1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 407 及答案与解析一、Phonetics（A）tie（B） lie（C） field（D）die（A）sincere（B） there（C） mere（D）here（A）car（B） far（C） war（D）star（A）plays（B） days（C） says（D）pays（A）wall（B） shall（C） fall（D）call二、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose t
2、he one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.6 The committee is totally opposed _ any changes being made in the plans.（A）of（B） on（C） to（D）against7 Well visit Europe next year _ we have enough money.（A）lest（B） until（C） unless（D）provided8 My father seemed to be i
3、n no _ to look at my school report.（A）mood（B） emotion（C） attitude（D）feeling9 It is important that enough money _ to fund the project.（A）be collected（B） must be collected（C） is collected（D）can be collected10 Youd better take an umbrella with you _ it rains.（A）nevertheless（B） although（C） in case（D）so
4、that11 Frankly speaking, Id rather you _ anything about it for the time being.（A）didnt do（B） havent done（C） dont do（D）have done12 Im sorry I cant see you immediately; but if youd like to take a seat, Ill be with you _.（A）for a moment（B） in a moment（C） for the moment（D）at the moment13 The trumpet pla
5、yer was certainly loud But I wasnt bothered by his loudness _ by his lack of talent.（A）than（B） more than（C） as（D）so much as14 Our new house is very _ for me as I can get to the office in five minutes.（A）adaptable（B） comfortable（C） convenient（D）available15 Our journey was slow because the train stopp
6、ed _ at different villages.（A）suddenly（B） gradually（C） continuously（D）continually16 We love peace, yet we are not the kind of people to yield _ any military threat.（A）up（B） to（C） in（D）at17 Im very sorry to have _ you with so many questions on such an occasion.（A）interfered（B） offended（C） impressed（D
7、）bothered18 If the whole operation _ beforehand, a great deal of time and money would have been lost.（A）was not planned（B） has not been planned（C） had not been planned（D）were not planned19 The price of beer _ from 50 cents to 4 dollars per liter during the summer season.（A）altered（B） ranged（C） separ
8、ated（D）differed20 You cannot be _ careful when you drive a car.（A）very（B） so（C） too（D）enough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
9、. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.20 The dog has always been considered mans best friend. Always noted for being particularly faithful in watching over children, he also has his place by the fireside, in the cow pasture, on thesheep range (放牧区) , and
10、 beside the hunter in forest. He is easy to train, works hard, and often performs astonishing feats. And in the frozen polar regions he was once the principal motive power, before being lately displaced by the plane and helicopter.Because he howls or whines in the presence of impending death, the do
11、g was once thought to have supernatural powers and believed to be capable of seeing gods and ghosts invisible to men. Actually, the basis for these beliefs lies in the hounds sensibility to peoples feelings and his superior hearing ability and sense of smell, which enable him to detect signs hidden
12、from human observation. His record of saving lives is outstanding, for he often gives warning of fire and other dangers not noticed by his master.The dogs major contribution, however, has been to medical research. Both his diet and his structure are comparable to those of the human being, and so he
13、has been the subject of countless demonstrations and experiments. Open-heart surgery has been made possible largely because of the dog. But his sacrifice has repaid his own species as well by safeguarding it from rabies (狂犬病) , distemper, and other diseases.21 The dog has always been noted for _.（A）
14、protecting children（B） assisting shepherds（C） helping hunters（D）herding cattle22 In the polar regions, the dog mainly _.（A）carried supplies（B） provided companionship（C） tracked prey（D）herded caribou(驯鹿)23 Dogs are similar to human beings in _.（A）size（B） structure（C） temperament（D）appearance24 The ar
15、ticle does not say whether the scientists experiments with dogs have _.（A）benefited animals other than dogs（B） served man（C） helped other dogs（D）contributed to medical knowledge24 Deep inside a mountain near Sweetwater in East Tennessee is a body of water known as the Lost Sea. It is listed by the G
16、uinness Book of World Records as the worlds largest underground lake. The Lost Sea is part of an extensive and historic cave system called Craighead Caverns.The caverns have been known and used since the days of the Cherokee Indian nation. The cave expands into a series of huge rooms from a small op
17、ening on the side of the mountain. Approximately one mile from the entrance, in a room called “The Council Room“ ,many Indian artifacts have been found. Some of the items discovered include pottery, arrowheads, weapons, and jewelry.For many years there were persistent rumors of a large underground l
18、ake somewhere in a cave, but it was not discovered until 1905. In that year, a thirteen-year-old boy named Ben Sands crawled through a small opening three hundred feet underground. He found himself in a large cave half filled with water.Today tourists visit the Lost Sea and ride far out onto it in g
19、lass-bottomed boats powered by electric motors. More than thirteen acres of water have been mapped out so far and still no end to the lake has been found. Even though teams of divers have tried to explore the Lost Sea, the full extent of it is still unknown.25 The Lost Sea is unique because it is _.
