2023年统招专升本英语考试真题及答案13

统招专升本英语考试真题及答案

一、单选题

1、Don’tbetooformal.Plain,simpleclothesareforschoolwear（）

A．attractive

B．mysterious

C．appropriate

D．expensive

2、ThetwostrangersmetinBeijingandgotmarriedonemonthlater（）

A．bychance

B．byrule

C．inturn

D．invain

3、Thenewlypublishedbookisreallygood.Iwouldnotforasecondtorecommendittomyclassmates（）

A．determine

B．hesitate

C．discuss

D．consider

4、ItwasatuniversityIfirstmetHopkins（）

A．where

B．inwhich

C．which

D．that

5、It’sbeenareallyharddaytoday,soIshouldhaveasleeptonight（）

A．shallow

B．sound

C．light

D．broken

6、SophiaspokesoftlythatIcouldhardlyhearher（）

A．very

B．rather

C．too

D．so

7、AmericanGlobalUniversityisaprivateinstitutionofhigherlearning,inJuneof1996（）

A．founding

B．tofound

C．havingfounded

D．founded

8、—Mike,I’mafraidit’stoolate.I’dbetterbegoingnow.

—（）

A．Quitewell

B．Helpyourself

C．Goodjob

D．Seeyou

9、Thebetweensuccessfulandunsuccessfulpeopleisthattheformerputintopracticewhattheyhavelearned,whilethelatterdon’t（）

A．link

B．difference

C．balance

D．relationship

10、we’llgoforapicnicdependsontheweather（）

A．Whether

B．If

C．That

D．Why

11、TheownerofthestorehisfloorwhenIwalkedin（）

A．issweeping

B．sweeps

C．wassweeping

D．swept

12、IwillneverforgetMary,Isawheronlyonce（）

A．though

B．before

C．while

D．as

13、Tomy,thisisoneoftheworstfilmsIhaveeverseen（）

A．satisfaction

B．disappointment

C．relief

D．taste

14、oftheearth’ssurfaceiscoveredwithwater（）

A．Two－third

B．Second－thirds

C．Second－third

D．Two－thirds

15、Wewillhavemadefullpreparationsfortheceremonytomorrow（）

A．whentheguestswillarrive

B．whentheguestsarrive

C．whenwilltheguestsarrive

D．whenaretheguestsarriving

16、Iturnedtomycoachforinformationonswimmingskills,butgotashewasaway（）

A．few

B．some

C．none

D．much

17、Neverignoretheimpressionyoumaymakeothers（）

A．for

B．on

C．to

D．with

18、I’mterriblysorry.Iseemtohavemybookathome（）

A．scattered

B．forgotten

C．left

D．hidden

19、AprilFool’sdayisadaypeopleplayjokesonfriends（）

A．when

B．why

C．that

D．which

20、AshehasbeeninAmericafor3yearsnow,HongLiangisforChina（）

A．anxious

B．famous

C．responsible

D．homesick

21、Ifyouwanttoeatout,you’dbettercallarestaurantandmake（）

A．areservation

B．aneffort

C．adecision

D．adeal

22、IwishyoucomebacktoBeijingwithus,butthat’sforyoutodecide（）

A．will

B．should

C．would

D．shall

23、Theringhasbeeninmyfamily.Itwasmygreatgrandmother’soriginally（）

A．handeddown

B．pickedup

C．leftbehind

D．givenout

24、—Whatdoesencyclopediamean,John?

—Sorry,Ihavenoidea.You’dbetterinthedictionary（）

A．lookitup

B．lookatit

C．lookintoit

D．lookitover

25、Ifyouwanttoholdsomeone’sattention,lookthemintheeye,butdon’tstare（）

A．sharply

B．angrily

C．carefully

D．directly

26、Lucyseldomgoestothetheatre,she（）

A．does

B．doesn’t

C．is

D．isn’t

27、TomtogetherwithhisfriendstoplaybasketballeverySundayafternoon（）

A．go

B．goes

C．hasgone

D．havegone

28、Evenasachild,Daisywasa（n）reader.Shespentallofherpocketmoneyonbooks（）

A．careful

B．patient

C．keen

D．efficient

29、Themorepeopletherearearoundthem,funthekidsseemtohave（）

A．much

B．more

C．themost

D．themore

30、—Mary,thanksverymuchforyourhelp.

