英语一中模拟考试题

./大学网络教育学院课程考试大学英语一〔中模拟1注意：1、所有答案必须写在答题纸上,否则无效。2、务必将装订线内相关信息填写完整,否则成绩无效。3、答卷时必须字迹工整,标明题号,否则无效。PartI.Conversations.Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.<15points>1. ________.Iwonderifyoucouldtellmethewaytothelibrary.A.PardonB.PardonmeC.ThankyouD.OK2. ________.Canyoutellmewherethelibraryis?A.SureB.CertainlyC.NiceD.Excuseme3. --Great.LetmeintroduceyoutomymewclassmateHelen.Helen,thisismyfriendMike.--_______________.A.GoodB.FineC.NicetomeetyouD.It’smypleasure4. --Hi,Mike._________________afteryourgraduation?--Iwanttobeaphotographer.A.WhatdoyouwanttodoB.What’shewanttodoC.WhatdoeshewanttodoD.Whatareyouwanttodo5.--____________________?--Iwanttobeascientistandit’salsomychildhooddream.A.What’syourjobB.What’reyoudoingC.AreyouascientistD.What’syourdreamforthefuturePartII.ReadingComprehensionDirections:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.<30points>Passage1Whenweseewell,wedonotthinkaboutoureyesveryoften.Itisonlywhenwecannotseeperfectlythatwerealizehowimportantoureyesare.Peoplewhoarenear-sightedcanonlyseethingsthatareveryclosetotheireyes,Everythingelseseemsblurry<=unclear>.Manypeoplewhodoalotofwork,suchaswriting,readingandsewingbecomenear-sighted.Thenpeoplewhoarefar-sightedsufferfromjusttheoppositeproblem.Theycanseethingsthatarefaraway,buttheyhavedifficultyinreadingabookunlesstheyholditatarm’slength.Iftheywanttodomuchreading,theymustgetglasses,too.Otherpeopledonotseeclearlybecausetheireyesarenotexactlytherightshape.Theyhavewhatiscalledastigmatism<散光>.This,too,canbecorrectedbyglasses.Somepeople’seyesbecomecloudybecauseofcataracts<白内障>.Longagothesepeopleoftenbecameblind.Now,however,itispossibletooperateonthecataractsandremovethem.Havingtwogoodeyesisimportantforjudgingdistances.Eacheyeseesthingsfromaslightlydifferentangle<角度>.Toprovethistoyourself,lookatanobjectourofoneeye;thenlookatthesameobjectoutofyourothereye.Youwillfindtheobject’srelationtothebackgroundandotherthingsaroundithaschanged.Thedifferencebetweenthesetwodifferenteyeviewshelpsustojudgehowfarawayanobjectis.Peoplewhohaveonlyoneeyecannotjudgedistanceaspeoplewithtwoeyes.1.Weshouldtakegoodcareofoureyes.A.onlywhenwecanseewellB.onlywhenwecannotseeperfectlyC.evenifwecanseewellD.onlywhenwerealizehowimportantoureyesare2.Whenthingsfarawayseemindistinct<模糊不清>,oneisprobably.A.near-sightedB.far-sightedC.astigmaticD.sufferingfromcataracts3.Theunderlinedwordsufferinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans.A.experienceB.imagineC.feelpainD.areaffectedwith4.Havingtwoeyesinsteadofoneisparticularlyusefulfor.A.seeingatnightB.seeingobjectsfarawayC.lookingoverawideareaD.judgingdistances5.Peoplewhosufferfromastigmatismhave.A.oneeyebiggerthantheotherB.eyesthatarenotexactlytherightshapeC.adifficultythatcanbecorrectedbyanoperationD.aneyedifficultythatcannotbecorrectedbyglassesPassage2Inearliesttimes,menconsideredlightningtobeoneofthegreatmysteries<神秘的事物>ofnature.Someancientpeoplesbelievedthatlightningandthunderweretheweapons<武器>ofthegods.

