2015年成人高考专升本英语考试真题及参考答案

I.Phonetics(5points)Directions:Ineachofthefollowinggroupsofwords,there,arefourunderlinedlettersorlettercombinationsmarkedA,B,CandD.Comparetheunderlinedpartsandidentifytheonethatisdifferentfromtheothersinpronunciation.Markyouranswerbyblackeningthecorres-pondingletterontheAnswerSheet.第1题单选选出下面读音不同的选项()。A.ruralB.uglyC.productD.uncle参考答案：A第2题单选选出下面读音不同的选项()。A.flowerB.howC.showerD.Slow参考答案：D第3题单选选出下面读音不同的选项()。A.coughB.ghostC.enoughD.1aughter参考答案：B第4题单选选出下面读音不同的选项()。A.disturbB.absorbC.climbD.Rob参考答案：C第5题单选选出下面读音不同的选项()。。A.heatB.featherC.deadlineD.Measure参考答案：AII.VocabularyandStructure(15points)Directions:Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.第6题单选Thesearethepicturesofthehotel__________weheldourannualmeetings.A.thatB.whenC.whichD.where参考答案：D第7题单选Iwonderifthereis__________universityinyourhometown.A.aB.anC./D.the参考答案：A第8题单选Onlyinmythirties__________apurposeinlife.A.IfoundB.foundIC.IdidfindD.didIfind参考答案：D第9题单选__________histelephonenumber，shedidn’tknowhowtogetintouchwithhim.A.ForgettingB.ToforgetC.TohaveforgottenD.Havingforgotten参考答案：D第10题单选Myaunt’sbusinesshasbeendoingpoorly，butshe’shopingthather__________willchange.A.dutyB.fameC.luckD.emotion参考答案：C第11题单选Whoshouldberesponsible__________theaccident?A.withB.forC.ofD.at参考答案：B第12题单选Itis__________thattextmessagingwhiledrivingisdangerous.A.necessaryB.sufficientC.obviousD.significant参考答案：C第13题单选Mysecretaryusuallyopensmypost__________it’smarked“private”.A.unlessB.ifC.asD.for参考答案：A第14题单选SeveralnovelsbyMoYan__________intoEnglishsofar.A.aretranslatedB.havebeentranslatedC.weretranslatedD.hadbeentranslated参考答案：B第15题单选Thepianistdidn’t__________untilthelastminutebeforetheconcert.A.turnoffB.turnonC.turnoutD.turnup参考答案：D第16题单选Theoldman，togetherwithhisneighbors，__________theperformancewhenitbegantorain.A.wasenjoyingB.wereenjoyingC.hasenjoyedD.haveenjoyed参考答案：A第17题单选Myteacherrecommendedthatl__________ascarefulaspossiblewhenItookanexam.A.amB.wereC.beD.willbe参考答案：C第18题单选Let’sgototheairportalittleearlier__________wecanchoosebetterseats.A.bythatB.sothatC.forthatD.nowthat参考答案：B第19题单选JasonmadesharpcommentsonMary’sidea，buthedidn’tmean__________her.A.HurtB.HurtingC.tohurtD.tobehurt参考答案：C第20题单选——I’msorryaboutthemisunderstanding.一You__________apologize，itwasn’tyourfault.A.couldn’tB.mustn’tC.wouldn’tD.needn’t参考答案：DⅢ.Cloze(30points)Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatismostsuitableandmarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorres-pondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Wheredocarsgettheirenergyfrom?Formostcars，theanswerispetrol.21___________somecarsuseelectricity.Thesecarshave22__________motorsthatgettheirpowerfromlargebatteries.In23，thereareevencarsthathave24__________anelectricmotorandapetrolmotor.Thesetypesofcarsare25__________hybrid(混合)cars.Mostpeopletendtothinkofelectriccarsasanew26__________，buttheyhavebeenaroundforalongtime.Inthe27__________19thandearly20thcenturieselectriccarswerecommonbecausethetechnologyforpetrolengineswasnotveryadvanced.But28__________thepetrolenginebecameeasiertomakeandmorepowerful，thistypeofenginesbecamethemost29__________.Interestinelectriccarswashighinthel970sand1980sbecause30__________becameveryexpensive.Recently，electriccarshaveagainbecomewell-likedbecausepeoplewantcarsthatpollute31__________.Electriccarsarebetterthanpetrolcars32__________severalways.Thebiggestbenefitisreducedpollution.Inareas33__________thereisahighpercentageofelectriccars，pollutionisnotthatserious.Thesecondbenefitofelectriccarsisa34__________inthedependenceonforeignoil.Severalcountriesdon’twantto35__________onoilfromothercountries.Sinceelectriccarscanrunonelectricityfromcoalornuclearpowerstations，thereislessneedtoimportoil.第21题单选请填写最佳答案()A.orB.AndC.NorD.But参考答案：D第22题单选请填写最佳答案()A.sameB.specialC.commonD.traditional参考答案：B第23题单选请填写最佳答案()A.timeB.additionC.detailD.summary参考答案：B第24题单选请填写最佳答案()A.eitherB.neitherC.bothD.all参考答案：C第25题单选请填写最佳答案()A.calledB.knownC.regardedD.described参考答案：A第26题单选请填写最佳答案()A.instrumentB.intentionC.influenceD.invention参考答案：D第27题单选请填写最佳答案()A.recentB.lateC.beginningD.last参考答案：B第28题单选请填写最佳答案()A.beforeB.untilC.afterD.unless参考答案：C第29题单选请填写最佳答案()A.difficultB.dangerousC.comfortableD.popular参考答案：D第30题单选请填写最佳答案()A.carsB.oilC.powerD.motors参考答案：B第31题单选请填写最佳答案()A.lessB.fewC.moreD.much参考答案：A第32题单选请填写最佳答案()A.atB.onC.inD.by参考答案：C第33题单选请填写最佳答案()A.whatB.whichC.whereD.when参考答案：C第34题单选请填写最佳答案()A.reductionB.riseC.needD.start参考答案：A第35题单选请填写最佳答案()A.relyB.keepC.holdD.put参考答案：AIV.ReadingComprehension(60points)Directions:Therearefivereadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfourquestions.ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseonebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.PassageoneItalktostrangersforalivingandlovethechallengeofgettingtheirstoriespublishedinnewspapers.I'vebeenmarriedforyears，butuntilsixmonthsago，Icouldbeatypicalabsent—mindedhusband.Oftenlwasjustnoddingwhenlwassupposedto.Whenmywifeasked，“DidyouevenhearwhatIjustsaid?”1woulddefensivelysay，“ofcourseIdid!”InJanuary，Ibegantolosemyvoice.DoctorstoldmeIneededsurgery，ormythroatwouldbepermanentlydamaged.Totalsilencewouldberequiredforthefirstfewweeksofmyrecovery.Twohoursafterthesurgery，myeyesfilledwithtearsasmytwo-year-oldsonlookedpuzzledbecauselwouldn’tanswerhisquestions.Iwantedtotalkbutcouldn’t.Luckily，I'drecordedmyselfreadingsomeofhisfavoritebooks.Thatwouldcomeinhandythenextcoupleofweeks.Ithadneverleft.I'djuststoppednoticing.IfoundmyselfunderstandingherbetterontopicsI'dpreviouslydismissedas“thingsIjustdon’tgetasaguy”.Ialsorealizedmysonwasn’tjusttalkingnonstopbutthatheoftenhadthoughtfulthingstosay.Evenwhilewalkingmydoginthewoodsnearourhome，Ibeganhearingpleasantpatternsinbirdsongs.Beforemysurgery，I'dhavespentthosewalksonmyphone.Afterseveralweeks，Iwasfullyrecovered.Conversationinourhouseisbetternow，notbecauseI'mtalkingmore.I’mjustlisteningbetterandbecominglessandlesssurprisedthatIlikewhatIhear.