英语专升本模拟题第1套含问题详解.docx

1、英语专升本模拟题第1套含问题详解英语应试模拟第1套 . Phonetics (5 points)Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer

2、by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1. A. decade B. aggressive C. ancestor D. bacteria2. A. architect B. biochemistry C. butcher D. ache3. A. acquire B. convenient C. admire D. anxiety4. A. rough B. daughter C. delight D. through5. A. avenue B. argue C. barbecue D. clue. Vocab

3、ulary and Structure (15 points)Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.6. The New York police were very an

4、xious about the crime.A. learn more B. learning moreC. to learn more D. more to learn7. Cut after the class was over.A. did children rush B. rushed childrenC. children rush D. do children rush8. This is one of the most beautiful pictures of scenery that displayed here.A. is B. are C. has been D. hav

5、e been 9. When youre ready, Ill take you to airport.A. / B. the C. a D. an 10. For a late drink, come to our nightclub, stays open until 4 : 00 a. m.A. where B. that C. which D. what11. - It is not very cold. I dont think we need these big jackets.- I dont think so, A. anyway B. neither C. either D.

6、 too12. The tenants were asked to throw all recyclable trash into A. the big green plastic bag B. the green big plastic bagC. the big plastic green bag D. the green plastic big bag13. getting the highest result in the class, John still had problems with classmates.A. Despite of B. In spite of C. Eve

7、n though D. Nonetheless14. Our kitchen is a mess. We any cleaning for weeks.A. didnt do B. havent been doing C. dont do D. havent done15. Open the window, ?A. do you B. dont you C. will you D. wont you16. Joseph, the politician who last week, has been released unharmed.A. is kidnapped B. was kidnapp

8、edC. has been kidnapped D. had been kidnapped17. A number is an abstraction no physical existence.A. has B. to have C. that has D. who has18. You cannot ignore the situation forever, one day you will have to the consequences of your act.A. look up to B. wake up to C. stand up to D. face up to19. The

9、y bad all stayed on the ninth floor of the Metropole Hotel in Hong Kong in half of February.A. the second B. second C. the two D. two20. Women who apply for jobs in middle or senior management have success than men, according to an employment survey.A. much higher B. a very higher C. a much higher D

10、. far higher. Cloze (30 points)Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, Cand D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. On the anniversary of the artists birth, Van Goghs Sun

11、flowers was 21 for just under 25million at the fine art auctioneers (拍卖商), Christies, in London. The 22 was triple the previous record of 8 million paid in 1985 for Mantegnas Adoration of the Magi. At least ten bidders 23 for the painting, half 24 telephone, anonymously battling it out in leaps of 5

12、00,000. Van Gogh wrote in a letter of 1889 that one of these Scots or Americans 25 to pay 500 francs-about 25 at that time - for 26 a painting. Christies chairman 27 reporters after the sale, its a rare picture. A spokesman for the firm added, Its fantastic. Not 28 who was at the auction agreed. One

13、 commented, More money 29 sense. Many people do 30 uneasy that a picture could be auctioned for such an unbelievable sum. They find distasteful the contrast 31 this sort of money and the impoverished life of the painter 32 Van Gogh, once a lay preacher among the miners of Belgium, was more 33 in pro

14、ducing work that dignified labor than he was in selling for a profit. Depressive, poor, unrecognized and 34 suicidal, he remains a romantic figure in the public 3521. A. bought B. sold C. displayed D. shown22. A. price B. money C. sum D. collection23. A. competed B. shouted C. fought D. argued24. A.

