2021年湖北省武汉市普通高校对口单招英语自考预测试题(含答案)

2021年湖北省武汉市普通高校对口单招英语自考预测试题(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、单选题(50题)1.Little_________thattheirplanhasbeenDiscovered．

A.didtheysuspect

B.dothesuspect

C.dotheysuspect

D.theysuspect

2.______today,bewouldgettherebyFriday.

A.Wereheleave

B.Wasbeleaving

C.Werehetoleave

D.Ifheleaves

3.Thesearchwas_______whennightcame,eventhoughthechildhadnotbeenfoundA.approvedB.acquiredC.achievedD.abandoned

4.CountriesthattraditionallyneverallowedforeignstudentstostayandworklikeGermanyortheUnitedKingdom—arefacingtheirownlabor______ininformationtechnologyandrelaxingtheirimmigrationlaws.

A.cutsB.shortagesC.weaknessesD.imports

5.Haveacigarette,______?

A.willyouB.don'tyouC.doyouD.aren'tyou

6.—Theeducationsystemratherthantheteachers______toanswerfortheoverburdenonthestudents—IagreeIhopethereform.beingcarriedoutinourcountrywillhangaboutthe_____results.

A.are;desiredB.is;desiredC.are;desiringD.is;desiring

7.Helenalwayshelpshergrandmothereventhoughgoingtoschool____mostofherday.

A.takesupB.makeupC.saveupD.putup

8.TheheavysnowcouldnotkeepUS_________goingouttowork．

A.onB.upC.uponD.from

9.Notuntilhelefthishome_______toknowhowimportantthefamilywasforhim.

A.didhebeginB.hadhebegunC.hebeganD.hehasbegun

10.Mary，_________here——everybodyelse，staywhereyouare．

A.comeB.comesC.tocomeD.coming

11.Whathedescribedasonlya______detailIthoughtwasthemostimportantpartoftheplan.

A.commonB.plainC.justD.mere

12.Itisreportedthatmanyanewhouse_______atpresentinthedisasterareaA.arebeingbuilt

B.werebeingbuilt

C.wasbeingbuilt

D.isbeingbuilt

13.Newtypewriterscostabout________priceofthesecond—handones．

A.threetimesthe

B.athreetimes

C.thethreetimes

D.threetimesa

14.NotonlyIbutalsoTomandMary______fondofcollectingstamps.

A.amB.willC.areD.have

15.Myfather______mebysayingthatIcouldwininthespeechcontest,soItookpartinit.

A.discouragedB.encouragedC.preventedD.asked

16.Wecanassigntheworkto__________isreliable.

A.whoseB.whomC.whoeverD.whomever

17.Afterallthistimeyou‘dthinkhe‘dhaveforgotten，________?

A.shouldyouB.wouldn"tyouC.don"tyouD.doyou

18.Janehasbrownhair,infact,it'squitesimilarinshade______yours.

A.asB.withC.likeD.to

19._______manytimes,hefinallyunderstoodtheproblem.

A.ToldB.TellingC.HavingtoldD.Havingbeentold

20.—That'smewhenIgotmarried.SeewhatIlooklikenow!—Whynotgoonadiettogetinto______?

A.shapeB.formC.appearanceD.body

21.Letmehelpyou,______?

A.won'tyonB.willyouC.shallID.shan'tI

22.Thebankisreportedinthelocalnewspaper,_______inbroaddaylightyesterday.

A.beingrobbed

B.havingbeenrobbed

C.tohavebeenrobbed

D.robbed

23.Sendmyregardstoyourwifewhenyou__________home．

A.wroteB.willwriteC.havewrittenD.write

24.Thenovelwrittenbytheauthor_______well,butfiveyearsagronoonecouldhaveimaginedhowgreatarolehe_______intheliteraryworldA.sells;wastoplay

B.selling;wasplaying

C.sold;hadplayed

D.sell;isplaying

25.Theproblemwassettledtothecompleteofthem,sotheydidn‘tcomplain.

A.amazementB.satisfactionC.disappointmentD.attraction

26.She'sfainted.Throwsomewateronherfaceandshemay______.

A.comeroundB.comebackC.comeagainD.comeout

27.—TheremustbeadozenpensinthishousebutIcanneverfindonewhenIneedthem.—Keeplooking.______issuretoturnup.

A.OneB.ItC.ThatD.This

28.Finallyhegottimeforaglance______thisreport.

A.offB.roundC.onD.at

29.TomandJackarebothveryclever._________,Tomis____________Jack.

A.Allinall;asacleverboyas

B.Inotherwords;ascleveraboyas

C.Thatistosay;asacleverboyas

D.Inword;ascleveraboyas

30.tosunlightfortoomuchtime,asthedoctorssay,willdoharmtoone‘sskin.

A.Beingexposed

B.Havingexposed

C.Exposed

D.Afterbeingexposed

31.Theyrequiredthatallthenecessarydocuments______tothepresident'sofficebeforetheendofthismonth.

A.behanded

B.mustbehanded

C.shouldhandin

D.hadbeenhandedin

32.12．Itwasthetraining_______hehadatschool_______madehimagoodjumper．

A.what;whatB.that;thatC.what;thatD.that;had

33.Iwonderedwhatdifficultyhehad_________theplan?

A.tocarryout

B.carryingout

C.carriedout

D.withcarryingout

34._____cryingsadly,heraisedhisheadandlettearsstreamdownhisfaceonpurposeA.TobeseenB.SeeingC.ToseeD.Havingseen

35.Sometimeschildrenhavetrouble______factfromfictionandmaybelievethatsuchthingsactuallyexist.

A.toseparateB.separatingC.forseparatingD.ofseparating

36.—Hasthewalletbeenreturnedyet?—No，butweexpect______anydaynow.

A.toreturnit

B.ittoreturn

C.ittobereturned

D.itreturned

37.Inoticedhiseyes______,becausetheywereverylarge.

A.inparticularB.withparticularC.inspecialD.withspecial

38.Thescientistsallagreedthatrulesofphysics,______weareallfamiliar,governtheworldA.towhichB.onwhichC.whichD.withwhich

39.Busyastheyare,parentsshould______atleasttwohourstospendwiththeirchildren.

A.setoutB.setawayC.setasideD.setoff

40.Whenwe______themuseumisnotdecided.

A.visitedB.visitC.willvisitD.visiting

41.Icanneverforget______thefamousactressduringhervisittoourschool．

A.havingbeenmetB.tomeetC.tohavemetD.meeting

42.Balloonsfloatintheair_________boatsdoonthesea.A.justasB.whenC.thatD.where

43.--Ifyouareofferedatriptothemoon,______it?--Ofcourse.Whynot?

A.didyouaccept

B.areyougoingtoaccept

C.willyouaccept

D.wouldyouaccept

44.Notuntilthisterm______torealizehowimportantthissubjectistohisfuturecareerasadiplomat.

A.hebeganB.didhebeginC.hehasbegunD.thathehasbegun

45.Sicknessdeprivedme______thepleasureofseeingyou.

A.fromB.ofC.outofD.with

46.While______ajob,thegraduatestudentgotanoffertostudyabroad

A.appliedforB.applyingtoC.appliedtoD.applyingfor

47.—What'sthechanceofthere______anelectionthisyear?—Ihavenoidea.

A.isB.tobeC.beingD.be

48.—ThisismynewdogHisnameisWisdom—That'sinterestingWhy______didyougivehimsuchaname?

A.intheearthB.inworldC.onearthD.ontheworld

49.-Betweenthetwopossibleplans,I‘mbound_____thesecondoneA.favouringB.tofavourC.forfavouringD.tofavouring

50.Sobadly______inthecaraccidentthathehadtostayinhospitalforseveralweeks.

