2023年統(tǒng)招專升本英語提分沖刺試卷2

統(tǒng)招專升本英語提分沖刺試卷2

一、單選題

1、________thestrengthoftheopposition,wedidverywelltoscoretwogoals（）

A．Toconsider

B．Considered

C．Considering

D．Consider

2、Couldyoutellme_______toflyfromChicagotoNewYork（）

A．itcostshowmuch

B．howmuchdoesitcost

C．howmuchcostsit

D．howmuchitcosts

3、Thebookcoversawide_______oftopicsoninternationalpolitics（）

A．range

B．number

C．collection

D．a(chǎn)mount

4、Iknowit'snotimportantbutIcan'thelp______aboutit（）

A．tothink

B．thinking

C．thinks

D．think

5、Heranallthewayhomeandarrived______breath（）

A．fullof

B．lackingof

C．shortof

D．outof

6、________suggestionsyoumake,hewillturnadeafeartothem（）

A．What

B．Whatever

C．Which

D．However

7、______hisfluentEnglish,hemust_______inAmericaforalongtime（）

A．Judgedby;havestayed

B．Judgedby;bestaying

C．Judgingfrom;havestayed

D．Judgingfrom;bestaying

8、Youhadbetter_______mytelephonenumberbeforeyouforgetit（）

A．writedown

B．clearout

C．putaside

D．skimover

9、Brass（黃銅）is______goldincolor（）

A．similarwith

B．familiarwith

C．familiarto

D．similarto

10、Campmeetingsoften_______forseveraldays（）

A．wentaway

B．wenton

C．wentoff

D．wentby

11、Thechildwas______toopenthewindow（）

A．tallbarelyenough

B．barelyenoughtall

C．barelytallenough

D．tallenoughbarely

12、Hehasastrong______ofduty（）

A．sense

B．emotion

C．feeling

D．thought

13、Accordingtosomereligiousbeliefs,theworldis______byGod（）

A．structured

B．founded

C．created

D．established

14、I______youwiththefunds.Whydidn'tyouaskme（）

A．couldhaveprovided

B．shouldhaveprovided

C．musthaveprovided

D．oughttohaveprovided

15、Unfortunately,hedidn't_______toreadtheagreementcarefullybeforesigningit（）

A．bother

B．disturb

C．occur

D．happen

16、Solid-fuelenginesaresimplerthanliquid-fuelengines,_______haveimportantuses（）

A．bothofthem

B．both

C．bothofwhich

D．bothall

17、Wheredoyounormallyhaveyourhair_______（）

A．beingdone

B．do

C．tobedone

D．done

18、It'sa______difficultexam,butwecouldstillcopewithit（）

A．fairly

B．too

C．rather

D．enough

19、Heaskedusifwewould______tosharearoom（）

A．a(chǎn)ccept

B．consider

C．a(chǎn)gree

D．a(chǎn)dmit

20、Computerswill_______ourworkingconditionstosuchanextentthatwemayimaginemostpeopleworkingathomesomedayinthefuture（）

A．improve

B．effect

C．increase

D．a(chǎn)fford

21、Therearestillalotofdifficultiesforusto_______（）

A．dealwith

B．settledown

C．a(chǎn)pplyto

D．getalong

22、Hewasafraidthattheothersmightthinkhewasshowing______orbeingsuperior（）

A．in

B．up

C．out

D．off

23、Ifyou______thatnight,youmighthavebeentoolatetogetyourticket（）

A．didn'thurry

B．hadn'thurried

C．wouldn'thurry

D．hadn'ttohurry

24、Fortunately,thedemonstration________tobequitepeaceful（）

A．turnedon

B．turnedout

C．showedoff

D．showedup

25、Shewasseen______thattheatrejustnow（）

A．entered

B．enter

C．toenter

D．tobeentering

26、AtfirstIthoughtIunderstoodwhatshesaid,butthemoreIthoughtaboutit,_____（）

A．themoredidIbecomeconfused

B．themoreIbecameconfused

C．themoreconfusedbecameI

D．themoreconfusedIbecame

27、Itwas______thepolicemancame______theparentsknewwhathadhappenedtotheirson（）

A．before;as

B．until;when

C．notuntil;that

D．until;that

28、Forwhat_______didhecomehere（）

A．a(chǎn)im

B．purpose

C．goal

D．object

29、Maryhaslivedhereforfiveyearsandstillhasn't________morethanafewwordswithherneighbors（）

