大學英語復習期末模擬試題

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Interestinpursuinginternationalcareershassoaredinrecentyears,enhancedbychronic（長久的）personnelshortages

thatarecausingcompaniestosearchbeyondtheirhomebordersfbrtalent.

Professionalsseekcareerexperienceoutsideoftheirhomecountriesfbravarietyofreasons.Theymayfecitheneedto

rechargetheirbatterieswithanewchallenge.Theymaywantapositionwithmoreresponsibilitythatencouragescreativity

andinitiative.Ortheymaywishtoexposetheirchildrentoanotherculture,andtheopportunitytolearnasecondlanguage.

Whenapplyingfbrajob,oneusuallyhastosubmitaresumeorcurriculumvitae（CV）.Thetwoternsgenerallymean

thesamething:aonc-ortwodocumentdescribingone'seducationalqualificationsandprofessionalexperience.

However,guidelinesfbrpreparingaresumeareconstantlychanging.Thebestadviceistofindoutwhatisappropriate

regardingthecorporate（公司）culture,thecountryculture,andthecultureofthepersonmakingthehiringdecision.The

challengewillbetoembracetwoormoreculturesinonedocument.Thefollowinglistisagoodplacetostart.

?^Educationalrequirementsdifferfromcountrytocountry.Inalmosteverycaseof'cross-border'jobhunting,just

statingthetitleofyourdegreewillnotbeanadequatedescription.Providethereaderwithdetailsaboutyourstudiesandany

relatedcxpcricncc.^^

?Payattentiontotheresumeformatyouuse-chronologicalorreverse-chronologicalorder.Chronologicalorder

meanslistingyour'oldest'workexperiencefirst.Reverse-chronologicalordermeanslistingyourcurrentormostrecent

experiencefirst.Mostcountrieshavepreferencesaboutwhichformatismostacceptable.Ifyoufindnospecificguidelines,

thegeneralpreferenceisfbrthercvcrsc-chronologicalfbmiat.”

?IfyouarcsubmittingyourresumeinEnglish,findoutiftherecipient（收件人）usesBritishEnglishorAmerican

Englishbecausetherearevariationsbetweenthetwoversions.Forexample,universityeducationisoftenreferredtoas

'tertiaryeducation'intheUnitedKingdom,butthistermisalmostneverusedintheUnitedStates.Areaderwhois

unfamiliarwiththesevariationsmayassumethatyourresumecontainserrors.

21.Companiesarchiringmoreforeignemployeesbecause.

Aitheyfindforeignemployeesareusuallymoretalented

B；theyneedoriginalideasfromemployeeshiredoverseas

C；theywanttoexpandtheirbusinessbeyondhomeborders

Ditheyhavedifficultyfindingqualifiedpersonnelathome

22.Theauthorbelievesthatanindividualwhoappliestoworkoverseas.

Aiisusuallycreativeandfiillofinitiative

B；aimstoimprovehisforeignlanguageskills

C；isdissatisfiedwithhisownlifeathome

D?seekseitherhisownorhischildren'sdevelopment

23.Whenitcomestoresumewriting,ilisbestto.

Aitakeculturalfactorsintoconsiderat沁n

B；leaniaboutthecompany'shiringprocess

C)followappropriateguidelinesforjobhunting

Diknowtheemployer'spersonallikesanddislikes

24.Whenwritingaboutqualifications,applicantsarcadvisedto.

Aistresstheiracademicpotentialtoimpressthedecisionmaker

B)givethetitleoftheuniversitydegreetheyhaveearnedathome

C)provideadetaileddescriptionoftheirstudyandworkexperiences

Dihighlighttheirkeeninterestinpursuinga'cross-border'career

2sAccordingtotheauthor\lastpiecenfadvice,theapplicantsshouldheawareof

AithedifferenteducationalsystemsintheUSandtheUK

B)thedifferencesbetweenthevarietiesofEnglish

C)therecipient'spreferencewithregardtotheformat

DithedistinctivefeaturesofAmericanandBritishcultures

Educatinggirlsquitepossiblyyieldsahigherrateofreturnthananyotherinvestmentavailableinthedevelopingworld.

Women'seducationmaybeunusualterritoryforeconomists,butenhancingwomen'scontributiontodevelopmentis

actuallyasmuchaneconomicasasocia'issue.Andeconomics,withitsemphasisonincentives(激勵)，providesguideposts

thatpointtoanexplanationtorwhysomanygirlsaredeprivedofaneducation.

Parentsinlow-incomccountriesfailtoinvestintheirdaughtersbecausetheydonotexpectthemtomakeaneconomic

contributiontothefamily:girlsgrowuponlytomarryintosomebodyelse'sfamilyandbearchildren.Girlsarethusseenas

lessvaluablethanboysandartkeptathometodohouseworkwhiletheirbrothersarcsenttoschool-thcprophecy(預言)

becomesself-fulfilling,trappingwomeninaviciouscircle(惡'性循環)ofneglect.

Aneducatedmother,ontheotherhand,hasgreaterearningabilitiesoutsidethehomeandfacesanentirelydifferentset

ofchoices.Sheislikelytohavefewerbuthealthierchildrenandcaninsistonthedevelopmentofallherchildren,ensuring

thatherdaughtersarcgivenafairchance.Theeducationofherdaughtersthenmakesitmuchmorelikelythatthenext

generationofgirls,aswellasofboys,willbeeducatedandhealthy.Theviciouscircleisthustransformedintoavirtuous

circle.

Fewwilldisputethateducatingwomenhasgreatsocialbenefits.Butithasenormouseconomicadvantagesaswell.

Mostobviously,thereisthedirecteffectofeducationonthewagesoffemaleworkers.Wagesriseby10to20percentfor

eachadditionalyearofschooling.Suchbigreturnsareimpressivebythestandardofotheravailableinvestments,butthey

arejustthebeginning.Educatingwomenalsohasasignificantimpactonhealthpractices,includingfamilyplanning.

26.Theauthorarguesthateducatinggirlsindevelopingcountriesis.

A)troublesomeB)labor-savingC)rewardingD)expensive

27.Bysaying“…theprophecybecomesselffulfilling..J,(Lines45,Para.2).theauthormeansthat.

A)girlswillturnouttobelessvaluablethanboys

B)girlswillbecapableofrealizingtheirowndreams

C)girlswilleventuallyfindtheirgoalsinlifebeyondreach

Digirlswillbeincreasinglydiscontentedwiththeirlifeathome

28.Theauthorbelievesthataviciouscirclecanturnintoavirtuouscirclewhen

Aiwomencaremoreabouteducation

B)girlscangainequalaccesstoeducation

C)afamilyhasfewerbuthealthierchildren

Diparentscanaffordtheirdaughters'education

29.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutwomen'seducation?

A)Itdeservesgreaterattentionthanothersocialissues.

B)Itisnowgiventoppriorityinmanydevelopingcountries.

C)Itwillyieldgreaterreturnsthanotherknowninvestments.

DiIthasarousedtheinterestofagrowingnumberofeconomists.

30.Thepassagemainlydiscusses.

A)unequaltreatmentofboysandgirlsindevelopingcountries

B)thepotentialearningpowerofwell-educatedwomen

C)themajorcontributionsofeducatedwomentosociety

Ditheeconomicandsocialbenefitsofeducatingwomen

Speedingoffinastolencar.thethiefthinkshehasgotagreatcatch.Butheisinfbranunwelcomesurprise.Thecaris

fittedwitharemoteimmobiliser(鎖止器),andaradiosignalfromacontrolcentremilesawaywillensurethatoncethe

thiefswitchestheengineoff,hewillnotbeabletostartitagain.

Theideagoeslikethis.Acontrolboxfittedtothecarcontainsamini-cellphone,amicro-processorandmemory,anda

GPS(全球定位系統)satellitepositioningreceiver.Ifthecarisstolen,acodedcellphonesignalwilltellthecontrolcentre

toblockthevehicle'senginemanagementsystemandpreventtheenginebeingrestarted.

IntheUK,asetoftechnicalfixesisalreadymakinglifeharderforcarthieves.4Thcpatternofvehiclecrimehas

changed/saysMartynRandall,asecurityexpert.Hesaysitwouldonlytakehimafewminutestoteachapersonhowto

stealacar,usingabareminimumoftools.Butonlyifthecarismorethan10yearsold.

Modemcarsarefartoughertosteal,astheirenginemanagementcomputerwon'tallowthemtostartunlessthey

receiveauniqueIDcodebeamedoutbytheignition(點火)key.IntheUK,technologieslikethishavehelpedachievea31%

dropinvehicle-relatedcrimesince1997.

Butdeterminedcriminalsarestillmanagingtofindotherwaystostealcars,oftenbygettingboldoftheowner'skeys.

Andkeytheftisresponsiblefbr40%ofthetheftsofvehiclesfittedwithatrackingsystem.

Ifthecartravels100metreswithoutthedriverconfirmingtheirID,thesystemwillsendasignaltoanoperations

centrethatithasbeenstolen.ThehundredmetresminimumavoidsfalsealarmsduetoinaccuraciesintheGPSsignal.

Staffatthecentrewillthencontacttheownertoconfirmthatthecarreallyismissing,andkeeppoliceinformedofthe

vehicle'smovementsviathecar'sGPSunit.

31.What'sthefunctionoftheremoteimmobilizerfittedtoacar?

AiTohelpthepolicemakeasurpriseattackonthecarthief.

B)Toallowthecartolockautomaticallywhenstolen.

C)Topreventthecarthieffromrestartingitonceitstops.

DjTopreventcartheftbysendingaradiosignaltothecarowner.

32.Bysaying“ThepatternofvehiclecrimehaschangedM(Lines1-2.Para.3),MartynRandallsuggeststhat.

Aiittakesalongertimeforthecarthieftodothestealing

B)sclf^prcparcdtoolsarcnolongerenoughfbrcartheft

C)thethiefhastomakeuseofcomputertechnology

Dithethiefhaslostinterestinstealingcarsover10yearsold

33.Whatisessentialinmakingamodemcartoughertosteal?

AiAcodedignitionkey.

B；AuniqueIDcard.

C；Aspecialcellphonesignal.

DjAGPSsatellitepositioningreceiver.

34.Whydoesthetrackingsystemseta100-metreminimumbeforesendinganalarmtotheoperationscentre?

AiToleavetimefbrtheoperationscentretogiveanalarm.

B；Tokeeppoliceinformedofthecar'smovements.

C)Togivethedrivertimetocontacttheoperationscentre.

DiToallowfbrpossibleerrorsintheGPSsystem.

35.Whatwilltheoperationscentredofirstafterreceivinganalarm?

A)Startthetrackingsystem.B)Contactthecarowner.

C)Blockthecarengine.D)Locatethemissingcar.

Psychiatrists(精神病專家)whoworkwitholderparentssaythatmaturitycanbeanassetinchildrcaring-oldcr

parentsaremorethoughtful,uselessphysicaldisciplineandspendmoretimewiththeirchildren.Butraisingkidstakes

moneyandenergy.Manyolderparentsfindthemselvesbalancingtheirlimitedfinancialresources,decliningenergyand

failinghealthagainstthegrowingdemandsofanactivechild.Dyingandleavingyoungchildrenisprobablytheolder

parents'biggest,andoftenunspoken,fear.Havinglate-lifechildren,saysaneconomicsprofessor,oftenmeansparents,

particularlyfathers,44endupretiringmuchlater."Formany,retirementbecomesanunobtainabledream.

HenryMetcalf,a54-year-oldjournalist,knowsittakesmoneytoraisekids.Buthe'salsoworriedthathisenergywill

giveoutfirst.Sure,hecanstillridebikeswithhisathleticfifthgrader,buthe'slearnedthatyoungatheartdoesn,tmean

young.Latelyhe,sbeentakingafternoonnaps(‘「睡)tokeepuphisenergy.tkMybodyisaging/'saysMetcalf."Youcan't

getawayfromthat.^^

Often,olderparentshearthetickingofanotherkindofbiologicalclock.Therapistswhoworkwithmiddle-agedand

olderparentssayfearsaboutagingarenothingtolaughat."Theyworryihey'llbemistakenfbrgrandparents,orthatthey'll

needhelpgettingupoutofthoselittlechairsinnurseryschool,“saysJoannGalst,aNewYorkpsychologist.Butatthecore

ofthoselittlefearsthereisoftenamuchbiggerone:"thattheywon'tbealivelongenoughtosupportandprotecttheir

child,nshesays.

Manylate-lifeparents,though,saytheirchildrencameatjusttherighttime.Aftermarryinglateandundergoingyears

fertility(受孕)treatment,MarilynNelenandherhusband.Randy,hadtwins.llWebothwantedchildren,^^saysMarilyn,

whowas55whenshegavebirth.Thetwinshavegiventhecouplewhattheydesiredfbryears,4tasenseoffamily.Kidsof

olderdadsareoftensmarter,happierandmoresociablebecausetheirfathersaremoreinvolvedintheirlives.uThedadsare

older,moremature,“saysDr.Silber,“andmorereadytoibcusonparenting.^^

36.Whydopsychiatristsregardmaturityasanassetinchildrearing?

AiOlderparentsareoftenbetterpreparedfinancially.

B；Olderparentscantakebettercareoftheirchildren.

C；Olderparentsareusuallymoreexperiencedinbringinguptheirchildren.

DjOlderparentscanbetterbalancetheirresourcesagainstchildren'sdemands.

37.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“Formany,retirementbecomesanunobtainabledream"(Lines7-8,Para.1)?

AjTheyarereluctanttoretirewhentheyreachtheirretirementage.

B；Theycan'tobtaintheretirementbenefitstheyhavedreamedof.

C)Theycan'tgetftillpensionunlesstheyworksomeextrayears.

DiTheyhavetogoonworkingbeyondtheirretirementage.

38.TheauthorgivestheexampleofHenryMetcalftoshowthat.

Aiolderparentsshouldexercisemoretokeepupwiththeirathleticchildren

B；manypeoplearcyounginspiritdespitetheiradvancedage

C)olderparentstendtobeconcernedabouttheiragingbodies

Ditakingaftemoonnapsisagoodwaytomaintainenergy

39.What'sthebiggestfearofolderparentsaccordingtoNewYorkpsychologistJoanGalst?

A)Approachingofdeath.

B)Slowingdownoftheirpaceoflife.

C)Beinglaughedatbyotherpeople.

DiBeingmistakenfbrgrandparents.

40.WhatdowelearnaboutMarilynandRandyNolen?

AjTheythoughttheywereanexampleofsuccessfulfertilitytreatment.

B；Notuntiltheyreachedmiddleagedidtheythinkofhavingchildren.

C)Notuntiltheyhadthetwinsdidtheyfeeltheyhadformedafamily.

DiTheybelievedthatchildrenbomofolderparentswouldbesmarter.

PartIIIVocabulary(20minutes)

41.People'sexpectationsaboutthefuturemayhavemoreinfluenceontheirsenseofwell-beingthantheirstate

does.

A)currentB)initialC)modernD)primitive

42.Afterworkingallday,hewassotiredthathewasinnotogotothepartywithus.

A)tasteB)moodC)senseD)emotion

43.Thereisalreadycleartoshowthatplantsandanimalsarebeingafleetedbyclimatechange.

A)witnessB)certificationC)identityD)evidence

44.Manywomenstillfeelthattheyarebeingbyamaleculture,particularlyintheprofessionalservicessector.

A)heldbackB)heldforthC)heldonD)heldout

45.Thefindingspaintauniquepictureoftheshoppinghabitsofcustomers,plustheirmotivationand.

A)privilegesB)possibilitiesC)possessionsD)preferences

46.It'sgoodtoknowthatquiteafewpopularEnglishexpressionsactuallyfromtheBible.

A)acquireB)obtainC)deriveD)result

47.Tom,diditevertoyouthatyouwouldbepunishedfbrcheatingonexams?

AihappenB)occurC)reflectD)strike

48.IntheU.S.88percentofsmokershadstartedbeforetheywere18,cespitethefactthatitistosellcigarettes

toanyoneunderthatage.

A)liableB)liberalC)irrationalD)illegal

49.Accordingtothekeywitnesses,apeculiarlybignoseisthecriminal'smostmemorablefacial.

A)featureB)hintC)spotD)signature

50.Brazil'sconstitutionthemilitaryuseofnuclearenergy.

A)withdrawsB)forbidsC)interruptsD)objects

51.Somepeoplearguethatthedeathdoesnotnecessarilyreducethenumberofmurders.

A)plotB)practiceC)penaltyD)pattern

52.Manypersonnelmanagerssayitisgettingharderandhardertohonestapplicantsfromthegrowingnumber

ofdishonestones.

A)distinguishB)disguiseC)dissolveD)discount

53.Astudyshowsthatstudentslivinginnon-smokingdormsarclesslikelytothehabitofsmoking.

A)makeupB)turnupC)drawupD)pickup

54.Almostalljobapplicantsaredeterminedtoleaveagoodonapotentialemployer.

A)illusionB)reputationC)impressionD)reflection

55.AspecialfeatureofeducationatMITistheopportunityfbrstudentsandfacultytotogetherinresearch

activities.

