武汉大学网络教育入学考试
大学英语模拟试题
I. Phonetics
Directions: In each of the following group of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C, and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
1. A. chin B. bite C. alive D. side
2. A. gate B. hate C. jade D. staff
3. A. cheap B. sweat C. treat D. leap
4. A. child B. chef C. church D. chicken
5. A. chore B. chocolate C. school D. arch
6. A. fork B. forward C. fortunately D. forbid
7. A. contrary B. comfortable C. composition D. common
8. A. violin B. machine C. magazine D. police
9. A. examine B. extra C. excuse D. exhibition
10. A. though B. thus C. through D. worthy
11. A. RussianB. racialC. specialD. industrial
12. A. passageB. package C. strange D. orange
13. A. father B. marathon C. author D. strengthen
14. A. loud B. moustache C. lounge D. ground
15. A. grandma B. handkerchief C. handsome D. grandson
16. A. zinc B. handbag C. winter D. wound
17. A. known B. knowledge C. pillow D. yellow
18. A. widespread B. weather C. weave D. weapon
II. Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
1. After watching _____ TV, she played _____ violin for an hour.
A. /... / B. the.., the C. the... / D. /... the
2. China is larger than _____ country in Asia.
A. any B. any other C. other D. another
3. _____ food you’ve cooked!
A. How a nice B. What a nice C. How nice D. What nice
4. I invited Tom and Ann to dinner, but _____ of them came.
A. neither B. both C. either D. none
5. Does _____ matter if he can’t finish the job on time?
A. this B. that C. he D. it
6. The experiment was _____ easier than we had expected.
A. more B. much more C. much D. more much
7. The volleyball match will be put off if it _____.
A. will rain B. rains C. rained D. is raining
8. The library needs _____ , but it’ll have to wait until Sunday.
A. cleaning B. be cleaned C. clean D. being cleaned
9. Mary _____ a dress when she cut her finger.
A. made B. is making C. was making D. makes
10. I learned to _____ a bicycle as a small boy.
A. drive B. run C. operate D. ride
11. These oranges taste _____.
A. good B. well C. to be good D. to be well
12. A new school was _____ in the village last year.
A. held up B. set up C. sent up D. brought up
13. She’s upstairs _____ letters.
A. writes B. is writing C. write D. writing
14. It was so cold that they kept the fire _____ all night.
A. to burn B. burn C. burning D. burned
15. Will you _____ me a favor, please?
A. do B. make C. give D. bring
16. I don’t know the restaurant, but it’s _____ to be quite a good one.
A. said B. told C. spoken D. talked
17. Mother was worried because little Alice was ill, especially _____father was away in France.
A. as B. that C. during D. if
18. I need one more stamp before my collection _____.
A. had completed B. completes
C. has been completed D. is completed
19. The weather turned out to be very good, _____ was more than we could expect.
A. what B. which C. that D. if
20. We write to each other _____, even when there’s not much to say.
A. now and then B. by and by C. step by step D. more or less
21. Do you know the boy _____ under the big tree?
A. lay B. lain C. laying D. lying
22. I _____ ten minutes to decide whether I should reject the offer.
A. gave B. was given C. was giving D. had given
23. It is well known that Thomas Edison _____ the electric lamp.
A. invented B. discovered C. found D. developed
24. This year they have produced _____ grain _____ they did last year.
A. as less.., as B. as few.., as C. less.., than D. fewer.., than
25. Go on _____ the other exercise after you have finished this one.
A. to do B. doing C. with D. to be doing
26. I didn’t hear the phone. I _____ asleep.
A. must be B. must have been C. should be D. should have been
27. Cheap coal _____ a lot of smoke.
A. gives up B. gives in C. gives away D. gives off
28. My brother _____ while he _____ his bicycle and hurt himself.
A. fell.., was riding B. fell.., were riding
C. had fallen.., rode D. had fallen.., was riding
29. Not until the early years of the 19th century _____ what heat is.
A. man did know B. man knew
C. didn’t man know D. did man know
30. These photographs will show you _____.
A. what does our village look like B. what our village looks like
C. how does our village look like D. how our village looks like
31. --How did Bob do in the exams this time?
