专科英语测试题.doc

2012年春季远程教育入学测试专科英语试卷一、单选题1. He used to _ America every year. A. goesB. go toC. wentD. going2. John used to be shy, _ he? A. did heB. was C. isnt D. didnt3. - Did you use to have short hair? - No, I _.A. hadntB. didnt C. wasnt D. havent 4. He used to play games after school _ he was in Grade One.A. whenB. why C. how D. as soon as5. I _ frustrated when I wasnt sure of the correct answer.A. may beB. used toC. used to beD. used to do6. _ work in IMB in the United States? A. Did you used to B. Did you use toC. Do you used to D. Do you use to7. No one likes to talk with him _. A. still B. neverC. anymoreD. too8. I am _ of spiders and snakes. A. terrifyB. terrorC. terrifyingD. terrified9. He is afraid of _ in the dark. A. walkingB. to walkC. walkedD. walk10. It _ that he _ill for a long time.A. seems, gets B. looks, is C. seemed, was D. seems, has been11. My little brother always goes to sleep _ his bedroom light on.A. inB. with C. to D. and12. Dont _ about things so much. It will make you stressed out.A. afraidB. terrify C. terrifiedD. worry13. It is not a good habit _ in public places.A. chewing gum B. to chew gum C. to chewing gum D. chew gum 14. My hometown _a lot in the last few years.A. is changing B. has changing C. changing D. has changed15.Of all the girls Mary spent _ time and made _ mistakes.A. less, fewer B. much, many C. the least, the fewest D. more, most16. Grandpa is getting old and he has trouble _ what others say to him. A. hearB. to hearC. hearingD. have heard17. Some students were afraid _ in class because they thought their classmates might laugh at them. A. of speakB. to speakC. speakD. to speaking18. English is popular around the world and most people speak it _ a second language. A. asB. likeC. forD. by19. I havent seen the movie and my brother hasnt _. A. tooB. eitherC. alsoD. yet20. Do you know _? At 8:00 a.m. A. who to talk withB. when to have a meetingC. what to do nextD. where to go swimming21. We should be strict _ ourselves.A. in B. to C. with D. on22. Children should _ get on well with _.A. teach how they, others B. teach how to, anotherC. be taught how to, others D. taught to, the others23. -We have many rules at school.- _.A. So we do B. So do we C. We have so D. So we have24. Walking is _ us.A. good to B. good at C. good for D. good of25. Next year well have an opportunity _ the beautiful city, Singapore.A. visiting B. visited C. to visit D. have visited26. They arent allowed to bring snacks to school, _?A. arent they B. are they C. do they D. dont they27. We should _ our monitor. He is the best in our class.A. hear from B. learn from C. be strict with D. learnt from28. My sister likes cars. She learned how to _ it.A. drive B. wash C. buy D. push29. Students _ to stay with friends at night, because it is dangerous.A. should not be allowed B. should be allowed C. not allowed D. are allowed30. We should win the competition instead of _ it.A. fail B. fails C. to fail D. failing31. Did you go to the football match last Friday, Tom? No. I just _ at home and watched TV.A. stayed B. am staying C. stay D. will stay32. Look! Our bus is coming. I dont think we can _ it. There are so many people.A. get off B. get on C. get up D. get back33. Will Sam go swimming with us tomorrow? I think he will go if he _ free.A. be B. was C. is D. will be34. Jim, Im afraid I cant go to your party tonight. My grandma is ill. _! A. Thats all right B. Dont worry C. She has to stay in bed D. Im sorry to hear that35. My parents gave _ a nice toy dog for my birthday.A. IB. meC. myD. mine36. We traveled all night to London and got there _ Sunday morning.A. forB. onC. atD. to37. _ did you have the party last night?In the park.A. WhatB. WhyC. WhenD. Where38. _ is watching TV. Lets turn it off.A. SomebodyB. AnybodyC. NobodyD. Everybody39. Id like to go shopping with you, _ Im too busy today.A. butB. andC. soD. or40. Welcome to our hotel. Its _ in the city.A. goodB. betterC. bestD. the best41. Jack jumped much _ than Jim in the high jump. He is really a good jumper.A. high B.higher C. highest D. the highest42. _ did you go to New York last month? By plane.A. When B. Why C. Where D. How43. I cant stop smoking, doctor. For your health, Im afraid you _.A. may B.can C. must D. need44.I cant sleep well at night, _ I always feel tired.A. or B. so C. and D. but45.Mr. Black _ us English since he came here in 1990. A. is teaching B. taught C. teaches D. has taught46. I cant decide _.A. to get which designer B. which designer to get C. which designer do we get D. which designer we got47. The students shouldnt _ on school nights because having a good sleep can help with studying. A. deal with B. obey school rules C. stay up D. study in groups48. Im thinking what I _ do if I were you.A. can B. willC. shall D. would49. The teenagers didnt know they _ to