1、北京高职升本（英语）模拟试卷 2 及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 Can I help you? Axe you looking for anything particular today? _. Were just looking.（A）Yes please（B） No, thank you（C） Yes , you can（D）No, you neednt2 My father does not like_meat.（A）skinny（B） slim（C） lean（D）slender3 Before the invention of refrigera
2、tion, the_of fish and meat was a problem.（A）keeping（B） preservation（C） maintenance（D）protection4 I hope you are not_that I obtained this money dishonestly.（A）implying（B） concerning（C） involving（D）conveying5 Some fishermen try to make up_their absence by giving their children expensive presents.（A）wi
3、th（B） on（C） for（D）of6 The police have caught the suspect and he immediately admitted_his boss on a rainy night seven years ago.（A）to kill（B） to have killed（C） having killed（D）have been killed7 Dont stay_too late, or youll be sleepy in class tomorrow.（A）on（B） out（C） up（D）for8 _is a fact with overall
4、pubic awareness.（A）Smoking to be harmful to health（B） That smoking is harmful to health（C） To smoke is harmful to health（D）It is harmful to health to smoke9 People will appreciate_if an appointment is cancelled.（A）you to call them（B） that you are calling them（C） that you would call them（D）your calli
5、ng them10 She looked at us sadly with her eyes as large as_.（A）her grandmother（B） her grandmothers（C） that of her grand mothers（D）that of her grandmother11 No one will take his advice, so he can do nothing but_from his position.（A）assign（B） to resign（C） to assign（D）resign12 I would have gone to the
6、hospital to visit him had it been possible, but I_fully occupied last week.（A）were（B） has been（C） have been（D）was13 The millions of calculations (计算) had been done by hand, they_all practical value by the time they were finished.（A）could lose（B） would have lost（C） might lose（D）ought to have lost14 S
7、ince the beginning of the 21st century, scientists have become more and more interested in the way_the human brain works.（A）why（B） which（C） in which（D）what15 _that even people in the next room could hear him clearly.（A）So loudly he spoke（B） So loudly did he speak（C） So loudly he speaks（D）So loudly h
8、e speak15 Welcome to the National Maritime (海洋的) MuseumThe National Maritime Museum is the largest of its kind in the world, with over two million items in its collections. Twenty galleries display some of the finest sea affairs in historic buildings, which were formerly a school for the sons of sea
9、men.Opening times10:00 - 17:00 Winter hours10:00 - 18:00 Summer hoursLast admission is thirty minutes before closing. Smoking is not allowed in the museum. Eating and drinking are only allowed in the designated (指定的) areas. Photography and video are not permitted inside the building.BookingsOur Cent
10、ral Booking Group handles all group visit enquiries (需求) , from schools, group organizers and tour operators.Education and InterpretationSchools programs operate in term-time. Programs of talks, tours, work-shops, storytelling, living history and interpretation (解说) are run throughout the year, espe
11、cially at weekends and during school holidays.E-libraryFacilities are provided for electronic access (接口) to the museums collections. Please ask a member of staff for directions to the nearest terminals (终端) .These facilities are also available from the comfort of your own home.16 This passage mainl
12、y tells us_.（A）the way to get to the museum（B） the purpose to build the museum（C） a brief introduction to the museum（D）a detailed description of the museum17 Which of the following is certainly forbidden according to the passage?（A）Trying to enter the museum after 5:00 p. m.（B） Taking pictures in fr
13、ont of the museum.（C） Talking loudly when you enjoy the collections.（D）Eating and drinking wherever you are.18 From the passage we learn that_.（A）the museum runs a school and has students of its own（B） students can receive different kinds of education here（C） part of school education has to be done
14、in the museum（D）school programs are only run at weekends and on holidays18 Chemists have been studying why people cry. They say the body produces two kinds of tears. One kind cleans out the eye if it gets dirt in it. But when people cry because of their feelings, these tears have poison chemicals in
15、 them. The body is getting rid of chemicals produced by strong feelings.In the United States men have heart diseases more often than women do. Doctors say heart disease and some other diseases are related to the pressures of living and working in a modern society. Perhaps men suffer more from these
16、diseases because they do not cry enough. And it is possible that as more and more women work outside the home, they will also suffer from more pressure. Then everyone will need to cry more.19 Which of the following is happening now?（A）More men than women are now crying.（B） More women are now working
