河北省专升本考试英语(公共课)模拟试卷 1

　　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 D. ultimate G. have J. taking M. taken

　　B. ignore E. having H. after K. ultimately N. familiar

　　C. unfortunate F. shortcomings I. before L. live 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.

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