help farmers pick oranges last week.A. chose B. were chosenC. would choose D. were choosing50. Are you _ your life now? Of course. But I think it should be better than I ve expected.A. popular with B. serious aboutC. happy with D. unhappy with二、完型填空（一）A football game usually _1_ for ninety minutes. The teams play for forty-five minutes, and then take a short rest. After this halftime rest, they play again for _2_ forty-five minutes.Now football is one of _3_ played in the Olympics (奥林匹克运动会). Another important international football match is called the World Cup. The World Cup is had _4_ every four years. The _5_ of the World Cup match is the world champion (冠军) football team.1. A. beginsB. lastsC. kicksD. gets2. A. otherB. othersC. the othersD. another3. A. the sport teams B. the sport teamC. the team sports D. the team sport4.A. firstB. oneC. onceD. the first5. A. winning B. win C. Winner D. won（二） Almost everyone_1_the meanings of Mr, Mrs and Miss. Mr is used before the family names of men. Mrs is for married(结婚的) women and Miss is for unmarried women. But_2_is Ms? Some businessmen(商人) in the United States_3_Ms before a womans name when they do not know whether(是否) the woman is married. Today, however, many women like Ms better_4_Mrs or Miss. The word _5_ does not tell us whether or not a man is married. Some women want to be equal to(和.平等)_6_in this way. These women feel that it is not important for people to know whether they are married or not. There are some problems with Ms, however. _7_women like it. Some like the older ways of doing things. Some find_8_difficult to read. Ms_9_miz. Young women like it better than older women do. It is difficult to know whether Ms will be used by more American women in the future. What do you think_10_it? 1. A. knows B. know C. knew D. is knowing2. A. how B. what C. who D. which 3. A. use to B. using C. uses D. use 4. A. to B. for C. than D. as 5. A. Ms B. Mrs C. Miss D. Mr 6. A. men B. girls C. ladies D. boys 7. A. None of B. Not all C. All D. Neither of8. A. this B. that C. them D. it 9. A. sounds like B. read like C. is sounded like D. is sound like 10. A. at B. of C. on D. to （三）My parents had some strange rules when my sister and I were growing up. For example, they never 1 us soda or juice. Our choice was water or iced tea 2 no sugar. My moms 3 for it was that she didnt like kids who only drank sweet drinks, or worse, kids who did not like 4 ! She wanted to teach us to like water or 5 unsweetened drinks that did not come in a bottle. We, on the other hand, wanted to 6 a coke when we ate out. Now I can make my own decisions, but I 7 choose juice or soda. I dont 8 it. Its not because I dont like it. Im just used to drinking water. Many people 9 to think that a kid needs juice. If the child cant get it, he or she will secretly buy this kind of drink elsewhere. I found this really 10 , since I was raised 11 no juice or soda, and I didnt really 12 only having water. Now people 13 kids to make their own choices, 14 I grew up in a family where the childrens opinions were seldom (很少) 15 for, and the parents made the final decisions.1. A. neededB. sold C. bought D. left2. A. with B. of C. off D. without3. A. decisionB. reason C. hobbyD. experience4. A. soda B. juice C. water D. milk5. A. another B. the other C. others D. other6. A. order B. reply C. obeyD. achieve7. A. ever B. never C. always D. sometimes8. A. think about B. take care C. pay for D. think out9. A. like B. seem C. studyD. get10. A. excitedB. difficult C. interestingD. necessary11. A. onB. with C. by D. for12. A. give upB. care about C. take pride in D. agree with 13. A. allow B. design C. teach D. cause14. A. asB. since C. but D. though 15. A. added B. asked C. influenced D. regarded（四）Its fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA. A month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland, I learned a lesson from mosquito （蚊子） bites. Right before 1 Kennedy Airport in New York, my grandma 2 me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the 3 like me. She said, Theres an old sayingthe 4 you stay away from the motherland, the sweeter your blood 5 to the mosquitoes. Not 6 it, I replied, Grandmaaaa, thats just an old wives tale!Well, less than a week 7 my arrival in Manila, I was already carpeted with a 8 of mosquito bites. I took many measures to keep myself from being 9 , but they all proved useless.Late one 10 in my cousins home, I couldnt bear the 11 of the bites. Hoping to find some comfort, I 12 my cousin, who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine. Unhappy for being 13 she said, There is nothing you can do. Go back to sleep. With a few turns, she slept again. Enviously （妒嫉地） 14 her sleep, I hoped a big mosquito would 15 on her face. However, the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly, never