山西省专升本综合英语模拟7
Ⅰ．Vocabulary & Structure
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.
1、 If you carefully ______ the problem again, you will find a way out. A. think over B. take over C. set up D. look up
2、 The police ______ for the thief in the region at the moment.
A. is searching B. are searching C. searched D. has searched
3、 She is ______ kind a girl that all of us like to make friends with her. A. such B. that C. so D. what
4、 He ______ the news on the radio. You needn't go to tell him.
A. learns B. had learned C. is learning D. has learned
5、 I ______ something about him, but I do not know much.
A. told B. had been told C. have been told D. have told
6、 If you want to take the exam, you have to start ______.
A. at least B. on the way C. right away D. by the way
7、 No sooner had we started the exam than it ______ to snow.
A. begin B. begins C. began D. is beginning
8、 Nothing can ______ unless you tell us the truth. A. do B. does C. have been done D. be done
9、 It's an ______ thing to climb rocks in such a season.
A. excitement B. exciting C. excited D. excitedly
10、 Jim is not in the ______ for going shopping this afternoon. A. tempers B. condition C. mood D. health
11、 He took a raincoat with him lest it ______. A. rains B. should rain C. would rain D. will rain
12、 —That car must have cost a lot of money. —Oh, no, ______.
A. it mustn't B. it hasn't C. it doesn't D. it didn't
13、 I would rather I ______ her three years ago.
A. will not marry B. had not married
C. have not married D. will not have married
14、 But for your help, I ______ in this examination.
A. could fail B. would have failed C. will fail D. would fail
15、 Your library has ______ books about computer science than ours. A. even more B. still one C. many more D. much more
16、 Most of the students are said to ______ the proposed new training system. A. object B. oppose C. disagree D. opposite
17、 A technician, together with some young workers, ______ working on the design.
A. is B. are C. has D. have
18、 It is very ______ of you to let us know you are going to be late. A. considering B. considerate C. considerable D. considered
19、 You ______ this book. You can borrow it from the library. A. needn't have bought B. could have bought C. need have bought D. must have bought
20、 ______, you cannot finish the book in two days.
A. Fast as you read B. As you read fast C. You read as fast D. As read fast you
Ⅱ．Cloze
Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices given below and marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passage.
In most cultures, when you meet acquaintances for the first time during a day, it is normal to greet them. The main purpose of this greeting is to 21 a good relationship between the people concerned, and each language usually has 22 set phrases which can be used for this purpose. Sometimes, though, there can be 23 differences in the type of phrases which can be used, and cultural misunderstandings can easily 24 . The following is a true example. A young British woman went to Hong Kong to work, and at the time of her 25 she knew nothing about the Chinese culture or language. On her way to school one day, she went to the bank to get some money. 26 , the bank clerk asked her if she had had her lunch. She was extremely surprised at such a question because in the British culture it would be 27 an indirect invitation to lunch. Between unmarried young people it can also 28 the young man's interest in dating the girl. 29 this bank clerk was a complete stranger 30 the British girl, she was very much taken aback, and hastily commented that she had eaten already. After this she 31 to school and was even more surprised when one of the teachers asked the same question. By now she 32 that it could not be an invitation, but was puzzled 33 why they asked it. 34 the following days she was asked the same question again and
again. Only much later 35 that the question had no real meaning at all—it was merely a greeting. 21、 A. build on B. build up C. build into D. build out
22、 A. a number of B. the number of C. the amount of D. an amount of
23、 A. considered B. considering C. considerable D. considerate 24、 A. raise B. arise C. arouse D. lead 25、 A. arrive B. arrived C. arrives D. arrival
26、 A. To her disappointment B. In her disappointment
C. To her surprise D. In her surprise 27、 A. regarded as B. defined as C. looked as D. thought as
28、 A. reflect B. intend C. release D. indicate
29、 A. Since B. That C. Far D. With 30、 A. with B. by C. to D. at
31、 A. processed B. produced C. provided D. proceeded
32、 A. released B. relieved C. realized D. regretted
33、 A. with regards B. as to C. as if D. as far as
34、 A. In B. On C. At D. For 35、 A. she discovered B. she did discover C. did she discover D. does she discover
Ⅲ．Reading Comprehension
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.
Passage 1
The old-fashioned general store is fast disappearing. This is, perhaps, a pity, because shopping today seems to lack that personal element which existed when the shopkeeper knew all his regular customers personally. He could, for instance, remember which brand of tea Mrs. Smith usually bought or what sort of washing powder Mrs. Jones preferred. Not only was the shop a center of buying and selling, but a social meeting place.
A prosperous general store might have employed four or five assistants, and so there were very few problems in management as far as the staff were concerned. But now that the supermarket has replaced the general store, the job of the manager has changed completely. The modern supermarket manager has to cope with a staff of as many as a hundred, apart from all the other everyday problems of running a large business. Every morning the manager must, like the commander of an army division, carry out an inspection of his store to make sure that everything is ready for the business of the day. He must see that everything is running smoothly. He will have to give advice and make decisions as problems arise; and he must know how to get his huge staff to work efficiently with their respective responsibilities. No matter what he has to do throughout the day, however, the supermarket manager must be ready
for any emergency that may arise. They say in the trade that you arc not really an experienced supermarket manager until you have dealt with a flood, a fire, a birth and a death in your store.