17、 outside their homes.（C） Heart diseases are on the rise.（D）The poison found in tears is killing more and more people.20 According to the passage, what is living in a modern society doing to some people ?（A）Making them cry.（B） Driving them mad.（C） Making them produce chemicals.（D）Giving them heart di
18、seases.21 Why do people cry?（A）To get rid of poisonous substances produced by strong feelings.（B） Because they have to work outside their homes.（C） Because they dont know how to prevent heart diseases.（D）For no reason at all.21 Thanksgiving Day is always celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November
19、. It is the most traditional of American holidays. The first Thanksgiving was held in Massachusetts in 1621. After a year of great hardship, the Pilgrim colonists wanted to give thanks to God for their first harvest. They invited their Indian friends to join them in a big feast. Today the holiday is
20、 still celebrated as a day for giving thanks. It is a day of family reunion and it is customary to invite friends to share the meal In some large cities, there are carnival parades for children. In other cities, there are important football games that are played on Thanksgiving Day.In my family, we
21、always go to my grandmothers house on Thanksgiving Day. All my aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, and nieces gather for a family homecoming. We always invite some friends to join us. Everyone is glad to see everyone else and there is a very busy exchange of gossip. The women soon disappear into the ki
22、tchen to help my grandmother prepare the dinner. The men, meanwhile, settle down to watch a football game on television or to discuss business or politics. If the weather permits, some of the more athletic men go outside to play ball with the children. At about four oclock we all sit down to dinner.
23、 My grandfather gives thanks for the blessings we have received and then he starts to carve the turkey. We always have the traditional dinner of stuffed turkey, cranberry sauce, apple cider, sweet potatoes, chestnuts, and pumpkin pie. After dinner, no one can move and we all sit around and talk, pla
24、y word games, or tell jokes until it is time to go home. It is always difficult to leave because Thanksgiving Day is one of the few days of the year when the entire family gets together.22 Thanksgiving Day_.（A）became traditional in America in the 16th century（B） has long been a popular holiday in th
25、e West（C） has long been a national holiday for the Americans（D）is a holiday only in a few states in the United States23 Thanksgiving Day was originally_.（A）a day to give thanks to God（B） a day for family members to get together（C） a day to treat ones friends（D）a day of recreation for children24 Toda
26、y, Thanksgiving Day is_.（A）still a day to pray to God（B） a national holiday（C） a day of family reunion（D）all of the above25 The writer always has his Thanksgiving Day in_.（A）his own house（B） his Daddys（C） his grandparents（D）one of his friends26 The word “gossip“ means_.（A）good news（B） congratulation
27、s（C） talk about others（D）free discussion26 Personal computers and the Internet give people new choices about how to spend their time.Some may use this freedom to share less time with certain friends or family members, but new technology will also let them stay in closer touch with those they care mo
28、st about. I know this from personal experience.E-mail makes it easy to work at home, which is where I now spend most weekends and evenings. My working hours arent necessarily much shorter than they once were but I spend fewer of them at the office. This lets me share more time with my young daughter
29、 than I might have if shed been born before electronic mail became such a practical tool.The Internet also makes it easy to share thoughts with a group of friends. Say you do something fun, see a great movie perhaps and there are four or five friends who might want to hear about it. If you call each
30、 one, you may be tired of telling the story.With E-mail, you just write one note about your experience, at your convenience, and address it to all the friends who you think might be interested. They can read your message when they have time, and read only as much as they want to. They can reply at t
31、heir convenience, and you can read what they have to say at your convenience.E-mail is also an inexpensive way to stay in close touch with people who live far away. More than a few parents use E-mail to keep in touch, even daily touch, with their children off at college.We just have to keep in mind
32、that computers and the Internet offer another way of staying in touch. They dont take the place of any of the old ways.27 The purpose of this passage is to_.（A）explain how to use the Internet（B） describe the writers joy of keeping up with the latest technology（C） tell the merits(价值) and usefulness o
33、f the Internet（D）introduce the reader to basic knowledge about personal computers and the Internet28 The use of E-mail has made it possible for the writer to_.（A）spend less time working（B） have more free time with his child（C） work at home on weekends（D）work at a speed comfortable to him29 According
