1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 201 及答案与解析一、Phonetics（A）cheap（B） sweat（C） treat（D）leap（A）fast（B） cast（C） last（D）capital（A）home（B） wrote（C） rope（D）love（A）full（B） pull（C） push（D）brush（A）chalk（B） chess（C） chair（D）chemistry二、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following sentences is provided with four ch
2、oices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.6 It is five years since I was _ with them, so I dont know how they are getting along.（A）out of control（B） out of the question（C） out of touch（D）out of sight 7 Hello, is that Mrs Black speaking? Yes, w
3、hos that? _ Mary.（A）Im（B） Thats（C） Shes（D）This is 8 You _ yesterday if you were really serious about the job.（A）ought to come（B） ought have come（C） ought come（D）ought to have come 9 No sooner had she got home _ she tried on her new coat.（A）that（B） than（C） before（D）when 10 Our teacher never _ us leav
4、e class early.（A）lets（B） allows（C） make（D）tells 11 Peter stays at home without a job, but he gets good _ .（A）pay（B） salary（C） wage（D）income 12 _ illness, he went to the seaside for vacation.（A）Due to（B） According to（C） Owing to（D）For the sake of 13 _ I cannot keep up with my classmates.（A）How I try
5、hard（B） Whatever hard I try（C） No matter how I try hard（D）No matter how hard I try 14 Only if you work hard every day _ pass the exam.（A）you can（B） may you（C） you must（D）must you 15 Our English teacher is _ .（A）James and Marys father（B） Jamess and Marys father（C） James and Marys father（D）James and M
6、arys father 16 _ the temperature, _ water turns into steam.（A）The high; the fast（B） Higher; faster（C） The more higher; the faster（D）The higher; the faster 17 It is requested that all the students _ present at the meeting tomorrow.（A）were（B） are（C） will be（D）be 18 Fond of singing as she is, she is _
7、a good singer by profession,（A）everything but（B） something but（C） nothing but（D）anything but 19 It was clever _ at the answer in two minutes.（A）of him to arrive（B） for him to arrive（C） for his arriving（D）of his arriving 20 The medicine had no _ on him.（A）affection（B） effect（C） affect（D）effective 三、P
8、art 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 on the Answer Sheet.20 There ar
9、e many stereotypes about the character 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 sa
10、ndwich shop is, and he or she will politely 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 ea
11、t. A Texan just might take you to the 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
12、 outgoing. These differences in character 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
13、 the passage is _.（A）even Americans are 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 accord
14、ing to the passage?（A）New Yorkers are 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.（
15、A）the weather（B） the history（C） geography（D）the names 24 New Englanders are often thought of as being _.（A）hospital and warm（B） out going（C） friendly and helpful（D）all of the above 24 I always have a difficult time choosing original birthday presents. My imagination never seems to get beyond ties, h
16、andkerchiefs, 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 idea-I would buy him a bottle of champagne. Before the party began, Tom suggested that I should open the bottle. I put it between my knees an
17、d 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 teeth!“ etc. But I was losing the bottle. We were struggling on the floor toge
18、ther, 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! 25 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 champa
19、gne shower everybody. 26 What suggestion of the guests is tree?（A）Break the top off.（B） Use the mouth.（C） Step by step.（D）Put it on the floor. 27 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 pu
20、ll.（D）The guests gave me many helpful suggestions. 28 What is the main idea of the story?（A）I always 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 ha
21、ppened in Toms birthday party. 28 If you are like most people, your intelligence varies from season 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 amon
22、g peoples in different climates that climate and temperature have a definite effect on our mental abilities.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
23、 of the year. It does mean, however, that the mental abilities of large numbers of people tend to be lowest 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
24、changes in all nature.Fall is the next-best season, then winter. As for summer, it seems to be a good time to take a long vacation from thinking! 29 Ellsworth Huntington decided that climate and temperature have _.（A）a great effect on everyones intelligence（B） same effect on most persons intelligenc
25、e（C） some effect on a few persons intelligence（D）no effect on most persons intelligence 30 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 very warm weather（D）decreases the ability to think 31 One possible reason wh
26、y 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 32 According to the passage, any vacations from thinking should be taken _.（A）several times throughout the
