1、吉林省学位英语模拟试题五 2014 年及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：120 分钟)一、Part I Vocabulary an(总题数：30，分数：15.00)1.We must take a firm _ against the lowering of educational standards （分数：0.50）A.standB.placeC.positionD.reason2.When he bent over to untie his shoelace，the _ of his trousers split （分数：0.50）A.seamB.jointC.seatD.edg
2、e3.We did not find _ to prepare for the worst conditions we might face （分数：0.50）A.it worthB.it worthyC.it worthwhileD.worth our while4.I am doubtful _ he is still alive （分数：0.50）A.thatB.whetherC.whatD.when5.It is not clear that he is _ the trip （分数：0.50）A.enjoyB.planC.on toD.up to6.Please dont _ to
3、ask me if you have any question （分数：0.50）A.pauseB.reserveC.hesitateD.mind7.He has been asked to account _ his absence （分数：0.50）A.ofB.onC.aboutD.for8.How did it come _ that you made a lot of mistakes in your homework?（分数：0.50）A.aboutB.toC.afterD.with9.This pair of shoes isnt goodbut that pair is _ be
4、tter （分数：0.50）A.lessB.moreC.evenD.hardly10.Many freshman complain of the rapid _ of college life （分数：0.50）A.rateB.paceC.speedD.growth11.Please double _ that reportIn other word，type on every other line （分数：0.50）A.spacingB.spacedC.spaceD.a space12.The teams recent wins have now _ them for the semi-fi
5、nals （分数：0.50）A.finedB.promotedC.matchedD.qualified13.“You missed a golden opportunity”“Yes，I _ that job when it was offered.” （分数：0.50）A.shall takeB.should takeC.shall have takenD.should have taken14.The rain seems to have set _ for the evening （分数：0.50）A.inB.withC.aboutD.down15.“What happened?”“We
6、 _ for an hour when the bus finally came” （分数：0.50）A.waitedB.have waitedC.have been waitingD.had been waiting16.It can not be _ strongly emphasized that economy is the foundation of a country （分数：0.50）A.tooB.veryC.asD.so17.In the West children begin to study their native languages and a foreign lang
7、uage to gather in primary school and begin _ in middle school （分数：0.50）A.thirdB.a thirdC.the thirdD.thirdly18.We can sail there in an hour, if the wind is favorable _ us （分数：0.50）A.ofB.atC.withD.to19.“When do you go to work?”“At _ .” （分数：0.50）A.eights strokingB.eight strokesC.time when eight was str
8、okeD.the stroke of eight20.I could do it myself but Id sooner you _ it （分数：0.50）A.would doB.doC.have doneD.had done21.Ive made an _ for you to see the dentist at 5 oclock tomorrow （分数：0.50）A.appointmentB.interviewC.opportunityD.assignation22.He broke the world _ for the 100 meters （分数：0.50）A.markB.l
9、evelC.standardD.record23.He doesnt work but he gets a good _ from his investment （分数：0.50）A.wageB.earningC.incomeD.salary24.Do you wish that you _ buy that new television set? （分数：0.50）A.couldB.needC.canD.must25.Had she been older, she _ less sympathetic （分数：0.50）A.had beenB.might beC.might have bee
10、nD.would be26.It suddenly _ him that he should solve the problem with a computer （分数：0.50）A.struck atB.occurred toC.hit onD.dawned on27.She would lose weight but she _ big （分数：0.50）A.ateB.would eatC.had eatenD.eats28.The teacher asked _ who had finished their homework to leave the classroom as quiet
11、ly as they could （分数：0.50）A.themB.theseC.thoseD.they29.Thanks, MrHawkinsI am very please _ you （分数：0.50）A.meetB.to meetC.meetingD.to have meet30.Will you be so kind _ me a favor， Sir ? （分数：0.50）A.as to doB.as doingC.to doD.enough to do二、Part II Reading Comp(总题数：3，分数：30.00)Passage One Questions 31 to
12、 35 are based on the following passage Imagine a world in which children would be the rulers and could decided nit only the outcome of each and every occurrence，but also dictate the every structure and form of the environmentIn this world，a childs wildest thoughts would become realityLimited only by
13、 the extent of his on her imaginationWhile such a world might sound both fantastic and frightening，at least from a logical，adult perspective，it does existWhats more? It has it has been in existence for some time and is populated by hundreds of thousands of children who spend hours within its boundar
14、ies experimenting and learningThis world is not real, at least not in the traditional sense，but exists within a computer and is generated by an educational programming language called Logo，unlike other computer language and programs that are designed to test children and provide applications that fo
15、rmally dispense information, LOGO allows children. even preschool children ,to be in total controlChildren teach the computer to think and as a result develop and sharpen their own reasoning abilities（分数：10.00）(1).LOGO is （分数：2.00）A.an educational testing programB.a computer languageC.an information
16、 dispenserD.an unreal world(2).LOGO is most commonly used by （分数：2.00）A.teachersB.computer programmersC.adultsD.children(3).Children are rulers （分数：2.00）A.in the traditional senseB.within the boundaries of Logos worldC.with all computer language and programsD.in the adult world(4).LOGO is unique bec
