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1、大学英语考试复习资料专升本英语模拟57大学英语考试复习资料专升本英语模拟57专升本英语模拟57Part Reading ComprehensionDirections:In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by four comprehension questions. Read the passage and answer the questions. Then mark your answer on the answer sheet.Passage One Vegetable gardening is

2、the relaxing art and science of turning a love for growing plants into a meaningful activity. Having vegetables in the backyard makes home gardening appealing for many people. In addition, vegetable gardening provides exercise and fun for both urban and suburban families. Vegetable gardeners agree t

3、hat many home-grown vegetables are superior to those purchased from markets. From spring through late fall, a well-planned and well-kept garden can provide a supply of fresh vegetables, thus increasing the nutrition of the family diet. Freezers make it possible to keep some of the vegetables to be e

4、njoyed at a later date. Other vegetables can be stored for a few months in a cool area. Although the money spent for a garden may be little, one cannot escape the fact that gardening requires hard work and time. Many of the gardening tasks must be performed at times that are most inconvenient. Not d

5、oing jobs that should be done on a regular basis may result in failure and a negative feeling toward gardening. One should not plant a garden that is too large for him to care for. A small, well-kept gar den is more enjoyable and profitable than a large neglected one. Vegetables do well in full sun

6、light and need at least five or six hours of sun during the middle of the day. Too much shading results in poor plants and few vegetables. If possible, the garden should be near the house, so the gardener can work in it whenever they are free. Soils for vegetables should be easily broken up and poro

7、us (多孔的) for quick water drainage and good aeration (透气). Usually the home owner has little choice in the soil type he can choose. Fortunately, many vegetables can be grown on poor soils if the soils are properly prepared. 1. Many people find home gardening _.A.expensive and boringB.interesting and

8、enjoyableC.time-consuming and inconvenientD.neither interesting nor enjoyable答案:B2. A well-planned and well-kept garden can provide a supply of fresh vegetables _.A.all year roundB.whenever you need nutritious foodC.for a greater part of the yearD.throughout spring答案:C3. The amount of money you spen

9、d on your garden _.A.can be largeB.must be largeC.can not be largeD.must not be small答案:A4. Which of the following statements is true?A.Vegetables need to have as much shading as possible.B.A small garden is much better than a large one.C.Homeowners can freely choose the soil for their vegetable gar

10、den.D.Whenever possible, the vegetable garden should be close to your home.答案:D5. From the passage we can conclude that _.A.vegetables need little care while growingB.vegetables can be grown on almost any kind of soilC.vegetable gardening is an indispensable part of life for urban and suburban peopl

11、eD.vegetable gardening is a good pastime for retired people答案:BPassage Two In old days, when a glimpse of stocking was looked upon as something so shocking as to distract the serious work of an office, secretaries were men. Then came the First World War and the male secretaries were replaced by wome

12、n. A mans secretary became his personal servant, in charge of remembering his wifes birthday and buying her presents; taking his suits to the dry-cleaners; telling lies on the telephone to keep away people he did not wish to speak to; and, of course, typing and filing and taking short hand. Now all

13、this may be changing again. The microchip (芯片) and high technology is sweeping the British office, taking with it much of the routine clerical (文书的) work that secretaries did. Once office technology takes over generally, the status of the job will rise again because it will involve the high-tech wor

14、k-and then men will want to do it again. That was said by one of the executives (male) of one of the biggest secretarial agencies in this country. What he has predicted is already under way in the U. S. Once high technology has made the job of secretary less routine (乏味的), will there be a male takeo

15、ver? Men should be careful of thinking that they can walk right into the better jobs. There are a lot of women secretaries who will do the job as well as they-not just because they can buy negligees (妇女长睡衣) for the bosss wife, but because they are as efficient and well trained to cope with word proc

16、essors and computers as men. 1. Before 1914 female secretaries were rare because they _.A.were less efficient and less trained than menB.were looked down upon by menC.would have disturbed the other office workersD.wore stockings and were not as serious as men答案:C2. A female secretary has been expect

17、ed, besides other duties, to _.A.be her bosss memoryB.do everything her boss asks her to doC.clean her bosss clothesD.telephone the bosss wife答案:B3. Secretaries, until recently, had to do a lot of work now done by _.A.machinesB.other staffC.servantsD.wives答案:A4. A secretary in the future will _.A.ha

18、ve more work to doB.be better paidC.have higher statusD.have less work to do答案:C5. The writer believes that before long _.A.both men and women can act as secretariesB.men will be better than machinesC.men will take over womens jobs as secretariesD.women will operate most office machines答案:APassage T

19、hree Humanity is a new experiment on planet Earth. For most of its history, life on Earth was restricted to the sea. Living things began to populate the land slightly over 400 million years ago, and humans have existed for no more than 3 million years. One way to represent the evolution of tire is t

20、o compress the 4.6-billion-year history of Earth into a 1-year-long film. In such a film, Earth forms as the film begins on January 1, and through all of January and February it cools and is cratered (变成坑状) and the first oceans form. But those oceans remain lifeless until sometime in March or early

21、April, when the first living things develop. The 4-billion-year history of Precambrian (前赛武纪) evolution lasts until the film reaches mid-November, when primitive ocean life begins to evolve into complex organisms such as trilobites (三叶虫). If we examine the land instead of the oceans, we find a lifel

22、ess waste. But once our film shows plant and animal life on the land, about November 28, evolution proceeds rapidly. Dinosaurs, for example, appear about December 12 and vanish by Christmas Eve, as mammals (哺乳动物) and birds flourish. Throughout the 1-year-run of our film there are no humans, and even

23、 during the last days of the year as the mammals rise and dominate the landscape, there are no people. In the early evening of December 31, vaguely human forms move through the grasslands, and by late evening they begin making stone tools. The Stone Age lasts until about 11:45 pm, and the first sign

24、s of civilization, towns and cities, do not appear until 11: 54 pm. The Christian era begins only 14 seconds before the New Year, and the Declaration of Independence is signed with I second to spare. 1. In comparing all of Earths geological evolution to one calendar year, the author shows _.A.just h

25、ow recently humanity has arrived on the sceneB.just how simple it is to understand the history of EarthC.just how early humanity appears on planet EarthD.just how difficult it is to understand the history of Earth答案:A2. According to the passage, primitive ocean life begins to evolve into complex org

26、anisms _.A.in the middle of DecemberB.when Earth is crateredC.at the beginning of NovemberD.when the land is still a lifeless waste答案:D3. It is indicated in the passage that _.A.Earth is cool at firstB.Earth is hot at the beginningC.there are oceans at the beginningD.there is life in the ocean in la

27、te February答案:B4. In the one-year-long film dinosaurs _.A.die out on December 25B.appear after December 25C.die out on December 24D.appear on December 24答案:C5. In the compressed history of Earth the Declaration of Independence is signed _.A.a long time before the New YearB.immediately after the New

28、Years DayC.just one second before the New YearD.right on the New Years Day答案:CPassage Four Internet-addicted job seekers may be partly the cause of the fact that it is taking the unemployed 23 % longer to find a new position than it took during the last recession (经济萧条), when the benefits of online

29、job searching were unavailable. A growing number of unemployed Americans waste time browsing (济览) the estimated 4,000 to 5,000 online job sites, filling them with resumes, and then waiting for replies. It is common for long-time jobless ness, argues Professor John A. Challenger. Although the Interne

30、t has the potential to be very useful for job seekers and it has become the primary tool for many, Challenger believes that it should be considered secondary to the traditional technique of meeting would-be employers in person. In addition to slowing job search efforts, the Internet is making the hi

31、ring process longer for the employer. In a survey of 5,000 hiring managers by an online resume site, 72 % said that a majority of the resumes they received in response to an online job posting did not match the positions description. The more unrelated resumes managers have to go through in order to

32、 select the few to bring in for interviews, the longer it takes to fill the position, points out Challenger. One result of this has been the increased use of screening software by employers. This will make it even more difficult for job seekers to get their resumes in front of the hiring executive f

33、or an interview. All of this is not to say that the Internet has not revolutionized job hunting. It has certainly made it easier for someone in San Francisco, for example, to search for job openings in Miami. In addition, the ability to conduct keyword searches has reduced the amount of time it take

34、s to find the type of position a person is seeking. Job seekers must learn how to use the Internet as a tool, rather than just relying on it as a means for submitting electronic resumes, concludes Challenger. 1. According to the passage, the coming of online job searching brings _.A.longer waiting t

35、ime for the unemployedB.longer computer technology training for the job seekersC.more unemployment throughout the U. S. A.D.more job opportunities in the Internet world答案:A2. Professor Challenger thinks _.should be considered more important by the unemployed.A.browsing the Internet job sitesB.sendin

36、g resumes by emailC.going to a traditional training centerD.meeting the potential employers in person答案:D3. The Internet is making the hiring process longer for the employer because _.A.the speed of the Internet is not fast enoughB.there is a lot of false information on the NetC.the hiring position

37、cannot be fully described on the NetD.it has drawn many unfitting resumes答案:D4. It can be inferred that screening software in Paragraph 3 is used to _.A.draw more job seekers to the websitesB.get rid of some unrelated resumesC.serve as a bridge between the job seekers and the employersD.provide the

38、job seekers with more chances to visit the employers in person答案:B5. According to the passage, the Internet has revolutionized job hunting by _.A.changing the recession cycleB.opening more chances for job seekersC.improving the reemployment situationD.reducing the interview time答案:BPart Vocabulary a

39、nd StructureDirections: In this part there are forty incomplete sentences. Each sentence is followed by four choices, Choose the one that best completes the sentence and then mark your answer on the answer sheet.问题:1. The earth revolves a little more rapidly _ it is closer to the sun.A.whetherB.wher

40、easC.althoughD.when答案:D问题:2. The number of members in the club _ to two hundred.A.were limitedB.limitsC.was limitedD.limited答案:C问题:3. On close examination, we found the signature not _.A.realisticB.accurateC.exactD.genuine答案:D问题:4. As a highly _ young designer, she has a promising future in her fiel

