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2015年专升本公共英语模拟试卷（四）
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 you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
1. a solution to the problem of water shortage, we have to put all our efforts together. A. To work out B. Working out C. Work out D. Being worked out 2. Smith regretted to the meeting yesterday. A. not going B. not having been going C. not to go D. not to be going
3. A professor, along with some students, now working in the new laboratory. A. is B. were C. are D. was
4. Just as I was leaving the house, it occurred me that I had forgotten my keys. A. on B. in C. at D. to
5. Do you have any idea why he ?
A. is looked sad B. is looking sad C. looks sadly D. looks sad
6. My children are looking forward to a trip to Beijing next month. A. make B. making C. be making D. have made
7. Numerous studies have shown that the teacher’s expectation, the greater the achievement of the student.
A. the higher B. the highest C. as high D. the high
8. We had a party last month and it was a lot of fun, so let’s have one this month. A. other B. more C. the other D. another
9. Why not to Professor Smith for advice? He is an expert in this field. A. go B. your going C. to go D. you go
10. Only after the students have mastered the rules of pronunciation . A. can they memorize words more easily B. when can they memorize words more easily C. then they can memorize words more easily D. when they can memorize words more easily
11. formal occasions, you should talk about some world issues or social problems, not about yourself or your family. A. In B. At C. On D. By
12. troublesome the problem is, he faces it with patience. A. No matter B. Although C. Despite D. However
13. Since you won’t lend us your motorcar, you should at tell us where we can borrow one.
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A. most B. least C. large D. length
14. the English evening, I would have gone to the cinema. A. As for B. But for C. In spite of D. Due to
15. The British painter who had been praised very highly to be a great disappointment. A. turned out B. turned up C. turned in D. turned down
16. It is not always right to judge a person on the of the first impression. A. basic B. basis C. base D. basement
17. Generally speaking, your success your ability and efforts. A. comes of B. depends on C. belongs to D. grows up
18. Everybody has access the large collection of books on various subjects in our department library.
A. of B. for C. to D. about
19. Thirty miles away from the town, the robbers the car and disappeared into the woods. A. approached B. ground C. abandoned D. removed
20. Though this house is very old and may not be worth much. It is great emotional value to my father who spent all his childhood days here. A. by B. of C. with D. for
21. Read the book carefully you will find lots of information related to our research. A. if B. or C. so D. and
22. He prefers to rent a car have one of his own.
A. other than B. rather than C. on condition that D. would rather
23. In the past ten years Jack has been with us. I think he has proved that he respect from every one of us.
A. qualifies B. expects C. reserves D. deserves
24. It was some time the door opened in response to his ring. A. before B. when C. after D. since
25. It is a huge task to all the rooms in the building in such a short time. A. go ahead with B. keep up C. clean up D. work out 26. What he has done shows that he is not a man . A. whom you can believe B. that you can believe
C. whom you can believe in D. what you can believe in 27. He was to speak the truth.
A. too much of a coward B. so much a coward C. too much a coward D. so much of a coward
28. If we continue to argue over minor points, we won’t get near a solution. A. somewhere B. elsewhere C. everywhere D. anywhere 29. There are some flowers on the table. A. unreal B. false C. artificial D. unnatural
30. When Mr. Jones gets old, he will over his business to his son. A. take B. hand C. think D. get
31. I can some noise while I’m studying, but I can’t stand loud noise. A. put up with B. keep up with C. catch up D. come up with
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32. If we had had adequate time to prepare, the results much better. A. would be B. were C. had been D. would have been
33. I like climbing mountains my wife prefers water sports. A. as B. when C. for D. while
34. Some parents are just too protective. They want to their kids from every kind of danger, real or imagined.
A. shelter B. locate C. prevent D. release
35. As a cleaning woman, her duties include cleaning the desks and mopping the floor. A. continuous B. routine C. initial D. constant
36. The kids lay face down to the beach, their backs to the sun. A. exposing B. exposed C. having exposed D. were exposing
37. It wasn’t the dinner. It was people talked about at the dinner that disgusted him. A. what B. that C. whatever D. those
38. For generations the people in these two villages lived in perfect . A. conflict B. distinction C. harmony D. regulation
39. He was seriously injured in the accident and lost his consciousness. When he he found himself in a hospital bed.
A. came off B. came up C. came in D. came to 40. His face when he told a lie.
A. gave him off B. gave him away C. gave him away up D. gave him out 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.
