~模拟试题四~
I. Vocabulary Section A
Directions: There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence and mark your answer on the answer sheet.
I. I’m afraid taking a part time job might _ my time for study.
A. cut off B. cut into C. cut down D. cut away 2.1 ____ several interesting facts about Mexico in that book.
A. came to B. came into C. came over D. came across
3. You can’t see through a telescope unless it is ____ correctly to your sight.
A. adapted B. adopted C. adjusted D. accustomed 4. Our company decided to ____ the contract because a number of the conditions in it had not been met.
A. destroy B. refuse C. assume D. cancel 5. The father lost his ____ just because his son failed again in the final exam.
A. mind B. mood C. passion D. temper 6. He has never felt himself so powerfully ____ to the scientific ideal.
A. interested B. absorbed C. confident D. attracted 7. Craing assured his boss that he would _____ all his energies in doing this new job.
A. call forth B. call at C. call on D. call off 8. Who is ____ personnel at present?
A. in the charge of B. under charge of C. under the charge of D. in charge of 9. Safety devices ____ in preventing accidents in the workshop.
A. assist B. assure C. assemble D. contribute
10. Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is ____ loud continuous noise.
A. subjected to B. filled with C. associated with D. attached to Section B
Directions: There are 10 sentences in this section. Below each sentence are four other words or phrases. You are to choose the one word or phrase which would best keeping the meaning of the original sentence if it were substituted for the underlined word or phrase. Then, mark your answer on the answer sheet. 11. Today’s class has already been called off. A. revised B. canceled C. completed D. announced 12. Robert was regarded as a profound thinker by his friends. A. a deep B. a lazy C. a careful D. an original 13. Diana Spencer consented to many Prince Charles in 1981. A. vowed B. agreed C. engaged D. betokened 14. The Hope Diamond has a beautiful blue color, and is completely without flaws.
A. mistakes B. defects C. dots D. trademarks 15. The ultimate goal for all mountain climbers is to scale the summit of Mr. Everest.
A. greatest B. potential C. ambitious D. distant 16. The old woman is too feeble to cross the street without her nephew’s help.
A. tired B. weak C. timid D. blind 17. There is no alternative: the President must approve the bill if Congress passes it.
A. chance of agreement B. doubt C. other choice D. mistake 18. The horse finally came to a halt on the very rim of the cliff.
A. top B. edge C. slopt D. base 19. His face was flushed because he had run all the way from the dormitory.
A. red B. shaking C. pale D. wet 20. The versatility function of a computer is limited only by human imagination.
A. multiple B. artificial C. mechanical D. automatic II ? Grammatical Structure Section A
Directions: There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence and mark your answer on the answer sheet. 21. It was urgent that he __ her immediately.
A. calls B. called C. call D. would call
22. The medical record shows that it was the drug, not the disease, ___ killed him several years ago.
A. the effects of which B. the effects of it C. finally D. that
23 . __ ，it is quite easy to drill a hole in it with a eraser.
A. Hard a diamond is B. Hard as a diamond is C. As a diamond is hard D. How hard is a diamond 24. In order to be a good scientist, _
A. mathematics is vital B. one must master mathematics C. mathematics is important to understand D. one to understand mathematics 25. Like the old, __ respected in our country.
A. the female is B. a female is C. the female are D. female is
26 . __ bricks, workers press clay into blocks and bake them to the requisite hardness in a kiln.
A. Made B. To make C. Being made D. The making of
27 . __ on a clear day far from the city crowds, the mountains give him a sense of infinite
peace
A. Walking B. When one is walking C. If walking D. When walking 28. When you ___ the test, check your papers before you hand them in.
A. will finish B. are finishing C. will have finished D. have finished
29. This candidate has far more chances of winning the election than ___ recommended by the organizer.
A. that B. the one C. whom D. one 30. If you ____ my advice， you your failure now. You __ your victory.
A. took ... wouldn't cry over... would celebrate
B. had taken ... wouldn't have cried over... would have celebrated C. had taken ... aren't crying over... are celebrating
D. had taken ... wouldn't be crying over... would be celebrating Section B
Directions: In questions 31-40 each sentence has four underlined words or phrases, marked A, B C, and D. Choose the one word or phrase which is incorrect and must be changed to make the sentence correct. Then mark your answer on the answer sheet.
31. Alaska’s vast areas of untamed wilderness attracts many people who enjoy the outdoors.
ABC D
32. If you have just recently purchased a home or are considering to refinance your home, take
A B C advantage of our low rates. D
33. The most popular suggestion with the office workers is that all smokers could go outside
A B C to smoke. D
34. Book where visitors sign in is kept at the front desk.
A BCD'
35. The director felt more positive steps should be taken before last night’s meeting to ensure
A B C
job security. D
36. The idea that experience was worth more then education was not unanimously accepted.
A BCD
37. Mrs. Pham wanted to know when was the last staff meeting so she could plan the next one. A B CD
38. Engineers and scientists have had no trouble finding high-level, high-paying positions
A B C who have experience.
D
39. We can supplement our own ideas with information and data gathering from our reading,
A B C
our observation, and so forth. D
40. To read Tolstoy and being introduced to the nineteenth-century Russian literature are two
A B C
excellent reasons for taking Professor Morrel’s course.
D III. Cloze Test
Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark your answer on the answer sheet
Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. 41 in the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was lined on both sides with many various businesses.
Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. .42 , some shops offered services. These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. But in the 1950s, a change began to 43 . Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street while too few parking places were 44 shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces 45 the city limits. Open space is what their car driving customers needed. And open space is what they got when the first shopping centre was built. Shopping
centres, or rather malls, 46 as a collection of small new stores away from crowded city centres. 47 by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from downtown areas to outlying malls. And the growing 48 of shopping centres led in turn to the building of bigger and better stocked stores. 49 the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the 50 of one stop shopping,
malls were transformed into landscaped parks, with benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.
41. A. As early as B. Early
C. Early as D. Earlier
42. A. Apart from B. However C. In addition D. As well 43. A. be taking place B. take place C. be taken place D. have taken place 44. A. available for B. available to C. used by D. ready for 45. A. over 46. A. started 47. A. Attracted 48. A. distinction 49. A. By 50. A. cheapness
IV. Reading Comprehension Section A
B. from
C. out of
D. outside D. organized
B. founded C. set up
B. Surprised C. Delighted D. Enjoyed B. fame
C. popularity D. liking
D. Towards
B. During C. In
B. readiness C. convenience D. handiness