《2022年5月统考模拟练习-大学英语A》3

试卷总分:100  得分:100

一、阅读理解 (共 2 道试题,共 20 分)

5.In America, during the meal, you’d better be careful to leave a spoon in a soup bowl or coffee cup or any other dish. The coffee spoon ought to be on the saucer, the soup spoon ought to be on the plate under the bowl. When you are having soup, make the least noises and use the side of your spoon inside out this way, not the tip. And you mustn’t pick up your soup bowls so as to drink away the last drops of your soup from the bottom of the bowl. Very often there is only one main course and salad, followed by your sweet. If you find the meal not enough, say “Oh, it’s delicious!” and ask for some more of he chicken or steak or whatever you have just had. The hostess will be very glad that you appreciate her cooking and will give you an extra portion. But if you observe the Chinese way of being polite and say “No, thank you.” When the hostess offers you more, you will most probably starve later, because Americans will never press food on you. Yet it is not polite to keep silent and not tot talk with the person next to you. It would be considered good manners if you handle your silverware with care so that they don’t make any noise. When coffee comes, drink it from your cup. The coffee spoon should rest on the saucer while you are drinking. And smoking, of course, is rarely seen at a dinner table. Well, when the meal is finished, the guests put their napkins on the table and stand up, the men again helping the ladies with their chairs. After the dinner, the guests usually stay for an hour or two, then they would say, “Well, I’m afraid I must be going now.” The host and hostess would of course urge everyone to stay longer. “What, already? Won’t you have another coffee?” The guests, for instance, would say, “I’d love to, but I have to be up early tomorrow morning. Thank you for a most enjoyable evening. Good-night.” And if you say overnight or over the weekend, it will be courteous to send a thank-you note to the host or hostess the following day, very often with a small gift such as a box of chocolate or some flowers as a token of appreciation of their hospitality.

(1).Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?( )

A.How to Prepare for a Meal

B.Never Press Food on Your Guest

C.Table Manners in the USA

D.How to Enjoy a Dinner

(2).The passage suggests that ( ).

A.to make the hostess happy you should ask for more food even if you are full

B.you should keep silent at a dinner table in order to be polity

C.if you want to be friendly with the person next to you, you should press food on him

D.talking is necessary at a dinner table

(3).At dinner table, you do all of the following except ( ).

A.making the least noise possible

B.picking up your soup bowl to drink sway the last drop

C.handling your silverware with care

D.drinking the coffee from your soup

(4).What does “courteous” in the last paragraph mean?( )

A.Friendly

B.Generous

C.Polite

D.Noble

(5).The passage implies that ( )

A.different nations have different customs

B.Chinese customs are quite similar to American ones

C.both Chinese and Americans have soup before the main course

D.if you are polite, the hostess will press more food on you.

10.In 1985, the Coca-Cola company made the decision to change the formula of its leading soft drink. The change was based on the findings of many market studies. These studies had shown that the general response to the new product was good. However, the change of the traditional Coca-Cola by New Coke was rejected by the majority of drinkers. In fact, the company had to step back and restart production of the old formula of Coca-Cola. The most important reason why New Coke was rejected was the emotional relationship that existed between drinkers and the old soft drink formula. Drinking Coca-Cola had become a tradition for many people over its 99 years of existence. The change made by the company was not only in Coke’s formula but also in the traditional values and memories that it represented to the drinkers. “We had taken away more than the product Coca-Coal. We had taken away a little part of them and their past.” The drinkers rejected this “improvement” because they believed that Coke stood for traditional value … so they felt betrayed when the product changed completely overnight.” Although a lot of research was done by Coca-Cola company, it didn’t show the depth of drinkers’ emotion for the product. The studies took many forms, but none of the tests was able to measure the degree of personal and emotional reactions caused by the disappearance of the old, traditional Coca-Cola. The weakness of the research was that it was mainly quantitative in form. The result was only numbers that could not show the deep meaning the product had for many people. A more extensive study focusing on the qualitative aspects of the change would perhaps have been able to demonstrate the close relationship existing between drinkers and product.

(1).Coca-Cola company changed the formula in 1985 because ( ).

A.it led the soft drink industry in the market

B.its market studies supported the change in the formula.

C.it carried out market research for expansion

D.it simply felt the need to make the change

(2).According to the passage, the drinkers rejected New Coke because of ( ).

A.the late response to the market by Coca-Cola company

B.the reproduction of Coca-Cola’ old drink formula

C.the strong dislike by Coca-Cola’s regular drinkers.

