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英语( 专升本) 复习题
Part I Structure and Vocabulary
SectionA
1. You should be able to tell the meaning of this word from its __.______.
A. company D. communication
B. conclusion
C. context
2. Coal was formed out of dead forests by chemical ___________.
A. products
3. Tea or coffee? Which is your _________?
A. preference B. confusion C. puzzle
B. pressure
C. programs
D. processes
D. mixture
4. We’ve made _________ plans for a holiday but haven’t decided anything certain yet.
A. theoretical B. tentative C. thorough D. technical
5. Ten experts have worked on it for five years. So I suppose there is no need to check the ____
of the research.
A. accuracy
6. The famous psychologist dealt _________ with the patient’s problem.
A. isolatedly B. absolutely C. securely D. personally
7. The fund was _________for setting up a telecommunication system.
B. atmosphere
C. awareness
D. association
A. demonstrated
B. intended
C. split
D. magnified
D. interrupted
D. random
8. His speech was _______many times by cheers.
A. inserted
9. I have a very wide ________ of interests.
A. display B. range
B. substituted
C. elevated
C. maximum
10. Half a year after the war, schools in the country returned to _________.
A. normal B. cultivation C. instruction D. education
11. We must _______ all possible ways of increasing food production.
A. extend B. insert C. involve
12. He is selfish and thinks only of his own _________.
A. convenience B. confidence C. curiosity
D. explore
D. concern
13. When you have a cold, you find your food has very little__________.
A. flavor
14. You must answer all the question without _________.
A. exception B. bargain C. mystery
B. focus
C. fallacy
D. figure
D. occasion
15. She is rather nervous before she goes on the ________ to face the audience.
A. stack B. stock C. stage D style
16. He had the _________ over other boys of having had very good preschool education.
A. ability B. advantage C. aggression D. alternative
17. When a boy leaves college and begins to earn money, he can live a life of ________.
A. authority B. background C. independence D. basement
18. The loss id all because of his carelessness. So he should assume full ________ for it.
A. challenge B. responsibility C. awareness D. duty
19. The artist ________ an interesting picture by putting the variously-colored shapes together.
A. consulted
20. Some drunken men made a great _________ in the street last night.
A. disturbance B. coincidence C. resistance
21. His behavior is _________. No one knows what has happened to him.
B. committed
C. consisted
D. composed
D. influence

A. authoritative
22. We must ________ the people to the dangers facing our country.
A. awaken B. avoid C. adapt
B. extraordinary
C. characteristic
D. professional
D. adopt
23. Even the doctors were surprised at the ________ improvement in his condition.
A. rational B. diverse C. derivative D. dramatic
24. The Social Security Retirement Program is made up of two trust funds, ____ could go
penniless by next year.
A. the larger one
25. I wish I __ longer this morning, but I had to get up and come to class.
A. could have slept B. slept C. might have slept D. have slept
B. the larger of which C. the largest one D. the largest of which
26. We didn't know his telephone number, otherwise we ______ him.
A. would have telephoned B. must have telephoned C. would telephone D. had telephoned
27. He moved away from his parents, and missed them ______enjoy the exciting life in New York.
A. too much to
28. What ___would happen if the director knew you felt that way?
A. do you suppose B. you suppose C. will you suppose
B. enough to
C. very much to
D. much so as to
D. you would suppose
29. We grow all our own fruit and vegetables, ______ saves money, of course.
A. what B. which C. as D. that
30. ____ is generally accepted, economical growth is determined by the smooth development of
production.
A. What
31. Look at the terrible situation I am in! If only I _____ your advice.
A. follow B. had followed C. would follow D. have followed
32. It is recommended that the project _______ until all the preparations have been made.
A. is not started B. will no be started C. not be started D. is not to be started
B. That
C. It
D. As
33. Having no money but ____ to know, he simply said he would go without dinner.
A. not to want anyone B. not wanting anyone C. wanted no one D. to want no one
34. I remember ___ to help us if we ever got into trouble.
A. once offering D. to offer him
35. As the fire was nearly out and it was getting late, they prepared to_____ for the night.
A. sit up B. retire C. stay up D. return
B. him once offering
C. him to offer
36. Tension within a family____ or eliminated when the family, as a whole, is threatened by an
external force.
A. is often relived
37. He picked up his_____ and put it in his pocket.
A. resolution B. resolve C. determination
B. often relaxed
C. is often relieved
D. often released
D. revolver
38.The mosquitoes that pass on malaria are becoming resistant to the_____ now used against
them .
A. poisons
39. ______ she saw the serious concern on Li Gong’s face that she agreed to let him try again.
A. It was not until B. Until C. It was until D. Not until
40. _____ whether I am going to China.
A. It is not already settled B. It is yet settled C. It is not yet settled D. It is still settled
B. capsules
C. chemical
D. pills
41. There remained nothing but to get the canoe into the water. However, all my_____ to get it
into the water failed.
A. equipment
B. tools
C. instrument
D. devices

