2014全国成人高考专升本英语模拟试题三及答案

D. distorted because of storm clouds

38. In the last paragraph, the writer implies that A. the idea of feeling a coming storm is foolish B. older people know a lot about weather

C. it is possible, but unlikely, that people feel aches when a storm is coming D. it is definitely true that some people can feel coming weather changes

39. The underlined word \ in meaning. A. crush B. restrict C. lower D. struggle Passage Two

There are no inevitable outcomes of social class in child rearing. At the same time, there is no question that social class is important factor in how children are raised and the kind of adults that children become. Regarding social class, sociologists have found that parents socialize their children into the behaviors and norms of their work worlds. Members of the working class are closely supervised and are expected to follow explicit rules at their jobs. If they do not follow the precise rules and do as they are told, they will not keep their jobs. Their experience influences how they deal with their children. As a result, their concern is less with their children's motivations and more with their children's outward conformity. Thus they are more apt to use physical punishment in managing their children. On the other hand, middle-class parents, who are expected to take more initiative on the job, are more concerned that their children develop curiosity, self-expression, and self-control. They are also more likely to withdraw privileges or affection than to use physical punishment. 40. The word \ A. vague B. difficult C. confusing D. clearly defined

41. According to this passage, working-class parents are more likely than middle-class parents to

A. use physical punishment for discipline B. have children who finish college C. have children who are out of control D. show less love to their children

42. Middle-class parents will encourage their children to be A. self-confident B. reliable C. curious D. successful

43. This passage is about A. the relation between social class of the parents and their children's rearing

B. the similarities between working class and middle class parents

C. the differences between children of working class and the ones of middle class D. the relation between working class and middle class in their working places Passage Three

Farm animals provide man with food and material for clothing, leather and other products. Some, such as horses and oxen, provide transportation and power to pull maehinery. Livestock gaze on about 40 percent of the United States land area.

Cattle provide meat, hides and dairy products. Beef and dairy cattle account for about a third of all farm income in the U.S. Farms in the Midwest and sprawling ranches in the West raise most of the country's beef cattle. The main Dairy Belt in the U.S. extends through the Northern states from New England to Minnesota. Eastern dairy farmers in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa sell most of their milk to companies that make butter, cheese and evaporated milk.

Hogs grow rapidly and provide meat and materials used to make many products. Hogs thrive on corn, and farmers in the Corn Belt of the Midwest raise more than two-thirds of U. S. hogs.

Sheep and goats supply man with meat, wool and skins for leather. They are hardy animals that live well on poor grazing land.

Poultry includes chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and other birds raised for meat or eggs. Many farmers keep small flocks of chickens to supply their families with eggs and meat. But some U. S. farmers specialize in raising large flocks of meat or egg-laying chickens. They use scientific breeding and feeding methods.

Some specialized farms raise mink and other animals for their fur, rabbits for meat, or silkworms for silk. Many farmers keep bees to get their honey and to help pollinate crops. 44. Farm animals in this passage are for A. farming

B. leather only C. natural balance D. man's need

45. Where is the Corn Belt located? A. Northeast. B. Midwest. C. South. D. West.

46. Land which is too poor to sustain cattle might be used to raise A. horses B. oxen C. sheep D. dairy cows

47. Which animals in this passage are bred by scientific methods? A. Poultry. B. Geese. C. Birds. D. Chickens.

Passage Four

The crowd stirred and whispered in awe as, on the stage, the horse slowly tapped out the beat. Everyone became tense and quiet as the number of taps neared the correct answer to the horse trainer's question. After the final tap, the horse paused, seemed to look around and stopped. The crowd went wild !

The horse's name was Clever Hans, the Educated Horse, and was featured in a vaudeville(杂耍) act in the early 1900s, in Europe. When asked a complicated mathematical question by his owner, Clever Hans would tap out the correct answer with his hooves. For example, if the answer was sixty-eight, Hans would tap out six with his left hoof and eight with his right hoof. Even more remarkable, the owner would leave the room after asking the question, so there could be no secret signal between owner and horse. A mere animal seemed to be accomplishing a highly technical skill of man's!

It wasn't until years later that the secret of the trick was revealed. The owner had trained Clever Hans to respond to slight signals. The horse became so sensitive that he learned when to stop from the crowd's reaction. Members of the audience would start involuntarily, or give some unconscious signal, when Hans reached the right answer. Modern scientists now warn against the Clever Hans syndrome(综合征), whereby researchers unconsciously give clues to their animal subjects about the actions they like to see performed! 48. This passage is mainly about A. animal intelligence B. mathematical skills C. Clever Hans

D. unconscious behavior

49. The Clever Hans syndrome is a danger to be avoided by A. audience B. researchers C. veterinarians D. mathematicians

50. The Clever Hans's real talent was A. his sensitivity to crowd reaction B. adding large sums

C. standing quietly on stage D. obeying his owner

51. The first paragraph of this passage is A. a first person account B. a dramatic account C. an understatement D. a scientific finding Passage Five

It takes a long time to grow a tree. How long? Well, pine trees are the quickest growing trees, but still, they take twenty years to reach a size suitable for cutting and harvesting. An oak takes about sixty years to grow to a good size. A redwood may take hundreds of years.

Lumber companies, which make their money on trees, depend on those that grow quickly. Therefore, they are always looking for methods to make trees grow faster. So far, the secret to fast growing trees seems to lie in \quickest growing trees in a forest. One company searched 100,000 acres of trees and selected the seeds from just fifteen trees. These two ounces of seed were enough to plant several hundred new trees. Eventually, when these trees have grown, seeds will again be taken only from the fastest growing trees of crop. This process of artificial selection will yield, in the future, a super-tree that will grow in half the time it takes normal trees to develop.

Unfortunately, it takes a long time for a plan like this to reach its goal. The Weyerhauser Lumber Corporation, which started its first collection of seed in 1958, is just now beginning to harvest the super-seeds of the first generation of the faster growing trees. 52. This selection centers on A. the life span of trees B. the age of redwoods

C. making trees grow quickly D. cutting trees for lumber

53. Trees that grow faster are developed by A. planting many trees and fertilizing them

B. collecting seeds from strong, slow growing trees C. selecting the seeds of the fastest growing trees D. feeding them high-energy plant foods 54. Super-trees A. will be a great benefit to lumber companies B. make extra-good lumber for buildings

C. will probably be weak because of their fast growth D. may be defenseless to many insects and diseases

55. The word \ A. speech is beginning B. conclusion follows

C. comparison is being made D. metaphor is being used

V. Daily Conversation (15 points)

Directions: Pick out five appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogue by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. A. I prefer the leather one B. What do you like C. It looks warmer D. clerk

E. It sounds nice F. price tag

G. to try it on

H. Which one do you like better

Anne: Look! These jackets are nice.56 ? Sue: I like the wool one better. Anne: Really? Why? Sue : 57 Anne: Well, 58 . It's more attractive than the wool one. Sue: Hmm. There's no 59 Anne: Excuse me. How much is this jacket? Clerk: It's $499. Would you like 60 ?

Anne: Oh, no. That's OK! But thank you anyway. Clerk: You're welcome.

Ⅵ. Writing (25 points)

Directions: For this part, you are supposed to write a notice in English in 100-120 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.

61．以行政管理部门(Administration Office)的名义写一份考试延期的通知。其内容如下： (1)原考试日期、地点； (2)延期至何时、何地； (3)延期的原因； (4)涉及的对象。

英语应试模拟第3套参考答案与解析 Ⅰ．Phonetics 【答案】

1．A 2．A 3．B 4．C 5．A 【解析】

1．选项A画线字母不发音，其他选项画线字母 2．选项A画线字母读3．选项B画线字母读4．选项C画线字母读5．选项A画线字母读

Ⅱ．Vocabulary and Structure 【答案】

6．A 7．C 8．D 9．B l0．B ll．C l2．A l3．B l4．C l5．A l6．D l7．D 18．B l9．B 20．C 【解析】

6．Only起始的介词短语前置时，其句子的主谓应倒装。倒装时，助动词置于主语前。根据全句含义，should与句子语气不符。选项A是正确的。【句子大意】只有在你的帮助下，我们才能克服这个领域中的这些困难。

7．这是there be句型，不能再有第二个谓语，排除选项A和D。Enjoy doing sth，enjoy后跟动词的-ing形式；want to do sth，want后跟动词不定式。定语从句在说明人时用who。选项C是正确的。【句子大意】滑雪胜地通常人满为患。很多人都喜欢滑雪。