学士学位英语考试模拟试题

第1页学士学位英语考试模拟试题WhenJohnandVictoriaFallsarrivedinNewYorkCityforone-yearstay,theydidnotbringverymanythingswiththem.Theyhadplannedeithertoliveinafurnishedapartmentortobuyusedfurniture.Buttheysoonlearnedaboutanewsystemthatmoreandmorepeopleareusing.Therentingofhomefurnishings(bed,tables,dishes,andsoon)hasbecomeoneofAmerica’sfastestgrowingbusinesses.当John和VictoriaFalls到达纽约开始他们的一年生活时，他们没有随身带很多东西。他们计划要么住在装修好的公寓里，要么买些旧家具。但是他们很快了解到越来越多的人正在采用的一种新的方式。租用家具（如窗，桌子，盘子等等）已经成为美国发展最快的行业之一。Whatkindsofpeoplerenttheirhomefurnishingsinsteadofbuyingthem?Peoplewhoareinternationalbusinessorgovernmentofficials,foreignstudents,airlineworkers,youngmarriedcouple–peoplewhosejoborbusinessmayforcethemtomovefrequentlyfromonecitytoanother.Theysavealotoftroubleandthecostofmovingtheirfurnitureeachtime.Theysimplyrentnewfurniturewhentheyreachtheirnewhomes.Youngpeoplewithlittlemoneydonotwanttobuycheapfurniturethattheymaysoondislike.Theyprefertowaituntiltheyhaveenoughmoneytobuyfurniturethattheyreallylike.Meanwhile,theyfindtheycanrentbetterqualityfurniturethantheycouldaffordtobuy.什么样的人是租用家具而不是买家具的呢？从事国际商务的人，政府官员，外国学生，航空公司工作人员，刚结婚的年轻夫妇----那些由于工作而被迫频繁来往不同的城市的人。他们可以省去每次搬家具的麻烦和费用。他们到一个新家的时候，只需租新的家具就好了。收入少的年轻人不想买那些他们可能很快就不喜欢的便宜家具。他们宁愿等到有钱时买他们真正喜欢的家具。同时，他们发现他们可以租比他们买得起的质量更好的家具。Onefamily,whonowhavealarge,beautifulhomeoftheirown,likedtheirrentedfurnituresomuchthattheydecidedtokeeprentingitinsteadofbuyingnewthings.Butusuallypeopledon’tliketotellothersaboutit.Theideaofrentinghomefurnishingsisstillquitenew,andtheyarenotsurewhattheirneighborsmightthink.(248words)有个家庭，他们有属于自己的大而漂亮的房子，可是他们太喜欢租来的家具了以至于他们决定继续租用而不买新的家具。但是人们通常不喜欢告诉别人这些。租家具的想法还是很新的，他们不能确定邻居们对此会怎么想。1.WhichofthefollowinghasbecomeoneofAmerica’sfastestgrowingbusinesses?____________以下哪个行业已成为美国发展最快的行业之一？A.Sellinghomefurnishings.B.Rentingfurnishedapartments.C.Sellingusedfurniture.D.Rentinghomefurnishings.租用家具。2.Whydosomepeopleprefertorentfurniture?____________为什么人们更喜欢租用家具？A.Becausethefurnituretheygetinthiswayisnew.B.Becauseitsavesthemalotofmoney.第2页C.Becauseitsavesthemmuchtroubleandmoney.因为这样可以省去很多麻烦和钱。D.Becausetheycanalwaysgetbetterqualityfurnitureinthisway.3.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?____________从段落中你能推断出什么？A.Theideaofrentingfurnitureisnotacceptable.B.Rentingfurnitureisnotpopularinthecouple’shometown.在这对夫妇的家乡，租用家具并不流行。C.Onlythosewhodon’thaveenoughmoneytorentfurniture.D.Peopleusuallygrowtolikethefurnituretheyhaverented.4.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?____________下面哪个作为本段的题目最好？A.RentorBuy?B.ANewWayofGettingHomeFurnishings.