2023年江苏大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)考试模拟卷（2）本卷共分为1大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格。一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.Im thinking of asking her to marry me.But you only met her last night!_Yeah, right!AIt seems like Ive known her all my life.BI used to have piano lessons, but I got bored.CHow do you know herDWhen was the last time you saw her 2.The trouble is youre too good-natured and people take advantage of it. _ You will have to learn to refuse people who ask too much.AWalls have ears.BAdd fuel to the fire.CAll lay load on the willing horse.DBeauty is in the eye of the beholder. 3.Conversation 2According to Saffron, which of the following statements is WRONGAWhen she takes the last exam, she will find a really good manager.BAs lead singer in a band, she still needs to get more training and make herself qualified to be a pop star.CBy this time next year, they will have had their own record in the charts.DIn five years time, she will be staying in expensive hotels and be recognized by the passersby on the street. 4.Which of the following statements is WRONGAWith her careful preparations, the journey was easy and delightful for Sara.BEach of the three children wants Saras whole attention at the same time.CThe three children are irresistible when they are asleep.DWhen Sara arrived, her parents were excited to tell her how disobedient she had been as a kid. 5.The capital of Scotland is _.AEdinburghBBirminghamCGlasgowDManchester 6.The Father of American Literature is _.ABenjamin FranklinBMark TwainCWashington IrvingDEarnest Hemingway 7.Uncle Toms Cabin is written by a woman writer whose name is _.AKate ChopinBEmily DicksonCAlice BrownDHarriet Beecher Stowe 8.The city of _ is nicknamed Space City of USA.ALos AngelesBHoustonCBostonDHonolulu 9.Section B Jellyfish (61) They look like jelly, but of course they arent. And they certainly arent fish. So, what exactly are these strange creatures (62) Jellyfish consist of over 95 % water. They have no head, brain, heart, eyes, ears or bones! They have a kind of body, called a bell. The bell is the big round part that looks like jelly. Inside it are nerves, which are all jellyfish needs to move to sense light. (63) When jellyfish find their food, these tentacles can shoot out poison to kill it. Underneath the bell is a mouth. (64) There are over 2,000 species, and new ones are still being found. They vary greatly in appearance and size, from ones as small as a coin to ones with bells over 2 meters across and tentacles 60 meters long. (65) The box jellyfish, which lives in the seas off Northern Australia and Indonesia, is so poisonous that it can kill a human being in just a few minutes. Not only that, its poison is so painful that it usually causes people to drown before they can swim back to the shore. Its not surprising that it has the title of the most dangerous creature in the world! But dont worry. Most jellyfish are harmless. And the dangerous ones are usually found deep in the ocean, living their mysterious lives far away from humans. Fill in each blank with one of the following statements, two of which are useless. Put the letters A, B, C, D, E, F or G in each blank according to the theme development. A. Jellyfish also vary in how dangerous they are. B. Jellyfish arent named very well. C. Mammals are warm-blooded and breathe air through lungs. D. What do they have E. Jellyfish, which have been in the Earths oceans for over 600 million years (before dinosaurs), are not all the same. F. Another important part is the tentacles, the long strings hanging from the bell. G. Have you ever wondered what the largest fish in the sea is 10.Section B Jellyfish (61) They look like jelly, but of course they arent. And they certainly arent fish. So, what exactly are these strange creatures (62) Jellyfish consist of over 95 % water. They have no head, brain, heart, eyes, ears or bones! They have a kind of body, called a bell. The bell is the big round part that looks like jelly. Inside it are nerves, which are all jellyfish needs to move to sense light. (63) When jellyfish find their food, these tentacles can shoot out poison to kill it. Underneath the bell is a mouth. (64) There are over 2,000 species, and new ones are still being found. They vary greatly in appearance and size, from ones as small as a coin to ones with bells over 2 meters across and tentacles 60 meters long. (65) The box jellyfish, which lives in the seas off Northern Australia and Indonesia, is so poisonous that it can kill a human being in just a few minutes. Not only that, its poison is so pa