2009年4月自学考试英语(一)模拟试题

　　I. Vocabulary and Structure

　　1. ______ You are conscious of it or not, you are using his influence in your own favor.

　　A. Whether B. If C. No matter D. Though

　　2. _____ asleep when a terrible noise awakened me.

　　A. Scarcely had I fallen B. Scarcely I had fallen

　　C. I had fallen scarcely D. I scarcely had fallen

　　3. He shook his head ____ the waiter brought him something to drink.

　　A. If B. although C. until D. each time

　　4. The twins were so much alike that it was impossible to ______one from the other.

　　A. distinguish B. discover C. compare D. differ

　　5. In his letters to Jane he rarely _____ to political events.

　　A. referred B. pointed C. sent D. mentioned

　　6. In some modern countries we find a _____ number of people with university degrees than there are jobs for them to fill.

　　A. large B. far larger C. more large D. more larger

　　7. Many operations that were considered impossible a few years ago are now ______ every day in U.S. hospitals.

　　A. treated B. cured C. performed D. surgery

　　8. _____ the state of knowledge of those times, he got things wrong.

　　A. To give B. Give C. Giving D. Given

　　9. The family members are not as ______ in the wedding preparations as they are in Iran.

　　A. contained B. involved C. concerned D. included

　　10. I waited half an hour for my friend, but he didn’t ______.

　　A. turn up B. turn out C. turn over D. turn off

　　II. Cloze

　　People work, play, and share ideas with one another. To live together, people must understand one another. There are many ways for people 11 others know what they think or want. There are many ways in 12 people can find out what others think or want. The ways of knowing about others or letting others 13 your ideas are called communication. 14 communication is done by language. Some is spoken and some is written. There must be someone who listens to and understands 15 language to have communication. Someone must read and understand written language before there is communication.

　　There are ways of communicating without language, too. A smile is understood everywhere; 16 is laughing or crying. Pointing to something directs 17 to the object. Even a glance can be used to communicate. Some movements of the 18 have special meanings. For example, we nod our heads to say “Yes” and shake them 19 to mean “ No” .

　　Sometimes pictures are used to explain a thought 20 tell a story.

　　Sometimes a simple sound or even a color is used to give information. For example, red is often a danger sign. Maps show directions.

　　11. A. let B. to let C. letting D. having let

　　12. A. that B. what C. which D. how

　　13. A. know B. to know C. knowing D. known

　　14. A. Many B. Few C A few D. Most

　　15. A. spoken B. written C. foreign D. native

　　16. A. as B. so C. than D. it

　　17. A. subject B. movement C. attention D. carelessness

　　18. A. language B. eyes C. body D. matter

　　19. A. from side by side B. for side and side

　　C. from side to side D. at both sides

　　20. A. or to B. and for C. in order D. to not

　　III. Reading Comprehension

　　Passage One

　　By using power-driven machines in factories and by developing efficient mass production methods, Americans have greatly increased the ability of the individual worker to produce goods. Because the production of each worker has increased from year to year, Americans have been able to buy and use an increasing number of things to make their lives more pleasant and comfortable than those of their forefathers. It is hard to believe that automobiles, radios, motion pictures, frozen foods, electric refrigerators (冰箱) ，to mention only a few items, have come into common use within the last thirty years.

　　21. The best title for this passage is ______.

　　A. More Comfort for Modern Americans

　　B. The Benefit of Increased Productivity

　　C. Mass Production Methods

　　D. The Rising Productivity of the American Worker

　　22. According to the author, which is NOT a reason why American workers are turning out more goods every year?

　　A. The use of power-driven machines.

　　B. The introduction of mass production methods.

　　C. The rising productivity of the individual worker.

　　D. The increasing need for industrial products in the market.

　　23. The average American’s life is more pleasant and comfortable than that of his forefathers because ______.

　　A. he has more leisure time than his forefathers

　　B. he does not work as hard as his forefathers

　　C. he finds life easier now than it was during the time of his forefathers

　　D. he has more useful commodities

　　24. The author mentions automobiles , radio , motion pictures, etc. to show_______.

　　A. that these items are now popular with most people

　　B. that these things have been invented in the last thirty years

　　C. that these things are the results of increased productivity

　　D. how many items factories are now producing

　　25. The tone of the author in this passage is _______.

　　A. humorous B. satirical (讽刺，嘲讽)

　　C. approving D. disapproving

　　Passage Two

　　The African elephant, the largest land animal now alive, is in danger of extinction. The reasons are very similar to those in other cases of near ? extinction; the beast is the source of a highly valued commodity ? in this case, ivory ? and the animal’s habitat(居住地) is being more and more fenced in by human settlements. East African elephants are most immediately threatened because they are victims of an illegal trade in ivory. At the same time, a growing human population has forced all African elephants back into once remote parks, where elephant density has in many cases exceeded the natural food supply.

　　26. The author suggests that the causes of animal extinction are _____.

　　A. peculiar to each group of animals

　　B. similar in most cases

　　C. dependent on the climate in which the animal lives

　　D. dependent on the size of the animal

　　27. The author implies that an animal is more likely to become extinct if it _____.

　　A. is far from human settlements

　　B. is native to East Africa

　　C. is a large land animal

　　D. produces something of value to human beings

　　28. Which of the following has most seriously affected the African elephant?

　　A. Its large size.

　　B. The lowered reproduction rate.

　　C. The expansion of human settlements.

　　D. The changing climate.

　　29. The East African elephant may become extinct sooner than other African elephants because of ______.

　　A. an unlawful ivory trade B. the high cost of fences

　　C. the remoteness of its habitat D. its huge size

　　30. The major problem facing elephants forced to live in limited areas is the _____.

　　A. danger of rapid reproduction

　　B. illegal ivory trade

　　C. scarcity of food

　　D. competition with other animals for space

　　Passage Three

　　Trees are useful to Man in three very important ways: they provide him with wood and other products; they give him shade; and they help to prevent droughts and floods.

