北京高职升本（英语）模拟试卷10

一、1.Vocabulary and Structure

0. — Do you think their table tennis team will win the first place at the coming Asian Games? —______. Ours is much stronger than theirs.

A．Of course
B．It depends
C．Don"t mention it
D．By no means

1. Your service is entirely______, not compulsory.

A．preferential
B．reluctant
C．selective
D．voluntary

2. He told the police that a______broke into his house last night.

A．burglar
B．mugger
C．robber
D．thief

3. The debtors did not allow them to______payment of their debts.

A．infer
B．defer
C．confer
D．prefer

4. Women were looked down______in the old days.

A．upon
B．for
C．to
D．with

5. His friends discouraged him______investing in mat region.

A．for
B．on
C．from
D．up

6. Nowadays in many places of the world water is______short supply.

A．on
B．off
C．up
D．in

7. As it turned out to be a small house party, we______so formally.

A．need not have dressed up
B．must not have dressed up
C．did not need to dress up
D．must not dress up

8. ______no cause for alarm, the old man went back to his bedroom.

A．There was
B．Since
C．Being
D．There being

9. I am______her in many aspects.

A．inferior to
B．inferior than
C．more inferior
D．more inferior to

10. By the next Teachers" Day, I______in Beijing for ten years.

A．shall live
B．shall be living
C．shall have been living
D．will be living

11. I"d just as soon believe that you______so much money with you.

A．did not take
B．do not take
C．haven"t taken
D．will not take

12. I have spent every minute I can______mathematics.

A．study
B．studying
C．to study
D．studied

13. The doctor insisted that Jack______hurt and that he______to a hospital without delay.

A．was; be sent
B．be; be sent
C．had been; must be sent
D．were; should be sent

14. ______told you______was lying.

A．Whoever; that
B．Whoever; which
C．Who; what
D．Whom; he

二、2.Reading Comprehension

1. Which position is most suitable for a retired person?

A．Part-time Shop Assistant.
B．Teaching Assistant in Hania"s Playschool.
C．Weekend Work in Rubberlast Group Ltd.
D．Teaching Assistant in the University of Bristol.

2. If you have good computer skills and recently graduated from university (English degree), which jobs can you apply for ?

A．Job 1, 2 and 7.
B．Job 3, 4 and 6.
C．Job 4 , 6 and 7.
D．Job 2, 3 and 5.

3. Which of the following positions requires formal education?

A．Full Time Secretary at United Business Ltd.
B．Home Delivery Representative for Yorkshire Post.
C．Teaching Assistant at Hania"s Playschool.
D．University Positions at the University of Bristol.

4. How can you get more information if you are interested in the position of a full-time computer trained secretary?

A．By telephone.
B．By letter.
C．By Internet.
D．In person.

6. Over a century ago, Mauritius______.

A．was an independent country
B．belonged to India
C．was one of the British colonies
D．was a small island in the Pacific Ocean

7. The mistake on the stamps was made______.

A．in Mauritius
B．at Mauritius Government House
C．in a post office
D．in London

8. Stamp collectors have paid ￡16 800 for______.

A．fourteen One Penny Orange-Reds
B．twelve Two Penny Blues
C．one One-Penny Orange-Red
D．one Two Penny Blue

10. According to the passage, children are natural scientists, and to raise their interest, the most important thing for adults to do is______.

A．to let them see the world around
B．to share the children"s curiosity
C．to explain difficult phrases about science
D．to supply the children with lab equipment

11. In the last sentence of the first paragraph, the word "lists" could best be replaced by______.

A．any questions
B．any problems
C．questions from textbooks
D．any number of questions

12. According to the passage, children can answer questions in a more logical, complete and creative way if adults______.

A．ask them to answer quickly
B．wait for one or two seconds after a question
C．tell them to answer the next day
D．wait at least for three seconds after a question

13. In which of the following paragraph(s) does the author tell us what to say to encourage children in a science discussion?

A．The second and third.
B．The fourth and fifth.
C．The fifth and sixth.
D．The seventh.

14. The author mentions all of the following techniques for adults to share with their children"s curiosity except that adults should______.

A．tell their children stories instead of reciting facts
B．offer their children chances to see things for themselves
C．be patient enough when their children answer questions
D．encourage their children to ask questions of their own

16. Which of the following particularly makes Antarctica a dangerous place?

A．Wild beasts.
B．High mountains.
C．Jungle bush.
D．Low temperatures.

