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湖北普通专升本英语模拟试题一
湖北普通专升本英语模拟试题
(一)
PartIVocabularyandStructure
1.Ican’tunderstandhowyou________theseunpleasantsurroundings.
A)putoutB)putdownC)putupwithD)putforward
2.________youdecidetotakeupyoushouldtrytomakeitasuccess.
A)WhateverB)UnlessC)WheneverD)Ifonly
3.IfHarrydidnotattendtheconferencelastnight,he________toomuchworktodo.
A)musthavehadB)musthaveC)hadhadD)hadtohavehad
4.JohnoftenattendspubliclecturesattheUniversityofOxford,chiefly________hisEnglish.
A)toimproveB)improvingC)tohaveimprovedD)improved
5.Itwassuggestedatthemeetingthateffectivemeasures________tosolvetheproblem.
A)weretakenB)betakenC)mustbetakenD)take
6.Iam________ofyourstupidconversation.
A)annoyedB)worriedC)angryD)tired
7.Theyarebuildingthedamin________withanotherfirm.
A)comparisonB)associationC)touchD)tune
8.Mostparentsencouragetheirchildrentotakeanactivepartinsocialevents,________thoseeventsdonotinterferewiththeirstudies.
A)lestB)thoughC)unlessD)provided
9.Orlando,acityinFlorida,________foritsmainattraction,MagicKingdom.
A)whichiswellknownB)iswellknownC)wellknownD)beingwellknown
10.Heis________awriterasareporter.
A)moreB)ratherC)notsomuchD)notmuch
11.Jimissorry________soimpolitetoyourguestlastSaturday.
A)tobeB)havingbeenC)beingD)tohavebeen
12.IsupposethatwhenIcomebackintenyears’timealltheseoldhouses________down.
A)willhavebeenpulledB)willhavepulledC)willbepullingD)willbepulled
13.Tobesure,someinsectscanbuildcomplexsocieties________differenttypesofindividualsperformingdifferenttasks.
A)takenfromB)madeofC)composedofD)developedfrom
14.Thestudentswillputofftheoutinguntilnextweek,________theywon’tbesobusy.
A)whenB)asC)sinceD)while
15.Ihavenotfoundmybookyet;infact,Iamnotsure________Icouldhavedonewithit.
A)whetherB)whyC)whatD)when
16.Ifyoudonotfastenyoursafetybelt,yourchancesofbeing________willbegreater.
A)beatenB)hurtC)damagedD)stricken
17.“________”formanyyears,thewritersuddenlybecamefamous.
A)HavingignoredhimB)TobeignoredC)TohavebeenignoredD)Havingbeenignored
18.Thisbird’slargewings________ittoflyveryfast.
A)ableB)enableC)unsureD)cause
19.Thepictureexhibitionboredmetodeath.IwishI________toit.
A)havenotgoneB)didnotgoC)hadnotgoneD)shouldnothavegone
20.Idon’tswimnot,butI________whenIwasakid.
A)usedtoitB)usedtodoingitC)usedtoD)usedtodo
21.Ifoundmydaughtersittinginthekitchen,crying________.
A)stronglyB)bitterlyC)heavilyD)deeply
22.Youaregettingtoooldforfootball.You’dbetter________tennisinstead.
A)takeinB)takeupC)takeforD)takeover
23.Whenthetwoyoungpeopleweremarried,theceremonywasanything________uptodata.
A)butB)besideC)exceptD)apartfrom
24.Hedidn’tmentionanythingabouttheparty,________thedate.
A)eitherevenB)evennorC)evenneitherD)noteven
25.Afterbeingrescuedfromtheaircrash,thepeopleagreedthattheyhadmuchto________.
A)thankB)bethankedC)bethankfulD)bethankfulfor
26.Thisnewmethodnotonlysavestimebutalsosavesenergy________operatingontwobatteriesinsteadtofour.
A)inB)onC)byD)for
27.What________tohimiswhetherthejoballowshimtopursuehisstudies.
A)mattersB)refersC)happensD)applies
28.Hesaidthatveryclearlysothatnobodywasinany________aboutwhatwasmeant.
A)doubtB)wonderC)questionD)consideration
29.Itispredictedthatheavyrainsare________tofloodtheareainafewdays.
A)frighteningB)threateningC)scatteringD)warning
30.InmostoftheUnitedStates,themorningnewspaperis________byschoolagechildren.
A)directedB)dischargedC)derivedD)delivered
PartIICloze
Whentelevisionfirstbegantoexpand,veryfewofthepeoplewhohadbecomefamousas__31__announcerswereabletobeequallyeffective__32__television.Someofthedifficultiestheyexperiencedwhentheyweretryingto__33__themselvestothenewmediumweretechnical.When__34__onradio,forexample,theyhadbecome__35__toseeingonbehalfofthelistener.Thisartofseeingforothers__36__thattheannouncerhastobeverygood__37__talking.Aboveall,hehastobeableto__38__acontinuoussequence(序列)ofvisual(视觉的)imageswhichaddmeaning__39__theroundthelistenerhears.Inthe__40__oftelevision,however,theannouncersees__41__withtheviewer.Hisduty,__42__,iscompletelydifferent.Heistheretomake__43__thattheviewerdoesnot__44__anypointofinterest,tohelphimfocus__45__particularthings,andtohelphim__46__theimagesonthetelevisionscreen.__47__hisradiocolleague,hemustknowthe__48__ofsilenceandhowtouseitatthose__49__whenthepicturesspeakfor__50__.
