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1、安徽省普通高等学校专升本英语（二）考前密押试卷 来源：考试通编辑添加时间：2011年08月23日关键词：天一教育,考试通安徽省普通高等学校专升本招生考试考前密押试卷（二）英 语Part . Vocabulary and Structure (1 point each, 30 points in all)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 ch

2、oices marked A, B, C and D, then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1. We were tired and nervous _ the constant tension.A. from B. for C. with D. off2. “What makes her so unhappy?” “_ one of her favorite books.” A. Because she lost B. Because of her losingC. She lost D. Her losing 3.

3、 “I usually sleep with the windows closed at night, even in summer.” “You can never be _ careful.” A. very B. much C. too D. so4. I hope the stove will _ enough heat to warm the room.A. get over B. give in C. get out D. give off5. Wait a moment, please. Richard will be back _.A. in no time B. at no

4、time C. at times D. at a time6._ I accept that the plan is not perfect, I do actually like it.A. When B. Since C. While D. Unless 7. There were dirty marks on her trousers _ she had wiped her hands.A. where B. when C. that D. what8. History is a record of mankind; different historians, _, interpret

5、it differently.A. therefore B. on the contrary C. however D. consequently9. Mr. Smith _here for three weeks.A. is already being B. has already beenC. has already been being D. is already10.Billy has difficulty _the rest of the class.A. to keep up with B. to keep upC. keeping up with D. keeping on11.

6、 It wont make much _whether you leave today or tomorrow.A. different B. differences C. difference D. differently12. Let us hope we can settle the matter without _more trouble.A. any B. a little C. some D. little13. _the temperature, _water turns into steam.A. The high; the fast B. Higher; fasterC. T

7、he more higher; the faster D. The higher; the faster14. We _for her because she never came.A. neednt wait B. shouldnt have waitedC. mustnt wait D. mustnt have waited15. I insist that a doctor _immediately.A. has been sent for B. sends forC. will be sent for D. be sent for16. He was disappointed to f

8、ind his suggestions _.A. been turned down B. turned downC. to be turned down D. to turn down17. I dont regret _even if it might have upset her.A. to tell her what I thought B. to have told her that I thoughtC. telling what I thought D. telling her what I thought18. The rice _if you had been more car

9、eful.A. would not be burning B. would not burnC. would not have been burnt D. would not burnt19. Upon graduation he asked to be sent to _.A. where he is most needed B. where he neededC. where he is mostly needed D. where is he mostly needed20. The roof fell _he had time to dash into the room to save

10、 his baby.A. since B. as C. before D. until21. _got into the room_the telephone rang.A. He hardly had; then B. Hardly had he; whenC. He had not; than D. Not had he; when22. When Mary paid the bill she was given a _ for her money.A. cheque B. receipt C. ticket D. label23. Medical care reform has beco

11、me this countrys most important public health_.A. question B. matter C. stuff D. issue24. How can you avoid mistakes when youre in such a _ ?A. speed B. worry C. hastening D. hurry25. There is no _ in insisting on the impossible.A. mind B. meaning C. sense D. help26. As a doctor, Im very interested

12、in medical _.A. magazine B. journal C. periodical D. technical27. Their profits have grown rapidly in recent years, and this upward _ is expected to continue.A. increase B. tendency C. movement D. progress28. The doctor told Penny that too much _ to the sun is bad for the skin.A. exposure B. exhibit

13、ion C. extension D. expansion29. The regular teacher is ill, so a (an) _is teaching us today.A. candidate B. applicant C. sponsor D. substitute30. The Great Wall is a great tourist _ drawing millions of visitors every year.A. drawer B. attention C. attraction D. arrangementPart .Cloze (1 point each,

14、 15 points in all)Directions: There are 15 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.What do we mean by a perfect English pronunciation? In

15、 one (31) there are as many different kinds of English as there are speakers of it. (32 ) two speakers speak in exactly the same (33) . We can always hear differences between them, and the pronunciation of English (34) a great deal in different geographical (35) . How do we decide what sort of Engli

16、sh to use as a ( 36) . This is not a question that can be answered in the same way for all foreign learners of English. (37) you live in a part of the world (38) India or West Africa, where there is a long (39) of speaking English for general communication purpose, you should select to acquire a goo

17、d variety of the pronunciation of this area. It would be (40 ) in these circumstances to use as a model BBC English or (41 ) of the sort. On the other hand, if you live in a country ( 42 ) there is no traditional use of English, you must take as your model some forms of ( 43 ) English pronunciation.

