专升本英语试题44681

2009年陕西省专升本英语考试试题注意事项：1．本卷满分为150分。考试时间为150分钟。2．本卷分试卷题纸上；第I和试卷II，均用钢笔或圆珠笔答卷。第I卷为客观题，考生必须把答案用大写字母写在答II卷为主观题，考生直接把答案写在试卷上。3．答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。题号分数一二三四五总分总分人试卷I得分评卷人I.Vocabularyandstructure(40%)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.choosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenwriteyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.1._________asolutiontotheproblemofwatershortage,wehavetoputalloureffortstogether.A.ToworkoutB.WorkingoutC.WorkoutD.Beingworkedout2.Smithregretted_________tothemeetingyesterday.A.notgoingB.WorkingoutC.nottogoingD.nottobegoing3.Aprofessor,alongwithsomestudents,_________nowworkinginthenewlaboratory.A.isB.wereC.areD.was4.JustasIwasleavingthehouse,itoccurred________methatIhadforgottenmykeys.A.onB.inC.atD.to5.Doyouhaveanyideawhyhe_________A.islookedsadB.islookingsadC.lookssadlyD.lookssad6.Mychildrenarelookingforwardto________atriptoBeijingnextmonth.A.makeB.makingC.bemakingD.havemade7.Numerousstudiedhaveshownthat________theteacherstudent.’sexpectation,thegreatertheachievementoftheA.thehigherB.thehighestC.ashighD.thehigh8.Wehadapartylastmonth,anditwasalotoffun,soletA.otherB.moreC.theotherD.another’shave_______onethismonth.9.Whynot_______toprofessorSmithforadviceHeisanexpertinthisfield.A.goB.yourgoingC.togoD.yougo10.Onlyafterthestudentshavemasteredtherulesofpronunciation________.A.cantheymemorizewordsmoreeasilyB.whencantheymemorizewordsmoreeasilyC.thentheycanmemorizewordsmoreeasilyDwhentheycanmemorizewordsmoreeasilyoccasions,youshouldtaleaboutsomeworldissuesorsocialproblems,notaboutyourselforyourfamily.A.InB.AtC.OnD.Bytheproblemis,hefacesitwithpatience.A.NomatterB.AlthoughC.DespiteD.However13.Sinceyouwontlendusyourmotorcar,youshouldat_______telluswherewecanborrowone.A.mostB.leastC.largeD.lengthEnglishevening,Iwouldhavegonetothecinema.A.AsforB.ButforC.InspiteofD.Dueto15.TheBritishpainterwhohadbeenpraisedhighlyby______tobeagreatdisappointment.A.turnedoutB.turnedupC.turnedinD.turneddown16.Itisnotalwaysrighttojudgeapersononthe_____ofthefirstimpression.A.basicB.basisC.baseD.basement17.Generallyspeaking,yoursuccess_____yourabilityandefforts.A.comesofB.dependsonC.belongstoD.growsup18.Everybodyhasaccess_____thelargecollectionofbooksonvarioussubjectsinourdepartmentlibrary.A.ofB.forC.toD.about19.Thirtymilesawayfromthetown,therobbers_____thecaranddisappearedintothewoods.A.approachedB.groundC.abandonedD.removed20.Thoughthishouseisveryoldandmaynotbeworthmuch,itis_____greatemotionalvaluetomyfatherwhospentallhischildhooddayshere.A.byB.ofC.withD.for21.Readthebookcarefully_____youwillfindlotsofinformationrelatedtoourresearch.A.ifB.orC.soD.and22.Hepreferstorentacar_____haveoneofhisownA.otherthanB.ratherthanC.onconditionthatD.wouldrather23.InthepasttenyearsJackhasbeenwithus.Ithinkhehasprovedthathe_____respectfromeveryoneofus.A.qualifiesB.expectsC.reservesD.deserves24.Itwassometime____thedooropenedinresponsetohisring.A.beforeB.whenC.afterD.since25.Itisahugetaskto____inthebuildinginsuchashorttime.A.goaheadwithB.keepupC.cleanupD.workout26.Whathehasdoneshowsthatheisnotaman____.A.whomyoucanbelieveB.thatyoucanbelieve

