統(tǒng)招專升本英語預測試卷4

一、單選題

1、It'snecessarythattheprobleminsomewayorother

()

A.issettled

B.hasbeensettled

C.besettled

D.wassettled

2、Thesunheatstheearth,makesitpossibleforplants

togrow()

A.that

B.where

C.which

D.what

3、Littlethatthepoliceareabouttoarresthim()

A.doesheknow

B.heknows

C.hedoesn'tknow

D.hedidn'tknow

4、It，shightimewesomethingtostoproadaccidents

()

A.aredoing

B.did

C.willdo

D.do

5^ThisisthebestnovelIhaveeverread()

A.which

B.where

C.that

D.what

6、Idon'tmindoutforawalkinsuchbadweather()

A.go

B.togo

C.going

D.gone

7、Mr.Zhang,cametoseemeyesterday,isanoldfriend

ofmyfather's()

A.which

B.that

C.who

D.whom

8^Weplantoincreasetheoutputofthemachine7.4

percentthisyear()

A.at

B.in

C.by

D.with

9^Asalawyerhespentalotoftimeinvestigations

()

A.conducted

B.toconduct

C.conduct

D.conducting

10、Manyofhisnovelsarereported_____intoseveralforeign

languageslastyear()

A.tobetranslated

B.totranslate

C.beingtranslated

D.tohavebeentranslated

11、yousay,Iamsurethattheyoungmanisinnocent

()

A.Whatever

B.Whoever

C.However

D.Wherever

12、BythetimeyouarriveinLondon,weinEuropefor

twoweeks()

A.shallstay

B.willhavestayed

C.havestayed

D.havebeenstaying

13、moretime,thescientistswillbeabletoworkout

agoodsolutiontotheproblem()

A.Given

B.Giving

C.Togive

D.Begiven

14、Onlywhenwecamebackhome,thatmywatchwas

missing()

A.didIfind

B.Ifound

C.Ihadfound

D.hadIfound

15、Someoftheappleswererottenbeforereachingthemarket

andaway()

A.couldbethrown

B.hadtobethrown

C.couldthrow

D.hadtothrow

16、inBeijingformorethantwentyyears,heknows

thecityverywell()

A.Living

B.Lived

C.Havinglived

D.Tolive

17、Ididn'tseehimatthemeetingyesterdayafternoon.

Heit()

A.mustn'tattend

B.can，thaveattended

C.wouldn'thaveattended

D.needn'thaveattended

18、Johnputsuphishandtheteacherasksaquestion

()

A.everytime

B.intime

C.sometime

D.attimes

19、Whenyouarefreethisafternoon,pleasehelpmetohave

theseletters()

A.tomail

B.mail

C.mailed

D.mailing

20、Iwishyouherelastnight.Allofuswerewaiting

foryourarrival()

A.came

B.hadcome

C.come

D.willcome

21、Ithinkthere，snocomparisonbetweenthetwocars,

oneclearlyfarbetterthantheother()

A.being

B.was

C.havingbeen

D.be

22、HeboughtanewmobilephonelastSunday,becausehisold

one()

A.hadstolen

B.hadbeenstolen

C.wasstolen

D.stolen

23、Stayinginahotelcostsrentingaroominan

apartmentforaweek()

A.twiceasmoreas

B.asmoretwiceas

C.twiceasmuchas

D.asmuchtwiceas

24、,theoldmanhadasharpearforeventheslightest

sound()

A.Ashewasblind

B.Asblindashewas

C.Blindashewas

D.Ashewasjustblind

25、Thenewinventionistomakeourdailylifeeasier,

itmoredifficult()

A.nottomake

B.notmake

C.notmaking

D.donotmake

26、Ialittleearlier,butImetafriendofmine

ontheway()

A.shouldarrive

B.wouldbearriving

C.couldhavearrived

D.arrived

27、HisEnglishwassopoorthathefounditdifficulttomake

himself()

A.understood

B.understand

C.beunderstood

D.tounderstand

28、Hardlyhadheenteredtheclassroomthebellrang

()

A.than

B.then

C.when

D.so

29、Iwouldratheryoutothepartywithher()

A.go

B.went

C.willgo

D.hasgone

30、rveneverseentheyoungmannexttothedirector

()

A.sits

B.sat

C.sitting

D.tosit

31、Marysaiditwasboxformetocarry()

A.atooheavy

B.tooaheavy

C.tooheavya

D.tooheavy

32、Thechildrenarerequirednottoleavethebuilding

unlesstodoso()

A.beingtold

B.theywillbetold

C.betold

D.told

33、Janet,wasreadbytheteacher,isatopstudent

inourclass()

A.thecompositionofhers

B.thecompositionofwhom

C.hercomposition

D.whosecomposition

34、Weareinterestedintheweatherbecauseitusso

directly()

