大学英语复习题及参考答案 - 西南交通大学网络教育学院

							西南交大网络教育 2010 年专科起点本科入学考试模拟题

大学英语（一）
Part I Sound Recognition Directions: There are 4 words marked A), B), C) and D ) in each group. Choose
the one which underlined part has a different pronunciation from the other three, then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 1. A) sugar 2. A) cabbage 3. A) yellow 4. A) golden 5. A) shouted B) much B) taste B) grow B) comb B) decided C) jump C) nation C) town C) comfortable C) wanted D) sunshine D) salesman D) window D) moment D) finished

Part II Vocabulary and Structure Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each of them there
are 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one that best complete the sentence, then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 6. They found ____ today’s newspaper. A) something important on B) important something on C) something important in D) important something in 7. The room is very small, there is no place ____ for putting the piano. A) leaving B) left C) to leave D) leave 8. The doctor insisted that he ____ for a few days. A) would rest B) rests C) rested D) rest 9. There are sixty-five students in our class, ____ are girls. A) five-ninth of whom B) five-ninths of them C) five-ninths of whom D) five-ninth of them 10. We will stop here and ____ the story tomorrow. A) go on with B) go on to C) go on D) go on to tell 11. He asked me ____ I was sure my mother ____. A) if / will come B) if / would come C) that / will come D) that / would come 12. Coal is used ____ us warm. A) to keep B) to keeping C) for keeping D) kept 13. He forgot both of the ____.
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A) the rooms numbers B) room number C) room’s number D) room numbers 14. Being a good guest in an American home is usually very simple. Most Americans only expect you to be____. A) polite B) yourself C) good D) well 15. The scientist devoted all their lives ____ wild animals. A) protect B) to protecting C) to protect D) protecting 16. The car goes ____ 100 kilometers ____ hour. A) in / an B) in / one C) at / an D) at / one 17. She thought I was talking about physics, ____ in fact, I was talking about music. A) whom B) which C) where D) while 18. I was told that the English Speech Contest ____ successfully last night. A) went along B) went down C) went off D) went on 19. By the time you ____, the guests ____. A) had got up / had arrived B) had got up / arrived C) got up / had arrived D) got up / arrived 20. Quite a lot of people watch TV only to ____ time. A) spend B) take C) waste D) kill 21. When the boss came in, the young man had to pretend ____. A) to be at working B) to be at work C) at work D) working 22. I feel it an honor ____ to speak here. A) to ask B) asking C) having asked D) to be asked 23. We ____ our examination at this time next Monday. A) will be taking B) will have been taken C) will take D) will have taken 24. With the address to help them, they had no ____ finding my house. A) question B) mistake C) luck D) trouble 25. Don’t you think it’s time we ____ business? A) got down to B) got down C) get down to D) get down

