2011年成考专升本英语考前押题试题

2011年成人高考专升本——英语考前押题试题 Ⅰ. Phonetics (5 points) 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. l. A. decade B. aggressive C. ancestor D. bacteria 2. A. after B. garden C. American D. card 3. A. good B. garden C. look D. cook 4. A. too B. school C. room D. book 5. A. crucial B. decision C. Gdemocracy D. celebrate Ⅱ. Vocabulary and Structure (15 points) 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. 6. Only with your help, __A__. such difficulties in the field. A. can we overcome B. we can overcome C. should we overcome D. we should overcome 7. I am envious __C__ your beauty. A. for B. on C. of D. to 8. The ski resorts are usually crowded. There are many people __C__ skiing. A. enjoy B. that want C. who enjoy D. want 9. Would you like __D__ to the United States? A. trip B. voyage C. going D. to travel - 1 -

2011年成人高考专升本——英语考前押题试题

10. After all this time you'd think he'd have forgotten, __B__?

A. didn't you B. wouldn't you C. did you D. would you 11. If you I __D__ him!

A. can save B. will be able to save C. have saved D. had saved 12. I've already decided. I __A__ buy a new car.

A. am going to B. will C. Would D. have bought 13. What would you do if you __B__ your job?

A. lose B. lost C. would lose D. will lose

14. Water will continue to be __D__ it is today-next in importance to oxygen.

A. how B. which C. as D. what

15. Professor Lee's book will show you __D__ can be used in other contexts.

A. that you have observed B. that how you have observed C. how that you have observed D. how what you have observed 16. I should never have said that. I wish I __C__ that.

A. didn't say B. wouldn't say C. hadn't say D. don't say 17. You ought to take every __B__ to improve your English.

A. case B. chance C. thing D. time 18. Mary hasn't drive yet, but she wants __D__.

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A. the own car B. the car of her own C. an own car D. a car of her own 19. I am against children __B__ to school before they are six.

A. who send B. being sent C. sending D. having sent

20. It is no good ____C_____ English without speaking English.

A. tolearn B. learn C. learning D. learned Ⅲ. Cloze (30 points)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, Cand D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corre-sponding letter on ANSWER SHEET I.

Football is the most pupular sport 21 the fall in the United States. The game originated as a(an) 22 sport more than seventy-five years ago. It is still played by almost every college and university in the country, and the football stadiums of some of the largest universitier 23 as many as 80,000 people. The game is not the same 24 European football. There are eleven players in each team, and 25 in padded uniformsbecause the game is rough and injruies are likely to occur. The _ 26 of the game is tocarry or throw from one person to another the ball across the opponent's goal, or scoringline. He 27 has not attended a large college football game _28 missed one of the most colorful aspects of American colege life. 29 the two halves of the game, the playing field if taken over by the bands (乐队) of the rival institutions, 30 take turns doing intricate marches and executing interesting formations. The stude-nt spectators are led in cheering for their team by trained, uniformed student cheerleaders, 31 are pretty girls. Outstanding high school fttoball players 32 usually enc.ouraged to come to a College and university 33 offers of scholarships and free room and board. Football is 34popular and the urge to win is so keen, that many colleges actively 35 outstanding players for their student body. Attendance at football games is so large that it is not unheard of for a college or university to finance its entire athletic program from ticket sales.

21. A. at B. from C. in D. for

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22. A. outdoor B. worldwide C. college D. unpopular 23. A. sit B. seat C. are sat D. are seated 24. A. as B. like C. of D. against 25. A. dressed B. are dressed C. wear D. are worn 26. A. object B. purpose C. result D. procedure 27. A. perhaps B. probably C. who D. may 28. A. have B. would C. has D. is 29. A. During B. As for C. Between D. At 30. A. and B. / C. which D. they 31. A. many of them B. many of whom C. each of them D. each of whom 32. A. is B. are C. have D. has 33. A. by B. and C. with D. for 34. A. such B. very C. so D. as 35. A. demand B. ask C. press D. seek Ⅳ. Reading Comprehension ( 60 points) 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 Time is very improtant in our lives. It organizes our everyday moments. However,time never had any importance in my life until I received a watch with two silverbands from my father.that organized my life and made me more responsible. - 4 -

