北京高职升本（英语）模拟试卷8

一、1.Vocabulary and Structure

0. — Honey, let"s go out for dinner. —______. I don"t have to cook.

A．Forgot it!
B．That"s great!
C．Why?
D．Go ahead!

1. You should make it a rule to leave things______you can find them.

A．when
B．where
C．then
D．there

2. It"s always difficult to be in a foreign country,______if you don"t speak the language.

A．extremely
B．naturally
C．basically
D．especially

3. It is the ability to do the job______matters not where you come from or what you are.

A．which
B．that
C．what
D．it

4. I was just about to speak______Jack stood up and began his long speech.

A．while
B．when
C．however
D．and

5. ______could be judged from his eyes, he felt terribly sorry for what he had done.

A．Which
B．That
C．As
D．It

6. Sales of CDs have greatly increased since the early 1990s, when people______to enjoy the advantages of this new technology.

A．begin
B．began
C．have begun
D．had begun

7. The purpose of new technologies is to make life easier,______it more difficult.

A．not make
B．not to make
C．not making
D．do not make

8. — Excuse me, but can you tell me which road takes me to the post office? —______of the four roads will do.

A．Any
B．Neither
C．Both
D．Every

9. We usually walk______the river bank, but today I feel tired and won"t walk______far.

A．as long as; so
B．as far as; that
C．as often as; such
D．as soon as; very

10. —______was it______they discovered the entrance to the underground palace?— Totally by chance.

A．How; that
B．What; that
C．When; when
D．Where; that

11. Mr. Johnson has been working industriously in the company for years, which led to______.

A．his being awarded a pay raise
B．his awarded a salary raise
C．him to be awarded a pay raise
D．his award a salary raise

12. Newton proved that it is______that the moon is pulled out of a straight path and kept in orbit (轨道).

A．the force of gravity (重力)
B．from the force of gravity
C．by the force of gravity
D．of the force of gravity

13. Some famous singers live on the______from their record sales.

A．salary
B．value
C．bill
D．income

14. The floods did not start to______until two days after the rain had stopped.

A．retire
B．recede
C．retreat
D．sink

二、2.Reading Comprehension

1. What can be said about the acrobatic show?

A．When you watch it, you will certainly feel cold.
B．Something strange will puzzle everyone, including scientists.
C．Unexpected things will make you excited and surprised.
D．Even the bravest ones will be too frightened to go on watching.

2. The most characteristic thing about the Fashion Night of Chinese Rock is that______.

A．it will let the audience choose the music
B．it is to bring thousands of rock fans out of their homes
C．it will certainly cause a rock storm throughout China
D．it is to be held in memory of one of the greatest musicians

3. Suppose it is September 14th today, how many activities can people choose to attend?

A．2.
B．3.
C．4
D．5

4. On the whole, we can conclude______.

A．people in Beijing prefer modern culture to something traditional
B．there are usually more culture activities in September than in any other month
C．most of the cultural activities in Beijing are for foreign visitors only
D．we can enjoy a large variety of cultural activities in Beijing

6. "Youth Summit" (line 3, paragraph 2) refers to______.

A．visits to the Nixon Library
B．the Chinese students visit to the USA
C．a meeting discussing relations between China and US
D．activities to strengthen the ties between the Chinese and American students

7. The student from Shanghai thought about the time 25 years ago because it was when Nixon______.

A．died
B．visited China
C．became US President
D．started building the library in his name

8. The text is mainly about______.

A．the China-US relations
B．the Nixon Library
C．President Nixon
D．the Youth Summit

10. This passage is mainly about______.

A．Isadora Duncan"s early life
B．Isadora Duncan"s contribution to dance
C．why people in the 1 800s liked ballet
D．Isadora Duncan"s death

11. Duncan got her best early acceptance in______.

A．Chicago
B．San Francisco
C．New York
D．London

12. Early audiences found Duncan"s performances______.

A．foolish
B．boring
C．worthwhile
D．shocking

13. The word "However" at the beginning of the second paragraph signals______.

A．that similar information is to follow
B．an argument
C．a contrast
D．a description

