[大学英语考试复习资料]专升本英语模拟289

1、大学英语考试复习资料专升本英语模拟289大学英语考试复习资料专升本英语模拟289专升本英语模拟289 Phonetics 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

2、 your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 问题:1.A.worthyB.clothingC.clothesD.cloth答案:C解析 clothes中的th读，其余三个词中的th读。问题:2.A.occupyB.blueC.attitudeD.communist答案:B解析 blue中的u读，其余三个词中的u读。问题:3.A.townB.brownC.showD.allow答案:C解析 show中的ow读，其余三个词中的ow读。问题:4.A.paleB.palaceC.tradeD.male

3、答案:B解析 palace中的a读，其余三个词中的a读eI。问题:5.A.tookB.moonC.bookD.look答案:B解析 moon中的oo读，其余三个词中的oo读。 Vocabulary and Structure Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentence 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

4、 the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 问题:1. We have to produce more food to _ the demand of the ever-growing population.A.suitB.fixC.meetD.respond答案:C解析 meet the demand意为“满足需求”；suit意为“适合，中的意”；fix意为“确定，决定”，后接价格、日期等；respond意为“回答，响应”，是不及物动词，后常跟介词to。问题:2. The temperature in Guangzhou is much hi

5、gher than _ in Beijing in November.A.thatB.whichC.whatD.it答案:A解析 that，one和those常用来指代前面出现的名词，可数名词单数用one，复数名词用those，不可数名词用that。故选A项。问题:3. _ you are allowed to go abroad is still a question.A.IfB.WhetherC.WeatherD.That答案:B解析 whether和if这两个词都可以表示“是否”，多数情况下可以通用。但引导主语从句时，只能用whether，而不能用if。weather意为“天气”。问题:

6、4. But for your help, I _ the task by myself, so much thanks to you.A.would not finishB.have not finishedC.will not finishD.would not have finished答案:D解析 but for意为if not，常表示与过去事实相反的条件状语，句子用虚拟语气。故选D项。问题:5. He didnt come to the party last night. He _ to see us.A.might not have wantedB.could not have w

7、antedC.should not have wantedD.ought not to have wanted答案:A解析 情态动词题。昨天晚上他没有参加晚会，他可能是不想见我们。might not have wanted表示“本来就不想”是对过去情况的可能推测和判断。问题:6. _ from the space, the earth looks like a blue ball as it is mostly covered by water.A.Having been seenB.Being seenC.SeenD.Seeing答案:C解析 本题中所填的非谓语动词与主句主语之间是被动关系，

8、需要动词的过去分词形式。故选C项。问题:7. It is not easy to learn English well but if you _, you will succeed in the end.A.hang upB.hang aboutC.hang onD.hang onto答案:C解析 动词短语辨析题。hang on意为“坚持下去”；hang up意为“挂断(电话)”；hang about意为“闲荡”；hang onto意为“抓紧(某物)”。问题:8. She has made _ greater progress this term than she did last term.

9、A.moreB.leastC.farD.farther答案:C解析 所给的四个选项中只有far可以修饰比较级，表示程度，故选C项。问题:9. Please dial 119 _ fire.A.in caseB.in the case ofC.lestD.in case of答案:D解析 in case of指“万一到时候，以防”。in case指“如果，以防”。in the case of指“至于，对而言”。问题:10. It is in this small village _ the hero was born, who saved his country when he grew up.

10、A.thatB.whichC.whatD.the place where答案:A解析 强调句的结构：It is/was+被强调部分+that.。故选A项。问题:11. Almost everyone fails _ the final test on the first try.A.passingB.to passC.to have passedD.in passing答案:B解析 fail后不用动名词，应为fail to pass，从句子时态判断，此句为一般现在时，而不用不定式完成式。in passing说法不当，可以说fail in examination但不能跟动名词。问题:12. _

11、the car accident, they would have arrived earlier.A.Except forB.But forC.BesidesD.Save for答案:B解析 but for意为“要不是”，常与后边的名词或代词连用，表示虚拟的条件；except for意为“除了有，除之外”；besides意为“除了，除之外，还有”；save for意为“除了，除之外”，save for与except for相比，前者比后者较正式，有些做作的意味。问题:13. Our boss was seen _ a new car.A.to driveB.drivingC.droveD.h

12、aving driven答案:A解析 句意：有人看到我们的老板开着一辆新车。该题考查感官动词之后跟不定式的用法。若不定式为主动，则省略不定式符号to；若不定式为被动，则不定式符号to要恢复。故正确答案为A。问题:14. There is also a fat lady who asked Alex _ he wanted something to eat.A.whatB.ifC.thatD.which答案:B解析 此题是连词辨析题。ask意为“询问，提问”时，后不能跟that引导的宾语从句，可以跟if(whether)从句。问题:15. I have my holidays _ until S