—.Haveagoodday（）

A．It＇sOK

B．It’smypleasure

C．Nothingparticular

D．Noproblem

二、完形填空

1、Longagotherewasabusymarketplaceinatown.Peoplecametobuyand__31__allsortsofthingsthere.

Onedayanoldmanwenttothe__32__tobuysomevegetables.Hesawlotsofpeople.__33__themwasayoungman,strongandfierce.Everyonewas__34__him.

Infrontofthestrongman,therewasaheavyrock.Somepeopletriedtoliftitbutitwastoo__35__forthem.Thestrongmansaid,Lookatme.Icanliftthisheavyrock.

Theman__36__andtookholdoftheheavyrock.Hepulledandpulled.Hisfacewentredderandredder.Slowlyheliftedtherock__37__hisheadtoshowoff.

Iamthe__38__manintheworld,hecried.

Thensomeoneshouted,Youarelikeabuffalo（水牛）!Abuffaloisstrongtoo!__39__hearingthat,allpeoplelaughed,includingthestrongmanhimself.

Justthenthestrongmansawtheoldmansmilingathim.__40__butsomewhatconfused,theyoungmanshoutedangrily,Whyareyousmiling?AreyoustrongerthanIam?

Theoldmansaid,Youmaybeverystrong,__41__youaretooproud.Youshouldnot__42__yourself.True,abuffaloisstrong,butithasno__43__!

Thestrongmanfeltfoolish.Helookeddownatthegroundandwalkedaway,__44__hefinallyrealizedthatitwasbettertobe__45__thanstrong.Afterthat,noonewasafraidofhimanymore

（）

A.check

B.beg

C.sell

D.rent

2、（）

A．shop

B．market

C．mall

D．farm

3、（）

A．Among

B．Around

C．Inside

D．Between

4、（）

A．respectfulof

B．afraidof

C．surprisedat

D．satisfiedwith

5、（）

A．high

B．big

C．hard

D．heavy

6、（）

A．bentforward

B．satdown

C．turnedback

D．stoodstraight

7、（）

A．beyond

B．beside

C．under

D．above

8、（）

A．strongest

B．brightest

C．tallest

D．heaviest

9、（）

A．At

B．With

C．On

D．In

10、（）

A．Proud

B．Stupid

C．Selfish

D．Polite

11、（）

A．so

B．for

C．or

D．but

12、（）

A．talkabout

B．laughat

C．speakto

D．smileat

13、（）

A．meaning

B．courage

C．power

D．sense

14、（）

A．though

B．as

C．lest

D．if

15、（）

A．fierce

B．young

C．wise

D．funny

三、阅读理解

1、Whiledrunkendrivingmaybedecreasing,trafficsafetyexpertsremaintroubledoverhowtocopewithanotheralcohol-relatedproblem:drunkenpedestrian（行人）.Studieshaveshownthatpedestriansinjuredandkilledbycarsareoftenextremelydrunk.

SometypesofpedestrianaccidentshavebeendecreasingintheU.S.,especiallythoseinvolvingchildren,butthenumberofdrunkenadultpedestrianskilledintraffichasremainedrelativelyconstantat2500ayear.Thetotalnumberofpedestrianskilledannuallyintrafficaccidentsisatleast7000oroneofeverysevenhighwaydeaths.

