1、湖北专升本（英语）模拟试卷 13 及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 Frank had worked for two years to be a carpenter, but found his progress ( ) .（A）discouraging and unsatisfied（B） discouraging and dissatisfied（C） discouraged and dissatisfied（D）unsatisfactory and discouraging2 The three hours I spent in the school l
2、ibrary ( ) my old passion for reading.（A）brought about（B） brought over（C） brought forth（D）brought back3 Thousands of people ( ) to see the parade.（A）turned off（B） turned out（C） turned up（D）turned over4 At the conference he expressed some personal views which later brought him into ( ) with the Party
3、 leadership.（A）action（B） crisis（C） conflict（D）power5 The old couple decided to move out of the town to a quiet ( ) , where they had spent several years immediately after their marriage.（A）space（B） suburb（C） neighborhood（D）area6 It was not until he had arrived home ( ) he remembered his appointment w
4、ith the lawyer.（A）that（B） where（C） when（D）which7 ( ) put down the receiver when the telephone rang again.（A）Scarcely did she（B） Scarcely had she（C） Scarcely she（D）Scarcely she had8 ( ) everybody knows about it, I dont want to talk any more.（A）For（B） Even（C） Since（D）However9 The easier the problems a
5、re, ( ) able to solve them.（A）I am less likely（B） less likely I am（C） the less likely I am（D）the less likely am I10 ( ) more time, we will be able to come up with a better solution to the problem.（A）Given（B） To give（C） Giving（D）Be given11 ( ) for their help, we would not have overcome the difficulti
6、es.（A）Werent（B） Had it not been（C） Hadnt it been（D）Had it been not12 The construction of the laboratory ( ) by the end of the year.（A）will complete（B） will have completed（C） will be completed（D）will have been completed13 He asked us to ( ) them in carrying through their plan.（A）provide（B） assist（C）
7、arouse（D）persist14 He was such a ( ) speaker that he held our attention every minute of the three-hour lecture.（A）specific（B） heroic（C） dynamic（D）diplomatic15 The manager urged his staff not to ( ) the splendid opportunity.（A）drop（B） escape（C） miss（D）slide16 The rapid development of communications t
8、echnology is transforming the ( ) in which people communicate across time and space.（A）route（B） vision（C） transmission（D）manner17 Every culture has developed ( ) for certain kinds of food and drink, and equally strong negative attitudes toward others.（A）preferences（B） fantasies（C） expectations（D）fas
9、hions18 Many patients insist on having watches with them in hospital,( )they have no schedules to keep.（A）even though（B） as if（C） for（D）since19 Some plants are very ( )to light; they prefer the shade.（A）sensible（B） objective（C） flexible（D）sensitive20 The people are fully aware ( ) they have before t
10、hem problems and difficulties of various kinds.（A）of that（B） what（C） that（D）which21 How did you find your visit to the museum?I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was ( ) than I expected.（A）far more interesting（B） even much interesting（C） so more interesting（D）a lot much interesting22 Shes fainted. Throw som
11、e water on her face and she may ( ) .（A）come round（B） come back（C） come again（D）come out23 Somebody ( ) here only this morning.（A）must be（B） can be（C） must have been（D）should have been24 Jane has a good chance of winning the beauty contest. She is ( ) and intelligent.（A）slender（B） lean（C） slight（D）t
12、hin25 The gardener was called in to tell the way ( )the poor dog had died.（A）/（B） in that（C） which（D）by which26 Children should be taught how to get along with ( ).（A）another（B） other（C） others（D）any other27 He left ( ) an important detail in his account.（A）off（B） over（C） behind（D）out28 I hadnt seen
13、 him for years, but I ( ) his voice on the telephone.（A）realized（B） discovered（C） recognized（D）heard29 Well be only too glad to attend your party ( ) we can get a baby-sitter.（A）so far as（B） provided that（C） unless（D）except that30 They couldnt ( ) him of his mistake.（A）advise（B） convince（C） persuade
14、（D）believe31 ( ) under a microscope, a fresh snowflake has a delicate six-pointed shape.（A）Seeing（B） Seen（C） To see（D）To be seen32 When are you going to visit your uncle in Chicago?As soon as ( ) our work for tomorrow.（A）were complete（B） wed complete（C） well complete（D）we complete33 You ought ( ) th
15、e matter to the manager the day before yesterday.（A）to report（B） to have reported（C） to reporting（D）have reported34 It was because he was ill ( ) he didnt go to school.（A）that（B） when（C） then（D）so35 ( ) , he doesnt study well.（A）As clever is he（B） He is as clever（C） Clever as he is（D）As clever he is
16、36 They failed to pass the exam last time, I regretted ( ).（A）to be not able to help（B） being unable to help（C） being not able to help（D）not be able to help37 I took the glass very carefully lest it ( ).（A）should damage（B） would damage（C） had damaged（D）should be damaged38 The time will come ( ) man
17、can fly to ( )he likes in the universe.（A）how;where（B） when; wherever（C） where;where（D）what;which39 The worlds supplies of petroleum ( ).（A）have been gradually being exhausted（B） have gradually exhausted（C） are gradually exhausted（D）are being gradually exhausted40 Everything depends on ( ) we have e
18、nough time.（A）if（B） when（C） whether（D）that40 Advertising follows us everywhere. Whenever we turn on the television, listen to the radio or open a newspaper or a magazine, we are bombarded, with advertisements. They invite us to try a new type of orange juice, wear X-brand jeans or watch the latest f
19、ilm. They beg us to notice the difference and discover the advantages. They exist to make us want what they are selling.Strangely, the more we are exposed to advertising, the less we notice it. We get so used to seeing advertisements everywhere that they become largely invisible, as if they were ano
20、ther part of our everyday lives. But does that mean that we are no longer affected by them?One advertising expert believes that the special power of advertising lies in the fact that we do not pay much attention to it. Dr. Krugman, who was head of research for a major advertising company for many ye
21、ars, says that the less we notice ads, the more we are affected by them. Dr. Krugman believes that when we stop noticing advertisements, we lower our defenses, allowing the messages of the advertisements to be taken in and stored, ready to be triggered into action at the right moment. He says that t
22、he effects of advertising on the individual are small, but over a period of time they have a powerful effect on the masses.A market analyst says that all advertising, no matter how innocent, is misleading in some way. When asked about the power of advertising in research surveys, most people agree t
23、hat it works, but not on them. Almost everyone believes that they have complete control over how thousands of ads they see every day affect them.41 Ads exist to make people want ( ).（A）a new type of orange juice（B） X-brand jeans（C） to watch the latest film（D）what they advertise42 The more we see ads
24、, the less we ( ).（A）pay attention to them（B） feel tired of them（C） neglect them（D）put up with them43 Although we may think we are not Affected by them, Dr. Krugman believes that advertisements affect ( ).（A）all of us（B） most of us（C） some of us（D）a few individuals44 Dr. Krugman believes that when w
25、e stop noticing ads, we begin to ( ).（A）like them（B） be on guard against them（C） accept them（D）dislike them45 When asked about the power of ads, most people agree that ads are ineffective on ( ).（A）individuals（B） masses（C） others（D）them45 Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a pro
26、cess of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important discovery: giving away makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry if you lack money. This is how I experimented with giving away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store flashes to
27、me, I step in and make the suggestion to the storekeeper. One discovery I made about giving away is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in an unexpected form. One Sunday morning the local post office delivered
28、 an important special delivery letter to my home, though it was addressed to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation. More than a year later I needed a post office box for a new business I was starting. I was told at the window that there were no boxes left, and that my name w
29、ould have to go on a long waiting list. As I was about to leave, the postmaster appeared in the doorway. He had overheard our conversation.“ Wasnt it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?“ I said yes. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box i
30、n this post office if we have to make one for you. You dont know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get nothing but complaints.“46 From the passage, we understand that ( ).（A）the author did not understand the importance of giving until he was in late thirties（B） the author was like most
31、 people who were mostly receivers rather than givers（C） the author received the same education as most people during his childhood（D）the author liked most people as they looked upon life as a process of getting47 According to the author ( ).（A）giving means you will lack money（B） the excitement of gi
32、ving can bring you money（C） you dont have to be rich in order to give（D）when you give away money, you will be rich48 The author wrote a note of appreciation to the post office because ( ).（A）he knew what such a note would mean to the post office（B） he had discovered giving-away made life more exciti
33、ng（C） he believed he would get something back by doing so（D）the postman delivered an important letter in time49 When the author needed a post office box, ( ).（A）he had to put his name on a waiting list（B） he wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation（C） many people had applied for post-office boxes
