大学新生入学英语考试模拟试题

1、 Term Paper For An Introduction To English Language Testing 大学英语入学分班考试试卷Part One Listening （此处略过）第一卷 听力 （20分）Part two第二卷 笔试Grammar and vocabulary 1. Sarah looked at _ finished painting with _ satisfaction.A. 不填，a B. a，the C. the，不填 D. the，a【答案】C【分析】名词painting前有定语finished，所以特指“那件成品画作”， satisfaction是不

2、可数名词，所以前面不加任何定冠词。【考点】定冠词的使用方法。2. After the flooding，people were suffering in that area，_ urgently needed clean water，medicine and shelter to survive.A. which B. who C. where D. what【句意】洪水过后，在那里的受灾群众急纯净水，药物和收容所来生存。【分析】第三句是定语从句，用于修饰第二句中的people，修饰对象是人所以用who。【答案】B【考点】定语从句3. OK，Ive had enough of it. I gi

3、ve up！You cant _ your responsibilities.A. run off with B. run up against C. run out of D. run away from【句意】好了，我受够了，我放弃！ 你不可以逃避你的责任。【分析】run away from 表示 “逃避”，A项表示“获得”，B项表示“偶然相遇”，C项表示“用光，用完”，只有D项满足句意。【答案】D【考点】动词词组的辨析4. The notice came around two in the afternoon _ the meeting would be postponed.A. whe

4、n B. that C. whether D. how【句意】下午两点钟来的通知说，会议将延期召开。【分析】这里的that引导同位语从句，解释说明notice的内容，不能省略。【答案】B【考点】名词性从句5. Thank God youre safe! I stepped back，just _ to avoid the racing car.A. in time B. in case C. in need D. in vain【句意】感谢上帝，你是安全的！我后退了，及时避开了那辆赛车。【答案】A【考点】连词6.Happy birthday! Thank you! Its the best p

5、resent I _ for.A. should have wished B. must have wished C. may have wished D. could have wished【句意】生日快乐！谢谢，这是我所能希望得到的最好的礼物。【分析】A项表示“本应该而实际没有”，B项表示“一定”，C项表示“也许”D项表示“能够”，本题考查虚拟语气的运用，有一定难度。【答案】D【考点】虚拟语气的辨析与运用7. Honey，the cats stuck in the tree. Can you turn off the TV and get a ladder? Oh, it jumped o

6、ff. _.A. Never mind B. All right C. No problem D. Take care【句意】亲爱的，这只猫被困在树上了，你能不能关掉电视然后拿个梯子哦，它已经跳下来了，没事了。【答案】A【考点】日常交际用语8. The president hopes that the people will be better off when he quits than when he _.A. starts B. started C. has started D. will start【句意】总统希望人们在他卸任后将要比他上任的时候更加富有。【答案】B【考点】动词的时态9

7、.There is little doubt in your mind that he is innocent，_?A. is there B. isnt there C. is he D. isnt he【句意】看来，你对他是无辜的并不怀疑，对不对？【分析】前面的陈述句出现了否定词“little”，所以疑问句要用肯定形式，陈述句中的谓语动词是is，主语是there ，所以，疑问句是 is there.【答案】A【考点】反义疑问句10.Which of these do you want? _.Either will do.A. Never mind B. Im sure C. No prob

8、lem D. Go ahead【句意】这两个你想要哪一个？ 没关系，哪个都行。【答案】A【考点】日常交际用语11. You have to move out of the way _ the truck cannot get past you.A. and B. or C. but D. so【句意】你必须把路让开，否则货车无法从你身边经过。【答案】B【考点】连词12 It is by no means clear _ the president can do to end the strike.A. that B. although C. what D. therefore【句意】根本不清楚

9、总统能做些什么来结束罢工。【分析】It做形式主语，代替后面的主语从句，所以空白处应该填上引导主语从句的连接词，由于从句中及物动词do后面缺少宾语，所以用what代替宾语。【答案】C【考点】名词性从句13. This restaurant wasnt _ that other restaurant we went to.A. half as good as B. as half good as C. as good as half D. good as half as 【答案】A【考点】形容词比较级的几种固定结构14. Always read the _ on the bottle carefu

10、lly and take the right amount of medicine.A. explanations B. instructions C. descriptions D. introductions【答案】B【考点】名词的词义辨析【分析】四个选项的中文翻译依次为：A.解释 B.说明书 C.描述 D.介绍，简介15. No one but two students _ the meeting.A. has been late for B. have been late for C. was late for D. were late for 【答案】C【考点】主谓一致【分析】句子的

11、主语是no one，谓语动词要用单数形式。陈述发生在过去的事实要用一般过去时态。 Part three ClozeInspiration“Mama, when I grow up, Im going to be one of those!” I said this after seeing the Capital Dancing Company perform when I was three. It was the first time that my _16_ took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my

12、 training. As I grew older and was _17_ to more, my interests in the world of dance _18_ varied but that little girls dream of someday becoming a _19_ in the company never left me. In the summer of 2005 when I was 18, I received the phone call which made that dream a _20_; I became a member of the c

13、ompany _21_ back to 1925.As I look back on that day now, it surely _22_ any sense of reality. I believe I stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief _23_ I was halfway through rehearsals (排练) on my first day. I never actually _24_ to get the job. After being offered the position, I was completely _25_.

14、 I remember shaking with excitement.Though I was absolutely thrilled with the change, it did not come without its fair share of _26_. Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week, I found it vital to _27_ up the material fast with every last bit of concentration. It is that extreme

15、 _28_ to detail (细节) and stress on practice that set us _29_. To then follow those high-energy rehearsals 30_ a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day, I discovered a new _31_ of the words “hard work.” What I thought were my physical _32_ were pushed much further than I thought _33_. I

16、learned to make each performance better than the last.Today, when I look at the unbelievable company that I have the great _34_ of being a part of, not only as a member, but as a dance captain, I see a _35_ that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues

17、to develop and grow-and inspires people every day to follow their dreams.16. A. hobby B. plan C. dream D. word17.A connected B. expanded C. exposed D. extended18. A. rarely B. certainly C. probably D. consistently19.A. director B. trainer C. leader D. dancer20. A. symbol B. memory C. truth D. realit

18、y21. A. bouncing B. dating C. turning D. tracking22. A. lacksB. addsC. makesD. brings23. A. while B. since C. until D. when24.A. Cared B. Expected C. Asked D. Decided25.A. motivated B. relaxed C. convinced D. astonished26.A. challenges B. profits C. advantages D. adventures27.A. put B. mix C. build

19、D. pick 28.A. Attention B. association C. attraction D. adaptation29.A. apart B. aside C. off D. back30.A. over B. by C. with D. beyond31.A. function B. meaning C. expression D. usage32.A. boundaries B. problems C. barriers D. efforts33.A. necessary B. perfect C. properD. possible34.A. talent B. hon

20、or C. potential D. responsibility35.A. victory B. trend C. tradition D. desire【答案与分析】16. C。梦想，在第19题之前也有提到，前后呼应。17. C。固定搭配，expose to，引申为越来越多的接触到dancing。18. B。随着作者年龄的增长，接触的食物越来越多，兴趣发生了变化，用certainly。19. D。前后线索。20. D。梦想成为现实。21. B。固定搭配，date back to 追溯至。22. A。作者不相信自己已经被录取了，缺少现实感。23. C。直到自己身处培训之前，都不敢相信自己被录

21、取了，用until24. B。我从未期望得到这份工作，用expected。25. D。由shaking with excitement联系到此空为“吃惊”的含义。26. A。之后面临着许多挑战，用challenge。27. D。pick up 固定搭配，表示学习。28. A。concentration是关键词，前后线索，用attention。29. A。set apart使与众不同，作者认为自己所在dancing team与其它不同的地方在于对细节的关注和精力的高度集中。30. C。介词考查，修饰rehearsal，有繁忙日程规划的预演。31. B。重新理解了hard work的含义，用mea

22、ning。32. A。有动词push为线索，推断出搭配的为界限。33. D。之前想过的可能的强度，用possible。34. B。能够成为公司的一员感到十分荣幸，用honored。35. C。注意后边的时态，has inspired，还有关键词generations of，所以为一个传统。Part four Reading Passage ALONDON (Reuters) Quiet please Britain s Queen Elizabeth is preparing to have her swans counted.Buckingham Palace has announced t

23、hat the annual Swan Upping, a tradition dating back to the 12th century which involves a census of the swan population on the River Thames, will be conducted by the Queen s official Swan Marker from July 20 24.“With the assistance of the Queen s Swan Warden, Professor Christopher Perrins of the Univ

24、ersity of Oxford, the swans and young cygnets (小天鹅) are also assessed for any signs of injury or disease，” Buckingham Palace said in announcing the count.The process involves the Swan Marker, David Barber, rowing up the Thames for five days with the Swan Warden in traditional skiffs while wearing sp

25、ecial scarlet uniforms and counting, weighing and measuring swans and cygnets.It may seem eccentric, but it is very important to the Queen, According to custom, Britain s sovereign owns all unmarked, mute swans in open water, but the Queen now exercises the right only on stretches of the Thames and

26、its nearby tributaries.In medieval times, the Swan Marker would not only travel up the river counting the swans, but would catch as many as possible as they were soughtafter for banquets and feasts.This year, the Swan Marker and the Swan Warden are particularly keen to discover how much damage is be

