专升本英语模拟试题2

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For this part, you are supposed to write a composition of about 100 -120 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.写一篇记述在海滨度周末的日记，内容应包括以下几点：(1)初夏，风和日丽；(2)有很多游人和小船；(3)我们捡贝壳(shell)；(4)日光浴(sun bathe)玩得很愉快。

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The writer seems to believe that Asian governments should ______.

You really have to get very old before you realize youre old. Im in my middle fifties and I dont feel【C1】______yet. However, sometimes I look back at my childhood and【C2】______things to the way life is for【C3】______kids, some things have certainly changed. One area of change is【C4】______. Some changes have been improvements. Some changes, on the other hand, have been【C5】______ When I started school, most people didnt have a television: TV was just beginning to get【C6】______. My father decided to go all out and buy a 16-inch black and white Motorola【C7】______. I still remember watching the Lone Ranger save people from the【C8】______guys on that awesome electronic machine. That was exciting! Now, 【C9】______have larger pictures in full color. The pictures are clearer and the sound is much more【C10】______The new high definition sets are made to rival【C11】______screens. The variety and quantity of programming has【C12】______greatly. There are hundreds of channels and more shows than one person could ever watch. There are many fine entertainment and educational【C13】______. Theres also a lot of garbage, stuff that most【C14】______dont want their kids exposed to. Overall, we have more choices, and that is good. I wonder what【C15】______will be like when todays kids are my age.

【C1】

According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

To buy a flat and send a child to kindergarten, how much will a couple pay each year?

The aim of the voyages Maury was responsible for in the 1840s was______.

This passage is mainly about_____.

The small number of newborn babies, which has been caused by high prices and the changing social situation of women, is one of the most serious problems in Asia. When people talk about it, you can hear a word invented in Japan, "DINKS" , which means Double Income No Kids. In many major Asian cities like Seoul, Singapore, and Tokyo, the cost of a house is extremely high. A young couple who want to buy their own house may have to pay about $ 300, 000(though prices have fallen). For a flat with one bedroom, one dining-room, a kitchen, and a bathroom, the couple will pay about $900 a month. Whats more, if they want to have a child, the childs education is very expensive. For example, most kindergarten charges are at least $ 5, 000 a year. In such a situation, its difficult to afford children. The number of married women who want to continue working increases rapidly because they enjoy their jobs. However, if they want to have children, they immediately have serious problems. Though most companies allow women to leave their jobs for a short time to have a baby, they expect women with babies to give up their jobs. In short, if they want to bring up children properly, both parents have to work, but it is hard for mothers to work. Indeed, women who want to continue working have to choose between having children or keeping their jobs. In a word, Asian governments must take steps to improve the present situation as soon as possible.

What is the main problem being discussed in the passage?

It was______that asked Maury for help in oceanographic studies.

Oceanography has been defined as "The application of all sciences to the study of the sea". Before the nineteenth century scientists with an interest in the sea were few and far between. Certainly Newton considered some theoretical aspects of it in his writings, but he was reluctant to go to sea to further his work. For most people the sea was remote, and with the exception of early intercontinental travelers or others who earned a living from the sea, there was little reason to ask many questions about it, let alone to ask what lay beneath the surface. The first time that the question "What is at the bottom of the oceans?"had to be answered with any commercial consequence was when the laying of a telegraph cable from Europe to America was proposed. The engineer had to know the depth profile(起伏形状)of the route to estimate the length of cable that had to be manufactured. It was to Maury of the US Navy that the Atlantic Telegraph Company turned, in 1853, for information on this matter. In the 1840s, Maury had been responsible for encouraging voyages during which soundings(测水深)were taken to investigate the depths of the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Later, some of his findings aroused much popular interest in his book The Physical Geography of the Sea. The cable was laid, but not until 1866 was the connection made permanent and reliable. At the early attempts, the cable failed and when it was taken out for repairs it was found to be covered in living growths, a fact which defied contemporary scientific opinion that there was no life in the deeper parts of the sea. Within a few years oceanography was under way. In 1872 Thomson led a scientific expedition(考察), which lasted for four years and brought home thousands of samples from the sea. Their classification and analysis occupied scientists for years and led to a five-volume report, the last volume being published in 1895.

The proposal to lay a telegraph cable from Europe to America made oceanographic studies take on______.

