西北工业大学网络教育专升本大学英语入学测试模拟题及答案(二)

西北工业大学网络教育专升本大学英语入学测试模拟题及答案(二)

一、语音知识

在下列各组单词中，有一个单词的划线部分与其他单词的划线部分的读音不同，找出该单词。

1. A. assign B. Atlantic C. condemn D. antique

2. A. approximate B. boxing C. complex D. exact

3. A. comprehension B. decision C. session D. expression

4. A. among B. color C. along D. cover

5. A although B. author C. booth D. cloth

二、词汇和语法知识

从每小题的四个选项中，选出最佳的一项。

6. --- Did you happen to see ______ black and _____ white cat?

--- Are they missing? I told you to take care of them.

A. a, / B. the, / C. the, the D.a, the

7. A small percentage of the grain _____ ruined by the prolonged rain.

A. was B. is C. were D. are

8. Who is that man, ____ in the front row?

A. one B. the one C. first D. the first

9. Little _____ that their plan has been discovered.

A. they suspect B. do they suspect

C. they suspected D. did they suspect

10. _____ do Americans and the British speak the same language, _____ they share a large number of social customs.

A. Not only; but also B. Either, or

C. Neither; nor D. Both; and

11. It is important to _____ our awareness about environment protection.

A. improve B. make C. form D. raise

12. I _____ raw fish, but I’d like to try it one day.

A. never eat B. never ate

C. was never eating D. have never eaten

13. He _____ in that hotel since the beginning of August.

A. has been living B. lived C. is living D. lives

14. It was his nervousness in the interview_____ probably lost him the job.

A. which B. since C. that D. what

15. ---I’d love to invite you to dinner, John. Let’s make it Saturday if it is convenient to you.

--- _____ . I can’t wait to see you.

A. That’s great B. Please don’t

C. Thanks for your dinner D. I’d rather not

16. My colleague demanded that I _____ the books I borrowed from him.

A. return B.would return C. returned D. was to return

17. I don’t understand this point of grammar. I wish I ____ it better.

A. understand B. understood

C. would understand D. had understood

18. I went to have my glasses ______.

A. fit B. fitted C. fit on D. fitted on

19. They went into town with the _____ of visiting the library.

A. profession B. appoingtment C. process D. intention

20. My friend was driving home on the highway last night when a policeman stopped him and _____ him of speeding.

A. charged B. accused C. warned D. reminded

三、完形填空

阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题的四个选项 A, B, C, D 中选出填入对应空白处最佳选项。

When I smoke with my family, I feel so relaxed and good that nothing else in the world seemed to 21 . I thought that smoking weed (烟草) was okay since many of my family members and people at my school smoked. Nothing ever happened to them. 22 I started smoking weed a lot more during lunch and after school. I never thought 23 of it just that I wanted to smoke. Not that it was actually taking over my mind and body. Then I began to fall behind in school. I would cut classes, come home late and spend all my baby-sitting money. I would spend 24 8 to 18 dollars a day. I never thought twice that marijuana (大麻) had a bad effect on those things. Maybe my coming to class high was the reason why I was failing or coming home late. As I continued to smoke marijuana, I began to notice that I would always have the strong desire to smoke and that I would get lost in cigarettes if I smoked those, but I don’t. 25 I have learned more about marijuana, I have reduced the amount of marijuana that I use. I don’t want drugs to be the most important in my life. I’m not smoking every day, and not spending as much money. Now that I have 26 on my habit, I am saving more money. I’m ready to go back to school and do good, so that I can make something of myself. Everyone is always saying how weed 27 your mind and how it solves problems. I think it only brings more 28 . Marijuana is not good for your body or your brain. I’m not trying to tell you not to smoke, I’m just letting you know that marijuana can be dangerous to your health, and 29 it may cause some long term negative(负面的) effects. Help yourself now, before it is too late. I don’t want to lecture anyone,just 30 my experience with you. I do still smoke, but not as often.

21. A. matter B. happen C. appear D. work

22. A. By the way B. Now and then C. In my opinion D. At one point

23. A. too much B. a little C. too often D. any more

24. A. at least B. at most C. no more than D. as little as

25. A. although B. Even if C. Now that D. As long as

26. A. broken down B. cut down C. turned off D. cut off

27. A. excites B. fills C. repairs D. destroys

28. A. problems B. pleasure C. convenience D. excitements

29. A. in future B. in the distance C. in the long run D. in the case

30. A. tell B. explain C. regret D. share

四、阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每小题后所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Passage One

A good marriage means growing as a couple but also growing as individuals.This isn’teasy, marriage has always been difficult. Why then are we seeing so many divorces at this time? Yes, our modern social fabric is thin, and yes the permissiveness of society has created unrealistic expectations and thrown the family into disorder. But divorce is so common because people today are unwilling to exercise the self-discipline that marriage requires. They expect easy joy, like the entertainment on TV, the thrill of a good party.

