公共英语模拟题.doc

2011 年河南省普通高等学校选拔优秀专科毕业生进入本科阶段学习考前模拟考试（一）公共英语(上)Part I Vocabulary and Structure (40 points) Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence, and then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 1. I enjoy the peaceful and environment of the country. A. silence B. comfortable C. leisure D. quiet2. As a kind hearted gentleman, my uncles only fault seemed to be he was too careless. A. that B. what C. why D. where3. The seller signed the ,promising to ship the goods before the end of July. A. contact B. treaty C. contrast D. contract4. This light bulb doesnt work ,can you it by another one ? A. substitute（代理人替代物） B. replace C. change D. exchange5. He behaves in a strange manner , and nobody can this. A. account for（了解） B. care for C. allow for D. call for6. It is good manners for men to behave toward women. A. considerably B. consciously C. considerately D. contentedly7. She has been working in this factory . A. in 1980 B. after 1980 C. since 1980 D. until 19808. It was not a serious accident; the car needs only some repairs. A. major B. secondary C. minor (较小的） D. primary9. Margaret spent all the evening talking about her latest book none of us had ever heard. A. that B. which C. of what D. of which10. I think life is generally healthier in the country and I like to nature. A. being closed B. to be closed C. being close D. to close11. All parts of the house the windows were in good condition. A. other than B. rather than C. no more than D. better than12. The big room was almost empty a table or two. A. besides B. except C. in addition to D. except for13. Go through this door you will find the man waiting for you there. A if B. for C. and D. only14. , they had to speed up. A. Time is limited B. Time was limited C. Time being limited D. Time has been limited 15. ,he would surely urge us to put away our past prejudices and avoid his own tragic error of putting all his eggs in one basket. A. Is he alive today B. Be he alive today C. Were he alive today D. To be he alive today16. The soft handwriting a thoughtful soul and clever mind. A. reminded B. reflected C. attracted D. affected17. If we the bus, we the concert in the theatre now. A. miss, are enjoying B. hadnt missed, would be enjoying C. didnt miss, are enjoying D. hadnt missed, would have been enjoying18. She looks tired. She last night. A. should have stayed up late B. must have stayed up late C. need have stayed up late D. would have stayed up late19. People in that area experienced a serious storm. It was so that many buildings collapsed. A. destructive B. constructive C. instructive D. inclusive20. The investigation研究调查, will soon be published, was made by Professor Smith. A. at which the results B. the results on which A. of whose results D. whose results21. The boy who applied to join the army was because he was under age. A. turned away B. turned down C. turned over D. turned up22. They have developed techniques which are to those used in most factories. A. more talented B. better C. greater D. superior质优的23. Man must stop the earths atmosphere. A. filling B. emitting C. polluting D. wasting24. Unfortunately, very few sheep the severe winter last year. A. survived B. endured C. spent D. remained alive25. The old couple decided to move out of town to a quiet , where they had spent several years immediately after their marriage. A pace B. suburb C. neighborhood D. area26. They overcame all the difficulties and fulfilled the plan ten days ahead of schedule, was something we had not expected. A. that B. this C. it D. which27. It was in 1777 Vermont, threatened with invasion, declared itself an independent commonwealth. A. when B. that C. in which D. which28. The two boys had so in common that they soon became good friends. A. little B. few C. much D. many29. As fuel prices rose, bus companies raised their fares, and . A. so did the airlines B. nor did the airlines C. so the airlines did D. nor the airlines did30. mainly for the invention of the telephone, Alexabder Graham Bell devoted his life to helping the deaf. A. He is remembered B. To remember C. While remembering D. Though remembered31. If Dorothy had not been badly hurt in a car accident, in last months marathon race. A. she would participate B. she might participate C. she would have participated D. she must have participated32. If you undertake this project you are bound to many difficulties. A. encounter遭到遇到 B. face with C. overcom D. handle33. I suddenly realized that he was trying to quarrelling with me. A. consider B. enjoy C. avoid D. prevent34. The three hours I spent in the school library my old passion for reading. A. brought about B. brought over C. brought forth D. brought back35. The real trouble their lack of confidence in their abilities. A. lies in B. lies on C. results in D. leads to36. Recently the newspaper have reported several on the boundaries 界限边界of Israel and Jordan.A. accidents B. incidents事情小事件 C. events时件比赛项目 D. happenings37. The team really looks good tonight because the coach had them every night this week. A. practice B. to practice C. practiced D. practicing38. Excuse me , but it is time to have your temperature . A. taking B. to take C. take D. taken39. Beth California in 1981 and in Texas ever