2017年华南理工大学大学英语B(二)模拟试题

I. Vocabulary and Structures (20 points)

Directions:In each of the following sentences, there are 4 choices marked A), B), C), and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes each sentence.

1. — I was worried about my maths, but Mr. Brown gave me an A. — ___ B ____

A. Don’t worry about it. B. Congratulations! That’s a difficult course

C. Mr. Brown is very good. D. Good luck to you! 2. —

I’ve got two tickets for the match. Shall we go and watch it

together? — __ C _____

A.he tickets must be expensive. B. The match must be exciting .

C. Why not? Let’s go. D. The place is too far away.

3. — Hello, I'm Harry Potter.

— Hello, my name is Charles Green, but __ A ____.

A. call me Charles B.call my Charles C.call me at Charles D.call Charlesme

4. — Excuse me, could you show me the way to the nearest post office? — ____ D ______ Oh yes! Two blocks away from here at the Green Avenue. You can’t miss it. A.I beg your pardon?B.What do you mean?C.You're welcome.D.Mm,let me think 5. — Oh, sorry to bother you. — ____ A ___

A. That's okay. B. No, you can't. C. That's good. D. Oh, I don't know.

6. We came finally __ C ____ the conclusion that she has been telling lies all the time.

A. of B. into C. to D. at

7.It’s time we __ C __ the lecture because everybody has arrived. A. will start B. shall start C. start D. started

8. Two days is not enough for him to finish the work．He needs __ A _day. A. other B. the other C. the third D. a third

9. Mrs. Jones _ A ______ about her hard housework.

A. has been always complaining B. is always complaining C. always complain D. has always complain

10. Tom, you __ D

_____ play with the knife. You _______ hurt yourself. A.won’t;can’tB.mustn’t;may

C.shouldn’t; must D.can’t;shouldn’t

11. The question __ D

_____next year has something important to do

with our daily life.

A. to discuss B. discussed C. being discussed D. to be discussed 12. ___ A ____

from space, the earth looks like a blue ball. A. Seen B.

See C. Seeing D. To see 13. We were glad that she ____ D ____ a gold medal.

A. awarded B. was awarded C. has been awarded D. had been awarded 14. Thank you for reminding me of the time, or I __ D ___ late yesterday. A. should be B. would be C. will have been D. would have been 15. ___ B _____ more careful, the mistake would not have been made. A. If he is B. If he had been C. If he has been D. If he should be

16. It is required that the students ___ C _____ mobile phones in their school，so seldom will you see them using one.

A. would not use B. not use C. mustn’t use D. might not use

17. Let me do it, ___ C ____? A.

shall I B. shall we C. will you D. will I

18. Hans has a new car. I wonder when _ A ______it.

A. he bought B. did he buy C. buys D. he is buying 19. Smoking, ___ A

__is a bad habit, is nevertheless, still popular.

A. though B. it C. that D. which

20. It ___ D _____ for two hours now.

A. rains B. is raining C. was raining D. has been raining

II. Reading Comprehension (45 points)

Directions: There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 5 questions. For each question there are 4 choices marked A), B), C), and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes each sentence. Passage 1

Writing, as a career, offers a range of personal rewards. It enables people to express themselves, as well as to entertain, inform, and influence others. With only a few tools—paper, a typewriter, a pencil, and often a personal computer—a writer can have an impact on the surrounding world. But most authors spend hundreds of hours perfecting their skills before they can sell any of their works. A person who wants to be a writer should set aside some time to write every day. Learning to express ideas clearly and effectively in writing takes a great deal of practice. Many experienced writers keep a journal. A journal can serve as a storehouse for information, observations, and ideas. It can also be a place to develop new material.

Beginning writers should read many kinds of writing encountered every day and pay special attention to what they find most interesting. News items, feature stories, textbooks, cookbooks, repair manuals, poems, essays, short stories, novels, and plays differ in their methods of organizing and presenting material. A beginning writer who reads widely and carefully will develop an appreciation of different writing approaches and styles. In time, the writer can acquire a more flexible approach to his or her own work.

