专升本（英语）模拟试卷35

一、1.Vocabulary and Structure

Part I  Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

0.______ for your help, we'd never have been able to get over the difficulties.

A.Had it not
B.If it were not
C.Had it not been
D.If we had not been

1.He had tried everything but it made little ______.

A.effect
B.difference
C.outcome
D.result

2.He has ______ various adventures.

A.passed for
B.passed through
C.passed away
D.passed down

3.It ______ seen to be believed.

A.has
B.has been
C.has to be
D.was

4.It ______ the post office time if people address letters properly.

A.earns
B.wins
C.gains
D.saves

5.The girl was ______ a shop assistant; she is now a manager in a large department store.

A.preliminarily
B.presumably
C.formally
D.formerly

6.The government had to ______ all his appointments for the day and rushed to the train accident.

A.set off
B.see off
C.call off
D.pay off

7.The Great Pyramid ______ nearly five thousand years ago is located on the west bank of the Nile River.

A.built
B.was built
C.building
D.was building

8.Mrs. Lackey was awakened by the ringing of the bedside phone and learned that 12 hours ago her husband's boat had been ______.

A.wrecked
B.collapsed
C.decayed
D.fired

9.My ______ is too weak for pork.

A.digestion
B.dignity
C.dimension
D.dilemma

10.The car costs ______ the other one.

A.as much over
B.as much to
C.as much more as
D.as much as

11.I read some good reviews of the exhibition which made me very ______ to see it.

A.satisfied
B.interested
C.eager
D.amazed

12.I regret ______ so much time and money on stamps.

A.to waste
B.for wasting
C.having wasted
D.at wasting

13.Dr. Smith failed many times but he finally ______ to find a successful way to solve the problem.

A.broke off
B.broke down
C.broke out
D.broke through

14.The boy fell in front of the car but fortunately the driver stopped ______ time.

A.on
B.at
C.with
D.in

15.He often stopped at the sound of his own steps and was afraid to look ______ his shoulder.

A.over
B.back
C.round
D.beyond

16.Those who pass the test will be ______ to the next grade.

A.promoted
B.proceeded
C.progressed
D.proposed

17.I noticed that the meals were well ______ what was charged for them.

A.worthwhile
B.worthy of
C.worth
D.worthy

18.I wandered through the cool ______ of the forest trees.

A.shadow
B.dark
C.shade
D.freshness

19.We came in this field late, so we must work hard to make ______ lost time.

A.out for
B.up for
C.up with
D.off with

20.I'm very much obliged to you ______ the information.

A.on
B.for
C.with
D.of

21.He was ______ very attentively, with eyes half-closed.

A.hearing
B.listening
C.looking
D.thinking

22.He was amazed at ______ he saw.

A.that
B.what
C.which
D.whom

23.I'm afraid I've taken ______ too much of your time.

A.up
B.after
C.in
D.back

24.Mr. Smith's condition looks serious and it is doubtful if he will ______.

A.pull through
B.pull up
C.pull back
D.pull out

25.She is making herself ill with ______ over her son's future.

A.troubles
B.annoyance
C.worry
D.consideration

26.He is at ______ in his description of country life.

A.better
B.best
C.his better
D.his best

27.She looked everywhere for her book but ______ had to return home without it.

A.lastly
B.at the end
C.in the end
D.at the last

28.Take an umbrella with you in case of ______.

A.rain
B.raining
C.it rains
D.the rain

29.It's true that the old road is less direct and a bit longer. We won't take the new one. ______, because we don't feel as safe on it.

A.Somehow
B.Though
C.Therefore
D.Otherwise

二、2.Vocabulary

Part II  Vocabulary
Directions: Complete each of the following sentences with the proper word derived from the one given in the bracket.

0. Mr. Wilson said that he did not want to take on any further ______ (responsible).

1. In the experiment we kept a ______ (watch) eye on the development and recorded every detail.

2. We have to try every means to bring down the costs of the ______ (construct) project.

3. Once out of the earth"s gravity, the astronaut is affected by the problem of ______ (weight).

4. If you want to know the train schedule, please inquire at the ______ (book) office.

5. As I was just getting ______ (family) with this job, I had much to ask my boss.

三、3.Reading Comprehension

Part III  Reading Comprehension
Directions: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