Part III Reading comprehension Directions: There are some passages in this part. Each passage is followed by
some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one that best complete the sentence, then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage One My friend, Herbert, has always been fat so that he decided to go on a diet. He began his diet a week ago. First he wrote out a long list of all the foods which were forbidden. The list included most of the things Herbert loves: butter, rice, beer, milk, chocolate and sweets.
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Yesterday I paid him a visit. I rang the bell and I was not surprised to see that Herbert was still as fat as ever. He led me into t he room and hurriedly hid a large bag under his table. It was clear that he was embarrassed. When I asked him what he was doing, he smiled and then put the bag on his table. He explained that his diet was so strict that he had to reward himself. Then he showed me the things in the bag. They were five bars of chocolates and three bags of sweets. 26. Why did Herbert decide to go on a diet? Because _____. A) his friend gave him some advice B) he wanted to be a tall man C) he didn’t like to eat anything D) he didn’t want to be too fat 27. From the list written by Herbert, we learn that _____. A) he liked both fruit and vegetables B) he didn’t like to have a drink of beer C) he didn’t prefer to eat sweet food D) he liked neither fruits nor vegetables 28. When the writer saw Herbert was still fat, he _____. A) looked unhappy B) did not feel it strange C) felt very sorry D) seemed to be surprised 29. Why did Herbert hurriedly hide the bag under the table? A) Because the doctor would not let him do that. B) Because his parents would stop him eating these things. C) Because he would not let others know the secret. D) Because he was afraid that his friend would take the things away. 30. Herbert decided to go on a diet, _____. A) and he really did so B) but he didn’t do that C) so did his friend D) and he asked his friend to help him Passage Two In sports, the sexes are separate. Women and men do not run or swim in the same races. Women are less strong than man. That at least is what people say. Women are called the ―weaker sex‖, or if men want to please them, ―the fair sex‖. But boys and girls are taught together at school and universities. There are women who are famous prime ministers, scientists and writers. And women live longer than men. A European woman can expect to live until the age of 74, a man only until he is 68. Are women’s bodies really weaker? The fastest men can run a mile within 4 minutes, the best women 4.5 minutes. Women’s times are always slower than men’s, but some facts are surprising. Some of the fastest women swimmers today are girls. One of them swam 400 meters in 4
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minutes 21.2 seconds when she was only 16. The first ―Tarzan（泰山）‖ in films was an Olympic swimmer, Johnny Weiss Muller. His fastest 400 meters was 4 minutes 59.1 seconds, which is 37.9 seconds slower than a girl 50 years later! This does not mean that women are catching men up. Conditions are different now, and sport is much more serious. It is so serious that some women are given hormone injections. At the Olympics a doctor has to check whether the women are really women or not. It seems sad that sport has such problems. Life can be very complicated when there are separated sexes. 31. Women are called ―the weaker sex‖ because _____. A) in sports the two sexes are always separate B) people usually think so C) women are less strong than men D) men want to please women 32. The writer of this passage is trying to prove that _____. A) men are stronger sex B) women are stronger sex C) women are weaker sex D) women are not weaker sex 33. The writer implies that _____. A) women are weaker than men, but faster B) women are catching men up now C) women are weaker than men, but live longer D) men are not always stronger and faster than women 34. Which of the following is true? A) Johnny Weiss Muller swam slower than a girl in a swimming race. B) A girl 50 years later swam faster than Johnny Weiss Muller. C) The fastest swimmers are usually girls. D) The fastest women can run as fast as the best men. 35. What problem does sport have? A) Some women are actually men. B) Sport is becoming too serious. C) Sportsmen are given hormone injections. D) Women and men are separate in sports. Passage Three My sister and I had fine dreams of a home in the city, but when the Alcott family found itself in a small house at the South end with not a tree in sight, only a back yard to play in, and no money to buy any of the good things before us, we children all rebelled and longed for the country again. Anna soon found little pupils, and walked heavily away each morning to her job, pausing at the corner to wave her hand to me in answer to my salute with the duster. My father went to his classes at his room downtown, mother to her all-absorbing poor, the little girls to school, and I, Louisa, was left to keep house, feeling like a caged
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seagull as I washed dishes and cooked in the kitchen. Father brought news from the upper world. Mother, usually in old and poor clothing because she would give away her clothes, brought sad tales of suffering and sin from the darker side of life. Gentle Anna would modestly talk about her success as a teacher, for even at seventeen her sweet nature won all who knew her. My reports were usually a mixture of the tragic and the comic, and the children poured their small joys and sorrows into the family where comfort and sympathy were always to be found. 36. The main idea of the passage is that the Alcotts were _____. A) a family with lots of serious problems B) a very sad family C) a family that remained in the country D) a happy, united family 37. Louisa’s job was _____. A) to cook B) to run the house C) to feed the seagulls D) to wash dishes 38. Louisa’s mother gave herself up to _____. A) students B) housework C) poor people D) her husband and children 39. Louisa looked forward to _____. A) getting together with the others in the evening B) joining Anna at her school C) moving to the city D) keeping house 40. Anna’s job was _____. A) looking after her sister B) teaching C) cooking D) telling stories Passage Four The national Weather Service at Ryan Airport announced the following forecast Saturday night for Baton rouge and the surroundings. It will be partly cloudy through Monday with a chance of afternoon showers. High Sunday and Monday will be in the mid 80s. Winds will be southeasterly 10 to 15 miles per hour becoming smaller at night. Probability of rain will be 20 percent on Sunday. On the coast, winds will be southeasterly 10 to 15 knots (海里). Sea will run 24 feet. Winds and seas will be 3 feet higher near a few thundershowers. High tide at 1 p. m., low tide at 12:24 a. m. Record high for May 22 was 93 posted in 1956 and record low was 51 recorded in 1954. Normally, temperature should change from 86 to 65 degrees. There will be scattered afternoon thunder-showers Tuesday and over the west part of the state Thursday. Tuesday through Thursday, lows will be in the mid to upper 70s, with highs in the mid to upper 80s.
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High Saturday was 86, with a low of 65. 41. This weather forecast probably appeared in _____. A) Saturday morning paper B) Sunday morning paper C) Sunday evening paper D) Monday morning paper 42. This forecast predicts that _____. A) records will be broken B) there will be no rain in the forecast period C) skies will be partly cloudy on Sunday and Monday D) temperatures will be lower than normal for the time of year 43. This forecast tells that winds _____. A) will be from south to west B) will reduce their speed at night C) will decrease their speed when they join in thunder-showers at sea D) will be from a different direction on the coast than in the city 44. The lowest recorded temperature for the date of the forecast was _____. A) in the mid to upper 70s B) 65 degrees C) in the upper 60s D) 51 degrees 45. If one were planning to play an outdoor game during this period, he should _____. A) plan the game for the morning hours B) plan the game for the afternoon C) put off the game for better weather D) plan the game for the evening hours

