英语模考试卷1

2012年普通高等学校选拔优秀专科生

进入本科阶段考试模拟试题

英语

Part Ⅰ. Vocabulary and Structure (40 points)

Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence, and then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

1. There were two small rooms in the beach house, ＿＿＿＿ served as a kitchen.

A. the small of them

B. the smaller of which

C. the smallest of which

D. the smaller of them

2. I really do not know whether we can succeed, so do not expect ＿＿＿＿.

A. us too much

B. us of too much

C. too much of us

D. of us too much

3. I had ＿＿＿＿ her state of mind.

A. not idea of

B. no idea of

C. not idea about

D. no idea about

4. It is time he ＿＿＿＿ strong action against those gangsters.

A. took

B. is taking

C. will take

D. takes

5. People have always been very kind ＿＿＿＿ me.

A. to

B. with

C. for

D. at

6. He was employed as interpreter because he was ＿＿＿＿ in three languages.

A. intimate

B. proficient

C. efficient

D. sufficient

7. It takes a great deal of power to ＿＿＿＿ a spaceship into space.

A. elevate

B. flourish

C. launch

D. take off

8. She is such an impossible woman . I don’t know how you can ＿＿＿＿ her.

A. put up

B. stand up with

C. put up with

D. stand with

9. All flights ＿＿＿＿ because of the storm, they decided to take the train.

A. having canceled

B. have been canceled

C. were canceled

D. having been canceled

10. John lost himself in the woods. He ＿＿＿＿ to go alone.

A. ought not to allow

B. ought to not allow

C. ought not to have been allowed

D. ought to not have been allowed

11. While I was looking through a drawer, I came ＿＿＿＿ a photograph of you as a child.

A. to

B. across

C. around

D. over

12. He gave a brief ＿＿＿＿ of history of the university before the opening of the university.

A. reference

B. statement

C. account

D. comment

13. The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, ＿＿＿＿ all practical value by the time they were finished.

A. could lose

B. might lose

C. would have lost

D. ought to have lost

14. At first the company refused to purchase the equipment, but this decision was ＿＿＿＿ revised.

A. subsequently

B. successively

C. predominantly

D. preliminarily

15. The minister was the person ＿＿＿＿ to purchase the equipment.

A. in whose honor the state dinner was given

B. whom the state dinner was given in honor

C. for him the state dinner was given honor

D. whose honor the state dinner was given

16. A Dictionary of the English Language, ＿＿＿＿ by Dr. Johnson, was the first real attempt as

a systematic and interestingly written survey of English usage.

A. constructed

B. composed

C. compiled

D. collected

17. We know she was always as ＿＿＿＿ as her word, so we trusted her.

A. good

B. honest

C. faithful

D. true

18. ＿＿＿＿ the severe cold, tourism was ＿＿＿＿ full swing.

A. Though … on

B. Despite … on

C. Though … in

D. Despite … in

19. He rushed into the room, his face ＿＿＿＿ with sweat.

A. dripping

B. dripped

C. being dripped

D. was dripping

20. ＿＿＿＿ from the moon, our planet looks just like a big ball.

A. Seeing

B. To see

C. Seen

D. See

21. That night, tried ＿＿＿＿, the Union officer went out again to look for help.

A. like he was

B. as was he

C. though he was

D. even he was

22. If only we ＿＿＿＿ then the disease was curable.

A. knew

B. had known

C. would known

D. would have known

23. The naughty boy has cried wolf many times. Hardly ＿＿＿＿ him when he says that he is in trouble.

A. anybody believes

B. has anybody believed

C. does anybody believe

D. will anybody believe

24. The room is in a mess, it ＿＿＿＿ cleaned.

A. can’t have been

B. shouldn’t have cleaned

C. mustn’t have cleaned

D. wouldn’t have cleaned

25. The meeting had to be ＿＿＿＿ because of the absence of chairman of the board.

A. called off

B. called in

C. called on

D. called out

26. John said that he did not do ＿＿＿＿ paper work.

A. much

B. many

C. lot of

D. a number of

27. Children with parents whose guidance is firm, consistent, and rational are inclined ＿＿＿＿high level of self-confidence.

