专升本英语入学题库1

专升本入学题库

第一部分：语音

在下列各组单词中，有一个单词的划线部分与其他单词的划线部分的读音不同，请选出这个词。

1. A. these B. deed C. piece D. did

2. A. chat B. what C. hat D. jacket

3. A. subject B. hurry C. brother D. not

4. A. four B. not C. daughter D. store

5. A. choose B. true C. foot D. blue

6. A. tooth B. foot C. good D. book

7. A. book B. food C. cook D. foot

8. A. tear B. nerve C. third D. work

9. A. day B. at C. train D. grade

10. A. sit B. right C. sight D. time

11. A. now B. found C. know D. amount

12. A. pioneer B. wear C. hair D. where

13. A. general B. get C. knowledge D. large

14. A. right B. car C. through D. bright

15. A. husband B. high C. hot D. hour

16. A. match B. catch C. attend D. stamp

17. A. pass B. paste C. lady D. lake

18. A. some B. lot C. other D. honey

19. A. view B. flew C. few D. new

20. A. blood B. loose C. choose D. food

21. A. invasion B. decision C. occasion D. discussion

22. A. suggestion B. vacation C. motion D. location

23. A. child B. church C. chicken D. character

24. A. fly B. silly C. simply D. city

25. A. unite B. run C. fun D. uncle

26. A. false B. loose C. those D. miss

27. A. sugar B. oxygen C. degree D. geography

28. A. exit B. expert C. extra D. expect

29. A. comb B. come C. cold D. home

30. A. worth B. worthy C. clothing D. clothes

31. A. rather B. basket C. fat D. after

32. A. flood B. loose C. choose D. mood

33. A. forgot B. lost C. pot D. post

34. A. cloud B. mouth C. southern D. blouse

35. A. ride B. give C. rid D. lid

36. A. suggestion B. vacation C. motion D. location

37. A. pension B. mission C. procession D. occasion

38. A. rise B. cause C. lose D. bus

39. A. thought B. fought C. ought D. drought

40. A. expect B. except C. exam D. extra

41. A. kick B. pick C. bike D. live

42. A. fear B. dear C. clear D. bear

43. A. bush B. luck C. push D. put

44. A. base B. gate C. have D. mate

45. A. full B. luck C. stuff D. up

46. A. milk B. wild C. mild D. child

47. A. chore B. chocolate C. school D. arch

48. A. unite B. run C. fun D. uncle

49. A. sugar B. oxygen C. degree D. geography

50. A. won B. done C. dozen D. pot

答案：

1-5:DBDBC

6-10:ABABA

11-15:CABBD

16-20:CABBA

21-25:DADAA

26-30:CBDBA

31-35：CADCA

36-40：ADDDD

41-45：CDBCA

46-50：ACABD

第二部分：词汇与语法结构

在每小题的四个选项中，选出最佳的一项，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边的括号内。

1. Dr. Dewey has four sons: ____ is in London and _____ in New York.

A. one, the other

B. one, the others

C. one, another

D. another, ones

2. We have five typewriters in our office, but ____ of them are in good order.

A. none

B. not

C. neither

D. no

3. Nothing but books ____ sold in this shop.

A. be

B. is

C. are

D. to be

4. You ____ do it if you don’t want to.

A. can’t

B. mustn’t

C. needn’t

D. may not

5. Xiao Li is so wet. She _____ into the lake.

A. must have fallen

B. can have fallen

C. has to fall

D. needed to fall

6. They _____ visit us a lot but they don’t now.

A. might

B. can

C. may

D. used to

7. These are instruments _____ in the experiment.

A. using

B. being used

C. to use

D. having used

8. When _____ to 0 ℃, water will be changed into ice.

A. being cooled

B. having cooled

C. cooled

D. cooling

9. While ____ for the bus, the old man met his old friend.

A. being waited

B. having waited

C. waited

D. waiting

10. Is there anything you want from downtown? I’m going to get those letters _____.

A. mailed

B. mailing

C. having mailed

D. to mail

11. We heard her _____ in the next room.

A. singing

B. being sung

C. sung

D. sang

12. _____ in Beijing for more than twenty years, he knew the city very well.

A. Living

B. Lived

C. Having been lived

D. Having lived

13. This news sounds _____, but we are not ______.

A. encouraging; encouraged

B. encouraged; encouraging

C. courage; encourage

D. encouraged; encouraged

14. If the doctor had been available, the child _____.

A. would not die

B. could not have died

C. might not die

D. should not have died

15. It is important that he ____ to the manager before leaving for his vacation.

A. speak

B. had spoken

C. speaks

D. have spoken

16. Look at the clock! It is time _____ home.

A. we’ll go

B. we went

C. we’re going

D. we have gone

17. The teacher gave orders that the test ____ before 11: 30.

A. be finished

B. will be finished

C. would be finished

D. would have been finished

18. ____, I’d have told you.

A. If I would have known it

B. If I have known it

C. Had I known it

D. Should I know it

19. Daniel appears as though he ____ the secret.

A. know

B. knew

C. will know

D. had know

20. “Were all the three people in the car injured in the accident?”

