2010年成人高考专升本英语模拟试题及答案(二)doc

2010年成人高考专升本英语模拟试题及答案(二)doc

2010年成人高考专生本英语考试模拟试题和答案（二）.VocabularyandStructure(40points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.1.Whichis______country,theUnitedStatesorCanada?A.alarger                 B.larger                     C.thelarger               D.thelargest2.Thesilkfeels________.  A.soft                         B.softly                      C.softness                 D.softy3.Twonuclearpowerstations_______inthepasttenyears.  A.arebuilt                  B.havebeenbuiltC.wouldbebuilt        D.arebuilding4.Theykepton______tilltheygottothefootofthehill.  A.torun                      B.running                          C.runing                    D.run5.Thereismuchworktodo,_______?  A.isn’tit              B.isthere                          C.isn’tthere               D.isitn6._______asheis,hecan’tunderstandtheEnglishfilm.  A.AstudentofEnglish                                    B.ThoughastudentofEnglish  C.StudentofEnglish                                             D.BeingastudentofEnglish7.Theoldinthecountry_______takengoodcareof.  A.have                       B.has                      C.is                           D.are8.Notasinglemistake_______inthetest.  A.hemade                  B.didhemake                  C.hehasmade           D.madehe9.______mysurprise,Igotahighgradeinthistest.  A.For                         B.To                                 C.Tobe                     D.On10.Sheneveragree_______you,didshe?  A.to                           B.with                              C.in                           D.at11.Wouldyoumind_______aphotoofyou?  A.metake                  B.totake                          C.mytaking               D.metotake12.Theladytreatstheboywellasifhe______herownson.  A.is                            B.was                               C.nwere                      D.wouldbe13._______roundthecity,wewereimpressedbythecity’snewlook.  A.Taken                     B.Taking                           C.Tobetaken           D.Beingtaken14.Hehadapain_______hisback.  A.on                           B.with                              C.in                           D.onto15.Thecity_______Iwasbornisonthenewrailwayline.  A.which                      B.that                               C.onwhich                D.where16.Ihad_______thatIwouldalwaysrememberit.  A.soagoodexperience                                        B.suchagoodexperience  C.sogoodanexperience                                      D.suchgoodanexperience17.______giveushelpiswelcome.  A.Whoever               B.Whoever                       C.Nomatterwho      D.Thosewho18.Afterrunningfornearlyhalfanhour,Iwas________.  A.outofplace             B.outofcontrol                C.outofbreath          D.outofpracticen19.Themothertoldthelittleboytodoallthethings_______.  A.onhimself               B.onhisown                    C.tohimself               D.byown20.Youhadbetter_______ajacket,becauseitiscoldoutside.  A.takeon                   B.totakeon                    C.puton                    D.toputon21.Ifyouwilldothat,pleasetakemeinto________.  A.think                       B.thinking                         C.thought                  D.account22.Mypenhas_______ink.  A.runoutof                B.afew                            C.runaway                D.nolittle23.Thereare,ofcourse,badteachersaswellas________.  A.goodone                B.somegood                    C.goodones       D.thosegood24.“______haste,thelessspeed”isgoodadviceheoftengivesus.  A.More                      B.Themore                      C.Themorer       D.Morer25.Youdolook_______.Youarenotatalllikeapersonwhohasbeenillinbedforyears.  A.good                       B.well                               C.sad                        D.disappointedn26.Somepeopleliketoeatapples.Butsomepreferbananas_______apples.  A.to                           B.for                                C.with                       D.against27.I_______heretwoyearsago.  A.movedto                B.havemoved                  C.havemovedtoD.moved28.Heis_______strongaman________hecanlifttenstoneslikethisone.  A.such…so                B.so…that                        C.sucha…that         D.soa…for29.It_______theywholentmethetelevision.  A.was                      B.is                                  C.were                      D.are30.AfamousCanadiandoctorexpressedthevalueofhobbiesbysaying,“______manisreallyhappywithoutahobby.”  A.Not                        B.Without                         C.No                        D.None31.Televisionbroadcastsare________toanareathatiswithinsightofthesendingstationofitsrelay.  A.prohibited               B.bounded                       C.limited                    D.restrictedn32.Manythings________impossibleinthepastarecommontoday.  A.toconsider       B.beingconsidered           C.considering            D.considered33.Myparentswanted_______me.  A.makeascientist                                          B.tomakeascientist  C.makeascientistof                                             D.tomakeascientistof34.Hehasabadhabitof________otherswhentheyarespeaking.  A.involving                 B.investigating                   C.interfering        D.interrupting35.Ilikethatnewwatchverymuch,butIcan’t________it.  A.cost                        B.offer                              C.pay                        D.spend36.Tomarrivedattheofficeanddiscoveredthathehad_______hisdoorkey.  A.lent                         B.borrowed                      C.lost                        D.no37.Thebeautifulsceneleftadeep_______ontheforeignvisitors.  A.thought                   B.idea                              C.thinking                  D.impression38.Theroomisalittlesmall;_______itissohot.n  A.inaddition        B.inadditionto                 C.additional               D.adding39.IwishI______heraddressyesterday.  A.know                      B.hadknown                    C.wouldknown         D.knew40.It______yesterday.Thegroundisstillwetnow.  A.musthaverained     B.wasraining                    C.rained                    D.hadrained Ⅲ.Cloze(20points)Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesgivenbelowandmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatismostsuitableandmarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Insuremeanstoprotect_51_alossofmoney.Mostpeoplecanbudgettheirmoneysothattheirincomewillcoverexpectedexpenses_52_food,clothing,housing,andpublicservices.But,thereisnowaytoknow_53_whowillsufferacrisis(危机)suchasaseriousillness,fire,flood,oracaraccident.Suchcrisesusually_54_greatexpense.Evenifpeoplecouldpredictcrises,itwouldbehardtosaveenoughmoneyto_55_theexpenses.Insuranceisasystem_56_acompanycollectsmoneynfrommanyindividualsandthenpayscertainexpenseswheneveroneofthoseinsuredindividualsisfacedwithacertaincrisis.Aninsurancepolicy_57_howmuchtheinsurancecostsandhowmuchthecompanywillpaywhenapolicyholderisfacedwithacertaincrisis.Therearemanydifferentkindsofinsurance,_58_hospital,motor-carandfire.Insurancecanberatherexpensivebutmostpeoplebuyinsuranceofsomekind.Insuranceissomething_59_peoplebuyandhopetheywill_60_need.51.A.for                    B.from                      C.against                          D.with52.A.suchas             B.forexample            C.that                               D.thesameas53.A.predict              B.ahead                     C.inadvance                    D.earlier54.A.resultfrom        B.make                     C.take                              D.resultin55.A.cover                B.payback                C.fill                                 D.makefull56.A.that                  B.bywhich                C.what                             D.where57.A.said                  B.agree                     C.makesure                     D.statesn58.A.include       B.including                 C.aswellas                      D.also59.A.which                B.that                        C.as                                 D.like60.A.never                B.ever                       C.sometimes              D.often Ⅳ.ReadingComprehension(60points)Directions:TherearefourreadingpassagesinthispartEachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseonebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneResearchershavefoundthatREM(rapideyemovement)sleepisimportanttohumanbeings.Thistypeofsleepgenerallyoccursfourorfivetimesduringonenightofsleeplastingfiveminutestofortyminutesforeachoccurrence.Thedeeperaperson’ssleepbecomes,thelongertheperiodsofrapideyemovement.TherearephysicalchargesinthebodytoshowthatapersonhaschangedfromNREM(non-rapideyemovement)toREMsleep.Breathingbecomesfaster,theheartrateincreases,and,asthenamenimplies,theeyesbegintomovequickly.AccompanyingthesephysicalchangesinthebodyisaveryimportantcharacteristicofREMsleep.ItisduringREMsleepthatapersondreams.61.Accordingtothepassage,howoftendoesREMsleepoccurinonenight?  A.Once                      B.Twice              C.Fouroffivetimes          D.Fortytimes62.Theword“deeper”inparagraph1isclosestinmeaningtowhichofthefollowing?  A.heavier.                   B.louder.                   C.stronger.                       D.happier.63.WhichofthefollowingshowsthatapersonisNOTdreaminginhissleep?  A.Hiseyesbegintomove.                      B.Hisbreathingbecomesfaster.  C.Hisheartrateincreases.                             D.Hiseyesstopmoving.64.Thesubjectofthispassageis________.  A.whypeoplesleep                                       B.thehumanneedforREMsleep  C.thecharacteristicofREMsleep                  D.physicalchangesninthehumanbody65.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthearticle?  A.REMSleep      B.TwoTypesofSleep    C.Sleepers  D.WhatHappenstoSleepersPassageTwoTheMotherGooseStories,sowellknowntochildrenallovertheword,arecommonlysaidtohavebeenwrittenbyalittleoldwomanforhergrandchildren.Accordingtosomepeople,shelivedinBoston,andherrealnamewasElizabethVergoose.Herson-in-law,aprinternamedThomasFleet,wassupposedtohavepublishedthefamousstoriesandpoemsforsmallchildrenin1719.However,nocopyofthisbookhaseverbeenfound,andmostscholarsdoubtthetruthofthisstory—anddoubt,moreover,thatMotherGoosewaseverarealperson.TheypointoutthatthenameisadirecttranslationoftheFrench“MereI’Oye.”In1697theFrenchmanCharlesPerraultpublishedthefirstbookinwhichthisnamewasused.Thecollectioncontainseighttales,including“SleepingBeauty,”“Cinderella,”and“PussinBoots.”ButPerraultdidnotoriginatethesestories;theywerealreadyquitepopularinhisday,andheonlycollectedthem.66.Whatissuppssedtohavehappenedin1719?ElizabethVergoosewrotethefirstMotherGooseStories.ThomasFleetpublishedtheMotherGooseStories.nTheMotherGooseStoriesweretranslatedintoFrench.CharlesPerraultpublishedthefirstMotherGooseStories.67.MostscholarsconsiderMotherGoosetobe_________.  A.arealperson                                              B.abookwrittenbyalittleoldwoman  C.acollectionbyElizabethVergoose       D.atranslationfromFrench68.WhenPerraultpublishedthefirstbookin1679,_______.nostoryofthebookhadbeenknowntopeoplesomestoriesofthebookwerealreadywellknownfewpeoplewereinterestedinthestoriesofthebookstorieslike“SleepingBeauty”and“Cinderella”becamepopular69.Thenameusedinthefirstbookpublishedin1679issupposedtohavebeen_______.  A.MotherGoose        B.MereI’Oye C.ElizabethVergoose D.CharlesPerrault70.Onthebasisofthispassage,whatmaybeconcludedabouttherealoriginofstories“SleepingBeauty”and“Cinderella”?TheywereinventedbyElizabethVergoose.TheywereinventedbyThomasFleet.TheywereinventedbyCharlesPerrault.Theirwritersareunknown.n PassageThreeBanksarenotordinarilypreparedtopayoutallaccounts;theyrelyondepositors(储户)nottodemandpaymentallatthesametime.Ifdepositorsshouldcometofearthatabankisnotsafe,thatitcannotpayoffallitsdepositors,thenthatfearmightcauseallthedepositorstoappearonthesameday.Iftheydid,thebankcouldnotpayallaccounts.However,iftheydidnotallappearatonce,thentherewouldalwaysbeenoughmoneytopaythosewhowantedtheirmoneywhentheywantedit.Mrs.ElsieVaughthastoldusofaterrifyingbankrunthatsheexperienced.OnedayinDecemberof1925severalbanksfailedtoopeninacitywhereMrs.Vaughtlived.Theotherbanksexpectedarunthenextday,andsotheofficersofthebankinwhichMrsVaughtworkedasatellerhadenoughmoneyonhandtopayofftheirdepositors.Theofficerssimplytoldthetellerstopayondemand.Thenextmorningacrowdgatheredinthebankandonthesidewalkoutside.Thelengthofthelinemademanythinkthatthebankcouldnotpossiblypayoffeveryone.Peoplebegantopushandthentofightforplacesnearthetellers’windows,Thepowerofthepanicatmospherewassuchthattwotellers,thoughtheyknewthatthebankwasquiteallrightandcouldpayalldepositors,drewtheirownmoneyfromthebank.MrsVaughtsaysthatshehaddifficultykeepingherselffromdoingthesame.n71.Abankrunhappenswhen_______.abankisclosedforoneormoredaystoomanydepositorstrytodrawouttheirmoneyatonetimethereisnotenoughmoneytopayallitsdepositorsatonetimetellersofabanktaketheirownmoneyfromthebank72.ThetellersinMrs.Vaught’sbankweretoldto________.explainwhytheycouldnotpayoutallaccountspayoutaccountsasrequestedmakethedepositorsbelievethatthebankwasstandpayoutmoneyasslowlyaspossible73.Themaincauseofabankrunis_______.  A.lossofconfidence                                      B.lackofmoney   C.crowdsofpeople                                       D.inexperiencedtellers74.WhichofthefollowingdidMrs.Vaughtsay?Sheknowthatthebankwasnotsound.Shefearedthattoomanydepositorsdrawingtheirmoneywouldclosethebank.Shewasnotabletodrawouthermoney.Shewastemptedtodrawouthermoney.75.Accordingtothepassage,theactionsofthedepositorsofMrs.Vaught’sbankwereaffectedmainlybythe_______.neasewithwhichtheycouldgettheirmoneyconfidencethatMrs.VaughtshowedfailureofseveralotherbankstoopenconfidenceshownbyotherdepositorsofthebankPassageFourOneofthegreatestproblemsforthosesettlersinNebraskainthelastquarterofthepreviouscenturywasfuel.Littleofthestatewasforestedwhenthefirstsettlersarrivedanditisprobablethatby1880,onlyaboutone-thirdoftheoriginallyforestedarearemained,downtoamere1percentofthestate’s77,000squaremiles.Withwoodandcoaloutofthequestion,andwithfuelneededyear-roundforcooking,andduringtheharshwintermonthsforheating,somesolutionhadtobefound.Somewhatimprobably,thebuffaloprovidedtheanswer.Buffalochips(干粪块)werefoundtoburnevenly,hotly,andcleanly,withlittlesmokeandinterestingly,noodor,Soon,collectingthembecameawayoflifeforthesettlers’childrenwhowouldpickthemupontheirwaytoandfromschool,ortakepartincompetitionsdesignedtocounteracttheirnaturalreluctance.Evenayoungman,seekingtoimpressthegirlhewantedtomarry,wouldarrivewithalargebagofchipsratherthanwithaboxofcandyorabunchofflowers.76.Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?ThesolutiontotheNebraskasettlers’fuelproblem.nLifeinNebraskainthelateninteenthcentury.TheimporanceoftheAmericanbuffalo.DeforestationinNebraskainthelatenineteenthcentury.77.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?Nebraskawasnotadensely-forestedstateevenbeforethesettlersarrived.Thechildrenenjoyedcollectingthebuffalochips.Thechildrenspentalotoftimecollectingthechips.Buffalochipsweresatisfactoryasafuel.78.Thepassageimpliesthatbuffalochipswereneeded_______.  A.ingreateramountsinsummer               B.ingreateramountsinwinter  C.onlyinsummer                                    D.onlyinwinter79.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthornotexpresssurpriseat?Thechildrenneededcompetitionstothem.Thebuffalochipsgaveoffnosmell.Buffalochipsweretheanswertothesettlers’fuelproblem.Youngmentookbagsofbuffalochipstotheirgirlfriends. 80.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?  A.EarlySettlers                               B.OneUseoftheBuffaloChipsn  C.Nebraska’sProblems                   D.HowYoungMenExpressTheirLoveforGirls Ⅴ.Writing(20points)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed20minutestowritealetterofabout80wordsaccordingtothefollowingsituation.你叫李平，是英语系学生会主席。写一封信给王教授，请他做一个有关中国历史的报告。注意信中要包括目的、时间、日期和地点。  参考答案Ⅰ.Phonetics1．A          2．B            3．A           4．D           5．B            6．A           7．C8．D          9．D           10．AⅡ.VocabularyandStructure11．C         12．A         13．B          14．B          15．C         16．C         17．D18．B         19．B          20．B          21．C         22．C         23．A         24．C25．D        26．B          27．B          28．C         29．B          30n．C         31．D32．A        33．C         34．B          35．B          36．A         37．D         38．B39．A        40．C         41．C         42．D         43．D         44．D         45．B46．C        47．D         48．A         49．B          50．AⅢ.Cloze51．C        52．A         53．D         54．C         55．A         56．B          57．D58．B         59．B          60．DⅣ.ReadingComprehension61．C        62．A         63．C         64．D         65．A         66．B          67．D68．B         69．B          70．D         71．B          72．B          73．B          74．D75．C        76．A         77．B          78．B          79．A         80．BⅤ.WritingMay19,2002DearProfessorWang:OnbehalfoftheStudentUnionoftheEnglishDepartment,IamwritingtoinviteyoutogivealectureonChinesehistory.nWehaveplannedtohavesuchalectureat2:30p·m.inLectureHall419,onMay25.Lookingforwardtoyourlecture.Informusinadvanceifyoucannotcome.                               Sincerelyyours,                        LiPing