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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上2013年考试英语模拟试卷（一）Part I Oral Communication (15 minutes，10 points)Section ADirections：In this section there are two incomplete dialogues and each dialogue has three blanks and three choices A，B and C，taken from the dialogueFill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the

2、 dialogue and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet Dialogue One Awhen it comes to the exam Byou need to go over it yourself Cthen I can go through it again next timeStudent：I mean I want to do some of these problemsTeacher：YeahStudent：But its taking time to do themTeacher：When we cover something in

3、the lesson，(1) Work out the exercises in itErm，when you get a little bit stuck，sort it out yourself，and then thinkStudent：YeahTeacher：I know I see how you do itAnd maybe if youre totally stuck，(2) Student：YeahTeacher：Its really the more you do，Mm，on your ownBecause(3) ，youre gonna be on your ownKeep

4、 working on it and youll be okayDialogue Two AIts been paining me all night BLets have a look and see what theyve done to you CDo I take these Sofradex is theyre prescribed here，Doctor? Doctor：Well，what can we do for you today? Patient：Oh，Ive an infection in my gum，Doctor Doctor：In your gum? Patient

5、：Up hereIve some tablets and，er，I dont know Doctor：(4) Aye，the Sofradex is not doing very much for that，is it? Patient：Ive never taken themIve just，I stopped taking them Doctor：Aye，I dont think theyre doing very much to you Patient：(5) DoctorDoctor：AyePatient：Im just wondering if its my teeth or tha

6、t its just my blood thats doing itDoctor：I think it might be the teethItd be worth getting the dentist to have a look at your plate Patient：(6) Doctor：Yes，yesKeep on with those just now Patient：YesAye，two four，one or two four times a day Doctor：Yes，one four times a day Patient：Fine，yeah Section B Di

7、rections：In this section there is one incomplete interview which has four blanks and four choices A，B，C and D，taken from the interviewFill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the interview and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet AWell，about costumes BBut you know me with fashi

8、on CI kind of feel that its more about music itself DSo you have to change just enoughInterviewer：Does the show have a concept?Interviewee：Well，its going to be much more (7) Not that we didnt do that beforeIts putting more emphasis on big or chestra，music，musicians，singers，songsWe want to do music a

9、t the purest as possible，like the old days I guessSo if its a conceptInterviewer：HOW about costumeInterviewee：I think it isInterviewer：How about costume costume changes?Interviewee：(8) -yes，I think people like to see artists change in different outfitsAgain，its ayou have to be careful with thatPeopl

10、e want you to changeThey want to see outfitsAnd if you change too much，they say its too muchAnd if you change too little，they say its not enough (9) You cant please everybodyBut I have a wonderful stylist，Annie Horth，that Im going to be working with again and who will make sure that we can please as

11、 many people as possible(10) I enjoy that very，very muchSo I will try to change，not too little and not too muchPart II Vocabulary(10 minutes，10 points)Directions：In this part there are ten sentences，each with one word or phrase underlinedChoose the one from the four choices marked A，B，C and D that b

12、est keeps the meaning of the sentenceMark your answer on the Answer Sheet(11) Im in a position to think about my future and plan it a little more rather than just waiting for what happens Aused to Bunwilling to Cable to Dglad to(12) The Canadian landscape painters style featured brilliant colors and

13、 free brushstrokes Afurthered Bshowed Creplaced Dexcluded(13) Milton Hershey was a successful entrepreneur whose openhearted generosity continues to touch the lives of thousands Ageneration Bkindness Cfaculty Dreadiness (14) Green plants take in carbon dioxide and give off oxygen in a food-making pr

14、ocess called photosynthesis Adonate Bcheck Cwithhold Drelease(15) The discovery of gold fields has long attracted large numbers of prospectors and other people because of the traditionally high value of gold Asearchers Binspectors Cprotectors Dinstructors(16) Even our Mitsubishi four-wheel-drive tru

15、ck gets altitude sickness once in a while，so we like to give her a rest whenever we can Asometimes Busually Coften Dseldom(17)Sculptors from Pergamum developed a distinct style，which they employed in creating a magnificent altar dedicated to Zeus，king of the Greek gods Aset up Bcarved up Cdevoted to

