基础英语1模拟试题第13套.docx

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基础英语1模拟试题第13套

基础英语1（ModelTest1）

I.ReadingComprehension

PassageOne

Haveyoueverheardtheoldsaying,“neverjudgeabookbyitscover”?

Thisisagoodruletofollowwhentryingtojudgetheintelligenceofothers.Somepeoplehavemindsthatshineonlyincertainsituations.Ayoungmanwithanunusualgiftincreativewritingmayfindhimselfspeechlessinthepresenceofaprettygirl.Hesearchesawkwardlyforwordsanddoesnottalksmoothly.Butdon’tmakethemistakeofthinkinghimstupid.Withapenandpaper,hecanexpresshimselfverywell.

Otherpeoplemayfoolyouintoover-estimatingtheirintelligencebyputtingupagoodappearance.Astudentwholistensattentivelyandtakesnotesinclassisboundtomakeafavorableimpressiononhisteachers.Butwhenitcomestoexams,hemaygainpointsnearthebottomoftheclass.

Themainideaisthatyoucan’tjudgesomeonebyappearance.Theonlywaytodetermineaperson’sintelligenceistogettoknowhim.Thenyoucanobservehowhereactstodifferentsituations.Themoresituationsyouobserve,themoreaccurateyourjudgementislikelytobe.Sotakeyourtime.Don’tjudgeabookbyitscover.

1.Accordingtotheauthor,somepeoplewhoarehighlyintelligent____D____.

A.can’thelpshowingoff

B.lookdownuponothers

C.aremorehumblethanothers

D.showtheirintelligenceonlyincertainsituations

2.Theword“gift”inthefirstparagraphmeans_____D___.

A.present

B.idea

C.skill

D.talent

3.By“Withapenandpaper,hecanexpresshimselfverywell”,theauthorwantstoconveytheideathat____C____.

A.theyoungmanisgoodatwritinglovelettersthoughhedoesn’ttalksmoothly

B.theprettygirlgivestheyoungmaninspiration（灵感）towritesmoothly

C.theyoungmanisintelligentthoughhedoesn’ttalksmoothly

D.theprettygirlmakestheyoungmanfeelshyandhewantstoexpressthisfeelinginwords

4.Ifastudentlistensattentivelyandtakenotesinclass,he____B____.

A.isboundtogaingoodmarks

B.issuretomakeagoodimpressiononhisteacher

C.isnotnecessarilytheteacher’sfavorite

D.ismorelikelytogetgoodmarks

5.“Don’tjudgeabookbyitscover”isusedinthepassageto____C___.

A.teachushowtochooseabook

B.tellushowtoimproveourintelligence

C.adviseusonhowtojudgeaperson

D.guideusonhowtoimpressothers

PassageTwo

Peopleinthepastdidnotquestionthedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath.Theycouldseethatapersondiedwhenhisheartstoppedbeating.Peoplehavelearned,however,thatthebodydoesnotdieimmediatelywhentheheartstopsbeating.Theydiscoveredthatweremainaliveaslongasourbrainremainsactive.Todaythedifferencebetweenlifeanddeathisnotaseasytoseeasinthepast.Modernmedicaldevicescankeeptheheartbeatingandthelungsbreathinglongafterthebrainstops.Butisthislife?

ThisquestionhascausedmuchdebateamongcitizensintheUnitedStates.Manyofthemwantalawthatsaysapersonisdeadwhenthebraindies.Apersonshouldbeconsidereddeadwhenbrainwavesstopevenifmachinescankeepthebodyalive.Suchalawwouldpermitdoctorstospeedremoval（切除）ofundiseased（没病的）organsfortransplant（移植）operations.

Thebrainismadeofthousandsofmillionsofnervecells.Thesecellssendandreceivemillionsofchemicalandelectricalmessageseveryday.Inthiswaythebraincontrolstheotherbodyactivities.Nerve-cellexpertssayitusuallyiseasytotellwhenthebrainhasdied.Theyputsmallelectrodes（电极）onaperson’sskull（头骨）tomeasuretheelectricalsignalsthatpassinandoutofthebrain.Thesebrainwavesarerecordedonatelevisionscreenoronpaper.Thewavesmoveupanddowneverytimethebrainreceivesmessagesfromthenervecells.Thebrainisdeadwhenthewavesstopmoving.

Althoughtherearepeoplewhoopposetheideaofalawonbrainblockforvariousreasons,theideaofbrainwaveactivityasatestofdeathisslowlybeingaccepted.

6.Peopleinthepastheldthatthedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath____A___.

A.waseasytotell.

B.didnotexist.

C.layinthebrain.

D.wasopentodebate.

7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTaphenomenonmentionedinthepassage?

_____B___

A.Theheartmaykeepbeatingafterthebrainhasdied.

B.Thebodymaystillbealiveaftertheheartandthebrainhavestoppedworking.

C.Thebrainmaystillbeactiveafterthehearthasstoppedbeating.

D.Thelungmaykeepbreathingafterthebrainhasdied.

8.Whenapersonshouldbeconsiderdeadiscurrentlyamatter___A___.

A.whichhascausedheatedargumentintheUS.

B.whichfewpeopleintheUScaremuchabout.

C.whichonlydoctorscansettle.

D.whichhasalreadybeensettled.

9.Thebraincontrolstheotherbodyactivitiesthrough____D__.

A.medicaldevices.

B.smallelectrodes.

C.thebrainwaves.

D.thenervecells.

10.Moreandmorepeoplearebeginningtoaccepttheideathatapersonisdead___D__.

