山东大学网络教育专升本入学模拟考试英语试题模拟题

山东大学网络教育专升本入学模拟考试

英 语 试 题 (1)

PartⅠPhonetics (10 points)

Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letter combinations

marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Then mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. 1. A. teacher B. meat C. cheap D. head 2. A. sow B. know C. slow D. how 3. A. family B. satisfy C. safe D. salary 4. A. raid B. lain C. said D. sail 5. A. kid B. mile C. ride D. find 6. A. sweat B. leap C. flea D. cheat 7. A. view B. flew C. few D. new 8. A. hope B. coat C. hop D. hold 9. A. fear B. dear C. clear D. bear 10. A. physics B. quickly C. library D. ticket

Part II Vocabulary and Structure (40 points)

Directions: In this part, there are 40 incomplete sentences. For each sentence, there are four 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.

11.The idea is _________ to all of us and you do not needs to tell us more about it. A. apparent B. appearing C. approaching D. apart 12. This mountain has many high __________and deep valleys.

A. peaks B. hills C. paths D. pink 13. He gave us a good __________ of his experience.

A demonstration B. frequency C. description D. instruction 14. The distinguished lawyer had many __________.

A. clients B. customers C. creditors D. people 15. the dead man was ____________ in a blanket.

A. input B. issued D. ensured D. wrapped 16. This is military _________, and no body is allowed to get in without permission. A. bond D. zone C. butter D. zoo 17. Rock music usually ___________ the young people in most countries. A. applies to B. appeals to C. amazes to D. actress 18. Would he have seen you if you hadn’t ___________ to him.

A. intended B. waved C. expressed D. debt 19. Everyone __________ the right to his own opinion.

A. imitates B. requests C. deserves D. outlines 20. That is a _______ point of view. And I don't agree with you.

A. crystal B. protein C. union D. confusing

21. English has become a communication _____ for people from different countries.

A. merit B. stream C. enjoyment D. medium 22. During the eight years of war, many people ______ their blood for the country.

A. shed B. tempted C. reserved D. devoted

23. You have greatly ______ us. What you have done is not what you told us about several weeks

ago.

A. disappointed B. deserted C. clarifiedD. opposed

24. Before you begin writing your paper, please write ______ first. Then we can have a better idea

about what you are going to talk about. A. an origin B. a detail C. an example D. an outline

25. If you ask why I plan to study in the United States, my answer is simply that it is a ________for me.

A. chapter B. ceremony C. chamber D. challenge

26. Mr. Green has recently been _____ to director of the president's office.

A. pushed B. purchased C. promoted. D. promised 27. We don't think that his _______ ability has been well developed.

A. possible B. potential C. underneath D. vital 28. Our _______ talks promised a good future for our cooperation.

A. interior B. insurance C. initial D. invisible 29. The _______ can help people see very small objects.

A. metropolitan B. microphone C. microscope D. microwave 30. Physically we feel comfortable, but _____ , we suffer a lot.

A. psychologically B. moderately C. naturally D. precisely 31. Even though he has lived in China for more than twenty years, Mark still can not __________ himself to the Chinese customs. A. adopt B. adjust C. adapt D. accept 32. He tried to _______ with the manager for a fat salary.

A. evaluate B. object C. bargain D. pause

33. To some ______ , Mary still does not understand that workplace completely. But she herself does

want to admit that. A. extend B. part C. extent D. content

34. Great Britain and France will hold a _____ regarding some European economic problems.

A. conference B. reference C. conversion D. cooperation

35. Since he often travels on business, he has learned how to _____ himself to sleeping in any place he

can find. A. make B. accustom C. force D. let 36. One of my _______ sayings is \

A. favorite B. alike C. favorable D. likely

37. Most of the news on the front page of today's daily newspapers ____ the progress of peace conference.

A. is concerned B. are concerning C. concerns D. concern

38. Everything is a bit depressing at the moment, but I am sticking to my belief that good times are

__________ , and the future is bright.

A. around a corne B. near the corner C. in the corner D. around the corner

39. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication ____ the advertiser pays for the

messages to be delivered. A. in that B. whereas C. which D. now that 40. It is no use ______ me not to worry about his health.

A. for you to tell B. your telling C. you tell D. having told 41. He opened the door to _____ were eager to learn knowledge.

A. who B. that C. those whoD. those 42. The camera can be ______ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.

A. treated B. adjusted C. adopted D. adapted 43. When Mary paid the bill she was given a _______ for her money.

A. check B. receipt C. ticket D. label

44. The newly ____ method has brought about great economic benefits to organization men and

women.

A. adopted B. accepted C. received D. treated

45. A completely new situation will ______ when the new income tax system comes into existence.

A. rise B. raise C. arouse D. arise 46. The next afternoon I went to _______ Miss Barkley again for the same matter.

A. call on B. call forth C. call after D. call off 47. I would rather you ______ next month instead of tomorrow.

A. will leave B. leave C. would leave D. left 48. Which door does this key ______ to?

A. set B. become C. fit D. belong 49. We suddenly saw the bus about to leave and had to run _______ to catch it.

A. strongly B. nearly C. hard D. hardly

50. When he was in prison, he was not allowed to _______ with his family.

A. commit B. communicate C. commission D. command

Part III Cloze (20 points)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices given below and marked

A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and the mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

People all know that Muhammad Ali ______51______ a great boxer. “I’m the greatest!” He often said.

In addition to _____52_____ a great boxer, Muhammad Ali is a kind and wonderful person. It’s nice when people help others. Muhammad Ali has often done ____53____.

Muhammad Ali helped some older people who lived in a biog city. The people had a place to _____54____ when they needed help. Tyey____55____ it their center. One day the center ____56____ money and had to closed down. The people no longer had a place to be together and to____57____ help.

Muhammad Ali gave the center 100,000 dollars. The center could stay ____58____for another year. It could keep on helping the old people who needed it. All of the people there are thankful____59____ Muhammad Ali. The center is still open. By helping out, Muhammad Ali ____60____ how great he really is!

51. A. are B. am C. is D. was 52. A. be B. having been C. has been D. been 53. A. so B. it C. the same D. ones 54. A. go to B. go C. be going to D. go in 55. A. said B. told C. showed D. called

56. A. ran out B. used out C. ran out of D. kept out of 57. A. go for B. go to C. go with D. go up 58. A. opened B. open C. opening D. opens 59. A. for B. with C. of D. to 60. A. thought B. supposed C. showed D. looked 答案：C B C A D C A B D C

Part VI Reading Comprehension ( 60 points )

Directions: There are 4 reading passages in the part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For

each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and mark it on the Answer Sheet.

