2015年河南省专升本《公共英语》真题试题试卷及答案(DOC)

1、20152015年普通高等学校专升本招生考试英语试题partpartivocabulary and structure (1vocabulary and structure (1x40 points)40 points)directions: there are 40 incomplete sentencesin this part. for each sentence there are fourdirections: there are 40 incomplete sentencesin this part. for each sentence there are fourchoices

2、marked a, b, c and d. choose the one that best completes the sentencechoices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one that best completes the sentence,and thenand thenmark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet.mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet.1. both the blue pink and the blue dr

3、esses are pretty but i like the _ better.a.earlier b.b.begi nner c.former d. first2. he made a _ to let all children learn english, but he soon found it impossible without anon li ne course.a.c onfin eme nt b. commitme nt c. con cepti on d. commissi on3. the people livi ng in these apartme nts have

4、free _to that swimmi ng pool.a.access b. excess c. excurs ion d. recreati on4. he_ the old man with 10 pounds for bringing back the lost dog.a.reward b. prized c. gave d. paid5. he said would n ever be in timidated _ what he did nt like by big n ames.a. do b.to do c.did d. i nto doi ng6.1m sorry to

5、have _ you with so many questi ons on such an occasi on.a. in terfered b. offen ded c. impressed d. disturbed7.1 only work weekdays, no ta. on. on b. at.at c.on .atweeke nds.d.at.o n8. she grabbed the soap and washed _a. thoroughly b. thorough c.although d. though9. piano is a popular_ .a.mach ine b

6、.i nstrume ntc.equipme nt d.tool10. we are all_ at the way her husband treated her.a.disgust ing b.disgusted c.disgustful d.disgust11. there are many proverbs in chinese_, there are also many proverbs in english.a.mea nwhile b. similarly c.usually d.typically12. ma ny youn gsters _ pop songs to old

7、son gs. they think pop sin gers are very cool.a.suppose b. prefer c.suggest d. expect13. the engineer tried to _the problem with several drawing.a. recognize b. impress c. illustrate d. identify14. she_ to book a seat on the next flight.a. pushed b. drew c, rushed d. stroke15. his favorite _is playi

8、 ng drums.a. pastime b. action c. habit d. expect d. mome nt16. _ weather may be too hot to the tourists.a.so b.such c.what d.which17. he _ yesterday morning, and would stay for three days.a. checked up b. checked on c. checked out d. checked in18. there is absolutely no n eed to _a. panic b. terror

9、 c. fright d.rage19. id like to _my pare nts greet ings to you and your family.a.c onfrontb.display c.con sultd.con vey20. the new look of the city has_ a deep impression on those foreign visitors.a. left b. kept c. marked d. remai ned21. it is _ impossible to work with this noise around.a. especial

10、ly b. absolutely c. un reas on ably d. unu sually22. a _ person is extremely thin, in a way that you find unattractive.a. lo nely b. mea n c. brave d. skinny23. why is it _the more connected we get, the more disconnected i feel?a. that b. whether c. what d. which24. i was now in a relaxed mood and h

11、ad no desire _ the man make a fool of himself.a. see b. to see c.seei ng d.see n25. why _ me to do it you can do it yourself?a.ask ing;though bask;whe n .c.to ask;s ince26. i was too_to ask him for help.a.embarrassed b.embarrass ing c.thrilled d.thrilli ng27. over-working can be a_ the whole town.a.

12、task b.burde nc.bother d.weightd.asked;while28. the first soon _ the whole town.a.spread through b.spread down c.spread over d.spread out29. the accident in which two people were seriously injured_ careless driving.a.in b.fromc.o n d.of30. law school doesnt_as many years as medical school does.a.tak

13、e b.cost c.spe nd d.pay31. _opposing views, our boss declared that the company would enter themarket.a.despite of b.although c.thoughd.i n spite of32. people _ believe that the sun went around the earth.a. would b. be used to c.will d.used to33. when j saw the expressi on on his face, i realized he

14、is_ agreeme nt with me.a. in b. for c.to d.o n34. she did nt went to go to africa: probably_ the whether is too hot.a, for b. because c. since d. as35. she is very _ to his ugly appearaneea. sen sible b. sen sitive c. sense d. sen time ntal36. it was only a_ injury, not all that serious.a. slight b.