Part IV Cloze Directions: In this part, you are required to read the following passage carefully
and then choose the best answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) . Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Young people and older people do not always _46_. They always have different ideas about living, working, and playing. But in one special program in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in _47_. Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks _48_ members of a special group. Everyone works several hours each day. The aim is not just to keep busy. It is to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on farms near the village. Some learn to make furniture and to build houses. The _49_ teach them these skills. There are several _50_ hours each day. Weekends are free too. During the hours
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some of the teenagers learn photography or painting. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to _51_ his free time. When people live together, rules are always _52_. In this program the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone _53_ a rule, the problem goes before the whole group in order to be solved. They asked, ―Why did it happen? _54_ should we do about it?‖ One of the teenagers has this to say about the experience: ―You stop thinking only about yourself. You learn how to think about the _55_.‖ 46. A) scold 47. A) quarrel 48. A) like 49. A) farmers 50. A) free 51. A) take 52. A) unimportant 53. A) makes 54. A) When 55. A) teenagers B) fight B) struggle B) as B) workers B) busy B) waste B) important B) follows B) What B) adults C) quarrel C) argument C) with C) teenagers C) working C) kill C) necessary C) breaks C) How C) yourself D) agree D) peace D) for D) adults D) studying D) spend D) useless D) keeps D) Where D) group

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西南交大网络教育 2010 年专科起点本科入学考试模拟题

大学英语（二）
Part I Sound Recognition Directions: There are 4 words marked A), B), C) and D )in each group. Choose
the one which underlined part has a different pronunciation from the other three, then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 1. A) April 2. A) stick 3. A) thing 4. A) enough 5. A) holiday B) appear B) sure B) maths B) trouser B) office C) apply C) sound C) rather C) count C) terrible D) apart D) several D) throw D) ground D) possible

Part II Vocabulary and Structure Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each of them there
are 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one that best complete the sentence, then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 6. The house is too large for a small family. I’d like to change it ____ a smaller one. A) into B) for C) to D) with 7. This suite doesn’t seem ____ you. A) to fit on B) to fit for C) to be fit to D) to fit 8. He has done some research ____ free markets in this city for some times. A) on B) of C) in D) with 9. In the strong wind, a big tree was ____, blocking the street. A) cut off B) cleared away C) blown down D) cut through 10. Though he understood it, he could not speak out his idea ____ words. A) in B) with C) by means of D) for 11. He passed the exam, ____ we didn’t expect. A) as B) which C) that D) so 12. He failed the exam again. I regret not ____ him before. A) to have help B) have helped C) having helped D) to help 13. Is this book ____ you borrowed from the library? A) which B) that C) the one D) what 14. The scientist didn’t mind ____ and stuck to his theory and research.
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A) being laughed at B) to be laughed at C) laughing at D) to laugh at 15. -- ____ is the population of that country?. -- It ____ a population of 0.26 billion. A) How many / has B) What / is C) How many / is D) What / has 16. ____ tomorrow’s lessons, I have no time to go out with you. A) Not prepared B) Not having prepared C) Not prepare D) Not being prepared 17. The doctor did ____ they could ____ the wounded man. A) that / save B) what / save C) and / save D) what / to save 18. I don’t doubt ____ he’ll pass the driving test. A) that B) whether C) if D) about 19. Nothing is more uncomfortable than traveling in a crowded bus on ____ day. A) such hot a B) so hot C) such a hot D) so a hot 20. This lamp was successfully produced after ____ studies and experiments. A) being repeated B) repeated C) repeatedly D) repeating 21. He found his color TV ____. A) have been stolen B) to be stolen C) stealing D) stolen 22. No matter ____ the population is, China produces little waste. A) what B) how large C) how much D) how many 23. Rise up ____ you have fallen. A) from the place of B) where C) in which D) from where 24. ____ more attention, the trees could have grown better. A) Given B) To give C) Having given D) Giving 25. They lost their way in the forest, and ____ made matters worse was that night began to fall. A) that B) it C) what D) which

Part III Reading comprehension Directions: There are some passages in this part. Each passage is followed by
some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one that best complete the sentence, then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage One A man stayed in his house as a flood engulfed his town. Two men in a rowboat came to his house and offered to take him to safety. ―No, thank you,‖ said the man, ―God will help me.‖ As the waters rose, the man retreated to the second storey of his house. Now, two men in a motorboat came by and offered to rescue him. Again, the man declined, saying, ―No, thank you. God will help me.‖
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As the waters rose still higher, the man retreated again to the rooftop of his house. A helicopter came by, and someone inside it threw down a rope, urging the man to grab it and he pulled up into the helicopter. Once more, the man declined and said, ―No, thank you. God will help me.‖ Just then a mighty voice called out to the man, ―You idiot! I sent you a rowboat, a motorboat and now a helicopter. What more do you want me to do?‖ 26. Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage? A) A Man in Floods B) God Will Help Me C) A Town in Floods D) Different Ways to Help People out of Water 27. Why didn’t the man enter the rowboat at first? A) Because he didn’t know the men in the boat. B) Because he thought he could retreat to a higher place. C) Because he was sure God would help him. D) Because he was sure he could take himself to safety. 28. The underlined word ―mighty‖ means _____. A) loud B) powerful C) soft D) angry 29. At the end of the passage, who called out to the man? A) The men in the rowboat. B) The men in the motorboat. C) Someone in the helicopter. D) God himself. 30. What do you think of this man? He was _____. A) very faithful B) very stupid C) helpless D) useless Passage Two If you do not use your arms or legs for some time, they become weak. When you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows this. Yet there are many people who do not seem to know that one’s memory works in the same way. When someone says he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by exercising it regularly. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chances to become strong. The position of the two people is that one of them exercises his arms and legs by playing tennis, while the other sits in a chair all day. If a friend complains that his arms are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame, or that he is just unlucky, while few of us realize that it is just as much his own fault as if it was his arms or legs that were weak. Not all of us can become extraordinarily strong or clever, but all of us can improve our strength and our memory by the same means—practice. Have you ever noticed that people who cannot read or write usually have better memories than those who can? Why is this? Of course, because those who cannot
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read or write have to remember things, they cannot write them down in a notebook. They have to remember dates, times, prices, names and stories; so their memory is the whole time exercised. So if you want a good memory, just practice remembering. 31. The main idea of this passage is that _____. A) practicing memory can improve your memory B) if you want to have strong arms and legs, just exercise them C) all of us can become extraordinarily clever by practicing remembering D) exercising the brain is the same as exercising the arms and legs 32. If a man tells you that he has a poor memory, _____. A) he is just unlucky B) it is his parents’ fault C) it is his own fault D) his arms and legs must be weak, too 33. When a man tells you that he has a strong memory, this means _____. A) his parents’ memory must be strong too B) he keeps on exercising his brain regularly C) he regularly exercises his arms and legs D) he has enough chances to become strong 34. All of us can _____ through practice. A) become extraordinarily strong B) become extraordinarily clever C) become both strong and clever D) have a better memory 35. People who can’t read or write _____. A) are cleverer than those who can B) can remember things better than those who can C) are more foolish than those who can D) have poorer memory than those who can Passage Three Most dogs’ owners feel that their dogs are their best friends. Almost everyone likes dogs because they try hard to please their owners. One of my favorite stories is about a dog who wanted his owners to please him. One of my friends has a large German shepherd named Jack. Every Sunday afternoon, my friend takes Jack for a long walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much. One Sunday afternoon, a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time and he talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk, but the visitor didn’t leave. Jack became very worried about his walk in the park. He walked around the room several times and then sat down directly in front of the visitor and looked at him, but the visitor paid no attention. He continued talking. Finally Jack couldn't stand it any longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor, but this time he held the man’s hat in his mouth.

