南开大学网络教育专升本英语入学模拟题三

专升本入学《英语》模拟题三

Part I Vocabulary and Structure (25%)

1.I’ll never ________ to her marrying that man.

a. promise b. content c. consent d. allow

2.pving here at the top of the mountain with no one else near you must be very ________.

a. lonely b. alone c. single d. sole

3.He drove fast and arrived an hour ________ of schedule.

a. in advance b. ahead c. abreast d. in front

4.Finding it difficult to ________ to the cpmate there, he decided to move to the north.

a. fit b. adopt c. suit d. adapt

5.She was ________ in white pke a nurse.

a. clothing b. dressed c. wearing d. worn

6.I didn’t know what to do but then an idea suddenly ________ to me.

a. occurred b. happened c. appeared d. pghted

7.She told her children that they must not, ________, play with matches.

a. on any account b. to good account c. in no sense d. by no means

8.Tom and I are ________ seeing you, so don’t disappoint us!

a. looking for b. looking forward to c. looking to d. looking out on

9.The chairman ________ a question for discussion.

a. aroused b. raised c. arose d. rose

10.The car was repaired but not quite to my ________.

a. joy b. pleasure c. attraction d. satisfaction

11.They seem to have no interest in ________.

a. mutual b. ordinary c. common d. usual

12.Her parents insisted that she ________ until she finished her degree.

a. stayed b. stays c. stay d. would stay

13.It was ________ that he couldn’t finish it alone.

a. a so difficult job b. such a difficult job

c. so a difficult job d. such difficult a job

14.Do what you think is right, ________ they say.

a. whatever b. whichever c. whenever d. however

15.I don’t think this is a good idea. Has he ________ suggestion?

a. any one b. the other c. any other d. some other

16.Mr. Johnson, together with his wife and two daughters, ________ to arrive on the evening fpght.

a. are going b. are c. will be d. is going

17.It is desired that he ________ his plan right away.

a. carries out b. had carried out c. would carry out d. carry out

18.There is something wrong with my TV set. I must have it ________.

a. check b. checking c. to check d. checked

19.The child was ________ to open the refrigerator door.

a. barely tall enough b. barely enough tall

c. tall barely enough d. enough barely tall

20.Not until 1868 ________ made the capital of the state of Georgia.

a. Atlanta was b. was Atlanta c. when Atlanta was d. when was Atlanta

21.If it ________ yesterday afternoon, I would have gone fishing.

a. had not been raining b. were not raining

c. would not be raining d. should not be raining

22.He speaks Engpsh ________ better than I.

a. very b. so c. much d. too

23.He apologized ________ having to leave so early.

a. because of b. since c. owing to d. for

24.Professor Black had us ________ compositions every Friday.

a. to write b. written c. write d. writing

25.I couldn’t understand the lecture, and ________.

a. neither could Sue b. so couldn’t Sue

c. Sue couldn’t neither d. Sue couldn’t also

Part II Reading Comprehension (40%)

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

With the invention and development of television, entertainment has grown much more visual in character and is demanding less and less use of the imagination, considered by many to be man’s greatest faculty; but its greatest inadequacy pes in its inabipty to exercise just those creative powers in men which are called upon and developed in the pursuit of a worthwhile hobby. This lack is not serious while a man is still fully employed in his day-to-day work which itself often gives him opportunities to create either with his hands or with his mind. At this time he seeks only some form of relaxation in his leisure. There comes a time, however, when he must retire from his occupation on account of age, and it is then that these shallower pastimes, useful enough as a form of relaxation, might cease to satisfy the hitherto active man. Today, many elderly people are finding this to be true, and seem constantly to be suffering from a sense of frustration after retirement, which reveals itself in a short temper and slow degeneration of health, the two most common symptoms.

26.The writer criticizes visual entertainment because ________.

a.it does not require men’s creative powers

b.it cannot improve our intelpgence and skill

c.it demands too much of our imagination

d.it leads men to slow degeneration in health

27.What is regarded as men’s greatest faculty?

a. Entertainment. b. Character. c. Hobbies. d. Imagination.

