北京高职升本（英语）模拟试卷2

一、1.Vocabulary and Structure

0. — Can I help you? Axe you looking for anything particular today? —______. We"re just looking.

A．Yes please
B．No, thank you
C．Yes , you can
D．No, you needn"t

1. My father does not like______meat.

A．skinny
B．slim
C．lean
D．slender

2. Before the invention of refrigeration, the______of fish and meat was a problem.

A．keeping
B．preservation
C．maintenance
D．protection

3. I hope you are not______that I obtained this money dishonestly.

A．implying
B．concerning
C．involving
D．conveying

4. Some fishermen try to make up______their absence by giving their children expensive presents.

A．with
B．on
C．for
D．of

5. The police have caught the suspect and he immediately admitted______his boss on a rainy night seven years ago.

A．to kill
B．to have killed
C．having killed
D．have been killed

6. Don"t stay______too late, or you"ll be sleepy in class tomorrow.

A．on
B．out
C．up
D．for

7. ______is a fact with overall pubic awareness.

A．Smoking to be harmful to health
B．That smoking is harmful to health
C．To smoke is harmful to health
D．It is harmful to health to smoke

8. People will appreciate______if an appointment is cancelled.

A．you to call them
B．that you are calling them
C．that you would call them
D．your calling them

9. She looked at us sadly with her eyes as large as______.

A．her grandmother
B．her grandmother"s
C．that of her grand mother"s
D．that of her grandmother

10. No one will take his advice, so he can do nothing but______from his position.

A．assign
B．to resign
C．to assign
D．resign

11. I would have gone to the hospital to visit him had it been possible, but I______fully occupied last week.

A．were
B．has been
C．have been
D．was

12. The millions of calculations (计算) had been done by hand, they______all practical value by the time they were finished.

A．could lose
B．would have lost
C．might lose
D．ought to have lost

13. Since the beginning of the 21st century, scientists have become more and more interested in the way______the human brain works.

A．why
B．which
C．in which
D．what

14. ______that even people in the next room could hear him clearly.

A．So loudly he spoke
B．So loudly did he speak
C．So loudly he speaks
D．So loudly he speak

二、2.Reading Comprehension

1. This passage mainly tells us______.

A．the way to get to the museum
B．the purpose to build the museum
C．a brief introduction to the museum
D．a detailed description of the museum

2. Which of the following is certainly forbidden according to the passage?

A．Trying to enter the museum after 5:00 p. m.
B．Taking pictures in front of the museum.
C．Talking loudly when you enjoy the collections.
D．Eating and drinking wherever you are.

3. From the passage we learn that______.

A．the museum runs a school and has students of its own
B．students can receive different kinds of education here
C．part of school education has to be done in the museum
D．school programs are only run at weekends and on holidays

5. Which of the following is happening now?

A．More men than women are now crying.
B．More women are now working outside their homes.
C．Heart diseases are on the rise.
D．The poison found in tears is killing more and more people.

6. According to the passage, what is living in a modern society doing to some people ?

A．Making them cry.
B．Driving them mad.
C．Making them produce chemicals.
D．Giving them heart diseases.

7. Why do people cry?

A．To get rid of poisonous substances produced by strong feelings.
B．Because they have to work outside their homes.
C．Because they don"t know how to prevent heart diseases.
D．For no reason at all.

9. Thanksgiving Day______.

A．became traditional in America in the 16th century
B．has long been a popular holiday in the West
C．has long been a national holiday for the Americans
D．is a holiday only in a few states in the United States

10. Thanksgiving Day was originally______.

A．a day to give thanks to God
B．a day for family members to get together
C．a day to treat one"s friends
D．a day of recreation for children

11. Today, Thanksgiving Day is______.

A．still a day to pray to God
B．a national holiday
C．a day of family reunion
D．all of the above

12. The writer always has his Thanksgiving Day in______.

A．his own house
B．his Daddy"s
C．his grandparents"
D．one of his friends"

13. The word "gossip" means______.

A．good news
B．congratulations
C．talk about others
D．free discussion

15. The purpose of this passage is to______.

A．explain how to use the Internet
B．describe the writer"s joy of keeping up with the latest technology
C．tell the merits(价值) and usefulness of the Internet
D．introduce the reader to basic knowledge about personal computers and the Internet

16. The use of E-mail has made it possible for the writer to______.

A．spend less time working
B．have more free time with his child
C．work at home on weekends
D．work at a speed comfortable to him

17. According to the writer, E-mail has an obvious advantage over the telephone because the former helps one______.

A．reach a group of people at one time conveniently
B．keep one"s communication as personal as possible
C．pass on much more information than the later
D．get in touch with one"s friends faster than the latter

18. The best title for this passage is______.

A．Computer: New Technological Advances
B．Internet: New Tool to Maintain Good Friendship
C．Computers Have Made Life Easier
D．Internet: a Convenient Tool for Communication

20. Computers have brought about many changes in______.

A．our grammar
B．our vocabulary
C．our pronunciation
D．our spelling

21. "Software" refers to______.

A．the computer system
B．the CPU
C．the keyboard of the computer
D．the program of the computer

22. In computer technology, some ordinary words in our language such as "up" and "down" may______.

A．drop out their original meanings
B．keep their original meanings
C．be regarded as new words
D．have some new senses added to their original meanings

23. Some computers are "user friendly", which means they______ .

A．show great affection for people who use computers
B．can be easily operated
C．are sold at a very low price
D．rarely make mistakes

24. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．The Computer Program.
B．The Computer Science.
C．Changes in Language Brought by the Computer.
D．The Language of the Computer System.

三、3.Cloze

1.One Saturday morning a. careless car-driver threw a lighted cigarette out of his car ten miles west of the small Canadian town of Stanton. The forest at the side of the road was【36】because there had been no rain for many days.【37】a few minutes the trees were【38】a lire. A truck-driver saw the【39】when he was on his【40】to Stanton. As soon as he reached the town he told the police about it. Soon fire fighters were【41】westwards. When they reached the fire they saw that it was very big. it could not spread to the north because of a lake or to the south because of a wide river. But a west wind was carrying the fire towards Stanton and the fire fighters could not【42】it. Then, one of the fire fighters sent a message back to the town【43】radio. The chief fire officer and hundreds of people hurried to a place about half a mile west of the town. There they【44】dynamite (炸药) to blow down the trees and to clear a wide path through the forest. When the fire reached the path it began to die down because there was nothing left to burn. After several hours they【45】to put out of the fire and save the town.
(36)

A．wet
B．dry
C．thick
D．dusty

2.(37)

A．During
B．Before
C．For
D．Within

3.(38)

A．set
B．caught
C．on
D．in

4.(39)

A．cigarette
B．fire
C．car
D．forest

5.(40)

A．way
B．path
C．road
D．street

6.(41)

A．hurrying
B．reaching
C．arriving
D．getting

7.(42)

A．save
B．help
C．stop
D．treat

8.(43)

A．with
B．from
C．on
D．by

9.(44)

A．will use
B．use
C．would use
D．used

10.(45)

A．tried
B．succeeded
C．managed
D．decided

四、4.Word Formation

0. Formality has always______(character) their relationship.

1. All the students should develop morally,______(intellectual), and physically.

2. He looked at the Letter of Credit______(give) to him by ABC Group in surprise.

3. The new boss earned some______(appreciate) by the courtesy of coming to visit his clerks.

4. It was______(consider) of you not to play the piano while I was asleep.

5. The children had an______(argue) about what game to play.

6. Please pay on______(deliver).

7. The narrow roads were______(crowd) with holiday traffic.

8. What is the______(connect) between the two ideas?

9. She has the right______ (qualify) for the job.

五、5.Translation

0. Eight hours is a happy mean (中间值，平均数) between too much sleep and too little.

1. This report summed up the new achievements made in our economy, culture and education.

2. The boy was missing. His parents were very concerned about his safety.

3. The better we understand ourselves, the easier it becomes to live up to our full potential.

4. Tired of noisy big cities, more and more people are longing for a peaceful life in the countryside

六、6.Writing

0.   This part is to test you ability to do practical writing. You are required to write an email. You can refer to the following information in Chinese. You should write about 100 words on the Answer Sheet.
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2. 数千名技术人员、医疗工作者、警察被派往前去救助，各地捐款捐物：
3．下定决心重建家园、减少损失。