[专升本类试卷]专升本（英语）模拟试卷221及答案与解析.doc

1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 221 及答案与解析一、Phonetics（A）either（B） Thursday（C） furthest（D）clothes （A）else（B） rise（C） lose（D）rose （A）June（B） soon（C） classroom（D）drew （A）tiny（B） captain（C） key（D）miracle （A）modern（B） surprise（C） traveler（D）German 二、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following sentences

2、is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.6 There is _ water in the glass. I am going to get some.（A）much（B） many（C） little（D）a lot of7 When I saw his funny look, I could not help _.（A）think（B） cried（C） laughing（D）laugh

3、s8 He does morning exercises every day _ make himself strong.（A）in order that（B） to（C） so that（D）all above9 Everyone wants to read the _ news.（A）last（B） oldest（C） latest（D）newest10 I wonder why _ impossible for you to do the work by yourself.（A）you（B） you are（C） it is（D）you were11 My brother likes c

4、ountry music, _ I like pop music.（A）when（B） except（C） while（D）because12 She hardly ever eats _ potatoes.（A）or bread or（B） both bread or（C） bread or（D）neither bread or13 He was accused _ stealing from the shop.（A）with（B） in（C） of（D）at14 Tom _ more than twenty pounds for the dictionary.（A）spent（B） pai

5、d（C） cost（D）took15 He suggested that we _the children to the zoo.（A）took（B） would take（C） take（D）be taken16 In Marys _,it is essential to eat a big breakfast.（A）opinion（B） principle（C） idea（D）confidence17 The boys laziness _ his failure in the exams.（A）resulted from（B） brought in（C） resulted in（D）le

6、d into18 Most of the satellites do not change _ positions.（A）their（B） its（C） them（D）the19 He thought _ possible for me to do it.（A）that（B） to be（C） this（D）it20 No one can prevent us from _ the plan.（A）carried out（B） carrying out（C） to carry out（D）carry out三、Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections:

7、In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.20 One of the well-known of American writers is Samu

8、el Clemens, whose pen name is Mark Twain. Born in 1835, Twain grew up in the Mississippi River town of Hannibal, Missouri. As did many other boys of his day, Twain dreamed of traveling on river boats and of someday becoming a riverboat pilot. Twain used his memories of the life of a river town in hi

9、s two most famous books, Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer.As a young man, Twain held many jobs. He was a printer, a good miner, and, for a time, he was a riverboat pilot. During his pilot days, he adopted the name Mark Twain. This was a term used by the boatmen to mean that the water measured two fat

10、homs, or twelve feet, which was deep enough for safe passage.Finally Twain became a successful writer. He traveled a great deal, writing and speaking, and became very popular both in the United States and in Europe.Twains style of writing was simple and direct. Among the things he wrote about were s

11、uperstitious (迷信的) people and people who were easily fooled. He used his unusual gift for humor to write about many things of importance.21 Generally speaking, this article is about _ .（A）a riverboat pilot（B） a printer（C） a gold miner（D）a famous writer 22 When he was a boy, Mark Twain dreamed of tra

12、veling on river boats to _ .（A）become a riverboat pilot（B） gather material for his books（C） make money（D）enjoy himself 23 Where did the name Mark Twain come from?（A）It came from a safe passage.（B） It came from a term used by the boatmen.（C） It came from his boyhood .（D）It came from his measuring too

13、l. 24 Mark Twain became famous in _ .（A）Asia（B） the United States（C） Europe（D）both B and C 24 The earliest immigrants to North America found Indians already living there. The Indians numbered about 500,000 at that time. Their society was a primitive society, but they lived peacefully and welcomed th

14、e white strangers to the land. However, these early immigrants from Europe didnt want to share the land with the natives. They killed off many of the Indians, seized their land or pushed them off to lands farther away. Today the Indians, not more than half a million, live in poverty and misery on th

15、e land on which they were once masters.The earliest immigrants were the Spanish, who settled in the southern part of what is now the U.S. The next large group were the English, after the English came the French, Dutch, Irish, Germans, and other nationality groups, mostly European.Another early group

16、 to arrive were the Negroes. But they were brought in as slaves from Africa. They didnt win freedom till generations later. 25 Who were the earliest people living in North America?（A）The Spanish.（B） The English.（C） The Negroes.（D）The Indians. 26 Why didnt the immigrants share the lands with the nati

17、ves?（A）They thought the Indians were not friendly to them.（B） They wanted to seize the lands as their own.（C） Because North America was first discovered by them.（D）Because the Indian people liked making war to them. 27 According to this passage, which of the following is true?（A）The Negroes came to

