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【大学英语】入学考试模拟试题二1、单项选择题(1)、 Speakera:haveyoueverbeentothetempleofheaveninbeijing?Speakerb:_A.No,butihavenotime.B.No,butidliketo.C.Yes.Iwastoobusythen.D.Yes.I couldntdoitrightnow.答案： B(2)、 Speakera:where canwegetthe computerfixed?Speakerb:_A.Yes.IhavenoideaB.Whynotaskjohnaboutit.C.No.Ibelievethereisoneatthe corner.D.Whydoyouwantitrepaired?答案： B(3)、 Customer:_ifyoudservemeasquicklyaspossibleasivegotanappointmentattwofifteen.Waiter:illdomybest,madam.A.ItwouldbeverykindofyouB.ItwouldbeveryhelpfulC.IdbemostdelightfulD.Idbemostgrateful答案： D(4)、 Speakera:areyoums.Kelsey,theofficemanager?Speakerb:_A.yes,iam.What canidoforyou?B.Oh,yes.Whatsyourname,please?C.Yes.Itsnicetohaveyouherewithus.D.Oh,yes.Butimverybusynow.答案： A(5)、 Susan:imgoingtothe cinemathisevening.Gordon:_?Susan:itsawestern:cowboy comeshome.A.WhatsinB.WhatisactedC.WhatsonD.Whatisperform答案： C(6)、 Customer:excuseme!Clerk:yesmaam?What canidoforyou?Customer:ihaveaproblemwiththis coffeemaker,andiwantmymoneyback.Clerk:_?Customer:theproblemisthatitdoesntwork.iveonlyuseditthreetimes.A.WhyB.Well,areyousureC.WhatsthematterwithitonearthD.Well,whatseemstobetheproblem答案： D(7)、 Speakera:whydoyoualwaystellmewhattodo?Tobefrank,idontlikeit:speakerb:iknow,but_A.Idontlikeitneither.B.howdoidoforyou?C.ijustwantthebestforyou.D.Obviously.Youareright.答案： C(8)、 Speakera:mindifI callyoualbert?Speakerb:_.A.Yes,just callmea1B.Yes,youmaydothatC.Of coursenot.ButjustaplainaiwilldoD.Ok.Everyonedoes答案： C(9)、 Jane:carol,youlookverywell.Carol:thankyou,jane.Youlookwonderfultoo.Yourweekendtennismusthavedoneyougoodjane:_.A.ThatsverykindofyouB.Areyoukidding?ThankyouanywayC.Youthinkso?ThatsencouragingD.Idontbelieveit.Youareflatteringme答案： C(10)、 Speakera:where canwegetthe computerfixed?Speakerb:_A.Yes.IhavenoideaB.Whynotaskjohnaboutit.C.No.Ibelievethereisoneatthe corner.D.Whydoyouwantitrepaired?答案： B(11)、 Operator:_.Mayihelpyou?David:idliketosetupatelephoneservice,please.A.speakingB.HeyC.pacificbellD.Imjohnsmith答案： C(12)、 Customer:_ifyoudservemeasquicklyaspossibleasivegotanappointmentattwofifteen.Waiter:illdomybest,madam.A.ItwouldbeverykindofyouB.ItwouldbeveryhelpfulC.IdbemostdelightfulD.Idbemostgrateful答案： D(13)、 Susan:imgoingtothe cinemathisevening.Gordon:_?Susan:itsawestern:cowboy comeshome.A.WhatsinB.WhatisactedC.WhatsonD.Whatisperform答案： C(14)、 Speakera:well,itsgettinglate.Maybewecouldgettogethersometimespeakerb_A.Soundsgoodillgiveyoua call.B.Takeiteasy.C.Nicetoseeyouback.D.Yes,iveenjoyedit.答案： A(15)、 Speakera:excuseme. couldyoushowmethewaytothenearestsubwaystation?Speakerb:_A.Anytime.Itsnexttothepostoffice.B.Allright.Doyouwantmetogowithyou?C.Noproblem.Withpleasure.D.Of coursenot.Godownthisstreetandturnright.(16)、 Stranger:excuserme,doyouhavesmall changeforadollar?Passer-by:_A.Whydoyouwantto change?B.Isitmybusiness?C.Aredimesandquartersok?D.Youshouldntaskastrangerfor change.