2017年江苏省专转本英语模拟试题第三套（含答案）

D、cost

33.Creating a new festival may seem an unusual way to celebrate history and culture, but we are _____ all creating new festival every year. A、in fact B、in a word C、in general D、in turn

34.If you don’t want to be down and out, you’d better try your best to _____ the fast pace of modern society. A、make up for B、live up to C、keep up with D、put up with

35.None of us expected Doctor King to _____ at the meeting. We thought he was still in America.

A、turn down B、turn off C、turn to D、turn up

36.The plain silver ring was her favorite; it was _____ to her form her great-grandmother.

A、handed out B、handed down C、handed over D、handed in

37.On seeing the old lady crossing the road, she _____ her car immediately. A、pulled up B、pulled down C、pulled in D、pulled off

38.Glass-fiber cables can carry hundreds of telephone conversations _____. A、at length B、at the moment C、at the same time D、at intervals

39._____ this sad event, we have cancelled the 4th of July celebrations. A、In regard to B、In light of C、In line with D、In terms of

40.This kind of vegetable is extremely expensive in winter because it is _____. A、out of season B、out of fashion

C、out of date D、out of order

41. The courses at our school are very different from _____ at your school. A、that B、those C、which D、if

42. The meeting began two hours ago, but so far no decision _____. A、had arrived by B、has arrived at

C、had been arrived by D、has been arrived at

43. There is some doubt _____ Julia can pass her driving test tomorrow. A、whether B、that C、which

D、were canceled

44. I’m very tired and I don’t think I feel like _____ shopping today. A、to go to B、to go C、going to D、going

45. Mary should have put the fish in the refrigerator. I bet it _____ uneatable by now.

A、becomes B、has become C、will become D、had become

46. – Did Richard mend the roof himself? – No, he _____ because he doesn’t like to climb a ladder.

A、hadn’t mended it B、had it mended C、mended it D、had mended it

47. Being watched by a lot of people, Alison felt very nervous, _____ what to say. A、didn’t know B、not knowing

C、and doesn’t know D、not know

48. Not only _____ a pay increase, they want reduced hours as well. A、do nurses want B、nurses want

C、are nurses wanted D、nurses are wanted

49. nurses are wanted No tree could be seen here five years ago, but now over 60% of this district _____ covered by trees and greens. A、are B、has C、have D、is 50. It is important that she _____ a record of everything she does in the experiment. A、keep

B、must keep C、keeps D、will keep

51. Human beings differ from animals _____ they can use language as a tool to communicate with each other. A、for that B、in that C、for which D、in which

52. There are now over 8000 students in the college, almost _____ there were six years ago.

A、as many as three times B、there times as many as C、three more times than D、as three times many as

53. It was _____ I left my hometown and moved to Hangzhou . A、ten years ago that B、the years since C、ten years when

D、for ten years since

54. _____ he sand storm, the train for Beijing would not have been delayed for thirty-two hours.

A、In spite of B、Because of C、As for D、Without

55. Alone in a strange country, Malian was so devoted to her study that she felt _____ lonely.

A、all but B、nothing but C、everything but D、anything but

56. It is common knowledge that cotton cloth, _____ in hot water, tends to shrink. A、it is washed B、when washed C、washing

D、to be washed

57. Man cannot live without food _____ than plants can grow without sunshine. A、any more B、more or less C、not more D、no more

58. In modern society, knowledge is to us _____ water is to life. A、like B、as C、what D、that

59. Why do those rich people steal things _____ they could easily afford to buy them?

A、that B、because C、if D、when

60. What you said was true. It was, _____, a little impolite. A、nevertheless B、otherwise C、thus

D、furthermore

Part III Cloze （共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）

Directions: There are twenty blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices. Choose the one that best fits into the passage and then marks your answer on the Answer Sheet. Who won the World Cup 1994 football game? What happened at the United Nations? How did the critics like the new play? 61 an event takes place; newspapers are on the streets 62 the details. Wherever anything happens in the world, reports are on the spot to 63 the news.

Newspapers have one basic 64 , to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to 65 it. Radio, telegraph, television, and 66 inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication. 67 , this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly made use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the 68 and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are 69 and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out to many other fields. Besides keeping readers 70 of the latest news, today's newspapers 71 and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers' economic choices 72