专升本（英语）模拟试卷17

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. Before taking such a test, one had better ______ his or her vocabulary.

A．outline
B．translate
C．revise
D．brush up

1. They worked ______ the cost of the holiday and decided if they could afford it.

A．at
B．out
C．off
D．for

2. My mother will not allow me to go, ______.

A．my father will either
B．either my father will
C．neither will my father
D．nor my father will

3. Even when she didn"t know what she ______ about, she spoke more authoritatively than most people did.

A．talked
B．had been talking
C．had talked
D．would talk

4. Mary does not read newspapers; she reads Shakespeare, ______.

A．therefore
B．eventually
C．however
D．although

5. Your offer is very attractive but I need to ______ before I let you know my decision.

A．think better of it
B．think it over
C．make up my mind
D．come out

6. The two bottles stand ______ on the table.

A．side by side
B．back to back
C．shoulder to shoulder
D．arm in arm

7. The festive Christmas dinner was a merry one, and ______ joined in the general jollity.

A．all olds and youngs
B．each old and young
C．no matter old and young
D．old and young alike

8. She talked about buying a house in the country, but nothing ever ______.

A．came to it
B．came with it
C．came of it
D．came at it

9. Everything I"ve described went wrong. ______, the whole affair was a disaster.

A．In kind
B．In all
C．In short
D．In general

10. The government has promised to do ______ lies in its power to ease the hardships of the laid off(下岗的).

A．what
B．that
C．all
D．which

11. Peter prefers to stay at home ______ out to a gathering.

A．rather than going
B．rather than go
C．rather than to go
D．rather than goes

12. The saying goes that ______ everything is to know nothing.

A．knowing
B．know
C．to know
D．having known

13. "I don"t feel like studying now." But the faster we get the assignment ______ , the sooner we can go out and relax.

A．be done
B．to be done
C．done
D．to do

14. Eating at a restaurant ______ dining in the school dining-hall.

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

15. There is a difference between being laid off and being fired ______ a job.

A．at
B．from
C．with
D．to

16. I never expected John to ______ at the meeting, because I though the was still in hospital.

A．turn up
B．turn on
C．turn over
D．turn down

17. His story was so touching that I could hardly ______ my tears.

A．get along
B．check out
C．take off
D．hold back

18. It may be concluded that the vitamins people choose to take are often not the ______ lacking in their diet.

A．ones
B．some
C．few
D．many

19. It was in this wood ______ I got lost the other day.

A．how
B．where
C．as
D．that

20. We wish the work could ______ more quickly, but we"d had some difficulties in getting the right kind of supplies.

A．have done
B．have been done
C．have been doing
D．be done

21. One of his attributes is his ability to ______ to different working conditions.

A．adapt
B．adept
C．adopt
D．admit

22. Given more time and money, we ______ better than what it is.

A．had done
B．would to
C．could have clone
D．have done

23. New problems are likely to ______ when the economic develops rapidly.

A．rise
B．raise
C．arise
D．arouse

24. The music aroused ______ feeling of homesickness in the soldiers.

A．an intense
B．an intensive
C．a tense
D．an extensive

25. ______ my opinion, she is by far the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.

A．To
B．By
C．On
D．In

26. Behaviorists do not discuss things that happen inside the mind, because they cannot see ______ happens inside the brain.

A．that
B．which
C．such
D．what

27. The new students in Class One intended to visit Mr. Tai ______ the weather got worse.

A．lest
B．unless
C．providing
D．until

28. When her parents died, Patricia had to ______ her three sisters.

A．grow up
B．care about
C．bring up
D．concern about

29. The emplyees in that company are paid ______.

A．by hours
B．by hour
C．by an hour
D．by the hour

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. Flowers are always a ______ (please) sight, especially in the city.

1. The bedrooms in his new flat are ______ (taste) decorated and furnished.

2. Hardly ever have I heard music as ______ (impress) as this.

3. They are proud their son has won the first prize in the physics ______ (compete).

4. What a pity that they don"t realize the entire event had been arranged for their ______ (convenient).

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

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. Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?

A．The progressive tax covers a percentage of people"s wages.
B．The flat rate taxes everyone the same percentage.
C．There is an argument over two different types of taxation.
D．Ray Mathers and Eve Winick answered a government poll.

1. You can infer that an unstated reason Mathers likes the flat rate tax is that ______.

A．it is easy to figure out
B．it is fair
C．he probably pays heavy taxes
D．he is poor

2. You can infer from the passage that the people who are presently supposed to pay the high est percentage of their income in taxes are the ______.

A．rich
B．middle class
C．poor
D．businessmen

3. You can infer that an unstated reason Winick does not want a flat rate tax is that ______.

A．she might have to pay more taxes
B．she is rich
C．the flat rate tax is hard to figure out
D．the flat rate tax is unfair to the rich

4. In the last sentence of the passage, the phrase "better off" means ______.

A．in a worse condition
B．wealthy
C．doing more than expected
D．in a better condition

5. Which of the following best fit the title of the passage?

A．US "Coffee to Go" Culture
B．Take away the Coffee
C．Coffee to Go Booms across Europe
D．Coffee to Go in Germany

6. Why "coffee to go" is popular in Europe?

A．Because of fast-paced life.
B．Because people like snacks to go with coffee.
C．To follow the US "coffee to go" trend.
D．Because it is part of everyday life in many other countries.

