模拟试题（2）

Part II Vocabulary（大纲词汇表以S为首字母的单词）

A．Spell out the word according to the definition in the bracket．

1．The housewives s        to get free samples of the cosmetics in the department store．（struggle with others eagerly）

2．To their delight，the museum has some ancient GREek s        ．（solid figures shaped out of stone，wood，etc．）

3．After all，there is no place for s        in business affairs．（tender or fine feeling）

4．He was too s        to miss the chance of running for governor．（clever in judgment）

5．The members in favor of his suggestions s        their aGREement by raising their hands．（express by an action）

6．He s        at the paper as his mother was about to see it．（get hold of hastily and forcefully）

7．Believe it or not，nothing can s        my decision．（cause to hesitate over）

8．The boy tried to s        the beautiful bird which he had never come across before．（hunt by quietly following）

9．It goes without saying that praise is a s       to harder work．（something that stimulates）

10．Unfortunately，the boat was s        on the rocks because of the thick fog at sea．（run aground）

11．She s        up all her strength and pushed open the door of the office．（call forth from oneself）

12．We've had to s        our vocation plans this year；we don't have any money．（cause not to happen）

13．Hopes of reaching an aGREement were s        today．（cause to break suddenly into small pieces）

14．In a socialist country，s        power must lie with the people．（in control of a country）

15．It's obvious that her income s        for her own needs．（be enough）

B．Complete each of the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word given．

1．The ambitious businessman is        with a sequence of misfortunes．（swamp）

2．As a matter of fact，his idea        mine in originality．（surpass）

3．The biological experiment was carried out under the        of several scientists．（supervise）

4．Jane，one of my best friends，takes pride in the        of her beauty．（superior）

5．He was so nervous when he made the speech that he        over his words．（stumblingly）

6．What they saw was an empty town，with all the stores        and the people gone．（shutter）

7．He is a        in Oriental history of Literature and Art．（special）

8．Mary longs to visit European cities，       Paris and Rome．（specify）

9．She        to be recognized as a director at that time．（strive）

10．It is his        courage that makes him respected．（stubbornly）

C．Pick out the choice that can best fit into the sentence．

1．Europe's earlier industrial growth was        by the availability of key resources，abundant and cheap labor．

A）constrained B）detained C）remained D）sustained

2．The cut in her hand has healed completely，without leaving a        ．

A）defect B）sign C）wound D）scar

3．When trapped in drifting sands，do not struggle，or you will be        in deeper．

A）absorbed B）pushed  C）heaved D）sucked

4．The captain       the horizon for approaching ships．

A）scanned B）scrutinized C）explored D）swept

5．Because a deGREe from a good university is the means to a better job，education is one of the most        areas in Japanese life．

A）sophisticated B）competitive C）considerate D）superficial

6．Over the last fifteen years，running has become a popular        for 30 million participants of all ages．

A）fantasy B）pastime  C）symposium D）penalty

7．Bill is an example of a severely disabled person who has become        at many survival skills．

A）proficient B）persistent C）consistent D）sufficient

8．In the past ten years skyscrapers have developed        in Chicago and New York City．

A）homogeneously B）simultaneously

C）spontaneously D）harmoniously

9．It is difficult to        of a plan to end poverty．

A）ponder B）reckon  C）speculate D）conceive

10．David tends to feel useless and unwanted in a society that gives so much        to those who compete well．

A）prestige B）regime C）superiority D）legislation

Part III Grammar（否定、倒装、强调）

A．Choose the correct answer．

1．To such a deGREe        that he couldn't go to sleep that night．

A）he was excited B）excited he was

C）was he excited D）was he exciting

2．       is there an opportunity for the college students to serve the community in this way．

A）Rarely B）Urgently C）Vitally D）Necessarily

3．       then will they come to realize the appalling danger they are facing．

A）Only B）Hardly C）Scarcely D）Virtually

4．Often        the researcher talked about the splendid functions of this instrument．

A）have B）having C）has D）was

5．       longer can the world afford to waste its natural resources．

A）Any B）Much C）More D）No

6．       by adding some special alloying elements can we improve the properties of this grade of steel．

A）Merely B）Exceptionally C）Directly D）Only

7．Under no circumstances        the party which our teacher is to attend．

A）shall we cancel B）we shall cancel

C）cancel we shall D）shall cancel we

8．Not until vapour is cooled by meeting a cold current of air        condensed into raindrops．

A）will it be  B）it is  C）has it been  D）it has been

9．Only by diligence and honesty        in life．

A）one can succeed  B）one will succeed

C）be succeeded D）can one succeed

10．Seldom        true friendship in this world of imperfection．

A）a person will find  B）will find a person

C）a person finds D）does a person find

B．Translate the following sentences into Chinese，paying attention to the meaning of the underlined word（s）．