答案： C(17)、 Guest:_.Clerk:certainly.Doyouhaveareservation?Guest:yes.Thenameismorales.Mr.Andmrs.J.Morales.Clerk:hereweare.Forfivenights.Couldyoufillintheregistration card,please?Andillneedyour creditcardA.Idlikeresthere,pleaseB.Idliketorentaroom,pleaseC.Idliketo checkin,pleaseD.Idliketostayin,please答案： C(18)、 Speakera:areyoufeelingbetternow?Speakerb:_.A.Well,nottoobetteryet,thankyouB.Well,nottoogoodyet.BetterthaniwasthoughC.well,itdoesntmatter,imallrightnowD.Well,nevermind,immuchbetternow答案： B(19)、 Jack:hey,howareyou,susie?Gee,wehaventseeneachotherinitmustbe closetothreeyears!Susie:_jack:ok.A.Howdoyoudo?B.Nicetomeetyou.C.Fancymeetingyouhere.D.Well,howhaveyoubeen?答案： D(20)、 Conversationbetweentwostrangersataparty.Chester:hello,imbrian chester.Letmegetyousomemoretodrink.Jackson:notatthemoment,thankyou._.A.Howdoyoudo?B.Howareyou?C.Imandrewjackson.D.Imgladtomeetyou.答案： C2、Close(I)、 ThewordtelevisionderivedfromitsGreek(Tel:distant)andLatin(vision:sight)roots.Verysimplyput,itworks(1)_thisway:Throughasophisticated,systemofelectronics,televisionprovidesthecapabilityof(2)_animageintoelectronicimpulses,whichcanbesent(3)_awireorcable.Theseimpulses,whenfedintoa(4)_,canthenbeelectronicallyreconstructed(5)_thatsameimage.Traditionally,televisionhasbeena(6)_ofthemasses.Wearemostfamiliarwithbroadcasttelevisionbecauseithasbeenwithusforaboutthirty-sevenyearsinaformsimilar(7)_whatexiststoday.Duringthoseyears,ithasbeen(8)_bythebroadcastnet-works-ABC,NBC,andCBS.Thesegiantsofbroadcastinghaveactually(9)_notonlytelevisionbutourperceptionofitaswell.Wehavecometolookuponthepicturetubeasa(10)_ofinformation,connectionandentertainment.1.A.byB.atC.ofD.in2.A.changingB.convertingC.becomingD.returning3.A.throughB.onC.amongD.from4.A.accepterB.adopterC.receiverD.recover5.A.toB.intoC.inD.at6.A.mediumB.mediaC.mediasD.mediums7.A.withB.fromC.toD.at8.A.securedB.confirmedC.suredD.controlled9.A.builtB.establishedC.existedD.shaped10.A.basementB.homeC.sourceD.index答案： DBACDACDDC3、Reading Comprehension(1)、 Treesshouldonlybeprunedwhenthereisagoodandclearreasonfordoingsoand,fortunately,thenumberofsuchreasonsissmall.Pruninginvolvesthecuttingawayofovergrownandunwantedbranches,andtheinexperiencedgardenercanbeencouragedbythethoughtthatmoredamageresultsfromdoingitunnecessarilythanfromleavingthetreetogrowinitsownway.First,pruningmaybedonetomakesurethattreeshaveadesiredshapeorsize.Theobjectmaybetogetatreeoftherightheight,andatthesametimetohelpthegrowthofsmallsidebranches,whichwillthickenitsappearanceorgiveitaspecialshape.Secondly,pruningmaybedonetomakethetreehealthier.Youmaycutoutdiseasedordeadwood,orbranchesthatarerubbingagainsteachotherandthuscausingwounds.Thehealthofatreemaybeencouragedbyremovingbranchesthatareblockingupthecenterandsopreventingthefreemovementofair.Oneresultofpruningisthatanopenwoundisleftonthetreeandthisprovidesaneasyentryfordisease,butitisawoundthatwillheal.Oftenthereisaracebetweenthehealingandthediseaseastowhetherthetreewillliveordie,sothatthereisaperiodwhenthetreeisatrisk.Itshouldbetheaimofeverygardenertoreducethatriskofdeathasfaraspossible.Itisessentialtomakethearea,whichhasbeenpruned,smoothandclean,forhealingwillbesloweddownbyroughness.Youshouldallowthecutsurfacetodryforafewhoursandthenpaintitwithoneofthesubstancesavailablefromgardenshopsproducedespeciallyforthispurpose.Pruningisusuallydoneinwinter,forthenyoucanseetheshapeofthetreeclearlywithoutinterferencefromtheleavesanditis,too,veryunlikelythatthecutsyoumakewillbleed.Ifthisdoeshappen,itis,ofcourse,impossibletopaintthemproperly.1.Pruningmaybedoneto_.A.makethetreegrowtallerB.improvetheshapeofthetreeC.getridofthesmallbranchesD.makethesmallbranchesthicker2.Treesbecomeunhealthyifagardener_.A.allowstoomanybranchestogrowinthemiddleB.doesnotprotectthemfromthewindC.forcesthemtogrowtooquicklyD.damagessomeofthesmallsidebranches3.Aspecialsubstanceispaintedonthetree_.A.tomakeawoundsmoothB.topreventdiseaseenteringawoundC.tocoveraroughsurfaceD.tohelpawoundtodry4.Agoodgardenerprunesatree_.A.atintervalsthroughouttheyearB.asquicklyaspossibleC.occasionallywhennecessaryD.regularlyeverywinter5.Whatwasthewriterspurposewhenwritingthispassage?A.Togivepracticalinstructionsforpruningatree.B.Togiveageneraldescriptionofpruning.C.Toexplainhowtreesdevelopdiseases.D.Todiscussdifferentmethodsofpruning.答案： BABCB(2)、 Ineverysocietyitisnecessarytohaveageneralsystemoflawstoensurejustice.Lawsaredesignedtomakecertainthatpeoplesrightsareprotectedandthatpeoplerespecteachothersrights.Sometimes,however,lawsarepassedwhicharespecifictoatimeorsituation.Forexample,atowninIndianaoncepassedalawmakingitillegaltoshootopenacanoffood.Apparently,somegun-carryingcitizensforgottheircanopenersandnaturallyenough,usedtheirgunstodothejob.Thisdisturbedothercitizens,andendangeredtheirlives,soalawwaspassedtopreventit.Specificlawssometimesremaininexistencelongaftertheproblemhasdisappeared.Thelawsthenseemstrange.Forexample,theIndianalawwasnolongernecessarywhencitizensstoppedcarryinggunsandusingthemascanopeners.Sincethelawwasnolongerneeded,whatoncemadesensenowseemslikenonsense.Sometimeslawsdesignedtoserveagoodpurposewerepassedbutsomehowthesebecamemixedupintheirwording.Asaresult,thelawsdontmakesense.Inonestatethereisalawwhichsaysthatitisillegaltomoveortoattempttomoveamotorvehicle.Obviously,amassivetrafficjamwouldoccurifeveryonesuddenlyobeyedthatlaw.Butnoonedoes,ofcourse,becausetheintentionofthelawwasnottopreventownersfrommovingtheirowncars.Itwastopreventpeoplefrommoving(stealing)otherpeoplescars.Itisoftenhardertorepeal(废止)alawthantopassone,somanyoftheseoldlawsremaininexistence.Becausetheynolongerfitthewaypeopleliveorbecausetheproblemnolongerexists,theselawsareignored.Everyoneunderstandsthatandlifegoeson.Thus,lawsthatoncemadeverygoodsensenowseemlikenonsense.1.Accordingtothepassage,lawsaredesignedforthepurposeof_.A.protectingpeoplesrightsB.makingpeoplerespecteachotherC.preventinggun-carryingD.punishingcriminals2.Thewordjobinparagraph1refersto_.A.workingB.shootingC.preventinggun-carryingD.disturbingothers3.TheauthorusedtheIndianalawasanexampletoexplain_.A.howsomelawsarepassedandchangedB.howpeopleinIndianaopencansC.whysomelawsmayseemstrangeD.whypeopleinIndiananolongerusetheirguns4.Whatstheproblemwiththelawconcerningmotorvehicles?A.Itleadstotrafficjams.B.Itisnotclearlywritten.C.Itisnotdesignedtoserveagoodpurpose.D.Ithasbeenoutofdate.5.