[专升本类试卷]北京高职升本（英语）模拟试卷11及答案与解析.doc

1、北京高职升本（英语）模拟试卷 11 及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 Professor Johnson, Im afraid I cant finish the report this week. _. How about next week?（A）Good for you（B） It wont bother me（C） Not at all（D）Thats OK2 The very idea of her winning the beauty contest is quite_.（A）absurd（B） unlikely（C） impossible（D）n

2、onsense3 Today, household chores have been made much easier by electrical_.（A）facilities（B） equipment（C） utilities（D）appliances4 He mumbled something and blushed as though a secret had been_.（A）imposed（B） composed（C） exposed（D）opposed5 The experts worked very hard to keep up_the latest development i

3、n their own fields.（A）with（B） from（C） on（D）by6 I asked her to be quiet. I_to hear what the teacher was saying.（A）tried（B） was trying（C） would try（D）should try7 The rules for the library must be followed_the letter.（A）on（B） to（C） with（D）in8 8._regular training in nursing, she could not cope with the

4、work at first.（A）Not received（B） Since receiving（C） Having received（D）Not having received 9 The countrys chief exports are coal, cars and cotton goods, cars_the most important of these.（A）have been（B） are（C） being（D）are being10 _the two, Bob is_student.（A）Of, more diligent（B） In, more diligent（C） Of

5、, the more diligent（D）In, the more diligent11 Most crocodiles will eat anything_fill their stomachs.（A）that can（B） they can（C） them can（D）which can12 Only when the teacher had turned off the light_quiet.（A）the students became（B） the students become（C） would the students become（D）did the students bec

6、ome13 _undergraduate programs, American universities also offer graduate and professional courses.（A）Except for（B） Moreover（C） As（D）Besides14 It is time that the nations of the world_a halt to the manufacture of nuclear weapons.（A）would call（B） called（C） call（D）will call15 All_is a continuous supply

7、 of fuel oil.（A）what is needed（B） the thing needed（C） that is needed（D）for their needs15 New Annotated Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoylePrice: 28. 00Publication Date: 30/11/ 2009Publishers descriptionCollects Doyles fifty-six classic short stories, arranged in the order in which they appeared in

8、 late nineteenth and early twentieth-century book editions, in a set complemented by four novels, editor biographies (传记) of Doyle, Holmes, and Watson as well as literary and cultural details about Victorian society.Breaking Ground by Daniel LibeskindPrice: 16.00Publication Date: 11/10/ 2009 Brief i

9、ntroductionThis is a book about the adventure life that can offer each of us if we seize it, and about the powerful forces of tragedy, memory and hope. For Daniel Libeskind, lifes adventure has been through architecture, which he has found has the power to reshape human experience. Although often re

10、lating to the past, his buildings are about the future. This memoir (自传) of one mans journey brings together history, personal experience, our physical environment and a fresh international vision.In the Shadow of No Towers by Art SpiegelmanPrice: 16.00Publication Date: 02 / 09 / 2009Brief introduct

11、ionOn 11th September 2001, Art Spiegelman raced to the World Trade Center, not knowing if his daughter Nadja was alive or dead. Once she was found safe in her school at the foot of the burning towers he returned home, to meditate (反省) on the trauma (创伤) , and to work on a comic strip (连环漫画 ) . In th

12、e Shadow of No Towers is New Yorker Art Spiegelmans extraordinary account of “the hijacking on 9.11 and the following hijacking of those events“ by America.Light on Snow by Anita ShrevePrice: 14.00Publication Date: 07/10/2009 Publishers descriptionThis is the 11th novel by Anita Shreve, the critical

13、ly accepted bestseller. A moving story of love and courage and tragedy and of the ways in which the human heart always seeks to heal itself.16 Who wrote the latest published book?（A）Arthur Conan Doyle.（B） Daniel Libeskind.（C） Art Spiegelman.（D）Anita Shreve.17 If one would like to know something abou

14、t cultural details of Victorian society, he may read_.（A）Light on Snow（B） In the Shadow of No Towers（C） Breaking Ground（D）New Annotated Sherlock Holmes18 Which books are tragedies?（A）Light on Snow & Breaking Ground.（B） In the Shadow of No Towers if Breaking Ground.（C） Light on Snow if In the Shadow

