厦门大学网络教育008年秋季.docVIP

厦门大学网络教育2008年秋季 高中起点本科英语模拟试卷（一） Ⅰ. 语音知识：下列各组单词中，有一个单词划线部分的读音与其他三个单词划线部分的读音不同，选出该单词。（每题2分，共10分） 1. A. home B. come C. some D. love 2. A. sale B. same C. sad D. safe 3. A. right B. ride C. river D. rice 4. A. cough B. touch C. enough D. tough 5. A. ground B. found C. shout D. country Ⅱ. 阅读理解：在所给选项中选出最佳答案，并在相应的字母上划线。（每题2分，共20分） Passage 1 About one hundred and thirty years ago, Thomas Edison of the US invented the light bulb(电灯. Edisons bulb has turned night into day ever since. But today, many want to turn the light off. The European Union (欧盟 recently decided that by 2009, people should stop using the Edison-style light bulb. Instead, they should use compact fluorescent lamps (节能灯. CFLs save energy and last longer. They can save money in the long run, said a British official. CFLs use 67 percent (67%) less electricity than the older bulbs. They last up to 10 times longer. Scientists say that if everyone used CFLs, electricity use would be cut by 18 percent. There would also be much smaller amounts of greenhouse gas(温室气体 given off. But its difficult to make people change their lighting habits. First the CFLs are more expensive. They cost eight times the price of the older bulbs. Many people dont like the CFL bulb. They find it too bright. You cannot change the light of a CFL, either. 6. When was the Edison-style light bulb invented? A. Early this century. B. About 130 years ago. C. A century ago. D. In the 1920s. 7. What do many people want today? A. To turn off the light. B. To make night even brighter. C. To turn day into night. D. To turn night into day. 8. Who says that CFLs should take the place of the Edison-style light bulb? A. Great Britain. B. The European Union. C. The United States. D. The United Nations. 9. CFLs are better than the traditional light bulb in that _________. A. they save electricity B. they last longer C. they