成人高考专升本英语真题及答案

1、精品文档2012年成考专升本英语真题试题及答案i. phonetics (5 point )directions:in each of following groups letters or of words, there are four underlined letter comb in ati onsmarked a, b, c and d. compare the underlined from theparts and identify the one that differentothers in pronunciation. mark your answer by blacken

2、ingthe corresponding letter on the answersheet.1. a.coach2. a.riddle -3. a.decisi on4. a.brother5. a.combb.floatb.ripe nb.comprehe nsionb.thrillb.thumbc.broadc.privilegec.exte nsionc. thesec.doubtd.throatd.primitived.pe nsiond.ratherd.tabletii. vocabularyand structure (15 points )direction:there are

3、 15 in completesenten in this sect ion.ces n te there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose nbest completes the sentence and blacken the corresp onding n swer sheet.for each se one answer tha letter on the a6. whe never he comes to our garden, he can thelpthe flowers.a.admiresb.admired7. -wh

4、ere is dick?d o you think hes reachedc.admiri nghome by now?d.to admire-hea.would beb.should bec.would have beend.should have been8. i hesitatedfor a long time, andin the end i decidedtothe job.a.takeb.applyc.findd.search9. steve looked at the envelope anda.receb.immediatelyntlyrecog ni zed jenny s

5、han dwrit ingc.exactlyd.frequentlyhome for a while.10. this time tomorrow, ion the beach, enjoying the sunshine!a. am sitingb.sitc. would sitd.will be sitting11. the ukulele is ainstrument, which resembles a guitar.a. hawaiia n musical smallb. small musical hawaiia nc. hawaiian small musicald. small

6、 hawaiia n musical12. -do you like my newshoes? they were only $15.-wow! that scheap, whata.gainb.profitc.barga ind.win13.in thoughtwhile driving, healmost ran in to the car coming inthe opposite direct ion.a.losingb. lostc. losed. to lose14.you can timaginefoolishlyhe behaved at the party.a.howb.th

7、atc.whatd. so15.i don twant to watch the footballmatch.can youcha nnel 9?a.change inb. change overc. change tod. change into16.women employees ethesame salaries asmen for doing the samwork.a.are payingb.have beenpaidc.paidd.have paid17. neverthe weatherbeen so bad in october.a.isb.arec.hasd.have18.

8、many careers require a college previous experie nee.degree; some jobs,only requirea.howeverb.thereforec.moreoverd.furthermore19. the clock has stopped. i will be late againget it go againand set the alarm, or itomorrow.a.couldb.mightc.would d.mustabout it.20. don t ask him how old he is. he sreallya

9、.se nsitiveb.carelessc. cautious d.a nxious26.27. a.formb.toolc.symbold.tech niqueill.cloze (30 pointsdirection : for each blank in the following passage, there are four choice s marked a, b, c and d. choose the one that is most suitable and mark you r answer by blackening the corresponding letter t

10、he answer sheet.physical activity through sports can enhance your child p hysical health. sport s can also have a positive effect on his mental health. sports participation helps c hildren 21 life skills suck as learning to 22 _ with loss and disappointm ent these men tal health ben efits can be 23

11、helpful duri ng the challe nging years of adolesce nee.as your child grows and his body cha nges, con fide nee and self-esteem 24from apositive body image. 25 sports participation helps your child _26 a healthy weight and see his body as a 27 _ to succeed on theplaying field. a good body image impro

12、ves mental health so that your child is l ess 28 to experienee feelings of low self-worth.children who participate 29 _ sports must learn to work with their teamm ates to 30 a goal. through sports, a child is 31 _ to build con fide nce in his abilities. winning does not have to be the only con fide

13、nee builder. a 3 2 _ pass or assist duri ng a game also improves con fide nee.exercise and sports participation have been 33 to have antidepressant(抗抑有 b 的)effects. childre n who play sports gen erally report havi ng a positive 34 _ on life. improved self-esteem can 35 _ a child not only in sports e

14、vents, but also in academic performanee.2i a.stimulateb.developc.motivated.create22. a.dealb.makec.disagreed.struggle23. a.actuallyb.specificallyc.especiallyd.merely24. a.ariseb.raisec.liftd.move25. a.typicalb.popularc.com mond.regulara.retainb.reservec.mai ntai nd.preve nt28. a.likelyb.hardly29. a.

