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1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 37 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 Mr. Smith said that he would be punctual for the appointment, _ he were late?

2、（A）but what if（B） how about（C） and what about（D）so what2 In most urban and suburban area of the world, sick people go to the doctor for _.（A）care（B） diagnosis（C） healing（D）treatment3 Is it _ you were born that decides your nationality?（A）there（B） anywhere（C） where（D）the country4 This years productio

3、n is five times _ it was ten years ago.（A）what（B） that（C） than（D）as5 Some plants are so sensitive _ pollution that they can only survive in a perfectly clean environment.（A）from（B） against（C） to（D）with6 A completely new situation will _ when the examination system comes into existence.（A）arise（B） ri

4、se（C） raise（D）arouse7 Medical care reform has become this countrys most important public health _.（A）question（B） stuff（C） matter（D）issue8 It is said that the math teacher seems _ towards bright students.（A）partial（B） beneficial（C） preferable（D）liable9 I will stay with you _ there is a room free.（A）a

5、s far as（B） as long as（C） so far as（D）in case10 Many actors and actresses were very _ of his acting.（A）grateful（B） keen（C） jealous（D）hostile11 She had a tense expression on her face, _ she were expecting trouble.（A）even though（B） now that（C） even as（D）as though12 This research has attracted wide cov

6、erage in the _ and has featured on BBC televisions Tomorrows World.（A）message（B） source（C） media（D）data13 Modern forms of transportation and communication have done much to _ the isolation of life in Alaska.（A）break down（B） break into（C） break out（D）break through14 Small as it is, the ant is as much

7、 a creature as _ all other animals on earth.（A）do（B） have（C） is（D）are15 I had just posted the letter when I remembered that I hadnt _ the cheque.（A）imposed（B） contained（C） enclosed（D）involved16 Research universities have to keep up with the latest computer and scientific hardware _ price.（A）not to m

8、ention（B） in addition to（C） on account of（D）regardless of17 We booked rooms at the hotel _ we should find no vacancies on our arrival.（A）if（B） lest（C） since（D）whenever18 The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the _ in which people communicate across time and space.（A）mann

9、er（B） mood（C） mission（D）vision19 Workers in the fine arts _ thoughts and feelings through their creative works.（A）transmit（B） elaborate（C） contribute（D）convey20 Color and sex are not relevant _ whether a person is suitable for the job.（A）to（B） on（C） for（D）with21 Word had come from the manager _ a ne

10、w transaction would be concluded.（A）who（B） that（C） which（D）when22 There was a traffic jam, but she _ get to the destination in time.（A）could（B） might（C） ought to（D）was able to23 “Do you think _ I should attend the lecture?“ she asked me.（A）that（B） whether（C） if（D）when24 Their room was on the third f

11、loor, its window _ the sports ground.（A）overlooks（B） overlooking（C） overlooked（D）to overlook25 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 mentioned（D）must my name mention26 It gave me a strange feeling of excitement to s

12、ee my name in _.（A）press（B） process（C） print（D）prospect27 Finding a job can be _ and disappointing, and therefore it is important that you are prepared.（A）profiting（B） exploiting（C） misleading（D）frustrating28 We can accept your order _ payment is made in advance.（A）in order that（B） on condition that

13、（C） on the excuse that（D）in the belief that29 The British government often says that furnishing children with _ to the information superhighway is a top priority.（A）access（B） procedure（C） allowance（D）protection30 Louis Herman, at the University of Hawaii, has _ a series of new experiments in which s

14、ome animals have learned to understand sentences.（A）installed（B） devised（C） formatted（D）equipped二、Part II VocabularyDirections: Complete each of the following sentences with the proper word derived from the one given in the bracket.31 My _ (appear) at the party was not very welcome. 32 The governmen

15、t official said that the new tax rates would come into _ (effective) from April. 33 Within three months of his _ (elect) he was forced to resign. 34 Parents shouldnt _ (favorable) one of their children more than the others. 35 Some people think that nuclear war would mean the end of _ (civil). 36 Me

16、n in the post office _ (class) mail according to places where it is to go. 三、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 best answer to each question. Then, mark your

17、 answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.37 A sheriffs deputy follows a big tornado. He uses his camera to record his trip. Trees and fallen power lines get in his way. He sees a tornado in the distance.Robert Williams and his family climb into a closet and get ready for th

18、e very worst minutes of their lives.Robert Williams tells his familys story. The tornado tore took the roof off the house, and the walls fell down. It pulled the kids up and away. A trailer landed on them, trapped him and killed his wife. Williams wife died in his arms. There wasnt anything he could

19、 do.His daughter, Amy, her husband and their ten-month-old baby girl were gone. Amy didnt know where her baby went. The tornado tossed them in different directions. She got a shirt and put it on her head because it was bleeding. A lady found her and took her to the police. Amy got a ride to a hospit

20、al.The deputy started looking for the baby, “Something caught the corner of my eye. I looked and I couldnt see anything. And when I looked again, I could see there was a baby, curled around the base of the tree, down there, had her little face in the mud.“ It was wonderful to hear her start crying.T

21、he baby was reunited with her mother in a hospital. Now they are staying in a motel with her dad. She says, “I just knew everybody was dead and I was all alone, I was so happy when they found her. Its just a miracle. Theres surely nothing else you can say about it.“Amy lost her mother, her husband i

22、s in critical condition, but alive. And except for a few bruises the baby is doing just fine.37 A tornado is _.（A）a tropical cyclone with winds of 74 mph or greater which starts over water（B） a fierce, harmful, spinning wind accompanied by a funnel-shaped cloud（C） an ice cream cone（D）a dance perform

23、ed in Spain38 Robert Williams wife was _.（A）killed when a tree fell on her（B） lived through the storm（C） not home during the storm（D）killed when a trailer landed on her39 The person who found Amys baby was _.（A）Amys father（B） the sheriffs deputy（C） the lady（D）a doctor40 The baby was found _.（A）in th

24、e mud at the base of a tree（B） high in the branches of a tree（C） in the closet（D）in a bush41 After the storm, Amy _.（A）went searching and found her baby near the house（B） was happy because her mother was okay（C） found her baby when she was brought to her in the hospital（D）went to find her father42 E

25、.B. White was born Elwyn Brooks White in 1899. He was born in Mount Vernon, New York. His father was a successful piano manufacturer.E.B. White went to Cornell University and graduated in 1921. He worked as a re- porter for various newspapers, and in 1924 returned to New York to work on the new New

26、Yorker magazine. He married the magazines literary editor, Katherine Sergeant Angell, in 1929. E.B. White wrote for the magazine and other publications, mostly for adults.In 1945, he wrote his first childrens book, Stuart Little. This book is about a mouse and all his adventures with a human family.

27、 Charlottes Web was published in 1952. This book is a story about a friendship between a young pig and a spider. In 1970, E. B. White wrote another childrens book The Trumpet of the Swan. This book is about a boy named Sam, and his love of nature, and of a swan born without a voice. Sam and Louis fi

28、rst meet in a pond in Canada, and the story continues with Louis attempts to learn to read and write.E. B. White continued to write essays for adults until his death in 1985. Children and adults have made his childrens books classic. They are enjoyed as much today as when they were written.42 What w

29、as E.B. White?（A）A doctor.（B） A piano manufacturer.（C） A lawyer.（D）A writer.43 E.B. White _.（A）wrote childrens books（B） wrote for the New Yorker（C） wrote essays（D）all the above44 The Trumpet of the Swan is about _.（A）a spider and a pig（B） an adventurous mouse（C） a swan without a voice（D）none of the

30、above45 E.B. Whites first childrens book was _.（A）Stuart Little（B） Charlottes Web（C） The Trumpet of the Swan（D）all the above46 What was the authors purpose for writing childrens books?（A）To persuade.（B） To inform.（C） To entertain.（D）None of the above.47 Boys and girls in this sixth grade class both

31、can use the school computers. Studies show that in high school girls use computers less than boys. This causes a technology gap.“Girls tend to be less comfortable than boys with the computer. They use it more for word processing rather than for problem solving.“The studies show that girls make up on

32、ly a small part of students in computer science classes. Girls usually say they have less computer ability than boys do. They are less sure when using computers. They use computers less often than boys outside the classroom.“Boys are not so afraid they might do something that will harm the computer.

