英语专升本

I． Vocabulary & Structure ( 20 points with each of 1 points )

1. Don’t be afraid of asking for help ______it is needed. A. unless B. since C. although D. when

2. A cook will be immediately fired if he is found _____ in the kitchen.

A. smoke B. smoking C. to smoke D. smoked 3. Allen had to call a taxi because the box was ______ to carry all the way home.

A. much too heavy B. too much heavy C. heavy too much D. too heavy much

4. The sign reads “In case of _____ fire, break the glass and push ____ red button.”

A.不填;a B. 不填;the C. the ; the D. a ; a 5. We’re going to the bookstore in John’s car. You can come with us ___ you can meet us there later.

A. but B. and C. or D. then

6. Why don’t you put the meat in the fridge? It will _____ fresh for several days.

A. be stayed B. stay C. he staying D. have stayed

7. News reports say peace talks between the two countries _____ with no agreement reached. A. have broken down B. have broken out C. have broken in D. have broken up 8. ----It’s a top secret _____ you and me.

----Yes, I see. I will keep the secret _____ you and me. A. with B. around C. among D. between 9. Black holes_____ not be seen directly , so determining the number of them is a tough task.

A. can B. should C. must D. need

10. Send my regards to your lovely wife when you ____ home. A. wrote B. will write C. have written D. write

11. A typhoon swept across this area with heavy rains and winds

_______ strong as 113 miles per hour. A. too B. very C. so D. as

12. I made so many changes in my composition that only I could read it . To_____ else , it was hard to make out . A. none B. everyone C.someone D.anyone 13. One advantage of playing the guitar is_____ it can give you a great deal of pleasure.

A. how B. why C. that D. while

14. He spoke proudly of his part in the game, without mentioning ______ his teammates had done.

A. what B. which C. why D. while

15. You can see the stars on a clear night, but in the daytime they are _____.

A. unavoidable B. invisible

C. inaccessible D. unavailable

16. When Jane began to take swimming lessons, her main ____ was the fear of water.

A. evidence B. crisis C. obstacle D. danger 17. I hope I will not be called on in class as I’m not yet _______ prepared.

A. attentively B. readily C. actively D. adequately

18. Would you please _____ the paper for me and sec if there are any obvious mistakes?

A. look around B. look into C. look up D. look through

19. ----Is Mr.Fan there? There is something I really need to talk to him about. ----No, he is out.____ ?

A.What’s that B. What do you want to say C. Can I take a message for him D. Can you trust me

20. ---- Do you like traveling ?

---- Sure. I_____ to Australia six months ago, but I ______

anywhere since then.

A. were; didn’t go B. have gone ; haven’t gone

C. went; haven’t gone D. went; hadn’t gone

II. Cloze ( 30 points with each of 2 points)

Long long ago ,when the great library of Alexandria burned, one book was saved. But it was not a valuable book ,so a ___ man, who could read a little ,bought it for a few coins.

The book ____ very interesting , but between its pages there was something very interesting indeed. It was about the secret of the “Touchstone(试金石)”! The touchstone was a small pebble (鹅卵石) that could ___ any common metal into pure gold .The writing explained that it was ____among

thousands and thousands of other pebbles that looked exactly like it .But the _____ was this : The real stone would feel warm ,while ordinary pebbles were______. So the man sold his few belongings , bought some simple supplies, camped on the beach ,and began______ pebbles. He know that if he picked up common pebbles and threw ______ down again, he might pick up the same pebble hundreds of times .So, when he felt one that was cold, he threw it into the sea. HE spent a whole day ___ Cold----throw it into the sea .Pick up ____. Cold -----throw it into the sea , Pick up_____. Cold ----throw it into the sea.

The days stretched into weeks and the weeks into months and the months _____years. One day, however , about

mid-afternoon, he picked up a pebble and it was warm .He threw it into the sea ___ he realized what he had done. He had framed ____ a strong habit of throwing each pebble into the sea that when the one he wanted came along , he ____ threw it away.

So it is with chance. ____ we don’t pay enough attention, it is easy to miss a chance when it is in hand and it’s just as easy to throw it away.

21. A. rich B. poor C. kind D．ｓｅｌｆｉｓｈ 22. A. is B. was C. isn’t D. wasn’t 23. A. become B. turn C. grow D. go 24. A. lie B. lay C. lying D. laying 25. A. rule B.secret C. problem D. question 26. A.cold B.cool C. warm D. hot

27. A. dealing B. explaining C. testing D. proving 28. A. him B. her C. it D.them 29. A. doing B.to do C. did D.done

30. A.the other B. the others C.another D. other 31. A. to B. in C. into D. for

32. A. after B. before C. while D. since 33. A. such B.so C.very D.quite

34. A. nearly B. almost C. hardly D. still 35. A. Unless B. If C. While D. Whether

III.

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That cold January night,,I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco..There I was ,walking home at one in the moring after a tiring practice at the theater. With opening night only a week away, I was stilling learning my lines.I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time .As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had became too much for me.

As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings,I felt very small and cold. I began running ,both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.

About a block from my apartment,I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly,half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun..The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight.Still, the noise had made me nervous,,so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been.It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.. Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I”d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found..

Just as I was about to give up the search , I heard the garbage truck pull up to the sidewalk next to me.When a voice called from the inside,”Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming.How could this man know my name? The door opened,and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused looked in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked,holding up a small square shape.

It was nearly 3 A.M. by the time I got into bed. I would”t get much sleep that night , but I had gotten my wallet back. I also had gotten back some enjoyment of city life. I

realized that the city couldn”t be a bad place as ong as people were willing to help each other.

36. How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work?

A. Cold and sick. B. Fortune and hopeful. C. Satisfied and cheerful. D. Disappinted and helpless.

37. From the first paragraph,we learn that the writer was busy___.

A. solving her problem at the bank B. taking part in various city activities C. learning acting in an evening school D. preparing for the first night show 38. On her way home the writer___. A. lost her wallet unknowingly

B. was stopped by a garbage truck driver C. was robbed of her wallet by an armed man D. found some homeless people following her

39. In the fifth paragraph,why did the writer say she was deaming?

A.. Someone offered to take her back home. B. A red---haired man came to see her. C. She heard someone call her name.

D. Her wallet was found in a garbage truck.

40. From the text, we can infer that the writer___. A. would stop working at night B. would stay on in San Francisco C. would make friends with cleaners D. would give up her job at the bank