2012级英语本科统考复习资料(abc)

宜宾学院成人高等教育 《大学英语》复习资料 Directions: Read the following words, try your best to find the word that has different pronunciation from others. 1 . ( ) A. cholesterol B. cheerful C. childishness D. chunk 2. ( ) A. technique B. teaching C. exchange D. researcher 3. ( ) A. threat B. thrust C. wither D. think 4. ( )A. crust B. flood C. mute D. jumble 5. ( ) A. Access B. accompany C. account D. according 6. ( ) A. exchange B. extend C. extinct D. extra 7. ( ) A. Reward B. warmth C. spark D. warden 8. ( )A. spare B. glare C. are D. dare 9. ( )A. leaf B. disagree C. pear D. field 10. ( ) A. timber B. tiger C. title D. tire 11. ( ) A. purchase B. surgery C. purple D. survive 12. ( ) A. specific B. spelling C. sex D. upset 13. ( ) A. wriggle B. wolf C. wrestle D. writer 14. ( ) A. quantity B. reality C. recovery D. Ray 15. ( ) A. range B. rat C. ratio D. ray 16. ( ) A .alike B. activity C. addition D. ability 17.( ) A. migrate B. manager C. make D. male 18. ( ) A. gaze B. gas C. garage D. gesture 19. ( ) A flavor B. former C. formal D. forefront 20. ( )A. sphere B. beer C. here D. there 21. ( ) A. hut B. hunter C. fund D. fully 22. ( )A. magnify B. literary C. guy D. justify 23. ( )A. he B. pleasure C. hell D. tell 24. ( )A. locker B. term C. lover` D. listener 25. ( ) A. but B. us C. put D. rush 26.( ) A. mistake B. outline C. chicks D. ship 27. ( )A. goal B. go C. dose D. optional 28. ( )A. fort B. world C. word D. worker 29. ( ) A. widely B. widen C. wildlife D. Wisdom 30. ( )A. latter B. engage C. lantern D. Parachute 二、Directions: There are 90 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B,C or D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence 31. I cleaned the room __________ you were getting the dinner ready. A. because B. if C. while D. and 32.The salesman tried to ___________ us to buy his product. A. permit B. persuade C. allow D. promise 33. She is not only a teacher, ______ also a friend. A. as B. but C. however D. and 34. A cinema is a place of ___________. A. display B. entertainment C. audience D. activity 35. Language consists _____ words which we put together into sentences. A. of B. in C. for D. For 36. She tried hard, ____________ she was unsuccessful. A. therefore B. but C. or D. unless 37. He _______ his seat to a woman with a baby in her arms. A. offered B. ordered C. sat D. left 38. I _________ born in a small city not far from here. A. am B. was C. have been D. had been 39. The best way _____________ this principle is to see how it actually works in practice. A. understood B. understanding C. understand D. to understand 40. Before he came to New York, he had never heard a single English word ________. A. speak B. to speak C. spoke D. spoken 41. There are ______ flights from Yibin to Shanghai. A. rugular B. rule C. rugulation D.regulate 42. They sat together, ____________ carefully the blueprint of the building. A. and study B. to study C. studying D. and studying 43. He did not have time to read the whole story, so he read the _________of it instead. A. inside B. outline C. lines D. outside 44. For passengers, ships have the advantage of _____ cheaper than trains or aeroplanes. A. having been B. to have been C. being D. to be 45. Tea or coffee? Which is your _________. A. preference B. confusion C. puzzle D. mixture 46. I have a very wide __________ of interests. A. display B. range C. maximum D. random 47. Ships can carry _____ goods than any other means of transport. A. many B. much C. better D. more 48. A child is not so free to do as he wishes _________ he thinks older people are. A. as B. than C. that D. so 49. Music is different from languages. It can be ___________ by people from different countries. A. spoken B. understood D. known D. taken 50. It seems reasonable that the younger and therefore less experienced worker gets __________ than the older and more experienced one. A. less B. more C. as much D. so much 51. Culture and art are added ___________ our teaching to develop the children’s imagination. A. to B. by C. for D. against 52. Ten experts have worked on it for five years. So I suppose there is no need to check the __________ of the research. A. accuracy B. atmosphere C. awareness D. association 53. Quality____________ more than quantity. A. matters B. furthers C. overcomes D. enjoys 54. I think I’ll write Jim right now and tell him _________ with him. A. I’ll go B. I’ve gone C. I was going D. I’d go 55. Last week we __________ to the restaurant in the new hotel. A. have gone B. went C. are going D. had gone 56. The bird searches ________ what it can use in building its nest. A. after B. through C. in D. for 57. One of _____________ mountain ranges of the world rises from the Atlantic. A. the largest B. the most large C. the larger D. the much largest 58. They sat together, ______ carefully the blueprint of the building. A. studying B. and study C. to study D. and studying 59. The shop has a great _________ of goods. A. mixture B. variety C. quality D. arrangement 60. A mirror __________ light. A. gives B. shows C. keeps D. reflects 61. It is important for you _________ for me. A. as the same as B. as similar as C. as well as D. as good as 62. Practice _____ the language every day. A. will speak B. speaking C. speaks D. have spoken 63. His words are very clear and __________ so that everybody knows what to do next. A. exciting B. inexact C. exact D. exactly 64. Language consists ____________words which we put together into sentences. A. in B. for C. of D. on 65. The dish doesn’t __________ so good as it looks. A. eat B. taste C. feed D. drink 66. I _________ know him, so I can’t tell you anything about him. A. occasionally B. regularly C. accurately D. scarcely 67. My mastery of English is not half as good ______ yours. A. to B. from C. as D. too 68. He didn’t tell his friend that he was _________ worse and worse. A. leaving B. serving C. feeling D. receiving 69. Most shops ___________ open still eight o’clock in the evening. A. hold B. become C. remain D. start 70. By the time we got