北京高职升本（英语）模拟试卷3

一、1.Vocabulary and Structure

0. — Everybody is going to climb the mountain. Can I go too , Mom ? —______Wait till you are old enough,dear.

A．Will you
B．Why not?
C．I hope so.
D．I"m afraid not.

1. If you are caught______, you"ll be expelled from school.

A．to cheat
B．cheating
C．to have cheated
D．having cheated

2. All of them were so excited at the news______they would go to Yunnan for the holidays ______they jumped with joy.

A．that... that
B．what... and then
C．what... that
D．which ... so

3. As a writer, Walter was very______.

A．imaginary
B．imagery
C．imaginative
D．imaginable

4. It took them years to______a dictionary.

A．compile
B．write
C．compose
D．construct

5. His strange behavior. aroused the______of the police.

A．doubt
B．suspicion
C．disbelief
D．suspect

6. The thief was caught and all the stolen jewels have been tracked______.

A．up
B．down
C．off
D．with

7. The novel The Da Vinci Code______a great success and was translated into 44 languages in 2004.

A．appreciated
B．won
C．enjoyed
D．seized

8. This missile is designed so that once______nothing can be done to retrieve it.

A．fired
B．being fired
C．they fired
D．having fired

9. Millions of dollars in the city bank is said______during the blackout yesterday evening.

A．to be stolen
B．to have been stolen
C．that has been stolen
D．to have stolen

10. I wish Bill would drive us to the train station but he has______to take us all.

A．too small a car
B．very small a car
C．a too small car
D．such a small car

11. By the time you arrive in London, we______in Europe for two weeks.

A．shall stay
B．have stayed
C．will have stayed
D．have been staying

12. I"d rather you______him about it that day.

A．didn"t tell
B．hadn"t told
C．not to have told
D．not telling

13. His mother always keeps a candle in the house______there is a power cut.

A．in case
B．in the case
C．in the event
D．in event of

14. Only when______in 1918,______happily back to work.

A．the war was over ... he went
B．was the war over ... did he go
C．the war was over ... did he go
D．was the war over ... he went

二、2.Reading Comprehension

1. Lunch is available in Peking House______.

A．every day
B．every other day
C．all weekends
D．all weekdays

2. What is encouraged in Peking House?

A．Wine.
B．Home delivery.
C．Drive-in.
D．Chefs speciality.

3. All food is______.

A．delivered to Peking House from a modern central kitchen
B．cooked by experienced cooks from China
C．prepared in Peking House"s well-equipped kitchen
D．served in Peking House"s unique and modern kitchen

5. From the passage we know that caterpillars______.

A．like willow trees
B．enjoy eating fallen leaves
C．talk to caterpillars
D．send a special vapor

6. Caterpillars will stop eating willow tree leaves which______.

A．have a chemical change and become tasteless
B．have a pleasant taste
C．are being attacked
D．are communicating

7. According to the passage, bees communicate with each other by______.

A．talking
B．making unusual sounds
C．singing songs
D．flying in certain patterns

9. The woman paid the toll for the six drivers behind her______.

A．in return for their kindness to her before
B．just because she wanted to do something for others
C．mainly because her friends asked her to do so
D．for it was a rule set by the toll booth

10. Judging from the context, "Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty." (line 2, para. 2) means______.

A．do some unplanned good deeds
B．appreciate kind acts and anything beautiful
C．offer your kindness to some people in particular
D．be aware of others" kind-heartedness

11. The author"s daughter got the message about practicing kindness and acts of beauty from______.

A．the author
B．her friend
C．her teacher
D．her classmate

12. The author believes that______.

A．kind messages always spread fast
B．a wonder can be created by great kindness
C．acts of kindness can help people get rid of hatred
D．one kind act will soon lead to many other kind acts

13. According to the author, kindness is similar to a revolution in that______.

A．practicing random kindness requires a change in people"s thinking
B．a kind act can gradually lead to a great change in society
C．it takes a lot of efforts to spread the idea of kindness
D．kindness begins rapidly and causes a radical change in society

15. Why is the dark part of the moon not completely black?

A．The earth throws back sunlight on to the moon.
B．The sun shines on the moon"s surface.
C．The moon throws back the light from the sun.
D．The moon has light of its own.

16. How often do we see the moon as its brightest?

A．Once every week.
B．Once every year.
C．Once every 29.5 days.
D．Once every 27 days.

17. What is meant by seeing the old moon in the new moon"s arms?

A．We can see the dark parts of the moon, though not clearly.
B．The new moon is at its brightest.
C．The dark parts of the moon are bright enough for us to see.
D．Part of the moon"s surface is lighted by the sun.

18. Which one of the following statements is true?

A．The moon which appears round at its brightest is called full moon.
B．The moon"s diameter is exactly one fourth of that of the earth.
C．The light by which we see the old moon comes from the sun.
D．The part of the moon which is not lighted by the sun is completely dark.

20. What are the major differences between high school and college classes?

A．At school, there is more work, responsibilities and freedom.
B．At school, there is more decisions to make.
C．At college, there is more work, responsibilities and freedom.
D．At college, there is more push.

21. According to the passage, your college instructors are

A．the same as your school ones.
B．different from your school ones.
C．better than your school ones.
D．worse than your school ones.

22. What is the book mentioned in the passage mainly about?

A．Suggestions and techniques to help one better organize his time, study habits and resources.
B．Plan or technique that could be labeled as the best and be guaranteed to fit each individual
C．Efficient use of time will enable you to include both work and play.
D．Activities as if going to school is a business.

23. Why are readers advised to choose one of the plans and techniques?

A．Because you can choose what you like.
B．Because learning is a very personal matter.
C．Because learning is a collective activity.
D．Because you can master it more quickly on your own choice.

24. Success will not just happen, it depends on______.

A．your abilities.
B．your skill mastery.
C．your management of your time.
D．all of the above.

三、3.Cloze

1.This year is the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of writer Edgar /Ulan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe, whose life was【36】and seemingly unhappy, wrote stories and poems of mystery and 【37】, insanity (疯狂) and death. Edgar went to live with the family of a wealthy Richmond businessman named John Allan after both his parents died. John Allan never officially【38】him as a son, but the boy became known as Edgar Allan Poe.
  Edgar Allan Poe did something【39】for writers of his time: he used a narrator in a story to【40】what was happening. Edgar Allan Poe is also remembered as the father of modern【41】fiction, stories of an investigator who has to solve murders and other【42】Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, wrote about how Poe【43】other crime writers: "Their main art must trace back to those admirable stories of Monsieur Dupin". Dupin is a【44】that appears in a series of Allan Poe"s detective stories.
  Allan Poe was born in 1 089 and died in 1 849. Every year on January nineteenth, Poe"s birthday, a man dressed in black【45】. His face is covered. He places a bottle of wine and three roses on Poe"s grave. No one really wants to know the visitor"s identity. They prefer that it remain a mystery, much like Edgar Allan Poe himself.
(36)

A．short
B．long
C．boring
D．narrow

2.(37)

A．happiness
B．science
C．society
D．terror

3.(38)

A．adopted
B．adapted
C．treated
D．considered

4.(39)

A．ordinary
B．horrible
C．favorite
D．unusual

5.(40)

A．play
B．sing
C．describe
D．recite

6.(41)

A．horror
B．detective
C．love
D．adventure

7.(42)

A．accidents
B．crimes
C．events
D．incidents

8.(43)

A．commented
B．influenced
C．judged
D．criticized

9.(44)

A．writer
B．poet
C．character
D．actor

10.(45)

A．speaks
B．performs
C．appears
D．dies

四、4.Word Formation

0. I wrote him a letter to show my______(appreciate) of his thoughtfulness.

1. The first tomb was built at the______(begin) of the 15th century.

2. Painting is a______(create) process.

3. For our homework tonight, we have to write a______(describe) of the street where we live.

4. The______(discover) of gold on their land made the people rapidly rich.

5. I"d just like to______(emphasis) how important it is for people to learn foreign languages.

6. My grandfather is as______(energy) as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing at all.

7. The first lesson was very______(enjoy) — I liked it a lot!

8. These discoveries proved the______(exist) of a human species who lived in the area between 700 000 and 200 000 years ago.

9. A smile is the universal______(face) expression — it is intended to put people at ease.

五、5.Translation

0. In case they arrive before I come back, please ask them to wait for a few minutes.

1. It is vital that scientists should perceive the danger now before it is too late.

2. They have made an ambitious plan so as to buy a larger company.

3. A good citizen should be a good parent, child, wife and husband.

4. After working in the company for three months, he had the luck to be promoted deputy director.

六、6.Writing

0.   This part is to test you ability to do practical writing. You are required to write a recommendation. You can refer to the following information in Chinese. You should write about 100 words on the Answer Sheet.
  阅读下面广告并写一封自荐信。

  假设你是李明，这则广告引起了你的兴趣，请用英文写一封自荐信。要点如下：
1．对夏令营主题的理解；
2．根据招聘要求自我介绍；
3. 参加夏令营的目的。