1、江苏专转本（英语）模拟试卷 18 及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 Word had come from the manager _ a new transaction would be concluded.（A）who（B） that（C） which（D）when2 There was a traffic jam, but she_ get to the destination in time.（A）could（B） might（C） ought to（D）was able to3 “Do you think_ I should attend the le
2、cture?“ she asked me.（A）that（B） whether（C） if（D）when4 Their room was on the third floor, its window_ the sports ground.（A）overlooks（B） overlooking（C） overlooked（D）to overlook5 On no account_ to anyone who works in the company.（A）my name must be mentioned（B） my name must mention（C） must my name be me
3、ntioned（D）must my name mention6 Jim knows little of mathematics, _of chemistry.（A）and still less（B） as well as（C） no less than（D）and still more7 The man denied_any thing at the supermarket when he was questioned by the police.（A）to have stolen（B） to steal（C） having stolen（D）having been stealing8 Did
4、 he tell you what_ if he had a chance?（A）was he going to do（B） he would do（C） be had done（D）had to do9 The results were to_ yesterday, but we have heard nothing.（A）reveal（B） have revealed（C） be revealed（D）have been revealed10 Calculations, which are astronomically exact, have been made_with the use
5、of computers.（A）possible（B） it possible（C） possibly（D）to be possible11 To handle the delicate situation, you must be_（A）more than careful（B） more carefully（C） carefully enough（D）enough carefully12 The governess agreed to teach the temperamental child_ she was given complete authority.（A）whether（B） f
6、or（C） that（D）provided13 According to the periodic table, _ still some elements undiscovered.（A）there seem to be（B） it seems to be（C） it seems that（D）here seem14 The farmer used wood to build a house_ to store grain.（A）with（B） in which（C） which（D）where15 A beam of light will not bend round the corner
7、s unless_ to do so with the help of a reflecting device.（A）being done（B） made（C） to be made（D）having made16 _, the more severe the winters are.（A）The more north you go（B） The farther you go the north（C） The more you go north（D）The farther north you go17 Vicky has been sad recently, for her plan to g
8、o to college_ at the last moment.（A）fell out（B） fell behind（C） fell through（D）fell off18 You had better _ teasing these newcomers, for that will hurt their feeling.（A）leave out（B） leave for（C） leave off（D）leave behind19 Dont lose heart! You should_your courage and overcome the difficulty.（A）hold up（
9、B） set up（C） pull up（D）pluck up20 He_ a sum of money every month to help the two orphans.（A）sets aside（B） sets up（C） sets along（D）sets in21 I wish that he_to the movies with me yesterday.（A）went（B） could go（C） was gone（D）could have gone22 _, the more necessary it is to break it up into a number of p
10、arts which the reader can visualize.（A）The more complex a subject becomes（B） The more becomes a subject complex（C） A subject becomes the more complex（D）The more subjects become essential23 Close the door, _?（A）will you（B） do you（C） shall you（D）dont you24 _at the railway station when it began to rain
11、.（A）Hardly had he arrived（B） Hardly he had arrived（C） No sooner did he arrive（D）No sooner arrived he25 The storm_, they had to live in a cave.（A）has destroyed their hut（B） to destroy their hut.（C） having destroyed their hut（D）being destroyed26 _the number of paid holidays enjoyed by most employees i
12、n the company, three weeks of vacation seems generous.（A）Compared with（B） Compared（C） Comparing with（D）Comparing27 It was going to be some time_he would see his father again.（A）since（B） when（C） until（D）before28 He is younger than_.（A）any other boy in the class（B） any boy in the class（C） all boys in
13、the class（D）you and me as well as the class29 The establishment of the company shall start from the day_the business license of the company is issued.（A）which（B） on which（C） in which（D）whenever30 You_me because I didnt say that.（A）must misunderstand（B） must be misunderstanding（C） must have misunders
14、tood（D）had to misunderstand31 Electrical energy _ from the sun in a round way is the most widely used energy today.（A）come（B） to come（C） coming（D）having come32 You remain about the same as when you parted with us _ youve got a little thinner.（A）except for（B） besides（C） except that（D）because33 Fertil
15、izers are used primarily to enrich the soil and_ yield.（A）increasing（B） increase（C） to increase（D）have increased34 A beam of light will not bend round corners unless_to do so with the help of a reflecting device.（A）made（B） being made（C） having made（D）to be made35 He has a large collection of books,
16、_ are written in English.（A）many among（B） many in which（C） many ones of which（D）many of which36 I dont think it is funny, but my friend_.（A）cannot help to laugh（B） cannot help laugh（C） cannot but laughing（D）cannot help but laugh37 Science and technology have brought_ many changes in our lives.（A）for
