2022-2023学年四川省德阳市成考专升本英语自考真题(含答案)

2022-2023学年四川省德阳市成考专升本英语自考真题(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、单选题(20题)1.—ThisismynewdogHisnameisWisdom—That'sinterestingWhy______didyougivehimsuchaname?

A.intheearthB.inworldC.onearthD.ontheworld

2.______hecome,theproblemwouldbesettled.

A.WouldB.ShouldC.ShallD.If

3.Iwonderedwhatdifficultyhehad_________theplan?

A.tocarryout

B.carryingout

C.carriedout

D.withcarryingout

4.Wecanassigntheworkto__________isreliable.

A.whoseB.whomC.whoeverD.whomever

5.Thesearchwas_______whennightcame,eventhoughthechildhadnotbeenfoundA.approvedB.acquiredC.achievedD.abandoned

6.Thisisjusttheplace______heandhiswifevisitedlastyear.

A.whereB.thatC.whenD.why

7.Thewaterwillbefurtherpollutedunlesssomemeasures______.

A.willbetakenB.aretakenC.weretakenD.hadbeentaken

8.______yourhomeworkandmakesurethatyoudon't______anymistakes.

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

9.Mary，_________here——everybodyelse，staywhereyouare．

A.comeB.comesC.tocomeD.coming

10.Mr.Black,ournewEnglishteacher,isstrict______kind.

A.orB.butC.withD.aswell

11.Inoticedhiseyes______,becausetheywereverylarge.

A.inparticularB.withparticularC.inspecialD.withspecial

12.Noconclusionhasbeen______yet.

A.achievedB.reachedC.attainedD.arrived

13.Sobadly______inthecaraccidentthathehadtostayinhospitalforseveralweeks.

A.didheinjureB.heinjureC.washeinjuredD.hewasinjured

14.12．Itwasthetraining_______hehadatschool_______madehimagoodjumper．

A.what;whatB.that;thatC.what;thatD.that;had

15.Newtypewriterscostabout________priceofthesecond—handones．

A.threetimesthe

B.athreetimes

C.thethreetimes

D.threetimesa

16.Myfather______mebysayingthatIcouldwininthespeechcontest,soItookpartinit.

A.discouragedB.encouragedC.preventedD.asked

17.Thatistheonlywaywecanimagine_______theoveruseofwaterinstudents‘bathrooms.

A.reducingB.toreduceC.reducedD.reduce

18.

Allthestudentswenttothemagicshowyesterday.Itwasreally______A.amusinglyB.amuseC.amusingD.amused

19.TheheavysnowcouldnotkeepUS_________goingouttowork．

A.onB.upC.uponD.from

20.Heistooweakto______theheavybox.

A.riseB.putC.raiseD.arise

二、翻译(10题)21.Womenhaveslightlybettermemoriesthanmen,possiblybecausetheypaymoreattentiontotheirenvironment,andmemoryreliesonjustthat.

22.我认为本计划的长远利益能够大大改变地球上每个人的生活状况。

23.Thehighestproportionofsmokersisfoundintheagegroupof24-44,regardlessofsexdifference.

24.近期的心理学研究表明许多孩子纯粹是凭想象产生了对危险的恐惧感.

25.Tocontroltheincreasingnumberoftrafficaccidents,thenewsafetyregulationwillbeputintoeffectnextmonth.

26.Fivehundredyearsisarelativelyshortperiodoftime,sowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.

27.健康取决于良好的食物。清新的空气和充足的睡眠。

28.TenderFormswillbeavailableupto4:00p.m.onFebruary15,2004.

29.Heonceagainintroducedtoushisgreatknowledge,experienceandwisdom.

30.IhaveboughtthathousefromwhichIcanenjoythebeautifulsceneoftheChangjiangBridge.

三、书面表达(10题)31.标题：TheInternet____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

32.Ⅵ.Writing(25points)Directions:Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteacompositionin100—120Fordsbasedonthefollowingsituation.Remembertowriteitclearly.61．你以伦敦国际语言中心的名义向大家介绍：1)该中心的教学目的既实用又围绕商务。教师经验丰富，有现代化的教学方法和设备。想参加语言课程请到105室登记。2)除了教学之外，该中心还提供许多其他活动，如电影、英语角、讨论和野餐，其目的是提高学生的语言技能。3)英语俱乐部每天上午九点至晚上九点开放，只需申请，会员即可免费使用。

