统考-大学英语A-模拟试题

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大学英语（A）模拟试卷 InformationfortheExaminees:ThisexaminationconsistsofFOURparts.Theyare:SectionI:ReadingComprehension(30points,25minutes)SectionII:VocabularyandGrammar(30points,25minutes)SectionIII:Translation(20points,10minutes)SectionIV:Writing(20points,30minutes)Thetotalscoreforthisexaminationis100.Thetimeallowedforthisexaminationis90minutes. SectionI:ReadingComprehension                 [30points] Instructions:Ø       Thissectionwilltakeapproximately25minutes.Ø       ThereareTWOsectionsinthispart. Part1:Questions1-5arebasedonthispart.(15points)ReadthefollowingpassageandchoosethebestanswerfromA,B,CandD.    Mostyoungpeopleenjoysomeformofphysicalactivity.Itmaybewalking,cyclingorswimming,orinwinter,skatingorskiing.Itmaybegameofsomekind,football,hockey,golf,ortennis.Itmaybemountaineering.Thosewhohaveapassionforclimbinghighanddifficultmountainsareoftenlookeduponwithastonishment.Whyaremenandwomenwillingtosuffercoldandhardship,andtotakerisksonhighmountains?Thisastonishmentiscausedprobablybythedifferencebetweenmountaineeringandotherformsofactivitytowhichmengivetheirleisure.Mountaineeringisasportandnotagame.Therearenoman-maderules,asthereareforsuchgamesasgolfandfootball.Thereare,ofcourse,rulesofadifferentkindwhichitwouldbedangeroustoignore,butitisthisfreedomfromman-maderulesthatmakesmountaineeringattractivetomanypeople.Thosewhoclimbmountainsarefreetousetheirownmethods.   Ifwecomparemountaineeringandothermorefamiliarsports,wemightthinkthatonebigdifferenceisthatmountaineeringisnota'teamgame'.Weshouldbemistakeninthis.Therea re,itistrue,no'matches'between'teams'ofclimbers,butwhenclimbersareonarockfacelinkedbyaropeonwhichtheirlivesmaydepend,thereisobviouslyteamwork.   Themountainclimberknowsthathemayhavetofightforcesthatarestrongerandmorepowerfulthanman.Hehastofighttheforcesofnature.Hissportrequireshighmentalandphysicalqualities.Amountainclimbercontinuestoimproveinskillyearafteryear.Askierisprobablypasthisbestbytheageofthirty,andmostinternationaltennischampionsareintheirearlytwenties.ButitisnotunusualformanoffiftyorsixtytoclimbthehighestmountainsinAlps.Theymaytakemoretimethanyoungermen,buttheyprobablyclimbwithmoreskillandlesswasteofeffort,andtheycertainlyexperienceequalenjoyment.1.Mountaineeringinvolves___D___. A.cold B.hardship C.physicalrisk D.alloftheabove2.Thedifferencebetweenasportandagamehastodowiththekindof__B____. A.activity B.rules C.uniform D.participants3.Mountaineeringcanbecalledateamsportbecause__C____. A.itisanOlympicevent B.teamscompeteagainsteachother C.mountaineersdependonotherswhileclimbing D.thereare5climbersoneachteam4.Mountaineerscompeteagainst___A___. A.nature B.eachother C.otherteams D.internationalstandards5.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage? ___C___. A.Mountaineeringisdifferentfromgolfandfootball B.Mountaineeringismoreattractivethanothersports C.Mountaineering  D.Mountainclimbers Part2:Questions6-10arebasedonthispart.(15points)ReadthefollowingpassageandchoosethebestanswerfromA,B,CandD.    Rememberglobalwarming?BackinDecember,thethreatofclimatechangewasthunderingandtherichcountriesagreedtocuttheircarbon-dioxideandothergreen-house-relatedemissions.Sincethen,interesthascooledmarkedly,andmanyEuropeancountriesarealreadyrunningawayfromthepromisestheymadesoloudlyafewmonthsago.Buttherehasbeenmuchtalk,andabitofaction,toencouragerenewableenergiessuchaswind,hydro,solarandalllivingorganisms.Theseemitnogreenhousegases,buttendtocostmorethancoal,oilorgas.   