综合英语(Ⅱ)模拟试卷三

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I. Multiple Choice. (1 point for each, altogether 20 points) Directions: There are 20 sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the word that you think best complete the sentence. Write your answers on the answer sheet.1. Areas where students have particular difficulty have been treated _______ particular care.2. The music aroused an _______ feeling of homesickness in him.3. No one can function properly if they are _______ of adequate sleep.[A] deprived [B] ripped [C] stripped [D] contrived4. I'm fed up with something. It means _______.[A] I am annoyed by something [B] I'm tired of something[C] I'm worried about something [D] I like something very much.5. A dark suit is _______ to a light one for evening wear.6. Little _______ about his own health though he was very ill.7. The owner and editor of the newspaper _______ the conference.8. During the process, great care has to be taken to protect the _______ silk from damage.9. To our _______, Geoffrey’s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared. B10. Although a teenager, Fred could resist _______what to do and what not to do.11. Not only the professionals but also the amateurs will _______ from the new training facilities.[A] by [B] in [C] under [D] with[A] intentional [B] intermittent [C] intense [D] intrinsic[A] favourable [B] suitable [C] preferable [D] proper[A] he cared [B] did he care [C] he cares [D] does he care[A] were attending [B] were to attend [C] is to attend [D] are to attend[A] sensitive [B] tender [C] delicate [D] sensible[A] anxiety [B] relief [C] view [D] judgment[A] being told [B] telling [C] to be told [D] to tell[A] derive [B] acquire [C] benefit [D] reward12. Mr. Smith was the only witness who said that the fire was _______. B[A] mature [B] deliberate [C] meaningful [D] innocent13. He was proud of being chosen to participate in the game and he _______ us that he would try as hard as possible.[A] insured [B] guaranteed [C] assumed [D] assured14.This is the nurse who _______ to me when I was ill in hospital.[A] accompanied [B] attended [C] entertained [D] shielded15. Fiber-optic cables can carry hundreds of telephone conversations _______.[A] simultaneously [B] spontaneously [C] homogeneously [D] contemporarily16. This research has attracted wide _______ coverage and has featured on BBC television’s Tomorrow’s World.[A] message [B] information [C] media [D] data17. It was in the United States that I made the _______ with Professor Jones.[A]acknowledgement [B] acquaintance [C] recognition [D] association18. His _______ was telling him that something was wrong. A[A] intuition [B] hypothesis [C] inspiration [D] sentiment19. This new laser printer is _______ with all leading software.[A] comparable [B] competitive [C] compatible [D] cooperative20. The light was on in the office for the whole night. Someone must have forgotten to _______.[A] turn off it [B] turn down it [C] turn it off [D] turn it down II. Cloze (1 point for each, altogether 20 points)Directions: Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.Write your answers on the answer sheet.We have spoken of marriage as a formal contract. It should be noted, however, that this contract does not 21 the same form in different societies.In Western societies, the 22 of a man and a woman 23 given the status of legal marriage by being registered by an official 24 by the state. In some African societies, 25 , marriage has nothing to do 26 an official registration of this kind but is legalized by the formal 27 of goods. Generally 28 is the bridegroom who is required to make a 29 of goods to the bride's kin(亲戚), though sometimes a payment is 30 made by the bridegroom's kin to that of the bride. Among the Nuer, a 31 living in Southern Sudan, the payment made to the bride's kin, 32 as bride wealth, is in the 33 of cattle. Once the 34 of bride wealth is agreed 35 , and the formal payment is made, the marriage becomes a 36 union and the offspring of the union become the acceptable 37 of the husband. They remain 38 children even 39 the wife subsequently leaves him to live with 40 man.21. [A] make [B] get [C] take [D] do22. [A] condition [B] difference [C] union [D] divorce23. [A] is [B] are [C] was [D] were24. [A] recognizing [B] recognize [C] to recognize [D] recognized25. [A] however [B] yet [C] though [D] still26. [A] with [B] from [C] for [D] to27. [A] exchange [B] contact [C] communication [D] connection28. [A] that [B] this [C] one [D] it29. [A] money [B] payment [C] cost [D] consumption30. [A] also [B] too [C] either [D] as well31. [A] person [B] people [C] man [D] couple32. [A] called [B] known [C] named [D] looked33. [A] shape [B] size [C] form [D] type34. [A] amount [B] number [C] figure [D] volume35. [A] upon [B] with [C] to [D] for36. [A] legal [B] casual [C] direct [D] progressive37. [A] bride [B] cattle [C] wealth [D] children38. [A] his [B] her [C] their [D] ones39. [A] before [B] because [C] while [D] if40. [A] other [B] another [C] more [D] fartherIII. Reading Comprehension. (2 points for each, altogether 30 points) Directions: There are three passages followed by questions. Beneath each question there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the right answer for each question. Write your answers on the answer sheet.Passage 1Communications technologies are far from equal when it comes to conveying the truth. The first study to compare honesty across a range of communication media has found that people are twice as likely to tell lies in phone conversations as they are in emails. The fact that emails are automatically recorded—and can come back to haunt (困扰) you—appears to be the key to the finding.Jeff Hancock of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, asked 30 students to keep a communications diary for a week. In it they noted the number of conversations or email exchanges they had lasting more than 10 minutes, and confessed to how many lies they told. Hancock then worked out the number of lies per conversation for each medium. He found that lies made up 14 percent of emails, 21 percent of instant messages, 27 per cent of face-to-face interactions and an astonishing 37 percent of phone calls.His results to be presented at the conference on human-computer interaction in Vienna, Austria, in April, have surprised psychologists. Some expected e-mailers to be the biggest liars, reasoning that because deception makes people uncomfortable, the detachment (非直接接触) of emailing would make it easier to lie. Others expected people to lie more in face-to-face exchanges because we are most practiced at that form of communication.But Hancock says it is also crucial whether a conversation is being recorded and could be reread, and whether it occurs in real time. People appear to be afraid to lie when they know the communication could later be used to hold them to account, he says. This is why fewer lies appear in email than on the phone.People are also more likely to lie in real time—in a instant message or phone call, say—than if they have time to think of a response, says Hancock. He found many lies are spontaneous (脱口而出的) responses to an unexpected demand, such as: “Do you like my dress?”Hancock hopes his research will help companies work out the best ways for their employees to communicate. For instance, the phone might be the best medium for sales where employees are encouraged to stretch the truth. But, given his result, work assessment where honesty is a priority, might be best done using email.41. Hancock’s study focuses on __________.[A] the consequences of lying in various communications media[B] the success of communications technologies in conveying ideas[C] people are less likely to lie in instant messages[D] people’s honesty levels across a range of communications media42. Hancock’s research finding surprised those who believed that __________.[A] people are less likely to lie in instant messages[B] people are unlikely to lie in face-to-face interactions[C] people are most likely to lie in email communication[D] people are twice as likely to lie in phone conversations43. According to the passage, why are people more likely to tell the truth through certain media of communication?[A] They are afraid of leaving behind traces of their lies.[B] They believe that honesty is the best policy.[C] They tend to be relaxed when using those media.[D] They are most practiced at those forms of communication44. According to Hancock the telephone is a preferable medium for promoting sales because __________.[A] salesmen can talk directly to their customers[B] salesmen may feel less restrained to exaggerate[C] salesmen can impress customers as being trustworthy[D] salesmen may pass on instant messages off45. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.[A] honesty should be encouraged in interpersonal communications[B] more employers will use emails to communicate with their employees[C] suitable media should be chosen for different communication purposes[D] email is now the dominant medium of communication within a companyPassage 2If you say to your children “I’m sorry I got angry with you, but …” what follows that “but” can render the apology ineffective: “I had a bad day” or “your noise was giving me a headache ” leaves the person who has been injured feeling that he should be apologizing for his bad behavior instead of expecting an apology.Another method by which people appear to apologize without actually doing so is to say “I’m sorry you’re upset”; this suggests that you are somehow at fault for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done.Then there is the general, all covering apology, which avoids the necessity of identifying a specific act that was particularly hurtful or insulting, and which the person who is apologizing should promise never to do again. Saying “I’m useless as a paren t” does not commit a person to any specific improvement.These pseudo-apologies are used by people who believe saying sorry shows