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1、大学英语考试复习资料(A)专升本英语模拟8大学英语考试复习资料(A)专升本英语模拟8(A)专升本英语模拟8 Vocabulary and StructureDirections: 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.问题:1. _ help me, I had to do it all alone.A.There i

2、s no one toB.There being no one toC.Being no oneD.With no one答案:B解析 独立主格结构题。本句中There being no one to help me是分词的独立结构，表示原因。问题:2. Every government that refuses to meet the needs of its people must accept the _.A.endingsB.consequencesC.resultsD.possibilities答案:B解析 名词义辨析题。consequence，result均有“结果”之意，但con

3、sequence多指“不良后果”，一般指人为造成的后果；result侧重“直接结果，效果，成绩”。问题:3. If only the committee _ the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible.A.approveB.will approveC.can approveD.would approve答案:D解析 虚拟语气题。approve意为“赞成，称许，批准”；根据句意，此句应是一个与将来事实相反的虚拟条件句。问题:4. It is because she is too inexperienced _ she

4、does not know how to deal with the situation.A.thatB.thereforeC.so thatD.so答案:A解析 强调句型题。It is/was+被强调部分+that(who)为强调句型结构。本句强调原因。按照句法，A正确。so that一般引导结果状语从句和目的状语从句。问题:5. Mike said that the house was _ expensive for him.A.very muchB.so muchC.far tooD.about答案:C解析 副词短语辨析题。问题:6. I dont doubt _ hes a brill

5、iant scientist, but can he teach?A.whyB.thatC.whetherD.if答案:B解析 连词用法题。在肯定句中，doubt后面有时可跟whether引起的从句。但在否定句中，只能用that来引导宾语从句。问题:7. The machine _ old cars into blocks of scrap metal.A.compressesB.deliversC.confinesD.composes答案:A解析 动词词义辨析题。问题:8. I really appreciate _ to help me, but I am sure that I will

6、 be able to manage it by myself.A.you to offerB.that you offerC.your offeringD.you to have offered答案:C解析 动宾搭配题。动词appreciate意为“感激，欣赏”，后跟名词或动名词做宾语。动名词前可用动作发出者的形容词性物主代词做逻辑主语。问题:9. He was very upset by the _ of his English examination.A.effectB.lossC.resultD.final答案:C解析 名词词义辨析题。问题:10. Dress warmly, _ yo

7、ull catch a cold.A.or elseB.or ratherC.in no wayD.on the contrary答案:A解析 短语词义辨析题。问题:11. _ you keep on practicing, you will certainly play it well.A.WhereasB.AlthoughC.As long asD.For答案:C解析 词义辨析题。问题:12. Its highly _ that he will be promoted to the post of assistant manager.A.likeB.likedC.likelyD.likel

8、ihood答案:C解析 词义辨析题。likely，形容词，表示很可能。问题:13. The children _ around their grandmother.A.were seatedB.seatC.was seatedD.seated答案:A解析 谓语动词的语态题。seat是及物动词，意为“使坐下”，常用于被动语态。本句主语为children，故此处应用were seated。问题:14. A trapped eagle _ at his captors.A.glaredB.lookedC.glancedD.stared into答案:A解析 词义辨析题。根据上下文，glare是最合适

9、的词。问题:15. That widely spread news _ a rumor.A.proved beingB.provedC.were provedD.was proved that答案:B解析 词语用法题。prove应用主动形式表示被动意义。问题:16. _ the change in the interest rate, dollars will be faced with an exceptionally difficult situation.A.Seeing fromB.JudgingC.JudgedD.Judging from答案:D解析 词语搭配题。从上下文看，此句更侧

10、重于“判断(judge)”。judge from/by是固定搭配，意为“从来判断”。问题:17. _ marketing is concerned, I think the best thing is to have a meeting with the sales manager and the advertising people.A.As far asB.As forC.As toD.As regards答案:A解析 词语搭配题。as far as.concerned是固定搭配，表示“就而言”。问题:18. It is clever _ her to turn his argument

