48. According to the passage, ________ had the best job prospects in 2002.
A. computer science B. accounting C. teaching D. nursing 49. How did students make preparation for finding jobs?
A. They prepared all the time B. They worked during summer vacations C. They did short-time jobs. D. Both B and C 50. It can be concluded from the passage that ________.
A. the value of a college degree has decreased now B. new college graduates today can‘t find jobs C. a college degree can still lead to a good job D. graduates must prepare early to find jobs
Passage 3
In Japan‘s capital city of Tokyo, earthquake danger limits the height of buildings. The city has spread out so far and the traffic has become so heavy that it is very difficult to get from one place to another. The price of land, too, has become very high. All this explains why a group of Japanese land developers came to the conclusion that there was nowhere to go but down. So far they have dug out space underground for fifteen major shopping centers, and the underground construction（建筑）has only begun.
What are some of the advantages of shopping and eating underground? Clean, filtered（过滤的）air is one of them. The city of Tokyo has one of the most serious smog（烟雾）problems in the world. Another advantage is that there won‘t be traffic accidents as that on the city‘s busy streets. Still another is the convenience（方便）of moving from place to place. You‘re usually right next to, or even in, a subway station. And you can even spend the night underground if you like. The Kyobashi Station, for example, in downtown Tokyo, has a hotel with a bar, restaurant and barbershop.
51. It is very difficult to get from one place to another in Tokyo because ________.
A. the city is so large and so high B. there is no traffic
C. we don‘t know the road D. the city is so large and the traffic is so heavy
52. All are the reasons for Tokyo to develop underground except ________.
A. the high buildings B. the high price of land C. the far spreading of the city D. the heavy traffic 53. Shopping underground is clean ________.
A. without air pollution B. of water C. and tidy D. and beautiful 54. The first paragraph tells us ________.
A. earthquake is dangerous in Japan B. why Tokyo goes to underground C. underground shopping centers in Tokyo D. Tokyo is so large 55. The second paragraph tells us________.
A. underground is convenient B. the advantages of underground C. we can have good food underground D. you can spend the night underground
Passage 4
When you send a letter or a postcard, you have to put stamps on the envelope or on the card. When did people first begin to use stamps? Who was the first to think of this idea?
In the early nineteenth century, people did not use stamps. They had to pay postage(邮费)when they received letters. Sometimes they didn‘t want to receive a letter at all, but they had to pay money for it. They were unhappy about this. The postage was high at that time, because the post offices had to send many people to get the postage.
Rowland Hill was a schoolteacher in England. He was the first to think of using stamps in 1850s. He thought it would be much easier for people to use stamps. People could go to the post office to buy stamps and put them on envelopes before they sent the letters. The post office could just put seals(邮戳)on the stamps so that people could not use the stamps again. In this way, the post office did not need to send postmen to get postage. It only needed fewer postmen to send letters.
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56. People began to use stamps ________.
A. at the beginning of the nineteenth century B. in the middle of the nineteenth century C. more than two hundred years ago D. when people first sent letters and postcards. 57. Before stamps were used, postage ________.
A. was paid by the letter-writers C. was got by postmen 58. Rowland Hill ________.
A. invented the first stamp C. gave the idea of using stamps 59. After stamps were used ________.
A. postmen needn‘t get postage C. the post office could get more postage 60. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. How did stamps begin to be used? B. Why were postmen sent to get postage? C. When did people first begin to use stamps? D. Who was the first to think of using stamps?
B. was paid by the letter-receivers D. both B and C
B. was a postman in England
D. was the first man to use stamps B. people needn‘t pay postage
D. people should pay more postage
V. Writing (20 points)
Directions: For this part, you are supposed to write an e-mail in about 80 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.
上个星期日下午在公园散步时你（张先生）拾到了一个手提包，里面有失主的身份证。 写信给失主， 内容包括：
1．在公园的长凳子上拾到了手提包；
2．描述手提包中的物品（如现金、信用卡等）； 3．建议如何与失主见面，归还手提包； 4．希望失主回电话，确定具体细节。
《大学英语》（专科升本科）模拟试题（四）
I.
