[大学英语考试复习资料]北京成人本科英语真题2013年11月

1、大学英语考试复习资料北京成人本科英语真题2013年11月大学英语考试复习资料北京成人本科英语真题2013年11月北京成人本科英语真题2013年11月Part Reading ComprehensionDirections: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide

2、on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage 1 For 20 months the wrecked Costa Concordia has been lying on its side near the coast of Giglio, a small Italian island. But on Tuesday, as part of the largest salvage (打捞) operation ever conducted, the large ship wa

3、s finally moved to the upright position. The next step is for the vessel to be removed from the area entirely. The Costa Concordia is twice the weight of the Titanic. The ship itself didnt budge(稍微移动) for the first three hours of the operation, Sergio Girotto told reporters. He and other engineers w

4、orked for 19 hours before Concordia was declared completely upright. The Costa Concordia capsized on January 13, 2012, after its captain, Francesco Schettino, brought the ship too close to the shore. The ship hit coastal rocks, which caused serious damage and allowed water to pour in. Most of the 4,

5、200 people on board made it to land safely, but more than 30 people were killed in the disaster. Two people remain missing. The Concordias captain is currently on trial for causing a shipwreck and abandoning his ship. The operation to fight the ship is called parbuckling. While parbuckling is a stan

6、dard operation to fight capsized ships, it has never before been used on such a large ship. Workers had been waiting for favorable weather conditions to undertake the operation. On Monday, authorities gave the final go-ahead. The process was expected to take no more than 12 hours. But problems with

7、the large system of steel chains caused delays. Engineers worked through the night using cables and metal water tanks to roll the ship onto special platforms. The Concordia is expected to be pulled away from Giglio in the spring of 2014 and turned into scrap metal (废金属). The ships owner, Costa Cruis

8、es, will pay for the recovery, which has already cost more than $800 million. 1. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A.Ship Safety ManagementB.Shipwrecks: an Environmental ThreatC.The Costa Concordia DisasterD.The Costa Concordia Salvage答案:D解析 第一段第二句“as part of the largest salva

9、ge operation ever conducted”。本题为主旨题。题干问的是文章的标题。根据定位句“作为史上最大规模的打捞工程”及其后面的内容，可以看出文章都是在说“歌诗达协和号”的打捞工程，故选D。2. The word capsized in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to _.A.turned overB.delayedC.departedD.set sail答案:A解析 由capsized定位到第二段最后一句“He and other engineers worked for 19 hours before Concord

10、ia was declared completely upright.”。本题为细节题。根据定位句可以看出经过19个小时的工作，工程师们将游轮恢复了垂直的位置，说明该游轮发生了侧翻。turn over意为“(使)翻转，(使)颠倒”；delay意为“耽搁，延迟”；depart意为“起程，出发”；set sail意为“启航，扬帆”。故选A。3. According to the passage, the Concordias captain has been charged with causing the crash and _.A.drug useB.alcohol abuseC.abando

11、ning his postD.setting fire答案:C解析 第三段最后一句“The Concordias captain is currently on trail for causing a shipwreck and abandoning his ship.”。本题为细节题。题目问船长被控造成船只事故和_，原句是“abandoning his ship”，说明他放弃了他的船，也就是船长这一职务，因此选C。4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A.The Costa Concord

12、ia is three times the weight of the Titanic.B.Engineers in Italy have successfully righted the wrecked Concordia after an operation that lasted around 12 hours.C.The salvage operation went ahead despite bad weather conditions.D.Aa a common means of righting wrecked ships, parbuckling had never been

13、carried out on a vessel of the Concordias size.答案:D解析 第四段第二句“it has never before been used on such a large ship”。本题为细节题。A选项，歌诗达协和号的重量是泰坦尼克号的三倍，原文第二段第一句提到是“twice(两倍)”，错误；B选项，扶正工程12小时，原文第二段最后一句提到的是经过了19小时，错误；C选项，不论天气好坏，扶正工程都要进行，原文第四段第三句提到“for favorable weather(天气好时)”，错误。故选D。5. What will happen to the