Studieshaverevealedsomeofthecauses,includingalackofadultsupervision（监督）forchildren,longdelaysintrafficsignalsthatencouragejaywalking（无视交通规章任意行走）,lessattentionpaidtopedestrianaccidentsinthepast,andfewmethodstoregulatewalkinghabits.However,themostchallengingproblem,accordingtosomeexperts,isalcoholrelated,althoughpulled,researchersaremakinggreateffortstofindwaysagainstthedrunkenpedestrianaccidents

Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage（）

A．CausesforTrafficAccidents

B．DrunkenPedestrianAccidents

C．SevereHighwaySafetyProblems

D．ConsequencesofDrunkenDriving

2、Theannualnumberofhighwaydeathsisabout（）

A．49,000

B．7000

C．2500

D．1000

3、Amongthecausesforwalker’saccidents,themostchallengingis（）

A．longdelaysintrafficsignals

B．drunkenpedestrians

C．lackofadultsupervisionforchildren

D．fewmethodstoregulatewalkinghabits

4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage（）

A．Drunkendrivingisgettingmoreserious

B．Pedestrianaccidentsinvolvingchildrenareontherise

C．Effectivemeasureshavebeentakentoregulatewalkinghabits

D．Longdelaysintrafficsignalsmayencouragewalkerstobreaktrafficregulations

5、Thecomingparagraphwillprobablydiscusshowtocopewith（）

A．drunkendriving

B．drunkenjaywalking

C．alcohol－relatedpedestrianaccidents

D．trafficaccidentsinvolvingchildren

6、Ahappylifeandameaningfullifearenotthesame.Leadingahappylifeisassociatedwithbeingataker,whileleadingameaningfullifecorrespondswithbeingagiver.

Happinessisaboutfeelinggoodandgettingwhatwewant.Peoplewhoarehappytendtothinkthatlifeiseasy.Theyareingoodphysicalhealthandabletobuythethingsthattheyneedandwant.Happinessisaboutsatisfyingourneedsanddesires.Thepursuit（追求）ofhappinessisoftenassociatedwithselfishbehavior.Animalshaveneedsanddesiresandtheycanfeelhappytoo.Whatsetshumanbeingsapartfromanimalsisnotthepursuitofhappiness,butthepursuitofmeaning,whichisuniquetohumans.

Wecanoftenfindmeaninginhelpingothersormakingasacrifice（牺牲）foragreatergood.Meaningoftencomesattheexpenseofhappiness.Whenpeoplehaveinvestedthemselvesinsomethingbiggerthanthemselves,theyworrymoreandhavehigherlevelsofstressandanxietyintheirlivesthanhappypeople.Volunteering（做义工）inruralschools,forexample,ismeaningfulbutalsoinvolveshardship.

Happiness,likeanyemotion,isfeltinthehereandnow—iteventuallyfadesaway.However,meaningisenduring.Itconnectsthepasttothepresenttothefuture

Whatisthemainideaofthepassage（）

A．Ahappylifeisbasicallydifferentfromameaningfullife

B．Leadingahappylifeisconnectedwithbeingataker

C．Happinessisaboutfeelinggoodandgettingwhatwewant

D．Meaningconnectedthepasttothepresenttothefuture

7、Paragraph2tellsusthatthepursuitofhappiness（）

A．setshumansapartfromanimals

B．isassociatedwithselfishbehavior

C．meanstogiveupwhatonehas

D．isuniquetohumanbeings

8、FromParagraph3weknowthat（）

A．helpingotherscanmakeourlifemeaningful

B．meaningcomestogetherwithhappiness

C．happypeoplehavehigherlevelsofanxiety

D．volunteeringinruralschoolsmakesahappylife

9、ItisimpliedinParagraph4that（）

A．meaningwilldisappearsoonerorlater

B．livingahappylifemeanstobeagiver

C．happinesslastsarelativelyshortperiodoftime

D．makingasacrificeforagreatergoodbringsushappiness

10、Thepassageisorganizedby（）

A．givingexamples

B．makingcontrasts

C．defining

D．classifying

11、InwritingSmartThinking,ImyselflearntasmuchasIwouldhopeforitsreadersandso,intheend,itwasaneasydecisiontoproduceanewedition.

