四川大学网络教育学院 大学英语(二) 模拟试题1 及参考答案.docx

大学英语(二)学生自测模拟题（一）. Use of English (5%)Directions: In this part there are 5 incomplete dialogues. For each dialogue there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the dialogue.1. What can I do for you, madam?_ .A. I want a kilo of apples. B. You can go your own way.C. Thanks. D. Excuse me, Im busy.2. Whats the weather like in your hometown?_ .A. its a nice place B. I like the food thereC. He asks me whether I like the weather D. Its cold in winter and hot in summer3. Excuse me, Where is Sunny Hotel?_ .A. You cant miss it.B. I dont knowC. Go straight ahead and take the second turing on your right.D. You will see it immediately.4. What a poor job Ive done!_ .A. Do it again.B. You can do it.C. Do y our best!D. Dont be upset. No one can do it better than you.5. Well, do you feel like going to that new restaurant for dinner?_ .A. No, nothing special. B. Oh, thats a terrific idea.C. Its not my plan D. Help yourself. Reading Comprehension (40%)Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.Passage 1A car needs gas to run and your body also needs food to work for you. Eating the right kind of food is very important. It can keep your body strong, so take care of what you eat.There are four main food groups altogether. The dairy products group has food like milk, cheese and sour milk. The other three groups are the meat and fish group, the fruit and vegetable group, and the bread and rice group. Each meal should have at least one food from all the four main groups. With all these food together you will be given enough energy during the day.It is easy to get into bad eating habits. You may eat your breakfast in a hurry to get to school on time. Or you may not have time for a good lunch. It may seem easy to finish your supper with fish and chips all the time. But you will find yourself tired during these days and you cannot think quickly.Watching what you eat will help keep your body healthy and strong. It is also good to take some exercise. It will help you eat more if you take a walk or play games in the open air. Having a good eating habit with some exercise is the key to your health.6. What does this passage mainly discuss?A. As a car needs gas, your body needs food.B. Eating enough food is very importantC. Healthy diet with exercises will keep your body healthy and strong.D. Our diets must include milk.7. The best diet should include _.A. milk, fish, cabbage and bread B. cheese, milk and eggsC. sour milk, pork and apples D. milk, pork and rice8. According to the passage, which one is NOT a bad eating habit?A. Eating breakfast in a hurry B. Having no time for a good lunchC. Eating fish and chips all the time D. Finding enough time to enjoy lunch9. According to the passage, _ is the key to your health.A. eating the right kind of food every day B. taking a walk after lunchC. a good eating habit with some exercise D. playing games in the open air10. The best title for the passage is _.A. Food B. A Healthy DietC. Body and Food D. Food and ExercisePassage 2In 1638, John Harvard donated some money and about four hundred books to a new university. This was the beginning of the library at Harvard University. The gift was so important that the university was named for John Harvard.Thomas Bray began the first free lending library in the late 1600s. He set up more than 30 of these libraries in the American colonies. However the idea for this kind of free library ended when Bray died in 1730. In 1731, Benjamin Franklin and some friends started the first subscription(定阅) library in the United States. In a subscription library people pay money to become members, but they may borrow the books without paying again.In the United States, every child had a free education. This idea soon led to free libraries. One of the first libraries that used tax money to buy books was a library in Peterborough, New Hampshire. This library was set up in 1833.11. The main idea of paragraph 2 is _.A. Franklin started the first subscription libraryB. in a subscription library people pay money to become membersC. Bray and Franklin were important in the history of public librariesD. Bray died in 1730 and Franklin died in 183312. The word “borrow” in line 8 means _.A. read and write with no help from another person B. use for a short time and then returnC. like very much D. lend13. The passage does not say it, but we can guess that _.A. there were free schools in the United States before there were free libraries.B. free schools and free libraries in the United States began at about the same time.C. the library in New Hampshire also had a free school in it.D. there were free libraries in the United States before there were free schools.14. Harvard University began _.A. in 1973 B. in 1730 C. in 1833 D. in 163815. At the library that Franklin started, _.A. children could use books for no money at allB. people paid no money in the beginning but some after thatC. people paid a lot of money in the beginning but none after thatD. both A and BPassage 3For every man in the Civil War who died in battle, two or three men died of disease. Doctors of that time knew very little about causes of sickness or ways of preventing it. Thousands of men in poor health became soldiers. Hundreds of others had never had childhood diseases. Many of these soldiers could not withstand the epidemics（流行病）of measles（麻疹）, mumps（腮腺炎）, and whooping cough that went through the camps.Army life was hard. Soldiers got few fruits or vegetables. There was no milk unless they happened to find a cow. Neither their clothes nor their shelters protected the troops from rain, snow, and cold. Sickness and disease were spread by insects, rats, and impure drinking water. Often the men drank straight from muddy streams.Gunshot wounds were serious, as in any war, but they did not cause as much death and suffering as disease did.16. Disease caused _.A. only a few deaths B. fewer deaths than wounds didC. more deaths than wounds did D. both A and B17. Men who were accepted as Civil War soldiers were _.A. known to have already had measles and mumps B. required to be in perfect healthC. able to withstand epidemics easily D. sometimes in poor health18. Army life was hard on the troops because _.A. they were not sheltered from the cold B. they had no warm clothingC. their diets lacked good, healthful food D. all of the above19. Insects and rats were dangerous because they _.A. destroyed food B. carried diseaseC. made the water impure D. ruined the soldiers clothing20. The best title for this selection is _.A. Disease B. The Greatest DangerC. Insects, Rats, and Gunshot Wounds D. The