大学英语复习期末模拟试题

大学英语复习期末模拟试题

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Interestinpursuinginternationalcareershassoaredinrecentyears,enhancedbychronic(长久的)personnelshortages

thatarecausingcompaniestosearchbeyondtheirhomebordersfbrtalent.

Professionalsseekcareerexperienceoutsideoftheirhomecountriesfbravarietyofreasons.Theymayfeeltheneedto

rechargetheirbatterieswithanewchallenge.Theymaywantapositionwithmoreresponsibilitythatencouragescreativity

andinitiative.Ortheymaywishtoexposetheirchildrentoanotherculture,andtheopportunitytolearnasecondlanguage.

Whenapplyingforajob,oneusuallyhastosubmitaresumeorcurriculumvitae(CV).Thetwotermsgenerallymean

thesamething:aonc-ortwodocumentdescribingone'seducationalqualificationsandprofessionalexperience.

However,guidelinesfbrpreparingaresumeareconstantlychanging.Thebestadviceistofindoutwhatisappropriate

regardingthecorporate(公司)culture,thecountryculture,andthecultureofthepersonmakingthehiringdecision.The

challengewillbetoembracetwoormoreculturesinonedocument.Thefollowinglistisagoodplacetostart.

•^Educationalrequirementsdifferfromcountrytocountry.Inalmosteverycaseof4cross-border'jobhunting,just

statingthetitleofyourdegreewillnotbeanadequatedescription.Providethereaderwithdetailsaboutyourstudiesandany

relatedcxpcricncc.^^

•Payattentiontotheresumeformatyouuse-chronologicalorreverse-chronologicalorder.Chronologicalorder

meanslistingyour'oldest'workexperiencefirst.Reverse-chronologicalordermeanslistingyourcurrentormostrecent

experiencefirst.Mostcountrieshavepreferencesaboutwhichformatismostacceptable.Ifyoufindnospecificguidelines,

thegeneralpreferenceisforthercvcrsc-chronologicalformat.''

•IfyouaresubmittingyourresumeinEnglish,findoutiftherecipient(收件人)usesBritishEnglishorAmerican

Englishbecausetherearevariationsbetweenthetwoversions.Forexample,universityeducationisoftenreferredtoas

'tertiaryeducation'intheUnitedKingdom,butthistermisalmostneverusedintheUnitedStates.Areaderwhois

unfamiliarwiththesevariationsmayassumethatyourresumecontainserrors.

21.Companiesarehiringmoreforeignemployeesbecause.

A)tlieyfindforeignemployeesareusuallymoretalented

B)theyneedoriginalideasfromemployeeshiredoverseas

C)theywanttoexpandtheirbusinessbeyondhomeborders

D)theyhavedifficultyfindingqualifiedpersonnelathome

22.Theauthorbelievesthatanindividualwhoappliestoworkoverseas.

A)isusuallycreativeandfullofinitiative

B)aimstoimprovehisforeignlanguageskills

C)isdissatisfiedwithhisownlifeathome

D)seekseitherhisownorhischildren'sdevelopment

23.Whenitcomestoresumewriting,itisbestta.

A)takeculturalfactorsintoconsideration

B)learnaboutthecompany'shiringprocess

C)followappropriateguidelinesforjobhunting

D)knowtheemployer'spersonallikesanddislikes

24.Whenwritingaboutqualifications,applicantsarcadvisedto.

A)stresstheiracademicpotentialtoimpressthedecisionmaker

B)givethetitleoftheuniversitydegreetheyhaveearnedathome

C)provideadetaileddescriptionoftheirstudyandworkexperiences

D)highlighttheirkeeninterestinpursuinga"cross-border,career

25.Accordingtotheauthor'slastpieceofadvice,theapplicantsshouldbeawareof.

A)thedifferenteducationalsystemsintheUSandtheUK

B)thedifferencesbetweenthevarietiesofEnglish

C)therecipient'spreferencewithregardtotheformat

D)thedistinctivefeaturesofAmericanandBritishcultures

Educatinggirlsquitepossiblyyieldsahigherrateofreturnthananyotherinvestmentavailableinthedevelopingworld.

Women'seducationmaybeunusualterritoryfbreconomists,butenhancingwomen'scontributiontodevelopmentis

actuallyasmuchaneconomicasasocialissue.Andeconomics,withitsemphasisonincentives(激励)，providesguideposts

thatpointtoanexplanationfbrwhysomanygirlsaredeprivedofaneducation.

