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                               考试模拟题《1》
 
PartIListeningComprehension(略)
  PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
  Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelingthroughthecentre.
  PassageOne
  Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
  Oceanographyhasbeendefinedas"Theapplicationofallsciencestothestudyofthesea".    Beforethenineteenthcentury,scientistswithaninterestintheseawerefewandfarbetween.
  CertainlyNewtonconsideredsometheoreticalaspectsofitinhiswritings,buthewasreluctanttogotoseatofurtherhiswork.
  Formostpeopletheseawasremote,andwiththeexceptionofearlyintercontinentaltravellersorotherswhoearnedalivingfromthesea,therewaslittlereasontoaskmanyquestionsaboutit,letalonetoaskwhatlaybeneaththesurface.Thefirsttimethatthequestion"whatisatthebottomoftheoceans?"hadtobeansweredwithanycommercialconsequencewaswhenthelayingofatelegraphcablefromEuropetoAmericawasproposed.Theengineershadtoknowthedepthprofileoftheroutetoestimatethelengthofcablethathadtobemanufactured.
  ItwastoMauryoftheUSNavythattheAtlanticTelegraphCompanyturned,in1853,forinformationonthismatter.Inthe1840s,Mauryhadbeenresponsibleforencouragingvoyagesduringwhichsoundings weretakentoinvestigatethedepthsoftheNorthAtlanticandPacificOceans.Later,someofhisfindingsarousedmuchpopularinterestinhisbookThePhysicalGeographyoftheSea.
  Thecablewaslaid,butnotuntil1866wastheconnectionmadepermanentandreliable.Attheearlyattempts,thecablefailedandwhenitwastakenoutforrepairsitwasfoundtobecoveredinlivinggrowths,afactwhichdefiedcontemporaryscientificopinionthattherewasnolifeinthedeeperpartsofthesea. Withinafewyearsoceanographywasunderway.In1872Thomsonledascientificexpedition,which lastedforfouryearsandbroughthomethousandsofsamplesfromthesea.Theirclassificationandanalysisoccupiedscientistsforyearsandledtoafive-volumereport,thelastvolumebeingpublishedin1895.

   21.TheproposaltolayatelegraphcablefromEuropetoAmericamadeoceanographicstudies
    takeon_____.
    A)anacademicaspect
    B)amilitaryaspect
    C)abusinessaspect
    D)aninternationalaspect

   22.Itwas________thataskedMauryforhelpinoceanographicstudies.
    A)theAmericanNavy
    B)someearlyintercontinentaltravellers
    C)thosewhoearnedalivingfromthesea
    D)thecompanywhichproposedtolayanunderseacable

   23.TheaimofthevoyagesMaurywasresponsibleforinthe1840was_______.
    A)tomakesomesoundingexperimentsintheoceans
    B)tocollectsamplesofseaplantsandanimals
    C)toestimatethelengthofcablethatwasneeded
    D)tomeasurethedepthsofthetwooceans

   24."Defied"inthe5thparagraphprobablymeans"________".
    A)doubted
    B)gaveproofto
    C)challenged
    D)agreedto

