成人专升本英语期末考试试卷

成人专升本英语期末考试试卷

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PartIReadingComprehension(40marks,40minutes)

SectionA(2**15)

Directions:Thereare3passageinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statementsForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).Youshould

decideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwitha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Fastfood,amainstayofAmericaneatingfbrdecades,mayhavereachedahighintheUnitedStatesasthe

maturingbaby-boomgenerationlooksforamorevariedmenu.Fastfoodstillrepresentsa$102billionayear

industry,butgrowthhasturnedsluggishrecentlyamidtoughcompetitionfromretailfbodstoresandamore

affluentpopulationwillingtotrynewthingsandspendmore,analystssay.

Signsoftroubleinfastfoodincludeprice-cuttingbyindustryleaders,includingeffortsbyMcDonald'stoattract

customerswitha55centhamburger,andmajorplayerspullingoutorselling.O'PepsiCo,forexample,issellingits

fast-foodrestaurantdivisionthatincludesTacoBell,PizzaHutandKFC."It'sbecomingharderandharderfor

thesefirmstogrow,“saidJimBrown,aprofessorofmarketingatVirginiaTechUniversity.<4IthinkintheUnited

Statesfastfoodhasreachedasaturationpointbecauseofthenumberofcompetitorsandthenumberofoutlets/*

Fast-fbodrestaurantrevenuesgrew2.5percentin1996,accordingtoindustryfigures,theslowestsincethe

recessionof1991.Thatisafarcryfromthelevelsofthe1970sand1980s.AccordingtotheFoodMarketing

Institute,consumersareusingsupermarketsfor21percentoftake-homefood,nearlydoublethelevelofayear

ago.Whilefast-foodrestaurantsstilllead,theirshareslippedsignificantly,from48percentin1996to41percent

in1997.

1.Accordingtothepassage,thefollowingfactorsEXCEPTleadtotheslowergrowthoffastfoodindustry.

A.thetoughcompetition

B.aricherpopulation

C.thesaturationofmarket

D.thelowerqualityoffastfood

2.WhichofthefollowingsignsdoesNOTshowthatfastfoodindustryisexperiencingahardtime?

A.Price-cuttingbyindustryleaders.

B.Theleadingroleoffastfoodinthemarketoftake-homefood

C.ThesellingofKFC.

D.Thepullingoutofsomefastfoodrestaurant.

3.Whoisastrongcompetitortofast-fbodrestaurantsinthemarkettake-homefoodaccordingtothepassage?

A.Supermarkets.B.Chineserestaurants.C.Hotels.D.Groceries.

4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Fast-foodrestaurantrevenuesaredeclining.

B.Fastfoodisverypopularinthe1970sandthe1980s.

C.Thebabybooingenerationhasneverlikedfastfood.

D.Richpeoplelikefastfoodmore.

5.Whatisthepassagemainlyconcernedabout?

A.Thepopularityoffastfood.

B.Thedisadvantageoffastfood.

C.Thetroublesoffastfood.

D）Theadvantagesoffastfood.

PassageTwo

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Breastfeeding（母乳喂养）foramonthorlongerappearstoreduceawoman'sriskofgettingdiabetes（糖尿病）

laterinlife,accordingtoanewstudy.Thebreastfeedinganddiabeteslinkhasbeenreportedinotherstudies,

accordingtoresearcherEleanorSchwarz.Yet,herstudymakesthelinkeasiertobelieve.Herstudyispublishedin

ajournalofmedicineinAmerica.Schwarzandhercolleagueslookedatdataaboutbreastfeedingpractices.They

evaluateddataon2,233womenfromCalifornia.Ofthose,405werenotmothers,1,125weremotherswho

breastfedlx）ratleastamonth,and703weremotherswhohadneverbreastfed.Theywere40to78yearsold.

AccordingtoSchwarz'sstudy,theriskofgettingadiagnosis（诊断）ofType2diabetesfbrwomenwho

breastfedalltheirchildrenfbramonthorlongerwassimilartothatofwomenwhohadnotgivenbirth.But

motherswhohadneverbreastfedwerenearlytwiceaslikelytodevelopdiabetesaswomenwhohadnevergiven

birth.Motherswhoneverbreastfedwereabout1.4timesaslikelytodevelopdiabetesaswomenwhobreastfedfor

onetothreemonths,Schwarzfound.

Whileonemonthofbreastfeedingappearstomakeadifference,Schwarzsays,evenlongerisbetter.

