2008 年英语运用能力模拟测试Part One Vocabulary and Structure Directions: There are ten incomplete sentences in this partFor each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and DChoose the one that best completes the sentenceMark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.1The former governor withdrew from political life and as _ he was soon forgotten.Aan end Ba resultCan outcome Dan event2With the gradual improvement of transportation and communications, farmers have now had easier _ to cities and towns.Aaccess BreachCapproach Dtouch3Corruption in the running of the citys largest bank was _ in Peoples Daily yesterday.Adetected BdetestedCexposed Ddiscovered4The software is a popular tool in business, where it _ and simplifies such procedures as budgeting.Aputs on Bputs forwardCtakes after Dspeeds up5Your first contact with an employer will be either to apply for a known job opening or to find out if any jobs are _.Aopened BhiredCavailable Dvariable6Scarcely such an exciting football match.Ahave I ever seen BI have ever seenCsaw I DI saw7It was in the name of freedom Kennedy led his country deeper into its cruel, hopeless war in Vietnam.Awhen Bas Cwhile Dthat8_ , we went out for a swim in the lake.AThe day being hot BIt was hotCIt is hot DThe day was not9Most people have come to realize that it is about time the government further measures to control the population.Amust take Bis taking Ctakes Dtook10It has been estimated that the earths surface temperature has increased one quarter to three fourths of a degree since 1850.Aby Bat Cto DwithPart Two Reading Comprehension Directions:There are three passages and two advertisements in this partEach passage and the two ads are followed by five questions or unfinished statementsFor each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and DChoose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.Questions 11-15 are based on the following passage:All the people who went to the new supermarket had one great hope: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for his shoppingFor this was what the notice just inside the entrance promiseDIt said, Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goodsThis may be your lucky day!For several weeks MrsWhite hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customerUnlike her friends, however, she never lost heartHer kitchen was full of things which she did not really neeDHer husband tried again and again to persuade her to give it up, but she just wouldnt listenShe dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would come up to say, Madam, this is your lucky dayEverything in your basket today is free.One Friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy some teaShe rushed back to the supermarket, got the tea and went to the desk to pay for itAs she was walking, she saw the manager of the supermarket coming upMadam, he said warmly, holding out his hand, I want to congratulate you! You are our lucky customer todayEverything youve got in your basket is free.11People went to the supermarket to _.Abuy food Bbe lucky customersCget free things Dmeet the manager 12MrsWhite is different from her friends who were _.Aeasily satisfied Bnot always hopefulCsure to succeed Dnot interested in free food 13MrsWhites husband tried to _.Acheer her up Bstop her from going to the supermarketCstop her from buying unnecessary things Dmake her less happy 14When the manager told her that she was the lucky customer, MrsWhite would be _.Avery tired Bhappier than ever beforeCrather sad Denthusiastic15Which of the following can we infer from the passage?AEveryone has his lucky day. BThe supermarket is dishonest.CThe supermarket might just play a trick so customers should be more cautious DWives should listen to their husbands.Questions 16-20 are based on the following passage:Beijings top hotels are fielding scores of calls from foreigners and Chinese people eager to book rooms during the 2008 Olympic Games in the Chinese capitalThe luxurious and recently-renovated Beijing Hotel said it had received nearly 100 telephone inquiries from people wanting to book rooms during the Games since Beijing won its bid to host the eventOut of these people, foreigners make up 30 to 40 per cent, including people calling from the United States and Europe, a hotel sales manager surnamed Song said.Minutes before the decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was announced in Moscow, the hotel had already received 50 to 60 such phone calls from would-be game-goers gambling on the resultDomestic callers have mainly come from the s