1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 54 及答案与解析一、Phonetics（A）weight（B） eight（C） height（D）neighbor （A）advance（B） balance（C） distance（D）entrance （A）clear（B） spear（C） fear（D）bear （A）business（B） Christmas（C） basket（D）constant （A）child（B） cheer（C） choice（D）character 二、Identification Directions: Each of the following sentences has
2、 four underline parts marked A, B, C and D. Identify the ONE that is not correct. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.6 Children may not enjoy (to eat) sweets after a meal (so much) as at other (times), but it is healthier for them (to do) so.
3、（A）to eat（B） so much（C） times（D）to do 7 (Many) of the population in the (rural areas) is (composed) of manual (laborers).（A）Many（B） rural areas（C） composed（D）laborers 8 John stopped (to write) his letter (because) he had to (leave) (for the hospital).（A）to write（B） because（C） leave（D）for the hospita
4、l 9 Inland canals are used to (shipping) farm and factory (goods) to (nearby) town (or) seaports.（A）shipping（B） goods（C） nearby（D）or 10 Harson seldom (pays his bills) (on time), and (his) brother (does too).（A）pays his bills（B） on time（C） his（D）does too 11 (By the time) Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldr
5、in, Jr. walked on the Moon (in July 1969), there (will have) been many (space) expeditions.（A）By the time（B） in July 1969（C） will have（D）space 12 (It is) essential (that) every boy and every girl (has) the same educational (opportunities).（A）It is（B） that（C） has（D）opportunities 13 He has (less frien
6、ds) (in) his classes now (than) he (had) last year.（A）less friends（B） in（C） than（D）had 14 (Human) society, (or in any) community, (may be spoken) (of as) a social organism.（A）Human（B） or in any（C） may be spoken（D）of as 15 (Every) man and woman (should vote) (for) the candidate (of their choice).（A）E
7、very（B） should vote（C） for（D）of their choice 三、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.16 He had mistaken me _ Jack.（A）with（B） on（C） in（D）for
8、17 All of the students _ interest in the case share in working out the problem.（A）have（B） show（C） with（D）of 18 The game will take place _ June 2nd.（A）on（B） at（C） in（D）during 19 Please return in an hour. Ill be ready _ then.（A）till（B） by（C） at（D）on 20 Tom set out _ Shanghai last night.（A）to（B） for（C）
9、 into（D）towards 21 I went to the USA _ way of Japan.（A）by（B） on（C） in（D）to 22 They havent found an apartment. So they _ with us for the time being.（A）would stay（B） will stay（C） are staying（D）will be staying 23 Well get in all the wheat before the sun _.（A）will set（B） was set（C） set（D）sets 24 She tol
10、d them where she _ her son.（A）has last seen（B） had last seen（C） last seen（D）was last seeing 25 My brother _ the army for three years.（A）has been in（B） had entered（C） has joined（D）was last seeing 26 Dont _ your work half-done. Youre supposed to finish it alone.（A）remain（B） make（C） set（D）leave 27 Sinc
11、e Linda is both diligent and smart, I never doubt that she will _.（A）success（B） succeed（C） successful（D）successor 28 They will _ you everything you need once you start your scientific research.（A）supply（B） provide（C） take（D）offer 29 Please _ her of that important meeting again. She is always forgett
12、ing things.（A）warn（B） relieve（C） remind（D）inform 30 I dont really know what to _ John, who is so difficult to please.（A）handle（B） do with（C） deal with（D）arrange 四、Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension que
13、stions. Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.30 Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time: if corrected too much, he w
14、ill stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the differences between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people s. In the same way, children learning to do all the other things they learn to do
15、without being taughtto walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicyclecompare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We ac
16、t as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it him self. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer to t
17、hat problem is, whether or not this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the
18、 child when he tells us that he can t find the way to get the right answer. Let s end all this nonsense of grades, exams, and marks. Let us throw them all out, let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn and how to measure their own understanding, and how to know what they k
19、now or do not know. Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learned at school and used for the rest of one s life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly
20、 changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say, “But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get on in the world?“ Dont worry! If it is essential, They will go out into the world and learn it.31 What does the author think is the best way for children to learn
21、 things?（A）By copying what other people do.（B） By making mistakes and having them corrected.（C） By listening to explanations from skilled people.（D）By asking a great many questions. 32 What does the author think teachers do which they should not do?（A）They give children correct answers.（B） They poin
22、t out children s mistakes to them.（C） They allow children to mark their own work.（D）They encourage children to copy from one another. 33 The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are _ .（A）not really important skills（B） more important than other skills（C） basically d
23、ifferent from learning adult skills（D）basically the same as learning other skills 34 Exams, grades and marks should be abolished because children s progress should be estimated only by _ .（A）educated persons（B） the children themselves（C） teachers（D）parents 35 The author fears that children will grow
24、 up into adults who are _ .（A）too independent of others（B） too critical of themselves（C） unable to think for themselves（D）unable to use basic skills 35 According to figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average weekly income for a woman in 1983 was $ 260. For the same year, men had a
25、verage weekly earnings of $ 393. For some people, these figures are clear evidence that there is still sex discrimination in the area of pay in the U. S. However, I would argue that this explanation is too simple. In order to get an accurate picture of the situation, we must examine the types of job
26、s which are typically held by men and by women. When we do this, we find that certain occupations seem to be primarily female while others seem to be primarily male occupations. In the medical and legal professions, for example, statistics show that 85% of all doctors and lawyers are men (although t
27、his situation is changing). More than 90% of all engineers are men. Women, however, have been the majority for a long time in other occupations. For example, 99 out of every 100 secretaries are women, and 95% of all nurses are female. From these statistics, it is clear that women tend to enter certa