D.the emotional relationship between the drinkers and the old soft drink

(3).The product Coca-Cola was believed to stand for ( ).

A.traditional values and good memories

B.traditional customs and happy days

C.past honors and efficient management

D.top quality and wonderful taste

(4).Which of the following statements is true? ( ).

A.Research by Coca-Cola considered emotional factors.

B.Coca-Cola did little research before they made the change

C.Research by Coca-Cola was quantitative rather than qualitative

D.Research by Coca-Coal was both quantitative and qualitative.

(5).The author of the article clearly indicates that ( ).

A.the weakness of the research could have been removed

B.Coca-Cola should have measured the quantitative factors more carefully

C.Coca-Cola should have done a more extensive qualitative study

D.a slower change of the product might have improved the sales of the company

二、单选题 (共 9 道试题,共 18 分)

11.-How exciting! I drove my new car at a speed of 110km/h on Sunday morning. -Were you crazy? You ____ yourself!.

A.must have killed

B.would have killed

C.should have killed

D.could be killed

12.–It is said that you’ve moved to your new campus. Do you have a big library? - No, we don’t. But ____ yours.

A.as big as

B.not bigger than

C.bigger than

D.not smaller than

13.It is generally considered unwise to give a child ___ he or she wants.

A.however

B.whatever

C.whichever

D.whenever

14.Scarcely had the storm stopped ____ the earthquake take place.

A.than

B.when

C.after

D.before

15.–Hurry, there is bus coming. -Why run? There’ll be another ____.

A.one in two or three minutes

B.one after two or three minutes

C.after two or three minutes

D.one for two or three minutes

16.The hurricane left, ____ the ruins to this area.

A.to be left

B.leaving

C.to leave

D.left

17.Some people waste a lot of food ____ some others haven’t enough to eat.

A.after

B.when

C.as

D.while

18.–I have taken someone else’s T-shirt by mistake. Is it Jane’s? - It ____ be hers. She seldom wears red.

A.won’t

B.can’t

C.needn’t

D.mustn’t

19.In Shenzhou VI, Chinese astronauts aren’t only spaceship drivers, ____ machine repairers and scientists.

A.so

B.or

C.and

D.but also

三、完型填空 (共 1 道试题,共 20 分)

29.Life involves making decisions and changes. Decisions and changes involve making moves, getting##one position or spot in life to another. An effective move involves planning a route and ## to it. Whenever you travel, you have the choice of several routes. Some routes of living are ## and helpful. Others are negative, creating depression and despair. Knowing ## to re-route yourself from negative outlooks, thoughts, or ideas is ## for getting where you want to go in life. It is easy to think negatively about others or about ##. If you allow these thoughts to continue unchecked, they develop into ruts (old habits) of ##. What should you do then? Well, you can say to yourself “Stop!” and refuse to ## or believe those negative things you are saying to yourself. By refusing to let a repeating negative thought lead you to frustration, anger or depression, you avoid ## in a rut. Instead of continuing to be worn down by a rutted track of negative and destructive thinking, you can consciously and## switch yourself or side-track yourself onto a path of more positive thinking.

(1).

A.on

B.in

C.from

D.at

(2).

A.to keep

B.keeps

C.keeping

D.kept

(3).

A.popular

B.possible

C.powerful

D.positive

(4).

A.what

B.how

C.whether

D.that

(5).

A.crucial

B.necessary

C.possible

D.classical

(6).

A.himself

B.themselves

C.yourselves

D.myself

(7).

A.despair

B.desire

C.decision

D.desperate

(8).

A.receive

B.acquire

C.admit

D.accept

(9).

A.to be caught

B.be caught

C.being caught

D.catching

(10).

A.purposely

B.purpose

C.purposing

D.purposed

四、客观填空题 (共 5 道试题,共 42 分)

30.只要尽我们所能，就一定能实现目标。##

31.他建议她工作时间不要太长。##

32.他们同意她关于明年去欧洲旅游的计划。##

33.如果他早上八点出发，现在应该到那里了。##

34.Writing: Your essay should be no less than 150 words. Virtues and success are often related. There are different virtues, for example, diligence, honesty, fairness, etc. Are they related to success? Write an essay on the topic “Virtues and Success”. You should base your essay on the outline below: 1.人有美德种种，它们都与成功有关系。 2.你觉得哪种美德对于成功最为重要，原因是什么。 3.人们应尽可能多地培养自己做人的美德。##