电子科大《大学英语1（本科）》模拟题

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大学英语精读(一)   自测题1

Part I :  Vocabulary and Structure (20%)                        
1．The teacher asked the student to answer the question loudly______ everyone can hear it clearly．
    A．so as to  B．for that    C．in that       D．so that
2．If you can make ______ your time，you’ll learn English much better than others．
A．full use of   B．uses of   C． a good use with  D．much use for
3．She spends a lot of money _______the poor students．
A．to support                       B. in supporting
C. for support                      D．on supporting
4．Lily as well as John______ studying in the classroom while the other students were playing on the playground
A．is    B．are    C．was   D．were
5．Have you read about the_______ of Marco Polo?
   A．ventures   B. advantages  C. attempt  D．adventures
6．Please think it over before you decide to ________your present job．
  A．give away  B．give up    C．give off   D．give in
7．He was finally ________to go abroad for further study．
  A．determined   B．decided    C．demanded   D．dissuaded
8. They succeeded  in their last ________ to break the high jump record．
A．effort    B．content   C．contempt    D．attempt
9.  India refused to_______ the dialogue offer to settle their dispute on Kashmir issues．   
A．accept    B．obtain   C．receive      D．win
10．She had to_______ up several times a night when her mother was seriously sick．
  A．awake  B．wake    C．waken   D．awaken
11．Tony is very disappointed ________the result of the exam．
    A．with    B．for      C．toward    D．on
12．I'm sure that she will______ to like her new job as a nurse．
A．fold    B．smooth    C．include      D．get
13. _________quite recently，most mothers in Britain did not take paid work outside the home．
A．Until     B．From  ，  C．Before、  D．Since
14．I was always taught that it was______ to interrupt．
  A．rude    B．coarse     C．rough       D．crude
15．At the beginning of the year，everybody ______many plans for the coming days．
A．stuck to                             B．came up with
C．talked over                           D．took advantage of
16. Her fear of making mistakes has caused her great difficulty in_______ with others in English．
    A. organizing    B．communicating   C．retreating   D．researching
17．I'm confused about your intention and can _____ decide on what to do．    •
  A. necessarily       B．undoubtedly      C．previously     D．barely
18. These pupils who take an excessive interest in computer games ought to spend more time on __________ readings．
  A．complex  B．radical    C．worthwhile      D．permanent
19. He suggested_______ to tomorrow’s exhibition  together．
    A．us to go    B. we went      C. we shall go           D. we go
20．Because Mike was convinced of the accuracy of this fact，he _______ his opinion．
  A．struck at   B．strove for   C．stuck to     D．stood for

Part II: Reading Comprehension (40%)               
He is a good observer, accurate, patient and objective and applies persistent and logical thought to the observations he makes. He utilizes the facts he observes to the fullest extent. For example, trained observes obtain a very large amount of information about a star (e.g. distance, mass, size, rate of movement etc.) mainly from the accurate analysis of the simple lines that appear in a spectrum (光谱).
He is skeptical (怀疑的) and he does not accept statements which are not based on the most complete evidence available – and therefore rejects authority as the sole basis for truth. Scientists always check statements and make experiments carefully and objectively to prove them.
Furthermore, he is not only critical of the work of others, but also of his own, since he knows that man is the least reliable of scientific instruments and that a number of factors tend to disturb objective investigation.
Lastly, he is highly imaginative since he often has to look for relationships in data which are not only complex but also frequently incomplete. Furthermore, he needs imagination if he wants to make hypotheses（假设）of how processes work and how events take place.
These seem to be some of the ways in which a successful scientist thinks and acts.
21. What quality of a good observer is NOT mentioned in Paragraph 1?
A Intelligence                        B Patience.                C. Persistence.                D. Objectivity.
22. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that a scientist believes that______  .
A. no statements can be proved true               
B. all statements may be misleading
C authority is the sole basis for truth
D. authority does not necessarily mean truth
23. The word “them” (Line 4, Paragraph 2 ) refers to  .
A. statements                B. experiments                C. scientists                D. authorities
24. A scientist is critical of his own work because he knows that he is______.
A. aware of his own findings                        C. liable to be wrong
B. likely to be criticized                                D. capable of being entirely objective
25. The word “imaginative” (Line 1, Paragraph 4 ) most probably means   .
A. accurate and objective                                C. curious and serious
C. creative and inventive                                D. skeptical and critical