Phonetics (5 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 the Answer Sheet.
1. A. guard B. knowledge C. egg D. big 2. A. tide B. ripe C. hide D. inn 3. A. food B. soon C. flood D. roof 4. A. humble B. hotel C. honesty D. horizon 5. A. insure B. leisure C. measure D. pleasure 22
II. Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)
Directions: There are 20 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 the Answer Sheet.
6. I ________ a good film on TV at the moment.
A. watch B. am watching C. watched D. was watching 7. Take ________ medicine three times ________ day and stay in ________ bed, please.
A. the, a, / B. a, the, / C. /, the, a D. a, /, the 8. His father bought ________ eggs last week.
A. dozen of B. dozen C. dozens of D. dozens 9. We don‘t have ________ today.
A many homework B. much homeworks C. many homeworks D. much homework 10. Our only request is that this ________ as soon as possible.
A. to settle B. be settled C. settled D. be settling 11. He as well as I ________ very thoughtful.
A. are B. am C. is D. will be 12. I‘m sorry that I‘ve got ________ money on me. Could you lend me ________?
A. a lot of; some B. little; some C. some; none D. many; any 13. ―Mum, I think I‘m ________ to get back to school.‖
―Not really dear, you‘d better stay at home for another day or two.‖ A. so well B. so good C. enough well D. strong enough 14. The people of this city built a monument to show their thanks ________ the heroes.
A. to B. about C. of D. on 15. She cooks a turkey exactly ________ her mother did. A. as if B. as C. after D. although
16. My brother had a cold last week, so ________ I. A. had B. did C. am D. have
17. We will ________ be in a hurry if we want to catch the 12:00 train.
A. must B. need C. necessary D. have to 18. We must start testing this instrument right now, no matter ________ difficult it is.
A. however B. how C. whatever D. what 19. I doubt ________ the company will make any profit at all this year.
A. that B. when C. since D. whether 20. My grandma can‘t remember ________ her medicine when she actually did. A. to take B. took C. having taken D. taken
21. As a ________ of fact, talking to a friend is nice, but being alone is also enjoyable.
A. thing B. business C. matter D. affair 22. The policeman looked me ________ several times and obviously disliked what he saw.
A. up and down B. over and over again C. to and fro D. round and round 23. He and I ________ the same taste and interest.
A. share B. spare C. fix D. act 24. Talking to foreigners is fun if you ________ the right time and place.
A. locate B. consider C. choose D. decide 25. Customs officials were ________ to their plight.
A. relevant B. familiar C. indifferent D. grateful
Ⅲ. Cloze (15 points)
Directions: There are 15 blanks in the following passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE answer that best completes the passage.
People around the world are interested in sports either for building up a strong body or for
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enjoying themselves during their spare time.
There 26 two main kinds of sports. These two kinds of sports are team sports and
individual sports. Team sports are such sports 27 baseball, basketball, and volleyball. Team sports require two separate teams. The teams play 28 each other. They compete against each other 29 get the best score. 30 , in a football game, if team A gets 7 points and team B gets 3 points, team A 31 the game. Team sports are sometimes called 32 sports.
Besides team sports, there is 33 main type, or kind, of sporting activity. The second type is individual sports. In 34 sports there are no teams, There isn‘t 35 competition. People 36 individual sports in order to get exercise. They don‘t play individual sports 37 competition. 38 speaking, they want to get some exercise, not to 39 a game. Individual sports are such sports as swimming, 40 , and running. In one word, people like individual sports more than teams sports as they don‘t want to suffer from the competition that team sports often have.
