河北省普通专升本专接本考试
英语（公共课）模拟试卷 1
（考试时间：60 分钟）
（总分：100 分）
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Ⅰ．Phonetics (5points) Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre．
1. A. might B. five C. give D. life
2. A. dumb B. cabin C. table D. bench
3. A. double B. couple C. mouse D. rough
4. A. literature B. mature C. nature D. feature
5. A. cough B. enough C. laugh D. though
Ⅱ．Situational Dialogues (10 points) Directions: In this section there is a long dialogue with 5 missing sentences. At the end of the dialogue, there is a list of given choices. You are required to select the ONE that best fits into the dialogue. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Note that there are three additional choices and you may not use any of the choices in the list more than once.
Woman: Good morning, Mr. Zhang. I am Chen Hua, and I’ll be interviewing you. How are you today?
Man: 6 .
Woman: Can you tell me something about your experiences in this kind of work?
Man: Well, for many years, I managed a department for the Redstone Company in London. Now I work part time because I also go to school at night. I’m getting a business degree.
Woman: Oh, how interesting. 7 .
Man: I’ll finish school in a few months, and I’d like a full-time position with more responsibility.
Woman: And why would you like to work for our company?
Man: 8 .
Woman: Could you please tell me about your special skills and interests?
Man: Of course, I’m good at computers and I can speak French. I used to take classes in it at the local college. And 9 .
Woman: Can you give me any references?
Man: Yes, certainly. You can talk to Mr. Wang, my boss, at the Redstone Company. I could also give you the names and numbers of several of my teachers.
Woman: All right, Mr. Zhang, 10 .
Man: Yes, I wonder when I’ll be informed about my application for the job?
Woman: Well, we’ll let you know as soon as possible. Let’s stay in touch. Thank you very much for coming this morning.
Man: Thank you.
A. I am fine, thank you.
B. Would you like to ask me any questions?
C. I like travelling a lot
D. Because I know your company’s work, and I like it.
E. Tell me, why do you want to leave your present job?
F. See you then.
G. Do you want to come with me?
III. Reading Comprehension (50 points)
Section A (30 points)
Directions: There are 2 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You are required to choose the ONE that best fits into the statement. Mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 11-15 are based on the following passage
Whether in the home or in the workplace, social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years. Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way, said Cynthia Breazeal, chief scientist at the robot company Jibo.
While household robots today do the normal housework, social robots will be much more like companions than mere tools. For example, these robots will be able to distinguish whether someone is happy or sad. This allows them to respond more appropriately to the users.
The Jibo robot, arranged to ship later this year, is designed to be a personalized assistant. You can talk to the robot, ask it questions, and make requests for it to perform different tasks. The robot doesn’t just deliver general answers to questions; it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household. It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or take family photos.
Social robots are not just finding their way into the home. They have potential applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.
Fellow Robot is one company bringing social robots to the market. The company’s “Oshbot” robot is built to assist customers in a store, which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the product’s location in the store. It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for.
The more interaction the robot has with humans, the more it learns. But Oshbot, like other social robots, is not intended to replace workers, but to work alongside other employees. “We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us, but with us,” said Breazeal.
11. How are social robots different from household robots?
A. They can control their emotions.
B. They are more like humans.
C. They do the normal housework.
D. They respond to users more slowly.
12. What can a Jibo robot do according to Paragraph 3?
A. Communicate with you and perform operations.
B. Answer your questions and make requests.
C. Take your family pictures and deliver milk.
D. Obey your orders and remind you to take pills.
13. What can Oshbot work as?
A. A language teacher.
B. A tour guide.
C. A shop assistant.
D. A private nurse.
14. We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will ______.
A. train employees
B. be our workmates
C. improve technologies
D. take the place of workers
15. What does the passage mainly present?
A. A new design idea of household robots.
B. Marketing strategies for social robots.
C. Information on household robots.
D. An introduction to social robots.
Passage 2
Questions 16-20 are based on the following passage
From the very beginning of school we make books and reading a constant source of possible failure and public humiliation. When children are little, we make them read aloud before the teacher and other children, so that we can be sure they "know" all the words they are reading. This means that when they don't know a word, they are going to make a mistake, right in front of everyone. After having taught fifth-grade classes for four years, I decided to try at all costs to rid them of their fear and dislike of books, and to get them to read oftener and more adventurously.
One day soon after school had started, I said to them, "Now I'm going to say something about reading that you have probably never heard a teacher say before. I would like you to read a lot of books this year, but I want you to read them only for pleasure. I am not going to ask you questions to find out whether you understand the books or not. If you understand enough of a book to enjoy it and want to go on reading it, that's enough for me. Also I’m not going to ask you what words mean. "
The children sat stunned and silent. Was this a teacher talking? One girl, who had just come to us from a school where she had had a very hard time, looked at me steadily for a long time after I had finished. Then, still looking at me, she said slowly and seriously, "Mr. Holt, do you really mean that?" I said just as seriously, "I mean every word of it."
