2023年统招专升本英语模拟试题7

统招专升本英语模拟试题7

一、单选题

1、Thecriminaldidn’trealizethevalueoffreedom_____hehadlostit（）

A．if

B．as

C．while

D．until

2、Asanewgraduate,hedoesn’tknow（）ittakestostartabusinesshere

A．how

B．what

C．when

D．which

3、—Didyouscoldhimforhiscarelessness?

—Yes,but（）it

A．I’dratherdo

B．I’drathernothavedone

C．Ishoulddo

D．I’dbetternotdo

4、Whyisit（）themoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel

A．that

B．whether

C．what

D．which

5、IgaveJohnapresentbuthegavemenothing（）

A．inreturn

B．inturn

C．inadvance

D．invain

6、Whenthefoggotthickerthesearchforthatmissingmanwas（）

A．calledat

B．calledup

C．calledon

D．calledoff

7、Mymothersuggeststhatwe_____eatoutforachangethisweekend（）

A．should

B．must

C．could

D．would

8、（）hislastword,hegotintoataxianddisappearedinnotime

A．Finishing

B．Finished

C．Havingfinished

D．Tofinish

9、Thehotelcouldn’toffer（）forallfourofus

A．alargeenoughroom

B．alargeroomenough

C．anenoughlargeroom

D．aroomenoughlarge

10、Donot_____metohelpyouunlessyouworkharder（）

A．expect

B．hope

C．depend

D．think

11、Thefirsttextbook（）forteachingEnglishasaforeignlanguagecameoutinthe16thcentury

A．havingwritten

B．tobewritten

C．beingwritten

D．written

12、Somecompaniesmightnotletyourentacar（）youhaveacreditcard

A．where

B．since

C．because

D．unless

13、InBritain,thebestseasonoftheyearisprobably（）spring

A．later

B．latter

C．last

D．late

14、You_____allthosecalculations!Wehaveacomputertodothissortofthings（）

A．needn’thavedone

B．can’thavedone

C．mustn’thavedone

D．couldn’thavedone

15、Wedecidedtomovetoaquietplace,forwecouldn’t（）thenoisyenvironmenthereanymore

A．goinfor

B．holdonto

C．putupwith

D．keeppacewith

16、—Areyou（）?

—No,I’mserious

A．deceiving

B．cheating

C．fooling

D．kidding

17、（）everyone’shere,shesaid,let’sbegintodiscussthesolutiontotheproblemswehavefound

A．Asfaras

B．Nowthat

C．Sofar

D．Byfar

18、Itisnotalwaysreliabletomakeaconclusiononthe_____ofthefirstimpression（）

A．basic

B．base

C．basement

D．basis

19、（）Iadmitthatshehasshortcomings,Istilllikeher

A．When

B．As

C．While

D．Once

20、Wedecidedtoleavethewaitressabig（）becauseherservicewasexcellent

A．bill

B．money

C．fare

D．tip

21、Onlythosewhohavetastedbitternesswill（）amongothers

A．liftup

B．goup

C．burstout

D．standout

22、Billhaddrunk（）ashedidbutwithoutanyobviousilleffects

A．astwicemuch

B．muchastwice

C．asmuchtwice

D．twiceasmuch

23、_____atthedoorbeforeyouentertheroom,please（）

A．Knocking

B．Knock

C．Knocked

D．Toknock

24、IrecognizedJohn（）heenteredtheroom

A．hardly

B．theminute

C．nosooner

D．atonce

25、It’snotagoodhabittoleaveyourwork（）

A．donehalf

B．halfdone

C．ahalfdone

D．doneahalf

26、Thesearchpartystillcouldnotdecideonthe（）oftheship

A．place

B．location

C．scene

D．spot

27、（）difficultthetaskmaybe,wewilltryourbesttocompleteitintime

A．Nomatter

B．Nowonder

C．Though

D．However

28、Thenewmanagerhasgreatlychangedthecompany_____hetookovertheposition（）

A．if

B．since

C．although

D．while

29、（）therain,wewouldhavehadapleasanttriptothecountryside

A．Becauseof

B．Dueto

C．Thanksto

D．Butfor

30、Shedoesn’tlikeherjob,butistoo_____totrytofindanother（）

A．terrified

B．timid

C．fearful

D．frightened

31、You（）wearyourglasses,forthewordsarerathersmall

A．hadbetter

B．hadbetterto

C．wouldrather

D．wouldratherto

32、Idon’tlike（）youspeaktoher

A．theway

B．thewayinthat

C．thewaywhich

D．thewayofwhich

33、Thechemicalfactorywastorndown（）protectingtheenvironment

A．inspiteof

B．inhonorof

C．infavorof

D．inthenameof

34、Theideasoundsverygood,butwillitworkin_____（）

A．practice

B．place

C．advance

D．company

35、Hersisteralwaysspendssomuch_____herclothesthatshecan’tmanagetolivewithhersalary（）

