大学英语模拟卷

1、三级英语模拟题(A)IReadingComprehensionPassage1Languagesaremarvelouslycomplexandwonderfullycomplicatedorgansofculture.Theyembodythequickestandthemostefficientmeansofcommunicatingwithintheirrespectiveculture.Tolearnaforeignlanguageistolearnanotherculture.Inthewordsofapoetandphilosopher,“Asmanylanguagesasones

2、peaks,somanylivesonelives.”Acultureanditslanguagesareasinseparableasbrainandbody;whileoneisapartoftheother,neithercanfunctionwithouttheother.Inlearningaforeignlanguage,thebestbeginningiswiththenon-verballinguisticelementsofthelanguage,itsgestures,itsbodylanguage.EyecontactisextremelyimportantinEngli

3、sh.Directeyecontactleadstounderstanding,or,astheEnglishmaxim（格言）hasit,seeingeye-to-eye.Wecanneverseeeye-to-eyewithanativespeakerofEnglishuntilwehavelearnedtolookdirectlyintohiseyes.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.OrgansofCultureBrainandBodySeeingEye-to-EyeNon-VerbalLinguisticElements2.Accordingtothispa

4、ssage,thebestwaytolearnaforeignlanguageis.A.toreadtheworksofpoetsandphilosophersB.tofindanativespeakerandlookdirectlyintohiseyesC.tobeginbylearningitsbodylanguageD.tovisitacountrywhereEnglishisspoken3.Accordingtothispassage,gesturesare.A.non-verbalaswellasnon-linguisticB.verbalandlinguisticC.non-ver

5、balbutneverthelesslinguisticD.verbalbutneverthelessnon-linguistic“Asmanylanguagesasonespeaks,somanylives”means.A.ifoneleansmanyforeignlanguages,onewillhaveabetterunderstandingofhisownlanguageB.lifeisricherandmoreinterestingifoneknowsseverallanguagesC.nomatterhowmanylanguagesoneknows,onecanneverknowm

6、orethanonesowncultureD.ifapersonspeaksonlyonelanguage,hewillliveaveryhappylife5.Oneofthefollowingwhichisnotsynonymouswiththeothersis.signsgesturesmaximsbodylanguagePassage2IntheUnitedStates,apersoncantakecreditonlyforwhathehasaccomplishedbyhimself.Americansgetnocreditwhatsoeverforhavingbeenbornintoa

7、richorprivilegedfamily.(IntheUnitedStates,thatwouldbeconsideredanaccidentofbirth”.)Americanspridethemselvesinhavingbeenbornpoorand,throughtheirownhardwork,havingclimbedthedifficultladderofsuccesstowhateverleveltheyhaveachievedallbythemselves.TheAmericansocialsystemhas,ofcourse,madeitpossibleforAmeri

8、canstomove,relativelyeasily,uptothesocialladder,whereasthisisimpossibletodoinmanyothercountries.The-mademanorwomaelfIIisstillverymuchtheidealinpresent-dayAmerica.Americansbelievethatcompetitionbringsoutthebestinanyindividual.Consequently,theforeignvisitorwillseecompetitionbeingfosteredintheAmericanh

9、omeandintheAmericanclassroom,evenattheyoungestagelevels.Youmayfindthevalueplacedoncompetitionamongindividuals.ButAmericansteachinginThirdWorldcountriesfindthelackofcompetitivenessinaclassroomsituationequallydistressing(令人苦恼的).Theysoonlearnthatwhattheyhadthoughttobeoneoftheuniversalhumancharacteristi

10、csrepresentedonlyapeculiarlyAmerican(orWestern)value.Americans,valuingcompetition,havedevisedaneconomicsystemtogowithit一freeenterprise(自由企业制).Americansfeelverystronglythatahighlycompetitiveeconomywillbringoutthebestinitspeopleandultimately,thatthesocietywhichfosterscompetitionwillprogressmostrapidly

11、.Ifyoulookforit,youwillseeevidenceinallareas-inallfieldsasdiverseasmedicine,theart,education,andsports-thatfreeenterpriseistheapproachmostoftenpreferredinAmerica.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying-madlemanorwomanIIisstillverymuchtheidealinpresent-dayAmerica?A.Americansnolongerrespectthosewhoarebornrichas

