统考大学英语A考前模拟自测题1.docx

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统考大学英语A考前模拟自测题1

试点高校网络教育部分公共基础课全国统一考试

大学英语A试卷

2007年

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InformationfortheExaminees:

ThisexaminationconsistsofTHREEparts.Theyare:

PartⅠ:

ReadingComprehension（50points,60minutes）

PartⅡ:

VocabularyandStructure（30points,30minutes）

PartⅢ:

Writing（20points,30minutes）

Thetotalscoreforthisexaminationis100.Thetimeallowedforthisexaminationis2hours（120minutes）.

PartⅠ:

ReadingComprehension（50points）

Instructions:

ØThispartwilltake60minutes.

ØThereareFIVEsectionsinthispart.

MarkALLyouranswersbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet,e.g.[A].

SectionAQuestions1-5arebasedonthissection.（10points）

Directions:

ReadthefollowingpassageandchoosethebestanswerfromA,B,CandD.BlackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Anowlisabird.Therearetwobasictypesofowls:

typicalowlsandbarnowls.Owlsliveinalmosteverycountryoftheworld.

Owlsaremostlynocturnal,meaningtheyareawakeatnight.Owlsarepredators-theyhuntthefoodthattheyeat.Owlshuntformiceandothersmallmammals,insects,andevenfish.Owlsarewelladaptedforhunting.Theirsoft,lightfeathersmaketheirflightnearlysilent.Theyhaveverygoodhearing,whichhelpsthemtohuntwellinthedarkness.Thesharp,hooked,andpointedmouthandclawsoftheowlmakeitveryeasytotearapartsmallanimalsquickly,althoughowlsalsoeatsomeanimalwhole.

Owleyesareunusual.Likemostpredators,bothoftheowl’seyesfacefront.Theowlcannotmoveitseyes.Owlsarefar-sighted,whichmeanstheycanseeverywellfaraway…buttheycan’tseeupcloseverywellatall.Fortunately,theirdistantvisioniswhattheyuseforhunting,andtheycanseefarawayeveninlowlight.Owlshavefacialdisksaroundtheireyes,bunchesoffeathersinacirclearoundeacheye.Thesefacialdisksarethoughttohelpwiththeowl’shearing.

Owlscanturntheirheads180degrees.Thismakesitlookliketheymightbeabletoturntheirheadsallthewayaround,but180degreesisalltheowlneedstoseewhat’sgoingonallaroundhim.

Perhapsbecauseoftheowl’smysteriousappearance,especiallyitsroundeyesandflexibleneck,therearealotofmythsandsuperstitionsaboutowls.Manyculturesbelievethatowlsareunusuallywise.Becauseowlsarenocturnal,somecultureslinkowlswithbadsigns.Thescreamofthebarnowlisconsideredbymanytosoundstrangelylikeapersonscreaming.However,owlsprobablydonotinteractwiththefatesofhumansatall.Infact,someowlgroupsmaydieoutbecauseofhumans.

1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonforowls’skilltohunt?

A.Theirflightisalmostsilent.

B.Theirmouthandclawarespecial.

C.Theyareawakeatnight.

D.Theyhavegoodhearing.

2.Owleyesareusefulforhuntingbecause_____.

A.theyfacefront

B.theyseefarawayverywellinlowlight

C.theyarecircledbyfacialdisks

D.theydon’tmove

3.Owlheadisagoodfactorforhuntingbecause_____.

A.owlscanturntheirheadsallthewayaround

B.owlscanmovetheirheadandseearangeof180degrees

C.theappearanceofowlheadismysterious

D.owl’sflexibleneckhelpswithmovingtheirheadfreely

4.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningwith“superstition”inLine2ofthelastparagraph?

A.Unreasonablebelief.

B.Badsign.

C.Mysteriouslook.

D.Unusualwisdom.

5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____.

A.differentculturesseeowlsdifferently

B.owlsaremysterioustohumanbeings

C.owlsscreamstrangelylikeaperson

D.humanbeingsareathreattoowls

SectionBQuestions6-10arebasedonthissection.（10points）

Directions:

ReadthefollowingpassageandchoosethebestanswerfromA,B,CandD.BlackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Anewspaperisapublicationthatisissueddailyorweeklyandincludeslocalandinternationalnewsstories,advertisements,announcements,opinions,cartoons,sportsnewsandtelevisionlistings.Itisaveryimportantmethodoflettingthepublicknoweverythingthatishappeningintheirlocalareaandaroundtheworld.Evenwiththeadvancementsincomputertechnology,newspaperscontinuetobeanimportantaspectofeverydaylife.

Itisveryimportanttoknowthesectionsofthenewspaperandwhatinformationeachonecontains.Thefrontpagehasthemostimportantstoriesoftheday.Eachstoryhasitsown"headline"anda"by-line"givingthenameofthereporterwhowrotethestory.Everynewspaperstoryhastoanswerthefollowingquestions:

5WsWho?

-whoisthestoryabout?

What?

-whatisthestoryabout?

Where?

-wheredoesthestorytakeplace?

When?

-whendoesthestorytakeplace?

