成都大学专升本英语考前密押试卷
英语考前密押试卷
Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: There are 20 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 you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
16. Features such as height, weight, and skin color _________ from individual to individual and from face to face.
A. change B. vary C. alter D. convert
17. It’s hard to _________ people with deep faith in God that science is the only way to improve the condition of mankind.
A. convert B. confirm C. control D. convince 18. He had a _________ escape from the gas explosion.
A. slim B. small C. thin D. narrow
19. Today’s _________ 60-year-old has the health of a 50-year-old two decades ago. A. average B. daily C. often D. every
20. 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 21. That tree looked as if it _________ for a long time.
A. hasn’t watered B. hasn’t been watered C. didn’t water D. wasn’t watered
22. Ever since Picasso’s painting went on exhibit, there _________ large crowds at the museum every day.
A. is B. have been C. has been D. are being 23. By the end of this month, we surely _________ a satisfactory solution to the problem.
A. have found B. will be finding C. will have found D. are finding
24. Sir Denis, who is 78, has made it known that much of his collection _________ to the nation.
A. has left B. is to leave C. leaves D. is to be left
25. Before the first non-stop flight made in 1949, it _________ necessary for all planes to land for refueling.
A. would be B. has been C. had been D. would have been 26. I remember _________ to help us if we ever got into trouble. A. once offering B. him once offering C. him to offer D. to offer him
27. I didn’t know what to do but then an idea suddenly _________to me.
A. occurred B. appeared C. happened D. struck 28. As we know, _________ man can’t live without _______ water. A. a；the B. a；× C. ×；the D. ×；×
29. The second box seems exactly the same as the first one_________.
A. except for that it is twice as heavy B. except that it is as twice as heavy
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C. except it is twice as heavy D. except that it is twice as heavy 30. The youth often get _________ strange thoughts and dreams. A. familiar to B. engaged with C. concerned about D. caught up in 31. I appreciate _________ to your home.
A. to be invited B. to have invited C. having invited D. being invited
32. No sooner had we reached the top of the hill _________ we all sat down to rest. A. when B. then C. than D. until 33. Only when in danger _________ human beings.
A. will attack most snakes B. snakes will most attack C. will most snakes attack D. most snakes will attack 34. The more you argue with him, _________.
A. the more little notice does he take B. the more little notice he takes C. the less notice he takes D. the less notice does he take
35. _________ rich one may be, there is always something one wants.
A. Whatever B. However C. Whenever D. Whoever
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or incomplete statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice, and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage 1
By adopting a few simple techniques, parents who read to their children can greatly increase their children’s language development. It is surprising but true. How parents talk to their children makes a big difference in the children’s language development. If a parent encourages the child to actively respond to what the parent is reading, the child’s language skills increase.
A study was done with 30 three-year-old children and their parents. Half of the children participated in the experimental study； the other half acted as the control group. In the experimental group, the parents were given a two-hour training session in which they were taught to ask open-ended questions rather than yes-or-no questions. For example, the parent should ask, “What is the doggie doing?” rather than “Is the doggie running away?” The parents in the experimental group were also instructed in how to help children find answers, how to suggest alternative possibilities and how to praise correct answers. At the beginning of the study, the children did not differ in measures of language development, but at the end of one month, the children in the experimental group showed 5.5 months ahead of the control group on a test of verbal expression and vocabulary. Nine months later, the children in the experimental group still showed an advance of 6 months over the children in the control group. 36. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? A. Children who talk a lot are more intelligent.
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B. Parents who listen to their children can teach them more.
C. Active children should read more and be given more attention. D. Verbal ability can easily be developed with proper methods. 37. What does “It” in line 2 can most probably be replaced by? A. Parents’ increasing children’s language development. B. Reading techniques being simple. C. Parents’ reading to children.
D. Children’s intelligence development.
38. According to the author, which of the following questions is the best type to ask children about?
A. Do you see the elephant? B. Is the elephant in the cage? C. What animals do you like? D. Shall we go to the zoo?
39. The difference between the control group and the experimental group was_________.
A. the training that parents received B. the age of the children C. the books that were read D. the number of the children
40. The best conclusion we can draw from the passage is that_________. A. parents should be trained to read to their children
B. the more children read, the more intelligent they will become
C. children’s language skills increase when they are required to respond actively D. children who read actively seem six months old Passage 2
He slept for a good six hours, and the sun was high when he awoke. As he sat up and yawned, a pair of strong hands seized his shoulders, and in a moment his wrists were tied tightly together behind his back. He turned and stared into Branko’s hairy face. “What’s this?” he said. The old man tested the knots before answering, “Orders, Black Peter’s changed his mind. Until we can check on you.”
Martin swore loudly, then asked if he could talk to Black Peter. Branko shook his head, “He’s busy.” Martin was seized by despair. Now all his plans might fall unless he could gain the confidence of Black Peter.
After some thought he stood up and walked to the mouth of the tunnel. Branko followed. The grassy hollows were alive with men busy with their various duties. There must have been a stream somewhere nearby, for a long line of men were taking their horses to the water; others were setting up tents and lighting fire. Immediately opposite was another tunnel at the entrance of which stood two guards armed with guns. Behind them Martin made out the giant form of Black Peter.“There he is,”he said, “I must talk to him.” Branko tried to stop him, but he pushed him aside, walked to the mouth of the tunnel and called out : “Black Peter! I must talk to you.”
The leader of the White Eagles was seated on a wooden box, deep in conversation with two rough-looking men. “What is it?” he said, “Why are you checking on me?”Martin replied. “I need to be sure about you,” said Black Peter. “There’s too much to close.”He pointed into the tunnel, and Martin saw the wooden boxes that he
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guessed must contain the gold bars. “Is that the treasure?” he asked. Black Peter stood up, struggling between his desire for secrecy and an obvious pride in the success of his plans. “Yes,” he said at last. 41. Martin’s night rest_________. A. was disturbed B. lasted less than six hours C. lasted more than six hours D. was suddenly cut short 42. What happened as soon as Martin woke up? A. Branko struck him.
B. He was made a prisoner.
C. Branko checked that he was still tied up. D. He was taken off to speak to Black Peter.
43. The success of Martin’s plans now depended on his_________. A. escaping from the tunnel B. finding the treasure
C. discovering who the leader of the White Eagles was D. persuading Black Peter that he could be trusted
44. When he got to the mouth of the tunnel, Martin saw men_________. A. in fairly large numbers
B. fetching water from the stream
C. packing up camp and getting ready to leave D. resting in small groups
45. Black Peter finally admitted that the boxes contained gold because_________. A. he was so satisfied with what he had done B. he had decided to trust Martin
C. he saw that he could no longer keep it a secret D. he knew that Martin could not escape Passage 3
The aim of the teacher is to get his pupils as quickly as possible over the period in which each printed symbol is looked at for its shape, and arrive at the stage when the pupil looks at words and phrases, for their meaning, almost without noticing the shapes of the separate letters.
When a good reader is at work, he does not look at letters, nor even at words, one by one, however quickly; he takes in the meaning of two, three, or four words at a time, in a single moment. Watch carefully the eyes of a person who is reading, and it will be seen that they do not travel smoothly along the lines of print, but they move by jumps separated by very short stops. The eyes of a very good reader move quickly taking long jumps and making very short halts; the eyes of a poor reader move more slowly, taking only short jumps and stopping longer at each halt. Sometimes, when he meets a difficulty, he even goes backwards to see again what has already been looked at once. The teacher’s task is therefore clear: it is to train his pupils to take in several words at a glance (one “eye-jump”) and to remove the necessity for going backwards to read something a second time.
This shows at once that letter-by-letter, or syllable-by-syllable (音节) or word-by-word reading, with the finger pointing to the word, carefully fixing each one
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in turn, is wrong. It is wrong because such a method ties the pupil’s eyes down to a very short jump, and the aim is to train for the long jump. Moreover, a very short jump is too short to provide any meaning or sense; and it will be found that having struggled with three or four words separately, the pupil has to look at them again, all together and in one group, in order to get the meaning of the whole phrase. 46. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the first paragraph?
A. Pupils should be trained to reach quickly the stage of reading without having to concentrate on the separate symbols.
B. Pupils should look at each printed symbol for its meaning as well as for its shape. C. Teachers should help their pupils avoid looking at the shape of the printed symbols. D. Teachers should tell their pupils the different stages of their study. 47. In a single moment, a good reader picks up _________. A. several words B. several phrases C. several sentences D. several lines
48. According to the passage, which of the following is FALSE? A. The eyes of a good reader make short halts and long jumps.
B. The eyes of a bad reader take in the meaning of one word at a time. C. The eyes of a bad reader take only short jumps. D. The eyes of a good reader move steadily.
49. One may have to read something a second time if _________. A. there is enough time B. one reads too fast C. the passage is very long D. one reads word by word 50. The main idea of the last paragraph is that _________. A. word-by-word reading is highly inefficient
B. the pupil’s eyes should focus on groups of syllables instead of single syllables C. pupils have to move their eyes back and forth when reading
D. finger-pointing in reading helps the pupil concentrate on meaning Passage 4
Some people believe that international sport creates goodwill between the nations and that if countries play games together they will learn to live together. Others say that the opposite is true: that international contests encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and hatred. There is probably some truth in both arguments, but in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sports encourage international brotherhood. Not only was there the incident of tragedy involving murder of athletes, but the Games were also ruined by lesser incidents caused principally by minor national contests. One country received its secondplace medals with visible anger after the hockey(曲棍球) final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, the losers objecting to the final decisions. They were convinced that one of their goals should not have been disallowed and that their opponents’ victory was unfair. Their manager was in a rage when he said: “This isn’t hockey. Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished.” The president of the Federation(联合会) said later that such behavior could result in the suspension of the team for at least three years.
The American basketball team announced that they would not yield first place to
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