大学英语模拟试卷（二）I．Phonetics(5 points)Directions:In each of the following groups of words,there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A,B,C and pare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation.Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1．A．cheap B．sweat C．treat D．leap2．A．fast B．cast C．last D．capital3．A．home B．wrote C．rope D．love4．A．full B．pull C．push D．brush5．A．chalk B．chess C．chair D．chemistryII.Vocabulary and Structure(15 points)Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section.For each sentence there are four choices markedA,B,Cand D.Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.6. Neither Bill nor his parents at home.A. isB. hasC. areD. was7. She has neither read the book nor the film.A. seenB. seesC. seeD. saw8. Only by reading extensively you horizons.A. you may widenB. can you widenC. you will widenD. therefore you widen9. My friend was very unhappy for not to the party.A. invitingB. to be invitedC. having been invitedD. having invited10. Automatic machines can only do the jobs they to do .A. have askedB. askC. have been askedD. will ask11. Peter was the first one who finished the test, but he worked so fast a great many mistakes.A. as to makeB. that he madeC. to makeD. in the making of12. My father seldom let me do that, ?A. did heB. did not heC. does heD. does not he13. Not until 1959 this compound..A. that chemists succeeded in obtainingB.did chemists succeed to obtainC. chemists succeeded in obtainingD. did chemists succeed in obtaining14. She is very careful. She very few mistakes in her work.A. doesB. makesC. takesD. gets15. How long does it to travel from Beijing to London?A. wantB. spendC. makeD. take16. Different cultures have different communication .A. stylesB. craftsC. designsD.symbols17. As they searched the room, they looked for to the crimeA. labelsB. scenesC. cluesD. tags18. If you meet people with a smile, you will certainly make a good on them.A. impressionB. expressionC. impactD.implication19. Where was it she found her missing handbag?A. thatB. whereC. the place whereD.in which20. Robots are used a lot of work in place of man.A. to doB. to doingC. doingD. to be doneIII.Cloze (30 points)Directions:For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Like all large cities ,New York has old problems to solve and 21ones to face.Slums(贫民窟)must be cleared ,and new housing constructed . 22 jams continues to plague(折磨)the city’s overcrowded streets.Not only must new highways be 23 ,but old ones must be repaired .Protecting the 24 and safety of New Yorkers 25an army of police ,firemen,and sanitation(卫生)workers. Finding an adequate water 26is a constant problem,as is the attraction of new business and industry to boost the city’s 27 .Caring for the sick, 28 the young, providing 29 the needy,and helping newcomers to adjust to big city life are additional tasks 30 the city must perform.In spite of New York’s 31,millions of visitors continue to flock to the city each year. Thousands stay to work and 32 in the city. 33 to New York’shuman resources.New Yorkers are working hard to 34 their city’s needs and to keep it a world 35of culture, industry,and commerce .New York buzzes with the sounds of machines tearing down and building up the city ,changing its face for tomorrow’s world.21. A. easy B. hard C. new D. many22. A.TrafficB. CrimeC. ShopD. School23. A. got B. rushed C. chosed D. built24. A. money B. health C. food D. house25. A. looks B. needs C. puts D. finds26. A. supply B. station C. system D. spring27. A.cultureB. symbolC. scienceD. economy28. A. praising B. supplying C.educatingD. treating29. A. to B. for C. with D. on30. A. where B. how C. that D. what31. A.problemsB. peopleC. hotelsD. food32. A. play B. rob C. ruin D. live33. A. adding B. planning C. hitting D. taking34. A. make B. get C. keep D. meet35. A. level B. trade C. center D. prizeIV. Reading Comprehension(60 points)Directions:There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions ,For each question there are four suggested answers marked A,B,C and D,Choos one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneIt was not until I joined an American university that I realized the fact that the American and Lebanese systems of college education differ in manyways.Perhaps the circumstances under which each system was established lay behind these differences;but whatever the causes were,the differences exist and they are major. As a result, studying in America seems to be much easier than doing so in Lebanon.The first step toward earning a college degree is being admitted to the university,whether in America or in Lebanon. The conditions for admission, however,are very different. In my case, this American university asked only for my TOEFL scores and my high school grades. In addition to these ,a Lebanese university asked me to take another three tests.The first was the English Entrance Examination ,which is much harder than the TOEFL,The second wasthe Scientific Qualification Examination,which includesmathematics,physics,and chemistry,The results of the SQ exam decide whether a student is eligible to take the third test or not,Obviously, the difference is clear.36. what’s the main idea of paragraph one?A. The author is a student of an American university.B. There are differences between America and Lebanon.C. American system of college education differs from Lebanese one .D. Studying is hard.37. Why does the author take himself for example in paragraph two?A. He wants to show the differences in university systems between US and Lebbanon.B. He wants to tell readers how to go to a university in Lebanon.C. He wants to show that it’s difficult to go to a university in Lebanon.D. He wants to show that he likes the way that an American university admits a student.38. What is mainly told in this passage?A. Lebanon’s university systems.B. American university systems.C. Differences between American and Lebanese university system.D. University systems.39. What can we infer from the passage?A. Studying is easier in America.B. American university only pays attention to foreign students’TOEFL scores.C. Every country should reform their university systems.D. We should know something about other countries.Passage TwoThe home computer industry has been growing rapidly in the United States in the last ten years. Computers used to be large,expensive machines that were very difficult to use. But scientists and technicians have been making them smaller and cheaper while at the same time they have been made easier to use .As a result,their popularity has been increasing as more people have been buying computers for their homes and businesses. Computers have been designed to store information and compute complex problems .Some have voices that speak with the operators. Stores use computers to keep records of their inventories and to send bills to their customers.Offices use computers to type letters,record business and communicate whit other offices. People have been using computers in their homes to keep track of expenses and turn appliances on and off.One important new use of computers is for