大学英语二级考试模拟试题一

大学英语二级考试模拟试题一 大学英语二级考试模拟试题一 第一节:单项选择 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑( 1. Usually, _______ care for children's ______. A. woman writers... lives B. women writer... life C. women writers ... life D. women writer ... lives 2. ________ you are free, why not go skating with us? A. Because? B. Since C. As D. For 3. Great men never give up ______ difficulty. A. in a face of B. in face of the C. in the face of D. in the face of the 4. ----- _____ is the engineer's husband ? ----- The neighbor of your brother in the corner. A. Who B. What C. How D. Which 5. There are ______ custom tailors and dressmakers in the U. S. than in European countries. A. far fewer B. so fewer C. very fewer D. too fewer 6. A fireman discovered the __________ of the fire. A. truth B.. reason C. cause D. fact 7. That young man has made so much noise that he ___ not have been allowed attend the concert. A. could B. must C. would D. should 8. "Would you like some more noodles ?" "'No, thanks. I ________________." A. don't want to B. can't eat C.. am not hungry D. I'm full 9.You may write to me or come to see me. ____________ way will do A. All B. Both C. One D. Either 10. That was the first time I _______________ England's coast A. left B. had left C. would leave D. has left 11. Whenever I met him, _____________ was fairly frequent, ___________ I liked his sweet and hopeful smile. A. which ...不填 B that ... that C. it ... that D. what ... 不填 12.I don't know what illness he suffered from, but I do remember he mentioned ___ in hospital last year. A. to have been B . to be C. having been D. being 13. Entering the room, I found my father __ at the desk and ___ something . A. seat... write B. seated ... wrote C. seated ... writing D. seating ... writing 14. ____ they will send us an invitation is not yet known, __we hope they sill. A. If... write B. That so C. When ... yet D. Whether ... but 15. Nancy isn't here. It's my mistake. I forgot all about____ her. A. telephoning B. to telephone C. to telephone to D. the telephone to 第二节:完形填空 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各项的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 From Monday until Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and on weekends they are free and enjoy themselves. Some watch TV or go to the movies(电影院); others '36 'sports. It depends on individual(个人的)'37'. There are many different ways to spend our'38'time. Almost everyone has'39'kind of hobby(爱好). It may be40'from collecting stamps to making model airplanes. Some hobbies are very'41'; others don't'42'at all. Some collections are'43'a lot of money; others are valuable only'44'their owners. I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare(稀有的)fifty cent piece'45' 250! He was very happy about his collection and thought the price was'46. '47', my youngest brother'48'match boxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt if they are worth any money. However,'49'my brother they are extremly(特别地)'50'.Nothing makes him '51' than to find a new match box for his collection.That's'52'a hobby means, I think. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply for the'53'of it. The value in dollars is not important, '54'the pleasure it gives us'55'. 36. ,A, soon ,B, attend,C, tend ,D, take part in 37. ,A, time,B, energy,C, interests,D, fun 38 ,A, spare,B, working,C, own,D, day 39 ,A, some,B, any,C, certain,D, every 40 ,A, OK,B, all right,C, anything,D, something 41 ,A, expensive,B, interesting,C, exciting,D, cheap 42 ,A, spend anything,B, cost anything,C, pay nothing,D, need something 43 ,A, worth,B, worthy,C, valued,D, paid 44 ,A, for,B, to,C, with,D, of 45 ,A, worth,B, spent,C, worthy,D, used 46 ,A, a little too higher,B, too expensive,C, cheap,D, reasonable 47 ,A, At the same time,B, On the other hand ,C, On the contrary ,D, As a matter of fact 48 ,A, collects,B, buys,C, chooses,D, selects 49 ,A, for,B, to,C, in,D, with 50 ,A, dear,B, expensive,C, valuable,D, costly 51 ,A, so happy,B, that happy,C, more happily,D, happier 52 ,A, what,B, how,C, how much,D, where 53 ,A, price,B, value,C, interest,D, fun 54 ,A, though,B, and,C, but,D, when 55 ,A, is,B, does,C, will,D, has 第三部分:阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给 四个选项(A、 B、 C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Reading is not the only way to gain knowledge of the work in the past. There is another large reservoir (知识库) which may be called experience, and the college student will find that every craftsman (工匠) has something he can teach and will generally teach gladly to any college student who does not look down upon them . The information from them differs from (不同于) that in the explanations of why thingtextbooks and papers chiefly in that its theoretical (理论) part -- s happen -- is frequently quite fantastic (神奇 ) . But the demonstration (示范) and report of what happens , and how it happens are correct even if the reports are in completely unscientific terms (术语). Presently the college student will learn, in this case also, what to accept and what to reject. One important thing for a college student to remember is that if Aristotle could talk to the fisherman, so can he. Another source of knowledge is the vast store of traditional (传统 ) practices handed down from father to son , or mother to daughter, of old country customs (习惯), of folklore (风俗). All this is very difficult for a college student to examine, for much knowledge and personal experience is needed here to separate good plants from wild grass. The college student should learn to realize and remember how much of real value science has found in this wide, confused wilderness and how often scientific discoveries of what had existed in this area long age. 36. In the last paragraph the phrase "this wide, confused wilderness" refers to _____. A. personal experience B. wild weeds among good plants C. the information from the parents D. the vast store of traditional practices 37. Which of the following statements is supported by the passage? A. The college students have trouble separating good plants from wild grass B. Craftsman's experience is usually unscientific C. The contemptuous (傲慢) college students will receive nothing from craftsmen D. Traditional practices are as important as experience for the college student 38. From this passage we can infer that ______. A. we'll invite the craftsman to teach in the college B. schools and books are not the only way to knowledge C. scientific discoveries late based on personal experience