“高職升本”招生統(tǒng)一考試《英語》模擬考試試卷（一）

1、“高職升本”招生統(tǒng)一考試英語模擬考試試卷（一）Part I Grammar & Vocabulary (40 points)Directions: There are 40 sentences. For each of the following blanks, four choices are given. Choose the most appropriate one.1. him tomorrow?A. Why not to call on B. Why dont call onC. Why not calling on D. Why not call on2. Come and see

2、 me whenever_A. you are convenient B. you will be convenientC. it is convenient to you D. it will be convenient to you3. This morning I had a lot of troubleA. getting the car to start B. to get the car startedC. getting the car started D. when I got the car to start4. Animals that could not_ themsel

3、ves to the changed environment perished and those that could survive.A. apply B. modify C. change D. adapt5. The tomato juice left brown_ on my coat.A. trace B. spot C. dirt D. point6. _is well known to all, too much stress can cause disease.A. Which B. It C. That D. As7. Remember, nothing hurts con

4、centration_ reading too slowly.A. rather thanB. as well asC. more than D. instead of8. The last half of the nineteenth century_ the steady improvement in the means of travel.A. has witnessed B. was witnessed C. witnessed D. is witnessed9. Educational reforms in the 1980s_ compulsory education to nin

5、e years.A. expanded B. stretched C. widened D. extended10. I dont think John and I have anything _.A. in depth B. in common C. at random D. in detail11. A sense of well being should always be an important part of life_ your age.A. whatsoever B. whatever C. however D. no matter12. enough time and mon

6、ey, the researchers would have been able to discover more inthis field.A. Giving B. To give C. Given D. Being given13._ is not a serious disadvantage in life.A. To be not tall B. Not to be tall C. Being not tall D. Not being tall14._ in the classroom, I hurried to the school to fetch it.A. There bei

7、ng a book left B. There being a book leavingC. There is a book left D. There is a book being left15. AIDS is said_ the number-one killer of both men and women over the past few years in that region.A. being B. to be C. to have been D. having been16. His family had a wonderful holiday; only the last

8、three days were slightly_ by the weather.A. spoiled B. mined C. hurt D. damaged17. Have you ever been in a situation_ you know the other person is right yet you cannot agree with him?A. by which B. that C. in where D. where18. It was the local people who helped us out of the difficult_.A. circumstan

9、ces B. occasion C. phenomenon D. status19. We will be broadcasting the program from Austin.A. live B. alive C. living D. lively20. The buildings in this part of the city are superior those in other parts of the city.A. than B. above C. to D. over21. I on campus.A. am opposed the students to smoke B.

10、 oppose the students to smokingC. oppose the students to smoke D. am opposed to the students smoking22. I propose that the conference for a week.A. be put off B. would be put off C. put off D. will put off23. Nowhere else in the world more attractive scenery than Switzerland.A. you can find B. you h

11、ave foundC. can you find D. have you found24. Please keep me your whereabouts in case I have something urgent to tell you.A. stuck to B. informed ofC. linked with D. separated from25. I sympathize, I cant really do very much to help them out of the difficulties.A. As long as B. As C. Even D. While26

12、. The increase in student numbers many problems for the universities.A. exerts B. presses C. Provides D. poses27. The pilot as well as two of the passengers death.A. has miraculously escaped B. have miraculously escapedC. are miraculously escaped D. has been miraculously escaped28. , he can now only

13、 watch it on TV at home.A. Obtaining not a ticket for the match B. Not obtaining a ticket for the matchC. Not having obtained a ticket for the match D. Not obtained a ticket for the match29. The children were in red and sang songs together.A. dressing B. dressed C. worn D. wearing30. -Thank you very

14、 much for your help.-Not at all. If you have any other questions,A. ask immediately B. please dont hesitate to askC. no hesitate to ask D. Im glad you ask31. Had the rescuers been available, the childA. couldnt have drowned B. wouldnt have been drownedC. shouldnt have been drowned D. wouldnt have dr

15、owned32. Frequently single-parent children some of the functions that the absent adult in thehouse would have served.A. take off B. take on C. take in D. take after33. I was not given any legal aid and I felt there was no justice in this country. But now I believe that there is justice .A. above all

16、 B. after all C. all in all D. in all34. A complete investigation into the causes of the accident should lead to improved standards and should new operating procedures.A. result in B. subject to C. proceed with D. match with35. By the time I get downstairs, the telephoneA. has stopped ringing B. wil

17、l have stopped ringingC. has stopped to ring D. stops to ring36. The students are young people between the ages of sixteen and twenty.A. mostly B. most C. almost D. at most37. It is in 2008 _the Olympic Games will be held in Beijing:A. which B. then C. that D. when38. Having been served lunch,A. the

18、 problem was discussed by the members of the committeeB. the committee members discussed the problemC. it was discussed by the committee membersD. a discussion of the problem was made by the members of the committee39. He did very well, but he failed the record.A. in breakingB. on breakingC. to brea

19、kD. having broken40. I took the children to the zoo today to the party they missed yesterday.A. make up for B. take up for C. stand up for D. send up forPart II . Cloze Test ( 10 points)Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following page. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.

