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大学英语1级模拟试题（一）Part I Vocabulary and Structure1. Henry looked very much _ when he was caught cheating in the exam.A) excited B) embarrassed C) exciting D) embarrassing2. Tile newspapers reported yesterday several _ on the boundaries of these two countries.A) incidents B) happenings C) events D) accidents3. Some of the students in his class seem _to do their assignments.A) boring B) interesting C) tiring D) unwilling4. Lets work hard to find _ to the problem.A) an answer B) a way C) a method D) a solution5. They have developed techniques which are _to those used in most factories. A) simpler B) better C) superior D) greater6. At the beginning of this term, our English teacher _ a list of books for us to read.A) turned out B) made out C) handed in D) passed on 7. Here are some toys. You can _ one or two for your little son as a birthday present.A) single out B) pick out C) work out D) find out8. The trip has _his memory of his childhood.A) brought about B) brought back C) brought over D) brought force9. If you dont _smoking you will never get recovered,A) give off B) give in C) give out D) give up10. I should be glad to _ you on the subject as soon as possible.A) hear from B) hear of C) hear about D) hear to11. Toms grandmother had to look _ his little daughter at home as he took a business trip to an-other city.A) for B) after C) at D) out12. Weve _sugar. Ask Mary to lend us some.A) run away with B) run down C) run out of D) run off13. Im sorry I have _dictionary. Youd better go to the library.A) not such B) not such a C) not a such D) no such a14. Im not the one who pushed you,_?A) am I B) was I C) did I D) do I15. _, this or that?A) Which is better B) What is better C) What is the best D) Which is the best16. We were all overjoyed at the news _the experiment turned out a success.A) which B) that C) when D) what17. The picture _ has a house and flowers is the one I like best.A) it B) that C) what D) where18. This is the book _I was telling you just now.A) about that B) in that C) in which D) about which19. If Mary had not been badly hurt in a car accident, she _ in last months marathon race.A) would participate B) might participate C) would have participated D) must participate20. He didnt _ and so he failed the examination.Part II Reading Comprehension Directions: There are 15 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.Passage one:For most people, life is easier and more comfortable than ever before. Convenient foods from the supermarket simplify shopping and cooking. Household appliances like the vacuum cleaner and the washing machine have taken the drudgery out of housework. Released from these household chores, many wives have found jobs outside the home. Women are achieving economic independence. Families, too, are simpler today. In America, it is not customary for parents to live with their married children. With our greater mobility, relatives have scattered, the parents retiring to Florida or Arizona and the young people, after they marry, going wherever their jobs or their parents or their interests take them. Young adult women have new freedom, too. While attending college, they often live away from home, sometimes far from their parents or their relatives. After college, they move to the city, find a job, and set up a bachelor apartment. This is the era of womens liberation. But all this freedom and affluence (富裕 ) have had an unforeseen and in some aspects a devastating (破坏的) effect on marriage.1. In the U.S., families are becoming _.A) bigger B) smaller C) easier D) freer2. Why are women able to achieve economic independence?A) Because they have their own salary.B) Because convenience foods are available.C) Because they are free away from drudgery.D) Because they are attending college.3. Hard housework was taken away by _.A) liberated womenB) retired parentsC) supermarketsD) modern equipment4. Which of the following statements is not true according to the text?A) Womens liberation has made it possible for them to study.B) Comfortable life adversely influences marriage in America.C) Adults can go wherever they want.D) Women prefer to be bachelors.5. The text implies that the author_.A) highly praises the liberation of womenB) heartily enjoys this freedom and affluenceC) strongly recommends such kind of social lifeD) greatly worries about the bond of marriagePassage two:No author in American literature is better known or more loved than Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Born in Missouri in 1835, he grew up on the banks of the Mississippi River and used the pen name of Mark Twain. The two novels brought him his greatest fame: Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Another book, Life on the Mississippi, told of his adventures on the river boats of that period. It was during the Civil War that Mark Twains life as a writer started. At that time he was working as a newspaper man in Nevada and California. His short story, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Cadavers County, was an immediate success and his new life began. In 1870, Mark Twain married Ohio kingdom. He had fallen in love with her picture even before he met her. His wife had a great influence on Twains later books. Mark Twain was also a very successful lecturer. His travels around tile country giving talks on different kinds of subjects helped make him famous and increased the sale of his books. Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are considered Twains best works. They are marked by humor and satire and provide his readers with an excellent picture of his time. His last book was completed in 1909, one year before his death. He was then 74 years old.1. Mark Twain is_.A) the best known author in American literatureB) the best author in America all the timeC) the best known author in the worldD) the best author in the world2. The book, Life on the Mississippi, told us_.A) his adventures on the MississippiB) his successful way to a writerC) his life as a writerD) his successful lectures3. Which of the following novels made him famous?A) Tom Sawyer.B) Huckleberry Finn.C) Life on the Mississippi.D) Both A and B.4. Mark Talons life as a writer started _.A) when he was a boyB) before he got marriedC) after he got marriedD) when he got married5. From the story we can learn that Mark Twain _.A) was a good speakerB) was a good readerC) was a poor newspaper manD) could draw wonderful picturesPassage threeFor some minutes, all was quiet in the street. Then, from across the street, someone came walking. It looked like a man of middle height, dressed in a big raincoat, a soft hat and rubber-soled boots or shoes, and making little sound while walking; at most a soft, sliding sound. No one was in sight. It was a street with two rows of about fifty small houses, and there were three lamps on either side. The lamp nearest the childs house could be seen clearly, but the others were honestly hidden by the smoke air. A car passed the end of the street and its lights showed faintly, but clearly enough to show the smooth skin of a womans face. The car disappeared as the woman, wrapped up in her coat, reached the doorway of the childs house. She put a key in the lock quickly, pushed the door open and stepped inside, then closed the door without looking round. She began to breathe hard. She leaned against the door for a moment, then straightened up as if with an effort, and walked towards the door of the front room, the passage leading to the kitchen, and the narrow staircase. She hesitated outside the door, then went up the stairs, quickly but with hardly a sound. There was enough light from the narrow hall to show the four doors leading off a small landing. She pushed each door open in turn and shone a torch inside, and the light fell upon beds, walls, furniture, a bathroom hand-basin, a mirror which flashed brightness back; but this was not what the woman was looking for. She turned away and went downstairs, and hesitated again at the foot of the stairs, then turned towards the kitchen. Clearly there was nothing there, or in the small washroom, that she wanted. Two rooms remained the front room and a smaller one next to it. She opened the front room door. After a moment, she saw the childs bed and the child.1. The light of the car passing the end of the street showed that _.A) a woman was driving the carB) someone was standing by a street lampC) a man and a woman were walking up the streetD) a woman was walking by herself up the street2. When the woman had closed the front door, she_.A) looked round quicklyB) started breathing againC) rested before movingD) walked straight towards the front room3. The woman went upstairs_.A) in complete silenceB) after hesitating for a momentC) after looking inside the kitchenD) as quickly as she could4. When she was upstairs, the woman_.A) saw that there was a wash-basin in each roomB) noticed a mirror which she was looking forC) found a torch inside one of the roomsD) opened four different doors5. Once she was in the house, the woman behaved as if what she was looking for_.A) might be in the kitchenB) was more likely to be upstairsC) would be easily seen by the light from the hallD) would look frightening to a childPassage four In a conversation eye contact is important because insufficient or excessive eye contact can create communicant embarrassed. In relationships eye contact serves to show attention and influence. Patterns of eye contact are different across cultures. In some cultures it is considered rude to stare especially at strangers. Some westerners feel uncomfortable with gaze that is sometimes associated with Arab or landfalls communication patterns. For them this style of eye contact is too intense. Yet too little eye contact may also be viewed negatively because it may convey a lack of interest, inattention or even mistrust. The relationship between the lack of eye contact and mistrusts can be stated directly in the expression: Never trust a person who doesnt look you in the eyes. In contrast in many other parts of the world ( especially in Asian countries) a persons lack of eye contact toward an authority figure signifies respect. It takes practice to know exactly on whom and how long you should lay your eyes in a conversation but understanding the importance of eye contact is the first step to take.1. The word excessive in the first line can be paraphrased as_.A) too little B) too muchC) unsuitable D) uncomfortable2. What does eye contact show according to the passage?A) Respect. B) Mistrust.C) Attention. D) Rudeness.3. The lack of eye contact is connected with_A) inattention B) mistrustC) respect D) all of the above4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A) Patterns of eye contact vary among countries.B) One should always remember to look others in the eyes for a long time.C) Sometimes a lack of eye contact means respect.D) Eye contact is of great importance in conversations.5. It can be inferred from the passage that_A) there is a certain rule to follow about how long you should lay your eyes on othersB) you should not stare at others wherever you areC) a lack of eye contact is always connected with impolitenessD) it takes practice for a person to know how to conduct eye contactPart III ClozeDirections: There are 20 blanks in each following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. When Mr. Finch retired, he bought a small cottage in a seaside village. The cottage was built_1_fifteen eighty-eight, but was in very good _2_. Mr. Finch was looking forward _3_a quiet life, but in the summer holidays he got a _4_. Hundreds of tourists came to the seaside village. Mr. Finchs cottage was the _5_ interesting building in the village and many of the tourists _6_to see it. From morning till night there were tourists outside the cottage. They kept _7_ through windows and many of them even went into Mr. Finchs garden. This was too _8_for Mr. Finch. He decided to drive the unwelcome visitors _9_, so he put a notice in the window. The notice said: If you want to _10_ your curiosity, come in and look round_11_ ten pence. Mr. Finch was sure that the visitors would stop _12_, but he was wrong. The _13_of visitors increased and Mr. Fin& _14_every day showing them round his cottage. I came here to _15_, not to work as a guide, he _16_. In the end, he sold the cottage, _17_bought a small, modem _18_. It is an uninteresting little _19_and no one wants to see it. But it is _20_quiet and peaceful!1. A) in B) at C) on D) of2. A) situation B) place C) condition D) area3. A) on B) at C) for D) to4. A) fear B) frighten C) surprising D