大学英语2013真题

页考试科目：大学英语考试时间：110分钟试题总分：80分考试须知：本试题由试题卷和答题卷组成；请考生按要求把相应的题做在机读卡和答题卷上；做在其他地方无效；考试结束后，请监考老师按考号从小到大的顺序排列机读卡和答题卷；考试结束后，试卷由主考学校统一回收。PartI.VocabularyandStructureDirections:Thereareanumberofincompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.(15%,15×1point)Thepolicemanlookedatme______severaltimesandobviouslydislikedwhathesaw. A.overandoveragain B.upanddown C.fromsidetoside D.inandout2. Ifhehearssomethinghecan'tunderstand,mybrotheralways______inhisminduntilhecanmakesenseofit. A.turnitup B.turnitagainst C.turnitin D.turnitover3. Itisbelievedthatchildrentodayaremoresophisticatedbecausethey______moreinformationthanchildreninthepast. A.haveaccessto B.arelessexposedto C.havethepowertorelease D.aretroubled4. Thewaytomakeself-sufficiencywork______istoresistthetemptationtobuyatractorandotherexpensivelabor-savingdevices. A.onasmallscale B.onashort-termbasisC.onnoaccount D.onandoff5. Withtearsstreamingdownherface,andgaspingforbreath,HalleBerry______heraward______alltheAfrican-AmericanwomenwhohadfacedracialprejudiceandstruggledbeforehertomaketheirwayinHollywood.A.devoted...to B.presented...with C.dedicated...toD.sacrifices...for6. Theypurchasedmany______appliancesfortheirmarriage.A.electric B.electrical C.electronic D.electronics7. _____thattheywillarrivemuchlatersinceitisrushhour.A.Chanceis B.Possibly C.Likely D.Chancesare8. Whenshewasalittlegirl,sheusedtowatchthegroupsoftourists____aroundsomefamoushistoricalsites.A.beingled B.led C.tolead D.leading9. Employeesare________tojointhecompany'spensionplanafterayear'sservice.A.compelled B.responded C.regarded D.driven10. I'llcomeandseeyouinLondon,________thechance.A.given B.giving C.togive D.begiven11. Youmaystayatyouruncle'sifthepartyendslate.Theyhavearoom______forvisitors.A.distributedtoB.reservedfor C.offeredto D.spenton12. Jack,________wasexpected,performedthetaskwithsuccess.A.which B.as C.that D.it13. Heshowseverythingonhisface,______heisangryorpleased.A.whether B.either C.if D.because14. Youseethelightening______ithappens,butyouhearthethunderlater.A.ataninstant B.fortheinstant C.theinstant D.aninstant15. Bythetimethefireenginesarrived,thehouse______totheground.A.wasburned B.hasbeenburnedC.hadbeenburned D.shouldhavebeenburnedPartII.ReadingComprehension Directions:Thereareseveralpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre. (30%,15×2points) Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Thebrainisthemasterorganofourbody,anditismorecomplexthananymachineeverconstructed.Itcontainssome10,000millionnervecells.Theyreceivemessagesfromthesenseorgansofthebodytotelluswhatisgoingonaroundus.Thebrainalsostoresinformationfrompastexperience.Wearethusabletolearn,rememberandthink.Wecanspeak,solvedifficultproblemsandproducecreativeideasbecauseoftheamazingdevelopmentofthehumanbrain.Ananimal,suchasabird,isunabletothinklikeus.Itcannotsolveproblems.Itsparentsdonotteachithowtobuildanest.Thisisdonebyinstinct.Thebirdisbornwithspecialcellsinthebrain,whichenableittodothis.Enormousamountsofenergyareneededtokeepthevastnumberofcellsofthebrainworking.Althoughitisonlyabout2percentofthebody’sweight,ituses25percentoftheoxygenintheblood.Themainpartsofthebrainarecerebrum,thecerebellumandthemedulla.Theouter,wrinkledpartofthecerebrumiscalledthecortex.Itreceivessensationsfromthesenseorgans.Theseorgansaretheskinofthebody,theeyes,theears,thenoseandthetongue.Inaddition,itcontrolstheactivityofthebody'smovingparts.16. Whatdoesthefirstparagraphdiscuss?A.Thefunctionofthehumanbrain.B.Thecomplexityofthehumanbrain.C.Theimportanceofnervecellsandsenseorgans.D.Thestorageofinformationfrompastexperiences.17. Inthesecondparagraph,whatdoes"this"referto?A."thinking" B."nestbuilding" C."problemsolving" D."remembering"18. Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwelearn?A.Thehumanbrainisrathersimplyconstructed.B.ThehumanbrainisthemostimportantorganofthehumanoChineseandwritedownyouranswersonAnswerSheet.(10%,4×2.5points)41. Thebrainisthemasterorganofourbody,anditismorecomplexthananymachineeverconstructed.42. Noareacouldbeexpectedtosurvivebothasatruenaturereserveandasatouristattraction,he