1、江苏专转本（英语）模拟试卷 4 及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 The only thing_ really matters to the children is how soon they can return to their aunt and uncles farm.（A）that（B） what（C） which（D）this2 Although she claims to have left her job voluntarily, she was actually_ for misconduct.（A）dispelled（B） exiled（C）
2、 resigned（D）dismissed3 They remained full of hope and determination_ their repeated failures.（A）instead of（B） in search of（C） because of（D）in spite of4 My next door neighbor saw the_break into my house and reported to the police immediately.（A）thief（B） robber（C） burglar（D）mugger5 Though she is getti
3、ng on in years, she still has a_ fear of the dark.（A）childlike（B） childish（C） naive（D）juvenile6 A flying stone_ him on the head and knocked him out.（A）beat（B） hit（C） strike（D）flog7 If_, well stay at home.（A）itll rain（B） its to rain（C） it rains（D）itll be raining8 If he had visited me in Beijing, I_ h
4、im to see the sights.（A）had taken（B） will take（C） would take（D）would have taken9 Youll soon get used to_ a large breakfast in England.（A）eat（B） it that you eat（C） eating（D）you eat10 Youve made a mistakeyouve_ the word.（A）left out（B） left behind（C） left off（D）left for11 Electrical energy_ from the su
5、n in a round way is the most widely used energy today.（A）come（B） to come（C） coming（D）having come12 You remain about the same as when you parted with us_ youve got a little thinner.（A）except for（B） besides（C） except that（D）because13 Fertilizers are used primarily to enrich the soil and_ yield.（A）incr
6、easing（B） increase（C） to increase（D）have increased14 A beam of light will not bend round corners unless_ to do so with the help of a reflecting device.（A）made（B） being made（C） having made（D）to be made15 He has a large collection of books, _ are written in English.（A）many among（B） many in which（C） ma
7、ny ones of which（D）many of which16 I dont think it is funny, but my friend .（A）cannot help to laugh（B） cannot help laugh（C） cannot but laughing（D）cannot help but laugh17 Science and technology have brought_many changes in our lives.（A）forward（B） about（C） out（D）to18 With the map of the city to help t
8、hem, they had no_the place.（A）difficulties in finding（B） difficulty in finding（C） difficulty to find（D）trouble to find19 It is difficult to understand this kind of_calculation.（A）intricate（B） varied（C） indispensable（D）equable20 Industrial managers employ specialists to keep machines working properly
9、 and to _ the supply of spare parts.（A）ensure（B） promise（C） guarantee（D）assure21 The competition is open to both professionals and_.（A）aliens（B） amateurs（C） juniors（D）editors22 Hes_ to his family because he never tells them hes working late.（A）inconsiderate（B） thoughtless（C） careless（D）reckless23 Th
10、ey did their utmost and made_progress in a short time.（A）remarkable（B） obvious（C） unapparent（D）spectacular24 I would rather not _ him until Im absolutely sure that he is trustworthy.（A）rely on（B） believe in（C） count for（D）rely in25 We all _ him because, although he was stern, he was fair.（A）looked o
11、ut upon（B） looked up at（C） looked up to（D）looked out for26 His success doesnt_his cleverness. Hard working_ progress.（A）lie on; lead to（B） lead to; leads to（C） lead to; lie in（D）lie in; leads to27 The old man has the_ habit of forgetting to tie his shoes.（A）unusual（B） ignorant（C） peculiar（D）crazy28
12、After a long time coordination, the_ between them has been made.（A）consequence（B） contract（C） convenience（D）contention29 Abundant natural resources are part of a countrys_（A）treasure（B） wealth（C） goods（D）property30 We have_ the serious flood disaster and made advances in agriculture.（A）overcome（B） c
13、onquered（C） succeeded（D）defeated31 Like the old, _respected in our country.（A）the female is（B） a female is（C） the female are（D）female is32 It was difficult to tell what her_to the news could be.（A）impression（B） comment（C） reaction（D）opinion33 American women were_ the right to vote until 1920.（A）igno
14、red（B） denied（C） rejected（D）refused34 No one can behave_, completely regardless of social conventions.（A）at will（B） at random（C） on purpose（D）on easy35 _ the advances of science, the discomforts of old age will no doubt always be with us.（A）As for（B） Except（C） In spite（D）Despite36 In his poems, he c
15、ompared his little daughter_a flower.（A）by（B） to（C） for（D）as37 All flights_ because of the heavy storm, we decided to take the train.（A）having canceled（B） being canceled（C） having been canceled（D）canceled38 Mother hopes her son will_doing anything rash.（A）keep from（B） avoid from（C） ask from（D）protec
16、t from39 This story is not real; it is_.（A）imaginative（B） imaginary（C） imaginable（D）imagining40 He slept in the_of the trees on such a hot day.（A）shade（B） shelter（C） shadow（D）shield40 Although April did not bring us the rains we all hoped for, and although the Central Valley doesnt generally experie