Passage One

Jim was intelligent, but he hated hard work. He said, \then the government takes most of it. I want easy work that gives me lots of money and that the government doesn't know about.

So he became a thief—but he did not do the stealing. He got others to do it. They were much less intelligent than he was, so he arranged everything and told them what to do.

One day they were looking for rich families to rob, and Jim sent one of them to a large beautiful house just outside the town.

It was evening, and when the man looked through one of the windows, he saw a young man and a girl playing on a piano.

When he went back to Jim, he said, \on the same.

61. The word \in the first sentence is closest in meaning to ____ . A. clever B. honest C. interesting D. modest

62. What Jim said can be said to be ____ . A. an excuse B. a lie C. a joke

D. a truth

63. Jim did not do the stealing, _____ . A. so he was not a thief in fact

B. because he was less intelligent than others C. but he made stealing plans and gave orders D. for he was afraid of being caught

64. Where did one of the thieves go to do the stealing? A. To the village. B. To the country. C. To the city. D. To the town.

65. It can be concluded from the story that ______ . ? A.Jim and his men didn't rob the family

B. the family they were going to rob was not rich in fact C. the thief sent to the beautiful house was foolish enough D. the young man and the girl were husband and wife

Passage Two

In 1638, John Harvard donated some money and about four hundred books to a new university. This was the beginning of the library at Harvard University. The gift was so important that the university was named after John Harvard.

Thomas Bray began the first free lending library in the late 1600s. He set up more than 30 of these libraries in the American colonies. However, the idea for this kind of free library ended when Bray died in 1730. In 1731 , Benjamin Franklin and some friends started the first subscription library in the United States. In a subscription library people pay money to become members, but they may borrow the books without paying again. ?

In the United States, every child had a free education. This idea soon led to free libraries. One of the first libraries that used tax money to buy books was a library in Peterborough, New Hampshire. This library was set up in 1833.

66. The main idea of paragraph 2 is ____ .

A. Franklin started the first subscription library

B. in a subscription library people pay money to become members C. Bray and Franklin were important in the history of public libraries D. Bray died in 1730 and Franklin died in 1833 67. The word \in line 7 means ____ .

A. read and write with no help from another person B. use for a short time and then return C. like very much D. lend

68. The reading does not say it, but we can guess that _____ .

A. there were free schools in the United States before there were free libraries B. free schools and free libraries in the United States began at about the same time C. the library in New Hampshire also had a free school in it

D. there were free libraries in the United States before there were free schools 69. Harvard University began ____ . A. in 1731 B. in 1730 C. in 1833 D. in 1638

70. At the library that Franklin started, ____ .

A. children could use books for no money at all

B. people paid a little money in the beginning but none after that C. people paid a lot of money in the beginning but none after that D. both A and B

Passage Three

There was a pilot and four people in a small plane. Suddenly there was something wrong with the

machine while it was flying in the air. The smoke was everywhere in the plane. The pilot told the people there were only four parachutes. They all became worried and started to make excuses.

\could do so he jumped out.

The first person stood up. \also took a parachute and jumped out.

The next person said, \portant sports match. I know I'll win the game because I'll be the cleverest person there. \pack and jumped out.

Two men were left—an old businessman and a young mountain climber. By this time the plane was going down fast. The businessman said, \parachute. \because there are still two parachutes. Just now the clever person jumped out with my back pack. 71.All the people became worried because ________ .

A. they couldn't find the parachutes

B. they were afraid the plane would be broken and knew there were not enough parachutes for each person

C. there was too much smoke and they couldn't jump out from the plane D. they saw the pilot jump out first

72.The clever man jumped out with _________ .

A. a parachute B. nothing

C. the pack of the climber's D. two parachutes

73. All the people thought of themselves except ________ .

A. the pilot

B. the clever man C. the doctor

D. the business man

74. From the story we know ____ would be died.

A. the clever man B. the businessman C. the pilot D. the doctor

75. _____ was a kind-hearted man

A. The pilot

B. The mountain climber C. The businessman D. The doctor Passage Four

Danny was just tired about the way things were going. His mom came to the school and kept corn-planing about Rick Jackson on and on. It seemed that she would never stop talking. \to stop that boy!\pick on little boys like Danny. \

Mrs. Green, Danny's teacher, was concerned a lot. \she answered. \has this been going on?\said a word about this, he would have trouble after school.

Danny hadn't said anything about the problem because he wanted to get along with the boys in the neighborhood. After all, most of them were nice to him. He hated to leave the gang just because of Rick. Maybe the time had come to find new friends. He felt it hard to make up his mind.

16. We learn from the reading that _____ .

A. Danny was not a good student

B. Danny's mother talked too much about the school

C. Danny's teacher knew something about Danny's problem before

D. Danny wanted to get away from Rick

17. When Danny's mother came for Mrs. Green, the matter was now __ to Mrs. Green.

A. serious B. common C. untrue D. similar

18. Danny now _____ .

A. was tired of the school and his friends B. had no friends at all

C. was not sure what he should do with the problem D. made some new friends in the neighborhood

19. Danny didn't say anything about the matter to Mrs. Green because

A. she had known it

B. the other boys told her

C. he didn't want to be in trouble

D. his mother didn't want him to say it

20. The word \in the reading means _____ .

A. a place for boys to play games B. a group of young people

C. a school bus for children to and from school

Part V Writing ( points )

Directions: For this part, you are supposed to write a letter in 100—120 words based on the

following situation. Remember to write it clearly.

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你是张海.你的朋友王敏写信给你,询问你课余时间都做些什么.你回信给她,信件内容包括: 1. 你的爱好和例证; 2. 信尾写上希望她做什么; 山东大学网络教育专升本入学模拟考试

英 语 试 题 (2)

PartⅠPhonetics (10 points)

Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letter combinations marked A, B,

C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Then mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. 1. A. math B. catch C. attend D. stamp 2. A. speech B. rich C. chemistry D. teach 3. A. kick B. pick C. bike D. live 4. A. coffee B. sorry C. doctor D. motor 5. A. house B. south C. touch D. mouth 6. A. care B. fare C. hare D. are 7. A. idea B. cheap C. reach D. team 8. A. flood B. loose C. choose D. mood 9. A. farmer B. towards C. pardon D. large 10. A. cup B. mud C. just D. tune

Part II Vocabulary and Structure (40 points)

Directions: In this part, there are 40 incomplete sentences. For each sentence, there are four 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.

