专升本中期选拔英语试题训练(八)

专升本中期选拔英语试题训练(八)PartIVocabularyandStructure1._____hehasn’tanyformalqualification,hehasmanagedtodoverywell.A.AlthoughB.IfC.DespiteD.Whereas2.NeitherJohnnorhisparents_____athome.A.isB.hasC.areD.was3._____today,hewouldgettherebyFriday.A.WasheleavingB.WouldheleaveC.WerehetoleaveD.Ifheleaves4.Webelievehimto_____amistake.A.havemadeB.havebeenmadeC.bemadeD.making5.Notonce_____hisviewoflife.A.didMr.SmithmentionB.Mr.SmithmentionedthatC.Mr.SmithmentionedD.wouldMr.Smithmention6.WhenIvisitedyourcountryagainlastyearIfounditcompletely_____.A.tobechangedB.tochangeC.changedD.changing7.HetalksaboutRomeasifhe_____therehimself.A.hasbeenB.hadbeenC.wasD.is8.IfJuliahadtoldmeinadvance,I_____herattheairport.A.wouldmeetB.willmeetC.aregongtomeetD.wouldhavemet9.Inourmodernsocietynooneavoid_____byads.A.tobeinfluencedB.beinginfluencedC.influencingD.havinginfluenced10.Itwasthetrainingthathehadasayoungman_____madehimsuchagoodtechnician.A.hasB.whatC.laterD.that11.Theinvestigationgroup,which_____twomenandthreewomen,setoutlastweek.A.composedofB.composesC.iscomposedofD.arecomposedof12._____thesentencepatternandvocabulary_____,thisparagraphisquitesimple.A.Asfaras…isconcernedB.Asfaras…areconcernedC.Asfaras…isconcerningD.ASfaras…concern13.BothMaryandEllen,_____Jane,arestudyingChineseatBeijingA.aswellasB.andaswellC.withD.besides14.Atthebeginningofthisterm,ourhistoryteacher_____alistofbooksforustoread.A.handedinB.wroteoutC.fishedoutD.passedon15.Thelittlegirl_____ahandkerchieffromherpockettocleanherhands.A.gaveoutB.broughtoutC.setoutD.leftout16.Thegoodserviceatthehotel_____thepoorfoodtosomeextent.A.madeupforB.madeforC.madeoutD.madeoff17.Wewere_____thedifficultyhowtosupplyfoodtothoseinneed.A.facedwithB.metC.facingwithD.encountered18.Thisfactoryisnowtryingto_____anewmodel.A.predictB.turnoutC.workoutD.imitate19.Thiscomputeris_____storingmillionsofbitsofinformation.A.abletoB.capableaboutC.capableofD.ableof20.ShelongedtovisitItaly,_____sheoftendreamaboutit.A.soseriouslythatB.soeagerlythatC.tosuchanextentthatD.soanxiouslythat21._____outofmoney,wewerereducedtostayinginacheaphotel.A.havingalmostrunB.AlmostrunC.AlmostbeingrunningD.havingalmostbeenrun22.Thepostofchairmanhasbeen_____forsometime.A.emptyB.hollowC.unoccupiedD.vacant23.Yesterdaywesawa_____filmabouttheIndependenceWar.A.historiedB.historicalC.historianD.historic24.He_____atthedoorwaytolighthiscigarette.A.pausedB.delayedC.hesitatedD.ceased25.Thewarwentonforyears,_____thousandsuponthousandsofpeople.A.tokillB.killedC.killingD.beingkilled26.Thepolicehavetheauthorityto_____law-breakers.A.graspB.catchC.arrestD.stop27.Whentheworld-famouspaintingwasfoundstoleninthemorning,theattendantondutywasunder_____.A.suspicionB.doubtC.suspectD.question28.IntheWest,stopassistantsarenotallowedtohavea(n)_____withcustomers.A.discussionB.quarrelC.argumentD.debate29.Somepeoplefinditdifficultto_____betweenrightandwrong.A.divideB.distinguishC.differD.separate.30.Tourism,whichisamajor_____ofincomeforthecity,maybeseriouslyaffected.A.sourceB.resourceC.courseD.causePartIIBlankfilling1.Ifhe__________(be)herelastnight,Iwouldhavespokentohim.2.Iamsorryto___________(give)yousomuchtrouble.3.Eitherfansoranair-conditioner__________(be)necessaryforourlab.4.Shoulditrain,we__________(notgo)out.5.Shespokeabouthimasifshe__________(know)himforyears.6.Theteacherwasstandinginfrontoftheblackboard________(handout)thetestpaperstous.7.Hiswatchhasstopped.Heforgot__________(wind)itthetrainlastnight.8.Heremembers___________(take)toPariswhenhewasaverysmallchild.9.Myfatherdidn’tgotoNewYork;thedoctorsuggestedthathe_________(notgo)there.10.Yesterdayafternoontheywereseen________(play)footballintheclassroomandtoldnotto.PartIIIReadingComprehension1.SchoolWithoutWallsIn1968thecityofPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania,hadaproblem.Thecity’sschoolsystemneededanewschoolbuildingandteachersbutdidnothavethemoneytopayforthismultimillion-dollarproject.Cityofficialssolvedtheprobleminauniqueway.Theydecidedtousethemanyscientificandculturalinstitutionsinthecityastheclassrooms.Expertswhoworkedinthevariousinstitutionswouldbetheteachers.AmongtheseinstitutionsweresuchprestigiousnamesastheFranklinInstitute,withitssciencemuseum,workshops,andclasses;theFreeLibrary,containingnearlyamillionvolumes;theAcademyofNaturalSciences,FelsPlanetarium,andtheRodinMuseum.

Theexperimentineducation,knownastheParkwayProgram,beganinFebruary1969.JohnBremer,anEnglishmanandeducationinnovator,plannedtheprogramandbecameitsdirector.

TheProgramhasgrowninsizefrom142to500highschoolstudentsandissopopularthatthousandsofapplicantsaredeniedplaceseachyear.TheProgramgivesafreedomtohighschooleducationneverknownbefore.Tosupplementbasiccoursesrequiredforadiploma---languages,historyscience---studentsmaychoosefrommorethanahundredothercourses.Anysubjectwillbeofferedifaninstructorcanbefound.Everygroupof15boysandgirlsbelongstoa“tutorialgroup”,ledbyateacherandoneassistant.StudentsintheProgramsaythatschoolisnolongeraplacebutaninterestingactivity.

About100institutionsinPhiladelphia---public,private,commercial---helptheProgram.Duringanyoneweekstudentsmaybefoundinsuchdiverseplacesasabakery,achurchorthemunicipalgasplant.Suchplacesmerelyprovidespaceforclassrooms.OtherinstitutionssuchastheUniversityofPennsylvaniaorthe1.WhatwastheproblemPhiladelphiahadin1968?

a.Itsschoolsystemneededanewschoolbuilding.

b.Moreteacherswereneededforitsschoolsystem.

c.Itlackedmoneyforitseducationalproject.

d.Bothaandb.2.Theword“unique”heremeans_______________.

a.“veryunusual”b.“proper”c.“ordinary”d.“prettyusual”3.Whowastheprogramplanner?

a.AfamousEnglishinnovator.b.Thedirectorofaculturalinstitution.

c.AnEnglishmancalledJohnBremer.d.Someoneinchargeofthecity’sschoolsystem.4.Every“tutorialgroup”consistsof______________.

a.alargegroupofchildrenandhisassistantb.15boysandgirls,ateacherandhisassistant

c.15boysand15girlsd.15boysbutnogirls5.About100institutionsinPhiladelphia_______________.

a.providespaceforclassrooms

b.opensuchcoursesasarerequiredintheProgram

c.allowtheirlaboratoriesandotherfacilitiestobeused

d.offertheirhelp2.ATimelessLetterofComfortInOctober1800JohnToddwasborninRutland,Vermont.SoonafterwardhisparentsmovedtoKillingworth,Connecticut.WhenJohnwassix,bothhisparentsdied.Akind-heartedauntinNorthKillingworthagreedtotakeJohnandgivehimahome.Hewasbroughtupbyherandlivedinherhomeuntilhelefttostudyfortheministry.

Hisaunttookseriouslyillandfearedshewasabouttodie.IngreatdistressshewroteJohnToddaletterinwhichsheaskedhimtotellherwhatdeathwouldbelike.

Hereistheletterhesentinreply:

Itisnowthirty-fiveyearssinceI,asalittleboyofsix,wasleftquitealoneintheworld.Yousentmewordyouwouldgivemeahomeandbeakindmothertome.IhaveneverforgottenthedaywhenImadethelongjourneyoftenmilestoyourhouseinNorthKillingworth.Icanstillrecallmydisappointmentwhen,insteadofcomingformeyourself,yousentyourservantJamestofetchme.

1.WhydidJohnTodd’sauntaskhimtogotoNorthKillingworth?

a.Hisparentshaddiedandhewasalone.

b.Hisparentsdidn’twanthimanymore.

c.Shemeanthimtostudyfortheministry.

d.Shewasafraidthathewouldrunawayfromhome.2.WhywasJohnTodddisappointedwhenhearrivedinNorthKillingworth?

a.Therewasnoonetheretomeethim.

b.Hedidn’tlikethetown.

c.Hisaunt’sservanthadcometomeethim,ratherthanhisauntherself.

d.Hedidn’tlikehisaunt.3.WhichofthefollowingdidNOTawaitJohnToddathisnewhome?

a.Afireonthehearth.b.Ahotsupper.c.Ahotbath.d.Anewroom.4.WhydoyouthinkJohnTodd’sauntwrotetohimthirty-fiveyearslater?

a.Shemissedhavinghimathomewithher.

b.Hewasadoctorandcouldpossiblycureherillness.

c.Shewantedhimathersidewhenshedied.

d.Hewasaministerandwasusedtocomfortingdyingpeople.5.WhichofthefollowingdoesJohnTodddiscussinhislettertohisaunt?

a.ThesummonsfromGod.b.Thestrangejourney

c.Thedarkmessengerofdeath.d.Alloftheabove.6.JohnTodd’slettersaysGodcanbetrusted_____________.

a.toprovideapainlessdeath

b.toprovideloveandawelcomeattheendoftheroad

c.topreventdeath

d.tocureherillness7.JohnToddwrotetheletterinorderto___________.

a.comforthisauntb.scarehisaunt

c.feelbetterabouthisowndeathd.recallhischildhood8.WhatdoesJohnToddcomparedeathto?