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36. The dogs in general _____. A) tried hard to please his owner like other dogs B) tried hard to like his owner C) tried hard to make his owner happy D) tried hard to make his owner please him 37. Jack was the name of _____. A) one of my friends B) a dog C) a German sheep D) a German 38. The dog sat down directly in front of the visitor _____. A) to look at him clearly B) to frighten him C) to listen to his talking D) because he wanted the man to leave 39. What does the word ―it” in the sentence ―Jack couldn’t stand it any longer‖ refer to? A) His walking around the room several times. B) His sitting in front of the visitor. C) His owner's visitor's staying and talking. D) His walking in the park. 40. Why did the dog hold the visitor’s hat in his mouth this time? A) Because he wanted to play with the hat. B) Because he wanted to remind the visitor that he should leave. C) Because he was a friendly dog. D) Because he was angry with his owner. Passage Four Mr. Reese was born in a big city. His father had several companies and got a lot of money. He could give his son all he wanted. He was busy with his business and never asked his son how he got along with his studies. So the boy spent most time in the restaurant or cinemas. Of course he was weak at his lessons and learned nothing at school. He made many friends but none of them was good and when they knew he came from a rich family, they began to teach him to gamble. Of course he lost much money. Now Mr. Reese was twenty and finished middle school. He could not do anything. But his father didn’t mind it until one day he found the young man had sold one of his companies. He became so angry that he made him leave his house. The young man couldn’t gamble any longer. His friends made him pay his debt. He had to ask his mother to help him and the woman often gave him some money. But one evening his father happened to find it. The old man stopped his wife from doing so. They began to fight in the room. The young man brought out a knife and killed his father. His mother helped him to run away, but soon after that he was caught and sentenced to death. It was a cold and wet day. Suddenly it began to rain hard when Mr. Reese was being sent to the execution ground. Soon both he and the soldiers were wet through. He said angrily, ―Bad luck! I shall be shot in such a bad weather.‖ ―Don’t complain, brother,‖ said one of the soldiers. ―You’re luckier than us all. We’ll have to go back to the city after that.‖
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41. Old Reese never asked his son how he got along in school because _____. A) his son was a good student B) he was too busy C) he didn’t like his son D) his son’s teacher looked after him 42. Mr. Reese’s friends taught him to gamble so that _____. A) they could get more money from him B) they could play together C) they could find good jobs D) they could buy old Reese’s company 43. When old Reese found his son had sold one of his companies, he ______. A) locked his son in the room B) forced his son to leave his house C) became ill D) bought it back 44. Mr. Reese complained _____. A) his father didn’t give him enough money B) he would be shot C) he would be shot in bad weather D) his father was dead 45. Which of the following is true? A) Mr. Reese’s mother helped him to kill his father. B) Mr. Reese’s father didn’t mind his selling a company. C) Mr. Reese’s mother refused to give him any money. D) Mr. Reese’s father didn’t mind his disability.

Part IV Cloze Directions: In this part, you are required to read the following passage carefully
and then choose the best answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) . Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. My father often works very hard. And he has little time to see a film. Here I’ll tell you a funny story about him. One afternoon, when he finished his work and _46_ go home, he found, a film ticket under the glass on his desk. He thought he _47_ to have not much work to do that day and it was quite wonderful to pass the _48_ at the cinema. So he came back home and _49_ finished his supper. Then he said goodbye to us and left. But to our _50_, he came back about half an hour later. I asked him what was the matter. He smiled and told us about the funny thing that had happened at the cinema. When my father was sitting in his seat, a _51_ came to his seat and said that the
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seat was _52_. My father was surprised. He took out the ticket and looked at it carefully. It was Row 17, _53_. And then he looked at the seat. It was the same. So he asked her _54_ her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown in it was Row 17, Seat3. Why? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering suddenly the woman said, ―The _55_ of the tickets are different.‖ So they looked at the tickets more carefully. After a while my father said, ―Oh, I’m sorry, I made a mistake. My ticket is for the film a month ago. Take this seat, please.‖ With these words, he left the cinema. 46. A) was to 47. A) happened 48. A) morning 49. A) early 50. A) disappointment 51. A) man 52. A) hers 53. A) Seat 1 54. A) to bring 55. A) designs B) was about to B) liked B) afternoon B) quietly B) joy B) woman B) his B) Seat 2 B) to get B) colors C) had to C) pretended C) day C) quickly C) sorrow C) doctor C) taken C) Seat 3 C) to see C) prices D) ought to D) wanted D) evening D) suddenly D) surprise D) nurse D) wrong D) Seat 4 D) to show D) owners

