西南交通大学远程教育学院2020年春季入学测试高起专英语模拟题二

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151. As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are filed with (1) jobs of hidden presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real (2). On Christmas Eve ,young children find the excitement almost unbearable .They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will (3) their presents quickly, and the wish to stay up late so that they will mot miss the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they of-ten lie awake in bed for a long time, hoping to(4) Father Christmas. Last Christmas ,my wife and I hurriedly managed to hide a few large presents in the storeroom. I (5) the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ask me where the new bike had come from, but .fortunately he did not see it. On Christmas Eve, it took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly (6) when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began filling stockings. Then I (7) in the bike for Jimmy and left it before the Christmas tree. We know we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were sure to get up early. At about five o’clock the next morning, we were (8) by loud sounds coming from the children’s room ----they shouted excitedly! Before I had time to get out of bed ,Jimmy came (9) into our bedroom on his new bike, and his sister, Mary rushed close behind, pushing her new baby carriage.Later the baby arrived. He moved on the (10) and knees into the room and dragged a large balloon behind him . Suddenly it exploded.That woke us up completely. The day had begun with a bang. [共10题]

(1)

(A) busy (B) tiring

正确答案：D

(2)

(A) matter (B) question

正确答案：D

(3)

(A) provide (B) bring

正确答案：B

(4)

(A) get a look at (B) get in touch with

正确答案：A

(5)

(A) expected (B) doubled

正确答案：C

(6)

(A) mornign (B) midnight

正确答案：B

(7)

(A) pushed (B) dragged

正确答案：A

(8)

(A) woken (B) shocked

正确答案：A

(9)

(A) running (B) laughing

正确答案：D

(10)

(A) legs (B) feet

正确答案：C

152. The U.S. bought Alaska from Russia about 100 years ago .The U.S. (1) less than two cents an acre .One Alaska island is only two miles from a Russian island .The nearest state is Washington ,500 miles away . Alaska in more than twice as big as Texas .It has many _(2)__kinds of weather.In some areas the temperature can go as low as 57℃ below zero.It can also go as high as 38℃ __(3)_zero . Alaska has a longer coastline than all the another states together .The ocean bottom is _(4)__in sea life . Alaska`s fish each is one of the biggest of all the states ._(5) of the lands there is still owned by the U.S. government ---not by people __(6)_businessmen. Alaska is the biggest state ,but it has the fewest people .Towns are _(7)_apart .Long roads cost a lot to build in _(8)_-wild country so there aren`t many roads .Many people use planes to travel in the state ._(9)___travel in boats along the coast. Rivers freeze in winter ,but boats travel on them when summer comes . Many people go to Alaska to _(10)__big and small animals .Fishermen and skiers and people who like beautiful country visit the state too. [共10题]

(1)

(A) spent (B) took

正确答案：C

(2)

(A) the same (B) different

正确答案：B

(3)

(A) above (B) below

正确答案：A

(4)

(A) filled (B) poor

正确答案：C

(5)

(A) more (B) most

正确答案：B

(6)

(A) or (B) and

正确答案：A

(7)

(A) near (B) separate

正确答案：C

(8)

(A) so (B) such

正确答案：B

(9)

(A) another (B) Other

正确答案：D

(10)

(A) search (B) enjoy

正确答案：D

153. The private automobile has long played an important role in the United States .In fact ,it has become a(n) (1)and important part of the American way of life .In 1986 ,sixty-nine percent of American families owned at least one car and thirty one percent had (2) one .By giving workers rapid transportation ,the automobile has freed them from having to live near their workplace .This has encouraged the growth of the cities ,but it has also (3)traffic problems . For farm families the automobile is very helpful.It had made it (4) for them to travel to town very often for business and for pleasure ,and also to transport their children to distant schools .Family life has been (5) in various ways .The car helps to keep families together when it is used for picnics ,outings and other shared (6) .However ,when teenage children have the use of the car ,their parents cannot keep an eye on them .There is a great danger if the driver has been drinking alcohol or taking drugs ,or (7) by speeding or breaking down traffic laws .Mothers of victims of such accidents have formed a(n) organization called MADD(mothers against drinking driving).These mothers want to (8) further tragedies .They have worked to encourage the government to limit the youngest drinking age .students have formed a (9) organization ,SADD and MADD are spreading the same message among their friends . For many Americans the automobile is a necessity .But for (10),it is also a mark of social position and for young people ,a(n) sign of becoming an adult .Altogether ,cars mean very much to Americans. [共10题]

