网络高等教育专升本入学考试英语试卷（一）考试类型：闭卷 总分：100分 专业： 考号： 姓名： 题号III总分分数Part I Vocabulary and Structure (40%) Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. 1. B mistakes in learning English is not stupid, but afraid of making mistakes is.A. Make; be B. Making; you are C. Making; being D. Making; one is2. B his arrival at the airport, he made a long distant call to his wife at home.A. On B. Since C. The moment D. As soon as3. C a car on an icy road, the brake must be used gently.A. Driving B. When driving C. If driving D. When one is driving4. There would be no doubt A the boy had done something wrong. A. what B. whether C. if D. that5. It was his own stupidity that C his downfall.A. brought up B. brought forward C. brought down D. brought about6. It is true that the surroundings will B ones work and studies.A. affect B. attend C. alter D. apologize7. You are supposed to write your composition every D line. A. one B. a C. other D. another8. After living for years in a big city, they found it difficult to settle C in a town. A. for B. at C. up D. down9. I wonder why he was late for the meeting. He has always been punctual. So do I. He D an accident. A. must have B. should have had C. would have had D. might have had10. Hearing someone unlocking the door, the man rushed to the back door, D the table over and almost all the fine plates. A. to knock; smashing B. knocking; smashed C. knocked; smashing D. knocking; smashing11. Before C the office she always makes sure the lights. A. left; turn off B. leaving; to turn off C. leave; turning off D. to leave; in turning off12. B computers have greatly changed our way of life is a universally accepted fact. A. Modern B. That modern C. What modern D. It is modern13. I am not sure B . A. whether are these railway timetables accurate B. how accurate are these railway timetables C. where can we get these railway timetables D. if these railways timetables are accurate14. It was because of his wifes chance discovery B he was able to find his long-lost brother. A. that B. then C. so that D. by which15. Her parents C to see the doctor without delay. A. suggested her to go B. insisted on her to go C. made her to go D. insisted that she go16. Having been treated so badly in her aunts family, the girl couldnt C and left. A. put it up B. put up with it C. put it off D. put with it17. This is the subject D they will argue for a long time. A. which B. about which C. about that D. that18. A received education as today.A. Never have so many women B. Never have women everC. Never so many women D. Never have there been so many women19. Imagine C with someone who never stops practical jokes on you. A. to live; to play B. living; playing C. to live; playing D. living; to play20. When I entered the living-room, mother didnt say anything, but I noticed a B look come over her face. A. surprise B. surprising C. surprised D. surprisinglyPart II Reading Comprehension (60%)Directions: There are three reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some statements and questions. You should decide on the best choice.Passage OneWhen you send a letter or a postcard, you have to put stamps on the envelope or on the card. When did people first begin to use stamps? Who was the first to think of this idea?In the early nineteenth century, people did not use stamps. They had to pay postage when they received letters. Sometimes they didnt want to receive a letter at all, but they had to pay money for it. They were unhappy about this. The postage was high at that time, because the post offices had to send many people to get the postage.Rowland Hill was a schoolteacher in England. He was the first to think of using stamps in the 1850s. He thought it would be much easier for people to use stamps. They could go to the post office to buy stamps and put them on envelopes before they sent the letters. The post office could just put seals on the stamps so that people could not use the stamps again. In this way, t