高中起点专科入学测试 模拟试题英语（一）
一、语音知识
在下列每组单词中,有一个单词的划线部分与其他单词的划线部分的读音不同。找出这个词。
1. A. curtain B. paint C. sail D. straight 2. A. popular B. large C. remarkble D. dark 3. A. simply B. fairly C. reply D. peacefully 4. A. already B. each C. league D. weak 5. A. country B. courage C. pronounce D. double 6. A. machine B. chip C. sick D. fulfill 7. A. popular B. large C. remarkable D. dark 8. A. church B. character C. chalk D. cheat 9. A. cheat B. weak C. increase D. area 10. A. detective B. decide C. nephew D. desire 11. A. dear B. hear C. near D. bear 12. A. coast B. float C. soap D. broad 13. A. flow B. plow C. slow D. yellow 14. A. customer B. republic C. university D. umbrella 15. A. hour B. four C. flour D. our 16. A. nurse B. thirsty C. universe D. surprise 17. A. victory B. second C. uncle D. special 18. A. drunk B. dusty C. duty D. drug 19. A. weather B. method C. gather D. northern 20. A. prove B. rose C. wrote D. broke 二、词汇与语法知识
从每小题的四个选择项中,选出最佳的一项。
21. The nurse held a small child face I didn’t see clearly. A. which B. that C. whose D. who
22. The manager had Ms. Brunell the new assistant around yesterday. A. to show B. showed C. showing D. show
23. —Hello, this is Linda speaking. May I speak to Jim? —Yes, . A. it is B. speaking C. I am Jim D. that’s me
24. It was reported that people in this area were asved in the flood. A. hundreds of B. hundred C. some hundreds D. hundred of 25. The weather is awful. I wish it raining. A. stopped B. would stop C. had stopped D. stops 26. —Mary doesn’t like skating, does she?
— , but she used to.
A. Yes, she does B. Yes, she doesn’t C. No, she does D. No, she doesn’t 27. The faster anything goes up into the sky, .
A. it reaches the highest B. it reaches the higher C. the highest it reaches D. the higher it reaches
28. My friends and I would like to go to the concert, but of us has got a ticket. A. both B. none C. neither D. all
29. Our customer’s money if they’re not satisfied with the product.
A. will refund B. will have refunded
C. will be refunded D. will have been refunded 30. Young he is, he knows what is a right thing to do. A. that B. as
C. although D. however
31. If by any chance someone comes to see me, ask them to leave a . A. message B. letter C. sentence D. notice 32. George avoided questions about his drug use. A. to answer B. answered C. answer D. answering 33. He’s that nobody likes him. A. so stubborn man B. such stubborn man C. so stubborn a man D. such stubborn a man
34. My husband and I both go out to work, we share housework at home.
A. for B. so C. yet D. or 35. of them knew about the plan because it was secret.
A. Some B. Any C. No one D. None 36. —Have you got a camera? —No. I should buy .
A. it B. one C. that D. this
37．Everyone was home for the holidays. What could make for Christmas than that? A. the merriest B. a merrier C. merry D. the merry
38. In need of money，Bob had to take job that was offered to him A. whatever B. no matter what C. whichever D. no matter which
39.After working for two hours，I found impossible to complete the paper in time. A. me B. this C. that D. it 40. has taken my bike by mistake.
A. Someone B. Anyone C. Everyone D. None
41. It is recorded that in 1892 the weather became so cold that the river over A. freezes B. was freezing C. has frozen D. froze
42. Mandela was first President elected in South Africa. A. a, the B. the, / C. a, / D. the, the
43. First draw a line the middle of the page. Then write a word in the space above the line.
A. between B. within C. across D. over 44. He might do it, and so .
A. might his best friend B. his best friend may C. will his best friend D. his best friend should 45. When the train got in, it was midnight. A. almost B. hardly C. completely D. pretty 三、完形填空
通读下面的短文,掌握其大意。然后,从每小题的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
During the Olympic Games, people from all over the world come together in peace and friendship. The first Olympic Games that we have 46 of were in Greece in 776 B. C. The
games lasted on day. The only 47 in the first thirteen Olympic Games was a race. Men ran the length of the stadium. In 1896 the games were 48 . again in Athens, Greece. The Greeks 49 a new stadium for the competition. 311 50 from thirteen countries 51 in many events. The 52 became national heroes. In 1908，the games were held every four years during the summer in different cities around the 53 In 1908，in London, England, the first gold 54 were given to winning athletes.
The Olympic Winter Games 55 in 1924 in Chamonix, France. Athletes competed in 56 events such as skiing, ice skating and ice hockey. Today, the Winter Games take place 57 four years. Until recently, Olympic competitors could not be 58 athletes. All of the athletes in Olympic Games were amateurs. Today， 59 , many of the Olympic athletes are professionals who play their sport 60 money during the year. Some people disagree with this idea.