A. to possess

B. possess

C. have possess

D. possessing

28. We ＿＿＿＿ and will never participate in such dirty business.

A. have never

B. had never

C. have never participated

D. never participate

29. We will expect to have more rain in the weeks ＿＿＿＿.

A. coming

B. to be coming

C. to have come

D. to come

30. Please write out the answers to the questions at the end of ＿＿＿＿ .

A. Sixth Chapter

B. Six Chapter

C. Chapter Six

D. Chapter the Six

31. ＿＿＿＿ for us on the bus?

A. Are there any rooms

B. Are there rooms

C. Is there any room

D. Is there a room

32. In order that we can improve our writing, this scheme must be ＿＿＿＿.

A. adapted

B. admitted

C. adhered

D. adopted

33. His deafness ＿＿＿＿ him of the pleasure from music.

A. derived

B. prevented

C. deprived

D. disposed

34. She’s fainted. Throw some water on her face and she may soon ＿＿＿＿.

A. come round

B. come back

C. come again

D. come out

35. As the President of the school can’t go to the reception, I’m representing the school ＿＿＿＿.

A. in his consideration

B. on his behalf

C. for his part

D. from his point of view

36. If we believe something is good and true we should ＿＿＿＿ to it.

A. hold up

B. keep on

C. hold on

D. keep up

37. One of his eyes was injured in an accident, but after a ＿＿＿＿ operation, he quickly recovered his sight.

A. precise

B. considerate

C. delicate

D. sensitive

38. Just as the builder is skilled in the handling of his bricks, ＿＿＿＿ the experienced writer is skilled in the handling of the words.

A. as

B. thus

C. so

D. like

39. The managing director took the ＿＿＿＿ though it was not really his fault.

A. guilt

B. blame

C. charge

D. accusation

40. Well, I would rather ＿＿＿＿.

A. not to tell you

B. to tell you not

C. not tell you

D. not told you

Part Ⅱ. Reading Comprehension (40 points)

Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or incomplete statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice, and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Passage One

Some pessimistic experts feel that the automobile is bound to fall into disuse. They see a day in the not-too-distant future when all autos will be abandoned and allowed to rust. Other authorities, however, think the auto is here to stay. They hold that the car will remain a leading means of urban travel in the foreseeable future.

The motorcar will undoubtedly change significantly over the next 30 years. It should become smaller, safer, and more economical, and should not be powered by the gasoline engine. The car of the future should be far more pollution-free than present types. Regardless of its power source, the auto in the future will still be the main problem in urban traffic congestion (拥挤). One proposed solution to this problem is the automated highway system.

When the auto enters the highway system, a retractable (可伸缩的) arm will drop from the auto and make contact with a rail, which is similar to those powering subway trains electrically. Once attached to the rail, the car will become electrically powered from the system, and control of the vehicle will pass to a central computer. The computer will then monitor all of the car’s movements.

The driver will use a telephone to dial instructions about his destination into the system. The computer will calculate the best route, and reserve space for the car all the way to the correct exit from the highway. The driver will then be free to relax and wait for the buzzer (蜂鸣器) that will warn him of his coming exit. It is estimated that an automated highway will be able to handle 10,000 vehicles per hour, compared with the 1,500 to 2,000 vehicles that can be carried by a present-day highway.

