2009年高校在校生专升本英语考试试题（一）

　　Directions: There are 40 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. Then write your answer on the Answer Sheet.

　　1. _______ is a solution to the problem of water shortage, we have to put all our efforts together.

　　A.To work out B. Working out

　　C. Work out D. Being worked out

　　2. Smith regretted ______ to the meeting yesterday.

　　A. not going B. not having been going

　　C. not to go D. not to be going

　　3. A professor, along with some students, _______ now working in the new laboratory.

　　A. is B. were

　　C. are D. was

　　4. Just as I was leaving the house, it occurred _______ me that I had forgotten my keys.

　　A. on B. in

　　C. at D. to

　　5. Do you have any idea why he _______ ?

　　A. is looked sad B. is looking sad

　　C. looks sadly D. looks sad

　　6. My children are looking forward to ______ a trip to Beijing next month.

　　A. make B. making

　　C. be making D. have made

　　7. Numerous studies have shown that ______ the teacher’s expectation, the greater the achievement of the student.

　　A. the higher B. the highest

　　C. as high D. the high

　　8. We had a party last month, and it was a lot of fun, so let’s have ______ one this month.

　　A. other B. more

　　C. the other D. another

　　9. Why not ______ to Professor Smith for advice? He is an expert in this field.

　　A. go B. your going

　　C. to go D. you go

　　10. Only after the students have mastered the rules of pronunciation ______.

　　A. can they memorize words more easily

　　B. when can they memorize words more easily

　　C. then they can memorize words more easily

　　D. when they can memorize words more easily

　　11. _______ formal occasions, you should talk about some world issues or social problems, not about yourself or your family.

　　A. In B. At

　　C. On D. By

　　12. _______ troublesome the problem is, he faces it with patience.

　　A. No matter B. Although

　　C. Despite D. However

　　13. Since you won’t lend us your motor car, you should at ______ tell us where we can borrow one.

　　A. most B. least

　　C. large D. length

　　14. _______ the English evening, I would have gone to the cinema.

　　A. As for B. But for

　　C. In spite of D. Due to

　　15. The British painter who had been praised very highly _____ to be a great disappointment.

　　A. turned out B. turned up

　　C. turned in D. turned down

　　16. It is not always right to judge a person on the ______ of the first impression.

　　A. basic B. basis

　　C. base D. basement

　　17. Generally speaking, your success ______ your ability and efforts.

　　A. comes of B. depends on

　　C. belongs to D. grows up

　　18. Everybody has access ______ the large collection of books on various subjects in our department library.

　　A. of B. for C. to D. about

　　19. Thirty miles away from the town, the robbers _______ the car and disappeared into the woods.

　　A. approached B. ground

　　C. abandoned D. removed

　　20. Though this house is very old and may not be worth much, it is _______ great emotional value to my father who spent all his childhood days here.

　　A. by B. of C. with D. for

　　21. Read the book carefully ______ you will find lots of information related to our research.

　　A. if B. or C. so D. and

　　22. He prefers to rent a car ______ have one of his own.

　　A. other than B. rather than

　　C. on condition that D. would rather

　　23. In the past ten years Jack has been with us. I think he has proved that he ______ respect from every one of us.

　　A. qualifies B. expects C. reserves D. deserves

　　24. It was some time ______ the door opened in response to his ring.

　　A. before B. when C. after D. since

　　25. It is a huge task to ______ all the rooms in the building in such a short time.

　　A. go ahead with B. keep up

　　C. clean up D. work out

　　26. What he has done shows that he is not a man ______.

　　A. whom you can believe B. that you can believe

　　C. whom you can believe in D. what you can believe in

　　27. He was ______ to speak the truth.

　　A. too much of a coward B. so much a coward

　　C. too much a coward D. so much of a coward

　　28. If we continue to argue over minor points, we won’t get ______ near a solution.

　　A. somewhere B. elsewhere

　　C. everywhere D. anywhere

　　29. There are some ______ flowers on the table.

　　A. unreal B. false C. artificial D. unnatural

　　30. When Mr. Jones gets old, he will _______ over his business to his son.

　　A. take B. hand C. think D. get

　　31. I can _______ some noise while I’m studying, but I can’t stand loud noise.

　　A. put up with B. keep up with

　　C. catch up with D. come up with

　　32. If we had adequate time to prepare, the results _______ much better.

　　A. would be B. were

　　C. had been D. would have been

　　33. I like climbing mountains _______ my wife prefers water sports.

　　A. as B. when C. for D. while

　　34. Some parents are just too protective. They want to _______ their kids from every kind of danger, real or imagined.

　　A. shelter B. locate C. prevent D. release

　　35. As a cleaning woman, her ______ duties include cleaning the desks and mopping the floor.

　　A. continuous B. routine

　　C. initial D. constant

　　36. The kids lay face down to the beach, their backs _______ to the sun.

　　A. what B. that C. whatever D. those

　　37. It wasn’t the diner. It was ______ people talked about at the dinner that disgusted him.

　　A. what B. that C. whatever D. those

　　38. For generations the people in these two villages lived in perfect ______.

　　A. conflict B. distinction C. harmony D. regulation

　　39. He was seriously injured in the accident and lost his consciousness. When he ________ he found himself in a hospital bed.

　　A. came off B. came up

　　C. came in D. came to

　　40. His face _______ when he told a lie.

　　A. gave him off B. gave him away

　　C. gave him up D. gave him out