专升本（英语）模拟试卷39

一、1.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. The teacher was struck by a car and ______ badly.

A．harmed
B．damaged
C．injured
D．ruined

1. I"d like to ______ a special seat for the concert of May 5th.

A．deserve
B．preserve
C．reserve
D．conserve

2. The women and children were ______ from the burning building.

A．stole
B．filed
C．hide
D．rescued

3. ______ difficulties, they prefer to take the easy road.

A．Afraid
B．Be afraid
C．Afraid about
D．Afraid of

4. Guilin is famous ______ its beautiful scenery.

A．of
B．about
C．for
D．in

5. The ______ from childhood to adulthood is often a difficult time for a young person.

A．transaction
B．transmission
C．transition
D．transformation

6. Her father flew into a ______ when he learned that she wanted to get married before she graduated from the university.

A．feeling
B．emotion
C．sensation
D．passion

7. Mr. Smith left in such a hurry that I ______ had time to thank him.

A．scarcely
B．nearly
C．quickly
D．almost

8. The trip to Chicago takes ______ three hours by airplane.

A．unfortunately
B．largely
C．consequently
D．roughly

9. I am ______ see the sights of China"s capital city.

A．impatient with
B．impatient to
C．depend on
D．depend of

10. Roses will be ______ next week.

A．at their best
B．get the better of
C．on their best
D．good for

11. His opinions were ______ accepted during the discussion; no one opposed him.

A．consistently
B．universally
C．frequently
D．informally

12. Visitors to this country have ______ the severe punishment for relatively minor offenses, such as stealing.

A．conversed with
B．commented on
C．communicated with
D．compensated for

13. Some useful ideas were suggested while the social committee was ______ the club"s programme for the coming season.

A．arguing against
B．arguing about
C．arguing for
D．arguing down

14. Some animals will modify their behavior. to ______ their environment.

A．conform. to
B．adapt to
C．adjust to
D．adopt to

15. It takes a lot of ______ to host a school sports meet.

A．arrangement
B．composition
C．management
D．organization

16. It has been cold this month, but today is a(n) ______ ; it"s warm and sunny.

A．abolition
B．subtraction
C．elimination
D．exception

17. It is true that ______ you get into a bad habit, you will find it not easy to give it up.

A．because
B．since
C．once
D．as

18. ______ it is you"ve found, you must give it back to the person it belongs to.

A．That
B．What
C．Whatever
D．However

19. They are climbing higher ______ they might get a better view.

A．provided that
B．so as to
C．in order that
D．now that

20. I remember the whole thing ______ it happened yesterday.

A．as if
B．as though
C．so as
D．as

21. Her dress has ______ because of the strong sunlight.

A．fainted
B．lightened
C．weakened
D．faded

22. People who cannot ______ between colours are said to be colourblind.

A．separate
B．compare
C．contrast
D．distinguish

23. Li Mei has ______ the job and she hopes she gets it.

A．appointed for
B．applied for
C．presented for
D．succeeded for

24. The little boy ______ at the toys in the window hoping his mother would get one for him.

A．stared
B．gazed
C．peered
D．glanced

25. I"ve put on so much weight that my clothes don"t ______ me any more.

A．match
B．agree with
C．suit
D．fit

26. He has been ______ from the Tokyo head office to the Singapore branch.

A．translated
B．transformed
C．transferred
D．transported

27. We are going to ______ our house by building another room on to it.

A．enlarge
B．develop
C．increase
D．stretch

28. Because of bad weather the plane was ______ for half an hour.

A．prolonged
B．delayed
C．postponed
D．put off

29. All of these things as listed above are the ______ ones, the things that every- body knows about.

A．regardless
B．faint
C．visual
D．obvious

二、2.Vocabulary

Part II  Vocabulary
Directions: Complete each of the following sentences with the proper word derived from the one given in the bracket.

0. Have you ever considered ______ (look) for a new job with a decent pay in a large company?

1. Much disorder will appear if the ______ (electric) is suddenly cut off.

2. He made no ______ (explain) about why he acted so rudely to his wife last night.

3. In the ______ (inform) age, you can"t do without knowing some computer knowledge.

4. Many ______ (village) were forced to leave their hometown by the flood.

5. When will you be able to get your bike ______ (repair)?

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.

0. What is the benefit of using two stranded barbed wire?

A．Easier installation.
B．Improved rust-resistance.
C．Increased strength.
D．More rapid attachment of barbs.

1. According to the author, the steel wires used to make barbed wire are specially processed to ______.

A．make them more flexible
B．protect them against rust
C．straighten them
D．prevent contraction in cold weather

2. The underlined word "knives" is used to ______.

A．prevent the reel from advancing to rapidly
B．twist the wire
C．separate double-stranded wire
D．cut the wire that becomes barbs

3. The author"s purpose of writing the third paragraph is ______

A．to suggest several different use of the wire
B．to explain the importance of wire
C．to describe how the wire is made
D．to outline the difficulty of making the wire

4. What is the main topic of the passage?

A．A new type of fencing is introduced.
B．Cattle ranching and farming in the United States.
C．Barbed wire is better than single-stranded wire.
D．How the wires were made in industry.

