1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 341 及答案与解析一、Phonetics（A）birthday（B） birthplace（C） brief（D）break（A）chew（B） choose（C） exclude（D）pull（A）disappear（B） ear（C） fear（D）pear（A）rank（B） random（C） range（D）rent（A）research（B） resemble（C） resign（D）resist二、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following sentences is p
2、rovided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.6 Have you seen Jack and John? I havent seen _ of them.（A）neither（B） any（C） either（D）all7 We returned school late from a party and found the door of the students apartment_.（A）had c
3、losed（B） close（C） to close（D）closed8 Because of the complexity of our modern machine, we need our workers_.（A）to train special（B） specified in training（C） to have specified training（D）training specially9 This job_, who are more careful.（A）is done traditionally by women（B） traditionally is done by wo
4、men（C） is traditionally done by women（D）is done by women traditionally10 I am quite_her face, but I just cannot recall her name.（A）familiar at（B） familiar with（C） acquainted with（D）acquaintance11 Many modern critics of American literature have called Mark Twain, born Samuel Clemens, _.（A）as Americas
5、 greatest writer（B） was Americas greatest writer（C） Americas greatest writer（D）to have been Americas greatest writer12 It is a process during_the body releases water to cool the skin.（A）when（B） which（C） where（D）that13 For more than thirty years the statue_millions of foreign people arriving by ship
6、to live in the United States.（A）welcome（B） welcomes（C） welcoming（D）welcomed14 Supposing I_to agree to your request, how do you think the other students would feel?（A）would（B） are（C） were（D）could15 The 19th Winter Games, held in Salt Lake City, _an Olympic tradition which goes back almost 3 ,000 year
7、s.（A）is the part of（B） are the part of（C） is part of（D）are part of16 The government who_responsible for this event attempted to find a solution.（A）were（B） was（C） are（D）is17 Dreams are often an elegant means of highlighting problems_ in the present or the past.（A）faces（B） facing（C） faced（D）that face1
8、8 How do you like these chairs? Yes, they are actually nice but they are not much_demand now.（A）in（B） on（C） at（D）for19 So much_his financial position that he cant sleep at night.（A）he worries about（B） he worried about（C） did he worry about（D）does he worry about20 Marys parents are worried about Mary
9、 because no one was aware_she had gone.（A）of where（B） where that（C） the place（D）where of三、Part III Reading 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. Th
10、en, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.20 Ronald Musoke is a college student from Uganda. He attends the College of Marin in California. Recently he got very excited about things he found in wastebaskets. What did he find? He found outdated textbooks that had
11、 been thrown away. Some of the books had sold new for one hundred dollars. The old textbooks had been either discontinued or replaced by newer editions.Uganda is a very poor country in Africa. When Musoke went to school in Uganda, there were never enough books. Sometimes five books were shared with
12、one hundred fifty students. Musoke lived through the Ugandan civil war and the loss of twelve family members from AIDS.Why is Musoke excited about the discarded textbooks? He wants to send them to Uganda so women have the chance to get an education. The books will be used to pay for the womens educa
13、tion. Musoke hopes that education will help lower the number of deaths from AIDS. Also, the books will help lower illiteracy in Uganda.Other students are helping Musoke gather textbooks. Students are giving him books and over four thousand books have been collected. A business sponsor is helping to
14、pay the postage for the books. Musoke and his classmates sort and pack the books.Ugandans will be educated with the help of donated books. The College of Marin students have become connected with an African nation far away. These classmates from a wealthy county, for example, Tanya Schwedler and her
15、 classmates, have gained greater understanding of people who struggle to live in a very poor country.21 Books were precious in Uganda because the schools_.（A）didnt use them in grade school（B） no one knew how to read（C） couldnt afford enough books（D）were closed by the civil war22 The packing and sort
16、ing is being done by_.（A）a business sponsor（B） other students in college（C） the College of Marin teachers（D）Musokes college classmates23 Tanya Schwedler is helping pack and sort books because_.（A）it makes her feel good to better the lives of others（B） it may offer her experience to help her own coun
17、try（C） she likes to sort and organize（D）she wants to contact with that country far away 24 The proper title for this passage is_.（A）Books in College of Marin（B） Ronald Musoke and Tanya Schwedler（C） Trashed Books Help Ugandans（D）Poor Africa Students in the United States24 Only one animal can walk 200
