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华中科技大学网络学院二○○五年招生考试大学英语模拟试卷（专科起点升本科）考试时间:150分钟注：答案必须写在答题卡上，否则按零分处理。PartI.Phonetics（10points）Directions:Ineachofthefollowinggroupsofwords,therearefourunderlinedlettersorlettercombinationsmarkedA,B,C,andD.Comparetheunderlinedpartsandidentifytheonethatisdifferentfromtheothersinpronunciation.MarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.1．A．admire2．A．advanced3．A．watchB．againstB．chanceB．catchC．anxiousC．danceD．announceD．balanceD．snatchC．match4．A．courage5．A．narrow6．A．energy7．A．excellent8．A．secretary9．A．whisper10．A．practiceB．passageB．nationC．manageC．nationalC．encourageC．experienceC．separateC．withinD．geographyD．naturalB．engineerB．expensiveB．selectD．entranceD．experimentD．sentenceD．whileB．whistleB．possibleC．physicalD．Pacifickeys:－101CDADBCABDBPartII.Vocabularyandstructure(40PoiDirections:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChooseoneanswerthatbestcompletethesentenceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.11.Theproblem,______iscomplicated,hasbeensolved.A.thatB.itC.whichD.what12.Mancannotliveonthemoon,______thereisnoairandwater.A./B.whereC.onitD.inwhichD.which13.Hemetmymother,from______hegotthenewsofmarriage.A.whoB.thatC.whom14.Ithinkrecordsareoften______anactualperformance.A.asgoodasorbetterthatC.likegoodorbetterthanB.asgoodorbetterthanD.asgoodasanyother115.Weallgotupearly______wemightstartatsix.A.inordertoB.soastoC.inorderthatC.hasknownD.though16.Janeappearsasthoughshe______thesecret.A.knowsB.knewD.hadknown17.Theprofessorgaveordersthatthetest______before5∶30.A.shouldbefinishedC.willfinishB.willbefinishedD.shallfinish18.IncaseI______,Iwouldtryagain.A.willfailB.shallfailC.shouldfailD.didfail19.Heremembered_______tothezoobyhisfatherwhenhewaslittle.A.takingB.beingtakenC.tohavetakenD.havebeentaken20.Allthemachines_______nextmonth.A.willberepairedB.willrepairC.willhaverepairedD.willhaverepair21.Ihaven’theardfromMaria_______.A.sincemanymonthsbeforeB.formanymonthsD.sincealongtimeC.formanymonthsago22.Spain_______atonetimeaverypowerfulcountry.A.wasB.hasbeenC.isD.wasbeingD.beginnedd.of23.–IsTonymakingdinner?--He’sjust_______tomakeit.A.begunB.beginC.beganC.withC.at24.–IsHowardmadatme?--Ithinkhe’sjealous_______yourpromotion.A.atB.for25.–WhenisHalloween（万圣节）？--It’s_______October.A.inB.onD.for26.–It’ssixo’clockandyourfatherisstillattheoffice.--Iknow,whoelsewould_______hedoes?A.beashardworkingasB.asworkingharderthanC.doharderworkthanD.workashardas27.–Doyouregretpayingfiftydollarsforthedog?--No,Iwouldgladlypay_______forhim.A.asmuchtwiceB.twicesomuchC.twiceasmuchD.muchtwice28.GeneralGeorgeBrownwasolderthan_______inhisregiment（军团）.A.anyofficerB.anyotherofficerC.anyothersofficerD.anyofficerelse29.Nowadays________seemstoenjoylookingatfatgirls.Thatiswhymanycompanieshavedevelopedspecialfoodstohelppeopletoslim（苗条）.A.everyoneB.anybodyC.somebodyD.nooneD.little30.Hefeltbadbecausehehaddrunktoo________thenightbefore.A.manyB.muchC.few31.Ifyouhavetakenmyadvice,you____asamanager.A.wouldbechosenB.havebeenchosen2

C.wouldhavebeenchosenD.willhavebeenchosen32.Duetothefact____thiscountryhasnotenoughnaturalresources,ithastoimportmostofitsenergyneedsfromabroad.