1、湖北专升本（英语）模拟试卷 9 及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 Water is ( ) short in many big cities.（A）running（B） flowing（C） becoming（D）moving2 Excuse me for ( ) you with such a small matter（A）troubling（B） taking（C） interrupting（D）making3 This morning our water supply was ( ) because of the cold weather.（A）let
2、down（B） cut off（C） taken up（D）brought away4 The market was filled with salted fish, ( ) the worst smell that you can imagine.（A）sending off（B） giving up（C） sending down（D）giving off5 It was because the applicant was too proud ( ) he failed in the interview.（A）therefore（B） that（C） so that（D）so6 Tom u
3、sed to live in California, ( )?（A）used he（B） did he（C） was he（D）didnt he7 So far there is no proof ( ) people from other planets do exist.（A）which（B） how（C） what（D）that8 Never before ( ) so highly successful in changing his surroundings.（A）man has been（B） man is（C） has man been（D）is man9 ( ) from th
4、e helicopter, the city looks very beautiful.（A）Seeing（B） Having seen（C） Seen（D）To see10 The newspapers reported yesterday several ( ) on the boundaries of these two countries.（A）incidents（B） happenings（C） events（D）accidents11 Some of the students in his class seem ( ) to do their assignments.（A）bori
5、ng（B） interesting（C） tiring（D）unwilling12 Lets work hard to find ( ) to the problem.（A）an answer（B） a way（C） a method（D）a solution13 They have developed techniques which are ( ) to those used in most factories.（A）simpler（B） better（C） superior（D）greater14 At the beginning of this term, our English te
6、acher ( ) a list of books for us to read.（A）turned out（B） made out（C） handed in（D）passed on15 I m sorry I have ( ) Dictionary. Youd better go to the library.（A）not such（B） not such a（C） not a such（D）no such a16 If Mary had not been badly hurt in a car accident, she ( )in last months marathon race.（A
7、）would participate（B） might participate（C） would have participated（D）must participate17 Excuse me, but it is time to have your temperature ( ).（A）taking（B） take（C） taken（D）to take18 Liquids are like solids ( ) they have a definite volume.（A）in which（B） that（C） in that（D）which19 When a friend gave Ji
8、m a ticket to the game, he ( )go.（A）couldnt help（B） cannot do but（C） couldnt help but（D）just have to20 I was surprised to find his article on such an ( ) topic so ( ).（A）excited;boring（B） exciting; bored（C） exciting;boring（D）excited;bored21 Tom likes ( ) foreign coins.（A）gathering（B） assembling（C） c
9、ollecting（D）accumulating22 Luckily, most sheep ( ) the flood last month.（A）endured（B） survived（C） opinion（D）passed23 They thought about the problem for a long time but came to no ( ).（A）end（B） result（C） opinion（D）conclusion24 The real trouble ( ) their lack of confidence in their abilities.（A）lies i
10、n（B） lies on（C） lies about（D）lies off25 The story was so funny that everyone ( ).（A）laughed（B） interested（C） amused（D）joked26 He ( ) me by two games to one.（A）beat（B） conquered（C） gained（D）won27 ( ) , the next problem was how to make a good plan.（A）Having made the decision（B） Has the decision been m
11、ade（C） The decision having been made（D）The decision has been made28 The brain is capable of ignoring pain messages if ( ) to concentrate on other activities.（A）it allowed（B） allowed（C） is it allowed（D）allowed it29 The child was sorry ( ) his mother when he arrived at the station.（A）to miss（B） having
12、 missed（C） missing（D）to have missed30 There is no point ( ) with him, since he has already made up his mind.（A）argue（B） to argue（C） in arguing（D）of arguing31 Peter felt lonely at first, but after a time he got ( ) alone and even enjoyed it.（A）used to living（B） using to live（C） used to live（D）to be u
13、sed to living32 She says shed rather he ( ) , tomorrow instead of today.（A）had left（B） should leave（C） left（D）leaves33 Having lost consciousness for twenty hours, the wounded soldier ( ) at last.（A）came off（B） came to（C） came up（D）came through34 Students are required to keep writing a ( ) for the pu
14、rpose of improving their writing skills.（A）dairy（B） dialogue（C） diary（D）dictation35 The weather ( ) fine, they decided to go out for a picnic.（A）is（B） was（C） being（D）having been36 Tom might have been killed ( ) the timely arrival of the police.（A）except for（B） with（C） but for（D）for37 He bought a new
15、 house this year, which is ( ) his former one.（A）twice as big as（B） twice than（C） twice as much as（D）twice the size as38 I was informed that the contract would come into ( ) on the first day of the following month.（A）influence（B） effect（C） affect（D）affection39 A harmonious society would ( ) consider
16、able benefits for the countrys health, wealth and security.（A）lead to（B） result from（C） lie in（D）settle down40 Young ( ) she was, she was equal, to the task.（A）as（B） because（C） if（D）unless 40 The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the major professional basketball league in the world, with tea
17、ms from the United States and Canada. With the addition of the Toronto Raptors and the Vancouver Grizzlies prior to the 19951996 season, the NBA expanded to 29 teams competing in two conferences, the Eastern and Western, in four separate divisions. Each team conducts a training camp in October to de
18、termine its 12-player roster (名单). Training camp allows each team to evaluate players, especially, rookies (first year players) , to assess the teams strengths and weaknesses, and to prepare players for the upcoming season through a series of on-court drills and practice of offensive and defensive s
19、trategy. After a series of exhibition games, the NBA begins its 82-game regular season in the first week of November.In the second week of February, the NBA interrupts its season to celebrate the annual NBA All-Star game, featuring the games best players as selected by the general balloting (投票) of
20、fans throughout the United States and Canada. After the NBA season concludes in the third week in April, a total of 16 teams qualify for the playoffs (8 teams from each conference).Every June the league conducts its amateur draft (征召) , in which each team obtains the right to the professional servic
21、es of the best collegiate and international players. Any player who has graduated from high school and is at least 17 years old qualifies for the NBA draft if that player renounces intercollegiate eligibility (大学校际比赛资格). To determine the draft order the NBA uses a draft lottery, introduced in 1985.
22、Those teams that failed to qualify for the playoffs the previous season are eligible for the lottery. The lottery determines the first three teams to select in the draft. The remaining teams draft according to their win-loss record of the previous season, so that teams with poorer records draft high
23、er than those with better records. Those players not selected in the draft can be invited to try out for a team and are sometimes signed to playing contracts.41 How many divisions are there for the 29 NBA teams to compete during the regular season?（A）Eight（B） Six（C） Four（D）Two42 The games before the
24、 NBAs 82-game regular season are ( ).（A）games for exhibition（B） practice of offensive and defensive strategy（C） intercollegiate games（D）games for amateur draft43 The word “renounce“ (Line 4, Para. 3 ) most probably means ( ).（A）give up（B） pause（C） go down the drain（D）make a name for oneself44 The te
25、ams draft order is first determined by ( ).（A）a win-loss record of the previous season（B） Professional Basketball League（C） the team with the poorest record of the previous season（D）the draft lottery45 Which of the following teams draft according to their win-loss record of the previous season?（A）Th
26、e top three in the previous season（B） All the teams except the first three determined by the lottery（C） The teams that failed to qualify for the playoffs the previous season（D）The teams from Canada and other countries45 Acting is such an over-crowded profession that the only advice that should be gi
27、ven to a young person thinking of going on the stage is “Dont “! But it is useless to try to discourage someone who feels that he must act, although the chances of his becoming famous are slim. The normal way to begin is to go to a drama school. Then the young actor or actress takes up work with a t
28、heatrical company, usually as an assistant stage manager. This means doing everything that there is to do in the theatre: painting scenery, publicity (宣传 , taking care of the costumes (舞台服装) , and even acting in very small parts. It is very hard work indeed. The hours are long and the salary is tiny
29、.Of course, some people have remarkable chances which lead to fame and success without this long and hard training. Connie Pratt, for example, was just an ordinary girl working in a bicycle factory. A film producer happened to catch sight of her one morning waiting at a bus stop, as he drove past in
30、 his car. He stopped and asked if she would like to go to the film studio to do a test, and she thought he was joking. It took the producer twenty minutes to convince Connie that he was serious. The test was successful. And within a few weeks she was playing the leading part opposite one of the most
31、 famous actors of the day. But chances like this happen once in a blue moon!46 From the very beginning, the author puts it clearly that acting is a profession ( ).（A）for ambitious people only（B） for young people only（C） too difficult for young people（D）sought after by too many people47 For someone w
32、ho feels he must act, it is very likely that ( ).（A）he will become a film star at long last（B） he will be well paid（C） he will end up without becoming a film star（D）he will become a stage manager48 A few weeks after the test, Connie Pratt found herself ( ).（A）as famous as the greatest actor of the w
33、orld（B） playing the leading female role in a play（C） no less famous than the leading actor of the day（D）the most famous actress of the world49 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as part of an assistant stage managers job?（A）Help advertise plays（B） Play minor roles（C） Collect tickets（D）Take care
