专升本（英语）模拟试卷24

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.A great many cancers can be cured but only if ______ before they have begun to spread or 'colonize' in other parts of the body.

A.properly treat
B.properly treating
C.being properly treated
D.properly treated

1.______ she is a likeable girl, she is very difficult to work with.

A.Since
B.However
C.As far as
D.While

2.All the ______ tourists gave the robber their money.

A.frightened
B.frightening
C.frighten
D.frightful

3.______ her age, she really did a good job in such a short time.

A.Giving
B.Gives
C.Give
D.Given

4.The soldier was ______ with neglecting his duty.

A.charged
B.conducted
C.changed
D.committed

5.The reason why the car stopped was ______.

A.because the road was not good
B.that the road was not good
C.due to the bad road
D.because of the bad road

6.You'd better hurry, ______ you might be late for class.

A.or
B.and
C.unless
D.but

7.______ , he performed the task with success.

A.It was expected
B.Which was expected
C.As was expected
D.That was expected

8.The doctor felt John's arm to ______ if the bone was broken.

A.work out
B.find out
C.look at
D.see out

9.He just ______ my suggestion at the meeting yesterday.

A.put away
B.shut down
C.showed off
D.brushed aside

10.Many fruit juices are now available in ______ aluminium cans.

A.indispensable
B.smooth
C.handy
D.soft

11.My wife was angry when I came home late, and my excuse only ______.

A.made matters worse
B.matters made worse
C.made matters worst
D.matters made worst

12.After the children had been punished, nobody mentioned the ______ again.

A.incident
B.happening
C.event
D.accident

13.The fishing boat sank below the waves, and was seen ______.

A.any more
B.not more
C.no more
D.not any

14.This is part of the process of ______ iron into steel.

A.corresponding
B.conveying
C.combining
D.converting

15.To carry out a company's rules and regulations, administrative personnel must know ______.

A.to be firm
B.being firm
C.what to be firm
D.how to be firm

16.The hotel room that we booked for the holidays ______ the city square.

A.tolerated
B.overlooked
C.towered
D.viewed

17.______ , you have to take up a job to support yourself and your family.

A.However you like it
B.Unless you like it
C.Should you like it
D.Whether you like it or not

18.The headmaster of the school had the support of a ______ number of parents.

A.substantial
B.noticeable
C.plenty
D.tremendous

19.We plan to start early on our journey tomorrow, ______ we oversleep.

A.as
B.unless
C.if
D.though

20.The current ______ is towards more part-time employment.

A.direction
B.trend
C.situation
D.position

21.He returned to the U.S. ______ an absence of nearly fifty years.

A.after
B.from
C.for
D.in

22.The reforms are motivated by a ______ concern for the unemployed.

A.strange
B.peculiar
C.genuine
D.familiar

23.Have you ever sat ______ late till midnight?

A.to
B.for
C.on
D.up

24.The explorers ______ into the unknown regions of the Amazon River.

A.penetrated
B.injected
C.reached
D.stretched

25.Would you be ______ kind as to step this way please?

A.as
B.so
C.very
D.too

26.Ice on the road is a major ______ at this time of the year.

A.terror
B.nuisance
C.hardship
D.hazard

27.Freezing is at present one of the ______ of preserving meat, fruit and Vegetables.

A.most methods important
B.methods most important
C.most important methods
D.important most methods

28.This is ______ the latest example of government interference.

A.utterly
B.merely
C.readily
D.significantly

29.Are you conscious ______ any reason why he should not be enrolled in this university?

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

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. They have signed a ______ (aggression) agreement, each side promising not to attack the other.

