專升本（英語）模擬試卷131

一、1.Phonetics

0.(1)

A．ought
B．drought
C．thought
D．bought

1.(2)

A．mother
B．some
C．tomb
D．son

2.(3)

A．develop
B．recently
C．pretend
D．friend

3.(4)

A．admire
B．ordinary
C．general
D．celebrate

4.(5)

A．shirt
B．tire
C．sir
D．skirt

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. --Have you seen him recently? --Yes. I met him at ______ this morning. ( )

A．a(chǎn) tailor"s
B．tailor"s
C．the tailor
D．the tailor"s

1. Interestingly enough, it is women ______ men who get divorces. ( )

A．other than
B．rather than
C．except
D．a(chǎn)part from

2. Respect for the law is the foundation of civilized living. ______ breaks it will be punished. ( )

A．Who
B．Whichever
C．Whoever
D．Whomever

3. Weather ______, we will go on with our journey through the west. ( )

A．permits
B．permitting
C．permit
D．to permit

4. ______ John Adams who in 1775 recommended George Washington to be commander in chief of the Continental Anny. ( )

A．It was
B．That was
C．Although
D．When

5. The weather being unfavorable, they had to ______ the sports meet. ( )

A．put out
B．put off
C．put up
D．put on

6. You ______ our case very convincingly. The jurors were clearly impressed. ( )

A．represented
B．presented
C．promoted
D．probed

7. The teacher asked us to write a ______ in one hour. ( )

A．two-hundred-word composition
B．two-hundred words composition
C．two-hundreds-words composition
D．two hundreds of words composition

8. If ______, he promises that he will spare no effort in promoting public welfare. ( )

A．elected
B．elect
C．electing
D．being elected

9. ______ the PLA men the villagers would not have survived the flood. ( )

A．It had not been for
B．Had it not been for
C．Were it not for
D．Has it not been for

10. If law and order ______ not preserved, people will not be able to live a secure life. ( )

A．a(chǎn)re
B．were
C．is
D．was

11. There is not much time left for you to cover everything, you"d better ______ unimportant points. ( )

A．leave off
B．focus on
C．leave out
D．concentrate on

12. My sister has ______ friends at school. But she has good friends. ( )

A．few, a few
B．a(chǎn) few, few
C．little, a little
D．a(chǎn) little, little

13. To my great surprise the food was still on the table, ______. ( )

A．not to be touched
B．untouched
C．untouching
D．no touch

14. Many countries still execute people who ______ serious crimes, especially murder. ( )

A．commit
B．do
C．carry
D．violate

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.George Mason must rank with John Adams and James Madison as one of the three Founding Fathers who left their personal imprint(印記) on the fundamental law of the United States. He was the principal author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which, because of its early formation, greatly influenced other state constitutions framed during the Revolution and, through them, the Federal Bill of ]Rights of 1791.
  Yet Mason was essentially a private person with very. little inclination for public office or the ordinary operation of politics beyond the country level. His appearances in the Virginia colonial and state legislatures were relatively brief, and not until 1787 did he consent to represent his state at a continental or national congress or convention. Politics was never more than a means for Masson. He was at all times a man of public spirit, but politics was never a way of life, never for long his central concern. It took a revolution to pry him away from home and family at Gunston Hall, mobilize his skill and energy for constitutional construction, and transform. him, in one brief moment of brilliant leadership, into a statesman whose work would endure to influence the lives and fortunes of those" millions yet unborn" of whom he and his generation of Americans spoke so frequently and thought so constantly.

The author regards George Mason"s personal contribution to American law as ______. ( )

A．not comparable to that of Adams or Madison
B．greater than that Of either Adams or Madison
C．of the same importance as that of Adams and Madison
D．second in importance only to that of Adams and Madison

2.
Mason"s relation to the Federal Bill of Rights was one of ______. ( )

A．significant but indirect influence
B．principal authorship
C．sole authorship
D．distant and essentially unimportant influence

3.
The passage indicates that, for Mason, political activities were ______. ( )

A．undertaken only when absolutely necessary
B．a(chǎn) fundamental and life long preoccupation
C．something he successfully avoided throughout his life
D．something to which he always wished to devote more time and attention