A.whentheheartstopsbeating.

B.whenthebrainbecomeslessactive.

C.whendoctorsstopmedicaltreatment.

D.whenthebrainstopsworking.

PassageThree

Anumberofdevicesareavailabletohelpapersonquitsmoking.Nicotine（尼古丁）patchesaresmall,nicotine-containingadhesive（粘着性的）discsappliedtotheskin.Thenicotineisslowlyabsorbedthroughtheskinandentersthebloodstream.Overtime,thenicotinedoseisreducedandeventuallythedesirefornicotineiseased.Nicotinegumworksinasimilarmanner,providingsmalldosesofnicotinewhenchewed.

Thebenefitsofgivingupsmokingincludetheimmediatereductionofharmtothehealthofthesmokingandeasilyadmissiontosocialactivitiesandinstitutionsthatbansmoking.Ina1988report,theU.S.SurgeonGeneraldeclaredcigarettesmokingtobemoreharmfulandexpensivethantheuseofcocaine（可卡因）,alcohol,orheroin.Recentevidencesupportsthisclaim.

TheUnitedStatesgovernmenthascollectedaspecialtaxoncigarettesforseveraldecades.Theraterosefrom8centsperpackof20cigarettesin1951to24centsperpackin1993.Inotherdevelopedcountries,thecigarettetaxrateismuchhigher,rangingfrom50percentinSwitzerlandto85percentinDenmark.

IntheUnitedStates,thefirstdirectactiontochecksmokingwastheregulationofawarningoncigarettepackagesbytheFederalTradeCommission.Thiswarningtookeffectin1964andwasstrengthenedin1969toread:

“Warning:

TheSurgeonGeneralHasDeterminedThatCigaretteSmokingIsDangeroustoYourHealth.”In1971allcigaretteadvertisingwasbannedfromradioandtelevision,andcitiesandstatespassedlawsrequiringnonsmokingsectionsinpublicplacesandworkplaces.

11.Whichofthefollowingcanhelpapersonquitsmoking?

____A____

A.Usingnicotinepatches.

B.Readingcigaretteadvertisements.

C.Chewingordinarygum.

D.Participatinginsocialactivities.

12.Nicotinegumisusedtohelpasmoker____A__.

A.stopsmoking

B.reduceweight.

C.cleanhisteeth.

D.absorbnicotineimmediately.

13.ThebenefitsofgivingupsmokingincludeallthefollowingEXCEPT___B__.

A.thereductionofexpenses.

B.theformationofagoodhabit.

C.thereductionofharmtoone’shealth.

D.easieraccesstoinstitutionsthatbansmoking.

14.Whichofthefollowingissaidtobethemostexpensiveandharmful?

______C_____

A.Consumingalcohol.

B.Usingheroin.

C.Smokingcigarettes.

D.Takingcocaine.

15.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasasteptocontrolsmoking?

____B____

A.Collectingaspecialtaxoncigarettes.

B.Forbiddingsmokinginallpublicplaces.

C.BanningcigaretteadvertisingfromradioandTV.

D.Requiringawarningoneachcigarettepackage.

II.VocabularyandStructure

1.Ourneighbourswill___A__ourhousewhenweareaway.

A.lookafter

B.payattention

C.lookat

D.care

2.Heisalways____B___somethingdifferenttodo.

A.lookingat

B.lookingfor

C.lookfor

D.lookingabout

3.Forthousandsofyearsfirehasbeenusedto___C___lightandwarmth.

A.giveof

B.giveout

C.giveoff

D.giveup

4.Therewasnowayinwhichpeoplecouldbecomeinformedof___A__thewinneroftheprize.

A.learnof

B.learnabout

C.learnfrom

D.leartof

5.Ididn’tseehimasaresultof_____B______mysecretary’smistake.

A.since

B.becauseof

C.by

D.because

6.Hiswordshurtmethesameas____D____hisactions.

A.asmanyas

B.aswellas

C.assoonas

D.asmuchas

7.Thegirlfounditdifficultto___C__thenewschoollife.

A.fit

B.fitfor

C.fitinto

D.fitin

8.TheoldmanaskedMarytomovebecausehe__D__inthatchair.

A.usedtosit

B.usedtositting

C.wasusedtosit

D.wasusedtositting

9.Thesemistakescouldhavebeen___D__withagoodplanning.

A.appeared

B.improved

C.controlled

D.avoided

10.Iwas__B___toreadapieceofwritingwithsomanyspellingmistakes.

A.pleased

B.shocked

C.excited

D.eager

11.Hesupportedhisopinion___A__alotofscientificinformation.

A.with

B.by

C.for

D.from

12.Theparty___A___tobeasuccess.

A.turnedout

B.cameout

C.wentout

D.putup

13.Wewerealldelightedwhenweheardyouhad__C___yourexam.

A.comeacross

B.givenup

C.gotthrough

D.fellinto

14.Thefirmisunableto___D___allthedemandsofcustomersforitsnewcarthisyear.

A.promise

B.ignore

C.afford

D.satisfy

15.Tooursurprise,shesuddenly___B___infrontofus.

A.appealed

B.appeared

C.appeased

D.prepared

16.Theyhave___C___tomeetmeattheairport.

A.assigned

B.ready

C.arranged

D.settled

17.Theskyis___C__aftertherain.

A.clearingout

B.clearingaway

C.clearingup

D.clearingoff

18.IpromiseI'llremember___B___thebooktoyou.

A.return

B.toreturn

C.returning

D.ret