1、江苏专转本（英语）模拟试卷 13 及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 _, I couldnt find the way to the post office.（A）However hard I tried（B） However I tried hard（C） However hard I try（D）Whatever I tried hard2 There was a_ drop in support for the Union in the 1988 election.（A）delicate（B） distinct（C） distant（D）downward
2、3 Only if I can understand what you are listening to, _ write it down correctly.（A）I shall（B） shall I（C） I can（D）can I4 A lot of _ can be mentioned as essential for explaining the puzzling phenomenon.（A）factions（B） facades（C） factors（D）sides5 Some confusion has_about who can do this job.（A）retained（
3、B） lifted（C） raised（D）arisen6 It was very hot and people crowded_ the air-conditioner.（A）about（B） in（C） on（D）to7 The programmer was always busy in an _ way, spending hours accompanying nothing.（A）ineffectual（B） eventual（C） efficient（D）unskilled8 The flood_ the towns, people_from the rest of the worl
4、d.（A）cut;out（B） cut;away（C） cut;down（D）cut;off9 Mary washed her face_.（A）cleanly（B） cleaned（C） cleaning（D）clean10 The foreign guests, _were scientists, were warmly welcomed at the train station.（A）most of them（B） most of whom（C） most of that（D）most of those11 Tom_ my letter; otherwise he would have
5、replied before now.（A）ought not have received（B） shouldnt have received（C） has been received（D）couldnt have received12 Id just as soon remind_ those important documents with you.（A）that you wont（B） your not taking（C） please dont（D）you didnt take13 The train is travelling_ a speed of 120 miles an hou
6、r.（A）with（B） on（C） in（D）at14 Any living thing_ die without the sun.（A）would（B） may（C） might（D）will15 Some scientists think that there is no better_ for mothers milk.（A）alternative（B） equivalent（C） exchange（D）substitute16 In his speech the Minister of Industry said that industrial exports went up for
7、 three_years.（A）successful（B） successive（C） continual（D）continuous17 A group of foreign students planning to travel by car to North Dakota in the winter are advised to_their cars with snow tires and warm clothing.（A）provide（B） purchase（C） equip（D）install18 All the students_ a loud laugh when the tea
8、cher told them the joke.（A）let off（B） let down（C） let out（D）let up19 I wish my son would stop_and do something realistic.（A）hanging about（B） hanging on（C） hanging up（D）hanging off20 The_ estimate of gains in gross national product suggested a gradual recovery from economic recession.（A）introductory（
9、B） possible（C） primary（D）preliminary21 We_ so as not to wake the roommates.（A）whispered（B） moaned（C） grunted（D）muttered22 Although he is only 5 years old, he has a_ imagination.（A）furtive（B） fertile（C） frank（D）furious23 Now many people buy_Christmas trees instead of real ones.（A）false（B） fake（C） sha
10、m（D）artificial24 Could you give me a hint without _ the answer?（A）giving off（B） giving away（C） giving up（D）giving in25 After a number of disagreements with the committee, the chairman was determined to_.（A）retire（B） withdraw（C） retreat（D）resign26 We all cant_why she married a man like this.（A）reason
11、 out（B） figure out（C） make believe（D）take in27 Marys close_to her sister made people mistake them for one another.（A）accuracy（B） membership（C） probability（D）resemblance28 “Why didnt Tom come to the party last night?“He_ not have wanted to see me. “（A）should（B） would（C） could（D）might29 _ to the quest
12、ion of refreshments, I should think lemonade and sandwiches will be enough.（A）Prior（B） As（C） Due（D）According30 _ nothing more to discuss, the CEO got to his feet, said goodbye and left the meeting room.（A）There was（B） Being（C） There being（D）As there being31 This is_ the first time you have been late
13、.（A）under no circumstances（B） on no account（C） by no means（D）for no reason32 Can you_me on the phone by the sound of my voice?（A）make up（B） make over（C） make out（D）make off33 The mechanic examined the car engine_ but could find nothing wrong with it.（A）throughout（B） exactly（C） thoroughly（D）altogethe
14、r34 Mr. Smith used to work the night_ in a power plant.（A）stretch（B） shift（C） time（D）turn35 I broke my relationship with Anne because she always found_.（A）error（B） mistake（C） flaw（D）fault36 He failed again in the driving test. I dont know why _ he was so nervous.（A）in the earth（B） on the earth（C） in
15、 earth（D）on earth37 Sallys score on the exam is the lowest in the class. She_ hard.（A）should have studied（B） must have to study（C） must have studied（D）neednt have studied38 If you_in taking this attitude, well have to ask you to leave.（A）insist（B） keep（C） resist（D）persist39 In Britain, the best seas
16、on of the year is probably_ spring.（A）latter（B） later（C） last（D）late40 _ he was a regular customer, the boss allowed 10% discount off the prices of the goods.（A）Giving（B） Given that（C） Giving that（D）To give that40 Suppose we built a robot(机器人)to explore the planet Mars. We provide the robot with see
17、ing detectors to keep it away from danger. It is powered entirely by the sun. Should we program the robot to be equally active at all times? No. The robot would be using up energy at a time when it was not receiving any. So we would probably program it to cease its activity at night and to wake up a
18、t dawn the next morning.According to the evolutionary(进化的)theory of sleep, evolution equipped us with a regular pattern of sleeping and waking for the same reason. The theory does not deny(否认)that sleep provides some important restorative functions. It merely says that evolution has programmed us to
19、 perform those functions at a time when activity would be inefficient and possibly dangerous. However, sleep protects us only from the sort of trouble we might walk into; it does not protect us from trouble that comes looking for us. So we sleep well when we are in familiar, safe place, but we sleep
20、 lightly, if at all, when we fear that bears will nose into the tent.The evolutionary theory accounts well for differences in sleep among creatures. Why do cats, for instance, sleep so much, while horses sleep so little? Surely cats do not need five times as much repair and restoration as horses do.
21、 But cats can afford to have long periods of inactivity because they spend little time eating and are unlikely to be attacked while they sleep. Horses must spend almost all their waking hours eating, because what they eat is very low in energy value. Moreover, they cannot afford to sleep too long or
22、 too deeply, because their survival depends on their ability to run away from attackers.41 Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?_.（A）Evolution has equipped all creatures with a regular pattern of sleeping and waking.（B） The study of sleep is an important part of the evolutionary th
23、eory.（C） Sleeping patterns must be taken into consideration in the designing of robots.（D）The sleeping pattern of a living creature is determined by the food it eats.42 The author uses the example of the robot in space exploration to tell us_.（A）the differences between robots and men（B） the reason w
24、hy men need to sleep（C） about the need for robots to save power（D）about the danger of men working at night43 Cats sleep much more than horses do partly because cats_.（A）need more time for restoration（B） are unlikely to be attackers（C） are more active than horses when they are awake（D）spend less time
25、 eating to get enough energy44 According to the author, we cannot sleep well when we_.（A）are worrying about our safety（B） are overworked（C） are in a tent（D）are away from home45 Evolution has programmed man to sleep at night chiefly to help him_.（A）maintain a regular pattern of life（B） prevent troubl
26、e that comes looking for him（C） avoid danger and inefficient labor（D）restore his bodily functions45 Exchange a glance with someone, then look away. Do you realize that you have made a statement? Hold the glance for a second longer, and you have made a different statement. Hold it for 3 seconds, and
27、the meaning has changed again. For every social situation, there is a permissible time that you can hold a persons gaze without being intimate, rude, or aggressive. If you are on an elevator, what gazetime are you permitted? To answer this question, consider what you typically do. You very likely gi
28、ve other passengers a quick glance to size them up(打量)and to assure them that you mean no threat. Since being close to another person signals the possibility of interaction. You need to emit a signal telling others you want to be left alone. So you cut off eye contact, what sociologist Erving Goffma
29、n(1963)calls “a dimming of the lights.“ You look down at the floor, at the indicator lights, anywhere but into another passengers eyes. Should you break the rule against staring at a stranger on an elevator, you will make the other person exceedingly uncomfortable, and you are likely to feel a bit s
30、trange yourself.If you hold eye contact for more than 3 seconds, what are you telling another person? Much depends on the person and the situation. For instance, a man and a woman communicate interest in this manner. They typically gaze at each other for about 3 seconds at a time, then drop their ey
31、es down for 3 seconds, before letting their eyes meet again. But if one man gives another man a 3-second-plus stare, he signals, “I know you“, “I am interested in you, “ or “You look peculiar and I am curious about you. “ This type of stare often produces hostile feelings.46 The passage mainly discu
32、sses_.（A）the limitations of eye contact（B） the exchange of ideas through eye contact（C） proper behavior in situations（D）the role of eye contact in interpersonal communication47 It can be inferred form the first paragraph that_.（A）every glance has its significance（B） staring at a person is an express
33、ion of interest（C） a gaze longer than 3 seconds is unacceptable（D）a glance conveys more meaning than words48 By “a dimming of the lights“ Erving Goffman means “_“.（A）closing ones eyes（B） turning off the lights（C） creasing to glance at others（D）reducing gaze-time to the minimum49 If one is looked at
34、by a stranger for too long, he tends to feel_.（A）depressed（B） uneasy（C） curious（D）amused50 If you want to be left alone on an elevator, the best thing to do is_.（A）to look into another passengers eyes（B） to avoid eye contact with other passengers（C） to signal you are not a threat to anyone（D）to keep
35、 a distance from other passengers50 Professor Smith recently persuaded 35 people, 23 of them women, to keep a diary of all their absent-minded actions for a fortnight. When he came to analyse their embarrassing lapses(差错)in a scientific report, he was surprised to find that nearly all of them fell i
36、nto a few groupings. Nor did the lapses appear to be entirely random(随机的).One of the women, for instance, on leaving her house for work one morning threw her dog her earrings and tried to fix a dog biscuit on her ear. “The explanation for this is that the brain is like a computer, “ explains the pro
37、fessor. “People programme themselves to do certain activities regularly. It was the womans custom every morning to throw her dog two biscuits and then put on her earrings. But somehow the action got reversed in the programme. “ About one in twenty of the incidents the volunteers reported were these
38、“programme assembly failures. “Altogether the volunteers logged 433 unintentional actions that they found themselves doingan average of twelve each. There appear to be peak periods in the day when we are at our zaniest(荒谬可笑的). These are two hours some time between eight a. m. and noon, between four
39、and six p. m. with a smaller peak between eight and ten p. m. “Among men the peak seems to be when a changeover in brain programmes occurs, as for instance between going to and from work. “ Women on average reported slightly more lapses12. 5 compared with 10. 9 for men-probably because they were mor
40、e reliable reporters.A startling finding of the research is that the absent-minded activity is a hazard of doing things in which we are skilled. Normally, you would expect that skill reduces the number of errors we make. But trying to avoid silly slips by concentrating more could make things a lot w
41、orse-even dangerous.51 “Programme assembly failures“ refers to the phenomenon that people_.（A）often fail to programme their routines beforehand（B） tend to make mistakes when they are in a hurry（C） unconsciously change the sequence of doing things（D）are likely to mess things up if they are too tired5
42、2 We learn from the third paragraph that_.（A）absent-mindedness tends to occur during certain hours of the day（B） women are very careful to perform actions during peak periods（C） women experience more peak periods of absent-mindedness（D）mens absent-mindedness often results in funny situations53 In hi
43、s study Professor Smith asked the subjects_.（A）to keep track of people who tend to forget things（B） to report their embarrassing lapses at random（C） to analyse their awkward experiences scientifically（D）to keep a record of what they did unintentionally54 It can be concluded from the passage that_.（A
44、）people should avoid doing important things during peak periods of lapses（B） hazards can be avoided when people do things they are good at（C） people should be careful when programming their actions（D）lapses cannot always be attributed to lack of concentration55 Professor Smith discovered that_.（A）ce
45、rtain patterns can be identified in the recorded incidents（B） many people were too embarrassed to admit their absent-mindedness（C） men tend to be more absent-minded than women（D）absent-mindedness is an excusable human weakness55 Most episodes of absent-mindedness-forgetting where you left something
46、or wondering why you just entered a roomare caused by a simple lack of attention, says Schacter. “Youre supposed to remember something, but you havent encoded it deeply. “Encoding, Schacter explains, is a special way of paying attention to an event that has a major impact on recalling it later. Fail
47、ure to encode properly can create annoying situations. If you put your mobile phone in a pocket, for example, and dont pay attention to what you did because youre involved in a conversation, youll probably forget that the phone is in the jacket now hanging in you wardrobe(衣柜). “Your memory itself is
48、nt failing you, “ says Schacter. “Rather, you didnt give your memory system the information it needed. “Lack of interest can also lead to absent-mindedness. “A man who can recite sports statistics from 30 years ago, “ says Zelinski, “may not remember to drop a letter in the mailbox. “ Women have slightly better memories than men, possibly because they pay more attention to their environment, and memory relies on just that.Visual cues can help prevent absent-mindedness, says Schacter. “But be sure the cue is clear and available, “ he cautions. If you want to remember to t
