专升本入学考试《英语》试题全三套

专升本入学考试《英语》考试题一 Part I Vocabulary and Structure (25%)

1.We have to produce more food to ________ the demand of the ever-growing population.

a. suit b. fix c. meet d. respond

2.I am ________ of the same old breakfast every morning. a. worn out b. tired c. ill

d. exhausted

3.Six o’clock is his ________ hour for getting up. a. frequent b. regular c. uniform d. settled

4.The committee ________ a conclusion only after days of discussion.

a. achieved b. reached c. arrived d. completed

5.________, that step is not safe! a. Look around b. Look out c. Look up

d. Look down

6.In spite of the thunderstorm, the children slept ________ all night.

a. noisily b. sensitively c. soundly d. quickly

7.Nothing that I can see ________ what you have described. a. compares b. relates c. resembles d. consists

8.George took ________ of the fine weather to do a day’s work in his garden.

a. advantage b. profit c. interest d. charge

9.Those opinions are now out of ________. a. fashion b. mood c. order d. form

10.His theory is very difficult, but ________ people understand it.

a. a few b. few c. a little d. little

11.He wants to read a book, ________ is most unusual for him.

a. which b. that c. this d. what

12.You have the right to live ________ you want. a. there b. in which c. where d. here

13.If the sun ________ the players could have finished the game.

a. had shone b. did shine c. were shining d. shone

14.Oh, ________ you have drawn! a. what beautiful a picture b. how beautiful a picture c. what a beautiful picture d. how a beautiful picture

15.It was in 1961 ________ John F. Kennedy became president of the United States.

a. when b. and c. that d. then

16.I found that she ________ lived in that apartment. a. no any longer b. no longer c. not any longer

d. not longer

17.I didn’t hear ________ because there was too much noise where I was sitting.

a. what did he say b. what he said c. what was he saying d. what for him to say

18.________ I look old, I have not lost the use of my limbs. a. Though b. In spite of c. Despite d. No matter

19.At first, I didn’t recognize her because she ________ at least fifty pounds.

a. lost b. might lose c. had lost d. would lose

20.Peter said that he wouldn’t mind ________ the windows. a. my opening b. I open c. me to open d. for me to open

21.She had ________ idea what I meant. a. few b. not c. no d. a little

22.I have been to the West Lake three times ________ 1970. a. since

b. from c. until d. after

23.I suggest that she ________ another day. a. will come b. comes c. came d. should come

24.I was very tired. Otherwise, I ________ to the theater with you.

a. had gone b. would go c. went

d. would have gone

25.Does he speak English or Russian? –He doesn’t speak ________.

a. either b. neither c. all d. none

Part II Reading Comprehension (40%)

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage: After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine, and peace. Economics

was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first award ceremony.

Nobel’s original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum i s used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000.

Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel’s death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma, and money) are presented to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges’ decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes.

No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes.

z.When did the first award ceremony take place? a. 1895 b. 1901 c. 1962 d. 1968

aa.Why was the Nobel prize established?

a.To recognize worthwhile contributions to humanity. b.To resolve political differences. c.To honor the inventor of dynamite. d.To spend money.

ab.Which of the following statements is NOT true? a.Awards vary in monetary value.

b.Ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel’s invention.

c.Politics can play an important role in selecting the winners. d.A few individuals have won two awards.

ac.In which area have Americans received the most awards?

a. literature b. peace c. economics d. science

ad.In how many fields are prizes bestowed? a. 2 b. 5 c. 6 d. 10

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage: My formul a for staying young is simple: concentrate on the part of you that’s young and growing—your brain. Keep your mind awake and you’ll stay young all over. These are exciting times. Take an interest in the world around you, and make a point of learning at least one new thing every day.

Regardless of your age, it’s not too late to make your life more interesting. I know a housewife with no previous knowledge who made herself into an outstanding industrial designer; I know a retired electrical engineer who has become a highly paid ceramic artist.

Get over the notion that you are ever too old to go back to school. I know a man who entered medical college at 70. He got his degree with honors and became an eminent physician. Another man went to law school 71 and is now an active lawyer.

In spite of years, staying young is easy for those who live in the future. You can do it if you care enough to try. Keep your mind awake and active; that’s the only youth elixir guaranteed to work.

ae.The statement that our brain remains young and growing regardless of age is ________.

a. an impossibility b. a scientific fact c. a supposition

d. a ridiculous conclusion af.It is wrong to ________.

a.think oneself too old to go back to school b.keep one’s mind awake c.try to stay young

d.get one’s degree with honors

ag.The passage states that a man who entered college at 70 became ________.

a. an active lawyer b. an electric engineer c. a distinguished doctor d. a highly paid ceramic artist ah.The only youth elixir is to ________. a. go back to school b. forget one’s own age

c. keep in touch with young people d. keep one’s mind awake and active

ai.All of the following statements are true EXCEPT that ________.

a.human brain never gets old with age

b.every person should take up a new occupation when he becomes old

c.staying young is not difficult if one is willing to try d.there is always something to learn if you have an interest in what’s going on around you

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage: The Egyptian kingdom was not self-contained but traded

widely with the outside world, using the enormous surpluses of wheat grown on the rich valley soil to profit from high prices resulting from famine in various parts of the Mediterranean world. Relations with the neighboring and in some ways similar civilization of Mesopotamia were always close, though often hostile. Syria and Palestine suffered much in biblical times from the competition of the two world powers of the day. For long, Egypt ruled over Syria but gradually its power declined and it was itself conquered, first by the Assyrians (663 B. C.) and then for a longer term by the Persians (525-332 B. C.).

36.This passage is mainly about ________.