A.didheinjureB.heinjureC.washeinjuredD.hewasinjured

二、补全对话(10题)51.请在第____处填上正确答案。

52.通读下面的短文，回答题。

提示：爱丽丝的妈妈病了，爱丽丝想向老师格林先生请几天假。

Alice:Excuseme，Mr．Green．I"dliketotakeafewdaysoff．

Green:

51

？

Alice:Mymotherisill．Ihavetotakecareofher．

Green:Ohdear!Iamsorrytohearthat．

52

？

Alice:No，thankyou．Mymotherhascaughtabadcold．Shehasahighfeverandcoughsdayandnight．Thedoctorsaysmymotherhastobeinhospitalforafewdays．Iwouldliketobewithher．

Green:Iunderstand．

53

？

Alice:IhopetobebacknextWednesday．

Green:That"sallright．

54

Alice:Thankyou，Mr．Green．That"sverykindofyou．Iwillwriteitimmediately．Green:

55

第51题________

查看材料

53.第53题________

查看材料

54.根据以下资料，回答1~5题。

请在第_____处填上正确答案。

55.

第57题请将正确答案填在第57空。

56.第52题________

查看材料

57.

第59题请将正确答案填在第59处。

58.

第60题请将正确答案填在第60处。

59.请在第_______处填上正确答案。

60.60.Wife.Doyouhaveanyideafortheweekend?Husband:______?

三、完型填空(10题)61.（）查看材料

A.cuttingB.hammeringC.wavingD.Circling

62.(53)

A.onB.inC.overD.of

63.【C3】

A.alwaysB.possiblyC.certainlyD.frequently

64.

第26题请将正确答案填在第26处。

A.creatureB.beingC.womanD.man

65.(82)

A.fullB.integrateC.allD.entire

66.(46)

A.everythingB.nothingC.anythingD.things

67.50

A.byB.tillC.forD.from

68.44

A.NeitherB.ItC.EitherD.decline

69.(50)

A.hopedB.expectedC.wishedD.wanted

70.(41)

A.existsB.stopsC.continuesD.decreases

四、翻译(20题)71.据报道，迄今为止，外国保险公司已打入中国19个城市。

72.Itseemsthatthemachinewasnotpackedproperlyortestedbeforedispatch.

73.必须采取措施解决这个城市的交通问题。

74.Inorderthattheycansavethesespecies,membersofwildlifeteamshaverearedtheyounginthesafetyresearchstations.

75.SectionB

Directions:TranslatethefollowingChineseintoEnglish.

(英语专业学生做)

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassageinChinese.ReaditcarefullyandputitintoEnglish.

身体健康的人不愿意去想死亡的事，死亡是我们希望避免的话题。但是死亡是普遍的人生经历，是人人都要面临的少数必然之一。理智的人对必然的死亡预作计划，从容对待；只有愚蠢的人不能正视现实，希望用某种方法逃脱死亡。人寿保险对必然的死亡提供理智的安排。只要对自己的死亡能够直面对待的人才能充分理解人寿保险的必要性。人寿保险公司充分认识到了人民对死亡的负面印象，为此，他们对保险代理商进行培训时，要求他们在推销中避免使用直率的语言，而努力以恰当的方式让客户们意识到：人终究会死，人人都会面临死亡，必须要客观地接受自己的比如死亡才能在经济上为此做好充分的准备。

76.Hewantstowriteanarticle,whichwillattractpublicattentiontotheairpollutioninthiscity.

77.除了看电视，这孩子整晚什么也没做。

78.随着燃料价格的上涨，购车者买车的想法正在改变。

A.Withfuelpricesgoingup,carbuyersaregoingtochangetheirideasofbuyingacar.

B.Withfuelpricesgoesup,carbuyersarechangingtheirideasofbuyingacar.

C.Withfuelpricesgoingup,carbuyersarechangingtheirideasofbuyingacar.

D.Withfuelpricesgoesup,carbuyershavechangedtheirideasofbuyingacar.

79.Forweekshehadworriedoverhowtoconvincethegraduatesthatthey,too,couldsucceedagainstseeminglyimpossibleodds,thattheycouldmovemountains.

80.论实际用途，没有那个计算机网络能比得上国际互联网。

81.Agreatdealofresearchhasbeenperformedonthisquestion,andresultspointstothefollowinganswer:weperformthistaskthroughaspecialtypeofaveraging.

82.ScientistssaythatplantandanimallifeinthousandsoflakesintheUnitedStatesandCanadahasalreadybeendestroyedbyacidrain.

