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专升本英语模拟217

Ⅰ Phonetics
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.

A.sweat
B.leap
C.feature
D.cheat

A B C D

A.four
B.pour
C.hour
D.your

A B C D

A.forgot
B.lost
C.pot
D.post

A B C D

A.shoot
B.blood
C.roof
D.tool

A B C D

A.cloth
B.bathe
C.with
D.they

A B C D

Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: There are 15 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.

1. Not only ______ very well, but also ______ well.

A.she cooks; does she dance
B.she cooks; she dances
C.does she cook; she dances
D.does she cook; does she dance

A B C D

[解析] 考查not only…but also的用法。句意：她不仅善于烹调，而且善于跳舞。not only放在句首时，主句要倒装，但but also后分句不必倒装。

2. I'd like to live somewhere ______ the sun shines all year long.

A.which
B.of which
C.where
D.at where

A B C D

[解析] 考查定语从句。句意：我想住在某个整年都是阳光明媚的地方。关系副词where引导定语从句，且在从句中表示地点，符合题意。

3. The facilities of the older hotel ______.

A.is as good or better than the new hotel
B.are as good or better than the new hotel
C.is as good as or better than that of the new hotel
D.are as good as or better than those of the new hotel

A B C D

[解析] 考查比较级的用法。句意：那家旧些的旅馆和新旅馆的设施同样好，甚至是更好。主语facilities为复数，首先排除A、C两项。B的比较对象不妥当，D为比较级正确形式。

4. You should have been more patient ______ that customer; I' m sure that selling him the watch was a possibility.

A.of
B.with
C.for
D.at

A B C D

[解析] 考查固定搭配。句意：如果你对那位顾客再耐心些，我相信他有可能买这块表。be patient with sb．对……有耐心。

5. He promised that he would ______ to get us two tickets of the soccer game.

A.manage
B.fulfil
C.accomplish
D.succeed

A B C D

[解析] 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他许诺给我们搞到两张足球比赛的票。manage设法；fulfil履行，实现；accomplish完成；succeed成功做……，继承。

6. He got a job with the corporation in 1991 and has worked there ______.

A.since
B.ever since
C.ever before
D.till then

A B C D

[解析] 考查词组词义辨析。句意：他1991年在那家公司谋求到了职务，从此就在那里丁作了。ever since=from then on，表示“自从那时以来”，一般用于完成时，符合题意。

7. The river, which is ______ the Yangtze River, is the longest river in China.

A.named after
B.known for
C.known as
D.called for

A B C D

[解析] 考查词组词义辨析。句意：众所周知的长江是中国最长的河流。be named after以……命名；be known for由于……而闻名；be known as以……知名；be called for被召来。

8. There is no specific rule ______ what we should wear to a dinner party.

A.because of
B.as to
C.as of
D.but for

A B C D

[解析] 考查同组词义辨析。句意：至于出席宴会我们应该穿什么样的服装并没有具体的规定。because of因为；as to关于，至于；as of从……开始；but for若不是。

9. The two parties have ______ an agreement on the date of talk.

A.come across
B.come into
C.come up
D.come to

A B C D

[解析] 考查词组词义辨析。句意：两党就会话的日期已经达成一致意见。come across偶然碰上；come into进入，继承；come up出现，发生；come to达到某种情况或状态。

10. It is known to everyone that the film is ______ a real event.

A.based on
B.built on
C.looked on
D.carried on

A B C D

[解析] 考查词组词义辨析。句意：人人皆知这部影片是基于一个真实的事件创作的。be based on以……为基础；be built on建在……之上；be looked on(as)被看做……; be carrted on被继续执行。

11. Last year, some poor people had hardly ______ the severe winter.

A.remained
B.lived
C.endured
D.survived

A B C D

[解析] 考查动词词义辨析。句意：去年，有些穷人几乎难以活过严冬。remain保留，剩余；live生活；endure：忍耐(受)；survive继续生活或存在(后可直接跟宾语)。根据句意，应选D。

12. The university ______ four colleges and five academies.

A.is made of
B.is composed of
C.is consisted of
D.composed of

A B C D

[解析] 考查词组词义辨析。句意：这所大学是由四所学院和五所研究院组成的。表示“由……组成”的词组有be made up of，he composed of，consist of等。经过排除，正确答案为B。

13. ______, he is not a very bright pupil.

