英语(专升本复习题)

英语（专升本）复习题

Part I Structure and Vocabulary

Section A

1. The building looked something ____ a church.

A. alike

B. For

C. As

D. like

2. He ____ listen to others than talk to himself.

A. would

B. Would rather

C. would better

D. Has rather

3. He sent in three applications ____he obtained permission to set up an experimental work shop.

A. before

B. after

C. behind

D. since

4. My room is ____ smaller than hers.

A.little bit

B. a bit little

C.little a bit

D. a little bit

5. Scarcely had they settle themselves in their seats in the theater ____the curtain wet up.

A. before

B. when

C. as soon as

D. then

6. Helen was much kinder to her youngest child than she was to the others, ____, of course, made

the others jealous.

A. who C. what

B. that D. which

7. I don’t attach any importance ____ with that man.

A. to get in touch

B. to getting in touch

C. getting in touch

D. get in touch

8 I’ll ask her to ring you up ____she comes back.

A. the moment of B the moment when

C. the minute

D. the minute that

9. _____ is known to the world, Mark Twain is a great American writer.

A. That C. As

B. Which D. It

10. ___ all his friend and money gone, he felt totally hopeless.

A. For

B. Since

C. Because

D. With

11. ____breaks the law will be fined or put in jail.

A. No matter whom

B. Whoever

C. No matter who

D. Whenever one

12. I wondered ___ to the party.

A. if he should have been invited

B. if he should invite

C. if he is invited

D. should he been invited

13. No one would have time to read or listen to an account of everything ____ going on in the world.

a. it is

b. as is

c. that is

d. what is

14．The Social Security Retirement Program is made up of two trust funds, ____ could go penniless by next year.

a. the larger one

b. the larger of which

c. the largest one

d. the largest of which

15．I wish I __ longer this morning. but I had to get up and come to class.

A)could have slept B)slept

C)might have slept D)have slept

16．We didn't know his telephone number, otherwise we ______ him.

A)would have telephoned B)must have telephoned

C)would telephone D)had telephoned

17．He moved away from his parents, and missed them ______enjoy the exciting life in New York.

A)too much to B)enough to

C)very much to D)much so as to

18．What ___would happen if the director knew you felt that way?

A)do you suppose B)you suppose

C)will you suppose D)you would suppose

19．We grow all our own fruit and vegetables, ______ saves money, of course.

A)what C)as

B)which D)that

20．____ is generally accepted, economical growth is determined by the smooth development of production.

a. What

b. That

c. It

d. As

21．Look at the terrible situation I am in! If only I _____ your advice.

A)follow C)would follow

B)had followed D)have followed

22．It is recommended that the project _______ until all the preparations have been made.

A )is not started B)will no be started

C)not be started D)is not to be started

23．Having no money but ____ to know, he simply said he would go without dinner.

A)not to want anyone C)wanted no one

B)not wanting anyone D)to want no one

24. I remember ___ to help us if we ever got into trouble.

A )once offering C )him to offer

B)him once offering D)to offer him

25.As the fire was nearly out and it was getting late, they prepared to_____ for the night.

A. sit up

B. retire

C. stay up

D. return

26.Tension within a family____ or eliminated when the family, as a whole, is threatened by an external force.

A. is often relived

B. often relaxed

C. is often relieved

D. often released

27.He picked up his_____ and put it in his pocket.

A. resolution

B. resolve

C. determination

D. revolver

28. The mosquitoes that pass on malaria are becoming resistant to the_____ now used against them .

A. poisons

B. capsules

C. chemical

D. pills

29.______ she saw the serious concern on Li Gong’s face that she agreed to let him try again.

A. It was not until

B. Until

C. It was until

D. Not until

30._____ whether I am going to China.

A. It is not already settled

B. It is yet settled

C. It is not yet settled

D. It is still settled

31.There remained nothing but to get the canoe into the water. However, all my_____ to get it into the water failed.

A. equipment

B. tools

C. instrument

D. devices

32.It is _____I want to leave you,_____ I have to.

A. not that…but because of

B. because …but

C. not that…but

D. not because …because

33.Tom’s style of travel was interesting---he must _______the land as much as possible.

A. live off

B. be fed up with

C. be lived on

D. be fed on

34.The name of Chaplin_____ the image of a little tramp with a brush mustache.