17. We can infer from the passage that______.

A．human beings had explored most of the dangerous places on earth by the early 20th century
B．Shackleton went to Antarctica to win a prize
C．no one had been to Antarctica before Shackleton
D．Frank Hurley was braver than Shackleton because he recorded the whole voyage faithfully.

18. We know from the passage that Shackleton and his men were saved by______.

A．a ship passing by
B．themselves
C．Frank Hurley
D．people on the Elephant Island

19. Shackleton was regarded as a hero because______.

A．he crossed Antarctica on foot
B．he took many photos of Antarctica
C．he showed great courage in the face of danger
D．he had many adventures

20. Which of the following was not a purpose of Shackleton"s adventure?

A．To do scientific research.
B．To show his strength.
C．To explore a dangerous place.
D．To know more about Antarctica.

22. The passage is mainly about______.

A．beauty contests around the world
B．different opinions on beauty contests
C．why Venezuelan women are more successful in beauty contests
D．the training of beauty contestants

23. According to Selena, the reason why Venezuelan women win more beauty contests is that______.

A．they are more beautiful
B．they are better educated
C．they are better prepared
D．they get more support

24. When the Venezuelan contestants say "it"s worth the effort", they really mean______.

A．they gain more fame from beauty contests
B．the money spent on beauty contests is worth while
C．they gain an advantage over anyone else in politics
D．beauty contests lead to a better career

三、3.Cloze

1.How will the present-day science develop in the near future, i.e. the next decade or so?
  To【36】with, we can expect【37】science to produce a vast increase in entirely new products of all【38】.These will range from light-weight, high-strength materials for【39】in the many specialized branches of engineering,【40】drugs and chemicals with a greatly-increased selectivity 【41】can be used in medicine and agriculture. However, in this【42】case in particular, it may be predicted【43】the wide-spread application and combination of new and more complex products will give【44】to unexpected inter-reactions or side-effects. For this reason, greatly intensified programs of research will be required in【45】to discover and eliminate the harmful results of such combination.
(36)

A．talk
B．begin
C．introduce
D．research

2.(37)

A．applied
B．social
C．nuclear
D．economic

3.(38)

A．lines
B．levels
C．kinds
D．values

4.(39)

A．work
B．help
C．use
D．shift

5.(40)

A．to
B．for
C．in
D．with

6.(41)

A．it
B．what
C．whether
D．which

7.(42)

A．late
B．later
C．latter
D．last

8.(43)

A．why
B．that
C．which
D．whether

9.(44)

A．way
B．fall
C．light
D．rise

10.(45)

A．general
B．order
C．question
D．nature

四、4.Word Formation

0. Those who change mobile phones frequently will pay a heavy price for being______(fashion).

1. The committee is discussing the problem right now. It will______(hope) have been solved by the end of next week.

2. The accused man proved his______(innocent) of the crime.

3. The government"s new scheme is designed to help the______(job).

4. The days start to______(long) in March.

5. ______(Luck), Peter didn"t get the job.

6. The old man had no child so he suffered a lot from______(lonely).

7. Stop your______(mean) chatting, boys. You are wasting time.

8. How lucky he was! He won the lottery (彩票) and now he is a______(million).

9. They had the______(fortune) to be hit by a violent storm.

五、5.Translation

0. Most people were in favor of going to Shanghai when they were discussing where to spend their holidays.

1. I think we must take advantage of every chance to practice our English.

2. The teacher knew that: if Jack did not dare to join in the competition, chances were that no other student in the class did, either.

3. Only when we give full play to man"s initiative can we make full use of machines to transfer nature.

4. The demand for foreign exchange arises because a country"s residents want to buy foreign goods.

六、6.Writing

0.   This part is to test you ability to do practical writing. You are required to write a report. You can refer to the following information in Chinese. You should write about 100 words on the Answer Sheet.
  某大学生英文报对是否该取消“五一”长假及其理由，以Long May Day Holiday，Kept or Cancelled为题在学生中进行了问卷调查。调查结果如下：
  赞成取消(24％)    不赞成取消(76％)
  游客集中，交通拥挤。 春暖花开季节，适合出游踏青，放飞心情
  景点污染，文物受损。 促进旅游经济、商品销售业的发展。
  请你(李明)作为“社会”版的编辑根据上表调查结果，给总编辑Mr. Johnson先生写一篇100词左右的简短英语调查报告。