大学英语(二)模拟试卷和答案

1、北京语言大学网络教育学院大学英语（二）模拟试卷一注意：1 .试卷保密，考生不得将试卷带出考场或撕页，否则成绩作废。请监考老师负责监督。2 .请各位考生注意考试纪律，考试作弊全部成绩以零计算。3 .本试卷满分100分，答题时间为 90分钟。4 .本试卷分为试题卷和答题卷，所有答案必须答在答题卷上，答在试题卷上不给分。I. Multiple Choice. (2 points for each, altogether 40 points) Directions: There are 20 sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there

2、are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the word that you think best complete the sentence.Write your answerson the answer sheet.1. Studies have shown teenagers often suffer from depression.A thatB whichC in whichD in that2. The party has failed to the majority of voter

3、s that it is capable ofgoverning the country.A trustB creditC convinceD believe, to our disappointment,3. Manyof us visited the industrial exhibition, we saw very few high-tech products.A whereB whichC asD that4. The kids are be hungry when they get home.A obliged toB bound toC desired toD motivated

4、 to5. All the characteristics that distinguish birds other animals can be tracedto prehistoric times.A toB between6. Management often works hard to setA thatB whereC forup a situationC whichD from work is doneD whatin series.pursueD at randomD occurrencesD minister7. If we everything ready by now, w

5、e should be having a terrible timetomorrow.A hadn ' t got B didn ' t get C wouldn ' t have D wouldn ' t get got8. In his composition there were no other errors a few misspelled words.A besideB exceptC thenD than9. In deciding a course of action , the candidates tried to estimate its

6、likelyimpact on the voters.toA what to pursue B which to pursue C whether to pursue D if10. Since we have a focused subject, we should not talkA at onceB at handC at intervals11. Border between the two countries are on the rise.A accidentB incidentsC events12. It is the duty of physicians to the sic

7、k.A nurseB tendC mind13. The average temperature isA on the runB on the decrease C on the riseD on the watch for14.1, I cannot make an exception.A In case of youB In the case of youC In no caseD Make out a case for you15. The roots of all these events history.A lie underB lie upC lie inD lie on16. A

8、 large part of human activity, particularly in relation to the environment, is conditions or events.A in response to B in favor ofC incontrast toD in excess of17. As you have seen, the value of nation's currency is a of its economy.A reactionB responseC reflectionD revelation18. I felt somewhat

9、disappointed and was about to leave,something occurred attracted my attention.A unlessB untilC whenD while19. She shows great for learning languages.A abilityB aptitudeC capacityD capability20. human behavior may be caused by eating substance as that upset the delicate chemical in the brain.A Delibe

10、rateB ConsistentC PrimitiveD Abnormal11. Cloze （2 points for each, altogether 20 points）Directions: Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.Write your answerson the answer sheet."Yes, but what did we use to do before there

11、was television? "How often we hear statements like this! Television hasn't been 21 us all that long, but we are already beginning to forget what the world was like 22 it. Before we admitted the one-eyed monster into our homes, we never found it difficult to occupy our 23 time. Weused to enj

12、oy civilized pleasures. For example, we used to have hobbies, we used to entertain our friends and be entertained by them, we used to go 24 for our amusement, to theaters, cinemas, restaurants and sporting events. We used to read books and listen to music and broadcast talks occasionally. All that 2

13、5 to the past. Now all our free _26_ isjegulated by the "goggle box"（电视机）.We rushhome and gulp down（狼吞虎咽地吞下 ）our meals to be in time for this or that 27 .We have even given up sitting 28 table and having a leisurely evening meal , exchanging the news of the day. A sandwich and a glass of b

14、eer will do-anything, 29Jt doesn't interfere with the program. The monster demands and obtains absolute silence and attention. If any member of the family dares to open his mouth 30 a program, he is quickly silenced.21. A for 22.B toC inD withA without 23.B inC afterD withA little 24.B spareC fu

15、llD usA away 25.B upC outD toA belongsB will belongC has belongedD had belonged26. A choice27 B lifeC momentsD timeA movie28 B programC operaD musicA at29 B besideC nearD byA for30 B sinceC unlessD providingA onB atC inD duringIII. Reading Comprehension. （2 points for each, altogether 30 points） Dir

16、ections: There are three passages followed by questions. Beneath each question there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the right answer for each question. Write your answers on the answer sheet.Passage 1Billy is 14 years old and in the ninth grade. He has a part-t

17、ime job which gets him up every morning at 5 o'clock. He is a newspaper boy. Each morning ， Billy leaves the house at 5:15 to go to the corner ， where the newspapers are. The newspapers are delivered to the corner by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon to carry them.In the winter, it is s

18、till dark when he gets up， but during the rest of the year it is light. Billy must deliver the newspapers to the houses of people on his route in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each paper on the porch（ 门廊 ）where it will be protected from wind and rain or snow. His customers think he does a go

