河南省焦作市成考专升本英语预测试题(含答案)学校:________ 班级:________ 姓名:________ 考号:________一、阅读理解(30题)1.When did people try to develop ways of showing motion with photographs?A.Before the twentieth century. B.Early in the beginning of the twentieth century. C.At the dawn of the first day of the twentieth century. D.After the dawn of the twentieth century. 2. Why do some people favor competition according to the passage?A.It pushes society forward. B.It builds up a sense of duty. C.It improves personal abilities. D.It encourages individual efforts. 3.54. What are the experts afraid will happen?A. The Northern Pike will die.B. The wells will be polluted.C. Poisons will kill the Northern Pike.D. The Northern Pike will swim into other lakes.4.Every year just after Christmas the January Sales start. All the shops reduce their prices and for two weeks, they are full of people looking for bargains. My husband and I do not normally go to the sales as we dont like crowds and in any case are short of money as we have to buy lots of Christinas presents. Last year, however, I took my husband with me to the sales at the large shop in the center of London. We both needed some new clothes and were hoping to find a television set. When we got to Oxford Street, it was so crowded that we decided to split up and meet again at the underground station. So I left my husband and started looking around the shops. Unfortunately all the clothes were in very large sizes and so were not suitable for me. But I did buy a television at a very cheap price, so I felt quite pleased with myself. When I arrived at the station, my husband was not there. So I sat down in a nearby cafe to have a cup of tea. I quickly finished my tea when 1 saw my husband and went out to meet him. He looked very happy. Then I saw he was carrying a large and heavy cardboard box. "Oh, dear!" I thought. Yes, we had no new clothes but two televisions. We shall not be going to the sales again.In this passage, the word "bargain" could best be replaced by "something______".A.given to people B.offered at a reduced price C.offered, sold or bought which is expensive D.sold for the purpose of reaching an agreement 5. The harm radiation has done to the Apollo crew members________． A.is insignificant B.is enormous C.seems overestimated D.remains unknown 6. Poor roads were probably so because of ______.A.the costliness of reforms B.politics on a parish level C.the competition between parishes D.the indolence of local authorities 7. The phrase“split up”in tlle second paragraph means“__________”． A.break apart B.cause to break C.become pieces D.go indifferent directions 8. In what way can we make a machine intelligent?A.By making it work in such environments as deserts, oceans or space. B.By working hard for 10 or 20 years. C.By either properly programming it or changing its structure. D.By reproducing it. 9. According to the theory of photoperiodism, ______.A.birds should migrate in the middle of the winter B.longer days cause changes in the bodies of birds C.seasonal changes in the length of days do not affect migration D.increasing daylight increases the distance of migration 10. If you want to select courses you'd better______.A.call up the Office of Student Services B.get in touch with the Admissions Office C.read your acceptance letter D.visit Student Services' website 11.Passage FourCan animals be made to work for us Some scientists think that one day animals may be trained to do a number of simple jobs that are now done by human beings.They point out that at a circus, for example, we may see elephants, monkeys, dogs and other animals doing quite skillful things. Perhaps you have seen them on the television or in a film. If you watch closely, you may notice that the trainer always gives the animal a piece of candy or a piece of fruit as a reward. The scientists say that many different animals may be trained to do a number of simple jobs if they know they will get a reward for doing them. Of course, as we know, dogs can be used to guard a house, and soldiers in both old and modem times have used geese to give warning by making a lot of noise when a stranger or an enemy comes near. But it may be possible to train animals to work in factories. In Russia, for example, pigeons which are birds with good eyesight, are being used to watch out for faults in small steel balls that are being made in one factory. When the pigeon sees a ball which looks different from others, it touches a steel plate with its beak. This turns on a light to warn people in the factory. At the same time a few seeds are given as a reward. It takes three to five weeks to train a pigeon to do this and one pigeon can inspect 3 000 to 4 000 balls an hour.>Apes have been used in America in helping to make cars, and scientists believe that these large monkeys may be o。