大学英语A统考模拟试题三

一、阅读理解“You’retryingtocontrolmylife,”saysmynine-year-oldson.“Idon’tknowwhyyouthinkyoucandothat,butyoucan’t.”IreceivedthisbitofinformationafterIaskedGabrieletoputhisdirtysocksinthebasket.AndIgetnosympathyfrommymother,whosays,“Youlethimhavehiswayfromthebeginning.”It’strue.IhavealwaysaskedGabriele’sopinion,foundouthowhefeltaboutthings–treatedhimasmypeer,notmychild.AndwhathaveIgotfrommytroubles?Alotofbacktalk.AtleastI’mnotalone;it’sacomplaintheardamongparentsacrossthecountry.It’snotjustthatwe’reconfusedbythecontradictoryadviceofferedinparentingbooks.Thefactis,inanefforttobreakawayfromhowwewereraised–totrysomethingmoreliberalthanourparents’“doitbecauseIsayso”approach–ourgenerationhasgonetoofar.“Today’sparentswanttobeyoung,sotheytrytobefriendswiththeirchildren,”saysKathyLynn,aparentingeducator.“Whenitcomestodiscipline,oursocietyhasgonefromoneextremetotheother,”saysRonMoorish,abehaviorspecialist.“Weusedtousethestrap,tointimidate.Thenwehadpermissiveness,andnowit’saboutgivingchildrenchoicesandallowingthemtolearnfromtheirownexperiences.”Realdiscipline,saysMoorish,isaboutteaching.“Bycorrectingourchildrenwhentheydosomethingwrong,weteachthemhowtobehaveproperly,”hesays.Butthisonlyworks,heemphasizes,ifparentsregaintheirpositionofauthority.Childrenwillalwaysbechildren.Thekeyisforparentstochoosetotakethetimetoguideandteachtheirkids.RitaMunday,amotheroffourchildren,couldn’tbelievethedramasthatplayedoutinthechildren’sshoestoresheoperated.Sheoftensawchildreninsistonhavingthehigh-priced,brand-nameshoes.Andevenwhenthemotherdidn’twanttospendthemoney,shewouldgiveinwhenthekidstartedactingupandthrowingshoesaround.RhondaRadice,Munday’syoungercolleague,isoneparentwhohasbuckedthetrendandisproudofit.“Idon’tnegotiatewiththem.Youcan’t.I’veseenparentscomeintothestoreandbribetheirchildrentobehave.Youshouldn’thavetobuyloveandrespect.”1、Theauthor’swayoftreatingherson____________.A、issharedbymanyparentsB、isencouragedbyhermotherC、provestobequitesuccessfulD、showslittleconcernforthechild参考答案:A解析:【答案】A【解析】第二段最后一句说我的孩子经常跟我顶嘴，但这不是我一个人的问题，许多家长都有这样的抱怨。2、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat__________.A、parentsshouldlearntomakefriendswiththeirchildrenB、parentsneedtofollowtheadviceofparentingbooksC、today’schildrenenjoymorefreedomthanthepreviousgenerationD、today’sparentsarebetteratraisingchildrenthanthepreviousgeneration参考答案:C解析:【答案】C【解析】第三段前两句说育儿书中提供的建议互相矛盾，使家长无所适从。如今许多家长都在摆脱自己小时候的成长模式，希望以更加自由的态度对待自己的孩子。而这些家长成长时受到的教育是“家长说什么就是什么”。因此可以说如今的孩子比以前的孩子享受更多自由。3、Accordingtothepassage,tohave“discipline”meansthatparentsshould___________.A、adoptthe“doitbecauseIsayso”approachB、teachtheirchildrentounderstandtherulesC、negotiatewiththeirchildrenforadecisionD、neverallowtheirchildrentohavetheirways参考答案:B解析:【答案】B【解析】第五段说“纪律”的意思是“教导”，即应该在孩子犯错的时候纠正他们，并教导他们什么才是正确的做法。4、IfRondaRadiceistheparentwhohas“buckedthetrend”,whichofthefollowingcanalsobecitedastheexamplefor“buckingthetrend”?A、Parentsbuywhatevertheirchildrenwant.B、Parentstreattheirchildrenastheirequals.C、Parentsmakedecisionsfortheirchildren.D、Parentsmaintainauthorityovertheirchildren.参考答案:D解析:【答案】D【解析】“buckthetrend”意思是反潮流。第四段最后一句讲到如今的潮流是家长给孩子自由选择的权力。而最后一段Radice说，“我从不和他们讲条件”，也就是说家长要保持权威。5、Themainpointofthepassageisto__________.A、comparedifferentwaysofraisingchildrenB、analyzetheproblemsfacedbytoday’sparentsC、explaintheimportanceofunderstandingchildrenD、pointoutthemistakesmadebytheoldergeneration参考答案:B解析:【答案】B【解析】本文主要介绍现代父母与子女的关系从过去的家长式变成朋友式以及由此产生的问题，所以B为文章主题。