2013年普通高校专升本教育试点考试 公共英语试卷

B.setoutB.setout（正确答案）2013年普通高校专升本教育试点考试公共英语试卷Vocabulary1.Somesentencesarewrittenjusttogivetheofthedifficultwordsthatreaderswillneedtoknowinordertounderstandwhattheyarereading.［单选题］*A.definitions（正确答案）B.testsC.spellingsD.formsOurteacherneverusleaveclassearly.［单选题］*A.lets（正确答案）B.allowsC.getsD.tellsShehadchangedsomuchthatIcouldhardlyher.［单选题］*A.differB.findoutC.explainD.recognize（正确答案）Wemustearlyinthemorningsoastocatchthefirsttrain.［单选题］*A.setupC.setaboutD.setasideItisnotpolitetoaspeakerwhenheismakingaspeech.［单选题］*opposeB.ceaseC.interrupt正确答案）D.inquireThreeyearshebegantowriteanotherstory-book.［单选题］*afterB.later（正确答案）C.latterD.lateThepresidentwasaprizeforhisgreatcontributiontoworldpeace.［单选题］*appliedB.shiftedC.challengedD.awarded（正确答案）Tomwasingraduateschool,studyingforamasterinsocialwork.［单选题］*AdiplomaB.degree（正确答案）C.certificateD.programHeabookwithhimsohecouldreaditwhenhewasfree.［单选题］*carried（正确答案）B.boughtC.sentD.fetched--I'mtakingmydrivingtesttomorrow.--!［单选题］*A.CheersB.Goodluck（正确答案）C.ComeonD.CongratulationsCanyoutranslatethepassageEnglish?［单选题］*A.withB.fromC.into（正确答案）D.byIhopeIcanpersuadethemthatit'sfindingthecash.［单选题］*A.worth（正确答案）B.valuableC.worthyD.enormousthehelpoftheguidedog,theoldmanhissonavisit.［单选题］*A.Under,spentB.With,tookC.With,paid（正确答案）D.Under,showedTheteachersharedthetasksallthechildreninherclass.［单选题］*A.toB.with（正确答案）C.byD.amongWeareusingupournaturalresourcestooquicklyandatthesametimeweareourenvironmentwithdangerouschemicals.［单选题］*A.protectingB.savingC.polluting（正确答案）D.fightingII.StructureHaveyoupaintedthisroomrecently?Everything'slookingbefore.［单选题］*brightestthanbrighterthan（正确答案）C.asbrighterasD.sobrightasMarycouldn'tanswerthetelephoneatthatmomentbecausesheaspeech.［单选题］*A.wasmaking（正确答案）B.hadbeenmakingC.hasbeenmakingA.NomatterhowA.Nomatterhow（正确答案）D.madeYoushouldavoidhisnameinyourspeech.［单选题］*tobementionedtomentionbeingmentionedmentioning（正确答案）Younghewas,hefulfilledthetaskbetterthanothers.［单选题］*becauseas（正确答案）nomatterhowalthoughHedoesn'ktnowhowtousethecomputer,makeshimoutofstyle.［单选题］*A.thatB.whatwhich（正确答案）whousingcellphonesoveralongperiodoftimemaybeharmful.［单选题］*A.SayingB.ItistobesaidC.TosayD.Itissaidthat（正确答案）hardourtaskmaybe,wejustfulfillitintime.［单选题］*B.thesameasthatB.thesameasthat（正确答案）HowC.NomatterhoweverD.NomatterThankstoitsnewmarketingplan,thisdepartmentsellsthisyearasin2009.［单选题］*A.twiceasmanygoods（正确答案）B.astwicemanygoodsC.asmanytwicegoodsD.twicemanyasgoodsDoyouthinkthetotalnumberofanimalsoftheearthsurprising?［单选题］*A.areB.beC.is（正确答案）D.havebeenMikeisacollegestudent,heshouldlearntobeindependent.［单选题］*A.WhetherB.UnlessC.Nowthat（正确答案）D.BeforeThecustomerdemandsthatthequalityofhisordershouldbeofoursample.［单选题］*A.thesameasthisC.thesameasD.sameasthatThenewsseemslastnight,fortheneighborsaretalkingaboutitnow.［单选题］*A.tohavebeenannounced（正确答案）B.tobeannouncedC.toannounceD.announcedItisnouseaboutthistothecaptain;Mikewillfindexcusesforhismistakes.［单选题］*A.tocomplainB.complainC.complainedD.complaining（正确答案）Iftheyadequatepreparations,theparadewouldn'thavegonesosmoothly.［单选题］*A.haven'tmadeB.hadn'tmade（正确答案）C.didn'tD.don'tmaketotheparty,wecouldhardlyrefusetogo.［单选题］*A.HavinginvitedB.WhenbeinvitedC.Havingbeeninvited（正确答案）D.WhilehavinginvitedA.thatA.that（正确答案）Therearesomenewbooksintheschoollibrary.Theyarebooks.［单选题］*A.childB.childrens'C.childrenDchildren's（正确答案）NotuntilIbegantoworkhowmuchtimeIhadwasted.［单选题］*A.didn'tIrealizeB.didIrealize（正确答案）C.Ididn'trealizeD.IrealizeTheresultmademe.ItwasnothalfasgoodasIhadexpected.［单选题］*A.disappointingB.disappointed（正确答案）C.todisappointD.tobedisappointedIdidn'tknowtheanswer,.［单选题］*A.neitherdidhe（正确答案）B.neitherhedidC.neitherheknewD.hedidn'tneitherThefactremainswearebehindmanyothers.［单选题］*B.whyC.whereD.howIII.ReadingComprehensionPassageoneThesenseofsoundisoneofourmostimportantmeansofknowingwhatisgoingonaroundus.Soundhasawasteproduct,toointheformofnoise.Noisehasbeencalledunwantedsound.Noiseisgrowinganditmaygetmuchworsebeforeitgetsanybetter.Scientists,forseveralyears,havebeenstudyinghownoiseaffectspeopleandanimals.Theyaresurprisedbywhattheyhavelearned.Peaceandquietarebecominghardertofind.Noisepollutionisathreatthatshouldbelookedatcarefully.Thereisasayingthatitissonoisythatyoucan'thearyourselfthink.Doctorswhostudynoisebelievethatwemustsometimeshearourselvesthink.Ifwedon't,wemayhaveheadaches,otherachesandpains,orevenworsementalproblems.Noiseaddsmoretensiontoasocietythatalreadyfacesenoughstress.Butnoiseisnotanewproblem.InancientRome,peoplecomplainedsomuchaboutnoisethatgovernmentstoppedchariots（四轮马车）frommovingthroughthestreetsatnight!Waysofmakinglessnoisearenowbeingtested.Thereareevenlawscontrollingnoise.Wecannotreturntothe“goodolddays”ofpeaceandquiet.Butwecanreducenoise---ifweshoutloudlyenoughaboutit.Whyarescientistssurprisedbythefindingsintheirnoisestudy?［单选题］*A.Becauseitisveryhardtofindapeaceandquietplacenowadays.（正确答案）B.Becausetheyhavelearnedthatnoiseisalsoakindofpollution.C.Becausenoiseisanunwantedwasteforhumanbeings.D.Becausepeopleknewlittleaboutnoisebefore.Whatmayhappenifwecannothearourselvesthink?［单选题］*A.Wemayforgetwhatwehavethoughtabout.B.Ourthoughtsmaybedisturbed.C.Ourhealthmaybedisturbed.（正确答案）D.Wemayhavedifficultyfindingtherightwords.Whenthewritersayswecannotreturntothegoodolddays,hemeansthat.［单选题］*oursocietyisbecomingmuchworsethanbefore.B.inourmodernsocietyitishardtoleadaquietlife.（正确答案）C.theolddayswasmuchhappierthanthepresenttime.D.itisimpossibleforustodealwithnoiseaswedidbefore.Formthelastsentenceofthepassagewecanlearnthat.［单选题］*wecanputnoiseundercontrolifwetakeeffectivemeasures.sometimeswehavetoshoutloudlysothatotherscanhearus.shoutingisthechiefcauseofnoisepollutionnowadays.D.itisimportanttowarnpeopleofthedangerofnoisepollution.（正确答案）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?［单选题］*Onlyrecentlydidpeoplerealizetheharmfuleffectofnoise.Noisepollutionistheworstkindofpollutionwesufferfrom.Peoplearenowtryingtofindwaystomakenoiseaslowaspossible.（正确答案）Thewriterthinksthatitisalmostimpossibleforpeopletoavoidnoise.PassagetwoComputervirus,whoseessentialcomponentisasetofinstructions,isonekindofthreattothesecurityandintegrityofcomputersystems.Nowadayscomputersystemsworldwideareofteninfectedbycomputerviruses.Somecausethelossofprogramsanddata,erasefileorsubtlyalterdata.Othersevencrashcomputersormakethemuseless.Inthisway,eachyeartheycausetensofthousandsofUSdollarsoflosses.It'sestimatedthatthereareabout4,500kindsofcomputerviruses,beingsetonlineattherateofabout5perday.Howterrible!Acaseinpointis“LoveBug”whichproclaims“Iloveyou”inthee-mailsubjectline.OncetheInternetsurferopensthefilewith“Iloveyou”,theviruseswouldcopythemselvesanddestroyvaluablecomputerpicturesandvideofiles.AnothercaseinpointistheCIH,whichisalsoverydestructive.Besides,therearealso“ConceptF”,“ExploreZip”and“Nimda”,tonameonlyafew.It'shightimethatweworkedouteffectivewaystoremoveandweepouttheviruses.Ontheonehand,Ihopeanti-bugexpertswouldwriteoutmorebugkillerssuchasKV3,000soastoeliminatethebugs.Ontheotherhand,weshouldenhancethecyberlawandforcetheviruswriterstostopplayingpranks（恶作居9）onthecomputeruserssoastolettheworldbug-free.Theessentialcomponentofthecomputervirusis.［单选题］*akindofwormsacrowedofanimalsakindofthreatasetofinstructions（正确答案）Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?［单选题］*Computersystemsareofteninfectedbycomputerviruses.ComputervirusescausetensofthousandsofUSdollarsoflosses.Thecomputervirusesandwaystodealwiththem.（正确答案）Thereareabout4,500kindsofcomputerviruses.WhichofthefollowingisthemainideaofParagraph2?［单选题］*Thereareabout4,500kindsofcomputerviruses.（正确答案）“LoveBug”isavirus.“CIH”isakindofvirus.D.Computervirusesareverydestructive.Theword“eliminate”inthelastParagraphmostlikelymeans.［单选题］*A.remove（正确答案）B.strikeC.fightD.combatTheauthor'sviewofhowtodealwithcomputervirusesis.［单选题］*A.neutralB.objective（正确答案）C.pessimisticD.optimisticPassagethreeInadulthood,thethingsthatbringgreatjoybirth,love,andmarriagealsobringresponsibilityandtheriskofloss.Lovemaynotlast,lovedonesdie.Foradults,happinessiscomplicated.Mydictionarydefineshappyas“lucky”or“fortunate”.ButIthinkabetterdefinitionofhappinessis“thecapabilityofenjoyment”.Themorewecanenjoywhatwehave,thehappierweare.It'seasytoneglectthepleasurewegetfromlovingandbeingloved,thecompany（伴随）offriends,thefreedomtolivewhereweplease,evengoodhealth.Iaddedupmylittlemomentsofpleasureyesterday.First,therewasgreatblisswhenIhadthehousetomyself.Ispentawholemorningwriting,whichIlove.Whenthekidscamehome,Ienjoyedtheirnoiseafterthequietoftheday.Youneverknowwherehappinesswillappearnext.WhenIaskedfriendswhatmakesthemhappy,somementionedseeminglytinythings.Oneofmyfriendslovesthetelephone.“Everytimeitrings,Iknowsomeoneisthinkingaboutme.”Weallexperiencemomentslikethese.Butfewofusregardthemashappiness.Inadulthood,happiness.［单选题］*isagreatjoyB.isacomplicatedmatter（正确答案）C.iseasytoloseD.iseasytoobtainWhatisthebestdefinitionofhappinessaccordingtoauthor?［单选题］*A.Happinessistheabilitytoenjoywhatwepossessnow.（正确答案）B.Happinesscanbedefinedas“beingluckyorfortunate”.C.Happinessistoneglectwhatwepossessnow.D.Happinesscanbedefinedas“thefreedomtomakeourowndecisions”.Theauthorfeltverytohavethehousetohimself.［单选题］*A.lonelyB.miserableC.pleased（正确答案）D.worriedTheword“bliss”inline1,paragraph3means.［单选题］*A.pleasure（正确答案）B.luckC.prideD.fortuneWhichofthefollowingstatementsabouthappinessisNOTtrue?［单选题］*A.Happinesscanbefoundinmanytinythings.B.Happinesscanbefoundeverywhere.C.Fewofushaveexperiencedthehappymomentsinourlife.（正确答案）Alotofpeopleneglectthehappinessintheirlife.PassagefourManystoriesaboutfamouspeoplearenotbasedonfacts.Theyarelikesomeofthestoriesthatpeopletellabouttheirfriends,whicharepassedfromafriendtoafriend'sfriend.Astorythatispassedfrommouthtomouthinthiswaymaybebetterintheendthanitwasinthebeginning,butprobablyitwillendupasaverydifferentstory.Eachstorytelleraddssomethingorleavessomethingoutorchangessomething,sobythetimestoryiswritteninabookitisalongwayfromhavinganybasisinfact.AnEnglishnovelist（小说家）wroteanewbook,andamonthafteritwasinprint,hispublishertoldhimthatathousandcopieshadalreadybeensold.Thatevening,thenovelisthadamealwithhispublisherandanAmericanfriend.Theytalkedaboutthenewbook,andthenovelisttoldtheAmericanthat10,000copieshadbeensold.Later,thepublisheraskedhimwhyhehadnotbeenmoreaccurate.“ToanAmerican,”saidthenovelist,“athousandisnothing.Imultiplied（乘）thenumberbytentogivehimatrueideaofthesuccessofthebook.”Thisnovelistwasnotfamousforhisaccuracybutforhisnovels;Heknewhowtotellstories.Hisbestnovelswillprobablyliveforalongtime.AccordingtoParagraphOne,itisthoughtthat.［单选题］*A.awrittenstoryshouldbetruetowhatwasreallytoldfrommouthtomouth.B.astorytoldfrommouthtomouthisworsethanitwasinthebeginning.C.storiesaboutpeoplearesometimeseasiertopasson.D.astorypassedfrommouthtomouthisusuallydifferentfromwhatitwaslikeinthebeginning.（正确答案）WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?［单选题］*Amanwhowritesastorymusthaveaccuratefacts.Amanwhowritesastoryneednotalwaystrytobeaccurate.（正确答案）Amanhastocollectalotofstoriesbeforehewritesabook.D.Manystoriesarebasedonexactfacts.Wheredoesthevalueofastorylie?［单选题］*A.Initsaccuracy.B.Inthewaythestoryistold.（正确答案）C.Inthetimethestoryhasbeentold.DInthehonestyofthewriter.Thenovelistwantedtowhenhemultipliedthenumberbyten.［单选题］*A.showhewasquick-mindedB.showhewasveryhonestC.bringoutthetrueideaofhissuccess（正确答案）D.cheattheAmericanThebesttitleforthispassagemightbe.［单选题］*HowtoTellaStory（正确答案）TheSpreadingofFactsC.StorytellersMustBeHonestD.AccuracyandInterestofStoriesPartIVClozeIcanclearlyrememberthefirsttimeImetMr.Andrews,myoldheadmaster,__56__thatwasovertwentyyearsago.Duringthewar,IwasatschoolinthenorthofEngland.Assoonasitended,myfamilyreturnedtoLondon.Therewerenot57schoolsleftforchildrentogotoandmyfatherhadtogofromoneschooltoanother,askingthemto___58___measapupil.Iusedtogowithhim,buthehadsucha__59__timetryingtopersuadepeopleeventoseehimthatIseldomhadtodoanytests.Wehadbeentoalltheschoolsnearwherewelived,butthemoremyfatherargued,themore60___itbecame.__61__,wewenttoaschoolaboutfivemilesawayfromhome.Theheadmasterkeptuswaitingfor__62__anhour.___63__wewerewaiting,I___64___aroundattheschoolbuilding,whichwasoneofthoseoldVictorianstructures,completelyoutofdatebutstillstanding.I___65__heartheboysplayingintheplaygroundoutsidewhentheheadmaster'ssecretaryfinally__66__usintohisoffice.Mr.Andrewsspoketomefirst.“Whydoyouwanttocomehere?”heasked,Ihadbeenthinkingofsayingsomethingaboutstudy__67__Icouldn't__68__rememberingtheboysoutside.“Idon'tknowanyoneinLondon,”Isaid.“Iliketoplaywiththeotherboys.Iliketoreadalotofbookstoo,”I__69__.”Allright,”Mr.Andrewssaid,”Wehaveoneplace__70__,infact.”Mytwoyearsatthatschoolwereamongthehappiestofmylife.（）［单选题］*fB.despiteC.although（正确答案）D.since（）［单选题］*manyenough（正确答案）singleany（）［单选题］*A.take（正确答案）B.bringC.treatD.get（）［单选题］*A.pleasantB.hard（正确答案）C.goodD.bad（）［单选题］*A.hopefulB.beneficialC.compl