2017年成人高校專升本招生考試模擬試題 英語（二）

Ⅰ. Phonetics（5 points）

Directions：In each of the following groups of words， there are four underlined letter combinations marked A，B，C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation.

1. A. kneeB. knowt

C. kickD. knife

2. A. musicB. plastic

C. oceanD. public

3. A. sightB. bright

C. daughterD. enough

4. A. dearB. heart

C. earD. tear

5. A. equipB. mosquito

C. liquidD. quarter

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.

6. I’m not sure if the new examination system willthe average students.

A. surviveB. favor

C. guaranteeD. advance

7. In fact，Mrs. Henry can be very sad in private，thoughshe is extremely cheerful.

A. in turnB. in public

C. in personD. in vain

8. He had to finish his homework，？

A. hadn’t heB. had he

C. didn’t heD. did he

9. One’s ability isto whether he can be a good leader.

A. relevantB. bound

C. suitableD. particular

10. Littleabout his own safety though he was in great danger himself.

A. does he careB. did he care

C. he careD. he cares

11. The committee is totally opposedany changes being made in the plans.

A. ofB. on

C. toD. against

12. My father seemed to be in noto look at my school report.

A. moodB. emotion

C. attitudeD. feeling

13. It is important that enough moneyto fund the project.

A. be collectedB. must be collected

C. is collectedD. can be collected

14. You’d better take an umbrella with you it rains.

A. neverthelessB. although

C. in caseD. so that

15. I’m sorry I can’t see you immediately；but if you’d like to take a seat，I’ll be with you.

A. for a momentB. in a moment

C. for the momentD. at the moment

16. Fat people shouldthe temptation of sweet things.

A. refuseB. deny

C. disobeyD. resist

17.the sound，many people cameto see what had happened.

A. Heard；ranB. Hearing；running

C. Hearing；to runD. Heard；running

18. If the pressure is notimmediately，there may be an explosion.

A. relievedB. retreated

C. releasedD. recovered

19. Georgebe a policeman，for he’s much too short.

A. needn’tB. can’t

C. shouldn’tD. may

20. The trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn’t bothered by his loudnessby his lack of talent.

A. thanB. more than

C. asD. so much as

Ⅲ. Cloze（30 points）

Directions：For each blank in the following passage，there are four choices given below and marked A，B，C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable.

A land free from destruction，plus wealth，natural resources，and labor supply—all these were important 21 in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution. 22 they were not enough. Something 23was needed to start the industrial process. That“something special”was men—24individuals who could invent machines，find new sources of power，and establish business organizations to reshape society.

The men who 25 the machines of the Industrial Revolution came from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were26inventors than scientists. A man who is a27scientist is primarily interested in doing his research accurately. He is not necessarily working 28 that his findings can be used.

An inventor or one interested in applied science is 29 trying to make something that has a concrete use. He may try to solve a problem by using the theories 30 science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method，he is working to obtain a 31 result： the construction of a harvesting machine， the burning of a light bulb，or one of 32 other objectives.

Most of the people who33 the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors，not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had 34 or no training in science might not have made their inventions 35 a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years before.

21. A. casesB. reasons

C. factorsD. situations

22. A. ButB. And

C. BesidesD. Even

23. A. elseB. near

C. extraD. similar

24. A. generatingB. effective

C. motivatingD. creative

25. A. employedB. created

C. operatedD. controlled

26. A. lessB. better

C. moreD. worse

27. A. genuineB. practical

C. pureD. clever

28. A. nowB. and

C. allD. so

29. A. seldomB. sometimes

C. allD. never

30. A. ofB. with

C. toD. as

31. A. singleB. sole

C. specializedD. specific

32. A. fewB. those

C. manyD. all

33. A. proposedB. developed

C. suppliedD. offered

34. A. littleB. much

C. someD. any

35. A. asB. if

C. becauseD. while

Ⅳ. Reading Comprehension（60 points）

Directions：There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A，B，C and D. Choose one best answer.

Passage One

Have you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated unfairly？Have you ever bought something just because the salesman talked you into it？Are you afraid to ask a boy（girl）for a date？

Many people are afraid to assert themselves（insist upon their own rights）. Dr. Robert Alberti，author of Stand Up，Speak Out，and Talk Back，thinks it’s because their self-esteem is low.“Our whole set-up makes people doubt themselves.”says Alberti.“There’s always a‘superior’around a parent，a teacher，a boss who‘knows better’”.

