2022-2023学年安徽省宣城市成考专升本英语第一轮测试卷(含答案)

2022-2023学年安徽省宣城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.Thatistheonlywaywecanimagine_______theoveruseofwaterinstudents‘bathrooms.

A.reducingB.toreduceC.reducedD.reduce

2.Mr.Black,ournewEnglishteacher,isstrict______kind.

A.orB.butC.withD.aswell

3.Thankyouforthe______youdidme.tomovethesofaupstairs.

A.favorB.goodC.helpD.kindness

4._______manytimes,hefinallyunderstoodtheproblem.

A.ToldB.TellingC.HavingtoldD.Havingbeentold

5.Inoticedhiseyes______,becausetheywereverylarge.

A.inparticularB.withparticularC.inspecialD.withspecial

6.12．Itwasthetraining_______hehadatschool_______madehimagoodjumper．

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

7.Sometimeschildrenhavetrouble______factfromfictionandmaybelievethatsuchthingsactuallyexist.

A.toseparateB.separatingC.forseparatingD.ofseparating

8.Myfather______mebysayingthatIcouldwininthespeechcontest,soItookpartinit.

A.discouragedB.encouragedC.preventedD.asked

9.Sicknessdeprivedme______thepleasureofseeingyou.

A.fromB.ofC.outofD.with

10.Helenalwayshelpshergrandmothereventhoughgoingtoschool____mostofherday.

A.takesupB.makeupC.saveupD.putup

11.Little_________thattheirplanhasbeenDiscovered．

A.didtheysuspect

B.dothesuspect

C.dotheysuspect

D.theysuspect

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

13.Notuntilhelefthishome_______toknowhowimportantthefamilywasforhim.

A.didhebeginB.hadhebegunC.hebeganD.hehasbegun

14.Thesenationalparksareveryimportantforpreservingmanyanimals,whichwouldruntheriskofbecomingextinct.

A.insteadB.thereforeC.neverthelessD.otherwise

15.—That'smewhenIgotmarried.SeewhatIlooklikenow!—Whynotgoonadiettogetinto______?

A.shapeB.formC.appearanceD.body

16.While______ajob,thegraduatestudentgotanoffertostudyabroad

A.appliedforB.applyingtoC.appliedtoD.applyingfor

17.Whathedescribedasonlya______detailIthoughtwasthemostimportantpartoftheplan.

A.commonB.plainC.justD.mere

18.—Hasthewalletbeenreturnedyet?—No，butweexpect______anydaynow.

A.toreturnit

B.ittoreturn

C.ittobereturned

D.itreturned

19.Hishandwritingis______yours.

A.morebetterB.aswellasC.muchbetterthanD.asbetteras

20.Notuntilthisterm______torealizehowimportantthissubjectistohisfuturecareerasadiplomat.

A.hebeganB.didhebeginC.hehasbegunD.thathehasbegun

二、翻译(10题)21.Weareconcernedtodeveloptheabilitiesofalloutpupilstothefull,notjusttheiracademicability.

22.TheprincipalreasonfortheproportionoftelevisionamongUnitedStatesadvertisersisthatitreachesavastnumberofpeopleatthesametime.

23.论实际用途，没有那个计算机网络能比得上国际互联网。

24.Thegirltakesafterhermotherandisalwayscheerful.

25.IncasetheyarrivebeforeIcomeback,pleaseaskthemtowaitforafewminutes.

26.ThetraditionalAmericanThanksgivingDaycelebrationgoesbackto1621.

27.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。

28.Acultureanditslanguagesareasinseparableasbrainandbody;whileoneisapartoftheother,neithercanfunctionwithouttheother.

