英语单选集考试_卷模拟考试题_11114

1、姓名：_ 班级：_ 学号：_-密-封 -线- 英语单选集考试_卷模拟考试题考试时间：120分钟 考试总分：100分题号一二三四五总分分数遵守考场纪律，维护知识尊严，杜绝违纪行为，确保考试结果公正。1、阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选择项中，选出最佳的一项。aif we were asked exactly what we weredoing a year ago, we should probably have to say that we could not remember. butif we had kept a book and had written on it an

2、 aceount(记录) of what we did eachday, we should be able to give an answer to the question.it isthe same in history. many things have been forgotten because we do not have anywritten account of them. sometimes people did keep a record of the mostimportant happenings in their country, but often it was

3、destroyed by fire or ina war. sometimes there was never written record at all because the people ofthat time and place did not know how to write. for example, we know a good dealabout the people who lived in china 4000 years ago, because they could write andleave written records for those who lived

4、after them. but we know almost nothingabout the people who lived even 200 years ago in central africa, because theyhad not learned to write.sometimes, of course, even if thepeople can not write, they may know something of the past. for most people cantell proudly what their fathers did in the past.

5、this we may call “rememberedhistory”. some of it has now been written down. it is not so exact or sovaluable to us as written history is, because words are much more easily changedwhen used again and again in speech than when copied in writing. but where thereare no written re- cords, such spoken st

6、ories are often veryhelpful.which of the following ideas is not mentioned in the passage （ ）a.”remembered history”, compared with written history, is less reliable.b.written records of the past play a most important role in our learning of the human history.c.a written account of our daily. activiti

7、es helps us to be able to answer any questions.d.where there are no written records, there is no history.2、阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选择项中，选出最佳的一项。aif we were asked exactly what we weredoing a year ago, we should probably have to say that we could not remember. butif we had kept a book and had written o

8、n it an aceount(记录) of what we did eachday, we should be able to give an answer to the question.it isthe same in history. many things have been forgotten because we do not have anywritten account of them. sometimes people did keep a record of the mostimportant happenings in their country, but often

9、it was destroyed by fire or ina war. sometimes there was never written record at all because the people ofthat time and place did not know how to write. for example, we know a good dealabout the people who lived in china 4000 years ago, because they could write andleave written records for those who

10、 lived after them. but we know almost nothingabout the people who lived even 200 years ago in central africa, because theyhad not learned to write.sometimes, of course, even if thepeople can not write, they may know something of the past. for most people cantell proudly what their fathers did in the

11、 past. this we may call “rememberedhistory”. some of it has now been written down. it is not so exact or sovaluable to us as written history is, because words are much more easily changedwhen used again and again in speech than when copied in writing. but where thereare no written re- cords, such sp

12、oken stories are often veryhelpful.we know very little about the central africa 200 years ago because_. （ ）a.there was nothing worth being written down at that timeb.the people there dont pay attention to the importance of keeping a recordc.the written records were perhaps destroyed by a fired.the p

13、eople there did not know how to write3、阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选择项中，选出最佳的一项。aif we were asked exactly what we weredoing a year ago, we should probably have to say that we could not remember. butif we had kept a book and had written on it an aceount(记录) of what we did eachday, we should be able to giv

14、e an answer to the question.it isthe same in history. many things have been forgotten because we do not have anywritten account of them. sometimes people did keep a record of the mostimportant happenings in their country, but often it was destroyed by fire or ina war. sometimes there was never writt

15、en record at all because the people ofthat time and place did not know how to write. for example, we know a good dealabout the people who lived in china 4000 years ago, because they could write andleave written records for those who lived after them. but we know almost nothingabout the people who li

16、ved even 200 years ago in central africa, because theyhad not learned to write.sometimes, of course, even if thepeople can not write, they may know something of the past. for most people cantell proudly what their fathers did in the past. this we may call “rememberedhistory”. some of it has now been

17、 written down. it is not so exact or sovaluable to us as written history is, because words are much more easily changedwhen used again and again in speech than when copied in writing. but where thereare no written re- cords, such spoken stories are often veryhelpful.”remembered history” refers to_.

18、（ ）a.history based on a persons imaginationb.stories of important happenings passed down from mouth to mouthc.songs and dances about the most important eventsd.both b and c4、bread the following advertisements(广告),then choose the right answer.driver wanteda) clean driving license(驾照).b) must be of sm

19、art appearance.c) aged over 25.apply to: capestaxi, 17 palace road, roston.air hostesses(空姐) for international flightswanteda) must be between 20 and 33 years old.b) height 1.6 to1.75.c) education to gcse standard(标准), two languages, must be able toswim.apply to: recruitment office, southern airline

20、s, heathrow airport west,hr 39.teachers neededfor private language school.teaching experienceunnecessary.apply to: the director of studies, instant language ltd. , 289canal street, roston.what prevents jack, an experienced taxi driver, working for capes taxi （ ）a.fond of beer and wine.b.punished for

