2021-2022学年宁夏回族自治区中卫市普通高校对口单招英语第一轮测试卷(含答案)

2021-2022学年宁夏回族自治区中卫市普通高校对口单招英语第一轮测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、单选题(50题)1.Janehasbrownhair,infact,it'squitesimilarinshade______yours.

A.asB.withC.likeD.to

2.Theyrequiredthatallthenecessarydocuments______tothepresident'sofficebeforetheendofthismonth.

A.behanded

B.mustbehanded

C.shouldhandin

D.hadbeenhandedin

3._______manytimes,hefinallyunderstoodtheproblem.

A.ToldB.TellingC.HavingtoldD.Havingbeentold

4.Newtypewriterscostabout________priceofthesecond—handones．

A.threetimesthe

B.athreetimes

C.thethreetimes

D.threetimesa

5.Wecanassigntheworkto__________isreliable.

A.whoseB.whomC.whoeverD.whomever

6.Thesenationalparksareveryimportantforpreservingmanyanimals,whichwouldruntheriskofbecomingextinct.

A.insteadB.thereforeC.neverthelessD.otherwise

7.NotonlyIbutalsoTomandMary______fondofcollectingstamps.

A.amB.willC.areD.have

8.Thesquirrelwasluckythatitjustmissed_______.

A.catchingB.tobecaughtC.beingcaughtD.tocatch

9.Mr.Black,ournewEnglishteacher,isstrict______kind.

A.orB.butC.withD.aswell

10.______yourhomeworkandmakesurethatyoudon't______anymistakes.

A.Do;doB.Make;makeC.Make;doD.Do;make

11.______hecome,theproblemwouldbesettled.

A.WouldB.ShouldC.ShallD.If

12.Sicknessdeprivedme______thepleasureofseeingyou.

A.fromB.ofC.outofD.with

13.Notuntilhelefthishome_______toknowhowimportantthefamilywasforhim.

A.didhebeginB.hadhebegunC.hebeganD.hehasbegun

14.—Theeducationsystemratherthantheteachers______toanswerfortheoverburdenonthestudents—IagreeIhopethereform.beingcarriedoutinourcountrywillhangaboutthe_____results.

A.are;desiredB.is;desiredC.are;desiringD.is;desiring

15.Iwonderhowmuch______.

A.thatcarwasB.wasthatcarC.isthatcarD.thatcaris

16.Whathedescribedasonlya______detailIthoughtwasthemostimportantpartoftheplan.

A.commonB.plainC.justD.mere

17.Iwonderedwhatdifficultyhehad_________theplan?

A.tocarryout

B.carryingout

C.carriedout

D.withcarryingout

18.Myfather______mebysayingthatIcouldwininthespeechcontest,soItookpartinit.

A.discouragedB.encouragedC.preventedD.asked

19.Balloonsfloatintheair_________boatsdoonthesea.A.justasB.whenC.thatD.where

20.-Betweenthetwopossibleplans,I‘mbound_____thesecondoneA.favouringB.tofavourC.forfavouringD.tofavouring

21.Theproblemwassettledtothecompleteofthem,sotheydidn‘tcomplain.

A.amazementB.satisfactionC.disappointmentD.attraction

22.—Hasthewalletbeenreturnedyet?—No，butweexpect______anydaynow.

A.toreturnit

B.ittoreturn

C.ittobereturned

D.itreturned

23.tosunlightfortoomuchtime,asthedoctorssay,willdoharmtoone‘sskin.

A.Beingexposed

B.Havingexposed

C.Exposed

D.Afterbeingexposed

24.Notuntilthisterm______torealizehowimportantthissubjectistohisfuturecareerasadiplomat.

A.hebeganB.didhebeginC.hehasbegunD.thathehasbegun

25.Icanneverforget______thefamousactressduringhervisittoourschool．

A.havingbeenmetB.tomeetC.tohavemetD.meeting

26.______youmayberight,Ican'taltogetheragree.

A.WhileB.AsC.ifD.Since

27.WewereoverjoyedatthenewsofChina__________anotherman-madesatel1ite．A.startingB.1aunchingC.fightingD.shouting

28.Mary，_________here——everybodyelse，staywhereyouare．

A.comeB.comesC.tocomeD.coming

29.—Oh,Mary!YoushoulddoyourworkinsteadofsittingherewatchingTV.—______.

A.That'snotaverygoodidea.

B.TVproducesgoodinfluenceonchildren.

C.Whatmakesyousaythat?

D.YousaidTVwaseducational.

30.Hishandwritingis______yours.

A.morebetterB.aswellasC.muchbetterthanD.asbetteras

31.Thescientistsallagreedthatrulesofphysics,______weareallfamiliar,governtheworldA.towhichB.onwhichC.whichD.withwhich

32.—TheremustbeadozenpensinthishousebutIcanneverfindonewhenIneedthem.—Keeplooking.______issuretoturnup.

A.OneB.ItC.ThatD.This

33.Sendmyregardstoyourwifewhenyou__________home．

A.wroteB.willwriteC.havewrittenD.write

34._____cryingsadly,heraisedhisheadandlettearsstreamdownhisfaceonpurposeA.TobeseenB.SeeingC.ToseeD.Havingseen

35.Afterallthistimeyou‘dthinkhe‘dhaveforgotten，________?

A.shouldyouB.wouldn"tyouC.don"tyouD.doyou

36.Hewasamanofstrongfeelings,______normallylayhiddendeepinsidehim.

A.itB.thatC.thoseD.which

37.Thewaterwillbefurtherpollutedunlesssomemeasures______.

A.willbetakenB.aretakenC.weretakenD.hadbeentaken

38.______today,bewouldgettherebyFriday.

A.Wereheleave

B.Wasbeleaving

C.Werehetoleave

D.Ifheleaves

39.Busyastheyare,parentsshould______atleasttwohourstospendwiththeirchildren.

A.setoutB.setawayC.setasideD.setoff

40.12．Itwasthetraining_______hehadatschool_______madehimagoodjumper．

A.what;whatB.that;thatC.what;thatD.that;had

41.—What'sthechanceofthere______anelectionthisyear?—Ihavenoidea.

A.isB.tobeC.beingD.be

42.CountriesthattraditionallyneverallowedforeignstudentstostayandworklikeGermanyortheUnitedKingdom—arefacingtheirownlabor______ininformationtechnologyandrelaxingtheirimmigrationlaws.

A.cutsB.shortagesC.weaknessesD.imports

43.TheheavysnowcouldnotkeepUS_________goingouttowork．

A.onB.upC.uponD.from

44.—ThisismynewdogHisnameisWisdom—That'sinterestingWhy______didyougivehimsuchaname?

A.intheearthB.inworldC.onearthD.ontheworld

45.--Ifyouareofferedatriptothemoon,______it?--Ofcourse.Whynot?

A.didyouaccept

B.areyougoingtoaccept

C.willyouaccept

D.wouldyouaccept

46.Noconclusionhasbeen______yet.

A.achievedB.reachedC.attainedD.arrived

47.Finallyhegottimeforaglance______thisreport.

A.offB.roundC.onD.at

48.Thesearchwas_______whennightcame,eventhoughthechildhadnotbeenfoundA.approvedB.acquiredC.achievedD.abandoned

49.Itisreportedthatmanyanewhouse_______atpresentinthedisasterareaA.arebeingbuilt

B.werebeingbuilt

C.wasbeingbuilt

D.isbeingbuilt

50.TomandJackarebothveryclever._________,Tomis____________Jack.

A.Allinall;asacleverboyas

B.Inotherwords;ascleveraboyas

C.Thatistosay;asacleverboyas

D.Inword;ascleveraboyas

二、补全对话(10题)51.

第58题请在第58处填上正确答案。

52.57.John:Hello,Maria!______.Maria:Yes,I'mprettybusylately.

Howaboutyourstudies?

53.根据下面内容，回答题：

A．Iprefertheleatherone

B．Whatdoyoulike

C．Itlookswarmer

D．clerk

E．Itsoundsnice

F．pricetag

G．totryiton

H．Whichonedoyoulikebetter

Anne:Look!Thesejacketsarenice.56?

