山西省專升本綜合英語模擬8

1、山西省專升本綜合英語模擬8（ 總分： 150.00 ，做題時間： 90 分鐘 ）一、I.Vocabulary & Structure（總題數(shù)：20,分數(shù)：20.00）1. Bacon and scrambled eggs _ the standard American breakfast.（分數(shù)： 1.00 ）A. wereB. areVC. have beenD. is解析： 解析 句意：熏肉和煎蛋是美國的傳統(tǒng)早餐。盡管breakfast 沒有使用復數(shù)形式，但是熏肉和煎蛋是兩種食品， be 動詞應使用復數(shù)形式。本句是一般現(xiàn)在時，所以用are。2. _ we all know, it is i

2、mpossible to speak or write English or any other language withoutusing the verb.（分數(shù)： 1.00 ）A. ForB. SinceC. AsVD. Which解析： 解析 句意：眾所周知，在說或寫英語或其他語言時不用動詞是不可能的。固定搭配題。as weallknow 為固定搭配，意為：眾所周知，與 as is known to all同義。3.Im going to have my letters _ tomorrow.（分數(shù)： 1.00 ）A. typeB. typingC. typedVD. to be ty

3、ped解析： 解析 句意：我明天將去把我的信打印出來。本題考查使役動詞 have 的用法。 have sth. done 意 思是“使某事被完成”，這里是指信件被打印出來。在 have sb. do sth. 結構中，賓語和動詞 do 之間是 主動關系，意思是“讓某人做某事”。4.Im considering _ your offer.（分數(shù)： 1.00 ）A. acceptB. acceptingVC. to acceptD. accepted解析： 解析 句意：我正在考慮接受你的幫助。本題考查consider 的用法。 consider doing sth. 意為“考慮做某事”， cons

4、ider 后面一般跟動詞的 -ing 形式。5.If I _ the exam, he would be astonished.（分數(shù)： 1.00 ）A. did passB. passC. were to passD. had passedV解析： 解析 句意：要是我通過了考試的話，他將會感到很吃驚。本題考查錯綜條件句中虛擬語氣用法。 從句為與過去事實相反的虛擬語氣，謂語動詞應該用had done，故選 D。主句為與將來事實相反的虛擬語氣，謂語動詞應該用 would/should/could+ 動詞原形。6.No sooner _ stepped out of the hall than i

5、t began to rain.（分數(shù)： 1.00 ）A. had weVB. have weC. did weD. do we解析： 解析句意：我們剛走出大廳就下雨了。本題考查倒裝結構。當表示否定意義的詞“ never，hardly ，seldom，under no conditions，no sooner ”等置于句首時，句子要用部分倒裝結構，即將謂語動詞的助動詞置于主語之前。以 no sooner. than/hardly.when引起的從句中謂語若用一般過去時，主句謂語動詞就用過去完成時。7.Some students ran back to the dormitory, magazi

6、nes _ under their arms.（分數(shù)： 1.00 ）A. to be heldB. was heldC. heldVD. holding解析： 解析 句意：一些學生胳膊下夾著雜志跑回了宿舍。本題考查非謂語動詞。逗號前面是一個完整的 句子， 所以推測出逗號后面應是一個表示伴隨的狀語結構，即由邏輯主語+分詞構成的獨立主格結構。又因magazine 與 hold 之間為被動關系，因此應用過去分詞，所以選C。8.I like to get up early so that I can get plenty of work _ before lunch.（分數(shù)： 1.00 ）A. to

7、doB. doingC. doneVD. being done解析： 解析 句意：我喜歡早起，這樣我就能在午飯前做完很多工作。本題考查非謂語動詞。 have/get+sth.+過去分詞表示“使某事被完成”。此結構中過去分詞做賓語補足語，故選C。9. _finished his work, he had to stay at home on the weekend.（分數(shù)： 1.00 ）A. Having not beenB. Being notC. Not havingVD. Having not解析： 解析 句意：由于沒有完成工作，他周末不得不待在家里。本題考查非謂語動詞。因為前面分詞結構的

