1、安徽省专升本英语模拟题 13及答案解析(总分：150.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Vocabulary an(总题数：30，分数：30.00)1.Dictionaries, especially those most frequently used ones should be put where they will be easily _.（分数：1.00）A.accessibleB.applicableC.acceptableD.accidental2.Sarah looked at _ finished painting with _ satisfaction.（分数：1.
2、00）A./; aB.a; theC.the; /D.the; a3.His answer was so confusing that I could hardly make any _ of it at all.（分数：1.00）A.sentimentB.senseC.accountD.appreciation4.In spite of the thunderstorm, the children slept _ all night.（分数：1.00）A.soundlyB.ignorantlyC.noisilyD.naturally5.She lost consciousness due t
3、o hunger. When she _, she found herself in a hospital.（分数：1.00）A.came outB.came toC.came overD.came up6.Living here at the top of the mountain with no one else nearby, you must be very _.（分数：1.00）A.lonelyB.aloneC.singleD.sole7.If better work gets higher pay, the workers will surely have greater _ to
4、 produce.（分数：1.00）A.intentionB.intelligenceC.influenceD.incentive8.Maria _ missed the first bus so as to travel on the same one as Mark.（分数：1.00）A.unintentionallyB.decisivelyC.predictablyD.deliberately9.This rule once _ will never be forgotten.（分数：1.00）A.learningB.learnedC.would be learnedD.was to l
5、earn10.I hear that the concert last night was very splendid. I wish that I _ that concert last night.（分数：1.00）A.could attendB.have attendedC.attendedD.could have attended11.The agreement is a basis _ Hong Kong was returned to China.（分数：1.00）A.by whichB.of whichC.on whichD.for which12.I wonder why Ma
6、ry is so unfriendly to us. She is _ than unfriendly. I“m afraid.（分数：1.00）A.shyerB.much shyerC.shy moreD.more shy13._ seems easy in theory seems difficult in practice.（分数：1.00）A.ThatB.WithC.ItD.What14.The assistant and graduate student _ check the exercise books.（分数：1.00）A.helpB.helpingC.helpsD.to he
7、lp15._, people can“t afford to buy expensive things.（分数：1.00）A.With the prices of daily goods going upB.With the prices of daily goods gone upC.The prices of daily goods go upD.With the prices of daily goods go up16.Could I borrow your dictionary? I“d get it for you _ I could remember who last borro
8、wed it.（分数：1.00）A.except thatB.if onlyC.only ifD.unless17.They showed us around the factory _ is equipped with modern machines.（分数：1.00）A.in thatB.whatC.in whichD.which18._, the workers continued their work in the open air.（分数：1.00）A.Heavy as was the rainB.As the rain was heavyC.As heavy was the rai
9、nD.Heavy as the rain was19.The girl said that she _ here a week before.（分数：1.00）A.had beenB.wasC.has beenD.would be20.She gave up her job as a nurse because she found the children too difficult _.（分数：1.00）A.look afterB.to look afterC.looking afterD.be looked after21.The Reform Club proposed that wag
10、es _.（分数：1.00）A.would be raisedB.were raisedC.would have been raisedD.be raised22.I decided to go to the party as soon as I _.（分数：1.00）A.would finish what I was doingB.finish what I didC.finished what I didD.finished what I was doing23.This place, originally a small town, has been _ into a modem cit
11、y.（分数：1.00）A.transportedB.transferredC.transmittedD.transformed24.We“ll be only too glad to attend your party _ we can get a baby-sitter.（分数：1.00）A.so far asB.provided thatC.unlessD.except that25.They couldn“t _ him of his mistake.（分数：1.00）A.adviseB.convinceC.persuadeD.believe26.The old gentleman ne
12、ver fails to help _ is in need of his help.（分数：1.00）A.whomB.whoC.whoeverD.whomever27._ under a microscope, a fresh snowflake (雪花) has a delicate six-pointed shape.（分数：1.00）A.SeeingB.SeenC.To seeD.To be seen28.Neither John nor I _ able to persuade Richard“s grandfather to attend the wedding.（分数：1.00）
13、A.amB.areC.are to beD.is29.I cannot _ the truth of your words, although they go against my interests.（分数：1.00）A.but admitB.but admittingC.help but to admitD.help but admitting30.The driver wanted to park his car near the roadside but was asked by the police _.（分数：1.00）A.not to doB.not toC.not doD.do
14、 not二、Part Cloze(总题数：1，分数：15.00)Have you ever asked yourself why children go to school? You will probably say that they go 1 their own language and other languages, arithmetic, history, science and 2 subjects. That is quite true, but why do they learn these things? And are these things all that they
15、 learn at school? We 3 our children to school to prepare them for the time 4 they are grown-up and have to work 5 their own. Nearly all they learn at school has some 6 use in their life, but is that the only reason 7 they go to school? There is 8 in education than just learning facts. We go to schoo
16、l 9 all to learn how to learn, 10 when we have left school we can continue to learn. A man who really knows 11 will always be successful, because 12 he has to do something new that he has never had to do before he will rapidly teach himself how to do it in the best 13 . The uneducated person, 14 , i
17、s probably unable to do something new, or does it badly. The purpose of schools, therefore is not just to teach languages, arithmetic, etc. 15 to teach students the way to learn.（分数：15.00）A.learningB.to learnC.for learningD.in learningA.all otherB.all othersC.all the otherD.all the othersA.sendB.get
