安徽专升本英语真题以与答案解析

安徽专升本英语真题以与答案解析安徽专升本英语真题以与答案解析安徽专升本英语真题以与答案解析安徽专升本英语真题以与答案解析编制仅供参考审核批准生效日期地址：电话：传真:邮编:安徽省普通高等学校专升本考试2008年真题PartIVocabularyandStructure(1pointeach,30pointsinall)Directions:Thereare30incompletesentences.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD,thenwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Itwasthedoctor'scarelessnessthat_______theseriousaccident.A.resultedfromB.resultedinC.broughtupD.broughtinHeregretted_______toomuchtimeoncomputergames.A.tocostB.costingC.tospendD.spendingChinesecultureandJapaneseculturehavealot_________A.infactB.insightC.incommonD.intouchThesmallvillageissaid_____inabattleduringWorldWarII.havebeendestroyedbedestroyedC.todestroyD.tohavedestroyedThegovernmenthastakeneffectivemeasuresto______itselftothechangingworld.B.adoptC.changeD.adjust______aword,thismoviecanberatedasasuccessfuldomesticfilm.B.AtC.InD.ByManyacustomer______aboutthepoorqualityofthewashingmachines.C.arecomplainingD.havecomplainedItisreportedthatsomescientistsintheUnitedStateshavefoundanew_______forcancer.A.wayB.answerC.approachD.cureHemadestudentsthinkforthemselves,_______tellingthemwhattothink.A.morethanB.otherthanC.ratherthanD.betterthanMuch_________shelikeshim,shewouldneverconsidermarryinghim.A.whileB.asC.althoughD.despiteItissaidthattenpercentofthelocalchildrenwouldleaveschool________about14tolearnatrade.A.atB.ofC.inD.toThegovernmentregards_______asitsdutytoprovidethebestserviceforthepublic.A.thisB.itC.whatD.thatMywatchisnowheretobefound.I________whenIwasonthebus.dropitB．mightdropC.musthavedroppeditD.shouldhavedroppedit.14.Thepriceofporkhasbeenvery______thesedays.A.costlyB.highC.expensive15.Youmust______therubbishbeforeyouleavetheoffice.A.disposeofB.dealwithC.expensiveD.cheap16.Thecompanyrequiresthateverystaffmember__________abletouseacomputer.A.isB.willbeC.wouldbeD.be17.Thisdictionaryisdesignedforthelearners_______nativelanguagesarenotEnglish.A.whoseB.whichC.whoD.what18.Itissaidthattheagreement_____betweenthetwocompanieslastmonthwillbecomeeffectivefromMay1st.A.tosignB.tobesignedC.signedD.signing19.ShelongedtovisitEurope______sheoftendreamtaboutit.A.soseriouslythatB.soanxiouslythatC.tosuchextentthatD.tosuchanextentthat20.Inourmodernsocietynoonecanavoid_____byadvertisements.A.tobeinfluencedB.beinginfluencedC.influencingD.havinginfluenced21.Theywere____forahoneymoonaftertheirweddingceremony.A.offB.downC.inD.up22.Takemoremoney.Theticketsare_______tobeexpensive.A.possibleB.likelyC.bable23.Itwas____shespokehatIhadrealizedshewasn'tEnglish.A.untilB.unlessC.notuntilD.notunless24.Theoldfolksongiswellworth_______A.listeningB.listeningtoC.tolistenD.tolistento25.Itmaybemanyyears_______thesituationinthatareaimproves.A.beforeB.afterC.sinceD.when26."Wouldyoujoinusinthepicnicthisafternoon""Oh,_____,butIhaveanappointment."27.Bytheendoflastyear,nearlyamillioncars________inthatautofactory.A.hadproducedB.hadbeenproducedC.wouldbeproducedD.wereproduced28.Shesatinthecorneroftheroom,withtears_______downhercheeks.A.runB.torunC.ranD.runningforyourhelp,I______theworkaheadoftime.A.wouldn'thavefinishedB.didn'tfinishC.hadn'tfinishedD.wouldn'tfinish30.TheshopgirlalmostcalledmestupidwhenIsaidthatcamerawasn'ttomy_______andabitcheap-looking.A.astonishmentB.tasteC.delightD.knowledgePartIICloze(1pointeach,15pointsinall)Directions:Thereare15blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassageandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Mostpeopleretirefromworkbetweentheagesof60and65.Thishas___31__mainconsequences,oneeconomicand____32____psychological.Economically:____33___retiredpeoplereceiveapension(养老金)fromthegovernmentorfromtheirpast___34____,itisoftermuchlessthantheyearnedwhentheywereworking.Unlesspeople____35__tosavemoneyduringtheiryears____36___work,theirstandardoflivingmayfallgreatlywhentheyretire.Psychologically:OldpeopleinWesterncountriesaregenerallyconsidered_____37___,andtheyareeeventhoughtofasa____38____ontheirfamiliesandonthepubilcpurse.Theyare__39___heldinrespect.Ontheotherhand,mostofthemusedto____40_____work,Theysimplydonotknowhowtorelaxor___41____otherintereststhoughtheyhavetimetodosonow.Theyfeelthey"should"beworkingand____42___,becauseworkwas_____43___theywererespectedandtheirskillsrecognized._____44____retiredpeople,theirself-confidenceisdiminished(减弱).Thelongertheyareawayfromtheworkplace,____45___growsasenseofbeingworthless.otherB.ForC.BeforeB.employersmanagedmanagedmanagingmanageD.uselesslyB.troubleC.difficultyD.problemB.mostlyC.hardonB.focusonatatB.pushC.pursueD.purchaseB.contributedC.tocontributeD.contributeB.thatD.whatB.AsC.WithD.ByB.morekeenmorekeenkeenerPartIIIReadingComprehensionpointseach,50pointsinall)Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassages,youwillfindquestionsorunfinishedstatements.foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Task1Aroundtheworldmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpartindangeroussportsandactivities.Now,therearepeoplewholookforanimmediateexcitementfromariskyactivitywhichmayonlylastafewminutesorevenseconds.Iwouldconsiderbungeejumping(蹦极)tobeagoodexampleofsuchanactivity.Youjumpfromahighplace200metersabovethegroundwithanelastic(弹性的)ropetiedtoyourfeet.Youfallatupto150kilometersanhouruntiltheropestopsyoufromhittingtheground.Itissaidthatabout2millionpeoplearoundtheworldhavenowtriedbungeejumping.Otheractivitieswhichmostpeoplearoundtheworldhavenowtriedbungeeincludejumpingfromtallbuildingsanddivingintotheseafromthetopofhighcliffs.WhydopeopletakepartinsuchactivitiesastheseSomepsychologistssuggestthatitisbecauselifeinmodernsocietieshasbecomesafeandboring.Notverylongago,people'sliveswereconstantlyindanger.Theyhadtogooutandhuntforfood,diseasescouldnoteasilybecured,andlifewasacontinuousbattleforsurvival.Nowadays,accordingtomanypeople,lifeofferslittleexcitement.Theyliveadworkinquitesafeconditions;theybuyfoodinshops,andtherearedoctorsandhospitalstolookafterthembecomeill.Theanswerforsomeofthesepeopleistolookfordangerinactivitiessuchasbungeejumping.46.Oftheriskyactivities,bungeejumping________.A.offersanimmediateexcitementB.isafashionC.makesonerelaxedD.makesonebrave47.Inbungeejumping,you______.A.jumpashighasyoucanB.slidedownaropetothegroundC.tieyourselftoaropeandfallD.fallwithoutarope48.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassageA.About200,000peopleintheworldhavetriedbungeejumping.B.Inordertokeeponesafe,aropeistiedtothefeetofthejumper.C.Divingintotheseafromthetopofthecliffsismuchmoredangerousthanbungeejumping.D.Manypeoplenowadaysfeellifedullbecausetheyhaven'ttriedbungeejumping.49.Thewriterofthepassagehasa______attitudetowardsdangeroussports.A.positiveB.negativeC.neutralD.critical50.Thebesttitleforthepassageis_______.A.DangerousSports:WhatandWayB.BoredomofModernLifeC.BungeeJumping;IsItReallyDangerousD.NeedforExerciseTask2InspiteofallstoriesofprosperityintheUnitedStates,notonlydoespovertyexistthere,butcrimesofvarioustypeshavebeenincreasingatalarmingrate,Mostactsofviolencewerecommittedbyyoungpeople.57%ofthecriminalsarrestedin1979wereyouthsbelow25ofage.Everyoneagreesthatcrimeispartyaresultofbadmaterialconditions:poverty,lackofeducation,livingwithoutasettledhome,beingparentless,sufferingsfromotherkingsofmisfortune,etc.Therearealsootherfactorsthanmaterialconditionswhichareresponsibleforthesharpincreaseofcrimerate.Inthefirstplace,somestatelawsprovideadeathpenaltybutsomeprotection.Itisthereforepossibleandeasyforanyoneinthecountrytogetagun.Finally,therehasbeentoomuchshownonTVandtoomuchreportedinnewspaperofallkindsofcrimes-thedetailsofwhicharesoaccuratelydescribedthatevenchildrenknowhowtoduplicatewhattheyhaveseenorread.Alltherehaveresultedinahighfrequencyofcrimescommittedbothbyprofessionalcriminalsandbynonprofessionalonesinmurder,drugsmuggling,robbery,etc.51.Theauthorintendstotellthereadersthat_____.A.theUnitedStatesisawealthycountryalthoughpovertyandcrimeexistthere.B.crimehasbecomeaseriousproblemintheUnitedStates,althoughitissaidtobeaprosperousone.C.despitethefactthatcrimeshavebeenincreasingrapidlyintheUnitedStates,itisaCountryofprosperity.D.inspiteofstoriesaboutpovertyandcrimeintheUnitedStates,itisprosperingatanIncreasingrate.52.Besidesbadmaterialconditions,_____alsoleadstothesharpincreaseofcrimerate.parentlessofeducationD.easyaccesstoguns53.Whichofthefollowingiscorrectaccordingtothetextthecriminalsarrestedin1970,fifty-sevenpercentwereyouthsbelowtwentyfiveOfage.ofeducationhaslittletodowiththecrimerate.instatelawsfordeathpenaltyalsoaccountfortheincreaseofcrimerate.smugglingistheonlyproductoftoomanyshowsandreport.54.Theauthorisworriedaboutthefactthat_____.mayimitatewhattheyhaveseenorreadaboutcrimes.B.themoreprosperoustheUnitedStatesis,thehigherthecrimeratebecomes.C.citizenscarryinggunswillbepunished.D.allthestatelawswillprovidedeathpenaltyinfuture.underlinedword“penalty”isclosestinmeaningto_____.A.punishmentC.accusationTask3Weknowthatmanyanimalsdonotstayinoneplace.Birds,fishandotheranimalsMovefromoneplacetoanotheratacertaintime.Theymovefordifferentreasons;mostofThemmovetofindfoodmoreeasily,butothersmovegetawayformplacesthataretooCorwded.Whencoldweathercomes,manybirdsmovetowarmerplacestofindfood.SomefishesGivebirthinwarmwaterandmovetocoldwatertofeed.Themostfamousmigration(迁移)Isprobablythemigrationofthefish,whichiscalled“salmon”.ThisfishisborninfreshWaterbutittravelsmanymilestosaltwater.Thenitgivesbirthanddiesthere.InnorthernEurope,thereisakindofmouse.TheyleavetheirmountainhomeswhentheybecometooCrowded.Theymovedowntothelowland.Sometimestheymoveallthewaytotheseaside,Andmanyofthemarekilledwhentheyfallintothesea.Recently,scientistshavestudiedthemigrationofakindoflobster(龙虾).Everyyear,Whentheseasonofbadweatherarrives,thelobstersgetintoalonglineandstarttowalkAcrosstheflooroftheocean.Nobodyknowswhytheydothis,andnobodyknowswhereTheygo.So,sometimesweknowwhyhumansandanimalsmovefromoneplacetoanother,Butatothertimeswedon’t.Maybelivingthingsjustliketotravel.56.Themajorityofanimalsmigratefor______.A.placeB.safetyC.Food57.Salmonisknownasacreaturespendingmostofitslifein_______.areshortoffoodisnotenoughspace’sgettingwarmerinthelowland’sgettingcoldierinthemountains58.Thereasonwhythelobstersmigrateis_______. A.thebadweatherB.thedepthoftheoceanC.scientist’lackofinterestD.unkown60.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A,livingthingsonthemooveB.themostfamousmigrationC.miceinnorthernEuropeD.migrationoflobstersTask4Youcantellageofatreebycountingitstheserecordsofatree’slifereallysayalotmore.Scientistsareusingtreeringstolearnwhat’sbeenhappeningonthesun’ssurfaceforthelasttenthousandyears.Eachringrepresentsayearofgrowth.Asthetreegrows,itaddsalayertoitstrunk,takingupchemicalelementsfromtheair.Bylookingatelementsintheringsfromacertainyear,scientistscanwhatelementswereintheairthatyear.isanalyzingoneelement,carbon-14,inringsfrombothlivinganddeadtrees.SomeringsgobackalmosttenthousandyearstotheendoftheIceAge.WhenStevensonfollowedthecarbon-14trackbackintime,hefoundcarbon-14levelschangedwiththeintensityofsolarsee,thesunhasitburnsfiercely,andatothertimesit’srelativelycalm.Duringthesun’sviolentperiods,itthrowsoffchargedformationofcarbon-14onearth.Whenthereismoresolarwindactivity,lesscarbon-14isproduced.Tenthousandyearsoftreeringsshowthatthecarbon-14levelrisesandfallsaboutevery420years.Thescientistsconcludedthatsolarwindactivitymustfollowthesamecycle.61.Thepurposeofthescientistsinstudyingtreeringsisto_______A.examinethechemicalelementsintheIceAgeintothepatternofsolarwindactivityc.analyzethepatternofsolarwindactivityouttheoriginofcarbon-14onearth62.Whateffectstheamountofcarbon-14onearthAThelifecycleoftrees.numberoftreesCTheintensityofsolarburningDThequalityofair.63.Whenthesunburnsfiercely,__________carbon-14isproduced.B.moreCnoDmuchunderlinedpharse“throwoff”probablymeans______.AgiveawayBcastCsendforridofdowelearnfromthepassageaboutsolarwindactivityaffectsthegrowthoftrees.hasbeenincreasingsincetheIceAge.isdeterminedbythechemicalsintheair.D.Itfollowsacertaincycle.PartTranslation(35points)TranslatethefollowingsentencesfromEnglishintoChinese(4pointseachforThrough;6pointsfor;18pointsinall).66.TheactivitieswillprovideyouwithararechancetoappreciateChina’sfoodculture.areworkingonanelectronicdevice,whichcouldmakelifeeasierforthepeople.washingmachinemanufacturedinoutfactoryislightinweight,,smallinsizeandgoo