1、北京高职升本（英语）模拟试卷 8（无答案）一、Vocabulary and Structure1 Honey, lets go out for dinner. _. I dont have to cook.（A）Forgot it!（B） Thats great!（C） Why?（D）Go ahead!2 You should make it a rule to leave things_you can find them.（A）when（B） where（C） then（D）there3 Its always difficult to be in a foreign country,_if
2、you dont speak the language.（A）extremely（B） naturally（C） basically（D）especially4 It is the ability to do the job_matters not where you come from or what you are.（A）which（B） that（C） what（D）it5 I was just about to speak_Jack stood up and began his long speech.（A）while（B） when（C） however（D）and6 _could
3、be judged from his eyes, he felt terribly sorry for what he had done.（A）Which（B） That（C） As（D）It7 Sales of CDs have greatly increased since the early 1990s, when people_to enjoy the advantages of this new technology.（A）begin（B） began（C） have begun（D）had begun8 The purpose of new technologies is to m
4、ake life easier,_it more difficult.（A）not make（B） not to make（C） not making（D）do not make9 Excuse me, but can you tell me which road takes me to the post office? _of the four roads will do.（A）Any（B） Neither（C） Both（D）Every10 We usually walk_the river bank, but today I feel tired and wont walk_far.（A
5、）as long as; so（B） as far as; that（C） as often as; such（D）as soon as; very11 _was it_they discovered the entrance to the underground palace? Totally by chance.（A）How; that（B） What; that（C） When; when（D）Where; that12 Mr. Johnson has been working industriously in the company for years, which led to_.（
6、A）his being awarded a pay raise（B） his awarded a salary raise（C） him to be awarded a pay raise（D）his award a salary raise13 Newton proved that it is_that the moon is pulled out of a straight path and kept in orbit (轨道).（A）the force of gravity (重力)（B） from the force of gravity（C） by the force of grav
7、ity（D）of the force of gravity14 Some famous singers live on the_from their record sales.（A）salary（B） value（C） bill（D）income15 The floods did not start to_until two days after the rain had stopped.（A）retire（B） recede（C） retreat（D）sink15 Whats on StageAn acrobatic (杂技) show: To celebrate its 50th anni
8、versary, the China Acrobatic Troupe (剧团 ) will present “ The Soul of China“, where the seemingly impossible is made real. Chills (寒意) will run down your spine ( 脊柱) as you watch breathlessly as performers take their art and their bodies to the edge.Time: 7:30 p.m., September 13-19Place: Capital Thea
9、tre, 22 Wangfujing Street, Dongcheng DistrictExhibitionsjoint show: A group ink painting exhibition is running at the Huangshicheng Art Gallery in Beijing. About 50 works by 25 young artists including Ge Yun and Yu Yang are on display. Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. until September10Place: Huangshichen
10、g Art Gallery, 136 Nanchizi Street, Dongcheng DistrictOil paintings: The Wangfujing Art Gallery will host a joint show of oil painting by 10 young and middle-aged artists. On display are more than 30 of their latest works, which capture the wondrous variety of life in unique styles. Time: 9:00 a.m.
