1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 108（无答案）一、Phonetics（A）listen（B） castle（C） costly（D）soften（A）receipt（B） accept（C） expect（D）empty（A）coffee（B） sorry（C） doctor（D）motor（A）bottle（B） bold（C） college（D）concert（A）cup（B） mud（C） just（D）tune二、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following sentences is provided wi
2、th four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.6 Can you remember all the _ for our school? ( )（A）telephone numbers（B） telephone number（C） telephones number（D）telephones numbers 7 They are going to give a dinner _ the new director. ( )（A）
3、in the honor of（B） on the honor of（C） in honor of（D）on honor of 8 They _ going to see my mother this Sunday. ( )（A）both（B） both are（C） are both of（D）are both 9 -Have you moved into the new house? ( )-Not, yet. The rooms _ now.（A）were painted（B） have painted（C） are being painted（D）are painting 10 Wev
4、e done once but failed. Well have to do it _ time. ( )（A）a second（B） the second（C） the twice（D）twice 11 Of the two toys, the child chose _. ( )（A）the less expensive one（B） one most expensive（C） a least expensive（D）the most expensive of them 12 Dont leave your luggage in the corridor. Itll be _. ( )（
5、A）on（B） by（C） in（D）to 13 “Whats your opinion of our teachers new painting?“ ( )“It would seem to me that its _ his usual standard.“（A）beyond（B） below（C） beside（D）before 14 Dont _ your books on the floor. ( )（A）lie（B） lay（C） laid（D）lain 15 I am _ to hear from you soon. ( )（A）waiting（B） looking forwar
6、d（C） expecting（D）seeing 16 She showed him the photo she _ the day before. ( )（A）has taken（B） took（C） was taking（D）had taken 17 He was a good swimmer, so he _ swim to the river bank when the boat sank. ( )（A）could（B） might（C） succeeded to（D）was able to 18 Both Tom and Mary _ the exam. ( )（A）has passe
7、d（B） have past（C） have passed（D）had passed 19 The door was _ and I could not see who she was talking to . ( )（A）shut（B） shutted（C） shutting（D）being shut 20 Mary, along with her parents, _ to Paris. ( )（A）have moved（B） has moved（C） are moving（D）have been moving 三、Part III Reading ComprehensionDirecti
8、ons: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.20 There are many stereotypes about the charact
9、er of people in various parts of the United States. In the Northeast and Midwest, people are said to be closed and private. In the South and West, however, they are often thought of as being more open and hospitable. Ask someone from St. Louis where the nearest sandwich shop is, and he or she will p
10、olitely give you directions. A New Yorker might eye you at first and after deciding it is safe to talk to you, might give you a rather unexpected explanation. A person from Georgia might be very kind about directing you and even suggest some different places to eat. A Texan just might take you to th
11、e place and treat you to lunch.American stereotypes are abundant. New Englanders are often thought of as being friendly and helpful. Southerners are known for their hospitality and warmth. People from the western part of the United States are often considered very outgoing. These differences in char
12、acter can be traced to different factors such as climate, living conditions, and historical development.When travelling from place to place, Americans themselves are often surprised at the differing degrees of friendliness in the United States.21 The main idea of the passage is _.（A）even Americans a
13、re surprised at the big differences among themselves（B） there are many differences in character in different parts of the USA（C） there are many reason for the differences（D）stereotypes about people are not necessarily true 22 Which of the following is true according to the passage?（A）New Yorkers are
14、 usually open with strangers.（B） People from the South are usually considered good hosts.（C） The friendliest Americans travel from place to place.（D）Different parts have different customs and habits. 23 The differences lie in the following except _ of the parts.（A）the weather（B） the history（C） geogr
15、aphy（D）the names 24 The word “abundant“ in the second paragraph may probably mean _.（A）plentiful.（B） normal.（C） curious（D）strange 25 New Englanders are often thought of as being _.（A）hospital and warm（B） out going（C） friendly and helpful（D）all of the above 25 I always have a difficult time choosing
16、original birthday presents. My imagination never seems to get beyond ties, handkerchiefs, or pairs of socks. But, strangely enough, it did not take me long to decide on Toms birthday present. For the first time in my life I had a good ideaI would buy him a bottle of champagne. Before the party began
17、, Tom suggested that I should open the bottle. I put it between my knees and began to pull, but it remained firmly corked. Soon a crowd gathered round to watch the fight between me and the bottle. I could hear all sorts of“ helpful“ suggestions from the guests like “Break the top off“, “Use your tee