5. This passage mainly tells us ______.

A．past efforts to estimate deforestation in the Amazon have completely failed
B．that damages caused by logging and fires threaten the Amazon rain forest
C．Amazon rainforest disappears faster than thought
D．that satellite images are made use of for estimating deforestation

6. What cannot be concluded about the satellite images?

A．Satellite images are useless for calculating forest loss.
B．Satellite images cannot detect forest loss by selective logging.
C．Satellite images were not accurate because of changing environmental factors.
D．Satellite images showed half or less of the actual deforestation in Brazilian Amazon.

7. Which of the following was NOT done by the researchers in their study?

A．Interviewing wood mill operators and landowners about logging.
B．Surveying fire damages from the airplane.
C．Measuring the actual wood harvest in selected parts of forest.
D．Surveying the damage of forest caused by Amazon flood.

8. Which of the following is NOT the reason for the greenhouse effect?

A．Uncontrolled development.
B．A warming atmosphere at a global level.
C．Sunlight reaches the forest floor, dries plants and lights fires.
D．No limits on logging and bad fire preventing efforts.

9. What can we learn from this passage?

A．Damages from fire and logging in the Amazon rainforest vary significantly from year to year.
B．The worsening of the global environment is chiefly due to deforestation.
C．It is a hard work to determine the accurate deforestation in the Brazil"s Amazon region.
D．Farmers should be blamed for the worsening of the global environment.

10. According to the first paragraph, the atmosphere is essential to man in that ______.

A．it protects him against the harmful rays from space
B．it provides sufficient light for plant growth
C．it supplies the heat necessary for human survival
D．it screens off the falling meteors

11. We know from the passage that ______.

A．exposure to even tiny amounts of radiation is fatal
B．the effect of exposure to radiation is slow in coming
C．radiation is avoidable in space exploration
D．astronauts in spacesuits needn"t worry about radiation damage

12. The harm radiation has done to the Apollo crew members ______.

A．is insignificant
B．seems overestimated
C．is enormous
D．remains unknown

13. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A．the Apollo mission was very successful
B．protection from space radiation is not an easy job
C．astronauts will have deformed children or grandchildren
D．radiation is not a threat to well-protected space explorers

14. The best title for this passage would be ______.

A．The Atmosphere and Our Environment
B．Research on Radiation
C．Effects of Space Radiation
D．Importance of Protection Against Radiation

15. Psychologists are divided with regard to their attitudes toward ______.

A．the choice between Spiritual encouragement and monetary rewards
B．the amount of monetary rewards for students" creativity
C．the study of relationship between actions and their consequences
D．the effects of external rewards on students" performance

16. What is the response of many educators to external rewards for their students?

A．They have no doubts about them.
B．They have doubts about them.
C．They approve of them.
D．They avoid talking about them.

17. Which of the following can best raise students" creativity according to Robert ______ Eisenberger?

A．Assigning them tasks they have not dealt with before.
B．Assigning them tasks which require inventiveness.
C．Giving them rewards they really deserve.
D．Giving them rewards they anticipate.

18. It can be inferred from the passage that major universities are trying to tighten their grading standards because they believe ______.

A．rewarding poor performance may kill the creativity of students
B．punishment is more effective than rewarding
C．failing uninspired students helps improve their overall academic standards
D．discouraging the students" anticipation for easy rewards is a matter of urgency

19. The phrase "token economies" (Line 1, Para. 5) probably refers to ______.

A．ways to develop economy
B．systems of rewarding students
C．approaches to solving problems
D．methods of improving performance

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.

0. 【B1】

A．products
B．programs
C．produce
D．governments

1. 【B2】

A．place
B．time
C．period
D．hour

2. 【B3】

A．national
B．public
C．commercial
D．local

3. 【B4】

A．In order to
B．So to
C．As to
D．So as to

4. 【B5】

A．one
B．another
C．other
D．others

5. 【B6】

A．provide
B．offer
C．buy
D．pay

6. 【B7】

A．government
B．commercial
C．advertisements
D．grants

7. 【B8】

A．factories
B．businesses
C．companies
D．audiences

8. 【B9】

A．Central
B．Federal
C．Official
D．Public

9. 【B10】

A．pay
B．income
C．grants
D．loans

五、5.Translation from Chinese to English

Part V  Translation from Chinese to English
Directions: This part is to test your ability to translate Chinese into English.

0. （就结构而言）, this article is quite a good one.

1. （简言之）,productivity is merely a measure of effectiveness with which people produce goods and services.

2. Not until you talked with him （他才认识到他的错误的严重性）.

3. （至于这个新计划）, nothing has been decided yet.

4. （如果天气好的话）, the football match will be held on Wednesday.

六、6.Translation from English to Chinese

Part VI  Translation from English to Chinese
Directions: This part is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese.

0. (Not having got enough hands), we had great difficulty in carrying out the task.

1. (It was once thought that) the main difference between animals and plants was that the former could move about while the latter could not.

2. He wishes to write another letter which (will clear up all the misunderstandings).

3. (Now that they are all here), let us start the discussion.

4. Poor speaker of English though I was at the time, (I still managed to make myself understood).