8、邏輯主語為 he,所以與分詞之間為主動關系，且not 要放在動詞-ing 形式之前進行否定，所以選C。10. _ experiments on the laboratory, it started to rain heavily.（分數(shù)： 1.00 ）A. While performingB. PerformingC. While I was performingVD. To perform解析： 解析 句意：當我正在實驗室做實驗的時候，外面下起了大雨。本題考查時間狀語從句。while 引導的時間狀語從句常表示在一段較長的時間或過程中，主句的動詞和從句的動詞所表示的動作或狀態(tài)同時發(fā)生。從句謂語

9、不能表示瞬時性或短暫性的動作。另外，A、B、D 項的邏輯主語為人，也不符合句意，所以正確選項為 C。11. _ on time according to the instruction, these pills will be quite effective.（分數(shù)： 1.00 ）A. TakingB. Being takenC. TakenVD. Having taken解析： 解析 句意：如果按照說明按時服用，這些藥將會非常有效。非謂語動詞題。分析句子結構，從句 動作 take 服，吃 （ 藥） 與句子主語 these pills 存在動賓關系，因此要用過去分詞形式，相當于一個狀語 從句。

10、12. The meeting was put off until next week, which was exactly _ we wanted.（分數(shù)： 1.00 ）A. whatVB. whichC. thatD. it解析： 解析 句意：會議被推遲到下周，這也正是我們想要的。名詞性從句題。本句考查關系代詞what引導的表語從句做 which 引導的非限制性定語從句的表語，而且 what 在表語從句中做 want 的賓語。13. Mr. Smith left for London this morning. I had thought he _ until next Monday.（分

11、數(shù)： 1.00 ）A. isnt goingB. wasnt goingVC. wont goingD. hasnt gone解析： 解析 句意：史密斯先生今早離開去倫敦了。我原本以為他不到下周一是不會去的。謂語動詞的時 態(tài)題。從句表示“我過去以為”的內容，所以其謂語動詞應用過去將來時。14. Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially trueit comes toclassroom tests.（分數(shù)： 1.00 ）A. whenVB. whileC. asD.

12、after解析：解析 句意： 做家庭作業(yè)是提高測試成績的一種有效方式， 對課堂測試而言， 尤其是這樣。 本題考 查 when it comesto. 結構。when it comes to. 為固定用法，意為“涉及，關于，就.而言”。15. What they said _ us much to think about.（分數(shù)： 1.00 ）A. have leftB. has leftVC. to leaveD. leaving解析： 解析 句意：他們說的話讓我們考慮了很多。謂語動詞時態(tài)題。本句的主語是what 引導的主語從句。當主語是 what/whether/that 等引導的從句時，謂

13、語動詞用單數(shù)。故選B。16. The clothes a person wears may express his _ or social position.（分數(shù)： 1.00 ）A. significanceB. determinationC. curiosityD. statusV解析： 解析 句意：一個人的衣著可能顯示其身份和社會地位。詞義辨析題。significance ：意義，重要性； determination ：決心； curiosity ：好奇心； status ：身份，地位。17.In some countries, traffic police can _ instant

14、fines on speeding motorists.（分數(shù)： 1.00 ）A. compelB. imposeVC. chargeD. force解析： 解析 句意： 在一些國家， 交警可以對超速行駛者當即執(zhí)行罰款。詞義辨析題。 compel :迫使； impose: 罰（款） ，強制實行，常用結構 impose sth. on/upon sth. /sb. : charge :收費,要價，charge sb. for sth.； force :強迫，迫使，forcesb. to do sth.。根據(jù)詞義及搭配選 B。18.He is not such a person and he_su

15、ch a thing.（分數(shù)：1.00 ）A. cannot have doneVB. must not have doneC. should not have doneD. could not have done解析：解析句意：他不是那樣一個人，不可能做那種事。情態(tài)動詞用法題?！癱annothave+動詞的過去分詞”結構表示對過去發(fā)生事情的否定推測，表示“不可能”。故選Ao19have to_ my visit as rll be very busy next week.（分數(shù)：1.00 ）A. call forB. call onC. call offVD. call in解析：解析句意：

16、我不得不取消我的參觀計劃，因為我下周將會很忙。短語辨析題。call for :需要；call on :拜訪；call off :取消；call in:打電話來（工作單位等）。2O.The educator and scholar_ from Shanghai.（分數(shù)：1.00 ）A. comeB. comesVC. has comeD. have come解析：解析句意：這位教育家和學者來自上海。謂語動詞時態(tài)題。兩個名詞由and 連接，且只有一個限定詞修飾時，它們常常表示同一概念。本句中兩個名詞 educator 和 scholar 只有一個限定詞 the 修飾，表 示同一個人，所以謂語動詞用