11. A ______ political and economic situation is very important for the development of any country.

A. stain B. stable C. peaceful D. pink

12. The financial support is decided not only according to your GRE score, but also according to your in college.

A. performance B. policy C. smart D. statement

13. The World Trade Center is often called a _______ Building because it is made up of two identical buildings.

A. Alike B. Folk C. Twin D. Former 14. It is impossible for us to _______ such a difficult task within a limited time.

A. fuel B. frown C. fulfill D. frost 15. Please do not _____ ' when somebody else is talking.

A. intend B. interpret C. interrupt D. invest

16. Although Mary has a ______ view of our future, nobody believes in what she said.

A. portable B. primary C. possession D. positive 17. Nobody knows his ______ for helping us.

A. motivation B. motion C. mood D. moral 18. Both sides agreed to establish a ______ zone between the south and north.

A. midst B. mild C. mention D. neutral

19. That is a _______ moment for our research. We should be very much careful.

A. critical B. belt C. conscience D. copper 20. The textbook is for the students, not for the beginners.

A. observation B. transportation C. advanced D. transfer 21. This university has ______ a great deal since our last visit.

A. appeared B. altered C. approachedD. admired 22.She is narrow-minded and alwayswhat other people have.

A. jealous B. owes C. misses D. envies

23. When he woke up from his dream, the frightened boy tried hard to _______ his mother's arm.

A. grape B. gray C. grip D. grave 24. Mary has never been ______ a ship.

A. abroad B. aboard C. above D. absorb

25. The lens of modern cameras may be coated with more than ten _____ of protection.

A. levels B. stories C. layers D. formations 26. The thief was ____ by the police on the spot at the railway station.

A. carpet B. mined C. captured D. mounted

27. In fact, there is no _______ liberty in any country.

A. adequate B. absolute C. private D. practical 28. There is too much noise outside, I can not _______ on my work.

A. connect B. flat C. fill D. concentrate

29. While studying at West Lake University, Mr. Wang ____ his old friend, whom he has not seen for nearly twenty years.

A. encountered B. whispered C. swung D. maid 30. The ______ production of engines in the factory has doubled this year.

A. manual B. annual C. amount D. alike

31. There is a lot of noise in New York City, ___________ there isn't much where Daniel lives.

A. as B. and C. expect D. but 32. That farm land ______ a good crop of potatoes last year.

A. planted B. grew C. raised D. yielded 33.The history of the Olympic Games can ______ back to the sixth century B. C.

A. dash B. chase C. trace D. follow 34.Two hundred and fifty dollars _, _____ too much for that low - quality TV set.

A. is B. are C. has D. have 35. ____ a reply, he decided to write again.

A. Not receiving B. Not having received C. Having not received D. Not received 36.Penicillin was discovered in 1929, but _______ .

A. it was used until twelve years later B. it was used not until twelve years later C. not until twelve years later it was usedD. not used until twelve years later 37．We have to produce more food to _____ the demand of the ever-growing population.

A. suit B. fix C. meet D. respond

38. ______ What has been said, it is unlikely that population growth rate will slow down, either in developed or in developing countries. A. For the sake of B. On behalf of C. With the exception of D. In view of

39.It is believed that today's pop music can serve as a creative force stimulating the thinking of its listeners.

A. by B. with C. on D. at 40. New students will come to our school _____ next week.

A. sometimes B. some time C. sometime D. some times 41. It's difficult to cross the desert by car, but not _______ impossible.

A. roughly B. exclusively C. necessarily D. absolutely

42. If 1 were in that situation, then it would be about time that I ______ my head in my hands for a cry.

A. bury B. am burying C. buried D. would bury 43. These handicrafts are very popular ______ tourists visiting this mysterious land.

A. to B. for C. with D. among 44. He didn't come to the party last night. He _____ to see us.

A. might not have wanted B. could not have wanted C. should not have wanted D. ought not to have wanted 45. The professor did ______ research before writing his thesis.

A. exhausting B. exhaustive C. exhibited D. executed 46.As a commander, you should not _____ the soldiers to unnecessary danger. A. express B. explode C. exploit D. expose 47. This newspaper often ____ the government's opinion, not the public opinion. A. affects B. reacts C. reflects D. recognizes

48. Although in great danger, the wounded soldiers still did not want to _ from the front. A. feedback B. backward C. withdraw D. departure 49.This movie has a _______ ending. You can not imagine who will be killed finally.

A. dramatic B. original C. considerable D. temple

50. During the graduation ______ , the president gave a wonderful opening speech.

A. evolution B. sign C. individual D. ceremony

Part III Cloze (20 points)

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

D. Choose the one that is most suitable and the mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Not all people got their names____51____ their fathers. Some got their names from the places they ____52____ . For example, a family that lived in a village ____53____ many green trees and plants was called Green or Greenberg. If they lived in a town called Moor, they were ____54____ the Moores.

Sometimes people got their names from____55____they looked. A tall person was, perhaps, called Long. If people in a family had ____56____ hair, the family was sometimes called the Blacks or the Browns. If their hair was____57____, they may have been called the Whites.

People often took their names from the kind of ____58____they did. A person who sewed clothing was named Taylor. ____59____person who baked bread was called Baker. A person who had a very good ____60____ was named Singer.

After a while these names stayed with people and became family names that are still used today. 51. A. after B. out of C. with D. from 52. A. stayed in B. worked for C. lived in D. played at 53. A. of B. with C. for D. at

54. A. known B. said C. called D. written 55. A. the way B. a way C. what D. why 56. A. light B. heavy C. dark D. soft 57. A. heavy B. dark C. soft D. light 58. A. subject B. work C. major D. course 59. A. Another B. Other C. Others D. A 60. A. brain B. voice C. body D. name 答案：A C B C A C D B D B

Part VI Reading Comprehension ( 60 points )

Directions: There are 4 reading passages in the part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each

question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and mark it on the Answer Sheet.

Passage One

\

\clear down a man's throat if he tried to speak. The girl's voice was something quite pleasant, however, and presently he spoke again.

\chill,\

\his coat-collar was as close to the back of his neck as possible.

\just to meet you at the train. We had word that someone was coming to the hotel. \

61. How far was the drive from the train to the hotel? A. One mile. B. Two miles.

C. A little over four miles. D. Less than four mile.

62. Do you know who the driver was? A. An old man. B. A girl. C. A stranger.

D. The passage doesn't tell us.

63. From the passage we conclude that the two speakers were in ___ . A. the West B. the East

C. the Northwest

D. the South

64. According to the stranger, in the west the winters are ____ . A. dry and cold B. damp and cold

C. warmer than in the east D. neither hot nor cold 65. The driver____________.

A. had to return to the train station after leaving the stranger at the hotel B. was going home after leaving the stranger at the hotel C. lived at the hotel

D. was going away on the hotel

Passage Two

There are many kinds of ants in the world that always live in companies. They are the most hardworking creatures and most of them make their nests under ground. The small black ants that we see running back and forth in the grass are the same ants that bother us by coming to our picnics uninvited. They are not trying to be harmful, but are only doing the house-keeping job they were made for. They are nature's clean-up crew. One of these ants, scouting in the grass, finds the trail of an injured beetle. In some mysterious way the news spreads. Soon there are two ants, then a few more. Then a dozen or more are running around the beetle. Enough ants will come to put an end to it.

Then the beetle is dead, the ants carry it away to their underground nests. They leave nothing in the grass but empty shell.

66.__________________________________ The ants that come to our picnics are. A. looking for company B. having fun C. doing their job D. trying to bother us

67. According to this passage the black ants' job is to ____ . A. kill all beetles B. clean up the grass C. help injured insects D. enjoy our picnics

68. As soon as an ant finds an injured insect, it _____ . A. makes friends with it B. kills it

C. carries it away and eats it D. lets other ants know

69. More ants learn about the beetle ___ . A. by smelling it

B. by hearing the sounds it makes C. from other ants

D. from the injured beetle

70. __________________________ The ants clean the grass by. A. carrying away everything but the shell B. carrying away the whole beetle

C. putting the whole beetle under the ground D. covering the beetle with leaves

Passage Three

Archimedes was a famous Greek mathematician and scientist. He was born around 287 B. C, and he died in the year 212 BC.

Archimedes is most well known for one specific idea that he came up with. \solid object which is immersed in a liquid is pushed up by a force which is equal to the weight of the water that the object displaces (or moves) . For example, if you put a piece of wood and a piece of gold the same size in water, only the wood will float. Both the wood and gold displace the same amount of water, but the wood weighs less than this water, while the gold weighs more.

It is believed that Archimedes discovered this principle when the king of Syracuse asked him to solve a problem. The king wanted to know if his crown was pure gold or a mixture of gold and silver. The king, of course, did not want

to melt his crown to find out. The idea came to Archimedes as he lowered himself into his bath. He noticed how the water spilled out of the tub. He decided to use the same idea for the crown. He knew that a gold crown immersed in water would weigh more than one made of silver. The experiment was done and the goldsmith was proved guilty of trying to trick the King.

71. A good title for this selection is _____ .

A. Aichimedes

B. Axchimedes's Principle C. A Gold and Silver Crown D. Aichimedes's Experiment

72. The word \____ .

A. very heavy B.raise or lift C. under water D.in water

73. We drop a piece of metal into a jar full of water. The metal will float if it weighs less than

_____ .

A. an equal amount of gold B. the water that leaves the jar C. all the water in the jar now D. an equal amount of water

74. Aichimedes was born about_____ .

A. 287 BC B.281 BC C. 212 BC D. 278 BC 75. Archimedes solved a royal problem for the king of ______.

A. Rome B.Greece C.Syracuse D. England

Passage Four

Today the official language of the United States and most of Canada is English. However, French almost became the official language because of a war.

The French and Indian War was fought between 1754 and 1763. The name of this war is not accurate because the war was actually between England and France. The Indians fought on the side of the French.

France and England were trying to gain control of North America. France held Canada, and England held part of what is now the United States. However, France tried to expand its land by moving southward into New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Virginia. When the French built a fort on the Ohio River, the residents in Virginia sent Ceorge Washington to attack the fort in 1754. However, the French defeated Washington.

The French, aided by the Indians, outsmarted the English and won many early battles. Later, the British began to do well against the French. In the final battle in Quebec, Canada, General Wolfe of England faced General Montcalm from France. Both generals died in this battle, but the English outlasted the French and won the battle. Thus, most of North America today has the English culture and language.

76. Argood title for this selection is __________.. A. The French and Indian War B. The English Language C. Washington's Army D. Official Language 77. The word \______ . A. borrow B. get C. buy D. lose 78. We may conclude that George Washington preferred the ____ . A. Canada B. French C. Indians D. English

79. General Wolfe died in _____ . A. England B. France C. Canada D. France

80. Washington lost his battle at the fort on the Ohio River ____ .

A. at the beginning of the war B. in the middle of the war C. at the end of the war D. during the war

Part V Writing ( 20 points)

Directions: For this part, you are supposed to write an announcement in 100—120 words based on the following

situation. Remember to write it clearly.

<情景>

英语系的钱教授要为本系的学生作一个讲座.请写出一则关于这个讲座的通知,内容包括下列几个方面: 1. 讲座的主题和主要内容; 2. 讲座的时间和地点; 3. 参加讲座的对象; 要求本专业学生在讲座后进行讨论.

山东大学网络教育专升本入学模拟考试

英 语 试 题 (3)

PartⅠPhonetics (10 points)

Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letter combinations marked A, B,

C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Then mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. 1. A. teacher B. meat C. cheap D. head 2. A. . house B. south C. touch D. mouth 3. A. national B. made C. capital D. annual 4. A.. rather B. . basket C. . fat D. after 5. A. limit B. minute C. willing D. life 6. A. brought B. rough C. bought D. thought 7. A. cough B. though C. laugh D. enough 8. A. glance B. goal C. graceful D. technology 9. A. fear B. hear C. heart D. dear 10. A. dive B. five C. bite D. bit

Part II Vocabulary and Structure ( 40 points )

Directions: In this part, there are 40 incomplete sentences. For each sentence, there are four 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.

