2023年全国专升本大学英语名师押题卷四十

全国专升本大学英语名师押题卷四十

一、单选题

1、Thefactthatsomethingischeapdoesn't______meanitisoflowquality（）

A．especially

B．practically

C．necessarily

D．specially

2、Ourworkinghoursare_____;wecangotoworkinthemorningorintheafternoon（）

A．floating

B．efficient

C．flexible

D．personal

3、AlthoughItoldhimtobecarefuloverandoveragain,henevertookany______ofwhatIsaid（）

A．attention

B．warning

C．notice

D．observation

4、That____meofthedaysIspentinthecountryside（）

A．reminded

B．remembered

C．memorized

D．recalled

5、Mr.Brownwouldliketomake______onhishouse,buthewasdisappointed（）

A．gains

B．interests

C．aprofit

D．abenefit

6、Thecommitteeistotallyopposed______anychangesbeingmadeintheplans（）

A．of

B．on

C．to

D．against

7、Theyoungman________inthiscompanysincehegraduatedfromMadisonCollegefiveyearsago（）

A．wasworking

B．hasbeenworking

C．works

D．worked

8、Georgetook______ofthefineweathertodoaday’sworkinhisgarden（）

A．advantage

B．profit

C．use

D．charge

9、Anironandsteelworks,withseveralsatellitefactories,______inthatcitynow（）

A．isbuilt

B．isbeingbuilt

C．werebuilt

D．arebeingbuilt

10、Thenumberofemployeesatthefactorytoaminimumsoastolowerproductioncosts（）

A．iscutting

B．arecutting

C．hasbeencut

D．havebeencut

11、ProfessorBlackhasus________compositionseveryday（）

A．towrite

B．write

C．written

D．writing

12、Atthetimeofeconomiccrisis,hecouldonlyearna_____of＄2000permonth（）

A．wage

B．pay

C．salary

D．fee

13、Villagersare_______nottoswimintheriversinceitisquitedeepanddangerous（）

A．attended

B．neglected

C．arrested

D．warned

14、I____asleepbecauseittookmealongtimetorealizethatthetelephonewasringing（）

A．couldhavefallen

B．shouldhavefallen

C．musthavefallen

D．mustn’thavefallen

15、Today,peopleliveinaworldnewtechnologyistakinganincreasingproportionintheirlives（）

A．when

B．where

C．what

D．which

16、Iorderedsomepizza，sowe____worryaboutcookingwhenwegethome（）

A．cann’t

B．darenot

C．needn’t

D．maynot

17、Theformcannotbesignedbyanyone__________yourself（）

A．ratherthan

B．otherthan

C．morethan

D．betterthan

18、Iexpectthatshewillbeableto____ourparticularneeds（）

A．supply

B．reach

C．provide

D．meet

19、Tired______shewas,therewasnohopeofherbeingabletosleep（）

A．if

B．as

C．evenif

D．unless

20、_____hetolduswasthenews_______Chinagot26goldmedalsinthe31stOlympicGamesinRiodeJaneiro,_______,ofcourse,madeusfeelveryexcited（）

A．What;which;which

B．That;that;which

C．What;that;which

D．That;that;what

21、TheolderIget,themoreIvaluefriends,yetthetimeIhaveinmaintainingoldfriendship（）

A．few

B．fewer

C．little

D．less

22、Eitherof____isquitecapableofthework（）

A．Girl

B．thegirls

C．Girls

D．thegirl

23、I____Jimthismorning,butIforgot（）

A．shouldhavephoned

B．musthavephoned

C．mighthavephoned

D．couldhavephoned

24、Rogertrainedhardforthematchformonths,butunfortunately,hehadto_____duetoakneeinjury（）

A．pullout

B．workout

C．tryout

D．giveout

25、LinDaiyuisso_____thatsheevencriesforthefallingflowersinspring（）

A．impressive

B．sensitive

C．sensible

D．attractive

26、Eachworkerputsinnearly2200hoursayear______average,andcontributesabout＄30toGDPperhour（）

