DOC《大学英语模拟真题》

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re a youth favorite. When school is out, high-school students are in front of their TV sets. One young working woman admitted that she turned down a higher paying job rather than give up watching her favorite serials. During the 1960'

s, it was uncommon for young people to watch soap operas. The mood of the sixties was very different from now. It was a time of seriousness, and talk was about social issues of great importance. Now, seriousness has been replaced by fun. Young people want to be happy. It may seem strange that they should turn to soap opera, which is known for showing trouble in people'

s lives. But soap opera is enjoyment. Young people can identify with the soap opera character, who, like the college-age viewer, is looking for happy love, and probably not finding it. And soap opera gives young people a chance to feel close to people without having to bear any responsibility for their problems. 11. What is soap opera? A. Plays based on science fiction stories. B. Plays based on non-fiction stories. C. The daytime serial dramas on TV. D. Popular documentary films on TV. 12. What can be the best title of the passage? A. College student viewers. B. Favorite TV serials. C. Soap opera fans. D. College-age viewers. 13. Which are not the reasons why the soap opera suddenly becomes in according to the passage? A. Because the viewers want to be happy and to enjoy themselves. B. Because the soap opera makes young people feel close to their people. C. Because the viewers can find themselves in the soap opera characters. D. Because the young people have to bear the responsibilities for their troubles. 14. What can learn from the passage? A. College students like soap operas more than any other social groups. B. Young people of sixties like soap operas more than people today. C. Young viewers have turned themselves from the seriousness of sixties to enjoyment now. D. The young as a whole are trying to look for happy love but in vain. 15. What message does the author want to convey to us? A. The people'

s favorites to drama works have been changed for a long time. B. The people'

s favorites to drama works change along with the times. C. The people'

s favorites to drama works is changed by the soap opera. D. The people'

s favorites have changed the drama works. 第三部分:词汇与结构(共5小题;

每小题2分,满分10分) 此部分共有5个未完成的句子,针对每个句子中未完成的部分有4个选项,请从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项. 16. What a beautiful house!Especially there are many A. furniture B. furnitures C. pieces of furniture D. pieces of furnitures 17. Mr.Smith me to buy several eggs for the dinner. A. had B. suggested C. asked D. made 18. The manager will not us to use his car. A. have B. let C. agree D. allow 19.her and then try to copy what she does. A. Mind B. See C. Stare at D. Watch 20. Will you me a favor, please? A. do B. make C. bring D. give 第四部分:完形填空(共5小题;

每小题2分,满分10分) 以下短文中共包含5个未完成的句子,针对每个句子中空缺部分有5个选项,请从A、B、C、D、E五个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项. It is always interesting to visit another country, especially for those who have never traveled a great deal. Foreign

21 can be very educational for anyone if he is interested enough to make preparations beforehand. Learning the language of the new country would be difficult for the traveler, but the benefits of such an effort would become obvious immediately