專升本（英語）模擬試卷115

一、1.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 conference was organized for all the ______ in the city ( )

A．mathematics teacher
B．mathematic teachers
C．mathematics teachers
D．mathematic"s teachers

1. A thief is a danger to ______.

A．society
B．a society
C．the society
D．societies

2. I think he hardly makes spelling mistakes, ______?

A．does he
B．doesn"t he
C．do I
D．don"t I

3. ______ has been done to prevent the water in the lake from being polluted.

A．Little
B．Few
C．Other
D．Many

4. ______ are nine.

A．Three threes
B．Three and three
C．Three three
D．Three and threes

5. ______ haste, ______ speed.

A．More, less
B．Much, little
C．The more, the less
D．The much, the little

6. He is not a soldier ______ a sailor.

A．but
B．but for
C．besides
D．except

7. "Was it real so?" "Why, I saw it ______ my own eyes." ( )

A．in
B．through
C．with
D．by

8. ______ information it is! Just put it into the computer. ( )

A．How useful an
B．What useful
C．How useful
D．What a useful

9. I ______ to work by bus but now I go to work on foot. ( )

A．used to going
B．used to go
C．am used to going
D．am used to go

10. Don"t smoke until the plane ______ off. ( )

A．takes
B．took
C．has taken
D．had taken

11. Had he come earlier, he ______ my brother. ( )

A．would meet
B．shall meet
C．shall have met
D．would have meet

12. The questions ______ in English. ( )

A．answer
B．must answer
C．must be answered
D．can answer

13. She didn"t know ______. ( )

A．where she gets the book
B．where would she get the book
C．where getting the book
D．where to get the book

14. She didn"t like ______ at the poor man. ( )

A．he shouted
B．his shouting
C．him to shout
D．that he should shout

二、2.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.We develop our impressions of other countries and their people through books, movies, television, magazines, fellow students, and friends. But is there really any substitute for first-hand experience?
  Come, spend a summer studying in the USA, and get to know people and a land which are incredibly rich in their variety. You may end up on an urban campus or a rural one, at a small school or a large one, in a cool climate or a warm one, in San Francisco or St. Louis. But whatever your experience, it will be first-hand, personal, alive, and unforgettable!
  If you spend a summer studying in the USA, you"ll have advantages which the tourist never will. Not only will you learn the subject matter of your choice, but you’ll gain an understanding of the American educational system as well. You"ll experience the culture of the people and the dynamics of your physical environment. But above all, as a student you"ll have a chance to meet Americans. Get to know them, communicate, exchange ideas and opinions, and hopefully form. friendships which will endure beyond the length of your stay in the USA.
  The following articles will help you in deciding which summer program to choose, what to bring, and how to adjust to the life in the USA. But the first and most important decision is one which you can make right now. Why not say, "This summer, I"ll be studying in the USA!"

According to the passage, our impressions of other countries and their people are usually developed ______.

A．through first-hand experience
B．in the very countries
C．through friendships with people
D．through various sources of experience

2.
This passage suggests that you ______.

A．become a permanent student in the USA
B．take up a summer course in the USA
C．go to enjoy a tourist"s life in the USA
D．spend a summer visiting in the USA

3.
If you go to the USA, you"ll be able to make friends with those ______.

A．outside the place where you study
B．outside the United States
C．who will ask you to stay longer in the USA
D．who will continue to keep in touch with you after you return to your own country

4.
The articles following this passage would probably be ______.

A．articles about how to obtain first-hand experience
B．advertisements of different schools
C．articles about important decisions
D．introductions to summer school courses

5.
Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?

A．If you are a tourist you will never have advantages in the USA.
B．The first-hand experience will help you understand the culture in the USA,
C．Do not hesitate to say "This summer I"ll be studying in the USA.
D．You can make a good decision after you read all the articles.

