专升本英语押题班试卷（二）（绝密）

2012中安专升本英语押题班试卷（二）（绝密）

Part 1 vocabulary and structure (30points)

1. Many things ___ impossible in the past are common now.

A. considered B. considering C. to consider D. to be considered 2. The factory is said ___ in a fire two years ago.

A. to be destroyed B. to destroy

C. to have destroyed D. to have been destroyed 3. The reason for his success is ____ he worked hard.

A. why B. that C. because D. for 4. I did not know ___ him or not.

A. whether to help B. if to help C. how to help D. what to help 5. It was very good _____ him to help us.

A. by B. of C. from D. about 6. We’ll have to get out and walk; the car’s _____ down.

A. fallen B. broken C. run D. gone 7. There was a small _____ of sugar in the cup.

A. amount B. number C. the number D. few 8. His parents died when he was young, so he was _____ by his aunt. A. brought up B. brought out C. grown up D. grown 9. Not only I but also Ted and Mary ____ fond of watching TV. A. am B. is C. are D. be 10. I am sure that ___ you say is true.

A. who B. what C. which D. why 11. The house is dark, the Browns ____ to bed. A. should go B. should have gone C. must go D. must have gone 12. The plane _____ from the airport and headed north toward Shanghai. A. took away B. took up C. took over D. took off 13. Mary is the most ___ secretary I’ve ever had.

A. efficiency B. efficient C. effect D. affect 14. It is ___ that he will come at midnight. A. maybe B. lovely C. lively D. likely 15. If you don’t know the word, why don’t you ___ in the dictionary?

A. look at it B. look after it C. look up it D. look it up 16. Wood does not conduct electricity; _____. A. so doesn’t rubber B. also doesn’t rubber C. nor does rubber D. nor rubber does 17. Mrs. Lindon has ______ that she is unable to get a job.

A. such small education B. so little education C. a such little education D. a so small education 18. Ellen was absent this morning because she had her tooth ___. A. filling B. to fill C. fill D. filled 19. His doctor suggested that he ___ a short trip abroad.

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A. will take B. would take C. take D. took 20. You would prefer visiting the city to staying at home, _____?

A. won’t you B. do you C. would you D. wouldn’t you 21. Not long ago, a person whom I know very well was ___ an accident.

A. related to B. involved in C. included in D. subjected to 22. The girl didn’t go to bed ___ her parents came home.

A. until B. unless C. when D. as 23. We are going to ___ up for our lost time by taking a short cut.

A. make B. take C. find D. put 24. No sooner had we returned home ___ it rained. A. then B. than C. when D. as 25. I can’t afford ___ a new dress. A. buying her B. her to buy C. buy for her D. to buy her 26. I can’t help _____ every time I think of that funny story he told us the other evening. A. laughing B. to laugh C. laugh D. laughed 27. He kept me ____ for many hours. A. to wait B. wait C. waiting D. waited 28. The more he tried to help her, ____ she seemed to like it. A. less B. lesser C. the little D. the less 29. ___ there is enough snow, we can’t go skiing. A. Unless B. Because C. As D. However 30. It’s been a long time since I ____. How are you? A. have last seen you B. last saw you C. had last seen you D. have last been seen you Part 2 (15points) Smoking, which may be a pleasure for some people, is a serious source of discomfort for their fellows. Further medical authorities express their 31 about the effect of smoking 32 the health not only of those who smoke but also of those who do not. In fact, non-smokers who must involuntarily inhale the air 33 by tobacco smoke may 34 more than the smokers themselves. As you are doubtlessly 35 that a considerable number of our students have joined in an effort to 36 the university to ban smoking in the classroom. I believe they are entirely right in their aim. 37 , I would hope that it is 38 to achieve this by 39 the smokers to use good judgment and show concern for others rather than by regulation. Smoking is 40 by City by-laws in theaters and in halls used for 41 films as well as in laboratories where there 42 be a fire hazard. Elsewhere, it is up to your good sense. I am 43 asking you to maintain 44 in the auditoriums, classrooms and seminar rooms. This will prove that you have the non-smokers’ health and well-being 45, which is very important to a large number of our students.