there, the play ___________. A. is going to begin B. is just beginning C. has already begun D. had already begun 71. He came only _________, not very often. A. absolutely B. continually C. regularly D. occasionally 72. Some of the questions have four choices that sound ____________. A. like B. likely C. unlike D. alike 73. He is engaged _________ his work. A. in B. at C. on D. to 74. This is the reason __________ he is always late. A. that B. how C. why D. which 75. She was just going to give up ________ another chance came. A. when B. while C. although D. however 76. Now that I am working for my living, I do not have _____ time as before to spend on my stamps. A. much B. more C. as much D. more than 77. The girl ________ serves in the shop is the owner’s daughter. A. which B. who C. what D. how 78. You may _________ do it yourself _________ leave it to me. A. either … or B. both … and C. not only … but also D. whether … or 79. He didn’t stop to rest _______ he finished the work. A. until B. as C. after D. if 80. Newton was one of the greatest scientists ________ ever lived. A. whom B. which C. what D. that 81. John was __________ in the trouble, and he didn’t know what to do. A. attracted B. interested C. moved D. involved 82. I’ve ________ hard this morning and I’m really hungry. A. work B. working C. be working D. been working 83. If he accepts the job, he _________ more money right away. A. gets B. will get C. has got D. will have got 84. The doctor took my temperature and _______ my heart. A. listens B. will listen C. has listened D. listened 85.　___________ you write your return address on the envelope? A. Had B. Have C. Are D. Did 86. Her black dress was in ________ with his white hat. A. addition B. contrast C. conclusion D. fashion 87. The book was so boring that he gave up ______ it half-way through. A. seeing B. watching C. buying D. reading 88. We can come to the _________that the more we practice, the more skillful we will be. A. generation B. tradition C. definition D. conclusion 89. How can you keep the machine ________ when you’re away? A. run B. to run C. running D. being run 90. ________ all his homework, he went to bed. A. Doing B. Being done C. To do D. Having done 91. Instead of ________ for the teacher to explain, they tried to find the patterns and the rules for themselves. A. wait B. to wait C. waiting D. being waited 92. She did not stop to rest _____ she finished the work. A. as B. after C. until D. if 93. People who can neither hear nor speak talk to each other ___________the help of their fingers. A. of B. for C. at D. with 94. The shop offers products that range ______________ inexpensive to very expensive. A. between B. from C. among D. along 95. We must _____________all possible ways of increasing food production. A. extend B. insert C. involve D. explore 96. _______all his homework, he went to bed. A. Doing B. Having done C. Being done D. To do 97. All _______, including the human being, make the world lively. A. plants B. insects C. crops D. creatures 98. A well-trained parrot can talk ______ a man. A. into B. like C. with D. as 99. He talks __________ he knew all about it. A. as such B. as well C. as if D. as to 100. A man’s success depends chiefly ______ himself. A. on B. as C. for D. from 101. Please don’t forget to turn _____the lights before you leave the laboratory. A. out B. off C. over D. up 102. His speech was _________ many times by cheers. A. inserted B. substituted C. elevated D. interrupted 103. Jack talks ______he knew all about it. A. as if B. as such C. as well D. as to 104. A mirror_____ light. A. gives B. shows C. keeps D. reflects 105. He did not have time to read the whole story, so he read the _____of it instead. A. inside B. outline C. lines D. outside 106. I objected ______the meeting without him. A. to having B. to have C. having D. have 107. He came only _____, not very often. A. absolutely B. continually C. regularly D. occasionally 108. He forgot his friend’s telephone number, so he looked it _____in the telephone book. A. for B. at C. up D. to 109. Some of the questions have four choices that sound______. A. like B. likely C. alike D. unlike 110. The _____ in his experiment were 75 college students. A. objects B. subjects C. systems D. methods 111. __________ exercises such as swimming or playing football can make us strong. A. Physical B. Emotional C. Practical D. Theoretical 112. The man who she ______ is a criminal is my friend. A. says B. is doing C. will do D. shall do 113. The words are repeated over and over again _____the students hear them clearly. A. whether B. or C. but D. so that 114. Birds learn to fly by ____________. A. repetition B. instinct C. observation D. imitation 115. My brother ______ on his best clothes and left for the party. A. put B. puts C. will put D. is putting 116. The little boy ______music often went to the concert with his parents. A. fond of B. was fond of C. who is fond of D. be fond of 117. She has a very wide ______ of interests. A. display B. range C. maximum D. random 118. Her black dress was in _______ with his white hat. A. addition B. conclusion C. contrast D. fashion 119. The more we get together, _______ we shall be. A. the happy B. happier C. the happier D. the more happy 120. Go to see the doctor, ______your cold may get worse. A. or B. while C. either D. but 三、Directions: There are 6 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C or D. You should decide on the best choice and choose the corresponding letter . Passage One Questions 121 to 125 are based on the following passage. Have you ever seen a moon that looks unbelievably big? It hangs over the horizon like a huge, pale hot-air balloon. Many people think of the bright full moon of autumn or the harvest moon that way — like a huge, pale hot-air balloon. But can you always trust your eyes? The harvest moon is the full moon on a day nearest the first day of autumn. Full or nearly full, it rises early in the evening for several nights in a row. It brings farmers well-lit evenings to harvest