大學英語精讀預備級模擬卷附答案

1、大學英語精讀（預備級）模擬試卷班級 學號 姓名 成績 一、 詞匯。（20%）( ) 1. The phone could also be programmed to respond to calls in different ways, _ what its owner is doing. A. dependent onB. depend onC. dependented onD.depending on( ) 2. He is an _ boy, but he is very unsure of himself. A. cleverB. intelligentC. wiseD. bright

2、( ) 3. Ive had no time to _ this meeting, so Ill have to play it by ear(有什么談什么). A. prepare forB. prepareC. get readyD. ready( ) 4. I can say nothingwe havent _ to any decision on the matter now. A. comeB. gotC. turnedD. gone( ) 5. The old lady was _ in several layers of torn, filthy clothing. A. we

3、arB. dressedC. putting onD. dressing( ) 6. Ill _ your suggestion, and give you an answer tomorrow. A. thinkB. think aboutC. think overD. think of( ) 7. Mary was _ pretty _ - she looks washed up. A. on; good shapeB. in; good shapeC. on; bad shapeD. in; bad shape( ) 8. He left an hour early _ missing

4、the train. A. fearB. for fearC. for fear ofD. for fear that( ) 9. Ice is water in _ state. A. solidB. solidlyC. liquidD. gas( ) 10. Im just a _ at tennis. A. batB. rabbitC. tigerD. bird( ) 11. Can you _ me what to do next? A. adviceB. informC. warnD. advise( ) 12. The food here is not so tasty but y

5、ou will _ that. A. used toB. get used toC. be used toD. use to( ) 13. We _ the room to show the film. A. darkB. darkedC. darkenD. darkene( ) 14. Three years later, her mother came home to find her playing basketball by herself _. A. barefootB. barefeetC. barefootedD. barefeeted( ) 15. Peter, my Engl

6、ish teacher, never fails to _ us to study hard. A. helpB. helpingC. encourageD. encouraging( ) 16. The students all _ the great history teacher. A. looked upB. looked up toC. looked forD.looked down on( ) 17. Her rich experience gave her a(n) _ over other applicants for the job. A. advantageB. disad

7、vantageC. benefitD. interest( ) 18. He had _ enough money to last through the weekend. A. bareB. barelyC. justD. hardly( ) 19. My wife doesnt really _ tea; she likes coffee better. A. take care ofB. look afterC. talk aboutD. care for( ) 20. A person is most disappointed when he is in _. A. despairB.

8、 despairedC. despairingD. disappointment二、 語法。（20%）( ) 1. The door _ open, no matter how hard Grandma pushed. A. wouldntB. couldntC. mightntD. shouldnt( ) 2. English is a language that many young people around the world _ not speak perfectly but _ at least understand. A. must; canB. can; mayC. may;

9、canD.can; must( ) 3. I wish _ something about spaceship. A. I knowB. I knewC. had I knownD. I have known( ) 4. He looked as if he _ ill for a long time. A. wasB. wereC. has beenD. had been( ) 5. Why didnt you take a bus? If you _ a bus, you _ late. A. took, wont beB. had taken, wouldnt have been C.

10、took, wouldnt beD. had taken, would have been( ) 6. I would have gone to the meeting if I _ time. A. had hadB. have hadC. hadD. would have had( ) 7. The boy wanted to ride his bicycle in the street, but his mother told him _. A. not to ride itB. not to rideC. not ride itD. do not to( ) 8. Paul doesn

11、t have to be made _. He always works hard. A. learnB. to learnC. learnedD. learning( ) 9. _ mountains is a good exercise. A. ClimbB. ClimbedC. To climbD. Climbing( ) 10. She reached the top of the hill and stopped _ on a big rock by the side of the path. A. to have restedB. restingC. to restD. rest(

12、 ) 11. Do you mind my _ the windows? A. openingB. openC. opensD. to open( ) 12. I found my motorbike _. A. to missB. missedC. missingD. miss( ) 13. Do you know the man _ a white shirt. A. wearB. woreC. to wearD. wearing( ) 14. My watch doesnt work. Ill have it _ tomorrow. A. repairB. repairingC. to

13、repairD. repaired( ) 15. _ a letter, I knew everything is all right. A. ReceiveB. ReceivedC. To receiveD. Having received( ) 16. _ from the top of the hill, the village looks very beautiful. A. SeeingB. SeenC. To seeD. See( ) 17. Probably there _ little oil left under that sea by the year 2020. A. i

14、sB. areC. willD. will be( ) 18. There _ nobody living in the room, _ there? A. is; isB. is; isntC. are; areD. are; arent( ) 19. Our neighbors gave _ a baby bird yesterday that hurt _ when it fell from its nest. A. us, itB. us, itselfC. ourselves, itselfD. ourselves, it( ) 20. _ was Edison who produc

15、ed the first talking film in 1912. A. HeB. SheC. WhoD. It三、 閱讀理解（30%）AA city man was on holiday in the mountains. He talked with a mountain man and found that the man was stupid. So he suggested they play a game. “We'll ask each other questions, ” he said, “and the person will pay a dollar if he

16、 can't answer one question.” The mountain man thought about this for a few minutes, then said that the city man paid a dollar and he paid only 50 cents. The city man agreed. “What has three legs and can fly?” asked the mountain man. The city man thought a while, then answered “I don't know.

