大学英语（二）模拟试卷二

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《大学英语（二）》模拟试卷二

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I.Multiple Choice. (1 point for each, altogether 20 points)

Directions:There are 20 sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the word that you think best complete the sentence. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

1. They discussed the problem three or four times, but could come to no ___B____.

[A] end [B] conclusion [C] result [D] judgment

2.Well, let’s put our heads together and find __C_____ to the problem.

[A] an answer [B] a way [C] a solution [D] a method

3. Call me when you are ___C____ leisure.

[A] on [B] in [C] at [D] of

4. They decided to chase the cow away __C_____ it did more damage.

[A] unless [B] until [C] before [D] although

5. Their friendship _A______ nothing to him.

[A] means [B] represents [C] stands [D] presents

6. Bob tried in vain to trick his little brother ___D____ some money from their mother's purse.

[A] to steal [B] to stealing [C] into steal [D] into stealing

7. I was _______ to find his article on such an __C_____ topic so boring.

[A] surprised, excited [B] surprising, exciting

[C] surprised, exciting [D] surprising, excited

8. He didn't ____A___ and so he failed the examination.

[A] work hard enough [B] work enough hard

[C] hard work enough [D] hard enough work

9. The two boys had so ___C____ in common that they soon became good friends.

[A] little [B] few [C] much [D] many

10. As fuel prices rose, bus companies raised their fares and __A_____.

[A] so did the airlines [B] nor did the airlines

[C] so the airlines did [D] nor the airlines did

11. Human beings ____B___a lot to the birds and beasts who eat insects.

[A] oblige [B] owe [C] thank [D] gratitude

12. The villages wanted very much to have a cinema___C____ in this are

[A] to be built [B] build [C] built [D] be build

13. I wish I _B______my research paper yesterday. But I was too late.

[A] had finished to write [B] could have finished writing

[C] could have finished to write [D] might finish writing

14. No sooner __C____his room when the telephone rang.

[A] did he enter [B] he had entered [C] had he entered [D] he has entered

15. Should she come tomorrow, I ___C____ take her to the museum.

[A] can [B] will [C] would [D] must

16. His name will be crossed out from the list ___A___ he makes the same mistakes again.

[A] if [B] unless [C] because [D] through

17. The students would not have made so much progress under less ___C__conditions.

[A] popular [B] welcome [C] favorable [D] prosperous

18. ___D____ it was raining, many international tourists were having picnics in the woods.

[A] In spite [B] In spite of

[C] In spite of that [D] In spite of the fact that

19. Lots of empty beer bottles were found under the young man's bed; he ___A ____heavily.

[A] must have drunk [B] must drink [C] should drink [D] had to drink

20. _D______ home, she found that she had left the key at the office.

[A] To have arrived [B] To arrive [C] While arriving [D] Arriving

II.Cloze (1 point for each, altogether 10 points)

Directions: Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.Write your answers on the answer sheet.

As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas __21__for her father.

She wished that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was __22__satisfied with perfume(香水). Besides, shopping at this time of the year was a most unhappy job. People stepped on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost __23__ you over in their hurry in order to find something cheap ahead of you.

Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on __24__. "They are real silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to persuade her to buy one. But Edith knew from past __25__that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.

She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, _26__where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes on sale and the __27__were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father only smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was __28__ to please him.

When she got home, with her small but __29__present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already at table. Her mother was in great __30__. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so surprised that she could not say a single word.

21. _D______

[A] suit [B] card [C] thing [D] gift

22. ___C____

[A] never [B] seldom [C] always [D] scarcely

23. ___D____

[A] turned [B] hit [C] brought [D] knocked

24. __B_____

[A] time [B] show [C] board [D] duty

25. ___A____

[A] experience [B] things [C] books [D] school

26. _A______

[A] stopped [B] saw [C] asked [D] found

27. __C_____

[A] money [B] cigarette [C] shapes [D] shop

28. ____D___

[A] hardly [B] impossibly [C] possibly [D] certainly

29. ____B___

[A] cheap [B] well-chosen [C] expensive [D] ready-made

30. ____A___

[A] excitement [B] anger [C] sadness [D] disappointment

III.Reading Comprehension. (2 point for each, altogether 30 points) Directions: There are three passages followed by questions. Beneath each question there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the right answer for each question. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

Passage 1

Some people think they have an answer to the troubles of automobile crowding and dirty air in large cities. Their answer is bicycle，or "bike".

