[专升本类试卷]专升本（英语）模拟试卷90及答案与解析.doc

1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 90 及答案与解析一、Phonetics（A）friend（B） field（C） piece（D）belief （A）education（B） station（C） attention（D）suggestion （A）character（B） China（C） child（D）choice （A）asked（B） missed（C） whipped（D）played （A）cough（B） weigh（C） enough（D）laugh 二、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following

2、 sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.6 _ is announced in todays papers, all the schools will open on September 1.（A）This（B） That（C） As（D）Which 7 I remember _ to Paris when I was a very small child.（A）tak

3、ing（B） to be taken（C） being taken（D）to take 8 Will you please lend me the novel when you _ ?（A）will finish（B） finish（C） finished（D）will have finished 9 At first he refused to admit his guilt, but when he was shown the evidence he and confessed.（A）broke up（B） broke out（C） broke down（D）broke away 10 W

4、hy _ such a lot of money?（A）you spend（B） to spending（C） spend（D）spending 11 Although many colonial scholars consider Jonathan Edwards an important writer, anymore.（A）though few people read his novels（B） but few people read his work（C） and his works are not widely read（D）his works are not widely read

5、 12 Very important people dont often have much free time as their work _ all their time.（A）takes over（B） takes away（C） takes in（D）takes up 13 Scientists say that many factors _ changes in the weather.（A）bring in（B） bring off（C） bring about（D）bring forward 14 He takes his _ home to his wife every Fri

6、day.（A）salaries（B） wages（C） incomes（D）savings 15 That is another topic that will come _ discussion.（A）about（B） under（C） with（D）beyond 16 I suggest _.（A）to bring the meeting up an end（B） bringing the meeting to an end（C） for to bring the meeting up an end（D）having brought the meeting to an end 17 _ f

7、or your help, wed never have been able to get over the difficulties.（A）If we had not been（B） Were it not（C） If it were not（D）Had it not been 18 With five hungry children seated round the table, the food disappeared _.（A）at no time（B） at a time（C） at other times（D）at one time or another 19 It was dar

8、k, and we could not _ who was coming along the avenue.（A）make up（B） make for（C） make out（D）make over 20 John asked his mother to _ the hole in the pocket of his jeans.（A）fill（B） fix（C） mend（D）repair 21 The price of oil _ from $15 to $18 per tank during the winter season.（A）ranged（B） differed（C） alte

9、red（D）repair 22 They found the lecture hard _.（A）to understand（B） to be understood（C） to have been understood（D）to have understood 23 She was glad to see her children well _ in the nursery.（A）take care of（B） taken care of（C） taking care of（D）to be taken care of 24 It is necessary to put bottles of p

10、ills out of _ when there are small children around.（A）reach（B） hand（C） hold（D）place 25 I let my children make their own decisions. Now they are older; I wouldnt _ to interfere.（A）assume（B） consume（C） resume（D）resume 26 I have given up trying to convince him; there is no point _ with him.（A）on arguin

11、g（B） in arguing（C） to argue（D）for arguing 27 The machine is such _ I have never seen before.（A）that（B） as（C） which（D）where 28 _ in India, the banana was brought to the America by the Portuguese who found it in Africa.（A）Originally cultivated（B） Originally being cultivated（C） Having originally cultiv

12、ated（D）Although it originally cultivated 29 My mother asked me _ I wanted to go there by bus.（A）if（B） what（C） as whether（D）if what 30 _ she will come or not depends on the weather.（A）If（B） Whether（C） That（D）As 31 I suggested that he was _ of help from the Royal Literary Fund.（A）worthless（B） worthwhi

13、le（C） worthy（D）worth 32 It _ him more than what was reasonable to have his dishwasher repaired.（A）cost（B） consumed（C） spent（D）expend 33 Edwin always has his hair cut at the _ situated at the comer.（A）barber（B） barbers（C） barbers（D）barbers 34 It was the first time that Mary was late. She _ up in the

14、traffic.（A）could be held（B） can have been held（C） might have been held（D）might be held 35 Because of my poor Spanish, Im afraid I cant make myself _.（A）understand（B） to understand（C） understanding（D）understood 三、Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages. Each pas

15、sage 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.35 Many years ago, children wore clothes that were the same as the clothes worn by adults, except

16、thatthey were smaller. People believed that children were just “small adults”, and expected them to dress and act like adults.But now people know much more about children. In both body and mind, children are different from adults because they are at a different stage of development. As far as the bo

17、dy is concerned, it is obvious. A baby of six months can sit up, but can not run, and so on. But the development of the mind is not so obvious. A small child, for example, does not understand the difference between the present and the fu ture. So if the child asks for an apple and the parent says,“

18、No, not now, you can have one after lunch.“ The child often cries. Some mothers think the child is being difficult, but perhaps he is just being differ ent; he does not understand the idea of the future, and for him ”not now means “never”. So naturally, the child cries.36 People used to believe that

19、 _.（A）children should wear adults（B） children were the same as adults, except that they were smaller（C） children acted like adults（D）children were adults in small clothes 37 According to the writer, adults and children differ _.（A）in the body（B） in the mind（C） in the clothes（D）in the body and the mi

20、nd 38 Why does a child cry when his mother tells him to have an apple after lunch?（A）Because he is being difficult.（B） Because he understands what “not now” really means.（C） Because he understands he will never have it.（D）Because he knows his mother is cheating him. 39 Which of the following stateme

21、nts is true?（A）Many adults don t talk clearly to their children.（B） The development of a child s mind is as obvious as that of his body.（C） Now there are no children who act like children.（D）A small child can not understand tile difference between the present and future. 40 In this passage, the writ

22、er tells us _.（A）the difference between children and adults（B） the different stages of the development of children（C） how to dress children（D）the slow development of the mind of a child 40 The Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean in the world. Only the Pacific and the Atlantic are larger. More th

23、an one-fifth of all the worlds water supply is in the Indian Ocean.The Indian Ocean touches four different continents. To the south is Antarctica and to the east is Australia. Africa lies to the west and Asia lies to the north. There are several important islands in the Indian Ocean. These include M

24、adagascar, the largest one, which is near Africa, and Sri Lanka, which is near India.There is also a group of islands called the Seychelies near the African coast. The Indian Ocean is extremely important to the countries in southeast Asia. Strong winds from the Indian Ocean bring warm weather, and h

25、eavy rains are necessary for growing food.41 We may conclude that_.（A）India is larger than Antarctica（B） The Indian Ocean is to the east of Australia（C） Madagascar is larger than Sri Lanka（D）The India Ocean is larger than the Atlantic 42 Sri Lanka lies near_.（A）Madagascar（B） Africa（C） the African co

26、ast（D）India 43 Of all the oceans in the world, the Indian Ocean contains more than _.（A）5 percent of the world s water（B） 15 percent of the world s water（C） 20 percent of the world s water（D）50 percent of the world s water 44 Which of the following statements is true?（A）The Indian Ocean comes before

27、 the Pacific and the Atlantic in size.（B） The Indian Ocean is surrounded by four countries.（C） Sri Lanka is the largest island in the Indian Ocean.（D）Strong winds from the Indian Ocean bring heavy rains to the countries in southeast Asia. 45 The word “supply”in the third sentence means _.（A）liquid o

28、r wet（B） bigger or larger（C） store or saving（D）amount or quantity 45 A stamp is just a piece with a picture and some words printed on one side and some glue on the other side. What makes one of these bits of paper worth any money at all? What makes a ten - fen stamp worth ten fen?When you buy a stam

29、p, you also buy service from the post office. You get the letter sent by post. After the stamp has done its work, the post office says it is worthless. You must buy a new one for each letter you send.But people often pay money for stamps that have already been used. Stamp collectors have fun just tr

30、ying to collect as many different kinds as possible. Certain kinds are hard to find. To get one of these uncommon stamps, some collectors are willing to pay a great deal of money. They think it is worth something, and that gives it value, If you Collect stamps because they are especially beautiful o

31、r tell an interesting story or show all kinds of animals, then those are the ones that have value to you.46 When you post a letter, you must buy _.（A）a ten - fen stamp（B） a new stamp（C） a twenty - fen stamp（D）a stamp worth 10 fen or more 47 The post office says the stamp is useless when _.（A）you buy

32、 it（B） you write a letter（C） put a letter into a postbox（D）it has a postmark on it 48 When some of the stamps are difficult to find, _?（A）nobody will try to get them（B） they can become very valuable（C） everybody would like to buy them（D）they will be worthless 49 Which of the following statements is

33、not true?（A）Some stamps have a flower or animal on one side.（B） Along with a picture on one side, there are also some words.（C） Some used stamps can be worth a lot of money.（D）A stamp, when used, is worth more than a new one. 50 Which of the following statements is true?（A）Grown - ups like new stamp

34、s while young boys like used ones.（B） There are hundreds of kinds of stamps in the world.（C） Sometimes stamp collectors are willing to pay thousands of yuan or more for a used stamp.（D）A post - office worker does not want to buy any used stamps. 50 Which of your two hands do you use much better? Ver

35、y few of us can use both of our hands equally well. Most of us are right - handed. Only about five people out of a hundred are left - handed. Newborn ha bies can grasp objects with either of their hands, but in about two years they usually prefer to use their right hands.Scientists dont know why thi

36、s happens. They used to think that we inherited (继承) this tendency from our animal ancestors (祖先), but this may not be true. Monkeys are our closest relatives in the animal world. Scientists have found that monkeys prefer to use one of their hands more than the other, but it can be either hand. Ther

37、e are as many right - handed monkeys as there are left - handed ones. Next time you visit the zoo, watch the monkeys carefully. You 11 see that some of them will prefer to swing from their right hands, and others will use their left hands. But most human beings use their right hands better, and this

38、 makes life difficult for those who prefer to use their left hands.51 Most of us use our right hands _ the left ones.（A）as well as（B） not so well as（C） much better than（D）more better than 52 Right -handed people are about _ of the total of the human beings.（A）95%（B） 90%（C） 0.1（D）0.0553 The number of

39、 fight - handed monkey is _ the left - handed ones.（A）greater than that of（B） smaller than that of（C） as much as that of（D）equal to that of 54 Which of the following is true?（A）When a child is two years old, he prefers to use both of his hands to grasp objects.（B） Scientists have given the reason fo

40、r this tendency.（C） A monkey can use both of his hands equally well.（D）Those who prefer to use their left hands live a difficult life. 55 The best title of the passage is _.（A）Newborn babies can use both hands well（B） Most human beings use their fight hands better（C） Few human beings use their left

41、hands（D）We live in a fight - handed world 55 I came to India a year ago to find a village in which I could live and write but it was many months be fore I settled down happily in this Himalayan community.I wasted a lot of time looking for the typical village. Yet no such thing exists. Conditions var

42、y too widely. But the villages I stayed in had much in commonpoverty, dirt, and ignorance. Often the villagers themselves were puzzled, suspicious. Why had I come? I had put aside my work as a political journalist because my ideas had changed. I had come to believe that what was happening in the Thi

43、rd World was more important than anything else. But to understand how three-quarters of the world s people live, and how their future might affect ours, I felt that I first bad to try and share their Way of life.In the end I chose a mountain village because it was a little cooler than those in the p

44、lains. I took the bus from town along a bumpy road. Then came a rough walk down a steep path to the river. After this I began to climb into the hills. Whenever I stopped to catch my breath, there was a magnificent view. After several hours walk the village came into view.56 After the writer had arri

45、ved in India _.（A）he spent years writing about the place he lived in（B） he took quite a long time finding a suitable place to live（C） he spent years looking for a certain village（D）he lived in a Himalayan community for many months 57 While looking for a typical village the writer found _.（A）he was s

46、earching for the impossible（B） all the villages were exactly the same（C） the villagers made him feel confused（D）the villagers asked him a lot of questions 58 Before coming to India the writer _.（A）had been a successful politician（B） had made a decision to do no more work（C） had been dismissed from h

47、is job（D）had written articles for publication 59 The writer decided to change his way of life because _.（A）he no longer found his work interesting（B） he wanted to live a peaceful life in the countryside（C） he wanted to find out more about the Third World（D）he thought living in a small community woul

48、d be rewarding 60 The village the writer finally chose to live in _.（A）was situated at the end of a bumpy road（B） had a better climate than those in the plains（C） was a short walk from the river（D）had a magnificent view of the river 四、Part IV ClozeDirections: There are some blanks in the following p

49、assages. 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.60 Cars are【21】important part of life in the United States. Without a car most people feel that they are poor. And even if a person is poor