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1、大学英语考试复习资料专升本英语模拟56大学英语考试复习资料专升本英语模拟56专升本英语模拟56 PhoneticsDirections: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark you

2、r answer by blackening the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet . 问题:1.A.sugarB.suddenC.surpriseD.saturday答案:A问题:2.A.massageB.trafficC.appleD.major答案:D问题:3.A.followB.throwC.somehowD.blow答案:C问题:4.A.thirtyB.thoughC.thereD.rather答案:A问题:5.A.loseB.shoeC.whoseD.whole答案:D Vocabulary and StructureDirections

3、: There are fifteen incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet . 问题:1. A _ people come to visit the Great Wall every day.A.great dealB.goo

4、d numberC.good manyD.large quantity答案:C问题:2. He was _ strict man and he was strict in his work. When he was 36, he was elected _ chairman of the committee.A.a, theB.the, theC.the, aD.a, 不填答案:D问题:3. He has never seen the Greens and be knows _ about them.A.littleB.a littleC.somethingD.anything答案:A问题:4

5、. The boat sailed slowly, keeping _ to the coast as the man in it was afraid of _ the direction.A.close, lostB.close, losingC.next, losingD.closely, lost答案:B问题:5. -Which subject do you like _? -I like chemistry _ than any other one. A.better, betterB.best, betterC.best, bestD.better, best答案:B问题:6. O

6、ur plane _ at six and landed in Beijing _.A.takes off, within four hoursB.took off, four hours laterC.rose up, after four hoursD.raised up, in four hours答案:B问题:7. The foreigners once _ their products to our company at a _ higher price.A.sent, veryB.lent, stillC.sold, muchD.showed, more答案:C问题:8. Just

7、 then he _ that the hen _ three eggs a day.A.lied, layB.lied, laidC.lay, laidD.laid, cay答案:B问题:9. It is high time that we _ all ready for this afternoon meeting, _ it would be late.A.must get, orB.got, orC.should get, andD.get, and答案:B问题:10. _ her husband _ the room, she jumped to her feet to meet h

8、im.A.Heard, enterB.Hearing, enterC.Hear, to enterD.Hearing, enter答案:B问题:11. _ to do now is just _ I am eager to know at first. But how can I get to know it?A.What, whatB.which, whatC.That, ThatD.What, which答案:A问题:12. It is necessary that anyone _ exercises every day if he wishes to keep healthy.A.do

9、B.would doC.didD.will do答案:A问题:13. He said he had no difficulty _ the boat himself.A.mendingB.to mendC.in mendingD.A and C答案:D问题:14. _ of the young men in our village find odd jobs in the city.A.HalfB.Fifty percentC.Two fifthsD.All the above答案:D问题:15. _ is forbidden in the meeting-room but we are al

10、lowed _ in the room for smokers.A.Smoking, smokingB.Smoking, to smokeC.To smoke, smokingD.To smoke, to smoke答案:B ClozeDirections: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding

11、 letter on Answer Sheet . Jungle country is not friendly to man, but it is possible to survive there. You must have the right 1 and you must know a few important things about the jungle. Then your chances of staying 2 are very good. In the jungle, you should always carry a 3 . Then you can 4 which w

12、ay to go. Again and again you must check your position by it. Keep alert. Watch the ground in front of you carefully. Stop and listen 5 . If you lose your 6 , do not be afraid. Mark the spot where you are with blazes on a tree. Then you can always know where you started. Finding water that is safe t

13、o drink can be a problem. Many streams and rivers carry germs that can be 7 to man. Luckily, the jungle has many kinds of plants and vines that give water. 8 in the jungle is a science. Learn as much as you can about what to 9 in the jungle. Then no part of the jungle will seem completely unfriendly

14、 or frightening. In fact, you will be able to 10 it for a long time. 1.A.adviceB.partnerC.toolD.equipment答案:D2.A.lifeB.liveC.aliveD.lively答案:C3.A.gunB.watchC.telescopeD.compass答案:D4.A.sayB.tellC.speakD.talk答案:B5.A.now and againB.here and thereC.more or lessD.more and more答案:A6.A.wayB.senseC.directio

15、nD.position答案:A7.A.goodB.badC.deadlyD.healthy答案:C8.A.StayingB.LivingC.SleepingD.Surviving答案:D9.A.expectB.wantC.wait forD.look forward to答案:A10.A.depend onB.get rid ofC.live offD.fight against答案:C Reading ComprehensionDirections: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed

16、by five questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet . Passage One It was a very happy family. The life was fairly well-off. Father, Leopold, was a music master in Austria. Mother was w

17、arm-hearted. There were two children, Marianne, a schoolgirl, and little Wolfgang, a child not quite four years old. Marianne was learning to play the piano, and day after day Leopold stood behind her as she practised. How patient her father was, and how cleverly he showed Maricanne how to play some

18、 particularly difficult pieces! She was making progress, very good progress, and that was excellent. And there, almost lost in the big chair, sat Wolfgang, who never had to be told to keep quiet when Mariannes shoulder, saying she had done well. At that moment Wolfgang climbed on his fathers knee an

19、d begged to be allowed to play the pretty piece Marianne had now mastered. What a joke that was! Picking up his baby son, Leopold laughed and said, Look at your hands. You must wait, little man! There was no end of fun during tea, and Marianne had to tell her mother about Wolfgang wanting to play a

20、difficult piece. When the meal was finished, Marianne helped to clear away the dishes. Suddenly Leopold got up. Listen! said he in a surprised voice. Listen! Marianne is playing the piece better than ever! But Marianne was washing dishes in the kitchen. His wife following, Leopold walked quietly ups

21、tairs, the lamp in one hand, his music book in the other. He pushed open the door, and there was little Wolfgang playing in the darkness. I love it. whispered the child. It was the beginning of Mozarts life of music. 1. Wolfgang was quiet when his sister practised the piano because _.A.he loved musi

22、cB.he liked his sisterC.he didnt want to make a noiseD.he didnt feel well答案:A2. Wolfgangs father told him he couldnt play the piano yet because _.A.his sister was taking lessonsB.he had to help his motherC.he was too smallD.he had to wait for sister to finish practising答案:C3. At tea-time the family

23、had _.A.no funB.a little funC.little funD.a lot of fun答案:D4. Leoplds family was _.A.poorB.fairly richC.very wealthyD.extremely rich答案:B5. shortly after tea Leopold heard the music from upstairs. He was astonished because _.A.Wolfgang loved the piece so muchB.Wolfgang was playing in the darknessC.Mar

24、ianne had never played the piece so beautifullyD.Marianne was washing dishes in the kitchen答案:CPassage Two The National Weather Service at Ryan Airport brought out the following forecast (预报). Saturday night for Satonp Rouge and vicinity (附近地区)。 It will be partly cloudy through Monday with a chance

25、of afternoon showers. High Sunday and Monday will be in the mid 80s, with a low Sunday night in the upper 60s. Winds, will be southeasterly 10 to 15 miles per hour diminishing at night. Probability of rain will be 20 percent Sunday. On the coast, winds will be southeasterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas will

26、 run 2-4 feet and will be 3 feet higher near a few thunder-showers. High tide will be at 1 p.m., low tide at 12:24 a. m. Record high for May 22 was 93 posted in 1956 and record low was 51 recorded in 1954. Normally, temperatures should be from 86 to 65 degrees. There will be afternoon thunder-shower

27、s Tuesday and over the west part of the state Thursday. Tuesday through Thursday, lows will be in the mid to upper 70s, with highs in the mid to upper 80s. High Saturday was 86, with a low 65. 1. This weather forecast probably appeared in a _.A.Saturday morning paperB.Sunday evening paperC.Sunday mo

28、rning paperD.Monday moring paper答案:C2. This forecast predicts _.A.records will be brokenB.skies will be partly cloudy on Sunday and MondayC.there will be no rain in the forecasted periodD.temperatures will be lower than normal for the time of year答案:B3. This forecast states that winds will _.A.slow

29、down at nightB.be from south to eastC.bring heavy rain on SundayD.be from a different direction on the coast than in the city答案:A4. If one were planning an outdoor game during this period, he should _.A.plan it for the morning hoursB.plan it for the afternoon hoursC.plan it for the evening hoursD.wa

30、it until there was better weather答案:A5. According to the forecast the lowest recorded temperature was _.A.5l degreesB.65 degreesC.in the upper 60sD.in the mid to upper 70s答案:APassage Three Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose

31、 of educating them; our purpose is to prepare them for life. As soon as we realize this fact, we will understand that it is very important to choose a system of education which will really prepare children for life. It is not enough just to choose the first system of education one finds, or to conti

32、nue with ones old system of enducation without examining it to see whether it is in fact suitable or not. In many modern countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that, by free education for all-whether rich or poor, clever or stupid-one can solve all the problems of society and build

33、 a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degrees than there are jobs for them to fill. Because of their degrees, they refuse to do what they consider low work; and, in fact, work with

