黑龙江普通专升本英语考试第三次模考题

黑龙江省普通专升本考试
公共英语模拟试题
I.Choose the best item to complete each of the follow sentence.（1%×20=20%）( )1.With its fast_____development, the country has been getting an increasing number of visitors from abroad.
A. traditional
B. economic
C. money
D. services
( )2. All of those who____the peace conference were asked to sign their names on a piece of cloth.
A. attended
B. presented
C. went
D. was
( )3. The teacher granted her the_____to be in charge of Group One at the spring-outing (春游)
A. ability
B. authority
C. certificate
D. authorities
( )4. You must have said something to_____her, as she was crying after talking with you.
A. defend
B. offend
C. confuse
D. direct
( )5. A business letter should be written in a formal style_____in a personal one.
A. better than
B. rather than
C. other than
D. less than
( )6. He outlined his plans and then_____to explain them in more detail.
A. Went
B. proceeded
C. kept
D. progressed
( )7. I've learnt from_____experience not to trust what he says.
A. heavy
B. strong
C. bitter
D. continual
( )8. All the parents are happy that the school_____its students with a free lunch.
A. provides
B. masters
C. figures
D. teaches
( )9. When I was young, I was silly enough to_____my teachers to know everything.
A. tell
B. ask
C. beg
D. expect
( )10. When he was in prison he was not allowed to_____with his family.
A. commit
B. communicate
C. commission D .command
( )11. I will have a good time whether I_____.
A. win or lose
B. won or lost
C. had won or lost
D. would win or lose
( )12. _____there is love. there is also wealth and success.
A. Whatever
B. Whoever
C. Wherever
D. Whenever
( )13. He had a_____to his wife who gave him the money to start his business.
A. job
B. debt
C. chance
D. career
( )14. Being a_____ of America, the famous movie star decided to run for US president.
A. native
B. male
C. original
D. female
( )15. The country has experienced_____changes since the economic reform
A. little
B. directly C instantly D. significant
( )16. If they_____tomorrow, we will have a party.
A. comes
B. come C is coming D. will come
( )17. The father as well as his three children_____ skating on the frozen river every Sunday afternoon in winter.
A. is going
B.go
C.goes
D. are going
( )18. All visitors to this village_____with kindness.
A. treat
B. are treated
C. are treating
D. had been treated
( )19. Nigel sent the girl a nice little note_____her for a drink.
A. invited
B. Inviting
C. to be inviting
D. invite
( )20. She read a poem by Carver_____describes his life in the countryside.
A. who B which C. what D. whose
II. Cloze. Decide which of the choices below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. (1%x10=10%)
We got up early this morning and took a long walk after breakfast. We walked through the business section of the city. I told you yesterday that the city was larger 21 I thought it would be. But the business section is smaller than I thought it would be. I suppose that’s 22 Washington is a special kind of city. Most of the people in Washington work for the government. About 9: 30 we went to the White House. It's 23 to the public from 10 till 12, and there was a long line of people waiting to get in. We did n’t have to wait very long, because the line moved pretty quickly.
The White House is really white. It is painted every year And it seems very white, because it's got beautiful lawns all around it, 24 many trees and shrubs. The grounds 25 about four square blocks. I mean, they’re about two blocks long 26 each side. Of course, we didn't see the whole building. The part 27 the President lives and works is not open to the public. But the part we saw was beautiful. We went through five of the main rooms. One of them was the library, on the ground floor. On the next floor, there are three rooms named after the colors that are used in them: the Red Room the Blue Room and the Green Room. The walls are covered with silk 28. There are 29 -old furniture, from the time 30 the White House was first built. And everywhere there are paintings and statues of former presidents and other famous people from history.
( )21. A. than B. as C. so D. like
( )22．A.since B. as C. because D. because of
( )23．A. open B. opening C. being opened D.opened
( )24 .A./ B. having C. with D.together
( )25. A. include B. cost C.cover D. spread
( )26. A. by B.on C.for D. with
( )27. A. which B. what C. that D.where
( )28. A. cloth B. clothes C. clothing D. cloths
( )29. A. much pieces of B. many pieces of
C. many a
D. a great many
( )30. A. that B. which C. who D. when
II.Reading Comprehension, (2%x15-30%)
Passage one
This is not the world we know. This world is controlled by computers. Men and women can be seen, but they are following orders given to them by machines. The machines were designed by mad scientists, but at some point even the mad scientists were taken over by their
super-inventions.
Does this sound familiar? You have probably read something like it in magazines or books, or seen it in a film. Why is it so popular? One of the reasons is that it reflects the fears of many people ；
fear of the unknown, fear of what is not understood or,at least,fear of something that is not completely understood.
The fact is that every day it seems that computers take control of another area of our lives. Some factory jobs are now done by robots and the robots are controlled by computers. Our bank accounts are managed by computers. At the airport, our tickets are sold by a computer. Certainly, many of these operations are made more efficient by computers, but our admiration is sometimes mixed with unsafe feelings. And this lack of safety is caused by the fact that we do not know how computers do these things, and we really don't know what they might do next.
But we can find out how computers work, and once we understand them, we can use computers instead of worrying about being used by them. Today, there is a new generation of computer wizards （奇才）who know exactly how computers get things done. These young men and women,usually university students,are happy to sit for hours, sometimes for days, designing programs, not eating, not sleeping, but discovering what can be done by these wonderful slaves which they have learned to control. These computer wizards have learned to use the computer and search for new tasks for their machines.
31.We can know that the scientists who designed the machines .
A. are careless in their daily life
B.are unkind and cruel
C. are out of their mind
D.have great abilities
32.The reason why many people are afraid of computers is that .
A.they don't know anything about computers
B. they haven't really understood computers
C. there are so many computer games
D. computers are often down