Thebetter,simplerideaistorememberthattheeasiestwaytoreducesomethingistotaxit-inthiscase,bytaxingthecarboncontentpower.Thedirtierthepower,themoretaxwouldbecharged.Sodirtycoalwouldbemoreexpensivethancleanenergy,socoalwouldseeitspriceriseinrelationtooil,whichwouldbemoreexpensivecomparedwithgas,whichwouldlosesomeofitspriceadvantageoverrenewables.   Unlessacarbontaxwassohugeastobeeconomicallycrippling,itwouldnotremovethepricedifferentialbetweenallrenewablesandfossilfuels.Butitwouldnarrowthatgap,byfixingthedifferingenvironmentalcostsintotheprice-ausefulprincipleinitself.Itwouldalsogiverenewableproducersastrongincentivetocutcosts,andfossil-fuelsuppliersthemotivationtocleantheirproducts.   Precedentssuggeststronglythatacarbontaxwouldbeeffective.Butthedisadvantagetocarbontaxispolitical.Afteralmostadecadeoftrying,theEuropeanUniongaveupanattemptataEuropeancarbontaxlastyear.Germany'srulingcoalitionisfightingagainstaproposedenergytax.InAmerica,politiciansbelievethatevenmentioningthenotioniscertaindeath.Butmanyofthepoliticalobjectionscouldbemetifacarbontaxweremadeupforthelosselsewhere,forexamplebyloweringpayrollorsalestaxes.Thereisalwayssuspicionwhengovernmentscomeupwithclevernewwaystotax,andrightlyso.Theresponsetothatsuspicionshouldbetowintheargument,nottoabandonit.6.Accordingtothepassage,theeasiestwaytoremoveglobalwarmingis____C_______. A.toencouragepeopletouserenewableenergies B.tocutdownthecostofwind,hydro,solarandalllivingorganisms C.toforcepeopletopaymoretaxforthecarboncontentofpower D.totalklessbutactmore 7.Thestandardofpayingtaxwas______A___. A.thatthemorecarboncontentofpoweritcontained,thehighertaxonewouldpay B.thatoilwouldbemoreexpensivethancleancoal C.thatrenewableswouldbemostexpensiveofall D.intheorderthatrenewablesarethemostexpensivewhilecleancoalthecheapest8.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatcarbontax____A_______. A.maynotbeaseffectiveaspeopleexpect B.hasencouragedrenewableproducerstocutcosts C.hasreducedconsumptionofthecarboncontentenergysuccessfully D.couldn'tbethateffectiveiffossilfuelswouldnotbeforbidden9.Theunderlinedword"crippling"(Para.3)mostprobablymeans_B________. A.greatlyincreasing B.seriouslyweakening C.sharplydeclining D.abruptlyhalting10.Thereasonwhymanycountriesstoppedintroducingcarbontaxeventuallywasmainlythat_______C____. A.governmentshadtriedtoputitintoeffectformanyyearsbutwithnoobviousresult B.ifonecountrymadeupthelossbypayingthecarbontax,othercountrieswouldfollowit C.governmentswereafraidofbeingsuspectediftheyadoptedthenewtax D.governmentshadbeendiscussingwhattodowithcarbontaxforalongtime,buttheydidn’tbelieveitthemselves.SectionII:VocabularyandGrammar                [30points]Instructions:Ø       Thissectionwilltake25minutes.Ø       ThereareTWOpartsinthissection. Part1:Questions11-20arebasedonthissection.(10points)ReadthefollowingsentencesandchoosethebestanswerfromA,B,CandD. SectionII  VocabularyandGrammar(30points)Part1:(10points，1pointsforeachitem)11.Thegirlimmediatelyshutthewindowto_A____therain.　 A.keepout B.keepdown C.keepup  D.keepback12._A____fivehundredpeoplearebelievedtohavedrowned.　　   