1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 260 及答案与解析一、Phonetics（A）nineteenth（B） ninth（C） southern（D）fifth（A）full（B） luck（C） stuff（D）up（A）white（B） whisper（C） whose（D）wheel（A）typical（B） cycle（C） apply（D）imply（A）road（B） broad（C） load（D）soap二、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following sentences is provided with
2、 four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.6 When Jane fell off the bike, the other children _ .（A）were not able to help laughter（B） could not help but laughing（C） could not help laughing（D）could not help to laugh7 _ man is _ reasoning
3、animal.（A）The; a（B） / ;/（C） / ; a（D）The ; the8 His handwriting is _ yours.（A）more better（B） as well as（C） much better than（D）as better as9 I slipped on the stairs. I think my arm is broken.Oh! I _ .（A）dont hope（B） hope not so（C） do not hope（D）hope not10 He is _ that Id like to introduce him to you.（
4、A）such noble person（B） so noble person（C） such a noble person（D）so a noble person11 When a fire _ at the National Exhibition in London, at least ten priceless paintings were completely destroyed.（A）broke off（B） broke out（C） broke down（D）broke up12 It is a _ ride from his home to the shopping center.
5、（A）ninety-miles（B） ninety-miles（C） ninety miles（D）ninety-mile13 Hardly _ when they ran toward it.（A）had the plane landed（B） did the plane land（C） the plane had landed（D）the plane landed14 We are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time we are _ our environment with dangerous c
6、hemicals.（A）protecting（B） saving（C） polluting（D）fighting15 _ that your son is well again, you no longer have anything to worry about.（A）When（B） After（C） Before（D）Now16 It was clever _ at the answer in two minutes.（A）of him to arrive（B） for him to arrive（C） for his arriving（D）of his arriving17 I dont
7、 believe him. He _ be serious.（A）neednt（B） cant（C） may not（D）mustnt18 Was the housemaster strict?Yes. He requested that we _ television on week nights.（A）not watch（B） must not to stay（C） not be watching（D）staying not19 A freely tailing body has an acceleration of 32 feet a second during each second
8、_ it falls.（A）that（B） why（C） which（D）as20 I noticed his eyes _, because they were very large.（A）in particular（B） with particular（C） in special（D）with special三、Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension questio
9、ns. 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 Banks are not ordinarily prepared to pay out all accounts ; they rely on depositors(储户 ) not to demand payment all at the same time. If depositors s
10、hould come to fear that a bank is not safe, that it cannot pay off all its depositors, then that fear might cause all the depositors to appear on the same day. If they did, the bank could not pay all accounts. However, if they did not all appear at once, then there would always be enough money to pa
11、y those who wanted their money when they wanted it. Mrs. Elsie Vaught has told us of a terrifying bank run that she experienced. One day in December of 1925 several banks failed to open in a city where Mrs. Vaught lived. The other banks expected a run the next day, and so the officers of the bank in
12、 which Mrs. Vaught worked as a teller had enough money on hand to pay off their depositors. The officers simply told the tellers to pay on demand. The next morning a crowd gathered in the bank and on the sidewalk outside. The length of the line made many think that the bank could not possibly pay of
13、f everyone, People began to push and then to fight for places near the tellers windows. The power of the panic atmosphere was such that two tellers, though they knew that the bank was quite all right and could pay all depositors, drew their own money from the bank. Mrs. Vaught says that she had diff
14、iculty keeping herself from doing the same.21 A bank run happens when _.（A）a bank is closed for one or more days（B） too many depositors try to draw out their money at one time（C） there is not enough money to pay all its depositors at one time（D）tellers of a bank take their own money from the bank22
15、The main cause of a bank run is _.（A）loss of confidence（B） lack of money（C） crowds of people（D）inexperienced tellers23 Which of the following did Mrs. Vaught say?（A）She know that the bank was not sound.（B） She feared that too many depositors drawing their money would close the bank.（C） She was not a
16、ble to draw out her money.（D）She was tempted to draw out her money.24 According to the passage, the actions of the depositors of Mrs. Vaughts bank were affected mainly by the _.（A）ease with which they could get their money（B） confidence that Mrs. Vaught showed（C） failure of several other banks to op
17、en（D）confidence shown by other depositors of the bank24 Copernicus was born in Torun, Poland, on February 19,1473. Little is known about his early life except that his father died when he was 10. An uncle adopted him, his two sisters, and his brother. The uncle saw to it that the two boys received a
18、 good education. Copernicus went to the University of Cracow. There he studied such subjects as Latin, mathematics, and astronomy. It was probably at that time that he changed his Polish name, Niklas Koppernigk, to the Latin form of Nicolaus Copernicus. In 1496 Copernicus went to Italy, where he spe
