专升本英语试题及答案

2017年英语试题PartIListeningComprehension(20points,1pointeach)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearshortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.A)Tothebank.B)Toabookstore.C)Toashoestore.D)Tothegrocer’s.A)Nearthetrainstation.B)Inthecountryside.C)Inthecity.D)NeartheworkplaceA)thechoiceofcoursesB)adaycourseC)aneveningcourseD) theirworkA)Thepear.B)Theweather.C)Theseafood.D)Thecold.A)George’swife.B)George’sfather.C)George’sbrotherD)George’swife’sfather.A)Sheispleasedtolendhimthecar.B)Sherefusestolendhimthecar.Sheagreestolendhimthecar.Sheoffershimthecar.A)Policemananddriver.B)Policemanandthief.C)Teacherandpupil.D)Directorandactress.Questions8to10arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Booksaroom.B)Reserves aroom.C)Confirmshisreservation.D)Tellsthereceptionisthehasreservedaroom.9.A)OnTuesday.B)ProbablyonThursday.C)Threedayslater.D)Probablysevendayslater.A)At7.B)At7:30.C)At8.D)At6:30.Questions11to13arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Aconductorandaconductress.B)Abusdriverandaconductress.Theorganizeroftheraceandaparticipant.D)Areporterandaconductress.A)Adaybeforetherace.B)Adayaftertherace.Rightaftertherace.D)Afewhoursaftertherace.A)Shewonthefirstprizeinthecyclrace.Sheboughtthebeautifulracingbicyclebycollectingmoney.Shewastaughttocyclewhenshewasfive.Shewasthefirstconductresswhowonacyclerace.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,you’llhear2shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)CoursesinBritishhistory.B)Languagecourses.Coursesinsports.D)Teachertrainingcourses.A)Toattractmorestudents.Tomakethecoursessuitableforstudentsofalllevels.Toletthestudentshaveagoodrest.Tomakethesummerschoolmorelikeaholiday.A)Becausetheyallworkveryhard.BecausetheirteachersareallnativespeakersofEnglish.Becausetheylearnnotonlyinbutalsooutofclass.Becausetheyarealladvancedstudents.Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Hewasnovelist.B)Hewasaplaywright.Hewasapoet.D)Hewasanactor.A)Tovisithisfriends.B)Tovisithisfamily.ToattendtheNewYorkFilmFestival.TohelpwiththeproductionofhisplaybyanAmericanTVcompanyA)ItwasaboutanimmigrantfamilyfromPakistantoEngland.ItwasaboutculturaldifferencesbetweenPakistantoEngland.ItwasaboutthestruggleofaPakistaniyouthinEngland.ItwasaboutthemiserablelifeoftheimmigrantsinEngland.A)Hemissedhisplane.B)Thetaxidriveroverslept.Heheardaterribleaccidentreportedovertheradio.Hewouldhavebeendeadifhehadn’toverslept.PartIIVocabularyandStructureDirections:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),CandD).Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughcenter.21.Theimprovementsintechnologyhave______thepricesofcomputerconsiderablyinrecentmonths.A)broughtbackB)broughtdownC)broughtonD)broughtup22.Asthemanager’sprivatesecretary,Helenhaseasy______toallhiscorrespondence.A)accessB)approachC)accentD)response23.Theeditoraskedhisjournalistsnott_____anydetailsintheirreportsoftheaccident.A)leaveforB)leaveonC)leaveoffD)leaveout24.Thepartyhadtobe______becausethehostwentdownwithabadcaseofflu.A)calledinB)calledoffC)calledonD)calledup25.Sincehiswifedied,hehas______himselfintotheresearchwork.A)devotedB)dedicatedC)thrownD)contributed26.Hehasspentallhislifeworkingwithmentally______people.A)disabledB)divergedC)nakedD)abolished27.Theroadtotheislandonlyappearswhenthetidehas______.A)sprinkledB)recededC)tiltedD)diminished28.Environmentalistsare doingeverythingwithintheirpowerto______theimpactoftheoilspill.A)rejectB)belittleC)minimizeD)reclaimIwouldalways______buyingagoodqualitycarratherthanacheapone.A)appreciateB)approveC)introduceD)recommendIdidn’tknowanythingaboutanyofthebookssomychoicewasquite______.A)arbitraryB)obviousC)evidentD)fortunate31.Ifollowedher______butIstillcouldntworkouthowtousethesewingmachine.A)descriptionB)introductionC)instructionsD)comments32.Employeesare______tojointhecompany’spensionplanafterayear’sservice.A)compelledB)acquiredC)respondedD)regardedShesoon______theactorwhohadstarredinthepopularmovieSpeed.A)specifiedB)realizedC)justifiedD)identifiedWecollectedhundredsof______insupportofnotallowingcarsintothecitycentre.A)signaturesB)awarenessC)stationeryD)statements35.Theyoungmanstruggledto______wherehewasatthetimethemurdertookplace.A)reflectB)respondC)resolveD)recall36.Allthewhilehewasterrifiedbythefear______hehadcancerofthestomach.A)whichB)thatC)whatD)such37.Peoplefoundtotheirhorrorthattwothirdsoftheadultpopulationinthatareahad______AIDS.A)contactedB)contrastedC )contractedD)compacted38.Thoughfacedwithmanydifficulties,hewouldnot______onlinelearning.A)giveupB)getthroughC)getbyD)giveinAsNationalDayisroundthecorner,Shanghaiis______afestiveatmosphere.A)lookedonB)involvedinC)bathedinD)surroundedwithHeissokindandeasy-goingthatthekidsgo______himinabigway.A)forB)toC)withD)off41.Sheseemedtobeawareofthedelicacyofthesituationandshewastakinggreatcarenottosayanythingto______hercompanion.A)ignoreB)neglectC)charmD)embarrass42.Theobviousunfairnessofsuchpovertysidebysidewithconspicuousaffluenceremindedthemoftheir______parentsbackhome.A)vulnerableB)destructiveC)criticalD)sentimental43.Writingaletterorreadingabookmayappeartobe______activitiesinwhichindividualsexercisepersonalskills.A)scarceB)sophisticatedC)solitaryD)sincere44.Hetookherhandandfeltthescaronherthumb,______ofanaccidentwithakitchenknifeintheearlydaysoftheirmarriage.A)modeB)premiseC)signatureD)legacy45.Aseachblackcreature______andflappedawayintothegrayingsky,shewatchedit,tearsinhereyes.A)flutteredB)featuredC)fussedD)ferried46.Themomentseemedto______outendlessly,hisgazetravellingacrossherface,herneck,hershoulder,returningtohereyes.A)stretchB)expandC)skipD)slip47.Althoughthepoemcontainssuchpessimisticovertonesandpatheticacceptanceoffate,thereishopetobefoundinthelasttwolineswhichseemtobe______fromtherest.A)takenapartB)setasideC)setapartD)fallenapart48.Hisaimwasto______prideinbeingblackandtoinspireblackAmericanstocampaignforequalrights.A)respondB)restoreC)restrainD)retreat49.Aclassissaidrathervaguelyto______agroupofpersonssharingsimilaroccupationsandincomes,andasaconsequencesimilarlife-stylesandbeliefsA)consistofB)contrastwithC )contributeinD)composedof50.Thecouplehavetriedhardtosavetheirtroubledmarriage______theirchildren.A)incontrasttoB)ratherthanC)forthesakeofD)regardlessofPartIIIReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:Thereare3passagesinthispaEachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ChoosethecorrectanswerandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneHowmuchlivingspacedoesapersonneed?Whathappenswhenhisspacerequirementsarenotadequatelymet?Sociologistsandpsychologistsareconductingexperimentsonratstotrytodeterminetheeffectofovercrowdedconditionsonman.Recentstudieshaveshownthatthebehaviorofratsisgreatlyaffectedbyspace.Ifratshaveadequatelivingspace,theyeatwell,sleepwell,areproducewell.However,iftheirlivingconditionsbecometoocrowded,theirbehaviorpatternsandeventheirhealthperceptiblychange.Theycannotsleeporeatwell,andsignsoffearandtensionbecomeobvious.Themorecrowdedtheyare,themoretheytendtobiteeachotherandevenkilleachother.Thusforrats,populationandviolencearedirectlyrelated.Isthisanaturallawforhumansocietyaswell?Isadequatespacenotonldesirable,butalsoessentialforhumansurvival?51.Thispassageismainlyabout______.livingspaceandbehaviorpopulationandlivingconditionsinterestingexperimentsonratsanaturallawforhumansociety52.Whatisthepurposeoftheexperimentsdescribedinthepassage?Todeterminehowmuchlivingspacearatneeds.Toseewhathappenswhenratsliveinalimitedspace.Toknowthelikelyeffectsofinadequatelivingspaceonhumanbeings.Tofindouttherelationshipbetweenpopulationandlivingconditions.53.Howwouldratsbehavewhentheirlivingconditionsbecometoocrowded?A)Theyeatalotandbecomefriendlytoothers.Theysleeplittleandactquitepeacefully.Theyeatlittlebutsleepsoundly.D)Theybecomenervousandtendtobewar-like.54.The