2016年陕西统招专升本英语测试题.doc

伴您成就精彩人生办法2016年陕西省普通高等教育专升本招生考试大学英语基础阶段模拟试题题号总分分数I. Vocabulary and Structure （40分）Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then write your answer on the Answer Sheet.1. In this school, students are encouraged to develop and express their _ thought. A. independent B. correspondent C. distinguished D. peculiar2. There are other problems which I dont propose to _ at the moment. A. go into B. go around C. go for D. go up3. As _ announced in todays papers, the World Expo 2004 is also open on Sundays. A. being B. is C. to be D. being4. His honesty is _; nobody can doubt. A. in question B. out of the question C. out of question D. beside the question5. At first, my grandfather didnt _ of my fathers marriage. A. agree B. appeal C. approve D. Admit 6. Things that are _ will not easily bend. A. steady B. stiff C. steep D. smooth7. Im not sure whether I can gain much profit from the investment, so I cant make a (n) _ promise to help you. A. exact B. defined C. definite D. sure8. Ive already told you that Im going to buy it, _. A. however much it costs B. however much does it costs C. no matter how it costs D. however does it costs9. We gave out a cheer when the red roof of the cottage came _ view. A. from B. in C. before D. into10. He hoped that the firm would _ him to the Paris branch. A. exchange B. transmit C. transfer D. remove11. You mustnt allow your family duties to _ your work. A. interfere with B. go with C. go through with D. do away with12. I wanted to take the medicine, but I couldnt make _ of the instructions. A. understanding B. sense C. application D. sight13. Cancer is second only _ heart disease as a cause of death. A. of B. to C. with D. from14. The ancient Egyptians are supposed _ rockets to the moon. A. to send B. to be sending C. to have sent D. to have been sending15. Get in the car. There is enough _ for you. A. place B. seat C. spot D. room16. She has caught a bad cold and its not _ that she will recover before next Monday. A. unlike B. likely C. possibly D. probably17. It took me a long time to _ the disappointment of losing the match. A. get on B. get off C. get over D. get down18. Careful surveys have indicated that as many as 50% of patients dont take drugs _ directed. A. like B. so C. which D. as19. New York _ second in the production of apples, producing 850,000,000 pounds this year. A. ranked B. occupied C. arranged D. classified20. He cant speak his own native language well, _ a foreign language. A. let out B. let off C. let down D. let alone21. John is determined to carry out the important experiment. _ happens, hell not change his plan.A. That B. Whatever C. What D. Wherever22. Mrs. Ted took _ of the fine weather and did a days work inn the garden.A. advantage B. charge C. interest D. chance23. I prefer you _ here too long.A. will not stay B. not to stay C. not saying D. dont stay24. _ in a pleasant family, Jack always likes farm work.A. Brought in B. Brought up C. Brought about D. Brought out25. The professor insisted that we _ our papers on Monday.A. handed in B. will hand in C. hand in D. must hand in26. We had to _ a lot of noise when the children were at home. A. go in for B. hold on to C. put up with D. keep pace with27. After a few rounds of talks, both sides regards the territory dispute _. A. being settled B. to be settled C. had settled D. as settled28. The patients health failed to such an extent that he was put into _ care. A. tense B. rigid C. intensive D. tight29. If only the committee _ the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible. A. approve B. will approve C. can approve D. would approve30. Although I like the appearance of the house of the house, what really made me decide to buy it was the beautiful _ through the window. A. vision B. look C. picture D. view31. Apparently, this typewriter is _ to that one.A. advanced B. better C. superior D. lighter32. The Chinese, like most of the Asians, _ rice.A. live with B. live on C. live under D. live for33. He has two _. Both of who are excellent.A. son-in-law B. sons-in-law C. sons-in-laws D. son-in-law34. The documents were not ready yet and _ we could not sign them. A. consequently B. constantly C. continuously D. consistently35. So seriously was Linda injured in the car accident _ she was immediately taken to a nearby hospital.A. soon B. therefore C. that D. so that36Susan is not very intelligent, _ work very hard.A. not does she B. or does she C. either does she D. neither does she37. Mr. Wang has taught these students for three years, so he is quite _ themA. strange to B. cautious of C. fearful of D. familiar with38. _ they went home one after another.A. With settling the question B. With the selling of the question C. With the question settled D. With the settled question39. Frank had his radio _ yesterday.A. fixed B. fix C. fixing D. to fix40. Without the workers help, Sam _ so much progress.A. would not make B. would not have made C. will not make D. did not make II. Reading Comprehension (50分)Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneQuestions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage:Today, as in every other day of the