7.Do we need laws that prevent us from running risks with our lives? If so, then perhaps laws are needed prohibiting the sale of cigarettes and alcoholic drinks. Both products have been known to kill people. The hazards of drinking too much alcohol are as bad as or worse than the hazards of smoking too many cigarettes. All right then, let"s pass a law closing the liquor stores and the bars in this country. Let"s put an end once and for all to the ruinous disease from which as many as 10 million Americans currently suffer alcoholism.
  But wait. We"ve already tried that. For 13 years, between 1920 and 1933 there were no liquor stores anywhere in the United States. They were shut down abolished by an amendment (修正案) to the Constitution (to 18th) and by a law of Congress (the Volstead Act). After January 20, 1920, there was supposed to be no more manufacturing, selling, or transporting of "intoxicating liquors." Without any more liquor, people could not drink it. And if they did not drink it, how could they get drunk? There would be no more dangers to the public welfare from drunkenness and alcoholism. It was all very logical. And yet prohibition of liquor, beer, and wine did not work. Why?
  Because, law or no law, millions of people still liked to drink alcohol. And they were willing to take risks to get it. They were not about to change their tastes and habits just because of a change in the law. And gangs of liquor smugglers made it easy to buy an illegal drink. They smuggled millions of gallons of the outlawed beverages across the Canadian and Mexican borders. Crime and drunkenness were both supposed to decline as a result of prohibition. Instead people drank more alcohol than ever-- often poisonous alcohol.
  On December 5th, 1993 they repealed (撤銷) prohibition by ratifying (批準) the 21st Amendment to the Constitution.

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic reason for the proposal of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution and the Volstead Act?

A．There would be no further danger to the public from alcoholism.
B．There would be a rise in the cost of alcoholic beverages.
C．Without liquor, people would not drink.
D．People would not become drank or create a public nuisance.

8.
During prohibition, illegal alcohol was ______.

A．sold openly
B．no longer a temptation
C．a major factor in the passage of the Volstead Act
D．brought across the Mexican and Canadian borders

9.
During prohibition, people ______.

A．lived in fear of the law
B．were willing to risk arrest for the pleasure of liquor
C．recklessly endangered their communities
D．were respectful of the legal sanctions placed on them

10.
When enacting the prohibition laws, government officials assumed that ______.

A．every American would buy alcohol illegally
B．all criminal activities would cease
C．patrols of the Canadian border would halt the sale of alcohol
D．the social threat from drunkenness would decline

11.
It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A．the Congress was wise to repeal prohibition
B．the Prohibition Era was characterized by a decrease in crime and drunkenness
C．during Prohibition, Americans stopped drinking
D．laws should be passed to ban the sale of alcoholic beverages

13.Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course which he attends gives him a credit which he may count towards a degree. In many American universities the total work for a degree consists of thirty-six courses each lasting for one semester. A typical course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks; while attending a university a student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester. Normally a student would expect to take four years attending two semesters each year. It is possible to spread the period of work for the degree over a longer period. It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course, though this is not in fact done as a regular practice.
  For every course that he follows a student is given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is available for the student to show to prospective employers. All this imposes a constant pressure and strain of work, but in spite of this some students stir find time for great activity in student affairs. Elections to position in student organizations arouse much enthusiasm. The effective work of main mining discipline is usually performed by students who advise the academic authorities. Any student who is thought to have broken the rules, for example, by cheating has to appear before a student court. With the enormous number of students, the operation of the system does involve a certain amount of activities. A student who has held one of these positions of authority is much respected and it will be of benefit to him later in his career.

Normally a student would at least attend ______ classes each week.

A．36
B．12
C．20
D．15

14.
According to the first paragraph an American student is allowed ______.

A．to live in a different university
B．to take a particular course in a different university
C．to live at home and drive to classes
D．to get two degrees from two different universities

15.
American university students are usually under pressure of work because ______.

A．their academic performance will affect their future careers
B．they are heavily involved in student affairs
C．they have to observe university discipline
D．they want to run for positions of authority

16.
Some students are enthusiastic for positions in student organizations probably because ______.

A．they hate the constant pressure and strain of their study
B．they will then be able to stay longer in the university
C．such positions help them get better jobs
D．such positions are usually well paid

17.
The student organizations seem to be effective in ______.

A．dealing with the academic affairs of the university
B．ensuring that the students observe university regulations
C．evaluating students" performance by bringing them before a court
D．keeping up the students" enthusiasm for social activities

19.Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it"s painful? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.
  During the hours when you labor through your work you may say that you"re "hot." That"s tree. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak. comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues (自言自語) as: "Get up, John! You"ll be late for work again!" The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has.
  You can"t change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. Habit can help, Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe you"re sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway. Counteract (對抗) your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in day, rise before your usual hour. This won" t change your cycle, but you"ll get up steam (鼓起干勁) and work better at your low point.
  Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn and stretch. Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before petting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.

