西北工业大学网络教育学院 2008年4月统考模拟试题一
第一部分：交际英语（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
此部分共有10个未完成的对话，针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项，请从Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。
1. -- ____________
-- It looks nice. Can I try it on
A. What can I do for you B. What would you like C. What about this jacket D. Let’s buy this jacket. 2. --Happy new year! -- ____________.
A. Many thanks B. The same to you C. That’s Ok D. That would be fine 3. --Would you like to go to the zoo with us -- ____________.
A. Yes, please B. That's true C. Yes, I'd love to D. Quite well 4. -- I've done quite well in the exam this term. -- ____________.
A. I don't know B. Congratulations C. So do I D. Go on, please 5. -- Thank you for your help. -- ____________.
A. All right B. That's all right C. That's right D. It's very kind of you you mind if I close the window -- ____________.
A. No, I mind B. Yes, I don't mind C. No, not at all D. Yes, I'm afraid not Help yourself to some apples. -- ____________.
don't like it B. Sorry, I can't help it C. Never mind D. Thank you very much 8. -- I’m afraid I’ve got a bad cold. -- ____________.
A. Never mind B. Keep away from me C. You’d better go and see a doctor D. You need take medicine 9. -- I’ll be free this Sunday. -- _____ a swim
A. Why don’t you go to B. What about going for C. How about going to D. Why didn’t you go for 10. -- Excuse me. Where’s the post office, please -- Sorry. I’ve come here for the first time. -- __________
A. Thank you very much. C. What a pity! C. Thank you all the same. D. Go away, then!
第二部分：阅读理解 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
此部分共有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题，每个问题后有4个选项，请你从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。
Passage 1
Throughout history, people had dreamed about joining England and France together. Even Napoleon had a plan to dig a tunnel (隧道) and reach England. One of the first people who tried to dig a tunnel under the Channel was a French engineer called Albert Mathieu. His tunnel failed. In 1881, Colonel Beamont and Captain English from Britain also tried to dig a tunnel. Their tunnel went six kilometers into the Channel. Queen Victoria stopped them and said it was dangerous to connect with France. It was a very good tunnel, and it is still there today.
The new tunnel (ready in 1993) is, in fact, three tunnels-two for trains and a “service tunnel” for fresh air to go in and for men who take care of the tunnels. The tunnels are fifty kilometers long, forty meters under water. Forty kilometers of tunnel are under the sea itself. They are the longest undersea tunnels in the world. Trains travel through the tunnels at 160 km/h. People drive their cars onto trains and the trains take them through the tunnel. Each train takes 1,500 people and there are trains every ten minutes.
A special radio station called Channel Channel has started, because it is impossible to receive normal radio signals (信号) when you are under the sea. The station sends news to keep people up-to-date with the “world outside” while they are in the tunnel.
11. What was people’s dream about England and France
A. Napoleon could reach England. B. Napoleon could dig a tunnel for them.
C. Albert Mathieu would succeed. D. England and France could be joined together. 12. Which is TRUE about the tunnel building in 1881 A. The tunnel went six kilometers from France. B. Tunnel-building was a dangerous job. C. The old tunnel is still under the sea. D. The queen agreed to the digging plan. 13. What’s the traveling like in the tunnel A. Trains and cars can travel at 160 km/h.
B. People can travel by trains through two tunnels.
C. It takes ten minutes to go through the tunnel by train.
D. People can drive their cars or take trains through the tunnel. 14. Channel Channel has started to _________.
A. tell people what the date is B. send news about people in the tunnel C. tell people news about the outside world D. receive radio signals of the outside world 15. The passage mainly tells us _________.
A. the history of the Channel tunnel B. the importance of the Channel tunnel
C. it’s hard work to dig an undersea tunnel D. the people who tried to dig the Channel tunnel
Passage 2
Mobile homes, pulled by specially designed trucks have been increasing in numbers all over the United States. Often, driving along, you can see some mobile homes high on a hill. Some stand under trees along a river or a lake. They're wonderfully built homes. Sometimes they're as much as 40 feet long, with two to five rooms, and you can find many things you need in them. When you park your mobile home, water, electricity power and telephones are connected, and you can enjoy yourself there.
The fact that these homes can be moved doesn't mean that they do move all the time. Sometimes their owners stay for years in one place, plant gardens, build walls and so on. These homes are often quite expensive. Some even cost $ 20,000.
Why does a family choose to live in such a home Well, it's comfortable, easy to keep clean, easy to keep warm, no need to paint. What's more, the fast increase of mobile homes in numbers has something to do with the job uncertainty (不稳定性). Nobody knows what will happen tomorrow. If a factory closes down, you may be trapped with the house you can't sell. However, if you have a mobile home, you can move on easily.
The greatest selling attraction of these mobile homes is that they can be improved every year. If you're doing well, you may change a new model just as you do with a car. There is a ready market for used ones, so the price of the mobile homes is higher than that of automobiles (汽车).
16. From the passage, we know that mobile homes _______.
A. can be built better than our homes B. need to move all the time C. can provide something people need D. must stand only high on a hill 17. _______ is one of the reasons for people to choose mobile homes. A. The job uncertainty B. The strange design C. The low price D. The high speed
18. Which of the following may NOT attract people to buy mobile homes
A. The new model appears every year. B. Walls can be easily built around them. C. They don't need to be painted. D. They can be moved here and there. 19. We can infer that the increase of the mobile homes shows _______. A. great changes in people's living style (方式) B. great interest in developing new things C. some problems in people's life D. people's hope for new jobs
20. Which of the following is the best title for the passage
A. How to Choose a Mobile Home B. The Developing Mobile Homes
C. The Uses of Mobile Homes D. Mobile Homes Are Popular in the US
Passage 3
The British are known as people who love to stand in line, but a new research shows that the British are only about average (平均数) at waiting politely in a queue. The French are the best. It's the Germans who don't have a good habit of standing in line. They can't stand to wait for anything. They begin to shout loudly and noisily if the line doesn't seem to be moving fast enough. Sadly it never moves fast enough for them.
The experts studied 940 people across Europe. They watched secretly as they waited in
大学英语模拟题一及答案
