【学历类职业资格】专升本英语模拟421及答案解析.doc

1、专升本英语模拟 421 及答案解析(总分：206.50，做题时间：90 分钟)一、 Phonetics(总题数：5，分数：6.00)A.civilB.curriculumC.crystalD.countryA.underB.smuggleC.puzzleD.stimulate3.cou gh（分数：2.00）A.weighB.laughC.throughD.thoughA.honorB.houseC.horrorD.heelA.receptionB.receiptC.captureD.concept二、 Vocabulary and Str(总题数：15，分数：25.50)6.What the

2、y said _ us much to think about.（分数：1.00）A.have leftB.has leftC.to leaveD.leaving7.I felt somewhat disappointed and was about to leave, _ something occurred which attracted my attention.（分数：2.50）A.unlessB.untilC.whenD.while8.I _ that you and Jim and Bill have all finished this work.（分数：2.50）A.worryB

3、.showC.displayD.suspect9.He is the manager of the Human Resources Department _ I must talk to.（分数：1.00）A.whatB.whichC.whomD.who10.Some of his suggestions had been rejected _ they were not practicable.（分数：1.00）A.asB.whenC.untilD.if11.When there are small children around, it is necessary to put bottle

4、s of pills out of _.（分数：1.00）A.holdB.reachC.placeD.hand12._ he said he wasn“t hungry, he ate a big breakfast.（分数：1.00）A.AlthoughB.UnlessC.DespiteD.Even13._ the claim about German economic might, it is somewhat surprising how relatively small the German economy actually is.（分数：2.50）A.To giveB.GivenC.

5、GivingD.Having given14.Keep in _ that all people are different and some may progress faster than others.（分数：1.00）A.headB.brainC.heartD.mind15.The pressure _ causes Americans to be energetic, but it also puts them under a constant emotional strain.（分数：2.50）A.to competeB.competingC.to be competedD.hav

6、ing competed16.Criticism and self-criticism is necessary _ it helps us to find and correct our mistakes.（分数：1.00）A.by thatB.at thatC.on thatD.in that17.Nobody knows the age of the earth _ certain.（分数：2.50）A.byB.inC.withD.for18.It“s highly _ that he will be promoted to the post of assistant manager.（

7、分数：1.00）A.likeB.likedC.likelyD.likelihood19.Whenever I saw her, she was always concentrating her efforts _.（分数：2.50）A.on learningB.in learningC.to learningD.to learn20.In Britain today women _ 44% of the workforce, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work.（分数：2.50）A.build upB.sand

8、forC.make upD.conform to三、 Cloze(总题数：1，分数：30.00)What is intelligence (智力) anyway? When I was in the army 1 an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against 2 of 100, scored 160. I had an auto-repairman once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not 3 have scored more than 80. 4 , when an

9、ything went wrong with my car I hurried to himand he always 5 it. Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man designed questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I“d prove myself a 6 . In a world where I have to work with my hands, I“d do poorly. Consider my auto-repair man 7 . He had a

10、habit of telling jokes. One time he said, “Doc, a deaf-and-dumb (聋哑) man 8 some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made 9 movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He 10 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The cler

11、k brought him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc., the 11 man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors (剪刀). 12 do you suppose he asked for them?“ I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said,“ Why, you fool

12、, he used his voice and asked for them. I“ve been 13 that on all my customers today, but I knew 14 I“d catch you.“ “Why is that?“ I asked. “Because you are so goddamned edycatedm Doc. I knew you couldn“t be very 15 .“ And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.（分数：30.00）A.failedB.wroteC.rec

13、eivedD.choseA.an averageB.a totalC.an examD.a numberA.alwaysB.possiblyC.certainlyD.frequentlyA.ThenB.ThusC.ThereforeD.YetA.fixedB.checkedC.droveD.changedA.teacherB.doctorC.winnerD.foolA.againB.as usualC.tooD.as wellA.boughtB.tastedC.foundD.neededA.cuttingB.hammeringC.wavingD.circlingA.noddedB.raised

14、C.shookD.turnedA.cleverB.otherC.fightD.nextA.WhatB.HowC.WhoD.WhichA.tryingB.provingC.practicingD.examiningA.for sureB.at onceC.in factD.right nowA.clearB.sillyC.slowD.smart四、 Reading Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)The humorous story may be told to great length, and may wander around as much as it pleases,

15、 and arrive nowhere in particular; but the comic (滑稽的) story and the witty (诙谐的) story must be brief and end with a point. The humorous story continues gently along, the other two burst. The humorous story is strictly a work of arthigh and delicate (精美的) artand only an artist can tell it; But no art

