《大学英语》模拟卷

武汉理工大学继续教育学院09年《大学英语》第三册试题B卷Ⅰ.Fillintheblankswiththewordsorexpressionsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.(10%)renew honour  delight  privilege   inspire witness  guarantee   bid   ensure   generation 1.We were___at your success. 2.We've made a___of nearly 400 foe the company. 3.I fitted a new lock to___that the bicycle would not be stolen 4.Father,son and grandson are three____ .5.We have a one-year___on our new car. 6.Two firefighter have been___for their courage .7.His speech___the crowd. 8.I need to___my passport this year .9.Education should not be considered a____in mordern society. 10.Several residents claimto have____the attack.Ⅱ.Fromthefourchoicesgiven,choosetheONEthatisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedpartinthesentence.(10%)11.Ifyoucramyourheadwithtoomanynewwords,someofthemareboundtobecrowedout.A.arecertainto B.aregoodat  C.bynomeans  D.feelfree12.Inadditiontolanguagetapesespeciallypreparedforyourcourse,youcanalsolistentoEnglishradiobroadcasts,watchEnglishTV,andseeEnglishmovies.A.apart     B.besides   C.absorb    D.assign13.Enidhadnevermarried,buthadseemcontenttolivewithhermother,andteachinaprimaryschoolroundthecorner.A.satisfiedto B.patientto C.unpleasedto  D.unsatisfiedto14.Afterall,eightywasaspecialbirthday,anotherdecadeslivedorenduredjustasyouchoosetolookatit.A.lookedafter  B.picked   C. bore    D.putup15.Iampositivethathedidnotforamomentfeelthathewasinanywaycheatingthestore.A.sure      B.believe    C.trust      D.faith16.Theatmosphereisfilledwithcarbonmonoxideandotherdeadlygasesandnobodycouldpossiblybreathetheairandsurvive.A.die       B.hurt     C.continuetolive D.crash 17.Likemanyotheradventurers,Chichesterhadexperiencedfearandconqueredit. A.overcame    B.surrendered  C.gaveup    D.gaveoff18.Iwouldliketoproposethatforsixtytoninetyminuteseachevening,rightaftertheearlyeveningnews,alltelevisionbroadcastingintheUnitedStatesbeprohibitedbylaw.A.involved  B.disturbed   C.distracted   D.forbidden19.Hebeganeagerlytosampleoneafteranotherofthepuddings,onlybreakingoffoccationallytowipehisredeyeswithalargetornhandkerchief.A.limping    B.suspecting   C.finishing   D.pausing20.VenusianscientistswereabletogetvaluableinformationastothefeasibilityofamannedflyingsaucerlandingonEarth.A.concerning    B.asif  C.beaboutto  D.eventhough Ⅲ.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ForeachsentencetherearefourmarkedA),B),C),D).(20%)21.Thesun_______intheeastand_______inthewest.A. rise;set  B.rises;sets C.rose;set D.isrising;issetting22.Itislikelythatourteam_______thegame.A.isabouttowinB.willwinC.wins D.haswon23.WhenshewasinChengdu,sheoften_______toseeme.A.comes  B.came  C.hascame D.hadcame24.John’sfather_______mathematicsinthisschooleversincehegraduatedfromHarvardUniversity.A.taught  B.teaches C.hastaught D.isteaching25.BeforeIgottothecinema,thefilm_______.A.hadbegun  B.hasbegun C.isbegun D.wasbeginning26.Bynextyear,he_______inNewYorkforfiveyears.A.hasworked  B.hasbeenworkingC.works   D.willhaveworked27.Jim_______Japanin1980and_______inChinaeversince.A.left…lived   B.left…haslivedC.hasleft…lived D.hasleft…haslived28.Look_______!There’sacarcoming.A.up B. out C.back D.over29.Weareinterestedintheweatherbecauseit_______ussodirectly-whatwewear,whatwedo,andevenhowwefeel.A.benefits B.affects C.guides D.effects30.Youshouldn’t_______yourtimelikethat,Bob;youhavetofinishyourschoolworktonight.A.cut B.do C.kill D.kick31.Moreandmorelistenersareexpectedto____thephone-inprogrammeontheradioasvariousactivitiesarebeinginvented.A.takeover B.beinvolvedinC.comeupwith D.catchsightof32.Hischildrenfoundithardto____himfromthesimplewayoflifeinthecountryside.A.skip B.dissuadeC.tighten D.endure33.Thosepupilswhotakeanexcessiveinterestincomputergamesoughttospendmoretimeon____readings.A.complex B.radical C.worthwhile D.permanent34.Ican’tstandthe____ofbeingleftaloneandhavingnofriendscomingaround.A.intention B.reaction C.potential D.misery35.Nowthatsheissickwithcold,IfeelI____havestoppedherfromgoingoutintherain.A.could B.might C.must D.oughtto36.Someoldpeopledon‘tlikepopsongsbecausetheycan‘t_______somuchnoise。