1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 240 及答案与解析一、Phonetics（A）German（B） region（C） plant（D）sufficient （A）bridges（B） faces（C） cakes（D）pages （A）woolen（B） blue（C） clue（D）afternoon （A）mountain（B） group（C） thousand（D）without （A）none（B） dance（C） lonely（D）thank 二、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following sente
2、nces is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.6 The class _ doing experiments on heat and light in the laboratory, and this afternoon this class _ going to have its picture taken.（A）is; is（B） is; are（C） are; is（D）are;
3、arc7 _ you _ the chief editor at the airport? No. He had been away before my arrival.（A）Have; met（B） Had; met（C） Did; meet（D）Do you8 Could I speak to the head teacher? _ on for a moment, please.（A）Go（B） Get（C） Take（D）Hold9 _ is more important than _.（A）The health; the wealth（B） A health; a wealth（C）
4、 Health; wealth（D）Healths; wealths10 Some people believe that Mars (火星) could support _life in the future if _ right conditions were produced.（A）the; the（B）不填 ; 不填（C）不填 ; the（D）the; 不填11 Most of the housework was done by two members of the family, my sister and _.（A）me（B） I（C） myself（D）mine12 Tired
5、after the days work, _to enjoy the evening.（A）it was difficult for him（B） for him it was difficult（C） he found it difficult（D）he found difficult13 I was _ in the middle of my call because I had no more pennies to put in the box.（A）broke in（B） cut off（C） hung up（D）put down14 _ he thought he was helpi
6、ng us with the work he was actually in the way.（A）Although（B） Because（C） If（D）When15 The boy was wounded _ his left leg _ a stone.（A）in; with（B） in; by（C） on; with（D）on; by16 I like to have my bed _clean and tidy.（A）look（B） looking（C） to look（D）looked17 I know you had many ideas, but you need not tr
7、ouble _ them.（A）remember（B） remembering（C） remembered（D）to remember18 Do you know what Tom does all day? I know he spends at least as much time watching TV as he _ his lessons.（A）is doing（B） does（C） spends in（D）does doing19 If _green, the door might look more beautiful.（A）paint（B） painted（C） paintin
8、g（D）to paint20 The police _ for the thief everywhere when he suddenly appeared in a theatre.（A）search（B） have searched（C） were searching（D）are searching三、Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension questions. R
9、ead the passages and choose the best answer to each question. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.20 Many animals have an excellent sense of smell, which they use in hunting. On the other hand, their eyesight may be poor. Dogs, for example, have poor eye
10、sight and no color vision. They see only shades of gray. But the dogs sense of smell is extraordinary,The kind of dog known as Alsatian has 220 million olfactory (嗅觉) cells. Man has five million. Scientists believe that the Alsatian is one million times better than man in finding out odors.The human
11、 sense of smell, however, is really quite good. The average human being can distinguish more than 10,000 different odors.21 According to the passage which of the following facts is NOT tree?（A）Many animals have poor eyesight while their sense of smell, is quite good.（B） Dogs are color blind.（C） The
12、human sense of smell is not good.（D）Dogs can see no more than shades of gray. 22 The Alsatians olfactory cells are _times as many as mans.（A）forty-four（B） one million（C） 220 million（D）10,000 23 Generally speaking, a man can tell _different odors.（A）five million（B） more than 10,000（C） fewer than 10,0
13、00（D）no more than 10,000 24 The best title of the passage is“_“.（A）The Human Sense of Smell（B） Dogs Have Poor Eyesight（C） Sense of Smell（D）Dogs Have Excellent Sense of Smell 24 Jee Hock and Meng Kim were very good friends. Jee Hock could not see. He was blind. Meng Kim could not walk. He was lame. T
14、hey lived in a village near a forest. Everyone in the village was going to a rich mans dinner on the other side of the forest. Jee Hock and Meng Kim were anxious to attend the dinner too.Blind Jee Hock thought of a plan. He would carry Meng Kim. The lame man could tell him the way. Meng Kim said tha
15、t the plan was a good one.On the way through the forest, Meng Kim saw a tiger. He did not tell Jee Hock about it. Instead, he quietly asked Jee Hock to carry him to the nearest tree. Upon reaching an over banging branch, Meng Kim quickly hauled himself up.Then the tiger roared. Jee Hock at once knew
16、 a tiger was near. He lay down quietly. The tiger came to him and sniffed his body. The tigers whiskers touched Jee Hocks nose. At once Jee Hock sneezed, “Ah Choooooo!“ The tiger was afraid and ran away.Then Meng Kim came down from the tree. He asked Jee Hock about the tiger. Jee Hock said that the
17、tiger had told him to choose his friends wisely.25 They decided to go to_.（A）a picnic（B） a dinner（C） a party（D）the cinema 26 When Meng Kim saw the tiger, he_.（A）shouted loudly（B） did not tell Jee Hock about it（C） quickly climbed up a tree（D）lay down quietly 27 Jee Hock knew the tiger was near. He _.
