1、湖北专升本（英语）模拟试卷 4 及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 Julie spent one month( )her term paper on Chinese poems.（A）to write（B） and wrote（C） written（D）writing2 I was so( )the night before my examination that I could not sleep.（A）worrying（B） tired（C） happy（D）nervous3 Whether you learn or not is entirely( )y
2、ou.（A）up to（B） as to（C） about to（D）due to4 I finally( )to study much harder in the future.（A）prepared（B） made up my mind（C） worked out（D）made out5 The old couple decided to( )a boy though they had three of their own.（A）adapt（B） bring（C） receive（D）adopt6 The teacher insisted that we( )our homework be
3、fore 9 oclock.（A）finished（B） had finished（C） finish（D）was finishing7 The little girl showed the policeman the corner( )she was knocked off her bike.（A）and（B） which（C） that（D）where8 The garden requires( ).（A）watering（B） being watered（C） to water（D）having watered9 Is this the house( )Shakespeare was b
4、orn ?（A）which（B） in that（C） in which（D）at which10 ( )leaves the room last ought to turn off the lights.（A）Anyone（B） The person（C） Whoever（D）Who11 The population of the world is growing at a dangerous( ).（A）pace（B） measure（C） progress（D）rate12 You( )not have seen her yesterday, for she was abroad.（A）
5、must（B） should（C） could（D）would13 Alice trusts you; only you can( )her to give up the foolish idea.（A）suggest（B） attract（C） tempt（D）persuade14 When Mary paid the bill she was given a( )for her money.（A）cheque（B） receipt（C） ticket（D）label15 It was at the music hall( )we met each other for the first t
6、ime.（A）when（B） where（C） which（D）that16 They found the lecture hard( ).（A）to understand（B） to be understand（C） being understood（D）understood17 It is no use( )me not to worry about his injury.（A）for you to tell（B） your telling（C） you tell（D）having told18 You must walk slowly if you want the children t
7、o( )you.（A）put up with（B） come up with（C） keep up with（D）go on with19 Little John caught a(n)( )fish this morning.（A）alive（B） alone（C） lonely（D）living20 ( )finished his work, he had to stay at home at the weekend.（A）Having not been（B） Being not（C） Not having（D）Having not21 I took the medicine, but i
8、t didnt have any( )on me.（A）effect（B） relation（C） touch（D）affect22 The age of the students in this class( )from eighteen to twenty.（A）changes（B） ranges（C） alters（D）limits23 It would be( )a risk to let the child go to school by himself.（A）following（B） passing（C） running（D）carrying24 He( )a knowledge
9、of this language by careful study.（A）acquired（B） required（C） inquired（D）requested25 We develop trade with that company for our shared( ).（A）honour（B） reward（C） benefit（D）prize26 If you take this medicine twice a day, it should( )you cold.（A）heal（B） cure（C） treat（D）recover27 We object( )punishing a w
10、hole group for one persons fault.（A）against（B） about（C） to（D）for28 She has fallen in love with Jack,( )I find hard to imagine.（A）who（B） that（C） whom（D）which29 Are you going downtown this afternoon? I am going to have these letters( ).（A）mailed（B） mail（C） to mail（D）mailing30 ( ), everything would hav
11、e been all right.（A）He had been here（B） Been here he had（C） Here he had been（D）Had he been here31 ( ), water resources have been severely wasted or polluted.（A）They are scarce（B） Scarce they are（C） Scarce as they are（D）As scarce they are32 ( )from space, our earth, with water covering 70% of its sur
12、face, appears as a “blue planet“.（A）Seen（B） Seeing（C） To be seen（D）Having seen33 Hell never succeed in passing the CET-6,( )hard he tries.（A）however（B） whatever（C） despite（D）though34 Her face is( )to me, but I cant remember where I saw her.（A）similar（B） friendly（C） alike（D）familiar35 Youll have to b
13、ook the tickets for the holiday in( ).（A）front（B） advance（C） ahead（D）forward36 Children who are overprotected by their parents may become( ).（A）hurt（B） spoiled（C） damaged（D）harmed37 Kids are very curious( ).（A）at heart（B） in person（C） by nature（D）on purpose38 He has made another wonderful discovery,
14、( )of great importance to science and man.（A）which I think is（B） which I think it is（C） of which I think it is（D）I think which is39 My daughter and I took a( )tour around New York City.（A）two day（B） two days（C） two-days（D）two-day40 Your brother is very tall. What is his exact( )?（A）size（B） length（C）
15、 height（D）breadth40 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 film. They beg us to notic
16、e 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 another part of our everyday
17、 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 years, says that the less w
18、e 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 the effects of advertising
19、 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 that it works, but not on
20、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, the less we( ).（A）pay att
21、ention 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 we stop noticing ads, we begin
22、 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 process of getting. It was not unt
23、il 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 me, I step in and make the sugg
24、estion 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 an important special delivery l
25、etter 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 would have to go on a long waitin
26、g 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 in this post office if we have to
27、 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 people who were mostly receivers
28、 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 giving can bring you money（C） you do
29、nt 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 exciting（C） he believed he would get some
30、thing 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 before him（D）he asked the postmaste
31、r 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 been brought up to believe that a
32、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 means a pleasure. So despite all the ef
33、forts, 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 Corporation of America.For those who feel p
34、ain 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 Arnold E. Bender, the former professo
35、r 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 adults. “ The literature, “ says on
36、e 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 and human health52 For those who
37、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 In the third paragraph, “nor does g
38、iving 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 performance, either54 The word “literature“ i
39、n 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 health of children（B） breakfast does not af
40、fect performance（C） Professor Bender once taught college courses in nutrition inLondon（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 future course of action, and they can th
41、en 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 not need to spend as much time in contr
42、olling 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(士气).But employment benefits certainly arent r
43、estricted 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 clients better.Salespeople can receive more time
44、ly 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 from routine, repetitive operations to more v
45、aried 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 shows the controlling function of a computer?
46、（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 us
47、ed 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.（B） He can handle orders promptly.（C） He can get timely information.（D）He can improve hi
48、s sales performance59 The office duties used to be( ).（A）difficult（B） boring（C） heavy（D）appealing60 Which of the following is the best suggested title?（A）Computers and Management（B） Computer Functions（C） Computer and Work Performance（D）Employment Benefits by a Computer二、Cloze60 When I was walking do
49、wn the street the other day, I happened to【C1】_a small brown leather purse lying on the sidewalk. I【C2】_it up and opened it to see if I could【C3】_the owners name. There was nothing inside it【C4 】_some change and an old photoa picture of a woman and a young girl of about twelve years old, who looked【C5】_the womans daughter, I put the photo back and【C6 】_the purse to the police station, where【C7】_it to the desk sergeant.【C8】_I left, the sergeant took down my name and address【C9 】 _the owner might want to write and