17、ause （分数：2.00）A.it is an educational programB.it is in total controlC.it allows children to teach the computer to thinkD.children use it(5).The best title for this passage would be （分数：2.00）A.“Children Rule the world”B.“Children Learn Reasoning Using LOGO”C.“Computer Language”D.“The Unreal World of
18、the Child and the Computer”Passage Two Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage Like most people，1 was brought up to look upon life as a process of gettingIt was not until in my late thirties that I made this important discovery：givingaway makes life so much more excitingYou need not wo
19、rry if you lack moneyThis is how I experimented with giving-awayIf an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store flashes tomeI step in and make the suggestion to the store-keeperIf an incident occurs，the story of which I think the local Catholic priest could useI call him up and t
20、ell him about it，though I am not a Catholic myselfOne discovery I made about givingaway is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in an unexpected formOne Sunday morning the local post office delivered an importa
21、nt special delivery 1etter to my home，though it was addressed to me at my office1 wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation More than a year later I needed a postoffice box for a new business 1 was starting1 was told at the window that there were no boxes left，and that my name would have to go on
22、a long waiting listAs I was about to leave，the postmaster appeared in the doorwayHe had overheard our conversation“Wasnt it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?”I said it was“Well, You certainly are going to have a box in this post office if we h
23、ave to make one for youYou dont know what a letter like that means to usWe usually get nothing but complaints”（分数：10.00）(1).We understand that （分数：2.00）A.the author was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting in the way as most peopleB.he liked most people who were brought up that wayC.
24、because most people were brought up that；the author was，tooD.he liked most people as they looked upon life in the same way(2).At the author looked upon life as a process of gettingHe formed this view of life probably because（分数：2.00）A.of most peopleB.he was similar to most people in booksC.of his ea
25、rly educationD.he was brought up to like most people(3).The author makes the suggestion to the store-keeper （分数：2.00）A.in writingB.in personC.in the window displayD.about the neighborhood(4).When the author needed a post-office box （分数：2.00）A.his name was put on a waiting listB.he wrote the postmast
26、er a note of appreciationC.many had applied for post-office boxes before himD.he asked the postmaster to make one for him(5).In reply to the postmasters question, the author said （分数：2.00）A.it was the special deliveryB.it was the post-office boxC.it was the note of appreciation he wroteD.it was hePa
27、ssage Three Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage. The idea of using radio for broadcasting to mass audiences was formed in 1916 by an executive of the American Marconi Company, David Sarnff. His superiors were doubtful about his idea to “make radio a household utility (事业), (so that
28、) by purchase of aradio music box, the audience could enjoy lectures, music recitals (演奏会),etc. and his proposal was neglected. Four years later the American engineer .Frank Conrad, an employee at Westinghouse Electric Corporation, attracted considerable attention when a local newspaper reported on
29、the growing audience listening on crystal radio sets to his evening and weekend amateur broadcasts; a local music store had provided records to play on the Victrola, and Conrad and his family served as disc jockeys (唱片音乐节目广播员). Westinghouse vice president Harry Davis asked Conrad to build a more pow
30、erful transmitter in time to announce the outcome of the next U. S. presidential election. Conrad completed his assignment, and on November 2, 1920, station KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ,broadcast the announcement that Warren G. Harding had been elected president. About 1 000 people heard this f
31、irst news broadcast. Radio communicated news much faster than did newspapers, and because crystal sets were easy to build and inexpensive, radio expanded rapidly in the following years .To stimulate the sale of radio sets, equipment manufacturers provided transmitting facilities. Singers, comedian,
32、and entire orchestras volunteered their services for publicity. The eventual financial basis of the new industry, however, was still unclear. One group in New York City tried to seek contributions from listeners; others urged that private foundations support radio .stations as a public service. In A
33、ugust 1922 the first commercial radio advertisement was broadcast on WEAF (now WNBC) in New York City. In 1926, when about 5 million homes had radios, the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), in cooperation with the American Telephone Telegraph Company, established the first commercial radio network.
34、 In the 1920s radio was established as a new mass medium and a practicable industry, and it became a national forum for news and popular culture.（分数：10.00）(1).The passage is mainly concerned with _. （分数：2.00）A.the invention and uses of radioB.the history of radio broadcastingC.early radio programs f
35、or mass audiencesD.the contribution of radio to popular culture(2).Who started broadcasting radio programs to mass audience? （分数：2.00）A.David Sarnoff.B.Frank Conrad.C.Harry Davis.D.Warren G. Harding.(3).After 1920, radio expanded rapidly because _. （分数：2.00）A.it had advantages over newspaperB.it was
36、 cheaper than newspaperC.you could easily get it in storesD.all of the above.(4).By saying that “the eventual financial basis of the new industry was still unclear“, the author means that （分数：2.00）A.the listeners would not pay or the broadcasting stationsB.the private foundations were unwilling to s
37、upport the stationsC.advertising and commercial programs could not raise enough moneyD.the stations were not sure yet where to get the operational money(5).In 1920s, radio _. （分数：2.00）A.established its status as a new industryB.became a new broadcasting deviceC.began to replace newspaper as the chie
38、f mass mediumD.entered every home as a new medium三、III Cloze(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The best known and 46 of all our many Christmas songs “Silent Night“ was written in Oberndorf, a tiny village in Bavarian mountains. 47 Christmas Eve, 1818, Oberndorf had been 48 by a sever snowstorm, but 49 the inhabitants
39、cheerfully prepared for the Christmas festivities. Then they discovered, to their 50_, that the organ had broken 51 A village schoolmaster and church organist knew how unhappy the people would be, for music was the 52 of all their celebration. So he went to the assistant priest(牧师) and suggested tha
40、t the priest 53 a special song for the Christmas celebration that should be sung without 54 preparation. The priest 55 to do his best. Towards evening he went 56 the schoolmaster with the lovely words of the song “Silent Night”. Then the schoolmaster composed a melody (曲调) to 57 the words. On Christ
41、mas morning, the beautiful carol (颂歌) was sung 58 the first time. A guitar was the 59 accompaniment and the words “Silent night, Holy night, all is calm, all is bright.“ 60 pure and clear in the Bavarian 61 The song 62 to England until one hundred years age. Times have changed, but “Silent Night” ha
42、s 63 . It is still sung 64 comers of the world 65 people commemorate the birth of Christ. （分数：10.00）A.lovableB.lovedC.lovelyD.lovingA.AtB.InC.OnD.DuringA.coveredB.isolatedC.enclosedD.surroundedA.alreadyB.presentlyC.stillD.yetA.disappearanceB.disagreementC.discoveryD.disappointmentA.downB.awayC.inD.o
43、ffA.centreB.middleC.heartD.midstA.writeB.writesC.writesD.d better writeA.anyB.littleC.noD.someA.acceptedB.allowedC.permittedD.promisedA.homeB.to homeC.to home ofD.to the home ofA.fill inB.equipC.fitD.proveA.atB.forC.inD.toA.merelyB.oneC.solelyD.onlyA.shoutedB.criedC.soundedD.appearedA.airB.heavenC.s
44、kyD.heavenlyA.did bringB.didnt bringC.was broughtD.was not broughtA.leftB.remainedC.stayedD.lostA.at allB.in allC.on allD.all overA.thatB.howC.whichD.where四、IV Translate the fol(总题数：5，分数：10.00)31.调查研究表明老年人戒烟比年轻人要容易些。 （分数：2.00）_32.工会主席将辞职这一消息迄今还未得到证实。 （分数：2.00）_33.他意识到他没有权力这样说他的父亲。 （分数：2.00）_34.中国在历史
45、上对世界的科学和技术做出过很大贡献。 （分数：2.00）_35.显而易见，教育对一个国家来说十分重要。（分数：2.00）_VBooks are to mankind what memory is to the individual. (71) They contain the history of our race, the discoveries we have made, the accumulated knowledge and experience of ages; the picture for us the marvels and beauties of nature, help
46、up in our difficulties, comfort us in sorrow and in suffering, change hours of weariness into moments of delight, store our minds with ideas, fill them with good and happy thoughts, and lift us out of and above ourselves. (72) Many of those who have had, as we say, all that this world can give, have
47、 yet told us they owed much of their purest happiness to books. Macaulay had wealth and fame, rank and power, and (73) yet he tells us in his biography that he owed the happiest hours of his life to books. He says, “If any one would make me the greatest king that ever lived, with palaces and gardens and fine dinners, and wines and coaches, and beautiful clo