D. discoveries and rediscoveries are the most important source of knowledge for a college student 39. The author advises the college student to ______ . A. be contemptuous to the craftsman B. be patient in helping the craftsman with scientific terms C. learn the craftsman's experience by judging it carefully D. gain the craftsman's experience without rejection 40. The main idea of this passage is about ________. A. what to learn from the parents B. how to gain knowledge C. why to learn from craftsman? D. how to deal with experience B Water, water every where. It lasted almost two months , but in August it ended. It left 45 people dead and $10 billion worth of damage in nine states of USA. It was quite a big Mississippi flood ever recorded. In St.Louis, Missouri, 9,000 people were forced to leave their homes while the city was in danger. St. Louis is just downriver from the points where the Missouri and Illinois Rivers flow into the Mississippi. All three rivers were flooding. But the city escaped the worst when levees (堤) broke upriver. A levee is built of river sand and clay(粘土). Eleven miles of flood walls were built in the late 1960's The walls are 18 inches thick and 5 to 22 feet high. They were designed to protect against a 52-foot flood. In St. Louis, water almost reached the top of flood walls. It measured 49.4 feet. 41. The flood referred to in the passage _____. A. was the heaviest one in the history B. happened in Missouri and Illinois states C. happened in less than twenty percent of the states of U.S.A. D. was recorded several times 42. The meaning of the sentence "But the city escaped the worst" is that _____. A. many people escaped from the city B. the flood attacked the city heavily C. the flood did not attack the city at all D. the city avoided the worst situation 43. The highest flood referred to in the passage was about ______. A. 18 feet high B. 5-22 feet high C. nearly 50 feet high D. 52 feet high C In hopes of becoming millionaires, many Filipinos (菲律宾人) began drinking more Pepsi. They hoped to get a bottle cap with the winning number on it. In May 1992, the number was announced: 349. Thousands rushed to get their reward with their bottle caps worth a million pesos (about US $ 40,000) each. But Pepsi wouldn't pay. The company said there was a mistake. The numbers on the caps did not include a security code (保险号), so the caps were not really winners. Up to 800,000 bottle caps had the number 349. Pepsi has spent millions of dollars on the problem. The company has paid 54 million pesos to real winners. It also paid 500 pesos for each No.349 cap without the security code. 44. Which of the following is not true? A. All those who got the number of 349 got some money B. All those who got the number of 349 didn't get the same amount of money C. None of those who get the number of 349 wasn't rewarded D. The company made a mistake so as to sell more Pepsi 45. From the passage we can guess that peso is _________. A. the name of a person B. a kind of drink C. the name of a company D. none of the above D In Cardiff I was put to work in furniture department at one of the local stores. It was large, fairly out of date, run ( 经营 ), like its parent company in London, by a group of relatives. Being only a member of the store for a short time, I was in a very fortunate position. The others, particularly the older members of the store, were naturally asked to produce good sales figures. I was more of an observer. If I made a sale, I was pleased, but if I didn't, I would not be blamed. I was really there to observe and learn, and as I had no interest in making a position in the furniture business, I wasn't too diligent (勤奋) about that either. One salesman in late middle age once expressed his insecurity (不安全感) by scolding me of trying to steal one of his customers (雇客). Nothing could have been further from the truth, but he demanded that I go to the stockroom (货仓) with him to settle the matter. He was very small and thin, but to my surprise he started dancing about among the carpets and closets working his arms wildly and calling on me to 'put them up'. I couldn't put anything up ---I was too busy rolling on a four-foot six - inch spring mattress (弹簧垫子) , helpless with laughter. Finally he saw the joke too, and we went off to the members' store for a conciliatory(和解)cup of tea. Several days later, I finally left the store. Thank God! 46. The furniture department was run by _____. A. the author's parents B. the author's relatives C. some member of a big family D. the local government 47. The shop in Cardiff ______. A. was big and very modern B. was old but beautiful C. didn't sell furniture only D. was famous in London 48. The author was lucky because ________. A. sales figures were not important for him B. he was younger than the others C. he produced good sales figures D. his pay was higher 49. One salesman thought that ______ . A. the author was more of an observer than a real member of the store B. what the author had said was far from the truth C. the author tried to get a person to buy the furniture dishonestly D. the writer destroyed a four-foot six - inch spring mattress 50. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A. The author only stayed in the shop for a short time because he was not interested in business. B. The author felt light - hearted when he left the shop. C. The author was punished for stealing money from the customer. D. The author was asked to put up the carpets. E Driving cars, trucks and motorcycles is an important part of our lives. We do it every day to get to work, to school or to friends' houses. Driving can be very convenient, but can also cause many problems. Waiting in line at a red light, a driver may get impatient and decide just to drive right through it. If another car is coming from the other direction, there might be a terrible accident. Cutting another car off can make its driver angry, so that driver cuts off someone else. Pretty soon everybody is angry, and impatient. Traffic accidents declare millions of lives every year worldwide. In Taiwan alone, over seven people are killed in accidents every day. The annual death rate (年死亡率) from traffic accidents in Taiwan is twice that of Japan. To allow traffic to move smoothly and safely, everybody must follow the rules. Before you drive, learn all the traffic laws. That way of driving is safe, convenient and even fun! 51. The word " convenient " in the passage means ________ . A. handy, easy to do B. that can be changed C. fond of drinking and merry-making D. carriages or other trucks 52. If you cut another car off, its driver may be _______. A. impatient B. terrible C. angry D. both A and B 53. The sentence " Traffic accidents declare millions of lives "means "_______". A. Traffic accidents make some people become millionaires B. Many people die from traffic accidents C. Millions of people say they themselves have had traffic accidents D. Millions of people remain healthy after traffic accidents 54. According to the passage, driving can be safe if _______. A. you are patient B. you obey all the traffic rules C. you don't cut another car off? D. you wait in line at a red light 55. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage? _______. A. Traffic Safety B. A Careful C. How To Drive A Car D. A Traffic Accident F In the 1900's, American townspeople usually washed and brushed their teeth and combed their hair in the kitchen. Or they kept a water pitcher (大水罐)and a wash basin in their rooms and took care of these things there. The bathtub was a wash tub(澡盆)filled with water from the stove. If you were small enough you could sit down by drawing your knees to your chest. Otherwise, you washed yourself standing up. Often all the women and girls in the family bathed together. Then the men and boys did. In most families this was Saturday night because Sundays they went to church. A small number of families did have running water. But that depended on whether there was a water system where they lived and on whether they could afford the plumbing(水管设施). Some people had bathtubs in their homes as early as 1895. But many others did not have their first bath in a bathtub until 1910 or later when they were fifteen or sixteen years old. 56. In the first paragraph, "took care of" means. ,A, kept ,B, looked after ,C, used ,D, kept and used 57. In order to use the water from the stove, there be a pipe connecting the tub with the stove. ,A, must ,B, seemed to ,C, needn't ,D, should 58. Which of the following statements is true? ,A, Males and females in the family took turns using the bathtub. ,B, Some bathtubs were big enough for many people to bathe in at the same time. ,C, All the women and girls of a family could bathe together standing up in the tub. ,D, When several family members bathed together, they did not use the bathtub. 59. Americans owned a bathtub as early as 1895. ,A, Many ,B, Not all ,C, All ,D, Few 60. We can infer(推断)that the plumbing at that time. ,A, cost little ,B, was more expensive than a water system ,C, was too expensive for every family to afford ,D, was not necessary G CARIFF, Wales poets, singers and musicians from across the globe gathered Wales to celebrate the tradition(传统)of storytelling. "It might seem strange that people still want to listen to instead of watching television, but this is an unusual art form whose time has come again, "said David Amibrose, director of Beyond the Border, an international storytelling festival(节)in Wales. "Some of the tales, like those of the Inuit from Canada, are thousands years old. So our storytellers have come from distant lands to connect us with the distance of time, "he said early this month. Two Inuit women, both in their mid 60s, are among the few remaining who can do Kntadjait, or throat singing, which has few words and much sound. Their art is governed by the cold of their surroundings, forcing them to say little but listen attentively. Ambrose started the festival in 1993, after several years of working with those reviving(coming back into use or existence)storytelling in Wales. "It came out of a group of people who wanted to reconnect with traditions and as all the Welsh are storytellers, it was in good hands here." Ambrose said. 61. Ambrose believes that the art of storytelling. ,A, will be more popular than TV , will be popular again ,B ,C, started in Wales ,D, are in the hands of some old people 62. From the tales told by the Inuit, people can learn. ,A, about their life as early as thousands of years ago ,B, why they tell the stories in a throat singing way ,C, how cold it has been where the Inuit live ,D, how difficult it is to understand the Inuit 63. According to the writer, which of the following is not true? ,A, Storytelling once stopped in Wales. ,B, Storytelling has a long history in Wales. ,C, Storytelling is always well received in Wales. ,D, Storytelling did not come back until 1993 in Wales. 64. The underlined phrase in good hands means. ,A, controlled by rich people ,B, grasped by good storytellers ,C, taken good care of ,D, protected by kind people H Greek soldiers sent messages by turning their shields(盾)toward the sun. The flashes reflected light could be seen several miles away. The enemy did not know what the flashes meant, but other Greek soldiers could understand the messages. Roman soldiers in some places built long rows of signal towers. When they had a message to send, the soldiers shouted it from tower to tower. If there were enough towers and enough soldiers with loud voices, important news could be sent quickly over distance. In Africa, people learned to send messages by beating on a series of large drums(鼓). Each drum was kept within hearing distance of the next one. The drum beats were sent out in a special way that all the drummers understood. Though the messages were simple, they could be sent at great speed for hundreds of miles. In the eighteenth century, a French engineer found a new way to send short messages. In this way, a person held a flag in each hand and the arms were moved to various positions representing different letters of the alphabet. It was like spelling out words with flags and arms. Over a long period of time, people sent messages by all these different ways. However, not until the telephone was invented in America in the nineteenth century could people send speech sounds over a great distance in just a few seconds. 65. According to this passage, the Roman way of communication depended very much upon. ,A, fine weather ,B, high tower ,C, the spelling system ,D, arm movements 66. Which of the following statements is true? ,A, Neither the Greek soldiers nor their enemy could understand the message. ,B, African soldiers shouted from tower to tower to pass message. C, Telephone was invented by a French engineer. , ,D, Only by using telephone could people send speech sounds quickly. 