2024年專升本考試英語模擬試題

英^命題預測試卷（三）（考試畤間150分鐘）

I.Phonetics（10points）

Directions:

Ineachofthefollowinggroupsofwords,therearefourunderlinedlettercombinati

onsmarkedA,BzCandD.Comparetheunderlinedpartsandidentifytheonethat

isdifferentfromtheothersinpronunciation.Markyouranswerbyblackeningthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

l.A.markB.warmC.wardD.war

2.A.threeB.thoseC.thankD.theatre

3.A.windB.kindC.findD.mind

4.A.plantB.craftC.graspD.at

5.A.nowB.knowledgeC.bowD.allow

6.A.saysB.playsC.staysD.days

7.A.leaveB.screamC.headD.lead

8.A.resembleB.resistC.resolveD.respect

9.A.faultB.daughterC.causeD.laugh

10.A.crewB.newC.fewD.dew

II.VocabularyandStructure(40points)

Directions:

Thereare40incompletesentencesinthissection.Foreachsentencetherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesenten

ceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

11.Whichiscountry,theUnitedStatesorCanada?

A.alargerB.largerC.thelargerD.thelargest

12.Thesilkfeels.

A.softB.softlyC.softnessD.softy

13.Twonuclearpowerstationsinthepasttenyears.

A.arebuiltB.havebeenbuiltC.wouldbebuiltD.erebuilding

14.Theykeptontilltheygottothefootofthehill.

A.torunB.runningC.runingD.run

15.Thereismuchworktodoz?

A.isn'titB.isthereC.isn'tthereD.isit

16.asheis,hecan'tunderstandtheEnglishfilm.

A.AstudentofEnglishB.ThoughastudentofEnglish

C.StudentofEnglishD.BeingastudentofEnglish

17.Theoldinthecountrytakengoodcareof.

A.haveB.hasC.isD.are

18.Notasinglemistakeinthetest.

A.hemadeB.didhemakeC.hehasmadeD.madehe

19.mysurprise,Igotahighgradeinthistest.

A.ForB.ToC.TobeD.On

20.Sheneveragreeyouzdidshe?

A.toB.withC.inD.at

21.Wouldyoumindaphotoofyou?

A.metakeB.totakeC.mytakingD.metotake

22.Theladytreatstheboywellasifheherownson.

A.isB.wasC.wereD.wouldbe

23.roundthecity,wewereimpressedbythecityzsnewlook.

A.TakenB.TakingC.TobetakenD.Beingtaken

24.Hehadapainhisback.

A.onB.withC.inD.onto

25.ThecityIwasbornisonthenewrailwayline.

A.whichB.thatC.onwhichD.where

26.IhadthatIwouldalwaysrememberit.

A.soagoodexperienceB.suchagoodexperience

C.sogoodanexperienceD.suchgoodanexperience

27.giveushelpiswelcome.

A.WhoeverB.WhoeverC.NomatterwhoD.Thosewho

28.Afterrunningfornearlyhalfanhour,Iwas.

A.outofplaceB.outorcontrolC.outofbreathD.outofpractice

29.Themothertoldthelittleboytodoallthethings.

A.onhimselfB.onhisownC.tohimselfD.byown

30.Youhadbetterajacket,becauseitiscoldoutside.

A.takeonB.totakeonC.putonD.toputon

31.Ifyouwilldothat,pleasetakemeinto.

A.thinkB.thinkingC.thoughtD.account

32.Mypenhasink.

A.runoutofB.afewC.runawayD.nolittle

33.Thereare,ofcourse,badteachersaswellas.

A.goodoneB.somegoodC.goodonesD.thosegood

34.'、haste,thelessspeedzzisgoodadviceheoftengivesus.

A.MoreB.ThemoreC.ThemorerD.Morer

35.Youdolook.Youarenotatalllikeapersonwhohasbeenillinbed

foryears.

A.goodB.wellC.sadD.disappointed

36.Somepeopleliketoeatapples.Butsomepreferbananasapples.

A.toB.forC.withD.against

37.Iheretwoyearsago.

A.movedtoB.havemovedC.havemovedtoD.moved

38.Heisstrongamanhecanlifttenstoneslikethisone.

A.such...soB.so...thatC.sucha...thatD.soa...for

39.Ittheywholentmethetelevision.

A.wasB.isC.wereD.are

40.AfamousCanadiandoctorexpressedthevalueofhobbiesbysaying,''

manisreallyhappywithoutahobby.”

A.NotB.WithoutC.NoD.None

41.Televisionbroadcastsaretoanareathatiswithinsightofthesendin

gstationofitsrelay.

A.prohibitedB.boundedC.limitedD.restricted

42.Manythingsimpossibleinthepastarecommontoday.

A.toconsiderB.beingconsideredC.consideringD.considered

43.Myparentswantedme.

A.makeascientistE.tomakeascientist

C.makeascientistofD.tomakeascientistof

44.Hehasabadhabitofotherswhentheyarespeaking.

A.involvingB.investigatingC.interferingD.interrupting

45.Ilikethatnewwatchverymuch,butIcan'tit.

