英语专升本
北京语言大学网络教育学院
专升本入学测试模拟试题
英语
I. Vocabulary and Structure (40×1 points)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence
there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best complete
the sentence. Mark your answer on Answer Sheet .
1( Something about his manner suggested that he _________ not interested in what we were
doing.( A )
A( was
B( were
C( be
D( is
2( In this park, sparrows often fly down from trees to eat from visitors? hands. They are used to
_________in this way.( D )
A( be fed
B( feed
C( having fed
D( being fed
3( The phone is ringing.
- Who could _________ be? It is already midnight.( B )
A( he
B( it
C( this
D( there
4( _________those books do you want,( B )
A( What are
B( Which of
C( Which are
D( What
5( _________the friendship between our two peoples last forever!( B )
A( Could
B( May
C( Would
D( Must
6( She told us ,,,, story that we all forgot about the time.( A )
A( such an interesting
B( such interesting a
C( so an interesting
D( a so interesting
7( My car is not so fashionable as _________.( C )
A( he’s
B( he
C( his
D( his’
8( There used to be a coffee shop next to your house, _________?( A )
A( wasn’t there
B( didn’t there
C( wasn’t it
D( didn’t it
9( A lot of buildings _________and the place _________very noisy ever since we moved
here.( A )
A( have been built has become
B( have been built became
C( were built has become
D( were built became
10( All that can be done _________.( C )
A( have been done
B( have done
C( has been done
D( has done
11( I am astonished to hear that a man of your age and with such good sense could talk in this
way.( D )
A( disappointed
B( displeased
C( terrified
D( surprised
12( I didn’t know what to do but then an idea suddenly _________to me.( C )
A( happened
B( entered
C( occurred
D( hit
13( If you want his address, you will have to_________ the number in the book.( B )
A( look into
B( look up
C( look through
D( look after
14( It’s the first turning _________the left after the traffic lights.( C )
A( by
B( in
C( on
D( for
15( I know nothing about him _________he is a teacher.( D )
A( besides
B( in addition
C( except for
D( except that
16( He’s _________ to know the answer.( A )
A( likely
B( probable
C( maybe
D( probably
17( As it was a stormy night, ,,,, people went to see the film.( B )
A( a few
B( few
C( several
D( many
18( When the taxi came I put out my hand, but it just went _________ me without
stopping.( D )
A( off
B( over
C( through
D( past
19( The boss seemed angry when I spoke to him on the phone.( B )
A( looked
B( sounded
C( talked
D( got
20( It isn’t quite_________ that he will be present at the meeting.( A )
A( certain
B( sure
C( right
D( exact
21( Lily has made great progress. She listens to the teacher_________ than before.( C )
A( much carefully
B( as careful
C( more carefully
D( more careful
22( “Are the two answers correct?”
“No,_________ correct.”( C )
A( no one is
B( both are not
C( neither is
D( either is not
23( Not until everyone is seated _________.( D )
A( the lesson will begin
B( when the lesson will begin
C( that the lesson will begin
D( will the lesson begin
24( The winning car_________a speed of forty miles an hour.( A )
A( reached
B( arrived at
C( got to
D( arrived in
25( _________no need for us to discuss the problem again since it has been settled.( D )
A( It has
B( There has
C( It is
D( There is
26( I need two more_________ these.( C )
A( beside
B( but
C( besides
D( except
27( No one will eat this food, _________be thrown away.( C )
A( it was just as well
B( it may be as well
C( it might just as well
D( it might do as well
28( Class one has 23 _________.( A )
A( boy students
B( boys students
C( boy’s students
D( students of boys
29( “ Don’t forget to come to my birthday party tomorrow.”
“_________.”( B )
A( I don’t
B( I won’t
C( I can’t
D( I haven’t
30( The annual report shows that the company has expanded its
production_________ .( A )
A( twice more rapidly than the previous year
B( two times more rapidly as the previous year
C( twice rapidly more than the previous year
D( twice as rapidly as the previous year 31( Lincoln thought it was wrong to keep Negroes_________ slaves.( B )
A( in
B( as
C( for
D( at
32( There, far from here, you can find_________ island, on which lives an old man living
________.( A )
A( a lonely alone
B( an alone lonely
C( a lonely lonely
D( an alone alone
33( I got a piece of mail yesterday which I_________ for over two weeks.( B )
A( was expecting
B( had been expecting
C( have expected
D( had expected
34( The maid asked her master, “Do you have anything_________?”( A )
A( to wash
B( to be washed
C( wash
D( washing
35( The oil must have been used up,_________ the light went out.( B )
A( because
B( for
C( since
D( as
36( The talks involved too many parties and took _________.( D )
A( longer
B( the longest
C( too much longer
D( much too long
37( Nothing _________I could say had any influence on her.( B )
A( which
B( that
C( what
D( how
38( He had more dictionaries than_________ for his work.( B )
A( they are needed
B( were necessary
C( it was needed
D( necessary were they to him
39( The number of the visitors to Dalian has now_________.( B )
A( grown
B( increased
C( grown up
D( advanced
40( _________ him a piece of cheese and a cup of beer? The writer.( A )
A( Who gave
B( Who did give
C( What did he give
D( Whom did he give
II. Close (20×1 points)
Directions: Choose the most appropriate words to complete each of the following
blanks of the passage. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C), and
D). You should decide on the best choice. Mark your answer on Answer Sheet.
Drawing a picture is the simplest way of putting an idea down on paper. That is
_(41)_D_ men first began to write, six thousand years ago or _(42)B_. The alphabet
we now use (43)A down to us over a long period of time. It was 44)C from the
picture writing of ancient Egypt.
Picture writing was useful in many (45)C _. It could be used to express ideas as well as (46)D . For example, a drawing of a (47A meant the object “man”.
(48B a drawing of a man (49) B on the ground with a spear in him meant (50) C.
Besides the Egyptians, the Chinese (51)A the American Indians also developed ways (52)D writing in pictures. But only (53)A much could be said (54) D.
Thousands of pictures would have been needed (55) A express all the ideas that people might have. It would have (56) B many thousands more to express all the objects (57)B to men. No one could (58)C so many pictures in a lifetime. (59)B could anyone learn the meaning of all (60)A drawings in a lifetime.
41. [A] when [B] because [C] where [D] how
42. [A] over [B] more [C] else [D] less
43. [A] went [B] showed [C] appeared [D] came
44. [A] developed [B] discovered [C] increased [D] grown
45. [A] sides [B] colors [C] ways [D] meanings
46. [A] stories [B] animals [C] objects [D] subjects
47. [A] creature [B] being [C] woman [D] man
48. [A] But B] For [C] Besides [D] Because
49. [A] lies [B] lying [C] laying [D] lain
50. [A] “die” [B] “death” [C] “sleep” [D] “down”
51. [A] and [B] with [C] helped [D] followed
52. [A] to [B] about [C] on [D] of
53. [A] not [B] very [C] so [D] too
54. [A] as follows [B] his way [C] that much [D] at least
55. [A] to [B] for [C] possibly [D] actually
56. [A] drawn [B] shown [C] done [D] taken
57. [A] known [B] with [C] called [D] in
58. [A] write [B] draw [C] watch [D] take
59. [A] Either [B] So [C] Nor [D] Also
60. [A] many [B] some [C] that [D] such