A.benefits

B.affects

C.guides

D.effects

35、Henrylookedverymuchwhenhewascaughtcheating

intheexam()

A.discouraged

B.embarrassed

C.disappointed

D.pleased

36、Thenewsourfootballteamhadwonthematch

excitedallofus()

A.what

B.which

C.that

D.as

37、Weobjectcarryingouttheplan()

A.for

B.tobe

C.about

D.to

38、Shanghaihasexperiencedsuchgreatchangesthateveryone

canrecognizethatitisnolonger()

A.whatitusedto

B.thatitusedtolike

C.thesameitusedtobe

D.whatitusedtobe

39、Icouldn，tunderstandwhyhepretendedinthe

garden()

A.nottoseeme

B.notseeme

C.toseemenot

D.toseenotme

40、Thedeparturetimeoftheplanehasbeenpostponed,so

wehavenothingtodonowbut()

A.wait

B.tobewaiting

C.towait

D.waiting

二、閱讀理解

1、PassageOne

WhotakescareoftheelderlyintheUnitedStatestoday?The

factisthatfamilymembersprovideover80%ofthecarethat

elderlypeopleneed.Inmostcasestheelderlyliveintheir

ownhomes.AverysmallpercentageofAmerica，selderlylive

innursinghomes.

SamuelPreston,asociologistattheUniversityof

Pennsylvania,studiedhowtheAmericanfamilyischanging.He

reportedthatbythetimetheaverageAmericancouplereaches

about40yearsofage,theirparentsareusuallystillalive.

Thestatisticsshowthechangeinlifestylesand

responsibilitiesofaging（老齡化）Americans.Theaverage

middle-agedcouplecanlookforwardtocaringforelderly

parentssometimeaftertheirownchildrenhavegrown

up.Moreover,becausepeopletodaylivelongerafteranillness

thanpeopledidyearsago,familymembersmustprovide

long-termcare.Thesefactsalsomeanthataftercaregivers

providefortheirelderlyparents,whowilleventuallydie,

theywillbeoldandmayrequirecaretoo.Whentheydo,their

spouses（酉己偶）willprobablytakecareofthembecausethey

havehadfewerchildrenthantheirparentsdid.

BecauseAmericansarelivinglongerthanever,moresocial

workershavebeguntostudywaysofcaregivingtoimprovethe

careoftheelderly.Theyhavefoundthatallcaregiversshare

acommoncharacteristic:theybelievethattheyarethebest

peopleforthejob.Thesocialworkershavealsodiscovered

threebasicreasonswhythecaregiverstakeonthe

responsibilityofcaringforanelderly,dependentrelative.

Manycaregiversbelievetheyhadanobligation(職責)tohelp

theirrelatives.Somethinkthathelpingothersmakesthemfeel

moreuseful.Othershopethatbyhelpingsomeonenow,theywill

deservecarewhentheybecomeoldanddependent

SamuelPreston'sstudyshowsthat()

A.lifestylesandresponsibilitiesoftheelderlyarenot

changing

B.mostAmericancouplesover40havenolivingparents

C.middle-agedAmericanshavetotakecareoftheirchildren

andparentsatthesametime

D.elderlypeoplemayneedcareforalongtimebecausethey

livelongerafteranillness

2、Whowillmostprobablytakecareofthemiddle-aged

Americanswhentheyneedcarethemselves()

A.Theythemselves

B.Theirclosefriends

C.Theirchildren

D.Theirhusbandsorwives

3^Allcaregiversbelievethattheycan()

A.carefortheirelderlyparentsbetterthananyotherpeople

B.keepclosertotheiroldparentsbythismeans

C.domuchbetteriftheyhaveajobassocialworkers

D.improvethecareoftheelderlywiththehelpofthesocial

workers

4^WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonwhypeoplelookafter

theirrelatives()

A.Theyfeeltheyareofusetootherpeople

B.Theywanttosetanexampletotheirchildren

C.Theythinkitistheirdutytohelptheirrelatives

D.Theyhopetheydeservecarewhentheyneedit

5、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage()

A.Mostoldpeoplelivelongertodayafteranillnessthan

peopledidyearsago

B.Manyoldpeopleareputintonursinghomesbytheirfamilies,

whodonotvisitthemregularly

C.Mostelderlypeoplearetakencareofbytheirfamilies,

whoassumetheresponsibilityfordifferentreasons

D.Mostelderlypeoplearesatisfiedwiththebetterwaysof

caregivingthatsocialworkershavecomeupwith

6、PassageTwo

Ionceknewayoungman,nineteenyearsofage,wholived

withabsoluteoutward（外表的）confidenceand

self-possessionforanumberofyearsbeforeIdiscoveredthat

hecouldnotreadorwrite.Hisvariousmethodsoftrick,which

werealsoskillsofself-protection,weresoskillfulandso

desperate（無望）thatneitherInoranyofhisotheradult

friendswereawareofhisentirehelplessnessinfaceofwritten

wordsuntilwewenttodinneronenightatalocal

restaurant—andsuddenlydiscoveredthathecouldnotread.

