2023年成人高考专升本英语真题及答案

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2023年成人高考专升本英语真题及答案

I.Phonetics(5point)

Directions:Ineachoffollowinggroupsofwords,therearefourunderlinedlettersorlettercombinationsmarkedA,B,CandD.Comparetheunderlinedpartsandidentifytheonethatdifferentfromtheothersinpronunciation,MarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

1.A.coachB.floatC.broadD.throat

2.A.riddleB.ripenC.privilegeD.primitive

3.A.decisionB.comprehensionC.extensionD.pension

4.A.brotherB.thrillC.theseD.rather

5.A.combB.thumbC.doubtD.tablet

II.VocabularyandStructure(15points)

Direction:Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

6.Wheneverhecomestoourgarden,hecan’thelp_________theflowers.

A.admiresB.admiredC.admiringD.toadmire

7.--WhereisDick?

--He_________homeforawhile.

A.wouldbeB.shouldbeC.wouldhavebeenD.shouldhavebeen

8.Ihesitatedforalongtime,andintheendIdecidedto_________thejob.

A.takeB.applyC.findD.search

9.StevelookedattheenvelopeandrecognizedJenny’shandwriting________.

A.recentlyB.immediatelyC.exactlyD.frequently

10.Thistimetomorrow,I________onthebeach,enjoyingthesunshine!

A.amsitingB.sitC.WouldsitD.willbesitting

11.Theukuleleisa________instrument,whichresemblesaguitar.

A.HawaiianmusicalsmallB.smallmusicalHawaiian

C.HawaiiansmallmusicalD.smallHawaiianmusical

12.--Doyoulikemynewshoes?Theywereonly$15.

--Wow!That’scheap,whata________!

A.gainB.profitC.bargainD.win

13.__________inthoughtwhiledriving,healmostranintothecarcomingintheoppositedirection.

A.LosingB.LostC.LoseD.Tolose

14.Youcan’timagine__________foolishlyhebehavedattheparty.

A.howB.thatC.whatD.so

15.Idon’twanttowatchthefootballmatch.Canyou__________Channel9?

A.changeinB.changeoverC.changetoD.changeinto

16.Womenemployees________thesamesalariesasmenfordoingthesamework.

A.arepayingB.havebeenpaidC.paidD.havepaid

17.Never________theweatherbeensobadinOctober.

A.isB.areC.hasD.have

18.Manycareersrequireacollegedegree;somejobs,________,onlyrequirepreviousexperience.

A.howeverB.thereforeC.moreoverD.furthermore

19.Theclockhasstopped.I________getitgoagainandsetthealarm,orIwillbelateagaintomorrow.

A.couldB.mightC.wouldD.must

20.Don’taskhimhowoldheis.He’sreally____aboutit.

A.sensitiveB.carelessC.cautiousD.anxiousIII.Cloze(30points)

Direction:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatismostsuitableandmarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondinglettertheAnswerSheet.

Physicalactivitythroughsportscanenhanceyourchild’sphysicalhealth.Sportscanalsohaveapositiveeffectonhismentalhealth.Sportsparticipationhelpschildren___21___lifeskillssuckaslearningto___22___withlossanddisappointmentthesementalhealthbenefitscanbe____23____helpfulduringthechallengingyearsofadolescence.

Asyourchildgrowsandhisbodychanges,confidenceandself-esteem___24___fromapositivebodyimage.____25____sportsparticipationhelpsyourchild____26____ahealthyweightandseehisbodyasa___27___tosucceedonthe

playingfield.Agoodbodyimageimprovesmentalhealthsothatyourchildisless___28___toexperiencefeelingsoflowself-worth.

Childrenwhoparticipate____29___sportsmustlearntoworkwiththeirteammatesto____30____agoal.Throughsports,achildis___31___tobuildconfidenceinhisabilities.Winningdoesnothavetobetheonlyconfidencebuilder.A___32___passorassistduringagamealsoimprovesconfidence.

Exerciseandsportsparticipationhavebeen___33___tohaveantidepressant(抗抑郁的)effects.Childrenwhoplaysportsgenerallyreporthavingapositive___34___onlife.Improvedself-esteemcan___35___achildnotonlyinsportsevents,butalsoinacademicperformance.

