1、山东专升本（英语）模拟试卷 31 及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 Scientists in the world are expected to find a(n)_ to the problem of overpopulation.（A）reply（B） solution（C） response（D）answer2 The poor old man was_yesterday when he was crossing the street.（A）run into（B） run out（C） run over（D）run through3 We have b
2、een told that the contract in question is_for one year starting from the fifteenth of June of this year.（A）useful（B） efficient（C） practical（D）effective4 The eastern part of Australia is_in climate to the western part.（A）better（B） warmer（C） splendid（D）superior5 Where unemployment and crime rates are
3、high, it can he assumed that the_is due to the former.（A）later（B） last（C） latter（D）late6 Do you let your kids go out alone at night? _!（A）Absolutely（B） Extremely（C） Actually（D）Eventually7 Julia likes to rent a house, which is comfortable, well-equipped and, _, in a quiet neighborhood.（A）all in all（B
4、） at all（C） above all（D）after all8 It wasnt a good thing, _, it was a huge mistake.（A）on the whole（B） on the contrary（C） on the average（D）on the other hand9 You can go out, _you promise to come back before 11 oclock.（A）as far as（B） as soon as（C） so far as（D）so long as10 The couple are unable to have
5、 children of their own, so they decide to_a daughter.（A）adapt（B） adjust（C） adopt（D）appoint11 Well visit Europe next year_ we have enough money.（A）provided（B） unless（C） until（D）lest12 _ difficulties we may come across, well help one another to overcome them.（A）However（B） Whenever（C） Wherever（D）Whatev
6、er13 The day will come soon_China will become a modern and powerful socialist country.（A）when（B） before（C） since（D）as14 She wanted to go_.（A）and so her brother did（B） and so did her brother（C） and too her brother（D）and did her brother, too15 Shes always the first guest_ and the last_.（A）to arrive; t
7、o leave（B） arriving; leaving（C） arrived; left（D）being arrived; being left16 _ in this way, the situation doesnt seem so disappointing.（A）To look at（B） Looking at（C） Looked at（D）To be looked at17 The teacher told the students that they should review their lessons at_intervals.（A）proper（B） regular（C）
8、adequate（D）moderate18 Be_. You cant expect such a small child to do all the work on his own.（A）honest（B） serious（C） logical（D）reasonable19 You have to buy some new shoes as these are_.（A）worn out（B） broken down（C） used up（D）sold out20 Because this picture is not genuine, it is completely_.（A）pricele
9、ss（B） worthless（C） valuable（D）invaluable21 By no means_possible for me to attend the party tonight.（A）it is（B） is it（C） should it（D）it should22 Marys handbag with three credit cards and two thousand dollars _when she was on the rain.（A）was stolen（B） were stolen（C） has stolen（D）have been stolen23 Hum
10、an beings are superior to animals_they can use language as a tool to communicate.（A）in which（B） in that（C） for which（D）for that24 Your mobile phone needs_. You should better have it done tomorrow.（A）repaired（B） to repair（C） repairing（D）being repaired25 By the end of this term, we surely_ the first e
11、ight units.（A）have finished（B） had finished（C） will be finishing（D）will have finished26 How many hours you spend in learning English_ how well you can learn it.（A）decide（B） decides（C） deciding（D）to decide27 Its raining heavily. Id rather you_ to meet me.（A）dont come（B） did not come（C） wont come（D）no
12、t come28 They were all very tired, but_of them would stop to take a rest.（A）any（B） none（C） some（D）neither29 Television is another major means of communication, us to see as well as the performers.（A）permitting; to hear（B） permitting; hearing（C） to permit; to hear（D）to permit; hearing30 The heavy rai
13、n_, the students went on planting trees.（A）had stopped（B） stopped（C） having stopped（D）being stopped30 Most people buy a lot of gifts just before Christmas. But some people think they buy too much. They have started a special day called Buy Nothing Day. They dont want anyone to go shopping on that da
14、y.Buy Nothing Day is November 29. Its 25 days before Christmas. The idea for Buy Nothing Day started in Vancouver. British Columbia. Now people all over the United States celebrate Buy Nothing Day. In California, parents and children get together to read stories, sing songs and paint pictures. The c
15、hildren talk about why they dont need a lot of toys.This year in Albuquerque, New Mexico, high school students wanted to tell other students about Buy Nothing Day. They organized a simple dinner to give people information about Buy Nothing Day. They asked restaurants in the neighborhood to donate(赠送
16、)the food. They made posters(海报)and talked to other students about it. The dinner was a big success, and many students agreed not to buy anything on November 29. The students at the high school liked the idea of this new tradition. Next year, they want to have another dinner to inform more people ab
