广西省远程教育专升本英语试题练习

　　1. Do you enjoy listening to records? I find records are often _____,of better than an actual performance.

　　A. as good as Bas good C. good D. good as

　　2. My pain _____apparent the moment I walked into the room. for the first man I met asked sympathetically: "Are you feeling all right?"

　　A. must be B. had C. must have been D. had to be

　　3. The senior librarian at the circulation desk promised to get the book for me ____ she could remember who last borrowed it.

　　A. ever since B. much as C. even though. D if only

　　4. Observations were made ____ the children at the beginning and at the end of pre-school and first grade.

　　A. towards B. of C. on D. with

　　5. The article opens and closes with descriptions of two news reports, each ____ one major point in contrast with the other.

　　A. makes B. made C. is to make D. making

　　6. A safety analysis ___ the target as a potential danger. Unfortunately, it was never done.

　　A. would identify B. will identify C. would have identified D. will have identified

　　7. The number of registered participants in this year's marathon was half _____ .

　　A. of last year's B. those of last year's C. of those of last year D. that of last year's

　　8. For there ____ successful communication, there must be attentiveness and involvement in the discussion itself by all present.

　　A. is B. to be C. will be D. being

　　9. There was a very interesting remark in a book by an Englishman that I read recently _____ what he thought was a reason for this American characteristic.

　　A. giving B. gave C. to give D. given

　　10. No one would have time to read or listen to an account of everything ____ going on in the world.

　　A. it is B. as is C. there is D. what is

　　Section B(改错):

　　ll . I'd rather you would go by train, because I can't bear the idea of your being in an airplane A B C

　　in such bad weather.

　　D

　　12 . It's essential that people be psychological able to resist the impact brought about by the tran-

　　A B C

　　sition form planned economy to market economy.

　　D

　　13. Some bosses dislike to allow people to share their responsibllities; they keep all important

　　A B C

　　matters tightly in their own hands.

　　D

　　14. Each cigarette whlch a person smokes does some harm, and eventually you may get a serious

　　A B C

　　disease from its effect.

　　D

　　15 . On the whole , ambitious students are much likely to succeed in their studies than are those

　　A B C

　　with little ambition .

　　D

　　16. Despite much research, there are still certain elements in the life cycle of the insect that is

　　A B C

　　not fully understood .

　　D

　　17 . In 1921 Einstein won the Nobel Prize, and was honored in Germany until the rise of Nazism

　　A B

　　then he was driven from Germany because he was a Jew.

　　C D

　　18. The data received from the two spacecrafts whirling around Mars indicate that there is much

　　A B C

　　evidence that huge thunderstorms are occuning about the equator of the planet .

　　D

　　19. Generally speaking, the bird flying across our path is observed, and the one staying on the

　　A B

　　tree near at hand is passed by without any notice taking of it.

　　C D

　　20. Mercury's velocity is so much greater than the Earth's that it completes more than four rev-

　　A B

　　olutions around the Sun in the time that takes the Earth to complete one.

　　C D

　　Section C:

　　21. I was speaking to Ann on the phone when suddenly we were ___.

　　A. hung up B. hung back C. cut down D. cut off

　　22. She wondered if she could have the opportunity to spend _____ here so that she could learn more about the city.

　　A. sometimes B. some time C. sometime D. some times

　　23. Ms. Green has been living in town for only one year, yet she seems to be ____ with everyone who comes to the store.

　　A. accepted B. admitted C. admired D. acquainted

　　24. He does not ___ as a teacher of English as his pronunciation is terrible.

　　A. equal B. match C. qualify D. fit

　　25. Dozens of scientific groups all over the world have been ____ the goal of a practical and economic way to use sunlight to split water molecules.

　　A. pursuing B. chasing C. reaching D. winning

　　26. The discussion was so prolonged and exhausting that ____ the speakers stopped for refreshments.

　　A. at large B. at intervals C. at ease D. at random

　　27. When travelling, you are advised to take travellers' checks, which provide a secure ____ to carrying your money in cash.

　　A. substitute B. selection C preference D. alternative

　　28. I never trusted him because I always thought of him as such a ______ character.

　　A. gracious B. suspicious C. unique D. particular

　　29. Changing from solid to liquid, water takes in heat from all substances near it, and this _____ produces artificial cold surrounding it.

　　A. absorption B. transition C. consumption D. interaction

　　30. I didn't say anything like that at all. You are purposely ____ my ideas to prove your point.

　　A. revising B. contradicting C. distorting D. distracting

　　31. Language culture, and personality may be considered ____ of each other in thought, but they are inseparable in fact.

　　A. indistinctly B. separately C. irrelevantly D. independently

　　32. Watching me pulling the calf awkwardly to the barn, the Irish milkmaid fought hard to ____ her laughter.

　　A. hold back B. hold on C. hold out D. hold up

　　33. The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her ____ attitude toward customers.

　　A. impartial B. mild C. hostile D. opposing

　　34. I ____ with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of this new column.

　　A. express B confess C. verify D. acknowledge

　　35. It is strictly ____ that access to confidential documents is denied to all but a few.

　　A. secured B. forbidden D. regulated D determined

　　36. The pollution question as well as several other issues is going to be discussed when the Congress is in ____ again next spring.

