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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__newsspreadthroughoutScotland-themightyTitanichadsunk.Theunsinkableshiphadsunk,takinghund