2006年10月英语(二)模拟试题及答案

12006年10月英语（二）模拟试题PartOneI.VocabularyandStructure(10points,1pointforeachitem)1.Thewinnerinthegeneralelectionisalmostcertaintobe_____theRepublicanortheDemocraticnominee.A.bothB.eitherC.neitherD.notonly2.Suchattitudesamounttoarecognition_____leisureshouldbeputtogooduse.A.whereB.whatC.whichD.that3.Evenwiththenewdevelopmentinresearch,onlyatiny______ofalltestsaredonewithoutusinganimals.A.varietyB.amountC.plentyD.proportion4.TheNetherlandsistheonlycountryinEuropewhichpermitseuthanasia,_____itisnottechnicallylegalthere.A.ifB.otherwiseC.althoughD.unless5.Mrs.Weinsteinbravelyandpersistentlyusedeveryskillshehadto_____herattackernottotakeherlife.A.convinceB.conveyC.contactD.consult6.Daydreamingimprovesaperson’sabilityto_____morereadilywithnewideas.A.showupB.putupwithC.comeupD.takeup7.Onaverageabout￡5000ayearisspentoneachprivateschoolpupil,______theamountspentonstateschoolpupils.A.astwiceasB.twicemoreasC.morethantwiceD.moretwicethan8.Toaworker,_____fromthepointofviewofsocietyisnecessarylaborisfromhisownpointofviewvoluntaryplay.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.it9.Longlifeisalteringoursociety,ofcourse,butinexperiential______.A.itemsB.termsC.turnsD.themes10.Amanflowntoatimezonedifferentby10hourswill______eightdaystoreadjusthispalmsweat.A.spendB.takeC.costD.payⅡ.ClozeTest(10points,1pointforeachitem)2Greatartistsandgreatscientistsaresimilarinthattheybothusethetwosidesoftheirbrain.ItiswellknownthatAlbertEinstein,11agreatscientist,alsoenjoyedart,playingtheviolinandsailing.Einsteinsaidhisscientificdiscoveriesgrewfromhisimagination12fromanalysis,reasonandlanguage.Thestorygoes13Einsteinwasdaydreamingonesummer’sday14sittingonahill.Heimaginedthathewasridingonsunbeamstothefardistanceoftheuniverse.15hefoundthathehadreturnedtothesun.Soherealizedthattheuniversemustcurve.Hegotthis16byusinghisimagination.Hethenusedtheleftsideofbrainto17analysis,numberandreason.Andfinallyheusedlanguagetoexplainit.Traditional,18educationinschoolsencouragesustousetheleft-handsideofourbrains.Language,number,analysisandreasonaregivenmoreimportanceinourschoolsthanimaginationanddaydreaming.19,weareencouragedtoleapwhenwehavetwoperfectlygoodlegs!Thenwhydon’twegivemore20tovisualthinking?11.A.asB.forC.withD.to12.A.otherthanB.morethanC.betterthanD.ratherthan13.A.whenB.whichC.thatD.what14.A.whileB.untilC.thoughD.asif15.A.AndB.ButC.SoD.Then16.A.storyB.ideaC.figureD.pattern17.A.supplyB.applyC.replyD.imply18.A.establishB.toestablishC.establishedD.establishing19.A.ThereforeB.MoreoverC.IndeedD.However20.A.valueB.visionC.voiceD.viewⅢ.ReadingComprehension(30points,2pointsforeachitem)PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ThemoreIseeoftheInternet,themoreenthusiasticIam.We’relivingthroughaperiodofdynamicchange.Americaisaheadjustnow,withover50percentofthepopulationon-line;Britainisnext,thenScandinaviaandJapan,withtherestofEuropelaggingsurprisinglybehind.Butitwon’tbelongbeforeeveryonecatchesup.Inthethirdworldespecially,theinternetwillbearevolutionaryforcethatwillpromotedemocracyandeconomicgrowth.ThelightningspeechofAmericandecision-makingintoday’sbusinessworldisrootedinthetechnology.Inthe1980s,Americancompanies,desperatetocompetewithJapaneseandGermancompanies,shedtheirbureaucratic(官僚的)aspectsandreturnedtotheknife-edgeofthemarket.Companiesbegantoberunmuchmoreaggressivelyintheinterestsofshareholders,andthatpoweredtheadoptionofnewtechnology.ThepayofCEOs(首席执行官)wastiedtostock-marketperformanceandbusinessmengotrichinawaytheyneverpreviouslyimagined.Ontheknife-edgeofthemarketsomearegoingtobleed.Onebiginventionhereis“frictionlessselling”forcars—buyingon-lineratherthanthroughasalesmanatacardealership(汽车专卖行).Ijustboughtmynewcarthisway.IarrangedfinanceandgotjustwhatIwanted—color,3interior,enginesize—inhalfanhour.That’sgreatforme.Butthereare25000—mostfamilyownedcardealershipsintheUnitedStates,andinthenextcenturymostwilldie.It’satransitionthatwillsurelyberepeatedmanytimesover.Telecom(电信)costsarefallingtowardszero,andcomputercostsaren’tfarbehind.ThegrowthoftheinternetinAfrica,AsiaandtheFarEastisputtingthesetoolsineveryone’shands.AndI’mconfidentthatifpeoplegotthechancetoconnect,theywillquicklycreatewealthandopportunitiesacrosssevencontinents.21．WhydoestheauthorfeelmoreenthusiasticwhenheseesmoreoftheInternet?A.BecauseAmericaisinaleadingpositioninthisfield.B.BecausehebelievesthattheInternetwillchangethewholeworld.C.BecauseheisoneofthebusinessmenwhogotrichinITindustry.D.BecausetheInternetwillbringdemocracytotheThirdWorld.22.Americancompaniesshedtheirbureaucraticpracticebecause_______.A.thatwaspoweredbytheuseofnewtechnologyB.thatwasthewaybusinessmengotrichC.theywantedtotiethesalaryoftheirCEOstostock-marketperformanceD.thecompetitionwithforeigncompanieswassharp23.Itcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthat_______.A.theadoptionoftheInternethelpedimprovethecompetingpowerofAmericancompaniesB.AmericancompanieswereoncethrownoutofthemarketbyJapaneseandGermancompaniesC.AmericancompaniescompeteddesperatelywithforeigncompaniesincarindustryD.manyAmericanbusinessmenweredesperatetogetrich24.Theauthormentio