2023年统招专升本英语模拟试卷2

统招专升本英语模拟试卷2

一、单选题

1>Theycan'trulethepossibilitythathewasdead()

A.out

B.of

C.off

D.from

2、isthatIcan'tunderstandwhatsheistalkingabout()

A.WhatIfinddifficult

B.WhatIfinditdifficult

C.HowdifficultIfind

D.HowdifficultIfindit

3、Hewasafraidtheothersmightthinkhewasshowingorbeing

superior()

A.in

B.up

C.out

D.off

4、Youwouldn'thaveseenherifitnotbeenforhim()

A.has

B.had

C.have

D.ishaving

5、Sheinsiststhathehisvacationnow()

A.takes

B.took

C.take

D.taking

6、Theteachersdon,tmakeuswearaschooluniformandwe

canwearwelike()

A.any

B.that

C.as

D.what

7、IamafraidIshouldyouofyourpromise()

A.remind

B.remember

C.release

D.record

8、Howdohisstudentsfeelatfirstaboutthefactheisblind

()

A.that

B.why

C.how

D.whether

9、Radioisanimportantmeansof()

A.conversation

B.communication

C.speech

D.language

10^Suchquestionsareoftenthroughnegotiations()

A.settles

B.settle

C.settled

D.settling

11、Sinceyouareacollegestudentnow,youshouldyourself

morethanyouusedto()

A.relyon

B.workon

C.runout

D.carryout

12、Hestoppedlastweekandfeelsmuchbetternow()

A.smoking

B.smoked

C.smokes

D.smoke

13、Wesosmoothlythatthepassengercouldhardlyfeelit

()

A.gotridof

B.toreoff

C.calledoff

D.tookoff

14^Byreferringhisnotes,thespeakerwasabletogivethe

exactdetailsrequired()

A.to

B.for

C.as

D.in

15、Inthatcountry,hospitaldoctorsdon'tgosightseeing

veryoftenbecausetheirworkalmostalltheirtime()

A.takesdown

B.takesup

C.takesapart

D.takesover

16、Doctorsaredevelopinganewfortreatingthatdisease

()

A.operation

B.mean

C.technique

D.cure

17、Religionhasagreatonman'sthought()

A.effects

B.affect

C.affection

D.influence

18^Iwon'thavemysonassociatinghimselfcriminals()

A.for

B.to

C.with

D.after

19、Onlyafterthestormwasover()

A.couldwestartoff

B.wecouldstartoff

C.hadwestartedoff

D.wehadstartedoff

20、Metalsexpandheatedandcontractwhencooled()

A.where

B.when

C.that

D.which

21、Idon'tknowthemanyouaretalkingabout()

A.who's

B.whose

C.whom

D.who

22、Eventhoughsheherselfhasneverhadsuchanexperience,

it'sshecanrecognizefromwhathashappenedtohergoodfriend

()

A.that

B.one

C.such

D.all

23、Howtodisposethenuclearwasteisapressingproblem

forscientistsandpoliticiansalike()

A.out

B.of

C.on

D.after

24、Thetaxidriverwasaccusedoverchargingcustomers()

A.for

B.with

C.on

D.of

25、Dowhatyouthinkisright,theysay()

A.whatever

B.however

C.whenever

D.wherever

26^Primaryproductsaretherawmaterialswhichmanufactured

goodsaremade()

A.by

B.of

C.from

D.in

27、Thereportfoundthat11-year-oldboysandgirlsliked

ice-cream()

A.two-thirdof

B.two-third

C.two-thirdsof

D.two-thirds

28、Itisreportedthattheearthquakecausedaseriousto

thebridge()

A.damage

B.ruin

C.harm

D.injury

29、Hemainlyusesthewordstrangetotalkabouttheways

peopledressandweartheirhair()

A.inwhich

B.bywhich

C.inthat

D.bythat

30、Thenewgovernmentbuildingisinthecenterofthecity

()

A.located

B.stationed

C.set

D.found

31、ThatwasoneexampleofhavingresponsibilityI'monmy

ownandofmakingmyowndecisions()

A.sincethat

B.asthat

C.nowthat

D.becauseof

32^Doyouthinkthere'sanythingofinhavingnomoney()

A.ashamed

B.ashaming

C.beingashamed

D.tobeashamed

33、Bytheendofthismonth,allthis()

A.ischanged

B.hadchanged

C.willhavechanged

D.haschanged

34、Theharderyouwork,theprogressyouwillmake()

A.less

B.fewer

C.greater

D.much

35、Youcannotseethedoctoryouhavemadeanappointment

withhim()

A.except

B.even

C.however

D.unless

二、阅读理解

1、Passage1

Shoppingforclothesisnotthesameexperienceforamanas

itisforawoman.Amangoesshoppingbecauseheneedssomething.

Hispurposeissettledanddecidedinadvance.Heknowswhat

hewants,andhisobjectiveistofinditandbuyit;theprice

isasecondaryconsideration.Allmensimplywalkintoashop

andasktheassistantforwhattheywant.Iftheshophasit

instock,thesalesmanpromptlyproducesit,andthebusiness

oftryingitonproceedsatonce.Allbeingwell,thedealcan

beandofteniscompletedinlessthanfiveminutes,withhardly

anychatandtoeveryone'ssatisfaction.

Foraman,slightproblemsmaybeginwhentheshopdoesnothave

whathewants,ordoesnothaveexactlywhathewants.Inthat

casethesalesman,asthenameimplies,triestosellthe

customersomethingelse,heoffersthenearesthecantothe

articlerequired.Nogoodsalesmanbringsoutsuchasubstitute

bluntly;hedoessowithski11andpolish:Iknowthisjacket

isnotthestyleyouwant,sir,butwouldyouliketotryit

forsize.Ithappenstobethecoloryoumentioned.Fewmenhave

patiencewiththistreatment,andtheusualresponseis：This

istherightcolorandmaybetherightsize,butIshouldbe

wastingmytimeandyoursbytryingiton.

Nowhowdoesawomangoaboutbuyingclothes?Inalmostevery

respectshedoessointheoppositeway.Hershoppingisnot

oftenbasedonneed.Shehasneverfullymadeuphermindwhat

shewants,andsheisonlyhavingalookround.Sheisalways

opentopersuasion;indeedshesetsgreatstorebywhatthe

saleswomantellsher,evenbywhatcompanionstellher.Shewill

tryonanynumberofthings.Uppermostinhermindisthethought

offindingsomethingthateveryonethinkssuitsher.Contrary

toalotofjokes,mostwomenhaveanexcellentsenseofvalue

whentheybuyclothes.Theyarealwaysonthelookoutforthe

unexpectedbargain.Facedwitharoomfulofdressesawomanmay

easilyspendanhourgoingfromonerailtoanother,toandfro,

oftenretracinghersteps,beforeselectingthedressesshe

wantstotryon.Itisalaboriousprocess,butapparentlyan

enjoyableone.Mostdressshopsprovidechairsforthewaiting

husbands

Accordingtothepassage,whenamanisbuyingclothes()

A.hebuyscheapthings,regardlessofquality

B.hechoosesthingsthatothersrecommend

C.hedoesnotmindhowmuchhehastopayfortherightthings

D.hebuysgoodqualitythings,solongastheyarenottoo

dear

2、Whatdomencareaboutthefitofnewclothes()

A.Theyliketheirclothestobebiggerthantheaveragesize

B.Mostmenjustassumethatthesizeisrightforthem

C.Theymakesureathingfitsbeforetheybuyit

D.Theydonotworrywhetherathingfitswellornot

3、Whatdoesamandowhenhecannotgetexactlywhathewants

()

A.Hebuysasimilarthingofthecolorhewants

B.Heusuallydoesnotbuyanything

C.Atleasttwoofhisrequirementsmustbemetbeforehebuys

D.Solongasthestyleisright,hebuysthething

4、Whatdoesthepassagetellusaboutwomenshoppersfor

clothes()

