1、广东专插本（英语）模拟试卷 4 及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 The mother didnt know_to blame for the broken glass as it happened while she was out.（A）who（B） when（C） how（D）what2 I believe that every crime, _the circumstance, should be severely punished.（A）in spite of（B） because of（C） instead of（D）on account of3
2、The workers are busy_ models for the exhibition.（A）to make（B） with making（C） being making（D）making4 Yesterday Mr. Smith gave a vivid_of his recent visit to China.（A）dialogue（B） idea（C） tale（D）account5 The definition leaves_ for disagreement.（A）a small room（B） much room（C） great deal room（D）not so bi
3、g a room6 Once you enter the society, you are mostly_your own.（A）in（B） on（C） of（D）to7 The camp meeting_ Catherine gave his first performance last summer was held for religious purpose.（A）where（B） which（C） that（D）who8 My boss wont pay me _I work harder.（A）if（B） in case（C） unless（D）lest9 The more you
4、give, _you obtain.（A）the more（B） the most（C） the less（D）the least10 It was two years ago_she went to teach in the mountains, and we have never seen her since then.（A）when（B） before（C） that（D）after11 Not until then, had I heard_of what happened.（A）something（B） anything（C） nothing（D）everything12 Histo
5、ry is the story of_happened to the people before today.（A）whichever（B） whomever（C） whatever（D）wherever13 The teacher asked his students to leave enough_on the page for correction.（A）room（B） margin（C） place（D）paper14 After stopping for a few minutes, the bus moved_to its next stop.（A）forward（B） off（C
6、） with（D）on15 I 11_that I m a qualified engineer.（A）have you know（B） have known you（C） have you knowing（D）have you known16 He_his brother in appearance but not at all in character.（A）likes（B） seems（C） resembles（D）in the same as17 The heating system has recently been_to make it more efficient.（A）modi
7、fied（B） changed（C） corrected（D）replaced18 During the Second World War Hitler_many countries.（A）intruded（B） invaded（C） surrendered（D）challenged19 The study was conducted on a local scale and was independent _ the central government.（A）on（B） against（C） from（D）of20 He is an arbitrary leader and not ver
8、y tolerant_criticism or contradiction.（A）of（B） with（C） on（D）to21 He must have been ill, or he_to the lecture then.（A）would come（B） would have come（C） came（D）had come22 Some people say the need for cars_by the year 2004.（A）will have doubled（B） had doubled（C） will be doubling（D）be doubled23 They faile
9、d to pass the exam last time; I regretted_.（A）to be not able to help them（B） being unable to help them（C） being not able to helping them（D）not be able to help them24 The price of fruit has increased recently _ the price of vegetables has gone down.（A）when（B） while（C） whereas（D）otherwise25 I wish I_t
10、o the party with you, but I had to finish my papers.（A）could have gone（B） went（C） might have gone（D）have gone26 Helen was much kinder to her youngest child than she was to the others, _, of course, made the others jealous.（A）who（B） what（C） that（D）which27 Evidence came up_specific speech sounds are r
11、ecognized by babies as young as 6 months old.（A）where（B） that（C） which（D）what28 He_when the bus came to a sudden stop.（A）was almost hurt（B） was almost to hurt himself（C） was almost hurt himself（D）was almost hurting himself29 I suppose you are not serious, _?（A）do I（B） dont I（C） are you（D）arent you30
12、 This composition is good_some spelling mistakes.（A）except（B） besides（C） except that（D）except for31 The culture and customs of America are more like_of English than those of any other country.（A）that（B） those（C） what（D）which32 She is as_as I am.（A）poor a speaker（B） a poor speaker（C） poor speaker（D）t
13、he poor speaker33 _all the extra work at the office, Ive decided to postpone my holidays.（A）In view of（B） With the view of（C） With a view to（D）On View34 No sooner_gone home than it began to rain heavily.（A）had I（B） I had（C） have I（D）I have35 She reminded me that Columbus_the capital of Ohio.（A）had b
14、een（B） be（C） is（D）was35 Pepys and his wife had asked some friends to dinner on Sunday, September 2nd, 1666. They were up very late on the Saturday evening, getting everything ready for the next day, and while they were busy they saw the glow of a fire start in the sky. By 3 o clock on the Sunday mor
15、ning, its glow had become so bright that Jane woke her husband to watch it. Pepys slipped on his dressing-gown and went to the window to watch it. It seemed fairly far away, so after a time he went back to bed. When he got up in the morning, it looked, as though the fire was dying down, though he co
16、uld still see some flames. So he set to work to tidy his room and put his things back where he wanted them. While he was doing this, Jane came in to say that she had heard the fire was a bad one:three hundred houses had been burned down in the night and the fire was still burning. Pepys went out to
