自学考试英语(一)最后冲刺模拟试题1

PART ONE

I. Vocabulary and Structure (10 points, 1 point for each item)
1．It was          many centuries later that the ancient Greeks placed the science of map-making on a sound footing.
[ A ] not              [ B ] until             [ C ] not until          [ D ] until not
2.          you didn’t know the rules won’t be a good excuse for your wrong behavior.
[ A ] It is             [ B ] Because           [ C ] That             [ D ] What
3. Few people ask by what          the writers of dictionaries and grammars say what they say.
[ A ] finance           [ B ] intention         [ C ] medium           [ D ] authority
4. Almost everyone considers going on a          sometime in his or her life.
[ A ] sale              [ B ] look             [ C ] diet              [ D ] argument
5. We often hear of old people wishing they          young again.
[ A ] are              [ B ] were             [ C ] had been          [ D ] will be
6. I shall return on Thursday          something unexpected happens.
[ A ] because of        [ B ] unless            [ C ] lest              [ D ] otherwise
7. I          at six o’clock in the morning.
[ A ] am used to getting up                    [ B ] used to getting up           
[ C ] am used to get up                       [ D ] am use to getting up
8. Eager buyers bought all         50 of the items in one weekend.
[ A ] but              [ B ] yet              [ C ] out               [ D ] beyond
9. In a lifetime, many of us spend as much on insurance          we do on other things.
[ A ] more            [ B ] less              [ C ] as               [ D ] that
10. In several recent studies, young babies have been observed and tested to discover how different abilities are         .
[ A ] approved        [ B ] developed          [ C ] indicated         [ D ] preserved
II. Cloze Test (10 points, 1 point for each item)
Most children with healthy appetites are ready to eat almost anything that is offered them. A child rarely dislikes food  11  it is badly cooked .
The way a meal is cooked and served is most important and an  12  served meal will often improve a child’s appetite. Never ask a child whether he likes or dislikes a food and never discuss likes and dislikes in front of him or allow anybody else to do so. If the father says he hates fat meat or the mother  13  vegetables in the child’s hearing he is  14  to copy this procedure. Take it  15  granted that he likes everything and he probably will. Nothing healthful should be omitted from the meal because of a  16  dislike. At meal times it is a good idea to give a child a small portion and let him come back for a second helping rather than give him as  17  as he is likely to eat all at once. Do not talk too much to the child during meal times, but let him get on with his food; and do not  18  him to leave the table immediately after a meal or he will soon learn to swallow his food  19  he can hurry back to his toys. Under no circumstances must a child be coaxed （哄骗） 20  forced to eat.
11. [ A ] if                [ B ] until               [ C ] that              [ D ] unless
12. [ A ] adequately        [ B ] attractively          [ C ] urgently           [ D ] eagerly
13. [ A ] disagree          [ B ] decrease             [ C ] refuses           [ D ] offends
14. [ A ] willing           [ B ] possible             [ C ] obliged           [ D ] likely
15. [ A ] with              [ B ] as                  [ C ] over             [ D ] for
16. [ A ] supposed          [ B ] proved             [ C ] considered        [ D ] related
17. [ A ] much             [ B ] little               [ C ] few              [ D ] many
18. [ A ] teach             [ B ] allow              [ C ] force            [ D ] persuade
19. [ A ] so                [ B ] until               [ C ] lest             [ D ] although
20. [ A ] but               [ B ] nor                [ C ] or              [ D ] neither
III. Reading Comprehension (30 points, 2 points for each item)
Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
Can your cellular phone really give you cancer? The best answer science can offer so far is maybe.
Researchers have discovered that cellular--phone radiation(辐射) can cause subtle, short-term biological effects in humans-including changes in brainwave patterns during sleep―but their full significance remains to be determined. Given that uncertainty and the fact that everyone from the National Cancer Institute to the World Health Organization is investigating cellular―phone radiation, many experts caution that it is far too early to give the phones a clean bill of health.
