專升本（英語(yǔ)）模擬試卷140

一、1.Phonetics

0.(1)

A．calm
B．call
C．fall
D．ball

1.(2)

A．fly
B．silly
C．simply
D．city

2.(3)

A．pour
B．hour
C．source
D．course

3.(4)

A．weapon
B．whole
C．water
D．wonder

4.(5)

A．guard
B．egg
C．knowledge
D．big

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. The committee is totally opposed ______ any changes being made in the plans.

A．of
B．on
C．to
D．a(chǎn)gainst

1. We"ll visit Europe next year ______ we have enough money.

A．lest
B．until
C．unless
D．provided

2. My father seemed to be in no ______ to look at my school report.

A．mood
B．emotion
C．a(chǎn)ttitude
D．feeling

3. When he realized the police had spotted him, the man ______ the exit as quickly as possible.

A．made off
B．made for
C．made out
D．made up

4. I was advised to arrange for insurance ______ I needed medical treatment.

A．nevertheless
B．a(chǎn)lthough
C．in case
D．so that

5. Frankly speaking, I" d rather you ______ anything about it for the time being.

A．didn" t do
B．haven" t done
C．don" t do
D．have done

6. I"m sorry I can" t see you immediately; but if you" d like to take a seat, I" ll be with you ______.

A．for a moment
B．in a moment
C．for the moment
D．a(chǎn)t the moment

7. The trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn"t bothered by his loudness ______ by his lack of talent.

A．than
B．more than
C．a(chǎn)s
D．so much as

8. Our new house is very ______ for me as I can get to the office in five minutes.

A．a(chǎn)daptable
B．comfortable
C．convenient
D．a(chǎn)vailable

9. Our journey was slow because the train stopped ______ at different villages.

A．unceasingly
B．gradually
C．continuously
D．continually

10. He came back late, ______ which time all the guests had already left.

A．a(chǎn)fter
B．by
C．a(chǎn)t
D．during

11. I" m very sorry to have ______ you with so many questions on such an occasion.

A．interfered
B．offended
C．impressed
D．bothered

12. If the whole operation ______ beforehand, a great deal of time and money would have been lost.

A．was not planned
B．has not been planned
C．had not been planned
D．were not planned

13. The price of beer ______ from 50 cents to $4 per liter during the summer season.

A．a(chǎn)ltered
B．ranged
C．Separated
D．differed

14. His remarks left me ______ about his real purpose.

A．wondered
B．wonder
C．to wonder
D．wondering

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.Public goods are those commodities from whose enjoyment nobody can be effectively excluded. Everybody is free to enjoy the benefits of these commodities, and one person" s utilization does not reduce the possibilities of anybody else" s enjoying the same good.
  Examples of public goods are not as rare as one might expect. A flood control dam is a public good. Once the dam is built, all persons living in the area will benefit--irrespective of their own contribution to the construction cost of the dam. The same holds true for highway signs or aids to navigation. Once a lighthouse is built, no ship of any nationality can be effectively excluded from the utilization of the lighthouse for navigational purposes. National defense is another example. Even a person who voted against military expenditures or did not pay any taxes will benefit from the protection afforded.
  It is no easy task to determine the social costs and social benefits associated with a public good. There is no practicable way of charging drivers for looking at highway signs, sailors for watching a lighthouse, and citizens for the security provided to them through national defense: Because the market does not provide the necessary signals, economic analysis has to be substituted for the impersonal judgement of the marketplace.

With what topic is the passage mainly concerned?

A．Mechanisms for safer navigation.
B．The economic structure of the marketplace.
C．A specific group of commodities.
D．The advantages of lowering taxes.

2.
Which of the following would NOT be an example of a public good as described in the passage?

A．A taxicab
B．A bridge
C．A fire truck
D．A stoplight

3.
In Para. 2, the word "holds" could best be replaced by which of the following?

A．has
B．is
C．grasps
D．carries

4.
According to the passage, finding out the social costs of a public good is a ______.

A．difficult procedure
B．daily administrative duty
C．matter of personal judgment
D．citizen" s responsibility

5.
Which of the following statements best describes the organization of the first two paragraphs?

A．Suggestions for the application of an economic concept are offered.
B．Several generalizations are presented from which various conclusions are drawn.
C．Persuasive language is used to argue against a popular idea.
D．A general concept is defined and then examples are given.

7.The Eskimo dog commanded by the Eskimo, is guided solely by voice and whip, the latter be ing from twelve to eighteen feet long. In the hands of the experienced dog runner, the whip becomes a marvelous instrument of precision. He can literally snap the tip of it on a dime(在極小的地方). The Eskimo, unspoiled by white man"s influence, is perhaps one of the most trusting and primitive of all Indians but seems to be indifferent to the welfare of his animals. In this he" s simply a product of his environment where food is hard to get, hunger is frequent, and the climate for nine months of the year is marked by bitter cold and a long stretch of darkness. In consequence, his dogs have to earn their keep and earn it the hard way. Rarely is dog taken into the shelter of the family" s home. His sleeping place, no matter how severe the weather, is a burrow(洞穴) in the snow. Rarely is the Eskimo dog permitted to wander.
  When his master is moved to travel, the dog has to be on hand to help pull whatever load is put on the sledge(雪撬), and often such loads are very heavy. The Eskimo dog in his region is tough, savage, quarrelsome animal with a hairtrigger(一觸即發(fā)的) temper. On his home ground he re quires stern handling--and he gets it.