Evenhere,itwasnotthefirsttimewehadgoneouttoeat,

butsomethinglikethesecondorthird,thatPeter's

desperationshockedme.Thefirsttime,hewascleverenough

tocoverthetruth.Hestudiedthemenuforamoment,thenlooked

uptothewaitressandaskedherifhecouldhavejustacoke

andahamburger.Hetoldmelaterthathehaddonethesamething

manytimesbeforeandthathehadlearnedtoactasifhewere

examiningthemenu:ThenIaskforacokeandahamburger…

Sometimestheygivemeahamburgeronaplatewithsaladand

potatoes…ThenIaskthemforarollandmakemyownhamburger.

Aswebegantogoouttoeatmorefrequently,Peterwould

asktogotoHowardJohnson's.Isoondiscoveredthereasonfor

hischoice:Thephotographs,attachedincellophane（玻璃紙）

containerstoeachofthestandarditemsonthemenu,couldhelp

himnottostrugglewiththeshapeofwordsatall.Howard

Johnson's,whetherintentionallyornot,hadprovidedthe

perfectescapefortheendangeredprideofanadultwhowas

illiterate(文盲)

Whenhewenttoarestaurant,Peterwould()

A.pretendthathecouldnotreadorwrite

B.pretendtobestudyingthemenu

C.bedesperateforhelpfromotherpeople

D.protecthimselfbyplayingamusicalinstrument

7、Theyoungmanwasnotfoundtobeilliterateuntil

()

A.hedinedoutwithhisadultfriendsatHowardJohnson's

B.hecouldnolongercomeupwithvariouswaysofdeception

C.hehaddinnerwithhisfriendsatacertainlocalrestaurant

forthesecondorthirdtime

D.hewasnotcarefulenoughtobeawareofhisentire

helplessnessinfaceofwrittenwords

8、Whatdidtheyoungmanusuallyhaveatarestaurant()

A.Standarditemsonthemenu

B.Ahamburgermadebyhimself

C.Foodsthatotherpeopleordered

D.Acokeandahamburger

9、Thewordself-possession(Para.1)probablymeans

()

A.self-confidence

B.self-consciousness

C.self-discipline

D.self-devotion

10、WhydidtheyoungmanliketogotoHowardJohnson，s

()

A.HowardJohnson'sprovidedaperfectescapewhenanything

dangerousshouldhappen

B.ThemenuatHowardJohnson'sgaveaclearintroductionof

thefooditserved

C.Thephotographsattachedtothemainitemsonthemenu

helpedconcealhisilliteracy

D.HewouldfeelateasebecauseeatersatHowardJohnson's

werealladultnon-readers

11、PassageThree

Afterpractisingasasurgeonforseveralyears,Dr.Ginoux

decidedtoapplyformembershipintheAmericanCollegeof

Surgeons(美國外科醫(yī)生學會)，ahighlyselectiveand

distinguished(聞名的)professionalorganization.

Aspartoftheapplicationprocedure(手續(xù))，Dr.Ginouxwas

askedtopreparealistofalltheoperationsperformedinthe

previoussevenyears.Slowly,assheworkedonthelonglist,

shebegantofeeluncertain.Shebegantoquestionsomeofher

decisions.Hadsheusedthebesttechniqueinthatcase?Maybe,

inthiscase,sheshouldhavegivenonemoretestbefore

operating?Ontheotherhand,maybesheshouldhave…Wouldthe

doctorsontheselectioncommitteeunderstandthat,astheonly

trainedsurgeoninthearea,sheusuallycouldnotgetadvice

fromothersandtherefore,hadtorelycompletelyonherown

judgment?Forthefirsttime,Dr.Ginouxfeltlonelyand

isolated.

