1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 36（无答案）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 Not having a good command of English can be a serious _ preventing you from ach
2、ieving your goals.（A）obstacle（B） fault（C） offense（D）distress2 Its very _ of you not to talk aloud while the baby is asleep.（A）concerned（B） careful（C） considerable（D）considerate3 Many a player who had been highly thought of has _ from the tennis scene.（A）disposed（B） disappeared（C） discouraged（D）disca
3、rded4 Shes fainted. Throw some water on her face and shell _.（A）come round（B） come along（C） come on（D）come out5 All their attempts to _ the child from the burning building were in vain.（A）regain（B） recover（C） rescue（D）reserve6 Computer technology will _ a revolution in business administration.（A）bri
4、ng around（B） bring about（C） bring out（D）bring up7 The university has launched a research center to develop new ways of _ bacteria which have become resistant to drug treatments.（A）regulating（B） halting（C） interrupting（D）combating8 The _ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and
5、 teaching, particularly the gap between researchers and teachers.（A）joint（B） intensive（C） overall（D）decisive9 The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the _ in which people communicate across time and space.（A）route（B） transmission（C） vision（D）manner10 When I go out in the
6、evening I use the bike _ the car if I can.（A）rather than（B） regardless of（C） in spite of（D）other than11 Our new house is very _ for the office as I can get there in five minutes.（A）convenient（B） comfortable（C） suitable（D）available12 At that time, most people _ the notion _ the sun revolves around th
7、e earth.（A）take; for granted that（B） took; for granted that（C） took; for granted which（D）took; for granted which13 All the objections _ the policy are _ the real problem.（A）against; unrelevant with（B） to; irrelevant to（C） at; nonrelevant for（D）for; irrelevant in14 Today, housework has been made much
8、 easier by electrical _（A）facilities（B） appliances（C） instruments（D）equipments15 Some people can be addicted _ mahjong.（A）to play（B） with playing（C） by playing（D）to playing16 _ of the oil pipeline is elevated above the ground.（A）More than a little half（B） Half more than a little（C） A little more tha
9、n half（D）More than half a little17 In countries where there are Still not many schools, education is _.（A）a power（B） a privilege（C） a program（D）a promotion18 They find it impossible to express _ like anger or tenderness.（A）emotions（B） sense（C） passions（D）affection19 After she had committed the crime
10、, her _ was troubled.（A）quality（B） behaviour（C） soul（D）conscience20 The pamphlet argues that imagination is not a gift _ to poets, but something everyone possesses.（A）special（B） peculiar（C） rare（D）unique21 It is essential that all the facts _ first.（A）can be examined（B） will be examined（C） has been
11、examined（D）be examined22 I have invited my boyfriend to lunch, and its too late to _ him（A）put; away（B） put; off（C） put; out（D）put; in23 I disagreed fundamentally with what the sign _.（A）stood by（B） stood out（C） stood up（D）stood for24 The authorities of this station see unemployment as their _ prior
12、ity.（A）standing alone（B） on the grounds that（C） number one（D）at first sight25 If the machine had been cheaper, it might well have _.（A）caught up with（B） caught up on（C） caught on（D）caught out26 The news _ the radio announced surprised everybody.（A）which（B） that（C） in which（D）where27 She may come wit
13、h us _ that she arrives in time.（A）hence（B） otherwise（C） so（D）provided28 They denounced the government for its _ wasting of public funds.（A）reckless（B） supplementary（C） inevitable（D）inadequate29 _ only three bodies have been discovered.（A）By far（B） So far（C） As far as（D）Far from30 Every time a new _
14、 of some color came into my class at school, my blood would start boiling.（A）emigrant（B） emigration（C） immigrant（D）immigration二、Part II VocabularyDirections: Complete each of the following sentences with the proper word derived from the one given in the bracket.31 When we arrived, she was _ (occupat
15、ion) in writing a letter to her sister in America. 32 She is completely _ (depend) and receives no money from her family. 33 The _ (provide) of a new and large library is of great advantage to the students. 34 The teacher complained that a majority of her students lacked the _ (motivate) to study. 3
16、5 It is a(n) _ (formal) party, so you dont need to wear suit and tie. 36 She has to be very _ (economy) because she hasnt much money. 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 a
