1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 263 及答案与解析一、Phonetics（A）character（B） China（C） child（D）choice（A）education（B） profession（C） precious（D）suggestion（A）exhibition（B） honor（C） horror（D）honest（A）measure（B） assure（C） literature（D）yogurt（A）new（B） few（C） sew（D）due二、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following
2、sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.6 It is five years since I was_with them, so I dont know how they are getting along.（A）out of control（B） out of the question（C） out of touch（D）out of sight7 Hello, is
3、that Mrs. Black speaking? Yes, whos that? _Mary.（A）Im（B） Thats（C） Shes（D）This is8 You_yesterday if you were really serious about the job.（A）ought to come（B） ought have come（C） ought come（D）ought to have come9 No sooner had she got home_she tried on her new coat.（A）that（B） than（C） before（D）when10 Our
4、 teacher never_us leave class early.（A）lets（B） allows（C） make（D）tells11 Peter stays at home without a job, but he gets good_.（A）pay（B） salary（C） wage（D）income12 _illness, he went to the seaside for vacation.（A）Due to（B） According to（C） Owing to（D）For the sake of13 _I cannot keep up with my classmate
5、s.（A）How I try hard（B） Whatever hard I try（C） No matter how I try hard（D）No matter how hard I try14 Only if you work hard every day_pass the exam.（A）you can（B） may you（C） you must（D）must you15 Our English teacher is_.（A）James and Marys father（B） Jamess and Marys father（C） James and Marys father（D）Ja
6、mesand Marys father16 _the temperature,_water turns into steam.（A）The high; the fast（B） Higher; faster（C） The more higher; the faster（D）The higher; the faster17 It is requested that all the students_present at the meeting tomorrow.（A）were（B） are（C） will be（D）be18 Fond of singing as she is, she is_a
7、good singer by profession.（A）everything but（B） something but（C） nothing but（D）anything but19 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 arriving20 The medicine had no_on him.（A）affection（B） effect（C） affect（D）effective三、Part III R
8、eading 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 are many st
9、ereotypes 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 sandwich sh
10、op 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 eat. A Texa
11、n 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 outgoing
12、. 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 the passa
13、ge 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 true22 Which of the following is true according to the p
14、assage?（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）the weather（B
15、） the history（C） geography（D）the names24 New Englanders are often thought of as being_.（A）hospital and warm（B） outgoing（C） friendly and helpful（D）all of the above24 The worlds oceans have warmed 50 percent faster over the last 40 years than previously thought due to climate change, Australian and US
16、 climate researchers reported Wednesday. Higher ocean temperatures expand the volume of water, contributing to a rise in sea levels that is covering small island nations and threatening to destroy the low-lying, densely-populated low regions around the globe.The study, published in the British journ
17、al Nature, adds to a growing scientific chorus of warnings about the pace and consequences rising oceans. It also serves as a corrective to a massive report issued last year by the Nobel-winning UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), according to the authors.Rising sea levels are drive
18、n by two things: the thermal expansion of sea water, and additional water from melting sources of ice. Both processes are caused by global warming. The ice sheet that sits atop Greenland, for example, contains enough water to raise world ocean levels by seven meters, which would bury sea-level citie
19、s from Dhaka to Shanghai.Trying to figure out how much each of these factors contributes to rising sea levels is critically important to understanding climate change, and forecasting future temperature rises, scientists say. But up to now, there has been a puzzling gap between the projections of com
20、puter-based climate models, and the observations of scientists gathering data from the oceans.The new study, led by Catia Domingues of the Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, is the first to reunite the models with observed data. Using new techniques to assess ocean temperatures to a
21、 depth of 700 meters from 1961 to 2003, it shows that thermal warming contributed to a 0.53 millimeter-per-year rise in sea levels rather than the 0.32 mm rise reported by the IPCC.25 What happens when the oceans temperature rises?（A）It causes sea levels to rise.（B） It causes sea levels to decrease.
22、（C） It causes sea levels to remain unchanged.（D）It causes sea flood all over the globe.26 The rise in water levels is especially dangerous for small island nations and_.（A）low-lying urban areas（B） all coastal cities（C） people who live on the beach（D）Shanghai27 Ultimately, the new study should help s
23、cientists to_.（A）lower water levels（B） change their opinions（C） better predict climate change（D）bury sea-level cities like Dhaka and Shanghai28 What was the main finding of the study?（A）The warming of the worlds oceans is not a threat.（B） That not enough is being done about global warming.（C） There
24、is a puzzling gap between the model and observations.（D）Ocean waters have warmed faster than scientists had previously thought.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 no
25、ted scientist, Ellsworth Huntington (1876-1947), concluded from other mens work and his own among peoples 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. Thi
26、s does not mean that all people are less intelligent in the summer than they are during the rest of 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 t
27、hat in the spring mans mental abilities are affected by the same factors that bring about great changes 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 temperatur
28、e have_.（A）a great effect on everyones intelligence（B） same effect on most persons intelligence（C） some effect on a few persons intelligence（D）no effect on most persons intelligence30 It seems that the cold winter_.（A）increases the ability to think（B） is the best time for thinking（C） is better for t
29、hinking than is very warm weather（D）decreases the ability to think31 One possible reason why spring 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 C32 According to th
30、e passage, any vacations from thinking should be taken_.（A）several times throughout the year（B） during spring and fall（C） during the summer（D）as seldom as possible32 Children for whom school has no pointMany children do not go to school either because their parents want them at home as carers for si
31、blings, or simply because their parents cannot be bothered to send them. Thousands more are not registered at any school at all, because of their families unstable lives.Underlying this dreadful situation there are two central truths. First of all, the problem of children not going to school often h
32、as more to do with their parents than with the children themselves. Secondly, once children go to school, we need to make sure that the experience is a positive one so that they want to keep on going.In Britain, the Ministry of Education has introduced a complex package of sticks and carrots to pers
33、uade schools to bring truants and excluded children back into the classroom. It is paying grants so that a thousand schools can set up special units to help these children. Schools receive the grant if they bring a target number of children back to school; if they do not meet the target, the grant i
34、s withdrawn.Parents are the subject of this campaign, too: the Home Office has introduced fines for parents who fail to send their children to school, and has given the police power to pick up truants on the streets.truant = a child who does not go to school when he or she should.33 According to the
35、 text, there are thousands of children who_.（A）run away from school（B） live in stable families（C） are not registered at any school（D）stay at home doing the housework34 Part of the problem is_.（A）that people feel very emotional（B） that parents worry their children at school（C） that these children thi
36、nk education is a waste of time（D）that there are not enough police to pick up truants on the streets35 The Ministry of Education will take away a schools grant if_.（A）they do not reach their objectives（B） they do not contact parents（C） children escape from school（D）they meet their targets36 The Home
37、 Office_.（A）has given powers to the police to pick up parents（B） will give money to parents to send children to school（C） will go to the family and persuade parents and their children（D）will punish parents who fail to send their children to school36 The year 2000 will bring big changes in communicat
38、ion. 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 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.
39、 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 years, 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
40、 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 has been an incredible boon to communication. People are writing today where they would have been telephoning yesterday. So people are engaging with words mor
41、e than they have for the last couple generations.“If people use email and the Internet more, it could make people better readers and writers. Some people think the most important part of communication is to make people understand each other better. Will technology make that easier?The translator als
42、o comes in handy in medical emergencies. Tam Dinh says, “Where people are injured its always important to get as much information as quickly 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
43、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 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 rec
44、eived 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 Internet. 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 burn out.It
45、s 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 will 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 area
46、s.（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 wireless 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 p
47、erson 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 email.（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 a
48、ction.（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 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 ClozeDirection
49、s: 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 Sheet.40 Apples are a type of widely-cultivated fruit that grows on【21】. Apple trees grow in cold and temperate areas【22】the world. There are thousands of different varieties of apples,【23】Jon
