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专升本入学考试英语模拟试卷8

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  PartⅠ Vocabulary and Structure

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

  11.The idea is _________ to all of us and you do not needs to tell us more about it.

  A. apparent B. appearing C. approaching D. apart

  12. This mountain has many high __________and deep valleys.

  A. peaks B. hills C. paths D. pink

  13. He gave us a good __________ of his experience.

  A demonstration B. frequency C. description D. instruction

  14. The distinguished lawyer had many __________.

  A. clients B. customers C. creditors D. people

  15. the dead man was ____________ in a blanket.

  A. input B. issued D. ensured D. wrapped

  16. This is military _________, and no body is allowed to get in without permission.

  A. bond D. zone C. butter D. zoo

  17. Rock music usually ___________ the young people in most countries.

  A. applies to B. appeals to C. amazes to D. actress

  18. Would he have seen you if you hadn’t ___________ to him.

  A. intended B. waved C. expressed D. debt

  19. Everyone __________ the right to his own opinion.

  A. imitates B. requests C. deserves D. outlines

  20. That is a point of view. And I don't agree with you.

  A. crystal B. protein C. union D. confusing

  21. English has become a communication for people from different countries.

  A. merit B. stream C. enjoyment D. medium

  22. During the eight years of war, many people their blood for the country.

  A. shed B. tempted C. reserved D. devoted

  23. You have greatly ______ us. What you have done is not what you told us about several weeks ago.

  A. disappointed B. deserted C. clarified D. opposed

  24. Before you begin writing your paper, please write first. Then we can have a better idea about what you are going to talk about.

  A. an origin B. a detail C. an example D. an outline

  25. If you ask why I plan to study in the United States, my answer is simply that it is a ________for me.

  A. chapter B. ceremony C. chamber D. challenge

  26. Mr. Green has recently been_________ to director of the president's office.

  A. pushed B. purchased C. promoted. D. promised

  27. We don't think that his_________ ability has been well developed.

  A. possible B. potential C. underneath D. vital

  28. Our________ talks promised a good future for our cooperation.

  A. interior B. insurance C. initial D. invisible

  29. The________ can help people see very small objects.

  A. metropolitan B. microphone C. microscope D. microwave

  30. Physically we feel comfortable, but________ , we suffer a lot.

  A. psychologically B. moderately C. naturally D. precisely

  31. Even though he has lived in China for more than twenty years, Mark still can not __________ himself to the Chinese customs.

  A. adopt B. adjust C. adapt D. accept

  32. He tried to with the manager for a fat salary.

  A. evaluate B. object C. bargain D. pause

  33. To some_______ , Mary still does not understand that workplace completely. But she herself does want to admit that.

  A. extend B. part C. extent D. content

  34. Great Britain and France will hold a_______ regarding some European economic problems.

  A. conference B. reference C. conversion D. cooperation

  35. Since he often travels on business, he has learned how to_______ himself to sleeping in any place he can find.

  A. make B. accustom C. force D. let

  36. One of my ________ sayings is " How much you put into it is how much you will get out of it."

  A. favorite B. alike C. favorable D. likely

  37. Most of the news on the front page of today's daily newspapers_______ the progress of peace conference.

  A. is concerned B. are concerning C. concerns D. concern

  38. Everything is a bit depressing at the moment, but I am sticking to my belief that good times are __________ , and the future is bright.

  A. around a corner B. near the corner

  C. in the corner D. around the corner

  39. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication ______ the advertiser pays for the messages to be delivered.

  A. in that B. whereas C. which D. now that

  40. It is no use ______ me not to worry about his health.

  A. for you to tell B. your telling C. you tell D. having told

  41. He opened the door to______ were eager to learn knowledge.

  A. who B. that C. those who D. those

  42. The camera can be to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.

  A. treated B. adjusted C. adopted D. adapted

  43. When Mary paid the bill she was given a for her money.

  A. check B. receipt C. ticket D. label

  44. The newly _____ method has brought about great economic benefits to organization men and women.

  A. adopted B. accepted C. received D. treated

  45. A completely new situation will________ when the new income tax system comes into existence.

  A. rise B. raise C. arouse D. arise

  46. The next afternoon I went to________ Miss Barkley again for the same matter.

  A. call on B. call forth C. call after D. call off

  47. I would rather you _______ next month instead of tomorrow.

  A. will leave B. leave C. would leave D. left

  48. Which door does this key________ to?

  A. set B. become C. fit D. belong

  49. We suddenly saw the bus about to leave and had to run_________ to catch it.

  A. strongly B. nearly C. hard D. hardly

  50. When he was in prison, he was not allowed to_________ with his family.

  A. commit B. communicate C. commission D. command

  Part II Cloze

  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 and the mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

  People all know that Muhammad Ali ______51______ a great boxer. “I’m the greatest!” He often said.

  In addition to _____52_____ a great boxer, Muhammad Ali is a kind and wonderful person. It’s nice

  when people help others. Muhammad Ali has often done ____53____.

  Muhammad Ali helped some older people who lived in a biog city. The people had a place to _____54____ when they needed help. Tyey____55____ it their center. One day the center ____56____ money and had to closed down. The people no longer had a place to be together and to____57____ help.

  Muhammad Ali gave the center 100,000 dollars. The center could stay ____58____for another year. It could keep on helping the old people who needed it. All of the people there are thankful____59____ Muhammad Ali. The center is still open. By helping out, Muhammad Ali ____60____ how great he really is!

  51. A. are B. am C. is D. was

  52. A. be B. having been C. has been D. been

  53. A. so B. it C. the same D. ones

  54. A. go to B. go C. be going to D. go in

  55. A. said B. told C. showed D. called

  56. A. ran out B. used out

  C. ran out of D. kept out of

  57. A. go for B. go to C. go with D. go up

  58. A. opened B. open C. opening D. opens

  59. A. for B. with C. of D. to

  60. A. thought B. supposed C. showed D. looked

  Part III Reading Comprehension

  Directions: There are 4 reading passages in the part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and mark it on the Answer Sheet.

  Passage One

  Jim was intelligent, but he hated hard work. He said, "You work hard, and make a lot of mon­ey, and then the government takes most of it. I want easy work that gives me lots of money and that the government doesn't know about.

  So he became a thief—but he did not do the stealing. He got others to do it. They were much less intelligent than he was, so he arranged everything and told them what to do.

  One day they were looking for rich families to rob, and Jim sent one of them to a large beautiful house just outside the town.

  It was evening, and when the man looked through one of the windows, he saw a young man and a girl playing on a piano.

  When he went back to Jim, he said, "That family can't have much money. Two people were pla­ying on the same

  61. The word "intelligent" in the first sentence is closest in meaning to______________________________________________ .

  A. clever

  B. honest

  C. interesting

  D. modest

  62. What Jim said can be said to be .

  A. an excuse

  B. a lie

  C. a joke

  D. a truth

  63. Jim did not do the stealing, .

  A. so he was not a thief in fact

  B. because he was less intelligent than others

  C. but he made stealing plans and gave orders

  D. for he was afraid of being caught

  64. Where did one of the thieves go to do the stealing?

  A. To the village.

  B. To the country.

  C. To the city.

  D. To the town.

  65. It can be concluded from the story that .

  • A. Jim and his men didn't rob the family

  B. the family they were going to rob was not rich in fact

  C. the thief sent to the beautiful house was foolish enough

  D. the young man and the girl were husband and wife

  Passage Two

  In 1638, John Harvard donated some money and about four hundred books to a new university. This was the beginning of the library at Harvard University. The gift was so important that the universi­ty was named after John Harvard.

  Thomas Bray began the first free lending library in the late 1600s. He set up more than 30 of these libraries in the American colonies. However, the idea for this kind of free library ended when Bray died in 1730. In 1731 , Benjamin Franklin and some friends started the first subscription library in the United States. In a subscription library people pay money to become members, but they may borrow the books without paying again. •

  In the United States, every child had a free education. This idea soon led to free libraries. One of the first libraries that used tax money to buy books was a library in Peterborough, New Hampshire. This library was set up in 1833.

  66. The main idea of paragraph 2 is______ .

  A. Franklin started the first subscription library

  B. in a subscription library people pay money to become members

  C. Bray and Franklin were important in the history of public libraries

  D. Bray died in 1730 and Franklin died in 1833

  67. The word "borrow" in line 7 means_______ .

  A. read and write with no help from another person

  B. use for a short time and then return

  C. like very much

  D. lend

  68. The reading does not say it, but we can guess that_______ .

  A. there were free schools in the United States before there were free libraries

  B. free schools and free libraries in the United States began at about the same time

  C. the library in New Hampshire also had a free school in it

  D. there were free libraries in the United States before there were free schools

  69. Harvard University began______ .

  A. in 1731

  B. in 1730

  C. in 1833

  D. in 1638

  70. At the library that Franklin started, _____ .

  A. children could use books for no money at all

  B. people paid a little money in the beginning but none after that

  C. people paid a lot of money in the beginning but none after that

  D. both A and B

  Passage Three

  There was a pilot and four people in a small plane. Suddenly there was something wrong with the machine while it was flying in the air. The smoke was everywhere in the plane. The pilot told the peo­ple there were only four parachutes. They all became worried and started to make excuses.

  "I must go and mend the machine," said the pilot, taking one of the parachutes. There was noth­ing he could do so he jumped out.

  The first person stood up. "I'm a doctor" , he said. "1 help people live longer and I save lives. " He also took a parachute and jumped out.

  The next person said, " I must have a parachute. I'm a very clever person. I have to attend an im­portant sports match. I know I'll win the game because I'll be the cleverest person there. " He picked up a pack and jumped out.

  Two men were left—an old businessman and a young mountain climber. By this time the plane was going down fast. The businessman said, " Young man, I'm old but you're still young. You take the last parachute. " The young mountain climber smiled. "Don't worry," he said, "We can both jump to safety because there are still two parachutes. Just now the clever person jumped out with my back pack.

  71. All the people became worried because______ .

  A. they couldn't find the parachutes

  B. they were afraid the plane would be broken and knew there were not enough parachutes

  for each person

  C. there was too much smoke and they couldn't jump out from the plane

  D. they saw the pilot jump out first

  72. The clever man jumped out with______ .

  A. a parachute

  B. nothing

  C. the pack of the climber's

  D. two parachutes

  73. All the people thought of themselves except__________ .

  • A. the pilot

  B. the clever man

  C. the doctor

  D. the business man

  74. From the story we know_____ would be died.

  A. the clever man

  B. the businessman

  C. the pilot

  D. the doctor

  75. _____ was a kind-hearted man

  A. The pilot

  B. The mountain climber

  C. The businessman

  D. The doctor

  Passage Four

  Danny was just tired about the way things were going. His mom came to the school and kept corn-planing about Rick Jackson on and on. It seemed that she would never stop talking. "Somebody's got to stop that boy!" she was shouting. " Rick's troubling everybody in the neighborhood. And he loves to pick on little boys like Danny. "

  Mrs. Green, Danny's teacher, was concerned a lot. "I didn't know that Danny was being picked on , " she answered. " He's never said anything about this to me ! " Mrs. Green looked at Danny. " How long has this been going on?" she asked. Danny could only shake his head and look at the floor. He knew if he said a word about this, he would have trouble after school.

  Danny hadn't said anything about the problem because he wanted to get along with the boys in the neighborhood. After all, most of them were nice to him. He hated to leave the gang just because of Rick. Maybe the time had come to find new friends. He felt it hard to make up his mind.

  16. We learn from the reading that_____________ .

  A. Danny was not a good student

  B. Danny's mother talked too much about the school

  C. Danny's teacher knew something about Danny's problem before

  D. Danny wanted to get away from Rick

  17. When Danny's mother came for Mrs. Green, the matter was now________________ to Mrs. Green.

  A. serious

  B. common

  C. untrue

  D. similar

  18. Danny now_________ .

  A. was tired of the school and his friends

  B. had no friends at all

  C. was not sure what he should do with the problem

  D. made some new friends in the neighborhood

  19. Danny didn't say anything about the matter to Mrs. Green because

  A. she had known it

  B. the other boys told her

  C. he didn't want to be in trouble

  D. his mother didn't want him to say it

  20. The word "gang" in the reading means______________ .

  A. a place for boys to play games

  B. a group of young people

  C. a school bus for children to and from school

  Part IV Writing

  Directions: For this part, you are supposed to write a letter in 100—120 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.

  <情景>

  你是张海.你的朋友王敏写信给你,询问你课余时间都做些什么.你回信给她,信件内容包括:你的爱好和例证;2.信尾写上希望她做什么;

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