1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 118 及答案与解析一、Phonetics（A）starve（B） towards（C） warn（D）warm （A）cheap（B） sweat（C） treat（D）leap （A）some（B） lot（C） other（D）honey （A）chore（B） chocolate（C） arch（D）school （A）dive（B） five（C） bite（D）bit 二、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following sentences is provided with fo
2、ur choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.6 What do you think of his _ play? ( )I like it much better than his _ one.（A）last.latest（B） latest.last（C） later.last（D）later.latest 7 It is very _ of you to let us know you were going to be late
3、. Otherwise, we _ on time. ( )（A）considerate.wouldnt have begun（B） inconsiderate.would have begun（C） considerable.wouldnt have begun（D）inconsiderable.wouldnt begin 8 It was _ late to catch a bus after the party; therefore we called a taxi. ( )（A）too very（B） much too（C） too much（D）far 9 Michael Creus
4、e, _ help Whymper climbed the Matterhom, was one of the first of the professional guides.( )（A）who（B） whose（C） that（D）with whose 10 I remember hes written a book _ Ive completely forgotten. ( )（A）which name（B） the name which（C） the name of it（D）whose name 11 _,I should not have wasted my time trying
5、 to explain matters to you. ( )（A）I had not realized what you intended（B） Had I not realized what you intended（C） I had realized what you intended（D）Had I realized what you intended 12 If only _ the violin in the middle of the night, shed be an ideal guest. ( )（A）played（B） would play（C） didnt play（D
6、）wouldnt play 13 “Would you be _ do it for me, please?“Of course, with pleaure.“ ( )（A）kind enough（B） as kind to（C） so kind as to（D）so kind to 14 I cant thank you _ much for your kindness, because without your help I cant have succeeded in the exam. ( )（A）too（B） very（C） quite（D）that 15 No sooner _ t
7、han it began to rain. ( )（A）they had reached home（B） reached home they had（C） had they reached home（D）did they reach home 16 Our maths teacher is a man whom everyone looks _. ( )（A）up（B） up to（C） on（D）in 17 He made a proposal that the problem _ at the meeting. ( )（A）discuss（B） be discussed（C） will b
8、e discussed（D）would be discussed 18 He will get everything ready _ three days. ( )（A）after（B） for（C） in（D）since 19 That job is quite difficult. I can understand why you have _ so many problems. ( )（A）run for（B） run over（C） run off（D）run into 20 The boy showed complete _ of his parents advice. ( )（A）
9、ignorance（B） disregard（C） neglect（D）avoidance 三、Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: 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 cor
10、responding letter on the Answer Sheet.20 There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, vastly different ideas about how to teach it, or
11、 how much priority it must be given over general language development and writing ability. The problem is, how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling.If spelling becomes the only focal point of. his teacher
12、s interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to “play safe“. He will tend to write only words within his spelling range, choosing to avoid adventurous language. That s why teachers often encourage the early, use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability.I was on
13、ce shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience: “This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling errors and your writing is illegible(难以辨认的).“ It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupils technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad r
14、eflection on the teacher who had omitted to read the essay, which contained some beautiful expressions of the child s deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors, but if his. priorities had centred on the child s idea, an expression of his disappointment with the present
15、ation would have given the pupil more motivation to seek improvement.21 Teachers are different in their opinions about _.（A）the difficulties in teaching spelling（B） the role of spelling in general language development（C） the complexities of the basic writing skills（D）the necessity of teaching spelli
16、ng22 The expression “play safe“ probably means _.（A）to write carefully（B） to de as teachers say（C） to use dictionaries frequently（D）to avoid using words one is not sure of23 Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that _.（A）students will be able to express their ideas more freely（B） teachers w
17、ill have less trouble in correcting mistakes（C） students will have more confidence in writing（D）students will learn to be independent of teachers24 The writer seems to think that the teacher s judgement on that sensitive piece of writing is _.（A）reasonable（B） unfair（C） foolish（D）careless25 The major
