专升本入学考试-大学英语-模拟题及答案
山东大学网络教育专升本入学模拟考试
英 语 试 题 (1)
PartⅠPhonetics (10 points)
Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letter combinations
marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Then mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. 1. A. teacher B. meat C. cheap D. head 2. A. sow B. know C. slow D. how 3. A. family B. satisfy C. safe D. salary 4. A. raid B. lain C. said D. sail 5. A. kid B. mile C. ride D. find 6. A. sweat B. leap C. flea D. cheat 7. A. view B. flew C. few D. new 8. A. hope B. coat C. hop D. hold 9. A. fear B. dear C. clear D. bear 10. A. physics B. quickly C. library D. ticket
Part II Vocabulary and Structure (40 points)
Directions: In this part, there are 40 incomplete sentences. 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.
11.The idea is _________ to all of us and you do not needs to tell us more about it. A. apparent B. appearing C. approaching D. apart 12. This mountain has many high __________and deep valleys.
A. peaks B. hills C. paths D. pink 13. He gave us a good __________ of his experience.
A demonstration B. frequency C. description D. instruction 14. The distinguished lawyer had many __________.
A. clients B. customers C. creditors D. people 15. the dead man was ____________ in a blanket.
A. input B. issued D. ensured D. wrapped 16. This is military _________, and no body is allowed to get in without permission. A. bond D. zone C. butter D. zoo 17. Rock music usually ___________ the young people in most countries. A. applies to B. appeals to C. amazes to D. actress 18. Would he have seen you if you hadn’t ___________ to him.
A. intended B. waved C. expressed D. debt 19. Everyone __________ the right to his own opinion.
A. imitates B. requests C. deserves D. outlines 20. That is a ________ point of view. And I don't agree with you.
A. crystal B. protein C. union D. confusing 21. English has become a communication _______ for people from different countries.
A. merit B. stream C. enjoyment D. medium 22. During the eight years of war, many people ________ their blood for the country.
A. shed B. tempted C. reserved D. devoted
23. You have greatly _______ us. What you have done is not what you told us about several weeks ago.
A. disappointed B. deserted C. clarified D. opposed
24. Before you begin writing your paper, please write ________ first. Then we can have a better idea about
what you are going to talk about. A. an origin B. a detail C. an example D. an outline
25. If you ask why I plan to study in the United States, my answer is simply that it is a ________for me.
A. chapter B. ceremony C. chamber D. challenge 26. Mr. Green has recently been ______ to director of the president's office.
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专升本入学考试-大学英语-模拟题及答案
A. pushed B. purchased C. promoted. D. promised 27. We don't think that his ________ ability has been well developed.
A. possible B. potential C. underneath D. vital 28. Our ________ talks promised a good future for our cooperation.
A. interior B. insurance C. initial D. invisible 29. The ________ can help people see very small objects.
A. metropolitan B. microphone C. microscope D. microwave 30. Physically we feel comfortable, but ________ , we suffer a lot.
A. psychologically B. moderately C. naturally D. precisely
31. Even though he has lived in China for more than twenty years, Mark still can not __________ himself to the Chinese customs. A. adopt B. adjust C. adapt D. accept 32. He tried to ________ with the manager for a fat salary.
A. evaluate B. object C. bargain D. pause
33. To some _______ , Mary still does not understand that workplace completely. But she herself does want
to admit that. A. extend B. part C. extent D. content
34. Great Britain and France will hold a _______ regarding some European economic problems.
A. conference B. reference C. conversion D. cooperation
35. Since he often travels on business, he has learned how to _______ himself to sleeping in any place he can
find.
A. make B. accustom C. force D. let
36. One of my _______ sayings is \
A. favorite B. alike C. favorable D. likely
37. Most of the news on the front page of today's daily newspapers ______ the progress of peace conference.
A. is concerned B. are concerning C. concerns D. concern
38. Everything is a bit depressing at the moment, but I am sticking to my belief that good times are
__________ , and the future is bright.
A. around a corne B. near the corner C. in the cornerD. around the corner
39. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication ________ the advertiser pays for the
messages to be delivered. A. in that B. whereas C. which D. now that 40. It is no use ______ me not to worry about his health.
A. for you to tell B. your telling C. you tell D. having told 41. He opened the door to ______ were eager to learn knowledge.
A. who B. that C. those whoD. those 42. The camera can be ________ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.
A. treated B. adjusted C. adopted D. adapted 43. When Mary paid the bill she was given a ________ for her money.
A. check B. receipt C. ticket D. label
44. The newly ____ method has brought about great economic benefits to organization men and women.
A. adopted B. accepted C. received D. treated
45. A completely new situation will _______ when the new income tax system comes into existence.
A. rise B. raise C. arouse D. arise 46. The next afternoon I went to ________ Miss Barkley again for the same matter.
A. call on B. call forth C. call after D. call off 47. I would rather you _______ next month instead of tomorrow.
A. will leave B. leave C. would leave D. left 48. Which door does this key _______ to?
A. set B. become C. fit D. belong 49. We suddenly saw the bus about to leave and had to run _________ to catch it.
A. strongly B. nearly C. hard D. hardly 50. When he was in prison, he was not allowed to ________ with his family.
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专升本入学考试-大学英语-模拟题及答案
A. commit B. communicate C. commission D. command
Part III Cloze (20 points)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices given below and marked A, B,
C, and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and the mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
People all know that Muhammad Ali ______51______ a great boxer. “I’m the greatest!” He often said. In addition to _____52_____ a great boxer, Muhammad Ali is a kind and wonderful person. It’s nice when people help others. Muhammad Ali has often done ____53____.
Muhammad Ali helped some older people who lived in a biog city. The people had a place to _____54____ when they needed help. Tyey____55____ it their center. One day the center ____56____ money and had to closed down. The people no longer had a place to be together and to____57____ help.