28、in occupations and not others. The occupations which they enter are often in service industries and often have one common feature: They do not pay well. It can be argued that this is the principal reason for the difference in earnings between men and women. In addition, we can expect the pay situati
29、on to change in the future, because more qualified women are beginning careers in medicine, law, business, scientific research, and engineering.36 What jobs have typically been held by women?（A）Jobs as doctors and lawyers.（B） Jobs in service industries.（C） Jobs in areas without sex discrimination.（D
30、）Jobs in areas where women are respected. 37 which of the following is true according to the passage?（A）The majority of people working in medical prfessions are male.（B） The difference between men s pay and women s pay will become larger and larger.（C） There is still a differencer between the earnin
31、gs of men and women.（D）Women and men will exchange theil jobs in most areas. 38 In the opinion of the writer, why do women still earn less money than men?（A）Some professions are not suitable for women.（B） The principle of“ equal pay for equal work“ isn t observed.（C） It is very difficult to change p
32、eople s attitude towards the roles of women.（D）Women are often in the majority in low-paying jobs. 39 Accrding to the passage, what can we expect in the legal profession in the future?（A）There will be more male lawyers.（B） The number of female lawyers will rise.（C） The salaries of female lawyers wil
33、l increase.（D）Male and female lawyers will get equal pay. 40 What is the authors attitude towards the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics?（A）Critical（B） Supportive（C） Negative（D）Encouraging 40 Mans first roan invention, and one of the most important inventions in history, was the wheel. All transportat
34、ion and every machine in the world depend on it. The wheel is the simplest yet perhaps the most remarkable of an inventions, because there are no wheels in nature no living thing was ever created with wheels. How, then, did man come to invent the wheel? Perhaps some early hunters found that they cou
35、ld carry it. However, the logs themselves weighed a lot.It must have taken a great prehistoric thinker to imagine two thin slices of log connected, at their centers by a string stick, this would roll along just as the logs did, yet be much lighter and easier to handle, thus the wheel and axle came i
36、nto being and with them the first cart.41 The wheel is important because _ .（A）it was man s first real invention（B） all transportation depends on it（C） every machine depends on it（D）both B and C 42 The wheel is called _ .（A）simple（B） complicated（C） strange（D）unusual 43 It was remarkable of man to in
37、vent the wheel because _ .（A）it led to many other inventions（B） man had no use for it then（C） there were no wheels in nature（D）all of the above 44 The wheel was probably invented by _ .（A）a group of early hunters（B） the first men on earth（C） a great prehistoric thinker（D）the man who made the first c
38、art 45 This selection says that the first wheel may have been a _ .（A）round piece of stone（B） heavy log（C） piece of metal（D）slice of log 45 Eating in space is different from eating on earth. The food that astronauts carry with them does not look like the food you eat. Some food is carried in closed
39、bags. It is cooked and frozen before the astronauts get it. All the water is removed from the food. In the spaceship the astronaut puts the water back. He “shoots“ hot or cold water into the food bag with a special gun. He eats the food through a small hole in the bag.Other foods come in bite size.
40、The astronaut puts a whole piece in his mouth at once. There can be no crumbs. Crumbs would float around the spaceship and get in the way. Meat and cake often come in bite-sixed pieces. Astronauts can t drink water from open cups. The water would float in drops in the air. The water is put in the sp
41、ecial gun. The astronaut shoots the water into his mouth. Eating in space is not easy. Astronauts must learn this way.46 Some space foods are carded in _ .（A）water guns（B） lunch boxes（C） closed bags（D）food bags 47 The story does not say this, but from what we have read, we can tell that _ .（A）you ge
42、t much hungrier in space than you do on the earth（B） you cant have water to drink in a spaceship（C） astronauts must learn many new and different things（D）you cant eat anything in a spaceship 48 Why cant astronauts drink water from cups?（A）The water would come from the open cups.（B） The water would s
43、pill all over their food（C） Crams would float in the cups（D）The cups would float in the air. 49 The main idea of the whole story is that _ .（A）there is more food and water in space than on earth（B） eating and drinking in space is a special problem（C） astronauts can never eat or drink in a spaceship（
44、D）there is no food or water in a spaceship 50 Which of the following does the story lead you to believe?（A）Food for astronauts must be made in a special way.（B） All meat on earth comes in bite - size pieces.（C） Astronauts will only eat cakes made from crumbs.（D）Astronauts have to go hungry in a spac
45、eship. 50 The energy which the sun radiates goes in every direction, and only a minute part of it falls on the earth. Even so, it represents power of about 5,000,000 horsepower (马力)per square mile per day; the sun gives us as much energy every minute as mankind utilizes in a year. At present, we use
46、 this energy in directly, and it is our final source of power. Coal represents the chemical action of the sun on green plants thousands of years ago. Water power results from the rain formed by vapor which comes from the evaporation of power. Coal represents the rain formed by vapor which comes from
47、 the evaporation of water under the sunshine. Even windmills operate because of air currents set in motion by the different heating affects of the sun in different places. Some day, through chemistry or some type of solar engine, we shall harness this great source of energy more directly. Already a
48、scientist has worked out an engine, surprisingly efficient, in with the sun s rays are concentrated through mirrors on a tube of water to create steam.51 How much energy given off by the sun reaches the earth?（A）100 % but indirectly（B） 5 %（C） 0.5（D）only a very tiny amount 52 The reason why all the s
49、olar energy falling on the earth can t be utilized is that _ .（A）only a very small part is available（B） the sun is too distant from the earth（C） it takes thousands of years for this energy to be stored up in coal and oil（D）our scientific knowledge is not sufficient 53 Which of the following statements is NOT true?（A）Even windmill s action depends on the sun.（B） The sun produces enormous energy for man to make use of.（
