新整理大学英语考试模拟练习卷（7）.docVIP

大学英语考试真题卷（7） 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.He______ a well meant but unsuccessful campaign to ease East West tensions calling for arms reduction and a summit of the nuclear powers. A．embarked onB．reckoned onC．caught onD．dwelt on 参考答案：Aembark on a campaign 表示”发动了一场运动”，符合本题的意思；reckon on 意为“依靠”、“指望”，相当于(depend on)：catch on 意为“理解”、“明白”：dwell on意为“详述”。 2.When doing business in the Arab world, do not be surprised if your meeting is interrupted several times by people who come into the room ______, whisper, or speak softly to the person with whom you are talking, and leave. A．unannouncedB．unannouncingC．unannounceD．to announce 参考答案：A此题考查非谓语动词的用法，unannounced 为过去分词，此处作主语补足语，补充说明主语“有些人进入房间”时的情况是“没有通知大家”，即“没有通知大家就进来了”。whisper, speak与come并列，作从句谓语。 3.If a scientist holds an idea to be true and finds any counter evidence whatever, the idea is either______ or abandoned. A．testifiedB．ascertainedC．violatedD．modified 参考答案：D这是一道词义辨析题，modify表示“修改：更改”的意思，如：The equipment may be modified to produce VCD sets．这设备可以经过改装用来生产光碟机。testify 意为“说明”、“证实”；violate 意为“违反”；ascertain，“查明”、“弄清”，如：We must ascertain the usual customs of the local people and arrange accordingly．我们必须了解当地人民的风俗习惯，做出相应安排。本句的意思为：“如果一位科学家认为某个想法是正确的，而随后又发现了任何相反证据，那么这一想法或是被修正，或是被抛弃。” 4.A baby might show fear to an unfamiliar adult,______ he is likely to smile and reach out to another infant. A．ifB．wheneverC．whereasD．because 参考答案：Cwhereas意为“而”、“却”、“但是：相反”，连词，表示对比。如：Some people like fat meat，whereas others hate it. 有些人喜欢肥肉，相反有些人讨厌肥肉。根据句意，其他几个选择项都在语义上讲不通。 5.Only ten to twenty percent of cold viruses are transmitted by carders, who, sneezing and coughing, ______the viruses into the air. A．sprayB．sprinkleC．spreadD．sprout 参考答案：Aspray表示“喷雾：(指液体)被喷洒”，如：The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by aero planes．飞机把这些草籽大量地撒在地面上。sprinkle意为“洒、喷、淋”，如：She sprinkled sugar on the cakes．她把糖撤在蛋糕上。； spread，“传播”、“分散”，“张开： 伸展； 延长：加宽”，如：The bird spread its wing