[专升本类试卷]专升本（英语）模拟试卷392及答案与解析.doc

1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 392 及答案与解析一、Phonetics（A）waste（B） paste（C） voyage（D）snake（A）wind（B） kind（C） find（D）mind（A）says（B） plays（C） stays（D）days（A）brought（B） thought（C） fought（D）doubt（A）calm（B） hall（C） talk（D）ball二、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following sentences is provided with four ch

2、oices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.6 It is a small country, yet has a lot of_resources.（A）potential（B） unknown（C） secret（D）unlimited7 What would you wish to do if you were a college student again?Thats very hard to say, but I wish I _ w

3、hen I was a college student.（A）has not studied psychology（B） had studied psychology（C） did study psychology（D）studied psychology8 So much _his financial position that he cant sleep at night.（A）he worries about（B） he worried about（C） did he worry about（D）does he worry about9 _ round the city, we were

4、 impressed by the citys new look.（A）Taken（B） Taking（C） To be taken（D）Being taken10 Eat as many vegetables as possible, for they are rich_ iron.（A）of（B） in（C） with（D）for11 A teacher _ do every exercise but a student _.（A）may not; must（B） neednt; must（C） cant; should（D）mustnt; should12 What we must do

5、 now make a careful investigation on the circumstances.（A）are（B） is（C） is to（D）were to13 Could you hold on a few minutes _ I check this with my boss?（A）for（B） since（C） during（D）while14 The president _ Mr. Baker medical adviser.（A）promised（B） praised（C） imagined（D）appointed15 He _a great deal in the

6、old days.（A）was suffered（B） had been suffered（C） suffered（D）had suffered16 The differences between Chinese and western society can _misunderstandings.（A）course（B） causes（C） create（D）rise17 Wood furniture does not depreciate in value_.（A）if they are handled properly and protected properly（B） unless h

7、andling and protecting properly（C） if properly handled and protected（D）unless for all its handling and protection18 It is no use _that you didnt know the truth.（A）pretend（B） to be pretending（C） pretending（D）pretended19 We couldnt eat in a restaurant because _ of us had _ money on us.（A）all; no（B） an

8、y; no（C） none; any（D）no one; any20 The letters PTO _ parent-teacher organization.（A）stand for（B） call for（C） head for（D）care for三、Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passages and cho

9、ose the best answer to each question. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.20 Banks are not ordinarily prepared to pay out all accounts; they rely on depositors (储户) not to demand payment all at the same time. If depositors should come to fear that a bank

10、 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 did not all appear at once, then there would always be enough money to pay those who wanted their money

11、 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 other banks expected a run the next day, and so the officers of the bank in which Mrs. Vaught worked as a

12、 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 length of the line made many think that the bank could not possibly pay off everyone. People began to pu

13、sh 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 depositors, drew their own money from the bank. Mrs. Vaught says that she had difficulty keeping herself from do

14、ing the same.21 A bank run happens when_.（A）a bank is closed for one or more days（B） too many depositors try to draw out their money at one time（C） there is not enough money to pay all its depositors at one time（D）tellers of a bank take their own money from the bank22 The main cause of a bank run is

15、_.（A）loss of confidence（B） lack of money（C） crowds of people（D）inexperienced tellers23 Which of the following did Mrs. Vaught say?（A）She knew that the bank was not sound.（B） She feared that too many depositors drawing their money would close the bank.（C） She was not able to draw out her money.（D）She

16、 was tempted to draw out her money.24 According to the passage, the actions of the depositors of Mrs. Vaughts bank were affected mainly by the_.（A）ease with which they could get their money（B） confidence that Mrs. Vaught showed（C） failure of several other banks to open（D）confidence shown by other de

17、positors of the bank24 Copernicus was born in Torun, Poland, on February 19,1473. Little is known about his early life except that his father died when he was 10. An uncle adopted him, his two sisters, and his brother. The uncle saw to it that the two boys received a good education. Copernicus went

