专升本英语模拟试题--4
陕西专升本(英语)模拟试卷4(题后含答案及解析)
陕西专升本（英语）模拟试卷4(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. V ocabulary and Structure 2. Reading Comprehension 3. Cloze 5. Translation 6. WritingV ocabulary and Structure1．Never______faith in himself, he went on with his experiment.A．lostB．to loseC．having lostD．losing正确答案：D2．For many years, the world population______rapidly.A．have grownB．has been grownC．has been growingD．had grown正确答案：C3．The Republican Party is one of the______parties of the United States.A．political two principalB．principal political twoC．two principal politicalD．principal two political正确答案：C4．______better conditions, we could have done the work better.A．GivenB．GiveC．Being givenD．Giving正确答案：A5．I know nothing about that country______it is situated in the south of Africa.A．exceptB．besideC．besidesD．except that正确答案：D6．But for the storm, we______earlier,A．arrivedB．had arrivedC．must have arrivedD．would have arrived正确答案：D7．He came back from work only ten minutes ago. He______to his factory.A．mustn’ t have goneB．can’ t have goneC．wouldn’ t have goneD．may not go正确答案：B8．A man escaped from prison last night. It was a long time______the guards discovered what had happened.A．untilB．sinceC．beforeD．when正确答案：C9．I can’t but______the truth of your remarks, although they are against my interests.A．admitB．to admitC．admittingD．being admitted正确答案：A10．The police were making an investigation into the accident______100 people were killed.A．in whichB．whenC．whereD．for what正确答案：A11．I didn’t______you carrying a pack when you came in.A．watchB．regardC．visionD．notice正确答案：A12．When he was a student, he was incredibly poor at mathematics, yet his economics ______surprisingly good.A．wasB．wereC．has beenD．is正确答案：A13．I stopped several______and asked them to phone for an ambulance.A．passer-byB．passers-byC．passer-bysD．passers-bys正确答案：B14．Anyone can answer such a question as this one,______?A．can beB．can’t theyC．can’t beD．don’t-they正确答案：B15．______he works hard, I don’t mind when he finishes the experiment.A．As soon asB．As well asC．So far asD．So long as正确答案：D16．Many a writer of newspaper articles______to writing novels.A．has turnedB．have turnedC．has been turnedD．have been turned正确答案：A17．Seldom______any mistakes during my past five years of service here.A．would I makeB．should I makeC．I would makeD．did I make正确答案：D18．Staying in a hotel for a night costs______renting a room in a dormitory for a week.A．twice much thanB．twice as much asC．as much twice asD．as much as twice正确答案：B19．______,the more we are reminded of the glad and the sad events of our past.A．The longer do we liveB．The longer we liveC．We live the longerD．Live the longer do we正确答案：B20．I really appreciate______to drive us to the station but we will walk there.A．that you are offeringB．your offeringC．that you offerD．you to offer正确答案：B21．She opened the door quietly so as not to______the sleeping child.A．interruptB．botherD．disturb正确答案：D22．The government’s efforts did not take______in the fight against inflation, indeed the situation has worsened recently.A．effectB．affectC．accomplishmentD．achievement正确答案：A23．Do not give the baby meat to eat, because he cannot______it.A．absorbB．swallowC．digestD．take in正确答案：C24．Although Asian countries are generally more ______in social customs than Western countries, there have been several notable examples of women leader in both China and India.A．conservativeB．confidentialC．comprehensiveD．consistent正确答案：A25．Experts say walking is one of the best ways for a person to______ healthy.A．preserveB．stayC．maintainD．reserve正确答案：B26．The manager claimed that his company had the______right of publication.A．singleB．uniqueC．lonely正确答案：D27．One day I______a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor at a nearby state college.A．came acrossB．came aboutC．came afterD．came at正确答案：A28．A lorry______ Jane’ s cat and sped away.A．ran overB．ran intoC．ran throughD．ran down正确答案：A29．Our company decided to______the contract because a number of the conditions in it had not been met.A．destroyB．resistC．assumeD．cancel正确答案：D30．At first, the speaker was referring to the problem of pollution in the country, but halfway in her speech, she suddenly______to another subject.A．committedB．switchedC．favoredD．transmitted正确答案：B31．Our new house is very______for me as I can get to the office in five minutes.A．adaptableB．convenientC．available正确答案：B32．Our journey was slow because the train stopped______at different villages.A．continuallyB．continuouslyC．graduallyD．unceasingly正确答案：A33．In Britain today women______44% of the workforce.A．build upB．stand forC．make upD．conform to正确答案：C34．This article ______more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.A．cares forB．applies forC．allows forD．calls for正确答案：D35．Petrol is refined from the______oil we take out of the ground.A．crudeB．freshC．rudeD．original正确答案：A36．Last year the advertising rate______by 20 percent.A．raisedB．arousedC．aroseD．rose正确答案：D37．It is our______policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means.A．consistentB．continuousC．considerateD．continual正确答案：A38．It is reported that this large hotel can______600 guests.A．accommodateB．accomplishC．accompanyD．accuse正确答案：A39．His tender smile______that the students had had his forgiveness.A．appliedB．repliedC．impliedD．supplied正确答案：C40．They finally______an agreement after 3 months of hard bargaining.A．reachedB．gotC．come toD．arrive at正确答案：AReading ComprehensionFew Americans remain in one position or one place for a lifetime. They move from town to city to suburb, from high school to college in a different state, from a job in one region to a better job elsewhere, from the home where they raise their children to the home where they plan to live in retirement. With each move they are forever making new friends, who become part of their life at that time. For many of them summer is a special time for forming new friendships. Today millions of Americans vacation abroad, and they go not only to see new sights but also with the hope of meeting new people. No one really expects a vacation trip to produce aclose friend, but the beginning of a friendship is possible. The word “ friend” can be applied to a wide range of friendship—to someone one has known for a few weeks in a new place,to a fellow worker, to a childhood playmate, to a man or woman, to a trusted confidant(知己).41．Many Americans move from place to place for the following reasons except______.A．going to collegeB．getting a better jobC．finding a place to live in retirementD．saving money正确答案：D42．Summer is a special time when many Americans______.A．enjoy the sunlightB．feel strangeC．travel to other countriesD．get a new job正确答案：C43．When summer comes, many Americans______.A．hope to meet new peopleB．expect to find some close friendsC．want to begin lasting friendships with new peopleD．both A and B正确答案：A44．From the passage it can be seen that a “friend” can be______.A．a fellow workerB．a football teammateC．a boy or a girlD．all of the above正确答案：D45．Which of the following is the topic sentence of the second paragraph?A．For many of them summer is a special time for forming new friendships.B．Today millions of Americans vacation abroad.C．No one really expects a vacation trip to produce a close friend.D．But surely the beginning of friendship is possible.正确答案：ATechnology is the application of knowledge to production. Thanks to modern technology, we have been able to increase greatly the efficiency of our work force. New machines and new methods have helped cut down time and expenses while increasing overall output. This has meant more production and a higher standard of living. For most of us in America, modern technology is thought of as the reason why we can have cars and television sets. However, technology has also increased the amount of food available to us by means of modern farming machinery and animal-breeding techniques, and has extended our life span via medical technology. Will mankind continue to live longer and have a higher quality of life? In large measure the answer depends on technology and our ability to use it wisely. If we keep making progress as we have over the past fifty years, the answer is definitely yes. The advancement of technology depends upon research and development, and the latest statistics show that the United States is continuing to pump billions of dollars annually into such efforts. So while we are running out of some scarce resources, we may well find technological substitutes for many of them through our research programs. Therefore, in the final analysis the three major factors of production(land, labor, capital)are all influenced by technology. When we need new skills or techniques in machinery, people will start developing new technology to meet these needs. As equipment proves to be slow or inefficient, new machines will be invented. Technology responds to our needs in helping us maintain our standard of living.46．What is the best title for the passage?______.A．The Definition of TechnologyB．Modern TechnologyC．The Application of TechnologyD．The Development of Technology正确答案：B47．Modern technology provides us with a lot of benefits except______.A．more production and a higher standard of livingB．extended life spanC．a better pumping systemD．more food available正确答案：C48．From the passage, we can infer that this article is probably______.A．a part of the introduction to American businessB．followed by the passage talking about factors of productionC．taken from a learned journalD．both A and B正确答案：D49．Which is the main idea of the passage?A．Modern technology is the key to the improvement of standard of living.B．The three major factors of production—land, labor and capital are all influenced by technology.C．Technology is the response to our needs.D．The United States is making great efforts to advance its technology.正确答案：A50．According to the passage, people can live a long life with the help of______.A．higher quality of lifeB．medical technologyC．modern farming machineryD．