英语二模拟试题以及答案.docx

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英语二模拟试题以及答案

英语二模拟试题

Ⅰ.VocabularyandStructure（10points,1pointforeachitem）

1.Hecan'tthemeaningofthispoembecauseit'stoovogue.

　　A.stickwith　　B.workon　　C.workout　　D.referto

　　2.Wethattheplanshouldbefullydiscussedbeforebeingputintoexecution.

　　A.want　　B.prefer　　C.hope　　D.wish

　　3.Middleschoolstudentsareheavilyburdenedhomeassignments.

　　A.for　　B.in　　　　C.on　　　D.with

　　4.　　　,hecanspeaktwoforeignlanguages.

　　A.Childasheis　　B.AchildasheisC.Childasishe　D.Achildasishe

　　5.theirdifferences,theyfellpassionatelyinlovewitheachother.

　　A.Asfor　　B.Owingto　　C.Despite　　D.Through

　　6.Thepeacetalkswerebecauseofdisagreement.

　　A.putup　　B.heldon　　C.putoff　　D.sloweddown

　　7.Differentpeoplereactindifferentmannerstopsychologicalpressuresandtensionsthey

intheirlives.

　　A.arefacedwith　　B.arefaced　C.arefacedin　　　D.arefacedfor

　　8.English,theyhavetostudyasecondforeignlanguage.

　　A.Except　　B.Exceptfor　　C.Beside　　D.Besides

　　9.Manysleepwalkersdonotseekhelpandsoareneverputonrecord,meansthatanaccuratecountcanneverbemade.

　　A.that　　B.it　　C.which　　D.what

　　10.Thesecuritydepartmentsuspectedhimgivinginformationtoaforeigncompany.

　　A.of　　B.at　　C.for　　D.in

Ⅱ.ClozeTest（10points,1pointforeachitem）

　　YellowfeverisadiseaseofwarmlandsthatisfoundmainlyalongtheshoreoftheAtlanticOcean.Itwasfirst　11　intheAmericas,butmaywellhavecomefromAfricaandreachedtheNewWorldwithorsoonafterColumbus.Untilaboutfiftyyearsago,yellowfeverwasstilloneofthemost　12　diseasesintheUnitedStates,　13　manydiedinrepeatedoutbreaks.Anoutbreakwhichwastolead　14　surprisingdevelopmentswasonethathappenedinCubaduringtheSpanish-AmericanWar.

　　15　,anarmygroupunderMajorWalterReedwassentthereinJune,1900　16　orders“togivespecialattentiontoquestionsconcerningthecauseandpreventionofyellowfever”.Inadaringgroupofexperimentsusinghumanbeings,MajorReedprovedthetruthofanideaadvancedin1881byaCubandoctor,thatthecitytypeofmosquito　17　thedisease.

　　Thesuccessfulresultoftheseexperimentsgave　18　toanotherandstillmoreimportantidea:

killoffthecitytypeofmosquitoesandtherewillbenomoreyellowfever.　19　,thesemosquitoesareoneoftheeasiesttypestodestroy.Theyare　20　inpoolsofquiet,warmwater,withinashortdistancetopeople'shome.

　　11.A.seen　　　B.lookedinto　　C.noticed　　D.felt

　　12.A.feared　B.fearing　　　　C.fear　　　D.felt

　　13.A.which　　B.where　　　　　C.that　　　D.how

　　14.A.for　　　B.in　　　　　　C.to　　　　D.at

　　15.A.Asresults　　　　B.AstheresultC.Asresult　　　　D.Asaresult

　　16.A.for　　　B.on　　　　　　　C.with　　　　D.in

　　17.A.passedon　　　　　B.passedtoC.passedover　　　　D.passedaway

　　18.A.time　　B.result　　　　C.birth　　　　D.order

　　19.A.Unfortunately　　B.FortunatelyC.Consequently　　　D.Subsequently

　　20.A.fed　　B.lived　　　　　C.made　　　　D.born

Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeachitem）

PassageOne

　　Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere'sabigdifferencebetween“beingawriter”andwriting.Inmostcasestheseindividualsaredreamingofwealthandfame,notthelonghoursaloneatatypewriter.“You’vegottowanttowrite,”Isaytothem,“notwanttobeawriter”.

　　Therealityisthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor—payingaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded.WhenIlefta20—yearcareerintheU.S.CoastGuardtobecomeafreelancewriter（自由撰稿者）,Ihadnoprospectsatall.WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundmeinmyroominaNewYorkapartmentbuilding.Itdidn'tevenmatterthatitwascoldandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedmanualtypewriterandfeltlikeagenuinewriter.Afterayearorso,however,Istillhadn'tgottenabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.Itwassohardtosellastorythatbarelymadeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite.Ihaddreamedaboutitforyears.Iwasn'tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiewondering,Whatif?

Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetest——eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.ThisistheShadowlandofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.

　　21.Thepassageismeantto.

　　A.warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipsthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperience

　　B.adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriter

　　C.showyoungpeopleit'sunrealisticforawritertopursuewealthandfame

　　D.encourageyoungpeopletopursueawritingcareer

　　22.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?

