大学英语考试模拟题(含参考答案)

1、第一部分：词汇和结构2010 大学英语考 -16. Martin is good at fishing,C?A. is heB. does heC. isn t heD. doesnt he第 7页 共 7页1. He hardly hurt himself in the accident,C?A. doesn t heB. didn t heC. did heD. does he2. HeDtwo thousand trees since 1985.A. plantsB. plantedC. will plantD. has planted3. Today, the forests have

2、 almost gone, people mustDdown too many trees.A. stop to cutB. stop from cuttingC. be stopped to cutD. be stopped from cutting4. I will tell them the news as soon as theyBback.A. cameB. comeC. will comeD. are coming5. You must goBthat street to get to the park.A. crossB. acrossC. passD. passed6. Whe

3、n class began, we stoppedDto the teacher carefully.A. listeningB. listenC. listensD. to listen7. Youre wantedAthe phone.A. onB. toC. byD. with8. She does betterBreading than listening.A. atB. inC. withD. to9. Maria prefersat home toCout.A. to stay ; goB. stay ; goC. staying ; goingD. staying ; go10.

4、 No one knowsA.A. how to do itB. how to doC. what to do itD. why to do11. HeAall his holiday doing part-time jobs at the restaurant.A. spentB. gaveC. tookD. served12. The palm tree is an essential source of food andDfor people living in the tropics.A. built materialsB. to built materialsC. materials

5、 buildingsD. building materials13. I m going on holiday forBweeks this summer.A. a littleB. a fewC. muchD. a great deal14. Ahad the supermarket opened than people were flocking to shop there.A. No soonerB. NowhereC. HardlyD. If15. The secretary was asked toAthe waste paper on the desk.A. get rid ofB

6、. ridC. disposeD. get out of17. Im getting fatter and fatter. What should I do, doctor? Youd better eatDfood and takeexercise.A. less ; lessB. more ; moreC. more ; lessD. less ; more18. The child was sorryDhis mother when he arrived at the station.A. to missB. having missedC. missingD. to have misse

7、d19. The answer is not, asDhappens, very precise.A. thatB. whichC. thisD. it20. Cthe street, you can find popcorn shop.A. In the endB. At the endC. At the end ofD. In the end of21. The oranges areAdear.A. much tooB. too muchC. muchD. not much22. SimonCride a bike when he was 6 years old.A. could abl

8、e toB. could be able toC. was able toD. can23. I saw some boysBon the playground at 3:00.A. to playB. playingC. playD. to playing24. He would like to go,Che cant.A. howeverB. thenC. butD. and25. Unit 4 isCeasier than Unit 5.A. moreB. evenC. quiteD. very26. WeDhim Uncle Wang.A. giveB. askC. letD. cal

9、l27. The doctors are trying their best to save theBboy.A. deadB. dyingC. diedD. dieing28. We should practiceCEnglish everyday.A. speakB. to speakC. speakingD. to speaking29. Ayou are not careful, a car may hit you.A. IfB. UntilC. WhenD. Before30. Don t make soD.A. many noisesB. the other noiseC. muc

10、h noisesD. much noise21. He wasBsad at the bad news that he could hardly say a word.A. veryB. soC. tooD. such22. Do you mind if I open the window?A.A. Of course notB. Yes, you canC. No, you can t open itD. Yes, I mind23. The old man lives, but she never feelsB.A. lonely ; aloneB. alone ; lonelyC. lo

11、nely ; lonelyD. alone ; alone24. What would you like to drink, tea or juice?Ais OK. I m really thirsty.A. EitherB. NeitherC. BothD. All25. The girl was heardDthe piano in the next door.A. playsB. to playC. playedD. play26. I haven t seen herCshe left Guangzhou.A. whileB. whenC. sinceD. from27. He wa

12、s so tired that he fell asleepDhe went to bed.A. as ifB. even thoughC. even sinceD. as soon as28. When you leave, don t forgetAoff the light.A. to turnB. turningC. turnD. turned29. Thank you forAmy grandpa when I was away.A. looking afterB. look overC. looking atD. look for30. Look! This sweater is