27、year（B） during spring and fall（C） during the summer（D）as seldom as possible 32 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 walked to the nearest house.He wanted to telephone the garage for help. The d
28、oor was opened by one of his patients.“Oh, Doctor,“ she said, “l 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 saw it through the window. I am sure the driver will need your help.“ 33 Th
29、e story took place _.（A）on a rainy day（B） in summer（C） in September（D）on a cold day 34 The doctor 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 35 Where did the doctor meet one of his patients?（A）In the doctors houses.（B） In t
30、he patients house.（C） On the road side.（D）In the hospital. 36 Which of the following is true according 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 know
31、n the accident before he came out of his house.（D）The doctor just came to help the driver who met with the accident. 36 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 p
32、hone. Tiny hand size computers will know your favorite subjects. The Internet and email will be 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 satellit
33、es. In 5 years, computers wont need to be connected through wires.All of this will be good for rural areas and countries that dont have cable 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
34、 that email has been an incredible boon to communication. People are writing today where they would 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 a
35、nd writers. Some people think the most important part of communication is to make people understand 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
36、as quickly as possible.“Bob Parks is an Associate Editor of Wired Magazine, “Bobs morning begins at about 6:45 am. 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 10
37、1 South and Im gonna need an extra 1/2 hour. And so my radio has got a net connection, wireless 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
38、to the Internet. Your refrigerator will add milk to your Internet grocery list when the date on the carton has passed. Light bulbs will be ordered before they burn 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 te
39、chnology will change. 37 How will wireless computers and Internet services help rural areas?（A）One 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 alr
40、eady have wireless boxes on their roofs. 38 Constance Hale says “email has been an incredible boon 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 mo
41、re with email.（D）email is not private enough. 39 In which case mentioned in the passage would an automatic language translator be helpful?（A）A medical emergency.（B） Police action.（C） Traveling.（D）All of the above. 40 Why did Bob Parks radio wake him up 1/2 hour earlier than usual?（A）The electricity
42、had gone off during the night.（B） Bob had set the alarm wrong.（C） Bob did not want to be late.（D）The Internet had informed the radio of a traffic jam. 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 ch
43、oose the one that best fits into the passages. Then, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.40 A new kind of machine【21】to take the place of humans. These machines【22】do jobs that are too dangerous for humans.【23】, they are being developed to work in nuclear power centers, deep waters and
44、 outer space.This is how the new machines work. A machine【24 】placed in an area far away from the person who controls it. The person wears a special hard bat with tiny television screens. The screens【25】the person see and hear exactly what the machine is【26 】and hearing. This gives the person the fe
45、eling of being in the same place【27】the machine. The person controls the machine. The machine【28】the persons movements exactly. If the person raises his right arm, the machine raises the right arm, too. This means an【29】worker can do a dangerous job while【30】in a safe place. For example, a person ca
46、n direct the machine【31】a bomb【32】going near the bomb himself.The new machines are not exactly【33】robots. Robots are controlled by a computer. The new machines are controlled【34】a person. The new machines are called teleoperators. The nuclear power industry is especially interested in teleoperators.
47、 The machines could solve the problem of【35】radioactive materials. （A）is developing（B） has developed（C） develops（D）is being developed （A）could（B） can（C） would（D）will （A）For example（B） Such as（C） If（D）And so on （A）was（B） being（C） is（D）are （A）let（B） enable（C） cause（D）allow （A）seeing（B） seen（C） saw（D）w
48、atching （A）of（B） like（C） as（D）for （A）takes（B） follows（C） learn（D）watch （A）experiencing（B） experienced（C） experiences（D）experience （A）stay（B） to stay（C） stays（D）staying （A）to remove（B） removing（C） removed（D）remove （A）by（B） without（C） except（D）from （A）like（B） resemble（C） as（D）the same （A）for（B） with（C
49、） of（D）by （A）copying（B） developing（C） moving（D）charging 五、Part VII Writing56 For this part, you are supposed to write a notice in English in 100-120 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.以行政管理部门(Administration office)的名义写一份考试延期的通知。其内容如下：(1)原考试日期、地点；(2)延期至何时、何地；(3)延期的原因；(4)涉及的对象。六、Daily Conversation56 Read the following dialogue and try to fill up the gaps with proper words, phrase