One thing the passage does NOT tell you to do is______.

What is the main idea of the passage?

Paragraph 4 talks about dialing "911". This number is probably______.

It was a case of emergency. The four-year-old girl awoke and smelled smoke. She couldnt wake her mother, so she dialed "zero". An operator immediately called the fire department. Help was sent, and a tragedy avoided. Days before this emergency, the mother had taught her child how to telephone for help. Children as young as two and one-half years old can be taught to use the phone in emergency situations. Here are some points. Memorizing certain facts is important. Teach your children their names, and the section of town where you live. Try to keep what they learn within their abilities. Simple information, learned well, is better than difficult information only partly learned. Be sure your children know how to use the telephone. They should be taught to dial "zero" for the operator, at the very least. And they should be taught to dial "911" if it is used in your town. Practice over a period of several days. Over-learning is necessary so the child can act automatically in case of emergency. If you would like a booklet giving instructions on calling for help, write Telephone For Help, Box 99, Bowling Green Station, New York, NY 10004.

Based on this passage, over-learning is good because______.

The author tends to think that the fifth level______.

It can be inferred from die passage that by the end of World War II, most Americans______.

What is the main concern of man on the fourth level?

Who located the Lost Sea in recent times?

It can be inferred from the passage that the Craighead Caverns presently serve as______.

Human needs seem endless. They might be regarded as making up several levels. When there is enough money to satisfy one level of needs, another level appears. The first and most basic level of needs involves food. Once this level is satisfied, the second level of needs, clothing and some sort of shelter, appears. By the end of World War II , these needs were satisfied for a great majority of Americans. Then a third level appeared. It included such items as automobiles and new houses. By 1957 or 1958 this third level of needs was fairly well satisfied. Then, in the late 1950s, a fourth level of needs appeared: the "life-enriching" level. While the other levels involve physical satisfaction, that is, the feeding, comfort, safety , and transportation, this level stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement, and happiness. It includes a variety of goods and services. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical and dental care, and recreation. Also included here are fancy goods and the latest styles in clothing. On the fourth level, a lot of money is spent on services, while on the first three levels more is spent on goods. A fifth level would probably involve needs that can be achieved best by community action. Consumers may be spending more on taxes to pay for government action against disease, ignorance, crime, and prejudice. After filling our stomachs, our clothes closets, our garages, our teeth, and our minds, we now may seek to ensure the health, safety, and leisure to enjoy more fully the good things on the first four levels.

Deep inside a mountain near Sweetwater in East. Tennessee is a body of water known as the Lost Sea. It is listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the worlds largest underground lake. The Lost Sea is part of an extensive and historic cave system called Craighead Caverns. The caverns have been known and used since the days of the Cherokee Indian Nation. The cave expands into a series of huge rooms from a small opening on the side of the mountain. Approximately one mile from the entrance, in a room called "the Council Room, " many Indian artifacts have been found. Some of the items discovered include pottery , arrowheads, weapons, and jewelry. For many years there were persistent rumors of a large underground lake somewhere in a cave, but it was not discovered until 1905. In that year, a thirteen-year-old boy named Ben Sands crawled through a small opening three hundred feet underground. He found himself in a large cave half filled with water. Today tourists visit the Lost Sea and ride far out onto it in glass-bottomed boats powered by electric motors. More than thirteen acres of water have been mapped out so far and still no end to the lake has been found. Even though teams of divers have tried to explore the Lost Sea, the full extent of it is still unknown.

The Lost Sea is unique because it is______.

The Craighead Caverns have been known______.

I noticed his eyes ______, because they were very large.

—Was the housemaster strict? —Yes. He requested that we ______ television on week nights.

A freely falling body has an acceleration of 32 feet a second during each second it falls.

I dont believe him. He______be serious.

It was clever______ at the answer in two minutes.

______that your son is well again, you no longer have anything to worry about.

Hardly______when they ran toward it.

We are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time we are______ our environment with dangerous chemicals.

When a fire ______at the National Exhibition in London , at least ten priceless paintings were completely destroyed.

It is a______ride from his home to the shopping center.

He is ______ that Id like to introduce him to you.

His handwriting is______yours.

—I slipped on the stairs. I think my arm is broken. —Oh! I______.

______ man is______reasoning animal.

When Jane fell off the bike, the other children ______.