12、theyusedto.B.Americansstillrespectthosewhohaveclimbedupthesocialladderthroughhardwork.C.Americansthinkthatanidealmanorwomanshouldbebornpoor.D.Americansthinkthatonlytheself-mademanorwomanisworthyofrespect.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheAmericansocialsystem?A.Itisasystemthatdoesnotfavorthosewhoarebornrich

13、.B.Itisasystemthatmakessocialclimbingverydifficult,ifnotimpossible.C.Itmakesitcomparativelyeasyforthepoortomoveupthesocialladder.D.Itisthebestsystempossibleintheworld.AmericansteachinginThirdWorldcountriesfoundthat.A.competitionisauniqueAmerican(orWestern)value.B.competitionmustbefosteredintheclassr

14、oomforsuccessinbusiness.C.cooperationismoreimportantthancompetitioninbringingaboutprogress.D.competitionisoneoftheuniversalhumancharacteristics.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatfreeenterpriseis.aneconomicsystemallowingfreecompetitionamongbusinessabeliefthatcompetitionbringsoutthebestinanyindividualC.anat

15、titudethatvaluescompetitionratherthancooperationD.atheorythatadvocatescompetitionasthesourceofallprogressAmericanswouldmostlikelyfrownatyouifyou.A.tellthemyouwerebornpoorandhadtoworkwithyourhandsB.goaroundtellingpeoplethatyourfatherisaself-mademanC.tellthemthattheirsocialsystemisnotnecessarilythebes

16、tD.complainthatyouwerebornpoorandhadhadnoopportunitiesPassage3Whatwillmanbelikeinthefuture-in5,000oreven50,000yearsfromnow?Wecanonlymakeaguess,ofcourse,butwecanbesurethathewillbedifferentfromwhatheistoday.Formanisslowlychangingallthetime.Letustakeanobviousexample.Man,evenfivehundredyearsago,wasshort

17、erthanheistoday.Now,onaverage,menareaboutthreeinchestaller.Fivehundredyearsisarelativelyshortperiodoftime,sowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.Again,inthemodernworldweuseourbrainsagreatdeal.Evenso,westillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrainscapacity.Astimegoeson,however,weshallhavetouseourbrainsm

18、oreandmore,andeventuallyweshallneedlargerones!Thisislikelytobringaboutaphysicalchangetoolthehead,inparticulartheforehead,willgrowlarger.Nowadaysoureyesareinconstantuse.Infact,weusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybecomeweakerandwehavetowearglasses.Butoververylongperiodoftimeitislikelythatmanseyeswillgrows

19、tronger.Ontheotherhand,wetendtomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs.These,asaresult,arelikelytogrowweaker.Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.Butwhatabouthair?Itwillprobablydisappearfromthebodyaltogetherincourseoftimebecauseitdoesnotserveausefulpurpos

20、eanylonger.Inthefuture,then,bothsexesarelikelytobebald!Perhapsallthisgivestheimpressionthatfuturemanwillnotbeaveryattractivecreaturetolookat!Thismaywellbetrue.Allthesame,inspiteofallthesechanges,futuremanwillstillhavealotincommonwithus.Hewillstillbeahumanbeing,withthoughtsandemotionssimilartoourown.

21、Thepassagetellsusabout.A.howmanslifewillbeinthefutureB.howfuturemanwilllooklikeC.thefactthatmansorganswillfunctiondifferentlyinthefutureD.thefactthatmanisgrowinguglierastimepassesThereisevidencethatmanischanging.A.manhasbeengrowingtalleroverthepast500yearsB.manhasgotstrongereyesthanheeverhadC.mansha

22、irisgettingthinnerandthinnerD.manslimbsaregettingweakerbecausehetendstomakelessuseofthemMansforeheadwillgrowlargerbecause.scapacityA.hewilluseofonlyabout20%ofthebrainB.theother80%ofhisbrainwillgrowinduetimeC.hehadrathernarrowforeheadafewhundredyearsagoD.hewillhavetousehisbrainmoreandmoreastimegoeson

23、Futuremanwillprobably.A.havesmallereyesB.havelargereyesC.seebetterD.gavetowearbetterglassesThereasonforbelievingthatfuturemanwillbedifferentisthathe.isalwaysneverstopschanginghopesforachangewillliveadifferentlifeVocabularyandStructureAsweallknowthatyoungchildrenarecurious.byheartbyoriginbyeducationb