19、nt the next 10 years studying at various universities.In Copernicus time people still believed that al thingsthe sun, the stars, and the planets moved around the earth. It was an old belief that few men had ever questioned. Aristotle had based his theory of astronomy on this belief. Because the Chur
20、ch had long been the center of learning, the theory was also linked to religious beliefs.In 1506 Copernicus returned to his homeland. A few years later he began to work for the Church. All those years Copernicus carried on his work in astronomy. He had just the most basic equipment and ,like other s
21、cientists of his day, made observations with only his eyes. Still ,using mathematics and logic, Copernicus worked out a different theory, which held that the planets went around the sun.Copernicus did not announce his ideas. He did not want to make trouble. But he could not hide the scientific truth
22、. So he talked about his theory with his friends, who strongly advised him to have his work published. His great book, On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies, appeared at the very end of his life. Copernicus saw the first copy on the day he died, May 24,1543.25 From the passage we can see that as
23、tronomy is _.（A）the life experience of great men（B） the movement of the stars and the planets（C） the scientific study of natural objects in space（D）the theories developed by scientists of old times26 Copernicus developed his theory _.（A）using various telescopes（B） based on Aristotles beliefs（C） thro
24、ugh observations and reasoning（D）under the encouragement of his friends27 The writer of the passage wants us to know that _.（A）Copernicus did not tell about his discovery until the day of his death（B） for many years Copernicus dared to do nothing openly against the Church（C） pushed by his friends Co
25、pernicus decided to write a book in May 1543（D）shortly before he got back to Poland Copernicus started to work for the Church28 Copernicus had his great book published because _.（A）he didnt agree with Aristotle（B） he could not hide the scientific truth（C） he worked for the Church（D）his friends advis
26、ed him to do so28 In ancient times wealth was measured and exchanged in things that could be touched: food, tools, and precious metals and stones. Then the barter system was replaced by coins, which still had real value since they were pieces of rare metal. Coins were followed by fiat money, paper n
27、otes that have value only because everyone agrees to accept them.Today electronic monetary systems are gradually being introduced that will transform money into even less tangible forms, reducing it to a series of “bits and bytes“, or units of computerized information, going between machines at the
28、speed of light. Already, electronic fund transfer allows money to be instantly sent and received by different banks, companies, and countries through computers and telecommunications devices.29 According to the passage, which of the following was the earliest kind of exchange of wealth?（A）Bartered g
29、oods.（B） Fiat money.（C） Coin currency.（D）Intangible forms.30 The author mentions food, tools and precious metals and stones together because they are all _.（A）useful items（B） articles of value（C） diffieuh things to obtain（D）material objects31 Aeeording to the passage,coins once had real value as cur
30、rency beeause they _.（A）represented a great improvement over barter（B） permitted easy transportation of wealth（C） were made of precious metals（D）could become collectors items32 Which of the following statements about computerized monetary systems is NOT supported by the passage?（A）They promote inter
31、national trade.（B） They allow very rapid money transfers.（C） They are still limited to small transactions(交易 ).（D）They are dependent on good telecommunications systems.32 There has been, in history, a man who was swallowed by a whale and lived to tell the tale. The mans name is James Bartley. The re
32、cords to prove his unusual experience are in the British Admiralty.Bartley was making his first trip on the whaling ship Star of the East. Suddenly the lookout sighted a huge sperm whale. The whalers knew it was a huge whale by the size of the spray it blew into the air. They lowered their small boa
33、ts. James Bartley was in the first longboat. The men rowed until they were close to the whale. A harpoon was thrown and it found its mark. It sank into the whales flesh. The maddened beast crashed into the boat, snapping its tail at the men and the wreckage of their boats. When the survivors were pi
34、cked up, James Bartley was missing.Shortly before sunset, the whale was finally captured. The sailors tied the whales dead body to the side of the ship. Because of the hot weather it was important that they cut up the whale right away. Otherwise, the meat would begin to rot and the oil would begin t
35、o spoil. When they got to the stomach, they felt something moving about wildly. They thought it would be a big fish still alive inside. But when they opened the stomach they found James Bartley. After this trip, Bartley settled in England, and never returned to sea.33 This passage is mainly about _.
