1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 17（无答案）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 Before taking such a test, one had better _ his or her vocabulary.（A）outline（B）
2、 translate（C） revise（D）brush up2 They worked _ the cost of the holiday and decided if they could afford it.（A）at（B） out（C） off（D）for3 My mother will not allow me to go, _.（A）my father will either（B） either my father will（C） neither will my father（D）nor my father will4 Even when she didnt know what s
3、he _ about, she spoke more authoritatively than most people did.（A）talked（B） had been talking（C） had talked（D）would talk5 Mary does not read newspapers; she reads Shakespeare, _.（A）therefore（B） eventually（C） however（D）although6 Your offer is very attractive but I need to _ before I let you know my d
4、ecision.（A）think better of it（B） think it over（C） make up my mind（D）come out7 The two bottles stand _ on the table.（A）side by side（B） back to back（C） shoulder to shoulder（D）arm in arm8 The festive Christmas dinner was a merry one, and _ joined in the general jollity.（A）all olds and youngs（B） each ol
5、d and young（C） no matter old and young（D）old and young alike9 She talked about buying a house in the country, but nothing ever _.（A）came to it（B） came with it（C） came of it（D）came at it10 Everything Ive described went wrong. _, the whole affair was a disaster.（A）In kind（B） In all（C） In short（D）In ge
6、neral11 The government has promised to do _ lies in its power to ease the hardships of the laid off(下岗的).（A）what（B） that（C） all（D）which12 Peter prefers to stay at home _ out to a gathering.（A）rather than going（B） rather than go（C） rather than to go（D）rather than goes13 The saying goes that _ everyth
7、ing is to know nothing.（A）knowing（B） know（C） to know（D）having known14 “I dont feel like studying now.“ But the faster we get the assignment _ , the sooner we can go out and relax.（A）be done（B） to be done（C） done（D）to do15 Eating at a restaurant _ dining in the school dining-hall.（A）as costs twice mu
8、ch as（B） as much as costs twice（C） costs as much as twice（D）costs twice as much as16 There is a difference between being laid off and being fired _ a job.（A）at（B） from（C） with（D）to17 I never expected John to _ at the meeting, because I though the was still in hospital.（A）turn up（B） turn on（C） turn o
9、ver（D）turn down18 His story was so touching that I could hardly _ my tears.（A）get along（B） check out（C） take off（D）hold back19 It may be concluded that the vitamins people choose to take are often not the _ lacking in their diet.（A）ones（B） some（C） few（D）many20 It was in this wood _ I got lost the ot
10、her day.（A）how（B） where（C） as（D）that21 We wish the work could _ more quickly, but wed had some difficulties in getting the right kind of supplies.（A）have done（B） have been done（C） have been doing（D）be done22 One of his attributes is his ability to _ to different working conditions.（A）adapt（B） adept（
11、C） adopt（D）admit23 Given more time and money, we _ better than what it is.（A）had done（B） would to（C） could have clone（D）have done24 New problems are likely to _ when the economic develops rapidly.（A）rise（B） raise（C） arise（D）arouse25 The music aroused _ feeling of homesickness in the soldiers.（A）an i
12、ntense（B） an intensive（C） a tense（D）an extensive26 _ my opinion, she is by far the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.（A）To（B） By（C） On（D）In27 Behaviorists do not discuss things that happen inside the mind, because they cannot see _ happens inside the brain.（A）that（B） which（C） such（D）wha
13、t28 The new students in Class One intended to visit Mr. Tai _ the weather got worse.（A）lest（B） unless（C） providing（D）until29 When her parents died, Patricia had to _ her three sisters.（A）grow up（B） care about（C） bring up（D）concern about30 The emplyees in that company are paid _.（A）by hours（B） by hou
14、r（C） by an hour（D）by the hour二、Part II VocabularyDirections: Complete each of the following sentences with the proper word derived from the one given in the bracket.31 Flowers are always a _ (please) sight, especially in the city. 32 The bedrooms in his new flat are _ (taste) decorated and furnished
15、. 33 Hardly ever have I heard music as _ (impress) as this. 34 They are proud their son has won the first prize in the physics _ (compete). 35 What a pity that they dont realize the entire event had been arranged for their _ (convenient). 36 We made plans for a visit but the subsequent _ (difficult)
16、 with the ear prevented it. 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 corresponding letter
17、on the Answer Sheet.37 Most people agree that taxes must be paid. Government couldnt run without money. But people argue about how taxes should be collected.Now the government works with a “progressive tax“. Not everyone pays the same percentage of his salary in taxes. Poor people are in a low tax b
18、racket. They pay the smallest percentage of income in taxes. Middle income workers pay a larger percentage than the poor. And the rich fall into the high tax brackets. Few rich people like the progressive tax.The government took a poll. Among other people, the government talked to Ray Mathers and Ev
19、e Winick. “Lets change to a flat rate tax.“ Says Ray Mathers. “Everyone should be taxed the same percentage. Its fair. And its easy to figure out.“ Mathers is president of Trig Computer Company. He makes over $ 80 000 a year. “I dont want a flat rate income tax.“ says Eve Winick. Winick is a grammar
20、 school teacher. Her school is in a poor neighborhood. She makes $ 14 000 a year. “I dont care if its easier to figure out. What I want to know is, would I pay less tax?“ Winick worries about her students parents. “Some of them can hardly support themselves. Why should they pay heavier taxes? Theyre
21、 the people who need government services.“Mathers thinks a flat rate would help in the long run. “The country could lower taxes after a while. See, if I paid fewer taxes. Id save money, Id put that money into my business and hire more people. Those people could pay taxes. Everybody would be better o
22、ff.“37 Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?（A）The progressive tax covers a percentage of peoples wages.（B） The flat rate taxes everyone the same percentage.（C） There is an argument over two different types of taxation.（D）Ray Mathers and Eve Winick answered a
23、 government poll.38 You can infer that an unstated reason Mathers likes the flat rate tax is that _.（A）it is easy to figure out（B） it is fair（C） he probably pays heavy taxes（D）he is poor39 You can infer from the passage that the people who are presently supposed to pay the high est percentage of the
24、ir income in taxes are the _.（A）rich（B） middle class（C） poor（D）businessmen40 You can infer that an unstated reason Winick does not want a flat rate tax is that _.（A）she might have to pay more taxes（B） she is rich（C） the flat rate tax is hard to figure out（D）the flat rate tax is unfair to the rich41
25、In the last sentence of the passage, the phrase “better off“ means _.（A）in a worse condition（B） wealthy（C） doing more than expected（D）in a better condition42 The days of Europeans relaxing in a cafe with a newspaper and a seemingly endless cup of coffee appear to be numbered. A new English expressio
26、n is popular in Europe these days: “coffee to go“.“Five or 10 years ago it was much more normal to sit in a caf6 for several hours than it is nowadays,“ says Joann, who works in a central Berlin coffee bar. “There is a trend towards a more fast-paced life. But people still act surprised when you ask
27、 if the coffee is to go. You mean I can take it with me? they ask.“The German Coffee Association says the number of coffee bars in Germany offering take away coffee has mushroomed to more than 400 in the past few years.“Europe is often five or eight years behind trends in America,“ says Joann. “In t
28、he States, coffee to go is part of everyday life.“Owing in part to Starbucks, it appears to be very much part of everyday life in many other countries too. The Seattle-based group competes with a growing number of global chains in at tempting to reshape coffee drinking cultures in regions including
29、Asia and-the Middle East.The US is the model for continental Europes new “coffee to go“ culture: Each of the new cafe bars offers cakes and cookies to go with the coffee. But then “coffee to go,“ might sound a little odd to English ears used to the words “takeaway“ or “takeout“.It does sum up the br
30、isker pace of life here since the city resumed its status as the German capital following the fall of the; Berlin wall in 1989. As one more sign of the changing times, one of Berlins most venerable coffee houses, Caf6 Einstein, has followed the trend by opening a small chain of coffee shops across t
31、he city.It may take the concept to other German cities. A key aim of the new coffee to go cafes is to push aside the out. dated and stodgy(单调无味的) cafe and cake scene with one hiss of the cappuchino(卡普契诺咖啡加牛奶或奶油用蒸汽加热煮出的浓咖啡) machine.Taking coffee, slowly and indecorous surroundings, has been a feature