83.在加工过程中，会重新人为加入某些食物的维生素和矿物质，但却未必和原来的一样健康。

A.Duringprocessing,somefood’svitaminsandmineralsmaybeartificiallyaddedbackin,butit’sunlikelytobeashealthyastheoriginal.

B.Duringprocessing,somefood’svitaminsandmineralsmaybeartificiallyaddedbackin,butit’snotaliketobeashealthyastheorigin.

C.Duringtheprocess,somefood’svitaminsandmineralsmaybehandilyaddedbackin,butit’snotlikelytobeashealthyastheoriginal.

D.Duringprocessing,someartificialfood’svitaminsandmineralsmaybeaddedbackin,butit’snotlikelytobeashealthyastheorigin.

84.他们正在寻找那逃掉的疯子。

85.IftheChinesepeopleworkhard,theycandefinitelyattainthisgrandstrategicobjective.

86.Theresultofthisprogressisanenormouspopulationincreasethatthreatensthequalityoflife,broughtaboutbyprogressinthemedicalprofession.

87.Ihavehadgreatdealoftroubleincatchingupwithothersinmyclass._____________________________________________________________________________

88.Theyalsolearnhowtocopewithpersonalproblemsaswellaslearninghowtothink,tomakedecisions,toanalyzeandevaluate,andtocommunicateeffectively.

89.Withouttheencouragementandhelpofmyfriends,Iwouldhavequitschool.

90.Unlikehumanbeings,fishesdonotstopgrowingwhentheyreachmaturity.Theycontinuetogrowaslongastheylive,althoughtherateofgrowthslowsdowninmaturefishes.

五、阅读理解(5题)91.

Accordingtotheauthor,inwhichdecadeofthenineteenthcenturydidasteamshipfirstattempttocompetewiththetransatlanticpackets?

A.Thetwenties.B.Thethirties.C.Theforties.D.Thefifties.

92.Duringthe______test,studentsmustselectanswers.

A.personalB.objectiveC.spokenD.written

93.Whenthewritersaysthat"thebestanswermaybe'nothing'",hemeansyoumaydecide____.

A.totakenonoticeofthecriticism

B.toarguewithyourboss

C.youneedtochangeyourjob

D.you'vedonenothingwrong

94.PassageThreeShoppingforclothesisnotthesameexperienceforamanasitisforawoman.Amangoesshoppingbecauseheneedssomething.Hispurposeissettledanddecided.

Heknowswhathewantsandhejustfindsitandbuysit,butcareslittleabouttheprice.Allmensimplywalkintoashopandasktheassistantforwhattheywant.Iftheshophasit,thesalesmanquicklytakesitout,andthebusinessoftryingitonfollowsatonce.

Ifalliswell,thedeal(买卖)canbeandisoftencompletedinlessthanfiveminutes,withhardanychatandtoeveryone'ssatisfaction.Foraman,smallproblemsmaybeginwhentheshopdoesnothavewhathewants,ordoesnothaveexactlywhathewants.Inthatcasethesalesmantriestosellthecustomersomethingelse—heoffersthenearesthecantothethingaskedfor.Hewouldsay,"Iknowthisjacketisnotthestyle.youwant,Sir,butwouldyouliketotryitonforsize?Ithappenstobethecoloryoumentioned."Fewmenhavepatience(耐心

)withthistreatment,andtheusualansweris,"Thisistherightcolorandmaybetherightsize,butIshouldbewastingmytimeandyoursbytryingiton."Nowhowdoesawomangoaboutbuyingclothes?Inalmosteveryrespect(方面)shedoessoquitedifferently.Hershoppingisnotoftenbasedonneed.Shehasneverfullymadeuphermindaboutwhatshewants,andsheisonly"havingalookaround".Sheisalwaysopentowhatthesalesmantellsher,eventowhatherfriendstellher.Shewilltryonanynumberofthings.Whatismostimportantinhermindisthethoughtoffindingsomethingthateveryonethinkssuitsher.Besides,mostwomenhaveanexcellentsenseofvaluewhentheyboyclothes.The),arealwaysreadyfortheunexpectedbargain(便宜货).Facedwitharoomfulofdresses,awomanmayeasilyspendanhourgoingfromonecountertoanotherbeforeselectingthedressesshewantstotryon.

Ittakestime,butsurelyitisenjoyabletowomenshoppers.

Mostdressshopsprovidechairsforthewaitinghusbands.44.Whenamanisbuyingclothes,______.A.hebuyscheapthingsanddoesnotcareaboutthequalityB.hechoosesthingsthatothersrecommendC.hedoesnotmindhowmuchhehastopayfortherightthingsD.hebuysgoodqualitythings,solongastheyarenottooexpensive

95.Thehighestinterestrateischargedto_______.

A.full-timestudents

B.parents

C.studentsborrowingfromacreditunion

D.half-timestudents

六、作文(1题)96.假设你的朋友叫杨立，是优秀学生。校报请你写一篇介绍他的短文。他的基本情况是：现在读高二，是班长，是全班学习最好的;最喜欢学习英语和数学;爱好体育，课余常踢足球，还是学校游泳队队员;经常帮助别人。注意：(1)基本情況不可遺漏;(2)要有标题;(3)词数为100左右。

参考答案

1.C

2.C解析：本题考查倒装虚拟语气用法。本句是表示与将来事实相反，所以从句用wereto形式。句意为：如果他今天出发的话，他就会在星期五以前到达那里。

3.D

4.B解析：cuts“裁减”；shortages“短缺”；weaknesses“弱点”；imports“进口”，故正确选项为B。

5.A解析：此题考查反意疑问句的用法。主句为祈使句，因此其反意疑问句用willyou。

6.B解析：theeducationsystem是主语，谓语动词应用单数；thedesiredresults意为“期望的结果”。

7.A

8.D

9.A

10.A本题考查祈使句型：

【应试指导】句意：Mary，到这里来，其余的人待在原处。根据句子的结构可判断出这是个祈使句。所以要用动词原形开头。Mary在句中不是

主语，而是“呼语”。

11.D解析：本题测试形容词辨析。四个选项的意思分别是“普通的”，“清楚的”，“正义的”，“仅仅的”。根据句意，D项正确。本句大意为：他仅仅把它作为一个细节来描述，而我却认为它是这个计划中最重要的部分。

12.D

13.A【句子大意】新打字机的价格是二手货的三倍。

14.C解析：notonly…butalso连接主语时，谓语动词根据就近原则由butalso后的成分来决定。TomandMary是两个人，所以动词用复数形式。

15.B解析：encourage：鼓励、鼓舞；discourage：使泄气；prevent：阻止；ask：要求。根据句意只有选B。

16.C

17.B考查反义疑问句。原句应是：youwouldthinkhehadhaveforgotten…反义疑问句的规则是陈述部分是肯定式，疑问部分应是否定式。Wouldthink表示推测，疑问部分也应选择would。选项B是正确的。【句子大意】你难道还认为他已经忘掉了，是吗?

18.D

19.D

20.A解析：shape意为“(女人的)姿态，身段”；form意为“形状，形态”；appearance意为“外表，样子”；body意为“身体”。由题意知应选A。

21.A解析：反问疑问句的陈述部分是肯定式时，疑问部分用否定式。以letme或letus起始的反问疑问句，疑问部分用willyou或won'tyou，所以选项A是正确的。

22.C

23.D本题考查时态。

【应试指导】句意：当你写信回家的时候，请代我向你的妻子问好。在时间状语从句中用一般现在时代替一般将来时。

24.A

25.B

26.A解析：句意：她昏倒了。给她脸上浇些水，或许她会醒过来。本题考查词组辨析。comeround：过访，绕道而来，苏醒过来；comeback：回来，恢复；comeagain：再说一遍，重复一遍；comeout：出来，传出。

27.A解析：根据上文提到“findone”，故下文中也应填one，表示泛指。

28.D

29.B

30.A

31.A解析：本题考虚拟语气在名词性从句中的用法。在“ask(advise，desire，ordersuggest，require，etc。)+the广引导的从句中，谓语动词应用“should+认”，should可以省去，再结合语态，故A项正确。本句大意为：他们要求所有的必要文件都必须在月底之前交到校长办公室。