　　A. assembly B. session C. conference D. convention

　　37. Christmas is a Christian holy day usually celebrated on December 25th ____ the birth of Jesus Christ.

　　A. in accordance with B. in terms of

　　C. in favor of D. in honor of

　　38. Since it is too late to change my mind now, I am _____ to carrying out the plan.

　　A. obliged B. committed C. engaged D. resolved

　　39. It was a bold idea to build a power station in the deep valley, but it ____ as well as we had hoped.

　　A. came off B. Went off C. brought Out D. made out

　　40. To survive in the intense trade competition between countries, we must ____ the qualities and varieties of products we make to the world --- market demand.

　　A. improve B. enhanced C guarantee D. gear

　　Part Two:

　　Vitamins are organic compounds necessary in small amounts in the diet for the normal growth and maintenance of life of animals, including man.

　　They do not provide energy, 41 do they construct or build any part of the body. They are needed for 42 foods into energy and body maintenance. There are thirteen or more of them, and if 43 is missing a deficiency disease becomes 44 .

　　Vitamins are similar because they are made of the same elements-usually carbon, hydrogen , oxygen , and 45 nitrogen. They are different 46 their elements are arranged differently, and each vitamin 47 one or more specific functions in the body.

　　48 enough vitamins is essential to life, although the body has no nutritional use for 49 vitamins. Many people, 50 , believe in being on the "safe side" and thus take extra vitamins. However, a well- balanced diet will usually meet all the body' s vitamin needs.

　　41. (A) either (B) so (C) nor (D) never

　　42. (A) shifting (B) transfening (C) altering (D) transforming

　　43. (A) any (B) some (C) anything (D) something

　　44. (A) serious (B) apparent (C) severe (D) fatal

　　45. (A) mostly (B) partially (C) sometimes (D) rarely

　　46. (A) in that (B) so that (C) such that (D) except that

　　47. (A) undertakes (B) holds (C) plays (D) performs

　　48. (A) Supplying (B) Getting (C) Providing (D) Furnishing

　　49. (A) exceptional (B) exceeding (C) excess (D) external

　　50. (A) nevertheless (B) therefore (C) moreover (D) meanwhile

　　Part　Ⅲ Reading Comprehension

　　Passage l

　　Tight-lipped elders used to say, "It's not what you want in this world, but what you get. "Psych- ology teaches that you do get what you want if you know what you want and want the right things.

　　You can make a mental blueprint of a desire as you would make a blueprint of a house, and each of us is continually making these blueprints in the general routine of everyday living. If we intend to have friends to dinner, we plan the menu, make a shopping list, decide which food to cook first, and such planning is an essential for any type of meal to be served.

　　Likewise, If you want to find a job, take a sheet of paper, and write a brief account of yourself. In making a blueprint for a job, begin with yourself, for when you know exactly what you have to offer, you can intelligently plan where to sell your services.

　　This acoount of yourself is actuaLly a sketch of your working life and should include alucation, experience and references. Such an account is valuable. It can be referred to in filling out standard application blanks and is extremely helpful in personal interviews.While talking to you,your could-be employer is deciding whether your "wares" and abilities must be displayed in an orderly and reasonably connected manner.

　　When you have carefully prepared a blueprint of your abilities and desires, you have something tangible to sell. Then you are ready to hunt for a job. Get all the possible information about your could-be job. Make inquiries as to the details regarding the job and the firm. Keep your eyes and ears open, and use your own judgement. Spend a certain amount of time each day seeking the employment you wish for, and keep in mind: Securing a job is your job now.

　　51. What do the elders mean when they say, "It's not what yau want in this world, but what

　　you get. "?

　　(A) You'll certainly get what you want.

　　(B) It's no use dreaming.

　　(C) You should be dissatisfied with what you have.

　　(D) It's essential to set a goal for yourself.

　　52. A blueprint made before inviting a friend to dinner is used in this passage as__.

　　(A) an illustration of how to write an application for a job

　　(B) an indication of how to secure a good job

　　(C) a guideline for job description

　　(D) a principle for job evaluation

　　53. According to the passage, one must write an account of himself before starting to find a job

　　because __.

　　(A) that is the first step to please the employer

　　(B) that is the requirement of the employer

　　(C) it enables him to know when to sell his services

　　(D) it forces him to become clearly aware of himself

　　54. When you have carefully prepared a blueprint of your abilities and desires, you have some-

　　thing__.

　　(A) definite to offer (B) imaginary to provide

　　(C) practical to supply (D) desirable to present