46. A. history B. books C. records D. publications 47. A. activities B. event C. play D. sport 48. A. held B. planed C. set D. took 49. A. did B. built C. started D. made 50. A. persons B. teams C. people D. athletes 51. A. competed B. fought C. lasted D. against 52. A. players B. winners C. failures D. athletes 53. A. area B. country C. world D. universe 54. A. prices B. title C. money D. medals
55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60.
held D. joined autumn D. winter between D. every amateur D. special whenever D. whoever for D. out of B
It was the late spring of 1979, a hot Saturday afternoon. Hundreds of us sat 61 ，side by side, in rows of wooden chairs on the main campus lawn (草坪）. We 62 blue robes (毕业生长袍）.We listened carefully to long 63 . When the ceremony (典礼）was 64 ,we threw our caps in the air, and we were officially graduated from college.
After that, I found Marne Schwartz, my 65 professor, and introduced him to my 66 He was a small man who took small steps, as if a 67 wind could, at any time, 68 him up into the clouds! His teeth were in good shape. When he smiled it was as if you had just 69 him the funniest joke on earth.
He told my parents how I 70 every class he taught. He told them, “You have a 71 boy here. He helped me a lot. ” Shy but 72 ，I looked at my feet. Before we left, I 73 Mr. Schwartz a present，a briefcase with his name on the front. I didn’t want to forget him. 74 I didn’t want him to forget me. He asked if I would keep in 75 ，and without hesitation (犹豫)I said,“Of course. ”When he turned around, I saw tears in his eyes.
61. A. along B. around C. beside D. together 62. A. took B. wore C. put on D. got in 63. A. lectures B. dialogues C. speeches D. reports 64. A. on B. up C. over D. away 65. A. lovely B. precious C. happy D. favorite 66. A. parents B. elder brother C. girl friend D. friends 67. A. strong B. north C. warm D. cold 68. A. beat B. pull C. blow D. wipe 69. A. made B. told C. played D. given 70. A. left B. reached C. missed D. took 71. A. special B. brave C. busy D. serious 72. A. astonished B. pleased C. disappointed D. nervous 73. A. handed B. sent C. delivered D. brought 74. A. While B. But C. And D. For 75. A. conversation B. mind C. company D. touch
C
Everyone likes things that are free，and businesses often give things for free to customers as a way of getting more people to pay attention to their products.
Ariely, a scientist from MIT, did an experiment on what people would do when 21 things that were free. He 22 a group of students two kinds of chocolates: the good one for 15 cents each and the poor one for 1 cent each. The good chocolate was worth $ 1. 00，so 15 cents was very cheap, 23 the poor quality chocolate was worth 5 cents，so 24 it for 1 cent wasn’t very cheap.
A. A. A. A. A. A. took B. began C. spring B. summer C. any B. other C. professional B. ordinary C. whereas B. however C. by B. with C.
Most people chose the high quality chocolate for 15 cents. That’s not a 25 But then Ariely lowered the 26 of both pieces of chocolate by 1 cent. If people were 27 correctly, then they should 28 choose the good quality chocolate. But that 29 what happened. Most people chose the free chocolate. This doesn’t make sense in our 30 way of understanding economic behavior(经济行为).
What is happening here? Ariely 31 that people want to get a good bargain . But they also want to reduce risk (风险).That is, they want to 32 the chance of making a 33 If you pay 14 cents for a piece of chocolate，and then you don’t 34 like it when you eat it, you have lost 14 cents. But when something is free and you don’t like it, you haven’t lost anything. People would 35 not to take a risk over getting a better bargain.
76. A. facing B. buying C. giving D. treating 77. A. posted B. produced C. offered D. told 78. A. if B. as C. for D. but 79. A. getting B. holding C. eating D. making 80. A. dream B. reason C. reply D. surprise 81. A. weight B. size C. price D. quality 82. A. working B. thinking C. planning D. looking 83. A. still B. once C. almost D. even 84. A. should be B. shouldn’t be C. is D. isn’t 85. A. easy B. old C. normal D. modem 86. A. questioned B. explained C. agreed D. added 87. A. find B. leam C. lower D. take 88. A. decision B. mistake C. promise D. warning 89. A. usually B. gradually C. certainly D. actually 90. A. start B. prefer C. manage D. afford 四、阅读理解
阅读下列短文,然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选择项中选出最佳的一项。
A
A woman heads into a popular New York City coffee shop on a cold winter morning. Just ahead of her, a man drops a few papers. The woman pauses to help gather them. A clerk at a busy store thanks a customer who has just bought something. “Enjoy”the young woman says, smiling widely. “ Have a nice day. ”She sounds like she really means it. These are the common situations we may see every day.
However, in her best-selling book Talk to the Hand, Lynne Truss argues that common good manners such as saying “Excuse me” almost no longer exist. There are certainly plenty who would agree with her. According to one recent study, 70 percent of the US adults said people are ruder now than they were 20 years ago.
Is it really true? We decided to find out if good manners are really hard to see. In this politeness study, reporters were sent to many cities in the world. They performed three experiments ：“door tests” ( would anyone hold the door open for them?) ； “paper drops” (who would help them gather a pile of “accidentally” dropped papers?) ； and “service tests” ( which salesclerks would thank them for a purchase?)
In New York, 60 tests (20 of each type) were done. Along the way, the reporters met all types of people： men and women of different races, ages, professions (职业），and income levels. And