北京科技大学网络教育入学考试专升本大学英语模拟题及答案（C）

大学英语复习题C

一、阅读理解 (20%)
Passage 1
A very strange old man used to live in our town. He didn’t do anything as the rest of people did. He lived alone and didn’t talk to anybody. He liked to walk in the woods where there were no roads, following the narrow paths made by animals. People were afraid of him. They thought he was crazy and might do something terrible, like hurting one of the children.
One day a little boy disappeared. His parents looked for him for hours, and finally the whole town started a search of the woods. Some people thought the strange old man had taken the child away.
Several hours later, the boy was found, very cold and hungry, and it was the old man, who knew the woods so well, who had found him. After that, he still lived alone and walked in the woods, but no one was afraid of him any more.
1.The old man was very strange because ____.
A.he liked to live alone
B.people didn’t like him and were afraid of him
C.he liked to walk in the woods without roads
D.he didn’t do anything as the others did
2.What kind of person would you say the old man was?
A.He was not happy because people didn’t understand him.
B.He was kind enough though very strange.
C.He was a person who remained puzzling after much thought.
D.He was expert at the study of the woods.
3.Which of the following statements is true?
A.The old man had nobody to talk to.
B.The old man took the child away and then sent him back.
C.The old man wouldn’t change his way of life.
D.What some people thought about was partly right.
4.“They thought he was crazy and might do something terrible …”, “crazy” here means ___.
A. foolish B. mad C. hopeless D. cruel
5.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Don’t judge a person only by his looks.
B.People need understanding.
C.Conditions can change a man.
D.Anyone has his strong points and shortcomings.

Passage 2
The office has always been a place to get ahead. Unfortunately, it is also a place where a lot of natural resources start to fall behind. Take a look around next time you’re at work. See how many lights are left on when people leave.
See how much paper is being wasted. How much electricity is being used to run computers that are left on. Look at how much water is being wasted in the restrooms. And how much solid waste is being thrown out in the rubbish cans.
Now, here are some simple ways you can produce less waste at work. When you are at the copier, only make the copies you need. Use both sides of the paper when writing something less important. Turn off your lights when you leave. Use a lower watt bulb in your lamp. Drink your coffee or tea out of your mugs instead of single-use cups. Set up a recycling box for cans and one for bottles. And when you’re in the bathroom brushing your teeth or washing your face, don’t let the tap run. Remember, if we use fewer resources today, we’ll save more for tomorrow.
6. The main purpose of the passage is to tell people ___.
A.the disadvantages of working in an office
B.the waste produced in an office
C.to save resources when working in an office
D.how to save water in a restroom
7. How many kinds of waste are mentioned in the passage?
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
8. From the passage we can infer that in the office ___.
A.using computers is a waste of resource
B.many people don’t turn off the computers after using them
C.computers are run by electricity
D.a computer is not a must for working
9. It is suggested that we use both sides of the paper at the copier because ___.
A.we are short of paper B. the printing is not important
C. we should save paper D. we have to pay for the paper
10. The underlined word “mugs” is most likely to be_____
A.a machine that makes coffee
B. a container that can be used again and again
C. a paper product for tea
D. something that can only be found in an office

二、单项选择 (20%)
11. The old lady suddenly heard a ___ cry outside her house in the middle of the night.
A. aloud B. loud C. aloudly D. loudly
12. George feels very regretted that he has ___ such a mistake in public.
A. done B. manufactured C. made D. carried
13. The man managed ___ the prison at last.
A. to escape B. escape
C. escaping D. in escaping
14. The color of the sofa and the color of the curtain don’t quite ___.
A. go B. suit C. fit D. match
15. I don’t know exactly what he _____ by giving me a chance next Monday.
A. says B. means C. saying D. message
16. I can’t remember that Tom has made any ___ of having seen her before.
A.mention B. memory C. saying D. message
17. The people in this country are leading a ___ life because of the war.
A. miserible B. miserable C. pain D. painful
18. The salesman used all his ___ to persuade the customers to buy this new product.
A. methods B. minds C. means D. measures
19. Would you mind ___ talking for a while?
A. stop B. to stop C. to stopping D. stopping
20. He ___ his plane because he got up late this morning.
A. losed B. lost C. missed D. mist
21. My brother’s room is always in a ___.
A. dirt B. mess C. trouble D. untidiness
22. They failed to carry ___ the task in time.
A. out B. on C. up D. through
23. The girl was so tired that she couldn’t catch ___ with her classmates.
A. for B. in C. up D. to
24. This book ___ seven parts.
A. is consisted of B. is consisted by
C. consists of D. consists by
25. The secretary was very busy this morning and she ____ with 16 letters altogether.
A. made B. did C. set D. dealt
26. The scientist devotes all his life ___ this important problem.
A. to study B. to studying C. studying D. in studying
27. It is known that smoking ___ great harm to people.
A. makes B. produces C. does D. gives
28. The practice of children working in factories has nearly died ___.
A. out B. through C. down D. in
29. She was so concentrated ___ the novel that she didn’t notice the change of the weather outside.
A. in B. within C. on D. up
30. Mother doesn’t know what causes her son ___ a good mood these days.
A. in B. within C. on D. to

三、完型填空 (10%)
The price of hotels in Britain is going up 31_ at any other time since the war. There are a number of reasons for this but the _32_ all is the Government’s economic policy. Managers in factories see _33_ so they are attracted to the idea of owning _34 _ businesses _35_ Britain’s weather is often disappointing, the tourist industry is growing. Many people _36 _ like to combine a _37_ holiday with the opportunity of improving their English. It is therefore not surprising that businessmen are buying hotels. The only thing _38_ worries me is the kind of treatment their guests are 39_ to receive since _40 _ of them know anything about hotel management.

31. A. more fast than		B. more fast that	C. faster than	D. faster that
32. A. most important of B. more important of			C. most important from D. more important from
33. A. to fall their standard of living B. falling their standard of living			C. their standard of living to fall D. their standard of living falling
34. A. his proper	B. his own		C. their proper	D. their own
35. A. In spite of	B. Although		C. Even	D. However
36. A. in the Continent	B. in the overse as		C. abroad	D. foreign
37. A. fortnight	B. fortnight’s		C. two weeks	D. two weeks’
38. A. that	B. what		C. as	D. who
39. A. like	B. probable		C. probably	D. likely
40. A. little	B. at little		C. few	D. a few