西电网院入学模拟大学英语

【大学英语】入学考试摹拟试题一

1、单项选择题

⑴、Speakera:areyoufeelingbetternow?Speakerb:

A.Well,nottoobetteryet,thankyou

B.Well,nottoogoodyet.BetterthaniwasthoughC.well,it

doesn'tmatte,ri'mallrightnow

D.Well,nevermind,i'mmuchbetternow

答案：B

(2)、Jack:hey,howareyou,susie?Gee,wehaven'tseeneachotherinitmustbeclosetothreeyears!

Susie:______

jack:ok.

A.Howdoyoudo?

B.Nicetomeetyou.

C.Fancymeetingyouhere.

D.Well,howhaveyoubeen?答

案：D

(3)、Conversationbetweentwostrangersataparty.

Chester:hello,i'mbriancheste.rLetmegetyousomemoretodrink.

Jackson:notatthemoment,thankyou..

A.Howdoyoudo?

B.Howareyou?

C.I'mandrewjackson.

D.I'mgladtomeetyou.

答案：C

(4)、Stranger:excuserme,doyouhavesmallchangeforadollar?

Passer-by:

A.Whydoyouwanttochange?

B.Isitmybusiness?

C.Aredimesandquartersok?

D.Youshouldn'taskastrangerforchange.

答案:C:、

(5)、Guest:.

Clerk:Certainly.Doyouhaveareservation?

Guest:yes.Thenameismorales.Mr.Andmrs.J.Morales.

Clerk:hereweare.Forfivenights,couldyoufillintheregistrationcard,please?Andi'11

needyourcreditcard。

A.I'dlikeresthere,please.

B.I'dliketorentaroom,please

C.I'dliketocheckin,please

D.I'dliketostayin,please

答案：C

⑹、Caller:hello!Iwanttomakeaperson-to-personcalltotoronto,Canadathe

numberis932-0806.

Operator:.

A.Butidon'tknowwhomdoyouwanttocall.

B.What'sthenameofthepartyyou'recalling?

C.What'stheaddressofthepersonyou'recalling?

D.What'stheextensionnumberyou'recalling?答案：B

⑺、Speakera:it'sabeautifuldaytoday!Howaboutalittletripoutintothecountry?Speakerb:

A.thatsoundsgreat.Whatshouldidoforthepreparation?

B.idon'tknow.Ireallyhaven'tthoughtaboutwhatwe'ddo.

C.well,wouldyoulikemetopackpicnicortobuysomething?

D.ifsallright.Thankyou.

答案：A

⑻、Joanne:hey,youlookconcerned

harry:thefinalexam.I'mnotfullypreparedyet.

A.What'sonyourmind?

B.Whatalovelyday!

C.Whathasattractedyou?

D.Whataboutseeingthedoctor?答案：

A-

(9)、Ray:wherewasi?

Brenda:youweretalkingaboutyourtriptosouthAfrica

A.Let'sbackup

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B.Whatdidihear

C.Let'scheckin

D.Whatwereyoutalkingabout

答案：A'「

(10)>Cathleen:let'stakeacoffeebreak,shallwe?

Yolanda:,butIcan't.

A.Weshall

B.Yes,let's

C.Youwill

D.IwishIcould

答案：D

(11)、Speakera:areyougoingtoyourfamilyreunionthisChristmasholiday?

Speakerb:

A.Asamatteroffact,idon'tminditatall.

B.Ido.I'vebeenexcitedaboutitnow.

C.However,myparentsandiaregoingtotakeatriptohawaii.

D.Youbet.Allmyunclesandauntswilltaketheirchildrenalong,too.答案：D

(12)、.Ataparty.

Adam:thisisagreatapartment.

Tammy:ithinkso,too.?

Adam:no,i'madam.Icamewithcarl.Idon'treallyknowanyonehere,carl'stoldme

aboutmostofhisfriends,butIcan'tmatchthenameswiththefaces.

A.Excuseme,butdoiknowyou

B.Excuseme,couldiknowyou

C.Excuseme,doyoumindtellingmeyourname

D.Excuseme,butdoyouknowme答

案：A

(13)、Beth:youlookalittlepale.Areyouok?