17、ward（B） about（C） out（D）to38 With the map of the city to help them, they had no_the place.（A）difficulties in finding（B） difficulty in finding（C） difficulty to find（D）trouble to find39 It is difficult to understand this kind of_ calculation.（A）intricate（B） varied（C） indispensable（D）equable40 Industria
18、l managers employ specialists to keep machines working properly and to _ the supply of spare parts.（A）ensure（B） promise（C） guarantee（D）assure40 Although April did not bring us the rains we all hoped for, and although the Central Valley doesnt generally experience the atmospheric sound and lightning
19、that can accompany those rains, its still important for parents to be able to answer the youthful questions about thunder and lightning.The reason these two wonders of nature are so difficult for many adults to explain to children is that they are not very well understood by adults themselves. For e
20、xample, did you know that the lightning we see flashing down to the earth from a cloud is actually flashing up to a cloud from the earth? Our eyes trick us into thinking we see a downward motion when its actually the other way around. But then, if we believed only what we think we see, wed still ins
21、ist that the sun rises in the morning and sets at night.Most lightning flashes take place inside a cloud, and only a relative few can be seen jumping between two cloud or between earth and a cloud. But, with about 2, 000 thunderstorms taking place above the earth every minute of the day and night, t
22、heres enough activity to produce about 100 lightning strikes on earth every second.Parents can use thunder and lightning to help their children learn more about the world around them. When children understand that the light of the lightning flashing reaches their eyes almost at the same moment, but
23、the sound of the thunder takes about 5 seconds to travel just one mile, they can begin to time the interval between the flash and the crash to learn how close they were to the actual spark.41 It can be concluded from the passage that_.（A）we should not believe what we see or hear（B） things moving dow
24、nward are more noticeable（C） people often have wrong concepts about ordinary phenomena（D）adults are not as good as children in observing certain natural phenomena42 What is TRUE about lightning according to the passage?（A）Only a small number of lightning flashes occur on earth.（B） Lightning travels
25、5 minutes faster than thunder.（C） Lightning flashes usually jump from one cloud to another.（D）There are far more lightning strikes occurring on earth than we imagine.43 According to the author, in the area of the Central Valley, _.（A）rains usually come without thunder and lightning（B） it is usually
26、dry in April（C） children pay no attention to natural phenomena（D）parents are not interested in thunder and lightning44 The word “activity“(Para. 3, Line 4)is most closely related to the word(s)（A）cloud（B） lightning strikes（C） lightning flashes（D）thunderstorms45 We believe that lightning is a downwar
27、d notion because_.（A）we were taught so by our parents from our childhood（B） we are deceived by our sense of vision（C） it is a common natural phenomenon（D）it is a truth proved by science45 Most people would agree that, although our age exceeds all previous ages in knowledge, there has been no corresp
28、onding increase in wisdom. But Agreement ceases as soon as we attempt to define “wisdom“ and consider means of promoting it.There are several factors that contribute to wisdom. Of these I should put first a sense of proportion; the capacity to take account of all the important factors in a problem a
29、nd to attach to each its due weight. This has become more difficult than it used to be owing to the extent and complexity of the special knowledge required of various kinds of technicians. Suppose, for example, that you are engaged in research in scientific medicine. The work is difficult and is lik
30、ely to absorb the whole of your mind. You have no time to consider the effect which your discoveries or inventions may have outside the field of medicine. You succeed(let us say)as modern medicine has succeeded, in enormously lowering the infant death-rate, not only in Europe and America, but also i
31、n Asia and Africa. This has the entirely unintended result of making the food supply inadequate and lowing the standard of life in the parts of the world that have the greatest populations. To take an even more dramatic example, which is in everybodys mind at the present time; you study the make up
32、of the atom from a disinterested(无利害关系的)desire for knowledge, and by chance place in the hands of a powerful mad man the means of destroying the human race.Therefore, with every increase of knowledge and skill, wisdom becomes more necessary, for every such increase augments(增强)our capacity for reali
33、zing our purposes, and therefore augments our capacity for evil, if our purpose are unwise.46 What is the main idea of the passage?（A）It is unwise to place the results of scientific research in the hands of a powerful mad man.（B） The more knowledge one has, the wiser one becomes.（C） Any increase of