17、see for himself. He went to the Tower of London and climbed up on a high part of the buildings so that he could see what was happening. From there, Pepys could see that it was, indeed, a bad fire and that even the houses on London Bridge were burning. The man of the Tower told him that the fire had
18、started in a bakers shop in Pudding Lane; the bakers house had caught fire from the overheated oven and then the flames had quickly spread to the other houses in the narrow lane. So began the Great Fire of London, a fire that lasted nearly five days, destroyed most of the old city and ended, so it i
19、s said, at Pie Corner.36 What is the passage about?（A）The Great Fire of London.（B） Who was the first to discover the fire.（C） What Pepys was doing during the fire.（D）The losses caused by the fire. 37 They were up very late because_.（A）it was Sunday morning（B） they were not very sleepy（C） they were p
20、reparing for the dinner（D）they saw the great fire start38 What was Pepys doing when his wife told him about the fire?（A）He was asleep.（B） He was writing something.（C） He was putting things back.（D）He was looking out of the window. 39 “ Pepys slipped on his dressing gown. “To slip on means_.（A）to be
21、wearing（B） to be pushing（C） to take off（D）to put on40 Why did the flames spread quickly?（A）The oven became very hot.（B） The houses were close together.（C） The baker did nothing to stop it.（D）The bakers house was burning quickly. 40 In order to learn a foreign language well, it is necessary to overco
22、me the fear of making mistakes. If the primary goal of language use is communication, then mistakes are secondary considerations that may be dealt with gradually as awareness of those mistakes increases. On the other hand, students should not ignore their mistakes. The language learner may observe h
23、ow native speakers express themselves, and how native expressions differ from the way the learner might say them. For example, a Spanish speaker who has been saying“ I do it“ to express willingness to do something in the immediate future , could, by communicating with native speakers of English, obs
24、erve that native speakers actually say“ I ll do it“. This difference can serve as a basis for the student to change his way of using the present tense in English. But a student who is unwilling to communicate in the first place would lose this opportunity to learn by trial and error. 41 According to
25、 the passage, the present tense in English is_.（A）not used to express a desire to do something in the immediate future（B） used with some verbs but not with others to express future intention（C） basically the same in English as it is in Spanish（D）not the most difficult problem for foreign students42
26、According to the passage, language learners can reduce the number of their mistakes by（A）asking native speakers for explanations（B） reading good books in the foreign language（C） comparing their speech with that of native speakers（D）speaking without regard to native speakers43 According to the passag
27、e, foreign language students who do not communicate with native speakers will NOT _.（A）learn very much about the foreign society（B） learn about the history of the foreign language（C） have to worry about making mistakes（D）take advantage of available language44 According to the passage, foreign langua
28、ge students should not worry too much about making mistakes because_.（A）native speakers like foreign students who try to learn their language（B） communication is the primary goal of language learning（C） native speakers will ignore their mistakes（D）everyone makes mistakes when trying to communicate i
29、n a strange language45 The authors major conclusion about the function of mistakes in foreign language learning is that_.（A）mistakes are not important in the process of learning a language（B） learners are often very afraid of making mistakes（C） making mistakes can help the learner discover the rules
30、 of the language（D）native speakers often do not tell foreign language learners about their mistakes45 The young people who talk of the village as being “dead“ are talking nothing but nonsense, as in their hearts they must surely know. No, the village is not dead. There is more life in it now than th
31、ere ever was. But it seems that “village life“ is dead. Gone forever. It began to decline (衰落) about a hundred years ago, when many girls left home to go into service in town many miles away, and men also left home in increasing number in search of a work, and home was where work was. There are stil
32、l a number of people alive today who can remember. What“ village life“ meant the early years of the present century? It meant knowing and being known by everybody else in the village. It meant finding your entertainment in the village of within walking distance of it. It meant housewives tied to the
33、 home all day and every day. It meant going to bed early to save lamp-oil and coal. Then came the First World War and the Second World War. After each war, new ideas, new attitudes, new trades and occupations were revealed to villagers. The long-established order of society was no longer taken for g