A. conjures up

B. occurs to

C. comes upon

D. runs through

35.With night _____ , We started for home.

A. moving along

B. went by

C. coming on

D. dragged on

36.Will this new oil recovery technique be financially ______ ?

A. representation

B. feasible

C. characteristics

D. diffusion

37.Today, getting a new heart is no longer silly. It is now a ______.

A. curiosity

B. novelty

C. reality

D. application

38.Obviously, the white bird in the story has a ______ meaning of freedom.

A. symbolic

B. symbol

C. symbolize

D. symbolism

39.The search was called off when the fog got thicker.

A. started

B. canceled

C. postponed

D. continued

40.Let’s ____our resources and get the job done quickly.

A. use up

B. put together

C. conserve

D. store up

41.Mrs. Jones______ the suspect by the scar on his face.

A. identified

B. found out

C. discovered

D. coincided

42.The landlady could not ___--because all her rooms were booked

A. adapt us

B. put up with us

C. put us up

D. help us

43.The economic crisis has seriously____ French exports.

A. stimulated

B. simulated

C. reduced

D. increased

44.What it ______ is simply that he is not willing to give us his support.

A. amounts to

B. matters

C. teaches

D. signals

Section B

45. (Behave)______ scientists have done countless experiments to prove it.

46. Not (surprise)_____, those who were praised improved dramatically.

47. It is a (humor)_____ essay.

48. There was great (excite)_____ on the planet of Venus this week.

49. We have come to the (conclude)______ that there is no life on Earth.

50. Earth's surface in the area of Manhattan is (compose)______ of solid concrete.

51. The (establish)_____ of the Republic of China provided the basic condi-tions for the transition of China from a monarchic empire to a modem nation.

52. People were (force)______ to make chokes to either transform the old social culture or refuse the new sys-tem.

53. The conflicts brought about (drama)_______ chang-es in many aspects of the social and cultural lives of Chinese at that time.

54. That the knowledge structure at that time was still based on (tradi-tion)______ culture.

55. Animated discussions were set off over (variety)_____ social problems, such as women’s rights, educa-tion, literature, labour and reli-gion.

56. The respondents were asked whether they welcomed (social)_____ or capitalism.

Part II Reading Comprehension

Task 1

V oluntary Service Overseas (VSC) is a registered charity dedicated to assisting development in the world's poor countries. It is an independent non-sectarian organisation. VSO is a direct response to an urgent need. Each year about 450 volunteers are sent to work on projects in 36 developing countries. Each volunteer goes overseas in response to a specific appeal from a developing country Over the past 23 years more than 20,000 volunteers have worked abroad with VSO. Together they have contributed over 30,000 man-years to development.

But VSO volunteers gain as well as give. They gain responsibility, experience and a personal viewpoint on development. On their return they can make an effective contribution to the development debate. Above all, VSO is said that the Third World needs. For this reason the Third World countries themselves pay almost half the cost of each VSO volunteer.

When VSO was established over 20 years ago, the first volunteers were school-leavers, However, increasingly the demand was for skilled and professional people. Today., all VSO volunteers are skilled and/or qualified people--teachers and doctors, mechanics an electricians, accountants and civil engineers. Why do they volunteer? To make a person-contribution, to take on extra responsibility, to gain overseas work experience, to work within a community---often for all these reasons. The task of VSO is to match these specialists with particular vacancies, notified to them by overseas countries- Then, having made the match, they prepare the volunteer to work for two years in a very different environment.

