[专升本类试卷]专升本（英语）模拟试卷405及答案与解析.doc

1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 405 及答案与解析一、Phonetics（A）sweat（B） leap（C） feature（D）cheat（A）four（B） pour（C） hour（D）your（A）forgot（B） lost（C） pot（D）post（A）shoot（B） blood（C） roof（D）tool（A）cloth（B） bathe（C） with（D）they二、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices.

2、 Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.6 He _ at the boy into silence.（A）glanced（B） observed（C） watched（D）stared7 Go back to your room and leave me _.（A）alone（B） lonely（C） along（D）almost8 He insisted that she _ improve her oral English by doing a

3、 lot of practice.（A）could（B） would（C） might（D）should9 He was found _ one month after he was born.（A）quiet（B） still（C） silent（D）dumb10 _ at such a time, his work attracted much attention.（A）Publishing（B） Being published（C） Published（D）When published11 Silver is the best conductor of electricity, copp

4、er _ it closely.（A）followed（B） following（C） to follow（D）being followed12 He drove to the airport to _ Mr. Dixon who came to see him from Orlando.（A）pick up（B） set out（C） call for（D）turn down13 It is kind _ you to do me a favor at this moment.（A）to（B） for（C） of（D）about14 My room gets very cold at nig

5、ht._.（A）So is mine（B） So does mine（C） So mine is（D）So mine does15 _ parents say and do has a life-long effect on their children.（A）What（B） That（C） Which（D）As16 Many a young scientist _ engaged in the research work.（A）have（B） has（C） have been（D）has been17 She _ crying very helpful to express her sadn

6、ess.（A）considers（B） confirms（C） believes（D）pretends18 The plan had been _, which made him very angry.（A）called off（B） called up（C） called in（D）called on19 You cannot see the patient at the moment; he is now _ medical treatment.（A）in（B） on（C） under（D）at20 A thief broke _ when I was leaving for my off

7、ice.（A）in（B） up（C） out（D）off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 choose the best answer to each question. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter

8、on the Answer Sheet.20 Ann Curry is a famous news presenter of the NBC News “Today“ show. When she was 15 she happened to walk into a bookstore in her hometown and began looking at the books on the shelves. The man behind the counter, Mac McCarley, asked if shed like a job. She needed to start savin

9、g for college, so she said yes.Ann worked after school and during summer vacations, and the job helped pay for her first year of college. During college she would do many other jobs: she served coffee in the students union, was a hotel maid and even made maps for the US Forest Service. But selling b

10、ooks was one of the most satisfying jobs.One day a woman came into the bookstore and asked Ann for books on cancer (癌症). The woman seemed anxious. Ann showed her practically everything they had and found other books they could order. The woman left the store less worried, and Ann has always remember

11、ed the pride she felt in having helped her customer.Years later, as a television reporter in Los Angeles, Ann heard about a child who was born with problems with his fingers and his hand. His family could not afford a surgical (外科的) operation, and the boy lived in shame, hiding his hand in his pocke

12、t all the time.Ann persuaded her boss to let her do the story. After the story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the surgical operation for free.Ann visited the boy in the recovery room after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his repaired hand and say

13、, “Thank you.“ What a sweet sense of satisfaction Ann Curry felt!At McCarleys bookstore, Ann always sensed she was working for the customers, not the store. Today its the same. NBC News pays her, but she feels as if she works for the people who watch the programmes, helping them make sense of the wo

14、rld.21 Ann Curry got her first job _.（A）from her friend in a bookstore（B） a couple of years before college（C） at the NBC News “Today“ show（D）when she was studying at university22 At which part-time job did Ann Curry feel the happiest?（A）The hotel.（B） The bookstore.（C） The students union.（D）The US Fo

15、rest Service.23 What particularly gives her the feeling of pride?（A）Helping people through her work.（B） Reporting interesting stories.（C） Being able to do different jobs well.（D）Paying through her college education.24 How did Ann help the child get the operation he needed?（A）Ann persuaded the boy to

16、 speak on TV.（B） Ann paid for the operation herself.（C） Anns boss agreed to raise money.（D）Anns news report moved some doctors.24 Lawn tennis is a good sport, being based on the ancient game of court tennis, which probably came up in Egypt or Persia some 2,500 years ago. Major Walter Wingfield thoug

17、ht that something like court tennis could be played outdoors on lawns, and in December 1873, he introduced his new game, which he called Sphairistike, at a lawn party in Wales. The sport became popular very rapidly, but the strange, difficult name disappeared almost at once, being replaced by the ve