weakness. Parents who wish to teach their children to apologize should see it as a sign of strength, and therefore not resort to these pseudo-apologies.But even when presented with examples of genuine contrition, children still need help to become aware of the complexities of saying sorry. A three-year-old might need help in understanding that other children feel pain just as he does, and that hitting a playmate over the head with a heavy toy requires an apology. A six-year-old might need reminding that spoiling other children’s expectations can require an apology. A 12-year-old might need to be shown that raiding the biscuit tin without asking permission is acceptable, but that borrowinga parent’s clothes without permi ssion is not.46. If a mother adds “but” to an apology, __________.[A] she doesn’t feel that she should have apologized[B] she does not realize that the child has been hurt[C] the child may find the apology easier to accept[D] the child may feel that he owes her an apology47. According to the author, saying “I’m sorry you’re upset” most probably means “__________”.[A] You have good reason to get upset[B] I’m aware you’re upset, but I’m not to blame[C] I apologize for hurting your feelings[D] I’m at fault for making you upset48. It is not advisable to use the general, all-covering apology because __________.[A] it gets one into the habit of making empty promises[B] it may make the other person feel guilty[C] it is vague and ineffective[D] it is hurtful and insulting49. We learn from the last paragraph that in teaching children to say sorry __________.[A] the complexities involved should be ignored[B] their ages should be taken into account[C] parents need to set them a good example[D] parents should be patient and tolerant50. It can be inferred from the passage that apologizing properly is __________.[A] a social issue calling for immediate attention[B] not necessary among family members[C] a sign of social progress[D] not as simple as it seemsPassage 3The decline in moral standards — which has long concerned social analysts — has at last captured the attention of average Americans. And Jean Bethke Elshtain, for one, is glad.The fact the ordinary citizens are now s tarting to think seriously about the nation’s moral climate, says this ethics (伦理学) professor at the University of Chicago, is reason to hope that new ideas will come forward to improve it.But the challenge is not to be underestimated. Materialism and individualism in American society are the biggest obstacles. “The thought that ‘I’m in it for me’ has become deeply rooted in the national consciousness,” Ms. Elshtain says.Some of this can be attributed to the disintegration of traditional communities, in which neighbors looked out for one another, she says. With today’s greater mobility and with so many couples working, those bonds have been weakened, replaced by a greater emphasis on self.In a 1996 poll of Americans, loss of morality topped the list of the biggest problems facing the U.S. And Elshtain says the public is correct to sense that: Data show that Americans are struggling with problems unheard of in the 1950s, such as classroom violence and a high rate of births to unmarried mothers.The desire for a higher moral standard is not a lament (挽歌) for some nonexistent “golden age,” Elshtain says, nor is it a wishful (一厢情愿的) longing for a time that denied opportunities to women and minorities. Most people, in fact, favor the lessening of prejudice.Moral decline will not be reversed until people find ways to counter the materialism in society, she says. “Slowly, you recognize that the things that matter are those that can’t be bought.”51. Professor Elshtain is pleased to see that Americans __________.[A] have adapted to a new set of moral standards[B] are longing for the return of the good old days[C] have realized the importance of material things[D] are awakening to the lowering of their moral standards52.The moral decline of American society is caused mainly by __________.[A] its growing wealth[B] the self-centeredness of individuals[C] underestimating the impact of social changes[D] the prejudice against women and minorities53. Which of the following characterizes the traditional communities?[A] Great mobility. [B] Concern for one’s neighbors.[C] Emphasis on individual effort. [D] Ever-weakening social bonds.54.In the 1950s, classroom violence __________.[A] was something unheard of [B] was by no means a rare occurrence[C] attracted a lot of pubic attention [D] began to appear in an alysts’ data55.According to Elshtain, the current moral decline may be reversed __________.[A] if people can return to the “golden age”[B] when women and mean enjoy equal rights [C] when people rid themselves of prejudice [D] if less emphasis is laid on material thingsIV. Translation. (2 points for each, altogether 10 points)Directions: Translate the following Chinese sentences into English by using the words given in the brackets. Write your answers on the answer sheet.56. 从她上封信看，他们过得非常愉快。