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1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 34 及答案与解析一、Part II VocabularyDirections: Complete each of the following sentences with the proper word derived from the one given in the bracket.1 Her _ (fluent) in English gives her an advantage over other girls for the job. 2 Lets not wait any _ (long), he might not turn up at all. 3 D

2、ont take the boat out in this _ (storm) weather. 4 She is _ (fortune) enough to enjoy good health. 5 _ (confident) is the key factor in communicating with opposite sex. 6 Franklins ability to learn from _ (observe) and experience contributed greatly to his success in public life. 二、Part III Reading

3、ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed 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.7 Did you know that a turtl

4、e can lay twelve eggs in one minute? A large sea turtle lays around 150 eggs at a time. She lays all these eggs in just a few minutes.Large sea turtles live in the warm seas of the world. Except for when they lay their eggs, they spend their whole lives in water. When it is time to lay their eggs, t

5、he females swim to land. They usually return to the place where they themselves were born. How they find their way back there is a mystery.When they reach shore, the big, heavy turtles crawl slowly up to the high water mark. Using their flippers, they pull themselves along the sand. They struggle li

6、ke mountain climbers to attain their goal. When they finally reach dry sand, they rest before beginning the difficult task of laying eggs.The turtles lay the eggs in deep holes and cover them with warm sand. The sand protects the eggs from harm. Then the females leave them. After a few weeks, if you

7、 happened to be walking along the beach, you might see the sand begin to shake in one spot. Then you would see tidy black balls coming out of the sand. The tidy heads of baby turtles!Baby turtles have a build-in sense of direction. As soon as they are hatched, they head for the water. Once the babie

8、s swim out to sea, they dont touch shore again until it is time for them to lay their own eggs.7 The first sentence lets us know that this passage is about _.（A）turtles（B） oceans（C） time（D）eggs8 Turtles bury their eggs _.（A）to keep them cool（B） to protect them from danger（C） because of deep instinct

9、（D）to protect them from the weather9 We can conclude from this passage that _.（A）many turtles die while swimming to shore（B） female turtles protect their babies（C） once turtles leave land, they never return to the sea（D）the job of laying eggs takes tremendous strength10 The writer compares turtles t

10、o mountain climbers（A）because they lay their eggs in mountain areas _.（B） to give you a picture of how hard they work（C） to tell you that they like to climb（D）to tell you that mountain climbers are as slow as turtles11 In this passage, the word attain means _.（A）see（B） push（C） bury（D）reach12 Dressin

11、g fashionably was very important in fourteenth-century Spain. This was especially true for any man who considered himself an aristocrat or dandy. Before going out, a well-dressed man would put on his finest boots, one of his embroidered caps and his favorite beard, dyed to match the color of his clo

12、thing.Believe it or not, false beards were once as popular as neckties are today. Beards had for years considered a sign of strength and manhood, and the bigger and thicker they were, the better. Those unfortunates who had little facial hair were forced by custom into wearing false beards made of ho

13、rsehair. Soon, however man in the Spanish fashion world was wearing them too, while many quite substantial real beards were shaved off to make way for the false variety.By day, the fashionable dandy might wear a yellow or a crimson beard to impress his friends, but in the evening a long black beard

14、was proper for serenading his senorita, Any color or shape of beard could be had.However, as you can imagine, the growth of this unusual custom created many interesting problems. People with similar beards were mistaken for one another. Creditors could not find debtors, and police often arrested the

15、 wrong people, while the real villain escaped wearing their hairy disguises. The price of horsehair skyrocketed. Finally, King Philip IV of Aragon put a stop to all the foolishness by outlawing the wearing of false beards.12 What is the passage mostly concerned with?（A）The size of beards.（B） The col

16、or of beards.（C） Varieties of false beards.（D）The custom of wearing false beards.13 According to the passage, false beards were worn by those who considered themselves to be _.（A）handsome and mature（B） too young to have beards（C） aristocrats or fashionable dandies（D）royalty14 We can assume from the

17、passage that _.（A）red beards were more fashionable than black ones（B） everyone in fourteenth-century Spain shaved（C） false beards were considered foolish by those who had real beards（D）the popularity of false beards largely died out after the fourteenth century15 The writer reveals the “foolishness“

18、 of the custom in the paragraph by _.（A）giving old or humorous examples（B） using convincing arguments（C） giving eyewitness accounts（D）saying that Philip IV of Aragon put a stop to it16 The best definition for the word unfortunates is _.（A）those who have no facial hair（B） those who are unlucky（C） ver

19、y young people（D）very poor people17 Billy Joel was born on Long Island, in New York State. He began taking piano lessons at an early age and joined his first rock band when he was fourteen. After playing in a number of Long Island groups, Billy began concentrating on his song-writing. His first albu

20、m of completely original songs was Cold Spring Harbor. It was released in 1972. Two years later, after the release of the smash-hit albums Piano Man and Street-life Serenade. Billy was named “Best New Male Vocalist“ by Cask Box magazine.17 Billy Joel began taking piano lessons _.（A）when he joined hi

