湖北普通专升本英语模拟试题（三）
Part I Vocabulary and Structure
1.She ought to stop work; she has a headache because she ________ too long. A) has been reading B) had read C) is reading D) read
2.Niagara Falls is a great tourist ________, drawing millions of visitors every year. A) attention B) attraction C) appointment D) arrangement
3.I don’t mind ________ the decision as long as it is not too late.
A) you to delay making B) your delaying making C) your delaying to make D) you delay to make
4.The hopes, goals, fears and desires ________ widely between men and women, between the rich and the poor.
A) alter B) shift C) transfer D) vary
5.Corn originated in the New World and thus was not known in Europe until Columbus found it ________ in Cuba.
A) being cultivated B) been cultivated C) having cultivated D) cultivating 6.The sale usually takes place outside the house, with the audience ________ on benches, chairs or boxes.
A) having seated B) seating C) seated D) having been seated
7.This kind of glasses manufactured by experienced craftsmen ________ comfortably. A) is worn B) wears C) wearing D) are worn
8.Some diseases are ________ by certain water animals.
A) transplanted B) transformed C) transported D) transmitted 9.Wouldn’t you rather your child ________ to bed early? A) go B) went C) would go D) goes
10.Although Anne is happy with her success she wonders ________ will happen to her
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private life.
A) that B) what C) it D) this
11.The words of his old teacher left a ________ impression on his mind. He is still influenced by them.
A) staying not B) not to stay C) that he would not stay D) that he not stay 12.Mike’s uncle insists ________ in this hotel. A) whatever B) whomever C) whichever D) whoever
13.We agreed to accept ________ they thought was the best tourist guide. A) whatever B) whomever C) whichever D) whoever
14.It is our ________ policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means. A) consistent B) continuous C) considerate D) continual
15.Between 1974 and 1997, the number of overseas visitors expanded ________27%. A) by B) for C) to D) in
16.Although many people view conflict as bad, conflict is sometimes useful ________ it forces people to test the relative merits of their attitudes and behaviors. A) by which B) to which C) in that D) so that
17.He is ________ about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics next year.
A) optimistic B) optional C) outstanding D) obvious
18.Sometimes I wish I ________ in a different time and a different place. A) be living B) were living C) would live D) would have lived 19.The director was critical ________ the way we were doing the work. A) at B) in C) of D) with
20.In a sudden ________ of anger, the man tore up everything within reach. A) attack B) burst C) split D) blast
21.________ she realized it was too late to go home.
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A) No sooner it grew dark than B) Hardly did it grow dark that C) Scarcely had it grown dark than D) It was not until dark that 22.In Britain people ________ four million tons of potatoes every year. A) swallow B) dispose C) consume D) exhaust
23.I’d ________ his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community, and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan. A) take into account B) account for C) make up for D) make out
24.It is essential that these application forms ________ back as early as possible. A) must be sent B) will be sent C) are sent D) be sent
25.She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it ________ enough to eat. A) mild B) slight C) light D) tender
26.We take our skin for granted until it is burned ________ repair. A) beyond B) for C) without D) under
27.The computer revolution may well change society as ________ as did the Industrial Revolution.
A) certainly B) insignificantly C) fundamentally D) comparatively 28.________ in this way, the situation doesn’t seem so disappointing. A) To look at B) Looking at C) Looked at D) To be looked at
29.A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough ________. A) nuisance B) trouble C) worry D) anxiety
30.Some women ________ a good salary in a job instead of staying home, but they decided not to work for the sake of the family.
A) must make B) should have made C) would make D) could have made Part II Cloze
In a telephone survey of more than 2,000 adults, 21% said they believed the sun revolved (旋转) around the earth. An __31__ 7% did not know which revolved around
__32__ I have no doubt that __33__ all of these people were __34__ in school that
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the earth revolves around the sun; __35__ may even have written it __36__ a test. But they never __37__ their incorrect mental models of planetary (行星的) __38__ because their everyday observations didn’t support __39__ their teachers told them: People see the sun “moving” __40__ the sky as morning turns to night, and the earth seems stationary (静止的) __41__ that is happening.
Students can learn the right answers __42__ heart in class, and yet never combined them __43__ their working models of the world. The objectively correct answer the professor accepts and the __44__ personal understanding of the world can __45__ side by side, each unaffected by the other.
Outside of class, the student continues to sue the __46__ model because it has always worked well __47__ that circumstance. Unless professors address __48__ errors in students’ personal models of the world, students are not __49__ to replace them with the __50__ one.
31.A) excessive B) extra C) additional D) added 32.A) what B) which C) that D) other
33.A) virtually B) remarkably C) ideally D) preferably 34.A) learned B) suggested C) taught D) advised 35.A) those B) these C) who D) they 36.A) on B) with C) under D) for
37.A) formed B) altered C) believed D) thought 38.A) operation B) position C) motion D) location 39.A) how B) which C) that D) what 40.A) around B) across C) on D) above 41.A) since B) so C) while D) for 42.A) to B) by C) in D) with 43.A) with B) into C) to D) along
44.A) adult’s B) teacher’s C) scientist’s D) student’s 45.A) exist B) occur C) survive D) maintain
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46.A) private B) individual C) personal D) own 47.A) in B) with C) on D) for
48.A) general B) natural C) similar D) specific 49.A) obliged B) likely C) probable D) partial 50.A) perfect B) better C) reasonable D) correct Part III Reading Comprehension Passage One
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.
Unless we spend money to spot and prevent asteroids (小行星) now, one might crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it, say some scientists.
Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids (流星) that race across the night sky. Most orbit the sun far from Earth and don’t threaten us. But there are also thousands of asteroids whose orbits put them on a collision course with Earth.
Buy $50 million worth of new telescopes right now. Then spend $10 million a year for the next 25 years to locate most of the space rocks. By the time we spot a fatal one, the scientists say, we’ll have a way to change its course.
Some scientists favor pushing asteroids off course with nuclear weapons. But the cost wouldn’t be cheap.
Is it worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any risk re: 1) How likely the event is; and 2) How bad the consequences if the event occurs. Experts think an asteroid big enough to destroy lots of life might strike Earth once every 500,000 years. Sounds pretty rare—but if one did fall, it would be the end of the world. “If we don’t take care of these big asteroids, they’ll take care of us,” says one scientist. “It’s that simple.”
The cure, though, might be worse than the disease. Do we really want fleets of nuclear weapons sitting around on Earth? “The world has less to fear from doomsday (毁灭性的) rocks than from a great nuclear fleet set against them,” said a New York Times article.
51.What does the passage say about asteroids and meteoroids? A) They are heavenly bodies different in composition.
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湖北普通专升本英语模拟试题（三）