18、 It does not ( 44 ) very much which form you choose. The most ( 45) way is to take as your model the sort of English you can hear most often.31.A. meaning B. sense C. case D. situation32.A. Not B. No C. None D. Nor33.A. type B. form C. sort D. way34.A. changes B. varies C. shifts D. alters35.A. area

19、s B. parts C. countries D. spaces36.A. direction B. guide C. symbol D. model37.A. Because B. When C. If D. Whether38.A. as B. in C. like D. near39.A. custom B. use C. tradition D. habit40.A. fashion B. mistake C. nonsense D. possibility41.A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. things42.A. where B.

20、that C. which D. wherever43 A. practical B. domestic C. native D. new44.A. care B. affect C. trouble D. matter45. A. effective B. sensitive C. ordinary D. carefulPart .Reading Comprehension (2.5 points each, 50 points in all)Directions: There are 4 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the passa

21、ges below carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.Task 1Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements (No.46 to No.50). For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the correct choice and write

22、 the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.A scientist who does research in economic psychology and who wants to predict way in which consumers will spend their money must study consumer behaviors. He must obtain data both on the resources of consumers and on the motives that tend to encourage or

23、 discourage money spending.If an economist was asked which one of the three groups borrowed mostpeople with rising incomes, stable incomes, or declining incomeshe would probably answer: those with declining incomes. Actually, in the years 1947 to 1950, the answer was: people with rising incomes. Peo

24、ple with declining incomes were next and people with stable incomes borrowed the least. This shows us that traditional assumption is that if people who have money expect prices to go up, they will hasten to buy. If they expect prices to go down, they will postpone buying. But research surveys have s

25、hown that this is not always true. The expectations of income increases may not stimulate buying. One typical attitude was expressed by the wife of a mechanic in an interview at a time of rising prices. “In a few months,” she said, “well have to pay more for meat and milk, well have less to spend on

26、 other things.” Furthermore, the rise in prices that has already taken place may be resented and buyers resistance may be evoked. This is shown by the following typical comment: “I just dont pay these prices, they are too high.”Traditional assumptions should be investigated carefully, and factors of

27、 time and place should be considered. The investigations mentioned above were carried out in America.Investigations conducted at the same time in Great Britain, however, yielded results that were more in agreement with traditional assumptions about saying and spending patterns. The condition most co

28、nductive to spending appears to be price stability. If prices here have been stable and people have become accustomed, to consider them “right” and expect them to remain stable, they are likely to buy. Thus, it appears that the common business policy of maintaining stable prices with occasional sale

29、s or discounts is based on a correct understanding of consumer psychology.46. The example of the mechanics wife is intend to show that in times of rising prices, _.A. people with declining income tend to buy lessB. people with stable income tend to borrow lessC. people with increasing income tend to

30、 buy moreD. people with money also tend to buy less47. Finding in investigations in Britain indicate _.A. certain factors should be taken into accountB. people in Britain behave in the same way as those in AmericaC. price stability results from a correct understanding of consumer psychologyD. occasi

31、onal discounts and sales are necessary48. According to the passage people tend to buy more when _.A. prices are expected to go upB. prices are expected to go downC. prices dont changeD. business policy remains unchanged49. The best title of the passage is _.A. Consumers Purchasing PowerB. Relationsh

32、ip between Income and Purchasing PowerC. Traditional AssumptionsD. Studies in Consumer Behavior50. According to the passage, what does the author think of the traditional assumptions about consumer behavior?A. The assumptions are not always true.B. They are in reliable.C. They are in consistent with

33、 the findings in investigation.D. The assumptions are not at all wrong.Task 2Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements (No.51 to No.55). For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the correct choi

34、ce and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.There is evidence that the usual variety of high blood pressure is, in part, a family disease. Since families have similar genes as well as similar environment, family diseases could be due to shared genetic influences, to shared environmenta

35、l factors, or to both. For some years, the role of ones environmental factor commonly shared by families, namely, dietary salt, has been studied at Brookhaven National Laboratory. These studies suggest that chronic excess salt ingestion can lead to high blood pressure in man and animals. Some indivi

36、duals, however, and some rats consume large amounts of salt without developing high blood pressure. No matter how strictly all environmental factors were controlled in these experiments, some saltfed animals never develop hypertension whereas a few rapidly developed very severe hypertension followed

37、 by early death. These marked variations were interpreted to result from differences in genetic constitution.By mating in successive generations only those animals that failed to develop hypertension from salt ingestion, a resistant strain (the“R” strain) has been evolved in which consumption of lar

38、ge quantities of salt fails to influence the blood pressure significantly. In contrast, by mating only animals that quickly develop hypertension from salt, a sensitive strain (the“S” strain) has also been developed.The availability of these two strains permits investigations not heretofore possible.

