2021-2022学年浙江省丽水市成考专升本英语第一轮测试卷(含答案)

2021-2022学年浙江省丽水市成考专升本英语第一轮测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、单选题(20题)1.Thesearchwas_______whennightcame,eventhoughthechildhadnotbeenfoundA.approvedB.acquiredC.achievedD.abandoned

2.Thesenationalparksareveryimportantforpreservingmanyanimals,whichwouldruntheriskofbecomingextinct.

A.insteadB.thereforeC.neverthelessD.otherwise

3.—Oh,Mary!YoushoulddoyourworkinsteadofsittingherewatchingTV.—______.

A.That'snotaverygoodidea.

B.TVproducesgoodinfluenceonchildren.

C.Whatmakesyousaythat?

D.YousaidTVwaseducational.

4.—Hasthewalletbeenreturnedyet?—No，butweexpect______anydaynow.

A.toreturnit

B.ittoreturn

C.ittobereturned

D.itreturned

5._____cryingsadly,heraisedhisheadandlettearsstreamdownhisfaceonpurposeA.TobeseenB.SeeingC.ToseeD.Havingseen

6.—Theeducationsystemratherthantheteachers______toanswerfortheoverburdenonthestudents—IagreeIhopethereform.beingcarriedoutinourcountrywillhangaboutthe_____results.

A.are;desiredB.is;desiredC.are;desiringD.is;desiring

7.NotonlyIbutalsoTomandMary______fondofcollectingstamps.

A.amB.willC.areD.have

8.TomandJackarebothveryclever._________,Tomis____________Jack.

A.Allinall;asacleverboyas

B.Inotherwords;ascleveraboyas

C.Thatistosay;asacleverboyas

D.Inword;ascleveraboyas

9.—ThisismynewdogHisnameisWisdom—That'sinterestingWhy______didyougivehimsuchaname?

A.intheearthB.inworldC.onearthD.ontheworld

10._______manytimes,hefinallyunderstoodtheproblem.

A.ToldB.TellingC.HavingtoldD.Havingbeentold

11.Itisreportedthatmanyanewhouse_______atpresentinthedisasterareaA.arebeingbuilt

B.werebeingbuilt

C.wasbeingbuilt

D.isbeingbuilt

12.Thenovelwrittenbytheauthor_______well,butfiveyearsagronoonecouldhaveimaginedhowgreatarolehe_______intheliteraryworldA.sells;wastoplay

B.selling;wasplaying

C.sold;hadplayed

D.sell;isplaying

13.Afterallthistimeyou‘dthinkhe‘dhaveforgotten，________?

A.shouldyouB.wouldn"tyouC.don"tyouD.doyou

14.Thisisjusttheplace______heandhiswifevisitedlastyear.

A.whereB.thatC.whenD.why

15.Wemust__earlyinthemorningsoastocatchthefirsttrain.

A．setup

B．setout

C．setabout

D．setaside

16.Hewasamanofstrongfeelings,______normallylayhiddendeepinsidehim.

A.itB.thatC.thoseD.which

17.Inoticedhiseyes______,becausetheywereverylarge.

A.inparticularB.withparticularC.inspecialD.withspecial

18.Theproblemwassettledtothecompleteofthem,sotheydidn‘tcomplain.

A.amazementB.satisfactionC.disappointmentD.attraction

19.Thewaterwillbefurtherpollutedunlesssomemeasures______.

A.willbetakenB.aretakenC.weretakenD.hadbeentaken

20.Mr.Black,ournewEnglishteacher,isstrict______kind.

A.orB.butC.withD.aswell

二、翻译(10题)21.Fivehundredyearsisarelativelyshortperiodoftime,sowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.

22.Itwasnearlyimpossibletolivefreefromfinancialstressinmodernsociety.

23.Todaywestilldistinguish,evenamongrepetitivejobs,betweentheskilledandtheunsailled;butintheyear2020allrepetitionwillbeunskilled.

24.Agoodcitizenshouldbeagoodparent,child,wifeandhusband.

25.Whereasapassportisissuedbyacountrytoitscitizens,avisaisofficialpermissiontovisitacountrygrantedbythegovernmentofthatcountry.

26.Iwouldbegratefulifyoucouldsendmeanapplicationform.andfurtherinformationaboutthesalaryandworkingconditions.

27.TheUnitedStatesGreenBuildingCouncil,anonprofitindustrygroupthatencouragesthecreationofenvironmentallyconsciousbuildings,willintroduceabird-safetycreditthisfallaspartofitsenvironmentalcertificationprocess.

28.贸易公司需确保拥有高效处理订单的能力，使在线系统成为重要销售渠道。

A.Tradingcompaniesneedtoinsuretheirabilitytohandleorderseffectively,tomakeanonlinesystemanessentialsaleschannel.

