1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 268 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 sentences
2、is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.6 Excuse me, are you waiting for the bus? Yes, I am. But the bus is so late._, how can I get to No.l Middle School?（A）In the way（B） On the way（C） Out of the way（D）By the way7 We
3、 are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time we are_our environment with dangerous chemicals.（A）protecting（B） saving（C） polluting（D）fighting8 It is those people who_most angry at what is going on at university campuses.（A）is（B） was（C） were（D）are9 I will go back to my hometown
4、 as soon as I_my examinations.（A）will finish（B） finish（C） has finished（D）would finish10 In spring and summer, the most popular_is tennis.（A）work（B） activity（C） games（D）sport11 _way is more efficient is still a question.（A）What（B） Which（C） That（D）Whether12 Many a school in the United States_to train
5、men in theology.（A）was set up（B） were set up（C） has set up（D）have set up13 We dont know what the surface ofVenus might_.（A）look as（B） look like（C） look over（D）look about14 This town is famous_its historical homes.（A）for（B） about（C） with（D）by15 Our boss told me my plan was still_discussion.（A）in（B） u
6、nder（C） of（D）with16 His handwriting is_yours.（A）more better（B） as well as（C） much better than（D）as better as17 It was recommended that they_for the doctor.（A）has waited（B） waited（C） should wait（D）should have waited18 Dont forget to post the letter for me,_?（A）do you（B） will you（C） are you（D）can you1
7、9 It is a_ride from his home to the shopping center.（A）ninety-miles（B） ninety-miles（C） ninety miles（D）ninety-mile20 Hardly_when they ran toward it.（A）had the plane landed（B） did the plane land（C） the plane had landed（D）the plane landed三、Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there ar
8、e 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 Families separated by the Florida Straits were overjoyed Tuesday and M
9、iami-based charter companies rushed to add seats and flights to their Havana routes after the Obama administration decided to let more Americans visit Cuba as often as they want, and spend as much as they like.The policy changes are sure to put more money into Cubas dying economy, and many would-be
10、travelers are already call for still more barriers to fall. Even Fidel Castro (菲德尔-卡斯特罗 ) , who had belittled the changes Monday, yielded Tuesday that they were “positive, although minimal“.The United States still doesnt let most Americans without ties to Cuba visit the island or send in money. But
11、the change, announced Monday by the Obama administration, was among the most significant openings in the half-century of hostilities between the two countries.During the Bush administration, Americans with immediate family members on the island could visit once every three years and send up to $100
12、a month to their families.Now, there are no limits to travel or expense, and the definition of family is expanded to include relatives as distant as second cousins, as well as anyone else who lives as “family“ in the home of the authorized traveler.21 According to the article, what will this change
13、in policy do for Cuba?（A）It will boost the Cuban economy.（B） It will help defeat Fidel Castro.（C） It will make more Cubans come to the United States.（D）It will decrease the number of Cubans coming to the United States.22 Under the new regulations, how often are Cuban-Americans allowed to visit their
14、 relatives in Cuba?（A）As often as they like.（B） Once every three years.（C） Once a year.（D）Twice a year.23 How long have Cuba and the United States maintained a “hostile“ relationship?（A）About 20 years.（B） About 30 years.（C） About 40 years.（D）About 50 years.24 Under George W. Bush, how much money cou
15、ld Cuban-Americans send to their family members?（A）As much as they wanted to.（B） Up to $100 a month.（C） Up to $100 a year.（D）Up to $ 100 every three years.24 Of all Barry H. Landaus anecdotes about his friendships with presidential dogs, perhaps the best is the one about the time the Clinton White H
16、ouse called to postpone his play-date with Buddy.Yes, Landau is both human and an adult, a 60-year-old author, presidential historian, former White House protocol officer and memorabilia collector. But so enamored is he of dogs, and so well connected to a succession of presidents, that he had an app
17、ointment for a South Lawn romp one day with Buddy, Bill Clintons Labrador retriever (拉布拉多犬) .Logistics got in the way, though, and hence Clinton secretary Betty Curries apologetic voice mail left at the Smithsonian Institution, where Landau was doing research: “Im sorry, but well have to reschedule
18、Mr. Landaus play-date with Buddy.“Not surprisingly, this is a happy week for Landau, with the new Obama family dog, Bo, joining a White House tradition that dates to George Washington. Its one that Landau feels is invaluable to a presidency.“Having a dog just humanizes a president,“ he says. “It com