A.As far as his intelligence is concerned
B.As far his intelligence is concerned
C.So his intelligence is concerned
D.As far as his intelligence are concerned

A B C D

[解析] 考查固定搭配。句意：就智力而言，他并非是一位聪明的学生。as far as…be concerned为同定词组，意为“就……而言”。又因为intelligence一词为不可数名词，故选A。

14. He is ______ nervous ______ he moved about the room all the time.

A.such; that
B.that; that
C.so; that
D.so; as

A B C D

[解析] 考查such…that和so…that的用法。句意：他非常紧张，所以在房间里徘徊不停。so…that意为“如此……以至于”，so后接形容词、副词等。而such…that也意为“如此……以至于”，但such后应接名词。

15. Mr.Verder never thought that he would become a member of the board of directors because of his ______ origin.

A.humble
B.previous
C.critical
D.false

A B C D

[解析] 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：由于出身卑微，傅德先生从未想过他会成为董事会的一员。humble卑微的；previous先前的，以前的；critical批评的；false错误的。

Ⅲ Cloze
Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
The northern parts of the United States get very cold in the winter. It snows a great deal and the temperature often goes 1 zero degree in January, 2 and March. But the northeastern and northcentral regions of 3 have been financial and industrial centers, and they are heavily polluted.
In recent years, people in these regions have begun to take vacations 4 these cold winter months. They go to southern parts of the country 5 it is warmer. Many go to Florida where the weather is 6 . Others go to the western states of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas where they 7 dry desert climates.
I has become 8 nowadays for old people to move south to these places 9 they retire. Typically these people sell their houses in their home communities and move south to begin a new life 10 senior citizens.
Their children likely have homes 11 and many of them move south 12 communities where they were 13 . The southern and southwestern parts of the country are now growing 14 any other part. Business and industry 15 many offices and factories in the south. California is already the most popular state in the country.

A.below
B.above
C.near
D.over

A B C D

[解析] 联系上下文可知寒冷程度很高，用below表示“低于零度”。

A.April
B.May
C.February
D.June

A B C D

[解析] 空格前是“一月”，空格后是“三月”，它们之间又是并列关系，应选February“二月”。

A.the town
B.the country
C.the city
D.the state

A B C D

[解析] 短文前面说的是美国北部地区气候寒冷，题干大意：______的东北部地区和北部中央地区……。无疑应选the country，指代美国。

A.among
B.toward
C.during
D.before

A B C D

[解析] 由于空格后是months，表示的是较长的一个时间段，所以选介词during，表示“在……期间”。介词among和toward不用于指时间，before用于某个时间点之前。

A.where
B.when
C.which
D.that

A B C D

[解析] 这是一个用关系副词where引导的限定性定语从句，修饰先行词southern parts。

A.typical
B.usual
C.tropical
D.practical

A B C D

[解析] 通过常识可推断，佛罗里达的天气属于热带(tropical)气候。

A.get rid of
B.look for
C.search for
D.find

A B C D

[解析] 动词find指“找到”，其余三项都不合题意。get rid of指“摆脱”；look for指“寻找”；search for指“搜寻”。

A.strange
B.traditional
C.common
D.rare

A B C D

[解析] 形容词common表示“普遍的”，指“现在老人去南部很普遍”。

A.when
B.where
C.unless
D.though

A B C D

[解析] 这是一个连词when引导的时间状语从句。

10.

A.for
B.as
C.to
D.toward

A B C D

[解析] 介词词组as senior citizens表示“作为老人”。

11.

A.of their
B.of their own
C.for theirs
D.for their own' s

A B C D

[解析] 介词词组of one's own表示“某人自己的”。

12.

A.nearest
B.among
C.away from
D.far to

A B C D

[解析] 短语away from表示“离……远”。该句前面说他们搬到南方去，既然是搬家，那就肯定是“远离”自己原来生活的地方。

13.

A.born
B.raised
C.lost
D.found

A B C D

[解析] 短语be born表示“出生”。

14.

A.less than
B.as fast as
C.as slow as
D.faster than

A B C D

[解析] 根据下文内容可以看出美国南部和西南部由于上文所述的一些原因而发展得很快(as fast as)。

15.

A.have opened
B.closed
C.rebuilt
D.set up

A B C D

[解析] 短语set up表示“建立”。

Ⅳ Reading Comprehension
Directions: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by four questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Passage One
There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling: No school I have taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, vastly different ideas about how to teach it, or how much priority it must be given over general language development and writing ability. The problem is, how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling.
If spelling becomes the only focal point of his teacher' s interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to "play safe". He will tend to write only words within his spelling range, choosing to avoid adventurous language. That' s why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability.
I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience: "This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling errors and your writing is illegible(难以辩认的)." It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupil's technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had omitted to read the essay, which contained some beautiful expressions of the child' s deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors, but if his priorities had centred on the child' s idea, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more motivation to seek improvement.