17、out Buy Nothing Day!31 Some people start Buy Nothing Day because they think _.（A）people need more time to do other things（B） people buy too many gifts for Christmas（C） people can hardly afford to buy a lot of gifts（D）people waste too much time going shopping32 The idea for Buy Nothing Day first Star
18、ted in_.（A）California（B） Albuquerque（C） British Columbia（D）New Mexico33 To make Buy Nothing Day more popular, the students in Albuquerque plan to_.（A）provide free food for more people（B） persuade more restaurants to donate food（C） have another dinner to inform more peupie of the Day（D）put up more ad
19、vertising posters on that day34 The best title for the passage might be_.（A）Buy Nothing Day in the U. S.（B） The Future of Buy Nothing Day（C） Free Dinners on Buy Nothing Day（D）Students Activities on Buy Nothing Day34 “It hurts me more than you. “ and “This is for your own good. “ These are the statem
20、ents my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework.That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The schools and educators made it eas
21、y on us. They taught that it was all right to be parents who took a let-alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators, turned on the television, left the teaching to teachers and went on vacation.Now, teachers, faced with children who have been developing at thei
22、r own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing weve made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon Klompus who says of her students“so passive“and wonders what happened. Nothing was demanded of them, she believes. Television says Klompus contributes to childrens passivity. “Were not training k
23、ids to work any more, “ says Klompus, “Were talking about a generation of kids whove never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them. Instead of saying go look it up, you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say no to a kid. “Yes, it does. It takes energy
24、 and it takes work. Its time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work. Its time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them, but its for their own good. Its time to start telling them no again.35 In the permissive period, parents were told_.（A）to
25、 leave their children alone（B） to go on vacation without their children（C） to encourage their children to work hard（D）to help their children with their schoolwork36 How does Sharon Klompus describe her students?（A）They like to work out problems themselves.（B） It is easy for them to get hurt and angr
26、y.（C） They often make silly mistake.（D）They are lazy and spoiled.37 Which of the following is NOT true of the situation in the past 15 years?（A）Children have been allowed to watch television as they like.（B） Children have been forbidden to develop themselves.（C） Children have been allowed to use car
27、s.（D）Children may or may not do homework. 38 What does the writer want to tell parents?（A）They should set a good example for their kids.（B） Kids should have more activities at school.（C） They should be stricter with their kids.（D）Kids should be pleased at home.38 Oceanography has been defined as “th
28、e application of all sciences to the study of the sea“.Before the 19th century scientists with an interest in the sea were few and far between. Certainly Newton considered some theoretical aspects of it in his writings, but he was reluctant to go to sea to further his work.For most people the sea wa
29、s remote, and with the exception of early intercontinental travelers or others who earned a living from the sea, there was little reason to ask many questions about it, let alone to ask what lay beneath the surface. The first time that the question “What is at the bottom of the oceans?“ had to be an
30、swered with any commercial consequence was when the laying of a telegraph cable from Europe to America was proposed. The engineer had to know the depth profile(起伏形状)of the route to estimate the length of cable that had to be manufactured.It was to Maury of the US Navy that the Atlantic Telegraph Com
31、pany turned, in 1853, for information on this matter. In the 1840s Maury had been responsible for encouraging voyages during which soundings(测深)were taken to investigate the depths of the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Later, some of his findings aroused much popular interest in his book The Phy
32、sical Geography of the Sea.The cable was laid, but not until 1866 was the connection made permanent and reliable. At the early attempts, the cable failed and when it was taken out for repairs it was found to be covered in living growths, a fact which defied contemporary scientific opinion that there
33、 was no life in the deeper parts of the sea.Within a few years oceanography was under way. In 1872 Thomson led a scientific expedi-tion(考察 ), which lasted for four years and brought home thousands of samples from the sea. Their classification and analysis occupied scientists for years and led to a f
