1、专升本英语模拟 440 及答案解析(总分：232.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、 Phonetics(总题数：5，分数：5.00)A.ringerB.hangerC.fingerD.singerA.wholeB.whileC.whomD.whoseA.honestB.ghostC.vehicleD.hotelA.mayB.dayC.stayD.SundayA.loadB.broadC.floatD.road二、 Vocabulary and Str(总题数：14，分数：61.00)6.Sea levels are _ to rise between 7 and 23 inches by th
2、e end of 21st century.（分数：1.00）A.expectedB.inspectedC.detectedD.suspected7.Last year, some poor people had hardly _ the severe winter.（分数：1.00）A.remainedB.livedC.enduredD.survived8.After a few rounds of talks, both sides regarded the territory dispute _.（分数：2.50）A.being settledB.to be settledC.had s
3、ettledD.as settled9.The officer was _ from the service for neglecting of duty.（分数：2.00）A.resignedB.retiredC.dismissedD.assigned10.Think over our proposal and let me know whether you agree _ it.（分数：1.00）A.forB.inC.withD.at11.It is requested that all the students _ present at the meeting tomorrow.（分数：
4、1.00）A.wereB.areC.will beD.be12.On Sundays I prefer _ at home to _ out.（分数：2.50）A.to stay.goB.stay.goingC.staying.goingD.staying.go13.He wants to read a book, _ is most unusual for him.（分数：2.50）A.whichB.thatC.thisD.what14._ I am concerned, it is important to get a job first.（分数：1.00）A.As long asB.As
5、 well asC.As soon asD.As far as15.The door was _ and I could not see who she was talking to.（分数：2.00）A.shutB.shuttedC.shuttingD.being shut16.The result made me _. It was not half so good as I had expected.（分数：1.00）A.disappointingB.disappointedC.disappointD.be disappointed17.You must have seen a lot
6、of interesting movies, _?（分数：2.50）A.don“t youB.did youC.must youD.haven“t you18.He couldn“t explain the _ of ten years in his job history.（分数：1.00）A.gapB.interruptingC.openingD.marginCan you imagine how you would feel if you fell dangerously ill and could not reach or call a doctor? Millions of peop
7、le 14 the world are in this unfortunate 15 , living in distant places 16 there are no railways, no proper roads and no telephones. Thousands of 17 are lost every year 18 could have been saved if medical attention 19 in time. 20 today help could be brought quickly and easily 21 many of these people 2
8、2 full advantage was taken 23 the aero-plane. 24 country has proved this 25 than Australia. The Australians 26 greater use of the aero-plane than any 27 people in the world. In no other country 28 the total number of miles flown by the 29 person so high. In fact, it has been 30 that Australians jump
9、 into planes 31 people in other countries jump into trains and buses. It is not surprising, 32 that Australia should have been the first country 33 a Flying Doctor Service.（分数：40.00）A.onB.throughC.all overD.withinA.societyB.worldC.wayD.positionA.whereB.becauseC.althoughD.whichA.peopleB.childrenC.fam
10、iliesD.livesA.whenB.in whichC.whichD.theyA.had been providedB.had been paid moreC.was givenD.was providedA.EvenB.ButC.FinallyD.SoA.fromB.withC.inD.toA.butB.only ifC.andD.unlessA.ofB.fromC.aboutD.onA.OneB.AnyC.NotD.NoA.betterB.worseC.moreD.lessA.madeB.didC.were makingD.makeA.ofB.elseC.otherD.Japanese
11、A.ofB.inC.areD.isA.livingB.averageC.braveD.medicalA.suggestedB.estimatedC.worked outD.saidA.whenB.whileC.asD.butA.thereforeB.in a wayC.perhapsD.accordinglyA.ofB.to developC.made upD.into三、 Cloze(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Investors can 1 money simply by loaning it. The money they loan is called capital. Securit
12、y (担保) is an expensive item which the borrower mortgages (抵押) to the investor to show that he intends to 2 the debt. The way investors make money on loans is to charge interest. Interest is money that 3 pay to investors for the use of their money. Interest is usually a certain percentage of the capi
13、tal. Investors sometimes 4 ten percent or more interest per year. The interest may be calculated daily, monthly, or yearly. The interest must be 5 before the capital can be repaid. If the interest is not 6 the agreed rate, the interest is added 7 the capital. Then the borrower has 8 pay interest on
14、the unpaid interest 9 on the capital. A debt can grow quickly this way. If the total of the capital and accumulated interest gets too high, the investor will take 10 of the item used as security and sell it to get his money back.（分数：20.00）A.getB.makeC.haveD.carryA.repayB.leaveC.getD.giveA.borrowersB
15、lendersC.peoplesD.othersA.costB.askC.chargeD.changeA.by dayB.by the dayC.every dayD.dailyA.paidB.to be paidC.payD.payingA.onB.toC.forD.withA.toB.onC.intoD.ontoA.orB.alsoC.but alsoD.as well asA.the placeB.possessionC.turnD.care四、 Reading Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)There has been, in history, a man who
16、 was swallowed by a whale and lived to tell the tale. The man“s name is James Bartley. The records to prove his unusual experience 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 i
