1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 42 及答案与解析一、Phonetics（A）group（B） about（C） found（D）without（A）result（B） button（C） suggest（D）but（A）water（B） what（C） chalk（D）almost（A）invasion（B） decision（C） occasion（D）discussion（A）rough（B） daughter（C） delight（D）through二、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following senten
2、ces is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.6 As we all know, it is really_convenience to have_hospital in a community（A）the; a（B） / ; a（C） a; a（D）/ ; the7 Because they hadn t booked a room in advance, there were_left
3、 when they arrived at the hotel.（A）none（B） no one（C） nobody（D）nothing8 “Overall, export performance will be_better, and it s going to accelerate in the_Months.“ said an economist in HongKong.（A）more, coming（B） much, following（C） little, to come（D）less, to follow9 Sorry, I broke your wineglass. _. Yo
4、u didn t mean to.（A）Nevermind.（B） Certainly not!（C） Why not be careful?（D）Don t mention it.10 In my opinion, your composition is not as interesting as his but yours is_in writing.（A）the best organized（B） better organized（C） so organized as（D）as organized as11 What do you think of the cars on the exh
5、ibition? Well, great. But I don t think much of_you ve bought.（A）that（B） which（C） one（D）the one12 You_get a new bicycle as a reward for doing well in the following final exam.（A）must（B） will（C） shall（D）should13 How will she behave in case of our failure? She 11 put the blame on us if it_badly.（A）tur
6、ns up（B） turns down（C） turns off（D）turns out14 Please keep me informed_the changes of your address as soon as possible.（A）of（B） for（C） with（D）by15 Tom, you ve got an A in the final English exam. Congratulations! Thanks. But I never thought the result came out So fast. The papers_when I left theteach
7、er s office just now.（A）had been marked（B） were still being marked（C） ale still marking（D）had been marking16 As our eating habits changing, choosing what_is no longer as easy as it once was.（A）eat（B） eaten（C） to eat（D）to be eating17 It was not until she collected enough material_to create her new no
8、vel.（A）did she begin（B） when she began（C） that she began（D）that did she begin18 _, his suggestion is not helpful, though it sounds very interesting.（A）Generally speaking（B） On the contrary（C） In particular（D）To be honest19 These examples show that all individuals, _they are rich or poor, should be r
9、esponsible _they are involved in law.（A）if; when（B） if; as long as .（C） whether; as long as（D）whether; since20 Niagara Falls is a great tourist_drawing millions of visitors from all parts of the world every year.（A）interest（B） attraction（C） view（D）scene三、Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In
10、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. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.20 Wesley Autrey cant fly, but he is still being called
11、 a real-life Superman! Last week, the brave 50-year-old rescued Cameron Hollopeter, 20, from being hit by a train. The train was entering a subway station in New York City. The young man had fallen from the stations platform and onto the train tracks a few feet below.Autrey, a construction worker an
12、d Navy veteran(老兵), was with his two young daughters when he saw Hollopeter fall. Autrey made a quick decision and jumped onto the tracks. He then rolled himself and Hollopeter into a gap, or opening, between the rails. Autrey used his own body to protect the young man.Five of the train s cars passe
13、d over the two before stopping completely. The two men were both unharmed. Hollopeters stepmother, Rachel Hollopeter, called Autrey an “angel“. Autrey visited the New York Film Academy student in the hospital on Wednesday.For his bravery, Autrey was given a heros welcome at City Hall. New York City
14、Mayor Michael Bloomberg presented Autrey with the Bronze Medallion (铜奖章). It is the city s highest award for achievements by its citizens. Mayor Bloomberg called Audrey “ a great man-a man who makes us all proud to be New Yorkers.“After the ceremony at City Hall, a limousine (豪华轿车 )took Autrey to a
15、meeting with multimillionaire businessman Donald Trump. Trump awarded Autrey with $ 10,000. The heroic father also received $ 5,000 from the New York Film Academy, a trip to Disney World, and one year of free sub way rides.Even after all this attention; Autrey still doesnt see himself as a Superman.
16、“ I did it out of a split-second reaction,“ Autrey said on CBS The Early Show. “And if I had to do it again, I probably would.“21 Wesley Autrey is still being called a real-life Superman because_（A）he can rescue anybody in danger as he has the ability to fly（B） he rescued a young man from being hit
17、by a running train（C） he protected his daughters from harm in a subway station（D）he succeeded in stopping a train from running over a passenger22 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?（A）When he saw Hollopeter fall, Wesley Autrey was waiting for someone alone.（B） When he
18、 saw Hollopeter fall, he thought over a long period of time before he jumped onto the tracks.（C） After he saw Hollopeter fall, he made a quick decision and pulled the young man out of the track as soon as possible.（D）After he saw Hollopeter fall, he quickly made a decision to protect Hollopeter from
19、 harm.23 In order to honor Autreys bravery, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave Autrey _as a reward.（A）a cheque of $ 10, 000（B） a limousine（C） the Bronze Medallion（D）a cheque of $5, 00024 It can be inferred that if Autrey met with another accident like this one, he（A）would not do it again for
20、 he was afraid of losing his own life（B） would do it again for getting another piece of Bronze Medallion（C） would do it again so as to get another 15000-dollar cheque as a prize（D）would also do it out of his own conscience24 Among all the fast growing science and technology, the research of human ge
21、nes, or biological engineering as people call it, is drawing more and more attention now. Sometimes its a hot topic discussed by people.The greatest thing that gene technology can do is to cure serious diseases that doctors at present can almost do nothing with, such as cancer and heart disease. Eve
22、ry year, millions of people are murdered by these two killers. And to date, doctors have not found an effective way to cure them. But if the gene technology is applied, not only these two diseases can be cured completely, bringing happiness and more living days to the patients, but also the great am
23、ount of money people spend on curing their diseases can be saved, therefore it benefits the economy as well. In addition, human life span(寿命)can be prolonged.Gene technology can help people to give birth to more healthy and clever children. Some families, with the English imperial(皇帝的)family being a
24、 good example, have hereditary(遗传的 )dis-eases. This means their children will for sure have the family disease, which is a great trouble for these families. In the past, doctors could do nothing about hereditary diseases. But gene technology can solve this problem perfectly. Scientists just need to
25、find the wrong gene and correct it, and a healthy child will be born.Some people are worrying that the gene research can be used to manufacture(生产)human beings in large quantities. In the past few years, scientists have succeeded in cloning a sheep; therefore these people predict that human babies w
26、ould soon be cloned. But I believe cloned babies will not come out in large quantities, for most couples in the world can have babies in very normal way. Of course, the governments must take care to control gene technology.25 What does “these two killers“ in the second paragraph refer to?（A）Gene tec
27、hnology and another treatment of the two diseases.（B） The two murderers who killed the cloned baby.（C） The two diseases of cancer and heart disease.（D）Hereditary diseases and cancer.26 Whats the main idea of the third paragraph?（A）Gene technology can help people to give birth to a baby.（B） Gene tech
28、nology can be used to clone human babies.（C） How gene technology can be used to treat hereditary diseases.（D）Gene technology can solve all the problems of the English imperial family.27 In what way can gene technology help to treat hereditary diseases?（A）Gene technology helps people with hereditary
29、diseases to live longer.（B） Using gene technology, scientists find the wrong gene and correct it.（C） Using gene technology, human babies can be cloned.（D）Doctors can cure cancer and heart disease with the help of gene technology.28 What is the main purpose of writing this passage?（A）Expressing the w
30、riters idea that gene technology will benefit people.（B） Telling people the advantages and disadvantages of gene technology.（C） Telling the readers that gene technology will not benefit people.（D）Explaining that gene technology will also do harm to the humanity.28 Here are two letters from our reade
31、rs expressing their concern about school assessment (评价)：Students should be allowed to study without worrying about grades (学习成绩). Fortunately, most educators realize that students have different interests and abilities. However, grade-based assessment is still very common. Grades often hold back cr
