北京高职升本（英语）模拟试卷6

一、1.Vocabulary and Structure

0. — You______park here! It"s an emergency exit.— Thanks for telling me.

A．wouldn"t
B．needn"t
C．couldn"t
D．mustn"t

1. The police finally arrested the______criminal.

A．famous
B．renowned
C．respectable
D．notorious

2. We forgave his bad temper because we know that his son"s illness had put him under great______.

A．excitement
B．crisis
C．stress
D．nervousness

3. A completely new situation is likely to______when the school leaving age is raised to 16.

A．rise
B．raise
C．arise
D．happen

4. After the war Fleming specialized______bacteriology, and in 1924 he became professor of bacteriology at St. Mary"s Hospital.

A．with
B．in
C．on
D．by

5. It is said that Rontgen discovered the new rays______accident.

A．by
B．on
C．for
D．in

6. He regretted______her advice.

A．not having followed
B．having not followed
C．not following
D．following not

7. ______other courses, he devotes all his time to studying English.

A．Not liking
B．Liking not
C．Having not liked
D．Not having liked

8. Over the past few years medical researchers______for a means of controlling the virus.

A．have searching
B．are searching
C．have been searching
D．search

9. Rebecca______me earlier if she had not liked her house she bought last month,

A．told
B．would tell
C．had told
D．would have told

10. — I saw Sam in the library yesterday morning.— You______him; he is still abroad.

A．might not see
B．could not see
C．can"t have seen
D．mustn"t have seen

11. Mr. Smith was caught by a radar trap doing 60 M.P.H. in a 30 M.P.H. area,______driving near his home.

A．while
B．if
C．whenever
D．during

12. — There is nothing wrong with it,______?— No. Yours is a specially-built model. Drive carefully, though.

A．is it
B．has it
C．are they
D．is there

13. We should be able to deal with your complaint soon,______you give us all the necessary information.

A．as though
B．provided that
C．or else
D．as if

14. Advice should be provided free to______needs it.

A．whom
B．whoever
C．who
D．no matter who

二、2.Reading Comprehension

1. Which camp is the best choice for an 8-month baby to learn swimming?

A．Cybercamps.
B．Glen Cove.
C．Farmingdale.
D．Camp Blue Bay.

2. In Cybercamps, you will learn______.

A．how to design a Web page
B．how to do Red Cross swimming
C．how to improve your level of subjects
D．how to play tennis

3. If you want to stay in Glen Cove for a month, you have to pay______.

A．$425
B．$1062.5
C．749
D．4250

4. If you want to enroll a camp for your daughter, you may call______.

A．206-442-4500
B．519-676-0904
C．516-756-1751
D．516-741-2550

6. What"s the main idea of this passage?

A．Captain Cook"s guide made a joke.
B．Native Australians could not speak English in Cook"s time.
C．Some words have rather funny origins.
D．Captain Cook was a lover of wild animals.

7. When the native guide said "Kang-a-roo ", he really meant"______"

A．Ah, it is a special kind of animal.
B．I wonder what you have said.
C．What do you mean by pointing at that animal?
D．I have no idea of what you are referring to.

8. We can infer from this passage______.

A．we should learn many different languages.
B．Captain Cook took the words of his guide in the wrong way.
C．Captain Cook was a foolish explorer.
D．it is very useful to learn Esperanto and other international languages.

10. The passage implies that______.

A．fewer men are working now than ever before
B．more women are engaged in part-time rather than full-time employment
C．more women are working now than ever before
D．more women were unemployed than men in the last recession

11. Today, women in Britain______.

A．make up exactly half the workforce
B．make up less than half the workforce
C．prefer part-time to full-time work
D．are paid less than they were in 1970

12. According to the passage, half of the working women in Britain work part-time because______.

A．full-time workers are suffering job losses
B．the country is approaching the time when half of all workers will be female
C．so many men have lost their jobs
D．many of the service jobs they fill are part-time

13. The passage tells us that if present trends continue______.

A．fewer men will find fall-time employment
B．Britain"s economy will lose its manufacturing base
C．there will be more part-time jobs for women
D．women will demand higher pay and better benefits

14. The last sentence of the passage implies that changes in the workforce______.

A．are of little importance
B．will lead to important social changes
C．are quite easy to predict
D．should be investigated

16. What is the topic of the passage?

A．Water cycle.
B．Water vapor.
C．How rain forms.
D．Water, vapor, rain.

