专升本（英语）模拟试卷31

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. Mary was astonished that she ______ for the counselor"s position,

A．turned on
B．was turned down
C．turned off
D．was turned back

1. ______ it was raining very hard, we would like to have gone to the park.

A．If
B．Whether
C．Even though
D．As though

2. I don"t mind ______ museums if they"re really interesting

A．to visit
B．visiting
C．visit
D．visited

3. Now it won"t be long before we meet again, ______ ?

A．will it
B．do we
C．won"t we
D．does it

4. ______ man, woman, and child in the US should wear a seat belt.

A．All
B．Each of
C．No
D．Every

5. I need ______ to finish the chair.

A．one more wood
B．much woods
C．many woods
D．a piece of wood

6. In the past, we needed ______ than today.

A．less mathematic
B．fewer mathematic
C．less mathematics
D．fewer mathematics

7. That child is ______ take care of himself.

A．enough old to
B．enough old
C．old enough
D．old enough to

8. Were you ______ the phone a lot this afternoon? I tried calling you five times and always got a busy signal.

A．on
B．in
C．at
D．by

9. The student ______ a very good question about the importance of security in the big cities.

A．rose
B．raised
C．rise
D．had raised

10. The weather is awful. I wish it ______ raining.

A．stopped
B．would stop
C．had stopped
D．stops

11. Mandela was ______ first President elected in ______ South Africa.

A．a; the
B．the; /
C．a; /
D．the; the

12. Where"s Jill? She ______ forgotten that we were supposed to meet at 2: 00 PM.

A．would"ve
B．should"ve
C．must"ve
D．could"ve

13. I"m not leaving ______ I get an apology from you.

A．so that
B．as long as
C．while
D．until

14. I am sure ______ here will please them.

A．you being
B．you are
C．you to be
D．your being

15. What do you think ______ a taxi to the airport?

A．to take
B．your taking
C．about taking
D．taking

16. Was the teacher"s ______ Clear?

A．explaining
B．explained
C．explain
D．explanation

17. The film in my camera is finished. I need to get it ______ .

A．cut
B．cleaning
C．to test
D．developed

18. You ______ tired tomorrow if you don"t go to bed soon.

A．are
B．were
C．will be
D．would be

19. It"s 2:20 and he said he"d be here at 2:30 . He ______ be here soon.

A．should
B．can
C．would
D．need

20. I"ll wait ______ 5:00, but not one minute longer!

A．from
B．until
C．at
D．for

21. When I saw Dave, he ______ .

A．was working
B．is working
C．worked
D．had been working

22. Neither Luis nor his parents ______ the least bit interested in keeping in touch with Tom.

A．are
B．is
C．will
D．was

23. Everyone was home for the holidays. What could make for ______ Christmas than that?

A．the merriest
B．a merrier
C．merry
D．the merry

24. Dad wondered where I"d been, and I ______ a story about being at Grandma"s.

A．made out
B．made up
C．look out
D．look up

25. Karen is rich; ______ her cousin Kate is poor.

A．therefore
B．otherwise
C．however
D．afterwards

26. She"s gone already? And I am only ______ minutes late!

A．few
B．a few
C．little
D．a little

27. I"m afraid he"s ______ the other line.

A．under
B．beneath
C．on
D．out of

28. —What was your impression of last night"s movie?  —_____ speaking, I thought it was rather boring.

A．Frank
B．normally
C．Honest
D．Honestly

29. You don"t hear ______ news about that accident.

A．many
B．a tot
C．much
D．much of

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. We made plans for a visit but the subsequent ______ (difficult) with the car prevented it.

1. Many people keep their ______ (save) in banks.

2. The dying man said ______ (vague) to his lawyer, "I will leave all my property to the orphans."

3. There was a ______ (distinction) drop in support for the Union in the 1974 election.

4. There were beautiful clothes ______ (display) in the shop windows.

5. Not ______ (surprise), the process of choosing names varies widely from culture to culture.

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 deals mostly with ______.