33.以某公司的名义写一个竞赛通知。内容如下：

(1)竞赛的名称和内容。

(2)参与对象。

(3)竞赛的时间。

(4)报名的截止日期。

34.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)。

35.你(LiYuan)的生日就要到了，写封信邀请朋友参加你的生日聚会。信的内容包括：

(1)告知对方聚会的具体时间、地点。

(2)到达聚会地点的行车路线及便利的交通工具。

36.假设你是一个农村学生，进城看到河水被严重污染，请写一篇议论污染的日记。内容包括

以下几点：

1．河水颜色发黑，并发出臭味。

2．水里没有鱼，也没人游泳。

3．污染原因是附近的工厂往河里排放工业废水。

4．大家应保护环境，减少污染。

注意：

1．要符合日记的格式。

2．词数为l00左右。

37.路边跪着一个学生模样的年轻女子，她面前放着一张纸，上面写着因父母突然病重而退学，希望好心人相助。写一篇短文描述此情景，并说明面对此事你如何做。

38.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

39.你不慎将手机丢失。请写--N寻物启事，内容大致包括以下方面：

(1)你的手机的品牌和外观(如颜色、形状等)。

(2)丢失的时间和地点。

(3)手机对你的重要性。

(4)希望拾到的人将手机送还。

(5)表示感谢，并提供你的联系方式(LiYuan，Tel：66778899)。

40.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.

四、翻译(20题)41.Weappreciatethegoodqualityofyourproducts,butunfortunatelyyourpriceappearstobeonthehighside.

42.Whetherhelikesthepresentornotisnotcleartome._____________________________________________________________________________

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

44.Todaywestilldistinguish,evenamongrepetitivejobs,betweentheskilledandtheunsailled;butintheyear2020allrepetitionwillbeunskilled.

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.Advertisingisaneffectivemeansofintroducinganewproducttothecustomers.

47.Itisknowntoallthatthenewtraderuleswillgointoeffectnextyear.

48.Thetoyshavetomeetstrictsafetyrequirementsbeforetheycanbesoldtochildren.

49.Tocontroltheincreasingnumberoftrafficaccidents,thenewsafetyregulationwillbeputintoeffectnextmonth.

50.Bothsoundandnoisecanhavenegativeeffects,butwhatismostimportantisifthepersonhascontroloverthesound.

51.Sincethebeginningofthe1990s,Shanghaihasundergonegreatchangesandhastakenonanewlook.

52.WehopeyoucanacceptourinvitationandlookforwardtomeetingyouinBeijing.

53.如果你坚持进行这项试验,你将为由此产生的后果负责.

54.Womenhaveslightlybettermemoriesthanmen,possiblybecausetheypaymoreattentiontotheirenvironment,andmemoryreliesonjustthat.

55.我们发现很多学生都在读书，所以我们不说话了并且开始学习。_____________________________________________________________________________

56.Itisunderstoodthatwhentwounionsquarreloverthreejobs,theargumentissettledbygivingeachuniontwo.Thatmeans33percentovermanning,33percentlessproductivitythancouldbeobtained.

57.现在年轻人在书籍上花的钱越来越多了。

58.Canadianagriculturalproductionkeptupwiththecountry'sdemandandstillhadsurplusesforsaletotheindustrialcentersofEurope.

59.Nomatterwhathesaid,Iregardedhiscommentonmyabilityasachallenge.

60.IftheChinesepeopleworkhard,theycandefinitelyattainthisgrandstrategicobjective.

五、阅读理解(5题)61.EveryyearjustafterChristmastheJanuarySalesstart.Alltheshopsreducetheirpricesandfortwoweeks,theyarefullofpeoplelookingforbargains.MyhusbandandIdonotnormallygotothesalesaswedon'tlikecrowdsandinanycaseweareshortofmoneyaswehavetobuylotsofChristmaspresents.

Lastyear,however,ItookmyhusbandwithmetothesalesatthelargeshopinthecenterofLondon.Webothneededsomenewclothesandwerehopingtofindatelevisionset.WhenwegottoOxfordStreet,itwassocrowdedthatwedecidedtosplitupandmeetagainattheundergroundstation.SoIleftmyhusbandandstartedlookingaroundtheshops.Unfortunatelyalltheclotheswereinverylargesizesandsotheywerenotsuitableforme.ButIdidbuyatelevisionataverycheapprice,soIfeltquitepleasedwithmyself.

WhenIarrivedatthestation,myhusbandwasnotthere.SoIsatdowninanearbycafetohaveacupoftea.IquicklyfinishedmyteawhenIsawmyhusbandandwentouttomeethim.Helookedveryhappy.ThenIsawhewascarryingalargeandheavycardboardbox."Oh,dear!"Ithought.Yes,wehadnonewclothesbuttwotelevisions.Weshallnotbegoingtothesalesagain.