34、the hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor, We can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our street

35、s and took the rubbish away from our houses, we would have terrible diseases in our towns. In countries where there are no servants because everyone is ashamed to do such work, scientists have to waste much of their time doing housework. In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to prepar

36、e for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever job is suited to his brain and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and it is very bad to be ashamed of ones work, or to scorn someone elses. Only such

37、a type of education can be called valuable to society. 1. Education is _.A.a meansB.a purposeC.fashionableD.the first system答案:A2. In many modern countries, children go to school _.A.be free educationB.to be able to marryC.to work for societyD.to rid themselves of low work答案:D3. In our country, the

38、educational purpose is _.A.to make children get degreesB.to prepare children for lifeC.to get everyone to live happliyD.to choose a system of education答案:B4. Cleaners and farmers do _ scientists do.A.the same work asB.less important work thanC.more work thanD.as important work as答案:D5. Low work here

39、 means _.A.work with brainsB.work with handsC.the work that people do at homeD.the work scientists do in the lab答案:BPassage Four Archimedes was a famous Greek mathematician and scientist. He was born around 287 BC and he died in the year 212 BC. Archimedes is most well-known for one specific idea th

40、at he came up with. Archimedes Principle states that a solid object which is immersed in a liquid is pushed up by a force which is equal to the weight of the water that the object moves. For example, if you put a piece of wood and a piece of gold the same size in water, only the wood will float. Bot

41、h the wood and gold move the same amount of water, but the wood weighs less than this water, while the gold weighs more. It is believed that Archimedes discovered this principle when the king of Syracuse asked him to solve a problem. The king wanted to know if his crown was pure gold or a mixture of

42、 gold and silver. The king, of course, did not melt his crown to find out. The idea came to Archimedes as he lowered himself into his bath. He noticed how the water spilled out of the tub. He decided to use the same idea for the crown. He knew that a gold crown immersed in water would weigh more tha

43、n one made of silver. The experiment was done and the goldsmith was proved guilty of trying to cheat the king. 1. A good title for the selection is _.A.ArchimedesB.ArchimedesPrincipleC.A gold and silver crownD.The king of Syracuse答案:B2. The word immersed in the second paragraph means _ .A.liftedB.ra

44、isedC.roseD.under water答案:D3. We drop a piece of metal into a jar full of water, the metal will float if it weighs less than _.A.an equal amount of silverB.an equal amount of goldC.all the water in the jar nowD.the water that leaves the jar答案:D4. From this selection we may conclude that the kings cr

45、own _.A.moved less water than pure gold of the same sizeB.moved more water than pure gold of the same weightC.moved more water than pure gold of the same sizeD.moved less water than pure gold of the same weight答案:B5. The following sentences tell what happened many years ago. Which is the right order

46、 of the events? a. Archimedes took a bath b. Archimedes discovered his principle c. The king of Syracuse asked him to sovle a problem d. Archimedes did the experiment on his crown A.c; a; b; dB.h; c; a; dC.b; c; d; aD.c; a; d; b答案:DPassage Five From the beginning rivers have played an important part

47、 in the life of man. Man of the earliest times used the rivers as a means of travel. Today rivers still serve as a great waterway for the transport and people. In ancient times, man settled near rivers or on river banks and built up large empires. Water is Natures most precious gift to man. Man need

48、s water to irrigate his crops, to cook and to wash. In nations all over the world rivers mean life and wealth. They feed and clothe the nations around them. Water is also a source of energy and power. Man constructs huge dams across the river to control the water for irrigation and get the energy ne

49、eded to drive generators. The electrical power is then directed to homes, cities, factories and television stations. Man uses water each day. His main source of water comes from reservoirs, which in turn get their water from the rivers. Rivers also bring down soil and minerals from the mountains and

50、 deposit them on the plains building up rich river deltas for raising plants and crops. Fresh water life in rivers or in lakes fed by them provide man with food. In a small way rivers help to keep man in good health and provide for his amusements. Various forms of water sports keep man strong and he

51、althy. Rivers have run on this earth long before man. Mans future ability to live is uncertain, but rivers will flow on forever. 1. Rivers have been important to man _.A.since the last centuryB.for a very long timeC.since a few hundred years agoD.since a few years ago答案:B2. Rivers bring _.A.people and cropsB.life and wealthC.poverty and deathD.agriculture and bridge答案:B3. Electrical power is produced by _.A.damsB.reservoirsC.factoriesD.generators答案:D4. Energy is obtained from rivers by _.A.building bridges acro