41. One significant improvement in the future car will probably be _______.

A. its power source

B. its driving system

C. its monitoring system

D. its seating capacity

42. What is the author’s main concern?

A. How to render automobiles pollution free.

B. How to make smaller and safer automobiles.

C. How to solve the problem of traffic jams.

D. How to develop an automated subway system.

43. What provides autos with electric power in an automated highway system?

A. A rail.

B. An engine.

C. A retractable arm.

D. A computer controller.

44. In an automated highway system, all the driver needs to do is to _______.

A. keep in the right lane

B. wait to arrive at his destination

C. keep in constant touch with the computer center

D. inform the system of his destination by phone

45. What is the author’s attitude toward the future of autos?

A. Enthusiastic.

B. Pessimistic.

C. Optimistic.

D. Cautious.

Passage Two

Riding bicycles through London’s busy streets is one of the quickest ways to get about. The average speed of the capital’s traffic is only about 11 mph. Most bicycle-riders can beat that.

More than 1 million people use bicycles as their main means of getting to work, and the number of bicycles in Britain has increased from 7 million in 1977 to more than 13 million now. Yet bicycle-riders are not always treated very friendly. Quite often taxi drivers take a person who rides on a bike as a fellow who makes them lose one more passenger.

Riding bicycles is cheaper and healthier than driving. Heart experts group cycling with swimming and walking as the best ways to keep the heart healthy-certainly better than jogging. But it is not safe.

For every mile travelled, bicycle-riders are almost 12 times more likely to be killed than drivers. About 280 bicycle-riders were killed in 1987 and nearly 26000 were injured, 90℅ of them were in areas with many buildings. Lives could be saved if more bicycle-riders wore helmets, which are still not forced.

46 “Most bicycle-riders can beat that”（Para.1）means that most bicycle-riders can ＿＿＿＿.

A. cover more than 11 miles per hour

B. get about the busy streets quickly

C. defeat those people by cars easily

D. ride at the same speed with cars

47． According to taxi drivers ＿＿＿＿.

A. bicycle-riders often bring about traffic problems

B. bicycle-riders on the road will force them to slow down

C. people should not ride bicycles in the busy street

D. the more bicycle-riders, the fewer passengers they can get

48． Cycling through London is thought to be all the following except ＿＿＿＿.

A. cheaper

B. safer

C. healthier

D.faster

49． Which statement is true according to the last paragragh？

A. If more bicycle-riders wore helmets, more lives could be saved.

B. If bicycle-riders wore helmets at any time, they would less likely be killed.

C. Unless everybody wore helmets, there would be no accidents.

D. If bicycle-riders wore helmets, they would not be killed at any time.

50． The last sentence of the passage implies that in the future ＿＿＿＿.

A. Bicycle-riders will probably be forbidden in busy streets.

B. It will be against the law if people don’t wear helmets when they go out.

C. People will be forced to wear helmets when they are on a bike.

D. More and more people should ride bicycle since cycling is good for health.

Passage Three

Attention to details is something everyone can and should do especially in a tight market. Bob Crossley, a human resources expert notices this in the job applications that come across his desk everyday. “It’s amazing how many candidates eliminate themselves. ” he says. Resume arrive with stains. Some candidates don’t bother to spell the company’s name correctly. “Once I see a mistake, eliminate the candidate, ” Crossley concludes. “If they cannot take care of these details, why should we trust them with a job? ”

Can we pay too much to details? Absolutely. Perfectionists struggle over little things at the cost of something larger they work toward. “To keep from losing the forest for the trees, ” says Charles Garfield, associate professor at the University of California, San Francisco, “we must constantly ask ourselves how the details we’re working on fit into the larger picture. If they don’t, we should drop

them and move to something else. ”

Garfield compares this process to his work as a computer scientist at NASA. “The Apollo Ⅱmoon launch was slightly off course 90 percent of the time, ” says Garfield. “ But a successful landing was still likely because we knew the exact coordinates of our goal. This allowed us to make adjustments as necessary. ” Knowing where we want to go helps us judge the importance of every task we undertake.

Too often we believe what accounts to other’s success is some special secret or a lucky break. But rarely is success so mysterious. Again and again, we see that by doing little things within our grasp well, large rewards follow.

