2021年专升本英语真题及答案

安徽省普通高等学校专升本招生考试英语试题

注意事项：

I.试卷共8页，用钢笔或圆珠笔直接答在试题卷上。

2.答卷前将密封线内项目填写清晰。

PartIVocabularyandStructure(1pointeach,30pointsinall)

Directions：Thereare30incompletesentences.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingon

themostappropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD,thenwritethe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

1.Willyouspeakloudersoasmakepeopleyou?

A.tohearB.heardC.hearingD.hear

2.Thecarindustrycan'tsurvivethegovernmenthelp.

A.withoutB.withC.besidesD.except

3.Ihadconsiderabledifficultyhertogooutforadrinkwithme.

A.topersuadeB.tohavepersuadedC.persuadeD.persuading

4.Mr.Black,ournewEnglishteacher,isstrictkind.

A.orB.butC.withD.aswell

5.ChinaTodayisagoodwayofimprovingourEnglish.

A.HavingreadB.HavereadC.ReadingD.Read

6.IfIyou,Iwouldn'tmissthechancetomorrowmorning.

A.beB.willbeC.amD.were

7.Thosewhowanttoattendthemeetingshouldtheform.

A.fillinB.fillupC.fillwithD.fillof

8.Afterforthejob,theintervieweeswillberequiredtotakeahealthcheck.

A.tointerviewB.beinginterviewedC.interviewingD.havinginterviewed

9.Comparedoursmallflat,Bill'shouseseemedlikeapalace.

A.inB.forC.withD.as

10.Eachofthehard-workingstudentstogotocollege.

------Sodowe.

A.hopeB.hopingC.hopedD.hopes

11.Hesaysclearlybeginnersunderstandmostofhiswords.

A.such…thalB.so…thatC.sucha,•,thatD.soa•••that

12.Languageisatoolpeoplecommunicatewitheachother.

A.byallmeansB.bymeansofC.bymeansofwhichD.bymeansofthat

13.Juliadicin'thaveenoughclothesaweek.

A.tolastB.lastC.lastedD.lastfor

14.Heispleasedwhatyouhavegivenhim.

A.ofB.toC.withD.in

15.Scarcelyhadhefallenwhenaknockatthedoorawakenedhim.

A.sleepingB.asleepC.sleepyD.sleeper

16.Itisstronglyrecommendedthatteacherscomputersintheirteaching.

A.willuseB.shalluseC.useD.used

17.Themorecarefultheyare,

A.thelessmistakeswilltheymake

B.thelessmistakesthey'11make

C.thefewermistakeswilltheymake

D.thefewermistakesthey'11make

18.Johnwillgetthemoneyfromhisauntherdeath.

A.withthehelpofB.intheeventofC.accordingtoD.infaceof

19.Wedidn'tknowwhattodothemoneyhadgone.

A.onceB.whetherC.thoughD.then

20.Mr.Jiang,longtimenosee.Howareyou?

------Fine,thanks.Howareyouyourteaching?

A.gettingwellwithB.gettingacrossC.gettingtogetherD.gettingonwith

21.Somepeoplethinkmoreabouttheirrightsthanabouttheirresponsibilities.

A.muchB.tooC.lessD.very

22.Thereareasmanyhousesinthisareaasthereusedtobe.

A.twoB.twiceC.secondD.secondly

23.ColumbusandhiscrewfromEuropein1492.

A.setoutB.putoutC.ruledoutD.sortedout

24.thekidshavelefthome,we'regotalotofextraspace.

A.SincethatB.NowC.EvenifD.Evenso

25.We'veaskedtheneighborstothehouseforuswhileweareaway.

A.haveaneyetoB.keepaneyeon

C.haveaneyeforD.keepaneyeopen

26.Thehotelisgoingtobeintoanursinghome.

A.controlledB.confirmedC.consumedD.converted

27.TheyoungmaninthiscompanysincehegraduatedfromMadisonCollegefiveyears

ago.

A.wasworkingB.hasbeenworkingC.worksD.worked

28.Thecollegeofferssomanycourses；thestudentshaven'tdecided

A.wheretochooseB.whomtochooseC.whichtochooseD.whytochoose

29.Hesaidhe'dphoneyouhegothome.

A.forawhileB.afterawhileC.atmomentD.themoment

30.WithagoodofbothChineseandEnglish,MissLinwasassignedtobethetourguidefor

theAmericanvisitors.

A.commandB.interestC.resultD.impression

PartIICloze(1pointeach,15pointsinall)

Directions：Thereare15blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices

markedA,B,CandD,YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassageandwritethe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Acollegeoruniversity'sinternationalstudentofficeisagoodplace____31_gettingtoknowthe

schoolandthecountry.Let's32_supportservicesforinternationalstudentsintheUnitedStates.

OurexampleistheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia(U.S.C.),33___hashadthemost

internationalstudentsinAmericancollegesoruniversities34_thepastsevenyears.U.S.C.'s

OfficeofInternationalServicessays35___studentthisyearsisaboutseventhousandfive

hundred.

TheOfficehelps36___studentlifeattheuniversity.Italsoorganizesprogramstohelpforeign

37___feelmorerelaxedintheirnewsurroundings.MostAmericancollegesanduniversities

haveasimilar38____thathelpsinternationalstudents.Theseofficeslookforwaystoget

students39___inschoollifeandmake40___friends.Theirjobisnotalwayseasy.