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I received this gift on a gray-sky day. I had to go to the airport at 9 : 00 a. m. to pick up my Uncle Ali and take him to my father's house. However, I was late because I was hanging out with my friends. Later on that day, around 11 : 00 a m , I remembered my uncle, but I was very later for him He had left the airport and taken a taxi to my father's house. I got to my father's house at 2 : 00 p. m. on the same day and looked at my angry father's face. I felt ashamed of myself at that moment. Aften I said hi to my angry father and tired uncle9 my father asked me to sit next to him where he handed me this watch which was a gift from him. Then he said, \"Essa, did you have fun with your friends to day?\" I answered, \"Yes father, and I'm sorry about not picking up my Uncle Ali. \" He said, \"What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your actions. \" I was ashamed and said, \"Father, I'll never do it again. I promise. \" He said, \"I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a reminder for you. \" He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my life. I learned a very important lesson from my father: to respect time and never be late to get someone. This watch is important to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson the I learned from it. 36. What did time become important to Essa? A. When he was playing with his friends. B. When he lost his watch. C. When he went to Denmark. D. When he received a watch form his father. 37. Which of the following is NOT true about Essa's watch? A. It weighed about one pound. B. It was maed of silver. C. It will be a reminder to Essa. D. It helps to organize his life. 38. Which of the following is true? A. Essa was playing with his friends at 2:00 p. m . - 5 -

2011年成人高考专升本——英语考前押题试题

B. Uncle Ali took a tazi to Essa's father's house. C. Essa was suposed to pick up his father at the airport. D. Essa never tried to pick up his uncle at the airport. 39. Which happened last? A. Essa was playing with hie friends. B. Essa went to meet his Uncle Ali at the airport. C. Essa's father talked with him about being on time. D. Essa got a watch. Passage Two If we had to rely on only five senses for survival, we would be in very sad shape indeed. We wouldn't know up from down. We wouldn't know when to eat or drink. We wouldn't know what our muscles were doing or what position our limbs were in. We wouldn't know when our body was damaged because we wouldn't feel pain. We might freeze to death without even a shiver, or overheat without a drop of sweat. The five senses-touch, taste, smell9 hearing and sight-respund only to stimulation from the outside world, but the inside world of our bodies must also receive and respond to important messages. Our internal senses keep us alive and enable us to use our external senses. In effect, the internal senses tell our brains how to run our bodies. Hunger or thirst register in a part of the brain called the hypothalamus (丘脑下部), when a lack of food chemicals are detected in the blood Another internal sense that controls our balance is maintained by three fluid-filled loops in the inner ear. Changes in position and gravity affect the motion of this liquid and cause changes in the brain. A sense called kinesthesia （肌肉运动知觉) lets us know the relative positions of parts of our bodies. Even our breathing is caused by a sense that in-dentfies an overabundance of carbon dioxide and lack of oxygen in the blood. No one has been able to count the unmber of internal senses. The presence of delicate internal senses shows just how marvelously complex we human beings are. - 6 -

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40. This passage deal mostly with the __A__.

A. internal senses B. sense of balance C. five senses D. brain's function

41. Hunger is caused by __D__.

A. too much food and water in the body B. a lack of oxygen in the blood C. seeing or thinking about food

D. a lack of certain chemicals in the blood

42. The passage implies that there are many senses we __C__.

A. can use only in emergencise B. may not understand at present C. never realize we have

D. do not actively use in everyday living

43. In the second paragraph, the term \"in effect\" means __A__.

A. in fact B. it is doubtful C. often D. without reason Passage Three

Only one animal can walk 200 miles without stopping once to rest. It would take a person two days and two nights to walk this far, and only one man has ever done it with-out stopping. What amazing animal has such endurance? The camel! The camel is well known for something else, too. It can cross an entire desert without a single drink of water. Its body is built in a special way to help it store water and food.

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A person has just one somach, but a camel has quiter a few. Within each stomach are layers and layers of cells. These cells are like tiny water balloons, storing liquids until the camel needs them. When the camel drinks, the cells grow larger and larger. For a whole week, they can keep the animal's thirst away by sending water to all parts of its body.

And did you ever wonder why the camel has a hump? The hump is a storage place for fat Because it has this storage area, the camel does not need to eat very often When the animal needs energy, the layers of fat serve as fuel to keep it going on the long, hot days in the burning sun

The camel has one other gift that makes it well suited to arid regions. This gift its amazing nose. A camel can smell a water hole from miles away! When a camel moves it sways from side to side like a ship on a wavy ocean. Because of this swaying motion, the camei has been called the \"Ship of the Desert. \"

44. The camel's hump is a storage place for __D__.

A. muscles B. extra water C. dody sugars D. fat 45. We can conclude from this passage that camels __A__.

A. feel at home in the desert B. like to carry heavy loads C. look like ships from a distance D. will always be useful

46. The author compares cells with water balloons in order to __B__.

A. make you think of summer B. help you visualize the cells C. show how rubber is elastic

D. show how many shapes cells can have 47. The word \"arid\" is closest in meaning to __C__.

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A. sunny B. flat C. dry D. sandy Passage Four

It was almost two o'clock. A cold wind had come up over the lake. As a black cloud moved across the sun, Walt, a small boy, looked up. \"I smell a storm(暴风雨)\he thought.