29.我已尽了我最大的努力，因此如果我失败，我并不觉得有什么羞耻的。

30.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。

三、书面表达(10题)31.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”。

32.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。

33.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。

34.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。

35.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

36.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。

37.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。

38.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。

39.假设你是小明，光明中学的学生，你给你的好友小华写信讲述你的美国之行。内容包括：先去了纽约，看到许多摩天大楼，但看不到世贸大厦了；两天后去了洛杉矶（LosAngeles），参观了好莱坞，游览了迪斯尼乐园；还去了内华达（Nevada）的里诺Reno），游览了风景优美的大沪（Dahu）湖。

注意：

1．不要逐字翻译，叙述要连贯。

2．词数应为100左右。

40.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)。

四、翻译(20题)41.她努力工作，以便8点能把一切都准备好。

42.SectionB

Directions:TranslatethefollowingChineseintoEnglish.

(英语专业学生做)

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassageinChinese.ReaditcarefullyandputitintoEnglish.

人生不是上帝为谴责我们的缺陷而给我们布下的陷阱。人生也不是一场拼写比赛，不管你拼出多少单词，一旦出现了一个错误，就会前功尽弃。人生更像是一个棒球赛季，即使最好的球队也会输掉三分之一的比赛，即便最差的球队也有春风得意的日子。我们的目标就是多赢少输。当我们能够接受不完整是人性的一部分这个事实时，当我们的人生不断滚动并能欣赏其价值时，我们就会获得其他人仅渴望的完整人生。我相信这就是上帝对我们的要求：不求“完美”，不求“永不犯错”，而是求得人生的完整。

43.Evenaftergraduation,youngpeoplefindtheirwingsclippedbyskyrocketinghousingcosts.

44.IncasetheyarrivebeforeIcomeback,pleaseaskthemtowaitforafewminutes.

45.Shehasbeenlongingtoworkasalawyer,becausetheworkisnotonlyinteresting,challenging,butalsothesalaryisveryattractive.

46.Thiscorporationisspecializedinhandingtheimportandexportbusinessoftextiles.

47.Pricesdeterminehowresourcesaretobeused.Theyarealsothemeansbywhichproductsandservicesthatareinlimitedsupplyaredisturbedamongbuyers.

48.Safetyfirstmaymeanalittlemoretimeandcare,butitmaysaveyoualotoftrouble.

49.Theyfoundthatbyreproducingitselfatveryhighspeed,thevirushadmultipliedmorethanamilliontimeswithintwodays.

50.IthinkwemusttakeadvantageofeverychancetopracticeourEnglish.

51.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.

52.我昨天没有见到她，我弟弟也没有。

53.Heonceagainintroducedtoushisgreatknowledge,experienceandwisdom.

54.Thisexperimentresultedinthediscoveryofanewcureforcancer.

55.Agoodcitizenshouldbeagoodparent,child,wifeandhusband.

56.Iftheweatherpermits,wearegoingtosetouttomorrowmorning.

57.Whileitcannotbescientificallyproven（ordisproved,forthatmatter.thatglobalwarmingcausedanyparticularextremeevent,wecansaythatglobalwarmingverylikelymakesmanykindsofextremeweatherbothmorefrequentandmoresevere.

58.Psychologistsnowbelievethatnoisehasaconsiderableeffectonpeople’sattitudesandbehavior.

59.随着燃料价格的上涨，购车者买车的想法正在改变。

A.Withfuelpricesgoingup,carbuyersaregoingtochangetheirideasofbuyingacar.

B.Withfuelpricesgoesup,carbuyersarechangingtheirideasofbuyingacar.

C.Withfuelpricesgoingup,carbuyersarechangingtheirideasofbuyingacar.

D.Withfuelpricesgoesup,carbuyershavechangedtheirideasofbuyingacar.

60.Thehighestproportionofsmokersisfoundintheagegroupof24-44,regardlessofsexdifference.

五、阅读理解(5题)61.

Judgingfromthedescription,wecantellthatthispassagemustbetakenfrom_____.

A.anewspaperB.amagazineC.theInternetD.aguidebook

62.PassageOne“Whenoneofthedoctorscriticizes(批评)me，Igetdefensive：Ifeellikeachildagain，beingscolded，andIwanttoexplainthatI'mnotwrong.”saysViola，anurse.Thisisacommonreaction(反应)tocriticism，butnotagoodone.Therearebetterwaysofdealingwithcriticism.(1)Trytobeobjective(客观).WhenSolwascriticizedbyhisnewemployerfornothavingmadeasale，Solwasreactionwastofeelsorryforhimself.“IhadputeverythingIhadintomakingthatsale，”Solsays,“andIfeltthatIhadfailedasaperson.Ihadtolearnthroughexperiencenottoreactlikethattoeachfailure.”(2)Taketimetocooldown.Ratherthanreactingimmediatelytocriticism，takesometimetothinkoverwhatwassaid.Yourfirstquestionshouldbewhetherthecriticismisfairfromtheotherperson’sposition.Theproblemmaybeasimplemisunderstandingofwhatyoudidoryourreasonsfordoingit.(3)Takepositive(积极的)action.Afteryoucooldown，considerwhatyoucandoaboutthesituation.Thebestanswermaybe“nothing”.“IfinallyrealizedthatmybosswashavingpersonalproblemsandtakingthemoutonmebecauseIwasthere,”saysSheila.Hiscriticismsdidnn'treallyhaveanythingtodowithmywork，sonothingIsaidordidwasgoingtochangethem.InSheila'scase，thebestwaytodealwithitwastoleaveherjob.However，that'sanextremereaction.Youmaysimplyexplainyouropinionwithoutexpectinganin-depthdiscussion.Youmayevendecidethatthebattleisn'tworthfightingthistime.Thekey，inanycase，istohaveareasonableplan.WhenSolwascriticizedbyhisemployer，he________.

A.arguedbitterlywithhisemployer

B.wasangryandgaveuphisjob

C.wassorryforwhathedid

D.wassadandself-pitying

63.

Accordingtotheauthor,，forbiddingpeopletotakedrugsis______.

A.unacceptabletothemajorityofpeople

B.notaneffectivewaytostopdrugaddiction

C.intheinterestofthepeopleandthegovernors

D.inagreementwiththebasicrightsofcitizens

64.Abankrunhappenswhen______.

A.abankisclosedforoneormoredays

B.toomanydepositorstrytodrawouttheirmoneyatonetime

C.thereisnotenoughmoneytopayallitsdepositorsatonetime

D.tellersofabanktaketheirownmoneyfromthebank

65.

Theidealtitleforthispassageis______.()

A.TheEelB.TorpedoC.ElectricFishD.ElectricPower

六、作文(1题)66.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic"HowIFinanceMyCollegeEducation".Youshouldwriteatleast120words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow：1.上大学的费用（tuitionandfees.可以通过多种途径解决；2.哪种途径适合于我（说明理由）。

参考答案

1.B

2.B

3.A解析：favor：帮助，一般用domeafavor；good：好处；help不与do搭配：kindness：善良。故选A。

4.D

5.Ainparticular是固定搭配，意为“特别地”。

6.B

7.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。

8.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。

9.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。

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.A

14.D

15.A解析：shape意为“(女人的)姿态，身段”；form意为“形状，形态”；appearance意为“外表，样子”；body意为“身体”。由题意知应选A。

16.Dapplyto应用；applyfor申请

17.D解析：本题测试形容词辨析。四个选项的意思分别是“普通的”，“清楚的”，“正义的”，“仅仅的”。根据句意，D项正确。本句大意为：他仅仅把它作为一个细节来描述，而我却认为它是这个计划中最重要的部分。

18.C

19.C解析：much用在句中修饰比较级better。

20.B解析：表示否定的副词前置于句首，句子需要不完全倒装，即助动词提前。其余选项均可排除。除Notuntil外还有never，seldom，rarely，seldom，no，little，hardly，innotime等否定副词或结构放在句首时，句子需要部分倒装。

21.我们关注的是充分开发所有学生的各项能力，而不仅仅是发展他们的学习能力。

22.电视媒体受美国广告商欢迎的主要原因在于它能同时拥有大量的观众。电视媒体受美国广告商欢迎的主要原因在于它能同时拥有大量的观众。

23.NocomputernetworkiscomparabletoInternetforpracticalapplication.

24.那女孩很像她妈妈总是乐呵呵的。那女孩很像她妈妈，总是乐呵呵的。

25.万一我还没有回来他们就到了请让他们等几分钟?万一我还没有回来他们就到了，请让他们等几分钟?

26.传统的美国感恩节庆祝活动可追溯到1621年。传统的美国感恩节庆祝活动可追溯到1621年。

27.Ithinkthelong-rangebenefitsoftheprogramcandrasticallychangethelivingconditionsforeveryoneontheearth.

28.Acultureanditslanguagesareasinseparableasbrainandbody;whileoneisapartoftheother,neithercanfunctionwithouttheother.一种文化及语言，有如大脑与身体般密不可分。它们交融互补，缺一不可/不可或缺。

29.Ihaveworkedtothebestofmyability,soIhavenothingtobeashamedofifIfail.

30.Asourproductshaveagoodreputationbothathomeandabroad,theirdemandisincreasingyearbyyear.

31.61．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.

32.ToWhomItMayConcern:

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

Alongwiththeletteristhecopyoftheorder.

Thankyou.Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou.

Yourssincerely，

LiYuan

33.Nowadays,somepeopletryhardtogetmoneyinawayofbegging.

OnedayIsawastudent-likegirlkneelingatthesideofthestreetwithalargesheetofpaperlaidinfrontofher.Ireadandknewthatbothofherparentswereseriouslysickwithnomoneyforoperationsandshehadtoquitschool.Shekneltthereforpeople'shelp.

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

34.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

35.Onepossibleversion:

October17th，2012

DearMr.JohnSmith，

ItismygreathonortotellyouthatyouhavewonthefirstprizeintheChineseCultureContest.Congratu-lations!

IwouldliketoinviteyoutoattendthecelebrationpartyontheeveningofDecemberlOthatFriendship

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

Sincerelyyours，

LiHua

ChairCommitteeoftheChineseCultureContest

36.61．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.

37.DearTom,

Howareyouthesedays?Andhowisyournewjob?

Iambusyonjob-huntingthesedays.IjustreadanadvertisementinthenewspaperthatthecompanyyouworkedbeforeneedsanEnglishsecretary.

Youoncetoldmethatitisagoodcompany.Theworkingenvironmentsuitsyoungpeople.Anditlocatesatdowntown.SoIamthinkingofapplyingforit.

Couldyoutellmesomethingaboutthedevelopmentofthecompanyintheseyearsandthesalarycomparingwithothercompanies?DoIhavetoworklonghours?

Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou.

Yours,

LiYuan

38.DearManager,

Iamwritingthislettertomakeacomplaint.

Iamoneofyourcustomerswhowerejustbackfromtheseven-daytriptoHainan.Iwastotallydisappointedbytheveryunhappystayweexperiencedinthehotelyoureservedforus.First,itislongdistancetotheseasidefromthehotel.Ittookus20m

Istronglysuggest:

1.Rentabusspeciallyfortravelers.

2.Movethebaroutofthehotel.

Lookforwardtohearingfromyou.

Yours,

LiYuan

Tel.78790765

39.Onepossibleversion:DearXiaoHua，

IhavejustcomebackfromatriptotheUnited

States.Ihadaverygoodtimethere.

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IthinkIlostitinthelibraryonMondayevening(May7)whenIwaswalkingaroundtoborrowandreturnbooks.

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Ibegyoutocallmeat66778899ifyoufounditsomewhere.Iamexpectingtogetmymobilephoneback.

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