專升本（英語）模擬試卷128

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. To be a good short story writer one needs, ______, a very vivid imagination.

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

1. ______ my great disappointment, I discovered that the watch was broken.

A．To
B．For
C．On
D．With

2. A writer and educator ______ our school.

A．visit
B．visits
C．have visited
D．has visited

3. He wore dark glasses to avoid ______.

A．having been recognized
B．to be recognized
C．recognized
D．being recognized

4. A friend of mine returned to his house after a holiday, only to find that it ______.

A．to be broken into
B．had broken into
C．was broken into
D．had been broken into

5. Many a woman ______ entitled to more in life than just housework.

A．feel
B．was felt
C．feels
D．were felt

6. Be on your ______ against thieves while you are in the crowd.

A．watch
B．move
C．point
D．guard

7. Only when in danger ______ human beings.

A．snakes will most attack
B．most snakes will attack
C．will most snakes attack
D．will attack most snakes

8. You think it"s easy? You should try ______ for once.

A．doing
B．doing it
C．to do
D．to do it

9. Birthdays axe such happy ______ when all your old friends can get together and have a good time.

A．days
B．occasions
C．cases
D．holidays

10. The house needs ______, so we have to wait until Sunday to move in.

A．cleaning
B．be cleaned
C．clean
D．being cleaned

11. Linda was the only girl who wore a formal dress at the party, and she felt out of ______.

A．practice
B．a(chǎn)ction
C．place
D．season

12. The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain ______ as the plane was making a landing.

A．seat
B．seating
C．seated
D．to be seating

13. I hope you will do it ______ my sake.

A．in
B．up
C．with
D．for

14. ______ to the sun, rain and wind for a long time, the stone split.

A．Expose
B．Exposed
C．Exposing
D．To expose

15. ______ such subjects, the department also taught mathematics.

A．In addition to
B．By means of
C．With regard to
D．In consequence of

16. The hero of the story is an artist in his ______.

A．thirtieth
B．thirty
C．thirty"s
D．thirties

17. I have promised to help you and I will ______ my word.

A．hold
B．follow
C．keep
D．stick

18. I don"t think you have a good time, ______?

A．haven"t you
B．have you
C．do I
D．don"t I

19. I"d like to ______ this old car for a new model but I can"t afford it.

A．rescue
B．exchange
C．replace
D．convert

20. We hadn"t enough money to pay our bus fare, and ______ we had to walk.

A．nevertheless
B．therefore
C．however
D．instead

21. Mrs. Smith warned her daughter ______ after drinking.

A．never to drive
B．to never drive
C．never driving
D．never drive

22. You can ______ the details; just tell us the major points he mentioned during the last period.

A．leave out
B．fall out
C．carry out
D．work out

23. ______ of the two books holds the opinion that the danger of nuclear war is increasing.

A．None
B．Either
C．Both
D．Neither

24. When and where to build the new factory ______ yet?

A．is not decided
B．a(chǎn)re not decided
C．has not decided
D．have not decided

25. Had you listened to the doctor, you ______ all right now.

A．a(chǎn)re
B．were
C．would be
D．would have been

26. William found that even his heavy overcoat was not ______ to keep out the cutting wind.

A．a(chǎn)dequate
B．suitable
C．strong
D．positive

27. ______ all behavior. is learned behavior. is a basic assumption of social scientists.

A．It is nearly
B．That nearly
C．Nearly
D．As

28. ______ he returns nothing can be done.

A．Till
B．Until
C．That
D．Whether

29. The World Exposition Center ______ by the end of 2010, will attract over 70 million people.

A．completed
B．being completed
C．to be completed
D．having been completed

30. ______, the design is useless.

A．To speak practical
B．Speaking practical
C．Practically speaking
D．In speaking practical

