英语专升本模拟题第1套(含规范标准答案).doc

-! 英语应试模拟第1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. decade B. aggressive C. ancestor D. bacteria 2. A. architect B. biochemistry C. butcher D. ache 3. A. acquire B. convenient C. admire D. anxiety 4. A. rough B. daughter C. delight D. through 5. A. avenue B. argue C. barbecue D. clue Ⅱ. Vocabulary and Structure (15 points) Directions: There are 15 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 sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 6. The New York police were very anxious about the crime. A. learn more B. learning more C. to learn more D. more to learn 7. Cut after the class was over. A. did children rush B. rushed children C. children rush D. do children rush 8. This is one of the most beautiful pictures of scenery that displayed here. A. is B. are C. has been D. have been 9. When youre ready, Ill take you to airport. A. / B. the C. a D. an 10. For a late drink, come to our nightclub, stays open until 4 : 00 a. m. A. where B. that C. which D. what 11. -- It is not very cold. I dont think we need these big jackets. -- I dont think so, A. anyway B. neither C. either D. too 12. The tenants were asked to throw all recyclable trash into A. the big green plastic bag B. the green big plastic bag C. the big plastic green bag D. the green plastic big bag 13. getting the highest result in the class, John still had problems with classmates. A. Despite of B. In spite of C. Even though D. Nonetheless 14. Our kitchen is a mess. We any cleaning for weeks. A. didnt do B. havent been doing C. dont do D. havent done 15. Open the window, ? A. do you B. dont you C. will you D. wont you 16. Joseph, the politician who last week, has been released unharmed. A. is kidnapped B. was kidnapped C. has been kidnapped D. had been kidnapped 17. A number is an abstraction no physical existence. A. has B. to have C. that has D. who has 18. You cannot ignore the situation forever, one day you will have to the consequences of your act. A. look up to B. wake up to C. stand up to D. face up to 19. They bad all stayed on the ninth floor of the Metropole Hotel in Hong Kong in half of February. A. the second B. second C. the two D. two 20. Women who apply for jobs in middle or senior management have success than men, according to an employment survey. A. much higher B. a very higher C. a much higher D. far higher Ⅲ. Cloze (30 points) Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, Cand D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. On the anniversary of the artists birth, Van Goghs Sunflowers was 21 for just under ￡25million at the fine art auctioneers (拍卖商), Christies, in London. The 22 was triple the previous record of ￡8 million paid in 1985 for Mantegnas Adoration of the Magi. At least ten bidders 23 for the painting, half 24 telephone, anonymously battling it out in leaps of ￡500,000. Van Gogh wrote in a letter of 1889 that one of these Scots or Americans 25 to pay 500 francs--about ￡25 at that time -- for 26 a painting. Christies chairman 27 reporters after the sale, "its a rare picture. " A spokesman for the firm added, "Its fantastic. " Not 28 who was at the auction agreed. One commented, " More money 29 sense. " Many people do 30 uneasy that a picture could be auctioned for such an unbelievable sum. They find distasteful the contrast 31 this sort of money and the impoverished life of the painter 32 Van Gogh, once a lay preacher among the miners of Belgium, was more 33 in producing work that dignified labor than he was in selling for a profit. Depressive, poor, unrecognized and 34 suicidal, he remains a romantic figure in the public 35 21. A. bought B. sold C. displayed D. shown 22. A. price B. money C. sum D. collection 23. A. competed B. shouted C. fought D. argued 24. A. on B. under C. off D. by 25. A. must B. might C. ought D. could 26. A. so B. this C. very D. such 27. A. said B. spoke C. told D. agreed 28. A. all B. everyone C. none D. anyone 29. A. to B. than C. better D. over 30. A. felt B. think C. feel D. thought 31. A. between B. among C. of D. like 32. A. his own B. him C. own D. himself 33. A. upset B. interested C. happy D. gloomy 34. A. eventually B. finally C. last D. at end 35. A. mind B. brain C. thought D. imagination Ⅳ. 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 one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage One Two hundred years ago, American students went to American schools. Like you, they studied arithmetic, spelling and geography. Unlike you, they also studied Greek and Latin. In fact, students spent more than half their time studying Greek and Latin. The same was true for most students in Europe. Until the seventh century, all educated Europeans knew Latin. It did not matter if they lived in England or Italy or France or Spain. If they were educated, they knew Latin. During the seventh century, educated Europeans began to study Greek as well as Latin. Greek and Latin had been the leading languages of the ancient Greeks and Romans. All educated Europeans were expected to know these languages. To educated Europeans, the languages of the Greeks and the Romans were important. The ideas of the Greeks and Romans were also important. People knew that many of their own ideas had come from the Greeks and the Romans. To understand their own culture, they must understand its origin. They knew that those beginnings lay in the classical world. Today we have so many things to study that few people have time to learn Greek and Latin. Few of you will study either language in school. Yet the ideas of the Greeks and the Romans are still important to us. These ideas still help to shape Western culture today. To understand our own culture, we must understand the culture of the classical world. 