--Well, his father seems __ with his results.
A. pleasingB. pleaseC. pleasedD. to please
32. Paul doesn't have to be made __. He always works hard.
A. learn B. to learnC. learned D. learning
33. There __ some books and a pen on the desk.
A. is B. are C. be D. was
34. __ more careful, his ship would not have sunk.
A. If the captain were B. Had the captain been
C. Should the captain be D. Ifthe captain would have been
35. Never in my life __ such a thing.
A. I have heard or have seen B. have I heard or seen
C. I have heard or seen D. did I hear or see
36. Ifyou want to book a round-trip ticket, you'll have to pay __ $30.
A. more B. other C. the other D. another
37. Although the medicine tastes __, it seems to help my condition.
A. bad B. badly C. too much bad D. too badly
38.The population of the world has grown very fast __ four hundred years.
A. for pass B. in the pass C. in the past D. for past
39. Mary had finished her homework __ the time I got home.
A. until B. at C. by D. when
40. Happily for john's mother, he is working harder to __ his lost time.
A. make up for B. keep up with
C. catch up with D. make use of
41. We didn't plan our art exhibition like that but it __ very well.
A. carried on B. tried out
C. went on D. worked out
42. At that time Tom was __ one-year-old baby.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
43. Shanghai is in __ east of China.
A. / B. an C. a D. the
44. Two __ died of cold in that country last winter.
A. hundreds old people B. hundreds of old people
C. hundred old people D. hundred old peoples
45. There are some new books in the school library. They are __ books.
A. child B. childrens' C. children D. children's
46. I expect all my letters __ promptly.
A. to type B. typed C. to be typed D. being typed
47. What's the language __ in Germany?
A. speaking B. spoken C. be spoken D. to speak
48. I feel __ unwise to give a child whatever he or she wants.
A. that B. how C. it D. what
49. Neither you nor he __ right.
A. are B. would C. am D. is
50. The doctors tried their best to save the patient's life, __ failed.
A. or B. so C. but D. because
51. Without electricity, human life __ quite different today.
A. is B. will be C. would have been D. would be
52. How I wish every family __ a large house with a beautiful garden!
A. has B. had C. will have D. had had
53. Not until I began to work __ how much time I had wasted.
A. didn't I realize B. did I realize
C. I didn't realize D. I realized
54. I liked to play football when I was young. __
A. So he was B. So was he C. So did he D. So he did
55. He is a very tall young man. He is the second __ man in his company.
A. tall B. taller C. tallest D. most tall
56. Usually Susan spends __ time doing her given job than other girls do in heroffice.
A. less B. little C. few D. fewer
57. He works__.
A. alone B. lonely C. lone D. lonesome
58. I enjoy the concert last night; they played __ beautiful music.
A. such B. sucha C. so D. soa
III. Cloze
Directions: For each blank of the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
（一）
From Monday until Friday most people are busy 1 , but in the evenings and on weekends they arefree and enjoy themselves. Some watch TV or go to the movies; 2 take part in sports. It depends onindividual 3 . There are many different ways to spend our 4 time.
Almost everyone has some kind of hobby. It may be 5 from collecting stamps to making model airplanes. Some hobbies are very 6 ; others don’t 7 at all. Some collections are worth a lot of money; others are valuable only 8 their owners.
I know a man who has a 9 collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he boughta rare fifty-cent piece 10 $ 250. He was very happy about his collection and thought the price was 11 .On the contrary, my youngest brother 12 match boxes. He has almost 600 of them. But I 13 if they are worth any money. However, for my brother they are 14 valuable. Nothing makes him 15 than to find a new match box for his collection.
