1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 223（无答案）一、Phonetics（A）season（B） neat（C） reason（D）measure（A）stone（B） stove（C） nole（D）prove（A）nearly（B） bear（C） dear（D）near（A）rubber（B） curious（C） gun（D）public（A）suggestion（B） liberation（C） operation（D）indication二、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following sentences i
2、s provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.6 Excuse me, are you waiting for the bus?Yes, I am. But the bus is so late. _, how can I get to No. 1 Middle School?（A）In the way（B） On the way（C） Out of the way（D）By the way 7 W
3、e are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time we are _ our environment with dangerous chemicals.（A）protecting（B） saving（C） polluting（D）fighting 8 It is those people who _ most angry at what is going on at university campuses.（A）is（B） was（C） were（D）are 9 I will go back to my h
4、ometown as soon as I _ my examinations.（A）will finish（B） finish（C） has finished（D）would finish 10 In spring and summer, the most popular _ is tennis.（A）work（B） activity（C） games（D）sport 11 _ way is more efficient is still a question.（A）What（B） Which（C） That（D）Whether 12 Many a school in the United S
5、tates _ to train men in theology.（A）was set up（B） were set up（C） has set up（D）have set up 13 We dont know what the surface of Venus might _ .（A）look as（B） look like（C） look over（D）look about 14 This town is famous _ its historical homes.（A）for（B） about（C） with（D）by 15 Our boss told me my plan was st
6、ill _ discussion.（A）in（B） under（C） of（D）with 16 His handwriting is _ yours.（A）more better（B） as well as（C） much better than（D）as better as 17 It was recommended that they _ for the doctor.（A）has waited（B） waited（C） should wait（D）should have waited 18 Dont forget to post the letter for me, _ ?（A）do y
7、ou（B） will you（C） are you（D）can you 19 It is a _ fide from his home to the shopping center.（A）ninety-miles（B） ninety-miles（C） ninety miles（D）ninety-mile 20 Hardly _ when they ran toward it.（A）had the plane landed（B） did the plane land（C） the plane had landed（D）the plane landed 三、Part III Reading Com
8、prehensionDirections: 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 A man once said how useless
9、 it was to put advertisements in the newspapers. “Last week,“ said he, “my umbrella was stolen from a London Church. As it was a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising, but didnt get it back.“How did you write your advertisement?“ asked one of the listeners, a merchant.“Here it is,“ said th
10、e man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. The other man took it and read, “Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No. 10 Broad Street. “Now,“ said the merchant, “I often advertise
11、, and find that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of great importance. Let us try for your umbrella again, and if it fails, Ill buy you a new one.“ The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote: “If the man who was seen to take an umbrella fr
12、om the City Church last Sunday evening doesnt wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbrella to No. 10 Broad Street. He is well known.“ This appeared in the paper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door. In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas
13、of all sizes and colors that had been thrown in, and his own was among the number. Many of them had notes, fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake, and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter.21 The result of the first advertisement was that _ .（A）the man got his u
14、mbrella back（B） the man wasted some money on advertising（C） nobody found the missing umbrella（D）the umbrella was found somewhere near the church 22 “If it fails, Ill buy you a new one“ suggested that _ .（A）he was quite sure of success（B） he was not sure he would get the umbrella back（C） he was rich
15、enough to afford a new umbrella（D）he did not know what to do 23 Did the merchant know who had taken the umbrella?（A）Sure.（B） Not very sure.（C） Not at all.（D）Probably. 24 This is a story about _ .（A）a useless advertisement（B） how to make an effective advertisement（C） how the man lost and found his um
16、brella（D）what the merchant did for the umbrella owner 24 When I was about 12 1 had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list grew: I was skinny, I wasnt a good student, I was boyish, I talked too loud, and so on. I put up with her as long as I could. At last, wit
17、h great anger, I ran to my father in tears.He listened to my outburst quietly. Then he asked, “Are the things she says true or not?“True? I wanted to know how to strike back. What did truth have to do with it?“Mary, didnt you ever wonder what you are really like? Well, you now have that girls opinio