11. He has _______ much time and energy getting a go - ahead from authorities.

A. contained B. proceeded C. consumed D. paid 12. A good teacher should try and ______ students to ask questions.

A. encourage B. obey C. recall D. spread

13. If you want to see the chairman of the department, you'd better make an ______ with

him first.

A. admission B. agreement C. appointment D. alphabet 14. They say the new film is a (an) _______ picture so they won't go to see it.

A. internal B. odd C. interesting D. dull 15. The judge ______ the murderer to twenty years in prison.

A. required B. orderedC. indicatedD. sentenced

16. The shabby airplane took off soon. It was like an old train ____ from side to side first and than it began going

faster and faster.

A. surrounding B. foregoing C. swaying D. frowning 17. This is a poem about _______ life in the American West.

A. the frontier B. chamber C. frank D. dozen 18. Professor Smith ______ the most important part of his paper.

A. omitted B. disputed C. designed D. chased 19. This knife is made of aluminum ______ and it can be used for a long time.

A. mixed B. alloy C. champion D. grasp

20. The theory of _______ was advanced forward by Darwin and is now understood by nearly everybody in the

world.

A. determination B. distribution C. discipline D. evolution 21. Everybody present was ______ by the funny story.

A. naked B. yielded C. amused D. expanded 22. Young people made a new ______ to the governor.

A. proposal B. submerge C. tendency D. thread

23. In the film we saw last night, the hero ______ his wife to death with his sword.

A. throat B. thrust C. trust D. thread

24. If there is no other way to save a person ______ in a tall building on fire, fire fighters may spread a net on the

ground into which the person can jump. A. volt B. wrapped C. trapped D. deserted

25. Since 1978, many new _____ have been developed in the university to meet the increasing demands of the

students.

A. disciplines B. entrances C. checks D. flames 26. How can we finish the work in the______________ of any other helpers?

A. era B. haste C. spare D. absence 27. The blood of wounded soldiers _____ the ground red.

A. died B. dumped C. drawled D. dyed

28.There are two governments in the country. But neither of them is regarded as the ___________ one by the people there. A. panel B. legal C. purple D. republic 29. A question then _______ : What are we going to do when we graduate from the university?

A. raises B. arouses C. arises D. rises

30. The _______ between the two playing periods of a football game is only a few minutes.

A. internal B. reserve C. interval D. radium

31. What we need to learn is how to put theory intowhen we begin our field work here.

A. appearance B. application C. accomplish D. achievement

32. It is a _______ truth that man is the only animal that has the power to speak and reason.

A. worthy B. virtual C. universal D. indefinite 33. His speech _______ the young workers to work even harder.

A. glanced B. delayed C. inspired D. created 34. The land around here is ______ and very bad for farming.

A. board B. rocky C. kid D. wax

35. People say that providing a good education to children by parents is the best .

A. investigationB. organization C. investment D. origin 36. ______ had made a great contribution to science is a fact.

A. What he B. Which he C. He D. That he 37. I didn't know what to do, but then an idea suddenly _______ to me.

A. occurred B. entered C. happened D. rushed 38. Don't tell a lie. Your eyes have given yourself ___ .

A. away B. out C. in I), off 39. I suggest we put the scheme into effect. It is quite ____ .

A. possible B. available C. probable D. feasible 40. The large vase in which he kept his old umbrella for many years to be a

valuable piece of Chinese pottery.

A came around B. turned up C. turned out D. figured out 41. ____ for your knowledge of language, I should have been completely lost.

A. If had not B. Hadn't it been

C. Not had it been D. Had it not been

42. A peculiarly pointed chin is his most memorable facial ______________.

A. mark B. feature C. trace D. appearance

43. Whenever anything ____________ happens, a crowd of people is certain to gather.

A. emotional B. sensational C. famous D. noted 44. Do you call them ______________?

A. apple trees B. apple trees C. apple tree D. apple's tree

45. Thank you for applying for a position with our enterprise. We do not have any opening this. time, but we shall

keep your application on______________________ for two months. A. pile B. segment C. sequence D. file 46. It was proposed that the matter _______ discussed al the next meeting.

A. will be B. was C. be D. would be 47. John had been working hard and _____ .

A. so had his brother B. so his brother had C. so was his brother D. so his brother did

48. A good writer is ___________ who can express the commonplace in an uncommon way.

A. that B. he C. one D. those

49. The girl was ________________ a shop assistant. Now she is the assistant to the general manager

A. preliminarily B. presumably C formally D. formerly

50. Everyone has arrived, _____ ?

A. haven't they B. hasn't everyone C. hasn't he D. does he

Part III Close (20 points)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices given below and markedA, B, C, and

D. Choose the one that is/〉；most suitable and the mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Miss Evans ___5 1 ____ physics in a London school. Last month she was explaining to one of her ___52_____about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been ____5 3_____She said to them, \ If 1 was calling her ____ 54 ______, and at the same time you were 20 meters away, and listened to me from_______ 55______ of the street, who would _______56_______ what I said earlier, my sister or you and _____57_____?” The clever boy at once answered, “ Your sister, Miss Evens. It is because electricity travels faster than ______58______.

\Betty?\it's ______60_______ six o'clock in Washington. \

51. A. taught B. did C. studied D. learned 52. A. students B. pupils C. classes D. friends 53. A. in her home work B. in her house work C. in her studies D. in her work 54. A. on the telephone B. on foot C. by D. by bike

55. A. another side B. neither C. either side D. the other side 56. A. listen B. hear C. see D. feel 57. A. why B. where C. whose D. whom 58. A. waves B. light C. sound waves D . wind 59. A. but B. because C. and D. so 60. A. always B. really C. about D. only 答案：A C D A D BA D A B

Part IV Reading Comprehension ( 60 points)

Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each

question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and mark it on the Answer Sheet.

