2014年北约自主招生英语全真模拟试题
Part 1.cloze (20%)edited by SPt68
Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that goes into the collecting of tho fascinating birds and animals that they pay to e in the zoo. One of the questions that is always asked of me is (1) I became an animal collector in the first (2) . The answer is that I have always been interested in animals and zoos. According to my parents, the first word I was able to say with any (3) was not the conventional “mamma” or “daddy”, (4) the word “zoo”, which I would (5) over and over again with a shrill (6) until someone, in groups to (7) me up, would take me to the zoo. When I (8) a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a great (9) of pets, ranging from owls to ahors, and I spent all my spare time (10) the countryside in arch of fresh specimens to (11) to my collection of pets. (12) on I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student (13) , to get experience of the large animals, such as lions, bears, bison and ostriches, (14) were not easy to keep at home. When I left, I (15) had enough money of my own to be able to (16) my first trip an
d I have been going (17) ever since then. Though a collector's job is not an easy one and is full of (18) , it is certainly a job which will appeal (19) all tho who love animals and (20) .
1. A. how B. where C. when D. whether
2. A. region B. field C. place D. ca
3. A. clarity B. emotion C. ntiment D. affection
4. A. except B. but C. except for D. but for
5. A. recite B. recognize C. read D. repeat
6. A. volume B. noi C. voice D. pitch
7. A. clo B. shut C. stop D. comfort
8. A. grew B. was growing C. grow D. grown
9. A. many B. amount C. number D. supply
10. A. living B. cultivating C. reclaiming D. exploring
11. A. increa B. include C. add D. enrich
12. A. later B. further C. then D. subquently
13. A. attendant B. keeper C. member D. aide
14. A. who B. they C. of which D. which
15. A. luckily B. gladly C. nearly D. successfully
16. A. pay B. provide C. allow D. finance
17. A. normally B. regularly C. usually D. often
18. A. expectations B. sorrows C. excitement D. disappointments
19. A. for B. with C. to D. from
20. A. excursion B. travel C. journey D. Trip
Part 2 grammar (15%)edited by SPt68
21.______, I must do another experiment.
A. Be it ever so late B. It is ever so late C. It be ever so late D. So late it be ever
22. America will never again have as a nation the spirit of adventure as it______before the West was ttled.
A. could B. was C. would D. did
23. I______ this book in a condhand bookstore on Nanjing Road.
A. came into B. came about C. came round D. came across
24. As teachers we should concern ourlves with what is said, not what we think______.
A. ought to be said B. must say C. have to be said D. need to say
25. The people at the party were worried about Susan becau no one was aware______ she had gone.
A. where that B. of where C. the place where D. the place
26. The Managing Director said that improving relations with the association would not be easy, but that they ______to try.
A. would have decided B. decide C. have decided D. had decided
27. We must______ that the experiment is controlled as rigidly as possible.
A. cure B. ensure C. assure D. issue
28. At no time______ other countries.
A. China will invade B. will invade China C. will China invade D. invade will China
29. This is an ideal site for a university______ it is far from the downtown area.
A. provided that B. now that C. so that D. in that
30. Although Asian countries are generally more ______in social customs than Western countries, there have been veral notable examples of women leaders in both China and India.
A. conrvative B. confidential C. comprehensive D. consistent
31. Statistics is a discipline ______all the other sciences.
A. affected B. affecting C. to be affected D. being affected
32. On turning the corner, we saw the road ______steeply.
A. departing B. descending C. decreasing D. depressing
33. As a salesman, he works on a (an)______basis, taking 10% of everything he lls.
A. income B. commission C. salary D. pension
34. It is not so much the language ______the cultural background that makes the book difficult to understand.
A. but B. nor C. as D. like
35. After______ emed an endless night, it was time for them to open the boxes of prents.