B.Tradingcompaniesneedtoensuretheirabilitytohandleordersefficiently,makinganonlinesystemanessentialsaleschannel.

C.Tradingcompaniesneedensuretheirabilitytohandleordersefficiently,makeanonlinesystemanessentialsalesmethod.

D.Tradingcompaniesneedtoinsuretheirabilitytohandleorderseffectively,makinganonlinesystemanessentialsalesmethod.

29.Advertisingisaneffectivemeansofintroducinganewproducttothecustomers.

30.IhaveboughtthathousefromwhichIcanenjoythebeautifulsceneoftheChangjiangBridge.

三、书面表达(10题)31.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)。

32.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。

33.你（LiYuan）刚买了一块表，但你不满意，因为它总有毛病。写一封投诉信，其内容如下：

（1）买表的时间、地点；

（2）出现的问题；

（3）要求退货。

34.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。

35.你(LiYuan)丢失了钱包，需要写一个寻物启事。内容包括：

(1)丢失的时间和地点。

(2)描述钱包内外(钱包的颜色、钱包里的东西)。

(3)提供与失主联系的方式。

36.你(LiYuan)和几个朋友约定明天在人民公园野餐。你们的朋友Peter也应邀参加。你给他写封信，内容包括：

(1)说明野餐目的。

(2)说明路线。

(3)说明日期、时间。

37.你(LiYuan，TeL：78790765)刚从海边度假回来，对旅行社所定的旅馆及其服务不满意。因此决定给该旅行社的经理写封抱怨信。信的内容包括：

(1)说明不满意的具体事件。

(2)提出改进建议或赔偿要求。

38.Ⅵ.Writing(25points)Directions:Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteacompositionin100—120wordsbasedonthetopicWhataForeignStudentShouldDoin

China.Remembertowriteitclearly.61．外籍学生(foreignstudents)如何适应中国生活1)外籍学生必须要有接纳不同文化、不同观念的开阔胸襟。2)勤练语言，与当地学生交流，尊重对方意见。3)俗话说要“人乡随俗”。

39.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.

40.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。

四、翻译(20题)41.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。

42.IftheChinesepeopleworkhard,theycandefinitelyattainthisgrandstrategicobjective.

43.Astohisexperience,heisnotverysuitableforthisposition.

44.IntheUnitedStates,apersoncantakecreditonlyforwhathehasaccomplishedbyhimself.

45.她努力工作，以便8点能把一切都准备好。

46.Grandmatookitforgrantedthatfoodpriceswouldrise,sosheboughtalotofrice.

47.他们赞成采取严格的措施来控制污染。

48.Toomuchtourismcanbeaproblem.Iftourismgrowstooquickly,peoplemustleaveotherjobstoworkinthetourismindustry.

49.Weappreciatethegoodqualityofyourproducts,butunfortunatelyyourpriceappearstobeonthehighside.

50.Canadianagriculturalproductionkeptupwiththecountry'sdemandandstillhadsurplusesforsaletotheindustrialcentersofEurope.

51.IthinkwemusttakeadvantageofeverychancetopracticeourEnglish.

52.TheUnitedStatesGreenBuildingCouncil,anonprofitindustrygroupthatencouragesthecreationofenvironmentallyconsciousbuildings,willintroduceabird-safetycreditthisfallaspartofitsenvironmentalcertificationprocess.

53.Bothsoundandnoisecanhavenegativeeffects,butwhatismostimportantisifthepersonhascontroloverthesound.

54.我能向你保证这一信息是可靠的.

55.Complainingisusuallymosteffectivewhenitisdonepolitelybutfirmly,andespeciallywhentheconsumercandemonstratewhatiswrongwiththeiteminquestion.

56.们必须提高产品质量，因为那些国家买家的质量意识都非常强。

A.Youhavetoraisethequalityofyourproductsbecausebuyersinallcountriesareverymuchquality-minded.

B.Youshouldrisethequalityofyourproductsbecausebuyersinthosecountriesareverymuchquality-minded.

C.Youhavetoraisethequalityofyourproductsbecausebuyersinthosecountriesareverymuchquality-minded.

D.Youshouldrisethequalityofyourproductsbecausebuyersinthosecountriesareverymuchquality-minded.

57.Wehavealreadyfinishedourwork,soaholidayforusthisyearisoutofquestion.

58.国庆节快到了，很多人在忙着准备去旅游。

59.他赞成采取严格的措施来控制污染。

60.他们正在寻找那逃掉的疯子。

五、阅读理解(5题)61.Accordingtotheauthor,thefather’sroleinthehomeis_______________.