20、 Read the passage carefully and choose the one that fits right into the passageMany teachers believe that the responsibilities for learning lie with the student. 41 a long reading assignment is given, instructors expect students to be familiar with the information in the reading even if they do not

21、discuss it in class or take an examination. The 42 student is considered to be one who is motivated to learn for the sake of_ 43 , not the one interested only in getting high grades. Sometimes homework is returned with brief written comments but without a grade. Even ff a grade is not given, the stu

22、dents is_ 44 for learning the material assigned. When research is assigned, the professor expects the student to take it actively and to complete it with 45 guidance. It is the students responsibility to find books, maga2ines, and articles in the library. Professors do not have the time to explain 4

23、6 a university library works, they expect students, particularly graduate students, to be able to exhaust the reference 47 in the library. Professors will help students who need it, but prefer that their students should not be 48 dependent on them. In the United States professors have many other dut

24、ies besides teaching, such as administrative or research work. 49 ,the time that a professor can spend with a student outside a class is limited, if a student has problems with classroom work, the student should either 50 a professor during office hour or make an appointment.41. A. If B. Although C.

25、 Because D. Since42. A. poor B. ideal C. average D. disappointed43. A. fun B. work C. learning D. prize44. A. criticized B. innocent C. responsible D. dismissed45. A. maximum B. minimum C. possible D. practical46. A. when B. what C. why D. how47. A. selections B. collections C. sources D. origins48.

26、 A. too much B. such C. much more D. more49. A. However B. ThereforeC. Furthermore D. Nevertheless50. A. greet B. annoy C. approach D. attachPart III Reading Comprehension (40 points)Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by a number of questions for comprehension

27、. Read the passages carefully and answer the questions.Passage OneLong before the first Europeans arrived in America, a strange looking animal lived on the western plains. It looked somewhat like a water buffalo(北美洲野牛) It had a hump(駝峰) like a camel and a mane(鬃)like a lion. It preferred to eat the

28、rich grass of the plains. The official name of the strange animal is the American Bison. However, nearly everyone calls it a buffalo.In the early days, millions of buffalo moved freely across the continent. They were powerful animals and ran with great speed. The Indians hunted them for food and clo

29、thing.In the 19th century, white men hunted the bison for their skins. They seldom killed the bison for meat. One famous frontiersman, however, Buffalo Bill Cody hunted buffalo for meat. The railroads used the meat to feed their workers.The American buffalo could run at a speed of almost 75 kilomete

30、rs an hour. He was difficult to hurt because he was always for a fight. There were times when five or six bullets would not kill him, and buffalo hunters sometimes had a lot of trouble killing the animal. The buffaloes were hard to control and the hunters would get confused or feel helpless. Finally

31、, in the west the expression, to buffalo, came to mean to make one helpless or to confuse and trickIt is still used today. When a person has you buffaloed, he has you in his power. Youre helpless!51. When did the bison begin to live on the western plains of America?A. When the European immigrated to

32、 America.B. Long before the first Europeans arrived in America.C. After the Europeans immigrated to America.D. A short time before the first Europeans arrived in America.52. The bison looks like a _ .A. lion B. camel C. water buffalo D. tiger53. White men hunted the buffalo _ .A. for their workers B

33、. for their meatC. for theft hunters D. for their skins54. Why was American Bison difficult to hurt?A. Because he was always for a fight.B. Because he could nm fast.C. Because he was too thick to be caught.D. Because his look was odd enough to frighten away the hunters.55. “To be buffaloed” means _A

34、. to run as fast as a buffalo B. to be helpless or be confusedC. to be caught for amusement D. to be as special as a buffaloPassage TwoPersonal interviewing is most effective, when all the people to be interviewed are located in a relatively small geographical area. Otherwise, the time and expense s

35、pent in traveling from one person to another makes this type of interviewing economically impractical. Personal interviewing is usually used when the information needed is too complex to be gathered by another technique. For example, a problem being studied may require the interviewer to probe beyon

36、d the more superficial answers that might be obtained with another method.It is sometimes assumed that personal interviewing is the most accurate of all survey research techniques. Although personal interviewing may be accurate, in many cases, human errors may prevent a researcher from obtaining val

37、id results. Questions perceived by the interviewee as an invasion of privacy or threatening in any way will probably produce false or partially true answers. Also, since the interviewer must interpret the respondents statements, a certain amount of information loses results even though the responden

38、t may be answering truthfully.In spite of the problems, at least two major advantages are provided by this research technique. First, the alert interviewer can generally tell if the respondent is being truthful or if he or she is giving superficial or untrue responses. Second, the interviewer can re

39、phrase questions, give more explanations, or probe more deeply if the initial questions do not produce the information desired. As a result, the information gleaned should be more accurate than that provided by interviews where no one is present to clarify questions or to interpret answers.56. It ca