A.Theywelcomesuggestionsfromanyone

B.Womenrarelyconsiderbuyingcheapclothes

C.Womenoftenbuythingswithoutgivingthematterproper

thought

D.Theylistentoadvicebutseldomtakeit

5、Whatisthemostobviousdifferencebetweenmenandwomen

shoppers()

A.Mendonottryclothesoninashop

B.Womenbargainfortheirclothes,butmendonot

C.Womencaremoreaboutthequalitythanmen

D.Thetimetheytakeoverbuyingclothes

6、Passage2

Asamediumofexchange,moneypermitstheseparationof

exchangeintothetwodistinctactsofbuyingandselling,

withoutrequiringthesellertopurchasegoodsfromtheperson

whobuyshisproducts,orviceversa.Henceproducerswhoknow

theywillbepaidinmoney,canconcentrateonfindingthemost

suitableoutletfortheirgoods,whilebuyerswhowillpayin

money,canconcentrateonfindingcheapestmarketforthe

thingstheywishtopurchase.Specialization,whichisvital

toanadvancedeconomy,isencouraged,becausepeoplewhose

outputisnotacompleteproductbutonlyapartofoneinwhich

manyothersareinvolvedcanbepaidanamountequivalentto

theirshareoftheproduct.

Anotheradvantageofmoneyisthatitisameasureofvalue,

thatis,itservesasaunitintermsofwhichtherelative

valuesofdifferentproductscanbeexpressed.Inabarter

economyitwouldbenecessarytodeterminehowmanyplateswere

worthonehundredweightofcotton,orhowmanypensshouldbe

exchangedforatonofcoal,whichwouldbeadifficultand

time-consumingtask.Theprocessofestablishingrelative

valueswouldhavetobeundertakenforeveryactofexchange,

accordingtowhatproductswerebeingofferedagainstone

another,andaccordingtothetwoparties'desiresand

preferences.IfIamtryingtobarterbananasforfish,for

example,alotwoulddependonwhetherthepersoniswilling

tobarterfishforbananas;forexample,alotwoulddependon

whetherthepersonwillingtoexchangebananasisornotkeen

onfish.

Thirdly,moneyactsasastoreofwealth.Itisdifficultto

imaginesavingunderabartersystem.Nooneengagedononly

onestageinthemanufactureofapersoncouldsavepartofhis

output,sincehewouldbeproducingnothingcomplete.Evenwhen

apersonactuallyproducedacompleteproductthedifficulties

wouldbeoverwhelming.Mostproductsdeterioratefairly

rapidly,eitherphysicallyorinvalue,asaresultoflong

storage;evenifstoragewerepossible,thepracticeofstoring

productsforyearsonendwouldinvolveobvious

disadvantages一imagineacoal-minerattemptingtosaveenough

coal,whichofcourseishisproduct,tokeephimforlife.If

wealthcouldnotbesaved,oronlywithgreatdifficulty,future

needscouldnotbeprovidedfor,orcapitalaccumulatedtoraise

productivity

Usingmoneyasamediumofexchangemeansthat()

A.youhavetosellsomethinginordertobuysomething

B.youhavetobuysomethinginordertosellsomething

C.youdon'thavetobuysomethinginordertosellsomething

D.thesellerandthepurchaserarethesameperson

7、Specializationisencouragedbecausepeople()

A.canusetheirmoneytobuywhatevertheywant

B.donotneedtomakeacompleteproductforexchange

C.cansharetheirproductswithmanyothers

D.cannotusetheirmoneytobuywhatevertheywant

8、Abartereconomyisoneinwhich()

A.valueisdecidedbyweight

B.valueisdecidedbynumber

C.moneyisusedandgoodsarenotexchanged

D.goodsareexchangedandmoneyisnotused

9、Ifonehadtosaveproductsinsteadofmoney()