34、knowledge could lead to disastrous results without the guidance of wisdom.（D）Wisdom increases in proportion to ones age.47 The author uses the examples in the passage to illustrate his point that_.（A）its extremely difficult to consider all the important elements in problem（B） success in medical rese
35、arch has its negative effects（C） scientists may unknowingly cause destruction to the human race（D）its unwise to be totally absorbed in research in scientific medicine48 Disagreement arises when people try to decide_.（A）how much more wisdom we have now than before（B） what wisdom is and how to develop
36、 it（C） if there is a great increase of wisdom in our age（D）whether wisdom can be developed or not49 Lowering the infant death-rate may .（A）prove to be helpful everywhere in the world（B） give rise to an increase in population in Europe（C） cause food shortages in Asia and Africa（D）raise the living sta
37、ndard of the people in Africa50 According to the author, “wisdom“ is the ability to_.（A）carefully consider the bad effects of any kind of research work（B） give each important problem some careful consideration（C） acquire a great deal of complex and special knowledge（D）give suitable consideration to
38、all the possible elements in a problem50 It is everyone agrees, a huge task that the child performs when he learns to speak, and the fact that he does so in so short a period of time challenges explanation.Language learning begins with listening. Individual children vary greatly in the amount of lis
39、tening they do before they start speaking, and late starters are often long listeners. Most children will “obey“ spoken instructions some time before they can speak, though the word obey is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child. Before the
40、y can speak, many children will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises.Any attempt to trace the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to considerable difficulties. It is agreed that they enjoy making noises, and that during the first few mo
41、nths one or two noises sort themselves out as particularly indicative of delight, distress, sociability, and so on. But since these cannot be said to show the babys intention to communicate, they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language. It is agreed, too, that from about three months they
42、play with sounds for enjoyments, and that by six months they are able to add new sounds to their repertoire(能发出的全部声音). This self-imitation leads on to deliberate(有意识的)imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people. The problem then arises as to the point at which one can say that t
43、hese imitations can be considered as speech.51 The best title for this passage would be_.（A）How Babies Learn to Speak（B） Early Forms of Language（C） A Huge Task for Children（D）Noise Making and Language Learning52 By “. challenges explanation“(Line 2, Para. 1)the author means that_.（A）no explanation i
44、s necessary for such an obvious phenomenon（B） no explanation has been made up to now（C） its no easy job to provide an adequate explanation（D）its high time that an explanation was provided53 The authors purpose in writing the second paragraph is to show that children_.（A）usually obey without asking q
45、uestions（B） are passive in the process of learning to speak（C） are born cooperative（D）learn to speak by listening54 The third paragraph is mainly about_.（A）the development of babies early forms of language（B） the difficulties of babies in learning to speak（C） babies strong desire to communicate（D）ba
46、bies intention to communicate55 From the passage we learn that_.（A）early starters can learn to speak within only six months（B） children show a strong desire to communicate by making noises（C） imitation plays an important role in learning to speak（D）children have various difficulties in learning to s
47、peak55 American society is not nap(午睡)friendly. In fact, says David Dinges, a sleep specialist at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. “Theres even a prohibition against admitting we need sleep. “ Nobody wants to be caught napping or found asleep at work. To quote proverb: “Some sleep
48、five hours, nature requires seven, laziness nine and wickedness eleven. “Wrong. The way not to fall asleep at work is to take naps when you need them. “We have to totally change our attitude toward napping“, says Dr. William Dement of Stanford University, the godfather of sleep research.Last year a
49、national commission led by Dement identified an “American sleep debt“ which one member said was as important as the national debt, the commission was concerned about the dangers of sleepiness: people causing industrial accidents or falling asleep while driving. This may be why we have a new sleep policy in the Whi
