42. Lincoln was given the pencil knife for _______.
A. his appearance B. a good laugh C. being a lawyer D. being good-humored 43. From this story we know that the stranger in the train _______.
A. liked to make friends B. liked to tell jokes C. collected pencil knives D. was not a handsome man 44. What do you think would happen to the knife eventually? _______.
A. Lincoln accepted it and kept it
B. Lincoln refused it and the stranger kept it
C. Lincoln accepted it but immediately threw it away D. Lincoln refused it and the stranger threw it away 45. The MAIN POINT of the story is that _______.
A. Lincoln was a great and proud man B. Lincoln, even though great, was not proud C. Lincoln lacked self-respect
D. Lincoln had a good sense of humor
Passage 2
A tunnel (隧道) is being built through a mountain. If it is dug through weak, soft rock, the tunnel may fall in. If the diggers strike water, the tunnel will be flooded. If the rock is too hard, workers will not be able to dig through it. Before a tunnel can be built, people must know what they will find. They call in a geologist. She or he helps plan a tunnel so it can go through rock that is dry and hard, but not too hard.
A steel and concrete skyscraper is going up. A skyscraper cannot be built over sand or mud. Sand and mud cannot hold up a building. Before a skyscraper can be built, people must know what lies under the surface of the earth. They call in geologists.
Geologists find the best place to build dams and bridges. They look for the best places to dig wells for water. Geologists help us make wise use of the land.
46. According to the passage, geologist can find the best places to build ________.
A. weak, soft rock B. sand and mud C. land ` D. dams and bridges 47. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. tunnels should not go through mountains
B. people can only guess where to build dams and bridges C. planning is needed before a tunnel is built D. skyscrapers are one-story buildings
48. A skyscraper can not be built over ________.
A. solid ground B. very hard rock C. sand or mud D. a mountain 49. The word ―wise‖ in paragraph3, sentence 3, most probably means _______.
A. foolish B. good C. learned D. bad 50. The main idea of the passage is that ________.
A. tunnels can be built through any kind of soil B. geologists help us make wise use of the land C. a skyscraper is built on very hard rock D. geologists can be called in everywhere
Passage 3
One answer to the question of land shortage（短缺）was suggested by a committee some years ago. A city was to be built at sea, housing 30,000 people.
This suggestion was to shape the city like a harbour. The outer wall of the harbour would stand on steel columns resting on the seabed. Naturally this could only be where the water was fairly shallow（浅的）. The flats would all face inwards, and would be made of concrete and glass. The glass would be specially made and coloured to control the heat and strong light from the sun. The planners called this
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water the lake.
The water inside this man-made harbour would be calm. And on the water would be floating lands carrying more buildings, a hospital, two theatres, a museum, and an art exhibition hall and a church. On one of the island would be a special plant, to take the salt out of seawater and turn it into fresh water.
People living in the city could move around on small boats driven by electricity, so there would be no air pollution from the burning of petrol. There would be platforms outside the main wall for ships bringing supplies. People could also travel to the mainland by motorboat or water plane.
51. Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The city was to be designed together with a harbour.
B. The walls around the city would be made of steel and glass. C. The building of the city would rest on a floating island.
D. The people would live in tall buildings surrounded by a wall. 52. Fresh water would be supplied to the city by ________.
A. getting it from the islands nearby B. dealing with the seawater in a special way C. getting it from the mainland
D. building a small lake of fresh water inside the city
53. There would be no air pollution to this city because ________.
A. there was no plant in the city B. the city was protected by a glass roof C. vehicles there were driven by electricity D. there was a special machine to treat the air
54. The suggestion made by the committee is to solve the problem of ________.
A. land shortage B. pollution C. transportation D. education 55. Which would be the best title for the passage?
A. Air Pollution B. A New Type of City C. A Country Built at Sea D. Harbour Cities
Passage 4
A car needs gas to run and your body also needs food to work for you. Eating the right kind of food is very important. It can keep your body strong, so take care of what you eat.
There are four main food groups altogether. The dairy products group has food like milk, cheese and sour milk. The other three groups are the meat and fish group, the fruit and vegetable group, and the bread and rice group. Each meal should have at least one food from all the four main groups. With all these food together you will be given enough energy during the day.
It is easy to get into bad eating habits. You may eat your breakfast in a hurry to get to school on time. Or you may not have time for a good lunch. It may seem easy to finish your supper with fish and chips all the time. But you will find yourself tired during these days and you cannot think quickly.
Watching what you eat will help keep your body healthy and strong. It is also good to take some exercise. It will help you eat more if you take a walk or play games in the open air. Having a good eating habit with some exercise is the key to your health.
56. What does this passage mainly discuss?
A. As a car needs gas, your body needs food. B. Eating enough food is very important
C. Healthy diet with exercises will keep your body healthy and strong. D. Our diets must include milk.
57. The best diet should include ________.
A. milk, fish, cabbage and bread B. cheese, milk and eggs C. sour milk, pork and apples D. milk, pork and rice 58. According to the passage, which one is NOT a bad eating habit?
A. Eating breakfast in a hurry B. Having no time for a good lunch C. Eating fish and chips all the time D. Finding enough time to enjoy lunch 59. According to the passage, ________ is the key to your health.
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A. eating the right kind of food every day C. a good eating habit with some exercise 60. The best title for the passage is ________.
A. Food C. Body and Food
B. taking a walk after lunch D. playing games in the open air B. A Healthy Diet D. Food and Exercise
V. Writing (20 points)
Directions: For this part, you are supposed to write an e-mail in about 80 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.
你写信给一家银行申请贷款（apply for a loan of…）。信件内容包括下列几个方面：
1．贷款的数量和目的。 2．贷款的具体用途。 3．何时需要得到。
《大学英语》（专科升本科）模拟试题（二）
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. please B. house C. course D. purse 2. A. like B. life C. fit D. side 3. A. suggestion B. vacation C. motion D. location 4. A. bread B. dream C. lead D. team 5. A. trust B. computer C. fun D. hut
II. Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)
Directions: There are 20 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. The Second World War broke out in ________.
A. 1930‘s B. the 1930es C. the 1930‘s D. 1930s 7. Use your head, then you ________ an idea.
A. will have B. have C. have got D. had 8. ________ is power.
A. The knowledge B. A knowledge C. Knowledges D. Knowledge 9. ―We spent all our money because we stayed at ________ most expensive hotel in the city.‖ ―Why didn‘t you stay at ________ cheaper one?‖
A. the; a B. a; a C. the; the D. a; the 10. The girl is ________ young ________.
A. so; to work B. too; to work C. too; to working D. so; working 11. The businessman demanded that all his money ________ without any delay.
A. to pay B. paid C. be paid D. be paying 12. Every means ________ been tried since then.
A. has B. have C. are D. is 13. The poor man lived on wild berries and roots because they had ________ to eat.
A. nothing else B. anything else C. something other D. nothing other
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14. The park is ________ that one.
A. two times as big as B. twice as bigger as C. twice as big as D. two times as bigger as 15. They used to smoke ________ but they gave it up 3 years ago.
A. seriously B. heavily C. hardly D. severely 16. People in the south live ________ rice.
A. on B. in C. with D. by 17. Not only ________ the data fed into it, but it can also analyze them.
A. the computer can memorize B. can the computer memorize C. do the computer memorize D. can memorize the computer 18. ―Give me a call when you get home.‖
―Yes, I ________.‖ A. must B. will C. can D. may 19. She‘s very pretty, but she‘s not ________ clever.
A. at all B. at least C. entirely D. completely 20. ________ breaks the law must be punished.
A. Who B. However he C. Whoever D. No matter how 21. She likes hearing her own voice. She never stops ________.
A. talking B. telling C. to talking D. to tell
22. A list of the new League members was ________ and the students looked at it and discussed.
A. put away B. put up C. turned up D. taken up 23. Einstein was fully ________ with business, so we didn‘t want to bother her.
A. devoted B. surrounded C. occupied D. fatigued 24. I‘ll have to ________ some money from the bank to pay for the repairs.
