1、河南省专升本专业英语模拟 4 及答案解析(总分：150.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Vocabulary an(总题数：30，分数：30.00)1.John“s luggage is _ Mary“s.（分数：1.00）A.three-time as light asB.three times as light asC.three-time as light thanD.three times as light than2._, I went back to my dormitory unhappy in the evening.（分数：1.00）A.With anything
2、doneB.With something doingC.With nothing doneD.With nothing having done3.I“m going to have my letters _ tomorrow.（分数：1.00）A.typeB.typingC.typedD.to be typed4.I“m considering _ your offer.（分数：1.00）A.acceptB.acceptingC.to acceptD.accepted5.If I _ the exam, he would be astonished.（分数：1.00）A.did passB.p
3、assC.were passingD.had passed6.The reason I did not go to France was _ a new job.（分数：1.00）A.because I gotB.that I gotC.because of gettingD.due to7.The fact _ shows that he was never really serious about coming.（分数：1.00）A.that he didn“t turn upB.which he didn“t turn upC.he didn“t turn upD.for him not
4、 to turn up8.With the advancement of technology, computers have come into the market _ capable of doing very complicated calculations at great speed.（分数：1.00）A.that they areB.which areC.that isD.which they are9._, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man who
5、se command of language is poor.（分数：1.00）A.Other things being equalB.Were other things equalC.To be equal to other thingsD.Other things to be equal10.Most of the news on the front pages of daily newspapers _ the progress of peace conference.（分数：1.00）A.is concernedB.are concerningC.concernsD.concern11
6、.Read the book carefully _ you will find lots of information related to our research.（分数：1.00）A.ifB.orC.soD.and12.He prefers to rent a car _ have one of his own.（分数：1.00）A.other thanB.rather thanC.on condition thatD.would rather13.It was some time _ the door opened in response to his ring.（分数：1.00）A
7、.beforeB.whenC.afterD.since14.It is a huge task to _ all the rooms in the building in such a short time.（分数：1.00）A.go ahead withB.keep upC.clean upD.work out15.What he has done shows that he is not a man _.（分数：1.00）A.whom you can believeB.that you can believeC.whom you can believe inD.what you can b
8、elieve in16.He was _ to speak the truth.（分数：1.00）A.too much of a cowardB.so much a cowardC.too much a cowardD.so much of a coward17.If we continue to argue over minor points, we won“t get _ near a solution.（分数：1.00）A.somewhereB.elsewhereC.everywhereD.anywhere18.I like climbing mountains _ my wife pr
9、efers water sports.（分数：1.00）A.asB.whenC.forD.while19.It wasn“t the dinner. It was _ people talked about at the dinner that disgusted him.（分数：1.00）A.whatB.thatC.whateverD.those20.His face _ when he told a lie.（分数：1.00）A.gave him offB.gave him awayC.gave him away upD.gave him out21.She is the most _ s
10、ecretary I“ve ever had.（分数：1.00）A.efficientB.effectiveC.industrialD.practiced22.When you take the medicine, be careful not to _ that amount printed on the bottle.（分数：1.00）A.exceedB.surpassC.substituteD.overcome23.Encourage your children to try new things, but try not to _ them hard.（分数：1.00）A.drawB.
