1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 213 及答案与解析一、Phonetics（A）would（B） folk（C） walk（D）mile （A）captain（B） certain（C） fountain（D）mountain （A）enjoys（B） knows（C） talks（D）begins （A）bowl（B） anyhow（C） brown（D）cow （A）alphabet（B） basket（C） naked（D）emergency 二、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following sentences
2、is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.6 The salary of an engineer is much higher _.（A）than a teacher（B） than that of a teacher（C） in comparison with a teachers（D）than of a teachers 7 Since the road is wet this morni
3、ng, _ last night.（A）it must rain（B） it must be raining（C） it must have rained（D）it must have been rain 8 It was in the winter of 1951 _ a heavy fog moved into London.（A）that（B） then（C） when（D）/ 9 Bob is _ rude that everyone dislikes him.（A）so（B） too（C） very（D）such 10 There was an _ of discontent on
4、her face.（A）appearance（B） sight（C） shock（D）expression 11 Water always _ steam when boiled.（A）gives out（B） gives up（C） gives off（D）gives in 12 Two hundred dollars _ a large sum of money to the old man.（A）is（B） is to be（C） are（D）are to be 13 The desk over there _ hard wood.（A）is made of（B） is made fro
5、m（C） is made up of（D）is made by 14 - Id met her many times before yesterday. - So _.（A）did I（B） had I（C） I did（D）I had 15 _, the more you are aware of content and meaning.（A）The more words you are familiar to（B） The more words you are familiar with（C） You are familiar to more words（D）You are familia
6、r with more words 16 I didnt attend the conference, but I wish I _ there.（A）had been（B） be（C） were（D）would be 17 Your sister used to visit you quite often, _?（A）isnt she（B） use not she（C） wasnt she（D）didnt she 18 I have some difficulties _ these words, would you mind _ me your dictionary?（A）understa
7、nding, lending（B） to understand, to lend（C） to understand, lending（D）understanding, to lend 19 Will it rain tomorrow? I hope _.（A）no（B） yes（C） not（D）will 20 The result made me _. It was not half so good as I had expected.（A）disappointing（B） disappointed（C） disappoint（D）be disappointed 三、Part III Rea
8、ding 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 Americans spend a l
9、ot of money in their daily lives. Working people spend money on transportation to and from work and on various expenses throughout the day. Americans en- joy shopping and buy many things that they need and want. They spend a lot of money on entertainment. They buy sports equipment, to do sporting ev
10、ents and do many things that cost money. However, many Americans dont pay cash or write checks for these things. More and more, they pay for things with credit cards(信用卡).Credit cards are small, rectangular plastic cards. Banks give these cards to their customers. When the customer buys something at
11、 a store, he shows his card at the store. This authorizes(委托) the store to charge(记入) the bank account for the customers purchase. The bank collects all the charges for each customer. Then once a month the bank requires the customer to pay all the charges for that month. The bank does not force the
12、customer to pay the full amount. It asks the customer to pay for the charges in several payments over a period of time. However, the bank requires the customer to pay interest on the unpaid of the charges.In this way the bank allows customers to buy things they cannot afford at one time. People can
13、use the card to buy what they want and pay for it over a period of time. They also do not need to carry a lot of money.21 How do Americans pay for what they buy? They _.（A）either pay cash or write checks（B） are allowed to use credit cards（C） pay cash, write checks or use credit cards（D）neither pay c
14、ash nor use credit cards22 What are some of the advantages in using credit cards? People _.（A）can get what they want and need when they have no money（B） can get things at a store they cannot afford at one time（C） dont need to carry a lot of money（D）B and C23 How often does the bank require its custo
15、mer to pay all the charges?（A）Once a month.（B） Over a long period of time.（C） The sooner, the better.（D）The moment he has plenty of money.24 Who are allowed to use credit cards in the United States?（A）Those who are authorized to spend money.（B） Those who can make regular payments.（C） Those who can a
16、fford to pay interest on the unpaid of the charges.（D）Those who are very rich.24 In the 1960s, many young Americans were dissatisfied with American society. They wanted to end the Vietnam War and to make all the people in the U.S. equal. Some of them de tided to “drop out“ of American society and fo
17、rm their own societies. They formed utopian communities, which they called “communes“, where they could follow their philosophy of “do your own thing“. A group of artists founded a commune in southern Colorado called “Drop City“. Following the ideas of philosopher and architect Buckminster Fuller, t