18、th!“ etc. But I was losing the bottle. We were struggling on the floor together, when all of a sudden there was a loud“ pop!“ and the cork shot up into the air, while the angry bottle showered everybody with champagne!26 What is NOT mentioned as a birthday present according to the author?（A）Ties.（B）
19、 Books.（C） Handkerchiefs.（D）Pairs of socks. 27 What is the good idea?（A）I should give him nothing.（B） Tom liked the gift very much.（C） I should buy him a bottle of champagne.（D）I would make the champagne shower everybody. 28 What suggestion of the guests is true?（A）Break the top off.（B） Use the mout
20、h.（C） Step by step.（D）Put it on the floor. 29 Which is NOT true?（A）It was Tom who suggested that I open the bottle.（B） I opened it easily without any help.（C） I put it between my knees and began to pull.（D）The guests gave me many helpful suggestions. 30 What is the main idea of the story?（A）I always
21、 have difficulty choosing birthday presents.（B） Once I gave Tom a bottle of champagne as a birthday present.（C） The present I gave Tom was a great surprise to him.（D）To my surprise, something funny happened in Toms birthday party. 30 If you are like most people, your intelligence varies from season
22、to season. You are probably a lot sharper in the spring than you are at any other time of the year. A noted scientist, Ellsworth Huntington(1876-1947),concluded from other mens work and his own among peoples in different climates that climate and temperature have a definite effect on our mental abil
23、ities.He found that cool weather is much more favorable for creative thinking than is summer heat. This does not mean that all people are less intelligent in the summer than they are during the rest of the year. It does mean, however, that the mental abilities of large numbers of people tend to be l
24、owest in the summer.Spring appears to be the best period of the year for thinking. One reason may be that in the spring mans mental abilities are affected by the same factors that bring about great changes in all nature.Fall is the next-best season, then winter. As for summer, it seems to be a good
25、time to take a long vacation from thinking!31 According to the passage, your intelligence probably _.（A）stays the same throughout the year（B） varies from day to day（C） changes with the seasons（D）changes from year to year 32 Ellsworth Huntington-decided that climate and temperature have _.（A）a great
26、effect on everyones intelligence（B） same effect on most persons intelligence（C） some effect on a few persons intelligence（D）no effect on most persons intelligence 33 It seems that the cold winter _.（A）increases the ability to think（B） is the best time for thinking（C） is better for thinking than is v
27、ery warm weather（D）decreases the ability to think 34 One possible reason why spring is the best season for thinking is that _.（A）all nature, including man, is growing then（B） it lasts longer than the other seasons（C） it is not too warm and not too cold（D）both B and C 35 According to the passage, any
28、 vacations from thinking should be taken _.（A）several times throughout the year（B） during spring and fall（C） during the summer（D）as seldom as possible 35 There was ice on the road, and the doctors car hit a tree and turned over three times. To his surprise, he was not hurt. He got off the car and wa
29、lked to the nearest house.He wanted to telephone the garage for help. The door was opened by one of his patients.“Oh, Doctor,“ she said, “I have only just telephoned you. You must have a very fast car. You have got here very quickly in deed. There has been a very bad accident on the road outside. I
30、saw it through the window. I am sure the driver will need your help.“36 The story took place _.（A）on a rainy day（B） in summer（C） in September（D）on a cold day 37 Why did the accident take place? Because _.（A）the doctor drove badly（B） the car hit a tree（C） of the ice（D）the road was too bad 38 The doct
31、or wanted the garage _.（A）to repair his car（B） to sent him to a hospital（C） to pull his car back（D）send for another doctor 39 Where did the doctor meet one of his patients?（A）In the doctors houses.（B） In the patients house.（C） On the road side.（D）In the hospital. 40 Which of the following is true ac
32、cording to the story?（A）As soon as he received the telephone call, the doctor immediately drove to the house of the patient.（B） The doctor did not receive the telephone call.（C） The doctor had already known the accident before he came out of his house.（D）The doctor just came to help the driver who m
33、et with the accident. 40 The year 2000 will bring big changes in communication Cell phones will be small enough to carry in your pocket. Videophones will let you see the person you are talking to on the phone. Tiny hand size computers will know your favorite subjects. The Internet and email will be
