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大学英语二

《大学英语

（二）》学生自测模拟题

（一）

Ⅰ.UseofEnglish（5%）

Directions:

Inthispartthereare5incompletedialogues.ForeachdialoguetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheOneanswerthatbestcompletesthedialogue.

1.—What’sthetimebyyourwatch?

—____________________.

A.It’shalfpastfive.B.It’sSundayC.It’sFebruaryD.It’safineday.

2.—AreyoudoinganythingspecialonFriday,Bill?

—____________________.

—Oh,whatapity!

A.No,nothingspecialB.Yes,Ihavepromisedtocallonsomefriends

C.Yes,ofcourseD.No,I’mnotsure.Why?

3.—DidyouhearwhathappenedtoJohn?

—____________________.

A.WhoisJohn?

B.Johnisagoodman.

C.No,Ihavenoidea.What?

D.Johnhappenedtobehere.

4.—What’sthematterwithyou,Jim?

Youlookpale.

—____________________.

A.Oh,itiswell.

B.Ifellawfultoday.Ididn’tgetanysleeplastnight.

C.YesbutIdon'tcare

D.Ithasnothingtodowithyou.

5.—I’dliketomakeanappointmentwithMr.White.

—____________________.

A.Sorry,heisbusyatthemoment.B.Whydidn’tyoucallearlier?

C.Certainly.MayIknowyourname?

D.Sorry.Hedoesn’twanttoseeyou.

Ⅱ.ReadingComprehension（40%）

Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Passage1

Isitdifficultforyougetupinthemorning?

Doyousometimesoversleep?

Areyouoftenlateforworkorschool?

Yes?

ThenHiroyukiSugiyamaofJapanhasaspecialbedforyou.Hiroyuki’sbedwillgetyouupinthemorning!

Hereishowitworks:

Thebedisconnectedtoanalarmclock.First,thealarmclockrings.Youhaveafewminutestowakeup.Next,ataperecorderinthebedplayssoftmusicorotherpleasantsounds.Afewminuteslater,asecondrecordingplays.Thesecondrecordingcanbeloudmusicorunpleasantsounds.Ifyoudon’tgetupafterthesecondrecording,you’llbesorry.Amechanical“foot”isinthebed.Themechanicalfootkicksyouinthehead.Thenthebedwaitsafewmoreminutes.What!

You’restillinbed!

Slowly,thetopofthebedriseshigherandhigher.Thefootofthebedgoeslowerandlower.Finally,thebedisvertical.Youslideoffthebedandontothefloor.Youareawakeandoutofbed.

Hiroyukimakehisbedbecausehewantedtowinacontest.HeworksforHondaMotorCompany.Onceeverytwoyears,Hondahasacontest—the“AllHondaIdeaContest”.In1996Hiroyukiwonaprizeforhisbed.

6.Thepurposeofthepassageis_________.

A.tointroduceaspecialbedB.totellastory

C.towakesomebodyupD.topraiseHiroyuki

7.Whatdoesthespecialbeddofirstinthemorning?

A.Itstaperecorderplayssoftmusic.B.Itstaperecorderplaysloudmusic.

C.Itkicksyouinthebed.D.Itsalarmclockrings.

8.Ifyoudon’twakeupaftertheclockrings,whatwillhappen?

A.Themechanical“foot”kicksyouinthehead.

B.Thebedbecomesverticalandyouslideoffthebed.

C.Thetaperecorderplayspleasantsounds.

D.Youwillbelateforwork.

9.WhydidHiroyukimakesuchaspecialbed?

A.Becausehewantedtowinthecontestheldbyhiscompany.

B.Becausehewasgoodatinventingnewthings.

C.Becausehewantedtomakemoney.

D.Becausehesometimesoverslept.

10.WhoisHiroyuki?

A.Ascientist.B.Acompanyworker.C.Aninventor.D.Acarpenter.

Passage2

AmajornewdevelopmentinsystemsofworkinBritainistakingplace.Flexibleworking

hours,or“flextime”,arecatchingonfast,andthistrendiscontinuing.In1973,over500organizationshadadoptedtheidea,andby1974,itsnumberhadrisentoover200,000.

FlexibleworkinghourswereinventedinGermanyinthelate1960sbutreachedBritainonlyin1972.Thesystemallowsworkerstostartandfinishworkwhenevertheywant,withonlytworequirements.Theseare,firstly,thatallworkersmustbepresentforcertain“key”timesinthedayandsecondly,thatallworkersmustworkanagreedtotalnumberofhoursperweek.

Thesystemhasprovedanalmosttotalsuccesswhereverithasbeentried.Asurveyof700workersonflexiblehoursshowedthreemainadvantages:

abetterbalancebetweenworkingandprivatelife,avoidanceoftheneedtotravelduringrushhours,andtheabilitytobeabletofinishacertaintaskbeforeleaving.

Fromtheemployers’pointofview,thesystemtendstoincreaseproductivity,reducelaborturnoverandgivetheworkeragreatersenseofduty.

11.Accordingtothepassage,the_________inventedthe“flexibleworkinghours”.

A.JapaneseB.AmericansC.GermansD.British

12.Thephrase“catchon”（inPara.1）mostprobablymeans_________.

A.understandB.becomepopularC.perceiveD.seize

13.Whatisoneoftheadvantagesof“flextime”forworkers?