34、 before him（D）he asked the postmaster to make one for him50 In reply to the postmasters question, the author said ( ).（A）it was the special delivery（B） it was the post-office box（C） it was the note of appreciation he wrote（D）it was he who wrote him a letter a year ago50 Generations of Americans have
35、 been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is one of lifes essentials. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have all been told, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip.But for many people the thought of food first thing in the morning is by no mean
36、s a pleasure. So despite all the efforts, they still take no breakfast. Between 1977 and 1983, the latest years for which figures are available, the number of people who didnt have breakfast increased by 33 percentfrom 8.8 million to 11.7 millionaccording to the Chicago-based Market Research Corpora
37、tion of America.For those who feel pain or guilt about not eating breakfast, however, there is some good news. Several studies in the last few years indicate that, for adults especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting breakfast. “Going without breakfast does not affect performance.“ said A
38、rnold E. Bender, the former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London, “ nor does giving people breakfast improve performance.“Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better performance is surprisingly inadequate, and most of the recent work involves children, not
39、 adults. “The literature, “says one researcher, Dr. Ernesto Pollitt at the University of Texas, “is poor“.51 The passage is mainly concerned with ( ).（A）a study of the Chicago-based Market Research Corporation（B） one of lifes essentials（C） latest figures of people who dont eat breakfast（D）breakfast
40、and human health52 For those who do not take breakfast, the good news is that ( ) .（A）several studies have been done in the past few years（B） not eating breakfast does no harm to ones health（C） adults have especially made studies in this field（D）eating little in the morning may be good for health53
41、In the third paragraph, “nor does giving people breakfast improve performance.“ means ( ) .（A）anyone without breakfast does improve his performance（B） not giving people breakfast improves performance（C） people having breakfast do improve their performance（D）having breakfast does not improve performa
42、nce, either54 The word “literature“ in the last sentence refers to ( ).（A）stories about breakfast（B） written works on a particular subject（C） any printed materials（D）the modern novels of American55 What is implied but not stated by the author is that ( ).（A）not eating breakfast might affect the heal
43、th of children（B） breakfast does not affect performance（C） Professor Bender once taught college courses in nutrition in London（D）People who dont eat breakfast have increased55 Each day, computers help millions of people do their jobs more effectively. For example, they can help managers decide on a
44、future course of action, and they can then help with the follow-up checks on performance to see if planned goals are being achieved. By using accurate and timely facts supplied by data base management software, a manager can do a better job of identifying problems and opportunities. And managers may
45、 not need to spend as much time in controlling when a computer can respond with a triggered report if actual performance varies from what was planned. The time saved in controlling may allow managers to give more attention to employees concerns, and this, in turn, may result in improved morale (土气)
46、.But employment benefits certainly arent restricted to managers. Healthcare researchers and other scientists also use computers to conduct research into complex problem areas that couldnt otherwise be studied. Lawyers use online legal data banks to locate precedent (先前的) cases in order to serve clie
47、nts better. Salespeople can receive more timely information about products in stock, can promise customers that their sales orders will be handled promptly, and can thus improve their sales performance because of the computer system. And the job duties of some office and factory workers have changed
48、 from routine, repetitive operations to more varied and appealing tasks through computer usage. For example, office workers who understand text processing, computing, and data communication usually have vital roles and are given critical office functions to perform.56 Which of the following examples
49、 shows the controlling function of a computer?（A）Helping managers decide on a future course of action（B） Helping managers check if planned goals are reached（C） Helping managers save time in writing a report（D）Helping managers design a spreadsheet package57 Employees may have better morale if ( ).（A）they have more time to rest（B） a computer is used in their work（C） the manager spends more time with them（D）the managers pay more attention to them58 Which of the following is the most essential to a successful businessman?（A）He can use computers in his work.（
