1、高等院校英语入学分级测试二级分类模拟题 12 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Fast Reading(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Man has always wanted to fly. Some of the greatest men in history had thought about the problem. One of them, for example, was the great Italian artist, Leonardo Da Vinci. In the sixteenth century he made designs for mac
2、hines that would fly, but they were never built. Throughout history, other less famous men had wanted to fly. An example was a man in England 800 years ago. He made a pair of wings from chicken feathers. Then he fixed them to his body and jumped into air from a tall building. He did not fly very far
3、. Instead, he fell to the ground and broke every bone in his body. The first real steps took place in France, in 1783. Two brothers, the Montgolfiers, made a very large “hot air balloon“. They knew that hot air rises. Why not fill a balloon with it? The balloon was made of cloth and paper. In Septem
4、ber of that year, the King and Queen of France came to see the balloon. They watched it carry the very first air passengers into the sky. The passengers were a sheep and a chicken. We do not know how they felt about the trip. But we do know that the trip lasted eight minutes and that the animals lan
5、ded safely. Two months later, two men did the same thing. They rose above Paris in a balloon of the same kind. Their trip lasted twenty-five minutes and they traveled about.（分数：10.00）(1).Leonardo Da Vinci _.（分数：2.00）A.said that man would fly in the sky one dayB.built a kind of machine which never fl
6、ewC.drew many beautiful pictures of birdsD.made designs for flying machines(2).Eight hundred years ago an Englishman _.（分数：2.00）A.made a kind of flying machineB.tried to fly with wings made of chicken featherC.wanted to build a kind of balloonD.tried to fly on a large bird(3).In fact, the Englishman
7、 who tried to fly _.（分数：2.00）A.lost his lifeB.flew only 8 minutesC.got badly woundedD.succeeded in flying(4).The very first air passengers in the balloon were _.（分数：2.00）A.the King and the QueenB.two FrenchmenC.two animalsD.the Montgolfiers(5).When did two Frenchmen rise above Paris?（分数：2.00）A.In De
8、cember 1783.B.In September 1783.C.In November 1783.D.In the seventeenth century.二、Banked Cloze(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Visitors to Britain are sometimes surprised to learn that newspapers there have such a large circulation. The “Daily Mirror“ and the “Daily Express“ both sell about four million 1 every day.
9、 British families generally buy a newspaper every morning and 2 take two or three on Sundays. 3 from the national papers, there is, however, another branch of the British press which sells almost as many copies. Local newspapers have a weekly circulation of 13 million. Almost every town and country
10、area has one. Nearly all of them hold their own financially and many of them are very 4 . These papers are written almost 5 for readers interested in local events births, weddings, deaths, council meetings and sportsbut the content is naturally 6 by the kind of community they serve. Editors prefer t
11、o 7 on a small staff of people who all know the district well. A great deal of local news is regularly supplied by clubs and churches in the neighborhood and it does not get out of 8 as quickly as national news. If there is no room for it in this week“s edition, an item can sometimes be held over un
12、til the following week. The editor must never 9 that the success of any newspaper depends on advertising. He is usually anxious to keep the good will of local businessmen for this reason. But if the newspaper is well written and the news items have been carefully chosen to 10 local readers, the busi
13、nessmen are grateful for the opportunity to keep their products in the public eye. Word BankA. apart B. date C. influenced D. entirely E. forget F. attract G. remember H. pages I. frequently J. rely K. profitable L. copies M. popular N. useless O. decided（分数：20.00）三、Cloze(总题数：1，分数：40.00)One afternoo
14、n I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I 1 that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction, 2 he knew me. The man had a newspaper 3 in front of him, which he was 4 to read, but I could 5 that he was kee
15、ping an eye on me. When the waiter brought my 6 the man was clearly puzzled (困惑) by the 7 way in which the waiter and I 8 each other. He seemed even more puzzled as 9 went on and it became 10 that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me. Finally he got up and went into the 11 . When he came out, h
16、e paid his bill and 12 without another glance in my direction. I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had 13 . “Well,“ he said, “that man was a detective (侦探). He 14 you here because he thought you were the man he 15 .“ “What? “ I said, showing my 16 . The owner continued, “He c
17、ame into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I 17 say he looked very much like you ! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a 18 .“ “Well, it“s really 19 I came to a restaurant where I“m known,“ I said. “ 20 , I might have been in trouble.“（分数：40.00）A.knewB.under
18、stoodC.noticedD.recognizedA.sinceB.even ifC.thoughD.as ifA.flatB.openC.cutD.fixedA.hopingB.thinkingC.pretendingD.continuingA.seeB.findC.guessD.learnA.menuB.billC.paperD.foodA.directB.familiarC.strangeD.funnyA.chatted withB.looked atC.laughed atD.talked aboutA.the waiterB.timeCID.the dinnerA.trueB.ho
19、pefulC.clearD.possibleA.restaurantB.washroomC.officeD.kitchenA.leftB.actedC.sat downD.calmed downA.wantedB.triedC.orderedD.wishedA.metB.caughtC.followedD.discoveredA.was to beatB.was dealing withC.was to meetD.was looking forA.careB.surpriseC.worryD.regretA.mustB.canC.needD.mayA.discoveryB.mistakeC.