15、 special c. similard. substa ntial37. they were _ white.a. dressed b.put on c. dressed up d. dressed in38. my children are looking forward to _ a trip to paris.a. make b. making c. be making d. have made39. _he tried to explain any new idea, he just could nt make himself understood.a. whoever b. wha

16、tever c. wherever d. whe never40. because they are_a date, many of us believe that they are in love.a. in b. on c. out d. atfurniturepart ii cloze (1part ii cloze (1x20 points)20 points)directions: there are 20 blanks in the following passage. for each blank there are four choicesdirections: there a

17、re 20 blanks in the following passage. for each blank there are four choicesmarked a, b,c and d. you should choose the one that best fits into the passage and mark themarked a, b,c and d. you should choose the one that best fits into the passage and mark thecorresponding letter on the answer sheet.c

18、orresponding letter on the answer sheet.people s attitude 41gift-givi ng may 42 from country to country , 43 the desire to con vey afeeli ng of frien dship is uni versal. here is an example to 44 the differe nces.japa n is a _45_ coun try. it is not _46_in japa n to offer a gift to a pers on who is

19、_47_ or has been helpful. when people do that, the gifts_48_ be substa ntial and expe nsive. _49 _ , at leastin the typical japa nese style, it is not _50_ to attach a tha nk-you note or card to the gift. japa nesepeople may express their _51_ and frien dship directly through the gift they have _52

20、_ andgive n to the pers on they love and respect.in _53_, you are likely to get more cards_54_ gifts in the un ited states. a card maycome with a small gift or no gift at all. in general, american people don t _55 _very muchwhether the gift is expe nsive or not. as a matter of _56_,your gift to them

21、 would be _57_ all themore if you made it yourself _58_ buying it from a store. and the words on the card seem tobe the most importa nt thing. _59_ some one does not have a card on hand, he or she would write youa tha nk-you note on a piece of paper, give it to you _60_ or put it in your pige on hol

22、e.41. a.towards42. a. differ43. a. ifb.44. a.argue45. a. gift give46. a. unusual47.a. comi ng48. a. is likelyto49.a. however50.a. ordered51.a.purposesb. i nc.onb. changeeven though c.b. provengb. com monb. goi ngb. tend tob. despiteb. demandedb.sympathyd. ofc. varysod. becomed. thusd. illustrated. g

23、ift-receivc. agai nstingb. gift-givic. give receivec. un iquec. leavi ngc. turn toc. butd. extraord inaryd. stay ingd. like tod. thusd. suggestedd. gratitudec. requiredc. apologies52.a. selectb. selecti ngc. chosend. choose53.a. comparisb. con trastc. con tractd. conontrary54.as.thanc.d. thena.tob.c

24、are55.b.carecare forc.care toa.about56.cfad.d.truthb. fi ndinga.ct case57.a.d.b. regardedc. receivedappreciatedsupposed58.cin stead ofb. whenin steadd. despite ofa.59.whetherb. si neec. asd. whena.60.b. i nc. by pers ond. for pers ona.in pers onmanpartpart川reading comprehension (2reading comprehensi

25、on (2x x 20 points) 20 points)directions: there are 4 passages in this part. each passage is followed by some questions ordirections: there are 4 passages in this part. each passage is followed by some questions orincomplete statements. for each of them there are 4 choices marked a,b,c and d. you sh

26、ouldincomplete statements. for each of them there are 4 choices marked a,b,c and d. you shoulddecide on the best choice, and mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet.decide on the best choice, and mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet.passage onepassage onewhen i was study ing e

27、n glish at a training cen ter in wash ington d.c. in 1998, i shared a housewith two young america ns, jim, and steve. jim was study ing french and steve chin ese, both at theforeig n service in stitute. we shared many things in com mon, but we also thought and acted quitediffere ntly. steve was in t

28、erested in speak ing chin ese. he always tried every opport unity to talk withme with his very english-like pronunciation. i was often touched with his diligenee. however, i wan ted topractice en glish with him, too. so we ofte n speak at the same time in the other mother ton gue. jimwas fresh from