During the spring she really astonished me. One day, she was reading at her desk. From a glimpse of the illustrations, I thought I knew what the book was. I said to myself, "It can't be," and went to take a closer look. Sure enough, she was reading Moby Dick, in edition with woodcuts. I said, "Don't you find parts of it rather heavy going?" She answered, “Oh, sure, but I just skip over those parts and go on to the next good part."
This is exactly what reading should be and in school so seldom is an exciting, joyous adventure. Find something, dive into it, take the good parts, skip the bad parts, get what you can out of it, go on to something else. How different is our mean-spirited, picky insistence that every child get every last little scrap of "understanding" that can be dug out of a book.
16. According to the passage, children's fear and dislike of books may result from
A. reading little and thinking little
B. reading often and adventurously
C. being made to read too much
D. being made to read aloud before others
17. This teacher in the passage told his students to read
A. for enjoyment
B. for knowledge
C. for a larger vocabulary
D. for higher scores in exams
18. Upon hearing the teacher's talk, the children probably felt that
A. it sounded stupid
B. it was not surprising at all
C. it sounded too good to be true
D. it was no different from other teachers' talk
19. Which of the following statements about the girl is TRUE according to the passage?
A. She skipped over those easy parts while reading.
B. She had a hard time finishing the required reading tasks.
C. She learned to appreciate some parts of the difficult books.
D. She turned out to be a bad student after coming to this school.
20. From this teacher's point of view,
A. children cannot tell good parts from bad parts while reading
B. children should be left to decide what to read and how to read
C. reading is never a pleasant and inspiring experience in school
D. reading involves understanding every little piece of information
Section B (20 points)
Directions: In this section there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
“Don’t take many English courses; they won’t help you get a decent job.” “Sign up for management classes, so you’ll be ready to join the family business when you graduate.”
Sound 21 ? Many of us have heard suggestions like these put forward by parents or others close to us. Such comments often seem quite reasonable. Why, then, should suggestions like these be 22 with caution? The reason is that they relate to decisions you should make. You are the one who must 23 with their consequences.
One of the worst reasons to follow a particular path in life is that other people want you to. Decisions that affect your life should be your decisions— decisions you make 24 you’ve considered various alternatives and chosen the path that suits you best.
Making your own decisions does not mean that you should 25 the suggestions of others. For instance, your parents do have their own unique experiences that may make their advice helpful, and 26 participated in a great deal of your personal history, they may have a clear view of your 27 and weaknesses. Still their views are not necessarily accurate. They may still see you as a child, in need of care and protection. Or they may see only your strengths. Or, in some 28 cases, they may focus only on your flaws and 29 .
People will always be giving you advice. 30 , though, you have to make your own judgments.
A. Strength
B. ignore
C. unfortunate
D. ultimate
E. having
F. shortcomings
G. have
H. after
I. before
J. taking
K. ultimately
L. live
M. taken
N. familiar
O. unfortunately
IV. Cloze (20 points)
Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You are required to choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
When Alice was sixteen, I was the one who wanted to run away from home. It was painful to see the changes coming over her. She skipped school, and refused to communicate. I tried being firm, but it didn‘t 31 . I saw a dark future for my once sweet daughter.
One school day Alice returned home very late. With a quarrel in view, I was surprised to see Alice was 32 . “I hope I did the right thing, Mom,” “Alice said. I saw a cat, all bloody but alive. I 33 it to the vet’s (宠物医院), and was asked to make payment 34 . As I couldn’t reach anyone at the phone number on the cat’s tag (标牌), I had to pay the bill.”
In the following days, the owner still couldn’t be 35 . Alice paid the vet to continue treatment. I grew 36 : what if the family had simply left the cat behind?
A week went by. A woman called to speak to Alice. “She is at school,” I said. “You have a 37 daughter,” she said, apparently in tears.
Her family had just returned from abroad, and got a (n) 38 from the vet. Their cat was recovering, thanks to Alice’s 39 . “We can’t wait to hug cuddles again,” she sobbed.
Upon her return home, Alice was filled with 40 at the news. So was I. I learned through another woman’s eyes that my daughter was still a good person despite her troubled teenage years. Her warm heart would surely guide her in the right direction.
31. A. remain B. match C. appear D. work
32. A. annoyed B. amused C. worried D. interested
33. A. carried B. followed C. returned D. guided
34. A. monthly B. honestly C. generously D. immediately
35. A. trusted B. contacted C. persuaded D. satisfied
36. A. active B. anxious C. rude D. proud
37. A. pretty B. grateful C. wonderful D. curious
38. A. apology B. invitation C. reply D. message
39. A. help B. donation C. encouragement D. suggestion
40. A. love B. anger C. regret D. joy
V. Writing (15 points) Directions: In this part you are required to write a composition entitled Making on-line Friends in no less than 100 words according to the following Chinese outline. Please remember to write it on the Composition Sheet.
网上交友
随着网络的发展，网上沟通成为了一种流行趋势，因此“网上交友”也变得更为普遍，就“网上交友”发表 你的看法。以约 120 个词就“网上交友”发表看法，内容包括：
(1)你如何看待这件事?
(2)你对“网上交友”的观点。
(3)你觉得应该如何解决这些网络问题?