27、ing caused to swans and cygnets by attacks from dogs and from discarded fishing tackle (渔具)It is also an important year because Queen Elizabeth has decided to join her team of Swan Uppers for part of the census. She will follow them up the river and visit a local school project on the whole subject

28、of swans, cygnets and the Thames.“Education and conservation are essential to the role of Swan Upping and the involvement of school children is always a rewarding experience，” Buckingham Palace said.语篇解读泰晤士河上每年都要举行一个重要的活动：数天鹅。英国皇室的这一传统已经延续了好几个世纪。1. In medieval times，_.A. swans were better protected

29、than nowB. a lot of swans were killed by dogsC. swans were a delicious dish on royal banquetsD. common people could catch the swans解析细节理解题。从文章倒数第四段可知，在中世纪天鹅被捉住，然后成为皇家宴会上的美味。答案C2We can infer from the passage that the process of counting the swans _.A. remains almost unchanged in the past yearsB. invo

30、lves a lot of royal membersC. sometimes lasts longer than beforeD. is always guarded by special soldiers解析推理判断题。从文章第四段对数天鹅过程的描述以及参与清点的官员的穿着打扮可知，其过程几乎没有变化，因为这是一项传统活动。答案A3This year, the Swan Marker and the Swan Warden mainly want to find out_.A. the exact number of swans and cygnetsB. how a local scho

31、ol project is going onC. how much damage the swans and cygnets sufferD. how education and conservation are carried out along the Thames解析细节理解题。从文章倒数第三段内容可知答案为C。答案C4Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?A. Britain s Queen is concerned about swans.B. Britain s Queen orders a count of

32、swans.C. An old tradition in Buckingham Palace.D. Queen Elizabeth will count swans herself.解析主旨大意题。文章第一段是本文的主题段，英国女王下令清点泰晤士河上的天鹅的数量。答案B5The underlined word “tributaries” can be best replaced by _.A. districts B. banksC. trees D. branches解析词义理解题。根据语境和常识可知，此处是指在泰晤士河及其支流上生活的天鹅。故答案为D。答案D Passage B“Can I

33、 see my baby？” the happy new mother asked. When the bundle was in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped. The doctor turned quickly and looked out of the tall hospital window. The baby had been born without ears.Time proved that the baby s hearing was perfect

34、. It was only his appearance that was imperfect. When he rushed home from school one day and threw himself into his mothers arms, she sighed, knowing that his life was to be misfortunate. He cried out the tragedy, “A boy, a big boy. called me a freak (怪人)”He grew up, handsome. A favourite with his f

35、ellow students, he might have been class president, but for that. He developed a gift, a talent for literature and music. “But you might communicate with other young people，” his mother blamed him, but felt a kindness in her heart.Two years went by. One day, his father said to the son, “You re going

36、 to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But it s a secret.” The operation was a brilliant success, and a new person emerged.Later he married and entered the diplomatic service. One day, he asked his father, “Who gave me the ears? Who gave me so much? I cou

37、ld never do enough for him or her.” “I do not believe you could，” said the father, “but the agreement was that you are not to know. not yet.”The years kept their secret, but the day did come. He stood with his father over his mother s casket. Slowly, tenderly, the father stretched forth a hand and r

38、aised the thick, reddish brown hair to reveal the mother had no outer ears.“Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut，” his father whispered gently, “and nobody ever thought Mother less beautiful, did they？”语篇解读本文讲述了一个感人的故事。儿子天生没有耳朵，母亲将自己的耳朵捐献给了儿子。母亲去世后，父亲才将这个秘密告诉儿子。1Why did Mother gasp

39、 when she saw her newborn baby?A. Because her son had a tiny face.B. Because she saw her son crying.C. Because her son was born imperfect.D. Because her son was in her arms.解析细节理解题。由第一段最后一句话“The baby had been born without ears.”可知答案。答案C2Which word can describe Mother s feeling when the son threw him

40、self into her arms?A. Nervous.B. Sympathetic.C. Proud. D. Angry.解析细节理解题。由第二段的“When he rushed home from school one day and threw himself into his mothers arms，she sighed，knowing that his life was to be misfortunate.”可知答案。答案B3Who gave the son the ears?A. A doctor. B. His father.C. His mother. D. A str

41、anger.解析细节理解题。从文章最后可知是母亲献出了自己的耳朵。答案C4The underlined word “reveal” in the last but one paragraph means “_”A. see B. showC. find D. search解析词义推测题。父亲拨开母亲的头发，揭示了母亲将自己的耳朵捐给儿子的真相，因此，此处reveal是“显示”的意思。答案B5The best title for the passage would be _.A. Mothers hairB. An unforgettable memoryC. Who gave me the ears?D. Who is my best respectable person?解析标题归纳题。是谁给了我耳朵？这是贯穿文章的线索。故选C。答案C长难句解读When he rushed home from school one day and threw himself into his mothers arms，she sighed，