1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 52 及答案与解析一、Phonetics（A）desk（B） knowledge（C） bed（D）letter （A）two（B） answer（C） write（D）win （A）couple（B） trouble（C） country（D）cough （A）light（B） leave（C） failure（D）feel （A）sin（B） thin（C） sun（D）sing 二、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following sentences is provided with
2、four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.6 If we had followed his plan, we would have done the job with _ money and _ people（A）less, less（B） fewer, fewer（C） less, fewer（D）fewer, less 7 The articles made of leather cost much more than _
3、 made of plastic.（A）that（B） those（C） ones（D）it 8 _ of the two is my teacher of English.（A）The tallest（B） The most tallest（C） The taller（D）The more taller 9 Mr. Zhang gave the textbooks to all the pupils except _ who had already taken them.（A）the ones（B） ones（C） some（D）the others 10 Its hot here, Wou
4、ld you mind _ the windows.?（A）to open（B） open（C） opening（D）opened 11 Her boss _ her to work day and night.（A）made（B） had（C） let（D）forced 12 I will _ him about it as soon as he comes back.（A）say（B） speak（C） tell（D）talk 13 Although he was rich, _ he is not happy.（A）but（B） still（C） and（D）/ 14 I _ ping-
5、pong quite well, but I havent had time to play since the new year.（A）will play（B） have played（C） played（D）play 15 Will you please make yourself _ to everyone here?（A）knowing（B） to know（C） known（D）know 16 You miss the first bus _ you start earlier.（A）if（B） or（C） until（D）unless 17 John had made _ rapi
6、d progress that the teacher praised him in class（A）such（B） very（C） so（D）such a 18 Lets go out for a walk, _ ?（A）are we（B） do we（C） shall we（D）will we 19 They didnt tell me _ go for their holiday.（A）where will they（B） where would they（C） where they will（D）where they would 20 All the people around wer
7、e affected _ tears by the sight.（A）for（B） in（C） to（D）with 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. Then, mark your answer by blacke
8、ning the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.20 Are some people born clever and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experience ? Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given us at birth. On the other han
9、d, a child who lives in boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus the limits of a person s intelligence are fixed at birth, whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts,
10、 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 between two people, the closer they likely to be in intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random from the population, it is likel
11、y 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 intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that int
12、elligence depends on birth.Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory other the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates the envir
13、onment 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 who are not related at all are likely to have similar degree of intelligence.21 The writer is in favor of the view that man s intelligence is given to him _
14、（A）at birth（B） both at birth and through education（C） through education（D）neither at birth nor through education 22 If a child born with low intelligence, he can _ （A）never become a genius（B） exceed his intelligence limits in rich surroundings（C） still become a genius if he should be given special e
15、ducation（D）not reach his intelligence in his life 23 In the second paragraph “if we take two unrelated people at random from the population,“ means if we _ （A）pick any two persona（B） choose two persons who are relative（C） take out two different persona（D）choose two persons wish different intelligenc
16、e 24 The example of the twins going to a uncertainty and a factory separately shows _ _（A）the importance of their intelligence（B） the importance of their positions（C） the role of environment on intelligence（D）the part that birth plays 25 The best title of this passage can be _ （A）Surroundings（B） Dep
17、endence on Environment（C） Intelligence（D）Effect of Education 25 It seems to shine unchangingly, pouring out a constant light year after year. But the sun may not be nearly so stable as we suppose. It is now thought to move quickly and irregularly and change in long-term cycles, growing dimmer and th
18、en brighter with each passing year. Some even fear that its frequent changing behavior would have a great influence on the Earth s climate.The source of the sun s inconstancy is magnetism. Professor William Livingston has developed new theories about its magnetic nature.“We don t yet know what cause
19、s sun spots, “he says, “but we now think they re areas of high level magnetism that come up from the sun s interior. So strong is their magnetic pull that the highly ionized gas nearby is not able to transmit energy out. “As a result these areas send out less heat and light and thus appear from Eart
20、h to be almost dark irregular surface patches.Sun spot activity generally fluctuates in steady, 11-year cycled. Scientists have long formed the o pinion that as the size and number of sun spots increased, the overall energy sent out by the sun would de crease. Indeed, recent studies confirmed it, re
21、vealing that during peak periods of sun spot activity, the Earth experiences a small drop that can be seen clearly in received solar energy.Could such a small drop in energy have an effect here on earth? Perhaps some scientists think the world temperature could fall by as much as 0.2 during periods
22、of high solar magnetism, enough to cause significant fluctuations in weather patterns.26 According to the passage, it is believed that the sun _ （A）moves in a quick but steady way year after year（B） sends out less and less heat and light with each passing year（C） radiates the same amount of light ev
23、ery year（D）might have a strong influence on the weather patterns 27 Which of the following is not true of the sun spots?（A）They are caused by the magnetic pull from inside the sun.（B） They are areas of high- level magnetism.（C） They are actually black holes in the sun.（D）They reach their peak in a c
24、ycle of 11 years. 28 Which of the following is true of Livingston?（A）He thinks he has discovered a new possibility in the link between sun spots and the weather on the Earth.（B） He has great doubts about the theory that the sun s frequent changes have an influenced on the Earth s climate.（C） He has
25、been recently informed by other scientists of the possibility that more sun spots will appear.（D）He does not think the causes of the sun spots will be fully revealed by scientists in the near future. 29 Which of the following statements is supported by the passage?（A）The sun shines constantly and gi
26、ves out the same amount of energy every year.（B） The cause of the sun s fluctuations is its loss of energy with each passing year.（C） It is sure that the energy sent out by the sun will drop when more sun spots appear.（D）Fluctuations in weather patterns are the results of the pull of gravity. 30 Whi
27、ch of following is the best title for the passage?（A）Fluctuations in Weather Patterns.（B） Magnetism and the Sun Spots.（C） The Size and Number about the Earth s.（D）Livingston s New Theory about the Earth s Climate. 30 How often one hears children wishing they were grown up, and old people wishing the
28、y were young a gain. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good par ents, he is fed, lo
29、oked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child-things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-know
30、n. But a child has his pains: he is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is continually being told not to do things, or being punished for what he has done wrong.When the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but
31、 has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison, ff however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble a
32、nd has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society.31 According to Paragraph 2, the writer thinks that _ （A）life for a child is comparatively easy（B） a child is always loved whatever he does（C） if much is given to a child, he must do something
33、in return（D）only children are interested in life 32 After a child grows up, he _ （A）will have little time playing（B） has to be successful in finding a job（C） can still ask for help in time of trouble（D）should be able to take care of himself 33 Which of the following statements is NOT true according
34、to the passage?（A）People are often satisfied with their life.（B） Life is less interesting for older people.（C） Adults are freer to do what they want to do.（D）Adults should no longer rely on others. 34 The main idea of the passage is that _ （A）life is not enjoyable since, each age has some pains（B） y
35、oung men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard（C） childhood is the most enjoyable time in ones life（D）one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life 35 The paragraph following the passage will most probably discuss _.（A）examples of successful young men（B） how to buil
36、d up one s position in society（C） joys and pains of old people（D）what to do when one has problems in life 35 In ancient times the most important exams were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted of saying poetry aloud or giving speeches.In the Europ
37、ean universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject. This custom exists today as part of the process of testing candidates for the doctor s degree.Generally, howev
38、er, modern examinations are written. The written examination, where all students are tested on the same into existence with the great increase, was probably not known until the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and the development of mod em indu
39、stry. A room full of candidates for a state examination, timed exactly by electric and carefully watched over by managers, resembles a group of workers at an automobile factory.Certainly, during examinations teachers and students are expected to act like machines.One type of test is sometimes called
40、 as “objective“ test. It is intended to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up an objective test, the teacher writes a series of questions each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like an
41、swers to students who have not learned the material properly.36 Which of the following statements is true about the students in the Middle Ages?（A）They took objective.（B） They specialized in one subject.（C） They were timed by electrical clocks.（D）They usually took spoken tests. 37 The main idea of p
42、aragraph 3 is that _ （A）workers now take examinations.（B） the population had grown rapidly.（C） there are only written exams today.（D）examinations are now written and timed. 38 During the _ test, students must select answers.（A）personal（B） objective（C） spoken（D）written 39 Modern industry must have de
43、veloped _.（A）before the Middle Ages（B） around the 19th century（C） in Greece or Rome（D）machines to take tests 40 It may be concluded from the passage that testing _ （A）should test only opinions（B） should always be written（C） has changed since the Middle Ages（D）is given only in factories 40 In the sev
44、enteenth century, European soldiers who came across some Indian groups in the western Great Lakes found that several native tribes were living in the area without a formal leadership system. They appeared to be “quite friendly with each other without a formal authority!“Not only did the Indians appe
45、ar to lack a formal system of authority, but they also deeply hated any efforts to control their actions. All members of the tribes knew what was required of them by life long familiarity with the tasks of the area. These tasks tended to be simple, since the Indian s rate of social change was slow.
46、Thus, although subgroups such as soldiers had recognized leaders, no real authority was required. Rather than giving direct orders (which were considered rough), members of the tribes would a- rouse others to action by examples.It would be difficult, if not impossible, to carry out such a system in
47、our own society. Most of us have grown up under 6ne authority or another for as we can remember. Our parents, our teachers, our bosses, our government all have the recognized fight under certain conditions to tell us what to do. The authority is so much a part of our culture that it is hard for us t
48、o imagine a workable society without it. We have been used to relying on authority to get things done and would probably be uncomfortable with the Indian methods of examples on a large scale.Of course, the major reason why the Indian system would not be suitable for us is that our society is too lar
49、ge. The number of tasks that various members of our society have to perform often under tight time and resource limitations could not be treated by the Indian system. In modern societies, the formal authority system is necessary to achieve any social objectives.41 Which of the following sentences is correct according to the passage?（A）From 1710 to 1780, European soldiers came across some Indian groups
