1、湖北普通专升本英语模拟试题（一）Part IVocabulary and Structure1.I cant understand how you _ these unpleasant surroundings.A) put outB) put downC) put up withD) put forward2._ you decide to take up you should try to make it a success.A) WhateverB) UnlessC) WheneverD) If only3.If Harry did not attend the conference l
2、ast night, he _ too much work to do.A) must have hadB) must haveC) had hadD) had to have had4.John often attends public lectures at the University of Oxford, chiefly _ his English.A) to improveB) improvingC) to have improvedD) improved5.It was suggested at the meeting that effective measures _ to so
3、lve the problem.A) were takenB) be takenC) must be takenD) take6.I am _ of your stupid conversation.A) annoyedB) worriedC) angryD) tired7.They are building the dam in _ with another firm.A) comparisonB) associationC) touchD) tune8.Most parents encourage their children to take an active part in socia
4、l events, _ thoseevents do not interfere with their studies.A) lestB) thoughC) unlessD) provided9.Orlando, a city in Florida, _ for its main attraction, Magic Kingdom.A) which is well knownB) is well knownC) well knownD) being well known10.He is _ a writer as a reporter.A) moreB) ratherC) not so muc
5、hD) not much11.Jim is sorry _ so impolite to your guest last Saturday.A) to beB) having beenC) beingD) to have been12.I suppose that when I come back in ten years time all these old houses _ down.A) will have been pulledB) will have pulledC) will be pullingD) will be pulled13.To be sure, some insect
6、s can build complex societies _ different types of individualsperforming different tasks.A) taken fromB) made ofC) composed ofD) developed from14.The students will put off the outing until next week, _ they wont be so busy.A) whenB) asC) sinceD) while15.I have not found my book yet; in fact, I am no
7、t sure _ I could have done with it.A) whetherB) whyC) whatD) when16.If you do not fasten your safety belt, your chances of being _ will be greater.A) beatenB) hurtC) damagedD) stricken17.“ _” for many years, the writer suddenly became famous.A) Having ignored himB) To be ignoredC) To have been ignor
8、edD) Having been ignored18.This birds large wings _ it to fly very fast.A) ableB) enableC) unsureD) cause19.The picture exhibition bored me to death. I wish I _ to it.A) have not goneB) did not goC) had not goneD) should not have gone20.I dont swim not, but I _ when I was a kid.A) used to itB) used
9、to doing itC) used toD) used to do21.I found my daughter sitting in the kitchen, crying _.A) stronglyB) bitterlyC) heavilyD) deeply22.You are getting too old for football. Youd better _ tennis instead.A) take inB) take upC) take forD) take over23.When the two young people were married, the ceremony
10、was anything _ up to data.A) butB) besideC) exceptD) apart from24.He didnt mention anything about the party, _ the date.A) either evenB) even norC) even neitherD) not even25.After being rescued from the air crash, the people agreed that they had much to _.A) thankB) be thankedC) be thankfulD) be tha
11、nkful for26.This new method not only saves time but also saves energy _ operating on two batteriesinstead to four.A) inB) onC) byD) for27.What _ to him is whether the job allows him to pursue his studies.A) mattersB) refersC) happensD) applies28.He said that very clearly so that nobody was in any _
12、about what was meant.A) doubtB) wonderC) questionD) consideration29.It is predicted that heavy rains are _ to flood the area in a few days.A) frighteningB) threateningC) scatteringD) warning30.In most of the United States, the morning newspaper is _ by school age children.A) directedB) dischargedC)
13、derivedD) deliveredPart IIClozeWhen television first began to expand, very few of the people who had become famous as_31_ announcers were able to be equally effective _32_ television. Some of the difficultiesthey experienced when they were trying to _33_ themselves to the new medium were technical.W
14、hen _34_ on radio, for example, they had become _35_ to seeing on behalf of the listener.This art of seeing for others _36_ that the announcer has to be very good _37_ talking.Above all, he has to be able to _38_ a continuoussequence(序列) ofvisual(视觉的) imageswhich add meaning _39_ the round the liste
15、ner hears. In the _40_ of television, however,the announcer sees _41_ with the viewer. His duty, _42_, is completely different. He isthere to make _43_ that the viewerdoes not _44_any point of interest, to help him focus_45_ particular things, and to help him _46_ the images on the television screen
16、. _47_his radio colleague, he must know the _48_ of silence and how to use it at those _49_ whenthe pictures speak for _50_.31.A) televisionB) advertisementC) radioD) newspaper32.A) ofB) inC) atD) on33.A) adoptB) adjustC) alterD) adapt34.A) workingB) listeningC) appearingD) showing35.A) practicedB)
17、experiencedC) determinedD) used36.A) guaranteesB) meansC) convincesD) warns37.A) atB) withC) inD) of38.A) reflectB) createC) causeD) affect39.A) toB) inC) onD) about40.A) occasionB) matterC) exampleD) case41.A) somethingB) everythingC) nothingD) anything42.A) moreoverB) thereforeC) furthermoreD) nev
18、ertheless43.A) clearB) definiteC) sureD) easy44.A) missB) ignoreC) dropD) catch45.A) toB) atC) inD) on46.A) revealB) exposeC) understandD) translate47.A) UnlikeB) BesidesC) LikeD) As48.A) priceB) costC) valueD) worth49.A) minutesB) periodsC) timesD) moments50.A) themB) himC) themselvesD) himselfPart
19、 IIIReading ComprehensionPassage OneQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Time wasand not so many years ago, eitherwhen the average citizen took a pretty dimview of banks and Banking. That this was so, it should be said, was to no small extent thefault of banks and bankers themselves
20、. Banks used to beand a few still areforbiddingstructures. Behind the little barred windows were, more often than not, elderly gentlemen whoseexpression of friendliness reflected the size of the customers account, and nothing lessthan a few hundred thousand in the bank could have inspired the sugges
21、tion of a smile.And yet the average bank for many year was, to the average citizen, a fearful, if necessary,instrument for dealing with businessusually big business. But somewhere in the past quartercentury, banks Began to grow human, even pleasant, and started to attract the little man. Itis possib
22、le that this movement began in medium-sized towns, or in small towns where peopleknow each other by their first names, and spread to big towns. At any rate, the results havebeen remarkable.The movement to“humanize” hanks, of course, received a big push during the war, whenmore and more women were em
23、ployed to do work previously performed by men. Also more and more“little” people found themselves in need of personal loans, as taxebsecame heavier and asthe practice ofinstallment(分期付款) buying broke down the previously longheld conceptthat there was something almost morally wrong about being in deb
24、t. All sorts of people beganto discover that the intelligent use ofcredit(信贷) could be extremely helpful.51.The author believes that the unfriendly atmosphere in banks many years ago was chiefly dueto _.A) the outer appearance of bank buildingsB) unfriendliness of customers toward banksC) economic p
25、ressure of the timeD) the attitude of hankers52.The banks of many years ago showed interest only in _.A) regular visitorsB) rich customersC) friendly businessmenD) elderly gentlemen53.When did banks begin to grow human?A) Sometime before the war.B) A few years ago.C) During the war.D) In the last ce
26、ntury.54.What helped to push the “humanization” of banks?A) More and more “little” people became customers of banks.B) The elderly gentlemen in banks were replaced by women.C) More banks were set up in small and medium-sized towns.D) The size of the customers account was greatly increased.55.Average
27、 People seldom borrowed money from bank in the bank because _.A) the bank buildings looked forbiddingB) they were comparatively rich before the warC) they thought it was not proper to be in debtD) they rarely spent more than they could earnPassage TwoQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following pas
28、sage.Last summer, Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole announced a new rule: Unless statesrepresenting two-thirds of the countrys population passcompulsory(强制性的) seat-belt-uselaws by April 1989, all new vehicles will have to be fitted with air bags or automatic seatbelts.The rule wouldnt have bee
29、n necessary but for one simple fact. Even though seat beltscould prevent nearly half of the deaths in fatal car accidents, 85 percent of the populationsimply wont wear them.Why not? Behavioral engineers have found that there are all sorts of reasonsusuallyunstated. These are some of the most popular
30、. Its safer to be thrown from a car man trapped.According to E. Scott Geller, thats a faulty argument. “In fact”, he says, “being thrownfrom a car is twenty-five times more dangerous than being trapped”.It wont happen to me; Im a good driver. But what about the other person who may bea terrible driv
31、er? The data show that the averageincidence(发生率) for all accidents in oneper driver every 10 years.My car will end up underwater or on fire, and I wo n t be able to get out. According tothe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), only 0.5 percent of allinjury-producing accidents occu
32、r under these conditions.“If youre wearing a belt,youve got a better chance of being conscious and not having your legs brokendistinct advantagesin getting out of a dangerous situation”.Im only going a few blocks. Yet 80 percent of accidents happen at speeds or less that25 miles per hour, 75 percent
33、 happen within 25 miles of home.56.Before 1989, in the United States _.A) the use of seat belts was not compulsory for the majority of the populationB) a new law requiring the use of seat belts had just been passedC) people had to choose between the use of seat belts or the use of air bagsD) almost
34、fifty percent of the people involved in car accidents were saved by seat Belts57.The word “trapped” (Para. 3, Line 3) means to be _.A) held up in a traffic jamB) confined in the carC) caught in an accidentD) pulled into a car58.One of the reasons why many drivers refuse to wear seat belts is because
35、 _.A) they dont think that it is comfortable to wear seat beltsB) they dont believe that an accident involving a terrible driver is highly probableC) they believe that no danger is involved in just driving a few blocksD) they think that few drivers are willing to wear seat belts59.It can be inferred
36、 from the passage that _.A) seat belts should be replaced by air bagsB) eighty-five percent of all drivers are likely to Break traffic rulesC) all drivers, whether good or bad, are liable to have an accident at one time or anotherD) wearing seat belts will get drivers out of dangerous situations60.T
37、he purpose of the writer in writing this passage is _.A) to urge the government to pass the law soonerB) to tell how dangerous car-driving can beC) to criticise those who refuse to use seat beltsD) to prove the necessity of the new rulePassage ThreeQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passa
38、ge.For well over 2000 years the worlds great religions have taught the virtues of a trustingheart. Now there is another reason to merit the wisdom of the ages: scientific evidenceindicates that those with trusting hearts will live longer, healthier lives.As a result of the work published in the 1970
39、s by two pioneering heart specialists, MeyerFriedman and Ray H. Rosenman, nearly every American is aware that blood Type. A people areimpatient, and easily moved to hostility and anger. Many have come to believe that Type Asare at a much higher risk of suffering heart attack or dying of heart diseas
40、e than others.The driving force behind hostility is acynical(愤世嫉俗) mistrust of others. If we expectothers to mistreat us, we are seldom disappointed. This generates anger and leads us to respondwith hostility.The most characteristic attitude of a cynic is being suspicious of the motives of peoplehe
41、doesnt know. Imagine you are waiting for an elevator and it stops two floors above forlonger than usual. Howinconsiderate(不替别人着想的) You think. In a few seconds, you havedrawn hostile conclusions about unseen people and their motives.Meanwhile, your cynical mistrust is leading to noticeable physical c
42、onsequences. Yourvoice rises. The rate and depth of your breathing increases. Your heart is beating faster andharder, and the muscles of your arms and legs become tight. You feel“charged up”, readyfor action.If you frequently experience these feelings, you may be at increased risk of developingserio
43、us health problems. Anger can add to the risk of heart and other diseases.61.According to the author, people with trusting hearts are _.A) usually intelligent and wiseB) usually very religiousC) less likely to get heart diseasesD) not likely to be mistreated by others62.The book by Meyer Friedman an
44、d Ray H. Rosenman most probably discusses _.A) friendliness and hostilityB) trust and mistrust of peopleC) heart diseases and death rateD) peoples characters and their blood types63.According to the passage, if you have a fixed idea in mind that people will mistreat you,you will always find it _.A)
45、to be disappointingB) to be pleasingC) to be wrongD) to be so64.A cynic, in the passage, is a person _.A) who is always ready to fightB) who usually has doubts about the people around himC) whose behaviour usually leads to serious health problemsD) whose behaviour usually seems strange to the people
46、 he knows65.The authors intention in writing the passage is to _.A) advise people to be patientB) analyze the danger of heart diseasesC) persuade people to be trustfulD) praise the wisdom of the old peopleShort Answer QuestionsDirections:In this part there is a short passage with five questions or i
47、ncomplete statements.Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewestpossible words (not exceeding 10 words.)For many women choosing whether to work or not to work outside their home is a luxury:they must work to survive. Others face a hard decision.Perh
48、aps the easiest choice has to do with economics. One husband said, “Marge and I decidedafter careful consideration that for her to go back to work at this moment was anextravagance(奢侈) we couldn t afford.”With two preschool children, it soon became clear in their figuringthat withbabysitters(临时照看小孩的
49、人), transportation, and increased taxes, rather thanhaving more money, they might actually end up with less.Economic factors are usually the first to be considered, but they are not the most important.The most important aspects of the decision have to do with the emotional needs of each memberof the
50、 family. It isin this area that husbandsand wives find themselves havingto face manyconfusing and conflicting feelings.There are many women who find that homemaking is boring or who feelimprisoned(被囚禁)if they have to stay home with a young child or several children. On the other hand, thereare women