A.Asmanyas B.Asmuchas C.Somanyas D.Somuchas13.Thechildwas__A_____byhisbadgradesanddidnotwanttogotoschool. A.discouraged B.encouraged C.delighted D.disagreed14.Yourilltreatmentofdisputeswouldputotherpeopleinanegativeframeof__A__. A.mind B.idea C.intention D.wish15.Weallbelievethatit'dbehardforhimto___C_______extraresponsibilitiesnow. A.takeapart B.takeup C.takeon D.takeback16.Itiswithhersupport_B____hewontheNobelPrize. A.which B.that C.what D.when17.Iwishyouwouldn'tspendsomuchtime_D___TV. A.towatch B.watch C.watched D.watching18.Whenthegirlheardthenews,shecoulddonothingbut__D______backhome. A.going B.went  C.togo D.go19.Itisnotuncommonfor___A_____problemsofcommunicationbetweenoldandyoung. A.theretobe B.therebeing C.theretobeing D.therebe20.They___B_____thankfultohavetheopportunitytofurthertheirstudies. A.wouldliketobe B.oughttobe C.wouldratherbe D.hadbetterbe       Part2:Questions21-30arebasedonthissection.(20points)ReadthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankbychoosingthebestanswerfromA,B,CandD.Part2:(20points，2pointsforeachitem) YearsagoinScotland,theClarkfamilyhadadream.Clarkandhiswifeworkedandsaved,__21A__plansfortheirninechildrenandthemselvestomovetotheUnitedStates.It__22D__themmanyyears,butfinallytheysavedenoughmoney.Theygotpassportsandreservationsonanewliner(游轮)tothatcountry.   Theentirefamilywas__23A__abouttheirnewlife.__24B__,aweekbeforetheirdeparture,theyoungestsonwasbittenbyadog.Thedoctorhealedtheboy;butincaseofrabies(狂犬病),theboyhadtobeseparatedandobservedfortwoweeks.Thefamily's__25B__wasdashed.Theywouldnotbeabletomakethetripto__26D__astheyhadplanned.Standingonthedocktowatchtheshipleave,thefathershedtearsofdisappointmentandcursedbothhissonandGodfortheir__27C__.   Fivedayslater,the__28D__newsspreadthroughoutScotland-themightyTitanichadsunk.Theunsinkableshiphadsunk,takinghundredsofliveswithit.WhenMr.Clarkheardthenews,hehuggedhissonandthankedhim__29B__savingthefamily.HealsothankedGodforsavingtheirlivesandturning__30C__hehadfeltwasatragedyintoablessing.   Althoughwemaynotalwaysunderstand,allthingshappenforareason.21.  A.making B.doing  C.playing D.finding22. A.paid B.gave C.spend D.took23. A.excited B.worried C.nervous D.tired24. A.Because B.However C.Therefore D.Besides25. A.party B.dream C.business D.house26. A.Scotland B.Africa C.Australia D.America27. A.responsibility B.discomfort C.misfortune D.courage28. A.happy  B.similar C.funny D.tragic29. A.to B.for C.with D.in30. A.that B.which C.what D.who       SectionIII:Translation                            [20points]Instructions:Ø       Thissectionwilltake10minutes.Ø       ThereareFoursentencesinthispart.TranslatethefollowingfoursentencesintoEnglish.31.中国是一个人口众多的发展中国家。32.由于他的大力支持，我们按时完成了任务。(Dueto)33.即使昨天我知道这件事,我也不会告诉你的。34.你们必须在两周内读完这些书。 SectionIII Translation(20points,10minutes)31. 答案:Chinaisadevelopingcountrywithalargepopulation.32. 答案:Duetohisgenerous/fullsupport,wefinishedthetask/jobontime.33. 答案:EvenifIhadknownaboutityesterday,Iwouldn'thavetoldyou.34. 答案:Youmustfinishreadingthesebooksintwoweeks. SectionIV:Writing                               [20points]Instructions:Ø       Thissectionwilltake30minutes.Ø       Youressayshouldbenolessthan150words.  35.Instructions:Youressayshouldbenolessthan150words.Youaretowriteanessayonthetopic"WheretoShop".Youshouldbaseyouressayontheoutlinebelow:1.现代社会人们经常购物的场所；2.比较两种主要的购物场所的优势和缺点；3.你经常去哪里购物，原因是什么。