“ No, ______ only the two passengers who got hurt.”

A. there is

B. it was

C. it were

D. there was

21. _____ is no good leaving today’s work tomorrow.

A. This

B. What

C. That

D. It

22. ____ in the 1870’s that Marx started to learn Russian?

A. Was it

B. Were it

C. Had it

D. Did it

23. Mary scarcely cares for anything, ______?

A. doesn’t she B does she C. is she D. is it

24. You used to play basketball when you were young, _____ you?

A. were

B. weren’t

C. used

D. didn’t

25. “____ the blue bus come here?”“Every twenty minutes.”

A. How fast has

B. How soon will

C. How long is

D. How often does

26. The little girl must have lain there for a long time, _____ ?

A. mustn’t she B hasn’t she C. wasn’t she D. didn’t she

27.The reason ____ he did that was unacceptable.

A. why

B. that

C. which

D. where

28. This is the most exciting film _____ I have ever seen.

A. which

B. that

C. as

D. since

29. The lazy boy told his teacher a lie ____ he was ill and lay in bed.

A. which

B. where

C. who

D. that

30. The radio set ____ has gone out of order.

A. I bought it for her

B. which I bought it for her

C. I bought for her

D. what I bought for her

31.The day ____ I shall never forget is the one _____ I joined the army.

A. that…where

B. when…in which

C. which…when

D. on which…why

32. One can not learn a foreign language well ____ he studies hard.

A. unless

B. as

C. if

D. when

33. The more I looked at the painting in water colors, ______.

A. the more I liked it

B. I liked it more

C. more I liked it

D. it looked better

34. _____ had Jane reached school than the bell rang.

A. No sooner

B. Only

C. Hardly

D. No matter when

35. It was _____ a hundred people looked lost in it.

A. too large room that

B. so a large room that

C. such large a room that

D. so large a room that

36. ____ people say, I am sure that he is innocent.

A. Whoever

B. Whatever

C. However

D. Whenever

37. It was necessary to extend the factory building _____ the company was doing more and more business.

A. until

B. lest

C. although

D. as

38. So little _____ that the neighbors could not settle their difference.

A. they agreed

B. agreed did they

C. they did agree

D. did they agree

39. _____ the first to use nuclear weapons.

A. At no time China will be

B. Never China will

C. Will China never be

D. At no time will China be

40. No longer _____ to waste its natural resources.

A. the world can afford

B. does the world can afford

C. can the world afford

D. afford the world can

41. As we know, all animals need air, and ____.

A. so plants do

B. nor do plants

C. so do plants C. plants need so

42. My sister is used to ____ with all the windows open.

A. sleep

B. sleeping

C. the sleeping

D. have slept

43. If you want to telephone him, you’ll have to ______ up the number in the book.

A. look

B. see

C. find

D. search

44. The enemy troops _____ heavy losses in the battle.

A. suffered

B. received

C. accepted

D. met

45. He suddenly returned _____ a Sunday morning.

A. on

B. at

C. in

D. during

46. He was seen ____ a tailor’s shop.

A. enter

B. entered

C. to enter

D. enters

47. Let me give you _____.

A. such an advice

B. some advices

C. an advice

D. some advice

48. Four people were seriously _____ in an accident on the motorway.

A. injured

B. damaged

C. spoiled

D. broken

49. John went to town yesterday and had his bike _____ there.

A. to repair

B. repaired

C. repairing

D. repair

50. Mother _____ stories when we were young.

A. was used to tell

B. is used to telling

C. used to tell

D. used to telling

51. The Yellow River is the second ____ river in China.

A. long

B. longer

C. longest

D. most long

52. I don’t regret ____ even if it might have upset her.

A. to tell her what I thought

B. to have told her that I thought

C. telling what I thought

D. telling her what I thought

53. They are two good teams, and ____ have a good chance of winning.

A. all

B. neither

C. both

D. none

54. The dictionary _____ me ten dollars.

A. cost

B. spent

C. took

D. spends

55. My teacher _____ good English.

A. says

B. speaks

C. talks

D. tells

56. The teacher said that the earth ____ around the sun.

A. run

B. ran

C. runs

D. was running

57. Would you mind ____ a little less noise?

A. to make

B. make

C. making

D. to have made

58. Don’t have your children _____ for hours doing their homework in ____ dark a room.

A. sitting; so

B. sit; such

C. to be sitting; so

D. to sit; such

59. I remember ____ to their party, but I ______ the invitation in the office.

A. to be invited; have forgotten

B. to invite; forget

C. being invited; have left

D. inviting; am leaving

60. She pretended_____ me when I passed by.

A. not to see

B. to not see

C. not seeing

D. having not seen

61.When the soldiers marched into the valley, they suddenly found themselves____ by enemy forces.

A. surrounding

B. surrounded

C. be surrounded

D. having surrounded

62. If you see her, please give my apologies _____ not having written to him.

A. about

B. on

C. for

D. at

63. Whether you learn or not is entirely ____ you.

A. up to

B. as to

C. about to

D. due to

64. Finally he managed to get into contact ____ them.

A. with

B. on

C. at

D. from

65. ____ of this room ____ empty.

A. Two-third; are

B. Two-thirds; are

C. Two-third; is

D. Two-thirds; is

66. ____ me, I shall not return there either.

A. As long as

B. As for as

C. As for

D. So as to

67. She could not ____ the horrible weather there.

A. walk

B. run

C. sit

D. stand

68. It is well known that Thomas Edison _____ the electric lamp.

A. invented

B. discovered

C. found

D. developed

69. Cheap coal _____ a lot of smoke.

A. gives up

B. gives in

C. gives away

D. gives off

70. I am looking forward ____ them nest week.

A. to seeing

B. to see

C. seeing

D. see

71. I objected ____ the meeting without him.

A. to have

B. to having

C. having

D. have

72. I would rather ____ with you.

A. not to go

B. to not go

C. to go

D. not go

73. ____ this book and tell me what you think of it.

A. Look through

B. Look on

C. Look into

D. Look up

74. A newspaper gives people _____ every day.

A. an information

B. information

C. the information

D. informations

75. May I stay with you ____ going back to my parents’ home tonight?

A. because of

B. so as to

C. in spite of

D. instead of

76. Jack ____ his thick coat because it was snowing.

A. put on

B. puts on

C. wear

D. has on

77. His doctor suggested that he ____ his right hand.

A. avoid to use

B. avoid using

C. has avoided using

D. avoids to use

78. A color TV is _____ a black and white.

A. three times as expensive as

B. expensive as three times as

C. as three times expensive as

D. as expensive three times as

79. I would rather you _____ good to him.

A. do B will do C. has done D. did

80. Mary runs ____ among them.

A. the fastest

B. the most fast

C. most fastly

D. most fast

81. I met her ____ my way ____.

A. in; home

B. on; home

C. in; to home

D. on; to home

82. By the time we got to the cinema, the film_____ for half an hour.

A. has begun

B. had begun

C. has been on

D. had been on

83. The passengers were robbed _____ all their money.

A. of

B. off

C. from

D. away

84. I insist that a doctor ____ immediately.

A. has been sent for

B. sends for

C. will be sent for

D. be sent for

85. _____ writer is better known in China, Charles Dickens or Mark Twain?

A. Which

B. What

C. Either

D. Whether

86. Where is my pen? I ____ it.

A. might lose

B. would have lost

C. should have lost

D. must have lost

87. It _____ John and Mary who helped me the other day.

A. is

B. was

C. are

D. were

88. The teacher spent almost the whole afternoon _____ the students’ homework.

A. to go over

B. go over

C. going over

D. went over

89. She didn’t remember _____ him before.

A. having met

B. have met

C. to meet

D. to having met

90. You ____ return the book now. You can keep it till next week if you like.

A. can’t

B. mustn’t

C. needn’t

D. may not

91. ____ the temperature, _____ water turns into steam.

A. The high; the fast

B. Higher; faster

C. The more higher; the faster

D. The higher; the faster

92. If you had told me in advance, I ____ her at the airport.

A. would meet

B. would have met

C. met

D. had met

93. I stood there, _____ the broadcast.

A. being listened to

B. listening to

C. to listen to

D. listened to

94. The machine was kept_____ for a month.

A. running

B. run

C. being run

D. having run

95. You ____ make noise in the classroom.

A. may not

B. mustn’t C have not to D. needn’t

96. ____ is absent from school today.

A. Neither

B. None

C. No

D. Not

97. In Britain, the best season of the year is probably _____ spring.

A. later

B. latter

C. last

D. late

98. Usually there is _____ traffic in the streets on weekdays than on Sundays.

A. less

B. little

C. few

D. fewer

99. _____ Mrs. Johnson on my way to the shops.

A. It happened me that I looked

B. It happened me that I met

C. I happened to look

D. I happened to meet

100. _____ it is very late now, these managers are still working in the office.

A. As

B. When

C. If

D. Although

101. “Which person do you mean?”

______ with dark glasses on.

A. One

B. Each

C. The one

D. Ones

102. I’d like to take______ of this opportunity to thank you all for your cooperation.

A. profit

B. benefit

C. advantage

D. occasion

103. I _____ on seeing the manager. The service in this hotel is terrible.

A. insist

B. persist

C. intend

D. affirm

104. I have got a chair______.

A. to sit

B. for to sit on

C. to sit on

D. for sitting

105. It is no use ____ that you didn’t know the truth.

A. pretend

B. to be pretending

C. pretending

D. pretended

106. Work hard, ____ you will fail in the exam.

A. although

B. and

C. or

D. unless

107. It was not until then that I came to know that knowledge____ only from practice.

A. had come

B. has come

C. came

D. comes

108. Since Linda is both diligent and smart, I never doubt that she will ____.

A. success

B. succeed

C. successful

D. successor

109. I’m trying to save _____ possible.

A. so many money as

B. as much money as

C. so much money as

D. as many money as

110. Please accept my______ your great progress in the research.

A. congratulation in

B. congratulations on

C. celebration about

D. greeting to

111. Jane burnt her hand when she _____ the dinner.

A. cooked

B. was cooking

C. has cooked

D. has been cooking 112. He did not do it in the way _____ I would have done it myself.

A. in that

B. which

C. as

D. /

113. He turned pale ____ he saw her.

A. at the moment

B. for a moment

C. in a moment

D. the moment

114. I weight 120 pounds and you weight 120 pounds. We are ____ weight.

A. the same heavy

B. as heavy as

C. as heavy

D. of the same

115. The shape of the envelope____ that the letter might be from a lady.

A. announced

B. insisted

C. pointed

D. suggested

116. John was made _____ the truck for a week as punishment.

A. to wash

B. washing

C. wash

D. to be washed

117. “Can you read?” Mary said ____ to the notice.

A. angrily, pointing

B. and angrily pointing

C. angrily, pointed

D. and pointed angrily

118. Most of the guests ___ to the evening party were college students.

A. invited

B. being invited

C. to invite

D. inviting

119. It’s usually quiet here____ Sunday mornings.

A. on

B. in

C. at

D. the

120. Albert Einstein, born ____ Germany, was a famous professor ____ physics.

A. in; of

B. of; in

C. into; by

D. from; of

121. Only by reading extensively ______ your horizons.

A. you will widen

B. can you widen

C. you may widen

D. therefore you widen

122. _______ entering the hall, he found everyone watching him.

A. At

B. While

C. On

D. In

123. _____ is a fact that English is being accepted as an international language. A. There B. This C. That D. It

124. On the desk lay a dictionary, _____ color is red.

A. it’s

B. its

C. which

D. whose 125. He ran _____ the direction of the lake.

A. at

B. for

C. in

D. to

126. Why don’t you have your sister _____ it for you?

A . do B. done C. to do D. doing

127. As soon as he entered the room, he took ______ his cap and sat down.

A. off

B. out

C. away

D. down

128. That girl’s answer ______ good enough.

A. sounded

B. noised

C. heard

D. listened

129. Tom was such a football fan that he never______ a single game in the season.

A. lost

B. missed

C. failed

D. dropped

130. Who is responsible _____ the arrangements?

A. for make

B. to make

C. to making

D. for making 131. You ought to take every_____ to improve your English.

A. case

B. chance

C. thing

D. time

132. _____ what to do, he telephoned the police.

A. Doesn’t know

B. Not to know

C. Didn’t know

D. Not knowing

133. Uncle Sam sent him a _____ bicycle as a birthday present.

A. red sports new

B. sports new red

C. news sports red

D. new red sports

134. I can hardly _____ the difference between these two words.

A. point

B. speak

C. talk

D. tell

135. My pictures_____ until next week.

A. won’t develop

B. aren’t developing

C. don’t develop

D. won’t be developed

136. The storm prevented me______.

A. to go out

B. to going out

C. from being out

D. from going out

137. We _____ go to the movies quite frequently.

A. use to

B. used to

C. were used to

D. are used to 138. I still remember the place _____ he visited.

A. when

B. in which

C. that

D. at

139. I’d rather ______ a cup of coffee.

A. having

B. to have

C. had

D. have

140. I haven’t seen Tom yet today, and I haven’t seen Joe, ______.

A. both

B. either

C. too

D. neither

141.I haven’t received the letter. It _____ to a wrong address.

A. may send

B. may be sent

C. might have sent

D. might have been sent

142. Peter as well as his friends_____ to music.

A. like to listen

B. likes to listen

C. likes to hear

D. like listening

143. He didn’t go into detail on the subject; he spoke in ______.

A. common

B. regular

C. general

D. ordinary

144. Trains stop here in order to ______ passengers only.

A. get off

B. pick up

C. pull up

D. get past

145. I didn’t hear_____ when he gave us the assignment.

A. what the professor says

B. that the professor said

C. what the professor said

D. which the professor says

146. Every man and every woman in this club____ to realize the danger of smoking.

A. come

B. comes

C. have been

D. are coming

147. _____ by the hero’s example, the soldiers fought more bravely.

A. Inspiring

B. Inspired

C. Moving

D. To be moved

148. My brother_____ the army for 3 years.

A. has been in

B. has entered

C. has joined

D. was last seeing 149. I don’t mind having another cup of coffee if you____.

A. stick

B. expect

C. insist

D. excuse

150. ____ many times, _____ she still couldn’t understand it.

A. Though she had been told; but

B. Having been told; /

C. Told; but

D. She was told; /

151. Mr. Ross built a lab_____ when he was forty.

A. for his own himself

B. of him own

C. for his own

D. of his own

152. The flat where we live____ three rooms only.

A. is comprised of

B. is made of

C. contain

D. is composed of

153. Telling other people how to do it most efficiently is ____ conquerors and generals have done.

A. which

B. why

C. what

D. how

154. ____ you gave were correct.

A. No one answer

B. Neither of the answers

C. None answers

D. None of the answers

155. London has the largest population among _____ in Europe.

A. all the other cities

B. any other city

C. all the cities

D. any other cities

156. Her face went red___ he had said.

A. because of what

B. because that

C. because what

D. because

157. _____ a reply, he decided to write again.

A. Not receiving

B. Receiving not

C. Not having received

D. Having not received

158. The house had one of the windows _____ in the storm yesterday.

A. breaking

B. to be breaking

C. broken

D. to be broken

159. When we saw his face, we knew that ____ was bad.

A. the news

B. some news

C. a news

D. news

160. We all survived_____.

A. from the war

B. during the war

C. the war

D. after the war

161. She is such an irritating woman, I don’t know how you can _____ her.

A. put up

B. put up with

C. stand up with

D. stand with

162. Without your help, we ______ so much.

A. will not achieve

B. didn’t achieve

C. don’t achieve

D. would not have achieved

163. “__________”

“Very fine, thank you. And you?”

A. How do you like English?

B. Good morning!

C. How are you doing these days?

D. How do you do?

164. I shall never forget those years _____ I lived in the country with the farmers, ____ has a great effect on my life.

A. that; which

B. when; which

C. which; that

D. when; who

165. When he opened the tin, it _____ a bad smell.

A. gave away

B. gave in

C. gave up

D. gave off

166. By the time the war_____, most of the people had already left.

A. broke

B. broke up

C. intervened

D. happen

167. All life on the earth _____ on the sun.

A. depends

B. carries

C. keeps

D. goes

168. Lincoln thought it was wrong to keep negroes ____ slaves.

A. in

B. as

C. for

D. at

169. John ____ his hand as he wanted to speak at the meeting. Then he ____ to his feet to speak.

A. raised; rose

B. rose; rose

C. raised; raised

D. rose; raised

170. We bought ____ a car.

A. us

B. our

C. ours

D. ourselves

171. It’s too expensive for me, I can’t ____ it.

A. spend

B. pay

C. afford

D. cost

172. The Spring Festival is the time _____ children receive gifts.

A. while

B. as

C. since

D. when

173. You should be very _____ to your teachers for their help.

A. thank

B. grateful

C. graceful

D. considerate 174. The pictures that he _____ on the wall yesterday are very beautiful.

A. hung

B. hanged

C. hanging

D. was hanged 175. My wallet is nowhere to be found. I _____ when I was on the bus.

A. must drop it

B. should have dropped it

C. must have dropped it d. had dropped it

176. _____, that step is not safe.

A. Look around

B. Look up

C. Look out

D. Look down 177. Seldom____ him in the past few years.

A. I have seen

B. have I seen

C. I saw

D. did I see

178. China______ the third world.

A. is belonged to

B. belongs

C. belongs to

D. belonged

179. Now many people spend a lot of money _____ the poor children to go to school.

A. help

B. to help

C. to helping

D. helping

180. It’s wrong to judge a person_____ he wears.

A. by

B. by that

C. by what

D. at what

答案：

1-5:BABCA

6-10:DBCDA

11-15:ADABA

16-20:BACBB

21-25:DABDD

26-30:DABDC

31-35:CAAAD

36-40:BDDDC

41-45:CBAAA

46-50:CDABC

51-55:CDCAB

56-60:CCACA

61-65:BCAAD

66-70:CDADA

71-75:BDABD

76-80:ABADA

81-85:BDADA

86-90:DBCAC

91-95:DBBAB

96-100:BDADD

101-105：CCACC

106-110：CDBBB

111-115：BDDDD

116-120：AAAAA

121-125：BCDDC

126-130：AAABD

131-135：BDDDD

136-140：DBCDB

141-145：DBCBC

146-150：BBACB

151-155：DDCDC

156-160：ACCAC

161-165：BDCBD

166-170：BABAD

171-175：CDBAC

176-180：CBCDC

第三部分：完型填空

(一)

Not all people got their names _1__ their father. Some got their names from the places they __2__. For example, a family that lived in a village __3__ many green trees and plants was called Green or Greenberg. If they lived in a town called Moor, they were __4__ the Moores.

Sometimes people got their names from___5__ they looked. A tall person was, perhaps, called Long. If people in a family had __6__ hair, the family was sometimes called the Blacks or the Browns. If their hair was __7___, they may have been called the Whites.

People often took their names from the kind of __8___ they did. A person who sewed clothing was named Taylor. ___9___ person who baked bread was called Baker.

A person who had a very good ___10__ was named Singer.

After a while these names stayed with people and became family names that are still used today.

1. A. after B. out of C with D. from

2. A. stayed in B. worked for C. lived in D. played at

3. A. of B. with C. for D. at

4. A. known B. said C. called D. written

5. A. the way B. a way C. what D. written

6. A. light B. heavy C. dark D. soft

7. A. heavy B. dark C. soft D. light

8. A. subject B. work C. major D. course

9. A. Another B. Other C. Others D. A

10. A. brain B. voice C. body D. name

(二)

When we say that Cambridge is a university town we do not mean just that it is a town __1__ a university ___2__ it. Manchester and Milan have universities, but we do not call them university towns. A university town is one where there is no clear separation ___3__ the university buildings and the rest ___4__ the city. The university is not just one part __5__ the town; it is all___6__ the town. The heart ___7__

Cambridge has its own shops, pubs, market place and so on, but most ___8__ it is university-colleges, all the teachers, libraries, clubs and other places __9___ university staff and students. Students fill the shops, cafes, banks and churches, making these as well part ___10__ the university.

1. A. in B. outside C. with D. behind

2. A. of B. in C. at D. before

3. A. between B. over C. among D. above

4. A. through B. near C. of D. about

5. A. in B. out of C. towards D. of

6. A. around B. over C. across D. behind

7. A. to B. of C. inside D. like

8. A. of B. from C. on D. by

9. A. to B. for C. in D. about

10. A. in B. of C. for D. with

(三)

All the useful energy at the surface of the earth comes from the activity of the sun. the sun heats and feeds mankind. Each year it __1__ men with two hundred million tons of grain and___2__ ten million tons of wood.

Coal, oil, natural gas, and all other __3___ are stored-up energy from the sun. It was collected by the plants as carbon compounds and stored __4__ ago.

Even waterpower comes from the sun. Water ___5_ into vapor by the sun falls as rain. It runs ___6__ the mountains and is converted to electric power.

Light transmits only the energy __7___ comes from the sun’s outer layers, and ___8__ of this energy that is directed toward the earth never arrives. About __9___ of it is absorbed by the atmosphere of the earth. In __10___, the earth itself gets only one half-billionth of the sun’s entire output of radiant energy.

1. A. gathers B. produces C. provides D. sends

2. A. hardly B. merely C. really D. nearly

3. A. fuels B. solids C. soils D. materials

4. A. years B. ages C. times D. generations

5. A. turns B. turning C. turned D. is turned

6. A. up B. down C. around D. into

7. A. that B. what C. where D. because

8. A. little B. a little C. much D. few

9. A. nine-ten B. ninth-tenth C. nine-tenth D. nine-tenths

10. A. place B. fact C. form D. part

（四）

On Monday afternoon Mrs. Joan, dressed for going out, took her handbag with her money and her key in ___1__, pulled the door__2__ her to lock it and went to the Over 60s Club. She always went there__3__. It was a nice outing for an old woman who lived __4__.

At six o’clock she came home, let __5__ in and at once __6__ cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke in her house? How? Had someone got in? She __7__ the back door

and the windows. All were ___8__ or fastened, __9__ usual. There was no __10__ of forced entry.

1. A. it B. its C. her D. hers

2. A. in front of B. beside C. behind D. before

3. A. Monday B on Monday C, Mondays D. on Mondays

4. A. single B. lonely C. alone D. only

5. A. she B. her C. hers D. herself

6. A. smell B. smelling C. smelled D. smelt

7. A. notice B. saw C. checked D. looked through

8. A. locking B. locked C. closing D. closed

9. A. like B. look like C. as D. the same as

10. A. sight B. sign C. scene D. signs

（五）

When people in North American meet __1_ the first time, they do not talk about things that are personal. Some subjects are __2_ and it is not polite to ask people about them. People talk about their families, __3__ they don’t talk about why they aren’t married or why they don’t have children.

The way you begin a conversation can be polite or _4___ too. Try not to interrupt a person who is reading or working. If something is very important and you ___5__ interrupt, you can say, “Excuse me.”

When two people meet in public, one doesn’t ask questions ___6__ why the other person is there or what other person is doing. These questions are not __7__ as friendly. They are probably seen as nosey.

People ask each other about _8___ health, but it isn’t polite to probe into details. People often ask about their jobs, but they don’t talk about their salaries. ___9__ topics include weather, sports and holidays. Topics __10__ are politics, personal details and religion.

1. A. with B. for C. cross D. into

2. A. bad B. good C. confusing D. private

3. A. and B. then C. but D. later

4. A. kind B. impolite C. silly D. boring

5. A. have to B. must C. ought D. should

6. A. about B. on C. for D. of

7. A. looked B. believed C. seen D. see

8. A. his B. their C. him D. them

9. A. Safe B. Unsafe C. Terrible D. Interesting

10. A. avoid B. to avoid C. avoiding D. to be avoided

(六)

In the eighteenth century, cities ___1__ larger and larger. People moved from the countryside and small towns to the ___2___ because there was ___3__ work for them to do in the cities.

On Sundays and holidays, they liked to __4__ the cities and have a good time in the countryside. But not every___5__ had a horse or a wagon(马车). People needed a

simpler means of transportation. __6__ in many countries tried to solve the problem.

The first bicycle, which was very simple, ___7___ in 1790. people called “ the horse on wheel”. Then in 1861, after many improvements being made, the bicycle became a practical ___8__ of transportation.

People liked bikes because they weren’t as __9__ as horses and didn’t need to be fed. They could go anywhere and were easy to __10___.

1. A. become B. became C. change D. changed

2. A. cities B. countryside C. towns D. villages

3. A. many B. much C. more D. lots

4. A. come to B. reach C. go away D. leave

5. A. family B. house C. home D. people

6. A. Workers B. Inventors C. Teachers D. Drivers

7. A. invented B. appeared C. made D. produced

8. A. mean B. way C. means D. ways

9. A. cheap B. easy C. difficult D. expensive

10. A. ride B. drive C. get on D. buy

（七）

Woodsman, hunters and trackers learned to follow and read the information left behind by animals, men, nature and time. Their ability to survive depended on their skills in ___1__ these signs. Soon they reasoned that if signs left behind accidentally had ___2_, they could leave signs deliberately(故意) for their ___3__ future use or for the benefit of __4__ following them. __5__ trail signs and symbols ___6_and soon became ___7__ standardized. A hunter in a forest hacked（砍）pieces of bark（树皮）off some of the trees in his path so that he could find his way back or so that others could follow him. Woodsman often made a cut on ___8_ of the tree so that the trail could be seen from __9___ direction and from either side of the tree, trackers chipped from one side only, and then trails were ____10__ to follow.

1. A. writing B. reading C. drawing D. looking

2. A. color B. so much color

C. so many meaning

D. so much meaning

3. A. animal’s B. own C. men’s D. nature’s

4. A. friends B. woodsman C. hunters D. trackers

5. A. And B. But C. Thus D.Then

6. A. has come into being B. has come into been

C. came into being

D. came into been

7. A. more than B. less than

C. more and less

D. more or less

8. A. both side B. both sides C. all sides D. every side

9. A. either B. neither C. each D. one

10. A. easier B. clearer C. harder D. cleaner

(八)

Last June my brother __1__ a car. He __2_ an old bike before, but it __3__ several times during the spring. “What _4__ want is a second-hand Mini,”I suggested. “If you give me the money,” he said, “__5_ one tomorrow.”“I can’t give you the money,”I replied, “but what about Aunt Myra. She must have enough. We __6__ her since Christmas but she always hints that we __7__ go and see her more often.”

We told our parents __8__ we were going. They weren’t very happy about it and asked us not to go. So __9__. But later that same day something strange __10__. A doctor __11__us that Aunt Myra __12_ into hospital for an operation. “_13__ go and see her at the same time,” said my mother. “You two go today, but don’t mention the money.”

When we _14__, Aunt Myra__15__. “I’m not seriously ill,”she said, “but the doctor insists that __16_ to drive my car. You can have __17__ if you promise _18__ me to the seaside now and again.” We _19__, and now we quite enjoy our monthly trip to the __20_ with Aunt Myra.

1. A. wanted to buy B. wanted buying

C. liked to buy

D. liked buying

2. A. had B. had had C. has had D. has

3. A. was breaking down B. was breaking up

C. had broken down

D.had broken up

4. A. I B. you C. we D. he

5. A. I get B. I’m getting

C. I’m going to get

D. I’ll get

6. A. are not seeing B. hav en’t seen

C. didn’t see

D. don’t see

7. A. should B. shall C. would D. will

8. A. where B. when C. why D. how

9. A. that we haven’t B. that we didn’t

C. we haven’t

D. we didn’t

10. A. occurred B. took the place C. passed D. was there

11. A. rang for telling B. rang to tell

C. rung for telling

D. rung to tell

12. A. had gone B. had been C. has gone D. has been

13. A. We may not all B. We cannot all

C. All we cannot

D. All we may not

14. A. have come there B. were arriving

C. got there

D. came to there

15. A. was seeming quite happily B. was seeming quite happy

C. was seeming quite happily

D. seemed quite happy

16. A. I’m getting so old B. I’m getting too old

C. I get so old

D. I get too old

17. A one B. it C. some D. my

18. A. taking B. bringing C. to take D. to bring

19. A. refused B. smiled C. agreed D. received

20. A. city B. house C. coast D. hill

(九)

The United States covers a large part of the North __1__ continent.

When this land first became a nation, after_2___ its independence from England, it had thirteen states. __3_ of the states had a star on the American __4___. As the nation __5_, new states were added and new stars __6__ on the flag. _7___ a long time, there were 48 states. In 1959, however, two __8___ stars were added ___9_ the flag, __10__ for the new states of Alaska （阿拉斯加）and Hawaii（夏威夷）.

___11_ were the first inhabitants of the _12___. ___13_ who came first and in greatest numbers to make their homes __14__ the eastern coast of North America were ___15_ from England. It is ___16_ that reason that the _17___ of the United States is English and __18__ its culture and customs are more __19__ those of England than __20__ of any other country in the world.

1. A. America B. European C. American D. American’s

2. A. win B. won C. winning D. having

3. A. Every B. Each C. Some D. None

4. A. map B. flag C. land D. capital

5. A. grew B. grows C. growing D. is growing

6. A. appear B. was appearing C. appeared D. have appeared

7. A. In B. From C. For D. Through

8. A. another B. many C. extra D. more

9. A. on B. to C. in D. at

10. A. standing B. looking C. searching D. caring

11. A. India B. Indias C. Indian D. Indians

12. A. city B. town C. land D. earth

13. A. Men B. These C. Many D. Much

14. A. on B. to C. in D. at

15. A. more B. most C. mostly D. much

16. A. as B. for C. because D. since

17. A. men B. language C. man D. languages

18. A. that B. why C. many D. all

19. A. as B. like C. same D. as if

20. A. that B. those C. this D. these

(十)

The simplest way of putting an idea down on paper is to draw a picture. That was__1__ men first began to write, six thousand years ago or more. All __2__ scripts (文字) have been developed from picture-writing of __3__ sort. The English alphabet we now use __4__ to us over a long period of time from the __5__ of ancient Egypt.