Jerry:,ifeelterrible.

A.Tospeakout

B.Tobeginwith

C.Tosumup

D.Totellyouthetruth答案：

D

(14)、Telephoneenquiryclerk:lostpropertydepartment,canihelpyou?

A.Iwantyouhelpmefindmylostcamera

B.Iwonderifyouhaveacameraofmine.

C.Doyouthinkifyouhaveacameraofmine?

D.Idoubtifyoucouldhelpmefindmylostcamera答案：B

(15)>Bob:canihelpwithyourluggage?

Mary:.

A.No,thanks.Icanmanageit

B.No,manythanks.Icando

C.No,notnecessary.Thankyouanyway

D.No,youneedn't.Thankyouanyway

答案：A.

(16)>Speakera:excuseme.couldyoushowmethewaytothenearestsubwaystation?Speakerb:

A.Anytime.It'snexttothepostoffice.

B.Allright.Doyouwantmetogowithyou?

C.Noproblem.Withpleasure.

D.Ofcoursenot.Godownthisstreetandturnright.

答案：C

(17)、Policeman:mayiseeyourdrivinglicenseandvehicleregistrationcard,please?

Driver:.

A.Sorry,don'twritemeaticket.

B.Ok.Butiwasdrivingat65milesperhour.

C.Sure.Dididoanythingwrong?

D.Yes.Butidon'tthinki'mabaddriver.

答案：C

(18)>Speakera:youaremostbeautifulinthatredsweater!Speakerb:

A.Oh,no.It*sjustanoldone,andihavehaditforyears.

B.Yes.Ithinkitgoesnicelywithmypants.

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C.Thankyou.Mymomknitteditformesomeyearsago.

D.Oh,butI'mnotsureifitsuitsme.答案：C

(19)、Ken:gee,martin,i'dloveacupofcoffee.Martin:

.Isinstantok?

A.Surething

B.I'msure

C.Nokidding

D.Sureido答

案：A

(20)、Grandpa:robbie,weHigofishingsoon,andweMitakeyourdadwithus.Grandson:i'mready,

grandpa.

A.Younametheday

B.Enjoyyourselves

C.Youcan'tmissit

D.Takeyourtime

答案：A

2、Close

(I)、

Thisisanoldstory.Peopletellittochildrenallovertheworld.Cinderella'sfatherandmother(1).Shelivedthheraunt.Heraunthadtwo

daughters.AllofthemhatedCinderellabecauseshewasbeautiful.Theymadeher(2)_,inthehousealldaylong.

Oneday,thePrincewas(3).ThekingaskedalltheLadiesinthelandtocometoagreatdance.(4)thedancethePrincewould

choosehiswife.

la(7)andsawalittleoldlady.ShewavedherstickatCinderella.Suddenlyshewaswearingawonderfuldress

Cinderellaenjoyedthedanceverymuch.ThePrincedancedwithher(8).Suddenlytheclockbegantostriketwelve.Shehurriedback

home.Shelostoneofherglassshoes.(9).Thenextday,thePrincesentmentoallpartsofthecountrywiththeglassshoe.

Whenthemenbroughttheshoetotheuglysisters,theybothpretended(10)theshoe,buttheirfeetwerebig

andtheshoewassm

.ThenthePrincemarriedher,andtheylivedhappilyeverafte.r

1.A.bothweredeadB.werebothdeath

C.werebothdiedD.werebothdead

2.A.todoalltheworkB.didallthework

C.doalltheworkD.doingallthework

3.A.oldenoughtobemairiedwith

B.oldenoughtomarry

C.oldenoughtomarrywith

D.oldenoughtobemarried

4.A.DuringthenightofBAtthenightof

C.OnthenightofD.Inthenightof

5.A.tocryB.crying

C.tobecryingD.tobecried

6.A.SuddenB.Allonsudden

C.OnsuddenD.Allofasudden

7.A.lookedupB.lookedat

C.lookedforD.lookeddown

8.A.atthattimeB.attimes

C.allthetimeD.atonetime

9.A.onthestepsB.withinthesteps

C.inthestepsD.underthesteps

10.A.toputonB.puttingon

C.towearD.tohaveon

答案：DCBCBDACAA

3、ReadingComprehension

(1)、What'sthebestwaytoprotect,atender,greenseedlingfromthehungrystomachofdeer?Givetheseedlingbadbreath!

