四川理工专升本英语模拟题(8)

1. According to the passage the writer and his wife are most probably _____.

A. Spanish B. German C. French D. Englishmen

2. The wife did not want the writer to go and fetch the new car alone because ______. A. he was not familiar with the city B. he could not drive cars very well C. he was not used to driving in that car D. she wanted to see the new car 3. The word “problem” underlined means _____.

A. something difficult B. something strange C. question D. something interesting 4. From the passage we may infer that in England, people drive ______.

A. on the right B. in the middle C. on the left D. none of the above 5. The man behind them shouted at them because_____.

A. the writer and his wife drove on the wrong side B. the writer and the wife were foreigners C. the writer drove his car so bad D. they stayed in the garage for so long a time

（十）

Jim was intelligent, but he hated hard work. He said, “You work hard, and make a lot of money, and then the government takes most of it. I want easy work that gives me lots of money and that the government doesn’t know about.” So he became a thief——but he did not do the stealing. He got others to do it. They were much less intelligent than he was, so he arranged everything and told them what to do.

One day they were looking for rich families to rob, and Jim sent one of them to a large beautiful house outside the town.

It was evening, and when the man looked through one of the windows, he saw a young man and a girl playing on a piano.

When he went back to Jim, he said, “That family can’t have much money. Two people were playing on the same piano there.”

1. The word “intelligent” in the first sentence is closest in meaning to “_____”

A. clever B. honest C. interesting D. modest 2. What Jim said can be said to be _____.

A. an excuse B. a lie C. a joke D. a truth

3. Jim did not do the stealing, ______.

A. so he was not a thief in fact B. because was less intelligent than others C. but he made stealing plans and gave orders D. for he was afraid of being caught 4. Where did one of the thieves go to do the stealing?

A. To the village B. To the country C. To the city D. To the town 5. It can be concluded from the story that _______.

A. Jim and his men didn’t rob the family B. the family they were going to rob was not rich in fact

C. the thief sent to the beautiful house was foolish enough D. the young man and the girl were husband and wife

(十一)

In 1638, John Harvard donated some money and about four hundred books to a new university. This was the beginning of the library at Harvard University. The gift was so important that the university was named for John Harvard Thomas Bray began the first free lending library in the late 1600s. He set up more than 30 of these libraries in the American colonies. However, the idea for this kind of free library ended when Bray died in 1730. In 1731, Benjamin Franklin and some friends started the first subscription library in the United States. In a subscription library people pay money to become members, but they may borrow the books without paying again. In the United States, every child had free education. This idea soon led to free libraries. One of the first libraries that used tax money to buy books was a library in Peterborough, New Hampshire, this library was set up in 1833. 1. The main idea of the paragraph 2 is _____.

A. Franklin started the first subscription library

B. In a subscription library people pay money to become members C. Bray and Franklin were important in the history of public libraries D. Bray died in 1730 and Franklin died in 1833 2. The word “borrow” paragraph 2 means _____.

A.read and write with no help from another person B.use for a short time and then return C.like very much D.lend 3. The reading does not say it, but we can guess that _____.

A. there were free schools in the United States before there were free libraries

B. free schools and free libraries in the United States began at about the same time C. the library in New Hampshire also had a free school in it

D. there were free libraries in the United States before there were free schools 4. Harvard University began _____.

A.in 1731 B.in 1730 C.in 1833 D.in 1638 5. At the library that Franklin started, _____.

A.children could use books for no money at all B.people paid a little money in the beginning but none after that C.people paid a lot of money in the beginning but none after that D.both A and B

(十二)

Laser is a device that produces a very narrow powerful beam of light. The ability to focus laser light so precisely makes it extremely powerful. For example, some beams can pierce a diamond, the hardest natural substance. A laser beam can also be transmitted over long distances with no loss of power. Some beams have reached the moon.

The special qualities of laser light make it ideal for a variety of uses. Some types of lasers, for example, are used to play music, cut and weld metal, and transmit information. Lasers can also guide a missile to a target, repair damaged eyes, and produce beautiful displays of light. Still other lasers are used to adjust the straight line of walls and ceilings in a building or to print documents. Some lasers even can detect the slightest movement of a continent.

As a result of their wide use, lasers can be found in equipment used in homes, factories, offices, hospitals, and libraries.

1. The passage is mainly about ______.

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