18、n. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.“I did as he directed and discovered to my surprise that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldnt change (like being skinny), but a good number I could and sud
19、denly wanted to change.For the first time in my life I got a fairly clear picture of myself.I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.“Thats just for you,“ he said. “You know better than anybody else the truth about yourself, once you hear it. But youve got to learn to listen, not to c
20、lose your ears in anger or hurt. When something said about you is true youll know it. Youll find that it will echo inside you.“Daddys advice has returned to me at many important moments.25 What did the girls enemy like to do?（A）Talking with her.（B） Pointing out her weak points.（C） Reporting to the t
21、eacher.（D）Quarrelling with her. 26 What did the girl do when she could no longer bear her enemy?（A）She turned to her father.（B） She cried to her hearts content.（C） She tried to put up with her again.（D）She tried to be her friend. 27 Why did the girls father ask her to make the list?（A）He wanted to k
22、eep the list at home.（B） He didnt know what the girls enemy had said.（C） He wanted the girl to talk back.（D）He wanted her to check if she really had these weak points. 28 What can we infer from reading the passage?（A）The girl benefited from her fathers advice.（B） The girl was very often angry with h
23、er father.（C） The girls father loved other peoples advice.（D）The girl was easily hurt by her father 28 An employer has several choices he can consider when he wants to hire a new employee. First, he may look within his own company. But if none of the present employees are suitable for the position,
24、he will have to look outside the company. If his company has a personnel office, he can ask them to help find qualified applicants.There are other valuable sources the employer can use, such as employment agencies, professional societies and so on. He can also advertise in the newspapers and magazin
25、es and ask prospective candidates to send in resumes.The employer has two kinds of qualifications to consider when he wants to choose from among applicants. He must consider both professional qualifications and personal characteristics. A candidates professional qualifications include his education,
26、 experience and skills. These can be listed on a resume. Personal characteristics must be evaluated through interviews.29 This passage mainly tells us _ .（A）there are many applications looking for a job（B） how an employer hires his employees（C） employer hires a new employee within his company（D）empl
27、oyer can advertise in newspapers and magazines 30 When an employer wants to hire a new employee, he will consider _ .（A）the applicants professional qualification（B） the applicants personalities（C） the applicants education and family background（D）both A and B 31 “Professional qualification“ does not
28、include _ .（A）good health（B） skills（C） experience（D）education 32 We can conclude that a candidate who _ is in a better position to be hired.（A）has worked for two months（B） has had college education（C） is getting training（D）is fond of sports 32 In 1807 Noah Webster began his greatest work, An America
29、n Dictionary of the English Language.In preparing the work, he devoted ten years to the study of English and its relationship to other languages, and seven more years to the writing itself. Published in two volumes in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language has become the recognized aut
30、hority (权威) for usage in the United States. Websters purpose in writing it was to show that the American language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciations, and spellings from those of British English. He is responsible for advancing simplified spelling forms: “develop“ instead of the British
31、 form “develope“; “theater“ and “center“ instead of “theatre“ and “centre“; “color“ and “honor“ instead of “colour“ and “honour“. 33 When was An American Dictionary of the English Language published?（A）1817.（B） 1807.（C） 1828.（D）1824. 34 According to this passage, which one of the following spellings
32、 would Webster have approved in his dictionaries?（A）Develope.（B） Theatre.（C） Color.（D）Honour. 35 According to the author, Websters purpose in writing An American Dictionary of the English Language was to _ .（A）respond to the need for new schoolbooks（B） show the distinct development of the English la