technological substitute正确答案：BThe earth is much cooler than the sun, and the wave length of the earth’ s radiations is much longer than that of sunrays. These longer heat waves cannot pass through the atmosphere as easily as the short waves coming from the sun. Similarly, radio stations that transmit programs to distant countries broadcast in short waves, which can travel all around the world. Stations that broadcast local programs send out longer waves, which can be received more easily, but only in a limited area. Heat waves, rising from the earth, meet resistance in the atmosphere from the water vapor there. Many if the waves are stopped by the water vapor can not get back out into space. The atmosphere, when it is warmed up, also adds some heat back to the earth’ s surface. When the sun’s rays strike water surface, some of the water becomes absorbed by the air as water vapor. The warmer the air is, the more vapor it can hold. When the air has absorbed its maximum amount of vapor, it is said to be saturated. If the air is then cooled, some of the vapor will condense and clouds will form. These clouds will contain drops of water at temperatures above freezing, or ice crystals at temperatures below freezing. Clouds can greatly affect the temperature of the earth’ s surface. When there are many clouds in the sky, all of the sun’ s rays can not reach the earth. The cloudy day, then, will be cooler than the cloudless day. Clouds also prevent the earth from cooling off rapidly at night. For this reason, countries such as the British Isles, which are often covered by clouds, have a relatively constant temperature. The weather in these cloudy areas is neither very hot in summer nor verycold in winter. On the other hand, places such as deserts, which have few or no clouds, have very sharp variations in temperature—between night and day as well as between summer and winter.51．Radio stations that transmit programs to distant countries send out waves that resemble______.A．heat waves rising from the earthB．waves absorbed by water vaporC．waves sent out by radio stations that transmit local programsD．the rays sent out from the sun正确答案：D52．Air can hold more water vapor______.A．when it is warmB．when it is coolC．in summerD．in winter正确答案：A53．The sun’ s rays are absorbed by______.A．cloudsB．the heat waves in the atmosphereC．the surface of the earthD．water vapor正确答案：C54．When there are clouds, days tend to be______.A．warmer than when it is clearB．cooler than when it is clearC．the same as when it is clearD．the same as nights正确答案：B55．If a country has a relatively constant temperature, it would probably be ___.A．in a mountainous regionB．frequently cloudyC．having as many sunny days as cloudy daysD．one in which there is no winter正确答案：BEducation is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them; our purpose is to fit them for life. As soon as we realize this fact, we will understand that it is very important to choose a system of education which will really prepare children for life. It is not enough just to choose the first system of education one finds, or to continue with one’s old system of education without examining it to see whether it is in fact suitable or not. In many modern countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that, by free education for all—whether rich or poor, clever or stupid—one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough;we find it in such countries a far larger number of people with university degrees than there are jobs for them to fill. Because of their degrees, they refuse to do what they think”low”work; and, in fact, work with the hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than the work of a professor—we can live without education, but we will die if we have no food. In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever job is suited to his brain and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that it is very bad to be ashamed of one’ s work, or to scorn someone else’ s. Only such a type of education can be called valuable to society.56．The first sentence of this passage means that______.A．education is not the purpose of lifeB．education is a way of lifeC．education is to make people suitable for lifeD．education is not fit for children正确答案：A57．Free education for all is not enough, because______.A．it can not solve all the problems of societyB．there are not enough jobs for those who have degreesC．degrees are uselessD．people with degrees are ashamed of their jobs正确答案：B58．The writer of this passage thinks that______.A．work with hands is dirtyB．food is more important than educationC．education is not necessary for some peopleD．it is better to be a completely uneducated farmer正确答案：B59．We must be educated in such a way that______.A．we can choose whatever job we likeB．we can do all kinds of jobsC．each of us can do a good jobD．each of us can do some work that is useful to society正确答案：D60．How can education be valuable to society?A．Education should be free for all.B．Education should bring up people able and willing to do jobs necessary to society.C．Education should make people accept low jobs.D．Education should examine people’ s ability.正确答案：BClozeWomen in the United States and many other countries【C1】______in a growing number of sports and games. Many American women are【C2】______active in sports now than before.【C3】______groups of women are in particular active in sports. Some women are sports professionals. They【C4】______sports so as to make money. When they【C5】______in games and matches, they usually win a large amount of【C6】______. College women are a second group who are active in some sports【C7】______in colleges. Some of them compete【C8】______other women from 【C9】______colleges, and some【C10】______in national championships【C11】______they are very good sportswomen. They even【C12】______compete in the Olympics.【C13】______few are able to become professionals. Most women in【C14】______group, who are active in sports in the United States, are【C15】______. They may have learned sport in college.【C16】______a lot of women may not be【C17】______good at sport, they【C18】______in sports activities just for【C19】______. In recent years, there have been more and more women【C20】______part in sports and games.61．【C1】A．shareB．participateC．select D．like正确答案：B62．【C2】A．very well B．so much C．much more D．very much正确答案：C63．【C3】A．Two B．Three C．Four D．These正确答案：B64．【C4】A．play role in B．take part in C．take a role D．play a part in 正确答案：B65．【C5】A．draw B．get C．lose D．win正确答案：D66．【C6】A．profit B．houses C．money D．fund正确答案：C67．【C7】A．available B．noticeable C．impossible D．acceptable正确答案：A68．【C8】A．among B．to C．with D．against正确答案：D69．【C9】A．other B．same C．their D．the正确答案：A70．【C10】A．like B．win C．compete D．play正确答案：C71．【C11】A．while B．if C．when D．unless正确答案：B72．【C12】A．may B．shouldC．would D．must正确答案：A73．【C13】A．Above all B．Even though C．After all D．Therefore正确答案：C74．【C14】A．the second B．the last C．other D．next正确答案：B75．【C15】A．amateurs B．professionals C．best players D．fans正确答案：A76．【C16】A．Very B．Fairly C．Rather D．Quite正确答案：D77．【C17】A．evidently B．imaginably C．particularly D．impossibly 正确答案：C78．【C18】A．are involvedB．involvedC．involveD．have involved正确答案：C79．【C19】A．moneyB．funC．famesD．benefits正确答案：B80．【C20】A．takenB．to takeC．takingD．take正确答案：CTranslationSection ADirections: Translate the following English into Chinese.81．My family I love my family, because I have a happy family. My father is an English teacher. His name is Jacky. He is thirty-eight. He likes playing basketball. What’s my mother job? Is she a teacher? Yes, you’re right! My mother is very kind and nice, she is thirty-seven. My mother is always laborious work. I love my parents ! On Saturday and Sunday, I often go to the library and play the piano, My father go to play basketball. Sometimes, we watch TV and listen to music at home. I love my family. Because I m very happy to live with my parents together!正确答案：我爱我的家庭，因为我有一个快乐的家庭。
专升本英语模拟试题4
专升本英语模拟试题4模拟试题（四）Part I Vocabulary and Structure ( 30 %)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A) , B) , C) andD). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.1. He really objects so long.A. to waitB. at waitingC. to waitingD. waiting2. It's the first time that he has been to China, ?A. isn't heB. isn't itC. hasn't heD. hasn't it3. I'm able to do it than you are.A. moreB. betterC. muchD. nor4. His watch doesn't show the correct time, does my watch.A. notB. alsoC. eitherD. nor5. Jim was popular with those who would vote, and he was that he could win the election.A. confidenceB. confidentlyC. confidentD. to confident6. Would you mind me how to use this computer.A. to tellB. tellingC. tellD. told7.Even though they for twenty years. The two neighbors are not very friendly.A. having been lived side by sideB. having been living side by sideC. had been living side by sideD. have been living side by side8. Please look after the house and the flowers in my yard during my .A. absentB. absenceC. absentlyD. being absent9. I can him to you for the job. He is a very good worker.A. recommendateB. recommendableC. recommendationD. recommend10. He listened with to the beautiful music at the party.A. pleasureB. pleasedC. pleasurableD. pleasurably11. He was only one man in the city of lending you $10 000.A. capableB. ableC. willingD. generous12. We are so busy that we had to our vacation till next month.A. put awayB. put downC. put offD. put out13. Mrs. George took of the fine weather to do some washing.A. advantageB. chanceC. effectD. interest14. Don't to let me know if there is anything I can do for you.A. rejectB. refuseC. preventD. hesitate15. he realized it was too late to return home.A. No sooner it grew dark whenB. Hardly it grew dark thanC. It was not until dark thatD. Before it grew dark16. I writing the paper had I not run out of ink.A. finishedB. have finishedC. had finishedD. would have finished17. the fog, we should have reached our destination.A. In spite ofB. In case ofC. Because ofD. But for18. There was no reason the meeting yesterday.A. for you not attendB. for your not attendingC. for you not to attendD. for your not to attend19. Since he and I work in the same hospital, I can hardly avoid him.A. to meetB. to have metC. meetingD. having met20. -- Can you guess what kind of food there is?