（76）4tPrcviousstudieshaveshownthelongerthemombreastfeeds,themorebenefitforherbody。”Manyexperts

recommendbreastfeedingfbrsixmonthsandcontinuingforayear,shesays.

Thediabetes-breastfeedinglinkisprobablyexplainedbybellyfat.Mothers,whodon'tbreastfeed,astheyget

older,mayhavemorebellyfat,asbreastfeedinghelpsnewmotherstakeoffweight.tlBellyfatincreasestheriskof

diabetesasyougetolder?,shesays.

Thefindingisn'tsurprisingatall,saysKimberlyGregory.Sheoftengivesadvicetowomenwhogetdiabetes

（occurringduringpregnancy（怀孕）thattheyareatriskforlatergettingType2diabetesandsuggeststhey

breastfeed.ThenewfindingswillprobablyinspireGregorytoaddtotheadviceshegivesmoms-to-beaboutthe

benefitsofbreastfeeding.Sheoftenfocusesonthebenefitstothebaby.

6.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Abouttwothousandandtwohundredoldwomentookpartinthestudy.

B.EleanorSchwarz'sresearchprogramwasaboutmenandwomenwhosufferedfromdiabetes»

C.Overonefifthsofthewomennevergotmarriedo

D.EleanorSchwarz'sresultsseemmorereliableo

7.AccordingtoSchwarz'sfindings,whoaremorelikelytogetdiabeteslaterinlife?

A.Thosemotherswhohadneverbreastfed.

B.Thosemotherswhonevergavebirth.

C.Thosemotherswhobreastfedforamonth.

D.Thosemotherswhobreastfedforsixmonths.

8.WhichofthefollowingstatementswouldSchwarzagreewith?

A.Breastfeedingisnotadvisablebecauseitisnotgoodforamomtokeepagoodshape.

B.Breastfeedingcangreatlyreduceamother'schancesofgettingallkindsofseriousdisease.

C.Breastfeedingforamonthishighlyrecommended:thelonger,thebetter.

D.Breastfeedingibramonthorlongermakesbabiessmarter.

9.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“moms-to-be"inthelastparagraph?

A.Womenwhoarepregnant,especiallyforthefirsttime.

B.Womenwhodreamofhavingbabiesfbrthefirsttime.

C.Womenwhoalreadyhavechildren.

D.Womenwhohavejustgotbabiesfbrthefirsttime.

10.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitlefbrthispassage?

A.BreastfeedingMayEnhanceBabies'ChancesofSurvival

B.BreastfeedingMayLowerMoms'DiabetesRisk

C.BreastfeedingMayBecomeVeryFashionableinNearFuture

D.BreastfeedingMayHelpWomenLoseWeight.

PassageThree

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

“CanIseemybaby?^thehappynewmotherasked.

Whenthebundlewasnestledinherarmsandshemovedthefoldofclothtolookuponhistinyandpinkface,

shecriedloudly.Thedoctorturnedquicklyandlookedoutofthetallhospitalwindow.Thebabyhadbeenbom

withoutears.Timeprovedthatthebaby'shearingwasperfect.Itwasonlyhisappearancethatwasspoiled.

Tenyearslater,whenherushedhomefromschoolonedayandflunghimselfintohismother'sarms,she

sighed,knowingthathislifewastobeasuccessionofheartbreaks.Hecriedoutthetragedy."Aboy,abig

boy...calledmeafreak.M

Astimepassedby.hegrewup.Hewashandsomeandawelcomestudentintheclass.Hedevelopedatalent

fbrliteratureandmusic.Buttherewerestillsomestudentswhooftenlaughedathim,becausehehadnoears.His

motherwasverysadaboutit.

Soon,theboy'sfatherhadasessionwiththefamilyphysician."IbelieveIcouldgraftonapairofouterears,

iftheycouldbeobtained”,thcdoctordecided.Sothesearchbeganforapersonwhowouldmakesuchasacrifice

fbrayoungman.Twoyearswentby.Then,oneday,thefathersaid,“Youaregoingtothehospital,son.Mother

andIhavesomeonewhowilldonatetheearsyouneed.Butitisasecret.”

