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《大學英語精讀2》模擬試卷及答案

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PartIVocabularyandStructure25%

Directions:ForeachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

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1.Inviewofglobalwarming,coastalbuildingsshouldsea-levelrise.

A.preventB.anticipateC.discourageD.prompt

2.Thebookiswrittensothatareaderwillbenefitinafuturewithaworkofart.

A.encounterB.conflictC.investmentD.evaluation

3.Wehadbettermoveforward,foritwillnotdousanygoodtothepast.

A.shrugoffB.dwellonC.liveonD.singleout

4.Thespendingcutsmadeitimpossibletofillthepostsleftbyretiredteachers.

A.depressedB.jealousC.vacantD.dissatisfied

5.Morethan$10millioninresearchcostshasbeenlostona(n)nuclearsafetyprogram.

A.abandonedB.deducedC.meltedD.Resolved

6.Theygotontotheairfieldthatnightandstartedtoplacetheirbombs,butastheaircraftwerewidely

,thistooktimeinthedark.

A.reinforcedB.dispersedC.relayedD.displayed

7.Thenewprojectdesignedtocreatemorejobsforthelaid-offhasbeenquietlyandwithout

fuss.

A.applaudedB.launchedC.establishedD.criticized

8.Thereisnorealtosuggesthigh-proteindietsimproveourperformanceatschool.

A.evidenceB.intelligenceC.indicationD.likelihood

9.Susanisneverknowntobetofollowfashions,howeverattractivetheymayseem.

A.grantedB.promptedC.temptedD.addicted

10.Ourfirmcanhelpyouaschemetomeetyourneedsinthemostcost-effectiveway.

A.deviseB.resolveC.extendD.appreciate

11.Ifyouloveplants,thechancesareyoubuythemonandthenwonderwheretoputthem.

A.purposeB.impulseC.displayD.cue

12.Mother____mybrothertokeephisvoicedownbutheignoredher.

A.remarkedB.motionedC.shruggedD.impressed

13.Amongthesearticles,whichdoyouthinkaremosttointerestourstudents?

A.unexpectedB.awkwardC.competentD.likely

14.Theseschoolscomeunderthesupervisionoflocallycommittees.

A.appointedB.rotatedC.consistedD.composed

15.Theserowsofsmalltreesgrowingclosetogetherlivingwallsforshelterandprivacyinthe

garden.

A.obtainB.breedC.arrangeD.create

16.Duringtheninemonthsbeforeherbabyisborn,herfaceisonesmile.

A.humbleB.exclusiveC.perpetualD.modest

17.Underthislaw,consumershavetherighttofaultygoodsanddemandarefund.

A.resentB.rejectC.objectD.replace

18.Hisbedroomasinglebedwithasmalltelevisionatitsfoot.

A.makesupB.consistsofC.laysoutD.servesas

19.Lucy,whodidnotevengotogradeschool,hadno___ofajobatthetime.

A.interviewB.pressureC.prospectD.application

20.ThistechniqueistraditionallythoughttobeofChinese.

A.originB.architectureC.sourceD.civilization

21.Henryseemedbythiscompletelyunexpectedturnofevents.

A.consumedB.bewilderedC.liberatedD.melted

22.Thetothisproblemisanticipationthatispreventingitfromdevelopingbythinkingaheadand

takingactionearly.

A.actionB.actionC.strategyD.solution

23.Asateacher,hethinkshisbusinessistostirupinhisstudentsratherthaninsiston

obedience.

A.observationB.curiosityC.superiorityD.judgment

24.That/sjusta(n)-nobodyreallyknowswhatthefigureisbecausenobodybotherstocalculate

it.

A.estimateB.rangeC.balanceD.factor

25.Moreandmorepeoplearetakingtotheirbikesasa(n)todrivingorusingpublictransport.

A.choiceB.opportunityC.balanceD.factor

PartIICloze10%

Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices

markedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.