15、o nb.in30. a.settleb.arrive31. a.ableb.capable32. a.frequentb.free33. a.impliedb.applied34. a.mea ningb.outlook35. a.improveb.dema ndiv. reading comprehension (60 points )c.graduallyc.withc.obtai nc.qualifiedc.successfulc.referredc.expectati onc.be nefitd.reallyd.overd.achieved.skilledd.graduald.sho

16、w nd.approachd.promotedirections:there are five reading passages in this each passage is followed by four questions.for each questions there are four suggested answersmarked a, b, c andd. choose the best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the answer sheet.passage onefor generations, the

17、nganyi people of western kenya have served as rainmake rs, helping local communities decide when best to prepare their land and sow their seeds. by observing subtle changes in nature that would be unnoticeable to most people-in air currents, the flowering and shedding of leaves of certain trees, the

18、 b ehaviour of an ts, bird son gs, etc-they have bee n able to in terpret weather patter ns and provide valuable advice.but the irregular weather patter ns brought by climate cha nge mea n the rai nma kers can noion ger use those sighs to make their predicti ons. and they don thave access to the tec

19、h no logies available to meteorologists ( 气象学家).climate change has come on so fast. people don tknow how to adapt or wh at to plant, sayo bedi osoce, a traditional weatherman.ourtraditional crops aredisappearing because they cannot handle the new conditions. we need new strateg ies to handle climate

20、 change. ”now a british-canadian project si doing just that, linking the rainmakers with g overnment meteorologists. the two groups get together each seas on and produce an agreed forecast to be spread using a variety of methods suited to communities where many cannot read or write-through ceremonie

21、s, public meetings and person-t o person comma-kation.both parties are pleased with the collaboration. i think the two sciences equa lly valid. we are marrying our energies to help people better, ” ays mr. onunga, a nganyi community elder involved in the project. theresults have been surprisingly go

22、od -the community agreed that the foreca st was accurate, says gilbert ouma, a lecturer at the university of nairobi.through this projec t we hope to learn what it is that we can share together t o live today and to adapt to tomorrow, saysprofessor laban ogallo, leader of the nganyi project.36. whic

23、h of the following has been used by traditional nganyi rainmakers in weather prediction?a. plant seeds b.dog harks c.bird songs d.ocean currents37. what difficulty do local rainm akers face in maki ng weather predict ions?a. they cannot find an effective way to deliver messages.b. they lack moder n

24、tech no logies to cope with climate cha nge.c. they cannot get financial support from the local government.d. they lack the facilities to stop traditional crops from disappearing.38. how do people involved in the british-canadianproject feel about their cooperati on?a. satisfied b.confused c. hopefu

25、l d.regretful39. which statement best expresses the main idea of the passage?a. a british-canadian project has been carried out to solve farming problems.b. the nganyi people have made weather forecasts by observing changes in nature.c. new tech no logies have replaced traditi onal methods in weathe

26、r predictio n in kenya.d. scientists and kenyan rainmakers work together in a joint weather predictio n project.passage twoafter taking a six-week, fully paid maternity leave（ 产假） earlier this year, franc ine gemperlewas anxious to resume her job but reluctant to be away from her ba by daughter, ver

27、onika.fortunately, she did h ave to choose between them. maya design, a pittsburgh based creative consulting firm, allows parents to bring newbor ns in to the office.“ ifl dhad to leave my children after my maternity leave ended, i would never have goes back to work, ” says gemperle, a designer and

