[大學(xué)英語(yǔ)考試復(fù)習(xí)資料]專升本英語(yǔ)分類模擬題7

1、大學(xué)英語(yǔ)考試復(fù)習(xí)資料專升本英語(yǔ)分類模擬題7大學(xué)英語(yǔ)考試復(fù)習(xí)資料專升本英語(yǔ)分類模擬題7專升本英語(yǔ)分類模擬題7 Cloze 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 and mark your answer by blankening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Robert E

2、dwards was blinded in a traffic accident. He was also a little deaf 1 old age. Last week, he was taking a walk near his home when a thunderstorm came. He hid 2 the storm under a big tree and was struck by lightning. He was knocked 3 the ground and woke up some 20 minutes 4 , lying face down in water

3、 in water below a tree. He went into the house and lay down in bed. A short time later, he awoke; his legs felt 5 and he was trembling, but, when he opened his eyes, he could see the clock across the room fading in and out in front of him. When his wife entered, he 6 her for the first time in nine y

4、ears. Doctors 7 that he had regained his sight and hearing obviously from the flash of lightning, but they were unable to explain that. The only 8 explanation offered by one doctor was that, 9 Edwards lost his sight as a result of trauma in a terrible accident, perhaps the only way it could be resto

5、red was by 10 trauma. 1.A.becauseB.because ofC.asD.since答案:B2.A.fromB.awayC.againstD.contrary答案:A3.A.atB.inC.toD.on答案:D4.A.lateB.soonC.laterD.after答案:C5.A.dyingB.deadC.dieD.being died答案:B6.A.sawB.watchedC.noticedD.examined答案:A7.A.sayB.thought overC.made sureD.agreed to答案:C8.A.possiblyB.possibleC.pro

6、bablyD.mainly答案:B9.A.althoughB.because ofC.even thoughD.since答案:D10.A.othersB.otherC.anotherD.one other答案:C Reading Comprehension Directions: There are four reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C an

7、d D. Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage One In ancient times wealth was measured and exchanged in things that could be touched: food, tools, and precious metals and stones. Then the barter system was replaced by coins, which still had real value

8、since they were pieces of rare metal. Coins were followed by fiat money, paper notes that have value only because everyone agrees to accept them. Today electronic monetary systems are gradually being introduced that will transform money into even less tangible forms, reducing it to a series of bits

9、and bytes, or units of computerized information, going between machines at the speed of light. Already, electronic fund transfer allows money to be instantly sent and received by different banks, companies, and countries through computers and telecommunications devices. 1. Which of the following wou

10、ld be the most appropriate title for the passage?A.International Banking PoliciesB.The History of Monetary ExchangeC.The Development of Paper CurrenciesD.Current Problems in the Economy答案:B2. According to the passage, which of the following was the earliest kind of exchange of wealth?A.Bartered food

11、sB.Fiat moneyC.Coin currencyD.Intangible forms答案:A3. The author mentions food, tools and precious metals and stones together because they are all _.A.useful itemsB.articles of valueC.difficult things to obtainD.material objects答案:D4. According to the passage, coins once had real value as currency be

12、cause they _.A.represented a great improvement over barterB.permitted easy transportation of wealthC.were made of precious metalsD.could become collectors items答案:C5. Which of the following statements about computerized monetary systems is NOT supported by the passage?A.They promote international tr

13、ade.B.They allow very rapid money transfers.C.They are still limited to small transactions (交易).D.They are dependent on good telecommunications systems.答案:CPassage Two At the University of Kansas art museum, scientists tested the effect of different colored walls on two groups of visitors to an exhi

14、bit of paintings. For the first group the room was painted white; for the second, dark brown. Movement of each group was followed by an electrical equipment under the carpet. The experiment showed that those who entered the dark brown walked more quickly, covered more area, and spent less time in th

15、e room than people in the white one. Dark brown made people more active, but the activity ended sooner. Not only the choice of colors but also the general appearance of a room affects those inside. Another experiment presented people with photographs of faces whose energy was to be commented. Three

16、groups of people were used; each was shown the same photos, but each group was in an ordinary rooma nice office. The third was in a tastefully designed living room with carpeting. Results showed that the people in the beautiful room tend to give higher marks to the faces than those in the ugly room

17、did. Other studies that students do better on tests taken in comfortable room than in ordinary-looking or ugly rooms. 1. Which of the following is the best expression of the main idea of this passage?A.People in beautiful rooms tend to give higher marks to photos of faces than people in ugly roomsB.