51. According to the passage, some job applicants were rejected ＿＿＿.

A. because of their carelessness as shown in their failure to present a clean copy of a resume

B. because of their inadequate education as shown in their poor spelling in writing a resume

C. because they failed to give a detailed description of their background in their application

D. because they eliminated their names from the applications’ list themselves

52. The word “Perfectionists”﹙Para.3﹚refers to those who ＿＿＿＿.

A. demand others to get everything absolutely right

B. know how to adjust their goals according to the circumstances

C. pay too much attention to details only to lose their major objectives

D. are capable of achieving perfect results in whatever they do

53. Which of the following is the author’s advice to the reader?

A. Although too much attention to details may be costly, they should not be overlooked.

B. Don’t forget details when drawing pictures.

C. Be aware of the importance of a task before undertaking it

D. Careless applications are not to be trusted.

54. The example of Apollo Ⅱmoon launch is given to illustrate that ＿＿＿＿.

A. minor mistake can be ignored in achieving major objectives

B. failure is the mother of success

C. adjustments are the key to the successful completion of any work

D. keeping one’s goal in mind helps in deciding which details can be overlooked

55. The best title for this passage would be＿＿＿.

A. Don’t Be a Perfectionist

B. Importance of Adjustments

C. Details and Major Objects

D. Hard Work and Good Luck

Passage Four

As more and more people lose their jobs, now is perhaps the time to consider the experience of unemployment. What are the first feelings? Well, losing a job, or not being able to find one, almost always brings Unwelcome changes. If you’ve lost a job, the first feeling is often one of shock. As well as the loss of income,

many people find the whole routine of their life is shattered, their contact with other people reduced, their ambitions halted and their identity as a worker removed.

At first there may be good feelings too ----a new and better job is just around the corner----it’s nice to be able to lie in bed in the morning or spend more time with the children; have more time to think. But, unless a better job does turn up, the chances are the days start getting longer and time becomes harder to fill. Many people pass through periods of difficulty in sleeping and eating. They feel irritable

and depressed, often isolated and lonely.

Despite all these problems though, unemployment can be a chance for a fresh start. You can discover that It provides an opportunity to sort out or rethink what you want from life and how best you can get it. You can use the time to plan how to find a new job, learn a new skill, develop your hobbies or see if you can run your own business.

56. According to paragraphs 1 and 2, feelings of the unemployed may be ＿.

A. bad

B. good

C. neither bad nor good

D. either bad or good

57. Unemployed people may have ＿＿＿＿ to contact with other people.

A. more time

B. less time

C. no time

D. no chance

58. In the first sentence of paragraph 2, “around the corner” means ＿.

A. soon to be found

B. not far in distance

C. around the corner of a building

D. unable to be seen

59. According to the final paragraph, unemployment can be ＿＿＿＿.

A. no problems

B. a discovery

C. avoided

D. a good thing

60. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Unemployment brings downward changes in people’s lives.

B. One should try to make the best of unemployment.

C. Unemployment results in negative psychological effects.

D. Many people have no problems with unemployment

Part Ⅲ. Cloze (20 points)

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B,C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Earthquakes have __61__ our lives for as long as people have inhabited the Earth. These dangerous acts of the Earth have __62__ great damage to human beings.

Earthquake damage __63__ what area is hit. If an unpopulated region is __64__, there will be low loss of life or property. If it hits a large city which is __65__ populated, there may be serious injuries and destruction.

Earthquakes have the power to uproot trees and send them __66__ into biuldings. They can trigger landslides and cause flooding and tsunamis. Biuldings and structures are also __67__ .It is interesting to note that tall buildings will suffer __68__ damage if they are located directly at the epicenter. This is because they can __69__ the up-and-down motion of P-waves. S-waves, on the other hand, occur far away from the epicenter, and cause the greatest stress __70__ shaking buildings from side to side. These buildings are often knocked off their foundations.

Buildings with thick, heavy walls do not __71__ shock waves very well. Violent earthquakes often cause structures to _72___ , burying people underneath. Brick buildings are the most __73__ . The shaking of the earth is sometimes not the greatest disaster. It is in the ___74_ fires and floods that often the greatest damage

__75__ .

Predicting an earthquake until now has almost been technologically __76__ .With improvements in technology, lives have been saved and many more __77__ .All that __78__ is to research what takes place before, during, and after an earthquake. This has been done for years _79___ the point that a successful earthquake prediction is theoretically possible. However, __80__ prediction of earthquake may take more years.

61. A.blamed B. plagued C. imposed D. blessed

62. A.held on B. kept to C. resulted in D. pointed out

63. A.depends on B. catches on C. carries on D. draws on

64. A. stung B. struck C. scratched D. stuck

65. A. largely B. enormously C. densely D. vastly

66. A. clashing B. clamming C. cracking D. crashing

67. A. at risk B. at peace C. at best D. at length

68. A. the real B. the less C. the least D. the most

69. A. transform B. undergo C. withdraw D. withstand

70. A. by B. to C. with D. on

71. A. consist B. resist C. persist D. exist

72. A. vanish B. collapse C. collide D. confront

73. A.dependable B. valuable C. favorable D. vulnerable

74. A. constant B. consistent C. subsequent D. frequent

75. A. allows B. appears C. rewards D. occurs

76. A. positive B. impossible C. possible D. impressive

77. A. will B. shall C. have D. can

78. A. represents B. reflects C. remains D. reminds

79. A. on B. at C. in D. to

80. A. adequate B. absolute C. significant D. accurate

Part Ⅳ. Word Formation (10 points)

Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements in this part. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word, and write your answer on the Answer Sheet.

〔〕81. Most people dislike driving on ＿＿＿＿ road in winter, but he rather enjoys it. ﹙ice﹚〔〕82. I wish your new plan would win the ＿＿ of the board. ﹙approve﹚

〔〕83. My ideas about the social ＿＿＿＿ of religion have changed over time. ﹙significant﹚〔〕84. The computer is universally regarded as a ＿＿＿＿invention of 20th century.

﹙revolution ﹚

〔〕85. Steven, one of my best high school classmates, ＿＿＿＿ for the job. ﹙qualify﹚

〔〕86. You will have to take into consideration the ＿＿＿＿ of the house before making the purchasing decision. ﹙afford﹚

〔〕87. ＿＿＿＿, the government has made every effort to solve the housing problem. ﹙apparent﹚〔〕88. It was not long before he regained his ＿＿＿＿. ﹙conscious﹚

〔〕89. There are ＿＿＿＿ clothes to choose in the store. I am really confused. ﹙vary﹚

〔〕90. The little girl is too young to ＿＿＿＿ alone at home. ﹙leave﹚

Part Ⅴ. Translation (20 points)

Section A

Directions： There are 5 sentences in this section. Please translate them from Chinese into English, and write the answer on the Answer Sheet.

91. 大量的交流是在人对人的基础上通过语言进行的.

92. 对他们来说,教育是必要的社会保障,是应该追求的个人利益,也是值得为之牺牲的目标.

93. 如果你要想实现自己的梦想,你就必须先确定一个目标.

94. 最迫切需要的智力商品不是专门知识而是实用智慧.

95.在工业化国家,劳动通常指脑力劳动,而非体力劳动.

Section B

Directions： There are 5 sentences in this section. Please translate them from English into Chinese,

and write the answer on the Answer Sheet.

96. We listened on the radio to the momentous news that war had begun.

97. I made a show of interest, but I really didn’t care what he was saying.

98. The teacher refused to have his daughter in his class for fear of showing favor to her.

99. We all admired her for the way she saved the children from the fire.

100. When we go to a Chinese restaurant we chopsticks instead of a knife and fork.

Part Ⅵ. Writing (20 points)

Directions： For this part, you’re required to write a composition on the topic “Love”. You should write at least 120 words, and your composition should be based on the outline given in Chinese below and write your composition on the Answer Sheet.

outline：1. Love is an art of understanding

2. Levels of understanding

3. Summarization