17、nce the atmospheric sound and lightning that can accompany those rains, its still important for parents to be able to answer the youthful questions about thunder and lightning.The reason these two wonders of nature are so difficult for many adults to explain to children is that they are not very wel
18、l understood by adults themselves. For example, did you know that the lightning we see flashing down to the earth from a cloud is actually flashing up to a cloud from the earth? Our eyes trick us into thinking we see a downward motion when its actually the other way around. But then, if we believed
19、only what we think we see, wed still insist that the sun rises in the morning and sets at night.Most lightning flashes take place inside a cloud, and only a relative few can be seen jumping between two cloud or between earth and a cloud. But, with about 2, 000 thunderstorms taking place above the ea
20、rth every minute of the day and night, theres enough activity to produce about 100 lightning strikes on earth every second.Parents can use thunder and lightning to help their children learn more about the world around them. When children understand that the light of the lightning flashing reaches th
21、eir eyes almost at the same moment, but the sound of the thunder takes about 5 seconds to travel just one mile, they can begin to time the interval between the flash and the crash to learn how close they were to the actual spark.41 It can be concluded from the passage that_.（A）we should not believe
22、what we see or hear（B） things moving downward are more noticeable（C） people often have wrong concepts about ordinary phenomena（D）adults are not as good as children in observing certain natural phenomena42 What is TRUE about lightning according to the passage?（A）Only a small number of lightning flash
23、es occur on earth.（B） Lightning travels 5 minutes faster than thunder.（C） Lightning flashes usually jump from one cloud to another.（D）There are far more lightning strikes occurring on earth than we imagine.43 According to the author, in the area of the Central Valley, _.（A）rains usually come without
24、 thunder and lightning（B） it is usually dry in April（C） children pay no attention to natural phenomena（D）parents are not interested in thunder and lightning44 The word “activity“(Para. 3, Line 4)is most closely related to the word(s)（A）cloud（B） lightning strikes（C） lightning flashes（D）thunderstorms4
25、5 We believe that lightning is a downward notion because_.（A）we were taught so by our parents from our childhood（B） we are deceived by our sense of vision（C） it is a common natural phenomenon（D）it is a truth proved by science45 Most people would agree that, although our age exceeds all previous ages
26、 in knowledge, there has been no corresponding increase in wisdom. But Agreement ceases as soon as we attempt to define “wisdom“ and consider means of promoting it.There are several factors that contribute to wisdom. Of these I should put first a sense of proportion; the capacity to take account of
27、all the important factors in a problem and to attach to each its due weight. This has become more difficult than it used to be owing to the extent and complexity of the special knowledge required of various kinds of technicians. Suppose, for example, that you are engaged in research in scientific me
28、dicine. The work is difficult and is likely to absorb the whole of your mind. You have no time to consider the effect which your discoveries or inventions may have outside the field of medicine. You succeed(let us say)as modern medicine has succeeded, in enormously lowering the infant death-rate, no
29、t only in Europe and America, but also in Asia and Africa. This has the entirely unintended result of making the food supply inadequate and lowing the standard of life in the parts of the world that have the greatest populations. To take an even more dramatic example, which is in everybodys mind at
30、the present time; you study the make up of the atom from a disinterested(无利害关系的)desire for knowledge, and by chance place in the hands of a powerful mad man the means of destroying the human race.Therefore, with every increase of knowledge and skill, wisdom becomes more necessary, for every such inc
31、rease augments(增强)our capacity for realizing our purposes, and therefore augments our capacity for evil, if our purpose are unwise.46 What is the main idea of the passage?（A）It is unwise to place the results of scientific research in the hands of a powerful mad man.（B） The more knowledge one has, th
32、e wiser one becomes.（C） Any increase of knowledge could lead to disastrous results without the guidance of wisdom.（D）Wisdom increases in proportion to ones age.47 The author uses the examples in the passage to illustrate his point that_.（A）its extremely difficult to consider all the important elemen
33、ts in problem（B） success in medical research has its negative effects（C） scientists may unknowingly cause destruction to the human race（D）its unwise to be totally absorbed in research in scientific medicine48 Disagreement arises when people try to decide_.（A）how much more wisdom we have now than bef
