1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 4（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 It is high time that such practices _（A）are ended（B） be ended（C） were ended（D）mu
2、st be ended2 I have not the least _ of hunting your feelings.（A）intention（B） concept（C） mind（D）purpose3 As the shortage of certain metals approaches, others must be found to take their _（A）share（B） role（C） place（D）shape4 The new power station is reported _ within three years.（A）to have completed（B）
3、to have been completed（C） to complete（D）having been completed5 Mary is in bed with a fever and she cant hope to _ the cold in a few days.（A）get over（B） get away（C） get off（D）get out6 Although the weather was very bad, the buses still ran on _.（A）list（B） plan（C） arrangement（D）schedule7 The situation
4、today is obviously quite different from _ it was only 50 years ago.（A）which（B） what（C） when（D）such8 What a lovely party! Its worth _ all my life.（A）remembering（B） to remember（C） to be remembered（D）being remembered9 Ever since the family moved to the suburbs last year, they _ better health.（A）could h
5、ave enjoyed（B） had enjoyed（C） have been enjoying（D）are enjoying10 It is much easier to talk about social change than to _.（A）bring it down（B） bring it out（C） bring it up（D）bring it about11 Turn on TV, and you _ many advertisements every day.（A）see（B） will see（C） would see（D）saw12 Ive never been to B
6、eijing, but its the place _.（A）where Id like to visit（B） in which Id like to visit（C） I most want to visit（D）that I want to visit it most13 _ neglecting our education, my father sent my brother and me to a summer school.（A）To be accused of（B） Accusing of（C） That he was accused of（D）Accused of14 I bo
7、ught a new house last year, but I _ my old house yet, so at the moment I have two houses.（A）did not sell（B） have not sold（C） had not sold（D）do not sell15 She didnt regret paying 200 dollars for the bookcase. As a matter of fact, she would gladly have paid _ for it.（A）as much twice（B） much as twice（C
8、） twice as much（D）as twice much16 By the time you get to Beijing tomorrow, I _ for Shanghai.（A）shall have left（B） am leaving（C） will leave（D）have already left17 They required that all the necessary documents _ to the presidents office before the end of this month.（A）be handed（B） must be handed（C） sh
9、ould hand in（D）had been handed in18 The car is quite _ of petrol.（A）economic（B） economical（C） saving（D）sparing19 The traffic was very heavy otherwise I _ here 50 minutes sooner.（A）would be（B） should be（C） would have been（D）had been20 _ his great wealth, he always remained a man of simple tastes.（A）E
10、xcept for（B） With regard to（C） Although（D）Despite21 _ being late made the boss angry.（A）Him（B） His（C） Hes（D）For him22 The film _ this Saturday.（A）is to show（B） is showing（C） shows（D）is to be shown23 As a small boy, he was slow _ learning to read and write.（A）on（B） with（C） about（D）in24 We had to leav
11、e quietly _ not to disturb other people.（A）so as（B） so（C） so that（D）therefore25 It has been rather costly to install the machinery, but it will prove to be worth the money _（A）in conclusion（B） in the long run（C） in case（D）at the end26 I dont know why he _ in the middle of a sentence.（A）broke away（B）
12、 broke out（C） broke through（D）broke off27 Im sorry Andy didnt want to go the conference. _ .willing to go we would have paid all his expenses.（A）Being（B） Was he（C） Had he been（D）He had been28 The fellow is very _ . He never asks others for advice.（A）conceited（B） proud（C） thoughtful（D）selfish29 The y
13、oung driver looked over the engine carefully lest it _ on the way.（A）goes wrong（B） would go wrong（C） went wrong（D）should go wrong30 John had been working hard and _.（A）so had his brother（B） so his brother had（C） so was his brother（D）so his brother did二、Part II VocabularyDirections: Complete each of
14、the following sentences with the proper word derived from the one given in the bracket.31 A good advertisement should not arouse _ in the public. (resist) 32 We regret _ you that the materials you ordered are out of stock. (inform) 33 Honesty is an important _ (elementary) for being a person. 34 It
15、is so _ (gloom) in the cave that we need to take a light. 35 In considering men for jobs in our firm, we gave _ (preferable) to those with some experience. 36 The tallest buildings in London are small in _ (comparable) with those of New York. 三、Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part
16、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.37 Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again
17、. They want to bring water to the deserts so that people can live and grow food. Even so, more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time.Why? Scientists think that people make deserts. People are doing bad things to the earth. Some people on the earth do not get very much rain. Yet, they
18、 still do not become deserts. This is because there are some small green plants growing there. Plants help keep water in the earth. Plants do not let the wind blow the dirt away. Without plants, the land can become a desert much more easily.A man decides to make a farm in a very dry place. He digs i
19、n the earth and takes away the grass and plants that are already growing on the dry land.He makes a farm. He puts plants in rows. The sun is very hot. It makes the land even drier. When the rain comes, it runs between the rows of plants. It washes the good dirt away. When the wind comes, it blows be
20、tween the rows of plants. It blows the good dirt away. Soon the land is not good enough for a farm any more. The man lets his animals eat all the plants on it. Now the land does not have any plants on it. The sun and wind dry the land and all of the good dirt away, Now the land is a desert. 37 A des
21、ert is probably _.（A）grassy（B） wet（C） treeless（D）muddy38 Land is becoming desert because of lack of _.（A）rain（B） people（C） wind（D）plants39 Which of the following is NOT the reason why small green plants are very important to dry places?（A）They keep the earth from becoming even drier.（B） They do not
22、let wind blow the earth away.（C） They add color to the dry places.（D）They hold water.40 It can be inferred from the passage that _.（A）it is bad to plant in rows in a dry place（B） it is better to raise animals on dry land than to make a farm（C） it is bad to make a farm in a dry place, but it is good
23、to raise animals there（D）all lands that dont get very much rain are deserts41 Whats the writers purpose in giving an example of the man?（A）To criticize him（B） To tell an interesting story.（C） To prove man makes deserts.（D）To prove the hot sun makes a desert.42 On Sunday, April 22, 1990, people all o
24、ver the world celebrated the same holiday. It was the twentieth anniversary of Earth Day. The purpose of the holiday, which we celebrate every year on that date, is to help people learn how to protect the planet Earth. People around the world celebrate Earth Day because they worry about the planet.
25、Many forms of animal life are disappearing from the earth. Carelessness and accidents in many countries have caused problems that are harmful to the environment. Air and water pollution, oil spills, and toxic waste are some of the serious problems.In fact, protecting the earth is truly a worldwide i
26、ssue. Pollution in one place often affects areas far away. For example, an accident in a nuclear power plant in one country can create a radioactive cloud that goes halfway around the world. Factory smoke in one country can cause acid rain in another. It is easy to see how our protecting the environ
27、ment has become an international issue.So, in order to begin the difficult job of saving the earth, people around the world did special things on Earth Day, 1990. In Japan, divers pulled garbage from the sea. In Nepal, hikers picked up trash on Mount Everest. Students marched in support of Earth Day
28、 in Hong Kong, and people planted medicinal herbs in the Philippines. In the United States, children planted trees. Native Americans told legends about the creation of the earth, artists drew pictures on walls next to highways, and musicians gave concerts to Support the work of environmental groups.
29、 Almost everyone everywhere stopped for a moment to think about how we can protect the earth.42 Earth Day falls on _.（A）April 22（B） April 22, 1970（C） April 22, 1990（D）Sunday, April 2243 The purpose of Earth Day is _.（A）to help people memorize the earth（B） to help people to learn how to protect the e
30、arth（C） to unite all the people on the earth（D）all of the above44 Protecting the earth is a worldwide question because _（A）pollution is everywhere in the world（B） polluted air and water in one place affects distant areas（C） people all over the world are responsible for the pollution problem（D）all of
31、 the above45 Which of the following was NOT mentioned as to what people around the world did to celebrate Earth Day on April 22, 1990?（A）Travelers cleared up rubbish on mountains.（B） Children planted trees.（C） Government officials made speeches in public to encourage people to do something for the e
32、arth.（D）Artists and musicians gave shows to support the environmental groups work.46 The last paragraph implies that _ the importance of protecting the earth.（A）only on Earth Day do people realize（B） people in the world have begun to realize（C） people in the world are well aware of（D）Europeans are n
33、ot aware of47 Well, sir, opening a bank account is not very difficult. The trouble is finding the cash to put in it. We at Barclays know theres a students problemshortage of cash. The monthly cheque from home never seems big enough. We cant make it any bigger but we can make it go a little further.