32.B

33.B

34.A

35.B解析：本题考查固定搭配。havetrouble(in)doingsth.“做某事有困难”。句意为：有时孩子们在分清故事和现实方面会有困难，相信故事中的事确实存在。

36.C

37.Ainparticular是固定搭配，意为“特别地”。

38.D

39.C

40.C解析：句子的前半部分是主语从句，主语从句中的谓语动词时态应根据句意而定。

41.D解析：forgetdoingsth．忘了已做过某事。注意区别forgettodosth。忘了而没有做某事。

42.A本句考查两个并列句之间的连接的词。题干的意思是：“气球能够浮在空气中正如船能够浮在海面上一样。”在四个选项中，只有A项的justas有“正如，犹如”的意思。故选A。

43.D

44.B解析：表示否定的副词前置于句首，句子需要不完全倒装，即助动词提前。其余选项均可排除。除Notuntil外还有never，seldom，rarely，seldom，no，little，hardly，innotime等否定副词或结构放在句首时，句子需要部分倒装。

45.B解析：本题考查动词固定搭配的用法。deprive后常接介词of，表示剥夺什么。

46.Dapplyto应用；applyfor申请

47.C

48.C

49.B

50.C解析：副词so置于句首，句子应该用倒装语序，某人受伤用sb.beinjured来表示，故答案为C。

51.Cyouwillknowallofourguests

这是有关邀请上司去家里作客的一段对话。

walt：李先生，您和您夫人下周五有时间吗?

Mr．Lee：我想没什么活动。但是我还是得问问我夫人是否有什么计划。你有什么事吗?Walt：我夫人给您和您夫人寄了一份邀请函，请你们到家里来参加晚间聚会。

Mr．Lee：我们很高兴。聚会是什么形式?

Walt：我们总是开正式的宴会。

Mr．Lee：我想我们会很乐意参加，尤其是我们的夫人们。

Walt：另外还有四对夫妇也来。所以我们会有很有趣的聊天。

Mr．Lee：我们肯定会很愉快。其他的夫妇也是咱们公司的吗?

Walt：是的。您认识他们所有的人。

Mr．Lee：我会注意查收你们发的邀请函。你的饭局听起来很不错。

52.

53.

54.A

55.C

56.ShallweinviteJohnandhisgirlfriend

57.H

58.G

59.CHaveyouandtheselleragreeduponaprice

60.H

61.B因为钉钉子要用锤子，下文也提到售货员拿给他锤子，所以他做出的动作应该是用锤子钉钉子的动作，故应选B项。

62.A解析：onthecoast“沿着海岸线”。coast往往和on相搭配，而不与其他介词搭配。

63.B根据四个选项的含义，再结合生活常识，可以判定他只是有可能得分不会超过80分(也有可能得分超过80分)，故应选B项。

64.D从后面呼应的meanttheobject“man”可知此处应该填man。

65.D解析：四个词的意思分别是：full完全的，完整的，每一个细节都完整的；integrate动词，使成一体，把所有部分放在一起而成一整体；使结合；all全部的，所有的，整个的；entire全部的，完整的。此处有一点需要重视：entire当做“全体的，整个的，所有的，全部的”讲时，只用于单数名词之前，如theentirehouse整个楼房。不能说hisentirefreetime(他的全部业余时间)，应说allhisfreetime。故D是正确答案。

66.C

67.D本题考查介词辨析。联系上下文，此处表示：我从很久以前的那次圣诞节上获得的感觉再次感受到了。故选择from。

68.Aneither，也不，两者都不。

69.C解析：从if从句就可得知，本题应选wish，因为从句的谓语在现在的情况下用的不是can，而是could，属虚拟语气用法。

70.C

71.ItisreportedthatforeigninsurancecompanieshaveenteredintonineteenChinesecitiessofar.

72.估计机器包装欠妥或发货前未经验收。估计机器包装欠妥，或发货前未经验收。

73.Somethingmustbedonetosolvethetrafficprobleminthiscity.

74.为了拯救这些种群野生动物工作队成员把一些幼崽喂养在保护研究站.为了拯救这些种群，野生动物工作队成员把一些幼崽喂养在保护研究站.

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