高等院校英语入学分级测试二级分类模拟题10及答案解析.doc

1、高等院校英语入学分级测试二级分类模拟题 10 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Fast Reading(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people subscribe(订阅) to as many as two or three newspapers. But why do people read newspapers? Five hundred years ago, news of important happening

2、s-battles lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown(推翻) or killedtook months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur in far away countries on the same day they hap

3、pen. Apart from supplying news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other useful information. There are weather reports, radio, television and film guides, book reviews, stories and, of course, advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring attention to their

4、products. They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space, but it is worth the money, for news of their products goes into almost every home in the country. For those who produce newspapers, advertisements are also very important. Money earned from advertisements makes it poss

5、ible for them to sell their newspapers at low price and still make a profit. Newspapers often have information on gardening, cooking and fashion, as well as a small but very popular section on jokes and cartoons(漫画).（分数：10.00）(1).The habit of reading newspapers is _.（分数：2.00）A.uncommon in the worldB

6、not popular in U. S. AC.widespread in the worldD.founded among a few families(2).A few hundred years ago news did not _.（分数：2.00）A.receive attentionB.travel fastC.spread to other countriesD.take long to reach other countries(3).In the past, news was _.（分数：2.00）A.sent by telegraphB.passed from one p

7、erson to anotherC.sent by letterD.sent by telephone(4).The money spent on advertisements is _.（分数：2.00）A.wastedB.not muchC.worthwhileD.useless(5).The section on jokes and cartoons is _.（分数：2.00）A.read only by childrenB.of no valueC.not helpfulD.read by many二、Banked Cloze(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Complaining a

8、bout faulty goods or bad service is never easy. But if something you have bought is 1 or doesn“t do what was claimed for it, you are not asking for a favor to get it put right. Complaints should be made to a 2 person. Go back to the shop where you bought the goods, taking with you any receipt you ma

9、y have. In a small store the assistant may also be the owner so you can complain direct. In a chain store ask to the manager. If you telephone, ask the name of the person who 3 your enquiry, otherwise you may never find out who dealt with the complaint later. Even the 4 person finds it difficult to

10、stand up in a group of people to complain, so if you do not want to do it in person, write a letter. 5 to the facts and keep a copy of what you write. At this stage you should give any receipt numbers, but you should not need to give receipts or other papers to 6 you bought the article. If you are n

11、ot satisfied with the answer you get, or if you do not get a 7 , write to the managing director of the firm, shop, or organization. Be sure to keep copies of your own letters and any you receive. If your complaint is a just one, the shopkeeper may 8 to replace or repair the faulty article. You may f

12、ind this an attractive 9 . In certain cases, you may have the right to 10 the goods and ask for your money back, but this is only where you have hardly used the goods and have acted at once. Even when you can“t refuse the goods, you may be able to get some money back as well. Word BankA. faulty B. r

13、eply C. handles D. offer E. ask for F. insist G. afraid H. refuse I. responsible J. prove K. stick L. bravest M. solution N. provide O. accept（分数：20.00）三、Cloze(总题数：1，分数：40.00)My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 1 , but I always knew he was 2 . He never

14、 criticized us, but used 3 to bring out our best. He“d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don“t give them water, they die. “ I 4 as a child I said something 5 about somebody, and my father said, “ 6 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it“s a reflection of yo

15、u. “ He explained that if I looked for the best 7 people, I would get the best 8 From then on I“ve always tried to 9 the principle in my life and later in running my company. Dad“s also always been very 10 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 11 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my sch

16、ool gave me a 12 : stay in School or leave to work on my magazine. I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 13 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 14 me to go into law. And I“ve 15 regretted it. I wanted to be

17、a biologist, 16 I didn“t pursue my 17 You know what you want. Go fulfill it. “ As 18 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 19 for young people in the U. K. My wife and I have two children, and I“ d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 20 me.（分数：

