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四、阅读理解(每题2.5分，共40分)
阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选项中选出最佳的一项，并将正确答案填涂在答题卡上。
Passage 1
George Washington (1732-1799) was born in Virginia, the son of a rich tobacco planter. His
grandfather emigrated to America from England. Washington was brought up like an English gentleman and, as a young man, served in the British army.
When the war broke out between American colonies and England in April 1775, he was elected leader of colonists' army. Under his strong leadership and with French help the colonists defeated the British, and in 1789 Washington became the first president of the U. S. A.
It was not an easy task to govern a new country. But Washington's wisdom and strong character won him great respect. The new capital of the U. S. A. was named Washington D. C. in honor of him.
36、Washington could become the leader of colonists because _______.
A：he was very rich for planting tobacco B：he served in the British army for several years C：he was very strong and clever D：the passage doesn't tell us 答案：D
37、The colonists defeated the British at last because _______.
A：American people fought for freedom bravely B：Washington led the army correctly C：French helped them D：A, B, C are all right 答案：D
38、American people named the new capital Washington D. C. to show that _______. A：they respected him very much B：Washington was clever C：Washington was strong D：he was an important man 答案：A
39、Which of the following is TRUE?
A：Washington was brought up in England.
B：Washington became leader of colonists when he was 48 years old. C：Washington D. C. is the capital of U. S. A. D：Washington died at the age of 57. 答案：C
Passage 2
There was once a large, fat woman who had a small, thin husband. He had a job in a big company and was given his weekly pay every Friday evening. As soon as he got home on Fridays, his wife used to make him give her all his money, and then she used to give him back only enough to buy his lunch in the office every day.
One day the small man came home very excited. He hurried into the living room. His wife was listening to the radio and eating chocolates there.
\then added, \彩票抽奖)!\
\\（负担的起）to buy the lottery ticket? \
40、One day the husband was very excited because he ______. A：won a lottery B：was praised by his wife C：was given a raise by the boss D：won a prize 答案：A
41、Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A：The woman liked to eat chocolates. B：The man was afraid of his wife.
C：The woman never gave any money to her husband. D：The man got his pay every Friday. 答案：C
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42、When she heard her husband's news, the woman ______. A：could hardly believe it B：was pleased yet not satisfied C：was angry and disappointed D：never thought it was true 答案：B
43、Which of the following is implied in the passage?
A：The couple were not rich. B：The woman never trusted her husband. C：The man had put some money aside for himself.
D：The man had to give almost all his money to his wife every week. 答案：C
Passage 3
The modern sailing ship was developed by a man who never went to sea. He was Prince Henry of Portugal, the younger son of the Portuguese king and an English princess.
Prince Henry lived in the fifteenth century. As a boy he became devoted to the sea, and he dedicated himself to improving the design of ships and the methods of sailing them. In 1416, when he was
twenty-two, Henry founded a school for mariners, to which he invited everyone who could help him - Jewish astronomers（天文学家）. Italian and Spanish sailors, and Arab mathematicians and map makers who knew how to use the crude compass of the day and could improve it.
Henry's goal was to design and equip vessels that would be capable of making long ocean voyages without having to keep close to the shore. The caravel, which he helped design, carried more sails and was longer and slimmer than any ship then made, yet was tough enough to stand up against gales at sea. He also developed the carrack, which was a slower ship, but one that was capable of carrying more cargo.
The world owes credit to Prince Henry for the development of craft that made oceanic exploration possible. He lives in history as Henry the Navigator.
44、Henry the Navigator was a member of the royal family of _______. A：England B：Spain C：Italy D：Portugal 答案：D
45、The teachers in the Prince Henry's school seem to have been _______. A：members of the royal family B：astronomers, sailors and map makers C：shipbuilders D：all of the above 答案：B
46、Prince Henry's goal was to design vessels that could _______.
A：make long deep-sea voyages B：travel faster than those in use at that time
C：explore the coastline of Portugal D：carry larger crews and more cargo than existing ones 答案：A
47、The best title for this selection is _______.
A：The First Modern Sailing Vessels B：The Mariner Prince
C：Prince Henry's Role in the History of Shipbuilding D：The First School for Sailors 答案：C
Passage 4
Most people can remember a time in their lives when they learned something almost by accident, that is, without consciously（有意识地）trying to learn it. Often this kind of learning happens when we are in fact trying to learn something else. For example, many people learn a number of English words not by memorizing them or studying them directly, but by doing something they enjoy, like listening to popular songs that contain them. Similarly, some people learn words in Chinese or Japanese not by studying those languages directly, but by studying martial arts, such as kung fu or aikido, in which Chinese or Japanese terms are used. Foreign students in the United States often learn the system（体系）of measurement simply by having to shop and cook for themselves. Those activities require them to learn words like pound, gallon, inch and yard.
