湖北普通專升本英語(yǔ)模擬試題一

湖北普通專升本英語(yǔ)模擬試題（一）PartIVocabularyandStructure1.Ican’tunderstandhowyou________theseunpleasantsurroundings.A)putoutB)putdownC)putupwithD)putforward2.________youdecidetotakeupyoushouldtrytomakeitasuccess.A)WhateverB)UnlessC)WheneverD)Ifonly3.IfHarrydidnotattendtheconferencelastnight,he________toomuchworktodo.A)musthavehadB)musthaveC)hadhadD)hadtohavehad4.JohnoftenattendspubliclecturesattheUniversityofOxford,chiefly________hisEnglish.A)toimproveB)improvingC)tohaveimprovedD)improved5.Itwassuggestedatthemeetingthateffectivemeasures________tosolvetheproblem.A)weretakenB)betakenC)mustbetakenD)take6.Iam________ofyourstupidconversation.A)annoyedB)worriedC)angryD)tired7.Theyarebuildingthedamin________withanotherfirm.A)comparisonB)associationC)touchD)tune8.Mostparentsencouragetheirchildrentotakeanactivepartinsocialevents,________thoseeventsdonotinterferewiththeirstudies.A)lestB)thoughC)unlessD)provided9.Orlando,acityinFlorida,________foritsmainattraction,MagicKingdom.whichiswellknownB)iswellknownC)wellknownD)beingwellknown10.Heis________awriterasareporter.moreB)ratherC)notsomuchD)notmuch11.Jimissorry________soimpolitetoyourguestlastSaturday.tobeB)havingbeenC)beingD)tohavebeen12.IsupposethatwhenIcomebackintenyears’timealltheseoldhouses________down.A)willhavebeenpulledB)willhavepulledC)willbepullingD)willbepulled13.Tobesure,someinsectscanbuildcomplexsocieties________differenttypesofindividualsperformingdifferenttasks.A)takenfromB)madeofC)composedofD)developedfrom14.Thestudentswillputofftheoutinguntilnextweek,________theywonA)whenB)asC)sinceD)while15.Ihavenotfoundmybookyet;infact,Iamnotsure________Icouldhavedonewithit.A)whetherB)whyC)whatD)when16.Ifyoudonotfastenyoursafetybelt,yourchancesofbeing________willbegreater.A)beatenB)hurtC)damagedD)stricken

’tbesobusy.17.“________”formanyyears,thewritersuddenlybecamefamous.HavingignoredhimB)TobeignoredC)TohavebeenignoredD)Havingbeenignored18.Thisbird’slargewings________ittoflyveryfast.ableB)enableC)unsureD)cause19.Thepictureexhibitionboredmetodeath.IwishI________toit.havenotgoneB)didnotgoC)hadnotgoneD)shouldnothavegone20.Idon’tswimnot,butI________whenIwasakid.usedtoitB)usedtodoingitC)usedtoD)usedtodo21.Ifoundmydaughtersittinginthekitchen,crying________.stronglyB)bitterlyC)heavilyD)deeply22.Youaregettingtoooldforfootball.YouA)takeinB)takeupC)takeforD)takeover

’dbetter________tennisinstead.23.Whenthetwoyoungpeopleweremarried,theceremonywasanything________uptodata.A)butB)besideC)exceptD)apartfrom24.Hedidn’tmentionanythingabouttheparty,________thedate.A)eitherevenB)evennorC)evenneitherD)noteven25.Afterbeingrescuedfromtheaircrash,thepeopleagreedthattheyhadmuchto________.A)thankB)bethankedC)bethankfulD)bethankfulfor26.Thisnewmethodnotonlysavestimebutalsosavesenergy

