2010年7月英语二模拟试卷

　　从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳。

　　1.He can't the meaning of this poem because it's too vogue.

　　A.stick with　　B.work on　　C.work out　　D.refer to 【】

　　2. We that the plan should be fully discussed before being put into execution.

　　A.want　　B.prefer　　C.hope　　D.wish 【】

　　3. Middle school students are heavily burdened home assignments.

　　A.for　　B.in　　　　C.on　　　D.with 【】

　　4.　　　 , he can speak two foreign languages.

　　A.Child as he is　　B.A child as he is

　　C.Child as is he　　D.A child as is he 【】

　　5. their differences, they fell passionately in love with each other.

　　A.As for　　B.Owing to　　C.Despite　　D.Through 【】

　　6. The peace talks were because of disagreement.

　　A.put up　　B.held on　　C.put off　　D.slowed down 【】

　　7. Different people react in different manners to psychological pressures and tensions they in their lives.

　　A.are faced with　　　B.are faced

　　C.are faced in　　　　D.are faced for 【】

　　8. English, they have to study a second foreign language.

　　A.Except　　B.Except for　　C.Beside　　D.Besides 【】

　　9. Many sleepwalkers do not seek help and so are never put on record, means that an accurate count can never be made.

　　A.that　　B.it　　C.which　　D.what 【】

　　10. The security department suspected him giving information to a foreign company.

　　A.of　　B.at　　C.for　　D.in 【】

　　Ⅱ. Cloze Test(10 points, 1 point for each item)

　　下列短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。根据上下文要求选出最佳。

　　Yellow fever is a disease of warm lands that is found mainly along the shore of the Atlantic Ocean. It was first 　11　 in the Americas, but may well have come from Africa and reached the New World with or soon after Columbus. Until about fifty years ago, yellow fever was still one of the most 　12　 diseases in the United States, 　13　 many died in repeated outbreaks. An outbreak which was to lead 　14　 surprising developments was one that happened in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.

　　15　, an army group under Major Walter Reed was sent there in June, 1900 　16　 orders “to give special attention to questions concerning the cause and prevention of yellow fever”. In a daring group of experiments using human beings, Major Reed proved the truth of an idea advanced in 1881 by a Cuban doctor, that the city type of mosquito 　17　 the disease.

　　The successful result of these experiments gave 　18　 to another and still more important idea: kill off the city type of mosquitoes and there will be no more yellow fever. 　19　, these mosquitoes are one of the easiest types to destroy. They are 　20　 in pools of quiet, warm water, within a short distance to people's home.

　　11.A.seen　　　B. looked into　　C. noticed　　D. felt

　　12.A.feared　　B. fearing　　　　C. fear　　　 D. felt

　　13.A.which　　 B. where　　　　　C. that　　　 D. how

　　14.A.for　　　 B. in　　　　　　 C. to　　　　 D. at

　　15.A. As results　　　　　　　　 B. As the result

　　C. As result　　　　　　　　　D. As a result

　　16.A.for　　　B. on　　　　　　　C. with　　　　D. in

　　17.A.passed on　　　　　　　　　B. passed to

　　C. passed over　　　　　　　D. passed away

　　18.A.time　　B. result　　　　C. birth　　　　D. order

　　19.A.Unfortunately　　　　　　B. Fortunately

　　C. Consequently　　　　　　D. Subsequently

　　20.A.fed　　B. lived　　　　　C. made　　　　D. born

　　Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension(30 points, 2 points for each item)

　　从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案。

　　Passage One

　　Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

　　Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there's a big difference between “ being a writer ” and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. “ You ? ve got to want to write, ” I say to them, “ not want to be a writer ” .

　　The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor — paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20 — year career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer ( 自由撰稿者 ), I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me in my room in a New York apartment building. It didn't even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer.

　　After a year or so, however, I still hadn ? t gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn't going to be one of those people who die wondering, What if? I would keep putting my dream to the test —— even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.

　　21. The passage is meant to .

　　A. warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience

　　B. advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer

　　C. show young people it's unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame

　　D. encourage young people to pursue a writing career 【】

　　22. What can be concluded from the passage?

　　A. Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.

　　B. A writer's success depends on luck rather than on effort.

　　C. Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation.

　　D. The chances for a writer to become successful are small. 【】

　　23. Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?

　　A. He wasn't able to produce a single book.

　　B. He hadn't seen a change for the better.

　　C. He wasn't able to have a rest for a whole year.

　　D. He found his dream would never come true. 【】

　　24. “ ... people who die wondering, What if? ” (Line 3, para.3) refers to “ those ” .

　　A. who think too much of the dark side of life

　　B. who regret giving up their career halfway

　　C. who think a lot without making a decision

　　D. who are full of imagination even upon death 【】

　　25. “Shadowland” in the last sentence refers to .

　　A. the wonderland one often dreams about

　　B. the bright future that one is looking forward to

　　C. the state of uncertainty before one's final goal is reached

　　D. a world that exists only in one's imagination 【】