-- it is, I'm sure there is not much taste in it.A. WhateverB. HoweverC. WhereverD. Whoever21. One of Bettie's brothers was killed in action, another .A. takes prisonerB. took prisonerC. taken prisonerD. taking prisoner22. The visit to the school his memory of his childhood.A. brought aboutB. brought inC. brought forthD. brought back23. clear was his statement that it couldn't be misunderstood.A. TooB. EnoughC. MuchD. So24. , Jane couldn't help smiling.A. Being very angryB. Angry as she wasC. Angry even though she wasD. As she was very angry25. People are less superstitious than .A. they used toB. they are used to beingC. they used to beD. they are used26. Immediately behind the two cars was happened to be a learner. She suddenly gotinto a panic and stopped her car.A. a womanB. the womanC. a woman whoD. there was the woman who27. The coach, together with his team players, warmly welcomed when they got off the train.A. wereB. wasC. has beenD. be28. On second day, he had his car thoroughly before embarking on the journey.A. to be examinedB. being examinedC. examinedD. was examined29. There is no good too much every day.A. to drinkB. drinkingC. in drinkingD. being drunk30. as Johnny is, he's published five volumes of poems.A. A boy of tenB. A ten-year old boyC. Boy of tenD. Boy of ten-year old Part II Cloze (20%)Directions:For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices given below and marked A), B) , C) and D). Choose the one that is most suitable.Smoking, which may be a pleasure for some people, is a serious source of 31 for their fellows. Further. medical authorities express their 32 about the effect of smoking 33 the health not only 34 those who smoke but also of those who do not. In fact, nonsmokers who must 35 inhale the air polluted by tobacco smoke may 36 more than the smokers themselves.As you are doubtless 37 , a considerable number of our students have 38 in an effort to 39 the university to forbid 40 in the classrooms. I believe they are entirely right in their aim.41 I would hope that it is 42 to achieve this by 43 the smokersto use good judgment and show concern 44 others rather than by regulation.Smoking is 45 by City bylaws in theatres and in halls used for 46 films as well as in labs where there 47 be a fire hazard. Elsewhere it is up to your good sense.I am 48 asking you to maintain 49 in the auditoriums, classrooms and seminar rooms. This will prove that you have the nonsmokers' health and well-being 50 which is very important to a large number of our students.。
专升本英语(作文)模拟试卷4(题后含答案及解析)
专升本英语（作文）模拟试卷4(题后含答案及解析) 题型有：1.1．邀请信：你(Li Yuan)刚刚搬入新家，准备邀请朋友聚会家中。
写一封信邀请你的朋友(Tom)参加聚会(词数100～120)。
内容包括：(1)提出邀请；(2)聚会的时间、地点；(3)要求回复。
正确答案：March 2, 2010Dear Tom, My husband and I are planning to have a house-warming party this Saturday 12 June. We are inviting about ten of our closest friends and you, of course, are among them. The party will begin at six o’ clock in the evening. Our new house at 124 Victoria Street is about a hundred meters from Selwyn Road. We hope that you are free to attend. When you have time, perhaps you could let me know if we expect the pleasure of your company. If you prefer, you can call me at 1997-4567 or e-mail me at liyuan@ hotmail, com (my old address is no longer in use). Best wishes Li Yuan 涉及知识点：写作2．Do “Lucky Numbers” Really Bring Good Luck?正确答案：Do “Lucky Numbers” Really Bring Good Luck? When it comes to lucky numbers, different people will offer different opinions. Some people take it for granted that lucky numbers have nothing to do with their luck. In their opinions, lucky numbers themselves are given certain meaning for the purpose of application of mathematics. Besides, all the numbers are equal, and they never decide your fate and affect your luck. However, others hold that lucky numbers really bring good luck to them. They maintain that some superstars and famous persons have their own lucky numbers to bless themselves. And lucky numbers make them feel peaceful or energetic and hence they can tackle problems better. Weighing up these two arguments, I am for the former one. For one thing, if lucky numbers really worked, we were not to fail anything. For another, lucky numbers can never change the objective reality and make miracles. For instance, patients are cured by experienced doctors but not by lucky numbers. Therefore, as stated above, we should work hard instead of depending on lucky numbers to bring us a happy life.解析：本题属于命题作文。
专升本英语模拟试题四
专升本英语模拟试题四专升本英语模拟试题（四）模拟试题（四）Part I Reading Comprehension (40％35minutes)Directions:In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by anumber of comprehension questions. Read the passage and choosethe best answer to each question. Then, mark your answer byblackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:Do you find getting up in the morning so diffic ult that it’s painful? This might be called lazines s, but Dr Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle. During the hours when you labor through your work you may say that you’re “hot”. That’s true. Time of day wh en you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No ore has disc overed why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues (独白) as: “Get up, John! You’11 be l ate for wor k again!” Much family quarreling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has.You can’t change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better Habit can he lp, Dr Kleitman believes. Maybe you’re sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway. Counteract your cycle to some extent by habituallystaying up later than you want to. If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour This won’t change your cycle, but you’11 get up steam and work better at your low point. Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn and stretch. Sit on the edge of th e bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes b y laying them out the night before for your sharper hours.1. If a person finds getting up early a problem, most probably _________.A. he is a lazy personB. he refuses to follow his own energy cycleC. he is not sure when his energy is lowD. he is at his peak in the afternoon or evening2. Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according tothe passage?A. Unawareness of energy cycles.B. Familiar monologues.C. A change in a family member’s energy cycle.D. Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members.3. If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point the morning, he should__________.A. change his energy cycleB. overcome his lazinessC. get up earlier than usualD. go to bed earlier4. You arc advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will _______.A. help to keep your energy for the day’s workB. help you to control your temper early in the dayC. enable you to concentrate on your routine workD. keep your energy cycle under control all day5. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?A. Getting off to work with a minimum effort helps save one’s energy.B. Dr Kleitman explains why people reach their peaks at different hoursof dayC. Habit helps one adapt to his own energy cycleD. Children have energy cycles, tooQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:Another thing to remember in connection with concrete is that you are not allowed very much lee way (余地) for errors in either measurements or location. Once you have a solid mass of concrete set i n place, it is going to stay there. You have a difficult job ahead of you if you try to remedy a mistak e. Make very sure, before you fill the form, that everything is where and how you want it.There are numerous rules regarding the proper mixing, handling, and finishing of concrete, but the essential one concerns the amount of water to use. The less water in the mix, the less the finished jo b will shrink. The less water used, the harder and more enduring the job after it has set.The amateur concrete worker is annoyed with two desires. One is to use enough water to have th e concrete nice and soft and easy to push around. You have been warned against that.The second is t o take off the wooden forms too early, to see what the job 1ooks like. That is really fatal. If the form s are stripped off too soon, while the concrete is still “green”, two things are likely to cause a major c rack or defect in the body of the work. An excellent rule is to wait until you are sure the concrete is properly hardened, and then wait another day before removing the forms.6. The best title for this passage would be ________.A. Rules for Working with ConcreteB. Concrete and Its Uses childrenC. Concrete, the Homeowner’s JoyD. Concrete, a Test of Charaeter7. Two of the main thoughts in this passage are (1) preparation of forms forthe concrete must be thorough, and (2) forms must be allowed to remainon long enough. The third main idea is _________.A. taking off forms beforehand will probably cause a crack in the body ofthe workB. trying to make changes after concrete has been poured is notrecommendedC. mixing concrete properly will make it very hard and strongD. using as little water as possible is recommended8. In mixing concrete, one of the desires the amateur must resist is to ______.A. break off a corner to see if the “green” has goneB. leave the form on too longC. strip off the forms a day after the concrete has properlyhardenedD. use too much water9. A human quality apparently not essential in someone who works withconcrete is ________.A. carefulnessB. patienceC. self-controlD. inventiveness10. By the concrete being too “green”, the author means that the concrete has__________.A. dried outB. hardenedC. not yet curedD. not crackedQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:If women are mercilessly (无情地) exploited year after year, they have only themselves to blame. Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores Clothes which have been worn only a f ew times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion. When you come to think of it, only a women is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe (衣柜) packed full of clothes and announcing s adly that she has nothing to wear.Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste. Many women spend vas t sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn. Women who cannot afford t o throw away clothing in this way, waste hours oftheir time altering the dresses they have. Skirts are lengthened or shortened; necklines are lowered or raised. and so on.No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth, comfort and durability (耐用). They are o nly interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort, as long as they look right. There can hardly be a man who hasn’t at som e time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day, or delicately picking her way through deep snow 1i1 high heeled shoes.When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvio us. Do the constantly changing fashions of women’s clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of inco nstancy and instability? Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion designers. Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability? That Is for you to decide.11. Designers and big stores always make money ________.A. by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industryB. because they are capable of predicting new fashionsC. by co nstantly changing the fashions in women’s clothi ngD. because they attach great importance to quality in women’s clothing12. To the writer, the fact that women alter their old-fashioned dresses is seenas _________.A. a waste of moneyB. a waste of timeC. an expression of tasteD. an expression of creativity13. The writer would be less critical if fashion designers placed more stress onthe _________ of clothing.A. costB. appearanceC. comfortD. suitability14. New fashions in clothing are created for _________.A. the commercial exploitation of womenB. the women’s strength of characterC. basic qualities of inconstancy and instabilityD. an important contribution to society15. By saying “the conclusions to be drawn are obvious” (Line One, ParagraphFour) the writer means that __________.A. women’s inconstancy in their choice of clothing is often laughed atB. women are better able to put up with discomfortC. men are also exploited greatly by fashion designersD. men are more reasonable in the matter of fashionQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:The black robin (知更鸟) is one of the world’s rarest birds It is a small, wild bird, and it lives onl y on the island of Little Mangere, off the coast of New Zealand. In 1967 there were about 50 black ro bins there; in 1977 there were fewer than ten. These are the only black robins left in the world. The is land has many other birds, of course, of dif．ferent kinds, large and small; theyseem to multiply very happily.Energetic (有力的, 积极的) steps are being taken to preserve the black robin-to guard those remain ing and to increase their number. Detailed studies are going on, and a public appeal for money has bee n made. The idea is to buy another island nearby as a special home, a “reserve”, for threatened wild li fe, including black robins. The organizers say that Little Mangere should then be restocked with the rob in’s food-it eats only one kind of seed-and so renewed for it. Thousands of the required plants are at p resent being cultivated in New Zealand. The public appeal is aimed at the conscience of mankind, so th at the wild black robin will not die out and disappear from the earth in our time at least.In the earth’s long, long past hundreds of kinds of creatures have evolved, risen to a degree of su ccess-and died out. In the long, long future there will he many new and different forms of life. Those creatures that adapt themselves successfully to what the earth offers will survive for a long time. Those that fail to meet the challenges will disappear early. That is Nature’s proven method of operation.The rule of selection-“survival of the fittest” is the one by which man has himself arrived on the s cene.Life seems to have grown too tough for black robins16. The black robin is dying out mainly because _________.A. people have been very careless about its survivalB. its only food is becoming exhausted on Little MangereC. the other birds on the island have destroyed itD. the appeal for money has come at the wrong time17. The success of other small birds on Little Mangere shows thatA. the island cannot have very much food 1efB. something has to die out, they can’t all be winnersC. the big birds have all been attacking the black robinD. the robin has failed to meet the challenges of life18. As regards selection and survival, the decisive factor seems to be _______.A. the ability to adapt to changed or changing conditionsB. the number of wild life reserves that are availableC. the concern and generosity (慷慨) of the publicD. the size of the home, or the amount of space one has to live m19. The evidence seems to suggest that _________.A. it is a disaster for everyone when one kind of bird dies outB. all creatures are concerned about the survival of othersC. Nature expects and accepts the dying out of weaker breedsD. man is to blame when such a thing happens20. The writer’s attitude towards the protection of the black robins is _______.A. activeB. passiveC. indifferentD. pessimisticPart II Vocabulary and Structure(20％25 minutes)Directions: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices.Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark youranswer on the Answer Sheet.21. It is necessary that students ________ more exercises to do.A. haveB. can haveC. must haveD. will have22. What a beautiful house! Especially there are many __________.A. furnitureB. furnituresC. pieces of furnitureD. pieces of furnitures23. Almost all the parents expect their child ________ a successful person.A. beingB. to beC. to have beenD. to be to24. There is _______ that I may have to go into hospital next week becausemy illness is serious.A. necessityB. possibilityC. an opportunityD. an occasion25. Important ________ his discovery was it was regarded as a matter ofno account in his time.A. even ifB. forC. asD. although26. I don’t swim now, but I _______ when I was a kid.A. used to itB. used to doing itC. used toD. used to do27. ________ his great wealth, he always remained a man of simple tastes.A. Except forB. With regard toC. DespiteD. Although28. Do very few experts have _______ with complete new answers tothe world’s economic problems?A. come offB. come aroundC. come upD. come through29. The success or failure of a football team depends on ___________ itsstanding position is correct or not.A. whetherB. ifC. if or notD. whether or not30. The wings of the plane, which stretched out for 80 feet, were _____ofits body.A. more than the length twiceB. more than twice the lengthC. twice the length more thanD. twice more than the length31.The boss made the employees work for him almost _________ collapse.A. to the extent ofB. to the point ofC. on top ofD. in spite of32. This ________ of shoes is not suitable for you, whose color is too bright.A. suitB. setC. oneD. pair33. It was at the airport ________ John met Mary.A. the placeB. whichC. thatD. where34. I decided to go to the party as soon as I ________.A. would finish what 1 was doingB. finish what I didC. finished what I didD. finished what 1 was doing35. This is the restaurant which _______ $20 for a single dish of vegetable.A. claimsB. demandsC. pricesD. charges36. I’d rather you ________ anythin g about it for the time being.A. didn’t doB. not doC. don’t doD. won’t do37. You look so tired tonight. It is time you _________.A. go to sleepB. went to sleepC. are sleepyD. were sleepy38. Is there any hope of _________ winning the championship.A. group of themB. their groupC. them groupD. their group’s39. ________ the heavy rain, we would not have got soaked.A. But forB. But nowC. For nowD. Without40. Many famous buildings in London were seriously ________ during theSecond World War.A. harmedB. damagedC. spoiledD. destroyed41. I ________ come yesterday, but I couldn’t.A. was to haveB. mustC. oughtD. have to42. Old photographs give one a brief ________ of the past our being inthe countryside in 1970s’.A. lookB. sightC. stareD. glimpse43. ________ Mike is willing to join us, we’11 go out for a picnic.A. No matterB. Whether or notC. AlthoughD. Because44. The new power plant is reported _________ within three years.A. having been completedB. to have been completedC. to have completedD. to completed45. He always broke his _________, so I would never believe him.A. lawB. absenceC. silenceD. promise46. At the bus stop __________ a woman and two young menon their wayto Nanjing Station.A. wereB. wasC. isD. has been47. They hurried there only to find the meeting canceled, in fact they ____at all.A. needn’t have goneB. wouldn’t have goneC mustn’t have gone D. might not have gone48. They took ______________ measures to improve the students’ ability inlearning language.A. fruitfulB. beneficialC. validD. effective49. The glass of water is too hot. I prefer some cold ________ water.A. boilingB. boiledC. having boiledD. to boil50. __________ you should d0 now is to learn these phrases by heart.A. WhichB. ThatC. WhatD. It51. She is going to town __________.A. repairing her watchB. for repairing her watchC. to have repaired her watchD. to have her watch repaired52. I d on’t