1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 47 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 _ a major disaster will get us to realize that we cant go on destroying the r
2、ain forests of the world.（A）Anything but（B） But that（C） Nothing but（D）Everything but2 Fireworks, _ originated centuries ago in China, were brought to Europe by Marco Polo.（A）which（B） what（C） that（D）it3 They recommended_ smaller heating and cooling systems.（A）to use（B） to be used（C） being used（D）usin
3、g4 I would have written before, but I_ ill.（A）was（B） would been（C） had been（D）were5 Dont come today. I would rather you _ tomorrow.（A）come（B） came（C） to come（D）coming6 He criticized everything and everybody, and even_ his few friends.（A）ran over（B） ran down（C） ran against（D）ran into7 It was_ that he
4、 couldnt finish it alone.（A）a so difficult job（B） such a difficult job（C） so a difficult job（D）such difficult a job8 The soldiers would not give in though_.（A）were captured（B） being captured（C） captured（D）having been captured9 I used to smoke_ but I gave it up 3 years ago.（A）seriously（B） heavily（C）
5、badly（D）several10 They hurried there only to find the meeting canceled. In fact they_ at all.（A）neednt! have gone（B） wouldnt have gone（C） mustnt have gone（D）might not have gone11 She is busy_ for her, examination now.（A）to prepare（B） to be prepared（C） preparing（D）being prepared12 This is_ a good cha
6、nce_ none of us wants to miss it.（A）such; that（B） so; that（C） too; to（D）/ ; such that13 In solving the difficulties, what really_ is our courage and spirit.（A）senses（B） requires（C） needs（D）counts14 _my delight, our school football team won the game easily.（A）In（B） Of（C） To（D）For15 He has been stayin
7、g at home for several days_a bad cold.（A）because（B） because of（C） in spite（D）in spite of16 My daughter and I took a _tour around New York City.（A）two-day（B） two days（C） two-days（D）two day17 He has made another wonderful discovery, _ of great importance to science and man.（A）which I think it is（B） wh
8、ich I think is（C） of which I think it is（D）I think which is18 This is the same story_I heard ten years ago.（A）that（B） which（C） about that（D）of what19 It is necessary that an efficient worker_his work on time.（A）accomplishes（B） has accomplished（C） accomplish（D）can accomplish20 She never laughed, _eve
9、r lose her temper.（A）so did she（B） but she did not（C） and nor she did（D）nor did she21 She never regretted paying $200 for the bookcase. As a matter of fact she would gladly have paid_for it.（A）as much twice（B） as twice much（C） much as twice（D）twice as much22 The driver carefully checked his car _ it
10、 should go wrong.（A）in order that（B） so that（C） lest（D）or else23 A fence needs the support of three stakes, _?（A）neednt it（B） doesnt it（C） shant it（D）isnt it24 She_ not have seen you yesterday, for she was not there.（A）could（B） might（C） should（D）must25 The teacher warned that anyone who was caught_d
11、uring the test would be punished.（A）being cheated（B） cheating（C） to cheat（D）to be cheating26 It was not until she had arrived home_remembered her appointment with the doctor.（A）when she（B） she（C） and she（D）that she27 The group is waiting for_plane to arrive.（A）their（B） its（C） his（D）the groups28 Pete
12、r_for a job for a month, but he hasnt found any.（A）has been looking（B） was looking（C） has been finding（D）is looking29 Send the note to_is in the office.（A）whomever（B） whichever（C） whoever（D）no-matter who30 The last bus_, we had to walk home.（A）going（B） having gone（C） has gone（D）had gone31 The teache
13、r demanded a lot of time practising our spoken English out of class.（A）us to spend（B） us that we should spend（C） us spending（D）that we spend32 His goal is not to become a sportsman _a champion in a certain field.（A）but rather became（B） but rather to become（C） but rather becoming（D）but rather to beco
14、ming33 It s the best film has ever been made on the subject of madness.（A）which（B） of which（C） from which（D）that34 That the case, how can you expect to get everybody moving?（A）is（B） has been（C） being（D）was35 We regret you that the goods you ordered are out of stock.（A）to tell（B） telling（C） having to
15、ld（D）to have told36 Mikes uncle insists in this hotel.（A）staying not（B） not to stay（C） that he would not stay（D）that he not stay37 Another argument with his boss him that he should find a new job.（A）convinced（B） fined（C） believed（D）agreed38 The manager of the hotel requests that their guests after 1
16、1:00 p. m. .（A）not to play loud music（B） shouldnt play loud music（C） dont play loud music（D）couldnt play loud music39 It is recommended that the project until all the preparations have been made.（A）is not started（B） will not be started（C） not be started（D）is not to be started40 She has a small machi
17、ne for coffee beans.（A）breaking（B） smashing（C） grinding（D）crushing二、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. Then, mark your answer b