A．for

B．in

C．at

D．on

36、Themealdidn’tcostmuch,（）verydelicious

A．sowasit

B．norwasit

C．soitwas

D．noritwas

37、_____dictionaryisenoughforme（）

A．Suchone

B．Onesuch

C．Suchaone

D．Onesucha

38、Bobneverdreamsof（）forhimtobepromotedtothemanagingpositioninthecompany

A．therebeingachance

B．theretobeachance

C．therebeachance

D．beingachance

39、Justasthesoilispartoftheearth,（）theatmosphere

A．asitis

B．thesameis

C．sois

D．andsois

40、Theold-fashionedchairinthelivingroomhasbeen_____frommygreatgrandmother（）

A．handedover

B．handeddown

C．handedout

D．handedin

二、阅读理解

1、Howoftenonehearschildrenwishingtheyweregrownup,andoldpeoplewishingtheywereyoungagain.Eachagehasitspleasuresanditspains,andthehappiestpersonistheonewhoenjoyswhateachagegiveshimwithoutwastinghistimeinuselessregrets.

Childhoodisatimewhentherearefewresponsibilities.Ifachildhasgoodparents,heiswellfed,lookedafterandloved.Itisunlikelythathewilleveragaininhislifebegivensomuchwithouthavingtodoanythinginreturn.Inaddition,lifeisalwayspresentingnewthingstothechild-thingsthathavelosttheirinterestforolderpeoplebecausetheyaretoowellknown.Achildfindspleasureinplayingintherain,orinthesnow.Hisfirstvisittotheseasideisamarvelousadventure.Butachildhashispains:heisnotsofreetodoaswhathewishestodo;heiscontinuallybeingtoldwhattodoandwhatnottodo.Therefore,achildisnothappyashewishestobe.

Whentheyoungmanstartstoearnhisownliving,hebecomesfreefromthedisciplineofschoolandparents;butatthesametimeheisforcedtoacceptresponsibilities.Withnoonetopayforhisfood,hisclothes,orhisroom,hehastoworkifhewantstolivecomfortably.Ifhespendsmostofhistimeplayingaboutinthewaythatheusedtoasachild,hewillgohungry.andifhebreaksthelawsofsocietyasheusedtobreakthelawsofhisparents,hemaygethimselfintotrouble.If,however,heworkshard,goesbythelawandhasgoodhealth,hemayfeelsatisfiedinseeinghimselfmakesteadyprogressinhisjobandinbuildingupforhimselfhisownpositioninsociety.

Oldagehasalwaysbeenthoughtofastheworstagetobe,butitisnotnecessaryfortheoldtobeunhappy.Witholdagecomeswisdomandtheabilitytohelpotherswithadvicewiselygiven.Theoldcanhavethejoyofseeingtheirchildrenmakingprogressinlife,theycanwatchtheirgrandchildrengrowinguparoundthem;and,perhapsbestofall,theycan,iftheirlifehasbeenausefulone,feelthehappinessofhavingcomethroughthebattleoflifesafelyandofhavingreachedatimewhentheycanliebackandrest,leavingeverythingtoothers

Thehappiestpeopleshouldbethosewho（）

A．faceuptodifficultiesinlife

B．hopetobeyoungagain

C．enjoylifeindifferentages

D．wishtogrownup

2、ThewordtheyunderlinedinLine4,Par2refersto（）

A．olderpeople

B．newthings

C．children

D．interests

3、Achildhashispainsbecause（）

A．hecannotdowhateverhewantsto

B．heisnotallowedtoplayinrain

C．hehasalotofnewthingstolearn

D．hecannotplayattheseasidefreely

4、Whenachildbecomesagrown-up,heissupposedto（）

A．livecomfortably

B．takeresponsibilities

C．makeprogressinjob

D．impressthesociety

5、Thebesttitleofthepassagemightbe（）

A．PainsandAges

B．DifferencesinAges

C．TheBestAgetoBe

D．HappinessandAges

6、Whydowelaugh?Foryearsscientistshaveaskedthemselvesthisquestion.Noanimalslaughandsmile—onlyhumanbeingsdo.Sodoeslaughinghelpustolivelonger?Theanswerseemstolieinthatsmilingandlaughinghelpustobecomelessworriedandcalm,preventingillnessesthatarecausedbystress.Laughingisreallythebestmedicine.

Butifyou’reunhappy,itcan’tdoyouanygoodtosmile,canit?That’snottrue.Itisclearthatsmilingworksjustinthesamewaywhetheryoufeellikesmilingornot.ScientistsinCaliforniaaskedagroupofstudentstoactfivedifferentfeelings:happiness,sadness,anger,surpriseandfear—justusingtheirfaces.Changesintheirheartrate,bloodpressureandtemperaturewererecorded.Mostofthefeelingstheyacteddidn’tcausechanges,butwhenthestudentssmiled,theirheartrateandtheirbloodpressurewentdown.Thathappenedeventhoughtheywereonlyacting!Soevenifwefeelsadinside,smilingseemstomakeusfeelbetter.

Now,whatmakesuslaugh?（82）Itseemsthattheanswertothequestionisfarfromsimple.Everyonelikesjokes,butwedon’tlaughatthesameones.Itdependslargelyonhowoldweare.Therearesomejokes,forexample,thatchildrenlovebutolderpeoplemightnotfindfunny

Inthefirstparagraph,theunderlinedwordstresscanbebestexplainedas_____（）

A．surpriseandfear

B．workandduty

C．happinessandsadness

D．pressureandworry

7、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEbasedonthepassage（）

A．Laughinghelpsustolivetenyearslonger

B．Ifyouareinabadmood,smilinghelpstomakeyoufeelrelieve

C．Ourbloodpressurecanbeinfluencedbyfivedifferentfacialexpressionsmentione

D．People,oldandyoung,arelikelytolaughatthesamejokes

8、Inthepassage,thewriterseemstopaymoreattentionto_____（）

A．howlaughingandsmilingareconnectedwithhealth

B．comparinghumanbeingswithanimals

C．findingoutifanyresearchhasbeendoneaboutlaughing

D．thedegreetowhichlaughingandsmilingarehelpful

9、Thepassagetellsusthatsmilingandlaughing_____（）

A．havenothingtodowithone’sheartrate

B．doonenogoodwhenoneissad

C．lowerone’sbloodpressure

D．lowerone’sbodytemperature

10、Accordingtotheauthor,_____（）

A．itisrathercomplicatedtoanswerthequestionWhydowelaugh?

B．itisreallysimpletoanswerthequestionWhydowelaugh?

C．itisnotnecessarytoanswerthequestionWhydowelaugh?

D．scientistshavealreadyansweredthequestionWhydowelaugh

11、WhenJanewasin7thgrade,shefoundthattherewasalotoftroubleinreading.Hermotherusedtositbyherside,andexplaineachparagraphofeachschoolreadingassignmenttoherbecauseshedidn’tunderstandwhatshewasreading.

Inclass,Janetriedtohidethefactthatshecouldn’tread.Herteachersgavethemthelasttenminutesofclasstostarttheirreadinghomework,andshewouldsitthereforthelasttenminutesofclassstaringatthepage,pretendingshewasreadingit.Shehadtowaituntilshegothomesohermothercouldexplainittoher.

（82）By8thgradeshestartedcomprehensionalittleonherown,butshestillreadveryslowlyatthattime.Shewentoutandtookacourseonspeedreading.Thenshedevelopedherownwaytoreadfasterwithbetterresults.Shestartedpracticingthesetechniqueseveryday,andasshestartedtoreadfaster,hercomprehensionincreased.Soshewasabletoreadfasterwithbettercomprehension.

Shefoundthatwhenyoureadslowly,wordbyword,yougetlostinthewords,losethebiggerpicture,andyourcomprehensiondrops.Whenyoureadfaster,yourcomprehensiongoesupbecause,insteadofgettinglostinthewords,youcangetthegeneralidea

ThemainproblemJanehadinreadinginher7thgradewasthat_____（）

A．shehadapoorvocabularyandverybadgrammar

B．sheoftenforgotherschoolreadingassignments

C．shehaddifficultyinreadingandcomprehension

D．shealwayslookedelsewherewhenaskedtoread

12、Janewouldpretendtobereadinginthelasttenminutesofclassbecause_____（）

A．shehadtodowhatothersweredoing

B．shewasafraidofhertroubletobefoundout

C．thereadingclasswasterrible

D．hermotherhadtoldhertodoso

13、Jane’sreadingabilityimprovedagreatdealmainlybecause_____（）

A．hermothermanagedtohelpherout

B．shebecameaneighthgradestudent

C．shetookacourseonspeedreading

D．shebecamesmarterthanbefore

14、FromJane’sexperience,thewriterfoundthat_____（）

A．onedoesnotpayenoughattentiontoinformationifonereadsfast

B．one’scomprehensiondropsifonereadstooslowly

C．inordertounderstandbetter,onehastoreadslowly

D．manypeoplereadfastinordertosavetime

15、Thepurposeofthewriteristoprovetheimportanceof_____（）

A．differentreadingskills

B．highereducation

C．mother’shelp

D．fastreadingforcomprehension

16、InasurveyconductedbyresearchfirmHarrisInteractive,71%ofAmericanssaidthatspendingextramoneyontravelduringtheholidayseasonisworthwhile—solongasitaffordsthemtimewithfamilyandfriends.Butjustbecausetravelingmaybetherightthingtodo,thatdoesn’tmeanithastobetheexpensivethingtodo.Travelinginvolvesmanyhiddencoststhat,onceyou’reawareofthem,areeasytospot—andeveneasiertoeliminate.

Tostart,considertransportationfees.Forexample,ifyou’redriving,fillupthegastankbeforetravelingonthehighway,whereit’smuchcostlier,saysClarkyDavis,apersonalfinanceexpert.andmakesureyourcarisingoodconditionbycheckingyourheatingvents,keepingupwithroutinemaintenanceandensuringyourtiresareproperlyinflated,allofwhichhelpthecarachievefavorablefueleconomy.Furthermore,notonlydoesatowcar（救援车）causeinconvenience;italsomeansextracosts.

Forthoseoptingtofly,first,beawareofhowmuchitcoststocheckabag.Mostairlinesarechargingforeverycheckedbagbyweight,butpricesvaryfromcarriertocarrier.Ifyoucanmanagetopackeverythingintoacarryon,you’llsaveatleast＄15.BrookeFerencsik,atravelexpert,suggestsconsideringsecondaryairportswhenbookingyourflight.Theseairportsoftenarelesscrowdedandfrequentlyoffercheapertickets.andwhenitcomestoyouractualdestination,don’tassumethathotelsaregoingtocutbackonfeessimplybecausethey’redesperatetodrawcustomers.Theywon’tbeaddingorincreasingfees,buttheywon’tbedecreasingthemeither,saysFerencsik.Thebestdefenseagainstextrafeesistoreadaboutthehotel’sratesonline,beforeyoumakeareservation.Beawareofsurchargesforeverythingfromhousekeepingtogroundskeepingtouseoftheinroomsafe,saysFerencsik.Somehotelseveninstallasensor（传感器）withintheminibar,chargingguestsforsimplytouchingtheitems,letaloneeatingordrinkingthem.Fromairlinestohotelstorentalcars,they’veallgothiddenfeesyouneedtobeawareof,saysFerencsik.Doyourhomeworkandaskquestions

Itisfoundthat71%ofAmericansregarditasworthwhileto_____（）

A．spendmoneyonsouvenirswhiletravelingwithfamilyandfriends

B．accepthiddencostswhiletravelingwithfamilyandfriends

C．travelwithfamilyandfriendsduringtheholidayseason

D．travelwithfamilyandfriendssoastopleasethem

17、Howcanfueleconomybeimproved（）

A．Byfillingupthegastankoffthehighway

B．Byconsideringtransportationfeeswisely

C．Byavoidingtheinconvenienceofatowcar

D．Bykeepingyourcaringoodcondition

18、Itisadvisedthateverythingbepackedintoacarryonmostprobablybecauseacarryon_____（）

A．isusuallyfreeofcharge

B．ismoreconvenientthanseveralcheckedbags

C．issubjecttosafetyguarantee

D．isusuallyofalargersizethancheckedbags

19、Whenlookingforahotelroom,customersusuallytakeitforgrantedthat_____（）

A．extrafeesarespecifiedinthehotel’srates

B．onlinereservationprovidesthebestrates

C．thereisasurchargeforanyinroomservice

D．hotelsattractcustomersbyreducingfees

20、Thearticleisprovidingadviceto_____（）

A．spendmoneywisely

B．maketravellingenjoyable

C．economizeonholidays

D．avoidhiddencostonatrip

三、完形填空

1、Mr.Johnsonworkedinanoffice.Hewasshortandoverweight,andhelookedlikeafifty-year-oldman61hewasnomorethanthirty-five.He62threethousanddollarsamonthandhadhisownhouseandcar.Buthewasverymiserly（吝啬的）andhad63friends.Hetookgoodcareofnobodybut64.Hewasintroducedtoseveralgirls,butheneverboughtany65forthemandnogirllikedamanlikehim.Sohehadto66aloneinhisbeautifulhouse.Hewasalwayssadofitbutdidn’tknowthe67.

OneSundaymorningMr.Johnsonfeltlonely68andwentoutforawalknearapark.Itwasafineday.Thesunwas69andthebirdsweresinginginthetrees.Beautiful70andgreengrasscould