34、ive-volume report, the last volume being published in 1895.39 The proposal to lay a telegraph cable from Europe to America made oceanographic studies take on_.（A）an academic aspect（B） a military aspect（C） a business aspect（D）an international aspect40 It was_ that asked Maury for help in oceanographi
35、c studies.（A）the American Navy（B） some early intercontinental travelers（C） those who earned a living from the sea（D）the company which proposed laying an undersea cable41 The aim of the voyages Maury was responsible for in the 1840s was_.（A）to make some sounding experiments in the oceans（B） to collec
36、t samples of sea plants and animals（C） to estimate the length of cable that was needed（D）to measure the depths of the two oceans42 This passage is mainly about_.（A）the beginnings of oceanography（B） the laying of the first undersea cable（C） the investigation of ocean depths（D）the early intercontinent
37、al communications42 A他们在辩论中表现非常出色，我们很难不佩服他们。B如果你想申请一份学生签证，你就必须填写 1M2A 表格，你可以在最近的提供签证服务的英国领事馆免费获得该表格。C. 医院内，在可能干扰设备使用的任何区域，禁止使用手机。D. 众所周知，我们的许多问题一一事实上是所有的问题，从代沟、高离婚率到某些精神疾病一一至少部分是由于没有能够交流思想引起的。43 No one can use cell phones in any areas at the hospital where equipment might be affected by the interfer
38、ence from cell phones.44 If you wish to apply for a student visa, you should fill in Form IM2A which you can get free of charge from the nearest British mission offering a visa service.45 It is well known that many of our problems everything, in fact, from the generation gap to the high divorce rate
39、 to some forms of mental illness are caused at least in part by failure to communication.46 They so behaved in the debate that we find it difficult not to admire them.46 A草原上发生了许多事情，他一一她的父亲并不知道。B他们正在为实现一个理想而努力，这个理想是每个中国人所珍爱的，在过去，许多中国人为了达到这个理想而牺牲了自己的生命。C整天躲在云层里的太阳，现在光芒四射。D但更为重要的是，这是科学家们所能观察到的最遥远的过去景象
40、，因为他们看到的是 150 亿年前宇宙云的形状和结构。47 They are striving for the ideal which is close to the heart of every Chinese and for which, in the past, many Chinese have laid their lives.48 A good deal went on in the steppe which he her fatherdid not know.49 But even more important, it was the farthest that scientis
41、ts had been able to look into the past, for what they were seeing were the patterns and structures of the cosmic cloud that existed 15 billion years ago.50 The sun, which had hidden all day, now came out in all its splendor.Section ADirections: Translate the following English into Chinese.51 It had
42、become harder and harder for the teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and go his or her own way.52 Although some areas suffered from serious natural disasters, the total grain output was higher than that of last year.53 He doesnt do it for nothing.54 I will give you a clear idea of the m
43、arket as soon as possible.55 He didnt go to the match last night because he failed to finish his homework in time.Section BDirections: Translate the following Chinese into English.56 你渐渐习惯了老房子的这些问题，就像习惯了自己的缺点一样。57 那些美国人对中国文化非常好奇，很想了解中美文化的主要差异。58 他对自己的言行非常敏感。59 我去年买了这幢房子，房款还未付清。60 他对工作采取积极的态度，无论做什么总是
44、全力以赴。二、Writing61 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic “Join in the Clean Your Plate Campaign“. You should write at least 120 words and base your composition on the outline(given in Chinese)below:最近的一项调查显示，我国每年餐桌上浪费的食物高达 2000 亿元，相当于 2 亿多人一年的口粮。近来，“光盘行动” 悄然流行，这
45、一行动引导崇尚节约、反对浪费的社会风气。其实在我们的校园生活中也存在一些浪费现象。请用英语以“Join in the clean Your PlateCampaign”为题写一篇短文，就如何厉行节约、反对浪费谈谈你的看法和建议。Section A（A）She is not interested in the article.（B） She has given the man much trouble.（C） She would like to have a copy of the article.（D）She doesnt want to take the trouble to read th
46、e article.（A）He saw the big tower he visited on TV.（B） He has visited the TV tower twice.（C） He has visited the TV tower once.（D）He will visit the TV tower in June.（A）The woman has trouble getting along with the professor.（B） The woman regrets having taken up much of the professors time.（C） The woma
47、n knows the professor has been busy.（D）The woman knows the professor has run into trouble.（A）He doesnt enjoy business trips as much as he used to.（B） He doesnt think he is capable of doing the job.（C） He thinks the pay is too low to support his family.（D）He wants to spend more time with his family.（
48、A）The man thought the essay was easy.（B） They both had a hard time writing the essay.（C） The woman thought the essay was easy.（D）Neither of them has finished the assignment yet.（A）In the park.（B） Between two buildings.（C） In his apartment.（D）Under a huge tree.（A）Its awfully dull.（B） Its really excit
49、ing.（C） Its very exhausting.（D）Its quite challenging（A）A movie.（B） A lecture.（C） A play.（D）A speech.（A）The weather is mild compared to the past years.（B） They are having the coldest winter ever.（C） The weather will soon get warmer.（D）The weather may get even colder.（A）A mystery story.（B） The hiring of a shop assistant.（C） The search for a rel