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ontwobatteriesinsteadtofour.A)inB)onC)byD)for27.What________tohimiswhetherthejoballowshimtopursuehisstudies.A)mattersB)refersC)happensD)applies28.Hesaidthatveryclearlysothatnobodywasinany________aboutwhatwasmeant.A)doubtB)wonderC)questionD)consideration29.Itispredictedthatheavyrainsare________tofloodtheareainafewdays.A)frighteningB)threateningC)scatteringD)warning30.InmostoftheUnitedStates,themorningnewspaperis________byschoolagechildren.directedB)dischargedC)derivedD)deliveredPartIIClozeWhentelevisionfirstbegantoexpand,veryfewofthepeoplewhohadbecomefamousas__31__announcerswereabletobeequallyeffective__32__television.Someofthedifficultiestheyexperiencedwhentheyweretryingto__33__themselvestothenewmediumweretechnical.When__34__onradio,forexample,theyhadbecome__35__toseeingonbehalfofthelistener.Thisartofseeingforothers__36__thattheannouncerhastobeverygood__37__talking.Aboveall,hehastobeableto__38__acontinuoussequence(序列)ofvisual(視覺的)imageswhichaddmeaning__39__theroundthelistenerhears.Inthe__40__oftelevision,however,theannouncersees__41__withtheviewer.Hisduty,__42__,iscompletelydifferent.Heistheretomake__43__thattheviewerdoesnot__44__anypointofinterest,tohelphimfocus__45__particularthings,andtohelphim__46__theimagesonthetelevisionscreen.__47__hisradiocolleague,hemustknowthe__48__ofsilenceandhowtouseitatthose__49__whenthepicturesspeakfor__50__.31.A)televisionB)advertisementC)radioD)newspaper32.A)ofB)inC)atD)on33.A)adoptB)adjustC)alterD)adapt34.A)workingB)listeningC)appearingD)showing35.A)practicedB)experiencedC)determinedD)used36.A)guaranteesB)meansC)convincesD)warns37.A)atB)withC)inD)of38.A)reflectB)createC)causeD)affect39.A)toB)inC)onD)about40.A)occasionB)matterC)exampleD)case41.A)somethingB)everythingC)nothingD)anything42.A)moreoverB)thereforeC)furthermoreD)nevertheless43.A)clearB)definiteC)sureD)easy44.A)missB)ignoreC)dropD)catch45.A)toB)atC)inD)on46.A)revealB)exposeC)understandD)translate47.A)UnlikeB)BesidesC)LikeD)As48.A)priceB)costC)valueD)worth49.A)minutesB)periodsC)timesD)moments50.A)themB)himC)themselvesD)himselfPartIIIReadingComprehensionPassageOneQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Timewas—andnotsomanyyearsago,either—whentheaveragecitizentookaprettydimviewofbanksandBanking.Thatthiswasso,itshouldbesaid,wastonosmallextentthefaultofbanksandbankersthemselves.Banksusedtobe—andafewstillare—forbiddingstructures.Behindthelittlebarredwindowswere,moreoftenthannot,elderlygentlemenwhoseexpressionoffriendlinessreflectedthesizeofthecustomer’saccount,andnothinglessthanafewhundredthousandinthebankcouldhaveinspiredthesuggestionofasmile.Andyettheaveragebankformanyyearwas,totheaveragecitizen,afearful,ifnecessary,instrumentfordealingwithbusiness—usuallybigbusiness.Butsomewhereinthepastquartercentury,banksBegantogrowhuman,evenpleasant,andstartedtoattractthelittleman.Itispossiblethatthismovementbeganinmedium-sizedtowns,orinsmalltownswherepeopleknoweachotherbytheirfirstnames,andspreadtobigtowns.Atanyrate,theresultshavebeenremarkable.Themovementto“humanize”hanks,ofcourse,receivedabigpushduringthewar,whenmoreandmorewomenwereemployedtodoworkpreviouslyperformedbymen.Alsomoreandmore“l(fā)ittle”peoplefoundthemselvesinneedofpersonalloans,astaxesbecameheavierandasthepracticeofinstallment(分期付款)buyingbrokedownthepreviouslylong—heldconceptthattherewassomethingalmostmorallywrongaboutbeingindebt.Allsortsofpeoplebegantodiscoverthattheintelligentuseofcredit(信貸)couldbeextremelyhelpful.51.Theauthorbelievesthattheunfriendlyatmosphereinbanksmanyyearsagowaschieflydueto________.theouterappearanceofbankbuildingsunfriendlinessofcustomerstowardbankseconomicpressureofthetimetheattitudeofhankers52.Thebanksofmanyyearsagoshowedinterestonlyin________.regularvisitorsrichcustomersfriendlybusinessmenelderlygentlemen53.Whendidbanksbegintogrowhuman?Sometimebeforethewar.Afewyearsago.Duringthewar.Inthelastcentury.54.Whathelpedtopushthe

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peoplebecamecustomersofbanks.Theelderlygentlemeninbankswerereplacedbywomen.Morebanksweresetupinsmallandmedium-sizedtowns.D)Thesizeofthecustomer’saccountwasgreatlyincreased.55.AveragePeopleseldomborrowedmoneyfrombankinthebankbecause________.thebankbuildingslookedforbiddingtheywerecomparativelyrichbeforethewartheythoughtitwasnotpropertobeindebttheyrarelyspentmorethantheycouldearnPassageTwoQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Lastsummer,TransportationSecretaryElizabethDoleannouncedanewrule:Unlessstatesrepresentingtwo-thirdsofthecountry’spopulationpasscompulsory(強(qiáng)制性的)seat-belt-uselawsbyApril1989,allnewvehicleswillhavetobefittedwithairbagsorautomaticseatbelts.Therulewouldn’thavebeennecessarybutforonesimplefact.Eventhoughseatbeltscouldpreventnearlyhalfofthedeathsinfatalcaraccidents,85percentofthepopulationsimplywon’twearthem.Whynot?Behavioralengineershavefoundthatthereareallsortsofreasons—usuallyunstated.Thesearesomeofthemostpopular.It’ssafertobethrownfromacarmantrapped.AccordingtoE.ScottGeller,that’safaultyargument.“Infact”,hesays,“beingthrownfromacaristwenty-fivetimesmoredangerousthanbeingtrapped”.Itwon’thappentome;I’magooddriver.Butwhatabouttheotherpersonwhomaybeaterribledriver?Thedatashowthattheaverageincidence(發(fā)生率)forallaccidents

