1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 132 及答案与解析一、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.1 A salesman has to be _ if he wants to succeed.（A）expensive（B） cheap（C） explo
2、sive（D）aggressive 2 Im _ with the children who constantly bother me when Im very busy.（A）happy（B） surprised（C） amazed（D）annoyed 3 The _ decision to pay the ransom (赎金) saved the passengers lives.（A）quick（B） haste（C） sudden（D）hurried 4 Our prices are stable and markets are _.（A）proper（B） prosperous（C
3、） changeful（D）acting 5 One evening her husband came home with a triumphant (得意洋洋的) _.（A）appearance（B） atmosphere（C） tear（D）care 6 Our government has given _ to birth control.（A）significance（B） assistance（C） priority（D）generosity 7 He has won a _ of three hundred dollars to Oxford.（A）award（B） scholar
4、ship（C） pension（D）allowance 8 Yesterday I was caught in the rain, and had to look for the _ of a tree.（A）shadow（B） shelter（C） bush（D）shade 9 Dont let me disturb you; please get _ your typing.（A）with（B） in with（C） on with（D）in 10 We _ always keep these words in mind. They _ give us courage and streng
5、th.（A）have to; need to（B） would; should（C） should; will（D）must; dare to 11 How to determine the _ of the hill with the aid of a barometer (气压计)?（A）altitude（B） attitude（C） gratitude（D）attribute 12 All advertising is intended to _ people to do some special things.（A）make（B） stimulate（C） cause（D）have 1
6、3 The child _ his clothes and rushed out.（A）grabbed（B） graded（C） paused（D）pointed 14 Research has _ that smoking causes lung cancer.（A）directed（B） indicated（C） judged（D）resulted 15 Some governments have _ cigarette commercial (商业广告节目) and launched anti-smoking campaigns.（A）pretended（B） disagreed（C）
7、restored（D）forbidden 16 We are fortunate _ several descriptive papers have been published which give adequate background and experimental results.（A）in which（B） so that（C） as if（D）in that 17 Go and see for yourself, and you _ what he said is true.（A）would find（B） will find（C） would have found（D）shou
8、ld find 18 _ the fact that his initial experiments had failed, Prof. White persisted in his research.（A）In spite of（B） Because of（C） As to（D）In view of 19 Jefferson always _ personal investigation before he put forward any suggestion.（A）operated（B） conducted（C） performed（D）practiced 20 Strike _ the
9、iron is hot.（A）if（B） when（C） as（D）while 21 It was the rumour (谣言) _ the villagers _ the doctor.（A）turned; against（B） turned; away from（C） turned; to（D）turned; back 22 With enough evidence, the young man had to _ to stealing the jewels.（A）recognize（B） acknowledge（C） admit（D）remember 23 The salesman a
10、pproached the house very _ because there was a dog at the gate.（A）bravely（B） casually（C） definitely（D）cautiously 24 That stock exchange lists _ 1,700 individual stocks.（A）approximately（B） appropriately（C） approvingly（D）reproachfully 25 Dont ask him. He is _ of our plan.（A）ignorant（B） informed（C） unk
11、nowable（D）innocent 26 In the Spring Export Commodities Fair the _ of fine china attracted much attention of customers from all over the world.（A）succession（B） array（C） string（D）procession 27 The teacher was busy _ sums upon the blackboard. She was too busy _ the students questions.（A）to write out; a
12、nswering（B） to write out; to answer（C） writing out; to answer（D）writing out; answering 28 I am considering _ to the Yellow Mountain. Do you consider it a good idea _ there?（A）going; to go（B） to go; to go（C） going; going（D）to go; going 29 Power from the generator is _ through cables to every house.（A
13、）transported（B） transmitted（C） transplanted（D）translated 30 His handwriting is very bad, so I have much trouble _ his letter.（A）reading（B） to read（C） to have read（D）read 31 The public were alerted that the escaped criminal might be in the _.（A）vain（B） vicinity（C） court（D）jail 32 His _ directions con
14、fused us; we did not know which of the two roads to take.（A）ambiguous（B） complicated（C） arbitrary（D）intricate 33 All the students have to _ to the rules and regulations of the school.（A）confirm（B） confront（C） confine（D）conform 34 The used old small typewriter is really _.（A）a piece of cake（B） a piec
15、e of work（C） a piece of junk（D）a valuable machine 35 It was decided to _ the match because of the rain.（A）call on（B） call out（C） call in（D）call off 36 The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is willing and capable _ his financial situation.（A）with respect to（B） in accord with（
16、C） regardless of（D）in terms of 37 To prevent flooding in winter the water flowing from the dam is constantly _ by a computer.（A）graded（B） managed（C） conducted（D）monitored 38 The old gentleman was a very _ looking person, with grey hair and gold spectacles.（A）respectful（B） respectable（C） respective（D
