1、湖北专升本（英语）模拟试卷 10 及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 John and I ( ) friends for eight years. We first got to know each other at a Christmas party. But we ( ) each other a couple of times before that.（A）had been; have seen（B） have been; have seen（C） had been; had seen（D）have been; had seen2 When ( ) th
2、e education systems of China and Britain, the professor gave his own comment.（A）asking to be compared（B） asked him to compare（C） asking him to compare（D）asked to compare3 ( ) leaves the room at last ought to turn off the lights.（A）Anyone（B） The person（C） Whoever（D）Who4 ( ) hisdream of going to colle
3、ge will come true is uncertain.（A）That（B） Whether（C） If（D）Even if5 “What did the teacher say to you just now?“ She asked me ( ).“（A）whether I had finished my work or not（B） whether or not had I finished my work（C） if my work had finished or not（D）If or not I have finished my work6 Private cars have
4、made the traffic problems ( ).（A）the Worse than before（B） worse than ever before（C） more bad as before.（D）more bad than it was7 You never told us his phone number, ( ) ?（A）hadnt you（B） didnt you （C） had you（D）did you8 Its high time ( ) about the traffic problem.（A）something was done（B） something is
5、done（C） anything will be done（D）nothing to be done9 Great ( ) the difficulties are, we must do our best to succeed.（A）while（B） as（C） although（D）however10 A man who wants to start a business must have some ( ) .（A）currency（B） income（C） wealth（D）capital11 He has a ( ) habit of biting his lips when he
6、is puzzled.（A）particular（B） specific（C） peculiar（D）general12 Themanager claimed that his company had the ( ) right of publication.（A）single（B） unique（C） lonely（D）sole13 At the conference he expressed some personal views which brought him into ( ) with the Party leadership.（A）action（B） crisis（C） conf
7、lict（D）power14 The actual cost of the building was much higher than our original ( ).（A）consideration（B） judgement（C） estimate（D）plan15 When drinking from a well, one mustnt forget ( ) who dug it.（A）this（B） these（C） that（D）those16 London has a larger population ( ) in the United Kingdom.（A）than any
8、city（B） than other cities（C） than all the cities（D）than all the other cities17 The students are encouraged to provide ( ) service to the poor students.（A）valuable（B） volcano（C） voluntary（D）voyage18 It was almost dark in the street ( ) a few spotlights.（A）excluding（B） except for（C） except（D）but for19
9、 Although the United States has long been known as a nation of immigrants, ( ) discrimination still exists.（A）radical（B） racial（C） crucial（D）diplomatic20 When they had finished playing, the children were made to ( ) all the toys they had taken out.（A）put off（B） put up（C） put out（D）put away21 Im not
10、surprised you failed the exam. You ( ) have worked harder.（A）should（B） must（C） would（D）ought22 I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into ( ) when judging my examination.（A）regard（B） counting（C） account（D）observation23 If you dont feel well, please ( ) the doctor.（A）answer（B） promise（C） teac
11、h（D）consult24 Mary and Jane are twin sisters. They look exactly ( ).（A）like（B） same（C） alike（D）same ones25 There ( ) some mistakes in your composition.（A）have（B） has（C） seems to be（D）seem to be26 You can stay here ( ) you keep quiet.（A）as long as（B） unless（C） in case（D）in order27 It was not until sh
12、e had arrived home ( ) she remembered her appointment with the doctor.（A）when（B） that（C） and（D）where28 Without the air to hold some of the suns heat, the earth would be ( ) on at night.（A）very cold for us to live（B） so cold to us living（C） too cold for us to live（D）rather cold of us live29 No one ca
13、n avoid ( ) by advertisements.（A）influenced（B） influencing（C） to influence（D）being influenced30 In other Words, all mammals, ( ) their sizes are, breathe once for every four heartbeats.（A）however（B） regardless（C） whatever（D）according31 The new model costs twice ( ) last years.（A）more than（B） as much
14、 as（C） as many as（D）than32 We have still tremendous ( ) to overcome before we achieve our goal.（A）obligations（B） objections（C） obstacles（D）objects33 People are ( ) to smoke at a gas station.（A）prevented（B） forbidden（C） stopped（D）objected34 I hope to meet you again ( ) next year.（A）sometimes（B） times
15、（C） sometime（D）some time35 It wasnt an accident. He did it on ( ).（A）reason（B） intention（C） purpose（D）determination36 Henrys remarks left me ( ) about his real purpose.（A）wonder（B） wondered（C） to wonder（D）wondering37 All ( ) is a continuous supply of fuel.（A）what is needed（B） the thing needed（C） tha
16、t is needed（D）for their needs38 Having applied for a ( ) in the office of the local newspaper, he was told to see the manager.（A）position（B） career（C） profession（D）location39 People living in cities ( ) to suffer from stress more than people in the countryside.（A）intend（B） lean（C） tend（D）incline40 I