26. A. is 27. A. for 28. A. against 29. A. for 30. A. Such as 31. A. lose 32. A. sporting 33. A. one 34. A. individual 35. A. any 36. A. lay 37. A. for 38. A. General 39. A. lost 40. A. ski
B. was B. as B. with B. in order to B. In addition B. win B. basketball B. a B. team B. some B. play B. at B. In general B. lose B. skiing
C. are C. in C. to C. as C. By the way C. loses C. competitive C. other C. football C. many C. stay C. to C. When C. won C. to ski
D. were D. at D. on D. with
D. For example D. wins
D. competition D. another D. basketball D. much D. delay D. on
D. Generally D. win D. skis
IV. Reading Comprehension (40 points)
Directions: There are four reading passages in this 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 blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Passage 1
Americans and Arabs are different in their space habits. Arabs prefer close contact. Dr. Hall has explained that the Arabs belong to a touch culture and in conversation, they always envelop the other person. They hold his hand, look into his eyes, and bathe him in their breath.
Dr. Hall‘s interest in man‘s use of space developed in the early nineteen fifties when he was Director of the Point Four training program at the Foreign Service Institute. In talking with Americans who had lived overseas, he found that many of them had been highly uncomfortable because of culture differences. Such discomfort is usually referred to as culture shock.
The problem is that, relatively speaking, Americans live in a noncontact culture. Partly, this is a product of our puritan heritage（清教徒文化遗产）. Dr. Hall points out that we spend years teaching our children not to crowd in and lean on us. And in situations where we ourselves are forced to stand close to another person on crowded subways, for example, we turn our eyes away, and if actual body contact is involved, tense the muscles on the contact side. Most of us feel very strongly that this is the only proper way to behave.
41. When the Arabs talk to you, they _______.
A. try to be as close to you as possible B. keep a certain space from you C. hold you tightly
D. do not allow you to feel their breath
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42. From the information in paragraph 3, it is obvious that ________.
A. the American way is the only right way to behave B. the puritan heritage stresses noncontact culture
C. American children are more polite than those in other countries D. American people usually cannot make themselves understood
43. When you line up to wait for your turn in the United States, you should _______ your front neighbour.
A. stick to B. lean on C. keep a certain distance from D. stay far away from 44. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. People form different cultures handle space in different ways.
B. Many of the Americans who had lived overseas were bothered by culture differences. C. Misunderstandings often develop between Americans and Arabs in social contacts. D. Dr. Hall is interested in culture differences, especially man‘s use of space. 45. It is true that ________.
A. a noncontact culture is usually referred to as culture shock B. there is evidence that Americans belong to a touch culture C. there is evidence that Arabs share a noncontact culture D. our use of space is influenced by our cultures
Passage 2
Long, long ago there lived an old farmer in a small village. He lost his donkey and he wanted to go to town to buy another. Among the donkeys on sale he saw his own donkey.
―This donkey is mine‖, he said to the man standing by the donkey. ―Someone stole it from me three years ago.‖
―How is that?‖ the man said. ―It has been mine for three years.‖
―Three years?‖ the farmer said, ―Are you sure?‖ Then he quickly covered the eyes of the donkey with his hands and asked, ―Which eye is it blind in?‖
―The right eye,‖ said the man.
The farmer took away his right hand and people saw the donkey‘s right eye was clear and shining. ―I made a mistake,‖ said the man ―I meant to say the left eye.‖
―It is not blind in either eye,‖ said the farmer. Then he said to the people around, ―It‘s clear this man is a thief.‖
The people caught the thief and took him to the policeman. The old farmer got his own donkey back.
46. _______ lost his own donkey. A. A worker B. A teacher C. A student D. An old farmer
47. Someone stolen the donkey _______. A. three years ago B. after three years
C. in three years D. three years later 48. The donkey was _______. A. not blind in the right eye B. was not blind in the left eye C. was blind in both eyes D. was not blind in either eye
49. The people caught the thief and took him to the _______. A. police station B. office C. policeman D. village
50. The old farmer _______ his own donkey back.
A. bought B. got C. borrowed D. looked for
Passage 3
It seems that beauty and women are twins. You are joking? No, I am not. Observe for yourself. Ads on fashion flood TV screens, radio programs, magazines, newspapers, and the streets. Whether they have realized or not, women are besieged (包围) by a sea of fashion. They are taught to think that without beautiful clothes they will grow old and lose their charm. So who dares to neglect dressing up at the cost of their appearance and youth?
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