2015—2016学年第一学期会计专业1115班《英语》模拟考试试卷（考试形式：闭卷考试用时：120分钟）PartⅠReading Comprehension (每题2分，共30分)Directions: There are 3 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four suggested answers marked A , B , C and D choose the best answer to each questionPassage oneIt was one of those terribly hot days in Baltimore. Needless to say, it was too hot to do anything outside. But it was also scorching in our apartment. This was 1962, and I would not live in a place with an air conditioner for another ten years. So my brother and I decided to leave the apartment to find someplace indoors. He suggested we could see a movie. It was a brilliant plan.Movie theaters were one of the few places you could sit all day and—most important —sit in air conditioning. In those days, you could buy one ticket and sit through two movies. Then, the theater would show the same two movies again. If you wanted to, you could sit through them twice. Most people did not do that, but the manager at our theater. Mr. Bellow did not mind if you did.That particular day, my brother and I sat through both movies twice, trying to escape the heat. We bought three bags of popcorn and three sodas each. Then, we sat and watched The Music Man followed by The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. We’d already seen the second movie once before. It had been at the theater since January, because Mr. Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in it.We left the theater around 8, just before the evening shows began. But we returned the next day and saw the same two movies again, twice more. And we did it the next day too. Finally, on the fourth day, the heat wave broke.Still, to this day I can sing half the songs in The Music Man and recite half of John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart’s dialogue from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance! Those memories are some of the few I have of the heat wave of 1962. They’re really memories of the screen, not memories of my life.1. In which year did the author first live in a place with an air conditioner?A. 1952B. 1962C. 1972D. 19822. What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. The heatB. The theater.C. The Music ManD. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance3. What do we know about Mr. Bellow?A. He loved children very much.B. He was a fan of John Wayne.C. He sold air conditioners.D. He was a movie star.4. Why did the author and his/her brother see the same movies several times?A. The two movies were really wonderful.B. They wanted to avoid the heat outside.C. The manager of the theater was friendly.D. They liked the popcorn and the soda at the theater.5. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. The author turned out to be a great singer.B. The author enjoyed the heat wave of 1962.C. The author’s life has been changed by the two movies.D. The author considers the experience at the theater unforgettable.Passage TwoElizabeth Freeman was born about 1742 to African American parents who were slaves. At the age of six months she was acquired, along with her sister, by John Ashley, a wealthy Massachusetts slaveholders. She became known as “Mumbet” or “Mum Bett.”For nearly 30 years Mumbet served the Ashley fa mily. One day, Ashley’s wife tried to strike Mumbet’s sister with a spade. Mumbet protected her sister and took the blow instead. Furious, she left the house and refused to come back. When the Ashleys tried to make her return, Mumbet consulted a lawyer, Theodore Sedgewick. With his help, Mumbet sued(起诉) for her freedom.While serving the Ashleys, Mumbet had listened to many discussions of the new Massachusetts constitution. If the constitution said that all people were free and equal, then she thought it should apply to her. Eventually, Mumbet won her freedom---- the first slave in Massachusetts to do so under the new constitution.Strangely enough, after the trial, the Ashleys asked Mumbet to come back and work for them as a paid employee. She declined and instead went to work for Segdewick. Mumbet died in 1829, but her legacy lived on in her many descendants(后裔). One of her great-grandchildren was W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the founder of the NAACP, and an important writer and spokesperson for African American civil rights.Mumbet’s tombstone still stands in the Massachusetts cemetery where she was buried. It reads, in part: “She was born a slave and remained a slave and remained a slave for nearly thirty years. She could neither read nor write, yet in her ow n sphere she had no superior or equal.”6. What do we know about Mumbet according to Paragraph 1?A. She was born a slaveB. She was a slaveholderC. She had a famous sisterD. She was born into a rich family7. Why did Mumbet run away from the Ashleys?A. She found an employerB. She wanted to be a lawyerC. She was hit and got angryD. She had to take care of her sister8. What did Mumbet learn from discussions about the new constitution?A. She should al ways obey her owners’ ordersB. She should be as free and equal as whitesC. How to be a good servantD. How to apply for a job9. What did Mumbet do after the trial?A. She chose to work for a lawyerB. She found the NAACPC. She continued to serve the AshleysD. She went to live with her grandchildren10. What is the test mainly about?A. A story of a famous writer and spokespersonB. The friendship between a lawyer and a slaveC. The life of a brave African American womanD. A trial that shocked the whole worldPassage ThreeThe rise of the Internet has been one of the most transformative developments in human history, comparable in impact to the invention of the printing press and the telegraph. Over two billion people worldwide now have access to vastly more information than ever before, and can communicate with each other instantly, often using Web-connected mobile devices they carry everywhere. But the Internet’s tremendous impacts has only just begun.