专升本中期选拔英语试题训练(六)

发布时间：2024-10-08

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专升本中期选拔英语试题训练(六)

Part I Vocabulary and Structure

1. As smoking ______ health, you d better give it up.

A. affects B. causes C. effects D. influences

2. Don t let me ______ your decision; you are old enough to decide for yourself.

A. affect B. cause C. effect D. influence

3. Very few people ______ the immediate effects of the explosion.

A. survival B. survived C. alive D. lived

4. A newspaper has once ______ that he is the only witness.

A. revealed B. revolved C. informed D. told

5. The search party still could not decide on the ______ of the sunken ship.

A. place B. location C. direction D. situation

6. According to the doctor, the old lady was in a helpless ______.

A. spot B. location C. place D. situation

7. A basic two-hour first aid course would ______ you to deal with any of these happenings.

A. assign B. supply C. apply D. equip

8. She earns a high ______ as an accountant.

A. salary B. income C. money D. payment

9. There has been a recent ______ in that country towards part-time employment.

A. feature B. trend C. action D. character

10. Dr. Smith was once on the ______ of the hospital near our college.

A. staff B. employees C. employers D. employment

11. My ______ reaction was to take a couple of rapid steps backwards.

A. possessive B. instructive C. efficient D. effective

12. She has her likes and ______, as we all have.

A. dislikes B. feelings C. senses D. emotions

13. Because he was very poor, he couldn t ______ to rent this flat.

A. spend B. afford C. feel D. think

14. The basic necessities of life are food, _______ and clothing.

A. shelter B. earth C. water D. air

15. It was ______ how badly paid these young girls were.

A. moved B. moving C. shocked D. shocking

16. The jacket is nice, but I don t care for the ______ of the cloth.

A. pattern B. sample C. model D. form

17. They don t want to ______ their house, in which their family have lived for generations.

A. deal with B. dispose of C. cope with D. treat with

18. He regarded Vita as the ______ of a lifetime.

A. colleague B. classmate C. companion D. visitor

19. Is 200 dollars ______ for the expenses of your trip?

A. important B. sufficient C. available D. comfortable

20. He had no time to prepare his lecture, ______, he was unwell.

A. in addition B. except for C. in case D. even if

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21.If you behave so foolishly you must bear the ______.

A. effects B. consequences C. ends D. results

22. All the countries are customers or ______ customers of the U.S.A.

A. potential B. pretended C. preventive D. protective

23. The price of vegetables has been very ______ recently.

A. costly B. low C. expensive D. cheap

24. This kind of medicine is ______ of being improved.

A. able B. possible C. capable D. probable

25. He prepared the dinner with ______ speed and efficiency.

A. quickly B. hardly C. comparable D. remarkable

26. Her latest book ______ how important freedom is.

A. speaks B. says C. demonstrates D. assumes

27. I need the money to ______ me until I start a job.

A. compete B. work C. deal with D. maintain

28. We should consider problems ______ the people s interests.

A. in terms of B. in form of C. in case of D. in spite of

29. ______ is going to do the job there reminds a question.

A. Who B. That C. What D. When

30. We are not quite sure whether there are any ______ beings on other planets.

A. clever B. wise C. intelligent D. cute

Part II Blank filling

1. He told me her ___________ ( behave ) in New York was very strange.

2. Profits should ___________ ( distribute ) between employers and workers.

3. An __________ ( educate ) is a person who __________ ( educate ) people.

4. They had the meat _________( roast ) in the oven.

5. There is an essential _________(differ ) between computers and humans.

6. We can t make any __________( predict) at what they going to do.

7. I think he __________( justify ) in refusing to help her.

8. They dealt with that problem _________( intelligence).

9. The two parties were not in __________( compete ) with each other.

10. I m afraid it may not be __________(inspire ) to watch.

Part III Reading Comprehension

1. Push-button English

Very soon a computer will be able to teach you English. It will also be able to translate any language for you too. It s just one more incredible result of the development of microprocessors---those tiny parts of a computer commonly known as “silicon chips”. So give up going to classes, stop buying more textbooks and relax. In a couple of years you won t need the international language of English.

Already Texas Instruments in the United States is developing an electronic translation machine. Imagine a Spanish secretary, for example, who wants to type a letter from the boss to a businessman in Sweden. All he or she will have to do is this: first type the letter in Spanish. The letter will appear on a television screen. After a few seconds the

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translated letter will appear on another television screen in Stockholm in perfect Swedish. And that s not all. Soon a computer will be able to teach you English. If you really want to learn the language. You ll sit in front of a television screen and practice endless structures. The computer will tell you when you are correct and when you are wrong. It will even talk to you because the silicon chips can change electrical impulses into sounds. And clever programmers can predict the responses you, the learner, are likely to make.