Shorty, a man of forty, had gone into town. He had said he would be back before

two. He had told Walt to watch the boats and the shop. There were no people around.

They had all gone out on the lake to fish.

So Walt went to work on one of the boats. From there he could hear the telephone if it rang. And he could watch the door.

It was a little after two when the stranger came. Walt saw him stop by the shop. The stranger looked in for a minute. Then he went down to the boats. He was a big man in a coat.

Walt called to him, \"Do you want something, sir?\"

The stranger looked at Walt and said, \"No, thanks. \" Then the stranger moved slowly away. As he went on, be looked at the boats one by one.

Wale sat there with his eyes on the back of the stranger's coat. He tohought, \"I can smell something as I smell that storm I hope Shorty comes back soon. \"

48. The story happened __B__.

A. on the lake at night B. by the lake in the afternoon C. along the river in spring D. near the river in summer 49. Walt stayed because __D__.

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A. there were no people around B. Shorty had gone shooping C. people went fishing on the lake D. Shorty had asked him to watch the boats and the shop 50. What do you think of Walt? A. He was slow. B. He was weak. C. He was careful. D. He was interesting. 51. Which of the following is true? A. The stranger came to see Walt. B. Shorty came back on time. C. Walt worked far away from the shop. D. Some people lived around the shop. Passage Five Many superstitious people are afraid of black cats. They believe that black cats have astrange power. If a black cat crosses their path, they think they will havc bad luck. Black cats haven't always had such a bad reputation. Long ago, the Egyptians thought that black cats were holy animals. They even worshipped them. Pasht was an Egyptian goddess who had a woman's body and a cat's head. Because the Egyptians had so much respect for black cats, they often buried the sacred creatures with great ceremony.Mummies of cats have often been found in ancient cemetery ruins. To keep the cats company after they died, mice were sometimes buried beside them. - 10 -

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Feelings about black cats have always been strong. People have thought they were either very good or very bad. The people of Europe, in the Middle Ages, believed black cats were the evil friends of witches and Devil. Witches were said to have the power to chane themselves into black cats. People believed that you could not tell whether a black cat was just a cat, or whether it was a witch disguising herself as she plotted some evil scheme.

The brain of a black cat was thought to be a main ingredient in witch's brew. Unlike their ancestors of the Middle Ages, Englishmen today consider black cats to be good luck charms. Fishermen's wives often keep a black cat around so that their husbands will be protected when they are out at sea. 52. The Egyptian goddess Pasht had a __D__ .

A. woman's head and a cat's body B. woman's head and a lion's body C. cat's head and a man's body D. woman's body and a cat's head

53. Judging from this passage, people of the Middle Ages probably __B__.

A. treated black cats with respect B. treated black cats badly

C. were witches if they had black cats D. thought black cats were beautiful

54. People of ancient Egypt and Europeans of the Middle Ages __D__.

A. both worshipped black cats B. both feared black cats

C. thought black cats could bring good luck D. felt very different about black cats 55. \"Sacred\" means .

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A. dead B. holy C. black D. fearful V . Daily Conversation(15 points)

Directions: Pick out the appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogues by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer

A. I will take it B. How much is it? C. What can I do fo you? D. Which one do you like? E. Let me helo you. F. How many ones do you want? G. Here you are. H. Thank you so much VI. Writing( 25 points)

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

61. 你（Li Yuan)朋友(Jack)邀请你暑假到他家乡--农村去度假。写封信去度假村。

写封信委婉拒绝。 信的内容如下: 内容如下:

(1)对邀请表示感谢; (2) 不能如愿的原因; (3) 提出弥补的方式。 Dear Jack,

Thank you so much for your warmhearted invitation of spending my summer vocation at your hometown, a quiet and beautiful country. I have been waiting for it so long. But, unfortunately, I have to go back my own hometown, a hot and noisy city, for my sister just got an admission from a university and she is preparing for it As an elder brother,. I must help her in both mental and physical ways.

So sorry for missing the good chance to join you at your home Next year, we will spend summer together, our summer. Send my greetings to your parents,please I'll visit them next year.

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Take care! Li Yuan

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