42. It is _____I want to leave you,_____ I have to.
A. not that…but because of
B. because …but
C. not that…but
D. not because …because
43. Tom’s style of travel was interesting---he must _______the land as much as possible.
A. live off B. be fed up with C. be lived on D. be fed on
44. The name of Chaplin_____ the image of a little tramp with a brush mustache.
A. conjures up
45. With night _____ , We started for home.
A. moving along B. went by
B. occurs to
C. comes upon
D. runs through
D. dragged on
D. diffusion
D. application
D. symbolism
D. continued
D. store up
C. coming on
46. Will this new oil recovery technique be financially ______ ?
A. representation B. feasible C. characteristics
47. Today, getting a new heart is no longer silly. It is now a ______.
A. curiosity B. novelty C. reality
48. Obviously, the white bird in the story has a ______ meaning of freedom.
A. symbolic B. symbol C. symbolize
49. The search was _________when the fog got thicker.
A. started B. canceled C. postponed
50. Let’s ____our resources and get the job done quickly.
A. use up B. put together C. conserve
51. Mrs. Jones______ the suspect by the scar on his face.
A. identified B. found out C. discovered
52. The landlady could not ___--because all her rooms were booked
A. adapt us B. put up with us C. put us up
53. The economic crisis has seriously____ French exports.
A. stimulated B. simulated C. reduced
54. What it ______ is simply that he is not willing to give us his support.
A. amounts to B. matters C. teaches
D. coincided
D. help us
D. increased
Section B
55. It was the end of my (exhaust)______ first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant.
56. Then the father smiled at me as he (hand)_______ me my tip.
57. The (able)_______ has earned her friends all over the world
58. For children an ounce of praise is worth a pound of (scold)_____.
59. (Behave)______ scientists have done countless experiments to prove it.
60. Not (surprise)_____, those who were praised improved dramatically.
61. It is a (humor)_____ essay.
62. There was great (excite)_____ on the planet of Venus this week.
63. We have come to the (conclude)______ that there is no life on Earth.
64. Earth's surface in the area of Manhattan is (compose)______ of solid concrete.
65. It is said that new copies of the book _________(print.)
66. Our products _________(guarantee) for 3 years.
67. The old house_______ (pull) down next month.
68. She _________(praise) for fine work in the Youth League.
69. She _________ (send) to another village when I got there.
70. The (establish)_____ of the Republic of China provided the basic conditions for the transition