Inreality,lightningisaflowofelectricityformedhighabovetheearth.Asingleflashoflightning1.6kilometreslonghasenoughelectricitytolightonemillionlightbulbs<灯泡>.

TheAmericanscientistandstatesman,BenjaminFranklin,wasthefirsttoshowtheconnectionbetweenelectricityandlightningin1752.Inthesameyearhealsobuiltthefirstlightningrod<避雷针>.Thisdevice<装置物>protectsbuildingsfrombeingdamagedbylightning.

Modernsciencehasdiscoveredthatonestroke<闪击>oflightninghasavoltage<电压>ofmorethan15millionvolts<伏特>.Aflashoflightningbetweenacloudandtheearthmaybeaslongas13kilometers,andtravelataspeedof30millionmeterspersecond.

Scientistsjudgethatthereareabout2,000millionflashesoflightningperyear.LightninghitstheEmpireStateBuildinginNewYorkCity30to48timesayear.IntheUnitedStatesaloneitkillsanaverage<平均数>ofonepersoneveryday.

Thesafestplacetobeincaseofanelectricalstormisinaclosedcar.Outside,oneshouldgotolowgroundandnotgetundertress.Also,oneshouldstayoutofwaterandawayfrommetalfences.Insideahouse,peopleshouldavoidopendoorwaysandwindowsandnottouchwiresormetalthings.

Withlightning,itisbettertobesafethansorry?1.Peopleoncethoughtlightningcamefrom________.

A.theskyB.thegodsC.theearthD.nature

2.Accordingtothepassagewhatdoyouthinkallbuildingsneed?

A.Metalfences.B.Electricity.C.lightningrods.D.Machines.

3.Lightningcantravel________.

A.asquicklyaswaterB.notsoquicklyaselectricity

C.atverylowspeedD.atveryhighspeed

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.IntheU.Saboutonepersonperdaydiesfromlightning.

B.TheEmpireStateBuildingfrequentlygetshitbylightning.

C.Swimmingduringathunderstormisagoodidea.

D.Aclosedcaristhebestplacetobeduringanelectricalstorm.

5.Lightningisprobably______toman.

A.usefulB.kindC.uselessD.friendlyPassage3GrandmaMosesisamongthemostfamoustwentieth-centurypaintersoftheUnitedStates,yetshedidnotstartpaintinguntilshewasinherlateseventies.Assheoncesaidofherself："Iwouldneversitbackinarockingchair,waitingforsomeonetohelpme."Noonecouldhavehadamoreproductiveoldage.

ShewasbornAnnaMaryRobertsononafarminNewYorkState,oneoffiveboysandfivegirls.Attwelveshelefthomeandwasindomestic<家庭的>serviceuntil,attwenty-seven,shemarriedThomasMoses,thehiredhandofoneofheremployers.Theyfarmedmostoftheirlives,firstinVirginiaandtheninNewYorkState,atEagleBridge.Shehadtenchildren,ofwhomfivesurvived;herhusbanddiedin1927.

GrandmaMosespaintedalittleasachildandmadeembroidery<刺绣>picturesasahobby,butonlychangedtooilsinoldagebecauseherhandshadbecometoostiff<硬的>tosewandshewantedtokeepbusyandpassthetime.Herpictureswerefirstsoldatthelocaldrugstore<杂货店>andatamarketandweresoonnoticedbyabusinessmanwhoboughteverythingshepainted.ThreeofthepicturesexhibitedintheMuseumofModernArt,andin1940shehadherfirstexhibitioninNewYork.Betweenthe1930’sandherdeathsheproducedsome2,000pictures：detailed<详细的>andlivelyportrayals<描绘>ofthecountrylifeshehadknownforsolong,withawonderfulsenseofcolourandform."IthinkreallyhardtillIthinkofsomethingreallypretty,andthenIpaintit."shesaid.1.Accordingtothepassage,GrandmaMosesbegantopaintbecauseshewantedto.

