大学英语2模拟卷

1大学英语考试试题(A)闭卷适用专业年级：10、09级各专业学生姓名学号专业班级PartIIReadingComprehension(20%)Passage1ThetypicalconversationbetweenAmericanstakesaformthatcanbecalledrepartee.Noonespeaksforverylong.Speakerstaketurnsfrequently,oftenafteronlyafewsentenceshavebeenspoken.“WatchingaconversationbetweentwoAmericansislikewatchingatabletennisgame,”aBritishobserversaid.“Yourheadgoesbackandforthandbackandforthsofastitalmostmakesyourneckhurt.”Americanstendtobeimpatientwithpeoplewhotakelongturns.Suchpeoplearesaidto“talktoomuch.”ManyAmericanshavedifficultypayingattentiontosomeonewhospeaksmorethanafewsentencesatatime,asNigerians,Arabs,andsomeothersdo.Americansadmireconciseness,orwhattheycall“gettingtothepoint.”Americansengageinlittleritualinteraction(礼仪式的交流).Onlyafewritualgreetingsarecommon:“Howareyou?”“I’mfine,thankyou,”“Nicetomeetyou,”and“Hopetoseeyouagain.”ThesethingsaresaidincertainsituationsAmericanslearntorecognize,and,likeanyritualgreetings,areconcernedmorewithformthanwithsubstance.Thatis,thequestionsaresupposedtobeaskedandthestatementsaresupposedtobemadeinparticularsituations,nomatterwhatthepeopleinvolvedarefeelingorwhattheyreallyhaveinmind.InmanyAmerican’sopinions,peoplewhorelyheavilyonritualgreetingsare“tooshy”or“toopolite,”unwillingtorevealtheirtruenaturesandideas.Americansaregenerallyimpatientwithlongritualgreetingsaboutfamilymembers’health—commonamongLatinAmericans—consideringthemawasteoftime.26.DuringatypicalconversationbetweenAmericans,peopletrytobe________.a.politeb.interestedc.concised.friendly27.BycomparingaconversationbetweentwoAmericanstoatabletennisgame,theBritishobservermeansthat_________.a.Americansliketotakeshortturnsinaconversationb.Americansenjoytalkingaswellaswatchingatabletennisgamec.Americansgetexcitedeasilyd.Americanstalkwithgreatexpression28.Americans___________whentheytalkwithArabs.a.maylosetheirpatienceb.havetolistenverycarefully2c.talktoomuchd.neveruseEnglish29.IntheUnitedStates,ritualgreetings__________.a.areverycommoninpeople’sconversationsb.aresuitableinallsituationsc.helptoleadtoaseriousconversationd.havelittlesubstance30.Accordingtothispassage,Americanshavealowopinionofpeoplewho____________.a..donottalkmuchb.donotpayattentiontothespeakerc.liketoaskaboutotherpeople’shealthd.bringtoomanyritualgreetingsintoaconversationPassage2AskmostAmericanchildrenwhattheywanttobewhentheygrowup,andtheyprobablywillsay“doctor”or“lawyer.”Thoughourculture,oureconomy,indeedourverysecurityareheavilydependentonscienceandengineering,only12percentofAmericanhighschoolstudentsgraduatewiththeprerequisites(必要条件)foracareerinscienceorengineering.Worseyet,only6percentofminoritychildrenaresaidtobesoprepared.Don’tbetoosurprised.Ifyouaskfurtherwhythemajorityofthehighschoolstudentswouldchooseacareerinmedicineorlaw,theanswerswillbestraightoutofsomepopularTVshows.“Doctorshelppeople.Theysavelives.”“Lawyersbeatthebadguys.”Moststudentswouldsay.Now,howaboutscienceorengineeringasacareerchoice?Theanswerswillbejustaspredictable:“Getreal!Whowantstobeageek?Theyallarenerds.Besides,Ihatemath.”Inourmedia,scientistsandengineerstypicallyareportrayedasintroverted(内向的)andhumorless.Theyalwayswearwhitelabcoats,withacollectionofpencilsintheirpocketprotectors.Theywearglasseswithblackplasticframes.Ifmorestudentsaretochoosetechnicalcareers,theymusthaveabetterviewpresentedtothem.Theyneedtobetold,forinstance,thattheinventionoflifesavingequipmentsaveslivesjustassurelyastheapplicationofitinthehospital.Italsomighthelpifsomeoneemphasizedtostudentsthatthelawyerwhosavedthedefendant(被告)byintroducingtheDNAevidencewouldhaveseenhimhangedhaditnotbeenforthescientistswhodiscoveredDNA.Whateverwedo,untilstudentsstopthinkingoftheterm“engineer”asasynonymfor“geek,”itisimpossibletoexpectourchildrentochangetheirviewstowardsscientistsand3engineers.31.WhatistheproblemwithmostAmericanchildrenwhentheychoosetheircareers?a.Theyhaveaverylowopinionofscienceandengineering.b.Theyaretooanxioustosucceedindifferentfields.c.Theyarenotsurewhatcareersuitsthembest.d.Theydonothaveenoughconfidenceinthemselves.32.WhichofthefollowinghasinfluencedAmericanstudentsgreatlyintheirchoiceoftheircareers?a.Parents’opinions.b.TVshowsandvariouspublications.c.Greatdiscoveriesmadebydoctorsandlawyers.d.Cultureandeconomy.33.Inthepassage,thewritercriticizesthemediafor___________.a.depictingscientistsandengineersasnerdsandgeeksb.creatingtoomuchviolenceinthesocietyc.failingtoreportthegreatachievementsmadebyscientistsd.usingwordslike“nerd”and“geek”inappropriately34.Inordertochangethestudents’viewtowardsscientistsandengineers,thewritersuggeststhat_________.a.teachersreconsidertheirwayofteachingmathematicsb.studentsbetoldaboutthewondersofscienceandengineeringc.scientistsandengineerschangetheirimagesalittlebitd.themediastoppraisingdoctorsandlawyersexcessively35.Judgingfromwhatissaidinthepassage,thewriterobviouslybelievesthat_________.a.scientistsandengineersaremoreimportantthandoctorsandlawyersb.scienceandengineeringhavebeendangerouslyignoredc.Americanchildrenarehopelessd.therearetoomanyscientistsandengineersnowadaysPassage3Reachin