   25.Thispassageismainlyabout_______.
    A)thebeginningsofoceanography
    B)thelayingofthefirstunderseacable
    C)theinvestigationofoceandepths
    D)theearlyintercontinentalcommunications
  PassageTwo
  Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
  Normallyastudentmustattendacertainnumberofcoursesinordertograduate,andeachcoursewhichheattendsgiveshimacreditwhichhemaycounttowardsadegree,InmanyAmericanuniversitiesthetotalworkforadegreeconsistsofthirty-sixcourseseachlastingforonesemester.Atypicalcourseconsistsofthreeclassesperweekforfifteenweeks;whileattendingauniversityastudentwillprobablyattendfourorfivecoursesduringeachsemester.Normallyastudent.wouldexpecttotakefouryearsattendingtwosemesterseachyear.Itispossibletospreadtheperiodofworkforthedegreeoveralongerperiod.Itisalsopossibleforastudenttomovebetweenoneuniversityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse,thoughthisisnotinfactdoneasaregularpractice. 
  Forverycoursethatthefollowsastudentsisgivenagrade,whichisrecorded,andtherecordisavailableforthestudenttoshowtoprospectiveemployers.Allthisimposesaconstantpressureandstrainofwork,butinspiteofthissomestudentsstillfindtimeforgreatactivityinstudentaffairs.Electionstopositionsinstudentorganisationsarousemuchenthusiasm.Theeffectiveworkofmaintainingdisciplineisusuallyperformedbystudentswhoadvisetheacademicauthorities.Anystudentwhoisthoughttohavebrokentherules,forexample,bycheatinghistoappearbeforeastudentcourt,Withtheenormousnumbersofstudents,theoperationofthesystemdoesinvolveacertainamountofactivity.Astudentwhohasheldoneofthesepositionsofauthorityismuchrespectedanditwillbeofbenefittohimlaterinhiscareer.

   26.Normallyastudentwouldatleastattend______classeseachweek.
    A)36
    B)12
    C)20
    D)15

   27.AccordingtothefirstparagraphanAmericanstudentisallowed______.
    A)toliveinadifferentuniversity
    B)totakeaparticularcourseinadifferentuniversity
    C)toliveahomeanddrivetoclasses.
    D)togettwodegreesfromtwodifferentuniversities

   28.Americauniversitystudentsareusuallyunderpressureofworkbecause______.
    A)theiracademicperformancewillaffecttheirfuturecareers
    B)theyareheavilyinvolvedinstudentaffairs
    C)theyhavetoobserveuniversitydiscipline
    D)theywanttorunforpositionsofauthority

   29.Somestudentsareenthusiasticforpositionsinstudentorganisationsprobablybecause______.
    A)theyhatetheconstantpressureandstrainoftheirstudy
    B)theywillthenbeabletostaylongerintheuniversity
    C)suchpositionshelpthemgetbetterjobs
    D)suchpositionsareusuallywellpaid

   30Thestudentorganisationsseemtobeeffectivein________.
    A)dealingwiththeacademicaffairsoftheuniversity
    B)ensuringthatthestudentsobserveuniversityregulations
    C)evaluatingstudents'performancebybringingthembeforeacourt
    D)keepingupthestudents'enthusiasmforsocialactivities
   PassageThree
   Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
    Doyoufindgettingupinthemorningsodifficultthatit'spainful?Thismightbecalledlaziness,but Dr.Kleitmanhasanewexplanation.Hehasprovedthateveryonehasadailyenergycycle.
    Duringthehourswhenyoulabourthroughyourworkyoumaysaythatyou're"hot".That'strue.The timeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyourcycleofbadytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsome peoplethepeakcomesduringtheforenoon.ForothersitcomesintheafternoonoreveningNoonehas discoveredwhythisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliarmonologuesas:"Getup,John!You'llbelatefor workagain!"ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatJohnisathistemperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrellingendswhenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean, andwhichcycleeachmemberofthefamilyhas.
    Youcan'tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlifefititbetter.Habitcanhelp, Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou'resleepyintheeveningbutfeelyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteract yourcycletosomeextentbyhabituallystayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorning butyouhaveanimportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon'tchangeyourcycle,butyou'llgetupsteamandworkbetteratyourlowpoint.
    Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaleisurelyyawnandstretch.Sitontheedge ofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthefloor.Avoidthetroublesomesearchforcleanclothesby layingthemoutthenightbefore.Wheneverpossible,doroutineworkintheafternoonandsavetasksrequiring moreenergyorconcentrationforyoursharperhours.