40、n be concluded from the passage that when all the people to be interviewed are located in a relatively big geographical area_.A. personal interviewing is most effectiveB. personal interviewing is economically impracticalC. personal interviewing is the only technique to get informationD. telephone in

41、terviewing may not be used57. Sometimes a researcher cannot get valid results because_ .A. the information needed is too complex to be gatheredB. personal interviewing is the most accurate of all survey research techniquesC. personal interviewing is not as effective as other research techniquesD. bo

42、th interviewer and interviewee may make mistakes during the interview58. In the second paragraph, the phrase an invasion of privacy most probably means_.A. an unpleasant conversationB. a challenge to interviewees professional skillsC. an interference with interviewees personal affairsD. an interfere

43、nce with interviewees hobby59. In the first sentence of the last paragraph, the pronoun this refers to a(n)A. survey B. questionC. answering D. personal interviewing60. According to the last paragraph, one of the advantages of the personal interviewing is_.A. the interviewer can ask the interviewee

44、questions again in different waysB. the interviewer can ask the interviewee some personal questionsC. the initial questions do not produce the information desiredD. no one 5s present to clarify questionsPassage ThreeI am one of the many city people who are always saying that given the choice we woul

45、d prefer to live in the country away from the dirt and noise of a large city. I have managed to convince myself that if it werent for my job I would immediately head out for the open spaces and go back to nature in some sleepy village buried fill the country. But how realistic is the dream?Cities ca

46、n be frightening places. The majority of the population live in massive tower blocks, noisy, dirty and impersonal. The sense of belonging to a community tends to disappear when you live fifteen floors up. All you can see from your window is sky, or other blocks of fiats. Children become aggressive a

47、nd nervous-cooped up at home all day, with nowhere to play; their mothers feel isolated from the rest of the world. Strangely enough, whereas in the past the inhabitants of one street all knew each other, nowadays people on the same floor in tower blocks dont even say hello to each other.Country lif

48、e, on the other hand, differs from this kind of isolated existence in that a sense of community generally binds the inhabitants of small villages together. People have the advantage of knowing that there is always someone to mm to when they need help. But country life has disadvantages too. While it

49、 is true that you may be among friends in a village, it is also tree that you are cut off from the exciting and important events that take place in cities. There is little possibility of going to a new show or the latest movie. Shopping becomes a major problem, and for anything slightly out of the o

50、rdinary you have to go on an expedition to the nearest large town. The city-dweller who leaves for the country is often oppressed by a sense of unbearable stillness and quiet.What, then, is the answer? The country has the advantage of peace and quiet, but suffers from the disadvantage of being cut o

51、ff; the city breeds a feeling of isolation and constant noise batters the senses. But one of its main advantages is that You are at the gentler of things, and that life doesnt come to an end at haft-past nine at night. Some people have found (or rather bough0 a compromise between the two: they have

52、expressed their preference for the quiet life by leaving the suburbs and moving to villages within commuting distance of large cities. They generally have about as much sensitivity as the plastic flowers they leave behind-they are polluted with strange ideas about change and improvement which they f

53、orce on to the unwilling original inhabitants of the villages.What then of my dreams of leaning on a cottage gate and murmuring morning to the locals as they pass by. Im keen on the idea, but you see theres my cat, Toby. Im not at all sure that he would take to all that fresh air and exercise in the

54、 long grass. I mean, can you see him mixing with all those hearty male down the farm? No, he would rather have the electric imitation-coal fire any evening.61. We get the impression from the first paragraph that the author_.A. used to live in the country B. used to work in the cityC. works in the ci

55、ty D. lives in the country62. In the authors opinion, the following may cause city people to be unhappy EXCEPT_.A. a strong sense of fear B. lack of communicationC. housing conditions D. a sense of isolation63. The passage implies that it is easy to buy the following things in the country EXCEPT_.A.

56、 daily necessities B. fresh fruitsC. designer clothes D. fresh vegetables64. According to the passage, which of the following adjectives best describes the commuters?A. Original. B. Quiet. C. Proud. D. Insensitive65. Do you think the author will move to the country?A. Yes, he will do so. B. No, he w

57、ill not do so.C. It is difficult to tell. D. He is in two minds.Passage FourThe human brain contains 10 thousand million cells and each of these may have a thousand connections. Such enormous numbers used to discourage us and cause us to dismiss the possibility of making a machine with human-like ab

58、ility, but now that we have grown used to moving forward at such a pace we can be less sure. Quite soon, in only 10 or 20 years perhaps, we will be able to assemble a machine as complex as the human brain, and if we can we will. It may then take us a long time to render it intelligent by loading in

59、the right software or by altering the architecture but that, too, will happen.I think it certain that in decades, not centuries, machines of silicon will arise first to rival and then exceed, their human ancestors. Once they exceed us they will be capable of their own design. In a real sense they wi

60、ll be able to reproduce themselves. Silicon will have ended carbons long control. And we will no longer be able to claim ourselves to be the finest intelligence in the known universe.As the intelligence of robots increases to match that of humans and as their cost declines through economies of scale