阅读三模拟试卷C及答案

《阅读三》模拟试卷三 考试形式：闭卷 考试时间：120分钟 I. Vocabulary (15%) Directions: For each underlined part, choose the best meaning below. Then mark corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. The stream overflowed and submerged the farmland. washed away B. irrigated C. covered…with water D. succumbed They have been overcoming difficulties since the inception of the enterprise. conception B. formation C. integration D. birth An irrevocable decision was finally made by the committee. unalterable B. inevitable C. changeable D. irritable He rectified the earlier judgment. changed B. modified C. varied D. corrected She was a devout Catholic. A. devoted B. desired C. pious D. enthusiastic By the grace of God the ship come safely home through the storm. A. gentle B. favor C. prayer D. elegance She did sincere penance for hurting her sister. A. self-respect B. self-criticism C. confession D. voluntary self-punishment Today we will discuss the responsibilities appertaining to the chairmanship. A. interesting B. belonging C. appealing D. apparent Manufacturing output has remained virtually static for twenty years. A. uninteresting B. steady C. noisy D. changing Some young people are completely struck down by the stress of examination. A. emphasis B. pressure C. difficulty D. pleasure Tumultuous shots and yells could be heard in the street. A. noisy B. silent C threatening. D. faint Not many people actually understand the ramifications of these guidelines. A. purposes B. reasons C. implications D. directions What evil lurks in the hearts of men? A. lures B. attracts C. exists D. works 14．We know there is corruption in the company but it is hard to pin it down. A. push B. identify C. handle D. make 15．Being in the theatre isn’t as glamorous as some people think. rich and comfortable B. exciting and charming poor and humble D. fatty and oily II. Words Transformation. (10%) Directions: Use the appropriate form of the word given in the brackets to fill in the corresponding blank. Franklin’s writings contain many _________ to the reader. (admonish) The brochure also ______ illustrated the different models in a diagram. (description) It is no ______ to say that New Hampshire’s lakes and streams are filled with big fish. (exaggerate) Benjamin Franklin was an _______ scientist, inventor, and statesman. (inspiration) An _______ student may receive a scholarship to one of New England’s. (industry) They ________ for a short time about the advantages of living in Los Angels. (conversational) Lisa dressed _______ for the long drive from Boston to Bangor. (comforting) Thanksgiving is a ________ holiday in New England and in the rest of the United States. (traditionally) If you go to Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco on a Saturday afternoon, you can ______ seeing large numbers of people. (anticipation) When asked about the best place to fish on the Columbia, the man gave an _____ answer, not wanting to share his secret spot. (evasion) Part III. Cloze (15%) Directions: Each blank in the following passage is provided with four possible choices. Read the whole passage and choose the best answer for each blank.    One summer night, on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air-conditioned and I couldn’t face my1_____apartment. Sitting in the theatre I had to look through the 2______between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the 3______every time she leaned over to talk to him, 4______ he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans display such 5______ in a public place? I thought the movie would be good for my English, but 6______ it turned out, it was an Italian movie. 7______ about an hour I decided to give up the movie and 8______on my popcorn . I’ve never understood why they give you so much popcorn! It tasted pretty good, 9______. After a while I heard 10______ more of the romantic-sounding Italians. I just heard the 11______  of the popcorn crunching ( 咀嚼) between my teeth. My thought started to 12______. I remembered when I was in South Korea, I 13______ to watch Kojak on TV frequently. He spoke perfect Korean --- I was really amazed. He seemed like a good friend to me, 14______I saw him again in New York speaking 15______ English instead of perfect Korean. He didn’t even have a Korean accent and I felt like I had been betrayed.  1. A. hot     B. warm    C. cool    D. heated 2. A. break    B. blank    C. crack    D. opening 3. A. space    B. aspect    C. angle    D. view 4. A. and    B. or    C. whenever   D. while 5. A. affection  B. attraction C. motion   D. attention 6. A. as     B. since    C. when    D. what 7. A. For    B. After    C. Over    D. Within 8. A. chew    B. fix    C. taste    D. concentrate 9. A. still    B. too    C. though    D. certainly 10. A. any   B. much  C. no    D. few 11. A. sound    B. voice    C. tone    D. rhythm 12. A. depart    B. imagine  C. wander   D. wonder   13. A. enjoyed   B. turned    C. used    D. happened 14. A. therefore   B. then    C. because   D. until 15. A. informal   B. perfect   C. artificial   D. practical IV. Reading Comprehension. (60%) Directions: Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage One    From the beginning rivers have played an important part in the life of man. Primitive man used rivers as a means of travel.    In ancient time, man settled near rivers or on river banks and built up large empires and civilizations. Rome today still stands on both sides of the Tiber. The Menam runs through modern Bangkok, still serving as a great waterway for the transport of goods and people.    Water is Nature’s most precious gift to man. Man needs water to irrigate his crops, to cook and to wash. In some nations far and wide rivers mean life and wealth. The Irrawaddy, Nile, Ganges and a host of other rivers feed and clothe the nation around them. A shortage of water in heavily populated agricultural areas will cause great hardship and starvation as crops fail.    Water is also a source of energy and power. Man constructs huge dams across rivers to control the water for irrigation and obtain the energy needed to drive generators. The electrical power is then channeled to homes, cities, factories, television stations and the military.    Man uses billions of litres of water each day. His main source of water comes from reservoirs which in turn obtain their water from the rivers. 1. Rivers have been important to man _____. A. since Rome times     B. since many years ago C. since a few hundred years ago   D. for a very long time 2. In ancient times empires and civilizations grew up near _____. A. the Tiber   B. the Menam  C. rivers  D. the Irrawaddy 3. Rivers bring _____. A. life and wealth      B. the most precious gifts C. food and clothes      D. crops 4. A heavily populated agricultural area is one where _____. A. there is a shortage of water     B. there are huge dams C. there are hardship and starvation D. there are too many farmers living close to one another 5. Energy is obtained from rivers by _____. A. controlling the water     B. building dams across them C. building bridges      D. driving generators Passage Two In the year following the Civil War, businesses began to form monopolies(垄断) . A monopoly is a business or corporation that has exclusive control over a certain market. This means that a monopoly has no competitors.  In business, competition among businesses tends to keep the prices of products down. Since they had no competitors, monopolies, depending on how essential their product was, could charge as much as they wanted for their product.  As more and more monopolies began to appear, some Americans began to wonder how these big companies could easily drive their competitors out of busi