18、North America in order to work for the earliest immigrants.（B） The Negroes also belonged to the earliest immigrants to the North America.（C） The Negroes were brought to America by chance.（D）The Negroes didnt win freedom until now. 28 Which is the best title of this passage?（A）The Earliest People in

19、North America.（B） The Earliest Immigrants to North America.（C） The PeOple of the United States.（D）Europeans Were the Earliest People Coming to the North America. 28 My husband and children feel very happy to live here. They cant see that we live on a dirty street in a dirty house among people who ar

20、ent good. They cant see that our neighbors have to make happiness out of all this dirt. I decided that my children must get out of this. The money that weve saved isnt nearly enough.The McGaritys have money but they are so proud. They look down upon the poor. The McGarity gift just yesterday stood o

21、ut there in the street eating from a bag of candy while a ring of hungry children watched her. I saw those children looking at her and crying in their hearts; and when she couldnt eat any more she threw the rest down the sewer (下水道). Why? Is it only because they have money? There is more to happines

22、s than money in the world, isnt there?Miss Jackson who teaches at the Settlement House isnt rich, but she knows things. She understands people. Her eyes look straight into yours when she talks with you. She can read your mind. Id like to see the children will be like Miss Jackson when they grow up.2

23、9 This passage suggests that the writer _ .（A）is easy to get along with（B） is never pleased with her neighbors（C） is unhappy with the life they are living（D）is good at observing and understanding people 30 What can we learn about the McGarity girl?（A）She is proud but honest.（B） She is selfish and cr

24、uel.（C） She is lonely but friendly.（D）She lives in unhappy life. 31 what can we learn about Miss Jackson?（A）She is a serious lady.（B） She is a strict teacher.（C） She is a narrow-minded lady.（D）She is a poor but kind teacher. 32 The passage mainly tells us that _ .（A）money is the most important thing

25、（B） there is something more important than money（C） we should look into their eyes while talking to people（D）the more money you have, the less happy you would be 32 You have been badly injured in a car accident. It is necessary to give you a blood transfusion because you lost a great deal of blood i

26、n the accident. However, special care must be taken in selecting new blood for you. If the blood is too different from your own, the transfusion could kill you.There are four basic types of blood; A, B, AB and O. A simple test can indicate a persons blood type. Everybody is born with one of these fo

27、ur types of blood. Blood type, like hair color and height, is inherited from parents.Because of substances contained in each type, the four groups must be transfused carefully. Basically, A and B cannot be mixed. A and B cannot receive AB, but AB may receive A or B. O can give to any other group, he

28、nce it is often called the universal donor. For the opposite reason, AB sometimes called the universal recipient. However, because so many reactions can occur in transfusions, patients usually receive only salt or plasma until their blood can be matched as exactly as possible in the blood bank of a

29、hospital. In this way, it is possible to avoid any bad reactions to the transfusion.There is a relationship between your blood type and your nationality. Among Europeans and people of European ancestry, about 42 percent have type A while 45 percent have type O. The rarest is type AB. Other races hav

30、e different percentages. For example, some American Indian groups have nearly 100 percent type O.33 A good title for this passage is _ .（A）Getting Blood and Plasma（B） Special Blood and Colors（C） Human Blood Types（D）The Blood Bank of a Hospital 34 The word “hence“ in line 10 means _ .（A）always（B） oft

31、en（C） therefore（D）seldom 35 People with type A blood can receive _ .（A）AB（B） B（C） O（D）None of the above 36 If you need a transfusion, the best and safest blood for you is _ .（A）type AB（B） exactly the same type as yours（C） a mixture of salt, plasma and type O（D）type A 36 Cirque du Soleil (say it: Ser

32、k du So-lay) is being accused of out-dated thinking about the dangers of AIDS. It is a modem acrobatic circus from Canada that tours in the United States and other countries.Last April, the company fired Matthew Cusick because he was HIV positive. This was after he spent four months learning his par

33、t in an act.A spokesman for the circus said Cusick was fired for safety reasons. They said he was a danger to others.He disagreed.Hundreds of people picketed a show in San Francisco. They said that firing him was not legal.Cusick says the company knew he was HIV positive when they hired him. R was n

34、ot fair to let him put so much time into learning his act, and then fire him before he performed.He says he is not a danger to others. People can only get AIDS if infected blood contacts another persons blood, or open wound.The company says what their acrobats do is very, very dangerous. They perfor