(1)

(A) necessary (B) interesting

正确答案：A

(2)

(A) less than (B) rather than

正确答案：C

(3)

(A) devoted (B) looked forward to

正确答案：C

(4)

(A) possible (B) important (C) necessary (D) true

正确答案：A

(5)

(A) interesting (B) moved (C) enjoyed (D) affected

正确答案：D

(6)

(A) improvement (B) confidence (C) experiences (D) feelings

正确答案：C

(7)

(A) showing off (B) putting off

正确答案：A

(8)

(A) prevent (B) help (C) keep (D) protect

正确答案：A

(9)

(A) similar (B) same (C) unusual (D) ordinary

正确答案：A

(10)

(A) some (B) another (C) other (D) others

正确答案：D

154. Thanksgiving ┌───────────────────────────┐ │Pilgrim = one of the people who left England and │ │went to live in what is now the USA in the seventeenth│ │century │ └───────────────────────────┘ Thanksgiving is the most popular and most celebrated of all festivals in America. But what is the history of the Thanksgiving festival? Pilgrims who sailed to America in the early seventeenth century, and who celebrated the first ever Thanksgiving there, were trying to escape from being treated badly in their own country of England. They were Puritans who believed in a strict form of Christianity and were not allowed freedom to practise their faith. In September 1620, 102 of these men, women and children boarded a ship called the Mayflower and departed from England for the New World. The journey took 65 days and the Mayflower arrived at Plymouth Rock on December 11 th. The first winter in America was very harsh. It was extremely cold and the snow was heavier than usual, making it difficult for the Pilgrims to build shelters. By the time Spring came in March 1621, 46 of the original settlers had died. In the same month the Pilgrims were visited by a native American Indian called Squanto. He surprised the Pilgrims by speaking to them in English.Soon he had told the story of how he had been taken as a boy to Spain and England and that is where he had learned the language. Squanto was of great help to the Pilgrims. He taught them which plants gave food as well as which gave medicine; he taught them how to plant local crops.The harvest of 1621 was highly successful. The Pilgrims had plenty of food to last them through the winter. So the Pilgrim Governor, William Bradford, decided to have a party to celebrate the harvest. The Pilgrims, Squanto and 90 other Indians enjoyed a three-day Thanksgiving festival. They played games, sang songs and danced together. The following year the harvest was not so good and in their third year the summer sun was so hot that it seemed as 'though the crops would all die. Governor Bradford demanded the Pilgrims pray for rain. The very next day the rains came and so Bradford ordered another day of Thanksgiving and once again gave an invitation to the local Indians to join them. This day, November 29th,1623 is seen as the true start of the ( annual) Thanksgiving Day. The holiday is now celebrated across America on the fourth Thursday in November. [共10题]

(1) Why did some of the Puritans want to leave England?

(A) They were not allowed to practise their religion in England

(B) They hope to get rich in the new world

(D) Both A and C

正确答案：D

(2) Why was the winter of1620 so difficult?

(A) It was terribly cold

(B) The snow was heavy

(D) all the above

正确答案：D

(3) How was Squanto able to speak English?

(A) A teacher taught him

(B) He had been in England and learned some English there

(D) He believed in God

正确答案：B

(4) Why was Squanto such a help to the pilgrims

(A) He taught them which plants were useful

(B) He taught them to sow crops

(D) both A and B

正确答案：C

(5) Why did Governor Bradford order a party in 1621?

(A) to celebrate the new year

(B) to welcome the Pilgrimes

(D) to enjoy himself

正确答案：A

(6) What was the reason for the second Thanksgiving celebration in 1623?