ThissecondeditionreflectsmyexperiencesofteachingwithSmartThinkingovertheyearssinceitwasfirstpublished.Inrevisingit,Ihavefoundthatmuchofthefirsteditionremainsvaluable,andthatstudentshavelearntmuchfromit.ButIhavealsomadesomesignificantchanges.Greaterassistancehasbeenprovidedintheearlierchaptersofthiseditiontohelpreaderswithmorecomplicatedskills,andlaterchaptersonreasoningandonresearchhavebeenexpanded.ThefinalchapterisnowafullyworkedexampleoftheskillsofferingamodelofthepoweroftheapproachIamoutlining.Iwouldhopethatreaderswillnowfindthejourneytowardsgreaterabilityincriticalthinkingandreasoningalittlebiteasier,andwithaclearergoalahead

Theauthorofthepassageis（）

A．ateacher

B．apublisher

C．areporter

D．abookseller

12、WhichofthefollowingistrueofthefirsteditionofSmartThinking（）

A．Ithasbeenrevisedseveraltimesovertheyears

B．Thedecisiontoproduceitsneweditionisdifficult

C．Itfailstohelpitsreadersimprovetheirthinkingskills

D．Writingitisakindoflearningfortheauthorherself

13、Inthesecondeditionofthebook（）

A．achapteronresearchhasbeenadded

B．thechapteronreasoninghasbeencanceled

C．anexampleofthinkingskillshasbeenprovided

D．thecontentofthefirsteditionhasbeenexcluded

14、Thefinalchapterofthesecondedition（）

A．dealswithreasoning

B．providesamodel

C．focusesonresearch

D．setsanewgoal

15、Thepassageismostprobablyapartof（）

A．apublicspeechonwriting

B．acompositiononsmartthinking

C．areportonresearchfindings

D．anintroductiontoabook

16、Ourtraditionalbeliefhasitthatmorninglarksaremostlikelytobehealthy,wealthyandwise.Butthosewhoareearlytobedandearlytorisedonotalwayshavetheupperhand（占上风）.Researchershaverevealedthatnightowls（夜猫子）aregenerallybrighterandwealthierthanthoseabletogetupearlyinthemorning.

Expertsexaminedthehabitsof1000youngsterstodeterminewhethertheylikedtostayuplateandsleepinlaterinthemorning,orpreferredtogotobedearly.Schoolperformanceandinductive（归纳的）reasoningweremeasuredandacademic（学业的）gradesinthemajorsubjectswerealsotakenintoconsideration.

Theresultsshowthateveningtypesscorehigherthanmorningtypesoninductivereasoning,whichhasbeenshowntobeagoodestimateofgeneralintelligenceandacademicperformance.Thenightowlsalsohaveagreatercapacitytothinkconceptually（概念性地）andanalyze.Suchabilitieshavebeenlinkedtocreativethinking,betterjobsandhigherincomes.

Morninglarks,however,oftengetbetterexamresultsinschool,possiblybecauselessonsareheldatwrongtimeofdayfornightowls

TheunderlinedexpressionmorninglarksinParagraph1refersto（）

A．birdswhichscreamlateatnight

B．birdswhichsingearlyinthemorning

C．peoplewholiketostayuplateatnight

D．peoplewhoareearlytoriseinthemorning

17、Traditionally,weholdthat（）

A．morninglarksdonotalwayshavetheupperhand

B．nightsowlsaregenerallybrighterandwealthier

C．morninglarkstendtobehealthy,wealthyandwise

D．nightowlsoftengetbetterexamresultsinschool

18、Whydidexpertsexaminetheteenagersontheirhabits（）

A．Tomeasuretheirinductivereasoning

B．Tomeasuretheirschoolperformance

C．Todeterminewhethertheyarenightowlsornot

D．Toknowtheiracademicgradesinmajorsubjects

19、Paragraph3tellsusthat（）

A．nightowlshaveapoorercapacitytoanalyze

B．nightowlsscorehigheroninductivereasoning

C．morninglarksaremorelikelytogetbetterjobs

D．morninglarksaremorelikelytogethigherincomes

20、Morninglarksoftenscorehigherinexams,possiblybecause（）

A．theyaregenerallybrighter

B．theyareearlytobedandearlytorise

C．theyhaveagreatercapacitytoanalyze

D．thearrangementoflessonsfitstheirbodyclocks

21、Directions:ThefollowingisashortpassageabouthealthyhabitsforTV.