2020年高职单招英语模拟试卷

英语

(本试卷共40道选择题，每题2.5分，共100分，每题只有一个正确答案。)

Part I Vocabulary and Structure (每题2.5分，10道题，共25分)

81. He doesn't know what to say, for it is the first time that he ______ with a girl.

A. went out B. goes out C. has gone out D. had gone out

82. _____ the teacher's suggestion, Tom finally found a way to settle the problem.

A. Following B. To follow C. Follow D. He followed

83. Of all the applicants, ______ do you think is fit for the position?

A. who B. whoever C. whomever D. whichever

84. Generally speaking, the harder one works, _______.

A. the better he gets result B. the better result he gets

C. he gets better result D. does he get better result

85. Peter is very angry about ______ of the changed timetable.

A. not informing B. not being informed

C. being not informed D. not to be informed

86. It is ______ that terrorism is a great threat to world peace.

A. widely accepted B. widely accepting

C. wide accepted D. wide accepting

87.E-mail as well as telephones ____ more and more popular in daily　communication.

A. have become B. become C. are becoming D. is becoming

88. What do you mean ____ saying that you've never heard of it before?

A. in B. by C. as D. with

89. He's an intelligent boy. He ____ made such a foolish mistake.

A. can't have B. may not have C. mustn't have D. might not have

90. The newspaper's owner and editor ___ away on holiday.

A. is B. are C. be D. have been

Part II Cloze (每题2.5分，20道题，共50分)

You have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes’ break between classes. But when the bell for the next class rings, you can’t 91 how quickly time has passed.

If you are familiar with this 92 , you’ll know how time flies when you are having fun-and 93 when you are bored. Now scientists have 94 a reason why this is the case.

Scans have shown that patterns of activity in the brain 95 according to

how we focus on a task. When we are 96 , we concentrate more on how time

is passing. And this makes our brains 97 the clock is ticking more slowly.

In an experiment 98 by a French laboratory, 12 volunteers watched an image 99 researchers monitored their brain activity.

The volunteers were told to 100 concentrate on how long an image appeared for, then 101 the color of the image, and thirdly, study both duration and color. The results showed that 102 was more active when the volunteers paid 103 subjects.

It is thought that if the brain is 104 focusing on many aspects of a task, it has to 105 its resources, and pays less attention to the clock. 106 , time passes without us really 107 it, and seems to go quickly. If the brain is not so active, it concentrates its 108 energies on monitoring the passing of time. 109 , time seems to drag.

Next time you feel bored 110 , perhaps you should pay more attention to what the teacher is saying!

91.A.guess B.learn C.believe D.doubt

92.A.view B.point C.scene D.experience

93.A.drags B.stops C.backs D.gains

94.A.thought over B.made up C.suggested D.come up with

95.A.change B.develop C.grow D.slow

96.A.sleepy B.bored C.excited D.active

97.A.report B.think C.decide D.see

98.A.produced B.carried C.tried D.performed

99.A.so B.when C.while D.but

100.A.partly B.quickly C.how D.first

101.A.remember B.focus on C.forget D.tell apart

102.A.the researchers B.the experiment

C.the clock D.the brain

103.A.much attention to B.more attention to

C.attention to many D.attention to more

104.A.busy B.likely C.ready D.sure

105.A.focus B.gather C.reach D.spread

106.A.However B.Furthermore C.Therefore D.Finally

107.A.recognizing B.watching C.noticing D.counting

108.A.enough B.full C.right D.proper

109.A.In fact B.As a result C.For example D.Instead

110.A.in class B.with work C.in mind D.of lessons

Part III Reading Comprehension (每题2.5分，10道题，共25分)

Passage One

An expensive car speeding down the main street of a small town was soon caught up with by a young motorcycle policeman. As he started to make out the ticket, the woman behind the wheel said proudly, “Before you go any further, young man, I think you should know that the mayor of this city is a good friend of mine.” The officer did not say a word, but kept writing. “I am also a friend of chief of police Barens,” continued the woman, getting more angry each moment, Still he kept on writing. “Young man,” she persisted, “I know Judge Lawson and State Senator (参议员) Patton.” Handing the ticket to the woman, the officer asked pleasantly , “Tell me, do you know Bill Bronson.”

“Why, no,” she answered.

“Well, that is the man you should have known,” he said, heading back to his motorcycle, “I am Bill Bronson.”

111. The policeman stopped the car because_____

A. it was an expensive car

B. the driver was a proud lady

C. the driver was driving beyond the speed limit

D. the driver was going to make trouble for the police

112. The woman was getting more angry each moment because _____.

A. the policeman didn’t know her friends

B. the policeman didn’t accept her kindness

C. the policeman was going to punish her

D. she didn’t know the policeman’s name

113. The policeman was _______.

A. an honorable fellow B. a stupid fellow

C. an impolite man D. a shy man

114. The woman was _______.

A. kind-hearted

B. a person who depended on someone else to finish her work

C. trying to frighten the policeman on the strength of her friends’ powerful positions

D. introducing her good friends’ names to the young officer

115. The policeman _______.

A. had no sense of humor (幽默) B. had s sense of humor

C. had no sense of duty D. was senseless

Passage Two

Joe and Helen Mills had two small children. One was six and the other four. They always resisted going to bed, and Helen was always complaining (抱怨) about this and asking Joe for help. But as he did not come home until after they had gone to bed during the week, he was unable to help except at weekends.

Joe considered himself a good singer, but really his voice was not at all musical. However, he decided that, if he sang to the children when they went to bed, it would help them to relax, and they would soon go to sleep.

He did this every Saturday and Sunday night until he heard his small son whispered to his younger sister, “If you pretend that you’re asleep, he stops.”

116. The children always resisted going to bed, which____________________.

A. made Helen suffer a lot B. satisfied their mother

C. Helen was not satisfied with D. gave Helen much trouble

117.The husband couldn’t help the wife to look after the children____________________ .

A. because he returned from work too late

B. since his voice sounded like a singer’s

C. except on Saturday and Sunday

D. for he did not come home until after the children had gone to bed on weekends

118. Joe worked____________________ .

A. all the week including Saturday and Sunday

B. during the week including the weekends

C. every day but Saturday and Sunday

D. every week except on Sunday

119. Which of the following conclusions can we draw from the above story?

A. Joe’s song did help the children to relax.

B. With Joe’s help, the children went to sleep.

C. The wife must be thankful to her husband for the great help.

D. The children were so tired of their father’s voice that they pretended to be asleep.

120. This joke tells about____________________ .

A. Joe and Helen B. Helen’s trouble

C. Joe’s foolery D. the bright idea of the two small children