13、beautiful.C?A. Why not trying it onB. Why not try on it C. Why not try it onD. Why not trying on it第二部分：阅读理解Passage OneWhen John and Fred got home, it was a quarter past seven. It was dark outside but there was a light inside there home and the door was open. They could see a man inside.“Is this man

14、 your friend? ”asked the policeman. “No, he is a thief. He wanted to steal my money. Im glad that you have caught him, ”answered the boys father.31. The story tells us that John wasA.A. Fred s brotherB. Fred s fatherC. a thiefD. a policeman32. The boys arrived homeC.A. after eightB. before their par

15、ents went to do shoppingC. at 7:15D. after the thief took their money away33. The man inside the roomD.A. was a policemanB. wanted to talk with the boy s fatherC. helped the boys fetch some money for their father D. didnt run away until the policeman came34. John talked to the man because heD.A. was

16、 his father s friendB. looked afraidC. didn t know the man was a thiefD. wanted to keep the man until his father came back35. From the story we know thatB.A. the thief was very foolishB. the boys were cleverC. the policeman was their father s friendD. the boy s parents lost a lot of moneyPassage Two

17、Man s first real invention, and one of the most important inventions in history, was the wheel.All transportation and every machine in the world depend on it.The wheel is the simplest yet perhaps the most remarkable of all inventions, because there are no wheels in nature no living thing was ever cr

18、eated with wheels. How, then, did man come toinvent the wheel?“Who could it be? ”said John,M“other and father have gone to do shopping. They will comePerhaps some early hunters found that they could roll the carcass of a heavy animal throughback after eight. ”When the boys came, the man looked frigh

19、tened. Then he smiled and said, “Come in! You don t me but I m a friend of your fathers. He asked me to fetch some money for him. ”The man didn t see Fred. John went inside and talked to the man but Fred didnt do so. He ran away quickly to look for a policeman and soon he found one. He brought him b

20、ack to theirhome. The man stillthere, but when he saw the policeman,the man tried to run away. The policeman stopped him and held his arm. Just at that moment the boy s father returned.the forest on logs more easily than they could carry it. However, the logs themselves weighted a lot.It must have t

21、aken a great prehistoric thinker a long time to imagine two thin slices of log connected at their centers by a strong stick. Thus the wheel and axle came into being, and with them the first carts.36. The wheel is important becauseD.A. it was man s first real inventionB. all transportation depends on

22、 itC. every machine depends on itD. it is useful37. It was remarkable of man to invent the wheel becauseC.A. it led to many other inventionsB. man have no use for it thenC. there were no wheels in natureD. it is the most important part of a car38. The wheel was probably invented by the first man on

23、earthC.A. a group of early huntersB. the first man on earthC. a great prehistoric thinkerD. the man who made the first cart39. This selection says that the first wheel may have been aD.A. round piece of stoneB. heavy stoneC. piece of metalD. slice of log40. The idea for it may have come fromB.A. cha

24、sing an animalB. rolling a carcass on logsC. watching a roll stoneD. watching running animals Passage ThreeTwo days ago, a tuna fish( 金 枪 鱼 ) was swimmingin the AtlanticOcean near Boston. An American fishing boat caught him. The tuna was frozen at once and sent to a famous fish marketin Tokyo, Japan

25、. The name of the fish market is Tsukiji. The tuna fish was the 197th tuna to arrive at Tsukiji that day. Tuna number 197 weighted 622 pounds (282 kilograms).Tsukijiis the largest wholesale fish market in the world.It sells 400 kinds of seafood torestaurants and supermarkets all over Japan. The seaf

26、ood comes from sixty differentcountries. Tsukiji sells about 5,000,000 pounds of seafood every day. That is 28,000,000 dollars! More than 60,000 people work at Tsukiji. The market opens at 4:00 a.m. and closes at about 10:00 a.m. It is a very busy place. Thousands of trucks, motorcycles, and bicycle