32、eativity. Competing for better grades causes many students to turn down opportunities to go in for music, drama and sports. Grades are also an unfair measure of a student s ability. I do not demand, as some extremists do, that grades should no longer be recorded. However, I do believe that less impo
33、rtance should be placed on. grades. I hope that someday grades will become optional(可选择的) at Village High School.Magdalena Smith, President Drama Club (2) Let s face the facts about grades. Grades perform three basic functions(功能). First, grades get students to work at their highest level of compete
34、nce (能力). Second, they act as an encouragement for hard-working students and as a warming to those who are not. Finally, grades are an effective standard by which to measure students achievement. Good grades help students to get jobs and to get into university.Ive spoken with a number of students wh
35、o have jobs, and most of them say that they were hired mainly because of their grades. My grades helped me get a part-time job and will help me into university next year. I think grades are extremely important at Village High School.Simon Harper, Member, Science Club29 Simon Harper writes from the v
36、iewpoint of someone who_（A）insists grades should become optional in the near future（B） believe in the advantages of assessment based on grades（C） is concerned about improving students creativity（D）supports using students interests to measure their abilities30 Magdalena Smith thinks it is important f
37、or_.（A）educators to assess the students by grades（B） educators to pay more attention to grades（C） students to compete for better grades（D）students to take part in music, drama, and sports31 According to the letters, which of the following is TRUE about Village High School?（A）Grades are effective in
38、every way.（B） Grades hold back students creativity.（C） Grades bring about unnecessary worries.（D）Grades are still in use at present.32 What are the two letters mainly about?（A）The role that grades should play in assessing students.（B） The importance of art and music in students life.（C） The need to
39、have a standard measure for students success.（D）The reasons why grades shouldnt be used to assess students.32 Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and experience? Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. To some extent, p
40、ersons intelligence is fixed at birth, whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship
41、 between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random(随意地) from the population, it is likely that their degree of intelligence will be completely different. If, on the other hand, we take two identical twins they will very likely be as
42、intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, t
43、o a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We should soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays a part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but
44、who are not related at all are likely to have similar degree of intelligence.33 The writer is in favor of the view that mans intelligence is given to him（A）at birth（B） through education（C） both at birth and through education（D）neither at birth nor through education34 If a child is born with low inte
45、lligence, he is unlikely to_（A）become a genius so long as he or she works hard enough（B） still become a genius if he should be given special education（C） go beyond his intelligence limits even in rich surroundings（D）never reaches his intelligence limits in his life35 The example of the twins going t
46、o a university and to a factory separately shows（A）the importance of their intelligence（B） the role of environment on intelligence（C） the importance of their positions（D）the part that birth plays36 What can be the best title for the text?（A）Surroundings（B） Intelligence（C） Dependence on Environment（D
47、）Effect of Education36 Devon, 17, is used to paying her own cell phone and car expenses. But lately its been harder. The family she baby-sits for hasn t been calling as much as usual and she couldnt find a job over the summer. Devons dad said its a sign of the tough economy. He told her hes feeling
48、the pinch too and that he had to use her college fund to pay the loan(贷款).This kind of money troubles isnt strange to common families these days. In fact, its hard to avoid news about the economy on the screen of the TV or the computers recently. It can seem a bit worry and some families are hit rea
49、lly hard.For most people, the big problem is that things cost more at a time when they have less money to spend. But higher prices arent the only problem. Many people are having a tough time making payments on some types of home loans.Therefore, some families are cutting back on what they spend. For example, eating out less, staying home instead of going on vacation, moving to a less expensive house and so on.However, as discouraging as thing