67. The African way of communication sent messages. ,A, in a special way ,B, over a very short distance ,C, by a musical instrument ,D, at a rather slow speed 68. The way of communication made use of visible signs. ,A, French ,B, Roman ,C, African ,D, American I Because we can feel that things are heavy, we think of weight as being a fixed quality in an object, but it is not really fixed at all. If you could take a one pound packet of butter 4, 000 miles out from the earth, it would weigh only a quarter of a pound. Why would things weigh only a quarter as much as they do at the surface of the earth if we took them 4 000 miles out into space? The reason is this: All objects have a natural attraction for all other objects; this is called gravitational attraction, but this power of attraction between two objects gets weaker as they get farther apart. When the butter was at the surface of the earth, it was 4 000 miles from the centre (in other words the radius(半径)of the earth is 4 000 miles). When we took the butter 4 000 miles out, it was 8 000 miles from the centre, which is twice the distance. If you double the distance between two objects, their gravitational attraction decreases(减 少)two times two. If you treble(翻三倍)the distance, it gets nine times weaker(three times three). If you take it four times as far away, it gets sixteen times weaker(four times four)and so on. 69. The best title for this passage is. ,A, The Earth Weight ,B, Weight in Space ,C, Changing Weight on the Earth ,D, Weight on and off the Earth 70. We can feel things are heavy because. ,A, weight is a fixed quality in an object ,B, they are far away from the centre of the earth ,C, of the earth's strong attraction for them ,D, they are not taken away from the surface of the earth 71. If the distance between two objects is shortened by half, their gravitational attraction will. ,A, double ,B, become four times stronger ,C, be the same ,D, get four times weaker 72. If an object weighed one pound 8 000 miles above the earth, it would weigh on the surface of the earth. ,A, 6 pounds ,B, 4 pounds ,C, 9 pounds ,D, 1/9 pound J As more women in the United States move up the professional ladder, more are finding it necessary to make business trips alone. Since this is new for many, some trips are certainly in order. If you are married, it is a good idea to encourage your husband and children to learn to cook a few simple meals while you are away. They will be much happier and probably enjoy the experience. If you will be eating a good meal alone, choose good restaurants. In the end, they will be much better for your digestion(消化). You may also find it useful to call the restaurant in advance and state that you will be eating alone. You will probably get better service and almost certainly a better table. Finally, and most importantly, anticipate(提前做准备)your travel needs as a businesswoman; this starts with lightweight luggage which you can easily manage even when fully packed. Take a folding(折叠)case inside your suitcase; it will come in extremely handy(极其方便)for dirty clothes, as well as for business documents and papers you no longer need on the trip. And make sure you have a briefcase so that you can keep currently required papers separate. Obviously, experience helps, but you can make things easier on yourself from the first by careful planning, so that right from the start you really can have a good trip! 73. Who is the author's intended audience? ,A, Working women who have no time for cooking. ,B, Husbands and children of working women. ,C, Working women who must travel on their own. ,D, Hotel personnel who must attend to working women. 74. Why is lightweight luggage important for the traveling businesswoman? ,A, It provides space for dirty clothes. ,B, It is easy to move. ,C, It can double as a briefcase. ,D, It is usually big enough to carry all business documents. 75. Where would this passage most likely appear? ,A, In a magazine specially for women. ,B, In a restaurant and hotel guide. ,C, In a news magazine. ,D, In a journal for top ranking businessmen and women. 大学英语二级考试模拟试题二 第一节:单项选择 从A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑( 1.She was so angry at all ____he was doing _____she walked out without saying a word. A. that, that B. which; that C. what; as D. that; which 2.Every minute must be made full use of _______our lessons, for the college entrance exam is coming. A. going over B. to go over C. go over D. our going over 3.They are going downtown ________bus instead of _______their bikes. A. by, by B. on; by C. by; in D. by; on 4.----- How about a film tonight? ----- _______I haven't been to the cinema for a long time. A. Yes, thanks. B. Why not? C. No, go away D. It's a pity. 5.----- which _______,bread or rice? ----- ________will do. A. had you better eat; Both B. would you like; All C. do you like most ; None D. would you rather have; Either 6.----- My God! I have to walk home now, for I just missed the bus. ----- That's too bad. You ______it had you set out a bit earlier. A. should have caught. B. had caught C. would have caught. D. could catch 7.More than one teacher _______told him it is important that he learn English well if he _____ __abroad. A. had; will go B. has; wants to go C. has; want to go D. have; shall go 8.----- Do you see why he hasn't turned up yet? ----- Sorry, I don't know _______. A. what the matter is B. how matters stood C. what is the matter? D. how is the matter 9.----- Where's John, do you know? ----- Oh, _____to hospital. A. he's taken B. he'll be taken C. he's been taken D. he'll take 10.----- _______is your English teacher? ----- The one in red. A. who B. which C. what D. where 11.----- John, may I ask you a favor? ----- ______ A. I’m sorry, but why? B. Sure, what is it? C. Yes, you could. D. I’d love to, and I’m busy. 12.Where was it _____the road accident happened yesterday? A. when B. that C. which D. how 13.______you choose, make sure that it is a good one. A. What B. Wherever C. Whichever D. Which 14.He suggested the sports meet be _______because of the bad weather. A. put away B. put up C. put down D. put off 15.I didn't manage to work out the problem _______the teacher had explained how. A. until B. unless C. when D. before 第二节:完形填空 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题 四个选项(A、 B、 C、 D中选出能填入相应空白处 最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑( Si1as Minton's funeral was a quiet 16. lt was 17 by the only 18 he had in the world, his niece and nephew, and by a few friends. The priest who 19 20 a hundred miles into this wild part of the county was now getting 21 for the simple ceremony. Minton, 22 'Minty' as his friends 23 call him, 24 a hard life 25 for gold in a lonely part of Western Australia. He had always refused to work in a gold mine 26 he believed that he could do better 27 his own. Although he was not a boastful(夸口 )person, he had often declared that one day he 28 find a lump(块) of gold as big as his head and 29 he would retire and live in 30 for the rest of his life. But his dream s of great wealth 31 came true. For many years he had hardly earned enough money to keep himself 32 . Two men now gently lifted the rough wooden box that 33 Minty's body, but they almost dropped it when they heard a loud cry from the grave-digger. His spade had struck something hard in the rocky soil and he was shouting excitedly. Then he held up a large stone. 