11、- 4:00 p.m. until September 15 Place: 136 Nanchizi Street, Dongcheng District Literature Museum: The National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature offers an in-depth study of the evolution of Chinese literature from 1919 to 1949. Time: 9:00 a. m. - 4:00 p.m., daily Place: 45 Anyuan Donglu, Chaoyang D
12、istrict (Shaoyaoju area)ConcertsBeijing rocks: “The Fashion Night of Chinese Rock“ is set to bring rock fans out by the thousands next month. Nine Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert, including older generation bands, middle generation and some recent arrivals. The audience will be given
13、a chance to decide what songs they want to hear, which is sure to bring a storm. Time: September 16 Place: The Olympic CenterBelgium Orchestra(管弦乐队): La Petite Band, the Baroque Orchestra of Belgium, will perform in Beijing at the Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities as part of acti
14、vities across the world to commemorate (纪念) the 250th anniversary of Bachs death. Time: 7:30 p. m. September 11-14 Place: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities16 What can be said about the acrobatic show?（A）When you watch it, you will certainly feel cold.（B） Something strange will pu
15、zzle everyone, including scientists.（C） Unexpected things will make you excited and surprised.（D）Even the bravest ones will be too frightened to go on watching.17 The most characteristic thing about the Fashion Night of Chinese Rock is that_.（A）it will let the audience choose the music（B） it is to b
16、ring thousands of rock fans out of their homes（C） it will certainly cause a rock storm throughout China（D）it is to be held in memory of one of the greatest musicians18 Suppose it is September 14th today, how many activities can people choose to attend?（A）2.（B） 3.（C） 4（D）519 On the whole, we can conc
17、lude_.（A）people in Beijing prefer modern culture to something traditional（B） there are usually more culture activities in September than in any other month（C） most of the cultural activities in Beijing are for foreign visitors only（D）we can enjoy a large variety of cultural activities in Beijing19 “
18、As I stood in front of the grave of President Richard Nixon, I was thinking about the time 25 years ago when this President helped bring the United States and China closer together. Young people of our two countries should help this relationship grow.“This remark was made by a Shanghai student when
19、speaking to his fellow students at the Nixon Library in California, USA. He was one of 80 middle school students, from China attending a month-long “Youth Summit“. The summit was to mark the 25th anniversary of President Nixons journey to China, which was the turning point in China-U. S. relations.T
20、he Youth Summit was aimed at increasing the friendship between young students of the two countries through visits and discussions. Seventy-five American students were selected to visit China. They also visited the Nixon Library on July 21 before leaving for Beijing the next day. The head of the Libr
21、ary said he was pleased to see the American and Chinese students talking and laughing together.One Chinese student said, “I didnt find it particularly difficult to talk with Americans. We have our differences, but we have a lot in common. Dialogue is good for us.“20 “Youth Summit“ (line 3, paragraph
22、 2) refers to_.（A）visits to the Nixon Library（B） the Chinese students visit to the USA（C） a meeting discussing relations between China and US（D）activities to strengthen the ties between the Chinese and American students21 The student from Shanghai thought about the time 25 years ago because it was w
23、hen Nixon_.（A）died（B） visited China（C） became US President（D）started building the library in his name22 The text is mainly about_.（A）the China-US relations（B） the Nixon Library（C） President Nixon（D）the Youth Summit22 As the 1800s ended, dance, like most other arts, was fairly conventional. If people
24、 went to a dance performance, they probably went to ballet. This dance had precise moves and rigid postures. People enjoyed ballet, and it was widely accepted.However, at around that time a young woman from San Francisco entered the scene. She would change dance forever. Her name was Isadora Duncan.
25、Duncan was born into an artistic family. Even as a child she loved dancing and taught dance classes for young children. She quickly developed some very strong ideas for what dance should be.Duncan took her inspiration from nature. She loved the Pacific Ocean and the towering pine trees of her native
26、 California. She wanted to represent these natural elements in her dances. She also looked at peoples natural movements, especially the movements of children. Running, skipping, kneeling these were things done by children all over the world. Duncan incorporated them into dance routines.She believed
27、that older dances were rather lifeless; hers, she felt, should express emotion.When Duncan performed her dances in places like Chicago and New York, she caused a sensation. People were not prepared to see a young woman in a thin, flowing dress running and leaping across the stage barefoot. She had t
28、o go to Europe for acceptance. Received more favorably in London, she gradually opened dance schools in many cities. Soon she was touring and performing everywhere. Her ideas paved the way for what we know as modern dance today.Duncans death was as startling as her life. As she rode in a open sports
29、 car in France, the long-scarf around her neck tangled in the cars wheels and she was strangled.23 This passage is mainly about_.（A）Isadora Duncans early life（B） Isadora Duncans contribution to dance（C） why people in the 1 800s liked ballet（D）Isadora Duncans death24 Duncan got her best early accepta
