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专升本入学英语模拟题一
专升本入学《英语》模拟题一
PartIVocabularyandStructure(25%)
1.Wehavetoproducemorefoodto________thedemandoftheever-growingpopulation.
a.suitb.fixc.meetd.respond
2.Iam________ofthesameoldbreakfasteverymorning.
a.wornoutb.tiredc.illd.exhausted
3.Sixo’clockishis________hourforgettingup.
a.frequentb.regularc.uniformd.settled
4.Thecommittee________aconclusiononlyafterdaysofdiscussion.
a.achievedb.reachedc.arrivedd.completed
5.________,thatstepisnotsafe!
a.Lookaroundb.Lookoutc.Lookupd.Lookdown
6.Inspiteofthethunderstorm,thechildrenslept________allnight.
a.noisilyb.sensitivelyc.soundlyd.quickly
7.NothingthatIcansee________whatyouhavedescribed.
a.comparesb.relatesc.resemblesd.consists
8.Georgetook________ofthefineweathertodoaday’sworkinhisgarden.
a.advantageb.profitc.interestd.charge
9.Thoseopinionsarenowoutof________.
a.fashionb.moodc.orderd.form
10.Histheoryisverydifficult,but________peopleunderstandit.
a.afewb.fewc.alittled.little
11.Hewantstoreadabook,________ismostunusualforhim.
a.whichb.thatc.thisd.what
12.Youhavetherighttolive________youwant.
a.thereb.inwhichc.whered.here
13.Ifthesun________theplayerscouldhavefinishedthegame.
a.hadshoneb.didshinec.wereshiningd.shone
14.Oh,________youhavedrawn!
a.whatbeautifulapictureb.howbeautifulapicture
c.whatabeautifulpictured.howabeautifulpicture
15.Itwasin1961________JohnF.KennedybecamepresidentoftheUnitedStates.
a.whenb.andc.thatd.then
16.Ifoundthatshe________livedinthatapartment.
a.noanylongerb.nolongerc.notanylongerd.notlonger
17.Ididn’thear________becausetherewastoomuchnoisewhereIwassitting.
a.whatdidhesayb.whathesaid
c.whatwashesayingd.whatforhimtosay
18.________Ilookold,Ihavenotlosttheuseofmylimbs.
a.Thoughb.Inspiteofc.Despited.Nomatter
19.Atfirst,Ididn’trecognizeherbecauseshe________atleastfiftypounds.
a.lostb.mightlosec.hadlostd.wouldlose
20.Petersaidthathewouldn’tmind________thewindows.
a.myopeningb.Iopenc.metoopend.formetoopen
21.Shehad________ideawhatImeant.
a.fewb.notc.nod.alittle
22.IhavebeentotheWestLakethreetimes________1970.
a.sinceb.fromc.untild.after
23.Isuggestthatshe________anotherday.
a.willcomeb.comesc.camed.shouldcome
24.Iwasverytired.Otherwise,I________tothetheaterwithyou.
a.hadgoneb.wouldgoc.wentd.wouldhavegone
25.DoeshespeakEnglishorRussian?
–Hedoesn’tspeak________.
a.eitherb.neitherc.alld.none
PartIIReadingComprehension(40%)
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Afterinventingdynamite,Swedish-bornAlfredNobelbecameaveryrichman.However,heforesawitsuniversallydestructivepowerstoolate.Nobelpreferrednottoberememberedastheinventorofdynamite,soin1895,justtwoweeksbeforehisdeath,hecreatedafundtobeusedforawardingprizestopeoplewhohadmadeworthwhilecontributionstomankind.Originallytherewerefiveawards:
literature,physics,chemistry,medicine,andpeace.Economicswasaddedin1968,justsixty-sevenyearsafterthefirstawardceremony.
Nobel’soriginallegacyofninemilliondollarswasinvested,andtheinterestonthissumisusedfortheawardswhichvaryfrom$30,000to$125,000.
EveryyearonDecember10,theanniversaryofNobel’sdeath,theawards(goldmedal,illuminateddiploma,andmoney)arepresentedtothewinners.Sometimespoliticsplaysanimportantroleinthejudges’decisions.Americanshavewonnumerousscienceawards,butrelativelyfewliteratureprizes.
Noawardswerepresentedfrom1940to1942atthebeginningofWorldWarII.Somepeoplehavewontwoprizes,butthisisrare;othershavesharedtheirprizes.
26.Whendidthefirstawardceremonytakeplace?
a.1895b.1901c.1962d.1968
27.WhywastheNobelprizeestablished?
a.Torecognizeworthwhilecontributionstohumanity.
b.Toresolvepoliticaldifferences.
c.Tohonortheinventorofdynamite.
d.Tospendmoney.
