专升本（英语）模拟试卷11

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 question ______ at the next meeting remains a secret.

A．discussed
B．to discuss
C．to be discussed
D．being discussed

1. His laziness ______ his failure in the final exam.

A．gave up
B．contributed
C．resulted in
D．distributed

2. The teacher"s ______ to my statement about this poet led me to read widely about poems.

A．change
B．charge
C．challenge
D．chance

3. On most of the nights, Jane ______ reading letters from her boyfriend.

A．stayed off
B．stayed on
C．stayed out
D．stayed up

4. The first-year students were learning from the army in Miyun, a suburb of Beijing near ______ I lived.

A．what
B．where
C．that
D．which

5. Lynd and hundreds of young people like him ______ the post of typist.

A．approached
B．applied for
C．appealed to
D．approved of

6. Anybody is entitled to such benefit ______ of age or sex.

A．regardless
B．whether
C．in spite
D．in case

7. In this building each apartment could ______ a family of six.

A．house
B．cover
C．make
D．include

8. I tried to get out of the business, ______ I found impossible.

A．who
B．which
C．that
D．what

9. When he explained it again and again, the student"s patience ______ .

A．ran over
B．ran on
C．ran out
D．ran off

10. When her neighbor Grandma Wang became ill, the girl often ______ .

A．fitted in
B．worked out
C．held back
D．helped out

11. If you really want to apply for the dangerous job, I won"t ______ , though I think it"s a crazy idea.

A．stood in your way
B．stand on the way
C．stand in your way
D．stand by the way

12. He was trying to read; ______ , the phone kept ringing.

A．meanwhile
B．then
C．later
D．afterwards

13. I am not of those people who like a strenuous(费力的) holiday; I believe in ______ .

A．took it easy
B．taken it easy
C．taking it easy
D．taking it easily

14. The police matched the finger prints and found they were ______.

A．equivalent
B．identical
C．similar
D．equal

15. Formally, in the United States, many nurses worked as private duty nurses ______ in hospitals.

A．other than
B．more than
C．less than
D．rather than

16. If you don"t mind. I ______ do my homework than play cards with you.

A．had better
B．prefer
C．would rather
D．would like

17. Their idea was to get us to ______ the strike at once.

A．call at
B．call off
C．call in
D．call for I

18. My car ______ so I had to come by bus.

A．fell down
B．broke down
C．fell over
D．turned away

19. I could tell he was surprised from the ______ on his face.

A．appearance
B．sight
C．expression
D．explanation

20. He is strong and quick, but ______ that he will make a good athlete.

A．this does not follow
B．it is not allowed
C．it does not follow
D．this is not followed

21. You should observe carefully how the audience ______ his speech.

A．reach to
B．refer to
C．react to
D．relate to

22. These farmers got a good harvest last year, so they ______ a big sum of money for new farm machines.

A．set aside
B．set about
C．set up
D．set back

23. One of my ______ sayings is "Where there is a will, there is a way.

A．likely
B．favorable
C．alike
D．favorite

24. All ______ is a continuous supply of fuel oil.

A．what is needed
B．that is needed
C．the thing is needed
D．for their needs

25. The high income tax is harmful ______ it may discourage people from trying to earn more.

A．in that
B．that
C．in which
D．which

26. A new technique ______ out, the yield increases by 20%.

A．having working
B．having been worked
C．at a loss
D．for good

27. The bird flew into the air and was soon ______ .

A．out of sight
B．in a hurry
C．at a loss
D．for good

28. It is decided that he ______ for a bus to meet the guests from Beijing.

A．call
B．calls
C．arrange
D．arranges

29. I know it"s not important but I can"t help ______ about it.

A．to think
B．thinking
C．and think
D．being thought

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. I was very surprised with his______ (blind) to his mistakes.

1. ______ (person) I don"t like this kind of music.

2. To do this job, we need to have special ______ (strong) or skill.

3. In order to increase productivity, we"d better make work______ (enjoy).

4. There is often______ (resist) to the ideas he puts forward.

5. It is______ (desire) for everyone to pass the exam.

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. A good title for this passage is ______.

A．Sleep
B．Good Health
C．Dreams
D．Work and Rest

1. The word "drowsy" in the last paragraph means ______.

A．sick
B．asleep
C．a little sleepy
D．nosy

2. This passage suggests that not getting enough sleep might make you ______.

A．dream more often
B．have poor health
C．nervous
D．breathe quickly

3. During REM, ______.

A．your eyes move quickly
B．you dream
C．you are restless
D．both A and B

4. The average number of hours of sleep that an adult needs is ______.

A．approximately six hours
B．around ten hours
C．about eight hours
D．not stated here

5. The author says children in the city seldom went to the woods and the fields because ______.

A．all these places were too far away for them to go
B．it was impossible for them to go and get back in one day
C．they were not old enough to take such a trip
D．they were not permitted to go to these places