17、nd choose the best answer to each question. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.37 In the late 1860s, industry in America grew rapidly. More factories meant more jobs. But working conditions were dangerous. Employees were forced to work as many as 16 hou
18、rs a day in hot, dirty rooms. Children often worked alongside adults. Wages were usually very low.Workers tried to improve conditions by forming unions. One of the first important unions was the Knights of Labor, formed in 1869. Blacks and women were welcomed as members. The Knights of Labor wanted
19、an 8-hour workday, higher wages, and better working conditions. The union called for an end to the employment of children under age 14.Together with other unions, the Knights of Labor tried to make changes through collective bargaining. Union leaders would meet with employers and talk. When collecti
20、ve bargaining failed, the unions resorted to strikes. When some strikes that the unions held turned violent, public opinion turned against them. Many members left the Knights of Labor, and by 1890 the union had died out.But other unions survived. The AF of L, American Federation of Labor, was formed
21、 in 1881. It continued to push for the goals set by the Knights of Labor. However, most federal laws protecting workers and outlawing child labor were not passed until the 1930s.37 According to the passage, the Knights of Labor wanted all of the following EXCEPT _.（A）an 8-hour workday（B） higher wage
22、s（C） improving working conditions in the factories（D）an increase in the employment of small children38 You can infer that most of the goals of the Knights of Labor were _.（A）unwelcome by the AF of L（B） not reached until after the Knights of Labor died out（C） not helpful to women（D）welcome by factory
23、 owner39 How long did the Knights of Labor last?（A）60 years.（B） 31 years.（C） 50 years.（D）21 years.40 The underlined words “resorted to“ mean _.（A）stopped doing something（B） gave up（C） turned to something else for help（D）went on with41 Which of the following statements about labor unions can be concl
24、uded based on the information in the passage?（A）Labor unions reached their peak of power in the 1986s.（B） It. took labor unions many years to improve conditions for workers.（C） The early labor unions failed .because they were not concerned with the well-being of workers.（D）The early labor unions fai
25、led because they could not agree on what they wanted to fight for.42 How can a single postage stamp be worth $ 16,800?Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on one in expensive postage stamp has made the stamp worth a million and a half times its
26、original value.The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the British colony of Mauritius, a small is land in the Indian Ocean. In 1847 an order for stamps was sent to a London printer, and Mauritius was to become the fourth country in the world to issue stamps.Before the order was filled
27、 and delivered, a ball (舞会) was planned at Mauritius Government House, and stamps were needed to send out the invitations. A local printer was instructed to copy the de sign for the stamps. He accidentally inscribed the words “Post Office“ instead of “Post Paid“ on the sever al hundred stamps that h
28、e printed.Today there are only twenty-six of these misprinted stamps left-fourteen “One Penny Orange-Reds“ and twelve “Two Penny Blues“. Because of the Two Penny Blues rareness (罕见) and age, collectors have paid as much as $ 16,800 for it.42 A postage stamps value to collectors is raised if _.（A）the
29、re are few others like it（B） there are no errors on the stamps（C） a mistake is made in the ,printing（D）both A and C43 In 1847 most countries of the world were _.（A）not yet using postage stamps（B） collecting valuable stamps（C） buying stamps from Neuritis（D）printing their own stamps44 The mistake in t
30、he locally printed postage stamps was in the _.（A）spelling of postage（B） price（C） wording（D）color45 $ 16,800 is the collectors value of _.（A）the One Penny Orange-Red（B） a correctly printed1847 stamp（C） the Two Penny Blue（D）both A and C46 The best title for this selection is _.（A）The “Post Paid“ Erro
31、r（B） The Two Penny Blue（C） A Rare Stamp（D）How Mauritius Became Famous47 One evening Mr. Green was driving home along a lonely country road. He had 100.00 in his pock et. At the loneliest part of the road, a man asked for a lift (搭车). Mr. Green told him to get into the car and continued his driving.
