2010年10月湖南自考专升本学士学位英语考试模拟试题（9）

Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points) .

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

36. No sooner had we got home____D____ it began to rain.

A. when B. after C. then D. than

37. Old B he was, he did the same work as others..

A. although B. though C. evenif D. but

38. I don't mind how hot it is, but I can't C the cold.

A. beat B. fight C. endure D. prevent

39. He smokes 20 cigarettes a day on an D

A. irregular B. abnormal C. ordinary D. average

40. They've D her to be operated on at once.

A. to arrange B. arranged

C. arranging for D. arranged for

41. The young man has B twenty miles on his bike in an hour.

A given B. covered C. contracted D. sent

42. They were bored looking for B

A. hazard B. adventure C. experience D. action

43. I could easily B her handwriting although the light was dim.

A. relieve B. recognize C. record D. make up

45. She should C those present at the meeting for help.

A. count up B. count against C. count on D. count out

46. The government is going to work out an B plan to solve the problem of water pollution

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

47. The Americans___A___George Washington as the father of their country.

A. look up to B. think C. worship D. look forward to

48. Don't D this news to the public until we give you the go-ahead.

A. relate B. retain C. relieve D. release

49. There were no tickets ____B__ for Saturday's performance.

A. considerable B. available C. possible D. preferable

50. His wife felt it would be silly to B the color of the curtains before they had painted the room.

A. find B. choose C. change D. lose

51. The lady was so angry that she B the letter to pieces.

A. separated B. tore C. folded D. parted

52. You D repaired the machine. We have a mechanic to do that sort of things.

A. mustn't have B. shouldn't have C. couldn't have D. needn't have

53. When Mr. John gets old, he will C over his business to his son.

A. think B. take C. hand D. get

54. My teacher C me to major in chemistry but I like economics.

A. dissuades B. insists C. persuades D. attempts

55. There are a lot of mistakes in this exercise. 1'II have to D it again with you.

A. replay B. instruct C. come through D. go over

56. There are sQme D flowers on the table.

A unnatural B. false C. unreal D. artificial

57. We are interested in the weather because it A us so directly what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel.

A. affects B. effects C. benefits D. guides

58. It was difficult to guess what her B to the news would be.

A. comment B. reaction C. impression D. opinion

59. Many new B will be opened up in the future for those with a university ed- ucation.

A. necessities B. opportunities C. realities D. probabilities

60. Will all those B the proposal raise their hands?

A. in relation to B. in favor of C. in contrast to D. in excess of

61. That boss has some farms D the outskirts of Beijing.

A. in B. over C. under D. on

62. It's high time that they C to do the experiment.

A. begin B. had begun C. began D. were begun

58. I wish you would be more A to your father.

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

63. The reason D he was highly praised was beyond our imagination.

A. that B. which C. how D. why

64. This theory B from the work of certain early 20th century scientists.

A. returns B. results C. resists D. raises

65. The children, who were impatient to swim in the sea, C down the beach towards the water.

A. traveled B. crashed C. rushed D. waved

66. I wish I C to the concert last night.

A. went B. would go C. had gone D. would have gone

67. They had scarcely finished their experiment C the power was cut off.

A. then B. than C. when D. the moment

68. D ,the house was a good buy.

A. All things to be considered B. A1l things considering

C. Considering all things D. All things considered

69. Doctor Smith, along with a group of nurses, D to perform the hear opera- tion this afternoon.

A. are going B. go C. goes D. is going

70. In an accident when two car ran into each other, they B

A. hit B. collided C. knocked D. stroke

71. George C with his uncle ever since he came to Yale two years ago.

A. lived B. lives C. has been living D. is living

72. Americans themselves are often not certain what is slang and what is not. B foreigners.

A. leave alone B. let alone C. left alone D. letting alone

73. Please join us in proposing a toast to the health of our distinguished guests, B

A. shall you B. will you C. should you D. can you

74. How I wish I D with you when you were here last week.

A. can be B. were C. could be D. could have been

75. The coach regretted that he would rather Tom D to the speech contest last month as soon as he was informed of the results.

A. doesn't go B. didn't go C. hasn't gone D. hadn"t gone