“Mass adoption of the Inte rnet is driving one of the most exciting social, cultural, and political transformations in history, and unlike earlier periods of change, this time the effects are fully global,” Schmidt and Cohen write in their new book. The New Digital Age.Perhaps the most profound changes will come when the five billion people worldwide who currently lack Internet access get online. The authors do an excellent job of examining the implications of the Internet revolution for individuals, governments, and institutions like the news media. But if the book has one major shortcoming, it’s that authors don’t spend enough time applying a critical eye to the role of Internet businesses in these weeping changes.In their book, the authors provide the most authoritative volume to date that describes —and more importantly predicts —how the Internet will shape our lives in the coming decades. They paint a picture of a world in which individuals, companies, institutions, and governments must deal with two realities, one physical, and one virtual.At the core of the book is the idea that “technology is neutral, but people aren’t.” By using this concept as a starting point, the authors aim to move beyond the now familiar optimist vs. pessimist dichotomy(对立观点)that hascharacterized many recent debates about whether the rise of the Internet will ultimately be good or bad for society. In an interview with TIME earlier this week, Cohen said although he and his co-author are optimistic about many aspects of the Internet, they’re al so realistic about the risks and dangers that lie ahead when the next five billion people come online, particularly with respect to personal privacy and state surveillance(监视).11. In what way is the rise of the Internet similar to the invention of the printing press and the telegraph?A. It transforms human history.B. It facilitates daily communication.C. It is adopted by all humanity.D. It revolutionizes people's thinking.12. How do Schmidt and Cohen describe the effects of the Internet?A. They are immeasurable.B. They are worldwide.C. They are unpredictable.D. They are contaminating.13. In what respect is the book The New Digital Age considered inadequate?A. It fails to recognize the impact of the Internet technology.B .It fails to look into the social implications of the Internet.C. It lacks an objective evaluation of the role of Internet businesses.D. It does not address the technical aspects of Internet communication.14. What will the future be like when everybody gets online?A. People will be living in two different realities.B. People will have equal access to information.C. People don’t have to travel to see the world.D. People don’t have to communicate face to face.15. What does the passage say about the authors of The New Digital Age?A. They leave many questions unanswered concerning the Internet.B. They are optimistic about the future of the Internet revolution.C. They have explored the unknown territories of the virtual world.D. They don’t take sides in analyzing the effects of the Internet.Part Ⅱvocabulary and structure (每题1分，共15分)Directions: for each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A、B、C and D. choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.16. There is a note pinned to the door______ when the shop will open again.A. sayingB. saysC. saidD. having said17. The population of this city, forty percent of which _________, _________ 15% inthe last three years.A. are Germans, has risen byB. are Germen, has fallen byC. is Germans, have increased toD. is Germans, have been reduced by18. you _____ the dictionary here. You are not allowed to use it.A. needn’t bringB. needn’t have broughtC. didn’t need to bringD. don’t have to bring19. ________ the delayed flight will take off depends much on the weather.A. WhyB. WhenC. ThatD. What20. —I hope to take the computer course.—Good idea. ____ more about it, visit this website.A. To find outB. Finding outC. To be finding outD. Having found out21.We would rather our daughter ________ at home with us, but it is her choice,and she is not achild any longer.A. would stayB. has stayedC. stayedD. stay22. My book, The House of Hales, is missing. Who ________ have taken it?A. needB. mustC. shouldD.could23. Was it because Jack came late for school ______ Mr. Smith got angry?A. whyB. whoC. whereD. that24. The more active you are, the more likely you'll be ____ new friends．A. madeB. to makeC. makingD. to havemade25. But for the pouring rain, we ____ a pleasant journey last weekend.A. should haveB. would haveC. must have hadD. could havehad26. ______ once every two years, whether it is a car, a bus or a lorry, is the rule thatall drivers must obey in our country.A. Having been examinedB. ExaminedC. ExaminingD. Being examined27. It worries the couple a lot ______ their only son is behaving worse and worse these days.A. howB. whyC. thatD. what28. The village seemed deserted, the only sign of life ________ some trees waving in the howling wind.A. wereB. beingC. wasD. to be29. The limits of a person’s intelligence are fixed at birth, but _______ he reachesthese limits depends on his environment.A. ifB. thatC. whetherD. what30. Unlike the earth, Mars is too cold and Venus is far too hot _______ there to be any life.A.asB. soC. likeD. forPart Ⅲcloze(每题2分，共20分)Directions: there are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A B C D. YOU should choose the ONE that best fits into thepassage.In 2012, I had just recovered from a serious illness when I received an invitation to a writer's conference in Orlando, Florida. My family persuaded me that a holiday might be just what the doctor ordered, so off I 31 .Arriving in the Sunshine State was rather tiring, but I 32 to catch a taxi to my 33 and settle in. Next morning, I took another taxi to the shopping centre to buy a few souvenirs. Later I went to a cafe to have lunch, but all the tables were 34 . Then I heard a friendly voice saying, "You can 35 my table."I gratefully sat down with the old lady and we had a happy lunch together. As the 36 drew to a close she asked how long I would be in Orlando. I had already told her that I hadn't hired a car, and hadn't realized how expensive taking taxis would be, After a while she said, "My dear, don't use any more taxis. I'm retired and it would be my pleasure to 37 you wherever you wish." I told her that I couldn't put her to that trouble, but she brushed aside my protests (反对)。