4.
The author indicated that Mason"s brilliant leadership ability ______. ( )

A．was exercised throughout his life
B．had been recognized only by the generations that followed him
C．was less important historically than his brilliance as lawyer
D．emerged powerfully, but for a brief time only

5.
The author seems to be especially impressed by the fact that ______. ( )

A．Mason, a responsible citizen, resisted for so long the obligation to represent his state in politics
B．Mason, having so little political inclination, turned out to be such an influential statesman
C．Mason was willing to leave home and family for public service
D．Mason could be devoted family man and a statesman at the same time

7.Many people think a telephone is essential. But I think it is a pest and a time waster. Very often you find it impossible to escape from some idle or inquisitive chatter-box, or from somebody who wants something for nothing. If you have a telephone in your own house, you will admit that it tends to ring when you least want it to ring; when you are asleep, or in the middle of a meal or a conversation, or when you are just going out , or when you are in your bath. Are you strong-minded enough to ignore it, to say to yourself, "Ah, well it will all be the same in a hundred year"s time?" You are not. You think there may be some important news or message for you. I can assure you that if a message is really important it will reach you sooner or later. Have you never rushed dripping from the bath, or chewing from the tab]e, or dazed from the bed, only to be told that you are a wrong number?
  But you will say, you need not have your name printed in the telephone directory, and you can have a telephone which is only usable for outgoing calls. Besides, you will say, isn"t it important to have a telephone in case of sudden emergency--illness, accident, or fire? Of course, you are right, but here in a thickly populated country like England one is seldom far from a telephone in case of dreadful necessity.
  I think perhaps I had better try to justify myself by trying to prove that what I like is good. I admit that in different circumstances--if I were a tycoon(實業(yè)界巨頭) , for instance, or bed-ridden I might find a telephone essential. But then if I were a taxi-driver I should find a car essential. Let me put it another way: there are two things for which the English seem to show particular aptitude: one is mechanical invention, the other is literature. My own business happens to be with the use of words but I see I must now stop using them. For have just been handed a slip of paper to say that somebody is waiting to speak to me on the telephone. I think I had better answer it. After all, one never knows, it may be something important.

What does the work "pest" in the second sentence of the first paragraph mean? ( )

A．Harmful thing.
B．Insignificant thing.
C．Troublesome thing
D．Trivial thing

8.
The author says he is not strong-minded enough to ignore the telephone because ______. ( )

A．he hates idle talk
B．it always comes at an inopportune time
C．it might carry some important message
D．he doesn"t want to be impolite to any one on the telephone

9.
Which of the following statements may be considered an honor to a telephone? ( )

A．It provides a means for all kinds of talks whereas the speakers needn"t come person to person with each other.
B．It can send a message of sudden emergency conveniently.
C．It is densely-installed in England.
D．It is impossible to ignore the telephone when it rings.

10.
The author uses the examples of a tycoon and a taxi-driver to show that ______. ( )

A．different people have different ideas about the telephone
B．high income is the precondition for the use of telephone
C．telephone is essential only to those people whose career depends on it
D．working people need a telephone

11.
Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? ( )

A．Some people use telephone for idle or inquisitive talk.
B．It is quite difficult to get access to a public phone in England although many families have a telephone in their house.
C．The author is exhilarated to get the phone answered in the end.
D．English people are fond of literature.

13.It is 2 a. m. You took too long over dinner, the coast is still a couple of hundred kilometers away and it is essential to get that early morning ferry. And your car radiator pipe has split. At times like that, the documents making up your insurance kit lying in the front of your car seem useless. The nearest phone was passed three kilometers back, and it would be reasonable to expect some delay in getting breakdown assistance when you have finally phoned through.
  If on the other hand, you"ve got a spare in the car, five minutes" work should see you on your way again. The majority of breakdowns do involve minor and easily changed parts. A few basic tools and the right mix of spares are well worth the space they take up. But to sort out which ones are mast likely to be needed, and to buy them, can be expensive.
  That is why the motoring organizations have come up with rental kits. For about 50 pence a day ( slightly more to non-members)they will supply a boxed range of spares for a given car. On returning the kit the motorist pays for any that are used, plus a small fee for repacking. Deposits are about ￡ 20.
  It is much better, however, to reduce the risk of breakdowns by seeing that your car is properly serviced before setting out. Particularly when driving at high speed over long distances in hot weather.
  Finally, it makes sense to purchase a safety triangle and an emergency plastic windscreen before leaving. Make sure all your fellow travellers know where your documents are; give one a spare set of keys, and slip into the back of your wallet a large banknote for the emergencies where a credit card won"t do.