19、od job.Sometimes they give him tips（ 小费 ）.Billy earns about $ 70 per month ， and he is saving some of the money to go to college. He spends the rest on records and clothes. Once a month， he has to collect moneyfrom his customers. Since many of them work during the day， Billy has to collect the money

20、 at night. Sometimes ， when Billy is sick ， his brother has to deliver the newspapers. Once ， Billy's father had to help. Billy has seventy customers now，but he hopes to get more soon. Someday ， if he gets more customers ， Billy might win a prize for being an outstanding（ 突出的 ）newspaper boy. He

21、wants to win a trip to Europe， but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.31. Keeping a part-time job tells us that BillyA has to make a living by himselfB can not get any support from his familyC has to pay for his school tuitionD is independent and self-confident32. He did his work .B twice a w

22、eekD to support his familyB to send newspapersD None of the above.A perfectly wellC only for fun33. To deliver newspapers means .A to post newspapersC to sell newspapers34. One of the purposes of delivering newspapers is A to get some money for college educationB to have some tipsC to have more cust

23、omers D None of the above.35. The prize for an outstanding newspaper boy is.A a trip to EuropeB a new bicycleC a tipD A or BPassage 2Friends or contemporaries（ 同龄人）are a great influence on the actions , thoughts , and words of young people. This influence , known as peer pressure , is quite common a

24、mong children. Whyare children so easily affected by what their peers do, think , or say?Most of us, children included , feel a strong need to be liked by others. Weseek acceptance and friendship. In order to gain them, we act like our friends , and listen to their advice , whether or not it is help

25、ful. Some of us even begin to think like our friends , sometimes at the expense of our own beliefs and values. An example that comes to mind is the young person who gets involved with drugs because his peer group is experimenting with them. Parents may try to exert pressure to keep him away from dru

26、gs , but frequently peer pressure is too great. This conflict between being your own person and, at the same time , responding to the pressures of a group remains a problem for young people.36. The passage mainly talks about.A friendshipB peer pressureC conflicts between young people and their paren

27、tsD problems for young people37. In the third sentence of the second paragraph, "them" refers to.A childrenB strong needs to be liked by othersC acceptance and friendshipD our friends' advice38. "being your own person " in the last sentence most probably means.A acting accord

28、ing to your own beliefs and valuesB trying not to tell any lieC keeping yourself away from drugsD having enough self-confidence39. The second paragraph focuses on.A what peer pressure isB how young people start to take drugsC what parents should do for their childrenD why young people are easily inf

29、luenced by their peers40. Who can influence us on the actions, thoughts?.A TeacherB FatherC MotherD Friends and contemporariesPassage 3Background music may seem harmless , but it can have a powerful effect on those who hear it. Recorded background music first found its way into factories, shopsand r

30、estaurants in the US. But it soon spread to other parts of the world. Now itis becoming increasingly difficult to go shopping or eat a meal without listening to music.To begin with , "muzak"(音乐广播网)was intended simply to create a soothingatmosphere. Recently , however, it's become big b

31、usiness - thanks in part to recent research. Dr. Ronald Milliman , an American marketing expert , has shown that music can boost( 促进)sales or increase factory production by as much as a third.But, it has to be light music. A fast one has no effect at all on sales. Slow music can increase receipts by

32、 38%. This is probably because shoppers slow down and have more opportunity to spot items they like to buy. Yet, slow music isn't alwaysanswer. Dr.Milliman found , for example , that in restaurants slow music meant customers took longer to eat their meals , which reduced overall sales. So restau

33、rant owners might be well advised to playup-tempo music to keep the customers moving-unless of course , the resulting indigestion leads to complaints!41. The reason why background music is so popular is that.A it is harmless everywhereB it can boost sales in all placesC it can help to create a sooth

34、ing atmosphereD it can help to have more meals42. Background music means.A light musicB slow musicC fast musicD the music you are listening to while you are doing something43. Restaurant owners complain about background music because.A it results in indigestionB it keeps customers movingC it increas

35、es their salesD it decreases their sales44. The word "up-tempo music"(para. 3 the last line but two) probably means. A slow musicB light musicC fast musicD classical music45. According to this passage, we learned thatA Dr. Milliman made background music.B background music spread to the wor

36、ld by Dr. Milliman.C Dr. Milliman found fast music meant customers took longer to eat.D background music can have a powerful effect on some people.IV. Translation. (2 points for each, altogether 10 points)Directions: There are five sentences followed by the translated versions in this section. Benea

37、th each sentence there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the right translation for each sentence. Write your answers on the answer sheet.46 .战争已经威胁了这些人们几十年，他们似乎已学会接受这一现实了。A War has been threatening these people for decades and they seem have learned to live with i

