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英语4模拟题
附件1:
2011年统考大学英语(A)模拟试卷
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2011年统考大学英语(B)模拟试卷
全国高校网络教育考试委员会办公室
2011年1月15日
附件1:
2011年统考大学英语(A)模拟试卷
大学英语(A)模拟试卷
InformationfortheExaminees:
ThisexaminationconsistsofFOURparts.Theyare:
SectionI:
ReadingComprehension(30points,25minutes)
SectionII:
VocabularyandGrammar(30points,25minutes)
SectionIII:
Translation(20points,10minutes)
SectionIV:
Writing(20points,30minutes)
Thetotalscoreforthisexaminationis100.Thetimeallowedforthisexaminationis90minutes.
SectionI:
ReadingComprehension[30points]
Instructions:
Ø Thissectionwilltakeapproximately25minutes.
Ø ThereareTWOsectionsinthispart.
Part1:
Questions1-5arebasedonthispart.(15points)
ReadthefollowingpassageandchoosethebestanswerfromA,B,CandD.
Mostyoungpeopleenjoysomeformofphysicalactivity.Itmaybewalking,cyclingorswimming,orinwinter,skatingorskiing.Itmaybegameofsomekind,football,hockey,golf,ortennis.Itmaybemountaineering.
Thosewhohaveapassionforclimbinghighanddifficultmountainsareoftenlookeduponwithastonishment.Whyaremenandwomenwillingtosuffercoldandhardship,andtotakerisksonhighmountains?
Thisastonishmentiscausedprobablybythedifferencebetweenmountaineeringandotherformsofactivitytowhichmengivetheirleisure.
Mountaineeringisasportandnotagame.Therearenoman-maderules,asthereareforsuchgamesasgolfandfootball.Thereare,ofcourse,rulesofadifferentkindwhichitwouldbedangeroustoignore,butitisthisfreedomfromman-maderulesthatmakesmountaineeringattractivetomanypeople.Thosewhoclimbmountainsarefreetousetheirownmethods.
Ifwecomparemountaineeringandothermorefamiliarsports,wemightthinkthatonebigdifferenceisthatmountaineeringisnota'teamgame'.Weshouldbemistakeninthis.Thereare,itistrue,no'matches'between'teams'ofclimbers,butwhenclimbersareonarockfacelinkedbyaropeonwhichtheirlivesmaydepend,thereisobviouslyteamwork.
Themountainclimberknowsthathemayhavetofightforcesthatarestrongerandmorepowerfulthanman.Hehastofighttheforcesofnature.Hissportrequireshighmentalandphysicalqualities.Amountainclimbercontinuestoimproveinskillyearafteryear.Askierisprobablypasthisbestbytheageofthirty,andmostinternationaltennischampionsareintheirearlytwenties.ButitisnotunusualformanoffiftyorsixtytoclimbthehighestmountainsinAlps.Theymaytakemoretimethanyoungermen,buttheyprobablyclimbwithmoreskillandlesswasteofeffort,andtheycertainlyexperienceequalenjoyment.
1.Mountaineeringinvolves______.
A.cold
B.hardship
C.physicalrisk
D.alloftheabove
2.Thedifferencebetweenasportandagamehastodowiththekindof______.
A.activity
B.rules
C.uniform
D.participants
3.Mountaineeringcanbecalledateamsportbecause______.
A.itisanOlympicevent
B.teamscompeteagainsteachother
C.mountaineersdependonotherswhileclimbing
D.thereare5climbersoneachteam
4.Mountaineerscompeteagainst______.
A.nature
B.eachother
C.otherteams
D.internationalstandards
5.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?
______.
A.Mountaineeringisdifferentfromgolfandfootball
B.Mountaineeringismoreattractivethanothersports
C.Mountaineering
D.Mountainclimbers
Part2:
Questions6-10arebasedonthispart.(15points)
ReadthefollowingpassageandchoosethebestanswerfromA,B,CandD.
Rememberglobalwarming?
BackinDecember,thethreatofclimatechangewasthunderingandtherichcountriesagreedtocuttheircarbon-dioxideandothergreen-house-relatedemissions.Sincethen,interesthascooledmarkedly,andmanyEuropeancountriesarealreadyrunningawayfromthepromisestheymadesoloudlyafewmonthsago.Buttherehasbeenmuchtalk,andabitofaction,toencouragerenewableenergiessuchaswind,hydro,solarandalllivingorganisms.Theseemitnogreenhousegases,buttendtocostmorethancoal,oilorgas.
Thebetter,simplerideaistorememberthattheeasiestwaytoreducesomethingistotaxit-inthiscase,bytaxingthecarboncontentpower.Thedirtierthepower,themoretaxwouldbecharged.Sodirtycoalwouldbemoreexpensivethancleanenergy,socoalwouldseeitspriceriseinrelationtooil,whichwouldbemoreexpensivecomparedwithgas,whichwouldlosesomeofitspriceadvantageoverrenewables.
Unlessacarbontaxwassohugeastobeeconomicallycrippling,itwouldnotremovethepricedifferentialbetweenallrenewablesandfossilfuels.Butitwouldnarrowthatgap,byfixingthedifferingenvironmentalcostsintotheprice-ausefulprincipleinitself.Itwouldalsogiverenewableproducersastrongincentivetocutcosts,andfossil-fuelsuppliersthemotivationtocleantheirproducts.