33、 girls are afraid they might break it somehow.“Six years ago, the software company Purple Moon found girls used computers less than boys did. They found the number one reason girls didnt like computer games was because the games were so boring.Girls want games with people like them and stories about

34、 what is going on in their own lives. The studies show there is no real reason why girls wouldnt want to play on a computer.The sponsor of the study says the technology gap must be closed. Otherwise women will not have a fair chance in the job market in the 21st century.47 In this sixth grade classr

35、oom, you would find _.（A）only boys allowed to use the computers（B） only girls allowed to use the computers（C） no computers in the classroom（D）both boys and girls allowed to use the computers48 Girls usually rate themselves _.（A）as being uncomfortable using computers（B） as comfortable using computers

36、（C） as experts with computers（D）as very good with using computers49 A small percentage of girls making up the computer science classes would be _.（A）100%（B） 98%（C） 10%（D）75%50 Girls seem to find most of the software _.（A）as too violent（B） boring（C） exciting（D）as too competitive51 Which year would be

37、 included in the 21st Century?（A）2003.（B） 2103.（C） 1998.（D）1921.52 Ronald Musoke is a college student from Uganda. He attends the College of Marin in California. Recently he got very excited about things he found in wastebaskets. What did he find? He found outdated textbooks that had been thrown awa

38、y. Some of the books had sold new for one hundred dollars. The old textbooks had been either discontinued-or re- placed by newer editions.Uganda is a very poor country in Africa. When Musoke went to school in Uganda, there were never enough books. Sometimes five books were shared with one hundred fi

39、fty students. Musoke lived through the Ugandan civil war and the loss of twelve family members from AIDS.Why is Musoke excited about the discarded textbooks? He wants to send them to Uganda so women have the chance to get an education. The books will be used to pay for the womens education. Musokes

40、hopes that education will help lower the number of deaths from AIDS. Also, the books will help lower illiteracy in Uganda.Other students are helping Musoke gather textbooks. Students are giving him books and over four thousand books have been collected. A business sponsor is helping to pay the posta

41、ge for the books. Musoke and his classmates sort and pack the books.Ugandans will be educated with the help of donated books. The College of Marin students have become connected with an African nation far away. These classmates from a wealthy county, for example, Tanya Schwedler and her classmates,

42、have gained greater understanding of people who struggle to live in a very poor country.52 Ronald Musoke is a student at _ in California.（A）Uganda College（B） College of Marin（C） Mills College（D）Mudd College53 Books were precious in Uganda because the schools _.（A）didnt use them in grade school（B） no

43、 one knew how to read（C） never had enough books（D）were closed by the civil war54 The packing and sorting is being done by _.（A）a moving company（B） College of Matin teachers（C） community volunteers（D）Musokes college classmates55 Tanya Schwedler is helping pack and sort books because _.（A）it makes her

44、 feel good to better the lives of others（B） Schwedler is worried about the Ugandan civil war（C） she likes to sort and organize（D）she gets a tax deduction56 The proper title for this passage is _.（A）Books in College of Marin（B） Ronald Musoke（C） Trashed Books May Help Fight Illiteracy, AIDS in Uganda（

45、D）Poor Africa Students in the United States四、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 letter on the Answer Sheet.57 Ca

46、rs are 【B1 】 important part of life in the United States. Without a car most people feel that they are poor. And even if a person is poor he doesnt feel really poor when he has a car.Henry Ford was the man who first started making cars in large 【B2】 He probably didnt know how much the car was going

47、to 【B3】 American culture. The car made the United States a nation on wheels. And it helped make the United States what it is today.There are three main reasons the car 【B4】 so popular in the United States. First of all, the country is a huge one and Americans like to move around in it. The car provi

48、des 【B5】 comfortable and cheapest form of all the means of transportation. With a car people can go to any place without spending a lot of money.The second reason cars are popular is the fact that the United States has never really 【B6】 an efficient and inexpensive form of public transportation. Long-distance trains have never been as common in the United States as they are in other parts of the world. Nowadays there is a good system of air service 【B7】 by planes. But it is too expensive to be used frequently.The third reason is the most important one, though. The American sp