of China from a monarchic empire to a modem nation.
71. People were (force)______ to make chokes to either transform the old social culture or refuse
the new sys-tem.
72. The conflicts brought about (drama)_______ changes in many aspects of the social and
cultural lives of Chinese at that time.
73. That the knowledge structure at that time was still based on (tradition)______ culture.
74. Animated discussions were set off over (variety)_____ social problems, such as women’s
rights, education, literature, labor and religion.
75. The respondents were asked whether they welcomed (social)_____ or capitalism.
Part II Reading Comprehension
Passage 1
In 776 BC the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the
Greeks' chief god, Zeus. The Greeks emphasized physical fitness and strength in their education of
youth. Therefore, contests in running, jumping, discus and javelin throwing, boxing and horse and
chariot racing were held in individual cities, and the winners competed every four years at Mount
Olympus. Winners were greatly honored by having olive wreaths placed on their heads and having
poems sung about their deeds. Originally these were held as games of friendship, and any wars in
progress were halted to allow the games to take place.
The Greeks attached so much importance to these games that they calculated time in four-year
cycles called Olympiads' dating from 776 B.C.
76. Which of the following is not true?
A. Winners placed olive wreaths on their own heads,
B. The games were held in Greece every four years.
C. Battles were interrupted to participate in the games
D. Poems glorified the winners in song.
77. Why were the Olympic Games held?
A. to stop wars
B. to crown the best athletes
C. to sing songs about the athletes
D. to honor Zeus
78. Approximately how many years ago did these games originate?
A. 776 years
B. 2,277 years
C. 1,205 years
D. 2,765 years
79. Which of the following contests was not mentioned?
A. discus throwing
B. skating
C. boxing
D. running
80. Why were any wars in progress halted?
A. to let the solders to take a rest
B. to allow the games to take place
C. to let the solders to take part in it

D. to let the solders to watch it to allow the games to take place to allow the games to take place
Passage 2
The first true piece of sports equipment that man invented was the ball.
In ancient Egypt, as everywhere, pitching stones was a favorite children’s game. But a badly
thrown rock could hurt a child. Looking for something less dangerous to throw, the Egyptians
made what were probably the first balls. At first, balls were made of grass or leaves held together
by vines. Later they were made of pieces of animal skin sewed together and stuffed with feathers
or hay. Even though the Egyptians were warlike, they found time for peaceful games. Before long
they had developed a number of ball games, each with its own set of rules. Perhaps they played
ball more for instruction than for fun. Ball playing was thought of mainly as a way to teach young
men the speed and skill they would need for war.
81. The ball was probably invented because
A. throwing stones often caused injuries.
B. Throwing stones was not fun
C. Games with stones didn’t have rules
D. Rocks were too heavy to throw
82. The first balls were probably made of
A. animal skins stuffed with rocks
B. twists of hay
C. hides stuffed with hay or feathers
D. grass and leaves tied with vines
83. This selection says that the Egyptians played
A. many different games with balls
B. many different kinds of games.
C. only one ball game.
D. Different games with similar rules
84. The Egyptians thought that ball playing was
A. childish
B. difficult
C. not enjoyable
D. worthwhile
85. The best title for this selection is
A. The First Ball Games
B. How Egyptian Children Played Games
C. Egyptian Sports
D. The Beginning
Passage 3
The word horsepower was first used two hundred years ago. James Watt had made the
world’s first widely used steam engine. He had no way of telling people exactly how powerful it
was, for at that time there were no units for measuring power.
Watt decided to find out how much work one strong horse could do in one minute. He called
that unit one horsepower. With this unit he could measure the work his steam engine could do.
He discovered that a horse could lift a 3300-pound weight 10 feet into the air in one minute.
His engine could lift a 3300-pound weight 100 feet in one minute. Because his engine did ten
times as much work as the horse, Watt called it a ten horsepower engine.
86. The selection says that Watt made the first
A. engine
B. steam engine
C. widely used steam engine
D. useful engine

87. watt wanted to find a way to
A.
B.
C.
D.
measure the work his engine could do
tell people how powerful his engine was
lift a 3300-pound weight
bothA & B
88. He made up a unit of measurement based on the strength of
A. a man B. ten horses C. his engine D. a horse
89. One horsepower would equal the
A.
B.
C.
D.
work a horse could do in a minute
weight a