1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 51 及答案与解析一、Phonetics（A）speak（B） reach（C） cheat（D）bread （A）cow（B） how（C） low（D）crowd （A）ghost（B） daughter（C） taught（D）through （A）chip（B） child（C） choice（D）technical （A）get（B） girl（C） cage（D）go 二、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following sentences is provided with fo
2、ur choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.6 The students are _ the mid-term test, which will soon be held. （A）preparing（B） preparing for （C） preparing on（D）preparing in7 Up to now scientists have not found how to _ patients of that diseas
3、e.（A）cure（B） treat（C） deal with（D）get rid of8 The news he told me yesterday seemed _ （A）surprised（B） to surprise（C） surprising（D）surprise9 Silk _ soft and smooth.（A）touches（B） feels（C） pats（D）shows10 Returning from school, _ （A）he found a letter in the letter-box（B） a letter was found in the letter-
4、box（C） a letter was in the letter-box（D）the letter-box had a letter in it11 He said he would rather not _ it right now.（A）doing（B） to do（C） do（D）to be done12 _ as the best student, John was given a medal.（A）Regarded（B） Regarding（C） To regard（D）Being regarded13 These _ did usually well in the contest
5、, so the judges didn t know whom give prize to.（A）woman singers（B） women singers（C） women singer（D）womans singers14 Is Mary _ to join us?（A）supposed（B） exposed（C） supported（D）indicated15 The students are looking forward to _ their holidays in Japan.（A）spend（B） spending（C） for spend（D）spent16 This bo
6、ok costs _ that one.（A）twice more（B） twice more as（C） two times more as（D）twice as much as17 Such electron tubes _ in a radio set are also found in a TV set.（A）that we use（B） as we use（C） as we use them（D）that we use them18 This is the second time she _ improvement on that equipment.（A）had made（B） m
7、ade（C） is making（D）has made19 The old in the country _ taken good care of.（A）have（B） has（C） is（D）are20 It _ yesterday. The ground is still wet now.（A）must have rained（B） was raining（C） rained（D）had rained三、Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages. Each passage i
8、s 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 In the U S, people like waiting for a table than sitting with people they dont know. This means a hos
9、tess may not seat a small group even if a large one is available. If you are sitting at a table with people you dont know, it is impolite to light up a cigarette without asking first if it will disturb them.At American restaurants and coffee shops, you are usually served tap water before you order.
10、You may find the bread and butter is free and if you order coffee, you may get a free refill (免费再加).Most cities and towns have no rules about opening and business times for stores or restaurants, though they usually do make rules for bars. In large cities, especially, stores may be open 24 hours a d
11、ay.Servings (上的饭菜量) in restaurants are often large, too large for many people. If you cant finish your meal but would like to enjoy the food later, ask your waitress or waiter for a “doggie bag“ (“狗食袋 ”，即打包袋儿). It may have a picture of a dog on it, but everybody knows youre taking the food for yours
12、elf,Supper and dinner are both words for the evening meal. Some people have “Sunday dinner“. This is an especially big noon meal.Tips are not usually added to the cheek. They are not included in the price of the meal. A tip of about 15% is often expected and you should leave it on the table when you
13、 leave. In some restaurants, a check is brought on a plate and you put your money there. Then the waiter or waitress brings you your change.21 Which statement is true?（A）American people like sitting with people they dont know.（B） Hostess always seat a small group at a large table.（C） American people
14、 never sit with people they dont know.（D）American people would not light a cigarette if the people who sit at the same table mind their smoking. 22 What is often served before ones order?（A）bread（B） butter（C） coffee（D）cold water 23 What do American people always do when servings are too large for th
15、em?（A）They take the food home with a doggie bag for their dogs.（B） They leave the food on the table and go away.（C） They take the food home with a doggie bag and enjoy the food later.（D）They ask the waitress or waiter to keep the food for them. 24 Sunday dinner is _.（A）a dinner in the evening（B） a b
16、ig noon meal（C） a big lunch on Sunday（D）a supper on Sunday 25 If your meal costs 5 dollars and if you. want to tip the waiter before you leave, you can pay the restaurant _ dollars.（A）5.5（B） 5（C） 6（D）425 Danny was just tired about the way things were going. His Mum came to the school and went on and
17、 on about Rick Jackson. It seemed that she would never stop talking. “Somebodys got to stop that boy !“ she was shouting. “Ricks troubling everybody in the neighborhood (四邻). And be loves to pick on (找麻烦) little boys like Danny.“Mrs. Green, Dannys teacher, was concerned (关心) a lot. “I didnt know tha