A.costB.offerC.payD.spend

46.Tomarrivedattheofficeanddiscoveredthathehadhisdoorkey.

A.lentB.borrowedC.lostD.no

47.Thebeautifulsceneleftadeepontheforeignvisitors.

A.thoughtB.ideaC.thinkingD.impression

48.Theroomisalittlesmall;itissohot.

A.inadditionB.inadditiontoC.additionalD.adding

49.IwishIheraddressyesterday.

A.knowB.hadknownC.wouldknownD.knew

50.Ityesterday.Thegroundisstillwetnow.

A.musthaverainedB.v/asrainingC.rainedD.hadrained

III.Cloze(20points)

Directions:

Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesgivenbelowandm

arkedA,BzCandD.Choosetheonethatismostsuitableandmarkyouranswer

byblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Insuremeanstoprotect_51_alossofmoney.Mostpeoplecanbudgettheirmone

ysothattheirincomewillcoverexpectedexpenses_52_food,clothing,housing,a

ndpublicservices.But,thereisnowaytoknow_53_whowillsufferacrisis(危機)

suchasaseriousillness,fire,flood,oracaraccident.Suchcrisesusually_54_gr

eatexpense.Evenifpeoplecouldpredictcrises,itwouldbehardtosaveenough

moneyto_55_theexpenses.Insuranceisasystem_56_acompanycollectsmone

yfrommanyindividualsandthenpayscertainexpensesv/heneveroneofthoseins

uredindividualsisfacedwithacertaincrisis.Aninsurancepolicy_57_howmucht

heinsurancecostsandhowmuchthecompanywillpaywhenapolicyholderisfac

edwithacertaincrisis.Therearemanydifferentkindsofinsurance,_58_hospital,

motor-carandfire.Insurancecanberatherexpensivebutmostpeoplebuyinsura

neeofsomekind.Insuranceissomething_59_peoplebuyandhopetheywill_60

_need.

51.A.forB.fromC.ageinstD.with

52.A.suchasB.forexampleC.thatD.thesameas

53.A.predictB.aheadC.inadvanceD.earlier

54.A.resultfromB.makeC.takeD.resultin

55.A.coverB.paybackC.fillD.makefull

56.A.thatB.bywhichCwhatD.where

57.A.saidB.agreeC.makesureD.states

58.A.includeB.includingC.aswellasD.also

59.A.whichB.thatC.asD.like

60.A.neverB.everC.sometimesD.often

IV.ReadingComprehension(60points)

Directions:

TherearefourreadingpassagesinthispartEachpassageisfollowedbyfivequesti

ons.ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.C

hooseonebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

PassageOne

ResearchershavefoundthatREM(rapideyemovement)sleepisimportanttohuma

nbeings.Thistypeofsleepgenerallyoccursfourorfivetimesduringonenightof

sleeplastingfiveminutestofortyminutesforeachoccurrence.Thedeeperapers

onzssleepbecomes,thelongertheperiodsofrapideyemovement.

TherearephysicalchargesinthebodytoshowthatapersonhaschangedfromN

REM(non-rapideyemovement)toREMsleep.Breathingbecomesfaster,theheart

rateincreases,and,asthenameimplies,theeyesbegintomovequickly.

Accompanyingthesephysiccichangesinthebodyisaveryimportantcharacteristic

ofREMsleep.ItisduringREMsleepthatapersondreams.

61.Accordingtothepassage,howoftendoesREMsleepoccurinonenight?

A.OnceB.TwiceC.FouroffivetimesD.Fortytimes

62.Theword"deeper“inparagraph1isclosestinmeaningtowhichofthefollowi

ng?

A.heavier.B.louder.C.stronger.D.happier.

63.WhichofthefollowingshowsthatapersonisNOTdreaminginhissleep?

A.Hiseyesbegintomove.B.Hisbreathingbecomesfaster.

C.Hisheartrateincreases.D.Hiseyesstopmoving.

64.Thesubjectofthispassageis.

A.whypeoplesleepB.thehumanneedforREMsleep

C.thecharacteristicofREMsleepD.physicalchangesinthehumanbody

65.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthearticle?

A.REMSleepB.TwoTypesofSleepC.SleepersD.WhatHappenstoSleepers

PassageTwo

TheMotherGooseStories,sowellknowntochildrenallovertheword,arecommo

nlysaidtohavebeenwrittenbyalittleoldwomanforhergrandchildren.Accordin

gtosomepeople,shelivedinBoston,andherrealnamewasElizabethVergoose.

Herson-in-law,aprinternamedThomasFleet,wassupposedtohavepublishedthe

famousstoriesandpoemsforsmallchildrenin1719.However,nocopyofthisbo

okhaseverbeenfound,andmostscholarsdoubtthetruthofthisstory-anddoubt,

moreover,thatMotherGoosewaseverarealperson.Theypointoutthatthena

meisadirecttranslationoftheFrench''MerefOye."In1697theFrenchmanChar

lesPerraultpublishedthefkstbookinwhichthisnamewasused.Thecollectionco

ntainseighttales,including''SleepingBeauty,"''Cinderella/and''PussinBoots."But

Perraultdidnotoriginatethesestories;theywerealreadyquitepopularinhisday,

andheonlycollectedthem.