A.thiswouldneedyearsofpractice

B.hecouldonlysavepartofhisproducts

C.theycouldnotbestoredforyearsonend

D.manyproductswouldlosetheirvalue

10、Howmanyadvantagesofmoneyarementionedinthispassage

A.Two

B.Three

C.Four

D.Five

11、Passage3

Talktothosepeoplewhofirstsawfilmswhentheyweresilent,

andtheywilltellyoutheexperiencewasmagic.Thesilentfilm

hadextraordinarypowerstodrawmembersofanaudienceinto

thestory,andanequallypotentcapacityofmakingtheir

imaginationswork.Itrequiredtheaudiencetobecome

engaged一tosupplyvoicesandsoundeffects.Theaudiencewas

thefinal,creativecontributortotheprocessofmakingafilm.

Thefinestfilmsofthesilenteradependedontwoelementsthat

wecanseldomprovidetoday,alargeandreceptiveaudienceand

awell-orchestratedscore.Fortheaudience,thefusionof

picturesandlivemusicaddeduptomorethanthesumofthe

respectiveparts.

Theonewordthatsumsuptheattitudeofthesilentfilmmakers

isenthusiasm,conveyedmoststronglybeforeformulastook

shapeandwhentherewasmoreroomforexperimentation.This

enthusiasticuncertaintyoftenresultedinsuchaccidental

discoveriesasnewcameraoreditingtechniques.Somefilms

experimentedwithplayers;the1915filmRegeneration,for

example,byusingrealgangstersandstreetwalkers,provided

startlinglocalcolor.Otherfilms,particularlythoseof

ThomasH.Ince,providedtragicendingsasoftenasfilmsby

othercompaniessuppliedhappyones.

Unfortunately,thevastmajorityofsilentfilmssurvivetoday

ininferiorprintsthatnolongerreflectthecarethatthe

originaltechniciansputintothem.Themodernversionsof

silentfilmsmayappearjerkyandflickery,butthevastpicture

palacesdidnotattractfourtosixthousandpeopleanightby

givingthemeyestrain.Asilentfilmdependsonitsvisuals;

assoonasyoudegradethose,youloseelementsthatgofar

beyondtheimageonthesurface.Theactinginsilentwasoften

verysubtleandveryrestrained,despitelegendstothe

contrary

InParagraph2,thesentenceFortheaudience…parts,indicates

that()

A.musicwasthemostimportantelementofsilentfilms

B.silentfilmsrelyonacombinationofmusicandimagesin

affectinganaudience

C.theimportanceofmusicinsilentfilmshasbeen

overestimated

D.livemusiccompensatedforthepoorqualityofsilentfilm

images

12、TheformulasmentionedinParagraph3ofthepassagemost

probablyrefersto()

A.movietheaters

B.useofrealcharacters

C.contemporaryevents

D.standardizedfilmtechniques

13^Theauthorusesthephraseenthusiasticuncertaintyin

Paragraph3tosuggestthatthefilmmakerswere()

A.eagertochallengeexistingconventions

B.eagertopleasebutunsureofwhatthepublicwanted

C.excitedtobeexperimentinginanundefinedarea

D.delightedattheopportunitytostudynewactingformulas

14、ThelastsentenceofParagraph1impliesthat()

A.thestarsofsilentmovieshavebeencriticizedfor

overacting

B.silentfilmtechniquesshouldbestudiedbyfilmmakers

today

C.visualeffectsdefinedthesilentfilm

D.manysilentfilmsthatexisttodayareofpoorquality

15、Thewordrestrained(thelastlineofthepassage)most

nearlymeans()

A.sincere

B.dramatic

C.inexpressive

D.understated

16、Passage4

Peoplehavewonderedforalongtimehowtheirpersonalities

andbehaviorsareformed.Itisnoteasytoexplainwhyone

personisintelligentandanotherisnot,orwhyoneis

cooperativeandanotheriscompetitive.