think she cares, _________ ?A. do IB. doesn’t sheC. does sheD. don’t I53. The new comer is _________.A. average heightB. of medium height and buildC. middle high and strongD. not high and strong54. Go str aight into the cave and find out what’s there, ________?A. don’t youB. will youC. do youD. can you55. Many people want to buy it because, _______, the price is low, ______ ,it’s rather durable.A. on one side; on the other sideB. for one thing; for anotherC. on the one hand; on the other handD. in one part; on the other part56. You ______ your home work before you watch TV.A. are doingB. are to be doingC. are to doD. do57. It is _________ building that everyone wants to have a look at it.A. a so unusualB. such an unusualC. so unusualD. such unusual58. “Is it ______ that he will arrive here late?” “No, I don’t think so.”A. probablyB. likelyC. possiblyD. perhaps59. He finally ________ in reaching the top of the mountain.A. achievedB. managedC. enabledD. succeeded60. _______ nobody was willing to vote for her, she decided to dropout ofthe election.A. WhenB. ThatC. Seeing thatD. So thatPart ⅢCloze(10％15minutes)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passages. For each blank thereare four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose theonethat best fits into the passages. Then mark the corresponding letter071 the Answer Sheet.Passage lMost children with healthy appetites are ready to eat almost anything that is offered them and a c hild rarely dislikes food 61 it is badly cooked .The way a meal is cooked and served is most i mportant and an attractively served meal will often improve a child’s appetite Never ask a ch ild 62 he likes or dislikes a food and never discuss liked and dislikes in front of him or allow 63 els e to do so. If the father says he ha tes fat meat or the mother refuses vegetables in the child’s hearing he is possible to copy this Procedure, take it 64 granted that he likes everything and he probably65 . Nothing healthful should be omitted from the meal because of a supposed dislike. At me al times it is good 66 to give a child a small portion and let him come back for a second helpi ng rather than give him as 67 as he is likely to eat a11 at once Do not talk too much to the ch ild during meal times, but let him get on with his food; and do not 68 himto leave the table immediately after a meal or he will soon learn to swallow hls food 69 he can hurry back to his toys. Under no circumstances must a child be coaxed (哄骗) 70 forced to e at.61. A. if B. unless C. that D. until62. A. what B. whether C. that D. which63. A. everybody B. somebody C. anybody D. nobody64. A. with B. as C. for D. over65. A. should B. may C. must D. will66. A. point B. custom C. plan D. idea67. A. Little B. much C. few D. many68. A. allow B. agree C. force D. persuade69. A. lest B. until C. so D. although70. A. neither B. nor C. but D. orPassage 2Water is very important to 71 things. Without water there can be 72 life on the earth. All animals and plants need water. Man also needs water. We need water to drink, to cook our food a nd to clean ourselves. Water 73 in offices, factories and schools. Where 74 is wate r needed?Water covers 75 part of the earth. There is water in seas, rivers and lakes. Water 76 al most 77 . Even in the driest part of the world there 78 some water in the air. You cann ot see it or feel it when it is the part of air. The water in seas, rivers and lakes is a liquid. The water in the air is with liquid or gas.C1ouds are made of water. They may be made of little drops of water. They may also be made 0f snow crystals (晶体). Snow crystals are little crystals of ice. Ice is frozen water that has become79 .Water, you have found out, may be a solid，or a liquid, or a gas. When it is a solid, it may be a s hard as stone. When it is liquid, you can pour it 80 of a cup. When it is a gas, you cannot see it or feel it.71. A. life B. living C. live D. lives72. A. some B. any C. every D. no73. A. needs B. need C. is needed D. are needed74. A. else B. other C. also D. either75. A. many B. more C. most D. much76. A. finds B. is find C. is found D. is founded77. A. somewhere B. anywhere C. nowhere D. everywhere78. A. have B. has C. is D. are79. A. solid B. liquid C. gas D. snow80. A. out B. into C. in D. withPart IV Vocabulary (10％10minutes)Directions: Complete each of the following sentences with the proper wordderived from the one given in the bracket.81. I lost my keys and cou ldn’t ________ (1ock) the box.82. No one knows where he came from. There is something _______ (mystery)about his family background.83. What is left must be left to the ________ (imagine)of the reader.84. His _______ (fail) to answer the question made the police suspicious.85. People who have never gone to school are usually ________ (literate)86. The president’s ___________ (patient) hurt many of the members and, asa result, he was not reelected for the following year.87. ________ (Fortune) never come alone.88. He was still wondering what had promoted her to buy such an _________(practice) birthday present.89. We feel certain that he is capable, that he will succeed, and that you will be________ (pride) of him.90. We wish that he had been a bit more _________ (adventure).Part V Sentence Completion (20％30minutes)Directions:Put the underlined part m each sentence into English91. Most people believe that 饮食习惯与文化有关。
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英语应试模拟第4套Ⅰ . Phonetics (5 points)Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1. A. MondayB. onionC. wonderfulD. got2. A. baseB. pleaseC. amuseD. because3. A. dreamB. threatC. beatD. heat4. A. visionB. pensionC. leisureD. measure5. A. virusB. T-shirtC. thirdD. virtueⅡ. Vocabulary and Structure (15 points)Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are fourchoices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blackenthe corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.6. You should buy a computer, you would be able to send emails.A. SoB. ThenC. WellD. Therefore7. The Smiths will move to New York. But we hope to with them.A. keep touchB. keep at touchC. keep on touchD. keep in touch8. "Do you go out on weekends? Yes,we sometimes go out.A. very oftenB. in a timeC. once upon a timeD. once in a while9. My father gave as my birthday gift.A. to me the bike last weekB. to me the bike last nightC. me the bike last nightD. last night the bike to me10. He was have a doctor's appointment today.A. supposedB. supposingC. supposed toD. supposing to11. he was seen to be an aggressive politician, he was a quiet and loving family man athome.A. AlthoughB. DespiteC. In spite ofD. Nevertheless12. I wish you me how to make such a sauce last time.A. teachB. taughtC. have taughtD. had taught13. I don't think my eyes are as good as they used to be. I need to have themA. testedB. cleanedC. servicedD. cared14. The Smiths their breakfast when the morning post came.A. hadB. were havingC. has been havingD. are having15. that she liked curry,he would have brought her to an Indian restaurant.A. If John knowsB. Had John knownC. If John knewD. Dose John know16. My students' sleepless nights became as the examinationsapproached.A. so frequentlyB. much more frequentlyC. more frequentD. far more frequent than17. After this tour you have whole afternoon free to explore the city.A. aB. anC. /D. the18. My daughter tells me that it is fashionable to wear jeans that are very around the waist.A. looseB. loseC. freeD. restrict19. If you're forbidden to do something, it means you do it,A. haven't got toB. needn'tC. couldn'tD. may not20. He told me that he in Spain the previous year.A. has been workingB. had been workingC. has workedD. had -been workedⅢ. Cioze (30 points)Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A,B,C andD. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the correspondingletter on the Answer Sheet.Most people are born with the natural ability to 21stories, but only a rare few have thedetermination to become 22authors, and even fewer have the joy of seeing their novels top the23 of bestselling books. Some of the world' s famous crime writers have achieved the24success of all. Who can 25 the appeal of famous detectives like Sherlock Holmes, Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot? Even if you haven' t read the original books you will have seen 26 in films or on the TV. If you have an ambition to become the 27Agatha Christie what should you do? The best starting 28 is to read lots of examples of crime fiction written by good authors. You will need a notebook to carry aroundwith you or 29 better, some loose 30 of paper that you can 31 notes on and then file into a folder. After all, the most everyday situation -- for example, watching a woman get 32 a train -- may be the 33 for your first bestseller.Like any good recipe you have to know the main 34 of a successful novel. These are: an/a35 story, strong characters and a memorable setting.21. A. sayB. tellC. speakD. announce22. A. amateurB. specialC. professionalD. authoritative23. A. queueB. listC. rowD. line24. A. largestB. greatestC. highestD. prime25. A. denyB. refuseC. insistD. hide26. A. the storyB. the bookC. authorsD. them27. A. nextB. followingC. subsequentD. later28. A. spotB. tipC. pointD. mark29. A. evenB. stillC. veryD. so30. A. stripsB. sheetsC. layersD. pieces31. A. completeB. doC. fillD. make32. A. outB. downC. offD. from33. A. notionB. ideaC. inventionD. inspiration34. A. partsB. ingredientsC. slicesD. sections35. A. originalB. secondhandC. InterestingD. well-knownⅣ. Reading Comprehension (60 points)Directions: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by four questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A,B, C and D. Choose the best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneWhen you imagine the desert,you probably think of a very hot place covered with sand. Although this is a