But Alberti and other scientists are doing something to help people to assert themselves. They offer“as-sertiveness training”courses（AT）. In the AT courses people learn that they have a right to be themselves. They learn to speak out and feel good about doing so. They learn to be aggressive without hurting other people.

In one way，learning to speak out is to overcome fear. A group taking an AT course will help the timid person to lose his fear. But AT uses an even stronger motive—the need to share. The timid person speaks out in the group because he wants to tell how he feels. AT says you can get to feel good about yourself. And once you do，you can learn to speak out.

36. In the passage，the writer talks about the problem that.

A. some people are too easy-going

B. some people are too timid

C. there are too many superiors around us

D. some people dare not stick up for their own rights

37. The effect of our set-up on people is often to

.

A. make them distrust their own judgment

B. make things more favorable for them

C. keep them from speaking out as much as their superiors do

D. help them to learn to speak up for their rights

38. The underlined word“overcome”in the last paragraph refers to.

A. be afraid of

B. face with and get rid of

C. put up with

D. come up with

39. One thing AT doesn’t do is to.

A. use the need of people to share

B. show people they have the right to be themselves

C. help people to be aggressive at anytime even when others suffer

D. help people overcome fear

Passage Two

Lawn tennis is a good sport，being based in the ancient game of court tennis，which probably came up in Egypt or Persia some 2，500 years ago. Major Walter Wingfield thought that something like court tennis could be played outdoors on lawns，and in Dember 1873，he introduced his new game，which he called Sphairistike，at a lawn party in Wales. The sport became popular very rapidly，but the strange，difficult name disappeared almost at once，being replaced by the very simple and logical term“l(fā)awn tennis”.

By 1874 the game was being played by British soldiers in Bermuda，and in the early months of that year a young lady named Mary Outerbridge returned from Bermuda to New York，bringing with her the equipment necessary to play the new game. With the help of one of her brothers，she laid out a court on the grounds of Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club，and there，in the spring of 1874，Miss Outerbridge and some of her friends played the first game of lawn tennis in the United States.

And just two years later，in 1876，the first United States lawn tennis tournament was held—at Nahant near Boston.

40. Mary Outerbridge is important in the history of lawn tennis because.

A. she invented it

B. she give it its name

C. she introduced it to Bermuda

D. she brought it to America

41. The new game called Sphairistike appeared in in 1873.

A. America

B. Europe

C. Bermuda

D. Egypt

42. The first United States lawn tennis game was played.

A. at Nahant

B. on the Staten Island

C. in Boston

D. in New York

43. Which of the following statements is NOT true？

A. Lawn tennis became popular very rapidly in the United States.

B. It was Major Walter Wingfield who invented court tennis.

C. The sport was called“l(fā)awn tennis”shortly after it was invented.

D. Miss Outerbridge set up a lawn tennis court with the help of her brother.

Passage Three

A computer virus is a program or piece of code that is loaded onto your computer without your knowledge and runs against your wishes. All computer viruses are manmade. Here are some virus prevention tips.

Do not open any files attached to an e-mail from an unknown，suspicious or untrustworthy source.

Do not open any files attached to an e-mail unless you know what it is，even if it appears to come from a dear friend or someone you know. Some viruses can replicate themselves and spread through e-mail. Better be safe that sorry and confirm that they really sent it.

Do not open any files attached to an e-mail if the subject line is questionable or unexpected. If the need to do so is there always save the file to your hard drive before doing so.

Delete chain e-mails and junk e-mail. Do not forward（轉(zhuǎn)寄）or reply to any of them.These types of e-mail are considered spam（垃圾郵件），which contains lots of annoying advertisements and useless information.

Do not download any files from strangers.

Be careful when downloading files from the Internet. Ensure that the source is a legitimate and reputable one. Verify that an anti-virus program checks the files on the download site. If you are uncertain，don’t download the file at all or download the file to a floppy（軟盤）and test it with your own anti- virus software.

Update your anti-virus software regularly. Over 500 viruses are discovered each month，so you’ll want to be protected. These updates should be at least the products virus signature files. You may also need to up-date the product’s scanning engine as well.

Back up（備份）your files on a regular basis. If a virus destroys your files，at least you can replace them with your backup copy. You should store your backup copy in a separate location from your work files，one that is preferably not on your computer.