A.minorbecauseheisanineffectualparent

B.irrelevanttothehealthydevelopmentofthechild

C.pertinenttothehealthydevelopmentofthechild

D.identicaltotheroleofthechild’smother

62.

The5thparagraphiswritteninordertoprovethat______.

A.almosthalfofthestatesoncebelongedtotheIndians

B.theIndianlanguageiswelldeveloped

C.thefirstsettlersnotonlyseizedthelandoftheIndiansbutalsoborrowedtheword"Okay"fromthem

D.thereissometruthinthestorythatthewordcamefromtheIndianlanguage

63.Theexperimentwasdesignedtofindout______.

A.howtoteachthestudentsinthescienceclass

B.whetherpoetryisdifficultforsciencestudents

C.whattobetaughtinthehumanitiesclass

D.whymanyhumanitiesstudentsfindsciencehard

64.“Defied”inthe5thparagraphprobablymeans________.

A.doubted

B.gaveproofto

C.challenged

D.agreedto

65.根据以下资料，回答9~12题。

Manyanimalshaveanexcellentsenseofsmell,whichtheyuseinhunting．Ontheotherhand,theireyesightmaybepoor．Dogs,forexample,havepooreyesightandnocolorvision．Theyseeonlyshadesofgray．Butthedog'ssenseofsmellisextraordinary,

ThekindofdogknownasAlsatianhas220millionolfactory(嗅觉)cells．Manhasfivemillion．ScientistsbelievethattheAlsatianisonemilliontimesbetterthanmaninfindingoutodors．

Thehumansenseofsmell,however,isreallyquitegood,Theaveragehumanbeingcandistinguishmorethan10,000differentodors.

AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingfactsisNOTtrue?

A．Manyanimalshavepooreyesightwhiletheirsenseofsmell,isquitegood．

B．Dogsarecolorblind.

C．Thehumansenseofsmellisnotgood.

D．Dogscanseenomorethanshadesofgray.

六、作文(1题)66.S城的交通拥挤现象日趋严重，事故时有发生，特别是在早晚上、下班高峰期。市政府决定采取措施改善交通现状，向广大市民征集建议。请根据下面的要点向市政府提出建议。(1)修缮公路，改善路面状况;(2)修筑立交桥，缓解交通阻塞现象;(3)控制小轿车的产量。要求：短文需要涉及上述所有内容，可以适当增加内容，阐述自己的其他想法。

参考答案

1.D

2.D

3.D解析：上句责备玛丽应该做作业而不是坐到那儿看电视，下句是玛丽对妈妈责备的一种辩解：“你说过电视是有教育意义的。”所以D项正确。

4.C

5.A

6.B解析：theeducationsystem是主语，谓语动词应用单数；thedesiredresults意为“期望的结果”。

7.C解析：notonly…butalso连接主语时，谓语动词根据就近原则由butalso后的成分来决定。TomandMary是两个人，所以动词用复数形式。

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.D

12.A

13.B考查反义疑问句。原句应是：youwouldthinkhehadhaveforgotten…反义疑问句的规则是陈述部分是肯定式，疑问部分应是否定式。Wouldthink表示推测，疑问部分也应选择would。选项B是正确的。【句子大意】你难道还认为他已经忘掉了，是吗?

14.B

15.Bsetout意为“出发，动身”。

16.D解析：which修饰非限定性定语从句，指代前边一句话。本题涉及句法知识——简单句、并列句和复合句。例如：Hehastwodaughters.Theyaredoctors.(简单句)Hehastwodaughtersandtheyaredoctors.(并列句)Hehastwodaughters,whoaredoctors．(复合句)

17.Ainparticular是固定搭配，意为“特别地”。

18.B

19.B解析：takemeasures意思为“采取措施”，本句应用被动语态。

20.B

21.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。

22.在现代社会过没有经济压力的生活几乎是不可能的.befreefrom:

23.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。

24.一个好公民应是个慈爱的家长、孝顺的儿女、贤良的妻子或尽职的丈夫。一个好公民应是个慈爱的家长、孝顺的儿女、贤良的妻子或尽职的丈夫。

25.护照是国家为其公民颁发的证件，签证则是政府颁发给他国来访者的官方许可。

26.如果贵公司能惠寄求职表并告知有关薪水和工作条件的情况本人将不胜感激。如果贵公司能惠寄求职表并告知有关薪水和工作条件的情况，本人将不胜感激。

27.美国绿色建筑协会是一家非盈利工业组织，鼓励建造注重环境的建筑物，并将于今秋引入鸟类安全标准作为其环境认证过程的一部分。

28.A

29.广告是把一种新产品介绍给顾客的有效方法。

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.LOSTAmobilephoneislost.ItisNOKIA3100,black.