14、Concordia eventually?A.It will be pulled away to be broken up for scrap metal.B.It will be repaired and put into use again.C.It will be turned into a museum for tourists.D.It will be sunk to the ocean floor.答案:A解析 最后一段第一句“The Concordia is expected to be pulled away from Giglio in the spring of 2014

15、and turned into scrap metal”。本题为细节题。问“歌诗达协和号”最终会如何，根据定位句可知此船会被拖走并成为废品，故选A。Passage 2 Would you risk your life for a country that considered you a second-class citizen? Would you join a military that asked you to risk sacrificing your life but separated you from other soldiers because of the color of

16、your skin? That is precisely what the Tuskegee Airmen did. They were brave, intelligent, African-American men and women who fought for the United States in World war . In 1940, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt agreed to allow African Americans to fly airplanes in the military. Before that, Africa

17、n Americans could only serve in the Armed Forces as part of the ground troops. The first African American airmen reported for duty in 1941. They began their training outside of Tuskegee, Alabama. The soldiers were completely separated by race and the two races could not communicate. About 450 Africa

18、n American pilots finished the training. These men were the original Tuskegee Airmen. The Tuskegee Airmen had an amazing record. They did not lose any of the bombers they were escorting (护航). When the war was over in 1945, the Tuskegee Airmen were heroes. But when they returned to America, they were

19、 appalled to find out that they were still treated like second-class citizens. They faced the same segregation (种族隔离) and discrimination (歧视) as they had before they began their training. Frederick Henry, one of the original Tuskegee ,Airmen, lives in Detroit, Michigan. Because he was from the North

20、, he would often forget the segregation rules of the South. Once, Henry was on a bus alone with a white bus driver. Soon, after the two had talked for a while, a wave of other passengers came on the bus. A problem arose when some white passengers were still standing, which was against the roles. Hen

21、ry was put off the bus, even though he was the first person to board the bus and had paid his fare. One thing did change, however. In 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed an executive order prohibiting segregation in the military. Eventually, the Tuskegee Airmen were officially thanked for their a

22、mazing efforts in the war. 1. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A.American Soldiers in World War B.American Civil Rights MovementC.The Tuskegee AirmenD.Racial Discrimination in the U. S.答案:C解析 第一段第三句“That is precisely what the Tuskegee Airmen did”。本题为主旨题。题目问的是文章最佳标题，根据定位句“这正是塔

23、斯克基飞行员所做的事情。”文章后面又多次出现斯克基飞行队，故选C。2. What does the word appalled in the third paragraph probably mean?A.Reluctant.B.Pleased.C.Shocked.D.Relieved.答案:C解析 第三段第四句“But when they returned to America, they were appalled to find out that they were still treated like second-class citizens.”。本题为推断题。根据定位句他们成为了英

24、雄后，回到美国发现自己仍然被视为二等公民，可以推测出他们的反应应该是shocked(吃惊的)，故选C。reluctant意为“不情愿的”；pleased意为“高兴的”；relieved意为“安心的；宽心的”，这三个选项均不合文意。3. It can be inferred from the passage that Henry _.A.refused to give up his seat to a white passengerB.refused to pay his bus fareC.had a fight with the bus driverD.was the last person

25、 to board the bus答案:A解析 第四段最后一句“Henry was put off the bus， even though he was the first person to board the bus and had paid his tare.”。本题为推断题。根据文章我们可以推断出_。B项说亨利拒绝付车费，根据定位句“即使亨利是第一个上车并买过票的人，但他还是被赶下了车”，B选项错误；C项是说亨利和司机争吵，文章中没有提到，故错误；D项是说亨利是最后一个上车的，文中说他是第一个上车的。A项意思是亨利拒绝让座位给一位白人乘客，从定位句前一句很多白人乘客没有座位可以推断出

