专升本入学模拟考试英语试题13

专升本入学模拟考试英语试题

13

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. He had a large collection of books, ___________ are written in foreign

languages.

A. many in which B. many of which

C. in which D. many ones of which

12. The state__________ oil or water is commonly in is a liquid form.

A. in that B. which C . in which D. what

13.

___________

is

mentioned

above,

a

lot

of

work

has

been

done

to

create

man-made

materials.

A. That B. Whether C. As D. If

14. The man is parked in front of our house, is a police officer of this small

town.

the red car of which B. of whom the red ear

C. who”s red car D. whose red car

15.

Mrs.

Lee

will

move

into

her

new

house

next

Monday,

__________

the

house

will

be completely furnished.

A. by that time B. by the tim C. by which time D. by some time

16. Mathematics as well as physics always________ me a lot of trouble.

A. has causing B. are causing C. cause D. causes

17. Not only you and I but also Peter, the top student in our grade, _______

not able to solve the problem.

A. are B. were C. is D. am

18. Plenty of fruits, eggs, and vegetables_________ the needs for health.

A. are B. is C. is being D. have

19. Not only I but also Philip and Tom________ fond of watching television.

A. am B. is C. are D. be

20.

It

is

not

the

tools

a

scientist

uses

but

how

he

uses

the

tools

that_________

.

A. make him a scientist B. make to be scientist

C. makes him to be a scientist D. makes him a scientist

21. The premier and the Foreigner Minister present at the grand banquet last

night.

A. was B. are C. were D. had a

22. ______ either he or his manger going to claim for the loss?

A. Are B. Were C. Is D. Does

23.

Of

particular

interest

to

visitors

the

large

number

of

bookstores

that

sell

books in different languages.

A. is B. were C. are D. was

24. There________ not only the earth but also eight other planes in the solar

system.

A. are B. were C. is D. was

25. What________ used as chief building materials today_________ steel and

concrete.

A. have been. . . are B. is. . . are C. are. . . are D. are. . . is

26. Tom, with a dog, ________ standing on the playground yesterday.

A. was B. were C. are D. will be

27. In the morn________ a big desk and a great many chairs.

A. do they find B. is found C. are found D. have found

28. All that can be done_________ .

A. have been done B. has been done

C. have done D. has done

29.

What

the

man

said

to

the

police

officer_________

by

several

other

witnesses

standing by.

A. was disputed B. were dispute C. disputed D. be disputed

30. Whether or not the new plan will yield any positive result_________ to be

seen.

A. remain B. is remained C. remains D. have remained

31. There is no rule________ has no exception.

A. but B. that C. which D. what

32. You have the right to live________ you want.

A. there B. in which C. where D. here

33. more and more scientists carrying out large-scale scientific researches,

the soy bean sauce industry will become more promising.

A. As B. Thanks to C. With D. Since

34. His energetic efforts ended up with only________ success.

A. partial B. slight C. entire D. complete

35. The effect of the drug will________ after four hours or so.

A. fall through B. end up C. wind up D. wear off

36. Do you remember _____________ to Professor Smith during your last visit?

A. to have been introduced B. having introduced

C. being introduced D. to be introduced

37. The story was so touching that I could hardly________ my tears.

A. hold on B. hold on to C. hold up D. hold back

38. The computer revolution will change society as______ as did the Industrial Revolution.

A. certainly B. insignificantly C. fundamentally D. comparatively

39. They rose one after________ and walked out of the meeting room.

A. the other B. each other C. others D. another

40. ______ experiments in the laboratory, it started to rain heavily.

A. While performing B. Performing

C. While I was performing D. To perform

41. The Great Wall is a great tourist________ drawing millions of visitors every year.

A. drawer B. attention C. attraction D. arrangement

42. Although he disguised himself by wearing a wig, I could recognize him________ .

A. at first sight B. out of sight C. in sight D. at sight

43. The officer was________ from the service for neglecting his duty.

A. resigned B. retired C. dismissed D. assigned

44. Should you require any further details at this time, please do not_________ to contact me.

A. deny B. hesitate C. delay D. prevent

45. Language is________ , and its patterns and vocabulary are accepted by a social group.

A. conditional B. conservative C. convenient D. conventional

46. This is the air conditioner_____________ we have had so much trouble.

A. at which B. of which C. to which D. with which

47. We have not fixed the date_____________ we shall apply for our passports.

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

48. He tired to get out of the business, __________ he found impossible.

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

49. That woman______________ speaking softly can barely be heard and understood.

A. who is B. who C. whose D. that

50. This custom______________ is now slowly dying out.

A. of many centuries ago origin

B. which originated many centuries ago

C. with many centuries of origin

D. originating for many centurie

Part III Cloze (20 points)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices given bellow

and marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and then mark the

corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

In

the

eighteenth

century,

cities

____51____

larger

and

larger.

People

moved

from

the

countryside and small towns to the ____52____ because there was ____53____ work for them to

do in the cities.

On Sundays

and

holidays,

they

like

to

____54____

the

cities

and have

a

good

time

in

the

countryside. But not every ____55____ had a horse or a wagon. People needed a simpler means of

transportation. ____56____ in many countries tried to solve this problem.

The first bicycle, which was very simple, ____57____ in 1790. People called

“

the horse on

wheel

”

.

Then

in

1861,

after

many

improvements

being

made,

the

bicycle

became

a

practical

____58____ of transportation.

People liked bikes because they weren

’

t as ____59____ as horses and didn

’

t need to be fed.

They could go anywhere and were easy to ____60____.

51. A. become B. became C. change D. changed

52. A. cities B. countryside C. towns D. villages

53. A. many B. much C. more D. lots

54. A. come to B. reach C. go away D. leave

55. A. family B. house C. home D. people

56. A. Workers B. Inventors C. Teachers D. Drivers

57. A. invented B. appeared C. made D. produced

58. A. mean B. way C. means D ways

59. A. cheap B. easy C. difficult D. expensive

60. A. ride B. drive C. get on D. buy

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

Two Americans were travelling in Spain. One morning they came into a little restaurant for

lunch. They did not know the native language and their waiter did not know theirs, either. They

wanted their waiter to understand that they asked for some milk and bread. At first they read the

word

of them took a piece of paper and began to draw a cow. When he was just finishing his drawing,