2014年专升本英语试题及答案

1、2014年英语试题Part I Listening Comprehension (20 points, 1 point each)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 7 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will

2、be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D) , and decide which is the best answer.1. A) To the bank. B) To a book store. C) To a shoe store. D) To the grocers.2. A) Near the train station.B) In the countrys

3、ide. C) In the city.D) Near the workplace3. A) the choice of coursesB) a day course C) an evening courseD) their work4. A) The pear.B) The weather. C) The sea food. D) The cold.5. A) Georges wife.B) Georges father. C) Georges brother D) Georges wifes father.6. A) She is pleased to lend him the car.

4、B) She refuses to lend him the car.C) She agrees to lend him the car. D) She offers him the car.7. A ) Policeman and driver.B) Policeman and thief.C) Teacher and pupil. D) Director and actress.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. A) Books a room.B)Reserves a room.C)

5、 Confirms his reservation.D)Tells the receptionist he has reserved a room.9. A) On Tuesday. B) Probably on Thursday.C)Three days later.D) Probably seven days later.10. A) At 7.B) At 7:30.C) At8.D) At 6:30.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the conversation you have just heard.11. A) A conductor and a c

6、onductress.B) A bus driver and a conductress.C) The organizer of the race and a participant. D) A reporter and a conductress.12. A) A day before the race.B) A day after the race.C) Right after the race. D) A few hours after the race.13. A) She won the first prize in the cycle race.B) She bought the

7、beautiful racing bicycle by collecting money.C) Shewas taught to cycle when she was five.D) Shewas the first conductress who won a cycle race.Section BDirections: In this section, youll hear 2 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the question

8、s will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14.A) Courses in British history.B)Language courses.C) Courses in sports.D)Teacher training courses.15

9、.A) To attract more students.B) Tomake the courses suitable for students of all levels.C) Tolet the students have a good rest.D) To make the summer school more like a holiday.16.A) Because they all work very hard.B) Because their teachers are all native speakers of English.C) Because they learn not

10、only in but also out of class.D) Because they are all advanced students.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17.A) He was novelist.B) Hewas a playwright.C) He was a poet. D) He was an actor.18.A) To visit his friends. B) To visit his family.C) To attend the New York Film F

11、estival.D) To help with the production of his play by an American TV company19.A) It was about an immigrant family from Pakistan to England.B) Itwas about cultural differences between Pakistan to England.C) It was about the struggle of a Pakistani youth in England.D) It was about the miserable life

12、of the immigrants in England.20.A) He missed his plane. B) The taxi driver overslept.C) Heheard a terrible accident reported over the radio.D) Hewould have been dead if he hadnt overslept.Part II Vocabulary and StructureDirections: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence th

13、ere are four choices marked A) , B ) , C ) and D ). Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through center.21.The improvements in technology have_the prices of computer considerably in recent months.A) brought back

14、B) brought downC) brought on D) brought up22.As the managers private secretary, Helen has easy _ to all his correspondence.A) accessB) approach C) accentD) response23.The editor asked his journalists not to _ any details in their reports of the accident.A) leave for B) leave onC) leave offD) leave o

15、ut24.The party had to be_because the host went down with a bad case of flu.A) called inB) called offC) called onD) called up25.Since his wife died, he has_ himself into the research work.A) devotedB ) dedicatedC) thrownD) contributed26.He has spent all his life working with mentally_people.A) disabl

16、edB ) divergedC) nakedD) abolished27.The road to the island only appears when the tide has_.A) sprinkledB) receded C ) tilted D) diminished28.Environmentalists are doing everything within their power to_the impact of the oil spill.A) rejectB) belittleC) minimizeD) reclaim29. I would always_buying a

17、good quality car rather than a cheap one.A) appreciateB ) approveC) introduceD) recommend30. I didn t know anything about any of the books so my choice was quite_.A) arbitraryB ) obviousC) evident D) fortunate31. I followed her_but I still couldn t work out how to use the sewing machine.A) descripti

18、onB ) introductionC) instructionsD) comments32. Employees are_to join the companys pension plan after a years service.A) compelledB) acquiredC) respondedD) regarded33. She soon_the actor who had starred in the popular movie Speed.A) specifiedB) realizedC) justifiedD) identified34. We collected hundr

