2024年专升本《英语》培训模拟试卷十三
Part Ⅰ. Vocabulary and Structure (1×40 points)
Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence,and then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
1. If you undertake this project you are bound to ______ many difficulties. A. encounter B. face with C. overcome D. handle
2. I suddenly realized that he was trying to ______ quarrelling with me. A. consider B. enjoy C. avoid D. prevent
3. The three hours I spent in the school library ______ my old passion for reading.
A. brought about B. brought over C. brought forth D. brought back 4. Thousands of people ______ to see the parade.
A. turned off B. turned out C. turned up D. turned over
5. The real trouble ______ their lack of confidence in their abilities. A. lies in B. lies on C. results in D. leads to
6. Recently the newspapers have reported several ______ on the boundaries of Israel and Jordan.
A. accidents B. incidents C. events D. happenings
7. The actual cost of the building was much higher than our original ______. A. consideration B. judgment C. estimate D. plan 8. Henry looked very much ______ when he was caught cheating in the biology exam. A. discouraging B. embarrassed C. disappointing D. pleasing
9. At the beginning of this semester, our history professor ______ a list of books for us to read.
A. passed on B. fished C. handed in D. made out 10. Here are some toys. You can ______ one or two for your little son as a birthday gift from me.
A. single out B. pick out C. take off D. work out 11. My question is ______ will marry a poor man like me. A. who B. how C. whom D. which
12. The story ______. Will you tell it again? A. sounds strange B. listens strange C. hears strange D. is sounded strange
13. His works have already ______ into many other languages. A. translated B. being translated C. been translated D. had translated
14. I prefer to live in the country rather than ______ in a city. A. to live B. live C. living D. lived
15. Mr. Brown’s monthly income has increased ______ 100 dollars. A. in B. at C. by D. on
16. ______ more than one hundred elements are known to us, only twenty-five of them are common and important.
A. If B. Although C. Because D. Since
17. I wish I ______ to the play with you last Sunday. A. did go B. went C. had gone D. have gone
18. It was between 1830 and 1835 ______ the modern newspaper was born. A. when B. that C. which D. because
19. After ______ for the job, as usual, you will be required to take a language test.
A. being interviewed B. been interviewed C. interviewing D. having interviewing
20. Seldom ______ such a funny story as he told us.
A. have I heard B. I have heard C. did I listen D. I listened 21. ______, you would have seen your favorite movie star. A. If you arrived earlier B. If you had arrived earlier
C. Unless you arrived earlier D. Unless you had arrived earlier 22. The driver’s carelessness ______ the death of three passengers. A. resulted from B. resulted in C. came across D. came about 23. In England, tea ______ with milk and sugar.
A. is serving B. is served C. serves D. served 24. Written in great haste, ______.
A. the secretary made a lot of mistakes in the report B. there were a lot of mistakes in the report C. we found a lot of mistakes in the report D. the report was full of mistakes
25. It’s suggested that each one of us ______ the training classes for English. A. takes part in B. take part in C. took part in D. would take part in
26. The only thing ______ interests me is the progress of my students. A. what B. that C. which D. it
27. People do not realize the importance of good health ______ they have lost it.
A. until B. when C. since D. as
28. If there were no homework at weekends, students would have ______ at home. A. the happiest time B. much happiest time C. a more happier time D. a much happier time
29. The reason he won the election is ______ he is honest and confident of himself.
A. why B. what C. that D. which
30. Mr. and Mrs. Brown ______ a small restaurant in China Town in New York. A. serve B. start C. open D. run
31. It was not until it got dark ______ working. A. that they stopped B. when they stopped C. did they stop D. that they didn’t stop
32. To postpone ______ the debt will ruin our business reputation (商誉). A. paying B. to pay C. pay D. paid
33. We felt very sad when we got the news that the ______ manager was killed in his office yesterday.
A. respectful B. respectable C. respective D. respecting 34. The cost of this building ______ to be over a million. A. is estimated B. estimates
C. has estimated D. having been estimated
35. The workers are busy ______ models for the exhibition. A. to make B. with making C. being making D. making
36. This question is too hard, and it is ______ my comprehension. A. below B. beyond C. over D. without
37. He deliberately ______ me of the incident, hoping that I might______ his good memory.
A. recalled; remind B. recalled; remember C. reminded; remember D. remembered; recall
38. The larger a digital camera is, ______ it is for us to carry. A. the convenienter B. the more convenient C. the most convenient D. the less convenient 39. Turn to me ______ you have difficulties.
A. however B. whatever C. wherever D. whenever 40. My mother can’t operate computer well. ______. A. So can’t my father B. Neither can’t my father C. Nor can my father D. Nor my father can either Part Ⅱ. Cloze (1×20 points)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B,C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Television is the greatest communication medium ever designed and operated by man. It sends into the human brain an (41) amount of opinions and information and (42) moral and artistic standards for all of us. Every minute of a television programme teaches us something. It is never neutral(中立的)(43). For example, how and when public issues are (44) depends in large part (45) how they are treated by the television networks in entertainment (46) news and public affairs programmes.
What the American people think about government and politics in (47), as well as a favorite candidate in (48), is largely influenced by (49).
Unfortunately, commercial television seldom (50) anything of value to our lives. Many American express a deep hostility(敌意) (51) television because they know most TV programmes are (52) poor quality and that something these programmes are even (53).
The question is: how can television be improved? There are many things the ordinary (54) can do. For example, he (55) complain to his local TV stations about offensive advertising. He can (56) citizens’ groups to urge local TV stations to (57) their programmes. (58) these groups should propose regular analyses of special TV commercials and programmes by educators, doctors, etc. to (59) the influence of