Successful authors write about subjects they know and understand. They sometimes take weeks or months revising or refining an article, poem, or story. Beginning writers usually benefit from finding one or more friendly critics who will read their work and discuss its strengths and weaknesses with them.

High schools and colleges offer many learning opportunities for young writers. Composition and literature courses can be helpful. Creative writing and journalism courses may further assist a beginning writer in developing his or her skills. Many students work on literary magazines, newspapers, or yearbooks published by their schools. They may write stories, edit articles, or gain other valuable experience. 21. How important is writing according to this passage? C A. People learn a lot from writing.

B. We are entertained with different writings. C. Writing can influence the surrounding world.

D. Books can be an important part of an industry.

22. What does a journal NOT help to provide? A

A. Service. B. Ideas. C. Observations. D. Information. 23. What should a beginning writer do to enjoy different writing styles? D

A. Reading different kinds of news items. B. Studying different writing methods. C. Learning the ways to present materials. D. Carefully reading as much as possible.

24. Which of the following should a beginning writer avoid in order to improve his or her writing? A

A. Developing new subjects. B. Finding helpful critics.

C. Attending writing courses. D. Doing editing work. 25. In developing students’ writing ability, which of the following is not mentioned by the author? D

A. They can take composition and literature courses. B. They can take writing and journalism courses.

C. They may work on literary magazines, newspapers, or yearbooks published by their schools. D. They may write stories or edit articles for professional journals. Passage 2

The first day of university our professor introduced a new student who appears to be very different from the rest of us. That is Rose, an eighty-seven-year-old lady who always wore a big smile on her face. “Why are you in college at this age?” I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age. “I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.

Over the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed being the center of attention from the other students. She was living it up!

At the end of the semester, we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. She was introduced and stepped up to the stage.

As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her speech cards on the floor. Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the speaker and simply said, “I’m sorry I’m a bit nervous. I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is killing me!”

As we laughed Rose cleared her throat and began, “We do not stop laughing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and don’t even know it!

Have no regrets. The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we didn’t do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.

Finally, there is a huge difference between growing old and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one productive thing, you will turn twenty. This is growing old, by doing nothing to your life. The idea of growing up is to always find opportunity to change.”

At the year’s end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral. When you finish reading this, please send this peaceful advice to your friends and family: Remember, we cannot avoid growing old, but we can choose our own ways to grow up.

26. Why was Rose in college? A

A. Because she always wanted to have a college degree.

B. Because she thought college was fun and she could make many friends. C. Because she has never gone to a college. D.Because she enjoyed being the center of attention fromthe other students 27. According to para. 3, how did Rose live her college life? C A. She always dressed up and never attend any class. B. She was quiet and didn’t want to make any friends. C. She was easygoing and made lots of friends.

D. She wasn’t making the best out of her college life.

28. How did she react when she dropped her speech note at the football banquet? D

A. She got very nervous and stopped speaking. B. She was drunk with too much whiskey.

C. She had to give up beer for this mistake. D. She continued her speech with a joke.

29. What does Rose mean by “so many people walking around who are dead and don’t even know it”? B

A. They are killed by them walking around.

B. They are “dead” because they don’t have any dreams. C. They are “dead” because are they are not satisfied with their life. D. They are “dead” because they don’t know anything.

30. According to Rose, which one of the following is correct about the difference between “growing old” and “growing up”? D A. Both mean the aging process where a child becomes a grown-up. B. Both mean lots of changes.

C. “Growing old” is sad, but “growing up” is happy. D.“Growing old”is natural, but“growing up”is something wecan control Passage 3

Lovebirds. That’s what all our friends called us when we first married. I guess Don and I deserved it. Money was tight. Sometimes we’d have to save up days just for an ice cream cone. Still, our tiny apartment seemed like paradise. Love does that, you know.

The more we heard the term “lovebirds”, the more we thought about birds. One day we started saving up for a couple of lovebirds of our own. We knew we couldn’t afford to buy both birds and a nice cage, so in his spare moments, Don made the cage himself.