18、hey built dome- shaped house from pieces of old cars. Other groups, such as author Ken Keseys Merry Pranksters, the followers of San Francisco poet Steve Gaskin, and a group that called itself the Hog Farm, lived in old school buses and travelled around the United States. The Hog Farm became famous
19、when they helped organize the Woodstock Rock Festival in 1969. Steve Gaskins followers tried to settle down on a farm in Tenessee, but they had to leave when some members of the group were arrested for growing marijuana.Not all communes believed in the philosophy of “do your own thing“ however; Twin
20、 Oaks, a commune founded in Virginia in the late 1960s, was based on the ideas of psychologist B. F. Skinner. The people who lived at Twin Oaks were carefully controlled by Skinners “conditioning“ techniques to do things that were good for the community. In 1972,Italian architect Paolo Soleri began
21、to build Arcosanti, a utopian city in Arizona where 2,500 people will live closely together in one large building called an “archaeology“. Soleri believes that people must live closely together so that they will all become one. 25 Why did some young Americans decide to “drop out“ of societg during t
22、he 1960s?（A）They wanted to grow marijuana.（B） They wanted to go to the Vietnam War.（C） They were not satisfied with American society.（D）They did not want all people to be equal.26 Where did the members of the Hog Farm commune live? They lived _.（A）in dome shaped houses（B） in old school buses（C） on a
23、 farm in Tennessee（D）in an archaeology in Arizona27 Who gave the people of Drop City the idea to build dome-shaped houses?（A）Paolo Soleri.（B） . . Skinner.（C） Steve Gaskin.（D）Buckminster Fuller.28 What was the Twin Oaks commune based on? It was based on _.（A）the philosophy of “do your own thing“（B） V
24、irginia in the late 1969s（C） the ideas of psychologist . . Skinner（D）the belief that people must live closely together28 A group of people who share the same interests and way of life is called a society. Sociology is the science that examines human society. The term sociology is derived from the La
25、tion word socius, which means “companion, union of people.“Sociologists are interested in how a society began and how it grew. They also study the levels within a society. For example, the child is part of the family, the family is part of the neighborhood, and the neighborhood is part of the commun
26、ity. There are many different groups, and sociologists are interested in the effect that these groups have on people.A Frenchman named Auguste Comte made sociology a separate science in the 1830s. He suggested that a new science was necessary to study a society of people. A famous book, Principles o
27、f Sociology, was published by and Englishman, Herbert pencer, in 1882. This book had an unprecedented effect on the science of sociology. In this book, Spencer theorized that a societys customs evolved, or grew from very simple to more complicated and advanced. This theory shows the influence that C
28、harles Darwin(who believed that man had evolved from very simple forms to the present human) had on Spencer. 29 A good title for this selection is _.（A）Sociology（B） Peoples interests（C） Society in Different Nations（D）Sociologist30 The word “levels“ in line 5 means “_“.（A）standard（B） groups, classes（
29、C） beginning, start（D）music, art31 We may conclude that in sociology the neighborhood is larger than _.（A）the area（B） the community（C） the family（D）society32 The book which had a great effect on sociology was written _.（A）by Spencer（B） in 1830（C） by Comte（D）both A and B32 British Columbia is a provi
30、nce in the western half of Canada. It is the largest province in the western half of Canada, but two other provinces are larger.The weather in the southern half of British Columbia is mild. In fact, it is the mildest in Canada. For this reason, many older people come to live in this area of Canada.T
31、here are about three and a half million people living in British Columbia. Only Ontario and Quebec have more people, about half of British Columbias people originally came from England. Many other peoples families came to Canada from Scotland, Ireland, and Germany. Today this province has a higher p
32、ercentage of Asians than any of the Other nine provinces.Vancouver is the largest city in British Columbia. Many international visitors come to Vancouver. They come to see the natural beauty of the coast and the beautiful mountains. Many ships stop at Vancouver, and it is the largest port in all of
33、Canada.33 The main idea of paragraph 3 is _.（A）the people in this province came from many places（B） not many people from France or Spain came here（C） there are more Asians in this province than in the other provinces（D）the people in this province came from one place34 The word “port“ in the last lin