16、 is necessary in telling the comic and witty stories; anybody can do it. The art of telling a humorous storyI mean by word of mouth, not printwas created in America, and has remained at home. The humorous story is told seriously; the teller does his best to hide the fact that he himself even suspect

17、s that there is anything funny about it; but the teller of the comic story tells you beforehand that it is one of the funniest things he has ever heard, then tells it with eager delight, and is the first person to laugh. When he gets through, and sometimes, if he has had good success, he is so glad

18、and happy that he will repeat the point of it and glance around from face to face, collecting applause (喝彩), and then repeat it again.（分数：12.00）(1).Which story takes the longest to tell?（分数：3.00）A.The humorous storyB.The witty storyC.The comic storyD.All three take the same amount of time(2).Which s

19、tory has no particular point?（分数：3.00）A.The humorous storyB.The witty storyC.The comic storyD.All three(3).Which of the following statements is TRUE?（分数：3.00）A.The humorous story was created abroadB.The humorous story is basically AmericanC.The humorous story is also loved in other countriesD.The hu

20、morous story is the least popular in the U.S.A.(4).The teller of a humorous story _.（分数：3.00）A.laughs at his own jokeB.repeats it several timesC.is very serious when he tells itD.is concerned about the reaction of his listenersBanks are not ordinarily prepared to pay out all accounts; they rely on d

21、epositors (储户) not to demand payment all at the same time. If depositors should come to fear that a bank is not safe, that it cannot pay off all its depositors, then that fear might cause all the depositors to appear on the same day. If they did, the bank could not pay all accounts. However, if they

22、 did not all appear at once, then there would always be enough money to pay those who wanted their money when they wanted it. Mrs. Elsie Vaught has told us of a terrifying bank run that she experienced. One day in December of 1925 several banks failed to open in a city where Mrs. Vaught lived. The o

23、ther banks expected a run the next day, and so the officers of the bank in which Mrs Vaught worked as a teller had enough money on hand to pay off their depositors. The officers simply told the tellers to pay on demand. The next morning a crowd gathered in the bank and on the sidewalk outside. The l

24、ength of the line made many think that the bank could not possibly pay off everyone. People began to push and then to fight for places near the tellers“ windows, The power of the panic atmosphere was such that two tellers, though they knew that the bank was quite all right and could pay all deposito

25、rs, drew their own money from the bank. Mrs Vaught says that she had difficulty keeping herself from doing the same.（分数：12.00）(1).A bank run happens when _.（分数：3.00）A.a bank is closed for one or more daysB.too many depositors try to draw out their money at one timeC.there is not enough money to pay

26、all its depositors at one timeD.tellers of a bank take their own money from the bank(2).The tellers in Mrs. Vaught“s bank were told to _.（分数：3.00）A.explain why they could not pay out all accountsB.pay out accounts as requestedC.make the depositors believe that the bank was standD.pay out money as sl

27、owly as possible(3).The main cause of a bank run is _.（分数：3.00）A.loss of confidenceB.lack of moneyC.crowds of peopleD.inexperienced tellers(4).Which of the following did Mrs. Vaught say?（分数：3.00）A.She know that the bank was not sound.B.She feared that too many depositors drawing their money would cl

28、ose the bank.C.She was not able to draw out her money.D.She was tempted to draw out her money.Visitors from space may have landed on our planet dozens, even hundreds of times during the long, empty ages while Man was still a dream of the distant future. Indeed, they could have landed on 90 percent o

29、f the earth as recently as two or three hundred years ago, and we could never have heard of it. If one searches through old newspapers and local records, one can find many reports of strange incidents that could be interpreted as visits from outer space. A stimulating writer, Charles Fort, has made

30、a collection of UFO sighting in his book! One is tempted to believe them more than any modern reports, for the simple reason that they happened long before anyone had ever thought of space travel. Yet at the same time, one can“t take them too seriously, for before scientific education was widespread

31、, even sightings of meteors, comets, auroras, and so on, gave rise to the most incredible stories, as they still do today.（分数：15.00）(1).According to the passage, visitors from space may have landed on the earth _.（分数：3.00）A.long before man had dreamed of itB.long before there were human beingsC.in t

32、he last few hundred yearsD.after the space age began(2).According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?（分数：3.00）A.All observations of UFO“s are unreliable.B.Charles Fort sighted a lot of UFO“s himself.C.Older civilization may exist on other planets.D.People have seen visitors fr

33、om other planets everywhere.(3).If visitors from other planets have actually landed on the earth, one can assume that they came to _.（分数：3.00）A.make warB.communicateC.settle downD.explore(4).The author implies that the space age has _.（分数：3.00）A.weakened the reliability of reported sightingsB.increa