18、ry simple and logical term “lawn tennis“.By 1874 the game was being played by British soldiers in Bermuda, and in the early months of that year a young lady named Mary Outerbridge returned from Bermuda to New York, bringing with her the equipment necessary to play the new game. With the help of one

19、of her brothers, she laid out a court on the grounds of the Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club, and there, in the spring of 1874, Miss Outerbridge and some of her friends played the first game of lawn tennis in the United States.And just two years later, in 1876, the first United States lawn te

20、nnis tournament (锦标赛) was heldat Nahant near Boston.25 Mary Outerbridge is important in the history of lawn tennis because _.（A）she invented it（B） she gave it its name（C） she introduced it to Bermuda（D）she brought it to America26 The new game called Sphairistike appeared in _ in 1873.（A）America（B） E

21、urope（C） Bermuda（D）Egypt27 The first United States lawn tennis game was played _.（A）at Nahant（B） on the Staten Island（C） in Boston（D）in New York28 Which of the following statements is NOT true?（A）Lawn tennis became popular very rapidly in the United States.（B） It was Major Walter Wingfield who inven

22、ted court tennis.（C） The sport was called “lawn tennis“ shortly after it was invented.（D）Miss Outerbridge set up a lawn tennis court with the help of her brother.28 There is no creature that does not need sleep or complete rest every day.If you want to know why, just try going without sleep for a lo

23、ng period of time. You will discover that your mind and body would become too tired to work properly. You would become irritable and find it hard to think clearly or concentrate on your work. So sleep is quite simply the time when the cells of your body recover from the work of the day and build up

24、supplies of energy for the next period of activity.One of the things we all know about sleep is that we are unconscious in sleep. We do not know what is going on around us. But that doesnt mean the body stops all activity. The important organs continue to work during sleep, but most of the body func

25、tions are slowed down.For example, our breathing becomes slower and deeper. The heart beats more slowly, and the blood pressure is lower. Our arms and legs become limp (柔软的) and muscles are at rest. It would be impossible for our body to relax to such an extent if we were awake. So sleep does for us

26、 what the most quiet rest can not do.Your body temperature becomes lower when you are asleep, which is the reason people go to sleep under some kind of covers. And even though you are unconscious, many of your reflexes(反射动作) still work. For instance, if someone tickles (使觉得痒) your foot, you will put

27、 it away in your sleep, or even brush a fly from your forehead. You do these things without knowing it.29 If you dont have as much sleep as your body needs, you will _.（A）work properly（B） think clearly（C） keep your attention on your work（D）easily get angry30 The cells of your body develop supplies o

28、f energy _.（A）when you are asleep（B） when you recover from your work of the day（C） in the next period of activity（D）when you are quiet31 In the clause “.that we are unconscious in sleep“(Para.3) ,the word “unconscious“ means _.（A）untiring（B） unmoved（C） quiet（D）not knowing what is happening around32

29、When you are sleeping, _.（A）all of you reflexes stop working（B） most of your reflexes stop working（C） many of your reflexes still work（D）all of your reflexes still work32 The first European stock exchange was established in Antwerp, Belgium(比利时), in 1531. There were no stock exchanges in England unt

30、il the 1700s. A man wishing to buy or sell shares of stock had to find a broker (agents) to transact his business for him. In London, he usually went to a coffee house, because brokers often gathered there. In 1773, the brokers of London formed a stock exchange.In New York City, brokers met under an

31、 old button-wood tree on Wall Street. They organized the New York Stock Exchange in 1792. The American Stock Exchange, the second largest in the United States, was formerly called the Curb Exchange because of its origin on the streets of New York City.A stock exchange is a market place where member

32、brokers buy and sell stocks and bonds (债券) of American and foreign businesses on behalf of the public. A stock exchange provides a market place for stocks and bonds in the same way a board of trade does for commodities. The stockbrokers receive a small commission on each transaction they make.The st

33、ockholder may sell his stock wherever he wants to unless the corporation has some special rule to prevent it. Prices of stock change according to general business conditions and the earnings and future prospects(前景) of the company. If the business is doing well, the stockholder may be able to sell h

34、is stock for a profit. If it is not, he may have to take a loss.33 In the 1600s, if a man wanted to buy or sell shares of stock, he had to do it through _.（A）the government（B） himself（C） a broker（D）the stock exchange34 The second largest stock exchange in the U. S. used to be called _.（A）the Wall St