    31.Ifapersonfindsgettingupearlyaproblem,mostprobably_______.
    A)heisalazyperson
    B)herefusestofollowhisownenergycycle
    C)heisnotsurewhenhisenergyislow
    D)heisathispeakintheafternoonorevening

    32.Whichofthefollowingmayleadtofamilyquarrelsaccordingtothepassage?
    A)Unawarenessofenergycycles.
    B)Familiarmonologues.
    C)Achangeinafamilymember'senergycycle.
    D)Attemptstocontroltheenergycycleofotherfamilymembers.

    33.Ifonewantstoworkmoreefficientlyathishowpointinthemorning,heshould_____.
    A)changehisenergycycle
    B)overcomehislaziness
    C)getupearlierthanusual
    D)gotobedearlier

    34.Youareadvisedtorisewithayawnandstretchbecauseitwill_____.
    A)helptokeepyourenergyfortheday'swork
    B)helpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyintheday
    C)enableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutinework
    D)keepyourenergycycleundercontrolallday

    35.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?
    A)Gettingofftoworkwithaminimumefforthelpssaveone'senergy.
    B)Dr.Kleitmanexplainswhypeoplereachtheirpeaksatdifferenthoursofday.
    C)Habithelpsapersonadapttohisownenergycycle.
    D)Childrenhaveenergycycles,too.
   PassageFour
   Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
    Wefindthatbrightchildrenarerarelyheldbackbymixed-abilityteaching.Onthecontrary,boththeir knowledgeandexperienceareenriched.Wefeelthattherearemanydisadvantagesinstreamingpupils.Itdoesnottakeintoaccountthefactthatchildrendevelopatdifferentrates.Itcanhaveabadeffectonboththebrightandthenot-so-brightchild.Afterall,itcanbequitediscouragingtobeatthebottomofthetopgrade!
    Besides,itisratherunrealtogradepeoplejustaccordingtotheirintellectualability.Thisisonlyoneaspectoftheirtotalpersonality.Weareconcernedtodeveloptheabilitiesofallourpupilstothefull,notjusttheiracademicability.Wealsovaluepersonalqualitiesandsocialskills,andwefindthatmixed-abilityteachingcontributestoalltheseaspectsoflearning.
    Inourclassrooms,weworkinvariousways.Thepupilsoftenworkingroups:thisgivesthemtheopportunitytolearntoco-operate,toshare,andtodevelopleadershipskills.Theyalsolearnhowtocope withpersonalproblemsaswellaslearninghowtothink,tomakedecisions,toanalyseandevaluate,andtocommunicateeffectively.Thepupilslearnfromeachotheraswellasfromtheteacher.
    Sometimesthepupilsworkinpairs;sometimestheyworkonindividualtasksandassignments,andtheycandothisattheirownspeed.Theyalsohavesomeformalclassteachingwhenthisisappropriate.Weencourageourpupilstousethelibrary,andweteachthemtheskillstheyneedinordertodothisefficiently.Anadvancedpupilcandoadvancedwork:itdoesnotmatterwhatagethechildis.Weexpectourpupilstodotheirbest,nottheirleast,andwegivethemeveryencouragementtoattainthisgoal.

    36.Inthepassagetheauthor'sattitudetowards"mixed-abilityteaching"is_______.
    A)critical
    B)questioning
    C)approving
    D)objective

    37.By"heldback"(Line1)theauthormeans"____________".
    A)madetoremaininthesameclasses
    B)forcedtostudyinthelowerclasses
    C)drawntotheirstudies
    D)preventedfromadvancing

    38.Theauthorarguesthatateacher'schiefconcernshouldbethedevelopmentofthestudent's_______.
    A)personalqualitiesandsocialskills
    B)totalpersonality
    C)learningabilityandcommunicativeskills
    D)intellectualability

    39.WhichofthefollowingisNOTMENTIONEDinthethirdparagraph?
    A)Groupworkgivespupilstheopportunitytolearntoworktogetherwithothers.
    B)Pupilsalsolearntodeveloptheirreasoningabilities.
    C)Groupworkprovidespupilswiththeopportunitytolearntobecapableorganizers.
    D)Pupilsalsolearnhowtoparticipateinteachingactivities.