1. By careful ______ (invest) of his capital (资本), he obtained a good income.

2. His face ______ (dark) with anger when he heard the bad news.

3. If you are in need of help, you"d better not ______ (hesitation) to tell me.

4. The problem requiring immediate solution will be given ______ (prior) at the meeting.

5. Your frank ______ (critisize) of his attempts annoyed him.

三、3.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.  The horse and carriage is a thing of the past, but love and marriage are still with us and still closely interrelated. Most American marriages, (1)______ first marriages uniting young people, are the result of mutual attraction and affection (2)______ than practical considerations.
In the United States, parents do not (3)______ marriages for their children. Teenagers begin dating in high school and usually find mates through their own academic and social (4)______. 
  (5)______ young people feel free to choose their friends from (6)______ groups, most choose a mate of similar (7)______. This is due in part to parental guidance. Parents cannot (8)______ spouses (配偶) for their children, but they can usually (9)______ choices by voicing disapproval of someone they consider unsuitable.
  (10)______ , marriages between members of different groups(interclass, interfaith, and interracial marriages) are (11)______ , probably because of the greater mobility of today's youth and the fact that they are (12)______ by fewer prejudices than their parents. Many young people leave their hometowns to attend college, serve in the armed forces, (13)______ pursue a career in a bigger city. Once away from home and family, they are more (14)______ to date and marry outside their own social group.
  In mobile American society, interclass marriages are neither (15)______ nor astonishing. Interfaith marriages are (16)______ the rise, especially between Protestants (基督教徒) and Catholics (天主教徒). On the other hand, interracial marriages are still very (17)______. It can be difficult for interracial couples to find a place to live, maintain friendships, and (18)______ a family. Marriages between people of different national (19)______ (but the same race and religion) have been commonplace here (20)______ colonial times.1.（  ）

A.specially
B.naturally
C.particularly
D.fortunately

1.2.（  ）

A.more
B.rather
C.less
D.better

2.3.（  ）

A.arrange
B.engage
C.manage
D.propose

3.4.（  ）

A.position
B.association
C.contract
D.contacts

4.5.（  ）

A.Since
B.Though
C.If
D.Hence

5.6.（  ）

A.separate
B.identical
C.independent
D.different

6.7.（  ）

A.background
B.situation
C.circumstance
D.condition

7.8.（  ）

A.oppose
B.reject
C.select
D.approve

8.9.

A.influence
B.make
C.afford
D.provide

9.10.（  ）

A.Therefore
B.However
C.Moreover
D.Likewise

10.11.（  ）

A.declining
B.prohibiting
C.increasing
D.reducing

11.12.（  ）

A.restrained
B.retained
C.reserved
D.restricted

12.13.（  ）

A.but
B.or
C.so
D.otherwise

13.14.（  ）

A.likely
B.possible
C.reluctant
D.lonely

14.15.（  ）

A.scarce
B.risky
C.rare
D.rigid

15.16.（  ）

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

16.17.（  ）

A.normal
B.uncommon
C.ordinary
D.unite

17.18.（  ）

A.raise
B.settle
C.grow
D.unite

18.19.（  ）

A.source
B.convention
C.origin
D.immigrant

19.20.（  ）

A.since
B.for
C.in
D.during

四、4.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. 3班演出的那个短剧结果很成功。

1. 当他没有赶上最后一班汽车时，他不知道怎么办才好。

2. 在医生的帮助下，这个病人终于转危为安。

3. 如果你想实现自己的目标，你可不能忽视努力奋斗。

4. 如果你想胜任未来的工作，就必须掌握一门外语。

五、5.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. But where there are no written records, such spoken stories are often very helpful.

1. Now that saying is being turned on its head as America undergoes a transformation from a society for youth into a nation in which middle-aged and elderly people set the pace by mere force of number.

2. Schools have become less important and long-term health care more important as America becomes a society with fewer children and more old people.

3. In fact, textbook authors frequently give equal time to opposing points of view so that readers can draw their own conclusion.

4. They write, in short, with the desire to persuade.

六、6.Writing

Part VII  Writing

0. For this part, you are supposed to write a short essay in about 100-120 words based on the following situation.
  现在人们换工作已不是问题。但仍有人认为在一个地方干一辈子比较好。你是如何看的。