2010年陕西专升本英语考试真题4788

注意事项：1．试卷分为试题和答题纸两部分。全卷共16页，其中试题12页，答题纸4页。2．用墨迹为蓝(黑)色的钢笔、圆珠笔或签字笔将答案写在答题纸上，写在试题上的答案无效。3．满分为150分，考试时间为150分钟。PartIVocabularyandStructure(40分)Directions：Inthispart，thereare40incompletesentences．ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet．1．“Whenistheconcertsupposedtostart?”“It_________now．”A．isaboutstartingB．wasabouttostartC．isabouttostartD．wasaboutstarting2．_________yourhelp，Iwouldnothavesucceeded.A．ButthatB．ButforC．ButifD．Thanksto3．Itisno_______talkingtohimbecausehewillneverchangehismind.A．helpB．useC．timeD．way4．FujianProvincelies_______theeastofChinaandTaiwanProvinceis______theeastofFujian．A．in；inB．to；inC．to；toD．in；to5．_______fullpreparation，youwon'thavemuchchanceofsuccess.A．AfterB．BeforeC．WithD．Without6．Nosoonerhadwereachedthetopofthehill_______weallsatdowntorest.A．untilB．whenC．thenD．than7.I’dratheryou________anythingaboutitforthetimebeing.A．don'tdoB．don'tC．didn'tdoD．didn't8.LisawasbusytakingnotesMarkwassearchingtheInternetforinformation.A．untilB．unlessC．whileD．if9.Sincehelefttheuniversity，he_______inanaccountingcompany．A．hasbeenworkingB．hadworkedC．hadbeenworkingD．wasworking10.Thereisnodoubt_______youwillpasstheexamthistime．Youhaveworkedsohardinthepastmonths．A．whetherB．thatC．ifD．what11.Thehousewassoldfor$60，000，whichwasfarmorethanitsreal_______．A．moneyB．paymentC．valueD．profit12.Sorry,wecannot_______youthejobbecauseyoudon'thaveanyworkexperience．A．makeB．sendC．offerD．prepare13.WhenIwasinthewaitingroomatthestationyesterday．Ireadamagazineinorderto_______time．A．spendB．killC．takeD．waste14.Becauseofthemist，noneofthosewhosawtheflyingobjectcouldtellits_______shape．

A．steadyB．preciseC．likelyD．rigid15.Sofarasisknown，theoriginalmanuscriptsofShakespeare'splaysarenolongerin______.A．evidenceB．emphasisC．emergencyD．existence16.Thespeakerdidnotmentionmanyfacts，soweaskedhimtobemore_______.A．specificB．specialC．particularD．respective17.Thesatellitewaslaunchedinto_______aroundthemoon．A．circleB．orbitC．pathD．way18.Wouldyoumindkeepinga(n)_______onourhousewhilewe'reaway?A．handB．lookC．eyeD．mind19.Itissohot．Youshouldputthefoodintotherefrigeratornow．Otherwise，itwill______soon．A．harmB．hurtC．spoilD．damage20.Theideasoundsverygood．Butwillitworkin_______?A．practiceB．placeC．advanceD．theory21.Howevermuch______，itwillbeworthit．A．doesthewatchcostB．coststhewatch.C．thewatchwillcostD．thewatchcosts22.Weshoulddoasmuchaswecan_______ourcountrybetterandmorebeautiful.A．makeB．tomakeC．makesD．making23.Hewouldhavepaid___forthehouseifthesalesgirlhadinsistedbecausehereallywantedit．A．twiceasmuchB．muchastwiceC．asmuchtwiceD．twicemachas24._______fromthemoon，ourearth，withwater______seventypercentofitssurface，appearsasa“blueball．”A．Seen；coveringB．Seen；coveredC．Seeing；coveringD．Seeing；covered25.Ittakescourageforone_____thehugetask，tosaynothingoffulfillingitinsuchashorttime．A．tobefaceduptoB．facinguptoC．facesuptoD．tofaceupto26．Theyoungmanlosthisjoblastmonth，butitwasn'tlong______hefoundanewpositioninthiscompany．A．afterB．whileC．asD．before27.Color-blindpeopleoftenfinditdifficultto______betweenredandgreen．A．separateB．compassC．distinguishD．contrast28.TherearethreecolorsintheBritishflag，_______red，whiteandblue．A．rarelyB．namelyC．reallyD．actually29.Toobtainavisatothatcountryforthefirsttime，youneedtoapply_______.A．inpartB．inpersonC．inturnD．intime30.Doyouthinkhespilledthesoup_______purposesothathewouldn'thavetoeatit?A．forB．withC．byD．on31.Thepilottriedmanytimestolifttheplanebut_______．A．inconsequenceB．invainC．ineffectD．inorder32.Keepyouindoorsanddon't_______yourskintothesuninsummer．A．explodeB．expressC．exposeD．expand