34 it was covered 35 dirt, the stone shone curious1yin the fierce sun1ight: it was unmistakably a heavy piece of solid gold! 16. A. accident B. event C. affair D. incident 17. A. taken B. attended C. joined D. brought 18. A. relation B. relations C. relationship D. relationships 19. A. travelled B. was travelling C. had travelIed D. used to travel 20. A. to B. of C. in D. over 21. A. ready B. better C. preparation D. worse 22. A. and B. but C. or D. except 23. A. liked B. past C. used D. used to 24. A. leaded B. had leaded C. had led D. led 25. A. look B. looking C. looked D. had looked 26. A. because B. so C. even D. only 27. A. to B. in C. on D. for 28. A. would B. must C. ought to D. for 29. A. since B. which C. when D. with that 30. A. comfort B. comforts C. comfortable D. comfortably 31. A. ever B. never C. always D. once 32. A. live B. life C. lived D. alive 33. A. contains B. containing C. contained D. having contained 34. A. Though B. For C. Then D. Because 35. A. in B. with C. within D. below 第三部分:阅读理解 阅读下列短文,从每题所给 四个选项(A、 B、 C和D)中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Sussex police ordered to search for a six-foot, dark-haired youth of about 20 who failed to mug (抢劫) a five-foot, 74-year-old grandmother. The youth rushed at Mrs West and tied to take her things and money when she was walking out of a church. The result should have been an expected conclusion. Surprisedly, however, when Mrs West grasped the mugger's wrist (手腕)，he cried, "Oh, God! Oh, no! Stop!" Encouraged by these pleas (哀求), she put him in arm lock at which the mugger cried, "Oh, no! Oh! God!" and ran away. "If I hadn't been carrying my shopping I would really have put him on his back. "said Mrs West who had practised judo(柔道) when younger." When my husband was living. I used to practice throwing him at Christmas", she explained. 36.Why did the youth cry when grasped by the old lady? Because he ______. A. was sorry for his failure B. couldn't bear the pain and had to ask for mercy C. felt angry with the old lady D. became so excited that he couldn't help doing so 37.If the incident hadn't ended beyond expected conclusion, _______. A. Mrs West would have been robbed of her things and money B. the mugger should have been defeated C. Mrs West would have put the youth on his back D. the mugger should have cried and run away 38.What do you think of the youth whom the police ordered to search for? He was ______. A. a boy of about 20 B. a dark-haired young man C. an ill man D. a rather weak fellow 39.In your judgement, which of the following might not be true? A. Mrs West had just been to the market and church. B. The mugger knew little about judo. C. Mrs West was a single woman. D. The mugger didn't get punished in the end. B Nipponex Eletuics Tokyo, Japan 27 December 1996 Amperlite Ltd 146 O'Leary St Dublin, Ireland Dear Sirs, Improved ways of production make us able to offer you our change of Drilite batteries at a reduced price for large quantities. Further information of the new prices for your market are sent to you together with the letter, and you will see that the price has already reduced 5 per cent. As CIF(成本，保险加 运费)to Dublin is included in our prices, you will agree that they are clearly lower than those of producers of the same batteries, both here in Japan and elsewhere. The quality of our producers remains the same --- only the finest chemicals are used. The new prices are for the least orders of 1,000 pounds and will begin from January 1. Immediate sending off is guaranteed because enough can be made whenever you require it. We appreciate your past dealing and co-operation (合作) with us, and look forward to supplying you in the new year at the new prices. Yours Truly Nipponex Electrics 40.The underlined word "guaranteed" in the passage. Probably means ______. A. in our charge B. of a little problem C. difficulty D. quite sure 41.From the passage we know the quality of the products _______. A. is as high as before?? B. is lower C. is improved ??? D. is reduced 42.If the Irish expect to enjoy the 5% of reduction at prices, they should _______. A. pay the Japanese at least ,1,000 B. order 1,000 pounds of batteries in weight C. order,1,000 worth batteries at least D. pay the Japanese ,1,000 ahead 43.Why will the Japanese reduce the price at 5 per cent? Because ______. (1). the Japanese producer holds a large quantity of stores and can't sell them out (2).the Japanese have improved their production means and can turn out more products (3).they expect to go on dealing with the Irish in the coming year (4).the Irish think the prices in the past are unfair (5).they try to sell more products in the past are unfair (6).they want to appreciate the Irish's co-operation A. (1)(3)(5) B. (2)(4)(6) C. (2)(3)(5) D. (1)(4)(6) C Woman have more problems than men in old age. First of all, they have less money—or no money at all — and because of this, they often feel they get less respect , even at home. Quite a large number have no pension(退休费) because they have never worked outside the home, and thirty-eight percent are supported mainly by their husbands or children. Second, a larger number of old women than old men become window(single women). Men are normally older than the women they marry, and women generally live longer than men. The remarriage among older windows is lower than that among widows(single men). Statistics (统计) from 1990 in Shanghai show only 52 percent of elderly women with husbands still living, compared to(与---相比)82 percent of men. Because of lower incomes and the difficulty of remarriage, many elderly women who live alone, are poor and have almost no social life. Even an old couple lives with children, it is the woman who ends up doing the work around the house. She cleans the rooms, prepares meals, and takes care of the family. Some 75 percent of them carry out such heavy physical tasks as buyin g and carrying grain, coal and other supplies for the home. How to improve the quality of life of women in their later years is a question that needs to be dealt with by all the society. 