Passage one

Mrs. Wilson, the wife of a rich man, invited some of her friends to lunch. She was trying a new-way to cook fish and she was very pleased with herself when the fish was ready. As the fish was very hot, she put it near the open window to cool for a few minutes. Five minutes later, when she came back for it, she was surprised to find the neighbour's cat at the fish. She was in time to stop the cat before it was too late. That afternoon everyone enjoyed the fish. They talked and laughed until four o'clock

At the end of the afternoon, when she was alone again', Mrs. Wilson felt tired but happy. She was in a chair just near the window when. through the window, she was shocked to see the neighbour's cat dead in her garden. Why, the fish dish must be bad! What would happen to her friends? She at once telephoned the family doctor for advice. The doctor told her to telephone each of the visitors to meet him at the hospital as soon as he could. Finally the danger was over. Once again Mrs. Wilson was a-lone in her chair in the sitting room, still tired but no longer happy. Just then the telephone rang. It was her neighbour. \dead. She was killed by someone in a car and put in your garden. . . \

61. Why was Mrs. Wilson not happy after she had a good party?

A. She was sad about the dead cat.

B. She found her fish dish had not been cooked well.

C. She never thought that she would have so much trouble. D. She felt tired after she had a busy day. 62. Mrs. Wilson

A. stopped the cat before it began to eat the fish B. was too late to stop the cat in time C. stopped the cat before it ate the fish up D. stopped the cat but it was too late

63. Why was Mrs. Wilson so shocked to see the cat dead in her garden?

A. She liked the cat very much. B. She worried about her friends.

C. She was not sure whether her fish was bad or not. D. She had no idea how the cat had died. 64. Finally, Mrs. Wilson _____ .

A. found that all her friends were all right

B. was told by one of her visitors that the cat was killed by someone in a car C. felt happy as all her friends were safe D. met all her friends at the hospital 65. Chester is _____ .

A. One of her visitors

B. Mrs. Wilsons neighbour

C. Mrs. Wilson's neighbour's cat D. the man killed the cat

Passage Two

The first automobile was invented more than two hundred years ago. It used steam for power and had wooden wheels. The first automobile may have been simple and primitive, but it was an extremely important invention. The automobile today is the primary means of land transportation. It has produced more changes in our daily life than any other machine.

Almost all gasoline engines work in the same way—with four movements, or strokes, of a piston in a cylinder. The first stroke pulls the fuel mixture ( gasoline and air) into the cylinder. The second stroke compresses the fuel mixture. A spark plug produces a spark that ignites the fuel mixture and causes the third stroke. The final stroke removes any waste gases which might remain in the cylinder.

The preceding paragraph explains what happens inside the cylinder to make the piston move. When the piston is pushed down by the explosion in the third stroke, it pushes the connecting rod. This rod rotates the crankshaft. The crankshaft is connected to other parts which turn the wheels. Most cars today have four, six, or eight cylinders.

66.A good title for this selection is _____ . A. Automobiles B. How a Car Works C. The First Car D. Cars and Roads

67．The word \____ . A. wants to say B. meaning C. method D. angry

68.The author suggests that the invention of the car was ____ . A. important B. unimportant

C. somewhat important D. very important

69.Fuel enters the cylinder in the _____ . A. first stroke B. second stroke C.third stroke

D. the final stroke

70. Spark plugs cause the fuel mixture to ____ .

A. compress B. remove waste C. burn

D. to enter the cylinder

Passage three

Paris is the capital of the European nation of France. It is also one of the most beautiful and most famous cities in the world.

Paris is called the City of Light. It is also an international fashion center. What stylish women are wearing in Paris will be worn by women all over the world. Paris is also a famous world center of education. For instance, it is the headquarters of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.

The Seine River divides the city into two parts. Thirty-two bridges cross this scenic river. The oldest and perhaps most well known is the Pont Neuf, which was built in the sixteenth century. The Sorbonne, a famous university, is located on the Left Bank ( south side) of the river. The beautiful white church Sacre Coeur lies on top of the hill called Montmartre on the Right Bank ( north side) of the Seine.

There are many other famous places in Paris, such as the famous museum the Louvre as well as the Cathedral of Notre Dame. However, the most famous landmark in this city must be the Eiffel Tower.

Paris is named after a group of people called the Parisii. They built a small village on an island in the middle of the Seine River about two thousand years ago. This island is where Notre Dame is located. Today around eight million people live in the Paris area.

71. _____________________________ A good title for this selection is. A. The French Language B. The City of Paris

C. Education and Culture in France D. The Seine River

72.The word \A. clothing B. office

C. main office D. 25 percent

73.We may conclude that Notre Dame is located ___ . A. on the Left Bank B. on the Right Bank C. on an island D. on neither bank

74.The Pont Neuf was built in _____ . A. the 1500s B. the 1600s C. the 1700s D. the 1400s

75. The population in the Paris area is around ____ . A. two million B. eight million C. sixteen million D. eighteen million

Passage Four

A group of people who share the same interests and way of life is called a society. Sociology is the science that examines human society. The term sociology is derived from the Latin word socius, which means \of people\

Sociologists are interested in how a society began and how it grew. They also study the levels within a society. For example, the child is part of the family, the family is part of the neighborhood, and the neighborhood is part of the community. There are many different groups, and sociologists are interested in the effect that these groups have on people.

A Frenchman named Auguste Comte made sociology a separate science in the 1830s. He suggested that a new science was necessary to study a society of people. A famous book, Principles of Sociology, was published by an Englishman, Herbert Spencer, in 1882. This book had an unprecedented effect on the science of sociology. In this book, Spencer theorized that a society's customs evolved, or grew from very simple to more complicated and advanced. This theory shows the influence that Charles Darwin ( who believed that man had evolved from very simple forms to the present human) had on Spencer.

76.The best title for this selection is _____ . A. Sociology

B. People's interests

C. Society in Different Nations

D. Sociologist

77.The word \_____ . A. standard

B. groups, classes C. beginning, start D. music, art

78.We may conclude that in sociology the neighborhood is larger than ___ . A. the area

B. the community C. the family D. society

79.Sociology had its beginnings as a separate science with ____ . A. Darwin B. Spencer C. Latin D. Comte

80. The book which had a great effect on sociology was written ___ . A. by Spencer B. in 1830 C. by Comte D. both A and B

Part V Writing ( 20 points )

Directions: For this part, you are supposed to write a letter in 100—120 words based on the following situation.

Remember to write it clearly.

<情景>

你是一位中学数学老师. 最近,你的几位老同学希望你能入伙,和他们共办一家软件公司.经过考虑,你做出了自己的选择.就以上所规定的情景用第一人称写封信给他们,告知他们你的看法。

山东大学网络教育专升本入学模拟考试

英 语 试 题 (4)

PartⅠ Phonetics ( 10 points )

Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letter combinations marked A, B,

C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Then mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. 1. A. shirt B. bird C. third D. fair 2. A. bottle B. bold C. college D. concert 3. A. care B. share C. dare D. are 4. A. bar B. far C war D. star 5. A. blood B. loose C. choose D. mood 6. A. tile B. mild C. fill D. mile 7. A. care B. share C. dare D. are 8. A. teach B. chocolate C. school D. arch 9. A. fate B. hate C. late D. grammar 10. A. busy B. cut C. hut D. mud

Part II Vocabulary and Structure ( 40 points )

Directions: In this part, there are 40 incomplete sentences. For each sentence, there are four 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.

