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1、英语模拟题2013年专科起点升本科英语模拟考试试题. Phonetics (10 points)Directions:In each of following groups of words, there are four underlined letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the co

2、rresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1.A. enough B. about C. touch D. young2.A. thirsty B. throat C. youth D. those3.A. shut B. cut C. funny D. use4.A. thanks B. pills C. news D. films5.A. dear B. heart C. ear D. tear6.A. births B. depths C. months D. mouths7.A. election B. pronunciation C. questi

3、on D. operation8.A. hot B. home C. top D. off9.A. may B. day C. stay D. Sunday10.A. weigh B. eight C. seize D. Daily. Vocabulary and Structure (40 points)Directions:There are 40 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer tha

4、t best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.11. _ we won the war.A. In the end B. On the end C. By the end D. At the end12. As a poor fresh student, he had to do a part-time job _ money.A. owing to B. because of C. on account of D. for the sake of13. Too mu

5、ch drinking would _ his health.A. do harm for B. do harmful to C. do harm to D. do harmful for14. The days _ you could travel without a passport are a thing of the past.A. in which B. on which C. of which D. at which15. He insists that he _ innocent.A. is B. be C. should be D. were16. The teacher sa

6、id, “Stop _”. So we stopped _.A. to talkto read B. talkingto read C. talkingreading D. talkingread17. Could I have some milk, some orange juice, and some eggs _?A. instead of B. in addition C. as well D. so much18. _ after his death that he was recognized as a great composer.A. It was not until B. I

7、t is until C. It was until D. Not until19. Our classroom is _ in the school building.A. bigger than any other one B. bigger than allC. the biggest of all the others D. the biggest of any one20. It was Thomas Alva Edison who _ the electric lamp.A. discovered B. invented C. innovated D. found21. Id li

8、ke you _ to see him.A. go B. going C. to go D. have gone22. Your coat _ his.A. like B. likes C. is like D. will look like23. Either you or I _ meet him at the airport.A. are to B. is to C. am to D. were to24. Each has an apple, _?A. has he B. doesnt he C. does he D. dont they25. Sports, _ perhaps yo

9、u dont like very much, may make you strong.A. that B. which C. it D. and26. We should look _ the matter before we reach a conclusion.A. into B. for C. to D. at27. Hospital doctors dont go out very often as their work _ all their time.A. takes away B. takes in C. takes over D. takes up28. He is _ to

10、speak the truth.A. too much of a coward B. too much a cowardC. so much a coward D. so much of a coward29. Its strange that you _ like that at the meeting.A. should speak B. spoke C. should have spoken D. speak30. He _ when the bus came to a sudden stop.A. was almost hurt B. was to hurt himselfC. was

11、 hurt himself D. was hurting himself31. Mary likes _ very much, but she didnt go _ last Sunday.A. to swimswimming B. swimmingto swimC. to swimto swim D. swimmingswimming32. More _, less speed.A. hurry B. rush C. quickness D. haste33. _ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain doesnt se

12、em high at all.A. When compared B. Compare C. While comparing D. Comparing34. The fact _ money orders can usually be easily cashed has made them a popular form of payment.A. of B. is that C. that D. which is35. He is working very hard to _ the lost time in the past 10 years.A. make for B. make up fo

13、r C. make up D. make out36. If a child is absent _ school for long periods, he should be given extra work.A. at B. in C. from D. out of37. Neither of your proposals _.A. make sense B. are practical C. makes sense D. make senses38. It is obvious that there are at least two vitamins. _ is soluble in f

14、at; _ is soluble in water.A. The onethe other B. Onethe otherC. Oneanother D. Onethe another39. Its a good _ to eat with the mouth closed.A. custom B. habit C. way D. style40. You ought not to _ him the news that day.A. tell B. be telling C. have told D. be told41. He attempted _ to set up a company