13、eptember.A.put upB.put forwardC.put outD.put off答案:D解析 我将假期推迟到九月份。该题考查与put搭配的动词词组。其中put up表示“举起”；put forward提出；put out扑灭。只有put off表示“拖延、推迟”，符合题意。 Cloze Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your

14、 answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Did you ever have someones name on the tip of your tongue and yet you were unable to recall (记起) it? 1 this happens again, dont try to recall it. Do something 2 for a couple of miracles, and the name may come into your head. The nam

15、e is there since you have met 3 person and you have heard his name. It 4 has to be dug out. The first effort to recall 5 the mind for operation, but it is the subconscious (下意识) activities that go to work to dig up 6 memory. Forcing yourself to recall 7 never helps because it doesnt loosen your 8 ;

16、it only tightens it. Students find the preparatory method helpful 9 examinations. They read over the questions 10 trying to answer any of them. Then they answer first the ones 11 which they are most certain. Meanwhile, deeper mental activities in the subconscious mind are taking 12 ; work is being d

17、one in the 13 difficult question. By the time the easier questions are answered, answers 14 the more difficult ones will usually begin to 15 into consciousness. It is often iust, a question of waiting for recall to come to the memory. 1.A.AsB.WhenC.WhileD.Whether答案:B解析 根据句意，前面是时间状语从句，也是条件状语从句，用when引

18、导才有这个功能。2.A.simpleB.apartC.elseD.similar答案:C解析 前面劝说别去回忆，此处则是建议去做些别的事。3.A.someB.certainC.aD.this答案:D解析 根据上文The name may come into your head. The name is there since you met.来得出答案，是有所指，而不是无目的的指某个人。4.A.thenB.reallyC.onlyD.indeed答案:C解析 it指要回忆出来的名字，根据下文的逻辑推理：这个人的名字“只是”有待发现(挖掘)，因此答案选only，其余选项均不符合语境。5.A.le

19、adsB.beginsC.helpsD.prepares答案:D解析 根据后面的介词for来看，需用prepare与之搭配。6.A.a lightB.a freshC.an unclearD.a dark答案:C解析 综上所述，尤其根据dig out来判断答案，这个记忆是“模糊不清的”。7.A.merelyB.almostC.nearlyD.hardly答案:B解析 根据语境，此处应填表示“几乎”的almost(注：nearly不与否定词连用，故不能选)。8.A.memoryB.attentionC.mindD.thought答案:A解析 根据上文提到的memory可得出答案。9.A.into

20、B.inC.aboutD.by答案:B解析 in表示“在当中”或“在的时候”。10.A.afterB.besidesC.beforeD.against答案:C解析 根据常识，学生在考试回答问题“之前”要读问题。11.A.ofB.withC.forD.in答案:A解析 注意相关结构be certain of(对有把握)。12.A.flatB.shapeC.chargeD.action答案:D解析 take action是短语，意为“采取行动”。13.A.tooB.lessC.notD.more答案:D解析 根据上下文的比较级deeper，easier，the more difficult得出答案

21、，这是几个比较级排在一起的结构。14.A.toB.onC.aboutD.for答案:A解析 表示问题“的”答案，习惯用介词to。15.A.appearB.growC.extendD.come答案:A解析 根据上下文推断，更容易的问题回答了，较难的问题也无意识地“出现”了。 Reading Comprehension Directions: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four sugges

22、ted answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage One The humorous story may be told to great length, and may wander around as much as it pleases, and arrive nowhere in particular; but the comic (滑稽的) story and the witty (诙谐的)

23、story must be brief and end with a point. The humorous story continues gently along, the other two burst. The humorous story is strictly a work of arthigh and delicate (精美的) artand only an artist can tell it; But no art is necessary in telling the comic and witty stories; anybody can do it. The art

24、of telling a humorous storyI mean by word of mouth, not printwas created in America, and has remained at home. The humorous story is told seriously; the teller does his best to hide the fact that he himself even suspects that there is anything funny about it; but the teller of the comic story tells

25、you beforehand that it is one of the funniest things he has ever heard, then tells it with eager delight, and is the first person to laugh. When he gets through, and sometimes, if he has had good success, he is so glad and happy that he will repeat the point of it and glance around from face to face

26、, collecting applause (喝彩), and then repeat it again. 1. Which story takes the longest to tell?A.The humorous storyB.The witty storyC.The comic storyD.All three take the same amount of time答案:A解析 参见第一段第一句，“The humorous story may be told to great length”，意思是幽默故事可以被讲述得很长。及第二句，“but the comic story and

