专升本英语模拟试卷136

专升本英语模拟试卷136：本试卷总分有150分，共有六类题型

一、Ⅰ. Phonetics (5 points) Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or 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. 1. A. machine
B. headache
C. chemistry
D. character

2. 2. A. piece
B. field
C. relief
D. scientist

3. 3. A. months
B. mouths
C. paths
D. clothes

4. 4. A. machine
B. attention
C. major
D. China
 

5. 5. A. loud
B. double
C. fountain
D. shout

二、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.

6.6. Where is my pen? I ______ it. A. might lose B. would have lost C. should have lost D. must have lost

7.7. She told us ______ story that we all forgot about the time. A. such an interesting B. such interesting a C. so an interesting D. a so interesting

8.8. They asked me to have a drink with them. I said that it was at least ten years since I ______ a good drink. A. had enjoyed B. was enjoying C. enjoyed D. had been enjoying

9.9. That suit ______ over 60 dollars. A. has costed B. costed C. is costed D. cost

10.10. Mother ______ us stories when we were young. A. was used to tell B. is used to telling C. used to tell D. used to telling

11.11. I wish I ______ you yesterday. A. seen B. did see C. had seen D. were to see

12.12. Let us hope we can settle the matter without ______ more trouble. A. any B. a little C. some D. little

13.13. As it was a stormy night, ______ people went to see the film. A. a few B. few C. several D. many

14. 14. ______ the temperature, ______ water turns into steam. A. The high... the fast B. Higher... faster C. The more higher... the faster D. The higher... the faster
 

15.15. The passengers were robbed ______ all their money. A. of
B. off
C. from
D. away

16.16. We ______ for her because she never came. A. needn"t wait B. shouldn"t have waited C. mustn"t wait D. mustn"t have waited

17.17. I insist that a doctor ______ immediately. A. has been sent for B. sends for C. will be sent for D. be sent for

18.18. He was disappointed to find his suggestions ______. A. been turned down
B. turned down
C. to be turned down
D. to turn down

19.19. I don"t regret ______ even if it might have upset her. A. to tell her what I thought B. to have told her that I thought C. telling what I thought D. telling her what I thought

20. 20. The rice ______ if you had been more careful. A. would not be burning B. would not burn C. would not have been burnt D. would not burnt
 

三、Ⅲ. Cloze (20 points) Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked 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.

21.What is the "biggest city in the world? That is, (21) city has the largest population? This seems like (22) question to answer, but actually it isn"t. It"s actually rather difficult to say which cities (23) the largest. There are two reasons for this difficulty. First of all, it isn"t easy to determine a city"s boundaries, that is, where a city ends. Nowadays, nearly all cities have a large (24) area around them. So when we talk about the population of a city, we often mean the population of the whole metropolitan area around the city. That means that it"s difficult to determine what the population of a city is because it"s difficult to define what a city is. The second reason that it is difficult to 25 the population of different cities is this: it is almost impossible to get (26) about the population of all cities for the same year. For example, we might get an estimate of New York"s population in 1979 and an (27) of Mexico City"s population in 1981. So we real ly can"t compare the numbers because the information is for (28) different years. And the population of cities changes rather quickly, especially in some cases. For example, the population of Jakarta, Indonesia, may increase by 5% each year, so the population figure will change rather quickly. So we can say that these are our two (29) for comparing the populations of cities: one, it"s difficult to determine the (30) of a city, and two, it is difficult to get accurate information. 21. A. what B. which C. where D. how

22.
A. a difficult
B. a troublesome
C. easy
D. an easy

23.23. A. are
B. were
C. is
D. was

24.24. A. city
B. urban
C. suburban
D. countryside

25.25. A. compile
B. compare
C. conduct
D. conclusion

26.26. A. informations
B. knowledge
C. background
D. information

27.27. A. estimated
B. count
C. calculate
D. estimate

28.28. A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four

29.29. A. questions
B. answers
C. solutions
D. problems

30.30. A. limits
B. end
C. limit
D. edge

四、Ⅳ. Reading Comprehension (75 points) Directions: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose one best answer an blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

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Passage One In the late 1860"s, industry in America grew rapidly. More factories meant more jobs. But working conditions were dangerous. Employees were forced to work as many as 16 hours a day in hot, dirty rooms. Children often worked alongside adults. Wages were usually very low. Workers tried to improve conditions by forming unions. One of the first important unions was the Knights of Labor, formed in 1869. Blacks and women were welcomed as members. The Knights of Labor wanted an 8-hour workday, higher wages, and better working conditions. The union called for an end to the employment of children under age 14. Together with other unions, the Knights of Labor tried to make changes through collective bargaining. Union leaders would meet with employers and talk. When collective bargaining failed, the unions resorted to strikes. When some strikes that the unions held turned violent, public opinion turned against them. Many members left the Knights of Labor, and by 1890 the union had died out. But other unions survived. The AF of L, American Federation of Labor, was formed in 1881. It continued to push for the goals set by the Knights of Labor. However, most federal laws protecting workers and outlawing child labor were not passed until the 1930"s. 31. According to the passage, the Knights of Labor wanted all of the following EXCEPT ______. A. an 8-hour workday B. higher wages C. improving working conditions in the factories D. an increase in the employment of small children

