1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 245 及答案与解析一、Phonetics（A）ghost（B） daughter（C） taught（D）through （A）retire（B） science（C） giant（D）behind （A）exploit（B） contain（C） great（D）delay（A）violin（B） professional（C） hospital（D）oral （A）procession（B） professor（C） mission（D）pressure 二、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of th
2、e following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.6 Would you like to come to dinner tonight? Id like to, _Im too busy.（A）and（B） so（C） as（D）but7 Has Torn finished his homework? I have no idea; he_it this m
3、orning.（A）was doing（B） had been doing（C） had done（D）did8 What about having a drink? _.（A）Good idea（B） Help yourself（C） Go ahead, please（D）Me, too9 What did you see? I saw_police there.（A）many（B） much（C） little（D）the10 Whether_is an Englishman, a Frenchman, or a German is a matter of no real importan
4、ce. His discoveries are open to all, and nothing but intelligence is required in order to profit by them.（A）a man of science（B） a man of the science（C） the man of the science（D）a man of a science11 What a great weight mother felt_ her mind the moment she found her lost son.（A）turned off（B） taken off
5、（C） set off（D）broken off12 This method, _in the area near Shanghai, resulted in a market rise in total production.（A）trying（B） tried（C） was tried（D）has been tried13 How did you find your visit to the museum? I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was_than I expected.（A）far more interesting（B） even much interes
6、ting（C） so more interesting（D）a lot much interesting14 _lessons were not difficult.（A）Our first few short English（B） Our few first short English（C） Our first short few English（D）Our first few English short15 My handkerchief must be_but I cant find it.（A）anywhere（B） where（C） somewhere（D）nowhere16 Wil
7、l you join us in a game of cards? Thank you, but Id rather_.（A）not（B） not to（C） not join（D）not do17 Do you like working as a waiter? Yes, but I get fired_the whole day.（A）with standing（B） from standing（C） to have stood（D）of standing18 Sometimes when I look into the sky, I feel like_a trip somewhere.
8、（A）to make（B） making（C） to go for（D）make19 The bus was so crowded that he had a hard time_.（A）got off（B） getting off（C） to get off（D）get off20 Everyone here will thank the fire-workers for the things they have done to prevent fires_ the environment safer.（A）making（B） from making（C） to make（D）made三、P
9、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
10、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
11、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
12、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
13、 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
14、 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 accordi
15、ng 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.（A）
16、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, hand
17、kerchiefs, 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 ideaI 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 and be
18、gan 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 together
19、, 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 champagne
20、shower everybody. 26 What suggestion of the guests is true?（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 pull.（
21、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 happen
22、ed 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 among pe
23、oples 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 of
24、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 chan
25、ges 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 intelligence（C）
26、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 why spri
27、ng 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 year（B）
28、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 door was
29、opened by one of his patients.“Oh, Doctor,“ she said, “I 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 The story t
30、ook 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 the patients
31、 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 known the accid
32、ent 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 phone. Tiny
33、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 satellites. In 5 ye
34、ars, 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 that email
35、 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 and writers.
36、 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 as quickly
37、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 101 South and
38、 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 to the Inte
39、rnet. 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 bum 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 technology wil
40、l 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 already have wi
41、reless 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 more with emai
42、l.（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 had gone off
43、 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 choose the one
44、 that best fits into the passages. Then, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.40 November 7,2000 is a very special day in the United States. Voters all across the nation are【21】representatives in local and national races. Some people think that theyre voting for the president of our cou
45、ntry too. Theyre not! Again, theyre voting for【22】. These representatives are called electors. They are part of a system called the Electoral College.In most states the electors are chosen on a winner take all basis. That makes it【23】for one candidate to win【24】electors while getting less popular vo
46、tes nationally than his【25】.The【26】will meet in their respective states and vote for president and vice-president on December 18, 2000. The Constitution does not【27 】the electors to vote for the candidates that they are pledged to, but they almost always do.【28】January 6, 2001, just two weeks before
47、 the【29】president and vice-president take office, the votes will be counted in Congress.If no one gets a majority (more than half) of the electoral votes, at least 270 out of 538, the【30】will be chosen by Congress. The House of Representatives will choose (one vote per state) the president and the S
48、enate will choose the vice-president. Its not likely, but we could【31】end up with a president from one party and a vice-president from【32】.In an extremely close election, all【33】of strange outcomes are possible. Will the【34】that most voters prefer be the next【35】? And when will we even know? （A）phon
49、ing（B） asking（C） wishing（D）electing （A）president（B） someone（C） candidates（D）representatives （A）possible（B） impossible（C） good（D）bad （A）least（B） a few（C） little（D）the most （A）enemy（B） election（C） memory（D）opponent （A）voters（B） electors（C） president（D）folks （A）force（B） see（C） remind（D）popeom （A）In（B） Before（C） On（D）After （A）new（B） former（C） old（D）young （A）voters（B） winners（C） people（D）guys （A）actually（B） hardly（C） fair
