1、高等院校英语入学分级测试二级分类模拟题 2 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)Hal Bohlman, his wife Judy, and their three children live in a small apartment. Hal works in the income tax division of the government where he is a public information officer. Their children are now 12, 10, and 5 years o
2、ld. Their plan is for Judy to return to work after their youngest child starts primary school next year. They hope to save up enough money to buy a house. Last week, however, Judy“s father died suddenly of a heart attack. They now have to decide what to do about Judy“s mother, since Judy is the only
3、 child. Judy“s father was the manager of a store in a large supermarket chain, so her mother will receive a modest but sufficient pension from the company. In addition, she will receive the money from her husband“s life insurance and will continue to receive social welfare benefits from the governme
4、nt. However, Judy realizes that it would probably be dangerous for her mother to live alone. Although her health is basically good for someone of age 73, she has bad days when her heart or arthritis(关节炎) acts up. Judy is afraid she might have trouble taking care of herself now that she is alone. Her
5、 mother is living in the house that she and her husband owned, a three-bedroom house in the suburbs of the same city where Hal and Judy live. Hal and Judy“s mother never got along well in the past, but Hal realizes that Judy is worried about her mother.（分数：10.00）(1).Judy will probably suggest that h
6、er mother move in to live with her own family.（分数：2.00）A.正确B.错误(2).Judy“s mother is poor in health after her husband“s death.（分数：2.00）A.正确B.错误(3).“Modest“ in Para. 2 most probable means “not much“.（分数：2.00）A.正确B.错误(4).Para. 3 is mainly about Judy“s worries.（分数：2.00）A.正确B.错误(5).Hal doesn“t know his w
7、ife well.（分数：2.00）A.正确B.错误二、Banked Cloze(总题数：1，分数：20.00)There are times when people are so tired that they fall asleep almost anywhere. We can see there is a lot of sleeping on the bus or train on the 1 home from work in the evenings. A man will be 2 the newspaper, and seconds later it appears as if
8、 he is trying to eat it. Or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger 3 next to him. Another place where unplanned short sleep goes on is in the lecture hall where a student will start snoring(打鼾) so 4 that the professor has to ask another student to 5 the sleeper awake. A more embarrassin
9、g(尴尬) situation occurs when a student starts falling into sleep and the 6 of the head pushes the arm off the desk, and the movement carries the 7 of the body along. The student wakes up on the floor with no 8 of getting there. The worst time to fall asleep is when driving. Police reports are full of
10、 accidents that occur when people fall into sleep and go off the roa d. If the drivers are 9 , they are not seriously hurt. One woman“s car, for example, went into the river. She woke up in four feet of water and thought it was raining. When people are really 10 , nothing will stop them from falling
11、 asleepno matter where they are. Word BankA. way B. delivering C. sitting D. loudly E. weight F. rest G. lucky H. tired I. track J. reading K. bravely L. shake M. strength N. memory O. calm（分数：20.00）三、Cloze(总题数：1，分数：40.00)From Monday until Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the
12、evenings and on weekends they are free and enjoy themselves. Some watch TV or go to the movies(电影院) ; others 1 sports. It depends on individual(个人的) 2 . There are many different ways to spend our 3 time. Almost everyone has 4 kind of hobby (爱好). It may be 5 from collecting stamps to making model air
13、planes. Some hobbies are very 6 ; others don“t 7 at all. Some collections are 8 a lot of money; others are valuable only 9 their owners. I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare(稀有的) fifty cent piece 10 250! He was very happy about his
14、collection and thought the price was 11 . 12 , my youngest brother 13 match boxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt if they are worth any money. However, 14 my brother they are extremely(特别的) 15 . Nothing makes him 16 than to find a new match box for his collection. That“s 17 a hobby means, I t
15、hink. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply for the 18 of it. The value in dollars is not important, 19 the pleasure it gives us 20 .（分数：40.00）A.soonB.attendC.tendD.take part inA.timeB.energyC.interestsD.funA.spareB.workingC.ownD.dayA.someB.anyC.certainD.everyA.OKB.all rightC.anythi
16、ngD.somethingA.expensiveB.interestingC.excitingD.cheapA.spend anythingB.cost anythingC.pay nothingD.need somethingA.worthB.worthyC.valuedD.paidA.forB.toC.withD.ofA.worthB.spentC.worthyD.usedA.a little too higherB.too expensiveC.cheapD.reasonableA.At the same timeB.On the other handC.On the contraryD
17、.As a matter of factA.collectsB.buysC.choosesD.selectsA.forB.toC.inD.withA.dearB.expensiveC.valuableD.costlyA.so happyB.that happyC.more happilyD.happierA.whatB.howC.how muchD.whereA.priceB.valueC.interestD.funA.thoughB.andC.butD.whenA.isB.doesC.willD.has四、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Passag
18、e 1(总题数：1，分数：10.00)An unusual cooperation between the local university and other education providers in East Anglia has seen the establishment of Norwich“s new Learning Shop. At the city center shop, local people can look through booklets and leaflets to find out about learning opportunities ranging
19、 from evening classes to postgraduates(研究生) degrees. Skilled staff are on hand to give accurate information about courses and training in the region. More than 11000 people have visited the shop since it opened in 1997. The majority of inquiries have been about courses in further education, but 17 p
20、ercent have related to higher education in general. Customer feedback(反馈) confirms how valuable the resource is. A woman“s comment is typical: “It“s a brilliant idealess daunting than going to the different institutions.“ A seller told us: “This really gives you hope you can get back into something.
