2022-2023学年山东省临沂市成考专升本英语自考真题(含答案)

2022-2023学年山东省临沂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.Thescientistsallagreedthatrulesofphysics,______weareallfamiliar,governtheworldA.towhichB.onwhichC.whichD.withwhich

2.Afterallthistimeyou‘dthinkhe‘dhaveforgotten，________?

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

3.—What'sthechanceofthere______anelectionthisyear?—Ihavenoidea.

A.isB.tobeC.beingD.be

4.Notuntilhelefthishome_______toknowhowimportantthefamilywasforhim.

A.didhebeginB.hadhebegunC.hebeganD.hehasbegun

5.Thesenationalparksareveryimportantforpreservingmanyanimals,whichwouldruntheriskofbecomingextinct.

A.insteadB.thereforeC.neverthelessD.otherwise

6.

Allthestudentswenttothemagicshowyesterday.Itwasreally______A.amusinglyB.amuseC.amusingD.amused

7.Wemust__earlyinthemorningsoastocatchthefirsttrain.

A．setup

B．setout

C．setabout

D．setaside

8.—Theeducationsystemratherthantheteachers______toanswerfortheoverburdenonthestudents—IagreeIhopethereform.beingcarriedoutinourcountrywillhangaboutthe_____results.

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

9.NotonlyIbutalsoTomandMary______fondofcollectingstamps.

A.amB.willC.areD.have

10.Thenovelwrittenbytheauthor_______well,butfiveyearsagronoonecouldhaveimaginedhowgreatarolehe_______intheliteraryworldA.sells;wastoplay

B.selling;wasplaying

C.sold;hadplayed

D.sell;isplaying

11.Thatistheonlywaywecanimagine_______theoveruseofwaterinstudents‘bathrooms.

A.reducingB.toreduceC.reducedD.reduce

12.Thewaterwillbefurtherpollutedunlesssomemeasures______.

A.willbetakenB.aretakenC.weretakenD.hadbeentaken

13.Mr.Black,ournewEnglishteacher,isstrict______kind.

A.orB.butC.withD.aswell

14.Sicknessdeprivedme______thepleasureofseeingyou.

A.fromB.ofC.outofD.with

15.—Hasthewalletbeenreturnedyet?—No，butweexpect______anydaynow.

A.toreturnit

B.ittoreturn

C.ittobereturned

D.itreturned

16.Icanneverforget______thefamousactressduringhervisittoourschool．

A.havingbeenmetB.tomeetC.tohavemetD.meeting

17.Inoticedhiseyes______,becausetheywereverylarge.

A.inparticularB.withparticularC.inspecialD.withspecial

18.tosunlightfortoomuchtime,asthedoctorssay,willdoharmtoone‘sskin.

A.Beingexposed

B.Havingexposed

C.Exposed

D.Afterbeingexposed

19.Newtypewriterscostabout________priceofthesecond—handones．

A.threetimesthe

B.athreetimes

C.thethreetimes

D.threetimesa

20.Whenwe______themuseumisnotdecided.

A.visitedB.visitC.willvisitD.visiting

二、翻译(10题)21.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.

22.他们坚信只有通过刻苦和努力，人们才能完善自己并为自己赢得更加美好的未来。

23.Bothsoundandnoisecanhavenegativeeffects,butwhatismostimportantisifthepersonhascontroloverthesound.

24.Ifyouhavetojump,jumpasfarasyoucan.

25.I’dappreciateitifyoucouldarrangeavisittotheForbiddenCityforme.

26.Agreatdealofresearchhasbeenperformedonthisquestion,andresultspointstothefollowinganswer:weperformthistaskthroughaspecialtypeofaveraging.

27.听到这个好消息，他简直无法相信自己的耳朵。

28.Whereasapassportisissuedbyacountrytoitscitizens,avisaisofficialpermissiontovisitacountrygrantedbythegovernmentofthatcountry.

29.Itwasnearlyimpossibletolivefreefromfinancialstressinmodernsociety.