17. According to the passage, how many ways are there for water to get into the air?

A．Two.
B．Three.
C．Four.
D．Five.

18. Whether water vapor can be seen or not depends on______.

A．how much water is evaporated
B．how good your eyes are
C．in which way water is evaporated
D．climate or weather

19. It can be inferred from the passage that______.

A．there is more water vapor in the tropics than in cold polar regions
B．there is more water vapor in cold polar region than in the tropics
C．there are more rains in the tropics than in polar regions because there is less vapor
D．the amount of water vapor in the air depends on how often it rains

21. From the passage we know that the GATT stopped working______.

A．soon after World War ended
B．just at the end of the year 1994
C．a little more than 50 year after World War II
D．seven years before the Uruguay Round talk

22. Compared with the GATT, the WTO______.

A．can do better to settle disputes in more areas of international trade
B．got its members to sign agreements more easily
C．has too many areas of international trade to deal with effectively
D．didn"t pay enough attention to services and intellectual property

23. In the new century the WTO will______.

A．take the place of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund
B．have new rules covering trace in services and intellectual property
C．make complete new rules in every area of international trade
D．have more members and do much more to settle more problems

24. The best title for the text is______.

A．WTO — another name for GATT
B．WTO — an international service organization
C．WTO — one of the world"s strongest economic organizations
D．WTO — one of the world"s most powerful economic organization

三、3.Cloze

1.While traveling abroad, Mr. Jackson Frank ran short of money, so he wrote his brother【36】for ￡ 500, "Send me the money by【37】," he wrote, "to Fisher Bank"
  After a week he began calling at the Fisher Bank. He showed his passport. "Nothing has come【38】you," he was told. This went on for two weeks, and Mr. Frank got very【39】. He sent another telegram to his brother, asking where the money was. There was【40】reply, and not a single pence reached him.
  In the fourth week Mr. Frank was arrested for【41】to pay his hotel bill. His passport, package and everything else were taken away from him. He tried to【42】the problem, but nobody would believe him. He was forced to stay in prison for 30 days as a【43】When he was set【44】, he immediately went to the Fisher Bank. The clerk he spoke to was a new man. "Have you【45】￡500 for me?" he asked, eagerly, "My name is Jackson Frank."
(36)

A．lending
B．borrowing
C．wanting
D．asking

2.(37)

A．telegram
B．plane
C．train
D．ship

3.(38)

A．to
B．from
C．with
D．for

4.(39)

A．happy
B．eager
C．worried
D．disapproved

5.(40)

A．hardly
B．little
C．few
D．no

6.(41)

A．failing
B．having
C．trying
D．refusing

7.(42)

A．solve
B．explain
C．settle
D．say

8.(43)

A．warning
B．lesson
C．punishment
D．rewarding

9.(44)

A．off
B．free
C．out
D．back

10.(45)

A．accepted
B．posted
C．returned
D．received

四、4.Word Formation

0. He______(apology) for interrupting us yesterday.

1. She tried to______(beauty) her room with posters and plants.

2. You can read the______(simple) version if you think it too difficult for you to read this novel in the original.

3. You are working in this company, which means you are one of its______(employ) here.

4. I am not going to______(sympathy) with her.

5. A woman who works as a______(waiter) does the same job as a waiter.

6. A______(piano) is someone who earns a living by playing the piano.

7. A study has been ordered into the feasibility of______(long) the airport"s main runway by 200 meters.

8. 30,000 US dollars had been spent on______ (modern) the meeting hall.

9. We could not find enough food to______(food) the baby.

五、5.Translation

0. Actually the umbrella was not invented as a protection against rain. Its first use was as a protection against the sun .

1. As far as ability is concerned, Tom is the right person for the job.

2. He spoke English so well that I took it for granted that he was an American.

3. It is known to all that the new trade rules will go into effect next year.

4. The base of the company is in New York, but its branches are all over the world.

六、6.Writing

0.   This part is to test you ability to do practical writing. You are required to write a speech. You can refer to the following information in Chinese. You should write about 100 words on the Answer Sheet.
  请你在主题为“和谐宿舍生活”的班会上写一篇发言稿；主要内容为：
1．宿舍生活有时会出现不和谐的情况；
2．一个和谐宿舍生活的必要性；
3．如何创造和谐的宿舍生活。