0.  Everybody may have seen the film “Death on the Nile (n. 尼罗河)”, but nobody can imagine that the writer of the story, Agatha Christie, saved a baby in a most unusual way.
  In June 1977, a baby girl became seriously ill in Deleville. Doctors there were unable to find out the cause of her illness, so she was sent to a famous hospital in London, where there were many excellent doctors. The baby was so seriously ill that a team of doctors hurried to examine the baby without delay. The doctors, too, were puzzled by the baby’s illness and they also became discouraged. Just then a nurse asked to speak to them.
  “I think the baby is suffering from thallium (n. 铊) poisoning. ” said the nurse. “A few days ago, I read a story ‘A Pale Horse’ written by Agatha Christie. Someone uses thallium poison, and all the symptoms are written in the book. They are exactly the same as the baby’s.”
  “You’re very good at observing things,” said a doctor, “and you may be right. We’ll carry out some tests and find out whether the cause is thallium poisoning or not.”
  The tests proved that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium. Once they knew the cause, the doctors were able to give her correct treatment. The baby soon got well and was sent back to Deleville A week later, it was reported that the poison might have come from an insecticide (n. 杀虫剂) used in Deleville.The baby was sent to a hospital in London because ______.

A.her parents were living in London then
B.the hospitals in Deleville were full at that time
C.she was the daughter of a famous doctor in London
D.doctors in Deleville were not sure about the cause of her illness

1.When the baby was first sent to the hospital in London, her illness was considered to be ______.

A.quite easy to treat
B.the result of thallium poisoning
C.a common one
D.extraordinarily serious

2.The one who first suggested the correct cause of the baby's illness was ______.

A.a doctor in Deleville
B.a famous doctor
C.Agatha Christie
D.an ordinary nurse

3.From this passage it seems that the baby's illness had something to do with ______.

A.a dead writer
B.the water in Deleville
C.a dangerous murderer
D.a harmful substance (物质) used to kill pests

4.As far as we can tell from the story, Agatha Christie ______.

A.had never met this baby
B.had spent a long time studying the baby' s illness
C.visited the baby both in Deleville and London
D.gave the nurse some advice on, the telephone

5.  Edmund Halley was an English scientist who lived over 200 years ago. He studied the observations of comets(彗星) which other scientists had made. The orbit of one particular comet was a very difficult mathematical problem. He could not figure it out. Neither could other scientists who dealt with such problem. 
  However, Halley had a friend named Isaac Newton, who was a brilliant mathematician. Newton thought he had already worked out that problem, but he could not find the papers on which he had done it. He told Halley that the orbit of a comet had the shape of an ellipse  (椭圆形). 
  Then Halley set to work. He figured out (解决, 计算出) the orbjts of some of the comets that had been
observed by scientists. He made a surprising discovery. The comets that had appeared in the years 1531, 1607, and 1682 all had the same orbit. Yet their appearances had been 75 to 76 years apart. 
  This seemed very strange to Halley. Three different comets followed the same orbit. The more Halley thought about it, the more he thought that there had not been three different comets, as people thought. He decided that they had simply seen the same comet three times. The comet had gone away and had come backagain. 
  It was an astonishing idea! Halley felt certain enough to make a prediction (预言) of what would happen in the future. He decided that this comet would appear in the year 1758. There were 53 years to go before Halley's prediction could be tested. 
  In 1758 the comet appeared in the sky. Halley did not see it, for he had died some years before. Ever since then that comet had been called Halley's comet, in his honour.Edmund Halley figured out the orbit of ______.

A.some different comets appearing several times
B.the same comet appearing at different time
C.three different comets appearing three times
D.several comets appearing at the same time

6.Halley made his discovery ______.

A.by doing experiments
B.by means of his own careful observation
C.by using the work of other scientists
D.by chance

7.Halley made a surprising, but correct prediction in the year ______.

A.1704
B.1705
C.1706
D.1707

8.This passage in general is about ______.

A.Halley and other scientists
B.the orbit of a comet
C.Newton and Halley
D.Halley and his discovery

9.According to the passage, which one is NOT true?

A.Newton figured out the orbit of the comet.
B.Halley figured out the orbit of the comet first.
C.Newton gave Halley some help.
D.Halley died before 1758.

10.  It was Monday, Mrs. Smith's dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house. Considering that there was no better way, Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it, "Give my dog half a pound of meat." Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently, "Take this to the butcher (卖肉者) , and he's going to give you your lunch today." Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher's shop.   It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady's handwriting and presently did as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up immediately. At midday (正午), the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more. The next day, the dog came again exactly at midday. And as usual it brought a piece of paper in. the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at the paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers. But, the dog came again at four o'clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher's more surprise, it came for the third time at six o'clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, "This is a small dog. Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today" Looking at the piece' of paper, he found that there were not any words on it!
Mrs. Smith treated her little dog quite ______.

A.cruelly
B.kindly
C.badly
D.unfairly

11.It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper its master gave it ______.

