一级模拟题 2

大学英语一级 模拟题 2Part II. Reading Comprehension (30 %)Directions: There are three reading passages in this section. 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 question.Passage 1Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.One silly question I simply cannot tolerate is “How do you feel?” Usually the question is asked of a man in action a man walking along the street, or busily working at his desk. So what do you expect him to say? Hell probably say,” Fine, Im all right.” But you have put a bug at his earmaybe now he is not sure. If you are his good friend, you may have seen something on his face, or in his walk, that he overlooked that morning. It makes him worrying a little. He looks in a mirror to see if everything is all right, while you go merrily on your way asking someone else,” How do you feel?”Every question has its time and place. Its perfectly acceptable, for instance, to ask “How do you feel?” if you are visiting a close friend in the hospital. But if the fellow is walking on both legs, hurrying to take a train or sitting at his desk working, its no time to ask him that silly question.When George Bernard Shaw, the famous British writer of plays was in his eighties, someone asked him,” How do you feel?” Shaw put him in his place. “When you reach my age,” he said,” either you feel all right or you are dead.”26. According to the writer, greetings, such as “How do you feel?” _.A. show ones consideration for others B. are a good way to make friendsC. are proper to ask a man in action D. generally make one feel uneasy27. The question “How do you feel?” seems to be correct and suitable when asked of_.A. a friend who is illB. a person who has lost a close friendC. a stranger who looks somewhat worriedD. a man who is working at his desk28. George Bernard Shaws reply in this passage shows his_.A. silliness B. cleverness C. carelessness D. politeness29. “You have put a bug in his ear” means that you have_.A. made him laugh B. shown concern for himC. made fun of him D. given him some kind of warning30. This passage can be entitled_.A. A Silly Question B. Dont Trouble a Busy ManC. What Are Good Greetings D. George Bernard Shaws ReplyPassage 2Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.Solar energy for your home is coming. It can help you as a single home owner. It can help the whole country as well. Whether or not solar energy can save your money depends on many things. Where you live is one factor. The type of home you have is another. Things like insulation present energy costs, and the type of system you buy are added factors. Using solar energy can help save our precious fuel. As you know, our supplies of oil and gas are very limited. There is just not enough on hand to meet all our future energy needs. And when Mother Nature says thats all. The only way we can delay hearing those words is by starting to save energy now and by using other sources, like the sun. We wont have to worry about the suns running out of energy for another several billion years or so. Besides begin an endless source of energy, the use of the sun has other advantages as well. The sun doesnt offer as many problems as other energy sources. For example, fossil fuel plants add to already high pollution levels. With solar energy, we will still need sources of energy, but we wont need as much. That means we can cut down on our pollution problems. With all these good points, why dont we use more solar power? There are many reasons for this. The biggest reason is money. Until now, it was just not practical for a home owner to put in a solar unit. There were cheaper sources of energy. All that is changing now. Solar costs are starting to equal the costs of oil and electricity. Experts say that gas, oil and electricity prices will continue to rise. The demand for electricity is increasing rapidly. But new power plants will use more gas, oil or coal. Already in some places the supply of electricity is being rationed. Solar energy is now in its infancy. It could soon grow to become a major part of our nations energy supply. 31. Which statement best expresses the main idea? A. Something about Solar Energy and Pollution. B. Solar Energy. C. Energy and Pollution. D. Energy and Money. 32. Solar energy can help us save _. A. the earth and natural resources B. mother nature C. the sun D. our precious fuel 33. The sun is an endless source of energy; it will not run out of it for _. A. several million years B. several hundred years C. several billion years D. several thousand years 34. Which of the following statements is correct? A. Energy from coal would not pollute our living environment. B. Energy from natural gas would not pollute our living environment. C. Energy from the sun would not pollute our living environment. D. Energy from oil would not pollute our living environment. 