云南普通专升本考试英语模拟试题
I . Phonetics (10 points) 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. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET I. 1. A. taught B. caught C. laughter D. daughter 2. A. beloved B. control C. comb D. bold 3. A. relieve B. believe C. piece D. friend 4. A. cough B. though C. laugh D. enough 5. A. recommend B. send C. dense D. fever
6. A. attention B. evolution C. revolution D. suggestion 7. A. label B. later C. latter D. lazy 8. A. fry B. supply C. laundry D. try 9. A. child B. church C. chest D. chemist 10. A. knock B. knowledge C. kilometer D. knee II. Error-spotting (20 points)
Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C and D. Identify the part of the sentence that is incorrect. 11.The coach, as well as the fans all over the country, were A B C
disappointed at the result of the football match. D
12.As soon as I got on the bus, I noticed a strange-looked man A B C
sitting in the corner of the bus. D
13.The assembly line was redesigned. As a result, not only were A B
time and energy saved and production was greatly increased. C D
14.Although the sea became very rough the next night, but A B
Chichester was very calm and went to sleep in his 16-metre boat, C D
Gipsy Moth.
15.Of the two lectures, the first was by far the best, partly A B
because the person who delivered it had such a pleasant voice. C D
16.I can’t help to think it would be fun to play such an exciting
A B C D
game with them.
17.The chairman proposed that every speaker must limit himself A B C
to fifteen minutes. D
18.He went to the library and spent the whole afternoon there to look A B C
for an article on Shakespeare. D
19.Since the beginning of this century, more and more scientists A
have become interested in the way how the human brain works. B C D
20.On his way to school yesterday morning, Professor Smith met
A B
an old friend and stopped talking with him for quite a while.
C D
III . Vocabulary and Structure (40 points)
Directions:
There are 40 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 and
blacken the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET I.
21. The medicine is on sale everywhere. You can get it at ______ chemist’s.
A. each B. some C. certain D. any
22.You cannot be _____ careful when you drive a car.
A. very B. so C. too D. enough
23.In general, the amount that a student spends for housing should be held to one-fifth
of the total ______ for living expenses.
A. acceptable B. available C. advisable D. applicable
24.Every man in the country has the right to live where he wants to, ______ the color
of his skin.
A. with the exception of B. in the light of
C. by virtue of D. regardless of
25.Housewives who do not go out to work often feel they are not working to their full
____.
A. capacity B. strength C. length D. possibility
26.I hate people who _____ the end of a film that you have not seen before.
A. reveal B. rewrite C. revise D. reserve
27.He is watching TV? He is _____ to be cleaning his room.
A. known B. supposed C. regarded D. considered
28.The Smiths decided to _____ a boy and a girl though they already had three children.
A. adapt B. bring C. receive D. adopt
29.The government is trying to do something to ____ better understanding between the
two nations .
A. raise B. promote C. heighten D. increase
30.The newspaper didn’t mention the ___ of the damage caused by the fire.
A. range B. level C. extent D. quantity
31.The soldier was _____ of running away when the enemy attacked.
A. scolded B. charged C. accused D. punished 32.Had he worked hard, he _____ the exams. A. must have got through B. would have got through
C. would get through D. could get through
33.Only under special circumstances _____ to take make-up tests.
A. are freshmen permitted B. permitted are freshmen C. freshmen are permitted D. are permitted freshmen
34.I had just started back for the house to change my clothes ____ I heard voices.
A. as B. when C. after D. while
35.It seems oil ___ from this pipe for some time . We ‘ll have to take the machine apart
to put it right.
A. had leaked B. is leaking C. leaked D. has been leaking 36.It is vital that enough money ____ to fund the project.
A. be collected B. must be collected C. is collected D. can be collected 37.The pressure _____ causes Americans to be energetic, but it also puts them under a
constant emotional strains.
A. to compete B. competing C. to be competed D. having competed 38.Your hair wants ____.You’d better have it done tomorrow.
A. cut B. to cut C. cutting D. being cut
39.As teachers we should concern ourselves with what is said, not what we think ____.
A. ought to be said B. must say C. have to be said D. need to say
40.Once environmental damage ___ , it takes many years for the system to recover.
A. has done B. is to do C. does D. is done
41.Studies show that the things that contribute most to a sense of happiness cannot be
bought, _____ a good family life, friendship and work satisfaction.
A. as for B. in view of C. in case of D. such as 42.He will agree to do what you require ____ him.
A. of B. from C. to D. for
43.The mere fact ____ most people believe nuclear war would be madness does not mean
that it will not occur. A. what B. which C. that D. why
44.John seems a nice person. ____ , I don’t trust him.
A. Even though B. Even so C. Therefore D. Though
45.I don’t think it advisable that Tim ____ to the job since he has no experience.
A. is assigned B. be assigned C. will be assigned D. has been assigned
46._____ , a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than
a man whose command of language is poor.
A. Other things being equal B. Were other things equal C. To be equal to other things D. Other things to equal
47._____ that my head had cleared , my brain was also beginning to work much better.
A. For B. Now C. Since D. Despite
48.Last year the advertising rate ____ by 20 %.
A. raised B. aroused C. arose D. rose
49.By 1929, Mickey Mouse was as popular ____ children as Coca-cola.
A. for B. in C. to D. with
50.Mr. Morgan can be very sad ___ , though in public he is extremely cheerful.
A. by himself B. in person C. in private D. as individual
51.This box is too heavy, ___ give me a hand?
A.would you mind B. would you please C. will you like to D. will you please to
52._____ he works hard , I don’t mind when he finishes the experiment.
A. As soon as B. As well as C. So far as D. So long as
53.People appreciate ____ with him because he has a good sense of humor.
A. to work B. to have worked C. working D. having worked
54.Living in the central Australian desert has its problems, ____ obtaining water is
not the least.
A. for which B. to which C. of which D. in which
55.They are going to have the serviceman ____ an electric fan in the office tomorrow.
A. install B. to install C. to be installed D. installed 56.A ____ to this problem is expected to be found before long.
A. result B. response C. settlement D. solution
57.Having decided to rent a flat, we ____ contacting the accommodation agencies in the
city.
A. set about B. set down C. set out D. set up
58._____ their differences , the couple were developing an obvious and genuine affection
for each other .
A. But for B. For all C. Above all D. Except for
59.She was complaining that the doctor was _____ too much for the treatment he was giving
her.
A. expending B. offering C. costing D. charging
60.Since the matter was extremely _____, we dealt with it immediately.
A. tough B. tense C. urgent D. instant
IV . Cloze (20 points)
Directions:
For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding
letter on AN-SWER SHEET I.
In the course of the first half of the twentieth century, the United States made the
shift from coal to oil. In 1900 the energy 61 from burning petroleum in the United States was only 4 percent of 62 obtained from burning coal. By the time World War Ⅱ was 63 , we Americans were getting more of our 64 from oil and natural gas than from coal, 65 the balance shifting farther in 66 of oil and gas each year. Oil, 67 liquid, is much more convenient to mine, transport, and use, than coal is : 68 more. The switch to oil in the United States meant that energy was much more easily 69 . Electricity poured out of the nation’s generators in an endlessly increasing stream 70 we began to live in a world 71 which all the controls were at our fingertips, 72 to speak. And why not? The real 73 of the pools of oil 74 under the Middle East only became known after World War Ⅱand we all received the impression of a hitherto-unknown ocean of oil 75 for the taking. 76 a few heady years we used all we 77 ,more and more and more, and it seemed to us that the supply was so great that we could 78 thoughts of a possible end 79 some indefinite
future. Let our grandchildren 80 and suffer.
61. a. derived b. transferred c. recovered d. mined 62. a. which b. that c. it d. what 63. a. through
b. off c. over d. out 64. a. resource
b. energy c. supply d. full 65. a. for b. with c. despite d. of 66. a. search b. charge c. favor d. place 67. a. is b. as c. a d. being 68. a. and b. still
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