34、 of the dress to be worn on the stage by an actor or actress50 The concluding sentence “chances like this happen once in a blue moon“ means ( ).（A）this is a highly profitable chance（B） this is something highly possible（C） this is something which happens once in while（D）this is very rare chance50 Fox
35、es and farmers have never got on well. These small dog-like animals have long been accused of killing farm animals. They are officially classified as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbers down by shooting or poisoning them.Farmers can also call on the services of their local hunt to control
36、the fox population. Hunting consists of pursuing a fox across the countryside, with a group of specially trained dogs, followed by men and women riding horses. When the dogs finally catch the fox they kill it or a hunter shoots it.People who take part in hunting think of it as a sport; they wear a s
37、pecial uniform of red coats and white trousers, and follow strict codes of behavior. But owning a horse and hunting regularly is expensive, so most hunters are wealthy.It is estimated that up to 100,000 people watch or take part in fox hunting. But over the last couple of decades the number of peopl
38、e opposed to fox hunting, because they think it is brutal (残酷的 ).Nowadays it is rare for a hunt to pass off without some kind of confrontation (冲突) between hunters and hunt saboteurs (阻拦者). Sometimes these incidents lead to violence, but mostly saboteurs interfere with the hunt by misleading riders
39、and disturbing the trail of the foxs smell, which the dogs follow.Noisy confrontations between hunters and saboteurs have become so common that they are almost as much a part of hunting as the pursuit of foxes itself. But this year supporters of fox hunting face a much bigger threat to their sport.
40、A Labour Party Member of the Parliament, Mike Foster, is trying to get Parliament to approve a new law which will make the hunting of wild animals with dogs illegal. If the law is passed, wild animals like foxes will be protected under the ban in Britain.51 Rich people in Britain have been hunting f
41、oxes ( ).（A）for recreation（B） to limit the fox population（C） in the interests of the farmers（D）to show off their wealth52 What is special about fox huntingin Britain?（A）It involves the use of a deadly poison（B） It is a costly event which rarely occurs（C） The hunters have set rules to follow（D）The hu
42、nters have to go through strict training53 Fox hunting opponents often interfere in the game ( ).（A）by resorting to violence（B） by taking legal action（C） by confusing the fox hunters（D）by demonstrating on the scene54 A new law may be passed by the British Parliament to ( ).（A）prohibit farmers from h
43、unting foxes（B） forbid hunting foxes with dogs（C） stop hunting wild animals in the countryside（D）prevent large-scale fox hunting55 It can be inferred from the passage that ( ).（A）killing foxes with poison is illegal（B） limiting the fox population is unnecessary（C） hunting foxes with dogs is consider
44、ed cruel and violent（D）fox-hunting often leads to confrontation between the poor and the rich55 We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money, but most mistakes are about people. “Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen? “ When I got that great job, did Jim really f
45、eel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?“ And Paulwhy didnt I pick up that he was friendly just because I had a car?“ When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back, its too late.Why do we go wrong about our friends or our enemies? Sometimes what peop
46、le say hides their real meaning. And if we dont really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, “Youre a lucky dog.“ Is he really on your side? If he says, “Youre a lucky guy. “or “Youre a lucky gal.“ , thats being friendly. But “lucky dog“? Theres a bit of envy in th
47、ose words. Maybe he doesnt see it himself. But bringing in the“ dog“ bit puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesnt think you deserve your luck.“Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for“ is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that t
48、he speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isnt important. Its telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you havent got a date for Saturday night.How can you tell t
49、he real meaning behind someones words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says square with the tone of voice? His posture? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.56 When the writer recalls the things that happened between him and his friends, he ( ).（A）feels happy, thinking of how nice his friends were to him（B） feels he may not have“ read“ his friends true feelings correctly（C） think
