陕西省专升本大学英语模拟题12.docx

1、陕西省专升本大学英语模拟题12陕西省专升本大学英语模拟题12. Vocabulary and Structure Directions: In this part, there are 40 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1、 _ on time according to the i

2、nstruction, these pills will be quite effective. A. Taking B. Being taken C. Taken D. Having taken2、 The meeting was put off until next week, which was exactly _ we wanted. A. what B. which C. that D. it3、 Mr. Smith left for London this morning. I had thought he _ until next Monday. A. isnt going B.

3、 wasnt going C. wont going D. hasnt gone4、 Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true _ it comes to classroom tests. A. when B. while C. as D. after5、 What they said _ us much to think about. A. have left B. has left C. to leave D. leaving6、 The clothe

4、s a person wears may express his _ or social position. A. significance B. determination C. curiosity D. status7、 In some countries, traffic police can _ instant fines on speeding motorists. A. compel B. impose C. charge D. force8、 He is not such a person and he _ such a thing. A. cannot have done B.

5、 must not have done C. should not have done D. could not have done9、 I have to _ my visit as Ill be very busy next week. A. call for B. call on C. call off D. call in10、 The educator and scholar _ from Shanghai. A. come B. comes C. has come D. have come11、 After years of hard work, these researchers

6、 have at last discovered a new _ to cancer treatment. A. approach B. method C. channel D. route12、 I like to get up early so that I can get plenty of work _ before lunch. A. to do B. doing C. done D. being done13、 Tom _ the shopkeeper with overcharging him for the articles he had bought. A. accused

7、B. charged C. blamed D. criticized14、 The idea sounds very good, but will it work in _? A. practice B. place C. advance D. company15、 He got a job so that he could be independent _ his parents. A. on B. in C. of D. from16、 We had to wait a long time to get our passports, _? A. wont we B. dont we C.

8、didnt we D. shouldnt you17、 Do you feel like _ today? A. having something eaten B. having something to eat C. to have something eaten D. to have something to eat18、 Its vital that enough money _ collected to get the project started. A. is B. be C. must be D. can be19、 We consider _ the instrument be

9、 adjusted each time it is used. A. that it necessary B. it necessary that C. necessary that D. necessary of it that20、 _, we decided to leave at once, as we didnt want to risk missing the bus. A. As it being pretty late B. It being pretty late C. It was being pretty late D. Being pretty late21、 Geor

10、ge could not _ his foolish mistake. A. account in B. count on C. count for D. account for22、 We came into this field late, so we must work hard to _ the lost time. A. make up for B. make out C. keep up with D. put up with23、 The new law will come into _ on the day it is passed. A. effect B. use C. s

11、ervice D. existence24、 Many countries are increasing their use of natural gas, wind and other forms of _. A. energy B. source C. power D. material25、 We all know that _ speak louder than words. A. movements B. performances C. operations D. actions26、 Peter has planned to _ some money every month so

12、that he can buy a used car next year. A. set aside B. set up C. set in D. set along27、 Although I spoke to him many times, he never took any _ of what I said. A. attention B. notice C. warning D. observation28、 Lynd and hundreds of young people like him _ the post of a typist. A. approached B. appli

13、ed for C. appealed to D. approved of29、 The soldier was _ with neglecting his duty. A. charged B. conducted C. changed D. committed30、 I could tell he was surprised from the _ on his face. A. appearance B. sight C. expression D. explanation31、 _ nobody was very enthusiastic about it, they decided to

14、 cancel the trip. A. Seen that B. Seeing that C. To see D. When32、 A fire _ during the night and a large number of houses _ to ashes. A. broke out; were burnt B. was broke out; were burnt C. broke out; burnt D. set out; were burned33、 He looks as if he _ nothing about the news. A. would know B. woul

15、d have known C. knew D. should know34、 Many cities in the southern part of the United States have difficulty _ traffic flowing when it snows. A. kept B. keeping C. to keep D. in being kept35、 He failed the test many times. _, he didnt stop trying. A. But B. So C. Although D. However36、 The mad man w

16、as put in the soft-padded cell lest he _ himself. A. injure B. had injured C. injured D. would injure37、 If the horse wins tomorrow, he _ twenty races in the past three years. A. will win B. will have won C. would have won D. has won38、 The monument was constructed in honor of the explorer who was b

17、elieved _ the river. A. to have discovered B. to have been discovered C. to discover D. having been discovered39、 She began to _ something but stopped when she heard the teacher _. A. tell; saying B. speak; talking C. say; speaking D. talk; telling40、 You can hardly imagine Bell _ a meal. A. to be c

18、ooking B. cooking C. to cook D. cook. Reading Comprehension Directions: In this part there are 4 passages. Each passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding let

19、ter on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneWhat is exactly a lie? Is it anything we say which we know is untrue? Or is it something more than that? For example, suppose a friend wants to borrow some money from you, you say: I wish I could help you but Im short of money myself. In fact, you are not short of

20、money but your friend is in the habit of not paying his debts and you dont want to hurt his feelings by reminding him of this. Is this really a lie? A scientific study of lying shows women are better liars(说谎者) than men, particularly when telling a white lie, such as when a woman at a party tells an

21、other woman that she likes her dress when she really thinks it looks terrible. However, this is only one side of the story. Other researches show that men are more likely to tell more serious lies, such as making a promise which they have no intention of fulfilling. This is the kind of lie politicia

22、ns and businessmen are supposed to be particularly skilled at: the lie from which the man hopes to profit or gain in some way. Research has also been done into the way peoples behavior changes in a number of small, unimportant ways when they lie. It has been found that if they are sitting down at th

23、e same time, hey tend to move about in their chairs more than usual. To the trained observer they are saying, I wish I were somewhere else now.41、 This passage tells us that telling lies is _. A. often necessary in order to avoid being defeated B. quite bad because people ought to be honest C. somet

24、imes necessary in order not to hurt others feelings D. usually bad if you are talking with a good friend42、 The writer says that women are better liars than men because _. A. their lies are easier to be accepted by men B. men are not as skillful as women in telling lies C. they often have a good int

25、ention in telling lies D. women tell fewer lies than men do43、 A white lie means a lie that _. A. is told with a good intention B. is quite unbelievable C. is almost true to the fact D. often has a bad purpose44、 Politicians and businessmen are supposed to be skilled at telling lies that _. A. will allow them to gain some benefits B. seem to be strange but interesting C. can make women believe to be tru