专升本（英语）模拟试卷6

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. The farmer had to wear heavy boots in the winter because the fields were so wet and ______ .

A．earthy
B．muddy
C．soiled
D．dusty

1. The police warned people to be ______ against burglary during the festival.

A．in guard
B．on guard
C．under guard
D．like guard

2. Writing stories and articles ______ what I am fond of.

A．is
B．were
C．are
D．have been

3. ______ , follow the directions on the bottle carefully.

A．When taken drugs
B．When drugs are taken
C．When one takes drugs
D．When taking drugs

4. He liked the painting very much, which cost him $1,000. However, he would gladly have paid ______ for it.

A．as much twice
B．much as twice
C．twice as much
D．as twice much

5. Eighty percent of television viewers chose him as their ______ host.

A．fortunate
B．favorite
C．preferred
D．preferable

6. ______ her previous refusal, the smell of the hot buttered toast was appealing.

A．In spite
B．Besides
C．Except for
D．Despite

7. The stranger ______ into the room and threw himself into the armchair

A．stumbled
B．mumbled
C．wavered
D．motioned

8. There was a terrible ______ as the crowd waited to hear who had been killed in the accident.

A．impression
B．diffusion
C．tension
D．stimulation

9. Every citizen in a democratic country may ______ the protection of the law.

A．entitle
B．claim
C．charge
D．inform

10. John regretted very much ______ unkind things about his boss.

A．to say
B．to have said
C．having said
D．being said

11. Maggie was so angry that she felt like ______ some thing at her husband.

A．throwing
B．to throw
C．to have thrown
D．having thrown

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

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

13. ______ had Jane reached school than the bell rang.

A．Hardly
B．Scarcely
C．Rarely
D．No sooner

14. Lasa is unique ______ it is the highest capital city in china.

A．in that
B．with that
C．for that
D．at that

15. Peter didn"t understand the problem until I ______ him.

A．advised
B．acquainted
C．enlightened
D．communicated

16. Your arguments are ______ to criticize.

A．invulnerable
B．insensitive
C．insusceptible
D．"defenseless

17. The pudding on the plate was such a ______ for him that he could not resist it at all.

A．appeal
B．attraction
C．interest
D．temptation

18. As We can no longer wait for the delivery of our order, we have to ______ it.

A．postpone
B．cancel
C．delay
D．refuse

19. The reason ______ I"m writing is to tell you about my exam results.

A．because
B．as
C．why
D．for

20. ______ have come up with the solutions to the problem.

A．The boy student
B．The boys student
C．The boy students
D．The boys students

21. These machines are better than ______we turned out last year.

A．that
B．what
C．those
D．which

22. An old friend from abroad, ______ I was expecting to stay with me, telephoned from the airport.

A．that
B．which
C．whom
D．who

23. ______that called this morning?

A．Who was
B．Who it was
C．Who was him
D．Who was it

24. The city is ______of three sections, which are separated by rivers.

A．upset
B．valued
C．composed
D．ventured

25. His rudeness upset her, and it took her a long time to______

A．put off
B．set back
C．come from
D．get over

26. She ______me of the first time we met, when we knocked into each other with our umbrellas.

A．reminded
B．remembered
C．remained
D．recalled

27. I"ll cook the potatoes if someone will ______ them first.

A．skin
B．peel
C．strip
D．uncover

28. We got five seats in the front ______ of the theatre.

A．row
B．bench
C．line
D．passage

29. The tree, the branches ______ are almost bare, is a very old one.

A．whose
B．in which
C．of which
D．which

二、2.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. In July Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport resumed its international service to______

A．the whole world
B．only four southeastern nations
C．the Southeast Asian nations
D．all Asian nations

1. The airport"s flow of international passengers for July is______ the figure for the corresponding month of the previous year.

A．20% of
B．20% less than
C．80% more than
D．80% less than

2. Because of the outbreak of SARS, the airport______ .

A．reduced its service to some regions
B．reduced its service to all regions
C．reduced its Service to some areas while adding to some other regions
D．canceled all its services to Southeast Asian countries

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The international service in August would be as much as in July.
B．The flow of international passengers will be more than that in July.
C．The airport will provide less service than in July.
D．The flow of international passengers will be more than that in usual time.