since. A. left, worked B. has left, has worded C. left, has worked D. has left, worded40. Frank had worked for two years to be a carpenter, but found his progress . A. discouraging and unsatisfied B. discouraging and dissatisfied C. discouraged and dissatisfied D. unsatisfactory and discouragingPart II Reading Comprehension (40 points) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or incomplete statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice, and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneQuestions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.Exchange a glance with someone, then look away. Do you realize that you have made a statement? Hold the glance for a second longer, and you have made a different statement. Hold it for 3 seconds, and the meaning has changed again. For every social situation, there is a permissible time that you can hold a persons gaze without being intimate, rude, or aggressive. If you are on an elevator, what gaze-time are you permitted? To answer this question, consider what you typically do. You very likely give other passengers a quick glance to size them up (打量) and to assure them that you mean no threat. Since being close to another person signals the possibility of interaction. You need to emit a signal telling others you want to be left alone. So you cut off eye contact, what sociologist Erving Goffman (1963) calls “a dimming of the lights.” You look down at the floor, at the indicator lights, anywhere but into another passengers eyes. Should you break the rule against staring at a stranger on an elevator, you will make the other person exceedingly uncomfortable, and you are likely to feel a bit strange yourself.If you hold eye contact for more than 3 seconds, what are you telling another person? Much depends on the person and the situation. For instance, a man and a woman communicate interest in this manner. They typically gaze at each other for about 3 seconds at a time, then drop their eyes down for 3 seconds, before letting their eyes meet again. But if one man gives another man a 3-second-plus stare, he signals, “I know you”, “I am interested in you,” or “You look peculiar and I am curious about you.” This type of stare often produces hostile feelings.41.It can be inferred form the first paragraph that _.A) every glance has its significanceB) staring at a person is an expression of interestC) a gaze longer than 3 seconds is unacceptableD) a glance conveys more meaning than words42.If you want to be left alone on an elevator, the best thing to do is _.A) to look into another passengers eyesB) to avoid eye contact with other passengersC) to signal you are not a threat to anyoneD) to keep a distance from other passengers43.By “a dimming of the lights” (Para. 1, Line 8) Erving Goffman means “_”.A) closing ones eyesB) turning off the lightsC) creasing to glance at othersD) reducing gaze-time to the minimum44.If one is looked at by a stranger for too long, he tends to feel _.A) depressed B) uneasy C) curious D) amused45.The passage mainly discusses _.A) the limitations(局限) of eye contactB) the exchange of ideas through eye contactC) proper behavior in situationsD) the role of eye contact in interpersonal communicationPassage TwoQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.The picnics, speeches, and parades of todays Labor Day were all part of the first celebration, held in New York City in 1882. Its promoter was an Irish-American labor leader named peter J. McGuire. A carpenter by trade, McGuire had worked since the age of eleven, and in 1882 was president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners (UBCJ). Approaching the Citys Central Labor Union that summer, he proposed a holiday that would applaud (赞许)“the industrial spirit-the great vital force of every nation,” On September 5 his suggestion bore fruit, as an estimated 10,000 workers, many of them ignoring their bosses warnings, left work to march from Union square up Fifth Avenue to 42nd Street. The event gained national attention, and by 1893 thirty states had made Labor Day an annual holiday.The quick adoption of the scheme计划概要 may have indicated表明指出暗示 less about the state lawmakers respect for working people than about a fear of risking their anger. In the 1880s the United States was a land sharply divided between the immensely wealthy and the very poor. Henry George was accurate in describing the era as one of “progress and poverty.” In a society in which factory, owners rode in private Pullmans while ten-year-olds slaved in the mines, strong anti-capitalist feeling ran high. Demands for fundamental change were common throughout the labor press. With socialists demanding an end to “wage slavery” and anarchists (无政府主义) singing the praises of the virtues of dynamite (炸药), middle-of-the-roaders like Samuel Gompers and McGuire seemed attractively mild by comparison. One can imagine practical capitalists seeing Labor Day as a bargain: A one-day party certainly cost them less than paying their workers decent wages.46.Judging from the passage, McGuire was _.A) a moderate labor leaderB) an extreme-anarchist in the labor movementC) a devoted socialist fighting against exploitation of man by manD) a firm anti-capitalist demanding