　　A.Genuinewritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingandrewarding.

　　B.Awriter'ssuccessdependsonluckratherthanoneffort.

　　C.Famouswritersusuallyliveinpovertyandisolation.

　　D.Thechancesforawritertobecomesuccessfularesmall.

　　23.Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearofhiswritingcareer?

　　A.Hewasn'tabletoproduceasinglebook.

　　B.Hehadn'tseenachangeforthebetter.

　　C.Hewasn'tabletohavearestforawholeyear.

　　D.Hefoundhisdreamwouldnevercometrue.

　　24.“...peoplewhodiewondering,Whatif?

”（Line3,para.3）refersto“those”.

　　A.whothinktoomuchofthedarksideoflife

　　B.whoregretgivinguptheircareerhalfway

　　C.whothinkalotwithoutmakingadecision

　　D.whoarefullofimaginationevenupondeath

　　25.“Shadowland”inthelastsentencerefersto.

　　A.thewonderlandoneoftendreamsabout

　　B.thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardto

　　C.thestateofuncertaintybeforeone'sfinalgoalisreached

　　D.aworldthatexistsonlyinone'simagination

PassageTwo

　　Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Britainalmostmorethananyothercountryintheworldmustseriouslyfacetheproblemofbuildingupwards,thatistosayofaccommodatingaconsiderableproportionofitspopulationinhighblocksofflats.ItissaidthattheEnglishmanobjectstothistypeofexistence,butifthecaseissuch,hedoesinfactdifferfromtheinhabitantsofmostcountriesoftheworldtoday.Inthepastourownblocksofflatshavebeenassociatedwiththelower-incomegroupsandtheyhavelackedtheobviousprovisions,suchascentralheating,constanthotwatersupply,electricallyoperatedliftsfromtoptobottom,andsoon,aswellassuchdetails,importantnotwithstanding（然而）,aseasyfacilitiesfordisposalofdustandrubbishandstorageplacesforbabycarriagesonthegroundfloor,playgroundsforchildrenonthetopofthebuildings,anddryinggroundsforwashing.Itislikelythatthedisputeregardingflatsversus（对,对抗）individualhouseswillcontinuetorageonforalongtimeasfarasBritainisconcerned.Anditisunfortunatethatthereshouldbehotfeelingsonbothsideswheneverthissubjectisraised.Thosewhoopposethebuildingofflatsbasetheircaseprimarilyontheassumption（设想）thateveryoneprefersanindividualhomeandgardenandonthehighcostperunitofaccommodation.Thelatterignoresthehighercostofprovidingfullservicestoascatteredcommunityandthecostinbothmoneyandtimeofthejourneystoworkforthesuburbanresident.

　　26.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

　　A.Englishpeople,likemostpeopleinothercountries,dislikelivinginflats

　　B.peopleinmostcountriesoftheworldtodayarenotopposedtolivinginflats

　　C.peopleinBritainareforcedtomoveintohighblocksofflats

　　D.modernflatsstillfailtoprovidethenecessaryfacilitiesforliving

　　27.WhatissaidabouttheblocksofflatsbuiltinthepastinBritain?

　　A.Theyweremostlyinhabitedbypeoplewhodidnotearnmuch.

　　B.Theywereusuallynotlargeenoughtoaccommodatebigfamilies.

　　C.Theyweresoldtopeoplebeforenecessaryfacilitieswereinstalled.

　　D.Theyprovidedplaygroundforchildrenonthetopofthebuildings.

　　28.Theword“rage”（Line10）means“”.

　　A.beignored

　　B.developwithgreatforce

　　C.encouragepeoplegreatly

　　D.beinfashion

　　29.Somepeopleopposethebuildingofflatsbecause.

　　A.thelivingexpensesforeachindividualfamilyarehigher

　　B.itinvolveshighercostcomparedwiththebuildingofhouses

　　C.theybelievepeopleliketoliveinhouseswithgardens

　　D.thedisposalofrubbishremainsaproblemforthoselivinginflats

　　30.Theauthormentionsthatpeoplewholiveinsuburbanhouses.

　　A.donothaveaccesstoeasyfacilitiesbecausetheyliveawayfromthecity

　　B.havetopayalotofmoneytoemploypeopletodoservicework

　　C.takelongertimetoknoweachotherbecausetheyareascatteredcommunity

　　D.havetospendmovemoneyandtimetravellingtoworkeveryday

PassageThree

　　Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Brazilhasbecomeoneofthedevelopingworld’sgreatsuccessesatreducingpopulationgrowth-butmorebyaccidentthandesign.WhilecountriessuchasIndiahavemadejointeffortstoreducebirthrates,Brazilhashadbetterresultwithoutreallytrying,saysGeorgeMartineatHarvard.

　　Brazil'spopulationgrowthratehasdroppedfrom2.99%ayearbetween1951and1960to1.93%ayearbetween1981and1990,andBrazilianwomennowhaveonly2.7childrenonaverage.Martinesaysthisfiguremayhavefallenstillfurthersince1990,anachievementthatmakesittheenvyofmanyotherThirdWorldcountries.

　　Martineputsitdownto,amongotherth