英语应试模拟第10套 Ⅰ . Phonetics (5 points)
Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 1. A. die B. diet C. diary D. diamond 2. A. exchange B. donate C. engage D. disadvantage 3. A. Russian B. revision C. session D. tension 4. A. toothache B. touch C. bench D. butcher 5. A. constitution B. consume C. consult D. continue
Ⅱ. Vocabulary and Structure (15 points)
Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentencethere are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
6. When the students did badly, the teacher became really and didn't smile for weeks. A. depressed B. depressing C. bored D. boring
7. New ideas have been put into practice he was elected our leader. A. after B. for C. since D. before
8. Harry sided Simon on this issue and they were able to block the project. A. with
B. round C. against D. in
9. Don't feel like out today. A. go B. going C. to go D. gone
10. Tonight we are probably going to eat in the hotel restaurant and then get to bed early. hate staying in hotels but it's part of job. A. (blank) B. the C. a D. an
11. I want to have this by tomorrow morning. A. fix B. fixes C. fixed D. fixing
12. I waiting for about an hour when she came. A. had been B. have been C. have had D. had
13. He is always complaining about one thing or A. another B. something C. others D. anything
14. Nothing is as as one's health. A. happy B. comparative C. precious D. generous
15. Robert goes to the gym only two or three times a year. He goes to the gym. A. always B. never C. usually D. seldom
16. If you had had an umbrella, you wet. A. would havegotten B. would not have gotten
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C. will not get D. will have gotten
17. He is suffering from hay fever. He needs to see a doctor, ? A. is he B. did he
C. won't he D. doesn't he
18. Unfortunately, Mary has friends in New York. A. a few B. few C. some D. many
19. Everybody should try to do best on the exam. A. his B. our C. its D. their
20. Does he remember what he was doing ? A. by the time B. just in time C. in no time D. at the time
Ⅲ. Cloze (30 points)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Scientists in the UK have announced that the piranhafish's reputation 21 a fearsome 22may well not be deserved. The fish, which is found in the Amazon in Brazil, have been 23as deadly carnivores(食肉动物) that work in shoals to overwhelm their prey and strip it of its flesh in seconds.
However, experts 24 St Andrews University say that piranhas are omnivores(杂食动物) that mainly eat fish, plants and insects. They form big groups not to hunt but to defend 25against other predators, according to the team.
\said Professor Anne Magurran. \ 27 , we have found that it is primarily a defensive behavior. \
Piranhas can be attacked by animals 28 dolphins, caimans and large fish, so forming a shoal is a good way of 29being killed. Piranhas of 30age stay in the middle of the group for 31and the 32 of the shoal differs according to the level of 33When the water level is 34 , the fish form small groups as there is space to escape, but when the water level drops, they form large groups as protection 35 predators. 21. A. as
B. as if
C. as though D. since 22. A. kill B. killer
C. murderer D. murder 23. A. told B. saying
C. describing D. portrayed 24. A. out B. with C. from D. by
25. A. them B. themselves C. it D. itself 26. A. able B. is able C. enable D. enabled 27. A. Thus B. However C. Suddenly D. Therefore 28. A. such B. example C. like D. as such
29. A. prevent B. preventing C. avoid D. avoiding
30. A. reproduce B. reproductive C. reproduction D. reproductively 31. A. protection B. protecting C. protect
D. protective 32. A. rate B. size C. amount D. percentage 33. A. fate B. destiny C. risk D. chance 34. A. high B. low C. peaceful D. chaotic 35. A. for B. against C. without D. towards
Ⅳ. Reading Comprehension (60 points)
Directions: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by four
questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage One
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is awarded every year for a novel written by a writer from the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland and it aims to represent the very best in contemporary fiction. The prize was originally called the Booker-McConnell Prize, which was the name of the company that sponsored it, though it was better-known as simply the \ In 2002, the Man Group became the sponsor and they chose the new name, keeping \
Publishers can submit books for consideration for the prize, but the judges can also ask for books to be submitted they think should be included. Firstly, the Advisory Committee give advice if there have been any changes to the rules for the prize and selects the people who will judge the books. The judging panel changes every year and usually a person is only a judge once.
Great efforts are made to ensure that the judging panel is balanced in terms of gender and professions within the industry, so that a writer, a critic, an editor and an academic are chosen along with a well-known person from wider society. However, when the panel of judges has been finalized, they are left to make their own decisions without any further involvement or interference from the prize sponsor.
The Man Booker judges include critics, writers and academics to maintain the consistent quality of the prize and its influence is such that the winner will almostcertainly see the sales increase considerably, in addition to the ￡ 50,000 that comes with the prize. 36. The Man group
A. was forced to keep the name \B. decided to include the name \
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