38、t.B War has been threatening these people for decades and they seem to have learned to live on it.C War has been threatened these people for decades and they seem to have learned to live with it.D War has been threatening these people for decades and they seem to have learned to live with it.47 .那位指

39、挥官太友善了，以至于在很多场合下我都几乎想对他直呼其名了。A The commander was so kind that on many occasions I was tempted to call him by his first name.B The commander was so kind that at many occasions I was tempted to call him in his first name.C The commander was such kind that on many occasions I was tempted to call him by

40、 his first name.D The commander was so kind that on many occasions I was tempted to calling him by his first name.48 .我在报纸上登广告卖我的汽车，但到目前为止尚无回音。A I set up an advertisement in the newspaper to the sale of my car, but there has been no response so far.B I put up an advertisement in the newspaper for th

41、e sale of my car, but there has been no response so far.C I put up an advertisement in the newspaper for the sale of my car, there has been no response so far.D I put up an advertisement in the newspaper for the sale of my car, but there is not response so far.49 .我在回答考试时的问题时非常紧张，以至于我的心里七上八下的。A When

42、 I was answering the exam questions I was such nervous that I could feel butterflies in my stomach.B When I was answering the exam questions I was so nervous that I could feel butters in my stomach.C When I was answering the exam questions I was so nervous that I could feel butterflies in my stomach

43、.D I was answering the exam questions I was so nervous that I could feel butterflies in my stomach.50 .除一人外，其他学生都已经做完试卷离场了。A All but one student had finished the exam and leave.B Any but one student had finished the exam and left.C One in all student had finished the exam and left.D All but one stud

44、ent had finished the exam and left.大学英语（二）模拟试卷一答案I. Multiple Choice. (2 points for each, altogether 40 points)题号12345678910答案ACABDBBDCD题号11121314151617181920答案CBBCCACCBDII. Cloze (2 points for each, altogether 20 points)题号21222324252627282930答案DABCADBADDIII. Reading Comprehension. (2 points for each

45、, altogether 30 points)题号31323334353637383940答案DABADBCADD题号4142434445答案CDDCDIV. Translation. (2 points for each, altogether 10 points)题号4647484950答案DABCD北京语言大学网络教育学院大学英语（二）模拟试卷二注意：1 .试卷保密，考生不得将试卷带出考场或撕页，否则成绩作废。请监考老师负责监督。2 .请各位考生注意考试纪律，考试作弊全部成绩以零计算。3 .本试卷满分100分，答题时间为 90分钟。4 .本试卷分为试题卷和答题卷，所有答案必须答在答题卷上

46、，答在试题卷上不给分。I. Multiple Choice. (2 points for each, altogether 40 points) Directions: There are 20 sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the word that you think best complete the sentence.Write your answerson the a

47、nswer sheet.1. They discussed the problem three or four times, but could come to no A endB conclusionC resultD judgment2.Well, let s put our heads together and find to the problem.A an answerB a wayC a solutionD a method3. Call me when you are leisure.A onB inC atD of4. They decided to chase the cow

48、 away _ it did more damage.A unlessB untilC beforeD although5. Their friendship nothing to him.A meansB representsC standsD presents6. Bob tried in vain to trick his little brother _ some money from theirmother's purse.A to stealB to stealingC into stealD into stealing7. I was _ to find his arti

49、cle on such an _topic so boring.A surprised, excitedBsurprising, excitingC surprised, excitingDsurprising, excited8. He didn't and so he failed the examination.A work hard enoughBwork enough hardC hard work enoughDhard enough work9. The two boys had so in common that they soon became good friend

50、s.A littleB fewC muchD many10. As fuel prices rose, bus companies raised their fares and .A so did the airlinesB nor did the airlinesC so the airlines didD nor the airlines did11. Human beings a lot to the birds and beasts who eat insects.A obligeB oweC thankD gratitude12. The villages wanted very m

51、uch to have a cinemain this areA to be builtB buildC builtD be build13. I wish I my research paper yesterday. But I was too late.A had finished to writeB could have finished writingC could have finished to writeD might finish writing14. No sooner his room when the telephone rang.A did he enterB he h

52、ad entered C had he entered D he has entered15. Should she come tomorrow, I take her to the museum.A canB willC wouldD must16. His name will be crossed out from the list he makes the same mistakesagain.A ifB unlessC becauseD through17. The students would not have made so much progress under less con

53、ditions.A popularB welcomeC favorableD prosperous18. it was raining, many international tourists were having picnics in thewoods.A In spiteB In spite ofC In spite of thatD In spite of the fact that19. Lots of empty beer bottles were found under the young man's bed; he heavily.A must have B must

54、drinkC should drink D had to drinkdrunk20. home, she found that she had left the key at the office.A To have B To arriveC While arriving D ArrivingarrivedII. Cloze (2 points for each, altogether 20 points)Directions : Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.Write your answers onthe answer sheet.As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas _21_for her father.She wished that he were as easy to please as her