Sue:Ilikethewoolonebetter．Anne:Really?Why?

Sue:

57．Anne:Well，58．It"smoreattractivethanthewoolone．Sue:Hmm．There"sno

59．Anne:Excuseme．Howmuchisthisjacket?

Clerk:It"s$499．Wouldyoulike

60?

Anne:Oh，no．That"sOK!Butthankyouanyway．Clerk:You"rewelcome．

________

查看材料

54.第55题________查看材料

55.

第58题请将58处填上正确答案.

56.58.Henry:Doyouthinkwe'llgettotheairportontime?Nancy:______.

57.Ⅴ.DailyConversation(15points)Directions:PickouttheappropriateexpressionsfromtheeightchoicesbelowandcompletethefollowingdialoguesbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.A.I'veneverbeenthere.B.I'mtootired.C.Jimgaveittome.D.I'lltry.mybesttogetyouthere.E.Verywell.F.Everybodyknows.G.Goodidea.H.Ithasbeenbroken.56.Bob:Thebosswon'tbeheretoday.Let'shaveaparty.Alice:______.

58.阅读下列短文，回答题。

提示：Jane和Michael商量周六去野餐。他们讨论要去什么地方，带些什么。Michael建议

邀请John和他的女朋友参加。最后他们决定星期六早上8点出发。

Jane:HowdoyouliketheideaofhavingapicnicthisSaturday?

Michael:Wonderful．But

51

？

Jane:WhataboutgoingtotheWesternHills?It"squitecoolthere．

Michael:That"sagoodidea．

52

togowithus?

Jane:OK．Andwecanaskthemtopreparesomedrinks．Michael:

53

？

Jane:You"dbetterbuysomefruit，andsandwiches．Michael:

54

？

Jane:Ilikeoranges，watermelons，grapes，andbananas．

Michael:

55

？

Jane:Howabouteighto"clockinthemorning?Wecangetthereinanhourandahalf．

Michael:OK．I"llcallJohnandtellhimaboutourplan．

第51题________

查看材料

59.请在第_____处填上正确答案。

60.请在第____处填上正确答案。

三、完型填空(10题)61.35._______A.moneyB.roomC.awardD.Future

62.【B5】

A.masterB.studyC.haveD.get

63.【B16】

A.notB.veryC.soD.too

64.35

A.butB.forC.soD.or

65.31.__________A.EnglishB.pronunciationC.spellingD.expressions

66.ShirleyAllenlovedtosingandplaythepiano.Shestudiedmusicincollege.Herdreamwastobecomea【21】orsinger.

Everything【22】whenshewas20yearsold.Shebecamesickwithtyphoidfeverandalmostdied.Doctorsgaveher【23】tohelphergetwell,butthemedicine【24】hertobecometotallydeaf.Shecouldnolonger【25】themusicwhichshehadalwaysloved.

Shirleywouldnevergive【26】playingthepiano,butshediddecidetochange【27】.ShetransferredtoGallaudetUniversityandstudiedEnglish.In1966Shirley【28】fromGallaudetandlookedforajob.Shewantedtobeindependent.

ShewasaskedtoworkatGallaudetUniversityasa【29】supervisor.Shirleysupervisedyoungwomenwholivedoncampusduringtheschoolyear.ShealsotaughtEnglish.Somehowshefoundtimeto【30】graduateschoolatHowardUniversityinWashington,D.C.In1972,ShirleyreceivedherM.A.degreeincounseling【31】thatinstitution.

Alwaysreadyforanewchallenge,ShirleybecameaprofessoratNationalTechnicalInstitutefortheDeal'(NTID)in1973andshewasalsothe【32】blackanddeal'teacheroncampus.NTIDislocatedinRochester,NewYork.Thiscollegeoffers【33】andhard-of-hearingstudentstechnicalandprofessionaltraining.

This【34】womanbecamethefirstblackdeaffemaleintheworldtoreceiveherPh.Din1992,the【35】degreein'educationfromtheUniversityofRochesterinNewYork.

(41)

A.pianistB.professorC.clerkD.supervisor

67.(49)

A.firstB.lastC.secondD.popular

68.(60)

A.refertoB.forgetC.enjoydoingD.thinkof

69.(44)

A.famousB.forgottenC.strangeD.unknown

70.29

A.formB.timetableC.methodD.system

四、翻译(20题)71.SectionB

Directions:TranslatethefollowingChineseintoEnglish.

(英语专业学生做)

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassageinChinese.ReaditcarefullyandputitintoEnglish.

身体健康的人不愿意去想死亡的事，死亡是我们希望避免的话题。但是死亡是普遍的人生经历，是人人都要面临的少数必然之一。理智的人对必然的死亡预作计划，从容对待；只有愚蠢的人不能正视现实，希望用某种方法逃脱死亡。人寿保险对必然的死亡提供理智的安排。只要对自己的死亡能够直面对待的人才能充分理解人寿保险的必要性。人寿保险公司充分认识到了人民对死亡的负面印象，为此，他们对保险代理商进行培训时，要求他们在推销中避免使用直率的语言，而努力以恰当的方式让客户们意识到：人终究会死，人人都会面临死亡，必须要客观地接受自己的比如死亡才能在经济上为此做好充分的准备。

72.HespokeEnglishsowellthatItookitforgrantedthathewasanAmerican.

73.TheConsumers'Associationislookingintohercomplaints.

74.Theboywasmissing.Hisparentswereveryconcernedabouthissafety.

75.Allthisaddsuptoagreatbarrierfortheteenagerwhowantstofindhisorherownpath.

76.Agreatdealofresearchhasbeenperformedonthisquestion,andresultspointstothefollowinganswer:weperformthistaskthroughaspecialtypeofaveraging.

77.Eighthoursisahappymean(中间值，平均数)betweentoomuchsleepandtoolittle.

78.Wouldyoupleasetellusthequantityyourequireinordertoenableustoworkouttheoffer?

79.Inordertodoyourjobwell,it'simportanttosometimesseeclientsandbusinesscontactsawayfromtheoffice.

80.Toomuchtourismcanbeaproblem.Iftourismgrowstooquickly,peoplemustleaveotherjobstoworkinthetourismindustry.

81.Itishumanbeing’sdutytoprotectthenaturalenvironmentfrombeingpolluted.

82.IntheUnitedStates,apersoncantakecreditonlyforwhathehasaccomplishedbyhimself.

83.他们坚信只有通过刻苦和努力，人们才能完善自己并为自己赢得更加美好的未来。

84.Asafinancialadvisor,I'veseenhundredsofpeoplelearntocontroltheirmoneyinsteadoflettingitcontrolthemandwatchedastheyincreasedastheyincreasedtheirfreedom,powerandsecuritybyhandlingmoneyconsciously.

85.必须采取有效措施来解决空气污染。____________________________________________________________________________

86.我代表本公司请您参加今晚七点的晚宴，希望您能光临。

87.我相信我的学历和团队工作经历完全符合这一职务的要求。

A.Ibelievemyeducationbackgroundandexperienceinteamworkfitinnicewiththejobrequirements.

B.Ibelievemyeducationbackgroundandexperiencefitinnicelyinteamworkwiththejobrequirements.

C.Ibelievemyeducationbackgroundandexperienceinteamworkfitinnicelywiththejobrequirements.

D.Ibelievemyeducationbackgroundandexperienceinteamworkfitnicelywiththejobrequirements.

88.IhaveboughtthathousefromwhichIcanenjoythebeautifulsceneoftheChangjiangBridge.

89.Theresultofthisprogressisanenormouspopulationincreasethatthreatensthequalityoflife,broughtaboutbyprogressinthemedicalprofession.

90.他确保同样的错误以后不再发生。

五、阅读理解(5题)91.Theideaofthisarticleisthat______.

A.birdsareimportantinourlives

B.animalsareimportantinourlives

C.natureisimportantinourlives

D.Audubonwasespeciallyinterestedinbirds

92.

Wherewereshellsusedasmoneyinhistory?

A.InthePhilippines.

B.InChina.

C.InAfrica.

D.Wedon'tknow.

93.

Apersonwhogetsthebasicnecessitiesmust______accordingtothewriter.

A.haveareliableincome

B.learnhowtopleasehismanager

C.finishhisworkaheadthetime

D.getagoodeducation

94.TheexampleofRobertBruceshowsthat______.

A.failuremustcomebeforesuccess

B.weshouldfacefailuredirectlyandovercomedifficulties

C.naturewillhelpusifweletit

D.peoplewhofailhaveplentyofcompany

95.AlbertEinsteinonceattributed(把......归因于)thecreativityofafamousscientisttothefactthathe"neverwenttoschool,andthereforekepttheraregiftofthinkingfreely".ThereisundoubtedlyatruthinEinstein'sobservation;manyartistsandgeniusesseemtoviewtheirschoolingasadisadvantage.Butsuchatruthisnotacriticismofschools.Itisthefunctionofschoolstocivilize,nottotrainexplorers.Theexplorerisalwaysalonelypersonwhetherhisorherpioneeringbeinart,music,science,ortechnology.ThecreativeexplorerofunmappedlandsshareswithtilegeniuswhatWilliamJamesdescribedasthegiftforthinkinginanunusualway.Asschoolsteachsetpatterns,theytendtodestroycreativityandgenius.Butifschoolscouldsomewhatexistonlytocultivategenius,thensocietywouldbreakdown.Forthesocialorderdemandsunityandwidespreadagreement,whichr,redestructivetocreativityandgenius.

AlbertEinsteinoncethoughtthatschools______.

A.helpeddevelopthecreativityofascientist

B.keptararegiftforascientist

C.preventedascientistfromthinkingfreely

D.contributedalottoscienceandtechnology

六、作文(1题)96.假定你是Helen，要写一封信给Julie，对她和她的丈夫昨日请你和你丈夫吃饭表示感谢，表示要回请他们，以答谢他们的盛情款待。

参考答案

1.D

2.A解析：本题考虚拟语气在名词性从句中的用法。在“ask(advise，desire，ordersuggest，require，etc。)+the广引导的从句中，谓语动词应用“should+认”，should可以省去，再结合语态，故A项正确。本句大意为：他们要求所有的必要文件都必须在月底之前交到校长办公室。

3.D

4.A【句子大意】新打字机的价格是二手货的三倍。

5.C

6.D

7.C解析：notonly…butalso连接主语时，谓语动词根据就近原则由butalso后的成分来决定。TomandMary是两个人，所以动词用复数形式。

8.C

9.B

10.D解析：本题考查动词搭配。doone'shomework“做作业”；makemistakes“犯错误”。句意为：做作业，还要保证别犯错误。

11.B解析：此处是对将来情况的假设。虚拟条件句的谓语部分为should，had或were时，可把if省去，而把should，had或were放在从句的主语之前，构成主谓部分倒装。

12.B解析：本题考查动词固定搭配的用法。deprive后常接介词of，表示剥夺什么。

13.A

14.B解析：theeducationsystem是主语，谓语动词应用单数；thedesiredresults意为“期望的结果”。

15.D解析：从句中的问句主谓不倒装。从句的时态随主句。我想知道那辆车的价格。

16.D解析：本题测试形容词辨析。四个选项的意思分别是“普通的”，“清楚的”，“正义的”，“仅仅的”。根据句意，D项正确。本句大意为：他仅仅把它作为一个细节来描述，而我却认为它是这个计划中最重要的部分。

17.B

18.B解析：encourage：鼓励、鼓舞；discourage：使泄气；prevent：阻止；ask：要求。根据句意只有选B。

19.A本句考查两个并列句之间的连接的词。题干的意思是：“气球能够浮在空气中正如船能够浮在海面上一样。”在四个选项中，只有A项的justas有“正如，犹如”的意思。故选A。

20.B

21.B

22.C

23.A

24.B解析：表示否定的副词前置于句首，句子需要不完全倒装，即助动词提前。其余选项均可排除。除Notuntil外还有never，seldom，rarely，seldom，no，little，hardly，innotime等否定副词或结构放在句首时，句子需要部分倒装。

25.D解析：forgetdoingsth．忘了已做过某事。注意区别forgettodosth。忘了而没有做某事。

26.A解析：while意为“虽然”；as意为“因为”；if意为“如果”；since意为“因为”。根据题意选A。

27.Blaunch为“发射”讲；其余为干扰项。

28.A本题考查祈使句型：

【应试指导】句意：Mary，到这里来，其余的人待在原处。根据句子的结构可判断出这是个祈使句。所以要用动词原形开头。Mary在句中不是

主语，而是“呼语”。

29.D解析：上句责备玛丽应该做作业而不是坐到那儿看电视，下句是玛丽对妈妈责备的一种辩解：“你说过电视是有教育意义的。”所以D项正确。

30.C解析：much用在句中修饰比较级better。

31.D

32.A解析：根据上文提到“findone”，故下文中也应填one，表示泛指。

33.D本题考查时态。

【应试指导】句意：当你写信回家的时候，请代我向你的妻子问好。在时间状语从句中用一般现在时代替一般将来时。

34.A

35.B考查反义疑问句。原句应是：youwouldthinkhehadhaveforgotten…反义疑问句的规则是陈述部分是肯定式，疑问部分应是否定式。Wouldthink表示推测，疑问部分也应选择would。选项B是正确的。【句子大意】你难道还认为他已经忘掉了，是吗?

36.D解析：which修饰非限定性定语从句，指代前边一句话。本题涉及句法知识——简单句、并列句和复合句。例如：Hehastwodaughters.Theyaredoctors.(简单句)Hehastwodaughtersandtheyaredoctors.(并列句)Hehastwodaughters,whoaredoctors．(复合句)

37.B解析：takemeasures意思为“采取措施”，本句应用被动语态。

38.C解析：本题考查倒装虚拟语气用法。本句是表示与将来事实相反，所以从句用wereto形式。句意为：如果他今天出发的话，他就会在星期五以前到达那里。

39.C

40.B

41.C

42.B解析：cuts“裁减”；shortages“短缺”；weaknesses“弱点”；imports“进口”，故正确选项为B。

43.D

44.C

45.D

46.B解析：本题考查固定搭配的用法。当否定词位于句前时，得出结论应用reach/achievein/arriveatconclusion，故选B。

47.D

48.D

49.D

50.B

51.G

52.B

57.B

53.【原文大意】

Anne：看!这些上衣挺好。你喜欢哪一件?

Sue：我喜欢羊毛的那件。

Anne：噢，为什么?

Sue：它看起来更暖和。

Anne：我喜欢皮的那件。它比羊毛的更漂亮。

Sue：没有价签。

Anne：请问，这件衣服多少钱?

Clerk：499美元。您要不要试穿一下?

Anne：不用啦，谢谢。

Clerk：不用谢。

【解析】

Jackets用的是复数，下面的回答是选择性的。这里肯定应是选择性的问话。选H是正确的。

54.I"11bethereinafewminutes

55.H

56.D58．答案为D

首先应读懂上文，后进行逻辑推理、选择填充词句。上文意为“你认为我们会准时到达机场吗?”所填充的问句意为“我尽力而为。”

57.C56．答案为C

首先应读懂上文，后进行逻辑推理，选择填充词句。

上文意为“老板今天不在，我们搞一次聚会吧。”所填充词句意为“好主意。”

58.

59.B

60.B

61.B

62.A

63.C解析：老师下课前常说“Somuchfortoday．”意为“今天要讲解的就是这么多。”Onlysomuchcouldbesaid．意为“能说出的仅是如此而已。”

64.C考察逻辑关系，根据上下文应该是因果逻辑。

65.D

66.A解析：前面说ShirleyAllen喜欢唱歌、弹钢琴，并且学的就是音乐。所以她的梦想肯定是钢琴家或歌手。选项A是正确的。

67.C解析：本题属分析、推理题。上一段说的是teamsports团体性运动，这一段讲的是individualsports个人体育运动。在文章中，teamsports是第一种，所以individualsports是第二种(second)。

68.C

69.D解析：本题属词选题。famous著名的，forgotten忘记的，strange奇怪的，均不切题。只有unknown(不知名的)符合。

70.B

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