2016年成人高考专升本（英语）模拟试卷三，是针对成考英语的模拟试卷。

一、Phonetics:In each of the following groups of words， therned letters or letter combinations marked A，B，C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identife are four underliy the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I.

A．cloudyB．captainC．certainD．cotton

A．twentyB．sweetC．wrongD．worthy

A．townB．howC．downD．snow

A．communistB．observeC．occupyD．October

A．literatureB．matureC．natureD．feature

Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

1.The composition______any more.

A．need not to be correctedB．doesn"t need be correctedC．need not correctD．doesn"t need to be corrected

2.With the guide______the way, we set out on foot into the dark night.

A．leadB．leadingC．ledD．to lead

3.______Liu Xiang failed to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, he is still a hero in the eyes of our Chinese people.

A．AlthoughB．SinceC．SoD．Because

4.______is terribly tiring working late like______.

A．This: itB．It: thisC．What: itD．It: what

5.The shop assistant didnt give me the right______.

A．changeB．moneyC．serveD．note

6.There arent many pandas______in the world today.

A．aliveB．livingC．livelyD．lived

7.We never dared to ask him a question, ______?

A．did weB．didn"t weC．dared weD．daredn"t we

8.Five minutes earlier, ______we could have caught the last train.

A．ofB．butC．andD．so

9.The roof fell______he had time to dash into the room to save his baby.

A．sinceB．asC．beforeD．until

10.After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane______her job as a doctor in the countryside.

A．set outB．took overC．took upD．set up

11.In the geography lesson, the teacher told the children that the earth______round like a ball.

A．wasB．isC．wereD．had been

12.Whatever you do, you ______ click with the right mouse button or the program will crash.

A．must notB．don"t have toC．doesn"t have toD．needn"t

13.______ the room temperature, she kept the heater on.

A．Kept onB．Keeping upC．So as to keep upD．To keep up

14.If motorists had to pay an extra tax to drive in cities, they ______ their cars a lot less.

A．useB．will useC．usedD．would use

15.The people are fully aware______ they have before them problems and difficulties of various kinds.

A．of thatB．whatC．thatD．which

三、Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

A．a bank is closed for one or more daysB．too many depositors try to draw out their money at one timeC．there is not enough money to pay all its depositors at one timeD．tellers of a bank take their own money from the bank

2.The main cause of a bank run is______.

A．loss of confidenceB．lack of moneyC．crowds of peopleD．inexperienced tellers

3.Which of the following did Mrs. Vaught say?

A．She knew that the bank was not sound.B．She feared that too many depositors drawing their money would close the bank.C．She was not able to draw out her money.D．She was tempted to draw out her money.

4.According to the passage, the actions of the depositors of Mrs. Vaughts bank were affected mainly by the ______.

A．ease with which they could get their moneyB．confidence that Mrs. Vaught showedC．failure of several other banks to openD．confidence shown by other depositors of the bank

A．the life experience of great menB．the movement of the stars and the planetsC．the scientific study of natural objects in spaceD．the theories developed by scientists of old times

6.Copernicus developed his theory______.

A．using various telescopesB．based on Aristotle"s beliefsC．through observations and reasoningD．under the encouragement of his friends

7.The writer of the passage wants us to know that______.

A．Copernicus did not tell about his discovery until the day of his deathB．for many years Copernicus dared to do nothing openly against the ChurchC．pushed by his friends Copernicus decided to write a book in May 1543D．shortly before he got back to Poland Copernicus started to work for the Church

8.Copernicus had his great book published because______.

A．he didn"t agree with AristotleB．he could not hide the scientific truthC．he worked for the ChurchD．his friends advised him to do so

A．Bartered goods.B．Fiat money.C．Coin currency.D．Intangible forms.

10.The author mentions food, tools and precious metals and stones together because they are all ______.

A．useful itemsB．articles of valueC．difficult things to obtainD．material objects

11.According to the passage, coins once had real value as currency because they______.

A．represented a great improvement over barterB．permitted easy transportation of wealthC．were made of precious metalsD．could become collector"s items

12.Which of the following statements about computerized monetary systems is NOT supported by the passage?

A．They promote international trade.B．They allow very rapid money transfers.C．They are still limited to small transactions(交易).D．They are dependent on good telecommunications systems.

A．how to hunt whales for their oil and meatB．the hard and dangerous lives that whalers had to liveC．the duties of each man on a whaling shipD．a man who was swallowed by a whale and lived

14.The sailors knew that something was in the whales stomach because_____

A．they could feel it moving about wildlyB．the whale seemed very heavyC．the whale was swelling at one spotD．the captain heard Bartley yelling for help

15.James Bartley probably never went to sea again because______.

A．he wanted different kinds of adventuresB．of fright and shockC．he was crippled by the whaleD．he often got seasick

16.The author, in telling James Bartleys story, informs us by ______.

A．narrating the plain factsB．referring to whaling in generalC．comparing whaling to other fishingD．dramatically telling what happened

A．The teachers did lots of writing on the board.B．The teachers were invited to attend several lectures.C．The students were professors from a university.D．The students were studying science and humanities.

18.The experiment was designed to find out______.

A．how to teach the students in the science classB．whether poetry is difficult for science studentsC．what to be taught in the humanities classD．why many humanities students find science hard

19.Finding levels of meaning is______.

A．important for graduate students in humanitiesB．difficult for graduate students in humanitiesC．common for undergraduate students in scienceD．easy for undergraduate students in science

20.What did the science professors learn after the experiment?

A．They should change the way they teach.B．A poem could be explained in clear definitions.C．A poetry class could be more informative.D．Their teaching was an enjoyable experience.

四、ClozeDirections: There are some blanks in the following passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passages. Then, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

A．inventB．doC．produceD．create

2.【C2】

A．in factB．eventuallyC．practicallyD．as a matter

3.【C3】

A．countryB．stateC．cityD．county

4.【C4】

A．plantsB．treesC．rubberD．streets

5.【C5】

A．coursesB．placesC．courtsD．playground

6.【C6】

A．onB．ofC．atD．in

7.【C7】

A．makeB．introduceC．buildD．set

8.【C8】

A．WhatB．HowC．WhenD．Why

9.【C9】

A．someB．noC．manyD．a few

10.【C10】

A．costsB．priceC．moneyD．award

11.【C11】

A．sweepB．washC．tidyD．dust

12.【C12】

A．wasteB．keepC．saveD．store

13.【C13】

A．essentialB．accidentalC．unnecessaryD．necessary

14.【C14】

A．fadeB．non-fadeC．die awayD．everlasting

15.【C15】

A．one"sB．itsC．theirD．the

五、Writing

1.For this part, you are supposed to write a composition of about 100 -120 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly. 假设你是Matt Hand，在报上看到一则招聘广告，正符合你的情况，于是写信求职。广告要点： (1)招聘对象：有计算机工程(engineering)学历的工程师； (2)条件：有两年以上计算机工程工作经验；年龄在22～30岁之间；身体健康。 注意：地址和招聘单位名称可自编。