专升本（英语）模拟试卷235

一、1.Phonetics

0.(1)

A．examine
B．extra
C．excuse
D．exhibition

1.(2)

A．thank
B．language
C．friend
D．anxious

2.(3)

A．shut
B．cut
C．funny
D．use

3.(4)

A．dear
B．heart
C．ear
D．tear

4.(5)

A．election
B．pronunciation
C．question
D．operation

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. The secretary worked late into the night, ______ a long speech for the president.

A．to prepare
B．preparing
C．prepared
D．was preparing

1. He ______ an expensive gift on his birthday, but he didn"t ______ it.

A．accepted... received
B．receive... accept
C．received... accept
D．got... receive

2. Girls are often ______ of snakes

A．afraid
B．fear
C．surprised
D．against

3. We should ______ attention ______ spelling.

A．pay... on
B．pay... for
C．pay... of
D．pay... to

4. He is sitting ______ of the car with the driver.

A．in front
B．in the front
C．on the front
D．front

5. The story ______ many years ago.

A．take place
B．took the place
C．took place
D．happen

6. The thought ______ he might be a scientist some day encouraged him to study hard.

A．whether
B．that
C．how
D．why

7. Whose ______ is it to answer the question this time?

A．time
B．position
C．duty
D．turn

8. He left in a hurry that I ______ had time to thank him.

A．hardly
B．nearly
C．almost
D．even

9. Is this the ______ that you are late again?

A．season
B．cause
C．reason
D．excuse

10. No matter how hard he worked, ______.

A．he could not do any better
B．and he could not do any better
C．so he could not do any better.
D．but he could not do any better

11. Mother has ______ to give her a watch on her 20th birthday.

A．asked
B．promised
C．allowed
D．advised

12. The family is too poor to ______ the three children ______ school.

A．send... for
B．take.... to
C．send... to
D．bring... to

13. I"m sure that they will ______ the game.

A．beat
B．succeed
C．success in
D．win

14. Something bad has happened ______ the family last night.

A．to
B．for
C．of
D．toward

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 regards George Mason"s personal contribution to American law as ______.

A．not comparable to that of Adams or Madison
B．greater than that of either Adams or Madison
C．of the same importance as that of Adams and Madison
D．second in importance only to that of Adams and Madison

2. Mason"s relation to the Federal Bill of Rights was one of ______.

A．significant but indirect influence
B．principal authorship
C．sole authorship
D．distant and essentially unimportant influence

3. The passage indicates that, for Mason, political activities were ______.

A．undertaken only when absolutely necessary
B．a fundamental and life long preoccupation
C．something he successfully avoided throughout his life
D．something to which he always wished to devote more time and attention

4. The author indicated that Mason"s brilliant leadership ability ______.

A．was exercised throughout his life
B．had been recognized only by the generations that followed him
C．was less important historically than his brilliance as lawyer
D．emerged powerfully, but for a brief time only

6. What does the work "pest" in the second sentence of the first paragraph mean?

A．Harmful thing.
B．Insignificant thing.
C．Troublesome thing
D．Trivial thing

7. The author says he is not strong-minded enough to ignore the telephone because ______.

A．he hates idle talk
B．it always comes at an inopportune time
C．it might carry some important message
D．he doesn"t want to be impolite to any one on the telephone

8. Which of the following statements may be considered an honor to a telephone?

A．It provides a means for all kinds of talks whereas the speakers needn"t come person to person with each other.
B．It can send a message of sudden emergency conveniently.
C．It is densely-installed in England.
D．It is impossible to ignore the telephone when it rings.

9. The author uses the examples of a tycoon and a taxi-driver to show that ______.

A．different people have different ideas about the telephone
B．high income is the precondition for the use of telephone
C．telephone is essential only to those people whose career depends on it
D．working people need a telephone

11. While on a motoring holiday abroad you might find yourself in difficulties because ______.

A．you have brought the wrong documents with you
B．your ferry has just left without you
C．the nearest phone is out of order
D．a repair to your car might take some time

12. In order to avoid disaster it would be wise ______.

A．to spend five minutes checking the car before you leave
B．to carry some emergency spares with you
C．to buy a cheap set of spares before leaving
D．to prevent all breakdowns from happening

13. Motoring organizations, are now offering motorists ______.

A．a discount for becoming members
B．a box which fits nearly into most car
C．a selection of parts which may be needed
D．a chance to rent a car cheaply

14. Nevertheless, motorists themselves can try to prevent problems from arising by ______.

A．driving short distances in hot weather
B．having their car insured for ￡ 20
C．driving slowly at all times
D．making sure their car is in good working order

16. Dawson was dissatisfied with soft iron pitons because ______.

A．they were too soft to bear the climber"s weight
B．they were the only pitons he could afford to buy
C．they coul not last long
D．they were made of iron

17. Dawson"s example shows that a business starts ______.

A．with a moment of sudden realization of inspiration
B．with the knowledge of what is needed
C．after you have climbed some muntains
D．when you have climbed some mountains

18. Which of the following statements is true?

A．There are less opportunities today to start a business because customers are always dissatisfied.
B．There are many opportunities today to start a business with a simple reason.
C．Customers" dissatisfaction means you can start a business to satisfy them.
D．Never start a business if customers are dissatisfied.