History of EpidemicsPassage 4The Pine（松）tree is a special kind of tree. Some people call the pine tree a Christmas trees. This is because many people put pine trees in their homes at Christmas time.Pine trees are different from other trees because most other trees lose their leaves in the winter. Pine trees stay green all year long, enen in the winter. Pine trees are also called evergreens because they are always green. Pine trees do not have soft leaves like other trees. They have hard, thin leaves. Pine trees also have pine cones. If you walk in a forest, you will see many pine cones on the ground. Inside the pine cones are seeds. When the seeds fall to the ground, a new tree start to grow.Pine trees are useful for many reasons. The wood is used to make many things, such as tables, beds and boats. Many kinds of birds build their homes in pine trees. The seeds of pine trees are food for some small and big animals.If you walk in a forest of pine trees, the air has a wonderful smell. In winter, the white snow on the dark green trees looks very beautiful.21. Some people call the pine tree a Christmas tree because _.A. pine trees are green at Christmas timeB. pine trees are put in peoples homes at Christmas timeC. the pine tree is a special kind of treeD. pine trees never lose their leaves in the winter22. According to the second paragraph, the underlined expression “pine cones” means _.A.松子 B.松针 C.松果 D. 松树23. Which is NOT the feature that makes pine trees different from other trees?A. Pine trees never lose their leaves in the winter. B. Pine trees are always green.C. Pine trees have hard and thin leaves. D. Pine trees have many seeds.24. Which is Not the reason why pines trees are useful?A. Pine cones are food for animals.B. The wood is used to make many things.C. Many animals build their homes in pine trees.D. The white snow on the pine homes in pine trees.25. The purpose of the passage is _.A. to introduce the pine tree B. to praise the pine treeC. to encourage people to plant pine trees D. to tell us a story about a Christmas tree. Vocabulary and structure (25%)Section A Multiple ChoiceDirections: In this section, there are 15 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the One Answer that best completes the sentence.26. Medical treatment _ greatly from state to state.A. various B. variety C. varies D. varying27. Well have to _ how much food well need for the party.unit 3A. make out B. work out C. think out D. look out28. Communists should serve the public with _.A. dedicate B. delicate C. dedication D. delicateness29. It is best if divorced parents can _ friendly relations for the sake of the children.A. stay B. reserve C. preserve D. maintian30. I could _ the coat at once; it was my fathers.A. identify B. regard C. realize D. discover31. The chairmans speech _ the radio when I turned it on.A. was broadcast on B. was being broadcast onC. was broadcasting in D. broadcast over32. The teacher would have to spend a lot of time _ what the students already know in the subject.A. find out B. to find out C. finding out D. found out33. “A computer _ think for itself. It must be told what to do.”A. cant B. couldnt C. may not D. might not34. _ the heavy rain, the boys kept on playing football.A. Although B. Because of C. As D. In spite of35. This policy would allow more children _ in full time education.A. stay B. staying C. to stay D. into staying36. _ the bad news about her sons death on the battlefield, the old woman fainted.A. As soon as she hears B. When she hears C. Heard D. On hearing37. She heard a terrible noise, _ caused her heart to beat very fast.A. it B. which C. this D. where38. _ we should go to the park depends on the weather.A. What B. Whether C. If D. That39. It turns out _ he is the person youd have to deal with.A. what B. which C. that D. how40. The twins ask their mother _.A. when will she buy the new shoes for them.B. when she will buy the new shoes for them.C. what will she buy the new shoes for them.D. what she will buy the new shoes for them.Section B CloseDirections: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the one answer that best completes the passage.Good children must be good students at school. They should work hard at all subjects and do what is given to them 41 time. They should develop the ability to care 42 themselves, to try not to depend too much 43 their parents, to think independently and to work in a planned way. They ought to respect teachers, have a cooperative attitude 44 schoolmates and always be ready to help others.At home, good children should be tidy and hard-working. Besides shoolwork they should help their parents with housework and be always ready to show respect and gratitude to their parents whenever their parents do something for them. They should also be bery 45 towards their entire family. They 46 to please their family with something that 47 them happy and feel good instead of upsetting them with their personal worries. When it is basolutely necessary to talk to their parents about their personal problems, they should talk nicely and calmly, 48 ready to take advice from their parents since they are much more 49 in life. If any disagreement occurs, good children should try to iron out（调停）the disagreement by listening to the parents opinions. They never take it 50 granted that they are always in the right. On the contrary, good children learn quickly by listening to others.41. A. for B. on C. within D. by42. A. after B. by C. for D. on43. A. on B. by C. in D. at44. A. for B. with C. at D. towards45. A. considerable B. considerate C. consider D. consideration46. A. should B. must C. ought D. may47. A. make B. made C. makes D. to make48. A. geting B. to get C. got D. getting49. A. experience B. to experience C. experienced D. experiencing50. A. as B. for C. in D. with. Translation (20%)Section A: Translate the following sentences into Chinese.51. I know what people are saying-but none of it is true.52. Life without a dream is reduced to a hollow existence.53. She instantly grabbed everyones attention the minute she walked into the classroom.54. What a difference optimism makes in the attitude of the problem solver.55. Emotion are an essential part of our nature and may be either helpful or destructive depending on how we deal with them.Section B: Translate the following sentences into English56. 运动有益于我们的健康。（benefit）57. 我最好的朋友Tom将亲自教我儿子英语。（in person）58. 迄今为止，腐败现象是一个所有国家都尚未解决的问题。（so far, corruption）59. 她拿照相机交换我的手表。(in exchange for)60. 在和老师进行长时间的谈话后，我们终于找到了解决那个问题的办法。（have a conversation, work out）. Writing (10%)Directions: Write one paragraph of no less than 80 words by