Theoperationwasabrilliantsuccess,andanewpersonemerged.Histalentsblossomedintogenius,and

schoolandcollegebecameaseriesoftriumphs.Hewasconfidentindoingeverything.Laterhemarriedand

enteredthediplomaticservice.kkBut1mustknowthefact,“heurgedhisfather.t4Whodonatedearsfbrme?Why

washewillingtohelpme?IshouldmeethimandtellhimhowmuchIhaveowedhim.Icouldneverdoenough

forhim.,,

“Idonotbelieveyoucould,Msaidthefather,^buttheagreementwasthatyoucouldnotknowit.”

Theyearskepttheirdeepsecret,butthedaydidcome.Hestoodwithhisfatherclosetohismother.Slowly,

tenderly,thefatherstretchedforthahandandraisedthethick,reddish-brownhairtorevealthatthemotherhad

noouterears.

“Mothersaidshewasgladsheneverletherhairbecut,“hewhisperedgently,“andnobodyeverthought

motherlessbeautiful,didthey?”

Realbeautyliesnotinthephysicalappearance,butintheheart.

Realtreasureliesnotinwhatthatcanbeseen,butinwhatthatcannotbeseen.

Realloveliesnotinwhatthatisdoneandknown,butinwhatthatisdonebutnotknown.

11.Whydidthemothercryoutwhenshesawhisnewbornbaby?Because.

A.thebabywasasoninsteadofagirl

B.thebabyhadonlyoneear

C.somethingwaswrongwiththebaby'ssenseofhearing

D.thebabyhadnoearsatall

12.Thebiggestproblemoftheboywasthat_.

A.hecouldnotstudyliteratureandmusicalthoughhewasR)ndofthem

B.hecouldnotgetalongwellwithhisclassmates

C.hewasalwayslaughedatbecauseofnoears

D.hismotherwastoosad

13.Thefathertold_beforetheoperationwasperformed.

A.awhitelie

B.thetruth

C.hissonwhohaddonatedhimtheears

D.hissonthathismotherdonatedherearsforhim

14.Whendidthesondiscovertherealdonator?

A.Whenhewasmarried.

B.Whenhebecameadiplomatist.

C.Whenhehimselffoundthathismotherhadnoouterears.

D.Whenhisfatherwasraisinghismother'shair.

15.Thepurposeofthelastthreeparagraphs(9,10and11)isto_.

A.tellyouwhatcanbelearnedfromthestory

B.tellyouwhattheboywantedtotellyou

C.tellyouthatonecannotalwaysbejudgedbyhisappearance

D.askyoutopayattentiontothosethatcannotbeseen

SectionB(1**10)

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordfor

eachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthe

passagethroughcarefidlybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankis

identifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemontheAnswer

Sheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebank

morethanonce.

Wisebuyingisapositivewayinwhichyoucanmakeyourmoneygofurther.Thewayyougo

aboutpurchasinganarticleoraservicecanactually_16.youmoneyorcanaddtothecost.Take

the17.exampleofahairdryer.Ifyouarebuyingahairdryer,youmightthinkthatyouare

makingthe18.buyifyouchooseonewhoselookyoulikeandwhichisalsothecheapest

19.price.Butwhenyougetithomeyoumayfindthatittakestwiceaslongasmore

expensive20.todryyourhair.Thecostoftheelectricityplusthecostofyourtimecould

wellmakeyourhairdryerthemostexpensiveoneofall.

Sowhatprinciplesshouldyou21.whenyougooutshopping?Ifyoukeepyourhome,

yourcaroranyvaluable22.inexcellentcondition,you'llbesavingmoneyinthelongrun.

Beforeyoubuyanew23.,talktosomeonewhoownsone.Ifyoucan,useitorborrowitto

checkwhetheritsuitsyourparticularpurpose.Beforeyoubuyan24.appliance,ora

service,docheckthepriceandwhatisonoffer.Ifpossible,choose25.threeitemsorthree

estimates

A.possessionB.saveC.bestD.applianceE.materialF.fromG.simple

H.withI.inJ.elementK.modelL.itemM.easyN.adoptO.reasonable

PartIIIntegratedTesting(15marks,20minutes)

SectionA(0.5'*20)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices

markedA).B),C)andD).YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.Thenmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Inanagewhentechnologyisdevelopingfasterthan26before,manypeoplearebeing27to

theideaoflookingbackintothepast.Onewaytheycandothisis28investigatingtheirownfamily

history.Theycantryto29outmoreaboutwheretheirfamiliescamefromandwhatthey30.This

isnowafast-growinghobby,especiallyincountrieswitha31shorthistory,likeAustraliaandthe

UnitedStated.

