公共英语模拟考试 5.25

公共英语模拟考试5.25您的姓名：[填空题]*_________________________________PartIReadingComprehension(2x20points)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorincompletestatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandthenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEET.Passage1

TYPING

Thiscourseisforthosewhowanttolearntotype,aswellasthosewhowanttoimprovetheirtyping.Thecourseisnotcommon.Youaretestedinthefirstclassandbeginpracticingatoneofeightdifferentskilllevels.Thisallowsyoutolearnatyourownspeed.Eachprogramlasts20hours.Bringyourownpaper.

Coursefee:$125

Materials:$25

Twohourseacheveningfortwoweeks.Newclassesbegineverytwoweeks.Thiscourseistaughtbyanumberofprofessionalbusinesseducationteacherswhohavesuccessfullytaughttryingcoursesbefore.

UNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERS

Thistwelve-hourcourseisforpeoplewhodonotknowverymuchaboutcomputers,butwhoneedtolearnaboutthem.Youwilllearnwhatcomputersare,whattheycanandcan’tdoandhowtousethem.

Coursefee:$75

Jan.4,7,11,14,18

Wed.&Sat.9:00-11:30a.m.

Equipmentfee:$10

DavidisaprofessorofComputerScienceatBeijingUniversity.Hehasovertwentyyearsofexperienceincomputerfield.

STOPSMOKING

Doyouwanttostopsmoking?Haveyoualreadytriedtostopandfailed?Nowisthetimetostopsmokingusingthelatestmethods.Youcanstopsmoking,andthistwelve-hourcoursewillhelpyoudoit.

Coursefee:$30Jan.2.9,16,23Mon.2:00-5:00p.m.

Dr.Johnisapracticingpsychologistwhohashelpedhundredsofpeoplestopsmokingsuccessfully.

1.IfyouchoosetheUNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERScourse,youwillhaveclasses______.[单选题]*A.fromMondaytoSundayB.onWednesdayandSaturday(正确答案)C.onSaturdayandSundayD.onweekendevenings2.HowlongwillthecourseSTOPSMOKINGlasteachtime?[单选题]*A.Fourweeks.B.Threehours.(正确答案)C.Aweek.D.Twentyhours3.Mr.Blackworkseverymorningandevening,buthewantstotakepartinoneofthethreecourses.Whichoneissuitableforhim?[单选题]*A.TYPINGB.UNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERSC.STOPSMOKING(正确答案)D.None4.IfyouwanttotakeUNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERSandTYPING,youwillpay______.[单选题]*A.$75B.$150C.$235(正确答案)D.$3605.What’sthedifferencebetweenthecourseTYPINGandtheothertwo?[单选题]*A.Peopleatdifferentskilllevelsmaylearnatdifferentspeed.(正确答案)B.Youwilltakeatestafterthecourse.C.Youwillpaythesameamount.D.Youneedtobeequippedwithcomputerknowledge.Passage2

IfIhadtheabilitytochangeonethingaboutAmericansociety,mydecisionwouldnotbeadifficultone.Iwouldbantelevision.

Igrewupacouchpotato.Lookingback,itseemsIhardlyreadanythingelseatall---IwatchedTValmostsevenhoursaday.

Therearesomanygoodreasonsforyoutobeacouchpotato.Televisionisgoodbefore-breakfastentertainment.Televisionisgoodafter-schoolentertainment.Televisionisgoodbefore-bedentertainment.Everybodywatchesit,soyouhavetowatchittooinordertotalkaboutitwithfriends.Otherwiseyoucannotsayaword,whichmakesyoulooklikeanidiot.

ButwhenIstoppedwatchingtelevisioncompletelyseveralmonthsago,IfoundthatIhadbecomeamorereflectiveperson,simplybecauseIhadmoretimetothink.Televisionhadstoppedstuffingitsideasintomyhead.Iwasthinkingofmychildhood,andtomydisappointment,Ifoundthatitcouldbesummedupadequatelyinonesentence:“IwatchedalotofTV”.AndIwastedtoomuchofmyyouththatIcannothaveback.IwillneverbemoreimaginativethanIwasinmychildhood.