33.______inmindaswellasinbody．thechildneedsmorethanmedicalcare．A．SickB．BesickC．BecausesickD．Forsick34.______inhospital．thepatientkeptintouchwiththeoutsideworldbywatchingnewsprogramsonTVeveryday．A．LyingB．LayingC．LainD．Beinglaid35.Angelatoldmeawhileagothatshecouldn'twearher_______sweatshirtbecauseitdoesn'tgowithanythingelseshehas．A．greencomfortabledarkB．darkgreencomfortableC．comfortabledarkgreenD．darkcomfortablegreen36.Nooneherebelievesthereason_______hegaveforhislateness．A．thatB．whyC．forwhichD．what37.Althoughhehadtoldthemnottokeepuswaiting，theymadeno_____tospeedupdeliveries．A．attentionB．attemptC．actionD．progress38.Hopes，goalsandfears______widelybetweenmenandwomen，therichandthepoor，theyoungandtheold．A．alterB．shiftC．varyD．transfer39.Thefactoryhadto_______anumberofemployeesbecauseoftheeconomicdeclineinthecountry．A．1ayoutB．1ayoffC．1ayasideD．1aydown40.Agoodteacherisableto______acomplicatedideainverysimpleterms．A．workoutB．makeupC．putacrossD．bringaboutPartIIReadingComprehension(50分)Directions：Inthisparttherearefourpassages．Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements．Foreachofthem，therearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD．YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet．PassageOneTousitseemssonaturaltoputupanumbrellatokeepthewateroffwhenitrains．Butactuallytheumbrellawasnotinventedasprotectionagainsttherain．Itwasfirstusedasashadeagainstthesun．Nobodyknowswhofirstinventedit,buttheumbrellawasusedinveryancienttimes.ProbablythefirsttouseitweretheChinese，waybackintheeleventhcenturyB．C．WeknowthattheumbrellawasalsousedinancientEgyptandBabylonasasun-shade.(81)Andtherewasastrangethingconnectedwithitsuse;itbecameasymbolofhonorandauthority.IntheFarEastinancienttimes,theumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlybyroyalpeopleorbythoseinhighoffice.InEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshade.andtheumbrellawasincommonuseinancientGreece.ButitisbelievedthatthefirstpersonsinEuropetouseumbrellasasprotectionagainsttherainweretheancientRomans.DuringtheMiddleAge,theuseoftheumbrellapracticallydisappeared.ThenitappearedagaininItalyinthe16thcentury.Andagainitbecameasymbolofpowerandauthority．Umbrellashavenotchangedmuchinstyleduringallthistime，thoughtheyhavebecomemuchlighterinweight．Itwasn'tuntilthetwentiethcenturythatwomen'sumbrellasbegantobemadeinavarietyofcolors．