Parentsinlow-incomecountriesfailtoinvestintheirdaughtersbecausetheydonotexpectthemtomakeaneconomic

contributiontothefamily:girlsgrowuponlytomarryintosomebodyelse'sfamilyandbearchildren.Girlsarethusseenas

lessvaluablethanboysandartkeptathometodohouseworkwhiletheirbrothersarcsenttoschool-theprophecy(预言)

becomesself-fulfilling,trappingwomeninaviciouscircle(恶性循环)ofneglect.

Aneducatedmother,ontheotherhand,hasgreaterearningabilitiesoutsidethehomeandfacesanentirelydifferentset

ofchoices.Sheislikelytohavefewerbuthealthierchildrenandcaninsistonthedevelopmentofallherchildren,ensuring

thatherdaughtersaregivenafairchance.Theeducationofherdaughtersthenmakesitmuchmorelikelythatthenext

generationofgirls,aswellasofboys,willbeeducatedandhealthy.Theviciouscircleisthustransformedintoavirtuous

circle.

Fewwilldisputethateducatingwomenhasgreatsocialbenefits.Butithasenormouseconomicadvantagesaswell.

Mostobviously,thereisthedirecteffectofeducationonthewagesoffemaleworkers.Wagesriseby10to20percentfbr

eachadditionalyearofschooling.Suchbigreturnsareimpressivebythestandardofotheravailableinvestments,butthey

arejustthebeginning.Educatingwomenalsohasasignificantimpactonhealthpractices,includingfamilyplanning.

26.Theauthorarguesthateducatinggirlsindevelopingcountriesis.

A)troublesomeB)labor-savingC)rewardingD)expensive

27.Bysaying"...theprophecybecomesself-fulfilling..(Lines45,Para.2).theauthormeansthat.

A)girlswillturnouttobelessvaluablethanboys

B)girlswillbecapableofrealizingtheirowndreams

C)girlswilleventuallyfindtheirgoalsinlifebeyondreach

D)girlswillbeincreasinglydiscontentedwiththeirlifeathome

28.Theauthorbelievesthataviciouscirclecanturnintoavirtuouscirclewhen

A)womencaremoreabouteducation

B)girlscangainequalaccesstoeducation

C)afamilyhasfewerbuthealthierchildren

D)parentscanaffordtheirdaughters'education

29.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutwomen'seducation?

A)Itdeservesgreaterattentionthanothersocialissues.

B)Itisnowgiventoppriorityinmanydevelopingcountries.

C)Itwillyieldgreaterreturnsthanotherknowninvestments.

D)Ithasarousedtheinterestofagrowingnumberofeconomists.

30.Thepassagemainlydiscusses.

A)unequaltreatmentofboysandgirlsindevelopingcountries

B)thepotentialearningpowerofwell-educatedwomen

C)themajorcontributionsofeducatedwomentosociety

D)theeconomicandsocialbenefitsofeducatingwomen

Speedingoffinastolencar,thethiefthinkshehasgotagreatcatch.Butheisinforanunwelcomesurprise.Thecaris

fittedwitharemoteimmobiliser(锁止器)，andaradiosignalfromacontrolcentremilesawaywillensurethatoncethe

thiefswitchestheengineofChewillnotbeabletostartitagain.

Theideagoeslikethis.Acontrolboxfittedtothecarcontainsamini-cellphone,amicro-processorandmemory,anda

GPS(全球定彳立系统)satellitepositioningreceiver.Ifthecarisstolen,acodedcellphonesignalwilltellthecontrolcentre

toblockthevehicle'senginemanagementsystemandpreventtheenginebeingrestarted.

IntheUK,asetoftechnicalfixesisalreadymakinglifeharderforcarthieves.4Thcpatternofvehiclecrimehas

changed/saysMartynRandall,asecurityexpert.Hesaysitwouldonlytakehimafewminutestoteachapersonhowto

stealacar,usingabareminimumoftools.Butonlyifthecarismorethan10yearsold.

Modemcarsarefartoughertosteal,astheirenginemanagementcomputerwon'tallowthemtostartunlessthey

receiveauniqueIDcodebeamedoutbytheignition(点火)key.IntheUK,technologieslikethishavehelpedachievea31%

dropinvehicle-relatedcrimesince1997.

