2021年湖北省专升本考试英语模拟测试

Part Ⅰ Vocabulary and Structure (25 points)

Directions: There are 25 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence, and then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

1. I have to ________ my expenditure to my income.

A. transfer B. adjust C. direct D. add

2. With the development of industry, this region will surely ________.

A. develop B. profit C. succeed D. thrive

3. Mum is getting old, so her memory is not very ________ these days.

A. true B. forgettable C. reliable D. credit

4. Much ________ my regret, I am unable to accept your kind invitation.

A. to B. at C. with D. by

5. It ought to be you ________ me that signs the letter.

A. but B. in spite of C. rather D. rather than

6. Literature must consist of words, ________ music must consist of sounds.

A. even though B. so that C. just as D. ever since

7. The committee ________ a conclusion only after days of discussion.

A. achieved B. reached C. arrived D. completed

8. Generally speaking, nodding your head is ________ to saying yes.

A. contrary B. equivalent C. secondary D. relevant

9. I will lend you the book ________ you return it to me in time.

A. on condition that B. in case C. in order that D. so that

10. ________ , that step is not safe!

A. Look around B. Look up C. Look out D. Look down

11. One of the requirements for a fire is that the material ________ to its burning temperature.

A. is heated B. will be heated C. be heated D. would be heated

12. If he had been in better health, he ________ more books.

A. can write B. could have written C. could write D. have written

13. I’m going to spend the winter vacation in Shanghai, ________ I have relatives.

A. which B. nevertheless C. where D. when

14. The new campus is ________ as the old one.

A. twice as big B. as twice big C. twice big D. big as twice

15. If ________ to speak, he has no problem expressing himself.

A. asked B. asking C. ask D. to be asked

16. It is the high efficiency of the new equipment ________ has increasingly attracted our attention.

A. which B. what C. that D. who

17. If the building project ________ by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.

A. being completed B. is completed C. to be completed D. completed

18. I prefer walking ________.

A. to drive B. to driving C. than drive D. than driving

19. Asia is ________ among the seven continents.

A. largest B. the largest C. larger D. the larger

20. You ________ me because I didn’t say that.

A. must misunderstand B. must be misunderstanding

C. must have misunderstood D. had to misunderstand

21. ________ gathering and storing information, the computer can also solve complicated problems.

A. Not only B. Unless C. Except D. Besides

22. Seldom ________ in such a rude way.

A. we have been treated B. have we been treated

C. we have treated D. have we treated

23. He went on to say that it was as important to respect others as ________ by others.

A. to be respected B. to respect C. being respected D. respected

24. It’s reported that by the end of this month the output of cement in the factory ________ by about 10%.

A. will have risen B. has risen C. will be rising D. has been rising

25. There ________ some mistakes in your composition.

A. have B. has C. seems to be D. seem to be

Part II Reading Comprehension(45 points)

Section A (40 points, 2 points for each)

Directions: In this part there are four passages. Each task is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. 

Passage 1

Advertising follows us everywhere. Whenever we turn on the television, listen to the radio or open a newspaper or a magazine, we are bombarded with advertisements. They invite us to try a new type of orange juice, wear X brand jeans or watch the latest film. They beg us to notice the difference and discover the advantages. They exist to make us want what they are selling.

Strangely, the more we are exposed to advertising, the less we notice it. We get so used to seeing advertisements everywhere that they become largely invisible, as if they were another part of our everyday lives. But does that mean that we are no longer affected by them?

One advertising expert believes that the special power of advertising lies in the fact that we do not pay much attention to it. Dr. Krugman, who was head of research for a major advertising company for many years, says that the less we notice ads, the more we are affected by them. Dr. Krugman believes that when we stop noticing advertisements, we lower our defenses, allowing the messages of the advertisements to be taken in and stored, ready to be triggered into action at the right moment. He says that the effects of advertising on the individual are small, but over a period of time they have a powerful effect on the masses. 