NowIcantotallyresistthetemptationofTVnomatterhowmarveloustheprogramsare,andI’menteringintoanewstageoflife.Inthemeantime,I’dhopethatallcouchpotatoeswouldturnofftheirTV.But

IamafraidthatwithmoreandmoreattractiveTVprograms,I’mnotgoingtobethelastpersoninthiscountrytoidleawaythebestyearsoflifesittingpassivelyinfrontofatelevision.6.Acouchpotatoissomeonewho______.whencopiedinwriting.Butiftherearenowrittenrecords,suchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful.[单选题]*A.spendsmuchtimesittingandwatchingTV(正确答案)B.plantspotatoC.plantspotatointhecouchD.sitsinacoucheatingpotato11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsuggestedinthepassage?7.PeoplewatchTVsomuchbecause______.A.Writtenhistoryismorereliable.[单选题]*A.televisionisgoodbeforebreakfastentertainmentB.televisionisgoodafter-schoolentertainmentC.televisionisgoodbefore-bedentertainmentD.Alloftheabove(正确答案)8.Accordingtothepassage,peoplewill______iftheystopwatchingTV.A.therewasnothingworthwritingdownatthattime[单选题]*A.fillthemselveswithideaonTVB.belazierandmorerelaxedC.havemoretimetothink(正确答案)D.notlookbackattheirchildhood9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueoftheauthor?[单选题]*A.Theauthorhadwatchedtelevisionalot.B.Theauthorhadwastedtoomuchofhisyouth.C.Theauthorwillneverbemoreimaginativethanhewasinhischildhood.D.Theauthorisdeterminedtogoonwatchingtelevision.(正确答案)10.Thephrase“idleaway”(Para.5)probablymeans“______”.

[单选题]*A.spendtimeinadifferentwayB.spendtimeinarelaxedway(正确答案)C.enteranewstageD.watchtelevisionPassage3

Ifwewereaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearago,weshouldprobablyhavetosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandhadwritteninitanaccountofwhatwedideachday,weshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion.

Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedonothaveanywrittenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeparecordofthemostimportanthappeningsintheircountry,butoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.Sometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeopleofthattimeandplacedidnotknowhowtowrite.Forexample,weknowagooddealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4,000yearsago,becausetheycouldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforthosewholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfricabecausetheyhadnotlearnedtowrite.

Sometimes,ofcourse,evenifthepeoplecannotwrite,theymayknowsomethingofthepast.Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolderpeopleandoftensongsanddancesandstorieshavebeenmadeaboutthemostimportanthappenings,andthesehavebeensungandactedandtoldfor

manygenerations,formostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthepast.Thiswemaycall“rememberedhistory”.Someofithasnowbeenwrittendown.Itisnotsoexactorsovaluabletousas

writtenhistoryis,becausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenusedagainandagaininspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butiftherearenowrittenrecords,suchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful.11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsuggestedinthepassage?

[单选题]*A.Writtenhistoryismorereliable.B.Writtenrecordsplayanimportantroleinlearningabouthistory.C.Awrittenaccountofourdailyactivitieshelpstoanswermanyquestions.D.Wheretherearenowrittenrecords,thereisnohistory(正确答案)12.LittleisknownaboutthecentralAfrica200yearsagobecause______.

[单选题]*A.therewasnothingworthwritingdownatthattimeB.peoplethereignoredtheimportanceofkeepingarecordC.peopletheredidnotknowhowtowrite(正确答案)D.thewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyedbyafire13.“Rememberedhistory”refersto______.

[单选题]*A.historybasedonaperson’simaginationB.storiesofimportanthappeningspasseddownfrommouthtomouthC.songsanddancesaboutthemostimportanteventsD.bothBandC(正确答案)14.“Rememberedhistory”isregardedasvaluableonlywhen______.

[单选题]*A.itiswrittendownB.nowrittenaccountisavailable(正确答案)C.itprovestobetimelyD.peopleareinterestedinit15.Itissuggestedthatwecouldhavelearnedmoreaboutourpastifancientpeoplehad______.

[单选题]*A.keptawrittenrecordofeverypastevent(正确答案)B.burnttheirwrittenrecordsinwarsC.toldexactstoriesofthemostimportanthappeningsD.mademoresongsanddancesPassage4

Notallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.Violenceandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithterriblephysicalandemotionalscars.Oftentheyreliveexperiencesinnightmares.

