1、大学英语 A 统考模拟试题大学英语A 1一、阅读理解1、This is not the world we know. This world is controlled by computers. Men and women can be seen, but they are following the orders given to them by machines. The machines were designed by mad scientists, but at some point even the mad scientists were taken over by their s
2、uper-inventions.Does this sound familiar? You have probably read something like it in magazines or books, or seen it in a film. Why is it so popular? One of the reasons is that it reflects the fears of many people; fear of the unknown fear of what is not understood or, at least, fear of something th
3、at is not completely understood.The fact is that every day it seems that computers take control of another area of our lives. Some factory jobs are now done by robots and the robots are controlled by computers. Our bank accounts are managed by computers. At the airport, our tickets are sold by a com
4、puter. Certainly, many of these operations are made more efficient by computers, but our admiration is sometimes mixed with unsafe feelings. And this lack of safety is caused by the fact that we do not know how computers do these things, and we really dont know what they might do next.But we can fin
5、d out how computers work, and once we understand them, we can use computers instead of worrying about being used by them. Today, there is a new generation of computer wizards who know exactly how computers get things done. These young men and women, usually university students, are happy to sit for
6、hours, sometimes for days, designing programs, not eating, not sleeping, but discovering what can be done by these wonderful slaves which they have learned to control. These computer wizards have learned to use the computer and search for new tasks for their machines.(1)、According to the passage, ou
7、r present world is under the control of _ .A：mad scientistsB：men and women C：the unknown fearD：some super-inventions答案： D(2)、The reason why many people are afraid of computers is that _ .A：they dont know anything about computersB：they havent really understood computersC：there are so many computer ga
8、mesD：computers are often down答案： B(3)、The author mentions computer wizards in order to point out that _ .A：computers can be controlled by manB：there should be more people devoted to computersC：only young people are interested in computersD：more time and energy is required to control computers答案： A(4
9、)、This passage is probably written to suggest that _ .A：some day computers can deal with all human problemsB：computers can be used in place of traveling to our jobsC：people should not fear computersD：computer technology will not meet peoples needs in various situations答案： C(5)、The authors attitude t
10、owards widely used computers is _ .A：positive B：anxious C：worried D：serious答案： A2、 In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the
11、first photo. The next important date in the history of photography（摄影术）was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his pictures you could see everything very clearly， even the smallest things. This kind
12、of photo was called a Daguerreotype. Soon, other people began to use Daguerres way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains. In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers（摄影家）could take pictures
13、of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of films and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard. Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures
14、were unusual because they were very lifelike（栩栩如生的）. Photography also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other kinds of art. (1)、The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of _.A：his busin
15、essB：his houseC：his gardenD：his window答案： C(2)、The Daguerreotype was _.A：a FrenchmanB：a kind of pictureC：a kind of cameraD：a photographer答案： B(3)、If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had to _. A：watch lots of filmsB：buy an expensive cameraC：stop in most
16、citiesD：take many films and related facilities答案： D(4)、Mathew Brady _.A：was a very attractive personB：was famous for his unusual picturesC：was quite a strong personD：took many pictures of moving people答案： B(5)、This passage tells us _.A：how photography was developedB：how to show your ideas and feelin
17、gs in picturesC：how to take pictures in the worldD：how to use different cameras答案： A二、词汇与语法1、Free _ of shampoo is distributed from door to door.A：sample B：example C：product D：stock答案： A2、He cannot be tired _ he has walked only half a mile.A：since B：whether C：when D：as long as答案： A3、Xiao Lu won a _ a
18、t the tennis match.A：prizeB：priceC：praiseD：present答案： A4、It is generally considered unwise to give a child _ he or she wants.A：however B：whatever C：whichever D：whenever 答案： B5、Not only _ our money, but we were also in danger of losing our lives.A：we lostB：lost weC：we did loseD：did we lose 答案： D6、All
19、 things _, the planned trip will have to be called off.A：consideredB：be consideredC：consideringD：having considered答案： A7、They _ thankful to have the opportunity to further their studies.A：would like to beB：ought to beC：would rather beD：had better be答案： B8、Large fish usually _ small fish. A：gatherB：t
20、ake onC：feed onD：organize答案： C9、When the girl heard the news, she could do nothing but _ back home.A：goingB：wentC：to goD：go答案： D10、In Britain people drive _the left.A：atB：onC：toD：in答案： B三、完型填空When my wife and I lived in Texas, one morning, we were 1 our way home and decided to stop at a local gas st
21、ation to get some breakfast. We noticed a man standing in front of the store. We could tell that he was a 2 man, because his clothes were dirty and worn. It looked like he had gone in to get 3 warm to drink but came out with nothing. 4 he must have not had enough money. Then we saw a dog walk up to
22、the front of the store. It was a 5 dog - we could tell that it had been feeding puppies. She was terribly in need of something to eat. There were people 6 by and not even taking a look at her. She might not have been as 7 and clean as most, but she still deserved better. We still did not do anything
23、, but someone did. The guy, who did not buy himself anything to eat, went back into the 8 , bought a can of dog food and fed that dog. I know that this story isnt as inspirational as most stories, but it 9 a great part in our lives. You see, that was Mothers Day weekend. A lot of people forget that
24、some animals are 10 too. It took a straggler (流浪汉) to show me what I should have done. He made me a better man that day. (1)、A：atB：onC：inD：for答案： B(2)、A：terribleB：homelessC：friendlyD：handsome答案： B(3)、A：everythingB：anythingC：somethingD：nothing答案： C(4)、A：SoB：ButC：SinceD：If答案： A(5)、A：strongB：weakC：fema
25、leD：male答案： C(6)、A：passB：passedC：to passD：passing答案： D(7)、A：dirtyB：smallC：stupidD：pretty答案： D(8)、A：storeB：stationC：carD：park答案： A(9)、A：takesB：spendsC：makesD：plays答案： D(10)、A：talentsB：childrenC：parentsD：friends答案： C四、汉译英(1)、你应该按医嘱去服这种药。答案： You should follow the doctors instructions on how to take the
26、 medicine.(2)、你的新朋友们听起来棒极了！答案：Your new friends sound great!(3)、你能帮我安装一下这个软件吗？（set up）答案：Could you please help me set up the software? (4)、大工厂生产的产品正在替代小工厂生产的产品。答案：Goods produced by big factories are taking the place of those by small workshops五、写作Instructions:Your essay should be no less than 150 wor
27、ds.We are living in an Information Age. And the Internet can influence our lives in many ways. Write an essay on the topic “Internet and Me“. You should base your essay on the outline below.1.因特网带来的益处2.因特网带来的弊端3.因特网对我的影响范文：Everything lives with opposite forces. The same can be said about modern tech
28、nology, such as Internet.At first glance Internet offers us excitement and a worl of promise. Frankly speaking, people who have some ideas of it can not deny the merits born with the system. For instance,it can improve proficiency in scientific research, for by means of it scientists and researchers
29、 can get a global look at the latest development in the field concerned and accordingly they need spend no time doing what has already been done. In view of personal communication, the most convenient means could be peculiar to Internet, too.While people speak highly of Internet, its drawbacks shoul
30、dnt be neglected. Sometimes, alittle fatal breakdown of the system, or a disastrous error could bring us an enormous amount of damage and loss. Meanwhile, with lnternets replacement of hooks or the written work as the main source of information, humans writing abilities are weakened and relations be
31、tween people are desalinatedHowever, every country on this planet should work hard to develop the system to serve us more efficiently and comfortably, because in the net all countries are interrelated.大学英语A 2一、阅读理解1、 Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that its painful? This might be
32、called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.During the hours when you labor through your work you may say that youre “hot“. Thats true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak
33、. For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues as: “Get up, John! Youll be late for work again!“ The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his tempe
34、rature-and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarreling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family including their kid has.You cant change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. Habit can help, Dr
35、. Kleitman believes. Maybe youre sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway. Counteract (对抗) your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual h
36、our. This wont change your cycle, but youll get up steam and work better at your low point. Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn (呵欠) and stretch. Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clea
37、n clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.(1)、If a person finds getting up early a problem, most probably .A：he is a lazy personB：he is not sure when his energy is lo
38、wC：he refuses to follow his own energy cycleD：he is at his peak in the afternoon or evening答案： D(2)、Which of the following may end family quarrels according to the passage?A：Awareness of family members energy cycle.B：Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members.C：Attempts to change f
39、amily members energy cycle.D：Familiar monologues.答案： A(3)、If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning, he should .A：get to bed earlierB：get up earlier than usualC：overcome his lazinessD：change his energy cycle答案： B(4)、You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because
40、it will _.A：help to keep your energy for the days workB：keep your energy cycle under control all dayC：enable you to concentrate on your routine workD：help you to control your temper early in the day答案： A(5)、Which of the following statement is NOT true?A：Children have energy cycles, too.B：Habit may h
41、elp a person adapt to his own energy cycle.C：Dr. Kleitman explains why people reach their peaks at different hours of day.D：Getting off to work with a minimum effort helps save ones energy.答案： C2、 It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to sup
42、port the Red Crosss campaign for a total ban on landmines（地雷）. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the world were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. “I knew the statistics,“ she said. “But putting a face to those figures
43、brought the reality home to me; like when I met Sandra, a 13- year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her.“The Princess concluded with a simple message: “We must stop landmines“. And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message.But, back in London, her views were no
44、t shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as “very ill-informed“ and a “loose cannon（乱放炮的人） “.The Princess responded by brushing aside（不予理睬） the criticisms
45、: “This is a distraction（干扰） we do not need. All Im trying to do is help.“Opposition parties, the media and the public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princesss trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and tha
46、t she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British governments policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government.For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the
47、world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the chance to get closer to people and their problems.(1)、Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997 _.A：to clarify the British governments stand on landminesB：to establish her image as a
48、 friend of landmine victimsC：to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims thereD：to voice her support for a total ban of landmines答案： D(2)、What did Diana mean when she said “. putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me“ (paragraph1)?A：Meeting the landmine victims in person m
49、ade her believe the statistics.B：She just couldnt bear to meet the landmine victims face to face.C：The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home.D：Seeing the pain of the victims make her realize the seriousness of the situation.答案： D(3)、Some members of the British government criticized Diana because _.A：she had not consulted the government before the visitB：she was i
