2023年重庆专升本英语考试练习题含答案

专升本招生考试英语试题及参照答案（仅供练习）Ⅰ.PhoneticsDirections:Ineachofthefollowinggroupsofwords,therearefourunderlinedlettersorlettercombinationsmarkedA,B,CandD.Comparetheunderlinedpartsandidentifytheonethatisdifferentfromtheothersinpronunciation.1.A.patternB.packageC.palaceD.parade2.A.prescriptionB.observationC.preserveD.deserve3.A.nowhereB.nuclearC.declareD.millionaire4.A.doubleB.foundC.doubtD.southwest5.A.subwayB.relayC.surveyD.turkeyⅡ.VocabularyandStructureDirections:Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.6.--Areyousatisfiedwithherwork,sir?--Notatall.Itcouldn'tbeany______.A.betterB.bestC.worseD.worst7.Heisnotastrangerforme.Ihavemethimonseveral______.A.situationsB.environmentsC.occasionsD.positions8.WehadborrowedtwoVCDsbutdidn'thavetimetowatch______ofthem.A.someB.eitherC.allD.neither9.Someurgentbusinesshas______,whichwilltakeupthewholemorning.A.turnedupB.runupC.mixedupD.filledup10.Thisdiseaseissecondonly______heartattackasacauseofdeathallovertheworld.A.toB.ofC.withD.from11.Allen______anygoodjobsincehecametoNewYorkCitytwoyearsago.A.doesn'tfindB.hasn'tfoundC.didn'tfindD.hadn'tfound12.Thehouse,______wascompletedin1856,wasfamousforitshugemarblestaircase.A.whereB.thatC.whatD.which13.--I'mafraidIhavetogonow,Jim.--I’dratheryou______goalone.It'salreadytoolate.A.don'tB.didn'tC.wouldn'tD.shouldn't14.Theprofit-sharingplanisdesignedto______thestafftoworkhard.A.arouseB.exciteC.motivateD.assist15.Thisis______fortenofustositat.Pleasegetusalargerone.A.toosmallatableB.atoosmalltableC.asuchsmalltableD.suchsmallatable16.Airpollution,togetherwithlittering,______manyproblemsinourlargeindustrialcitiestoday.A.cause.B.causedC.causesD.causing17.Thedeadlineforthejobistheendofthemonth,______wecan'tgetitdoneontime?A.WhatifB.HowifC.OnlyifD.Evenif18.Ifyou'relookingforafully-furnishedroomtorent,Ithinkthere'sa(n)______apartmentinmybuilding.A.emptyB.bareC.vacantD.free19.Heisalreadyanhourlate.Idon'tthinkhewillcome,______?A.doIB.willheC.Won'theD.don'tI20.Themanagerpromisedtokeepme______howourbusinesswasgoingon.A.informingB.informedC.toinformD.tobeinformedⅣ.ReadingComprehensionDirections:Therearefivereadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfourquestions.ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonebestanswer.PassageOneOneofthemostinterestingexperimentsinelectroniccommunicationI'veeverseeniscomingfromWave.It'sreal-timee-mail.Whatthatmeansisthatasyou'retypingamessageinWave,eitheranewmessageorareply,thepersonyou’rewritingtocanseewhatyou'retypingasyoutypeit.Soundsawful,right?Youdon’thavetouseWaveinthisreal-timeway.Italsoworksasastandarde-mail.What’sreallydifferentaboutWaveisthatifyou’rereplyingtoamessageandthepersonyou'rereplyingtohappentobeonline,theycanjumpintotheconversationatthatpoint,andchangewhatisane-mailconversationintoaninstantmessageconversationorachat.Waverightnowisstillclosedtomostusers.AndWaveisn'tyetconnectedtoothercommunicationsystems,likeregulare-mail,whichmeansthattheonlypeoplewecanWavewithareotherpeopleonWaveaswell.Sowedon’tyetknowwhatusingWavewillbelikeonceitgetscrowdedlikee-mail.Also,thetechnologybehindWaveisfarmoredemandingonserversandtheInternetitselfthanregulare-mailorchat,sowedon’tknowifthetechnologywillworkatscale.ButWavereallyisacurrentre-thinkofe-mail.Alotofpeoplewon’tlikeit.Alotofpeopledidn’tlikee-maileitherwhenitfirstshowedup.ButpeoplewillfindrealusesforWaveorwhateveritbecomes,andit'soneofthemostinterestingnewtakesoncommunication.Evenifyoudon'tlikeit,itwillmakeyouthinkdifferentlyaboute-mail.36.WhatisspecialaboutWave?A.Itmakespeopleseeeachotheronline.B.Itenablespeopletosendreal-timee-mails.C.Itallowsyoutosendmoree-mailsatthesametime.D.Itcanbeeasilyconnectedtoothercommunicationsystems.37.ItisuncertainthatWavewillworkonalargescalebecause______.A.peoplecannotfindpracticalusesforitB.itwillbeachallengetoregulare-mailC.thetechnologyitneedsismorecomplicatedD.manypeopledonotunderstandhowitworks38.Weknowfromthelastparagraphthat______.A.Waveisabasisforface-to-facecommunicationonlineB.Waveallowspeopletolookate-mailfromanewangleC.mostInternetuserswillhaveaccesstoWaveD.Waveisnowaspopularasstandarde-mail39.