NowAmericanresearchersaredevelopingapill,whichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.Thepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperience.Theyhopeitmightreduce,orpossiblyerasetheeffectofpainfulmemories.

InNovember,expertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFrance.Thedrugstopsthebodyreleasingchemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain.Sofartheresearchhassuggestedthatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereduced,notthatthememoriesareerased.

Theresearchhascausedagreatdealofargument.Somethinkitisabadidea,whileotherssupportit.Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreatsoldiers’troublingmemoriesafterwar.Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories.

“Somememoriescanruinpeople’slives.Theycomebacktoyouwhenyoudon’twanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmare.Theyusuallycomewithverypainfulemotions,”saidRogerPitman,aprofessorofpsychiatryatHarvardMedicalSchool.“Thiscouldrelievealotofthatsuffering.”

Butthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatchangingmemoriesisverydangerousbecausememoriesgiveusouridentity.Theyalsohelpusavoidthemistakesofthepast.

“Allofuscanthinkofbadeventsinourlivesthatwerehorribleatthetimebuttheycanmakeuswhoweare.I’mnotsurewewanttowipethosememoriesout,”saidRebeccaDresser,amedicalethicist.16.Thedrugtestedonpeoplecan______.[单选题]*A.helpcurebraindamageB.stoppeoplerememberingbadexperiencesC.stopthebodyproducingcertainchemicals(正确答案)D.wipeouttheemotionaleffectsofmemories17.Accordingtothesupportersofthepills,______.[单选题]*A.thepillsmightrelievepeopleoftroublingmemories(正确答案)B.thepillscouldhelppeopleavoidmistakesC.takingthepillwilldoharmtopeople’shealthD.thepillsshouldbeproducedinAmericansoon18.Theword“they”(Para.6)refersto______.[单选题]*A.theresearchersB.thepeopleontestC.memories(正确答案)D.mistakes19.WhichofthefollowingdoesRebeccaDresseragreewith?[单选题]*A.Somememoriescanruinpeople’slives.B.Peoplewanttogetridofbadmemories.C.Experiencingbadeventsmakesusdifferentfromothers.(正确答案)D.Thepillwillreducepeople’ssufferingsfrombadmemories.20.Thepassageismainlyabout______.[单选题]*A.anargumentabouttheresearchonthepill(正确答案)B.anewresearchonthepillC.awayofdeletingpainfulmemoriesD.anewmedicalinventionPartIICloze(1x20points)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassageandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEET.

WhenIwasyounger,Ithoughtthatboysandgrownmenshouldn’tcry.Tearswereasignofbeingweak,__21___amanisn’tsupposedtobe.

However,lastJune,I___22___thatcourageisn’tallabouttryingtokeepallthepain___23___andtryingtohidethe___24___.My18-year-oldsisterhadeloped(私奔)andthenIsawhow___25___myfather’sheartwas.Wewereusedto___26___himasastrong-willedfather.

Forthreedayshewouldn’t___27___.Hewouldjustsit___28___outsideourhouseinthedark.___29___thefourthnight,Isatbesidehimand___30___himtotellmewhathefeltabouteverything.___31___manyyears,Ihaven’tputmyhandonmyfather’sshoulderaswehavedrifted(疏远)furtherandfurtherapartwhileIwasgrowingup.Thatnightwehadallcried___32___whathappenedexceptmyfather.Isensedmyfathertryingto___33___hispainandIwantedhimto___34___it.

Itouchedmyfatherandsaid,“Dad,it’snotyour___35___.”Hebegantocry.I___36___hisshouldersshakingashewhispered.“WheredidIgowrong?AllIeverwantedwasformychildrentogrowup___37___.Whyshouldn’tyoursisterwait?”