18、（A）went to sleep（B） cried（C） sat down and waited（D）lay down quietly 28 Jee Hock sneezed because the tigers whiskers_.（A）hurt him（B） was very long（C） cut his nose（D）touched his nose 28 England is not a big country: from north to south and from east to west it is only about three hundred miles across.
19、 But for a small country it has a surprising range of climate. People who have never visited England or who have visited only one part of it often makes the mistake of thinking that it is a cold and wet country. Except for the summer months of June to September, this is probably true of the north of
20、 England and the Midlands. In the south, however, the climate is much more pleasant. One result is that when people retire from the job in the north, they often prefer to move down to the south.Perhaps the warmest part of the country is the southwest, which consists of (is made up of) the counties o
21、f Devon and Cornwall, where palm trees, bamboo and many semitropical plants grow well. Flowers and vegetables ripen as much as a month earlier than those elsewhere. Farmers in the areas gain a higher price for their vegetables and flowers because they are ready earlier. In winter there may be severa
22、l feet of snow in other parts of England but there will probably be no snow at all in the southwest. This may be one of the reasons why the southwest is one of Englands most popular holiday areas. 29 The distance from the center of England to south coast is about_.（A）one hundred miles（B） three hundr
23、ed miles（C） one hundred and fifty miles（D）six hundred miles 30 According to the passage, _.（A）flowers and vegetables from Devon are on the market one month earlier（B） farmers in the southwest grow as many vegetables and flowers as farmers elsewhere（C） people in the southwest have to pay a higher pri
24、ce for vegetables and flowers（D）vegetables in Cornwall ripen as much as a month earlier than flowers 31 In the north of England and the Midland, _.（A）it is cold and wet all the year round（B） the climate is pleasant as a whole（C） it is warm most of the time in a year（D）only the summer is not cold and
25、 wet 32 In winter, people in Devon and Cornwall, _.（A）never see any snow（B） seldom see snow（C） often see snow（D）may have seen several feet of snow 32 A very strange old man used to live in our town. He didnt do anything as the rest of people did. He lived alone and didnt talk to anybody. He liked to
26、 walk in the woods where there were no roads, following the narrow paths made by animals. People were afraid of him. They thought he was crazy and might do something terrible, like hurting one of the children.One day a little boy disappeared. His parents looked for him for hours, anti finally the wh
27、ole town started a search of the woods. Some people thought the strange old man had taken the child away.Several hours later, the boy was found, very cold and hungry, and it was the old man, who knew the woods so well, who had found him. After that, he still lived alone and walked in the woods, but
28、no one was afraid of him any more. 33 The old man was very strange because_.（A）he liked to live alone（B） people didnt like him and were afraid of him（C） he liked to walk in the woods without roads（D）he didnt do anything as the others did 34 What kind of person would you say the old man was?（A）He was
29、 not happy because people didnt understand him.（B） He was kind enough though very strange.（C） He was a person who remained puzzling (令人迷惑不解的) after much thought.（D）He was expert at the study of the woods. 35 Which of the following statements is true?（A）The old man had nobody to talk to.（B） The old m
30、an took the child away and then sent him back.（C） The old man wouldnt change his Way of life.（D）What some people thought about was partly right. 36 What can we learn from the passage?（A）Dont judge a person only by his behavior.（B） People need understanding.（C） Conditions can change a man.（D）Anyone h
31、as his strongpoints (优点) and shortcomings. 36 Every year gray whales migrate from the Bering Sea in Alaska to the Baja Peninsula in Mexico.Eleven gray whales have died in the San Francisco Bay in the last three weeks. No one knows why the whales are dying.Last year 270 whales died along the whales m
32、igration route. Many people think starvation is the cause. This year the dead whales seem to have more blubber (fat) on them.Twenty years ago, the gray whale was listed as an endangered species.Some scientists think that the larger number of whales makes it hard to find enough food. More whales crea
33、te more pressure on the food supply, a supply that some scientists say may have dwindled as a result of the warm waters of El Nino.Most of the whales have been dead for many days before they are found and studied. This makes it hard to find the reason for death.65 whales have been seen in the San Fr
