基础英语1模拟试题第2套.pdf

基础英语1 模拟试题 I Reading Comprehension 每题2分 共30分 Passage One Ted Schredd doesn t like cars He expects people to stop driving because cars make the air dirty Ted had an idea He said I m going to cycle around North America I want to show everyone that cycling is a fun way to get around If more people ride bikes the air will be cleaner He left his hometown with 160 in his pocket When he got to San Diego he met another cyclist The cyclist invited Ted to speak at a big meeting about the environment He said We ll pay your airfare to Texas and we ll pay you to talk about your cycling trip Two hours later Ted was on a plane to the environment conference and to a big surprise While he was at the conference he met Deanna It was love at first sight They talked fro six hours straight The next day Ted called Deanna and asked her to finish the trip with him Deanna said yes sold everything in her apartment gave her notice at work and was on the road with Ted 20 days later It was difficult at first said Deanna Ted got up at 6 00 a m but I wanted to sleep until noon After a few days they started having fun As they cycled from Florida to Montreal and then back to Vancouver every day was an adventure People paid for their food in restaurants and gave them extra money Some people gave them 50 or 100 They slept in people s backyards and drank beer with motorcycle gangs On their way back to Vancouver they stopped in Edmonton to visit Ted s ralatives During the stopover they got married People tied a Just Married sign and tin cans to the backs of their bikes They now want to write a book about their trip We want people to know that you can be an environmentalist and still have fun Schredd said 1 Ted Schredd went cycling because A he lved adventure B cycling was a lot of fun C he wanted to find himself a wife D he supported environmental protection 2 Ted got paid fro A giving a talk about his cycling trip B cycling through North America C traveling around North America by air D attending conference on cycling 3 The big surprise he had at the conference was that A he met another cyclist who wanted to join him B he fell in love with a girl there C he gave a long talk lsting 6 hours D he had a lot of fun talking about his cycling trip 4 According to the passage Deanna A quit her job to join Ted on his trip B sold all her possessions to pay for Ted s trip C was fired by her employer for not getting to work D asked for a long leave from work to join Ted in his trip 5 During the trip Ted and Deanna A found it hard to get up early B were attacked by motorcycle gangs C did not have to pay for their meals in restaurants D decided to get married Passage Two American cities are similar to other cities around the world In every country cities reflect the value of the culture Cities contain the very best aspects of a society opportunities for education employment and entertainment They also contain the very worst parts of a society violent crime racial conflict 种族冲突 and poverty American cities are changing just as American society is changing After World War II city residents became wealthier more prosperous They had more children They needed more space Hey moved out of their apartments in the city to buy their own homes They bought houses in the suburbs areas near a city where people live These are areas without many offices or factories During the 1950s the Ameracan dream was to have a house in the suburbs Now things are changing The children of the people who left the cities in 1950s are now adults They unlike their parents want to live in the cities Many young professionals doctors lawyers and executives are moving back into the city Many are singles others are married but often without children They prefer the city to the suburbs because their jobs are there they are afraid of the fuel shortage or they just enjoy the excitement and opportunities which the city offers A new class is moving into the city a wealthier more mobile class Only a few years ago people thought that the older American cities were dying Some city residents now see a bright new future Other see only problems and conflicts One thing is sure Many dying cities are alive again 6 Paragraph 1 A explains why American cities are changing B is a description of cities C shows that Ameracan cities have many problems D says American cities contain the very best aspects of a society 7 In the 1950s the American dream was A to have a color TV set B to have a big car C to buy an apartment in the city D to buy a new house in the suburbs 8 In paragraph 3 the author gives reasons why people want to live in cities A two B three C four D five 9 According to the article cities are A sick B alive again C living D dying 10 The movement of people to the from the city can explain A social changes B violent crime C racial conflict D the best aspects of a society Passage Three A thief who dropped a winning lottery ticket at the scene of his crime has been given a lesson in honesty His victim who picked up the ticket managed to trace him and handed over the cash The robbery happened last Saturday when a math professor Vinicio Sabbatucci 58 was changing a tire on an Italian motorway Another motorist who stopped to help stole a suitcase from his car and drove off The professor found the dropped ticket and put it in his pocket before driving to his home in eastern Italy Next day he saw the lottery result on TV and unfolding the ticket realized it was a winner He claimed the 60 million lire 里拉 prize Then began a battle with his conscience 良心 Eventually he decided he could not keep the money despite the fact that he