Iunderstoodthen___38___hepreferredtobeinthedark.Histears,thoughwehadn’tseen___39___beforethatnight,werethereallthetime.Isawhiscouragethatnight___40___myfathercriedwithmyhandonhisshoulderandunderstoodhispain.21.A.whichB.thatC.whoseD.unless[单选题]*A(正确答案)BCD22.A.discoveredB.searchedC.wanderedD.apologized[单选题]*A(正确答案)BCD23.A.forwardB.outsideC.insideD.backward[单选题]*ABC(正确答案)D24.A.soundsB.tearsC.opinionsD.qualities[单选题]*AB(正确答案)CD25.A.weakB.poorC.luckyD.honest[单选题]*A(正确答案)BCD26.A.lookingB.thinkingC.seeingD.making[单选题]*ABC(正确答案)D27.A.talkB.sayC.comeD.go[单选题]*A(正确答案)BCD28.A.quietlyB.politelyC.gentlyD.likely[单选题]*A(正确答案)BCD29.A.AsB.ForC.OnD.In[单选题]*ABC(正确答案)D30.A.shoutedB.askedC.pleasedD.demanded[单选题]*AB(正确答案)CD31.A.ForB.InC.AtD.Of[单选题]*A(正确答案)BCD32.A.duringB.inC.beyondD.over[单选题]*ABCD(正确答案)33.A.controllingB.beingcontrolledC.controlD.becontrolled[单选题]*ABC(正确答案)D34.A.releaseB.allowC.beginD.create[单选题]*A(正确答案)BCD35.A.characterB.taskC.faultD.duty[单选题]*ABC(正确答案)D36.A.touchedB.feltC.heardD.imagined[单选题]*AB(正确答案)CD37.A.rightB.kindlyC.happyD.friendly[单选题]*A(正确答案)BCD38.A.whereB.whyC.whatD.when[单选题]*AB(正确答案)CD39.A.themB.itC.himD.her[单选题]*A(正确答案)BCD40.A.whenB.whereC.whatD.who[单选题]*A(正确答案)BCDPartⅢTrueorFalse(2x5points)

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Thereare5completesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentenceyoushouldjudgewhetheritistrue(A)orfalse(B)，andthenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Haveyoueverwonderedwherethefirstdoughnut(炸面圈)wasmade?Whothoughtuptheideaofafriedcakewithaholeinthecenter?

Nooneknowsforsurewhomadethefirstdoughnut.Somepeoplethinkthatdoughnutprobablybeganinthe1800sasDutch“olykoeks”or“oilycakes.”Inthosedays,acookwouldnotwanttowasteanyscrapsoffood.Leftoverpiecesofbreaddough(生面团)wereputintohotoilandfried.Olykoeksweretastyontheoutside,butsoftanduncookedinthecenter.

SomepeoplesaythatthemotherofaNewEnglandSeacaptaininventedthefirstrealdoughnut.HernamewasElizabethGregory.Shereplacedthesoftcenterwithspicesandnuts.But,Elizabeth’sson,CaptainGregory,didnotlikenuts.Hepunchedoutthecenter,andtheconsequencewasthefirstholeinadoughnut.

OtherssaytherealstoryisthatCaptainGregoryhaddifficultysteeringhisshipwhiletryingtoeatdoughnut.Heaskedtheship’scooktomakehisdoughnutswithholessohecouldhangthemonthesteeringwheel!OthersthinkthatCaptainGregorysawholedcakesinEuropeandbroughttheideabacktoAmericawithhim.

DuringWORLDWARI,homesickAmericansoldiersinEuropewereserveddoughnutsbytheSalvationArmy.Thesebravewomenvolunteeringforthejobwerecalled“DoughnutGirls.”Theyoftenworkedindangerousconditionsnearthesoldiers,sotheDoughnutGirlsworehelmetsanduniforms.Thewomenmadedoughnutcuttersoutofalargecanwithasmallercaninsideittocutoutthehole.Theycouldsetupakettleofhotoiltofrythedoughalmostanywhere.

Inthe1920s,doughnutmachineswereinvented.Doughnutswereproducedfasterandeasierthaneverbefore.Still,manypeoplepreferredtomaketheirfavoritedoughnutsathome.41.Thepassageismainlyaboutthetypesofdoughnuts.[单选题]AB(正确答案)42.ThefirstDutch“olykoek”cameintobeingprobablybecausecookslikedthesoftcenterofcakes.[单选题]AB(正确答案)43.Elizabethusedspicesandnutstoreplacecentertoimprovedoughnuts.[单选题]A(正确答案)B44.ItwasCaptainGregorywhoinventedthefirstholedcakes.[单选题]AB(正确答案)45.WhatcanbeinferredaboutDuringworldwarIisthattheDoughnutGirlsworkednearbattlefields.[单选题]A(正确答案)BPartⅣTranslation(40points)

