2023年統(tǒng)招專升本英語(yǔ)提分沖刺試卷2

統(tǒng)招專升本英語(yǔ)提分沖刺試卷2

一、單選題

1、thestrengthoftheopposition,wedidverywell

toscoretwogoals()

A.Toconsider

B.Considered

C.Considering

D.Consider

2、CouldyoutellmetoflyfromChicagotoNewYork

()

A.itcostshowmuch

B.howmuchdoesitcost

C.howmuchcostsit

D.howmuchitcosts

3、Thebookcoversawideoftopicsoninternational

politics()

A.range

B.number

C.collection

D.amount

4、Iknowit,snotimportantbutIcan'thelpabout

it()

A.tothink

B.thinking

C.thinks

D.think

5、Heranallthewayhomeandarrivedbreath()

A.fullof

B.lackingof

C.shortof

D.outof

6、suggestionsyoumake,hewillturnadeafearto

them()

A.What

B.Whatever

C.Which

D.However

7、hisfluentEnglish,hemustinAmericafor

alongtime()

A.Judgedby;havestayed

B.Judgedby;bestaying

C.Judgingfrom;havestayed

D.Judgingfrom;bestaying

8、Youhadbettermytelephonenumberbeforeyou

forgetit()

A.writedown

B.clearout

C.putaside

D.skimover

9、Brass(黃銅)isgoldincolor()

A.similarwith

B.familiarwith

C.familiarto

D.similarto

10、Campmeetingsoftenforseveraldays()

A.wentaway

B.wenton

C.wentoff

D.wentby

11、Thechildwastoopenthewindow()

A.tallbarelyenough

B.barelyenoughtall

C.barelytallenough

D.tallenoughbarely

12^Hehasastrongofduty()

A.sense

B.emotion

C.feeling

D.thought

13、Accordingtosomereligiousbeliefs,theworldis

byGod()

A.structured

B.founded

C.created

D.established

14、Iyouwiththefunds.Whydidn'tyouaskme()

A.couldhaveprovided

B.shouldhaveprovided

C.musthaveprovided

D.oughttohaveprovided

15^Unfortunately,hedidn'ttoreadtheagreement

carefullybeforesigningit()

A.bother

B.disturb

C.occur

D.happen

16^Solid-fuelenginesaresimplerthanliquid-fuelengines,

haveimportantuses()

A.bothofthem

B.both

C.bothofwhich

D.bothall

17、Wheredoyounormallyhaveyourhair()

A.beingdone

B.do

C.tobedone

D.done

18、It'sadifficultexam,butwecouldstillcopewith

it()

A.fairly

B.too

C.rather

D.enough

19^Heaskedusifwewouldtosharearoom()

A.accept

B.consider

C.agree

D.admit

20^Computerswillourworkingconditionstosuchan

extentthatwemayimaginemostpeopleworkingathomesomeday

inthefuture()

A.improve

B.effect

C.increase

D.afford

21、Therearestillalotofdifficultiesforusto

()

A.dealwith

B.settledown

C.applyto

D.getalong

22、Hewasafraidthattheothersmightthinkhewasshowing

orbeingsuperior()

A.in

B.up

C.out

D.off

23、Ifyouthatnight,youmighthavebeentoolate

togetyourticket()

A.didn，thurry

B.hadn'thurried

C.wouldn,thurry

D.hadn，ttohurry

24、Fortunately,thedemonstrationtobequite

peaceful()

A.turnedon

B.turnedout

C.showedoff

D.showedup

25、Shewasseenthattheatrejustnow()

A.entered

B.enter

C.toenter

D.tobeentering

26、AtfirstIthoughtIunderstoodwhatshesaid,butthe

moreIthoughtaboutit,()

A.themoredidIbecomeconfused

B.themoreIbecameconfused

C.themoreconfusedbecameI

D.themoreconfusedIbecame

27、Itwasthepolicemancametheparentsknew

whathadhappenedtotheirson()

A.before;as

B.until;when

C.notuntil;that

D.until;that

28、Forwhatdidhecomehere()

A.aim

B.purpose

C.goal

D.object

29、Maryhaslivedhereforfiveyearsandstillhasn,t

morethanafewwordswithherneighbors()

A.exchanged

B.informed

C.said

D.spoken

30、Trainsstophereinordertopassengers()

A.getoff

B.putup

C.geton

D.pickup

31、Later,thesmallworkshopaworld-famousfactory

()

A.developedinto

B.grewup

C.turnedout

D.gotinto

32、Alittlelearningisadangerousthing,thesaying

goes()

A.like

B.as

C.with

D.if

33、WhileIthemorningpaper,aheadlinecaughtmy

eye()

A.haveread

B.wasreading

C.hadread

D.amreading

34、,talkingwithfriendlypeople,andhavingFriday

off—thesearejustsomethingsIlikeaboutcollege()

A.Studiedbymyself

B.Inperson

C.Onmyown

D.Beingonmyown

35^If,thegirlwouldverymuchliketosingasong

attheeveningparty（）

A.invite

B.invited

C.inviting

D.tobeinvited

二、閱讀理解

1、Passage1

Ineveryschoolthereisatopcrowdthatsetsthepace,while

theothersfollowtheirexample.Let'ssaythetopcrowddecides

thatitissmarttowearbrightredsweaters（毛衣）.Pretty

sooneverybodyiswearingbrightredsweaters.Thereisnothing

wrongwiththat,exceptthefactthatforsomepeoplebright

redisratherunsuitable.Thesituationcanevenbecome

dangerous,ifthetopcrowddecidesthatitissmarttodrink

ortodrivecarsatseventymilesanhour.Thenthepeoplewho

followtheexampleareputtingtheirlivesindanger.Theyare

likesheepbeingledtotheslaughter（屠宰）.

Now,itislikelythatyouhavecomeacrosssituationslike

thesemorethanonceinyourlife.Infact,itislikelythat

atonetimeoranotheryouprobablydidsomethingyouknewto

bewrong.Youmayhaveexcusedyourselfbysaying,Gee,the

crowddoesit.Well,letthecrowddoit,butdon'tdoit

yourself.LearntosayNo.Developyourownstandardsandyour

ownjudgments.Ifyouknowthecrowdisplanningsomethingof

whichyoudisapprove,havethecouragetobowoutgracefully.

You'11havethesatisfactionofstandingonyourowntwofeet

Themainideaofthispassageisthat()

A.ineveryschoolthereisatopcrowdthatsetsthepace

B.itisamistaketofollowthetopcrowdblindly

C.atonetimeoranotheryouprobablydidsomethingyouknew

tobewrong

D.peoplewhofollowthetopcrowdareputtingtheirlives

indanger

2、Theauthordisapprovesofwearingredsweatersif

()

A.thecrowdiswearingthem

B.onecan'taffordthem

C.onedoesn'tlookgoodinred

D.itisagainstschoolrules

3、Peoplewhofollowthetopcrowdblindly()

A.arerebels(叛逆者)withoutacause

B.havenorespectfortheirparents

C.aregood-for-nothings

D.sometimesdothingsagainsttheirbetterjudgment

4、Theunderlinedphrasetobowoutmayprobablymean

()

A.nottotakepart

B.tomakeanexcuse

C.tofeelsorry

D.tobeashamed

5、Theauthorurgesthereaderto()

A.followthecrowd

B.taketheadvicefromthetopcrowd

C.beindependent

D.dowhateverhewants

6、Passage2

Thefactthateverybodyenjoysagoodmysteryexplainswhy

magiciansaresuchpopularentertainers.Weallknowthata

magiciandoesnotreallydependonmagictoperformhistricks,

butonhisabilitytoactatgreatspeed.However,thisdoes

notpreventusfromenjoyingwatchingamagicianproduce

rabbitsfromahat,swallowcountlesseggs,orsaw(鋸)his

wifeintwo.

ProbablythegreatestmagicianofalltimewasHarryHoudini

whodiedin1926.HisrealnamewasEnrichWeiss,butheadopted

thenameHoudiniafterreadingabookwhichinfluencedhim

greatly.Thishadbeenwrittenbyafamousmagiciancalled

RobertHoudini.Houdinimasteredtheartofescaping.Hecould

freehimselffromthetightestknots（最堅(jiān)固的結(jié)）orthemost

difficultlocksinseconds.Althoughnoonereallyknowshow

hedidthis,thereisnodoubtthathehadmadeaclosestudy

ofeverytypeoflockeverinvented.Hewouldcarryasmallsteel

needle-liketoolfastenedtohislegandheusedthisinstead

ofakey.

HoudinionceaskedtheChicagopolicetolockhiminprison.

Theyboundhiminchainsandlockedhimup,buthefreedhimself

inaninstant.Thepoliceaccusedhimofhavingusedatooland

lockedhimupagain.Thistimeheworenoclothesandtherewere

chainsroundhisneck,waist,wrists（手腕），andlegs;buthe

againescapedinafewminutes.Houdinihadprobablyhidden

hisneedleinawax-1ikesubstanceanddroppeditonthefloor

inthepassage（過道）.Ashewentpast,hesteppedonitso

thatitstuckto（粘在）thebottomofhisfoot.Hismostfamous

escape,however,wasaltogetherastonishing.Hewasheavily

chainedupandshutinanemptywoodenboxthelidofwhichwas

naileddown.TheboxwasdroppedintotheseainNewYorkharbor.

