专升本（英语）模拟试卷10

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. You can hang up what you like on these ______ walls.

A．bare
B．empty
C．blank
D．vacant

1. According to a ______, the majority would rather have newspapers without a government than a government without newspapers.

A．election
B．campaign
C．poll
D．vote

2. The population of the village has decreased ______ 150 to 500.

A．in
B．at
C．by
D．with

3. It seems that there is ______ that I can"t do.

A．nothing
B．anything
C．everything
D．none

4. They are often ______ caring more about animals than human beings.

A．accused of
B．accused with
C．charged of
D．charged for

5. ______ a good beginning is made, the work is half done.

A．As soon as
B．While
C．As
D．Once

6. George could not ______ his foolish mistake.

A．account in
B．count on
C．count for
D．account for

7. We came into this field late, so we must work hard to ______ the lost time.

A．make up for
B．make out
C．keep up with
D．put up with

8. The new law will come into ______ on the day it is passed.

A．effect
B．use
C．service
D．existence

9. We can separate the mixture into the pure chemical compounds ______ it is composed.

A．in which
B．of what
C．of which
D．from which

10. Mrs. Lincoln 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

11. She can"t prevent her little boy ______ shooting ______ birds.

A．from; to
B．on; at
C．with; up
D．from; at

12. Many countries are increasing their use of natural gas, wind and other forms of ______ .

A．energy
B．source
C．power
D．material

13. A darkened sky in the daytime is usually an indication that a storm is ______ .

A．possibly coming
B．about to take place
C．close by
D．expected to be severe

14. We all know that ______ speak louder than words.

A．movements
B．performance
C．operations
D．actions

15. ______, he could not cover the whole distance in fifteen minutes.

A．Fast as he can run
B．As he can run fast
C．if he can run fast
D．Since he ran fast

16. Agricultural production in that country has increased ______ in recent years.

A．vastly
B．strikingly
C．considerably
D．extremely

17. Peter has planned to ______ some money every month so that he can buy a used car next year.

A．set aside
B．set up
C．set in
D．set along

18. Although I spoke to him many times, he never took any ______ of what I said.

A．attention
B．notice
C．warning
D．observation

19. They overcame all the difficulties and fulfilled the plan three months ahead of time, ______ is something we had not expected.

A．that
B．what
C．it
D．which

20. A great many cancers can be cured but only if ______ before they have begun to spread or "colonize" in other parts of the body

A．properly treat
B．properly treating
C．being properly treated
D．properly treated

21. ______ she is a likeable girl, she is very difficult to work with.

A．Since
B．However
C．As far as
D．While

22. All the ______ tourists gave the robber their money.

A．frightened
B．frightening
C．frighten
D．frightful

23. ______ her age, she really did a good job in such a short time.

A．Giving
B．Gives
C．Give
D．Given

24. The soldier was ______ with neglecting his duty.

A．charged
B．conducted
C．changed
D．committed

25. The reason why the car stopped was ______ .

A．because the road was not good
B．that the road was not good
C．due to the bad road
D．because of the bad road

26. You"d better hurry, ______ you might be late for class.

A．or
B．and
C．unless
D．but

27. ______, he performed the task with success.

A．It was expected
B．Which was expected
C．As was expected
D．That was expected

28. The doctor felt John"s arm to ______ if the bone was broken;

A．work out
B．find out
C．look at
D．see out

29. He just ______ my suggestion at the meeting yesterday.

A．put away
B．shut down
C．showed off
D．brushed aside

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. Everyone was invited to the party except Jack,, which caused much______ (suspect).

1. The child felt______ (misery) when he found that all his former playmates tried to avoid him.

2. Instead of Criticizing Elise for what she had: done, the teacher praised her______ (high).

3. His recommendation that the Air Force______ (investigate) the UFO sighting was approved by the committee.

4. A laser beam can be turned into a______ (dead) weapon.

5. The traffic won"t return to normal until the workers finish ______ (wide) the road.

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. Seeing and perceiving are ______.

A．the same action
B．two separate actions
C．two actions carried on entirely by eyes
D．several actions that take place at different times

1. Perceiving is an action that takes place ______.

A．in our eyes
B．only when we think very hard about something
C．only under the direction of a psychologist
D．in every person"s mind

2. People perceive different things about the same scene because ______.

A．they see different things
B．some have better eyesight
C．they cannot agree about things
D．none of these

3. Which of the following is implied but not stated in the passage?

A．Psychologists do not yet know how people see.
B．The experiments in which all factors are controlled are better.
C．The study of perception is going on now.
D．Perception does not involve psychological factors.