34、ranted. Electricity and the motorcar were steadily operating to make“ village life“ and“ town life“ almost alike. Now with the highly developed science and technology and high-level social welfare lor all, there is no point whatever in talking any longer about “village life“. It is just life, and th
35、at a better life. Finally, if we have any doubts about the future, or about the many changes, which we have seen in our lives, we have only to look in at the school playground any mid-morning; or see the children as they walk homeward in little groups. Obviously these children are better fed, better
36、 clothed, better educated, healthier, prettier and happier than any generation of children that ever before walked the village street. 46 By saying that village is not dead, but “ village life“ is dead, the writer suggests that（A）those young people who talk of the village as being“ dead“ are wrong（B
37、） the two statements are against each other（C） village lifetoday is rather uninteresting（D）village life today is no longer like what it used to be47 It was_that“ village life“ began to take a sharp turn.（A）about a century ago（B） during the two world wars（C） with electricity and motorcars introduced
38、into the village（D）only recently48 As is suggested in paragraph 2, villagers in the past_.（A）lived a simpler life than villagers today（B） knew fewer people than villagers today（C） found it difficult to enjoy themselves（D）liked to wash themselves with cold water49 The expression “there is no point wh
39、atever“ in paragraph 3 means that_.（A）there is no end to the talking about（B） it is harmful to talk about（C） it is not meaningless to talk about（D）there is no reason for talking about50 From the passage we can see that the writers attitude toward“village life“ is_.（A）positive（B） negative（C） neutral（
40、D）unclear50 Dear professor, Banks normally receive money from their customers in two distinct forms; on current account, and on deposit account. With a current account, a customer can issue personal cheques. No interest is paid by the bank on this type of account. With a deposit account, however, th
41、e customer undertakes (答应) to leave his money in the bank for a minimum specified period of time. Interest is paid on this money. The bank in turn lends the deposited money to customers who need capital. This activity earns interest for the bank, and this interest is almost always at a higher rate t
42、han any interest which the bank pays to its depositors. In this way the bank makes its main profits. We can say that the primary function of a bank today is to act as an intermediary (中间人) between depositors who wish to make interest on their savings, and borrowers who wish to obtain capital. The ba
43、nk is a reservoir (水库) of loanable money, with streams of money flowing in and out. For this reason, economists and financiers often talk of money being“ liquid“ , or of the liquidity of money. Many small sums which might not otherwise be used as capital are made useful simply because the bank acts
44、as a reservoir. The system of banking rests upon a basis of trust. Innumerable acts of trust build up the system of which bankers, depositors and borrowers are part. They all agree to behave in certain predictable ways in relation to each other, and in relation to the rapid fluctuations of credit an
45、d debit. Consequently, business can be done and cheques can be written without visibly changing hands.51 On_, the bank will pay interest.（A）the current account（B） personal cheques（C） the deposit account（D）both the current and deposit account52 The bank makes profits in the way that the interest borr
46、owers pay the bank_any interest the bank pays depositors.（A）is always more than（B） is the same as（C） is sometimes higher than（D）is sometimes lower than53 The primary function of a bank today is_.（A）to help depositors to make money（B） to lend money to borrowers（C） to make a reservoir（D）to act as inte
47、rmediary between depositors and borrowers54 The system that is built up by the acts of trust includes _.（A）depositors and borrowers（B） depositors, borrowers and bankers（C） depositors and bankers（D）borrowers and bankers55 The passage is mainly about_.（A）how to make money（B） how to make use of bank（C）
48、 some basic knowledge of banks（D）trust system of banks三、Cloze55 People used to say, “The hand that rocks the cradle (摇篮) rules the world. “And【56】every successful man theres a woman. “【57】these sayings mean the same thing. Men【58】the world, but their wives rule them. Most of the American women like【
49、59】their husbands and【60】successful,【61】some of them want 【62 】for themselves. They want【63】jobs. When they work they want to be【64】paid. They want to be as successful as【 65】The American womens liberation (解放) movement was started by women who dont want to【66】successful men. They want to stand【67】men, with the same cha