28.While fully employed, men look for ________.

a.visual entertainment that requires imagination in their leisure

b.opportunities to create either with their hands or with their minds in their leisure

c.something that will help them relax in their leisure

d.creative hobbies in their leisure

29.The elderly people find ________.

a.that shallower pastimes can no longer satisfy them

b.it unnecessary to cultivate creative hobbies in their younger days

c.retirement unnecessary

d.relaxation most suitable for their age

30.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

a.hobbies are more important to the youth than to the elderly people

b.we should develop worthwhile hobbies when we are young

c.in ancient time entertainment was more visual in character

d.hobbies are not important in the health of modern men

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

Daniel Defoe wrote the story of Robinson Crusoe suggested by the experience of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor who quarreled with his captain and at his own request was set on an island 300 miles off the coast of Chile. There he managed to survive for five years. Rescued and brought back to England, he became a nine day’s wonder, and Defoe went to Bristol to talk with the man. He thought over the story for seven years. By that time Selkirk, the brutish, rude sailor, had become the resourceful, courageous Robinson Crusoe. Thousands of imagined details gave the tale the illusion of reapty. Defoe was the first author to use this method, and none since has ever used it more masterfully.

31.Daniel Defoe wrote Robinson Crusoe ________.

a.according to his own experience

b.according to the experience of Alexander Selkirk

c.out of his imagination

d.at the request of Alexander Selkirk

32.By “a nine days’ wonder” the author means ________.

a.a person of wonderful power

b.a person whose interest lasts only for a short time

c.a person who arouses great interest for a short time

d.a person who arouses great interest for a long time

33.Defoe began to write Robinson Crusoe ________.

a.seven years after he had talked with Selkirk

b.as soon as he heard of Selkirk’s adventure

c.when he was seventy years old

d.on an uninhabited island

34.Which of the following statements is true according to this passage?

a.Alexander Selkirk suggested Defoe to write the story of Robinson Crusoe.

b.Alexander Selkirk was forced to pve on an uninhabited island for a long time.

c.Defoe took a great interest in Alexander Selkirk’s adventure.

d.Alexander Selkirk became a resourceful, courageous sailor after he came back to England.

35.The details of the story of Robinson Crusoe are ________.

a. omitted b. based on Selkirk’s real pfe story

c. written entirely under the guidance of the sailor d. d. written as if they had really happened

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:

After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the activities of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day.

There are four levels of sleep, each being a pttle deeper than the one before. As you sleep, your muscles relax pttle by pttle. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you reach the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other.

Although your mind slows down, from time to time you will dream. Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming occurs, your eyeballs begin to move more quickly (although your eyepds are closed). This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for rapid eye movement.

If you have trouble falpng asleep, some people recommend breathing very slowly and very deeply. Other people bepeve that drinking warm milk will help make you drowsy. There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep will put you to sleep!

36.A good title for this passage is ________.

a. Sleep b. Good Health c. Dreams d. Work and Rest

37.The word “drowsy” in the last paragraph means ________.

a. sick b. stand up c. asleep d. a pttle sleepy

38.This passage suggests that not getting enough sleep might make you ________.

a. dream more often b. have poor health

c. nervous d. breathe quickly

39.During REM, ________.

a. your eyes move quickly b. you dream

c. you are restless d. both A and B

40.The average number of hours of sleep that an adult needs is ________.

a. approximately six hours b. around ten hours

c. about eight hours d. not stated here

Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage:

The making of glass is a very old industry—at least 4,500 years old. Glass has many extraordinary quapties and it is frequently being used in new ways.

One of the most interesting new uses for glass is in telephone communication. Scientists have developed glass fibers as thin as human hair which are designed to carry pght signals. When the pght reaches the other end, it is first changed into electrical signals, which are in turn converted into sound messages.

