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1、大学英语考试复习资料专升本英语模拟50大学英语考试复习资料专升本英语模拟50专升本英语模拟50 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 you

2、r answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.问题:1.A.southB.southernC.pronounceD.mouse答案:B解析 本题属字母组合的考查题，可利用排除法。A、C、D三项当中的发音均为au，只有B项中发音为。故选B。问题:2.A.retireB.scienceC.giantD.behind答案:D画线部分读ai，其他选项的画线部分读。问题:3.A.messageB.fountainC.orangeD.classmate答案:D画线部分读ei，其他选项的画线部分读i。问题:4.A.in

3、vasionB.decisionC.occasionD.discussion答案:D解析 A，B，C三项的划线部分发，而D项划线部分发，因此选D项。问题:5.A.measureB.assureC.literatureD.yogurt答案:B画线部分读，其他选项的画线部分读。 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 a

4、nswer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.问题:1. Out _ after the class was over.A.did children rushB.rushed childrenC.children rushD.do children rush答案:A副词前置到句首表示强调。此时，该句的主谓应倒装。主谓倒装时助动词移至主语前，排除选项B。原句的时态为过去时，应选过去式的助动词。选项A是正确的。这种句型与Here comes the bu

5、s是不同的。前者是强调行为，后者说明时间：车来了。表示车刚刚到。句子大意一下课孩子们就冲了出去。问题:2. I think he hardly makes spelling mistakes, _?A.does heB.doesnt heC.do ID.dont I答案:A问题:3. A person with the blood type AB can _ any type of blood.A.applyB.recognizeC.receiveD.absorb答案:C解析 本题考查词义辨别。apply提供，recognize承认，receive接受，absorb吸收。问题:4. What

6、did you see? I saw_police there. A.manyB.muchC.littleD.the答案:D解题指要 该题测试集合名词police的用法。police作为集合名词，要与定冠词the并用，为复数概念。指许多警察可用many policemen。many和much是表量的形容词，不能修饰police，故选D选项。问题:5. Ive already decided. I _ buy a new car.A.am going toB.willC.wouldD.have bought答案:AWill表示要发生的动作不是计划好的。Be going to表示要发生的动作是计划

7、好的。选项A是正确的。问题:6. We never dared to ask him a question _?A.did weB.didnt weC.dared weD.darednt we答案:A解析 本题考查反意疑问句的用法。主句中含有否定意义的词never，因此主句为否定的，此外，句中的dare为实义动词，而非情态动词。问题:7. _ a little more tolerant our world would be a better place.A.Were peopleB.If people wouldC.People wereD.Would people答案:A条件从句去掉if主

8、谓倒装。选项A是正确的。问题:8. _had he arrived home titan it began to rain.A.Not untilB.No soonerC.ScarcelyD.hardly答案:B句型no sooner.than刚就。选项B是正确的。问题:9. These _ did usually well in the contest, so the judges didnt know whom give prize to.A.woman singersB.women singersC.women singerD.womans singers答案:B问题:10. The p

9、olice were_a search for the body of the man who disappeared.A.doingB.makingC.takingD.giving答案:B解题指要 该题测试动词make的搭配用法。以make为中心构成的习惯用法还有： make cloth(a machine，a hat，a road，a railway，a canal) make a fire(the bed，a hole，a noise) make a speech(a suggestion，a promise，a request，a remark) make a record(a wil

10、l，a copy，an experiment) make a journey(an effort，an offer) make progress(friends，faces，no difference) make fun of；make a fool of；make a rush for make use of；make choice of make money；make ends meet 问题:11. I weigh 120 pounds and you weigh 120 pounds. We are _ weight.A.the same heavyB.as heavy asC.as

11、heavyD.of the same答案:D解析 本题考查固定搭配的用法。of the same表示同什么一样的，as.as表示和什么一样，但是heavy同weight重复。问题:12. Wood furniture does not depreciate in value _.A.if they are handled properly and protected properlyB.unless handling and protecting properlyC.if properly handled and protectedD.unless for all its handling a

12、nd protection答案:C解析 if意为“如果”，而unless意为“除非”，相当于ifnot。根据句意，应选择if引导的条件状语从句。当if引导的从句与主句的主语相同时，可以用“if+分词”结构。问题:13. We must _ a solid, foundation for the development of our heavy industry.A.takeB.putC.layD.raise答案:C问题:14. It was clever _ at the answer in two minutes.A.of him to arriveB.for him to arriveC.