17、）respected 39 In spite of the _ economic forecasts, manufacturing output has been risen slightly.（A）gloomy（B） miserable（C） shadowy（D）obscure 40 Although cats cannot see in complete darkness their eyes are much more _ to light than are human eyes.（A）glowing（B） brilliant（C） sensitive（D）gloomy 二、Part I
18、II 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 corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.40 Lane waited o
19、n the bench nearest the bridge, as he had been instructed. The wind blew straight across the river, sharp as a razor, and he had to pull his overcoat closer about him.He went over his instructions in his mind. The agent would appear at four o clock. He would chat to Lane for a while, after which he
20、would get up, leaving his newspaper behind. The plan would be fastened inside.A distant clock began to strike the hour. As if from nowhere, a man appeared and sat down be side Lane, placing his newspaper on the seat between them. He was thin and middle-aged, and seemed in need of a good meat. He bor
21、ed no resemblance to Lane s idea of a successful spy. His conversation, confined to trivial observations about the weather, was painfully uninteresting.A few minutes later he got up and continued on his way. Large picked up the paper which laid on the bench, as if he wanted to look at the news. He w
22、as excited to see the plans pinned to the center page. At that moment, however, there was a strong wind which lifted the newspaper into the air, like a kite, and blew it into the river.41 Lane _.（A）memorized his orders（B） recited his orders（C） tried to remember his orders（D）repeated his orders himse
23、lf42 The agent was going to _.（A）give Lane some important papers（B） tell him some pieces of advice（C） tell him some important news（D）tell him his suffering43 The agent left the newspaper _.（A）by arrangement（B） by mistake（C） at Lane s request（D）out of kindness44 Lane _.（A）read the news（B） made the pl
24、ans（C） turned over the pages of the newspaper（D）made a kite out of the newspaper45 Lane _.（A）got rid of the plans quickly（B） lost the plans（C） threw the plans away（D）managed to save the plans45 Men have traveled ever since they first appeared on the earth.In primitive times they did not travel for p
25、leasure but to find new places where their herds could feed, or to escape from hostile neighbors, or to find more favorable climates. They traveled on foot. Their journeys were tong, tiring, and often dangerous. They protected themselves with simple weapons, such as wooden sticks or stone clubs, and
26、 by lighting fires at night and, above all, by keeping together.Being intelligent and creative, they soon discovered easier ways of traveling. They rode on the backs of their domesticated animals; they hollowed Out tree trunks and, by using bits of wood as paddles, were able to travel across water.L
27、ater they traveled, not from necessity, but for the joy and excitement of seeing and experiencing new things, This is still the main reason why we travel today.Traveling, of course, has now become a highly organized business. There are cars and splendid roads, express trains, huge ships and jet airl
28、iners, all of which provide us with comforts and security. This sounds wonderful. But there are difficulties. If you want to go abroad, you need a passport and a visa, ticket; luggage, and a hundred of other things. If you lose any of them, your journey may be ruined.46 In primitive times men travel
29、ed _.（A）for joy（B） from necessity（C） to broaden the mind（D）to escape from the wild animals47 Which of these statements is NOT true, according to the reading passage? Their journeys were long, tiring and often dangerous, so _.（A）they had to arm themselves with wooden sticks（B） they protected themselv
30、es with stone clubs（C） they had to travel in groups（D）they never traveled at night48 Later, they found it easier to travel because _.（A）they could travel by wagons（B） they could ride on their tame animals and go across water in hollowed tree trunks（C） the roads were splendid（D）the climates were favo
31、rable49 Traveling has now become a highly organized business _.（A）so we can travel anywhere without difficulty（B） because we are provided with all kinds of convenient means for traveling（C） because traveling organizations can be found in the countries the world over（D）so travelers have increased rap
32、idly50 to escape from hostile neighbors. “hostile“ means _.（A）talkative（B） hot-headed（C） enthusiastic（D）unfriendly50 Tom had once worked in a city office in London, but now he is out of work. He had a large family to support, so he often found himself in difficulty. He often visited Mr. White on Sun
