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湖北普通专升本英语模拟试题（一）

Part IVocabulary and Structure 1.I can’t understand how you ________ these unpleasant surroundings. A) put outB) put downC) put up withD) put forward

2.________ you decide to take up you should try to make it a success. A) WhateverB) UnlessC) WheneverD) If only

3.If Harry did not attend the conference last night, he ________ too much work to do.

A) must have hadB) must haveC) had hadD) had to have had

4.John often attends public lectures at the University of Oxford, chiefly ________ his English.

A) to improveB) improvingC) to have improvedD) improved

5.It was suggested at the meeting that effective measures ________ to solve the problem.

A) were takenB) be takenC) must be takenD) take 6.I am ________ of your stupid conversation. A) annoyedB) worriedC) angryD) tired

7.They are building the dam in ________ with another firm. A) comparisonB) associationC) touchD) tune

8.Most parents encourage their children to take an active part in social events, ________ those events do not interfere with their studies. A) lestB) thoughC) unlessD) provided

9.Orlando, a city in Florida, ________ for its main attraction, Magic Kingdom. A) which is well knownB) is well knownC) well knownD) being well known 10.He is ________ a writer as a reporter. A) moreB) ratherC) not so muchD) not much

11.Jim is sorry ________ so impolite to your guest last Saturday. A) to beB) having beenC) beingD) to have been

12.I suppose that when I come back in ten years’ time all these old houses ________ down.

A) will have been pulledB) will have pulledC) will be pullingD) will be pulled 13.To be sure, some insects can build complex societies ________ different types of individuals performing different tasks.

A) taken fromB) made ofC) composed ofD) developed from

14.The students will put off the outing until next week, ________ they won’t be so busy.

A) whenB) asC) sinceD) while

15.I have not found my book yet; in fact, I am not sure ________ I could have done with it.

A) whetherB) whyC) whatD) when

16.If you do not fasten your safety belt, your chances of being ________ will be greater.

A) beatenB) hurtC) damagedD) stricken

17.“ ________” for many years, the writer suddenly became famous.

A) Having ignored himB) To be ignoredC) To have been ignoredD) Having been ignored 18.This bird’s large wings ________ it to fly very fast. A) ableB) enableC) unsureD) cause

19.The picture exhibition bored me to death. I wish I ________ to it.

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A) have not goneB) did not goC) had not goneD) should not have gone 20.I don’t swim not, but I ________ when I was a kid. A) used to itB) used to doing itC) used toD) used to do

21.I found my daughter sitting in the kitchen, crying ________. A) stronglyB) bitterlyC) heavilyD) deeply

22.You are getting too old for football. You’d better ________ tennis instead. A) take inB) take upC) take forD) take over

23.When the two young people were married, the ceremony was anything ________ up to data.

A) butB) besideC) exceptD) apart from

24.He didn’t mention anything about the party, ________ the date. A) either evenB) even norC) even neitherD) not even

25.After being rescued from the air crash, the people agreed that they had much to ________.

A) thankB) be thankedC) be thankfulD) be thankful for

26.This new method not only saves time but also saves energy ________ operating on two batteries instead to four. A) inB) onC) byD) for

27.What ________ to him is whether the job allows him to pursue his studies. A) mattersB) refersC) happensD) applies 28.He said that very clearly so that nobody was in any ________ about what was meant. A) doubtB) wonderC) questionD) consideration

29.It is predicted that heavy rains are ________ to flood the area in a few days. A) frighteningB) threateningC) scatteringD) warning

30.In most of the United States, the morning newspaper is ________ by school age children.

