专升本英语复习资料

专升本英语复习资料

Passage Two

Paper is one of the most important products ever invented by man. Widespread 231 of written lan guage would not have been 232 without some cheap and practical material to write 233 . The inv ention of paper meant that more people could be educated because more books could be printed an d 234 . Together with the printing press, paper 235 an important way to spread knowledge. Paper was first made in China. In Egypt and the West, paper was not very 236 used before the yea r 1400. The Egyptians wrote on a type of paper 237 from a glasslike water plant; Europeans used a writing material made from the skin of a sheep or goat 238 many hundreds of years. We have l earnt some of the most important facts of European history from records or documents still 239 i n good condition. The Chinese first made paper about 2,000 years ago. China still 240 pieces of p aper which were made as long ago as that. It was made from the hair-like parts of certain plants. 231. A. use B. account C. access D. application

232. A. active B. positive C. possible D. possibility

233. A. by B. on C. in D. with

234. A. divided B. spread C. scattered D. distributed

235. A. offered B. granted C. supplied D. provided

236. A. always B. usually C. commonly D. generally

237. A. made B. making C. consisted D. consisting

238. A. at B. for C. in D. during

239. A. protected B. preserved C. cared for D. looked after

240. A. has B. holds C. prefers D. favors

Passage Three

When I was a boy, children always objected 241 wearing school uniform but teachers were 242 on it because they said all of us looked 243 . Otherwise, they said children could compet e with 244 and the poorer children would be unhappy because people would see how poor the y were. In recent years, however, many schools have 245 the idea of making children wear unif orm but funnily enough, now that children can wear 246 they like, they have adopted a uniform o f their own. When some journalists visited a London school, they found that all the boys and girls were dressed in jeans. One girl said she would rather die than wear a coat instead of a jersey becau se 247 wants to look different 248 the other children in the class. Parents may not be as happy a bout this as children, but they 249 to be, because this new kind of uniform is one that the childre n like, not something they have forced to wear, and it is also 250 cheaper than school uniform u sed to be.

241. A. against B. to C. for D. on

242. A. warm B. eager C. keen D. interested

243. A. same B. like C. as D. alike

244. A. each other B. another C. themselves D. others

245. A. waited for B. taken off C. put out D. given up

246. A. that B. which C. what D. as

247. A. anyone B. no one C. none D. someone

248. A. than B. that C. from D. to

249. A. ought B. should C. would D. had