31. A. concern B. trouble C. interest D. displeasure 32. A. on B. in C. with D. to 33. A. polluted B. cleaned C. dirty D. fresh

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34. A. endure B. suffer C. undergo D. put up with 35. A. alert B. awake C. aware D. informed 36. A. make B. persuade C. cause D. tell

37. A. But then B. However C. Further D. Moreover 38. A. likely B. probable C. capable D. possible 39. A. pleading B. begging C. insisting D. calling on 40. A. prohibited B. stopped C. suppressed D. prevented 41. A. playing B. demonstrating C. showing D. exhibiting 42. A. will B. should C. may D. must 43. A. hence B. therefore C. subsequently D. so 44. A. “No Smoking” B. “Non-Smokers” C. “No-Smoke” D. Non—Smoke” 45. A. on mind B. in heart C. in mind D. on your mind

Part 3 reading comprehension 50points Passage One

Some of the notebooks George Washington kept as a young man show what he was learning. He was learning Latin. He was very interested in the basics of good behavior in society and was reading English literature.

At school he seems to have been interested in mathematics. In fact his formal education was surprisingly brief and incomplete. For unlike other young men of good families, he did not go to the College of William and Mary in the Virginian capital. In terms of formal training then, Washington was different from some other early American Presidents such as John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. In later years, Washington probably regretted his lack of intellectual training. He never felt comfortable in a debate in Congress, or on any subject that had nothing to do with everyday practical matters. And because he never learned French and could not speak directly to the French leaders, he did not visit the country he admired so much. Thus, unlike Jefferson and Adams, he never reached Europe. 46. What reason does the author give for Washington not going to college? A. His family could not afford it. B. A college education was rather uncommon in his time. C. He didn’t like the young Virginian men of good families who went to college. D. The author doesn’t give any reason.

47. Washington felt uncomfortable in Congress debates because he _____. A. lacked practice in public speaking B. felt his education was not enough

C. didn’t like arguing and debating with people D. felt the others were being impractical

48. The reason why Washington didn’t visit France was probably that he ____. A. didn’t really care about going B. did not know the French leaders

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C. could not communicate directly with the French leaders D. was too busy to travel

49. According to the author, ____.

A. Washington’s lack of formal education placed him at a disadvantage in later life B. Washington should have gone to France even though he could not speak French C. Washington was not as good a president as Adams, Jefferson or Madison D. Washington was a model for all Virginian men of good families 50. The main idea of the passage is that Washington’s education ____. A. was of great variety, covering many subjects

B. was probable equal to those of most young men of good families at that time C. may seem poor by modern standards, but was good enough for his time D. was rather limited for a president Passage Two

By riding public transportation, you are helping to solve some of the major pollution problems existing in Boston.

Motor vehicles powered by internal combustion engines are responsible for over 80 percent of the deadly carbon monoxide as well as the cancer-causing substances in the air. Eighty-nine percent of the vehicles on the road in Massachusetts are privately owned and are often operated with only one person in the car. If people would use public transportation instead of their cars, air pollution levels could be significantly lowered. Thirty percent of the land in downtown Boston is devoted to cars. Where there are garages, there could be gardens. Where there are highways, there should be homes and places to work and play. Studies show that people today show a greater hearing loss with age than ever before. Much of this is due to car-horns, loud engines and general traffic noise.

The cost of a personal car is high to the individual. The average person pays about $2000 per car per year in gasoline, insurance, taxes, and maintenance. But for society as a whole, personal cars are a luxury we cannot afford. We pay in death from auto accidents, in poor health from air pollution, in loss of hearing from noise pollution, and in the destruction of our cities by the ever-increasing number of highways. 51. It is _______ that are the main cause of the air pollution in Boston. A. personal motor vehicles B. carbon monoxides

C. vehicle’s in general D. the public transportation systems 52. In the writer’s opinion, _______.

A. the price of personal cars should be reduced B. one car should be operated by two or more people C. public transportation systems should be developed D. highways should be built near homes and places to work and play 53. It is implied but not directly stated that______.

A. garages, highways and car parks occupy nearly one-third of the total Boston downtown area B. because of highways, people of Boston have no more homes and places to, work and play C. garages have replaced most of the gardens in Boston

D. Boston is the most seriously polluted city in the United States 54. According to the last paragraph,_______.

A. the cost of personal cars is high to the individuals but not so to the society

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