InoneminuteHoudinihadswumtothesurface.Whentheboxwas

broughtup,itwasopenedandthechainswerefoundinside

Magicians'successfultricksmostlydependonthefactthatthey

can()

A.createanyanimalsmysteriously

B.eatalotofeggs

C.cuttheirwivesintwo

D.performtricksquickly

7、EnrichWeissusedthenameHarryHoudinibecause

()

A.hisfatherhadthisashisfamilyname

B.herespectedanothermagicianRobertHoudiniverymuch

C.hegotthenamebecauseofhissuccess

D.helearnedhisartfromRobertHoudiniandwasnamedafter

him

8、HarryHoudini'sbestartwasperhapsthat()

A.hecoulduseasteelneedle-liketoolinsteadofakey

B.hecouldinvental1kindsofknotsandlocksinaminute

C.hecouldfreehimselfquicklywhileboundorlockedup

D.hemadeaclosestudyofalltypesoflock

9、HarryHoudiniwasoncelockedinprison,beingboundin

chains,as()

A.hewasaccusedofcrimesandwasarrestedbythepolice

inChicago

B.hewantedtoshowtothepolicehowskillfulhewasat

escaping

C.thepolicewantedtoknowwhethertheirprisonwassecure

D.thepolicewantedtoseewhetherhecouldescapewith

nothingon

10、Thebesttitleofthispassagemightbe()

A.HarryHoudini,theGreatMagician

B.TheHistoryofMagicians

C.WhyPeopleLikeMagiciansSoMuch

D.HowMagiciansWork

11、Passage3

IlosesomanythingsthatIwassuretheyjustgetupand

walk.PerhapsIhaveneveradmittedit一eventomyself,butI

amextremelyjealousofpeoplewhoaresoorderlythatthey

neverloseanything.Mostofmyfriendsalwaysseemtohavea

placeforeverythingandeverythingisinitsplace.Ihate

comparingmyselfwiththem.Theyhavespecialcupboardsfor

tools,hookstohangthingsonanddrawerstoputthingsin.

Itisquiteimpossibleformetocompete.

Somethingshaveaterriblehabitofdisappearingthemoment

Ineedthem.Pencilsandballpointpensareneveranywherenear

thetelephonewhenitrings,nomatterhowmuchcareItake.

Screw-driversandtin-openersalwaysmanagetowalkintothe

gardenand,asaresult,screwsremainloose,andtinsremain

unopened.Boxesofmatchesmoveundertheradio,andneedles

disappeareverytimeIwanttosewabuttononashirt.

ThesituationwasgettingsomuchoutofcontrolthatI

decidedtoorganizemyself.Ihadalargecupboardputintothe

kitchen.OntheshelvesIneatlyarrangedanumberofboxesand

tins,thecontentsofwhichIclearlyprintedininkonthe

outside.Ihadoneboxforpins,anotherfornails,andaspecial

placeforscrew-drivers.Therewasanewaddressbookinone

cornersothatIcouldmakeanoteoftelephonenumbersand

addresses.BeforethisIhadalwayswrittenaddressesonbits

ofpaper—whichIquicklylost.Sooneverythingwastidily

arrangedinitsplace,frompairsofscissorstocakesofsoap

andsparelamps.Havingmadesuchasincereattempttoprevent

thingsfromrunningaway,Ifeltveryproudofmyself.Butit

wasnotlongbeforethematchesdisappearedandthehammer

decidedtohideitselfinthewaste-paperbasket.Isoongot

myrevenge,however.Ihadalockfittedtothecupboardand

thusmadesurethatnothingcouldescape.Thiswasanadmirable

solution一untilIlostthekeytothecupboard

Thispassageissomethingwrittento()

A.tellreadersajoke

B.complainabouthistools

C.teachreaderssometricks

D.criticizehimselfhumorously

12、Theauthorlosessomanythingsbecause()

A.thethingscanreallygetupandwalk

B.otherpeopleneverloseanything

C.hedoesn,thavespecialcupboardsfortools

D.hecannotorganizehimselfwell

13、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage

()