We put our cage in front of a shaded window. Then we waited until our little saving was full of bills and spare change. With that money we “adopted” a pair of canaries from our local pet store, a male and a female, and named them Sunshine and Snowball.

Time passed, and when our young lovebirds finally seemed mature enough to start a family of their own, we went ahead and prepared a nest area and lots of nesting material for them. Snowball was a very exacting wife in designing and decorating their nest just so, while Sunshine, filled with love, bent over backward to put everything just where she ordered. Then one day an egg appeared. How they sang! And a few weeks later when a tiny chick hatched, their happiness seemed to know no bounds. I don’t know how it happened, but that baby bird was bright orange. So right off we named him Punkinhead.

The sunny days passed. How proud all of us were when our baby bird ran out of the nest onto a real grown-up perch!

Then one day, Punkinhead suddenly fell head down to the bottom of the cage. The tiny orange bird just lay there, both parents and I rushed to his rescue.

But he was dead. Just like that. Whether he’d had a heart attack before he fell or broke his neck in the fall, I’ll never know. But Punkinhead was gone.

The mother bird refused to let either Sunshine or me get near that little body. Instead of the joyful melodies I usually heard from Snowball, now she gave only the most heartbreaking cries and moans. Her heart, joy and will seemed completely melted by her sorrow.

Poor Sunshine didn’t know what to do. He kept trying to push Snowball away from her sad situation, but she refused to move. Instead, over and over she kept trying to wake up her beloved child.

Finally Sunshine seemed to work out a plan. He convinced her to fly up and eat some seeds every so often, while he stood duty in her place. Then each time she left, he’d quietly place one piece of straw over

Punkinhead’s body. Just one. But in a few days, piece by piece, it was completely covered over.

At first Snowball seemed panic when she looked around, but she didn’t try to uncover the chick. Instead, she flew up to her normal place and

stayed there. Then I was able to quietly reach in and remove the little body.

After that, Sunshine spent all his time comforting Snowball. Eventually she started making normal sounds, and then one day, her sorrow finally melted and she sang again. I don’t know if Snowball ever realized the quiet labor of love and healing Sunshine had done for her. But they remained devoted for as long as they both lived. Love does that, you know. 31.The title of the passage is “When Snowball Melted”. What does the title mean? C

A. The increasing temperature made the snowball melt.

B. The bird called Snowball was too sad for her kid’s death so she became weaker and weaker.

C. The grief born by the bird called Snowball for the death of her kid was dissolved by her husband’s love.

D. The bird called Snowball was loved by her husband so it seemed like a snowball was melted.

32. Why did “our tiny apartment seemed like paradise” even though we were poor? B

A. Because we love our tiny apartment.

B. Because the tiny apartment housed a couple in love.

C. Because we kept two birds in love in the tiny apartment. D. Because our tiny apartment was clean and cozy.

33. In paragraph 4, why does the author use “‘adopted’ a pair of canaries from our local pet store” instead of the word “buy”? B A. “Adopted” is used here to show that the birds are deserted by the store so the couple adopted them.

B. “Adopted” is used here to show the couple’s love for the birds, while the word “buy” seemed to be cold and emotionless.

C. “Adopted” is used here to show that nobody wanted the birds so the couple were the only one who bought them.

D. there is no special reason why “adopted” is used here. 34. What is the cause of Punkinhead’s death? D A. He’d had a heart attack before he fell. B. He broke his neck in the fall. C. He was attacked by a cat.

D. the cause of Punkinhead’s death is unknown.

35. Which of the following things were NOT what Sunshine did to comfort Snowball after the death of their kid? B

A. He kept trying to push Snowball away from her sad situation.

B. He flew up to her normal place and stayed there.

C. He convinced her to fly up and eat some seeds every so often, while he stood duty in her place.

D. each time she left, he’d quietly place one piece of straw over Punkinhead’s body. Passage 4

They say there are three apples that changed the world.

The first apple belongs to Adam, from the Garden of Eden. Yes, according to Christians, it was Adam’s apple that first changed humankind — the act of man disobeying to higher power that sets us apart by God. Adam’s story teaches us the importance of submission.