18、y blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.40 It was the worst tragedy in maritime (航海的) history, six times more deadly than the Titanic. When the German cruise ship Wilhelm Gustloff was hit by torpedoes (鱼雷) fired from a Russian submarine in the final winter of World War II , more th
19、an 10,000 peoplemostly women, children and old people fleeing the final Red Army push into Nazi Germanywere packed aboard. An ice storm had turned the decks into frozen sheets that sent hundreds of families sliding into the sea as the ship tilted (倾斜) and began to go down. Others desperately tried t
20、o put lifeboats down. Some who succeeded fought off those in the water who had the strength to try to claw their way aboard. Most people froze immediately. “Ill never forget the screams,“ says Christa Ntitzmann, 87, one of the 1 ,200 survivors. She recalls watching the ship, brightly lit, slipping i
21、nto its dark graveand into seeming nothingness, rarely mentioned for more than half a century.Now Germany s Nobel Prizewinning author Gunter Grass has revived the memory of the 9, 000 dead, including more than 4,000 childrenwith his latest novel Crab Walk, published last month. The book, which will
22、be out in English next year, doesnt dwell on the sinking; its heroine is a pregnant young woman who survives the catastrophe only to say later: “Nobody wanted to hear about it, not here in the West (of Germany) and not at all in the East. “ The reason was obvious. As Grass put it in a recent intervi
23、ew with the weekly Die Woche; “Because the crimes we Germans are responsible for were and are so dominant, we didnt have the energy left to tell of our own sufferings. “The long silence about the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff was probably unavoidableand necessary. By unreservedly owning up to thei
24、r country s monstrous crimes in the Second World War, Germans have managed to win acceptance abroad, marginalize (使 不得势) the neo - Nazis at home and make peace with their neighbors.Today s unified Germany is more prosperous and stable than at any time in its long, troubled history. For that, a half
25、century of willful forgetting about painful memories like the German Titanic was perhaps a reasonable price to pay. But even the most politically correct Germans believe that theyve now earned the right to discuss the full historical record. Not to equate (将等同于) German suffering with that of its vic
26、tims, but simply to acknowledge a terrible tragedy.41 Why does the author say the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff was the worst tragedy in maritime history?（A）It was attacked by Russian torpedoes.（B） Most of its passengers were frozen to death.（C） Its victims were mostly women and children.（D）It cau
27、sed the largest number of casualties.42 Hundreds of families dropped into the sea when _.（A）a strong ice storm tilted the ship（B） the cruise ship sank all of a sudden（C） the badly damaged ship leaned toward one side（D）the frightened passengers fought desperately for lifeboats43 The Wilhelm Gustloff
28、tragedy was litde talked about for more than half a century because Germans_.（A）were eager, to win international acceptance（B） felt guilty for their crimes in World War II（C） had been pressured to keep silent about it（D）were afraid of offending their neighbors44 How does Gunter Grass revive the memo
29、ry of the Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy?（A）By presenting the horrible scene of the torpedo attack.（B） By describing the ship s sinking in great detail.（C） By giving an interview to the weekly Die Woche.（D）By depicting the survival of a young pregnant woman.45 It can be learned from the passage that Germa
30、ns no longer think that_.（A）they will be misunderstood if they talk about the Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy（B） the Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy is a reasonable price to pay for the nation s past misdeeds（C） Germany is responsible for the horrible crimes it committed in World War II（D）it is wrong to equate th
31、eir sufferings with those of other countries45 Some people give up trying to learn a foreign language. It can seem too much like hard work. But the problem comes when they go abroad on holidays and find they cannot communicate. How do they ask the way, order a cup of coffee, or ask the price of some
32、thing?Keith Chiwick thinks he has the answer to this problem. “ I have got a machine which talks in different languages. I feel that I could go to any country in the world and converse with any foreigner,“ he says. Keith is an inventor. His invention is an electronic machine which produces phrases i
33、n four different languages, French, German, Italian and English. Unlike the phrase books, this machine has a voice. It looks like a cassette recorder.Imagine you want to say, “What time is the next train for Munich?“ in German. First, you find the right card for that question. Each card has four str
