专升本招生考试英语试题及参照答案（仅供练习）
Ⅰ. Phonetics
Directions：In each of the following groups of words，there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A，B，C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation.
1. A. pattern B. package C. palace D. parade
2. A. prescription B. observation C. preserve D. deserve 3. A. nowhere B. nuclear C. declare D. millionaire 4. A. double B. found C. doubt D. southwest 5. A. subway B. relay C. survey D. turkey Ⅱ. Vocabulary and Structure
Directions：There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A，B，C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence. 6.--Are you satisfied with her work，sir? --Not at all. It couldn't be any ______. A. better B. best C. worse D. worst
7. He is not a stranger for me. I have met him on several ______. A. situations B. environments C. occasions D. positions
8. We had borrowed two VCDs but didn't have time to watch ______ of them.
A. some B. either C. all D. neither
9. Some urgent business has ______ ，which will take up the whole morning.
A. turned up B. run up C. mixed up D. filled up
10. This disease is second only ______ heart attack as a cause of death all over the world. A. to B. of C. with D. from
11. Allen ______ any good job since he came to New York City two years ago.
A. doesn't find B. hasn't found C. didn't find D. hadn't found 12. The house，______ was completed in 1856,was famous for its huge marble staircase.
A. where B. that C. what D. which 13. --I'm afraid I have to go now，Jim.
--I’d rather you ______ go alone. It's already too late. A. don't B. didn't C. wouldn't D. shouldn't
14. The profit-sharing plan is designed to ______ the staff to work hard.
A. arouse B. excite C. motivate D. assist
15. This is ______ for ten of us to sit at. Please get us a larger one.
A. too small a table B. a too small table C. a such small table D. such small a table
16. Air pollution ,together with littering，______ many problems in our large industrial cities today. A. cause. B. caused C. causes D. causing
17. The deadline for the job is the end of the month，______ we can't get it done on time?
A. What if B. How if C. Only if D. Even if
18. If you're looking for a fully-furnished room to rent，I think there's a(n) ______ apartment in my building. A. empty B. bare C. vacant D. free
19. He is already an hour late. I don't think he will come，______ ? A. do I B. will he C. Won't he D. don't I
20. The manager promised to keep me ______ how our business was going on.
A. informing B. informed C. to inform D. to be informed Ⅳ. Reading Comprehension
Directions：There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by four questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A，B，C and D. Choose one best answer.
Passage One
One of the most interesting experiments in electronic communication I've ever seen is coming from Wave. It's real-time e-mail. What that means is that as you're typing a message in Wave，either a new message or a reply，the person you’re writing to can see what you're typing as you type it. Sounds awful，right?
You don’t have to use Wave in this real-time way. It also works as a standard e-mail. What’s really different about Wave is that if you’re replying to a message and the person you're replying to happen to be online，they can jump into the conversation at that point，and change what is an e-mail conversation into an instant message conversation or a chat.
Wave right now is still closed to most users. And Wave isn't yet connected to other communication systems，like regular e-mail，which
2024年重庆专升本英语考试练习题含答案