20、decisionD.fortuneA.a pityB.naturalC.a chanceD.luckyA.ThusB.HoweverC.OtherwiseD.Therefore四、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：10.00)In the earliest stages of man“s development he had no more need of money than animals have. He was content with very simple forms of shelter, made h
21、is own rough tools and weapons and provided food and clothing for him and his family from natural materials around him. As he became more civilized, however, he began to want better shelter, more efficient tools and weapons, and more comfortable and lasting clothing than could be provided by his own
22、 neighborhood or by the work of his own unskilled hands. For these things he had to turn to the skilled people such as smiths, leather workers or carpenters who were springing up everywhere. It was then that the questions of payment arose. At first he got what he wanted by a simple process of exchan
23、ge. The smith who had not the time to look after land or cattle was glad to take meat or grain from the farmer in exchange for an ax or a plough. But as more and more goods which had not fixed exchange value came on the market, exchange became too complicated to be satisfactory. Another problem aros
24、e when those who made things wanted to get stocks of wood or leather, or iron, but had nothing to offer in exchange until their finished goods were ready. Thus the difficulties of exchange led by degrees to the invention of money. In some countries, easily handled things like seeds or shells were gi
25、ven a certain value and the farmer, instead of paying the smith for a new ax by giving him some meat or grain, gave him so many shells. If the smith had any shells left when he had bought his food, he could get stocks of the raw materials of his trade. In some countries quite large things such as co
26、ws or camels or even big flat stones were used for trade. Later, pieces of metal, bearing values according to the rarity of the metal and the size of the pieces, or coins were used. Money as we know it had arrived.（分数：10.00）(1).Why were early men content with simple life?（分数：2.00）A.They did not have
27、 money.B.They had no better tools than their rough ones.C.They could provide food and clothing and simple shelter for themselves.D.They had been civilized.(2).As men became more civilized they _.（分数：2.00）A.all learnt to make what they wanted themselvesB.had to travel a lot to look for what they want
28、edC.got things from other people who knew how to make them betterD.found everything more expensive(3).The simple process of exchange _.（分数：2.00）A.only made things more complicatedB.was not at all satisfactoryC.could not easily fix exchange valueD.provided everyone with everything he needed(4).The ph
29、rase “by degrees“ means _.（分数：2.00）A.naturallyB.slowlyC.step by stepD.quickly(5).Money was not used until _.（分数：2.00）A.an urgent need for it was feltB.simple process of exchange came to be practicedC.nothing could be offered in exchangeD.the exchange of one thing for another became too complicated六、
30、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)In some classes and at some schools, mid-terms seem to be almost non-existent. The phrase is used loosely to represent a short period of time occurring closer to the first day of classes than to finals with no specific calendar designed for it. Some Classes require so many e
31、xams and papers that a “mid-term“ never really happens. Other courses don“t give any exams at all; they require written assignments only. Nevertheless, there still exists a sizeable number of schools and curricula that rely on the traditional mid-term/final peaks in the semester to assess student pe
32、rformance. The mere fact that mid-terms are intended to monitor one“s understanding of a subject mid-way through the term carries a heavy burden for most students. At one end of the spectrum (系列,范围 ), students who perform well on their mid-terms tend to then study with far less consistency for their
33、 final examsthus reducing their overall grade for the course. On the other end of that same spectrum, students who perform poorly on a mid-term often become psychologically negative; viewing the rest of the semester as a hopeless void. Almost immediately upon receiving their mid-term grade, they“re
34、already looking at the course syllabus, trying to compute what their final grade will be if only they can score on their final and on other relevant assessments. Of course, to avoid becoming a victim of negative mid-term psychology on either end of the spectrum, it is recommended that you should wor
35、k hard to do very well on your mid-semester exams. Plan in steps. Too many students only loosely understand their subject material and then attempt to learn it all on their own one week before or even one night before an exam. But this tactic (方法, 策略) rarely works! Ease the anxiety of mid-terms by c
36、overing whatever you learned in the previous class and study that material. In the long run, this tactic really takes less time than the “night before cram session“.（分数：10.00）(1).For most students, mid-term exams _.（分数：2.00）A.are almost non-existentB.are a heavy burdenC.just written assignmentsD.not
37、 important to them(2).Students who _ would worry more about the final exams.（分数：2.00）A.score high on mid-examsB.do well in other performancesC.perform poorly on mid-examsD.know how to compute the final scores(3).The biggest problem students with poor performance have after mid-exams is _.（分数：2.00）A.