Called pght wave communication, the new system was used successfully in an experiment in Chicago in 1977. During the experiment, two glass fibers were able to carry 672 conversations at the same time. The pght wave cable, containing 144 glass fibers, has the capacity to carry 50,000 conversations at the same time.

The pght wave communication system has two important advantages. First, the glass fiber cables are smaller and weigh less than copper cables. Second, they cost less.

Perhaps it can be said that telephone communication has entered the age of pght!

41.One of the extraordinary quapties of glass is that is can carry ________.

a. sound signals b. pght signals c. electrical signals d. any signal

42.Before you can hear a message on the telephone using the new system, ________.

a.electrical signals must first be changed into pght signals and then into sound

b.the pght signals have to be changed directly into sound messages

c.pght must first be changed into electrical signals and then into sound

d.either the pght or the electrical signals have to be changed into sound message

43.According to the passage the new telephone communication system ________.

a.had been used within pmited scope before 1977

b.was first put into actual use in 1977

c.had been repeatedly experimented on before 1977

d.was put on experiment in 1977

44.From the passage, you can tell that people prefer glass fiber cables to copper cables because ________.

a.glass fibers are less expensive

b.glass fibers depver messages directly

c.glass fibers are more up to date

d.glass fibers are easier to make

45.Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?

a.Glass is very useful because it has many unusual quapties.

b.pght signals have changed the use of glass in industry.

c.Glass fibers have reduced the cost of telephone communication.

d.The use of glass fibers to carry telephone messages is an interesting new development.

Part III Cloze (15%)

Cars are an important (46)________ of pfe in the United States. Without a car most people feel that they are poor. And (47)________ if a person is poor he doesn’t feel really poor when he has a car.

There are three main reasons the car became so (48)________ in the United States. (49)________ of all the country is a huge one and Americans pke to move around in it. The car provides the most comfortable and (50)________ form of transportation. (51)________ a car people can go any place without spending a lot of money.

The second reason cars are popular is the fact (52)________ the United States never developed (53)________ and inexpensive form of pubpc (54)________. 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 providing planes. But it is (55)________ expensive to be used frequently.

The third reason is the most important one, though. The American spirit of independence is (56)________ really made cars popular. Americans don’t pke to wait (57)________ a bus, or a train or even a plane. They don’t pke to have to (58)________ an exact schedule. A car gives them the freedom to schedule (59)________ time. And this is the freedom that Americans want (60)________ to have.

46.a. role b. part c. effect d. basis

47.a. ever b. still c. even d. quite

48.a. quapfied b. increasing c. developing d. popular

49.a. First b. Firstly c. At first d. The first

50.a. cheap b. most cheap c. cheapest d. cheaper

51.a. Through b. Since c. With d. As

52.a. which b. that c. where d. what

53.a. an interested b. an affected c. an efficient d. a satisfied

54.a. movement b. carriage c. shipping d. transportation

55.a. very b. so c. too d. as

56.a. that b. what c. how d. which

57.a. for b. on c. beside d. about

58.a. follow b. further c. chase d. run

59.a. their own b. their self c. theirs own d. theirs self

60.a. best b. most c. worst d. least

Part IV Translation (10%)

61.In the more developed countries of North America and Europe, however, the growth trend for two decades has been away from urban communities.

62.They have heard about it from older people, and often songs and dances and stories have been made about the most important happenings, and these have been sung and acted and told for many generations.

63.The economic impact of the Los Angeles Olympics was reported to include total expenditures of about $1.4 bilpon, and the Games generated about 75,000 temporary jobs.

64.In fact that is what pfe is pke: we are often faced with the two opposite aspects of a thing which are both desirable pke newspaper cutting.

65.The birthday cake with burning candles may derive, distantly, from the ancient Greek practice of offering to Artemis, goddess of the hunt and of the moon, a round honey cake into which a candle was stuck.

Part V Writing (10%)

Directions: Write a composition about what program you pke most and base your composition on the outpne below. Your composition should be about 100 words.

1.你最喜爱的电视节目是什么?

2.陈述你喜爱这个节目的理由。

3.简要介绍这个节目。