In1985,theCoca-colacompanymadethedecisiontochangetheformulaofitsleadingsoftdrink.Thechangewasbasedonthefindingsofmanymarketstudies.Thesestudieshadshownthatthegeneralresponsetothenewproductwasgood.However,thechangeofthetraditionalCoca-colabyNewCokewasrejectedbythemajorityofdrinkers.Infact,thecompanyhadtostepbackandrestartproductionoftheoldformulaofCoca-cola.ThemostimportantreasonwhyNewCokewasrejectedwastheemotionalrelationshipthatexistedbetweendrinkersandtheoldsoftdrinkformula.DrinkingIadvise后的从句应该使用虚拟语气，动词应该是原形的形式或者should+动词原形。14、Theshiptookmachinesandothergoodsbacktotheport________ithadsetoff.A、fromwhichB、towhichC、whichD、inwhich参考答案:A解析:句意：这艘船带着机器和其他货物回到了出发的港口。考点：定语从句的引导词和介词的搭配。15、Notuntil1868______madethecapitalofthestateofGeorgia.A、AtlantawasB、wasAtlantaC、whenAtlantawasD、whenwasAtlanta参考答案:B解析:句意：直到1868年亚特兰大才成为佐治亚州的省会。考点：否定副词放在句首时句子倒装。16、Thisfamoustempleisbelieved_________about800yearsago.A、beingbuiltB、havingbuiltC、tohavebuiltD、tohavebeenbuilt参考答案:D解析:该句中believed要接不定式。此句按题意必须用不定式的被动语态形式，由于寺庙是在800年前建成的，因此要用被动语态的完成时态。17、Hewon'tsucceedanyway,________hardhetries.A、whateverB、nomatterC、asD、however参考答案:D解析:however=nomatterhow,意思是“不管如何”,因此选择D。18、Johnsuggested_________anythingaboutituntiltheyfoundoutmorefacts.A、nottosayB、notsayC、tosaynotD、notsaying参考答案:D解析:句意：约翰建议等找到更多的证据后再谈这件事情。考点：suggestdoing。19、Whenthegirlheardthenews,shecoulddonothingbut________backhome.A、goingB、wentC、togoD、go参考答案:D解析:donothingbutdo是正确的形式。20、Scarcelyhadthecarstopped________thecellphonebegantoring.A、thanB、whenC、afterD、before参考答案:B解析:scarcely…when是固定搭配，表示“一…就…”，因此选择B。三、完型填空Eachmorning,millionsofusturnonourradiosandtelevisionsfortheweatherforecast.Dothecloudyskiesmeanrain?Willrisingtemperaturesbringa___21___tomeltsnowandice?Onceweheartheforecast,wedecidewhatclothestowearand___22___tocarryanumbrellaornot.___23___,though,weatherforecastsare___24___incorrect.Yes,thoughtheaccuracyofforecastshasimproved___25___inrecentyears,predictingtheweatherisafascinatingmixtureofartandsciencethatisfarfrom___26___.Whatisinvolvedinpredictingtheweather,andhowreliableareweatherforecasts?Todayweathermenhavesomeadvancedtools___27___,themostbasicofwhichmeasureairpressure,temperature,humidity,andwind.Predictingtheweather,however,isnotallhardscience.Thecomputerscanonlygivesomedescriptionsofthebehavioroftheatmosphere.Furthermore,evenanaccurateforecastforalargeareamaynottake___28___theeffectoflocalareaontheweather.Sosome___29___ofartisalsonecessary.Hereiswhereaweatherforecastercomesin.Heuseshisexperienceandjudgmenttodeterminewhatvalueto___30___onthedatahereceives.Thisallowshimtomakeamoreaccurateforecast.21、A、climateB、spellC、termD、vacation参考答案:B解析:【答案】B。【解析】该句意为：温度升高是否会带来积雪和冰的融化？spell作名词意思为：一段时间。22、A、whetherB、whatC、ifD、how参考答案:A解析:【答案】A。【解析】该题考点为whether引导的宾语从句。该从句的意思是：是否带伞。if也有是否之意，也可引导宾语从句，但后面不可接ornot。23、A、InnotimeB、ForthefirsttimeC、FromtimetotimeD、Atalltimes参考答案:C解析:【答案】C。【解析】该句意为：有时天气预报也会明显地不准确。Fromtimetotime：有时；Innotime：立即；Forthefirsttime：首次；Atalltimes：总是。24、A、objectivelyB、obviouslyC、occasionallyD、ordinarily参考答案:B解析:【答案】B。【解析】该句意思见上题。objectively：客观地；occasionally：偶尔，但和句首的fromtimetotime重复；ordinarily：普通地。25、A、plentifullyB、boldlyC、repeatedlyD、dramatically参考答案:D解析:【答案】D。【解析】该句意为：虽然天气预报的准确性在近年来已经有了极大的提高。dramatically：极大地；plentifully：大量地；boldly：大胆地；repeatedly：反复地。26、A、waterproofB、foolproofC、bulletproofD、fireproof参考答案:B解析:【答案】B。【解析】该句意为：天气预报是艺术与科学的一种令人着迷的结合，因此很难保证不出任何差错。foolproof是复合词，意为：不出毛病的。waterproof：防水的；bulletproof：防弹的；fireproof：防火的。27、A、outofhandB、beyondtheircontrolC、attheirdisposalD、intheair参考答案:C解析:【答案】C。【解析】该句意为：现在天气预报人员有一些先进的工具供他们使用。atone’sdisposal：供某人使用，处理；outofhand：失去控制；beyondtheircontrol：超出控制范围；intheair：未落实，悬而未决。28、A、theplaceofB、controlofC、intoconsiderationD、careof参考答案:C解析:【答案】C。【解析】该句意为：此外，即使是对一个大的地区的精确的预报也可能考虑不到一些局部地区的天气情况。29、A、extentB、caseC、bitD、degree参考答案:D解析:【答案】D。【解析】该句意为：所以需要某种程度的艺术。degree这里是“程度”的意思。extent指“广泛的程度、范围”等。30、A、evaluateB、offerC、addD、place参考答案:D解析:【答案】D。【解析】该句意为：天气预报员利用自己的经验和判断力来决定他所得到的数据的价值。pla