36. A good synonym for "origin" is A. people B. future C. beginning D. culture 37. According to this passage, all educated Europeans of the seventh century were expected to study A. physical science and chemistry B. Greek and Latin C. democracy and communism D. French and Spanish 38. Today, most of people wont study either Greek or Latin because A. they are no longer important B. people do not have enough time C. they are no longer existed D. people can not learn them well 39. What can we conclude from this passage? A. Greeks and Romans significantly influenced European culture. B. The Greeks were the founders of democracy. C. The Greeks and Romans were bitter enemies. D. People of the classical world were barbaric and uneducated. Passage Two Would you eat a bacon, lettuce and love apple sandwich?. You probably have eaten many of them. Love apple was the name used many years ago for the tomato. The tomato is originally an American plant. It was found in South America by early Spanish explorers. The word tomato comes from the native Nahuatl word tomatl. But when it moved north, the plant earned a different name. Remarkably, the settlers in North America thought it was poisonous. They believed that to eat it was surely to die. It was said that deserted suitors would threaten to eat a tomato to cause their coldhearted lovers regret. Because of this legend, the settlers called the tomato a "love apple. " While people enjoyed other native plants such as corn and sweet potatoes, everyone avoided the tomato. No one knows who first dared to eat a tomato. Perhaps someone was brave enough, or lovesick enough, to try out the truth of the rumors. Of course, whoever ate this fruit was perfectly safe. No one died from eating a love apple. Still, it was many years before the people fully believed that the tomato was a safe, and even good food. But its use did become common, and the plant was sent across the ocean to become part of many traditional European dishes. 40. The language from which we derived the word tomato is A. Portuguese B. Spanish C. Nahuatl D. European 41. North American people didnt eat tomatoes at first because A. they had too much other food B. they mistakenly thought they were poisonous C. settlers ate only traditional European foods D. no one liked the taste 42. The underlined word "suitor" in the second paragraph means A. boyfriend B. launderer C. tailor D. explorer 43. A good title for this passage would be A. Life in Early America B. What Happens to the Brokenhearted C. The History of the Tomato D. Vegetables in Our Diet Passage Three Nature has devised many ways to protect creatures eyes. The most common protection is the eyelid--a fold of skin that closes over the eye, protecting it from damage. Eyelashes are useful for keeping out dust and other irritants, and tears wash away any particles that get through the other defenses. Some creatures, including most birds, have three eyelids. The upper and lower lids act like human lids and keep out twigs, dirt and sand. The third eyelid, however, is a semitransparent tissue that crosses over the eye from the inside corner to the outside corner. Because of this protective membrane, birds seldom have to blink. They close their eyes only when they go to sleep. In ducks, this third eyelid self as an underwater diving mask that helps the ducks find food. Most fish and snakes have no eyelids at all. Instead, a hard glassy covering protects their eyes. In fish, water constantly sweeps away dirt from the covering. And a snakes eyesight is usually so bad that a little dirt obscuring its vision does not disturb it greatly. Eyelashes defend the eye by shading it from glare. They also act like miniature brushes to remove dust. Camels have lashes that are four inches long to protect their eyes from windblown sand in the desert. 44. A camel has long eyelashes A. to keep windblown sand out of its eyes B. that get in the way of its sight C. to help it see better D. to attract other camels 45. The writer implies that eyelids are A. not found on lizards B. nice to look at C. always covered with eyelashes D. the most effective eye protection 46. The author compares the ducks third eyelid to a A. tissue B. glassy covering C. tiny brush D. diving mask 47. A good title for this passage would be A. Look Out B. Birds Eyes C. Eyes in the Night D. Protecting the Eye Passage Four As part of an ongoing campaign against polyvinyl chloride (聚氯乙烯 ), a Virginia-based environmental advocacy group today called on manufacturers and retailers to phase out its use in shower curtains. The Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ) , released the results of a small study indicating that PVC ( 聚氯乙烯)-containing shower curtains are capable of emitting scores of potentially harmful materials, into peoples bathrooms. A previous study, conducted by Environmental Protection Agency researchers, also found that plastic shower curtains can emit toxic compounds into the air. Theres still debate among scientists about just how serious the health effects are especially at low doses. However, CHEJ urges consumers to avoid using PVC shower curtains, as well as many other PVC products. For people who are concerned about their shower curtains, there are alternatives. IKEA phased out PVC shower curtains 11 years ago, switching to ethylene vinyl acetate (乙烯醋酸共聚物). The company has said that 88 percent of its shower curtains would be PVC free by spring of 2008. Manufacturers are not required to label shower curtains, but some do list" PVC" or" vinyl" on the packaging. Numerous online retailers, sell shower curtains--primarily cotton or hemp--that are free of PVC. However, mildew(发霉) can be a problem with cotton and hemp products. 48. What did the study released by the Center for Health, Environment and Justice show? A. That PVC stands for polyvinyl chloride. B. Manufacturers are not required to label shower curtains. C. That most shower curtains sold at