Why?

-whyisthishappening?

（Thisisnotalwayspossibletoanswer）

HHow?

-howthisstoryhappened.

Althougheverynewsstorycannotfitintoaformula,thereisacertainstructurethatisfairlycommonofallnewsstories.

1、Thefirstparagraphgivestheanswerstothemostimportantofthe5W'sandH.Thesecondparagraphtellstherestofthe5W'siftheywerenotincludedinthelead.

2、Therestoftheparagraphselaboratesontheinformationgivenintheopeningandgivesmoreinformationanddetails.

3、Backgroundinformationisincludedifitisgivingnewinformationtoastorythathadbeenprintedpreviouslyinthenewspaper.Sometimesitgivesinformationwhichisnecessarytounderstandthestory.

4、Aquotationorastatementaboutthenewsstoryisoftenincludedinordertoexplaintheimportanceofthestory.

5、Detailsareprovidedaboutthestoryandareorganizedintoparagraphs.Eachparagraphprovidesoneaspectofthestoryandthedetailsarearrangedinorderofimportance.

6、Whyarenewspapersstillimportanttopeople?

A.Becausetheyareissueddailyorweekly.

B.Becausetheytellpeopleeverythingintheworld.

C.Becausecomputertechnologydevelopsquickly.

D.Becausetheyincludelocalandinternationalnewsstories.

7、Byanswering“5Ws”and“H”,thereportertellsthereader_____.

A.thedetailsofanewsstory

B.themethodofwritinganewsstory

C.thewaytoorganizeanewsstory

D.thedifferentsectionsofanewsstory

8、Whichofthefollowingsectionmayaddtotheimportanceofthestory?

A.Thebackgroundinformation.

B.Thefirstparagraph.

C.Thesecondparagraph

D.Thequotationorthestatement.

9、Theunderlinedword“elaborates”mostprobablymeans_____.

A.“arrangesdetailsinagoodorder”

B.“explainstheimportanceofastory”

C.“givesmoreinformationanddetails”

D.“providespreviouslyprintedinformation”

10、Thispassageismainlyconcernedabout_____.

A.theinformationofnewsstories

B.theorganizationofnewsstories

C.theimportanceofnewspapers

D.bothAandB

SectionCQuestions11-15arebasedonthissection.（10points）

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyatotaloffivepiecesofinformationmarked1,2,3,4and5inColumnA.MatchthemwiththeircorrespondentpartsmarkedA,B,C,DandEinColumnB.Skimorscanthetextasrequiredandthenblackenyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

TherearelotsofbisonorbuffaloinYellowstoneNationalPark.Whenthewinterweatherisbad,bisonhaveahardtimefindinggrazingland.TheyleaveYellowstoneinsearchoffood.BisonwanderintotheforestsofsouthernMontana.

ThestateofMontanadoesnotwantbisontoleavethepark.Straybisoncaninfectnearbycattleandmakethemsick.Brucellosisisthesickness,anditcausespregnantcattletolosetheirbabies.Inthepastthirtyyears,Montanahasspentthirty-fourmilliontryingtogetridofbrucellosis.

Usingsnowmobilesandhelicopters,Montanaofficialschasethebisonbackintothepark.Ifthebisonwon’tgo,thentheyareshotandkilled.In1996,thousandsofbisoncouldn’tfindfoodandlefttheparktofindsome.Morethanathousandbisonwerekilled.Since1997,morethan4,000bisonhavebeenhazedbacktoYellowstoneandonly317bisonhavebeenshot.

Volunteersskiintothesnowyareastofindwanderingbison.Thevolunteersusetwo-wayradiostostayintouchwitheachother.TheywanttogetthebisonbackintoYellowstonesotheywon’tbehazedorkilled.Volunteersracetofindthebison.

Findingstraybisoniscostlytotaxpayers.HugeherdsofbisonareinYellowstonenow,andthereareatleastonethousandtoomany.Ifmoreofthewildbisongetloose,theywillbekilled.Montanacattleareabillion-dollarindustry.Cattlemenandstateofficialswillprotectthecattleevenifthebisonareendangered.

A

B

11.

adiseasethatinfectscattleandcausespregnantcattletolosetheirbabies

A.straybison

12.

vehiclesthatareusedtohazebisonbacktothenationalpark

B.Montanacattle

13.

buffalothatleavetheirhomeandgotootherplacestofindfood

C.volunteers

14.

peoplewhotrytofindwanderingbisonandgetthembacktotheparksoasnottobekilled

D.brucellosis

15.

stateofficialswillprotectthemiftheyareindanger

E.snowmobiles

SectionDQuestions16-20arebasedonthissection.（10points）

Directions:

ReadthefollowingpassageandchoosethebestanswerfromA,B,CandD.BlackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

GOLDFOUNDINCALIFORNIA

Everymorning,JamesMarshall,wholivedandbuiltsawmillsinCalifornia,walkedalongthemillrace（thecanalinwhichwatergoestoamillwheel）andstudiedthewheelofthesawmill.Hewantedtobeabletotellthemill’sowner,JohnSutter,wh