18、The color and general appearance of a room have a deeper effect on the behavior of the people in itC.The University of Kansas has studied the effects of the color of room on peoples behaviorD.Beautifully furnished, light-coloured rooms make people more comfortable than ugly, dark rooms答案:B2. Accordi

19、ng to the passage, we may conclude that the whiter a room is _.A.the longer people like to stay in itB.the sooner people in it will leaveC.the more active people in it will becomeD.the more excited people答案:A3. What is referred to as the general appearance in this passage is _.A.how many broad windo

20、ws a room has, through which sunlight might come inB.the size of a roomC.whether there are beautiful walls in a roomD.what the room looks like答案:D4. This passage provides us with _.A.a piece of scientific informationB.a normal lessonC.an interesting testD.a piece of news答案:A5. At least how many test

21、s were carried out by the scientists referred to in this passage?A.ThreeB.TwoC.Only oneD.No one knows答案:APassage Three The water we drink and use is running short in the world. We all have to learn how to stop wasting our limited water. One of the steps we should take is to find ways of reusing it.

22、Experiments have already been done in this field. Today in most large cities, fresh water is used only once, then it runs into waste system. But it is possible to pipe the used water to a purifying factory. There it can be filtered and treated with chemicals so that it can be used again, just as it

23、were fresh from a spring. But even if every large city purified and reused its water, we still would not have enough. Then we could turn to the oceans. All wed have to do to make use of the seawater on earth is to get rid of the salt. This process is called desalinization, and it is already in use i

24、n many parts of the world. 1. The way to stop wasting our limited water is to _.A.do experiments with waterB.purify the used water and reuse itC.use fresh water once againD.make use of seawater答案:B2. The following tells us how to reuse the used water. Which is the right order of the passage?A.to hav

25、e the used water filteredB.to put chemicals in itC.to pipe it to the usersD.to pipe the used water to be purified to a factory答案:A3. There wouldnt be enough water for us if we didnt _.A.turn to the oceans for more waterB.reuse used water and make use of seawaterC.desalt seawaterD.take steps to reuse

26、 all water on earth答案:B4. The would it in the last sentence refers to _.A.seawaterB.purified waterC.the process of getting rid of the salt in seawaterD.the process of collecting salt from the sea oceans答案:C5. The best title for the passage is _.A.How to Reuse WaterB.Two Solutions to the Problem of W

27、ater ShortageC.Stop Wasting Our Limited WaterD.How to Make Use of Seawater答案:BPassage Four Some people hate everything that is modern. They cannot imagine how anyone can really like modern music; they find it hard to accept the new fashions in clothing; they think that all modern painting is ugly; a

28、nd they seldom have a good word for the new buildings that are being built everywhere in the world. Such people look for perfection in everything, and they take their standards of perfection from the past. They are usually impatient with anyone who is brave enough to experiment with new or to expres

29、s himself or the age in materials original ways. It is, of course, true that many artists do not succeed in their work and instead produce works that can only be considered as failures. If the work of art is a painting, the artists failure concerns himself alone, but if it is a building, his failure

30、 concerns others too, because it may damage the beauty of the whole place. This does sometimes happen, but it is completely untrue to say, as some people do, that modern architecture is nothing. We cant judge every modern building by the standards of the ancient time, even though we admire the ancie

31、nt buildings. Technologically, the modern buildings are more advanced. The modern architect knows he should learn from the ancient works, but with his greater resources of knowledge and materials, he will never be content to imitate the past. He is too proud to do that. 1. Some people hate everythin

32、g that is modern because _.A.they are agedB.they find it hard to accept modern thingsC.they take their standards of perfection from the GreekD.they look at things by the standards of the past答案:D2. The writer of the passage thinks that _.A.it is true to say artists fail in their workB.it is untrue t

33、o say artists fail in their workC.it is true to say some artists fail in their workD.it is true to say only painters fail in their work答案:C3. The writer thinks the failure of a building _.A.means nothingB.concerns othersC.concerns only the artistD.concerns all the people in the world答案:B4. The write

34、r thinks that _.A.we cant judge buildings by the ancient standardsB.we cant judge all the buildings by the ancient standardsC.we cant judge all the modern buildings by the ancient standardsD.we cant judge modern buildings答案:C5. Technologically, the modern buildings are more advanced. The sentence means _.A.the ancient architects had no technologyB.the moder