(2)
At sixteen Ron Mackie might have stayed at school, but the future called to him excitedly. “Get out of the classroom into a job.” It said and Ron obeyed. His father, supporting the decision, found a place for him in a supermarket. “You’re lucky, Ron, “he said. “ For every boy with a job these days, there’s a dozen with-out.” So Ron joined the working world at twenty pounds a week.
     For a year he spent his days filling shelves with tins of food. By the end of that time he was looking back on his school days as a time of great variety and satisfaction. He searched for an interest in his work, with little success.
     One fine day instead of going to work Ron got a lift on a lorry going south. With nine pounds in his pocket, a full heart and a great longing for the sea, he set out to make a better way for himself. That evening, in Bournemouth, he had a sandwich and a drink in a café run by an elderly man and his wife. Before he had finished the sandwich, the woman had taken him on for the rest of the summer, at twenty pounds a week, a room upstairs and three meals a day. The ease and speed of it rather took Ron’s breath away. At quiet times, Ron had to check the old man’s arithmetic in the records of the business.
At the end of the season, he stayed on the coast. He was again surprised how straightforward it was for a boy of seventeen to make a living. He worked in shops mostly, but once he took a job in a hotel for three weeks. Late in October he was taken on by the sick manager of a shoe shop.
Ron soon found himself in charge there, he was the only one who could keep the books.
26．Why did Ron Machie leave school at sixteen ? ________．
A．His father made him leave
B．He had reached the age when he had to leave.
C．He left because he was worried about the future.
D．He left because he wanted to start work
27．What did Ron’s father think about his leaving school?
A．He thought his son was doing the right thing   
B．He advised him to stay at school to complete his education   
C．He did not like the idea, but he helped Ron to find work.   
D.  He knew there was a job for every boy who wanted one
28．It took about a year for Ron to realize that _________.
A．He worked well because he was interested in the job.
B．His work at the supermarket was dull
C．Being at work was much better than going to school
D．The store manager wanted to get rid of him.
29．Why did Ron leave the supermarket ?_________．
A．He knew he would find work in Bournmouth
B．He took a job as lorry driver
C．He gave up the job because he felt unwell.
D．he wanted to work at the seaside
30．Ron was able to take over the shoe shop because________．
A．He got on well with the manager there.
B．He knew how to keep the accounts of the business
C．he had had experience of selling books
D．He was young and strong.
(3)
Why was Bastille important to the citizens of Paris? The building of the Bastille had been started in 1370 under Charles V. By the seventeenth century it had stopped to be important for defense. Cardinal Richelieu turned it into a prison. It was not an ordinary prison to punish common crimes. Its huge doors closed only on enemies of the King. The Bastille’s workings were secret. Prisoners were taken to it in closed vehicles. Soldiers on guard duty had to stand with their faces to the wall. No talking was allowed. Worst of all, a prisoner never knew if he would be there a day, a week, a year, or forever. Only the King’s letter could set him free.
Over the years the number of arrests by King’s letter had become fewer. By the time of its fall, most of the prisoners were writers who had written against the corruptions (贪污腐败) of the government. Voltaire, the famous French writer, spent a year there in 1717-1718, and another 12 days in 1726.
For those who believed in free speech and free thinking, the Bastille stood for everything evil. The day it was captured, only seven prisoners were found inside. Still, the Bastille was hated by the people. It was a symbol of the King’s complete power.

31. The Bastille became a prison ___________.
A. since the time of Charles V
B. since 1370
C. in the seventeenth century
D. since the time of Cardinal Richelieu
32. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Anyone who did something wrong could find himself suddenly in the Bastille.
B. The Bastille was only for those who were opposed to the King.
C. Things done in the Bastille were hardly known to people outside.
D. Voltaire was twice put in the Bastille.
33. At the time of its fall, the Bastille housed _____________.
A. a large number of prisoners
B. a lot of writers who had been against the government
C. some dozens of people who believed in free speech and free thinking
D. only a few prisoners
34. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. All prisoners in the Bastille had to stay there for life.
B. Over the years the number of prisoners in the Bastille was getting bigger and bigger.
C. The King could put people in or let them out of the Bastille as he wanted.
D. At the time it was captured, there were so few prisoners in it that it meant little to the people.
35. This passage mainly ________________.
A. tells how the prisoners were controlled by the King
B. tells how little was known about the Bastille
C. shows the inner workings of the Bastille
D. gives a brief history of the Bastille