28、researcher, who brought her son milo into the office after he was born.she s not the only pare nt tak ing adva ntage of the ben efit. senior an alyst jon west brings his 10-mouth-old son, owen, to the several times a mon th. in fact, wh en west considered using only part of his paternity leave, his

29、co-workers urged hi m to take all six weeks.had pressure to take that leave,experienee it.recalls west,“people told me, it an important part of your life and you need tonomatter how quiet the baby is,it an obvious distraction （ 分心的事 ） ,” saystory johnson, the chief executive of women for hire, a new

30、 york city-based recruit ing film.no one has complained yet. even if somebody did, it wouldn t matter to micke y mcmanus, maya s ceo and preside nt, who argues that the policy builds loyalty a nd helps parents shift back into work mode.as part of its balancing act, maya shares up to 20% of quarterly

31、 profits with it s employees. however, the size of those checks might be up in the air at the mo ment. the firm once laid off five workers and it is now considering 4-day weeks to avoid more layoffs.40. which of the following is true about maya design?a. it hires women with families.b. it has some o

32、verseas branches.c. it provide con suit ing services.d. it encourages the staff to work at home.41. what is tory joh nson s respon sibility accor di ng to the passage?a. taking on women employees. b. dealing with women s complaintsc. dismissing unqualified women staff d. taking care of women staff w

33、elfare42. what is the advantage of maya s policy according to mickey mcmanus?a. it cuts dow n the man ageme nt cost. b. it in creases staff loyalty to the filmc. it keeps a balanee between work and life. d. it promotes equality un emplo yme nt.43. which of these would be the best title for the passa

34、ge?a. a flexible working scheduleb. a staff shortage in maya designc. a pittsburgh-based working placed. a company taking care of young parentspassage threeharry potter fans will instantly recognize the snowy owl as harry sfamous com panies, hedwig, but these beautiful owls are easily recognizable n

35、ot for their magic al associations, but for their large size and striking while feathers. snowy owls are, in fact, the only white owl, and they are a highly sought after species for many bi rdwatchers to add to their life lists.foods: small mammals, birds, fish.habitat and migration: snowy owls are

36、found in far northern latitudes including tundra, a vasttreeless frozen region in the arctic. their breeding grounds （ 繁殖地 ）are in the arctic tundra, and they er. in excepti on ally server win ters n appear much further south than erican bird, they can also migratemigrate south throughout canada dur

37、ing the wint or when food supplies are searce, these owls ca their normal range. while principally a north am to the northern areas of europe an asia.behaviour: snowy owls, like all owls, are powerful animal bunters that are activ e mostly at night but can bunt and feed during the day, especially wh

38、en food supp lies are low. these owls will rest on the ground or on rocks, stumps and other low favorable points. males can be fierce when defending the nest, and both genders will also perform an “ injured bird act to tempt animal invaders to go away from th e nest.reproduction: snowy owls may incu

39、bate （ 孵卵 ） 3-10 eggs for 30-34 days, or t he in cubati on may be done primarily by the freak. the baby owls rema in in the ne st for 14-21 days and will attempt their first flight when they are 42-58 days old. m ated pairs will raise one group of young birds per year uni ess food supplies are in ad

40、equate and then no eggs may be produced.44. 、 what have you learned from paragraph 1?a. harry potter fans like snowy owlsb. hedwig is one of the snowy owl watchersc. the snowy owl is a large bird with white feathersd. it is easy to find snowy owls in snow covered areas45. 、 what does paragraph 3 tel

41、l about snowy owls?a. the can be found in asia and europeb. they live in groups in hard win ter daysc. their breeding grounds are in areas south to canadad. they appear in the artic when food supplies are scarce46. 、 for snowy owls, one way to defend their nest is a. to stand on a rock nearbyb. to p

