2010年10月湖南自考专升本学士学位英语考试模拟试题（4）

Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)

Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best competes the sentence. Mark .your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single Line through the center.

36. Instead of _ C for the teacher to explain, they tried to find the pattern and the rules for themselves.

A. wait B. to wait C. waiting D. being waited

37. He is so lazy that he will never .____B__ anything.

A accompany B. accomplish C. succeed D. prefer

38. He was _____D_______ to go to the concert, for he didn't like pop music.

A. ready B. pleased C. happy D. reluctant

39. The government is going to work out an_ D plan to solve the problem of un-

employment.

A. effect B. efficient C. efficiency D. effective

40. The young man has many miles on his bike.(C)

A sent B. given C. covered D. contracted

41. He was angry at being_ D with such silly questions in his speech.

A. interfered B. disturbed C. bothered D. interrupted

42. Unable to find words to _ C themselves, they silently grasped our hands.

A. put B. describe C. express D. prescribe

43. Many difficulties have _ D as a result of th e changeover to a new type of fuel.

A. raised B. been raised C. experienced D. arisen

44. You don't need to_ A people of their mistakes all the time.

A. remind B. mention C. complain D. reveal

45. We should take into_ D the differences between the student's mother tongue and the goal language.

A. description B. conclusion C. statement D. account

46. The only thing_ B really bothers students is whether they will have access to the resources room of the school.

A. what B. that C. since D. which

47. My train arrives in New York at eight o'clock tonight. That plane I would like to take from there_ B by then.

A. would leave B. will have left C. has left D. had left

48. _ B is known to the world, Mark Twain is a great American writer.

A. That B. As C. Which D. It

49. I felt somewhat disappointed and was about to leave,_ C Something oc-

cured which attracted my attention.

A. unless B. until C. when D. while

50. The children were surprised when the teacher had them_ D their books un-

expectedly.

A. to close B. closing C. closed D. close

51. _ C the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday.

A. In spite of B. Because of C. But for D. As for

52. _ D a fine day, we decided to go out for a picnic.

A. Having been B. Being C. What D. It being

53. The only thing_ B really bothers students is whether they will have access to the resources room of the school.

A. what B. that C. since D. which

54. There are some_ D between the traditional and the modern family, but

there are also some very important differences.

A. traditions B. differences C. contradictions D. similarities

55. Wouldn't you rather your child __B_____ to bed early?

A. go B. went C. would D. goes

56. _ A with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem

high at all.

A. When compared B. Compare C. While comparing D. Comparing

57. _ A expresses such as swimming or playing football can make us strong.

A. Physical B. Emotional c. Practical D. Theoretical

58. Her black dress was in_ B withy his white hat.

A. addition B. contrast C. conclusion D. fashion

59. The work is proceeding quite satisfactorily; indeed, we are ahead of_ C

A. chart B. timetable C. schedule D. list

60. Children who have not reached school age usually receive_ C education

A. preparation B. primary C. preschool D. progress

60. We can come to the_ D the more we practice, the more skillful we will be.

A. generation B. tradition " C. definition D. conclusion

61. How can you keep the machine_ C when you are away?

A. run B. to run C. running D. being run

62. Before he came to New York, he had never heard a single English word_ D

A. speak B. to speak C. spoke D. spoken

63. After twenty years abroad, William came back only_ C his hometown severely damaged in the earthquake.

A. finding B. find C. to find D. to having found

64. Instead of _ C for the teacher to explain, they tried to find the pattern and the rules for themselves.

A. wait B. to wait C. waiting D. being waited

65. The doctor told the patient to eat only_ D food, which was' easy to digest.

A. delicious B. mixed C. specific D. liquid

66. To our disappointment, the quality of the article we bought was D to what we had expectedly

A. familiar B. interior C. superior D. inferior

67. We hadn't met for about 15 years, but I recognized her_ A I saw her.

A. the moment B. the moment when C. for the moment D. at the moment when

68. Tom doesn't think he could ever_ C what is called "free-style" poetry.

A. take on B. take over C. take to D. take after

69. Because of his ill health, she has been obliged to _ B her job.

A. dismiss B. resign C. depart D. retire

70. The neighbors don't consider him quite_ C as most of evenings he awakes

them wit'h his drunken singing.

A. respectful B. respected C. respectable D. respective

71. 1 wish I_ A onger this morning, but I had to get up and come to class.

A.could have slept B. slept C. might have slept D. have slept

72. William would certainly have attended the meeting, D

A. has he got a flat tire B. if he hadn't a flat tire

C. if he hasn't had a flat tire D. had he not had a flat tire

73. Though he was born and brought up in America, he can speak C Chinese.

A. fluid B. smooth C. fluent D. flowing

74. I can't A any difference between the two paintings; they are so much alike

A. perceive B. penetrate C. distinguish D. experience

75.If the building project C by the end of this month is delayed, the construc-tion company will be fined.

A. being

D. completed completed B.is completed C.to be completed