1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 27 及答案与解析一、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.1 My book is _ finished; I have only a few changes to make in the writing.（A）vi
2、rtually（B） violently（C） vertically（D）visually2 The amount of water used in the manufacturing process is enormous, but the amount wasted is _.（A）the greatest（B） more greater（C） greatest（D）even greater3 The _ was conducted to find out how many people prefer butter.（A）examination（B） inspection（C） surve
3、y（D）analysis4 Many university courses are not really _ to the needs of students or their future employers.（A）associated（B） adopted（C） geared（D）qualified5 _ Davids expression, wed say he is not in a good mood today.（A）To judge by（B） Judged by（C） To be judged by（D）Judging by6 It is not considered _ to
4、 litter in public.（A）respectful（B） respective（C） respected（D）respectable7 He was _ of his political rights because of the bribery.（A）deprived（B） acquired（C） acquainted（D）accused8 His description of the ghost was so _ . that his little daughter screamed when he came to the part of killing.（A）moderate
5、（B） vivid（C） active（D）passive9 I thought his speech would be interesting, but it turned out that the more he talked, _.（A）the more bored became I（B） the more I became bored（C） the more bored I became（D）I became the more bored10 You have to take the _ examination before an interview can be considered
6、.（A）precious（B） preliminary（C） prior（D）potential11 Every student of English needs a good dictionary, but I cant afford _.（A）it（B） this（C） that（D）one12 He _ to your home, for he doesnt know your address.（A）cant have been（B） mustnt have been（C） shouldnt have been（D）neednt have been13 The classroom is
7、provided with some visual aids _ English.（A）to teach（B） for teaching（C） to teaching（D）of teaching14 If you want to improve the taste, try _ some sugar.（A）to add（B） to adding（C） add（D）adding15 He makes a note of the assignment lest he _ it.（A）forgets（B） will forget（C） forget（D）forgot16 Do you think t
8、he prices of TV sets will _ this year for Chinas WTO entry?（A）come down（B） come by（C） come across（D）come off17 You couldnt believe him, for he had only a (an) _ understanding of his task.（A）perfect（B） imperfect（C） inperfect（D）unperfect18 _, the speaker interrupted his lecture.（A）His voice was drowne
9、d by the noise（B） His voice being drowned by the noise（C） Drowned by the noise（D）His voice drowned by the noise19 He seemed to be looking for words at his desk _ to convey his meaning as precisely as I had done.（A）that（B） where（C） with which（D）from which20 The white people _ the overwhelming majorit
10、y of the government in U.S.（A）comprise（B） are comprised of（C） consist of（D）are consisted of21 Before taking such a test, one had better _ his or her vocabulary.（A）outline（B） translate（C） revise（D）brush up22 They worked _ the cost of the holiday and decided if they could afford it.（A）at（B） out（C） off
11、（D）for23 My mother will not allow me to go, _.（A）my father will either（B） either my father will（C） neither will my father（D）nor my father will24 Even when she didnt know what she _ about, she spoke more authoritatively than most people did.（A）talked（B） had been talking（C） had talked（D）would talk25 M
12、ary does not read newspapers; she reads Shakespeare, _.（A）therefore（B） eventually（C） however（D）although26 Your offer is very attractive but I need to _ before I let you know my decision.（A）think better of it（B） think it over（C） make up my mind（D）come out27 The two bottles stand _ on the table.（A）sid
13、e by side（B） back to back（C） shoulder to shoulder（D）arm in arm28 The festive Christmas dinner was a merry one, and _ joined in the general jollity.（A）all olds and youngs（B） each old and young（C） no matter old and young（D）old and young alike29 She talked about buying a house in the country, but nothi
14、ng ever _.（A）came to it（B） came with it（C） came of it（D）came at it30 Everything Ive described went wrong. _, the whole affair was a disaster.（A）In kind（B） In all（C） In short（D）In general二、Part II VocabularyDirections: Complete each of the following sentences with the proper word derived from the one
15、 given in the bracket.31 The patient has to take several pills each day to _ (act) high blood pressure. 32 The judge would give _ (consideration) to his decision when new evidence came to light. 33 I had the greatest difficulty _ (imagine) in trying to persuade my employer to give up his costly plan
16、. 34 There were two letters from Michael, warm, _ (humonr), and full of information. 35 Because of her _ (refuse) to provide the information, I had to abandon the project. 36 I am very doubtful whether the proposed scheme would be _ (advantage) to us. 三、Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In t
17、his 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.37 The cost of helping someone with AIDS drugs is high.