19、eds of_in support of not allowing cars into the city centre.A) signaturesB) awarenessC) stationeryD) statements35. The young man struggled to_where he was at the time the murder took place.A) reflectB) respond C) resolveD) recall36. All the while he was terrified by the fear_he had cancer of the sto

20、mach.A) whichB) thatC) what D) such37. People found to their horror that two - thirds of the adult population in that area had _AIDS.A) contactedB ) contrastedC ) contractedD) compacted38. Though faced with many difficulties, he would not_online learning.A) give up B ) get throughC) get byD) give in

21、39. As National Day is round the corner, Shanghai is_a festive atmosphere.A) looked on B ) involved in C ) bathed in D) surrounded with40. He is so kind and easy-going that the kids go_him in a big way.A) forB) to C) with D) off41. She seemed to be aware of the delicacy of the situation and she was

22、taking great care not to say anything to_her companion.A) ignore B ) neglect C) charm D) embarrass42. The obvious unfairness of such poverty side by side with conspicuous affluence reminded them of their_parents back home.A) vulnerableB ) destructiveC) criticalD) sentimental43. Writing a letter or r

23、eading a book may appear to be _activities in which individuals exercise personal skills.A) scarceB) sophisticatedC) solitaryD) sincere44.He took her hand and felt the scar on her thumb,_of an accident with a kitchen knife in the early days of their marriage.A) modeB) premise C) signatureD) legacy45

24、.As each black creature_and flapped away into the graying sky, she watched it, tears in her eyes.A) flutteredB) featuredC) fussed D) ferried46.The moment seemed to_out endlessly, his gaze travelling across her face, her neck, her shoulder, returning to her eyes.A) stretch B) expand C) skip D) slip47

25、.Although the poem contains such pessimistic overtones and pathetic acceptance of fate, there is hope to be found in the last two lines which seem to be_from the rest.A) taken apart B ) set asideC ) set apartD) fallen apart48.His aim was to_pride in being black and to inspire black Americans to camp

26、aign for equal rights.A) respondB) restore C) restrain D) retreat49.A class is said rather vaguely to _a group of persons sharing similar occupations and incomes, and as a consequence similar life-styles and beliefs.A) consist of B) contrast with C ) contribute in D) composed of50.The couple have tr

27、ied hard to save their troubled marriage_their children.A) in contrast to B) rather than C) for the sake of D) regardless ofPart III Reading Comprehension Section ADirections: There are 3 passages in this par. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. Choose the correct an

28、swer and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneHow much living space does a person need? What happens when his space requirements are not adequately met? Sociologists and psychologists are conducting experiments on rats to try to determine

29、 the effect of overcrowded conditions on man. Recent studies have shown that the behavior of rats is greatly affected by space. If rats have adequate living space, they eat well, sleep well, and reproduce well. However, if their living conditions become too crowded, their behavior patterns and even

30、their health perceptibly change. They cannot sleep or eat well, and signs of fear and tension become obvious. The more crowded they are, the more they tend to bite each other and even kill each other. Thus for rats, population and violence are directly related. Is this a natural law for human societ

31、y as well? Is adequate space not only desirable, but also essential for human survival?51. This passage is mainly about _.A) living space and behaviorB) population and living conditionsC) interesting experiments on ratsD) a natural law for human society52.What is the purpose of the experiments descr

32、ibed in the passage?A) To determine how much living space a rat needs.B) To see what happens when rats live in a limited space.C) To know the likely effects of inadequate living space on human beings.D) To find out the relationship between population and living conditions.53.How would rats behave wh

33、en their living conditions become too crowded?A) They eat a lot and become friendly to others.B) They sleep little and act quite peacefully.C) They eat little but sleep soundly.D) They become nervous and tend to be war-like.54.The passage suggests that overcrowded conditions _.A) are directly relate

34、d with populationB) may cause an increase in violenceC) may lead to high birth rateD) may bring about pollution problems Passage TwoMany people hope that the whole world will one day speak a common language. Over the Years, people have made up new languages with this aim. At least six hundred langua

35、ges have been developed in the search for a language which all human beings would be able to speak. The most famous one, Esperanto ( 世界语) , was the idea of Ludwig Zamenhof, a doctor in Warsaw. He published a book about his new language in 1887.To encourage people to learn the Language, he made it as

36、 simple as possible.Esperanto has never been accepted as an official world language, but it has been suggested as an auxiliary language. By 1950 it had been taught to one and a half million speakers, and it was spoken in six hundred schools. Today Esperanto is spoken by about eight million people, a

37、nd more than one hundred newspapers and magazines in the language are published regularly throughout the world. Thousands of books have been written in Esperanto, including those translated from other languages.Today the need for a new auxiliary language like Esperanto seems less obvious. Throughout

38、 this century English has grown more and more important. It has become a second language for many millions of people. The fact that more are learning English shows that the use of English is still growing worldwide. No one would deny the usefulness of world language, but not many people think that E

39、speranto is likely to play such a role.55. Over the years, people have made up new languages in the hope that _.A) all people will be able to speak a common languageB) people will learn a foreign language betterC) people can understand each other betterD) people will be able to speak several languag

40、es56. Zamenhof made the language as simple as possible because _.A) he wanted people to learn it quicklyB) he hoped more and more people would be willing to learn itC) he wanted everyone to speak it without any difficultyD) he hoped it would be accepted as an official world language57.Which of the f

41、ollowing is NOT true of English?A) It is widely taught in schools.B) It has become a second language for many millions of people.C) Many books have been written in English.D) It is less popular than Esperanto.58.What is the best title of the passage?A) The language made by one man.B) A talk about th

42、e world language.C) English as a second language for everyone.D) Esperantoa better language than English.Passage ThreeAfter the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had news to report: The damage and death toll could have been much worse.More than 60 people died i

43、n this earthquake. By comparison, an earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25 ,000 victims.Injuries and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a. m. on a holiday, when traffic was light on the citys highways. In addition, changes ma

44、de to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the city s buildings and highways, making them more resistant to quakes.Despite the good news, civil engineers arent resting on their successes. Pinned to their drawing boards are blueprints for improved quake - r

45、esistant buildings. The new designs should offer even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place.In the past, making structures quake - resistant meant firm yet flexible materials, such as steel and wood, that bend without breaking. Later, people tried to lift a building off its f

46、oundation, and insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundation to reduce the impact of ground vibrations. The most recent designs give buildings brains as well as concrete and steel supports. Called smart buildings, the structures respond like living organisms to an earthquakes vibra

47、tions. When the ground shakes and the building tips forward, the computer would force the building to shift in the opposite direction.The new smart structures could be very expensive to build. However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes.59.One reason

48、 why the loss of lives in the Los Angeles earthquake was comparatively low was that _.A) new computers had been installed in the buildingsB) it occurred in the residential areas rather than on the highwaysC) large numbers of Los Angeles residents had gone for a holidayD) improvements had been made i

49、n the construction of buildings and highways60.The function of the computer mentioned in the passage is to _.A) counterbalance an earthquakes action on the buildingB) predict the coming of an earthquake with accuracyC) help strengthen the foundation of the buildingD) measure the impact of an earthqu

50、ake s vibrations61.It can be inferred from the passage that in minimizing the damage caused by earthquakes attention should be focused on _.A) the increasing use of rubber and steel in capital constructionB) the development of flexible building materialsC) the reduction of the impact of ground vibra

51、tionsD) early forecasts of earthquakes62. The main purpose of this passage is mostly to_.A) compare the consequences of the earthquakes that occurred in the U. S.B) encourage civil engineers to make extensive use of computersC) outline the history of the development of quake - resistant building mat

52、erialsD) report new developments in constructing quake - resistant building Section BDirections; Match the Chinese sentences in the left column with the English in the right column, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer with a single line through the centre.63. 首先，他如此努力工作并非只为了钱，他一心为了教育青年人并设法激励

53、他们在各方面取得进步。A) The desire to keep the respect of a good name propelled me to become the first in our family to go to college.64. 要保持好名声多赢得的那份尊重，这一渴求促使我成为全家第一个上大学的人。B) Shielding children from the knowledge that they have failed is anything but beneficial to their development.65. 我们必须唤醒人们认识到环境保护的重要性。否则，就为时太晚了。C) We must waken people to the importance of environmental protection. Or it will be too late.66.庇护孩子不让他们知道自己已经失败对于他们的成长是绝对无益的。D) To start with, it is not only money that he works so hard. He is committed to educating the young and tries to motivate them to get ahea