1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 212 及答案与解析一、Phonetics（A）ringer（B） hanger（C） finger（D）singer （A）shortage（B） luggage（C） message（D）estimate （A）champion（B） machine（C） approach（D）attach （A）injure（B） sure（C） culture（D）measure （A）industry（B） industrial（C） instruct（D）instruction 二、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Eac
2、h 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.6 He was told he could join the army when he _ old enough.（A）would be（B） should be（C） was（D）were 7 The differences between Chinese and western socie
3、ty can _ misunderstandings.（A）course（B） causes（C） create（D）rise 8 I applied for the job that I saw advertised _ the paper.（A）on（B） of（C） in（D）at 9 More has been learned since 1945 about the chemical changes in the body than in all human history before _ time.（A）in（B） that（C） which（D）the 10 I wouldnt
4、 get so angry if you _ more work done.（A）get（B） got（C） will get（D）would get 11 How long _ each other when they got married?（A）had they known（B） have they known（C） would they know（D）did they know 12 Could you hold on a few minutes _ I check this with my boss?（A）for（B） since（C） during（D）while 13 Thoug
5、h adults breathe twelve times a minute, breathing is so automatic _ the average person hardly ever thinks about it.（A）and（B） that（C） for which（D）in fact 14 He _ studied, yet he passed every exam.（A）frequently（B） little（C） regularly（D）rarely 15 After talking to the old woman for a while, her fear and
6、 timidity _.（A）went away（B） stopped（C） disappeared（D）left behind 16 The old couple would _ love to know how things are going on with their grandbaby.（A）deeply（B） at a great cost（C） dearly（D）as much as 17 Many teakettles whistle when the _ starts to boil.（A）containing water inside（B） water contained
7、inside（C） water containing inside（D）contain water 18 His health failing, _ in 1995.（A）Andrew Peters went on leave from the army（B） so Andrew Peters went on leave from the army（C） when the army gave Andrew Peters leave（D）the army gave Andrew Peters leave 19 _ the difficulties of exercising, many peop
8、le prefer to be on a diet to lose weight.（A）Aware of（B） Aware（C） Being aware（D）To be aware 20 Dont smoke in the meeting-room, _?（A）do you（B） will you（C） can you（D）could you 三、Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by a number of compr
9、ehension 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 I get a lot of letters at this time of year from people complaining that they have a cold which wont go away. There are so many diff
10、erent stories about how to prevent or cure a cold; its often difficult to know what to do. Although colds are rarely dangerous, except for people who are already weak, such as the elderly or young babies, they are always uncomfortable and usually most unpleasant. Of course you can buy lots of medici
11、nes which will help to make your cold less unpleasant, but you must remember that nothing can actually cure a cold or make it go away any faster. Another thing is that any medicine which is strong enough to make you feel better could be dangerous if you are already taking drags for some other illnes
12、s, so always check with your chemist or doctor to see whether they are all right for you. And remember they might make you sleepy. Please dont try to drive if they do! Lastly, as far as avoiding colds, the best answer is to keep strong and healthy-youll have less chance of catching a cold, and if yo
13、u do, it should not be so bad. 21 Where might this passage come from?（A）A doctors notebook.（B） A diary.（C） A magazine:（D）A school biology book. 22 The writers intention is _.（A）to write in an amusing way（B） to give general advice（C） to complain about his health（D）to describe personal experiences 23
14、Which of the following statements is NOT tree?（A）Colds are always very dangerous.（B） Colds are often unpleasant though not dangerous.（C） Actually nothing can help get rid of colds.（D）The best way to keep colds away is to be healthy. 24 What can we infer from the letter?（A）People are more likely to c
15、atch cold in the winter.（B） Colds are so common that even the strongest person cannot avoid it.（C） Old people are likely to catch cold because they are unpleasant.（D）Colds can never be cured without the help of medicine. 24 John James Audubon was born in 1785 and died in 1851, but his name is still
16、spoken every day. Andubon was a scientist who loved nature. He wanted to show people the importance of nature in their lives. He was especially interested in birds, and painted many pictures of them.In 1905, the National Audubon Society was formed by people who were also interested in birds and want
17、ed to continue Audubons nature studies. Even now when people think of the Audubon Society, they usually think of birds. But the society does other things besides watching birds.The members of the Society try to improve the environment as much as they can. They have helped pass many laws that protect