Socialscientistsare,ofcourse,extremelyinterestedinthese

typesofquestions.Theywanttoexplainwhywepossesscertain

characteristicsandexhibitcertainbehaviors.Thereareno

clearanswersyet,buttwodistinctschoolsofthoughtonthe

matterhavedeveloped.Asonemightexpect,thetwoapproaches

areverydifferentfromoneanother,andthereisagreatdeal

ofdebatebetweenproponentsofeachtheory.Thecontroversy

isoftenreferredtoasnature/nurture.

Twowhosupportthenaturesideoftheconflictbelievethat

ourpersonalitiesandbehaviorpatternsarelargelydetermined

bybiologicalandgeneticfactors.Thatourenvironmenthas

little,ifanything,todowithourabilities,characteristics,

andbehavioriscentraltothistheory.Takentoanextreme,

thistheorymaintainsthatourbehaviorispredeterminedto

suchadegreethatwearealmostcompletelygovernedbyour

instincts.

Proponentsofthenurturetheory,orastheyareoftencalled,

behaviorists,claimedthatourenvironmentismoreimportant

thanourbiologicallybasedinstinctsindetermininghowwe

willact.Abehaviorist,B.F.Skinner,seeshumansasbeings

whosebehaviorisalmostcompletelyshapedbytheir

surroundings.Thebehaviorists，viewofthehumanbeingisquite

mechanistic;theymaintainthat,1ikemachines,humansrespond

toenvironmentalstimuliasthebasisoftheirbehavior.

Neitherofthesetheoriescanyetfullyexplainhumanbehavior.

Infact,itisquitelikelythatthekeytoourbehaviorlies

somewherebetweenthesetwoextremes.Thatthecontroversywill

continueforalongtimeiscertain

Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldthesupportersofthe

naturetheoryagreewith()

A.Aperson，sinstinctshavelittleeffectonhisactions

B.Environmentisimportantindeterminingaperson，s

behaviorandpersonality

C.Biologicalreasonshaveastronginfluenceonhowweact

D.Thebehaviorists，viewcorrectlyexplainshowweact

17^Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheproponents

ofthenurturetheoryagreewith()

A.Environmenthaslittletodowithbehavior

B.Behavioristtheoryisnotcorrect

C.Biologicallybasedinstinctsareimportantinhowweact

D.Aperson;scharacterisgreatlyinfluencedbyhis

environment

18^B.F.Skinner()

A.supportsthenaturetheory

B.thinkstheenvironmentplaysanimportantrolein

determiningcharacter

C.believesinstinctsgovernbehavior

D.believesintheimportanceofgenesindetermining

personality

19、Concerningthenature/nurturecontroversy,thewriterof

thisarticle()

A.supportsthenaturetheory

B.supportsthenurturetheory

C.believesbotharecompletelywrong

D.thinksthatthecorrectexplanationofhumanbehaviorwill

takeideasfromboththeories

20^IntheU.S.,blackpeopleoftenscorebelowwhitepeople

onintelligencetests.Withthisinmind,whichoneofthe

followingstatementsisnottrue()

A.Natureproponentswouldsaythatwhitesaregenetically

superiortoblacks

B.Nurtureproponentswoulddisagreethatblacksare

biologicallyinferiortowhites

C.Supportersofthenaturetheorywouldsaythatwhitesscore

wel1becausetheyhaveasuperiorenvironment

D.Behavioristswouldsaythatblacksoftenlackthe

educationalandenvironmentaladvantagesthatwhitesenjoy

三、完形填空

1、Largelectureclassesarefrequentlyregardedasa

necessaryevil.Suchclasseshavetobe56inmanycollegesand

universitiestomeethighstudents，57with1imitedfaculty

resources,58teachingalargelectureclasscanbea59task.

Lecturehallsare60large,barren,andforeboding.Itis

difficulttogettoknowstudents.Studentsmayseem61inthe

impersonalenvironmentandmay62readnewspapersorevenleave

classinthemiddleofalecture.Writtenworkbythestudents

seemsoutofthe63.

Althoughthechallengesofteachingalargelectureclassare

strong,it'spossibletogetoverthem.The64istodevelop

innovativemethodsofclassroominstructionthatcan65,ifnot

eliminate,manyofthedifficulties66in