【学历类职业资格】专升本英语模拟443及答案解析.doc

1、专升本英语模拟 443及答案解析(总分：205.50，做题时间：90 分钟)一、 Phonetics(总题数：5，分数：6.00)A.shortageB.luggageC.messageD.estimateA.desertB.designC.wiseD.promiseA.surveyB.alleyC.turkeyD.valleyA.exerciseB.eventC.harvestD.passenger5.Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true _ it

2、comes to classroom tests.（分数：1.00）A.whenB.whileC.asD.after二、 Vocabulary and Str(总题数：15，分数：25.50)6.Many a person _ that kind of experience.（分数：2.50）A.haveB.hasC.havingD.are having7.So little _ about mathematics that the lecture was completely beyond me.（分数：2.50）A.I knowB.I knewC.did I knowD.do I know

3、8._ are afraid of difficulties; we are all determined.（分数：2.50）A.None of usB.Not all of usC.All of usD.All of us not9.He entered the office hurriedly, _ the door open.（分数：1.00）A.leaveB.leavingC.to leaveD.left10.He _ smoking at last.（分数：2.50）A.gave upB.gave outC.gave inD.gave off11.He doesn“t work bu

4、t he gets a good _ from his investment.（分数：2.00）A.wageB.earningC.incomeD.salary12.Theory could not do without practice, _ without theory.（分数：2.00）A.practice could do neitherB.practice could neither doC.neither practice could doD.neither could practice do13.A great _ of workers will be sent to the ne

5、w oil field.（分数：2.50）A.amountB.numberC.partD.deal14.Silver is the best conductor of electricity, copper _ it closely.（分数：1.00）A.followedB.to followC.followingD.being followed15.We“ve been waiting here for over an hour, and _.（分数：1.00）A.have all these other people eitherB.all these other people eithe

6、rC.so have all these other peopleD.so all these other people have16.The forest fire caused by the volcano is difficult to be _.（分数：1.00）A.put offB.put onC.put outD.put up17.This is the longest bridge that _ over Changjiang River.（分数：1.00）A.is ever builtB.was ever builtC.has ever been builtD.has ever

7、 built18.I want to know whether the weather will change _ bit tomorrow.（分数：1.00）A.a littleB.littleC.someD.a few19.We are all _ at his _ success.（分数：1.00）A.surprised ; surprisedB.surprising ; surprisedC.surprised ; surprisingD.surprised ; surprise20.Arabic is a language I found _ to learn.（分数：2.00）A.

8、it difficultB.that difficultC.difficult itD.difficult三、 Cloze(总题数：1，分数：20.00)To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor: you must be able to 1 the attention and interest of your students; you must be a 2 speaker, with a good, strong, 3 voice which is fully under your control; a

9、nd you must be able to 4 what you are teaching in order to make its meaning clear. 5 a good teacher and you will see that he does not sit still 6 his class: he stands the whole time when he is teaching; he walks about, using his 7 , hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to

10、express feelings. Listen to him, and you will 8 the loudness, the quality and the musical note of his voice always 9 according to what he is 10 about. The fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts of a good actor doesn“t 11 that he will indeed be able to act 12 on the stage, for there are very

11、important 13 between the teacher“s work and the actor“s. The actor has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the 14 words each time he plays a certain part; 15 his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually 16 beforehand. What he has to do is to mak

12、e all these carefully learnt words and actions seem 17 on the stage. A good teacher 18 in quite a different way. His students take an active part in his 19 ; they ask and answer questions; they obey orders; and if they don“t understand something, they will say so. The teacher therefore has to suit h

13、is act to the needs of his students. He cannot learn his part by heart, but must 20 it as he goes along.（分数：20.00）A.payB.holdC.giveD.knowA.clearB.slowC.quickD.loudA.frighteningB.fearingC.excitingD.pleasingA.actB.talkC.sayD.repeatA.ListenB.LookC.WatchD.ObserveA.forB.beforeC.behindD.withA.tongueB.word

