基础英语2模拟试题第二套

PAGEPAGE4基础英语2模拟试题第二套I.ReadingComprehensionPassageOneIneverysocietyitisnecessarytohaveageneralsystemoflawstoensurejustice.Lawsaredesignedtomakecertainthatpeople'srightsareprotectedandthatpeoplerespecteachother'srights.Sometimes,however,lawsarepassedwhicharespecifictoatimeorsituation.Forexample,atowninIndianaoncepassedalawmakingitillegaltoshootopenacanoffood.Apparently,somegun-carryingcitizensforgottheircanopenersandnaturallyenough,usedtheirgunstodothejob.Thisdisturbedothercitizens,andendangeredtheirlives,soalawwaspassedtopreventit.

Specificlawssometimesremaininexistencelongaftertheproblemhasdisappeared.Thelawsthenseemstrange.Forexample,theIndianalawwasnolongernecessarywhencitizensstoppedcarryinggunsandusingthemascanopeners.Sincethelawwasnolongerneeded,whatoncemadesensenowseemslikenonsense.

Sometimeslawsdesignedtoserveagoodpurposewerepassedbutsomehowthesebecamemixedupintheirwording.Asaresult,thelawsdon'tmakesense.Inonestatethereisalawwhichsaysthatitis"illegaltomoveortoattempttomoveamotorvehicle."Obvionsly,amassivetrafficjamwouldoccurifeveryonesuddenlyobeyedthatlaw.Butnoonedoes,ofcourse,becausetheintentionofthelawwasnottopreventownersfrommovingtheirowncars.Itwastopreventpeoplefrommoving(stealing)otherpeople'scars.

Itisoftenhardertorepeal（废止）alawthantopassone,somanyoftheseoldlawsremaininexistence.Becausetheynolongerfitthewaypeopleliveorbecausetheproblemnolongerexists,theselawsareignored.Everyoneunderstandsthatandlifegoeson.Thus,lawsthatoncemadeverygoodsense,nowseemlikenonsense.

1.Accordingtothepassage,lawsaredesignedforthepurposeof____________.

A.protectingpeople'srights

B.makingpeoplerespecteachother

C.preventinggun-carrying

D.punishingcriminals

2.Theword"job"inparagraph1refersto___________.

A.working

B.shooting

C.preventinggun-carrying

D.disturbingothers

3.TheauthorusedtheIndianalawasanexampletoexplain_________.

Ahowsomelawsarepassedandchanged

B.howpeopleinIndianaopencans

C.whysomelawsmayseemstrange

D.whypeopleinIndiananolongerusetheirguns

4.What'stheproblemwiththelawconcerningmotorvehicles?

A.Itleadstotrafficjams.

B.Itisnotclearlywritten.

C.Itisnotdesignedtoserveagoodpurpose.

D.Ithasbeenoutofdate.

5.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat___________.

A.alawsystemisnecessaryforeverysociety

B.somelawsthatdon'tmakesensemayalsogetpassed

C.itismoredifficulttochangetheoldlawthanpassanewone

D.somelawsmayseemstrangeastimepassesPassageTwo“Nomanisanisland,”wrotethepoetJohnDonneseveralcenturiesago.Hewasacknowledgingoneofourmostdistinctivecharacteristics:thefactthatwearesocialanimalswhosebehaviorandpersonalitiesareshapedbythegroupstowhichwebelong.

Throughoutlife,mostofourdailyactivitiesareperformedinthecompanyofothers.Whetherourpurposeisworking,playing,raisingafamily,learning,orsimplyrelaxing,weusuallypursueitingroups,evenifthegroupisassmallastwoorthreepeople.Ourneedforhumancontactsisnotmerelyapracticalone;itisadeeppsychologicalneedaswell.Ifpeoplearedeprivedofthecompanyofothersforprolongedperiods,mentalbreakdownistheusualresult.EventheGenevaConvention(日内瓦公约)，aninternationalagreementthatregulatesthetreatmentofprisonersofwar,recognizesthisneed.Itregardssolitary(孤独的)imprisonmentformorethanthirtydayasacruelformoftorture(折磨).

Initsstrictestsense,agroupisacollectionofpeopleinteractingtogetherinanorderlywayonthebasisofsharedexpectationsaboutoneanother'sbehavior.Asresultofthisinteraction,membersfeelacommonsenseof“belonging.”Theydistinguishmembersfromnonmembersandexpectcertainkindsofbehaviorfromoutsiders.

6.By“Nomanisanisland,”JohnDonnemeans_____.

A.noonecanliveonanislandalone

B.amanisnotsurroundedbyseaonallsides

C.amanandanislandareirrelevant

D.noonecanliveinisolationfromotherpeople

7.Thefactthatweworkorevenplayingroupsillustratesthepointthat________.

A.poeplearedifferentfromanimals

B.Donnerecognizedthegrouptowhichhebelonged

C.humanbeingsaresocialanimals

D.humanbehaviorandpersonalitiesareformedbyothers

8.“Breakdown”asusedinLine6,Paragraph2mostprobablydenotes____.

A.separation

B.collapse

C.analysis

D.function

9.Accordingtothepassage,whatisNOTacharacteristicofgroup?