34、Any student who opens a cheque account with Barclays gets our most important services free. We dont charge you for running your account provided you keep out of the red.Youll find you will be able to budget far better when you have a current account. And you will be able to make payments by cheque o
35、r standing order. For example, you can ask us to pay your rent direct to your landlady. All you need to do is to make out a standing order, and that means we make sure your rent is paid on time, without you having to worry about it. You will receive regular statements to let you know just how you st
36、and. If you have any money problems such as sending money home or having money sent to you from home our manager will be pleased to help in any way he can. His experience in money matters is sure to be of value to you.I suggest you open your account today. Dont wait until the term startsyoull have m
37、ore than enough to think about then, setting in and starting your studies. You will be busy arranging your timetable and generally getting used to your. new life and new surroundings. And, by the way, if you open an account this month, we 11 give you free a specially designed lecture note folder wit
38、h a clipboard, pad and ball-point. Thats just one more way Barclays give students a helping hand.47 A standing order is _.（A）the same as a cheque（B） a way of receiving money regularly（C） a way of notifying a customer how he stands（D）an instruction to the bank to make regular payments to someone48 Th
39、e students problem the bank knows about is _.（A）the need for a regular statement（B） the need for advice on money matters（C） a student has a lot to do（D）a students income is not high enough49 It costs a student nothing to run an account provided that _.（A）he does not pay out more than he has in the b
40、ank（B） he sees the bank manager about money matters（C） he make his money go further（D）he opens the account before term starts50 A student can get a free folder _.（A）when he opens an account（B） if he opens an account this month（C） if he accepts the banks help（D）once he has arranged his timetable51 Th
41、e writers purpose in writing this passage is _.（A）to offer suggestion on how to make students money safe（B） to tell students what to do with their money（C） to attract students to deposit money in the bank（D）to advise students to put money in bank for safekeeping52 Normally a student must attend a ce
42、rtain number of courses in order to graduate and each course which he attends gives him a credit(学分) which he may count towards a degree. In many American universities the total work for a degree consists of thirty-six courses, each lasting for one semester(学期). A typical course consists of three cl
43、asses per week for fifteen weeks; while attending a university a student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester. Normally a student would expect to take four years at ten ding two semesters each year. It is possible to spread to period of work for the degree over a longer per
44、iod. It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree courses, though this is not in fact done as a regular practice.For every course that he follows a student is given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is available for the student to show to pr
45、ospective employers. All this imposes a constant pressure and strain of work, but in spite of this some students still find time for great activity in student affairs. Elections to positions in student organizations arouse much enthusiasm. The effective work of maintaining discipline is usually perf
46、ormed by students who advise the academic authorities. Any student who is thought to have broken the rules, for example, by cheating has to appear before a student court. With the enormous numbers of students, the operation of the system does involve a certain amount of activity. A student who has h
47、eld one of these positions of authority is much respected and it will be of benefit to him later in his career.52 Normally a student would at least attend _ classes each week.（A）36（B） 12（C） 20（D）1553 According to the first paragraph an American student is allowed _.（A）to live in a different universi
48、ty（B） to take a particular course in a different university（C） to live at home and drive to classes（D）to get two degrees from two different universities54 American university students are usually under pressure of work because _.（A）their academic performance will affect their future careers（B） they are heavily involved in student affairs（C） they have to observe university discipline（D）they want to run for positions of authority55 Some students are enthusiastic for positions in Student organizations probably because _.（A）they hate the constant pressure and strain of their study（B） they wi