(A) They were celebrating the rains coming which would save their crops and ensure they had enough food for winter

(B) They celebrated it every year

(D) We don’t know

正确答案：B

(7) What do the number 102 in the text refer to?

(A) The number of days it took to sail to America

(B) The number of people who sailed on the Mayflowers

(D) The number of Indians who celebrated the first Thanksgiving

正确答案：A

(8) The underlined word annual means

(A) happening once a year

(B) a person who lived in a place since he was born

(D) a party

正确答案：A

(9) Squanto was a

(A) pilgrime

(B) native merican Indian

(D) chief

正确答案：B

(10) Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated

(A) across the USA

(B) in the Europe

(D) none above

正确答案：A

155. Professor Stephen Hawking Professor Stephen Hawking is a sufferer of motor neurone disease. The effects of this disease mean that he is unable to speak, breathe or move without the help of a machine. Stephen Hawking is not internationally famous for his illness, but for his scientific work which has won him numerous awards. In this article, we look at the life of an amazing man who has been called 'the greatest genius of the late 20th century.' Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England on 8th January 1942. He went to school in St Albans -- a small city near London. Although he did well, he was never top of his class. After leaving school, Hawking went first to Oxford University where he studied Physics, then he went to Cambridge University where he studied cosmology a study of the origin of the universe). As he himself admits, he wasn't very serious about studying. He was a very lazy student, and did very little work. However, he still achieved extremely good marks. It was at the age of 20 that Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him. He started to bump into things, and once or twice fell over for no reason. When he visited his family at Christmas time, his father was so worried that he made him see a doctor. Hawking was sent to hospital for tests. Finally, the results came back. Hawking had motor neurone disease, an incurable illness which causes the muscles of the body to waste away. Doctors said he would die before he was 23. At first, Hawking became extremely depressed. After a while, though, he began to see his life in a different light. As he later wrote,' Before my illness had been diagnosed, I had been very bored with life. There had not seemed to be anything worth doing. But shortly after I came out of hospital ... I suddenly realized that there were a lot of worthwhile things I could do' Hawking married, found a job at Cambridge University, and had three children. He also went on to do some of the most important scientific research ever carried out. Today, Hawking still works at Cambridge University. He strongly believes that his story shows that nobody, however bad their situation is, should lose hope. 'Life is not fair' he once said .'You just have to do. the best you can in the situation you are in' [共10题]

(1) As a university student, Stephen Hawking...

(A) worked extremely hard

(B) studied Maths and Chemistry

(D) only achieved average marks

正确答案：C

(2) Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him when ...

(A) he visited his family at Christmas time one year

(B) he was 20.

(D) he was sent to hospital for tests.

正确答案：B

(3) Motor neurone disease ...

(A) is not a serious illness

(B) causes the muscles of the body to grow bigger.

(D) only affects people under the age of 23.

正确答案：C

(4) When Hawking was first diagnosed with motor neurone disease, he ...

(A) began to see his life in a different way

(B) became very bored with life.

(D) became very depressed.

正确答案：D

(5) it's OK to lose hope.

(A) works at Oxford University

(B) works at Cambridge University

(D) does not rely on a machine to speak.

正确答案：B

(6) Hawking believes that ...

(A) you should always do your best however bad your situation is

(B) life is fair.

(D) it's OK to lose hope.