18、 point discussed in the passage is _.（A）the importance of developing writing skills（B） the complexities of spelling（C） the correct way of marking compositions（D）the relationship between spelling and the content of a composition25 Having no language, infants cannot be told what they need to learn. Ye
19、t by the age of three they will have mastered the basic structure of their native language and will be well on their way to communicative competence. Acquiring their language is a most impressive intellectual feat. Students of how children learn language generally agree that the most remarkable aspe
20、ct of this feat is the rapid acquisition of grammar. Nevertheless, the ability of children to conform to grammatical rules is only slightly more wonderful than their ability to learn words. It has been reckoned that the average high school graduate in the United States has a reading vocabulary of 80
21、,000 words, which includes idiomatic expressions and proper names of people and places. This vocabulary must have been learned over a period of 16 years. From the figures, it can be calculated that the average child learns at a rate of about 13 new words per day. Clearly a learning process of great
22、complexity goes on a rapid rate in children.26 What is the main subject of the passage?（A）Language acquisition in children.（B） Teaching languages to children.（C） How to memorize words.（D）Communicating with infants.27 The underlined word “feat“ is closest in meaning to which of the following?（A）Exper
23、iment.（B） Idea.（C） Activity.（D）Accomplishment.28 The underlined word “reckoned“ is closest in meaning to which of the following?（A）Suspected.（B） Estimated.（C） Proved.（D）Said.29 The underlined word “which“ refers to _.（A）their ability（B） reading vocabulary（C） idiomatic expression（D）learning process30
24、 According to the passage, what is impressive about the way children learn vocabulary?（A）They learn words before they learn grammar.（B） They learn even very long words.（C） They learn words very quickly.（D）They learn the most words in high school.30 All the useful energy at the surface of the earth c
25、omes from the activity of the sun. The sun heats and feeds mankind. Each year it provides men with two hundred million tons of grain and nearly ten million tons of wood.Coal, oil, natural gas, and all other fuels are stored-up energy from the sun. Some was collect ed by this seasons plants as carbon
26、 compounds. Some was stored by plants and trees ages ago.Even waterpower derives from the sun. Water turned into vapor by the sun falls as rain. It courses down the mountains and is converted to electric power.Light transmits only the energy that comes from the sun s outer layers, and much of this e
27、nergy that is directed toward the earth never arrives. About nine-tenths of it is absorbed by the atmosphere of the earth. In fact; the earth itself gets only one half-billionth of the sun s entire output of radiant energy.31 All the useful energy at the surface of the earth comes _.（A）directly from
28、 the sun（B） from the sun s activity（C） from energy stored by the sun（D）from radiation of the sun32 For mankind, the sun is the source of _.（A）solar activity（B） all heat（C） all food（D）both B and C33 Radiant energy is stored as carbon compounds by _.（A）plants（B） rain（C） coal, oil, and natural gas（D）in
29、flammable substances34 The sun s energy indirectly provides the earth with _.（A）fuels（B） waterpower（C） light（D）both A and B35 The largest part of the radiant energy directed toward the earth is _.（A）stored by plants（B） turned into fuel（C） absorbed by the earth s atmosphere（D）used for electric power3
30、5 Mr. Smith was a wealthy industrialist, but he was not satisfied with life. He did not sleep well and his food did not agree with him. This situation lasted for some time. Finally, after several sleep less nights, he decided to consult his doctor. The doctor advised a change of surroundings. “Go a
31、broad“, he said. “But I m not good at foreign language,“ said Mr. Smith. “It doesnt matter,“ said the doctor. “It won t hurt you to talk a little less. Go on a voyage. Take plenty of exercise. Try to reduce your weight. Avoid rich food.“Mr. Smith went to switzerland. He did not know French or German
32、, and had to communicate through gestures. He attended a physical training course. The instructor made him bend his knees, swing his arms, stretch his neck and shake his head rapidly. He bad to lie on the ground and raise his right and left legs alternately. After a time his muscles grew hard and fi
33、rm. He forgot the financial crisis and the importance of raising the level of production. He even began to notice individual trees and individual birds.Finally he returned home. But unfortunately his improvement was only temporary. Soon he was a normal business man again, worried about his property,
