专升本（英语）模拟试卷208

一、1.Phonetics

0.(1)

A．starve
B．towards
C．warn
D．warm

1.(2)

A．cheap
B．sweat
C．treat
D．leap

2.(3)

A．some
B．lot
C．other
D．honey

3.(4)

A．chore
B．chocolate
C．arch
D．school

4.(5)

A．dive
B．five
C．bite
D．bit

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. Adults sometimes envy children who play all the time ______ they themselves have to work, rain or shine.

A．while
B．once
C．since
D．though

1. Talking to foreigners is fun if you ______ the right time and place.

A．locate
B．consider
C．choose
D．decide

2. A person with the blood type AB can ______ any type of blood.

A．apply
B．recognize
C．receive
D．absorb

3. In a second-hand bookshop, Billy came across a book which he thought was certainly a ______edition.

A．rare
B．scarce
C．seldom
D．hardly

4. The red color can stimulate all our ______, including appetite.

A．thoughts
B．worries
C．senses
D．desires

5. While I was waiting for her, I killed time ______ looking in the show windows.

A．by
B．with
C．in
D．over

6. Mrs. London has ______ that she is unable to get a job.

A．such small education
B．so little education
C．a such little education
D．a so small education

7. I ______ come yesterday, but I could not.

A．was to have
B．must
C．ought
D．have to

8. He treats it ______ a request for information.

A．for
B．as
C．like
D．by

9. They promised ______ each other when they went to work.

A．get in touch with
B．getting in touch with
C．to get in touch with
D．to get touch with

10. She was too shy to Speak______.

A．in public
B．in the public
C．in a public
D．at public

11. I often thought of my childhood, ______ I lived on a farm.

A．when
B．which
C．where
D．who

12. I don"t like this hat. Please show me ______.

A．another
B．the other
C．others
D．both

13. They ______ shopping, when someone knocked at the door.

A．are about to
B．are to go
C．were about to go
D．were to go

14. He gained his ______ by printing ______ of famous writers.

A．wealth; work
B．wealthy; works
C．wealthy; work
D．wealth; works

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 Paumunkeys did all the following except ______.

A．not having to go to school
B．living in the fresh air
C．going fishing and hunting
D．not wanting to go home

2. According to the passage, Pat didn"t ______.

A．want to be like his uncle in every way
B．try to make the sounds of a bird singing
C．like to go to school
D．go to school across the forest

3. Pat thought Caesar was his ______.

A．friend
B．servant
C．master
D．slave

4. It"s safe to say that Pat "came from ______ family.

A．an Indian
B．a rich
C．a poor
D．a black

6. According to the writer, conflicts between husband and wife usually reflect ______.

A．feelings of hatred
B．power struggle
C．that they don"t care for each other
D．that they may appeal to divorce

7. As children enter adolescents, they begin to do the following except ______.

A．demanding greater freedom to go where they please
B．making decisions without parental interference
C．getting married whenever they please
D．doing what they please

8. "... generation gap is narrowing" means" ______".

A．the adolescents now become timid
B．parents used to get along with their children
C．the vast majority of teenagers share most of their parents" values and ideas
D．parents and teenagers don"t like to quarrel

9. Parents and children often disagree about what is important or right because ______.

A．they have different styles of life
B．they hate each other
C．parents think that their children are troublemakers
D．they are in a society of rapidly changing social and moral values

11. According to the passage, which is not true during the earthquake?

A．Several houses fell to the ground.
B．The old tower shook to their foundations.
C．Spanish kings were frightened away.
D．Spanish won Granada.

12. How do you understand "the spirit of Zorahayda... was oftenseen by moonlight..."?

A．Moonlight often saw the spirit of Zorahayda.
B．People could see the spirit of Zorahayda when there was the moon in the sky.
C．The spirit of Zorahayda could see moonlight.
D．There was moonlight in the spirit of Zorahayda.