27、the witty story must be brief”，意思是滑稽故事和诙谐故事必须是简洁的。(所以讲述时间最长的是A)幽默故事。2. Which story has no particular point?A.The humorous storyB.The witty storyC.The comic storyD.All three答案:A解析 参见第一段第二句。3. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A.The humorous story was created abroadB.The humorous story is basi

28、cally AmericanC.The humorous story is also loved in other countriesD.The humorous story is the least popular in the U.S.A.答案:B解析 参见第二段最一后句，“The an of telling a humorous storyI mean by word of mouth, not printwas created in America, and has remained at home”，意思是口头而非书面讲述幽默故事的艺术发源于美国，并一直在国内流传。答案A项说幽默故事

29、产生在国外，显然是错误的。C项说其他国家的人民也喜爱幽默故事，文中并未提到。D项说幽默故事在美国最不受欢迎，显然也是错误的。4. The teller of a humorous story _.A.laughs at his own jokeB.repeats it several timesC.is very serious when he tells itD.is concerned about the reaction of his listeners答案:C解析 参见第三段第一句，“The humorous story is told seriously;”，意思是讲述幽默故事是很严

30、肃的，与C项同义。Passage Two The flying fox is not a fox at all. It is an extra large bat that has got a foxs head, and that feeds on fruit instead of insects. Like all bats, flying foxes hang themselves by their toes when it rest, and travel in great crowds when out flying. A group will live in one spot fo

31、r years. Sometimes several hundreds of them occupy (占据) a single tree. As they return to the tree toward sunrise, they quarrel among themselves and fight for the best places until long after daylight. Flying foxes have babies once a year, giving birth to only one at a time. At first the mother has t

32、o carry the baby on her breast wherever she goes. Later she leaves it hanging up, and brings back food for it to eat. Sometimes a baby falls down to the ground and squeaks (尖叫) for help. Then the older ones swoop (俯冲) down and try to pick it up. If they fail to do so, it will die. Often ten hundreds

33、 of dead baby bats can be found lying on the ground at the foot of a tree. 1. The passage tells us that there is no difference between the flying fox and the ordinary bat in _.A.their sizeB.their appearanceC.the way they restD.the kind of food they eat答案:C解析 参见第一段第三句，“Like au bats, flying foxes hang

34、 themselves by their toes when it rest”，意思是飞狐像所有的蝙蝠一样，休息时用脚将自己挂起来。2. Flying foxes tend to _.A.double their number every yearB.lose a lot of their babiesC.move form place to place constantlyD.fight and kill a lot of themselves答案:B解析 参见第二段最后一句，“ten hundreds of dead baby bats can be found lying on the

35、ground at the foot of a tree”，意思是在树下的地上能找到成千只死去的幼小的蝙蝠。3. At daybreak every day flying foxes begin to _.A.fly out toward the sunB.look for a new resting placeC.come back to their homeD.go out and look for food答案:C解析 参见第一段最后一句，“As they return to the tree toward sunrise, they quarrel among themselves a

36、nd fight for the best places until long after daylight”，意思是太阳要升起时，他们返回树上，互相争吵，强占最好的地盘直到天亮很久之后。4. Flying foxes have fights _.A.to occupy the best resting placesB.only when it is darkC.to protect their homes from outsidersD.when there is not enough food答案:A解析 参见第一段最后一句。Passage Three A man and his wife

37、 had a small bar near a station. The bar often stayed open until after midnight, because people came to drink there while they were waiting for trains. At two oclock one morning, one man was still sitting at a table in the small bar. He was asleep. The barmans wife wanted to go to bed. She looked in

38、to the bar several times, and each time the man was still there. Then at last she went to her husband and said to him, Youve waken that man six times now, George, but he isnt drinking anything. Why havent you sent him away? It is very late. Oh, no, I dont want to send him away, answered her husband

39、with a smile: You see, whenever I wake him up, he asks for his bill, and when I bring it to him. He pays it. Then he goes to sleep again. 1. The bar often stayed open _.A.until after 12 oclock in the eveningB.until early next morningC.all day and all nightD.until 12 oclock in the evening答案:A解析 第一段第二

40、句，The bar often stayed open until after midnight.意思是“酒吧通常午夜之后还在营业”。2. People who came to the bar were _.A.mostly salesmenB.mostly passengersC.only conductorsD.only visitors答案:B解析 第一段第二句，.because people came to drink there while they were waiting for trains.意思是“因为人们在等火车时进来喝酒。”因为是等火车的人，所以是乘客passengers

