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1、专升本（英语）模拟试卷 80 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 I dont know the restaurant, but its _ to be quite a good one.（A）said（B） told（

2、C） spoken（D）talked 2 Mother was worried because little Alice was ill, especially _ Father was away in France.（A）as（B） that（C） during（D）if 3 I need one more stamp before my collection _.（A）had completed（B） completes（C） has been completed（D）is completed 4 The weather turned out to be very good, _ was

3、more than we could expect.（A）what（B） which（C） that（D）if 5 We write to each other _ , even when theres not much to say.（A）now and then（B） by and by（C） step by step（D）more or less 6 Do you know the boy _ under the big tree7（A）lay（B） lain（C） laying（D）lying 7 I _ ten minutes to decide whether I should r

4、eject the offer.（A）gave（B） was given（C） was giving（D）had given 8 It is well known that Thomas Edison _ the electric lamp.（A）invented（B） discovered（C） found（D）developed 9 This year they have produced _ grain _ they did last year.（A）as less. as（B） as few. as（C） less. than（D）fewer. than 10 Go on _ the

5、other exercise after you have finished this one.（A）to do（B） doing（C） with（D）to be doing 11 I didnt hear the phone. I _ asleep.（A）must be（B） must have been（C） should be（D）should have been 12 Cheap coal _ a lot of smoke.（A）gives up（B） gives in（C） gives away（D）gives off 13 My brother _ while he _ his b

6、icycle and hurt himself.（A）fell. was riding（B） fell. were riding（C） had fallen. rode（D）had fallen. was riding 14 Not until the early years of the 19th century _ what heat is.（A）man did know（B） man knew（C） didnt man know（D）did man know 15 These photographs will show you _.（A）what does our village loo

7、k like（B） what our village looks like（C） how does our village look like（D）how our village looks like 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 best answer to each

8、 question. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.15 In the late 1860s, industry in America grew rapidly. More factories meant more jobs. But working conditions were dangerous. Employees were forced to work as many as 16 hours a day in hot, dirty rooms. Chi

9、ldren often worked alongside adults. Wages were usually very low.Workers tried to improve conditions by forming unions. One of the first important unions was the Knights of Labor, formed in 1869. Blacks and women were welcomed as members. The Knights of Labor wanted an 8-hour workday, higher wages,

10、and better working conditions. The union called for an end to the employment of children under age 14.Together with other unions, the Knights of Labor tried to make changes through collective bargaining. Union leaders would meet with employers and talk. When collective bargaining failed, the unions

11、resorted to strikes. When some strikes that the unions held turned violent, public opinion turned against them. Many members left the Knights of Labor, and by 1890 the union had died out.But other unions survived. The AF of L, American Federation of Labor, was formed in 1881. It continued to push fo

12、r the goals set by the Knights of Labor. However, most federal laws protecting workers and outlawing child labor were not passed until the 1930s.16 According to the passage, the Knights of Labor wanted all of the following EXCEPT _.（A）an 8-hour workday（B） higher wages（C） improving working conditions

13、 in the factories（D）an increase in the employment of small children 17 You can infer that most of the goals of the Knights of Labor were _.（A）unwelcome by the AF of L（B） not reached until after the Knights of Labor died out（C） not helpful to women（D）welcome by factory owner 18 How long did the Knigh

14、ts of Labor last?（A）60 years.（B） 31 years.（C） 50 years.（D）21 years. 19 The underlined words “resorted to“ mean _.（A）stopped doing something（B） gave up（C） turned to something else for help（D）went on with 20 Which of the following statements about labor unions can be concluded based on the information

15、 in the passage?（A）Labor unions reached their peak of power in the 1986s.（B） It took labor unions many years to improve conditions for workers.（C） The early labor unions failed .because they were not concerned with the well-being of workers.（D）The early labor unions failed because they could not agr

16、ee on what they wanted to fight for. 20 How can a single postage stamp be worth $ 16,800?Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on one in expensive postage stamp has made the stamp worth a million and a half times its original value.The mistake wa

17、s made more than a hundred years ago in the British colony of Mauritius, a small is land in the Indian Ocean. In 1847 an order for stamps was sent to a London printer, and Mauritius was to become the fourth country in the world to issue stamps.Before the order was filled and delivered, a ball (舞会) w