正确答案：A

(7) admits means

(A) recognize as truth (B) says

正确答案：A

(8) worthwhile means

(A) interested (B) valuable (C) sensible (D) happy

正确答案：B

(9) light means

(A) lamp (B) direction (C) way (D) breaks

正确答案：C

(10) waste away means

(A) disappear (B) grow more powerful

正确答案：C

156. Why Water Is So Important A healthy diet is made up of water and a great many different kinds of foods.We know that healthy foods like fruit，vegetables and fish，are important as they provide us with energy and fibre，without giving us too much fat and sugar.But why is water important? The human body needs water to survive.Water is important as it carries poisons and waste out of our bodies.However，doctors advise us to drink plenty of water, much more than the small amount we need to stay alive.Some doctors believe that water is important for our health in all kinds of ways.They believe that a great many illnesses and health problems start as a result of dehydration——a lack of water in the body .Most people are dehydrated at 1east some of the time, although they probably don't know it.It is surprising to learn that if we feel thirst,we are already in the first stages of dehydration.In fact，we are advised to drink water before we feel thirsty. These doctors think that health problems such as headaches，high blood pressure and asthma could be helped if people drank more water.They also believe that drinking more water can help people who are overweight.Water contains no calories so it will not make us put on weight.If we drink water，we will probably drink less sugary soft drinks such as Coca-Cola.Doctors also believe that drinking more water may stop people from overeating They say that many people think that they are hungry when they are，in fact，thirsty. Doctors suggest，therefore，that we eat less food and drink more water. There are still many health problems that cannot be solved by drinking water，so we should not stop going to see the doctor completely. However， if we make a decision to drink water everyday,we may find that we need to go to the doctor a lot less often. [共10题]

(1) For a healthy diet we need...

(A) water (B) food

正确答案：C

(2) Importantiy，water carries…

(A) energy and fibre around our bodies

(B) poisons and waste out of our bodies

(D) fruit，vegetables and fish around our bodies.

正确答案：B

(3) Importantly,water carries…

(A) energy and fibre around our bodies

(B) poisons and fat out of our bodies

(D) fruit,vegetables and fish around our bodies.

正确答案：C

(4) Some doctors think that…

(A) people eat too much sugar.

(B) water is not important for our health.

(D) some health problems are caused by a lack of water.

正确答案：D

(5) Lack of water causes people to put on weight because...

(A) they think they are hungry and eat

(B) they think they are thirsty and eat less.

(D) it makes them hungry.

正确答案：A

(6) If we drink water everyday we may...

(A) never go to the doctor.

(B) eat healthy food.

(D) go to the doctor less often.

正确答案：D

(7) Which is true?

(A) vegetable and fish provide us with fat and sugar

(B) our body needs water to suvive

(D) coca-cola contains no calories

正确答案：B

(8) survive means

(A) be healthy (B) stay alive

正确答案：B

(9) poisons means

(A) foods (B) illness

正确答案：C

(10) What are health foods.

(A) fruits (B) fish

正确答案：D

157. Stealing the Crown Jewel Colornel Thomas Blood lived in England in the 17th century. He was a very clever thief. In fact,by the middle of the century, he had become one of the most wanted men in the country. Colonel Blood decided to steal the Crown Jewels after visiting the Tower of London in 1671. At that time, the Jewels were kept in a locked room in the basement of the Tower.Only one man, a guard named Talbot Edwards,had the key to the room, and it was his duty to show visitors in and out. After looking at the Jewels for several minutes, Colonel Blood thanked Mr Edwards, and said that he would come again soon.'I’II bring my wife next time,' he said. 'I’m sure she will love the Jewels.' Over the next few months, Colonel Blood and his wife visited the Jewels regularly. On each visit, they talked to Mr Edwards, and were soon introduced to his wife and daughter. Talbot Edwards said that his daughter was looking for a husband.'I have a handsome, wealthy nephew,' Colonel Blood told Mr Edwards. 'I’m sure he will like your pretty daughter. I will bring him to see you.' On the morning of May 9th 1671, Colonel Blood called on Talbot Edwards with two friends and a young man who was pretending to be his nephew. While the 'nephew' talked to Mrs and Miss Edwards, Colonel Blood asked Mr Edwards if his friends could see the Crown Jewels. As soon as the four men were inside the room where the Jewels were kept, Colonel Blood hit Mr Edwards over the head with a mallet, and tied him up. He and his friends then stole the Jewels, and started to run from the tower. They nearly escaped, but were finally captured by a group of watchmen. Colonel Blood was sent to jail. He did not, however, stay there long. When the King asked him about the robbery, he was so charming that the King just laughed at his story and pardoned him. I Colonel Blood ... a) lived in England in the 1700s. b) was a well-known thiefi c) was not very intelligent. d) stole the Crown Jewels twice. [共10题]

(1) Colonel Blood ...

