2015届重庆市专升本考试考前模拟（一）《大学英语》试题册考试时间2015年4月1日上午9:20-11:20Part I Listening Comprehension (15%)Section ADirections: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.1．A) The job is suitable for him. B) The job is easy to do.C) The job is interesting D) The job is well paid2. A) Mary doesn’t know where the copy room is.B) Mary doesn’t know how to make copies.C) The man is interviewing MaryD) The man wants to talk to Mary.3. A) Job opportunities B) The meeting scheduleC) Flights to London. C) The hotel location4. A) Buy a car for the women B) show the woman aroundC) Offer the woman a discount D) Sell a used car to the woman5) A) They are too expensive B) They are too largeC) They are of the wrong color D) They are out of fashionSection BDirections: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Conversation 16. A) The director of the finance department B) The manager of the customer serviceC) The director of the sales department D) The manager of human resources7. A) To ask for a leave for America B) To buy some products from herC) To confirm the meeting with her D) To apply for a job in Stanford Group8. A) Putting off the appointment B) Changing the meeting placeC) Visiting the bank the next day D) Calling him back that afternoonConversation 29. A) Some shoes are missing B) Its delivery is delayedC) The order is cancelled D) Some packages are damaged10. A) Giving an additional discount B) Renewing the contractC) Sending the goods by air D) Paying for the deliverySection CDirections: In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage will be read three times. During the second reading, you are required to put the missing words or phrases on the Answer Sheet in order of the numbered blanks according to what you hear. The third reading is for you to check your writing. Now the passage will begin.Why do young people like to “buy their clothes online? Perhaps the first reason is that online shopping ___11____money. You have the chance to find good ____12___ for any item that you want to buy. There are many different stores online. They sell the same clothes, and this allows you to shop around to find the __13____ price. The second reason why people shop online is to save time. You can find any clothes that you are looking for within a few minutes. You don’t have to walk from one store to another or drive to different stores to find what you want. It is _14_____ believed that online shopping will be more and more__15_____ in the future.Part II Vocabulary and Structure (15%)Section ADirections: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.16. ________ some students are able to find employment after graduation, others will have to return to school and earn an advanced degree.A) Since B) While C) Because D) If17. ________ in the company for three years, Mark has become experienced in business negotiations.A) Having worked B) Have been working C) Have worked D) Worked18. Every morning we our national flag at the school gate.A) raise B) rise C) rose D) arise19. They had talked only for a few minutes ________ they found they were of different opinions.A) unless B) while C) before D) once20. Not until that day ________ the importance of good manners in a job interview.A) did I realize B) I did realizeC) I have realized D) have I realized21. Tom was the only one of the students who ________ named Outstanding Student.A) is B) are C) was D) were22. It’s essential that these application forms _____ back as early as possible.A) must be sent B) will be sent C) are sent D) be sent23. I’m glad that Peter decided to come to the party because we him for several years．A) haven’t seen B) don’t see C) didn’t see D) hadn’t seen24. I think that the Great Wall is worth ____________hundreds of miles to visit.A) to travel B) traveling C) traveled D) travel25. I don’t see why I couldn’t do it. __________, I’m going to try.A) In no case B) In any case C) In a case D) In caseSection BDirections: There are 5 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.26. An (addition)____________ charge is made on luggage exceeding the weight allowance.27. He (work) ____________ in that city for eight years before he moved here.28. The more skills of life you get, the (easy) _____________ you get along with others.29. By (raise) _______ the temperature in the area, we can change the lifestyle of wild animals and plants.30. Earthquakes often cause great (destroy) ________ to life and property.Part III Reading Comprehension (40%)Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 4 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.Task 1Virtual reality is created by using display and control technology to surround its users with artificial environment that mimics (模仿) real life. Through the use of visual and sound effects, things that don’t exist can be made to appear to exist. Virtual reality allows users to monitor objects on the screen so they can become full participants in the three-dimensional setting that develops them.While this technology’s most advanced applications at the moment are in entertainment such as virtual reality golf and the virtual reality game rooms springing up all over the world, researchers say its potential is enormous. They see it impacting everything, from education to medicine and science to business and government. For example, virtual reality is giving scientists the ability to work surrounded by images of molecules and other objects that once required an electronic microscope study. Researchers predict that surgeons in training will be able to practice bodies while experienced surgeons will benefit from new techniques developed from virtual reality applications.31. Virtual reality is .A) what we can see in realityB) created by advanced technologyC) an imaginary realityD) a new reality we live in32. The last word “them” in the first paragraph refers to .A) visual and sound effectsB) users of visual realityC) objects monitored on the screenD) three-dimensional settings33. At present virtual reality technology is mainly applied in the field of .A) entertainmentB) businessC) educationD) medicine34. It can be inferred from the passage that .A) an electronic microscope may one day be out of fashionB) virtual reality technology can only be used in some areasC) things can come into being through virtual realityD) virtual reality technology is the most advanced one today35. Virtual reality technology can benefit surgeons in that .A) no real body has to be used in their training processB) they don’t have to operate on patients any