28.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
a.Awardsvaryinmonetaryvalue.
b.CeremoniesareheldonDecember10tocommemorateNobel’sinvention.
c.Politicscanplayanimportantroleinselectingthewinners.
d.Afewindividualshavewontwoawards.
29.InwhichareahaveAmericansreceivedthemostawards?
a.literatureb.peacec.economicsd.science
30.Inhowmanyfieldsareprizesbestowed?
a.2b.5c.6d.10
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Myformulaforstayingyoungissimple:
concentrateonthepartofyouthat’syoungandgrowing—yourbrain.Keepyourmindawakeandyou’llstayyoungallover.Theseareexcitingtimes.Takeaninterestintheworldaroundyou,andmakeapointoflearningatleastonenewthingeveryday.
Regardlessofyourage,it’snottoolatetomakeyourlifemoreinteresting.Iknowahousewifewithnopreviousknowledgewhomadeherselfintoanoutstandingindustrialdesigner;Iknowaretiredelectricalengineerwhohasbecomeahighlypaidceramicartist.
Getoverthenotionthatyouareevertoooldtogobacktoschool.Iknowamanwhoenteredmedicalcollegeat70.Hegothisdegreewithhonorsandbecameaneminentphysician.Anothermanwenttolawschool71andisnowanactivelawyer.
Inspiteofyears,stayingyoungiseasyforthosewholiveinthefuture.Youcandoitifyoucareenoughtotry.Keepyourmindawakeandactive;that’stheonlyyouthelixirguaranteedtowork.
31.Thestatementthatourbrainremainsyoungandgrowingregardlessofageis________.
a.animpossibilityb.ascientificfact
c.asuppositiond.aridiculousconclusion
32.Itiswrongto________.
a.thinkoneselftoooldtogobacktoschool
b.keepone’smindawake
c.trytostayyoung
d.getone’sdegreewithhonors
33.Thepassagestatesthatamanwhoenteredcollegeat70became________.
a.anactivelawyerb.anelectricengineer
c.adistinguisheddoctord.ahighlypaidceramicartist
34.Theonlyyouthelixiristo________.
a.gobacktoschoolb.forgetone’sownage
c.keepintouchwithyoungpeopled.keepone’smindawakeandactive
35.AllofthefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPTthat________.
a.humanbrainnevergetsoldwithage
b.everypersonshouldtakeupanewoccupationwhenhebecomesold
c.stayingyoungisnotdifficultifoneiswillingtotry
d.thereisalwayssomethingtolearnifyouhaveaninterestinwhat’sgoingonaroundyou
Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
TheEgyptiankingdomwasnotself-containedbuttradedwidelywiththeoutsideworld,usingtheenormoussurplusesofwheatgrownontherichvalleysoiltoprofitfromhighpricesresultingfromfamineinvariouspartsoftheMediterraneanworld.RelationswiththeneighboringandinsomewayssimilarcivilizationofMesopotamiawerealwaysclose,thoughoftenhostile.SyriaandPalestinesufferedmuchinbiblicaltimesfromthecompetitionofthetwoworldpowersoftheday.Forlong,EgyptruledoverSyriabutgraduallyitspowerdeclinedanditwasitselfconquered,firstbytheAssyrians(663B.C.)andthenforalongertermbythePersians(525-332B.C.).
36.Thispassageismainlyabout________.
a.theearlyhistoryofEgyptb.wheattradebetweenEgyptanditsneighbors
c.thefallofEgyptd.famineintheMediterraneanworld
37.Egyptsolditswheatatahighpricebecause________.
a.theMediterraneannationswereatwar
b.thewheatwasofhighquality
c.Egypthadcontrolovertheneighboringcountries
d.theneighboringcountrieswerebadlyinneedoffood
38.Egypt’srelationswithitsneighborswere________.
a.closeandfriendlyb.closebuthostile
c.friendlythoughsometimeshostiled.hostilebutsometimesfriendly
39.By“thetwoworldpowers”theauthormeans________.
a.EgyptandSyriab.EgyptandPersia
c.SyriaandPalestined.AssyriaandPersia
40.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
a.ThefamineintheMediterraneancountriesbroughtaboutdamagingresultstoEgyptianfarming.
b.Egypthaddevelopedanentirelydifferentculturefromitsneighbors.
c.Egyptturnedoutmuchmorewheateveryyearthanitspeoplecouldeat.
d.EgyptruledoverAssyriaandPersiabefore633B.C.
Questions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Howmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown.Inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeuponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtorepresentthosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecallwords.
Thepowerofwords,thenliesintheirassociations—thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincrease.
41.Howlanguagebeganis________.
a.alegendhandeddownfromthepastb.amatterthatishiddenandsecret
c.aquestiondifficulttoanswerd.aproblemnotyetsolved
42.Whymeninv