15、of No Towers.（D）New Annotated Sherlock Holmes if In the Shadow of No Towers.18 Milk has become a popular drink for modern Chinese, not only is its nutritional (营养的) value appreciated, it seems even to have taken the role making the whole nation strong. Milk industry has only about years of history a

16、mong the Plan people. For a long time, milk was considered a luxury drink by common people. A widespread saying in the country was that Japan used a cup of milk to strengthen the constitution (体格) of its people. That sounds reasonable because the rich “Ca“ in milk definitely benefits the constitutio

17、n.The average annual consumption per capita in Japan has risen from less than 10 kilograms immediately after World War II to 68 kilograms today. The average height of Japanese has increased by 11 centimeters during this period. The Chinese government also hopes to improve the constitution of local p

18、eople, and since milk is the most obvious nutritious food, it has naturally picked up. But due to tradition, Chinese people are not in the habit of drinking milk regularly. The annual output of milk in the country is about 8 million tons. The annual milk consumption per capita is about 7 kilograms i

19、n China while the worlds average is about 100 kilograms. The government has noticed the huge gap and plans to raise consumption to 10 kilograms per capita by 2010 and 16 kilograms by 2015. The government has also started plans for “school milk“ since the beginning of this century.19 The Chinese gove

20、rnment encourages people to drink milk and hope that_.（A）the whole nation will be stronger（B） the milk industry will have a faster development（C） milk will no longer be considered a luxury drink（D）its nutritional value will be more appreciated20 For decades in China, milk was considered the luxury d

21、rink because common people_.（A）did not like drinking milk（B） could find no way to get milk（C） were not used to drink milk（D）could not afford it21 The phrase “per capita“ (Line 1, Paragraph 2) probably means “_“.（A）per cent（B） for each family（C） for each person（D）per capital21 When Reginald Lindsay r

22、eceived a scholarship to Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, what he wanted most was a good job with a good salary. But soon he became interested in the civil rights movement. At present he has a plan which he hopes will take him to Congress as a southern representative.Now in his first year at H

23、arvard Law School, Reg is making careful plans. After earning his degree, he expects to return to the South to practice law among the poor. “I want to help them understand what their rights are and to help them achieve them,“ he says. Then he hopes to run for political office at the local and state

24、level until he is ready to try for Congress.Reg grew up in a low-income Negro section of Birmingham, Alabama. Brought up by his grandparents after his parents were divorced while he was very young, Reg has been living through a period of far-reaching progress in race relations. In the summer of 1968

25、 Reg himself became a good example of this progress when he became the first Negro student appointed to a special new program. The program introduces bright young students to the workings of the Georgia State government and encourages them to seek employment there after finishing their education. “I

26、ve been lucky,“ he says. “I seem to have been in the right place at the right time.“But luck is only part of Regs story, for he has made the most of opportunities that came his way. He learned to read in kindergarten and began visiting the public library regularly to borrow books. His grandparents e

27、ncouraged him, though neither of them had much education, and they bought him a set of encyclopedias. “I loved those books,“ he remembers. “I used to come downstairs before breakfast and read short articles. I enjoyed reading about famous men, and then I would pretend to be one of them. I guess it w

28、as partly a childish game and partly an escape. It wasnt too much fun to be a Negro when I was a kid.“While studying for his bachelors degree at Morehouse College, Reg worked on several political campaigns helping candidates get elected to government offices. At the same time he maintained a “B“ ave

29、rage while majoring in political science. He worked as a student advisor to earn extra money for his college expenses, and he was granted a scholarship for a year of study at the University of Valencia in Spain.With just two more years to complete at Harvard Law School, which also gave him a scholar

30、ship, Reg has made a good start on his professional career. He says, “The good life for me is the kind of life where I can find satisfaction in public service.“22 When Mr. Lindsay received a scholarship to Morehouse College, he wanted to_.（A）become a southern representative in Congress（B） participat

31、e in the civil rights movement（C） help candidates get elected to government office（D）get a good job with good pay23 We learn from the passage that Lindsay_.（A）learned to read after his parents divorced（B） loved to read history books（C） had well-educated grandparents（D）spent his childhood with his gr

32、andparents24 Lindsay felt that_.（A）reading about famous men would help him to succeed（B） reading in the public library was a good way to educate himself（C） reading about famous men was a way to escape from the realities of life（D）reading widely would provide him with many opportunities in the future

33、25 In Lindsays time,_.（A）there was a great improvement in race relations（B） black people were still looked down upon（C） the Georgia State government encouraged black students to work for it（D）it was impossible for blacks to enter famous universities26 According to the passage, Lindsays purpose in li

34、fe was to_.（A）become a famous lawyer（B） serve the public（C） get another scholarship to study abroad（D）be elected to political office at the local level26 Americans think that travel is good for you, some even think it can help one of the countrys worst problems crime.Crime worries a lot of people. E

35、very year, the number of crimes goes up and up. And many criminals are young. The) often come from sad homes, with only one parent or no parents at all.There are many young criminals in prison. But prison doesnt change them. Six or seven in ten will go back to crime when they come out of prison.One

36、man, Bob Burton, thought of a new idea. In the old days, young men had to live a difficult life on the road. They learned to be strong and brave, and to help their friends in time of danger. This helped them to grow into men. So Bob Burton started “Vision Quest“. He takes young criminals on a long,

37、long journey with horses and wagons, 3 000 miles through seven states. They are on the road for more than a year.The young people on Vision Quest all have had problems. Most of them have already spent time in prison. This is their last chance.Its hard work on the road. The day starts before the sun

38、comes up. The boys and girls have to feed the horses. Some of them have never loved anyone before. But they can love their horses. That love can help them to a new life.Not all the young people on Vision Quest will leave crime behind them. Three or four in ten will one day be in prison again. Bob Bu

39、rton is right. Travel can be good for you. Even today, Americans still say, “Go west, young man.“27 “leave crime behind them“(para. 7) means_.（A）dont commit crime（B） keep away form criminals（C） stop committing crimes（D）leave criminals behind28 From the passage we may infer that_.（A）getting up before

40、 the sun rises can help people out of crime（B） loving can help young people to a new life（C） travelling can help all criminals out of prison（D）being brave and strong can do with crime29 On “Vision Quest“_.（A）young people have bad problems（B） young people grow tall very fast（C） young people often hel

41、p their friends in time of danger（D）all of the above30 Americans still say,“Go west,young man“,because_.（A）if they go west they can have a travel（B） in the west there is a prison（C） there they have to live a hard life to grow into men（D）the prison doesnt change them30 A youngsters social development

42、 has a profound effect on his academic progress. Kids who have trouble getting along with their classmates can end up behind academically as well and have a higher chance of dropping out. In the early grades especially, experts say, youngsters should be encouraged to work in groups rather than indiv

43、idually so that teachers can spot children who may be having problems making friends. “When children work on a project“, says Lillian Kates, an educational professor at the University of Illinois, “they learn to work together, to disagree, to think, to take turns and lighten tensions (紧张)“. These sk

44、ills cant be learned through lectures. We all know people who have wonderful technical skills but dont have any social skills. Relationships should be the first “R“.At a certain age, children are also learning to judge themselves in relation to others. For most children, school marks the first time

45、that their goals are not set by an internal clock but by the outside world. Just as the 1-year-old struggles to walk, the 6-year-old is struggling to meet adult expectations. “Young kids dont know how to distinguish between effort and ability“, says Tynette Hills, professor of early-childhood educat

46、ion for the state of New Jersey, “if they try hard to do something and fail, they may conclude that they will never be able to accomplish a particular task“. “The effects of obvious methods of comparison such as posting grades can be serious“, says Hills, “a child who has had his confidence really d

47、amaged needs a rescue operation“.31 The author seems to think that a kids poor relationship with his classmates would_.（A）have nothing to do with his achievements in a course（B） develop his individualism but limit his intelligence（C） eventually lead to his leaving school（D）have negative effects on h

48、is study32 In the first paragraph, the word spot means_.（A）find（B） help（C） teach（D）treat33 For most children, school makes them understand_.（A）that ones effort and ones ability can be two quite different matters（B） that they can meet the social needs（C） that it is society rather than individual that

49、 decides ones future（D）that social needs and individual needs have nothing in common34 Which of the following is most unlikely for the author to do?（A）To talk to the students who have mental problems.（B） To help students develop a feeling of self-respect.（C） To announce a students scores in public.（D）To keep a student from playing alone.35 Which of the following is the major concer