C.whomyoucanbelieveinD.whatyoucanbelievein27.Hewas____tospeakthetruth.A.toomuchofacowardB.somuchacowardC.toomuchacowardD.somuchofacoward28.Ifwecontinuetoargueoverminorpoints,wewonA.somewhereB.elsewhereC.everywhereD.anywhere29.Therearesome____flowersonthetable.A.unrealB.falseC.artificialD.unnaturaltget____nearasolution.30.WhenMr.Jonesgetsold,hewill____overhisbusinesstohisson.A.takeB.handC.thinkD.get31.IcansomenoisewhileImstudying,butIcantstandloudnoise.A.putupwithB.keepupwithC.catchupwithD.comeupwith32.Ifwehadhadadequatetimetoprepare,theresults____muchbetter.A.wouldB.wereC.hadbeenD.wouldhavebeenD.while33.Ilikeclimbingmountains____mywifepreferswatersports.A.asB.whenC.forD.while34.Someparentsarejusttooprotective.Theywanttotheirkidsfromeverykindofdanger,realorimagined.A.shelterB.locateC.preventD.release35.Asacleaningwoman,herdutiesincludecleaningthedesksandmoppingthefloor.A.continuousB.routineC.initialD.constant36.Thekidslayfacedowntothebeach,theirbackstothesun.A.exposingB.exposedC.havingexposedD.wereexposing37.Itwasntthedinner.itwaspeopletalkedaboutatthedinnerthatdisgusted..A.whatB.thatC.whateverD.those38.Forgenerationsthepeopleinthesetwovillageslivedinperfect.A.conflictB.distinctionC.harmonyD.regulation39.Hewasseriouslyinjuredintheaccidentandlosthisconsciousness.Whenhe_____hefoundhimselfinahospitalbed.A.cameoffB.cameupC.cameinD.cameto40.Hisface_____whenhetoldalie.A.gavehimoffB.gavehimawayC.gavehimupD.gavehimout.ReadingComprehension(50%)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Questions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage:PassageOneWhatdowetalkaboutwhenwetalkaboutmoneyWeoftenthinkaboutwhatwecanbuywhitthemoneywehave,whatwecanreplanningtobuywhenwehavemore.tbuybecausewedonthaveenoughandwhatweWediscussthecareersthatbringusmoneyandtheexpensesthattakeitaway.Wetalkaboutourfavoriteshopsandrestaurants,thecauseswesupport,theplacewemakereal.vebeenandseen.WesharedreamsthatonlymoneycanInshort,wetalkabouteverythingbutmoneyitself.Indailylife,moneyisstillamajorconversationaltaboo().Thisisashame,becausemoneyisasinterestingasthethingsitdoesandbuys,andthemoreyouknowaboutit,themoreinterestingitis.(81)Asafinancialadvisor,Iveseenhundredsofpeoplelearntocontroltheirmoneyinsteadoflettingitcontrolthemandwatchedastheyincreasedtheirfreedom,powerandsecuritybyhandlingmoneyconsciously.WouldntyouliketoknowthatyouYoullneverbepowerfulinlifeuntilyoustep.llalwayshaveenoughmoneytoliveexactlyasyouwanttorepowerfulmoveroneyyour.Talownkingopenlyaboutitisthefirst41.WhichofthefollowingisNOTdiscussedwhenwetalkaboutmoneyA.Thecareersthatbringusmoney.B.Thecauseswesupport.C.Thedreamsthatonlymoneycanmakereal.D.Moneyitself.42.WhatcanweknowformfromthesecondparagraphA.Weshouldknowmoreaboutmoneyitselfratherthanavoidtalkingaboutit.B.Moneyitselfcaninterestusandbringushappiness.C.Themoremoneyweearn,themoreweshouldknowaboutit.D.Itisashamethatpeopletalktoomuchaboutmoney.43.WhatdoesthewriterwanttosayinthethirdparagraphA.Peopleshouldlearnhowtomakemoney.B.Peopleshouldknowthevalueofmoney.C.Peopleshouldlearntocontroltheirmoney.D.Peopleshouldknowhowtousemoneytoincreasetheirpower.44.Thewritersadviceis.thatA.themoreyoutalkaboutmoney,themoreyoucancontrolitB.weshouldlearntobeagoodmasterofourmoneyifwewanttobepowerfulinlifeC.weshouldnotbesoworriedaboutmoneyifwewanttohaveafreelifeD.themoremoneyyouhave,themorepowerfulyouare45.WhatwillthewriterprobablytalkaboutafterthelastparagraphA.Theimportanceofmoney.B.Money,powerandsecurity.C.TheotherstepsforpeopletocontrolmoneyD.ThestepsforpeoplemakemoneyPassageTwoAquestionoftenputtothespecialistonfishesisHowlongdofishesliveThisputsthespecialistinanembarrassingbecauseheisoftenunabletogiveadirectanswertothissimplequestion.Butactuallythisquestionisnotassimpleasitseems.Therearethousandsofdifferentkindsoffishes,andtheyvaryagreatdealinsizeandlifespan.Moreover,itisnoteasytofindoutjusthowlongafishlivesinitsnaturalstate.Wecanfindouthowoldafishisbystudyingitsscales,butwecannotsayhowmuchmoretimeitwouldliveifwehadnotcaughtit.Wemayrearfishesandrecordtheirlifespanbutwecannotbesurethatthisisthelengthoftimetheywouldhavelived,hadtheybeenleftalone.Wemaymakemarkingtoshowhowfastthefishesgrowsothatwecancalculatetheageofthelargestonrecord,butunlessthislargefishdiesofoldagewearestillnotinapositiontoknowitsnaturallifespan.(82)Unlikehumanbeings,fishesdonotstopgrowingwhentheyreachmaturity(aslongastheylive,althoughtherateofgrowthslowsdowninmaturefishes.46.Peopleoftenaskthespecialistonfishesregardingits_____.A.sizeB.LifeC.ageD.variety).Theycontinuetogrow47.Thespecialistisembarrassedbythequestionbecause______.A.hedoesnotknowtheanswerB.thereisnoanswertothequestionC.itisasillyandsimplequestionforhimD.thereisnodefiniteanswertothisquestion48.Wecanknowafishsagefromits________.A.weightB.sizeC.scalesD.length49.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueA.Differentkindsoffisheshavedifferentlifespans.B.Itishardforthespecialisttoknowthelengthoftimeafishlivesinitsnaturalstate.C.Maturefishesgrowmorequicklythanyoungone.D.Thespecialistmakesmarkingtoknowtherateoffishessothattheyknowtheageofthelargestones.50.Humanbeing,unlikefishes,__________.A.stopgrowingwhentheyreachmaturityB.growfasteraftermaturingC.ContinuetogrowaslongastheyliveD.haveashortlifespanPassageThreeWefindthatbrightchildrenarerarelyheldbackbymixed-abilityteaching.Onthecontrary,boththeirknowledgeandexperienceareenriched.Wefeelthattherearemanydisadvantagesinstreaming()pupils.Itdoesnottakeintoaccountthefactthatchildrendevelopatdifferentrates.Itcanhaveabadeffectonboththebrightandthenot-so-brightchild.Afterall,itcanbequitediscouragingtobeatthebottomofthetopgrade!Besides,itisratherunrealtogradepupilsjustaccordingtotheirintellectualability.Thisisonlyoneaspectoftheirtotalpersonality.(83)Weareconcernedtodeveloptheabilitiesofallourpupilstothefull,notjusttheiracademicability.Wealsovaluepersonalqualitiesandsocialskills,andwefindthatmixed-abilityteachingcontributestoalltheseaspectsoflearning.Inourclassrooms,weworkinvariousways.Thepupilsoftenworkingroups:thisgivesthemtheopportunitytolearntoco-operate,toshare,andtodevelopleadershipskills.(84)Theyalsolearnhowtocopewithpersonalproblemsaswellaslearninghowtothink,tomakedecisions,toanalyzeandevaluate,andtocommunicateeffectively.Thepupilslearnfromeachotheraswellasfromtheteacher.Sometimesthepupilsworkinpairs;sometimestheyworkonindividualtasksandassignment,andtheycantothisattheirownspeed.Theyalsohavesomeformalclassteachingwhenthisisappropriate.Weencourageourpupilstousethelibrary,andweteachthemthestillstheyneedinordertodothisefficiently.Anadvancedpupilcandoadvancedwork:itdoesnotmatterwhatagethechildis.Weexpectourpupilstodotheirbest,nottheirleast,andwegivethemeveryencouragementtoattainthisgoal.51.InthepassagetheauthorA.criticalB.approvingC.questioningD.objective52.Byheldback(line1,Para.1)theauthormeans___________.sattitudetowards-abilityteacmixedhingis__________.A.madetoremaininthesameclassesB.forcedtostudyinthelowerclassesC.drawntotheirstudiesD.preventedfromadvancing53.Theauthorarguesthatateacherschiefconcernshouldbethedevelopmentofthestudents___________.A.PersonalqualitiesandsocialskillslearningabilityandcommunicativeskillsB.TotalpersonalitylearningabilityandcommunicativeskillsC.learningabilityandcommunicativeskillsD.intellectualability54.WhichoffollowingisNOTMENTIONEDinthethirdparagraphA.Groupworkgivespupilstheopportunitytolearntoworktogetherwithother.B.Pupilsalsolearntodeveloptheirreasoningabilities.C.Groupworkprovidespupilswiththeopportunitytolearntobecapableorganizers.D.Pupilsalsolearnhowtoparticipateinteachingactivities,55.Theauthorpurposeinwritingthispassageisto__________.A.argueforteachingbrightandnot-so-brightpupilsinthesameclassB.recommendpairworkandgroupworkforclassroomactivitiesC.offeradviceontheproperuseofthelibraryD.emphasizetheimportanceofappropriateformalclassroomteachingPassageFour(85)Pricesdeterminehowresourcesaretobeused.Theyarealsothemeansbywhichproductsandservicesthatareinlimitedsupplyaredistributedamongbuyers.ThepricesystemoftheUnitedStatesisaverycomplexnetworkcomposedofthepricesofalltheproductsboughtandsoldintheeconomyaswellasthoseofnumerousservices,includinglabor,professionaltransportation,andpublic-utilityservices.Thepricesofanyparticularproductorservicearelinkedtoabroad,complicatedsystemofpricesofanyparticularproductorservicearelinkedtoabroad,complicatedsystemofpricesinwhicheverythingseemstodependmoreorlessoneverythingelse.Ifoneweretoaskrandomly,manywouldreplythatpriceisanamountofmoneypaidbythebuyertothebuyertothesellerofaproductorserviceasagreeduponinamarket.Thisdefinitionis,ofcourse,validasfarasitgoes.Foracompleteunderstandingofapriceinagroupofindividualstodefinepricetransactionanyparticulartransaction,muchmorethantheamountofmoneyinvolvedmustbeknown.Boththebuyandthesellershouldbefamiliarwithnotonlythemoneyamount,butwiththeamountandqualityoftheproductorservicetobeexchanged,thetimeandplaceatwhichtheexchangewilltakeplaceandthepaymentwillbemade,theformofmoneytoontheproductorservice,deliveryterms,returnprivileges,andotherfactorsthatcomprisethetotalpackagebeingexchangedforthe-askedforamountinorderthattheymayevaluateagivenprice.56.Accordingtothepassage,thepricesystemisrelatedprimarilyto_________.A.laborandeducationB.transportationandinsuranceC.utilitiesandrepairsD.productsandservices57.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTfactorinthecompleteunderstandingofpriceA.Instructionsthatcomewithaproduct.B.Thequantityofaproduct.C.Thequalityofaproduct.D.Guaranteesthatcomewithaproduct.58.Inthelastsentenceofthepassage,thewordtheyrefersto___.A.returnprivilegesB.allthefactorsC.thebuyerandthesellerD.money59.Theparagraphfollowingthepassagelikelydiscusses___.A.unusualwaystoadvertiseproductB.typesofpaymentplansforserviceC.theoriesabouthowproductsaffectdifficultlevelsofsocietyD.howcertainelementsofpricepackageinfluenceitsmarketvalue60.WhatisthebesttitleofthepassageA.TheInherentWeaknessinthePriceSystemB.ThecomplexitiesofthePriceSystemC.CreditTermsinTransactionsD.ResourceDistributionandthePublicSectorIII.ClozeTest(20)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandDbelowthepassage.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheet.SectionA()Britainwasawealthycountryahundredandfiftyyears61.Therewerea62veryrichpeople63receivedmoneyfromlandorinvestment,anddidnotneedtowork.Theyusedtohavelarge64ofservantstolook65them.Therewerealsomanymiddleclasspeople,whoworkedasbusinessmenorasdoctorsorlawyers.Theyusuallyhadseveralservantsto66theirhousesandcooktheirmeals.Buttherewerealsomanypoorpeople,andtherewasabig67betweentherichandthepoor.Thepoorhadverydifficultlives.Manyworkedasservants.Theyusedtobe68little,andtheyhadtoworklonghours.Butatleasttheylivedinwarmhouseandwerewell69.70whoworkedinfactorieswereoftenless71.Theyusedtoworkmanyhoursaday,indangerousandunhealthyconditions.But,evenso,theydidnotuseto72enoughtofeedtheirfamilies.Theyoftenlivedinslumswhichwerebuiltcheaplybythefactoryowners.The73paidpeoplewerethosewhoworked74thefarms.Atcertaintimesoftheyear,theydidnotusetoearn75becausetherewasnowork76themtodo.Lifeforthepoorwasnotwasnotalwaysbad.Therekindfarmersandfactoryownerswhohelpedthereworkers.Andmanypeoplewere77aboutthepoor.OneofthemwasCharlesDickens,thefamousBritishwriter.Whenhewasyoung,hisfamilywasalwaysshort78money.Hisfatherwasaclerk,whousedto79morethanheearned.WhenDickenswaseleven,hisfatherwas80toprison,andDickenshadtoworkinafactory.Atthistime,veryyoungchildrenusedtoworkinfactoriesandmines,andcleanchimneys.61.A.agoBearlyC.beforeD.soon62.A.littleB.muchC.fewD.many63.A.whichB.whatC.whoD.whose64.A.amountsB.numbersC.dealsD.plenties65.A.afterB.forC.atD.like66.A.clearB.cleanCsweetenD.declare67.A.spaceB.roomC.gapD.distance68.A.gotB.receivedCacceptedD.paid69.A.keptB.fedC.feltD.lived70.A.TheseB.ThoseC.ThisD.That71.A.fortunateB.favorableC.favoriteD.financial72.A.engageB.eliminateC.earnD.learn73.A.badB.worseC.goodD.fewest74.A.inB.onC.atD.above75.A.somethingB.everythingC.nothingD.anything76.A.forB.ofC.asD.to77.A.consideredB.concernedC.convincedD.contributed78.A.ofB.toC.inD.at79.A.costB.spendC.wasteD.lend80.A.sentB.broughtC.pulledD.enteredSectionB()Readingisthoughttobeakindofconversationbetweenthereaderandthetext.Thereaderputsquestions,asitwere,tothetextandgetsanswers.Inthe61oftheseheputsfurtherquestions,andsoon.Formostofthetimethisconversation62thegolevseonlconsciousness.Attimes,63,webecomeawareofit.Thisisusuallywhenwearerunning64difficulties,whenmismatchisoccurringbetween65andmeaning.Whensuccessfulmatchingisbeing66,ourquestioningofthetext67attheunconsciouslevel.Differentpeopleconverse68thetextdifferently.Somestayvery69totheWordsonthepage;70takeoffimaginativelyfromthewords,interpreting,criticizing,analyzingandexamining.71representsakindofcomprehensionwhichisWritteninthetext.Thelatterrepresents72levelsofcomprehension.The73betweentheseisimportant,especiallyfortheadvancedreader.Thereisanotherconversationwhichfromourpointof74isequallyimportant,Andthatisto75notwithwhatisreadbutwithhowitisread.Wecallthisaersaprocestionas76toconvacontentconversation.Itisconcernednotwithmeaningburwiththestrategieswe77inreading.Ifweareanadvancedreaderourabilitytoholdaprocessconversationwithatextisusuallyprettywell78.Itis79thiskindofconversationthatisofimportancewhenweare80todevelopourreadingtomeetthenewdemandsbeingplaceduponusbystudyingatahighlevel.61.A.answerB.lightC.meaningD.weight62.A.atB.belowC.onD.of63.A.atB.soC.butD.also64.A.offB.awayC.intoD.on65.A.expectationsB.wishesC.hopesD.predictions66.A.witnessedB.undergoneC.experiencedD.practiced67.A.lastsB.movesC.car