A. receive B. move C. draw D. deposit 25. How long does it ________ us to travel from Shanghai to Beijing by plane?
A. want B. take C. use D. spend
III. Cloze (15 points)
Directions: There are 15 blanks in the following passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE answer that best completes the passage.
Coffee and tea are the most popular 26 in the world. Coffee is a favorite drink of Canadians. Many Canadians like to start their day 27 a cup of coffee. At work, they may take a coffee break.
Coffee break is a time 28 stop and relax for a few minutes over a cup of coffee or a snack.
29 is coffee so popular? 30 , it has a rich, strong taste that many people like. It is served hot, with milk, cream or sugar. Many people like coffee in 31 because it helps them 32 . Coffee has caffeine in it. 33 gives people more energy.
Every day, millions of people all over the world drink tea. Tea is the 34 drink of China, Japan, England and Russia. In England, it is a custom to drink tea in the afternoon. In Japan, drinking tea is also a social 35 and there are special rules for tea 36 . Tea comes from tea 37 . We make tea by pouring 38 water on dried tea leaves. People usually drink hot tea, but it can be served cold. Some people like to drink tea 39 milk or cream. Other people 40 milk or cream in tea, but they put in honey, sugar or lemon. Tea also has some caffeine in it.
26. A. drinks B. drink C. water D. drinking water 27. A. from B. at C. in D. with 28. A. for B. to C. with D. at 29. A. Why B. What C. Which D. When 30. A. For one thing B. Such as
C. For a thing D. For some reason 31. A. morning B. early morning C. mornings D. the morning
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32. A. move away 33. A. Tea 34. A. personal 35. A. study 36. A. drink 37. A. roots 38. A. cooling 39. A. have 40. A. hate
B. wake up B. Caffeine B. general B. custom B. drank B. stems B. running B. with B. like C. come in C. Hot drink C. possible C. way C. drinking C. branches C. boiling C. and C. enjoy D. look down D. Cold coffee D. national D. belief
D. being drunk D. leaves D. fresh D. together D. love
IV. Reading Comprehension (40 points)
Directions: There are four reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Passage 1
One of the most important tasks of remembering what you read is choosing the right ideas to remember. It‘s easy to say this, but many readers do not realize that they must learn to choose what is worth remembering.
Just as a traveler in a desert searches for landmarks, you must learn to find‘landmarks’to guide you through your reading. These landmarks are the main ideas, the important statements around which the writer builds his article.
To find main ideas easily, you should practise the skill of looking for the most important statement in each paragraph. If this statement were taken away, the paragraph would have no meaning. But if the rest of the paragraph were taken away, the statement would still make the writer‘s message clear.
By collecting the main ideas of the paragraphs you read, you will find you have a series of statements that, put together, make up the main ideas the writer wanted you to discover.
41. This passage tells us________.
A. how to read B. how to remember C. how to find the main ideas to remember D. the importance of reading
42. If you travel in a desert, and don‘t want to lose your way, you should follow the ________.
A. footprints B. main ideas C. important statements D. landmarks 43. To find main ideas easily, you should ________.
A. take up reading B. write often
C. practice reading more
D. practice the skill of looking for the most important statement in each paragraph 44. Without its main idea, a paragraph ________.
A. would be meaningful B. would be meaningless
C. would still make the writer‘s message clear D. would help the readers to consider 45. The writer wanted you to discover ________.
A. the statements in his article B. the main ideas C. the new words D. the word phrases
Passage 2
In the U.S., people prefer waiting for a table to sitting with people they don‘t know. This means a hostess may not seat a small group until a small table is available, even if a large one is. If you are sitting at a table with people you don‘t know, it is impolite to light up a cigarette without first asking if it will disturb them.
At American restaurants and coffee shops you are usually served tap water before you order. You may find the bread and butter is free, and if you order coffee, you may get a free refill.
Most cities and towns have no rules about opening and closing times for stores or restaurants, though they usually do make rules for bars. Especially in large cities, stores may be open 24 hours a day.
Servings in restaurants are often large, too large for many people. If you can‘t finish your meal but
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