大学英语(一)(2011年专升本试题)

1、2011专升本考试答题纸题 号一二三四五六七八总分 合分人 复查人应得分40201030100实得分课程名:大学英语（一参考专:本科专:结构及考试时月28日8 时00 题 号一二三四五六七八总分 合分人 复查人应得分40201030100实得分得分 阅卷人 复查人一 、 Reading Comprehension(40 Points)得分 阅卷人 复查人三、41.42.43.Translation (10 points)PassageOne.5.PassageTwo.10.PassageThree4.15.PassageFour16.17.18.

2、5.四、得分 阅卷人 复查人Writing得分 阅卷人 复查人（30 points）得分 阅卷人 复查人得分 阅卷人 复查人得分 阅卷人 复查人二、Vocabulary and Structure (20 Points)得分 阅卷人 复查人9.40.第 第5页 共 5 页第 第4页 共 5 页湘南学院2011年“专升本”考试试卷a boat. After we had been driven four or five miles,a mountainous wave struck us题 号一二三四五六七八总分合分人复查人应得分40201030100实得分so hard t

3、hat it overturned the boat at once.Though I swam well but the waves 课程名:大学英语（一参考专:本科专:结构及分were so strong that I was dashed ( 被猛撞) against a rock with such force that it 考试时间月28日8 时00 分至题 号一二三四五六七八总分合分人复查人应得分40201030100实得分forward, got to the mainland safely.What did the author want to do most when he

4、 was young？场考A) To visit Africa.To sail the seas.To practice law.得分 阅卷人 复查人To make a tour of London.得分 阅卷人 复查人一、Reading Comprehension(40Points)2. Why did the author go on foot to London?The ship he took was destroyed in a storm.名Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is follo

5、wed by some姓questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choicesmarked A), B), C), and D). You should decide on the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.PassageOne Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:I was born in the city of York,

6、 in England, in the year 1632. My father was a证号man of some wealth, able to give me a good home and send me to school. It was 考his wish that I should be a lawyer but my head began to be filled very early with 准thoughts of travel, and I would be satisfied with nothing but going to sea. 证father gave m

7、e strong advice against it, but with little effect. Oneday, being Hull, I met a school-fellow who was about to sail for London in his fathers ship, and he invited me to go with him, and without telling my father, I went on board.On the way to London, a storm arose, the ship was wrecked (失事), and we业

8、barely escaped with our lives. I went on foot to London, where I met with the专master of a vessel which did business with countries on the coast of Africa. Hetook a fancy to me, and offered me a chance to go with him on his voyages, which I gladly accepted.A great storm came up, and the ship was toss

9、ed ( 被 颠 簸 ) about for many系days, until we did not know where we were. Suddenly we struck a bank of sand,and the sea broke over the ship in such a way that we could not hope to have her hold many moments without breaking into pieces. Sowe launched使下水His father did not supply the fare for the journey

10、.He went against his fathers strong advice not to do soHis school-fellow invited him to go together.Why did they launch a boat?They knew they were near the Shore.The big waves were about to overturn the ship.Their ship had been knocked about for many days on the sea.Their ship had struck sand and wa

11、s about to break into pieces.When the author got to the mainland, he searched everywhere for his lost companionsfell down on the ground senselesswas safe and soundran forward to escape being washed back into the seaWhen the author finally arrived on land, he most probably knew he was in Africadid no

12、t know where he waswas not aware he was back in Englandgot in touch with his family and asked for helpPassageTwo Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:Although Thomas Jefferson did not begin the effort of designing theUniversity of Virginia until late in his life, the education of the

13、 common man had occupied his thoughts for decades. He believed ignorance ( 无知) to be the enemy of freedom, and he wanted to correct what he considered to be the weaknesses of educational institutions ( 机构) modeled on European settings. He imagined that an academical village around a tree-lined lawn

14、would provide an ideal setting in which to pursue higher education, the center of such a village would be a Temple of Knowledge that would house the university library.When Virginia decided to set up a state university in 1818, the retired U.S. President finally was able to devote his talent, time,

15、and energy to creating this new kind of educational institution. By the time he was finished with his design, Jefferson had invented an entirely new American setting for higher education: the college campus.In 1812, Jefferson chose to begin buliding his academical village, University of Virginia. in

16、 Charlottesville, V A, far away from the city center. He intended this spot to promote learning because it was natural and unspoiled, and far from anything that could distract or harm the students. The University consists of two rows of houses, five on each side, leading to a main building. This mai

17、n building, the Rotunda, became the most important part of the University, because it contained the library. By focusing his entire institution on the library, instead of around the church. Jefferson revo-lutionized American university architecture.Jeffersonsaimwastocreateanewinstitutionalformforhis

18、educational system, a system he thought should give every citizen the information he needs for carrying out his ,daily business. This new approach to citizenship and education demanded a new type of university, one where students professors could coexist and share ideas He attempted to create this e

19、nvironment by combining the professors houses and students classrooms, and linking all the buildings with covered walkways so intellectual exchanges between departments could go on smoothly. Jefferson had also recognized the importance of the students whole life, and given much thought and planning

20、to the students dining, living, and exercise facilities (设施).Jefferson devoted much of his thought to the education of the common manbecause he believed.everyone who loved freedom hated ignorancea country could not be strong without educationan uneducated man could not gain full freedomEuropean educ

21、ational institutions did not suit AmericaAccording to Jefferson, the center of a university should be.the churchthe librarythe lawnthe classroomsJefferson chose to locate the University of Virginia far away from the center because.land in the city center could not be foundthere was a tree-lined lawn

22、 therethis was a European traditionthere was no distraction for the studentsIn Jeffersons view, an ideal educational system should.be one under which every citizen enjoys equal opportunitygive everyone the information he needs for conducting his businessensure that everyone has a chance to enter an

23、institution of higher learningprovide students with a natural and unspoiled setting for learningWhat was made easy by the revolutionized American campus?Students learning.Intellectual exchange.Professors teaching.Both students and professors lifePassage Three Questions 11 to 15 ore based on the foll

24、owing passage:The good news we get from TV and radio makes us feel more kindly toward other people, but bad newsespecially news of cruelty and violence stirs up suspicion and a sense of competition toward others.These are the findings of 10 years of experiments by research psychologists(心理学家) at Col

25、umbia University, who conclude that broadcasters encourage hostile (敌对的) behavior by stressing bad news.We found that the news people are exposed to either encourages them to concentrate on the differences between themselves and others, or on the commonproblems that make them feel, Were all in this

26、together, explained Dr. Harvey Hornstein.News about one human being helping another . brings ourfeelings trust and cooperation. But news about one person actually doing harm to another changes our estimate of other people for the worse.In an early experiment in 1968, Dr. Hornstein and his associates

27、, who had been dropping wallets (钱包) for two years to test the honesty of people, discovered that on June 4, 1968, not one wallet was returned.That was the night Robert F. Kennedy was shot, he recalled. Strangers suddenly seemed dangerous, and nobody wanted to return a lost wallet to a stranger.But

28、good news on the other hand, lifts us up, he stressed, citing the date of July 4, 1976, Americas Bicentennial ( 两百年的) celebration. On that day, we all felt safe and good. Being American was the thing. We all felt as if we all belonged together.Recent tests surport these conclusions, in one experimen

29、t, 60 subjects were exposed to good news, bad news or music. Then they were told to play a game with a non-existent person supposedly in another room. it was a game of choice that emphasized cooperation or competition.After hearing good news, the overwhelming majority, 91 percent, cooperatively. But

30、 after hearing bad news competitive responses were over three times as high up to 28 percent, from 9 percent.if we watch television and see a lot of blood, said Dr. Hornstein, wereprobably assuming that theworld is a dirtier place than we assumed before saw that TV violence. And well deal with the n

31、ext individual we come upon as if he is part of that grim ( 冷酷的) picture of humanity. After the good news, its the reverse.According to the findings of researchers at Columbia University, when hear good news, they feel.happiermore kindly toward otherssafer than they really aremore competitiveDr. Har

32、vey Hornstein found that when people hear news about one person actually doing harm to another, they tend to.regard other people as worse than they really aretreat total strangers as suspects of cruel crimesbecome hostile towards neighbors and friendsthink about the common problems facing mankindWha

33、t did Dr. Harvey Hornstein and his associates discover on the night of June 4, 1968？Robert F. Kennedy was shot.Their wallets were lost.People in America suddenly became dishonest.Nobody returned the wallets they dropped.We can infer from the passage that on July 4, 1976, most probably.people drank a

34、nd sang and dancedlost wallets were returned to their ownerseverybody wanted to be Americaneven criminals were friendly to othersWe can conclude from the passage that.violence on TV leads to more violence on the streetsbroadcasters should emphasize good news rather than bad newsthe world is a dirtie

35、r place than we assume it to bepeople are more competitive when they are faced with challengesPassageFour Questions 16 to 20 are based on following passage:A study suggests that dirty air can reduce lung development. Researchers at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles published their

36、 work in the New England Journal of Medicine.About one thousand seven hundred children from different communities in Southern California took part in the study. The scientists tested the children every year for eight years, starting at age ten They say this is the longest study done on air pollution

37、 and the health of children.The scientists found that children who lived in areas with the dirtiest air five times more likely to grow up withweak lungs. Many were using less than eighty percent of normal lung strength, to breathe.The damage from dirty air was as bad as that found in children with p

38、arents who smoke. Children with reduced lung power may suffer more severe effects from a common cold, for example.But the researchersexpress greater concerns about long-time effects. say adults normally begin to lose one percent of their lung power each year after age twenty. The doctors note that w

39、eak lung activity is the second leading cause of early deaths among adults. The first is smoking.By the time people are eighteen, their lungs are fully developed, or close to it.The doctors say it is impossible to recover from any damage.Researchers say they are still not sure how air pollution affe

40、cts lung development. They believe that pollution affects the tiny air spaces where oxygen and carbon dioxide （二氧化碳） are exchanged.Arden Pope is an economics professor at Brigham Young University inProvo, Utah. Professor Pope wrote a commentary about the study. He noted that air quality in Southern

41、California has improved since the study began in the early nineteen-nineties. Clean-air laws have reduced pollution from vehicles, industry and other causes.But dirty air is still a problem in areas of California and other places.Professor Pope says continued efforts to improve air quality are likel

42、y to provide additional improvements in health.A study done by researchers at the University of Southern California indicatesThey do not show any signs of lung damage when they are young.They may suffer early death when they grow up.They cannot expect to have their lungs fully developed at 18.What d

43、o we learn from the passage about the air in Southern California?It is unlikely to improve in the near future.It is free of pollution from vehicles and industry.It is as dirty as it was before.It is cleaner than it was in the early 1990s.Professor Pope believes thatimprovement in air quality will pr

44、ovide further health benefitsclean-air laws should be passed to reduce air pollution in Californiafurther studies should be done to find out how dirty air affects developmentair pollution does even greater harm to childrens health than their parents smoking得分 阅卷人 复查人二、Vocabulary and Structure (20 Po

45、ints)得分 阅卷人 复查人Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentencethere are four choices marked A,B,C,D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.that.1,700 children from Southern California have weak lung acti

46、vitiesIf your child is spending too much time carefully to handle the puter games, thinkchildren in Southern California use less lung strength to breatheair pollution may affect the growth of childrens lungs80 percent of children in Southern California suffer from air pollutionAccording to the artic

47、le, children living in dirty airmay lose eighty percent of their normal lung strengthmay suffer more severe effects from a common coldwere five times more likely to catch a common coldwere unlikely to recover from any lung damageWhy do the researchers express greater concern about the long-term effe

48、cts air pollution on children?They begin to lose 1% of their lung power each year after 20.A. onB. inC. forD. withEyes play an important rolebody balance and absorb information.forB. inC. overD. byThe old lady is used toup early in the morning.getB. getsC. gettingD. getingAll the pains in her backhe

49、r, sharp and insistent.absorbedB. retiredC. interestedD. wakenedYou should make sure you know where the parents can be.connectedB. committedC. contactedD. contractedIf you wish, we canfor your luggage to be sent on ahead to each of the overnight stops.memorizeB. contractC. arrangeD. commitTheboyturned off the TV as its time for him to go tobed.reluctantlyB. willinglyC. fortunatelyD. happilyI read newspapers and magazines, for I take interests inaffairs.personalB. currentC. ancientD. myselfWe know that drinking, and overwork involve risks to our health.jokin