专升本（英语）模拟试卷217

一、1.Phonetics

0.(1)

A．deadline
B．handsome
C．adjust
D．sandwich

1.(2)

A．carve
B．courtyard
C．department
D．sugar

2.(3)

A．flour
B．sour
C．tour
D．hour

3.(4)

A．white
B．whole
C．where
D．when

4.(5)

A．treasure
B．pleasure
C．sure
D．measure

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. It is difficult to distinguish one twin ______ the other.

A．to
B．by
C．for
D．from

1. My parents always buy ______ my birthday.

A．anything nice to
B．anything nice for
C．something nice to
D．something nice for

2. To travel from England to Scotland you ______ a passport.

A．mustn"t have
B．haven"t got
C．don"t need
D．needn"t

3. Anyone can get into the club, ______ he is a member there.

A．even if
B．unless
C．as that
D．so long as

4. Though I haven"t seen him for years, I can ______ his voice on the telephone.

A．realize
B．discover
C．accept
D．recognize

5. The bread and butter ______ served for breakfast.

A．are
B．is
C．have
D．had been

6. When he was in his ______ , he began to study English.

A．forty
B．forty"s
C．forties
D．forty"s years old

7. He is ______ a horse.

A．stronger as
B．as stronger than
C．the strong as
D．stronger than

8. It is essential that all these figures ______ twice.

A．must be checked
B．be checked
C．is checked
D．will be checked

9. I think he studies very hard, ______?

A．does he
B．doesn"t he
C．don"t I
D．do I

10. In ______ century, computers will be used more widely.

A．twenty-one
B．the twenty-one
C．twenty-fast
D．the twenty-first

11. I shall make the announcement ______ the beginning of the meeting.

A．to
B．for
C．at
D．in

12. It is a question ______ the book will be published this month or next month.

A．if
B．whether
C．that
D．which

13. We must ______ early in the morning so as to catch the first train.

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

14. In no way ______ from practice.

A．theory can be separated
B．theory is separated
C．can theory be separated
D．has theory been separated

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. A good synonym for "origin" is ______.

A．people
B．future
C．beginning
D．culture

2. According to this passage, all educated Europeans of the seventh century were expected to study ______.

A．physical science and chemistry
B．Greek and Latin
C．democracy and communism
D．French and Spanish

3. Today, most of people won"t study either Greek or Latin because ______.

A．they are no longer important
B．people do not have enough time
C．they are no longer existed
D．people can not learn them well

4. What can we conclude from this passage?

A．Greeks and Romans significantly influenced European culture.
B．The Greeks were the founders of democracy.
C．The Greeks and Romans were bitter enemies.
D．People of the classical world were barbaric and uneducated.

6. The language from which we derived the word tomato is ______.

A．Portuguese
B．Spanish
C．Nahuatl
D．European

7. North American people didn"t eat tomatoes at first because ______.

A．they had too much other food
B．they mistakenly thought they were poisonous
C．settlers ate only traditional European foods
D．no one liked the taste

8. The underlined word "suitor" in the second paragraph means ______.

A．boyfriend
B．launderer
C．tailor
D．explorer

9. A good title for this passage would be ______.

A．Life in Early America
B．What Happens to the Brokenhearted
C．The History of the Tomato
D．Vegetables in Our Diet

11. A camel has long eyelashes ______.

A．to keep windblown sand out of its eyes
B．that get in the way of its sight
C．to help it see better
D．to attract other camels

12. The writer implies that eyelids are ______.

A．not found on lizards
B．nice to look at
C．always covered with eyelashes
D．the most effective eye protection

13. The author compares the duck"s third eyelid to a ______.

A．tissue
B．glass covering
C．tiny brush
D．diving mask

14. A good title for this passage would be ______.

A．Look Out
B．Birds" Eyes
C．Eyes in the Night
D．Protecting the Eye

16. The function of the first sentence in this passage is to ______.

A．give detail
B．sum up the story
C．capture the reader"s interest
D．elaborate upon a point

17. When Williams began working on his book, he ______.

A．was paid $35,000
B．learned to paint
C．had already buried the treasure
D．did not know what the story would be about