27、s move people and fish around the large building.Tsukiji is like a small town. The people are very friendly and they work hard. They all work together to move fish as fast as possible from the sea to the dinner plate. Tsukiji is very noisy, but it is not smelly. The seafood is moved out of the build

28、ing so quickly that there is no time for it to smell. Tsukiji is a very interesting place to visit.41The largest wholesale fish market in the world isB.A. in Boston, AmericaB. in Tokyo, JapanC. near Boston, AmericaD. near Tokyo, Japan42. Tuna Number 197 weightedBpounds.A. 197B. 622C. 282D. 40043. Ts

29、ukiji sells about 5,000,000Ceveryday.A. tuna fishB. fishing boatsC. pounds of seafoodD. motorcycles44. Tsukiji opens atAevery day.A. 4:00 a.m.B. 4:00 p.m.C. 10:00 a.m.D. 10:00 p.m.45. What do you know about the fish market, Tsukiji?D .A. Noisy and smelly.B. Neither noisy nor smellyC. Smelly but not

30、noisy.D. Noisy but not smelly.Passage FourAfter a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good healthy.During this time, the body recovers from the activities of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next

31、day.There are four levels of sleep, each being a little deeper than one before. As you sleep, your muscles relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you reach the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other.Althoughy

32、our mind slows down, from time to time you willdream.Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming occurs, your eyeballs begin to move more quickly (although your eyelids are closed). This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for rapid eye moment.If you have trouble falling asleep, some

33、people recommend breathing very slowly and very deeply. Other people believe that drinking warm milk will help make you drowsy . There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep will put you to sheep!46. A good title for this passage isA.A. SleepB. Good HealthC. DreamsD. Work and Rest47. The word

34、 “drowsy ”in the last paragraph meansD.A. sickB. stand upC. asleepD. a little sleepy48. This passage suggests that not getting enough sleep might make youB.A. dream more oftenB. have poor healthC. nervousD. breathe quickly49. During REM,D.A. your eyes move quicklyB. you dreamC. you are restlessD. bo

35、th A and B50. The average number of hours of sleep that an adult needs isD.A. approximately six hoursB. around ten hoursC. about eight hoursD. not stated here Passage OneMark Twain, the famous American writer, was travelling in France. Once he was going to Dijonby train. That afternoon he was very t

36、ired and wanted to sleep. Therefore he asked the conductor to wake him up when they came to Dijon. Butfirst he explained that he was a veryheavy sleeper. “I ll probably protest loudly when you try to wake me up ,”he said to the conductor.“But do not take any notice, just put me off the train anyway.

37、”Then Mark Twain went to sleep. Later when he woke up, it was night the train was in Pairs already. He realized at once that the conductor had forgotten to wake him up atDijon. He was very angry. He ran up to the conductor and began to shout at him,“I have never been so angry in all my life. ”Mark T

38、wain said.The conductor looked at him calmly and said,“You are not half so hungry as the American whom I put off the train at Dijon.”31. Mark Twain wanted to get toA.A. DijonB. PairsC. FranceD. America32. Mark Twain asked the conductor toB.A. let him continue his sleep if he didnt wake upB. wake him

39、 up when the train got to his destinationC. tell him when they arrived in PairsD. take care of him during the trip33. Mark Twain was angry with the conductor becauseC.A. the conductor was very rude to himB. the conductor put another man off the trainC. the conductor didn t wake him up when they got

40、to his destinationD. the conductor made a lot of noise when he was sleeping34. Finally Mark Twain had to get off the train inD.A. DijonB. LondonC. New YorkD. Pairs35. We can learn from the passage thatB.A. Mark Twain liked sleepingB. the conductor was quite carelessC. the service in the train was ve

41、ry poorD. the man who was put off the train was just a little angryPassage TwoPeople travel a lot with Heaven Air because they know they will get what they want. They want to go quickly and safely across the land, across the sea or right across the world, and they know Heaven Air will take them wher