So think of it. You will be able to teach yourself at your own pace. You will waste very little time, and you can work at home. And if after all that, you still can t speak English you can always use the translating machine. In a few years, therefore, perhaps there will be no need for BBC Modern English, or BBC English by Radio programs---no more textbooks or teachers of English. Instead of buying an exciting new textbook, the computer will ask you to replace it with microprocessor one thousand nine hundred and eighty-four. Fast, reliable and efficient language learning and translating facilities will be available to you. Think of that no more tears or embarrassing moments. One little problem is that a computer can t laugh yet --- but the scientists are working on it. Happy learning!

1. Silicon chips are ________.

a. microprocessors b. the result of the development of microprocessors

c. the computer itself d. parts of microprocessors

2. According to the writer, “you won t need the international language of English” because________.

a. learning English will no longer be a difficult task

b. textbooks are no longer necessary

c. it s better to buy a computer than to go to classes

d. the computer will be able to translate any language for you

3. If a Spanish secretary wants to translate a letter, all he or she will have to do is ________.

a. push a button and wait

b. use any kind of typewriter to type the letter

c. type it for the machine to do the translation

d. type the letter and tell someone else to do the translation

4. You will ________ if you use a computer to learn the language.

a. waste much of your time b. speak better English

c. need no translating machine d. do everything at your own pace

5. This passage is mainly about __________.

a. someone who learns English with the help of a computer

b. the computer teaching the language

c. fast, reliable and efficient language learning

d. what language learning could be like when computerized

2. Dangers in and near a House

Sad stories are not very pleasant to read about, but if we think and talk about them, we may be able to prevent more accidents. How can fire or hot things be a danger in the

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house? Matches, of course, are always dangerous in the hands of young children. A little fire on waste land can easily get out of control. A wind comes, sparks are blown on to the roof of a house, and the whole building may be burnt to the ground before you can even call the Fire Brigade. Kerosene lamps, too, can be very dangerous. Quite recently there was a bad accident in a village house. The mosquito-net over a baby s cot was blown against a lamp and caught fire. The bedclothes and even the clothes of the baby were burnt before the fire was discovered.

Long grass and rubbish round a house can also lead to a disastrous fire, as most people know. However, not everybody is careful with such things as celluloid masks and toys; these burn up in a flash if you hold them near a flame.

Young children often reach up to a table to take a saucepan down by the handle. If the saucepan or pot is full of boiling water, you can guess what will happen. Similarly, when a baby s bath is prepared, cold water should be put in first. If any hot water has to be used, this should be put into the bath after the cold water and not before it.

Many fireworks can lead to blindness or other injuries, especially those which are pushed into bamboo sticks. Catapults and wooden spears or swords should be used only by children with sense enough not to injure other people.

Very young children often have to be watched carefully. They put everything they find into their mouths to see whether it can be eaten, sucked, or licked! Medicines have to be put out of their reach . A pill or some ointment which might be harmless for an adult can sometimes kill a baby. Older children have to be careful when drinking from a bottle. Some of them walk about as they drink, tip up the bottle to get the last drop out, then trip over something on the ground. If they are unlucky, they fall in such a way that the broken glass makes a horrible wound in the face or neck. This is not a complete list of the dangers in and near a house, but it is enough to remind you to be careful.

1.What is the best interpretation of “A little fire on waste land can easily get out of control”? a. Careless smokers can start a sudden fire. b. No fire brigades are available nearby.

c. Dry grass on waste land catches fire easily. d. Children like to play with fire on waste land.

2. What happened recently in a village house?

a. The house was burnt down before the Fire Brigade arrived.

b. The house caught fire and everybody in it was burnt.

c. A fire broke out because of a burning lamp.

d. The mosquito-net over a baby s cot caught fire and the baby was burnt.

3. Which of the following is true?

a. Only a few people know that long grass and rubbish round a house can lead to a disastrous fire.

b. Nearly everybody knows celluloid masks and toys easily burn up near a flame.

c. Most people are more careful with celluloid masks and toys than with long grass and rubbish.

d. Some people may not be very careful about the dangers of celluloid masks and toys.

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4. According to the writer children __________.

a. are not supposed to use catapults and wooden spears or swords

b. mustn t be allowed to use catapults and wooden spears or swords

c. can use catapults and wooden spears or swords on condition that they will not injure other people

d. should restrain themselves from playing with catapults and wooden spears or swords

5. Why do very young children put everything they find into their mouths?

a. They want to see if they are eatable b. They are always hungry. c. They are just being naughty. d. They do so just out of curiosity.

6. According to the passage what may happen when older children drink from a bottle? a. They may cut their faces if they walk too fast.

b. They may drop the bottle and break it into pieces.

c. The drinking may keep them walking about all the time.

d. They may have their faces cut if they slip and fall.