18、as planned at Mauritius Government House, and stamps were needed to send out the invitations. A local printer was instructed to copy the de sign for the stamps. He accidentally inscribed the words “Post Office“ instead of “Post Paid“ on the sever al hundred stamps that he printed.Today there are onl

19、y twenty-six of these misprinted stamps left-fourteen “One Penny Orange-Reds“ and twelve “Two Penny Blues“. Because of the Two Penny Blues rareness (罕见) and age, collectors have paid as much as $ 16,800 for it.21 A postage stamps value to collectors is raised if _.（A）there are few others like it（B）

20、there are no errors on the stamps（C） a mistake is made in the ,printing（D）both A and C 22 In 1847 most countries of the world were _.（A）not yet using postage stamps（B） collecting valuable stamps（C） buying stamps from Neuritis（D）printing their own stamps 23 The mistake in the locally printed postage

21、stamps was in the _.（A）spelling of postage（B） price（C） wording（D）color 24 $ 16,800 is the collectors value of _.（A）the One Penny Orange-Red（B） a correctly printed1847 stamp（C） the Two Penny Blue（D）both A and C 25 The best title for this selection is _.（A）The “Post Paid“ Error（B） The Two Penny Blue（C

22、） A Rare Stamp（D）How Mauritius Became Famous 25 An old Indian story says that the game of chess (国际象棋) was invented by Sissa Ben, Prime Minister of King Shirham. As soon as the invention was finished he gave it to the king, who was glad and asked him what he would like to have in return. To the king

23、s surprise, what Sissa wanted seemed very little. “Your Majesty, “said the minister, kneeling before the king. “I want nothing but some wheat. Please put a grain of wheat on the first square of the chessboard (棋盘), two on the second, four on the third, eight on the fourth, and so on, doubling the nu

24、mber for each following square. Give me enough grains to cover the 64 squares of the chessboard.“You dont ask for much, my honest servant. You might have asked for gold or money,“ said the king and then ordered a bag of wheat brought to the palace.But when the counting began, with one grain for the

25、first square, two for the second, four for the third, and so on, the bag was emptied before the 20th square. More bags were brought, but the number of grain needed for the following squares increased so rapidly that the king was not able to keep his promise even with all the crops in the whole India

26、! In fact, he would have needed 8 466 744 073 709 511 615 grains, which would be as much as that they would produce in about 2000 years!Now tile king found himself deep in debt to his minister. He had either to face the terrible trouble all his life or to cut off Sissas head, the litter of which, it

27、 is said was what he finally chose.26 This story tells us _.（A）how cruel the king was（B） how clever the minister was（C） Sissa was a famous mathematician（D）how the game of chess came into being 27 According to the story, the game of chess was invented by _.（A）an American Indian（B） an ancient Indian o

28、fficial（C） an Indian king（D）an Indian officer 28 The king was glad to know that Sissa only wanted some wheat because _.（A）wheat was not expensive（B） it didnt seem much（C） Sissa was honest to him（D）both A and B 29 A bag of wheat was enough for _.（A）19 squares（B） one third of the squares（C） the first

29、19 squares（D）20 squares 30 The following pictures show a part of the chessboard. Which one can correctly show the way in which Sissa had the grains of wheat put on it?30 One evening Mr. Green was driving home along a lonely country road. He had 100.00 in his pock et. At the loneliest part of the roa

30、d, a man asked for a lift (搭车). Mr. Green told him to get into the car and continued his driving. When he talked to the man and learned that the man had been in prison for robbery and had broken out of prison two days before, Mr. Green was very worried.Suddenly he saw a police-car and had a bright i

31、dea. He just reached a small town where the speed limit (限制速度) was 30 miles an hour. But he drove the car as fast as it could go. He looked back and saw that the police-car had begun to chase (追) him. After a mile or so the police-car overtook (赶上) him and ordered him to stop. A policeman got out an

32、d came to Mr. Greens car. Mr. Green hoped that he could tell the policeman about the escaped robber, but he felt the man had put a gun against his back. The policeman took out his notebook and pencil, saying he wanted Mr. Greens name and address. Mr. Green asked to be taken to the police station, bu

33、t the policeman said, “No, you will have to appear at the police station later.“ Mr. Green had to do as the policeman told him. The policeman wrote his name and address down, put his notebook and pencil back in his pocket and gave Mr. Green a talk about dangerous driving. Then Mr. Green started up h

34、is car again and drove on.Just as he reached the outskirts (郊区) of London, the passenger said, “! want to get off here.“ Mr. Green stopped the car, the man got out and said, “Thanks for the lift. Youve been good to me. This is the least I can do in return (报答).“ And he handed Mr. Green the policeman

35、s notebook, which he stole while the policeman was talking to Mr. Green.31 The man asking for a lift was _.（A）a robber who robs drivers（B） a policeman who had worked in prison（C） a prisoner who had escaped from prison（D）a stranger with 100.00 in his pocket 32 Mr. Green, was worried because _.（A）he w

36、as driving along a lonely road（B） he had taken a stranger in his car（C） he saw a police-car（D）he was afraid that the man might rob him 33 Mr. Green asked to be taken to the police station because he _.（A）didnt like to give his name and address to the policeman（B） wanted to get help and tell the trut

37、h there（C） didnt like to talk too much with the policeman（D）wanted to leave the man in his car and let him go 34 After reading the story, you can probably tell which of the following is NOT true?（A）Mr. Green didnt go to the police station until the man got off his car and ran away.（B） Mr. Green woul

38、d go to the police station as soon as possible.（C） The robber got out of Mr. Greens car at the outskirts of London safely.（D）Mr. Green might not go to the police station unless he was wanted. 35 Whats the end of the story?（A）The prisoner stole the policemans notebook and gave it to Mr. Green in retu

39、rn.（B） The prisoner was caught.（C） The prisoner robbed Mr. Green.（D）Mr. Green sent the prisoner to the police station. 35 A young girl and a man were recently found murdered in a parked car in a Boston suburb. The police found no clue (线索) in the car. Then they found a witness who had seen a car pas

40、s by the murdered couples car. He said it was a 1950 or 1951 Chevrolet (雪佛莱牌汽车).Ordinarily, searching through the files for owners of elderly Chevies would have been an impossibly difficult task because there were two and a half million such cars. In this case, however, the police had a powerful too

41、l-the computer.The Boston Registry of Motor Vehicles programmed its computer to screen all 1950 and 1951 Chevrolets within a fifteen-mile radius (半径 ) of the suburb-the area in which the police believed the murderer was most likely to be found. Within minutes, the computer uncovered one thousand of

42、the wanted cars. A few hours of careful hand screening turned up a 1950 Chevrolet owner who lived close to the scene of the crime and who had received many traffic tickets (交通罚款). He was among the first suspects to be investigated, and evidence linking him to the murdered couple was found. He was ar

43、rested, and is now waiting for trial (审判).36 The computer DIDNT help the police _.（A）to find the suspect（B） to find the murdered couple（C） to arrest the suspect（D）to search a 1950 or 1951 Chevrolet 37 It is clear from the passage that Chevies refer to _.（A）the murdered couple（B） elderly owners of ca

44、rs（C） computers（D）Chevrolets 38 The murderer was at last found _.（A）with the help of a Chevrolet owner（B） with the help of computers（C） by a witness（D）in a car 39 The best title for this passage is _.（A）Crime-A Grave Problem in the West（B） Chevrolet-A Make of an Old Car（C） Computer-A Powerful Aid in

45、 Fighting Against Crime（D）Police-A Useful Force in the Fight Against Crime 40 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?（A）Searching through the files of Chevies owners was impossibly difficult.（B） The suspect lived within a fifteen-mile radius of the suburb.（C） The susp

46、ect had received a number of traffic tickets before.（D）It took the police hours to find the suspect. 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. The

47、n, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.40 All the useful energy at the surface of the earth comes from the activity of the sun. The sun heats and feeds mankind. Each year it【21】men with two hundred million tons of grain and【22】ten million tons of wood.Coal, oil natural gas, and all oth

48、er【23】are stored-up energy from the sun. It was collected by the plants as carbon compounds and stored【24】ago.Even waterpower comes from the sun. Water【25】into vapor by the sun falls as rain. It runs【 26】the mountains and is converted to electric power.Light transmits only the energy【27】comes from t

49、he sun s outer layers, and【28】of this energy that is directed toward the earth never arrives. About【29】of it is absorbed by the atmosphere of the earth. In【30】,the earth itself gets only one half-billionth of the Sun s entire output of rediant energy.（A）gathers（B） produces（C） provides（D）sends （A）hardly（B） merely（C） really（D）nearly （A）fuels（B） solids（C） soils（