7. According to the passage, which of the following is true about "coffee to go"?

A．It is part of everyday life for Europeans.
B．It means to have cakes and cookies to go with the coffee.
C．It revealed the fact that Europe is behind trends in America.
D．It is very likely to reshape coffee drinking cultures all over the world.

8. What does the first sentence of this passage mean?

A．There are a large number of European people enjoying coffee and relaxing in a cafe
B．A number of Europeans like to relax in a cafe and enjoy coffee.
C．Europeans spend much time in a café.
D．Europeans spend less and less time in a café.

9. What can we infer from this passage?

A．Europe tends to follow American trends in a traditional way.
B．Berlin resumed its status as the German capital following the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989.
C．The "coffee to go" trend also comes to Asia and the Middle East.
D．The "coffee to go" trend will take the concept of fast-paced life to Europe.

10. Which of the following is TRUE about the words?

A．They are used to express feelings only.
B．They can not be written down.
C．They are simply sounds.
D．They are mysterious.

11. The real power of words consists in their ______.

A．properties
B．characteristics
C．peculiarity
D．representative function

12. By "association", the author means ______.

A．a special quality
B．a strange feature
C．a joining of ideas in the mind
D．an appearance which is puzzling

13. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．The more we read and learn, the more ignorant we are.
B．The more we read and learn, the more learned we are.
C．The more we read and learn, the more confused we will be.
D．The more we read and learn, the more snobbish we become.

14. In expressing their thoughts, great writers are able ______.

A．to confound the readers
B．to move men to tears
C．to move our actions
D．to puzzle our feelings

15. Why was reading aloud common before the nineteenth century?

A．Silent reading had not been discovered.
B．There were few places available for private reading.
C．Few people could read for themselves.
D．People relied on reading for entertainment.

16. The development of silent reading during the nineteenth century indicated ______.

A．a change in the status of literate people
B．a change in the nature of reading
C．an increase in the number of books
D．an increase in the average age of readers

17. Educationalists are still arguing about ______.

A．the importance of silent reading
B．the amount of information yielded by books and newspapers
C．the effects of reading on health
D．the value of different types of reading material

18. The emergence of the mass media and of specialized periodicals showed that ______.

A．standards of literacy had declined
B．readers" interests had diversified
C．printing techniques had improved
D．educationalists" attitudes had changed

19. What is the writer"s purpose in writing this passage?

A．To explain how present-day reading habits developed.
B．To change people"s attitudes to reading.
C．To show how reading methods have improved.
D．To encourage the growth of reading.

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．when
B．why
C．what
D．how

1. 【B2】

A．ancient
B．modern
C．past
D．future

2. 【B3】

A．every
B．another
C．some
D．any

3. 【B4】

A．comes
B．was coming
C．came
D．has come

4. 【B5】

A．art
B．picture-writing
C．buildings
D．picture-drawing

5. 【B6】

A．ideas
B．stories
C．subjects
D．things

6. 【B7】

A．At least
B．By the way
C．Indeed
D．For example

7. 【B8】

A．mean
B．show
C．take
D．have

8. 【B9】

A．that
B．body
C．sight
D．such

9. 【B10】

A．with
B．taking
C．without
D．striking

10. 【B11】

A．However
B．Although
C．Thus
D．Even

11. 【B12】

A．building
B．drawing
C．idea
D．plan

12. 【B13】

A．both
B．either
C．also
D．only

13. 【B14】

A．what
B．which
C．as
D．so

14. 【B15】

A．Together with
B．Except
C．Such as
D．Besides

15. 【B16】

A．not
B．very
C．so
D．too

16. 【B17】

A．was
B．had
C．happened
D．supposed

17. 【B18】

A．drawn
B．used
C．done
D．taken

18. 【B19】

A．those
B．other
C．all that
D．many

19. 【B20】

A．just enough for
B．many more than
C．much less than
D．as much as

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. （平均而言）, the water is a little more than two miles deep.

1. （不用说）, the second list can be remembered more easily than the first one.

2. He walked so fast that the child （跟不上他）

3. （当谈到细节时） he is very careful.

4. （尽管我愿意去）, I would like it better if you went.

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. You will (have to answer for your foolish behavior).

1. (While respected), he is not liked.

2. (As long as you clear your desk by this evening), you can have tomorrow off.

3. She and I (killed an hour strolling in the street).

4. He loves (keeping his own opinion to himself).

七、7.Writing

Part VII  Writing

0. For this part, you are supposed to write an announcement in 100-120 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.
  秋天到了，工会决定组织一次郊游。请写出有关郊游的通知。通知内容如下：
  (1)郊游的时间、地点；
  (2)活动内容；
  (3)郊游的费用；
  (4)回复。