Thesamechemicalthatgivespeoplebadbreathaftertheyhaveeatengarliccansavesmalltreesfrombeingeaten

byanimals.

Akindofchemicalselenium(石西)，whichisalsofoundingarlic,isplantedinthesoilnearayoungtree.Thetree'sro

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otsabsorbtheselenium,whichisthencarriedtotheleaves,

Fromtheretheseleniumisusedtoformachemicalcalleddimethyselenide（乙烷硒化

物）-thesamechemicalmadeinthehumanmouthaftereatinggarlic.Asdeerwanderaroundlookingforfood,theysmelltheseedlings'

leavesandleavetheplantsalone.

Theseleniumisimportant.Why?Becauseeachyeardeereatmillionsofdollars'worthoftreesfarmseedlings.

Sofa,rseleniumhasbeentestedonlyonDouglasfir（极

树）seedlings,butresearchersthinktheycouldprotectfruittreesandgardenplants,too.

1.Whenpeopleeatgarlic,.

A.theysendoutahorriblesmell

B.theyareoutofbreath

C.theywillfeelsick

D.itishardfbrthemto.breathe

2.Accordingtothispassagethebadsmellgivenofffromthoseleavesisthatof.

A.seleniumB.dimethyselenide

C.deerD.ayoungtree

3.Thedeerdon'ttouchthoseyoungtreesbecause.Athe

youngtreesabsorbgarlic

B.therootsoftheyoungtreessmelllikegarlic

C.theyoungtreearen'tfitfbrthedeertoeat

D.theleavesoftheyoungtreessmelllikegarlic

4.Uptillthetimethenewswasannounced,thiskindofchemicalwasused.

A.allovertheworld

B.allovertheUnitedStates

C.onfruittreesandgardentrees

D.onDouglasfiryoungtrees

5.Thebesttitleofthispassageis.

A.HungryDeerandYoungTrees

B.WhyDon'tDeerEatyoungFruitTrees

D.HowtoProtectYoungTrees

答案：ABDDC'

（2）、Thenextgreatlandareathatmanhopestocolonizeisthemoon.InsizeitisnearlyequaltotheareaofNorthandSouthAmericas.However,

itpresentsahostileenvironment.Temperaturesrangefrom+120to-150degreesCentigrade.Thereisnoair,nowater.

Todaythereisconsiderablescientificspeculationaboutlivingonthemoon.Whenmanwillbeginlifeonthelunars

urfaceisstillnotdetermined.Butexpertsbelievethatcolonizationwilltakeplaceinthreesteps.First,therewillbein

creasingperiodsofexplorationwithtemporaryshelters.Theseperiodswillbefollowedbylongerstayswithhousingunderthesurfaceofthemoon

anddailynecessitiesbroughtbythecolonizersthemselves.Finally,coloniesthatareself-supportingwillbeestablished.

Theprincipaljoboftheearlysettlerswillbetostayalive.Theywillhavetoplantcropsunderhugedomestoproducefoodandoxygenandfind

watersources.Afterthisisdone,thesettlerswillhavetimetoexplorethepossibilitiesof

commercialdevelopmentandtomakediscoveriesimportanttoscience.

Thecharacteristicsofthemoonthatmakeitbadforhumansurvivalmaymakeitidealforcertainkindsofmanufacturing.Operationsrequiring

avacuum,extremecoldorsterilityareexamples.Precisionballbearings,industrialdiamondsorpharmaceuticalsmightbeproducedonthemoon.

1.Theareaofthemoonis.

A.aboutthesameasthatofNorthandSouthAmericas

B.largerthanthatofNorthandSouthAmericas

C.equaltothatofNorthandSouthAmericas

D.farsmallerthanthatofNorthandSouthAmericas

2.Thetemperatureonthemooncanbeashighas____.

