1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 261 及答案与解析一、Phonetics（A）waste（B） paste（C） voyage（D）snake（A）wind（B） kind（C） find（D）mind（A）says（B） plays（C） stays（D）days（A）brought（B） thought（C） fought（D）doubt（A）calm（B） hall（C） talk（D）ball二、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following sentences is provided with four ch
2、oices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.6 He hardly has anything nowadays _ ?No, I dont think so!（A）has he（B） doesnt he（C） does he（D）hasnt he7 Twenty miles _ a long way to cover.（A）have been（B） is（C） are（D）were8 It was difficult for him to b
3、uy good shoes because he had such a big _ of feet.（A）pair（B） size（C） couple（D）number9 _ determines a good meal varies from country to country.（A）What（B） That（C） It（D）Which10 To get the job started, _ I need is your permission.（A）only what（B） all what（C） all that（D）only that11 The ancient Egyptians c
4、ompared the rising of the sun _ the beginning of life.（A）with（B） to（C） for（D）as12 When there are small children around, it is necessary to put bottles of pills out of _.（A）hold（B） reach（C） place（D）hand13 They are not aware of the reasons _ people are unwilling to discuss insurance.（A）when（B） where（C
5、） why（D）how14 I think you should phone Jenny and say sorry to her. _. It was her fault.（A）No way（B） Not possible（C） No chance（D）Not at all15 You must take _ for granted that I will help you.（A）it（B） that（C） this（D）its16 Had he worked harder, he _ the exams.（A）must have got through（B） would have got
6、through（C） would get through（D）could get through17 I feel my health _.（A）improve（B） to be improving（C） to he improved（D）to have improved18 The film I saw yesterday is the best one _ Ive ever seen.（A）which（B） that（C） what（D）of which19 I dont know how to play bridge(桥牌) and _.（A）my wife doesnt neither
7、（B） my wife does either（C） neither does my wife（D）neither my wife does20 Did you tell him where she _? Yes. And I also told him she _ until the next month.（A）had gone; wouldnt come back（B） has gone; wont come back（C） had been; wouldnt come back（D）went; didnt come hack三、Part III Reading Comprehension
8、Directions: 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 Knowledge is power. But there is anot
9、her thing we must remember. An intelligent mind needs a strong body to make it most useful.There are a great many good exercises for building up our bodies. Many of them may be done indoors in rainy weather. Indoor exercises, however, are never as helpful as those taken out of doors because in the o
10、pen air there is more oxygen. The air in the house is not fresh. But out of doors it is very fresh, especially in the morning.But what shall we play? There are a number of games such as football, basketball, races. Any game with plenty of exercises is good.Do not neglect(忽略) your health. It is of as
11、 much importance as your mind. Our country now needs people with creative minds, good judgement, and healthy bodies.21 One who has an intelligent mind is _.（A）very strong（B） healthy（C） very clever（D）stupid22 “An intelligent mind needs a strong body to make it useful. “ means _.（A）if you want to make
12、 your strong body Useful, you must have an intelligent mind（B） in order to make your intelligent mind useful you must have a strong body（C） to make your strong mind most useful you need a strong body（D）if you have a strong body you will have a strong mind23 The air in the house does not remain fresh
13、 very long. Its because _.（A）the fresh air cant come into the house（B） there is only a little fresh air coming in and a little waste going out（C） the air in the house cant remain fresh（D）the house gives off wastes24 Our country now _ with creative minds, good judgement and healthy bodies.（A）only nee
14、ds men（B） does not need women but men（C） needs men and women（D）only needs scientists24 Every country has its heroes. They may be soldiers or sports people, doctors or film stars. We admire them for their courage, their strength, their devotion to duty or their talent. Their example inspires us to li
15、ve better, to work harder.Terry Fox was a young student who loved life and who loved sports. When he was just 18 years old a terrible tragedy occurred : his right leg had to be cut off because of cancer. Such an experience would have destroyed a weaker personbut Terry Fox was a fighter. He refused t
16、o give up. Instead, while he was recovering from the operation, an idea slowly formed in his mind. He decided he would run across Canadain order to raise money for cancer research.Slowly and carefully, he began to train. Every step was extremely painful, but he insisted, increasing the distance cove
17、red day by day. Sixteen months later, in the spring of 1980, he was ready for the long journey across Canadahis Marathon of Hope. it was a time of inspiration and heartbreaking emotion. Through television, every home saw his distinctive style of runninga kind of half-hop and half-run. Thousands of p