A market analyst says that all advertising, no matter how innocent, is misleading in some way.

When asked about the power of advertising in research surveys, most people agree that it works, but not on them. Almost everyone believes that they have complete control over how thousands of ads they see every day affect them.

26. Ads exist to make people want ________.

A. a new type of orange juice B. X brand jeans

C. to watch the latest film D. what they advertise

27. The more we see ads, the less we ________.

A. pay attention to them B. feel tired of them

C. neglect them D. put up with them

28. Although we may think we are not affected by them, Dr. Krugman believes that advertisements affect ________.

A. all of us B. most of us C. some of us D. a few individuals

29. Dr. Krugman believes that when we stop noticing ads, we begin to ________.

A. like them B. be on guard against them

C. accept them D. dislike them

30. When asked about the power of ads, most people agree that ads are ineffective on ________.

A. individuals B. masses C. others D. them

Passage 2

Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important discovery: giving away makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry if you lack money. This is how I experimented with giving away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store flashes to me, I step in and make the suggestion to the storekeeper. One discovery I made about giving away is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in an unexpected form. One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important special delivery letter to my home, though it was addressed to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation. More than a year later I needed a post office box for a new business I was starting. I was told at the window that there were no boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list. As I was about to leave, the postmaster appeared in the doorway. He had overheard our conversation. “Wasn’t it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?” I said yes. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office if we have to make one for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get nothing but complaints.”

31. From the passage, we understand that ________.

A. the author did not understand the importance of giving until he was in late thirties

B. the author was like most people who were mostly receivers rather than givers

C. the author received the same education as most people during his childhood

D. the author liked most people as they looked upon life as a process of getting

32. According to the author, ________.

A. giving means you will lack money

B. the excitement of giving can bring you money

C. you don’t have to be rich in order to give

D. when you give away money, you will be rich

33. The author wrote a note of appreciation to the post office because ________.

A. he knew what such a note would mean to the post office

B. he had discovered giving away made life all the more exciting

C. he believed he would get something back by doing so

D. the postman delivered an important letter in time

34. When the author needed a post office box, ________.

A. he had to put his name on a waiting list

B. he wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation

C. many people had applied for post office boxes before him

D. he asked the postmaster to make one for him

35. In reply to the postmaster’s question, the author said ________.

A. it was the special delivery

B. it was the post office box

C. it was the note of appreciation he wrote

D. it was he who wrote him a letter a year ago

Passage 3

Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is one of life’s essentials. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have all been told, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip.

But for many people the thought of food first thing in the morning is by no means a pleasure. So despite all the efforts, they still take no breakfast. Between 1977 and 1983, the latest years for which figures are available, the number of people who didn’t have breakfast increased by 33 percent — from 8.8 million to 11.7 million — according to the Chicago based Market Research Corporation of America.

For those who feel pain or guilt about not eating breakfast, however, there is some good news. Several studies in the last few years indicate that, for adults especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting breakfast. “Going without breakfast does not affect performance.” said Arnold E. Bender, the former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London, “nor does giving people breakfast improve performance.”

Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better performance is surprisingly inadequate, and most of the recent work involves children, not adults. “The literature,” says one researcher, Dr. Ernesto Pollitt at the University of Texas, “is poor”.

36. The passage is mainly concerned with ________.

A. a study of the Chicago based Market Research Corporation

B. one of life’s essentials

C. latest figures of people who don’t eat breakfast

D. breakfast and human health

37. For those who do not take breakfast, the good news is that ________.

A. several studies have been done in the past few years

B. not eating breakfast does no harm to one’s health

C. adults have especially made studies in this field

D. eating little in the morning may be good for health

38. In the third paragraph, “nor does giving people breakfast improve performance.” means ________.

A. anyone without breakfast does improve his performance

B. not giving people breakfast improves performance

C. people having breakfast do improve their performance

D. having breakfast does not improve performance, either

39. The word “literature” in the last sentence refers to ________.

A. stories about breakfast

B. written works on a particular subject

C. any printed materials

D. the modern novels of American

40. What is implied but not stated by the author is that ________.

A. not eating breakfast might affect the health of children

B. breakfast does not affect performance

C. Professor Bender once taught college courses in nutrition in London

D. people who don’t eat breakfast have increased

Passage 4

It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them for most of the misunderstandings between them. They have always complained, more or less justly, that their parents are out of touch with modern ways; that they are possessive and dominant; that they do not trust their children to deal with crises; that they talk too much about certain problems — and that they have no sense of humor.,at least in parent — child relationships.

I think it is true that parents often underestimate their teenage children and also forget how they themselves felt when young.

Young people often irritate their parents with their choices in clothes and hairstyles, in entertainers and music. This is not their motive. They feel cut off from the adult world into which they have not yet been accepted. So they create a culture and society of their own. Then, if it turns out that their music or entertainers or vocabulary or clothes or hairstyles irritate their parents, this gives them addition enjoyment. They feel they are superior, at least in a small way, and that they are leaders in style and taste.

Sometimes you are resistant and proud because you do not want your parents to approve of what you do. If they did approve, it looks as if you are betraying your own age group. But in that case, you are assuming that you are the underdog (失败者): you can’t win but at least you can keep your honor. This is a passive way of looking at things. It is natural enough after long years of childhood, when you were completely under your parents’ control. But it ignores the fact that you are now beginning to be responsible for yourself.

If you plan to control your life, co-operation can be part of that plan. You can charm others especially your parents, into doing things the way you want. You can impress others with your sense of initiative, so that they will give you the authority to do what you want to do.

41. The author is primarily addressing ________.

A. parents of teenagers B. newspaper readers

C. teenagers D. those who give advice to teenagers

42. The first paragraph is mainly about ________.

A. the teenagers’ criticism of their parents

B. misunderstandings between teenagers and their parents

C. the dominance of the parents over their children

D. the teenagers ability to deal with crises

43. Teenagers tend to have strange clothes and hairstyles because they ________.

A. want to irritate their parents

B. have a strong desire to be leaders in style and taste

C. have no other way to enjoy themselves better

D. want to show their existence by creating a culture of their own

44. Teenagers do not want their parents to approve of whatever they do because they ________.

A. have a desire to be independent

B. feel that they are superior in a small way to the adults

C. are not likely to win over the adults

D. have already been accepted into the adult world

45. To improve parent-child relationships, teenagers are advised to be ________.

A. obedient B. responsible C. independent D. co-operative

Section B Short Answer Questions(5 points, 1 point for each)

Directions: Answer each of the following questions with not more than 5 words. 

Is there anything more harmless than a turtle? (Unless, I suppose, you’re a nice, leafy vegetable.) Turtles and tortoises — the main difference is that turtles dwell at least partially in water, while tortoises live exclusively on land — are slow-moving, peaceful animals whose main form of protection from the outside world is a hard shell. Not for nothing do we have the fable of the slow and steady tortoise winning the race. Turtles have existed in some form for more than 220 million years, outlasting their early contemporaries the dinosaurs (恐龙). Long-lived turtles and tortoises are symbols of perseverance in the natural world.

Unfortunately, the rules of the race are changing. Turtles and tortoises are among the world’s most endangered vertebrates (脊椎动物). Only primates (灵长目动物) — human beings expected — are at greater risk of being wiped off the planet. The threats are many. The animals are collected by traders, eaten in the wild and in fine restaurants, used as pets or for traditional medicine, and sometimes simply killed. The very adaptations that once made them so successful — their long adult life span and delayed sexual maturity—has made them vulnerable as the world around them changed, mostly thanks to human beings.

