北京联合大学 专升本英语考试试卷

Part I Vocabulary and Structure

Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A. , B. ,C. and D. then you should write the letter in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.

1.The new technique will __________ us to double our production.

A. persuade

B. engage

C. arrange

D. enable

2. It was not until December 31 __________ we heard from him.

A. which

B. when

C. that

D. then

3. — There’s someone knocking at the door. Who could __________ be?

— I have no idea.

A. he

B. it

C. she

D. that

4. He had __________ all his goals for the organization, and felt there were no challenges left for him.

A. achieved

B. got

C. made

D. met

5. At one time we had about eighty people here who did nothing but __________into various family history.

A. researched

B. research

C. researching

D. to research

6. __________ harder, you would have passed this exam.

A. If you have worked

B. If you worked

C. Were you to work

D. Had you worked

7. As soon as I entered the room, I could __________ something had gone wrong with the old couple.

A. sense

B. smell

C. touch

D. watch

8. Your hair needs __________. You’d better have it done tomorrow.

A. cut

B. cutting

C. to cut

D. being cut

9. — How __________ will you be able to come back from you travel?

— In a couple of weeks, perhaps.

A. fast

B. long

C. often

D. soon

10. There figures are base on the __________ that the economy will continue to improve.

A. preparation

B. impression

C. foundation

D. expectation

11. When __________ to dinner at the White Rose Restaurant, he seemed very happy and accepted the invitation.

A. invited

B. inviting

C. to be invited

D. having invited

12. Didn’t you see what the naughty boy __________ to our neighbor’s pet dog?

A. does

B. has done

C. had done

D. would do

13. There is a possibility that the factory may close __________ economy turns better.

A. if

B. unless

C. so

D. when

14. It has not been raining for months. The plants __________ want watering by now.

A. could

B. may

C. must

D. should

15. Miss Poole had no friends and seldom had visitors, __________ the girls who came over occasionally for high tea.

A. besides

B. despite

C. except for

D. regardless of

Part II Reading Comprehension

Directions: There are 5 reading passages in this part. After reading each passage, you will find some questions or unfinished statements. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A. , B. , C. and D. You should choose the most appropriate answer and write the letter in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the following passage.

The United States is a country of immigrants. After the Native Americans, all people have an immigrant past except African slaves and their descendants（后代）. The first immigrants were Europeans, and the arrived in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. They arrived from England on a ship named the Mayflower to escape religious persecution（迫害）.