17、單數(shù)，選 Bo 如果兩個名詞分別有限定詞修飾，它們則表示兩個不同的概念，謂語動詞用復數(shù)。例如： The educator and the scholar come from Shanghai.二、n.Cloze （總題數(shù)：1，分數(shù)：30.00）Most people retire from work between the ages of 60 and 65. This has 1 consequences, one economic and 2psychological.Economically: 3 retired people receive a pension （養(yǎng)老金）from th

18、e government or from their past4 , it is often much less than they earned when they were working. Unless people 5 to save money_ during their years 6work, their standard of living may fall greatly when they retire.Psychologically: Old people in Western countries are generally considered 7 , and they

19、 are eventhought of as a 8 onjtheir families and on the public purse. They are 9 held in respect._On theother hand, most of them, so used to 10 work, simply do not know how to relax or 11 other interests though they havetime to do so now. They feel they should be working and 12 , because work was13

20、they were respected and their skills recognized. 14 retired people, their self-confidence is diminished （減弱）.Thelonger they are away from the work place, 15_grows a sense of being worthless.（分數(shù)：30.00 ）A. twoVB. thereC. manyD. some解析： 解析 此句的含義為：有兩種原因導致退休，一為經濟原因，另一個是心理原因。選項 A. two 符 合題意。A. anotherB. t

21、he otherVC. othersD. other解析： 解析 one.,the other.一個另一個， another 意為“另一的，不同的”； the other 意為“是其中的另一個”； others 意為“另外的人”； other 意為“別的，其他的”。A. UnlessB. ForC. BeforeD. AlthoughV解析： 解析 此句的含義為：經濟原因：盡管退休的人從政府或其以前的雇主處領取養(yǎng)老金，但這筆錢要 比他們在工作的時候能拿到的要少很多。 Although 意為“盡管”表讓步。A. employeesB. employersVC. employeeD. employ

22、er解析：解析employees 意為受雇者，雇工，雇員”；employers 意為雇主”；employee 意為雇員”； employer 意為“雇主”。根據(jù)句意，退休者不是一個人所以雇主也不會是一個人所以用復數(shù)。A. had managedB. have managedVC. are managingD. will manage解析： 解析 此句的含義為：除非人們在其工作期間一直節(jié)約，他們的生活水平在其退休后才不至于大幅 下降。過去動作一直持續(xù)到現(xiàn)在，對現(xiàn)在有影響要用現(xiàn)在完成時。A. onB. withC. forD. atV解析： 解析 at work 意為“在工作”。A. useful

23、B. usefullyC. uselessVD. uselessly解析：解析根據(jù)題意 consider sb/sth. to be+ 形容詞，to be 可以省略意為“認為某人是”；根 據(jù)下文內容可知在西方老年人被認為是無用的人。A. burdenVB. troubleC. difficultyD. problem解析： 解析 根據(jù)句意可知老年人被認為是家庭和社會的負擔 (burden) 。A. mostB. mostlyC. hardD. hardlyV解析： 解析 根據(jù)句意可知老年人幾乎不被尊重。 most 意為“最，最多，極其”； mostly 意為“大概， 大部分，主要”； hard

24、 意為“努力地，猛烈地，堅定地”； hardly 意為“幾乎不”。故選 D。A. focusing onVB. focus onC. focusing atD. focus at解析： 解析 此句的含義為：另一方面是，他們中的大多數(shù)人已經習慣于工作，以至于他們不知道怎樣去 放松。used to doing 意為習慣于做.”。A. produceB. pushC. pursueVD. purchase解析： 解析 根據(jù)句意：他們不知道如何去追求 （pursue） 他們的興趣。A. contributingVB. contributedC. to contributeD. contribute解析

25、： 解析 此句的含義為：他們感覺他們應該一直工作和貢獻。由 and 可知 working 和 contributing 為并列關系。A. whereVB. thatC. whenD. what解析： 解析 根據(jù)句意可知，只有在工作中他們才能獲得尊重，他們的技能才能被認可。所以用where 引導表語從句。A. LikeB. AsVC. WithD. By解析：解析like 意為像. 一樣”；as 意為“作為。根據(jù)句意此處為作為退休的人，. ”。A. keenerB. more keenC. the more keenD. the keenerV解析：解析the more., the more.意

