2021年度大学英语考试考前冲刺卷（1）新整理版.docVIP

大学英语考试考前冲刺卷（1） 本卷共分为1大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格。 严格遵守考试纪律，维护考试秩序！ 一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.The aim of the voyages Maury was responsible for in the 1840s was______. A．to make some sounding experiments in the oceansB．to collect samples of sea plants and animalsC．to estimate the length of cable that was neededD．to measure the depth of the two oceans 参考答案：D[解析] 细节题。本题问的是：莫里在19世纪40年代负责的航行的目的是______。依据文章第2段第4句“In the 1840s，Maury had been responsible for encouraging voyages during which soundings were taken to investigate the depths of the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans”可知，莫里所负责的航行是为了用测深索去调查北大西洋和太平洋的深度。故选D)。 2.This passage is mainly about______. A．the beginnings of oceanographyB．the laying of the first undersea cableC．the investigation of ocean depthsD．the early intercontinental communications 参考答案：A[解析] 主旨题。本题问的是：这篇文章主要是讲______。根据文章内容可知，这篇文章主要讲述海洋学的兴起，并举出海洋学创始人莫里为一家电报公司提供关于从欧洲到美洲的海底距离的信息的实例，文章最后写到了另一位科学家汤姆森对海洋学的贡献。因此应选A)。 3.The proposal to lay a telegraph cable from Europe to America made oceanographic studies take on______. A．an academic aspectB．a military aspectC．a business aspectD．an international aspect 参考答案：C[解析] 细节题。本题问的是：在欧洲和美洲之间铺设海底电报电缆的建议使海洋学有了 ______。依据文章第2段第1句“The first time that the question‘what is at the bottom of the oceans had to be answered with any commercial consequence was when the laying of a telegraph cable from Europe to America was proposed”可知，在欧洲和美洲之间铺设海底电报电缆的建议使海洋学第一次实现了商业化。因此正确答案是C)。 4.It was ______that asked Maury for help in oceanographic studies. A．the American NavyB．some early intercontinental travelersC．those who earned a living from the seaD．the company which proposed to lay an undersea cable 参考答案：D[解析] 细节题。本题问的是：______在海洋学方面向莫里寻求帮助。依据文章第2段第3句“It was to Maury of the US Navy that the Atlantic Telegraph Company turned，in 1853，for information on this matter”可知，向莫里寻求帮助的是大西洋电报公司。故选D)。 5.The author maintains that both sides should ______ if the two different work styles clash headlong. A．be patient and tolera