35. Solar energy is now in its infancy, _. A. but it will be considered as an important part of our nation s energy supply B. yet we will build more power plants C. and the supply of electricity will be rationed D. but we dont need practice energy rationing now Passage 3Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.Disease can be one of the most powerful factors in checking population growth. In crowded conditions where many individuals of a species are living close together, the spread of pathogens(病原体)from one individual to another, occurs readily. History shows many instances where human populations, crowded together in cities, have been almost wiped out by the rapid spread of disease. Modern orchard and forestry practice recognizes this fact and the close planting of trees of the same species is avoided. Mixed forests and orchards are the recognized procedure these days. Apart from regulating population numbers in other species, disease has probably been the greatest factor in controlling the growth of the human population. In the mid-14th century, the Black Death wiped out 25 million people in Europe alone, while as recently as 1918 over 21 million people died in a single year as a result of the influenza epidemic. The relative stability of the human population has been upset by advances in medical science. No longer does disease regulate human population growth in many parts of the world. Medical cures have prolonged life and upset the age structure of many populations, increasing the proportion of individuals in the reproductive age group.The decrease in distribution and numbers of some species of native birds in New Zealand - the bellbird for example - has been attributed to disease rather than predation. Indeed, there are examples to show that disease has deliberately been used to control some animal populations. In Australia, for instance, the introduction of the myxomatosis(多发粘液瘤病)virus has drastically reduced the rabbit population in many areas, although increasing resistance to the disease is becoming apparent. Attempts to introduce myxomatosis into New Zealand as a means of rabbit population control have failed, mainly because the species of flea and mosquito that transmit the disease are absent in this country.Research is currently being carried out to discover whether selected strains of virus can be used to control pathogenic bacteria that have developed a resistance to drugs. It is hoped that the virus will parasite (寄生于)and kill the bacteria without harming the organism that the bacteria has infected.36. Why is the close planting of trees of the same species avoided in modern orchards and forests? A) Because mixed forests and orchards are the recognized procedures these days. B) Because trees of same species may cause the spread of disease.C) Because modern orchards and forests are more specialized.D) Because trees planted crowdedly do not have enough room to develop their roots.37. The relative stability of the human population has been upset by_.A) the proportion of the reproductive age groupB) the influenza epidemicC) advances in medical scienceD) the Black Death in Europe38. The number of the bellbird in New Zealand got controlled by_.A) the decrease in distributionB) human predationC) deliberate introduction of its enemy animalD) spread of certain kind of disease39. Attempts to introduce myxomatosis into New Zealand to control rabbit population have failed, mainly because_.A) increasing resistance to the disease is becoming apparentB) there are no species of insects transmitting the disease in this countryC) flea and mosquito without the disease are absent in this countryD) the myxomatosis virus has been introduced into Australia40. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? A) Advances in medical science made disease unable to regulate human population growth any longer in many parts of the world.B) Medical cures have prolonged life but upset the reproductive age group by increasing many populations.C) In Australia, the use of the myxomatosis virus hardly controlled the rabbit population with increasing resistance to the disease.D) It is discovered all strains of virus can parasitize and kill the bacteria without harming the organism that the bacteria has infected.Part III. Cloze (10%)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Miss Ebert kept the little bakery on the corner. Two 41 three times a week, she had a customer in 42 she began to take an interest. He was a middle-aged man 43 spectacles and a brown beard. He spoke English 44 a strong German accent. His clothes were worn and wrinkled, but he looked neat and 45 very good manners. He always bought two 46 of stale bread. He never asked