一种新的获得家具的方法。C.FurnishedApartments.D.ANewIdea.5.Youngpeoplelikedrentinghomefurnitureinthat__________.年轻人喜欢租用家具是由于什么？他们没有钱而且不想买便宜的家具。A.TheyhavelessmoneyB.Theydon’twanttobuyoldfurnitureC.ThenewfurnitureisofgoodqualityD.Theydon’thavemuchmoneyanddon’twanttobuythecheapfurnitureAcharacteristicofAmericanculturethathasbecomealmostatraditionistorespecttheself-mademan—themanwhohasrisentothetopthroughhisownefforts,usuallybeginningbyworkingwithhishands.Whiletheleaderinbusinessorindustryorthecollegeprofessoroccupiesahighersocialpositionandcommandsgreaterrespectinthecommunitythanthecommonlaboreroreventheskilledfactoryworker,hemaytakepainstopointoutthathisfatherstartedlifeinAmericaasafarmerorlaborerofsomesort.美国文化的一个特点，并且几乎成为美国的一项传统的是对自我奋斗的人的尊敬――通过自己的努力到达顶峰，通常是白手起家。然而公司，企业的领导，社会地位很高，在社区中获得比一般第3页工人或工厂技术人员更多的尊敬的大学教授，都不愿说出自己的父亲在美国是从一个农民，工人这类人开始奋斗的。Thisattitudetowardmanual（体力的）laborisnowstillseenmanyaspectsofAmericanlife.Oneisinvitedtodinneratahomethatisnotonlycomfortablybutevenluxuriously（豪华地）furnishedandinwhichthereiseveryevidenceofthefactthefamilyhasbeenabletoaffordforeigntravel,expensivehobbies,andcollegeeducationforthechildren;yetthehostessprobablywillcookthedinnerherself,willserveitherselfandwillwashdishesafterward,furthermorethedinnerwillnotconsistmerelyofsomethingquicklyandeasilyassembledfromcontentsofvariouscansandacakeorapieboughtatthenearbybakery.Onthecontrary,thehostessusuallytakesprideincarefulpreparationofspecialdishes.Aprofessionalmaytalkaboutwashingthecar,digginginhisflowerbeds,paintingthehouse.Hiswifemayevenhelpwiththesethings,justasheoftenhelpsherwiththedishwashing.Thesonwhoisawayatcollegemaywaitontableandwashdishesforhisliving,orduringthesummerhemayworkwithaconstructiongangonahighwayinordertopayforhiseducation.这种对体力劳动的尊敬在美国生活的很多地方都能看到。一个人被邀请到一户家庭赴宴，这户家庭装潢不只舒适，可以说是豪华，处处可证明这家人支付的起国外旅行，奢侈的爱好和孩子的大学教育。但是这样的女主人很有可能自己做饭招待客人，然后洗刷餐具，并且这样的宴会不会仅仅提供快餐式的罐头食品，从附近面包房买的蛋糕或派。相反的，女主人通常为精心准备特别的菜肴而感到自豪。男主人会谈论自己如何洗车，在花房劳作，粉刷房子，他的儿子在外地上大学，做餐厅侍应生，洗盘子来供自己生活花费，或者暑假的时候为建筑队在高速公路工作赚钱付学费。11.Fromparagraph1,weknowthatinAmerica_______.从第一段我们可以知道在美国_______？A.peopletendtohaveahighopinionoftheself-mademan人们对自我奋斗的人评价很高B.peoplecanalwaysrisetothetopthroughtheirowneffortsC.collegeprofessorswingreatrespectfromcommonworkersD.peoplefeelpainfultomentiontheirfathersaslabors12.Accordingtothepassage,thehostesscooksdinnerherselfmainlybecause_______.从这篇文章来看，女主人自己做饭主要是因为_______？A.servantsinAmericanarehardtogetB.shetakesprideinwhatshecandoherself她对自己可以做的事情感到自豪C.shecanhardlyaffordservantsD.Itiseasytoprepareamealw