2022-2023学年山西省太原市统招专升本英语自考模拟考试(含答案)一、单选题(20题)1.The older I get, the more I value friends, yet the______ time I have in maintaining old friendship（）A.fewB.fewerC.littleD.less2.Nobody was（）in the office when the manager suddenly had a heart attackA.availableB.approachableC.attainableD.adaptable3.I have no objection（）your design for the new type of machine this timeA.to adoptB.to adoptingC.to having adoptedD.to have adopted4.I wrote down the number so that I（）remember itA.mightB.shouldC.couldD.needed5.Those who want to attend the meeting should _______ the form（）A.fill inB.fill upC.fill withD.fill of6.Air pollution, together with overpopulation,（）many problems in big citiesA.are causingB.is causingC.are causedD.is caused7.Jane had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first（）A.intentionB.attemptC.purposeD.desire8.This will improve their working conditions and enable them to double the______（）A.goodsB.quantityC.outputD.product9.If you suspect that illness might be serious，you should not（）going to the doctorA.pick outB.make outC.put offD.give off10.Many ahas been launchedn investigation ______ about the issue during the last month（）unchB.is launchedC.has launchedD.has been launched11.It’s high time we _____ strict measures to stop pollution（）A.will takeB.takeC.tookD.have taken12.—Hey, what do you think of his speech last night?—I have no idea. I arrived find that he had almost finished it（）A.in order toB.so as toC.only toD.ready to13.Mary never does any reading in the evening, _______（）A.so does JohnB.nor John doesC.John does not toD.nor does John14.All your symptoms will fall away ______ you take the medicine（）A.sinceB.ifC.asD.unless15.It is her beautiful eyes（）attract most of the fansA.thatB.whichC.whatD.who16.I think you'd better hold your position and not to their demands（）A.give offB.give upC.give awayD.give in17.Air pollution is obviously one of the major _____ of city life（）A.referencesB.disadvantagesC.definitionsD.expressions18.According to the periodic table, ______ still some elements undiscovered （）A.there seem to beB.it seems to beC.it seems thatD.here seem19.Piano is a popular（）A.machineB.instrumentC.equipmentD.tool20.I wish you _____ Jack my telephone number yesterday，but you did（）A.didn’t giveB.hadn’t givenC.wouldn’t giveD.shouldn’t give二、选词填空题(10题)21.3.____22.Researchers have found that people who go to concerts,shows and museums can live longer than 1 who do not.Experts from University College London have been examining the lifestyles of over 6,700 British people 2 15 years.They 3 how often the people went out and what kinds of events they attended.They found that people over 50 years old 4 regularly went to concerts were about 30 percent 5 likely to die over the next 14 years.The researchers said the over50s could extend their life 6 engaging with the arts.In addition to living longer concertgoers could also have more fun. The UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock believes there could be a lot of 7 in the research.He said arts and culture could 8 things like mental health,aging and loneliness.He 9 announced plans for the UK’s National Health Service to use th e arts to help people live a healthier life.One researcher said,“Ourresults highlight the importance of 10 to explore new social factors that affect our health.” 1.____23.Students at university can learn and make friends 1 will last a lifetime.However,the cost of studying is on the rise.This increase means that most students can get into money trouble 2 they do not know how to manage their money. It is not just the course fees.Students must also 3 for room and board.In addition,they may spend money 4 clothes,travel,and other things. Thus,students need to budget 5 .At most universities teachers can give students suggestions on how to spend their money.The first thing they suggest is to write down your 6 ,for example,the money you will get from your family or a part-time job.Then list all of your expenses.Put your expenses into two 7 : those that change (food,books,travel),and those that will stay the same (tuition,room and board).Add together all of your expenses. When you do this,you find it is 8 to plan out your budget.This means you can save your money,rather than trying to 9 from others.As you can see,there is more to learn at university than just 10 is taught in the classroom.____三、情景对话(10题)24.5（）A.We can go there by bikeB.Why not ask someone else to join us?C.Where to go?D.How about going on a trip?E.We can just lie on the grass having a good rest25.67.____（）26.14.____（）27.M: Lovely day, isn’t it?W: Yes,1And it’s supposed to get warmer.M: Yes, that’s true. You know, though, I’m always a little worried to see winter go.W:2M: Well, I love skating. In fact, I used to teach skating for a living.W: Oh! That sounds interesting. 3M: I work at Bank of America. How about you?W:4M: Here?W: No, I’m from Chicago. I’m just visiting here for the wedding.M: Oh, I see.W: By the way, 5I’m Helen Keller.M: Nice to meet you. My name is John Smith1（）A.But what do you do now?B.It’s really warmC.I guess I should introduce myselfD.I’m on the radio stationE.Really28.75.____（）29.70.____（）30.M: Lovely day, isn't it?W: Yes, 66 And it's supposed to get warmer.M: Yes, that's true. You know, though, I'm always a little worried to see winter go.W: 67M: Well, I love skating. In fact, I used to teach skating for a living.W: Oh! That sounds interesting. 