18、 birds and animals, and people, too. They taught young people how to protect their environment. They try to make their own communities cleaner, better places to live in.John James Audubon knew that nature was important. He did not know how important his work would become. 25 What is important in peo
19、ples lives?（A）The earth.（B） Birds.（C） Scientists.（D）The nature. 26 Who set up the National Audubon Society many years ago?（A）The United States.（B） Some persons loving birds.（C） People who think of the birds.（D）Audubons future generation. 27 How did the members of the Society try to improve the envir
20、onment?（A）They made laws that protect birds.（B） They taught young people, helped pass laws that protect animals and so on.（C） They tried to make the world better.（D）Both and . 28 The idea of this article is that _.（A）birds are important in our lives（B） animals are important in our lives（C） nature is
21、 important in our lives（D）Audubon was especially interested in birds 28 The traffic lights were red when the driver reached them. To the surprise of his passenger, the car did not slow down. Unexpectedly the passenger was thrown forward in the vehicle as the driver put on his brakes at the last mome
22、nt. The car stopped just in time.“Sorry, I didnt notice the light. I thought it was green until I saw that it was the top light which was shining.“This strange story is quite true. About ten men in every hundred are color blind in some way; women are luckier-only about one in two hundred suffers fro
23、m color blindness.In some cases, a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all the same as green.People often like one color more than others. Blue is the color of the sky and sea. Green makes us think of fields and trees. Red is the color of blood and makes
24、 some people think of danger. Black is the color of night. In the dark we cannot see what is around us so we are sometimes afraid of the unknown and do not like black as a color. 29 Among the traffic lights, red light is placed _.（A）at the bottom（B） in the middle（C） at the top（D）below the green ligh
25、t 30 According to the passage, we can guess it is safer to take a car driven by a woman because _.（A）she drives the car more carefully（B） she sees the road more clearly（C） she can put on the brakes more quickly（D）she has less chance of being color blind 31 One is considered as a color blind man if _
26、.（A）he can see the difference between red and deep red（B） he can see the difference between blue and green（C） he cant tell the difference between orange and green（D）he thinks green is the same as blue 32 According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?（A）Black stands for unhappin
27、ess.（B） Black makes people think of night.（C） Black makes people think of sorrow.（D）Black is the color of the mourning. 32 On television all over the world there are programmes about the work of the police. They are popular because they are usually very exciting. In London there is a television prog
28、ramme called “Police Five“ -because it is on for five minutes once a week. A television reporter, Shaw Taylor, talks about crimes in the London area. He asks for public help. The police station needs the help of ordinary people because sometimes you or I have information that can be useful to the po
29、lice.Shaw Taylor shows pictures of paintings, jewellery (珠宝) and other things which thieves stole during the week. Sometimes he shows the car that the thieves escaped in. When people see men or things on the television programme which they may remember, they can tell the police where they saw them.
30、With their help the police may catch more criminals.Sometimes the police find a car or some money. Shaw Taylor shows them on television. The owners sometimes see them. Then they can telephone the police and say, “Thank you very much - thats mine!“33 The television programme is called “Police Five“,
31、because it is about the work of the police and _.（A）it is on for five times every seven days（B） it lasts five minutes a week（C） it begins at five in the afternoon（D）it is a programme about five policemen 34 From the passage we know Shaw Taylor is _.（A）a popular TV reporter（B） a TV reporter few peopl
32、e know（C） a TV reporter ordinary people dont like（D）an unknown TV reporter 35 The police station asks for public help because _.（A）ordinary people like the television programme（B） ordinary people are interested in pictures of paintings, jewellery, etc.（C） the policemen can not catch the thieves them
33、selves（D）ordinary people may help the policemen get useful information about the criminals 36 When people see things stolen on the programme which they may remember, _.（A）they try to get the things back（B） they know their things have been stolen（C） they know their things are at the police station（D）