1．We would，however，not be getting something for nothing．

2．It can not be too strongly emphasized that mathematics is the basis of science．

3．Little did they know when they parted that year，they were never to meet again．

4．It is a wise man that never makes mistakes．

5．Bill is not so much a singer as a composer．

6．The very last thing of which man can make his boast is his knowledge．

7．The Johnsons could not but cry over the calamity．

8．There is no rule but has exceptions．

9．I never see you but I think of my dear parents．

10．A book may be compared to your neighbor；if it be good，it can not last too long；if bad，you can not get rid of it too early．

11．Nations are not to be judged by their size any more than individuals．

12．Sunlight is no less necessary than fresh air to a healthy condition of body．

13．Mary's success is not so much by talent as by diligence．

14．A good tale is none the worse because it is told twice．

15．Not that you resemble a monkey，but that the monkey resembles you．

Part IV Comprehensive Exercises

A．Reading Comprehension

Glass is a remarkable substance made from the simplest raw materials．It can be colored or colorless，monochrome or polychrome，transparent，translucent，or opaque．It is lightweight， impermeable to liquids，readily cleaned and reused，durable yet fragile，and often very beautiful．Glass can be decorated in multiple ways and its optical properties are exceptional．In all its myriad forms—as tableware，containers，in architecture and design-glass represents a major achievement in the history of technological developments．

Since the Bronze Age，about 3000B．C．， glass has been used for making various kinds of objects．It was first made from a mixture of silica，lime and an alkali such as soda or potash，and these remained the basic inGREdients of glass until the development of lead glass in the seventeenth century．When heated，the mixture becomes soft and malleable and can be formed by various techniques into a vast array of shapes and sizes． The homogeneous mass thus formed by melting then cools to create glass，but in contrast to most materials formed in this way（metals，for instance），glass lacks the crystalline structure normally associated with solids，and instead retains the random molecular structure of a liquid．In effect，as molten glass cools，it progressively stiffens until rigid，but does so without setting up a network of interlocking crystals customarily associated with that process．This is why glass shatters so easily when dealt a blow，why glass deteriorates over time，espcially when exposed to moisture，and why glassware must be slowly reheated and uniformly cooled after manufacture to release internal stresses induced by uneven cooling．

Another unusual feature of glass is the manner in which its viscosity changes as it turns from a cold substance into a hot，ductile liquid． Unlike metals that flow or“freeze”at specific temperatures，glass proGREssively softens as the temperature rises，going through varying stages of malleability until it flows like a thick syrup．Each stage of malleability allows the glass to be manipulated into various forms，by different techniques，and if suddenly cooled the object retains the shape achieved at that point．Glass is thus am enable to a greater number of heat-forming techniques than most other materials．

1．A suitable title for the passage would be       ．

A）The physical character of glass

B）The process of creating glass

C）The remarkable substance—glass

D）The chemic character of glass

2．Why must glassware be slowly reheated and uniformly cooled according to the passage？

A）The glass lacks the crystalline structure normally associated with solids．

B）Each stage of malleability allows the glass to be manipulated into various forms．

C）The glass shatters easily．

D）The lead glass is different from the other glass forming by the traditional process．

3．The word“amenable”（paragraph 3）can be replaced by        ．

A）obedient B）suitable C）bounden D）open

4．All of the following are true EXCEPT        ．

A）if there isn't crystalline structure，the substance cannot change from liquid state to solid state

B）glass hasn't the freezing point

C）glass technology ascends to more than five thousand years ago

D）glass can be cooled during the each stage of malleability

5．Which isn't the basic inGREdients of glass？

A）Alkali． B）Silica． C）Lime． D）Lead．

B．Cloze

There is nothing illogical or synthetic about the humility of GREat bookmen in calling attention to the limitations of the book．No book can  1  us to know everything that is to be known，or feel everything that is to be felt．A book is part of life，not a substitute   2  it．It is not a fit   3  for worship or enshrinement． It loses its charm and much of its value when accepted   4  ．No one would have been more   5  than Aristotle if he could have known of the excessive and   6  veneration that would be given to his ideas in centuries to  7  ．When his works became the   8   word in advanced knowledge，  9  knowledge became neither advanced nor vital．

The particular occasion for these remarks is that there are   10  here and there that some of us in the book world may be   11  ourselves too seriously．In the effort to increase book reading some   12  things are being said about books．It is made to   13  that nothing is happening now that has not happened before， and that the only true approach to understanding is   14  books．We do neither service nor justice to books by   15  upon them such omnipotence and omniscience．Many of the answers we need today are not neccessarily to be found between   16  ．There are elements of newness in the present   17  of man that will not readily be   18  of by required reading or ready reference．Books are not slide-rules or blueprints for   19  automatic answers．What is needed is a mighty blend of the wisdom of the ages   20  fresh，razoredged analytical thought．