17、Here is your dollar.” Then he asked the same question: “What has three legs and can fly?” “I don't know, either,” said the mountain man. “Here is your 50 cents.” 1. A city man was on holiday _. A. in a far away place B. on the high hills C. in a cityD. in a village2. The city man found the mount

18、ain man was _. A. not cleverB. on the high hillsC. cleverD. strong3. The city man said, “We'll _.” A. fight each other B. help each other C. ask each other questions D. look at each other4. The mountain man _. A. knew the answer himself B. didn't know the answer himselfC. told the answer to

19、the city man D. didn't want to tell the city man the answer 5. At last _. A. the city man got one dollar B. the city man got 50 centsC. the mountain man got one dollar D. the mountain man got 50 centsBLook at the instructions on the bottle of the medicine and then choose the right answers.John i

20、s twelve years old. He had a bad cold and coughed day and night. He went to see a doctor. The doctor gave him some cough medicine. Cough Medicine Shake (搖動) it well before use.Take it three times each day before meals.Dose (藥量): Age: over 14 2 teaspoonfuls(勺) 813 1 teaspoonful 47 12 teaspoonful Not

21、right for children below the age of three. Put it in a cold place. Use it before December 1st 2002. 1. John should take _ a day.A. 2 teaspoonfuls B. 3 teaspoonfuls C. 4 teaspoonfuls D. 1 teaspoonful 2. The medicine should be kept in _.A. a fridge B. hot water C. any place D. the sun 3. John should _

22、 before he takes it.A. shake the medicine well B. eat nothing C. do some exercise D. drink a cup of tea 4. When people are _ years old, they cannot take this medicine.A. eighty B. thirty C. two D. twelve 5. John will _ the medicine when it is left after Dec.1st, 2002. A. throw away B. stop to take C

23、. take once D. take six times moreCI often dreamed about Pisa when I was a boy. I read about the famous building called the Leaning Tower of Pisa .But when I read the word Pisa, I was thinking of pizza .I thought this tower was a place to buy pizza .It must be the best place to buy pizza in the worl

24、d, I thought.Many years later finally saw the Leaning Tower. I knew then that is was Pisa and no pizza .But there was still something special about it for me. The tower got its name because it really does lean to one side. Some people want to try to fix it. They are afraid it may fall over and they

25、dont like that it leans over the city.I do not think its a good idea to try to fix it. The tower probably will not fall down, it is 600 years old. Why should anything happen to it now? And, if you ask me, I like what it looks like. To me it is a very human kind of leaning .Nothing is perfect, it see

26、ms to say.And who cares? Why do people want things to be perfect? Imperfect things may be more interesting. Lets take the tower in Pisa. Why is it so famous? There are many other older, more beautiful towers in Italy. But Pisa tower is the most famous. People come from all over the world to see it.1

27、. This passage is about _.A. Italian pizza B. Italys problemsC. how the Leaning Tower of Pisa got its nameD. why the writer likes Pisa2. The writer used to think Pisa _.A. in SpainB. not very famousC. not the same as pizza D. the same as pizza3. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is _.A. modern B. falling do

28、wnC. 600 years old D. 60 years old-4. The writer _.A. doesnt like what the tower looks likeB. likes what the tower looks like C. thinks its the most beautiful tower in ItalyD. doesnt like towers5. The writer likes the Leaning Tower of Pisa because _.A. its old B. its perfectC. it sells pizzaD. its i

29、mperfect四、翻譯。（30%）中譯英：1. 我突然想起他讓我?guī)退I支鋼筆。 2.在家人和朋友的幫助下，杰克通過了數(shù)學考試。 3. 就錢來說他很富有，但就幸福來說就不然了。 4. 我們的海關(the Customs)檢查只花了幾分鐘時間。 5. 他辭去了辦公室的工作，改以務農為生。 英譯中：把文中劃線的句子翻譯成中文，寫在對應的橫線上。（6）A friend of mine was fond of drawing horse. He drew the horses very well,but he always began the tail. （7）Now it is the Wester

30、n rule to begin at the head of the horse, that is why I was surprised. It struck me that it could not really make any difference whether the artist begins at the head or the tail or the belly（肚子） or the foot of the horse, if he really knows his business. And most great artists who really know their business do not follow other peoples rule.They make their own rules. （8）Every one of them does his work in a way peculiar(奇特的) to himself; and the peculiarity means only that he finds it more easy to work in that way. （9）Now the very same thing is true to literature. And the quest