had been robbed He advertised in newspaper and on radio saying I m trying to find the ma who robbed me I have 60 million lire for him a lottery win Please meet me Anonymity guaranteed Professor Sabbatucci received hundreds of calls from people All of them tried to trick him into giving them the cash But there was one voice he recognized and he arranged to meet the man in a park He robber turned out to be a 35 year old unemployed father of two children He gave back the suitcase and burst into tears He cold not believe what was happening Why didn t you keep the money he asked The professor replied I couldn t because it s not mine Then he walked off ignoring the thief s offer of a reward 11 When the math professor was driving home A his car broke down B his car was stopped by a robber C his car collided with another one D his car lost a tire 12 One driver passing by stopped and A offered his lottery ticket to the professor B gave him some advice and then drove off C pretended to offer help D changed a tire for him 13 When the professor realized that the lottery ticket was a winner A he immediately decided to return it to its owner B he decided to keep it C he couldn t control himself D he had a painful struggle deciding whether to keep it or return it 14 The passage implied that A we must not take what is not ours B we must never accept a thief s reward C we must be brave enough to admit our mistakes D we must not be taken in by those who pretend to help 15 The theme 主题 oft eh story is A the struggle between good and evil B honesty C education and virtue D crime and punishment II Vocabulary and Structure 每题1分 共30分 1 Scientists long ago the theory that eating too much fat is bad for the heart A put forward B put out C put up with D put under 2 If we French school British schools we find there are many differences A compare to B compare with C compare by D compare from 3 After a number of disagreements with the committee the chairman decided to A retire B retreat C withdraw D resign 4 You look well after your holiday you have weight A put on B put away C put out D put up 5 Computers are playing an important in office work as well as in our life A share B part C role D model 6 It is a custom for people to to others for stepping on their toes A apologize B greet C smile D forgive 7 The Andersons have not yet and I doubt if they will now A shown off B shown round C shown up D shown in 8 If you are careless you ll trouble A feed into B look into C get into D fit into 9 Since you have made the you should keep it A promise B choice C offer D progress 10 Read aloud all the students in the classroom can hear you clearly A since B because C for D so that 11 Despite the poverty the parents managed to six children A rise B raise C rose D raised 12 Your car is mine A the same that B as C similar to D alike 13 You d better not every word in the dictionary while you are reading the articles A look upon B look for C look up D look after 14 I have been in close with him for many years A spirit B community C convenience D association 15 Julia a pleasant hour talking with friends A spent B took C went D cost 16 The project by the end of 1998 A had been completed B had completed C has been completed D has completed 17 If I you I would not take this dangerous job A was B were C is D are 18 You are the only person here knows me A whom B one C which D who 19 Mary has made up her mind not to go to the meeting A tried B promised C decided D attempted 20 It is obvious that he will win the game A likely B possible C clear D probable 21 He told the story as if it to him A happened B had happened C was happened D would happen 22 You look awful I think you d better a doctor A see B seeing C to see D saw 23 There are a lot of mistakes in this exercises I ll have to it again with you A come through B go over C repass D instruct 24 All cars made nowadays are with safety belts A prepared B packed C built in D equiped 25 She graduated from the Eletronic Measurement Department Eletronic Technology A to major B to major in C majoring D majoring in 26 The water was so clear that it the trees on the river bank A shaded B imagined C reflected D photographed 27 The English test has been put off next Friday A to B in C on D till 28 from the moon our Earth looks like a big green carpet A Seeing B Having seen C Seen D To be seen 29 I want to learn more about the American political system but I don t know where to get the A situation B conversation C information D explanation 30 Mr Smith has been away from home for a long time He is looking forward to his wife A hear from B hearing from C hear of D hearing of III Cloze 每题2分 共20分 Some of the notebooks George Washington kept as a young man are still in 1 They show that he was learning Latin was very interested in the basics of good behaviour in society and was reading English 2 At school he seems only to have been interested in mathematics In fact his 3 education was surprisingly 4 for a gentleman and incomplete For 5 other young Virginian gentlemen of that day he did not go to the College of William and Mary in the Virginian capital of Williamsburg In 6 of formal training then Washington 7 sharply with some other early American Presidents such as John Adams Thomas Jefferson and James Madison In later years Washington probably regretted his 8 of intellectual training He never felt comfortable in a 9 in Congress or on any subject that had not to do with everyday practical matters And because he never learned French and could not speak 10 to the French leaders he did not visit the country he admired so much Thus unlike Jefferson and Adams he