57. The work of VSO is concerned with_____

A. helping the poor in all parts of the world

B. giving practical assistance to poor countries.

C. the development of any worthwhile project.

D. increasing the need for development in the Third World.

58. To date the number of volunteers who have worked for VSO is______

A. in excess of 23,000.

B. more than 30,000.

C. over 20,000.

D. about 450.

59. The experience gained by VSO volunteers working abroad________

A. provides the basic training they need.

B. increases their understanding of particular problems.

C. helps them to deal with their own problems.

D. encourages them to contribute to Third World appeals.

60. The majority of VSO volunteers today are _______

A. over-qualified.

B. unskilled.

C. school-heavers.

D. highly trained.

61. People who volunteer for VSO do so ________

A. for a variety of reasons.

B. because they have personal problems

C. in response to requests from overseas

D. because they are unemployed

Task 2

One day Mr. Kerry was walking along the Strand in London, killing time, when his eye was caught by an enormous picture displayed upon the wall of a house. It represented a human figure covered with long, dark hair, with huge nails upon his hands and a most fearful expression. On coming nearer, he heard a man call out 'Walk in, ladies and gentlemen, the most wonderful curiosity ever exhibited-only five pence-the wild man from Africa-he eats raw food, and many other pleasing and surprising performances. Mr. Kerry paid his money and was admitted. At first the crowd prevented his seeing anything, for the place was full of suffocation(窒息), and the noise was awful. At last, Mr. Kerry obtained, by dint of squeezing and pushing, a place in the front, when to his horror, he saw a figure that was far worse than the portrait outside.

It was a man, nearly naked, covered with long, shaggy hair, that grew even over his nose and cheekbones. He sprang about, sometimes his feet, sometimes on all-fours, but always uttering the most fearful yells, and glaring upon the crowd in a manner that was really dangerous. Mr. Kerry did not feel exactly happy at the whole proceeding, and began heartily to wish himself outside. Suddenly, thc savage gave a more frantic scream than before and seized a morsel(小块) of raw beef which a keeper extended to him on a long fork. This he tore to pieces eagerly, and devoured in the most voracious(贪婪的) manner, amid great clapping of hands and other evidence of satisfaction from the audience: 'I'll go now', thought Mr. Kerry, 'for who knows whether, in his hungry moods, he might not fancy finishing his dinner with me.' Just at this instant, some sounds struck his ear that surprised him. He listened more attentively and, to his amazement, found that amid the most fearful cries and wild yells, the savage was talking Irish. Now, Mr. Kerry had never heard of an African Irishman so he listened very closely, and, by degrees, not only thc words were known to him, but the very voice was familiar, so turning to the savage he addressed him in Irish, at the same time fixing him with a severe look.

'Who are you?' said Mr. Kerry.

'Billy McCabe, sir.'

'And what do you mean by playing your tricks here, instead of earning your living like an honest man?'

'Well,' said Billy, 'I'm earning the rent to pay you. One must do many strange things to pay the kind of rent you charge.'

62. Mr. Kerry was walking along the Strand because _____

A he had nothing else to do.

B he was late for an appointment.

C he was looking for something to do.

D he was reluctant to go home.

63. Inside the house, at first, Mr. Kerry____

A. was nearly suffocated.

B. could see nothing.

C. was pushed about.

D couldn't hear anything

64. The wild man gave the impression of being dangerous by_______

A.the way he moved

B.the way he dressed

C.the looks he gave

D.the cries he made

65. Mr Kerry decided to leave the house because _______

A.he felt extremely frightened

B.he was worried what might happen

C.he didn’t wish to eat with the savage

D.he feared he might have a heart attack

66. The wild man surprised Mr Kerry by speaking Irish since____

A. he was on show in London

B. he was a primitive savage.

C. he previously spoke gibberish-

D. he was thought to be African.

Task 3

In 776 BC the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the Greeks' chief god, Zeus. The Greeks emphasized physical fitness and strength in their education of youth. Therefore, contests in running, jumping, discus and javelin throwing, boxing and horse and chariot racing were held in individual cities, and the winners competed every four years at Mount Olympus. Winners were greatly honored by having olive wreaths placed on their heads and having poems sung about their deeds. Originally these were held as games of friendship, and any wars in progress were halted to allow the games to take place.

The Greeks attached so much importance to these games that they calculated time in four-year cycles called Olympiads' dating from 776 B.C.

67. Which of the following is not true?

a) Winners placed olive wreaths on their own heads,

b) The games were held in Greece every four years.

c) Battles were interrupted to participate in the games

d) Poems glorified the winners in song.

68. Why were the Olympic Games held?

a) to stop wars

b) to crown the best athletes

c) to sing songs about the athletes

d) to honor Zeus

69. Approximately how many years ago did these games originate?

a) 776 years

b) 2,277 years

c) 1,205 years

d) 2,765 years

70. Which of the following contests was not mentioned?

a) discus throwing

b) skating

c) boxing

d) running

71. Why were any wars in progress halted?

a) to let the solders to take a rest

b) to allow the games to take place

c) to let the solders to take part in it

d)to let the solders to watch it to allow the games to take place to allow the games to take place Task 4

The first true piece of sports equipment that man invented was the ball.

