专升本（英语）模拟试卷37

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. Mr. Smith said that he would be punctual for the appointment, ______ he were late?

A．but what if
B．how about
C．and what about
D．so what

1. In most urban and suburban area of the world, sick people go to the doctor for ______.

A．care
B．diagnosis
C．healing
D．treatment

2. Is it ______ you were born that decides your nationality?

A．there
B．anywhere
C．where
D．the country

3. This year"s production is five times ______ it was ten years ago.

A．what
B．that
C．than
D．as

4. Some plants are so sensitive ______ pollution that they can only survive in a perfectly clean environment.

A．from
B．against
C．to
D．with

5. A completely new situation will ______ when the examination system comes into existence.

A．arise
B．rise
C．raise
D．arouse

6. Medical care reform. has become this country"s most important public health ______.

A．question
B．stuff
C．matter
D．issue

7. It is said that the math teacher seems ______ towards bright students.

A．partial
B．beneficial
C．preferable
D．liable

8. I will stay with you ______ there is a room free.

A．as far as
B．as long as
C．so far as
D．in case

9. Many actors and actresses were very ______ of his acting.

A．grateful
B．keen
C．jealous
D．hostile

10. She had a tense expression on her face, ______ she were expecting trouble.

A．even though
B．now that
C．even as
D．as though

11. This research has attracted wide coverage in the ______ and has featured on BBC television"s Tomorrow"s World.

A．message
B．source
C．media
D．data

12. Modern forms of transportation and communication have done much to ______ the isolation of life in Alaska.

A．break down
B．break into
C．break out
D．break through

13. Small as it is, the ant is as much a creature as ______ all other animals on earth.

A．do
B．have
C．is
D．are

14. I had just posted the letter when I remembered that I hadn"t ______ the cheque.

A．imposed
B．contained
C．enclosed
D．involved

15. Research universities have to keep up with the latest computer and scientific hardware ______ price.

A．not to mention
B．in addition to
C．on account of
D．regardless of

16. We booked rooms at the hotel ______ we should find no vacancies on our arrival.

A．if
B．lest
C．since
D．whenever

17. The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the ______ in which people communicate across time and space.

A．manner
B．mood
C．mission
D．vision

18. Workers in the fine arts ______ thoughts and feelings through their creative works.

A．transmit
B．elaborate
C．contribute
D．convey

19. Color and sex are not relevant ______ whether a person is suitable for the job.

A．to
B．on
C．for
D．with

20. Word had come from the manager ______ a new transaction would be concluded.

A．who
B．that
C．which
D．when

21. There was a traffic jam, but she ______ get to the destination in time.

A．could
B．might
C．ought to
D．was able to

22. "Do you think ______ I should attend the lecture?" she asked me.

A．that
B．whether
C．if
D．when

23. Their room was on the third floor, its window ______ the sports ground.

A．overlooks
B．overlooking
C．overlooked
D．to overlook

24. On no account ______ to anyone who works in the company.

A．my name must be mentioned
B．my name must mention
C．must my name be mentioned
D．must my name mention

25. It gave me a strange feeling of excitement to see my name in ______.

A．press
B．process
C．print
D．prospect

26. Finding a job can be ______ and disappointing, and therefore it is important that you are prepared.

A．profiting
B．exploiting
C．misleading
D．frustrating

27. We can accept your order ______ payment is made in advance.

A．in order that
B．on condition that
C．on the excuse that
D．in the belief that

28. The British government often says that furnishing children with ______ to the information superhighway is a top priority.

A．access
B．procedure
C．allowance
D．protection

29. Louis Herman, at the University of Hawaii, has ______ a series of new experiments in which some animals have learned to understand sentences.

A．installed
B．devised
C．formatted
D．equipped

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. My ______ (appear) at the party was not very welcome.

1. The government official said that the new tax rates would come into ______ (effective) from April.

2. Within three months of his ______ (elect) he was forced to resign.

3. Parents shouldn"t ______ (favorable) one of their children more than the others.

4. Some people think that nuclear war would mean the end of ______ (civil).

5. Men in the post office ______ (class) mail according to places where it is to go.

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. A tornado is ______.

