专升本（英语）模拟试卷18

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. Her sense of inferiority ______ her unfortunate family background.

A．results from
B．brings about
C．results in
D．stands for

1. The sporting ______ of the young are focused on the achievements of their heroes.

A．expectations
B．inspirations
C．aspirations
D．intentions

2. Prospective students must show that they have sufficient money to cover their course fees and ______.

A．support
B．sustenance
C．supply
D．maintenance

3. She ______ making tea for us as soon as she let us in.

A．set out
B．set up
C．set off
D．set about

4. He began to long for a carefree life, so he decided not to ______ governor any more.

A．stand for
B．make for
C．run for
D．vote for

5. You don"t have to ______ the majority; you have a right to disagree.

A．get through with
B．catch up with
C．go along with
D．hold on to

6. ______ a raining day, we didn"t go for an outing.

A．Being
B．It being
C．To be
D．Having been

7. ______ the timely rescue, a lot more people would have been killed in the earthquake.

A．But for
B．Regardless of
C．Apart from
D．Owing to

8. The project ______ completed by now; but as there has been a lack of electricity it is still only half finished.

A．was to have been
B．is to be
C．is
D．was

9. Your advice that he ______ a dentist is unreasonable.

A．must become
B．becomes
C．become
D．became

10. ______, we"d better make some changes in the plan.

A．That is the case
B．That been the case
C．That to be the case
D．That being the case

11. They have equipped the office with the ______ business machines.

A．last
B．latter
C．latest
D．later

12. The police found that George had still another ______ of income.

A．origin
B．source
C．basis
D．means

13. An open-minded teacher doesn"t always ______ one single teaching method.

A．set aside
B．take over
C．take on
D．stick to

14. Much to the student"s ______ , the exam was postponed.

A．burden
B．concern
C．relief
D．requirement

15. Children normally feel a lot of ______ about their first day at school.

A．anxiety
B．difference
C．feelings
D．trouble

16. The weather was ______ hot that she decided to have the barber ______ her hairstyle.

A．rather; to change
B．so; change
C．much too; change
D．too; changed

17. She ______ meet her former instructor on the bus.

A．delighted to
B．happened to
C．pleased to
D．tended to

18. Just as no two words are truly synonymous ______ no two different expressions can mean exactly the same thing.

A．rather
B．also
C．yet
D．so

19. The new engineer"s suggestions were ______ in the revised plan.

A．entitled
B．engaged
C．embodied
D．estimated

20. No students ever touched him ______ they respected him.

A．for
B．but
C．nor
D．so

21. Seat belt can prevent passengers ______ hitting their heads.

A．off
B．from
C．against
D．over

22. Drop in for a coffee tomorrow, if you ______ too busy.

A．aren"t
B．won"t be
C．wouldn"t be
D．don"t be

23. A holiday in Holland is unlikely to cost very much ______ you stay in the top class luxury hotel.

A．when
B．unless
C．if
D．since

24. His car needed a lot of attention because he hadn"t ______ it serviced for such a long time.

A．let
B．left
C．made
D．had

25. Not only ______ properly, but that cooker is dangerous because of all those loose wires at the back.

A．does it not work
B．it works not
C．it doesn"t work
D．doesn"t work it

26. I"m not surprised you failed the exam. You ______ have worked harder.

A．should
B．must
C．would
D．ought

27. The witness told the court that he ______ the accused before.

A．had ever seen
B．had never seen
C．hadn"t ever been seeing
D．didn"t have ever seen

28. Bob needs a tutor because it is important ______ on his exam next month.

A．that he do well
B．for him do well
C．he does that well
D．that he will do well

29. Such an error ______ this can be avoided, if you pay close attention to it.

A．like
B．for
C．as
D．with

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. Max has no ______ (appreciate) of the finer things in life.

1. The problem requiring immediate solution will be given ______ (prior) at the meeting.

2. With the hospitality(热情好客) so ______ (character) of these people, they opened their house over fifty guests.

3. Thinking is one of the most ______ (produce) activities of a human being.

4. A thief stole some ______ (value) paintings from the museum.

5. I am very doubtful whether the proposed scheme would be ______ (advantage) to US.

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. How many of the Americans are left handers?

A．10%
B．12%
C．50%
D．80%

1. Among the left-handers ______.

A．few are men
B．most of them are women
C．half of them are men
D．two thirds are men

2. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A．Almost half of the children of two left-handed parents will be left-handed
B．At least 84 percent of left-handers are born of two right-handed parents
C．One in ten of Americans are left-handed
D．In the majority of genetically identical twins, one will be right handed, the other left

3. In the third paragraph, the word "offspring" means ______.

A．relatives
B．sons
C．daughters
D．children

4. The reason why so few are left-handed ______.

A．has nothing to do with heredity
B．remains one of the great unsolved mysteries of science
C．has little to do with the working of their brains
D．is that left-handers are mainly twins

5. There is little need for marketing in the place such as a subsistence farm, because ______.

A．the goods are used directly by its producer there
B．the division of labour is developed there
C．there are few consumers there
D．their production is distributed widely

