湖南省湘潭市成考专升本英语预测试题(含答案)

湖南省湘潭市成考专升本英语预测试题(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、阅读理解(30题)1.Accordingtothearticle,whatcausesastartodie?

A.Asitsgasesrunout,itcoolsdown.

B.Itcollideswithotherstars.

C.Itcanonlyliveforaboutamillionyears.

D.Asitgetshotterandhotter,itexplodes.

2.Atdaybreakeverydayflyingfoxesbeginto______.

A.flyouttowardthesun

B.lookforanewrestingplace

C.comebacktotheirhome

D.gooutandlookforfood

3.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor'sattitudetowardmodernadvertising?

A.Indifferent.B.Shocked.C.Disapproving.D.Approving.

4.ManypeoplewrotetoJohnsontofindout查看材料

A.whatkindofwhiskyhehad

B.howtolivelonger

C.howtobecomewealthy

D.inwhichpartofthenecktohaveaninjection

5.Whatisthemainconcernofmanonthefourthlevel?

A.Themoregoodsthebetter.

B.Themore"luxury"itemsthebetter.

C.Themorementalsatisfactionthebetter.

D.Themore,earningsthebetter.

6.Whywasthebusinessmannotsatisfiedwithhissecretary?

A.Hehadgiventhesamespeechthreetimes.

B.Hisspeechlastedforanhour.

C.Hehadmadethreespeeches.

D.Thespeechwasnotwellwritten.

7.Whenaprogramstarts,studentsshouldfirst______.A.A.learnhowtodoresearchandwritepapers

B.havesomelearningexperience

C.learnaboutthecourseconcretelyandclearly

D.knowhowtoparticipateindiscussions

8.Accordingtothepassage,parentswhosechildrenshowaspecialinterestinsport______.

A.feeluncertainiftheyshouldlettheirchildrentraintobesportsmenorwomen

B.trytogetfinancialsupportfromthegovernmentfortheirchildren'straining

C.havetogetmedicaladvicefromdoctorsabouttrainingmethods

D.prefertheirchildrentobetrainedasyoungaspossible

9.Thispassageis______.

A.newsB.noticeC.jobadvertisementD.academicpaper

10.HowdidSequoyahsfamilyreacttohisideaofdevelopinghisown“talkingleaf”?

A.Theyarrangedforhishuntingaccident．

B.Theythoughthewascrazy．

C.Theydecidedtohelphim．

D.Theyaskedhimtoteachthemtoreadandwrite．

11.45.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat______.A.weshouldtryourbesttopreventdisablementB.wemusttakeaproperattitudetowardsthedisabledC.theable-bodiedpeoplewillneverfullyunderstandthedisabledD.bothphysicalandmentalbarriersarehardtobreakdown

12.FewAsian-Americanstudentsmajorinhumansciencesmainlybecause______.

A.theirEnglishisnotgoodenough

B.theyareafraidtheymightmeetwithunfairjudgmentintheseareas

C.thereisawidedifferencebetweenAsianandWesterncultures

D.theyknowlittleaboutAmericancultureandsociety

13.Theapplicationofinfraredscanningtechnolgytoagriculturemetwithsomedifficul-tiesdueto_________．A.A.thelackofofficialsupport

B.itshieaghcost

C.it’sfailuretohelpincreaseproduction

D.thelackoffinancialsupport

14.WhatisthemostimportantreasonthatSequoyahwillberemembered?

A.Californiaredwoodswerenamedinhishonor.

B.Hewasilliterate.

C.Hecreatedauniquealphabet.

D.Herecoveredfromhismadnessandhelpedmankind.

15.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Thegrocerystoreismoreconvenientthanthesupermarket.

B.Thegrocerystoreopensveryearly.

C.Thesupermarketcanbuyagreatnumberofcheaperthingsatatime.

D.Thesupermarketcansaveyoubothmoneyandtime.

16.Musclesareuniquefibersbecause,theycan________．

A.contractB.stretchC.retractD.doalloftheabove

17.Inscopeanddifficulty,thecanalsconstructionwasmostcloselyaliketothatofthe______.