66.Whatissuppssedtohavehappenedin1719?

A.ElizabethVergoosewrotethefirstMotherGooseStories.

B.ThomasFleetpublishedtheMotherGooseStories.

C.TheMotherGooseStoriesweretranslatedintoFrench.

D.CharlesPerraultpublishedthefirstMotherGooseStories.

67.MostscholarsconsiderMotherGoosetobe.

A.arealpersonB.abookwrittenbyalittleoldwoman

C.acollectionbyElizabethVergooseD.atranslationfromFrench

68.WhenPerraultpublishedthefirstbookin1679,.

A.nostoryofthebookhadbeenknowntopeople

B.somestoriesofthebookwerealreadywellknown

C.fewpeoplewereinterestedinthestoriesofthebook

D.storieslike''SleepingBeauty"and''Cinderella,*becamepopular

69.Thenameusedinthenrstbookpublishedin1679issupposedtohavebeen_

A.MotherGooseB.MereI'OyeC.ElizabethVergooseD.CharlesPerrault

70.Onthebasisofthispassage,whatmaybeconcludedabouttherealoriginofs

tories''SleepingBeauty"and''Cinderella7?

A.TheywereinventedbyElizabethVergoose.

B.TheywereinventedbyThomasFleet.

C.TheywereinventedbyCharlesPerrault.

D.Theirwritersareunknown.

PassageThree

Banksarenotordinarilypreparedtopayoutallaccounts;theyrelyondepositors

（儲戶）nottodemandpayrrentallatthesametime.Ifdepositorsshouldcometof

earthatabankisnotsafe,thatitcannotpayoffallitsdepositors,thenthatfear

mightcauseallthedepositorstoappearonthesameday.Iftheydid,thebankco

uldnotpayallaccounts.However,iftheydidnotallappearatonce,thentherew

ouldalwaysbeenoughmoneytopaythosewhowantedtheirmoneywhentheyw

antedit.Mrs.ElsieVaughthastoldusofaterrifyingbankrunthatsheexperience

d.OnedayinDecemberof1925severalbanksfailedtoopeninacitywhereMrs.

Vaughtlived.Theotherbenksexpectedarunthenextday,andsotheofficersof

thebankinwhichMrsVaughtworkedasatellerhadenoughmoneyonhandto

payofftheirdepositors.Theofficerssimplytoldthetellerstopayondemand.The

nextmorningacrowdgatheredinthebankandonthesidewalkoutside.Theleng

thofthelinemademanythinkthatthebankcouldnotpossiblypayoffeveryone.

Peoplebegantopushandthentofightforplacesnearthetellers*windows,Thep

owerofthepanicatmospherewassuchthattwotellers,thoughtheyknewthatth

ebankwasquiteallrightandcouldpayalldepositors,drewtheirownmoneyfrom

thebank.MrsVaughtsaysthatshehaddifficultykeepingherselffromdoingthes

ame.

71.Abankrunhappenswhen.

A.abankisclosedforoneormoredays

B.toomanydepositorstrytodrawouttheirmoneyatoretime

C.thereisnotenoughmoneytopayallitsdepositorsatonetime

D.tellersofabanktaketheirownmoneyfromthebank

72.ThetellersinMrs.Vaughtsbankweretoldto.

A.explainwhytheycouldnotpayoutallaccounts

B.payoutaccountsasrequested

C.makethedepositorsbelievethatthebankwasstand

D.payoutmoneyasslowlyaspossible

73.Themaincauseofabankrunis.

A.lossofconfidenceB.lackofmoney

C.crowdsofpeopleD.inexperiencedtellers

74.WhichofthefollowingdidMrs.Vaughtsay?

A.Sheknowthatthebankwasnotsound.

B.Shefearedthattoomanydepositorsdrawingtheirmoneywouldclosethebank.

C.Shewasnotabletodrawouthermoney.

D.Shewastemptedtodrawouthermoney.

75.Accordingtothepassage,theactionsofthedepositorsofMrs.Vaught'sbank

wereaffectedmainlybythe.

A.easewithwhichtheycouldgettheirmoney

B.confidencethatMrs.Vaughtshowed

C.failureofseveralothertankstoopen

D.confidenceshownbyotherdepositorsofthebank

PassageFour

OneofthegreatestproblemsforthosesettlersinNebraskainthelastquarteroft

hepreviouscenturywasfuel.Littleofthestatewasforestedwhenthefirstsettlers

arrivedanditisprobablethatby1880,onlyaboutone-thirdoftheoriginallyfores

tedarearemained,downtoamere1percentofthestate's77,000squaremiles.

Withwoodandcoaloutofthequestion,andwithfuelneededyear-roundforcooki

ng,andduringtheharshwintermonthsforheating,somesolutionhadtobefound.

Somewhatimprobably,thebuffaloprovidedtheanswer.Buffalochips（I?糞塊）were

foundtoburnevenly,hotly,andcleanly,withlittlesmokeandinterestingly,nood

orzSoon,collectingthembecameawayoflifeforthesettlers*childrenwhowould

pickthemupontheirwaytoandf