Marriage takes some kind of sacrifice, not dreadful self-sacrifice of the soul, but some level of compromise. Some of one’s fantasies, some of one’s legitimate desires have to be given up for the value of the marriage itself. “While all marital partners feel shackled (受束缚) at times, it is they who really choose to make the marital ties into confining chains or supporting bonds”, says Dr.Whitaker. Marriage requires sexual, financial and emotional discipline. A man and a woman cannot follow every impulse, cannot allow themselves to stop growing or changing.

A divorce is not an evil act. Sometimes it provides salvation(拯救) for people who have grown hopelessly apart or were frozen in patterns of pain or mutual unhappiness. Divorce can be like the first cut of the surgeon’s knife, a step toward new health and a good life. On the other hand, if the partners can stay past the breaking up of the romantic myths into the development of real love and intimacy, they have achieved a work as amazing as the greatest cathedrals(教堂) of the world. Marriages that do not fail but improve, that persist despite imperfections, are not only rare these days but offer a wondrous shelter in which the face of our mutual humanity can safely show itself.

31. According to the author,an ideal marriage life _____ .

A. requires considerable sacrifice on both partners

B. requires that the couple be emotionally involved

C. allows for the growth of the husband and wife as a couple and as two individuals

D. is only an illusion in today’s society

32. In Paragraph 2, the word “legitimate”most probably means _____ .

A. lawful B. biological C. personal D. reasonable

33. In the author’s opinion, a divorce is not an evil act _____ .

A.if the marital life is imperfect

B. if it leads to a more worthwhile life for the two persons

C. if the couple later get married again and find real love

D. if the couple live far away from each other

34. The author believes the real cause for the increase of divorces today is that _____ .

A. people have too many sources of entertainment

B. people have less internal restraints

C. people no longer enjoy family life as they did before

D. people do not want to be confined by marital ties

Passage Two

Long after the 1998 World Cup was won, disappointed fans were still cursing the disputed refereeing(裁判)decisions that denied victory to their team. A researcher was appointed to study the performance of some top referees.

The researcher organized an experimental tournament(锦标赛)involving four youth teams. Each match lasted an hour, divided into three periods of 20 minutes during which different referees were in charge.

Observers noted down the referees’errors, of which there were 61 over the tournament.

Converted to a standard match of 90 minutes, each referee made almost 23 mistakes, a remarkably high number.

The researcher then studied the videotapes to analyse the matches in detail. Surprisingly,he found that errors were more likely when the referees were close to the incident. When the officials got it right, they were, on average, 17 meters away from the action. The average distance in the case of errors was 12 meters. The research shows the optimum(最佳的)distance is about 20 meters.

There also seemed to be an optimum speed. Correct decisions came when the referees were moving at a speed of about 2 meters per second. The average speed for errors was 4 meters per second.

If FIFA, football’s international ruling body, wants to improve the standard of refereeing at the next World Cup, it should encourage referees to keep their eyes on the action from a distance, rather than rushing to keep up with the ball, the researcher argues.

He also says that FIFA’s insistence that referees should retire at age 45 may be misguided. If keeping up with the action is not so important, their physical condition is less critical.

35. The experiment conducted by the researcher was meant to _______.

A. review the decisions of referees at the 1998 World Cup

B. analyse the causes of errors made by football referees

C. set a standard for football refereeing

D. show the referees were not guilty

36. The number of refereeing errors in the experimental matches was _______.

A. slightly above average

B. higher than in the 1998 World Cup

C. quite unexpected

D. as high as in a standard match

37. The findings of the experiment show that _______.

A. errors are more likely when a referee keeps close to the ball

B. the farther the referee is from the incident, the fewer the errors

C. the more slowly the referee runs, the more likely will errors occur

D. errors are less likely when a referee stays in one spot

38. What is one of the possible conclusions of the experiment?

A. The ideal retirement age for an experienced football referee is 45.

B. Age should not be the chief consideration in choosing a football referee.

C. A football referee should be as young and energetic as possible.

D. An experienced football referee can do well even when in poor physical condition.

Passage Three

Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships. One strength of the human condition is our tendency to give and receive support from one another under stressful circumstances. Social support consists of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties.

Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to cope with major life changes and daily hassles(困难). People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over a range of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, reveal that the presence of social support helps people fend off(挡开) illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.