24、ynatureDoyouthinkitwisetoourmainofficefromNYtoChicago?transplanttransfertransformtransmitSomeoldpeoplehaveanaversiontoRockandRollbecausetheycantsomuchnoise.sustainentertainendureD.admireAhealthylifeisthoughttobewiththeopencountrysideandhometownfood.associatedtiedinvolvedboundTetocomehavecomecameIbel

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27、ecametocomeWeneedachairman.A.forwhomeveryonehasconfidenceB.whoeveryonehasconfidenceofC.inwhomeveryonehasconfidenceD.whomeveryonehasconfidenceonItwassuchawonderfuleveningthatIfeltlikealongtheriver.walktowalktowalkingwalking54.ThemanagersaidthatthisproblematthemeetingnextTuesday.discussedwasdiscussedw

28、ouldbediscussedwouldbediscussingIdbeonlytoogladtoattendyourpartyIcanfindababysitter.sofarasprovidedthatexceptthatunlessTermsofinseasonsofinrespectsofinoccasionofTheyoungcouplefoughtbutnotveryseriously.alltimesontimessometimeattimesThoughhavingafunnysmellt

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30、onagreewithagreetoagreeatYouhavetoyourpapernextMondaymorningtotheprofessorsoffhandouthandoffhandoverhandinIwouldthinkitrudetowhenothersarespeaking.breakinbreakintobreakoffbreakoutThedoctorsadvicewasthatthepatientatonce.tobeoperatedbeingoperatedbeoperatedoperatedButfortheirhelp,weourtaskasplanned.wou

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32、rABCDEversincetheworldbegan,nationshavedifficultyinkeepingpeacewiththeirTOC o 1-5 h zABCDneighbors.Althoughherseverepain,JanecametotheclassessothatshewouldntmissABCDanything.Thesalesmantoldmethatagoodpairofglassesweresupposedtolastatleast3ABCDto4years.Eventhoughshelooksveryyoung,sheistwiceolderthanm

33、y18-year-oldsister.ABCDIjustdontunderstanwhyhiswifefussesai_smallthingsallthetime.ABCDThepolicemenorderedthateveryonelefttheburningbuildingrightaway.ABCDIfIwereyou,Iwouldtakethatjobwithoutdelaywhentheyofferedme.ABCDHavethedirectorandeditordecidedwhattodonextwiththebook?ABCDMakesureyoueatwellandsleep

34、enough,donyou?ABCDIV.ClozeDirections:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andDattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Residentsinagrowingnumberofciti

35、esinNorthChinaaresufferingfrominfluenza,buthealthofficialsinsistthecaseswillnot_56_anationwidebreakthrough._57_,theyarewarningpeopletorestanddresswarmly_58_theannualfluseasonwill_59_throughthemiddleofFebruary.Otherpreventative_60_,includingdrinkinglotsofwaterandexercising_61_,willmakepeoplemore_62_t

36、hevirus.Peopleshouldkeeptheirroomsventilatedsothereis_63_freshair,theysaid.Childrenand_64_,whoare_65_susceptibleto（易感染的）thevirus,shouldbe_66_cautious.Peopleshouldvisittheirdoctors_67_theyshowsymptomssotheycangetmedicine_68_.InTianjin,doctors_69_about4,000prescriptionsaday;the_70_toseeadoctorisatleas

37、ttwohours.AnddoctorsfromShenyangsaidthenumberofpatients_71_medicaltreatmentthere_72_upperrespiratorytract（上呼吸道）diseases_73_by30percentsinceDecember.Flumedicineisexpensive,_74_thathasnotcurbeddemand.Morethan100boxesofTamiflu,_75_200yuaneach,weresoldadayinawardofBeijing-JapanFriendshipHospital.A.comefromB.leadtoC.gotoD.gobyA.SoB.MoreoverC.ThusD.StillA.sinceB.becauseofC.owetoD.duetoA.passB.stayC.lastD.visitA.waysB.skillsC.measuresD.methodsA.occasionallyB.regularlyC.warmlyD.hardlyA.resistanttoB.reluct