(A) lived in England in the 1700s.

(B) was a well-known thiefi

(D) stole the Crown Jewels twice.

正确答案：B

(2) Talbot Edwards was ...

(A) the owner of the Crown Jewels

(B) a good friend of Colonel Blood.

(D) a guard at the Tower of London.

正确答案：D

(3) Colonel Blood and his wife ...

(A) did not like the Crown Jewels.

(B) visited the Crown Jewels a number of times.

(D) had a handsome, wealthy son.

正确答案：B

(4) When Colonel Blood arrived at the Tower on May 9th 1671, he was accompanied by ...

(A) two other men

(B) his nephew

(D) Mrs and Miss Edwards.

正确答案：C

(5) Colonel Blood and his friends ...

(A) escaped from the Tower of London

(B) were hit over the head with a mallet

(D) were tied up by Mr Edwards.

正确答案：C

(6) The King decided to ...

(A) send Colonel Blood's friends to jail

(B) execute Colonel Blood.

(D) set Colonel Blood free.

正确答案：D

(7) he refers to

(A) Colornel Thomas Blood (B) a criminal

正确答案：A

(8) . 'I’m sure she will love the Jewels.' In the sentence , “she” is

(A) Mrs Blood (B) Mrs Edwards

正确答案：A

(9) Colornel Thomas Blood lived in

(A) the 17th century (B) London

正确答案：A

(10) pardoned means

(A) freed (B) jailed

正确答案：C

158. Soong Mei-Ling(3) Soong Mei-ling was one of the most( well-known) Chinese women of the twentieth century. She was the youngest of the three beautiful Soong sisters who played a major role in politics in China at the time of the ending of the Qing Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China. Her eldest sister, Ai-ling, married H.H. Kung, a powerful and rich banker. It was said she loved money. The second sister, Ching-ling, loved China, and became the wife of Dr Sun Yat-sen. Mei-ling married the Nationalist general Chiang Kai-shek because she loved power. Mei-ling was born in Hainan in1898, the daughter of Charlie Soong a Methodist minister and businessman. As a little girl she was rather plump and cheerful and somehow always managed to get her own way. At the age of eight she was sent to the United States to go to school, where she did well She graduated from Wellesley College in Massachusetts in 1917 with a degree in English Literature. Because of her education Mei-ling spoke excellent English. After graduation Mei-ling returned to China and she met Chiang Kai-shek in 1920. She married him in 1927 after his divorce Some people think this marriage was a great love affair. Other people think it was more( a marriage of convenience). Mei-ling never had any children. During the war against Japan Mei-ling acted as her husband's interpreter and translator. She worked hard to promote the Chinese cause during the war, especially in the United States. She .were on speaking tours, drawing crowds of up to 30,000 people, and appeared on the cover of 25me magazine as the 'Dragon Lady'. In 1943 she became the first Chinese national and only the second woman to speak before the US Congress. After the defeat of her husband's government in 1949, Mei-ling moved to Taiwan. She lived there until her husband's death in 1975. She then emigrated to the USA and lived on her family's estate in Lattington, Long Island, near New York. She spent much of her time painting. Mei-ling died peacefully at her apartment in New York on October 23, 2003 at the age of 105. [共10题]

(1) Soong Mei-ling...

(A) was the oldest Soong sister (B) loved money.

正确答案：C

(2) As a child Mei-ling ...

(A) did not study hard. (B) did what she wanted to do.

正确答案：B

(3) After graduation Mei-ling ...

(A) went back to China (B) studied English Literature.

正确答案：A

(4) During the war against Japan, Mei-ling ...

(A) stayed in Hainan (B) toured the United States.

正确答案：B

(5) From 1949 to 1975 Mei-ling ...

(A) lived in Taiwan (B) lived in New York.

正确答案：A

(6) After 1975 Mei-ling...

(A) stayed in Taiwan. (B) was her husband's interpreter.