26、為越.越.”。三、 川.Reading Comprehension （總題數(shù)：0，分數(shù)：0.00）四、 Passage 1 （ 總題數(shù)： 1，分數(shù)： 15.00）In the United States, elementary education begins at the age of six. At this stage nearly all the teachers are women,mostly married. The atmosphere is usually very friendly, and the teachers have now accepted the idea t

27、hat the importantthing is to make the children happy and interested. The old authoritarian （ 要絕對服從的 ） methods of education werediscredited （不被認可 ） rather along time agoso much so that many people now think that they have gone too far in the direction of trying to makechildren happy and interested ra

28、ther than giving them actual instruction.The social education of young children tries to make them accept the idea that human beings in a society need to worktogether for their common good. So the emphasis is on cooperation rather than competition throughout most of thisprocess. This may seem curiou

29、s,in view of the fact thatAmerican society is highly competitive; however, the need for making people sociable in this sense has come to beregarded as one of the functions of education. Most Americans do grow up with competitive ideas, and obviously quite afew as criminals, but it is not fair to say

30、 that the educational system fails. It probably does succeed in making mostpeople sociable and ready tohelp one another both in material ways and through kindness and friendliness.（分數(shù)： 15.00 ）（1）.According to the passage, the U. S. elementary education is supposed to make children _ .（分數(shù)： 3.00 ）A. s

31、ensible and sensitiveB. competitive and interestedC. curious and friendlyD.happy and cooperativeV解析： 解析 事實細節(jié)題。文章第一段第三句談到老師們都認可讓孩子們開心、有興趣很重要；第二段前 兩句又提到社會性教育強調的是合作而不是競爭。因此D 最符合題意。（2）_.Some Americans complain aboutelementary schools because they think _ .（分數(shù)： 3.00 ）A. children are reluctant to help eac

32、h otherB. schools lay too much emphasis on cooperationC. children should grow up with competitive ideasD. schools give little actual instruction to childrenV解析： 解析 事實細節(jié)題。 答案在第一段最后一句： “ .many people now think that they have gone too far in the directionof trying to make children happy and interested

33、rather than givingthemactual instruction.”（許多人認為在使孩子們開心、有興趣方面做得太多，卻沒給他們實際的指導。）注意選項 D 里的 little表示“幾乎沒有”。（3）_ .The authors attitude towardsAmerican education can be best described as _ .（分數(shù)：3.00 ）A. favorableVB. negativeC. tolerantD. unfriendly解析： 解析 推理判斷題。題目要求判斷作者對美國教育持何種態(tài)度。選項分別為favorable（ 贊許的 ），nega

34、tive（ 否定的 ），tolerant（ 容忍的 ） ，unfriendly（ 不友好的 ） 。答案在第二段最后：“ it is not fair to say thatthe educational system fails. It probably does succeed in making most people sociableand ready to help one another.” （說這種教育制度失敗是不公平的。它或許的確成功地使大部分人對人友善并樂于助人。 ） 由此可見，作者對美國教育持贊賞態(tài)度。（4）_ .The American educational system

35、 emphasizes .（分數(shù)： 3.00 ）A. material wealthB. competitionC. cooperationVD. personal benefit解析： 解析 事實細節(jié)題。答案在文章第二段第二句：“ so the emphasis is on cooperation.”，由此得知美國教育制度強調的是合作。（5）_ .The word sociable most probably means.（分數(shù)：3.00 ）A. fond of talking freelyB. friendly with other peopleVC. concerned about so

36、cial welfareD. happy at school解析： 解析 詞語理解題。 sociable 意為“好交際的，友善的”。由文章可知美國的教育強調合作，使 人們變得友善，并樂于助人。因此 B 最符合題意。五、 Passage 2 （ 總題數(shù)： 1，分數(shù)： 15.00）While the cities of China have undergone modernization evident in the rising towers and bright lights that haveawakened the sleeping country, the countryside rem

