1、广东专插本（英语）模拟试卷 37 及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 A lot of workers have got_ in the strike.（A）involved（B） linked（C） take part（D）connected2 The garden_a strong fragrance.（A）gave up（B） gave in（C） gave away（D）gave off3 The boy is learning _at Cambridge University.（A）economy（B） economic（C） economist（D）
2、economics4 She apologized for_ his permission to use the computer.（A）asking not（B） not asking（C） not ask（D）ask not5 The workmates congratulated her _ her promotion to the position of the general manager.（A）in（B） with（C） on（D）for6 Never for a moment_that we would encounter so many problems.（A）I did i
3、magine（B） did I imagine（C） I imagined（D）had I imagine7 Weve been waiting here for over an hour, and_.（A）have all these other people either（B） all these other people either（C） so have all these other people（D）so all these other people have8 My father_George quite well, and they were introduced at a p
4、arty.（A）is knowing（B） has known（C） knows（D）had known9 Some companies might not let you rent a car_you have a credit card.（A）where（B） because（C） since（D）unless10 In his opinion, success in life mainly_on how we get along with other people.（A）keeps（B） depends（C） insists（D）spends11 We_building the brid
5、ge by the end of next month.（A）are finishing（B） have finished（C） would finish（D）will have finished12 It was in Jonsons hotel_the business meeting was held last year.（A）this（B） that（C） what（D）which13 Id appreciate it if you could tell me how_ the machine.（A）operate（B） to operate （C） operating（D）opera
6、ted14 Im sorry to tell you that the materials you wanted are_.（A）taken off（B） put up（C） sold out（D）got off15 It is obvious that these small businesses are _need of technical support.（A）in（B） on（C） with（D）to16 _I am concerned, it is important to get a job first.（A）As long as（B） As well as（C） As soon
7、as（D）As far as17 The_crown jewels are kept in the Tower of London.（A）valued（B） valueless（C） invaluable（D）worth18 Here is my card. Lets keep in_.（A）touch（B） relation（C） connection（D）friendship19 The newspapers reported yesterday several _ on the boundaries of these two countries.（A）incidents（B） happe
8、nings（C） events（D）accidents20 Weve worked out the plan and now we must put it into_.（A）fact（B） reality（C） practice（D）deed21 Weve missed the last bus, and I m afraid we have no_but to take a taxi.（A）way（B） possibility（C） choice（D）selection22 Luckily, most sheep_the flood last month.（A）endured（B） surv
9、ived（C） lived（D）passed23 My parents always let me have my own_of living.（A）way（B） method（C） manner（D）fashion24 Between 2003 and 2015, the number of overseas visitors expanded_55% .（A）by（B） for（C） on（D）in25 It is necessary that a person_exercises every day if he wishes to be healthy.（A）do（B） does（C）
10、did（D）must do26 With the bridge_, there was nothing for it but to swim across it.（A）was destroyed（B） destroying（C） destroyed（D）being destroyed27 _we were out of the traffic jam we were able to resume (恢复) our normal speed.（A）Whenever（B） No sooner（C） In case（D）Once28 When he went out, he would wear s
11、unglasses_nobody would recognize him.（A）so that（B） now that（C） as though（D）in case29 _he was seriously ill, I wouldnt have told him the truth.（A）If I knew（B） If I know（C） Had I known（D）Did I know30 _traveling expenses_a lot, Mrs. White had to change all her plans for the tour.（A）Since; rised（B） As f
12、or; rising（C） By; rised（D）With; rising30 When men get sick, they act like babies, say women. But maybe the fairer sex should learn something useful from these guysit could save their lives, say researchers at the University of Michigan. When women have a heart attack, theyre more likely to put off s
13、eeking help than the men, and after an attack, theyre less likely to take steps to improve their health. Whats the reason for the different responses? The results of a survey suggest that women are too tough; they think heart problem are simply not a big deal. When Steven Erickson and his colleagues
14、 asked 348 men and 142 women who had been admitted to the hospital for a heart attack about their symptoms and medication (用药情况 ) , they found that even though the women had more symptoms and were taking more medicine they rated their disease as being no more severe than the men did.For more on wome
15、n and heart disease, go to www. americanheart. org.31 The underlined expression “the fairer sex“ in Paragraph 1 refers to_.（A）men（B） babies（C） women（D）researchers32 The fairer sex should learn something useful from the guys to_.（A）save others lives（B） take less medicine（C） seek help when sick（D）act
16、like babies when sick33 When women have a heart attack, _.（A）they take it seriously（B） they have less symptoms than men（C） they take no medicine（D）theyre more likely to delay seeking help34 How is the second paragraph organized?（A）By defining.（B） By classifying.（C） By comparing and contrasting.（D）By
17、 analyzing cause and effect.35 According to the passage, you may to find more information about women and heart disease.（A）conduct a survey（B） consult your doctor（C） turn to researchers in person（D）go to a particular website35 The English have the reputation of being very different from all other na
18、tionalities. It is claimed that living on an island separated from the rest of Europe has much to do with it. Whatever the reasons, it may be fairly stated that the Englishman has developed some attitudes and habits distinguishing him from other nationalities.Broadly speaking, the Englishman is a qu
19、iet, shy, and reserved person among people he knows well. Before strangers he often seems inhibited, even embarrassed. You have only to witness a railway compartment (车厢) any morning or evening to see the truth. Serious-looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or dozing (打盹) in a c
20、orner, and no one speaks. An English wit once suggested to overseas visitors, “On entering a railway compartment shake hands with all the passengers.“ Needless to say, he was not being serious. There is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior, which, if broken, makes the person immediat
21、ely the object of suspicion.It is well known that the English seldom show openly extremes of enthusiasm, emotion, etc. Of course, Englishman feels no less than any other nationality. Imagine a man commenting on the great beauty of a young girl. A man of more emotional temperament might describe her
22、as “a marvelous jewel“, while the Englishman will flatly state “Urn, shes all right.“ An Englishman may recommend a highly successful and enjoyable film to friends by commenting, “Its not bad.“ The overseas visitors must not be disappointed by this apparent lack of interest. They must realize that “
23、all right“ “not bad“ are very often used with the sense of “first class“ “excellent“. This special use of language is particularly common in English.36 One explanation for the different character of English people is that_.（A）they are geographically isolated from the European continent（B） they have
24、nothing to do with the other Europeans（C） they like to keep quiet among their acquaintances（D）they tend to be reserved by nature37 The word “inhibited“ (Para. 2) in this passage probably means_.（A）unable to have good manners（B） unable to express and relax freely（C） able to act properly（D）able to tal
25、k freely38 According to the passage, on entering a railway compartment, an overseas visitor is expected to_.（A）inquire about the code of behavior in the train（B） shake hands with all the passengers（C） shake hands with the person he knows（D）behave like an Englishman39 The English way of commenting on
26、 something or somebody suggests that_.（A）the English are modest in most circumstances（B） the English feel no less than any other nationality（C） the English tend to display less emotion than they feel（D）the English dont take a strong interest in making comment 40 What does the passage mainly discuss?
27、（A）The differences between the English and the other Europeans.（B） The different character of the Englishman and its reason.（C） The reasons for English peoples shyness.（D）The code of behavior of the nationalities in Europe.40 It is difficult to imagine what life would be like without memory. The mea
28、nings of thousands of everyday perceptions, the basis for the decisions we make, and the roots of our habits and skills are to be found in our past experiences, which are brought into the present by memory.Memory can be defined as the capacity to keep information available for later use. It not only
29、 includes “remembering“ things like arithmetic (算术) or historical facts, but also involves any change in the way an animal typically behaves. Memory is involved when a rat gives up eating grain because he has sniffed (嗅出) something suspicious in the grain pile.Memory exists not only in humans and an
30、imals but also in some physical objects and machines. Computers, for example, contain devices for storing data for later use. It is interesting to compare the memory storage capacity of a computer with that of a human being. The instant access memory of a large computer may hold up to 100,000 “words
31、“string of alphabetic or numerical charactersready for instant use. An average U. S. teenager probably recognizes the meaning of about 100,000 words of English. However, this is but a fraction of the total amount of information that the teenager has stored. Consider, for example, the number of faces
32、 and places that the teenager can recognize on sight.The use of words is the basis of the advanced problem-solving intelligence of human beings. A large part of a persons memory is in terms of words and combinations of words. But while language greatly expands the number and the kind of things a per
33、son can remember, it also requires a huge memory capacity. It may well be this capacity that distinguishes humans, setting them apart from other animals.41 Which of the following is TRUE about memory?（A）It helps us perceive things happening around us every day.（B） It is based on the decisions we mad