Precedentssuggeststronglythatacarbontaxwouldbeeffective.Butthedisadvantagetocarbontaxispolitical.Afteralmostadecadeoftrying,theEuropeanUniongaveupanattemptataEuropeancarbontaxlastyear.Germany'srulingcoalitionisfightingagainstaproposedenergytax.InAmerica,politiciansbelievethatevenmentioningthenotioniscertaindeath.Butmanyofthepoliticalobjectionscouldbemetifacarbontaxweremadeupforthelosselsewhere,forexamplebyloweringpayrollorsalestaxes.Thereisalwayssuspicionwhengovernmentscomeupwithclevernewwaystotax,andrightlyso.Theresponsetothatsuspicionshouldbetowintheargument,nottoabandonit.
6.Accordingtothepassage,theeasiestwaytoremoveglobalwarmingis___________.
A.toencouragepeopletouserenewableenergies
B.tocutdownthecostofwind,hydro,solarandalllivingorganisms
C.toforcepeopletopaymoretaxforthecarboncontentofpower
D.totalklessbutactmore
7.Thestandardofpayingtaxwas_________.
A.thatthemorecarboncontentofpoweritcontained,thehighertaxonewouldpay
B.thatoilwouldbemoreexpensivethancleancoal
C.thatrenewableswouldbemostexpensiveofall
D.intheorderthatrenewablesarethemostexpensivewhilecleancoalthecheapest
8.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatcarbontax___________.
A.maynotbeaseffectiveaspeopleexpect
B.hasencouragedrenewableproducerstocutcosts
C.hasreducedconsumptionofthecarboncontentenergysuccessfully
D.couldn'tbethateffectiveiffossilfuelswouldnotbeforbidden
9.Theunderlinedword"crippling"(Para.3)mostprobablymeans_________.
A.greatlyincreasing
B.seriouslyweakening
C.sharplydeclining
D.abruptlyhalting
10.Thereasonwhymanycountriesstoppedintroducingcarbontaxeventuallywasmainlythat___________.
A.governmentshadtriedtoputitintoeffectformanyyearsbutwithnoobviousresult
B.ifonecountrymadeupthelossbypayingthecarbontax,othercountrieswouldfollowit
C.governmentswereafraidofbeingsuspectediftheyadoptedthenewtax
D.governmentshadbeendiscussingwhattodowithcarbontaxforalongtime,buttheydidn’tbelieveitthemselves.
SectionII:
VocabularyandGrammar[30points]
Instructions:
Ø Thissectionwilltake25minutes.
Ø ThereareTWOpartsinthissection.
Part1:
Questions11-20arebasedonthissection.(10points)
ReadthefollowingsentencesandchoosethebestanswerfromA,B,CandD.
11.Thegirlimmediatelyshutthewindowto_____therain.
A.keepout
B.keepdown
C.keepup
D.keepback
12._____fivehundredpeoplearebelievedtohavedrowned.
A.Asmanyas
B.Asmuchas
C.Somanyas
D.Somuchas
13.Thechildwas_______byhisbadgradesanddidnotwanttogotoschool.
A.discouraged
B.encouraged
C.delighted
D.disagreed
14.Yourilltreatmentofdisputeswouldputotherpeopleinanegativeframeof____.
A.mind
B.idea
C.intention
D.wish
15.Weallbelievethatit'dbehardforhimto__________extraresponsibilitiesnow.
A.takeapart
B.takeup
C.takeon
D.takeback
16.Itiswithhersupport_____hewontheNobelPrize.
A.which
B.that
C.what
D.when
17.Iwishyouwouldn'tspendsomuchtime____TV.
A.towatch
B.watch
C.watched
D.watching
18.Whenthegirlheardthenews,shecoulddonothingbut________backhome.
A.going
B.went
C.togo
D.go
19.Itisnotuncommonfor________problemsofcommunicationbetweenoldandyoung.
A.theretobe
B.therebeing
C.theretobeing
D.therebe
20.They________thankfultohavetheopportunitytofurthertheirstudies.
A.wouldliketobe
B.oughttobe
C.wouldratherbe
D.hadbetterbe
Part2:
Questions21-30arebasedonthissection.(20points)
ReadthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankbychoosingthebestanswerfromA,B,CandD.
YearsagoinScotland,theClarkfamilyhadadream.Clarkandhiswifeworkedandsaved,__21__plansfortheirninechildrenandthemselvestomovetotheUnitedStates.It__22__themmanyyears,butfinallytheysavedenoughmoney.Theygotpassportsandreservationsonanewliner(游轮)tothatcountry.
Theentirefamilywas__23__abouttheirnewlife.__24__,aweekbeforetheirdeparture,theyoungestsonwasbittenbyadog.Thedoctorhealedtheboy;butincaseofrabies(狂犬病),theboyhadtobeseparatedandobservedfortwoweeks.Thefamily's__25__wasdashed.Theywouldnotbeabletomakethetripto__26__astheyhadplanned.Standingonthedocktowatchtheshipleave,thefathershedtearsofdisappointmentandcursedbothhissonandGodfortheir__27__.
Fivedayslater,the__28__newsspreadthroughoutScotl