While on a motoring holiday abroad you might find yourself in difficulties because ______. ( )

A．you have brought the wrong documents with you
B．your ferry has just left without you
C．the nearest phone is out of order
D．a(chǎn) repair to your car might take some time

14.
In order to avoid disaster it would be wise ______. ( )

A．to spend five minutes checking the car before you leave
B．to carry some emergency spares with you
C．to buy a cheap set of spares before leaving
D．to prevent all breakdowns from happening

15.
Motoring organizations, are now offering motorists ______. ( )

A．a(chǎn) discount for becoming members
B．a(chǎn) box which fits nearly into most car
C．a(chǎn) selection of parts which may be needed
D．a(chǎn) chance to rent a car cheaply

16.
Nevertheless, motorists themselves can try to prevent problems from arising by ______. ( )

A．driving short distances in hot weather
B．having their car insured for ￡ 20
C．driving slowly at all times
D．making sure their car is in good working order

17.
Another sensible piece of advice for motorists is to ______. ( )

A．use a plastic windscreen
B．give their traveling companions all their documents
C．carry extra money for emergencies
D．keep a spare set of keys

19.You ask how to start a business? Here is an example.
  David Dawson, a serious mountain climber, was dissatisfied with soft iron pitons(錐錘), the only ones he was able to buy. They lasted just one or two climbs, and Dawson wanted to replace them with "chrome-molys" (鉻鋁合金) , which were harder, stronger and longer-lasting. Some climbers made them for limited distribution among friends, but they were not commercially available. So Dawson started Dawson Equipment Ltd., a purveyor (承辦商) of climbing equipment, as a one-man enterprise in Burbank, California, in 1958. He had no plan, no management experience and no advertising. He worked in a shed using a hand forge purchased with $ 800 of capital borrowed from his mother.
  What Dawson did have was a knowledge of the kind of equipment that he needed in his own climbs, and a sense that serious climbers would follow his lead. Currently Dawson Equipment is thriving and produces over 200 products.
  Business opportunities are mere than ample today for the simple reason that many consumers are dissatisfied. Dawson"s business started from his being a customer not liking what he bought. I suspect that your business will begin that way too. You know what you want to replace, improve or change. So begin where the tool breaks, the service slips or the shoe pinches.

Dawson was dissatisfied with soft iron pitons because ______. ( )

A．they were too soft to bear the climber"s weight
B．they were the only pitons he could afford to buy
C．they coul not last long
D．they were made of iron

20.
Dawson"s example shows that a business starts ______. ( )

A．with a moment of sudden realization of inspiration
B．with the knowledge of what is needed
C．a(chǎn)fter you have climbed some muntains
D．when you have climbed some mountains

21.
Which of the following statements is true? ( )

A．There are less opportunities today to start a business because customers are always dissatisfied.
B．There are many opportunities today to start a business with a simple reason.
C．Customers" dissatisfaction means you can start a business to satisfy them.
D．Never start a business if customers are dissatisfied.

22.
"I suspect that your business will start that way too." in the last paragraph means ______. ( )

A．I doubt you will start a business in the same way
B．I don"t believe your business will succeed if you start that way
C．I think it is likely you start a business that way
D．I have no idea if you will start a business that way

23.
Which of the following can best express the main idea of the passage? ( )

A．Never be satisfied with what you have.
B．Start a business as a customer.
C．It is profitable to find fault with what you have.
D．To start a business is to make a fortune.