34、ore（B） what wisdom is and how to develop it（C） if there is a great increase of wisdom in our age（D）whether wisdom can be developed or not49 Lowering the infant death-rate may .（A）prove to be helpful everywhere in the world（B） give rise to an increase in population in Europe（C） cause food shortages i
35、n Asia and Africa（D）raise the living standard of the people in Africa50 According to the author, “wisdom“ is the ability to_.（A）carefully consider the bad effects of any kind of research work（B） give each important problem some careful consideration（C） acquire a great deal of complex and special kno
36、wledge（D）give suitable consideration to all the possible elements in a problem50 It is everyone agrees, a huge task that the child performs when he learns to speak, and the fact that he does so in so short a period of time challenges explanation.Language learning begins with listening. Individual ch
37、ildren vary greatly in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking, and late starters are often long listeners. Most children will “obey“ spoken instructions some time before they can speak, though the word obey is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperatio
38、n usually shown by the child. Before they can speak, many children will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises.Any attempt to trace the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to considerable difficulties. It is agreed that they enjoy making
39、noises, and that during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves out as particularly indicative of delight, distress, sociability, and so on. But since these cannot be said to show the babys intention to communicate, they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language. It is agreed,
40、 too, that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyments, and that by six months they are able to add new sounds to their repertoire(能发出的全部声音). This self-imitation leads on to deliberate(有意识的)imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people. The problem then arises as
41、to the point at which one can say that these imitations can be considered as speech.51 The best title for this passage would be_.（A）How Babies Learn to Speak（B） Early Forms of Language（C） A Huge Task for Children（D）Noise Making and Language Learning52 By “. challenges explanation“(Line 2, Para. 1)th
42、e author means that_.（A）no explanation is necessary for such an obvious phenomenon（B） no explanation has been made up to now（C） its no easy job to provide an adequate explanation（D）its high time that an explanation was provided53 The authors purpose in writing the second paragraph is to show that ch
43、ildren_.（A）usually obey without asking questions（B） are passive in the process of learning to speak（C） are born cooperative（D）learn to speak by listening54 The third paragraph is mainly about_.（A）the development of babies early forms of language（B） the difficulties of babies in learning to speak（C）
44、babies strong desire to communicate（D）babies intention to communicate55 From the passage we learn that_.（A）early starters can learn to speak within only six months（B） children show a strong desire to communicate by making noises（C） imitation plays an important role in learning to speak（D）children ha
45、ve various difficulties in learning to speak55 American society is not nap(午睡)friendly. In fact, says David Dinges, a sleep specialist at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. “Theres even a prohibition against admitting we need sleep. “ Nobody wants to be caught napping or found asleep
46、 at work. To quote proverb: “Some sleep five hours, nature requires seven, laziness nine and wickedness eleven. “Wrong. The way not to fall asleep at work is to take naps when you need them. “We have to totally change our attitude toward napping“, says Dr. William Dement of Stanford University, the
47、godfather of sleep research.Last year a national commission led by Dement identified an “American sleep debt“ which one member said was as important as the national debt, the commission was concerned about the dangers of sleepiness: people causing industrial accidents or falling asleep while driving
48、. This may be why we have a new sleep policy in the White House. According to recent reports, president Clinton is trying to take a half-hour snooze(打瞌睡)every afternoon.About 60 percent of American adults nap when given the opportunity. We seem to have “a midafternoon quiet phase“ also called “a sec
49、ondary sleep gate. “ Sleeping 15 minutes to two hours in the early afternoon can reduce stress and make us refreshed. Clearly, we were born to nap.We Superstars of Snooze dont nap to replace lost shut-eye or to prepare for a night shift. Rather, we “snack“ on sleep, whenever, wherever and at whatever ti