ThelongerDr.Ginouxworkedontheapplicationforms,the

moredepressedshebecame.Ashopefaded,shewonderedifa

countrydoctorhadarealisticchanceofbeingacceptedbythe

AmericanCollegeofSurgeons

Dr.Ginouxwasworkingin()

A.alargecity

B.theAmericanCollegeofSurgeons

C.anareafarfromanybigcity

D.aselectiveorganization

12、ItwasmostprobablethatDr.Ginouxwas()

A.amemberinthatorganization

B.awell-trainedsurgeon

C.agraduatefromAmericanCollegeofSurgeons

D.adistinguishedsurgeoninAmerica

13、Whenshewasfillingintheapplicationforms,Dr.Ginoux

begantobe()

A.realistic

B.depressed

C.puzzled

D.decisive

14、Theapplicationformsmustinclude()

A.thedecisionprocedure

B.thecollegeachievements

C.thebesttechnique

D.alistofadviceandjudgments

15、Whenfillingintheforms,Dr.Ginouxfeltdepressed

because()

A.shedidn，tperformenoughoperations

B.someoperationswereunsuccessful

C.shedidn，tgetadvicefromtheselectioncommittee

D.shewasdoubtfulaboutherpreviousoperations

16、PassageFour

Aresomepeopleborncleverandothersbornstupid?Oris

intelligencedevelopedbyourenvironmentandour

experience?Strangelyenough,theanswertothesequestionsis

yes.Tosomeextentourintelligenceisgiventousatbirth,

andnoamountofspecialeducationcanmakeageniusoutofa

childbornwithlowintelligence.Ontheotherhand,achild

who1ivesinaboringenvironmentwilldevelophisintelligence

lessthanonewholivesinrichandvariedsurroundings.Thus

thelimitsofaperson'sintelligencearefixedatbirth,

whetherornothereachesthose1imitswilldependonhis

environment.Thisview,nowheldbymostexperts,canbe

supportedinanumberofways.

Itiseasytoshowthatintelligenceistosomeextent

somethingwearebornwith.Thecloserthebloodrelationship

betweentwopeopleis,theclosertheyarelikelytobein

intelligence.Thusifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandom

fromthepopulation,itislikelythattheirdegreeof

intelligencewillbecompletelydifferent.If,ontheother

hand,wetaketwoidenticaltwins,theywillverylikelybeas

intelligentaseachother.Relationslikebrothersandsisters,

parentsandchildren,usuallyhavesimilarintelligence,and

thisclearlysuggeststhatintelligencedependsonbirth.

Imaginenowthatwetaketwoidenticaltwinsandputthemin

0----------￡

,20

differentenvironments.Wemightsendone,forexample,toa

universityandtheothertoafactorywheretheworkisboring.

Wewou1dsoonfinddifferencesintheirintelligencedeveloping,

andthisindicatesthatenvironmentaswellasbirthplaysa

part.Thisconclusionisalsosuggestedbythefactthatpeople

wholiveinclosecontactwitheachother,butwhoarenot

relatedatallarelikelytohavesimilardegreeofintelligence

Ifachildisbornwithlowintelligence,hecan()

A.notreachhisintelligencelimitsinhislife

B.gobeyondhisintelligence1imitsinrichsurroundings

C.stillbecomeageniusifheshouldbegivenspecial

education

D.becomeagenius

17、Ifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfromthe

population(Para.2)meansifwe()

A.choosetwopersonswithdifferentintelligence

B.choosetwopersonswhoarerelative

C.takeouttwopersonsofcloserelationship

D.pickanytwopersons

18、Theexampleofthetwinsgoingtoauniversityandtoa

factoryseparatelyshows()

A.thepartthatbirthplays

B.theimportanceoftheirpositions

C.theroleofenvironmentinintelligence

D.theimportanceoftheirintelligence

19、Thewriterisinfavoroftheviewthatman'sintelligence

isgiventohim()

A.neitheratbirthnorthrougheducation

B.bothatbirthandthrougheducation

C.througheducation

D.atbirth

20、Thebesttitleofthispassagecanbe()

A.EffectofEducation

B.DependenceonEnvironment

C.Intelligence

D.Surroundings

三、完形填空

1、Earthquakesaresomethingthatmostpeoplefear.Thereare

someplacesthathave71ornoearthquakes.Mostplacesinthe

world,72,havethemregularly.Someplaces,73Iranand

Guatemalahavethemfrequently.Countriesthathavealotof

earthquakesareusuallyquite74.

Theearthquakethatthepeoplemost75aboutintheUnited

StatedwastheonehappeninginSanFranciscoin1906.Over500

peopledied76it.ThestrongestoneinNorthAmericawasin1964.

IthappenedinAlaska.

Strongearthquakesarenotalwaystheonesthatkill77.In

1755,oneofthestrongestearthquakesever78happenedin

Portugal.Around20,000peopledied.

In1923,averypowerfulearthquake79theTokyo-Yokohama

areaofJapan.Ahundredandfortythousandpeopledied.Most

ofthemdiedinfireswhich80theearthquake.

Oneofthe81earthquakeseverwasinChinain1976.It

killed82people.Themostdestructive（破壞性的）earthquake

everreportedwasalsoinChina.400,000peoplewerekilledor83

inthisquake,whichhappenedin1556.

Earthqu