专升本全真模拟试卷英语(第五模拟)Ⅰ. PhoneticsDirections: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1. A. German B. region C. plant D. sufficient2. A. bridges B. faces C. cakes D. pages3. A. woolen B. blue C. clue D. afternoon4. A. mountain B. group C. thousand D. without5. A. none B. dance C. lonely D. thankⅡ. Vocabulary and StructureDirections: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.6. He was made ______his working because of his poor health.A. to give upB. given upC. give upD. giving up7. It is ______for me to carry.A. a too heavy bagB. too a heavy bagC. too heavy a bagD. too heavy bag8. Usually there is ______traffic in the streets on weekdays than on Sundays.A. littleB. lessC. fewD. fewer9. My sister is used to ______with all the windows open.A. sleepB. sleepingC. have sleptD. the, sleeping10. I will leave him a note ______he'll know where we are.A. so thatB. thatC. in orderD. for11. I have made a(n)______for my mother to see the dentist at 5 o'clock tomorrow.A. interviewB. appointmentC. opportunityD. possibility12.______makes men different from the other animals is that they can think and speak.A. ThatB. The thingC. AllD. What13. Dr. Smith, together with his wife and two sons, ______to arrive on the evening flight.A. areB. are goingC. isD. will be14. ______succeed in everything we do.A. Only by working hard can weB. By only working hard we canC. Only we can by working hardD. Only by working hard we can15. He was busy yesterday; otherwise he ______to the meeting.A. would have comeB. would comeC. could comeD. had come16. You ought n’t to have been there, ______?A. hadn’t youB. didn’t youC. oughtn’t youD. ought you17. —Have you moved into the new house?—Not yet. The room ______.A. is being paintedB. are paintingC. are paintedD. are being painted18. The boss punished him ______he should make the same mistake again.A. incase ofB. unlessC. lestD. so that19. We are happy ______we are not very rich.A. howeverB. thoughC. butD. even if20. It is high time we______.A. leaveB. leftC. will leaveD. have leftⅢ. ClozeDirections: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Mary Arming (1799—1847) was a British fossil hunter who began finding (21) as a child, and soon supported herself and her very (22) family by finding and selling fossils. Very (23) is known about her life, but her father was a cabinet maker and he also (24) local fossils.Mary (25) on the southern coast of England, in a town called Lyme Regis. Its famous (26) by the sea contain (27) fossil layers that (28) from the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods (the (29) of the dinosaurs, other bizarre reptiles, large insects, sea creatures, (30) mammals, and (31) life forms).Mary Arming (32) and prepared the first fossilized plesiosaur (an ocean-dwelling reptile) and the first Ichthyosaurus (an ocean-dwelling reptile that (33) like a dolphin). She found many other important fossils, including Pterodactylus (a flying reptile), sharks (and other fish), and so on.(34) with her brother Joseph, Mary supplied prepared fossil specimens to (35) museums, scientists, and private collections.21. A. cliffs B. dinosaurs C. fossils D. museums22. A. poor' B. rich C. famous D. unknown23. A. a lot B. little C. many D. much24. A. hunter B. find C. wanted D. collected25. A. traveled B. lived C. went D. arrived26. A. cliffs B. place C. people D. creatures27. A. believable B. untrusting C. incredible D. funny28. A. period B. date C. started D. beginning29. A. date B. year C. animals D. time30. A. early B. last C. before D. later31. A. other B. new C. any D. specific32. A. looked B. interested C. worked D. found33. A. seemed B. thought C. considered D. looked34. A. Separated B. Together C. Formed D. United35. A. little B. many C. a few D. a littleⅣ. Reading ComprehensionDirections: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by four questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneA man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspapers. "Last week," said be, "my umbrella was stolen from a London Church. As it was a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising, but didn’t get it back.""How did you write your advertisement?" asked one of the listeners, a merchant."Here it is," said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. The other man took it and read, "Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No. 10 Broad Street.""Now," said the merchant, "I often advertise, and find that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of great importance. Let us try for your umbrella again, and if it fails, I'll buy you a new one." The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote: "If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening doesn’t wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbr ella to No. 10 Broad Street. He is well known." This appeared in the paper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door. In the door way lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors that had been thrown in, and his own was among the number. Many of them had notes, fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake, and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter.36. The result of the first advertisement was that______.A. the man got his umbrella backB. the man wasted some money on advertisingC. nobody found the missing umbrellaD. the umbrella