26、，由于亨利不肯让座导致其最后被赶下车，故选A。4. In _, President Harry S. Truman ordered to end military segregation.A.1940B.1941C.1945D.1948答案:D解析 最后一段第二句“In 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed an executive order prohibiting segregation in the military.”。本题为细节题。根据定位句“在1948年，杜鲁门总统签署了行政命令，指令在美国军队废除种族隔离制度。”故选D。5. Accordi

27、ng to be the passage, which of the following statements about the Tuskegee Airmen is TRUE?A.In World War , they never lost a bomber to enemy fire.B.They were the first group of black soldiers ever trained by the ground troops.C.They were not subjected to racial discrimination in the army.D.They were

28、 already soldiers in the ground troops before their training at Tuskegee began.答案:A解析 第三段第二句“They did not lose any of the bombers they were escorting.”。本题是细节题。题目问下面哪项关于塔斯克基飞行员的说法是正确的。根据定位句“他们从没有损失过任何一架他们护航的轰炸机”，故选A。其他三项很明显都是错误的。Passage 3 Coffee is a powerful drink. On a personal level, it helps keep

29、 us awake and active. On a much general level, it has helped shape our history and continues to shape our culture. Coffee plants grow wild in parts of Africa and were probably used by travelling tribes(部落) for thousands of years, but it wasnt until the 1400s that people figured out they could roast

30、its seeds. Then it really took off, said historian Mark Pendergrastauthor of Uncommon Grounds: the History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World. By the 1500s, the drink had spread to coffeehouses across the Arab world. Within another 150 years, it took Europe by storm. It actually had a major

31、impact on the rise of business, Pendergrast says. Coffeehouses became a spot not just to enjoy a cup but to exchange ideas. The insurance industry was founded hundreds of years ago in one of Londons 2,000 coffee-houses. Literature, newspapers and even the works of great composers like Bach and Beeth

32、oven were also inspired in coffeehouses. It is often said that after the Boston Tea Party of 1773, when American colonists(殖民者) attacked British tea ships and threw large boxes of tea into the harbor, Americans everywhere switched over to drinking coffee. Theres a lot of truth to the story, I found,

33、 Pendergrast says. He mentions a letter John Adams wrote to his wife, Abigail, in which the Founding Father declares his love of tea but says he will have to learn to accept coffee instead, because drinking tea had become unpatriotic (不爱国的). For all the upsides coffee has brought the modem world, it

34、 also brought its fair share of down-sides, too. Europeans carried coffee with them as they colonized various parts of the world, and this frequently meant they made people into slaves in order to grow it. 1. According to the passage, which of the following has nothing to do with coffee?A.Literature

35、.B.Newspapers.C.The insurance industry.D.The oil industry.答案:D解析 第三段“The insurance industry was foundedin one of Londons 2,000 coffee-housesLiterature，newspapers and even the works of great composers like Bach and Beethoven were also inspired in coffeehouses.”。本题为细节题。题目问哪项与咖啡无关。根据定位段信息可知，the insuran

36、ce industry(保险业)，literature(文学)，newspapers(报纸)文中都提到了，没有提到过石油产业，故选D。2. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?A.The Boston Tea Party took place in 1773.B.Europeans figured out ways to use coffee during the 1670s.C.During the 1770s, more and more Americans began to drink coffee.D

37、.Coffee is a refreshing drink.答案:B解析 第二段第二行，“，but it wasnt until the 1400s that people figured out they could roast its seeds.”。本题为细节题。根据定位句，人们是到15世纪开始知道如何食用咖啡，B选项说的是17世纪70年代，明显错误，故选B。3. The author of the book believes thatA.drinking coffee was unpatrioticB.2000 insurance companies were set up hundr

38、eds of years agoC.Europeans were responsible for the existence of slaveryD.coffee actually influenced the rise of business答案:D解析 第二段倒数第二句“It actually had a major impact on the rise of business”。本题为细节题。A项是约翰亚当斯的想法，并非作者的；B选项提到2000个保险公司，文中只提到2000个咖啡馆；C选项意为欧洲人要为奴隶制度负责，明显错误；根据定位句可知，咖啡对商业产生了较大影响，故选D。4. Th