11、against him.A.forB.ofC.byD.with答案:B解析 句型搭配题。在表示人的性格、品质或特征时，应用it is+形容词+of+代词+不定式句型。问题:19. You can have a party in the living room _ you leave no mess.A.supposeB.for fear thatC.no matter howD.the moment答案:A解析 词义辨析题。问题:20. Tom gets along well with me though he is my _ in rank.A.superiorB.colleagueC.su

12、permanD.junior答案:A解析 词义辨析题。问题:21. When people become unemployed, it is _ which is often worse than lack of wages.A.lazinessB.povertyC.idlenessD.inability答案:C解析 名词词义辨析题。问题:22. Ive never been to Beijing, but its the place _.A.where Id like to visitB.in which Id like to visitC.I most want to visitD.tha

13、t I want to visit it most答案:C解析 定语从句题。因为visit是及物动词，所以A、B两项中的关系代词用错了，而D项中that和it重复了，也错。C项中的关系代词因为做宾语成分，故可省略。问题:23. _ his sister, Jack is quiet and does not easily make friends with others.A.DislikeB.UnlikeC.AlikeD.Liking答案:B解析 词义辨析题。问题:24. This crop has similar qualities to the previous one, _ both w

14、ind-resistant and adapted to the same type of soil.A.beingB.beenC.to beD.having been答案:A解析 分词短语做修饰语：根据句子结构，空格后通常用两种结构：to do something或doing something，前一种常表示目的，后一种常表示补充说明等，故A正确。问题:25. _ you are leaving tomorrow, we can eat dinner together tonight.A.ForB.SinceC.BeforeD.While答案:B解析 连词词义辨柝题。干扰项是while：在期

15、间；尽管，不符合逻辑。而B项since可表示“既然”之意，正确；for表示原因时，一般位于另一分句之后。问题:26. Some people would like to do shopping on Sundays since they expect to pick up wonderful _ in the market.A.batteriesB.bargainsC.basketsD.barrels答案:B解析 名词词义辨析题。问题:27. We have been told that under no circumstances _ the telephone in the office

16、for personal affairs.A.may we useB.we may useC.we could useD.did we use答案:A解析 倒装用法题。根据宾语从句中的under no circumstances可知，后面的句子须用倒装结构。据此可先排除B、C两项，再根据句意应选择A。问题:28. In previous times, when fresh meat was in short _, pigeons were kept by many households as a source of food.A.storeB.provisionC.reserveD.suppl

17、y答案:D解析 介词短语固定搭配题。in short supply构成固定短语，意思为“不足的，缺乏的”。问题:29. As Commander-in-chief of the armed forces, I have directed that all measures _ for our defense.A.had been takenB.would be takenC.be takenD.to be taken答案:C解析 虚拟语气用法题。主句中谓语为direct，要求宾语从句中的谓语形式为should+原形动词，should可省略。问题:30. A thief who broke in

18、to a church was caught because traces of wax, found on his clothes, _ from the sort of candles used only in churches.A.had comeB.comingC.comeD.that came答案:A解析 句法结构分析题。空格处的部分做谓语，排除B、D两项；再根据时态，排除C。问题:31. The bedroom needs _.A.paintB.to paintC.to be paintedD.being painted答案:C解析 谓语动词的语态题。need to do sth.

19、 表示“必须做某事”；而bedroom与paint之间为被动关系，所以应用to be painted，相当于need painting。问题:32. This is the longest bridge that _ over Changjiang River.A.is ever builtB.was ever builtC.has ever been builtD.has ever built答案:C解析 定语从句题。根据句法结构，本题考查that引导的定语从句，先行词为bridge。说话者强调的时间是截止到目前(说话时)它是最长的，所以应用现在时态，而bridge与built之间为被动关系

20、，所以排除选项D。问题:33. The shop assistant _ me $25 for this suitcase.A.costB.chargedC.spentD.demanded答案:B解析 词义辨析题。表示某人要价、收费时用charge；cost与spend均可表示“花费、花销”，但cost的主语只能为物，spent的主语只能是人。demand表示“要求”，与题意无关。问题:34. Sorry, I mistake your office _ Johns.A.withB.forC.onD.to答案:B解析 词语搭配题。表示“把某人或某事误认为”时用mistake.for.句型。此时