18、Pills cost a lot of money. In Africa it may cost more than one person makes in one year. Some American hospitals throw away a lot of pills. This made one man start helping the sick Africans.Lee Wildes lives in a small apartment in San Francisco. A big problem in the world is AIDS in Africa. He helps
19、 by giving pills to Africans. He is about the only person to do thisLee gets e-mails from Africa. People ask for AIDS drugs. He sends pills that are not from American hospitals. He sends pills from those who died from AIDS. Lee was a nurse. He knows that millions of dollars worth of drugs are thrown
20、 away.Five years ago he learned he was sick with HIV. He took a vacation to Africa. He saw had AIDS. When he came back, he began to send the drugs to Africa.Lee talks with doctors in Africa by mail, e-mail and telephone. He gets pills for a hundred people in six African countries.He fills the pill o
21、rders and he records what pills he sends to them. Lee goes to Africa to work with sick people every year.Giving left over drugs away is against the law. He gives out drugs without a license. It is not likely hell be taken to court for his kindly effort.25 million Africans are sick with AIDS. Lee hel
22、ps only 100 people. It seems a small success story. People like Lee for helping people with AIDS.37 From the article, the reader learns that Lee Wildes lives _.（A）in Africa（B） in a small apartment（C） in a large house（D）in a hospital38 The AIDS drugs that Lee Wildes uses are _.（A）stolen from hospital
23、s（B） given to him by AIDS patients who have extra（C） leftovers from hospitals, clinics, or people（D）given to him by drug companies39 Five years ago, when Lee Wildes visited Africa, _.（A）he saw very few people with AIDS（B） he saw plenty of drugs to help people with AIDS（C） he saw doctors with plenty
24、of medicine（D）he saw that there was an AIDS epidemic40 By acting as a case manager, Lee Wildes can _.（A）send drugs on order to a small group of people（B） send drugs and hopes that right people get them（C） send whatever drugs he gets from clinics（D）write his own prescriptions41 Dispensing drugs witho
25、ut a prescription is _.（A）legal, and Wildes will be prosecuted（B） illegal, and Wildes will be sent to jail（C） illegal, but Wildes probably wont be prosecuted（D）something anyone can do42 This week some big Internet sites were so busy that they stopped working. Hackers or people who break into other p
26、eoples computers did it. Experts think programs called Tribal Village or Trinoo were used.The programs worked like time bombs. The hackers put software on other peoples computers. The people do not even know. The software just sits and waits until the hacker starts it. When the hacker wants, all the
27、 computers call the same web site. This week Yahoo, eBay, Amazon, CNN, Buy, eTrade and zNet were called.The costs are growing. These web sites make money from advertising. People go to the web sites for information and news. If the web site is not working, they will go to other sites.Yahoo got many
28、calls. It was like 104-million people dialing in at once.The website AntiOnline put the software on its site. They hope someone will make a fix.The only way to stop the hackers is to stop them from getting into computers. Now it is easy to get into many computers.Webmasters are in a tough spot. The
29、goal is to have a site open and easy to reach. This also makes them open to hackers.Why do hackers to this? Probably because other hackers will praise them. The hackers could also be sick and tired of the commercialization of the Internet. So far all of the targets have been very large, and very com
30、mercial.42 A hacker is _.（A）someone who breaks into and uses someone elses computer（B） someone who breaks commercials（C） someone who fixes someone elses computer（D）someone who does not know about computers43 The programs which were used by the hackers were _.（A）made by the hackers and put on compute
31、rs（B） not found by the experts（C） prepackaged and found on many computers（D）hard to find44 Yahoo, eBay, Amazon, CNN, Buy, eTrade and zNet are _.（A）stores on the web（B） large commercial web sites（C） small commercial web sites（D）public government web sites45 If someone sends a message the size of one
32、gigabyte, _.（A）it is large（B） it is very small（C） it takes little time for a computer to read（D）it is the size of a short note46 Hackers can do this because _.（A）computers are hard to reach（B） everyone has their computers locked（C） computers are not very secure（D）companies ask them to do it47 NED KE
33、LLY has been described as “one of the most romantic figures in Australian history“ and as “the father of our national courage“. Yet he was a criminal. He shot and killed policemen. He kept ordinary Australians hostage. He was a thief. Why was he considered a hero and why is he still revered today, m