42、retend to have been injuredc. to spread their wingsd. to give a warning47. 、 what will snowy owls probably do when food is insufficient?a. they may stop producing eggsb. they will reduce their flightsc. they will be less active at nightd. they will only hunt during the day.passage fourwe lost two su

43、perstars in 1977. neither mari s admirers have been able to un derstand the success of the other one. and this tells us something of the differenc e betwee n the gen erati ons that the two sin gers represe nt.there were similarities between bing crosby and elvis presley. both reached f ame while you

44、ng and became very rich. although neither one had any musical edu cation, both developed their own musical styles, which were first criticized by the cr itics and later studied as new forms in the art of popular song. both men had suc cessful movie careers despite a total lack of acting ability.both

45、 were creati ons of the micropho ne, which made it possible for sin gers with weak voices to be heard bey ond the third now. with bi ng the microph one was us ually hidden; but elvis brought it to the stage.the differenee between the two men reflects the changing values in american life crosby smusi

46、c was soothing （ 令人舒畅的 ） ,presley was disturbing. crosby w as singing to wartime america. his audiences had all the disturbanee they could h andle in their private lives, they did not want to buy more at the record shop and the movie theater.crosby s admires always said how arelaxed ” nd “ natural h

47、e was. when presl ey began his career, the whole country had become relaxed and easygoing. its yo ung people, who had no memory of trouble times, found it boring. they were hung ry for excitement. they welcomed elvis, who was certainly not the kind of young man their parents would admire. presley wa

48、s load and vulgar （ 粗俗的 ） and be was bringing something new and exciting.it is probably too simple to explain each man in terms of changes in the econ omic and political situation. something in the culture was also changing.48. which of the following could be inferred about crosby and presley?a. the

49、y died in the same year.b. they became popular in 1977c. they in flue need each other in musicd. they represented the postwar generation 49 、 in which aspect the sin gers are similar to each other?a. their songs were widely used in moviesb. they became famous in late year of their livesc. their musi

50、cal styles are recognized by the criticsd. neither of them received any formal musical education50 、 what did crosby s audiences get from his music?a. excitementb. disturbaneec. ease and comfortd. passion and thrillsin gers facedsin gers experie needsin gersexpressed in their musicin the world. a nu

51、mber of them got to left-ha nders intern ati on al. the purpos (particularly to jobs) and to inform th the left- handers are neither“ strange51 、 what is most presley to be discussed if the passage continues?a. the political situati on that the twob. the cultural cha nges that the twoc. the econo mi

52、c in flue nee on the music of the twod. the message that the two sin gerspassage fivethere are millions of left-handed people gether in 1975 to form an association called e of the orga ni zati on is to fight discrim in ati on e public. they want everybody to understand nor sick nor dangerous.many st

53、udies have been made recently about hand preferenee in humans. the y have brought interesting results. it has been found, for instanee, that many more men than women are left-handed;that all children use both hands about equally u ntil they are three years old; and that hand preferenee is not clearl

54、y marked until a ge six. above that age, most people not only favour one particular hand but also h ave a favourite eye, a favourite ear and foot.we know that the left side of the body is con trolled by the right side of the br ain, which seems that this particular half is the seat of emotions, imag

55、ination, and of the sense of space. and, in deed, lefties in seem to be more creative tha n the ri ght-handers; they also seem to be more athletic and to do better in some professi ons which -like sportsrequire a good sense of space. in a largeschool of architecture , it was found in 1977 that 29% o

56、f the professes and 23% of the graduati ng students were left-handed-while lefties represent less than 10% of the general populati on.finally, left-handers may be more stubborn and impulsive （ 冲动的 ） than right-ha nders. and they are more likely to suffer from problems such as stuttering （ 口吃 ） a nd

57、a difficulty in reading called dyslexia. the problems are more serious in left-han ded persons who have been forced to favour their right hand. doctors insist that o ne should never try to change a child hand preferenee.52 、 what does left-handers international aim to do for left-handers?a. to create ne