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1、大學(xué)英語考試復(fù)習(xí)資料專升本英語模擬276大學(xué)英語考試復(fù)習(xí)資料專升本英語模擬276專升本英語模擬276 Phonetics問題:1.A.housingB.aboutC.countryD.count答案:C問題:2.A.eitherB.ThursdayC.furthestD.clothes答案:B問題:3.A.areaB.heatC.realD.idea答案:B解析 A，C，D項(xiàng)劃線部分發(fā)，而B項(xiàng)劃線部分發(fā)i:，因此選B項(xiàng)。 Vocabulary and Structure問題:1. I prefer this game _that one.A.thanB.more thanC.rather th

2、anD.to答案:Dprefer.to表示“比起更喜歡”。問題:2. My brother is now working _ he did last year.A.much harder thanB.more harder thanC.more thanD.much than答案:A本題考查副詞比較級(jí)用法。這句話是說工作更努力，因此應(yīng)用hard的比較級(jí)harder，可以排除C、D。much可以用來修飾比較級(jí)，表示“的多”。句意為：我弟弟現(xiàn)在工作比去年要努力得多了。問題:3. The reason why the car stopped was _.A.because the road was

3、not goodB.that the road was not goodC.due to the bad roadD.because of the bad road答案:BThe reason was一般不用because引導(dǎo)的從句作表語。問題:4. Is it necessary to_ our body to the sunlight?A.revealB.displayC.exposeD.show答案:C本題考動(dòng)詞的詞義辨析。reveal意為“走漏(消息，風(fēng)聲等)”；display意為“展示”； expose意為“暴露”；show意為“出示”。結(jié)合句意，故C項(xiàng)正確。本句大意為：有必要將身體

4、暴露在陽光下嗎?問題:5. Something bad has happened _ the family last night.A.toB.forC.ofD.toward答案:A問題:6. The greatest invention of the 20th century is _ computer.A./B.theC.aD.an答案:B特指發(fā)明的是什么，用定冠詞。選項(xiàng)B是正確的。問題:7. They stand_.A.under the sunB.in the sunC.over the sunD.against the sun答案:Bunder the sun意為“天下；究竟”；in

5、the sun意為“在陽光下”；against the sun意為“朝著逆時(shí)針方向”。問題:8. _ hearing the result, Mary felt relieved.A.AsB.AtC.ForD.On答案:D問題:9. Never in my life _ such a thing.A.I have heard or have seenB.have I heard or seenC.I have heard or seenD.did I hear or see答案:B never是否定詞，以否定詞起始的句子應(yīng)主謂倒裝?！皬膩頉]聽說過”，表示在此以前某動(dòng)作從未發(fā)生，應(yīng)用現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)。

6、問題:10. Frankly speaking, I d rather you _ anything about it for the time being.A.didn t doB.haven t doneC.don t doD.have done答案:A解析 考查would rather的用法。句意：坦率地說，我寧愿你現(xiàn)在對(duì)此事什么也不做。would rather引導(dǎo)的從句中應(yīng)用虛擬語氣，且此處表示與現(xiàn)在事實(shí)相反的虛擬語氣，故用一般過去時(shí)。故選A。問題:11. We human beings usually express our thoughts _ words.A.through me

7、ans ofB.by means ofC.through means ofD.by mean of答案:B短語by means of意為“通過方法、借著”，所以B正確。問題:12. We were surprised because it was the first time they us _ to lunch.A.inviteB.invitedC.have invitedD.had invited答案:Dit is the first time后面的從句用現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)，it was the first time后面的從句要用過去完成時(shí)，因此D正確。問題:13. Beyond _ stars,

8、 the astronauts saw nothing but _ space.A.the, /B./,theC./,/D.the, the答案:A問題:14. People have already _ poverty and now they live happy lives.A.got tired ofB.got upC.got hold ofD.got rid of答案:D該句意為“現(xiàn)在人們已經(jīng)擺脫了貧困，過上了幸福的生活”。本題主要考查的是動(dòng)詞與其他詞搭配的意義。got rid of意思是“擺脫、去掉”，get tired of、get up、get hold of選項(xiàng)的意思分別是“

9、厭倦，厭煩”、“起床”、“抓住，把握住”，根據(jù)題意，選項(xiàng)D正確。問題:15. He fell off his bike. _ ,he had to stay at home for several days.A.In a wordB.In other wordsC.As a matter of factD.Once in a while答案:B Cloze It was Sunday. The trains were crowded. A gentleman was walking along the platform 1 a place. In one of 2 he saw a vacan

10、t seat. But a small suitcase was 3 on it and a stout gentleman was sitting next to it. Is this seat vacant? asked the gentleman. No, it is my 4 answered the stout gentleman. He is just coming. This is his suitcase. Well, said the gentleman, I will sit here till he 5 . Five minutes later, the train s