39、e phrase took off in the second paragraph means _.A.dropped to the groundB.became very successfulC.removed its coatD.went away suddenly答案:B解析 根据题干关键词took off定位到第二段第一三句“By the 1500s, the drink had spread to”。本题为细节题。定位句说到，16世纪，咖啡传播到整个阿拉伯国家的咖啡馆里，故前面一句中的took off应该是意为获得成功的意思，故选B。5. Which of the following

40、 is an appropriate title for this passage?A.When Coffee Became PopularB.Coffee Is a Powerful DrinkC.How Coffee Influenced the Course of HistoryD.What Impact Coffee Has on Human Behavior答案:C解析本题为主旨题。要选择最佳标题。通读全文后发现文章的主要内容是咖啡对人类历史的影响，故选C。Part Vocabulary and StructureDirections: In this part there are

41、30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.问题:1. We dont need air conditioning, _.A.nor can we afford itB.neither can afford itC.nor we can a

42、fford itD.neither we can afford it答案:A解析 本题考查否定连词neither和nor的用法。根据上文，此处意思为“也买不起”，nor和neither都是表示否定意义的连词，但其放在句首时，句子要部分倒装，后面的顺序为助动词(或be动词)、主语、谓语部分。B项缺主语，故选A。问题:2. Could you find someone _?A.for me to play tennis withB.play tennis withC.for me to play tennisD.play tennis答案:A解析 本题考查to do结构作目的状语。先否定B、D，其

43、次跟某人打网球，需要加介词with。故选A。问题:3. You are too self-centered. Its high time you _ that you are not the most important person in the world, Edgar said to his boss angrily.A.realizedB.have realizedC.realizeD.should realize答案:A解析 本题考查虚拟语气。Its high time that意为“是该做的时候了”，that从句谓语动词要用过去式。故选A。问题:4. The government

44、cannot operate effectively _ it is free from such interference.A.so long asB.so thatC.unlessD.because答案:C解析 本题考查连词用法。根据句意，此处是引导条件状语从句，表示“除非”。故选C。问题:5. If I had remembered _ the window, the thief would not have got in.A.to closeB.closingC.to have closedD.having closed答案:A解析 本题考查固定搭配remember to do的用法。

45、此句是对过去的虚拟，说明事实上他没有关窗。remember to do是记得要去做某事(还没做)，remember doing是记得做过(已做了)，根据题意，故选A。问题:6. In Britain, the best season of the year is probably _ spring.A.laterB.latterC.lastD.late答案:D解析 小题考查形容词词义辨析。later意为“较晚的，后来的”；latter意为“后者的，较后的”，常与former连用；last意为“最后的，最近的”；只有late“晚的，末期的”符合句意。故选D。问题:7. If it _ tomor

46、row, the basketball match has to be canceled.A.rainB.rainsC.rainedD.will rain答案:B解析 本题考查时态。if引导的条件状语从句中，用一般现在时表一般将来时。故选B。问题:8. _ Pacific Ocean is _ very large sea to the west of North and South America, and to the east of Asia and Australia.A.The; aB.A; theC.The; theD.A; a答案:A解析 本题考查冠词的用法。海洋、湖泊前加定冠词

47、the，不特指的可数名词单数前加a或an(开头字母发音是元音的单词)。故选A。问题:9. Neither his fellow workers nor Tod himself to the solution put forward by the employer.A.agreeB.agreesC.agreeingD.to agree答案:B解析 本题考查主谓一致。此句由“neithernor”连接，根据就近原则，谓语动词的单复数由第二个主语决定，第二个主语是Tod，故选B。问题:10. If only I _ hard in the past few months! But I didnt w

48、ork hard enough and failed the maths examination.A.workB.workedC.have workedD.had worked答案:D解析 本题考查if only的用法。if only 意为“要是就好了”，用虚拟语气，根据句意，是对过去的假设，所以要退一个时态用过去完成时(had done)，故选D。问题:11. None of us knew how the change had come _.A.acrossB.aboutC.overD.down答案:B解析 本题考查come的固定搭配。come across意为“偶遇，偶然发生”；come

49、 over意为“过来，顺便来访”；come down：意为“下来，下落”；come about意为“产生”。根据句意，选B。问题:12. The price of fish is _ during the Spring Festival.A.expensiveB.highC.valuableD.dear答案:B解析 本题考查同义词辨析。表示价格高，只能用形容词。high跟price搭配，故选B。问题:13. He offered to _ her a hand as the bag was too heavy for her to carry.A.lendB.helpC.showD.borro

50、w答案:A解析 本题考查固定搭配。lend someone a hand意为“帮助某人”，故选A。问题:14. Do you mind if I _ the mistakes in your report?A.pick upB.put upC.call outD.point out答案:D解析 本题考查固定搭配。pick up意为“捡起，学会”；put up意为“举起，建造”；call out意为“唤起，召集”；point out意为“指出”。根据句意，选D。问题:15. They told me it would be cheap but _ it cost me nearly $500.A

51、.in generalB.in a wordC.in detailD.in fact答案:D解析 本题考查固定搭配。in general意为“一般而言”；in a world意为“总而言之”；in detail意为“详细地”；in fact意为“实际上”。根据句意，选D。问题:16. Having been found guilty, the man was given a severe _ by the judge.A.serviceB.sentenceC.crimeD.crisis答案:B解析 本题考查名词词义辨析。service意为“服务”；crime意为“罪行”；crisis意为“危机

52、”；sentence意为“宣判，判决”，故选B。问题:17. Frankfurt, Germany, is one of the most _ populated regions in Western Europe.A.denselyB.vastlyC.enormouslyD.largely答案:A解析 本题考查副词词义辨析。vastly意为“巨大地”；enormously意为“巨大地，庞大地”；largely意为“大规模地”；densely意为“浓密地，密集地”，符合句意，故选A。问题:18. Jean did not have time to go to the concert last

53、night because she was busy _ for her history examination.A.to prepareB.preparingC.to be preparedD.being prepared答案:B解析 本题考查固定搭配。be busy(in)doing sth是固定搭配，意为“忙于做某事”，故选B。问题:19. By the end of this month, we surely _ a satisfactory solution to the problem.A.have foundB.will be findingC.will have foundD.

54、are finding答案:C解析 本题考查谓语动词的用法。by+将来的某一时间，主句的时态用将来完成时，故选C。问题:20. Helen was much kinder to her youngest child than she was to the others, _, of course, made the others jealous.A.whomB.thatC.whatD.which答案:D解析 本题考查非限定性定语从句。关系代词which引导非限定性定语从句，起补充说明的作用，且句中的逗号也给出了提示，故选D。问题:21. Linda, _ has lived next door

55、 to me about 10 years, will move to another city soon.A.whoB.whichC.thatD.what答案:A解析 本题考查关系代词的用法。先行词是Linda，是人，用who引导，故选A。问题:22. The visitors felt greatly surprised at _ they saw in the museum.A.whoB.whoseC.howD.what答案:D解析 本题考查连接代词。what作连接代词可以引导名词性从句，what在本题中引导名词性从句并作动词saw的宾语，故选D。问题:23. On no account

56、 _ held responsible for the accident.A.the driver can beB.can the driver beC.the driver does beD.does the driver be答案:B解析 本题考查部分倒装。有否定意义的词或词组(on on account)置于句首，要进行部分倒装，即助动词或情态动词提到主语前。D项助动词does时态不符，故选B。问题:24. _ by his friend for his mistake, Jim felt very unhappy.A.CriticizingB.To criticizeC.CriticizedD.Having criticized答案:C解析 本题考查分词的用法。分词前省略了逻辑主语Jim，和criticize之间的关系是被动，所以用过去分词短语作原因状语，故选C。问题:25. Our sports meet is planned to take place _ Saturd