專升本（英語）模擬試卷118

一、1.Phonetics

0.(1)

A．starve
B．towards
C．warn
D．warm

1.(2)

A．cheap
B．sweat
C．treat
D．leap

2.(3)

A．some
B．lot
C．other
D．honey

3.(4)

A．chore
B．chocolate
C．a(chǎn)rch
D．school

4.(5)

A．dive
B．five
C．bite
D．bit

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. ——What do you think of his ______ play? ( )——I like it much better than his ______ one.

A．last...latest
B．latest...last
C．later...last
D．later...latest

1. It is very ______ of you to let us know you were going to be late. Otherwise, we ______ on time. ( )

A．considerate...wouldn"t have begun
B．inconsiderate...would have begun
C．considerable...wouldn"t have begun
D．inconsiderable...wouldn"t begin

2. It was ______ late to catch a bus after the party; therefore we called a taxi. ( )

A．too very
B．much too
C．too much
D．far

3. Michael Creuse, ______ help Whymper climbed the Matterhom, was one of the first of the professional guides.( )

A．who
B．whose
C．that
D．with whose

4. I remember he"s written a book ______ I"ve completely forgotten. ( )

A．which name
B．the name which
C．the name of it
D．whose name

5. ______,I should not have wasted my time trying to explain matters to you. ( )

A．I had not realized what you intended
B．Had I not realized what you intended
C．I had realized what you intended
D．Had I realized what you intended

6. If only ______ the violin in the middle of the night, she"d be an ideal guest. ( )

A．played
B．would play
C．didn"t play
D．wouldn"t play

7. "Would you be ______ do it for me, please?""Of course, with pleaure." ( )

A．kind enough
B．a(chǎn)s kind to
C．so kind as to
D．so kind to

8. I can"t thank you ______ much for your kindness, because without your help I can"t have succeeded in the exam. ( )

A．too
B．very
C．quite
D．that

9. No sooner ______ than it began to rain. ( )

A．they had reached home
B．reached home they had
C．had they reached home
D．did they reach home

10. Our maths teacher is a man whom everyone looks ______. ( )

A．up
B．up to
C．on
D．in

11. He made a proposal that the problem ______ at the meeting. ( )

A．discuss
B．be discussed
C．will be discussed
D．would be discussed

12. He will get everything ready ______ three days. ( )

A．a(chǎn)fter
B．for
C．in
D．since

13. That job is quite difficult. I can understand why you have ______ so many problems. ( )

A．run for
B．run over
C．run off
D．run into

14. The boy showed complete ______ of his parents" advice. ( )

A．ignorance
B．disregard
C．neglect
D．a(chǎn)voidance

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.There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, vastly different ideas about how to teach it, or how much priority it must be given over general language development and writing ability. The problem is, how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling.
  If spelling becomes the only focal point of. his teacher"s interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to "play safe". He will tend to write only words within his spelling range, choosing to avoid adventurous language. That" s why teachers often encourage the early, use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability.
  I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience: "This work is terrible! There are "far too many spelling errors and your writing is illegible(難以辨認(rèn)的)." It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupil"s technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had omitted to read the essay, which contained some beautiful expressions of the child" s deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors, but if his. priorities had centred on the child" s idea, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more motivation to seek improvement.

Teachers are different in their opinions about ______.

A．the difficulties in teaching spelling
B．the role of spelling in general language development
C．the complexities of the basic writing skills
D．the necessity of teaching spelling

2.
The expression "play safe" probably means ______.

A．to write carefully
B．to de as teachers say
C．to use dictionaries frequently
D．to avoid using words one is not sure of

3.
Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that ______.

A．students will be able to express their ideas more freely
B．teachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakes
C．students will have more confidence in writing
D．students will learn to be independent of teachers

4.
The writer seems to think that the teacher" s judgement on that sensitive piece of writing is ______.

A．reasonable
B．unfair
C．foolish
D．careless

5.
The major point discussed in the passage is ______.

A．the importance of developing writing skills
B．the complexities of spelling
C．the correct way of marking compositions
D．the relationship between spelling and the content of a composition

7.Having no language, infants cannot be told what they need to learn. Yet by the age of three they will have mastered the basic structure of their native language and will be well on their way to communicative competence. Acquiring their language is a most impressive intellectual feat. Students of how children learn language generally agree that the most remarkable aspect of this feat is the rapid acquisition of grammar. Nevertheless, the ability of children to conform. to grammatical rules is only slightly more wonderful than their ability to learn words. It has been reckoned that the average high school graduate in the United States has a reading vocabulary of 80,000 words, which includes idiomatic expressions and proper names of people and places. This vocabulary must have been learned over a period of 16 years. From the figures, it can be calculated that the average child learns at a rate of about 13 new words per day. Clearly a learning process of great complexity goes on a rapid rate in children.

What is the main subject of the passage?

A．Language acquisition in children.
B．Teaching languages to children.
C．How to memorize words.
D．Communicating with infants.

8.
The underlined word "feat" is closest in meaning to which of the following?

A．Experiment.
B．Idea.
C．Activity.
D．Accomplishment.