34、sed the number of UFO sightingsC.allowed more scientific study of UFO“sD.solved the age-old mystery of UFO“s(5).According to the passage, _.（分数：3.00）A.UFO“s are only recent observationsB.UFO sightings are not newC.UFO“s are just comets, and auroras etc.D.UFO“s are inventions by people who lack scien

35、tific knowledgeTrees should only be pruned (修剪) when there is a good reason for doing so. Many gardeners believe that more damage results from doing it unnecessarily than from leaving the tree to grow in its own way. First, pruning may be done to make sure that trees have a desired shape. The object

36、 may be to get a tree of the right height, and to help the growth of small side branches which will thicken its appearance or give it a special shape. Secondly, pruning may be done to make the tree healthier. You may cut out diseased or dead wood, or branches that are rubbing against each other and

37、thus causing wounds. A tree may grow healthier by removing the branches that are locking up the centre and so preventing the free movement of air. One result of pruning is that an open wound is left on the tree and this provides an easy entry (进入) for diseases, but it is a wound that will heal. Ofte

38、n there is a race between the healing and the disease as to whether the tree will live or die. Pruning is usually done in winter, for then you can see the shape of the tree clearly without the interference from the leaves.（分数：15.00）(1).According to the article, which of the following statement is NO

39、T true?（分数：3.00）A.Pruning is necessary when there are unwanted branches.B.Damage is done to a tree if it is left to grow in its own way.C.Diseased or dead branches should be cut away if they are found to rub against each other.D.Growing side branches often prevent air from moving freely.(2).Which of

40、 the following usually causes a tree to grow unhealthy?（分数：3.00）A.Giving a tree a special shape and a definite height.B.Removing small side branches and making a tree look less thick.C.Allowing too many branches to grow in the middle.D.Having a tree surrounded by many other trees.(3).The wounds resu

41、lt from pruning will do the following EXCEPT _.（分数：3.00）A.damage the treeB.heal itselfC.cause the diseaseD.give the tree a desired shape(4).The writer suggests that pruning should be done in winter because _.（分数：3.00）A.the cut surface can heal more quicklyB.open wounds on the tree run the less risk

42、of getting diseasedC.a gardener can do pruning more easilyD.the leaves can interfere(5).The writer“s purpose when writing this passage is _.（分数：3.00）A.to describe how pruning a tree is doneB.to discuss different ways of pruning treesC.to give practical instructions for pruning a treeD.to explain how

43、 a tree wound gets diseased and healsUncle Sam is a tall, thin man. He“s an elder man with white hair and a white beard. He often wears a tall hat, a bow tie, and the stars and stripes of the American flag. Who is this strange-looking man? Would you believe that Uncle Sam is the US government? But w

44、hy do you call the US government Uncle Sam? During the War of 1812, the US government hired meat packers to provide meat to the army. One of these meat packers was a man named Samuel Wilson. Samuel was a friendly and fair man. Everyone liked him and called him Uncle Sam. Sam Wilson stamped the boxes

45、 of meat for the army with a large US for United States. Some government inspectors came to look over Sam“s company. They asked a worker what the US on the boxes stood for. As a joke, the worker answered that these letters stood for the name of his boss, Uncle Sam. The joke spread, and soldiers bega

46、n saying that their food came from Uncle Sam. Before long, people called all things that came from the government “Uncle Sam“s“,“ Uncle Sam“ became a nickname for the US government. Soon there were drawings and cartoons of Uncle Sam in newspapers. In these early pictures, Uncle Sam was a young man.

47、He wore stars and stripes, but his hair was dark and he had not a beard. The beard was .added when Abraham Lincoln was President. President Lincoln had a beard. The most famous picture of Uncle Sam is on a poster from World War I. The government needed men to fight in the war. In the poster, a very

48、serious Uncle Sam points his finger and says “I want YOU for the US Army.“（分数：12.00）(1).“Uncle Sam“ became a _ for the US government.（分数：3.00）A.bossB.nicknameC.pictureD.businessmen(2).Uncle Sam often wears tall hat, _ and the stars and stripes of the American flag.（分数：3.00）A.dark hairB.a bow tieC.a

49、boxD.a shirt(3).Government inspectors came to _ Sam“s meat-packing company.（分数：3.00）A.askB.stand forC.look overD.see(4).In the drawing and cartoons of Uncle Sam _.（分数：3.00）A.he wore the stars and stripesB.the never had a beardC.he had no hairD.he wore a bow tie“We“re more than halfway (中途) now; it“s only two miles farther to the tavern (客栈),“ said the driver. “I“m glad of that,“ answered the stranger, in a more sympathetic way. He meant