In ancient Egypt, as everywhere, pitching stones was a favorite children’s game. But a badly thrown rock could hurt a child. Looking for something less dangerous to throw, the Egyptians made what were probably the first balls.At first, balls were made of grass or leaves held together by vines. Later they were made of pieces of animal skin sewed together and stuffed with feathers or hay.Even though the Egyptians were warlike, they found time for peaceful games. Before long they had developed a number of ball games, each with its own set of rules. Perhaps they played ball more for instruction than for fun. Ball playing was thought of mainly as a way to teach young men the speed and skill they would need for war.

72.The ball was probably invented because

a)throwing stones often caused injuries.

b)Throwing stones was not fun

c)Games with stones didn’t have rules

d)Rocks were too heavy to throw

73.The first balls were probably made of

a)animal skins stuffed with rocks

b)twists of hay

c)hides stuffed with hay or feathers

d)grass and leaves tied with vines

74.This selection says that the Egyptians played

a)many different games with balls

b)many different kinds of games.

c)Only one ball game.

d)Different games with similar rules

75.The Egyptians thought that ball playing was

A. childish

B. difficult B. not enjoyable D. worthwhile

76.The best title for this selection is

a)The First Ball Games

b)How Egyptian Children Played Games

c)Egyptian Sports

d)The Beginning

Task 5

The word horsepower was first used two hundred years ago. James Watt had made the world’s first widely used steam engine. He had no way of telling people exactly how powerful it was, for at that time there were no units for measuring power.

Watt decided to find out how much work one strong horse could do in one minute. He called that unit one horsepower. With this unit he could measure the work his steam engine could do.

He discovered that a horse could lift a 3300-pound weight 10 feet into the air in one minute. His engine could lift a 3300-pound weight 100 feet in one minute. Because his engine did ten

times as much work as the horse, Watt called it a ten horsepower engine.

77. The selection says that Watt made the first

A. engine

B. steam engine

C. widely used steam engine

D. useful engine

78. watt wanted to find a way to

A.measure the work his engine could do

B.tell people how powerful his engine was

C.lift a 3300-pound weight

D.both A & B

79. He made up a unit of measurement based on the strength of

A. a man

B. ten horses

C. his engine

D. a horse

80. One horsepower would equal the

A.work a horse could do in a minute

B.weight a horse could lift

C.work a horse could do in ten minutes

D.weight of one horse

81. The best title for this selection is

A.Watt’s Engine

B.The Origin of the Term Horsepower

C.Units of Measurement

D.It Happened 200 Years Ago

Task 6

For every man in the Civil War who died in battle, two or three men died of disease. Doctors of that time knew very little about causes of sickness or ways of preventing it. Thousands of men in poor health became soldiers. Hundreds of others had never had childhood diseases. Many of these soldiers could not withstand the epidemics of measles, mumps, and whooping cough that went through the camps.

Army life was hard . Soldiers got few fruits or vegetables . There was no milk unless they happened to find a cow. Neither their clothes nor their shelters protected the troops from rain, snow , and cold. Sickness and disease were spread by insects, rats, and impure drinking water. Often the men drank straight from muddy streams. Gunshot wounds were serious, as in any war, but they did not cause as much death and suffering as disease did.

82. Disease caused

A.only a few deaths.

B.Fewer deaths than wounds did.

C.More deaths than wounds did.

D.Both a and b

83. Doctors at the time of the Civil War knew

A. a lot about curing disease.

B.Little about the causes of disease.

C.Only how to prevent disease.

D.Both b and c

84. Men who were accepted as Civil War soldiers were

A.known to have already had measles and mumps.

B.Required to be in perfect health

C.Able to withstand epidemics easily

D.Sometimes in poor health

85. Army life was hard on the troops because

A.they were not sheltered from the cold

B.they had no warm clothing.

C.Their diets lacked good, healthful food

D.All of the above

86. The best title for this selection is

A.Disease.

