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

1、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）.UseofEnglish(5%)Directions:Inthispartthereare5incompletedialogues.ForeachdialoguetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheOneanswerthatbestcompletesthedialogue.1. Whatsthetimebyyourwatch?.A.Itshalfpastfive. B.ItsSunday C.ItsFebruary D.Itsafineday.2. A

2、reyoudoinganythingspecialonFriday,Bill? _.Oh,whatapity! A.No,nothingspecial B.Yes,Ihavepromisedtocallonsomefriends C.Yes,ofcourse D.No,Imnotsure.Why?3. DidyouhearwhathappenedtoJohn?.A.WhoisJohn? B.Johnisagoodman.C.No,Ihavenoidea.What? D.Johnhappenedtobehere.4. Whatsthematterwithyou,Jim?Youlookpale.A

3、.Oh,itiswell.B.Ifellawfultoday.Ididntgetanysleeplastnight.C.YesbutIdontcareD.Ithasnothingtodowithyou.5. IdliketomakeanappointmentwithMr.White.A.Sorry,heisbusyatthemoment. B.Whydidntyoucallearlier?C.Certainly.MayIknowyourname? D.Sorry.Hedoesntwanttoseeyou.ReadingComprehension(40%)Directions:Therearet

4、hreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.Passage1Isitdifficultforyougetupinthemorning?Doyousometimesoversleep?Areyouoftenlateforworkorschool?Yes?ThenHiroyukiSugiyamaofJapanhasaspecialbedforyou.Hiroyuk

5、isbedwillgetyouupinthemorning!Hereishowitworks:Thebedisconnectedtoanalarmclock.First,thealarmclockrings.Youhaveafewminutestowakeup.Next,ataperecorderinthebedplayssoftmusicorotherpleasantsounds.Afewminuteslater,asecondrecordingplays.Thesecondrecordingcanbeloudmusicorunpleasantsounds.Ifyoudontgetupaft

6、erthesecondrecording,youllbesorry.Amechanical“foot”isinthebed.Themechanicalfootkicksyouinthehead.Thenthebedwaitsafewmoreminutes.What!Yourestillinbed!Slowly,thetopofthebedriseshigherandhigher.Thefootofthebedgoeslowerandlower.Finally,thebedisvertical.Youslideoffthebedandontothefloor.Youareawakeandouto

7、fbed.Hiroyukimakehisbedbecausehewantedtowinacontest.HeworksforHondaMotorCompany.Onceeverytwoyears,Hondahasacontestthe“AllHondaIdeaContest”.In1996Hiroyukiwonaprizeforhisbed.6. Thepurposeofthepassageis_.A.tointroduceaspecialbed B.totellastoryC.towakesomebodyup D.topraiseHiroyuki7. Whatdoesthespecialbe

8、ddofirstinthemorning?A.Itstaperecorderplayssoftmusic. B.Itstaperecorderplaysloudmusic.C.Itkicksyouinthebed. D.Itsalarmclockrings.8. Ifyoudontwakeupaftertheclockrings,whatwillhappen?A.Themechanical“foot”kicksyouinthehead.B.Thebedbecomesverticalandyouslideoffthebed.C.Thetaperecorderplayspleasantsounds

9、.D.Youwillbelateforwork.9. WhydidHiroyukimakesuchaspecialbed?A.Becausehewantedtowinthecontestheldbyhiscompany.B.Becausehewasgoodatinventingnewthings.C.Becausehewantedtomakemoney.D.Becausehesometimesoverslept.10. WhoisHiroyuki?A.Ascientist. B.Acompanyworker. C.Aninventor. D.Acarpenter.Passage2Amajorn

10、ewdevelopmentinsystemsofworkinBritainistakingplace.Flexibleworkinghours,or“flextime”,arecatchingonfast,andthistrendiscontinuing.In1973,over500organizationshadadoptedtheidea,andby1974,itsnumberhadrisentoover200,000.FlexibleworkinghourswereinventedinGermanyinthelate1960sbutreachedBritainonlyin1972.The

11、systemallowsworkerstostartandfinishworkwhenevertheywant,withonlytworequirements.Theseare,firstly,thatallworkersmustbepresentforcertain“key”timesinthedayandsecondly,thatallworkersmustworkanagreedtotalnumberofhoursperweek.Thesystemhasprovedanalmosttotalsuccesswhereverithasbeentried.Asurveyof700workers

12、onflexiblehoursshowedthreemainadvantages:abetterbalancebetweenworkingandprivatelife,avoidanceoftheneedtotravelduringrushhours,andtheabilitytobeabletofinishacertaintaskbeforeleaving.Fromtheemployerspointofview,thesystemtendstoincreaseproductivity,reducelaborturnoverandgivetheworkeragreatersenseofduty

13、.11. Accordingtothepassage,the_inventedthe“flexibleworkinghours”.A.Japanese B.Americans C.Germans D.British12. Thephrase“catchon”(inPara.1)mostprobablymeans_.A.understand B.becomepopular C.perceive D.seize13. Whatisoneoftheadvantagesof“flextime”forworkers?A.Theycanearnmoremoney B.Theycanavoidbusytra