44. This passage mainly tells us.

A. what a computer virus is

B. how to use e-mail safely

C. how to use computers safely

D. how to prevent computer viruses

45. Which of the following statements about computer virus is TRUE？

A. A computer virus is a kind of worm

B. Not all computer viruses are manmade

C. Computer viruses run according to our wishes

D. A computer virus is a program or piece of code

46. When we use e-mail，we should.

A. open all the files we receive

B. open any file even if we don’t know what it is

C. not open any files if the subject line is questionable

D. forward or reply to junk e-mail

47. Which of the following statements is NOT true？

A. We’d better not download any files from strangers.

B. We’d better download files from a legitimate and reputable source.

C. We should update our anti-virus software regularly.

D. We should store our backup copy in the same location as our work files.

Passage Four

Advertising has become a very specialized activity in modern times. In the business world of today，supply is usually greater than demand. There is great competition between different manufacturers of the same kind of product to persuade customers to buy their own particular brand. They always have to remind the consumer of the name and the qualities of their product. They do this by advertising. The manufacturer advertises in the newspapers and on posters. He sometimes pays for songs about his product in commercial radio programs. He employs attractive salesgirls to distribute samples of it. He organizes competitions，with prizes for the winners. He often advertises on the screens of local cinemas. Most important of all，in countries that have television he has advertisements put into programs that will accept them. Manufacturers often spend large sums of money on advertisements. We buy a particular product because we think that it is the best. We usually think so because of the advertisements that say so. Some people never pause to ask themselves if the advertisements are telling the truth.

48. How many kinds of advertisements are mentioned in the passage？

A. 7B. 5

C. 4D. 8

49. According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true？

A. Some people never have any doubts about what advertisements tell them.

B. Great competition exists between different manufacturers of the same products.

C. The customer usually demands more than the manufacturer can supply.

D. The manufacturer wants to persuade customers to buy his own brand.

50. Which of the following advertisements is the most important one？

A. Advertising in the newspapers.

B. Putting advertisements into TV programs.

C. Distributing samples by attractive salesgirls.

D. Organizing competitions with prizes for the winners.

51. The passage tells us that the customer usually buys a particular brand because he thinks that.

A. he can get a prize

B. it is the cheapest

C. there is great competition between customers for the same brand

D. it is the best

Passage Five

Tom had once worked in a city office in London，but now he is out of work. He had a large family to support，so he often found himself in difficulty. He often visited Mr. White on Sundays，told him about his troubles，and asked for two or three pounds.

Mr. White，a man with a kind heart，found it difficult to refuse the money，though he himself was poor. Tom had already received more than thirty pounds from Mr. White，but he always seemed to be in need of some more.

One day，after telling Mr. White a long story of his troubles，Tom asked for five pounds.

Mr. White had heard this sort of thing before，but he listened patiently to the end. Then he said，“I understand your difficulties，Tom. I’d like to help you. But I’m not going to give you five pounds this time. I’ll lend you the money，and you can pay me off next time you see me.”

Tom took the money，but he never appeared again.

52. Tom was now in difficulties because he.

A. worked in a city office and was poorly paid

B. was poorly paid and had a large family to support

C. was poorly paid and always spent money carelessly

D. was out of work and had a large family to support

53. Altogether Tom receivedfrom Mr. White.

A. at least 35 pounds

B. exactly 35 pounds

C. less than 30 pounds

D. five pounds

54. Every time Tom went to Mr. White，he would

.

A. directly ask for some money

B. give some reasons before asking for money

C. give reasons and then borrow 5 pounds

D. ask for money before explaining his trouble

55. Mr. White decided to lend，not to give Tom 5 pounds in order to.

A. encourage him to come again

B. get all his money back

C. get rid of him

D. thank him for his stories

V. Daily conversation（15 points）

Directions：pick out appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogue.

A. Hold the line

B. flight number

C. ask a question

D. To New York

E. May I have your name？

F. reconfirm my seat

G. please check in

H. On May 11th

A：Northwind Airlines. Can I help you？

B：Hello，I’d like to 56，please.

A：May I have your name and 57，please？

B：My name is Daniel Adams and my flight number is 374.

A：When are you leaving？

B：58 .

A：And your destination？

B：Buenos Aires.

A：59，please…All right. Your seat is confirmed，Mr. Adams. You’ll be arriving in Buenos Aires at 4 o’clock p.m. local time.

B：thank you. Can I pick up my ticket when I check in？

A：Yes，but 60 at least one hour before departure time.

VI. Writing（25 points）

Directions：For this part，you are allowed 20 minutes to write a composition of about 120 words according to the following topic.

你（Li Yuan）在網(wǎng)上買了一塊表，但你不滿意，因為它總有毛病。請給網(wǎng)購售后寫一封抱怨信。

其內(nèi)容如下：買表的時間、地點；出現(xiàn)的問題；要求退貨。