moreC) they don’t have to use any equipment in operationD) there will be no patientsTask 2The $11 billion self-help industry is built on the idea that you should turn negative thoughts like "I never do anything right" into positive ones like "I can succeed." But was positive thinking advocate Norman Vincent Peale right? Is there power in positive thinking?Researchers in Canada just published a study in the journal Psychological Science that says trying to getpeople to think more positively can actually have the opposite effect: it can simply highlight how unhappy they are.The study's authors, Joanne Wood and John Lee of the University of Waterloo and Elaine Perunovic of the University of New Brunswick, begin by citing older research showing that when people get feedback which they believe is overly positive, they actually feel worse, not better. If you tell your dim friend that he has the potential of an Einstein, you're just underlining his faults. In one 1990s experiment, a team including psychologist Joel Cooper of Princeton asked participants to write essays opposing funding for the disabled. When the essayists were later praised for their sympathy, they felt even worse about what they had written.In this experiment, Wood, Lee and Perunovic measured 68 students' self-esteem. The participants were then asked to write down their thoughts and feelings for four minutes. Every 15 seconds, one group of students heard a bell. When it rang, they were supposed to tell themselves, "I am lovable."Those with low self-esteem didn’t feel better after the forced self-affirmation. In fact, their moods turned significantly darker than those of members of the control group, who weren't urged to think positive thoughts.The paper provides support for newer forms of psychotherapy (心理治疗) that urge people to accept their negative thoughts and feelings rather than fight them. In the fighting, we not only often fail but can make things worse. Meditation (静思) techniques, in contrast, can teach people to put their shortcomings into a larger, more realistic perspective. Call it the power of negative thinking.36. What do we learn from the first paragraph about the self-help industry?A) It was established by Norman Vincent Peale.B) It is based on the concept of positive thinking.C) It is a highly profitable industry.D) It has yielded positive results.37. What is the finding of the Canadian researchers?A) Encouraging positive thinking many do more harm than good.B) The power of positive thinking is limited.C) Unhappy people cannot think positively.D) There can be no simple therapy for psychological problems.38. What does the author mean by "… you're just underlining his faults" (Line 4, Para. 3)?A) You are pointing out the errors he has committed.B) You are not taking his mistakes seriously enough.C) You are trying to make him feel better about his faults.D) You are emphasizing the fact that he is not intelligent.39. What do we learn from the experiment of Wood, Lee and Perunovic?A) It is important for people to continually boost their self-esteem.B) Forcing a person to think positive thoughts may lower their self-esteem.C) Self-affirmation can bring a positive change to one's mood.D) People with low self-esteem seldom write down their true feelings.40. What do we learn from the last paragraph?A) People can avoid making mistakes through meditation.B) Meditation may prove to be a good form of psychotherapy.C) The effects of positive thinking vary from person to person.D) Different people tend to have different ways of thinking.Task 3Directions: The following is part of a job advertisement. After reading it, you are required to complete the outline below it (No.36 to No.40). You should write your answers briefly (in no more than three words) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.We welcome you aboard the Eastern Flight and will do our best to make your trip comfortable and enjoyable.For your safety and convenienceTo begin the trip, we would like to draw your attention to some safety-related details. These are also explained on the instruction card in the seat pocket in front of you. Seat belts must remain fastened while the “Fasten seatbelts” sign is on. It is advisable to keep them fastened at all times while seated. All flights are non-smoking.The use of mobile telephones is now allowed when the airplane is on the ground. During the flight the use of CD and DVD players is not allowed.For your entertainmentTo help you enjoy your trip, we provide a range of newspapers. On our MD-11 and Boeing aircraft, we provide music and video programs. On Airbus A 321/320/319, short videos are shown.Meals and drinksDuring most flights we serve you a tasty meal and drinks. Beer, wine and other drinks are served free of charge. Coffee, tea and juice are served free of charge on all domestic (国内的) flights. On domestic flights leaving before nine and on all flights to Northern China, a snack is served.Eastern Flight ServiceSafety and convenience1) Seat belts: remain ________ 41_____while the “Fasten seatbelts” sign is on2) Smoking: not allowed on board3) Mobile phones: used only when the airplane is ________42_________4) CD and DVD: not allowed to play ______43_____________Entertainment provided1) newspapers2) music and ______44__________ on MD-11 and Boeing aircraftMeals and drinks on board1) meals served on most flights2) coffee, tea and juice served free of charge3) a snack served on all flights to --______45_________Task 4Directions: The following is a list of words or expressions related to Internet. After reading it, you are required to find the items equivalent to (与…等同) those given in Chinese in the table below. Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets on the Answer Sheet, numbered 46 through 50.A—An E-mail Account B—Web Site DesignC—Identifying Your Audience D—Selecting a Domain NameE—Affiliate Program F—Customer Research OnlineG—E-mail Etiquette H—Contribute to NewsgroupsI —Contact the Online Media J —For Interactive LinkK--- Selling Online Advertising Space L—Web RingsM—Brand Power N—Developing E-mail PoliciesO—Internal E-mail Lists P—Organizational CultureQ—sign upExamples: (C)确定受众(P) 建立网上商店Part IV Translation ( 15%)Section ADirections: This part, numbered 51 to 55, is to test your ability to translate Chinese into English. Each of five sentences (No. 51 to No. 55) is followed by four choices of suggested translation marked A), B), C), and D). Make the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.51. 为了安全起见，本电器装置只有正确安装在干燥阴凉的基座上才能运行。