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Whydon'tbirdsgetlostontheirlongflights?Experimentsshowedthatbirdsdepend26the

suntoguidethemduringdaylight27Butwhataboutbirdsthatflymainlybynight?Testswith

artificialstarshaveprovedthatnight-flyingbirdsareabletofollowthestarsintheir28flights.

Onesuchbird,awarbler,had29itslifetimeinacageandneverhasflownundera30

sky.Yetitshowedagreatabilitytousestarsforguidance.Whenthebirdscage31underan

artificialstar-filledsky,thebirdtriedtoflyinthesamedirection32thattakenbyitsoutdoor

cousins.

Scientiststhinkthatwarblers,whenflyingindaylight,usethesunforguidance,Starsaretheir

principalmeansofnavigation（導航）33night.Whatdotheydowhenthe34arehiddenby

clouds?Clearly,theyfoundtheirwaybymountains,coastlinesandrivers.Butwhenitistoodarktosee

these,thewarblerscirclehelplessly,35togettheirdirection.

26.A.toB.atC.onD.in

27.A.momentsB.hoursC.seasonsD.weeks

28.A.short-distanceB.short-distant

C.long-distanceD.long-distant

29.A.usedB.takenC.affordedD.spent

30.A.naturalB.narrowC.nativeD.national

31.A.placedB.wasplacedC.placingD.wasplacing

32.A.withB.ofC.asD.like

33.A.atB.inC.onD.after

34.A.starsB.sunC.moonD.star

35.A.ableB.unableC.correctD.incorrect

PartIIIReadingComprehension40%

Directions:Therearefourreadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfour

questions.ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,C

andD.Chooseonebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletteronthe

AnswerSheet.

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PassageOne

In1665,anapplefellfromatreeandlandednearyoungIsaacNewton.Untoldnumbersofpeople

hadseenapplesfallandhadn'tgiventhematterasecondthought.ButNewtonthoughtaboutitcarefully

anddevelopedacornerstoneofmodernscience-thetheoryofgravity.

Theabilitytoaskdeepquestionsandlookforanswersliesattheheartofscience.Soitstandsto

reasonthateducatorswouldwanttobottleNewton'sbrandofthinkingandserveittotheirstudents.

Commonsensemightarguethatthebestmeanstothatendistocramfuturescientistswith

胃口；興趣）

chemistry,physics,biology,andmathematics.AfterallzNewtonhadanenormousappetite（

forscience.

ButNewtonownedmorebooksinthehumanities（文科）thanhedidinthesciences,

andhisinterestincludedsubjectssuchanhistory,philosophy,andGreekmythology.

Coulditbethatthinkingdeeplyaboutsubjectssuchashistory,philosophy,andreligionmakesonea

betterscientist?ManytopAmericanschoolsthinkso.

Theliberalartseducationisadiversified（多樣化的）toolbox.Ifyouhaveonlyonewayoflookingat

things,youwillgetstuckinthesameplaceeverybodyelsegotstuck.Ifyou'vegotdifferentexperiences,

youmayfindotherwaysofsolvingtheproblem."

It'swellknownthatthemorewethink,thebetterourneural（神經的）connections.Butliberalarts

collegesgoonestepfurther.Theyarguethatlearningtothinkinonefieldmaysharpentheabilitytosolve

complexproblemsinaseeminglyunrelatedarea.Itmaybeawhilebeforescientistsestablishthetruthor

falsityofthisidea.Inthemeantime,someofthebestmindsinsciencearebettingthatit'strue.

"learningaboutthegreatbooksandthehumanitiescanstimulatethesortofbrainwavesthatserve

ascientistprettywell/saysNobelPrizewinnerTomCech"Themoretypesofthinkingyouhavetodo,the

moreskillsyoucanbringtoascientificproblem."

36.Welearnfromthefirstparagraphthat.

A.theabilitytothinkisoffirstimportancetoscientificdiscovery

B.nobodynoticedapplesfallingfromtreestothegroundbeforeNewton

C.Newtondevelopedthetheoryofgravitybywatchingafallingapple

D.modernscienceisrelatedtothefallingofanappletotheground

37.Accordingtothepassage,tohelpstudentsbecomescientists,educators.