14、sC.soundD.armsA.hearB.seeC.thinkD.guessA.makingB.changingC.expressingD.givingA.talkingB.thinkingC.hearingD.sayingA.tellB.expressC.showD.meanA.goodB.badlyC.wellD.activelyA.thingsB.differencesC.pointsD.jobsA.differentB.sameC.aboveD.followingA.justB.neverC.everD.evenA.readB.knownC.fixedD.writtenA.natur

15、alB.realC.falseD.clearA.isB.worksC.hasD.teachesA.groupB.partyC.classD.palyA.inventB.discoverC.teachD.continue四、 Reading Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)Students enrolled at least half time may borrow up to $3,000 form the government over a two-year period. Repayment of the loan begins six months after the

16、student leaves school. These loans carry on interest until this time. The current interest rate is 5 percent. Students may borrow up to $4,500 annually from a bank, credit union, savings and loan association or other eligible lender. Repayment on these loans usually begins six months after the stude

17、nt leaves school. These loans carry no interest until this time. This current interest rate is 9 percent. Parents may borrow up to $300 annually for each dependent college. Repayment begins forty-five days after receiving the loan, and the interest rate is 12 percent.（分数：12.00）(1).Which of the follo

18、wing is the main purpose?（分数：3.00）A.To remind students and their families to repay their loan.B.To compare interest rates.C.To inform students and parents of the various loans available.D.To show that government loans charge the least interest.(2).The highest interest rate is charged to _.（分数：3.00）A

19、.full-time studentsB.parentsC.students borrowing from a credit unionD.half-time students(3).If parents had three children in college how much could they borrow annually?（分数：3.00）A.900B.3,000C.300D.9,000(4).According to the passage which of the following is true.（分数：3.00）A.The government lends studen

20、ts enrolled at least half time up to 3,000 annually.B.Students may borrow up to $4,500 annually from four sources.C.Students enrolled less than half time may borrow money.D.The current interest rate from banks is 5 percent.Every year just after Christmas the January Sales start. All the shops reduce

21、 their prices and for two weeks, there are full of people looking for bargains. My husband and I do not normally go to the sales as we don“t like crowds and in any case are short of money as we have to buy lots of Christmas presents. Last year, however, I took my husband with me to the sales at the

22、large shop in the center of London. We both needed some new clothes and were hoping to find a television set. When we got to Oxford Street, it was so crowded that we decided to split up and meet again at the underground station. So I left my husband and started looking around the shops. Unfortunatel

23、y all the clothes were in very large sizes and so were not suitable for me. But I did buy a television at a very cheap price, so I felt quite pleased with myself. When I arrived at the station, my husband was not there. So I sat down in a nearby care to have a cup of tea. I quickly finished my tea w

24、hen I saw my husband and went out to meet him. He looked very happy. Then I saw he was carrying a large and heavy cardboard box. “Oh, dear!“ I thought. Yes, we had no new clothes but two television. We shall not be going to the sales again.（分数：12.00）(1).In this passage, the word “bargain“ could best

25、 be replaced by “something _“.（分数：3.00）A.given to peopleB.Offered at a reduced priceC.Offered, sold or bought which is expensiveD.Sold for the purpose of reaching an agreement(2).The husband and wife in the story _.（分数：3.00）A.wished to buy a TVB.went to the sales the year beforeC.often went to the s

26、ales to buy clothesD.were usually not short of money after Christmas(3).The phrase “split up“ Tin the second paragraph means “_“.（分数：3.00）A.break apartB.cause to breakC.become pricesD.go in different directions(4).After their day“s shopping, they _.（分数：3.00）A.were happy with their bargainsB.had got

27、everything they wantedC.got more than they had hoped forD.had to go back to the sales the next dayNancy Bright and her husband John had been working overtime and saving for a long time so that they could pay the advance for Nancy“s dream house. Today was the day that they had enough money in hand to

28、 make a down payment on the house. But the real estate (房地产) agent informed them that she had received another offer for the house. Although the other offer was slightly less than that of Nancy and John“s, that person with the new offer was willing to pay the whole amount at once. The owner, in urge

29、nt need of money, wanted to accept the second offer. Nancy and John looked at each other with disappointed looks. They walked back home feeling very low about having lost the house. Soon they recovered and involved themselves into their daily lives, though once in a while Nancy would sink into a mil