25.As my train wasn"t due to leave for another hour, I had plenty of time to spare. After buying some newspapers to read on the journey, I made my way to the luggage office to collect the heavy suitcase I had left there three days before. There were only a few people waiting, and I took out my wallet to find the receipt for my case. The receipt didn"t seem to be where I had left it. I emptied the contents of the wallet, and railway-tickets, money, scraps of paper, and photographs fell out of it; but no matter how hard I searched, the receipt was nowhere to be found.
  When my turn came, I explained the situation sorrowfully to the assistant. The man looked at me suspiciously as if to say that he had heard this type of story many times and asked me to describe the case. I told him that it was an old, brown-looking object, no different from the many cases I could see on the shelves. The assistant then gave me a form. and told me to make a list of the chief contents of the case. If they were correct, he said, I could take the case away. I tried to remember all the articles I had hurriedly packed and wrote them down as they came to me.
  After I had done this, I went to look among the shelves. There were hundreds of cases there and for one dreadful moment, it occurred to me that if someone had picked the receipt up, he could have easily claimed the case already. This hadn"t happened fortunately, for after a time I found the case lying on its side high up in a comer. After examining the articles inside, the assistant was soon satisfied that it was mine and told me I could take the case away. Again I took out my wallet: this time to pay. I pulled out ten-shilling note and the "lost" receipt slipped out with it. I couldn"t help blushing and looked up at the assistant. He was nodding his head knowingly, as if to say that he had often seen this happen before too!

The writer had plenty of time to spare as his train ______. ( )

A．was leaving later than scheduled
B．was not leaving for another hour
C．was not scheduled to leave
D．was delayed for some reason

26.
When the writer explained his situation, the assistant ______. ( )

A．responded quickly saying it was a lie
B．believed him
C．gave a suspicious 10ok as much as to say he had heard such stories before
D．just took his story as a joke

27.
What dreadful idea occurred to the writer? ( )

A．The receipt had been stolen by someone.
B．someone had taken away the case.
C．He could not claim his case without the receipt.
D．He had left his receipt at home.

28.
The case ______. ( )

A．lay right on one side of a shelf
B．was right behind as old brown-looking case
C．was between two high shelves
D．was among the hundreds of cases

29.
The writer could not help blushing for his ______. ( )

A．carelessness
B．stupidity
C．inconsideration
D．rudeness

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.The home computers industry has been growing【21】in the world for the last twenty years. Computers used to be large, expensive machines that【22】very difficult to use. But scientists and technicians have been making smaller and cheaper while at the same time they have been made easier to use. As【23】, their popularity has been increasing as more people have been buying computers for their homes and businesses.
  Computers have been designed to store【24】and compute complex problems. Computers are used in【25】traffic in some cities. Stores use computers to keep records of their goods and to send【26】to their customers. Offices use computers to type letters, record business and communicate【27】other offices. People have been using computers in their homes to keep track of expenses and【28】their household appliances on and off.
  One important new【29】for computers is for entertainment. Many new games which have been designed to be played on the computers have become very popular【30】.
(46)

A．soon
B．smoothly
C．Vividly
D．rapidly

2.(47)

A．a(chǎn)re
B．were
C．is
D．was

3.(48)

A．a(chǎn)n end
B．a(chǎn) close
C．a(chǎn) result
D．a(chǎn)n outcome

4.(49)

A．information
B．informations
C．materials
D．means

5.(50)

A．control
B．controlling
C．controlled
D．to control

6.(51)

A．a(chǎn)ccounts
B．bills
C．checks
D．records

7.(52)

A．with
B．by
C．into
D．a(chǎn)bout

8.(53)

A．get
B．make
C．turn
D．put

9.(54)

A．a(chǎn)pplication
B．usage
C．use
D．service

10.(55)

A．exactly
B．really
C．surely
D．indeed

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. 一等安排好了我就通知你。

1. 據(jù)我所知，英語里并沒有這樣一個詞。

2. 他沒有把時間計劃好，結(jié)果沒按時完成這項工作。

3. 我要是細(xì)心一點，是可以做得更好的。

4. 這正是我打算做的事。

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. I"ve read the newspaper that carries the important editorial.

1. After he finished his duties on the farm, John often occupies himself by fishing.

2. Since his blood pressure is much higher than it should be, his doctor insists that he should not smoke.

3. The buyer insists that the manufacturer should give a 5% price reduction to bring the business to a close.

4. My assistant, who had carefully read through the instructions before doing his experiment, could not obtain satisfactory results.

七、7.Writing

Part VII  Writing

0.   報考英語專業(yè)的考生必做，非英語專業(yè)的考生不必做。
For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Make Our Cities Greener. You should write no less than 150 words and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below.
  1. 城市綠化的現(xiàn)狀。
  2. 綠化的好處(如：清閑空氣，美化城市，改善氣候……)。
  3. 怎樣才能實現(xiàn)綠化。