21、s first rock band（B） after he was named “Best New Male Vocalist“（C） at fourteen（D）before he was fourteen years old18 According to the article, Piano Man and Street-life Serenade were _.（A）written when Billy Joel was fourteen（B） released by Columb a Records（C） hit albums（D）written as movies soundtrac

22、ks19 Which of the following facts is the last?（A）Piano Man was released.（B） Billy Joel played in a number of Long Island groups.（C） Cold Spring Harbor was released.（D）Billy Joel was named “Best New Male Vocalist“.20 Billy Joel was born in the state of _.（A）Long Island（B） New York（C） New Jersey（D）Suf

23、folk21 In this article, you are not told that Billy Joel is a _.（A）singer（B） composer（C） performer（D）guitar player22 Are you superstitious? No, of course not. Do you believe in magic (魔法), and luck charms (护身符 ), and elves or gremlins (小精灵) ? Certainly not, but if I should greet you with the usual H

24、ows business?“ Youll answer “Oh, just so-so“ although your business is profiting greatly. When you are successful in some venture you might say you were just lucky. And yet, you know it was probably due to your ability and hard work. Why? Sometimes you knock on wood because wood was once a tree and

25、there is a primitive belief that protective gods inhabit trees and knocking on wood attracts their attention so they may be credited with your successes.If I should sneeze, only the strongest of you could refrain(克制而不) from saying “God bless you“. Why bless this unsanitary (不讲究卫生的) habit? Our ancest

26、ors believed that a sneeze opened the body to invasion by devils, and invoking (召唤) the name of God made the devils get out in a hurry. You may not realize it, but you express this same “devil invasion“ when you say, “Whatever can have gotten into that child?“ or “I wonder what possessed me to do th

27、at?“Although they may no longer be believed, evidences of superstitions that have had their origins in the primitive fear of the unknown still exist in modern language and gestures.22 The author _.（A）believe that most people are superstitious（B） believe that very few people are superstitious（C） beli

28、eves that there are still some evidences of superstitions in what we say and what we do（D）is superstitious23 This article suggests that if one wants to be successful he should have _.（A）luck（B） abilities（C） hard work（D）both B and C24 According to the author, which of the following is NOT an ancient

29、belief?（A）Gods lived in trees.（B） The gods would be envious of ones success.（C） Sneezing is unsanitary.（D）Knocking on wood attracting gods attention.25 When a person sneeze, others would say “God bless you.“ It comes of which of the following beliefs?（A）A sneeze makes devils come into ones body.（B）

30、Telling the name of God can get devils out of ones body.（C） God may help people sneeze.（D）Both and .26 Superstitions had their origins (起源于) in _.（A）commands from the “Gods“（B） fear of the unknown（C） evidence of what had actually happened（D）careful studies三、Part IV ClozeDirections: There are some bl

31、anks in the following 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.27 Andy Wasnick loved the idea. Mary Arthur 【B1 】 it. Kurt Mendez didnt think it was any big

32、 deal. Mr. El thought it was a brilliant idea. After all, it was 【B2】 idea.“Its only fair,“ Mr. El explained to his new fourth graders as they stood in line waiting for the lunch bell to ring, “that we turn things around. Every year you guys line up in alphabetical 【 B3】 Alphabetical order to go to

33、lunch, to go to gym, to go home, and so on. This 【B4】 were using reverse alphabetical order.“Mindy Vale put her hand down as Mr. El pointed to her. “Ive always had to stand at the 【B5】 of the line, ever since 【B6】 ! Now Im near the front. Thank you, thank you!“The teacher smiled. Then he called on C

34、hristopher Cash, a serious and thoughtful young man. “Mr. El, I think you should reconsider this policy: This is very drastic and 【B7】 . This could confuse our fragile young minds!“Put a lid on it, Chris!“ shouted David Tyler.“We wont have any outbursts like that, David!“ Mr. El said firmly. He turn

35、ed toward Christopher. “Dont 【B8】 , Christopher. We only have strong minds in this class.“How many of you think this is a good idea?“ Mr. El asked. As you would probably 【B9】 , most of the hands that went up were in the 【B10】 half of the line.27 【B1 】（A）heard（B） liked（C） needed（D）hated28 【B2 】（A）tha

36、t（B） no（C） her（D）his29 【B3 】（A）letters（B） soup（C） order（D）index30 【B4 】（A）way（B） year（C） alphabet（D）is31 【B5 】（A）back（B） beginning（C） center（D）winner32 【B6 】（A）breakfast（B） kindergarten（C） yesterday（D）tomorrow33 【B7 】（A）useful（B） thoughtful（C） unnecessary（D）smart34 【B8 】（A）move（B） worry（C） scream（D）

37、speak35 【B9 】（A）expect（B） doubt（C） forget（D）review36 【B10 】（A）dumb（B） bright（C） angry（D）front四、Part V Translation from Chinese to EnglishDirections: This part is to test your ability to translate Chinese into English. 37 只要你坚持学习英语，你肯定会取得更大进步。38 美国的私立学校在规模和质量上相差很大。39 流利的英语使她比别的女孩在竞争这份工作时更有优势。40 那辆汽车半

38、途无缘无故熄火。41 他刚才说的话与正在讨论的问题几乎无关。五、Part VI Translation from English to ChineseDirections: This part is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese. 42 (If we are discouraged at the start), we will never succeed. 43 What (fruits are in season) now? 44 (A fall in a pit, a gain in your wit). 45

39、 The general managers secretary (has been on the go all day). 46 (By the time he was 18 years old), he had developed to the extent that he never listened to his parents advice. 六、Part VII Writing47 For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Make Our Cities Greener.