13. When King Philip V and his queen visited the city of Granada, they ______.

A．heard drums and royal music
B．didn"t find fine horses
C．saw that there was no change in the palace
D．experienced an earthquake

14. King Philip V married the princess ______.

A．Zayda or Isabella
B．Zorayda or Isabella
C．Zorahayda or Isabella
D．Elizabeth or Isabella

16. Tuition for attending the university in the United States is ______.

A．inexpensive
B．high
C．free from charge
D．costless

17. The word "sponsor" in paragraph two means ______.

A．guarantee
B．guard
C．guest
D．guardian

18. Students from other countries think that ______.

A．it"s easier to get part-time work abroad
B．there are more activities to take part in than at home
C．everyone can get scholarships or special loans
D．their main problem abroad is the lack of money

19. The second paragraph is mainly about ______.

A．international students solve their money problem in different ways
B．international students can"t study full time because they have to do spare-time jobs
C．American students prefer to study in their own country
D．American students can attend colleges abroad easily

21. The patient had come to London ______.

A．to see whether he could make friends with the nurse
B．to get the medical treatment from the doctor
C．to do some business to make money
D．to visit the world-famous city

22. The nurse asked the patient ______.

A．if he was feeling any better
B．whether he wanted to do anything
C．if he needed her help
D．whether she was a warm-hearted lady

23. When the nurse asked the patient again ______.

A．he repeated what he had said
B．he kept silent all the same
C．he said he needed her help very much
D．he said she was a very bad woman

24. The patient died ______.

A．because of the doctor
B．because Of the nurse
C．because his illness was too bad
D．because of the wrong medicine he had taken

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.November 7, 2000 is a very special day in the United States. Voters all across the nation are【21】representatives in local and national races. Some people think that they"re voting for the president of our country too. They"re not! Again, they"re voting for【22】. These representatives are called electors. They are part of a system called the Electoral College.
  In most states the electors are chosen on a winner take all basis. That makes it【23】for one candidate to win【24】electors while getting less popular votes nationally than his【25】.
  The【26】will meet in their respective states and vote for president and vice-president on December 18, 2000. The Constitution does not【27】the electors to vote for the candidates that they are pledged to, but they almost always do.【28】January 6, 2001, just two weeks before the【29】president and vice-president take office, the votes will be counted in Congress.
  If no one gets a majority (more than half) of the electoral votes, at least 270 out of 538, the【30】will be chosen by Congress. The House of Representatives will choose (one vote per state) the president and the senate will choose the vice-president. It"s not likely, but we could【31】end up with a president from one party and a vice-president from【32】.
  In an extremely close election, all【33】of strange outcomes are possible. Will the【34】that most voters prefer be the next【35】? And when will we even know?
(41)

A．phoning
B．asking
C．wishing
D．electing

2.(42)

A．president
B．someone
C．candidates
D．representatives

3.(43)

A．possible
B．impossible
C．good
D．bad

4.(44)

A．least
B．a few
C．little
D．the most

5.(45)

A．enemy
B．election
C．memory
D．opponent

6.(46)

A．voters
B．electors
C．president
D．folks

7.(47)

A．force
B．see
C．remind
D．popcorn

8.(48)

A．In
B．Before
C．On
D．After

9.(49)

A．new
B．former
C．old
D．young

10.(50)

A．voters
B．winners
C．people
D．guys

11.(51)

A．actually
B．hardly
C．fairly
D．generally

12.(52)

A．others
B．voters
C．electors
D．another

13.(53)

A．kinds
B．styles
C．countries
D．states

14.(54)

A．food
B．election
C．car
D．candidate

15.(55)

A．diner
B．victory
C．dog
D．president

五、5.Writing

Part VII  Writing

0.   For this part, you are supposed to write a Found Announcement in English in 100- 120 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.
  你(Finder)拾到一个学生包。写一份失物招领启事。启事内容如下：
(1)拾包的时间、地点；
(2)包中大体内容；
(3)联系方式。

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. I"m leaving         B. Thank you
C. I"ll do my best       D. and sit here
E. Please sit down       F. But I worry about
G. Take it easy         H. Don"t forget
Boss: Come in, please. Oh, Mary, come over【56】 Your annual report is well done.
Mary:【57】
Boss: I know you"re a capable person.
Mary: Thank you for saying that.【58】 the wrong figures I gave you last time.
Boss:【59】 Everyone makes mistakes.
Mary: Thank you so much for your forgiveness.【60】
(57)

2.(58)

3.(59)

4.(60)

5.(61)