专升本（英语）模拟试卷229

一、1.Phonetics

0.(1)

A．forget
B．forest
C．foreign
D．foreleg

1.(2)

A．flute
B．suppose
C．autumn
D．difficult

2.(3)

A．cotton
B．history
C．memory
D．potato

3.(4)

A．brought
B．rough
C．bought
D．thought

4.(5)

A．boat
B．broad
C．goal
D．road

二、2.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. — Would you like to go shopping with me this afternoon? — ______.

A．No way. I"ll do my homework.
B．It"s a pleasure.
C．Well, I feel like staying at home.
D．I have no time.

1. I was told to go not by train but by bus, ______ I followed.

A．that
B．where
C．that advice
D．which advice

2. — Do you mind my taking this seat? — ______.

A．Yes, sit down please
B．No, of course not
C．Yes, take it please
D．No, you can"t take it

3. We are getting tired of ______.

A．that bad temper of him
B．his that bad temper
C．that bad temper of his
D．that his bad temper

4. Alice is fond of playing ______ piano while Henry is interested in listening to ______ music.

A．不填; the
B．the; the
C．the; 不填
D．不填; 不填

5. You"ve just missed your ______ and you will have to wait for the next round.

A．turn
B．chance
C．time
D．part

6. ______ was thoughtful ______ John to send me this present.

A．It; for
B．He; for
C．It; of
D．He; of

7. — Did you have difficulty finding John"s house? —Not really. John had given us good directions and we ______find it.

A．would
B．could
C．had to
D．were able to

8. — What do you feel about that, Mary? —I feel ______ that this should not have been done so carelessly.

A．strong
B．strongly
C．being very strong
D．to be strong

9. My aunt lives ______ 1105 Beijing Road.

A．at
B．on
C．in
D．behind

10. There is no need ______. He won"t show up.

A．to wait
B．wait
C．waited
D．waiting

11. Returning to the room, ______.

A．the book was lost
B．I found the book missing
C．the book was missing
D．I found the losing book

12. — Don"t touch the papers. —Certainly. I"ll ______the papers be touched.

A．not make
B．not do
C．not let
D．not allow

13. She decided to take a second course since she ______the first one.

A．has completed
B．is completing
C．had completed
D．will complete

14. —I didn"t see her yesterday. —Oh, but you ______.

A．must have
B．ought to
C．should have
D．cannot have

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.

1. The author"s solution to the drug problem is ______ .

A．to make all drugs extremely costly
B．to put honest warnings on all drug labels
C．to make the buying and selling of all drugs illegal
D．to tell people the dangerous effects of drugs on health

2. Many people believe that ______ .

A．taking drugs once in a while will not be harmful
B．a single smoke of opium will make you an addict to it
C．the authorities are honest in dealing with the drug problem
D．It is a heroic activity to destroy all the drugs available

3. According to the author, forbidding people to take drugs is ______.

A．unacceptable to the majority of people
B．not an effective way to stop drug addiction
C．in the interest of the people and the governors
D．in agreement with the basic rights of citizens

4. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? ______

A．Few people will take drugs if they are allowed.
B．The United States will be easily defeated if its citizens are allowed to take drugs.
C．It is a general practice to forbid drugs in different countries.
D．A majority of people will become addict to drugs if they are allowed to take them.

6. Normally a student would at least attend ______ classes each week.

A．36
B．20
C．12
D．15

7. According to the first paragraph, an American student is allowed ______ .

A．to live in a different university
B．to take a particular course in a different university
C．to live at home and drive to classes
D．to get two degrees from two different universities

8. Some students are enthusiastic for positions in student organizations probably because ______ .

A．they hate the constant pressure and strain of their study
B．they will then be able to stay longer in the university
C．such positions help them get better jobs
D．such positions are usually well-paid

9. The student organizations seem to be effective in ______ .

A．dealing with the academic affairs of the university
B．ensuring that the students observe university regulations
C．evaluating students" performance by bringing them before a court
D．keeping up the students" enthusiasm for social activities

11. What does "meteorological experts "mean in paragraph three? ______

A．predictors
B．witch
C．weathermen
D．a kind of Englishman

12. Why does the common man in England seem to be as accurate—or as inaccurate—as the weatherman in his prediction? ______

A．Because the weather in England is so variable.
B．Because the common man in England has as much knowledge about weather as the weathermen.
C．Because by lunchtime there could be thunder and lightening in England.
D．Because English weather always defies forecast.

13. In England, which of the following greetings are more likely to be heard ? ______

A．What a beautiful day!
B．Good morning, how are you?
C．How do you do?
D．Nice to meet you!

14. In the following, which subject is the safest one to start a conversation? ______

A．Salary.
B．Privacy.
C．Politics.
D．Weather.

16. The opinion of the writer is that ______ .

A．there may be other intelligent beings in the universe
B．there are other intelligent beings in the universe
C．people living on the earth are almost certainly the only intelligent beings in the universe
D．people living on the earth are definitely the only intelligent beings in the universe

17. There is unlikely any life on Venus because ______ .

A．the surface temperature is too hot
B．it is too cold there
C．it is severely short of water
D．it has a very thin atmosphere

18. It seems that Mars ______ .

A．may be inhabited by attractive Martians
B．may have some vegetable life
C．can have no life at all
D．may have both vegetable and animal life

19. Charles Cross felt ______ .

A．angry when the government paid little attention to his ideas
B．pleased when the government did take notice of his plan
C．surprised that the official were interested in his suggestion
D．disappointed at the lack of interest shown in his plan

21. As pointed out at the beginning of the passage, people used to think that air pollution ______ .

A．cause widespread damage in the countryside
B．affected the entire eastern half of the United States
C．had damaged effect on health
D．existed merely in urban and industries areas

22. As to the greenhouse effect, the author ______ .

A．share the same view with the scientist.
B．is uncertain of its occurrence
C．rejects it as being ungrounded
D．thinks that it will destroy the world soon

23. It can be concluded that ______ .

A．raising the world"s temperature only a few degrees would not do much harm to life on earth.
B．lowering the world"s temperature merely a few degrees would lead major fanning areas to disaster.
C．almost no temperature variations have occurred over the past decade.
D．the world"s temperature will remain constant in the years to come.

24. This passage is primarily about ______ .

A．the greenhouse effect
B．the burning of fossil fuels
C．the potential effect of air pollution
D．the likelihood of a new ice age

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.

1.One of the political issues we hear a lot about lately is campaign finance reform. The people who are calling for【21】usually want the government to pay for campaigns and/or limit the mount of money that candidates and their supporters can spend.
  One reason that reform. is【22】for is that it costs so much to run for political office. Candidates have to spend a great deal of time and effort【23】money. The incumbents (those already in office) have【24】time to do their jobs since they must attend so many fund raising events.
  Another【25】is the fear that candidates will be owned or controlled by the "special interest groups" that contribute to their campaigns. Sometimes this certainly seems to be the【26】.
  On the【27】side are those who caution that just because you call something "reform," doesn’t mean it’s really【28】. They【29】that our right to freedom of speech is meaningless if the government can limit anyone’s ability to get his or her message out to the people.
  If one person or a group of people want to tell the【30】what they think about an issue or candidate, they have to【31】advertising on TV, radio, and in newspapers and magazines. They might want to display billboards along highways and banners on heavily trafficked Web sites. All this【32】a-lot of money.
  Opponents of laws that regulate or limit spending say that you don’t really have freedom of speech or freedom of the press if you can’t get your message out. They say that in a democracy, the government should never be able to regulate political discussion or the means to distribute ideas. They believe that this is most important when the voters are about to make【33】.
  What do you think about this issue? Listen to what the【34】for national office have to say. Which candidates make the most,【35】to you?
(41)

A．money
B．reform
C．issue
D．candidate

2.(42)

A．needed
B．called
C．organized
D．grouped

3.(43)

A．collect
B．pile
C．raising
D．increase

4.(44)

A．less
B．more
C．fewer
D．lessen

5.(45)

A．event
B．cost
C．reason
D．office

6.(46)

A．joke
B．money
C．case
D．simple

7.(47)

A．other
B．same
C．average
D．out

8.(48)

A．bad
B．better
C．costly
D．happy

9.(49)

A．argue
B．doubt
C．refuse
D．time

10.(50)

A．reporters
B．wall
C．story
D．public

11.(51)

A．make
B．buy
C．publish
D．limit

12.(52)

A．makes
B．has
C．costs
D．loses

13.(53)

A．money
B．trouble
C．issues
D．decisions

14.(54)

A．records
B．speakers
C．sounds
D．candidates

15.(55)

A．sense
B．dirt
C．money
D．music

五、5.Writing

Part VII  Writing

0.   For this part, you are supposed to write a composition in 100-120 words according to the following topic.
  描写一件你认为(或者你经历的、听说的)最有意思或最有意义的事。

六、6.Daily Conversation

1.Pick out appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogues by write down the corresponding letter.
  A. I hope she"ll be all right soon.         B. You must take some medicine.
  C. What"s wrong?                   D. You"d better stay in bed till tomorrow.
  E. Perhaps she"s caught a cold.           F. Really?
  G. I agree.                     H. Nothing serious.
  A: Mum, I don"t feel very well.
  B: Oh dear!【56】.
  A: I don"t know. I"ve got a headache and a cough.
  B:【57】. If you"re not better by then, I"ll take you to see the doctor.
  ( At breakfast)
  B: There"s something wrong with Kate.
  C:【58】. What"s the trouble?
  B: She"s not feeling well. I told her to stay in bed till tomorrow.
  C:【59】.
  B: I hope not. She says she"s got a headache and a cough.【60】.
(57)

2.(58)

3.(59)

4.(60)

5.(61)