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oneperdriverevery10years.Mycarwillendupunderwateroronfire,andIwon’tbeabletogetout.AccordingtotheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA),only0.5percentofallinjury-producingaccidentsoccurundertheseconditions.“Ifyou’rewearingabelt,you’vegotabetterchanceofbeingconsciousandnothavingyourlegsbroken—distinctadvantagesingettingoutofadangeroussituation”.I’monlygoingafewblocks.Yet80percentofaccidentshappenatspeedsorlessthat25milesperhour,75percenthappenwithin25milesofhome.56.Before1989,intheUnitedStates________.theuseofseatbeltswasnotcompulsoryforthemajorityofthepopulationanewlawrequiringtheuseofseatbeltshadjustbeenpassedpeoplehadtochoosebetweentheuseofseatbeltsortheuseofairbagsalmostfiftypercentofthepeopleinvolvedincaraccidentsweresavedbyseatBelts57.Theword“trapped”(Para.3,Line3)meanstobe________.heldupinatrafficjamconfinedinthecarcaughtinanaccidentpulledintoacar58.Oneofthereasonswhymanydriversrefusetowearseatbeltsisbecause________.theydon’tthinkthatitiscomfortabletowearseatbeltstheydon’tbelievethatanaccidentinvolvingaterribledriverishighlyprobabletheybelievethatnodangerisinvolvedinjustdrivingafewblockstheythinkthatfewdriversarewillingtowearseatbelts59.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.seatbeltsshouldbereplacedbyairbagseighty-fivepercentofalldriversarelikelytoBreaktrafficrulesalldrivers,whethergoodorbad,areliabletohaveanaccidentatonetimeoranotherwearingseatbeltswillgetdriversoutofdangeroussituations60.Thepurposeofthewriterinwritingthispassageis________.tourgethegovernmenttopassthelawsoonertotellhowdangerouscar-drivingcanbetocriticisethosewhorefusetouseseatbeltstoprovethenecessityofthenewrulePassageThreeQuestions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Forwellover2000yearstheworld’sgreatreligionshavetaughtthevirtuesofatrustingheart.Nowthereisanotherreasontomeritthewisdomoftheages:scientificevidenceindicatesthatthosewithtrustingheartswilllivelonger,healthierlives.Asaresultoftheworkpublishedinthe1970sbytwopioneeringheartspecialists,MeyerFriedmanandRayH.Rosenman,nearlyeveryAmericanisawarethatbloodType.Apeopleareimpatient,andeasilymovedtohostilityandanger.ManyhavecometobelievethatTypeAsareatamuchhigherriskofsufferingheartattackordyingofheartdiseasethanothers.Thedrivingforcebehindhostilityisacynical(憤世嫉俗)mistrustofothers.Ifweexpectotherstomistreatus,weareseldomdisappointed.Thisgeneratesangerandleadsustorespondwithhostility.Themostcharacteristicattitudeofacynicisbeingsuspiciousofthemotivesofpeoplehedoesn’tknow.Imagineyouarewaitingforanelevatoranditstopstwofloorsaboveforlongerthanusual.Howinconsiderate(不替別人著想的)Youthink.Inafewseconds,youhavedrawnhostileconclusionsaboutunseenpeopleandtheirmotives.Meanwhile,yourcynicalmistrustisleadingtonoticeablephysicalconsequences.Yourvoicerises.Therateanddepthofyourbreathingincreases.Yourheartisbeatingfasterandharder,andthemusclesofyourarmsandlegsbecometight.Youfeel“chargedup”,readyforaction.Ifyoufrequentlyexperiencethesefeelings,youmaybeatincreasedriskofdevelopingserioushealthproblems.Angercanaddtotheriskofheartandotherdiseases.61.Accordingtotheauthor,peoplewithtrustingheartsare________.usuallyintelligentandwiseusuallyveryreligiouslesslikelytogetheartdiseasesnotlikelytobemistreatedbyothers62.ThebookbyMeyerFriedmanandRayH.Rosenmanmostprobablydiscusses________.friendlinessandhostilitytrustandmistrustofpeopleheartdiseasesanddeathratepeople’scharactersandtheirbloodtypes63.Accordingtothepassage,ifyouhaveafixedideainmindthatpeoplewillmistreatyou,youwillalwaysfindit________.tobedisappointingtobepleasingtobewrongtobeso64.Acynic,inthepassage,isaperson________.A)whoisalwaysreadytofightwhousuallyhasdoubtsaboutthepeoplearoundhimwhosebehaviourusuallyleadstoserioushealthproblemswhosebehaviourusuallyseemsstrangetothepeopleheknows65.Theauthor’sintentioninwritingthepassageisto________.advisepeopletobepatientanalyzethedangerofheartdiseasespersuadepeopletobetrustfulpraisethewisdomoftheoldpeopleShortAnswerQuestionsDirections:InthispartthereisashortpassagewithfivequestionsorincompleteReadthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementspossiblewords(notexceeding10words.)

hefewestFormanywomenchoosingwhethertoworkornottoworkoutsidetheirhomeisaluxury:theymustworktosurvive.Othersfaceaharddecision.Perhapstheeasiestchoicehastodowitheconomics.Onehusbandsaid,“MargeandIdecidedaftercarefulconsiderationthatforhertogobacktoworkatthismomentwasanextravagance(奢侈)wecouldn’tafford.”Withtwopreschoolchildren,itsoonbecameclearintheirfiguringthatwithbabysitters(臨時(shí)照看小孩的人),transportation,andincreasedtaxes,ratherthanhavingmoremoney,theymightactuallyendupwithless.Economicfactorsareusuallythefirsttobeconsidered,buttheyarenotthemostimportant.Themostimportantaspectsofthedecisionhavetodowiththeemotionalneedsofeachmemberofthefamily.Itisinthisareathathusbandsandwivesfindthemselveshavingtofacemanyconfusingandconflictingfeelings.Therearemanywomenwhofindthathomemakingisboringorwhofeelimprisoned(被囚禁)iftheyhavetostayhomewithayoungchildorseveralchildren.Ontheotherhand,therearewomenwhothinkthathomemakinggivesthemthedeepestsatisfaction.Frommyownexperience.Iwouldliketosuggestthatsometimethedecisiontogobacktoworkismadeintoomuchhaste.TherearefewdecisionsthatInowregretmore.Iwasn’tmatureenoughtoseehowmuchIcouldhavegainedathome.Iregretmyimpatiencetogetonwithmycareer.IwishIhadallowedmyselftheluxuryofwatchingthe