31.A)televisionB)advertisementC)radioD)newspaper
32.A)ofB)inC)atD)on
33.A)adoptB)adjustC)alterD)adapt
34.A)workingB)listeningC)appearingD)showing
35.A)practicedB)experiencedC)determinedD)used
36.A)guaranteesB)meansC)convincesD)warns
37.A)atB)withC)inD)of
38.A)reflectB)createC)causeD)affect
39.A)toB)inC)onD)about
40.A)occasionB)matterC)exampleD)case
41.A)somethingB)everythingC)nothingD)anything
42.A)moreoverB)thereforeC)furthermoreD)nevertheless
43.A)clearB)definiteC)sureD)easy
44.A)missB)ignoreC)dropD)catch
45.A)toB)atC)inD)on
46.A)revealB)exposeC)understandD)translate
47.A)UnlikeB)BesidesC)LikeD)As
48.A)priceB)costC)valueD)worth
49.A)minutesB)periodsC)timesD)moments
50.A)themB)himC)themselvesD)himself
PartIIIReadingComprehension
PassageOne
Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Timewas—andnotsomanyyearsago,either—whentheaveragecitizentookaprettydimviewofbanksandBanking.Thatthiswasso,itshouldbesaid,wastonosmallextentthefaultofbanksandbankersthemselves.Banksusedtobe—andafewstillare—forbiddingstructures.Behindthelittlebarredwindowswere,moreoftenthannot,elderlygentlemenwhoseexpressionoffriendlinessreflectedthesizeofthecustomer’saccount,andnothinglessthanafewhundredthousandinthebankcouldhaveinspiredthesuggestionofasmile.
Andyettheaveragebankformanyyearwas,totheaveragecitizen,afearful,ifnecessary,instrumentfordealingwithbusiness—usuallybigbusiness.Butsomewhereinthepastquartercentury,banksBegantogrowhuman,evenpleasant,andstartedtoattractthelittleman.Itispossiblethatthismovementbeganinmedium-sizedtowns,orinsmalltownswherepeopleknoweachotherbytheirfirstnames,andspreadtobigtowns.Atanyrate,theresultshavebeenremarkable.
Themovementto“humanize”hanks,ofcourse,receivedabigpushduringthewar,whenmoreandmorewomenwereemployedtodoworkpreviouslyperformedbymen.Alsomoreandmore“little”peoplefoundthemselvesinneedofpersonalloans,astaxesbecameheavierandasthepracticeofinstallment(分期付款)buyingbrokedownthepreviouslylong—heldconceptthattherewassomethingalmostmorallywrongaboutbeingindebt.Allsortsofpeoplebegantodiscoverthattheintelligentuseofcredit(信贷)couldbeextremelyhelpful.
51.Theauthorbelievesthattheunfriendlyatmosphereinbanksmanyyearsagowaschieflydueto________.
A)theouterappearanceofbankbuildings
B)unfriendlinessofcustomerstowardbanks
C)economicpressureofthetime
D)theattitudeofhankers
52.Thebanksofmanyyearsagoshowedinterestonlyin________.
A)regularvisitors
B)richcustomers
C)friendlybusinessmen
D)elderlygentlemen
53.Whendidbanksbegintogrowhuman?
A)Sometimebeforethewar.
B)Afewyearsago.
C)Duringthewar.
D)Inthelastcentury.
54.Whathelpedtopushthe“humanization”ofbanks?
A)Moreandmore“little”peoplebecamecustomersofbanks.
B)Theelderlygentlemeninbankswerereplacedbywomen.
C)Morebanksweresetupinsmallandmedium-sizedtowns.
D)Thesizeofthecustomer’saccountwasgreatlyincreased.
55.AveragePeopleseldomborrowedmoneyfrombankinthebankbecause________.
A)thebankbuildingslookedforbidding
B)theywerecomparativelyrichbeforethewar
C)theythoughtitwasnotpropertobeindebt
D)theyrarelyspentmorethantheycouldearn
PassageTwo
Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Lastsummer,TransportationSecretaryElizabethDoleannouncedanewrule:
Unlessstatesrepresentingtwo-thirdsofthecountry’spopulationpasscompulsory(强制性的)seat-belt-uselawsbyApril1989,allnewvehicleswillhavetobefittedwithairbagsorautomaticseatbelts.
Therulewouldn’thavebeennecessarybutforonesimplefact.Eventhoughseatbeltscouldpreventnearlyhalfofthedeathsinfatalcaraccidents,85percentofthepopulationsimplywon’twearthem.
Whynot?
Behavioralengineershavefoundthatthereareallsortsofreasons—usuallyunstated.Thesearesomeofthemostpopular.It’ssafertobethrownfromacarmantrapped.AccordingtoE.ScottGeller,that’safaultyargument.“Infact”,hesays,“beingthrownfromacaristwenty-fivetimesmoredangerousthanbeingtrapped”.
Itwon’thappentome;I’magooddriver.Butwhatabouttheotherpersonwhomaybeaterribledriver?
Thedatashowthattheaverageincidence(发生率)forallaccidentsinoneperdriverevery10years.
Mycarwillendupunderwateroronfire,andIwon’tbeabletogetout.AccordingtotheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(N