四川大学网络教育学院 大学英语二 模拟试题2 及参考答案.docx
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四川大学网络教育学院大学英语二模拟试题2及参考答案
《大学英语
（二）》学生自测模拟题
（二）
Ⅰ. Use of English （5%）
Directions:
In this part there are 5 incomplete dialogues. For each dialogue there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the One answer that best completes the dialogue.
1.—What’s the time by your watch?
— .
A. It’s half past five.B. It’s SundayC. It’s FebruaryD. It’s a fine day.
2.—Are you doing anything special on Friday, Bill?
—___________.
—Oh, what a pity!
A. No, nothing special B. Yes, I have promised to call on some friends
C. Yes, of course D. No, I’m not sure. Why?
3.—Did you hear what happened to John?
— .
A. Who is John?
B. John is a good man.
C. No, I have no idea. What?
D. John happened to be here.
4.—What’s the matter with you, Jim?
You look pale.
— .
A. Oh, it is well.
B. I fell awful today. I didn’t get any sleep last night.
C. Yes but I don't care
D. It has nothing to do with you.
5.—I’d like to make an appointment with Mr. White.
— .
A. Sorry, he is busy at the moment.B. Why didn’t you call earlier?
C. Certainly. May I know your name?
D. Sorry. He doesn’t want to see you.
Ⅱ. Reading Comprehension （40%）
Directions:
There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.
Passage 1
Is it difficult for you get up in the morning?
Do you sometimes oversleep?
Are you often late for work or school?
Yes?
Then Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a special bed for you. Hiroyuki’s bed will get you up in the morning!
Here is how it works:
The bed is connected to an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays soft music or other pleasant sounds. A few minutes later, a second recording plays. The second recording can be loud music or unpleasant sounds. If you don’t get up after the second recording, you’ll be sorry. A mechanical “foot” is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few more minutes. What!
You’re still in bed!
Slowly, the top of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. Finally, the bed is vertical. You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are awake and out of bed.
Hiroyuki make his bed because he wanted to win a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Once every two years, Honda has a contest — the “All Honda Idea Contest”. In 1996 Hiroyuki won a prize for his bed.
6. The purpose of the passage is _________.
A. to introduce a special bedB. to tell a story
C. to wake somebody upD. to praise Hiroyuki
7. What does the special bed do first in the morning?
A. Its tape recorder plays soft music.B. Its tape recorder plays loud music.
C. It kicks you in the bed.D. Its alarm clock rings.
8. If you don’t wake up after the clock rings, what will happen?
A. The mechanical “foot” kicks you in the head.
B. The bed becomes vertical and you slide off the bed.
C. The tape recorder plays pleasant sounds.
D. You will be late for work.
9. Why did Hiroyuki make such a special bed?
A. Because he wanted to win the contest held by his company.
B. Because he was good at inventing new things.
C. Because he wanted to make money.
D. Because he sometimes overslept.
10. Who is Hiroyuki?
A. A scientist.B. A company worker.C. An inventor.D. A carpenter.
Passage 2
A major new development in systems of work in Britain is taking place. Flexible working
hours, or “flextime”, are catching on fast, and this trend is continuing. In 1973, over 500 organizations had adopted the idea, and by 1974, its number had risen to over 200,000.
Flexible working hours were invented in Germany in the late 1960s but reached Britain only in 1972. The system allows workers to start and finish work whenever they want, with only two requirements. These are, firstly, that all workers must be present for certain “key” times in the day and secondly, that all workers must work an agreed total number of hours per week.
The system has proved an almost total success wherever it has been tried. A survey of 700 workers on flexible hours showed three main advantages:
a better balance between working and private life, avoidance of the need to travel during rush hours, and the ability to be able to finish a certain task before leaving.
From the employers’ point of view, the system tends to increase productivity, reduce labor turnover and give the worker a greater sense of duty.
11.According to the passage, the _________ invented the “flexible working hours”.
