2022-2023学年云南省保山市成考专升本英语自考测试卷(含答案)

2022-2023学年云南省保山市成考专升本英语自考测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、单选题(20题)1.Hishandwritingis______yours.

A.morebetterB.aswellasC.muchbetterthanD.asbetteras

2.Helenalwayshelpshergrandmothereventhoughgoingtoschool____mostofherday.

A.takesupB.makeupC.saveupD.putup

3.Thenovelwrittenbytheauthor_______well,butfiveyearsagronoonecouldhaveimaginedhowgreatarolehe_______intheliteraryworldA.sells;wastoplay

B.selling;wasplaying

C.sold;hadplayed

D.sell;isplaying

4.______yourhomeworkandmakesurethatyoudon't______anymistakes.

A.Do;doB.Make;makeC.Make;doD.Do;make

5._______manytimes,hefinallyunderstoodtheproblem.

A.ToldB.TellingC.HavingtoldD.Havingbeentold

6.Wecanassigntheworkto__________isreliable.

A.whoseB.whomC.whoeverD.whomever

7.Sobadly______inthecaraccidentthathehadtostayinhospitalforseveralweeks.

A.didheinjureB.heinjureC.washeinjuredD.hewasinjured

8.—Hasthewalletbeenreturnedyet?—No，butweexpect______anydaynow.

A.toreturnit

B.ittoreturn

C.ittobereturned

D.itreturned

9.______youmayberight,Ican'taltogetheragree.

A.WhileB.AsC.ifD.Since

10.Sometimeschildrenhavetrouble______factfromfictionandmaybelievethatsuchthingsactuallyexist.

A.toseparateB.separatingC.forseparatingD.ofseparating

11.Heistooweakto______theheavybox.

A.riseB.putC.raiseD.arise

12.Iwonderhowmuch______.

A.thatcarwasB.wasthatcarC.isthatcarD.thatcaris

13.Theyrequiredthatallthenecessarydocuments______tothepresident'sofficebeforetheendofthismonth.

A.behanded

B.mustbehanded

C.shouldhandin

D.hadbeenhandedin

14.Thatistheonlywaywecanimagine_______theoveruseofwaterinstudents‘bathrooms.

A.reducingB.toreduceC.reducedD.reduce

15.While______ajob,thegraduatestudentgotanoffertostudyabroad

A.appliedforB.applyingtoC.appliedtoD.applyingfor

16.tosunlightfortoomuchtime,asthedoctorssay,willdoharmtoone‘sskin.

A.Beingexposed

B.Havingexposed

C.Exposed

D.Afterbeingexposed

17.—What'sthechanceofthere______anelectionthisyear?—Ihavenoidea.

A.isB.tobeC.beingD.be

18.Sicknessdeprivedme______thepleasureofseeingyou.

A.fromB.ofC.outofD.with

19.TheheavysnowcouldnotkeepUS_________goingouttowork．

A.onB.upC.uponD.from

20.Janehasbrownhair,infact,it'squitesimilarinshade______yours.

A.asB.withC.likeD.to

二、翻译(10题)21.Theyalsolearnhowtocopewithpersonalproblemsaswellaslearninghowtothink,tomakedecisions,toanalyzeandevaluate,andtocommunicateeffectively.

22.Resourcesonlandarebeginningtogrowless.Thesea,however,stilloffershopetosupplymanyofman’sneeds.

23.TodaythecomputerplaysavitalroleinthelivesofmanyAmericansandisseenasoneofthegreatesttechnologicaldevelopmentsofalltimes.

24.Itistheresultofthefloodthatmadepeoplefullyrealizetheimportanceofplantingtrees.

25.Complainingisusuallymosteffectivewhenitisdonepolitelybutfirmly,andespeciallywhentheconsumercandemonstratewhatiswrongwiththeiteminquestion.

26.Americans,valuingcompetition,havedevisedaneconomicsystemtogowithit–freeenterprise(自由企业制).

27.因为我们的产品在国内外声誉颇佳，所以产品需求量逐年增加。

28.Agreatdealofresearchhasbeenperformedonthisquestion,andresultspointstothefollowinganswer:weperformthistaskthroughaspecialtypeofaveraging.

29.现在年轻人在书籍上花的钱越来越多了。

30.Suchcrashesarethesecond-leadingcauseofdeathformigratingbirds,afterhabitat(栖息地loss,withanestimatednumberofdeathranginguptoabillionayear.

三、书面表达(10题)31.Ⅵ.Writing(25points)Directions:Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteacompositionin100--120wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation.Remembertowriteitclearly.61．一组外国人原打算在我市参观期间去你校看一看，但因临时有事不能去，请对你校布局予以介绍。注意：(1)叙述要有条理，方位清楚，要用一些方位词。(2)题目：OurSchoolYard(3)在文中要提到教学楼，办公楼，试验室，电教中心，图书馆，宿舍，食堂，操场等等。

32.Writing（25points)

你(LiYuan)刚买了一块表，但你不满意，因为它总有毛病。写一封抱怨信，其内容如下：

(1)买表的时间、地点；

(2)出现的问题；

(3)要求退货。

33.假设你是一名高中生，一次一位外国朋友问你，除了在学校学习英语还有什么其他途径可

以练习英语。请你根据提示用英语写出你参加“英语角”的情况。

提示：

1．“英语角”于两年前成立，许多中学生参加，有时也有一些大学生和外国友人来此。

2．活动时间：每周六上午。

3．活动内容：练习英语口语，谈论大家共同感兴趣的事情，交流学习英语的经验等。

4．谈谈你参加此项活动的体会。

注意．词数应为100左右

34.假定你是中国文化知识大赛组委员会主席李华，写信祝贺参赛选手JohnSmith获得本次

大赛一等奖，并通知其以下事项：

1．出席12月10日晚在北京友谊宾馆举行的庆祝晚会。2．赢得了免费中国10Et游。

3．如果能够参加旅游，应将信中所附表格填好，并准备好护照（passport）。组委会将负责

其他相关事宜。

注音．词数为100左右

October17th，2012

DearMr．JohnSmith，

Sincerelyyours，

LiHuaChair

CommitteeoftheChineseCultureContest

35.写一篇有关压力的文章。内容包括：

(1)压力是什么?

(2)减压的办法。

36.随着电脑和因特网的普及，网上购物也进入了人们的日常生活。有人支持网上购物，也有人对其保留态度，你的看法是什么？根据下表写一篇文章。注意：1.不要逐条翻译；2.

词数150左右。3.

参考词汇：投诉

complainv./complaintn.

37.你的朋友(Tom)请你(LiYuan)周末和他一起去承德的家里玩儿，但你有事不能去。请你用英文给他写一封信，内容包括：

(1)感谢他的邀请。

(2)说明不能去的原因。

(3)为不能去表示遗憾。

38.标题：TheInternet____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

39.假设你在上班的路上(或公交车上)发现小偷正在偷别人的钱。描写这个过程。内容包括：

(1)何时、何地。

(2)过程。

(3)你的感受(或作法、建议等)。

40.你(LiYuan)从报纸上得知某公司在招聘英文秘书，你愿意应聘。给曾经在这个公司工作过的一个朋友(Tom)写封信，询问有关信息。内容包括：

(1)说明在哪儿获得招聘信息。

(2)说明为什么愿意应聘。

(3)询问有关该公司的信息。

四、翻译(20题)41.Psychologistsnowbelievethatnoisehasaconsiderableeffectonpeople’sattitudesandbehavior.

42.Shehasbeenlongingtoworkasalawyer,becausetheworkisnotonlyinteresting,challenging,butalsothesalaryisveryattractive.

43.Iusuallyglanceattheheadlinesinthenewspaperonthebustomywork.

44.Asafinancialadvisor,I'veseenhundredsofpeoplelearntocontroltheirmoneyinsteadoflettingitcontrolthemandwatchedastheyincreasedastheyincreasedtheirfreedom,powerandsecuritybyhandlingmoneyconsciously.

45.SectionB

Directions:TranslatethefollowingChineseintoEnglish.

(英语专业学生做)

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassageinChinese.ReaditcarefullyandputitintoEnglish.

身体健康的人不愿意去想死亡的事，死亡是我们希望避免的话题。但是死亡是普遍的人生经历，是人人都要面临的少数必然之一。理智的人对必然的死亡预作计划，从容对待；只有愚蠢的人不能正视现实，希望用某种方法逃脱死亡。人寿保险对必然的死亡提供理智的安排。只要对自己的死亡能够直面对待的人才能充分理解人寿保险的必要性。人寿保险公司充分认识到了人民对死亡的负面印象，为此，他们对保险代理商进行培训时，要求他们在推销中避免使用直率的语言，而努力以恰当的方式让客户们意识到：人终究会死，人人都会面临死亡，必须要客观地接受自己的比如死亡才能在经济上为此做好充分的准备。

46.Asfarasthemethoditselfisconcerned,itisworthtrying.______________________________________________________________________________

47.我过去常常浪费很多时间玩游戏。_____________________________________________________________________________

48.TheConsumers'Associationislookingintohercomplaints.

49.ThispapercoversthedevelopmentofthedistributionsysteminthesouthwestofEnglandfromnationalizationuptothepresenttime.

50.Toomuchtourismcanbeaproblem.Iftourismgrowstooquickly,peoplemustleaveotherjobstoworkinthetourismindustry.

51.因为我们的产品在国内外声誉颇佳，所以产品需求量逐年增加。

52.Itisknowntoallthatthenewtraderuleswillgointoeffectnextyear.

53.Althoughheisn'tsuccessfulnow,hedoesn'tconsiderhislifeasafailure.

54.Itishumanbeing’sdutytoprotectthenaturalenvironmentfrombeingpolluted.

55.SectionA

Directions:TranslatethefollowingEnglishintoChinese.

(非英语专业学生做)

Directions:Inthispart,thereare5itemswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChinese,eachItemconsistingofoneormoresentences.ThesesentencesarealltakenfromthereadingpassageinpartⅡ.Youcanreferbacktothepassagessoastoidentifytheirmeaninginthecontext.

TheinnersupportsystemwasdesignedbyGustaveEiffel,thesamemanwhomadethefamousEiffelTowerinParis.

56.Sincethebeginningofthe1990s,Shanghaihasundergonegreatchangesandhastakenonanewlook.

57.Whereasapassportisissuedbyacountrytoitscitizens,avisaisofficialpermissiontovisitacountrygrantedbythegovernmentofthatcountry.

58.TranslationfromEnglishintoChinesePlayistheprincipalbusinessofchildhood,andmoreandmoreinrecentyearsresearchhasshownthegreatimportanceofplayinthedevelopmentofahumanbeing.Fromearliestinfancy,everychildneedsopportunityandtherightmaterialforplay,andthemaintoolsofplayaretoys.Theirmainfunctionistosuggest,encourageandassistplay.Tosucceedinthistheymustbegoodtoys,whichchildrenwillplayoften,andwillcomebacktoagainandagain.Thereforeitisimportanttochoosesuitabletoysfordifferentstagesofachild’sdevelopment.Inrecentyears’researchoninfantdevelopmenthasshownthestandardachildislikelytoreach,withintherangeofhisinheritedabilities,islargelydeterminedinthefirstthreeyearsofhislife.

59.Afterworkinginthecompanyforthreemonths,hehadthelucktobepromoteddeputydirector.

60.在签订合同之前必须充分理解合同中的所有条款。

A.Itisnecessarytohaveagoodunderstandingofallthetermsandconditionsbeforesigningacontract.

B.Itisnecessarytointerpretallthetermsandconditionsbeforesigningacontract.

C.Havingagoodunderstandingofallthetermsandconditionsbeforesigningacontractisnecessary.

D.Itisnecessarytohavingagoodunderstandingofallthetermsandconditionsbeforesigningacontract.

五、阅读理解(5题)61.

Whichofthefollowingmaybestdescribethewriter'sstyle.inwritingthepassage?

A.Humorous.

B.Light-hearted.

C.Factualandinformative.

D.Informalandcareless.

62.

Parentsandchildrenoftendisagreeaboutwhatisimportantorrightbecause______.

A.theyhavedifferentstylesoflife

B.theyhateeachother

C.parentsthinkthattheirchildrenaretroublemakers

D.theyareinasocietyofrapidlychangingsocialandmoralvalues

63.AtthebeginningofNadia'sfirstdayatschool,shewas______.

A.disappointedB.helpfulC.livelyD.shy

64.Somethinginexplicableis______.

A.ridiculousB.memorableC.unforgivableD.unexplainable

65.Banksarenotordinarilypreparedtopayoutallaccounts:theyrelyondepositors(储户)nottodemandpaymentallatthesametime.Ifdepositorsshouldcometofearthatabankisnotsafe,thatitcannotpayoffallitsdepositors,thenthatfearmightcauseallthedepositorstoappearonthesameday.Iftheydid,thebankcouldnotpayallaccounts.However,iftheydidnotallappearatonce,thentherewouldalwaysbeenoughmoneytopaythosewhowantedtheirmoneywhentheywantedit.Mrs.ElsieVaughthastoldusofaterrifyingbankrunthatsheexperienced.OnedayinDecemberof1925severalbanksfailedtoopeninacitywhereMrs.Vaughtlived.Theotherbanksexpectedarunthenextday,andsotheofficersofthebankinwhichMrs.Vaughtworkedasatellerhadenoughmoneyonhandtopayofftheirdepositors.Theofficerssimplytoldthetellerstopayondemand.Thenextmorningacrowdgatheredinthebankandonthesidewalkoutside.Thelengthofthelinemademanythinkthatthebankcouldnotpossiblypayoffeveryone.Peoplebegantopushandthentofightforplacesnearthetellerswindows.Thepowerofthepanicatmospherewassuchthattwotellers,thoughtheyknewthatthebankwasquiteallrightandcouldpayalldepositors,drewtheirownmoneyfromthebank.Mrs.Vaughtsaysthatshehaddifficultykeepingherselffromdoingthesame.

Abankrunhappenswhen______.

A.abankisclosedforoneormoredays

B.toomanydepositorstrytodrawouttheirmoneyatonetime

C.thereisnotenoughmoneytopayallitsdepositorsatonetime

D.tellersofabanktaketheirownmoneyfromthebank

六、作文(1题)66.Youaretowritein100-120wordsonthetopicGlobalShortageof

FreshWater.YoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow

：1.人们认为淡水是取之不尽的

;2.实际上淡水是短缺的;3.我们应当怎么办。

参考答案

1.C解析：much用在句中修饰比较级better。

2.A

3.A

4.D解析：本题考查动词搭配。doone'shomework“做作业”；makemistakes“犯错误”。句意为：做作业，还要保证别犯错误。

5.D

6.C

7.C解析：副词so置于句首，句子应该用倒装语序，某人受伤用sb.beinjured来表示，故答案为C。

8.C

9.A解析：while意为“虽然”；as意为“因为”；if意为“如果”；since意为“因为”。根据题意选A。

10.B解析：本题考查固定搭配。havetrouble(in)doingsth.“做某事有困难”。句意为：有时孩子们在分清故事和现实方面会有困难，相信故事中的事确实存在。

11.C解析：本题考查词义的辨别。rise出现，put放下，raise提起，arise升高。

12.D解析：从句中的问句主谓不倒装。从句的时态随主句。我想知道那辆车的价格。

13.A解析：本题考虚拟语气在名词性从句中的用法。在“ask(advise，desire，ordersuggest，require，etc。)+the广引导的从句中，谓语动词应用“should+认”，should可以省去，再结合语态，故A项正确。本句大意为：他们要求所有的必要文件都必须在月底之前交到校长办公室。

14.B

15.Dapplyto应用；applyfor申请

16.A

17.C

18.B解析：本题考查动词固定搭配的用法。deprive后常接介词of，表示剥夺什么。

19.D

20.D

21.价格决定资源的利用方式，是购买者之间对有限供应的产品和服务进行配给的手段。

22.陆地上的资源已开始减少，而海洋却依然有望为人类提供更多所需的资源。

23.今天计算机在许多美国人的生活中起了一个重要的作用并被认为是所有时代中最伟大的技术发展之一。今天计算机在许多美国人的生活中起了一个重要的作用，并被认为是所有时代中最伟大的技术发展之一。

24.正是这场洪水造成的后果使人们充分认识到植树的重要性。正是这场洪水造成的后果使人们充分认识到植树的重要性。

25.投诉时注意礼节但又态度坚定，特别是能够指出所购买商品的缺陷，这样的投诉通常是最有效的。

26.Americans,valuingcompetition,havedevisedaneconomicsystemtogowithit–freeenterprise(自由企业制).重视竞争的美国人设计出了一种经济体系－自由企业制与之相配。

27.Asourproductshaveagoodreputationbothathomeandabroad,theirdemandisincreasingyearbyyear.

28.就这一问题曾做过大量的研究，其结果揭示出这样一个答案:我们是通过一种特殊的平均化方式来形成第一印象的。

29.Nowadaystheyoungarespendingmoreandmoremoneyonbooks.

30.继栖息地减少之后，这种撞击是导致迁徙鸟类死亡的第二大原因，据估计死亡数量可达十亿。

31.61．在描写文中，要把方位按一定的顺序描写清楚，可用一些方位词如：infrontof，behind，

beside，onbothsides，nextto等等。另外，校园的设施也要会讲，如：教学楼theteachingbuilding，办公楼teacher'sofficebuilding，试验室thelab，电教中心theAudiovisualCentre，图书馆thelibrary，宿舍dormitory，食堂canteen，操场theplayground等等。OurSchoolYardThisisamapofourschoolOurschoolislikeabeautifulgarden.Whenyouentertheschoolgate,awidetree-linedroadleadsyourighttothenine-storyclassroombuilding,wherewestudy.NexttotheclassroombuildingistheAudiovisualCentre,wherewecanwatchTVeveryevening.Oneithersideoftheschoolroad,thereisaflowerbedinwhichvariouskindsofflowersareinbloom.

Inthesoutheastofourschoolyardstandsourbeautifullibrarywithallkindsofbooksinit.Teachersandstudentsgothereenjoyingreadingintheirsparetime.Andinthenortheast,youcanfindthereachersofficebuilding.

Behindtheteachersofficebuildingisaplayground.

Besidetheplaygroundisanothernewly-builtbuilding—ourlab.Ifyougoalongtheroadbehindthelab,you'11arriveinthestudentlivingareawherethereareourdormitoriesandcanteens.Thelifeatourschoolisactive,joyfulandcolorful.Welcometoourschool.

32.T0whomItMayConcern：

Threedaysago，IjustgotthewatchIorderedfromyourstore．Yousentitontimeandthanksforthat．ButIbmndseveralproblems．First，thecoloritnotwhatlwanted．1wantedgolden，butyougavemesilverinsteac!．IthoughtthatwouldbeOK，ifeverythingelseisgoodenoughThestrangerthinghappens．

Thewatchgetsfiveminutesslowereveryday，SoIhavetokeepcorrectingit．Becauseofthis，Ifeelnervousaboutbeinglateforwork．Ireallycannotstanditanylonger．SoIhavetowritethislettertorequestgivingthewatchbacktoyouandfullmoneybacktome．

Alongwiththeletteristhecopyoftheorder．

Thankyou．Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou．

Yourssincorely

LiYuan

33.Onepossibleversion:

I"maseniorstudent.IlikeEnglishverymuch.attendingEnglishlessonsatschool，IoftengototheEnglishCornerintheparknearmyhomeonSaturdaymorning.Itwassetuptwoyearsago.Manyhighschoolstudentsgatherthere.Sometimes，some

CollgesudentsandevenforeignfriendsarepresentattheEnglishCorner.

TherewepractiseourspokenEnglish，talkaboutwhatweareinterestedin，exchangeourexperienceinlearningEnglishandsoon.I"velearnedalot.

IhavegreatlyimprovedmyselfinEnglishsinceIvisitedit.Itisreallyagoodhelptome.

34.Onepossibleversion:

October17th，2012

DearMr.JohnSmith，

ItismygreathonortotellyouthatyouhavewonthefirstprizeintheChineseCultureContest.Congratu-lations!

IwouldliketoinviteyoutoattendthecelebrationpartyontheeveningofDecemberlOthatFriendship

HotelinBeijing.AndyouareofferedalO-daytourinChina，freeofcharge.Ifyouareabletomakethetrip，pleasefillintheform.wemailyouwiththeletter.Be-sides，youwillhavetogetyourpassportready.Wewilldotherestforyou.Iamlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.

Sincerelyyours，

LiHua

ChairCommitteeoftheChineseCultureContest

35.Stressisaforce,pressureortensionthatmakespeoplefeeldepressedorworried.Itcanmakepeoplephysicallyormentallyill.Buthowdowegetridofit?Thereareseveralways:

Travellingisaneffectivewaytoreduceanykindofstress.Planningthetripgivespeopleanexcitingmoodthatinspiresthemtobeactive.Byescapingfrompressure,theirmindwillberefreshedandpositive.

Gardeningisanotherfavorablewayoftreatingstress,becauseitprotectspeoplefrommentalandphysicalproblems.Flowersgivepeopleapeacefulandcheerfulfeeling,andthesunshinestrengthenstheirbodiestoresistthestresses.

Forreducingastressfullife,peopleshouldlivewiththesimplewaysthatareallaroundthem.

36.

37.DearTom,

ThankyousomuchforinvitingmetogowithyouandseeyourfamilyatChengdethisweekend.I'veheardalotaboutyourkindandwarm-heartedparentsfromyouandhopetoseethemforalongtime.AndchengdeisabeautifulcityIdreamtovisit.

ButIhavetosaysorrythatIcannotgo.Unfortunately,myuncleiscomingtoseemethisweekendonSaturdayandonSundayIhaveanEnglishexam.So,Ihavetostayhere.

Idohopethatwecandoitanothertime.Pleasesendmybestwishestoyourparents.

Thankyouagainandtakecare.

Yours,

LiYuan

38.TheInternetWiththedevelopmentofcomputers，theInternethasbecomewidelyused.Moreandmoreinformationwillbeprovidedforpeople.Wecangetallkindsofusefulinformationinanyscientificresearchfieldwheneverweneed.ItcanhelpUStoenrichourknowledgeandhelpourcountrytokeepupwiththedevelopedcountries.However，theInternetalsobringsUStoomuchinformation.ItalwaysmakeUSverydifficulttofindsomethingavailablebybrowsingmanynecessarywebsites.Inaword，weneedtheInternet.butweshouldmakegooduseofit.

39.OneMondaymorningaroundeighto'clockinthebusonmywaytothecompany,Iwasenjoyingmybreakfastwhilereadinganewspaper.

Afterawhile,IraisedmyeyesandtriedtoseewherethebuswasandthenIhappenedtoseeayoungmanstrangelystickingtogetherwithalady.Ifeltcuriousandcouldn'thelplookingathimagain.SuddenlyIrealizedthathewasstealing!Attheverymoment,twomenrushedtohimandgraspedhishandwithapurseinit.Itwastoofastformostofustoseewhatwashappening.Thebusdrivertoldustheywerepolicemenaftertheygotoffthebus.

Whenwilltherebenoneedforpolicemeninthebusforsuchathing?

40.DearTom,

Howareyouthesedays?Andhowisyournewjob?

Iambusyonjob-huntingthesedays.IjustreadanadvertisementinthenewspaperthatthecompanyyouworkedbeforeneedsanEnglishsecretary.

Youoncetoldmethatitisagoodcompany.Theworkingenvironmentsuitsyoungpeople.Anditlocatesatdowntown.SoIamthinkingofapplyingforit.

Couldyoutellmesomethingaboutthedevelopmentofthecompanyintheseyearsandthesalarycomparingwithothercompanies?DoIhavetoworklonghours?

Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou.

Yours,

LiYuan

41.现在心理学家们座落为噪音对人们的态度和行为有相当大的影响。

42.她一直渴望当律师因为这工作不仅有趣和富有挑战性而且薪金非常诱人。她一直渴望当律师,因为这工作不仅有趣和富有挑战性，而且薪金非常诱人。

43.我通常在上班的公共汽车上匆匆浏览一下报纸的标题。我通常在上班的公共汽车上匆匆浏览一下报纸的标题。

44.作为理财顾问，我看到很多人学会了掌控自己的钱财，而不是让钱财控制自己；看到他们通过合理的理财，拓宽了自由度，提高了控制力，增强了安全感。

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