Many educators believe that such a kind of learning, generally called content-based learning, is the
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best way to learn the rules of a system. Supporters of content-based learning argue that people can best
understand and remember a system's basic rules by coming upon them in the context（环境）of that system - not by studying and memorizing them out of context. Therefore, supporters of content-based learning feel that grammatical rules can best be mastered indirectly through reading and writing, rather than by mere memorization. Likewise, they feel that mathematical rules can best be learned by working out real-life problems where such rules are needed to find out the answer. In many cases, our own learning experiences may support the idea that we have a deeper understanding of rules we find out from context than of those memorized out of context.
48、By saying \without _______.\
A：realizing they are learning it B：paying attention to the accident
C：understanding what they are learning D：knowing what they should learn next 答案：A
49、Shopping and cooking in a foreign country _______.
A：are necessary for students studying systems B：help one learn measure words used in that country C：tell one what is needed to learn to live there D：require people to know how to measure 答案：B
50、Many educators believe that the best way to master the basic rules of a system is _______. A：learning them in the context B：producing problems from context
C：memorizing the related words first D：fixing attention on the rules themselves 答案：A
51、What does the author most probably think of the content-based learning?
A：He doubts it. B：He supports it. C：He considers it funny. D：He finds it impractical. 答案：B
五、书面表达(满分10分)
假设你是Matt Hand，在报上看到一则招聘广告，正符合你的情况，于是写信求职。 广告要点：招聘对象：有计算机工程 (engineering) 学历的工程师；
条件：有两年以上计算机工程工作经验；年龄在22 ~30岁之间；身体健康。 注意：1）地址和招聘单位名称可自编； 2）词数为100左右。 答案：
P. O. Box 2035
Clare Corporation Lid. Jan. 11th, 2006
Dear Sirs, I read your advertisement in yesterday's paper. I think I am the best person fit for the position. I'm 23 years old. I graduated from Boston University two years ago. My major at university was computer engineering. After graduation I worked as a computer engineer in a big company for two years. Now I have enough experience in this field. And I'm very interested in it. I like sports and I am in good health. I like hard work. I'm sure I can do your job well if I can become a member of your company. I'm looking forward to your reply. Sincerely yours, Matt Hand
四川大学网络教育学院入学考试
《高中英语》（高中起点专科）模拟试题（二）
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一、语音知识(每题1分，共5分)
在下列每组单词中，有一个单词的划线部分与其他单词的划线部分的读音不同。找出这个词，并将正确答案填涂在答题卡上。
1、A：same B：take C：bag D：gave 答案：C
2、A：born B：doctor C：short D：sport 答案：B
3、A：think B：math C：rather D：throw 答案：C
4、A：church B：chalk C：character D：cheat 答案：C
5、A：gain B：rain C：said D：train 答案：C
二、词汇与语法知识 (每题2分，共30分) 从每小题的四个选项中，选出最佳的一个选项，并将正确答案填涂在答题卡上。 6、It is reported that _______ people have entered for the competition.
A：hundreds B：hundred C：hundreds of D：several hundreds 答案：C
7、The workers finished their work far _______ than I had expected. A：soon B：sooner C：soonest D：more soon 答案：B
8、We went to see the play last night and got a lot of _______ from it. A：content B：interest C：spirit D：fun 答案：D
9、The train left the station slowly and then went round the bend not far away and was soon _______. A：out of sight B：out of breath C：out of doors D：out of work 答案：A
10、The friendship makes you _______ like brothers. A：feel B：to feel C：feeling D：felt 答案：A
11、Mr. White stopped _______ to me because he was wanted on the phone. A：to talk B：talking C：to have a talk D：talk 答案：B
12、Since I _______ to this university, I _______ a lot of knowledge from my teachers.
A：have come, learnt B：came, was learning C：came, learnt D：came, have learnt 答案：D
13、Our sports team won _______ many gold medals _______ they did at the last National Games. A：twice as…as B：as twice…as C：as…as twice D：twice…than 答案：A
14、He _______ his title and wealth in order to marry the girl he loved. A：gave in B：gave off C：gave back D：gave up 答案：D
15、He _______ from his family and settled down in Mexico.
A：broke down B：broke in C：broke away D：broke up 答案：C
16、With the help of the computer, information can ______ every corner of the world swiftly. A：get B：reach C：arrive D：return 答案：B
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