A.shouldcramthemwithlotsofsciencecourses

B.shouldmakethemthinkinthewayNewtondid

C.shouldaskthemdeepquestionsandlookforanswers

D.shouldgivethemanenormousappetiteforscience

38.Welearnfromthepassagethatstudentswhostudyscienceinaliberalartscollege.

A.arerequiredtotakeanumberofcoursesinthehumanities

B.arefreetotakewhatevercoursestheylikebest

C.haveawiderangeofinterestsinhistory,philosophyandreligion

D.spendmoretimestudyingartsandthehumanitiesthanthesciences

39.Theideathatlearningtothinkinonefieldmaysharpentheabilitytosolvecomplexproblemsina

seeminglyunrelatedareais.

A.alreadyprovedtobetruebyscientists

B.acceptedbythebestpeopleinscience

C.acommonbeliefamongliberalartscolleges

D.gainingworldwideacceptance

40.Inliberalartscollegesstudentsare.

A.askedtobringadiversifiedtoolboxtoschool

B.trainedtothinkdifferentlyfromeverybodyelse

C.requiredtolearndifferentkindsofskills

D.taughttolookatthingsindifferentways

PassageTwo

Freshoutofresidency,Itookajobinasmallcommunityhospital'semergencydepartment.Asthe

newestmemberofthegroup,Igotlastdibsonshifts.NoonewantedtoworkonChristmasEve,sothe

shiftwenttome.Ikissmyfamilygoodbyeandwentofftospendthenightinthehospital.

At9pmztheambulancebroughtinamaninhis60swhowashavingaheartattack.Hisfacewaspale,

andhewasfrightened.Ididmybestandhehunginthere.Eventuallywewereabletomovehimoutof

theemergencyroomandintotheintensivecareunit.

BeforeIleftinthemorningtospendChristmaswithmyfamily,Istoppedbytoseehowhewasdoing.

Itwasstilltouch-and-go,buthehadsurvivedthenightandwassleeping.

Emergencyphysiciansdon'thavecontinuingrelationshipswithpatientslikeotherdoctors.Weget

thesuddenlysick.Oftentheyarefrightened.Sometimestheyareangryatusjustbecausewewerethere.

Theypassthroughourhandsandoutthedoor.Werarelyseethemagain.Ithoughtnomoreaboutmy

heartpatient.

Thefollowingyear,stillthenewestmemberofthegroup,IgotChristmasEvedutyagainanddragged

myselfofftowork.At9pmsharp,thehospitalclerktoldmetherewasacoupleinthehallwhowantedto

speaktome.

WhenIapproachedthem,themanintroducedhimselfasMr.Leeandsaid,“Youprobablydon't

remembermebutlastChristmasyousavedmylife.Thankyoufortheyearyougaveme/Heandhiswife

huggedme,handedmeasmallgift,andleft.Iwasmorethanasurprised-andtouched.

Thefollowingyearanewdoctorhadjoinedthegroup,andmyfamilywasdelightedthatIcouldstay

homeChristmasEve.ButIwantedtoseeifMr.andMrs.Leewouldreturn.ThistimeIvolunteeredforthe

shift.

Ikeptaneyeonthedoor.Onceagain,atexactly9pm,theLeesappeared,carrytheirnewgrandchild.

Weallembraced,andMr.Leesaidhe'dcomeseemeeveryChristmasEve.

IworkedtheemergencydepartmentforthenexttenChristmasEves.Eachyearatexactly9pm,he'd

appear;twicewithnewgrandchildren.Oneyearhecamewithagreat-grandchild.

ThelastyearIsawhim,hebroughtmeagift.Itwasagoldenbellengravedwithasingleword:

Friendship.

Mr.Leediedthenextyear.Nowmyfamily,friendsandIringthatbelleveryChristmasEveatexactly

9pmandofferatoasttothemanwhodidn'tforget.

41.WhydidtheauthorworkonChristmasEvewhenhefirsttookajobinasmallcommunityhospital?