Butdeterminedcriminalsarestillmanagingtofindotherwaystostealcars,oftenbygettingboldoftheowner'skeys.

Andkeytheftisresponsiblefor40%ofthetheftsofvehiclesfittedwithatrackingsystem.

Ifthecartravels100metreswithoutthedriverconfirmingtheirID,thesystemwillsendasignaltoanoperations

centrethatithasbeenstolen.ThehundredmetresminimumavoidsfalsealarmsduetoinaccuraciesintheGPSsignal.

Staffatthecentrewillthencontacttheownertoconfirmthatthecarreallyismissing,andkeeppoliceinformedofthe

vehicle'smovementsviathecar'sGPSunit.

31.What'sthefunctionoftheremoteimmobilizerfittedtoacar?

A)Tohelpthepolicemakeasurpriseattackonthecarthief.

B)Toallowthecartolockautomaticallywhenstolen.

C)Topreventthecarthieffromrestartingitonceitstops.

D)Topreventcartheftbysendingaradiosignaltothecarowner.

32.Bysaying"Thepatternofvehiclecrimehaschanged^^(Lines1-2.Para.3),MartynRandallsuggeststhat.

A)ittakesalongertimefbrthecarthieftodothestealing

B)sclf^prcparcdtoolsarcnolongerenoughfbrcartheft

C)thethiefhastomakeuseofcomputertechnology

D)thethiefhaslostinterestinstealingcarsover10yearsold

33.Whatisessentialinmakingamodemcartoughertosteal?

A)Acodedignitionkey.

B)AuniqueIDcard.

C)Aspecialcellphonesignal.

D)AGPSsatellitepositioningreceiver.

34.Whydoesthetrackingsystemseta100-metreminimumbeforesendinganalarmtotheoperationscentre?

A)Toleavetimefbrtheoperationscentretogiveanalarm.

B)Tokeeppoliceinformedofthecar'smovements.

C)Togivethedrivertimetocontacttheoperationscentre.

D)ToallowfbrpossibleerrorsintheGPSsystem.

35.Whatwilltheoperationscentredofirstafterreceivinganalarm?

A)Startthetrackingsystem.B)Contactthecarowner.

C)B：ockthecarengine.D)Locatethemissingcar.

Psychiatrists(精神病专家)whoworkwitholderparentssaythatmaturitycanbeanassetinchildrcaring-oldcr

parentsaremorethoughtful,uselessphysicaldisciplineandspendmoretimewiththeirchildren.Butraisingkidstakes

moneyandenergy.Manyolderparentsfindthemselvesbalancingtheirlimitedfinancialresources,decliningenergyand

failinghealthagainstthegrowingdemandsofanactivechild.Dyingandleavingyoungchildrenisprobablytheolder

parents'biggest,andoftenunspoken,fear.Havinglate-lifechildren,saysaneconomicsprofessor,oftenmeansparents,

particularlyfathers,44endupretiringmuchlater."Formany,retirementbecomesanunobtainabledream.

HenryMetcalf,a54-year-oldjournalist,knowsittakesmoneytoraisekids.Buthe'salsoworriedthathisenergywill

giveoutfirst.Sure,hecanstillridebikeswithhisathleticfifthgrader,buthe'slearnedthatyoungatheartdoesn'tmean

young.Latelyhe'sbeentakingafternoonnaps(午睡)tokeepuphisenergy.4iMybodyisaging/'saysMetcalf.uYoucan't

getawayfromthat.^^

Often,olderparentshearthetickingofanotherkindofbiologicalclock.Therapistswhoworkwithmiddle-agedand

olderparentssayfearsaboutagingarenothingtolaughal."Theyworrythey'llbemistakenfbrgrandparents,orthatthey'll

needhelpgettingupoutofthoselittlechairsinnurseryschool,“saysJoannGalst,aNewYorkpsychologist.Butatthecore

ofthoselittlefearsthereisoftenamuchbiggerone:"thattheywon'tbealivelongenoughtosupportandprotecttheir

childJshesays.

Manylate-lifeparents,though,saytheirchildrencameatjusttherighttime.Aftermarryinglateandundergoingyears

offertility(受孕)treatment,MarilynNolenandherhusband.Randy,hadtwins.uWebothwantedchildren,''saysMarilyn,

whowas55whenshegavebirth.Thetwinshavegiventhecouplewhattheydesiredfbryears,t4asenseoffamily.MKidsof

olderdadsareoftensmarter,happierandmoresociablebecausetheirfathersaremoreinvolvedintheirlives.uThedadsare

older,moremature,“saysDr.Silber,4tandmorereadytofocusonparenting.”