InJanuary

A.lotsofpeoplegoshoppingfordiscount

B.peoplehavealotofmoneytospendafterChristmas

C.alltheshopscloseforatwo-weekChristmasholiday

D.peopledon'thaveenoughmoneytogolookingforbargains

62.AccordingtoPapousek,thepleasurebabiesgetinachievingsomethingisareflectionof______.

A.abasichumandesiretounderstandandcontroltheworld

B.thesatisfactionofcertainphysiologicalneeds

C.theirstrongdesiretosolvecomplexproblems

D.afundamentalhumanurgetodisplaytheirlearnedskills

63.HowdidpeoplereacttoRobert’svideo?

A.Theystartedtosharedog-shamingphotos.

B.Theybegantoblametheirowndogs.

C.Theybegantoreadstoriesaboutdogs.

D.Theystartedtoshowsympathyforhisdog.

64.

Beforehearrivedatthefarmer'shouse,thewriterexpectedtoseeMillylying_______?

A.onthefloorofaroom

B.onthegroundofabarn

C.inbedinabarn

D.inbedinaroom

65.Divertrytobringupmetalsbecause________．A.A.theyhavebeenintheseaforalongtime

B.goldandjewelsarenotvaluablethings

C.somekindsofmetalsareworthalotofmoney

D.itiseasytobringupmetals

六、作文(1题)66.一位学者将在你所在的社区做一个讲座。请以社区委员会(NeighborhoodsCommittee)的名义写一份通知。内容包括：(1)谁做讲座;(2)讲座主题;(3)讲座的时间、地点;(4)讲座对象。

参考答案

1.C

2.B解析：此处是对将来情况的假设。虚拟条件句的谓语部分为should，had或were时，可把if省去，而把should，had或were放在从句的主语之前，构成主谓部分倒装。

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.B解析：takemeasures意思为“采取措施”，本句应用被动语态。

8.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。

9.A本题考查祈使句型：

【应试指导】句意：Mary，到这里来，其余的人待在原处。根据句子的结构可判断出这是个祈使句。所以要用动词原形开头。Mary在句中不是

主语，而是“呼语”。

10.B

11.Ainparticular是固定搭配，意为“特别地”。

12.B解析：本题考查固定搭配的用法。当否定词位于句前时，得出结论应用reach/achievein/arriveatconclusion，故选B。

13.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。

14.B

15.A【句子大意】新打字机的价格是二手货的三倍。

16.B解析：encourage：鼓励、鼓舞；discourage：使泄气；prevent：阻止；ask：要求。根据句意只有选B。

17.B

18.C所有的学生都去看了昨天的魔术表演。它太令人不可思议了。这里主要考查的是动词的现在分词和过去分词的不同用法。Sth．bedoing表示某一事物令人怎么样。Sb．bedone表示某人处于某种状态。例：Theletteristouching．这封信令人感动。

Iammoved．我很感动。

19.D

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

21.女人的记忆力比男人稍微强一点这可能是因为她们更加注意环境而记忆力就取决于环境。女人的记忆力比男人稍微强一点，这可能是因为她们更加注意环境，而记忆力就取决于环境。

22.Ithinkthelong-rangebenefitsoftheprogramcandrasticallychangethelivingconditionsforeveryoneontheearth.

23.吸烟者中不分性别比例最高的是年龄介于24到44岁之间的人.吸烟者中不分性别，比例最高的是年龄介于24到44岁之间的人.

24.Recentpsychologicalstudieshaveshownthatmanychildrenhavedevelopedfearsofdangers.Recentsurveys/opinionpolls/statisticshaveshown/indicatedthat.RecentpollshaveshownthatChineselivemoreandmoreprosperouslife.

25.为遏制日益上升的交通事故,这部新的安全法规将于下月实施.putintoeffect:实施生效law

26.Fivehundredyearsisarelativelyshortperiodoftime,sowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.五百年是一段相对短暂的时间。因此，（我们）可以假设人类会继续长高/身高会继续增长。

27.Goodhealthdependsonfood,freshairandenoughsleep.

28.递交标书的截止日期是2004年2月15日下午4时。

29.他再次让我们领略了他那广博的知识、丰富的阅历和无穷的智慧。他再次让我们领略了他那广博的知识、丰富的阅历和无穷的智慧。

30.我买下了那座房子从那里我可观赏长江大桥的美景。我买下了那座房子，从那里我可观赏长江大桥的美景。

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

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AllthoseactivitiesaredesignedtohelpstudentsimprovetheirEnglishlanguageskills.OurEnglishclubopensfrom9a.m.to

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34.OneMondaymorningaroundeighto'clockinthebusonmywaytothecompany,Iwasenjoyingmybreakfastwhilereadinganewspaper.