An Eskimo uses his whip ______.

A．to kill animals when food is scarce
B．to earn his keep
C．with amazing accuracy
D．for making his dogs tough

8.
In the author" s opinion, the Eskimo" s attitude toward his dogs is mainly due to ______.

A．his marvelous skills
B．his surrounding conditions
C．his living style
D．his tough temper

9.
The Eskimo doesn" t seem to care much about the welfare of his dogs because ______.

A．he is naturally cruel to animals
B．he thinks of them as workers rather than peers
C．he dislikes his quarrelsome dogs
D．his dogs can endure extreme cold

10.
An Eskimo dog by nature is ______.

A．disloyal
B．disobedient
C．mild and gentle
D．fierce and cruel

11.
The author implies that the Eskimo dog has got ______.

A．a(chǎn) primitive treatment
B．a(chǎn) good treatment
C．a(chǎn) due treatment
D．a(chǎn)n unfair treatment

13.The home computers industry has been growing rapidly in the United States for the last ten years. Computers used to be large, expensive machines that were very difficult to use. But scientists and technicians have been making them smaller and cheaper while at the same time they have been made easier to use, As a result, their popularity has been increasing as more people have been buying computers for their homes and businesses. Computers have been designed to store information and compute complex problems. Some have voices that speak with the operators. Stores use computers to keep records of their inventories and to send bills to their customers. Offices use computers to type letters, record business and communicate with other offices. People have been using computers in their homes to keep track of expenses and turn appliances on and off.
  One important new use for computers is for entertainment. Many new games have been designed to be played, on the computers. People of all ages have been playing these games. They have been going to Arcades where the computer games can be played for a small cost. People also have been buying home computers ,to play computer games at home. They have become very popular indeed.

Computers in the United States ______.

A．used to be too small to use
B．used to be nice
C．used to be heavy
D．used to be large and expensive

14.
Computers have been getting more popular ______.

A．because the Americans want to appear rich
B．because they are smaller, cheaper and easier to use
C．because they can help Americans do everything
D．because "they can type letters

15.
Computers can be used ______.

A．for entertainment and relaxation
B．to work out complex problems
C．to do any of the ten things mentioned in the reading
D．to keep track of expenses and turn appliances on and off

16.
______ have been playing computer games.

A．Children
B．Young people
C．Old people
D．People of all ages

17.
It may be concluded that ______.

A．computers have been widely used by Americans
B．computers can solve complex problems
C．computers are domestic robots
D．computers are new machines

19.Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day, Some people subscribe to as many as two or three different newspapers. But why do people read newspapers?
  Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings--battles lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown or killed--took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. Today we can read in our newspapers of important e vents that occur in faraway countries on the same day they happen.
  Apart from supplying news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other useful in formation. There are weather reports, radio, television and film guides, book reviews, stories, and, of course, advertisements. There are all sorts of advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring attention to their products. They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for their advertising space, but it is worth the money, for news of their products goes into almost every home in the country. For those who produce newspapers, advertisements are also important. Money earned from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit.

The habit of reading newspapers is ______.

A．widespread
B．found among a few families
C．not popular
D．uncommon

20.
In the past, news was ______.

A．sent by telegraph
B．sent by letter
C．passed from one person to another
D．sent by telephone

21.
The money spent on advertisements is ______.

A．wasted
B．not much
C．worthwhile
D．of no use to anyone

22.
Which of the following statements is not true?

A．Five hundred years ago news did not take a long time to reach other countries.
B．Large companies put big advertisements in the newspapers to make their products known.
C．The news that we need in Our newspapers is up-to-date.
D．Though the newspapers are sold at a low price, their owners still gain profit.

23.
The phrase" subscribe to" in the second sentence of Para. 1 means ______.

A．contribute to
B．write to
C．pay for receiving
D．a(chǎn)ppreciate

25.When a teacher or lecturer recommends a student to read a book, it is usually for a particular purpose. In many eases, the teacher doesn" t suggest that the whole book should be read. In fact, he may just refer to a few pages which have a direct bearing on the matter being discussed.
  Unfortunately, when many students pick up a book to read they tend to have no particular purpose in mind other than simply to "read the book". Often they open the book and start reading, page by page, line by line, word by word; in other words, slowly and in great detail. The result is that students frequently don" t have an overall view of what they are reading; also, they tend to forget fairly soon what they" ye been reading.
  Students can make their reading much more effective by adopting a strategy (策略) aimed at helping them to understand and to remember what they read. Firstly, they should decide precisely why they" re reading the book: perhaps it" s to find some information that"ll answer a question; per haps it" s to understand a difficult idea or argument, and so on. Then the students should decide exactly what they are going to read; it" s seldom necessary to read the whole book. A good starting point is the contents page, the chapter headings, and even the index (索引) at the back of the book. They are very useful in helping to pinpoint the exact pages that need to be read carefully for particular pieces of information.