21.A.stimulateB.developC.motivateD.create

22.A.dealB.makeC.disagreeD.struggle

23.A.actuallyB.specificallyC.especiallyD.merely

24.A.ariseB.raiseC.liftD.move

25.A.TypicalB.popularC.CommonD.Regular

26.A.retainB.reserveC.maintainD.prevent

27.A.formB.toolC.symbolD.technique

28.A.likelyB.hardlyC.graduallyD.really

29.A.onB.inC.withD.over

30.A.settleB.arriveC.obtainD.achieve

31.A.ableB.capableC.qualifiedD.skilled

32.A.frequentB.freeC.successfulD.gradual

33.A.impliedB.appliedC.referredD.shown

34.A.meaningB.outlookC.expectationD.approach

35.A.improveB.demandC.benefitD.promote

IV.Readingcomprehension(60points)

Directions:Therearefivereadingpassagesinthiseachpassageisfollowedbyfourquestions.ForeachquestionstherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

PassageOne

Forgenerations,theNganyipeopleofwesternKenyahaveservedasrainmakers,helpinglocalcommunitiesdecidewhenbesttopreparetheirlandandsowtheirseeds.Byobservingsubtlechangesinnaturethatwouldbeunnoticeabletomostpeople-inaircurrents,thefloweringandsheddingofleavesofcertaintrees,thebehaviourofants,birdsongs,etc-theyhavebeenabletointerpretweatherpatternsandprovidevaluableadvice.

Buttheirregularweatherpatternsbroughtbyclimatechangemeantherainmakerscannolongerusethosesighstomaketheirpredictions.Andtheydon’thaveaccesstothetechnologiesavailabletometeorologists(气象学家).

“Climatechangehascomeonsofast.Peopledon’tknowhowtoadaptorwhattoplant,”saysObediOsoce,atraditionalweatherman.“Ourtraditionalcropsaredisappearingbecausetheycannothandlethenewconditions.Weneednewstrategiestohandleclimatechange.”

NowaBritish-Canadianprojectsidoingjustthat,linkingtherainmakerswithgovernmentmeteorologists.Thetwogroupsgettogethereachseasonandproduceanagreedforecasttobespreadusingavarietyofmethodssuitedtocommunitieswheremanycannotreadorwrite-throughceremonies,publicmeetingsandperson-topersoncomma-kation.

Bothpartiesarepleasedwiththecollaboration.“Ithinkthetwosciencesequallyvalid.Wearemarryingourenergiestohelppeoplebetter,”saysMr.Onunga,aNganyicommunityelderinvolvedintheproject.

‘Theresultshavebeensurprisinglygood-thecommunityagreedthattheforecastwasaccurate,”saysGilbertOuma,alecturerattheUniversityofNairobi.

“Throughthisprojectwehopetolearnwhatitisthatwecansharetogethertolivetodayandtoadapttotomorrow,”saysProfessorLabanOgallo,leaderoftheNganyiproject.

36.WhichofthefollowinghasbeenusedbytraditionalNganyirainmakersinweatherprediction?

A.PlantseedsB.DogharksC.BirdsongsD.Oceancurrents

37.Whatdifficultydolocalrainmakersfaceinmakingweatherpredictions?

A.Theycannotfindaneffectivewaytodelivermessages.

B.Theylackmoderntechnologiestocopewithclimatechange.

C.Theycannotgetfinancialsupportfromthelocalgovernment.

D.Theylackthefacilitiestostoptraditionalcropsfromdisappearing.

38.HowdopeopleinvolvedintheBritish-Canadianprojectfeelabouttheircooperation?

A.SatisfiedB.ConfusedC.HopefulD.Regretful

39.Whichstatementbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?

A.ABritish-Canadianprojecthasbeencarriedouttosolvefarmingproblems.

B.TheNganyipeoplehavemadeweatherforecastsbyobservingchangesinnature.

C.NewtechnologieshavereplacedtraditionalmethodsinweatherpredictioninKenya.

D.ScientistsandKenyanrainmakersworktogetherinajointweatherpredictionproject.PassageTwo

Aftertakingasix-week,fullypaidmaternityleave(产假)earlierthisyear,FrancineGemperlewasanxioustoresumeherjobbutreluctanttobeawayfromherbabydaughter,Veronika.Fortunately,shedid’thavetochoosebetweenthem.MayaDesign,aPittsburghbasedcreativeconsultingfirm,allowsparentstobringnewbornsintotheoffice.

“IfI’dhadtoleavemychildrenaftermymaternityleaveended,Iwouldneverhavegoesbacktowork,”saysGemperle,adesignerandresearcher,whobroughthersonMilointotheofficeafterhewasborn.

She’snottheonlyparenttakingadvantageofthebenefit.SenioranalystJonWestbringshis10-mouth-oldson,Owen,totheseveraltimesamonth.Infact,whenWestconsideredusingonlypartofhispaternityleave,hisco-workersurgedhimtotakeallsixweeks.

“Ihadpressuretotakethatleave,”recallsWest,“Peopletoldme,it’sanimportantpartofyourlifeandyouneedtoexperienceit.”

“Nomatterhowquietthebabyis,it’sanobviousdistraction(分心的事),”saysToryJohnson,thechiefexecutiveofWomenforHire,aNewYorkCity-basedrecruitingfilm.

Noonehascomplainedyet.Evenifsomebodydid,itwouldn’tmattertoMickeyMcManus,Maya’sCEOandpresident,whoarguesthatthepolicybuildsloyaltyandhelpsparentsshiftbackintoworkmode.

Aspartofitsbalancingact,Mayasharesupto20%ofquarterlyprofitswithitsemployees.However,thesizeofthosechecksmightbeupintheairatthemoment.Thefirmoncelaidofffiveworkersanditisnowconsidering4-dayweekstoavoidmorelayoffs.

40.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutMayaDesign?

A.Ithireswomenwithfamilies.

B.Ithassomeoverseasbranches.

C.Itprovideconsultingservices.

D.Itencouragesthestafftoworkathome.

41.WhatisToryJohnson’sresponsibilityaccordingtothepassage?

A.Takingonwomenemployees.B.Dealingwithwomen’scomplaints

C.DismissingunqualifiedwomenstaffD.Takingcareofwomenstaffwelfare

42.WhatistheadvantageofMaya’spolicyaccordingtoMickeyMcManus?

A.Itcutsdownthemanagementcost.B.Itincreasesstaffloyaltytothefilm

C.Itkeepsabalancebetweenworkandlife.D.Itpromotesequalityunemployment.

43.Whichofthesewouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AFlexibleWorkingSchedule

B.AstaffshortageinMayaDesign

C.APittsburgh-basedWorkingPlace

D.ACompanyTakingCareofYoungParents

PassageThree

HarryPotterfanswillinstantlyrecognizethesnowyowlasHarry’sfamouscompanies,Hedwig,butthesebeautifulowlsareeasilyrecognizablenotfortheirmagicalassociations,butfortheirlargesizeandstrikingwhilefeathers.Snowyowlsare,infact,theonlywhiteowl,andtheyareahighlysoughtafterspeciesformanybirdwatcherstoaddtotheirlifelists.

Foods:Smallmammals,birds,fish.

HabitatandMigration:Snowyowlsarefoundinfarnorthernlatitudesincludingtundra,avasttreelessfrozenregionintheArctic.Theirbreedinggrounds(繁殖地)areintheArctictundra,andtheymigratesouththroughoutCanadaduringthewinter.Inexceptionallyserverwintersorwhenfoodsuppliesaresearce,theseowlscanappearmuchfurthersouththantheirnormalrange.WhileprincipallyaNorthAmericanbird,theycanalsomigratetothenorthernareasofEuropeanAsia.

Behaviour:Snowyowls,likeallowls,arepowerfulanimalbuntersthatareactivemostlyatnightbutcanbuntandfeedduringtheday,especiallywhenfoodsuppliesarelow.Theseowlswillrestonthegroundoronrocks,stumpsandotherlowfavorablepoints.Malescanbefiercewhendefendingthenest,andbothgenderswillalsoperforman“injuredbird”acttotemptanimalinvaderstogoawayfromthenest.

Reproduction:Snowyowlsmayincubate(孵卵)3-10eggsfor30-34days,ortheincubationmaybedoneprimarilybythefreak.Thebabyowlsremaininthenestfor14-21daysandwillattempttheirfirstflightwhentheyare42-58daysold.Matedpairswillraiseonegroupofyoungbirdsperyearunlessfoodsuppliesareinadequateandthennoeggsmaybeproduced.

44、WhathaveyoulearnedfromParagraph1?

A.HarryPotterfanslikesnowyowls

B.Hedwigisoneofthesnowyowlwatchers

C.Thesnowyowlisalargebirdwithwhitefeathers

D.Itiseasytofindsnowyowlsinsnowcoveredareas

45、WhatdoesParagraph3tellaboutsnowyowls?