was found somewhere near the church37. "If it fails, I’ll buy you a new one" suggested that______.A. he was quite sure of successB. he was not sure he would get the umbrella backC. he was rich enough to afford a new umbrellaD. he did not know what to do38. Did the merchant know who had taken the umbrella?A. Sure.B. Not very sure.C. Not at all.D. Probably.39. This is a story about______.A. a useless advertisementB. how to make an effective advertisementC. how the man lost and found his umbrellaD. what the merchant did for the umbrella ownerPassage TwoWhen I was about 12 I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list grew: I was skinny, I wasn’t a good student, I was boyish, I talked too loud, and so on. I put up with her as long as I could. At last, with great anger, I ran to my father in tears.He listened to my outburst quietly. Then he asked, "Are the things she says true or not?"True? I wanted to know how to strike back. What did troth have to do with it?"Mary, didn’t you ever wonder what you are really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said."I did as he directed and discovered to my surprise that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being skinny), but a good number I could and suddenly wanted to change.For the first time in my life I got a fairly clear picture of myself.I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it."That’s just for you," he said. "You know better than anybody else the troth about yourself, once you hear it. But you've got to learn to listen, not to close your ears in anger or hurt. When something said about you is true you'll know it. You'll find that it will echo inside you."Daddy’s advice, has returned to me at many important moments.40. What did the girl’s enemy like to do?A. Talking with her.B. Pointing out her weak points.C. Reporting to the teacher.D. Quarrelling with her.41. What did the girl do when she could no longer bear her enemy?A. She turned to her father.B. She cried to her heart’s contentC. She tried to put up with her again.D. She tried to be her friend.42. Why did the g irl’s father ask her to make the list?A. He wanted to keep the list at home.B. He didn’t know what the girl’s enemy had said.C. He wanted the girl to talk back.D. He wanted her to check if she really had these weak points.43. What can we infer from reading the passage?A. The girl benefited fr om her father’s advice.B. The girl was very often angry with her father.C. The girl’s father loved other people’s advice.D. The girl was easily hurt by her fatherPassage ThreeAn employer has several choices he can consider when he wants to hire a new employee. First, he may look within his own company. But if none of the present employees are suitable for the position, he will have to look outside the company. If his company has a personnel office, he can ask them to help find qualified applicants.There are other valuable sources the employer can use, such as employment agencies, professional societies and so on. He can also advertise in the newspapers and magazines and ask prospective candidates to send in resumes.The employer has two kinds of qualifications to consider when he wants to choose from among applicants. He must consider both professional qualifications and personal characteristics. A candidate’s pro fessional qualifications include his education, experience and skills. These can be listed on a resume. Personal characteristics must be evaluated through interviews.44. This passage mainly tells us______.A. there are many applications looking for a jobB. how an employer hires his employeesC. employer hires a new employee within his companyD. employer can advertise in newspapers and magazines45. When an employer wants to hire a new employee, he will consider______.A. the a pplicant’s professional qualificationB. the applicant’s personalitiesC. the applicant’s education and family backgroundD. both A and B46. "Professional qualification" does not include______.A. good healthB. skillsC. experienceD. education47. We can conclude that a candidate who ______is in a better position to be hired.A. has worked for two monthsB. has had college educationC. is getting trainingD. is fond of sportsPassage FourIn 1807 Noah Webster began his greatest work, An American Dictionary of the English Language. Inpreparing the work, he devoted ten years to the study of English and its relationship to other languages, and seven more years to the writing itself. Published in two volumes in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language has become the recognized authority (权威) for usage in the United States. Webster’s purpose in writing it was to show that the American language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciations, and spellings from those of British English. He is responsible for advancing simplified spelling forms: "develop" instead of the British form "develope"; "theater" and "center" instead of "theatre" and "centre"; "color" and "honor" instead of "colour" and "honour".48. When was An American Dictionary of the English Language published?A. 1817.B. 1807.C. 1828.D. 1824.49. According to this passage, which one of the following spellings would Webster have approved in his dictionaries?A. Develope.B. Theatre.C. Color.D. Honour.50. According to the author, Webster’s purpose in writing An American Dictionary of the English Language was to______。