9.
The underlined word "reckoned" is closest in meaning to which of the following?

A．Suspected.
B．Estimated.
C．Proved.
D．Said.

10.
The underlined word "which" refers to ______.

A．their ability
B．reading vocabulary
C．idiomatic expression
D．learning process

11.
According to the passage, what is impressive about the way children learn vocabulary?

A．They learn words before they learn grammar.
B．They learn even very long words.
C．They learn words very quickly.
D．They learn the most words in high school.

13.All the useful energy at the surface of the earth comes from the activity of the sun. The sun heats and feeds mankind. Each year it provides men with two hundred million tons of grain and nearly ten million tons of wood.
  Coal, oil, natural gas, and all other fuels are stored-up energy from the sun. Some was collect ed by this season"s plants as carbon compounds. Some was stored by plants and trees ages ago.
  Even waterpower derives from the sun. Water turned into vapor by the sun falls as rain. It courses down the mountains and is converted to electric power.
  Light transmits only the energy that comes from the sun" s outer layers, and much of this energy that is directed toward the earth never arrives. About nine-tenths of it is absorbed by the atmosphere of the earth. In fact; the earth itself gets only one half-billionth of the sun" s entire output of radiant energy.

All the useful energy at the surface of the earth comes ______.

A．directly from the sun
B．from the sun" s activity
C．from energy stored by the sun
D．from radiation of the sun

14.
For mankind, the sun is the source of ______.

A．solar activity
B．a(chǎn)ll heat
C．a(chǎn)ll food
D．both B and C

15.
Radiant energy is stored as carbon compounds by ______.

A．plants
B．rain
C．coal, oil, and natural gas
D．inflammable substances

16.
The sun" s energy indirectly provides the earth with ______.

A．fuels
B．waterpower
C．light
D．both A and B

17.
The largest part of the radiant energy directed toward the earth is ______.

A．stored by plants
B．turned into fuel
C．a(chǎn)bsorbed by the earth" s atmosphere
D．used for electric power

19.Mr. Smith was a wealthy industrialist, but he was not satisfied with life. He did not sleep well and his food did not agree with him. This situation lasted for some time. Finally, after several sleep less nights, he decided to consult his doctor. The doctor advised a change of surroundings. "Go a broad", he said. "But I" m not good at foreign language," said Mr. Smith. "It doesn"t matter," said the doctor. "It won" t hurt you to talk a little less. Go on a voyage. Take plenty of exercise. Try to reduce your weight. Avoid rich food."
  Mr. Smith went to switzerland. He did not know French or German, and had to communicate through gestures. He attended a physical training course. The instructor made him bend his knees, swing his arms, stretch his neck and shake his head rapidly. He bad to lie on the ground and raise his right and left legs alternately. After a time his muscles grew hard and firm. He forgot the financial crisis and the importance of raising the level of production. He even began to notice individual trees and individual birds.
  Finally he returned home. But unfortunately his improvement was only temporary. Soon he was a normal business man again, worried about his property, his profits, his savings, his advancement in a technological society, and things in general.

Mr. Smith went to see his doctor because he ______.

A．had little to eat
B．was seriously ill
C．had to sleep
D．didn" t feel well

20.
The doctor advised Mr. Smith to do all except ______.

A．talking less
B．learning a foreign language
C．eating less rich food
D．taking plenty of exercise

21.
In the second paragraph, the word "gestures" means ______.

A．body movements
B．simple words
C．pens or pencils
D．handshakes

22.
When he traveled abroad, Mr. Smith ______.

A．learned boxing
B．forgot all about his business
C．raised the level of production
D．shook his head all the time

23.
In the last paragraph, the word" temporary" means ______.

A．lasting for a short time
B．not deep
C．unimportant
D．developing very slowly

25.The computer is a wonderful machine. It is the most important invention since the type of engine used in cars. Today it has the greatest effect on science, industry and business, but it is being used more in education and medicine. By the end of this century it will touch the lives of everyone, even people in distant villages. It is a revolutionary invention.
  The oldest kind of computer is the abacus, used in China since the sixth century. In the seventeenth century an adding machine was invented, but the first large, modern computer was built in 1973. A few years later a computer could do 5,000 additions per second. Now the computations are so fast that they are measured in nanoseconds.
  Today most computers are stored-program computers, that is, they have a memory. They are getting smaller and smaller, and computing faster and faster. Even in a large computer, the part that does the actual computing is about the size of the end of a finger.
  Computers can do all kinds of work. When someone buys something in a department store, in formation about the sale goes into a computer. A scientist can talk to the computer about the rocks, and the computer answers the questions. A doctor can talk to the computer and explains what is wrong with a patient. If the doctor asks why, the computer goes through its stored information and ex plains exactly why.
  When early humans began fanning, it was a revolutionary change in human life. It was hundreds of thousands of years later that people developed a writing system. In less than fifty years people have developed computers that can do most of the things humans can do. This could be a frightening development.

The oldest kind of computer, the abacus, has been used since ______.