6. By saying "His idea was a success", the author means ______.

A．the school master made a lot of money and got rich
B．the school master became very famous among young students
C．more and more young people went to the hostel for summer holidays
D．more and more young students came to study at his school

7. According to the passage, young people can pay less for their stay in the hostel if ______.

A．they share their food with each other
B．they can prove they have joined the hostel organization
C．they have brought enough equipment with them
D．they can prove that they are from a foreign country

8. In the author"s opinion, young people can learn a lot during the days they spend "hostelling" because ______.

A．they meet a lot of people from different places
B．they have such useful classes in the hostel as they don"t have in schools
C．they have more interesting activities than at school
D．they are very much interested in life in the hostel

9. Which do you think might be the proper title for this passage?

A．Youth Organization.
B．International Travel.
C．Education Out of School.
D．Summer Holidays.

10. Which of the following can best describe the author"s attitude toward modern advertising?

A．Indifferent.
B．Shocked.
C．Disapproving.
D．Approving.

11. According to the author, which is NOT the designer"s chief concern when he designs a product?

A．Stress factors.
B．Man-hours.
C．Disapproving.
D．Customer-appeal.

12. It is stated in the passage that those responsible for giving a product customer- appeal are ______.

A．customers
B．designers
C．advertisers
D．manufacturers

13. According to the author, when some change in a product is necessary, a manufacturer will choose to ______.

A．lower the production cost
B．hire a better designer
C．improve its quality
D．alter its image

14. The best title for the passage might be ______.

A．Advertising Since the War
B．Advertising and Manufacturers
C．Advertising--England" s Biggest Industry
D．Advertising and Purchasers

15. According to the passage, it is difficult to be certain about the distant future of the universe because we ______.

A．have too many conflicting theories
B．do not have enough funding to continue our research
C．are not sure how the universe is put together
D．have focused our investigations on the moon and planets

16. What does the author see as the function of the universe"s unseen "switches"?

A．They tell us which one of the tracks the universe will use.
B．They enable us to alter the course of t he universe.
C．They give us information about the lunar surface.
D．They determine which course the universe will take in the future.

17. In the second paragraph, the word "track" could best be replaced by which of the following?

A．Band.
B．Rails.
C．Path.
D．Sequence.

18. For whom is the author probably writing this passage?

A．Train engineers.
B．General audiences.
C．Professors of statistics.
D．Young children.

19. Which of the following statements best describes the organization of the pas- sage?

A．A statement illustrated by an analogy(类比).
B．A hypothesis supported by documentation(引用文献).
C．A comparison of two contrasting theories.
D．A critical analysis of a common assumption.

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．For
B．When
C．So
D．Only

1. 【B2】

A．taste
B．drink
C．smell
D．feel

2. 【B3】

A．up
B．from
C．for
D．on

3. 【B4】

A．event
B．chance
C．occasion
D．affair

4. 【B5】

A．with
B．to
C．for
D．in

5. 【B6】

A．in
B．by
C．on
D．for

6. 【B7】

A．in
B．at
C．on
D．for

7. 【B8】

A．carelessly
B．aimlessly
C．carefully
D．precisely

8. 【B9】

A．look
B．deal
C．treasure
D．estimate

9. 【B10】

A．steady
B．firm
C．solid
D．strong

10. 【B11】

A．allow
B．let
C．admit
D．forbid

11. 【B12】

A．or
B．except
C．while
D．but

12. 【B13】

A．that
B．since
C．when
D．before

13. 【B14】

A．large
B．limited
C．tiny
D．minor

14. 【B15】

A．release
B．conceal
C．discover
D．expose

15. 【B16】

A．then
B．hence
C．therefore
D．following

16. 【B17】

A．many
B．much
C．enough
D．more

17. 【B18】

A．mouth
B．tone
C．head
D．tongue

18. 【B19】

A．method
B．way
C．means
D．manner

19. 【B20】

A．remain
B．last
C．keep
D．reserve

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. Do you think it necessary （夫妻两人都出去工作）?

1. The president"s suggestion is that （在这个村里建一所小学）.

2. You （本来应该） finished this task a bit earlier.

3. It was not until two o"clock a.m that （他妻子才回来）.

4. The longer we stayed there, （就越适应当地的风俗习惯）.

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. Some people are (fed up with modern city life) and have moved to the country.

1. (I once got into a dispute with an Englishman over) pronunciation of a word and offered to look it up in the dictionary.

2. (It is widely believed that) languages develop and change constantly.

3. (It occurred to me that) he hadn"t paid his income tax for two months.

4. (Fast as I ran), I couldn"t catch up with him.

七、7.Writing

Part VII  Writing

0. For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: A Letter of Application. You should write at least 100-120 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
  You want to apply for the following job. Write a letter to Mr. Moore describing your previous experience and explaining why you would be suitable for the job.
  给Mr. Moore写职信，描述你的工作经历并说明你适合该份工作。