7. The main idea of the story is that__________.

a. disasters might happen here and there

b. even small fire or very hot objects can be dangerous in a house

c. children should be watched carefully wherever they go

d. we must be aware of all the possible dangers around us

3. Environmental Pollution

People all over the world today are beginning to hear and learn more and more about the problem of pollution. Pollution is caused either by man s release of completely new and often artificial substances into the environment, or by releasing greatly increased amounts of a natural substance, such as oil tankers into the sea.

The whole industrial process which makes many of the goods and machines we need and use in our daily lives, is bound to create a number of waste products which upset the environmental balance, or the ecological balance as it is also known. Many of these waste products can be prevented or disposed of sensibly, but clearly while more and more new and complex goods are produced there will be new, dangerous wastes to be disposed of, for example, the waste products from nuclear power stations. Many people, therefore, see pollution as only part of a larger and more complex problem, that is, the whole process of industrial production and consumption of goods. Others again see the problem mainly in connection with agriculture, where new methods are helping farmers grow more and more on their land to feed our ever-increasing populations. However, the land itself is gradually becoming worn out as it is being used, in some cases, too heavily, and artificial fertilizers cannot restore the balance.

Whatever its underlying reasons, there is no doubt that much of the pollution caused could be controlled if only companies, individuals and governments would make more efforts. In the home there is an obvious need to control litter and waste. Food comes wrapped up three or four times in packages that all have to be disposed of; drinks are increasingly sold in bottles or tins which cannot be reused. This not only causes a litter problem, but also is a great waste of resources, in terms of glass, metals and paper.

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Advertising has helped this process by persuading many of us not only to buy things we neither want nor need, but also to throw away much of what we do buy. Pollution and waste combine to be a problem everyone can help to solve by cutting out unnecessary buying, excess consumption and careless disposal of the products we use in our daily lives.

1. The main cause of pollution is __________.

a. the release of artificial or natural substances into the environment

b. the production of new industrial goods

c. increased amounts of a natural substance

d. our ever-increasing population

2. What do you think will upset the environmental balance?

a. Waste products b. The whole industrial process.]

c. Some kinds of disposable goods d. Some machines we need and use in our daily life.

3. In the writer s view, the more new goods, __________.

a. the less pollution b. the harder pollution can be prevented

c. the more pollution there will be d. the more easily pollution can be controlled

4. Many people see pollution as only part of _________.

a. our daily life

b. the environmental balance

c. the consumption of goods by man

d. the whole process of industrial production and consumption of goods

5. Much of the pollution could be controlled if only _________.

a. people would pay more attention to the problem

b. governments would take effective measures

c. all sides concerned would make more efforts

d. farmers would use less artificial fertilizers

6. Food packages, bottles and tins for drinks can cause _________.

a. air and waste pollution

b. both a litter problem and a waste of resources

c. excess consumption

d. unnecessary buying

7. People can help solve the problem of pollution by _________.

a. urging their governments to control litter and waste

b. making anti-pollution advertisements

c. cutting down the use of oil and other oil products

d. reducing unnecessary buying, over-consumption and careless disposal of wastes

Part IV Close

Many people find that regular physical activity gives them an unexpected benefit. They sleep better and wake up feeling more __1__, in part due to increased amounts of deep sleep. Deep sleep may play a role in the body restoring (恢复) itself __2__ , as opposed to REM (rapid eye movement) or dreaming sleep. Researchers have found that

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physical exercise, especially __3__ in the afternoon or early evening, produces more __4__ early in the night.

__5__ can also help you get a better night s sleep in a number of indirect ways. The relaxation and tiredness __6__ by exercise can improve sleep.

Exercise encourages weight loss and also may __7__ depression. Exercising later in the day can also help delay the __8__ drop in your body s temperature. The __9__ of exercise are especially important for older people, __10__ exercise has been shown to increase the amount of sleep senior adults get in a night and reduce the time it takes to fall asleep. But be sure you finish exercising at least 4 hours before bedtime－working out later than that could leave you too excited to fall asleep easily.

1. A. conscious B. peaceful C. effective D. refreshed

2. A. physically B. mentally C. emotionally D. regularly

3. A. made B. done C. functioned D. conducted

4. A. night s sleep B. dreaming sleep C. deep sleep D. REM

5. A. Exercise B. Dreams C. researchers D. Doctors

6. A. recovered B. strengthened C. caused D. reduced

7. A. increase B. relieve C. release D. arouse

8. A. nighttime B. daytime C. dinnertime D. lifetime

9. A. disadvantages B. benefits C. ways D. plays

10. A. yet B. if C. when D. since

Part V Translation

A : Translate the following sentences into Chinese