A．with

B．in

C．on

D．under

27、Thepoliceare_____thetrafficaccidentthathappenedyesterday（）

A．lookingdownupon

B．lookingforwardto

C．lookinginto

D．lookingafter

28、Theonlythingnowstanding_____offurtherprogressislackofmoney（）

A．ontheway

B．intheway

C．bytheway

D．offtheway

29、AsfarasIknow,shewasaskedtolookafterhersickmother,soshethepartyyesterday（）

A．mustn’thavetakenpartin

B．shouldn’thavetakenpartin

C．needn’thavetakenpartin

D．couldn’thavetakenpartin

30、Allhadtostayintheopenspace,especiallyatnight，fortheofthewarningofanearthquake（）

A．donation

B．domination

C．destination

D．duration

二、完形填空

1、Haveyoueverhadadream?I'mnottalkingaboutadreamyouhavewhenyousleep.I'mtalkingaboutaconsciousdream51youwouldliketoseeanewfuture,adifferentchoiceofemployment,andabusinessofyourown.Howmanytimeshaveyouwishedthatyoucouldbelivinginadifferent52ratherthantheoneyouarecurrentlyexperiencing?

Severalyearsago,Ihadadreamaboutinventingaboardgamethatwould53myfortunes.Aftermanyrevisions,aboardgamewasdeveloped.Itwasanexcitingtime.Ourdreamseemedtocometruewithsalesstartingtoaccumulate,andourcompanywasalso54.55,anewboardgamesuddenly56marketandmadegreatprogressinsales.Eventually,thecompanywasdissolved.

Perhapsforgamedevelopers,the57emotionsitwasnevermeanttohappenwilldominatetheirfuturedreamsof58adifferentlife.Butforme,maybeIdidn'tsucceedtothelevelIdesired,butattheveryleastIturnedmydream59reality.IfIhadnevertransferredmydream,there60valuablelessonstobelearnedfromthefailure.Itmaytakemany61,butsuccessisachieved.Oncedreamsare62action,formerfailurebecomesabetteractionplaninfuture.Theimportant63hereisthatsuccessonlycomesbyturningdreamsintoreality,andrealizingthat64areonlystepping-stonestofinalsuccess.Aftermanyattempts,manyfailures,manylessonsandmanyfalsestarts,learn65lessonsfromfailures,turndreamsintoreality,anddon'tletadreamonlybeadream,andthensuccesswillarriveatlast

51.（）

A．what

B．where

C．when

D．how

2、52.（）

A．environment

B．school

C．family

D．village

3、53.（）

A．destroy

B．realize

C．change

D．create

4、54.（）

A．canceled

B．combined

C．dissolved

D．established

5、55.（）

A．Unfortunately

B．Unlikely

C．Unconsciously

D．Especially

6、56.（）

A．cameinto

B．leftout

C．cameback

D．tookin

7、57.（）

A．subtle

B．negative

C．trivial

D．positive

8、58.（）

A．havinglived

B．living

C．tolive

D．lived

9、59.（）

A．by

B．on

C．over

D．into

10、60.（）

A．wouldn'thavebeen

B．haven'tbeen

C．hadn'tbeen

D．havebeen

11、61.（）

A．analyses

B．designs

C．attempts

D．choices

12、62.（）

A．takenup

B．putinto

C．runacross

D．lookedinto

13、63.（）

A．meaning

B．point

C．truth

D．purpose

14、64.（）

A．efforts

B．achievements

C．possibilities

D．happiness

15、65.（）

A．worthy

B．valueless

C．valuable

D．useless

三、阅读理解

1、Byadoptingafewsimpletechniques,parentswhoreadtotheirchildrencangreatlyincreasetheirchildren’slanguagedevelopment.Itissurprisingbuttrue.Howparentstalktotheirchildrenmakesabigdifferenceinthechildren’slanguagedevelopment.Ifaparentencouragesthechildtoactivelyrespondtowhattheparentisreading,thechild’slanguageskillsincrease.

Astudywasdonewith30three-year-oldchildrenandtheirparents.Halfofthechildrenparticipatedintheexperimentalstudy；theotherhalfactedasthecontrolgroup.Intheexperimentalgroup,theparentsweregivenatwo-hourtrainingsessioninwhichtheyweretaughttoaskopen-endedquestionsratherthanyes-or-noquestions.Forexample,theparentshouldask,Whatisthedoggiedoing?ratherthanIsthedoggierunningaway?Theparentsintheexperimentalgroupwerealsoinstructedinhowtohelpchildrenfindanswers,howtosuggestalternativepossibilitiesandhowtopraisecorrectanswers.