44.If they had more money, elderly women _______. A. would have no more problem B. could live a fairy life C. would get more respect D. would need no care of others 45.In Shanghai, of 150 elderly women, only ______have husbands still living. A.75. B.52. C.82. ?? D.78. 46.According to the statistics, suppose there are 150,000 elderly men, _____of them are widowers. A.27,000? B.78,000 C.72,000? D.123,000 47.According to the writer, _______. A. elderly women should be paid well B. elderly women should live with their families C. all people should do something for elderly women D. housework should not be done by elderly women D Our surroundings are being polluted faster than ever and it seems that people cannot prevent it. Time is bringing us more people, and more people will bring us more industry, more cars, larger cities, and the growing use of man-made materials. What can explain and settle this problem? The fact is that pollution is caused by man—by his desire(欲望) for a modern way of life. We make "increasing industrialization" our first aim. So we are often ready to offer everything: clean air, pure water, good food, our health and the future of our children. There is a constant flow of people from the country-side into the cities, eager for the achievements of our modern society. But as our technological achievements have grown in the last twenty years, pollution has become a serious problem. Isn't it time we stopped to ask ourselves where we are going—and why? It makes one think of the story about the pilot (飞行员) who told his passengers over the loudspeaker : "I've some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we 're making rapid progress at 530 miles per hour. The bad news is that we are lost and don't know where we're going." The sad fact is that this becomes a true story when speaking of our modern society. 48. Man cannot prevent the world from being polluted because _______. A. the population of the world is increasing faster B. people use too many man-made materials C. we have more industry D. we are producing more cars, trucks and buses 49. According to the passage, what does man care most among the following? A. Health. B. Industry. C. Clean air ? D. The future of the children 50.The story about the pilot tells us that _______. A. man knows where the society is going B. people don't welcome the rapid development of modern society C. man can do little about the problem of pollution D. the speaker is worried about the future of our society 51.What dose the writer really want to say in the passage? A. With the development of technology, pollution has become a serious problem. B. We should control the speed of the development to stop pollution. C. It's time we did something to reduce pollution. D. As industry is growing fast, pollution is the natural result. E A wind tunnel (风洞) is used for teasing planes or plane models. In a wind tunnel air is blown over a plane or a model placed in a test section(区).Wind tunnel test sections are different in size depending on airflow speed requirements. Some low-speed tunnels have test sections large enough for a complete small plane. In the very high speed tunnels used for space testing, however, the model may be as small as a pencil. There are two ways of feeding air to the test section. In the constant flow tunnel, airflow is produced by electric fans. It is forced through the tunnel to the test section, then through another tunnel section back to the starting point for reuse. The other way involves (卷入) storing high-pressure air in a box, sending it out by a controlling device(装置) to pass through the tunnel and test section into another box. This way is usually used for a very short period of high-speed airflow. Wind tunnels are usually used to test planes before they are flown. Problems in a plane can be found when it meets the high-speed airflow in the tunnel. For example, if the wings are built so that they would weaken(become weak) at high speeds, this fact can be discovered in the tunnel, saving many lives and millions of dollars. In a wind tunnel, scientists also find out how different planes will act different speeds. They find out such things as how the air dives by the wing surfaces, how slowly a plane can fly before it starts to drop, and how fast it can climb. 52.Some wind tunnel sections are larger than others because ________. A. they are used large planes B. stronger wind can be produced in them C. they are built to meet a higher speed test D. the wind used in them flows at a lower speed 53.Which of the following shows the right way of feeding air to a wind tunnel section usually used for a high speed test? ( ? = wind flow = test section) 54. "This fact" in paragraph 4 of the text refers to _______. A. the wing are not good enough B. it costs a lot to test a plane C. some problems are found with the plane D. many people will die in a plane accident 55. A wind tunnel can be used to find out ______. A. how fast a plane can rise B. how smooth a plane's surface is C. if a plane can land in a very strong wind D. if a plane will drop when flying at a low height 大学英语二级考试模拟试题三 第一节:单项选择 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处 最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂 黑。1.---How about the book you are reading ? ---Good , indeed . It ________many problems we have come across in our study. A. says B. talks C. covers D. refers 2. I'd like to take my picture ________stands a high tower. A. where B. which C. that D. there 3. I'd like to buy a house, modern and comfortable, and ______, in a quiet place. A. afar all B. above all C. in all D. for all 4. ---You've got a good result in your research, haven't you? ---Yes , but much ________ . A. remains to do B. is remains to do C. remains to be done? D. has remained to do it 5.