13、for his arrivingD.of his arriving答案:A比is+形容词+of+名词/代词+不定式，of后的名词/代词为不定式的动作发出者。问题:15. It is necessary that anyone _ exercises every day if he wishes to keep healthy.A.would doB.will doC.didD.do答案:D句型It is necessary that+主语+should do。Should常被省略。选项D是正确的。 ClozeDirections: For each blank in the following

14、 passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Los Angeles has planted 2,000 rubber trees down the middle of one of its main streets. These trees do not 1 rubber. They are, 2

15、 , made of rubber. Mr. Joe Dynamo, a spokesman for Los Angeles 3 council, explained the reasons. He said: These 4 are representative of our virtual society. We have polystyrene grass on our golf 5 . We have non-milk powder 6 our coffee. We 7 copies in plastic of old wooden furniture. We have fibergl

16、ass tombstones. 8 shouldnt we have trees made of rubber? At 50 miles an hour, 9 motorist will see any difference. And our preservation 10 will be lower. You give the trees an annual rinse (清洗) with detergent, and 11 them off twice a year. We 12 a lot of money because transplanting, pruning, weeding

17、and leaf-collection are all 13 . And we have a 60-year 14 guarantee on each plant. This is rationalization at 15 best. 1.A.inventB.doC.produceD.create答案:C解析 invent“发明”，create“创造”，produce“生产”。根据前面所说，种植的是橡胶树，因此应是“生产”橡胶。选项C是正确的。2.A.in factB.eventuallyC.practicallyD.as a matter答案:A解析 种的是橡胶树却不能生产橡胶，这里是解释

18、原因。用in fact“事实上”解释所种的不同于真的橡胶树。选项A是正确的。3.A.countryB.stateC.cityD.county答案:C解析 洛杉矶是一个城市的名字，council是政府机构。所以，这里应指的是市政府，而不是国家、州或县政府。选项C是正确的。4.A.plantsB.treesC.rubberD.streets答案:B解析 These肯定指的是前面所说的橡胶做的橡胶树。这段是用其他的例子说明其他很多东西我们都用的是代用品，橡胶树当然也同样可以。选项B是正确的。5.A.coursesB.placesC.courtsD.playground答案:A解析 高尔夫场地用cou

19、rse，golf course“高尔夫球场”。选项A是正确的。6.A.onB.ofC.atD.in答案:D解析 在咖啡里，用in。选项D是正确的。7.A.makeB.introduceC.buildD.set答案:A解析 根据上下文，这里指的是用不同的材料做家具。制作家具用make。选项A是正确的。8.A.WhatB.HowC.WhenD.Why答案:D解析 前面举了几个例子说明很多东西都可用替代品来做，这里是用反问句表示肯定。应用表示询问原因的词。选项D是正确的。9.A.someB.noC.manyD.a few答案:B解析 这里是说假树在某种条件下是看不出来的。所以，应当选择表示否定的词。

20、选项B是正确的。10.A.costsB.priceC.moneyD.award答案:A解析 下面讲了对真树要做很多的维护性工作，要有一定的支出。根据这个含义，比较四个选项，选项A是正确的。用假树花费会低一些。cost“花费，费用”符合题意。11.A.sweepB.washC.tidyD.dust答案:D解析 根据上下文，可以看出这里讲的是对假树的清洁工作：清洗和除尘。sweep them off“把树扫掉”，wash them off“把树洗掉”，tidy“整理”都不符合文章含义。选项D是正确的。12.A.wasteB.keepC.saveD.store答案:C解析 根据上下文，清洗工作简单，

21、也不用下面提到的修枝、移植等，当然就省钱。选项C是正确的。13.A.essentialB.accidentalC.unnecessaryD.necessary答案:C解析 因为是假树，除草、扫落叶当然就没有必要了。选项C是正确的。14.A.fadeB.non-fadeC.die awayD.everlasting答案:B解析 因为是假树，所以可以保持在一定时间内不变色、不枯萎。everlasting表示“永久的”，文章中已经给出具体的时间了，所以排除。选项B是正确的。15.A.onesB.itsC.theirD.the答案:B解析 at ones best“强有力的、全盛的”。ones表示它所

22、代表的事物，所有格。应为its，这里it指的是rationalization“强辩、说明”。选项B是正确的。 Reading ComprehensionDirections: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by four questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and blacken the correspond

23、ing letter on the Answer Sheet. Two hundred years ago, American students went to American schools. Like you, they studied arithmetic, spelling and geography. Unlike you, they also studied Greek and Latin. In fact, students spent more than half their time studying Greek and Latin. The same was true f

24、or most students in Europe. Until the seventh century, all educated Europeans knew Latin. It did not matter if they lived in England or Italy or France or Spain. If they were educated, they knew Latin. During the seventh century, educated Europeans began to study Greek as well as Latin. Greek and La

25、tin had been the leading languages of the ancient Greeks and Romans. All educated Europeans were expected to know these languages. To educated Europeans, the languages of the Greeks and the Romans were important. The ideas of the Greeks and Romans were also important. People knew that many of their

26、own ideas had come from the Greeks and the Romans. To understand their own culture, they must understand its origin. They knew that those beginnings lay in the classical world. Today we have so many things to study that few people have time to learn Greek and Latin. Few of you will study either lang

27、uage, in school. Yet the ideas of the Greeks and the Romans are still important to us. These ideas still help to shape Western culture today. To understand our own culture, we must understand the culture of the classical world. 1. A good synonym for origin is _.A.peopleB.futureC.beginningD.culture答案

28、:C第四段。这个单词的后面一句提到beginning，这是对origin的解释：最初的、最开始的。要想了解他们自己的文化，就必须知道它的起源。选项C是正确的。2. According to this passage, all educated Europeans of the seventh century were expected to study _.A.physical science and chemistryB.Greek and LatinC.democracy and communismD.French and Spanish答案:B第三段。7世纪的时候，受过教育的欧洲人都既学

29、希腊语又学拉丁语。选项B是正确的。3. Today, most of people wont study either Greek or Latin because _.A.they are no longer importantB.people do not have enough timeC.they are no longer existedD.people can not learn them well答案:B最后一段。如今，我们有很多事情要学以至于几乎没有人有时间学希腊语和拉丁语了。选项B是正确的。4. What can we conclude from this passage?A

30、.Greeks and Romans significantly influenced European culture.B.The Greeks were the founders of democracy.C.The Greeks and Romans were bitter enemies.D.People of the classical world were barbaric and uneducated.答案:A这篇文章的主要观点是说无论过去大家都学希腊语和拉丁语或现在几乎无人学希腊语或拉丁语，罗马和希腊对欧洲文化仍然起着很重要的作用。选项A是正确的。 It seems to sh

31、ine unchangingly, pouring out a constant light year after year. But the sun may not be nearly so stable as we suppose, It is now thought to move quickly and irregularly and change in long-term cycles, growing dimmer and then brighter with each passing year. Some even fear that its frequent changing

32、behavior would have a great influence on the Earths climate. The source of the suns inconstancy is magnetism. Professor William Livingston has developed new theories about its magnetic nature. We dont yet know what causes sun spots, he says, but we now think theyre areas of high-level magnetism that

33、 come up from the suns interior. So strong is their magnetic pull that the highly ionized gas nearby is not able to transmit energy out. As a result these areas send out less heat and light and thus appear from Earth to be almost dark irregular surface patches. Sun spot activity generally fluctuates

34、 in steady, 11-year cycled. Scientists have long formed the opinion that as the size and number of sun spots increased, the overall energy sent out by the sun would decrease. Indeed, recent studies confirmed it, revealing that during peak periods of sun spot activity, the Earth experiences a small d

35、rop that can be seen clearly in received solar energy. Could such a small drop in energy have an effect here on earth? Perhaps some scientists think the world temperature could fall by as much as 0.2 during periods of high solar magnetism. enough to cause significant fluctuations in weather patterns

36、. 1. According to the passage, it is believed that the sun _ .A.moves in a quick but steady way year after yearB.sends out less and less heat and light with each passing yearC.radiates the same amount of light every yearD.might have a strong influence on the weather patterns答案:D2. Which of the follo

37、wing is true of Livingston? _A.He thinks he has discovered a new possibility in the link between sun spots and the weather on the Earth.B.He has great doubts about the theory that the suns frequent changes have an influence on the Earths climate.C.He has been recently informed by other scientists of

38、 the possibility that more sun spots will appear.D.He does not think the causes of the sun spots will be fully revealed by scientists in the near future.答案:A3. Which of the following statements is supported by the passage? _A.The sun shines constantly and gives out the same amount of energy every ye

39、ar.B.The cause of the suns fluctuations is its loss of energy with each passing year.C.It is sure that the energy sent out by the sun will drop when more sun spots appear.D.Fluctuations in weather patterns are the results of the pull of gravity.答案:C4. Which of following is the best title for the pas

40、sage? _A.Fluctuations in Weather Patterns.B.Magnetism and the Sun Spots.C.The Size and Number about the Earths.D.Livingstons New Theory about the Earths Climate.答案:B To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented as pro

41、tection against rain. Its first use was as a shade against the sun. Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, way back in the eleventh century B.C. We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylo

42、n as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honor and authority. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royalty or by those in high office. In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade.

43、And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late s

44、ixteenth century. And again it was considered a symbol of power and authority. By 1680, The umbrella appeared in France, and later on in England. By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was. used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, t

45、hough they have become much lighter in weight. It wasnt until the twentieth century that womens umbrellas began to be made, in a whole variety of colors. 1. The first use of umbrella was as _ .A.protection against rainB.a shade against the sunC.a symbol of powerD.a symbol of honor答案:B参见句子：Its first

46、use was as a shade against rain.2. The umbrella was used only by royalty or those in high office _ .A.in Europe in the eighteenth centuryB.in ancient Egypt and BabylonC.in the Far East in ancient timesD.during the Middle Ages答案:C参见句子：In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be u

47、sed only by royalty or by those in high office.3. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A.Women enjoy using umbrellas with various kinds of colors nowadays.B.The inventor of the umbrella is unknown.C.Once ordinary people had no fight to use umbrella.D.Umbrellas were popular an

48、d cheap in ancient times.答案:D参见第三段。4. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A.The Invention of Umbrella.B.The History of Umbrella.C.Umbrella A Symbol of Honor.D.Who Used Umbrella First?答案:B文章介绍伞的历史。 In the U.S., people prefer waiting for a table to sitting with people they dont kn

49、ow. This means a hostess may not seat a small group until a small table is available, even if a large one is. If you are sitting at a table with people you dont know, it is impolite to light up a cigarette without first asking if it will disturb them. At American restaurants and coffee shops you are

50、 usually served tap water before you order. You may find the bread and butter is free, and if you order coffee, you may get a free refill. Most cities and towns have no rules about opening and closing times for stores or restaurants, though they usually do make rules for bars. Especially in large ci

51、ties, stores may be open 24 hours a day. Servings in restaurants are often large, too large for many people. If you cant finish your meal but would like to enjoy the food later, ask your waitress or waiter for a doggie bag. It may have a picture of a dog on it, but everybody knows you are taking foo

52、d for yourself. Supper and dinner are both words for the evening meal. Some people have Sunday dinner. This is an especially big noon meal. Tips are not usually added to the check. They are not included in the price of the meal, either. A tip of about 15% is expected and you should leave it on the t

53、able when you leave. In some restaurants, a check is brought on a plate and you put your money there. Then the waiter or waitress brings you your change. 1. Which statement is true?A.American people like sitting with people they dont know.B.A hostess always seats a small group at a large table.C.Ame

54、rican people never sit with people they dont know.D.American people would not light a cigarette if the people who sit at the same table mind their smoking.答案:D参见第一段最后一句。2. What do American people always do when servings are too large for them?A.They take the food home with a doggie bag for their dog

55、s.B.They leave the food on the table and go away.C.They take the food home with a doggie bag and enjoy the food later.D.They ask the waitress or waiter to keep the food for them.答案:C参见第四段。3. Sunday dinner is _ .A.a dinner in the eveningB.a big noon mealC.a big meal on SundayD.a supper on Sunday答案:B参见句子：Some people have Sunday dinner. This is an especially big noon meal.4. Which statement is not mentioned in the passage?A.Tips are not usually included in the total check.B.A 15 percent tip in large cities indicates satisfactory service.C.People tip waiters and waitresses.D.People alw