1、陕西专升本（英语）模拟试卷 4 及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 Never_faith in himself, he went on with his experiment.（A）lost（B） to lose（C） having lost（D）losing2 For many years, the world population_rapidly.（A）have grown（B） has been grown（C） has been growing（D）had grown3 The Republican Party is one of the_partie
2、s of the United States.（A）political two principal（B） principal political two（C） two principal political（D）principal two political4 _better conditions, we could have done the work better.（A）Given（B） Give（C） Being given（D）Giving5 I know nothing about that country_it is situated in the south of Africa.
3、（A）except（B） beside（C） besides（D）except that6 But for the storm, we_earlier,（A）arrived（B） had arrived（C） must have arrived（D）would have arrived7 He came back from work only ten minutes ago. He_to his factory.（A）mustn t have gone（B） can t have gone（C） wouldn t have gone（D）may not go8 A man escaped fr
4、om prison last night. It was a long time_the guards discovered what had happened.（A）until（B） since（C） before（D）when9 I cant but_the truth of your remarks, although they are against my interests.（A）admit（B） to admit（C） admitting（D）being admitted10 The police were making an investigation into the acci
5、dent_100 people were killed.（A）in which（B） when（C） where（D）for what11 I didnt_you carrying a pack when you came in.（A）watch（B） regard（C） vision（D）notice12 When he was a student, he was incredibly poor at mathematics, yet his economics _surprisingly good.（A）was（B） were（C） has been（D）is13 I stopped se
6、veral_and asked them to phone for an ambulance.（A）passer-by（B） passers-by（C） passer-bys（D）passers-bys14 Anyone can answer such a question as this one,_?（A）can be（B） cant they（C） cant be（D）dont-they15 _he works hard, I dont mind when he finishes the experiment.（A）As soon as（B） As well as（C） So far as
7、（D）So long as16 Many a writer of newspaper articles_to writing novels.（A）has turned（B） have turned（C） has been turned（D）have been turned17 Seldom_any mistakes during my past five years of service here.（A）would I make（B） should I make（C） I would make（D）did I make18 Staying in a hotel for a night cost
8、s_renting a room in a dormitory for a week.（A）twice much than（B） twice as much as（C） as much twice as（D）as much as twice19 _,the more we are reminded of the glad and the sad events of our past.（A）The longer do we live（B） The longer we live（C） We live the longer（D）Live the longer do we20 I really app
9、reciate_to drive us to the station but we will walk there.（A）that you are offering（B） your offering（C） that you offer（D）you to offer21 She opened the door quietly so as not to_the sleeping child.（A）interrupt（B） bother（C） trouble（D）disturb22 The governments efforts did not take_in the fight against i
10、nflation, indeed the situation has worsened recently.（A）effect（B） affect（C） accomplishment（D）achievement23 Do not give the baby meat to eat, because he cannot_it.（A）absorb（B） swallow（C） digest（D）take in24 Although Asian countries are generally more _in social customs than Western countries, there ha
11、ve been several notable examples of women leader in both China and India.（A）conservative（B） confidential（C） comprehensive（D）consistent25 Experts say walking is one of the best ways for a person to_ healthy.（A）preserve（B） stay（C） maintain（D）reserve26 The manager claimed that his company had the_right
12、 of publication.（A）single（B） unique（C） lonely（D）exclusive27 One day I_a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor at a nearby state college.（A）came across（B） came about（C） came after（D）came at28 A lorry_ Jane s cat and sped away.（A）ran over（B） ran into（C） ran through（D）ran down2
13、9 Our company decided to_the contract because a number of the conditions in it had not been met.（A）destroy（B） resist（C） assume（D）cancel30 At first, the speaker was referring to the problem of pollution in the country, but halfway in her speech, she suddenly_to another subject.（A）committed（B） switche
14、d（C） favored（D）transmitted31 Our new house is very_for me as I can get to the office in five minutes.（A）adaptable（B） convenient（C） available（D）comfortable32 Our journey was slow because the train stopped_at different villages.（A）continually（B） continuously（C） gradually（D）unceasingly33 In Britain tod
15、ay women_44% of the workforce.（A）build up（B） stand for（C） make up（D）conform to34 This article _more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.（A）cares for（B） applies for（C） allows for（D）calls for35 Petrol is refined from the_oil we take out of the gr
16、ound.（A）crude（B） fresh（C） rude（D）original36 Last year the advertising rate_by 20 percent.（A）raised（B） aroused（C） arose（D）rose37 It is our_policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means.（A）consistent（B） continuous（C） considerate（D）continual38 It is reported that this large hotel can_600 gue