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.whose33.Readingspeedtendstobeslower____study-typematerialisreadA.atasnail’spaceB.thefirsttimeD.wordbywordC.insuchcases34.Sciencedoesleadtonewproducts,someof____provenottobesogood.A.whichB.themC.thoseD.that35.Physicistsalsohaveinvented____lasersthatproduceconcentratedbeamsoflight.A.beautifulB.prettyC.sophisticatedD.elementary36.Acomputercanonlydo______youhaveprogrammedittodo.A.whatB.thatC.whichD.it37.Itwasn’tsuchagooddinner______shehadpromisedus.A.thatB.whichC.asD.what38.Mr.Smithadvisedustowithdraw_____involved.A.soasnottogetC.notsoastogetB.sonotastogetD.soastonotget39.Themedicalserviceisfreeof______intheirschool.A.chargeB.expenseC.costD.money40.Thedriverwasfinedbecauseofexceedingthespeedlimit.Hedrove_____70milesanhour.A.withB.inC.atD.on41.JohndevotedhimselftohisA.specialty.B.specialistC.specialD.specialization42.HisworkconsistsA.inexplaininghtobjectsoftheorganizationtotheworkers.B.withC.onD.of43.I’llthestorywhereyouleftout.B.takeoverA.takeonC.takeupD.taketo44.Inthe19thcentury,itwasthelargestandmostcenterofalargeandprosperousoverseasempire.cityintheworld,theA.affectedB.influentialC.impactD.effectedD.objectto45.HowcanJamesseriouslymygoingawaywithyou?A.amounttoB.switchtoC.contributeto46.Iyouthatifyouarelateagain,youwillbedismissed.3A.persuadeB.recommendC.warn,wemadeourwayatoncetoHudsonStreet.C.guidanceD.guidingthemselvesbydrawingcaricaturesoftheirteacher.B.amusingC.musedD.musingD.dissuade47.Undermycompanion’sA.guideline48.TheboysA.amusedB.guide49.AnAmericanA.presidentcampaignlastsforeighteenmonths.B.presidencyC.presidentialD.residence50.Takethisemptyboxawayandmeafullone.A.bringkeys:B.takeC.fetchD.carry11-20CBCACBACBA31-40CCBACACAAC21-30BAADADCBDB41-50ADCBDCCACAPart．IIICloze（20points）Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosetheonethatismostsuitableandmarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.OnceagroupoftouristswhostayingatahotelinBirminghamwerehavingdinnerintherestaurant.Fishwasbroughtandwhilethey51itsomeofthemtoldinterestingstoriesaboutfindingpearlsandothervaluablethingsinsidefish.Anoldgentleman.52hadlistenedquietlytotheirconversation,roseandsaid:“I’veheardallyourstories,andnowI’lltellyou53.WhenIwasayoungmanIwasworkinginalargeimportingcompanyinNewYork.Beforelong,I54inlovewithaprettyyounggirl.Verysoonwewereengaged.Butjusttwomonthsbeforeourmarriage,IwassuddenlysenttoBirminghamonveryimportant.Ileftsweetheart,55towritetoher.”“IwasobligedtostayinginBirminghamlongerthanIhad56.57lastmyworkwasdone,andjustbeforeIleftforhome,Iboughtabeautifulandveryexpensivediamondring,intendingtogiveittomysweetheart.”“OnmywaytoNewYork,IwaslookingthroughthemorningnewspaperwhenIsawanannouncementofmysweetheart’smarriagewithanotherman.Thismademesoangry58Ithrewtheringoverboard(向船外).Afewdays59hard.Whatdoyouthink60?”whenIwaseatingafish,Ibitsomething51．A．eatB．areC．hadeatenD．wereeatingD．whichD．one52．A．who53．A．astory54．A．fallB．whomB．onestoryB．fellC．thatC．thestoryC．feelD．felt55．A．agreeing56．A．seen57．A．From58．A．than59．A．lateB．agreeB．repliedB．AtC．promisingC．promisedC．InD．promiseD．expectedD．OnB．thatC．asD．toB．laterC．latterD．latest460．A．isitkeys:B．wasitC．itisD．itwas51-60DADBCDBBBDPart．RIVeadingComprehension（60points）Directions:Therearefourreadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChooseonebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneNewspapersarenotnearlyaspopulartodayastheywereinthepast.Therearenotverymanypeoplewhoseriouslyreadanewspapereveryday.Mostpeoplereadonlythesportspages,theadviceorgossipcolumns,thecomics,andperhapstheclassifiedadvertisements.Mostpeopledon’ttakethetimetoreadtherealnews.Theyattempttocatchthereader’sinterestwithpicturesandexcitingheadlines.Thesetechniquesareusedonthefrontpagebecauseitisthefirstthingyouseewhenyoupickupthepaper.Thefirstpageattractsattentionandencouragesthereadertolookthroughtherestofthepaper.Thisiswhyeditorsalwayslookforagoodfirstpagestoryandheadlinesthatmakeyoustopandlook.Iftheheadlineishorribleenoughorfrighteningenoughorwildenough,perhapsyouwillgoontoreadtherestofthestory.Justthesame,therearealotofpeoplewhodonotevenreadthefrontpageanymore.theymayreadtheheadlines,butthatisall.Thentheyturntothesportspage,orcomics,oradvertisements.Itseemsthatpeopledonotwantthenewsfromanewspaperanymore.Theysaytheygetthenewsonthetelevisionnow.Morepeoplewatchtelevisionnewsbecauseitiseasierandmoreinterestingthanreadingnewspaper.Whataboutyou?Doyoureadnewsfromanewspaper?Doyouwatchthenewsontelevision?Doyouthinkiteasiertogetthenewsfromtelevision?Doyoulistentotheradio?Ordoyouevencareaboutnewsatall?Wouldyoumindiftherewerenonews?61.Accordingtothepassage,newspapersare______.A.morepopulartodayC.aspopularasbeforeB.lesspopulartodayD.gettingmoreandmorepopular62.Wecanknowfromthepassagethatnewspapereditorsthinktheimportantpartofthepaperis_____.A.thefrontpageC.theheadlinesB.thesportspageD.theclassifiedadvertisements63.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingisNOTusedtoattractthereader’sattention?__A.Usesomeexcitingheadlines.C.Politicalnews.B.Addsomepicturesonthefrontpage.D.Sportspagesandgossipcolumns.64.Accordingtothepassage,mostpeoplereadallofthefollowingEXCEPT______.A.thesportspageB.comicsC.advertisementsD.therealnews65.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsnewspaperis______.A.sympatheticB.criticalC.negativeD.undeterminedPassageTwo5

Studiesinadvancedeconomiesshow,asonewouldexpect,thatforevery1,000poundsincreaseinincomethereis,indeed,anincreasedsenseofwell-being（幸福）--butonlyforthepoorestfifthofthepopulation.Beyondthat,thereisalmostnoincreaseinpeople’ssatisfactionwiththeirlivesasincomelevelsincrease.InAustralia,thereisaslightlycloserrelationbetweenlevelofincomeandwell-being,butintheUSandEnglandthereisonlyanunimportantandirregularrelationship.Thericharenothappierthanthemiddleclassesandtheuppermiddleclassisnothappierthanthelowermiddleclass.Beyondpovertyornear-povertylevelsofincome,ifmoneybuyshappiness,itbuysverylittleandoftenitbuysnoneatall.Thisisstrangebecausemarketeconomistsreportthatthepurposeofthemarketistomaximizethesatisfactionofhumanwants.Buttheymeasurethatsatisfaction,called“utility”,inacircularmanner:satisfactionwithsomethingisrevealedbytheveryfactthatitwasbought.Yetstudiesshowthatthethingsthatcontributemosttoasenseofwell-beingcannotbebought,suchasagoodfamilylife,friendship,worksatisfaction,andsatisfactionwiththeusesofone’sleisure.Theislittlerelationbetweenthesethingsandpeople’sincomes.Formanypeoplesecurityofincomeactuallycontributemoretomeasuredwell-beingthandoeslevelofincome.Mostpeoplebelievethatiftheyhad25percentmoreincometheywouldbemuchmoresatisfiedwiththeirlives,butthosewhoseincomesarenowatthathigherlevelarenotmoresatisfiedwiththeirlives.Changesinincomedobrieflyinfluenceoursenseofwell-being,buteventhehappinessthatcomeswithanincreaseinincomedoesnotlastlong.66.Accordingtotheauthor,peoplefrom_____wouldfeelhappierifthereisanincomeincrease.A.lowerworkingclassC.lowermiddleclassB.uppermiddleclassD.upperrichclass67.TheauthorimpliesthatmarketeconomistswouldNOTagreewithoneofthefollowingsuggestions.Whichone?________A.Happinesscanbeboughtinacertainsense.B.Satisfactionofhumandemandscanbemetthroughpurchaseofgoods.C.Marketscanprovidepeoplewithsatisfactionandhappiness.D.Incomeincreasecannotbringaboutsenseofhappiness.68.Accordingtothepassage,allofthefollowingcontributemoretothesenseofhappinessEXCEPT______.A.worksatisfactionC.levelofincomeB.securityofincomeD.goodfamilylife69.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatintheauthor’sopinion,senseofhappinessisallofthefollowingEXCEPTthat______.A.itcanvaryfromonesocialclasstoanotherB.italwayschangeswiththeincreaseinincomeC.itisrelatedtomanyfactorsD.itcannotbeincreasedeasily70.Whatkindofrelationshipisthepassagemainlydiscussingabout?_________.A.Povertyandhappiness.B.Incomeandsatisfaction.C.Incomeincreaseandsocialclasses.D.Incomeincreaseandsenseofhappiness.PassageThree6