A.Thereareatleasttwopeopleinit.

B.Thememberssharesomecommongrounds.

C.Themembersworkforonepurpose.

D.Themembersinteractregularlywitheachother.

C.setupD.setdown8.Iwokeuptofindmyself_____onahospitalbed.A.lieB.layC.laidD.lying9.Washyourhandsbeforeyouhandlethefood.A.eatB.getC.wrapD.touch10.Shewasdeeply______bythenewsofherfather'sdeath.A.affectedB.effectedC.reflectedD.inflected11.Therearegoodnovelists,____theterriblefloodofbadnovelsandpoorwork.A.nevermindB.despiteC.nomatterD.eventhen12.Howtoexpresstheideasinanadvertisementforconsumersto_______?A.identifytoB.identifyfromC.identifywithinD.indentifywith13.Hehas_____hislesson____thefailureandwon’trepeatthemistake.A.learned…ofB.learned…fromC.learned…aboutD.learned…by14.Anableyoungmanisashamedto_____othersforassistance.A.looktoB.lookafterC.lookforD.lookat15.Miller’s______withmedieval(中世纪)artdatesfromherchildhood.A.interestB.concernC.imaginationD.fascination16.Theriseinpowercostshas_____ourburden.A.addedtoB.addedupC.addedaboutD.addedon17.Thesechildrenjustsitaroundalldaydoingnothing;theyneedsomethingto_____them.A.testifyB.launchC.estimateD.motivate18.Thousandsofsoldiersareworkingto______foodandblanketstotherefugees.A.contributedB.distributedC.disposedD.dismissed19.Theknowledgeandpoweroftheinformationagewillbewithinreachnotjustofthefew，______ofeveryclassroom,everylibraryinthenearfuture.A.insteadB.becauseC.butD.then20.Shewasmore_____thanfrightened.A.surprisingB.interestedC.hatedD.surprised21.Theattentionofthepublicwascontinually______tonewpossibilitiesinscientificfieldsandthediscoveryofnewknowledge.A.appliedB.drawnC.referredD.thrown22._____thenumbersinemployment,thehotelindustrywasthesecondlargestindustryinthiscountrylastyear.A.IntermsofB.InlinewithC.InaccordancewithD.Inproportionto23.Allthecharacteristicsthatdistinguishbirds_______otheranimalscanbetracedtoprehistorictimes.

A.to

B.between

C.for

D.from24.Ifwe_______everythingreadybynow,weshouldbehavingaterribletimetomorrow.

A.hadn'tgot

B.didn'tget

C.wouldn'thavegot

D.wouldn’tget25.Inhiscompositiontherewerenoothererrors_______afewmisspelledwords.

A.beside

B.except

C.then

D.than26.Indeciding_______acourseofaction,thecandidatestriedtoestimateitslikelyimpactonthevoters.

A.whattopursue

B.whichtopursue

C.whethertopursue

D.iftopursue27.Thenewenginemustbethoroughly______beforebeingoutonthemarket.A.triedoutB.triedonC.testifiedD.triedfor28.Talksbetweenthetwocountriescompletely____,becauseneitherofthemwantedtogivein.A.brokeupB.brokethroughC.brokedownD.brokeoff29.Thesweater_________shranktwosizeswhenIwashedit.A.forwhichIboughtatMacy’sB.bywhichIboughtatMacy’sC.withwhichIboughtatMacy’sD.whichIboughtatMacy’s30.Althoughhethoughthewashelpingustopreparethedinner,hewasonly______.A.inthewayB.onthewayC.bythewayD.bywayof

III.ClozeTourismisthetemporarymovementofpeopletodestinationsoutsidetheirnormalplacesofworkandresidence（居住）,theactivities__1___duringtheirstayinthosedestinations,andthefacilitiescreatedto___2___theirneeds.Tourismisaluxury.Untilrecently,participation___3__restrictedtotheselectfew___4___couldaffordboththetimeandmoneytotravel.___5___,increasedleisureandhigherincomeshavecombinedtoenablemorepeopletojoinin.Improvementsintransportation,andthegrowthofinclusive（全包的）toursandotherformsofrelativelycheapvacationtravel,havefurther___6___theopportunitytotravelforpleasure.Todaythemajorityofpeopleinthedevelopedworldandincreasingnumbersinthedevelopingcountriesaretourists___7___sometimeintheirlives.Tourismisnolongerthespecialrightofafewbutisanacceptedand___8___expectedpartofthelife-stylesofalargeandgrowingnumberofpeople.

Tourismis___9___majoreconomicandsocialsignificance.Morethan270milliontouristsspend$92billion（US）annuallyinplacesoutsidetheirowncountries.Thisisoneofthelargestitemsintheworld'sforeigntrade.Withaworldgrowthinvisitorarrivalrateof__10___6percentperyear,tourismisalsooneofthefastestgrowingeconomicactivities.Itisthemostimportantexportindustryandearnerofforeignexchangeinmanycountries.

1.A.undertaken B.toundertake C.undertaking D.undertook

2.A.demand B.request C.meet D.consider

3.A.is B.was C.willbe D.were

4.A.they B.those C.who D.