大学英语模拟题及答案

大学英语模拟题及答案

大学英语 统考强化试题

TEST ONE

第一部分：交际用语

1. — How are you, Bob?

— ________ Ted.

A. How are you? B. I’m fine. Thank you. C. How do you do? D. Nice to meet you. 2. — Hello, I’m Harry Potter.

— Hello, my name is Charles Green, but ________. A. call my Charles B. call me at Charles C. call me Charles D. call Charles me 3. — Hi, Tom, how’s everything with you? — ________, and how are you?

A. Don’t mention it B. Hm, not too bad C. Thanks D. Pretty fast 4. — Why didn’t you come to my birthday party yesterday? — ________.

A. Excuse me, my friend sent me a flower. B. Fine, I never go to birthday parties. C. Ha … ha, I don’t like birthday parties. D. Sorry, but my wife has a car accident.

5. — Haven’t seen you for ages! What are you busy doing now? — ________.

A. I hate the weather here.

B. My hair is getting a bit longer. C. Yeah, thanks for coming.

D. I am working part time in a bookshop, you know.

第二部分：阅读理解

Passage 1

The French Revolution broke out in 1789. At that time France was in a crisis. The government was badly run and people’s lives were miserable. King Louis XIV tried to control the national parliament and raise more taxes. But his effort failed. He ordered his troops to Versailles. The people thought that Louis intended to put down the Revolution by force. On July 14, 1789, they stormed and took the Bastille, where political prisoners were kept. Ever since that day, July 14 has been the French National Day. Louis tried to flee the country in 1792 to get support from Austria and Prussia. However, he was caught and put in prison. In September 1792, the monarchy was abolished. In the same year, Louis was executed. A few months later his wife,

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Marie also had her head cut off. The Revolution of France has frightened the other kings of Europe. Armies from Austria and Prussia began to march against France. The French raised republican armies to defend the nation. The Revolution went through a period of terror. Thousands of people lost their lives. In the end, power passed to Napoleon Bonaparte.

6. What’s this passage about?

A. France. B. King Louis. C. The French Revolution. D. Europe. 7. Which did not happen in 1789?

A. The French Revolution broke out.

B. The national economy was developing rapidly. C. The government wasn’t well run. D. King Louis XIV was in power.

8. Where were the political prisoners kept?

A. In Versailles. B. In Austria. C. In Prussia. D. In Bastille. 9. What does the underlined word “abolished” mean?

A. Put off. B. Established. C. United. D. Ended. 10. What was not the effect of the Revolution?

A. July 14 has become the French National Day.

B. It brought some impact on the other European kings. C. Louis’s wife, Marie was killed.

D. The king tried to control the national parliament.

Passage 2

In the United States, it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00 p.m. if someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he assumes it’s a matter of life or death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance. In social life, time plays a very important part. In the USA guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time differs in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings arise between people from different cultures that treat time differently. Promptness is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the U.S. no one would think of keeping a business associate waiting for an hour, it would be too impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.

11. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. It is not customary to telephone someone in the morning and in sleeping hours in the U.S. B. The role of time in social life over the world.

C. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible in the U.S.

D. Not every country treats the concept of time as the same.

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