39、 They provide a plausible laboratory model on which to investigate some clinical aspects of the human prototypes of hypertension. More important, there might be the possibility of developing methods by which genetic susceptibility of human beings to high blood pressure can be defined without waiting

40、 for its appearance.51. Which statement relates the main idea of this passage?A. When salt is added to their diets, rats and men react in much the same way.B. The near future will see a cure for high blood pressure.C. Modern research has shown that high blood pressure is a result of salt in the diet

41、.D. A tendency toward high blood pressure may be a hereditary factor.52. The study of the effects of salt on high blood pressure was carried out_.A. because members of the same family tend to use similar amounts of saltB. to explore the longterm use of a sodiumbased substanceC. because it was proved

42、 that salt caused high blood pressureD. because of the availability of chemically pure salt and its derivatives53. It is implied that the main difference between “S” and “R” rats is their_.A. need for Sodium B. rate of matingC. reaction to salt D. type of blood54. In the experiments, _.A. there was

43、an increase in the human consumption of saltB. salteaters have bad health conditionsC. the environment was strictly monitoredD. highblood pressure was easier put under control55. Among the results of the research discussed in this article, the most beneficial might be_.A. the early identification of

44、 potential high blood pressure victimsB. development of diets free of saltC. an early cure for high blood pressureD. control of genetic agents that cause high blood pressureTask 3Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements (No.56 to No.60). For

45、 each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the correct choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Over two hundred years ago, Adam Smith introduced some ideas, which brought about a world revolution. If we enjoy a high standard of living

46、in modern society, we owe much to this Scottish economist and philosopher. If we enjoy driving in beautiful cars, wearing fashionable shoes, or flying away to distant places for exciting holidays, we should perhaps pay thanks to the man who made it all possible.What was Adam Smiths contribution? Lik

47、e so many ideas, which have surprising effects, his was a simple one. He watched workers practising their craft of pin making. One man would heat the strip of metal, stretch it out, cat off an appropriate length, shape it, cool it and finally smooth and shine it. Smith drew attention to the advantag

48、es which could be gained if these various tasks were performed by different workers. Let one be responsible for preparing the metal. Another for stretching and cutting. Another for shaping. Another for finishing. He described the technique as the Division of Labour; in this way workers repeat the sa

49、me actions again and again. Smith convinced the world that specialization could solve the problem of poverty and want.What was the result? The Industrial Revolution. Productivity was greatly increased. For Britain, where the revolution started, there was a prosperity which made it the richest countr

50、y in the nineteenth century. British trains and railway lines spread out like a spiders web across the world. British ships were used to carry the new cargoes from one comer of the world to another.The revolution is not over. It is still with us, but now it is a worldwide phenomenon. Everywhere, fac

51、tories are producing large numbers of similar products, and are in continuous production. What were called massproduction lines yesterday are called robotic productions today. The pace of change is increasing. And if these techniques have brought us prosperity, they have brought us a little misery i

52、n overcrowded towns, boring jobs and, most of all, unemployment.56. We should be grateful to Adam Smith because _.A. his ideas made it possible for people to improve their livesB. he invented a more efficient way of pin makingC. he started the industrial revolutionD. he brought to people a high stan

53、dard of living57. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The Division of Labour makes work more interesting.B. Specialization could solve the problem of unemployment.C. Adam Smith put forward the idea of the Division of Labour.D. Adam Smith insisted that each worker be better pai

54、d.58. From the passage we know that the Industrial Revolution _.A. led to Adam Smith s idea of specializationB. was finished in the nineteenth centuryC. also has its sideeffects in societyD. put an end to poverty in the world59. According to the passage, the Industrial Revolution is responsible for

55、the following results except _.A. prosperity B. crime C. unemployment D. over crowdedness60. What is the best title for this passage?A. The Theory of Division of Labour and Its SignificanceB. The Industrial Revolution and Its SignificanceC. The Causes of Industrial RevolutionD. Adam Smith, the Econo

56、mist and PhilosopherTask 4Directions: After reading it , you should answer each of the 5 questions (No.61 to No.65)within 3 words. The answer should be written after the corresponding numbers on the Answer Sheet.The greatest recent social changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth

57、 century there has been a remarkable shortening of the proportion of a womans life spent in caring for children. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which custom, opportunity and health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have