According to the passage, it is rare for a teacher ______.

A．to recommend a whole book for students to read
B．to require students to read carefully
C．to assign reading with a certain purpose
D．to locate, books for students to find

26.
What is the writer" s attitude towards reading slowly and in detail?

A．Positive.
B．Critical.
C．Neutral.
D．Indifferent.

27.
The result of reading word by word is that

A．students have to read the whole book
B．students have not enough time to finish the book
C．students often fail to get the main idea of the book
D．students usually get more useless information

28.
Contents page, chapter headings and index are important for a reader to start his reading with because ______.

A．they cover major points of the book in detail
B．they may help reader to better understand the book
C．they can take readers a lot of time to read every part of the book
D．they may help the readers find the important parts of the book

29.
The passage is mainly about ______.

A．the importance of reading
B．the effective ways of reading
C．the difficulties in reading
D．the incorrect habits 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.

1.A credit card is a【36】of identification【37】which the owner may obtain consumer credit for the【38】of goods or services【39】than pay cash. At the time of sale he【40】his card to his seller,【41】records the purchaser"s name and account number【42】with the price of the purchase. Records are sent to a【43】billing office that calculates the total price of purchase【44】by the card owner during the business month and sends him a【45】.The purchaser returns his personal check,【46】all or part of the total, to the central office, which allocates the money to the【47】 entitled to it.
  The credit card, an American innovation, first gained national【48】in 1938【49】oil companies selling gasoline to【50】set up a national pool to honor each other"s cards. Rapid growth,【51】, was not possible【52】the mid-1950"s,when the development of electronic computers【53】fast, accurate billing and accounting. Department stores, airlines, banks, and other enterprises then entered the【54】and now offer credit to【55】140 million card owners.
(46)

A．mean
B．means
C．methods
D．ways

2.(47)

A．by
B．in
C．through
D．with

3.(48)

A．production
B．possession
C．purchase
D．pursuit

4.(49)

A．better
B．more
C．rather
D．right

5.(50)

A．submits
B．presents
C．offers
D．issues

6.(51)

A．a(chǎn)nd
B．then
C．while
D．who

7.(52)

A．a(chǎn)long
B．a(chǎn)nd
C．well
D．just

8.(53)

A．provincial
B．national
C．local
D．central

9.(54)

A．bought
B．done
C．held
D．made

10.(55)

A．bill
B．check
C．list
D．note

11.(56)

A．a(chǎn)mounting
B．covering
C．returning
D．paying

12.(57)

A．establishments
B．hotels
C．shops
D．supermarkets

13.(58)

A．a(chǎn)ppreciation
B．market
C．popularity
D．praise

14.(59)

A．a(chǎn)s
B．when
C．a(chǎn)fter
D．while

15.(60)

A．purchasers
B．drivers
C．consumers
D．people

16.(61)

A．but
B．however
C．moreover
D．therefore

17.(62)

A．a(chǎn)head
B．since
C．to
D．until

18.(63)

A．urged
B．created
C．permitted
D．provided

19.(64)

A．field
B．a(chǎn)rea
C．zone
D．district

20.(65)

A．higher
B．over
C．up
D．more

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. 即使智力一般的學(xué)生也可以通過(guò)改進(jìn)學(xué)習(xí)習(xí)慣而成為優(yōu)秀牛。

1. 我確信她的英語(yǔ)知識(shí)對(duì)這項(xiàng)工作來(lái)說(shuō)是足夠的。

2. 我已了解清楚了，她的結(jié)論是以事實(shí)為根據(jù)的。

3. 就我們學(xué)生而言，這個(gè)安排是非常令人滿意的。

4. 他沒(méi)有注意老師昨天在課堂上說(shuō)的話。

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. Matter has certain features or properties that enable us to recognize it easily.

1. It was after a serious and heated discussion that a conclusion was arrived at.

2. The environmental problems exist because adequate measures for preventing them were not taken in the past.

3. His opinion that there can be no freedom in the world when men have to beg for jobs is right.

4. Nowadays it is understood that a meal, which contains nothing harmful, may yet result in serious disease if certain important elements are missing.

七、7.Writing

Part VII  Writing

0.   Write a composition on the topic "Information in the Modern World." Start writing Your composition with the topic sentence: "In the modern world, it is important to be well informed." You are supposed to write at least 100 words in your composition using the words and expressions given below.
  depend on  latest  policy-making  the Information Age  mass media