A．exchanged

B．informed

C．said

D．spoken

30、Trainsstophereinorderto______passengers（）

A．getoff

B．putup

C．geton

D．pickup

31、Later,thesmallworkshop_______aworld-famousfactory（）

A．developedinto

B．grewup

C．turnedout

D．gotinto

32、Alittlelearningisadangerousthing,_______thesayinggoes（）

A．like

B．a(chǎn)s

C．with

D．if

33、WhileI_______themorningpaper,aheadlinecaughtmyeye（）

A．haveread

B．wasreading

C．hadread

D．a(chǎn)mreading

34、________,talkingwithfriendlypeople,andhavingFridayoff—thesearejustsomethingsIlikeaboutcollege（）

A．Studiedbymyself

B．Inperson

C．Onmyown

D．Beingonmyown

35、If________,thegirlwouldverymuchliketosingasongattheeveningparty（）

A．invite

B．invited

C．inviting

D．tobeinvited

二、閱讀理解

1、Passage1

Ineveryschoolthereisatopcrowdthatsetsthepace,whiletheothersfollowtheirexample.Let'ssaythetopcrowddecidesthatitissmarttowearbrightredsweaters（毛衣）.Prettysooneverybodyiswearingbrightredsweaters.Thereisnothingwrongwiththat,exceptthefactthatforsomepeoplebrightredisratherunsuitable.Thesituationcanevenbecomedangerous,ifthetopcrowddecidesthatitissmarttodrinkortodrivecarsatseventymilesanhour.Thenthepeoplewhofollowtheexampleareputtingtheirlivesindanger.Theyarelikesheepbeingledtotheslaughter（屠宰）.

Now,itislikelythatyouhavecomeacrosssituationslikethesemorethanonceinyourlife.Infact,itislikelythatatonetimeoranotheryouprobablydidsomethingyouknewtobewrong.Youmayhaveexcusedyourselfbysaying,Gee,thecrowddoesit.Well,letthecrowddoit,butdon'tdoityourself.LearntosayNo.Developyourownstandardsandyourownjudgments.Ifyouknowthecrowdisplanningsomethingofwhichyoudisapprove,havethecouragetobowoutgracefully.You'llhavethesatisfactionofstandingonyourowntwofeet

Themainideaofthispassageisthat_______（）

A．ineveryschoolthereisatopcrowdthatsetsthepace

B．itisamistaketofollowthetopcrowdblindly

C．a(chǎn)tonetimeoranotheryouprobablydidsomethingyouknewtobewrong

D．peoplewhofollowthetopcrowdareputtingtheirlivesindanger

2、Theauthordisapprovesofwearingredsweatersif_______（）

A．thecrowdiswearingthem

B．onecan'taffordthem

C．onedoesn'tlookgoodinred

D．itisagainstschoolrules

3、Peoplewhofollowthetopcrowdblindly________（）

A．a(chǎn)rerebels（叛逆者）withoutacause

B．havenorespectfortheirparents

C．a(chǎn)regood-for-nothings

D．sometimesdothingsagainsttheirbetterjudgment

4、Theunderlinedphrasetobowoutmayprobablymean_______（）

A．nottotakepart

B．tomakeanexcuse

C．tofeelsorry

D．tobeashamed

5、Theauthorurgesthereaderto________（）

A．followthecrowd

B．taketheadvicefromthetopcrowd

C．beindependent

D．dowhateverhewants

6、Passage2

Thefactthateverybodyenjoysagoodmysteryexplainswhymagiciansaresuchpopularentertainers.Weallknowthatamagiciandoesnotreallydependonmagictoperformhistricks,butonhisabilitytoactatgreatspeed.However,thisdoesnotpreventusfromenjoyingwatchingamagicianproducerabbitsfromahat,swallowcountlesseggs,orsaw（鋸）hiswifeintwo.

ProbablythegreatestmagicianofalltimewasHarryHoudiniwhodiedin1926.HisrealnamewasEnrichWeiss,butheadoptedthenameHoudiniafterreadingabookwhichinfluencedhimgreatly.ThishadbeenwrittenbyafamousmagiciancalledRobertHoudini.Houdinimasteredtheartofescaping.Hecouldfreehimselffromthetightestknots（最堅固的結(jié)）orthemostdifficultlocksinseconds.Althoughnoonereallyknowshowhedidthis,thereisnodoubtthathehadmadeaclosestudyofeverytypeoflockeverinvented.Hewouldcarryasmallsteelneedle-liketoolfastenedtohislegandheusedthisinsteadofakey.