A.makeherselfbeautifulB.keepactive

C.earnmoremoneyD.becomefamous

2.GrandmaMosesspentmostofherlife.

A.nursingB.paintingC.embroideringD.farming

3.Theunderlinedwordsurvivedmeans.

A.graduatedfromcollegeB.examinedtheconditionofthehouse

C.livedlongerthantheotherchildrenD.gaveupthemselvestothepolice

4.FromGrandmaMoses’descriptionofherselfinthefirstparagraph,itcanbeinferredthat

shewas.

A.independentB.prettyC.richD.nervous

5.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.GrandmaMoses：HerLifeandPictures.B.TheChildrenofGrandmaMoses.

C.GrandmaMoses：HerBestExhibition.D.GrandmaMosesandOtherOlderArtists.Part=2\*ROMANIII.VocabularyandStructureDirections:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.<15points>1.Englishisusefullanguageinworld.A.an,the B.a,theC.the,/ D./,the2.Hewillbebackinhour.A./ B.theC.a D.an3.Thereismapintheclassroom.mapisonthewall.A.a,A B.the,TheC.a,The D.the,A4.IfyouworkhardatEnglish,you’llget"A"inthetest.A.anB./C.the D.a5.Heusuallygoestoschoolonfoot.A.aB.anC.the D./6.Beyondstars,theastronautsawnothingbutspace.A.the,/ B./,theC./,/ D.the,the7.AlexanderGrahamBellinventedtelephonein1876. A./ B.a C.the D.one8.——Where’sJack? ——Ithinkhe’sstillinbed,buthemightjustbeinbathroom. A./,/ B.the,the C.the,/ D./,the9. Manypeoplearestillinhabitofwritingsillythingsinpublicplaces. A.the,the B./,/ C.the,/ D./,the 10.——I’dlikeinformationaboutthemanagementofyourhotel,please. —— Well,youcouldhavewordwiththemanager.Hemightbehelpful. A.some,a B.an,some C.some,some D.an,a11.Haveyouseenatthefootofthehill?A.anysheepB.somesheepsC.anysheeps D.somesheep12.Therearethirtyinourschool.A.womenteachersB.teacherwomenC.womanteachersD.womenteacher13.Thisnewkindcandohalfthework.A.oftractor B.tractorC.ofatractor D.atractor14.Mr.Greenisnearly.A.twometershighB.twometerstallC.hightwometersD.talltwometers15.Somestudentsarein.A.teacher’soffice B.teachers’officeC.theteacheroffice D.theteacher’soffice16.——HowwasyourrecentvisittoShanghai?—— Itwasgreat.Wevisitedsomefriends,andspentthedaysatheseaside.A.fewlastsunny B.lastfewsunnyC.lastsunnyfew D.fewsunnylast17.Johneatsmorefieldthan. A.mouse,chicken B.mice,chicken C.mouse,chickens D.mice,chickens18.——HaveyouevervisitedtheGreatWallinBeijing? ——Oh,yes,. A.dozensoftimes B.adozenoftime C.dozensoftime D.adozentime19.Ihadacupof andtwopiecesofthismorning. A．teas,bread B．teas,breads C．tea,breads D．tea,bread 20.Theshirtisn’tmine.It’s. A．Mrs.Smith B．Mrs.’Smith C．Mrs.Smiths’ D．Mrs.Smith’sPartIV.TranslationDirections:PleasetranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChineseorEnglish.<15points>1.Womentendtoberomanticwhentheyarefallinginlove.2.Astrongmanwillbearhardshipwithoutcomplaining.3.我现在需要做决定。〔makeadecision4.这次火灾,没有几个人幸免。〔survive5.她真正热衷的是跳舞和唱歌。〔passionPart=4\*ROMANV.GrammarDirections:Pleasecorrectthemistakesinthefollowingsentences.<10points>1.Doyouknowhowmuchtheringisworthy

2.Wehavedonealotofhardwork,butitwasworthso.

3.Youlookworried.Isthereanythingthematters

4.I'mdetermi