    40.Theauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassageisto_________.
    A)argueforteachingbrightandnot-so0brightpupilsinthesameclass
    B)recommendpairworkandgroupworkforclassroomactivities
    C)offeradviceontheproperuseofthelibrary
    D)emphasizetheimportanceofappropriateformalclassroomteaching
                                     
    PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)
    Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencetherearefour
  choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Then
  markthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

    41.Thebridgewasnamed______theherohowgavehislifeforthecauseofthepeople.
    A)after
    B)with
    C)by
    D)from

    42.Therewerenotickets_______forFriday'sperformance.
    A)preferable
    B)considerable
    C)possible
    D)available

    43.Itwasn'tsuchagooddinner______shehadpromisedus.
    A)that
    B)which
    C)as
    D)what

    44.Theydecidedtochasethecowaway______itdidmoredamage.
    A)unless
    B)until
    C)before
    D)what

    45.________studentwithalittlecommonsenseshouldbeabletoanswerthequestion.
    A)Each
    B)Any
    C)Either
    D)One

    46.All_______isacontinuoussupplyofthebasicnecessitiesoflife.
    A)whatisneeded
    B)forourneeds
    C)thethingneeded
    D)thatisneeded

    47._______withthesizeofthewholeearth,thehighestmountaindoesnotseemhighatall.
    A)Whencompared
    B)Compare
    C)Whilecomparing
    D)Comparing

    48._______shefirstheardofthemanreferredtoasaspecialist.
    A)ThatwasfromStephen
    B)ItwasStephenwhom
    C)Whilecomparing
    D)ItwasStephenthat

    49.Iftheseshoesaretoobig,asktheclerktobringyouasmaller_________.
    A)suit
    B)set
    C)one
    D)pair

    50.Manynew______willbeopenedupinthefutureforthosewithauniversityeducation.
    A)opportunities
    B)necessities
    C)realities
    D)probabilities

    51.Hemusthavehadanaccident,orhe_______then.
    A)wouldhavebeenhere
    B)hadtobehere
    C)shouldbehere
    D)wouldbehere

    52.Itwasessentialthattheapplicationforms_______backbeforethedeadline.
    A)mustbesent
    B)wouldbesent
    C)besent
    D)weresent

    53.We_______ourbreakfastwhenanoldmancametothedoor.
    A)justhavehad
    B)havejusthad
    C)justhad
    D)hadjusthad

    54.Therainwasheavyand_______thelandwasflooded.
    A)consequently
    B)continuously
    C)constantly
    D)consistently

    55.Thechildrenwenttheretowatchtheirontower______.
    A)toerect
    B)beerected
    C)erecting
    D)beingerected

    56.Theengine______smokeandsteam.
    A)givesup
    B)givesin
    C)givesaway
    D)givesoff

    57.Themanagerpromisedtokeepme______ofhowourbusinesswasgoingon.
    A)tobeinformed
    B)oninforming
    C)informed
    D)informing

    58.Don't________thisnewstothepublicuntilwegiveyouthego-ahead.
    A)release
    B)relieve
    C)relate
    D)retain

    59.Sheneverlaughed,______losehertemper
    A)orsheeverdid
    B)nordidsheever
    C)ordidsheever
    D)northeeverdid

    60.Thegoals________hehadfoughtallhislifenolongerseemedimportanttohim.
    A)afterwhich
    B)forwhich
    C)withwhich
    D)atwhich

    61.Ishouldliketorentahouse,modern,comfortableand_____inaquietneighbourhood.
    A)allinall
    B)aboveall
    C)afterall
    D)overall

    62._________wehavefinishedthecourse,weshallstartdoingmorerevisionwork.
    A)Fornow
    B)Nowthat
    C)Eversince
    D)Bynow

    63.Whatyouhavedoneis______thedoctor'sorders.
    A)attachedto
    B)responsibleto
    C)resistantto
    D)contraryto