18. We can conclude from the passage that ______.

A．the clues in Masquerade are easy to decipher
B．Kit Williams has many artistic talents
C．many people bury treasures in Britain
D．Kit Williams said he would pay $35,000 to whoever found the treasure

19. This passage is about ______.

A．British painters
B．golden jewelry
C．a modern treasure hunt
D．writing children"s books

21. The opening sentence catches your attention by ______.

A．surprising you
B．describing a humorous situation
C．ridiculing someone
D．appealing to people"s dreams of personal success

22. Walter Mitty is ______.

A．a successful ad man
B．a short-story writer
C．a beginning piano player
D．a fictional character

23. The author of this passage implies that nowadays the story of Jack would be ______.

A．believable
B．inspiring
C．unbelievable
D．sad

24. This passage is about a ______.

A．musical performance
B．successful advertisement
C．valuable prize
D．scientific study

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.Eggs are my favorite food. I like them【21】, hard-boiled, scrambled, or poached. 1 eat eggs for【22】, lunch, and dinner. I eat eggs here, there, and everywhere!
  Eggs taste great. You can eat them by【23】or as part of any meal. Eggs are【24】used as an ingredient in many prepared foods. Can you think of any foods that contain【25】?
  Eggs are really a perfect food. They are【26】in most of the nutrients we need to maintain good【27】. When a baby chicken develops【28】an egg, the egg【29】and yolk are the only foods they need.
  Many people believe that eggs are【30】. They point out that eggs contain a very high amount of cholesterol(胆固醇). Too【31】of one kind of cholesterol in our blood can cause he-art disease.
  There is no evidence that eggs【32】the harmful cholesterol in our blood. When we eat foods that are【33】in cholesterol, our bodies make【34】of it to balance, or adjust.
  If you want to enjoy a tasty and healthy food, eat plenty of【35】.
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A．fried
B．cooked
C．eaten
D．decorated

2.(42)

A．day
B．night
C．breakfast
D．health

3.(43)

A．themselves
B．cooking
C．, yourselves
D．meal

4.(44)

A．yet
B．still
C．probably
D．also

5.(45)

A．flour
B．milk
C．vitamins
D．eggs

6.(46)

A．rich
B．lacking
C．found
D．hiding

7.(47)

A．habits
B．health
C．deeds
D．luck

8.(48)

A．near
B．inside
C．under
D．outside

9.(49)

A．beaters
B．white
C．shell
D．roll

10.(50)

A．expensive
B．healthy
C．unhealthy
D．cheap

11.(51)

A．little
B．few
C．much
D．many

12.(52)

A．decrease
B．bring
C．take
D．raise

13.(53)

A．high
B．low
C．down
D．flavored

14.(54)

A．more
B．less
C．fun
D．pickles

15.(55)

A．grains
B．chickens
C．cookies
D．eggs

五、5.Writing

Part VII  Writing

0.   For this part, you are supposed to write a letter in 100～120 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.
  你是一位中学数学老师。最近，你的几位老同学希望你能入伙，和他们共办一家软件公司。经过考虑，你做出了自己的选择。就以上所规定的情景用第一人称写封信给他们，告知他们你的看法。

六、6.Daily Conversation

1.Read the following dialogue and try to fill up the gaps with proper words, phrases, or sentences.
  Tom: So, tell me about your family. Have you got any brothers or sisters?
  Barbara: Yeah. I"ve got three sisters【56】
  Tom: Three sisters.【57】?
  Barbara: Well, the oldest is twenty-three. The second oldest is twenty-one, and the youngest is nineteen.
  Tom: And what do they do?
  Barbara: The oldest one has two children, and they keep her pretty busy. The second oldest, is in college like me. She【58】computer science. And the other one is still in high school.
  Tom: And what about your dad?【59】?
  Barbara: Oh, he"s a lawyer.
  Tom: Oh, really? And your mom?【60】, too?
  Barbara: Yeah, she"s a journalist. She works for a travel magazine
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2.(58)

3.(59)

4.(60)

5.(61)