2013年同等学力英语模拟试题一PartIOralCommunication(15minutes,10points)SectionADirections:InthissectiontherearetwoincompletedialoguesandeachdialoguehasthreeblanksandthreechoicesA,BandC,takenfromthedialogue.FillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.DialogueOneA.Um...about1978.Ithink,whenIwaseighteen.B.Whataboutyou?C.Yeah,Ireallylikethat.Steve:Francesca,what’syourfavoritepieceofmusic,wouldyousay?Francesca:Ithinkit’s“PieJesu”byAndrewLloyd-Webber.Steve:Really?Fancesca:(1)______Steve:Whendidyoufirsthearit?Francesca:Oh,aboutfiveyearsagomysisterwasinachoirconcertandthatwasthefirsttimeIheardit,andIthoughtitwasreallybeautiful.(2)_____what’syourfavorite?Fancesca:Well,it’sabigpiece.It’sMahler’ssecondsymphony.Steve:Oh,yeah,yeah!Fancesca:When…whendidyoufirsthearthat?Steve:(3)_____Fancesca:Alongtimeago.Steve:Yeah.ButitstayswithmeandI’veseenitperformedseveraltimessincethen.DialogueTwoA.Ididn’trealizeyouweresuchagoodcookB.I’lldothemmyselflaterC.Well,youknow,ifyouwanttoJohn:OhAnne,thatwasawonderfuldinner.That’thebestmealI’vehadinalongtime.Anne:Oh,thankyou!Thankyouverymuch.John:CanIgiveyouahandwiththedishes?Anne:Uh-uh,don’tbother.(4)______.Hey,wouldyoulikemetofixsomecoffee?John:Uh,thanksalot.I’dlovesome.Uh,wouldyoumindifIsmoke?Anne:Why,notatall.Here,letmegetyouanashtray.John:Aw,thanksverymuch…OhAnne,(5)_______.Anne:Actually,I’veonlyjustlearnedhow,youknow.It’sbecauseI’vebeentakingthesecourses.John:Why,Ican’tcookatall,can’tevenboilanegg.Anne:Nokidding.(6)_____,youcouldtakeacoupleofclassesoveratSheridanCollegeandlearnhowtodoittoo.John:Aw,thanksalot.SectionBDirections:InthissectionthereisoneincompleteinterviewwhichhasfourblanksandfourchoicesA,B,CandD,takenfromtheinterview.FillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletetheinterviewandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.A.That’sright,John.B.Whyshouldwebelieveyouthistime?C.ButMrs.Faulkes,yousaidthatfiveyearsagowhenyouwerecampaigningforthelastgeneralelection.D.How’sthecampaigngoing?Interviewer:InourradiocarwehaveGeraldineFaulkeswhoisonthecampaigntrailintheconstituencyofLiverpoolnorth-east.Goodmorning,Mrs.Faulkes.Mrs.Faulkes:Goodmorning,John.Interviewer:Now,Mrs.Faulkes.It’sonlythreeweekstillthegeneralelection.(7)____Mrs.Faulkes:IamfullyconfidentthattheConservativePartywillwinthisgeneralelectionandthatthepeopleofthiscountrywillwelcomefivemoreyearsofgoodConservativeGovernment.Interviewer:Isee.NowIbelievethatyourpartyispromisingtaxcutsifitwinstheelection.Mrs.Faulkes:(8)______Wearethepartyoflowtaxationandwebelievethatoureconomicpoliciesoverthepastfiveyearshavebeentherightpolicies.Oureconomyisgrowingstrongerandnowistherighttimeforincometaxcuts.Interviewer:(9)_____Yousaidyouwouldlowertaxesfiveyearsago,butyoudidn’t,didyou?Mrs.Fauikes:OureconomicpoliciesoverthelastfiveyearshavegivenusoneofthestrongesteconomiesinEuropewithsomeofthelowestinterestrate.Wesaidthatweweregoingtolowerinterestratesatthelastelectionandwehavedeliveredourpromise.Andwhat’smorewebelievethatinterestrateswillremainlowifweareelectedforanotherterm.Interviewer:ButIdon’tthinklowinterestratesarethesameaslowertaxes.Yousaidyouwouldlowertaxesandyoudidn’t(10)_____.Mrs.Fauikes:Theeconomyofthecountryisnowveryhealthythankstogoodgovernment,andIbelievethatnowisthetimefortaxcuts.PartIIVocabulary(10minutes,10points)Directions:Inthispartthere,eachwithoneblanksentences,eachwithoneblank.ChoosetheonefromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandDthatbestkeepsthemeaningofthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.PartIIVocabulary(10minutes,10points)Directions:Inthispartthere,eachwithoneblanksentences,eachwithoneblank.ChoosetheonefromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandDthatbestkeepsthemeaningofthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.(11)China’stradesurpluswiththeUSaccountedfor73percentofitstotalsurpluslastyear,butChinahadatrade______withothercountries,including58less-developedcountries.A.increaseB.deficitC.decreaseD.surplus(12)Tosucceedintoday’sglobalmarketplace,itis_____tolearnasmuchaspossibleabouttheconditionsinoverseasmarkets.A.essentialB.interestingC.suitableD.negligent(13)ThesourceinformedthereporterthatthoughthefireintheTVshowhousespreadrapidly,ateamoffourspecificallytrainedstaff_____itimmediatelyandputitoutintenminutes.A.paidattentiontoB.lookeduptoC.attendedtoD.attachedimportanceto(14)AccordingtoGlobalTimes,HainanProvincehas_____anambitiousplantoattractmoreinternationaltouristsbyupgradingtheisland’sentiretransportationnetwork.A.tookonB.improvedonC.putonD.embarkedon(15)Cybertechnologyisamongthefewcoretechnologieswhoseedgesmustbesharpeneddomesticallytomaintainsocialstabilityand_______thenationalinterests.A.safeguardB.preventC.protestD.save(16)CulturalexchangeswillmarkamilestoneinthehistoryofChina-Australiaculturalrelationsandwillleadtoongoingcultural_____foryearstocome.A.collaborationB.elaborationC.distributionD.expansion(17)MembersofaBritain’sbiggesttradeunionwalkedoutFridayaftertalkswithBritishAirwaysona_____overworkingconditionsbrokedown.A.conversationB.negotiationC.disputeD.1ecture(18)In2010,GMDaewoo,theSouthKoreansu