21、 speeding and wrong parking.c.not having college education.d.unable to speak a foreign language.5、bread the following advertisements(广告),then choose the right answer.driver wanteda) clean driving license(驾照).b) must be of smart appearance.c) aged over 25.apply to: capestaxi, 17 palace road, roston.a

22、ir hostesses(空姐) for international flightswanteda) must be between 20 and 33 years old.b) height 1.6 to1.75.c) education to gcse standard(标准), two languages, must be able toswim.apply to: recruitment office, southern airlines, heathrow airport west,hr 39.teachers neededfor private language school.te

23、aching experienceunnecessary.apply to: the director of studies, instant language ltd. , 289canal street, roston.bens aged 23, fond of swimming and driving, has just graduated from a college. which job might be given to him （ ）a.driving for capes taxis.b.working for southern airlines.c.none of the th

24、ree.d.teaching at instant language ltd.6、bread the following advertisements(广告),then choose the right answer.driver wanteda) clean driving license(驾照).b) must be of smart appearance.c) aged over 25.apply to: capestaxi, 17 palace road, roston.air hostesses(空姐) for international flightswanteda) must b

25、e between 20 and 33 years old.b) height 1.6 to1.75.c) education to gcse standard(标准), two languages, must be able toswim.apply to: recruitment office, southern airlines, heathrow airport west,hr 39.teachers neededfor private language school.teaching experienceunnecessary.apply to: the director of st

26、udies, instant language ltd. , 289canal street, roston.which of the following is not mentioned in the three advertisements （ ）a.marriage.b.male or female.c.education.d.working experience.7、bread the following advertisements(广告),then choose the right answer.driver wanteda) clean driving license(驾照).b

27、) must be of smart appearance.c) aged over 25.apply to: capestaxi, 17 palace road, roston.air hostesses(空姐) for international flightswanteda) must be between 20 and 33 years old.b) height 1.6 to1.75.c) education to gcse standard(标准), two languages, must be able toswim.apply to: recruitment office, s

28、outhern airlines, heathrow airport west,hr 39.teachers neededfor private language school.teaching experienceunnecessary.apply to: the director of studies, instant language ltd. , 289canal street, roston.which of following is true according to the three advertisements （ ）a.those wanted in the adverti

29、sements must be nice and attractive in appearance.b.teaching experience is very important in the advertisement given.c.age and height are the most important of all for an air hostess.d.none of the jobs need special requirements.8、cmr. brown was at the theatre. he hadgot his ticket at the moment, so

30、he had not been ahle to choose his seat. he nowfound that he was in the middle of a group of american la- dies, some of themmiddle-aged and some of them quite old. they clearly all knew each other well,as before the curtain went up on the play they had come to see, they all talkedand joked a lot tog

31、ether.the lady sitting on mr. browns left,who was about sixty years old, seemed to be the happiest and the mostinteresting of the american group, and after the first act of the play, sheapologized to him for the noisiness of her friends. he answered that he was veryglad to see american ladies so rea

32、lly enjoying their visit to england, and sothey had a friendly talk. mr. browns neighbour explained what they doingthere.“you know, i have known these ladies all my life,” shesaid. “we all grew up together back in our hometown in the united states. theyhave all lost their husbands and call themselve

33、s the merry widows. it is a sortof club, you know. they go to a foreign country every summer or two and have alot of fun. they always go everywhere together. i have wanted to join their clubfor a long time, but i was not able to become a member until the spring of thisyear.”the group of american lad

34、ies enjoyed the play in a theatre in_. （ ）a.britainb.americac.their clubd.their hometown9、cmr. brown was at the theatre. he hadgot his ticket at the moment, so he had not been ahle to choose his seat. he nowfound that he was in the middle of a group of american la- dies, some of themmiddle-aged and

35、some of them quite old. they clearly all knew each other well,as before the curtain went up on the play they had come to see, they all talkedand joked a lot together.the lady sitting on mr. browns left,who was about sixty years old, seemed to be the happiest and the mostinteresting of the american g

36、roup, and after the first act of the play, sheapologized to him for the noisiness of her friends. he answered that he was veryglad to see american ladies so really enjoying their visit to england, and sothey had a friendly talk. mr. browns neighbour explained what they doingthere.“you know, i have k

37、nown these ladies all my life,” shesaid. “we all grew up together back in our hometown in the united states. theyhave all lost their husbands and call themselves the merry widows. it is a sortof club, you know. they go to a foreign country every summer or two and have alot of fun. they always go eve

38、rywhere together. i have wanted to join their clubfor a long time, but i was not able to become a member until the spring of thisyear.”which of the following is true （ ）a.the person who lived next to mr. brown was also at the theatre.b.the american ladies apologized for being noisy.c.all of the amer