passagesuggeststhatovercrowdedconditions______.aredirectlyrelatedwithpopulationmaycauseanincreaseinviolencemayleadtohighbirthratemaybringaboutpollutionproblemsPassageTwoManypeoplehopethatthewholeworldwillonedayspeakacommonlanguage.OvertheYears,peoplehavemadeupnewlanguageswiththisaim.Atleastsixhundredlanguageshavebeendevelopedinthesearchforalanguagewhichallhumanbeingswouldbeabletospeak.Themostfamousone,Esperanto(世界语),wastheideaofLudwigZamenhof,adoctorinWarsaw.Hepublishedabookabouthisnewlanguagein1887.ToencouragepeopletolearntheLanguage,hemadeitassimpleaspossible.Esperantohasneverbeenacceptedasanofficialworldlanguage,butithasbeensuggestedasanauxiliarylanguage.By1950ithadbeentaughttooneandahalfmillionspeakers,anditwasspokeninsihundredschools.TodayEsperantoisspokenbyabouteightmillionpeople,andmorethanonehundrednewspapersandmagazinesinthelanguagearepublishedregularlythroughouttheworld.ThousandsofbookshavebeenwritteninEsperanto,includingthosetranslatedfromotherlanguages.TodaytheneedforanewauxiliarylanguagelikeEsperantoseemslessobvious.ThroughoutthiscenturyEnglishhasgrownmoreandmoreimportant.Ithasbecomeasecondlanguageformanymillionsofpeople.ThefactthatmorearlearningEnglishshowsthattheuseofEnglishisstillgrowingworldwide.Noonewoulddenytheusefulnessofworldlanguage,butnotmanypeoplethinkthatEsperantoislikelytoplaysucharole.55.Overtheyears,peoplehavemadeupnewlanguagesinthehopethat______.A)allpeoplewillbeabletospeakacommonlanguagepeoplewilllearnaforeignlanguagebetterpeoplecanunderstandeachotherbetterD)peoplewillbeabletospeakseverallanguages56.Zamenhofmadethelanguageassimpleaspossiblebecause______.A)hewantedpeopletolearnitquicklyB)hehopedmoreandmorepeoplewouldbewillingtolearnithewantedeveryonetospeakitwithoutanydifficultyhehopeditwouldbeacceptedasanofficialworldlanguage57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofEnglish?Itiswidelytaughtinschools.Ithasbecomeasecondlanguageformanymillionsofpeople.ManybookshavebeenwritteninEnglish.ItislesspopularthanEsperanto.58.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A)Thelanguagemadebyoneman.Atalkabouttheworldlanguage.Englishasasecondlanguageforeveryone.Esperanto—abetterlanguagethanEnglish.PassageThreeAftertheviolentearthquakethatshookLosAngelesin1994,earthquakescientistshadnewstoreport:Thedamageanddeathtollcouldhavebeenmuchworse.Morethan60peoplediedinthisearthquake.Bycomparison,anearthquakeofsimilarintensitythatshookAmericai1988claimed25,000victims.InjuriesanddeathswererelativelylessinLosAngelesbecausethequakeoccurredat4:31a.m.onaholiday,whentrafficwaslightonthecity’shighways.Inaddition,changesmadetotheconstructioncodesinLosAngelesduringthelast20yearshavestrengthenedthecity’sbuildingsandhighways,makingthemmoreresistanttoquakes.Despitethegoodnews,civilengineersaren’trestingontheirsuccesses.Pinnedttheirdrawingboardsareblueprintsforimprovedquake-resistantbuildings.Thenewdesignsshouldofferevengreatersecuritytocitieswhereearthquakesoftentakeplace.Inthepast,makingstructuresquake-resistantmeantfirmyetflexiblematerialsuchassteelandwood,thatbendwithoutbreaking.Later,peopletriedtoliftabuildingoffitsfoundation,andinsertrubberandsteelbetweenthebuildinganditsfoundationtoreducetheimpactofgroundvibrations.Themostrecentdesignsgivebuildingsbrainsaswellasconcreteandsteelsupports.Calledsmartbuildingsthestructuresrespondlikelivingorganismstoanearthquake’svibrations.Whenthegroundshakesandthebuildingtipsforward,thecomputerwouldforcethebuildingtoshiftintheoppositedirectioThenewsmartstructurescouldbeveryexpensivetobuild.However,theywouldsavemanylivesandwouldbelesslikelytobedamagedduringearthquakes.59.OnereasonwhythelossoflivesintheLos