B.The Greatest Danger

C.Insects, Rats, and Gunshot Wounds

D.The History of Epidemics

Part III. Cloze

Sometimes when we grow old, our memory is not as good as it was and we are not as mentally alert. This often 87 in old age .It is 88 and not serious. But many other people 89 a severe memory loss. It is 90 severe that they can not 91 even the simplest things, and their 92 abilities are so 93 that they can not think or 94 clearly or communicate 95 others. They become troubled and 96 , suspicious and hostile. They say and do 97 that often make no 98 .

87. A. happens B. brings about C. breaks D. occurs to

88. A. ordinary B. average C. normal D. special

89. A. take B. suffer C. catch D. obtain

90. A. more B. such C. so D. as

91. A. remember B. keep C. bear D. remind

92. A. ideal B. psychological C. mental D. brain

93. A. reduced B. cut of C. lessened D. shrunk

94. A. reduce B. reason C. define D. issue

95. A. with B. to C. by D. through

96. A. confusing B. guilty C. confused D. mistaken

97. A. things B. programmes C. professions D. items

98. A. meaning B. sense C. importance D. understanding

In a telephone survey of more than 2,000 adults, 21% said they believed the sun revolved(旋转) around the earth. An 99 7% did not know which revolved around 100 . I have no doubt that 101 all of these people were 102 in school that the earth revolves around the sun; 103 may even have written it 104 a test. But they never 105 their incorrect mental models of planetary(行星的) 106 because their everyday observations didn’t support 107 their te achers told them: People see the sun “moving” 108 the sky as morning turns to night, and the earth seems stationary(静止的) 109 that is happening.

99. A. excessive B. extra C. additional D. added

100. A. what B. which C. that D. other 101. A. virtually B. remarkably C. ideally D. preferably 102. A. learned B. suggested C. taught D. advised 103. A. those B. these C. who D. they 104. A. on B. with C. under D. for

105. A. formed B. altered C. believed D. thought 106. A. operation B. position C. motion D. location 107. A. how B. which C. that D. what 108. A. around B. across C. on D. what 109. A. since B. so C. while D. above I’ve really got to do something to lose weight, because I’m getting much too fat. I wasn’t worried about it__110__ I went to see the doctor. He told me that I’d probably have a heart __111__ unless I started eati ng less. When you’re on a diet you have to __112___the temptation to eat___113___though you feel hungry. This may be very hard to do and you certainly need a lot of strength to succeed. So I’m going to a health farm for a month where I won’t be able to eat and so I’ll have to__114___to my diet. They will also __115____me take plenty of exercise, __116___won’t do me any harm either. Both the diet and the exercise will__117___me to lose weight and feel fitter. I’m terribly easily influenced by other people. W henever I see someone having a drink in a TV program, I feel__118__a drink myself and it’s the same with cigarettes and

food. So wish me luck, when you see me again, I’ll be looked ___119__different that you won’t recognize me!

110. A. although B. after C. before D. until

111. A. disease B. break C. attack D. damage

112. A. bear B. resist C. endure D. retreat

113. A. as B. even C. if D. despite

114. A. insist B. hold C. stick D. keep

115. A. advise B. force C. make D. instruct

116. A. this B. that C. what D. which

117. A. make B. help C. assure D. cause

118. A. desire B. like C. want D. hope

119. A. also B. too C. so D .much

Part IV. Translation

Section A

120. Mr. Honda has a charming habit of praising his workers for a job well done.

121. He always had a pleasant occupation of leisure moments, so that he need never feel bored. 123. Little Mary sat with her hands cupping her chin, staring at her daddy’s picture.

124.Eight o’clock found Franz up and dressed.

125.We must cultivate the ability to analyse and solve problems.

126.Ignorance is the mother of fear as well as of admiration.

Section B

127．他病了一个月左右，这使他在学习上耽误了很多。

128．这封信必须交给他本人。

129. 他很有可能会因视力不好而被拒绝入伍。

130.我已了解清楚了，他的结论是以事实为根据的。

131.成功在于勤奋，这句话很正确。

132.你是否认为美国应对该事故负完全的责任？

133．既然他答应出席会议，我们想请他演讲。

134．据说这一地区早在两千年前农业就很先进。

135．如果你想在一生中有所成就，最重要的是树立信心。