4. The report is mainly about ______.

A．the operation of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
B．where people should go to visit after SARS
C．the prediction of what will happen to transport and tourism after SARS
D．the resuming service in Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

5. Wall Street is ______.

A．the name of Chinatown in New York
B．the nickname of New York
C．the financial center of America
D．the tourist center of USA

6. Hetty Green was nicknamed the Wizard of Wall Street because she ______.

A．inherited a large sum of money
B．made a large sum of fortune with shares
C．built up a large company on shares
D．was very queer and cruel

7. The underlined word "mean" in the second paragraph probably can be replaced by ______.

A．vulgar
B．cross
C．wicked
D．ungenerous

8. When her son broke his leg, Hetty Green ______.

A．sent him to a large hospital .
B．sent for a doctor
C．didn"t pay the bill for the doctor
D．took him to, a charity hospital

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

A．Hetty Green hated her son and refused to take him to. a good hospital
B．Hetty liked to earn a lot of money so as to live a good life.
C．Hetty Green preferred money to anything else。
D．Hetty Green died a poor old woman.

10. According to the passage, the United States and Colombia were on bad terms bemuse the United States had ______.

A．at first wished to build a canal through Nicaragua
B．promised to pay Colombia $10 million for A Panama
C．wished to build a canal through Panama
D．protected Panamanian revolutionaries from Colombia

11. From the information in the passage, it can be concluded that the United States ______.

A．wanted to build a canal because it was considering starting a war
B．built a canal through Panama at the risk of ruining relations with, Colombia
C．believed that a canal through Nicaragua would be profitable
D．had lost the Spanish-American War

12. It can be inferred from the passage that an important reason for the decision of the United States to build a canal was to ______.

A．develop trade relations with Europe
B．improve relations with South American countries
C．prevent European ships from reaching the Pacific Ocean
D．reduce travel time for its ships in case of war

13. As it is used in the second paragraph of the passage, the phrase "on bad terms" means ______.

A．to learn to accept something
B．on conditions that one/somebody else decides
C．to have a bad relationship
D．to get along with somebody

14. The tone of the passage can best be described as ______.

A．argumentative
B．informative
C．humorous
D．sarcastic

15. A typical American woman is ______.

A．single or married
B．divorced
C．sure about herself and her role
D．all of the above

16. Which of the following statements best describes the organization of the second paragraph?

A．Two contrasting views of a problem are presented.
B．An evaluation is explained and then reasons are given.
C．A problem is examined and possible answers are given.
D．Historical view is explained in comparison with the present.

17. During the industrialized twentieth century, the role of women ______.

A．was strengthened
B．was as important as early
C．was declined
D．was more reinforced than early days

18. Women took part in men"s jobs during the time of ______.

A．the Second Word War
B．the West movement
C．was early immigration
D．the industrialized twentieth century

19. What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Different life styles led by the American women.
B．American women were free to step into nontraditional roles.
C．American women worked hard to establish their roles in American history.
D．American women were independent because they didn"t have to follow the regulations at all.

三、3.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．drug
B．invention
C．method
D．therapy

1. 【B2】

A．many
B．those
C．nobody
D．anyone

2. 【B3】

A．police
B．business
C．fire
D．medical

3. 【B4】

A．stations
B．restaurants
C．tunnels
D．bridges

4. 【B5】

A．bad
B．exciting
C．general
D．strange

5. 【B6】

A．by
B．through
C．on
D．under

6. 【B7】

A．train
B．air
C．body
D．light

7. 【B8】

A．entrance
B．darkness
C．inside
D．coldness

8. 【B9】

A．quick
B．sudden
C．noisy
D．bad

9. 【B10】

A．same
B．truth
C．opposite
D．fact

四、4.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. （就英语而言）, you are much better than I.

1. （不言而喻）, the education of youth is of great importance to the future of a country.

2. （从校长的反应来看）, he obviously doesn"t seem to quite agree with that young man about the role which games play in the children"s education.

3. （毫无疑问）, English will be becoming more and more important in the future.

4. They will carry out the experiment, （不管发生什么）.

五、5.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. So great is our passion for doing things for ourselves that (we are becoming increasingly less dependent on specialized labor).

1. He"d phoned a friend for advice and then had crossed the roof of the building to the apartment of the elderly woman to (get her to make the call).

2. Call it conceit—call it self-confidence; (whatever it was called), I had it.

3. Some researches even suggest that (children apply the behaviors observed on TV programs to their real-life situations).

4. The British scientist Leon Baggrit foresaw a time when (computers would be small enough to hold in hand) and when computers would be used to help doctors to diagnose and so on.

六、6.Writing

Part VII  Writing

0. For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Keeping Fit. You should write at least 100～120 words and you should base your composition on the outline(given in Chinese) below.
  1．保持健康的重要性。
  2．保持健康的有效途径。
  3．我的做法。