A.TheycanearnmoremoneyB.Theycanavoidbusytraffic.

C.Theywilldolesswork.D.Theycanavoidworkinghard.

14.WhichoneisNOTanadvantageof“flextime”foremployers?

A.Abetterbalancebetweenworkingandprivatelife.B.Itreduceslaborturnover.

C.Itgivestheworkersagreatersenseofduty.D.Ittendstoincreaseproductivity.

15.Theauthor_________“flextime”accordingtothepassage.

A.supportsB.isagainstC.criticizesD.hates

Passage3

Humanbeings,however,havesomethingthatnoanimalhas.Humanbeingshavetheabilitytoexpresstheiractions,feelingsandideasthroughwords.Theycanalsowritewordsdowninordertocommunicatepasteventsandtosendmessagestopeoplefaraway.

Eventhoughsomebirdshavelearnedtorepeatwords,theydonotunderstandthemeaningofthewords,andthereforetheycannotusethemtocommunicateideas.

Howdidmanfirstlearntospeak?

Perhapsweshallneverknow.However,wedoknowthatasman’sknowledgeincreasedheneededtousemoresoundsinordertoexpressagreaternumberoffeelingsandideas.Itbecamenecessaryforhimtocommunicateaboutagreaternumberofthings.Hebegantomakemoreandmoredifferentsounds,andgraduallyheputthesesoundstogethertoform,first,words,thengroupsofwords,andthensentences.Indifferentpartsoftheworld,peopledevelopedtheirownsystemsofsoundsandwords.Today,wecallthesesystems”languages”.

Therearenowaboutfivethousanddifferentlanguagesanddialectsintheworld,andeachofthemcontainsmanythousandsofwords.

16.Whycan’tsomebirdsusewordstocommunicateideasthoughtheyhavelearnedtorepeatthem?

A.Becausetheydon’tunderstandthemeaningofthewords.

B.Becausetheycannotputthemintosentences.

C.Becausetheycannotrememberthem.

D.Becausetheydon’toftenusethem.

17.Howdidhumanbeingsfirstlearnlanguages?

A.Maybenobodywillknow.B.Surelywe’llknowlater.

C.Certainlynobodyknows.D.Perhapswehaveknown.

18.Whydidmanneedtousemoresoundsasman’sknowledgeincreased?

A.Inordertoformwords.

B.Inordertocommunicateaboutmorethings.

C.Inordertodevelopalanguage.

D.Inordertosingsongs.

19.Whatarelanguages?

A.Theyaresounds.B.Theyarewords.

C.Theyaresystemsofsoundsandwords.D.Theyareletters.

20.Howmanylanguagesarethereintheworld?

A.15,000.B.5,000.C.500.D.50,000.

Passage4

ThomasAlvaEdisonwasawardedmorepatentsoninventionsthananyotherAmerican.Whenhediedin1931,Americanswonderedhowtheycouldbestshowtheirrespectforhim.

Onesuggestionwasthatthenationobserveaminuteortwooftotalblackout.Allelectricpowerwouldbeshutoffinhomes,streets,andfactories.

PerhapsthissuggestedplanmadeAmericansrealizedfullywhatEdisonandhisinventionsmeanttothem.Electricpowerwastooimportanttothecountry.Shuttingitoffforevenashorttimewouldhaveledtocompleteconfusion.Ablackoutwasoutofthequestion.

OnthedayofEdision’sfuneral,manypeoplesilentlydimmedtheirlights.Inthiswaytheyhonoredthemanwhohaddonemorethananyoneelsetoputthegreatforceofelectricityathiscountrymen’sfingertips.

21.ThisselectionsaysthatThomasEdison_________.

A.wastheonlyimportantAmericaninventorB.receivedthefirstAmericanpatent

C.receivedmorepatentsthananyotherAmericanD.wasthefirstAmericaninventor

22.PeopledecidedtohonorEdisonwhen_________.

A.hemadethefirstelectriclightB.electricpowerwas100yearsold

C.thecountryrealizedelectricity’simportanceD.hediedin1931

23.Thesuggestedplanwasto_________.

A.turnoffthelightsinfactoriesandschoolsB.observeafewminutesoftotalsilence

C.dimallelectriclightsD.shutoffallelectricityforashorttime

24.Theplanwasnevercarriedoutbecause_________.

A.noteveryonewantedtohonorEdison

B.itwastoodifficult

C.electricpowerwastooimportanttothecountry

D.ithonoredonlyoneofEdison’sinventions.

25.Thispassagewasprobablywrittento_________.

A.tellaboutEdison’sinventionB.explainelectricity

C.provethatpeoplewishedtohonorEdisonD.showwhatagreatmanEdisonwas

Ⅲ.Vocabularyandstructure（25%）

SectionAMultipleChoice

Directions:

Inthissection,thereare15incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheOneAnswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

26.We______ouralarmclockto5a.m.,sowecouldgetanearlystart.

A.putB.setC.makeD.stop

27.However,Imust______thatIdonotfindthistobeaseriousproblem,atleastnotyet.

A.commitB.confineC.confessD.confirm

28.Thechildrenareaware______thedangeroftakingdrugs.

A.onB.aboutC.ofC.to

29.Anyincreaseinfuelcostscouldhavean______onbusiness.

A.affectB.effectC.affectionD.effective

30.I’mafraidtheseshoesarenot______inyoursize.

A