30、d depression over losing the house. One day Nancy woke up in the morning feeling even lower than usual. She kept feeling sick, even lost interest in her routine coffee. She put all these symptoms down to the stress of working hard and losing her dream house. A week passed and she seemed to get worse

31、. John was worried and insisted on taking her to the doctor. The doctor, after taking a few tests, informed them with a huge smile that Nancy was two months pregnant! John and Nancy were overjoyed but also worried about not having their own house before the baby was born. One evening Nancy wandered

32、into the street where her dream house was, and as she passed by it, she was surprised to see that there were notices stuck on all the houses. On closer examination she found that the notices were for all the residents to move out of the houses as they were building a highway and the whole row of hou

33、ses needed to be pulled down. Nancy suddenly realized that not getting her dream house had been a blessing in disguise . She thanked God and decided to be happy with the blessings she had and started looking forward to the birth of her child.（分数：12.00）(1).Why did Nancy and her husband lose their dre

34、am house?（分数：3.00）A.They couldn“t pay the whole amount for the house at once.B.Someone else offered more money for the house.C.They couldn“t afford the advance for the house.D.The house owner decoded not to sell the house.(2).How did they feel after they lose their dream house?（分数：3.00）A.They felt s

35、orry and hardly recovered.B.They felt relieved but with little regret.C.They enjoyed their daily lives all the same.D.They were depressed but tried to adjust themselves.(3).What did Nancy find about the house one day?（分数：3.00）A.It would be on sell again.B.It would be pulled down.C.It had been redeco

36、rated.D.It had been emptied.(4).What does the phrase “a blessing in disguise“ in the last paragraph mean?（分数：3.00）A.A good luck.B.A dirty trick.C.A secret wish.D.A false alarm.On the morning of November 18, 1755, an earthquake shook Boston, Massachusetts. John Winthrop, a professor at Harvard Colleg

37、e, felt the quake and awoke. “I rose,“ Winthrop wrote, “and lighting a candle, looked on my watch, and found it was 15 minutes after four.“ John Winthrop went downstairs to the grandfather clock. It had stopped four minutes before, at 4:11. Except for stopping the clock, the quake had only thrown a

38、key from the mantel (壁炉台) to the floor. The clock had stopped because Winthrop had put some long glass tubes he was using for an experiment into the case for care. The quake had knocked the tubes over and blocked the pendulum (钟摆). Winthrop, therefore, had the exact time that the earthquake had hit

39、Boston. He looked at the key on the floor. The quake had thrown it forward in the direction of the quake“s motion (运动) by a shock coming from the northwest, perhaps in Canada.（分数：12.00）(1).The text proves that _.（分数：3.00）A.the power of nature is terribleB.earthquakes happen most often during nightti

40、me hoursC.the direction of an earthquake can be discoveredD.universities study the cause of earthquakes(2).The text suggests that _.（分数：3.00）A.Boston was badly destroyedB.earthquakes are common in BostonC.John Winthrop had difficulty sleepingD.John Winthrop was a scientist(3).Which of the following

41、is true?（分数：3.00）A.Some tubes were broken into pieces and stopped the old clockB.The professor lit a candle because of power failureC.Boston is in the southeast of CanadaD.The shocks were slight in one way(4).The earthquake happened _.（分数：3.00）A.several minutes before the professor awokeB.and the pr

42、ofessor awoke at 4:15C.in the centre of BostonD.when John Winthrop felt itTrees 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 do

43、ne to make sure that trees have a desired shape. The object 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

44、 wood, or branches that are rubbing against each other and 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 entr

45、y (进入) for diseases, but it is a wound that will heal. Often 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).Accor

46、ding to the article, which of the following statement is NOT 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

47、 branches often prevent air from moving freely.(2).Which of 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.Havin

48、g a tree surrounded by many other trees.(3).The wounds result 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 he

49、al more quicklyB.open wounds on the tree run the less risk 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 a tree wound gets diseased and healsUncle Sam is a tall, thin man. He“s an elder man with white