A. JapaneseB. AmericansC. GermansD. British
12. The phrase “catch on” （in Para. 1） most probably means _________.
A. understandB. become popularC. perceiveD. seize
13. What is one of the advantages of “flextime” for workers?
A. They can earn more moneyB. They can avoid busy traffic.
C. They will do less work.D. They can avoid working hard.
14. Which one is NOT an advantage of “flextime” for employers?
A. A better balance between working and private life.B. It reduces labor turnover.
C. It gives the workers a greater sense of duty.D. It tends to increase productivity.
15. The author _________ “flextime” according to the passage.
A. supportsB. is againstC. criticizesD. hates
Passage 3
Human beings, however, have something that no animal has. Human beings have the ability to express their actions, feelings and ideas through words. They can also write words down in order to communicate past events and to send messages to people far away.
Even though some birds have learned to repeat words, they do not understand the meaning of the words, and therefore they cannot use them to communicate ideas.
How did man first learn to speak?
Perhaps we shall never know. However, we do know that as man’s knowledge increased he needed to use more sounds in order to express a greater number of feelings and ideas. It became necessary for him to communicate about a greater number of things. He began to make more and more different sounds, and gradually he put these sounds together to form, first, words, then groups of words, and then sentences. In different parts of the world, people developed their own systems of sounds and words. Today, we call these systems ”languages”.
There are now about five thousand different languages and dialects in the world, and each of them contains many thousands of words.
16. Why can’t some birds use words to communicate ideas though they have learned to repeat them?
A. Because they don’t understand the meaning of the words.
B. Because they cannot put them into sentences.
C. Because they cannot remember them.
D. Because they don’t often use them.
17. How did human beings first learn languages?
A. Maybe nobody will know. B. Surely we’ll know later.
C. Certainly nobody knows. D. Perhaps we have known.
18. Why did man need to use more sounds as man’s knowledge increased?
A. In order to form words.
B. In order to communicate about more things.
C. In order to develop a language.
D. In order to sing songs.
19. What are languages?
A. They are sounds. B. They are words.
C. They are systems of sounds and words. D. They are letters.
20. How many languages are there in the world?
A. 15, 000. B. 5,000. C. 500. D. 50,000.
Passage 4
Thomas Alva Edison was awarded more patents on inventions than any other American. When he died in 1931, Americans wondered how they could best show their respect for him.
One suggestion was that the nation observe a minute or two of total blackout. All electric power would be shut off in homes, streets, and factories.
Perhaps this suggested plan made Americans realized fully what Edison and his inventions meant to them. Electric power was too important to the country. Shutting it off for even a short time would have led to complete confusion. A blackout was out of the question.
On the day of Edision’s funeral, many people silently dimmed their lights. In this way they honored the man who had done more than anyone else to put the great force of electricity at his countrymen’s fingertips.
21. This selection says that Thomas Edison _________.
A. was the only important American inventorB. received the first American patent
C. received more patents than any other AmericanD. was the first American inventor
22. People decided to honor Edison when _________.
A. he made the first electric lightB. electric power was 100 years old
C. the country realized electricity’s importanceD. he died in 1931
23. The suggested plan was to _________.
A. turn off the lights in factories and schoolsB. observe a few minutes of total silence
C. dim all electric lightsD. shut off all electricity for a short time
24. The plan was never carried out because _________.
A. not everyone wanted to honor Edison
B. it was too difficult
C. electric power was too important to the country
D. it honored only one of Edison’s inventions.
25. This passage was probably written to _________.
A. tell about Edison’s inventionB. explain electricity
C. prove that people wished to honor EdisonD. show what a great man Edison was
Ⅲ. Vocabulary and structure （25%）
Section A Multiple Choice
Directions:
In this section, there are 15 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the One Answer that best completes the sentence.
26.We ______ our alarm clock to 5 a.m., so we could get an early start.
A. putB. setC. makeD. stop
27.However, I must ______ that I do not find this to be a serious problem, at least not yet.
A. commitB. confineC. confessD. confirm
28.The children are aware ______ the danger of taking drugs.
A. onB. aboutC. ofC. to
29.Any increase in fuel costs cou
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