英语模拟卷
I. Reading Comprehension (本题共15小题，每题2分，共30分)
Directions: There are 3 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to each question.
Passage One
On June 26, 2000, two scientists, called Francis Collins and Craig Venter, told the world that they could now read the whole “map” of the human body: DNA. DNA is something that everybody has, and it tells the body what to do. DNA is the reason that we look like our mother and father, because we get some of their DNA to make our own.
People have been trying to understand the human body for a long time. In 1860, Gregor Mendel discovered a special reason why we look the same as other people in our family. It is because of small things named “genes” in our body. In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick made another discovery and found out that those small parts are real messages written in the DNA with a special language.
In 1961, Marshall Nirenberg and Johann Matthaei found a message in DNA showing how DNA tells the cell to build its parts. Scientists have now found all the words in the DNA map, but we still do not understand what they all do. By understanding what just one “word” means, we can help save more people from several illnesses.
Most people hope that this will help make better medicine and help sick people。Other people worry that when people begin to know more words and find out lots of other information, we might use it in a wrong way, just to make people more attractive, or stop sick people from getting jobs. Man would have to meet a lot of trouble if DNA technology wasn’t limited in use.
1. When did we first know why we look like other people in our family? A. In 1860. B. In 1953. C. In 1961. D. In 2000. 2. What does the underlined word “gene” mean?
A. The “map” of DNA. B. A special language. C. Small parts of DNA. D. DNA. 3. What did the two scientists first discover in 1961?
A. The “map” of DNA. B. A new illness. C. The language of DNA. D. A message of DNA. 4. What can we do if we understand some “words” of the language inside the body? A. Make people get new jobs. B. Make medicine for illnesses. C. Make maps of human. 5. What do people think about this work?
A. It cancause good or bad results. B. It can cause only good results. C. It can cause good results but won’t work. D. It can cause only bad results.
Passage Two
I find it annoying and funny when I think about how we use protective or decorative wrappings in this country.
When I come home from the supermarket and start to unpack, I am always shocked at the layers of wrappings we cover our food with.
There is hardly anything we buy that doesn’t come in at least two wrappings, and then several of them are gathered by the shop assistant and put into a small bag. Then several of the small bags are grouped together and put into a big bag. If you have several big bags with small bags in, they will give you a cardboard box to put the packages-in-the-little-bags-in-the-bags in.
A lot of things we buy wouldn’t really need any protective wrappings at all. The skin of an orange protects an orange pretty well for most of its natural life, but we aren’t satisfied with what nature has given it. We wrap them in plastic or put them in a net bag, and then in a paper bag. The orange inside the skin, inside the plastic which is in the bag, must wonder where it is.
A box of biscuits often has waxed paper(蜡纸)next to the biscuits. A cardboard box holds the food with a decorative wrapping around it. A relative of ours bought a new leather sofa recently because of the fine leather. She liked it so much that she didn’t want to get dirty, so she bought a cloth cover to put it over.
We may never again see the leather she’s protecting.
6. According to the author, the use of protective wrappings ____________. A. can be wasteful and unnecessary C. gives people more work to do A. Surprised.
D. Make people less attractive.
B. make everything look funny D. is a practice against natural life B. Interested.
7. How does the writer feel when he unpacks the food from the supermarket?
C. Frightened. D. Excited.
8. What can be the best protective wrapping for the orange?
A. Plastic. B. A net bag. C. Its own skin. D. A paper bag.
9. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refers to _________ . A. the food
B. the waxed paper
C. the cardboard box D. the decorative wrapping 10. What does the author think of his relative who bought a sofa? A. She should not buy a leather sofa. B. She should not cover her sofa with a cloth. C. She should not allow the leather cover to get dirty. D. She should not forbid the visitors to see the leather.
Passage Three
To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against rain. Its first use was as a shade against the sun!
Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, way back in the eleventh century B.C.
We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honor and authority. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royalty or by those in high office.
In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.
During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it was considered a symbol of power and authority. By 1680, the umbrella appeared in France, and later on in England.
By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they
have become much lighter in weight. It wasn’t until the twentieth century that women’s umbrellas began to be made, in a whole variety of colors.
11. According to this passage, the umbrella was probably first invented ________. A. in ancient China C. in ancient Greece
B. in ancient Egypt D. in ancient Rome
12. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the umbrella? A. No one exactly knows who was the inventor of the umbrella.
B. The umbrella was first invented to be used as protection against the sun. C. The umbrella changed much in style in the eighteenth century. D. In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella.
13. A strange feature of the umbrella’s use is that it was used as ________. A. protection against rain C. a symbol of honor and power A. during the Middle Ages C. in Rome
15. This passage talks mainly about ________. A. when and how the umbrella was invented B. why the umbrella was so popular in Europe C. the development of the umbrella D. the history and use of the umbrella
II. Vocabulary and Structure （本题共15小题，每题1分，共15分） Directions: For each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. 16. Bob would have helped us yesterday, but he ___________. A. was busy
B. is busy
C. had been busy
D. will be busy
17. It was from only a few supplies that she had bought in the village ____________ the hostess cooked such a nice dinner. A. where
B. that
C. when
D. which
18. --- Is it all right if I keep this photo? --- _____________. A. No, you don’t
B. No, it shouldn’t C. I’m afraid not D. Don’t keep it
19. My mother opened drawer to_________ the knives and spoons.
B. a shade against the sun D. women’s decoration B. by the eighteenth century D. in Greece
14. In Europe, the umbrella was first used against the rain ________.
A. put away evening dress. A. wear A. surprising
B. put up C. put on D. put together
20. Barbara is easy to recognize as she’s the only one of the women who________
B. wears B. was surprised
C. has worn C. surprised
D. have worn D. being surprised
21. Though _________ to see us, the professor gave us a warm welcome.
22. The island is__________ attractive in spring and autumn because of the pleasant weather in both seasons. A. partly A. While A. nevertheless
B. merely B. Once B. besides
C. nearly C. If C. otherwise
D. equally D. Until D. therefore
23. _____I always felt I would pass the exam, I never thought I would get an A. 24. Bicycling is good exercise; ________, it does not pollute the air.
25. Everyone in the village is very friendly. It doesn’t matter _________ you have lived there for a short or a long time. A. why
B. how
C. whether
D. when
26. --- Can I help you with it?
--- I appreciate your __________ , but I can manage it myself. A. advice A. either
B. question B. another
C. offer C. neither
D. idea D. none
27. Sophia waited for a reply, but ___________ came. 28. --- Don’t worry, Mum. The doctor said it was only the flu. --- __________! I’ll tell Dad there’s nothing serious.
A. What a relief B. Congratulations C. How surprising D. I’m so sorry 29. --- Thank God you’re safe!
--- I stepped back, just ___________ to avoid the racing car. A. in time A. is there
III. Cloze （本题共10小题，每题2分，共20分）
Directions: There are 20 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
B. in case C. in need D. in vain B. isn’t there
C. is he
D. isn’t he
30. There is little doubt in your mind that he is innocent, ____________?