good description for many deserts, Earth' s largest desert is actually a very cold place covered with ice: Antarctica.In order for an area to be considered a desert, it must receive very little rainfall. More specifically, it must receive an average of less than ten inches of precipitation--which can be rain,sleet, hail, or snow--on the ground every year. Antarctica, the coldest place on earth, has an average temperature that usually falls below the freezing point. And because cold air holds less moisture than warm air, the air in Antarctica does not hold much moisture at all. This is evident in the low precipitation statistics recorded for Antarctica. For example, the central part of Antarctica receives an average of less than two inches of snow every year. The coastline of Antarctica receives a little bit more--between seven and eight inches a year. Because Antarctica gets solittle precipitation every year, it is considered a desert.When precipitation falls in hot deserts, it quickly evaporates back into the atmosphere. The airover Antarctica is too cold to hold water vapor, so there is very little evaporation. Due to this low rate of evaporation, most of the snow that falls to the ground remains there permanently, eventually building up into thick ice sheets. Any snow that does not freeze into ice sheets becomes caught up in the strong winds that constantly blow over Antarctica. These snow-filled winds can make it look as if it is snowing. Even though snowfall is very rare there, blizzards are actually very common on Antarctica.36. The main purpose of paragraph 1 is toA. accept a conclusionB. introduce an argumentC. provide a brief historyD. deny a common belief37. The best title for this passage would beA. Earth's Many DesertsB. Antarctica: The Coldest Place on EarthC. A Desert of IceD. Unusual Blizzards38. Africa' s Sahara Desert is the second-largest desert on earth. Basedon the information in the passage ,what characteristic must the Sahara share with Antarctica?A. Low temperatures.B. High temperatures.C. Frequent blizzards.D. Low precipitation.39. Based on the information in the final paragraph, it can be understood that blizzards in Antarctica are mainly the result ofA. strong windsB. large amounts of snowfallC. low amounts of precipitationD. freezing cold temperaturesPassage TwoStudent Volunteers Needed!On Saturday, December 12th,from 10 A. M. until 4 P. M. , Carverton Middle School will be holding a music festival in the school gymnasium. The special event will feature a variety ofprofessional musicians and singers.Interested students should speak with Ms. Braxton,the music teacher. Students who would like to help at the festival must have written permission from a parent or guardian.40. What time will the festival begin?A. 10A. M.B. 11A.M.C. 1P.M.D. 2P. M.41. In line 2,the word feature is closest in meaning toA. lookB. keepC. includeD. entertain42. What job will be done the day before the festival begins?A. Making posters.B. Setting up the gym.C. Cleaning up the gym.D. Helping the performers.43. Who is told to talk to Ms. Braxton?A. Parents.B. Students.C. Teachers.D. Performers.Passage ThreeWhen another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news. Rather, it is an ordinary event. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them. However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940,the world was amazed. Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images depict birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals.Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task. They did notlimit themselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling intonarrow passages in the Lascaux complex.Unfortunately, the paintings have been exposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes, which easily wear the images away. Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also damaged the images inside.Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable. To prevent further damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963,23 years after it was discovered.44. Based on the passage, what is probably true about the south of France?A. It is home to rare animals.B. It has a large number of caves.C. It is known for horse-racing events.D. It has attracted many famous artists.45. According to the passage, which animals appear most often on the cave walls?A. Birds.B. Bison.C. Horses.D. Wild cats.46. Why was painting inside the Lascaux complex a difficult task?A. It was completely dark inside.B. The caves were full of wild animals.C. Painting materials were hard to find.D. Many painting spaces were difficult to reach.47. According to the passage, all of the following have caused damage to the paintings EXCEPTA. temperature changesB. air movementC. waterD. lightPassage FourGold used in jewelry is mixed with harder metals to add strength and durability. The metals added can also be used to change gold' s color, giving it a fashionable rose or white tint, or to lighten or darken the natural yellow tone of pure gold. Mixtures like these, of less costly metals with more valuable ones, are called alloys. Copper and silver are the most common metals mixed with gold to make yellow gold jewelry. White gold is usually made with an alloy of gold and nickel.The measure of gold' s purity is called a karat. The higher the karat rating, the higher the amountof pure gold: 24 karat is pure gold, 15 karat is 75% pure gold, 14 karat is 58.5% pure gold, and 9karat is 37.5% pure gold. All other things being equal, the higher thepercentage of pure gold used in the alloy, the more valuable and expensive the jewelry will be.Gold jewelry pieces are usually stamped with a marking to identify the karat amount. While goldthat is 24K is too soft for jewelry, 18K, 14K and 9K gold are all appropriate for jewelry, and they allmake pieces that look great and wear beautifully.48. Which of the following statements best captures the main idea of this passage?A. Although gold is very valuable, it is also very expensive.B. Gold jewelry is stamped with its karat weight.C. Gold jewelry is made using alloys.D. Colored gold is more valuable than white gold.49. Based on information in the passage, it can be understood that pure gold isA. not used to make ringsB. stamped with 100KC. an alloy of different metalsD. colorless50. According to the passage, the use of other metals in gold alloys Ⅰ. can be used to make the gold different colorⅡ. makes jewelry more expensiveⅢ. makes gold more flexibleA. I onlyB. I and Ⅱ onlyC. Ⅱ and Ⅲ onlyD. I , Ⅱ ,and Ⅲ51. Which of the following statements best explains the relationship between gold and its karat rating?A. The lower the karat rating,the purer the gold.B. The higher the karat rating,the more expensive the gold.C. The higher the karat rating,the less valuable the mixture.D. The lower the karat rating,the purer the alloy.Passage FiveIt is bad to have food stuck between your teeth for long periods of time. This is because foodattracts germs, germs produce acid ,and acid hurts your teeth and gums. Flossing helps to remove the food that gets stuck between your teeth. This explains why flossing helps to keep your mouth healthy, but some doctors say that flossing can be also good for your heart.It may seem strange that something you do for your teeth can have any effect on your heart.Doctors have come up with a few ideas about how flossing works to keep your heart healthy. One idea is that the germs that hurt your teeth canleave the mouth and travel into your blood. Germs that get into the blood can then attack your heart. Another idea is based on the fact that when there are too many germs in your mouth, the body tries to fight against these germs. For some reason, the way the body fights these mouth germs may end up weakening the heart over time.Not every doctor agrees about these ideas. Some doctors think that the link between good flossing habits and good heart health is only a coincidence. A coincidence is the occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance. The incidence of these events is completely random, as they do not admit of any reliable cause and effect relationship between them. For example, every time I wash my car, it rains. This does not mean that when I wash my car, I somehow change the weather. This is only a coincidence.The theory that flossing your teeth helps to keep your heart healthy might not be true. But everydoctor agrees that flossing is a great way to keep your teeth healthy. So even if flossing does not help your heart, it is sure to help your teeth. This is enough of a reason for everyone to floss their teeth every day.52. Flossing effectively helps to keep your mouth healthy by preventingA. germs from producing acidB. food from entering your bodyC. germs from entering into your bloodD. acid from contacting your teeth and gums53. In paragraph 2, the author explains how having too many germs in your mouth can “end upweakening the heart. " Using the passage as a guide, it can be understood that doctors areA. reluctant to hypothesizeB. confident in their estimationsC. extremely knowledgeableD. uncertain but speculative54. Using information in paragraph 3 as a guide, which of the following is the best example of acoincidence?A. Jim wakes up with a sore throat. He eats a piece of bacon for breakfast. By noon, he feelsmuch better. Jim decides that the bacon has cured his sore throat.B. Laura remembers to brush her teeth every day, but she only remembers to floss once a week.She writes a note to herself, reminding herself to floss and sticks it to her bathroom mirror.C. Mario is not very good at baseball. He practices playing every day. After a several months ofpractice, he is a much better baseball player.D. Jai has a bad heart. Her doctor tells her to eat more vegetables and less junk food. After nearlya year of doing this, the doctor tells Jai that her heart