18、t Danny was being picked on,“ she answered. “Hes never said anything about this to me!“ Mrs. Green looked at Danny. “How long bas this been going on?“ she asked. Danny could only shake his head and look at the floor. He knew if he said a word about this, he would have trouble after school.Danny hadn
19、t said anything about the problem because he wanted to do things with other boys in the neighborhood. After all, most of them were nice to him. He hated to leave the gang just because of Rick. Maybe tile time had come to find new friends. He felt it hard to make up his mind (下决心).26 We learn from th
20、e reading that _.（A）Danny was not a good student（B） Dannys mother talked too much about the school（C） Dannys teacher knew something about Dannys problem before（D）Danny wanted to get away from Rick 27 When Dannys mother came for Mrs. Green, the matter was now _ to Mrs. Green.（A）serious（B） common（C） u
21、ntrue（D）similar 28 Danny now _.（A）was tired of the school and his friends（B） had no friends at all（C） was not sure what he should do with the problem（D）made some new friends in the neighborhood 29 Danny didnt say anything about the matter to Mrs. Green because _.（A）she had known it（B） the other boys
22、 would tell her（C） he didnt want to be in trouble（D）his mother didnt want him to say it 30 The word “gang“ in the last paragraph means _.（A）a place for boys to play games（B） a group of young people（C） a school bus for children to and from school（D）the teachers office 30 When you send a letter or a p
23、ostcard, you have to put stamps on the envelope or on the card. When did people first begin to use stamps? Who was the first to think of this idea?In the early nineteenth century, people did not use stamps. They had to pay postage (邮费) when they received letters. Sometimes they didnt want to receive
24、 a letter at all, but they had to pay money for it. They were unhappy about this. The postage was high at that time, because the post offices had to send many people to get the postage.Rowland Hill was a school teacher in England. He was the first to think of using stamps in 1850s. He thought it wou
25、ld be much easier for people to use stamps. People could go to the post office to buy stamps and put them on envelopes before they sent the letters. The post office could just put seals (邮戳). on the stamps so that people could not use the stamps again. In this way, the post office did not need to se
26、nd post men to get postage. It only needed fewer postmen to send letters.31 People began to use stamps _.（A）at the beginning of the nineteenth century（B） in the middle of the nineteenth century（C） more than two hundred years ago（D）when people first sent letters and postcards. 32 Before stamps were u
27、sed, postage _.（A）was paid by the letter-writers（B） was paid by the letter-receivers（C） was got by postmen（D）both B and C 33 Rowland Hill _.（A）invented the first stamp（B） was a postman in England（C） gave the idea to use stamps（D）was the first man to use stamps 34 After stamps were used, _.（A）postmen
28、 neednt get postage（B） people neednt pay postage（C） the post office could get more postage（D）people should pay more postage 35 What is the main idea of the passage?（A）How did stamps begin t6 be used?（B） Why were postmen sent to get postage?（C） When did people first begin to use stamps?（D）Who was the
29、 first to think of using stamps? 35 Scientists have always wanted to know more about the other worlds in space. Years ago they knew a lot about the moon. They knew how big it is and how far away it is from the earth. But they wanted to know more about it. They thought and thought. At last they found
30、 the only way to know more was to send men to the moon.The moon is about 384 000 kilometers away from the earth. A plane can not fly to the moon because the air reaches only 240 kilometers high above the earth. Then there is no air. But something can fly even when there is no air. That is a rocket (
31、火箭).Rockets can fly out into space. Rockets with men in them have already reached the moon. Some rockets without men in them have flown to other parts, much farther away from the earth than the moon in the universe. One day, rockets may be able to go to any place.36 Scientists knew _ about the moon
32、a long time ago.（A）nothing（B） many things（C） everything（D）little 37 The moon is _ away from the earth.（A）about 384 000 kilometers（B） 240 000 kilometers（C） only 348 000 kilometers（D）about 384 000 meters 38 A plane cant fly to the moon because _.（A）the moon is 240 kilometer far away（B） we dont know wh
33、ere it is（C） it cant fly without air（D）there is no air on the moon 39 Rockets with men in them have reached _.（A）the sun（B） the moon（C） all the stars（D）some planets 40 Which of the following is right?（A）So far, rockets with men have been to Other places.（B） Rockets with men can fly to other places f