40、 You should write no less than 150 words and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below.1. 城市绿化的现状。2. 绿化的好处(如：清闲空气，美化城市，改善气候)。3. 怎样才能实现绿化。 专升本（英语）模拟试卷 34 答案与解析一、Part II VocabularyDirections: Complete each of the following sentences with the proper word derived from the one given i

41、n the bracket.1 【正确答案】 fluency2 【正确答案】 longer3 【正确答案】 stormy4 【正确答案】 fortunate5 【正确答案】 confidence6 【正确答案】 observations二、Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passages and choose the be

42、st answer to each question. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.7 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 文章第一句话就说明主题：海龟下蛋。8 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 参见原文第四段。海龟把蛋下在深深的沙子里，埋好。以防它们受到伤害。9 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 第三段着重描述了海龟下蛋的艰苦过程。10 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 参见原文第三段。他们拖着沉重的身体慢慢地爬行，如同爬山一样。可以想象其艰苦。11 【正确答案】 D【试题解

43、析】 参见原文第三段。达到目标。12 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 文章讲的是戴胡子的习俗。包括胡子的颜色、种类、款式，以及戴胡子的场合。13 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 参见原文第一段。14 世纪的男士以戴胡子表明自己的高贵和时尚。14 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 参见原文最后一段。由于假胡须带来的种种麻烦，终于菲利浦国王四世停止了这种愚蠢的风尚。15 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 参见原文最后一段。16 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 参见原文第二段。17 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 Billy 不过 Joel 先学的钢琴，然后在 14 岁时加入了乐队。18 【正确答案】 C【试题解析

44、】 “Two years later，after the release of the smash-hit albums Piano Man and Street-life SerenadeBilly was namedBest New Male Vocalistby Cask Box magazine”两年之后，也就是在他发行了风行一时的两本歌集之后，他被一家杂志社评为“最佳新男歌手”。19 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 参见原文最后一句。20 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 参见原文第一句。21 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 Billy 是歌星，他写歌，并演唱。22 【正确答案】 C【试题解

45、析】 此题为理解题。文中最后一段作者讲 Although they may no longer be believed， evidences of superstitions that have had their origins in the primitive fear of the unknown still exist in modern language and gestures，意思为尽管人们不再相信迷信，有迹象表明，人们的迷信始于惧怕不明的事物，这种现象仍然存在他们所使用的语言和行为举止之中。C 项的意思与原文最后一段的思想符合，故C 为正确答案。23 【正确答案】 D【试题解析

46、】 此题为细节题。、仔细阅读会发现文中第一段第 6 句讲 And yet， you know it was probably due to your ability and hard work，此句的含义是：成功需要能力和勤奋，故 D 为正确答案。24 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 此题为细节理解题。首先应明确哪些为“ancient beliefs”。文中阐述了 A、B 和 D，都为“古代的信仰”。在第二段开头处讲了“Why bless this unsanitary habit?”。据此可知，“打喷嚏”仅为一种不良的习惯，并非是一种迷信，故 C 为正确答案。25 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】

47、 此题为理解题。文中第 2 段第 3 句讲 Our ancestors believed that a sneeze opened the body to invasion by devils，and invoking(召唤)the name of God made the devils get out in a hurry，意思为我们的祖先相信，打喷嚏使得身体失去防御，鬼怪会侵入。祈念上帝之名会情急之中驱赶出体内的鬼怪。由此可得出 D为正确答案。26 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 此题为简单的细节题。文中的最后一段说had their origins in the primitive fea

48、r of the unknown still exist in modern language and gestures，故 B为正确答案。三、Part IV ClozeDirections: There are some blanks in the following 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 lette

49、r on the Answer Sheet.27 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 每个人对这个主意的看法都不同。有喜欢的，有讨厌的，也有的认为这个主意很聪明。28 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 但不管怎么说这是他的主意。29 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 fourth graders 四年级的学生，alphabetical order 字母顺序。这位先生说，每年你们都是按字母的排列顺序排队去不同的地方。30 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 今年我们将按字母的顺序倒着排。31 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 一个女孩子说：我每次都不得不排在队伍的最后。32 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 这个女孩子接着说：从幼儿园起就是这样。现在，我排在队伍的前面了。33 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 一个富有思想的、极严肃的年轻人说：这样做太极端了，也是没有必要的。这样会把我们脆弱的大脑搞糊涂了。34 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 先生说：不用担心。只有大脑强健的人才能在这个班