18、to the University of Cracow. There he studied such subjects as Latin, mathematics, and astronomy. It was probably at that time that he changed his Polish name, Niklas Koppernigk, to the Latin form of Nicolaus Copernicus. In 1496 Copernicus went to Italy, where he spent the next 10 years studying at

19、various universities.In Copernicus time people still believed that all thingsthe sun, the stars, and the planets moved around the earth. It was an old belief that few men had ever questioned. Aristotle had based his theory of astronomy on this belief. Because the Church had long been the center of l

20、earning, the theory was also linked to religious beliefs.In 1506 Copernicus returned to his homeland. A few years later he began to work for the Church. All those years Copernicus carried on his work in astronomy. He had just the most basic equipment and, like other scientists of his day, made obser

21、vations with only his eyes. Still, using mathematics and logic, Copernicus worked out a different theory, which held that the planets went around the sun.Copernicus did not announce his ideas. He did not want to make trouble. But he could not hide the scientific truth. So he talked about his theory

22、with his friends, who strongly advised him to have his work published. His great book, On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies, appeared at the very end of his life. Copernicus saw the first copy on the day he died, May 24,1543.25 From the passage we can see that astronomy is_.（A）the life experien

23、ce of great men（B） the movement of the stars and the planets（C） the scientific study of natural objects in space（D）the theories developed by scientists of old times26 Copernicus developed his theory _.（A）using various telescopes（B） based on Aristotles beliefs（C） through observations and reasoning（D）

24、under the encouragement of his friends27 The writer of the passage wants us to know that _.（A）Copernicus did not tell about his discovery until the day of his death（B） for many years Copernicus dared to do nothing openly against the Church（C） pushed by his friends Copernicus decided to write a book

25、in May 1543（D）shortly before he got back to Poland Copernicus started to work for the Church 28 Copernicus had his great book published because _.（A）he didnt agree with Aristotle（B） he could not hide the scientific truth（C） he worked for the Church（D）his friends advised him to do so28 In ancient tim

26、es wealth was measured and exchanged in things that could be touched: food, tools, and precious metals and stones. Then the barter system was replaced by coins, which still had real value since they were pieces of rare metal. Coins were followed by fiat money, paper notes that have value only becaus

27、e everyone agrees to accept them.Today electronic monetary systems are gradually being introduced that will transform money into even less tangible forms, reducing it to a series of “bits and bytes“, or units of computerized information, going between machines at the speed of light. Already, electro

28、nic fund transfer allows money to be instantly sent and received by different banks, companies, and countries through computers and telecommunications devices.29 According to the passage, which of the following was the earliest kind of exchange of wealth?（A）Bartered goods.（B） Fiat money.（C） Coin cur

29、rency.（D）Intangible forms.30 The author mentions food, tools and precious metals and stones together because they are all _.（A）useful items（B） articles of value（C） difficult things to obtain（D）material objects31 According to the passage, coins once had real value as currency because they _.（A）repres

30、ented a great improvement over barter（B） permitted easy transportation of wealth（C） were made of precious metals（D）could become collectors items32 Which of the following statements about computerized monetary systems is NOT supported by the passage?（A）They promote international trade.（B） They allow

31、very rapid money transfers.（C） They are still limited to small transactions(交易 ).（D）They are dependent on good telecommunications systems.32 There has been, in history, a man who was swallowed by a whale and lived to tell the tale. The mans name is James Bartley. The records to prove his unusual exp

32、erience are in the British Admiralty.Bartley was making his first trip on the whaling ship Star of the East. Suddenly the lookout sighted a huge sperm whale. The whalers knew it was a huge whale by the size of the spray it blew into the air. They lowered their small boats. James Bartley was in the f

33、irst longboat. The men rowed until they were close to the whale. A harpoon was thrown and it found its mark. It sank into the whales flesh. The maddened beast crashed into the boat, snapping its tail at the men and the wreckage of their boats. When the survivors were picked up, James Bartley was mis