30、nce in_.（A）Chicago（B） San Francisco（C） New York（D）London25 Early audiences found Duncans performances_.（A）foolish（B） boring（C） worthwhile（D）shocking26 The word “However“ at the beginning of the second paragraph signals_.（A）that similar information is to follow（B） an argument（C） a contrast（D）a descri
31、ption26 Early one morning, more than a hundred years ago, an American inventor called Elias Howe finally fell asleep. He had been working all night on the design of a sewing machine but he had run into a very difficult problem: It seemed impossible to get the thread to run smoothly around the needle
32、.Though he was tired, Howe slept badly. He turned and turned. Then he had a dream. He dreamt that he had been caught by terrible savages whose king wanted to kill him and eat him unless he could build a perfect sewing machine. When he tried to do so, Howe ran into the same problem as before. The thr
33、ead kept getting caught around the needle. The king flew into a rage and ordered his soldiers to kill Howe. They came up towards him with their spears raised. But suddenly the inventor noticed something. There was a hole in the tip of each spear. The inventor awoke from the dream, realizing that he
34、had just found the answer to the problem. Instead of trying to get the thread to run around the needle, he should make it run through a small hole in the center of the needle. This was the simple idea that finally made Howe design and build the first really practiced sewing machine.Elias Howe was no
35、t the only one in finding the answer to his problem in this way. Thomas Edison, the inventor of the electric light, said his best ideas came into him in dreams. So did the great physicist Albert Einstein. Charlotte Bronte also drew in her dreams in writing Jane Eyre.To know the value of dreams, you
36、have to understand what happens when you are asleep. Even then, a part of your mind is still working. This unconscious (无意识的), but still active part understands your experiences and goes to work on the problems you have had during the day. It stores all sorts of information that you may have forgott
37、en or never have really noticed. It is only when you fall asleep that this part of the brain can send messages to the part you use when you are awake. However, the unconscious part acts in a special way. It uses strange images which the conscious part may not understand at first. This is why dreams
38、are sometimes called “secret messages to ourselves“.27 According to the passage, Elias Howe was_.（A）the first person we know of who solved problems in his sleep（B） much more hard-working than other inventors（C） the first person to design a sewing machine that really worked（D）the only person at the t
39、ime who knew the value of dreams28 The problem Howe was trying to solve was_.（A）what kind of thread to use（B） how to design a needle which would not break（C） where to put the needle（D）how to get the thread to run smoothly around the needle29 Thomas Edison is spoken of because_.（A）he also tried to in
40、vent a sewing machine（B） he got some of his ideas from dreams（C） he was one of Howes best friends（D）he also had difficulty in falling asleep30 Dreams are sometimes called “secret messages to ourselves“ because_.（A）strange images are used to communicate ideas（B） images which have no meaning are used（
41、C） we can never understand the real meaning（D）only specially trained people can understand them30 In one way of thinking, failure is part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towards success. The “spider-story“ is often told. Robert Bruce, the leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hi
42、ding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider spinning a web. The spider tried to reach across a rough place in the rock. He tried six times to span (跨过) the gap. On the seventh time he made it and went on to spin his web. Bruce is said to have taken heart and to have gone to defeat the Engli
43、sh. Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked why he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he had failed so often, he replied, “Failure? I have no failure. Now I know 50 000 ways it wont work.“
44、 So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were conditions right? Were you in top form yourself? What can you change so things will go right next time?Second, is the goal youre trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think abou
45、t this question, “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me?“ This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldnt be doing anyway.The third thing to bear in mind about failure is that its a part of life. Learn to live with yourself, even though you maybe have failed.31 This passage deals wi
46、th_.（A）failure and success（B） two sides of failure（C） the “spider-story“（D）the invention of light bulb32 The first paragraph is mainly about_.（A）the value of failure（B） how people fail（C） famous failures（D）how not to fail 33 The example of Robert Bruce shows that_.（A）failure must come before success
47、（B） we should face failure directly and overcome difficulties（C） nature will help us if we let it（D）people who fail have plenty of company34 The thing the writer does NOT tell you to do to deal with failure is to_.（A）check out your goals to see if they are right for you（B） think about failure as par
48、t of your life（C） think about failure to find out what went wrong（D）avoid things that are beyond you35 Even if we have failed, we should_.（A）not think about it any more（B） learn to accept it（C） learn to live with others（D）take it easy二、Cloze35 There is a small film society in my village. Im on it. T
49、here are about forty【36】. The film society gives us the chance to see old and【37】films which are【38】shown. Last month, before the showing of an old film, the club president announced that our projectionist (放映员) had fallen ill. He asked whether any of us knew how to【39】a projector. One of the club members volunteered to operate the projector though he【40】out that it was many year