17、sts.（A）accommodate（B） accomplish（C） accompany（D）accuse39 His tender smile_that the students had had his forgiveness.（A）applied（B） replied（C） implied（D）supplied40 They finally_an agreement after 3 months of hard bargaining.（A）reached（B） got（C） come to（D）arrive at40 Few Americans remain in one positio
18、n or one place for a lifetime. They move from town to city to suburb, from high school to college in a different state, from a job in one region to a better job elsewhere, from the home where they raise their children to the home where they plan to live in retirement. With each move they are forever
19、 making new friends, who become part of their life at that time.For many of them summer is a special time for forming new friendships. Today millions of Americans vacation abroad, and they go not only to see new sights but also with the hope of meeting new people. No one really expects a vacation tr
20、ip to produce a close friend, but the beginning of a friendship is possible.The word “ friend“ can be applied to a wide range of friendshipto someone one has known for a few weeks in a new place,to a fellow worker, to a childhood playmate, to a man or woman, to a trusted confidant(知己).41 Many Americ
21、ans move from place to place for the following reasons except_.（A）going to college（B） getting a better job（C） finding a place to live in retirement（D）saving money42 Summer is a special time when many Americans_.（A）enjoy the sunlight（B） feel strange（C） travel to other countries（D）get a new job43 When
22、 summer comes, many Americans_.（A）hope to meet new people（B） expect to find some close friends（C） want to begin lasting friendships with new people（D）both A and B44 From the passage it can be seen that a “friend“ can be_.（A）a fellow worker（B） a football teammate（C） a boy or a girl（D）all of the above
23、45 Which of the following is the topic sentence of the second paragraph?（A）For many of them summer is a special time for forming new friendships.（B） Today millions of Americans vacation abroad.（C） No one really expects a vacation trip to produce a close friend.（D）But surely the beginning of friendsh
24、ip is possible.45 Technology is the application of knowledge to production. Thanks to modern technology, we have been able to increase greatly the efficiency of our work force. New machines and new methods have helped cut down time and expenses while increasing overall output. This has meant more pr
25、oduction and a higher standard of living. For most of us in America, modern technology is thought of as the reason why we can have cars and television sets. However, technology has also increased the amount of food available to us by means of modern farming machinery and animal-breeding techniques,
26、and has extended our life span via medical technology.Will mankind continue to live longer and have a higher quality of life? In large measure the answer depends on technology and our ability to use it wisely. If we keep making progress as we have over the past fifty years, the answer is definitely
27、yes. The advancement of technology depends upon research and development, and the latest statistics show that the United States is continuing to pump billions of dollars annually into such efforts. So while we are running out of some scarce resources, we may well find technological substitutes for m
28、any of them through our research programs.Therefore, in the final analysis the three major factors of production(land, labor, capital)are all influenced by technology. When we need new skills or techniques in machinery, people will start developing new technology to meet these needs. As equipment pr
29、oves to be slow or inefficient, new machines will be invented. Technology responds to our needs in helping us maintain our standard of living.46 What is the best title for the passage?_.（A）The Definition of Technology（B） Modern Technology（C） The Application of Technology（D）The Development of Technol
30、ogy47 Modern technology provides us with a lot of benefits except_.（A）more production and a higher standard of living（B） extended life span（C） a better pumping system（D）more food available48 From the passage, we can infer that this article is probably_.（A）a part of the introduction to American busin
31、ess（B） followed by the passage talking about factors of production（C） taken from a learned journal（D）both A and B49 Which is the main idea of the passage?（A）Modern technology is the key to the improvement of standard of living.（B） The three major factors of productionland, labor and capital are all
32、influenced by technology.（C） Technology is the response to our needs.（D）The United States is making great efforts to advance its technology.50 According to the passage, people can live a long life with the help of_.（A）higher quality of life（B） medical technology（C） modern farming machinery（D）technol