18、C.fetchD.selectA.whereB.whenC.whileD.howA.onB.forC.withD.toA.realisticB.effectiveC.efficientD.practicalA.whyB.whichC.howD.whatA.muchB.mostC.manyD.moreA.aboveB.overC.onD.beyondA.so asB.as thatC.so thatD.such thatA.how to be learnedB.how to learnC.how to have learnedD.how learningA.wheneverB.whichever
19、C.whateverD.howeverA.pathB.courseC.roadD.wayA.on another handB.on other handC.on the other handsD.on the other handA.yetB.howeverC.butD.or三、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Section A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：10.00)My husband and I got married in 1981 and for the first ten years of our ma
20、rriage I was very happy to stay home and raise our three children. Then four years ago, our youngest child went to school and I thought I might go back to work. My husband was very supportive and helped me to make my decision. He emphasized all of the things I can do around the house, and said he th
21、ought I could be a great success in business. After several weeks of looking for a job, I found my present job, which is working for a small public relations firm. At first, my husband was very proud of me and would tell his friends, “My clever little wife can run that company she“s working for.“ Bu
22、t as his joking statement approached truth, my husband stopped talking to me about my job. I have received several promotion and pay increases, and I“m now making more money than he is. I can buy my own clothes and a new car. Because of our joined incomes, my husband and I can do so many things we h
23、ad always dreamed of doing, but we don“t do these things because he is very unhappy. We fight about little things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends. For the first time in our marriage, I think it is possible that our marriage may come to an end. I love my husband very muc
24、h, and I don“t want him to feel inferior(低等的), but I also love my job. I think I can be a good wife and a working woman, but I don“t know how. Who can give me some advice? Will I choose one or the other or can I keep both my husband and my new career?（分数：10.00）(1).When was the passage most probably
25、written?（分数：2.00）A.In 1990.B.Around 1996.C.In 1981.D.Four years ago.(2).The husband was supportive, for he _.（分数：2.00）A.praised her for all the housework she had doneB.took over what she used to do at homeC.encouraged herD.made the decision for her(3).Which of the following statements is true accord
26、ing to the passage?（分数：2.00）A.It only took several days for her to find the job she is now doing.B.For the first time since their marriage, the writer doesn“t think her husband is as kind as before.C.Her husband stopped talking to her about her job when her career was approaching success.D.Her husba
27、nd has been proud of her for every success she has won on the job.(4).As she was making more money, _.（分数：2.00）A.she did a lot of things she had dreamed ofB.she found a gap taking place between themC.she could buy many clothes and a new carD.she was very critical of her husband(5).The difficult posi
28、tion a working woman is in is a choice between _.（分数：2.00）A.children and workB.career and payC.husband and friendsD.job and marriage六、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Gladys Holm was a secretary(秘书). She worked in an office all her life. Gladys earned about $15,000 a year. She died when she was 86 years old
29、. And she left a big surprise$18 million! She gave the money to a children“s hospital. Gladys Holm never got married or had any children. But she always liked children, and she wanted to help them. When her friend“s daughter was ill in hospital, Gladys brought her a teddy bear. After that, she visit
30、ed the hospital many times. Every time she visited, she brought teddy bears for those children. After that, people started to call Gladys the “Teddy Bear Lady“. Gladys always gave toys and presents to her friends and family but no one knew she had a lot of money. She lived in a small house outside C
31、hicago. Everyone was very surprised when they learned she was a millionaire. A family friend said, “She always gave us nice presents and things, but we didn“t know she was rich.“ How did Gladys get so much money? She asked her boss how to earn more money, and she listened to what he said. She bought
32、 the stocks (股票) that he told her to buy, and she got very rich. Before-she died, she talked to her friends about “giving something to the children“s hospital“. No one knew that the “something“ was $18 million!（分数：10.00）(1).Gladys Holm often visited the hospital and gave children teddy bears because
33、 _.（分数：2.00）A.she had too much moneyB.she had a lot of teddy bearsC.she had never got married and had no chiddenD.she liked children very much(2).People started to call Gladys the “Teddy Bear Lady“ _.（分数：2.00）A.after she visited the children in hospital many timesB.after she diedC.before her friend“