a.Anightmareb.AjourneyhometoGod.c.Afrighteningstory.d.AwarningformGodPassage3Languagelearningbeginswithlistening.Childrenaregreatlydifferentintheamountoflisteningtheydobeforetheystartspeaking,andlaterstartersareoftenlonglisteners.Mostchildrenwill“obey”spokeninstructionssometimebeforetheycanspeak,thoughtheword“obey”ishardlyaccurateasadescriptionoftheeageranddelightedcooperationusuallyshownbythechild.Beforetheycanspeak,manychildrenwillalsoaskquestionsbygestureandbymakingquestioningnoises.Anyattempttostudythedevelopmentfromthenoisesbabiesmaketotheirfirstspokenwordsleadstoconsiderabledifficulties.Itisagreedthattheyenjoymakingnoises,andthatduringthefirstfewmonthsoneortwonoisessortthemselvesasparticularlyexpressiveasdelight,pain,friendliness,andsoonButsincethesecan’tbesaidtoshowthebaby’sintentiontocommunicate,theycanhardlyberegardedasearlyformsoflanguage,Itisagreed,too,thatfromaboutthreemonthstheyplaywithsoundsforenjoyment,andthatbysixmonthstheyareabletoaddnewwordstotheirstoreThisself-imitationleadsontodeliberateimitationofsoundsmadeorwordsspokentothembyotherpeople.Theproblemthenarisesastothepointatwhichonecansaythattheseimitationscanbeconsideredasspeech.Itisaproblemweneedtogetoutteethinto.Themeaningofaworddependsonwhataworddependsonwhataparticularpersonmeansbyitinaparticularsituation;anditisclearthatwhatachildmeansbyawordwillchangeashegainsmoreexperienceoftheworld.Thustheuse.atsevenmonths.of“mama”asagreetingforhismothercannotbedismissedasameaning-lesssoundsimplybecausehealsousesitatanothertimesforhisfather,hisdog,orany-thingelsehelikes.Playfulandmeaninglessimitationofwhatotherpeoplesaycontinuesafterthechildhasbeguntospeakforhimself,Idoubt,howeverwhetheranythingisgainedwhenparentstakeadvantageofthisabilityinanattempttoteachnewsounds.1．Beforechildrenstartspeaking.A．theyneedequalamountoflisteningB．theyneeddifferentamountsoflisteningC．theyarealleagertocooperatewiththeadultsbyobeyspokeninstructionsD．theycan’tunderstandandobeytheadult‘soralinstructions2．Childrenwhostartspeakinglate.A．mayhaveproblemswiththeirlisteningB．ProbablydonothearenoughlanguagespokenaroundthemC．UsuallypaycloseattentiontowhattheyhearD．Oftentakealongtineinlearningtolistenproperly3．Ababy’sfirstnoisesare.A．anexpressionofhismoodsandfeelingsB．anearlyformoflanguageC．asignthathemeanstotellyousomethingD．Animitationofthespeechofadults.4．Theproblemofdecidingatwhatpointababy’imitationscanbeconsideredasspeech…A．isimportantbecausewordshavedifferentmeaningsfordifferentpeopleB．isnotespeciallyimportantbecausethechangeovertakesplacegraduallyC．isonethatshouldbeproperlyunderstoodbecausethemeaningofwordschangeswithage.D．Isonethatshouldbecompletelyignoredbecausechildren’suseofwordsisof-tenmeaningless.5．Thespeakerimplies.A．parentscanneverhopetoteachtheirchildrennewsounds.B．childrennolongerimitatepeopleaftertheybegintospeakC．ChildrenwhoaregoodatimitatinglearnnewwordsmorequicklyD．evenaftertheyhavelearnttospeak,childrenstillenjoyimitatingPartIVCloseMarkwaswalkinghomefromschoolonedaywhenhenoticedaboyaheadofhimhaddroppedallofthebookshewascarrying,alongwithabaseballbatandseveralotherthings.Mark36downandhelpedtheboypickupthesearticles.37theyweregoingthesameway,hehelpedtocarrysomeofthemforhim.AstheywalkedMark38theboy'snamewasBill,thathe39computergames,baseballandhistory,thathewashavingalotof40withhisothersubjectsandthathehadjustbroken41withhisgirlfriend.TheyarrivedatBill'shomefirstandMarkwas42inforaCokeandtowatchsometelevision.Theafternoonpassed43withafewlaughsandsomesharedsmalltalk,andthenMarkwenthome.They44toseeeachotheraroundschool,hadlunchtogetheronceortwice,andthenbothendedupfromthesamehighschool.Justthreeweeksbefore45,BillaskedMarkifthey46talk.Bill47himofthedayyearsagowhentheyhadfirstmet.“Doyou48wonderwhyIwascarryingsomanythingshomethatday?”askedBill.“Yousee,I49outmylockerbecauseIdidn'twanttoleaveamess（脏乱）50anyoneelse.IhadplannedtorunawayandIwasgoinghometo51mythings.Butafterwespentsometimetogether52andlaughing,Irealizedthat53Ihaddonethat,Iwouldhave54anewfriendandmissedallthefunwewouldhavetogether.Soyousee,Mark,whenyoupickedupmybooksthatday,youdidalotmore.You