14、ffic.C.Theywilldolesswork. D.Theycanavoidworkinghard.14. WhichoneisNOTanadvantageof“flextime”foremployers?A.Abetterbalancebetweenworkingandprivatelife. B.Itreduceslaborturnover.C.Itgivestheworkersagreatersenseofduty. D.Ittendstoincreaseproductivity.15. Theauthor_“flextime”accordingtothepassage.A.sup

15、ports B.isagainst C.criticizes D.hatesPassage3Humanbeings,however,havesomethingthatnoanimalhas.Humanbeingshavetheabilitytoexpresstheiractions,feelingsandideasthroughwords.Theycanalsowritewordsdowninordertocommunicatepasteventsandtosendmessagestopeoplefaraway.Eventhoughsomebirdshavelearnedtorepeatwor

16、ds,theydonotunderstandthemeaningofthewords,andthereforetheycannotusethemtocommunicateideas.Howdidmanfirstlearntospeak?Perhapsweshallneverknow.However,wedoknowthatasmansknowledgeincreasedheneededtousemoresoundsinordertoexpressagreaternumberoffeelingsandideas.Itbecamenecessaryforhimtocommunicateabouta

17、greaternumberofthings.Hebegantomakemoreandmoredifferentsounds,andgraduallyheputthesesoundstogethertoform,first,words,thengroupsofwords,andthensentences.Indifferentpartsoftheworld,peopledevelopedtheirownsystemsofsoundsandwords.Today,wecallthesesystems”languages”.Therearenowaboutfivethousanddifferentl

18、anguagesanddialectsintheworld,andeachofthemcontainsmanythousandsofwords.16.Whycantsomebirdsusewordstocommunicateideasthoughtheyhavelearnedtorepeatthem?A.Becausetheydontunderstandthemeaningofthewords.B.Becausetheycannotputthemintosentences.C.Becausetheycannotrememberthem.D.Becausetheydontoftenusethem

19、.17.Howdidhumanbeingsfirstlearnlanguages?A.Maybenobodywillknow. B.Surelywellknowlater.C.Certainlynobodyknows. D.Perhapswehaveknown.18.Whydidmanneedtousemoresoundsasmansknowledgeincreased?A.Inordertoformwords.B.Inordertocommunicateaboutmorethings.C.Inordertodevelopalanguage.D.Inordertosingsongs.19.Wh

20、atarelanguages?A.Theyaresounds. B.Theyarewords.C.Theyaresystemsofsoundsandwords. D.Theyareletters.20.Howmanylanguagesarethereintheworld?A.15,000. B.5,000. C.500. D.50,000.Passage4ThomasAlvaEdisonwasawardedmorepatentsoninventionsthananyotherAmerican.Whenhediedin1931,Americanswonderedhowtheycouldbests

21、howtheirrespectforhim.Onesuggestionwasthatthenationobserveaminuteortwooftotalblackout.Allelectricpowerwouldbeshutoffinhomes,streets,andfactories.PerhapsthissuggestedplanmadeAmericansrealizedfullywhatEdisonandhisinventionsmeanttothem.Electricpowerwastooimportanttothecountry.Shuttingitoffforevenashort

22、timewouldhaveledtocompleteconfusion.Ablackoutwasoutofthequestion.OnthedayofEdisionsfuneral,manypeoplesilentlydimmedtheirlights.Inthiswaytheyhonoredthemanwhohaddonemorethananyoneelsetoputthegreatforceofelectricityathiscountrymensfingertips.21. ThisselectionsaysthatThomasEdison_.A.wastheonlyimportantA

23、mericaninventor B.receivedthefirstAmericanpatentC.receivedmorepatentsthananyotherAmericanD.wasthefirstAmericaninventor22. PeopledecidedtohonorEdisonwhen_.A.hemadethefirstelectriclight B.electricpowerwas100yearsoldC.thecountryrealizedelectricitysimportance D.hediedin193123. Thesuggestedplanwasto_.A.t

24、urnoffthelightsinfactoriesandschools B.observeafewminutesoftotalsilenceC.dimallelectriclights D.shutoffallelectricityforashorttime24.Theplanwasnevercarriedoutbecause_.A.noteveryonewantedtohonorEdisonB.itwastoodifficultC.electricpowerwastooimportanttothecountryD.ithonoredonlyoneofEdisonsinventions.25

25、. Thispassagewasprobablywrittento_.A.tellaboutEdisonsinvention B.explainelectricityC.provethatpeoplewishedtohonorEdison D.showwhatagreatmanEdisonwas.Vocabularyandstructure(25%)SectionAMultipleChoiceDirections:Inthissection,thereare15incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,Can

26、dD.ChoosetheOneAnswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.26. We_ouralarmclockto5a.m.,sowecouldgetanearlystart.A.put B.set C.make D.stop27. However,Imust_thatIdonotfindthistobeaseriousproblem,atleastnotyet.A.commit B.confine C.confess D.confirm28. Thechildrenareaware_thedangeroftakingdrugs.A.on B.about C.of C.to29. Anyincreaseinfuelcostscou