A.SuezCanal

B.trans-SiberianRailroad

C.TajMahal

D.pyramidsofEgypt

18.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.A.Scientistsconsiderapesmaydrivetrainssomeday.

B.Apeshaveworkedinsomefactories.

C.Apesmayonedaybeusedtogathercrops.

D.Anapeisnotalargemonkey.

19.TheIceAgelastedalmost______.

A.1,000yearsB.100yearsC.1,000,000yearsD.11,000years

20.Whichstepisthemostimportantforyoutobuyagoodcomputer?______.

A.Thefirststep.

B.Thelaststep.

C.Thefifthstep.

D.Thesecondstep.

21.Accordingtothispassage,working-classparentsaremorelikelythanmiddle-classparentsto______.

A.usephysicalpunishmentfordiscipline

B.havechildrenwhofinishcollege

C.havechildrenwhoareoutofcontrol

D.showlesslovetotheirchildren

22.Thisad.willbeveryhelpfulto______.

A.foreignbusinesspeople

B.foreigntravelers

C.Chinesepeople

D.ChinaDailyreporters

23.Terrawillbeabettersatellitebecause_____.

A.noothercountrycanmakeonelikeit

B.itismuchcheapertooperate

C.itismoresophisticatedthanLandsat7

D.Terrawillshowenergygains

24.Theauthorwouldprobablyagreethat______.

A.boysandgirlslearninthesameway

B.boysandgirlsareequalingeneralintelligence

C.girlsaremoreconfidentinthemselvesthanbefore

D.girlsshouldtakefewersciencecoursesthanboys

25.Today,mostofpeoplewon'tstudyeitherGreekorLatinbecause______.

A.theyarenolongerimportant

B.peopledonothaveenoughtime

C.theyarenolongerexisted

D.peoplecannotlearnthemwell

26.RecentstudiesbytheCouncilofEuropeshowthat______.

A.itisonlyinBritainthatwildlifeneedsmoreprotection

B.allspeciesofwildlifeinEuropeareindangerofdyingout

C.therearefewerspeciesofreptilesandbutterfliesinEuropethanelsewhere

D.certainspeciesofreptilesandbutterfliesinEuropeneedprotecting

27.

根据以上材料，回答44～47问题。

第44题HamburgersandFrenchfriescanbegotatthefastfoodrestaurants．

28.48.Thewritertakesanexampletoshowheis______thewaythewordisused.A.pleasedwithB.strangetoC.worriedaboutD.carefulwith

29.Fromthispassageonecanconcludethat______.

A.doctorsarestilllearningthingsabouteyesight

B.headachesareonlycausedbyeyestrain

C.everyoneshouldwearglasses

D.peopleonlybelievethingsthatareprovenfacts

30.Whatdoes"courteous"meaninthelastparagraph?

A.Friendly.B.Generous.C.Polite.D.Noble.

二、完型填空(20题)31.(45)

A.afewB.alittleC.littleD.no

32.(38)

A.adoptedB.adaptedC.treatedD.considered

33.(47)

A.pushB.directionC.headingD.guidance

34.(50)

A.woundB.injuryC.destructionD.damage

35.DearJones,

YouhaveaskedmeforsuggestionsonhowtogetalongintheUnitedStates.Itisdifficulttogiveadvice,butIhavefoundthefollowing"dos"and"don'ts"helpful.

Asa【21】.itisn'teasytofindanyonetotalktoinabigcity.However,herearesomesuggestions.First,getorborrowadog!Walkhimseveraltimesaday!Americanslovedogsandusuallystoptotalktoanyonewithadog.Then,trytoeatinacafeteria.Peoplegenerally【22】thesametablesandwillsometimestalktoyouiftheyseethatyonarea【23】.Next,takeyourdirty【24】toalaundry(洗衣店)!Ittakesaboutanhourtowashanddry,andmanypeoplewaitthere.Theyoftenpassthe【25】talkingtotheothercustomers.【26】askforinformationfromawoman,ifyouarea【27】,andfromaman,ifyouareawoman.Itseemstoget【28】resultsforareasonIcan'tunderstand.Learnthe【29】:"Please","Thankyou",and"You'rewelcome"beforeyoucomeandusethemallthetime!Theyusuallyworklikemagic(魔术).