11、tarted, 6 nobody came. Your friend is late, said the gentleman, He 7 his train, but he need not 8 suitcase. And 9 these words he 10 the case and threw it out of the window. The stout gentleman jumped up to catch the case but it was too late. He regretted taking two seats for his own comfort. 1.A.loo

12、king forB.and lookedC.look forD.looked答案:A2.A.the carB.the carsC.carsD.his cars答案:B3.A.LayingB.LayC.LyingD.Lied答案:C4.A.friendB.friendsC.friendsD.friends答案:B5.A.will comeB.is comingC.comeD.comes答案:D6.A.andB.soC.tillD.but答案:D7.A.has lostB.was lostC.has missedD.is missed答案:C8.A.lose hisB.to lose theC.l

13、osing theD.missing his答案:A9.A.saidB.withC.he sayingD.at答案:B10.A.tookB.fetchedC.getD.carried答案:A Reading Comprehension Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements (No. 46 through No. 50). For each question or statement there are 4 choices. You s

14、hould make the correct choice and put the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Who takes care of the elderly in the United States today? The fact is that family members provide over 80% of the care that elderly people need. In most cases the elderly live in their own homes: A very small percent

15、age of Americas elderly live in nursing homes. Samuel Preston, a sociologist at the University of Pennsylvania, studied how the American family is changing. He reported that by the time the average American couple reaches about 40 years of age, their parents are usually still alive. The statistics s

16、how the change in lifestyles and responsibilities of aging (老齡化) Americans. The average middle-aged couple can look forward to caring for elderly parents sometime after their own children have grown up. Moreover, because people today live longer after an illness than people did years ago, family mem

17、bers must provide long-term care. These facts also mean that after caregivers provide for their elderly parents, who will eventually die, they will be old and may require care too. When they do, their spouses(配偶) will probably take care of them because they have had fewer children than their parents

18、 did. Because Americans are living longer than ever, more social workers have begun to study ways of care-giving to improve the care of the elderly. They have found that all care-givers share a common characteristic: They believe that they are the best people for the job. The social workers have als

19、o discovered three basic reasons why the caregivers take on the responsibility of caring for an elderly, dependent relative. Many caregivers believe they had an obligation (職責(zé)) to help their relatives. Some think that helping others makes them feel more useful. Others hope that by helping someone no

20、w, they will deserve care when they become old and dependent. 1. Samuel Prestons study shows thatA.lifestyles and responsibilities of the elderly are not changingB.most American couples over 40 have no living parentsC.middle-aged Americans have to take care of their children and parents at the same

21、timeD.elderly people may need care for a long time because they live longer after an illness答案:D解析 本題是事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。題于的意思是：Samuel Preston的研究表明了_。本題用排除法。A、B、C、均與文中表達(dá)的意思相反。所以選D項(xiàng)。2. Who will most probably take care of the middle-aged Americans when they need care themselves?A.They themselves.B.Their close frie

22、nds.C.Their children.D.Their husbands or wives答案:D解析 本題是事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。題干的意思是:當(dāng)中年的美國人需要的時(shí)候誰是那個(gè)最可能照顧他們的人?因?yàn)镾amuel Preston 研究表明美國的中年人希望能夠等到孩子成年再去照顧老人，但是作為中堅(jiān)力量的他們將來又靠誰來照顧呢?根據(jù)文中第二段最后一句話“their spouses will probably take care of them because they have had fewer children than their parents did. ”(跟他們的父母比起來他們的孩子很少，所

23、以很可能是由他們的配偶來照顧他們。)所以選D項(xiàng)。3. All caregivers believe that they can _.A.care for their elderly parents better than any other peopleB.keeps closer to their old parents by this meansC.does much better if they have a job as social workersD.improve the care of the elderly with the help of the social workers

24、答案:A解析 本題是事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。題干的意思是：所有的照看者都相信他們能_。根據(jù)文中第三段第二句話“They believe that they are the best people for the job. ”(他們相信他們是做這個(gè)工作最合適的人選。)所以選A項(xiàng)。4. Which of the following is NOT a reason why people look after their relatives?A.They feel they are of use to other people.B.They want to set an example to their chil

25、dren.C.They think it is their duty to help their relatives.D.They hope they deserve care when they need it.答案:B解析 本題是事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。題干的意思是：下面哪一個(gè)不是人們照顧他們親人的原因?從文中第三段我們得知有三個(gè)原因：認(rèn)為自己有責(zé)任；照顧別人時(shí)覺得自己是個(gè)有用的人；希望自己老年的時(shí)候得到相同的回報(bào)。所以答案中的三個(gè)選項(xiàng)與原文一一對(duì)照，只有B項(xiàng)不是其中的原因。5. What is the main idea of the passage?A.Most old people live l