34、ancisco Bay Area this year compared to 17 last year. The whales could be dying from many diseases, but it may be over-population.37 Which of the following is NOT a possible reason for whales dying?（A）Pneumonia.（B） Brain infection.（C） Over-population.（D）Over-eating. 38 Why might the increasing number
35、 of whales cause problems with their health?（A）Theres not enough room for them in Alaska.（B） There may not be enough food for them in Alaska.（C） They get pushed ashore.（D）There are more whales to spread disease. 39 One reason it is difficult to know why the whales are dying is that_。（A）the whales tr
36、avel such a long distance（B） there are more whales than there used to be（C） the whale bodies are too old to study by the time they are found（D）the whales are endangered 40 About how many more whales have been sighted in the San Francisco Bay this year compared to last year?（A）Twice as many.（B） Three
37、 times as many.（C） Half as many.（D）About the same. 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 She
38、et.40 Most of you graduating today will be employees all your working life, working for somebody else and for a paycheck. And so will most,【21】not all, of the thousands of other young Americans graduating this year in all the other schools and colleges across the country.【22】has become a society of
39、employees. A hundred years or so ago only one【23】every five Americans all work was employed, i.e. , worked for somebody else. Today only 20% of Americans are not employed but working for themselves. And【24】fifty years ago “being employed“ meant【25】as a factory laborer or as a farm hand, the employee
40、 of today is increasingly a middle-class person with a【26】formal education, holding a professional or management job requiring【27】and technical skills.【28】, two things have characterized American society during these last fifty years: the middle and upper classes have become employees; and middle-cl
41、ass and【29】employees have been the fastest growing groups in our working population-growing so fast that the industrial worker, that【30】child of the Industrial Revolution, has been losing in numerical importance【31】the expansion of industrial production.This is one of the most profound social change
42、s any country【32】. It is, however, a perhaps【33】greater change for the individual young man【34】to start. Whatever he does, in all【 35】, he will do it as an employee; wherever he aims, he Will have to try to reach it【36】 being an employee.As an employee you work with and through other people. This me
43、ans that your success as an employee will【37】on your ability to communicate with people and to present your own thoughts and ideas to them【38】they will both understand what you are driving【39】and be persuaded. The letter, the report or memorandum (记录) the【40】spoken “presentation“ to a committee are
44、basic tools of the employee.（A）but（B） if（C） nearly（D）fortunately （A）Ours（B） Mine（C） Our（D）it （A）except（B） of（C） out of（D）among （A）When（B） where（C） what（D）wherever （A）to work（B） working（C） to working（D）work （A）substantial（B） material（C） substantive（D）important （A）mechanical（B） liberal（C） practical（D）
45、intellectual （A）Therefore（B） Instead（C） Indeed（D）After all （A）upper-class（B） lower-class（C） low-class（D）the rest （A）old（B） older（C） oldest（D）small （A）despite（B） spite（C） due to（D）in case of （A）has undergone（B） undergoes（C） underwent（D）had undergone （A）more（B） even（C） little（D）a lot （A）able（B） immedi
46、ately（C） about（D）off （A）likeliness（B） likelihood（C） likableness（D）probableness （A）on（B） in（C） through（D）as （A）focus（B） spend（C） expend（D）depend （A）in order（B） in case（C） so that（D）therefore （A）to（B） at（C） in（D）from （A）ten-minute（B） ten minutes（C） ten minute（D）ten-minutes 五、Part VII Writing61 For thi
47、s part, you are supposed to write a letter in English in 100-120 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.你的朋友(Tom)请你(Li Yuan)周末和他一起去承德的家里玩儿，但你有事不能去。请你用英文给他写一封信，内容包括：(1)感谢他的邀请。(2)说明不能去的原因。(3)为不能去表示遗憾。六、Daily Conversation61 根据中文提示，将对话中缺少的内容写在线上。这些句子必须符合英语表达习惯。打句号的地方，用陈述句；打
48、问号的地方，用疑问句。提示：Bill 对 Alice 说昨晚看电视一直到后半夜。Alice 说她通常是感到无事做才看电视。她问 Bill 是不是感到无聊才看到这么晚。 Bill 说他把书包忘在了出租车上，并说看电视时心情好一点，可关上电视机，心情反而更糟。Alice: What a great day, dont you think?Bill: I guess so. I didnt notice. I feel terrible because I watched television【51】.Alice: After midnight!【52】because you were bored?
49、 I usually watch TV only【53】.Bill: Bored? No, was unhappy【54】.Alice: So, did watching TV make you feel better?Bill: Well, I felt a bit better while I was watching. You know, it took my, mind off my troubles. But【55】, I just felt even worse with myself for wasting so much time.专升本（英语）模拟试卷 240 答案与解析一、Phonetics1 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 画线部分读a:，其他选项的画线部分读e。2 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 画线部分读s，其他选项的画线部分读