1. A. work or study B. working or studying
C. in working or studying D. in work or study
2. A. other B. the other C. another D. others
3. A. time B. energy C. interests D. fun
4. A. spare B. working C. own D. day
5. A. OK B. all right C. anything D. something
6. A. expensive B. interesting C. exciting D. cheap
7.A. spend anything B. cost anything C. pay nothing D. need something
8. A. for B. to C. with D. of
9.A. collect B. coinage C. coin D. cooperate
10. A. worth B. spent C. worthy D. used
11.A. very high B. just all right C. reasonable D. too expensive
12. A. collects B. buys C. chooses D. selects
13. A. deliver B. doubt C. double D. decide
14. A. extremely B. extreme C. complete D. special
15. A. so happy B. that happy C. more happily D. happier
（二）
It was cloudy, and a heavy rain seemed to come soon. Jim walked slowly along the country road to 1 back home. A truck was 2 towards him from behind. The driver stopped the truck 3 him and asked loudly if he could give him 4 . Jim hesitated for a few seconds before 5 .Hedidn’t like the man’s 6 or the way he talked. And at other time he would have said,“ 7 ,” buthis leg hurt, and it was a long 8 home. He got 9 . The big car started off in a burst of speed.“I 10 who you are,” the man said after hesitating for a moment. “I know you’re the fellow who makesthe 11 on the team. With your working hard, they 12 . Without, they lose. It’s as 13 asthat.”The man 14 up into his pocket and took out a new $ 100 bill. “There’s more where this camefrom, if you know what I 15 ,” he said, breaking into a sly smile.
1. A. come B. go C. return D. going
2. A. heard running B. hear running C. running fast D. listened running
3. A. besides B. ahead of C. beside D. far behind
4. A. elevator B. lift C. a lift D. lifter
5. A. getting in B. getting up C. getting out of D. getting through
6. A. clothes B. looks C. van D. motorcycle
7.A. All right B. Not me C. Yes, please D. No, thanks
8. A. ride B. walk C. time D. voyage
9. A. up B. down C. in D. off
10. A. know B. realize C. understand D. learn
11. A. progress B. importance C. difference D. improvement
12. A. win B. grow C. exist D. gain
13. A. easy B. difficult C. clean D. simple
14. A. put B. spread C. reached D. got
15.A. say B. mean C. like D. have
（三）
Mobile phones help us communicate everywhere, which is very important. They are good atemergencies, when you've 1 a car accident, for instance. A mobile phone 2 save your life!Mobile phones are also 3 because they have many good features--we can take photos andsend them all over the world. But every coin has two sides. The 4 thing about mobile phones isthat you have no privacy. My boss and friends and me whenever they want! I haven't enjoyed awhole quiet day since the day I 5 my mobile phone. 6 disadvantage is that mobile phonesmake us lose good habits, such as punctuality. Before, when we 7 keep in touch so easily, if wehad a date with someone, we tried our best to arrive 8 time. But now, because of the mobilephone, we are not afraid of 9 late any more, so, surprisingly enough, we make people wait!The third 10 I see is that I change my mobile phone once a year, and this means I'm spending 11 too much money on it. I think it is important to think 12 we use mobile phones. We shoulduse things such as mobile phones, laptops, cameras, the Internet, and so on, 13 our needs. Wecan 14 our mobile phone when we don't want to be disturbed by 15 . If we know how touse it, we can eliminate its disadvantages.
1. A. haveB. madeC. hadD. crashed
2. A. must B. can C. need D. have to
3. A. annoyed B. interested C. interesting D. annoying
4. A. worse B. good C. worst D. important
5. A. paid B. acquired C. obtained D. got
6. A. Other B. One other C. The other D. Another
7. A. couldn't B. must C. can't D. have
8. A. at B. in C. on D. by
9. A. be B. to be C. being D. stayed
10. A. shortcoming B. convenience C. part D. mobile phone
11. A. very B. far C. lots D. many
12. A. reason B. that C. when D. why
13. A. for satisfy B. to satisfy C. for to satisfy D. so satisfying
14. A. turn off B. turn on C. set off D. set on
15. A. anyone B. neither one C. everyone D. someone
IV. Reading Comprehension
Directions: there are five reading passages in this part. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
（一）
One day a lawyer’s wife fell ill and he went to get a doctor. The doctor went to see thewoman, but before he went into the house he stopped. He knew that the lawyer never paid his bill . So he said to the man, “But if I do cure your wife I’m afraid you may not pay me.”
