1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 55 及答案与解析一、Phonetics（A）disease（B） position （C） husband（D）several（A）climb（B） wild （C） blind（D）April（A）song（B） bottom （C） story（D）cost（A）brother（B） three （C） cloth（D）mouth（A）either（B） height （C） neighbor（D）neither二、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following sentences
2、is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.6 From the way you are talking I Can only _ the conclusion that you are not the slightest bit interested in the project.（A）draw（B） arrive（C） come（D）take 7 The most important env
3、ironmental influence on fish is water temperature, for fish tend to the temperature of their surroundings.（A）avoid（B） exceed（C） assume（D）regulate 8 The engine is _ at 6,000 revolutions per minute.（A）turning in（B） turning off（C） turning over（D）turning to 9 The new regulation does not go into _ until
4、the first of July.（A）effort（B） effect（C） affect（D）influence 10 It was years _ I had visited my home town and I was determined to enjoy my stay.（A）as（B） that（C） since（D）when 11 She took good care of public property and _ a good example to all of us.（A）copy（B） set（C） take（D）make 12 I enjoyed the conce
5、rt last night; they played _ beautiful music.（A）such（B） such a（C） so（D）so a 13 When you go to a foreign country, you must _ yourself to new manners and customs.（A）adopt（B） admit（C） adapt（D）adhere 14 “Have you got some red eggs?“ “No, but Ive got _ .“（A）any white ones（B） some white ones（C） some white
6、 one（D）any white one 15 “Do you _ a drink?“ asked the man of the woman.（A）feel like（B） felt like（C） feel like to（D）feel liked 16 The Panama Canal was constructed in 1915 _ three hundred fifty million dollars.（A）at half cost to（B） at a cost of（C） at any cost（D）at all costs 17 We are interested in the
7、 weather because it _ us so directly what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel.（A）affects（B） effects（C） guides（D）directs 18 Your advice would be _ valuable to him, who is at present at his wits end.（A）exceedingly（B） extremely（C） extensively（D）exclusively 19 Difficulties and hardships have _ the
8、 best qualities of the young geologist.（A）brought up（B） brought out（C） brought about（D）brought forth 20 Robert was very stubborn and nobody could convince him _ his mistakes.（A）at（B） of（C） with（D）by 21 There is a hole at the _ of the pot.（A）base（B） bottom（C） ground（D）basis 22 She will never forget t
9、he day _ she joined the party.（A）when（B） which（C） that（D）where 23 Our teacher asked us to do a _ writing after class.（A）three - hundred - word（B） three - hundred - words（C） three - hundreds - word（D）three - hundreds - words 24 He will come to call on you the moment he _ his work.（A）will finish（B） fi
10、nishes（C） finish（D）shall finish 25 My wife would rather we _ each other any more.（A）do not see（B） did not see（C） will not see（D）had not seen 26 My father is good at solving this kind of problem. If only he _ here!（A）were（B） will be（C） was（D）is 27 What you are doing _ very important in your work.（A）s
11、eemed（B） seems（C） seem（D）is to seem 28 His colour is not relevant _ whether he is a good lawyer.（A）of（B） for（C） to（D）with 29 You must accustom yourself to be more at your _ when you are with people.（A）comfort（B） freedom（C） ease（D）peace 30 Somebody has disclosed the secret, _ ?（A）has he（B） hasnt they
12、（C） hasnt one（D）havent they 31 The man in the comer confessed to _ a lie to the manager of the company.（A）have told（B） having been told（C） being told（D）having told 32 So little _ about mathematics that the lecture was completely beyond me.（A）I knew（B） do I know（C） did I know（D）have I known 33 No soo
13、ner had he left _ the police arrived.（A）than（B） that（C） when（D）then 34 The two men spoke in whispers lest they _.（A）should be heard（B） would be heard（C） were heard（D）hear 35 How about _ some money?（A）to give me（B） give to me（C） giving me（D）given to me 三、Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In t
14、his 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 blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.35 There is an English saying,“ Laughter is the best med
15、icine.“ Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it bas on the human body. They have found that laughter really can improve peoples health.Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People w
16、atched funny films while doctors checked their heart, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even t
17、he feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened-to different radio programs. The group that tolerated the pain fo
18、r the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain.As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter
19、clinics, in which they help to improve their patients condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.36 Doctors have proved the followi
20、ng EXCEPT that _.（A）smiling does good to health（B） laughter can be tolerated（C） there is a way to reduce pain（D）laughter can work the muscles in the feet 37 The main idea of the passage is _.（A）laughter and physical exercise have similar effects on the human body（B） smile can produce the same effect
21、s as laughter（C） pain can be reduced by laughter（D）laughter is the best medicine 38 The students who _ tolerated the pain for the longest time.（A）listened to different radio programs（B） could produce a kind of chemicals（C） dont have stress or pain（D）listened to a funny program 39 This underlined wor
22、d “diminish“ is similar to _.（A）test（B） stop（C） reduce（D）increase 40 Doctors hold laughter clinics _.（A）to give better condition to their patients（B） in order to improve patients health（C） to make patients smile（D）to prove smile and laughter have the same effect 40 This is News on the Hour, Ed Wilso
23、n reporting. The President and First Lady will visit Africa on a goodwill tour in May. They plan to visit eight African countries.Reports from China say the Chinese want closer ties between China and the U.S. and Western Europe. A group of Chinese scientists will start its ten-nation tour next month
24、.Here in Miami, the mayor is still meeting with the leaders of the teachers union to try to find a way to end the strike. City schools are still closed after two weeks.In news about health, scientists in California report findings of a relationship between the drinking of coffee and the increase of
25、heart disease among women. According to the report in the American Medical Journal ( = magazine) , the five-year study shows this: Women who drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having heart disease than women who do not.In sports the Chargers lost again last night. The
26、BBS beat them 1 to nothing. The Wingers had better results. They beat the Rifles 7 to 3. It was their first win in their last five matches.Thats the News on the Hour. And now back to more easy listening with Jan Singer.41 Who gave the News on the Hour?（A）The President and First Lady.（B） Ed Wilson.（C
27、） Scientists in California.（D）Jan Singer. 42 A group of top Chinese scientists will _.（A）visit the U. S. and Western Europe to improve the ties between China and them（B） come closer to the U. S. and Western Europe（C） close the door of China to the U. S. and Western Europe（D）improve the ties between
28、the U. S. and Western Europe 43 From the news in Miami we know _.（A）the mayor has agreed with the teachers union（B） the teachers strike will last long（C） students havent been to school for two weeks（D）the mayor was trying to end the schools 44 The news about health tells us that _.（A）no heart diseas
29、e will be found if people dont drink coffee（B） no one should drink more than two cups of coffee a day（C） the more coffee people drink, the more chance they will get to have heart disease（D）womens heart disease has something to do with their drinking of coffee 45 From the last news we do NOT know _.（
30、A）the results of the two matches（B） the number of the teams which played last night（C） how many wins the BBS has had altogether（D）the Wingers has had one win and four defeats recently 45 You can use your Business Telecard International at any card phone in the UK. Here is some information about maki
31、ng international phone calls.You can now phone almost any country in the world, although In some cases you can only call major cities. When you cannot make direct dialing calls, you can ask the international operator to help you. This is more expensive and takes more time, but it may be helpful if y
32、ou want to speak to a particular person and no one else; in this case you should ask for a “person-to-person“ call. Even more expensive is a re verse charge (对方付款) call when the person who receives the call pays.If the international line is busy, you can reserve a call; explain the number you want a
33、nd the operator will call you back when the line is free.You can save money by calling outside office hours, e.g. early in the morning, late at night, and on Sundays.Remember that the time may be different in the country you are calling. International time is based on GMT (Greenwich Mean Time); Lond
34、on is on GMT and Moscow, for example, 3 hours ahead.There is one problem: change to DST ( Daylight Saving Time) for the Summer. In the UK, clocks are put forward one hour in Spring and put back in Autumn, and so London is actually one hour ahead of GMT in the Summer.You can use your Business Telecar