A．600
B．700
C．800
D．500

26.
A stored-program computer has ______.

A．a(chǎn)n adding machine
B．a(chǎn) brain
C．a(chǎn) finger
D．a(chǎn) memory

27.
The part of a computer that ______ is the size of the end of a finger.

A．prints the information
B．stores the information
C．does the computing
D．memorizes computing

28.
The computations of the computer are measured in ______.

A．seconds
B．microseconds
C．milliseconds
D．nanoseconds

29.
The computer will soon affect ______.

A．people in large cities
B．people in developed countries
C．a(chǎn)ll humanity
D．the Western world

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.Water is one of the most important natural resources in the world.
  Everywhere, water use is【61】. Humans already use fifty-four percent of all the【62】 water in rivers, lakes and underground. There are some estimates that this【63】will reach seventy percent by 2005.
  Fresh water is necessary for life on Earth. People need water for【64】activities and to produce food. Water also is important for energy production and health of Earth"s environmental systems.
  The United Nations is organizing a【65】of events to increase concern【66】water issues. UN officials have【67】2003 the International Year of Fresh Water. A goal of the【68】is to build support for policies to use water more【69】.
  Another goal is to get more people to use water in a way【70】will not hurt environment. The world population is more than six-thousand-million people. More than one-thousand-million【71】safe drinking water. More than two-thousand-million【72】 from diseases【73】to dirty water. And, more than two-thousand-million live without waste-treatment systems.
  Water was one of the issues discussed at the UN Millennium Summit two years ago. Leaders said they would work to【74】the number of people without safe drinking water in half by 2015.
  Nitin Desai directs the UN Office for Economic and Social Affairs. He says success【75】 these goals will require major changes in the ways people use water.
  Next month, the World Water Forum will meet in Kyoto, Japan. Officials plan to【76】the first UN report【77】world water development. This report will examine the world"s water problems.【78】it will offer suggestions on ways to meet future water demands. Experts say international reaction【79】the UN report will be an important test of the political desire to solve the water【80】.
(46)

A．increasing
B．extending
C．decreasing
D．diminishing

2.(47)

A．mineral
B．refined
C．defined
D．fresh

3.(48)

A．ratio
B．speed
C．pace
D．rate

4.(49)

A．every day
B．everyday
C．every where
D．every where

5.(50)

A．serious
B．series
C．successive
D．species

6.(51)

A．over
B．in
C．a(chǎn)bout
D．on

7.(52)

A．declared
B．denied
C．delivered
D．detected

8.(53)

A．cause
B．campaign
C．event
D．incident

9.(54)

A．successfully
B．hopefully
C．wisely
D．easily

10.(55)

A．that
B．when
C．where
D．provided

11.(56)

A．drink
B．lack
C．have
D．tackle

12.(57)

A．separate
B．suffer
C．relieve
D．release

13.(58)

A．linking
B．to link
C．linked
D．link

14.(59)

A．dismiss
B．cut
C．let
D．shorten

15.(60)

A．on
B．a(chǎn)t
C．in
D．for

16.(61)

A．relieve
B．release
C．remain
D．remark

17.(62)

A．in
B．on
C．a(chǎn)t
D．for

18.(63)

A．Nevertheless
B．And
C．Or
D．Until

19.(64)

A．on
B．a(chǎn)t
C．to
D．for

20.(65)

A．critics
B．crash
C．crime
D．crisis

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. 他寧可在湖中的小船上釣魚也不愿坐在辦公桌前。

1. 我們對自己認(rèn)識得越充分，越容易將我們的潛力充分發(fā)揮出來。

2. 顏色可能對我們有影響，而我們并沒有意識到這一點(diǎn)。

3. 我們公司的一貫政策是鼓勵工人參加社交活動。

4. 他的威信與自信使他成為一個杰出的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)。

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. Among India"s hundreds of millions of people, there are great differences in racial origin, language and religion.

1. If you are to believe someone who says there is no such thing as an honest person, you may be sure that the speaker is dishonest.

2. You should cut out unnecessary words when you write an article.

3. Under such unfavorable conditions, you would have failed the experiment as he did.

4. I used to go shopping almost every day, but in order to save time, I cut down my shopping to twice a week.

七、7.Writing

Part VII  Writing

0.   Write a composition on the topic "The Bicycle in China." Start writing your composition with the topic sentence: "The bicycle is the most popular means of transportation in China." You are supposed to write at least 100 words in your composition using the words and expressions given below.
  on bicycle wheels  ride  cheap and easy  advantages  reduce  improve travel around

八、8.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. Only two.
  B. Because of a heavy fog.
  C. 7:30 pm.
  D. The great favorite of mine.
  E. No problem.
  F. Two hours ago.
  G. Enjoy yourself.
  H. No. Thank you just the same.

Bill: Barbara is leaving for Tokyo tomorrow. What time is her flight?Alice: ______

2.
Henry: How many science courses did you have in high school?Jane: ______

3.
Joe: Why will the plane from Miami delay?Ann: ______

4.
Bob: Professor Davis, I wonder if I could enroll in your biology course?Nancy: ______

5.
Pat: You look cold and tired, Jack. How about a cup of coffee?Rose: ______