A.Theauthor'sthingswillescapewhentheyareneeded

B.Whentheauthorneedstotakenotes,hecan，tfindhis

pencils

C.Youcanoftenfindscrew-driversandtin-openersinthe

kitchen

D.Boxesofmatchesoftenstaywheretheyshouldnotbe

14、Aftertheauthordecidedtoimprovethesituation,hedid

everythingbelowexceptthat()

A.hehaddifferentboxesfordifferenttools

B.heputsomeboxesandtinsontheshelves

C.hewrotetelephonenumbersandaddressesonpaperpieces

D.hehadalargecupboardputinthekitchen

15、Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage

（）

A.Eversincehisnewarrangement,everythingwasbrought

undercontrol

B.Theeffortshemadeturnedouttobeafailure

C.Hehadalockfittedtothecupboard,whichprovedtobe

aneffectivemeasure

D.Hewasveryproudofhimselfforhisclevermeasure

16、Passage4

Whilethehistoryoftechnologycanbetracedalongmanylines,

oneofthemostintriguing（弓I人入勝的）developmentisthat

ofphototechnology,thetechnologyoflight.Fromthe

prehistoricinventionoffiretolaserbeams（激光束）andfiber

optics（光纖），lighthascontinuallyoccupiedthemindsof

inventors.Theirinventionsfallintotwogroups:theuseof

lighttoaidvisionand,moreinterestingly,theuseoflight

forpurposesofcommunication.

Theuseoflightforcommunicationisoneofthemajor

directionsthattechnologyhastakeneversincethemiddleof

thenineteenthcentury.Fromstill（靜態(tài)的）photographyto

moviestotelevision(withadevelopmentfromb1ack-and-white

tocolorimageryineach),phototechnologyhashadagreat

effectuponmasscommunicationandmasseducation.Unlikethe

printedwords,visualimageshavemoreimpactbecausetheyare

moreimmediate:Theycopyrealityinawaythattheprinted

wordscannot.Unlikelettershapes,theyarenotabstract;

uniikewords,theyrequirenosymbolicinterpretationbythe

mind.Combinedwiththewidespreadanduniformspreadingof

suchimages,phototechnologyaffectsthethinkingofvast

audiencesandshapestheirviewofreality.

Asthenumberofcommerciallyavailabletelevisionchannels

grows,theviewer'sfreedomofchoiceincreases,butsodoes

theburdenofthatchoice

Itcanbelearnedaboutthetechnologyoflightfromthefirst

paragraphthat()

A.itsmerepracticaluseistoenablepeopletoseewell

B.itachievedaremarkabledevelopmentintheearly

nineteenthcentury

C.itsdevelopmentisrelatedtothestudyofthehistoryof

technology

D.ithasarousedtheinterestofinventorseversinceancient

times

17^Accordingtothepassage,visualimagesdifferfromthe

printedwordsinthat()

A.theyhavemuchdeepermeanings

B.theyhaveagreaterimmediateinfluenceupontheviewer

C.theyfailtoproduceabeneficialeffectuponyoungsters

D.theyenabletheviewertousehisimaginationfully

18、Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatwiththe

developmentofphototechnology,()

A.moreandmorepeopleseemtopreferTVprogramstoreading

activities

B.thenumberofTVviewershasbecomegreaterthanthatof

filmgoers

C.moreandmoretelevisionchannelsareopened

D.ittakeslesstimeforanewideatobeabsorbed

19、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowing

statementsistrue()

A.Theuseoflightforcommunicationisoneof

technologists，concerns

B.Theprintedwordsandvisualpicturescopyrealityinmuch

thesameway

C.TVviewershavenotroublemakingawisechoice

D.Phototechnologyhasn'tchangedpeople'sviewofreality

20^Theparagraphfollowingthispassagewillmostprobably

discuss()

A.theeaseandfastspeedofmasscommunication

B.theresponseoftheviewertotoomuchinformation

C.thedifferencebetweenrightandwronginthehistoryof

technology

D.theinfluenceofphototechnologyonmasscommunication

三、完形填空

1>Whatwillmanbelikeinthefuturein5,000oreven50,000

yearsfromnow?Wecanonlymakeaguess,ofcourse,butwe56

besurethathewillbedifferentfromwhatheis57.Forman

is58changingallthetime.

Letustakeanobviousexample.59,evenfivehundredyears

ago,wasshorterthanheistoday.Now,onaverage,menareabout

threeinches60.Fivehundredyearsis61relativelyshortperiod

oftime,sowemayassumethatmanwill62togrowtailer.

Again,inthemodernworldweuseourbrains63.Evenso,64

stillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain，scapacity.65

timegoeson,however,we66useourbrainsmoreandmore,and

eventuallyweshallneedlargerones!67