11、strikeC.rushD.push24.Please don“t be angry. I _ to help rather than to hurt you.（分数：1.00）A.plottedB.managedC.supposedD.meant25.The front door is the main _ to the house.（分数：1.00）A.solutionB.wayC.entranceD.path26.The shop assistant _ me $25 for this suitcase.（分数：1.00）A.costB.chargedC.spentD.demanded2
12、7.Sorry, I mistake your office _ John“s.（分数：1.00）A.withB.forC.onD.to28.Would you please call me up later _ they decide to go camping?（分数：1.00）A.thatB.forC.whetherD.when29.When I applied for my passport to be renewed, I had to send them a _ photograph.（分数：1.00）A.recentB.fashionableC.freshD.modern30.T
13、raining is provided, so no _ experience is required for the job.（分数：1.00）A.previousB.principalC.followingD.precious二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Doctors have known for a long time that extremely loud noises can cause hearing damage or loss. This noise can be the sou
14、nd of a plane or machines in factories or loud music or other common sounds found at home or at work. A person only needs to hear the noise for little more than one second to be affected. An American scientist has found that using aspirin can increase the temporary(暂时的) hearing loss or damage from l
15、oud noise. He did an experiment, using a number of students at a university, who all had normal hearing. He gave them different amounts of aspirin for different periods of time. He had them listen to loud noise for a short time, and then he tested their hearing ability. He found that students who we
16、re given four grams of aspirin a day for two days suffered much greater temporary hearing loss than those who did not use aspirin. The hearing loss was about twice as great. The scientist said that millions of persons in the United States use much greater amounts of aspirin than were used in the stu
17、dy. He said these persons face a serious danger of suffering hearing loss from loud noise.（分数：10.00）(1).Doctors have long known that hearing damage or loss can be caused by _.（分数：2.00）A.loud noisesB.sounds of all kindsC.common sounds at homeD.terribly loud noises(2).By conducting an experiment, the
18、American scientist tried to find out _.（分数：2.00）A.whether using aspirin would affect a person“s hearing abilityB.whether university students“ hearing ability is better than othersC.how many Americans take great amounts of aspirin every dayD.why people face a serious danger of suffering hearing loss
19、from loud noises(3).According to this passage, the findings of the experiment is that using aspirin can _.（分数：2.00）A.improve one“s hearing abilityB.increase hearing loss by 50 percentC.increase temporary hearing loss from loud noisesD.protect persons from losing their hearing ability(4).Millions of
20、Americans are in danger of suffering hearing loss because they _.（分数：2.00）A.take too much aspirin every dayB.often take planes on tripsC.are surrounded by loud noises at home or at workD.like listening to loud music(5).The writer“s purpose in writing this passage is to _.（分数：2.00）A.explain how extre
21、mely loud noises affect persons“ hearing abilityB.make people aware of the consequences of using aspirinC.test how good a person“s hearing ability isD.illustrate how hearing loss is related to very loud noises四、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Humanity uses a little less than half the water available worl
22、dwide. Yet occurrences of shortages and droughts (干旱) are causing famine and distress in some areas, and industrial and agricultural byproducts are polluting water supplies. Since the world“s population is expected to double in the next 50 years, many experts think we are on the edge of a widespread
23、 water crisis. But that doesn“t have to be the outcome. Water shortages don“t have to trouble the worldif we start valuing water more than we have in the past. Just as we began to appreciate petroleum more after the 1970s oil crises, today we must start looking at water from a fresh economic perspec
24、tive. We can no longer afford to consider water a virtually free resource of which we can use as much as we like in any way we want. Instead, for all uses except the domestic demand of the poor, governments should price water to reflect its actual value. This means charging a fee for the water itsel
25、f as well as for the supply costs. Governments should also protect this resource by providing water in more economically and environmentally sound ways. For example, often the cheapest way to provide irrigation(灌溉) water in the dry tropics is through small-scale projects, such as gathering rainfall
26、in depressions (洼地) and pumping it to nearby crop land. No matter what steps governments take to provide water more efficiently, they must change their institutional and legal approaches to water use. Rather than spread control among hundreds or even thousands of local, regional and national agencie
27、s that watch various aspects of water use, countries should set up central authorities to coordinate water supply.（分数：10.00）(1).What is the real cause of the potential water crisis?（分数：2.00）A.Only half of the world“s water can be used.B.The world population is increasing faster and faster.C.Half of
28、the world“s water resources have been seriously polluted.D.Humanity has not placed sufficient value on water resources.(2).As indicated in the passage, the water problem _.（分数：2.00）A.is already serious in certain parts of the worldB.has been exaggerated by some experts in the fieldC.poses a challeng
29、e to the technology of building reservoirsD.is underestimated by government organizations at different levels(3).According to the author, the water price should _.（分数：2.00）A.be reduced to the minimumB.stimulate domestic demandC.correspond to its real valueD.take into account the occurrences of droug
30、hts(4).The author says that in some hot and dry areas it is advisable to _.（分数：2.00）A.build big lakes to store waterB.construct big pumping stationsC.build small and cheap irrigation systemsD.channel water from nearby rivers to cropland(5).In order to raise the efficiency of the water supply, measur
31、es should be taken to _.（分数：2.00）A.guarantee full protection of the environmentB.centralize the management of water resourcesC.increase the sense of responsibility of agencies at all levelsD.encourage local and regional control of water resources五、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：10.00)In the late 1960“s, man
32、y people in North America turned their attention to environmental problems, and new steel-and-glass skyscrapers were widely criticized. Ecologists pointed out that a forest of tall buildings in a city often overburdens public transportation and parking lots. Skyscrapers are also consumers and waster
33、s of electric power. In one recent year, the addition of 17 million square, feet of skyscraper office space in New York City raised the peak daily demand for electricity by 120,000 kilowattsenough to supply the entire city of Albany, New York, for a day. Glass-walled skyscrapers can be especially wa
34、steful. The heat loss (or gain)through a wall of half-inch plate glass is more than ten times that through a typical brick wall filled with insulation(绝缘) board. To lessen the strain on heating and air-conditioning equipment, builders of skyscrapers have begun to use double-glazed panels of glass, a
35、nd reflective glasses coated with silver or gold mirror films that reduce glare(炫目的光) as well as heat gain. However, mirror walled skyscrapers raise the temperature of the surrounding air and affect neighboring buildings. Skyscrapers put a strain on a city“s sanitation facilities(卫生设备), too. If full
36、y occupied, the two World Trade Center towers in New York City would alone produce 2.25 million gallons of wastes each yearas much a city the size of Stanford, Connecticut, which has a population of more than 109,000. Skyscrapers also affect television reception, block bird flyways and air traffic.
37、In Boston in the late 1960“s, some people even feared that shadows from skyscrapers would kill the grass on Boston Common. Still, people continue to build skyscrapers for all the reasons that they have always built thempersonal pride and the desire of owners to have the largest possible amount of sp
38、ace to rent.（分数：10.00）(1).The passage mainly _.（分数：2.00）A.compare skyscrapers with other modern structuresB.describe some architectural designs of skyscrapersC.describe skyscrapers and their effect on the environmentD.encourage using bricks in the construction of skyscrapers(2).According to the pass
39、age, what is one disadvantage of skyscrapers that have mirrored walls?（分数：2.00）A.The surrounding air is heated.B.Construction time is increased.C.The windows must be cleaned daily.D.Extra air-conditioning equipment is needed.(3).According to the passage, in the late 1960“s some residents of Boston w
40、ere concerned with which aspect of skyscrapers?（分数：2.00）A.The noise from their construction.B.The high cost of renting an office.C.The harmful effects on the city“s grass.D.The removal of trees from building sites.(4).The author raises problems that would most concern which of the following groups?（
41、分数：2.00）A.Pilots.B.Electricians.C.Environmentalists.D.Construction workers.(5).The underlined word “ecologists“ in paragraph one means _.（分数：2.00）A.experts on constructionB.experts on electric facilitiesC.experts on the building materialsD.experts on protecting the environment六、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数
42、：10.00)Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea. People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford t
43、o have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt. They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread
44、the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches. Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country th
45、at the price fell and many people could afford to buy it. At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea. Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was add
46、ed. She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because she was such a great lady that her friends thought they must copy everything she did, they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons dr
47、ink tea without milk. At first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening. No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess(公爵夫人) found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o“clock stopped her getting “a sinking feeling“ as she called it. She invited her
48、 friends to have this new meal with her and so, teatime was born.（分数：10.00）(1).Which of the following is true according to the text?（分数：2.00）A.The Britons got expensive tea from India.B.Tea reached Britain from Holland.C.The Britons were the first people in Europe who drank tea.D.It was not until th
49、e 17th century that the Britons had tea.(2).This passage mainly discusses _.（分数：2.00）A.the history of tea drinking in BritainB.how tea became a popular drink in BritainC.how the Britons got the habit of drinking teaD.how tea-time was born(3).Tea became a popular drink in Britain _.（分数：2.00）A.in the eighteenth centuryB.in the sixteenth centuryC.in the seventeenth centuryD.in