A) directedB) dischargedC) derivedD) delivered Part II Cloze When television first began to expand, very few of the people who had become famous as __31__ announcers were able to be equally effective __32__ television. Some of the difficulties they experienced when they were trying to __33__ themselves to the new medium were technical. When __34__ on radio, for example, they had become __35__ to seeing on behalf of the listener. This art of seeing for others __36__ that the announcer has to be very good __37__ talking. Above all, he has to be able to __38__ a continuous sequence (序列) of visual (视觉的) images which add meaning __39__ the round the listener hears. In the __40__ of television, however, the announcer sees __41__ with the viewer. His duty, __42__, is completely different. He is there to make __43__ that the viewer does not __44__ any point of interest, to help him focus __45__ particular things, and to help him __46__ the images on the television screen. __47__ his radio colleague, he must know the __48__ of silence and how to use it at those __49__ when the pictures speak for __50__. 31.A) televisionB) advertisementC) radioD) newspaper 32.A) ofB) inC) atD) on

33.A) adoptB) adjustC) alterD) adapt

34.A) workingB) listeningC) appearingD) showing 35.A) practicedB) experiencedC) determinedD) used 36.A) guaranteesB) meansC) convincesD) warns 37.A) atB) withC) inD) of

38.A) reflectB) createC) causeD) affect 39.A) toB) inC) onD) about

40.A) occasionB) matterC) exampleD) case

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41.A) somethingB) everythingC) nothingD) anything

42.A) moreoverB) thereforeC) furthermoreD) nevertheless 43.A) clearB) definiteC) sureD) easy 44.A) missB) ignoreC) dropD) catch 45.A) toB) atC) inD) on

46.A) revealB) exposeC) understandD) translate 47.A) UnlikeB) BesidesC) LikeD) As 48.A) priceB) costC) valueD) worth

49.A) minutesB) periodsC) timesD) moments 50.A) themB) himC) themselvesD) himself Part III Reading Comprehension Passage One

Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.

Time was—and not so many years ago, either—when the average citizen took a pretty dim view of banks and Banking. That this was so, it should be said, was to no small extent the fault of banks and bankers themselves. Banks used to be—and a few still are—forbidding structures. Behind the little barred windows were, more often than not, elderly gentlemen whose expression of friendliness reflected the size of the customer’s account, and nothing less than a few hundred thousand in the bank could have inspired the suggestion of a smile.

And yet the average bank for many year was, to the average citizen, a fearful, if necessary, instrument for dealing with business—usually big business. But somewhere in the past quarter century, banks Began to grow human, even pleasant, and started to attract the little man. It is possible that this movement began in medium-sized towns, or in small towns where people know each other by their first names, and spread to big towns. At any rate, the results have been remarkable.

The movement to “humanize” hanks, of course, received a big push during the war, when more and more women were employed to do work previously performed by men. Also more and more “little” people found themselves in need of personal loans, as taxes became heavier and as the practice of installment (分期付款) buying broke down the previously long—held concept that there was something almost morally wrong about being in debt. All sorts of people began to discover that the intelligent use of credit (信贷) could be extremely helpful.

51.The author believes that the unfriendly atmosphere in banks many years ago was chiefly due to ________.

A) the outer appearance of bank buildings B) unfriendliness of customers toward banks C) economic pressure of the time D) the attitude of hankers

52.The banks of many years ago showed interest only in ________. A) regular visitors B) rich customers

C) friendly businessmen D) elderly gentlemen

53.When did banks begin to grow human? A) Sometime before the war. B) A few years ago. C) During the war.

D) In the last century.

54.What helped to push the “humanization” of banks?

A) More and more “little” people became customers of banks.

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B) The elderly gentlemen in banks were replaced by women. C) More banks were set up in small and medium-sized towns. D) The size of the customer’s account was greatly increased.

55.Average People seldom borrowed money from bank in the bank because ________. A) the bank buildings looked forbidding

B) they were comparatively rich before the war C) they thought it was not proper to be in debt D) they rarely spent more than they could earn Passage Two

Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.

Last summer, Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole announced a new rule: Unless states representing two-thirds of the country’s population pass compulsory (强制性的) seat-belt-use laws by April 1989, all new vehicles will have to be fitted with air bags or automatic seat belts.

The rule wouldn’t have been necessary but for one simple fact. Even though seat belts could prevent nearly half of the deaths in fatal car accidents, 85 percent of the population simply won’t wear them.