34、e means _.（A）a city in the mountains（B） a city on the Coast（C） a city with many people（D）a country on the coast35 In Canada the weather is the mildest in _.（A）Vancouver（B） Ontario（C） British Columbia（D）Quebec36 Vancouver is _.（A）the capital of British Columbia（B） the largest city in British Columbia
35、（C） in the western half of Canada（D）both A and B36 “Tomorrow well see the Golden Gate Bridge.“ said Peter. “Ive never seen a golden bridge before.“ Peters father smiled, but said nothing. Peter would soon see the bridge.The next morning, his father took Peter to the bridge. How big it looked! And th
36、e bridge was red!“It isnt named for its colour,“ said his father. “Its named for the Golden Gate.“Whats the Golden Gate?“ asked Peter.“A gate is either an opening, or a thing that closes an opening,“ said his father. “The Golden Gate is an opening in the land. Water from the sea comes through this o
37、pening into San Francisco Bay.“Oh“, said Peter. “And the bridge is over the opening. But why is the opening called the Golden Gate?“Years ago men came here to took for gold. Many came by ship. For them it was a gate to gold.“Well, I still think the bridge should look golden.“When peter got home, he
38、sent a letter to a newspaper. In the letter he said: “Red is not the right colour for the Golden Gate Bridge. The bridge should look golden, the way most people think it does.“Peter sent all the money he had saved with his letter. “This money is to help paint the bridge, “he wrote.Many people read P
39、eters letter. Right away, things began to happen! Some people sent money. A big company gave real gold.But not all the people wanted to change the colour of the bridge. Will the Golden Gate Bridge ever be golden? 37 Peters father smiled when he heard his sons words because（A）he was pleased with his
40、sons words（B） he had nothing to say（C） Peter had never seen a golden bridge（D）Peter didnt know why the bridge was called “Golden Gate Bridge“38 The Golden Gate（A）looked very big（B） was an opening to gold for men looking for old years ago（C） was over San Francisco Bay（D）all A, B, and C39 To help chan
41、ge the bridges colour, Peter sent _.（A）his money t6 a newspaper（B） some of his money to a newspaper（C） his letter to a newspaper and his money to a company（D）all his money to a newspaper after a company had given real gold40 Peter was sure that _ would agree with him.（A）some people（B） all the people
42、（C） many people（D）one of two big companies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 Dur
43、ing the Olympic Games, people from all over the world come together in peace and friendship. The first Olympic Games that we have【21】of were in Greece in 776 B.C. The games lasted one day. The only【22】in the first thirteen Olympic Games was a race. Men ran the length of the stadium. In 1896 the game
44、s were【23】again in Athens, Greece. The Greeks【24】a new stadium for the competition. 311【25】from thirteen countries【26】in many events. The【27】became national heroes. After 1896, the games were held every four years during the summer in different cities around the【28】. In 1908, in London, England, the
45、 first gold【29】were given to winning athletes. The Olympic Winter Games【30】in 1924 in Chamonix, France. Athletes competed in【 31】events such as skiing, ice skating and ice hockey. Today the Winter Games take place【32】four years. Until recently, Olympic competitors could not be【33】athletes. All of th
46、e athletes in the Olympic Games were amateurs. Today,【34】, many of the Olympic athletes are professionals who play their sports【35】money during the year. Some people disagree with this idea. （A）books（B） history（C） records（D）publications （A）event（B） activities（C） sport（D）play （A）held（B） took（C） set（D
47、）planed （A）made（B） built（C） did（D）started （A）people（B） players（C） teams（D）athletes （A）fought（B） against（C） lasted（D）competed （A）failures（B） winners（C） athletes（D）players （A）country（B） universe（C） world（D）area （A）medals（B） price（C） money（D）title （A）held（B） began（C） took（D）joined （A）summer（B） spring（C
48、） winter（D）fall （A）any（B） other（C） between（D）every （A）professional（B） amateur（C） special（D）ordinary （A）whereas（B） however（C） whoever（D）whenever （A）for（B） by（C） with（D）out of 五、Part VII Writing56 For this part, you are supposed to write a composition in 100-120 words on the title: My Most Favorite Pr
49、ogram. Base your composition on the below (given in Chinese).1. 我最喜爱的电视或无线电节目。2这类节目的内容和特点。3我喜欢的原因。六、Daily Conversation56 Pick out five appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogue by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.A. No, I didnt B. How about MondayC. I had a very nice weekend D. What about youE. Sort of