for anything 47 stale bread; it cost a lot less than 48 bread.Once Miss Ebert 49 a red and brown stain on his fingers. She was sure that he was an artist and very poor. Not doubt he 50 in an attic, where he 51 pictures and ate stale bread and thought of the good things 52 eat in 53 bakery.Often when Miss Ebert sat down to her evening meal, she 54 sign and wish the artist might share her food 55 of eating his dry bread.One day the customer came in 56 usual and asked for his stale bread. As the sudden noise of a fire engine 57 him hurry to the door, Miss Ebert 58 her opportunity. She 59 each of the loaves with a knife, inserted some butter and, when the customer turned round, she was putting them 60 a paper bag.41. A) and B) or C) thus D) then42. A) whom B) who C) which D) that43. A) in B) onC) with D) from44. A) fromB) with C) about D) near45. A) beenB) was C) had D) seemed46. A) cakesB) boxesC) loavesD) pieces47. A) butB) although C) while D) however48. A) raw B) new C) fresh D) latest49. A) noted B) notified C) noticed D) known50. A) inhabitedB) inherited C) lived D) suffered51. A) painted B) wrote C) studied D) worked52. A) for B) to C) at D) off53. A) that B) these C) those D) the54. A) should B) would C) could D) will55. A) but B) enough C) because D) instead56. A) asB) such C) soD) in57. A) caused B) induced C) made D) brought58. A) made B) bought C) seized D) saved59. A) caused B) cut C) had D) ate60. A) back B) from C) on D) intoPart IV. Word Building (15%)Directions: Complete each of the following sentences with the proper form of the word in brackets. 1. (rich) Vitamins are commonly added to many foods in order to _ their food value. 2. (origin) The coat was _ $100. Now its only $20, so she bought it without delay.3. (except) All the student are to attend the meeting without any_.4. (detail) The _ study of the problem is what we need to do for the time being.5. (efficient) The _ of the government received constant complaints.6. (inhabit) The number of _in the town has increased at an alarming rate.7. (appear) From the _ of the house, we thought it was empty.8. (analyze) His _ of the current situation is rather reasonable.9. (music) Even great _ have to do continuous practice. 10. (summary) In the end the professor _ what had been discussed. 11. (doubt) Michael Jackson is _ one of the most famous singers of our times.12. (reluctance) She left her home _ and hurried to catch the train. 13. (terror)Most disappearances of people are the result of the _ accidents. 14. (propose) We will discuss the _ at the meeting. 15. (embarrass) His ignorant behavior at the dinner table caused much _. V. Directions: Complete the following sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. （10%）1. This is an important meeting. (请务必不要迟到).2. I cant decide what to do presently, (我考虑一下, 明天告诉你).3. (我觉得这观点有点怪) as I have never heard of it before.4. After several days discussion, (他们的计划终于开始成形了) .5. (不管他怎么努力), he simply could not work the problem out.Part VI. Writing (10%)Directions: Write ONE paragraph of cause and effect in about 80 words on the topic The Post-graduate Craze (读研热) with the help of the suggested words and phrases. The first sentence is also given to you. Suggested words and phrases: social need, find a better job, acquire more knowledge, change ones major, do researchAt present, there are a large number of students who want to study for Masters degrees in China. 大学英语一级 模拟题 2答案Part II. Reading Comprehension (30%，每题2分)26-30 DABDA 31-35 BDCCA 36-40 BCDBAPart III. Cloze (10%，每题0.5分)41. B 42. A43. C 44. B 45. C 46. C 47. A 48. C 49. C 50. C51. A52. B 53. D 54. B 55. D56. A 57. C 58. C 59. B 60. DPart IV. Word Building (15%, 每题1分)1. enrich 2. originally 3. exception 4. detailed 5. inefficiency 6. inhabitants 7. appearance 8. analysis 9. musicians 10. summarized11. undoubtedly 12. reluctantly 13. terrorist 14. proposal 15. embarrassmentPart V. Translating from Chinese into English（10%，每题2分）1. Please see (to it) that you are not late for it 2. so Ill sleep on it and let you know tomorrow.3. The idea struck me as somehow weird 4. their project finally began to take shape5. No matter how hard he triedPart VI. Writing （10%）（for your reference）At present, there are a large number of students who want to study for Masters degrees in China. In my opinion, there are three factors concerning this trend. First, more people have realized that it is imperative to acquire a Masters degree if they want to develop themselves fast in the society. Second, with a Masters degree, these people will be offered a good job and high salary. Finally, some people would like to do some research. So they need a Masters degree to improve their academic ability. For these reasons, more and more young people like to study for Masters degrees.6