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1、大学英语考试复习资料专升本英语模拟301大学英语考试复习资料专升本英语模拟301专升本英语模拟301 PhoneticsDirections: 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.millionB.regionC.sessionD.association答案:A解析 画线部分读j，其他选项的画线部分读。问题:2.A.bridgesB.facesC.cakesD.pages答案:C解析 画线部分读s，其他选项的画线部分读is。问题:3.A.dueB.blueC.clueD.glue答案:A解析 画线部分读ju:，其他选项的画线部分读u:。问题:4.A.mountainB.groupC.thousandD.without

3、答案:B解析 画线部分读u:，其他选项的画线部分读au。问题:5.A.noneB.danceC.lonelyD.thank答案:D解析 画线部分读，其他选项的画线部分读n。 Vocabulary and StructureDirections: There are 15 incomplete sentences 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. He was made _ his working because of his poor health.A.to give upB.given upC.give upD.giving up答案:A解析 make sb. do sth. “(迫)使某人做某事”，但当其用于被动语态时，应改为sb. be made to do sth.，动词不定式的to是不能省略的。由于健康问题，他被迫放弃了工作。问题:2. It is _ for me to carry.A.a too heavy bagB.t

5、oo a heavy bagC.too heavy a bagD.too heavy bag答案:C解析 这里是tooto句型，too后紧跟形容词；bag是可数名词，前面应有量词。这个包太沉了我提不动。问题:3. Usually there is _ traffic in the streets on weekdays than on Sundays.A.littleB.lessC.fewD.fewer答案:B解析 traffic是不可数名词，用little修饰，less是little的比较级；通常，街上平常时间的车辆比周日少。问题:4. My sister is used to _ with

6、 all the windows open.A.sleepB.sleepingC.have sleptD.the sleeping答案:B解析 be used to doing sth.“习惯于做某事”；used to do sth.“过去常常做某事”。我姐姐习惯开着所有的窗户睡觉。问题:5. I will leave him a note _ hell know where we are.A.so thatB.thatC.in orderD.for答案:A解析 so that“以便”。我给他留个便条，他好知道我们在哪儿。问题:6. I have made a(n) _ for my moth

7、er to see the dentist at 5 p.m. tomorrow.A.interviewB.appointmentC.opportunityD.possibility答案:B解析 interview“面试”；appointment“预约”；opportunity“机会”；possibility“可能性”。我给我妈妈预约了牙医，明天下午5点。问题:7. _ makes men different from the other animals is that they can think and speak.A.ThatB.The thingC.AllD.What答案:D解析 wh

8、at.“的事物或人”。能够使人与其他动物相区别的是人能说话和思考。问题:8. Dr. Smith, together with his wife and two sons, _ to arrive on the evening flight.A.areB.are goingC.isD.will be答案:C解析 together引出短语，不是主语部分。主语是单数，谓语动词也要用单数。史密斯医生跟他的妻子和两个儿子乘晚上的飞机到达。问题:9. _ succeed in everything we do.A.Only by working hard can weB.By only working

9、hard we canC.Only we can by working hardD.Only by working hard we can答案:A解析 only起始的句子要主谓倒装。只有努力工作我们才能干成每件事。问题:10. He was busy yesterday; otherwise he _ to the meeting.A.would have comeB.would comeC.could comeD.had come答案:A解析 与过去事实相反，虚拟语气用完成时。他昨天很忙，否则他肯定会来开会的。问题:11. You oughtnt to have been there, _?

10、A.hadnt youB.didnt youC.oughtnt youD.ought you答案:D解析 一般反意疑问句，陈述部分用否定式，疑问部分则用肯定式。你不应该去过那儿，对吧?问题:12. Have you moved into the new house? Not yet. The room _. A.is being paintedB.are paintingC.are paintedD.are being painted答案:A解析 根据句意，房屋正在粉刷，用正在进行时的被动态，the room，单数。你搬进新房了吗?还没有，房间正在粉刷。问题:13. The boss puni

11、shed him _ he should make the same mistake again.A.in case ofB.unlessC.lestD.so that答案:C解析 in case of“以防”，其后不能跟从句；unless“除非”；so that“以致”；lest“免得”。所连接的从句中的谓语常用should或动词原形。老板惩罚了他，以免他重犯同样的错误。问题:14. We are happy _ we are not very rich.A.howeverB.thoughC.butD.even if答案:B解析 though“尽管，即使”；even if“尽管”，even

12、if后的句子要用虚拟语气。本句不是虚拟语气，所以不能选择D。我们很幸福，即便我们很穷。问题:15. It is high time we _.A.leaveB.leftC.will leaveD.have left答案:B解析 it is high time句型要求从句中的谓语用过去时表示虚拟。我们真该离开了。 ClozeDirections: 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

13、 mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Mary Anning (17991847) was a British fossil hunter who began finding. 1 as a child, and soon supported herself and her very 2 family by finding and selling fossils. Very 3 is known about her life, but her father was a cabi

14、net maker and he also 4 local fossils. Mary 5 on the southern coast of England, in a town called Lyme Regis. Its famous 6 by the sea contain 7 fossil layers that 8 from the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods (the 9 of the dinosaurs, other bizarre reptiles, large insects, sea creatures, 10 mam

15、mals, and 11 life forms). Mary Anning 12 and prepared the first fossilized plesiosaur (an ocean-dwelling reptile) and the first Ichthyosaurus (an ocean-dwelling reptile that 13 like a dolphin). She found many other important fossils, including Pterodactylus (a flying reptile), sharks (and other fish

16、), and so on. 14 with her brother Joseph, Mary supplied prepared fossil specimens to 15 museums, scientists, and private collections. 1.A.cliffsB.dinosaursC.fossilsD.museums答案:C解析 这篇文章讲述了一位英国女性化石探索者的故事。玛丽安宁是英国的化石探寻者，她从幼时就开始寻找化石了。2.A.poorB.richC.famousD.unknown答案:A解析 并且很快就靠搜寻和出售化石来维持她的贫困的家庭生计了。3.A.a

17、lotB.littleC.manyD.much答案:B解析 对于她个人的生活人们知道得很少。4.A.hunterB.findC.wantedD.collected答案:D解析 只知道她父亲是家具木工。他也收集化石。“but”转折说明前面应是“少”。5.A.traveledB.livedC.wentD.arrived答案:B解析 玛丽住在英格兰的南海岸。6.A.cliffsB.placeC.peopleD.creatures答案:A解析 这个镇上著名的岩石蕴藏着令人难以置信的化石层。7.A.believableB.untrustingC.incredibleD.funny答案:C8.A.peri

18、odB.dateC.startedD.beginning答案:B解析 这化石层的年代属于恐龙、稀奇古怪的爬行动物等时期。这里提到了三叠纪，侏罗纪和白垩纪时期的动物，以及早期的哺乳动物及其他的生命形式。9.A.dateB.yearC.animalsD.time答案:D解析 见上一条。date from意为“属于什么年代”，the time of意为“是什么时期的”。10.A.earlyB.lastC.beforeD.later答案:A11.A.otherB.newC.anyD.specific答案:A12.A.lookedB.interestedC.workedD.found答案:D解析 玛丽找

19、到并整理了最早的蛇颈龙和鱼龙化石。13.A.seemedB.thoughtC.consideredD.looked答案:D解析 鱼龙是海里的爬行动物，看起来像海豚。14.A.SeparatedB.TogetherC.FormedD.United答案:B解析 玛丽同她的兄弟一起为许多博物馆、科学家等提供了整理好的化石标本。15.A.littleB.manyC.a fewD.a little答案:B Reading ComprehensionDirections: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is follo

20、wed by four questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage One A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspapers. Last week, said he, my umbrella was

21、stolen from a London Church. As it was a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising, but didnt get it back. How did you write your advertisement? asked one of the listeners, a merchant. Here it is, said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. The other man took it and rea

22、d, Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No. 10 Broad Street. Now, said the merchant, I often advertise, and find that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of grea

23、t importance. Let us try for your umbrella again, and if it fails, Ill buy you a new one. The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote: If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening doesnt wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbre

24、lla to No. 10 Broad Street. He is well known. This appeared in the paper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door. In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors that had been thrown in, and his own was among the number. Many of them h

25、ad notes, fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake, and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter. 1. The result of the first advertisement was that _.A.the man got his umbrella backB.the man wasted some money on advertisingC.nobody found the missing umbrellaD.the umb

26、rella was found somewhere near the church答案:B解析 参见第一段。2. If it fails, Ill buy you a new one suggested that _.A.he was quite sure of successB.he was not sure he would get the umbrella backC.he was rich enough to afford a new umbrellaD.he did not know what to do答案:A解析 参见最后一段的前三行：我们得知这个商人做广告从来都是成功的，因此他

27、很自信，相信这一次他也一定能成功。3. Did the merchant know who had taken the umbrella?A.Sure.B.Not very sure.C.Not at all.D.Probably.答案:C解析 文章最后五行，指明许多雨伞被送到这位失主门前，虽然有些雨伞上附有留言，但都没有、也不会有任何姓名。4. This is a story about _.A.a useless advertisementB.how to make an effective advertisementC.how the man lost and found his umb

28、rellaD.what the merchant did for the umbrella owner答案:B解析 文章讲述了通过前后两个不同的广告所得的不同效果。Passage Two When I was about 12 I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list grew: I was skinny, I wasnt a good student, I was boyish, I talked too loud, and so on. I put up with

29、 her as long as I could. At last, with great anger, I ran to my father in tears. He listened to my outburst quietly. Then he asked, Are the things she says true or not? True? I wanted to know how to strike back. What did truth have to do with it? Mary, didnt you ever wonder what you are really like?

30、 Well, you now have that girls opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said. I did as he directed and discovered to my surprise that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldnt change (like being skinn

31、y), but a good number I could and suddenly wanted to change. For the first time in my life I got a fairly clear picture of myself. I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. Thats just for you, he said. You know better than anybody else the truth about yourself, once you hear it. But y

32、ouve got to learn to listen, not to close your ears in anger or hurt. When something said about you is true youll know it. Youll find that it will echo inside you. Daddys advice has returned to me at many important moments. 1. What did the girls enemy like to do?A.Talking with her.B.Pointing out her

33、 weak points.C.Reporting to the teacher.D.Quarrelling with her.答案:B解析 参见文章第一句。2. What did the girl do when she could no longer bear her enemy?A.She turned to her father.B.She cried to her hearts content.C.She tried to put up with her again.D.She tried to be her friend.答案:A解析 通过上下文可知。3. Why did the g

34、irls father ask her to make the list?A.He wanted to keep the list at home.B.He didnt know what the girls enemy had said.C.He wanted the girl to talk back.D.He wanted her to check if she really had these weak points.答案:D解析 参见第一句。4. What can we infer from reading the passage?A.The girl benefited from

35、her fathers advice.B.The girl was very often angry with her father.C.The girls father loved other peoples advice.D.The girl was easily hurt by her father答案:A解析 通过句子“For the first time in my life I got a fairly clear picture of myself.”可知。Passage Three An employer has several choices he can consider

36、when he wants to hire a new employee. First, he may look within his own company. But if none of the present employees are suitable for the position, he will have to look outside the company. If his company has a personnel office, he can ask them to help find qualified applicants. There are other val

37、uable sources the employer can use, such as employment agencies, professional societies and so on. He can also advertise in the newspapers and magazines and ask prospective candidates to send in resumes. The employer has two kinds of qualifications to consider when he wants to choose from among appl

38、icants. He must consider both professional qualifications and personal characteristics. A candidates professional qualifications include his education, experience and skills. These can be listed on a resume. Personal characteristics must be evaluated through interviews. 1. This passage mainly tells

39、us _.A.there are many applications looking for a jobB.how an employer hires his employeesC.employer hires a new employee within his companyD.employer can advertise in newspapers and magazines答案:B解析 这是文章的中心思想。2. When an employer wants to hire a new employee, he will consider _.A.the applicants profes

40、sional qualificationB.the applicants personalitiesC.the applicants education and family backgroundD.both A and B答案:D解析 参见句子：He must consider both professional qualifications and personal characteristic.3. Professional qualification does not include _.A.good healthB.skillsC.experienceD.education答案:A解

41、析 参见句子：A candidates professional qualifications include his education, experience and skills.4. We can conclude that a candidate who _ is in a better position to be hired.A.has worked for two monthsB.has had college educationC.is getting trainingD.is fond of sports答案:B解析 参见最后一段。Passage Four In 1807

42、Noah Webster began his greatest work, An American Dictionary of the English Language. In preparing the work, he devoted ten years to the study of English and its relationship to other languages, and seven more years to the writing itself. Published in two volumes in 1828, An American Dictionary of t

43、he English Language has become the recognized authority (权威) for usage in the United States. Websters purpose in writing it was to show that the American language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciations, and spellings from those of British English. He is responsible for advancing simplified

44、 spelling forms: develop instead of the British form develope; theater and center instead of theatre and centre; color and honor instead of colour and honour. 1. When was An American Dictionary of the English Language published?A.1817.B.1807.C.1828.D.1824.答案:C解析 参见第三句：美国英语辞典于1828年出版二卷，已被公认为美国用法的权威。2

45、. According to this passage, which one of the following spellings would Webster have approved in his dictionaries?A.Develope.B.Theatre.C.Color.D.Honour.答案:C解析 参见最后一句。3. According to the author, Websters purpose in writing An American Dictionary of the English Language was to _.A.respond to the need

46、for new schoolbooksB.show the distinct development of the English language in AmericaC.improve spelling forms based upon British modelsD.influence the pronunciation of the English language答案:B解析 参见第四句：Webster写书的目的是表明美国英语正发展成与英国英语有着不同含义、发音和拼写的语言。4. In how many volumes was An American Dictionary of th

47、e English Language published?A.One volume.B.Two volumes.C.Three volumes.D.Four volumes.答案:B解析 参见第三句。Passage Five It used to take Redwood City, California police hours to locate gunfire. Now, they have a new tool that helps them find the gunfire quickly. This new tool is called the Shot Spotter. The

48、police began using the Shot Spotter in 1995. They wanted to cut down on gunfire in their city. One Shot Spotter covers a square mile. Eight microphones are put on the roofs of buildings. These microphones pick up gunfire noise. It only takes seven seconds to report the gunfire to the police. Then a

49、red dot on the police map shows where the action is. The Shot Spotter really works well. It locates the gunfire within 20 to 40 feet plus or minus. Redwood City police are very happy with the Shot Spotter. They think it might have helped catch the D.C. sniper. Shot Spotters cost a lot of money. One

50、of them sells for $200,000. Despite the cost, Shot Spotters can be a big help in fighting crime. 1. Eight microphones placed on rooftops _.A.talk to policeB.warn the publicC.listen for gunfireD.play rap music答案:C解析 参见第二段：麦克风放在房顶上是为了监听到打枪的声音。2. The red dot on the police map shows _.A.the address of t

51、he criminalB.Redwood CityC.the capital of CaliforniaD.the location of the gunfire答案:D解析 参见第二段：警察地图上的红点表明枪声的具体位置。3. The Shot Spotter has helped police _.A.a little bitB.cut down the use of weaponsC.tremendouslyD.solve all the shootings答案:C解析 参见倒数第一段和第二段。4. What is the writers attitude toward Shot Spooters?A.Be indifferent to it.B.Be for it.C.Be against it.D.Be angry at it.答案:B解析 倒数第一段和第二段都可以表明作者是很赞成使用这种仪器的。 Daily ConversationDirections: