（2023年）山西省长治市统招专升本英语预测试题(含答案)学校:_ 班级:_ 姓名:_ 考号:_一、单选题(10题)1.The weather was good except for an（）showerA.optional B.intentional C.additional D.occasional2.Under no circumstances _ the party（）A.we shall cancelB.shall we cancelC.we cancelD.shall not we cancel3.really worries George is that his parents expect too much of him（）A.What B.This C.Whichever D.It4.Peter often accompanies his parents to the concert, _ he does not like pop music at all（）A.as B.if C.since D.though5.If you suspect that illness might be serious，you should not（）going to the doctorA.pick out B.make out C.put off D.give off6.（）everyones here, she said, lets begin to discuss the solution to the problems we have foundA.As far as B.Now that C.So far D.By far7.Some local companies are making great efforts to_ with foreign companies for a share of the market（）A.connect B.combine C.compete D.compare8.Mary like to surf the Internet. She often spends hours online（）A.did B.does C.do D.is9.This photo（）me of the days when I worked on the farm many years agoA.reminds B.recalls C.retells D.remembers10.He was caught in the examination（）A.deceiving B.cheating C.to deceive D.to cheat二、完型填空(10题)11.（）A.take up B.take after C.end up with D.come up with12.44.（）A.rush B.load C.remind D.send13.51.（）A.Although B.When C.Since D.Because14.49.（）A.it B.that C.where D.which15.65.（）A.worthy B.valueless C.valuable D.useless16.52.（）A.in B.at C.from D.on17.Visitors to the zoo usually pity the animals owing to their particular emotional associations（联想）. Which animals should be indeed pitied?The first type are those clever and41 developed animals42 lively intelligence and desire for activity can43 no outlet（表现机会） behind the bars of the cage. Those animals having lived in a free state before44 in the zoo have a strong desire for moving about45, but have to turn around repeatedly in their quarters. Owing to this disappointment, foxes and wolves46 in places which are far too small, are among the most47 of all zoo animals.Another sad scene, seldom48 by ordinary zoo visitors, is the49 flying trials of swans（天鹅） at migration（迁徙） time. These creatures, like most other water birds, are generally made unable to fly by the50 of cutting off a tip of the wing bone.51 such swans in the zoo generally seem happy under52 care and they raise their young without any trouble, at migration time things become53. The birds never really54 that they can no longer fly, and repeatedly swim to the55 of the pond so that they can have the whole extent of its surface when trying to56 against the wind. Meanwhile, their loud flying calls can be heard as they try to57, and again and again the grand preparations end in58.I do not like seeing those59 water birds in the zoo. The missing tip of one wing and the still sadder picture that the bird makes when it60 its wings hurt me badly. What a truly sorry picture it is!41.（）A.high B.highly C.deep D.deeply18.62.（）A.that B.when C.while D.as19.46.（）A.get B.come C.have D.go20.For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazinesa never-ending flood of words. In61 a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend62 can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are63 readers. Most of us develop poor reading64 at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency65 in the actual stuff of language itselfwords. Taken individually, words have66 meaning until they are strung together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. 67, however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing to68 words or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over69 you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which70 down the speed of reading is vocalizationsounding each word either orally or mentally as71 reads.To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an72, which moves a bar （or curtain） down the page at a predetermined speed.The bar is set at a slightly faster rate73 the reader finds comfortable, in order to stretch him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, 74 word-by-word reading, regression and sub vocalization practically impossible. At first75 is sacrificed for speed.But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster,76 your comprehension will improve. Many people have found77 reading skill drastically improved after some training.78 Charlie Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute79 the training, now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute. He is deli