A.Hewasusedtospendingthenightinhospital.

B.Hehadnochoiceonmattersofshifts.

C.Hewantedtoaccumulateexperience.

D.Hehadjustcompletedhisresidency.

42.Whatdidthedoctordoduringhisshiftintheemergencydepartment?

A.Hesetupanintensivecareunit.

B.Hebuiltupalastingrelationshipwithhispatient.

C.Hemovedhispatientoutoftheemergencyroom.

D.Hepulledapatientthroughaheartattack.

43.OnthefollowingChristmasEvethedoctor.

A.knewhispatientwouldcometoseehim

B.wasratherreluctanttotaketheshift

C.savedthelifeofapatient

D.wasdelightedtobeabletostayathome

44.WhatdidMr.Leedothelastyearthedoctorsawhim?

A.Hebroughthisgreatgrandchildtoseethedoctor.

B.Hegaveagoldenbelltothedoctorasagift.

C.HepromisedtoseethedoctoreveryChristmas.

D.Hesaidhe'dneverforgetthedoctor'sfriendship.

45.What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Totelltheworldhowhardanemergencyphysician'slifecanbe.

B.Toexpressadoctor'swishtobuilduppersonalfriendshipswithhispatients.

C.Toshowthesatisfactionhedrawsfromworkinginanemergencydepartment.

D.Toprovethatlastingrelationshipsarepossiblebetweenphysiciansandpatients.

PassageThree

Laurawalkedtowardstheman."Itisterriblycold,"shesaid.

"Colderthaneveis"themansaid."Nowtellmewhatthehellyouwant."HestaredatLauraforafew

seconds,andthengrinned,"Maybeyou'dliketocomeinsideandwarmup.

"No.No,Idon'twanttocomein."Shetookadeepbreath,"Ijustwantedtoknowifyou'reinterested

insellingyourdog."

"Thatworthlessmutt?"Themanpointedtoadogintheyardandlaughedforafewseconds,then

suddenlystopped."Iwasjustjokingabouttheworthlesspart.He'saprettygooddog.Yeah.Imightbe

interested."

"Well,he'sthekindofdogI'mlookingfor,anditdoesn'tlooktomelikeyou*retoofondofhim.I

meanhe'stiedupoutside.Idon'tseeanyfoodorwater."

"Youjustwaitaminute.Itakegoodcareofthatdog.TheguyIgothimfromsaidhewasatrained

guarddog.Troubleisthestupidthingdoesn'tevenbarkwhenstrangerscomearound.ButthenIguess

thatwouldn'tmattertoyou.You*reprobablyjustlookingforapet,huh?"

"Yeah,wellhere'syourchancetogetridofhim.I'llgiveyoutwentydollars."

Hesnorted（哼著鼻子說）."Youexpectmetosellapurebredguarddogfortwentydollars?Fifty

dollars.That'smyprice.Youbringmefiftydollars,honey,andyougotyourselfadog."Themansmiled.

"Sureyoudon'twanttocomein?"

Laurashookherhead."I'llbebackwiththemoney,"Breakfastforgotten,shesearchedforandfound

acashmachinefourblocksaway.Ican'taffordthis,shethoughtasshepunchedthenumbersintothe

machine.Thedogwillneedavet（獸醫(yī)）andwhereamIgoingtogetthemoneyforthat?Herfears

faded（消退）asshepicturedthedog,curledup,notoutsideonthecold,hardground,butinfrontofa

glowingfireplace.Blueceramicbowlsfilledwithfoodandwatersatinthecornerofthekitchen,andshe

sawhim,headheldhigh,matchingherstrideontheirdailywalk.

Withthemoneyinherpurseshehurriedbacktotheman'shouse.

46.WhydidLaurawalkuptotheman?

A.Toaskhimwhereshecouldbuyapet.

B.Toseeifshecouldbuyhisdog.

C.Togivehimamorninggreeting.

D.Toaskhimtoletherinandwarmup.

47.Forwhatpurposehadthemanboughtthedog?

