2006年英语模拟题及答案1
Section I Vocabulary
Directions:
There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
1. I would like to express my ______ to you all for supporting me this summer as a visiting scholar in your department.
[A] satisfaction [B] gratitude [C] pleasure [D] sincerity
2. The objective of this popular consultation is to determine, ______, the final political status of the region, whether to remain of the country as a special district, or to part from it.
[A] once upon a time [B] once and again [C] all at once [D] once and for all
3.
[A] dominates [B] manages [C] manipulates [D] controls
4. We all know that in a situation like this a cool head is ______.
[A] called up [B] called off [C] called on [D] called for
5. The EI Nino has ______ affected the regional weather and temperature over much of the tropics, sub-tropics and some mid-latitude areas.
[A] externally [B] consistently [C] insistently [D] internally
6. Mary succeeded in living _________ her extraordinary fame.
[A] down [B] up [C] up to [D] on
7. Mrs. Smith ______ tears when she heard her daughter had died in the road accident.
[A] broke in [B] broke up [C] broke through [D] broke into
8. The contract is __________ unless it is officially stamped.
[A] invalid [B] invaluable [C] precious [D] deliberate
9. The author of the book has shown his remarkably keen _______ into human nature.
[A] intellect [B] insight [C] perception [D] understanding
10. I became conscious of the ________ between play and sport when I helped organize a sandlot football team at the age of 12.
[A] interference [B] reference [C] difference [D] conference
11. Among all societies legal marriage is usually accompanied by some kind of ceremony that expresses group ________ of the union.
[A] outlook [B] sanction [C] coercion [D] insistence
12. Smoking is a(n) cause of lung cancer.
[A] major [B] great [C] large [D] important
13. Now when talking about economic reform I am very aware of the shadow hanging over most African countries’ debt.
[A] far [B] well [C] much [D] greatly
14. This procedure describes how suggestions for improvements to the systems are _________.
[A] celebrated [B] proceeded [C] generated [D] established
15. “Since we are exchanging , I too have a secret to reveal,” said Mary.
[A] transferences [B] transactions [C] confidences [D] promises
16. Like some foreigners, I ask a lot of questions, some of which are insulting silly. But everyone I ________ has answered those questions with patience and honesty.
[A] come across [B] come by [C] come over [D] come into
17. _________ being fun and good exercise, swimming is a very useful skill.
[A] Rather than [B] Apart from [C] Instead of [D] Owing to
18. Because of the Great Depression in the 1930s, his company conducted a low ___________of business with the government.
[A] amount [B] number [C] volume [D] capacity
19. The idea of being evaluated by ____________ makes some managers uneasy.
[A] substance [B] subsidy [C] subordinate [D] subsequence
20. Apple is going to _______ its operations and concentrates development efforts on the Internet and multimedia.
[A] reduce [B] process [C] supervise [D] streamline
Section II Cloze
Directions:
Read the following passage. For each numbered blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training. Ideally, therefore, the choice of an 21 should be made even before choice of a curriculum in high school. Actually, 22 , most people make several job choices during their working lives, 23 because of economic and industrial changes and partly to improve 24 position. The “one perfect job” does not exist. Young people should 25 enter into a broad flexible training program that will 26 them for a field of work rather than for a single 27 .
Unfortunately many young people have to make career plans 28 benefit of help from a competent vocational counselor or psychologist. Knowing 29 about the occupational world, or themselves for that matter, they choose their lifework on a hit-or-miss 30 . Some drift from job to job. Others 31 to work in which they are unhappy and for which they are not fitted.
One common mistake is choosing an occupation for 32 real or imagined prestige. Too many high-school students—or their parents for them—choose the professional field, 33 both the relatively small proportion of workers in the professions and the extremely high educational and personal 34 . The imagined or real prestige of a profession or a white-collar job is 35 good reason for choosing it as life’s work. 36 , these occupations are not always well paid. Since a large proportion of jobs are in mechanical and manual work, the 37 of young people should give serious 38 to these fields.
Before making an occupational choice, a person should have a general idea of what he wants 39 life and how hard he is willing to work to get it. Some people desire social prestige; others intellectual satisfaction. Some want security; others are willing to take 40 for financial gain. Each occupational choice has its demands as well as its rewards.
21. [A] identification [B] entertainment [C] accommodation [D] occupation
22. [A] however [B] therefore [C] though [D]thereby
23. [A] entirely [B] mainly [C] partly [D] his
24. [A] its [B] his [C] our [D] their
25. [A] since [B] therefore [C] furthermore [D] forever
26. [A] make [B] fit [C] take [D] leave
27. [A] job [B] way [C] means [D] company
