2012年4月大学英语A统考模拟试题（最新）(1)

A：Children have energy cycles, too.

B：Habit may help a person adapt to his own energy cycle.

C：Dr. Kleitman explains why people reach their peaks at different hours of day. D：Getting off to work with a minimum effort helps save one's energy. 答案： C

2、 The purpose of this part of the book is to help you become more efficient in reading by speeding up the process generally. Most people can learn to cover material much faster than they do now while maintaining a high level of comprehension.

Improvement in reading efficiency has several major benefits. We need reading skills to benefit from the wealth of information that is now available in printed form. Most people get the rough outlines of their daily news from television and radio. However, the printed word still provides the in-depth coverage of topics that really produces well-informed people. Reading is also a great source of entertainment for many people. For students, it is the primary method of studying.

The time you now spend reading can be made much more productive by increasing your reading rate. For some people this will mean that they can obtain more information in the same length of time. For others it will mean that time now devoted to reading can be used in other more interesting and profitable ways.

To determine how fast you are reading, you first have to get some idea of the number of words in a given passage. Then you simply divide the number of words by the number of minutes it takes to read. That will give your rate in words per minute.

(1)、The passage is taken from . A：a story book B：a news report

C：a report on a scientific research D：a book on reading 答案： D

(2)、Which of the following statements is NOT a benefit from reading according to the passage? A：Reading will help readers get more information.

B：By reading readers will have an in-depth coverage of daily news. C：Students must read so that they can master knowledge.

D：Improvement of reading helps readers get outlines of daily news. 答案： D

(3)、This passage mainly discusses . A：different kinds of reading

B：the importance of improving reading skills and how to calculate reading rate C：reading as a source of entertainment

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D：different ways to improve reading speed 答案： B

(4)、\ . A：the average reading rate

B：the ability of reading fast with a good understanding C：reading materials readers like D：reading habits 答案： B

(5)、Reading speed can be calculated by . A：counting how many words a reader has read

B：dividing the total number of words a reader read by the time he spends on reading C：timing how many minutes a reader has read D：asking help from the teacher 答案： B 二、词汇与语法

1、I must admit I have a ________ for history. A：preference B：reference C：deference D：conference 答案： A

2、Ten minutes earlier, we could have caught the last train. A：or else B：but

C：otherwise D：and 答案： D

3、I haven't finished yet. I just need _______ ten minutes. A：another B：other C：the other D：the others 答案： A

4、Rod is determined to get a seat for the concert ______ it means standing in a queue all night. A：as if

B：provided C：even if

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D：whatever 答案： C

5、At the end of 2004, there were around 6,000 foreign printing companies in China, ______ up around 4 percent of national total. A：made B：to make C：making D：having made 答案： C

6、You must speak slowly, so that you can make yourself ________. A：understood B：being understood C：understanding 答案： A

7、 I advise that she _______ another day. A：will come B：comes C：came D：should come 答案： D

8、I was very tired. Otherwise, I _________ to the theatre with you. A：had gone B：would go C：went D：would have gone 答案： D

9、The ship took machines and other goods back to the port ________ it had set off. A：from which B：to which C：which D：in which 答案： A

10、Man has never ceased to search for cures for such ________ diseases as cancer and AIDS. A：dead B：dying C：death D：deadly

D：to be understood

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答案： D 三、完型填空

People sometimes confuse acquaintances with friends. The two terms have something in common, but, as far as I'm concerned, there are more 1 between them. An acquaintance is one 2 name you know, who you probably have something in common with and who you feel comfortable around. 3 you don't share your life with most of them because you don't know enough about them.

A friend, however, is 4 you love. Not that you are \ 5 them and you think about them when they are not there. You feel 6 with them because you know they won't hurt you. You know that if you have a problem, they are there to listen. Friends are the people who prevent you 7 making mistakes and help you when you do. They are the people whose hand you can hold. You can hug or give them a kiss and don't make them feel nervous because they 8 the things you do and they love you for them. They stick with you and stand by you. They hold your hand. They wish you 9 a happy life.

In a word, one's life can be the same without a(n) 10 . But if you lose a friend, you will feel something wrong with your life. (1)、

A：disadvantages B：advantages C：differences D：similarities 答案： C (2)、 A：whose B：who C：that D：which 答案： A (3)、 A：Because B：So C：Even if D：But 答案： D (4)、

A：everyone

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