Itis32thingtospendsometime33throughabookonfamilyhistoryandtotake34

toinvestigateyourfamily'spast.Itis35anothertocarryouttheresearchworksuccessfully.Itiseasy

toset36itinadisorganizedwayand37yourselfmanyproblemswhichcouldhavebeen38

withalittleforwardplanning

Ifyourfamilystoriestellyouthatyouare39withafamouscharacter,whetherheroor

criminal,donotletthis40takeoveryourresearch.Just41itasaninterestingpossibility.A

simplesystem42collectingandstoringyourinformationwillbeadequatetostartwith;amore

complexonemayonlygetinyour43.Themostimportantthing,though,isto44started.Who

knowswhatyou45find.

___26.A)everB)onceC)onlyD)never

____27.A)fetchedB)broughtC)pressedD)attracted

___28.A)inB)withC)byD)through

____29.A)layB)findC)putD)make

____30.A)foundB)didC)developedD)had

___31.A)fairlyB)greatlyC)mostlyD)widely

____32.A)aB)oneC)noD)some

___33.A)goingB)livingC)seeingD)moving

___34.A)stepsB)purposesC)ideasD)decisions

___35.A)quiteB)justC)moreD)even

___36.A)onB)offC)outD)about

____37.A)buildB)createC)causeD)produce

___38.A)missedB)lostC)avoidedD)escaped

___39.A)attachedB)joinedC)connectedD)related

___40.A)factB)ideaC)storyD)news

___41.A)treatB)contactC)directD)control

___42.A)byB)withC)forD)through

43.A)trackB)pathC)roadD)way

44.A)getB)makeC)feelD)appear

45.A)oughtB)mightC)shouldD)must

SectionB(1**5)

Directions:InthispartthereisashortpassagefoIlowedbyfivequestionsorincompletestatements.

Reactthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementswithnomorethan

10wordsPleasewriteyouranswersonAnswerSheet2

Didyouknowthattheinventionofchewinggum(口香糖)wasanaccident?Peoplehavebeen

chewinggum-likesubstancessincetheearlytimes.Someweremadefromthickenedresin(树脂)，a

substancethatcomesfromplants.Othersweremadefromgrainsandwaxes.Butchewinggum,aswe

knowittoday,wasinventedbymistake,in1870whenThomasAdams,aphotographer,becamefriends

withaMexicanmilitarygeneral,AntonioLopezdeSantaAnna.

AfterSantaAnnadefeatedtheTexansattheAlamo,hewasforcedtoleavehishomecountry

Mexico.SantaAnnastayedwithThomasAdamsinNewYorkandintroducedhimtoagummy

substancepeopleinMexicolikedtochewcalledchicle.Chiclewasthemilkysubstancefromcertain

treesthatgrewinthetropicalrainforestsinCentralAmerica.Adamswantedtousethechicletoinvent

acheapersubstituteforrubber.Hetriedtomakeallsortsofitemsoutofchicle,includingtoysand

rubberboots,buteachofhisexperimentsfailed.

Oneday,whilehewasthinkingabouthisfailures,herememberedthatpeopleinMexicochewed

chicle.Curious,heputapieceofthechicleintohismouthandbegantochewonit.Adamsadded

licorice(tf草)tothechicleandopenedtheworld'sfirstchewinggumfactory.

MuchlikeAdams'sdiscoveryofchewinggum,theinventionofbubblegumwasalsoanaccident.

In1928,WalterDiemer,anaccountantfortheFleerGumCompanyinPhiladelphia,stumbleduponthe

inventionwhileexperimentingwithnewrecipes(酉d方)forchewinggum.Diemercreatedagumthat

waslessstickyandmorestretchythanregularchewinggum.Diemerlearnedhecouldblowbubbles

withthisnewgum.

Accidentsornot,chewinggumandbubblegumaretwoinventionsthatpeopleacrosstheglobe

like!

Questions:

46.Peoplewereabletoacquirethickenedresinfrom.

47.Inhisexperiments,Adamsoriginallyintendedtoreplacerubberwith.

48.Thephrase"stumbledupon"(Para.4)mostprobablymeans.

49.Comparedwithregularchewinggums,bubblegumswere.

50.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith.

PartillTranslation(30marks,10minutes)

SectionA(3'*5)

Directions:Inthispart,therearefivesentenceswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChinese.

51.Idonotthinkthat