15. According to the passage, Elias Howe was______.

A．the first person we know of who solved problems in his sleep
B．much more hard-working than other inventors
C．the first person to design a sewing machine that really worked
D．the only person at the time who knew the value of dreams

16. The problem Howe was trying to solve was______.

A．what kind of thread to use
B．how to design a needle which would not break
C．where to put the needle
D．how to get the thread to run smoothly around the needle

17. Thomas Edison is spoken of because______.

A．he also tried to invent a sewing machine
B．he got some of his ideas from dreams
C．he was one of Howe"s best friends
D．he also had difficulty in falling asleep

18. Dreams are sometimes called "secret messages to ourselves" because______.

A．strange images are used to communicate ideas
B．images which have no meaning are used
C．we can never understand the real meaning
D．only specially trained people can understand them

20. This passage deals with______.

A．failure and success
B．two sides of failure
C．the "spider-story"
D．the invention of light bulb

21. The first paragraph is mainly about______.

A．the value of failure
B．how people fail
C．famous failures
D．how not to fail

22. The example of Robert Bruce shows that______.

A．failure must come before success
B．we should face failure directly and overcome difficulties
C．nature will help us if we let it
D．people who fail have plenty of company

23. The thing the writer does NOT tell you to do to deal with failure is to______.

A．check out your goals to see if they are right for you
B．think about failure as part of your life
C．think about failure to find out what went wrong
D．avoid things that are beyond you

24. Even if we have failed, we should______.

A．not think about it any more
B．learn to accept it
C．learn to live with others
D．take it easy

三、3.Cloze

1.There is a small film society in my village. I"m on it. There are about forty【36】. The film society gives us the chance to see old and【37】films which are【38】shown. Last month, before the showing of an old film, the club president announced that our projectionist (放映员) had fallen ill. He asked whether any of us knew how to【39】a projector. One of the club members volunteered to operate the projector though he【40】out that it was many years since he had【41】a film. He went to the projectionist"s box and after some【42】the film began. We all felt strange by the film. There was no name and none of us could understand what was【43】. When the reel came to an end, we called the projectionist. "This film doesn"t seem to make sense," one of our members said. "I am sorry about that," our new projectionist answered. "I put the【44】reel in first. After it had been running for a few minutes until I realized that I had made a mistake, but I did not know how to【45】the projector."
(36)

A．persons
B．people
C．members
D．humans

2.(37)

A．good
B．rare
C．expensive
D．agreeable

3.(38)

A．never
B．seldom
C．often
D．lately

4.(39)

A．invent
B．sell
C．buy
D．work

5.(40)

A．spoke
B．looked
C．pointed
D．set

6.(41)

A．seen
B．directed
C．shown
D．made

7.(42)

A．delay
B．rest
C．break
D．paper

8.(43)

A．moving
B．happening
C．talking
D．doing

9.(44)

A．first
B．last
C．old
D．new

10.(45)

A．stop
B．start
C．repair
D．return

四、4.Word Formation

0. We do our best to______(deep) the understanding between the people in our two countries.

1. We offered our______(congratulate) to him on his success.

2. You can read the______(revise) edition if the old edition is of no use to you.

3. He is fired by this company, and currently he is out of______(employ).

4. He does not seem to be______(sympathy) with her.

5. A woman who works as a______(conductor) does the same job as a conductor.

6. A______(violin) is someone who earns a living by playing the violin.

7. A study has been ordered into the feasibility of______(wide) the airport"s main runway by 10 meters.

8. 10,000 US dollars has been spent on the______(decorate) of the auditorium.

9. He could not find enough fuel to______(hot) the room.

五、5.Translation

0. Italian industrial and agricultural production was still not able to meet the immediate needs of the people.

1. Even after graduation, young people find their wings clipped by skyrocketing housing costs.

2. The highest proportion of smokers is found in the age group of 24-44, regardless of sex difference.

3. International students can"t work while they are studying in the U.S., so they must show schools that they have enough money for tuition and living expenses.

4. As they are partly isolated in their own world, twins communicate less with adults than do other children.

六、6.Writing

0.   This part is to test you ability to do practical writing. You are required to write an email. You can refer to the following information in Chinese. You should write about 100 words on the Answer Sheet.
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