    64.Johnregretted_______tothemeetinglastweek.
    A)notgoing
    B)nottogo
    C)nothavingbeengoing
    D)nottobegoing

    65.They_____inspiteoftheextremelydifficultconditions.
    A)carriedout
    B)carriedof
    C)carriedon
    D)carriedforward

    66.Mrs.Brownissupposed______forItalylastweek.
    A)tohaveleft
    B)tobeleaving
    C)toleave
    D)tohavebeenleft

    67.Mycameracanbe_____totakepicturesincloudyorsunnyconditions.
    A)treated
    B)adjusted
    C)adopted
    D)remedied

    68.Anewtechnique______,theyieldsasawholeincreasedby20percent.
    A)workingout
    B)havingworkedout
    C)havingbeenworkedout
    D)tohavebeenworkedout

    69.Childrenwhoareover-protectedbytheirparentsmaybecome_____
    A)hurt
    B)damaged
    C)spoiled
    D)harmed

    70.WhenMr.Jonesgetsold,hewill______overhisbusinesstohisson.
    A)take
    B)hand
    C)think
    D)get
   PartIVCloze(15minutes)
   Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefour
  choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONE
  thatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwith
  asinglelinethroughthecentre.
   TheUnitedStatesiswell-knownforitsnetworkofmajorhighwaysdesignedtohelpadrivergetfromoneplacetoanotherintheshortestpossibletime._____71thesewidemodernRoadsaregenerally_____72sharpcurvesandmanystraight_______74,adirectrouteisnotalwaysthemost_____75one.Largehighwaysoftenpass_____76scenicareasandinterestingsmalltowns.Furthermore,thesehighwaysgenerally______77largeurbancentreswhichmeansthattheybecomecrowdedwith______78trafficduringrushhours,_______79the"fastdirect"vaybecomesaveryslowroute.
    However,thereis_______80alwaysanotherroutetotake______81youarenotinahurry.Notfarfromthe______82new"superhighways",thereareoftenolder,______83heavilytravelledroadswhichgothroughthecountryside.______84ofthesearegoodtwo-laneroads;othersareunevenroads______85throughthecountry.Thesesecondaryroutesmaygoupsteepslopes,alonghigh______86,ordownfrighteninghillsidestotowns________87indeepvalleys.Throughtheselessdirectroutes,longerandslower,theygenerallygotoplaces_______88theairiscleanandthesceneryisbeautiful,andthedrivermayhavea_______89togetafresh,clean______90oftheworld.

    71.
    A)Although
    B)Since
    C)Because
    D)Therefore

    72.
    A)stable
    B)smooth
    C)splendid
    D)complicated

    73.
    A)little
    B)few
    C)much
    D)many

    74.
    A)selections
    B)separations
    C)series
    D)sections

    75.
    A)terrible
    B)possible
    C)enjoyable
    D)profitable

    76.
    A)to
    B)into
    C)over
    D)by

    77.
    A)lead
    B)connect
    C)collect
    D)communicate

    78.
    A)large
    B)fast
    C)light
    D)heavy

    79.
    A)when
    B)for
    C)but
    D)that

    80.
    A)yet
    B)still
    C)almost
    D)quite

    81.
    A)unless
    B)if
    C)as
    D)since

    82.
    A)relatively
    B)regularly
    C)respectively
    D)reasonably

    83.
    A)and
    B)less
    C)more
    D)or

    84.
    A)All
    B)Several
    C)Lots
    D)Some

    85.
    A)driving
    B)crossing
    C)curving
    D)travelling

    86.
    A)rocks
    B)cliffs
    C)roads
    D)paths

    87.
    A)lying
    B)laying
    C)laid
    D)lied

    88.
    A)there
    B)when
    C)which
    D)where

    89.
    A)space
    B)period
    C)chance
    D)spot

    90.
    A)view
    B)variety
    C)visit
    D)virtue
 
 


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