42、e they want to go whenever they want to go. Heaven Air flies all the newest and fastest planes to more towns and cities of the world than other airlines.Do you want to go to Pairs, Washington, or Tokyo? Heaven Air will take you there, at all timesof the day or night, right through the week. But Heav

43、en Air flies not only to the biggest cities, we also fly two or three times a week to towns and cities in the every centre of Asia, Africa, and South America.People fly with Heaven Airbecause they know they willleave on time and arrive on time.They know that they will receive the best food and watch

44、 the best films.Heaven Air is second to none.36. Heaven Air is the name ofB.A. a planeB. an airlineC. a travel serviceD. an advertising program37. Traveling with Heaven Air isD.A. comfortable but expensiveB. cheap and pleasantC. exciting but tiringD. quick and safe38. Heaven Air can take you to Pair

45、sC .A. on weekends onlyB. just on weekdaysC. any time in a weekD. two or three times a week39. Most flights of Heaven Air go toC.A. big citiesB. small townsC. both big and small citiesD. the very centre of Asia40. According to the advertisement, Heaven Air believes it isD.A. the second biggest in th

46、e worldB. the second best in the worldC. the biggest in the worldD. the best in the worldPassage ThreeSomeday in the future we may not need to have money in our pockets. Is life easier when people don t need to carryany coins for currency at all? Is money heavy to carry? Is it safe to carry money? M

47、aybe in the future each of us will have only one small plastic credit card. We will use it to buy all the things we now buy with money. We will not need money to pay for things.Of course we may still have some of the same problems with cards that we now have with money. Sometimes we lose money. Mayb

48、ewe willlose cards. People steal money. Maybe someone will take the card. Someone may even make a card that looks like our card. Since wecant buy anything without our cards, the credit card may be no better than currency.Is there something ever easier to use than credit cards? All of us have a thumb

49、print. No two thumbprints are the same. Maybe someday the government willkeep peoples t56=humbprints with a number. No person willhave the same thumbprintor number. When you want to buysomething you will put your thumb on a machine or a computer. Each store or business will have one. Everyone s thum

50、bprintwillbe in the computers. Itwillbe very difficultto lose our thumbprints. It will be difficult for someone to steal it or make one like it.41. The word “currency ”most probably meansA.A. plastic cardsB. paper moneyC. coinsD. metal money42. According to the passage, we all needD.A. coinsB. curre

51、ncyC. credit cardsD. some kind of money43. Our thumbprints may be used in the future becauseC.A. they will help each storeB. each store will have a computerC. every thumbprint is differentD. computers needs them44. Which one of the following gives the main idea of the second paragraph?B.A. Credit ca

52、rds are worse than currency.B. Currency may not be more of a problem than credits cards.C. We use credits cards because people steal money.D. We have many problems with money.45. Which of the following statements isnot true ?B.A. There is something easier to use than credit cards.B. There are no pro

53、blems with currency.C. Every person will have a different thumbprint number.D. There are some problems with the use of credit cards Passage FourIf you are like most people, your intelligence varies from season to season. You are probably sharper in the spring than you are at any other time of the ye

54、ar. A noted scientist, Ellsworth Huntington(1876 1947), concluded fromother mens workand his own among peoples in different climates that climate the temperature have a definite effect on your mental abilities.He found that cool weather is much more favorable for creative thinking than is summer hea

55、t. This does not mean that all people are less intelligent in the summer than they are during the rest of the year. It does mean, however, that the mental abilities of large numbers of people tend to be lowest in the summer.Spring appears to be the best period of the year for thinking. One reason ma

56、y be that in the spring man s mental abilities are affected by the same factors that bring about great changes in all nature.Fall is the next-best season, then winter. As for summer, it seems to be good time to take a long vacation from thinking!46. Huntington based his conclusions onD.A. records of changes in his own intelligenceB. work with peoples in diff