　　Unfortunately in many parts of the world, Man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. In his eagerness to draw quick profit from the trees, he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that with them he has lost the best friends he had.

　　Two thousand years ago a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships, with which to gain itself an empire (帝国). It gained the empire but , without its trees, its soil became hard and poor. When the empire fell to pieces, the home country found itself faced by floods and starvation.

　　Even where a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is difficult for it to persuade the villager to see this. The villager wants wood to cook his food with; and he can earn money by making charcoal or selling wood to the townsman. He is usually too lazy or too careless to plant and look after new trees. So, unless the government has a good system of control , or can educate the people, the forests slowly disappear.

　　This does not only mean that the villagers’ sons and grandsons have fewer trees. The results are even more serious: for where there are trees their roots break the soil up ? allowing the rain to sink in ? and also bind the soil, thus preventing its being washed away easily; but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away on the surface, causing floods and carrying away with it the rich top-soil, in which crops grow so well. When all the top-soil is gone, nothing remains but worthless desert.

　　31. Trees can help us in many ways , among which the most important is that _______.

　　A. they can be used to build warships

　　B. they can be used to cook food with

　　C. they provide us with wood and other products

　　D. they help prevent droughts and floods

　　32. Which of the following may serve as an example of “drawing quick profit from the trees” (see paragraph 2) ?

　　A. A villager cuts down the trees and sells them.

　　B. People make use of trees to prevent drought and floods.

　　C. A group of people sit and rest in the shade of a big tree.

　　D. People plant trees and use them to attract birds.

　　33. Paragraph 3 gives an example to show _____.

　　A. how trees were cut down to build warships

　　B. how a rich and powerful country gained itself an empire

　　C. how a powerful empire rose and fell

　　D. how nature punishes man who failed to protect his environment

　　34. The story of the empire suggests that _____.

　　A. without trees there would be no warships

　　B. it was trees that made the empire fall to pieces

　　C. trees could help make a country rich and powerful

　　D. trees made the soil hard and poor

　　35. In the last sentence, “ nothing remains but worthless desert” means _____.

　　A. desert remains nothing worthless

　　B. all are gone except worthless desert

　　C. desert is far from worthless

　　D. worthless desert remains nothings

　　IV. Word Spelling

　　36. 独立的 a. i_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 37. 数字 n. f_ _ _ _ _

　　38. 提纲 n. o_ _ _ _ _ _ 39. 组织 v. o_ _ _ _ _ _ _

　　40. 字典 n. d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 41. 传统 a. t_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

　　42. 熟悉的 a. f_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 43. 失败 n. f_ _ _ _ _ _

　　44. 完美的 a. p_ _ _ _ _ _ 45. 十年 n. d_ _ _ _ _

　　46. 邻居 n. n_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 47. 业余爱好 n. h_ _ _ _

　　48. 提醒 v. r_ _ _ _ _ 49.纪律 n. d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

　　50. 道德的 a. m_ _ _ _ 51. 忽视 v. i_ _ _ _ _

　　52. 系统地 adv. s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 53. 职业 n. c_ _ _ _ _

　　54. 经济的 a. e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 55. 出口 v. e_ _ _ _ _

　　V. Word Form

　　56. We become used to ______(see) blood on the news on television, or in full color in newspapers and magazines.

　　57. Many preschool teachers do not like to have toys ______(bring) into the classroom.

　　58. The most recent figures show that the area of rainforest ______ (destroy) last year alone was bigger than the size of Great Britain and Ireland.

　　59. It is imperative that the students _____ (finish) writing their papers before July 1st .

　　60. The death rate from the disease _____ ( increase) at an alarming speed for the past thirty years.

　　61. The more he thought about it, the ______ (angry ) he grew.

　　62. The first _____(know) area was in India, where diamonds were found thousands of years ago.

　　63. But for the traffic jam, we _____ ( arrive) on time.

　　64. The traditional family of yesterday and the modern family of today have several ______ ( similar ) .

　　65. _____ (hear) the news, they all jumped with joy.

　　VI. Translation from Chinese into English

　　66. 谁主持明天的会议还没有决定。

　　67. 有时我们有必要从错误中学习。

　　68. 商业广告是我们在看电视时不得不忍受的东西之一。

　　69. 正是那些不懂礼貌的人迟早要为此付出代价。

　　70.她要不是听了你的劝告，就犯大错误了。

　　VII. Translation from English into Chinese

　　Most forgetting takes place immediately after learning. An hour after studying or learning something new, more than 50% has been forgotten. After one month 80% has been forgotten and so on.

　　This shows that review is very important. If you review new material you have learnt, you remember much more. It’s important to review newly learnt material a little and often. It’s also necessary to have frequent breaks( 间歇). We best remember what we learnt at the beginning of a learning period and at the point where we stop. After the break, it’s necessary to review what was learnt before the break ? and then to continue learning the new material.

　　Other experiments have shown that the brain needs time to “digest” what has been learnt. The time necessary for this is 5 to 10 minutes. After a break of this time the memory will have absorbed what it has just learnt, and more will be remembered.

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