41.Thefirstuseoftheumbrellawasas________.A．protectionagainsttherainB．ashadeagainstthesunC．asymbolofpowerD．asymbolofhonor42.The_______areregardedasthepeoplewhofirstusedumbrellas．A．RomansB．GreeksC．ChineseD．Europeans43.Theumbrellawasusedonlybyroyalpeopleorthoseinhighoffice_______．A．inEuropeintheeighteenthcenturyB．inancientEgyptandBabylonC．intheFarEastinancienttimesD．duringtheMiddleAges44.Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Women'sumbrellasaremadeinvariouskindsofcolors．B．Theinventoroftheumbrellaisunknown．C．Onceordinarypeoplehadnorighttouseumbrellas．D．Umbrellaswerepopularandcheapinancienttimes．45.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A．WhenWastheUmbrellaInventedB．TheRolesofUmbrellasinHistoryC．TheColorsandShapesofUmbrellasD．WhoNeededtheUmbrellaFirstPassageTwoDoctorsarestartingtofindmoreandmoreinformationthatsuggestsaconnectionbetweenexerciseandbraindevelopment．Accordingtosomeresearch，itseemsthatexercisecanmakebloodvessels，includingthoseinthebrain，strongerandmorefullydeveloped．Theeffectsofexerciseonbraindevelopmentcanevenbeseeninbabies．Babieswhodoactivitiesthatrequirealotofmovementandphysicalactivityshowgreaterbrain,developmentthanbabieswhoarelessphysicallyactive．MargaretBarnes,apediatrician,believesintheimportanceofexercise．(82)Shethinksthatmanylearningdisabilitiesthatchildrenhaveinelementaryschoolorhighschoolcanbetracedbacktoalackofmovementasbabies．Instudieswithseniors，researchhasshownthatexercisehelpsolderpeopleaswell．Theexercisedoesnothavetobeverydifficult．Themaingoalisjusttoincreasetheheartrate．Andespeciallywhenlearningnewmovements，suchasyogaortaichi,itappearsthatnewmemorypathsopenupinthebrain.Thiscanimprovepeople'sshort-termmemory．46.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A．Howtotakeexercise．B．Howexercisehelpsthebrain．C．Howtoenjoymusic．D．Howthebraincanchange．47.Accordingtothepassage，howdoesexerciseaffectthebrain?A．Ithelpspeoplethinkmoreclearly．B．Itimproveslong-termmemory．C．Itmakesbabiesmoreintelligent．D．Itstrengthensbloodvessels．

48.AccordingtoMargaretBarnes，manylearningproblemsthatchildrenhaveinschoolmaybecausedby_______．A．lowintelligenceB．alackofexercisewhenveryyoungC．socialproblemsD．difficultrelationshipswithteachers49.Whyareyogaandtaichirecommendedtoseniors?A．Theyarenewmovements.B．Theyaregoodformemory．C．Theycanslowdowntheirheartrate．D．Theyaregoodforjoints．50.Whattypeofpatientsdoesapediatricianprobablytreat?A．Patientswithmentalproblems．B．Patientswithphysicalproblems．C．Children．D．oldpeople．PassageThreeHowcanwegetridofgarbage?Dowehaveenoughenergysourcestomeetourfutureenergyneeds?Thesearetwoimportantquestionsthatmanypeopleareaskingtoday．Somepeoplethinkthatmanmightbeabletosolvebothproblemsatthesametime.(83)Theysuggestusinggarbageasanenergysource,andatthesametimeitcansavethelandtoho1dgarbage.Fora1ongtime，peopleburiedgarbageordumpeditonemptyland.Now，emptylandisscarce.Butmoreandmoregarbageisproducedeachyear.However,garbagecanbeagoodfueltouse．Thethingsingarbagedonotlooklikecoal,petroleum,ornaturalgas;buttheyarechemicallysimilartothesefossilfuels.Asweuseupourfossilfuelsupplies,wemightbeabletousegarbageasanenergysource．Burninggarbageisnotanewidea．SomecitiesinEuropeandtheUnitedStateshavebeenburninggarbageforyears．Theheatthatisproducedbyburninggarbageisusedtoboilwater．Thesteamthatisproducedisusedtomakeelectricityortoheatnearbybuildings.InParis,France,somepowerplantsburnalmost2millionmetrictonsofthecity'sgarbageeachyear．Theamountofenergyproducedisaboutthesameaswouldbeproducedbyburningalmostahalfmillionbarrelsofoil．Butthereareproblemsinusinggarbageasafuel．Garbagethatburnseasily，suchasfoodscraps(碎屑)andpaper，mustbeseparatedfrommetals,glass,andothermaterialsthatdonotburneasily．Thisseparationprocessisnormallycostly．Anotherproblemisthatburninggarbagecanpollutetheair．Ourfossilfuelsuppliesarelimited．Burninggarbagemightbeonekindofenergysourcethatwecanusetohelpmeetourenergyneeds．Thismethodcouldalsoreducetheamountofgarbagepilingupontheearth．51.Whattwoproblemscanmansolvebyburninggarbage?A．Theshortageofenergyandairpollution．B．Theshortageofenergyandthelandtoholdgarbage．