the elimination of wage slavery47.We can see from the first paragraph that the first Labor Day march _.A) immediately won nationwide supportB) involved workers from 30 statesC) was opposed by many factory ownersD) was organized by the UBCJ48.Which of the following is the key factor in the immediate approval of Labor Day as a national holiday?A) The lawmakers respect for the workers.B) The workers determination to have a holiday of their own.C) The socialists demands for thorough reform.D) The politicians fear of the workers anger.49.We lean from the passage that the establishment 建立构成of Labor Day _.A) was accepted by most bosses as a compromise妥协B) marked a turning point in the workers struggle for more rightsC) indicated the improvement of the workers welfare福利D) signaled the end of “wage slavery”50.McGuire proposed Labor Day in order to _.A) draw peoples attention to the striking contrast between the rich and the poorB) make prominent凸显 the important role of the working class in societyC) win for the workers the right to shorter working hoursD) expose the exploitation of the workers by their bossesPassage ThreeQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.In the old day, children were familiar with birth and death as part of life. This is perhaps the first generation of American youngsters (年轻人) who have never been close by during the birth of a baby and have never experienced the death of a family member.Nowadays when people grow old, we often send them to nursing homes. When they get sick, we transfer them to a hospital, where children are forbidden to visit terminally ill patients-even when those patients are their parents. This deprives (剥夺) the dying patient of significant family members during the last few days of his life and it deprives the children of an experience of death, which is an important learning experience.Some of my colleagues and I once interviewed and followed approximately 500 terminally ill patients in order to find out what they could teach us and how we could be of more benefit, not just to them but to the members of their families as well. We are most impressed by the fact that even those patients who were not told of their serious illness were quite aware of its potential outcome.It is important for family members, and doctors and nurses to understand these patients communications in order to truly understand their needs, fears, and fantasies (幻想). Most of our patients welcomed another human being with whom they could talk openly, honestly, and frankly about their trouble. Many of them shared with us their tremendous need to be informed, to be kept up-to-date on their medical condition and to be told when the end was near. We found out that patients who had been dealt with openly and frankly were better able to cope with the approach of death and finally to reach a true stage of acceptance prior to death.51.The elders of contemporary Americans _.A) were often absent when a family member was born or dyingB) were quite unfamiliar with birth and deathC) usually witnessed the birth or death of a family memberD) had often experienced the fear of death as part of life52.Children in America today are denied the chance _.A) to learn how to face deathB) to visit dying patientsC) to attend to patientsD) to have access to a hospital53.Five hundred critically ill patients were investigated with the main purpose of _.A) observing how they reacted to the crisis of deathB) helping them and their families overcome the fear of deathC) finding out their attitude towards the approach of deathD) learning how to best help them and their families54.The need of a dying patient for company shows _.A) his desire for communication with other peopleB) his fear of approaching deathC) his pessimistic attitude towards his conditionD) his reluctance to part with his family55.It may be concluded from the passage that _.A) dying patients are afraid of being told of the approach of deathB) most doctors and nurses understand what dying patients needC) dying patients should be truthfully informed of their conditionD) most patients are unable to accept death until it is obviously inevitablePassage FourQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.Faces, like fingerprints, are unique. Did you ever wonder how it is possible for us to recognize people. Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another. Yet a very young child-or even an animal, such as a pigeon-can learn to recognize faces, we all take this ability for granted.We also tell people apart by how they behave. When we talk about someones personality, we mean the ways in which he or she acts, speaks thinks and feels that make that individual different from others.Like the human face, human personality is very complex. But describing someones personality in words is somewhat easier than describing his face. If you were asked to describe what a “nice face” looked like, you probably would have a difficult time doing so. But if you were asked to describe a “nice person”, you might begin to think about someone who was kind considerate, friendly, warm, and so forth.There are many words to describe how a person thinks, feels and acts. Gordon Allport, an American psychologist, found nearly 18,000 Eng