39、ican ladies lost their husbands.d.the american ladies did not know each other at all.10、cmr. brown was at the theatre. he hadgot his ticket at the moment, so he had not been ahle to choose his seat. he nowfound that he was in the middle of a group of american la- dies, some of themmiddle-aged and so

40、me of them quite old. they clearly all knew each other well,as before the curtain went up on the play they had come to see, they all talkedand joked a lot together.the lady sitting on mr. browns left,who was about sixty years old, seemed to be the happiest and the mostinteresting of the american gro

41、up, and after the first act of the play, sheapologized to him for the noisiness of her friends. he answered that he was veryglad to see american ladies so really enjoying their visit to england, and sothey had a friendly talk. mr. browns neighbour explained what they doingthere.“you know, i have kno

42、wn these ladies all my life,” shesaid. “we all grew up together back in our hometown in the united states. theyhave all lost their husbands and call themselves the merry widows. it is a sortof club, you know. they go to a foreign country every summer or two and have alot of fun. they always go every

43、where together. i have wanted to join their clubfor a long time, but i was not able to become a member until the spring of thisyear.”mr. browns neighbour at the theatre_. （ ）a.did not know the ladies until recentlyb.only knew some of them all her lifec.had known them since she joined the clubd.had k

44、nown these ladies for a long time11、cmr. brown was at the theatre. he hadgot his ticket at the moment, so he had not been ahle to choose his seat. he nowfound that he was in the middle of a group of american la- dies, some of themmiddle-aged and some of them quite old. they clearly all knew each oth

45、er well,as before the curtain went up on the play they had come to see, they all talkedand joked a lot together.the lady sitting on mr. browns left,who was about sixty years old, seemed to be the happiest and the mostinteresting of the american group, and after the first act of the play, sheapologiz

46、ed to him for the noisiness of her friends. he answered that he was veryglad to see american ladies so really enjoying their visit to england, and sothey had a friendly talk. mr. browns neighbour explained what they doingthere.“you know, i have known these ladies all my life,” shesaid. “we all grew

47、up together back in our hometown in the united states. theyhave all lost their husbands and call themselves the merry widows. it is a sortof club, you know. they go to a foreign country every summer or two and have alot of fun. they always go everywhere together. i have wanted to join their clubfor

48、a long time, but i was not able to become a member until the spring of thisyear.”the lady sitting on mr. browns left finally succeeded in joining the club in the spring of this year when_ （ ）a.her husband diedb.the ladies in the club began to like herc.she got marriedd.she pretended to be merry12、dt

49、hree friends decided to sail aroundthe world in a small yacht(游艇). they loaded it with food and water and set off.they traveled to many beautiful places, and were having a wonderfultime.until one day, when they had been at sea for about amonth, a fierce storm blew up.great waves crashed(坠毁)down on t

50、heir littleyacht. the mast(船桅) broke and the yacht was soon thrown against some rocks neara deserted island.the three men were able to struggle to theisland, taking with them as much food as they could carry. not a tree, not abush, not a flower grew on the island. there was not an animal of any kind

51、, noteven a bird or an insect. for a few weeks the three men were able to live on thefood they had saved, but at last it was gone-except for one piece of bread.they decided that whoever had the best dream the next night could have thebread. the next morning they took turns describing their dreams.th

52、e first man said that he had dreamed he was in the worlds mostbeautiful restaurant and he had eaten the finest meal of his life and drunk someof the finest wines. he said it was one of the best dreams he had everhad.the second man described how he had dreamed about a magiccarpet. sitting on this car

53、- pet, he had traveled to all the wonderful places inthe world and been the guest of great kings and queens. it had been a trulyexciting dream.the men who had described their dreams thenturned to the third man. “tell us your dream,” they said. “my dream was verysimple,” he said. “i dreamed that the

54、bread was go- ing bad and would soon bemoldy(发霉). 1 didnt want to waste the bread, so as soon as i woke up i ateit.the three men took_. （ ）a.many souvenirs(纪念品) with themb.no medical supplies with themc.a large crew with themd.many provisions(食物贮备) with them13、dthree friends decided to sail aroundth

55、e world in a small yacht(游艇). they loaded it with food and water and set off.they traveled to many beautiful places, and were having a wonderfultime.until one day, when they had been at sea for about amonth, a fierce storm blew up.great waves crashed(坠毁)down on their littleyacht. the mast(船桅) broke

56、and the yacht was soon thrown against some rocks neara deserted island.the three men were able to struggle to theisland, taking with them as much food as they could carry. not a tree, not abush, not a flower grew on the island. there was not an animal of any kind, noteven a bird or an insect. for a

57、few weeks the three men were able to live on thefood they had saved, but at last it was gone-except for one piece of bread.they decided that whoever had the best dream the next night could have thebread. the next morning they took turns describing their dreams.the first man said that he had dreamed he was in the worlds mostbeautiful restaurant