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高起专入学测试模拟试题

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． Class one has 23 _________.( A )

A． boy students

B． boys students

C． boy’s students

D． students of boys

2． I’ve got my wallet stolen, and_________ is worse, I lost my passport.( C )

A． so

B． that

C． what

D． which

3． 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

4． 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

5． “ 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

6． The true value of life is not in_________, but in_________.( B )

A． which we get, which we give

B． what we get, what we give

C． which do we get, which do we give

D． how we get, how we give

7． We have a division of labor between my wife and me. She does_________ and I do_________ . ( C )

A． cooking … eating

B． a cooking … an eating

C． the cooking … the eating

D． cook…eat

8． It seemed only seconds_________ they came back.( C )

A． when

B． after

C． before

D． till

9． It is required that anyone to be specialized in the field of physics_________ also well trained in mathematics.( B )

A． had been

B． be

C． will be

D． is

10． _________the poem a second time, the meaning will become clearer to you.( D )

A． Your reading

B． While reading

C． If reading

D． When you read

11． We will transfer you to another department when an opportunity_________.( D )

A． rises

B． raises

C． arouses

D． arises

12． A completely new situation will_________ when the examination system comes into existence.( A )

A． arise

B． rouse

C． rise

D． raise

13． Jane’s school report last term was very_________ .( C )

A． satisfying

B． fulfilling

C． satisfactory

D． full

14． A neighbor _________ me about him. He_________ Percy Buttons was a beggar.( B )

A． said, spoke

B． told, said

C． said, talked

D． told, spoke

15． Prof. Hawkins gave his audience a vivid_________ of his lecturing tour in the United States.( C )

A． tale

B． news

C． account

D． plot

16． Our school _________for the summer holidays on 10th July.( D )

A． breaks down

B． breaks in

C． breaks off

D． breaks up

17． He thought the painting was of little_________, so let me have it for only ten pounds.( B )

A． cost

B． value

C． price

D． expenses

18． While I am on holiday, ring me at my hotel only if there are any_________ messages for me.( A )

A． urgent

B． hasty

C． early

D． confident

19． The mayor of the city is a_________ old man.( B )

A． respective

B． respectable

C． respectful

D． respecting

20． The clock_________ and we realized that it was two o’clock.( B )

A． hit

B． struck

C． turned

D． rang

21． Professor Smith’s studies will be directed towards finding a better way of reducing wastes.( A )

A． research

B． experiments

C． information

D． examinations

22． I asked two people to help me start my car, but _________ of them knew what to do.( D )

A． either

B． none

C． both

D． neither

23． 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

24． It’s the first turning _________the left after the traffic lights.( C )

A． by

B． in

C． on

D． for

25． Let us hope we can settle the matter without　＿＿＿＿　more trouble.( A )

A． any

B． a little

C． some

D． little

26． As it was a stormy night,　＿＿＿＿　people went to see the film.( B )

A． a few

B． few

C． several

D． many

27． He took the machine to pieces to find out how it _________.( B )

A． progressed

B． operated

C． equipped

D． managed

28． Jack works so hard as he dreams _________ owning his own house soon.( C )

A． to

B． with

C． of

D． on

29． It’s too expensive for me. I can’t _________it.( D )

A． spend

B． cost

C． pay

D． afford

30． The little boy was curious about everything he waw in the museum.( C )

A． paid attention to

B． wondered about

C． wanted to know about

D． checked

31． I always regret not _________ harder when I was young.( B )

A． studying

B． having studied

C． to study

D． to have studied

32． _________ film includes some recently discovered newsreels of _________ Word War Ⅱ.( B )

A． The, the

B． A, the

C． The, ―

D． A, ―

33． August 15,1999 is one of the greatest days in his life_________ he was accepted by a university.( D )

A． while

B． that

C． which

D． when

34． Our concert turned out to be a great success, _________they had never expected.( D )

A． what

B． that

C． when

D． which

35． Catherine is one of the brightest students who _________ from the Department of Computer Science, Brown University.( D )

A． is graduated

B． has graduated

C． are graduated

D． have graduated

36． _________ lovely weather we have been having these days!( B )

A． How

B． What

C． How a

D． What a

37． I visited Jiuzhaigou last autumn. Never in my life _________ so beautiful a place like that.( C )

A． I had seen

B． did I see

C． have I seen

D． I shall see

38． He told her nothing, _________upset her.( D )

A． that

B． for which

C． about which

D． which

39． I insist that a doctor　＿＿＿＿　immediately.( D )

A． has been sent for

B． sends for

C． will be sent for

D． be sent for

40． Jack told Mary that he _________ what he was doing during the vacation.( A )

A． had just been asked

B． has just asked

C． was just asked

D． just asked

II Phonetics (10×1 points)

Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer on Answer Sheet I.

III. Cloze (10×1 points)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices given below and marked A, B, C, D.

There ___51___ two main kinds of sports. These two kinds of sports are team sports and individual sports. Team sports are such sports ___52____ baseball, basketball, and volleyball. Team sports require two separate teams. The teams play ___53___ each other. They compete against each other __54__ get the best score. For example, in a football game, if team A gets seven points and team B gets 3 points, team A __55__ the team. Team sports are sometimes called competitive sports.

Besides team sports, there is ___56____ main type, or kind, of supporting activity. The second type is individual sports. In __57__ sports there are no teams. There isn’t any competition. People play individual sports in order to get exercise. They don’t play individual sports ____58____ the competition. __59___ speaking, they want to get some exercise, not to win a game. Individual sports are such sports as swimming, ____60_____, and running.

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