21、mistake不与with、on、to连用。问题:35. Would you please call me up later _ they decide to go camping?A.thatB.forC.whetherD.when答案:D解析 状语从句题。分析主句，发现成分完整，所以其后应为一个状语从句，再根据句意，确定选D，表示“当的时候。”that、for不引导时间状语从句，whether表示“是否”，与本题不相符。when引导的从句动作可发生在主句之前或之后，也可同时发生。本题发生在主句之前。问题:36. When I applied for my passport to be re

22、newed, I had to send them a _ photograph.A.recentB.fashionableC.freshD.modern答案:A解析 词义辨析题。问题:37. It was Japan _ launched the war against China.A.thatB.whenC.whomD.which答案:A解析 强调句题。强调句的基本结构为“It is/was.that.”。在强调句中，无论强调句子的什么成分，如时间状语、地点状语等，都用that引出句子的其他成分。本题强调的部分是主语Japan。问题:38. The question is worth _

23、again.A.discussingB.to discussC.discussedD.discuss答案:A解析 词语搭配题。worth，形容词，表示“(某行动)值得，有价值”，当句子的主语是物质名词而不是it时，其后要求用动名词或名词做宾语。所以本题应用discussing形式。问题:39. Training is provided, so no _ experience is required for the job.A.previousB.principalC.followingD.precious答案:A解析 词义辨析题。问题:40. If you dont _ smoking you

24、 will never get better.A.prevent fromB.give upC.forgiveD.keep away答案:B解析 词义辨析题。 ClozeDirections: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. After 20 years of marriage, a husband

25、may still not understand his wife. How is it that she is never at a 1 for words? How can she 2 the names of a couple they met on 3 years ago? Now we know 4 to tell him: its her brain. Although there are obviously cultural 5 for the differences in emotions and behavior, 6 breakthrough research reveal

26、s that the 7 of many puzzling differences between men and women may 8 in the head. Mens and womens brains 9 much in common, but they are definitely not the same 10 size, structure or insight. Broadly speaking, a womans brain, like her body, is ten to fifteen percent smaller than a mans, 11 the regio

27、ns dedicated to language may be more densely 12 with brain cells. Girls generally speak earlier and read faster. The reason may be 13 females use both sides of the brain when they read. In 14 , males rely only on the left side. At every age, womens memories 15 mens. They have a greater ability to 16

28、 names with faces than men do, and they are 17 at recalling list. The events people remember best are those that an emotion is attached to. 18 women use more of their right brains, which 19 emotions, they may do this automatically. While we dont yet know what all these findings imply, one thing is 2

29、0 : male and female brains do the same things, but they do them .differently. 1.A.slipB.puzzleC.lossD.failure答案:C解析 本题考查固定搭配。2.A.recallB.understandC.realizeD.perceive答案:A解析 本题考查动词的用法。从上下文来看，这里显然是指女人能记得多年前遇到的人的名字。3.A.festivalB.eventC.occasionD.holiday答案:D解析 从四个选项来分析，只有holiday符合题意。介词短语on holiday表示“在休假

30、中，在度假”。4.A.whatB.howC.whenD.where答案:A解析 分析句子结构可知，空格处所填的词指代的是后面的“its her brain”。选项中能表示此含义的只有what一词。5.A.sensesB.reasonsC.purposesD.meanings答案:B解析 从上下文及表原因的介词“for”可推断，这里说的是“男女行为与情绪不同的原因(reasons)”。6.A.presentB.instantC.recentD.immediate答案:C7.A.bottomB.basisC.rootD.stem答案:C8.A.hideB.setC.fixD.lie答案:D解析 本