Therearesomethingsyoushouldn'tdo.Don't【30】thetruthwhenpeopleask"Howareyou?"Theyonly【31】theanswertobe"Fine".Neveraskpeopletheir【32】—especiallywomen!Everyonewantstobeyoung.Don'ttellheavypeopletheyare【33】.Tellthemtheyarelosingweight.Everyoneherewantstobe【34】.Don'tbelateforappointments(约会)!Whensomeonesayssixo'clock,besuretobetherebysix.Americansrespect【35】andexpecteveryonetobe"ontime".

Aboveall,don'tworry!Justfollowmyadviceandbringalotofmoney,youwillgetalong.IhopeIhavebeenofsomehelptoyou.

Cordiallyyours,

Socrates

(41)

A.resultB.lawC.beginningD.rule

36.(44)

A.andB.butC.yetD.so

37.22.A.forB.inC.toD.on

38.11.（）A.A.decliningB.prohibitingC.increasingD.reducing

39.【C7】

A.againB.asusualC.tooD.aswell

40.LosAngeleshasplanted2,000rubbertreesdownthemiddleofoneofitsmainstreets.Thesetreesdonot【C1】______rubber.Theyare,【C2】______,madeofrubber.Mr.JoeDynamo,aspokesmanforLosAngeles【C3】______council,explainedthereasons.Hesaid:"These【C4】______arerepresentativeofourvirtualsociety.Wehavepolystyrenegrassonourgolf【C5】______.Wehavenon-milkpowder【C6】______ourcoffee.We【C7】______copiesinplasticofoldwoodenfurniture.Wehavefiberglasstombstones.【C8】______shouldntwehavetreesmadeofrubber?""At50milesanhour,【C9】______motoristwillseeanydifference.Andourpreservation【C10】______willbelower.Yougivethetreesanannualrinse(清洗)withdetergent,and【C11】______themofftwiceayear.We【C12】______alotofmoneybecausetransplanting,pruning,weedingandleaf-collectionareall【C13】______.Andwehavea60-year【C14】______guaranteeoneachplant.Thisisrationalizationat【C15】______best.

【C1】

A.inventB.doC.produceD.create

41.35.________A.moviesB.foodC.carsD.television

42.(46)

A.hardB.hisownC.aday'sD.good

43.(54)

A.harmfulB.painfulC.innocentD.used

44.(47)A.setB.machineC.TVD.program

45.(48)

A.luxuriousB.ampleC.admiringD.functional

46.(53)A.booksB.showsC.authorsD.awards

47.(43)

A.somebodyB.nobodyC.everybodyD.anybody

48.(49)

A.struckB.filledC.seizedD.provided

49.24.A.thereB.weC.theyD.it

50.(42)

A.typeB.formC.sortD.way

三、词汇与语法知识(5题)51.Hehadawonderfulchildhood，__________withhismothertoallcomersoftheworld．

A.travelB.totravelC.traveledD.traveling

52.

第17题Havingbeenfoundguilty，themanwasgivenasevere__________bythejudge。

A.crisisB.crimeC.sentenceD.service

53.-__________doyougotoseethefilm，Peter?

-Oh，onceaweek．

A.HowlongB.HowsoonC.HowoftenD.Howmuchtime

54.

第20题TheSpeechwasnotinteresting．Mostofthepeoplepresentbegantomoveabout__________

A.impatientB.impatientlyC.impatienceD.patiently

55.Don'tworry．I'll__________yourgoldenfishbetouchedbyanyone．

A.notletB.notallowC.notmakeD.do

四、词汇与结构(5题)56.8.HehasneverseentheGreensandheknows______aboutthem.A.littleB.alittleC.somethingD.anything

57.She______meetherformerinstructoronthebus.

A.delightedtoB.happenedtoC.pleasedtoD.tendedto

58.Pleasegivemybest______toyourfamily.

A.noticeB.attentionC.regardsD.cares

59.______,themoreseverethewintersare.

A.Themorenorthyougo

B.Thefartheryougothenorth

C.Themoreyougonorth

D.Thefarthernorthyougo

60.Afreelytailingbodyhasanaccelerationof32feetasecondduringeachsecond______itfalls.

A.thatB.whyC.whichD.as

参考答案

1.A解析：第三、四段。选项A是正确的。选项B和C文中未提及。选项D与文中相反。

2.C

3.C

4.B推理判断题。

【应试指导】约翰逊幽默地回答报社记者他的长寿秘诀，“Ihaveaninjectioninmyneckeachevenin9”，但报社记者误解了约翰逊的意思，以至于在报纸发表后很多人给约翰逊写信，他们应该是想弄清楚怎样才能长寿。

5.C解析：第三段和第四段说前三个需求是物质上的(physical)，而第四个等级的需求是精神上的(mental)。选项C是正确的。

6.B解析：参见第二段可知。

7.A本题为细节辨认题。文章第三段第三句讲到“Basiccoursesondoingresearchandwritingpapersaretaughtatthebeginningoftheprogram．”即：当研究项目开始前，需要教授作调研和撰写论文等基础课程。

8.A

9.C解析：这篇文章既不是新闻，也不是通知，更不是学术论文，而是工作招聘广告。

10.B

11.B45．答案为B。根据最后一段最后一句Itisalmostimpossiblefortheable-bodiedtofullyappreciatewhattheseverelydisabledgothrough，soitisimportanttodrawattentiontothesebarriersandshowthatitistheindividualpersonandtheirability，nottheirdisability，whichcounts．作出该项选择。选项A、C和D与原文不符。

12.B解析：第1段8、9两行点明题意。

13.D

14.C

15.B

16.D

17.D

18.D文中最后一段中largemonkeys就指apes。

19.C解析：本题属细节题。文章第一句已明确点明。

20.A解析：第一个步骤说：First，decideonthemainreasonsthatyouwantacomputer．Isthiscomputerveryusefulforyou?Isthemostimportantreasontoplaygamesortohelpwithyourbusinessortohelpwithyourschoolwork?这是购买计算机首先应考虑的事项，而其他各项重要性均不及Thefirststep，所以选A。

21.A根据文章的说法，工人是被管理的对象，是听从别人的。所以，这也就形成了他们在管理自己的孩子时，也希望孩子只是执行自己的命令而已，比较容易动用体罚。A项是正确的。

22.A

23.C解析：参见最后一段。

24.B解析：通读全文可知，作者认为男孩和女孩在学习理科上面并没有智力上的差异，因此可推断B为正确答案。

25.B解析：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。

26.D解析：第1段讲councilofEurope研究表明certainspeciesofreptilesandbutterflies面临灭绝危险，故需要保护。

27.B从第二自然段的内容“TherearemanykindsoffastfoodrestaurantsintheUnitedStates．Thegreatestinnumbersellhamburgers，FrenchfriesandSOon”可以推论出Hamburgers与Frenchfries在大多数快餐馆都可以买到。

28.C48．答案为C

短文最后一段的前两句可推断出作者对人们词汇贫乏的忧虑。

29.A解析：文章最后提到如果我们澄清这些错误的说法，对眼睛作进一步的研究，总有一天眼睛整体移植会成为可能。选项A是正确的。

30.C解析：词义推断题。本词出现在最后一段“itwillbecourteoustosendathank—younotetothehostorhostessthefollowingday”中,可推断出其意思为“有礼貌”的。

31.A解析：从pills可看出，pill是可数名词，应用afew修饰。

32.A

33.D解析：根据上下文，开哪个门完全没有依据，也没有任何的指点。选项D是正确的。

34.B解析：Wound通常指被武器所伤；injury通常指意外伤，也指精神上的受伤；destruction毁灭；damage破坏。选项B是正确的。