专升本（英语）模拟试卷1

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. Yesterday the pound fell to a ______ low level against the dollar, according to this morning"s news.

A．final
B．last
C．remote
D．record

1. It is hard for us to realize what ______ lives people lived in the Middle Ages.

A．grave
B．hard
C．great
D．gross

2. Recent psychological studies have shown that many children develop ______ fears of dangers.

A．imagination
B．imaginary
C．imaginable
D．imaginative

3. In the garden bees moved from ______ flowers to purple ones.

A．colorful
B．prosperous
C．pink
D．bright

4. Last week the seamen"s strike led to the ______ closure of the entire vast dock area.

A．virtual
B．factual
C．local
D．actual

5. What he described as only a ______ detail I thought was the most important part of the plan.

A．common
B．plain
C．just
D．mere

6. I"m sorry to have taken up too much of your ______ time.

A．worthy
B．valueless
C．valuable
D．priceless

7. Complicated work requires a ______ person to carry it out.

A．careless
B．hostile
C．patient
D．casual

8. Most people agree that the present role of women has already affected U. S. society. ______ , it has affected the traditional role of men.

A．Above all
B．In all
C．At most
D．At last

9. ______ , the ship"s captain changed course.

A．To be warned
B．To have been warned
C．Having been warned
D．Being warned

10. The bridge was named ______ the hero who gave his life for the cause of the people.

A．after
B．with
C．by
D．from

11. If we had finished our work a little earlier, we ______ to the museum.

A．can have gone
B．had gone
C．could go
D．could have gone

12. You would be ______ a risk to let your child go to school by himself,

A．omitting
B．attaching
C．affording
D．running

13. We"d like to ______ a table for five for dinner this evening.

A．preserve
B．reserve
C．retain
D．sustain

14. The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have ______ supplies of petroleum.

A．proficient
B．efficient
C．potential
D．sufficient

15. All ______ is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life.

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

16. Britain has the highest ______ of road traffic in the world—over 60 cars for every mile of road.

A．popularity
B．intensity
C．density
D．prosperity

17. It was from Stephen ______ she first heard of the man referred to as a specialist.

A．whom
B．who
C．that
D．when

18. These shoes are too big. Ask the clerk to bring you a smaller ______.

A．suit
B．set
C．one
D．pair

19. Many new ______ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.

A．opportunities
B．necessities
C．realities
D．probabilities

20. The leader of the expedition ______ everyone to follow his example.

A．inspired
B．reinforced
C．sparked
D．promoted

21. It was essential that the application forms ______ back before the deadline.

A．must be sent
B．would be sent
C．be sent
D．were sent

22. We ______ our breakfast when an old man came to the door.

A．just have had
B．have just had
C．just had
D．had just had

23. The rain was heavy and ______ the land was flooded.

A．consequently
B．continuously
C．constantly
D．consistently

24. Do you think a headmaster like Mr. Robert is ______ of going so far as to neglect his duty?

A．reasonable
B．capable
C．responsible
D．able

25. The engine ______ smoke and steam.

A．gives up
B．gives in
C．gives away
D．gives off

26. Their products are frequently overpriced and ______ in quality.

A．influential
B．inferior
C．superior
D．subordinate

27. Don"t ______ this news to the public until we give you the go-ahead.

A．release
B．relieve
C．relate
D．retain

28. She never laughed, ______ lose her temper.

A．or she ever did
B．nor did she ever
C．or did she ever
D．nor she ever did

29. The goals ______ he had fought all his life no longer seemed important to him.

A．after which
B．for which
C．with which
D．at which

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. That actor was almost ______ (know) before he played that part.

1. The scientist tried the experiment again and again ______ (regard) of the failure.

2. He was interested in history when he was a child and later became a ______ (history).

3. As previously ______ (state), these unanswered questions suggest areas that are in need of further study.

4. The ______ (consume) of the material has been reduced year by year.

5. The police work for the ______ (safe) of all the people who live in this city.

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. This passage mainly discusses ______.

A．the history of computer
B．the different functions of computer
C．the computer in the 21st century
D．the scientific breakthroughs in the 21st century

1. The passage tells us that ______.

A．computers now cannot yet tell us what symptoms a patient has
B．computers now can remind you to turn off the lights in the basement
C．the author has a car that can think for itself
D．some computers now can already make loud complaints

2. From the passage we know that toaster, stove and oven ______.

A．cannot understand the author"s instructions
B．are all devices used in the kitchen
C．are useless without the help of computers
D．are invented for the life in the 21st century

3. What does "deposit" probably mean in the first sentence of the fourth paragraph?

A．put in
B．take out
C．change
D．possess

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Earl Joseph is quite optimistic about the ability of computers to do more intelligent work for people in the future.
B．Earl Joseph insisted that computers are smarter and more intelligent than human beings.
C．Nowadays drivers can feed destinations into a computer that will explain what route to take and even tell where parking space are available.
D．Both Ａ and Ｂ.