第36题单选Accordingtothepassage，theauthorismostlikelya__________.A.driverB.teacherC.doctorD.Journalist参考答案：D第37题单选Whatdoesthewifemeanbyasking“DidyouevenhearwhatIjustsaid?”inParagraph1?A.Yonshouldlistentome.B.Youdidn’twanttotalkwithme.C.YoushouldtellmewhatIsaidjustnow.D.Youdidn’thavetonodwhileyouwerelistening.参考答案：A第38题单选Whatistrueoftheauthorafterthesurgery?A.HewasrequiredtokeepsilentforthefirstfewmonthsB.Hewasworriedabouthisrecoveryafterthesurgery.C.Hewasunabletocommunicatewithhisson.D.Hewasunwillingtotalktohiswife.参考答案：C第39题单选Whatdidtheauthorrealizeafterthesurgery?A.Hiswifewasatalkativewoman.B.Hishousewasfullofpleasanttalks.C.Hissondidn’tliketalking.D.Hisdoglikedpleasantbirdsongs.参考答案：BPassageTwoCoconut(椰子)isanunusualfoodformanyreasons.Itisoneofthelargestedibleseedsproducedbyanyplant.Itsunusualcontentsalsomakeituniqueintheseedworld—itconsistsofboth“meat“and“water”inside.Thecoconutmeatisthewhitesubstancewithwhichweareallfamiliar，asitisusedextensivelyforcookingandflavorings;thecoconutwaterisawhiteandsweetliquid.Portuguese(葡萄牙的)explorersgavethenutitsnameinthel5thcentury,referringtoitascoco，meaning“ghost”intheirlanguage.Theoutsideappearanceofcoconutsremindedthemofaghost’sface，andthetreehashadthatnameeversince.Thecoconuthasvarieduses.Itisusedtomakevariouscookingoilsforfastfoodrestaurantsaroundtheworldtomakedietmaterials.Thecoconutfluidisafavoritedrinkinhotclimates，providingacoolandrefreshingbeveragerightoffthetree.Thiswaterisalsousedbymanufacturersofvarioussportsdrinks.Eventheshellitselfhasmanyuses，includinganimalfoodandfertilizer.Andalltheseareonlysomeoftheusesfoundforthecoconutfruit.Thecoconuttree，whichproducesthenut，alsoproducesmanyusefulthings.It’snowonderthatthecoconuttreehasbeentakenas“thetreeoflife”.第40题单选Whatdoestheunderlinedword“edible’inParagraph1mean?A.Visible.B.Collectible.C.AvailableD.Eatable.参考答案：D第41题单选Thecoconutgotitsnamebecauseof__________.A.itshardshellB.itswhitecolorC.itsghostlikeappearanceD.itsroundshape参考答案：C第42题单选Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thehistoryofcoconut.B.Usesofcoconut.C.Thediscoveryofcoconut.D.Typesofcoconutseeds参考答案：B第43题单选Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A.Coconuttreesareusefulplants.B.Coconutoilisrareandexpensive.C.Coconuttrunksarehousesforbirds.D.Coconutfluidcanbecomefertilizer.参考答案：APassageThreeMoststudentschoose“Homestay”accommodationwhentheystudyabroad：othersselectHomestayeveniftheyarenotonastudyvisit.Statisticsshowthatit’saformofaccommodationgaininginpopularityallthetime.ButwhatisHomestay?Andwhatmakesitsopopular?Homestaymeanslivingwithafamily，or“hostfamily”aswesay.Therearethreewaysofdoingit：choosetolearnEnglishinalanguageschoolneartoyourHomestaylocation：haveyourEnglishclassesinthehousewithamemberofthefamilywhoisaqualifiedteacher;selectnottohaveclassesatallwhenyouvisit——apopularchoiceifyouwanttodothetouristthingforexample.EvenintheirbusysummerperiodtheorganizationsthatarrangetheHomestayswillalwaystrytoplaceyouwiththemostsuitablehostfamilytomatchyourrequirements.Placement(安置)organizationsthinkaboutlocation，interests，languagelevel，eatingrequirements，allergies(过敏)andotherrequestsyoumayhave.Thoughpricesvaryaccordingtoyourneeds，goodqualityHomestayaccommodationcanberelativelyeconomical--andalthoughyoumaybechargedanextraamountofmoneyifyouwantyourHomestayinornearthecitycenter.Evenifyoustayfurtherout，youcanexpectyourjourneyintothecenternottoexceed30minutes.NotonlydoesHomestayaccommodationrepresentvalueformoney，italsogivesyouanexcellentopportunitytopracticeEnglishwithyourhostfamily.ThisisaveryimportantextraforstudentswholiketospeakasmuchEnglishaspossible.ButifyouplantolearnEnglish，whynothaveyourEnglishclassesinyourhostfamily.There’snobetterwaytolearnEnglishthanthis—theperfectcombinationoflearningandaccommodationcombinedwiththeculturalexperience!第44题单选Homestayisanidealchoiceforstudentswho__________.A.plantovisitrelativesB.wanttostayathomeC.plantostudyoverseasD.wanttolearnstatistics参考答案：C第45题单选Whowillconsiderstudents’requirementsbeforetheirHomestaystarts?A.TheEnglishteacher.B.Theplacementorganization.C.Thehostfamily.D.Thelanguageschool.参考答案：B第46题单选WhichofthefollowingisakeyfactoraffectingthepriceofHomestay?A.Nationalityofthehostfamily.B.Eatinghabitsofthehostfamily.C.Students’languagelevel.D.Students’specificneeds.参考答案：D第47题单选Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.TheauthorisinfavorofHomestayaccommodation.B.TheauthorisdoubtfulaboutthesafetyofHomestay.C.TheauthorfindsHomestayarrangementcomplicated.D.TheauthorfindsHomestayaccommodationexpensive.参考答案：APassageFourUsing1essenergyaroundthehomeiseasierthanyoumightthink，savingyoumoneywhilecreatingaheathier，morecomfortablelivingspaceforyouandyourfamily.Changingafewoldhabitscanmakeanimpactonyourenergybill，yourcomfortandtheenvironment.Herearesomehandytipstomakeyourhousemoreenergy-efficient.LowertheheatIfyourhomehasadjustablecentralheating，loweringtheroomtemperatureevenslightlycanmakeadifference.Youmaynotfeelit，butyourwalletwill.Itisevenmoreadvisabletocontroltemperaturesatdifferenttimesoftheday.HangclothesouttodryIftheweatherallowsit，headoutsideanddryyourlaundryonaclothesline.Thesunlightwillhelpeliminatebacteriaanddust.Whileclothesdryersgetthejobdonefaster，theyalsouseupenergy.Byhangingyourclothesoutyou’llbecuttinggreenhousegasesbyaboutthreekilogramsperload.TakeadvantageofnaturallightInstallinglargewindowsonthenorthernsideofyourhousecanhelpyoumakeuseofsunlight’snaturalwarmth.Tostaycoolindoorsonhotsummerdays，installblinds(百叶窗)toblocktheheavysun.Putyourdesknearthewindow，thenyoudon’tneedalampinthedaytime.Wrap(裹)yourpipesBesureyourhot—waterpipesareproperlywrapped.Inanaveragehome，heatingwateraccountsformorethanone—quarteroftheenergybill.Whyletwarmthgotowastebeforeitreachesyou?Choosetherightsizeforappliances(家用电器)Whenthetimecomestoreplaceappliances，selectthosethatarebothenergy—efficientandoftheappropriatesizeforyourneeds.Don’tbuybiggeronesjustbecauseyoucan.第48题单选Whatbenefitmayusinglessenergyathomebringabout?A.Havingahealthierlivingenvironment.B.Improvingyourworkefficiency.C.Keepingoldhabitsunchanged.D.Enlargingyourlivingspace.参考答案：A第49题单选Whichofthefollowingisoneoftheadvantagesofhangingclothesouttodry?A.Itmayhelptobuildagreenhouse.B.Ithelpsremovebacteriainclothes.C.Ituseshalftheenergythatclothesdryersdo.D.Itgetsclothesdrymuchfasterthanclothesdryers.参考答案：B第50题单选Whatcanbeinstalledonthenorthernsideofyourhousetomakebetteruseofnaturallight?A.Blinds.B.Curtains.C.Windows.D.Shades.参考答案：C第51题单选Besidesenergy-efficiency，whatelseshouldbeconsideredwhenreplacingappliances?A.Replacingtime.B.Reasonableprice.C.Goodquality.D.Propersize.参考答案：DPassageFiveAswerecentlydiscovered，thereisaStepmother’sDay，thoughitisnotonanyofficialholidaycalendar.So，itwouldbesafetoassumethatthereisasimilardayforstepdads，too.Right?Well，itdependsonwhatyouread.AGooglesearchbroughtuppoststhatsay，forexample，“It’sonfather’sday--father’sdayisforfathers，step—fathersandpeoplewhoarelikefatherstoyou-it’sadayformakingfatherfiguresfeelspecial.”FurthersearchingfoundaStepfather’sDayFacebookpagethatsays，“TheunofficialStepfather’sDayisthefourthSundayofJune.”Unfortunately，asofthepublishingofthisarticle，only30peoplehave“liked”thepage.Consideringthatstudiesshow3.3millionmen，or11.1%ofU.S.fathers，livewithatleastonestepchild，that’sonlyadropintheocean.It’sinterestingtonotethatthereisaNationalGrandparents’Day.PresidentJimmyCartersigneditintolawin1978.Law!Whilegrandparentsareundoubtedlyspecialpeopleinourchildren’slives，theyareoftenseenasthemostlovingfamilymembers.Butwhataboutthestepparents?Thestepparentsaretheoneswhoareoftentheoutsiders，theoneswhohavetoendurethehurtful“You’renotmydad!”or“You’renotmymom!”Andyettheynevergiveup.Theydotheirbesttoovercometheinherentchallengesofstepparentsandberolemodelsfortheirstepchildren.Theseunsung(未被颂扬的)familyheroesdeserve“official”daysofhonor.Perhapsifweareloudenough，PresidentObama，whohadastepfatherhimself，willsignintolawNationalStepmother’sDayandNationalStepfather’sDay.Areyouwithme?Followmeandgetyourvoiceheard.Howcoolitwouldbeifwecouldmakethishappen!第52题单选Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that’’inParagraph1referto?A.FatherfigureswhoareequallyhonoredintheU.S.B.30peoplewhosupportStepfather’sDayontheFacebookpage.C.3.3millionmenwholivewithatleastonestepchildintheworld.D.11.1%ofU.S.fatherswholivewithatleastonestepchildintheU.S.参考答案：B第53题单选WhatdidPresidentJimmyCartersignintolawin1978?A.TheNationalGrandparents’Day.B.TheNationalGrandchildren’sDay.C.TheNationalStepparents’Day.D.TheNationalStepchildren’sDay.参考答案：A第54题单选Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheword“inherent”inparagraph2?.A.Unbelievable.B.ToughC.Lasting.D.Inevitable.参考答案：D第55题单选Whatisthereasonforsettinganofficialholidayforstepparents?A.Becausetheylovetheirroleasstepparents.B.Becausetheyareoftentreatedasheroesinthefamily.C.Becausetheydeserverespectandhonorasfamilymembers.D.Becausetheyareoftenseenasthemostlovingfamilymembers。参考答案：CV.DailyConversation(15points)Directions:Pickoutappropriateexpressionsfromtheeightchoicesbelowandcompletethefollowingdialoguebyblackeningthecorres