34、everywhere.Technologists believe 2000 will be the year of video messaging. You will be able to see whom youre talking to.Also in the near future small wireless boxes will pick up information from satellites. In 5 years, computers wont need to be connected through wires.All of this will be good for r
35、ural areas and countries that dont have cattle or telephone now.In 20 years you may only need to think about something and the computer will do it.Constance Hale is the author of Sin and Syntax, “I believe that email has been an incredible boon to communication. People are writing today where they w
36、ould have been telephoning yesterday. So people are engaging with words more than they have for the last couple generations.“If people use email and the Internet more, it could make people better readers and writers. Some people think the most important part of communication is to make people unders
37、tand each other better. Will technology make that easier?The translator also comes in handy in medical emergencies. Tam Dinh says, “Where people are injured its always important to get as much information as quickly as possible.“Bob Parks is an Associate Editor of Wired Magazine, “Bobs morning begin
38、s at about 6:45 a.m. and Bob is kind of mad, because Bob usually gets up at around 7:15 and likes to cut it close with his morning commute, but I look at my radio and it says that theres a traffic jam on 101 South and Im gonna need an extra 1/2 hour. And so my radio has got a net connection, wireles
39、s net connection as well as a good old power cord to the wall and it has received notice that theres a traffic jam and it has calculated an extra 1/2 hour commute time.“Some day everything may be connected to the Internet. Your refrigerator will add milk to your Internet grocery list when the date o
40、n the carton has passed. Light bulbs will be ordered before they bum out.Its fun to try to guess the future. Usually the predictions are wrong. The one thing we know for sure is that we cant imagine how technology will change.41 How will wireless computers and Internet services help rural areas?（A）O
41、ne of the biggest barriers to Internet use is getting wires into rural areas.（B） The wireless computers will be cheaper.（C） People in rural areas dont have anything else to do.（D）People in rural areas already have wireless boxes on their roofs. 42 Constance Hale says “email has been an incredible bo
42、on to communication“. What does she mean by this?（A）People want to see the person they are talking to on the phone.（B） Email is easier than talking on the phone.（C） People are using writing and reading more with email.（D）Email is not private enough. 43 In which case mentioned in the passage would an
43、 automatic language translator be helpful?（A）A medical emergency.（B） Police action.（C） Traveling.（D）All of the above. 44 Why did Bob Parks radio wake him up 1/2 hour earlier than usual?（A）The electricity had gone off during the night.（B） Bob had set the alarm wrong.（C） Bob did not want to be late.（D
44、）The Internet had informed the radio of a traffic jam. 45 Which of the following are not expected within the next 5 years?（A）Talking on giant screens.（B） Automatic language translators.（C） Computers that respond to brain waves.（D）Computers that do not need wires. 四、Part IV ClozeDirections: There are
45、 some blanks in the following passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passages. Then, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.45 Cotton, like silk, was discovered and made【61】cloth by man before the historical
46、period【62】. Its first recorded use was in India【63】cotton cloth of very fine texture, almost【64】 silk, was made. When the Spanish【65】in the New World, they found that the Incas, the Mayas, and the Aztecs knew【66】cotton cloth. 【67】of the cotton cloth made in Peru, even before the days of the Incas,【6
47、8】that it is kept in museums.Cotton is the most important of【69】textiles. Even now, with many artificial materials【70 】,more than half of all textile products are made of cotton.Cotton comes【71】a plant of that name. When the plant is mature, the cotton grows in a white ball around the seed. To【72】th
48、e cotton for market, the seed【73】from the cotton fiber. This【74】by a machine called the cotton gin. Then cotton is【75】into huge bundles called bales,【 76】are sent to the mills.【77】the fibers are combed【78】they will all be turned in the same direction.【79】, the fibers are spun into thread. From the t
49、hread, the cotton is woven into【80】.（A）into（B） out of（C） from（D）through （A）begins（B） has begun（C） began（D）was begun （A）there（B） where（C） which（D）that （A）so fine as（B） such fine as（C） as fine as（D）as fine like （A）arrived（B） reached（C） returned（D）came （A）to how make（B） how to make（C） how was made（D）how making （A）Any（B） Some（C） Certain（D）Many （A）very fine（B） so fine（C） is very fine（D）is so fine （A）all the other（B）