19、pletes the picture. Its something people can relate to.“And Landau has related to the best of them. Hes known about 25 White House dogs since the Eisenhower administration. Among the presidential-pooch memorabilia in his Manhattan apartment are matching orange inaugural dog coats worn by LBJs twin b
20、eagles (小猎犬) , Him and Her, and a photo of Landau kissing Clipper, JFKs German shepherd.25 Whos “Buddy“?（A）Barry Landaus friend（B） Betty Curries cousin（C） Bill Clintons dog（D）George Washingtons play-date.26 Who was the first president to have a dog in the White House?（A）Bill Clinton（B） John F. Kenne
21、dy（C） Dwight Eisenhower（D）George Washington27 Where does Landau live?（A）Washington, DC（B） Manhattan, New York City（C） Baltimore, Maryland（D）White House28 According to Landau, why is it important for a president to have a dog?（A）It increases his chances of being reelected.（B） It humanizes the preside
22、nt, making him easier to relate to.（C） It shows that the president can care for an animal.（D）It is the tradition of White House as a president.28 The traffic lights were red when the driver reached them. To the surprise of his passenger, the car did not slow down. Unexpectedly the passenger was thro
23、wn forward in the vehicle as the driver put on his brakes at the last moment. The car stopped just in time.“Sorry, I didnt notice the light. I thought it was green until I saw that it was the top light which was shining.“This strange story is quite true. About ten men in every hundred are color blin
24、d in some way; women are luckieronly about one in two hundred suffers from color blindness.In some cases, a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all the same as green.People often like one color more than others. Blue is the color of the sky and sea. Gree
25、n makes us think of fields and trees. Red is the color of blood and makes some people think of danger. Black is the color of night. In the dark we cannot see what is around us so we are sometimes afraid of the unknown and do not like black as a color.29 Among the traffic lights, red light is placed_
26、.（A）at the bottom（B） in the middle（C） at the top（D）below the green light30 According to the passage, we can guess it is safer to take a car driven by a woman because_.（A）she drives the car more carefully（B） she sees the road more clearly（C） she can put on the brakes more quickly（D）she has less chanc
27、e of being color blind31 One is considered as a color blind man if_.（A）he can see the difference between red and deep red（B） he can see the difference between blue and green（C） he cant tell the difference between orange and green（D）he thinks green is the same as blue32 According to the passage, whic
28、h of the following statements is true?（A）Black stands for unhappiness.（B） Black makes people think of night.（C） Black makes people think of sorrow.（D）Black is the color of the mourning.32 On television all over the world there are programmes about the work of the police. They are popular because the
29、y are usually very exciting. In London there is a television programme called “Police Five “ because it is on for five minutes once a week. A television reporter, Shaw Taylor, talks about crimes in the London area. He asks for public help. The police station needs the help of ordinary people because
30、 sometimes you or I have information that can be useful to the police.Shaw Taylor shows pictures of paintings, jewellery (珠宝) and other things which thieves stole during the week. Sometimes he shows the car that the thieves escaped in. When people see men or things on the television programme which
31、they may remember, they can tell the police where they saw them. With their help the police may catch more criminals.Sometimes the police find a car or some money. Shaw Taylor shows them on television. The owners sometimes see them. Then they can telephone the police and say, “Thank you very much th
32、ats mine!“33 The television programme is called “Police Five“, because it is about the work of the police and_.（A）it is on for five times every seven days（B） it lasts five minutes a week（C） it begins at five in the afternoon（D）it is a programme about five policemen34 From the passage we know Shaw Ta
33、ylor is_.（A）a popular TV reporter（B） a TV reporter few people know（C） a TV reporter ordinary people dont like（D）an unknown TV reporter35 The police station asks for public help because_.（A）ordinary people like the television programme（B） ordinary people are interested in pictures of paintings, jewel
34、lery, etc.（C） the policemen can not catch the thieves themselves（D）ordinary people may help the policemen get useful information about the criminals36 When people see things stolen on the programme which they may remember,_.（A）they try to get the things back（B） they know their things have been stole
35、n（C） they know their things are at the police station（D）they tell the police the whereabouts of the shown things36 There Pictures from outer space now show us how much land has changed on earth. These images are taken by Landsat 7, a government satellite. The satellites have been used for 27 years.
36、They reveal the clear-cutting of forests in the northwestern part of the United States. Pictures show the loss of rain forests in South America.NASAs Darrel Williams speaks about the Landsat 7 Project. He said that an eruption caused trees to burn up in a large forest. Fifteen years later, pinkish i
37、mages from space show that the trees and plant life are growing again. Williams says that clear-cut areas easily show up in the pictures. He wants Americans to look at how much land is being cleared of forests in our country.Satellites have provided other information about changes on earth. In the p
38、ast ten years, more than four miles have shrunk from glaciers in Alaska. Landsat 7 received these computer images of Glacier Bay in Alaska.Hurricanes Floyd and Irene have damaged the coastline in North Carolina. Runoff from farms and silt have gone into the ocean according to satellite images. Loss
39、of trees and forests have caused hotter summers in southern cities such as Atlanta, Georgia.The Landsat 7 images are like pictures in a photo album. Instead of pictures of the family, the album shows changes around the globe in the past 25 years.A new satellite, Terra, is going to be launched by NAS
40、A soon. It will be more advanced than Landsat 7 and will take important global pictures. Ocean temperatures and energy loss will be provided by Terra daily.37 NASA can tell that vegetation is growing back because of_.（A）a bright, white light that is reflected（B） little tiny trees that are growing（C）
41、 vegetable gardens that are planted（D）a light, pinkish view from space38 Landsat 7 knows that Alaskan glaciers have shrunk because_.（A）sightseers have noted the changes（B） computer-animated views have shown the shrinkage（C） one of the glaciers was hit by a ship（D）the temperatures are much colder39 S
42、ilt and heavy run-off from farms in North Carolina were caused by_.（A）Hurricanes Irene and Floyd（B） Hurricanes Floyd and Carla（C） an eruption from a volcano（D）deforestation of trees40 Terra will be a better satellite because_.（A）no other country can make one like it（B） it is much cheaper to operate（
43、C） it is more sophisticated than Landsat 7（D）Terra will show energy gains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 le
44、tter on the Answer Sheet.40 Airport baggage screeners in the USA, displaying seized chain saws, machetes and knives,【21】travelers to check their luggage for offensive objects before boarding a【22】.Officials of the Transport Security Administration (TSA)【23】that since February 2002 more than 7.5 mill
45、ion【24】items had been seized. They included 50,000 box cutters a【25】said to be used by the Sept. 11,2001 hijackers and 1,437 firearms as【26 】as 2.3 million knives.The TSA officials told a news conference most people with【27】items in their bags intended no malice but advised【28】to consult the website
46、 www.tsatraveltips.usa for advice on what to leave behind when【29】a trip.Since the Sept. 11 attacks screeners have confiscated seemingly【30】items like nail clippers and cigarette lighters【31】passengers.But some carry more obviously【32】items. Chain saws, a weed cutting machine, hand saws and machetes
47、, steak knives, bottles of camping stove fuel and perfume bottles shaped like hand grenades were among items【33】as a sample of objects seized at New Yorks John F. Kennedy International Airport.While some carry-on items may have been【34】 a hockey stick or a childs plastic sword other【35】by TSA have y
48、ielded razor blades in tennis shoes and a bayonet hidden in a hollowed-out artificial leg.（A）persuaded（B） helped（C） stopped（D）warned（A）flight（B） bus（C） train（D）car（A）argued（B） screamed（C） said（D）cried（A）prohibited（B） expensive（C） valuable（D）allowed（A）tools（B） weapon（C） conditions（D）facts（A）good（B） b
49、ad（C） better（D）well（A）so（B） such（C） many（D）a few（A）people（B） passengers（C） officials（D）travelers（A）had（B） enjoying（C） making（D）lasting（A）harmless（B） dangerous（C） forbidden（D）prohibited（A）with（B） by（C） in（D）from（A）harmless（B） dangerous（C） useless（D）meaningless（A）pictured（B） displayed（C） published（D）disagreed（A）harmful（B） painful（C） innocent（D）used（A）items（B） goods（C） objects（D）discoveries五、Part VII Writing56 For this par
