2018成人高考专升本《英语》练习试题(14)

　　art I Vocabulary and Structure (10%)

　　1. In India more than one hundred languages are spoken, ________ which only fourteen are recognized as official.

　　A) of B) in C) with D) within

　　2. ______ is reported in the newspapers, talks between the two countries are making progress.

　　A. It B. As C. That D. What

　　3. There’s _____ cooking oil left in the house. Would you go to the corner store and get _____?

　　A. little; some B. little; any C. a little; some D. a little; any

　　4. _____ in the queue for half an hour, Tom suddenly realized that he had left his wallet at home.

　　A. To wait B. Have waited C. Having waited D. To have waited

　　5. The teacher, with 6 girls and 8 boys of her class, _______ visiting a museum when the earthquake struck.

　　A. was B. were C. had been D. would be

　　6. My advisor encouraged _______ a summer course to improve my writing skills.

　　A. for me taking B. me taking C. for me to take D. me to take

　　7. ,What’s that terrible noise?

　　,The neighbors _______ for a party.

　　A. have prepared B. are preparing C. prepare D. will prepare

　　8. I invited Joe and Linda to dinner, but ______ of them came.

　　A. neither B. either C. none D. both

　　9. It’s nice to hear from her again. ________, we last met more than thirty years ago.

　　A. What’s more B. That’s to say C. In other words D. Believe it or not 10. He insisted that his brother ____ the window. It was clear that someone else broke the window.

　　A. should not break B. should not have broken

　　C. hadn't broken D. would not break

　　Part II Fill in the Blanks (8%)

　　detail require internal bet

　　specific tour bear spirit

　　11. I____ he won’t home.

　　12. We are discussing the____ of the plan.

　　13. Everyone wants to make a round-the-world ____.

　　14. Can ____ and body be separated?

　　15. If you ____ further information, please phone me.

　　16. This decision was made according to the ____ circumstances.

　　17. ____ trade is also very important.

　　18. He cannot ____ to talk about it, even to me.

　　Part III Reading Comprehension (52%)

　　Passage One:

　　In an effort to produce the largest, fastest, and most luxurious ship afloat, the British built the Titanic. It was so superior to anything else on the

　　seas that it was called “unsinkable”. So sure of this were the owners that they provided lifeboats for only 950 of its 2,200 passengers.

　　Many passengers were aboard the night it ran into an iceberg, only two days at sea and more than half way between England and the New York

　　destination. Because the luxury liner was traveling so fast, it was impossible to avoid the huge iceberg. A fire also contributed to the ship’s

　　submersion. Panic increased the number of casualties(伤亡) as people jumped into the water or fought to be among the few to board the lifeboats.

　　Four hours after the shipwreck, another ship, the Carpathia, rescued the survivors---less than a third of those originally aboard.

　　The Titanic enjoyed only two days of sailing glory on its maiden voyage in 1912 before plunging into 12,000 feet of water near the coast of Newfoundland, where it lies today.

　　19. Which of the following is NOT true?

　　A. The Titanic was the fastest ship afloat.

　　B. The Carpathia rescued the survivors.

　　C. The Titanic sank near Newfoundland.

　　D. Only a third of those aboard died in the accident in 1912.

　　20. Which of the following did NOT contribute to the large dearth toll(损失)?

　　A. Panic. B. Fire. C. Speed. D. Carpathia.

　　21. How many days was the Titanic at sea before sinking?

　　A. 2. B. 4. C. 6. D. 12.

　　22. The lifeboats had room for less than half of its passengers because ____.

　　A. the owners thought that lifeboats were useless and unnecessary for such a giant ship

　　B. the ship was considered to be sinkable

　　C. there were too many passengers on board the ship

　　D. the ship was the largest one in the world

　　23. Which of the following statements is true?

　　A. The Carpathia picked up most of the passengers.

　　B. The tragedy occurred when the ship almost reached its destination.

　　C. The ship stuck an iceberg and sank during its first trop from England to New York.

　　D. The big fire caused a great number of deaths.