17、t took him several months to ( ) the wild horse.（A）cultivate（B） breed（C） tend（D）tame40 Thousands of years ago, in the middle of an ocean, miles from the nearest island, an undersea volcano broke out. The hot liquid got higher and higher and spread wider and wider. In this way, an island rose up in t
18、he sea. As time went on, hot sun and cool rains made the rock split and break to pieces. Sea waves hit against the rock. In this way, soil and sand came into being.Nothing lived on the naked soil. And then the wind and birds brought plant seeds, spiders and other little living things there, Only pla
19、nts could grow first. Only they, in sunlight, could produce food from the soil, water and air. While many animals landed on the island, they could find no food. A spider made its web uselessly, because there were no insects (昆虫) for its web to catch. Insects couldnt stay until there were plants for
20、them to eat. So plants had to be the first life on this new island.41 The passage centers on ( ).（A）how an undersea volcano broke out（B） how an island rose up in the sea（C） how soil was formed on a new island（D）how life began on a volcano-produced island42 According to the passage, the island got it
21、s first soil from ( ).（A）sea waves（B） the sand brought by the wind（C） its own rock（D）cool rains43 The word “naked“ (in para.3) could be replaced by which of the following?（A）Red.（B） New.（C） Old.（D）Bare44 The order of coming into being on the island is ( ).（A）soil, plants and animals（B） soil, little
22、creatures and plants（C） soil, birds and plants（D）soil, human beings and animals45 According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?（A）Spiders were the first life that could live on the island.（B） The island is far away from any piece of land.（C） Insects could not live on the island without p
23、lants.（D）Plants were brought to the island by human beings.45 Ernest Miller Hemingway was born on July 21,1899 in Oak Park, Illinois. In the nearly sixty two years of his life that followed, he built a literary fame unsurpassed (无法超越) in the twentieth century.As a boy he was taught by his father to
24、hunt and fish along the shores and in the forests around Lake Michigan. The Hemingways had a summer house in northern Michigan, and the family would spend the summer months there trying to stay cool. Hemingway would either fish the different streams that ran into the lake, or would take the small bo
25、at out to do some fishing there. He would also go squirrel hunting in the woods, discovering early in life the peace to be found while alone in the forest or going through a stream. It was something he could always go back to throughout his life, and though he often found himself living in major cit
26、ies like Chicago, Toronto and Paris early in his life, once he became successful he chose somewhat isolated places to live in.When he wasnt hunting or fishing his mother taught him the good points of music. She was a skilled singer who once had wished a life on stage, but at last settled down with h
27、er husband and spent her time by giving voice and music lessons to local children, including her own. Hemingway was never talented for music and suffered through singing practices and music lessons, however, the musical knowledge he got from his mother helped him share in his first wife Hadleys inte
28、rest in the piano.46 Ernest Hemingway died in ( ).（A）1969（B） 1979（C） 1981（D）196147 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?（A）His father taught him to fish and hunt when he was a boy.（B） His family had a summer house in northern Michigan.（C） He taught himself music whe
29、n he was a boy.（D）He also went squirrel hunting in the woods.48 After he became successful, Ernest Hemingway ( ).（A）preferred to stay in big cities（B） chose to live in somewhat isolated places（C） moved his family to Paris（D）killed himself49 Being talented in music, Hemingways mother once wanted to (
30、 ).（A）be a music teacher（B） help Hemingway learn music（C） perform on the stage as a singer（D）marry a rich husband50 The passage is most probably from ( ).（A）a literary biography（B） a science textbook（C） a term paper（D）a personal diary50 What will man be like in the future-in 5,000 or even 50,000 yea
31、rs 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 average, men are about three inches ta
32、ller. 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, however, we shall have to use our bra
33、ins more and more, and eventually we shall need larger ones. This is likely to bring about a physical change tool-the head, in particular the forehead, will grow larger.Nowadays our eyes are in constant use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses.