11. He has _______ much time and energy getting a go - ahead from authorities.

A. contained B. proceeded C. consumed D. paid 12. A good teacher should try and ______ students to ask questions.

A. encourage B. obey C. recall D. spread

13. If you want to see the chairman of the department, you'd better make an ______

with him first.

A. admission B. agreement C. appointment D. alphabet 14. They say the new film is a (an) _______ picture so they won't go to see it.

A. internal B. odd C. interesting D. dull 15. The judge ______ the murderer to twenty years in prison.

A. required B. ordered C. indicated D. sentenced

16. The Foreign Minister made an excellent ______ on the current international situation.

A. committee B. command C. comment D. commission 17. They ______ cattle mainly for the international market.

A. carpenter B. district C. ox D. raise

18. He went to the dance last night, hut couldn't find a ______ because of the strange clothes he was wearing.

A. pond B. saddle C. partner D. salad 19. Her father will never _______ of her going to study in New Zealand alone.

A. prove B. agree C. admit D. approve

20. I wish I could ______ you for your hospitality and kindness someday in the future.

A. straw B. issue C. repay D. own 21. ____ last year and is now earning his living as a sales manager.

A. He would leave school B. He left school C. He had left school D. He has left school 22.We should _______ early so as to catch the flight in time.

A. set off B. should get C. will get D. got 23. By the time the course ends _____ a lot about culture.

A. we'll learnt B. we are leaving C. we have learnt D. we'll have learnt 24. What _______ do with the car?

A. are you about t B. will you be going to C. are you going to D. have you been to 25. When I returned home from a long journey, I found my house ____ .

A. was broken into B. had been broken into C. had broken into D. is broken into 26. He will come to call on you the moment he ______ his work.

A. finishes B. had finished C. will finish D. finished 27. By luck, the leak ________ no damage yet.

A. would do B. had done C. did D. has done 28. He _______ when the bus came to a sudden stop.

A. was almost hurt B. was hurt himself C. was to hurt himself D. was hurting himself 29. That tree looked as if it _______ for a long time.

A. hasn't watered B. didn't water C. hadn't been watered D. wasn't watered 30. If you smoke in a non - smoking section, people ______ .

A. have objected B. objected C. must object D. will object

31. In the eighteenth century, writers _______ hours in coffee houses, discussing the news of the day.

A. used to spending B. used to spend C. would he spending D. were used to spend 32.The regular teacher is ill, so a (an) ________ is here teaching us today.

A. candidate B. applicant C. sponsor D. substitute 33. This project is known to _______ for three months.

A. having been going on B. go on C. have been going on D. be going on 34.His theory is very difficult, and _______ people understand it.

A. few B. fewer C. a little D. little

35. The government is believed to be consideringa law making it a crime to import any

A. to pass B. passed C. have passed D. passing 36. Mrs. Johnson ______ about the incident in front of the audience.

A. would not like speaking B. had better not speaking C. would not like to speak D. had better not to speak 37. I prefer writing a term paper_______ an examination.

A. to taking B. to take C. for taking D. that take 38. Most doctors recognize that medicine is _____ .

A. as art as much it is a science B. much an art as it is a science C. as an art as much it is a science D. as much an art as it is a science 39. My father seemed to be in no _______ to look at my school report.

A. mood B. emotion C. attitude D. feeling 40. I'll leave some bread in the fridge in case you ______ hungry.

A. were B. are C. would be D. will be 41. I _______ fill in the form now, shouldn't I?

A. could B. couldn't C. should D. shouldn't 42. He has a large collection of novels, _____ are written in English.

A. any that B. many of which C. many in which D. among many that 43. The police were tracking the criminal who was said _____ in the forest.

A. to have hidden B. to be hiding C. to hiding D. to hide 44. As a doctor, I'm very interested in the medical _______ .

A. magazine B. journal C. periodical D. technical 45. John suggested ______ anything about it until more facts were found out.

A. not to say B. not say C. to say not D. not saying 46. If Peter had enough money, he _______ on the trip to Los Angeles.

A. had gone B. would go C. went D. would have gone 47. He did his homework carefully for fear that he ______ .

A. made a mistake B. makes a mistake C. would make a mistake D. make a mistake

A. wonder what to do in the future B. pay no attention to the UN's call C. take no measures in conservation

D. should act quickly to answer the UN's call

Part V Writing (20 points)

Directions: For this part, you are supposed to write a composition in 100—120 words based on the following

situation. Remember o write it clearly.

<情景>

如今私人汽车日益普及，写篇短文阐述汽车普及的好处。补充题目

Phonetics

Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letter combinations marked A, B,

C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Then mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. 1. A. black B. apple C. that D. afternoon 2. A. teach B. rich C. chemistry D. speech 3. A. think B. blind C. drive D. decide 4. A. cost B. lost C. most D. fond 5. A. method B. smooth C. thorough D. math 6. A. cure B. failure C. pure D. secure 7. A. idea B. cheap C. reach D. team 8. A. mood B. loose C. choose D. flood 9. A. farmer B. towards C. pardon D. large 10. A. bunch B. club C. dull D. put

Cloze

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

Choose the one that is most suitable and then mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Tom was only seven ____51____, so when he went ____52____ to camp with a lot of other small boys one summer, his mother thought that he might be happy, and arranged for all his aunts and his grandmother and all his other relatives to write ____53____ him, so that he ____54____get a letter every day, while he ____55____ away from home.

Well, of course he did not write to anybody while he was at the camp. A few days ____56____ he came back____57_____, his mother saw him ____58____ some papers and asked him what ____59____.

“Oh,” he said, “They are the letters I got while I was ____60____ the camp. I did not have time to look at them while I was there.

51. A. year B. years C. year old D. years old 52. A. off B. on C. ahead D. up 53. A. for B. to C. from D. after 54. A. will B. should C. would D. had to 55. A. was B. is C. was being D. had been 56. A. before B. after C. when D. since 57. A. to home B. at home C. home D. in home 58. A. looks at B. looking at C. seeing D. see 59. A. they were B. was it C. it was D. were they 60. A. in B. by C. at D. from 答案：D A B C A B C B A C

Reading Comprehension

Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each

question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and mark it on the Answer Sheet.