35、d International for domestic calls as well, but there will be an additional charge over the standard rate.46 What is the most expensive type of call?（A）Direct dial.（B） Through the operator.（C） Reverse charge call.（D）Outside office hours. 47 What can you do if the international line is engaged?（A）Boo
36、k a call.（B） Make a “person-to-person“ call.（C） Call back outside office hours.（D）Keep on calling. 48 When is it cheaper to make an international call?（A）10 a.m.（B） 5p.m.（C） 11 p.m.（D）11 a.m. 49 How many hours is Moscow ahead of London during the summer?（A）2.（B） 3.（C） 4（D）550 If you want to make a c
37、heaper daytime call, you should _.（A）call on Monday（B） ask the operator to pay some money（C） keep waiting（D）phone on a Sunday 50 There was once a man who spent all his time in his glasshouse. Flowers was his name, and flowers were his main joy in life. He grew flowers of every color under the sun. H
38、e grew these flowers in order to enter them for competition. His greatest hope in life was to grow a rose of an entirely new color that would win him the silver cup for the Rose of the Year.Mr. Flowers glasshouse was close to a public path, which was always used by children walking to and from schoo
39、l. Boys were often attracted to throw a stone or two at his glasshouse. So Mr. Flowers did his best to be in or close by his glasshouse at the beginning and end of the school day.However, it was not convenient or possible to be on guard all the time. Mr. Flowers had tried in many ways to prevent har
40、m to his glass; but nothing that he had done had been successful.Then, just as he was giving up hope of ever winning the battle, and of growing the Rose of the Year, he had a truly wonderful idea. He put up a large notice made of good, strong wood, some metres away from the glasshouse, where it coul
41、d be clearly seen from the path. He had painted on the board the words: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flowers had no further trouble. The boys were much more attracted to throw stones at the notice than at the glasshouse.51 Mr. Flowers great hope is _.（A）to grow beautiful flowe
42、rs（B） to grow the Rose of the Year and win a prize（C） to grow all kinds of flowers in the world（D）to take part in the competition 52 The boys often used to throw a stone or two at the glasshouse because _.（A）they hated Mr. Flowers（B） they only wanted to play a joke on Mr. Flowers（C） Mr. Flowers didn
43、t let them watch flowers（D）they were naughty 53 Mr. Flowers had no way to prevent harm to his glasshouse because _.（A）he was too old to see who did it（B） the boys ran too fast for him to catch（C） it was impossible for him to be on guard all the time（D）he was too kind to beat the boys 54 He put up a
44、large notice made of good strong wood in order _.（A）to tell the children not to throw stones at the notice（B） to warn the boys not to throw stones（C） to attract the boys to throw stones at the notice（D）to warn them whoever threw stones would be punished 55 The boys threw stones at Mr. Flowers notice
45、 because _.（A）they wanted to do what they were told not to do（B） the notice was closer to the path（C） they hated to see the notice（D）the notice was in the way 55 When you speak, write a letter or make a telephone call, your words carry a message. People communicate with words. But do you think you c
46、an communicate without words? A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad. When you put up your hand in class, the teacher knows you want to say something or ask a question. You shake your head, and people know you are saying “no“. You nod an
47、d people know you are saying “yea“. Other things can also carry messages. For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus to take. A sign on the door tells you where to go in or out. Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of signs around you and that you get messages from them al
48、l the time?People can communicate in many other ways. An artist can use his drawings to tell about beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Books are written to tell about all the things in the world and also about people and their ideas.Books, newspapers, TV, radio and films c
49、an all help us to communicate with others. They all help us to know what is going on in the world, and what other people are thinking about.56 People can communicate _.（A）with words only（B） in many different ways（C） in letters and with drawings（D）with smiles, tears and hands 57 Communication is important because it can help people to _