Atthebeginningofthestudy,thechildrendidnotdifferinmeasuresoflanguagedevelopment,butattheendofonemonth,thechildrenintheexperimentalgroupshowed5.5monthsaheadofthecontrolgrouponatestofverbalexpressionandvocabulary.Ninemonthslater,thechildrenintheexperimentalgroupstillshowedanadvanceof6monthsoverthechildreninthecontrolgroup

Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage（）

A．Childrenwhotalkalotaremoreintelligent

B．Parentswholistentotheirchildrencanteachthemmore

C．Activechildrenshouldreadmoreandbegivenmoreattention

D．Verbalabilitycaneasilybedevelopedwithpropermethods

2、WhatdoesItinLine2canmostprobablybereplacedby（）

A．Parents’increasingchildren’slanguagedevelopment

B．Readingtechniquesbeingsimple

C．Parents’readingtochildren

D．Children’sintelligencedevelopment

3、Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingquestionsisthebesttypetoaskchildrenabout（）

A．Doyouseetheelephant?

B．Istheelephantinthecage?

C．Whatanimalsdoyoulike?

D．Shallwegotothezoo

4、Thedifferencebetweenthecontrolgroupandtheexperimentalgroupwas_____（）

A．thetrainingthatparentsreceived

B．theageofthechildren

C．thebooksthatwereread

D．thenumberofthechildren

5、Thebestconclusionwecandrawfromthepassageisthat_____（）

A．parentsshouldbetrainedtoreadtotheirchildren

B．themorechildrenread,themoreintelligenttheywillbecome

C．children’slanguageskillsincreasewhentheyarerequiredtorespondactively

D．childrenwhoreadactivelyseemsixmonthsold

6、Peopleandthesourcesofairpollutionarefoundinthesameplaces.Thismeansthatcitieswithlargepopulationshavethebiggestproblemofdirtyair.Airpollutioniscausedbymanydifferentthings.Amajorsourceofairpollutionisthegasfumes（烟）fromcars.Anothermajorsourceofdirtyairistheburningofcoalandoilforenergy.Thisenergyisneededtomakeelectricity.Ofcourse,muchmoreelectricityisusedinthecitythaninthecountry.

Ontheaverage,wethrowawaymoretrashandgarbagethantheyearbefore.Theburningofgarbageleadstoairpollution.Manymajorindustriesarealsothecauseofthedirtyairinandaroundthecities.Thefumesfromiron,steel,chemical,andpetroleumproductionaddparticles（粉尘）totheair.

Theeffectsofairpollutionrangefrommildheadachestodeath.Thelevelsofpollutionfoundinheavytrafficmaycauseheadachesforlossofclearsight.Wherevercoalandoilareusedforfuel,fumesmaykilltreesandplants.Insomeofthelargercities,thesefumesendangerthelivesofhumanbeingsbyleadingtolungdiseasesandcausingearlydeath

Fromthepassage,weknowthat______（）

A．airpollutioniscausedbyelectricity

B．thecauseofairpollutionisnotpeople

C．airpollutioniscausedbymanydifferentsources

D．headachesanddeatharenotrelatedtoairpollution

7、Whatisstatedinthepassage（）

A．Howcarsproducefumes

B．Whysomanypeoplelivecities

C．Whatthecausesandeffectsofairpollutionare

D．Howpeopleincitiesfeelaboutpollutedair

8、WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecauseofairpollution（）

A．Trucks

B．Headaches

C．Burninggarbage

D．Burningcoalandoil

9、Whatarethemajorsourcesofairpollutionincities（）

A．Trashandgarbage

B．Majorindustries

C．Carsandpopulation

D．Gasfumesandtheburningforenergy

10、WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage（）

A．Heartdisease

B．Lungdiseases

C．Lossofclearsight

D．Seriousheadache

11、Averyinterestingandimportantdevelopmentinscienceisadevicecalledlaser.Alaserisamachinewhichproducesalightbeam.Thelightproducedbyalaserisaveryspecialkindoflight.Thelight,calledalaserbeam,ispowerfulandcanbemadetodomanythings.Thelaserwasfirstdevelopedin1960,aboutmorethanhalfacenturyago.

Therearemanydifferentusesforlasersandseveraldifferenttypeshavebeendeveloped.Someusegasestoproducethelightbeam.Thegasesareheatedandcooled,andtheseprocessescausethegasestoproduceenergyintheformoflight.Onespecialpointoflasersisthatthelightbeamcanbestored.Ifthestoredlightisthensuddenlyletgo,itisextremelypowerful.Thelightfromalaserbeamcanbeusedeitherbystoringitandlettingitgosuddenly,orbyusingitinacontinuousstream.