正确答案：D

(7) Which is false

(A) Mei-ling was born in Taiwan

(B) Mei-ling was popular in the USA during the war

(D) Mei-ling had tree children

正确答案：A

(8) If someone is “well-known”, he is

(A) humorous (B) beautiful (C) unusual (D) famous

正确答案：D

(9) Mei-ling could speak English well because

(A) she likes it

(B) she grew up in America

(D) her sisters can speak it well

正确答案：C

(10) a marriage of convenience is one

(A) where both people love each other

(B) where one person had been married before

(D) where both people are too old

正确答案：C

159. The Man Behind the Mask Jim Carrey is today one of the most well-known faces in the world of cinema. Indeed, it is mainly because of his face that he has become so famous. Carrey has a very rubbery face which he can twist into all sorts of weird positions, to complement his crazy behaviour on film. Carrey is also one of the funniest men working in movies today. Hollywood Now recently caught up with Carrey and the actor gave us a rare interview: HN: So Jim, can you tell us about your childhood? JC: I was born in a little place called New Market in Ontario, Canada on January 17th 1962. My family was working class, and poor, so we never had too much money. Then when I was a teenager my father lost his job, so I had to take a job as a janitor. After a while I couldn't carry on with both school and the job so I dropped out of school. HN: How did you feel at that time? JC:I was very angry and that's probably why I began to develop my sense of humour -- it was a way of protecting myself from a cruel world. I didn't have any friends because I didn't want any. HN: When did your career in comedy start? JC:I was 15 when I started performing at Yuk Yuks, a famous Toronto comedy club. People liked my act so I moved to Los Angeles and went on tour with Rodney Dangerfield who taught me how to get the most laughs out of an audience. HN: So what was your big break? JC:I suppose it was back in 1990 when I was the only white guy in a black American late night TV show called in living color. The show wasn’t great but it brought my name to the attention of some film directors here in Hollywood. HN: Tell us about your early films. JC:In 1994 1 starred in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective where I had to act with lots of furry creatures. Then my next film was The Mask and this crazy mix of reality and fantasy made people laugh and take notice of me. I loved taking on this role. HN: What has been your most satisfying cinema experience so far? JC: Probably my part in The Truman Show was my most challenging and showed people that l wasn't just a rubber face. I won a Golden Globe Award for acting this part. HN: You are still busy with new projects. What's next for Jim Carrey? JC:I'll continue to play both funny and straight roles in films. I would like to win an Oscar for my work and, most importantly, I'd like to earn $20 million for each film I make! 1.Jim Carrey ... a) is a famous American actor. b) became famous in 1989 c) is one of the funniest men in films today d) no longer wants to act in films. [共10题]

(1) Jim Carrey ...

(A) is a famous American actor.

(B) became famous in 1989

(D) no longer wants to act in films.

正确答案：C

(2) Jim Carrey's childhood was ...

(A) happy and contented

(B) difficult and not very happy.

(D) something he no longer cares to talk about.

正确答案：B

(3) Carrey's career in comedy

(A) only took off after The Mask.

(B) started when he was still a teenager.

(D) ended with The 55uman Show.

正确答案：B

(4) In Living Color was...

(A) a big hit

(B) a comedy for children

(D) a successful film in 1990

正确答案：C

(5) The Mask

(A) was Carrey's first film

(B) is Carrey's most satisfying role.

(D) made a lot of people laugh.

正确答案：D

(6) In the future Carrey will ...

(A) only work for US $20 million

(B) give up comedy roles.

(D) continue to act in movies.

正确答案：D

(7) What is Yuk Yuks?

(A) a club

(B) a comedy club

(D) a theatre

正确答案：B

(8) 1994 is the year when

(A) he was born

(B) he join the comedy club

(D) his father lost the job

正确答案：C

(9) $20 million is the amount of money Carrey

(A) would like to earn in the future for each movie

(B) had already earned

(D) earned in his first film

正确答案：A

(10) Rodney Dangerfield is the person

(A) who is a fan of Carrey

(B) who managed the comedy club

(D) who taught Carry how to get the most laughs out of an audience.

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