34、e in the past.（C） It is rooted in our past habits and skills.（D）It connects our past experiences with the present.42 According to the passage, memory is helpful in ones life in the following aspects EXCEPT that_ .（A）it involves a change in ones behavior（B） it keeps information for later use（C） it wa
35、rns people not to do things repeatedly（D）it enables one to remember events that happened in the past43 What is the authors view about computers and human beings in terms of intelligence?（A）Computers have better memory than a child does.（B） Computers are as intelligent as a teenager is.（C） Computers
36、can understand as many as 100,000 words.（D）Human beings are far superior to computers.44 What is the major characteristic of mans memory capacity according to the author?（A）It can be expanded by language.（B） It can remember all the combined words.（C） It may keep all the information in the past.（D）It
37、 may change what has been stored in it.45 Human beings make themselves different from other animals by_.（A）having the ability to perceive danger（B） having a far greater memory capacity（C） having the ability to recognize faces and places on sight（D）having the ability to draw on past experiences45 In
38、its early history, Chicago had floods frequently, especially in the spring, making the streets so muddy that people, horses, and carts got stuck. An old joke that was popular at the time went something like this: A man is stuck up to his waist in a muddy Chicago street. Asked if he needs help, he re
39、plies, “No, thanks. Ive got a good horse under me. “The city planner decided to build an underground drainage (排水) system, but there simply wasnt enough difference between the height of the ground level and the water level. The only two options were to lower the Chicago River or raise the city.An en
40、gineer named Ellis Chesbrough convinced the city that it had no choice but to build the pipes above ground and then cover them with dirt. This raised the level of the citys streets by as much as 12 feet.This of course created a new problem: dirt practically buried the first floors of every building
41、in Chicago. Building owners were faced with a choice: either change the first floors of their buildings into basements, and the second stories into main floors, or hoist the entire buildings to meet the new street level. Small wood-frame buildings could be lifted fairly easily. But what about large,
42、 heavy structures like the Tremont Hotel, which was a six-story brick building?Thats where George Pullman came in. He had developed some house-moving skills successfully. To lift a big structure like the Tremont Hotel, Pullman would place thousands of jackscrews (螺旋千斤顶) beneath the buildings foundat
43、ion. One man was assigned to operate each section of roughly 10 jackscrews. At Pullmans signal each man turned his jackscrew the same amount at the same time, thereby raising the building slowly and evenly. Astonishingly, the Tremont Hotel stay open during the entire operation, and many of its guest
44、s didnt even notice anything was happening.Some people like to say that every problem has a solution. But in Chicagos early history, every engineering solution seemed to create a new problem. Now that Chicagos waste water was draining efficiently into the Chicago River, the citys next step was to cl
45、ean the polluted river.46 The author mentions the joke to show_.（A）horses were fairly useful in Chicago（B） Chicagos streets were extremely muddy（C） Chicago was very dangerous in the spring（D）the Chicago people were particularly humorous47 The city planners were convinced by Ellis Chesbrough to_.（A）g
46、et rid of the street dirt（B） lower the Chicago River（C） fight against heavy floods（D）build the pipes above ground48 The underlined word “hoist“ in Paragraph 4 means “_“.（A）change（B） lift（C） repair（D）decorate49 What can we conclude about the moving operation of the Tremont Hotel?（A）It went on smoothl
47、y as intended.（B） It interrupted the business of the hotel.（C） It involved Pullman turning ten jackscrews.（D）It separated the building from its foundation.50 The passage is mainly about the early Chicago s _.（A）popular life styles and their influences（B） environmental disasters and their causes（C） e
48、ngineering problems and their solutions（D）successful businessmen and their achievements二、Cloze50 Long ago there was a busy marketplace in a town. People came to buy and【C1】_ all sorts of things there.One day an old man went to the【C2 】_ to buy some vegetables. He saw lots of people. 【C3 】 _ them was
49、 a young man, strong and fierce. Everyone was【C4】_him.In front of the strong man, there was a heavy rock. Some people tried to lift it but it was too 【C5】_for them. The strong man said, “Look at me. I can lift this heavy rock. “The man【C6】_and took hold of the heavy rock. He pulled and pulled. His fac