36、（A）how to hunt whales for their oil and meat（B） the hard and dangerous lives that whalers had to live（C） the duties of each man on a whaling ship（D）a man who was swallowed by a whale and lived34 The sailors knew that something was in the whales stomach because _.（A）they could feel it moving about wi
37、ldly（B） the whale seemed very heavy（C） the whale was swelling at one spot（D）the captain heard Bartley yelling for help35 James Bartley probably never went to sea again because _.（A）he wanted different kinds of adventures（B） of fright and shock（C） he was crippled by the whale（D）he often got seasick36
38、 The author, in telling James Bartleys story, informs us by _.（A）narrating the plain facts（B） referring to whaling in general（C） comparing whaling to other fishing（D）dramatically telling what happened36 This was no ordinary class. The students who came together were all science or engineering profes
39、sors at Cornell University. They had interrupted their research to accept an invitation to take part in an unusual experiment : “an interesting week of poetry. “This class was part of a study to answer the questions: Why is science difficult for many nonscience students? What can teachers learn abou
40、t teaching if they take a class that is not in their field?The students in the poetry class listened to lectures and took notes. They had reading tasks and had to write three short papers. All students noticed one thingthe importance of spoken words. In science and engineering classes, the instructo
41、rs put tables and drawings on the blackboard. But in this poetry class, the instructors just talked. They didnt write anything on the board.The scientists and engineers noticed one similarity between science and poetry. In both subjects, students need to find layers (层次)of meaning. Some layers are s
42、imple, clear, and on the surface; other layers are deeper and more difficult. This search for different levels of meaning doesnt happen much in undergraduate(本科) science classes, but it is important later, in graduate school. And it is always important in humanities(人文学科).Both the poetry instructors
43、 and their students learned something about teaching from this experience. One poetry instructor, for example, now sees the importance of using careful, clear definitions (定义) when he explains a poem. He also plans to be more informative as he teaches. Most of the scientists agreed on several points
44、. First ,humanities classes might help science students to see patterns and decide which information is important. Second, the poetry class was fun. One engineer decided, “We need to change the way we teach engineering to make it an enjoyable experience for students. “But perhaps the most important
45、result of the experience was this: All of the professors began to think about how they teach and how they can teach better.37 What do we know about this unusual class?（A）The teachers did lots of writing on the board.（B） The teachers were invited to attend several lectures.（C） The students were profe
46、ssors from a university.（D）The students were studying science and humanities.38 The experiment was designed to find out _.（A）how to teach the students in the science class（B） whether poetry is difficult for science students（C） what to be taught in the humanities class（D）why many humanities students
47、find science hard39 Finding levels of meaning is _.（A）important for graduate students in humanities（B） difficult for graduate students in humanities（C） common for undergraduate students in science（D）easy for undergraduate students in science40 What did the science professors learn after the experime
48、nt?（A）They should change the way they teach.（B） A poem could be explained in clear definitions.（C） A poetry class could be more informative.（D）Their teaching was an enjoyable experienc四、Part IV ClozeDirections: There are some blanks in the following passages. For each blank there are four choices ma
49、rked 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 One British school is finding that allowing children to listen to music or even to have the TV on while studying is helping improve grades.【21】your teenager starts a family quarrel by sitting in an armchair listening to music while doing his homework, why not【22】