34、arther away than the moon.（C） Perhaps one day rockets will be able to go to any place in space.（D）A plane can fly to the moon. 40 One day Mrs. Green took several pairs of shoes to a shoemaker to be repaired. After a few days she picked them up and put them away.Six months later, she and her husband
35、were asked to dinner. She took a pair of shoes. She hadnt worn them since they were repaired. She put one on her right foot, and then she put the other on her left. She felt something wrong. She took them off for a closer look. They were the same style, color and size, but each was for the right foo
36、t. Then she thought of the shoemaker. Though she was sure he wouldnt re member her after such a long time; she called him.“Thank goodness, you finally called.“ He said excitedly. “An angry woman has been troubling me for months.“41 The shoemaker finished repairing her shoes _.（A）in a few months（B） i
37、n a few days（C） in six months（D）in one day 42 Mrs. Green didnt know both shoes were for the right foot until _.（A）she came lack from dinner（B） she took them back（C） she called the shoemaker（D）she wanted to wear them 43 What did Mrs. Green do after she found the wrong shoe?（A）She phoned the shoemaker
38、.（B） She went to have dinner.（C） She felt something wrong.（D）She didnt remember the shoemaker. 44 The other woman was angry because _.（A）the shoemaker lost her shoes（B） the shoemaker gave her two left shoes（C） Mrs. Green took away her shoes（D）she couldnt find her shoes 45 Which of the following is t
39、rue?（A）The shoemaker was angry with Mrs. Green.（B） The shoemaker said sorry to Mrs. Green.（C） The shoemaker was very glad when he received Mrs. Greens call.（D）The shoemaker didnt know someone had taken away the right shoe. 四、Part IV ClozeDirections: There are some blanks in the following passages. F
40、or 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.45 Everyone uses the expressions AM and PM. But do you exactly know what they mean and how they came into being?As you know,
41、the turning of the earth makes the sun and the stars seem to move across the sky. Daylight,of course,【21】. when the sun rises in the east and ends in the west,when the sun is high【22】the sky, between these two positions, half of the daylight hours have been spent.Therefore, by noticing【23】the sun st
42、ood in the sky, early man know they could tell the time of the day. At night the motion of the stars【24】the same purpose. The important thing in keeping time is to know the exact moment of【25】. For each of us,wherever we are, noon is when the sun is directly over head. Think of an imaginary line【26】
43、the sky, stretching from the north point of your horizon just to the south point.When the sun cross your meridian (子午线), it is noon for you. When the sun still【27】of this line, or the meridian, it is morning. After the sun has crossed this line, it is【28】.The Latin word for“ midday“ is“ deridian“ ,【
44、29】which comes our word meridian. So AM is an abbreviation(缩写词) for “ante meridian “ ,of before midday, and PM for after midday. Each of the worlds time zones(时区)is about fifteer degrees wide in longitude(经度 ) ,which is about the distance the sun moves through the sky in an hour.【 30】lives in the sa
45、me zone observes noon at the same moment. In this way, the time is different by one hour. as you move through each time zone.（A）comes（B） begins（C） appears（D）shines （A）in（B） shining（C） rising（D）falling （A）wherever（B） where（C） when（D）why （A）acted（B） served（C） took（D）tried （A）night（B） morning（C） the no
46、on（D）noon （A）across（B） over（C） beyond（D）through （A）east（B） south（C） west（D）north （A）afternoon（B） about a day（C） for an hour（D）years （A）in（B） of（C） from（D）on （A）Who（B） Whoever（C） One（D）Anyone 五、Part V Translation from Chinese to EnglishDirections: This part is to test your ability to translate Chines
47、e into English. 56 如果有机会，约翰也许就已经成为一位杰出的画家了。 57 他花了几个星期时间才适应了大学生活。 58 “他们决定不去了，是吗?”“ 是的，他们不去了。” 59 我的新衣服比旧衣服贵一倍。 60 一定记住一到那里就给家里写信。 六、Part VII Writing61 For this part, you are supposed to write a composition of 100-120 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly on the Answer
48、 Sheet.有人认为男性比女性强，另外有人认为女性也具有与男性竞争的能力。谈谈你的看法。七、Daily Conversation61 Pick out the appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogue by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.A. Id like to make a reservation.B. Delivery or pick-up?C. We should be
49、 getting more in next week.D. May I take a message?E. The Animal.what?F. Im sorry I didnt call you last nightG. I really have to get back to my English homework.H. May I please speak to Jerry?62 Customer: Id like to place an order for 500 red pens.Seller: Sorry, were out of red. _ 63 Mike: _ I fell asleep early.Shelly: Thats okay. I wasnt here anyway. 6