34、 to the writer, E-mail has an obvious advantage over the telephone because the former helps one_.（A）reach a group of people at one time conveniently（B） keep ones communication as personal as possible（C） pass on much more information than the later（D）get in touch with ones friends faster than the lat
35、ter30 The best title for this passage is_.（A）Computer: New Technological Advances（B） Internet: New Tool to Maintain Good Friendship（C） Computers Have Made Life Easier（D）Internet: a Convenient Tool for Communication30 Computers have brought about many changes in language. With the invention and use o
36、f the computer, an entire new vocabulary has developed words which describe the computer and its functions, or relate to a computer technology in some way. Such words include “software“, the term used to refer to computer “program“. “Software“ is generally contrasted with “hardware“, the actual phys
37、ical parts of the computer system. “Debug“ is another term that came into use with computers. It means to locate and remove all mistakes in a computer program. Other computer related words are not really new, but take on a special meaning in terms of computers. For example, “up“ and “down“, used in
38、reference to computers, do not signify partial relationships. Instead the term “up“ means :.hat the computer is “up“ and working, while the term “down“ means the opposite, that the computer is not functioning and cannot be used.Other influences in language brought about by computer technology involv
39、e words which have become exclusively associated with computers, although they retain their original meanings. One such word is “user“, while “user“ really means “one who uses something“, today it very often refers to a person using a computer. Associated with the word “user“ is the term “user frien
40、dly“. This is currently a very popular expression meaning that the computer can be easily understood and operated by nontechnical, “non-computer“ people.31 Computers have brought about many changes in_.（A）our grammar（B） our vocabulary（C） our pronunciation（D）our spelling32 “Software“ refers to_.（A）th
41、e computer system（B） the CPU（C） the keyboard of the computer（D）the program of the computer33 In computer technology, some ordinary words in our language such as “up“ and “down“ may_.（A）drop out their original meanings（B） keep their original meanings（C） be regarded as new words（D）have some new senses
42、 added to their original meanings34 Some computers are “user friendly“, which means they_ .（A）show great affection for people who use computers（B） can be easily operated（C） are sold at a very low price（D）rarely make mistakes35 Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?（A）The Com
43、puter Program.（B） The Computer Science.（C） Changes in Language Brought by the Computer.（D）The Language of the Computer System.二、Cloze35 One Saturday morning a. careless car-driver threw a lighted cigarette out of his car ten miles west of the small Canadian town of Stanton. The forest at the side of
44、 the road was【36 】because there had been no rain for many days.【37】a few minutes the trees were【38】a lire. A truck-driver saw the【39】when he was on his【40】to Stanton. As soon as he reached the town he told the police about it. Soon fire fighters were【41】westwards. When they reached the fire they saw
45、 that it was very big. it could not spread to the north because of a lake or to the south because of a wide river. But a west wind was carrying the fire towards Stanton and the fire fighters could not【42】it. Then, one of the fire fighters sent a message back to the town【43】radio. The chief fire offi
46、cer and hundreds of people hurried to a place about half a mile west of the town. There they【44】dynamite (炸药) to blow down the trees and to clear a wide path through the forest. When the fire reached the path it began to die down because there was nothing left to burn. After several hours they【45】to
47、 put out of the fire and save the town.（A）wet（B） dry（C） thick（D）dusty（A）During（B） Before（C） For（D）Within（A）set（B） caught（C） on（D）in（A）cigarette（B） fire（C） car（D）forest（A）way（B） path（C） road（D）street（A）hurrying（B） reaching（C） arriving（D）getting（A）save（B） help（C） stop（D）treat（A）with（B） from（C） on（D）by
48、（A）will use（B） use（C） would use（D）used（A）tried（B） succeeded（C） managed（D）decided三、Word Formation46 Formality has always_(character) their relationship.47 All the students should develop morally,_(intellectual), and physically.48 He looked at the Letter of Credit_(give) to him by ABC Group in surpris
49、e.49 The new boss earned some_(appreciate) by the courtesy of coming to visit his clerks.50 It was_(consider) of you not to play the piano while I was asleep.51 The children had an_(argue) about what game to play.52 Please pay on_(deliver).53 The narrow roads were_(crowd) with holiday traffic.54 What is the_(connect) between the two ideas?55 She has the right_