year, more than 3000 U.S. adolescents will smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults. During their lifetime, it can be expected that of these 3000 about 23 will be murdered, 30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking-related disease. The number of deaths attributed to cigarette smoking outweighs all other factors, whether voluntary or involuntary, as a cause of death. Since the late 1970s, when daily smoking among high school seniors reached 30 percent, smoking rates among youth have declined. While the decline is impressive, several important issues must be raised. First, in the past several years, smoking rates among youth have declined very little. Second, in the late 1970s, smoking among male high school seniors exceeded that among female by nearly 10 percent. The statistic is reversing. Third, several recent studies have indicate high school dropouts have excessively high smoking rates, as much as 75 percent . Finally, though significant declines in adolescent smoking have occurred in the past decade, no definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this context, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) began its current effort to determine the most effective measures to reduce smoking levels among youth.41. Accordingtotheauthor,thedeathsamongyoutharemainlycausedby_. A. trafficaccidents B. smoking-relateddisease C. murder D. allofthese 42.Everyother daythereareover_highschoolstudentswhowillbecomeregularsmoker. A. 75 B. 23 C. 30 D. 3000 43. Bydropouttheauthormeans_. A. studentswhofailedtheexamination B. studentswholeftschool C. studentswholosttheirway D. studentswhoweredrivenoutofschool 44.Thereasonfordecliningadolescentsmokingisthat_. A. NCIhastakeneffectivemeasures B. smokingispreventedamonghighschoolseniors C. therearemanysmokerswhohavediedofcancer D. noneofthese 45. Whatisimpliedbutnotstatedbytheauthoristhat_. A. smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclinedverylittle B. therearenowmorefemalethanmalesmokersamonghighschoolseniors C. highsmokingratesareduetotheincreaseinwealth D. smokingathighschoolarefromlowsocio-economicbackgrounds Passage TwoQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage:There are two factors which determine an individuals intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individualthe sort of environment in which he is reared. If an individual is handicapped environmentally, it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable. The importance of environment in determining an individuals intelligence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark X. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the twins were three months old, their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster homes. Peter was reared by parents of low intelligence in an isolated community with poor educational opportunities. Mark was reared in the home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child, sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually. This environmental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were given tests to measure their intelligence. Marks I.Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities, the twins, having identical brains, would have tested at roughly the same level.46. This selection can best be titled_. A. Measuring Your Intelligence B. Intelligence and Environment C. The Case of Peter and Mark D. How the brain Influences Intelligence 47. The best statement of the main idea of this passage is that _. A. human brains differ considerably B. the brain a person is born with is important in determining his intelligence C. environment is crucial in determining a persons intelligence D. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence 48. According to the passage, the average I.Q. is _. A.85 B.100 C.110 D.125 49. The case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that _. A. individual with identical brains seldom test at same level B. an individuals intelligence is determined only by his environment C. lack of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligence D. changes of environment produce changes in the structure of the brain 50. This passage suggests that an individuals I.Q._. A. can be predicted at birth B. stays the same throughout his life C. can be increased by education D. is determined by his childhoodPassage ThreeQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage:Grandma Moses is among the most celebrated twentieth century painters of the United States, yet she had barely started painting before she was in her late seventies. As she once said of herself: “I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me.” No one could have had a more productive age. She was born Anna Mary Robertson on a farm in New York State, one of five boys and five girls. (“We came in bunches, like radishes.”) At twelve she left home and was in domestic service until, at twenty seven, she married Thomas Moses, the hired hand of one of her employers. They farmed most of their lives, first in Virginia and then in New York State, at Eagle Bridge. She had ten children, of whom five survived; her husband died in 1927.Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and made embroidery pictures as a hobby, but only switched to oils in old age because her hands had become too stiff to sew and she wanted to keep busy and pass the time. Her pictures were first sold at the local drugstore and at a fair, and were soon spotted by a dealer who bought everything she painted. Three of the pictures were exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art, and in 1940 she had her first exhibition in New York. Between the 1930s and her death she produced some 2,000 pictures: detailed and lively portrayals of the rural life she had known for so long, with a marvelous sense of color and form. “I think really hard till I think of something really pretty, and then I paint it.” she said. 51. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. Grandma Moses: A Biographical Sketch B. The Children of Grandma Moses C. Grandma Moses: Her Best Exhibition D. Grandma Moses and Other Older Artists 52. According to the passage, Grandma Moses began to paint because she wanted to _. A. decorate her home B. keep active C. improve her salary D. gain an international reputation 53. From Grandma Moses description of herself in the first paragraph, it can be inferred that she was _.A. independent B. pretty C. wealthy D. timid 54. Grandma Moses spent most of her life _. A. nursing B. painting C. embroidering D. farming 55. In line 14, the word “spotted” could best be replaced by _. A. speckled B. featured C. noticed D. damaged Passage FourQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage:Someday a stranger will read your e-mail without your permission or scan the Websites youve visited. Or perhaps someone will casually glance through your credit card purchases or cell phone bills to find out your shopping preferences or calling habits. In fact, its likely some of these things have already happened to you. Who would watch you without your permission? It might be a spouse, a girlfriend, a marketing company, a boss, a cop or a criminal. Whoever it is, they will see you in a way you never intended to be seen21st century equivalent of being caught naked. Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy, that its important to reveal yourself to friends, family and lovers in stages, at appropriate times. But few boundaries remain. The digital bread crumbs(碎屑) you leave everywhere make it easy for strangers to reconstruct who you are, where you are and what you like. In some cases, a simple Google search can reveal what you think. Like it or not, increasingly we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret. The key question is: Does that matter? For many Americans, the answer apparently is no. When opinion polls ask Americans about privacy, most say they are concerned about losing it. A survey found an overwhelming pessimism about privacy, with 60 percent of respondents saying they feel their privacy is slipping away, and that bothers me. But people say one thing and do another. Only a tiny fraction of Americans change any behaviors in an effort to preserve their privacy. Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths(收费站) to avoid using the EZ-Pass system that can track automobile movements. And few turn down supermarket loyalty cards. Privacy economist Alessandro Acquits has run a series of tests that reveal people will surrender personal information like Social Security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50-cents-off coupon(优惠券). But privacy does matterat least sometimes. Its like health: When you have it, you dont notice it. Only when its gone do you wish youd done more to protect it. 56. What does the author mean by saying the 21st century equivalent of being caught naked(Para. 2)? A. Peoples personal information is easily accessed without their knowledge. B. In the 21st century people try every means to look into others secrets. C. People tend to be more frank with each other in the information age. D. Criminals are easily caught on the spot with advanced technology. 57. What would psychologists advise on the relationships between friends? A. Friends should open their hearts to each other. B. Friends should always be faithful to each other. C. There should be a distance even between friends. D. There should be fewer disputes between friends. 58. Why does the author say we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret(Para. 3)? A. Modern society has finally evolved into an open society. B. People leave traces around when using modern technology. C. There are always people who are curious about others affairs. D. Many search engines profit by revealing peoples identities. 59. What do most Americans do with regard to privacy protection? A. They change behaviors that might disclose their identity. B. They use various loyalty cards for business transactions. C. They rely more and more on electronic devices. D. They talk a lot but hardly do anything about it. 60. According to the passage, privacy is like health in that _. A. people will make every effort to keep it B. its importance is rarely understood C. it is something that can easily be lost D. people d