1、湖北普通专升本英语模拟试题（一）Part I Vocabulary and Structure cant understand how you _ these unpleasant surroundings.A) put out B) put down C) put up with D) put forward you decide to take up you should try to make it a success.A) Whatever B) Unless C) Whenever D) If only Harry did not attend the conference last
2、 night, he _ too much work to do.A) must have had B) must have C) had had D) had to have had often attends public lectures at the University of Oxford, chiefly _ his English.A) to improve B) improving C) to have improved D) improved was suggested at the meeting that effective measures _ to solve the
3、 problem.A) were taken B) be taken C) must be taken D) take am _ of your stupid conversation.A) annoyed B) worried C) angry D) tired are building the dam in _ with another firm.A) comparison B) association C) touch D) tune parents encourage their children to take an active part in social events, _ t
4、hose events do not interfere with their studies.A) lest B) though C) unless D) provided, a city in Florida, _ for its main attraction, Magic Kingdom.A) which is well known B) is well known C) well known D) being well known is _ a writer as a reporter.A) more B) rather C) not so much D) not much is s
5、orry _ so impolite to your guest last Saturday.A) to be B) having been C) being D) to have been suppose that when I come back in ten years time all these old houses _ down.A) will have been pulled B) will have pulled C) will be pulling D) will be pulled be sure, some insects can build complex societ
6、ies _ different types of individuals performing different tasks.A) taken from B) made of C) composed of D) developed from students will put off the outing until next week, _ they wont be so busy.A) when B) as C) since D) while have not found my book yet; in fact, I am not sure _ I could have done wi
7、th it.A) whether B) why C) what D) when you do not fasten your safety belt, your chances of being _ will be greater.A) beaten B) hurt C) damaged D) stricken17.“ _” for many years, the writer suddenly became famous.A) Having ignored him B) To be ignored C) To have been ignored D) Having been ignored
8、birds large wings _ it to fly very fast.A) able B) enable C) unsure D) cause picture exhibition bored me to death. I wish I _ to it.A) have not gone B) did not go C) had not gone D) should not have gone dont swim not, but I _ when I was a kid.A) used to it B) used to doing it C) used to D) used to d
9、o found my daughter sitting in the kitchen, crying _.A) strongly B) bitterly C) heavily D) deeply are getting too old for football. Youd better _ tennis instead.A) take in B) take up C) take for D) take over the two young people were married, the ceremony was anything _ up to data.A) but B) beside C
10、) except D) apart from didnt mention anything about the party, _ the date.A) either even B) even nor C) even neither D) not even being rescued from the air crash, the people agreed that they had much to _.A) thank B) be thanked C) be thankful D) be thankful for new method not only saves time but als
11、o saves energy _ operating on two batteries instead to four.A) in B) on C) by D) for _ to him is whether the job allows him to pursue his studies.A) matters B) refers C) happens D) applies said that very clearly so that nobody was in any _ about what was meant.A) doubt B) wonder C) question D) consi
12、deration is predicted that heavy rains are _ to flood the area in a few days.A) frightening B) threatening C) scattering D) warning most of the United States, the morning newspaper is _ by school age children.A) directed B) discharged C) derived D) deliveredPart II ClozeWhen television first began t
13、o expand, very few of the people who had become famous as _31_ announcers were able to be equally effective _32_ television. Some of the difficulties they experienced when they were trying to _33_ themselves to the new medium were technical. When _34_ on radio, for example, they had become _35_ to s
14、eeing 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 continuous sequence (序列) of visual (视觉的) images which add meaning _39_ the round the listener hears. In the _40_ of television, however, the
15、 announcer sees _41_ with the viewer. His duty, _42_, is completely different. He is there to make _43_ that the viewer does not _44_ any point of interest, to help him focus _45_ particular things, and to help him _46_ the images on the television screen. _47_ his radio colleague, he must know the
16、_48_ of silence and how to use it at those _49_ when the pictures speak for _50_. television B) advertisement C) radio D) newspaper of B) in C) at D) on adopt B) adjust C) alter D) adapt working B) listening C) appearing D) showing practiced B) experienced C) determined D) used guarantees B) means C
17、) convinces D) warns at B) with C) in D) of reflect B) create C) cause D) affect to B) in C) on D) about occasion B) matter C) example D) case something B) everything C) nothing D) anything moreover B) therefore C) furthermore D) nevertheless clear B) definite C) sure D) easy miss B) ignore C) drop
18、D) catch to B) at C) in D) on reveal B) expose C) understand D) translate Unlike B) Besides C) Like D) As price B) cost C) value D) worth minutes B) periods C) times D) moments them B) him C) themselves D) himselfPart III Reading ComprehensionPassage OneQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following
19、passage.Time wasand not so many years ago, eitherwhen the average citizen took a pretty dim view of banks and Banking. That this was so, it should be said, was to no small extent the fault of banks and bankers themselves. Banks used to beand a few still areforbidding structures. Behind the little ba
20、rred windows were, more often than not, elderly gentlemen whose expression of friendliness reflected the size of the customers account, and nothing less than a few hundred thousand in the bank could have inspired the suggestion of a smile.And yet the average bank for many year was, to the average ci
21、tizen, a fearful, if necessary, instrument for dealing with businessusually big business. But somewhere in the past quarter century, banks Began to grow human, even pleasant, and started to attract the little man. It is possible that this movement began in medium-sized towns, or in small towns where
22、 people know each other by their first names, and spread to big towns. At any rate, the results have been remarkable.The movement to “humanize” hanks, of course, received a big push during the war, when more and more women were employed to do work previously performed by men. Also more and more “lit
23、tle” people found themselves in need of personal loans, as taxes became heavier and as the practice of installment (分期付款) buying broke down the previously longheld concept that there was something almost morally wrong about being in debt. All sorts of people began to discover that the intelligent us
24、e of credit (信贷) could be extremely helpful. author believes that the unfriendly atmosphere in banks many years ago was chiefly due to _.A) the outer appearance of bank buildingsB) unfriendliness of customers toward banksC) economic pressure of the timeD) the attitude of hankers banks of many years
25、ago showed interest only in _.A) regular visitorsB) rich customersC) friendly businessmenD) elderly gentlemen did banks begin to grow human?A) Sometime before the war.B) A few years ago.C) During the war.D) In the last century. helped to push the “humanization” of banks?A) More and more “little” peo
26、ple 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. People seldom borrowed money from bank in the bank because _.A) the bank buildings looked forbi
27、ddingB) 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 passage.Last summer, Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole announced a new rule: Unless states re
28、presenting two-thirds of the countrys population pass compulsory (强制性的) seat-belt-use laws by April 1989, all new vehicles will have to be fitted with air bags or automatic seat belts.The rule wouldnt have been necessary but for one simple fact. Even though seat belts could prevent nearly half of th
29、e deaths in fatal car accidents, 85 percent of the population simply wont wear them.Why not? Behavioral engineers have found that there are all sorts of reasonsusually unstated. These are some of the most popular. Its safer to be thrown from a car man trapped. According to E. Scott Geller, thats a f
30、aulty argument. “In fact”, he says, “being thrown from 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 be a terrible driver? The data show that the average incidence (发生率) for all accidents in one per drive
31、r every 10 years.My car will end up underwater or on fire, and I wont be able to get out. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), only percent of all injury-producing accidents occur under these conditions. “If youre wearing a belt, youve got a better chance of being
32、 conscious and not having your legs brokendistinct advantages in getting out of a dangerous situation”.Im only going a few blocks. Yet 80 percent of accidents happen at speeds or less that 25 miles per hour, 75 percent happen within 25 miles of home. 1989, in the United States _.A) the use of seat b
33、elts 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 fifty percent of the people involved in car accidents were saved by seat Belts word “trappe
34、d” (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 car of the reasons why many drivers refuse to wear seat belts is because _.A) they dont think that it is comfortable to wear seat beltsB) they dont believe that an accident in
35、volving 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 belts can be inferred from the passage that _.A) seat belts should be replaced by air bagsB) eighty-five percent of all drivers a
36、re 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 situations purpose of the writer in writing this passage is _.A) to urge the government to pass the law soonerB) to tell h
37、ow 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 passage.For well over 2000 years the worlds great religions have taught the virtues of a trusting heart. Now there is a
38、nother reason to merit the wisdom of the ages: scientific evidence indicates that those with trusting hearts will live longer, healthier lives.As a result of the work published in the 1970s by two pioneering heart specialists, Meyer Friedman and Ray H. Rosenman, nearly every American is aware that b
39、lood Type. A people are impatient, and easily moved to hostility and anger. Many have come to believe that Type As are at a much higher risk of suffering heart attack or dying of heart disease than others.The driving force behind hostility is a cynical (愤世嫉俗) mistrust of others. If we expect others
40、to mistreat us, we are seldom disappointed. This generates anger and leads us to respond with hostility.The most characteristic attitude of a cynic is being suspicious of the motives of people he doesnt know. Imagine you are waiting for an elevator and it stops two floors above for longer than usual
41、. How inconsiderate (不替别人着想的) You think. In a few seconds, you have drawn hostile conclusions about unseen people and their motives.Meanwhile, your cynical mistrust is leading to noticeable physical consequences. Your voice rises. The rate and depth of your breathing increases. Your heart is beating
42、 faster and harder, and the muscles of your arms and legs become tight. You feel “charged up”, ready for action.If you frequently experience these feelings, you may be at increased risk of developing serious health problems. Anger can add to the risk of heart and other diseases. to the author, peopl
43、e with trusting hearts are _.A) usually intelligent and wiseB) usually very religiousC) less likely to get heart diseasesD) not likely to be mistreated by others book by Meyer Friedman and Ray H. Rosenman most probably discusses _.A) friendliness and hostilityB) trust and mistrust of peopleC) heart
44、diseases and death rateD) peoples characters and their blood types to the passage, if you have a fixed idea in mind that people will mistreat you, you will always find it _.A) to be disappointingB) to be pleasingC) to be wrongD) to be so cynic, in the passage, is a person _.A) who is always ready to
45、 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 he knows authors intention in writing the passage is to _.A) advise people to be patientB) analyze the danger of heart diseases
46、C) persuade people to be trustfulD) praise the wisdom of the old peopleShort Answer Questions Directions:In this part there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words (
47、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.Perhaps the easiest choice has to do with economics. One husband said, “Marge and I decided after careful consideration that for her to go back