35、reet Exchange（B） the New York Stock Exchange（C） the Curb Exchange（D）the U. S. Exchange35 Which of the statements is true?（A）The stockholder can sell his stock to anywhere at any time.（B） There were no stock exchange in England in the 1700s.（C） The price of stock is not stable.（D）The stockbrokers do

36、the transaction without charging for the stockholders.36 The passage is mainly about _.（A）the Wall Street（B） the stock exchange（C） the stock（D）the stockholder and stockbroker36 Tom had once worked in a city office in London, but now he is out of work. He had a large family to support, so he often fo

37、und himself in difficulty. He often visited Mr. White on Sundays, told him about his troubles, and asked for two or three pounds.Mr. White, a man with a kind heart, found it difficult to refuse the money, though he himself was poor. Tom had already received more than thirty pounds from Mr. White, bu

38、t he always seemed to be in need of some more.One day, after telling Mr. White a long story of his troubles, Tom asked for five pounds.Mr. White had heard this sort of thing before, but he listened patiently to the end Then he said, “I understand your difficulties, Tom. Id like to help you. But Im n

39、ot going to give you five pounds this time. Ill lend you the money, and you can pay me off next time you see me.“Tom took the money, but he never appeared again.37 Tom was now in difficulties because he _.（A）worked in a city office and was poorly paid（B） was poorly paid and had a large family to sup

40、port（C） was poorly paid and always spent money carelessly（D）was out of work and had a large family to support38 Altogether Tom received _ from Mr. White.（A）at least thirty-five pounds（B） exactly thirty-five pounds（C） less than thirty pounds（D）five pounds39 Every time Tom went to Mr. White, he would

41、_.（A）directly ask for some money（B） give some reasons before asking for money（C） give reasons and then borrow five pounds（D）ask for money before explaining his troubles40 Mr. White decided to lend, not to give Tom five pounds in order to _.（A）encourage him to come again（B） get all his money back（C）

42、get rid of him（D）thank him for his stories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 choose the one that best fits into the passages. Then, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.40 We

43、were late as usual. My husband had 【C1】_ watering the flowers in the garden by himself, and when he discovered that he couldnt manage, he asked me for 【C2】 _ at the last moment: So now we had only one hour to get to the airport. Luckily, there were not many cars 【C3】_ buses on the road and we were 【

44、C4】 _ to get there just in time. We checked in and went straight to a big hall to wait for our flight to be called. We waited and waited 【C5】_ no announcement was made. We asked for 【C6】_ and the girl there told us the plane hadnt even arrived yet. In the end, there came an announcement telling us t

45、hat those 【C7】_ for flight No. 108 could get a free meal voucher and that the plane hadnt left Spain 【C8】 _ technical problems. We thought that meant 【C9】_ it wasnt safe for the plane to 【C10】_.We waited again for a long time until late evening when we were asked to report again. This time we were 【

46、C11】_ free vouchers to spend the night in a nearby hotel.The next morning after a 【C12】_ night because of all the planes taking off and landing, we were reported back to the airport. Guess 【C13】_ had happened while we were asleep. Our plane had arrived and taken off again. All the other 【C14 】_ had

47、been waken up in the night to catch the plane, but for some reasons or other we had been 【C15】_. You can imagine how we felt!41 【C1 】（A）stopped（B） insisted on（C） finished（D）given42 【C2 】（A）food（B） advice（C） praise（D）help43 【C3 】（A）and（B） but（C） or（D）since44 【C4 】（A）impossible（B） necessary（C） able（D）

48、unable45 【C5 】（A）so（B） but（C） otherwise（D）if46 【C6 】（A）time（B） advice（C） help（D）information47 【C7 】（A）coming（B） sitting（C） waiting（D）working48 【C8 】（A）for（B） since（C） because（D）from49 【C9 】（A）when（B） which（C） what（D）that50 【C10 】（A）repair（B） sell（C） fly（D）telephone51 【C11 】（A）giving（B） given（C） offe

49、ring（D）taken52 【C12 】（A）bad（B） quiet（C） sweet（D）pleasant53 【C13 】（A）what（B） where（C） it（D）that54 【C14 】（A）workers（B） planes（C） passengers（D）flights55 【C15 】（A）woken（B） announced（C） lost（D）forgotten五、Part VII Writing56 根据下面的汉语提示，写一篇题为“Why Should We Learn English”的短文。(1)英语现已成为一种国际语言；(2)现在大多数书籍、报纸和杂志都以英文出版和印刷；(3)学习英语需要耐心。六、Daily Conversa