38、their low scores on mid-examsB.stress and anxiety about final assessmentC.how to calculate the final scoresD.how to prepare for the final exams(4).To excel at your study, you are suggested to _.（分数：2.00）A.study before examsB.be confident in yourselvesC.treat each class seriouslyD.relax before exams(
39、5).Before each class, _.（分数：2.00）A.review all you have learnt beforeB.focus on what you“ve learnt last timeC.preview the lessonsD.do self-check七、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The man who, legend has it, escaped from an early grave when his uncle pulled him from drowning in a dirty pond is notorious(臭名昭著的
40、, 声名狼藉的) for his dirty deeds but what cannot be forgotten are his achievements in the 1986 World Cup. The man is Maradona. Forget the handball against England, feel the quality of his 50-yard solo goal in the same game and the near repeat performance in the semi-final against Belgium. The Argentina
41、side of 1986 was functional and hard-working but it was Maradona who fired them to the final and then set up two of the goals in their 3 - 2 win over West Germany in the final. In 1990, a barely-fit Maradona fought his way to the final where the Germans took their revenge. Few people shared Diego“s
42、post-match tears. In fact many rejoiced that such an ugly brute of a team had lost. Eight years before, in Spain, Maradona, then newly arrived at Barcelona, disgraced himself by being sent off in a Second Phase game with Brazil. Even four years before that the 18-year-old Maradona was a source of gr
43、eat controversy when he was left out of the victorious squad that won on home ground. USA 1994 was the end for Maradona as a player. Right after the Nigeria game, he was picked for drugs-screening and tested positive for banned stimulant ephedrine(麻黄硷). He was banned from the rest of the tournament
44、and the team fell apart, going out in the second round to Romania.（分数：10.00）(1).How many World Cups are mentioned in the passage?（分数：2.00）A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.(2).Which country won the 1990 World Cup?（分数：2.00）A.Argentina.B.Germany.C.Romania.D.England.(3).Maradona won the World Cup _.（分数：2.00）
45、A.onceB.twiceC.three timesD.four times(4).When in 1994, Maradona was driven out of the World Cup, he was close to _.（分数：2.00）A.18B.24C.26D.31(5).According to the passage, Maradona is a man _.（分数：2.00）A.full of ideasB.with cruel behaviorsC.having good luckD.of great controversy高等院校英语入学分级测试二级分类模拟题 12
46、答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Fast Reading(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Man has always wanted to fly. Some of the greatest men in history had thought about the problem. One of them, for example, was the great Italian artist, Leonardo Da Vinci. In the sixteenth century he made designs for machines that would fly, bu
47、t they were never built. Throughout history, other less famous men had wanted to fly. An example was a man in England 800 years ago. He made a pair of wings from chicken feathers. Then he fixed them to his body and jumped into air from a tall building. He did not fly very far. Instead, he fell to th
48、e ground and broke every bone in his body. The first real steps took place in France, in 1783. Two brothers, the Montgolfiers, made a very large “hot air balloon“. They knew that hot air rises. Why not fill a balloon with it? The balloon was made of cloth and paper. In September of that year, the Ki
49、ng and Queen of France came to see the balloon. They watched it carry the very first air passengers into the sky. The passengers were a sheep and a chicken. We do not know how they felt about the trip. But we do know that the trip lasted eight minutes and that the animals landed safely. Two months later, two men did the same thing. They rose above Paris in a balloon of the same kind. Their trip lasted twenty-five minutes and they traveled about.（分数：10.00）(1).Leonardo Da Vinci _.（分数：2.00）A.said that man woul