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西南交大网络教育 2010 年专科起点本科入学考试模拟题

大学英语（三）
Part I Sound Recognition Directions: There are 4 words marked A), B), C) and D )in each group. Choose
the one which underlined part has a different pronunciation from the other three, then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 1. A) noise 2. A) spend 3. A) evening 4. A) sport 5. A) chalk B) horse B) blank B) except B) worse B) chicken C) nose C) bang C) eleven C) report C) choose D) close D) angry D) excuse D) forty D) sandwich

Part II Vocabulary and Structure Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each of them there
are 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one that best complete the sentence, then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 6. The wounded soldiers needed____. A) to take good care of B) be taken good care of C) taking good care of D) to be took good care of 7. They have been unlucky ____ gold. A) at their search for B) in their search for C) at the search for D) in the search for 8. –Why? Where is the key to the meeting room? --Dear me! You ____ it in the taxi! A) had never left B) didn’t leave C) never left D) haven’t left 9. It’s ____ cold today, isn’t it? A) too much B) so much C) very much D) much too 10. I often hear her____ at home. A) to sing B) was singing C) sing D) sang 11. The town ____ my father grew up in is not far from here. A) which B) wherever C) where D) when 12. Corn is a plant ____ people ____ animal can eat.
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A) neither / nor B) both / and C) either / or D) not / but 13. There is no doubt ____ you’ll be warmly welcome.. A) if B) which C) whether D) that 14. This coat exactly ____ you. A) fits B) fits in C) fits on D) fits out 15. How much do they ____ the textbook? A) spend for B) take for C) charge for D) cost for 16. ____ the south of Scotland is England, with London as its capital. A) On B) To C) In D) Of 17. The first textbook ____ for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the 16th century. A) have written B) to be written C) being written D) written 18. So many papers to ____, so much money to pay back. A) collect B) prove C) sign D) write 19. In some parts of the world, tea ____ with milk and sugar. A) is serving B) is served C) serves D) served 20. Here is my card. Let’s keep in ____. A) relation B) friendship C) connection D) touch 21. With all work ____, I don’t know if I’ll have time to go out. A) to be done B) done C) to do D) doing 22. You will find this map of great ____ in helping you to get round London. A) price B) cost C) value D) usefulness 23. These wild flowers are so special that I would do ____ I can to save them. A) that B) which C) whatever D) whichever 24. She spoke in such a low voice that she could not make herself ____. A) hear B) heard C) to hear D) hearing 25. I ____ English for five years now. A) was studying B) am studying C) studied D) have been studying

Part III Reading comprehension Directions: There are some passages in this part. Each passage is followed by
some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one that best complete the sentence, then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage One We have just climbed out of a spaceship onto the surface of the moon. Behind us is the ship, half in sunlight and half in deep shadow. A few miles ahead is a wall of mountains towering against the blue sky. Moreover, there, as if resting on the mountains, is a great ball of light, beautifully colored in blue, green and brown with a
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patch of dazzling white at the top. It is our own far away world—the earth. We take a step and rise like jumper-up, float and come down again. Hopping carefully, we looked over the valley and the plain. Not a sound can be heard because there is no air to carry sound, and wind; there are no smells, no plants, and no animals. There is nothing but rock and dust, blinding sunlight and cold black shadows. 26. The passage is written as if _____. A) you were on the earth B) you were on the moon with the writer C) the writer were on the moon D) the writer were on the earth 27. The ball above the mountain is _____. A) the planet on which human beings live B) the sun which is very bright C) a man-made satellite D) a star very far away 28. To get around the moon, men would _____. A) float through the air B) walk heavily C) hop carefully D) ride in a spaceship 29. The moon is a silent world because of _____. A) no animals B) no human beings C) airless condition D) both A) and B) 30. On the moon’s surface you would not find _____. A) blinding sunlight B) valley and plains C) rock and dust D) plants and animals Passage Two We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people. ―Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?‖ ―When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?‖ ―And Paul, why didn’t I pick up that he was friendly just because I had a car?‖ When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back, it’s too late. Why do we go wrong about our friends or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their meaning. And if we don’t really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, ―You’re a lucky dog.‖ Is he really on your side? If he says, ―You’re a lucky guy‖ or ―You’re a lucky girl‖, that’s friendly. But ―lucky
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dog‖? There’s a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn’t see it himself. But bringing in the ―dog‖ bit puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn’t think you deserve your luck. ―Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for‖ is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn’t important. It’s telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven’t got a date for Saturday night. How can you tell the real meaning behind someone’s words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says square with the tone of voice? How about his posture and the look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake. 31. In paragraph 1, the writer recalls some things that happened between him and his friends. He _____. A) feels happy, thinking of how nice his friends were to him B) feels he may not have ―read‖ his friends’ true feelings correctly C) thinks it was a mistake to have broken you up with his girl friend D) is sorry that his friends let him down 32. In paragraph 2, the writer talks about someone saying, ―You’re a lucky dog,‖ he is saying that _____. A) sometimes the words used by a speaker give a clue to the feeling behind the words B) the speaker is just being friendly C) the word ―dog‖ shouldn’t be used to apply to people D) this saying means the same as ―You’re a lucky guy‖ or ―You’re a lucky girl‖ 33. The main purpose of this passage is to tell us how to _____. A) avoid mistakes about money and friends B) size up people C) avoid mistakes in understanding what people tell you D) keep people friendly without trusting them 34. The underlined phrase ―square with‖ in the last paragraph probably means _____. A) to talk with B) to listen to C) to agree with D) to deal with 35. If you followed the advice of the writer, you would _____. A) misunderstand what people say B) be fortunate enough to have a date on Saturday evenings C) be able to avoid making mistakes about money D) be careful to weigh what people say to determine their real meaning

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Passage Three Do people in your country hug and kiss on the street? In some countries it is common for people to show affection in public places. In the United States, for example, we often see couples (two people) hold hands, ―make out‖ or ―neck‖ on the street, in the park, in restaurants, and even on trains and buses! But in some other countries, people never show affection in public places because their customs don’t permit this. For example, in Korea and Mainland China, custom forbids people to display affection in public places. So, when Korean and Mainland Chinese people visit the United States, they sometimes feel very surprised and even shocked when they see Americans hug and kiss on the street because their own cultures don’t allow such conduct. In some countries, friends show physical affection to each other. In some south American countries, female friends walk arm in arm when they walk along the street together. In Italy and Russia, male friends often kiss each other on both cheeks when they greet. In most cultures, men don’t kiss or hug when they greet one another. They usually shake hands or pat each other on the back. People around the world are different in the amount, manner, and situations in which they touch each other. 36. The main idea of this reading passage is _____. A) Chinese people sometimes visit the United States B) Koreans and Americans can never understand each other C) South Americans are more affectionate than North Americans D) different countries permit different amounts of touching in public 37. A detail of this reading passage is ____. A) it is not polite to make out in public B) Americans are not polite C) male friends in Russia sometimes embrace and kiss each other on both cheeks D) not all Americans like to kiss 38. According to the reading passage, which of the following sentences is true? A) Mainland Chinese people often kiss on the street. B) All cultures permit public affection. C) The United States forbids couples to make out in public. D) In many countries, men shake hands when they greet. 39. Which of the following sentences is Not True according to the passage? A) Social customs vary in different countries. B) Customs in the United States permit public affection. C) Customs in China don’t allow public displays of affection. D) Women in South America never touch each other. 40. In your opinion, which of the following sentences is probably true? A) Korean people often kiss and hug on the street when they visit the United States. B) American people like to kiss and hug Korean people in restaurants. C) People all over the world like to kiss their friends.
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D) It can be strange for Americans to see two men kiss on both cheeks. Passage Four Usually when people move to another country and culture, they might feel very glad to be starting a new life. It’s exciting to meet new people and see new places. Some newcomers feel like they are on top of the world. It is like a big adventure. They are pleased with themselves for having taken a big step. However, one month, six months, or even one year later, some people have different feelings. There are many new things that are hard to understand and accept in another country. People live in a new culture have to eat new kinds of food, learn a new language, and live in their daily lives far away from their families and friends. At this time, people cry more and feel more sadly. They shed tears because they feel very homesick. They feel down in the dumps because it seems nobody understands them. Some newcomers burst into tears when they talk about or even think about their families. Sometimes, on special holidays, they might not even be comforted. They are heartbroken because they are so far away from everything that is familiar and comfortable. This time of being in low spirits doesn’t last forever. Eventually, newcomers start to adjust and to feel more contended with their new lives. People start to smile more and chuckle at jokes. They feel more optimistic and more accepting of their new life and the changes they have experienced. Newcomers won’t ever feel life they are walking on air every day, but they will feel more pleased about their new lives. It takes time to make this adjustment. The experience of living in a new culture will always have its low points, but it also has its joyous moments. Living in a new culture teaches us a lot about ourselves and about our ability to change. 41. What is Paragraph 1 mainly about? A) People feel very excited to live in a new culture. B) People often feel like making new friends. C) People are eager to start a new life. D) People like adventures. 42. Which of the following is NOT true? A) The sad time seems to last forever. B) People have to deal with many different new things when they live in a new culture. C) People sometimes cry when they miss their families. D) The longer they stay in a new country, the less sad they feel. 43. According to the passage, the advantage of living in a new country is that _____. A) We can enjoy adventure. B) We can have a taste of new kinds of food. C) We can walk on air every day. D) We may know more about ourselves and our ability to adjust to a new life. 44. Which of the following is NOT the reason for people being homesick? A) Nobody understands and comforts them.
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B) They are in low spirits when moving to another culture. C) They lose all the familiar things. D) They have to try new food. 45. What is the best title to the passage? A) Homesick B) Living in another culture C) Culture shock D) Among the unfamiliar

