2009年专升本英语考前冲刺卷

Ⅰ. Phonetics （5 points）

Directions： In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined 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. club B. tomb C. comb D. climb （ ）2. A. each B. peach C. break D. deal （ ）3. A. exhaust B. exercise C. exam D. exact

（ ）4. A. glove B. stone C. globe D. spoke （ ）5. A. honor B. hopeless C. holiday D. honest Ⅱ. Vocabulary and Structure （15 points）

Directions： 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. Today is Jenny’s wedding day. She _____ to Thomas.

A.just has got married B. has just married C. was just married D. has just got married

（ ）7. China is famous_____ the Great Wall.

A. about B. for C. as D. of

（ ）8. Two nuclear power stations _____ in the past ten years.

A. are built B. have been built C. would be built D. are building （ ）9.The little boy can’t tell _____.

A. whose is that watch B. whose that watch is C. whose watch is that D. whose watch is

（ ）10. With regarding to this model of color TV sets，the home-made ones are by no means_____ those made in Japan.

A.less inferior to B.less inferior than C.inferior than D.inferior to （ ）11. —Do you hear someone knocking at the door?

—Yes, I did. I heard him _____ three times.

A. knocking B. knocked C. being knocking D. knock

（ ）12. After running for nearly half an hour, I was _____.

A. out of place B. out of control C. out of breath D. out of practice

（ ）13. If he had listened to me,he_____ earlier.

A.might arrive B.had arrived C.might be arriving D.might have arrived

（ ）14. I am very _____ to you for your help.

A. grateful B. agreeable C. pleased D. thanks

（ ）15. _____ as he is, he can’t understand the English film.

A. A student of English B. Though a student of English C. Student of English D. Being a student of English

（ ）16. The sports team of our province won_____ they did at the last National Games.

A. twice many gold medals than B. as many twice gold medals as C. as many as twice gold medals D. twice as many gold medals as

（ ）17.—_____!

—Let’s go out for a walk along the river banK.

A.How fine day B. What fine day C.What a fine day D. How a fine day

（ ）18. It remains a question when the new classroom building _____.

A. will be completed B. had been completed C. would be completed D. has been completed

（ ）19. While we boys were working hard in the garden,our sisters_____ themselves in the sitting room.

A. had enjoyed B. enjoy C. were enjoying D. would enjoy

（ ）20. The pressure on the object in the water changes with the depth. _____,the further down you go,the greater the pressure is.

A. In other words B. In another word C. By the way D. In a way

Ⅲ. Cloze (30 points)

Directions:For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices given below and 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.

Enough sleep is important to health.The amount of sleep 21 depends on the age of the person and the conditions in which sleep 22 .The young may need more sleep than the old,but 23 eight hours are enough for the health of grown ups.Some can do with less than this amount but 24 may need more.Every person knows his own need.It is then a matter of how to 25 it.Sleep should be always enough to make one relaxed(松弛) and ready for 26 work.

Fresh air is 27 to sound sleep(酣睡).It is not 28 reason for some people to insist that it is practical to sleep in the open air. 29 a person can keep himself warm,out of door sleeping probably gives the body 30 complete relaxation.

Ability to sleep is largely a habit.The conditions referred to only lead to sleep.Out of door 31 ,a good habit of regular drinking and the avoidance of late eating and 32 are all helpful to sound sleep.Such factors are largely within the 33 of any person.A bath at 34 ,neither hot nor cold but of body temperature,may be helpful to sleep.Sleeping pills should never be taken except when suggested by 35 . （ ）21.A.wished B.expected C.needed D.wanted （ ）22.A.falls down B.breaks out C.wakes up D.takes place （ ）23.A.seldom B.sometimes C.always D.generally （ ）24.A.children B.women C.man D.few （ ）25.A.help B.satisfy C.demand D.take

（ ）26.A.hard B.his own C.a day’s D.good （ ）27.A.necessary B.able C.no good D.best （ ）28.A.the best B.at all C.without D.a good

（ ）29.A.As B.Where C.Unless D.When

（ ）30.A.a strong B.a most C.a bad D.an exciting

（ ）31.A.walks B.exercises C.trips D.housework

（ ）32.A.worry B.fear C.carelessness D.hard work

（ ）33.A.fight B.plan C.control D.thought

（ ）34.A.any time B.bed time C.midnight D.lunch time

（ ）35.A.the sleeper B.a doctor C.a child D.parents Ⅳ. Reading Comprehension (60 points)

Directions: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 one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage One

Television in the United States is free. To pay for programs, there are many advertisements. Often these advertisements are short plays with actors. The following television advertisement is like many others that Americans see daily.

We see a man and his wife at the breakfast table. They have been married for a long time. They are not speaking to each other. They haven’t spoken to each other at the breakfast table for years.The husband is reading his newspaper.We can’t see his face.The wife looks very bored as she pours a cup of coffee for him. Today, she is using a new kind of coffee for the first time. The husband picks up his cup. He isn’t very interested. He tastes his coffee. Suddenly he puts down his newspaper. Something is different! Can it be the coffee? He takes another taste. It’s wonderful! He smiles. He looks at his wife and says in amazement,

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Doris is pleased. She answers, \

Doris asks, \ He replies, \Doris says, \

Now they aren’t bored any more. Breakfast is different. Has a new kind of coffee changed their lives? （ ）36. In the television advertisement, Doris looks bored because _____.

A. she doesn’t like the breakfast that morning B. she has been married to Herbie for a long time C. Her husband doesn’t care much for her

D. Herbie isn’t interested in the breakfast she cooks

（ ）37.The TV advertisement wants to tell the viewers _____.

A. to have an immediate try at the new coffee B. to have a good laugh at the good couple C. that a nice breakfast must go with nice coffee