A.-150FB.+270℃,

C.+120℃D.-30℃

3.Accordingtothispassage,thecolonizationofthemoon.

A.willsoonberealized

B.canbedoneunderthelunarsurface

C.isbeingspeculatedbymanyscientists

D.soundsentirelyimpossible

4.Tostayaliveonthemoon,theearlysettlersmustfirstofallbeableto.

A.developcommerce

B.getenoughfood,oxygenandwater

C.makediscoveriesimportanttoscience

D.explorethepossibilitiesofindustrialdevelopment

5.Thoughtheenvironmentonthemoonisbadforhumansurvival,itisverygoodfor.

A.makingsuchthingsasindustrialdiamonds

B.allkindsofmanufacturedgoods

C.medicaloperations

D.commercialdevelopment

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答案：ACCBA

(3)、InSwitzerland,sixmileswestofGeneva,liesacollectionoflaboratoriesandbuildings,andmostcuriousofal1,acircularmoundofearthmore

than650feetindiameter.Thisclusterhasuniqueimportance.ItisEurope'soneandonlyatomiccitydedicatedtoinvestigationoftheatomfor

peacefulpurposes.

ThestrangebuildingsbelongtotheEuropeanCouncilforNuclearResearch,morepopularlyknown,fromitsFrenchinitials,asCERN.The

councilwasbornwhenahandfulofstatesmenandscientificexpertsmetinParisin195{J.Their

escientificandfundamentalcharacter

TheCERNagreementwassignedin1953,andworkontheatomiccitybeganin1954.TodayCERN'sfacilitiesareamongthemost

modernandthemostdiversifiedintheworld.Impressiveasthescientificaspectmaybetherealsigni

efourteenmembernations—whopopulateit.BritishengineersworksidebysidewithSwisselectricians,Yugoslavnuclearphysicists,and

Dutchmathematicians.TheofficiallanguagesareFrenchandEnglish,withGermanasanunofficialthird.ButCERNisnotowerofBabel—the

languageofscienceisuniversalandall-embracing.

1.TheEuropeanCouncilforNuclearResearchwasevolvedby.

A.theofficersoftheUnitedNations

B.agroupofEuropeanscientists

C.thestatesmenandscientistsofSwitzerland

D.ahandfulofstatesmenandscientificexperts

2.CERNwasestablishedwiththeaimofpromoting.

A.nuclearresearchofafundamentalcharacter

B.collaborationamongtheworld'snuclearscientists

C.purestudyinallfieldsofscience

D.bothAandB

3.CERN'sfacilitiesforresearchare.

A.limitedbuteffective

B.amongthebestintheworld

C.rapidlyexpanding

D.bothAandC

4.TheselectionsaysthatCERNisnotatowerofBabel,because.

A.workisthecommondenominatorofallthestaff

B.thelanguageofscienceisuniversal

C.CERNhasadoptedonlytwoofficiallanguages

D.alltheworkersaredrawnfromonecountry

5.TherealsignificanceofCERNmaylieinitsstaff,becausethey.

A.workininternationalharmony

B.comefromallovertheworld

C.areinvestigatingallphasesofhumanconduct

D.areeliminatingtheproblemsofindividualnationalism

答案：DABBA

(4)、Yousayyouwantmyadviceaboutreading.Perhaps,thefollowingarepiecesofadvicethatIhopeyou'lFind

useful.

IfthebookisinEnglish,thatmaymeanslowprogressforyou.ButIdon'tadviseyoutoreadtooslowly.WhenIwaslivinginTokyo,Iusedto

gotoKanda,wherethesecond-handbookshopsare(justasinLondon,whenyouwereherelastyear,youusedtospendhoursinCharingCross

Road).TheshelveswerefullofEnglishbooks.Thefirsttwenty

orthirtypagesofmanyofthemhadtheirmargins(空

白)filledwithpencilednotesandtherewerelotsofwordsandphrasesunderlined.Theowners,probablyuniversitystudents,hadstartedoutvery

seriously,determinedtomasterthebooks.Then,asIturnedthepagesover,Ifoundcleanwhitemargins,withnotasinglenote.Itwasclearthatthe

readerhadgivenuphisattempt.

