1、陕西省专升本大学英语模拟题 8 及答案解析(总分：150.00，做题时间：90 分钟)1.Do not _ me to help you unless you work harder.（分数：1.00）A.expectB.hopeC.dependD.think2.The question _ now is where to build the new factory.（分数：1.00）A.discussesB.discussingC.be discussedD.being discussed3.John decided to _ the present job in order to trav
2、el around the world.（分数：1.00）A.give upB.put upC.wake upD.break up4.Michael“s new house looks like a palace, compared _ his old one.（分数：1.00）A.ofB.withC.forD.in5.Computer technology makes it _ for people to work in home.（分数：1.00）A.harmfulB.seriousC.possibleD.difficult6.We are delighted at the news _
3、they have started the business cooperation with your company.（分数：1.00）A.thatB.whenC.whichD.what7.The computer program is designed for the _ of easy online reading.（分数：1.00）A.experienceB.purposeC.invitationD.decision8.The business talk _ next week when the CEO of your company comes.（分数：1.00）A.was hel
4、dB.is being heldC.will be heldD.has been held9.It was so noisy that we found it hard to _ the conversation.（分数：1.00）A.carry onB.set forC.turn onD.go against10.You cannot cancel your order _ you change your mind within three days.（分数：1.00）A.as ifB.whileC.so thatD.unless11.We agree to accept _ they th
5、ought was the best tourist guide.（分数：1.00）A.whateverB.whicheverC.whomeverD.whoever12.In no country _ Britain can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day.（分数：1.00）A.more thanB.other thanC.rather thanD.better than13._ me the money for my tuition then, I would be working on the farm n
6、ow.（分数：1.00）A.Had my uncle not lentB.Shouldn“t my uncle lendC.Would my uncle lendD.If my uncle not lent14.Inexperienced as he is, he has succeeded _ other experienced researchers fail.（分数：1.00）A.whereB.whatC.whichD.how15.I want to know whether the weather will change _ bit tomorrow.（分数：1.00）A.a litt
7、leB.littleC.someD.a few16.The flowers will soon open on condition that they are _ into a warm room.（分数：1.00）A.broughtB.pushedC.harvestedD.waved17.I _ to post the letter that I wrote to my parents, but I was too busy.（分数：1.00）A.rememberedB.must rememberC.had rememberedD.should have remembered18._ tha
8、t this region was so rich in natural resources.（分数：1.00）A.Little he knewB.Little he did knowC.Little did he knowD.Little he had known19.The furniture that he bought last week _ quite modern.（分数：1.00）A.isB.areC.has beenD.have been20.It was so dark that I didn“t notice what _ her dress was.（分数：1.00）A.
9、setB.sampleC.typeD.pattern21.There are many kinds of metals, _.（分数：1.00）A.each having its special propertiesB.having its special propertiesC.one has its special propertiesD.each has its special properties22.In his opinion, success in life mainly _ on how we get along with other people.（分数：1.00）A.kee
10、psB.dependsC.insistsD.spends23.We _ building the bridge by the end of next month.（分数：1.00）A.are finishingB.have finishedC.would finishD.will have finished24.Our company“s service is _ in nearly 80 countries around the world.（分数：1.00）A.availableB.naturalC.relativeD.careful25.It was in Jonson“s hotel
11、_ the business meeting was held last year.（分数：1.00）A.thisB.thatC.whatD.which26.We will have to pay them a large _ of money for their service.（分数：1.00）A.sizeB.setC.amountD.series27.I“d appreciate it if you could tell me how _ the machine.（分数：1.00）A.operateB.to operateC.operatingD.operated28.I“m sorry
12、 to tell you that the materials you wanted are _.（分数：1.00）A.taken offB.put upC.sold outD.got off29.It is obvious that these small businesses are _ need of technical support.（分数：1.00）A.inB.onC.withD.to30._ I am concerned, it is important to get a job first.（分数：1.00）A.As long asB.As well asC.As soon a
13、sD.As far as31.The _ salary of the staff is about $50.（分数：1.00）A.usualB.averageC.equalD.common32.Many people have applied for the _ position.（分数：1.00）A.emptyB.bareC.vacantD.blank33.He then _ overalls (工作服) and spent the next eight hours as a dustman.（分数：1.00）A.changed intoB.exchanged forC.alteredD.t
14、urned into34.The committee is _ session; no one can enter the hall.（分数：1.00）A.onB.atC.inD.for35.As I am sure Jenny is very honest, I _ that she stole the money.（分数：1.00）A.guessB.believeC.suspectD.doubt36.John has never been on time, _?（分数：1.00）A.has JohnB.hasn“t JohnC.has heD.hasn“t he37.To learn Ch
15、inese cooking, you should practice _.（分数：1.00）A.so much you canB.so much as you canC.much as you canD.as much as you can38.Our department has a large collection of books, _ are in English.（分数：1.00）A.many of whichB.many of themC.many onesD.their many39._, the professor is still trying to learn a new
16、language.（分数：1.00）A.However he is oldB.Old as he isC.He is as oldD.As old is he40.You have spent your money in so free and unrestrained a way. I think you“ll have to _ your expenses more or less.（分数：1.00）A.cut offB.cut downC.cut outD.cut across三、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：12.50)By adopting a few simple te