29、college and the youn gest of the three. he was going out all the time. the only time wemet was at breakfast. there was a small round table in our kitche n, where we sat around to enjoy ourfood. steve had chin ese fast food such as dumpli ngs or no odles, and i ate bread and boiled eggs. butjim often

30、 just drank a cup of tea because he had nothing in his bridge. he was too busy dat ing prettyfrench girls to do any shopp in g. i often offered him some of my food. but steve told me in his poorchinese that i didn t need to do that. he said that it was jim s own fault and that it served him right.al

31、though he was learning chinese, he still held hisamerica n sense of value.two years later, i retur ned to china. the three of us still keep in touch. jim now works in a travelage ncy in paris. he got married to one of the pretty girls. he wrote to tell us that now he can enjoy adelicious breakfast w

32、ith his beautiful wife every morni ng in their comfortable living room. steve wants towork in china. and i m helping him with this. i have introduced him to the dean of the overseas section of our uni versity. he is very in terested in steve. he wan ts to know if steve can work here teach ingthe ove

33、rseas stude nts chin ese. i have sent the message to steve. i m sure he d be very happy toaccept the job. however, i hope he could try harder to improve himself. otherwise, all the overseasstude nts would speak with his terrible pronun ciati on!61. which of the followi ng stateme nts is true accord

34、ing to the passage?a. the three of them were all la nguage majors.b. steve and jim were more alike in character.c. the author didn t enjoy talking with steve.d. their liv ing con diti on was rather poor.62. what is the author s opinion of steve?a. steve was a very hardwork ing fellow.b. steve enjoye

35、d cook ing chin ese food.c. steve enjoyed shopp ing more tha n jim.d. steve s chinese accent was quite pure.63. which of the followi ng is true about jim?a. going out with girls cost him a lot of time.b. he had a french way of making frien ds.c. he lear ned french in order to date paris girls.d. he

36、liked doing housework.64. what does the last sentence of the 1st paragraph imply?a. steve didn t like offering help to others.b. america n people only eat their own food.c. america ns and chin ese differ in their sense of value.d. steve wan ted jim to do his own shopp ing.65. from the last paragraph

37、, we can lear n that _ .a. jim is a very good husba nd.b. steve enjoys teachi ng chin ese.c. the author works for overseas stude nts.d. the three friends still keep in touch.passage twohow often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups and old people wishing they were young aga in. each agehas

38、 its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest pers on is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wast ing histime in useless regrets.childhood is a time whe n there are few resp on sibilities. if a child has good pare nts, he is well fed, looked after andloved. it is unlikely that he wil

39、l ever again in his life be given so much without havi ng to do anything in retur n. in additi on, lifeis always prese nti ng new things to the child things that have lost their in terest for older people because they are too wellknown. but a child has his pain s:he is not so free to do what he wish

40、es to do; he is contin ually being told not to do things orbeing puni shed for what he has done wrong. therefore, a child is not happy as he wishes to be.when the young man starts to earn his own living, he becomes free from discipline of school and pare nts; but at thesame time he is forced to acce

41、pt resp on sibilities. with no one to pay for his food, his clothes, or his room, he has to work ifhe wants to live comfortably. if he spe nds most of his time play ing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. and if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws o

42、f his pare nts, he may get himself into trouble. if,however, he works hard,goes by the law and has good health, he may feel satisfied in see ing himself make steady progressin his job and in buildi ng up for himself his own positi on in society.old age has always bee n thought of as the worst age to

43、 be; but it is not n ecessary for the old to be un happy. with oldage comes wisdom and the ability to help others with advice wisely give n. the old can have the joy of seeing their childrenmaking progress in life; they can watch their gra ndchildre n grow ing up around them; and, perhaps best of al

44、l, they can, iftheir life has bee n auseful one, fell the happ in ess of havi ng come through the battle of life safely and of hav ingreached a time whe n they can lie back and rest, leav ing everyth ing to others.66. the happiest people should be those who _ .a. face up to difficulties in lifeb. ho

45、pe to be young aga inc. enjoy life in differe nt aged. wish to be grow n up67. the word “ they” underlined in line 5, para. 2 refers to _ .a. older peopleb. new thin gs68. a child has his pains because_ .a. he can not do whatever he wants tob. he is n ot allowed to play in rai nc. he has a lot of ne

46、w thi ngs to lear nd. he can not play at the seaside freely69. when a child becomes a grown-up, he is supposed to_ .a.live comfortably b. take resp on sibilitiesc. childre n d. i nterestsc. make progress in job d. impress the society70. the best title of the passage might be _.a. pains and agesc. th

47、e best age to beb. differen ces in agesd. happ in ess and agespassage threelife really should be one long journey of joy for children who are born with a world ofwealth at their tiny feet.but experts on psychological research now believe that silver spo ons canleave a bitter taste. if suicide statis

48、tics are a sig n of happ in ess, the n the rich are a miserable lot.figures show that it is the rich who most ofte n do away with themselves.dr. robert c oles, an intern ati on ally famous doctor, is the world s top expert on the in flue neeof money on childre n. he has writte n a well-received book

49、 on the subject, the privileged on es,c. wealthd. spo ons made of silverand his research shows that too much money in the family can cause as many problems as toolittle. obviously there are certa in adva ntages to being rich,-year-olddosbys shiel5asbetter health, educatio n and future work expectati

50、 on. but most importa nt is the quality of familylife. money can t buy love. ”it can buy a lot of other things, though, and that s where the trouble starts. rich kids have somuch to choose from that they ofte n become con fused. their pare nts over favori ng can make themspoiled. they tend to travel

51、 more tha n other childre n, from home to home and country to coun try, which ofte n makes themfeel restless.“ but privileged children do have a better sense of their positions in the world,“ and they are more sefssured. ”today rich parents perhaps have realized that their ri ches can be more of a b

52、urden than afavor to their childre n. so their priority is to en sure that their families are as rich in love as theyare in mon ey.” adds71. accord ing to the passage, childre n of rich families _ .a. enjoy traveli ngc. usually commit suicideb. can buy loved. are not always happy72. dr. robert coles

53、 believes that _.a. being rich has as many adva ntages as being poorb. rich childre n ofte n get too little en terta inmentc. rich childre n sometimes can t enjoy the thi ng they are most in n eed ofd. rich childre n arent give n eno ugh things73. which of the followi ng stateme nts is not true acco

54、rd ing to the passage?a. it is love that is always lack ing in rich and poor families alike.b. silver spo ons can sometimes leave a bitter taste.c. money can t buy everythi ng.d. rich childre n are often con fused because they have so much to choose from.74. the expression “silver spoons ” in paragr

55、aph 1 means _ .c. wealthd. spo ons made of silvera. very expe nsive spo onsb. rich people75. this article is writte n mainly to tell readers that _ .a. the rich are more likely to do away with themselvesb. money can bring a lot of thin gs, in cludi ng lovec. life is always happy for childre n of ric

56、h pare ntsd. rich pare nts should realize what is importa nt in the family is love rather tha nmoneypassage fourcharle ne, a 16-year-old stude nt at a high school, found herself faced with a maths test to which sh e knew none of the answers. rather tha n fail, she took the test out with her and fill

57、ed in the an swer s with the help of her frien ds. during a break,she got back into the classroom without being see n, crumpled the test with her shoe, and left it lying on the floor. the teacherthought it had bee n drop ped whe n the tests were collected; she corrected it, and charle ne received a

58、b.cheat ing is, of course, nothing n ew. but today, educators are finding that cheat ing on the part of st ude nts has becomemore freque nt tha n in the past. whether it is copy ing a frien ds homework, usin g a prepared sheet on an exam, steali ngadva nee copies of a fin al, writi ng dow n rules in

59、 on es hand ,or pay ing some one else to write a term paper, cheati ngappears to have gained accepta nee among a grow ing nu mber of stude nts betwee n 13 and 19.in a 1978 study of cheati ng at twen ty-two high schools in georgia, it was found that cheati ng was com mon among goodand poor stude nts

60、alikealthough both boys and girls said they thought boys cheated more.why is stude nt cheati ng on the rise? no one really kno ws. some blame cheat ing on a gen eral loss of good values amongtodays youth. they point to facts show ing in creased damage of public thin gs and school steali ng and think