18、 miles without stopping once to rest. It would take a person two days and two nights to walk this far, and only one man has ever done it without stopping. What amazing animal has such endurance? The camel! The camel is well known for something else, too. It can cross an entire desert without a singl
19、e drink of water. Its body is built in a special way to help it store water and food.A person has just one stomach, but a camel has quite a few. Within each stomach are layers and layers of cells. These cells are like tiny water balloons, storing liquids until the camel needs them. When the camel dr
20、inks, the cells grow larger and larger. For a whole week, they can keep the animals thirst away by sending water to all parts of its body.And did you ever wonder why the camel has a hump? The hump is a storage place for fat. Because it has this storage area, the camel does not need to eat very often
21、. When the animal needs energy, the layers of fat serve as fuel to keep it going on the long, hot days in the burning sun.The camel has one other gift that makes it well suited to arid regions. This gift is its amazing nose. A camel can smell a water hole from miles away!When a camel moves it sways
22、from side to side like a ship on a wavy ocean. Because of this swaying motion, the camel has been called the “Ship of the Desert. “25 The camels hump is a storage place for_.（A）muscles（B） extra water（C） body sugars（D）fat26 We can conclude from this passage that camels_.（A）feel at home in the desert（
23、B） like to carry heavy loads（C） look like ships from a distance（D）will always be useful27 The author compares cells with water balloons in order to_.（A）make you think of summer（B） help you visualize the cells（C） show how rubber is elastic（D）show how many shapes cells can have28 The word “arid“ is cl
24、osest in meaning to_.（A）sunny（B） flat（C） dry（D）sandy28 A group of scientists rowing toward the center of a lake saw something shocking. They turned back as fast as they could. What had they seen? The lake was boiling! The group was investigating a crater lake in the mountains of St. Vincent. A crate
25、r lake is the mouth of a volcano that has been dormant for some time and has filled with water.This particular crater was the tip of a volcano called Soufriere, which erupted last in 1902. Since that time, it had not shown any signs of action. But in the fall of 1971 , mountain climbers who had hike
26、d near the lake returned to the lowlands with strange stories. They said the water had turned yellow and was giving off a smell like burnt eggs. A seething fog was rising from the lakes surface.Local scientists rushed to Soufriere to see if this might be the beginning of a new volcanic explosion. Th
27、ey found a huge black mass in the middle of the water. It was a great blob 1 ,000 feet long and 300 feet wide. Lava had pushed up through the bottom of the lake and formed a new island.The investigators wanted to make sure that the volcano was safe, and that the lava would not overflow into the surr
28、ounding countryside. But they could never reach the island to study it, because the lava was so hot that the water around it bubbled and boiled.29 This passage is about_.（A）mountain climbing（B） a boiling lake（C） a new volcanic island（D）a mysterious blob30 A crater lake is at the tip of a_.（A）mountai
29、n（B） ridge（C） island（D）volcano31 We can conclude that_.（A）the situation was nothing to be concerned about（B） Soufriere is still an active volcano（C） crater lakes are easy to hike to（D）Soufriere is a dead volcano32 The writer explains the boiling water by using_.（A）myths（B） humor（C） facts（D）arguments
30、32 Have you ever heard of a flower whose seeds are carried and spread by elephants? The rafflesia, a rare blossom, is very unusual. Found in the rain forests of Sumatra, the rafflesia is the worlds largest flower, measuring three feet in diameter!This giant flower is a parasiteit needs another plant
31、 to live on. It lacks the structures needed to survive alone. The rafflesia has no stem or leaves. It is all flower. It attaches itself to the roots of other plants and sucks their juices. The flowers favorite home is the root of the vine, which grows above ground.The rafflesia seems to burst right
32、out of the forest floor. Its blossom weighs fifteen pounds! It has thick, spotted petals that give off a rotten smell. The center is about the size of a household bucket. After a rain, it may hold up to twelve pints of water!After the rafflesia dies, it becomes a pool of thick liquid in which its se
33、eds float. Elephants wandering through the forest step into the mushy pool, and the seeds glue themselves to their feet. As the animals stomp through the forest, their sticky feet pick up twigs and leaves. The elephants try to rid themselves of the sticky mess, in the same way people try to get bubb
