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1、大学英语（A）模拟试卷Test 4Information for the examinees:This examination consists of FOUR sections. These are”Section : Reading Comprehension (30 points, 25 minutes)Section :Vocabulary and Grammar (40 points, 25 minutes)Section :Translation (10 points, 10 minutes)Section :Writing (20 points, 30 minutes)The t
2、otal marks for this examination are 100 points. Time allowed for completing this examination is 90 minutes.Section : Reading comprehension 30 pointsInstructions: This section will take approximately 25 minutes. There are TWO parts in this section.Part 1: Questions 1-5 are based on this part. (15 poi
3、nts)Read the following passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C and D.Theres a great story about an old Finnish woman who, without quite realizing it, was using her cell-phone to access the Internet and track her citys public transit system. When asked why she used the wireless Internet so fr
4、equently, she replied, “What are you talking about? I dont know anything about this wireless Internet stuff. I just know the bus is here.”Regardless of whether you want to admit it, a lot of us are like the old Finnish woman. When it comes to new mobile applications, many of us do not realize the ca
5、pability and power that we hold, literally, in hour hands.What we are looking at today is the mobile Internet is its infancy. Now that using the Internet from home or work has saturated much of society, the next logical step is to be able to use the Net when you are far away from your desktop or lap
6、top. Speech recognition is one way to do this, and there are a number of services, collectively called the “voice Web”, that will make this possible. All you do is use a phone or wireless device to call a phone number, and speak commands to an intuitive system. It will then give you the information
7、youre seeking, using either a synthesized voice or an audio file.In the United States and Europe, the hot technology fro wireless devices is called WAP (Wireless Application Protocol), which is being considered as the world standard. WAP is supported by major phone companies including Nokia, Motorol
8、a and Ericsson, and is simply a means of transmitting information, much like HTML which is a means of communicating on the Internet.Currently, wireless Internet connections may give you news, sports scores, stock quotes, and the weather if youre lucky. But if youre ever used this technology, you kno
9、w its slow, costly and doesnt seem worth the time and effort, if it works at all. All of this technology points to easier living. Perhaps youll need to find a restaurant for an occasional business meeting. Youll press a button on your mobile phone, and access the Internet to pull up a list of great
10、restaurants in your immediate area. Youll hit another button, say a few words into the handset and youve got a reservation for four.(380 words)1The author used the story of an old Finnish woman to indicate that .Ashe is ignorant of some common knowledgeBpublic transit system contains the accessory t
11、o InternetCmany people are unaware of the function of the new appliances being usedDthe Internet is experiencing rapid growth2The word “saturate” (Para.3) most probably means .Astate ButilizeCdespiseDfill3According to the text, WAP is a .Atechnology standard set by major phone companiesBsubstitution
12、 of HTML which can be applied on the InternetCmeans of exchanging informationDa software application fro transmitting voice over telephone lines4We can infer from the passage that the mobile Internet is different from the previous Internet in that the former .Acan be accessed by desktop computersBha
13、s no need for wire appliancesCcan be used to book a table in a restaurantDis equipped with speech recognition systems5What is the attitude of the author towards the future of mobile Internet?AIndifferent.BNeutral.COptimisticDpessimistic.Part 2: Questions 6-10 are based on this part. (15 points)Read
14、the following passage and choose the best answer from A,B,C and D. Castles were brought to Britain by William the conqueror, when he invaded England in 1066 from his homeland in France. One of the most powerful ways for William to take control of his new kingdom, which included England, Scotland and
15、 Wales, was to have castles built throughout the land. At first, he ordered the construction of very simply castles, called motte and bailey castles.These early castles consisted of an earthen mound, topped by a tower built of wood. The bailey was a large area of land enclosed by a shorter fence. In
16、side the bailey were the main activities of the castle, such as workshops, stables and livestock, household activities, etc., while the tower on the motte was used as the lords residence and as an observation post. Before long, the earthen castles were replaced by the stone castles, which were much