If a person finds getting up early a problem, most probably ______.

A．he is a lazy person
B．he refuses to follow his own energy cycle
C．he is not sure when his energy is low
D．he is at his peak in the afternoon or evening

20.
Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage?

A．Unawareness of energy cycles.
B．Familiar monologues.
C．A change in a family member"s energy cycle.
D．Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members.

21.
If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning, he should ______.

A．change his energy cycle
B．get up earlier than usual
C．overcome his laziness
D．go to bed earlier

22.
You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will ______.

A．help to keep your energy for the day"s work
B．help you to control your temper early in the day
C．enable you to concentrate on your routine work
D．keep your energy cycle under control all day

23.
Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A．Getting off to work with a minimum effort helps save one"s energy.
B．Dr. Kleitman explains why people reach their peaks at different hours of day.
C．Habit helps a person adapt to his own energy cycle.
D．Children have energy cycles, too.

三、3.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.Football is the most popular sport in the fall in the United States. The game originated as a(an)【21】sport more than seventy-five years ago. It is still played by almost every college and university in the country, and the football stadiums of some of the largest universities【22】as many as 80,000 people. The game is not the same as European football. There are eleven players in each team, and【23】in padded uniforms because the game is rough and injuries are likely to occur. The【24】of the game is to carry or throw from one person to another the ball across the opponent"s goal, or scoring line. He【25】has not attended a large college football game has missed one of the most colorful aspects of American college life.【26】the two halves of the game, the playing field if taken over by the bands (樂隊) of the rival institutions,【27】take turns doing intricate marches and executing interesting formations. The student spectators are led in cheering for their team by trained, uniformed student cheerleaders,【28】are pretty girls. Outstanding high school football players are usually encouraged to come to a college and university【29】offers of scholarships and free room and board. Football is so popular and the urge to win is so keen, that many colleges actively【30】outstanding players for their student body. Attendance at football games is so large that it is not unheard of for a college or university to finance its entire athletic program from ticket sales.
(36)

A．outdoor
B．worldwide
C．college
D．unpopular

2.(37)

A．sit
B．seat
C．are sat
D．are seated

3.(38)

A．dressed
B．are dressed
C．wear
D．are worn

4.(39)

A．object
B．purpose
C．result
D．procedure

5.(40)

A．perhaps
B．probably
C．who
D．may

6.(41)

A．During
B．As for
C．Between
D．At

7.(42)

A．and
B．/
C．which
D．they

8.(43)

A．many of them
B．many of whom
C．each of them
D．each of whom

9.(44)

A．by
B．and
C．with
D．for

10.(45)

A．demand
B．ask
C．press
D．seek

四、4.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. The Lachine and Welland Canals, two of the most important systems, were opened in 1825 and 1829, respectively. ( Passage One)

1. This means that bubbles of vapor, containing millions of molecules, form. below the surface. ( Passage Two)

2. Now the higher up we go from sea level, the lower the atmospheric pressure becomes, since there is less air to press upon us. (Passage Two)

3. The urban environment has to offer as many recreation activities as possible, and the design of these has to be such that more obligatory activities can also have a recreative aspect. (Passage Three )

4. Instead, it is occurring in biology laboratories, for it involves the deliberate manipulation in test tubes of the genes of crop plants. (Passage Four)

五、5.Writing

Part VII  Writing

0.   For this part, you are allowed 20 minutes to write a short composition of about 100 - 120 words on the title: The Rush to Cities. Base your composition on the outline given below in Chinese:
1. 隨著經濟的發(fā)展，越來越多的人涌向城市。
2．但是存在一些問題。
3．要解決這些問題，政府必須采取行動。