17、chniques, parents who read to their children can greatly increase their children“s language development. It is surprising but true. How parents talk to their children makes a big difference in the children“s language development. If a parent encourages the child to actively respond to what the paren
18、t is reading, the child“s language skills will increase. A study was done with 30 three-year-old children and their parents. Half of the children participated in the experimental study; the other half acted as the control group. In the experimental group, the parents were given a two-hour training s
19、ession in which they were taught to ask open-ended questions rather than yes-or-no questions. For example, the parent should ask, “What is the doggie doing?“ rather than “Is the doggie running away?“ The parents in the experimental group were also instructed in how to help children find answers, how
20、 to suggest alternative possibilities and how to praise correct answers. At the beginning of the study, the children did not differ in measures of language development, but at the end of one month, the children in the experimental group showed 5.5 months ahead of the control group on a test of verba
21、l expression and vocabulary. Nine months later, the children in the experimental group still showed an advance of 6 months over the children in the control group.（分数：12.50）(1).Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?（分数：2.50）A.Children who talk a lot are more intelligent.B.Parents wh
22、o listen to their children can teach them more.C.Active children should read more and be given more attention.D.Verbal ability can easily be developed with proper methods.(2).What does “It“ in line 2 can most probably be replaced by?（分数：2.50）A.Parents“ increasing children“s language development.B.Re
23、ading techniques being simple.C.Parents“ reading to children.D.Children“s intelligence development.(3).According to the author, which of the following questions is the best type to ask children about?（分数：2.50）A.Do you see the elephant?B.Is the elephant in the cage?C.What animals do you like?D.Shall
24、we go to the zoo?(4).The difference between the control group and the experimental group was _.（分数：2.50）A.the training that parents receivedB.the age of the childrenC.the books that were readD.the number of the children(5).The best conclusion we can draw from the passage is that _.（分数：2.50）A.parents
25、 should be trained to read to their childrenB.the more children read, the more intelligent they will becomeC.children“s language skills increase when they are required to respond activelyD.children who read actively seem six months old四、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：12.50)Passing by a supermarket, I was attr
26、acted 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 ticket to the girl in charge of the activity, the boy in the front of the queue received a box of chocolate with delica
27、te 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 really good news especially for those who are keen on bargains. Once there was a promotion activity, they were usually easy
28、to go into ecstasies (狂喜;入迷) 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 was determined to make a purchase, however, finding that there was only nine yuan with myself, I was forced to give u
29、p. 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 merchants who take advantage of people“s psychology of taking advantage of petty benefits. From the point of the whole society
30、, 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 can afford and consume more goods. Consequently, the more goods are consumed, the greater incentive (鼓励) for the renewal
31、 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 consider carefully before making a purchase decision. Otherwise, he has to curtail (削减) his expenditure during the rest
32、of the month.（分数：12.50）(1).Why was the boy given a box of chocolate?（分数：2.50）A.Because he had a purchase ticket.B.Because he was keen on bargains.C.Because the goods he bought cost more than 10 yuan.D.Because he had helped the girl to carry the goods she bought.(2).People cannot help buying goods th
33、ey don“t actually need when _.（分数：2.50）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 the promotion activity because _.（分数：2.50）A.I was not interested in themB.I didn“t need the goodsC.I didn“t have enough
34、 moneyD.I had no time(4).Which of the following statements is True?（分数：2.50）A.Nowadays people are not easy to believe the promotion activity.B.Consumption promotion is a way of eliminating economic depression.C.Consumption can stimulate production but cannot bring up employment opportunities.D.That