32、 of European coffee houses, particularly in German-speaking countries, for decades. For the elderly residents of Vienna it amounts almost to a ritual when they gather in coffee houses around the city for a cup of their favorite beverage and a piece of rich, creamy cake.42 Which of the following best
33、 fit the title of the passage?（A）US “Coffee to Go“ Culture（B） Take away the Coffee（C） Coffee to Go Booms across Europe（D）Coffee to Go in Germany43 Why “coffee to go“ is popular in Europe?（A）Because of fast-paced life.（B） Because people like snacks to go with coffee.（C） To follow the US “coffee to go
34、“ trend.（D）Because it is part of everyday life in many other countries.44 According to the passage, which of the following is true about “coffee to go“?（A）It is part of everyday life for Europeans.（B） It means to have cakes and cookies to go with the coffee.（C） It revealed the fact that Europe is be
35、hind trends in America.（D）It is very likely to reshape coffee drinking cultures all over the world.45 What does the first sentence of this passage mean?（A）There are a large number of European people enjoying coffee and relaxing in a cafe（B） A number of Europeans like to relax in a cafe and enjoy cof
36、fee.（C） Europeans spend much time in a caf.（D）Europeans spend less and less time in a caf.46 What can we infer from this passage?（A）Europe tends to follow American trends in a traditional way.（B） Berlin resumed its status as the German capital following the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989.（C） The “c
37、offee to go“ trend also comes to Asia and the Middle East.（D）The “coffee to go“ trend will take the concept of fast-paced life to Europe.47 How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow in
38、vented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; arid that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be written down. These sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words.The power of word
39、s, then, lies in their associations-the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mea
40、n something to us increases.Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He ca
41、n convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar.47 Which of the following is TRUE about the words?（A）
42、They are used to express feelings only.（B） They can not be written down.（C） They are simply sounds.（D）They are mysterious.48 The real power of words consists in their _.（A）properties（B） characteristics（C） peculiarity（D）representative function49 By “association“, the author means _.（A）a special quali
43、ty（B） a strange feature（C） a joining of ideas in the mind（D）an appearance which is puzzling50 Which of the following statements is TRUE?（A）The more we read and learn, the more ignorant we are.（B） The more we read and learn, the more learned we are.（C） The more we read and learn, the more confused we
44、 will be.（D）The more we read and learn, the more snobbish we become.51 In expressing their thoughts, great writers are able _.（A）to confound the readers（B） to move men to tears（C） to move our actions（D）to puzzle our feelings52 Reading to oneself is a modern activity that was almost unknown to the sc
45、holars of the classical and medieval worlds, while during the fifteenth century the term “reading“ undoubtedly meant reading aloud. Only during nineteenth century did silent reading become common place.One should be wary, however, of assuming that silent reading came about simply because reading alo
46、ud is a distraction to others. Examination of factors related to the historical development of silent reading reveals that it became the usual mode of reading for most adult reading tasks mainly because the tasks themselves changed in character.The last century saw a steady gradual increase in liter
47、acy, and thus in the number of readers. As readers increased, so the number of potential listeners declined, and thus there was some reduction in the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the flourishing of reading as a private activity in such public
48、places as libraries, railway carriages and offices, where reading aloud would cause distraction to other readers.Towards the end of the century there was still considerable argument over whether books should be used for information or treated respectfully, and over whether the reading of material su
49、ch as newspapers was in some way mentally weakening. Indeed this argument remains with us still in education. However, whatever its virtues, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the printed mass media on the one hand and by books and periodicals for a specialized readership on the other.By the end of the century stude
