第二部分 应试模拟 英语应试模拟第1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 underline:!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.however B.narrow C.shallow D.snowy 2.A.adverb B.birthday C.curtain D.cigar 3.A.receipt B.reception C.psychological D.psychology 4.A.area B.appeal C.bacteria D.cafeteria 5.A.naked B.complicated C.snowboarded D.described Ⅱ.Vocabulary and Structure(15 points)
Directions:There are l5 incomplete sentences in this section.For each sentence there 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.I like the clouds at sunset because it seems relaxing A.watch B.to watch C.watched D.watching
7.Unless you work hard you your test. A.will pass
B.will not pass C.would pass D.would not pass
8.Do earthquakes often in North America?
A.break
B.break out C.happen to D.occur
9.Nowhere else in the world more friendly people than in this small town. A.you might find B.you will find C.can you find D.should you find
10.It looks the family has got a lot of problems. A.as long as B.as if C.while D.though
11.You may think you know the answer but you don’t, ? A. don't you B. may you C. may not you D. do you
12. I've worked here since I Harvard Business School. A. leave B. left C. have left D. had left
13. -- Would you prefer tea or coffee?
-- I have some coffee, please. A. will B. am going to C. am about D. would
14. -- How much sugar is left? --
A. None B. Nothing C. Not many D. Few
15. You see the doctor if that back ache persists. A. better B. better have C. have better D. had better
16. Please fill this online application form.
A. up B. on C. out D. with
17. -- I've never seen that movie. have I.
A. So B. Either C. Neither D. Too
18. -- do you play tennis? -- Twice a month. A. When B. What C. How often D. How
19. He that he was going to visit his sister in Ohio. A. said B. talked C. told D. spoke
20. explores the nature of guilt and responsibility and builds to a remarkable conclusion. A. The written beautifully novel B. The beautifully written novel
C. The novel beautifully written D. The written novel beautifully 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.
Hawaii, the youngest state of the United States, is different in many ways from the mainland states. The Hawaiian people are a mixture of the 21 Hawaiians and many immigrants who arrived 22 When the first pineapple plantations 23 in Hawaii in the 1900's, there were not enough people living on the islands to do all the work. 24 more came: the Chinese, Japanese, and the Portuguese were the main groups.
For many years, Hawaiian customs were looked down on or 25 Now there is new pride in the old ways. Children are learning the 26 language and the traditional songs and dances. At the University of Hawaii there is a great deal of interest in the history of the islands and the culture of the 27 Visitors to the islands 28 to see the island paradise as it 29 to be. Large numbers of tourists from the Mainland 30 in Hawaii daily. Signs of modern tourism are 31 Honolulu and its suburbs, a quiet area of about 250,000 thirty years 32 , is now a
crowded area of 800,000 residents and 33 As you drive around the island of Oahu, you can find some of the beaches are closed 34 the public, and more and more tourist resorts are being built in areas that were unspoiled. Hawaiians 35 about what will happen to the old way of life. 21. A. local B. original C. folk D. migratory
22. A. later B. first C. earlier D. last
23. A. planted B. would plant C. were being planted D. had been planted
24. A. When B. That C. So D. Though
25. A. respected B. admired C. damaged D. ignored
26. A. Chinese B. Hawaiian C. Japanese D. Portuguese
27. A. past B. today C. America D. other countries
28. A. enjoy B. willing C. want D. are like
29. A. are used B. was C. used D. would
30. A. approach B. arrive
C. reach D. stay
31. A. somewhere B. anywhere C. nowhere D. everywhere
32. A. before B. ago C. over D. near
33. A. tourists B. immigrants C. people D. crowds
34. A. for B. from C. toward D. to
35. A. wonder B. think C. puzzle D. worry
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
Man's story in China began many thousands of years ago. Remains of an early form of man discovered in China, known as Peking Man, indicate that Stone Age men lived in the area as long as 500,000 years ago. During the centuries that followed, their descendants laid the foundations of civilization in China.
Throughout its history, China has been a rich source of inventions. Silk, the compass, tea and porcelain originated there. In addition, they are responsible for the invention of paper and printing. The Chinese had used ink as early as 1 200 B. C. , an excellent type which they made from lampblack and which is known in English as India ink or China ink. By the end of the first century A. D. , the Chinese had invented paper.
The Chinese also invented printing. Early Chinese printing is called block printing. The printer carved raised characters on a block of wood, wet the surface of the characters with ink, and pressed sheets of paper against them. Printers in the 11th century went on to invent movable type of baked clay. The characters of the movable type could be rearranged to form different words and thus be used over and over again. The Chinese alphabet has about 40 thousand characters. Because of the difficulty of producing so many pieces of type, most Chinese