34、s daughter was illD.before she worked with his boss(3).Everyone was surprised that _.（分数：2.00）A.Gladys lived such a long lifeB.Gladys lived in a small house outside ChicagoC.Gladys had so much moneyD.Gladys always gave her friends nice presents(4)._, so she got rich.（分数：2.00）A.Gladys earned $15,000
35、a year as a secretaryB.Gladys did what the boss told her to doC.Gladys got the money from the bossD.Gladys did another job in the hospital(5).When Gladys Holm became a millionaire, _.（分数：2.00）A.she still lived in the same wayB.she stopped workingC.she spent most of the money on nice presents and thi
36、ngsD.she could hardly wait to tell her friends and family七、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Passing by a supermarket, I was attracted by a long queue of people with big plastic bags full of kinds of goods they bought outside the gate. I came Up With curiosity to find out the puzzle. Handing in this purchase
37、 ticket to the girl in charge of the activity, the boy in the front of the queue received a box of chocolate with delicate package. It turned out to be a promotion activity, which would provide a box of chocolate to those who bought more than ten yuan worth of goods and paid one more yuan. It“s real
38、ly good, news especially for those who are keen on bargains. Once there was a promotion activity, they were usually easy to go into ecstasies (狂喜) and bought the goods on impulse, never having time to consider carefully whether they needed the goods desperately or not. I was not an exception. When I
39、 was determined to make a purchase, however, finding that there was only nine yuan with myself, I was forced to give up. Nowadays, more and more merchants use their brains to launch bewildering (迷惑人的) promotion activities to attract people“s attention, which motivate their consumption. It“s merchant
40、s who take advantage of people“s psychology of taking advantage of petty benefits. From the point of the whole society, consumption stimulates production, which in turn brings up employment opportunities and strengthens the purchase capacity of the whole society. Once people have more money, they ca
41、n afford and consume more goods. Consequently, the more goods are consumed, the greater incentive (鼓励) for the renewal cycle of products, which results in the progress of industrial technology and the elimination of economic depression. As for one who has little money at his disposal, he“d better co
42、nsider carefully before making a purchase decision. Otherwise, he has to curtail(削减) his expenditure during the rest of the month.（分数：10.00）(1).Why was the boy given a box of chocolate?（分数：2.00）A.Because he had a purchase ticket.B.Because he was keen on bargains.C.Because the goods he bought cost mo
43、re than 10 yuan.D.Because he had helped the girl to carry the goods she bought.(2).People cannot help buying goods they don“t actually need when _.（分数：2.00）A.there is a promotion activityB.they have enough moneyC.they have time to go aroundD.they are with children(3).I didn“t buy the goods during th
44、e promotion activity because _.（分数：2.00）A.I was not interested in themB.I didn“t need the goodsC.I didn“t have enough moneyD.I had no time(4).Which of the following statements is true?（分数：2.00）A.Nowadays people are not easy to believe the promotion activity.B.Consumption promotion is a way of elimin
45、ating economic depression.C.Consumption can stimulate production but cannot bring up employment opportunities.D.That people want to buy better goods with little money is a bad news to the merchants.(5).For a person who has little money, which of the following is a good proposal?（分数：2.00）A.Buy more g
46、oods during the promotion activities.B.Don“t buy any goods during the promotion activities.C.Consider carefully before buying goods.D.Buy things as few as you can.八、Passage 4(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Some of the notebooks George Washington kept as a young man are still in existence. They show that he was lear
47、ning Latin, was very interested in the basics of good behavior in society, and was reading English literature. At school he seemed only to have been interested in mathematics. In fact his formal education was surprisingly brief for a gentleman, and incomplete. Unlike other young Virginian gentlemen
48、of that day, he did not go to the College of William and Mary in the Virginian capital of Williamsburg. In terms of formal training then, Washington contrasted sharply with some other early American Presidents such as John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. In later years, Washington probabl
49、y regretted his lack of intellectual training. He never felt comfortable in a debate in Congress. And because he never learned French and could not speak directly to French leaders, he did not visit the country he admired so much. Thus, unlike Jefferson and Adams, he never reached Europe.（分数：10.00）(1).The main idea of the passage is that Washington“s education _.（分数：2.00）A.was