33、days, told him about his troubles, and asked for two or three pounds. Mr. White, a man with a kind hear(, found it difficult to refuse the money, though he himself was poor. Tom had already received more than thirty pounds from Mr. White, but he always seemed to be in need of some more.One day, afte
34、r telling Mr. White a long story of his troubles, Tom asked for five pounds.Mr. White had heard this sort of thing before, but he listened patiently to the end. Then he said, “I understand your difficulties, Tom. I d like to help you. But I m not going to give you five pounds this time. Ill lend you
35、 the money, and you can pay me off next time you see me.“Tom took the money, but he never appeared again.51 Tom was now in difficulties because he _.（A）worked in a city office and was poorly paid（B） was poorly paid and had a large family to support（C） was poorly paid and always spent money carelessl
36、y（D）was out of work and had a large family to support52 Tom went to Mr. White for help _.（A）twice a week（B） often on Sundays（C） always on Sundays（D）whenever he needed money53 Altogether Tom received _ from Mr. White.（A）at least thirty-five pounds（B） exactly thirty-five pounds（C） less than thirty pou
37、nds（D）five pounds54 Every time Tom Went to Mr. White, he would _.（A）directly asked for some money（B） give some reasons before asking for money（C） give reasons and then borrow five pounds（D）ask for money before explaining his troubles55 Mr. White decided to lend, not to give Tom five pounds in order
38、to _.（A）encourage him to come again（B） get all his money back（C） get rid of him（D）thank him for his stories55 During the twentieth century there has been a great change in the lives of women. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and w
39、ould be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old. By the time the Youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which chance and health made it unusual for them to
40、get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and she can be expected to live another thirty-five years and is likely to take paid work until sixty.This important change in women s life has only recently begu
41、n to have its full effect on womens economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school and took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and tho
42、ugh women marry younger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Very many more afterwards return to full or part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfac
43、tions of family life.56 We are told that in a family about 1900 _.（A）few children died before they were five（B） seven or eight children lived to be more than five（C） the youngest child would be fifteen（D）four or five children died when they were five57 One reason why the woman of today may take a jo
44、b is that she _.（A）is younger when her children are old enough to look after themselves（B） does not like children herself（C） needn t worry about food for her children（D）can be free from family duties when she reaches sixty58 Many girls are now likely to _.（A）give up their jobs for good after they ar
45、e married（B） leave school as soon as they can（C） marry so that they can get a job（D）continue working until they are going to have a baby59 According to the passage, it is now quite usual for women to _.（A）stay at home after leaving school（B） marry men younger than themselves（C） start working again l
46、ater in life（D）marry while still at school60 Now a husband probably _.（A）plays a greater part in looking after the children（B） helps his wife by doing most of the housework（C） feels dissatisfied with his part in the family（D）takes a part-time job so that he can be more helpful at home60 Everything h
47、as a name. All people, places, and things have names. For example, Jenny is the name of a student from England. England is the name of her country. Cities and towns have names, too. Schools and office buildings also have names. All things have names. For example, tomato, potato and bean are names of
48、 vegetables. Apple, orange and banana are names of fruits. Names are important.We use names every day. When we meet a new person, we usually ask, “What s your name?“ It is important to learn a person s name. Most people have two names. Some people have more names. Names are different all over the world. In Jenny s class, Jenny must learn the names of students from all over the world. This is very difficult because the names are very different.In the United States, most people have a first name, a middle name, and a last name. Parents choo