A．internal senses
B．sense of balance
C．five senses
D．brain"s function

1. Hunger is caused by ______.

A．too much food and water in the body
B．a lack of oxygen in the blood
C．seeing or thinking about food
D．a lack of certain chemicals in the blood

2. The passage implies that there are many senses we ______.

A．can use only in emergencies
B．may not understand at present
C．never realize we have
D．do not actively use in everyday living

3. In the second paragraph, the term "in effect" means ______.

A．in fact
B．it is doubtful
C．without reason
D．often

4. Register, in this passage, most nearly means ______.

A．fire
B．start
C．signal
D．revise

5. What was the high temperature in Columbus, Ohio on December 12?

A．81°.
B．50°.
C．41°.
D．60°.

6. What was low temperature in Flagstaff on this day?

A．26°.
B．-2°.
C．3°.
D．31°.

7. Which city had the highest temperature on this day?

A．El Paso.
B．Dallas.
C．Dayton.
D．Great falls.

8. Which city had the lowest temperature?

A．Des Moines.
B．Flint.
C．Fairbanks.
D．Duluth.

9. How many cities had a temperature below 0° sometimes during the day?

A．One city,
B．Two cities.
C．Three cities.
D．Four cities.

10. When the teacher asks a question, you should ______.

A．raise your hand
B．give an answer
C．repeat the question
D．keep silence

11. If you miss a class, what should you do to find out what assignment was given?

A．Call the teacher or a classmate.
B．Give an excuse.
C．Remind the teacher you were absent.
D．Ask a classmate when you attend the school.

12. When are you allowed to take a make-up test?

A．When you are absent on a test day.
B．When there"s a test two days after the previous one.
C．When you are really sick.
D．Within one or two days after returning to class.

13. A synonym for bother is ______.

A．please
B．worry
C．disturb
D．interrupt

14. What is the proper title for this passage?

A．Principles of the Classroom.
B．Rules for Students.
C．American Classroom Customs.
D．International Customs.

15. Another good title for the passage would be ______.

A．Common Names
B．Computer Mix-ups
C．Coincidence Causes Confusion
D．Dealing With the Department of Motor Vehicles

16. According to the article, all of the following are true about the two Wandas except that ______.

A．they both lived in St. George"s, Grenada
B．they both wore glasses
C．they had the same birthday
D．they drove the same type of car

17. The passage implies that ______.

A．computers caused the problem for the two Wandas
B．the only similarity between the two women was their name
C．the newspapers helped solved the problem for the two Wandas
D．the women"s problems were solved when one moved to Grenada

18. In the passage, the writer frequently uses ______.

A．vivid adjectives and adverbs
B．logically reasoned arguments
C．pointed accusations
D．factual detail

19. The word skeptical is closest in meaning to ______.

A．free-thinking
B．cruel
C．doubting
D．incompetent

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．was
B．saw
C．had
D．wanted

1. 【B2】

A．leave
B．leaves
C．leaving
D．left

2. 【B3】

A．before
B．after
C．during
D．so

3. 【B4】

A．angry
B．sorry
C．friendly
D．helpful

4. 【B5】

A．homes
B．jobs
C．arms
D．seats

5. 【B6】

A．somebody
B．everybody
C．anybody
D．nobody

6. 【B7】

A．beyond
B．from
C．to
D．around

7. 【B8】

A．understand
B．make
C．know
D．learn

8. 【B9】

A．know
B．known
C．knowing
D．knows

9. 【B10】

A．him
B．them
C．me
D．us

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. 你的行为跟医生的吩咐相违背。

1. 孩子们天生好奇。

2. 许多人抱怨现代生活节奏快。

3. 我总是说话算话。

4. 人类几乎没有机会在核点中逃过一劫。

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. It is important that you contact them when you first become aware a problem might be developing rather than waiting until it has become extremely serious.

1. Social forces that prevailed in the country after 1890 further influenced their development.

2. Rain falls from clouds for the same reason anything fails to Earth.

3. A hero has a story of adventure to tell and a community who will listen. But a hero goes be yond mere fame.

4. It may be possible for large scale change to occur without leaders with magnetic personalities, but the pace of change would be slow, the vision uncertain, and the committee meetings endless.

七、7.Writing

Part VII  Writing

0. For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic:
Letter-writing — a Forgotten Art. You should write no less than 150 words and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below.
  1、电话的普及使人们之间的交流越来越方便。
  2、与此同时，人们也变得懒得写信。
  3、我们应该多写信，尤其是朋友之间、亲友之间，因为……