Individualism, independence, and selfreliance are perhaps the most distinctive American characteristics. American “individualism” is 41 a good thing; it does not mean being 42, and each person is expected to make 43 for himself or herself about all aspects of life, for example, 44, career, and home. The nuclear family (mother, father, and children) is 45 important aspect of American society, 46 usually has much less influence on the behavior of any individual in it 47 is generally true in China. Children are 48 from an early age to be selfreliant 49 care of their clothes and bedrooms, perhaps helping to cook and 50, and to begin thinking for themselves and even learning to manage 51 own money. Parents provide advice and assistance of course, 52 when their children are young, but the importance of the individual is 53. This is reflected in American 54 such as “Think for yourself”, “Do your 55 thing,” and “You are the master of your own fate.” 56 concentrating on the individual, Americans 57 a greater personal responsibility for the decision they 58 and the actions they take. This principle applies 59 all aspects of life, including the family, 60 relations, finances, business, law, academics, and medicine.
41. A. considered B. considering C. regarded D. considered as 42. A. private B. domestic C. homely D. selfish
43. A. conclusions B. decisions C. assignments D. efforts 44. A. occupation B. entertainment C. education D. leisure
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45. A. an B. some C. the D. any 46. A. or B. and C. but D. thus 47. A. that B. than C. then D. still
48. A. inspired B. nursed C. obliged D. encouraged 49. A. taking B. releasing C. yielding D. chasing 50. A. clothe B. boil C. clean D. heal
51. A. one’s B. their C. children’s D. our
52. A. particularly B. unusually C. specially D. especially 53. A. given B. respected C. stressed D. ignored
54. A. expressions B. remarks C. language D. dialects 55. A. right B. proper C. own D. useful 56. A. For B. With C. In D. By
57. A. overuse B. neglect C. assume D. illustrate 58. A. make B. draw C. arrive D. appeal 59. A. in B. to C. for D. with
60. A. typical B. casual C. economic D. social
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension ( 2 × 20 points)
Directions: There are four 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
In many parts of the world there is a debate about whether children should use pocket calculators in math lessons. They help children work faster and pass examinations. But critics say that they make the subject too easy.
This concern that technology is doing much of our thinking for us cuts across many areas. People who use computers for many years find that their handwriting had become worse. Artists paint pictures using computer software rather than learning to draw and paint. Tennis players no longer try to outwit(以计谋击败) their opponents. Advances in tennis racket technology make it easier to just blast(猛击) the ball past them.
Technology used to be about freeing people from boring physical labor like washing clothes. Now it is taking over increasingly complicated mental functions. Analysts are also worried about the effect of media saturation(饱和). The idea is that a constant diet of television has made people too impatient to listen while things are explained to them. Television depends on pictures, preferably exciting ones. Events make better TV viewing than processes. Action comes before understanding. There is a tendency to replace long explanation of complicated events with simple summaries. The tendency is called dumbing down. Critics say that it has produced a postliterate generation of people. They are able to read and write and capable of thinking and understanding. But they prefer to let the television do these things for them.
To avoid going down this path, it is necessary to remember that the mind is like a muscle. The more it is exercised, the stronger it gets. The easy way is not always the best. 61. What can we learn about pocket calculators? A. They help students think fast.
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B. They make math too hard for them.
C. They do harm to students’ thinking ability. D. They contribute to the new technology.
62. The expression“cuts across”(Line 1, Para.2)most probably means . A. affects B. runs across C. damages D. results in 63. What was technology used for in the past? A. Freeing people from spiritual activities. B. Making people impatient to listen. C. Replacing long explanation.
D. Setting people free from boring physical labor.
64. What is the postliterate generation of people like? A. They are not capable of thinking independently. B. They want TV to do reading or thinking for them. C. They think mind is like a muscle that needs practicing. D. They like thinking instead of watching TV.
65. Which of the following would the writer most probably agree to be a form of mental exercise?
A. Playing PC games.B. Doing sports. C. Reading books.D. Watching TV. Passage 2
Many things about language are a mystery, and many will always remain so. But some things we do know.
First, we know that all men in the world have a language of some sort. There is no race of men anywhere on earth so backward that it has no language. And, in historical times, there has never been a race of men without a language.
Second, there is no such thing as a primitive language. There are many peoples whose cultures are undeveloped, who are, as we say, uncivilized, but the languages they speak are not primitive. In all known languages we can see complexities that must have been tens of thousands of years in developing. This has not always been well understood; indeed, the direct contrary has often been stated. Popular ideas of the language of the American Indians will illustrate. Many people have supposed that the Indians communicated in a very primitive way. Study has proved this to be nonsense. There are, or were, hundreds of American Indian languages, and all of them turn out to be very complicated and very old. They are certainly different from the languages that most of us are familiar with, but they are no more primitive than English and Greek.
The third thing we know about language is that all languages are perfectly adequate. That is, each one is a perfect means of expressing the culture of the people who speak the language.
Finally, we know that language changes. It is natural and normal for language to change; the only languages which do not change are the dead ones. This is easy to understand if we look backward in time. Change goes on in all aspects of language. Grammatical features change as speech sounds do, and changes in vocabulary are sometimes very extensive and may occur very rapidly. Vocabulary is the least stable part of any language. 66. What can be inferred from the second paragraph?
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