36.Whydopsychiatristsregardmaturityasanassetinchildrearing?

A)Olderparentsareoftenbetterpreparedfnancially.

B)Olderparentscantakebettercareoftheirchildren.

C)Olderparentsareusuallymoreexperiencedinbringinguptheirchildren.

D)Olderparentscanbetterbalancetheirresourcesagainstchildren'sdemands.

37.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“Formany,retirementbecomesanunobtainabledream^^(Lines7-8,Para.1)?

A)Theyarereluctanttoretirewhentheyreachtheirretirementage.

B)Theycan'tobtaintheretirementbenefitstheyhavedreamedof.

C)Theycan'tgetfullpensionunlesstheyworksomeextrayears.

D)Theyhavetogoonworkingbeyondtheirretirementage.

38.TheauthorgivestheexampleofHenryMetcalftoshowthat.

A)olderparentsshouldexercisemoretokeepupwiththeirathleticchildren

B)manypeoplearcyounginspiritdespitetheiradvancedage

C)olderparentstendtobeconcernedabouttheiragingbodies

D)takingafternoonnapsisagoodwaytomaintainenergy

39.What'sthebiggestfearofolderparentsaccordingtoNewYorkpsychologistJoanGalst?

A)Approachingofdeath.

B)Slowingdownoftheirpaceoflife.

C)Beinglaughedatbyotherpeople.

D)Beingmistakenforgrandparents.

40.WhatdowelearnaboutMarilynandRandyNolen?

A)Theythoughttheywereanexampleofsuccessfulfertilitytreatment.

B)Notuntiltheyreachedmiddleagedidtheythinkofhavingchildren.

C)Notuntiltheyhadthetwinsdidtheyfeeltheyhadformedafamily.

D)Theybelievedthatchildrenbomofolderparentswouldbesmarter.

PartIIIVocabulary(20minutes)

41.People'sexpectationsaboutthefuturemayhavemoreinfluenceontheirsenseofwell-beingthantheirstate

does.

A)currentB)initialC)modernD)primitive

42.Afterworkingallday,hewassotiredthathewasinnotogotothepartywithus.

A)tasteB)moodC)senseD)emotion

43.Thereisalreadycleartoshowthatplantsandanimalsarebeingaffectedbyclimatechange.

A)witnessB)certificationC)identityD)evidence

44.Manywomenstillfeelthattheyarebeingbyamaleculture,particularlyintheprofessionalservicessector.

A)heldbackB)heldforthC)heldonD)heldout

45.Thefindingspaintauniquepictureoftheshoppinghabitsofcustomers,plustheirmotivationand.

A)privilegesB)possibilitiesC)possessionsD)preferences

46.It'sgoodtoknowthatquiteafewpopularEnglishexpressionsactuallyfromtheBible.

A)acquireB)obtainC)deriveD)result

47.Tom,diditevertoyouthatyouwouldbepunishedforcheatingonexams?

A)happenB)occurC)reflectD)strike

48.IntheU.S.88percentofsmokershadstartedbeforetheywere18,despitethefactthatitistosellcigarettes

toanyoneunderthatage.

A)liableB)liberalC)irrationalD)illegal

49.Accordingtothekeywitnesses,apeculiarlybignoseisthecriminaPsmostmemorablefacial.

A)featureB)hintC)spotD)signature

50.Brazil'sconstitutionthemilitaryuseofnuclearenergy.

A)withdrawsB)forbidsC)interruptsD)objects

51.Somepeoplearguethatthedeathdoesnotnecessarilyreducethenumberofmurders.

A)plotB)practiceC)penaltyD)pattern

52.Manypersonnelmanagerssayitisgettingharderandhardertohonestapplicantsfromthegrowingnumber

ofdishonestones.

A)distinguishB)disguiseC)dissolveD)discount

53.Astudyshowsthatstudentslivinginnon-smokingdormsarelesslikelytothehabitofsmoking.

A)makeupB)turnupC)drawupD)pickup

54.Almostalljobapplicantsaredetemiinedtoleaveagoodonapotentialemployer.

A)illusionB)reputationC)impressionD)reflection

55.AspecialfeatureofeducationatMITistheopportunityfbrstudentsandfacultytotogetherinresearch

activities.

A)specializeB)participateC)consistD)involve

56.Althoughtheylosttheirjobs,savingsandunemploymentbenefitsallowthecoupletotheircomfortable

home.

A)comeinfbrB)catchupwithC)lookforwardtoD)holdonto

57.Althoughmanyexpertsagreethatmorechildrenareoverweight,thereisdebateoverthebestwaystothe

problem.

A)relateB)tackleC)fileD)attach

58.AniiiipuiUntfactoiindeleimininghowwellyoupeifuiininanexainiiialiunistheofyuuimind.

A)stateB)caseC)situationD)circumstance

59.Researchshowsthatthereisnorelationshipbetweenhowmuchapersonearnsandwhetherhefeelsgood

aboutlife.

A)successiveB)subsequentC)significantD)sincere

60.Sadly,asspendingonprivategardenshas,spendingonpublicparkshasgenerallydeclined.

A)heightenedB)liftedC)flownD)soared

61.Lungcancer,likesomeothercancers,oftendoesn'tproduceuntilitistoolateandhasspreadbeyondthe

chesttothebrain,liverorbones.

A)trailsB)therapiesC)symptomsD)symbols

62.Withtheincreasingunemploymentrate,workerswhoarc50to60yearsoldarcusuallythefirsttobe.

A)laidoffB)laidasideC)laidoutD)laidup

63.Thephysicaldifferencesbetweenmenandwomencanbedirectlytoourbasicrolesashuntersand

child-bearers.

A)pursuedB)tracedC)switchedD)followed

64.Itisclearthatthedoghasamuchgreaterofitsbraindevotedtosmellthanisthecasewithhumans.

A)compositionB)compoundC)percentD)proportion

65.Americancollegestudentsareincreasinglywithcreditcarddebtandtheconsequencescanberatherserious.

A)boostedB)burdenedC)dischargedD)dominated

66.Numerousstudiesalreadylinkthefirstmealofthedaytobetterclassroom.

A)performanceB)functionC)behaviorD)display

67.Themostsuccessfulpost-careerathletesarethosewhocantaketheidentityandfifeskillsthelearnedinsportsand

themtoanotherareaoflife.

A)utilizeB)employC)applyD)exert

68.Thetechnologicaladvancesmadeitpossibleforthemiddleclassestoenjoywhathadoncebeenonlytothe

veryrich.

A)manageableB)measurableC)acceptableD)affordable

69.Beingoutofwork,lanecannolongerfriendstodinnersandmoviesassheusedto.

A)urgeB)treatC)appealD)compel

70.bythesuperstarsontelevision,theyoungathletestrainedhardandplayedintensely.

A)ImitatedB)ImposedC)InsuredD)Inspired

PartIVCloze(15minutes)

Thepartnftheenvironmentalmovementthatdraw*myfirm'satfentinnisthedesignofcities'hnildingsandproducts.

WhenwedesignedAmerica'sfirstso-called“green”officebuildinginNewYorktwodecades71wefeltveryalone.

Buttoday,thousandsofpeoplecometogreenbuildingconferences,andthe72thatbuildingscanbegoodfbrpeople

andtheenvironmentwillbeincreasinglyinfluentialinyearsto73.

Backin1984wediscoveredthatmostmanufacturedproductsfbrdecorationweren'tdesignedfbr74use.The

“energy-efficient“sealedcommercialbuildingsconstructedafterthe1970senergycrisis75indoorairqualityproblems

causedbymaterialssuchaspaint,wallcoveringandcarpet.Sofar20years,we'vebeenfocusingonthesematerials76

tothemolecules,lookingfbrwaystomakethem77forpeopleandtheplanet.

Homebuilderscannowusematerials-suchaspaintsthatreleasesignificantly78amountsoforganic

compounds-thatdon't79thequalityoftheair,water,orsoil.Ultimately,80,ourbasicdesignstrategyisfocused

notsimplyonbeing“lessbad“butoncreating81healthfulmaterialsthatcanbeeithersafelyreturnedtothesoil

82reusedbyindustryagainandagain.Asamatterof83、theworld'slargestcarpetmanufacturerhasalready

84acarpetthatisfullyandsafelyrecyclable(可循环用的).

Lookatitthisway:Noone85outtocreateabuildingthatdestroystheplanet.Butourcurrentindustrialsystems