山西省2023年专升本选拔考试模拟试题 英语（一）
2023-07-25陈芳于晴张宇娜
陈芳 于晴 张宇娜
玉.Vocabulary&Structure （ 10 points， 1 point for each ）
1.—What time is it？
—I have no idea. But just a minute， Iit for you.
A. checkB. checked
C. will checkD. would check
2. I found the lecture hard to follow because it when I arrived.
A. startedB. was starting
C. would startD. had started
3. Some people believehas happened before or is happening now will repeat itself in the future.
A. whateverB. whenever
C. whereverD. however
4. Weback in the hotel now if you didnt lose the map.
A. areB. were
C. will beD. would be
5. The film star wears sunglasses. Therefore， he can go shopping without.
A. recognizingB. being recognized
C. having recognizedD.havingbeenrecognized
6. Anxiously， she took the dress out of the package and tried it on， onlyit didnt fit.
A. to findB. found
C. findingD. having found
7. We wont start the work until all the preparations.
A. are being madeB. are made
C. have been madeD. had been made
8. English is a language shared by several diverse cultures，uses it differently.
A. all of whichB. each of which
C. all of themD. each of them
9. I thinkimpresses me about his painting is the colors he uses.
A. whatB. that
C. whichD. who
10.the morning train， he would not have been late for the meeting.
A. Did he catchB. Should he catch
C. Has he caughtD. Had he caught
II. Reading Comprehension（ 20 points， 2 points for each ）
Passage 1
“Dad，”I say one day，“Lets take a trip. Why dont you fly and meet me？”
My father had just retired. His job filled his day， his thought， his life. While he woke up and took a warm shower， I screamed under a freezing waterfall Peru. While he tied a tie and put on the same Swiss watch， I rowed a boat across Lake of the Ozarks.
My father sees me drifting aimlessly， nothing to show for my 33 years but a passport full of funny stamps. He wants me to settle down， but now I want him to find an adventure.
He agrees to travel with me through the national parks. We meet four weeks later in Rapid City.
“What is our first stop？”asks my father.
“What time is it？”
“Still dont have a watch？”
Less than an hour away is Mount Rushmore. As he staresup at thefour Presidentscarved in granite（花崗岩）， hismouth and eyesopen slowly， likethoseoflittleboy.
“Unbelievable，”he says，“How was this done？”
A film in the information center shows sculptor Gutzon Borglum devoted 14 years to the sculpture and then left the final touches to his son.
We stare up and I ask myself， would I ever devote my life to anything？
No directions ， no goals.I always used to hear those words in my fathers voice. Now I hear them in my own.
The next day were at Yellowstone National Park， where we have a picnic.
“Did you ever travel with your dad？”I ask.
“Only once，”he says.“I never spoke much with my father. We loved each other—but never said it. Whatever he could give me， he gave.”
The last sentence—its probably the same thing Id say about my father. And what Id want my child to say about me.
In Glacier National Park， my father says，“Ive never seen water so blue.”I have， in several places of the world. I can keep traveling. I realize—and maybe a regular job wont be as dull as I feared.
Weeks after our trip， I call my father.
“The photos from the trip are wonderful，”he says. We have got to take another trip like that sometime.
I tell him Ive learn decided to settle down， and Im wearing a watch.
11. We can learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that the father _________.
A. followed the fashion
B. got bored with his job
C. was unhappy with the authors lifestyle
D. liked the authors collection of stamps
12. What does the author realize at Mount Rushmore？
A. His father is interested in sculpture.
B. His father is as innocent as a little boy.
C. He should learn sculpture in the future.
D. He should pursue a specific aim in life.
13. From the underlined paragraph， we can see that the author.
A. wants his children to learn from their grandfather
B. comes to understand what parental love means
C. learns how to communicate with his father
D. hopes to give whatever he can to his father
14. What could be inferred about the author and his father from the end of the story？
A. The call solves their disagreements.
B. The Swiss watch has drawn them closer.
C. They decide to learn photography together.
D. They begin to change their attitudes to life.
15. What could be the best title for the passage？
A. Love Nature， Love Life
B. A Son Lost in Adventure
C. A Journey with Dad
D. The Art of Travel
Passage 2
People arent walking any more—if they can figure out a way to avoid it.
I felt superior about this matter until the other day I took my car to mail a small parcel. The journey is a matter of 281 steps. But I used the car. And I wasnt in any hurry， either， I had merely become one more victim of a national sickness： motorosis.
It is an illness to which I had thought myself immune（免疫的）， for I was bred in the tradition of going to places on my own two legs. At that time， we regarded 25 miles as good days walk and the ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as sign of strength and skill. It did not occur to us that walking was a hardship. And the effect was lasting. When I was 45 years old I raced and beat—a teenage football player the 168 steps up the Stature of Liberty.
Such enterprises today are regarded by many middle-aged persons as bad for the heart. But a well-known British physician， Sir Adolphe Abrhams， pointed out recently that hearts and bodies need proper exercise. A person who avoids exercise is more likely to have illnesses than one who exercises regularly. And walking is an ideal form of exercise—the most familiar and natural of all.
It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot. The man walking can learn the trees， flowers， insects， birds and animals， the significance of seasons， the very feel of himself as a living creature in a living world. He cannot learn in a car.
The car is a convenient means of transport， but we have made it our way of life. Many people dont dare to approach Nature any more； to them the world they were born to enjoy is all threat. To them security is a steel river thundering on a concrete road. And much of their thinking takes place while waiting for the traffic light to turn green.
I say that the green of forests is the minds best light. And none but the man on foot can evaluate what is basic and everlasting.
16. What is the national sickness？
A. Walking too much.
B. Traveling too much.
C. Driving cars too much.
D. Climbing stairs too much.
17. What was life like when the author was young？
A. People usually went around on foot.
B. People often walked 25 miles a day.
C. People used to climb the Statue of Liberty.
D. People considered a ten-hour walk as a hardship.
18. The author mentions Henry Thoreau to prove that.
A. middle-aged people like getting back to nature
B. walking in nature helps enrich ones mind
C. people need regular exercise to keep fit
D. going on foot prevents heart disease
19.Whatiscomparedto“asteelriver”inParagraph6？
A. A queue of cars.
B. A ray of traffic light.
C. A flash of lightning.
D. A stream of people.
20. What is the authors intention of writing this passage？
A. To tell people to reflect more on life.
B. To recommend people to give up driving.
C. To advise people to do outdoor activities.
D. To encourage people to return to walking.
芋. Translation （ 10 points， 2 points for each ）
Section A： Translate the following sentences from English into Chinese.
21.It doesnt matter what he says， what is important is how he works.
22.Its no use talking like that. We must make a plan.
23.They worked day and night so that they could build the bridge on time.
Section B： Translate the following sentences from Chinese into English.
24.（只有当你理解了这种知识）can you learn it by heart.
25.Although he is not rich，（他对自己的生活相当滿意）.
IV. Writing（10 points）
假如你是李明，你从朋友Chris处借的电子词典不幸遗失。请你用英文给他写封信，内容包括：
1.告知词典遗失并致歉；
2.描述遗失经过；
3.说明暂时无法赔偿及原因；
4.承诺一定赔偿并再次请求原谅。