31. Prisons in some countries are short of staff, ______ means each prison officer is overworked and underpaid.

A．which
B．this
C．that
D．what

32. Leaves are to a plant ______ lungs are to an animal.

A．so
B．like
C．a(chǎn)s
D．what

33. Industry ______ only ten percent of the smog in Los Angeles.

A．come to
B．a(chǎn)mounts to
C．a(chǎn)ppeals to
D．a(chǎn)ccounts for

34. It suddenly occurred to her that money couldn"t ______ all that Bob had suffered in the past live years.

A．live up to
B．make out
C．make up for
D．live through

35. Completely new situation will ______ when the new examination system comes into existence.

A．rise
B．raise
C．a(chǎn)rouse
D．a(chǎn)rise

36. They always give the vacant seats to ______ comes first.

A．whoever
B．people who
C．whomever
D．a(chǎn)ll that

37. When Jack arrived he learned Mary ______ for almost an hour.

A．had gone
B．had set off
C．had left
D．had been away

38. Having considered that problem, they ______ their conversation to other matter.

A．interrupted
B．resumed
C．a(chǎn)voided
D．switched

39. The pianos in the other shop will be ______, but ______.

A．cheaper; not as better
B．more cheap; not as better
C．cheaper; not as good
D．more cheap; not as good

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.A budget (預(yù)算) is a spending plan. It can help you spend money wisely. It can do this by cutting out wasteful spending. Of course, preparing a budget takes planning, and following a budget takes willpower (自制力). Your budget should meet your family"s needs and income.
  The first step in creating a budget is to set your goals. What does your family need and want? You must know all that to work out the details of the budget. Never spend more than you can. Then decide which goals are the most important.
  The next step is estimating family income. Before you can plan wisely, you need to know how much money you have to spend! Write down all the money you expect to receive (wages, saving, interest, etc.) during the planned budget period.
  After you have calculated how much money will be available, it is time to estimate expenses. List all of your family expenses.
  If you are not satisfied with what you got for your money, look carefully at your spending. Studying you records will show where overspending has occurred. It will also point out poor buying habits.
  It is also a good idea to set aside a small amount of money for emergencies (緊急情況). Every family has small emergencies: a blown tire, a broken device, or the need for medical care.

According to the passage, what is the advantage of a budget?

A．It can help you set your goals clearly.
B．It can help you save a lot of money.
C．It can help you get rid of poor buying habits.
D．It can help you spend money wisely.

2.
In carrying out your budget, you need ______.

A．to have the ability to control yourself
B．to ask your family members for advice
C．to cut it down as much as possible
D．to take care not to buy expensive things

3.
According to the passage, one advantage of keeping a record of your spending is that ______.

A．you will remember how much you have already spent
B．you will know if you have spent more money than you planned
C．you will be able to tell your family what should not be bought
D．you will learn how to make a better budget next time

4.
The writer suggests that it is a good idea to set aside some money because ______.

A．you probably will not be able to follow your budget
B．people usually spend more than they plan to do
C．one can hardly plan everything in advance
D．others may want to borrow some money from you

5.
This passage is mainly about ______.

A．the meaning of a budget
B．the relation between budget and income
C．the way a budget is made
D．the importance of making a budget

7.The men work all week in the factory, and at the end of the week they get their pay. Naturally enough, they open the envelopes and they all count the money. One man is standing in the comer. He"s counting his money. Suddenly he realizes that it is wrong. He counts the money again. No doubt about it--there is a mistake. There is too much. Five pounds too much. He puts his money carefully in his pocket and says nothing to the others. A week goes by. It"s payday again. The men ate counting their pay. The same man is standing in the comer. Suddenly he starts shouting. This time there isn"t enough money in his envelope. It"s five pounds short. He goes immediately to see the boss. He is very angry.
  "Look," he says, "there isn"t enough money in my pay envelope." "What"s right," says the boss. "But didn"t you notice last week? There was a mistake. There was too much. Fiver pounds too much." "Yes, that"s right," says the man (he is very angry). There was a mistake last week. For one mistake, I can shut my eye--but for two mistakes, no, I can"t."

The men get their pay ______.

A．once a month
B．twice a month
C．once a week
D．every five days

8.
What does the man do when he finds five pounds too much?

A．He goes to see the boss immediately.
B．He gives the five pounds back to the boss.
C．He puts the money secretly in his pocket.
D．He says something about that to others.

9.
On the next payday, what happens after he counts the money?

A．There is much more money in this envelope.
B．The money is exactly what he is given.
C．There isn"t enough money.
D．There is no money in his envelope.

10.
According to the passage, "I can shut my eyes" means ______.

A．I can close my eyes
B．I can"t see it
C．I can"t notice it
D．I can stand it

11.
the extra five pounds put in the man"s envelope suggests that ______.

