大学综合英语模拟试题(附带答案)

综合英语模拟试题第5页共11页Ⅰ.VocabularyandStructureDirections:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.41. Thisdisease________inAfricabuthasnowspreadtomanypartsoftheworld.装订线内不要答题A. derived B. originated C. sparkled D. dwelled装订线内不要答题42. Theaircraftbaseisprotectedwithspeciallydesignedshelterswhicharebuiltto________groundandairattacks.A. launch B. withstand C. contest D. contend43. Muchoftheterritoryisstillunder________.A. elimination B. invasion C. constitution D. occupation44. Thesedevicesmountedinthecarcan_______drivertoanimpendinghazard.A. instruct B. warn C. dictate D. alert45. Windydaysare_______ofMarch.A. character B. characteristic C. feature D. quality46. Themayorpromisedtotrimthecitybudgetwithoutcutting_______services.A. appropriate B. essential C. equivalent D.lucrative47. OnceMrs.Kirkpatrick______youinconversation,you’restuckwithherforatleasthalfanhour.A. engages B. occupies C. submerges D. launches48. Peoplefromdifferentcultureshavedifferent_______oftheworld.A. complications B. instincts C. conceptions D.impressions49. Duetohisrecentfailuretomeetthedeadline,Jasonis_______fromthelistforpromotion.A. wrenched B. pried C. retreated D. eliminated50. Someofthetunnelsinthecliffarenatural,somewere_______out.A. decorated B. penetrated C. pried D.carved51. Populationgrowthandpollutionplaceenormous______ontheworld’ssupplyofusablewater.A. stress B. exposure C. endurance D. endeavor52. Itisnotsomuchtheactualpopulationoftheworld_______itsrateofincreasewhichisimportant.A.of B. over C. like D. as53. Tomissoweakthatheshould_______beallowedtogotoworkuntilhehascompletelyrecoveredfromhisillness.A incase B.insomecase C.inanycase D.innocase54. ________quiterecently,mostmothersinBritaindidnottakepaidworkoutsidethehome.A. Before B. Until C. From D. Since55. Theoldcoupledecidedto_______aboyandagirlthoughtheyhadthreechildrenoftheirown.A. adapt B. bring C. receive D. adopt56. Theshopkeepersarecomplainingthatbusinesshasbeenreducedtoa________ofwhatitwasbeforetheoutbreakofwar.A. fraction B. section C. portion D. trifle57. Theweatherwasn’tfavorableandbothteamshadto________icyrainandastrongwindduringthematch.A. pindown B. contendwithC. getstuckin D. takecontrolof58. Theofferofafreeoverseastour_______himintobuyingthevillaonthehillside.A. discouraged B.committed C.tempted D.tangled59. Thatmorning,onMount装订线内不要答题A.mysterious B.opaque C.spectacular D.adolescent装订线内不要答题60. AfterMikeleftforwork,I________thebedsandvacuumedthecarpets.A.patted B.clapped C.stripped D.shaved46.AstheChinesesayinggoes,atimelysnow_____agoodharvest.a.indicatesb.reflectsc.showsd.promises47.The____________ofourprofessorsaddedmuchhonortoourNewYear’sParty.a.presentb.absencec.absentd.presence48.WheneverItakeonadifficulttask,Isaytomyself,“Nothing____________,nothinggain.”a.adventuredb.advantagedc.venturedd.advanced49.JohnDeweybelievedthateducationshouldbeapreparationforlife,thatapersonlearnsbydoing,andthatteachingmust_____________thecuriosityandcreativityofchildren.a.stimulateb.acceleratec.accumulated.create50.Ifyouneedfurtherqualifications（条件）forthejob,checkouthowandwhereyoucan___________them.a.inquireb.acquirec.seekd.secure51.Heiskeento____________relationswiththiscompanybecauseofitsgoodreputation.a.trainb.cultivatec.furtherd.donate52.Inmyopinion,high-IQstudentsareusuallyintellectuallycuriousandverygoodatmakinguseoftheirtimetothefullest____________.a.intentb.extentc.intendd.extend53.Theseyoungpeoplewereso_____________aboutthingsintheU.S.thattheythoughtblacksandwhiteshadalwayshadequaleducationalopportunitiesthere.a.innocentb.intelligentc.ignorantd.confident54.WhileMr.Johnsonwasawayonvacation,alotofletters_____onhisdesk.a.acceleratedb.accessedc.accustomedd.accumulated55. Traditionalasheisinhiswayoflife,theelderlyprofessorismore_____________thanmostofhisstudentsinacceptingnewideas.Americanstendtobeimpatientwithpeoplewhotakelongturns.Suchpeoplearesaidto“talktoomuch.”ManyAmericanshavedifficultypayingattentiontosomeonewhospeaksmorethanafewsentencesatatime,asNigerians,Arabs,andsomeothersdo.Americansadmireconciseness,orwhattheycall“gettingtothepoint.”Americansengageinlittleritualinteraction(礼仪式的交流).Onlyafewritualgreetingsarecommon:“Howareyou?”“I’mfine,thankyou,”“Nicetomeetyou,”and“Hopetoseeyouagain.”ThesethingsaresaidincertainsituationsAmericanslearntorecognize,and,likeanyritualgreetings,areconcernedmorewithformthanwithsubstance.Thatis,thequestionsaresupposedtobeaskedandthestatementsaresupposedtobemadeinparticularsituations,nomatterwhatthepeopleinvolvedarefeelingorwhattheyreallyhaveinmind.InmanyAmerican’sopinions,peoplewhorelyheavilyonritualgreetingsare“tooshy”or“toopolite,”unwillingtorevealtheirtruenaturesandideas.Americansaregenerallyimpatientwithlongritualgreetingsaboutfamilymembers’health—commonamongLatinAmericans—consideringthemawasteoftime.DuringatypicalconversationbetweenAmericans,peopletrytobe________.a.politeb.interestedc.concised.friendly27.BycomparingaconversationbetweentwoAmericanstoatabletennisgame,theBritishobservermeansthat_________.a.Americansliketotakeshortturnsinaconversationb.Americansenjoytalkingaswellaswatchingatabletennisgamec.Americansgetexcitedeasilyd.Americanstalkwithgreatexpression装订线内不要答题28.Americans___________whentheytalkwithArabs.装订线内不要答题a.maylosetheirpatienceb.havetolistenverycarefullyc.talktoomuchd.neveruseEnglish29.IntheUnitedStates,ritualgreetings__________.a.areverycommoninpeople’sconversationsb.aresuitableinallsituationsc.helptoleadtoaseriousconversationd.havelittlesubstance30.Accordingtothispassage,Americanshavealowopinionofpeoplewho____________.a..donottalkmuchb.donotpayattentiontothespeakerc.liketoaskaboutotherpeople’shealthd.bringtoomanyritualgreetingsintoaconversationPassage2AskmostAmericanchildrenwhattheywanttobewhentheygrowup,andtheyprobablywillsay“doctor”or“lawyer.”Thoughourculture,oureconomy,indeedourverysecurityareheavilydependentonscienceandengineering,only12percentofAmericanhighschoolstudentsgraduatewiththeprerequisites(必要条件)foracareerinscienceorengineering.Worseyet,only6percentofminoritychildrenaresaidtobesoprepared.Don’tbetoosurprised.Ifyouaskfurtherwhythemajorityofthehighschoolstudentswouldchooseacareerinmedicineorlaw,theanswerswillbestraightoutofsomepopularTVshows.“Doctorshelppeople.Theysavelives.”“Lawyersbeatthebadguys.”Moststudentswouldsay.Now,howaboutscienceorengineeringasacareerchoice?Theanswerswillbejustaspredictable:“Getreal!Whowantstobeageek?Theyallarenerds.Besides,Ihatemath.”Inourmedia,scientistsandengineerstypicallyareportrayedasintroverted(内向的)andhumorless.Theyalwayswearwhitelabcoats,withacollectionofpencilsintheirpocketprotectors.Theywearglasseswithblackplasticframes.Ifmorestudentsaretochoosetechnicalcareers,theymusthaveabetterviewpresentedtothem.Theyneedtobetold,forinstance,thattheinventionoflifesavingequipmentsaveslivesjustassurelyastheapplicationofitinthehospital.Italsomighthelpifsomeoneemphasizedtostudentsthatthelawyerwhosavedthedefendant(被告)byintroducingtheDNAevidencewouldhaveseenhimhangedhaditnotbeenforthescientistswhodiscoveredDNA.Whateverwedo,untilstudentsstopthinkingoftheterm“engineer”asasynonymfor“geek,”itisimpossibletoexpectourchildrentochangetheirviewstowardsscientistsandengineers.