(4)
An earthquake is caused by a sudden on a fault(断层). A fault is a fracture in the crust(地壳) of the earth along which rocks on one side have moved relative to those on the other side. Stresses in the earth’s outer layer push the side of the fault together, build up and the rocks slips suddenly, releasing energy in waves that travel though the rock to cause to cause the shaking that we feel during an earthquake.
      Earthquakes tend to be concentrated in narrow zones. There are 7 major crustal plates on earth, about 80 km thick, all in constant motion relative to one another. They move at between 10 and 130 mm per year.
      It is estimated that there are several million earthquakes in the world each year. Many of these earthquakes go undetected because they occur in the remote areas or have very small magnitudes(震级). The USGS Earthquake Information Center locates 12, 000 to 14,000 earthquakes each year (about 35 per day ). On average, about 60 earthquakes per year are classified as significant, with 19 classified as major. A significant earthquakes is one of magnitude 6.5 or higher or one of lesser magnitude that causes casualties (伤亡) or considerable damage. Major earthquakes have a magnitude larger than 7.0.

36. The main idea of the passage is ______.
A  how earthquakes are formed and classified
B. how earthquakes can be predicted and located
C. earthquakes do not so often occur on the earth
D. earthquakes are considered to be a threat to humans.
37.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage?
A. Earthquakes of large magnitudes casualties.
B. Earthquakes often happen in narrow zones.
C. Earthquakes involve the release of energy.
D. Earthquakes can cause waves in the sea.
38. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Scientists can locate most earthquakes
B. Earthquakes are very common on the earth
C. Scientists can find a way to prevent earthquakes.
D. More earthquakes of higher magnitudes are detected than those of lower ones.
39. How do scientists distinguish a signification earthquake from a major earthquake?
A. A significant earthquakes is of higher magnitude.
B. A significant earthquakes can kill more people
C. A major earthquakes is of higher magnitude
D. A major earthquakes is of lower magnitude
40. The word “ fracture”(Line 1, Paragraph 1) most probably means ______.
  A. a stress in the crust     C.  an outer layer of the crust
  B. a large hole in the rock   D. a cracked part in the rock
Part III: Cloze (10%)       
The proficient athlete possesses natural sporting abilities and very good physical coordination, but___41___ these physical assets he/she must be in superb（杰出的）physical condition. The World Health Organisation (WHO)__42___fitness as : “The ability to ___43____your normal daily tasks with vigour(活力) and alertness(机警) and without undue(过度的) fatigue(疲劳), with enough energy___44____in reserve to cope with any emergencies that may arise or to follow the leisure pursuits(追求) of your choice” , __45____is the most important of the benefits of physical fitness. That is being in superb physical condition. That is what we are urging you to
___46____
Physical exercise reduces the intensity of many illnesses or the risk of developing them, thus, ___47_____ you to achieve what the WHO defines as fitness.
___48_____ the benefits of physical fitness good health is a universal goal. We will guide you to achieve that goal. Look at the essential benefits of physical fitness listed below and take the road
___49____them! Set gaining all the benefits of physical fitness as your great health achievement. A complete exercise program must contain ___50____two types of training to be successful in helping you attain the benefits of physical fitness.
41.A. what’s worse        B. in addition to               C. in addition              D.except that
42.A. defines              B. describes                   C. rephrases                 D. puts
43.A. do                       B. carry on                    C. perform                 D. exert
44.A. leaving                B. leaves                   C. having left              D. left
45.A. which                    B. that                       C. what                         D. because
46.A. contain                B. obtain                    C. sustain                 D. attain
47.A. allowed        B. allowing             C. to be allowed           D. having been allowed
48.A. Among                B. In                            C. Of                         D. Within
49A. to achieve            B. of achieving             C. achieving           D. to being achieved
50.A. the followed        B. the following                 C. under                     D. below
Part IV: Translation.  From English to Chinese (15%)               
51. It’s important to set aside time for relaxation, hobbies and entertainment as well.
52. Moreover, in the modern age when human beings depend so much on machines, he had given men throughout the world new pride.
53. Mary hadn’t married, but had seemed content to live with her mother , and teach in a primary school round the corner.
54.Freed from TV, forced to find their own activities, they might take a ride together to watch the sunset.
55.There ought to be something to fill your stocking with, and Santa Claus can’t put a pony into a stocking.

Part V: Translation. From Chinese to English (15%)       

56．大声说以便我们都能听清楚你说的话。(so that)
57．我独自一人在半年时间内建起了那间小房。(all by oneself)
58．如果你平时努力学习，考试前你就不必通宵熬夜。(at other times)
59．众所周知，离婚至少部分是由于没能互相交流(思想)引起的。(in part)
60．自从科学家失踪已有好几周了。(since)