Isupposethat'sacommonexperienceinmanycountrieswithbooksinaforeignlanguage.Thereaderstartsout,fullofhope.Thentheneedto

turntoadictionary,perhapstenoreventwentytimesapages,tireshimout.

Therefore,don^startreadingabookunlessyousee,fromthefirstfewpages,thatit'oneyoucanreadwithease

andunderstanding.Don'ttrytorunbeforeyoucanwalk.Don'tstopeverytimeyoucometoawordorphraseyoudon'tknow.Readthewhole

chapterquickly.Quiteoftenyou'lfindtheunknownwordcomesagain,perhapsseveraltimes,andbytheendofthechapteryou'lhaveguessed

itsmeaning.That'showwelearnthemeaningofwordsinourownlanguage,isn'tit?

1.YoucanexpecttofindinCharingCrossRoad.

A.bookswithalotofblankspace

B.manysecond-handbookshelves

C.bookshavingtwentyorthirtypages

D.manybookshopswheretheusedbooksaresold

2.Thewritersays.

A.toomanynewwordseverypagewillpreventlearnersfromreadingtotheend

B.youshouldchooseabookwithfewnewwordsifyouprefernottoreadtooslowly

C.youshouldneverreadabookthathastenortwentynewwordsperpage

D.it'agoodideafortheuniversitystudentstolearnthedictionarymeaningseriously

3.Youcan^completeyourreadingofabook,.

A.unlessthebookchosenisrightforyourlevelandthefirstfewpagescanbereadeasily

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B.unlessyoureadabookwiththehelpofadictionary

C.ifyouarenotfilledwithhopeatthebeginningstageofreading

D.ifpencilednotesarenotmadeinthemarginsofapage

4.Thewritersuggeststhat.

A.youtrytoguessthemeaningofanewwordthroughreading

B.youfindoutwhatanewwordmeansbyusingadictionary

C.youknowitsmeaningwheneveryoucomeacrossanewword

D.younotreadabookunlesstherearenonewwords

5.Thispassagetellsyou.

A.howlearnerschoosetheirbooksinaforeignlanguageandlearnworde

B.howtolookupnewwordsinadictionary

C.howtosolvetheproblemthatmanyforeignstudentshaveinreading

D.howthebookownerswritethenotesinpencilinthemargins

答案：DAAAC

【大学英语】入学考试摹拟试题二

1、单项选择题

⑴、Speakera:haveyoueverbeentothetempleofheaveninbeijing?

Speakerb:

A.No,butihavenotime.

B.No,buti'dliketo.

C.Yes.Iwastoobusythen.

D.Yes.Icouldn'tdoitrightnow.

答案：B

⑵、Speakera:wherecanwegetthecomputerfixed?Speakerb:

A.Yes.Ihavenoidea

B.Whynotaskjohnaboutit.

C.No.Ibelievethereisoneatthecome.r

D.Whydoyouwantitrepaired?

答案：B

⑶、Custome亡ifyou'dservemeasquicklyaspossibleasi'vegotanappointmentattwofifteen.Waiter:i'lldomybest,

madam.

A.Itwouldbeverykindofyou

B.Itwouldbeveryhelpful

C.I'dbemostdelightful

D.I'dbemostgrateful

答案：D

(4)、Speakera:areyoums.Kelsey,theofficemanager?Speakerb:

A.yes,iam.Whatcanidoforyou?

B.Oh,yes.What'syourname,please?

C.Yes.It'snicetohaveyouherewithus.

D.Oh,yes.Buti*mverybusynow.

答案：A

⑸、Susan:i'mgoingtothecinemathisevening.Gordon:

?

A.What'sin

B.Whatisacted

C.What'son

D.Whatisperform

c

(6)、Customer:excuseme!

Clerk:yesma'am?Whatcanidoforyou?