34、le gum off their shoes. The elephants rub their feet against the roots of the vine. In no time, seeds left on the vine grow into more monstrous flowers!33 Elephants help to_.（A）provide food for the giant flower（B） water the rafflesia with their trunks（C） carry rafflesia seeds from one place to anoth
35、er（D）stomp out the awful smelling petals34 From this passage, we can guess that the writer_.（A）likes elephants（B） has a very large garden（C） admires the wonders of nature（D）likes to measure things35 To give us an idea of how large the rafflesia is, the author uses_.（A）the size of an elephant for com
36、parison（B） measurements（C） comparisons to other flowers（D）detailed descriptions of the flowers stem36 As used in this passage, “structures“ means_ .（A）endurance（B） organization（C） necessary parts（D）energy36 Many superstitious people are afraid of black cats. They believe that black cats have a stran
37、ge power. If a black cat crosses their path, they think they will have bad luck.Black cats havent always had such a bad reputation. Long ago, the Egyptians thought that black cats were holy animals. They even worshipped them. Pasht was an Egyptian goddess who had a womans body and a cats head. Becau
38、se the Egyptians had so much respect for black cats, they often buried the sacred creatures with great ceremony. Mummies of cats have often been found in ancient cemetery ruins. To keep the cats company after they died, mice were sometimes buried beside them.Feelings about black cats have always bee
39、n strong. People have thought they were either very good or very bad. The people of Europe, in the Middle Ages, believed black cats were the evil friends of witches and the Devil. Witches were said to have the power to change themselves into black cats. People believed that you could not tell whethe
40、r a black cat was just a cat, or whether it was a witch disguising herself as she plotted some evil scheme. The brain of a black cat was thought to be a main ingredient in witchs brew.Unlike their ancestors of the Middle Ages, Englishmen today consider black cats to be good luck charms. Fishermens w
41、ives often keep a black cat around so that their husbands will be protected when they are out at sea.37 The Egyptian goddess Pasht had a_.（A）womans head and a cats body（B） womans head and a lions body（C） cats head and a mans body（D）womans body and a cats head38 Judging from this passage, people of t
42、he Middle Ages probably_.（A）treated black eats with respect（B） treated black cats badly（C） were witches if they had black cats（D）thought black cats were beautiful39 People of ancient Egypt and Europeans of the Middle Ages_.（A）both worshipped black cats（B） both feared black cats（C） thought black cats
43、 could bring good luck（D）felt very different about black cats40 “Sacred“ means_.（A）dead（B） holy（C） black（D）fearful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
44、passages. Then, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.40 On the anniversary of the artists birth, Van Goghs Sunflowers was【C1】_for just under 25 million at the fine art auctioneers(拍卖商), Christies, in London. The【C2 】_was triple the previous record of 8 million paid in 1985 for Mantegnas
45、 Adoration of the Magi. At least ten bidders【C3】_for the painting, half【C4】_telephone, anonymously battling it out in leaps of 500,000. Van Gogh wrote in a letter of 1889 that one of these Scots or Americans【C5 】_to pay 500 francs about 25 at that time for【C6 】_a painting.Christies chairman【C7】_repo
46、rters after the sale, “ its a rare picture. “ A spokesman for the firm added, “Its fantastic. “ Not【C8 】_who was at the auction agreed. One commented, “More money【C9】_sense. “Many people do【C10】_uneasy that a picture could be auctioned for such an unbelievable sum. They find distasteful the contrast
47、【C11】_this sort of money and the impoverished life of the painter【C12】_. Van Gogh, once a lay preacher among the miners of Belgium , was more【C13】_in producing work that dignified labor than he was in selling for a profit. Depressive, poor, unrecognized and【C14】_suicidal, he remains a romantic figur
48、e in the public【C15】_41 【C1 】（A）bought（B） sold（C） displayed（D）shown42 【C2 】（A）price（B） money（C） sum（D）collection43 【C3 】（A）competed（B） shouted（C） fought（D）argued44 【C4 】（A）on（B） under（C） off（D）by45 【C5 】（A）must（B） might（C） ought（D）could46 【C6 】（A）so（B） this（C） very（D）such47 【C7 】（A）said（B） spoke（C） told（D）agreed48 【C8 】（A）all（B） everyone（C） none（D）anyone49 【C9 】（A）to（B） than（C） better（D）over50 【C10 】（A）felt（B） think（C） feel（D）thought51 【C11 】（A）between（B） among（C） of（D）like52 【C12 】（A）his own（B） him（C） own（D）himself53 【C13 】（A）upset（B） interested（C） happy（D）gloomy54 【C14 】（A