A.ThecanbefoundinAsiaandEurope

B.Theyliveingroupsinhardwinterdays

C.TheirbreedinggroundsareinareassouthtoCanada

D.TheyappearintheArticwhenfoodsuppliesarescarce

46、Forsnowyowls,onewaytodefendtheirnestis_____

A.tostandonarocknearbyB.topretendtohavebeeninjured

C.tospreadtheirwingsD.togiveawarning

47、Whatwillsnowyowlsprobablydowhenfoodisinsufficient?

A.TheymaystopproducingeggsB.Theywillreducetheirflights

C.TheywillbelessactiveatnightD.TheywillonlyhuntduringhedayPassageFour

Welosttwosuperstarsin1977.Neitherman’sadmirershavebeenabletounderstandthesuccessoftheotherone.Andthistellsussomethingofthedifferencebetweenthegenerationsthatthetwosingersrepresent.

ThereweresimilaritiesbetweenBingCrosbyandElvisPresley.Bothreachedfamewhileyoungandbecameveryrich.Althoughneitheronehadanymusicaleducation,bothdevelopedtheirownmusicalstyles,whichwerefirstcriticizedbythecriticsandlaterstudiedasnewformsintheartofpopularsong.Bothmenhadsuccessfulmoviecareersdespiteatotallackofactingability.

Bothwerecreationsofthemicrophone,whichmadeitpossibleforsingerswithweakvoicestobeheardbeyondthethirdnow.WithBingthemicrophonewasusuallyhidden;butElvisbroughtittothestage.

ThedifferencebetweenthetwomenreflectsthechangingvaluesinAmericanlifeCrosby’smusicwassoothing(令人舒畅的),Presley’swasdisturbing.CrosbywassingingtowartimeAmerica.Hisaudienceshadallthedisturbancetheycouldhandleintheirprivatelives,theydidnotwanttobuymoreattherecordshopandthemovietheater.

Crosby’sadmiresalwayssaidhow“relaxed”and“natural”hewas.WhenPresleybeganhiscareer,thewholecountryhadbecomerelaxedandeasygoing.Itsyoungpeople,whohadnomemoryoftroubletimes,founditboring.Theywerehungryforexcitement.TheywelcomedElvis,whowascertainlynotthekindofyoungmantheirparentswouldadmire.Presleywasloadandvulgar(粗俗的)——andbewasbringingsomethingnewandexciting.

Itisprobablytoosimpletoexplaineachmanintermsofchangesintheeconomicandpoliticalsituation.Somethingintheculturewasalsochanging.

48、WhichofthefollowingcouldbeinferredaboutCrosbyandPresley?

A.Theydiedinthesameyear.

B.Theybecamepopularin1977

C.Theyinfluencedeachotherinmusic

D.Theyrepresentedthepostwargeneration

49、Inwhichaspectthesingersaresimilartoeachother?

A.Theirsongswerewidelyusedinmovies

B.Theybecamefamousinlateyearoftheirlives

C.Theirmusicalstylesarerecognizedbythecritics

D.Neitherofthemreceivedanyformalmusicaleducation

50、WhatdidCrosby’saudiencesgetfromhismusic?

A.ExcitementB.DisturbanceC.EaseandcomfortD.Passionandthrill

51、WhatismostPresleytobediscussedifthepassagecontinues?

A.Thepoliticalsituationthatthetwosingersfaced

B.Theculturalchangesthatthetwosingersexperienced

C.Theeconomicinfluenceonthemusicofthetwosingers

D.Themessagethatthetwosingersexpressedintheirmusic

PassageFive

Therearemillionsofleft-handedpeopleintheworld.Anumberofthemgottogetherin1975toformanassociationcalledLeft-handersInternational.Thepurposeoftheorganizationistofightdiscrimination(particularlytojobs)andtoinformthepublic.Theywanteverybodytounderstandtheleft-handersareneither“strange”norsicknordangerous.

Manystudieshavebeenmaderecentlyabouthandpreferenceinhumans.Theyhavebroughtinterestingresults.Ithasbeenfound,forinstance,thatmanymorementhanwomenareleft-handed;thatallchildrenusebothhandsaboutequallyuntiltheyarethreeyearsold;andthathandpreferenceisnotclearlymarkeduntilagesix.Abovethatage,mostpeoplenotonlyfavouroneparticularhandbutalsohaveafavouriteeye,afavouriteearandfoot.

Weknowthattheleftsideofthebodyiscontrolledbytherightsideofthebrain,whichseemsthatthisparticularhalfistheseatofemotions,imagination,andofthesenseofspace.And,indeed,leftiesinseemtobemorecreativethantheright-handers;theyalsoseemtobemoreathleticandtodobetterinsomeprofessionswhi