专升本英语测试

　　Part Ⅰ Vocabulary and Structure (40 points)

　　Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence, and then you should mark the corresponding letter in the brackets “【 】”.

　　【 】1. It is not always right to judge a person on the ____ of the first impression.

　　A. basic B. basis C. base D. basement

　　【 】2. _____idea of _____ sounds much better than Clare’s.

　　A. The; hers B. That; her

　　C. That; hers D. One; her

　　【 】3. Just as I was leaving the house, it occurred ____ me that I had forgotten my keys.

　　A. on B. in C. at D. to

　　【 】4. A professor, along with some students, ____ now working in the new laboratory.

　　A. is B. were C. are D. was

　　【 】5. I made this myself but it was ____ who taught me.

　　A. he B. him C. himself D. by him

　　【 】6. It was a _____ room, with beautiful wall paper, waxed floor and nice furniture.

　　A. pleased B. pleasant

　　C. pleasing D. peasant

　　【 】7. Man must stop _____the earth’s atmosphere.

　　A. filling B. wasting

　　C. polluting D. blackening

　　【 】8. Your answer is different ____ the teacher’s.

　　A. to B. at C. from D. with

　　【 】9. We’ve all heard of Thomas Edison, ____ who invented the electric light

　　and many other things.

　　A. man B. a man C. the man D. men

　　【 】10. We think of Mr. Li ____ our good friend.

　　A. is B. to be C. as D. has been

　　【 】11. The mother told the little boy to do all the things ____.

　　A. on himself B. on his own

　　C. to himself D. by own

　　【 】12. The children are not permitted ____ into the garden before 9 o’clock.

　　A. go B. to go C. going D. in going

　　【 】13. —You look tired.

　　—I ____ all the morning.

　　A. have been reading B. have read

　　C. will have read D. had been reading

　　【 】14. At last she left her house and got to the airport, only____ the plane flying away.

　　A. having seen B. to have seen

　　C. to see D. saw

　　【 】15. If you use this chemical to clean your shirt, the marks will ____immediately.

　　A. decay B. display C. disappear D. drift

　　【 】16. Since you need to catch an early train tomorrow morning, we ____now.

　　A. had better to leave B. might as well leave

　　C. ought to have leave D. should have to leave

　　【 】17. When I returned home, I found the window open and something_____.

　　A. to steal B. missed C. stealing D. stolen

　　【 】18. The professor gave orders that the test _____ before ten o’clock.

　　A. be finished B. shall finish

　　C. will be finished D. would be finished

　　【 】19. This is not a good plant for your garden____ its seeds are poisonous.

　　A. in that B. so that C. for that D. as that

　　【 】20. I didn’t go to the party, but I do wish I_____there.

　　A. was B. were C. had been D. went

　　【 】21. Usually, the more difficult a shrub is to grow，____.

　　A. it is higher priced B. its price is higher

　　C. the higher price it is D. the higher its price

　　【 】22. Once_______ oxygen, the brain dies.

　　A. having deprived of B. deprived of

　　C. deprived D. depriving of

　　【 】23. The doctor assured her that the pain would_____.

　　A. go off B. wear off C. get off D. die off

　　【 】24. Let’s meet at the station, ____?

　　A. will you B. are you

　　C. don’t we D. shall we

　　【 】25. Dress warmly, _______ you will catch cold.

　　A. on the contrary B. or rather C. or else D. in no way

　　【 】26. We will visit Europe next year_____ we have enough money.

　　A. lest B. until C. unless D. provided

　　【 】27. _____ I explained on the phone, your request will be considered at the next meeting.

　　A. As B. That C. Which D. What

　　【 】28. The mountains also prove to be a tourist attraction as some of the mountains experience alpine conditions, _______ leads to ski resorts.

　　A. who B. which C. it D. that

　　【 】29. If the manager had been at that meeting, a final decision _______ before last weekend.

　　A. would have been made B. was being made

　　C. would be made D. had been made

　　【 】30. The ancient Egyptians are supposed _______ rockets to the moon.

　　A. to send B. to be sending

　　C. to have sent D. to have been sending

　　【 】31. The store had to _______ a number of clerks because sales were down.

　　A. lay out B. lay off C. lay aside D. lay down

　　【 】32. Young adults _______ older people are more likely to prefer pop songs.

　　A. other than B. more than

　　C. less than D. rather than

　　【 】33. Today, _______ major new products without conducting elaborate market research.

　　A. corporations hardly introduce ever B. corporations hardly ever introduce

　　C. hardly corporations introduce ever D. hardly corporations ever introduce

　　【 】34. By success I don’t mean _______ usually thought of when that word is used.

　　A. what is B. that we C. as you D. all is

　　【 】35. Having decided to rent a flat, we _______ contacting all the accommodation

　　agencies in the city.

　　A. set about B. set down C. set out D. set up

　　【 】36. He gives people the impression _____ all his life abroad.

　　A.of having spent B. to have spent

　　C. of being spent D. to spend

　　【 】37. All things _____, the planned trip will have to be called off.

　　A. considered B. be considered C. considering D. having considered

　　【 】38. I’m sorry I can’t see you immediately; but if you’d like to take a seat,

　　I’ll be with you _____.

　　A.for a moment B. in a moment

　　C. for the moment D. at the moment

　　【 】39. The paint on the wall is still wet. _____!

　　A. Be sure to not touch it

　　B. Be not sure to touch it

　　C. Be sure not to touch it

　　D. Don’t be sure to touch it

　　【 】40. Jackson’s songs are very popular among young people, who is regarded _____ other musicians.

　　A. as superior than B. as more superior to

　　C. as superior to D. as more superior than

　　Part Ⅱ Cloze (20 points)

　　Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage and write the corresponding letter in the brackets “【 】”.

　　One day, I was working alone on the roof of a new sixstory building. When I completed my work, I discovered that I had about 500 pounds of bricks left over! _41_carry the bricks down by hand I decided to lower them by a pulley(滑车), which fortunately was__42__to the side of the building on the sixth floor.

　　Fastening the rope at the ground level, I went up to the roof and__43__the bricks into a barrel. Then I went back to the__44__and united the rope, _45__it tightly to insure a__46__fall of the 500 pounds of bricks. You know, I only weighed 135 pounds. Due to my __47__at being pulled off the ground so suddenly, I lost my presence of mind and__48__to let go of the rope. Needless to say, I went on at a rather__49__ rate up the building.

　　Near the third floor, I met the barrel__50_, which made my collarbone(锁骨) broken._51__ only slightly, I didn’t stop. At approximately(大约) the same time, the barrel__52__the ground, and the bottom fell out of the barrel.__53_the bricks, the barrel now weighed about 50 pounds. I refer you again to my weight of 135 pounds. __54__ you might imagine, I began a rapid down.

　　Also near the__55__floor, I met the barrel coming up, which made my legs broken. The encounter(相遇)with the_56__ slowed me enough to reduce my_57__when I fell onto the pile of bricks, and _58__, only three vertebrae(椎骨)were broken. However, as I__59__there on the bricks in pain, unable to move, and __60__ the barrel six stories above, I again lost my presence of mind. I let go of the rope!

　　【 】41. A. Rather than B. Other than

　　C. Better than D. Instead of

　　【 】42. A. connected B. attached

　　C. added D. joined

　　【 】43. A. brought B. carried

　　C. loaded D. took

　　【 】44. A. ceiling B. floor

　　C. roof D. ground

　　【 】45. A. grabbing B. pulling

　　C. fastening D. holding

　　【 】46. A. sudden B. quick

　　C. slow D. peaceful

　　【 】47. A. carelessness B. surprise

　　C. excitement D. joy

　　【 】48. A. forgot B. had

　　C. took D. began

　　【 】49. A. slow B. rapid

　　C. strange D. special

　　【 】50. A. coming down B. going up

　　C. going down D. coming up

　　【 】51. A. Slowed B. Calmed

　　C. Relaxed D. Cooled

　　【 】52. A. struck B. beat

　　C. hit D. knocked

　　【 】53. A. Besides B. Without

　　C. With D. Beyond

　　【 】54. A. As B. When

　　C. While D. Which

　　【 】55. A. first B. ground

　　C. second D. third

　　【 】56. A. bricks B. barrel

　　C. pulley D. rope

　　【 】57. A. pain B. weight

　　C. injuries D. speed

　　【 】58. A. unluckily B. surely

　　C. undoubtedly D. fortunately

　　【 】59. A. sat B. lay

　　C. stood D. bent

　　【 】60. A. noticed B. remembered

　　C. watched D. saw