is doing much better.55. Which of the following best states the main idea of the final paragraph?A. Because doctors do not agree that flossing wilt help your heart, it is useless to floss.B. It is a fact that flossing can help your heart as well as your teeth.C. Even if flossing is only good for your teeth, you should still do it every day.D. There is no good reason to believe that flossing will help your heart, but it is still a good idea todo it every day.V. Daily Conversation (15 points)Directions: Pick out five appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete thefollowing dialogue by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.A. Thank you for coming alongB. I'm readyC. I was looking for a part-time jobD. When will ! knowE. It is a great jobF. That about covers itG. How long do ! have to waitH. I haveInterviewer: So, you've applied for the Saturday position, right? John: Yes, 56Interviewer: Can you tell me what made you reply to our advertisement? John: Well, 57 to help me through college.Interviewer: Do you know exactly what you would be doing as a shop assistant?John: Well I imagine I would be helping customers, keeping a check on the supplies in the store, and preparing the shop for business. Interviewer: 58 ,you would also be responsible for keeping the front of the store tidy. Have you any previous work experience?John: Yes. I worked part-time at a take-away in the summer holidays. Interviewer: I think I have asked you everything I wanted to.59 to the interview.John: Thank you.60 if ! have been successful?Interviewer: We'll be making our decision next Monday. We'll give you a call.Ⅵ. Writing (25 points)Directions: For this part, you are supposed to write a letter of application in English in 100-120words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly. 61．你(Li Yuan)准备加入一个俱乐部(文艺俱乐部、书画俱乐部、旅游俱乐部或者体育俱乐部)。
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专升本考试英语模拟试题4英语命题预测试卷（四）（考试时间150分钟）Ⅰ. Phonetics (10 points)Directions:In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letter combinati ons marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1.A. caused B. wished C. guessed D. dressed2.A. tea B. read (原形) C. real D. steal3.A. through B. famous C. route D. wounded4.A. native B. active C. national D. narrow5.A. like B. limit C. knife D. inside6.A. ear B. early C. earth D. earn7.A. thank B. another C. smooth D. clothes8.A. afternoon B. classroom C. roommate D. boot9.A. houses B. horses C. rises D. exercises10.A. expression B. discussion C. vision D. permissionⅡ. Vocabulary and Structure (40 points)Directions:There are 40 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the senten ce and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.11. ______ riding to school, Mary usually goes to school on foot.A. WithoutB. Rather thanC. Instead ofD. Inspite of12. The teacher will tell us _______ to have the exam next Monday.A. ifB. thatC. if notD. whether13. In order to grow well, the Blue Sprace, like other pine trees, ______ a tempera te climate.A. requireB. requiresC. is requiredD. that requires14. It took them more than ten years to ______ the defensive works.A. build inB. build intoC. build onD. build up15. I haven’t decided which seat ________.A. to sitB. is to sitC. to sit onD. is for sitting16. Susan wants to know whether the measures have been agreed _______.A. toB. withC. overD. on17. All _______ is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life.A. what is neededB. for our needsC. the thing neededD. that is needed18. His hard work _______ when he won the prize.A. paid offB. showed offC. rang offD. kept off19. The fire _______ two persons’ death as well as the damage of all the store’s p roperty.A. is resulted inB. is resulted fromC. resulted inD. resulted from20. On Sundays I prefer _______ at home to _______ out.A. to stay…goB. stay…goingC. staying…goingD. staying…go21. Generally, the thicker a mammal’s (哺乳动物) skin is, the less hair ______.A. that has itB. that it hasC. has itD. it has22. My father ______ an invitation to a dinner party, but he_______ it.A. accepted…receivedB. received…acceptedC. accepted…didn’t receiveD. received…didn’t accept23. _______ their homework, the children went for a walk.A. When they were doingB. After they have doneC. Having doneD. They had done24. My parents never let me _______ alone.A. to travelB. to travellingC. travellingD. travel25. Hardly _______ the classroom when the class began.A. had he enteredB. he had enteredC. he enteredD. he was entered26. We all enjoy working _______ him because he is a kind leader.A. alongB. inC. underD. on27. She is _______to refuse, so I have to give in.A. a too kind girlB. too a kind girlC. too kind a girlD. a gird kind too28. He couldn’t use his own car because it ________ then.A. was being repairedB. was repairingC. is repairingD. has been repaired29. _______ go to the Great Wall for a visit?A. Why don’tB. How aboutC. Will weD. Why not30. With the guide ______ the way, we set out on foot into the night dark.A. leadB. leadingC. ledD. to lead31. He seems _______ from this university.A. graduatingB. being graduatedC. to graduateD. to have graduated32. The refugees need many things, but _______, they need food and medicine.A. at mostB. above allC. after allD. at the first33. ______ France Viuard an excellent political speaker but she was also among the first members of the populist party.A. Not onlyB. If onlyC. OnlyD. Not only was34. He failed in the examination three times but _______ he passed.A. at endB. at finishC. at lastD. at least35. On his return from his college, he found the house ________.A. desertingB. desertedC. desertD. to be deserted36. When Jane fell off the bike, the other children ________.A. were not able to help laughterB. could not help but laughingC. could not help laughingD. could not help to laugh37. English is _______ interesting to us.A. muchB. veryC. very muchD. more38. Grammar books here _______ well.A. are soldB. sellC. sellsD. have been sold39. If everybody is _______, let’s begin our class.A. satB. seatedC. seatD. sitted40. He must have been there before, ________?A. hasn’t heB. haven’t heC. doesn’t heD. isn’t he41. He had to give up ___ the football match because he had his leg injured in the accident.A. taking part inB. took part inC. to take part inD. take part in42. The young people felt that they needed no help from anyone. They were very _____.A. unexpectedB. independentC. resistantD. separate43. I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into _____ when judging my exa mination.A. regardB. countingC. accountD. observation44. The letters PTO _______ parent-teacher organization.A. stand forB. call forC. heard forD. care for45. Something always _______ wrong when we try this recipe.A. has goneB. have goneC. goD. goes46. My watch ______ three o’clock.A. tellsB. speaksC. talksD. says47. When I took his temperature, it was two degrees above _______.A. averageB. ordinaryC. regularD. normal48. I’d rather you _______ anything about it for the time being.A. doB. don’t haveC. didn’t haveD. didn’t do49. I don’t think we can take it ______, some problems still remains.A. on handB. by chanceC. for grantedD. at will50. She walked across immense room _______ every one looking at her.A. withB. asC. whileD. whenⅢ. Cloze (20 points)Directions:For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices given below and m arked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.The death of a child, _51_ one’s own child, is something the mind can hardly comp rehend. It seems to go _52_ nature. The end of a life that is still forming _53_ has just begun is an almost unthinkable cruelty.But it happens. Parents sometimes must witness the illness and death of the childre n _54_ whom they gave birth. And _55_ will ever fill the empty place that the dea d child leaves behind. Parents _56_ to die before their children, which is the natura l order of life events. When the situation is reversed and a child dies _57_ the par ents it seems wrong.Yet we never know why one person dies and another lives. But we do know _58_ a child is gone, the parents still have a future, as grey and worthless as it may at first seem. Death may take the child, but the love never _59_.The sorrow after a child’s death is one of the longest andhardest type of _60_ to live with. And it takes long to deal with the parents’ own emotions.51.A. especially B. special C. especial D. most52.A. with B. against C. beyond D. above53.A. and B. or C. but D. so54.A. at B. with C. to D. for55.A. everything B. other thing C. something D. nothing56.A. think B. expect C. like D. surely57.A. before B. after C. in front of D. as58.A. as if B. as though C. even if D. that59.A. gives up B. goes away C. goes back D. goes through60.A. loss B. losses C. losing D. lostⅣ. Reading Comprehension (60 points)Directions:There are four reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five qu estions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Shee t.Passage OneIn the old days, divers used to go down into the sea looking for ships that had su nk, because they hoped to find gold and jewels. Now divers still search for valuable。
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普高专升本英语（词汇语法）模拟试卷4(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1.1．Only a selected number of landladies in the neighbourhood have been allowed by the university to take in______.A．residentsB．inhabitantsC．lodgersD．settlers正确答案：C 涉及知识点：词汇2．After being rescued from the air crash, the people agreed that they had much to______.A．thankB．be thankfulC．be thankedD．be thankful for正确答案：D 涉及知识点：语法结构3．The room was so quiet that she could hear the____of her heart.A．beatingB．waysC．knockingD．striking正确答案：A 涉及知识点：词法4．The blue flower is known by______names in other parts of England.A．variousB．severeC．separateD．usual正确答案：A 涉及知识点：语法词汇5．We have______to the government for a home improvement loan.A．arrangedB．approachedC．appliedD．appointed正确答案：C 涉及知识点：词汇6．The black people were against slavery and fought for their______bravely.A．freeB．freelyC．freedomD．freeway正确答案：C解析：free：自由的；freely：自由地；freedom：自由；freeway：高速公路。