1. Teachers are different in their opinions about ______.

A.the difficulties in teaching spelling
B.the role of spelling in general language development
C.the complexities of the basic writing skills
D.the necessity of teaching spelling

A B C D

[解析] 推理判断题。文章第一段第三句指出，至于怎样教孩子们拼写，拼写在孩子总体语言发展和写作能力中被重视的程度，看法却大不相同。故选B。

2. The expression "play safe" probably means ______.

A.to write carefully
B.to do as teachers say
C.to use dictionaries frequently
D.to avoid using words one is not sure of

A B C D

[解析] 词语理解题。文章第二段第一句指出，如果教师们过分关注拼写问题，聪明的孩子就可能“做得安全些”，即只用自己有把握拼写正确的词语。

3. The writer seems to think that the teacher' s judgement on that sensitive piece of writing is ______.

A.reasonable
B.unfair
C.foolish
D.careless

A B C D

[解析] 推理判断题。在文章第三段中，作者见到教师对一个孩子习作的评语时，认为这种批评太尖刻；而且这位教师并没有渎完这篇习作，所以这种批评是不公平的。

4. The major point discussed in the passage is ______.

A.the importance of developing writing skills
B.the complexities of spelling
C.the correct way of marking compositions
D.the relationship between spelling and the content of a composition

A B C D

[解析] 主旨大意题。通读全文，作者在讨论拼写能力与孩子总体语言水平发展的关系后，对某些教师过分关注孩子们拼写的正确性提出批评，并指出，孩子习作的内容比拼写正确更重要。因此，本文讨论的要点是：拼写和作文内容的关系。

Passage Two
It was Ann' s first experience of flying. She had always been afraid of heights and sowas prepared to be frightened. Only the fact that she was going to meet her son who she had not seen for three years had given her the courage to make the flight.
She sat in her seat, her hands gripping its arms, her seat belt already fastened. The air hostess was talking, telling everyone what to do in case of emergency, showing them where their life-jackets were. The plane was crowded, and every seat was full. From her window seat, getting out in a hurry would be impossible, thought Ann. In any case who would want to get out of a plane in mid-air?
The engines began to shake--the noise increased till it was like a great rushing wind. She looked out to see the runway slip past at astonishing speed. She wanted to cry out—to stop the plane before it left the ground, but she knew she was trapped in this great roaring machine. I must scream, she told herself, and put her hands over her eyes.
There was a strange feeling as if she were going up in a lift. The noise died down. Carefully she opened her eyes. Through the window she saw a great carpet of cloud above, so beautiful that she stared in wonder, hardly turning away from the window till they touched down.

1. Ann thought she would be frightened because ______.

A.she had never flown before
B.she had a fear of being in high places
C.she hadn' t made proper preparations
D.she was naturally timid

A B C D

[解析] 事实细节题。文章第一段笫二句指出，安患有恐高症，所以已做好了首次坐飞机受惊吓的准备。

2. How was Ann sitting before the plane took off?

A.With her arms folded.
B.With her seat belt undone.
C.Holding tight to her seat belt.
D.Holding on to part of the seat.

A B C D

[解析] 事实细节题。文章笫二段第一句表明，安坐在座位上，双手紧握着扶手。

3. Why did Ann want to scream?

A.Because the plane didn' t leave the ground.
B.Because she couldn' t make the plane stop.
C.Because she couldn't hear the wind.
D.Because she couldn't see the runway

A B C D

[解析] 事实细节题。文章第三段第三、四句指出，在飞机起飞前安想叫喊出米让它停下来，但她又不能让飞机停下来，所以她想scream。

4. How did Ann feel after she had opened her eyes?

A.Very much pleased.
B.Very much frightened.
C.Greatly attracted.
D.Greatly surprised.

A B C D

[解析] 推理判断题。文章最后一段讲述到，飞机起飞后，安睁开双眼，看到窗外的荚景，被深深地吸引。

Passage Three
In ancient times wealth was measured and exchanged in things that could be touched: food, tools, and precious metals and stones. Then the barter system was replaced by coins, which still had real value since they were pieces of rare metal. Coins were followed by fiat money, paper notes that have value only because everyone agrees to accept them.
Today electronic monetary systems are gradually being introduced that will transform money into even less tangible titans, reducing it to a series of "bits and bytes", or units of computerized information, going between machines at the speed of light. Already, electronic fund transfer allows money to be instantly sent and received by different banks, companies, and countries through computers and telecommunications devices.

1. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage?

A.International Banking Policies
B.The History of Monetary Exchange
C.The Development of Paper Currencies
D.Current Problems in the Economy

A B C D

[解析] 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲的是货币发展的历史，故选B。

2. According to the passage, which of the following was the earliest kind of exchange of wealth?

A.Bartered foods.
B.Fiat money.
C.Coin currency.
D.Intangible forms.

A B C D

[解析] 事实细节题。由第一段第一句可知，最早可以充当财富交换物的是那些能触摸到的东西：食物、工具、稀有金属和石头。A符合题意。

3. According to the passage, coins once had real value as currency because they ______.

A.represented a great improvement over barter
B.permitted easy transportation of wealth
C.were made of precious metals
D.could become collector' s items

A B C D

[解析] 事实细节题。由第一段第二句可知，金属铸币也有真正的价值是因为它们是由稀有金属铸成的。

4. Which of the following statements about computerized monetary systems is NOT supported by the passage?

A.They promote international trade.
B.They allow very rapid money transfers.
C.They are still limited to small transactions(交易).
D.They are dependent on good telecommunications systems.

A B C D

[解析] 推理判断题。由第二段可知，网上货币交易系统非常快速，允许不同银行、公司和国家之间的货币交易，因而也就提高了国际贸易；因为它通过网络操作，所以它依赖于电子交流信息。只有C未提到，故选C。

Passage Four
Mr.Smith was a wealthy industrialist, but he was not satisfied with life. He did not sleep well and his food did not agree with him. This situation lasted for some time. Finally, after several sleep-less nights, he decided to consult his doctor. The doctor advised a change of surroundings. "Go abroad," he said. "But I'm not good at foreign language," said Mr.Smith. "It doesn' t matter," said the doctor. "It won' t hurt you to talk a little less. Go on a voyage. Take plenty of exercise. Try to reduce your weight. Avoid rich food. "
Mr. Smith went to Switzerland. He did not know French or German, and had to communicate through gestures. He attended a physical training course. The instructor made him bend his knees, swing his arms, stretch his neck and shake his head rapidly. He had .to lie on the ground and raise his right and left legs alternately. After a time his muscles grew hard and firm. He forgot the financial crisis and the importance 0f raising the level of production. He even began to notice individual trees and individual birds.
Finally he returned home. But unfortunately his improvement was only temporary. Soon he was a normal business man again, worried about his property, his profits, his savings, his advancement in a technological society, and things in general.

1. Mr. Smith went to see his doctor because he ______.

A.had little to eat
B.was seriously ill
C.had to sleep
D.didn' t feel well

A B C D

[解析] 事实细节题。文章第一段讲到史密斯先生睡不好觉，吃不好饭，接着又连续几天失眠，然后才去看医生。

2. In the second paragraph, the word "gestures" means ______.

A.body movements
B.simple words
C.pens or pencils
D.handshakes

A B C D

[解析] 词语理解题。文章第二段第二句讲到，史密斯先生不懂法语和德语，必须通过“gestures”才能与他人交流。由此得知gestures的意思应为body movements。

3. When he traveled abroad, Mr. Smith ______.

A.learned boxing
B.forgot all about his business
C.raised the level of production
D.shook his head all the time

A B C D

[解析] 事实细节题。文章第二段讲述了史密斯先生到瑞士后参加了身体锻炼活动，其间他忘掉了企业的所有烦恼。

4. In the last paragraph, the word "temporary" means ______.

A.lasting for a short time
B.not deep
C.unimportant
D.developing very slowly

A B C D

[解析] 词语理解题。文章最后一段讲到，史密斯先生回家后，又开始为他企业的事务而担忧，所以他在国外身体状况的好转只是temporary。由此可知temporary意思应是lasting for a short time。