34、 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 because they are used a great deal in mod
35、ern 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 man will not be a very attractive creatur
36、e 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 will be in the future（B） how future
37、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 man is changing, ( ).（A）he has been growing taller over the past 500 years（B） he has got stronger eyes than he ever had（C） his hair is
38、 getting thinner and thinner（D）his 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 narrow forehead a few h
39、undred 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） have larger eyes（C） see better（D）have to wear better glasses55 The reason for believing that future man will be different is that he ( ).（A）will grow stronger （B） nev
40、er stops changing（C） hopes for a change（D）will live a different life55 Auctions (拍卖) are public sales of goods, made by an officially approved auctioneer. He asked the crowd assembled in the auction room to make offers, or bids, for the various items on sale. He encouraged buyers to bid higher figur
41、es, and finally named the highest bidder as the buyer of the goods. This is called “knocking down“ the goods, for the bidding ends when the auctioneer bangs a small hammer on a table at which he stands. This is often set on a raised platform called a rostrum.The ancient Romans probably invented sale
42、s by auction, and the English word comes from the Latin auction, meaning “increase“. The Romans usually sold in this way the spoils taken in war, these sales were called “sub hash“, meaning “under the spear“, a spear being stuck in the ground as a signal for a crowd to gather. In England in the eigh
43、teenth century, goods were often sold “by the candle“: a short candle was lit by the auctioneer, and bids could be made while it stayed alight.Practically all goods whose qualities varied are sold by auction. Among these are coffee, hides, skins, wool, tea, cocoa, furs, spices, fruit, vegetables and
44、 wines. Auction sales are also usual for land and property, antique furniture, pictures, rare books, old china and similar works of art. The auction rooms at Christies and Sothebys in London and New York are world famous.An auction is usually advertised beforehand with full particulars of the articl
45、es to be sold and where and when they can be viewed by prospective buyers. If the advertisement cannot give full details, catalogues are printed, and each group of goods to be sold together, called a “lot“, is usually given a number. The auctioneer need not begin with Lot 1 and continue in numerical
46、 order; he may wait until he registers the fact that certain dealers are in the room and then produce the lots they are likely to be interested in. The auctioneers services are paid for in the form of a percentage of the price the goods are sold for. The auctioneer therefore has a direct interest in
47、 pushing up the bidding as high as possible.56 What does the word “bidder“ (in para. 1) mean?（A）A person who sells something（B） A person who buys something（C） A person who offers a price（D）A person who borrows something57 Auctioned goods are sold ( ).（A）for the highest price offered（B） only at fixed
48、 prices（C） at a price less than their true value（D）cheaply58 The end of the bidding is called “knocking down“ because ( ).（A）the auctioneer knocks the buyer down（B） the auctioneer knocks the rostrum down（C） the goods are knocked down onto the table（D）the auctioneer bangs the table with a hammer59 A
49、candle used to burn at auction sales ( ).（A）because they took place at night（B） as a signal for the crowd to gather（C） to give light to the auctioneer（D）to limit the time when offers could be made60 An auction catalogue gives prospective buyers ( ).（A）the current market values of the goods（B） details of the goods to be sold（C） the order in which goods must be sold（D）free admission to the auction sale二、Cloze60 When I was walking down the street the other day, I happened to【C1】_ a small brown leather purse lying on the sidewalk. I【C2】_ it up and opened