18、40.00）A.biologistB.managerC.lawyerD.gardenerA.strictB.honestC.specialD.learnedA.praiseB.courageC.powerD.warmthA.thinkB.imagineC.rememberD.guessA.unnecessaryB.unkindC.unimportantD.unusualA.AnotherB.SomeC.AnyD.OtherA.onB.inC.atD.aboutA.in caseB.by turnsC.by chanceD.in returnA.reviseB.setC.reviewD.foll

19、owA.understandingB.experiencedC.seriousD.demandingA.taking upB.making upC.picking upD.keeping upA.suggestionB.decisionC.noticeD.choiceA.andB.asC.even ifD.as ifA.helpedB.allowedC.persuadedD.suggestedA.alwaysB.neverC.seldomD.almostA.ratherB.butC.forD.thereforeA.promiseB.taskC.beliefD.dreamA.thisB.heC.

20、itD.thatA.newspaperB.magazineC.programD.projectA.controlledB.comfortedC.remindedD.raised四、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Ever since human beings have inhabited the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and f

21、eelings has been in the form of oral speech. When there is a language barrier, communication is accomplished through sign language in which motions stand for letters, words, and ideas. Tourists, the deaf, and the mute (哑巴) have had to resort to this form of expression. Many of these symbols of whole

22、 words are very picturesque(生动形象的) and exact and can be used internationally, spelling, however, cannot. Body language transmits ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either intentionally or unintentionally. A wink can be a way of flirting or indicating that the party is only joking. A nod signifies

23、 approval, while shaking the head indicates a negative reaction. Other forms of nonlinguistic language can be found in Braille (a system of raised dots read with the fingertips), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs also guide, warn, and instruct people. While ver

24、balization is the most common form of language, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings.（分数：10.00）(1).Which of the following best summarizes this passage?（分数：2.00）A.When language is a barrier, people will find other forms of communication.B.Everybody uses only one form

25、of communication.C.Nonlinguistic language is invaluable to foreigners.D.Although other forms of communication exist, verbalization is the fastest.(2).Which of the following statements is NOT true?（分数：2.00）A.There are many forms of communication in existence today.B.Verbalization is the most common f

26、orm of communication.C.The deaf and mute use an oral form of communication.D.Ideas and thoughts can be transmitted by body language.(3).Which form other than oral speech would be most commonly used among blind people?（分数：2.00）A.picture signsB.BrailleC.body languageD.signal flags(4).How many differen

27、t forms of communication are mentioned in the passage?（分数：2.00）A.5B.7C.9D.11(5).Sign language is said to be very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally except for_.（分数：2.00）A.spellingB.whole wordsC.ideasD.expressions六、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Some psychologists maintain that mental ac

28、ts such as thinking are not performed in the brain alone, but that one“s muscles also participate. It may be said that we think with our muscles in somewhat the same way that we listen to music with our bodies. You surely are not surprised to be told that you usually listen to music not only with yo

29、ur ears but with your whole body. Few people can listen to music that is more or less familiar without moving their body or, more specifically, some part of their body. Often when one listens to a symphony concert on the radio, he is tempted to direct the orchestra(交响乐) even though he knows that the

30、re is a competent conductor on the job. Strange as this behavior may be, there is a very good reason for it. One cannot derive all possible enjoyment from music unless he participates, so to speak, in its performance. The listener “feels“ himself into the music with more or less pronounced motions o

31、f his body. The muscles of the body actually participate in the mental process of thinking in the same way but this participation is less obvious because it is less pronounced.（分数：10.00）(1).The process of thinking and that of listening are similar in that _.（分数：2.00）A.both are mental actsB.muscles p

32、articipate in both processesC.both processes are performed by the entire bodyD.we derive equal enjoyment from them(2).The pronounced body motions are a listener“s way of _.（分数：2.00）A.“feeling“ the musicB.participating in the performanceC.deriving enjoyment from the musicD.all of the above(3).Body mo

33、vements are necessary in order for the listener to _.（分数：2.00）A.hear the musicB.appreciate the musicC.enjoy the music fullyD.completely understand the music(4).According to the passage, muscle participation in the process of thinking is _.（分数：2.00）A.deliberateB.obviousC.not really apparentD.very pro

