlittle,B,wasmoreexpensivethanawate

44、rsystem,C,wastooexpensiveforeveryfamilytoafford,D,wasnotnecessaryCARIFF,Walespoets,singersandmusiciansfromacrosstheglobegatheredWalestocelebratethetradition（传统）ofstorytelling."Itmightseemstrangethatpeoplestillwanttolistentoinsteadofwatchingtelevision,butthisisanunusualartformwhosetimehascomeaga

45、in,"saidDavidAmibrose,directorofBeyondtheBorder,aninternationalstorytellingfestival（节）inWales."Someofthetales,likethoseoftheInuitfromCanada,arethousandsyearsold.Soourstorytellershavecomefromdistantlandstoconnectuswiththedistanceoftime,"hesaidearlythismonth.TwoInuitwomen,bothintheirmid

46、60s,areamongthefewremainingwhocandoKntadjait,orthroatsinging,whichhasfewwordsandmuchsound.Theirartisgovernedbythecoldoftheirsurroundings,forcingthemtosaylittlebutlistenattentively.Ambrosestartedthefestivalin1993,afterseveralyearsofworkingwiththosereviving（comingbackintouseorexistence）storytellinginW

47、ales."ItcameoutofagroupofpeoplewhowantedtoreconnectwithtraditionsandasalltheWelsharestorytellers,itwasingoodhandshere."Ambrosesaid.61. Ambrosebelievesthattheartofstorytelling.,A,willbemorepopularthanTV,willbepopularagain,B,C,startedinWales,D,areinthehandsofsomeoldpeople62. Fromthetalestold

48、bytheInuit,peoplecanlearn.,A,abouttheirlifeasearlyasthousandsofyearsago,B,whytheytellthestoriesinathroatsingingway,C,howcoldithasbeenwheretheInuitlive,D,howdifficultitistounderstandtheInuit63. Accordingtothewriter,whichofthefollowingisnottrue?,A,StorytellingoncestoppedinWales.,B,Storytellinghasalong

49、historyinWales.,C,StorytellingisalwayswellreceivedinWales.,D,Storytellingdidnotcomebackuntil1993inWales.64. Theunderlinedphraseingoodhandsmeans.,A,controlledbyrichpeople,B,graspedbygoodstorytellers,C,takengoodcareof,D,protectedbykindpeopleHGreeksoldierssentmessagesbyturningtheirshields（盾）towardthesu

50、n.Theflashesreflectedlightcouldbeseenseveralmilesaway.Theenemydidnotknowwhattheflashesmeant,butotherGreeksoldierscouldunderstandthemessages.Romansoldiersinsomeplacesbuiltlongrowsofsignaltowers.Whentheyhadamessagetosend,thesoldiersshouteditfromtowertotower.Iftherewereenoughtowersandenoughsoldierswith

51、loudvoices,importantnewscouldbesentquicklyoverdistance.InAfrica,peoplelearnedtosendmessagesbybeatingonaseriesoflargedrums（鼓）.Eachdrumwaskeptwithinhearingdistanceofthenextone.Thedrumbeatsweresentoutinaspecialwaythatallthedrummersunderstood.Thoughthemessagesweresimple,theycouldbesentatgreatspeedforhun

52、dredsofmiles.Intheeighteenthcentury,aFrenchengineerfoundanewwaytosendshortmessages.Inthisway,apersonheldaflagineachhandandthearmsweremovedtovariouspositionsrepresentingdifferentlettersofthealphabet.Itwaslikespellingoutwordswithflagsandarms.Overalongperiodoftime,peoplesentmessagesbyallthesedifferentw

53、ays.However,notuntilthetelephonewasinventedinAmericainthenineteenthcenturycouldpeoplesendspeechsoundsoveragreatdistanceinjustafewseconds.65. Accordingtothispassage,theRomanwayofcommunicationdependedverymuchupon.,A,fineweather,B,hightower,C,thespellingsystem,D,armmovements66. Whichofthefollowingstate

54、mentsistrue?,A,NeithertheGreeksoldiersnortheirenemycouldunderstandthemessage.,B,Africansoldiersshoutedfromtowertotowertopassmessage.C,TelephonewasinventedbyaFrenchengineer.,D,Onlybyusingtelephonecouldpeoplesendspeechsoundsquickly.67. TheAfricanwayofcommunicationsentmessages.,A,inaspecialway,B,overav

55、eryshortdistance,C,byamusicalinstrument,D,ataratherslowspeed68. Thewayofcommunicationmadeuseofvisiblesigns.,A,French,B,Roman,C,African,D,AmericanIBecausewecanfeelthatthingsareheavy,wethinkofweightasbeingafixedqualityinanobject,butitisnotreallyfixedatall.Ifyoucouldtakeaonepoundpacketofbutter4,000mile

56、soutfromtheearth,itwouldweighonlyaquarterofapound.Whywouldthingsweighonlyaquarterasmuchastheydoatthesurfaceoftheearthifwetookthem4000milesoutintospace?Thereasonisthis:Allobjectshaveanaturalattractionforallotherobjects;thisiscalledgravitationalattraction,butthispowerofattractionbetweentwoobjectsgetsw

57、eakerastheygetfartherapart.Whenthebutterwasatthesurfaceoftheearth,itwas4000milesfromthe centre (in other words the radius(半径 )of the earth is 4 000 miles).Whenwetookthebutter4000milesout,itwas8000milesfromthecentre,whichistwicethedistance.Ifyoudoublethedistancebetweentwoobjects,theirgravitationalatt

58、ractiondecreases(减少)twotimestwo.Ifyoutreble(翻三倍)thedistance,itgetsninetimesweaker(threetimesthree).Ifyoutakeitfourtimesasfaraway,itgetssixteentimesweaker(fourtimesfour)andsoon.69. Thebesttitleforthispassageis.,A,TheEarthWeight,B,WeightinSpace,C,ChangingWeightontheEarth,D,WeightonandofftheEarth70. We

59、canfeelthingsareheavybecause.,A,weightisafixedqualityinanobject,B,theyarefarawayfromthecentreoftheearth,C,oftheearth'sstrongattractionforthem,D,theyarenottakenawayfromthesurfaceoftheearth71. Ifthedistancebetweentwoobjectsisshortenedbyhalf,theirgravitationalattractionwill.,A,double,B,becomefourtimesstronger,C,bethesame,D,getfourtimesweaker72. Ifanobjectw