专升本习题英语

1、英语作业Passage OneLong bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end with commercials thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window

2、. Buy Super Clean Toothpaste.Drink Good Wet Root Beer.Fill up with Pacific Gas.Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of You Need It! Buy It Now! The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if youve traveled that

3、way before. Usually some things have changed new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and its fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless (鲁莽的) or daring, the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense story.

4、 Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right? or the left? hand lane? After a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But youve got to be careful of what ki

5、nd of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops. The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and theres a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now youve sat

6、 with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the arm rest seven with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at no more ways to sit.1.According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip? C A. Buses on the road. B.

7、Films on television.C. Advertisements on the billboards. D. Gas stations.2.What is the purpose of this passage? A A. To give the writers opinion about long bus trips.B. To persuade you to take a long bus trip.C. To explain how bus trips and television shows differ.D. To describe the billboards along

8、 the road.3.The writer of this passage would probably favor . D A. bus drivers who arent reckless B. driving aloneC. a television set on the bus D. no billboards along the road4.The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because B .A. the commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along t

9、he road are funB. they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in betweenC. the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on busesD. both traveling and watching TV are not exciting.5.The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning becaus

10、e both are A .A. exciting B. comfortable C. tiring D. boringIn the world ,soccer of football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years. To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup, children from different countries an

11、d more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called “Dream World Cups ”in Japan. The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under a blue bright sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags of all th

12、e countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama. Some football teams will have games there. Are you a football fan？The World Cup makes more and more people interested in football. Teenagers like playing and wat

13、ching football. Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their favorite players on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as children in Japan.1. If a country wants to take part in the World Cup ,she must have_B_.A. Many foot

14、ball fans B. a very good team C. many football player D. a big playground2. The next World Cup will be held in_A_.A. 2006 B. 2007 C. 2005 D. 20043. From the passage, in the picture children drew many things except_B_.A. people playing football B. pictures of some football stars C. a sunny sky D. flo

15、wers4. Many teenagers own the pictures of some football stars because_D_.A. they are interested in football B. they are football fansC. they think their favorite players are great D. all of A,B and C5. In Dream World Cup, the children drew the flags of some countries _C_.A. to show their love for th

16、eir owe country B. to tell the people their stories C. to show their good wishes for the football teams D. to show their new ideas about footballMost people usually traveled by ship and train which are driven by steam engine. It played an important part in many kinds of vehicles several scores of ye

17、ars ago. Who invented steam engine and what units could be used to measure the power of engine?The word “horse-power” was first used two hundred years ago. James Watt from a workers family made the world first widely used steam engine. At first, he couldnt tell people how powerful it was, because th

18、ere were no units at that time. Watt decided to find out how much work one strong horse could do in one minute. He named that unit one horse-power. In this way he could measure the work of his steam engine.He discovered that a horse could lift a 3300-pound weight 10 feet into the air in one minute.

19、His engine could lift a 3300-pound weight 100 feet in one minute. Because his engine did ten times as much work as the horse, Watt called it a ten horse-power engine.1. The main idea of the passage is _B_.A. James Watt invented the steam engineB. James Watt first used horse-power as a unit of measur

20、eC. how much power does a horse haveD. why Watts engine is called a ten horse-power engine2. The story says that Watt made the first _D_.A. engine B. horse-power engine C. useful engine D. widely used steam engine3. James Watt was born in _A_.A. a workers family B. a farmers family C. a teachers fam

21、ily D. a doctors steam engine4. Watt wanted to find a way to _D_.A. measure the work his engine could do B. tell people how powerful his engine was C. lift a 3300-pound weight D. both A and B5. One horse-power means the _A_.A. work a horse could do in a minute B. weight a horse could do in ten minut

22、es C. work a horse could do in ten minutes D. weight of one horseMost of us know about the Nobel Prize, especially the Nobel Peace Prize, but few of us know anything about the man who set them up. His name was Alfred Nobel. He was a great scientist and inventor himself. Besides, he had a big busines

23、s. His business may surprise you. He made and sold explosives. His companies even made and sold weapons. Isnt this something that surprises you? The man who made money from weapons should set up the Peace Prize?Though Alfred Nobel had a lot of money from weapons, he hated war. He hoped that there wo

24、uld be no war in the world. He was one of the richest in Europe. When he died in 1896, he left behind him a lot of money and his famous will. According to his will, most of his money was placed in a fund. He wanted the interest from the fund to be used as prizes every year. We know them as the Nobel

25、 Prizes. The Nobel Prizes are international. Alfred Nobel wanted the winners to be chosen for their work, not the country they came from.Alfred Nobel had given his whole life to his studies and work and to the benefits of mankind. He made money all by his own efforts, but he left the world share his

26、 wealth. His inventions and wealth stay with the world for ever.1. Alfred Nobel did the following EXCEPT _A_Achoosing the winners of Nobel PrizeBmaking and selling weaponsCsetting up the Nobel PrizeDmaking and selling explosives2. Nobel wanted to set up the Nobel Peace Prize because _B_.Ahe made eno

27、ugh moneyBhe hated warChe wanted to get more interest from the fundDhe liked to live in a peaceful world3. Nobel Prizes come from _C_.Aall Nobels money in the fund Ball Nobels money in his companyCall the interest from the fund Dsome of the interest in the fund4. Nobel was a (an) _D_ person in the w

28、orld.Ainteresting Bunselfish Ccold-hearted Drichest5. Which statement of the following is Right according to the passage? D ANobel set up his company to sell clothes.BMost of Nobels money was used for the world Wars.CNobel Prizes are only for some people from some special countries.DNobel worked har

29、d in his life and saved lots of money for the world to share.If youre in charge of a project, the key to success is getting everyone to want to help you. As a director, I point. I suggest. I gently push the actors in the direction I want them to go.In the 1986 movie Nothing in Common, Jackie Gleason

30、s character, Max Basner, gets fired from his job as a clothing salesman. The scene, shot on a boat , shows Maxs despair about being out of work. I was looking for some gesture that would allow Max to show his feelings.Jackie had far more experience at everything than I did, and at first I was fright

31、ened. What could I possibly tell “The Great One” about acting? Out of fear I decided to direct by suggestion, and I sat down with Gleason to talk about the scene. “So Max is sad, right?” I said.Gleason nodded.“And hes probably still carrying his pens with his name on them the ones he used to hand ou

32、t to his customers, right?”Gleason nodded.“So what would you want to do with the pens after you were fired?”He was silent for a moment. “Why dont I throw them overboard?”I stood up and turned toward the crew. “Hey, everybody, Jackie has a wonderful idea. Lets shoot it. ”After filming the scene, Glea

33、son called me over and said with a smile, “Garry, what kind of wonderful idea am I going to have tomorrow?”You and your team can discover the answers to problems together. When there are no prizes or gold stars for who gets the solution first, youll all benefit when everything turns out right.1The a

34、uthor tells us that to succeed in a project you are in charge of you should _B_.Amake everyone work for you Bget everyone willing to help youClet people know you have the final say Dkeep sending out orders to them2It can be inferred that _C_.AJackie Gleason is the director of the film Nothing in Com

35、monBJackie Gleason is very angry when he is fired from his jobCMax, a character in a film, is in very low spirits when he loses his jobDJackie Gleason is the writer of the film Nothing in Common3“The Great One” in paragraph 3 refers to _A_ .AGleason Bthe director himselfCMax DMaxs boss4Why did Gleas

36、on call the director over and smile at him? Because Gleason_D_ .Athought his wonderful idea was accepted by the latterBsucceeded in hitting upon a wonderful ideaCwas confident about his work the next dayDappreciated the latters way of directing films5The most suitable title for the passage is _B_.AD

37、irecting a Film BThe Key to SuccessCA Wonderful Experience DWorking with Film StarsOne day a few years ago a very funny thing happened to a neighbor of mine. He is a teacher at one of Londons big medical schools, He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to R

38、ussia to give a lecture. He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, but he had put Rupert, the skeleton to be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase. At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk

39、 and went over to the shop. When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.1. Who wrote the story? D A. Ruperts teacher. B. The neighbors teacher.C. A medical school teacher. D. The teachers neighbor.

40、2. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase? B A. He needed it for the summer term in London.B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.3. What happened at the airp

41、ort? A A. The skeleton went missing .B. The skeleton was stolen .C. The teacher forgot his suitcase. D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase .4. Which of the following best tells the teachers feeling about the incident? B A. He is very angry . B. He thinks it rather funny .C. He feels helpless withou

42、t Rupert.D. He feels good without Rupert .5. Which of the following might have happened afterwards? D A. The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert.B. The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert.C. The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.D. The teacher got back both the suitc

43、ase and Rupert.完形填空：“Where is the university(大学)?” This is a question that many visitors to Cambridge(剑桥)ask. But no one can give them a clear answer, for there is no wall to be found 1 A the university. The university is the city. You can find classroom buildings, 2 D , museums and offices of the u

44、niversity all over the city. And most of its members are the students and 3 D of the thirty-one colleges.Cambridge was already a 4 C town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, and the river was once called the Cam. A 5A was built over the

45、river as early as 875. So the town got its name Cambridge.In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and 6 C land was used for college buildings. The town grew much 7C in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a 8A in 1951 and now it has a population of

46、 over 100, 000. Many young students in 9 A countries _10C_to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all around the world.1.A. around B. in C. near D. by2.A. cinemas B. parks C. zoos D. libraries3.A. parents B. f

47、armers C. workers D. teachers4.A. interesting B. usual C. developing D. common5.A. bridge B. building C. station D. house6.A. less B. fewer C. more D. bigger7.A. smaller B. slower C. faster D. cleaner8.A. city B. college C. university D. country9.A. another B. other C. the other D. others10.A. stop B. hate C. hope D. need英译汉：As grandparents, we are included in our familys daily lives. However, we