16、 D1ed to(18)Working where there is no running water causes a lot of sufferingFortunately we have a cold spring a short distance from our house AForgivably BSteadily CConstantly DLuckily(19)The research shows that nearly 130 species of birds are vulnerable to the predicted effects of climate change A

17、easily attacked by Bskillfully adapted to Ccomfortably inclined to Dclosely involved in(20)On the grounds of Wimbledon，a year-round museum is devoted to the joys and history of the sportand one of their current exhibits showcases Ted Tinling，the popular and controversial designer of tennis dresses A

18、conflicting Bwell-known Cdebatable DinnovativePart III Reading Comprehension(45 minutes，25 points)Section ADirections：In this section，there are four passages followed by questions Or unfinished statements，each with four suggested answers A，B，C and DChoose the best answer and mark your answer on the

19、Answer Sheet Passage One Researchers analysed the diet of 1 6, 000 people in 52 countries and identified three global eating patternsThe typical Western diet, high in fat, salt and meat, accounted for about 30of heart attack risk in any populationA “prudent diet high in fruit and vegetables lowered

20、heart risk by a thirdAn Oriental diet，high in tofu, soy and other sauces, made no difference to heart attack riskPeople who ate a Western diet had a 35greater risk of having a heart attack than those who ate little or no friedThe typical Western diet has been widely linked to heart diseaseHigh salt

21、in the diet can raise blood pressure and the wrong type of fat can clog(阻塞)blood vesselsEllen Mason, a cardiac nurse for the British Heart Foundation, said: “This study shows that it doesnt matter whether you live in Bolton or Bombay, or whether you like to eat British, African Caribbean or Asian fo

22、odsThe vital thing is to reduce your intake of salty, fried, fatty food to a minimum but increase the amount of fruit and vegetables you eat.(21) Which of the following was NOT one of the three global eating patterns? AA Western diet BA “prudent dietCAn Oriental diet DA popular diet(22) In what way

23、does the typical Western diet do harm to our health? AIt makes people eat little or no foods and meat BIt is high in salt without fried foods and meat CIt can block blood vessels with the wrong type of fat DIt leads to the connection between foods and heart attack(23) What is the most important mess

24、age the writer intends to get across in terms of keeping a healthy diet? ATry to eat more British foods and vegetables BEat less fruit and fewer vegetables CTry to eat more African Caribbean foods DEat less salt and fat but more fruit and vegetablesPassage TwoBefore Moko the dolphin turned up，the be

25、ached whales were in clear distressBut when Moko arrived at Mahia beach on the east coast of New ZealandS North Island，their mood changed and they followed him to safety The ability of some animals to communicate is well known. Whats less well documented，however，is the communication between speciesJ

26、ustin Gregg, vice president of the Dolphin Communication Project，said it is possible that a dolphin and a whale could communicate in some way“But it wouldnt be instructions like Hey，buddy，the open ocean is over hereFollow me, he says Dolphins use three forms of signaling to other dolphinswhistles，cl

27、icking and posturesA whale might have signals in common with a dolphin，just as different species of dolphins are known to share signals which might theoretically allow a form of basic inter species communicationBut just as its possible that Moko the dolphin and the stranded whales shared a signal，it

28、 is also possible that the whales just saw a vaguely similar creature and followed itThere are many reasons why different species communicate，says Vincent Janik，lecturer at the Sea Mammal Research Unit at St Andrews University“The animals exploit the systems of others for their own benefitsSometimes

29、 the benefits are the same for each，therefore they share informationSometimes they are trying to take advantage of the otherGetting food may not be to the advantage of the one giving up the food”(24) What happened after Moko the dolphin appeared at Mahia beach? AThe beached whales still felt distres

30、sful BMoko 1ed the whales back to the sea CThe whales were still stuck on the beach DMoko and the whales swam together ashore(25) Scientists engaged in animal studies have collected Aenough data on how animals speak human languages Bnone of the data on animals ability to communicate C1ess data on ho