30.Ithasbecomeharderandharderforateenagertostandupagainstthepopularitywaveandgohisorherownway.

三、书面表达(10题)31.假设你是Tom，将去上海旅游，写一封信给你在上海的朋友张强，告诉他你将乘火车于l0月21日上午8点到达上海，请他接你，并请他帮你安排21至24日的住宿（旅馆最好靠近市中心，房间可以小一些，但不要太贵）。此外，你还要他帮你订24日返回北京的火车票。

注意：词数应为100左右

Oct．15

DearZhangQiang，

Allthebest，

Tom

32.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

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.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。

35.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。

36.Ⅵ.Writing(25points)Directions:Forthispart,youarcsupposedtowritealetterof100—120wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation.Remembertowriteitclearly.6.．写封信给你的朋友Glad，他下周一下午4点将从另一个城市乘飞机来看你，内容包括：(1)不能去机场接站，向他表示歉意；(2)临时要出差(具体内容)；(3)告诉他如何从机场来你家；(4)十分欢迎他到你家来。

37.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)。

38.假定你是Helen，要写一封信给Julie，对她和她的丈夫昨日请你和你丈夫吃饭表示感谢，表示要回请他们，以答谢他们的盛情款待。

39.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

40.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。

四、翻译(20题)41.Chesstakestimeandthought,butitisagameforallkindsofpeople.

42.SectionA

Directions:TranslatethefollowingEnglishintoChinese.

(非英语专业学生做)

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

TheinnersupportsystemwasdesignedbyGustaveEiffel,thesamemanwhomadethefamousEiffelTowerinParis.

43.Agreatdealofresearchhasbeenperformedonthisquestion,andresultspointstothefollowinganswer:weperformthistaskthroughaspecialtypeofaveraging.

44.Weareapublisherofbusinessmagazinesandcommercialtradejournalsandcanofferspecialratestonewcustomers.

45.Therearesomescientistswhohavemadeaspecialstudyofwhywedream,whatwedreamandwhatthosedreamsmean.

46.Quiteafewyoungpeoplenowadayshavethehabitoflisteningtobackgroundmusicwhiledoingtheirhomework.______________________________________________________________________________

47.Theyfoundthatbyreproducingitselfatveryhighspeed,thevirushadmultipliedmorethanamilliontimeswithintwodays.

48.ThisistocertifythatMr.TomSmithhasbeenundertakingresearchworkoncomputersciencehereasavisitingscholarinourdepartmentfromOctober2009toOctober2010.

49.ScientistssaythatplantandanimallifeinthousandsoflakesintheUnitedStatesandCanadahasalreadybeendestroyedbyacidrain.

50.Safetyfirstmaymeanalittlemoretimeandcare,butitmaysaveyoualotoftrouble.

51.Althoughheisn'tsuccessfulnow,hedoesn'tconsiderhislifeasafailure.

52.Ifyouhavetojump,jumpasfarasyoucan.

53.Onlywhenwegivefullplaytoman'sinitiativecanwemakefulluseofmachinestotransfernature.

54.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。

55.Wehavealreadyfinishedourwork,soaholidayforusthisyearisoutofquestion.

56.Therewillbeadvancesinbiologicalknowledgeasfar-reachingasthosethathavebeenmadeinphysics.

57.Bothsoundandnoisecanhavenegativeeffects,butwhatismostimportantisifthepersonhascontroloverthesound.

58.Iwouldbegratefulifyoucouldsendmeanapplicationform.andfurtherinformationaboutthesalaryandworkingconditions.

59.Notuntilthebeginningofthetwentiethcenturydidthehumanbeingslearntopreventthediseasefromspreading.

60.解决这个问题有种种方法。

五、阅读理解(5题)61.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,anAmericanstudentisallowed______.

A.toliveinadifferentuniversity

B.totakeaparticularcourseinadifferentuniversity

C.toliveathomeanddrivetoclasses

D.togettwodegreesfromtwodifferentuniversities

62.

CarlSagansuggeststhatmodemman______.

A.isveryconfusedabouttheoriginoftheEarth

B.mightpossiblyreachlifeoutsidethe

C.believesitispossibletostepofftheEarth

D.ishistoricallyincapableofexploringtheuniverse

63.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheCraigheadCavernspresentlyserveas______.

A.anundergroundtestingsite

B.anIndianmeetingground

C.atouristattraction

D.amotorboatracecourse

64.TheWestAfricanscatchthecrocodilebecauseitis______.

A.wildandcruel

B.shyandtimid

C.stupidandslow

D.slowandshy

65.

Youcanaskforyourmoneybackonlyif

A.thearticlecannotbereplacedorrepaired

B.thearticlehasbeensentbackimmediately

C.youhavegonebackimmediately

D.thearticlehasnotgoneupinpricesinceyouboughtit

六、作文(1题)66.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic"HowIFi-nanceMyCollegeEducation".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.D

2.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?

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.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。

7.Bsetout意为“出发，动身”。

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

9.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。

10.A

11.B

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

13.B

14.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。

15.C

16.D解析：forgetdoingsth．忘了已做过某事。注意区别forgettodosth。忘了而没有做某事。

17.Ainparticular是固定搭配，意为“特别地”。

18.A

19.A【句子大意】新打字机的价格是二手货的三倍。

20.C解析：句子的前半部分是主语从句，主语从句中的谓语动词时态应根据句意而定。

21.D

22.Theyhaveastrongbeliefthatonlythroughhardworkandeffortcanpeopleperfectthemselvesandgainabetterfuturethemselves.

23.Bothsoundandnoisecanhavenegativeeffects,butwhatismostimportantisifthepersonhascontroloverthesound.声音和噪音都有副作用，但是最重要的是人是否能够控制住声音。

24.如果你必须跳，就尽可能跳得远些。

25.如果您能让我去参观故宫，我将不胜感激。

26.Agreatdealofresearchhasbeenperformedonthisquestion,andresultspointstothefollowinganswer:weperfornthistaskthronghaspecialtypeofaveraging.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印象的。

27.听到这个好消息，他简直无法相信自己的耳朵。Hecouldn’tbelievehisearswhenhearingthegoodnews./Whenhearingthegoodnews,hecouldn’tbelievehisears.

28.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。

29.在现代社会过没有经济压力的生活几乎是不可能的.befreefrom:

30.对青少年来说，要逆世俗潮流，走自己的路，是越来越难了。

31.Onepossibleversion:

DearZhangQiang，

Howareyoudoingrecently?I"mplanningtogotoShanghaiandlookaroundinthecityforafewdays.I"11takethetrainandarriveat8o"clocka.m.onOctober21st.Willyoupleasecomeandmeetmeatthestation?I"mgoingtostayinShanghaitillOctober24th.Pleasehelpmebookahotelroom.Ihopetostayinahotelaroundthedowntownareabutthepriceshouldn"tbeveryhigh.Idon"tmindiftheroomissmall.Besides，canyoubookaticketformebacktoBeijingon24th?

Allthebest，

Tom

32.Onepossibleversion:

October17th，2012

DearMr.JohnSmith，

ItismygreathonortotellyouthatyouhavewonthefirstprizeintheChineseCultureContest.Congratu-lations!

IwouldliketoinviteyoutoattendthecelebrationpartyontheeveningofDecemberlOthatFriendship

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

Sincerelyyours，

LiHua

ChairCommitteeoftheChineseCultureContest

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.DearManager,

Iamwritingthislettertomakeacomplaint.

Iamoneofyourcustomerswhowerejustbackfromtheseven-daytriptoHainan.Iwastotallydisappointedbytheveryunhappystayweexperiencedinthehotelyoureservedforus.First,itislongdistancetotheseasidefromthehotel.Ittookus20m

Istronglysuggest:

1.Rentabusspeciallyfortravelers.

2.Movethebaroutofthehotel.

Lookforwardtohearingfromyou.

Yours,

LiYuan

Tel.78790765

35.T0whomItMayConcern：

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

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

Alongwiththeletteristhecopyoftheorder．

Thankyou．Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou．

Yourssincorely

LiYuan

36.61.

参考范文DearGlad,January18,2007IamsorrythatIwon'theabletomeetyouat4:00pmnextMondayafternoonattheairport.Thismorningmybossaskedmetogoto

Shanghai

onbusiness.Itissomethingveryargent.IMilhavetostaytherefor10clays.Businessgoesfirst,andIcandonothingaboutit.Whenyouarriveattheairport,pleasetakeBusNo.120andgetoffattheHolidayBusStop.TheStopisquitenearmyhouse,IliveinRoom333,EntranceNo.2,theHolidayApartmentBuilding.Mymotherisalwaysathome.Itoldheralreadythatyouwouldcometoseeme.Youarewelcometomyplace.Bestwishes.Yourfriend,GaoMing(信体正文字数:117words)

37.LOSTAmobilephoneislost.ItisNOKIA3100,black.

IthinkIlostitinthelibraryonMondayevening(May7)whenIwaswalkingaroundtoborrowandreturnbooks.

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

Ibegyoutocallmeat66778899ifyoufounditsomewhere.Iamexpectingtogetmymobilephoneback.

Thousandthanks.LiYuan

38.DearJulie：ThankyouverymuchforthedinnerthatyouinvitedmyhusbandandItoyesterday.Thefoodnotonlylookedandsmelledfabulousbuttastedgreat，andmyhusbandandIenjoyeditverymuch.Therefore，wewouldliketoinviteyoutodinnerat7p.m.thisFridayattheNorthwestChineserestauranttoreturnyourkindnessandhospitality.Pleasedocome.Yours，Helen

39.Onepossibleversion:

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

CollgesudentsandevenforeignfriendsarepresentattheEnglishCorner.

TherewepractiseourspokenEnglish，talkaboutwhatweareinterestedin，exchangeourexperienceinlearningEnglishandsoon.I"velearnedalot.

IhavegreatlyimprovedmyselfinEnglishsinceIvisitedit.Itisreallyagoodhelptome.

40.DearPeter,

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

Yours,

Lihua

41.下棋需要时间和思考但它是一项适合所有人的活动。下棋需要时间和思考，但它是一项适合所有人的活动。

42.内部支持系统是由盖斯特夫·埃菲尔设计的巴黎的埃菲尔铁塔也是由他设计的。内部支持系统是由盖斯特夫·埃菲尔设计的，巴黎的埃菲尔铁塔也是由他设计的。

43.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。

44.我公司专门出版商业杂志及商贸期刊可为新客户提供特别优惠。我公司专门出版商业杂志及商贸期刊，可为新客户提供特别优惠。

45.有些科学家对人为什么要做梦梦见什么和梦意味着什么做了专门的研究。有些科学家对人为什么要做梦，梦见什么和梦意味着什么做了专门的研究。

46.现在，许多年轻人习惯边听背景音乐边做作业。

47.他们发现通过自身的高速繁殖两天之内该病毒可以繁殖到一百多万倍的数量。他们发现通过自身的高速繁殖，两天之内该病毒可以繁殖到一百多万倍的数量。

48.兹证明TomSmith先生自2009年10月至2010年10月在我系作为访问学者从事计算机科学的研究兹证明TomSmith先生自2009年10月至2010年10月在我系作为访问学者从事计算机科学的研究

49.科学家们说在美国和加拿大成千上万的湖泊中的动植物已经因酸雨而遭到破坏。科学家们说，在美国和加拿大成千上万的湖泊中的动植物已经因酸雨而遭到破坏。

50.安全第一也许意味着多花一点时间和精力但却可省去你很多麻烦。安全第一也许意味着多花一点时间和精力，但却可省去你很多麻烦。

51.虽然他现在并不成功但他不相信他的人生是失败的.虽然他现在并不成功，但他不相信他的人生是失败的.

52.如果你必须跳，就尽可能跳得远些。

53.我们只有充分发挥人的积极性才能充分利用机器来改造自然。我们只有充分发挥人的积极性才能充分利用机器来改造自然。

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