“Sir,” said the lawyer, “here I have $ 500. Whether you cure my wife or whether you kill her I willgive you all this.”
The doctor was now sure of the payment and went into the house. When he reached the woman’s bedside, it was soon clear to him that he could do little. She was badly ill, and though he gave hersome medicine to take, she soon died.
He told the lawyer he was very sorry, then, asked for the money.
“Did you kill my wife?” asked the lawyer.
“Of course not,” said the doctor.
“Well, did you cure my wife?” asked the lawyer.
“I’m afraid that was impossible,” answered the doctor.
“Well then, since you didn’t kill her and you didn’t cure her, I have nothing to pay you.”
1. Before the doctor went into the lawyer's house he stopped because _____.
A. the lawyer was too poor to pay his bills
B. the lawyer had a bad name
C. he knew, well he couldn’t cure the lawyer’s wife
D. it was well-known that the lawyer would not be willing to pay what he should
2. After the lawyer’s wife died, the doctor _____.
A. got nothing but the money for the medicine
B. got his pay
C. got no money at all
D. didn’t want to take the pay
3. The doctor was very sorry because _____.
A. he didn’t cure the lawyer’s wife
B. the lawyer’s wife was badly ill
C. he killed the lawyer’s wife
D. the lawyer paid nothing for his work
4. Which do you think is the best title for the passage?
A. The Lawyer and His Wife.
B. She Got Badly ILL.
C. A Good Doctor and a Poor Lawyer.
D. The Lawyer’s Trick.
（二）
Fire can help people in many ways. But it can also be very dangerous. Fire can heat water,warm houses, give light and cook food. But fire can burn things, too. It can burn trees, houses, animals,or people. Sometimes big fires can burn forests.
Nobody knows for sure how people began to use fire. But there are many interesting old stories aboutthe first time a man or a woman started a fire. One story from Australia tells about a man very, very longtime ago. He went up to the sun by a rope and brought fire down.
Today people know how to make a fire with matches. Children sometimes like to play withthem. But matches can be very dangerous. One match can burn a piece of paper, and then it might burna house. A small fire can become a big fire very fast. Fires kill many people every year. So you must becareful with matches. You should also learn to put out fires. Fires need oxygen. Withoutoxygen they will die. There is oxygen in the fire. Cover a fire with water, sand, or sometimes with yourcoat. This keeps the air away from a fire and kills it. Be careful with fire, and it will help you. Be careless with fire, and it will burn you.
1. How did people begin to use a fire?
A. We know how people began to use fire.
B. Nobody knows how to make a fire.
C. It was an Australian who started a fire.
D. We are not sure how people started a fire.
2. Children mustn’t play with matches because _____.
A. matches burn paper
B. it isn’t interesting
C. they can be dangerous
D. they can burn a house
3. When you are going to put out a fire, you _____.
A. must be careful
B. should keep air away from it
C. must know it is dangerous
D. should cover it with water only
4. We must be careful with fire, or it _____.
A. will die B. will warm our houses
C. might burn us D. will help us
（三）
Everything has a name. All people, places, and things have names. For example, Jenny is the nameof a student from England. England is the name of her country. Cities and towns have names, too. Schoolsand office buildings also have names. All things have names. For example, tomato, potato and bean arenames of vegetables. Apple, orange and banana are names of fruits. Names are important.
We use names every day. When we meet a new person, we usually ask, “What’s your name?” It isimportant to learn a person’s name. Most people have two names. Some people have more names. Namesare different all over the world. In Jenny’s class, Jenny must learn the names of students from all over theworld. This is very difficult because the names are very different.