A.Toprotecthishome.

B.Togetridofhisloneliness.

C.Tobreedpotdogs.

D.Tomakemoney.

48.WhenLauralefthomeinthemorning,shewasmossprobablygoing.

A.totakeawalk

B.togetherbreakfast

C.cogetsomecash

D.tobuytheman'sdog

49.Judgingfromthepassage,Laurais.

A.averyrichlady

B.aratherpoorgirl

C.ananimalprotectionist

D.asocialworker

50.HowcomeLaura'sworryaboutmoneyfaded?

A.Thedogwillleadahappylifeunderhergoodcare.

B.Shewillsoongetagoodjobandearnmoneytopaythevet.

C.Shewillhaveaguarddogbesideherasshetakesawalk

D.She'sgotthemoneyinherpursetopayforthepetshedesired

PassageFour

AlthoughThomasJeffersondidnotbegintheeffortofdesigningtheUniversityofVirginiauntillatein

hislife,theeducationofthecommonmanhadoccupiedhisthoughtsfordecades.Hebelievedignorance

（無知）tobetheenemyoffreedom,andhewantedtocorrectwhatheconsideredtobetheweaknesses

ofeducationalinstitutions（機構）modeledonEuropeansettings.Heimaginedthatan"academical

village"aroundatree-linedlawnwouldprovideanidealsettinginwhichtopursuehighereducation.The

centerofsuchavillagewouldbeaTempleofKnowledgethatwouldhousetheuniversitylibrary.

WhenVirginiadecidedtosetupastateuniversityin1818,theretiredU.S.Presidentfinallywasable

todevotehistalent,time,andenergytocreatingthisnewkindofeducationalinstitution.Bythetimehe

wasfinishedwithhisdesign,JeffersonhadinventedanentirelynewAmericansettingforhighereducation:

thecollegecampus.

In1812,Jeffersonchosetobeginbuildinghis"academicalvillage,"theUniversityofVirginia,in

Charlottesville,VA,farawayfromthecitycenter.Heintendedthisspottopromotelearningbecauseit

wasnaturalandunspoiled,andfarfromanythingthatcoulddistractorharmthestudents.TheUniversity

consistsoftworowsofhouses,fiveoneachside,leadingtoamainbuilding.Thismainbuilding,the

Rotunda,becamethemostimportantpartoftheUniversity,becauseitcontainedthelibrary.Byfocusing

hisentireinstitutiononthelibrary,insteadofaroundthechurch,JeffersonrevolutionizedAmerican

universityarchitecture.

Jefferson'saimwastocreateanewinstitutionalformforhisidealeducationalsystem,asystemhe

thoughtshouldgiveeverycitizentheinformationheneedsforcarryingouthisdailybusiness.Thisnew

approachtocitizenshipandeducationdemandedanewtypeofuniversity,onewherestudentsand

professorscouldcoexistandshareideas.Heattemptedtocreatethisenvironmentbycombiningthe

professors*housesandstudents'classrooms,andlinkingallthebuildingswithcoveredwalkwaysso

intellectualexchangesbetweendepartmentscouldgoonsmoothly.Jeffersonhadalsorecognizedthe

importanceofthestudents'wholelife,andgivenmuchthoughtandplanningtothestudents'dining,

living,andexercisefacilities（設施）.

51.Jeffersondevotedmuchofhisthoughttotheeducationofthecommonmanbecausehebelieved

A.everyonewholovedfreedomhatedignorance

B.acountrycouldnotbestrongwithouteducation

C.anuneducatedmancouldnotgainfullfreedom

D.EuropeaneducationalinstitutionsdidnotsuitAmerica

52.AccordingtoJefferson,thecenterofauniversityshouldbe.

A.thechurch

B.thelibrary

C.thelawn

D.theclassrooms

53.JeffersonchosetolocatetheUniversityofVirginiafarawayfromthecitycenterbecause.

A.landinthecitycentercouldnotbefound

B.therewasatree-linedlawnthere

C.thiswasaEuropeantradition

D.therewasnodistract