34、 his profits, his savings, his advancement in a technological society, and things in general.36 Mr. Smith went to see his doctor because he _.（A）had little to eat（B） was seriously ill（C） had to sleep（D）didn t feel well37 The doctor advised Mr. Smith to do all except _.（A）talking less（B） learning a f
35、oreign language（C） eating less rich food（D）taking plenty of exercise38 In the second paragraph, the word “gestures“ means _.（A）body movements（B） simple words（C） pens or pencils（D）handshakes39 When he traveled abroad, Mr. Smith _.（A）learned boxing（B） forgot all about his business（C） raised the level
36、of production（D）shook his head all the time40 In the last paragraph, the word“ temporary“ means _.（A）lasting for a short time（B） not deep（C） unimportant（D）developing very slowly40 The computer is a wonderful machine. It is the most important invention since the type of engine used in cars. Today it
37、has the greatest effect on science, industry and business, but it is being used more in education and medicine. By the end of this century it will touch the lives of everyone, even people in distant villages. It is a revolutionary invention.The oldest kind of computer is the abacus, used in China si
38、nce the sixth century. In the seventeenth century an adding machine was invented, but the first large, modern computer was built in 1973. A few years later a computer could do 5,000 additions per second. Now the computations are so fast that they are measured in nanoseconds.Today most computers are
39、stored-program computers, that is, they have a memory. They are getting smaller and smaller, and computing faster and faster. Even in a large computer, the part that does the actual computing is about the size of the end of a finger.Computers can do all kinds of work. When someone buys something in
40、a department store, in formation about the sale goes into a computer. A scientist can talk to the computer about the rocks, and the computer answers the questions. A doctor can talk to the computer and explains what is wrong with a patient. If the doctor asks why, the computer goes through its store
41、d information and ex plains exactly why.When early humans began fanning, it was a revolutionary change in human life. It was hundreds of thousands of years later that people developed a writing system. In less than fifty years people have developed computers that can do most of the things humans can
42、 do. This could be a frightening development.41 The oldest kind of computer, the abacus, has been used since _.（A）600（B） 700（C） 800（D）50042 A stored-program computer has _.（A）an adding machine（B） a brain（C） a finger（D）a memory43 The part of a computer that _ is the size of the end of a finger.（A）pri
43、nts the information（B） stores the information（C） does the computing（D）memorizes computing44 The computations of the computer are measured in _.（A）seconds（B） microseconds（C） milliseconds（D）nanoseconds45 The computer will soon affect _.（A）people in large cities（B） people in developed countries（C） all
44、humanity（D）the Western world四、Part IV ClozeDirections: There are 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 Water is one of t
45、he most important natural resources in the world.Everywhere, water use is【61】. Humans already use fifty-four percent of all the【62】 water in rivers, lakes and underground. There are some estimates that this【63 】will reach seventy percent by 2005.Fresh water is necessary for life on Earth. People nee
46、d water for【64】activities and to produce food. Water also is important for energy production and health of Earths environmental systems.The United Nations is organizing a【65】of events to increase concern【66】water issues. UN officials have【67】2003 the International Year of Fresh Water. A goal of the【
47、68】is to build support for policies to use water more【69】.Another goal is to get more people to use water in a way【70】will not hurt environment. The world population is more than six-thousand-million people. More than one-thousand-million【71】safe drinking water. More than two-thousand-million【72】 fr
48、om diseases【73】to dirty water. And, more than two-thousand-million live without waste-treatment systems.Water was one of the issues discussed at the UN Millennium Summit two years ago. Leaders said they would work to【74】the number of people without safe drinking water in half by 2015.Nitin Desai dir
49、ects the UN Office for Economic and Social Affairs. He says success【75】 these goals will require major changes in the ways people use water.Next month, the World Water Forum will meet in Kyoto, Japan. Officials plan to【76】the first UN report【77】world water development. This report will examine the worlds water problems.【78】it will offer suggestions on ways t