26、onger today after an illness than people did years ago.B.Many old people are put into nursing homes by their families, who do not visit them regularly.C.Most elderly people are taken care of by their families, who assume the responsibility for different reasons.D.Most elderly people are satisfied wi

27、th the better ways of care-giving that social workers have come up with.答案:C解析 本題是主旨大意題。題干的意思是：這篇文章的主旨是什么?本文提出了老齡化社會(huì)誰來擔(dān)負(fù)起照顧老年人責(zé)任的問題，指出經(jīng)研究表明大部分的責(zé)任由家人來承擔(dān)，并且分析了這種現(xiàn)象和其中的原因。所以選C項(xiàng)。 Of all Barry H. Landaus anecdotes about his friendships with presidential dogs, perhaps the best is the one about the time th

28、e Clinton White House called to postpone his play-date with Buddy. Yes, Landau is both human and an adult, a 60-year-old author, presidential historian, former White House protocol officer and memorabilia collector. But so enamored is he of dogs, and so well connected to a succession of presidents,

29、that he had an appointment for a South Lawn romp one day with Buddy, Bill Clintons Labrador retriever (拉布拉多犬). Logistics got in the way, though, and hence Clinton secretary Betty Curries apologetic voice mail left at the Smithsonian Institution, where Landau was doing research: Im sorry, but well ha

30、ve to reschedule Mr. Landaus play-date with Buddy. Not surprisingly, this is a happy week for Landau, with the new Obama family dog, Bo, joining a White House tradition that dates to George Washington. Its one that Landau feels is invaluable to a presidency. Having a dog just humanizes a president,

31、he says. It completes the picture. Its something people can relate to. And Landau has related to the best of them. Hes known about 25 White House dogs since the Eisenhower administration. Among the presidential-pooch memorabilia in his Manhattan apartment are matching orange inaugural dog coats worn

32、 by LBJs twin beagles (小獵犬), Him and Her, and a photo of Landau kissing Clipper, JFKs German shepherd. 1. Whos Buddy?A.Barry Landaus friendB.Betty Curries cousinC.Bill Clintons dogD.George Washingtons play-date.答案:C第二段。Buddy, Bill Clintons Labrador retriever意為Buddy，克林頓的拉布拉多犬。2. Who was the first pre

33、sident to have a dog in the White House?A.Bill ClintonB.John F. KennedyC.Dwight EisenhowerD.George Washington答案:D第四段。the new Obama family dog，Bo，joining a White House tradition that dates to George Washington奧巴馬的狗，Bo是自華盛頓總統(tǒng)以來加入白宮傳統(tǒng)的新的總統(tǒng)家庭狗。由此可見，華盛頓是第一位把狗帶入白宮的總統(tǒng)。3. Where does Landau live?A.Washington

34、, DCB.Manhattan, New York CityC.Baltimore, MarylandD.White House答案:B最后一段。the presidential-pooch memorabilia總統(tǒng)家的小狗紀(jì)念品。在Landau的紐約曼哈頓的家里有很多總統(tǒng)狗的紀(jì)念品。4. According to Landau, why is it important for a president to have a dog?A.It increases his chances of being reelected.B.It humanizes the president, making

35、 him easier to relate to.C.It shows that the president can care for an animal.D.It is the tradition of White House as a president.答案:B第五段。Landau說，總統(tǒng)養(yǎng)狗會(huì)使總統(tǒng)更顯人性化，使總統(tǒng)的形象更完美，也很容易把人們與總統(tǒng)聯(lián)系起來。 As far back as he could remember, Larry had longed to go to Hollywood and become a film star. The young mans hopes

36、 for success were broken again and again, however. Hollywood just did not seem interested. When he first came to California Larry had decided never to give up and return home without success. Therefore, he kept on trying. Someday, he told himself, his big opportunity would come. Larry found a job pa

37、rking cars for one of Hollywoods big restaurants. His pay was basic, but since the guests were kind enough to give him more money, he managed to make a living. One day he recognized an important film director driving into the parking lot and getting out of his car. Larry had recently heard that the

38、man was ready to make a new picture. Larry got into the car and prepared to drive it on into the lot and park it. Then he stopped, jumped out, and ran over to the director. Excuse me, sir, but I think its only fair to tell you that its now or never if you want me in your next picture. A lot of big c

39、ompanies are after me. Instead of pushing away the boy, the director got interested in Larrys words and stopped. Yes? Which companies? he asked. Well, replied the boy, theres the telephone company, the gas company, and the electric company, to tell you only a few. The director laughed, then wrote so

40、mething on a card and handed it to.the young man. Come and see me tomorrow. Larry got a small part in the directors next film. He was on his way! 5. Which of the following was Larry interested in?A.Working as a waiter.B.Becoming a film star.C.Parking cars for film stars.D.Never going home.答案:B參見文章第一