34、they tell the police the whereabouts of the shown things 36 There Pictures from outer space now show us how much land has changed on earth. These images are taken by Landsat 7, a government satellite. The satellites have been used for 27 years. They reveal the clear-cutting of forests in the northwe
35、stern part of the United States. Pictures show the loss of rain forests in South America.NASAs Darrel Williams speaks about the Landsat 7 Project. He said that an eruption caused trees to bum up in a large forest. Fifteen years later, pinkish images from space show that the trees and plant life are
36、growing again. Williams says that clear-cut areas easily show up in the pictures. He wants Americans to look at how much land is being cleared of forests in our country.Satellites have provided other information about changes on earth. In the past ten years, more than four miles have shrunk from gla
37、ciers in Alaska. Landsat 7 received these computer images of Glacier Bay in Alaska.Hurricanes Floyd and Irene have damaged the coastline in North Carolina. Runoff from farms and silt have gone into the ocean according to satellite images. Loss of trees and forests have caused hotter summers in south
38、ern cities such as Atlanta, Georgia.The Landsat 7 images are like pictures in a photo album. Instead of pictures of the family, the album shows changes around the globe in the past 25 years.A new satellite, Terra, is going to be launched by NASA soon. It will be more advanced that Landsat 7 and will
39、 take important global pictures. Ocean temperatures and energy loss will be provided by Terra daily.37 NASA can tell that vegetation is growing back because of _.（A）a bright, white light that is reflected（B） little tiny trees that are growing（C） vegetable gardens that are planted（D）a light, pinkish
40、view from space 38 Landsat 7 knows that Alaskan glaciers have shrunk because _.（A）sightseers have noted the changes（B） computer-animated views have shown the shrinkage（C） one of the glaciers was hit by a ship（D）the temperatures are much colder 39 Silt and heavy run-off from farms in North Carolina w
41、ere caused by _.（A）Hurricanes Irene and Floyd（B） Hurricanes Floyd and Carla（C） an eruption from a volcano（D）deforestation of trees 40 Terra will be a better satellite because _.（A）no other country can make one like it（B） it is much cheaper to operate（C） it is more sophisticated than Landsat 7（D）Terr
42、a will show energy gains 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.40 Airport baggage scre
43、eners in the USA, displaying seized chain saws, machetes and knives,【21】travelers to check their luggage for offensive objects before boarding a【22】.Officials of the Transport Security Administration (TSA)【23】that since February 2002 more than 7.5 million【24】items had been seized. They included 50,0
44、00 box cutters- a【25】said to be used by the Sept. 11, 2001 hijackers -and 1,437 firearms as【26 】as 2.3 million knives.The TSA officials told a news conference most people with【27】items in their bags intended no malice but advised【28】to consult the website www. tsatraveltips.usa for advice on what to
45、 leave behind when【29】a trip.Since the Sept. 11 attacks screeners have confiscated seemingly【30】items like nail clippers and cigarette lighters【31】passengers.But some carry more obviously【32】items. Chain saws, a weed cutting machine, hand saws and machetes, steak knives, bottles of camping stove fue
46、l and perfume bottles shaped like hand grenades were among items【33】as a sample of objects seized at New Yorks John F. Kennedy International Airport.While some carry-on items may have been【34】- a hockey stick or a childs plastic sword -other【35】by TSA have yielded razor blades in tennis shoes and a
47、bayonet hidden in a hollowed-out artificial leg. （A）persuaded（B） helped（C） stopped（D）warned （A）flight（B） bus（C） train（D）car （A）argued（B） screamed（C） said（D）cried （A）prohibited（B） expensive（C） valuable（D）allowed （A）tools（B） weapon（C） conditions（D）facts （A）good（B） bad（C） better（D）well （A）so（B） such（C）
48、 many（D）a few （A）people（B） passengers（C） officials（D）travelers （A）had（B） enjoying（C） making（D）lasting （A）harmless（B） dangerous（C） forbidden（D）prohibited （A）with（B） by（C） in（D）from （A）harmless（B） dangerous（C） useless（D）meaningless （A）pictured（B） displayed（C） published（D）disagreed （A）harmful（B） painfu
49、l（C） innocent（D）used （A）items（B） goods（C） objects（D）discoveries 五、Part VII Writing56 For this part, you are supposed to write a letter of application in English in 100-120 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.你(Li Yuan)准备加入一个俱乐部 (文艺俱乐部、书画俱乐部、旅游俱乐部或者体育俱乐部)。写一封申请，内容如下：(1)加入什么俱乐部；(2)加入俱乐部的原因；(3)自己的特长。六、Daily Conversation56 Pick out the appropriate expressions from the eight choi
