陜西省普通高等教育專升本考試

大學(xué)英語考前押密試卷（二）

Part ⅠVocabulary and Structure (60 points)

Directions: In this part, there are 60 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.

1. He has much homework to do,

A. has he B. hasn’t he

C. does he D. doesn’t he

2. You will succeed one day you keep on practicing.

A. as long as B. when

C. until D. unless

3. As the price of oil keeps , people have to pay much more money for driving.

A. to go up B. going up

C. gone up D. go up

4. many people believe is water is more important than electricity.

A. What; that B. Which; that

C. When; that D. What; which

5. There is no doubt he is a good boss, for he has all the qualities that the firm needs.

A. as B. who

C. that D. what

6. We’ve got two phones, and of them work so properly that we needn’t buy another one.

A. each B. neither

C. both D. every

7. The problem at present has something to do with air pollution.

A. being discussed B. discuss

C. discussing D. to discuss

8. She was speaking so fast at the meeting we could hardly follow her.

A. what B. and

C. but D. that

9. You should read this novel. It’s been recommended by all critics.

A. truly B. highly

C. fully D. absolutely

10. The teacher gave order that Tommy the classroom.

A. left B. leave

C. leaves D. would leave

11. By the end of next year, they from the university.

A. will graduate B. have graduated

C. will have graduated D. would graduate

12. I forgot the light in the office.

A. turning off B. to turn off

C. having turned off D. to have turned off

13. by what the teacher said, she turned to one of her classmates for help.

A. Puzzling B. Puzzled

C. Be puzzled D. To puzzled

14. So busy , with much homework to do, that he has no time to watch the interesting movie.

A. he is B. he was

C. is he D. was he

15. Whether I will go or stay on the information about my father’s health condition from the doctor.

A. depends B. depend

C. depended D. depending

16. We must finish the assignment no matter difficult it is.

A. however B. whatever

C. how D. what

17. the concert won’t be held until next month is bad news for us.

A. As B. What C. If D. That

18. We you last night but you weren’t at home.

A. called for B. called up

C. called back D. called on

19. The idea you can finish this work in a week is impractical.

A. which B. what

C. that D. when

20. Only in this way can you make yourself easily.

A. understood B. understand

C. understanding D. to understand

21. I had hardly got to home my desk-mate phoned me to go back school right now.

A. until B. than C. when D. after

22. You can’t expect to learn anything you listen carefully.

A. if B. even if

C. unless D. when

23. The price of natural gas has been falling down, which is now it used to be.

A. one third as much as B. as one third as

C. one third more than D. as one third much as

24. The girl decided to the sad memory in her childhood.

A. call on B. call up

C. call for D. call at

25. — $200 is my last offer.

— That’s all right. It is a .

A. charge B. cost C. price D. deal

26. It’s said that our mental abilities will reach the highest level at 22 and begin to 　　　　

from the age 27.

A. decline B. depress

C. distribute D. differ

27. Ellen is a good teacher; she always our memory when we can’t remember.

A. arouses B. raises

C. arises D. rises

28. Jimmy is very on playing games.

A. anxious B. eager

C. addicted D. keen

29. My good performance in such an arduous task made me about my ability.

A. glad B. sensitive

C. confident D. tired

30. The patient’s situation was terrible, as he could walk without help.

A. nearly B. only

C. hardly D. badly

31. Judy is good at swimming, but she never .

A. takes off B. gets off

C. shows off D. turns off

32. It’s said that some students who love art can the school Drama Club next week.

A. try out for B. come up with

C. keep up with D. put up with

33. It’s that people often go shopping without taking any paper money in China.

A. generous B. impossible

C. common D. humorous

34. I’m really that Tom can do such a thing because he looks so shy.

A. bored B. stressed

C. scared D. surprised

35. The singer has brought many Western songs into China.

A. successfully B. thankfully

C. harmfully D. usefully

36. We are to solve the problem if we work harder.

A. capable B. competitive

C. competent D. component

37. The technology will be for commercial applications with improving gradually.

A. special B. mature C. flexible D. particular

38. After a long time discussion, they have reached the important on the issue.

A. consciousness B. consensus

C. conscience D. compromise

39. wants to offer used books to those in need is welcome to join us.

A. Whomever B. Whoever

C. Whichever D. Whatever

40. Having a breakfast our health.

A. contributes to B. objects to

C. caters to D. submits to

41. He used to go to school by bike,

A. did he B. didn’t he

C. does he D. doesn’t he

42. by the police, the thief had nothing to do but give up.

A. Had surrounded B. Surrounded

C. Surrounding D. Having surrounded

43. Fifty kilometers a long distance.

A. is B. are C. has D. have

44. The game is so interesting that people play it for fun.

A. million of B. two millions

C. millions D. millions of

45. By next Friday I in the company for two years.

A. will work B. will have worked

C. have been working D. would have worked

46. If I time, I would have gone to the party.

A. had B. had had

C. would have had D. have had

47. The classroom was so noisy that Tom couldn’t make himself .

A. heard B. to hear

C. hearing D. hear

48. Seldom to the theatre.

A. he goes B. he went

C. does he go D. did he go

49. My mother is a very person, and she only spends money where it is most needed.

A. polite B. kind

C. patient D. economical

50. The young man we ran into last night is my English teacher.

A. which B. what

C. whose D. whom

51. Only by keeping practices master the skills.

A. you will B. you can

C. will you D. can you

52. Tom has some difficulty Chinese literature.

A. learned B. to learn

C. learning D. learn

53. blue, the wall might look better.

A. Being painted B. Painted

C. To paint D. Painting

54. Tom demands that we the student’s advice.

A. might take B. took

C. should take D. would take

55. By this time next Sunday the work .

A. will finish B. will be finished

C. will have finished D. will have been finished

56. I’m busy for the coming exam.

A. to prepare B. preparing

C. prepared D. prepare

57. of the boys in the class are playing football now.

A. All B. None

C. Each D. Neither

58. She is exciting she couldn’t say a word.

A. such; that B. so; that

C. so; as D. very; that

59. You will miss the bus you set off right now.

A. unless B. if C. as D. until

60. It is usually warm in the city all the year, but it be cold sometimes.

A. can B. must

C. should D. would

Part ⅡReading Comprehension (50 points)

Directions: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.

Passage 1

Everyone knows that laziness is a sin. We have probably all had lectures pointing out that laziness is immoral, wasteful, and that lazy people will never amount to anything in life. But lazin