41、句。6. Why did Larry find a job parking cars?A.Because he liked the job.B.Because the parking lot was near Hollywood.C.To make a living and wait for the opportunity.D.To see a lot of film stars and work for them.答案:C參見第二段。7. After reading the story what can we infer about the film director?A.He wanted

42、 to laugh at Larry.B.He recognized Larry at first sight.C.He was kind and gave Larry a try.D.He thought Larry would become a star.答案:C通過兩個(gè)人的對(duì)話可以看出。8. He was on his way refers to the fact that _ .A.he gave up and returned homeB.he began to work towards successC.he took a journey to HollywoodD.he had

43、difficulties in playing the small part答案:B因?yàn)長(zhǎng)arry有機(jī)會(huì)出演一個(gè)角色，這是他通往成功的開始。 It is possible that the weather of the world may be changing. Some scientists imagine that this could even mean the beginning of another ice age. The effects of such a change in weather on human population of the world would be f

44、rightening. Recent research suggests that the warming trend (傾向)of the past hundred years or so may be coming to an end. During the past ten years, scientists tell us that the temperature of the world has dropped a little. This would have effects on wind and rain in the weather picture. Scientists b

45、elieve clouds may be an important factor (因素) in changing the amount of heat on the earth. Another possibility is that mans agriculture and industry ways may affect the natural weather. 1. The weather of the world seems to be getting_.A.hotterB.colderC.warmerD.freezing答案:B參見句子：During the past ten ye

46、ars，scientists tell us that the temperature of the world has dropped a little2. The temperature of the world in the past ten years has dropped a little_.A.because wind and rain changed the weatherB.the drop in the temperature would have effects on wind and rainC.because wind and rain did not change

47、the weatherD.the drop in the temperature would not have effects on wind and rain答案:B參見句子：This would have effects on wind and rain in the weather picture3. The main factor in changing the amount of heat on the earth is_.A.mans agriculture and industry waysB.natural weatherC.wind and rainD.clouds答案:D參

48、見句子：Scientists believe clouds may be an important factor(因素) in changing the amount of heat on the earth4. The warming weather of the past hundred years may_.A.beginB.endC.be another ice ageD.start答案:B參見句子：Recent research suggests that the warming trend(傾向)Of the past hundred years or so may be comi

49、ng to an end其中，come to an end=end。 A few minutes ago, walking back from lunch, I started to cross the street when I heard the sound of a coin dropping. It wasnt much but, as I turned, my eyes caught the heads of several other people turning too. A woman had dropped what appeared to be a dime. The ti

50、nkling sound of a coin dropping on pavement is an attention-getter. It can be nothing more than a penny. Whatever the coin is, no one ignores the sound of it. It got me thinking about sounds again. We are besieged (包圍) by so many sounds that attract the most attention. People in New York City seldom

51、 turn to look when a fire engine, a police car or an ambulance comes screaming along the street. When Im in New York, Im a New Yorker. I dont turn either. Like the natives. At home in my little town in Connecticut, its different. The distant wail of a police car, an emergency vehicle or a fire siren

52、 brings me to my feet if Im seated and brings me to the window if Im in bed. Its the quietest sounds that have most effect on us, not the loudest. In the middle of the night, I can hear a dripping tap a hundred yards away through three closed doors. Ive been hearing little creaking noises and. sound

53、s which my imagination turns into footsteps in the middle of the night for twenty- five years in our house. How come I never hear those sounds in the daytime? 1. The sound of a coin dropping makes people _ .A.think of moneyB.look at each otherC.pay attention to itD.stop crossing the street答案:C第一段。一個(gè)

54、硬幣掉地，街上的行人都回頭。選項(xiàng)C是正確的。2. People in New York _ .A.dont care about emergenciesB.are used to alarmC.are attracted by soundsD.dont hear loud noises答案:B第三段。整日被高聲叫嚷的聲音包圍，好像已經(jīng)習(xí)以為常了。但還不能說不關(guān)心。選項(xiàng)B是正確的。3. How does the author relate to sounds at night?A.He imagines sounds that do not exist.B.He overstates quiet

55、 sounds.C.He thinks taps should be turned off.D.He believes its rather quiet at night.答案:B最后一段。作者夸張地陳述了夜間非常小的聲音。選項(xiàng)B是正確的。4. How does the writer feel about sounds in general?A.They make him feel at home.B.He thinks they should be ignored.C.He believes they are part of our lives.D.He prefers silence to

56、 loud noises.答案:C作者從不同角度：時(shí)間、距離、大小、地點(diǎn)等描述了聲音無處、無時(shí)不在。聲音是我們生活的一部分。選項(xiàng)C是正確的。 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 someone for a date? Many people are afraid to assert themselves (堅(jiān)持已見). Dr. Robert Albe