biting her. Amazed （惊奇的）, I ran to others 16 , only to find they were all sleeping 17 as the same thing occurred again and again.From those bites, I came to 18 my grandmas silly tale. From then on, Ive always tried to keep a（n） 19 mind about those strange old wives tales 20 they do have some truth to them.1. A. leaving B. passing C. visiting D. finding2. A. persuaded B. reminded C. warned D. informed3. A. students B. foreigners C. passengers D. visitors4. A. earlier B. longer C. sooner D. later5. A. grows B. goes C. flows D. remains6. A. expecting B. understanding C. recognizing D. believing7. A. after B. before C. when D. as8. A. shade B. pile C. cloud D. blanket9. A. touched B. bitten C. defeated D. discovered10. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. night11. A. noise B. hit C. pain D. effect12. A. woke up B. shouted at C. looked for D. dropped on13. A. blamed B. interrupted C. moved D. frightened14. A. having B. watching C. making D. helping15. A. land B. fly C. fall D. wait16. A. houses B. flats C. rooms D. homes17. A. joyfully B. anxiously C. soundlessly D. worriedly18. A. tell B. know C. remember D. accept19. A. open B. active C. clear D. honest20. A. and B. so C. because D. until三、阅读理解（一）Peter Judd wanted very much to be & soldier when he was a child. So he joined die army when he was eighteen, and for several months he was taught how to be a good soldier. He did quite well in everything except shooting. One day he and his friends were practicing their shooting, and all of them were doing quite well except Peter. After he had shot at the target (靶子) nine times and hadnt hit it once, the officer who was trying to teach the young soldiers to shoot said, “You are quite hopeless, Peter. I Dont waste your last bullet (子弹)! Go behind that wall and shoot yourself with it!”Peter felt ashamed (羞愧的). He went behind the wall and a few seconds later, the officer and the other young soldiers heard the sound of a shot.“Oh, dear!” the officer said. “Has that silly man really shot himself?” He ran behind the wall as quickly as he could, but Peter was all right. “Im sorry, sir,” he said, “but I missed again.” 1. Peter Judd joined the army in order to _.A. be a soldier B. be good at shootingC. make friends D. get a good job 2. The officer thought Peter was hopeless becauseA. he didnt know how to use a gun B. he didnt get along well with other soldiersC. he was poor at shooting D. he couldnt do anything well3. What the officer said at the end of the first paragraph shows that_.A. the officer really wanted Peter to dieB. the officer was very angry with PeterC. the officer was not a kind-hearted manD. the officer was afraid that Peter would shoot himself4. The officer felt _ when he heard the sound of a shot.A. ashamed B. frightened C. excited D. disappointed (失望)5. What happened at the end of the story?A. Peter became a good soldier.B. Peter killed himself behind the wall.C. The officer was pleased with Peter in the end.D. Peter missed the target for the tenth time.（二）When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw manyIndians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish.Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas. Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported (出口) to othercountries like America and West Germany. Bananas are the countrys second most importantexport.Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors.Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age. Boys and girls go to separate (单独的) schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans.1. Whats the main idea of the first paragraph?A. How Columbus found Costa RicaB. How Costa Rica got its name.C. What the Costa Ricans wore.D. What language the Costa Ricans spoke.2. The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses _A. pink and redB. grey and blackC. blue and greenD. yellow and orange3. In Costa Rica, boys and girls between seven and fourteen _A. must go to schoolB. study in the same schoolC. do not have to go to school at allD. can choose to stop schooling at any time4. From December to February, school children in Costa Rica _.A. have lessons every dayB. have their examinationsC. help their parents pick coffee beansD. help their parents decorate their houses5. This passage is mainly about _A. Christopher ColumbusB. Costa RicaC. some products from Costa RicaD. the education of Costa Rica（三）We do some strange things when we dont like the way our life is going. Too often we blame someone else:“I wish my parents were more understanding.”“I have such a bad Chemistry teacher!”“My friends are so boring and self-centered. They make my life worse and worse.”Blame! Blame! Blame!It seems natural to sing this self-pitying song, but the truth is, if you dont like your life, you should do something about it.