2014河南专升本考试英语模拟试题第八套

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Part I Vocabulary and grammar

1. The temperature will rise to 33 degrees Fahrenheit, _______ point ice will begin to melt. A. which B. at which C. whose D. at whose 2. —Excuse me, Miss, _______ may I share your table? —Of course. Be my guest. A. so B. and C. but D. yet 3. —Are you satisfied with what Alice did? —Not a little. It couldn’t be _______.

A. any better B. any worse C. so well D. so bad

4. They donated most of their money to Project Hope _______ they themselves were not rich. A. as long as B. as soon as C. as though D. even though 5. Thank you very much! But for your help, I _______ the task on time. A. mustn’t have finished B. shouldn’t have finished C. wouldn’t have finished D. needn’t have finished

6. _______ the safety of pedestrians, the city government is considering _______ the traffic regulations.

A. Ensuring; adopting B. To ensure; to adopt C. Ensuring; to adopt D. To ensure; adopting

7. The twins look so alike that it is often difficult to distinguish one from _______. A. another B. others C. the other D. the others

8. Mr Brown couldn’t understand _______ made his wife spend so much time in making up. A. what it was that B. why it was that C. how that was D. what was it

9. We Chinese are all proud of _______ our country has achieved over the past sixty years. A. that B. what C. which D. how

10. The conference will _______ how to prevent the spread of AIDS throughout the world. A. focus on B. depend on C. take on D. hold on

11. —Are you going to fly to Guangzhou to attend the trade fair this weekend? —Yes, but we _______ the tickets.

A. weren’t booking B. haven’t booked C. wouldn’t book D. hadn’t booked

12. Please calm down and let me ______! I didn’t really want to eat all the apples; I just couldn’t help myself.

A. react B. reply C. explain D. insist

13. Your idea ______ very interesting. I will have a try and maybe I will succeed. A. sounds B. is sounded C. is sounding D. was sounded 14. —How do you find the dishes I prepared for you last night? —_______, really. I didn’t know you were such a good cook. A. Nothing worse B. Just in the kitchen C. Sorry, so-so D. Much to my taste 15. —Bad luck! I failed in the driving test yesterday. —_______ the great efforts you’ve made?

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A. Despite B. Rather than C. Assuming D. Thanks to

16. If you _______ let me pay the bill today, then at least allow my driving you home. A. shouldn’t B. won’t C. daren’t D. mustn’t

17. It was that very night that I received a call and _______ that my lost car had been found. A. was told B. told C. was telling D. tell

18. Not only _______ diligently but also _______ very friendly and considerate as well. A. she studies; is she B. does she study; she is C. she studies; she is D. does she study; is she

19. Let us stay in your office to read newspapers and magazines for a while, _______? A. shall we B. will you C. can we D. do you

20. She claimed 200 dollars _______ him _______ injuries she had suffered. A. for; of B. from; of C. from; for D. for; from

21. Exploring ________space is exciting, yet dangerous. There is ________need for both robots and humans for space exploration.

A. the; a B. a; a C. /; a D. /; the

22. Scientific research results can now be quickly ________ to factory production.

A．used B．applied C．tried D．practiced

23. Computer has become a(n) ________ part of my life, without which I can hardly deal with my job.

A．special B．specific C．essential D．especial

24. I ________ on a sofa because my grandparents have been here for the weekend.

A. slept B. was sleeping C. have slept D. am sleeping 25. I'm interested in a one-bed room. Do you have any ________？

A．convenient B．available C．possible D．personal

26. The further falling of the stock market as reported today has ________ a fresh wave of selling.

A．given off B．set off C．put off D．got off

27. The incomes of skilled workers went up. ________， unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.

A. Moreover B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. Otherwise

28. You may imagine what great difficulty I had________complicated ideas in simple English.

A．expressing B．to express C．expressed D．express

29. Thanks to Mr. Smith the father and the son eventually________after ten years' cold relationship between them.

A．took up B．made up C．looked up D．turned up

30．He ________ whether the articles exhibited at the back of the department store were for sale.

A．demanded B. decided C．required D．requested

31．—Shirley, can I have a look at your photos?

—________.Here you are.

A．By any means B．By no means C．By this means D．By all means

32. I hadn't seen him for 10 years but I ________ him at first sight.

A. realized B. spotted C. watched D. observed

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33. ________while writing, he locked himself in his study.

A．Not to interrupt B．Not being interrupted C．Not to be interrupted D．Being not interrupted

34. If we keep wasting so much energy, ________are that our oil wells will dry up and the environment will be destroyed.

A. problems B. difficulties C. questions D. chances 35. —Andrew won't like it, you know.

—________？ I don't care what Andrew thinks!

A. So what B. So where C. So why D. So which

36.— What do you think of the furniture on exhibition?

— Well, great! But I don’t think much of ____ you bought． A．the one B．it C．that D．which 37.Do you know how much time and effort they devoted ______ such a completed project? A. to complete B. completed C. completing D. to completing

38.________ yourself with positive people and you will keep focused on what you can do instead of what you can’t.

A. Surrounding B. Surrounded C. Surround D. Having surrounded 39.If you are the last student ______ the room, remember to turn off the lights. A. leaving B. to leave C. left D. leaves

40.______ several times, but he still doesn’t know how to do it properly. A. Being shown B. Having shown

C. Having been shown D. I’ve shown him Part II Cloze

Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents. The next day she drove her old car home along the road. __41__ she found she got a flat. The 22-year-old student __42__ to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk. No __43__ tire. At this time, a car __44__. Paul and Diane told Clay to _45__ them to a service station near their __46__. They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to __47__ with her car. \home.\

The couple called around to find a tire. No, __48__. They decided to let her use their own car, \holiday.\

Clay was __51__. \weeks.\

\__54__ us.\

Unable to believe her eyes, Clay watched at the __55__ put her luggage into their car and then __56__ her off. Two weeks later she __57__ to find her old car cleaned inside and out with

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three new tires and the radio __58__.

\don't want any money. It's our __60__.\it was now her duty to pass on their \

41. A. Suddenly B. Finally C. Immediately D. Fortunately 42. A. afforded B. wanted C. allowed D. managed 43. A. spare B. free C. full D. empty 44. A. passed B. stopped C. paused D. started 45. A. help B. push C. take D. follow 46. A. garage B. house C. shop D. hotel 47. A. agree B. match C. go D. deal 48. A. way B. message C. success D. luck 49. A. set B. number C. pair D. chain 50. A. can't B. shouldn't C. mustn't D. won't 51. A. satisfied B. worried C. astonished D. disturbed 52. A. persuaded B. advised C. reminded D. promised 53. A. happy B. here C. away D. busy 54. A. get in touch with B. keep in touch with C. be in touch with D. put in touch with

55. A. repairmen B. cleaner C. friends D. couple 56. A. sent B. shook C. watched D. drove 57. A. shocked B. happened C. returned D. came 58. A. loaded B. fixed C. tied D. rebuilt 59. A. owe B. lend C. give D. offer 60. A. wish B. job C. duty D. pleasure

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