A．a tropical cyclone with winds of 74 mph or greater which starts over water
B．a fierce, harmful, spinning wind accompanied by a funnel-shaped cloud
C．an ice cream cone
D．a dance performed in Spain

1. Robert Williams" wife was ______.

A．killed when a tree fell on her
B．lived through the storm
C．not home during the storm
D．killed when a trailer landed on her

2. The person who found Amy"s baby was ______.

A．Amy"s father
B．the sheriff"s deputy
C．the lady
D．a doctor

3. The baby was found ______.

A．in the mud at the base of a tree
B．high in the branches of a tree
C．in the closet
D．in a bush

4. After the storm, Amy ______.

A．went searching and found her baby near the house
B．was happy because her mother was okay
C．found her baby when she was brought to her in the hospital
D．went to find her father

5. What was E.B. White?

A．A doctor.
B．A piano manufacturer.
C．A lawyer.
D．A writer.

6. E.B. White ______.

A．wrote children"s books
B．wrote for the New Yorker
C．wrote essays
D．all the above

7. The Trumpet of the Swan is about ______.

A．a spider and a pig
B．an adventurous mouse
C．a swan without a voice
D．none of the above

8. E.B. White"s first children"s book was ______.

A．Stuart Little
B．Charlotte"s Web
C．The Trumpet of the Swan
D．all the above

9. What was the author"s purpose for writing children"s books?

A．To persuade.
B．To inform.
C．To entertain.
D．None of the above.

10. In this sixth grade classroom, you would find ______.

A．only boys allowed to use the computers
B．only girls allowed to use the computers
C．no computers in the classroom
D．both boys and girls allowed to use the computers

11. Girls usually rate themselves ______.

A．as being uncomfortable using computers
B．as comfortable using computers
C．as experts with computers
D．as very good with using computers

12. A small percentage of girls making up the computer science classes would be ______.

A．100%
B．98%
C．10%
D．75%

13. Girls seem to find most of the software ______.

A．as too violent
B．boring
C．exciting
D．as too competitive

14. Which year would be included in the 21st Century?

A．2003.
B．2103.
C．1998.
D．1921.

15. Ronald Musoke is a student at ______ in California.

A．Uganda College
B．College of Marin
C．Mills College
D．Mudd College

16. Books were precious in Uganda because the schools ______.

A．didn"t use them in grade school
B．no one knew how to read
C．never had enough books
D．were closed by the civil war

17. The packing and sorting is being done by ______.

A．a moving company
B．College of Matin teachers
C．community volunteers
D．Musoke"s college classmates

18. Tanya Schwedler is helping pack and sort books because ______.

A．it makes her feel good to better the lives of others
B．Schwedler is worried about the Ugandan civil war
C．she likes to sort and organize
D．she gets a tax deduction

19. The proper title for this passage is ______.

A．Books in College of Marin
B．Ronald Musoke
C．Trashed Books May Help Fight Illiteracy, AIDS in Uganda
D．Poor Africa Students in the United States

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. 【B1】

A．the
B．an
C．a
D．not

1. 【B2】

A．number
B．amount
C．numbers
D．members

2. 【B3】

A．affects
B．effect
C．affected
D．affect

3. 【B4】

A．became
B．started
C．becomes
D．grow

4. 【B5】

A．the more
B．better
C．the most
D．fastest

5. 【B6】

A．developing
B．developed.
C．development
D．develop

6. 【B7】

A．provided
B．supply
C．offer
D．providing

7. 【B8】

A．which
B．that
C．what
D．where

8. 【B9】

A．go
B．act
C．follow
D．carry out

9. 【B10】

A．freedom
B．democracy
C．the freedom
D．the democracy

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. （据报道） a student of Beijing University has a habit of climbing on roofs in his sleep.

1. We sent the letter by airmail （以便他们能及时收到）.

2. （我颇为相信） that he will agree with our plan.

3. He remained calm even （面临如此明显的危险）.

4. （他别无选择） but to lay facts before the public exactly as they occurred.

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. I hope things would get better, (but as it is they are getting worse).

1. The wind is blowing hard; (please see that all the windows are fastened properly).

2. (Thanks to your stupidity), we lost the game.

3. We have worked the whole day. (Everyone is tired with the exception of John).

4. (Should it rain tomorrow) we would cancel the gathering.