2023年陕西省专升本英语复习题.doc

n I. Vocabulary and Structure (40分)
n 1. On my way to school, I saw people ______ advertisements and sample products.
A) conveying   B) creating C) discarding    D) distributing
n 2. The professor thought that I was making good progress in my studies and told me to ______ my good work.
A) keep up B) go ahead with C) hold back   D) come up with
n 3. It is a huge task to ______ all the rooms in the building in such a short time.
A) go ahead with   B) take up   
C) clean up    D) work out
n 4. The meeting was ______ by the National Association of Women for the purpose of furthering the women's liberation movement. A) chaired B) sponsored C) participated D) assigned
n 5. I have searched all the bookstores in this town. The book you asked for is not ______.
A) useful   B) vivid    C) available   D) sufficient
n 6. During the war there was a severe food shortage. It was not unusual that even the well-to-do families had to ______ meat for days.
A) do with   B) do without C) turn away  D) turn in
n 7. Because of the mist, none of those who saw the flying object could tell its ______ shape.
A) steady   B) likely   C) precise   D) rigid
n 8.   Sport is not just for fun or exercise. It is also good for ______ building.
A) capacity    B) reputation
C) confidence  D) character
n 9. You'd sound a lot more polite if you make the request ______ a question.
A) in the form of   B) in terms of   
C) on the basis of   D) in two minds about
n 10. A good teacher is able to ______ a complicated idea in very simple terms.
A) work out    B) go by   
C) put across    D) bring about
11. Lying in hospital, the patient ______ the outside world by watching news programs on TV every night.
A) kept in touch with    B) faced up to  
 C) turned the clock back   D) slowed down
12. The birth rate in a city ______ to fall as its gross domestic product (GDP) rises steadily.
A) estimates   B) appears   
C) assures   D) tends
n 13. ______ in mind as well as in body, the
child needs more than medical care.
A) Sick    B) Be sick   
C) Because sick   D) For sick
n 14. To postpone ______ the debt will ruin our business reputation.
A) paying   B) to pay   C) pay   D) paid
n 15. The cost of this building ______ to be over a million.
A) is estimated   B) estimates   
C) has estimated   D) having been estimated
n 16. The milk smells ______ sour.
A) as if it is    B) like it is  
C) as if it were   D) like it was
n 17. It takes courage for one ______ the huge task, to say nothing of fulfilling it in such a short time.
A) to face up to   B) facing up to   
C) faces up to    D) to be faced up to
18. The rainstorm has damaged the crops. The loss has not yet been ______ accurately, but it is believed to be well beyond a million dollars.
A) considered   B) assessed   
C) explored    D) calculated
19. The representatives ______ their discussion after the coffee break.
A) jammed    B) undertook  
 C) skimmed    D) resumed
n 20. It is ______ of you to shelter the kids from bad movies that are likely to affect their healthy growth.
A) sensible   B) humble  
 C) sensitive   D) reasonable
n 21. Because my TV set ______ I could not watch the football game broadcast live last night.
A) broke up    B) broke off   
C) broke down   D) broke out
n 22. Jack was so ______ the computer game that he didn't notice my arrival.
A) absorbed in   B) grateful to   
C) thoughtful of   D) associated with
n 23. Looking through the telescope(望远镜), the captain ______ a whale slowly emerging from the water.
A) revealed   B) searched   
C) scanned   D) spotted
24. Mrs. Newman hurried home after work, only ______ both her kids gone for the movie.
A) finding   B) found   
C) to find   D) having found
25. Don't forget ______ when you are finished with the electric iron.
A) to turn it off   B) to have turned it off   
C) turning it off   D) having turned it off
n 26. _____ the ground covered with ice, the road has become very slippery.
A) With   B) On   C) Along   D) At
n 27. _____ full preparation, you don't have much chance of success.
A) After   B) Without   C) With   D) Before
n 28. I like climbing mountains ______ my wife prefers water sports.
A) as   B) when   C) for   D) while
n 29. Why not ______ to Professor Smith for advice? He is an expert in this field.
A) go   B) your going   C) to go   D) you go
n 30. The kids lay face down on the beach, their backs ______ to the sun.
A) exposing    B) exposed   
C) having exposed   D) were exposing
n 31."Are you worried about your son being alone in a strange country?" " ______. I'm sure he'll manage fine."
A) By all means   B) Of course   
C) Not in the least   D) No wonder
32. This child is a born mathematician. He loves mathematics ______ he will spend a whole day solving mathematical problems without remembering to have meals.
A) and so    B) to the extent that   
C) so much so that   D) so much that
33. As a cleaning woman, her ______ duties include cleaning the desks and mopping the floor.
A) continuous    B) routine   
C) initial    D) constant
n 34. Henry should have known ______ than to ask Tom for money.
A. more B. better C. much D. less
n 35. In the ten years Jack has been with us, I think he has proved that he ______ respect from everyone of us.
A) qualifies    B) expects   
C) reserves    D) deserves
36. I am sorry I am not in a position to answer this question. Ask the man sitting by the window. He is ______ here.
A) in charge    B) liable   
C) reliable    D) in power
n 37. But for her mother's sudden illness, she would never think of breaking this ______ with you.
A) arrangement   B) schedule   
C) appointment    D) interview
n 38. James Joyce's novels are difficult to understand and impossible ______ into another language.
A) to translate    B) for translation   
C) to translate it    D) being translated
39. Sports help to build character and ______ competitiveness.
A) cultivate    B) accomplish   
C) assist    D) restore
40. The ______ breakdowns of the computer has caused serious delays in our work.
A) continuous    B) continued  
  C) continuing    D) continual

n 1. The students were supposed to __________ their assignment by now.
n A) finish B) have finished
n C) finishing D) having finished
n 2. To get a better view of the landscape outside the window, __________ .
n A) our seats had to be changed
n B) our seats were to be changed
n C) we had to change our seats
n D) our seats were changed by us
n 3. The reason Hollywood is a natural place for making movies is ________ the sun shines there every day.
n A) why B) which
n C) that D) because
n 4. There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened __________ a sudden loud noise.
n A) there was B) there having been
n C) being there D) should there be
n 5. __________, I do not like him as a man.
n A) I admire him as much as a writer
n B) As I admire him as a writer
n C) Much as I admire him as a writer
n D) As much I admire as a writer
n 6. __________ at conveying her underlying messages through the skilled use of words that her lecture was greeted by students with deafening applause.
n A) So successful the speaker was
n B) So successful was the speaker
n C) The speaker so successful
n D) Because the speaker was so successful
n 7. Living in such a high place as Tibet has its problems, __________ obtaining oxygen is not the least.
n A) of which B) for what
n C) as D) whose
n 8. No task is so difficult __________ .
n A) that we can accomplish it
n B) as to be unable to accomplish it
n C) but we can accomplish it
n D) but we can not accomplish it
n 9. When we reached the station, the train had still not arrived; so we __________ .
n A) need not to hurry
n B) needn’t have hurried
n C) need not to have hurried
n D) did not need to hurry
n 10. __________ deserves the award will certainly get it.
n A) Who we think
n B) Whoever we think
n C) Whoever we think of
n D) Whoever do we think
n 11. __________ their economic system is reformed, the destiny of that country will be hard to predict.
n A) Only after B) Unless
n C) Now that D) As long
n 12. The senior librarian at the circulation desk promised to get the book for me __________ she remembered who last borrowed it.
n A) ever since B) much as
n C) even though D) as soon as
n 13. Hydrogen is the fundamental element of the universe __________ it provides the building blocks from which the other elements are produced.
n A) so that B) but that
n C) in that D) provided that
n 14. Since it is already midnight, we __________ .
n A) had better left
n B) ought to have left
n C) should have taken our leave
n D) might as well leave
n 15. __________ , Gerald would have been a rich man.
n A) Was he to enter business
n B) If he was to enter business
n C) Was he entered business
n D) Had he entered business
n 16. You’d better come tomorrow, __________?
n A) didn’t you B) couldn’t you
n C) wouldn’t you D) hadn’t you
n 17. Richard’s expression __________ cat eyeing a saucer of milk.
n A) looked like a B) looked as a
n C) liked D) was like that of a
n 18. Jean Wagner’s most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insistence that it __________ in a religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference.
n A) is to be analyzed
n B) has been analyzed
n C) be analyzed
n D) should have been analyzed

n 19. Jane has said little so far, responding only briefly when ________.
n A) spoken B) speaking to
n C) speaking D) spoken to
n 20. Ted has told me that he always escapes __________ as he has a very fast sports car.
n A) to fine B) to be fined
n C) being fined D) having been fined
n 21. The president of the company was under enormous __________ during the trial.
n A) force B) pressure
n C) strength D) tension
n 22. The new principal hopes to __________ a number of changes to the courses of study.
n A) affect B) effect
n C) react D) influence
n 23. Students’ good behavior will be taken into __________ when the prizes are being determined.
n A) regard B) account
n C) count D) observation
n 24. It was recently reported that a Japanese banker who had been in serious financial trouble __________ suicide in a moment of wild despair.
n A) performed B) committed
n C) executed D) exerted
n 25. I am sorry I haven’t got any money. I have __________ my wallet at home.
n A) missed B) left
n C) put D) forgot
n 26. It is very difficult for him to __________ between blue and green.
n A) contrast B) distinguish
n C) separate D) compare
n 27. Americans are highly __________ , and therefore may find it difficult to become deeply involved with others.
n A) moving B) movable
n C) mobile D) motive
n 28. I’d like to __________ a special seat for the concert on May 5th.
n A) deserve B) reserve
n C) preserve D) conserve
n 29. The Olympic Games can __________ its history back to the sixth century B.C.
n A) find B) trace
n C) chase D) follow
n 30. There is always __________ traffic in the city center at rush hour.
n A) strong B) full
n C) heavy D) many
n 31. I recognize his face, but his name __________ me.
n A) escapes B) flees
n C) fails D) misses
n 35. He gave a brief __________ of the history of the university before the opening of the conference.
n A) reference B) statement
n C) account D) comment
n 36. In the past, most foresters have been men, but today, the number of women __________ this field
n is climbing.
n A) engaging B) devoting
n C) registering D) pursuing
n 37. Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is __________ loud continuous noise.
n A) subject to B) filled with
n C) associated with D) attached to
n 38. The young offender was released in __________ of his good behavior.
n A) case B) way
n C) view D) even
n 39. Those students have particular problems __________ to living in Britain.
n A) fitting B) adjusting
n C) adopting D) suiting
n 40. All of those present at the meeting considered the combination of theory with practice as __________ great importance.
n A) for B) very
n C) to D) of