Directions:Thereare5sentencesinthispart.Eachsentenceisfollowedbysomestatements.ForeachofthemtherearethreechoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandthenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEET.(2x5points)46.It’sverydifficultforthemtocomeupwithanewwayinsuchashorttime.[单选题]*A.他们很难在如此短的时间内想出新的办法。(正确答案)B.它是困难的对于他们为了想出新的办法。C.它是困难的对于他们在如此短时间内想出办法。D.他们很难容忍这个新的方法在如此短时间内。47.Teachersoftentellustothinkmoreofothersinsteadofcaringonlyaboutourselves.[单选题]*A.老师经常告诉我们，多想想别人，少想想自己。B.老师常常告诫我们要多为别人着想，而不要只是关心自己。(正确答案)C.老师经常告诉我们，多想想自己，少想想别人。D.老师常常训斥我们多为别人着想，不要只关心自己。48.UniversityTourswhicharequitepopularthesedaysareveryeducationaltoteenagers.[单选题]*A.大学游，这些天并不流行的，但非常教育人。B.如今很流行的大学游对青少年来说是很有教育意义的。(正确答案)C.如今很流行的大学游对人们来说，非常教育人。D.大学一日游，既是流行的，又是有教育意义的。49.TheVIPcustomercantakeadvantageofdiscountedroomratesona“first-come,first-served”basis.[单选题]*A.贵宾可以根据“先来先得”的原则，享受折扣房价的优惠。(正确答案)B.本酒店按照“先来先得”的顺序安排贵宾入住并确定房价。C.根据“先来后到”的原则，先来的客人可选择房价折扣率。D.贵宾可以根据“先来后到”的原则，确定入住房价的折扣率。50.Wehaveaspecialsurpriseforyou--aseven-dayonlinepromotionofalltheelectronicproductswemanufacturedlastyear.[单选题]*A.我们有个特大的喜讯—我们将在七天之内上网展出去年生产的所有电器产品。B.我们给你一个特别的惊喜—在线促销我们去年生产的所有电子产品，为期七天。(正确答案)C.我们为你准备了礼物—你可凭去年购买我们公司产品的发票在七天内上网申领。D.我们有一个特大喜讯—我们将会在七天之后在线促销去年的所有电器产品。Directions:Thereare5blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearesevenchoicesmarkedAtoJ.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassageandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEET.(3x5points)

中国越来越重视公共图书馆，并鼓励人们充分加以利用。新近公布的统计数字表明，中国的公共图书馆数量在逐年增长。许多图书馆通过翻新和扩建，为读者创造了更为安静、舒适的环境。大型公共图书馆不仅提供种类繁多的参考资料，而且定期举办讲座、展览等活动。近年来，也出现了许多数字图书馆，从而节省了存放图书所需的空间。一些图书馆还推出了自助服务系统，使读者借书还书更加方便，进一步满足了读者的需求。

Chinaattachesincreasingimportance___51___publiclibrariesandencouragespeopletomakefulluseofthem.ThenewlyreleasedstatisticsindicatethatthenumberofpubliclibrariesinChinaisonanincreaseyearbyyear.Manylibrarieshavecreateda___52___andmorecomfortableenvironmentforreadersthroughrenovationandexpansion.Notonlydolarge-scalepubliclibraries___53___awiderangeofreferencematerials,buttheyalsoregularlyholdlectures,exhibitionsandotheractivities.Inrecentyears,therehavealsobeenmany___54___libraries,savingthespaceneededtostorebooks.Inaddition,somelibrarieshaveintroducedself-servicesystems,whichmakeitmoreconvenientforreaderstoborrowandreturnbooks,andfurthermeetthe___55___ofreaders.A.apply

B.in

C.quieter

D.digital

E.provide

F.distinct

G.toH.skill

I.noisy

J.needs51.[填空题]*_________________________________(答案：G)52.[填空题]*_________________________________(答案：C)53.[填空题]*_________________________________(答案：E)54.[填空题]*_________________________________(答案：D)55.[填空题]*_________________________________(答案：J)Directions:Translatethefollowingsentencesinto