41、d.A.originalB.occasionalC.optionalD.obedient答案:A问题:5. Let me give you a _ of how the computer works.A.demonstrationB.differenceC.deductionD.distinction答案:A问题:6. An author must not be too _ to criticism.A.sensibleB.sensitiveC.senselessD.insensible答案:B问题:7. Fu Lei is known for his _ of music and knowl

42、edge on philosophy.A.explanationB.interpretationC.compositionD.interaction答案:B问题:8. The judge dismissed the case because there was not _ evidence.A.adequateB.excessiveC.manyD.plenty答案:A问题:9. Much to my surprise, they went away without telling us their _ address.A.foreverB.everlastingC.permanentD.ete

43、rnal答案:C问题:10. Instead of going into details about his project, he spoke _.A.in shortB.in generalC.in particularD.in common答案:B问题:11. My book is _ finished; I have only a few changes to make in the writing.A.virtuallyB.violentlyC.verticallyD.visually答案:A问题:12. The amount of water used in the manufac

44、turing process is enormous, but the amount wasted is _.A.the greatestB.more greaterC.greatestD.even greater答案:D问题:13. The _ was conducted to find out how many people prefer butter.A.examinationB.inspectionC.surveyD.analysis答案:C问题:14. Many university courses are not really _ to the needs of students

45、or their future employers.A.associatedB.adoptedC.gearedD.qualified答案:C问题:15. _ Davids expression, wed say he is not in a good mood today.A.To judge byB.Judged byC.To be judged byD.Judging by答案:D问题:16. It is not considered _ to litter in public.A.respectfulB.respectiveC.respectedD.respectable答案:D问题:1

46、7. He was _ of his political rights because of the bribery.A.deprivedB.acquiredC.acquaintedD.accused答案:A问题:18. His description of the ghost was so _ . that his little daughter screamed when he came to the part of killing.A.moderateB.vividC.activeD.passive答案:B问题:19. I thought his speech would be inte

47、resting, but it turned out that the more he talked, _.A.the more bored became IB.the more I became boredC.the more bored I becameD.I became the more bored答案:C问题:20. You have to take the _ examination before an interview can be considered.A.preciousB.preliminaryC.priorD.potential答案:B问题:21. Every stud

48、ent of English needs a good dictionary, but I cant afford _.A.itB.thisC.thatD.one答案:D问题:22. He _ to your home, for he doesnt know your address.A.cant have beenB.mustnt have beenC.shouldnt have beenD.neednt have been答案:A问题:23. The classroom is provided with some visual aids _ English.A.to teachB.for

49、teachingC.to teachingD.of teaching答案:C问题:24. If you want to improve the taste, try _ some sugar.A.to addB.to addingC.addD.adding答案:D问题:25. He makes a note of the assignment lest he _ it.A.forgetsB.will forgetC.forgetD.forgot答案:C问题:26. Do you think the prices of TV sets will _ this year for Chinas WT

50、O entry?A.come downB.come byC.come acrossD.come off答案:A问题:27. You couldnt believe him, for he had only a (an) _ understanding of his task.A.perfectB.imperfectC.inperfectD.unperfect答案:B问题:28. _, the speaker interrupted his lecture.A.His voice was drowned by the noiseB.His voice being drowned by the n

51、oiseC.Drowned by the noiseD.His voice drowned by the noise答案:D问题:29. He seemed to be looking for words at his desk _ to convey his meaning as precisely as I had done.A.thatB.whereC.with whichD.from which答案:C问题:30. The white people _ the overwhelming majority of the government in U.S.A.compriseB.are

52、comprised ofC.consist ofD.are consisted of答案:A问题:31. Before taking such a test, one had better _ his or her vocabulary.A.outlineB.translateC.reviseD.brush up答案:D问题:32. They worked _ the cost of the holiday and decided if they could afford it.A.atB.outC.offD.for答案:B问题:33. My mother will not allow me

53、to go, _.A.my father will eitherB.either my father willC.neither will my fatherD.nor my father will答案:C问题:34. Even when she didnt know what she _ about, she spoke more authoritatively than most people did.A.talkedB.had been talkingC.had talkedD.would talk答案:D问题:35. Mary does not read newspapers; she

54、 reads Shakespeare, _.A.thereforeB.eventuallyC.howeverD.although答案:C问题:36. Your offer is very attractive but I need to _ before I let you know my decision.A.think better of itB.think it overC.make up my mindD.come out答案:B问题:37. The two bottles stand _ on the table.A.side by sideB.back to backC.shoul

55、der to shoulderD.arm in arm答案:A问题:38. The festive Christmas dinner was a merry one, and _ joined in the general jollity.A.all olds and youngsB.each old and youngC.no matter old and youngD.old and young alike答案:D问题:39. She talked about buying a house in the country, but nothing ever _.A.came to itB.came with itC.came of itD.came at it答案:C问题:40. Everything Ive described went wrong. _, the whole