In a great many cities，hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York City，some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City. They claim that if more people rode bicycles to work there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown section of the city and therefore less dirty air from car engines.

For several years this group has been trying to get the city government to help bicycle riders. For example，they want the city to draw special lanes - for bicycles only -on some of the main streets，because when bicycle riders must use the same lanes as cars，there are accidents. Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes，more people would use bikes.

But no bicycle lanes have been drawn. Not everyone thinks it is a good idea. Taxi drivers don't like the idea - they say it will slow traffic. Some store owners on the main streets don't like the idea - they say that if there is less traffic，they will have less business. And more people live too far from downtown to travel by bike.

The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. On weekends，Central Park - the largest piece of open ground in New York - is closed to cars，and the roads may be used by bicycles only. But Bike for Better City says that this is not enough and keeps fighting to get bicycle lanes downtown.

31．The people in the group of Bike for a Better City D_______.

[A] want to get the government's support

[B] ask all the people to try bikes

[C] have the answer to the troubles of car crowding and dirty air in large cites

[D] Both A and C.

32．The idea to have some special lanes for bikes is not a good one for people who ___D____. [A] live far away from the city

[B] drive taxi cars

[C] own store along the streets

[D] All of the above.

33．Which of the following is true? __A_____

[A] The city government wants to please everyone.

[B] The city government just sits on that idea.

[C] Bike riders have their own lanes at last.

[D] More and more people want to buy bikes.

34．Implied but not stated：___A____

[A] Many large cities really face the serious problem of noise pollution and air pollution.

[B] Bikes are getting popular in some cities.

[C] New York City is so crowded and the traffic is slowed down.

[D] The government is carrying out a plan to make the city less dirty and noisy.

35．The title for this passage is ___B____.

[A] 'Bikes Make Fewer Traffic Accidents'

[B] 'Bikes for a Better City'

[C] 'Bikes Are Better Than Cars'

[D] 'Pollution in Big City'

Passage 2

Patrick Carroll was a native of Ballihoy，in Ireland，and at the age of twenty-two，he joined the 7th Regiment of Fusiliers. He remained in this army for a period of seven years. After that he joined the navy. His unit was stationed at Woolwich；and the public house he frequently visited was kept by Mrs. Browning，a widow. He formed an idea that his attentions were not disagreeable to Mrs. Browning，and repeatedly asked her to marry him. It does not appear that she totally ignored his advances；but Carroll often got drunk and behaved in such a manner towards her as to cause her displeasure. She refused any longer to listen to his courtship.

On Sunday，the 26th of April，1835，he went to the public house and found that Mrs. Browning had some friends to tea，but he was not invited. Some angry words were exchanged between them，and he was forced to leave the house. The next morning he returned，and demanded that he be permitted to say a few words to Mrs. Browning in private(私下). This was refused. Nevertheless，he entered the bar where she was and，after having repeatedly struck her with his hand，he drew his sword and stabbed her.

36．By the time he joined the navy, Patrick Carroll was __B_____ years old.

[A] twenty-two

[B] twenty-nine

[C] twenty-seven

[D] thirty-seven

37．"Be stationed at" in Line 3，Para.1 most probably means __A_____.

[A] "be put in a place to perform some duty"

[B] "to reach a shopping place"

[C] "to give a position to"

[D] "to arrive at the station"

38．The word "public house" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to __C_____.

[A] "hotel"

[B] "house for public use"

[C] "bar"

[D] "school"

39．The word "courtship" in Line 7，Para.1 most probably means__ A _____.

[A] "the act of trying to win a woman's affections"

[B] "wild speeches"

[C] "stupid talks"

[D] "witty remarks"

40．From the passage，we can infer that Mrs. Browning might marry Carroll ___D____.

[A] if the latter was invited to tea

[B] if the latter was not forced to leave the house

[C] if the latter did not stab her to death

[D] ' if the latter's behavior pleased her

Passage 3

In the United States, it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00pm. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he assumes it is a matter of life or death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.