Aresist BsustainCtolerate Dundergo37.Ifonlythecommittee_______theregulationsandputthemintoeffectassoonaspossible。Aapprove Bwillapprove Ccanapprove Dwouldapprove38._______onetime，Manchesterwasthehomeofthemostproductivecottonmillsin theworld。AOn BBy CAt DOf39._______itornot，hisdiscoveryhascreatedastirinscientificcircles。ABelieve BTobeliev CBelieving DBelieved40.Mr。Morgancanbeverysad_______，thoughinpublicheisextremelycheerful。Abyhimself Binperson Cinprivate DasindividualⅣ.Cloze:Fillineachofthenumberedblankswithanappropriateword.(20%)Humanbeingsneedtodrinkfortheirsurvival.Waterranks41____onthelistofall-timesafefluids.Butnotallwaterisassafeasonce42____.RecenttestsofwaterfountainsinseveralU.S.citiesshowthatmanyfountainsgivewatercontaininglarge43____oflead(Pb)，apoisonousmetal.Arecentstudyof900waterfountainsinLosAngeles44____thathalfofthefountains45____containedhigheramountsofleadthanthe46____theexpertsconsider47____.Inothercities48____resultsoftestswereannounced：toomuchleadinmany，though49____，drinkingfountains.Waterdoesn’tnormallycontainanylead，butwhenitpassesthroughpipes，itcan50____.Peoplewhodrinkthewater51____thelead.Anadult’sbodypassesmostofthelead52____thebody，butchildren’s53____retainsmorethanhalfthelead54____.Thismakeschildrenmorelikelytobeaffected.Leadcandamagethekidneys，cause45____andimpairlearningandmemory.56____fourmillionchildreninU.S.A.alreadyhavehighlevelsofleadintheirbodies.Mostofthisleadcomesfrom57____pollutedwiththemetal.Theycan58____itupfromeatingdirtorpaintchipscontaininglead.In59____tolimittheleadinwaterfountains，officialsrecentlysuggestedthatfountains60____tohavetoomuchleadbereplacedorrepaired.Andthatcertainlyrequiresalotofmoney.41.A.high      B.highly   C.higher    D.height42.A.existed     B.thought   C.ordered    D.were43.A.amount     B.amounts  C.number    D.numbers44.A.considered   B.revealed  C.thought    D.learned45.A.were      B.found   C.tested    D.used46.A.lead      B.test    C.study    D.amount47.A.safe      B.safely   C.assafe    D.safety48.A.same      B.similar   C.different   D.various49.A.notmuch    B.notafew C.notall    D.notsome50.A.becontaminated B.contaminate C.becontaminating D.havecontaminated51.11.A.bringin   B.bringout  C.takein   D.takeout52.A.into      B.outof    C.on     D.off53.A.health     B.body    C.lead    D.organ54.A.swallowing B.beingswallowed C.havingswallowed D.swallowed55.A.hearloss   B.hearingloss  C.hearinglost D.losthearing56.A.Asmuchas B.Asmanyas  C.Aswellas   D.Aslongas57.A.breathingair  B.breathedair C.airbreathed  D.airbreath58.A.get   B.take    C.bring    D.pick59.A.atry  B.anattempt  C.attention   D.away60..A.able     B.have    C.used     D.foundⅤ.Readthepassageandthendotheexercisesthatfollow.(30%)(1)LillianHanson,acollagestudent,expectstograduateinabouttwoyears.WhatmakesMrsHansondifferentfromherclassmatesisherage----73years.Shehasbeenstudyingatcollage,afewcoursesatatime,for27years.WhenLillianHansongraduatedfromhighschool,shewenttobanktoborrowmoneyforfurthereducation.Thebankergavehernoencouragemrnt.Hedidn’tthinkthatacountrygirlshouldborrowmoneytogotocollage.Hethoughtshewouldbeathomedoingworkinthehouseoraroundthefarm.SoLillianHansonwenthomeandraisedafamilyofninechildreninsteadofgoingtocollage.MrsHansonneverforgotherdreamofgettingahighereducation.Whenherchildrenweregrown,shetriedagain.Shefindsthehardestpartofgoingbacktoschoolatherageistositinclassforlongperiodsoftime.Becausesheisnotasquickassheuesdtobe,MrsHansonoftengetsupandworksaroundclassestokeepfromgettingstiff(不灵活).Atthebeginningofacourseinusingthecomputer,theotherstudentsallstooduptogiveherawarmwelcomewhensheintroducedherselfandexplainedwhyshewasthereandwhatheraimswere.61.MrsHansoncouldn’tgotocollegeimmediatelyaftershegraduatedfromhighschoolbecauseA.shehadn’tgotenoughmoneyB.shewasacountrygirlC.thebankerorderedhernottoborrowanymoneyD.thebankerthoughtsheshouldraiseafamilyofninechildren62.MrsHansonwantedtoborrowmoneyfromthebank.A.tosupportherfamilyB.becauseshewas73yearsoldC.tofurtherhereducationatcollegeD.asshewasmucholderthanherclassmates63.Inthecollege,whatmakesMrsHansondifferentfromherclassmatesis.A.thefactthatsheispoorB.thatshehasafamilyofninechildrenC.thatsheis73yearsoldD.thatsheisquickinlearning64.ThecomputerstudentswelcomedMrsHansonwarmlybecause.A.shehadgotanexcellentresultintheexamB.shewasgoodattellingfunnystroiesC.theywantedtogetherhelpintheirstudiesD.theyweredeeplymovedbyherspirit65.MrsHansonisthesortofpersonwho.A.caresforstudyverymuchB.likestoborrowmoneyfromthebankC.nevermissesachancetotalkD.triestosavemoneyforherfamily(2)Itis，everyoneagrees，ahugetaskthatthechildperformswhenhelearnstospeak，andthefactthathedoessoinsoshortaperiodoftimechallengesexplanation.Languagelearningbeginswithlistening.Individualchildrenvarygreatlyintheamountoflisteningtheydobeforetheystartspeaking，andlatestartersareoftenlonglisteners.Mostchildrenwillobeyspokeninstructionssometimebeforetheycanspeak，thoughthewordobeyishardlyaccurateasadescriptionoftheeageranddelightedcooperationusuallyshownbythechild.Beforetheycanspeak，manychildrenwillaskquestionsbygestureandbymakingquestioningnoises.Anyattempttotracethedevelopmentfromthenoisesbabiesmaketotheirfirstspokenwordsleadstoconsiderabledifficulties.Itisagreedthattheyenjoymakingnoises，andthatduringthefirstfewmonthsoneortwonoisessortthemselvesoutasparticularlyindicativeofdelight，distress，sociability，andsoon.Butsincethesecannotbesaidtoshowthebaby‘sintentiontocommunicate，theycanhardlyberegardedasearlyformsoflanguage.Itisagreed，too，thatfromaboutthreemonthstheyplaywithsoundsforenjoyment，andthatbysixmonthstheyareabletoaddnewsoundstotheirrepertoire（能发出的全部声音）.Thisself－imitationleadsontodeliberate（有意识的）imitationofsoundsmadeorwordsspokentothembyotherpeople.Theproblemthenarisesastothepointatwhichonecansaythatthereimitationscanbeconsideredasspeech。66.Bychallengesexplanation（Line2，para.l）theauthormeansthat_______.A.noexplanationisnecessaryforsuchanobviousphenomenonB.noexplanationhasbeenmadeuptonowC.it‘snoeasyjobtoprovideanadequateexplanationD.it‘shightimethatanexplanationwasprovided67.Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout_______.A.thedevelopmentofbabies‘earlyformsoflanguageB.thedifficultiesofbabiesinlearningtospeakC.babies‘strongdesiretocommunicateD.babies‘intentiontocommunicate68.Theauthor‘spurposeinwritingthesecondparagraphistoshowthatchildren____.A.usuallyobeywithoutaskingquestionsB.arepassiveintheprocessoflearningtospeakC.areborncooperativeD.learntospeakbylistening69.Fromthepassagewelearnthat_______.A.earlystarterscanlearntospeakwithinonlysixmonthsB.childrenshowastrongdesiretocommunicatebymakingnoisesC.imitationplaysanimportantroleinlearningtospeakD.childrenhavevariousdifficultiesinlearningtospeak70．Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe_______.A.HowBabiesLearntoSpeakB.EarlyFormsofLanguageC.AHugeTaskforChildrenD.NoiseMakingandLanguageLearning(3)Theconceptofculturehasbeendefinedmanytimes,andalthoughnodefinitionhasachieveduniversalacceptance,mostofthedefinitionsincludethreecentralideas:thatcultureispassednfromgenerationtogeneration,thataculturerepresentsaready-madeprescriptionforlivingandformakingday-to-daydecisions,and,finally,thatthecomponentsofacultureareacceptedbythoseinthecultureasgood,andtrue,andnottobequestioned.theeminentanthropologistgeorgemurdockhaslistedseventy-threeitemsthatcharacterizeeveryknownculture,pastandpresent.Thelistbeginswithage-gradingandathleticsports,runstoweaningandweathercontrol,andincludesonthewaysuchitemsascalendar,firemaking,propertyrights,andtoolmaking.iwouldsubmitthateventhemostextremeadvocateofacultureofpovertyviewpointwouldreadilyacknowledgethat,withrespecttoalmostalloftheseitems,everyamerican,beyondthefirstgenerationimmigrant,regardlessofraceorclass,isamemberofacommonculture.weallshareprettymuchthesamesports.maybepoorkidsdon''tknowhowtoplaypolo,andrichkidsdon''tspendtimewithstickball,butweallknowbaseball,andfootball,andbasketball.despitesomemisguidedeffortstoraiseminordialectstothestatusofseparatetongues,weall,infact,sharethesamelanguagTheremaybedifferencesindictionandusage,butitwouldberidiculoustosaythatallamericansdon''tspeakenglish.wehavethecalendar,thelaw,andlargenumbersofotherculturalitemsincommon.itmaywellbetruethatonafewoftheseventy-threeitemsthereareminorvariationsbetweenclasses,butthesekindsofthingsarereallyslightvariationsonacommontheme.Thereareotheritemsthatshowvariability,notinrelationtoclass,butinrelationtoreligionandethnicbackground-funeralcustomsandcooking,forexample.butifthereisoneplaceinamericawherethemeltingpotisareality,itisonthekitchenstove;inthecourseofonemonth,halfthereadersofthissentencehaveprobablyeatenpizza,hotpastrami,andchowmein.specificdifferencesthatmightbeidentifiedasignsofseparateculturalidentityarerelativelyinsignificantwithinthegeneralunityofamericanlife;theyareculturalcommasandsemicolonsintheparagraphsandpagesofamericanlife.71.Accordingtotheauthor''sdefinitionofculture,____.A.acultureshouldbeacceptedandmaintaineduniversallyB.acultureshouldbefreefromfalsehoodandevilsC.theitemsofacultureshouldbetakenforgrantedbypeopleD.theitemsofacultureshouldbeacceptedbywell-educatedpeople72.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.baseball,footballandbasketballarepopularsportsinAmerica.B.pizza,hotpastrami,andchowmeinarepopulardietinAmerica.C.thereisnovariationinusingtheAmericancalendar.D.thereisnovariationinusingtheAmericanlanguage.73.Itcanbeinferredthatallthefollowingwillmostprobablybeincludedintheseventy-threeitemsexcept____.A.heirandheritageB.childrearingpracticesC.dreampatternsD.tablemanners74.Bysayingthat""theyareculturalcommasandsemicolons...""theauthormeansthatcommasandsemicolons____.A.canbeinterpretedassubcultureofamericanlifeB.canbeidentifiedasvariouswaysofamericanlifeC.standforworkandrestinamericanlifeD.arepreferredinwritingthestoriesconcerningamericanlife75.Theauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthispassageisto____.A.provethatdifferentpeoplehavedifferentdefinitionsofcultureB.informthatvariationsexistasfarasacultureisconcernedC.indicatethatcultureiscloselyconnectedwithsocialclassesD.showthattheideathatthepoorconstituteaseparatecultureisanabsurdityⅥ.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.(10%)76．我问了她数次，可她拒绝回答我的问题。（respond）77．即使你是班上最好的学生之一，要保住成绩也得常常温习功课才行。（maintain）78．汽车早已开走看不见了，Jenny还站在大门口凝视着路的尽头。79．你若要申请工作，就得做好面试的准备，到时常常得回答一些棘手的问题。80．起初我以为他是开玩笑，可后来我知道他是当真的。答题纸  函授站_________ 专业________ 姓名_______ 学号   1.              6.      2.              7.       3.              8.     4.              9.       5.              10.    11-15       16-20       21-25       26-30      31-35       36-40       41-45       46-50      51-55       56-60      61-65       66-70        71-75       Translate: