2010年成人高考专升本英语模拟试题及答案(一)

2010年成人高考专升本英语考试模拟试题和答案（一）

（考试时间150分钟）

Ⅰ.Phonetics(10Points)

Directions:

Ineachofthefollowinggroupsofwords,therearefourunderlinedlettercombinationsmarkedA,B,C

andD.Comparetheunderlinedpartsandidentifytheonethatisdifferentfromtheothersin

pronunciation.MarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

1.A.headB.horizonC.honourD.human

2.A.cityB.bicycleC.faceD.climb

3.A.thinkB.theseC.breatheD.with

4.A.groundB.countryC.thousandD.found

5.A.pourB.hourC.courseD.four

6.A.bothB.postC.coldD.son

7.A.altogetherB.talkC.alwaysD.also

8.A.suggestionB.nationC.dictationD.satisfaction

9.A.startedB.closedC.waitedD.needed

10.A.rareB.fareC.scareD.are

Ⅱ.VocabularyandStructure(40points)

Directions:

Thereare40incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,

CandD.Chooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandblackenthecorrespondingletteron

theAnswerSheet.

11._______ideaof_______soundsmuchbetterthanClare’s.

A.The,hersB.That,herC.That,hersD.One,her

12.Chinaisfamous________theGreatWall.

A.aboutB.forC.asD.of

13.Ourschool________newfacilities.

A.isequippedwithB.equipswithC.willbeequipwithD.hasequipwith

14.Imadethismyselfbutitwas_______whotaughtme.

A.heB.himC.himselfD.byhim

15.Hehadhisbicycle_______yesterday.

A.repairB.repairingC.repairedD.berepaired

16.Itwasa________room,withbeautifulwallpaper,waxedfloorandnicefurniture.

A.pleasedB.pleasantC.pleasingD.preasant

17.Heregretted_______thedecisiontoohastily.

A.makeB.tomakeC.makingD.havemaked

18.Theprofessorinsistedthatwe_______ourhomeworkbeforenextmonth.

A.handedinB.willhandinC.handinD.musthandin

19.It______meofthecountrywhichwevisitedlastsummer.

A.remembersB.recallsC.remindsD.tells

20.He_______smokingatlast.

A.gaveupB.gaveoutC.gaveinD.gaveoff

21.Johnwas_______helaydownforanhourbeforedinner.

A.sotiredasB.sotiredthatC.tootiredthatD.tootiredso

22.Youranswerisdifferent________theteacher’s.

A.toB.atC.fromD.with

23.Itwouldbe_______arisktoleavethebabyalone.

A.runningB.passingC.carryingD.obeying

24.Thefact_______hishealthisbadisnottrue.

A.whichB.thatC.asD.what

25.These______didunusuallywellinthecontest,sothejudgesdidn’tknowwhomtogiveprizeto.

A.womansingersB.womensingersC.womensingerD.womanssingers

26.Manmuststop_______theearth’satmosphere.

A.fillingB.wastingC.pollutingD.blackening

27.Wecan’t_______another100kilometersanymore.

A.haveB.turnC.makeD.reach

28.IsMary______tojoininus?

A.supposedB.exposedC.supportedD.indicated

29.Iwanttobetoldall_______.

A.whichhappenB.whichhappened

C.thathadhappenedD.thathadbeenhappened

30.We’veallheardofThomasEdison,_______whoinventedtheelectriclightandmanyotherthings.

A.manB.amanC.themanD.men

31.Don’ttellmesuchthings_______youarenotcertain.

A.thatB.whichC.thoseD.as

32._______amicroscopewecanseedifferentkindsofthingsthatareunabletobeseenbyournaked

eyes.

A.IntermsofB.InplaceofC.BymeansofD.Byfar

33.Jacksonwenttowork______hisillness.

A.besidesB.eventhoughC.inspiteofD.although

34.Anybodywilldo,_______heisresponsibleforthat.

A.asfarasB.sofarasC.aslongasD.assoonas

35.Isupposetheyhaveknownaboutit,_______?

A.amIB.amnotIC.havetheyD.haven’tthey

36.It______himtenyearstowritethatnovel.

A.tookB.spentC.costD.costed

37.Thestudentsarelookingforwardto_______theirholidaysinJapan.

A.spendB.spendingC.forspendD.spent

38.Theyall______mentioningthatgirl.

A.avoidedB.gotawayC.ranawayD.escaped

39.Humanbeingsshouldfindanew_______ofenergy.

A.orientB.sourceC.originD.souse

40.Thecouchiscomfortableto_______.

A.sitB.besatC.sittedD.siton

41.Soloudly_______thatallthepeopleintheroomgotafright.

A.heshoutedB.shoutheC.didheshoutD.hedidshout

42.Heistheonlyoneofthesonsinthefamilywho______receivedhigheducation.

A.areB.isC.haveD.has

43.WethinkofMr.Li______ourgoodfriend.

A.isB.tobeC.asD.hasbeen

44.Themountainis1,000feet_______thesealevel.

A.overB.higherC.aboveD.high

45.Theroadwillbeblockedifthere_______anothersnow.

A.isB.willbeC.tobeD.willhave

46.Davidlikecountrylifeandhasdecidedto_______farming.

A.getholdofB.getalongwithC.goinforD.gothorough

47.Thesechildrenhaveanadvantage_______thoseincalculation.

A.overB.thanC.toD.with

48.Shanghaihasalargerpopulationthan_______inChina.

A.anycityB.anyothercitiesC.othercityD.anyothercity

49.Insomecountriestherearealotofyoungpeoplenowneed_______teeth.

A.falseB.untrueC.wrongD.erroneous

50.Thisbookcosts______thatone.

A.twicemoreB.twicemoreasC.twotimesmoreasD.twiceasmuchas

Ⅲ.Cloze(20points)

Directions:

Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesgivenbelowandmarkedA,B,CandD.

Choosetheonethatismostsuitableandmarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletteron

theAnswerSheet.

Smoking,whichmaybeapleasureforsomepeople,isaserioussourceofdiscomfortfortheirfellows.

_51_,medicalauthoritiesexpresstheirconcernabouttheeffectofsmoking_52_thehealthnotonlyof

thosewhosmokebutalsoofthosewhodonot.Infact,non-smokerswhomustinvoluntarilyinhale(吸

入)theair_53_bytobaccosmokemaysuffermorethanthesmokers_54_.

Smokingisprohibitedinthetheatresandinhallsusedforshowingfilms_55_inlaboratories_56_

theremaybeafirehazard(危险).Elsewhere,itisuptoyourgood_57_.

Iam_58_askingyoutomaintain“No-Smoking”inclassroomsandseminarrooms.

Thiswillprovethatyouhavethe_59_healthinmind,whichisveryimportanttoalarge_60_ofour

students.

51.A.StillB.FurtherC.MoreD.Again

52.A.inB.toC.onD.with

53.A.pollutingB.bepollutedC.pollutedD.tobepolluted

54.A.themB.themselvesC.theirownD.they

55.A.andB.butC.aswellasD.also

56.A.whereB.whichC.thatD.how

57.A.feelingB.senseC.realizeD.think

58.A.soB.nextC.thereforeD.and

59.A.non-smokersB.non-smokers’C.non-smoker’sD.non-smoker

60.A.numberB.amountC.manyD.much

Ⅳ.ReadingComprehension(60points)

Directions:

Therearefourreadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.Foreach

questiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonebestanswerandblacken

thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

PassageOne

Allthehousewiveswhowenttothenewsupermarkethadonegreatambition:tobetheluckycustomer

whodidnothavetopayforhershopping.Forthiswaswhatthenoticejustinsidetheentrance

promised.Itsaid:“Remember,onceaweek,oneofourcustomersgetsfreegoods.ThisMayBeYour

LuckyDay!”

ForseveralweeksMrs.Edwardshoped,likemanyofherfriends,tobetheluckycustomer.Unlikeher

friends,shenevergaveuphoping.Thecupboardsinkitchenwerefullofthingswhichshedidnotneed.

Herhusbandtriedtoadviseheragainstbuyingthingsbutfailed.Shedreamedofthedaywhenthe

managerofthesupermarketwouldapproachherandsay:“Madam,thisisYourLuckyDay.Everything

inyourbasketisfree.”

OneFridaymorning,aftershehadfinishedhershoppingandhadtakenittohercar,shefoundthatshe

hadforgottentobuyanytea.Shedashedbacktothesupermarket,gottheteaandwenttowardsthe

cash-desk.Asshedidso,shesawthemanagerofthesupermarketapproachher.“Madam,”hesaid,

holdingouthishand,“Iwanttocongratulateyou!Youareourluckycustomerandeverythingyouhave

inyourbasketisfree!”

61.Thehousewiveslearntabouttheoffreegoods_______.

A.onTVB.fromthemanager

C.atthesupermarketD.fromthenewspaper

62.Mrs.Edwards________.

A.isalwaysveryluckyB.hadnofriends

C.hopedtogetfreeshoppingD.getsdisappointedeasily

63.Mrs.Edwards’shusbandtriedto________.

A.makeherunhappyB.cheerherup

C.buythingswithherD.stopherbuyingthings

64.Mrs.Edwardswentbacktothesupermarketquicklybecauseshehadto_______.

A.buyanotherthingB.talktothemanager

C.payforhershoppingD.findhershopping

65.Mrs.Edwardsmusthavebeen________.

A.pleasedB.delightedC.proudD.disappointed

PassageTwo

DeepinsideamountainnearSweetwaterinEast.TennesseeisabodyofwaterknownastheLostSea.

ItislistedbytheGuinnessBookofWouldRecordsastheworld’slargestundergroundlake.TheLost

SeaispartofanextensiveandhistoriccavesystemcalledCraigheadCaverns.

ThecavernshavebeenknownandusedsincethedaysoftheCherokeeIndiannation.Thecave

expandsintoaseriesofhugeroomsfromasmallopeningonthesideofthemountain.Approximately

onemilefromtheentrance,inaroomcalled“TheCouncilRoom,”manyIndianartisfactshavebeen

found.Someoftheitemsdiscoveredincludepottery,arrowheads,weapons,andjewelry.

Formanyyearstherewerepersistentrumorsofalargeundergroundlakesomewhereinacave,butit

wasnotdiscovereduntil1905.Inthatyear,athirteen-year-oldboynamedBenSandscrawledthrough

asmallopeningthreehundredfeetunderground.Hefoundhimselfinalargecavehalffilledwithwater.

TodaytouristsvisittheLostSeaandridefaroutontoitinglass-bottomedboatspoweredbyelectric

motors.Morethanthirteenacresofwaterhavebeenmappedoutsofarandstillnoendtothelakehas

beenfound.EventhoughteamsofdivershavetriedtoexploretheLostSea,thefullextentofitisstill

unknown.

66.TheLostSeaisuniquebecauseitis________.

partofahistoricalcavesystem

thebiggestundergroundlakeintheworld

listedintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords

thelargestbodyofwaterinTennessee

67.TheCraigheadCavernshavebeenknown________.

A.throughhistoryB.sincethetimeoftheIndiannations

C.since1905D.sincediversexploredthem

68.WholocatedtheLostSeainrecenttimes?

A.TheCherokeeIndians.B.Tourists.

C.BenSands.D.Scientists.

69.Whatwasfoundin“TheCouncilRoom”?

A.Asmallnaturalopening.B.Alargecave.

C.Anotherseriesofrooms.D.ManyoldIndianobjects.

70.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheCraigheadCavernspresentlyserveas____.

A.anundergroundtestingsiteB.anIndianmeetingground

C.atouristattractionD.amotorboatracecourse

PassageThree

GenerationsofAmericanshavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatagoodbreakfastisonelife’sessentials.

Eatingbreakfastatthestartoftheday,wehaveallbeentold,andtoldagain,isasnecessaryasputting

gasolineinthefamilycarbeforestartingatrip.

Butformanypeoplethethoughtoffoodfirstthinginthemorningisbynomeansapleasure.So

despitealltheefforts,theystilltakenobreakfast.Between1977and1983,thelatestyearforwhich

figuresareavailable,thenumberofpeoplewhodidn’thavebreakfast,increasedby33percent.

Forthosewhofeelpainofguiltaboutnoteatingbreakfast,however,thereissomegoodnews.Several

studiesinthelastfewyearsindicatethat,foradultsespecially,theremaybenothingwrongwith

omittingbreakfast.“Goingwithoutbreakfastdoesnotaffectperformance,”saidArroldE.Bender,

formerprofessorofthenutritionatQueenElizabethCollegeinLondon,“nordoesgivingpeople

breakfastimproveperformance.”

Scientificevidencelinkingbreakfasttobetterhealthorbetterperformanceissurprisinglyinadequate,

andmostoftherecentworkinvolveschildren,notadults,“Theliterature”,saysoneresearcher,Dr.

ErrestoattheUniversityofTexas,“ispoor”.

71.Thelatestyearforwhichfigurescouldbeobtainedis_______.

A.theyeartheauthorwrotethearticleB.1977

C.anyyearbetween1997and1983D.1983

72.Forthosewhodonottakebreakfast,thegoodnewsisthat_______.

severalstudieshavebeendoneinthepastfewyears

theomissionofbreakfastdoesnoharmtoone’shealth

adultshaveespeciallymadestudiesinthisfield

eatinglittleinthemorningisgoodforhealth

73.“…nordoesgivingpeoplebreakfastimproveperformance”means______.

anyonewithoutbreakfastdoesimprovehisperformance

notgivingpeoplebreakfastimproveperformance

havingbreakfastdoesnotimproveperformance,either

peoplehavingbreakfastdoimprovetheirperformance

74.Theword“literature”inthelastsentencerefersto_______.

A.stories,poems,plays,etc.B.writtenworksonaparticularsubject

C.anyprintedmaterialD.themodernliteratureofAmerica

75.WhatisimpliedbutNOTstatedbytheauthoristhat_______.

breakfastdoesnotaffectperformance

Dr.Errestoisengagedinresearchworkataninstitutionofhigherlearning

noteatingbreakfastmightaffectthehealthofchildren

ProfessorBenderoncetaughtcollegecoursesinnutritioninLondon

PassageFour

About35%ofallhighschoolgraduatesinAmericacontinuetheireducationinaninstitutionofhigher

learning.Thewordcollegeisusedtorefertoeitheracollegeorauniversity.Theseinstitutionsoffer

four-yearprogramsthatleadtoaBachelorofArts(B.A.)orBachelorScience(B.S.)degree.Some

studentsattendajuniorcollege(providingonlyatwo-yearprogram)foronetotwoyearsbefore

enteringafour-yearcollegeasasophomore(二年级生)orjunior(三年级生).

Itisgenerallyeasiertobeacceptedatastateuniversitythanataprivateone.Mostprivateschools

requirestrictentranceexaminationsandahighgradepointaverage(GPA),aswellasspecificcollege

prepclassesinhighschool.Privateschoolscostconsiderablymorethanstatecollegesandfamous

privateschoolsareveryexpensive.Poorerstudentscansometimesattend,however,byearning

scholarships.Somecollegegraduatesgoontoearnadvancedmastersordoctoraldegreesingrad

(graduate)school.Occupationsincertainfieldssuchaslawormedicinerequiresuchadvancedstudies.

Sincecollegecostsareveryhigh,moststudentsworkatpart-timejobs.Somehavefull-timejobs

andgotoschoolpart-time.Oftensomewilltakefiveormoreyearstocompleteafour-year

programbecauseofmoney/jobdemandsontheirtime.

Whilethecollegeandworkdemandstakeupthegreatpartofastudent’stime,moststillenjoy

socialactivities.Sports,dances,clubs,movies,andplaysareallverypopular.However,gathering

togetherforlong,philosophicaltalksatafavoritemeetingplaceonorneartheuniversityis

probablythemostpopularactivity.

76.Collegeeducationis_______inAmerica.

A.quitecommonB.veryrare

C.somethingdifficultD.almostimpossible

77.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrequiredforenteringmostprivate