郑州大学远程教育学院大学英语模拟试卷1.doc

英语应试模拟第一套IPhonetics(5 points)Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A,B,C and D. Compare 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. Wednesday B. recent C. sudden D. absent2. A. broad B. boast C. coast D. crossroads3. A. consist B. congress C. consume D. confirm4. A. combine B. wine C. machine D. line5. A. crucial B. decision C. democracy D. celebrateII.Vocabulary and Structure(15 points)Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.6. Only with your help, such difficulties in the field.A. can we overcome B. we can overcomeC. should we overcome D. We should overcome7.The ski resorts are usually crowded. There are many people skiing.A. enjoy B. that want C. who enjoy D. want8. Would you like to the United States?A. trip B. voyage C. going D. to travel9. Not you but your father .A. are to blame B. is to blame C. are to be blamed D. is to be blamed10. After all this time youd think hed have forgotten , ?A. didnt say B. wouldnt say C. hadnt say D. dont say11. I should never have said that . I wish I that.A. didnt say B. wouldnt say C. hadnt say D. dont say12. Iv already decided. I buy a new car.A. am going to B. will C. would D. have bought13. What would you do if you your job?A. lose B. lost C. would lose D. will be 14.We dont be able to go to the club our parents give us permission.A. although B. nevertheless C. unless D. once15. Why dont you try to come home 9 oclock?A. by B. under C. until D. up to 16. By my 50th birthday ,I in my current profession for over 20 years.A. would have been B. would be C. will be D. will have been17.I think they are dating. They a lot of each other recently.A. had seen B. had been seeing C. have seen D. have been seeing 18. I the paper after lunch. Thats one of the things I really enjoy.A. used to read B. am used to reading C. use to read D. have used to read 19. I am against children to school before they are six.A. who send B. being sent C. sending D. having sent 20.It is no good English without speaking English.A. to learn B. learn C. learning D. learnedIII. 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. Los Angeles has planted 2,000 rubber trees down the middle of one of its main streets. These trees do not 21 rubber. They are, 22 ,made of rubber. Mr Joe Dynamo, a spokesman for Los Angeles 23 council, explained the reasons. He said:“These 24 are representative of our virtual society. We have polystyrene grass on our golf 25 . We have non-milk powder 26 our coffee. We 27 copies in plastic of old wooden furniture. We have fiberglass tombstones. 28 shouldnt we have trees made of rubber?”“At 50 miles an hour, 29 motorist will see any difference. And our preservation 30 will be lower. You give the trees an annual rinse with detergent and 31 them off twice a year. We 32 a lot of money because transplanting, pruning, weeding and leaf-collection are all 33 . And we have a 60-year 34 guarantee on each plant. This is rationalization at 35 best.”21. A. invent B. do C. produce D. create22. A. in fact B. eventually C. practically D. as a matter23. A. country B. state C. city D. county24. A. plants B. trees C. rubber D. streets25. A. courses B. places C. courts D. playground26. A. on B. of C. at D. in27. A. make B. introduce C. build D. set28. A. What B. How C. When D. Why29. A. some B. no C. many D. a few30. A. costs B. price C. money D. award31. A. sweep B. wash C. tidy D. duty32. A. waste B. keep C. save D. store33. A essential B. accidental C. unnecessary D. necessary34. A. fade B. non-fade C. die away D. everlasting35. A. ones B. its C. their D. the IV. 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, Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneTo find out what the weather is going to be , most people go straight to the radio, television or newspaper to get an expert weather forecast. But if you know what to look for, you can use your own senses to make weather predictions.There are many signs which can help you. For example, in fair weather the air pressure is generally high. The air is still and often full of dust. Faraway objects may look hazy. But when a storm is brewing, the pressure drops and you are often able to see things more clearly. Sailors took note of this long ago and came up with a saying “The farther the sight, the nearer the rain.”Your sense of smell can also help you detect weather changes. Just before it rains, odors become stronger. This is because odors are repressed in a fair, high-pressure center. When a bad weather low moves in , air pressure lessens and odors are released.You can also hear an approaching storm. Sounds bounce off heavy storm clouds and return to earth with increased force. An old saying describes it this way: “Sounds traveling far and wide, a storm day will betide.”And dont scoff if your grandmother says she can feel a storm coming. It is commonly known that many people feel pains in their bones or in corns and bunions when the humidity rises, the pressure drops, and gad weather is on the way.36. The topic of this passage is .A. Expert Weather Forecast B. Seeing Approaching StormsC. Old Saying about Weather D. Using the Senses to Detect Weather Changes37. According to the passage, as a storm approaches, faraway objects look .A. hazy because of dust in the air B. clearer because of dust in the airC. clearer because air pressure is droppingD. distorted because of storm clouds38. In the last paragraph, the writer implies that .A. the idea of feeling a coming storm is foolishB. older people know a lot about weatherC. it is possible, but unlikely, that people feel aches when a storm is comingD. it is definitely true that some people can feel aches weather changes 39. The underlined word “repressed” in paragraph 3 is close to in meaning.A. crush B. restrict C. lower D. strugglePassage TwoThere are no inevitable outcomes of social class in child rearing. At the same time, there is no question that social class is important factor in how children are raised and the kind of adults that children become. Regarding social class, sociologists have found that parents socialize their children into the behaviors and norms of their work worlds. Members of the working class are closely supervised and are expected to follow explicit rules at their jobs. If they do not follow the precise rules and do as they are told, they will not keep their jobs. Their experience influences how they deal with their children. As a result, their concern is less with their childrens motivations and more with their childrens outward conformity. Thus they are more apt to use physical punishment in managing their children. On the other hand, middle-class parents, who are expected to take more initiative on the job, are more concerned that their children develop curiosity, self-expression, and self-control. They are also more likely to withdraw privileges or affection than to use physical punishment.40. The word “explicit” means .A. vague B. difficult C. confusing D. clearly defined41.According to this passage, working-class parents are more likely than middle-class parents to .A. use physical punishment for discipline B. have children who finish college C. have children who are out of control D. show less love to their children42. Middle-class parents will encourage their children to be .A. self-confident B. reliable C. curious D. successful43. This passage if about .A. the relation between social class of the parents and their childrens rearingB. the similarities between working class and middle class parentsC. the differences between children of working class and the ones of middle classD. the relation between working class and middle class in their working placesPassage ThreeFarm animals provide man with food and material for clothing, leather and other products. Some, such as horses and oxen, provide transportation and power to pull machinery. Livestock gaze on about 40 percent of the United Stated land area.Cattle provide meat, hides and dairy products. Beef and dairy cattle account for about a third of all farm income in the U.S. Farms in the Midwest and sprawling ranches in the West raise most of the countrys beef cattle. The main Dairy Belt in the U.S. extends through the Northern states from New England to Minnesota. Eastern dairy farmers in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa sell most of their milk to companies that make butter, cheese and evaporated milk.Hogs grow rapidly and provide meat and materials used to make many products. Hogs thrive on corn, and farmers in the Corn Belt of the Midwest raise more than two-third of U.S. hogs.Sheep and goats supply man with meat, wool and skins for leather They are hardy animals that live well on poor grazing land.Poultry includes chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and other birds raised for meat or eggs. Many farmers keep small flocks of chickens to supply their families with eggs and meat. But some U.S. farmers specialize in raising large flocks of meat or egg-laying chickens. They use scientific breeding and feeding methods.Some specialized farms raise mink and other animals for their fur, rabbits for meat, or silkworms for silk. Many farmers keep bees to get their honey and to help pollinate crops.44. Farm animals in this passage are for .A. farming B. leather only C. natural balance D. mans need 45.Where is the Corn Belt Located?A. Northeast. B. Midwest C. South. D. West.46. Land which is too poor to sustain cattle might be used to raise .A. horses B. oxen C. sheep D. dairy cows47. Which animals in this passage are bred by scientific methods ?A. Poultry B. Geese. C. Birds. D. Chickens.Passage FourThe crowd stirred and whispered in awe as, on the stage, the horse slowly tapped out the beat. Everyone became tense and quiet as the number of taps neared the correct answer to the horse trainers question. After the final tap, the horse paused, seemed to look around and stopped. The crowd went wild!The horses name was Clever Hans, the Educated Horse, and was featured in a vaudeville(杂耍)act in the early 1900s ,in Europe. When asked a complicated mathematical question by his owner, Clever Hans would tap out the correct answer with his hooves. For example, if the answer was sixty-eight, Hans would tap out six with his left hoof and eight with his right hoof. Even more remarkable, the owner would leave the room after asking the question, so there could be no secret signal between owner and horse. A mere animal seemed to be accomplishing a highly technical skill of mans!It wasnt until years later that the secret of the trick was revealed. The owner had trained Clever Hans to respond to slight signals. The horse became so sensitive that he learned when to stop from the crowds reaction. Members of the audience would start involuntarily, or give some unconscious signal, when Hans reached the right answer. Modern scientists now warn against the Clever Hans syndrome(综合征),whereby researchers unconsciously give clues to their animal subjects about the actions they like to see performed!48. This passage is mainly about .A. animal intelligence B. mathematical skillsC. Clever Hans D. unconscious behavior49. The Clever Hans syndrome is a danger to be avoided by .A. audience B. researchers C. veterinarians D. mathematicians50.The Clever Hanss real talent was .A. his sensitivity to crowd reaction B. adding large sumsC. standing quietly on stage D. obeying his owner 51.The first paragraph of this passage is .A.a first person account B. a dramatic accountC. an understatement D. a scientific findingPassage FiveIt takes a long time to grow a tree .How long? Well, pine trees are the quickest growing trees, but still, they take twenty years to reach a size suitable for cutting and harvesting. An oak takes about sixty years to grow to a good size. A redwood may take hundreds of years.Lumber companies, which make their money on trees, depend on those that grow quickly. Therefore, they are always looking for methods to make trees grow faster. So far, the secret to fast growing trees seems to lie in “super-seeds.” These are seeds that are gathered from the quickest growing trees in a forest. One company searched 100,000acres of trees and selected the seeds from just fifteen trees. These two ounces of seed were enough to plant several hundred new trees. Eventually, when these trees have grown, seeds will again be taken only from the fastest growing trees of crop . This process of artificial selection will yield, in the future , a super-tree that will grow in half the time it takes normal trees to develop.Unfortunately, it takes a long time for a plan like this to reach its goal. The Weyerhauser Lumber Corporation, which started first collection of seed in 1958,is just now beginning to harvest the supe