装订线内不要答题31.WhatistheproblemwithmostAmericanchildrenwhentheychoosetheircareers?装订线内不要答题a.Theyhaveaverylowopinionofscienceandengineering.b.Theyaretooanxioustosucceedindifferentfields.c.Theyarenotsurewhatcareersuitsthembest.d.Theydonothaveenoughconfidenceinthemselves.32.WhichofthefollowinghasinfluencedAmericanstudentsgreatlyintheirchoiceoftheircareers?a.Parents’opinions.b.TVshowsandvariouspublications.c.Greatdiscoveriesmadebydoctorsandlawyers.d.Cultureandeconomy.33.Inthepassage,thewritercriticizesthemediafor___________.a.depictingscientistsandengineersasnerdsandgeeksb.creatingtoomuchviolenceinthesocietyc.failingtoreportthegreatachievementsmadebyscientistsd.usingwordslike“nerd”and“geek”inappropriately34.Inordertochangethestudents’viewtowardsscientistsandengineers,thewritersuggeststhat_________.a.teachersreconsidertheirwayofteachingmathematicsb.studentsbetoldaboutthewondersofscienceandengineeringc.scientistsandengineerschangetheirimagesalittlebitd.themediastoppraisingdoctorsandlawyersexcessively35.Judgingfromwhatissaidinthepassage,thewriterobviouslybelievesthat_________.a.scientistsandengineersaremoreimportantthandoctorsandlawyersb.scienceandengineeringhavebeendangerouslyignoredc.Americanchildrenarehopelessd.therearetoomanyscientistsandengineersnowadaysPassage3ReachingnewpeaksofpopularityinNorthAmericaisIcebergWater,whichisharvestedfromicebergsoffthecoastofNewfoundland,Canada.ArthurvonWiesenberger,whocarriesthetitleWaterMaster,isoneofthefewwatercriticsinNorthAmerica.Asaboy,hespenttimeinthelargercitiesofItaly,FranceandSwitzerland,wherebottledwaterisconsumeddaily.Eventhen,hekeptawaterjournal,notingthebrandshelikedbest.“Mydogcouldtellthedifferencebetweenbottledandtapwater,”Hesays.Butisplaintapwaterallthatbad?Notatall.Infact,NewYork’smunicipalwaterformorethanacenturywascalledthechampagneoftapwateranduntilrecentlyconsideredamongthebestintheworldintermsofbothtasteandpurity.Similarly,amagazineinEnglandfoundthattapwaterfromtheThamesRivertastedbetterthanseveralleadingbrandsofbottledwaterthatwere400timesmoreexpensive.Nevertheless,soft-drinkcompaniesviewbottledwaterasthenextbattle-groundformarketshare—thisdespitethefactthatover25percentofbottledwatercomesfromtapwater:PepsiCo’sAquafinaandCoca-Cola’sDasaniarebothpurifiedtapwaterratherthanspringwater.Asdinersthirstforleadingbrands,bottlersandrestaurateurssalivate(垂涎)overtheprofits.Arestaurant’stypicalmark-uponwineis100to150percent,whereasonbottledwaterit’soften300to500percent.Butsincewaterismuchcheaperthanwine,andmanyofthefancierbrandsaren’tavailableinstores,mostdinersdon’tnoticeorcare.Asaresult,somerestaurantsareturningupthepressuretosellbottledwater.AccordingtoanarticleinTheStreetJournal,someofthemoreshamelesstacticsincludeplacingattractivebottlesonthetableforavisualsell,listingbrandsonthemenuwithoutprices,andpouringbottledwaterwithoutevenaskingthedinersiftheywantit.Regardlessofhowit’ssold,thepopularityofbottledwatertapsintoourdesireforbetterhealth,ourwishtoappearcultivated,andevenalongingforlostpurity.36. WhatdoweknowaboutIcebergWaterfromthepassage?a.Itisakindoficedwater.b.Itisjustplaintapwater.c.Itisakindofbottledwater.d.Itisakindofmineralwater.37. Bysaying“Mydogcouldtellthedifferencebetweenbottledandtapwater”(Para.2),vonWiesenbergerwantstoconveythemessagethat________.a.plaintapwateriscertainlyunfitfordrinkingb.bottledwaterisclearlysuperiortotapwaterc.bottledwateroftenappealsmoretodogstasted.dogscanusuallydetectafinedifferenceintaste38. The“fancierbrands”(Para.5)refersto________.a.tapwaterfromtheThamesb.famouswinesnotsoldinordinarystoresc.PepsiCo’sAquafinaandCoca-Cola’sDasanid.expensivebottledwaterwithimpressivenames39. Whyaresomerestaurantsturningupthepressuretosellbottledwater?a.Bottledwaterbringsinhugeprofits.b.Competitionfromthewineindustryisintense.c.Mostdinersfindbottledwateraffordable.d.Bottledwatersatisfieddiners’desiretofashionable.40. Accordingtopassage,whyisbottledwatersopopular?a.Itismuchcheaperthanwine.b.Itisconsideredhealthier.c.Itappealstomorecultivatedpeople.d.Itismorewidelypromotedinthemarket.Passage4Aswehaveseen,thefocusofmedicalcareinoursocietyhasbeenshiftingfromcuringdiseasetopreventingdisease—especiallyintermsofchangingourmanyunhealthybehaviors,装订线内不要答题suchaspooreatinghabits,smoking,andfailuretoexercise.Thelineofthoughtinvolvedinthisshiftcanbepursuedfurther.Imagineapersonwhoisabouttherightweight,butdoesnoteatverynutritious(有营养的)foods,whofeelsOKbutexercisesonlyoccasionally,whogoestoworkeveryday,butisnotanoutstandingworker,whodrinksafewbeersathomemostnightsbutdoesnotdrivewhiledrunk,andwhohasnochestpainsorabnormalbloodcounts,butsleepsalotandoftenfeelstired.Thispersonisnotill.Hemaynotevenbeatriskforanyparticulardisease.Butwecanimaginethatthispersoncouldbealothealthier.装订线内不要答题Thefieldofmedicinehasnottraditionallydistinguishedbetweensomeonewhoismerely“notill”andsomeonewhoisinexcellenthealthandpaysattentiontothebody’sspecialneeds.Bothtypeshavesimplybeencalled“well.”Inrecentyears,however,somehealthspecialistshavebeguntoapplytheterms“well”and“wellness”onlytothosewhoareactivelystrivingtomaintainandimprovetheirhealth.Peoplewhoarewellareconcernedwithnutritionandexercise,andtheymakeapointofmonitoringtheirbody’scondition.Mostimportant,perhaps,peoplewhoarewelltakeactiveresponsibilityforallmattersrelatedtotheirhealth.Evenpeoplewhohaveaphysicaldiseaseorhandicap(缺陷)maybe“well,”inthisnewsense,iftheymakeanefforttomaintainthebestpossiblehealththeycaninthefaceoftheirphysicallimitations.“Wellness”mayperhapsbestbeviewednotasastatethatpeoplecanachieve,butasanidealthatpeoplecanstrivefor.Peoplewhoarewellarelikelytobebetterabletoresistdiseaseandtofightdiseasewhenitstrikes.Andbyfocusingattentiononhealthywaysofliving,theconceptofwellnesscanhaveabeneficialimpactonthewaysinwhichpeoplefacethechallengesofdailylife.41. Todaymedicalcareisplacingmorestresson________.a.keepingpeopleinahealthyphysicalconditionb.monitoringpatients’bodyfunctionsc.removingpeople’sbadlivinghabitsd.ensuringpeople’spsychologicalwell-being42. Inthefirstparagraph,peopleareremindedthat________.a.goodhealthismorethannotbeingillb.drinking,evenifnottoexcess,couldbeharmfulc.regularhealthchecksareessentialtokeepingfitd.preventionismoredifficultthancure43. Traditionally,apersonisconsidered“well”ifhe________.a.doesnothaveanyunhealthylivinghabitsb.doesnothaveanyphysicalhandicapsc.isabletohandlehisdailyroutinesd.isfreefromanykindofdisease44. Accordingtotheauthor,thetruemeaningof“wellness”isforpeople________.a.tobestsatisfytheirbody’sspecialneedsb.tostrivetomaintainthebestpossiblehealthc.tomeetthestricteststandardsofbodilyhealthd.tokeepaproperbalancebetweenworkandleisure45. Accordingtowhattheauthoradvocates,whichofthefollowinggroupsofpeoplewouldbeconsideredhealthy?a.Peoplewhohavestrongmusclesaswellasslimfigures.b.Peoplewhoarenotpresentlyexperiencinganysy