1、广东专插本（英语）模拟试卷 11 及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 It was not until he had arrived home _ he remembered his appointment with the lawyer.（A）that（B） where（C） when（D）which2 _ put down the receiver when the telephone rang again.（A）Scarcely did she（B） Scarcely had she（C） Scarcely she（D）Scarcely she had3
2、_everybody knows about it, 1 dont want to talk any more.（A）For（B） Even（C） Since（D）However4 The easier the problems are, _able to solve them.（A）I am less likely（B） less likely I am（C） the less likely I am（D）the less likely am I5 _ more time, we will be able to come up with a better solution to the pr
3、oblem.（A）Given（B） To give（C） Giving（D）Be given6 _for their help, we would not shave overcome the difficulties.（A）Werent（B） Had it not been（C） Hadnt it been（D）Had it been not7 The construction of the laboratory_by the end of the year.（A）will complete（B） will have completed（C） will be completed（D）will
4、 have been completed8 He asked us to _ them in carrying through their plan.（A）provide（B） assist（C） arouse（D）persist9 He was such a_speaker that he held our attention every minute of the three-hour lecture.（A）specific（B） heroic（C） dynamic（D）diplomatic10 The manager urged his staff not to_the splendid
5、 opportunity.（A）drop（B） escape（C） miss（D）slide11 The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the_in which people communicate across time and space.（A）route（B） vision（C） transmission（D）manner12 Every culture has developed _for certain kinds of food and drink, and equally strong
6、 negative attitudes toward others.（A）preferences（B） fantasies（C） expectations（D）fashions13 Many patients insist on having watches with them in hospital, _ they have no schedules to keep.（A）even though（B） as if（C） for（D）since14 Some plants are very_ to light; they prefer the shade.（A）sensible（B） obje
7、ctive（C） flexible（D）sensitive15 The people are fully aware_they have before them problems and difficulties of various kinds.（A）of that（B） what（C） that（D）which16 How did you find your visit to the museum?I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was_than I expected.（A）far more interesting（B） even much interesting（
8、C） so more interesting（D）a lot much interesting17 Shes fainted. Throw some water on her face and she may_.（A）come round（B） come back（C） come again（D）come out18 Somebody_here only this morning.（A）must be（B） can be（C） must have been（D）should have been19 Jane has a good chance of winning the beauty con
9、test. She is_and intelligent.（A）slender（B） lean（C） slight（D）thin20 The gardener was called in to tell the way_the poor dog had died.（A）/（B） in that（C） which（D）by which21 Children should be taught how to get along with _.（A）another（B） other（C） others（D）any other22 He left_an important detail in his a
10、ccount.（A）off（B） over（C） behind（D）out23 I hadnt seen him for years, but I _ his voice on the telephone.（A）realized（B） discovered（C） recognized（D）heard24 We 11 be only too glad to attend your party_we can get a baby-sitter.（A）so far as（B） provided that（C） unless（D）except tha25 They couldnt_ him of hi
11、s mistake.（A）advise（B） convince（C） persuade（D）believe26 _ under a microscope, a fresh snowflake has a delicate six-pointed shape（A）Seeing（B） Seen（C） To see（D）To be seei27 When are you going to visit your uncle in Chicago? As soon as _ our work for tomorrow.（A）we re complete（B） we d complete（C） we ll
12、 complete（D）we complete28 You ought_ the matter to the manager the day before yesterday.（A）to report（B） to have reported（C） to reporting（D）have repoi29 It was because he was ill_he didnt go to school.（A）that（B） when（C） then（D）so30 _, he doesnt study well.（A）As clever is he（B） He is as clever（C） Clev
13、er as he is（D）, As clever he is31 Dr. Seaman would prefer the matter_at the next meeting.（A）to be discussed（B） being discussed（C） discussing（D）discussed32 Rod did nothing but_trick on me.（A）playing（B） to play（C） to playing（D）play33 _ they will produce cars next year or not hasnt been made clear.（A）W
14、hether（B） That（C） If（D）What34 My cousin demanded that she_ accompany me to the doctor.（A）should（B） would（C） could（D）might35 When I was a child, I_ for a swim, if the weather was fine.（A）will go（B） was going（C） would go（D）had gone35 Acting is such an over-crowded profession that the only advice that
15、should be given to a young person thinking of going on the stage is “ Dont “ ! But it is useless to try to discourage someone who feels that he must act, although the chances of his becoming famous are slim. The normal way to begin is to go to a drama school. Then the young actor or actress takes up
16、 work with a theatrical company, usually as an assistant stage manager. This means doing everything that there is to do in the theatre:painting scenery, publicity (宣传 ) , taking care of the costumes (舞台服装) , and even acting in very small parts. It is very hard work indeed. The hours are long and the