Passage One

The cinema was in darkness when we went in and it was no easy matter making our way to our seats. The old man who had come in ahead of us was luckier: he had a stick to help him find his way like a blind man.

“It’s funny not to have any lights on before the film starts,” I commented.

“And no music, either.” added my wife. “Well, perhaps they are economizing!”

We were in one of the rows nearest the entrance. We heard other people pass by but we could not tell how big the

audience was. Obviously, however, the cinema did not get very crowded at that time of day.

“It must be two o’clock already,” my wife said, getting restless. “Can you see your watch?”

My eyes had grown accustomed to the darkness and by bringing my watch close to my eyes, I could just make out that it was a little after two.

Just then the program started. But we were disappointed to find that there had been a change. The second of the two films, which we were not interested in seeing, was being shown first. 61. The man and his wife_____________.

A. couldn’t find their seats B. found their seats with difficult C. got lost in the darkness D. had not got seats 62. The old man used his stick because ________________.

A. he was blind B. he was tired C. it was crowded D. it was dark

63. According to the author, the lack of lights was _____________.

A. surprising B. dangerous C. frightening D. amusing 64. In his wife’s opinion, there were no lights because ___________.

A. it was afternoon

B. they were being repaired

C. the cinema wanted to make the seats cheaper D. the cinema wanted to save money 65. The man ___________ see the time.

A. could easily B. could hardly C. just managed to D. tried hard to Passage Two

Some countries, especially modern developed countries such as the United States, are making progress in controlling some types of pollution, others are not. There are two fundamentally different approaches to pollution control. Input pollution control prevents potential pollutants from entering the environment or sharply reduces the amount emitted or discharged. In this preventive approach, taxes or other economic devices are used to make the resource inputs of a process so expensive that these resources will be used more efficiently, thus decreasing the output of waste material.

The other is a “treat-the-disease” or output pollution control approach that deals with wastes after they have been produced. The three major methods of output control are (1) cleaning up polluted air, water, or land by reducing pollutants to harmless levels or by converting them to harmless or less harmful substances, (2) disposing of harmful wastes by burning them, dumping them in the air or water in the hope that they will be diluted to harmless levels, or burying them in the ground and hoping they will remain there, and (3) recycling or reusing matter output from human activities.

66. According to the passage, input pollution control is _____________.

A. a preventive approach

B. less effective than output pollution control C. a “treat-the-disease” approach D. effective in the United States only

67. Output pollution control deals with ______________.

A. resources after they have been produced B. resources before they have been produced C. wastes after they have been produced D. wastes before they have been produced

68. Input pollution control and output pollution control are ____________.

A. two closely related approaches B. two equally effective approaches

C. two fundamentally different approaches

D. two relatively advanced approaches

69. In the input pollution control approach, economic devices are used in order that ____________.

A. taxes can be collected and thus wastes can be avoided B. the process of dealing with wastes is made more efficient C. the output pollution control approach can be added D. the output of waste material can be reduced

70. The three major methods of output control are _____________.

A. cleaning up polluted air, water, or land B. disposing of harmful wastes C. recycling or reusing matter output D. all of the above Passage Three

We have no idea about when man first began to use salt, but we do know that it has been used in many different ways throughout the history.

For example, it is recorded in many history books that people who lived over three thousand years ago ate salted fish. Thousands of years ago in Egypt, salt was used to preserve the dead

In some periods of history, a person who stole salt was thought to have broken the law. Take the eighteenth century for example. If a person was caught stealing salt, he would be thrown into prison. History also records that only in England about ten thousand people were put into prison during that century for stealing salt! About one hundred and fifty years before, in the year1553, if a man took more than his share of salt, he would be thought to have broken the law and would be seriously punished, and his ear would be cut off.

Salt was an important item on the dinner table of a king. It was always placed in front of the king when he sat down to eat. Important guests at the king’s table were seated near the salt. Less important guests were given seats farther away from it.

71. Thousands of years ago in Egypt salt was used ______________. A. to punish people who had broken the law B. to keep dead bodies from going bad C. to keep fish alive D. to make chemicals

72. During the 18th century about ten thousand people were put into prison in England because_____________. A. they had been caught stealing salt B. they had stole salted fish

C. they had taken salt from the king’s table D. they had used salt to preserve dead bodies

73. In the __________ century, a man who took more than his share of salt would____________. A. fifteenth; lose all his salt

B. sixteenth; be thrown into prison C. fifteenth’ lose an ear D. sixteenth; lose an ear

74. When a king had his dinner, salt was placed ___________. A. in front of the important guests B. far away from him

C. in his front D. nearer to the less important guests 75. The best title of the passage is___________.

A. Nobody Knows When Salt Began to Be Used B. The Use and the Importance of Salt in History

C. Thousands of People Were Punished Because of Salt D. Salt Was Important in History Passage Four

Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that

there’s a big difference between “being a writer” and writing. In most cases they are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. “You’ve got to want to write,” I say to them, “not want to be a writer”.

The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose work is never rewarded. When I left a 20 years career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer, I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn’t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used typewriter and felt like a good writer.

After a year I still hadn’t got a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’t going to be one of those people who did wondering. What if? I would keep putting my dream to the test-----even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there. 76. The passage is meant to ______________.

A. warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience B. advice young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer C. show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame

D. encourage young people to pursue a writing career 77. What can be concluded from the passage?

A . Good writers often find their work interesting and rewarding. B. Writer’s success depends on luck rather than on efforts. C. Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation.

D. The chances for a writer to become successful are small.

78. Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?

A. He wasn’t able to produce a single book. B. He hadn’t seen a change for the better.

C. He wasn’t able to have a rest for a whole year. D. He found his dream would never come true.

79. “….people who did wondering. What if?” refers to “those ____________”

A. who think too much of the dark side of life B. who regret giving up their career halfway. C. who think a lot without making the decision. D. who are full of imagination even upon death

80. “Shadowland” in the last sentence refers to __________.

A. the wonderful one often dreams about

B. the bright future that one is looking forward to

C. the state of uncertainty before one’s final goal is reached D.a world that exists only in one’s imagination

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