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

Whenwilltherebenoneedforpolicemeninthebusforsuchathing?

35.DearPam,

Mybirthdayiscoming!Myparentsaregoingtoholdabirthdaypartyformeat13:00onMay29th(Sunday)athome.Willyoubefreeandcometomyparty?I'11beveryhappy.Besides,Tom,Janeandsomeotherclassmatesarecomingtoo.

YoumaytakebusNo.2toQingStreetandwalkstraightabout20meters.Thereyou'llseeadrugstore.Atthecomerofit,turnrightandgetintoaverynarrowstreetandlookforBeigingNo.10.That'smyhome.We'11waitforyouthere.

Pleasecallmebeforethedateifyoucannotcome.

Ican'twaitforthereunion.

Takecare

LiYuan

36.Onepossibleversion:

September16，2012，SundayCloudy

Iwenttothesmallcityfarawayfromvillagestobooksthismorning.WhatIsawtheresurprisvery.much.Thereisariverinthecity.Thewaterinitisdarkandsmellsterrible.Itispollutedwithchemicalwastefromfactories.Therearemanysmallfactoriesalongtheriver.Theirwasteispoureddirectlyintotheriver.Theworstoneisthepaperfactory.Itpourswastewaterintotheriverdayandnight.Fishcan"tliveinsuchapollutedriverandneithercanpeopleswiminit.Iwonderwhypeopledon"tcareaboutourenvironment.Weshoulddosomethingtoreducepollution.

37.Nowadays,somepeopletryhardtogetmoneyinawayofbegging.

OnedayIsawastudent-likegirlkneelingatthesideofthestreetwithalargesheetofpaperlaidinfrontofher.Ireadandknewthatbothofherparentswereseriouslysickwithnomoneyforoperationsandshehadtoquitschool.Shekneltthereforpeople'shelp.

I'dliketohelppeoplewhoareintroublebutIwouldfirstcheckifwhatshesaidistrue.ButIknowitishard.Itisthebigproblem.Someonedoeswanttodosomethingtohelpthoseintrouble,buttheyareafraidtobecheated.

38.Onepossibleversion:

October17th，2012

DearMr.JohnSmith，

ItismygreathonortotellyouthatyouhavewonthefirstprizeintheChineseCultureContest.Congratu-lations!

IwouldliketoinviteyoutoattendthecelebrationpartyontheeveningofDecemberlOthatFriendship

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

Sincerelyyours，

LiHua

ChairCommitteeoftheChineseCultureContest

39.LOSTAmobilephoneislost.ItisNOKIA3100,black.

IthinkIlostitinthelibraryonMondayevening(May7)whenIwaswalkingaroundtoborrowandreturnbooks.

Itis,infact,averyoldone.Butitisakindofmemoryofoneofmyfriendswhodiedofcancerthreeyearsagowhenshewasonly22yearsold.She'sgonebutleftthemobilephonetome.Ikeepitandneverthinkofreplacingitwithnewonejustbecauseitisfromher.

Ibegyoutocallmeat66778899ifyoufounditsomewhere.Iamexpectingtogetmymobilephoneback.

Thousandthanks.LiYuan

40.

41.我们很欣赏贵方产品的良好质量不过遗憾的是价格似乎偏高。我们很欣赏贵方产品的良好质量，不过遗憾的是价格似乎偏高。

42.我不知道他喜不喜欢这个礼物。

43.玩耍是童年时代的主要活动。近几年来越来越多的研究表明，玩耍在人类的成长中起着极其重要的作用。从婴儿时期，每个孩子都需要有机会和有合适的物品来玩耍。它们的主要功能是提示、鼓励和帮助孩子们玩耍。为了达到这一目的，它们必须是好的玩具，孩子们会经常玩这些玩具，而且可以经常反复地玩它。所以在孩子的不同发展阶段，选择适当的玩具很重要。近几年针对婴儿成长的研究已经表明，在孩子继承父母遗传的能力的范围内，能达到的智力水平很大程度上取决于他生命中最初的三年。

44.Todaywestilldistinguish,evenamongrepetitivejobs,betweentheskilledandtheunskilled;butintheyear2020allrepetitionwillbeunskilled.今天我们甚至在重复性的工作中仍然要分清技术工种和非技术工种，但是到了2020年，所有重复性的工作都将是非技术性工作了。

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