Therearethreeimportantareaswherethecontrolofthelaserbeamhasbeenputintousebyscientists.Theseareasareindustry,communications,andmedicine.Ineacharea,thescientistshavebeenabletousethelasertodothingsthattheycouldnotdoinanotherway.Thelaserhasbeenveryhelpful.

Inindustry,thelaserbeamhasbeenusedformeasurementanddrilling.Whensomethinglargeisbeingbuilt—forexample,alargebridge—itisimportanttohaveveryaccuratemeasurements.Byaccuratemeasurement,lasersarealsohelpfulinlayingdownpipelinesoverlongdistances.Aslasersbecomemorecommoninindustry,therewillbemoreandmoreusesforthem

Alaserbeamis____________（）

A．alightproducedhalfacenturyago

B．powerfulandhasmanyuses

C．averyimportantdevice

D．akindoflightfromspace

12、Whatisonespecialpointoflasers（）

A．It’spossibletostorethelightbeam

B．Thegasesareheatedandcooled

C．Therearesomedifferenttypesoflasers

D．Theycanusethebeaminacontinuousstream

13、Thelaserbeamcanbeused____________（）

A．onlyintheareasofconstruction

B．tocureapatientofadisease

C．inafewareasbecauseit’snotsopowerful

D．todowhateverpeoplewantto

14、Whatisimportantinbuildinglargethings（）

A．Todrillholesaccurately

B．Tolaydownlongpipelines

C．Tocutpipesbylasers

D．Tomeasureaccurately

15、Thebesttitleforthepassageis____________（）

A．TheLight

B．TheLaser

C．ALaserBeam

D．TheUseofLaser

16、Passage4

Whilethehistoryoftechnologycanbetracedalongmanylines,oneofthemostintriguing（引人入胜的）developmentisthatofphototechnology,thetechnologyoflight.Fromtheprehistoricinventionoffiretolaserbeams（激光束）andfiberoptics（光纤）,lighthascontinuallyoccupiedthemindsofinventors.Theirinventionsfallintotwogroups:theuseoflighttoaidvisionand,moreinterestingly,theuseoflightforpurposesofcommunication.

Theuseoflightforcommunicationisoneofthemajordirectionsthattechnologyhastakeneversincethemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.Fromstill（静态的）photographytomoviestotelevision（withadevelopmentfromblack-and-whitetocolorimageryineach）,phototechnologyhashadagreateffectuponmasscommunicationandmasseducation.Unliketheprintedwords,visualimageshavemoreimpactbecausetheyaremoreimmediate:Theycopyrealityinawaythattheprintedwordscannot.Unlikelettershapes,theyarenotabstract;unlikewords,theyrequirenosymbolicinterpretationbythemind.Combinedwiththewidespreadanduniformspreadingofsuchimages,phototechnologyaffectsthethinkingofvastaudiencesandshapestheirviewofreality.

Asthenumberofcommerciallyavailabletelevisionchannelsgrows,theviewer'sfreedomofchoiceincreases,butsodoestheburdenofthatchoice

Itcanbelearnedaboutthetechnologyoflightfromthefirstparagraphthat_______（）

A．itsmerepracticaluseistoenablepeopletoseewell

B．itachievedaremarkabledevelopmentintheearlynineteenthcentury

C．itsdevelopmentisrelatedtothestudyofthehistoryoftechnology

D．ithasarousedtheinterestofinventorseversinceancienttimes

17、Accordingtothepassage,visualimagesdifferfromtheprintedwordsinthat_______（）

A．theyhavemuchdeepermeanings

B．theyhaveagreaterimmediateinfluenceupontheviewer

C．theyfailtoproduceabeneficialeffectuponyoungsters

D．theyenabletheviewertousehisimaginationfully

18、Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatwiththedevelopmentofphototechnology,______（）

A．moreandmorepeopleseemtopreferTVprogramstoreadingactivities

B．thenumberofTVviewershasbecomegreaterthanthatoffilmgoers

C．moreandmoretelevisionchannelsareopened

D．ittakeslesstimeforanewideatobeabsorbed

19、Accordingtothepassage,whic