1．A）inform B）promise  C）enable D）train

2．A）of B）for C）to D）with

3．A）subject B）issue C）matter D）image

4．A）unreasonably B）unprofitably C）unwillingly D）uncritically

5．A）disturbed B）disguised C）intervened D）interrupted

6．A）dreadful B）respectful C）harmful D）fruitful

7．A）go B）come C）pass D）emerge

8．A）big B）end C）late D）last

9．A）such B）more C）most D）this

10．A）traces B）signs C）marks D）trails

11．A）confining B）demanding C）taking D）pushing

12．A）extraordinary B）exceptional C）extra-special D）extravagant

13．A）show B）appear C）prove D）indicate

14．A）through B）with C）among D）from

15．A）concentrating B）conferring C）imposing D）installing

16．A）pages B）covers C）lines D）rows

17．A）position B）situation C）status D）dilemma

18．A）disposed B）discerned C）discharged D）dispersed

19．A）polishing B）regulating C）furnishing D）forwarding

20．A）from B）with C）over D）for

C．In this part there is a short passage with five questions．Read the passage carefully．Then answer the questions in the fewest possible words（not exceeding 10words）．

Stress is an unavoidable，necessary，and potentially healthful reality of our society．People of all ages encounter stress．Children begin to experience stress during prenatal development and during childbirth．

Researchers have been able to identify two types of emotional stress．Stress that originates in childhood can remain as an unconscious，unresolved conflict that adversely affects the body． For example，children whose parents punish them whenever they show anger may grow up learning to repress their angry feelings．As a result，they may develop chronic stomach pain， back pain，or headaches．The second type of emotional stress arises from such life situations as the death of a loved one，divorce，job loss，or illness．Although this type of stress may be of short duration，it can be more severe and cause GREater physical damage．

The different ways in which individuals respond to stress may bring healthful or unhealthy results．One person experiencing a GREat deal of stress may function exceptionally well while another may be unable to function at all．If stressful situations are continually encountered，the individual's physical，social，and mental health are eventually affected．

Questions：

1．According researchers，what is the first type of stress？

2．What adverse effects may be caused to the body of a child by parents who punish him whenever he shows anger？

3．What is the other type of stress researchers have identified？

4．According to the passage，how do individuals respond to stress？

5．Why does the author say stress is necessary and healthful to some individuals？

D．Error Correction

When you take a walk in any of the cities in the west，you often see a lot of people walk dogs．

1．         

It is still true that the dog is the most useful and faithful animal in the world．But the reasons that

2．         

people keep a dog have changed．In the old days，people were used to train dogs to protect

3．         

themselves against attacks by other beasts．And later they come to realize that a dog

4．         

was not only useful for protection but willing to obey to his master．For example，when people

5．         

used dogs for hunting，the dogs would not eat what was caught with permission，but now

6．         

people in the city need not protect themselves against attacks of animals．Why do they keep dogs then？Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery．So the most important reason is for companionship．

7．         

With a child，a dog is his best friend when he has no friends

8．         

to play．For young people，a dog is their child

9．         

when they have no children．For old people，a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up．So the main reason why people keep dogs has changed from companion to friendship．

10．         

E．Translate the underlined sentences into Chinese．

Adding to societal changes today is an enormous stockpile of information．（1）The individual now has more information available than in any past generation，and the task of finding that one piece of information relevant to his or her specific problem is complicated ，time-consuming and sometimes even overwhelming．

（2）Coupled with the growing quantity of information is the development of technologies which enable the storage and delivery of more information with GREater speed to more locations than has ever been possible before．Computer technology makes it possible to store vast amounts of data in machine-readable files，and to program computers to locate specific information．Telecommunications developments enable the sending of messages via television，radio，and very shortly，electronic mail to bombard people with multitudes of messages．Satellites have extended the power of communications to report events at the instant of occurrence．Expertise can be shared worldwide through teleconferencing， and problems in dispute can be settled without the participants leaving their homes and ／or jobs to travel to a distant conference site．Technology has facilitated the sharing of information and the storage and delivery of information，thus making more information available to more people．

In this world of change and complexity，the need for information is of GREatest importance．（3）Those people who have accurate ，reliable up-to-date information to solve the day-to-day problems，the critical problems of their business，social and family life，will survive and succeed．“Knowledge is power”may well be the truest saying and access to information may be the most critical requirement of all people．

F．Writing

Spend 30 minutes writing a composition on the topic Why Women Live Longer than Men．Your composition should have at least 120 words．