37、ains largely the same. Rectangular（ 長方形的 ）rows of rice fieldslitter the landscape separated by long lanes of water designed to provide the constant supply of water that is vital toproducing the crop. The experience is not unlike driving through the American Midwest, only rice not corn dominates thel

38、andscape.Four years ago, when I last took this trip, the roads were dusted and telephone wires did notrun parallel to the highway. Bare roads had been replaced by sleek, newly paved highways running from Shanghai toNanking, to my smaller home city, Wuhu. Unlike the changes I had heard of and expecte

39、d in Shanghai, Wuhuwas muchmore of a surprise. The small city where I was born had grown up as I have. There are large high-rise buildings, eachringed with smaller buildings around it, many of these apartment complexes. Littleseemed familiarand Iwonder what my grandparents Flatbuilt of brick and mor

40、tar（ 灰泥 ） had become.Perhaps I shouldnt have been surprised to find out that their home had been demolished（ 拆除 ） and rebuilt as asix-story apartment complex as well. Walking up to the second floor I saw my grandfathers face peering out of thescreen door. He began to smile as he saw me, and so didI.

41、 Their home is now no different from a western apartment. Equipped with the modern amenities（ 便 利設施 ） of a gasstove, a toilet, a shower this was indeed different from four years ago. （分數(shù)： 15.00 ）（1）.According to the author, dramatic changes took place in _ . （分數(shù)： 3.00 ）A. cities but not countryside

42、of ChinaVB. countryside but not in large citiesC. both cities and countryside of ChinaD. everywhere解析： 解析 事實細節(jié)題。本題考查對第一段的理解，總的意思是雖然大城市有巨大的變化，但是農村還 是老樣子。（2）_.It can be inferred from the second paragraph that.（分數(shù)： 3.00 ）A. peasants lead similar life all over the worldB. Chinese irrigating system is mo

43、re impressing than that in AmericaC. peasants in Midwest America raise more corns while Chinese peasants raise more riceVD. peasants in Midwest America raise more rice while Chinese peasants raise more corns解析： 解析 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句：“眼前的景象很容易讓人想起美國的中西部地區(qū)，只不 過那里到處是玉米，這兒到處是大米?！笨芍绹形鞑康霓r民種植玉米較多而中國農民種植大米較多

44、。（3）_ .The author was traveling to Wuhu .（分數(shù)： 3.00 ）A. in order to take a stop during the trip from Shanghai to NankingB. in order to find some place similar to his hometownC. in order to visit his grandparentsVD. in order to find out changes in small cities解析：解析 推理判斷題。 由第三段最后一句可推知： 蕪湖是作者的家鄉(xiāng)， 他回去是要看

45、望自己的祖父母， 故選 C。（4）_ .The authors grandparents.（分數(shù)： 3.00 ）A. live in their house of brick and mortarB. live in an apartment similar to westernersVC. led a totally westernized lifeD. was poor as they always were解析： 解析 事實細節(jié)題。 根據(jù)最后一段“ Their homeis now no different from a western apartment. ”， 判斷出作者的祖父母住在

46、與西方人住宅類似的房子里面，故選B。（5）.Which of the following is the best title forthis passage?（分數(shù)： 3.00）A. Flash back to ChinaVB. Back with My GrandparentsC. Wuhu TodayD. From Shanghai to Nanking解析： 解析 主旨大意題。短文講述作者回到祖國的所聞所感。蕪湖、祖父母、旅途都只是短文涉及的一個方面，因此選項 A 最適合做標題。六、 Passage 3 （ 總題數(shù)： 1，分數(shù)： 15.00）VThe pleasures which a

47、movie offers to our eyes have been paid for with the loss of sight of a manwhose nameis hardlyknown outside the annals of science Joseph Plateau, a Belgian professor, born in Brussels in 1801.He studied the mechanism of sight, beginning a series of most dangerous experiments at the age of 28 by star

48、ing intothe sun for 25 seconds to see what the effect on his eyes would be. He was blind for nearly a month. But he went onexperimenting, increasing the length of time during which he looked into the sun, knowing that in the end this wouldcost him his sight. At the age of 42 he was completely and in

49、curably blind; the sun had destroyed the retina （ 視網膜 ）of his eye. But he continued to work as well as he could until he died at the age of 82.Science profited enormously from his research. He studied the so-called inertia of the eye（ 視 覺暫留 ）which makesa picture remain on the retina for about one-si

50、xth of a second after it has disappeared from our vision. This means that,if we see a succession of individual pictures each of which appears only for a fraction of a second, they overlap in ourbrain; and if they show consecutive phases of movement, that movement will appear to us to be continuous.