68M: I work at Bank of America. How about you?W: 69M: Here?W: No, I'm from Chicago. I'm just visiting here for the wedding.M: Oh, I see.W: By the way, 70I'm Helen Keller.M: Nice to meet you. My name is John Smith.A. But what do you do now?B. It's really warm.C. I guess I should introduce myself.D. I'm on the radio station.E. Really66.____（）31.68.____（）32.Peter: Good afternoon. My name is Peter. I’m the general manager of the personnel department. I’ll be interviewing you. Please sit down.Jon: 1My name’s Jon Smith.Peter: Well, Jon, it’s a pleasure to meet you.2Jon: I’ve been a manager at Nike for over three years. I won Manager of the Year Award two years ago, and I got promoted last August.Peter: OK. Tell me about yourself, such as your personality.Jon: 3I think before I act, and if something goes wrong in our company I always remain calm. I never shout at my employees. And I’ve never lost my temper.Peter: 4Jon: I think I’m good at solving problems. 5 I also love challenges. I work well under pressure. When my boss pushes me to finish a project early, I always get it done and never complain.Peter: Jon, you seem like a very good manager. I like your ambition. You’re very confident and motivated. Well, our interview is over1（）A.I enjoy approaching problems directlyB.Nice to meet youC.What are your strengths?D.Tell me about your work experienceE.I think I’m very level headed33.69.____（）四、翻译(10题)34.众所周知，钻石是最坚硬的物质35.吃过早饭后，作家就坐在书房里处理早上来的信件（）36.If we hadn’t made adequate preparations, the conference wouldn’t have been so successful37.Fortunately, a team of five leading psychologists have done the job for us38.Since few American professionals head out to settle elsewhere in the world, the brain drain of educated people severs only to widen the gap between the land of plenty and the lands of poverty39.The news media keeps us informed what is happening in the world40.总的来说，酸雨是工业发展的结果41.He got into a situation where it is hard to decide what is right and wrong42.Seeing English movies on a regular basis will not only improve your English listening ability, but also help you build your speaking skills43.Not only can this kind of fish live out of water, but they can also travel a short distance over land五、阅读理解(10题)44.Which of the following is NOT implied in the passage（）A.Even friends may have differences of opinionB.Friends never argue with each otherC.It generally takes time for people to become close friendsD.Someone’s habits may annoy his friends45.Passage 1Trees are useful to man in three very important ways: they provide him with wood and other products, they give him shade, and they help to prevent droughts（干旱）and floods.Unfortunately, in many parts of the world, man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. In his eagerness to draw quick profit from the trees, he has cut them down in large numbers.Two thousand years ago, a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships, with which to gain itself an empire（帝国）. It gained the empire but, without its trees, its soil became bare and poor. When the empire fell to pieces, the country found itself faced by floods and starvation（饥饿）. Even where a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is difficult sometimes to make the people realize this. They cut down the trees but are too careless to plant and look after new trees. So, unless the government has a good system of control, or can educate the people, the forests will slowly disappear.This does not only mean that there will be fewer trees. The results are even more serious. For where there are trees, their roots break the soil up, allowing the rain to sink in, and also bind the soil. This prevents the soil from being washed away. But where there are no trees, the rain causes floods and the rain carries away the rich topsoil in which crops grow. When all the topsoil is gone, nothing remains but worthless desertTrees are useful to man mainly in three ways, the most important of which is that they can_____（）A.make him draw quick profit from themB.keep him from the hot sunshineC.enable him to build warshipsD.protect him from droughts and floods46.According to this passage, some animals have the gift of ______（）A.telling people apart by how they behaveB.typing each otherC.telling good people from bad peopleD.recognizing human faces47.What type of patients does a pediatrician probably treat（）A.Patients with mental problemsB.Patients with physical problemsC.ChildrenD.Old people48.Every time a person eats something he makes a nutritional decision. He accepts or rejects the food available to him at home for meals or snacks.Or he selects food for himself at many places in the community, such as supermarkets, drive-ins,restaurants,and food counters in drug stores. These selections make a difference in how an individual looks,how he feels,and how well he can work and play.When a good assortment of food in appropriate amounts is selected and eaten, the consequences are more likely to be a desirable level of health and enough energy to allow one to be as active as he needs and wants to be. When choices are less than desirable,the consequences are likely to be poor health or limited energy or both.Studies of diets of individuals in the United States show that food selection is a highly individual matter,even among young children. Furthermore, far too many individuals of all ages aremaking poor