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat_.A.alawsystemisnecessaryforeverysocietyB.somelawsthatdontmakesensemayalsogetpassedC.itismoredifficulttochangetheoldlawthanpassanewoneD.somelawsmayseemstrangeastimepasses答案： ACCBD(3)、 Treesshouldonlybeprunedwhenthereisagoodandclearreasonfordoingsoand,fortunately,thenumberofsuchreasonsissmall.Pruninginvolvesthecuttingawayofovergrownandunwantedbranches,andtheinexperiencedgardenercanbeencouragedbythethoughtthatmoredamageresultsfromdoingitunnecessarilythanfromleavingthetreetogrowinitsownway.First,pruningmaybedonetomakesurethattreeshaveadesiredshapeorsize.Theobjectmaybetogetatreeoftherightheight,andatthesametimetohelpthegrowthofsmallsidebranches,whichwillthickenitsappearanceorgiveitaspecialshape.Secondly,pruningmaybedonetomakethetreehealthier.Youmaycutoutdiseasedordeadwood,orbranchesthatarerubbingagainsteachotherandthuscausingwounds.Thehealthofatreemaybeencouragedbyremovingbranchesthatareblockingupthecenterandsopreventingthefreemovementofair.Oneresultofpruningisthatanopenwoundisleftonthetreeandthisprovidesaneasyentryfordisease,butitisawoundthatwillheal.Oftenthereisaracebetweenthehealingandthediseaseastowhetherthetreewillliveordie,sothatthereisaperiodwhenthetreeisatrisk.Itshouldbetheaimofeverygardenertoreducethatriskofdeathasfaraspossible.Itisessentialtomakethearea,whichhasbeenpruned,smoothandclean,forhealingwillbesloweddownbyroughness.Youshouldallowthecutsurfacetodryforafewhoursandthenpaintitwithoneofthesubstancesavailablefromgardenshopsproducedespeciallyforthispurpose.Pruningisusuallydoneinwinter,forthenyoucanseetheshapeofthetreeclearlywithoutinterferencefromtheleavesanditis,too,veryunlikelythatthecutsyoumakewillbleed.Ifthisdoeshappen,itis,ofcourse,impossibletopaintthemproperly.1.Pruningmaybedoneto_.A.makethetreegrowtallerB.improvetheshapeofthetreeC.getridofthesmallbranchesD.makethesmallbranchesthicker2.Treesbecomeunhealthyifagardener_.A.allowstoomanybranchestogrowinthemiddleB.doesnotprotectthemfromthewindC.forcesthemtogrowtooquicklyD.damagessomeofthesmallsidebranches3.Aspecialsubstanceispaintedonthetree_.A.tomakeawoundsmoothB.topreventdiseaseenteringawoundC.tocoveraroughsurfaceD.tohelpawoundtodry4.Agoodgardenerprunesatree_.A.atintervalsthroughouttheyearB.asquicklyaspossibleC.occasionallywhennecessaryD.regularlyeverywinter5.Whatwasthewriterspurposewhenwritingthispassage?A.Togivepracticalinstructionsforpruningatree.B.Togiveageneraldescriptionofpruning.C.Toexplainhowtreesdevelopdiseases.D.Todiscussdifferentmethodsofpruning.答案： BABCB(4)、 Thedoghasbeenmansbestfriendforthousandsofyears.Dogsarefriendly,obedientandfaithfulanimals.Manystoriesaretoldofthebraveryandfaithfulnessofdogs.Dogsarealsointelligentanimals,soitiseasytotrainthem.AdognamedBarrysaved40personswhentheywerelostinthesnowontheSaintBernardPassinSwitzerlandabout150yearsago.Dogsarealsohe