Part IV Cloze Directions: In this part, you are required to read the following passage carefully
and then choose the best answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) . Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. It was a holiday weekend. The police officers were seated in a hot room receiving _46_ from their captain. One of these officers was Ed. Williams. He and the other officers were on special duty because they knew that over the weekend two weeks _47_ over 400 people had died from accidents caused by _48_ drivers. Over 4,000 people had got serious injuries, all caused by such drivers. The officers would try their best to _49_ such accidents before they happened. Joe Forest was enjoying himself at a family party. It was getting late and Joe told his sister that he was _50_. Joe' s sister asked him to stay and wait a few hours _51_ he drove, "Don' t worry. I' m going to be fine. I'm going to drive _52_. I only had a few drinks," Joe said. Officer Williams was at his post watching the passing cars. A green car was coming, _53_ from left to right. Officer Williams stopped the car and told Joe to get out. He asked Joe to run along the white line. Joe couldn't do it. Joe also _54_ the breath test. Officer Williams told Joe that he must appear in court the next week and he _55_ drive his car home. Joe called his sister. His sister came and drove him home. That was Joe' s first offence (违章). He appeared in court and received a $ 400 fine. He was not allowed to drive for sixty days. Other drivers were lucky for Joe didn't kill them. But what about the future, was Joe going to stop drinking and driving? 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. A) instructions A) later A) careless A) persuade A) worried A) if A) fast A) turning B) advice B) earlier B) drunk B) miss B) anxious B) when B) hurriedly B) moving C) suggestions C) after C) inexperienced C) forbid C) coming C) before C) slowly C) heading D) test D) ahead D) sleepy D) prevent D) leaving D) while D) smoothly D) rolling
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B) had B) couldn't

C) failed C) needn't

D) enjoyed D) shouldn't

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西南交大网络教育 2010 年专科起点本科入学考试模拟题--答案 Model Test 1
Part I Sound Recognition 1-5 AACCD Part II Vocabulary and Structure 6-10 CBDCA 11-15 BADBB Part III Reading comprehension 26-30 DDBCB 31-35 BDDBB Part IV Cloze 46-50 DDBDA 51-55 DCCBD

16-20 CDABD 36-40 DBCAB

21-25 BDCDA 41-45 BCBDA

Model Test 2
Part I Sound Recognition 1-5 ABCAB Part II Vocabulary and Structure 6-10 ADCCA 11-15 BCCAD Part III Reading comprehension 26-30 BCBDB 31-35 ACBDB Part IV Cloze 46-50 BADCD 51-55 BACDB

16-20 BDACB 36-40 CBDCB

21-25 DBBAC 41-45 BABCD

Model Test 3
Part I Sound Recognition 1-5 BAABD Part II Vocabulary and Structure 6-10 CBCDC 11-15 ABDAC Part III Reading comprehension 26-30 BACCD 31-35 BACCD Part IV Cloze 46-50 ABBDD 51-55 CCBCA

16-20 BDCBD 36-40 DCDDD

21-25 ACCBD 41-45 AADDC

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