21、“ Fellow institutions are welcome to set up exhibitions and events at the shop to date, these have included poetry readings, a recorder concert and numerous exhibitions and displays. The shop is staffed by two advisers and other colleagues from the fellow institutions in the region. Speaking at the
22、“Norwich as a Learning City“ conference, Prof. Mike Campell at the local university, said the first barrier(障碍) to learning was lack of information. The Learning Shop aims to break down that barrier.（分数：10.00）(1).For what purpose is the Learning Shop set up?（分数：2.00）A.To help people know more about
23、higher education.B.To sell booklets and leaflets of the institutions.C.To provide educational opportunities to old people.D.To promote courses and training in the region.(2).The word “daunting“ (Line 2, Para. 3) is close to _ in meaning.（分数：2.00）A.disappointingB.boringC.worryingD.discouraging(3).Wha
24、t are the visitors to the Learning Shop mainly interested in?（分数：2.00）A.Further education courses.B.University degree courses.C.Evening classes.D.Part-time courses.(4).The events we can find in the Learning Shop include the following EXCEPT（分数：2.00）A.recorder concertsB.local conferencesC.poetry read
25、ingsD.displays and exhibitions(5).Which of the following is TRUE according to Prof. Mike Campell?（分数：2.00）A.The city authorities should run more learning shops.B.People have difficulties in finding out about learning opportunities.C.The staff should provide customers with accurate information.D.Most
26、 people want to go back to college.六、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Millions of kids around the world dream of becoming the next Bill Gates, the genius who made good(成功) by foreseeing the digital future and creating one of the world“s most successful companies around it. The Microsoft chairman seems to ha
27、ve gone beyond the software industry to become a cultural symbol that young minds find irresistible. But who is a hero to Bill Gates? Who does he look up to? In a column that he writes for The New York Times Special Features, Gates has identified individuals he respects and admires, “individuals who
28、 achieve something inspirational(有灵感的) or who possess extraordinary character.“ Of these, one name comes up more often than others: the late great Nobel prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman. Feynman was a hero because, as Gates put it, “he was incredibly inspirational. He was an independent think
29、er and gifted teacher who pushed himself to understand new things. I have enjoyed everything I“ve read about him and by him. I admired him deeply.“ Feynman had become everyone“s favorite physicist. He captured the public imagination as no other physicists before him. The Feynman Lectures on Physics,
30、 a set of lectures Feynman gave to the students at Cahech, is now a classic. Feynman“s fame grew when he was appointed to a special commission in 1986 to investigate the Challenger shuttle explosion. His dramatic demonstration on television, in front of millions of viewers, of the loss of resiliency
31、(弹性) in the O-ring at freezing temperature as a principal cause of the Challenger accident made him a national celebrity. Gates never met Feynman but it is fascinating to imagine a meeting between the two. Here is the wide-eyed pupil, wondering at the master“s capability with ideas and insights, won
32、dering at the source of that magical genius that“s uniquely Feynman“s.（分数：10.00）(1).Bill Gates is admired by millions of young people because（分数：2.00）A.he established the Microsoft CorporationB.he is the symbolic figure of successC.he successfully foresaw the futureD.he has dominated the software in
33、dustry(2).While admired by millions, Bill Gates looks up to _.（分数：2.00）A.inspirational peopleB.Nobel prize-winnersC.identified individualsD.gifted scientists(3).Richard Feynman became a nationwide popular physicist for _.（分数：2.00）A.his appointment in a special commissionB.his ability to capture the
34、public imaginationC.his demonstration on the cause of the Challenger accidentD.his classic work of The Feynman Lectures on Physics(4).Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?（分数：2.00）A.A part of the Challenger shuttle failed to function at freezing temperature.B.When Bill met Feynman
35、, he was amazed by the master“s magical genius.C.Feynman“s lectures at Cahech won him the Nobel Prize on physics.D.Bill Gates was impressed by Feynman“s lectures when he was a pupil.(5).Which of the following could serve as the best title of this passage?（分数：2.00）A.The Influence of Feynman on Bill G