Social support cushions stress in a number of ways. First, friends, relatives, and co-workers may let us know that they value us. Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others despite our faults and difficulties. Second, other people often provide us with informational support. They help us to define and understand our problems and find

solutions to them. Third, we typically find social companionship supportive. Engaging in leisure-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting(转移……注意力) us from our worries and troubles. Finally, other people may give us instrumental support? A financial aid, material resources, and needed services ——that reduces stress by helping us resolve and cope with our problems.

39. Interpersonal relationships are important because _______.

A. they are indispensable to people’s social well-being

B. they waken people’s desire to exchange resources

C. they help people to cope with life in the information era

D. they can cure a range of illnesses such as heart disease, etc.

40. Research shows that people’s physical and mental health _______.

A. relies on the social welfare systems which support them

B. has much to do with the amount of support they get from others

C. depends on their ability to deal with daily worries and troubles

D. is closely related to their strength for coping with major changes in their lives

41. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “cushions”(Para.2)?

A. Adds up to.

B. Does away with.

C. Lessens the effect of.

D. Lays the foundation for.

42. Social companionship is beneficial in that _______.

A. it helps strengthen our ties with relatives

B. it enables us to eliminate our faults and mistakes

C.it makes our leisure-time activities more enjoyable

D. it draws our attention away from our worries and troubles

Passage Four

It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.

The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work,putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries(食品杂货), saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.

I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.

People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity(人性) as a whole. And it has influenced(影响) us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.

43. Why was the bike so important to the couple?

A. The man’s job was bike racing. B. It was their only possession.

C. It was a nice Kona 18 speed. D. They used it for work and daily life.

44. We can infer from the text that ____________.

A. the couple worked 60 hours a week. B. people were busy before Christmas

C. the stranger brought over the bike D. life was hard for the young family.

45. How did people get to know the couple’s problem?

A. From radio broadcasts. B. From a newspaper.

C. From TV news. D. From a stranger.

46. What do the couple learn from their experience?

A. Strangers are usually of little help. B. One should take care of their bike.

C. News reports make people famous. D. An act of kindness can mean a lot.

Passage Five

Laws that would have ensured pupils from 5 to 16 received a full financial education got lost in the ‘wash up’. An application is calling on the next government to bring it back.

At school the children are taught to add up and subtract(减法) but, extraordinarily, are not routinely shown how to open a bank account — let alone how to manage their finances in an increasingly complex and demanding world.

Today the parenting website Mumsnet and the consumer campaigner Martin Lewis have joined forces to launch an online application to make financial education a compulsory element of the school curriculum in England. Children from 5 to 16 should be taught about everything from pocket money to pensions, they say. And that was exactly the plan preserved in the Children, Schools and Families bill that was shelved by the government in the so-called “wash-up” earlier this month — the rush to legislation before parliament was dismissed.

Consumer and parent groups believe financial education has always been one of the most frustrating omissions of the curriculum.

As the Personal Finance Education Group (Pfeg) points out, the good habits of young children do not last long. Over 75% of seven- to 11-year-olds are savers but by the time they get to 17, over half of them are in debt to family and friends. By this age, 26% see a credit card or overdraft(透支) as a way of extending their spending power. Pfeg predicts that these young people will “find it much harder to avoid the serious unexpected dangers that have befallen many of their parents’ generation unless they receive good quality financial education while at school.”

The UK has been in the worst financial recession(衰退) for generations. It does seem odd that — unless parents step in — young people are left in the dark until they are cruelly introduced to the world of debt when they turn up at university. In a recent poll of over 8,000 people, 97% supported financial education in schools, while 3% said it was a job for parents.

47. The passage is mainly about _____________.

A. how to manage school lessons

B. how to deal with the financial crisis

C. teaching young people about money

D. teaching students how to study effectively

48. It can be inferred from the first two paragraphs that __________.

A. the author complains about the school education

B. pupils should not be taught to add up and subtract

C. students have been taught to manage their finances

D. laws on financial education have been effectively carried out

49. The website and the consumer campaigner joined to _________.

A. instruct the pupils to donate their pocket money

B. promote the connection of schools and families

C. ask the government to dismiss the parliament

D. appeal for the curriculum of financial education

50. A poll is mentioned to ___________.

A. stress the necessity of the curriculum reform

B. show the seriousness of the financial recession

C. make the readers aware of burden of the parents

D. illustrate some people are strongly against the proposal

西北工业大学现代远程教育专升本入学测试大学英语辅导(三)参考答案

一、语音知识

1-5 C D B C A

二、词汇和语法知识

6-10 C A D B A 11-15 D D A C A 16-20 A B B D C

三、完型填空

21-25 A D A A A 26-30 B A A C D

四、阅读理解

31-34 C D B B 35-38 A C A B 39-42 A B C A

43-46 D D B D 47-50 CADA