统考大学英语A考前模拟自测题(1)

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1、试点高校网络教育部分公共基础课全国统一考试大学英语A试卷2007年注意事项一、将你的姓名、考号填写在答题卡的规定栏内，将考号和考试科目在规定的栏内用2B铅笔涂满涂黑。考试结束后，把试卷和答题卡放在桌上。试卷和答题卡均不得带出考场。二、仔细读懂题目的说明，并按题目要求答题。答案一定要写在答题卡的指定位置上，写在试卷上的答案无效。三、选择题用2B铅笔将选中项涂满涂黑，主观题用蓝、黑圆珠笔或钢笔答题，使用铅笔答题无效。InformationfortheExaminees:ThisexaminationconsistsofTHREEpa

2、rts.Theyare:PartⅠ:ReadingComprehension(50points,60minutes)PartⅡ:VocabularyandStructure(30points,30minutes)PartⅢ:Writing(20points,30minutes)Thetotalscoreforthisexaminationis100.Thetimeallowedforthisexaminationis2hours(120minutes).PartⅠ:ReadingComprehension(50points)In

3、structions:Thispartwilltake60minutes.ThereareFIVEsectionsinthispart.MarkALLyouranswersbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet,e.g.[A].SectionAQuestions1-5arebasedonthissection.(10points)Directions:ReadthefollowingpassageandchoosethebestanswerfromA,B,Cand

4、D.BlackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Anowlisabird.Therearetwobasictypesofowls:typicalowlsandbarnowls.Owlsliveinalmosteverycountryoftheworld.Owlsaremostlynocturnal,meaningtheyareawakeatnight.Owlsarepredators-theyhuntthefoodthattheyeat.Owlshuntformiceandothe

5、rsmallmammals,insects,andevenfish.Owlsarewelladaptedforhunting.Theirsoft,lightfeathersmaketheirflightnearlysilent.Theyhaveverygoodhearing,whichhelpsthemtohuntwellinthedarkness.Thesharp,hooked,andpointedmouthandclawsoftheowlmakeitveryeasytotearapartsmallanimalsquickly

6、,althoughowlsalsoeatsomeanimalwhole.Owleyesareunusual.Likemostpredators,bothoftheowl’seyesfacefront.Theowlcannotmoveitseyes.Owlsarefar-sighted,whichmeanstheycanseeverywellfaraway…buttheycan’tseeupcloseverywellatall.Fortunately,theirdistantvisioniswhattheyuseforhuntin

7、g,andtheycanseefarawayeveninlowlight.Owlshavefacialdisksaroundtheireyes,bunchesoffeathersinacirclearoundeacheye.Thesefacialdisksarethoughttohelpwiththeowl’shearing.Owlscanturntheirheads180degrees.Thismakesitlookliketheymightbeabletoturntheirheadsallthewayaround,but18

8、0degreesisalltheowlneedstoseewhat’sgoingonallaroundhim.Perhapsbecauseoftheowl’smysteriousappearance,especiallyitsroundeyesandflexib