A.might do it much harm
B.could do it much good
C.would give the butcher some meat
D.was worth many pounds

12.The butcher did not give any meat to the dog ______.

A.when he found the words on the paper were not very clear
B.because he happened to have sold out all the meat in his shop
C.before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs. Smith
D.until he was paid enough by Mrs. Smith

13.From its experience, the dog found that ______.

A.only the paper with Mrs. Smith's words on it could bring it meat
B.the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it
C.a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat
D.Mrs. Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher

14.At the end of the story, you'll find that ______.

A.the butcher found himself cheated by the smart animal
B.the dog was clever enough to write on the paper
C.the dog dared not go to tile butcher's any more
D.the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog

15.  Which of your two hands do you use more Very few of us can use both hands equally well. Most of us are right-handed. Only about five people out of a hundred are left-handed. New-born babies can take hold of things with either of their hands, but. in about two years they usually use their right hands. 
  Scientists have found that monkeys like to use one of their hands more than the other, but it can be either hand. There are as many right-handed monkeys as there are left-handed ones. Next time when you visit a zoo, you'll see that some of them will use their right hands and others will use their left hands. But most of the people use their right hands better and this makes life difficult for those left-handed people. We live in a right-handed world.Most people ______.

A.are left-handed
B.are right-handed
C.can use both hands equally well
D.never use left hands

16.Most of us are right-handed and ______.

A.so are monkeys
B.no one is left-handed
C.scientists don't know why
D.we never use left hands

17.New-born babies ______.

A.can only use their right bands
B.can only use their left hands
C.can't use their hands at all
D.can use either hand to catch things

18.Monkeys ______.

A.are left-handed
B.can use both hands equally well
C.are right-handed
D.like to use one hand more than the other

19.We live in a right-handed world. It means ______.

A.all the people are right-handed
B.life is hard for left-handed people
C.left-handed people can't live
D.there is another left-handed world

四、4.Cloze

Part IV  Cloze
Directions: There are some blanks in the following passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passages. Then, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

0. Eggs are my favorite food. I like them fried, hard-boiled, scrambled, or poached. I eat eggs for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I eat eggs here, there, and everywhere!
 Eggs taste great. You can eat them by themselves or as part of any meal. Eggs are also used as an (21) in many prepared foods. Can you think of any foods that contain (22)
 Eggs are really a perfect food. They are (23) in most of the nutrients we need to maintain good (24) When a baby chicken develops (25) an egg, the egg (26) and yolk are the only foods they need.
 Many people believe that eggs are (27) They point out that eggs contain a very high amount of cholesterol. Too much of one kind of cholesterol in our blood can cause heart disease and strokes.
 There is no evidence that eggs raise the harmful cholesterol in our blood. When we eat foods that are (28) in cholesterol, our bodies make (29) of it to compensate, or adjust.
 If you want to enjoy a tasty and healthy food, eat plenty of (30) .      21.（  ）

A.accident
B.oval
C.apple
D.ingredient

1.22.（  ）

A.flour
B.milk
C.vitamins
D.eggs

2.23.（  ）

A.rich
B.lacking
C.found
D.hiding

3.24.（  ）

A.habits
B.health
C.deeds
D.luck

4.25.（  ）

A.near
B.inside
C.under
D.outside

5.26.（  ）

A.beaters
B.white
C.shell
D.roll

6.27.（  ）

A.expensive
B.healthy
C.unhealthy
D.scrambled

7.28.（  ）

A.high
B.low
C.down
D.flavored

8.29.（  ）

A.more
B.less
C.fun
D.pickles

9.30.（  ）

A.grains
B.chickens
C.cookies
D.eggs

五、5.Translation from Chinese to English

Part V  Translation from Chinese to English
Directions: This part is to test your ability to translate Chinese into English.

0. 他的解释远不能令人满意。

1. 用不了多久大家都会认识他。

2. 要不是有他帮忙，我们不可能取得成功。

3. 还未决定会议在哪里召开。

4. 你今天离开还是明天离开不会有什么区别。

六、6.Translation from English to Chinese

Part VI  Translation from English to Chinese
Directions: This part is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese.

0. It was very clever of her (to turn his argument against himself).

1. Parents often check their children"s homework and (make a big fuss over grades).

2. Some people will be at a loss what to do (in case of a fire).

3. (As is often the case), the more you use your brain, the more active it will become.

4. (We must make full use of) these waste materials since they are still of some value.

七、7.Writing

Part VII  Writing

0. For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic:
Social Activities and Our Study. You should write no less than 150 words and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below.
  1、社会活动在许多方面对我们有利。
  2、另一方面，社会活动太多也会引起许多问题。
  3、我的建议。