entertainment. Many new games have been designed to be played on the computers. People of all ages have been playing these games.They have been going to Arcades where the computer games can be played for a small cost. People also have been buying home computers to play computer games at home. They have become very popular indeed.40. What’s the main idea of this passage?A. The development of electronic computer.B. How to operate a computer?C. What’s the use of computer?D. What do the scientists and technicians do about computers?41. What did the computer use to be?A. Large, but cheap ,easy to use.B. Large, expensive , very popular.C. Small, cheap ,easy to use.D. Large, expensive, hard to use.42. What is “Arcades”?A. It is a kind of computer games.B. It is an area.C. It is the place where you can play the computer games cheaply.D. It is a park..43. Who plays computer games?A. Chileren.B. Young men.C. Old people.D. All of above.Passage ThreeMan can go on increasing his numbers at the present rate. In the next 30 years man will face a period of crisis. Some experts believe that there will be a widespread food shortage. Other experts think that this is too pessimistic,and that man can prevent things from getting worse than they are now. But remember that two-thirds of the people in the world are undernourished or starving now.One thing that man can do is to limit the number of babies born. The need for this is obvious, but it is not easy to achieve .People have to be persuaded to limit their families. In the countries of the population explosion, many people like big families. The parents think that this brings a bigger income for the family and ensures there will be someone in the family who will look after them in old age.Several governments have adopted birth control policies in recent years. Among them are Japan, China ,India and Egypt, In some cases the results have not been successful .Japan has been an exception. The Japanese adopted a birth control policy in 1948. People were encouraged to limit their families. The birth rate fell from 34.3 per thousand per year to about 17.0 per year at present.44. According to the passage. if we go on increasing the population,we will face .A. a food shortageB. a crisisC. an overpopulationD. a starvation45. Birth control is difficult to carry out because .A. people need big familiesB. people are short of moneyC. people can get more pleasure from more childrenD. people are afraid of old age46. Birth control policies have been adopted in some countries with successful results in .A. JapanB. ChinaC. IndiaD. Egypt47. What the author concerns is .A. birth controlB. Japan’s birth control policyC. food shortage in the futureD. man in the futurePassage FourWhen scientists are trying to understand a particular set ofphenomena ,they often make use of a “model”.A model, in the scientists’ sense, is a kind of analogy or mental image of the phenomena in terms of something we are familiar with . One example is the wave model of light .We cannot see light as if it were made up of waves because experiments on light indicate that it behaves in many respects as water waves do.The purpose of a model is to give us a mental or visualpicture__ something to hold onto__when we cannot see what is actually happening. Models often give us a deeper understanding: the analogy to a known system(for instance,water waves in the above example) can suggest new experiments to perform and can provide ideas about what other related phenomena might occur.48. Another example of a scientific model would be .A. a mapB. a paper airplaneC. an atomD. a light bulb49. Why are models necessary?A. They connect invisible phenomena to those we are familiar with.B. Scientists could not experiment without them.C. They give the scientist a sense of security.D. They provide deeper insight into the workings of the human mind.50. Models provide us with deeper understanding because .A. they make us think about our universe.B. they were used to represent some other phenomenaC. they are more precise than theoriesD. they indicate further direction and help us make predictions51. An analogy is .A. the study of the universeB. a comparisonC. the study of light wavesD. the result of scientific investigationPassage FiveThe market is a concept .If you are growing tomatoes in your backyard for sale,you are producing for the market,You might sell some to yourneighbour and some to the manager of the local supermarket. But in either case ,you are producing for the market. Your efforts are being directed by the market. If people stop buying tomatoes, you will stop producing them.If you take care of a sick person to earn money, you are producing for the market . If your father is a steelworker or a truck driver or a doctor or a grocer , he is producing goods or service for the market.When you spend your income ,you are buying things from the market, You may spend money in stores,supermarkets,gas stations ,and restaurants,Still you are buying from the market, When the local grocer hires you to drive the delivery truck,he is buying your labour in the labour market.The market may seem to be something abstract.But for each person or business who is making and selling .It’s very real.If nobody buys your tomatoes,it won’t be long before you get the message.The market is telling you something .It’s telling you that you are using energies and resources in doing something the market doesn’t want you to do .52.Which of the following would be the best title for thepassage?A. Selling and BuyingB. What is the Market?C. Everything you do Is producing for the Market?D. What the market can do for you?53. All of the following acts are producing for the market exceptA. working in a bankB. printing a bookC. attending a night schoolD. growing beans for sale54. The word “real”in the last paragraph may most probably mean“ ”.A. seriousB. trueC. importantD. concrete55. In what way is the market very real for each person or business who is making and selling something?A. It tells you what to produce .B. It tells you how to grow tomatoes.C. It provides you with everything you need.D. It helps you save money.V. Daily Conversation(15 points)Directions: Pick out the appropriate expressions from the eight choicesbelow and complete the following dialogues by blackening thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.A. Hardly ever.B. No wonder you look sowellC. Follow my advice .D. I’m sureE. Do you want to go with me ?F.Right on !G. Have a nice day. H. That’s too bad.Peter: My doctor says I’m a little overweight.Alison: 56 Do you get physical exercises?Peter: 57 I like sports.but I never have time.Alison: Don’t make any excuses(借口).If you really want to ,you’ll find time to do it. Peter: 58 Do you exercise every day?Alison: yes, I play tennis every afternoon, And I ’m a member of the local health club. Peter: 59Alison: I’m playing tennis tomorrow afternoon. 60Peter: I wish I could ,But I have an important meeting.VI. Writing(25 points)Directions: For this part ,you are supposed to write a letter in 100～200 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.61.你的朋友来信，询问你对“责任”一词看法。