专升本入学英语模拟题

1、专升本入学英语模拟题一Part I Vocabulary and Structure (25%)1.We have to produce more food to the demand of the ever-growing population.a. suitb. fixc. meetd. respond2.I am of the same old breakfast every morning.a. worn outb. tiredc. illd. exhausted3.Six o clock is his hour for getting up.a. frequentb. regular

2、c. uniformd. settled4.The committee a conclusion only after days of discussion.a. achievedb. reachedc. arrivedd. completed5., that step is not safe!a. Look aroundb. Look outc. Look upd. Look down6.In spite of the thunderstorm, the children slept all night.a. noisilyb. sensitivelyc. soundlyd. quickly

3、7.Nothing that I can see what you have described.a. comparesb. relatesc. resemblesd. consists8.George took of the fine weather to do a day s work in his garden.a. advantageb. profitc. interestd. charge9.Those opinions are now out of a. fashionb. moodc. orderd. form10.His theory is very difficult, bu

4、t people understand it.a. a fewb. fewc. a littled. little11.He wants to read a book, is most unusual for him.a. whichb. thatc. thisd. what12.You have the right to live you want.a. thereb. in whichc. whered. here13.If the sun the players could have finished the game.a. had shoneb. did shinec. were sh

5、iningd. shone14.Oh, you have drawn!a. what beautiful a pictureb. how beautiful a picturec. what a beautiful pictured. how a beautiful picture15.It was in 1961 John F. Kennedy became president of the United States.a. whenb. andc. thatd. then16.I found that she lived in that apartment.a. no any longer

6、 b. no longerc. not any longer d. not longer17.I didn t hear because there was too much noise where I was sitting.a. what did he sayb. what he saidc. what was he sayingd. what for him to say18. I look old, I have not lost the use of my limbs.a. Thoughb. In spite ofc. Despited. No matter19.At first,

7、I didn t recognize her because she at least fifty pounds.a. lostb. might losec. had lostd. would lose20.Peter said that he wouldn t mindthe windows.d. for me to opend. a littled. afterd. should comea. my openingb. I openc. me to open21. She had idea what I meant.a. fewb. notc. no22. I have been to t

8、he West Lake three times 1970.a. sinceb. fromc. until23. I suggest that she another day.a. will comeb. comesc. came24. I was very tired. Otherwise, I to the theater with you.a. had goneb. would goc. wentd. would have gone25. Does he speak English or Russian? - He doesn ' t speak.a. eitherb. neit

9、herc. alld. nonePart II Reading Comprehension (40%)Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor o

10、f dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine, and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven

11、years after the first award ceremony.Nobel s original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000.Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel s death, the awards (gold medal, illuminateddiploma, and mone

12、y) are presented to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges decisions. Americans hawveon numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes.No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some people have won two prizes, but this

13、is rare; others have shared their prizes.26. When did the first award ceremony take place?a. 1895b. 1901c. 1962d. 196827. Why was the Nobel prize established?a. To recognize worthwhile contributions to humanity.b. To resolve political differences.c. To honor the inventor of dynamite.d. To spend mone

14、y.28. Which of the following statements is NOT true?a. Awards vary in monetary value.b. Ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel s invention.c. Politics can play an important role in selecting the winners.d. A few individuals have won two awards.29. In which area have Americans receiv

15、ed the most awards?a. literatureb. peacec. economicsd. science30. In how many fields are prizes bestowed?a. 2b. 5c. 6d. 10Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:My formula for staying young is simple: concentrate on the part of you that ysoung and growing your brain. Keep your mind aw

16、ake and you ll stay young all over. These are exciting times. Takean interest in the world around you, and make a point of learning at least one new thing every day.Regardless of your age, it s not too late to make your life more interesting. I know a housewife with no previous knowledge who made he

17、rself into an outstanding industrial designer; I know a retired electrical engineer who has become a highly paid ceramic artist.Get over the notion that you are ever too old to go back to school. I know a man who entered medical college at 70. He got his degree with honors and became an eminent phys

18、ician. Another man went to law school 71 and is now an active lawyer.In spite of years, staying young is easy for those who live in the future. You can do it if you care enough to try. Keep your mind awake and active; that s the only youth elixir guaranteed to work.31. The statement that our brain r

19、emains young and growing regardless of age is .a. an impossibilityb. a scientific factc. a suppositiond. a ridiculous conclusion32. It is wrong to .a. think oneself too old to go back to schoolb. keep one s mind awakec. try to stay youngd. get one s degree with honors33. The passage states that a ma

20、n who entered college at 70 became .a. an active lawyerb. an electric engineerc. a distinguished doctord. a highly paid ceramic artist34. The only youth elixir is to .a. go back to schoolb. forget one s own agec. keep in touch with young peopled. keep one s mind awake and active35. All of the follow

21、ing statements are true EXCEPT that .a. human brain never gets old with ageb. every person should take up a new occupation when he becomes oldc. staying young is not difficult if one is willing to tryd. there is always something to learn if you have an interest in what s going on around youQuestions

22、 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:The Egyptian kingdom was not self-contained but traded widely with the outside world, using the enormous surpluses of wheat grown on the rich valley soil to profit from high prices resulting from famine in various parts of the Mediterranean world. Relatio

23、ns with the neighboring and in some ways similar civilization of Mesopotamia were always close, though often hostile. Syria and Palestine suffered much in biblical times from the competition of the two world powers of the day. For long, Egypt ruled over Syria but gradually its power declined and it

24、was itself conquered, first by the Assyrians (663 B. C.) and then for a longer term by the Persians (525-332 B. C.).36. This passage is mainly about .a. the early history of Egypt c. the fall of Egyptb. wheat trade between Egypt and its neighbors d. famine in the Mediterranean world37. Egypt sold it

25、s wheat at a high price because .a. the Mediterranean nations were at warb. the wheat was of high qualityc. Egypt had control over the neighboring countriesd. the neighboring countries were badly in need of food38. Egypt s relations witihts neighbors were .a. close and friendlyb. close but hostilec.

26、 friendly though sometimes hostiled. hostile but sometimes friendly39. By “ the two world powers ” the author means .a. Egypt and Syriab. Egypt and Persiac. Syria and Palestined. Assyria and Persia40. Which of the following statements is true?a. The famine in the Mediterranean countries brought abou

27、t damaging results to Egyptian farming.b. Egypt had developed an entirely different culture from its neighbors.c. Egypt turned out much more wheat every year than its people could eat.d. Egypt ruled over Assyria and Persia before 633 B. C.Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage:How men

28、 first learned to invent words is unknown. In other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they ag

29、ree upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words.The power of words, then lies in their associations the things they bring up before our minds. Words become fi

30、lled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increase.41. How language began is .a. a legend handed down from thepastb.a

31、matter that is hidden and secretc. a question difficult to answerd.a problem not yet solved42. Why men invented certain sounds to express thoughts and actions was that .a. they could agree upon certainthingsb.they could communicate with each otherc. they could write them downd.they could combine the

32、m43. The meaning of words comes from their .a. lettersb. differences c. soundsd. associations44. By “ associationthe ” au,thor means .a. a joining of ideas in the mindsb. a special qualityc. a strange featured. an appearance which is puzzling45. Which of the following statements is true?a. The more

33、we read and learn, the more ignorant we are.b. The more we read and learn, the more sensitive we become.c. The more we read and learn, the more learned we are.d. The more we read and learn, the more confused we will be.Part III Cloze (15%)Cotton, like silk, was discovered and made (46)cloth by man b

34、efore the historical periodbegan. Its first recorded use was in India, (47)cotton cloth of very fine texture, almost as fine assilk, was made. When the Spanish (48)in the New World, they found that the Incas, the Mayas,and the Aztecs knew (49)cotton cloth. Some of the cotton cloth made in Peru, even

35、 before thedays of the Incas, (50)that it is kept in museums.Cotton is the most important of all textiles. Even now, with many artificial materials (51),more than half of all textile products are made of cotton.Cotton comes (52) a plant of that name. When the plant is mature, the cotton grows in awh

36、ite ball around the seed. To (53)the cotton for market, the seed must be removed from thecotton fiber. This (54)by a machine called the cotton gin. Then the cotton is (55)intohuge bundles called bales, (56) are sent to the mills. (57) the fibers are combed(58)they will all be turned in the same dire

37、ction. (59), the fibers are spun into thread.From the thread, the cotton is woven into (60).46.a. intob. out ofc. fromd. through47.a. thereb. wherec. whichd. that48.a. arrivedb. reachedc. returnedd. came49.a. to how makeb. how to makec. how was maded. how making50.a. very fineb. so finec. is very fi

38、ned. is so fine51.a. availableb. givenc. requiredd. ready52.a. fromb. throughc. out ofd. into53.a. prepareb. leavec. growd. start54.a. is doneb. is madec. doned. made55.a. placedb. packedc. setd. crowded56.a. thatb. thosec. whichd. they57.a. Whereb. Therec. In whichd. These58.a. so asb. such thatc.

39、as thatd. so that59.a. Secondlyb. Afterc. Nextd. Lately60.a. clothesb. clothc. clothingd. dressPart IV Translation (10%)61. If you want to find out about the manners of your foreign friends, you will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own.62. Above all, in an ideal home,

40、the members of the family must treat one another sincerely. They like to get together and communicate with one another in a democratic way and without any unreasonable arguments or quarrels.63. Scientists are trying to design some small cars that may some day take the place of today s big automobile

41、s.64. The rescue effort has now focused on providing food, shelter and drinking water for the millions of people affected by the 8.0 magnitude earthquake in Sichuan province.65. Ministers plan legislation this autumn to guarantee agency staff equal treatment but this depends on a similar EU directiv

42、e being passed before then.Part V Writing (10%)Directions: Write an essay on the topic Bad Eating Habits “ and base your essay on the outline below. Your essay should be about 100 words.1 .不良的饮食习惯有什么坏处2 .举例(至少两例)说明哪些习惯属于不良的饮食习惯3 .我们应该克服不良的饮食习惯Keys to Test 11c2b3b4b5b6c7c8a9a10a11a12c13a14c15c16b17b1

43、8a19c20a21c22a23d24d25a26b27a28b29d30c31b32a33c34d35b36a37d38b39c40c41c42b43d44a45c46a47b48a49b50d51a52a53a54a55b56c57b58d59c60b18专升本入学英语模拟题二Part I Vocabulary and Structure (25%)1 This is much to the one I bought last week.a. worseb. lowerc. inferiord. equal2 The novel ended happily, and the young c

44、ouple were married in the a. finalb.closingc. endd.conclusion3Which are the most a. likelyb.candidates?likec. aliked.liking4I saw a traffic a. eventb._ this morning. accidentc. conflictd. damage5The desert was regarded as a. uncertainb. unablefor settlement.c. unfitd.unlike6 I watching this program

45、because it is very interesting.a. amuseb. pleasec. delightd. enjoy7 His wife s death him deeply.a. affectedb. effectedc. offendedd. infected8 Fortunately, the demonstration to be quite peaceful.a. turned inb. turned outc. showed off d. showed up9 Two ships were barely on the horizon.a. sensibleb. pa

46、ssablec. visibled. available10 Father said such a thing to happen again.a. ought to be not allowedb. ought not to be allowedc. ought to be allowed notd. not ought to be allowed11 to wait for hours, she brought along a book to read.a. Expectedb.To expectc. Expectsd.Expecting12 He was left alone with

47、to look after him.a. not oneb.no onec. anyoned.someone13 since she was a young girl, she had wanted to become an actress.a. Alwaysb.Everc. Longd.Frequently14 Arabic is a languageI found to learn.a. it difficultb.that difficultc. difficult itd.difficult15 The fact shows that he was never really serio

48、us about coming.a. that he didn turn tupb. which he didn t turn upc. he didn t turn upd. for him not to turn up16 I ll leave him a note he ll know where we are.a. in orderb. so thatc. now thatd. in case17 The whole path electricity travels is known as a circuit.a. along thatb. asc. along whichd. in

49、that18 You d tell him the truth before it is too late.a. betterb. ratherc. mostd. like19 He speaks English as if he a native speaker.a. wereb. had beenc. wasd. be20 We are opposed to without him.d. having a partyd. sucha. have a partyb. we have a party c. us have a party21 I checked all my answers m

50、y teacher had suggested.a. likeb. asc. thatthe violin.c. but as well asd. but as well22 He plays not only the piano, 232425a. but alsob. and alsoIn no circumstances a lie.a. you should tellb. shouldn t you tellc. you shouldn t telld. should you tellMy sister framed the photograph and it on the wall

51、of her room.a. to hangb. hangsc. hungd. hanging, he ll make a -ficrlsatss tennis player.a. Giving timeb. To give timec. Given timed. Being given timePart II Reading Comprehension (40%)Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:In Europe, where people seem to improve their trains as fast a

52、s we in the United States retire ours, wehave living proof that railroads can compete with, and often outstrip, airlines and cars.“ Iseven hundred miles or mor e, people in Europe might prefer to fly,” says an official of the French NationalRailroads, “ butwhen you get down to four or five hundred m

53、iles the train is convenient. In” France, a businessman says to his secretary," What' s the next trarnotcthoes? plane. Taking the train isa way of life. As the fleet of European trains continues to cut the time between major cities in the bid to hitthe magic 125 miles per hour mark, airline

54、s are halting or diminishing short-haul service and concentrating on the longer runs.26 In the U. S. people seem to be .a. improving their trainsb. modernizing their trainsc. putting their trains out of serviced. destroying all their trains27 In what case can railroads outrun airlines and cars?a. Th

55、e longer runs.c. When the distance is 700 miles or more.28 In Europe the railroads .a. try to slow down their fleet of trainsc. try to apply magic to their fleet of trains29 In Europe a businessman .a. seldom takes the trainc. takes the train only when it is automatic 30 In the U. S. the railroads .d. can compete with airlines and carse. can sometimes outstrip airlines and carsb. Short-haul service.f. When the train leaves for Lyons.b. keep speeding up their trainsd. are halting or dimini