17、 salary is tiny. Of course, some people have remarkable chances which lead to fame and success without this long and hard training. Connie Pratt, for example, was just an ordinary girl working in a bicycle factory. A film producer happened to catch sight of her one morning waiting at a bus stop, as
18、he drove past in his car. He stopped and asked if she would like to go to the film studio to do a test, and she thought he was joking. It took the producer twenty minutes to convince Connie that he was serious. The test was successful. And within a few weeks she was playing the leading part opposite
19、 one of the most famous actors of the day. But chances like this happen once in a blue moon!36 From the very beginning, the author puts it clearly that acting is a profession_.（A）for ambitious people only（B） for young people only（C） too difficult for young people（D）sought after by too many people37
20、For someone who feels he must act, it is very likely that_.（A）he will become a film star at long last（B） he will be well paid（C） he will end up without becoming a film star（D）he will become a stage manager38 A few weeks after the test, Connie Pratt found herself_.（A）as famous as the greatest actor o
21、f the world（B） playing the leading female role in a play（C） no less famous than the leading actor of the day（D）the most famous actress of the world39 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as part of an assistant stage managers job?（A）Help advertise plays.（B） Play minor roles.（C） Collect tickets.（D
22、）Take care of the dress to be worn on the stage by an actor or actress. 40 The concluding sentence “ chances like this happen once in a blue moon “ means（A）this is a highly profitable chance（B） this is something highly possible（C） this is something which happens once in while（D）this is very rare cha
23、nce40 Washington Irving was Americas first man of letters to be known internationally. His works were received enthusiastically both in England and in the United States. He was, in fact, one of the most successful writers of his time in either country, delighting a large general public and at the sa
24、me time winning the admiration of fellow writers like Scott in Britain and Poe and Thoreau in the United States. The respect in which he was held was partly owing to the man himself with his warm friendliness, his good sense, his politeness, his gray spirits, his artistic integrity, his love of both
25、 the old World and the New. Thackeray described Irving as a “gentleman, who, though himself born in no very high sphere, was most finished, polished, witty; socially the equal of the most refined Europeans“. In England he was granted an honorary degree from Oxfordan unusual honor for a citizen of a
26、young, uncultured nationand he received the medal of the Royal Society of Literature; America made him ambassador to Spain. Irvings background provides little to explain his literary achievements. A gifted but delicate child, he had little Schooling. He studied law, but without zeal, and never did p
27、ractice seriously. He was immune to his strict Presbyterian home environment, frequenting both social gatherings and the theater. 41 The main point of the first paragraph is that Washington Irving was_.（A）the worlds first man of letters（B） a writer who had great success both in his own country and o
28、utside（C） a man who was able to move from America to England（D）a man whose personal achievements made him able to sell works42 What is the most proper comment on Irving?（A）His works were very popular in England and the United States.（B） He was respected by many fellow writers.（C） His works were of p
29、opularity and high quality.（D）He is a gentleman. 43 Why is it unusual that Irving was granted an honorary degree from Oxford?（A）Because his degree was honorary, rather than earned.（B） Because he was not so successful as his fellow writers.（C） Because he was from America which was a country with youn
30、g history and less culture.（D）Because Oxford was a famous university in England. 44 What is true about Irvings background?（A）His background had provided opportunity for his literary achievement.（B） He spent very little time working as a lawyer.（C） As a gifted child, he had received good education.（D
31、）His religious beliefs helped him a lot. 45 The tone of the author can be said to be_.（A）serious（B） mild（C） friendly（D）appreciative45 Money is used for buying or selling goods, for measuring value and for storing wealth. Almost every society now has a money economy based on coins and bills of one ki
32、nd or another. However, this has not always been true. In primitive societies a system of barter was used. Barter was a system of direct exchange of goods. Somebody could exchange a sheep, for example, for anything in the market place that he or she considered to be of equal value. Barter, however,
33、was a very unsatisfactory system because people s precise needs were seldom met. People needed a more practical system of exchange, and various money systems developed based on goods that the members of society recognized as having value. Cattle, grain, teeth, shells, feathers, salt, elephant tusks,
34、 and tobacco had all been used. Precious metals gradually took over because, when made into coins, they were portable, durable, recognizable, and divisible into larger and smaller units of value. A coin is a piece of metal, usually disc-shaped, which bears words, designs or numbers showing its value
35、. Until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, coins were given monetary worth based on the exact amount of metal contained in them, but most modern coins are based on face valuethe value that the governments choose to give them, which doesnt show the actual metal content. Coins have been made of
36、gold, silver, copper, aluminum (铝) , nickel( 镍) , lead, zinc (锌) , plastic and in China even from tea leaves. Most governments now issue paper money in the form of bills, which are really“ promise to pay“. Paper money is obviously easier to handle and much more convenient in the modern world. Checks
37、 and credit cards are being used increasingly, and it is possible to imagine a world where “money“ in the form of coins and paper currency will no longer be used. Even today, in the United States, many places, especially filling stations will not accept cash at night for security reasons.46 Barter h
38、ere means _.（A）exchanging goods for money（B） exchanging sheep for anything in the market（C） exchanging goods for goods（D）exchanging money for goods47 Why were precious metals gradually used for making coins?（A）Because they were durable and portable.（B） Because they were recognizable.（C） Because they
39、 were divisible.（D）All of the above. 48 Coins were given value according to the exact amount of metals contained in them（A）before the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries（B） after the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries（C） during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries（D）between the eighteenth and ni
40、neteenth centuries49 “promises to pay“( Paragraph 2) means_.（A）possibilities to pay（B） obligations to pay（C） necessities to pay（D）opportunities to pay50 A world without any money in the form of coins and paper is_ .（A）suitable（B） necessary（C） possible（D）avoidable50 What will man be like in the futur
41、ein 5 , 000 or even 50, 000 years from now? We can only make a guess, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today. For man is slowly changing all the time. Let us take an obvious example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on averag
42、e, men are about three inches taller. Five hundred years is a relatively short period of time, so we may assume that man will continue to grow taller. Again, in the modern world we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brains capacity. As time goes on, howe
43、ver, we shall have to use our brains more and more, and eventually we shall need larger ones. This is likely to bring about a physical change to the head, in particular the forehead, which will grow larger. Nowadays our eyes are in constant use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they beco
44、me weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over very long period of time it is likely that mans eyes will grow stronger. On the other hand, we tend to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive be
45、cause they are used a great deal in modern life. But what about hair? It will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both sexes are likely to be bald. Perhaps all this gives the impression that future
46、man will not be a very attractive creature to look at. This may well be true. All the same, in spite of all these changes, future man will still have a lot in common with us. He will still be a human being, with thoughts and emotions similar to our own.51 The passage tells us about_.（A）how mans life
47、 will be in the future（B） what future man will look like（C） the fact that mans organs will function differently in the future（D）the fact that man is growing uglier as time passes52 There is evidence that_.（A）man has been growing taller over the past 500 years（B） man has got stronger eyes than he eve
48、r had（C） mans hair is getting thinner and thinner（D）mans limbs are getting weaker because he tends to make less use of them53 Mans forehead will grow larger because_.（A）he will make use of only about 20% of the brains capacity（B） the other 80% of his brain will grow in due time（C） he had rather narr
49、ow forehead a few hundred years ago（D）he will have to use his brain more and more as time goes on54 Future man will probably _.（A）have smaller eyes（B） see better（C） have larger eyes（D）wear better glasses55 The reason for believing that future man will be different is that he_.（A）is always willing to change（B） hope