We are becoming more self-sustained and forget the cores of life — love, joy and peace. Families, friends and our beloved ones are often neglected when we become self-centered in our jobs and responsibilities. We need to be reminded to love and be loved, stand firm in love and cherish the goodness of other people in our lives.

The second most influential apple didn’t come until the 15th Century. A man sat under the famous apple tree and the universe-consigned apple fell right on his head, leading him to the famous law of universal gravitation.

Sir Isaac Newton’s apple changed the world of science as well as

mathematics by stating that “every object in the universe attracts every other object with a force directed along the line of centers for the two objects...” and so on.

The point here is, Newton’s apple has not only inspired him to come up with the law of gravitation, but also encouraged human to dream big and to explore the world with imaginations. Many other great people arose from Newton’s great works and findings.

Last but bot least, it is of course Steve Jobs’ Apple that has put the world on a different pace, in terms of his innovations in consumer electronics, computer software and personal computers.

Jobs’ success stories took up each corner of Google’s page after he passed away. The highlight is none other than his return to Apple after being kicked out of his own company in 1997. When he tried to lure John Sculley as Apple’s CEO, he asked,”Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or do you want to change the world?”

That obviously worked out pretty well. Yet, it was the passion towards innovation that Jobs has injected into his career that put him onto the top of the world. His life has definitely inspired many to contribute to the society through creativity.

So here are three apples that changed our lives — three men at three totally different time of the history. How’s your apple coming along? 36. What are NOT the cores of life according to the text? C A. faith B. joy C. peace D. love

37. Who are the ones we often neglected when we become self-centered in our jobs and responsibilities? A

A. Families. B.Friends. C. Our beloved ones. D. A, B and C

38. Which of the following statement are NOT one of the influences brought by Newton’s apple? D A. Newton’s apple inspired Newton to come up with the law of gravitation. B. Newton’s apple reminded human to love and be loved, stand firm in love and cherish the goodness of other people in our lives. C. Newton’s apple encouraged human to dream big.

D.Newton’s apple encouraged human to explore the world with imagination 39 Steve Jobs’ innovations are in the following fields but A A. Consumer electronics. B. Computer software. C. Personal

computer. D. Telecommunication.

40 According to the author, what put Steve Jobs onto the top of the world?D A. His great success in the Apple

products.

B. He returned to Apple after being kicked out of his own company in 1997. C. His passion towards innovation in his

career. D. He changed the world. III. Translation (20 points)

Direction: Translate the following sentences into Chinese.

41. You needn’t go there anymore. He already knows about it. 你不必再去那里了。他已经知道了。

42. Santa Claus would not bring children any present unless they stayed asleep.圣诞老人不会给孩子带礼物，除非他们睡着了。 43. I think that this job is a piece of cake for me. 我认为这份工作对我来说是件容易的事。

44. As a secretary, you should know how to set up appointments. 作为一个秘书，你应该知道如何安排约会。

45. The only thing that we could do was to ask police station for help. 我们唯一能做的事就是向局求助。

46. Great changes have taken place in my home town in the past ten years. 在过去的十年里，我的家乡发生了巨大的变化。 47. Follow your heart and do what you like to do. 跟随你的心，做你喜欢做的事。

48. Thank you very much for your years of loyalty to the company. 非常感谢您多年来对公司的忠诚。

49. Things of that sort are happening all over the world every day. 这种事情每天都在世界各地发生。

50. Let’s keep this conversation brief; I have a meeting to attend. 让我们保持简短的谈话；我有一个会议要参加。 IV. Writing (15 points)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the given topic. You should write at least 80 words and base your composition on the Chinese outline below. 说明：对于这一部分，你可以在给定的题目上写30分钟的作文。你应该至少写80个字，并将你的作文建立在下面的中文大纲上。 A. The WeChat Moments 微信的时刻 Outline: 概述

1.如今微信朋友圈得到广泛的使用

2. 微信朋友圈（WeChat Moments）的好处和弊端；

China now has about 800 million users of WeChat, WeChat, WeChat also follow the circle of friends has been widely used, \"WeChat circle of friends is a rare person composed of acquaintances,\" circle he real social network in the world, is also an important channel for the acquisition of personal information.

With the WeChat Moments, there are many advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that the content of WeChat circle is numerous. Naturally, in this way, the amount of browsing has increased rapidly, the field of vision has also expanded a lot, and often forwarded good content to the WeChat circle of friends. What's good is also a friend's circle to share with you. And WeChat's circle of friends can discuss and communicate, share some interesting things and interesting places.

The abuse is also obvious. It is stuck by WeChat. It often keeps watch with the cell phone. People in the family have a lot of complaints about it. And now there are too many micro businesses in WeChat's circle of friends and too many advertisements, because no one has audited, and there are many false news.

In the final analysis, WeChat's circle of friends is just a new way of communicating and communicating among people. The quality is Different people, different views. problem, is how to grasp the sense of propriety, but also a test of each balance for the world. The most realistic approach, is the virtual Dankan circle, in front of all kinds of information, always keep a clear and a concentration.

中国现在有微信用户8亿左右，微信朋友圈也跟着微信得到广泛的使用，“微信朋友圈”是一个由熟人、半熟人组成的“关系圈”，是现实社交在网络世界的延伸，也是个人获取信息的重要渠道。 有了微信朋友圈，好处和弊端都有很多。

好处是，微信圈里内容多得数不胜数，自然，这样一来，浏览量猛增，视野也拓宽了不少，还经常把好的内容转发到自己的微信朋友圈，有什么好的东西也是发朋友圈跟大家分享。还有微信朋友圈可以讨论交流，分享一些有趣事情知识还有好玩的地方。

弊端也显而易见，就是被微信套牢了，经常拿着手机看个不停，家里的人对此很有意见，而且现在微信朋友圈的微商太多，广告太多了，因为没人审核，虚假的新闻也很多。

归根到底，微信朋友圈只是人们之间一种沟通、联系的新方式。好坏都是见仁见智的问题，全在于如何把握分寸，也考验着每个人对于世事的平衡能力。最现实的办法，是淡看这个虚拟的圈子，在纷纭芜杂的信息面前，永远保持一份清醒、一份定力。

B. My travel plan我的旅行计划 Outline:

1. 你最想去旅游的地方；

2. 简要说明你为什么选择这个地方。

My travel plan

I want to go to Guilin in Guangxi tourism, because in primary school, there is an article in the \"Guilin Scenery in the world, I wanted to see the motherland beautiful rivers and mountains of a country.

Guilin is a famous tourist city and a famous historical and cultural city in the world, adjacent to Guangdong province. One of the most

representative scenic spots are: Elephant Trunk Hill, Fubo Hill, Nanxi hill, Yaoshan, Duxiu Peak, Qixingyan, Lu Diyan, zhenpiyan, kwan'am, Ming Wangcheng, Cedar Lake Ronghu, etc..

The Guilin in Guangxi is a good place to travel, and the scenery is absolutely unique. The beautiful scenery on the two sides of the Lijiang River, the air is very fresh, rafting the Lijiang River to see the ten Li Gallery is very comfortable, the Karst landform scenery is also very good. Besides the natural scenery, there are many delicious food in Guilin. It will surely make me get more gains. 我的旅行计划

我最想去广西桂林旅游，因为在小学读书的时候，就有一篇文章介绍“桂林山水甲天下”，我想去见识一下祖国的大好河山。

桂林是世界著名的风景游览城市和历史文化名城，毗邻广东省。其中最具有代表性的景点有：象鼻山、伏波山、南溪山、尧山、独秀峰、七星岩、芦笛岩、甑皮岩、冠岩、明代王城、榕湖、杉湖等。

广西桂林是个旅游的好地方，风景绝对独特。漓江两岸风光秀丽，空气十分清新，泛舟漓江看十里画廊非常惬意，喀斯特地貌风光也很不错，自然风光之外桂林还有很多美食，一定会让我得到更多的收获。

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