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

A．caused 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

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

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

7. The underlined word "offset" in the seventh line Paragraph 2 could be replaced by ______.

A．slip into
B．make up for
C．set up
D．catch up with

8. 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 many major farming 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

9. 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

10. According to the author, babies learn to do things which ______.

A．are directly related to pleasure
B．will meet their physical needs
C．will bring them a feeling of success
D．will satisfy their curiosity

11. Papousek noticed in his studies that a baby ______.

A．would make learned responses when it saw the milk
B．would carry out learned movements when it had enough to drink
C．would continue the simple movements without being given milk
D．would turn its head to right or left when it had enough to drink

12. In Papousek"s experiment babies make learned movements of the head in order to ______.

A．have the lights turned on
B．please their parents
C．be rewarded with milk
D．be praised

13. The babies would "smile and bubble" at the lights because ______.

A．the lights were directly related to some basic "drives"
B．the sight of the lights was interesting
C．they need not turn back to watch the lights
D．they succeeded in "switching on" the lights

14. According to Papousek, the pleasure babies get in achieving something is a reflection of ______.

A．a basic human desire to understand and control the world
B．the satisfaction of certain physiological needs
C．their strong desire to solve complex problems
D．a fundamental human urge to display their learned skills

15. In what way can we make a machine intelligent?

A．By making it work in such environments as deserts, oceans or space.
B．By working hard for 10 or 20 years.
C．By either properly programming it or changing its structure.
D．By reproducing it.

16. What does the writer think about machines with human-like ability?

A．He believes they will be useful to human beings.
B．He believes that they will control us in the future.
C．He is not quite sure in what way they may influence us.
D．He doesn"t consider the construction of such machines possible.

17. The word "carbon"(Line 4, Para. 2) stands for" ______ ".

A．intelligent robots
B．a chemical element
C．an organic substance
D．human beings

18. A robot can be used to expand our frontiers when ______.

A．its intelligence and cost are beyond question
B．it is able to bear the rough environment
C．it is made as complex as the human brain
D．its architecture is different from that of the present ones

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

A．after the installation of a great number of cells and connections, robots will be capable of self-reproduction.
B．with the rapid development of technology, people have come to realize the possibility of making a machine with human-like ability.
C．once we make a machine as complex as the human brain, it will possess intelligence
D．robots will have control of the vast, man-made world in space.

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．by
C．with
D．in

1. 【B2】

A．most
B．some
C．many
D．few

2. 【B3】

A．But
B．For
C．Still
D．And

3. 【B4】

A．if
B．though
C．as
D．unless

4. 【B5】

A．refers
B．applies
C．happens
D．concerns

5. 【B6】

A．about
B．up
C．forward
D．forth

6. 【B7】

A．relative
B．intelligently
C．regularly
D．environmentally

7. 【B8】

A．fail
B．help
C．manage
D．stop

8. 【B9】

A．ever
B．never
C．even
D．nearly

9. 【B10】

A．able
B．capable
C．available
D．acceptable

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. The bomb will blow up at any time and （你们必须尽快地离开这儿）.

1. Although he thought he was helping us with the job, （但他只是在碍我们的事）.

2. You are so interested in this matter, but （我宁愿你对此一无所知）.

3. （万一他失败了）, we would encourage him to try again.

4. （迄今为止）, he has read all the books stored in the small library.

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. They gave up their efforts to look for survivors(幸存者) (after determining that all people in the sunken ship had died).

1. (To my amazement), Bob left a well-paid job to travel around the world.

2. I was (in the middle of writing the essay) when my computer suddenly stopped working properly.

3. The number of people borrowing from public libraries has decreased, (but book sales are rising).

4. (With steady wages), he would be able to feed himself and help his family.

七、7.Writing

Part VII  Writing

0. You are required to write a composition on the following topic within 30 minutes: Competition and Cooperation based on the outlines given in Chinese. You should write clearly and your composition should be no less than 150 words.
  1．社会上的竞争现象。
  2．竞争与合作的关系。
  3．竞争与合作应该结合起来。