34、nounced(5).The best title for this passage is _.（分数：2.00）A.An Ear for MusicB.Music AppreciationC.How Muscles Participate in Mental ActsD.A Psychological Definition of the Thinking Process七、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)A computer is a machine designed to perform work mathematically and to store and selec

35、t information that has been fed into it. It is run by either mechanical or electronic means. These machines can do a great deal of complicated work in a very short time. A large computer, for example, can add or subtract nine thousand times a second, multiply a thousand times a second, or divide fiv

36、e hundred times a second. Its percentage of error is about one in a billion digits. It has been estimated that human beings making calculations average about one mistake per two hundred digits. The heart of an electronic computer lies in its vacuum tubes, or transistors. Its electronic circuits work

37、 a thousand times faster than the nerve cells in the human brain. A problem that might take a human being two years to solve can be solved by a computer in one minute, but in order to work properly, a computer must be given instructionsit must be programmed. Computers can be designed for many specia

38、lized purposesthey can be used to prepare payrolls(工资单), guide airplane flights, direct traffic, even to play chess. Computers play an essential role in modern automation in many plants and factories throughout the world.（分数：10.00）(1).Computers are valuable to industry because they _.（分数：2.00）A.perf

39、orm rapidlyB.detect errors in human calculations quicklyC.can solve all mathematical problemsD.eliminate mathematical errors from calculations(2).The speed with which an electronic computer works depends on its _.（分数：2.00）A.electronic circuitsB.vacuum tubes, or transistorsC.programmerD.instructions(

40、3).The passage says that computers play an essential role in _.（分数：2.00）A.automation processesB.mathematical computationsC.traffic controlD.the development of mathematical theory(4).The use of computers for specialized purposes depends on the _.（分数：2.00）A.design of the computerB.power used to operat

41、e the computerC.difficulty of the mathematical calculations involvedD.the ability of the programmer(5).The passage implies that human beings differ from computers in that they _.（分数：2.00）A.make fewer errorsB.do not have to be programmedC.work more quicklyD.understand their instructions高等院校英语入学分级测试二级

42、分类模拟题 10 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Fast Reading(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people subscribe(订阅) to as many as two or three newspapers. But why do people read newspapers? Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings-battles lost

43、and won, kings or rulers overthrown(推翻) or killedtook months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur in far away countries on the same day they happen. Apart from

44、 supplying news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other useful information. There are weather reports, radio, television and film guides, book reviews, stories and, of course, advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring attention to their products. They

45、pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space, but it is worth the money, for news of their products goes into almost every home in the country. For those who produce newspapers, advertisements are also very important. Money earned from advertisements makes it possible for them t

46、o sell their newspapers at low price and still make a profit. Newspapers often have information on gardening, cooking and fashion, as well as a small but very popular section on jokes and cartoons(漫画).（分数：10.00）(1).The habit of reading newspapers is _.（分数：2.00）A.uncommon in the worldB.not popular in

47、 U. S. AC.widespread in the world D.founded among a few families解析：(2).A few hundred years ago news did not _.（分数：2.00）A.receive attentionB.travel fast C.spread to other countriesD.take long to reach other countries解析：(3).In the past, news was _.（分数：2.00）A.sent by telegraphB.passed from one person t

48、o another C.sent by letterD.sent by telephone解析：(4).The money spent on advertisements is _.（分数：2.00）A.wastedB.not muchC.worthwhile D.useless解析：(5).The section on jokes and cartoons is _.（分数：2.00）A.read only by childrenB.of no valueC.not helpfulD.read by many 解析：二、Banked Cloze(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Complain

49、ing about faulty goods or bad service is never easy. But if something you have bought is 1 or doesn“t do what was claimed for it, you are not asking for a favor to get it put right. Complaints should be made to a 2 person. Go back to the shop where you bought the goods, taking with you any receipt you may have. In a small store the assistant may also be the owner so you can complain direct. In a chain store ask to the manager. If you telephone, ask the name of the person who 3 yo