20、（A）part of a historical cave system（B） the biggest underground lake in the world（C） listed in the Guinness Book of World Records?（D）the largest body of water in Tennessee26 Who located the Lost Sea in recent times?（A）The Cherokee Indians.（B） Tourists.（C） Ben Sands.（D）Scientists.27 What was found in
21、“The Council Room“?（A）A small natural opening.（B） A large cave.（C） Another series of rooms.（D）Many old Indian objects.28 It can be inferred from the passage that the Craighead Caverns presently serve as _.（A）an underground testing site（B） an Indian meeting ground（C） a tourist attraction（D）a motor bo
22、at race course28 Space is a dangerous place, not only because of meteors but also because of rays from the sun and other stars. The atmosphere again acts as our protective blanket on earth. Light gets through, and this is essential for plants to make the food which we eat. Heat, too, makes our envir
23、onment endurable. Various kinds of rays come through the air from outer space, but enormous quantities of radiation from the sun are screened off. As soon as men leave the atmosphere they are exposed to this radiation. But their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft, if they are inside, do pre
24、vent a lot of radiation damage.Radiation is the greatest known danger to explorers in space. The unit of radiation is called “rem“. Scientists have reason to think that a man can put up with far more radiation than 0.1 rem without being damaged; the figure of 60 rems has been agreed on. The trouble
25、is that it is extremely difficult to be sure about radiation damagea person may feel perfectly well, but the cells of his or her sex organs may be damaged, and this will not be discovered until the birth of deformed (畸形的) children or even grandchildren. Missions of the Apollo flights have had to cro
26、ss belts of high radiation and, during the outward and return journeys, the Apollo crew accumulated a large amount of rems. So far, no dangerous amounts of radiation have been reported, but the Apollo missions have been quite short. We simply do not know yet how men are going to get on when they spe
27、nd weeks and months outside the protection of the atmosphere, working in a space laboratory. Drugs might help to decrease the damage done by radiation, but no really effective ones have been found so far.29 According to the first paragraph, the atmosphere is essential to man in that _.（A）it protects
28、 him against the harmful rays from space（B） it provides sufficient light for plant growth（C） it supplies the heat necessary for human survival（D）it screens off the falling meteors30 We know from the passage that _.（A）exposure to even tiny amounts of radiation is fatal（B） the effect of exposure to ra
29、diation is slow in coming（C） radiation is avoidable in space exploration（D）astronauts in spacesuits neednt worry about radiation damage31 It can be inferred from the passage that _.（A）the Apollo mission was very successful（B） protection from space radiation is no easy job（C） astronauts will have def
30、ormed children or grandchildren（D）radiation is not a threat to well-protected space explorers32 The best title for this passage would be _.（A）The Atmosphere and Our Environment（B） Research on Radiation（C） Effects of Space Radiation（D）Importance of Protection Against Radiation32 Mrs. Peters stopped p
31、laying the piano when she began to work. She had lived in a very small flat, and there had been no room for a piano. But when she married, she had a new flat which was big enough for one. So she decided to get one and her husband agreed and helped her. She saved some money, and her parents gave her
32、a generous amount of money for her birthday. Then she went to a shop and said, “Ill choose whichever piano does not cost too much and fits into my living room.When she had paid for the piano, the shop assistant asked her if she would like him to get it tuned (调音) every few months. Mrs. Peters agreed
33、.A few months later she heard from the shop that a man was coming to tune the piano at ten that morning. Now she had not cleaned the house yet, so it was dusty and untidy. Mrs. Peters hated having even the least amount of dirt, and felt ashamed whenever strange people saw her house like that. So she
34、 had to hurry to clean everything carefully. It meant a lot of effort, and it made her hot and tired, but anyhow, by the time the man arrived, everything was finished.She opened the door, and the man was standing there with a big dog. “Good morning,“ the man said politely, “Will it disturb you if I
35、bring my dog in, please? Im blind, and he leads me wherever I go.“33 Mrs. Peters was soon able to buy a piano because _.（A）her parents gave her all the money for it（B） she saved enough money for it（C） her husband gave her the money（D）she saved some money and her relatives gave her the rest34 One mor
36、ning, _.（A）a man was coming to repair her piano（B） Mrs. Peters received a telephone call from the shop（C） the piano was sent to her house at 10 oclock（D）Mrs. Peters was going to clean the house35 “It meant a lot of effort, and it made her hot and tired“. Here “it“ refers to _.（A）hating dirt（B） clean
37、ing everything（C） waiting for the man（D）feeling ashamed of the dirty and untidy house36 Mrs. Peters had wasted her time getting everything clean as _.（A）the dog would dirty the house（B） the piano tuner could see nothing in the house（C） the dog disturbed Mrs. Peters（D）the piano tuner always took the
38、dog36 It seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against rain. Its first use was as a shade against the sun!Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the f
39、irst to use it were the Chinese, as early as the eleventh century B.C.We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honour and authority. In the Far East in ancient times the umbrella was all
40、owed to be used only by royalty or by those in high office.In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the anc
41、ient Romans.During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it was considered a symbol of power and authority. By 1680, the umbrella appeared in France, and later on in England.By the eighteenth century
42、, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasnt until the twentieth century that womens umbrellas began to be made, in a whole variety of colours.37 Which of the fo
43、llowing statements is NOT true about the umbrella?（A）No one exactly knows who was the inventor of the umbrella.（B） The umbrella was first invented to be used as protection against the sun.（C） The umbrella changed much in style in the eighteenth century.（D）In Europe the Greeks were the first to use t
44、he umbrella as a sunshade.38 A strange feature of the umbrellas use is that it was used as（A）protection against rain（B） a shade against the sun（C） a symbol of honour and power（D）a way of womens decoration39 In Europe, the umbrella was first used against the rain _.（A）in China（B） in ancient Egypt（C）
45、in Rome（D）in Greece40 This passage talks mainly about _.（A）how the umbrella was invented（B） why the umbrella was so popular in Europe（C） the development of the umbrella（D）who needed umbrella first四、Part IV ClozeDirections: There are some blanks in the following passages. For each blank there are fou
46、r 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 Drawing a picture is the simplest way of putting an idea down on paper. That is 【C1】 _ men first began to write six thousand years ago or 【C2 】_. The
47、 alphabet we now use 【C3】_ down to us over a long period of time. It was developed from the picture-writing of ancient Egypt.Picture-writing was useful in many 【C4】_. It could be used to express ideas as well as 【C5 】_. For example, a drawing of a 【 C6】_ meant the object “man“. 【C7】_a drawing of a m
48、an lying on the ground with a spear in him meant 【C8】 _“.Besides the Egyptians, the Chinese 【C9】_the American Indians also developed ways 【C10】_ writing in pictures. But only 【C11】_ much could be said this way. Thousands of pictures would have been needed 【C12】_ express all the ideas that people mig
49、ht have. It would have taken many thousand more to express all the objects 【C13】_ to men. No one could 【C14】_ so many pictures in a lifetime. Nor could anyone learn the meaning of all 【C15】_ drawings in a lifetime.41 【C1 】（A）when（B） because（C） where（D）how42 【C2 】（A）over（B） more（C） else（D）later43 【C3 】（A）went（B） showed（C） appea