41、。3. The barmans wife didnt go to bed _.A.until two oclock in the morningB.because she wasnt sleepy at allC.because she was busy with her childrenD.because her husband hadnt finished working答案:D解析 because her husband hadnt finished working.意思是“因为她的丈夫的工作还没有做完。”B项与C明显不对，A项有点像，因为句子中提到At two oclock one m

42、orning，但接下来是说老板娘想去睡觉，但并没有说2点钟才去睡觉，因为还有一个人在酒吧里睡着了，所以她不可能2点钟就去睡觉。4. The barman didnt want to send the man away because _.A.the man was too tired to leaveB.the man paid the bill every time he brought it to himC.he liked his job very muchD.he was kind-hearted答案:B解析 最后一段，“.whenever I wake him up, he asks

43、 for his bill, and when I bring it to him he pays it”与B项选择同义。Passage Four Invitations 答案:B解析 根据文章的第二段的第一句话可以得知：由“不去”到“去”，至少提前一周通知主人。故B项是正确的。2. How far in advance may you invite close friends to a small party?A.About a month in advanceB.As early as possibleC.At least one weekD.Within a day or two答案:D

44、解析 从第四段的最后一句可以得知：小聚会不必像大聚会那样，提前一两天通知即可。故选D项。3. You should invite guests as early as possible to attend Christmas party because _.A.the guests can prepare their gifts betterB.the earlier you invite people, the more guests you will haveC.the earlier you invite people, the better you can prepare for it

45、D.the guests can have much more time to make up their minds答案:B解析 从第四段的前两句可以得知：圣诞节是聚会较多的季节，所以越早邀请，接受的人就越多。故B项正确，A、C、D项与原文不符。4. Whats the authors advice for attending two holiday cocktail parties at the same time on the same evening?A.It is impossible to attend two events for the same eveningB.It is

46、no good attending two events on the same eveningC.You should spend a reasonable length of time at each partyD.You dont need to tell the hosts your reason for leaving答案:C解析 根据文章第六段可知：同一天晚上参加两个鸡尾酒会是可行的，但要呆上一段合适的时间，并要解释离开的原因。故C项正确。Passage Five Most banks in the U.S. open at 9:00 or 10:00 and close betw

47、een 3:00 and 5:00, but stay open later on Fridays. Some banks have longer hours in order to attract customers. Whats the best way to carry money safely while you are traveling? There are three possibilitiespersonal checks from your country, travelers checks and credit cards. Some American banks acce

48、pt foreign checks such as Eurocheques; the problem is that only those banks that are used to dealing with foreigners will know what Eurocheques are. It may be more convenient to carry travelers checks, which are insured against loss. They should be in dollars, because only a few banks do much busine

49、ss in foreign currencies. If your checks arent in dollars, it may take you a long time to find a bank that will exchange them. You can use travelers checks almost anywherein restaurants, stores or ticket officeswithout having to go to a bank. If you run out of them, you can buy more at most banks. T

50、heir service charge will vary, though, so ask what it is before you buy your checks. Americans would say the best way to carry money is to have a major credit card like Vise, MasterCard or American Express. Credit cards can be canceled if they are lost or stolen. And because they are widely accepted

51、 in the U.S., it is easy to use them to pay for lodging, transportation, meals and things you want to buy from larger stores. Of course, you cant get along without cash, but you dont need to carry much with you. 1. When will some American banks close on Fridays?A.At 3:00 p.m.B.At 5:00 p.m.C.Before 5

52、:00 p.m.D.After 5:00 p.m.答案:D解析 根据文章第一段可知：大多数美国银行在3点到5点停止营业，但在周五会延长营业时间，故选D项。2. According to the passage, whats the problem for the travelers with foreign checks?A.Only some of the American banks accept the foreign checksB.American banks are not used to dealing with foreign checksC.American banks do

53、nt know what foreign checks areD.American banks only know what Eurocheques are答案:A解析 从文章第二段最后一句可以得知：带外国支票旅游的问题是只有部分美国银行接受外国支票。A项符合题意。3. Why should travelers checks be in dollars in the U.S.?A.Because only a few banks deal with travelers checksB.Because only a few banks deal with foreign checksC.Beca

54、use traveler checks are insured against lossD.Because you can exchange the checks not in dollars easily答案:B解析 根据文章第三段的第二句可以得知：因为只有少数几家银行开办了外汇旅行支票业务。4. Before you buy travelers checks, youd better learn _.A.how much you should pay for its service rateB.how long they can be usedC.where you can use the

55、mD.when you can get them答案:A解析 根据文章第三段的最后两句可以得知：银行收取的费用可能会有所不同，所以在购买之前要询问费用。 Daily Conversation Directions: Pick out the appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogues by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. A. I appreciate your helping me. B. Now that youve asked me, I think its too sho