15、 of his own.A. with vain B. on vain C. in vain D. of vain42. -“I slipped on the stairs. I think my arm is broken”.-“Oh! I _.”A. dont hope B. hope not so C. do not hope D. hope not43. The last man _ the sinking ship was the captain.A. left B. leaves C. to be leaving D. to leave44. One of his many fau

16、lts is that that he never _ any thing very long.A. decides on B. sticks to C. goes over D. makes up45. You are worthy _ the honour.A. to B. at C. for D. of46. Billing pitched so well _ everyone cheered him at the end of the game.A. as B. since C. that D. whereas47. The _ of blood always makes him fe

17、el sick.A. sight B. view C. look D. form48. A child learns to read by seeing the words _.A. properly B. repeatedly C. repeatly D. obviously49. Our friendship is _ and we will never again be separated.A. restored B. reserved C. restrained D. repeated50. He couldnt explain the _ of ten years in his jo

18、b history.A. gap B. interrupting C. opening D. margin. Cloze (20 points)Directions:For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices given below and marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Shee

19、t.Investors can _51_ money simply by loaning it. The money they loan is called capital. Security (担保) is an expensive item which the borrower mortgages (抵押) to the investor to show that he intends to _52_ the debt. The way investors make money on loans is to charge interest. Interest is money that _

20、53_ pay to investors for the use of their money. Interest is usually a certain percentage of the capital. Investors sometimes _54 ten percent or more interest per year. The interest may be calculated daily, monthly, or yearly. The interest must be _55_ before the capital can be repaid. If the intere

21、st is not _56_ the agreed rate, the interest is added _57_ the capital. Then the borrower has _58_ pay interest on the unpaid interest _59_ on the capital. A debt can grow quickly this way. If the total of the capital and accumulated interest gets too high, the investor will take _60_ of the item us

22、ed as security and sell it to get his money back.51.A. get B. make C. have D. carry52.A. repay B. leave C. get D. give53.A. borrowers B. lenders C. peoples D. others54.A. cost B. ask C. charge D. change55.A. by day B. by the day C. every day D. daily56.A. paid B. to be paid C. pay D. paying57.A. on

23、B. to C. for D. with58.A. to B. on C. into D onto59.A. or B. also C. but also D. as well as60.A. the place B. possession C. turn D. care. Reading Comprehension (60 points)Directions:There are four reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are

24、four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneStudents enrolled at least half time may borrow up to $3,000 form the government over a two-year period. Repayment of the loan begins six months after the student l

25、eaves school. These loans carry on interest until this time. The current interest rate is 5 percent. Students may borrow up to $4,500 annually from a bank, credit union, savings and loan association or other eligible lender. Repayment on these loans usually begins six months after the student leaves

26、 school. These loans carry no interest until this time. This current interest rate is 9 percent. Parents may borrow up to $300 annually for each dependent college. Repayment begins forty-five days after receiving the loan, and the interest rate is 12 percent.61. Which of the following is the main pu

27、rpose?To remind students and their families to repay their loan.To compare interest rates.To inform students and parents of the various loans available.To show that government loans charge the least interest.62. The highest interest rate is charged to _.A. full-time students B. parentsC. students bo

28、rrowing from a credit union D. half-time students63. If parents had three children in college how much could they borrow annually?A. 900 B. 3,000 C. 300 D. 9,00064. According to the passage which of the following is true.The government lends students enrolled at least half time up to 3,000 annually.

29、Students may borrow up to $4,500 annually from four sources.Students enrolled less than half time may borrow money.The current interest rate from banks is 5 percent.65. It can be inferred from the passage that _.the students school determines who is an eligible lendermoney is available for student l

30、oansstudents need not be enrolled half time to borrow moneythe interest rate on student loans is increasingPassage TwoAre you aware that you actually possess six senses? The sixth is a muscular sense responsible for directing your muscles intelligently to the exact extent necessary for each action you perform. For example, when you reach for an object, the sensory nerves linking the muscles to the brain stop your hand at the correct spot. This automatic percepti