34、ore than 100 years after his death? It is a national mystery. He is and was a controversial figure.His whole family was on the wrong side of the law. His parents were sent to Australia on a convict ship for committing petty crimes. Neds criminal career began at a young age in country Victoria. In 18
35、74 he was jailed for stealing a horse. Ellen Kelly, his mother, was jailed in 1878 for wounding a policeman.Also in 1878 Ned and his younger brother Dan were falsely accused of attacking a wounded policeman. Both men fled to the bush where the “Kelly Gang“ was formed. For sixteen months they eluded
36、police, committing robberies to survive. They killed three policemen, robbed a bank in Euroa and held the town of Jerilderie hostage.In 1880 they took over the Glenrowan hotel and took many of the towns residents hostage. They made armor of thick steel to protect themselves from police bullets. Unfo
37、rtunately the heavy armor made them clumsy. Ned was eventually captured and his brother Dan died in a fire when the Glenrowan hotel was burnt down.He was a thief and a killer, so why was Ned Kelly widely loved? People admired his bravery and his defiance of the police. When it was declared that he w
38、as to be hung, 60,000 people signed a petition asking that he be spared. He was eventually hung at the Old Melbourne Jail on 11 November, 1880. Today we can still see a life size mask made immediately after his death. It is on display along with other Ned Kelly paraphernalia. He is remembered today
39、in the popular expression, “as game as Ned Kelly“.47 Ned Kellys parents were _.（A）proud of him（B） jailed in Australia（C） sent to Australia on a convict ship（D）bad examples for him48 Ned and Dan hid in the bush for 16 months _.（A）and formed the Kelly gang（B） after killing a policeman（C） after attacki
40、ng a policeman（D）and died during committing robberies49 In _, the police caught Ned.（A）1878（B） 1887（C） 1874（D）188050 Three of Neds crimes were _.（A）horse theft, petty crimes and wounding a policeman in 1878（B） killing policemen, holding people hostage and bank robbery（C） killing policemen, being hun
41、g and horse theft（D）wounding a policeman, house robbery and killing a horse51 Ned Kelly is a controversial figure because _.（A）he committed so many crimes（B） some people think he is a hero and others think he is a criminal（C） he killed policemen（D）he is a criminal but he is coward52 Skills are the a
42、ctivities that a person does well. What things are you good at doing? Everyone has many skills. Sometimes it is difficult to recognize the skills that you have.Job skills are abilities you need for a specific job. For example, a chef needs to know how to cook and bake. A taxi driver needs to know ho
43、w to drive a car and read signs. A secretary needs to know how to type and take messages.Transferable skills are skills you can use in many different jobs. You can take skills from one job and use them in a very different job. Speaking English well, for instance, is a skill you can use in almost any
44、 job. Some examples of transferable skills are teaching other people, solving problems, accepting responsibility, organizing projects, making decisions, and creating new ideas. Employers want to select employees who have or who can learn the skills necessary to do the job.52 _ are activities a perso
45、n does well.（A）Sentences（B） Skills（C） Potatoes（D）Examples53 Sometimes it is difficult _ the skills you have.（A）to play（B） abilities（C） to recognize（D）recognizes54 Job skills are _ you need for a specific job.（A）lessons（B） abilities（C） working（D）recognizes55 _ skills are skills you can use in many di
46、fferent jobs.（A）Job（B） Cooking（C） Babysitting（D）Transferable56 An example of a job skill is _.（A）cooking pizza（B） working well with people（C） accepting responsibility（D）organizing projects四、Part IV ClozeDirections: There are some blanks in the following passages. For each blank there are four choice
47、s 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.57 We got up early this morning and 【B1】 a long walk after breakfast. We walked through the business 【B2】 of the city. The city 【B3 】 larger than I thought it w
48、ould be. Well, the business section is smaller than I thought it would be. I suppose thats 【B4】 Washington is a special kind of city. 【B5】 of the people in Washington work for the government.About 9:30 we went to the White House. Its 【B6 】 the public from 10 【B7 】 12, and there was a long line of people 【B8】 to get in. We didnt have to wait very long, because the line moved 【B9】 quickly.The White House is really white. It is painted every year. And it seems very white, be cause its got beautiful lawns 【B10】 around it, with many trees and shrubs. The grounds 【B11】 about fo