36、 The main purpose of the passage is to show ______.
A. how the supermarket has replaced the old general store B. how the old-fashioned general store is fast disappearing C. how supermarket managers run modern supermarkets D. how the role of the shop manager has undergone an overall change 37、 It is a pity that there are fewer old general stores now because ______. A. there is less trading business
B. there used to be more social activities in the old days C. supermarket managers has more problems
D. there is less personal contact between manager and customer 38、 Who are Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Jones mentioned in the first paragraph? A. Shop assistants.
B. Friends of the shop manager's.
C. Two regular customers of the store.
D. Two regular customers of the supermarket. 39、 How has the job of the store manager changed?
A. He doesn't sell tea or washing powder any more. B. He must try hard to remember the names of the regular customers. C. He has to give advice and make decisions when problems arise. D. He has to take care of a large staff as well as business. 40、 The author compared the supermarket manager to ______.
A. a military leader B. a school inspector C. traffic supervisor D. an orchestra conductor
Passage 2 First Great Western provides a convenient and accurate ticket selling service. We start a legal contract with us when you purchase a ticket and travel with us; these are available at our staffed stations or from our Customer Services Teams. Tickets for traveling on our services can be purchased by a variety of methods whose details are given below. You can buy a full range of tickets from First Great Western ticket offices. When buying a ticket we promise to give you detailed information and to sell you the most appropriate ticket for your journey.
Ticket selling (出售) machines, most of which accept both cash and credit cards, will be available at many First Great Western stations offering a wide range of tickets for services travelling from that station.
Tickets for travel on First Great Western services or elsewhere on the National Rail network may be purchased in advance online at
www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk. Tickets purchased online can be posted to you, or collected at many stations through ticket selling machines. When journeys start at stations where there is no ticketing facility available, it is your responsibility to pay your fare to the on-board staff who are able to issue the normal range of tickets.
If you are travelling in a group of 10 or more people you should contact our group booking service on 08457 000 125. Not only will our staff be able to direct you to trains with sufficient seats, you may enjoy a discount on your ticket. 41、 The information provided in the passage is for people who travel by ______. A. plane B. train C. ship D. bus
42、 When you buy a ticket, the agent promises to give you fair information
on tickets to help you ______.
A. get the most appropriate ticket
B. purchase a ticket in advance online
C. pay the right fair to the on-board staff
D. collect the ticket from the ticket selling machine 43、 How can you get your ticket if you have booked it online? A. From the booking office in a railway station. B. By visiting the website of First Great Western. C. From a ticket agent. D. By mail delivery.
44、 When can you buy a ticket direct from the on-board staff?
A. When you start from a station with no ticketing service. B. When the tickets are all sold out in the booking office. C. When you travel in a group of ten or more people. D. When you travel on a train with sufficient seats. 45、 What is the advantage for passengers who travel in a group of ten or more? A. They may buy the tickets direct from the on-board staff. B. They will not pay for booking service. C. They may get a discount. D. They can pay in cash.
Passage 3
We have recently heard a great deal about the bad effects of computers on our social and economic institutions. In industry, computers mean automation, and automation means unemployment. The United States, with its extravagant investment in computers, is plagued (使得 灾祸，烦恼) by unemployment for unskilled workers. Already computers have begun to displace workers whose tasks are simple. The variety of jobs, formerly done only by humans, that the machine can perform more rapidly, accurately, and economically, increases with each new generation of computers. If we follow this trend, say the pessimists (悲观主义者), we are faced with the prospect of mass unemployment for all but a handful of highly trained, highly intelligent professionals, who will then be more influential and overworked than they are now. Only recently a distinguished English physicist predicted that within twenty years electronic engineers might have to become conscientious objectors in order to prevent these machines from wrecking out (使遭难,破坏) social and economic institutions.
What can we do about it? It is foolish to dream of reversing history. We cannot pass laws forbidding the advancement of science and technology. The computing machines are here, and they will grow because engineers want to build them, soldiers want to enlist them in new weapon systems and politicians want their help in the process of government. In short, they will flourish because they enable us to accomplish tasks that could never before have been undertaken, no matter how many unskilled laborers we might have set to work. Computers will continue to amplify our intelligence for just the same reason that engines continue to amplify our muscles. The question we must ask is not whether we shall have computers or not have computers, but rather, since we are going to have them, how we can make the most humane and intelligent use of them.
46、 The author insists that ______.
A. computers will continue to have bad effects on our social and economic institutions
B. computers will continue to cause mass unemployment C. computers will lead to economic controls
D. computers will continue to flourish, but there is no cause for
山西省专升本综合英语模拟7