---I must be leaving now. It'll be 3 hours' drive to get there. ---__________. A. Good-bye B. Take care C. Take it easy D. What can I do for you 6. Nobody could have guessed , in those days , the place in history that Martin Luther King, Jr ____. A. was having B. was to have C. had had D. had 7. The queen will visit the town in May , ________ she will open the new hospital. A. when B. then C. while D. but 8. I'll come , ________ I don't expect to enjoy myself. A. if B. since C. as D. though 9. You _________in such a hurry just now. Look, there is plenty of time left. A. don't have to do it B. needn't have done it C. wouldn't do it D. mustn't have done it 10. _____________is one of the five working language at U.N. , which _______ are very proud of. A. The Chinese, the Chinese B. Chinese language, Chinese C. Chinese, the Chinese D. Chinese language, the Chinese 11. ---What's your problem? --- I have lost sight of my mum and dad. I saw them ________ in front of me a moment ago. A. were walking B. to have walker C. walk D. walking 12. Children are tired of learning often because they are __________to do more than they can. A. expected B. suggested C. hoped D. wished 13. _________ concerts will be needed if we wanted to collect enough money to start a school. A. Some other ten B. Another ten C. Other ten D. Ten others 14. The door burst open and ________ , shouting with anger. A. in rushed the crowd B. rushed in the crowd C. the crowd tin rushed D. in the crowd rushed 15. We carved their names on the stone so that younger generations could know what their foref athers ____ for the nation. A. did B. were doing C. had done D. have been doing 第二节:完形填空 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题四个选项A、B、C、D中选出能填入相应空白处最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 In its home country of Germany, the hot dog was called the frankfurter. It was named 16 Frankfurt, a German city. Frankfurters were first 17 in the United States in 18 . Americans called frankfurters "dachshund sausages"(达克思香肠).A dachshund is a dog from Germany 19 a very long body and short legs. Dachshund sausages first 20 popular in New York, 21 at baseball games. At games they were sold by men 22 kept them 23 in hot-water tanks. As the men walked 24 the rows of people , they yelled , "Get your dachshund sausages ! Get your hot dachshund sausages ! " People got the sausages on 25 , a special bread. 26 in 1906 a newspaper cartoonist 27 Tad Dorgan went to a baseball game. 28 he saw the men with the dachshund sausages, he got an idea 29 a cartoon. The next day at the newspaper office he 30 a bun with a dachshund inside --- 31 a dachshund sausage, 32 a dachshund. Dorgan 33 how to spell dachshund . Under the cartoon, he wrote "Get your hot dogs !" The cartoon was a sensation(轰动) , and 34 .If you go to a baseball game today, you can still see sellers walking 35 with hot-water tanks. As they walk up and down the rows they yell. "Get your hot dogs here! Get your hot dogs !" 16. A . with B. after C. by D. of 17. A. got B. sold C. bought D. make 18. A. the 1860s B. 1860's C. the 1860 D. 1865s 19. A. by B. of C. at D. with 20. A. gained B. stayed C. became D. were turned 21. A. special B. especially C. certainly D. surely 22. A. those B. which C. what D. who 23. A. cool B. hot C. warm D. cold 24. A. sometimes B. up and down C. someday D. here and there 25. A. buns B. the tops C. coffee D. chocolates 26. A. A day B. Any day C. Certain D. One day 27. A. who is B. was C. was called D. named 28. A. When B. While C. If D. Whether 29. A. to B. as C. with D. for 30. A. called B. made C. drew D. bought 31. A. no B. without C. not D. for 32. A. except B. but C. and D. except for 33. A. didn't know B. wonders C. was sure D. never knows 34. A. so the new name was B. so is the cartoonist C. so was the new name D. the new name was so 35. A. over B. around C. fast D. all day 第三部分:阅读理解 ( A ) What are some of the steps a person can take to prevent his house from being broken into while he is away? One step is to make sure that the house seems a lived-in one. Living room curtains should be pulled down only half-way. Bedrooms that usually have the curtains pulled down at night should be left down. Another is to make sure that all outside locks are the dead-bolt type (双保险) . Still another is to leave several 100W lights burning and make sure that one is in the kitchen. Lights that turned on and off by themselves are the best. Then, too, it is a good idea to leave the radio turned on and set to a talking station. Any type of speaking makes a thief think twice before trying to enter. Finally, while away on holiday, make sure that nothing collects in front or in the house. Particularly, make certain that the newspaper is stopped and that a trusted neighbour has been asked to pick up the mail. Thieves are especially quick to notice piled-up newspapers and overpiled mail boxes. 36. Why did the writer begin this piece with question? A. Because he wanted to catch the readers' attention. B. Because he wanted to have the readers guess the answer before reading. C. Because he wanted to sum up (概括) the topic of the piece. D. Because he wanted to make the readers understand him better. 37. The word "live-in" in this passage means ______________. A. left empty B. lively and cheerful C. now being used by people D. laid inside 38. What does the writer advise the people to do? A. Ask a neighbour to pick up the daily mail B. Make sure to have lights that turn on and off by themselves. C. Make sure the newspaper is handed over every day. D. Pull the living room curtains down. 9. The most important room to leave a light burning in is the _________. 3 A. bedroom B. kitchen C. living room D. sitting-room ( B ) Mr Richards has worked in a small seaside town for about ten years and he and his wife have a comfortable house near the sea. During the winter they would be quite happy, but every summer a lot of their relatives used to spend holiday in their house, and it was much cheaper than staying in hotel. Finally one day in June Mr Richards complained to a clever friend of his who lived in the same place. "One of my wife's cousins is going to bring her husband and children and spend ten days with us next month again. How have you prevented all your relatives from coming to live with you in summer?" "Oh," the friend answered, "that is not difficult. I just borrow money from all the rich ones, and lend it to all the poor ones. After that, they seldom come again." Hearing this Mr Richards smiled. 