17、t 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 first longboat. The men rowed until they were close to the whale. A harpoon was thrown and it found its mark. It sank into the whale“s flesh. The maddened beast crashed into the
18、 boat, snapping its tail at the men and the wreckage of their boats. When the survivors were picked up, James Bartley was missing. Shortly before sunset, the whale was finally captured. The sailors tied the whale“s dead body to the side of the ship. Because of the hot weather it was important that t
19、hey cut up the whale fight away. Otherwise, the meat would begin to rot and oil would begin to spoil. When they got to the 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 t
20、rip, Bartley settled in England, and never returned to sea.（分数：12.00）(1).This passage is mainly about _.（分数：3.00）A.how to hunt whales for their oil and meatB.The hard and dangerous lives that whalers had to liveC.The duties of each man on a whaling shipD.a man who was swallowed by a whale and lived(
21、2).The sailors knew that something was in the whale“s stomach because _.（分数：3.00）A.they could feel it moving about wildlyB.The whale seemed very heavyC.The whale was swelling at one spotD.The captain heard Bartley yelling for help(3).James Bartley probably never went to sea again because _.（分数：3.00）
22、A.he wanted different kinds of adventuresB.of fright and shockC.he was crippled by the whaleD.he often got seasick(4).The author, in telling James Bartley“s story, informs us by _.（分数：3.00）A.narrating the plain factsB.referring to whaling in generalC.comparing whaling to other fishingD.dramatically
23、telling what happenedYou“ve probably had the experience of having someone fall in love with you when you didn“t feel the same way. In such a case it“s hard to know what to do. You don“t want to he so obvious in your efforts that you make an enemy of him. A friend of mine had this problem and handled
24、 it in the most tactful (得体的) way I“ve ever seen. Instead of telling her admirer directly, she devoted herself to introducing him to every girl she knew. Whenever she had a date with him, she arranged to drop in at the home of one of her girl friends. At last he clicked (一见如故) with one of these girl
25、s, and then everyone was happy. My friend was rid of a problem and she still had the young man as a friend, which was just what she wanted him to be. Of course this solution may not work for you. You may have your own way of dealing with the problem. But whatever you decide to do, keep one thing in
26、mind-the boy in question has feelings every bit as sensitive as your own. So try to find a way of discouraging him without hurting him.（分数：15.00）(1).The best title for this passage would be _.（分数：3.00）A.How to Make a FriendB.Problems of DatingC.Good Advice for GirlsD.How to Free Yourself from an Adm
27、irer(2).The author“s friend solved her problem by _.（分数：3.00）A.telling her admirer directlyB.keeping on dating with her admirerC.avoiding meeting her admirer any moreD.bringing her admirer together with another girl and still having him as a friend(3).The author“s friend can best be described as _.（
28、分数：3.00）A.selfishB.patientC.tactfulD.sympathetic(4).The author advises us to be _.（分数：3.00）A.friendly to everybodyB.considerate to othersC.aware of man“s weaknessD.meet other“s demands(5).The main idea of this passage is _.（分数：3.00）A.it is likely to make an enemy of your admirerB.there are many solu
29、tions to the problems of datingC.an admirer has feeling every bit as sensitive as our ownD.it is possible to discourage an admirer without hurting his feelingsBEIJING (Associated Press)China has a growing middle class, a tradition (传统) of expecting education and 21 million new babies every year. Sel
30、ling educational toys should be easy. While China may be the world“s biggest toy-maker. Much of the best is exported (出口). Department stores here do not have enough high-quality toys. It is said that the demand for educational toys is low. A Us company, BabyCare, is trying to change that with a new
31、way to sell toys in China. BabyCare works basically together with doctors in Beijing hospitals. People who join the company“s “mother“s club“ get lectures and newsletters on baby and child development at no extra costif they agree to spend 18 dollars a month on the company“s educational toys and chi
32、ldcare books. “We want to build a seven-year relationship with those people,“ said Matthew J. Estes, BabyCare“s president. “It starts during pregnancy (孕期), when the anxiety and needs are highest.“ BabyCare works on a one-to-one basis. Doctors, nurses, and teachers-paid by Baby-Care-advise parents,
33、explaining toys that are designed for children at each stage (阶段) of de BabyCare opened its first store in China last June in a shopping center in central Beijing and another near Beijing Zoo. It plans to have 80 stores in China within six years. It is a new model for China and develops a market in
