1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 26 及答案与解析一、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.1 All these reference books are _ to me by my supervisor.（A）related（B） recommen
2、ded（C） interpreted（D）demonstrated2 “Have you made the hotel reservation?“ “Not yet, but I _.“（A）ought to have（B） need have（C） had to have（D）would have3 Rarely _ their facilities to the full while many disabled people manage to make the best use of their senses.（A）able people use（B） able people do us
3、e（C） do able people use（D）do use able people4 There will be more than 900 graduates from this university this year, _ only one third could work in the state-run industry.（A）from whom（B） in them（C） of whom（D）by which5 Oh, Cindy, how nice to see you again! _ you so much.（A）I miss（B） Im missing（C） I mi
4、ssed（D）I have missed6 Without water _ living things could survive.（A）no（B） anything but（C） no one（D）nothing but7 The procedure _ is written step by step in the manual.（A）follows（B） to follow（C） following（D）have followed8 I have told him several times that these young pines _ watering twice a week.（A
5、）require（B） appeal（C） demand（D）request9 With more members signing up, our recreation club needs more _.（A）sporting equipment（B） sports equipment（C） sports equipments（D）sport equipments10 Its time that we _ proper measures to protect the environment.（A）take（B） are taking（C） took（D）have taken11 We lea
6、rned from the show that some insects could be used as medicine, _ ants and bees.（A）in case of（B） such as（C） just like（D）as an example12 When you are making a speech, always remember to keep it short and _.（A）to the point（B） in a sense（C） by all means（D）in other words13 The belief _ no one is infalli
7、ble is well founded.（A）which（B） whether（C） how（D）that14 You may keep the dictionary as long as you like, _ you keep it clean.（A）so long as（B） so far as（C） as well as（D）as soon as15 Even _ exhausted, the young actor continued to perform energetically.（A）if（B） as（C） when（D）since16 The sun _ , the camp
8、ers began to prepare for the evening gathering.（A）to be set（B） being set（C） setting（D）has set17 Dont worry. She will grow _ her childish behaviour.（A）up to（B） into（C） out of（D）beyond18 Was that a proper topic _ on such a formal occasion?（A）to talk about（B） having talked about（C） talked about（D）being
9、 talked about19 While playing chess, the two players usually sit _ each other.（A）beside（B） opposite（C） against（D）between20 These animals are more _ green colour; they always make for the tag with various shades of green.（A）sensitive to（B） anxious for（C） keen on（D）displeased with21 The earth revolves
10、 a little more rapidly _ it is closer to the sun.（A）whether（B） whereas（C） although（D）when22 The number of members in the club _ to two hundred.（A）were limited（B） limits（C） was limited（D）limited23 On close examination, we found the signature not _.（A）realistic（B） accurate（C） exact（D）genuine24 As a hi
11、ghly _ young designer, she has a promising future in her field.（A）original（B） occasional（C） optional（D）obedient25 Let me give you a _ of how the computer works.（A）demonstration（B） difference（C） deduction（D）distinction26 An author must not be too _ to criticism.（A）sensible（B） sensitive（C） senseless（D
12、）insensible27 Fu Lei is known for his _ of music and knowledge on philosophy.（A）explanation（B） interpretation（C） composition（D）interaction28 The judge dismissed the case because there was not _ evidence.（A）adequate（B） excessive（C） many（D）plenty29 Much to my surprise, they went away without telling u
13、s their _ address.（A）forever（B） everlasting（C） permanent（D）eternal30 Instead of going into details about his project, he spoke _.（A）in short（B） in general（C） in particular（D）in common二、Part II VocabularyDirections: Complete each of the following sentences with the proper word derived from the one gi
14、ven in the bracket.31 Max has no _ (appreciate) of the finer things in life. 32 Children have a natural _ (curious) about the world around them. 33 These studies give _ (leading) results because they havent looked at enough cases. 34 Many people call the age we live in the age of _ (technique). 35 A
15、t _ (night) you hear the clock strike twelve. 36 The chief engineer in charge of the research project said it was too early as yet to _ (summary) any results. 三、Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension quest
16、ions. Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.37 In 1968, five people were murdered in Northern California. The killer called himself the Zodiac. He either shot or knifed his victims. No one knew
17、 when, where, or who the Zodiac would kill next.Paul Stine is believed to have been his final victim. Stine was a cab driver in San Francisco when he was shot to death in 1969. The Zodiac sent a piece of Stines bloody shirt to a newspaper bragging about the killing.The Zodiac has been compared with
18、the recent Washington, D.C. snipers. These serial killers seemed to have no reason for the murders. Victims were chosen at random. Letters were sent to newspapers. In the letters, the killers made fun of the police who tried to catch them. Both the Zodiac and the D.C. sniper got thrills out of murde
19、ring and scaring people.Arthur Allen was thought to be the Zodiac. The police never charged him. He denied that he had done the murders. When Allen died in 1992, tests were done on his body. Part of his brain tissue was tested for DNA. His DNA wasnt the same as the DNA on the stamp of a letter sent
20、by the Zodiac. The results proved that Allen had told the truth and was not the Zodiac.Although the killings stopped in 1969, the Zodiac wrote letters until 1974. It has been thirty-three years since the murders. Over 2,500 tips have been given to the police. Most of the old detectives have retired.
21、 Kelly Carroll, a police investigator, keeps checking out new clues with the aid of new technology. Still no one knows if the Zodiac is dead or alive or how many people he killed.37 When the Zodiac killed, he got _.（A）scared he would kill again（B） worried the police would arrest him（C） to feeling ve
22、ry sad（D）a great thrill38 Paul Stine was a _.（A）private investigator（B） San Francisco taxi driver（C） prime suspect（D）newspaper reporter39 Kelly Carroll may solve the murders with the use of _.（A）new technology（B） old evidence（C） eye witnesses（D）forced confessions40 During an autopsy, _ was taken fro
23、m Arthur Allen.（A）DNA（B） blood（C） brain tissue（D）strands of hair41 The 33-year-old case has had more than _.（A）250 suspects and tips（B） 2,050 tips（C） 2,500 tips and suspects（D）25,000 calls and letters42 Three years ago on the last day of January, I had a big problem. I cant forget this day forever.
24、The story began when my uncle, my cousin, and I went to the desert. My uncle was the oldest at 72 years old, but he was still strong. My cousin at that time was 10 years old, and I was 25 years old. All of us liked hunting. Usually we went hunting on the weekend, especially in winter, because winter
25、 is the hunting season.On the 25th of January, we decided to go hunting. All things were ready in the car, a Range Rover with four-wheel drive. We began on Thursday afternoon, and it took us three hours by car. We reached the place we were looking for at 5: 15 P.M First, we fixed the tent, then we m
26、ade coffee and had a few minutes of rest. After that, we left to go on the hunt. We hunted using a falcon. Often, we hunt birds and rabbits. We spent two hours without finding anything. We decided to go back to the camp. On our way back, my cousin saw a rabbit. He cried, “Rabbit! ! Rabbit! Quick!“ I
27、 took the falcons head cover and flung it off aggressively. When the rabbit saw the falcon, it ran fast, but my falcon was a professional hunter. He flew up and came down to trick the rabbit. After two minutes, the rabbit was caught. We took it and went back to the camp where we started to cook our
28、dinner. We ate the delicious food, drank Arabic coffee, and sat around the fire talking until 10:30 P.M Then we went to bed.We left camp the next day at 7 oclock in the morning. We went north and found two kinds of birds and caught them, However, we faced trouble at 10: 00 A.M. because the car got s
29、tuck in the sand! We spent about three hours trying to pull out the car without any progress. Finally, we decided to walk. I talked with my uncle about how hard it is for an old man or a young boy to walk more than 40 k.m. in the desert. He agreed with me. So I took a bottle of water with me and sta
30、rted to walk south alone, I knew the way well, but it was a long way in the sand, I walked more than four hours without stopping, I felt tired and thirsty. I drank all the water which was in the bottle. I stopped to rest, sleeping around two hours.When I got up, darkness had covered the area. “What
31、should I do?“ I asked myself. I continued to walk south, I was worried about my uncle and cousin, and they were worried about me also. Suddenly, I met a Bedouin man who was riding his camel. He took me to his house. When I had had enough rest, I asked him to take me to the road and he did. After tha
32、t, I found a car which took me to the city to get help. I had one day to get back to my uncle and cousin. When I got back to them, they were so happy because I had gotten help and they were able to see me again.Eventually, I learned a lesson from this story, which was that the desert is very dangero
33、us. Next time, when we go hunting, we must go in groups with two or more cars. If we go together, we can keep each other safe. We know the desert is dangerous, but we will never quit hunting.42 Choose the correct statement.（A）The Range Rover had front-wheel drive.（B） The group left for the hunting t
34、rip at 2:15 P.M.（C） After resting, they fixed their tent.（D）The rabbit tricked the falcon.43 Which happened last?（A）On their way back to camp, Saeeds cousin saw a rabbit.（B） They ate delicious food and drank Arabic coffee.（C） Saeed took off the falcons head cover.（D）The group sat around the fire tal
35、king.44 Which is NOT true about the Bedouin man?（A）He was riding a camel.（B） He took Saeed to his house.（C） He took Saeed to get help.（D）He allowed Saeed to rest.45 What lesson did Saeed learn from his experience?（A）Hunting is dangerous and he will not hunt again.（B） When hunting, Saeed will use a d
36、ifferent type of car.（C） When hunting in the desert, people should go in groups with two or more cars.（D）Bedouins are not helpful to strangers in the desert.46 What is the main idea of the story?（A）You must train a falcon well to hunt in the desert.（B） Saeed loved his family and loved to go hunting
37、with them.（C） Because their car got stuck in the sand, the hunters learned that the desert can be dangerous.（D）Saeed was strong enough to walk 40 kin. in the desert.47 In the United States the family plays an important role in most holiday activities. November is National Adoption Month. We visit wi
38、th an American family that has an extra special reason to celebrate this year.Its not Mary Websters birthday. It is the day that she is adopted. She came to the Webster family about two years ago. When her new mother held Mary, she knew Mary would some day be part of their family.Marys birth mother
39、was fighting drug addiction. Websters were never sure if the birth mother would want to have Mary back.The Websters were foster parents. It is not known how long the child will stay. No attention is paid to the emotions of the foster parents and the child. Once the birth mother has no more claim on
40、the child, the foster family can adopt the child.A judge makes the adoption final. The judge says this ceremony touches her emotionally.The judge said that in times like this it is nice that some people are able to reach out to someone else and say I want to protect you. I want to make this world a
41、better place for you. I want to do the best I can to make sure that you grow up to be a safe and happy child.47 Holiday celebrations in the United States often _.（A）ignore the importance of family（B） are centered around the family（C） are centered around work（D）are centered around animals48 National
42、Adoption month is _.（A）November（B） December（C） June（D）March49 The Websters are _.（A）Marys foster parents（B） Marys birth parents（C） Marys good friends（D）judges50 Marys birth mother _.（A）was too young to keep a baby（B） had too many other children（C） did not give up her claim to Mary（D）had a drug addic
43、tion51 The judge _.（A）told the Websters they must give Mary hack to her birth mother（B） told the Websters they could be foster parents（C） said that the adoption was final（D）told the Websters they must wait for a year52 Personal qualities are personal characteristics of an individual. They are what m
44、ake up ones personality. They help a person get along in a new situation. For example, dependability and patience are qualities that employers would like a good worker to have. Other qualities employers value are: honesty, assertiveness, flexibility, problem solving, friendliness, intelligence, lead
45、ership, enthusiasm, and a good sense of humor.Most employers want people who are dependable and who get along with others. Though skills are important, an employer will select new employees based on their personal qualities as well.52 Personal qualities are personal _ of an individual.（A）announcemen
46、ts（B） skills（C） characteristics（D）duties53 Personal qualities are what make up ones _.（A）situation（B） patience（C） personality（D）job54 For example, _ is a quality employers would like in a good worker.（A）dependability（B） skills（C） dishonesty（D）duties55 Flexibility, assertiveness, problem solving, and
47、 _ are also valued.（A）announcements（B） friendliness（C） dishonesty（D）a bad attitude56 Though skills are important, an employer will select new employees based on their _ as well.（A）announcements（B） skills（C） personal qualities（D）duties四、Part IV ClozeDirections: There are some blanks in the following
48、passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passages. Then, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.57 Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land. Geographers (地理学家) compare and contrast
49、 【B1】 places on the earth. But they also 【B2】 beyond the individual places and consider the earth as a 【B3】 . The word geography 【 B4】 from two Greek words, ge, the Greek word for “earth“ and graphein, 【B5】 means “to write.“ The English word geography means “to describe the earth.“ 【B6】 geography books foc