34、ips of tape on it, one for each language. The cards are small, seven by nine centimeters, and each one can store up to two hundred and forty words. You run a pickup head along the tape and hey presto! A voice comes out of the amplifier, asking the question. The person at the information desk may get
35、 a surprise, but you will get your answerKeith hopes that an electronics company will buy his idea and develop it commercially to sell it to tourists. Meanwhile, he s working on more new ideas. “It s just a hobby for me. Some people like playing golf or bingo, but I like making new things“ , he said
36、.46 Why do some people give up trying to learn a foreign language?（A）Because they can use Keith s machine now.（B） Because it is like hard work.（C） Because they have difficulties to go abroad.（D）Because they cannot communicate with foreigners.47 The word “produce“ in the second paragraph probably mea
37、ns_.（A）turn out（B） pronounce（C） take out（D）give birth48 Which of the following statements is FALSE?（A）The machine has not been put into use yet.（B） With the machine, you could go to many countries in the world.（C） The machine can store up to 240 words.（D）With the machine, you will be able to talk wi
38、th foreigners.49 According to the passage, what does Keith want to do with his invention?（A）He wants to put his products into the market.（B） He wants to run an electronics company.（C） He wants to sell his idea of the machine to an electronics company.（D）He wants to go to Germany with his new machine
39、.50 The main idea of the passage is probably that_.（A）no need to learn foreign languages now（B） Keith is going to give the person at the information desk a surprise（C） learning is made easy with Keith s new machine（D）communication with foreigners can be made easy with Keith s new machine50 Tradition
40、ally, universities have carried out two main activities: research and teaching. Many experts would argue that both these activities play a critical role in serving the community. The fundamental question, however, is how does the community want or need to be served?In recent years universities have
41、been coming under increasing pressure from both the governments and the public to ensure that they do not remain “ivory towers“ (象牙塔) of study separated from the realities of everyday life. University teachers have been encouraged, and in some cases compelled, to provide more courses which produce g
42、raduates with the technical skills required for the commercial use. If Aristotle wanted to work in university in the UK today, he would have a good chance of teaching computer science but would not be so readily employable as a philosopher.A post-industrial society requires large numbers of computer
43、 programmers, engineers, managers and technicians to maintain and develop its economic growth but “man“ , as the Bible says, “does not live by bread alone. “ Apart from requiring medical and social services, which do not directly contribute to economic growth, the society should also value and enjoy
44、 literature, music and the arts. In these cost-conscious times, it has even been pointed out in justification for the funding of the arts that they can be useful money earners. A successful musical play, for instance, can contribute as much to the Gross National Product through tourist dollars as an
45、y other things.51 We can know from the first paragraph that the author_.（A）believes traditional universities have done a good job serving the community（B） believes it remains to be discussed how universities should meet the needs of society（C） thinks some experts require too much of universities（D）t
46、hinks universities should do more than just research and teach52 It can be inferred from the second paragraph that_.（A）society is not satisfied with the present college education（B） interference from the government is unwelcome（C） teachers are forced to do what they dont like to do（D）it s a mistake
47、for universities to teach courses of no commercial use53 The example of Aristotle indicates that_.（A）universities in the UK have produced too many good-for-nothing graduates（B） universities should stop teaching philosophy（C） high technology is now valued more than other courses in universities（D）uni
48、versities should put more stress on computer science54 According to the passage, literature, music and the arts_.（A）contribute directly to economic growth（B） are as necessary to man as medical and social services（C） are justified since they bring profits（D）are a good way of earning money55 The autho
49、r implies that_.（A）economy should always be a nation s first consideration（B） universities should take cost into account when they decide what courses they will offer（C） successful musical plays are part of national economy（D）economic growth is not the only need of mankind55 In the earlier days of computer history, there was a qui