Picture-writing, called hieroglyphics (象形文字), could be used to express __6__ as well as objects. __7__, a drawing of a man would ___8__ the object “man”. While __9___ of a man lying on the ground __10__ a spear in him would mean the idea “death”. Later, some drawings came to stand for sounds as well. __11__ in Egyptian hieroglyphics the __12__ of a house stood ___13__ for the object

“house” and for the sound “pr”, __14__ in spoken Egyptian meant “house”.

___15___ the Egyptians, the Chinese and the American Indians also developed their own kinds of picture-writing. However, with picture-writing, only __16__ much could be said. Much more __17__ to be left unsaid. It would have ___18__ hundreds of thousands of pictures to express ___19__ people wanted to express __20__ a person could ever hope to learn in a lifetime.

1. A. when B. why C. what D. how

2. A. ancient B. modern C. past D. future

3. A. every B. another C. some D. any

4. A. comes B. was coming C. came D. has come

5. A. art B. picture-writing C. buildings D. picture-drawing

6. A. ideas B. stories C. subjects D. things

7. A. At least B. By the way C. Indeed D. For example

8. A. mean B. show C. take D. have

9. A. that B. body C. sight D. such

10. A. with B. taking C. without D. striking

11. A. However B. Although C. Thus D. Even

12. A. building B. drawing C. idea D. plan

13. A. both B. either C. also D. only

14. A. what B. which C. as D. so

15. A. Together with B. Except C. Such as D. Besides

16. A. not B. very C. so D. too

17. A. was B. had C. happened D. supposed

18. A. drawn B. used C. done D. taken

19. A. those B. other C. all that D. many

20. A. just enough for B. many more than

C. much less than

D. as much as

（十一）

He has been called the “missing link.” Half-man, half-beast. He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world---Mount Everest. He is known as the Abominable Snowman. The 1 of the Snowman has been around for 2. Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest. The native people said they 3 this creature and called it the “Yeti,” and they said that they had 4 caught Yetis on two occasions 5 none has ever been produced as evidence.

Over the years, the story of the Yetis has 6 In 1951, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest. Shipton believed that they were not 7 the tracks of a monkey or bear and 8 that the Abominable Snowman might really 9. . Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis. But the only things people have ever found were 10 foot prints. Most believe the footprints are nothing more than 11 animal tracks, which had been made 12 as they melted and refroze in the snow. 13 , in 1964, a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was 14and was a remaining link with the prehistoric human. But, 15 , no evidence has ever 16 been produced.

These days, only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman 17 . But if they ever 18 catching one, they may face a real 19 : Would they put it in a ___20___or give it a room in a hotel?

1.A. event B. story C. adventure D. description

2.A. centuries B. too long C. some time D. many years

3.A. heard from B. cared for C. knew of D. read about

4.A. even B. hardly C. certainly D. probably

5.A. as B. though C. when D. until

6.A. developed B. changed C. occurred D. continued

7.A. entirely B. naturally C. clearly D. simply

8.A. found B. declared C. felt D. doubted

9.A. exist B. escape C. disappear D. return

10.A. clearer B. more C. possible D. rare

11.A. huge B. recent C. ordinary D. frightening

12.A. strange B. large C. deep D. rough

13.A. In the end B. Therefore C. After all D. However

14.A. imagined B. real C. special D. familiar

15.A. so B. besides C. again D. instead

16.A. rightly B. actually C. normally D. particularly

17.A. lightly B. jokingly C. seriously D. properly

18.A. succeed in B. insist on C. depend on D. join in

19.A. decision B. situation C. subject D. problem

20.A. zoo B. mountain C. museum D. laboratory

（十二）

I remember vividly the call that changed my life. It was Tuesday, February 18, when the 1 rang in the kitchen of my Los Angeles home. On the 2 was Marty Banderas, a literary agent to whom I had sent a draft(草稿) of my novel three weeks earlier. I have a couple of 3 , Banderas said. First, how old are you? I’m 48, I replied. Are you in good 4 ? Yes, excellent. Whats this about? Ive sold your novels 5 one and a half million dollars.

I sat down in 6. I had written over fourteen novels in twenty years, but each one had been 7 by the publishers. I suppose many people would have been 8 , but not me. Each time, I just 9 writing another one. My husband advised me to find something else to do, but I refused to 10 up. Seeing this book 11 was the best thing that has ever happened to me. It’s a mystery story (like all the others) and it was on the best-seller 12 two weeks after publication!

I got my first lesson in story 13 from my grandmother. She used to read me stories. She was the one who gave me a 14 of words. She sparked(激发) my 15 and she has been a 16 influence on me. I always had stories running through my 17 and as soon as I could write I 18 them down on paper.

I married young and I have three children , but I never stopped writing, 19 novels between doing the diapers(婴儿的尿布) and dishes. I am writing another novel now. Yes, my 20 as changed my life.

1.A.phone B. bell C. clock D. alarm