6. According to the passage the activities of marketing in popular sense are involved in ______.

A．wholesale and retail on the market
B．buying and selling directly
C．the process of production and exchange
D．the transfer of goods from producer to consumer

7. The modern capitalism economy could be well developed where ______.

A．interregional trade is substantial
B．people produce the same or similar goods
C．systems of transportation are slowly improved
D．customers can buy goods directly

8. By "have a hand in the process of transfer" the author refers to those who ______.

A．control the process of transfer
B．are involved in the process of transfer
C．need help in the process of transfer
D．make a big fortune in the process of transfer

9. One of the features of marketing in rural Europe was that ______.

A．customers could buy goods according to their particular needs or plan
B．customers could buy goods in good order
C．customers could hardly buy anything in their village
D．the itinerant merchant Could sell similar goods in the region

10. The author questions whether, in America, the "pursuit of happiness" ______.

A．has led to a "brave new world"
B．was prescribed by the Declaration of Independence
C．has brought the happiness envisioned in the Declaration of Independence
D．has made Americans happy "by definition"

11. The author believes that man"s "pursuit of happiness" in America has ______.

A．been essentially wrong from the very beginning
B．had disappointing results thus far
C．produced a finer, braver kind of modern man
D．fulfilled the hope of the American rebels of 1776

12. In saying "Man is now happy by definition" (Para. 1), the author is suggesting that ______.

A．man believes himself to be happy even though he may not be
B．consumer goods are the essential ingredients of happiness
C．both the body and the spirit of man are satisfied
D．real human happiness is probably unattainable

13. As examples of consumer goods that affect the spirit of man, the author refers to ______.

A．the supermarket
B．movies and television
C．material junk
D．services in the "brave new world"

14. The author regards the hairdos and clothing, drugs and rock music of the rebels of the six ties as ______.

A．perhaps worth a fight to death
B．fairly insignificant consumer goods
C．another form. of material and spiritual junk
D．symbols of important human values

15. According to the first paragraph, the task of education is fairly complicated because ______.

A．the current public school system is too complicated to be understood
B．the public school system has no choice of what to teach
C．it is difficult to decide whether elementary science should be taught in public schools
D．the educators have to take care of both ordinary and gifted students

16. the word "defeated" (Line 2, Para. 2) most probably means ______.

A．broken
B．beaten
C．destroyed
D．damaged

17. Which of the following points is NOT included in the passage?

A．One of the major tasks of education is to discover the most promising students.
B．In order to teach effectively, educators are requested to lay emphasis on one particular field.
C．Some subjects have been over-emphasized in public schools.
D．The progress of the society cannot merely rely on inventors.

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

A．students should learn more up-to-date knowledge
B．lack of scientific knowledge will lead to poor relations between producers and users of scientific services
C．students are getting to know the importance of a good balance among the branches of knowledge
D．sufficient attention should be given to basic knowledge

19. The best title for this passage might be ______.

A．Balance in Education
B．Educational System in Public School
C．Current Situation in Education
D．Importance of Teaching Science and Technology

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．might be
B．must
C．need be
D．can be

1. 【B2】

A．circle
B．recycle
C．cycle
D．crisis

2. 【B3】

A．go through
B．see through
C．break through
D．labour through

3. 【B4】

A．energetic
B．active
C．strenuous
D．idle

4. 【B5】

A．on
B．at
C．over
D．in

5. 【B6】

A．other
B．another
C．one another
D．others

6. 【B7】

A．owes to
B．leads to
C．leads into
D．attributes to

7. 【B8】

A．temper
B．thought
C．temperature
D．mood

8. 【B9】

A．Much
B．Many
C．Such
D．More

9. 【B10】

A．how
B．that
C．which
D．what

10. 【B11】

A．house
B．family
C．home
D．room

11. 【B12】

A．fit
B．adapt
C．like
D．look

12. 【B13】

A．Hobby
B．Characteristic
C．Interest
D．Habit

13. 【B14】

A．stay away
B．stay out
C．stay at
D．stay up

14. 【B15】

A．to extent
B．to some extent
C．to the extent
D．to an extent

15. 【B16】

A．early
B．daily
C．yearly
D．monthly

16. 【B17】

A．rise
B．raise
C．arise
D．arisen

17. 【B18】

A．usual
B．routine
C．normal
D．average

18. 【B19】

A．keep
B．maintain
C．save
D．hold

19. 【B20】

A．clearer
B．harder
C．sharper
D．easier

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. Both the cars  （一出发就抛锚）.

1. There was a large warehouse （在河对岸）.

2. In the supermarket （人人自助购物）.

3. （不管谁犯了法） will be punished.

4. A few people （葬身于火海）, but most were saved.

六、6.Writing

Part VII  Writing

0. For this part, you are supposed to write a short essay in about 100-120 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.
  描述你记忆当中最忙碌的一天或一个时间段。包括所忙的事、所遇到的麻烦、以及结果。