35、m tricks without nets. Someone might fall and get hurt. It could be bloody. They say it is too risky to let a person with HIV take part in an act.People who run the circus say it hurts to be accused of discrimination,Matthew Cusick says he feels hurt that he cant perform in the big blue and yellow t

36、ent.Dozens of artists, actors, writers and entertainers got involved in protesting the firing of Matthew Cusick, Some names you might know are: the Actors Equity Union (45,000 members), Rosie ODonnell, Rod McKuen, and Chad Allen, They also protested at a showing in Orange County. They said “HIV disc

37、rimination is unacceptable.“ 37 Matthew Cusick _ .（A）believes he was fired illegally（B） says he was not HIV positive（C） understands why he had to be fired（D）lives in San Francisco 38 Protestors claimed it was wrong to fire Matthew Cusick merely because he was _ .（A）a very good acrobat（B） not sick.（C

38、） unable to find other work（D）HIV positive 39 Cirque du Soleil officials said their top concern was _ .（A）regulations against job discrimination（B） the safety of other performers and the audiences（C） doing the right thing（D）making a lot of money 40 Acrobats and gymnasts are in danger of hurting them

39、selves in Cirque du Soleil performances because _ .（A）they havent practiced enough（B） the equipment is in need of repairs（C） they perform risky acts without nets（D）some are HIV positive 四、Part IV ClozeDirections: There are some blanks in the following passages. For each blank there are four choices

40、marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passages. Then, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.40 One evening, long after most people had gone to bed, a friend of mine and I were【21】our way happily home through the silent street. We had been to a【22】and wer

41、e talking about the people we【23】and heard in it.“The show made him a star overnight,“ said my friend about one of them. “He was completely【 24】before. And now thousands of people send【25】gifts and letters.“ “I thought him quite good,“ I said. “But not【26】thousands of letters. As a matter of【27 】one

42、 of his songs【28】me a shock. It was too【29】.“ “What was that?“ my friend asked me. “Sing it to me.“ I began to sing. “Do be【30】, youll give everybody a shock and wake them up for miles【31】, besides there will be a policeman after us.“ My friend gave a surprised look.“Never mind, I wont care. What is

43、 the matter?“ I said and went on【32】at the top of my voice.Presently there came a policeman, standing in front of me, his note-book open.“Excuse me, sir,“ he said, “You have a very good【33】if I may say so. Who taught you singing? Id very much【34】to find someone who can give my daughter singing lesso

44、ns. Would you be【35】to tell me your name and address? Then my wife and I would come to your house to discuss it.“（A）looking（B） making（C） worrying（D）going（A）concert（B） movie（C） game（D）party（A）had talked to（B） had seen（C） had been with（D）had visited（A）famous（B） forgotten（C） strange（D）unknown（A）he（B） h

45、im（C） them（D）their（A）be（B） receive（C） write（D）worth（A）fact（B） the concert（C） music（D）the gifts（A）gave（B） made（C） surprised（D）got（A）pretty（B） crowded（C） noisy（D）wonderful（A）silence（B） fast（C） quiet（D）loud（A）in（B） out（C） over（D）around（A）to laugh（B） shouting（C） to talk（D）singing（A）shape（B） face（C） soun

46、d（D）voice（A）eager（B） wanted（C） like（D）anxious（A）brave（B） kind enough（C） happy（D）honest五、Part VII Writing56 For this part, you are supposed to write a letter in 100-120 words based on the following situations.你刚从海边度假回来，对旅行社的服务不满意，给旅行社经理写封投诉信。六、Daily Conversation56 Pick out five appropriate expression

47、s from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogue by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.A. How about her B. What happened C. I believe he D. poor AlanE. I can imagine F. I guess something G. Is she fine now H. I dont knowRobyn: Has Alan shown up yet?Scottie: Nop

48、e.【56】might have come up.Robyn: I wonder what happened.Scottie:【57】. I hope its nothing serious.Robyn: Last week his sister was admitted to the hospital.Scottie: Oh?【58】?Robyn: His sister had a car accident last week.Scottie:【59】?Robyn: Shes still in a coma(昏迷).Scottie: Oh,【60】. His sister is the on

49、ly he has left since his mother died last year.专升本（英语）模拟试卷 221 答案与解析一、Phonetics1 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 画线部分读，其他选项的画线部分读 z。 2 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 画线部分读s，其他选项的画线部分读z 。 3 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 画线部分读u，其他选项的画线部分读 u:。 4 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 画线部分读i:，其他选项的画线部分读 i。 5 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 画线部分读e:，其他选项的画线部分读e。 二、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following sentences is provided with four