山东大学专升本英语一

（本科第 1 册） A

I. Vocabulary and Structure(15%)

There are 30 questions in this part. For each of the questions, there are 4 answers marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE that best answers the question.

1.We walked down the stairs instead of taking the elevator.

2.Time and tide wait _for no man.

3.Health depends on good food, fresh air and enough sleep.

4.The last time I saw him he was talking of retiring at the end of the year.

A. has been talking

B. was talking

C. has talked

D. had talked

5.The Dutch language is closely related to German.

6.For security, the door was chained as well as locked.

7. I think of that movie as one of the worst I’ ve ever seen.

8. Just as you hate Mr. Green, I dislike his wife.

9. In manufacturing, cheaper materials are constantly being substituted _ for the better, more

expensive kind.

10.A bad cold may lead to pneumonia.

11.The program aims to provide self-sufficiency for local needs.

12.The change has affected his income.

13.Most adults who are learning a foreign language would disagree with the statement that it

is unnecessary for them to be taught grammar.

14.The nuclear family usually consists of _ two parents and their children.

15.The motor car has been responsible for many changes in the environment.

16.Here is one of the most interesting novels that have been published since the war.

17. The light gradually faded and shapes and colors grew fainter.

18. He would not listen at all to the doctor’stopadvicesmokingthat immediatelyhe.

19.He stayed up finishing the job rather than leaving it for the next day.

20.Bob had arranged for this man to come whenever needed.

21. My budget . for this week included new shoes.

22.The old car _ ground to halt in front of the house.

23.I detected the odor of D gas when I opened the door.

24.Consumption of domestic fuel oil __B_varies_____ from 150 gallons a month at the height of winter to practically nothing in July-August.

25.They tried to leave the restaurant without ___C paying for their meal.

26. The _ D. charges _ for electricity and gas will be increased next year.27. I can’tpay for the books now. Will you bill me _ D. for _ them later?

28. He never A. complained about her neglecting housework.

29. Richard can play D. by himself; he is accustomed to that.

30.Much of what has been said about strangers also applies A. to ___relationships with

family members and friends.

II. Cloze (10%)

After having lived for over twenty years in the same district, Albert Hall was forced to move to a new neighborhood. He surprised his landlord by telling him that

he was leaving because he could not afford 31B B. to buy any more chocolate.

It all began a year ago when Albert returned home one evening and found a large dog32 B. in front of the gate. He was very fond of animals and as he happened to have a small

piece of chocolate 33 C. in his pocket, he gave it to the dog. The next day, the dog was there again. It held up its34 D. paws and perceived another piece of chocolate as a reward. Albert called his new friend“Bingo ”. He never35 B. found out the dog’s real name, nor who his owner was. However, Bingo appeared36 C. regularly every afternoon and it was quite clear that he preferred chocolate to bones. He soon grew dissatisfied with37 C. small pieces of chocolate and demanded a large bar a day. If at any time Albert neglected his duty, Bingo got very38D D. angry and refused to let him open the gate. Albert was now at Bingo ’s mercy and had to bribe him to get out39 B. of his own house! He spent such a large part of his weekly wages to keep Bingo supplied with chocolate40 B. that in the end he had to move somewhere else.

2There was a time when, if a lady got onto a crowded bus or train, a gentleman would immediately stand up and41 B. offer her seat. No more,though. Today a gentleman will probably look out of the window,42 D. or, if he feels a bit guilty, hide behind his newspaper. Either way, the lady will have to stand43 C. until someone else gets off.

You can ’ t entirely blame men for this change in manners,44 A. though . The days are gone when women could be referred to as the weaker sex without causing45 B. offence .

A whole generation of women has grown up demanding46 D. equality with men; not just equality in jobs or education,47 C. but in social attitudes. Hold a door open for some women and you are48 C. likely to get an angry lecture on treating women as D. cripples, unable to open doors for themselves. Take a girl out for a meal and she will probably50 D. insist on paying her share of the bill; though on second thoughts perhaps that ’ s not such a bad idea.