专升本练习2

《大学英语》（专科升本科）模拟试题（二）

Vocabulary and Structure

6. The Second World War broke out in ________.

A. 1930’s B. the 1930es C. the 1930’s D. 1930s

7. Use your head, then you ________ an idea.

A. will have B. have C. have got D. had

8. ________ is power.

A. The knowledge B. A knowledge C. Knowledges D. Knowledge

9. “We spent all our money because we stayed at ________ most expensive hotel in the city.”

“Why didn’t you stay at ________ cheaper one?”

A. the; a B. a; a C. the; the D. a; the

10. The girl is ________ young ________.

A. so; to work B. too; to work C. too; to working D. so; working

11. The businessman demanded that all his money ________ without any delay.

A. to pay B. paid C. be paid D. be paying

12. Every means ________ been tried since then.

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

13. The poor man lived on wild berries and roots because they had ________ to eat.

A. nothing else B. anything else C. something other D. nothing other

14. The park is ________ that one.

A. two times as big as B. twice as bigger as

C. twice as big as D. two times as bigger as

15. They used to smoke ________ but they gave it up 3 years ago.

A. seriously B. heavily C. hardly D. severely

16. People in the south live ________ rice.

A. on B. in C. with D. by

17. Not only ________ the data fed into it, but it can also analyze them.

A. the computer can memorize B. can the computer memorize

C. do the computer memorize D. can memorize the computer

18. “Give me a call when you get home.”

“Yes, I ________.”

A. must B. will C. can D. may

19. She’s very pretty, but she’s not ________ clever.

A. at all B. at least C. entirely D. completely

20. ________ breaks the law must be punished.

A. Who B. However he C. Whoever D. No matter how

21. She likes hearing her own voice. She never stops ________.

A. talking B. telling C. to talking D. to tell

22. A list of the new League members was ________ and the students looked at it and discussed.

A. put away B. put up C. turned up D. taken up

23. Einstein was fully ________ with business, so we didn’t want to bother her.

A. devoted B. surrounded C. occupied D. fatigued

24. I’ll have to ________ some money from the bank to pay for the repairs.

A. receive B. move C. draw D. deposit

25. How long does it ________ us to travel from Shanghai to Beijing by plane?

A. want B. take C. use D. spend

Cloze

Coffee and tea are the most popular 26 in the world. Coffee is a favorite drink of Canadians. Many

Canadians like to start their day 27 a cup of coffee. At work, they may take a coffee break.

Coffee break is a time 28 stop and relax for a few minutes over a cup of coffee or a snack.

29 is coffee so popular? 30 , it has a rich, strong taste that many people like. It is served hot,

with milk, cream or sugar. Many people like coffee in 31 because it helps them 32 . Coffee has

caffeine in it. 33 gives people more energy.

Every day, millions of people all over the world drink tea. Tea is the 34 drink of China, Japan,

England and Russia. In England, it is a custom to drink tea in the afternoon. In Japan, drinking tea is also a

social 35 and there are special rules for tea 36 .

Tea comes from tea 37 . We make tea by pouring 38 water on dried tea leaves. People usually

drink hot tea, but it can be served cold. Some people like to drink tea 39 milk or cream. Other people

40 milk or cream in tea, but they put in honey, sugar or lemon. Tea also has some caffeine in it.

1 26. A. drinks B. drink C. water D. drinking water

27. A. from B. at C. in D. with

28. A. for B. to C. with D. at

29. A. Why B. What C. Which D. When

30. A. For one thing B. Such as

C. For a thing D. For some reason

31. A. morning B. early morning C. mornings D. the morning

32. A. move away B. wake up C. come in D. look down

33. A. Tea B. Caffeine C. Hot drink D. Cold coffee

34. A. personal B. general C. possible D. national

35. A. study B. custom C. way D. belief

36. A. drink B. drank C. drinking D. being drunk

37. A. roots B. stems C. branches D. leaves

38. A. cooling B. running C. boiling D. fresh

39. A. have B. with C. and D. together

40. A. hate B. like C. enjoy D. love

Reading Comprehension

Passage 1

One of the most important tasks of remembering what you read is choosing the right ideas to remember. It’s

easy to say this, but many readers do not realize that they must learn to choose what is worth remembering.