36、ates.B.Successful People.C.The Accident of the Challenger.D.The Great Genius Feynman.七、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The United States is full of automobiles. There are still many families without cars, but some families have two or even more. However, cars are used for more than pleasure. They are neces
37、sary part of life. Cars are used for business. They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other way to get to their jobs. When salesmen are sent to different parts of the city, they have to drive in order to carry their products. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to g
38、et supplies. Sometimes small children must be driven to school. In some cities school buses are used only when children live more than a mile from the school. When the children are too young to walk that far, their mothers take turns driving them to school. One mother drives on Mondays, taking her o
39、wn children and neighbors“ children as well. Another drives on Tuesdays, another on Wednesdays, and so on. This is called forming a car pool. Men also form car pools, with three or four men taking turns driving to the place where they all work. More car pools should be formed in order to put fewer a
40、utomobiles on the road and to use less gasoline. Parking is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around cities. Too many cars are being driven. Something will have to be done about the use of cars.（分数：10.00）(1).Many families in the U.S. own cars because（分数：2.00）A.cars are a source of pleasu
41、re for themB.they need a car to form a car poolC.they live more than a mile away from the schoolD.cars form necessary part in their life(2).Which of the following groups is NOT mentioned though they certainly drive cars?（分数：2.00）A.Office workers.B.Police and mail carriers.C.Salesmen and farmers.D.Fa
42、ctory workers.(3).Paragraph 3 suggests that in the United States _.（分数：2.00）A.children have to walk to schoolB.school buses take all the children to schoolC.mothers drive children to schoolD.families usually live within a mile from the school(4).“A car pool“ most probably means _.（分数：2.00）A.a number
43、 of people sharing the use of a carB.a place for parking carsC.a group of tourists driving alternativelyD.a place for learning to drive(5).What is the author“s advice about the use of cars?（分数：2.00）A.To provide larger parking spaces.B.To build better roads.C.To produce fewer automobiles.D.To form mo
44、re car pools.高等院校英语入学分级测试二级分类模拟题 2 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)Hal Bohlman, his wife Judy, and their three children live in a small apartment. Hal works in the income tax division of the government where he is a public information officer. Their children are now 12, 10, a
45、nd 5 years old. Their plan is for Judy to return to work after their youngest child starts primary school next year. They hope to save up enough money to buy a house. Last week, however, Judy“s father died suddenly of a heart attack. They now have to decide what to do about Judy“s mother, since Judy
46、 is the only child. Judy“s father was the manager of a store in a large supermarket chain, so her mother will receive a modest but sufficient pension from the company. In addition, she will receive the money from her husband“s life insurance and will continue to receive social welfare benefits from
47、the government. However, Judy realizes that it would probably be dangerous for her mother to live alone. Although her health is basically good for someone of age 73, she has bad days when her heart or arthritis(关节炎) acts up. Judy is afraid she might have trouble taking care of herself now that she i
48、s alone. Her mother is living in the house that she and her husband owned, a three-bedroom house in the suburbs of the same city where Hal and Judy live. Hal and Judy“s mother never got along well in the past, but Hal realizes that Judy is worried about her mother.（分数：10.00）(1).Judy will probably su
49、ggest that her mother move in to live with her own family.（分数：2.00）A.正确 B.错误解析：(2).Judy“s mother is poor in health after her husband“s death.（分数：2.00）A.正确B.错误 解析：(3).“Modest“ in Para. 2 most probable means “not much“.（分数：2.00）A.正确 B.错误解析：(4).Para. 3 is mainly about Judy“s worries.（分数：2.00）A.正确 B.错误解析：(5).Hal doesn“t know his wife well.（分数：2.00）A.正确B.错误 解析：二、Banked Cloze(总题数：1，分数：20.00)There are times when people are so tired that they fall asleep almost anywhere. We can see there is a lot of sleeping on the bus or train on the 1 home from work in the evenings. A
