12010-2011年度第一学期英语II(1)期末考试模拟试题第一部分交际用语1.–Hello,couldIspeaktoDonplease?--_________?A.WhoareyouB.Who’sspeakingC.AreyouJane2.--MayIknowyouraddress?--_________.A.Sure.HereyouareB.IhavenoideaC.It’sfarfromhere3.—How’sthemovie?Interesting?—.A.IwasseatedfarawayinthecornerB.Farfrom.IshouldhavestayedhomewatchingTVC.Itwasshownlateuntilmidnight4.—Whatifmycomputerdoesn’twork?—.A.I’mnotgoodatcomputerB.AskAnneforhelpC.I’vecalledtherepairshop5.--Let’stakeawalk.--__________.A.Yes,let’sB.Oh,thanksC.Yes,please第二部分词汇与结构1.Silk_________byChineseforthousandsofyearsnow.A.hasbeenusedB.wasusedC.isused2.You_______tolockthedooratnight.A.shallB.oughtC.must3.Youmustexplain______howtheysucceeded_______theexperiment.A.ofus,forB.atus,atC.tous,in4.BeforeIgottothecinema,thefilm_________.A.hadbegunB.hasbegunC.isbegun5.Ihavelivedhere_______1997.A.forB.sinceC.from6.Alecturehallis_________wherestudentsattendlectures.A.thatB.oneC.which7.I’mtired.I________workingveryhard.A.haveB.havebeenC.had8.Hekeeps_________athimselfinthemirror.A.tolookB.lookingC.look9.Thebedroomneeds______.A.decorateB.todecorateC.decorating10.Beforesheleftonthetrip,she_________hard.A.hadtrainedB.hastrainedC.wouldtrained第三部分完型填空Astudyhasshownthatfitnessisthekey(1)_____longlife,irrespectiveofbodyshape(2)_____evensmokinghabits.Researchersdiscoveredthatpeoplewhoexerciselivelongerthan(3)______,eveniftheyareoverweightandsmoke.Thestudyfoundthat(4)______fitofthe6,000middle-agedmeninthestudywerefivetimesmorelikelytodiewithinsixyearsofthestartoftheresearchthanthefittest.Thiswastrue(5)_______themenhadheartproblems,smokedorwere2overweight.Scientistsconcludedthatitwasbetter(6)_______andactivethanskinnyandsedentary.DrKencooper,afitnessexpert,said,“Youarebetteroffsmokingapacketofcigarettesadayandexercisingregularlythan(7)_______anon–smokerandsedentary.”Althoughheadds,“Butdon’tmisunderstandme.Iamnotendorsing(8)_____,Iamtryingtotellyouhowdangerousitistobesedentary.”TheBritishGovernmentisputtingpressure(9)_____manufacturerstoreducehighlevelsofsugarinfoodandtorestrictthehard-sellofjunkfoodtochildreninordertoimprovethenation’shealth.ButthenewstudysuggeststheGovernmentshouldencouragemorepeople(10)_____.1.A.forB.ofC.to2.A.orB.andC.but3.A.thesethatdonotB.thesewhodonotC.thosewhodonot4.A.thelittleB.lessC.theleast5.A.ifornotB.whetherornotC.when6.A.tobefatB.beingfattoC.doing7.A.beingB.beC.tobe8.A.smokedB.tosmokeC.smoking9.A.forB.onC.to10.A.exercisedB.exercisingC.toexercise第四部分阅读理解短文理解1Afunnythinghappenedonthewaytothecommunicationrevolution:westoppedtalkingtoeachother.Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecently,andhismobilephonerang,interruptingourconversation.Therewewere,walkingandtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayand–poof!–IwascutoffasifIhadbecomeabsentfromtheconversation.Theparkwasfilledwithpeopletalkingontheircellphones.Theywerepassingpeoplewithoutlookingatthem,sayinghello,noticingtheirbabiesorstoppingtopattheirdogs.Itseemsthatthelimitlesselectronicvoiceispreferredtohumancontact.Thetelephoneusedtoconnectyoutotheabsent.Nowitmakespeoplefeelabsent.RecentlyIwasinacarwiththreefriends.Thedriverhushedtherestofusbecausehecouldnothearthepersonontheotherendofhiscellphone.Therewewere,fourfriendsdrivingdownthehighway,unabletotalktoeachotherbecauseofthesmallthingdesignedtomakecommunicationeasier.Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetback(退步)totheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmymomhasaquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.3Asalmosteverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomatic,theemotionaldistanceindexgoesup.Pumpinggasatthestation?Whysaygood-morningtotheassistantwhenyoucanswipeyoucreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?Makingadepositatthebank?WhytalktotheclerkwholivesintheneighborhoodwhenyoucanputyourcardintotheATM?Moreandmore,Ifindmyselfhidingbehinde-mailtodoajobmeantforconversationorbeingrelievedthatvoicemailpickedupbecauseIdidn’treallyhavetimetotalk.Thetechnologydevotedtohelpingmekeepintouchismakingmelonelier.Iownamobilephone,anATMcard,avoice-mailtelephone,andane-mailaccount.Givingthemupisn’tachoice.Theyaregreatforwhattheyareintendedtodo.It’stheirunintendedresultsthatmakemeupset.Whatgoodisallthisgee-whiztechnologyifthereisnooneintheroomtohearyoucryingout“Geewhiz”?1.Theauthor’sexperienceofwalkinginaparkwithafriendrecentlymadehimfeel__________.A.unhappyB.funnyC.wonderful2.Accordingtotheauthor,humancontactinaparkmeans___________.A.lookingateachotherandsayinghellowhenpassingB.noticingtheirbabiesandstoppingtopattheirdogsC.bothAandB3.Accordingtotheauthor,themoreconnectedwegetincommunicationstechnology,the_________weare.A.moreautomaticB.moredisconnectedC.closer4.Whataretheexamplestheauthorgivestoexplainhisideathateveryadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetbacktotheclosenessofhumaninteraction?A.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneano