1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 290 及答案与解析一、Phonetics（A）closed（B） listened（C） excused（D）watched （A）advance（B） aircraft（C） pack（D）banana（A）spell（B） telephone（C） she（D）very（A）creature（B） pure（C） adventure（D）departure（A）technology（B） chest（C） church（D）cheerful（A）country（B） courage（C） touch（D）mouth（A）pollution（B） position（
2、C） question（D）invention（A）front（B） accompany（C） solid（D）comfort（A）town（B） brown（C） shown（D）allow （A）national（B） made（C） capital（D）annual （A）size（B） prize（C） exist（D）pine （A）invasion（B） decision（C） occasion（D）discussion（A）road（B） broad（C） load（D）soap（A）sleep（B） street（C） green（D）coffee （A）injure（B） s
3、ure（C） culture（D）measure （A）measure（B） assure（C） literature（D）yogurt（A）possible（B） basin（C） pencil（D）cousin （A）house（B） south（C） touch（D）mouth（A）ask（B） half（C） aunt（D）towards （A）terrible（B） aspect（C） respect（D）mathematics （A）character（B） China（C） child（D）choice （A）measure（B） assure（C） literature（D）y
4、ogurt （A）two（B） answer（C） write（D）win （A）violin（B） machine（C） magazine（D）police （A）national（B） strange（C） capital（D）annual（A）cough（B） weigh（C） enough（D）laugh （A）knew（B） few（C） new（D）threw（A）simply（B） fairly（C） reply（D）peacefully （A）father（B） those（C） without（D）thing （A）hour（B） honor（C） horror（D）hone
5、st 二、Identification Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underline parts marked A, B, C and D. Identify the ONE that is not correct. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.31 I regret (to spend) (so) much money (on) a car (that) I
6、 hardly drive in everyday life.（A）to spend（B） so（C） on（D）that 32 The journalists (had to) stop (working) on the news (that) the president had suddenly (as soon as) they heard it.（A）had to（B） working（C） that（D）as soon as 33 Hardly (he had) entered (the office) when he realized (that he had) (forgotte
7、n) his wallet.（A）he had（B） the office（C） that he had（D）forgotten 34 No sooner (had) the hikers (set out) on their trip (as) it began to rain (heavily).（A）had（B） set out（C） as（D）heavily 35 John is not (enough intelligent) to (pass) (this) (economics) class without help.（A）enough intelligent（B） pass（C
8、） this（D）economics 36 Its (high) time they (begin) to take you seriously (and) they know (it).（A）high（B） begin（C） and（D）it 37 Neither John (and) his father was able (to wake up) (early enough) (to catch) the morning train.（A）and（B） to wake up（C） early enough（D）to catch 38 (A number) of these (who) (
9、study) engineering is improving (steadily).（A）A number（B） who（C） study（D）steadily 39 Id rather you (have gone) by train, because I (cant bear) the idea of (your being) in an airplane in (such) bad weather.（A）have gone（B） cant bear（C） your being（D）such 40 Some bosses dislike (to allow) people (to sha
10、re) their responsibilities; they keep (all) important matters (tightly) in their own hands.（A）to allow（B） to share（C） all（D）tightly 41 She was (so kind) (that) I (could) do nothing but (to accept) her help.（A）so kind（B） that（C） could（D）to accept 42 He has (less friends) (in) his classes now (than) h
11、e (had) last year.（A）less friends（B） in（C） than（D）had 43 The (closer) one (comes) to earth, the (more denser) (the) atmosphere becomes.（A）closer（B） comes（C） more denser（D）the 44 There (are) not many people in this city (which) (own) the houses they (live in).（A）are（B） which（C） own（D）live in 45 At (n
12、o time) a students (cheating) on a (final) examination (can) be condoned.（A）no time（B） cheating（C） final（D）can 46 In this country it is required that (any one) who (has) recently (come) here (has to pay) taxes.（A）any one（B） has（C） come（D）has to pay 47 When she (came) back from Hollywood, she wanted
13、to (tell) everybody (about) all the stars and exciting people (who) she had seen.（A）came（B） tell（C） about（D）who 48 Advertising (falls into) two (main) (category): consumer advertising (and) trade advertising.（A）falls into（B） main（C） category（D）and 49 (On her way) to the supermarket yesterday morning
14、, Mary (met) an old friend and (stopped talking) with him. for (quite a while).（A）On her way（B） met（C） stopped talking（D）quite a while 50 The (athlete), together (with) (his coach) and several relatives, (are) traveling to the Olympic Games.（A）athlete（B） with（C） his coach（D）are 51 It is difficult (t
15、o make) yourself (understand) in a foreign country (when) you (have no knowledge) of its language.（A）to make（B） understand（C） when（D）have no knowledge 52 (What) he does, he always does (it) well, (though) he has (some) difficulties.（A）What（B） it（C） though（D）some 53 How (can) you do such (thing) (wit
16、hout) (permission)?（A）can（B） thing（C） without（D）permission 54 (Lets not) waste time on (matters of no important). We have other (vital) problems to (deal with).（A）Lets not（B） matters of no important（C） vital（D）deal with 55 (However good) (are my paintings), I am (conscious) that they may (leave) muc
17、h to be desired.（A）However good（B） are my paintings（C） conscious（D）leave 56 Yellow Stone National Park is (one) of the (older) parks in the U.S. It (was established) by (Congress) in 1872.（A）one（B） older（C） was established（D）Congress 57 The doctor (told) him that he (should take) this medicine (one)
18、 pill at (one) time.（A）told（B） should（C） one（D）one 58 (Hard) (as) he worked, (but) Mr. Brown couldnt (keep) the shop properly.（A）Hard（B） as（C） but（D）keep 59 There are two kinds of computers (there), both (of them) are (widely) (used) today.（A）there（B） of them（C） widely（D）used 60 (Staying up) all nig
19、ht, Tom (finished not only) the homework (but also read) many poems of his (favorite) poets.（A）Staying up（B） finished not only（C） but also read（D）favorite 三、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes th
20、e sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.61 _ the boss pays us a visit, everyone is very nervous and on their best behaviour.（A）Wherever（B） Whenever（C） Whatever（D）Whoever62 “ Can you read ?“ Mary said_to the notice.（A）angrily pointing（B） and point angrily（C） angrily pointed（D）and angri
21、ly pointing63 Jim was late for two classes this morningHe said that he forgot both of the .（A）rooms number（B） room number（C） room s number（D）room numbers64 The_is just around the corner and you won t miss it.（A）bicycle s shop（B） bicycle shop（C） bicycles shop（D）bicycles shop65 The manager or his secr
22、etary_to give you an interview.（A）is（B） are（C） was（D）were66 I cant get my boots_They are too tight.（A）off（B） down（C） away（D）up67 I didn t manage to do it_you explained now.（A）until（B） unless（C） when（D）as68 _that caused him to serve dinner an hour later than usual.（A）It was we being late（B） It was ou
23、r being late（C） It was we were too late（D）It was because we were late69 _way is more efficient is still a question.（A）What（B） Which（C） That（D）Whether70 The ski resorts are usually crowded. There are many people _ skiing.（A）enjoy.（B） that want（C） who enjoy（D）want 71 After all this time youd think hed
24、 have forgotten, _?（A）didnt you（B） wouldnt you（C） did you（D）would you 72 You oughtnt to have been there,_?（A）hadnt you（B） didnt you（C） oughtnt you（D）ought you73 If these trousers are too big, buy a smaller _.（A）set（B） piece（C） pair（D）suit 74 -Are you pleased with your work?-Yes, it couldnt be _.（A）a
25、ny better（B） any worse（C） the best（D）the worst 75 They didnt watch the TV play that day, and_.（A）so did we（B） we didnt too（C） so didnt we（D）nor did we 76 I had to get _ about the subject before I write the paper. ( )（A）a few more informations（B） a little more information（C） a few more information（D）
26、a little more informations 77 _ changed: whatever men can do, women can also do.（A）Time has（B） Times have（C） Age has（D）Ages have 78 I dont like to sit_ his left; I prefer to sit the front now.（A）in, on（B） on, in（C） on, at（D）at, on 79 _ you study, _ you know.（A）Hard; more（B） The harder; the more（C） T
27、he much; the much（D）Much; much 80 My sister is used to _ with all the windows open.（A）sleep（B） sleeping（C） have slept（D）the sleeping 81 She will never forget the day _ she joined the party.（A）when（B） which（C） that（D）where 82 Her description of the garden made me _ it.（A）look for（B） long for（C） searc
28、h for（D）call for 83 He _ working till he was seventy years old.（A）kept up（B） kept on（C） kept to（D）kept out 84 Bill and Mary had _ ideas about the weather.（A）conservative（B） direct（C） opposite（D）frank 85 _today, be would get there by Friday.（A）Were he leave（B） Was be leaving（C） Were he to leave（D）If
29、he leaves 86 Man is the only animal that has the _ of speech.（A）ability（B） power（C） capacity（D）capability 87 I like that son of _.（A）Johns sister（B） John sisters（C） Johns sister s（D）sisters John s88 I didnt know _ or stay here.（A）either to go（B） whether to go（C） if to go（D）if that I should go 89 A s
30、alesman has to be _ if he wants to succeed.（A）expensive（B） cheap（C） explosive（D）aggressive 90 She didnt come to the party, though she _ us she would.（A）offered（B） accepted（C） agreed（D）promised 四、Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed
31、by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.90 Only one animal can walk 200 miles without stopping once to rest. It would take a person two days and two nights
32、 to walk this far, and only one man has ever done it without stopping. What amazing animal has such endurance? The camel! The camel is well known for something else, too. It can cross an entire desert without a single drink of water. Its body is built in a special way to help it store water and food
33、.A person has just one stomach, but a camel has quite a few. Within each stomach are layers and layers of cells. These cells are like tiny water balloons, storing liquids until the camel needs them. When the camel drinks, the cells grow larger and larger. For a whole week, they can keep the animals
34、thirst away by sending water to all parts of its body.And did you ever wonder why the camel has a hump? The hump is a storage place for fat. Because it has this storage area, the camel does not need to eat very often. When the animal needs energy, the layers of fat serve as fuel to keep it going on
35、the long, hot days in the burning sun.The camel has one other gift that makes it well suited to arid regions. This gift is its amazing nose. A camel can smell a water hole from miles away!When a camel moves it sways from side to side like a ship on a wavy ocean. Because of this swaying motion, the c
36、amel has been called the “Ship of the Desert.“91 The camels hump is a storage place for _.（A）muscles（B） extra water（C） body sugars（D）fat 92 We can conclude from this passage that camels _.（A）feel at home in the desert（B） like to carry heavy loads（C） look like ships from a distance（D）will always be u
37、seful 93 The author compares cells with water balloons in order to _.（A）make you think of summer（B） help you visualize the cells（C） show how rubber is elastic（D）show how many shapes cells can have 94 The word “arid“ is closest in meaning to _.（A）sunny（B） flat（C） dry（D）sandy 94 Can animals be made to
38、 work for us? Some scientists think that one day animals may be trained to do a number of simple jobs that are now done by human beings.They point out that at a circus, for example, we may see elephants, monkeys, dogs and other animals doing quite skillful things. Perhaps you have seen them on the t
39、elevision or in a film. If you watch closely, you may notice that the trainer always gives the animal a piece of candy or a piece of fruit as a reward. The scientists say that many different animals may be trained to do a number of simple jobs if they know they will get a reward for doing them.Of co
40、urse, as we know, dogs can be used to guard a house, and soldiers in both old and modern times have used geese to give warning by making a lot of noise when a stranger or an enemy comes near. But it may be possible to train animals to work in factories. In Russia, for example, pigeons which are bird
41、s with good eyesight, are being used to watch out for faults in small steel balls that are being made in one factory. When the pigeon sees a ball which looks different from others, it touches a steel plate with its beak. This turns on a light to warn people in the factory. At the same time a few see
42、ds are given as a reward. It takes three to five weeks to train a pigeon to do this and one pigeon can inspect 3 000 to 4 000 balls an hour.Apes have been used in America in helping to make cars, and scientists believe that these large monkeys may be one day gather crops and even drive trains.95 Wha
43、t made scientists think animal can be made to work for us one day?（A）Animals are very skillful at a circus.（B） They are big and strong.（C） Some animals are as clever as human beings.（D）Animals can be trained because they like to get something as a reward.96 The trainer usually gives the animal a pie
44、ce of candy or fruit_.（A）when it is hungry（B） before it plays a trick（C） when it starts to play a trick（D）after it has done the trick97 Many animals may be trained to do simple jobs if they know_.（A）who their trainers are（B） they will be praised by their trainers（C） they will get a reward（D）somethin
45、g dangerous will happen to them98 Which of the following is not true?（A）Scientists consider apes may drive trains some day.（B） Apes have worked in some factories.（C） Apes may one day be used to gather crops.（D）An ape is not a large monkey.98 Mr. Smith gave his wife ten pound for her birthday ten pre
46、tty pound notes. So the day after her birthday, Mrs Smith went shopping. She queued for a bus, got on and sat down next to an old lady. After a while, she noticed that the old ladys handbag was open. Inside it she saw a wad of pound notes exactly like the one her husband had given her. So she quickl
47、y looked into her own bag the notes were gone! Mrs Smith was sure that the old lady who was sitting next to her had stolen them. She thought she would have to call the police; but, as she disliked making a fuss and getting people into trouble, she decide to take back the money from the old ladys han
48、dbag and say nothing more about it. She looked round the bus to make sure nobody was watching, then she carefully put her hand into the old ladys bag, took the notes and put them in her own bag.When she got home that evening, she showed her husband the beautiful hat she had bought.“With the money yo
49、u gave me for my birthday, of course.“ she said proudly.“Oh? Whats that, then?“ he asked, as he pointed to a wad often pound notes on the table.99 Mrs. Smith wanted to buy _with the ten pound notes.（A）a lovely cat（B） a nice hat（C） a beautiful handbag（D）both B and C 100 The old lady sitting _her had her handbag open.（A）besides（B） in front of（C） next to（D）be
