2017成人高考专升本英语真题

2017成人高考专升本英语真题一、阅读理解Ifyoulookatthenightsky,you’lloftenseestarsmovingveryquickly.Infact,theymovemuchmorequicklythantheyshouldaccordingtotheirsizeandthelawsofphysics.Scientistsdonotcompletelyunderstandwhythespeedofthesestarsissohigh.Butmanybelievethereasonisthatmuchoftheuniverseismadeofsomethingcalled“darkmatter”.Groupsofstarscalledgalaxies,suchastheMilkyWay,mightevenbemadeupof90percentdarkmatter.Howmuchsomethingweighsdependsonwhereitis.ThesameobjectweighsonlyhalfasmuchonMarsasitdoesonEarthandalmostthreetimesasmuchonJupiter.Soscientistsprefertotalkaboutthemass(质量)ofsomethingratherthanhowmuchitweighs,becausemassdoesnotchange.Theycanworkoutthemassofgalaxiesbymeasuringthedistancebetweenthemandthespeedtheymoveat.Recently,JorgePeñarrubia,asenioracademicatEdinburghUniversity,UK,andhisteamdiscoveredsomethinginteresting:ThemassoftheMilkyWayisonlyhalfasmuchasthemassofanothernearbygalaxy,Andromeda.Thisseemsstrange,anddarkmattermayexplainwhy.Findingoutmoreaboutdarkmattercouldhelpusunderstandhowtheuniversebegan,butthisisnoteasy.Lotsofscientistswithdifferenttypesofexpertknowledgeareworkingontheproblem.Wecan’tseedarkmatter,it’sverydifficulttomeasureandwecan’tfindoutitsmass.Unlikestars,darkmatterdoesn’tproduceorreflectlight.Butwecanmakeagoodguessthatitistherebecauseofthewaythingsmoveandthewaylightbends.ExpertsnowthinkdarkmattermaybeverydifferentfromthematterthatwefindonEarth.Theremayalsobefivetimesasmuchdarkmatterintheuniverseasordinarymatter.1.Somethingthatweighs15kgonEarthweighsabout_____onMarsand_____onJupiter.A.7.5kg,45kgB.30kg,45kgC.45kg,7.5kgD.5kg,30kg2.TheauthormentionsthemassesoftheMilkyWayandAndromedamainlyto_____.A.explainwhythesameobjecthasadifferentweightondifferentstarsB.comparethedistancebetweentheMilkyWayandAndromedaC.showthatstudyingdarkmattercouldhelptoanswersomescientificquestionsD.supporttheideathatscientistsprefertotalkaboutmassinsteadofweight3.Darkmatterisdifficulttoinvestigatebecause_____.A.ittravelsataveryfastspeedB.wecan’tseewhereitisormeasureitsmassC.it’shardtomeasurethelightitproducesandreflectsD.itismuchbiggerthanordinarymatterinsize4.Accordingtothetextdarkmatter_____.A.couldacceleratethespeedofstarsB.couldlessenthemassofobjectsingalaxiesC.makesuptheentireuniverseanditsstarsD.mayhelpusidentifytheoriginsoftheuniverseWhat'sthemostimportantthinginlife?People'sanswersvarygreatly.ForBritishscientistRobertEdwards,theanswerishavingachild."Nothingismorespecialthanachild,"hetoldtheBBC.Edwards,theinventoroftheInVitroFertilization(IVF)technology—morecommonlyknownas"test-tube(试管)baby"technology—passedawayonApril10,2013attheageof87."Edwardschangedthelivesofmillionsofordinarypeoplewhonowrejoice(高兴)inthegiftoftheirownchild,"saidPeterBraude,aprofessoratKing'sCollegeLondon."Heleavestheworldamuchbetterplace."Edwardsstartedhisexperimentsasearlyasthe1950s,whenhehadjustfinishedhisPhDingenetics.Atthattime,muchofthepublicviewedtest-tubebabiesas"scary",accordingtoMarkSauer,aprofessoratColumbiaUniversity,US.EdwardsandhiscolleaguePatrickSteptoefacedoppositionfromchurches,governmentsandmedia,nottomentionattacksfrommanyoftheirfellowscientists."PeoplesaidthatweshouldnotplayGodandweshouldnotinterferewithnature,"EdwardsoncetoldTimes.Hesaidthathefelt"quitealone"atthetime."ButEdwardswasafighter,andhebelievedinwhathewasdoing,"saidSauer.Withoutsupportfromthegovernment,thetwostruggledtoraisefundstocarryon.Andin1968theyfinallydevelopedamethodtosuccessfullyfertilizehumaneggsoutsidethebody.Thefirsttest-tubebabywasbornonJuly25,1978.HernamewasIsLouiseBrown.Despitepeople'ssafetyconcerns,Brownwasjustashealthyasotherchildren."IVFhadmovedfromvisiontorealityandanewerainmedicinehadbegun,"BBCcommented.Eversincethen,publicopinionhasevolvedconsiderably.Coupleswhowereunabletohavebabiesbeganthronging(拥向)toEdwards'clinic.Nowadays,Reutersreports,some4.3millionother"test-tube"childrenexist.EdwardsreceivedaNobelPrizein2010andwasknighted(封为爵士)byQueenElizabethinthefollowingyear.Beforehisdeath,EdwardswasstillintouchwithLouise."Heislikeagranddadtome,"shesaidinaninterviewwiththeDailyMail.Heisagranddadtomillions,infact.5.What’sthearticlemainlyabout?A.Thefirsttest-tubebaby.B.Anewerainmedicine.C.TheinventorofIVFtechnology.D.ThechangesIVFtechnologyhasbrought.6.ThewritermentionedPeterBraudeto.A.showhowdifficultitwasforEdwardstodohisworkB.describewhatkindofpersonEdwardswasC.explainwhyheislovedbyallchildrenD.commentonhisachievement7.Theunderlinedword"opposition"inParagraph6isclosestinmeaningto""A.attackB.supportC.testD.influence8.WhatisthecorrectorderofeventsinEdwards'life?a.HereceivedaNobelPrize.b.Hestruggledtoraisefunds.c.Thefirsttest-tubebabywasborn.d.HewasknightedbyQueenElizabethII.e.Hesucceededinfertilizinghumaneggsoutsidebody.f.HestartedhisexperimentsonIVFtechnology.A.f-e-b-c-a-dB.f-b-e-c-d-aC.f-b-e-c-a-dD.f-e-d-a-c-bAwarmdrinkofmilkbeforebedhaslongbeenthebestchoiceforthosewantingagoodnight’ssleep.Butnowastudyhasfounditreallydoeshelppeoplenodoff—ifitismilkedfromacowatnight.Researchershavediscoveredthat“nightmilk”containsmoremelatonin(褪黑激素),whichhasbeenproventohelppeoplefeelsleepyandreduceanxiety.Thestudy,byresearchersfromSeoul,SouthKorea,involvedmicebeingfedwithdriedmilkpowdermadefromcowsmilkedbothduringthedayandatnight.Thosegivennightmilk,whichcontained10timestheamountofmelatonin,werelessactiveandlessanxiousthanthosefedwiththemilkcollectedduringdaytime,accordingtothestudypublishedinTheJournalofMedicinalFood.Nightmilkquickenedthestartofsleepandcausedthemicetosleeplonger.Whiletheeffectofcowsmilkharvestedatdifferenttimeshasnotbeentestedonhumansuptonow,takingmelatonindrugshasbeensuggestedtothosewhoarestrugglingtofallasleepatnight.Previousstudieshavealsoindicatedthatmilkcanbeexcellentforhelpingsleepbecauseofthecalciumcontent,whichhelpspeopletorelax.Milkisalsosugar-freeandadditive-freewithnutritionistsrecommendingskimmedmilkasthebestchoicebeforebedasitistheleastfattening.Themorefatyoutakeinbeforebedtime,thegreaterburdenyouwillputonyourbodyatnight.9.Accordingtothetext,themicefedwithdaytimemilk_______.A.startedsleepmoreeasilyB.werelessactiveC.weremoreanxiousD.wokeuplater10.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofmelatoninaccordingtothetext?A.It’susedinsleepingdrugsB.ItexistsinmilkingreatamountC.ItcanmakepeoplemoreenergeticD.It’sbeentestedonmicefortenyears11.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.MilkDrinkingandHealthB.Fat,SugarandHealthC.AnExperimentonMiceD.NightMilkandSleep12.Howdoestheauthorsupportthethemeofthetext?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byprovidingresearchresults.C.Byexplainingstatisticaldata.D.BystatingargumentsIsitpossiblethatthesinkingoftheTitanicwascausedbyaghost?Alotofthestorybelowistrue…butdiditreallyhappenquitelikethis?OurstorybeginsnotintheicycoldwatersoftheNorthAtlantic,butratherthousandsofmilesawayinEgypt.Itishere,perhaps,thatwecanfindthestartofthemysteryoftheTitanic,intheyear1910,inthegreatcityofCairo.Oneday,afamousprofessorofEgyptianhistorycalledDouglasMurraywasstayinginCairo,whenhewascontactedbyanAmericanadventurer.TheAmericanhadsomethingunusualtoofferMurray,somethingthatwascertaintothrillhim:abeautifulancientEgyptianmummycase,containingthemummyofanEgyptianqueen.Itwasover3000yearsold,butinbeautifulconditiongold,withbrightpaintingsonit.Murraywasdelightedwithboththeobjectandtheasking-price.Hegavethemanachequeimmediately.Thechequewasnevercashed.ThateveningtheAmericanadventurerdied.Forhispart,MurrayarrangedtohavethetreasuresentbacktoBritain.However,itwasnotlongbeforehelearntmoreaboutthebeautifulmummycase:Onthewallsofthetombinwhichithadbeendiscovered,thereweremessageswhichwarnedofterribleconsequencestoanyonewhobrokeintothetomb.Murraywasdisbelievingofthesewarningsuntilafewdayslater,whenagunhewasholdingexplodedinhishand,shatteringhisarm.Thearmhadtobecutoff.Aftertheaccident,Murraydecidedtoreturntohishomeland.Onthereturnjourney,twoofhiscompanionsdiedmysteriously,andtwoservantswhohadhandledthemummyalsopassedaway.Thenow-terrifiedMurraydecidedhewouldgetridofthecursedcaseassoonashearrivedinLondon.AladyheknewnamedJanetJonessaidshewouldlikeit,sohegaveittoher.Shortlyafterwards,Jones’motherdied,andsheherselfcaughtastrangedisease.Shetriedreturningthemummy,butnaturallyMurrayrefusedit.Intheend,itwaspresentedtotheBritishMuseum.Eveninthemuseum,themummyapparentlycontinuedtocausestrangeevents.Amuseumphotographerdiedshortlyaftertakingpicturesofthenewexhibit;andamanageralsodiedfornoapparentreason.Intheend,theBritishMuseumdecidedtogetridofthemummytoo.TheysoldittoacollectorinNewYork.AtthestartofApril1912,arrangementsforthetransferwerecomplete,andthemummybeganthejourneytoitsnewhome.ButtheNewYorkerneverreceivedthemummyoritscase.ForwhentheTitanicsank,oneoftheobjectsinitsstrongroomwasthemummycase.Orsotheysay.13.InParagraph5,theunderlinedword“cursed”isclosestinmeaningto______.A.forgottenB.uncommonC.unluckyD.expensive14.Inwhatorderdidthefollowingeventsoccur?a.ThecasewasgiventotheBritishMuseum.b.JanetJonescaughtamysteriousillness.c.Murray’sarmwascutoff.d.ThemummycasewassoldtoanAmerican.e.Amanwhotookapictureofthecasedied.f.Warningswerewrittenonthetomb’swalls.A.f,c,b,a,e,dB.c,f,b,a,e,dC.d,f,b,c,a,eD.f,a,c,b,e,d15.Accordingtothepassage,whereistheEgyptianmummynow?A.AttheBritishMuseumB.InNewYorkC.InEgyptD.Underthesea16.What’sthemainpurposeofthispassage?A.Tointroduceanimportanthistoricaleventtoreaders.B.Toentertainreaderswithastoryofmystery.C.Towarnreadersaboutthedangersofmummies’curses.D.ToinformreadersaboutthetruecauseoftheTitanic’ssinking.二、完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡该项涂黑。Thisisastoryaboutastudent,whokeptadiaryfilledwithprivatememories.Somewerememoriesfromchildhoodwhenhefelthurt,confused,lonelyandinsecure.Hehadfragments(片段)ofdreamsandpersonalofangerandhatred,aswellasthingshesuchasmagicshops,coindealersandChristmasreunion.Thenathinghappened.Afterdinneronenightherealizedthathehadhisdiaryinthedininghalloutsidethecampus.Hewasafraidthatsomeonemightitandfindoutthetruthabouthim,sohebackfromthecampus,onlytofindthatitwasgone.Weekspassed,andeventuallyhegaveuptheofeverfindingitagain.Amonthlater,hewashanginguphisjacketinthesameplacehesawhisoldbrowndiary,justwherehehadleftitheflickered(快速翻阅)throughthepagesandfoundthatastrangerhadwrittenthisentry:“Godblessyou.Iamalotlikeyou,onlyIdon’tkeepadiary.Iamtoknowthereareotherslikeme.Ihopethingswellforyou.Tearscametohiseyes.Hehadneverthatsomeonecouldknowhisinnerfeelingsandalsofeelthingsjustlikethehedid.Sowhetheryouarerichorpoor,brilliantor,attractiveorplain,therearepeoplelikeyou.Oneofthemostdeadlywehaveisthatwearenotsatisfyingothers.Perhapsyoufeelyouwon’timpressotherstheyaremoreconfident,successful,intelligentorattractivethanyou.Suchismisguided.Getridofyourfearsofnotmeasuringup,andyourselfasyouare.17.A.falseB.valuableC.painfulD.pleasant18.A.describedB.copiedC.provedD.reported19.A.secretsB.feelingsC.belongingsD.experiments20.A.studiedB.enjoyedC.hatedD.misunderstood21.A.terribleB.commonC.movingD.strange22.A.leftB.broughtC.storedD.opened23.A.readB.sellC.stealD.destroy24.A.lookedB.jumpedC.rushedD.wandered25.A.beliefB.hopeC.lifeD.habit26.A.whichB.whileC.whereD.when27.A.PatientlyB.NervouslyC.CalmlyD.Unwillingly28.A.unawareB.sorryC.gratefulD.disappointed29.A.workoutB.takeoffC.turnoverD.giveup30.A.expectedB.seenC.promisedD.explained31.A.theoryB.meansC.wayD.method32.A.humorousB.averageC.lazyD.generous33.A.fearsB.weaknessesC.diseasesD.efforts34.A.untilB.soC.althoughD.because35.A.findingB.practiseC.thinkingD.rule36.A.amuseB.acceptC.improveD.treat三、37.短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词。2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Childhoodisatimewhentherearelittleduties.Ifachildhasgoodparents,heisfed,lookedafter,andlovednomatterwhenhemaydo.It'simpossibleforhimtobegivensuchmuchagaininhislaterlife.Butachildisnotsofreetodoashewishesit.Heiscontinuallybeingtoldnottodothis,nottodothat,orbeingpunishedforwhathehaddonewrong.Whenhestartstomaketheirownliving,hebecomesfreefromtherulesofschoolandparents.Therefore,hecannolongerexpectotherstopayhisfood,hisclothes,andhisroom.Hehastoworkhardtolivecomfortable.Ifso,hecanhavethegreathappinessofbuilduphisownpositioninsociety.四、七选五Whyissettinggoalsimportant?___38.___Insteadofjustlettinglifehappentoyou,goalsallowyoutomakeyourlifehappen.Suc