Muhammad Ali gave the center 100,000 dollars. The center could stay ____58____for another year. It could keep on helping the old people who needed it. All of the people there are thankful____59____ Muhammad Ali. The center is still open. By helping out, Muhammad Ali ____60____ how great he really is! 51. A. are B. am C. is D. was 52. A. be B. having been C. has been D. been 53. A. so B. it C. the same D. ones 54. A. go to B. go C. be going to D. go in 55. A. said B. told C. showed D. called
56. A. ran out B. used out C. ran out of D. kept out of 57. A. go for B. go to C. go with D. go up 58. A. opened B. open C. opening D. opens 59. A. for B. with C. of D. to 60. A. thought B. supposed C. showed D. looked 答案:C B C A D C A B D C
Part VI Reading Comprehension ( 60 points )
Directions: There are 4 reading passages in the part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For
each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and mark it on the Answer Sheet.
Passage One
Jim was intelligent, but he hated hard work. He said, \the government takes most of it. I want easy work that gives me lots of money and that the government doesn't know about.
So he became a thief—but he did not do the stealing. He got others to do it. They were much less intelligent than he was, so he arranged everything and told them what to do.
One day they were looking for rich families to rob, and Jim sent one of them to a large beautiful house just outside the town.
It was evening, and when the man looked through one of the windows, he saw a young man and a girl playing on a piano.
When he went back to Jim, he said, \same.
61. The word \in the first sentence is closest in meaning to _______ . A. clever B. honest C. interesting D. modest
62. What Jim said can be said to be ______ . A. an excuse B. a lie C. a joke D. a truth
63. Jim did not do the stealing, ______ .
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专升本入学考试-大学英语-模拟题及答案
A. so he was not a thief in fact
B. because he was less intelligent than others C. but he made stealing plans and gave orders D. for he was afraid of being caught
64. Where did one of the thieves go to do the stealing? A. To the village. B. To the country. C. To the city. D. To the town.
65. It can be concluded from the story that ________ . ? A. Jim and his men didn't rob the family
B. the family they were going to rob was not rich in fact C. the thief sent to the beautiful house was foolish enough D. the young man and the girl were husband and wife
Passage Two
In 1638, John Harvard donated some money and about four hundred books to a new university. This was the beginning of the library at Harvard University. The gift was so important that the university was named after John Harvard.
Thomas Bray began the first free lending library in the late 1600s. He set up more than 30 of these libraries in the American colonies. However, the idea for this kind of free library ended when Bray died in 1730. In 1731 , Benjamin Franklin and some friends started the first subscription library in the United States. In a subscription library people pay money to become members, but they may borrow the books without paying again. ?
In the United States, every child had a free education. This idea soon led to free libraries. One of the first libraries that used tax money to buy books was a library in Peterborough, New Hampshire. This library was set up in 1833.
66. The main idea of paragraph 2 is ______ .
A. Franklin started the first subscription library
B. in a subscription library people pay money to become members C. Bray and Franklin were important in the history of public libraries D. Bray died in 1730 and Franklin died in 1833 67. The word \in line 7 means _______ .
A. read and write with no help from another person B. use for a short time and then return C. like very much D. lend
68. The reading does not say it, but we can guess that _______ .
A. there were free schools in the United States before there were free libraries B. free schools and free libraries in the United States began at about the same time C. the library in New Hampshire also had a free school in it
D. there were free libraries in the United States before there were free schools 69. Harvard University began _____ . A. in 1731 B. in 1730 C. in 1833 D. in 1638
70. At the library that Franklin started, _____ .
A. children could use books for no money at all
B. people paid a little money in the beginning but none after that C. people paid a lot of money in the beginning but none after that D. both A and B
Passage Three
There was a pilot and four people in a small plane. Suddenly there was something wrong with the machine while it was flying in the air. The smoke was everywhere in the plane. The pilot told the people there
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专升本入学考试-大学英语-模拟题及答案
were only four parachutes. They all became worried and started to make excuses.
\must go and mend the machine,\could do so he jumped out.
The first person stood up. \took a parachute and jumped out.
The next person said, \sports match. I know I'll win the game because I'll be the cleverest person there. \jumped out.
Two men were left—an old businessman and a young mountain climber. By this time the plane was going down fast. The businessman said, \young mountain climber smiled. \parachutes. Just now the clever person jumped out with my back pack. 71.All the people became worried because ___________ .
A. they couldn't find the parachutes
B. they were afraid the plane would be broken and knew there were not enough parachutes for each person
C. there was too much smoke and they couldn't jump out from the plane D. they saw the pilot jump out first
72.The clever man jumped out with ___________ .
A. a parachute B. nothing
C. the pack of the climber's D. two parachutes
73. All the people thought of themselves except _________ .
A. the pilot
B. the clever man C. the doctor
D. the business man
74. From the story we know _____ would be died.
A. the clever man B. the businessman C. the pilot D. the doctor
75. _____ was a kind-hearted man
A. The pilot
B. The mountain climber C. The businessman D. The doctor Passage Four
Danny was just tired about the way things were going. His mom came to the school and kept corn-planing about Rick Jackson on and on. It seemed that she would never stop talking. \she was shouting. \Danny. \
Mrs. Green, Danny's teacher, was concerned a lot. \answered. \been going on?\about this, he would have trouble after school.
Danny hadn't said anything about the problem because he wanted to get along with the boys in the neighborhood. After all, most of them were nice to him. He hated to leave the gang just because of Rick. Maybe the time had come to find new friends. He felt it hard to make up his mind.
16. We learn from the reading that ______ .
A. Danny was not a good student
B. Danny's mother talked too much about the school
C. Danny's teacher knew something about Danny's problem before
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