IthinkIlostitinthelibraryonMondayevening(May7)whenIwaswalkingaroundtoborrowandreturnbooks.

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

Ibegyoutocallmeat66778899ifyoufounditsomewhere.Iamexpectingtogetmymobilephoneback.

Thousandthanks.LiYuan

32.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

33.ToWhomItMayConcern:

Threedaysago，IjustgotthewatchIorderedfromyourstore.Yousentitontimeandthanksforthat.ButIfoundseveralproblems.First，thecolorisnotwhatIwanted.Iwantedgolden，butyougavemesilverinstead.IthoughtthatwouldbeOK，ifeverythingelseisgoodenough.Thestrangerthinghappens.Thewatchgetsfiveminutesslowereveryday，soIhavetokeepcorrectingit.Becauseofthis，Ifeelnervousaboutbeinglateforwork.Ireallycannotstanditanylonger.SoIhavetowritethislettertorequestgivingthewatchbacktoyouandfullmoneybacktome.

Alongwiththeletteristhecopyoftheorder.

Thankyou.Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou.

Yourssincerely，

LiYuan

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

Travellingisaneffectivewaytoreduceanykindofstress.Planningthetripgivespeopleanexcitingmoodthatinspiresthemtobeactive.Byescapingfrompressure,theirmindwillberefreshedandpositive.

Gardeningisanotherfavorablewayoftreatingstress,becauseitprotectspeoplefrommentalandphysicalproblems.Flowersgivepeopleapeacefulandcheerfulfeeling,andthesunshinestrengthenstheirbodiestoresistthestresses.

Forreducingastressfullife,peopleshouldlivewiththesimplewaysthatareallaroundthem.

35.Ilostmypurse.Itisblackandredanditsshapeistriangle.

IthinkIleftitsomewhereinthelibraryyesterdayafternoonwhenIwasinahurrytoborrowbooksandwalkedupanddownstairstolookformaterialstobeusedinmymathcourseandoccupiedseatsfortheeveningstudywithmybooks.

Insidemypurse,thereisastudentIDwhichisveryimportanttome,librarycardwithoutwhichIwon'tgetintothelibrary,andabout300RMB.

Ifanyonegotitorknewanyoneelsewhogotit,pleasecallmeat80967521atanytime.Thankyou.

36.DearPeter,

We'resogladyou'recomingtojoinustomorrow.Hereishowyoucanfindus.We'llhaveourpicnicinthePeople'sPark.Youknowwhereitis,don'tyou?Afteryouentertheparkbythemaingate,walkstraightontillyoucometoastream.Crossthestreamandturnright.Afterwalkingforawhileyou'llcometoalake.We'llhaveourpicnicthereinthesmallwoodsbythelake.I'msureyou'llhavenotroublefindingus.Docome!

Yours,

Lihua

37.DearManager,

Iamwritingthislettertomakeacomplaint.

Iamoneofyourcustomerswhowerejustbackfromtheseven-daytriptoHainan.Iwastotallydisappointedbytheveryunhappystayweexperiencedinthehotelyoureservedforus.First,itislongdistancetotheseasidefromthehotel.Ittookus20m

Istronglysuggest:

1.Rentabusspeciallyfortravelers.

2.Movethebaroutofthehotel.

Lookforwardtohearingfromyou.

Yours,

LiYuan

Tel.78790765

38.61．短文写作一般给出题目，或规定情景，或要求看图表作文，或给出关键词，或给出每一段的段首句，要求考生能够正确表达思想，语义连贯，无重大语法错误，书写工整。写作内容包括日常生活和一般常识。段首句作文要把主题句用简洁的语言表达出来，再通过二、三句事例对主题句进行扩展，句子结构要多样化，句子间正确使用一些承接词，使句子衔接自然。结尾句通常对段落进行总结。本文要点：适应getusedto，调整adjustoneselfto，思想开放open-minded，表达expressoneself。WhataForeignStudentShouldDoin

ChinaStudyingin

China,anyforeignstudentisverylikelytocomeuponsomethinghefindsithardtoadjusthimselfto,particularlyasfarascultureisconcerned.

HeshouldtrytogetusedtotheChinesewayoflivingwithaviewtoyieldingmorefruitfulresults.Heshould,firstofall,haveagodcommandofbothspokenandwrittenChinese,whichwillenablehimtofullyexpresshimself.Next,hemustexposehimselfasoftenaspossibletonativestudentssoastolearnofthevaluesChinesehold.Eastbutnottheleast,hemuststayopen-minded,housingdifferentviewpoints,dealingwithpeoplemodestly.Asthesayinggoes,

"Whenin

Rome,doastheRomansdo.”Thisiswhataforeignstudentshoulddotostudyin

China.

39.

40.61．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.

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