專升本中期選拔英語試題訓練(八)

專升本中期選拔英語試題訓練（八）專升本中期選拔英語試題訓練(八)PartIVocabularyandStructure1._____hehasn?tanyformalqualification,hehasmanagedtodoverywell.A.AlthoughB.IfC.DespiteD.Whereas2.NeitherJohnnorhisparents_____athome.A.isB.hasC.areD.was3._____today,hewouldgettherebyFriday.A.WasheleavingB.WouldheleaveC.WerehetoleaveD.Ifheleaves4.Webelievehimto_____amistake.A.havemadeB.havebeenmadeC.bemadeD.making5.Notonce_____hisviewoflife.A.didMr.SmithmentionB.Mr.SmithmentionedthatC.Mr.SmithmentionedD.wouldMr.Smithmention6.WhenIvisitedyourcountryagainlastyearIfounditcompletely_____.A.tobechangedB.tochangeC.changedD.changing7.HetalksaboutRomeasifhe_____therehimself.A.hasbeenB.hadbeenC.wasD.is8.IfJuliahadtoldmeinadvance,I_____herattheairport.A.wouldmeetB.willmeetC.aregongtomeetD.wouldhavemet9.Inourmodernsocietynooneavoid_____byads.A.tobeinfluencedB.beinginfluencedC.influencingD.havinginfluenced10.Itwasthetrainingthathehadasayoungman_____madehimsuchagoodtechnician.A.hasB.whatC.laterD.that11.Theinvestigationgroup,which_____twomenandthreewomen,setoutlastweek.A.composedofB.composesC.iscomposedofD.arecomposedof12._____thesentencepatternandvocabulary_____,thisparagraphisquitesimple.A.Asfaras…isconcernedB.Asfaras…areconcernedC.Asfaras…isconcerningD.ASfaras…concern13.BothMaryandEllen,_____Jane,arestudyingChineseatBeijingUniversity.A.aswellasB.andaswellC.withD.besides14.Atthebeginningofthisterm,ourhistoryteacher_____alistofbooksforustoread.A.handedinB.wroteoutC.fishedoutD.passedon15.Thelittlegirl_____ahandkerchieffromherpockettocleanherhands.A.gaveoutB.broughtoutC.setoutD.leftout16.Thegoodserviceatthehotel_____thepoorfoodtosomeextent.A.madeupforB.madeforC.madeoutD.madeoff17.Wewere_____thedifficultyhowtosupplyfoodtothoseinneed.A.facedwithB.metC.facingwithD.encountered18.Thisfactoryisnowtryingto_____anewmodel.A.predictB.turnoutC.workoutD.imitate19.Thiscomputeris_____storingmillionsofbitsofinformation.A.abletoB.capableaboutC.capableofD.ableof120.ShelongedtovisitItaly,_____sheoftendreamaboutit.A.soseriouslythatB.soeagerlythatC.tosuchanextentthatD.soanxiouslythat21._____outofmoney,wewerereducedtostayinginacheaphotel.A.havingalmostrunB.AlmostrunC.AlmostbeingrunningD.havingalmostbeenrun22.Thepostofchairmanhasbeen_____forsometime.A.emptyB.hollowC.unoccupiedD.vacant23.Yesterdaywesawa_____filmabouttheIndependenceWar.A.historiedB.historicalC.historianD.historic24.He_____atthedoorwaytolighthiscigarette.A.pausedB.delayedC.hesitatedD.ceased25.Thewarwentonforyears,_____thousandsuponthousandsofpeople.A.tokillB.killedC.killingD.beingkilled26.Thepolicehavetheauthorityto_____law-breakers.A.graspB.catchC.arrestD.stop27.Whentheworld-famouspaintingwasfoundstoleninthemorning,theattendantondutywasunder_____.A.suspicionB.doubtC.suspectD.question28.IntheWest,stopassistantsarenotallowedtohavea(n)_____withcustomers.A.discussionB.quarrelC.argumentD.debate29.Somepeoplefinditdifficultto_____betweenrightandwrong.A.divideB.distinguishC.differD.separate.30.Tourism,whichisamajor_____ofincomeforthecity,maybeseriouslyaffected.A.sourceB.resourceC.courseD.causePartIIBlankfilling1.Ifhe__________(be)herelastnight,Iwouldhavespokentohim.2.Iamsorryto___________(give)yousomuchtrouble.3.Eitherfansoranair-conditioner__________(be)necessaryforourlab.4.Shoulditrain,we__________(notgo)out.5.Shespokeabouthimasifshe__________(know)himforyears.6.Theteacherwasstandinginfrontoftheblackboard________(handout)thetestpaperstous.7.Hiswatchhasstopped.Heforgot__________(wind)itthetrainlastnight.8.Heremembers___________(take)toPariswhenhewasaverysmallchild.9.Myfatherdidn?tgotoNewYork;thedoctorsuggestedthathe_________(notgo)there.10.Yesterdayafternoontheywereseen________(play)footballintheclassroomandtoldnotto.PartIIIReadingComprehension1.SchoolWithoutWalls2In1968thecityofPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania,hadaproblem.Thecity?sschoolsystemneededanewschoolbuildingandteachersbutdidnothavethemoneytopayforthismultimillion-dollarproject.Cityofficialssolvedtheprobleminauniqueway.Theydecidedtousethemanyscientificandculturalinstitutionsinthecityastheclassrooms.Expertswhoworkedinthevariousinstitutionswouldbetheteachers.AmongtheseinstitutionsweresuchprestigiousnamesastheFranklinInstitute,withitssciencemuseum,workshops,andclasses;theFreeLibrary,containingnearlyamillionvolumes;theAcademyofNaturalSciences,FelsPlanetarium,andtheRodinMuseum.Theexperimentineducation,knownastheParkwayProgram,beganinFebruary1969.JohnBremer,anEnglishmanandeducationinnovator,plannedtheprogramandbecameitsdirector.TheProgramhasgrowninsizefrom142to500highschoolstudentsandissopopularthatthousandsofapplicantsaredeniedplaceseachyear.TheProgramgivesafreedomtohighschooleducationneverknownbefore.Tosupplementbasiccoursesrequiredforadiploma---languages,historyscience---studentsmaychoosefrommorethanahundredothercourses.Anysubjectwillbeofferedifaninstructorcanbefound.Everygroupof15boysandgirlsbelongstoa“tutorialgroup”,ledbyateacherandoneassistant.StudentsintheProgramsaythatschoolisnolongeraplacebutaninterestingactivity.About100institutionsinPhiladelphia---public,private,commercial---helptheProgram.Duringanyoneweekstudentsmaybefoundinsuchdiverseplacesasabakery,achurchorthemunicipalgasplant.Suchplacesmerelyprovidespaceforclassrooms.OtherinstitutionssuchastheUniversityofPennsylvaniaortheTempleUniversityMedicalSchoolallowtheProgram?sownfacultytoteachintheirlaboratoriesorotherfacilities.Otherestablishmentsprovidebothclassroomspaceandinstruction.Onepharmaceutical-manufacturingcompany,forexample,conductsachemistrycourse.Inadditiontotheirstudies,studentsareencouragedtotakepart-timejobs.“Thelifeofthecityisourcurriculum,”saysDirectorBremer.“Lifeandlearningareallpartofthesameprocess.”Learningisexcitementinthisexperimentalprogrambutitisnotmeantforeverychild.Thestudentmustbeabletohandlethefreedomandself-disciplinethattheProgramdemandsforacademicsuccess.1.WhatwastheproblemPhiladelphiahadin1968?a.Itsschoolsystemneededanewschoolbuilding.b.Moreteacherswereneededforitsschoolsystem.c.Itlackedmoneyforitseducationalproject.d.Bothaandb.2.Theword“unique”heremeans_______________.a.“veryunusual”b.“proper”c.“ordinary”d.