choices day after day and are either now living with the consequences or will be in the future. Nutritionists and workers in allied professions have been concerned about helping people learn to select and enjoy a wide variety of food combinations that can add up to a good diet.Most people believe that they are well-fed—that the choices they make are good ones. After all,they are not really sick; neither are they hungry. However,their nutrition is really poor in one respect or another. Milk and milk products,such as cheese,icecream,buttermilk,and yogurt，are often neglected. Then people may leave out in their diets many fruits and vegetable, particularly those that are good sources of vitamins A and C. These includedark green,leafy vegetables; deep yellow vegetables; and citrus fruits and vegetables,such as cabbages,tomatoes,and green peppersThe passage mentions all of the following influences of food selection except （）A.how an individual looksB.how an individual feelsC.how well an individual works and playsD.how an individual looks at life49.The underlined word they in Par2 refers to（）A.older peopleB.new thingsC.childrenD.interests50.Dr. Robert Coles believes that ______（）A.being rich has as many advantages as being poorB.rich children often get too little entertainmentC.rich children sometimes can't enjoy the thing they are most in need ofD.rich children aren't given enough things51.Passage OneA wealthy Persian Prince loved good stories. The older he grew, the fonder he became of them. But he always regretted they had to have an end. So he decided to give half his wealth and his beautiful daughter to the man who could tell him a story without an end. Anybody who failed would be sent to prison for life. The risk was so great that nobody came to the palace to tell the Prince a story for a whole year. Then one day, a tall, handsome young man came and said he wanted to tell a story that would go on forever. The Prince agreed but warned him what would happen if he failed. The risk is worth your fair daughter, the young man replied poetically（有诗意地）. He then began this well-known story:Once upon a time there was a certain King who feared famine. So he ordered his men to build an enormous storehouse, which he filled with corn. Then, when it was up, made water-proof and fire-proof, the King felt happy. But one day he noticed a small hole in the roof and as he looked at it, a locust came out with a grain of corn. A minute later, another locust came out with another grain of corn. Then a third locust with another grain of corn. Then a fourth locust, flying at great speed, pushed through the hole and came out with two grains of corn. Then a fifth locust came and….Stop, shouted the Prince. I can't, answered the young man. I must go on untilI tell you what happened to each grain of the corn. But that will go on forever. The Prince protested. Exactly, the young man replied, and he smiled as he turned towards the Prince's beautiful young daughterThe Prince always felt regretted about stories because（）A.he had too much wealthB.there was a terrible famineC.all stories have endsD.there was no story-teller52.According to Jae Kwon, his nuclear battery ______（）es a solid semiconductorB.will soon replace the present onesC.could be extremely thinD.has passed the final test53.Some people argue that self-plagiarism（自我剽窃）is impossible bydefinition because plagiarism is theft and people cannot steal from their own work. But, thisis not correct in law. And there are circumstances, such as insurance fraud, etc., where it is possible to steal from oneself.Self-plagiarism, however, must be carefully distinguished from the recycling of one's work that to a greater or lesser extent everyone legally does.Self-plagiarism in academic publications is a grey area. However, many universities indirectly recognize the practice as deceptive（欺骗性的）. Theypublish rules preventing students from handing in basically the same essay for credits in different courses. There are also rules against someone handing in the same graduate thesis to different universities. Among established academics, self-plagiarism is a problem. It means basically the same article or book is handed in on more than one occasion for salary raising or promotion.Like all plagiarism the essence of self-plagiarism is the author's attempts to cheat the reader. This happens when no indication is given the work that is being recycled or when an effort is made to disguise（掩饰）the originaltext. For example, an author just makes cosmetic changes to make the same article, chapter, or book look different. But actually it remains unchanged in its central argument. In this case, disguising a text occurs. Authors change such things as paragraph breaks, capitalization, or the substitution of technical terms in different languages. What he has done is to make readers believe theyare reading something completely new.This practice is self-plagiarismIn the second sentence of the first paragraph, this refers to _______（）A.all the activities about plagiarismB.the activities of self-plagiarismC.the argument for the impossibility of self-plagiarismD.the argument for the possibility of self-plagiarism六、作文题(1题)54.Directions:For this part, you are supposed to write a Notice in at least 100 words based on the following information given in Chinese below. Write it on the Answer Sheet.北京大学的约翰·史密斯先生将到我校举办关于美国文化的讲座。