A．they are put in the envelope by mistake
B．the boss wants to give him a test
C．the boss wants to make him glad
D．the boss wants to increase his wage

13.Yes, that college tuition bill was bigger this year.
  Confirming what students and their parents already knew, an influential education think tank (智囊機(jī)構(gòu)) says that states are passing along their budget woes (困難) to public university students and their families. Tuitions are rising by double digits in some states, while the amount of state-funded student aid is dropping.
  The result, says the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education in San Jose, Calif., is "the worst fiscal news for public higher education institutions and their students in at least a decade."
  Although incomes are rising by only 1% to 2 % in most states, tuition at four-year public schools leapt by 24% in Massachusetts, 20% in Texas and 7% nationally since the 2001-2002 school year, the center says.
  State budget deficits (預(yù)算赤字) are the cause. Nationally, states spend about 48% of their revenue on education, or about $235 billion in 2001 for kindergarten through college, says the National Governors Association. Elementary and secondary education budgets are protected in many state constitutions, which means they are generally the last expense that states will cut. But higher education is vulnerable to budget cuts-- and tuition increases: After all, no one has to go to college.
  Colleges and universities "have clients they can charge," says the National Center"s president, Patrick M. Callan. Tuition "is the easiest money to get," he adds.
  The pressure to raise tuition is particularly intense because states froze or even cut state university tuition during the 1990s. With its eye on the knowledge-driven economic boom, the University of Virginia cut tuition by 20% in 1999. This year, although per-capita income grew by less than 1% in Virginia, the state raised tuition at its four-year colleges by 9% and cut student aid by 8%, or about $10 million.
  The rising cost of public education, and the fear that it is financially squeezing some students out of an education, has prompted some state universities to adopt a practice long used by private schools to attract students: tuition discounting. In tuition discounting, colleges turn around a share of the tuition paid by some students, and use it to pay for scholarships for others. Private colleges typically return $35 to $45 in scholarships for every $100 they collect in tuition revenue. But until recently, states have viewed discounting as politically unpopular.
  There are a few steps students and their families can take to offset rising tuitions, but not many. Because colleges are always interested in raising academic quality, talented students can pit one college against another in hopes of raising their financial-aid offer. Some colleges now invite students to call and renegotiate their aid packages if they get a better offer from another institution.

College education becomes costlier because ______.

A．the state-funded student aid is increased
B．the budgets for elementary and secondary education are increased
C．colleges can no longer depend on states for fund
D．higher education budget will get cut by states

14.
Why are elementary and secondary schools not likely to get their budgets cut?

A．Because they enjoy the special funds provided by states.
B．Because their budgets are rather limited.
C．Because their budgets are protected by the state constitutions.
D．Because they can charge their clients.

15.
We learn from Para. 8 some state universities worry that as a result of the increase in education cost, ______.

A．students will turn to private schools for application
B．there will be anger among students and their parents
C．they will have to return more tuitions as scholarships to students
D．some students will lose the opportunity to receive education

16.
As indicated in the passage, states cut university tuition when ______.

A．the state-funded student aid was dropping
B．the economy was booming
C．per-capita income grew by less than 1%
D．private schools began to practice tuition discounting

17.
According to the passage, in competing for talented students, some colleges offer to ______.

A．raise financial aid
B．cut tuitions by half
C．pay full tuition
D．raise academic quality

19.When an icon (偶像) lasts for more than a century, there is a reason. But what is it about the teddy bear that makes it a lasting symbol in our society? Trends experts say that when an icon is rooted in reality, when people grow to love it, and when it represents something larger, it tends to last.
  America"s affair with the teddy bear began in the fall of 1902 when then-President Theodore Roosevelt went on a bear hunting trip in the South. He had no luck till the fifth day when he spotted a bear and raised his rifle to shoot--then lowered it when he saw a baby bear in the line of fire, eating honey from its paws. Roosevelt is reputed to have said, "I don"t shoot baby bears." Another story has Roosevelt refusing to shoot a wounded bear.
  Washington Post cartoonist Clifford Berryman depicted the bear incidents and began using bears in many political cartoons on many subjects. Soon toy and novelty makers started creating the bears in a wide variety of styles. Quickly the Roosevelt bear and the Teddy bear became the teddy bear -- and everyone had one. A president"s hunting trip became the catalyst (催化劑) for an industry that spans the Western world. Today, an estimated 2.5 million Americans collect teddy bears.
  "People tend to anthropomorphize (把......比擬作人) teddy bears," says trends expert Marita Wesely-Clough. "Bears seem to have a personality that is safe, comforting and cuddly (值得摟抱的). Little boys are allowed to love and cuddle bears, where they have been culturally conditioned not to play with dolls. Children tend to keep their teddy bears, and if they don"t, their mothers do."
  The teddy bear is a social/cultural leveler that passes national and economic boundaries. The teddy bear icon won"t diminish or go away because it represents loving friendship, care, and comfort Ia feeling of home away from home, says Wesely-Clough.
  "The teddy bear is a socially acceptable security blanket that transcends gender, age and nationality," she says.
  People imagine that teddy bears inhabit an idealized world without danger or meanness to which we would like to escape, especially during tense or stressful times.
  "Bears are popular on greeting cards not only because they are familiar and friendly, but also because people can express through teddy bears what they might not be able to say for themselves," Wesely-Clough says.
  On cards for children, for political statements, for expressing loneliness, the teddy bear has been there for nearly nine decades of greeting cards-- harmless, safe and familiar.