If a late telephone call is regarded in the United States as a cause for concern, imagine the excitement and fear caused by a crowd of people arriving at the door at 2:00pm. On an island in the south Pacific, a plant manager from the United States had just such an experience. The natives of the island met one night to discuss a problem. When they arrived at a solution, they went to see the plant manager and woke him up to tell him what had been decided. Unfortunately, they did not know that it is a very serious matter to wake up Americans at such an hour. The plant manager, who did not understand the local culture, thought there was a fight and called the police. It never occurred to him(or to the natives)that parts of the day have different meanings in different cultures.

41．According to the U.S. custom, what does a very early telephone call mean to an American? ___C____

[A] Very impolite．[B] Not usual．[C] V ery urgent．[D] Not necessary. 42．At which of the following hours is a phone call NOT regarded as of primary importance? ____A___

[A]11：00am．[B] 11：30pm．[C] 5：00am．[D] 12：00pm. 43．Why did the natives go to the plant manager's home and wake him up? __B_____

[A] To have a talk with him．

[B] To inform him of their decision.

[C] To discuss a problem with him．

[D] To tell him a problem they met with.

44．What was the manager's immediate reaction to the natives' arrival? ___D____

[A] He thought the natives were mad.

[B] He didn't take it seriously.

[C] He called in a policeman to talk with the natives.

[D] He believed there was a fight and called the police at once.

45．What is most likely caused by a phone call or a visit at midnight? ____D___

[A] Concern．[B] Fear．[C] Excitement． [D] All of the above. IV. Blanking filling. (1 point for each, altogether 10 points)

Directions: Complete each of the following sentences with the correct form of the italicized word on the left of each sentence.Write your answers on the blanks below.

46. break When a pencil is put in a glass of water, it looks as if it is__ broken __.

47. own He has moved to a new place but he has had trouble with cars and their _

owners __.

48. mysterious Peter is one of those rare people who believe in ancient __ mystery __.

49. million This is the island that was bought by a _ millionaire ___.

50. lone I his first passenger was a doctor who flew to a _ lonely __ island.

51. simple He believed in _ simplicity ______, so much so that he used only a safety

razor and water to shave.

52. bewilder He was __ bewildered _____ to by his fame: people wanted to meet him.

53. use Jefferson felt that the present should never be chained to customs which

have lost their __ usefulness _____.

54.tire He was above all a good and_ tireless ______ writer.

55 sleep I was so nervous that I got a __ sleepless _____ night.

V. Translation. (3 points for each, altogether 30 points)

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words or phrases in the brackets. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

56. 根据卫星发回的信号和照片，他们得出结论：金星上没有生命。(come to the conclusion) According to the satellite signal and photos, they got the conclusion: there is no life on Mars

57. 从校长的反应来看，他和那位年轻人对游戏在儿童教育中的作用显然共同语言极少。(have sth. in common)

From the headmaster's response, he and the young man on the function of games in children education there is little common language

From the headmaster's response, he and the young man on the function of games in children education there is little common language.

58. 不言而喻，科学技术的发展对中国现代化是至关重要的。(be vital to)

It is self-evident, the development of science and technology is vital to the modernization of China

59. 我们的新产品质地优良，我们对此感到自豪。(take pride in)

The high quality of our new products, we are proud of it

60. 这个村庄是以矗立在它前面的那座山命名的。(name after）

The village is standing in front of it that mountain naming

61.不要对你的问题拖延不管，试着解决它们。(sit on)

Don't sit on your question, try to resolve them

62.你可曾预见到你现在遇到的困难？(anticipate, encounter)

You may have foreseen the difficulties you are

63.根据最近的研究，人类对这种疾病有免疫力。(be immune to )

According to the recent research, human beings are immune to this disease

.如果他们不听我们的话，他们必定失败。(be bound to)

If they do not listen to us, they are bound to fail

65.经过多次失败后，他终于成功地发明了一种比已有的任何一种都好的自行车。(superior to, in existence)

After many failures, he finally succeeded in inventing a more than any one had been a good bike.