15、 on B. under C. off D. by25. A. must B. might C. ought D. could26. A. so B. this C. very D. such27. A. said B. spoke C. told D. agreed28. A. all B. everyone C. none D. anyone29. A. to B. than C. better D. over30. A. felt B. think C. feel D. thought31. A. between B. among C. of D. like32. A. his own

16、B. him C. own D. himself33. A. upset B. interested C. happy D. gloomy34. A. eventually B. finally C. last D. at end35. A. mind B. brain C. thought D. imagination. Reading Comprehension (60 points)Directions: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by four questions. Fo

17、r each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage One Two hundred years ago, American students went to American schools. Like you, they studied arithmetic, spelling and geography. Unlike you

18、, they also studied Greek and Latin. In fact, students spent more than half their time studying Greek and Latin. The same was true for most students in Europe. Until the seventh century, all educated Europeans knew Latin. It did not matter if they lived in England or Italy or France or Spain. If the

19、y were educated, they knew Latin. During the seventh century, educated Europeans began to study Greek as well as Latin. Greek and Latin had been the leading languages of the ancient Greeks and Romans. All educated Europeans were expected to know these languages. To educated Europeans, the languages

20、of the Greeks and the Romans were important. The ideas of the Greeks and Romans were also important. People knew that many of their own ideas had come from the Greeks and the Romans. To understand their own culture, they must understand its origin. They knew that those beginnings lay in the classica

21、l world. Today we have so many things to study that few people have time to learn Greek and Latin. Few of you will study either language in school. Yet the ideas of the Greeks and the Romans are still important to us. These ideas still help to shape Western culture today. To understand our own cultu

22、re, we must understand the culture of the classical world.36. A good synonym for origin is A. people B. future C. beginning D. culture37. According to this passage, all educated Europeans of the seventh century were expected to study A. physical science and chemistry B. Greek and LatinC. democracy a

23、nd communism D. French and Spanish38. Today, most of people wont study either Greek or Latin because A. they are no longer important B. people do not have enough timeC. they are no longer existed D. people can not learn them well39. What can we conclude from this passage?A. Greeks and Romans signifi

24、cantly influenced European culture.B. The Greeks were the founders of democracy.C. The Greeks and Romans were bitter enemies.D. People of the classical world were barbaric and uneducated. Passage Two Would you eat a bacon, lettuce and love apple sandwich?. You probably have eaten many of them. Love

25、apple was the name used many years ago for the tomato. The tomato is originally an American plant. It was found in South America by early Spanish explorers. The word tomato comes from the native Nahuatl word tomatl. But when it moved north, the plant earned a different name. Remarkably, the settlers

26、 in North America thought it was poisonous. They believed that to eat it was surely to die. It was said that deserted suitors would threaten to eat a tomato to cause their coldhearted lovers regret. Because of this legend, the settlers called the tomato a love apple. While people enjoyed other nativ

27、e plants such as corn and sweet potatoes, everyone avoided the tomato. No one knows who first dared to eat a tomato. Perhaps someone was brave enough, or lovesick enough, to try out the truth of the rumors. Of course, whoever ate this fruit was perfectly safe. No one died from eating a love apple. S

28、till, it was many years before the people fully believed that the tomato was a safe, and even good food. But its use did become common, and the plant was sent across the ocean to become part of many traditional European dishes.40. The language from which we derived the word tomato is A. Portuguese B

29、. Spanish C. Nahuatl D. European41. North American people didnt eat tomatoes at first because A. they had too much other foodB. they mistakenly thought they were poisonousC. settlers ate only traditional European foodsD. no one liked the taste42. The underlined word suitor in the second paragraph me

30、ans A. boyfriend B. launderer C. tailor D. explorer43. A good title for this passage would be A. Life in Early America B. What Happens to the BrokenheartedC. The History of the Tomato D. Vegetables in Our Diet Passage Three Nature has devised many ways to protect creatures eyes. The most common prot

31、ection is the eyelid-a fold of skin that closes over the eye, protecting it from damage. Eyelashes are useful for keeping out dust and other irritants, and tears wash away any particles that get through the other defenses. Some creatures, including most birds, have three eyelids. The upper and lower lids act like human lids and keep out twigs, dirt and sand. The third eyelid, however, is a semitransparent tissue that crosses over the eye from the inside corner to the outside corner. Because of this protective membrane, birds seldom have to blink. They close their eyes only when they go to