33、nguage in America（C） improve spelling forms based upon British models（D）influence the pronunciation of the English language 36 In how many volumes was An American Dictionary of the English Language published?（A）One volume.（B） Two volumes（C） Three volumes.（D）Four volumes. 36 It used to take Redwood C
34、ity, California police hours to locate gunfire. Now, they have a new tool that helps them find the gunfire quickly. This new tool is called the ShotSpotter. The police began using the ShotSpotter in 1995. They wanted to cut down on gunfire in their city.One ShotSpotter covers a square mile. Eight mi
35、crophones are put on the roofs of buildings. These microphones pick up gunfire noise. It only takes seven seconds to report the gunfire to the police. Then a red dot on the police map shows where the action is.The ShotSpotter really works well. It locates the gunfire within 20 to 40 feet plus or min
36、us. Redwood City police are very happy with the ShotSpotter. They think it might have helped catch the D.C. sniper.ShotSpotters cost a lot of money. One of them sells for $200,000. Despite the cost, ShotSpotters can be a big help in fighting crime. 37 Eight microphones placed on rooftops _ .（A）talk
37、to police（B） warn the public（C） listen for gunfire（D）play rap music 38 The red dot on the police map shows _ .（A）the address of the criminal（B） Redwood City（C） the capital of California（D）the location of the gunfire 39 The ShotSpotter has helped police _ .（A）a little bit（B） cut down the use of weapo
38、ns（C） tremendously（D）solve all the shootings 40 What is the writers attitude toward ShotSpooters?（A）Be indifferent to it.（B） Be for it.（C） Be against it.（D）Be angry at it. 四、Part IV ClozeDirections: There are some blanks in the following passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C
39、 and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passages. Then, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.40 I shouldnt let it bother me. It really doesnt matter anyway. But it does bother me ! All those people are preparing to【21】a new century, a new millennium (千年) as well. And i
40、t just isnt【22】!Most of us schedule our lives by the Gregorian【23】. Our years are measured from the【24】of Christ. The first year of the first century is 1, or 1 A.D. The last year of that century is the year 100. Simple? Yes! A century is 100【25】long. A millennium is 1,000 years long, which is【26】te
41、n centuries.Since the last year of the first century is the year 100, the first year of the【27】century is 101. Follow that pattern, century by century and youll get my【28】. The year 2000 is the last year of the twentieth century. After all,【29】thousand means twenty hundreds. Twenty hundred years mea
42、ns twenty centuries. The year 2000 is the【30】, the final, the one thats still here, year of the twentieth century!I know, Im getting too【 31】. But it isnt fair, While most people will really be enjoying this coming【32】 celebration, those of us in the know will be yawning. Everyone else will be【33】fo
43、r the new millennium and well be saying, “Its not until next year.“I dont agree with the【34】, “Ignorance is bliss.“ But in this case, perhaps its【35】.（A）get（B） bring（C） celebrate（D）cheer （A）wrong（B） so（C） important（D）chocolate （A）year（B） journal（C） program（D）calendar （A）birth（B） death（C） life（D）date
44、 （A）hours（B） days（C） months（D）years （A）exactly（B） never（C） sometimes（D）often （A）first（B） second（C） third（D）fourth （A）dinner（B） point（C） joke（D）soda （A）a（B） seven（C） two（D）which （A）last（B） first（C） middle（D）top （A）hungry（B） handsome（C） inaccurate（D）excited （A）Thanksgiving（B） Christmas（C） New Years（D）
45、weekend （A）amazing（B） greeting（C） cheering（D）wondering （A）words（B） saying（C） speech（D）definition （A）silly（B） false（C） funny（D）true 五、Part VII Writing56 For this part, you are supposed to write a composition in 100120 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.写一篇短文，阐述你对中国加入
46、“WTO”的看法。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. Maybe I should call a taxi B. can you help meC. its the second left D. not reallyE. at the traffic ligh
47、ts F. Not at allG. Museum Drive H. Thanks againTourist: Excuse me,【56】? Im lost!Person: Certainly, where would you like to go?Tourist: Id like to go to the museum, but I cant find it. Is it far?Person: No,【57】.Its about a 5 minute walk. Now, go along this street to the traffic lights. Do you see the
48、m?Tourist: Yes, I can see them.Person: Right,【58】, turn left into Queen Mary Avenue.Tourist: Queen Mary Avenue.Person: Right. Go straight on. Take the second left and enter Museum Drive.Tourist: OK. Queen Mary Avenue, straight on and then the second left,【59】Person: Right, Just follow Museum Drive and the museum is at the end of the road.Tourist: Great. Thanks for your help.Person:【60】