their crops. The harvest moon can look huge. But does it really fill more of the sky than an ordinary full moon? Why does the moon look bigger when it is near the horizon? Our brains compare the size of the moon with the size of the objects we see on the horizon. We know that the distant mountains, homes, or skyscrapers are really very large. And, since the moon is much farther away than is the distant landscape, we “see” the moon as being larger than it would otherwise look. 4 121 To what do we compare the size of the harvest moon? A. Mountains B. Buildings C. Homes D. All of these 122. The main purpose of the article is to __________. A. inform B. persuade C. praise D. convince 123. The author knew most people find the moon __________. A. mysterious B. interesting C. boring D. so ordinary 124. The moon looks bigger if ___________. A. it is autumn B. it is near the horizon C. homes are near D. it is a clear night 125. The autumn moon ___________. A. is more beautiful than it really looks. B. is the brightest object in the sky. C. rises slowly at dawn. D. helps farmers see as they harvest their crops. Passage Two Questions 126 to 130 are based on the following passage. Robert Spring, a 19th century forger, was so good at his job that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling false signatures (签名) of famous Americans. Spring was born in England in 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore. At first he prospered (兴隆) by selling his small but real collection of early US signatures. Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began imitating (模仿) signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books. To lessen the chance of being found out, he sent his forgeries (伪造品) to England and Canada for sale. Forgers have a hard time selling their products. A forger can’t approach a respectable buyer but must deal with people who don’t have much knowledge in the field. Forgers have many ways to make their work look real. For example, they buy old books to use the aged paper of the title page, and they can treat paper and ink with chemicals. In Spring’s time, right after the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the Southern states, so Spring invented a respectable lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General “Stonewall” Jackson. For several years Miss Fanny’s money problems forced her to sell a great number of letters and manuscripts （手稿） belonging to her famous father. Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand. All this activity did not prevent Spring from dying in poverty （贫穷）, leaving sharp-eyed experts the difficult task of separating his forgeries from the originals. 126 According to the context, what does “forger” mean? A. A forger is a person who opens a bookshop. B. A forger is a person who is good at his job. C. A forger is a person who loves to cheat people. D. A forger is a person who makes false things such as signatures. 127.How did Spring make his first fortune? A. He prospered by selling fake signatures of VIP. B. He became rich by selling books. C. He became rich by selling his collection of real signatures. D. He received a large amount of money from one of his relatives. 128.What was the trouble for forgers in their business mentioned in this passage? A. They could not find anyone who was willing to buy their forgeries. B. They found it very hard to forge the signatures of those famous people. C. They found it difficult to sell their forgeries to people with knowledge. D. They had no way to make their products attractive and true. 129. According to the passage, what can be said about Spring? A. He was very good at forgery and earned money doing it. B. He tried many times to make good forgeries but failed. C. He could not meet the demand of Miss Fanny and was poor for a short time. D. He prospered on his forgery and extended his business to many parts of the world. 130. What is the tone of this passage? A. Boastful. B. Approving. C. Objective D. Critical. Passage Three Questions 131 to 135 are based on the following passage. Computer programmer David Jones makes $35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a check card. Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David's firm puts two new games on the home market each month. But David's biggest headache is what to do with his money. In spite of his salary, made by inventing new programs within quite a short period of time, with bonus payments and profit sharing, he cannot drive a car, get some money from a bank to buy a house, or get credit cards He lives with his parents in their house in Liverpool, where his father is a bus driver. His firm has to pay $150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive. David got his job with the firm a year after leaving school with six levels and working for a time in a computer shop. " I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs, he said. "I suppose $35,000 sounds a lot but actually that's not good enough I hope it will come to more than that this year. " He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother $20 a week. But most of his spare time is spent working. "Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school," he said. "But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, any-way. David added, "I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear." 131. Why is David different from other young people of his age? A. He earns a very high salary. B. He has no job. C. He does not go out much. D. He lives at home with his parents. 132. David's greatest problem is _____. A. making the banks treat him as a grown-up B. inventing computer games C. spending his salary D. learning to drive 133. He was hired by the firm because _______. A. he had worked in a computer shop B. he had written some computer programs C. he works very hard D. he had learnt to use computers at school 134. He left school after taking 0-levels because _______. A. he did not enjoy school B. he was afraid of getting too old to start computing C