40. The relatives preferred to stay in Mr Richards' house because __________. A. it was cool in summer B. they might spend less money C. they were more welcome D. it was a comfortable place 41. According to his friend's opinion, the poor relatives would stop going there so often because ________. A. they were shy to borrow money again B. hey were afraid to be asked to pay off the debts C. they had been ill-treated D. it wasn't happy for the poor to meet the rich 42. The best title for this passage is ___________. A. Such a Clever Friend? B. Mr Richards and his Friend C. Money is Important?? D. Such Good Usage of Money 43. After reading the passage we can infer _____________. A. Mr Richards still complains about the coming of his relatives in summer B. The friend of Mr Richards' hadn't as many relatives as Richards C. Gradually Mr Richards succeeded in keeping his relatives out in summer D. None of Richards' relatives came to the seaside town for their holidays again ( C ) I wonder why American towns looks so much alike that I sometimes mix them up in my memory. The standard influence(影响)of mass production whose agents are the travelling salesman, the mail-order house, the five-and-ten cent stores, the chain stores, the movies can hardly explain it. If you stay two days in Bologna and in Ferrare, or in Arles and in Avignon, you will never mix them up in all your life. But it may well happen that after you spend two days in St.Louis and in Kansas City the appearances of these two cities soon mix up. I think the reason for this is that these towns have not yet had time enough to develop their own characters. Similarly, children are much less different from each other than grown people. 44. Which two of the following towns look so much alike? A. Bologna and Ferrare B. Arles and Avignon C. St. Louis and Kansas City D. Bologna and St. Louis 45. In line 4 the word "it" refers to ____________. A. standard of towns B. similarity of towns C. people's memory D. mass production 46. American towns look very much alike because of ____________. A. the standard influence of mass production? B. their different appearances C. not being fully developed D. having everything in common ( D ) Millions of stars are travelling about in space. A few form groups which journey together, but most of them travel alone. And they travel through a universe so large that one star seldom comes near to another. For the most part each star makes its journey in complete loneliness, like a ship on an empty ocean. The ship will be well over a million miles from its nearest neighbor. From this it is easy to understand why a star seldom finds another anywhere neat it. We believe, however, that some two thousand million years ago, another star wandering(漫游) through space, happened to come near our sun, Just as the sun and the moon raise tides(潮汐)on the earth, so this star must have raised tides on the surface of the sun .But they were very diffe rent from the small tides that are raised in our oceans; a large tidal wave must have travelled over the surface of the sun, at last forming a mountain so high that we cannot imagine it. As the cause of the disturbance(动荡) came nearer, so the mountain rose higher and higher. And before the star began to move away again, its tidal pull had become so powerful that this mountain was torn to pieces and threw off small parts of itself into space. These small pieces have been going round the sun ever since. They are the planets(行星). 47. Millions of stars are _______________. A. following a regular path in space B. moving about without a fixed course C. seldom wandering about in the universe D. always travelling together 48. Some two thousand million years ago, the mountain on the sun was raised probably because __________. A. a large tidal wave of a star travelled over the surface of the sun B. another star happened to come near the sun C. the sun and the moon raised the tides on the earth D. the star moved away from the sun 49. The article suggests that _____________ . A. our earth exists before the sun B. how space formed C. no one knows where the earth comes from D. our earth used to be a high mountain on the sun 50. The expression "the cause of the disturbance" refers to _________. A. the large tidal wave B. the powerful tidal pull C. the star coming near the sun D. one of the sun's planets 51. In this article, the writer mainly wants to tell the readers __________. A. that the universe is so large that we cannot imagine it B. how the high mountains were formed on the sun C. why the tides over the surface of the sun were so powerful D. where the planets in the universe came from ( E ) Contacts(交往) between Japan and the rest of the world have grown a great deal in the twentieth century. In the last thirty years, business contacts between Japan and the West have become very important. Many foreign companies now have offices in Japan and Japanese businessmen do business around the world. Differences between Japanese and Western ways of doing business, however, often bewilder the foreign businessman and make doing business in Japan difficult for foreigners. The American businessman, for example, wants of start talking business immediately. He wants quick decisions. He does not wait. The Japanese, on the other hand, likes to arrive at decisions gradually after giving them a great deal of thought. Another thing foreign businessmen have difficulty in understanding is when a Japanese means "Yes" or "No". This is because of cultural difference for a Japanese to say "No" directly. In English, it is easy to say "No" to somet hing we do not want to do. But in Japan it is very difficult to say "No". To refuse an invitation or a request with "No", or a similar phrase, is felt to be impolite. It is thought to be selfish(自私) and unfriendly. So instead of saying "No" directly, the Japanese have developed many ways to avoid saying "No". These enable them to avoid hurting other people's feeling. However, this often makes communication with the Japanese difficult for foreigners to understand and follow. 52. Paragraph one tells us that ______________ . A. It is not always easy for foreigners to do business in Japan B. Japan is a very important country for businessmen C. business contacts between Japan and the West are important D. Japanese businessmen do business all around the world 53. The word "bewilder" in paragraph 2 probably means _________. A. tire B. interest C. puzzle D. surprise 54. From the passage we can know that _____________. A. American businessmen do things more quickly than Japanese ones B. American businessmen like to say "Yes" and "No" C. Americans usually say what they are thinking D. Americans do not express themselves clearly 55. The passage tells us that ________. A. Japanese businessmen are good at business B. foreign businessmen should first try to understand Japanese C. foreign businessmen must be more polite D. if you want to succeed you must learn from Japan