“prettyusual”3.Whowastheprogramplanner?a.AfamousEnglishinnovator.b.Thedirectorofaculturalinstitution.c.AnEnglishmancalledJohnBremer.d.Someoneinchargeofthecity?sschoolsystem.34.Every“tutorialgroup”consistsof______________.a.alargegroupofchildrenandhisassistantb.15boysandgirls,ateacherandhisassistantc.15boysand15girlsd.15boysbutnogirls5.About100institutionsinPhiladelphia_______________.videspaceforclassroomsb.opensuchcoursesasarerequiredintheProgramc.allowtheirlaboratoriesandotherfacilitiestobeusedd.offertheirhelp2.ATimelessLetterofComfortInOctober1800JohnToddwasborninRutland,Vermont.SoonafterwardhisparentsmovedtoKillingworth,Connecticut.WhenJohnwassix,bothhisparentsdied.Akind-heartedauntinNorthKillingworthagreedtotakeJohnandgivehimahome.Hewasbroughtupbyherandlivedinherhomeuntilhelefttostudyfortheministry.Hisaunttookseriouslyillandfearedshewasabouttodie.IngreatdistressshewroteJohnToddaletterinwhichsheaskedhimtotellherwhatdeathwouldbelike.Hereistheletterhesentinreply:Itisnowthirty-fiveyearssinceI,asalittleboyofsix,wasleftquitealoneintheworld.Yousentmewordyouwouldgivemeahomeandbeakindmothertome.IhaveneverforgottenthedaywhenImadethelongjourneyoftenmilestoyourhouseinNorthKillingworth.Icanstillrecallmydisappointmentwhen,insteadofcomingformeyourself,yousentyourservantJamestofetchme.Iwellremembermytearsandanxietyas,perchedhighonyourhorseandclingingtighttoJames,Irodeofftomynewhome.Nightfellbeforewefinishedthejourney,andasitgrewdarkIbecamelonelyandafraid.“Doyouthinkshe?llgotobedbeforewegetthere?”IaskedJamesanxiously.“Oh,no,”hesaidreassuringly.“She?llstayupforyou.Whenwegetoutofthesewoodsyou?llseehercandleshininginthewindow.”Presentlywedidrideoutintotheclearing,andthere,sureenough,wasyourcandle.Irememberyouwerewaitingatthedoor,thatyouputyourarmscloseaboutmeandthatyouliftedme---atiredandbewilderedlittleboy---downfromthehorse.Youhadafireburningonthehearth,ahotsupperwaitingonthestove.Aftersupperyoutookmetomynewroom,heardmesaymyprayers,andthensatbesidemeuntilIfellasleep.YouprobablyrealizewhyIamrecallingallthistoyourmemory.SomedaysoonGodwillsendforyou,totakeyoutoanewhome.Don?tfearthesummons,thestrangejourney,orthedarkmessengerofdeathwhowillfetchyou.Godcanbetrustedtodoasmuchforyouasyouwerekindenoughtodoformesomanyyearsage.Attheendoftheroadyouwillfindloveandawelcomewaiting,andyouwillbesafeinGod?scare.Ishallwatchyouandprayforyoutillyouareoutofsight,andthenwaitforthedaywhenIshallmakethesamejourneymyselfandfindyouwaitingattheendoftheroadtogreetme.1.WhydidJohnTodd?sauntaskhimtogotoNorthKillingworth?a.Hisparentshaddiedandhewasalone.b.Hisparentsdidn?twanthimanymore.4c.Shemeanthimtostudyfortheministry.d.Shewasafraidthathewouldrunawayfromhome.2.WhywasJohnTodddisappointedwhenhearrivedinNorthKillingworth?a.Therewasnoonetheretomeethim.b.Hedidn?tlikethetown.c.Hisaunt?sservanthadcometomeethim,ratherthanhisauntherself.d.Hedidn?tlikehisaunt.3.WhichofthefollowingdidNOTawaitJohnToddathisnewhome?a.Afireonthehearth.b.Ahotsupper.c.Ahotbath.d.Anewroom.4.WhydoyouthinkJohnTodd?sauntwrotetohimthirty-fiveyearslater?a.Shemissedhavinghimathomewithher.b.Hewasadoctorandcouldpossiblycureherillness.c.Shewantedhimathersidewhenshedied.d.Hewasaministerandwasusedtocomfortingdyingpeople.5.WhichofthefollowingdoesJohnTodddiscussinhislettertohisaunt?a.ThesummonsfromGod.b.Thestrangejourneyc.Thedarkmessengerofdeath.d.Alloftheabove.6.JohnTodd?slettersaysGodcanbetrusted_____________.a.toprovideapainlessdeathb.toprovideloveandawelcomeattheendoftheroadc.topreventdeathd.tocureherillness7.JohnToddwrotetheletterinorderto___________.forthisauntb.scarehisauntc.feelbetterabouthisowndeathd