31、w animals communicate between species Dsome data on animals tendency to talk to humans(26) Dolphins communicate with one another, using all the following types of signaling EXCEPT Agestures Bwhistles Cclicking Dpostures(27) The whales stranded on the beach followed the dolphin to safety probably bec

32、ause Athey understood the dolphins instruction “Follow me Bthey had signals in common with one another Cthey recognized some other animals not far away Dthey shared those inter-species signals with the dolphin(28) Why do animals of different species communicate with one another? ABecause they like t

33、o set up their own communication systems BBecause they want to take advantage of the other species CBecause they tend to keep more food to themselves DBecause they benefit from using the information from other speciesPassage Three Competition breeds excellenceAsk anyone who pays attention to the car

34、 industry and they will tell you that the family-sedan segment is just brutal，with manufacturers fighting tooth and nail over every saleIn fact，that market has become more competitive in recent yearsIt used to just be the Camry and the Accord fighting for supremacy，but now you have new(Hyundai)and o

35、ld(Ford)competitors，among others，joining the fight with interesting，well-made，compelling productsIts a great time to be shopping for a new family sedan Compare that with the state of the tablet market todayHewlett-Packard is in retreatResearch in Motion is in a holding patternMotorola has been sold

36、and its tablet is now an afterthoughtSamsung fights the good fight，but it trails Apples market share by 50 percentage points Apple is not just ahead of the pack，it almost is the packNow，some would say that this is also a simple result of economic laws at work：Apple makes a superior product，therefore

37、 it gets most of the salesBut what would be really great is that，Apple，Google，Microsoft，and HP，locked in an epic battle for tablet supremacy，are each releasing new and better products at a furious pace，and each dropping prices substantially at a steady clip Apple is driving innovation and creativity

38、 with each upgrade of the iPad it releasesBut this isnt about whether you prefer Apple or Android for your tabletThis isnt about picking sidesAs a consumer，I want there to be robust competition across the boardI want Coke and Pepsi，Target and Wal-Mart，Engadget and GizmodoIf youre a fan of Apple，you

39、want there to be a worthy rival to push it，to keep its feet to the fireIf you dont like Apple，you want someone else in the game so that Apple doesnt suck all the air out of the roomAnd you want Apple to do the same pushing and foot scorching to its competitor that another company would do to it(29)

40、The phrase “fighting tooth and nail”(Para1)means that car makers are Acompeting fiercely with one another Bbeating one another with their tooth and nail Cextremely careful about the family-sedan segment Dpaying more attention to their tooth and nail(30) Why is it a great time to be shopping for a ne

41、w family sedan? ABecause competition is more interesting and compelling BBecause Hyundai and Ford are joining the competition CBecause customers have enough quality cars to choose from DBecause the Camry and the Accord are competing for supremacy(31) What are the tablet makers strategically doing，fa

42、cing the brutal competition? ADeveloping new products and reducing prices BAnalyzing the results of the economic lawsCAdapting to the furious pace of development DProviding best possible services for their products(32) The author brings in the pairs of Coke and PepsiTarget and Wal-Mart，Engadget and

43、Gizmodo(Para4)to make Aa comparison Ba contrast Can abstraction Dan exemplification(33) What does the phrase “to keep its feet to the fire” in the last paragraph mean? ATo place Apples feet close to the fire BTo pressure Apple into intensifying its competition CTo force Apple to dance hard on the fi

44、re DTo advise Apple to strategically drop its side products(34) Why does the author start with the car industry before he focuses on tablet market? ABecause he treats the car industry as the key point for his writing BBecause the car industry is more important than tablet market CBecause he uses the

45、 car analogy for a more effective argumentation DBecause the model of the car is far more popular in the market Passage Four So what are books good for ? My best answer is that books produce knowledge by encasing itBooks take ideas and set them down，transforming them through the limitations of space

46、 into thinking usable by othersIn 1959，CPSnow threw down the challenge of “two cultures the scientific and the humanistic，pursuing their separate，unconnected lives within developed societiesIn the new-media ecology of the 21st century，we may not have closed that gap，but the two cultures of the contemporary world are the culture of data and the culture of narrativeNarrative is rarely co