According to the author, why can teddy bears become a lasting symbol?

A．Because they remind people of the then-President Roosevelt.
B．Because they are especially lowed by boys.
C．Because they represent love, care and comfort.
D．Because they are harmless, safe and cute.

20.
Clifford Berryman got the teddy bear more popularized by ______.

A．naming it after President Roosevelt
B．designing a series of teddy bear toys
C．representing its stories in political cartoons
D．representing it on greeting cards

21.
By saying "people tend to anthropomorphize teddy bears" (Para.4)the author means that people tend to ______.

A．a(chǎn)ttribute human personalities to teddy bears
B．regard teddy bears as their cute pets
C．regard teddy bears as one of their family members
D．ignore the differences between teddy bears and humans

22.
Which of the following is NOT the benefit brought by teddy bears, according to the author?

A．Eliminating inequality among people of different background.
B．Providing a cozy home to those who long for it.
C．Taking people"s mind temporarily off the danger and meanness of the modem world.
D．Helping people better express themselves in writing greeting cards.

23.
Which of the following may best be the title of this passage?

A．Teddy Bear and President Theodore Roosevelt.
B．The History of Teddy bear.
C．Teddy Bear and the Booming of Toy Industry.
D．Teddy bear, the Icon That Will Endure.

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.A recent development is the local area network (LAN).【21】its name implies, it serves a local area-possibly as small as a single room, typically an area like an university campus or the premises of a particular business. Local area networks were developed to【22】a need specific to microcomputers the sharing of expensive resources. Microcomputers are cheap, but highcapacity disc stores, fast and/or good quality printers, etc. are expensive. The object of the LAN is to allow【23】microcomputers shared access to these expensive resources, since the microcomputers are cheap, it is a necessary feature of a LAN that the method of connection to the network, and the network hardware【24】, must also be cheap.
  A local area network links a number of computers and a number of servers which provide communal facilities, e. g. file storage. (A server usually includes a small microprocessor for control purposes. ) The computers and servers are known as stations. There are two methods of【25】in common use, rings and broadcast networks.
  In the ring method( often called a Cambridge Ring) all the stations are linked in a ring,【26】includes one special station, the monitor station.
  In broadcast networks, all the stations are【27】to a single linear cable(usually coax cable), and any transmission will be received by all stations.
 【28】technology is used, local area networks are a development of the greatest importance.【29】as programming is simplified by an approach that thinks in terms of small procedures or programs, each doing a well-defined job, the computer system of tomorrow is likely to be【30】lots of small systems, each doing a specific job, linked by a local area network.
(61)

A．As
B．Like
C．Since
D．Because

2.(62)

A．a(chǎn)dapt
B．satisfied
C．content
D．meet

3.(63)

A．a(chǎn) great deal of
B．a(chǎn) lot
C．a(chǎn) number of
D．a(chǎn) bit of

4.(64)

A．itself
B．themselves
C．it
D．its

5.(65)

A．linked
B．linking
C．to link
D．links

6.(66)

A．that
B．who
C．when
D．which

7.(67)

A．a(chǎn)ssociated
B．connected
C．touch
D．related

8.(68)

A．Whatever
B．Whichever
C．Wherever
D．Whoever

9.(69)

A．In this way
B．In a way
C．In the same way
D．By the way

10.(70)

A．made up of
B．consist of
C．make up of
D．compose of

四、4.Writing

Part VII  Writing

0.   For this part, you are allowed 20 minutes to write a composition of about 100-120 words ac- cording to the following topic:
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