C．Airpollutionandtheshortageoffossilfuels．D．Airpollutionandtheshortageofthelandtoholdgarbage．52.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheresultofburninggarbage?A．Thegarbageburnedisturnedintofossilfuels．B．Theheatproducedisusedtoboilwater．C．Thesteamproducedisusedtomakeelectricity．D．Thesteamproducedisusedtoheatbuildings．53.Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．About2millionmetrictonsofgarbageisburnedinFranceeachyear．B．Inthemodernsociety,moreandmoregarbageisproducedeachyear．C．Usinggarbageisagoodwaytosolvetheproblemofenergyshortage．D．Burninggarbageisanoldidea．54.Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingfourgroupsofgarbageisreadyforburning?A．Foodscrapsandmetals．B．Paperandglass．C．Metalsandglass．D．Foodscrapsandpaper．55.Whatisthegeneraltoneofthepassage?A．Optimistic．B．Indifferent．C．Promoting．D．Anxious．PassagefourH5N1avianinfluenza，knowncommonlyasbirdflu，haskilledatleast15peopleacrossAsiaandwasconfirmedinChinaonJanuary27．Nohumancaseshavebeenfoundinthemainland，but13ofthecountry's31provinces,autonomousregions,andmunicipalities(直辖市)havereportedthediseaseinpoultry．TheChinesegovernmenthastakenmeasurestopreventandcontrolthedisease．Poultrywithin3kmofinfectedfarmsistobekilledandthosewithin5kmtoreceivevaccines(疫苗)．(84)Meanwhile，therewillbeconstantmonitoringanddailyreportsonthediseaseacrossthecountry，andincreasedproductionofbirdfluvaccines．AmongtheAsiancountriesandregionsaffectedbybirdfluinanimals，onlyVietnamandThailandhavereportedhumancases．Thepeopleinfectedwerereportedtohavecaughtthediseasefrompoultry，whiletheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)saidthereis“noproofofhuman-to-humantransmission(传播)”ofbirdflu．(85)Thebigfearisthatthediseasecouldcombinewithahumaninfluenzavirustocreateadeadlynewdiseasethatwillkillmillionsofpeopleacrosstheglobe．ManyAsianfarmerslivecloselywiththeiranimalsandselllivechickensinthemarket．Thisgreatlyincreasesthepossibilityofhumanbeingsinfectedwithbirdflu．AspokesmanoftheWHOsaidthatAsiancountriesaffectedbybirdflushouldintroduceamorehealthywayofraisingandsellingchickens．Andthepeopletherehavetocomplexlychangetheirlifestyleandattitudetowardsanimals．Herearesomesafetymeasuresforpeopletostayhealthy:*Keepfitandwellthroughregularexercise；*Avoidinfectedpoultryandinfectedpeople；*Avoideatingraworunder-donepoultryandeggs；

*Makesurethereisalwaysfreshairinyourhome；*Coveryourmouthandnosewhencoughingorsneezing；*Washyourhandsfrequently．56.Whatdoestheword“poultry”inthepassagemean?A．Wildbirds．B．Wildanimals．C．Home-raisedbirds．D．Home-raisedanimals．57.Fromthepassage，wecanlearnthat．A．infectedpoultrywithin3kmwaskilledinChinaB．birdflucasewasconfirmedinChinaonJan.27C．humancaseswerefoundin13AsiancountriesD．overtwothirdsofChinahasbeeninfectedwithbirdflu58．Whatdopeoplefearmost?A．Poultrywillinfectmanypeople．B．Thediseasecanspreadquicklyamongpeople．C．Therewillbehuman-to-humantransmission．D．Anewdiseasecombiningbirdfluandhumanfluwillbreakout．59．Oneoftherightwaysforustoavoidbirdfluis．A．tokillallthepoultryB．toeatnomorechickensC．toformahealthyhabitD．tokeepseparatedfromothers60．WhichmustbewrongfortheAsianstochangetheirlifestyle?A．Farmersshouldavoidsellinglivepoultryinthemarket．B．Farmersshouldvaccinatetheirpoultryregularly．C．Farmersshouldlivemorecloselywiththeirpoultry．D．Peopleshouldavoidbuyinglivepoultryinthemarket．PartIIIClozeTest(20分)Directions：Thereare20blanksineachofthefollowingtwopassages．Foreachblank，therearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD．YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage．ThenwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet．SectionA(非英语专业学生做)Mrs．Joneswasovereighty，butshestilldroveheroldcarlikeawomanhalfherage．Sheloveddrivingveryfast,andwasproudofthefact61shehadnever，inherthirty-five-yeardriving，beenpunished62adrivingoffence(违法)．Thenonedayshenearly63herrecord．Apolicecar64her,andthepolice-meninitsawher65aredlightwithoutstopping．Ofcourse，seemed66thatshewouldbepunished．67Mrs．Jonescameuptothejudge，helookedatherseriouslyandsaidthatshewas68oldtodriveacar，andthatthe69whyshehadnotstoppedatthered70wasmostprobablythathereyeshadbecomeweak71oldage,sothatshehadsimplynotseemit.Whenthejudgehadfinishedwhathewas72,Mrs,Jonesopenedthebighandbagshewas73andtookouthersewing.Withoutsayingaword,she74aneedlewithaverysmalleye,andthreadeditatherfirstattempt.Whenshehad75donethis，shetookthethreadoutoftheneedleagainandhanded76the

needleandthethreadtothejudge,saying,“Nowitisyour77.Isupposeyouarequitesureaboutyourowneyesight.”Thejudgetookthe78andtriedtothreadit．Afterhalfadozentries，hehadstillnotsucceeded．ThecaseagainstMrs．Joneswas79,andherrecord80unbroken.61．A．whichB．whenC．thatD．this62．A．aboutB．onC．toD．for63．A．keptB．wonC．missedD．broke64．A．watchedB．passedC．followedD．caught65．A．passB．goC．runD．rush66．A．sureB．indeedC．．certainD.perhaps67．A．BeforeB．WhileC．UntilD．When68．A．soB．veryC．tooD．quite69．A．causeB．reasonC．matterD．trouble70．A．1ightB．lampC．signD．one71．A．withB．becauseC．forD．of72．A．speakingB．sayingC．talkingD．telling73．A．holdingB．gettingC．havingD．bringing74．A．tookB．broughtC．pickedD．got75．A．quicklyB．slowlyC．suddenlyD．successfully76．A．bothB．allC．neitherD．either77．A．timeB．turnC．chanceD．job78．A．threadB．glassesC．sewingD．needle79．A．dismissedB．passedC．settledD．studied80．A．wasB．keptC．seemedD．remainedSectionB(英语专业学生做)Manyteachersbelievethattheresponsibilitiesforteachingliewiththestudents．61alongreadingassignmentisgiven，instructorsexpectstudentstobefamiliarwiththe62inthereadingassignmenteveniftheydonotdiscussitinclassortakeanexamination．The63studentisconsideredtobeonewhois64tolearnforthe65oflearning，nottheoneinterestedonlyingettinghighgrades.Sometimeshome-workisreturned66briefwrittencommentsbutwithoutagrade.Evenifagradeisnotgiven,thestudentis67forlearningthematerialassigned．Whenresearchis68，theprofessorexpectsthestudenttotakeitactivelyandtocompleteitwith69guidance．Itisthestudent'sresponsibilitytofindbooks,magazines,and70inthelibrary.Professorsdonothavethetimetoexplain71auniversitylibrarywork;theyexpectstudents72graduatestudents，tobeabletoexhaustthereference73inthelibrary.Professorswillhelpstudentswhoneedit，but74thattheirstudentswillnotbetoo75onthem．IntheUnitedStates，professorshavemanyotherduties76teaching，suchasadministrativeorresearchwork.77,thetimethataprofessorcanspendwithastudentoutsideclassis78．Ifastudenthasproblemswithclassroomwork，thestudenteither79aprofessorduringofficehours80makesanappointment．61．A．WhileB．SinceC．BecauseD．if62．A．instructionB．knowledgeC．informationD．context

63．A．idealB．realC．perfectD．true64．A．stimulatedB．motivatedC．encouragedD．moved65．A．interestB．demandC．sakeD．reason66．A．withB．byC．inD．among67．A．responsibleB．supposedC．expectedD．required68．A．distributedB．handedoutC．deliveredD．assigned69．A．maximumB．minimumC．noD.full70．A．essaysB．articlesC．passagesD.stories71．A．whyB．