Why not? Behavioral engineers have found that there are all sorts of reasons—usually unstated. These are some of the most popular. It’s safer to be thrown from a car man trapped. According to E. Scott Geller, that’s a faulty argument. “In fact”, he says, “being thrown from a car is twenty-five times more dangerous than being trapped”.

It won’t happen to me; I’m a good driver. But what about the other person who may be a terrible driver? The data show that the average incidence (发生率) for all accidents in one per driver every 10 years.

My car will end up underwater or on fire, and I won’t be able to get out. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), only 0.5 percent of all injury-producing accidents occur under these conditions. “If you’re wearing a belt, you’ve got a better chance of being conscious and not having your legs broken—distinct advantages in getting out of a dangerous situation”.

I’m only going a few blocks. Yet 80 percent of accidents happen at speeds or less that 25 miles per hour, 75 percent happen within 25 miles of home. 56.Before 1989, in the United States ________.

A) the use of seat belts was not compulsory for the majority of the population B) a new law requiring the use of seat belts had just been passed

C) people had to choose between the use of seat belts or the use of air bags D) almost fifty percent of the people involved in car accidents were saved by seat Belts

57.The word “trapped” (Para. 3, Line 3) means to be ________. A) held up in a traffic jam B) confined in the car C) caught in an accident D) pulled into a car 58.One of the reasons why many drivers refuse to wear seat belts is because ________. A) they don’t think that it is comfortable to wear seat belts B) they don’t believe that an accident involving a terrible driver is highly probable C) they believe that no danger is involved in just driving a few blocks D) they think that few drivers are willing to wear seat belts 59.It can be inferred from the passage that ________. A) seat belts should be replaced by air bags

B) eighty-five percent of all drivers are likely to Break traffic rules

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C) all drivers, whether good or bad, are liable to have an accident at one time or another

D) wearing seat belts will get drivers out of dangerous situations 60.The purpose of the writer in writing this passage is ________. A) to urge the government to pass the law sooner B) to tell how dangerous car-driving can be

C) to criticise those who refuse to use seat belts D) to prove the necessity of the new rule Passage Three

Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.

For well over 2000 years the world’s great religions have taught the virtues of a trusting heart. Now there is another reason to merit the wisdom of the ages: scientific evidence indicates that those with trusting hearts will live longer, healthier lives.

As a result of the work published in the 1970s by two pioneering heart specialists, Meyer Friedman and Ray H. Rosenman, nearly every American is aware that blood Type. A people are impatient, and easily moved to hostility and anger. Many have come to believe that Type As are at a much higher risk of suffering heart attack or dying of heart disease than others.

The driving force behind hostility is a cynical (愤世嫉俗) mistrust of others. If we expect others to mistreat us, we are seldom disappointed. This generates anger and leads us to respond with hostility.

The most characteristic attitude of a cynic is being suspicious of the motives of people he doesn’t know. Imagine you are waiting for an elevator and it stops two floors above for longer than usual. How inconsiderate (不替别人着想的) You think. In a few seconds, you have drawn hostile conclusions about unseen people and their motives.

Meanwhile, your cynical mistrust is leading to noticeable physical consequences. Your voice rises. The rate and depth of your breathing increases. Your heart is beating faster and harder, and the muscles of your arms and legs become tight. You feel “charged up”, ready for action.

If you frequently experience these feelings, you may be at increased risk of developing serious health problems. Anger can add to the risk of heart and other diseases.

61.According to the author, people with trusting hearts are ________. A) usually intelligent and wise B) usually very religious

C) less likely to get heart diseases D) not likely to be mistreated by others

62.The book by Meyer Friedman and Ray H. Rosenman most probably discusses ________. A) friendliness and hostility B) trust and mistrust of people C) heart diseases and death rate

D) people’s characters and their blood types

63.According to the passage, if you have a fixed idea in mind that people will mistreat you, you will always find it ________. A) to be disappointing B) to be pleasing C) to be wrong D) to be so

64.A cynic, in the passage, is a person ________.