33.The author mentions computer wizards in order to point out that .
puters can be controlled by man
B.there should be more people devoted to computers
C.only young people are interested in computers
D.more time and energy is required to control computers
34.This passage is probably written to suggest that .
A.some day computers can deal with all human problems
puters can be used in place of traveling to our jobs
C.people should not fear computers
D computer technology will not meet people's needs in various situations
35.The author's attitude （态度）towards widely used computers is .
A. positive
B. anxious
C. worried
D. curious
Passage two
The human brain contains 10 thousand million cells and each of these may have a thousand connections. Such enormous numbers used to discourage us and ease us to dismiss the possibility of making a machine with human-like ability but now that we have grown used to moving forward at such a pace we can be less sure. Quite soon in only l0 or 20 years perhaps we will be able to assemble a machine as complex as the human brain and if we can we will. It may then take us a
long time to render it intelligent by loading in the right software（软件）or by altering the architecture but that too will happen.
I think it certain that in decades not centuries machines of silicon（硅）will arise first to rival and then exceed their human ancestors. Once they exceed us they will be capable of their own design in a real sense they will be able to reproduce themselves. Silicon will have ended carbon’s long control. And we will no longer be able to claim ourselves to be the finest intelligence in the known universe.
As the intelligence of robots increases to match that of humans and as their cost declines through economies of scale, we may use them to expand our frontiers, first on earth through their ability to withstand environments, harmful to ourselves. Thus, deserts may bloom and the ocean beds be mined. Further ahead, by a combination of the great wealth this new age will bring and the technology it will provide the construction of a vast, man-created world in space home to thousands or millions of people will be within our power.
36. In what way can we make a machine intelligent?
A. By making it works in such environments as deserts, oceans or space.
B. By working hard for 10 or 20 years
C. By either properly programming it or changing its structure.
D. By reproducing it.
37. What does the writer think about machines with human-like ability?
A. He believes they will be useful to human beings.
B. He believes that they will control us in the future.
C. He is not quite sure in what way they may influence us.
D. He doesn’t consider the construction of such machines possible.
38. The word “assemble” (Line 4, Para.1) means “______”.
A. put away
B. put on
C. put off
D. put together
39. A robot can be used to expand our frontiers when ______.
A. its intelligence and cost are beyond question
B. it is able to bear the rough environment
C. it is made as complex as the human brain
D. its architecture is different from that of the present ones
40. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. Robots will be capable of self-production.
B. It is possible that robots can be intelligent like human in the future.
C. Once we make a machine as complex as the human brain, it will possess intelligence.
D. Robots will have control of the vast, man-made world in space.
Passage three
I heard many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling. I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own two feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching (紧握) at one another's hands for reassurance.
They claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off
in new directions in music. But somehow they all end up huddled (聚在一起) round listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon (蚕茧) into a larger_cocoon.
It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market. These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be. And many of today's parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds up to a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.
But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don't care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come—with the people who respect you for who you are. That is the only kind of popularity that really counts.
41.In this passage, the author wants to tell ________.
A.teenagers to try to pursue their real selves
B.readers to try to be popular with people around
C.parents to try to control and guide their children
D.people to try to understand and respect each other
4 2.The author disapproves of rebelling teenagers ________.
A.growing away from their parents
B.following the popularity trend
C.walking a new way on their own
D.turning to their friends for help
4 3.The phrase “larger cocoon” at the end of the second paragraph refers to ________.
A.the distractive and variable society
B.the dazzling music world
C.the parental care and love
D.the popularity wave in the society
4 4.What does the author think of advertisements?
A.Convincing.
B.Instructive.
C.Influential.
D.Authoritative.
45.According to the author, what might happen when a teenager stands up against the popularity wave and follows his/her own path?
A.He/She falls behind the time.
B.He/She loses good friends.
C.He/She faces all kinds of criticism.
D.He/She gains valuable popularity.
IV. Fill in the blanks with the words given below, changing the form if necessary. Fill in each blank with one word only. (1%x10=10%)
previous convince celebrate lonlely feeling
stroke contact alive electric purpose
46. On the_____night, she had promised not to say a word, but the next day, the whole town knew the secret.
47. She_____Tom＇s face with the tips（尖端）of her fingers.
48. Mary is_____that love rather than money is the key to happiness.
49. I don't have much_____with my family.
50. She experiences a(n)_____of great happiness.
51. Waterfalls（瀑布）can be used to produce_____power.
52. I shall have a companion((Ffe1)in the house because I feel so_____sometimes.
53. Can you come to the party to_____ Jim's graduation?
54. It was hard to believe that the boy was still_____ after the air crash.
55. The_____of buying this book was to improve my English.
V. Translation(4%x5=20%)
56．看见大海，孩子们开心得大叫起来。

（at the sight of )
57．善于学习语言的人能够把他们的错误变成通向成功的一大步。

58．她伸手拿起电话，拨了一个朋友的号码. ( reach for
59．一方面汽车有用，可另一方面它们也造成污染。

（pollution）（on the one hand... on the other hand）
60．在校园（campus）里，车速被限制在每小时30英里，（be limited to）
VI. Writing (10%)
Direction: You are required to write an English letter of applying for a position of a company in no less than 60 words according to the following instructions.
1. 假如你是李明，想申请办公室秘书一职；
2. 简要介绍自己的情况；。