34、sing.Shortly before sunset, the whale was finally captured. The sailors tied the whales dead body to the side of the ship. Because of the hot weather it was important that they cut up the whale right away. Otherwise, the meat would begin to rot and the oil would begin to spoil. When they got to the

35、stomach, they felt something moving about wildly. They thought it would be a big fish still alive inside. But when they opened the stomach they found James Bartley. After this trip, Bartley settled in England, and never returned to sea.33 This passage is mainly about _.（A）how to hunt whales for thei

36、r oil and meat（B） the hard and dangerous lives that whalers had to live（C） the duties of each man on a whaling ship（D）a man who was swallowed by a whale and lived34 The sailors knew that something was in the whales stomach because _ .（A）they could feel it moving about wildly（B） the whale seemed very

37、 heavy（C） the whale was swelling at one spot（D）the captain heard Bartley yelling for help35 James Bartley probably never went to sea again because_.（A）he wanted different kinds of adventures（B） of fright and shock（C） he was crippled by the whale（D）he often got seasick36 The author, in telling James

38、Bartleys story, informs us by _.（A）narrating the plain facts（B） referring to whaling in general（C） comparing whaling to other fishing（D）dramatically telling what happened36 This was no ordinary class. The students who came together were all science or engineering professors at Cornell University. Th

39、ey had interrupted their research to accept an invitation to take part in an unusual experiment: “an interesting week of poetry.“ This class was part of a study to answer the questions: Why is science difficult for many nonscience students? What can teachers learn about teaching if they take a class

40、 that is not in their field?The students in the poetry class listened to lectures and took notes. They had reading tasks and had to write three short papers. All students noticed one thingthe importance of spoken words. In science and engineering classes, the instructors put tables and drawings on t

41、he blackboard. But in this poetry class, the instructors just talked. They didnt write anything on the board.The scientists and engineers noticed one similarity between science and poetry. In both subjects, students need to find layers (层次) of meaning. Some layers are simple, clear, and on the surfa

42、ce; other layers are deeper and more difficult. This search for different levels of meaning doesnt happen much in undergraduate(本科) science classes, but it is important later, in graduate school. And it is always important in humanities (人文学科) .Both the poetry instructors and their students learned

43、something about teaching from this experience. One poetry instructor, for example, now sees the importance of using careful, clear definitions (定义)when he explains a poem. He also plans to be more informative as he teaches. Most of the scientists agreed on several points. First, humanities classes m

44、ight help science students to see patterns and decide which information is important. Second, the poetry class was fun. One engineer decided, “We need to change the way we teach engineering to make it an enjoyable experience for students.“But perhaps the most important result of the experience was t

45、his: All of the professors began to think about how they teach and how they can teach better.37 What do we know about this unusual class?（A）The teachers did lots of writing on the board.（B） The teachers were invited to attend several lectures.（C） The students were professors from a university.（D）The

46、 students were studying science and humanities.38 The experiment was designed to find out_.（A）how to teach the students in the science class（B） whether poetry is difficult for science students（C） what to be taught in the humanities class（D）why many humanities students find science hard39 Finding lev

47、els of meaning is（A）important for graduate students in humanities（B） difficult for graduate students in humanities（C） common for undergraduate students in science（D）easy for undergraduate students in science40 What did the science professors learn after the experiment?（A）They should change the way t

48、hey teach.（B） A poem could be explained in clear definitions.（C） A poetry class could be more informative.（D）Their teaching was an enjoyable experience.四、Part IV ClozeDirections: There are some blanks in the following passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should c

49、hoose the one that best fits into the passages. Then, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.40 The number of speakers of English in Shakespeares time is estimated to have been about five million. Today it is estimated that some 260 million people speak it as a (an)【C1】_ language, mainly in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. In addition