A)specializeB)participateC)consistD)involve

56.Althoughtheylosttheirjobs,savingsandunemploymentbenefitsallowthecoupletotheircomfortable

home.

AicomeinfbrB)catchupwithC)lookfbrwardtoD)holdonto

57.Althoughmanyexpertsagreethatmorechildrenareoverweight,thereisdebateoverthebestwaystothe

problem.

A)relateB)tackleC)fileD)attach

58.AnimportantfactorindetermininghowwellyouperforminanexaiTiinationistheofyourmind.

A)stateB)caseC)situationD)circumstance

59.Researchshowsthatthereisnorelationshipbetweenhowmuchapersonearnsandwhetherhefeelsgood

aboutlife.

A)successiveB)subsequentC)significantD)sincere

60.Sadly,asspendingonprivategardenshas,spendingonpublicparkshasgenerallydeclined.

A)heightenedB)liftedC)flownD)soared

61.Lungcancer,likesomeothercancers,oftendoesn'tproduceuntilitistoolateandhasspreadbeyondthe

chesttothebrain,liverorbones.

A)trailsB)therapiesC)symptomsD)symbols

62.Withtheincreasingunemploymentrate,workerswhoarc50to60yearsoldarcusuallythefirsttobe.

A)laidoffB)laidasideC)laidoutD)laidup

63.Thephysicaldifferencesbetweenmenandwomencanbe_directlytoourbasicrolesashuntersand

child-bcarcrs.

AipursuedB)tracedC)switchedD)followed

64.Itisclearthatthedoghasamuchgreaterofitsbraindevotedtosmellthanisthecasewithhumans.

A)compositionB)compoundC)percentD)proportion

65.Americancollegestudentsareincreasinglywithcreditcarddebtandtheconsequencescanberatherserious.

A)boostedB)burdenedC)dischargedD)dominated

66.Numerousstudiesalreadylinkthefirstmealofthedaytobetterclassroom.

A)performanceB)fiinctionC)behaviorD)display

67.Themostsuccessfulpost-careerathletesarethosewhocantaketheidentityandfifeskillsthelearnedinsportsand

themtoanotherareaoflife.

A)utilizeB)employC)applyD)exert

68.Thetechnologicaladvancesmadeiipossiblefbrthemiddleclassesioenjoywhathadoncebeenonlytothe

veryrich.

AjmanageableB)measurableC)acceptableD)affordable

69.Beingoutofwork,lanecannolongerfriendstodinnersandmoviesassheusedto.

A)urgeB)treatC)appealD)compel

70.bythesuperstarsontelevision,theyoungathletestrainedhardandplayedintensely.

A)ImitatedB)ImposedC)InsuredD)Inspired

PartIVCloze(15minutes)

Thepartoftheenvironmentalmovementthatdrawsmyfirm,sattentionisthedesignofcities'buildingsandproducts.

WhenwedesignedAmerica,sfirstso-called**green^^officebuildinginNewYorktwodecades71wefeltveryalone.

Buttoday,thousandsofpeoplecometogreenbuildingconferences,andthe72thatbuildingscanbegoodforpeople

andtheenvironmentwillbeincreasinglyinfluentialinyearsto73.

Backin1984wediscoveredthatmostmanufacturedproductsfbrdecorationweren'tdesignedfbr74use.The

“energy-efficient“sealedcommercialbuildingsconstructedafterthe1970senergycrisis75indoorairqualityproblems

causedhymaterialssuchaspaint,wallcoveringandSnfar20years,we'vebeenfncusingonthesematerials76

tothemolecules,lookingfbrwaystomakethem77fbrpeopleandtheplanet.

Homebuilderscannowusematerials-suchaspaintsthatreleasesignificantly78amountsoforganic

compounds-thatdon't79thequalityoftheair,water,orsoil.Ultimately,80,ourbasicdesignstrategyisfocused

notsimplyonbeing“lessbad“butoncreating81healthfulmaterialsthatcanbeeithersafelyreturnedtothesoil

82reusedbyindustryagainandagain.Asamatterof83、theworld'slargestcarpetmanufacturerhasalready

84acarpetthatisfullyandsafelyrecyclable(可循環用的).

Lookatitthisway:Noone85outtocreateabuildingthatdestroystheplanet.Butourcurrentindustrialsystems

ar