35、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：2.50）A.Buy more goods during the promotion activities.B.Don“t buy any goods during the promotion activities.C.Consider carefully befor
36、e buying goods.D.Buy things as few as you can.五、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：12.50)It is really a surprise that after hundreds of years, educationists have still failed to design anything more efficient and reliable than examinations. It is claimed that examinations test what you know, but it is common kn
37、owledge that they more often do the exact opposite. They may be a good means of testing memory, or the skills of working rapidly under extreme pressure, but they can tell you nothing about a person“s true ability. As anxiety-makers, examinations are second to none. That is because so much depends on
38、 them. They are the mark of success or failure in our society. Your whole future may be decided in one fateful day. No one can show his best in worry, or after a sleepless night, yet this is precisely what the examination system expects him to do. A good education should, among other things, train y
39、ou to think for yourself. The examination system, however, does anything but that. What has to be learnt is laid down by a syllabus (教学大纲), so the student is encouraged to memorize. Examinations do not motivate a student to read widely, and they do not enable him to seek more and more knowledge. Fur
40、thermore, teachers themselves are often judged by the results of their students“ examinations. Consequently, they have to train their students to master exam techniques which they dislike. The most successful candidates are not always the best educated but the best trained. The results on which so m
41、uch depends are often nothing more than a subjective assessment by some anonymous (匿名的) examiners. They certainly make mistakes, because they have to mark mountains of scripts (答卷) in a limited amount of time. They work under the same sort of pressure as the candidates.（分数：12.50）(1).The main idea of
42、 this passage is that examinations are _.（分数：2.50）A.anxiety-makersB.reliable and efficientC.harmful to educationD.good measures of memory(2).It is clear that the author _ examinations.（分数：2.50）A.argues forB.argues againstC.is indifferent toD.is interested in(3).The fate of students is decided by _ a
43、ccording to the passage.（分数：2.50）A.examinationB.teachingC.educationD.learning(4).According to the author, the most importance of a good education is to _.（分数：2.50）A.encourage students to read widelyB.teach students how to tackle examsC.train students to think on their ownD.encourage students to seek
44、 more knowledge(5).Which statement is NOT mentioned in the passage?（分数：2.50）A.Examinations can make students anxious.B.The examiners might make mistakes in marking.C.Teachers“ work is judged based on the results of examinations.D.Tools better than examinations to test students“ ability have been fou
45、nd.六、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：12.50)Vegetable gardening is the relaxing art and science of turning a love for growing plants into a meaningful activity. Having vegetables in the backyard makes home gardening appealing for many people. In addition, vegetable gardening provides exercise and fun for both
46、urban and suburban families. Vegetable gardeners agree that many home-grown vegetables are superior to those purchased from markets. From spring through late fall, a well-planned and well-kept garden can provide a supply of fresh vegetables, thus increasing the nutrition of the family diet. Freezers
47、 make it possible to keep some of the vegetables to be enjoyed at a later date. Other vegetables can be stored for a few months in a cool area. Although the money spent for a garden may be little, one cannot escape the fact that gardening requires hard work and time. Many of the gardening tasks must
48、 be performed at times that are most inconvenient. Not doing jobs that should be done on a regular basis may result in failure and a negative feeling toward gardening. One should not plant a garden that is too large for him to care for. A small, well-kept garden is more enjoyable and profitable than
49、 a large neglected one. Vegetables do well in full sunlight and need at least five or six hours of sun during the middle of the day. Too much shading results in poor plants and few vegetables. If possible, the garden should be near the house, so the gardener can work in it whenever they are free. Soils for vegetables should be easily broken up and porous (