A 2011 report from the Turtle Conservation Coalition makes it clear: we need to act now if we’re to save the turtles and the tortoises: We are facing a turtle survival crisis unprecedented in its severity and risk. Humans are the problem, and must therefore also be the solution. Without concerted conservation action, many of the world’s turtles and tortoises will become extinct within the next few decades. It is now up to us to prevent the loss of these remarkable, unique jewels of evolution.

46. The main difference between turtles and tortoises is that the former can sometimes live in water while the latter only live ________________________.

47. For turtles and tortoises, their main form of protection from the outside world is ________________________.

48. Long-lived turtles and tortoises are symbols of ________________________.

49. One of the threats turtles and tortoises face is that they can be used for traditional ________________________.

50. According to the passage, who is to blame for the turtle survival crisis? ________________________.

Part Ⅲ Translation （20 points）

Section A (10 points, 2 points for each)

Directions: Each of the following sentences is followed by three choices marked A, B, C. Choose the best translation and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

51. Currently, firms selling to the Chinese market mostly focus on the country’s youth.

A. 现在大部分中国市场的销售公司历史都很年轻。

B. 目前中国市场的销售公司主要都是由该国的年轻人创办的。

C. 目前向中国市场销售产品的公司主要针对的是该国的年轻人。

52. Although he designed buildings throughout the world, he was perhaps best known for his works in Japan.

A. 尽管他所设计的建筑遍布世界各地，但他最为人熟知的作品可能还是在日本。

B. 虽然他的建筑设计作品遍布全球，但是最了解他作品的可能还是日本人民。

C. 尽管他曾为世界上很多地方设计过建筑，但其最好的作品可能还是在日本。

53. Not all workers are trained sufficiently to get used to the new production method.

A. 所有的工人都未得到充分的培训来使用新的生产方法。

B. 并非所有的工人都得到了充分的培训来适应新的生产方法。

C. 并不是所有的工人都得到了适当的培训来习惯新的生产方法。

54. The rising price of medicine is among the most worrying problems facing the country.

A. 不断上升的药品价格是该国当前面临的最令人担忧的问题之一。

B. 目前该国最严重的问题就是面对着不断上升的就医花费。

C. 目前该国面临的最严重的问题之一就是不断上升的药品价格。

55. The country’s transformation into a market economy can be slow and difficult.

A. 该国向市场经济的转变可能会缓慢且艰难。

B. 该国市场经济要形成，速度可能会较慢，困难也很多。

C. 该国可以放慢市场经济的发展速度．因为其遇到的困难较大。

Section B (10 points)

Directions: Translate the following paragraph into English.

The Double Seventh Festival falls on the seventh night of the seventh lunar month. It is a traditional and romantic folk festival of the Chinese people. This night is said to be the time when Niulang and Zhinv have their annual meeting on the bridge of magpies. This festival is not as magnificent as many other Chinese festivals such as the Lantern Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival and the MidAutumn-Festival, but almost everyone in China is familiar with the very moving story behind it. This festival is considered by many people to be the Chinese Valentine’s Day.

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Part IV Writing （10 points）

Directions: This part is to test your ability in practical writing. Now you are required to write a letter according to the information given in Chinese. Your writing should contain 100 words and you should write it on the Answer Sheet.

你的好朋友王宏（Wang Hong）邀请你和另外几位同学参加在他家里举行的生日聚会。但你在赴会的途中遇上塞车，迟到了半个小时。你的同学高岩（Gao Yan）批评了你几句，你就和他吵了起来。结果，大家不欢而散。回到家里后，你觉得十分内疚，决定以电子邮件的形式给王宏写一封道歉信。信中告诉王宏你与高岩吵架的间接原因，你对此事深感抱歉，请王宏原谅，并表示，你会从此事中吸取教训，今后要尽量避免类似事情的发生。

注意：你只能根据上述提示写一封信，不可直接将上面这段文字翻译成英语。

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Sincerely yours,

Wang Ning