31、题考查固定搭配。选项中的lie有“存在，在于”的意思，在表达“原因在于”的时候经常与in连用，成为固定搭配。9.A.haveB.shareC.divideD.store答案:A解析 本题考查固定搭配。短语have something in common表示“有共同点”，此处指的是男女的大脑大部分都一样。10.A.inB.atC.withD.for答案:A解析 本题考查介词的用法。选项中in多指“在某点上，就某一点来说”；at多指“在某一程度上”；with一般表示伴随的状态；for表原因。这里显然指的是“就男女大脑的大小、结构和观察力来说绝对不同”，故选A。11.A.yetB.henceC.th

32、usD.then答案:C解析 从上文来看，本句是由上文得出的结论，选项Cthus有“因此，于是”的意思，表结果符合题意。12.A.wrappedB.restedC.gatheredD.packed答案:D解析 本题考查动词短语的用法。选项中wrap with：用包裹；rest和gather不与with搭配；pack with：塞满，充满。这里指的是该区域内脑细胞更加密集，故选D项。13.A.whichB.whoC.thatD.why答案:C解析 本题考查表语从句的引导词。名词reason做主语时，后面的表语从句表示原因时要用that引导。14.A.factB.contrastC.additio

33、nD.consequence答案:B解析 本题考查固定搭配。这里是把男女进行比较，而且前后文所述情况相反，故选B项。15.A.topB.matchC.equalD.challenge答案:A解析 本题考查上下文语义的衔接。由上下文的阐述可推断：女性的记忆力优于男性。top作动词讲表示“超越，比高”的意思。16.A.mixB.combineC.joinD.associate答案:D解析 本题考查固定搭配。这里指的是女人比较善于将人的长相和名字联系起来。故选D。17.A.shierB.betterC.keenerD.easier答案:B解析 本题考查对文章的理解。这里是在对男女的记忆力进行比较，前

34、文已经说过女人在记名字方面比男人强，这句话承接上文，我们可以推断说：女人的记忆力也比男人强。故选B。18.A.SinceB.WhileC.AlthoughD.Unless答案:A解析 本题考查连接词的用法。从后面“they may do this automatically”可知其从句是表原因的。19.A.processB.promoteC.perceiveD.produce答案:A解析 本题考查动词的用法。这里指的是右脑产生情绪(right brains process emotions)。20.A.importantB.mysteriousC.specialD.clear答案:D解析 本题

35、考查对文章的理解。句首的while含有“对比，相反”的意思，因此主句应该表达的含义与前面的“尚不清楚”相反，即“清楚的(clear)”。 Reading ComprehensionDirections: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or incomplete statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choic

36、e.Passage One The fact that blind people can see things using other parts of their bodies apart from their eyes may help us to understand our feelings about color. If they can sense color differences then perhaps we too, are affected by color unconsciously. Manufacturers have discovered by trial and

37、 error that sugar sells badly in green wrappings, that blue foods are considered unpleasant, and the cosmetics (化妆品) should never be packaged in brown. These discoveries have grown into a whole discipline of color psychology that now finds application in everything from fashion to interior decoratio

38、n. Some of our preferences are clearly psychological. Dark blue is the color of the night sky and therefore associated with passivity and calm, while yellow is a day color with associations of energy and incentive (刺激). For primitive man, activity during the day meant hunting and attacking, while he

39、 soon saw as red, the color of blood and rage and the heat that came with effort. And green is associated with passive defense and self-preservation. Experiments have shown that colors, partly because of their physiological associations, also have a direct psychological effect. People exposed to bri

40、ght red show an increase in breath, in heartbeat, and blood pressure. Red is exciting. Similar exposure to pure blue has exactly the opposite effect. It is a calming color. Because of its exciting connotations (涵义), red was chosen as the signal for danger but closer analysis shows that a vivid yello

41、w can produce a more basic state of alertness and alarm, so fire engines and ambulances in some advanced communities are now rushing around in bright yellow colors that stop the traffic dead. 1. Manufacturers found out that color affects sales _.A.by training over a long period of timeB.by experimen

42、ting with different colorsC.by trying out color on blind peopleD.by developing the discipline of color psychology答案:B解析 事实细节题。依据文章第二段第一句，可轻而易举地选出B(通过对不同色彩进行实验)。2. Our preferences for certain colors are _.A.associated with the time of dayB.dependent on our characterC.linked with our primitive ancesto

43、rsD.partly due to psychological factors答案:D解析 事实细节题。依据本文第二段第三句话“Some of our preferences are clearly psychological”，可知，我们对色彩的偏爱有些明显是心理因素造成的。故D正确。3. If people are exposed to bright red, which of the following things does NOT happen?A.They breathe faster.B.They feel afraid.C.Their blood pressure rises.