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardWave?A.Optimistic.B.Indifferent.C.Pessimistic.D.Critical.PassageTwoWell,itcouldnothavegotbetterforyoungKavyaShivashankar,a13-year-oldstudentfromOlathe,KansasasshecameoutverysuccessfullyattheScrippsNationalSpellingBee(全美拼写大赛).OnThursdaynightshedefeatedtheother11finaliststowinthe82ndScrippsNationalSpellingBee,takinghomemorethan$40,000cashmoneyalongwithotherprizes.KavyaShivashankar,whoseparentsmigratedtotheUnitedStatesfromIndia,andwhoaimstobecomeadoctor,enjoysplayingtheviolin,bicycling,swimmingandlearningIndianclassicaldance.ThingcameabitlateinKavya’slifesinceshecouldwinthechampionshipwithherfourthappearanceinthecompetition.ThelastthreetimeswhenshehadtakenpartinthesamecompetitionshehadfinishedTenth,EighthandFourth.However,thistimeKavyaprovedhercourageanddeterminationbywinningthetitleshehadbeencompetingforsolong.Herlastchallengewastospellout"Laodicean".Theword"Laodieean"meansonewhoisindifferent,mostlyinreligiousmatters.Shespelleditcorrectlyandabigsmileappearedonherface.Kavyawrotethewordsonherpalmeachtimeandspelledeverywordcorrectly.AfterwinningKavyaexelaimed,"Ican’tbelieveithappenedItfeelskindofunreal."Herfamilywastheretosupportherthroughthecompetition.Herfather,MirleShivashankarsaid,"Thecompetitivenessisinher..,butshedoesn’tshowthat.Shestillhasthatsmile.That’sherquality."Hewentontosaythatthiswas"themoment"theyhadbeenwaitingforsolong.Itwaslike"adreamcometrue"forthem.40.WhoisKavyaShivashankar?A.Oneofthe11finalistsatthespellingcompetition.B.A13-year-oldgirlplanningtobecomeastardancer.C.ChampionoftheScrippsNationalSpellingBee.D.AnIndiangirlenjoyingplayingvariousmusicalinstruments.41.ThesecondtimeKavyatookpartinthesamecompetition,shetookthe______place.A.thirdB.fourthC.eighthD.tenth42.Beforespellingoutthelastword"Laodicean",Kavya______.A.wroteitdowninherhandB.hesitatedforamomentC.smiledatherfatherD.knewthatshecouldwin43.Thefather’swordsshowthat______.A.thefamilyneededtheprizemoneytosupportKavya'seducationB.thefamilyweretooworriedtobepresentatthecompetitionC.KavyawasverygoodatexpressingherfeelingsD.KavyahadastrongsenseofcompetitionPassageThreeNothingsays"HappyBirthday!"likehavingacoinreleasedinyourhonorbytheUnitedStatesMint(铸币局),andhasbecomeanespeciallyfestiveyearastheMintrolledoutninedifferentcoinsinhonorofAbrahamLincoln’s200thbirthday.FourpennieswithnewdesignsonthereversesidewereissuedstartingFebruary12.Theimageofacabinrepresentshisbirthplace.BecauseLincoln’sfamilywaspoor,andnoonecouldhavepredictedhislaterimportance,theactualcabinislonggone.Thereforethedesignisbasedonthe"symboliccabin"displayedattheAbrahamLincolnBirthplaceNationalHistoricSiteinKentucky.TheotherdesignsshowAbrahamtakingabreaktoreadabook,theyounglawyerLincolninfrontoftheIllinoisstatecapitolandaLincoln-freeimageofthehalffinishedU.S.Capitoldomeasitlookedduringhistimeinoffice.Thesefourcoins-producedwithtoday’sstandardmixof97.5percentzincand2.5percentcopper-areintendedforgeneralcirculation.TheMintalsoreleasedfivecollectiblecoinsthatsellformorethantheirfacevalue.Specialeditionsofthefourpennydesignswereproducedwiththemetalcontentusedin1909;amixof95percentcopperand5percenttinandzinc.Inaddition,intheworldof"bigger"money,hasbroughttheLincolnCommemorativeOne-DollarCoin-madeupof90percentsilverand10percentcopper-withanimagethathasaGettysburgAddresstheme.44.WhatdoesParagraph2tellaboutthecabinonthecoins?A.ItisasymboliccabinrebuiltinKentucky.B.Itisnewlybuiltforproducingnewcoins.C.Ithasbeenprotectedwellforover200years.D.ItisexactlytheonewhereLincolnwasborn.45.Specialeditionsofthe4collectiblecoins______.A.aremadeofcopperandsilverB.sellatapricesameastheirfacevalueC.arelikelytobeusedforcirculationinthefutureD.havedifferentmetalcontentfromtheone-dollarcoin46.Theone-dollarcoinhasadesignof______onit.A.acabinB.AbrahamreadingC.theIllinoisstatecapitolD.theGettysburgAddresstheme47.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A.AbrahamLincoln’s200thBirthdayB.CoinsIssuedwithMetalContentin1909C.CoinsinHonorofAbrahamLincolnD.CollectibleCoinsforAbrahamLincolnPassageFourLauraandAnthonyValoisareayoungNewYorkcouplewhohavebeentryinginvaintohavetheirfirstchild.Severalyearsago,BelindaRamirezreadanInternetadoptionlistingandquicklycontactedthemfromherhomeinTexas,tellingthemtheycouldadoptherunbornbaby.Excited,LauraandAnthonyspentweekscommunicatingwithRamirezandgotregularupdatesonherpregnancy.Beforelong,Ramirezbegantoaskthemforfinancialsupport.ThattooktheValoisesbysurprise.Buttheywerewillingtodoalottoensureasmoothbirth.Theysentmorethan$1,000toRamirezoverseveralmonths.LauraandAnthonyfinallydrovetoTexassotheycouldbeonhandforthebirth.Butoncetheyarrived,Ramirezavoidedtheirdailyphonecalls.Afterthreeweeks,thecoupledrovebacktoNewYorkemptyhandedandemotionallycrushed.TheylaterlearnedRamirezhadbeencheatingabouttenotherpeopleforsuchthingsasWal-martgiftcardsinstatesrangingfromCaliforniatoOhiotoFlorida.Fromstarttofinish,itwasascam.Infact,Ramirezwasneverevenpregnant.Shewassentencedto24monthsinprisonasshedeserved."Whenyoufindoutyoucan’thavechildren,it’sjustdepressing,"LauraValoistoldaTexasTVstation."Butwhensomebodyintentionallydoesthistoyou,it's15timesworse."48.WhathasbeentroublingtheValoises?A.Theylosttheirfirstchildinanaccident.B.Noonerespondedtotheiradoptiondemand.C.Theyhavebeentryingtohaveachildbutfailed.D.Theyarenotqualifiedtoadoptachild.49.Thecouplewereexcitedbecause______.A.severalbabieswereavailableforadoptionB.anadoptionagencyinTexascontactedthemC.theirnamewasputinanInternetadoptionlistingD.awomanofferedthemherunbornbabyforadoption50.Theunderlinedword"scare"inParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto______.A.jokeB.gameC.kidnapD.cheat51.WhatwasdepressingforthecoupleaccordingtoLaura?A.Theydidn'thavetimetomeetRamirez.B.Ramirezcausedthemafinanciallossof$1,000.C.Theireagernesstohaveachildwastakenadvantageof.D.Ramirezcommittedmanycrimesbeforeshewascaught.PassageFiveDoctorssayangercanbeanextremelydamagingemotion,unlessyoulearnhowtodealwithit.Theywarnthatangryhostilefeelingscanleadtoheartdisease,stomachproblems,headaches,emotionalproblemsandpossiblecancer.Angerisanormalemotionthatweallfeelfromtimetotime.Somepeopleexpressangeropenlyinacalmreasonableway.Othersexplodewithanger,andyell.Butotherpeoplekeeptheirangerinside.Theycannotorwillnotexpressit.Thisiscalledrepressing(压制)anger.Foryearsmanydoctorsthoughtthatcomparedwithexpressinganger,repressingangerwasmoredangeroustoaperson’shealth.Itmayspeedtheheartrate,raisebloodpressureorsugarintothebloodandnarrowthebloodvessels.Toavoidtheseproblems,doctorsthoughtapersonshouldlettheangeroutbyexpressingitfreely.Butrecentlysomedoctorsdisputedthis.Theysaidthatpeoplewhoexpressangerrepeatedlyandexplosivelydidcause,infact,moreandnotlessanger.Theysaidthesetoocancausemedicalproblems.Somedoctorssaythatbothrepressingandexpressingangercanbedangerous.Expressingangerintensivelymaybemorelikelytodevelopheartdisease,andkeepingangerinsidemayfaceagreaterdangerofhighbloodpressure.Doctorssaythesolutionislearninghowtodealwithanger.Theysaythefirststepistoadmitthatyouareangryandtorecognizetherealcauseoftheanger,thendecideifthecauseisseriousenoughtogetangryabout.Ifitisn’t,theysay,"Don’texpressyourangerwhileangry.Waituntilyourangerhascooleddownandyouareabletoexpressyourselfcalmlyandreasonably."Doctorssaythatagoodwaytodealwithangeristofindhumorinthesituationthathasmadeyouangry.Theysaidthatlaughterismuchhealth