33、ogical substitute50 The earth is much cooler than the sun, and the wave length of the earth s radiations is much longer than that of sunrays. These longer heat waves cannot pass through the atmosphere as easily as the short waves coming from the sun. Similarly, radio stations that transmit programs
34、to distant countries broadcast in short waves, which can travel all around the world. Stations that broadcast local programs send out longer waves, which can be received more easily, but only in a limited area.Heat waves, rising from the earth, meet resistance in the atmosphere from the water vapor
35、there. Many if the waves are stopped by the water vapor can not get back out into space. The atmosphere, when it is warmed up, also adds some heat back to the earth s surface.When the sun s rays strike water surface, some of the water becomes absorbed by the air as water vapor. The warmer the air is
36、, the more vapor it can hold. When the air has absorbed its maximum amount of vapor, it is said to be saturated. If the air is then cooled, some of the vapor will condense and clouds will form. These clouds will contain drops of water at temperatures above freezing, or ice crystals at temperatures b
37、elow freezing.Clouds can greatly affect the temperature of the earth s surface. When there are many clouds in the sky, all of the sun s rays can not reach the earth. The cloudy day, then, will be cooler than the cloudless day. Clouds also prevent the earth from cooling off rapidly at night. For this
38、 reason, countries such as the British Isles, which are often covered by clouds, have a relatively constant temperature. The weather in these cloudy areas is neither very hot in summer nor very cold in winter. On the other hand, places such as deserts, which have few or no clouds, have very sharp va
39、riations in temperaturebetween night and day as well as between summer and winter.51 Radio stations that transmit programs to distant countries send out waves that resemble_.（A）heat waves rising from the earth（B） waves absorbed by water vapor（C） waves sent out by radio stations that transmit local p
40、rograms（D）the rays sent out from the sun52 Air can hold more water vapor_.（A）when it is warm（B） when it is cool（C） in summer（D）in winter53 The sun s rays are absorbed by_.（A）clouds（B） the heat waves in the atmosphere（C） the surface of the earth（D）water vapor54 When there are clouds, days tend to be_
41、.（A）warmer than when it is clear（B） cooler than when it is clear（C） the same as when it is clear（D）the same as nights55 If a country has a relatively constant temperature, it would probably be _.（A）in a mountainous region（B） frequently cloudy（C） having as many sunny days as cloudy days（D）one in whic
42、h there is no winter55 Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them; our purpose is to fit them for life. As soon as we realize this fact, we will understand that it is very important to choose a system of education
43、 which will really prepare children for life. It is not enough just to choose the first system of education one finds, or to continue with one s old system of education without examining it to see whether it is in fact suitable or not.In many modern countries it has for some time been fashionable to
44、 think that, by free education for allwhether rich or poor, clever or stupidone can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough;we find it in such countries a far larger number of people with university degrees than t
45、here are jobs for them to fill. Because of their degrees, they refuse to do what they think“low“ work; and, in fact, work with the hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries.But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more
46、important than the work of a professorwe can live without education, but we will die if we have no food.In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever job is suited to his brain and ab
47、ility and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that it is very bad to be ashamed of one s work, or to scorn someone else s. Only such a type of education can be called valuable to society.56 The first sentence of this passage means that_.（A）education is not the
48、purpose of life（B） education is a way of life（C） education is to make people suitable for life（D）education is not fit for children57 Free education for all is not enough, because_.（A）it can not solve all the problems of society（B） there are not enough jobs for those who have degrees（C） degrees are useless（D）people with degrees are ashamed of their jobs58 The writer of this passage thinks that_.（A）work with hands is dirty（B） food is more important than education（C） education is not necessary for some people（D）it is better to be a completely uneducated farmer59 We must be educated in