51、（分數(shù)：15.00 ）（1）.Plateaus experiments were the first step leading to the invention of _. （分數(shù)： 3.00 ）A. eyeglassesB. telescopesC. bifocalsD. motion picturesV解析： 解析 事實細節(jié)題。題目詢問：“普拉托的實驗是引導 _的發(fā)明的早期步驟?！睆奈恼碌谝欢蔚谝痪湓挕?The pleasures which a movie offers to our eyes have been paid for.”可知正確答案為 D， motion pictures=

52、movie 意為“電影”。（2）_ .The result of Plateaus first experiment was that.（分數(shù)： 3.00 ）A. he went permanently blindB. he stopped staring into the sunC. he went blind for a monthVD. he found what he was looking for解析： 解析 事實細節(jié)題。題目詢問：“普拉托首個實驗的后果是 _?！睆奈恼碌诙蔚诙湓挕?Hewas blind for nearly a month. ”可知本題的正確答案是C。（3）_

53、 .A picture remains on the retina for .（分數(shù)： 3.00 ）A. 6 secondsB. 1 secondC. 16 secondsD. 1/6 of a secondV解析：解析 事實細節(jié)題。 題目詢問：“一個圖像在視網膜上停留 _?！睆奈恼碌谌蔚诙湓挕?.apicture remain on the retina for about one-sixth of a second.”可知本題的正確答案是D。（4）_ .The images that we see are recorded in.（分數(shù)： 3.00 ）A. the brainVB. t

54、he eyeC. the retina of eyeD. the pupil解析： 解析 事實細節(jié)題。題目詢問：“我們看見的圖像被記錄在 _?！睆奈恼伦詈笠欢巫詈笠痪湓挕?they overlap in our brain.”可知它們被記錄在大腦里。（5）_.Motion pictures . （分數(shù)： 3.00 ）A. cause inertia of the eyeB. show a succession of unrelated movementVC. show consecutive phases of movement which appear continuousD. show e

55、ach phase of movement for one-half of a second解析： 解析 推理判斷題。題日詢問：“電影是 _ 。”從文章最后一段最后一句話可知，如果圖像呈現(xiàn)快速連續(xù)的階段運動，則這種運動在我們看來就是連貫的。根據(jù)常識，我們平?？匆姷碾娪爱嬅娓杏X就 是連續(xù)的，所以它展示的就是這種看似連續(xù)的不間斷的運動。故本題選C。七、 Passage 4 （ 總題數(shù)： 1，分數(shù)： 15.00）Although each baby has an individual schedule of development, general patterns of growth have b

56、een observed. Threeperiods of development have been identified （ 確定 ）, including early infancy （ 幼兒期 ）, which extends from thefirst to the sixth month; middle infancy, from the sixth to the ninth month; and late infancy, from the ninth to the fifteenthmonth. Whereas the newborn is concerned with his

57、 or her inner world and reacts primarily to hunger and pain in earlyinfancy, the baby is already aware of the surrounding world. During the second month, many infants are awake moreand can raise their heads to look at things. They also begin to smile at people. By four months, the baby is searching

58、forthings but not yet grasping them with its hands. It is also beginning to be wary（ 謹慎的 ）of strangers and may screamwhen a visiting relative tries to pick it up. By five months, the baby is grabbing objects and putting them into its mouth.Some babies are trying to feed themselves with their hands.I

59、n middle infancy, the baby concentrates on practicing a great many speech sounds. It loves to imitate actions andexamine interesting objects. At about seven months, it begins to crawl, a skill that it masters at the end of middleinfancy.In late infancy, the baby takes an interest in games, songs, an

60、d even books. Progress toward walking moves throughstanding, balancing, bouncing in place, and walking with others. As soon as the baby walks well alone, it has passedfrom infancy into the active toddler （ 蹣跚學步 ） stage. （分數(shù)： 15.00 ）（1）.What is the main subject of this reading passage? （分數(shù)： 3.00 ）A.