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Model Test 4第一部分：单选1. -How about charity show?－I should say it was success.A. the; aB. the; /C. a; aD. a; /2. I really like book you lent me yesterday.A. aB. anC. theD.／3. –Who’s young man with long hair?–He’s a friend of mine.A. aB. theC. anD. his4. old man behind Mary is University teacher.A. An; anB. A; theC. The; aD. The; an5. -It's said that you have moved into a new house.－Yeah, and we need to buy some in the mall nearby.A. foodB. furnitureC. hamburgerD. umbrella6.-Well, you look so happy!－Because I got a good .A. workB. newsC. jobD. context7. Sandy didn't tell her parents that she was going home because she wanted to give them a .A. giftB. callC. surpriseD. note8. －We'll be back for our school's anniversary ceremony.－I see. That means you'll have a get-together with your classmates in years.A. fifteen; seven B fifteenth; seven C. fifteen; seventh D. fifteenth; seventh9. There are people in the supermarket. It's so crowded.A. hundredB. hundredsC. hundred ofD. hundreds of10. I had a hard time with math and | wasn't to get the bad report from my math teacher.A. sureB. surprisedC. excitedD. embarrassed11. Tom is not good at math. He always feels before he takes a math test.A. interestedB. comfortableC. nervousD. proud12. The food I cook isn't delicious, but I can cook by myself.A. at firstB. at lastC. at leastD. in conclusion13.－I'm not sure about what to get for her birthday.－Oh, I have no idea, .A. tooB. neitherC. eitherD. also14. The manager suggested an earlier date the meeting.A. onB. forC. aboutD. with15. Some people choose jobs for other reasons money these days.A. for B except C besides D. with16.－How would your family like to travel?－lt's a problem in my family. Mother prefers to take a bus to travel, while father always sticks to travel.A. to driveB. to drivingC. drivingD. drive17. The teachers often tell their pupils across the road when the traffic light is red.A. not goB. not to goC. don't goD. didn't go18. the safety of gas, the government has checked the city's gas supply system thoroughly.A. To ensureB. EnsuringC. Having ensuredD. To have ensured19. The crowd cheered wildly at the sight of Liu Xiang, who was reported the world record in the 110-metre hurdle race.A. breakingB. having brokenC. to have brokenD. to break20. Another two months will be needed before the new bridge .A. completesB. is completedC. has completedD. will be completed第二部分：阅读理解Task 1In 99 cases out of 100, insomnia(失眠) is caused by a disturbance of the natural sleep rhythm. The reasons why the rhythm has been disturbed are many and they range from drugs that are being taken to treat a separate medical condition to anxiety.A sudden change in lifestyle or climate could do it, or just that you’ve fallen into the habit of dozing off(打瞌睡) in front of the television.Certainly the body must have enough sleep. Tests that deprived people of sleep have proved lack of it can cause fairly rapid physical and mental deterioration(恶化). But on the other hand, it doesn’t need too much. So if you’re sleeping in front of the TV, you won’t sleep soundly at night. Similarly, if you’re holidaying in Spain, and spending your days sleeping on the beach, chances are that you’ll be wide awake at bedtime.Of course, the problem for my summer insomniacs is that, despite an almost overwhelming urge to put their heads down on their desks in the afternoons, they aren’t getting any extra sleep to compensate for their wakeful nights. For the worst sufferers I sometimes prescribe(开药方) a mild sleeping pill which, after a few nights, reestablishes the body’s natural sleep rhythm, conditioning it to accept the heat.1. From the passage, insomnia results from ______.A)the interrupting of the ordinary sleep pattern B) being unable to sleepC)keeping awake at night D) drugs to treat a special disease2. Lack of sleep will lead to ______.A.a sudden change in lifestyleB. a good condition in bodyC. the habit of being sleep in front of the televisionD. a quick drop in both body and mind condition3. A mild sleeping pill can help a person well ______.A)spend time sleeping B) recover their normal sleepC) keep awake at night D) compensate for their missing sleep4. The problem for the author’s insomniacs is that they ______.A.can’t make up for the sleepless nights B) sleep in the afternoonC) can have extra sleep at night D) can never sleep well5. It can be inferred that the writer is a ______.A.singer B）sufferer C) doctor D) touristTask 2Child labor- the employment of children in industry, often against their will- has been a problem for many years. Over a hundred years ago, Charles Dickens shocked many of his readers when he described the conditions under which young children worked in British factories. The conditions Dickens described continue almost unchanged today in many parts of the world. The only difference is that today employment of children is confined to small industries and family businesses, such as hotels, restaurants and particularly farms, rather than to large factories.Girls suffer more from child labor practices than boys. Many of them are forced to start work when they are only ten years old. Although the work they are given to do is often light, it is often harmful to the health. Recently, children as young as six years were found to be working in Asian factories, and the children were working from eight to fourteen hours a day in overcrowded and unhealthy working conditions. Sometimes a whole family group is employed, with the payment going to a parent or older relative. The children not only receive nothing or very little for their long hours of work, but also they are prevented from attending school. Therefore, when they become older they are unable to do any other kind of work.The solution to the problem of child labor is clearly better laws to protect young children, greater supervision(监督) of industry and heavier fines for those who break the laws. Only in this way can young boys and girls be allowed to enjoy the most valuable time of their childhood lives.6. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the first paragraph?A.Children are often willing to work in large factories.B.Most children are working in British factories.C.The working conditions for children have been improved since Dickens’ times.D.Charles Dickens described in his novels the poor working conditions for childlabor.7. The conditions under which young children work___________.A.have improved since a hundred years agoB.are even worse than those a hundred years agoC.are similar to those a hundred years agoD.are exactly the same as those a hundred years ago8. Girls work is ________________.A.not harmful to the health though it is heavyB.not harmful to the health because it is lightC.harmful to the health though it is lightD.harmful to the health because it is heavy9. Young children go to work ______________.A. because they are forced toB. in order to be skillful in a certain kind of workC. in order to earn money for educationD. in order to be paid well10. To solve the problem of child labor, the writer suggests _______.A. punishing lawbreakers with severer fines, improving children’s working conditions, and confining employment of children to light industriesB. improving laws of protecting children’s interests, looking over factories more closely, and punishing lawbreakers with severer finesC. improving laws of protecting children’s interests, giving them lighter work, and raising their paymentD. confining employment of children to small industries and family businesses, looking over factories more closely, and improving the system of educationTask3Intensive research is yielding (产生) important insight into El Nino, a periodic warming of tropical waters in the Pacific that can trigger devastating drought and flooding. Scientists are finding that the phenomenon exists in reverse; some call it La Nina.Typically El Nino, like the calamitous 1982-1983 event that brought misery to places as far apart as Ecuador, Australia, and southern Africa (National Geographic, February 1984), announces itself with strong westerly winds along the Equator (赤道), accompanied by a warm current that usually arrives off western South America around Christmas, which led to its name, Spanish for “the Child”. Ocean fisheries (渔业) suddenly collapse, and coastal deserts reel under torrential rains that sweep away villages.Scientists now believe that between El Nino there often are La Nina: one-or-two-year periods when the surface water of the equatorial Pacific becomes cooler. Experts detected the onset of La Nina in the spring of 1988, leading some to link it to last summer’s drought in the United States, flooding in Bangladesh, and the abnormal cold winter in Alaska and western Canada.The early detection of El Nino and La Nina is an invaluable tool for long-range weather forecasting.11. When El Nino comes, what will happen?A. Strong westerly winds sweep along the Equator.B. A warm current arrives off western South America around Christmas.C. Ocean fisheries will suffer a lot.D. All of the above.12. “El Nino” and “La Nina” are words inA. SpanishB. GreekC. FrenchD. Latin13. Which of the following is true about the La Nina?A. It is the same phenomenon as El Nino.B. It lasts at least three years.C. It happens between El Nino.D. It led to the cold winter in Alaska and western Australia.14. What’s the author’s opinion about the research on El Nino and La Nina?A. Critical.B. Favorable.C. Unsatisfactory.D. Not clear.15. The researchers were aware of La Nina 's existence in .A. 1988B. 1982C. 1983D. 1984第三部分：写作内容：写一封信给某网上销售公司，投诉你在网上购买的CD播放机迟迟没有寄来，昨天收到后又有质量问题，不能正常播放，建议该公司改进服务质量，并要求退换有问题的CD播放机。