Customer:ihaveaproblemwiththiscoffeemaker,andiwantmymoneyback.

Clerk:?

Customer:theproblemisthatitdoesn'twork,i'veonlyuseditthreetimes.

A.Why

B.Well,areyousure

C.What'sthematterwithitonearth

D.Well,whatseemstobetheproblem答案：

D

⑺、Speakera:whydoyoualwaystellmewhattodo?Tobefrank,idon'tlikeit:speakerb:iknow,

but______

A.Idon'tlikeitneith.er

B.howdoidoforyou?

C.ijustwantthebestforyou.

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D.Obviously.Youareright.答案：

C「

(8)、Speakera:mindifIcallyoualbert?Speakerb:

A.Yes,justcallmeal

B.Yes,youmaydothat

D.Ok.Everyonedoes

答案：C

(9)、Janeicarol,youlookverywell.

Carol:thankyou,jane.Youlookwonderfultoo.Yourweekendtennismusthavedoneyougood

jane:.

A.That'sverykindofyou

B.Areyoukidding?Thankyouanyway

C.Youthinkso?That'sencouraging

D.Idon'tbelieveit.Youareflatteringme答案：C

(10)>Speakera:wherecanwegetthecomputerfixed?

Speakerb:

A.Yes.Ihavenoidea

B.Whynotaskjohnaboutit.

C.No.Ibelievethereisoneatthecome.r

D.Whydoyouwantitrepaired?答案：

B

(11)、Operator:.Mayihelpyou?

David:i'dliketosetupatelephoneservice,please.

A.speaking

B.Hey

C.pacificbell

D.I'mjohnsmith答

案：C

(12)、Customer:ifyou'dservemeasquicklyaspossibleasi'vegotanappointmentattwofifteen.Waiter:i'lldomybest,

madam.

A.Itwouldbeverykindofyou

B.Itwouldbeveryhelpful

C.I'dbemostdelightful

D.I'dbemostgrateful答案：

D

(13)、Susan:i'mgoingtothecinemathisevening.Gordon:

______?

A.What'sin

B.Whatisacted

C.What'son

D.Whatisperform

C

(14)、Speakera:well,ifsettinglate.Maybewecouldgettogethersometimespeakerb

A.Soundsgoodi'11giveyouacall.

B.Takeiteasy.

C.Nicetoseeyouback.

D.Yes,i'venjoyedit.

答案：A

(15)、Speakera:excuseme.couldyoushowmethewaytothenearestsubwaystation?Speakerb:

A.Anytime.It'snexttothepostoffice.

B.Allright.Doyouwantmetogowithyou?

C.Noproblem.Withpleasure.

D.Ofcoursenot.Godownthisstreetandturnright.

(16)、Stranger:excuserme,doyouhavesmallchangeforadollar?

Passer-by:

A.Whydoyouwanttochange?

B.Isitmybusiness?

C.Aredimesandquartersok?

D.Youshouldn'taskastrangerforchange.答案：C

(17)、Guest:.

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Clerk:certainly.Doyouhaveareservation?

Guest:yes.Thenameismorales.Mr.Andmrs.J.Morales.

Clerk:hereweare.Forfivenights.Couldyoufillintheregistrationcard,please?Andi'11needyourcreditcardA.I'dlikeresthere,please

B.I'dliketorentaroom,please

C.I'dliketocheckin,please

D.I'dliketostayin,please

C

(18)、Speakera:areyoufeelingbetternow?Speakerb:

A.Well,nottoobetteryet,thankyou

B.Well,nottoogoodyet.BetterthaniwasthoughC.well,it

doesn'tmatte,ri*mallrightnow

D.Well,nevermind,i'mmuchbetternow

答案：B

(19)、Jack:hey,howareyou,susie?Gee,wehaven'tseeneachotherinitmustbeclosetothreeyears!Susie:

jack:ok.

A.Howdoyoudo?

B.Nicetomeetyou.

C.Fancymeetingyouhere.

D.Well,howhaveyoubeen?

答案：D

(20)、Conversationbetweentwostrangersataparty.

Chester:hello,i'mbriancheste.rLetmegetyousomemoretodrink.

Jackson:notatthemoment,thankyou..

A.Howdoyoudo?

B.Howareyou?

C.I'mandrewjackson.

D.I'mgladtomeetyou.答案：

C

2、Close

(I)、

thisway:Throughasophisticated,systemofelectronics,televisionprovidesthecapabilityof(2)animageintoelectronic

impulses,whichcanbesent(3)awireorcable.Theseimpulses,whenfedintoa(4),canthenbeelectronicallyreconstructed

(5)thatsameimage.

Traditionally,televisionhasbeena(6)ofthemasses.Wearemostfamiliarwithbroadcasttelevisionbecauseit

hasbeenwithusforaboutthirty-sevenyearsinaformsimilar(7)whatexiststoday.Duringthoseyears,ithasbeen(8)bythe

broadcastnet-works-ABC,NBC,andCBS.Thesegiantsofbroadcastinghaveactually(9)_____notonlytelevisionbutourperceptionofit

aswell.Wehavecometolookuponthepicturetubeasa(10)ofinformation,connectionandentertainment.

1.A.byB.atC.ofD.in

2.A.changingB.convertingC.becomingD.returning

3.A.throughB.onC.amongD.from

4.A.accepterB.adopterC.receiverD.recover

5.A.toB.intoC.inD.at

6.A.mediumB.mediaC.mediasD.mediums

7.A.withB.fromC.toD.at

8.A.securedB.confirmedC.suredD.controlled

9.A.builtB.establishedC.existedD.shaped

10.A.basementB.homeC.sourceD.index答案：

DBACDACDDC

3、ReadingComprehension

⑴、Treesshouldonlybeprunedwhenthereisagoodandclearreasonfordoingsoand,fortunately,thenumber

ofsuchreasonsissmall.Pruninginvolvesthecuttingawayofovergrownandunwantedbranches,andtheinexperiencedgardenercanbe

encouragedbythethoughtthatmoredamageresultsfromdoingitunnecessarilythanfromleavingthetreetogrowinitsownway.

First,pruningmaybedonetomakesurethattreeshaveadesiredshapeorsize.Theobjectmaybetogetatreeoftherightheight,andatthe

sametimetohelpthegrowthofsmallsidebranches,whichwillthickenitsappearanceorgiveitaspecialshape.Secondly,pruningmaybedone

tomakethetreehealthier.Youmaycutoutdiseasedordead

wood,orbranchesthatarerubbingagainsteachotherandthuscausingwounds.Thehealthofatreemaybeencoura

gedbyremovingbranchesthatareblockingupthecenterandsopreventingthefreemovementofair.

Oneresultofpruningisthatanopenwoundisleftonthetreeandthisprovidesaneasyentryfbrdisease,butitisawoundthatwillheal.Often

thereisaracebetweenthehealingandthediseaseastowhetherthetreewillliveordie,sothatthereisaperiodwhenthetreeisatrisk.Itshouldbe

theaimofeverygardenertoreducethatriskofdeath

asfaraspossible.Itisessentialtomakethearea,whichhasbeenpruned,smoothandclean,forhealingwillbesloweddownbyroughness.You

shouldallowthecutsurfacetodryforafewhoursandthenpaintitwithoneofthesubst

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ancesavailablefromgardenshopsproducedespeciallyforthispurpose.Pruningisusuallydoneinwinter,forthenyou

canseetheshapeofthetreeclearlywithoutinterferencefromtheleavesanditis,too,veryunlikelythatthecutsyoumakewillbleed.Ifthisdoes

happen,itis,ofcourse,impossibletopaintthemproperly.

1.Pruningmaybedoneto.

A.makethetreegrowtaller

B.improvetheshapeofthetree

C.getridofthesmallbranches

D.makethesmallbranchesthicker

2.Treesbecomeunhealthyifagardener.

A.allowstoomanybranchestogrowinthemiddle

B.doesnotprotectthemfromthewind

C.forcesthemtogrowtooquickly

D.damagessomeofthesmallsidebranches