32、When he talked to the man and learned that the man had been in prison for robbery and had broken out of prison two days before, Mr. Green was very worried.Suddenly he saw a police-car and had a bright idea. He just reached a small town where the speed limit (限制速度) was 30 miles an hour. But he drove
33、the car as fast as it could go. He looked back and saw that the police-car had begun to chase (追) him. After a mile or so the police-car overtook (赶上) him and ordered him to stop. A policeman got out and came to Mr. Greens car. Mr. Green hoped that he could tell the policeman about the escaped robbe
34、r, but he felt the man had put a gun against his back. The policeman took out his notebook and pencil, saying he wanted Mr. Greens name and address. Mr. Green asked to be taken to the police station, but the policeman said, “No, you will have to appear at the police station later.“ Mr. Green had to
35、do as the policeman told him. The policeman wrote his name and address down, put his notebook and pencil back in his pocket and gave Mr. Green a talk about dangerous driving. Then Mr. Green started up his car again and drove on.Just as he reached the outskirts (郊区) of London, the passenger said, “!
36、want to get off here.“ Mr. Green stopped the car, the man got out and said, “Thanks for the lift. Youve been good to me. This is the least I can do in return (报答).“ And he handed Mr. Green the policemans notebook, which he stole while the policeman was talking to Mr. Green.47 The man asking for a li
37、ft was _.（A）a robber who robs drivers（B） a policeman who had worked in prison（C） a prisoner who had escaped from prison（D）a stranger with 100.00 in his pocket48 Mr. Green, was worried because _.（A）he was driving along a lonely road（B） he had taken a stranger in his car（C） he saw a police-car（D）he wa
38、s afraid that the man might rob him49 Mr. Green asked to be taken to the police station because he _.（A）didnt like to give his name and address to the policeman（B） wanted to get help and tell the truth there（C） didnt like to talk too much with the policeman（D）wanted to leave the man in his car and l
39、et him go50 After reading the story, you can probably tell which of the following is NOT true?（A）Mr. Green didnt go to the police station until the man got off his car and ran away.（B） Mr. Green would go to the police station as soon as possible.（C） The robber got out of Mr. Greens car at the outski
40、rts of London safely.（D）Mr. Green might not go to the police station unless he was wanted.51 Whats the end of the story?（A）The prisoner stole the policemans notebook and gave it to Mr. Green in return.（B） The prisoner was caught.（C） The prisoner robbed Mr. Green.（D）Mr. Green sent the prisoner to the
41、 police station.52 A young girl and a man were recently found murdered in a parked car in a Boston suburb. The police found no clue (线索) in the car. Then they found a witness who had seen a car pass by the murdered couples car. He said it was a 1950 or 1951 Chevrolet (雪佛莱牌汽车).Ordinarily, searching t
42、hrough the files for owners of elderly Chevies would have been an impossibly difficult task because there were two and a half million such cars. In this case, however, the police had a powerful tool-the computer.The Boston Registry of Motor Vehicles programmed its computer to screen all 1950 and 195
43、1 Chevrolets within a fifteen-mile radius (半径 ) of the suburb-the area in which the police believed the murderer was most likely to be found. Within minutes, the computer uncovered one thousand of the wanted cars. A few hours of careful hand screening turned up a 1950 Chevrolet owner who lived close
44、 to the scene of the crime and who had received many traffic tickets (交通罚款). He was among the first suspects to be investigated, and evidence linking him to the murdered couple was found. He was arrested, and is now waiting for trial (审判).52 The computer DIDNT help the police _.（A）to find the suspec
45、t（B） to find the murdered couple（C） to arrest the suspect（D）to search a 1950 or 1951 Chevrolet53 It is clear from the passage that Chevies refer to _.（A）the murdered couple（B） elderly owners of cars（C） computers（D）Chevrolets54 The murderer was at last found _.（A）with the help of a Chevrolet owner（B）
46、 with the help of computers（C） by a witness（D）in a car55 The best title for this passage is _.（A）Crime-A Grave Problem in the West（B） Chevrolet-A Make of an Old Car（C） Computer-A Powerful Aid in Fighting Against Crime（D）Police-A Useful Force in the Fight Against Crime56 Which of the following statem
47、ents is NOT true according to the passage?（A）Searching through the files of Chevies owners was impossibly difficult.（B） The suspect lived within a fifteen-mile radius of the suburb.（C） The suspect had received a number of traffic tickets before.（D）It took the police hours to find the suspect.四、Part
48、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 letter on the Answer Sheet.57 You really have to get very old before you realize youre old. Im in my middle fifties and I dont feel old yet. However, sometimes I look back at my childhood and 【B1】 things to the way life is for 【B2】 kids. Some things have certainly changed.One area of change is television. Some changes have been improvements. Some changes, on