18、eople lined the route to encourage him and to wish him well. They also gave money to fight cancer. Then, on September 1st, 1980, after 143 days and more than 5000 kilometers completed, everything came tragically to an end. Terry had to stop. He lived on for another nine months and died on June 28th,
19、1981. He was almost 23.25 Terry Fox was a _.（A）student（B） movie star（C） soldier（D）sportsman26 What idea was gradually formed in Terrys mind during his recovering stage?（A）Earning money.（B） Cutting off the other leg.（C） Running across the country.（D）Exercising har27 Terry Fox ran his journey _.（A）wit
20、h thousands of people supporting him（B） without raising any money（C） with few people watching him on TV（D）with his teachers and classmates following him28 The authors attitude to Terry Fox is _.（A）sympathetic（B） jealous（C） indifferent（D）admiring28 Luckily, the back tires of their car stayed on the r
21、oad. Otherwise, the young couple would have driven right into a pit twenty feet wide and thirty feet deep!The man and woman were coming home from a party. They were enjoying the landscape around Swansea, Wales. Suddenly, they found the front of their ear leaning into a huge hole. The car barely hung
22、 onto the edge of the pit. It swayed back and forth like the arm of a balance.In their precarious position, the couple knew that each movement they made could be a matter of life and death. Slowly, slowly, they edged toward the backseat. Then each opened a back door. And on the count of three, they
23、jumped out together. The accident was so scary that they ran a long way before they calmed down. But later they returned to see what had happened. They found that a big chunk of the road had sunk into the ground ! And at the bottom of the pit lay their carroof down and wheels up.Was this mystery of
24、the sunken road ever. solved? It turned out that an abandoned mine shaft lay under the road. It had collapsed and taken the pavement with it. Layers of tunnels intersect beneath the city of Swansea. The tunnels were built so many years ago that no one knows where they end or begin. The tunnels are s
25、haky, like those that ants build in the sand. No one knows when the entire city might collapse.29 This passage is primarily about _.（A）driving carefully（B） the city of Swansea, Wales（C） a road that caved in（D）tunnels that ants build30 It is probably true that _.（A）the other roads in Swansea are pret
26、ty safe（B） other sections of Swansea will cave in sometime（C） everyone should move out of Swansea（D）Swansea is a very interesting city31 The writer creates interest in the first sentence by using _.（A）a funny story（B） romantic imagery（C） a vivid description（D）a precise argument32 The underlined word
27、 “precarious“ in the third paragraph means _.（A）unexpected（B） dangerous（C） unusual（D）ridiculous32 Researchers have found that REM (rapid eye movement)sleep is important to human beings. This type of sleep generally occurs four or five times during one night of sleep lasting five minutes to forty min
28、utes for each occurrence. The deeper a persons sleep becomes, the longer the periods of rapid eye movement.There are physical changes in the body to show that a person has changed from NREM (non-rapid eye movement)to REM sleep. Breathing becomes faster, the heart rate increases, and, as the name imp
29、lies, the eyes begin to move quickly.Accompanying these physical changes in the body there is a very important characteristic of REM sleep. It is during REM sleep that a person dreams.33 According to the passage, how often does REM sleep occur in one night?（A）Once（B） Twice（C） Four or five times（D）Fo
30、rty times34 The word “deeper“ in paragraph I is closest in meaning to “ _ “.（A）heavier（B） louder（C） stronger（D）happier35 Which of the following shows that a person is NOT dreaming in his sleep?（A）His eyes begin to move.（B） His breathing becomes faster.（C） His heart rate increases.（D）His eyes stop mo
31、vin36 Which of the following is the best title of the article?（A）REM Sleep（B） Two Types of Sleep（C） Sleepers（D）What Happens to Sleepers36 People are used to speaking their native language, so immigrants are having many problems between the first generation and the second generation because they dont
32、 have the same native language. Also, the second generation is losing their identity. Especially in America, there are many immigrants that came from different countries to succeed in the States. Because they suffer in lots of areas such as getting a job and trying to speak English, they want their
33、children to speak English, not only at school, but also at home in order to be more successful. Because of this situation, their children are losing their ethnic identity.For example, my aunt, who has been living in Chicago for twenty-five years, has three children and they were all born in the Stat
34、es. The eighteen-year old daughter speaks English as a native language and she speaks Korean very well too. She has no problems talking with her parents, but she still doesnt understand Korean jokes, and there are sometimes misunderstandings. The second daughter is fourteen years old, and she doesnt
35、 want to speak Korean. My aunt often gets upset with her because she is very Americanized and they cannot understand each other. Even when my aunt punishes her, this daughter does not understand what my aunt is talking about. The third child is a twelve year-old son. He speaks English to his parents
36、 and my aunt speaks Korean to him as she does to the second daughter. He also has a problem communicating with his parents. My aunt is trying to teach him to speak both languages, but it is very hard for him because he speaks English all day and does not understand why he should learn to speak Korea
37、n.We must realize that language is important and valuable for many reasons. Immigrants should make an effort to make their children understand their heritage by teaching them the parents language. This is very important, not only for the harmony of the family, but also in helping the second generati
38、on establish their identity.37 What do you think this article is about?（A）Learning a second language.（B） Immigrants who become sick in the US.（C） Schools attended by immigrants to the US.（D）Language and its effect on the identity of immigrants.38 To whom does the mother speak Korean?（A）Her oldest da
39、ughter only.（B） Her two daughters only.（C） all of her children.（D）Only to her son.39 Why did the authors aunt try to teach her children to speak Korean?（A）To help her improve her Korean language skills.（B） To help them establish a Korean identity.（C） To hep them succeed in the US.（D）To help them fin
40、d a good jo40 Based on the passage, the phrase “your identity“ means _.（A）your home（B） your dignity（C） who you are（D）where you are from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 tha
41、t best fits into the passages. Then, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.40 What is intelligence(智力) anyway? When l was in the army I【21】an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against【22】of 100, scored 160.I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, coul
42、d not【23】have scored more than 80.【24】, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to himand he always【25】it.Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man designed questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them Id prove myself a【26】. In a world where I have to work with my hands, Id do poo
43、rly.Consider my auto-repair man【27】. He had a habit of telling jokes. One time he said, “Doc, a deaf-and-dumb(聋哑) man【28】some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made【29】movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He【30】his head and pointe
44、d to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk brought him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the【31】man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors(剪刀).【32】do you suppose he asked for them?“ I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. H
45、e burst out laughing and said, “Why, you fool, he used his voice and asked for them. Ive been【33】that on all my customers today, but I knew【34】Id catch you. “ “Why is that?“ I asked. “Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldnt be very【35】. “And I have an uneasy feeling he had som
46、ething there.（A）failed（B） wrote（C） received（D）chose（A）an average（B） a total（C） an exam（D）a number（A）always（B） possibly（C） certainly（D）frequently（A）Then（B） Thus（C） Therefore（D）Yet（A）fixed（B） checked（C） drove（D）changed（A）teacher（B） doctor（C） winner（D）fool（A）again（B） as usual（C） too（D）as well（A）bought（
47、B） tested（C） found（D）needed（A）cutting（B） hammering（C） waving（D）circling（A）nodded（B） raised（C） shook（D）turned（A）clever（B） other（C） right（D）next（A）What（B） How（C） Who（D）Which（A）trying（B） proving（C） practicing（D）examining（A）for sure（B） at once（C） in fact（D）right now（A）clear（B） silly（C） slow（D）smart五、Par
48、t VII Writing56 For this part, you are supposed to write a composition of about 100 120 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.S 城的交通拥挤现象日趋严重，事故时有发生，特别是在早晚上、下班高峰期。市政府决定采取措改善交通现状，向广大市民征集建议。请根据下面的要点向市政府提出建议：(1)修缮公路，改善路面善；(2)修筑立交桥，缓解交通阻塞现象；(3)控制小轿车的产量。要求：短文需要涉及上述所有内容，可以适当增
49、加内容，阐述自己的其他想法。六、Daily Conversation56 A. Hold the lineB. flight numberC. ask a questionD. To New YorkE. May I have you nameF. reconfirm my seatG. please check inH. On May 11thReservations clerk: North wind Airlines. Can I help you?Daniel Adams: Hello. Id like to【56】, please.Reservations clerk: May I have your name and【57】, please?Daniel Adams: My name is Daniel Adams and my flight number is 3