32.32. You can infer that most of the goals of the Knights of Labor were ______. A. unwelcome by the AF of L B. not reached until after the Knights of Labor died out C. not helpful to women D. welcome by factory owner

33.33. How long did the Knights of Labor last? A. 60 years. B. 31 years. C. 50 years. D. 21 years.

34.34. The underlined words "resorted to" mean ______. A. stopped doing something B. gave up C. turned to something else for help D. went on with

35.35. Which of the following statements about labor unions can be concluded based on the information in the passage? A. Labor unions reached their peak of power in the 1986"s. B. It. took labor unions many years to improve conditions for workers. C. The early labor unions failed .because they were not concerned with the well-being of workers. D. The early labor unions failed because they could not agree on what they wanted to fight for.

36.Passage Two How can a single postage stamp be worth $ 16,800? Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on one in expensive" postage stamp has made the stamp worth a million and a half times its original value. The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the British colony of Mauritius, a small is land in the Indian Ocean. In 1847 an order for stamps was sent to a London printer, and Mauritius was to become the fourth country in the world to issue stamps. Before the order was filled and delivered, a ball (舞会) was planned at Mauritius" Government House, and stamps were needed to send out the invitations. A local printer was instructed to copy the de sign for the stamps. He accidentally inscribed the words "Post Office" instead of "Post Paid" on the sever al hundred stamps that he printed. Today there are only twenty-six of these misprinted stamps left--fourteen "One Penny Orange-Reds" and twelve "Two Penny Blues". Because of the Two Penny Blue"s rareness (罕见) and age, collectors have paid as much as $ 16,800 for it. 36. A postage stamp"s value to collectors is raised if ______. A. there are few others like it B. there are no errors on the stamps C. a mistake is made in the ,printing D. both A and C

37.37. In 1847 most countries of the world were ______. A. not yet using postage stamps B. collecting valuable stamps C. buying stamps from Neuritis D. printing their own stamps

38.38. The mistake in the locally printed postage stamps was in the ______. A. spelling of postage B. price C. wording D. color

39.39. $ 16,800 is the collector"s value of ______. A. the One Penny Orange-Red B. a correctly printed"1847 stamp C. the Two Penny Blue D. both A and C

40.40. The best title for this selection is ______. A. The "Post Paid" Error B. The Two Penny Blue C. A Rare Stamp D. How Mauritius Became Famous

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Passage Three An old Indian story says that the game of chess (国际象棋) was invented by Sissa Ben, Prime Minister of King Shirham. As soon as the invention was finished he gave it to the king, who was glad and asked him what he would like to have in return. To the king"s surprise, what Sissa wanted seemed very little. "Your Majesty, "said the minister, kneeling before the king. "I want nothing but some wheat. Please put a grain of wheat on the first square of the chessboard (棋盘), two on the second, four on the third, eight on the fourth.., and so on, doubling the number for each following square. Give me enough grains to cover the 64 squares of the chessboard." "You don"t ask for much, my honest servant. You might have asked for gold or money," said the king and then ordered a bag of wheat brought to the palace. But when the counting began, with one grain for the first square, two for the second, four for the third, and so on, the bag was emptied before the 20th square. More bags were brought, but the number of grain needed for the following squares increased so rapidly that the king was not able to keep his promise even with all the crops in the whole India! In fact, he would have needed 8 466 744 073 709 511 615 grains, which would be as much as that they would produce in about 2000 years! Now tile king found himself deep in debt to his minister. He had either to face the terrible trouble all his life or to cut off Sissa"s head, the litter of which, it is said was what he finally chose. 41. This story tells us ______. A. how cruel the king was B. how clever the minister was C. Sissa was a famous mathematician D. how the game of chess came into being

42.42. According to the story, the game of chess was invented by ______. A. an American Indian B. an ancient Indian official C. an Indian king D. an Indian officer

43.43. The king was glad to know that Sissa only wanted some wheat because ______. A. wheat was not expensive B. it didn"t seem much C. Sissa was honest to him D. both A and B

44.44. A bag of wheat was enough for ______. A. 19 squares B. one third of the squares C. the first 19 squares D. 20 squares

45. The following pictures show a part of the chessboard. Which one can correctly show the way in which Sissa had the grains of wheat put on it?

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Passage Four One evening Mr. Green was driving home along a lonely country road. He had ￡ 100.00 in his pock et. At the loneliest part of the road, a man asked for a lift (搭车). Mr. Green told him to get into the car and continued his driving. When he talked to the man and learned that the man had been in prison for robbery and had broken out of prison two days before, Mr. Green was very worried. Suddenly he saw a police-car and had a bright idea. He just reached a small town where the speed limit (限制速度) was 30 miles an hour. But he drove the car as fast as it could go. He looked back and saw that the police-car had begun to chase (追) him. After a mile or so the police-car overtook (赶上) him and ordered him to stop. A policeman got out and came to Mr. Green"s car. Mr. Green hoped that he could tell the policeman about the escaped robber, but he felt the man had put a gun against his back. The policeman took out his notebook and pencil, saying he wanted Mr. Green"s name and address. Mr. Green asked to be taken to the police station, but the policeman said, "No, you will have to appear at the police station later." Mr. Green had to do as the policeman told him. The policeman wrote his name and address down, put his notebook and pencil back in his pocket and gave Mr. Green a talk about dangerous driving. Then Mr. Green started up his car again and drove on. Just as he reached the outskirts (郊区) of London, the passenger said, "! want to get off here." Mr. Green stopped the car, the man got out and said, "Thanks for the lift. You"ve been good to me. This is the least I can do in return (报答)." And he handed Mr. Green the policeman"s notebook, which he stole while the policeman was talking to Mr. Green. 46. The man asking for a lift was ______. A. a robber who robs drivers B. a policeman who had worked in prison C. a prisoner who had escaped from prison D. a stranger with ￡ 100.00 in his pocket

47.47. Mr. Green, was worried because ______. A. he was driving along a lonely road B. he had taken a stranger in his car C. he saw a police-car D. he was afraid that the man might rob him

48.48. Mr. Green asked to be taken to the police station because he ______. A. didn"t like to give his name and address to the policeman B. wanted to get help and tell the truth there C. didn"t like to talk too much with the policeman D. wanted to leave the man in his car and let him go

49.49. After reading the story, you can probably tell which of the following is NOT true? A. Mr. Green didn"t go to the police station until the man got off his car and ran away. B. Mr. Green would go to the police station as soon as possible. C. The robber got out of Mr. Green"s car at the outskirts of London safely. D. Mr. Green might not go to the police station unless he was wanted.

50.50. What"s the end of the story? A. The prisoner stole the policeman"s notebook and gave it to Mr. Green in return. B. The prisoner was caught. C. The prisoner robbed Mr. Green. D. Mr. Green sent the prisoner to the police station.

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Passage Five A young girl and a man were recently found murdered in a parked car in a Boston suburb. The police found no clue (线索) in the car. Then they found a witness who had seen a car pass by the murdered couple"s car. He said it was a 1950 or 1951 Chevrolet (雪佛莱牌汽车). Ordinarily, searching through the files for owners of elderly Chevies would have been an impossibly difficult task because there were two and a half million such cars. In this case, however, the police had a powerful tool--the computer. The Boston Registry of Motor Vehicles programmed its computer to screen all 1950 and 1951 Chevrolets within a fifteen-mile radius (半径) of the suburb--the area in which the police believed the murderer was most likely to be found. Within minutes, the computer uncovered one thousand of the wanted cars. A few hours of careful hand screening turned up a 1950 Chevrolet owner who lived close to the scene of the crime and who had received many traffic tickets (交通罚款). He was among the first suspects to be investigated, and evidence linking him to the murdered couple was found. He was arrested, and is now waiting for trial (审判). 51. The computer DIDN"T help the police ______. A. to find the suspect B. to find the murdered couple C. to arrest the suspect D. to search a 1950 or 1951 Chevrolet

52.52. It is clear from the passage that Chevies refer to ______. A. the murdered couple B. elderly owners of cars C. computers D. Chevrolets

53.53. The murderer was at last found ______. A. with the help of a Chevrolet owner B. with the help of computers C. by a witness D. in a car

54.54. The best title for this passage is ______. A. Crime--A Grave Problem in the West B. Chevrolet--A Make of an Old Car C. Computer--A Powerful Aid in Fighting Against Crime D. Police--A Useful Force in the Fight Against Crime

55.55. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? A. Searching through the files of Chevies owners was impossibly difficult. B. The suspect lived within a fifteen-mile radius of the suburb. C. The suspect had received a number of traffic tickets before. D. It took the police hours to find the suspect.

五、Ⅴ. Daily Conversation (10 points) Directions: Pick out the appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogs by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

56. A. Why not? B. She"s an engineer. C. I"ll try my best. D. Is five dollars enough? E. He"s my nephew. F. Stop for a rest. G. It"s worth seeing. H. Repay the money.
56. Joe: I"ve left my money in my house. Can you lend me some? Ann: ______

57.57. Bill: What do you think of the film you saw last night? Nancy: ______

58.58. Roger: What does your sister-in-law do? Cindy: ______

59.59. John: Mary isn"t going to New York next week. Rose: ______

60.60. Pat: Who is the boy in the black jacket? Jane: ______

六、Ⅵ. Writing (25 points) Directions: For this part, you are supposed to write a letter of 100-120 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly on the Answer Sheet.