Angelesearthquakewascomparativelylowwasthat______.newcomputershadbeeninstalledinthebuildingsitoccurredintheresidentialareasratherthanonthehighwayslargenumbersofLosAngelesresidentshadgoneforaholidayimprovementshadbeenmadeintheconstructionofbuildingsandhighways60.Thefunctionofthecomputermentionedinthepassageisto______.A)counterbalanceanearthquake’sactiononthebuildingpredictthecomingofanearthquakewithaccuracyhelpstrengthenthefoundationofthebuildingmeasuretheimpactofanearthquake’svibrations61.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinminimizingthedamagecausedbyearthquakesattentionshouldbefocusedon______.theincreasinguseofrubberandsteelcapitalconstructionthedevelopmentofflexiblebuildingmaterialsthereductionoftheimpactofgroundvibrationsearlyforecastsofearthquakes62.Themainpurposeofthispassageismostlyto______.A)comparetheconsequencesoftheearthquakesthatoccurredintheU.S.B)encouragecivilengineerstomakeextensiveuseofcomputersC)outlinethehistoryofthedevelopmentofquake-resistantbuildingmaterialsD)reportnewdevelopmentsinconstructingquake-resistantbuildingSectionBDirections;MatchtheChinesesentencesintheleftcolumnwiththeEnglishintherightcolumn,markthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.首先，他如此A)Thedesireto努力工作并非只keeptherespectofa为了钱，他一心为good name了教育青年人并propelledmeto设法激励他们在becomethefirstin各方面取得进步。ourfamilytogotocollege. 要保持好名声B)Shielding多赢得的那份尊childrenfromthe重，这一渴求促使knowledgethatthey我成为全家第一个havefailedis上大学的人。anythingbut我们必须唤醒人们认识到环境保护的重要性。否则，就为时太晚了。beneficialtotheirdevelopment.Wemustwakenpeopletotheimportance ofenvironmentalprotection.Oritwillbetoolate.66.庇护孩子不让他们知道自己已经失败对于他们的成长是绝对无益的。Tostartwith,itisnotonlymoneythatheworkssohard.He iscommitted toeducatingtheyoungandtriestomotivatethemtogetaheadinlife.A)Theonlythingneighborhavein67.现在回想起来，commontobegin他是故意不让我withisproximity,们知道，免得扫了andunless大家的兴。 somethingmoredevelops,thatisn’treasonenoughtobebestfriends.68.尽管他对拥有这份体面的工作心存感激，但是他并不真正认为具有写作天才的人一定能够教书。B)AsIlookback,it'sclearthathehaddeliberatelykeptallofthathiddenfromustoavoidspoilingourfun.69.对于一个腼腆的人而言，他爱交际的慷慨精神尤其难能可贵。C)Thoughgratefulforgentleemployment,hedidn’treallyseewhohadagiftforwritingshouldnecessarilybeable一开始，邻居们唯一的公共点就是住得近，只有进一步发展关系，才有足够的理由成为最好的朋友。toteach.D)Forashyman,his gregariousgenerosityofspiritwasremarkable.PartIVTranslationSectionADirections:PutthefollowingsentencesintoChinese.Allofthemaretakenfromthepassagesyouhavejustread.Recentstudieshaveshownthatthebehaviorofratsisgreatlyaffectedbyspace._______________________________________________________________________________Atleastsixhundredlanguageshavebeendevelopedinthesearchforalanguagewhichallhumanbeingswouldbeabletospeak._______________________________________________________________________________ThroughoutthiscenturyEnglishhasgrownmoreandmoreimportant.Ithasbecomeasecondlanguageformanymillionsofpeople._______________________________________________________________________________Bycomparison,anearthquakeofsimilarintensitythatshookAmericain1988claimed25,000victims._______________________________________________________________________________Thenewdesignsshouldofferevengreatersecuritytocitieswhereearthquakeoften