4. The best title for this selection is ______.

A．How We See
B．Leaning about Our Minds through Science
C．What Psychologists Perceive
D．How to Become an Experimental Psychologist

5. How has science done a disservice to mankind?

A．Because of science, most of the foods we eat today are contaminated.
B．It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.
C．As a result of scientific intervention, some potentially harmful substances have been added to our food.
D．The scientists have preserved the color of meats, but not of vegetables.

6. What are nitrates used for?

A．They preserve flavor in packaged foods.
B．They preserve the color of meats.
C．They are the objects of research.
D．They cause the animals to become fatter.

7. The FDA has tried repeatedly to control ______.

A．the attempt to fatten the animals
B．the attempt to cure sick animals
C．the using of drugs to animals
D．the using of additives to preserve the color of food

8. The word "carcinogenic" means most nearly the same as ______.

A．trouble-making
B．color-retaining
C．money-saving
D．cancer-causing

9. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasons.
B．Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animals.
C．Researchers have known about the potential hazards of the food additives for over thirty-five years.
D．Food may cause forty percent of cancer in the world.

10. Japanese car salesmen usually do not wait at showrooms for customers to drop by; instead, ______.

A．they sell cars door-to-door
B．they buy presents for their customers
C．they enjoy themselves in recreation centers
D．they go out to do market researches

11. Implied but stated, the competition in car market is ______.

A．light
B．moderate
C．fierce
D．unfair

12. Young people like to buy a new car ______.

A．at home
B．from a showroom
C．made in the U.S.A.
D．made in Japan

13. The squadron of Japanese car salesmen is reducing because of ______.

A．a labor shortage
B．higher expectations among Japan"s workforce
C．high cost land
D．both A and B

14. Japanese car salesmen do their customers many favors such as ______.

A．showing them around in an exhibition
B．arranging insurance
C．paying them a visit on weekends
D．selling old cars for them

15. Global satellite communications systems will be useful to ______.

A．laptop computer users
B．remote villages
C．disaster-relief teams
D．all above

16. Satellite telephones will make ______.

A．business travelers use mobile phones on international trips
B．possible calls from anywhere on earth to anywhere else
C．explorers happy
D．all above

17. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The positioning precision of the voice system is better than that of GPS.
B．The positioning precision of the messaging system is better than that of GPS.
C．The positioning precision of the voice system is better than that of the messaging system.
D．The positioning precision of GPS is better than that of the voice system.

18. What can we say about the new global satellite communications systems?

A．They are widely used.
B．They are very helpful.
C．They are costly.
D．Both A and B.

19. Which of the following may be the best title for the passage?

A．Global Satellite Communications.
B．New Voice and Messaging Systems.
C．New Generation Satellite.
D．Always in Touch.

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．requirements
B．controls
C．limits
D．demands

1. 【B2】

A．catching
B．caught
C．be caught
D．being caught

2. 【B3】

A．carried
B．invited
C．ordered
D．taken

3. 【B4】

A．Surprisingly
B．Amazingly
C．Fortunately
D．Unfortunately

4. 【B5】

A．because
B．if
C．though
D．when

5. 【B6】

A．warned
B．blamed
C．informed
D．relieved

6. 【B7】

A．turned in
B．turned on
C．turned off
D．turned up

7. 【B8】

A．have kept
B．had kept
C．have been keeping
D．had been keeping

8. 【B9】

A．with
B．for
C．of
D．from

9. 【B10】

A．ticket
B．paper
C．punishment
D．fine

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. （据说）, she is a world famous art critic.

1. He is determined to succeed （父母失败之处）

2. （如果当时你穿了大衣）, you would not have felt cold.

3. （无论在什么情况下） can we accept cheque or credit card.

4. （看来） the two professors don"t agree entirely with each other.

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. (In some developed countries) the consumption of cigarettes has become more or less stabilized.

1. (Language can never be separated from society). Apart from society there is no language.

2. (Everyone lives by selling something. In the light of this statement), teachers live by selling knowledge, philosophers by selling wisdom and priests by selling comfort.

3. (Whatever you decide to take up), you should try to make it a success.

4. It is not that he underestimates the difficulty, (but that he doesn"t have any sense of danger at all).

七、7.Writing

Part VII  Writing

0. For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Online Chatting. You should write at least 100-120 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
  1. 聊天的优点。
  2. 聊天的缺点。
  3. 我的观点。