Agoodwaytokeepcoolinthesummer,atleastintheory,mightbetohaveacertainamountofwinterstoredupandreadytousewheneveritwasneeded.Strictlyspeaking,ofcourse,thisisimpossible,butscientistsarenowexploringthepossibilitiesofanair-conditioningsystemthat,inaway,usestheextremesofwintertomoderatetheextremesofsummer.Theideainvolvesburyingalargeinsulatedtankafewfeetundergroundandusingasystemofheatexchangerpipestoconnectittotheairabove.Whentheairtemperaturedropsbelowfreezing,fluidflowinginsidethepipeswouldcoolthewaterinthetanktothefreezingpoint.Whenenoughicehadformedontheportionsofthepipesinsidethetank,theicewouldbreakoffandfloattothetopofthetank,andanotherpieceoficecouldbeginforming.Aproperlysizedtankwouldnearlyfillwithiceduringthewinter.Inthesummer,iceandcoldwaterinthetankcouldbepumpedintothehomeforairconditioning.Thesystem’sbigadvantageistheminimalamountofenergyitrequires,namely,theenergyneededtocirculatethecoldwaterduringthesummer.Inthewinter,thesystemjustsitsthereandmakesice.Perhapsthebiggeststumblingblocktosuchasystem,outsideofthecostofbuyingandbuyingthetankisfindingtherightdesignandtherightcoolingfluidfortheheatexchangerpipes.Thepipesmustbedesignedsothatwhenfilledwithaworkingfluidtheyletheatflowfromthetanktocoldenvironmentinthewinter,butnotfromtheenvironmenttothetankinthesummer.Themostlikelycoolingfluidseemstobeammonia.Thesystemisintheplanningstagesatpresent.Beforeitcanbedevelopedcommercially,scientistsmustfindanefficientandeconomicaldesignforthetanksandpipes.71.Theadvantageofthenewair-conditioningsystemisthat______.A.minimalamountofenergyisneededB.onlynaturalresourcesaremadeuseofC.thecostoftheair-conditioningdeviceislowD.theworkingprincipleofthesystemissimple72.Oneofthetechnicalproblemsthescientistswillhavetosolveindevelopingthenewsystemis________.A.howtomakeenoughiceundergroundB.howtoinsulatethetanksoastokeepthetemperatureC.howtoinstallthedeviceundergroundD.howtodesignthefightheatexchangerpipesforthesystem73.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?_________.A.Thenewsystemisstillintheexperimentalstage.B.Thenewsystemhasbeenputintopracticaluse.C.Thenewsystemneedstobeimproved.D.Thenewsystemisstillwaitingforthedesign.74.Thepassageindicatesthatpeople______iftheideamentionedcomestrue.A.canstoreupalargeamountofwintercoldanduseitwheneveritisneededB.mayuseabitofwinter’schilltohelpthemsurviveahotsummerC.canmakefulluseofwintercoldtopreservefoodinsummerD.willgetthemostefficientandeconomicalair-conditioningdevice75.Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?_________.A.Howtoestablishanundergroundair-conditioningsystem.B.Ameansofmakinganefficientandeconomicalair-conditioningsystem.C.Anewideaaboutstoringwintercoldforuseinsummer.D.Designinganewtypeofheatexchanger.PassageFour7

For30years,RandyJ.Murphydrovewithoutbeingstoppedbythepolice–andwithoutadriver’slicense.The46-year-oldman’sluckcametoanendlastMay.Onhiswayhomefromhisjobasadishwasher,heturneduptheradiointhecar.“Ijustturnedroundthecorner,andtherewasMark,”Murphysaidofthepoliceofficerwhohassincemadesuchadifferenceinhislife.OfficerMarkTaylorhadstoppedthecarasheheardtheblaringmusic.Whenheaskedforadriver’slicense,Murphysaidthathedidn’thaveone.MurphytoldTaylorhecouldn’treadwellenoughtotakethewrittenpartofthelicensingtest.“Hesaidpeoplejustdon’thelpanymore.Itoldhimifhewaswilling,I’dhelphim,”saidTaylor.HegaveMurphyhisphonenumber.