专升本英语模拟试题3
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.bike B.time C.give D.nice
2. A.hospital B.honour C.hotel D.however
3. A.clean B.teach C.please D.head
4. A.short B.horse C.sport D.work
5. A.bathroom B.eleventh C.breathe D.math
Ⅱ。Vocabulary and Structure ( 15 points )
Directions:There are fifteen 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 Answer Sheet I.
6. The work __________ much patience.
A. calls at B. calls in C. calls for D. calls on
7. ______of the land in that in that district ______covered with trees and grass.
A. Two fifth ;is B.Two fifth ; are
C. Two fifths;is D.Two fifths ; are
8.I regret _______you that we are unable to offer you this job.
A.informing B. inform C.to inform D.to informing
9.----Do you regret paying eighty dollars for the dog ?
----No,I would gladly pay ______for her.
A. three times as much B. much as three times
C. three times as much as C. as much three times
10.________late in the morning ,Bob turned off the alarm.
A.To sleep B.Sleeping C.Sleep D. Having slept
11.The teacher ,with 6 girls and 8 boys of her class ,______visiting a museum when the earthquake struck.
A.was B. were C. had been D.would be
12.Allen had to call a taxi because the box was _______to carry all the way home.
A.much too heavy B.too much heavy
C.heavy too much D.too heavy much
13. I found them ________when I passed by .
A. played basketball B. play basketball
C. to play basketball D. playing basketball
14. Do you agree to his __________that all the trees on both sides of the road be cut for a good price.
A. idea B. thought C. plan D. suggestion
15. The pictures ________me of my school days at years ago.
A. inspired B. encouraged C. impressed D. reminded
16. I kept looking at the man, wondering _________.
A. whether I have seen him before B. where I had seen him before
C. that I had seen him before D. whenver I had seen him before
17. Strange ______ his behavior may be, there is a very good reason for it.
A. although B. even if C. that D. as
18. No sooner had he finished his speech ______ stormy applause broke out.
A. when B. then C. than D. as
19. She was so stubborn that she never listens to the advice ______.
A. that I give it to her B. which I give to her
C. what I give to her D. I give it to her
20. It is said that air pollution has ________ the rise of the global temperature.
A. led into B. led to C. led D. led by
Ⅲ。Cloze ( 30 points )
Directions:For each blank in the following Passage,there are for choices marked A,B, C and D. Choose the one that is suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the answer sheet .
I don't like Women's Day ,because I , now only 21, was blessed with Happy Women's Day on March 8 by several friends jokingly or not . Don't always think celebration is 21 . For me ,this blessing means : I am not so 22 as a young girl . And that is too bad !
Nowadays , women's status is higher and higher . In order to show 23 to women and celebrate this important fact ,the International Women's Day 24 . It is a very good thing to remind people of 25 between men and women . But for the celebration, I don't 26 .Because if women and men are 27 to be equal ,why we women need the celebration 28 men needn't ? Because they don't have men's day or they don't need ? This is unfair to men and women ,isn't it ?
The women's celebration 29 the very thing , the exact thing that men and women are 30 ! Because the newborn baby boy now and man in the future will be confused by the fact : 31 only women have the celebration ? It is so unfair !And the newborn baby girl today and woman in future will think it is so 32 that :we women are born to be delicate(纤弱的)and 33 !We have our day celebrated !
34 the day they learn that women were considered as inferior(地位低的)in the old times can they understand why we have women's day . Yes , it is worthwhile to remember that we have this big 35 that men and women become equal . But , celebration can be omitted because just I have already said : men and women are born to be equal。
21、A、fair B、good C、harmful D、bad
22、A、young B、pretty C、active D、innocent
23、A、concern B、care C、respect D、honor
24、A、comes in B、comes about C、comes out D、comes up
25、A、difference B、right C、equality D、fair
26、A、promise B、mind C、care D、agree
27、A、meant B、intended C、supposed D、born
28、A、while B、as C、so that D、though
29、A、proves B、shows C、presents D、ensures
30、A、equal B、different C、alike D、harmonious
31、A、When B、How C、Why D、Where
32、A、rediculous B、puzzling C、natural D、unacceptable
33、A、hurt B、protectedC、looked down upon D、made fool of
34、A、Shortly after B、Unless C、No sooner than D、Not until
35、A、progress B、move C、determination D、thought
Ⅳ Reading Comprehension ( 60 points )
Direction:There are five reading passages his part. For each question there are for suggested answer marked A, B, C and B , choose the best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 1 .
Passage one
Valencia is in the east part of Spain. It has a port on the sea, two miles away from the coast. It is the capital of a province that is also named Valencia.
The city is a market centre for what is produced by the land around the city. Most of the city's money is made from farming. It is also a busy business city, with ships, railways clothes and machine factories.
Valencia has an old part with white buildings, coloured roofs, and narrow streets. The modern part has long, wide streets and new buildings. Valencia is well known for its parks and gardens. It has many old churches and museums. The University in the centre of the city was built in the 13th century.
The city of valencia has been known since the 2nd century. In the 8th century it was the capital of Spain. There is also an important city in Venzuela(委内瑞拉) named Valencia.
36.From the text, how many places have the name Valencia?
A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four
37.What is the main difference between the two parts of the city?
A. The colour of the buildings B. The age of the buildings
C. The colour of the roof D. The length of the streets.
38.When was Valencia the most important city in Spain?
A.2nd century B.8th century
C.13th century D.20th century
39.What is Valencia famous for?
A. Its markets B. Its university C. Its churches and museums D. its parks and gardens
40. The main income of the city of Valencia is from its _______.
A. markets B. business C. factories D. farming
Passage two
I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang. It was an eccentric farmer. I had never met him before although I had heard people talk about him. He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything. Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly had had a very accident. I hadn't the slightest idea who she was but I obviously had to go.
It had been snowing heavily that day and I didn't know the way. I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place. He was standing there, waiting for me. "She meant more to me than anyone ……even my own wife!" he said. I could see that he had been crying. I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal. I was even more shocked when he told me he had put her in the barn(厩)。 "I wouldn't leave here out in the cold!" he said.
Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door. He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground. "She was such a good cow! I wouldn‘t let anyone but a doctor touch her!"he said, and burst into tears again.
41. The underlined phrase make out in the first paragraph means ______
A. expect B. see clearly
C. here clearly D. understand
42. Before he arrived at the farmer's house, the writer expected to see Milly lying ____?
A. on the floor of a room B. on the ground of a barn
C. in bed in a barn D. in bed in a room
43.What do we know about Milly from the story?
A. She was seriously ill. B. She was hidden somewhere.
C. She had met with an accident. D. She had caused a scandal.
Passage three
Feeling tired lately? Has the doctor said he cannot find anything wrong with you? Perhaps he sent you to a hospital, but all the advanced equipment there shows that there is nothing wrong.
Then consider this, you might be in a state of subhealth.
Subhealth, also called the third state or grey state, is explained as a border line state between health and disease. According to an investigation by the National Health Organization, Over 45 percent of subhealth people are middle aged or elderly. The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around exam time.
Symptoms include a lack of energy, depression, slow reactions, insomnia, agitation and poor memory. Other symptoms include shortness of breath, sweating and aching in the waist and legs.
The key to preventing and recovering from subhealth, according to some medical experts, is to form good living habits, alternate work with rest, exercise regularly, and take part in open-air activities.
As for meals, people are advised to eat less salt and sugar. They should also eat more fresh vegetables, fruits, fish, because they are rich in nutritional elements-vitamins, and trace elements——that are important to the body.
Nutrition experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract. They also say that a balanced die t is very helpful in avoiding subhealth.
44.Middle aged people may feel subhealth,because______.
A. they have lost their living hopes B. they have more pressure in life and work
C. they have used up their energy. D. they begin to get energy
45.The answer for preventing you from falling into a state of subhealth is that you should_____.
A. work hard B. sleep more
C. take more medicine D. be deep relaxed and form good living habits
46. As for food, experts suggest that_________.
A. we should eat less B. we should never eat meat
C. we should have meals with less salt and sugar D. we should have meals without salt or sugar
47.The underlined word "alternate"in this passage means_____.
A. keep up B. take up C. arrange by turns D. cause to take place
passage Four
Equal pay for equal work is a phrase used by the American women who feel that are looked down upon by society. They say it is for women to be paid less than men for the same work
People who hold the opposite opinion (mainly men) have an answer to this. They say that men have more responsibility than women; a married man is expected to earn money to support his family and to make the important decision, and therefore it is right for men to be paid more. There are some people who hold even stronger opinion than this and are against