34、young children“s education and health that no other companies are in.（分数：12.00）(1).What do the first two paragraphs mainly tell us?（分数：3.00）A.Educational toys and foreign toy markets.B.Problems with China“s toy markets and education.C.Reasons for pushing sales of educational toys in China.D.Baby pop
35、ulation and various kinds of toys made in China.(2).Which of the following is a fact according to the passage?（分数：3.00）A.Club members buy BabyCare products for free child-care advice.B.Doctors in Beijing help in making BabyCare products.C.Parents are encouraged to pay $18 for club activities.D.BabyC
36、are trains Chinese doctors at no extra cost.(3).BabyCare is developing its business in China by.（分数：3.00）A.opening stores in Beijing hospitalsB.offering 18-month courses on child-careC.setting up children“s education centersD.forming close relationships with parents(4).Which of the following would b
37、e the most suitable title for the passage?（分数：3.00）A.Mother“s club in ChinaB.BavyCare and DoctorsC.American Company ModelD.Educational Toys On ChallengeThe letter you write is your personal representative. It takes your place when circumstances make it impossible for you to be there in person. It go
38、es to the hospital to cheer a sick friend. It goes to your hostess to thank her for entertaining you. It conveys your best wishes, congratulations, condolences-when you are not able to do so in person. A friendly letter is like a visit on paper. If you “hate to write letters“, it“s simply because yo
39、u have not yet discovered the fun it can be to write and receive letters that are good talk on paper. Many people neglect to answer letters from relatives and friends. To a letter unanswered is like saying, “I don“t think you are worth the time and effort it takes to write a letter.“（分数：15.00）(1).Ac
40、cording to the passage, when you can“t come to a certain place in person, you can _.（分数：3.00）A.send somebody else insteadB.make a telephone callC.send a telegraphD.write a letter(2).Letter can express your _.（分数：3.00）A.congratulationsB.condolencesC.best wishesD.all of the above(3).If you send your f
41、riend a letter, it seems that he _.（分数：3.00）A.will be greatly worriedB.will be angry about itC.will award youD.will see you on paper(4).In line with the passage, if you don“t like to write a letter, it“s simply because _.（分数：3.00）A.you are lazy enoughB.you are busy enoughC.you haven“t found the adva
42、ntages of lettersD.you can“t afford too many letters(5).If you don“t answer your friends“ letters, it seems to say that _.（分数：3.00）A.your friends is too busy to read a letterB.your friend hates to receive a letterC.your friend is not worthy of your letterD.your friend should not have written you a l
43、etterA man and his wife had a small bar near a station. The bar often stayed open until after midnight, because people came to drink there while they were waiting for trains. At two o“clock one morning, one man was still sitting at a table in the small bar. He was asleep. The barman“s wife wanted to
44、 go to bed. She looked into the bar several times, and each time the man was still there. Then at last she went to her husband and said to him, “You“ve waken that man six times now, George, but he isn“t drinking anything. Why haven“t you sent him away? It is very late.“ “Oh, no, I don“t want to send
45、 him away,“ answered her husband with a smile: “You see, whenever I wake him up, he asks for his bill, and when I bring it to him. He pays it. Then he goes to sleep again.“（分数：12.00）(1).The bar often stayed open _.（分数：3.00）A.until after 12 o“clock in the eveningB.until early next morningC.all day an
46、d all nightD.until 12 o“clock in the evening(2).People who came to the bar were _.（分数：3.00）A.mostly salesmenB.mostly passengersC.only conductorsD.only visitors(3).The barman“s wife didn“t go to bed _.（分数：3.00）A.until two o“clock in the morningB.because she wasn“t sleepy at allC.because she was busy
47、with her childrenD.because her husband hadn“t finished working(4).The barman didn“t want to send the man away because _.（分数：3.00）A.the man was too tired to leaveB.the man paid the bill every time he brought it to himC.he liked his job very muchD.he was kind-heartedAlaska, which was called Russian Am
48、erica before it was sold to U.S.A., joined the union as the forty-ninth state in 1959. Alaska is now the largest of all the 50 states of the U.S It was in 1867 that President A. Johnson“s Secretary of State (国务卿), Seward bought Alaska from the Russians at a cost of 7.2 million. The buying of the hug
49、e northern land mass seemed at first something foolishly done. Not only was Alaska difficult to reach, but it was also hard to live in, and it appeared to have no importance in time of war. Besides, there are volcanoes there as Alaska lies on the Pacific“ ring of fire“. In Alaska large treeless areas are covered with snow all the year. For these reasons the buying of Alaska was called “Seward“s Fooly“ at that time. However, in 1
