專升本（英語(yǔ)）模擬試卷168

一、1.Identification

Identification
Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underline parts marked A, B, C and D. Identify the ONE that is not correct. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

0. He went to the library (and) spent the whole afternoon there (to look) for (material) for an article (on) Shakespeare.

A．a(chǎn)nd
B．to look
C．material
D．on

1. In order to (attain) our objective, it is (essential) that we (will make) the best use of the limited resources (available).

A．a(chǎn)ttain
B．essential
C．will make
D．a(chǎn)vailable

2. He doesn"t (say) in his letter (that) he" s going to (be back) (or not).

A．say
B．that
C．be back
D．or not

3. I can"t help (to think) it (would be) fun (to play) such (an exciting) game with them.

A．to think
B．would be
C．to play
D．a(chǎn)n exciting

4. (By no means) (it is) true that (all English people) know their (own) language.

A．By on means
B．it is
C．a(chǎn)ll English
D．own

5. The (first) Olympic (Games) (in) modern (time) took place in 1896.

A．first
B．Games
C．in
D．time

6. (I have been) told that he (will have come) if he (were) (able).

A．have been
B．will have come
C．were
D．a(chǎn)ble

7. Mr. Brown often (wore) a heavy coat because he was not (used to) (live) in such a (cold climate).

A．wore
B．used to
C．live
D．cold climate

8. (Those of us) who work in chemical (laboratories), should have (their) lungs (checked) quite regularly.

A．Those of us
B．laboratories
C．their
D．checked

9. (Either) the brother (or) the sister will tell (their) father about (what has happened).

A．Either
B．or
C．their
D．what has happened

二、2.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. Is this the entrance ______ the garden?

A．towards
B．of
C．for
D．to

1. Will you mind ______ him now ______ the next stop?

A．my telling; to take
B．my showing; to taking
C．me to tell; take
D．me to tell; to taking

2. Our sports team won ______ many gold medals ______ they did at the last National Games.

A．twice as... as
B．a(chǎn)s twice... as
C．a(chǎn)s... as twice
D．twice... than

3. Quite a lot of people came over to help the poor man ______ at once.

A．not asking
B．without being asked
C．without asking
D．not asked

4. ______ any information about Mary, give me a call.

A．If you are getting
B．Should you get
C．Had you got
D．Would you get

5. Don"t say anything more about it to others, or you"ll ______ it even worse than before.

A．prove
B．make
C．regard
D．drive

6. I"m going to the hairdresser"s to ______.

A．cut my hair
B．have my hair cut
C．have cut my hair
D．cut me my hair

7. Please come back as soon as ______.

A．you can
B．being able
C．you want
D．to be able to

8. We have no idea at all ______.

A．gone where he has
B．why was he questioned by the police
C．where he has gone
D．where has he gone

9. --If you are offered a trip to the moon, ______ it?--Of course. Why not?

A．did you accept
B．a(chǎn)re you going to accept
C．will you accept
D．would you accept

10. John said he wouldn"t go to the party as he was busy, but he went there ______.

A．a(chǎn)fter all
B．a(chǎn)bove all
C．a(chǎn)t all
D．in all

11. Not until the bell rang ______ in.

A．do they come
B．came they
C．did they come
D．they came

12. After living in London for fifty years he returned to the small town ______ he grew up as a child.

A．which
B．where
C．that
D．when

13. --"Did you review your lessons last night?"--"No, but if I ______, I would have done better on today"s test."

A．had reviewed my lessons
B．will review my lessons
C．have reviewed my lessons
D．have done

14. --Can you and Alice come to dinner tonight?-- No, Alice has ______ much work to do that she is staying late at the office.

A．such
B．so
C．of
D．very

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.

1.Are you a good reader? Good readers know that reading isn"t just about knowing words— it"s a way of thinking. Here are some tips that may be of some help.
  Think before you read. Before you read the text, ask yourself the questions that why you are reading it and what you want to get from it. These will help you choose what words you need to know and what words you can skip or scan.
  Think while you are reading. Can you get the meaning of the text without looking up new words in a dictionary? A text will often give examples that may help you understand some words. For example: Many large Russian cities, such as Chelyabinsk and Irkutsk, have taken steps to protect their culture. The words "Chelyabinsk" and "Irkutsk" may be new to us, but the sentences before and after it tell us what they are.
  Think after you read. What is the main idea of the text? Is the text too easy or too hard for you?
  If you practice reading and thinking in this way, you will become a better reader and you will learn better and faster.

This passage is probably taken from______.

A．a(chǎn) newspaper for general readers
B．a(chǎn) magazine for language teachers
C．a(chǎn) book for language learners
D．a(chǎn)n advertisement for a new book

2.
The word "scan" in the second paragraph probably means______.

A．reading carefully
B．reading quickly and not word by word
C．reading by repeating some important words
D．reading more than one article at the same time

3.
What do the words "Chelyabinsk" and "Irkutsk" refer to?

A．Countries.
B．Mountains.
C．Rivers.
D．Cities.

4.
The author of the passage advises us to do all the following EXCEPT______.

A．we should think before, while and after we read a passage
B．we"d better look up every new word in a dictionary
C．we should learn to guess the meanings of new words
D．the clues in a passage should be made use of

5.
We can learn from the passage that______.

A．Reading is just a way of knowing new words
B．A good reader must learn more new words
C．A good reader can think before, while and after reading
D．Reading takes a lot of time

7.One day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to New York and the girl in the ticket office said, "I"m sorry, I can"t sell you a ticket. Our computer is down."
  "If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket."
  "I can"t write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so."
  I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just standing there staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, "What do all you people do?"
  "We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not."
  "So when it goes down, you go down with it."
  "That"s good, sir. "
  "How long will the computer be down?" I wanted to know.
  "I have no idea. There"s no way we can find out without asking the computer."
  After the girl told me they had no backup (備用) computer, I said. "Let"s forget the computer. What about your planes? They"re still flying, aren"t they?"
  "I wouldn"t know," she said, pointing at the dark screen. "Only "IT"knows. "It"can"t tell me.
  By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The word soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage.

The best title for the article is______.

A．When the Computer Is Down
B．How to buy a ticket
C．The Computer of the Airport
D．Asking the Computer

8.
What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer?

A．She could sell a ticket.
B．She could write out a ticket.
C．She could answer the passengers" questions.
D．She could do nothing.

9.
Why do you think they had not a backup computer?

A．Because it was easy down.
B．Because it was very expensive.
C．Because it was not advanced enough.
D．Because it was not as big as the main computer.

10.
What does the underlined sentence "So when it goes down, you go down with it." mean?

A．When computer doesn"t work, you cannot work too.
B．When computer falls down, you fall down with it.
C．When computer is working, you can do nothing.
D．You can sell ticket without asking the computer.

11.
The last paragraph suggests that______.

A．a(chǎn) modern computer won"t be down
B．computers can take the place of humans
C．there will be great changes in computers
D．sometimes a computer may bring suffering to people

13.For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house. They spend part of each day alone. They are called "latchkey children".  They"re children who look after themselves while their parents work. And their bad conditions have become a social problem.
  Lyne Brown was once the headmaster of an elementary school. She said, "A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys attached.! was constantly telling them to put them inside shirts. There were so many keys, it never came to my mind what they meant. ",slowly, she learned they were house keys.
  Lyne learned of the impact working couples and single parents were having on their children. She found that Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety.
  The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding. It might be in a shower stall, under a bed, in a closet. The second is TV. They"ll often play it at high volume. It"s hard to get statistics (情況，材料) on latchkey children. Most parents are slow to admit they leave their children alone.

The main idea about "latchkey children" is that they______.

A．a(chǎn)re growing in numbers
B．a(chǎn)re also found in middle-class neighborhoods
C．watch too much television during the day
D．suffer problems from being left alone

14.
Which sentence in the second paragraph is the topic sentence?

A．Lyne was a headmaster.
B．A lot of kids had chains around their necks.
C．I was constantly telling them to put inside their shirts.
D．They were house keys.

15.
The main feeling these children have when they are at home by themselves is______.

A．tiredness
B．fear
C．loneliness
D．freedom

16.
We may draw a conclusion that______.

A．latchkey children enjoy having such a large amount of time alone
B．latchkey children try to hide their feeling
C．latchkey children often watch TV with their parents
D．it"s difficult to find out how many latchkey children there are

17.
Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．Latchkey children feel free at home.
B．Working parents often leave their children alone at home.
C．Many parents do not admit that they leave their children alone.
D．Latchkey children have to learn to take care of themselves.

19.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut (初資登臺(tái)) on October 23, 2002 and got 6 points (得分) for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he got 13 points in another game.
  Most people think that Yao Ming is a born basketball player. But Yao said, "When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy. But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really not so easy. " He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge. "I hope that through very hard work, I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games," he said.
  Yao Ming speaks some English. Both he and his teammates can understand each other. They don"t think there is a language problem. While Yao Ming faces this new challenge, the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming faces this new challenge, the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring new energy (活力) to the Rockets. The team has started having lessons to learn more about China, and many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese.

Yao Ming got 13 points on October______, 2002.

A．22
B．23
C．24
D．26

20.
Yao Ming said that______.

A．it was hard to watch NBA games on TV
B．playing in the NBA was difficult
C．he was an NBA star
D．it was boring to play basketball

21.
The people of Houston hope Yao Ming will______.

A．speak excellent English
B．bring new energy
C．make NBA games easy
D．face new challenge

22.
From the passage we can know that Yao Ming______.

A．will work hard for his team
B．made the highest score in his first NBA game
C．can"t understand his teammates
D．teaches the Rockets workers Chinese himself

23.
The passage is probably taken from______.

A．a(chǎn)n advertisement
B．a(chǎn) textbook
C．a(chǎn) news report
D．a(chǎn)n instruction (說(shuō)明書)

25.In the United States, it is important to be on time, or punctual, for an appointment, a class, etc. However, this may not be true in all countries. An American professor discovered this difference while teaching a class in a Brazilian (巴西的) university. The two-hour class was scheduled" to begin at 10 A. M. and end at 12. On the first day, when the professor arrived on time, no one was in the classroom. Many students came after the scheduled time. Several arrived half an hour later. Few apologized for their lateness. Were these students being rude? He decided to study the students, behavior.
  The professor talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both an informal and a formal situation: at a lunch with a friend and in a university class. He found that if they had a lunch appointment with a friend, the average American student defined lateness as 19 minutes after the agreed time. However, the average Brazilian student felt the friend was late after 33 minutes.
  In an American university, classes not only begin at the scheduled time in the United States, but also end at the scheduled time. In the Brazilian class, only a few students left the class at 12: 00; many remained past 12: 30 to discuss the class and ask more questions. While arriving late may not be very important in Brazil, neither is staying late.

The word "punctual" most probably means______.

A．leaving soon after class
B．coming early
C．a(chǎn)rriving a few minutes late
D．being on time

26.
Why did the professor study the Brazilian students" behavior?

A．He felt puzzled at the students" being late.
B．He felt angry at the students" rudeness.
C．He wanted to make the students come on time later.
D．He wanted to collect data for one of his studies.

27.
It can be inferred from the professor"s study of lateness in the informal situation that______.

A．American students will become impatient if their friend is five minutes late
B．neither Brazilian nor American students like being late in appointment
C．being late in one culture may not be considered so in another culture
D．Brazilian students will not come thirty-three minutes after the agreed time

28.
From the last paragraph we know that in Brazil______.

A．it is important to arrive at the appointed time
B．it is rude for professors to be late for class
C．it is normal for students to leave during lectures
D．it is natural to keep the professor staying after class

29.
What is the main idea of this passage?

A．It is important to be on time for class in the United States.
B．The importance of being on time differs among cultures.
C．People learn" the importance of time from the culture they are in.
D．Students being late for class should explain the reason to their teacher.

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.

1.In order to learn a foreing language well, it is necessary to overcome the fear of making【21】. If the primary goal of language use is communication, the mistakes are【22】consideration that may be dealt【23】gradually as awareness of those mistakes increases. On【24】, students should not【25】their mistakes. The learner may observe how native speakers express themselves, and how【26】expressions differ from the way the learner might say them. For example, a Spanish speaker who【27】"I do it." to express willingness to do something in the immediate future, could, by interacting(相互作用)【28】native speakers of English, observe that native speakers actually say "I"ll do it". The resulting discrepancy(不同)can serve as a basis for the student to modify(修改)his way of using the present tense in English. But a student who is unwilling to interact【29】the first place would lose this opportunity to learn by【30】and error.
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A．mistakes
B．flaws
C．errors
D．wrongs

2.(52)

A．a(chǎn)dvanced
B．secondary
C．elementary
D．intermediate

3.(53)

A．in
B．with
C．from
D．by

4.(54)

A．the other hand
B．the contrary
C．second thought
D．condition that

5.(55)

A．think about
B．neglect
C．ignore
D．examine

6.(56)

A．local
B．foreign
C．normal
D．native

7.(57)

A．is saying
B．has said
C．says
D．has been saying

8.(58)

A．by
B．with
C．from
D．to

9.(59)

A．in
B．by
C．a(chǎn)t
D．from

10.(60)

A．trying
B．try
C．trial
D．the trial

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. 我本來(lái)打算今天給你這本書的，可是我忘了。

1. 正是那棵樹在洪水中救了他們的命。

2. 我往車站跑的時(shí)候，遇到了約翰。

3. 近幾年來(lái)農(nóng)民的生活一直有所改善。

4. 總之，真正的詩(shī)人是掌握語(yǔ)言的大師。

六、6.Writing

Part VII  Writing

0.   For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic "A Friend to Remember". You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:
1. 簡(jiǎn)要地介紹你的一位朋友；
2．你懷念他/她的原因。

七、7.Daily Conversation

1.Pick out the appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogues by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
A. sooner or later     B. pro or con    C. now and then D. To take dancing lessons    
E. Put him in prison    F. here and there  G. when will I get out of jail  H. Very much
A thief with a long record was brought before a judge.
Judge: Have you ever stolen things?
Thief：Oh, 【56】.
Judge: And where have you stolen these things?
Thief: Oh,【57】.
Judge: Right. Lock him up, officer. 【58】.
Thief: Hey, you didn"t tell me【59】.
Judge: Oh,【60】.
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2.(68)

3.(69)

4.(70)

5.(71)