Passage Five
There was a river with a small town on either side of it. The towns were linked by a bridge.
One day, a hole appeared in the bridge. Both towns agreed that the hole should be mended. However, disagreement came up as to who should mend it. Each town thought that it had a better reason for the other to mend the hole. The town on the right bank said that it was at the end of the road, so the left-bank town should mend the hole. The town on the left bank, on the other hand, insisted that all the traffic came to the right-bank town, so it was in their interest to mend the bridge.
The quarrel went on and on, and so did the hole. The more it went on, the more the hostility between the two towns grew.
One day a man fell into the hole and broke his leg. People from both towns questioned him closely about whether he was walking from the right bank to the left or from the left bank to the right, in order to decide which town should be blamed for the accident. But he could not remember, since he got drunk that night.
Some time later, a ear was crossing the bridge and broke an axle (轴) because of the hole. Neither town paid any attention to the accident, as the traveler was not going from one to the other, but was merely passing through. The angry traveler got out of the ear and asked why the hole was not mended.
On hearing the reason, he declared, "I'll buy this hole. Who's the owner?"
Both towns at once declared that they owned the hole.
"One or the other, whoever owns the hole must prove it. "
"How shall we prove it?" asked both sides.
"That' s simple. Only the owner of the hole has the right to mend it. I' ll buy the hole from whoever mends the bridge. "
People from both towns rushed to do the job while the traveler smoked a cigar and his driver changed the axle. They mended the bridge in no time and asked for the money for the hole.
"What hole?" The traveler looked surprised. "I can' t see any hole. I' ve been looking for a hole for several years now. I' m prepared to pay a good. price for it, but there' s no hole here. Are you pulling my leg or what?"
He got into his car and drove off.

1. What did the two towns quarrel about?

A.Which of them should mend the hole.
B.Whether the hole should be mended.
C.Why there was a hole in the bridge.
D.When they should mend the hole.

A B C D

[解析] 事实细节题。由第二段第三句可知，两个小镇在谁应该修补桥上的洞这个问题上有争执。

2. The man who had fallen into the hole failed to answer any questions because he ______.

A.had one of his legs broken
B.was busy changing the axle
C.had drunk too much wine
D.was afraid to blame anybody

A B C D

[解析] 事实细节题。由第四段最后一句可知，那个人因为喝醉了，记不清楚了，所以无法回答提出的问题。

3. Both towns rushed to mend the hole in order to prove that ______.

A.they owned the whole bridge
B.they had the right to sell the hole
C.they were able to mend the hole
D.they could afford to mend the hole

A B C D

[解析] 推理判断题。由文章可知，那个过路人说他将买这个洞，而只有洞的主人才能得到钱，为了证明他们是这个洞的主人，有权力卖这个洞，这两个小镇上的人争着去补这个洞。故选B。

4. In "Are you pulling my leg or what?", the phrase "pulling my leg" refers to ______.

A.trying to stop me
B.laughing at me
C.putting me in trouble
D.making fun of me

A B C D

[解析] 词语理解题。从文章中我们可以看出，这个过路人原先提出要买这个洞，而现在洞已被补好，没有了，所以他也不用再付钱了。倒数第二段内容为这个人的辩解之辞，所以“pulling my leg”应为“开玩笑”之意。

Ⅴ Daily Conversation
Directions: Pick out appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogues by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
A. Hold the line B. flight number
C. ask a question D. To New York
E. May I have your name F. reconfirm my seat
G. please check in H. On May 11th
A: Northwind Airlines. Can I help you?
B: Hello, I'd like to 1 , please.
A: May I have your name and 2 , please?
B: My name is Daniel Adams and my flight number is 374.
A: When are you leaving?
B: 3 .
A: And your destination?
B: Buenos Aires.
A: 4 , please... All right. Your seat is confirmed, Mr. Adams. You'll be arriving in Buenos Aires at 4 o'clock p. m. local time.
B: Thank you. Can I pick up my ticket when I cheek in?
A: Yes, but 5 at least one hour before departure time.

Ⅵ Writing
Directions: For this part, you are supposed to write a composition in English in 100-120 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.

1. 以"Failure and Success"为题写一篇短文，内容包括:
(1)人生中遭遇失败很常见；
(2)每个人都渴望成功；
(3)失败是走向成功的必经之路。

[参考范文]

Failure and Success

Failure is a common thing in one's life. Almost everyone experiences failure in his life. When one fails in doing something, he often feels upset. Some people may move back facing failure. But others will stick on and achieve the final success.
Success is what everyone expects. It may lead to fame and glory. When one succeeds in doing something, he gets so excited that he often forgets all the attempts he has done.
Failure is an important factor toward success. As the old saying goes, "Failure teaches success. " The way to success is full of various difficulties. Many important inventions or discoveries were achieved after hundreds of failures. And only those successes which have been achieved after many failures are really valuable and praiseworthy.