44、D.Their hearts beat faster.答案:B解析 事实判断题。依据本文倒数第五句“People exposed to bright red show an increase in breath, in heartbeat, and blood pressure.”可知A、C、D选项均正确，故选B。4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A.Color probably has an effect on us which we are not conscious of.B

45、.Yellow fire engines have caused many bad accidents in some advanced communities.C.People exposed to pure blue start to breathe more slowly.D.The psychology of color is of some practical use.答案:B解析 事实细节题。5. Which of the following could be the most suitable title?A.The Discipline of Color PsychologyB

46、.Color and Its ConnotationsC.The Practical Use of ColorD.Color and Feelings答案:A解析 主旨大意题。文章开头利用盲人也可运用除眼睛以外的身体其他部分来“看见”东西这件事来将话题引导到色彩对我们的影响，随后谈到商人的发现导致了色彩心理学科的诞生，并进而论及各种色彩对我们的心理影响作用。接着又佐以实例证明色彩心理学的实际运用，贯穿全文的主题始终是色彩心理学，据此选A为答案。其他选项都只是文章内容的一部分，不能概括全文，故不能成为答案。Passage Two Whether you are an American citiz

47、en or a foreign national living in the United States, travel abroad requires preparation. Travel may be for the purpose of attending meetings or activities in other countries, visiting families or simply taking a vacation. This page is intended to provide guidance and useful resources. What informat

48、ion do U.S. citizens need? Depending upon the requirements of the country to be visited, citizens of the United States need to carry a passport that is valid for six months beyond the visit or documented evidence of their citizenship and identity (身份). In addition to a passport, some countries will

49、require a visa. For more information, see Visa and Foreign Entry Requirements. Current information on passports is available at the Department of State Passport Services and Information website. There is a new passport requirement for U.S. citizens traveling between the United States and the rest of

50、 the Western Hemisphere (半球). For details, see Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. When traveling to some specified countries, U.S. citizens may be subject to restrictions on publishing, the exchange of information, the sponsorship of conferences, etc. 1. What is the usual minimum limit to the val

51、idity of the passport held by an American citizen?A.There is no limit to the validity of the passport.B.The passport must be valid for half a year beyond the visit.C.The citizen can apply for a passport as long as six months.D.The minimum limit depends on the nature of the citizens visit.答案:C解析 事实细节

52、题。由文中第三段第一句话可以找到答案。故选C。2. American citizens can obtain the current information about passports from _.A.the country they are going to visitB.the Department of States websiteC.the authorized travel agencyD.the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative答案:B解析 事实细节题。由文章第四段第一句“Current information on passports

53、 is.and Information website.”可知，B为正确答案。3. It can be inferred that there are restrictions on publishing when American citizens travel abroad because of _.A.the limitation of the number of publicationsB.the security of the united StatesC.the interest of individualsD.the protection of copyright答案:B解析 推

54、理判断题。由最后一段内容“When traveling to some specified countries,.”中“一些特殊的国家”可以推出，可能这些国家与美国有利益上的冲突，才被称为“specified countries”，故对图书出版的限制应是为了保护美国的安全。故选B。4. This passage is mainly to remind American citizens of _.A.the importance of applying for a passport and visaB.safety regulations for visiting other countrie

55、sC.the limitations to traveling around the worldD.the requirements for their traveling abroad答案:D解析 主旨大意题。本文通篇都是在介绍对美国公民外出旅游时的要求、准备。且由文章第一段内容也可得出D为正确答案。5. From the passage we can infer that _.A.to get a visa is a new requirement for American citizens visiting other countriesB.its easier for American citizens to get a visa from a fore