HoudinionceaskedtheChicagopolicetolockhiminprison.Theyboundhiminchainsandlockedhimup,buthefreedhimselfinaninstant.Thepoliceaccusedhimofhavingusedatoolandlockedhimupagain.Thistimeheworenoclothesandtherewerechainsroundhisneck,waist,wrists（手腕）,andlegs;butheagainescapedinafewminutes.Houdinihadprobablyhiddenhisneedleinawax-likesubstanceanddroppeditonthefloorinthepassage（過道）.Ashewentpast,hesteppedonitsothatitstuckto（粘在）thebottomofhisfoot.Hismostfamousescape,however,wasaltogetherastonishing.Hewasheavilychainedupandshutinanemptywoodenboxthelidofwhichwasnaileddown.TheboxwasdroppedintotheseainNewYorkharbor.InoneminuteHoudinihadswumtothesurface.Whentheboxwasbroughtup,itwasopenedandthechainswerefoundinside

Magicians'successfultricksmostlydependonthefactthattheycan_______（）

A．createanyanimalsmysteriously

B．eatalotofeggs

C．cuttheirwivesintwo

D．performtricksquickly

7、EnrichWeissusedthenameHarryHoudinibecause________（）

A．hisfatherhadthisashisfamilyname

B．herespectedanothermagicianRobertHoudiniverymuch

C．hegotthenamebecauseofhissuccess

D．helearnedhisartfromRobertHoudiniandwasnamedafterhim

8、HarryHoudini'sbestartwasperhapsthat_______（）

A．hecoulduseasteelneedle-liketoolinsteadofakey

B．hecouldinventallkindsofknotsandlocksinaminute

C．hecouldfreehimselfquicklywhileboundorlockedup

D．hemadeaclosestudyofalltypesoflock

9、HarryHoudiniwasoncelockedinprison,beingboundinchains,as_______（）

A．hewasaccusedofcrimesandwasarrestedbythepoliceinChicago

B．hewantedtoshowtothepolicehowskillfulhewasatescaping

C．thepolicewantedtoknowwhethertheirprisonwassecure

D．thepolicewantedtoseewhetherhecouldescapewithnothingon

10、Thebesttitleofthispassagemightbe_______（）

A．HarryHoudini,theGreatMagician

B．TheHistoryofMagicians

C．WhyPeopleLikeMagiciansSoMuch

D．HowMagiciansWork

11、Passage3

IlosesomanythingsthatIwassuretheyjustgetupandwalk.PerhapsIhaveneveradmittedit—eventomyself,butIamextremelyjealousofpeoplewhoaresoorderlythattheyneverloseanything.Mostofmyfriendsalwaysseemtohaveaplaceforeverythingandeverythingisinitsplace.Ihatecomparingmyselfwiththem.Theyhavespecialcupboardsfortools,hookstohangthingsonanddrawerstoputthingsin.Itisquiteimpossibleformetocompete.

SomethingshaveaterriblehabitofdisappearingthemomentIneedthem.Pencilsandballpointpensareneveranywherenearthetelephonewhenitrings,nomatterhowmuchcareItake.Screw-driversandtin-openersalwaysmanagetowalkintothegardenand,asaresult,screwsremainloose,andtinsremainunopened.Boxesofmatchesmoveundertheradio,andneedlesdisappeareverytimeIwanttosewabuttononashirt.

ThesituationwasgettingsomuchoutofcontrolthatIdecidedtoorganizemyself.Ihadalargecupboardputintothekitchen.OntheshelvesIneatlyarrangedanumberofboxesandtins,thecontentsofwhichIclearlyprintedininkontheoutside.Ihadoneboxforpins,anotherfornails,andaspecialplaceforscrew-drivers.TherewasanewaddressbookinonecornersothatIcouldmakeanoteoftelephonenumbersandaddresses.BeforethisIhadalwayswrittenaddressesonbitsofpaper—whichIquicklylost.Sooneverythingwastidilyarrangedinitsplace,frompairsofscissorstocakesofsoapandsparelamps.Havingmadesuchasincereattempttopreventthingsfromrunningaway,Ifeltveryproudofmyself.Butitwasnotlongbeforethematchesdisappearedandthehammerdecidedtohideitselfinthewaste-paperbasket.Isoongotmyrevenge,however.Ihadalockfittedtothecupboardandthusmadesurethatnothingcouldescape.Thiswasanadmirablesolution—untilIlostthekeytothecupboard

Thispassageissomethingwrittento_______（）

A．tellreadersajoke

B．complainabouthistools

C．teachreaderssometricks

D．criticizehimselfhumorously

12、Theauthorlosessomanythingsbecause_______（）

A．thethingscanreallygetupandwalk

B．otherpeopleneverloseanything

C．hedoesn'thavespecialcupboardsfortools

D．hecannotorganizehimselfwell

13、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage（）

A．Theauthor'sthingswillescapewhentheyareneeded

B．Whentheauthorneedstotakenotes,hecan'tfindhispencils

C．Youcanoftenfindscrew-driversandtin-openersinthekitchen

D．Boxesofmatchesoftenstaywheretheyshouldnotbe

14、Aftertheauthordecidedtoimprovethesituation,hedideverythingbelowexceptthat________（）