19. "I suspect that your business will start that way too." in the last paragraph means ______.

A．I doubt you will start a business in the same way
B．I don"t believe your business will succeed if you start that way
C．I think it is likely you start a business that way
D．I have no idea if you will start a business that way

21. The writer had plenty of time to spare as his train ______.

A．was leaving later than scheduled
B．was not leaving for another hour
C．was not scheduled to leave
D．was delayed for some reason

22. When the writer explained his situation, the assistant ______.

A．responded quickly saying it was a lie
B．believed him
C．gave a suspicious look as much as to say he had heard such stories before
D．just took his story as a joke

23. What dreadful idea occurred to the writer?

A．The receipt had been stolen by someone.
B．someone had taken away the case.
C．He could not claim his case without the receipt.
D．He had left his receipt at home.

24. The case ______.

A．lay right on one side of a shelf
B．was right behind as old brown-looking case
C．was between two high shelves
D．was among the hundreds of cases

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.Frank Lloyd Wright probably is the greatest architect that the United States has ever produced. He was very【21】and had a natural ability【22】. His buildings were not only beautiful, but they were【23】functional. They fit their purposes very well. Wright"s churches,【24】make people feel like【25】. His office buildings make people【26】working, and his houses make people【27】comfortable, at home. However. Wright"s beautiful,【28】buildings are not the only reason【29】he is famous. There is another reason.
  Frank Lloyd Wright is called the greatest American architect because he started an American style【30】. Most of the architecture in the U. S. before Wright was really European,【31】. Wright"s buildings do not【32】old European buildings. They have their own【33】. Wright"s ideas about style. are still used in the U. S. and in other parts of the world.
  The most important idea in Frank Lloyd Wright"s Style. of Architecture is that a building must【34】and the land around it . His houses are often called "grassland houses" because their lines are【35】to the lines on the grass land.【36】the lines of the grassland and the lines of Wright"s houses【37】the horzon, the place【38】earth and sky seem to meet. They are horizontal lines. Most European style. houses,【39】, have many vertical lines that form. 90° angles【40】the horizon.
(41)

A．conscious
B．conceited
C．talented
D．content

2.(42)

A．to design building
B．designing building
C．having designed building
D．to have designed building

3.(43)

A．still
B．also
C．yet
D．however

4.(44)

A．nevertheless
B．though
C．however
D．for example

5.(45)

A．thinking and praying
B．thought and prayed
C．thinking and reading
D．to think and pray

6.(46)

A．enjoy
B．finish
C．feel
D．assist

7.(47)

A．to feel
B．feeling
C．feel
D．felt

8.(48)

A．luxurious
B．ample
C．admiring
D．functional

9.(49)

A．that
B．which
C．whether
D．if

10.(50)

A．on design
B．for people
C．in architecture
D．with buildings

11.(51)

A．especially Latie
B．for example
C．therefore
D．not American

12.(52)

A．look like
B．look over
C．look through
D．look up

13.(53)

A．house
B．style
C．mode
D．form

14.(54)

A．satisfy its need
B．have its use
C．tit its purpose
D．adapt to request

15.(55)

A．similar
B．same
C．equal
D．superior

16.(56)

A．Most
B．Both
C．Either
D．None

17.(57)

A．is key to
B．is similar to
C．is inferior to
D．are parallel to

18.(58)

A．where
B．that
C．which
D．how

19.(59)

A．on the contrary
B．in comparison
C．though
D．in contrast

20.(60)

A．with
B．from
C．through
D．into

五、5.Writing

Part VII  Writing

0.   For this part, you are supposed to write a letter in English in 100-120 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.
  你(Li Yuan，TeL:78790765)刚从海边度假回来，对旅行社所定的旅馆及其服务不满意。因此决定给该旅行社的经理写封抱怨信。信的内容包括：
  (1)说明不满意的具体事件。
  (2)提出改进建议或赔偿要求。

六、6.Daily Conversation

1.Pick out five appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogue by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
  A. How old are they          B. What does he do
  C. and brothers            D. but no brothers
  E. What do they do          F. is studying
  G. Does she work           H. She is a lawyer
  Tom: So, tell me about your family. Have you got any brothers or sisters?
  Barbara: Yeah. I"ve got three sisters【56】.
  Tom: Three sisters.【57】?
  Barbara: Well, the oldest is twenty-three. The second oldest is twenty-one, and the youngest is nineteen.
  Tom: And what do they do?
  Barbara: The oldest one has two children, and they keep her pretty busy. The second oldest, is in college like me. She【58】computer science. And the other one is still in high school.
  Tom: And what about your dad?【59】?
  Barbara: Oh, he’s a lawyer.
  Tom: Oh, really?. And your mom?【60】, too?
  Barbara: Yeah, she’s a journalist. She works for a travel magazine.
(62)

2.(63)

3.(64)

4.(65)

5.(66)