Cellular phones work by transmitting radio waves to base stations that connect calls into a network. The waves are a form of non-ionizing(非离子的) radiation-unlike, say, X rays, which have the power to change the atoms in human cells to potentially hazardous ions. Non―ionizing radiation can also be dangerous. At the high levels found in radar or inside microwave ovens(微波炉), it can heat and severely damage human beings. The question for scientists is whether the low―energy (and low-heat) signals from cellular phones can do harm.
Cancer studies have been inconclusive since 1993,when a Florida man brought an unsuccessful charge that blamed his wife’s fatal brain tumor(肿瘤) on her use of a cellular phone. In a frequently quoted 1997 report, Australian researchers exposed mice to two daily 30-min. amount of cellular-phone radiation for up to 18 months. The mice developed tumors at twice the rate of animals that were radiation-free. But the results haven’t been widely quoted, and some scientists question their relevance. For now m the best advice science can offer about cellular phones is handle with care.
21. According to the passage, science cannot offer us a definite connection between ________.
[A] cellular-phone radiation and changes in brainwave patterns
[B] X rays and the atoms in human cells
[C] the use of cellular phones and cancer
[D] mice exposed to cellular-phone radiation and the development of tumors
22. “A clean bill of health” in the first paragraph means ________.
[A] the money paid for a treatment in a hospital
[B] a clean way of improving health
[C] the health that is improved through good habits
[D] a document of health stating the absence of disease
23. According to the passage, radio waves are different from X rays in that ________.
[A] the former are more dangerous
[B] the former are a form of non-ionizing radiation
[C] the latter are mainly used in hospitals
[D] the latter are low-energy and low-heat signals
24. The word “inconclusive” in the last paragraph means ________
[A] disapproved by the public
[B] not generally understood
[C] misleading people to a conclusion
[D] not leading to a definite result
25. According to the passage, it is advised that cell phones ________.
[A] be done away with
[B] be handled cautiously
[C] be researched scientifically
[D] be associated with cancer
Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
Everyone knows that the favorite food in the United States is the hamburger. It seems impossible, but people eat 34 billion hamburgers a year. This is enough to make a line of hamburgers around the world four times.
The favorite place to buy a hamburger is a fast-food restaurant. In these restaurants, people order their food, wait just a few minutes, and carry it to their tables themselves. They can eat it in the restaurant or take the food out and eat it at home, at work, or in a park. At some restaurants people can drive up beside a window. They order the food, and a worker hands it to them through the window. Then they eat in their cars.
Hamburgers are not the only kind of food that fast-food restaurant serve. Some serve fish, chicken, beef sandwiches, or Mexican food. They also serve fries (French fried potatoes), shakes (a drink made from milk and ice cream), soft drinks, and coffee.
Fast-food restaurants are very popular because the service is fast and the food is inexpensive. For many people, this is more important than quality of the food. These restaurants are also popular because the food is always the same. People know that if they eat at a company’s restaurant in the north or south of the city, the food will be the same. If they eat in New York or San Francisco, it will still be the same.
Fast service and low cost are important in the United States. One reason is that about 50 percent of all married women with children work outside the home. They are too busy and too tired to cook dinner every night.
Is the food at fast-food restaurants food for you？ In general, it is all right, except that it has too much fat and salt.
One thing is sure. People will continue to eat fast foods. In fact, now there are fast-food restaurants in countries all over the world.
26. In a fast-food restaurant, people ________.
[A] stand up to eat                        [B] are served at table
[C] eat in a hurry                         [D] serve themselves
27. Usually fast food is rich in ________.
[A] sugar and milk                         [B] salt and fat
[C] meat and salt                           [D] beef and fish
28. Fast-food restaurants are popular because ________.
[A] people are free to order their food
[B] the quality of the food is good
[C] it is cheaper and faster to have meals there
[D] people can find fast food restaurants everywhere
29. Which of the following sentences is not correct?
[A] The service is fast and the food is cheap in fast-food restaurants.
[B] More people like eating fast food.
[C] People can find the same food in all the restaurants.
[D] People can take fast food out.
30. What’s the main idea of the passage?
[A] Americans eat enough hamburgers to make a line abound the world four times.
[B] Fast-food restaurants are popular in the United States.
[C] Some people can eat fast food in parks.
[D] Mothers who work outside home often have meals in fast-food restaurants.