A．hehaddifferentboxesfordifferenttools

B．heputsomeboxesandtinsontheshelves

C．hewrotetelephonenumbersandaddressesonpaperpieces

D．hehadalargecupboardputinthekitchen

15、Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage（）

A．Eversincehisnewarrangement,everythingwasbroughtundercontrol

B．Theeffortshemadeturnedouttobeafailure

C．Hehadalockfittedtothecupboard,whichprovedtobeaneffectivemeasure

D．Hewasveryproudofhimselfforhisclevermeasure

16、Passage4

Whilethehistoryoftechnologycanbetracedalongmanylines,oneofthemostintriguing（引人入勝的）developmentisthatofphototechnology,thetechnologyoflight.Fromtheprehistoricinventionoffiretolaserbeams（激光束）andfiberoptics（光纖）,lighthascontinuallyoccupiedthemindsofinventors.Theirinventionsfallintotwogroups:theuseoflighttoaidvisionand,moreinterestingly,theuseoflightforpurposesofcommunication.

Theuseoflightforcommunicationisoneofthemajordirectionsthattechnologyhastakeneversincethemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.Fromstill（靜態(tài)的）photographytomoviestotelevision（withadevelopmentfromblack-and-whitetocolorimageryineach）,phototechnologyhashadagreateffectuponmasscommunicationandmasseducation.Unliketheprintedwords,visualimageshavemoreimpactbecausetheyaremoreimmediate:Theycopyrealityinawaythattheprintedwordscannot.Unlikelettershapes,theyarenotabstract;unlikewords,theyrequirenosymbolicinterpretationbythemind.Combinedwiththewidespreadanduniformspreadingofsuchimages,phototechnologyaffectsthethinkingofvastaudiencesandshapestheirviewofreality.

Asthenumberofcommerciallyavailabletelevisionchannelsgrows,theviewer'sfreedomofchoiceincreases,butsodoestheburdenofthatchoice

Itcanbelearnedaboutthetechnologyoflightfromthefirstparagraphthat_______（）

A．itsmerepracticaluseistoenablepeopletoseewell

B．itachievedaremarkabledevelopmentintheearlynineteenthcentury

C．itsdevelopmentisrelatedtothestudyofthehistoryoftechnology

D．ithasarousedtheinterestofinventorseversinceancienttimes

17、Accordingtothepassage,visualimagesdifferfromtheprintedwordsinthat_______（）

A．theyhavemuchdeepermeanings

B．theyhaveagreaterimmediateinfluenceupontheviewer

C．theyfailtoproduceabeneficialeffectuponyoungsters

D．theyenabletheviewertousehisimaginationfully

18、Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatwiththedevelopmentofphototechnology,______（）

A．moreandmorepeopleseemtopreferTVprogramstoreadingactivities

B．thenumberofTVviewershasbecomegreaterthanthatoffilmgoers

C．moreandmoretelevisionchannelsareopened

D．ittakeslesstimeforanewideatobeabsorbed

19、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue（）

A．Theuseoflightforcommunicationisoneoftechnologists'concerns

B．Theprintedwordsandvisualpicturescopyrealityinmuchthesameway

C．TVviewershavenotroublemakingawisechoice

D．Phototechnologyhasn'tchangedpeople'sviewofreality

20、Theparagraphfollowingthispassagewillmostprobablydiscuss______（）

A．theeaseandfastspeedofmasscommunication

B．theresponseoftheviewertotoomuchinformation

C．thedifferencebetweenrightandwronginthehistoryoftechnology

D．theinfluenceofphototechnologyonmasscommunication

三、完形填空

1、Whatwillmanbelikeinthefuturein5,000oreven50,000yearsfromnow?Wecanonlymakeaguess,ofcourse,butwe56besurethathewillbedifferentfromwhatheis57.Formanis58changingallthetime.

Letustakeanobviousexample.59,evenfivehundredyearsago,wasshorterthanheistoday.Now,onaverage,menareaboutthreeinches60.Fivehundredyearsis61relativelyshortperiodoftime,sowemayassumethatmanwill62togrowtaller.

Again,inthemodernworldweuseourbrains63.Evenso,64stillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain'scapacity.65timegoeson,however,we66useourbrainsmoreandmore,andeventuallyweshallneedlargerones!67islikelytobringaboutaphysicalchangetoo:thehead,inparticulartheforehead,willgrowlarger.

Nowadaysoure