Internationalstudentsoftenwantto41_thierfreetimewithfriendsfromtheirowncountries.

TheofficeatU.S.C.___42_assistsfamilymemberswhocometotheUnitedStateswithinternational

students.ThefamilymemberscantakeEnglishclassesandgoontripstoplaces

43_museums.

India,China,SouthKorea,JapanandCanada44_themoststudentstotheUnitedStates

duringthelastschool45.NextcameTaiwan,Mexico,andThailand.

31.A.tostartB.startsC.tostopD.stops

32.A.talkB.totalkC.talkaboutD.totalkabout

33.A.thatB.whoC.whoseD.which

34.A.asB.forC.toD.at

35.A.thenumberofB.anumberofC.alotofD.agreatdealof

36.A.expressB.expressingC.explainD.explaining

37.A.collegeB.collegesC.studentD.students

38.A.branchB.officeC.departmentD.organization

39.A.consistedB.consistingC.involvedD.involving

40.A.richB.poorC.oldD.new

41.A.costB.spendC.takeD.save

42.A.alsoB.yetC.alreadyD.thus

43.A.unlikelyB.unlikeC.likeD.likely

44.A.sentB.tookC.broughtD.carried

45.A.monthB.yearC.weekD.day

PortIIIReadingComprehension(2,5pointseach,50pointsinall)

Directions：Thereare4tasksforyoutofulfill,Youshouldreadthepassagesbelowcarefullyanddo

thetasksasyouareinstructed.

Task1

Directions：Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements

(No.46toNo.50).Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.You

shouldmakethecorrectchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Strangethingshappentotimewhenyoutravel,becausetheearthisdividedintotwenty-fourtime

zones,onehourapart.Youcanhavedayswithmoreorfewerthantwenty-fourhours,andweekswith

moreorfewerthansevendays.

Ifyoumakeafive-daytripacrosstheAtlanticOcean,yourshipentersadifferenttimezoneevery

day,Asyouentereachzone,thetimechangesonehour.Travelingwest,yousetclockback；

travelingeast,yousetitahead.Eachdayofyourtriphaseithertwenty-fiveortwenty-threehours.

IfyoutravelbyshipacrossthePacific,youcrosstheInternationalDateLine.Byagreement,thisis

thepointwhereanewdaybegins.Whenyoucrosstheline,youchangeyourcalendaronefullday,

backwardorforward.Travelingeast,todaybecomesyesterday；travelingwest,itistomorrow.

46.Strangethingshappentotimewhenyoutravelbecause

A.nodayreallyhastwenty-fourhours

B.theearthisdividedintotimezones

C.timezonesarenotallthesamesize

D.nooneknowswheretimezonesbegin

47.Thetimedifferencebetweentwoneighboringzonesis

A.onedayB.twenty-fivehours

C.onehourD.twenty-threehours

48.Accordingtoparagraph2,itseemstruethattheAtlanticOcean

A.isonetimezone

B.isdividedintofivetimezones

C.isdividedintotwenty-fourtimezones

D.cannotbecrossedinfivedays

49.Ifyoucrosstheoceangoingeast,yousetyourclock

A.aheadonehourineachnewtimezone

B.aheadonehourforthewholetrip

C.backonehourineachnewtimezone

D.backonehourforthewholetrip

50.TheInternationalDateLineisthenamefor

A.thebeginningofanynewtimezone

B.anypointwheretimechangesbyonehour

C.thepointwhereanewdaystarts

D.anytimezoneinthePacificOcean

Task2

Directions：Thistask(No.51to55)isthesameasTaskl

Todayalmost70%oftheelectricalpowerweusecomesfrompowerplantsthatusefossilfuels(矿物

燃料)tomakeelectricity.Fossilfuels,suchasoil,coal,andnaturalgas,areburnedtomakeelectricity.

Burningfossilfuelsreleasespollutionandcarbondioxidegas(CO2)intotheair.Themorefossilfuels

webum,thewarmertheairaroundEarthgets.Sobuildingfossilfuelplansisnotalwaysthebest

answer.

Actually,thereareotherwaystomakeelectricitywithoutburningfossilfuels.Peoplehavebeen

usingthepowerofwindforcenturies.Windpowerwon'tsolveallourenergyproblems,butitcan

helpmeetsomeofthedemandsincertainplaces.Sincethelate1800s,scientistshavebeenworking

toturnthesun,senergyintoelectricitybyusingsolarcells(太阳能电池).Theproblemis,solarcells

areveryexpensive.Anotherwaytomakeelectricityistousenuclearenergy.Ithasbeenusedfor

morethan50years.Todayabout10percentofalltheelectricityusedintheU.S.A,comesfromthis

source.

Althoughnuclearpowerdoesn'tpollutetheairastheburningoffossilfuelsdoes,thereisamajor

drawback.Thewasteproductsfromnuclearpowerplantsaredangerousandmustbestoredinsafe

places.Manypeopleareconcernedaboutthesafetyofnuclearpower.

51.Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe

A.TheImportanceofElectricity

B.ThePollutionofMakingElectricityfromFossilFuels

C.TheAdvantageofUsingNuclearEnergy

D.MeansofMakingElectricalPower

52.Whichenergyhasdamagetousaccordingtothepassage?

A.WindpowerB.Fossilfuels

C.SolarpowerD.Waterpower

53.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat

A.burningfossilfuelstomakeelectricityiswidelyused

B.windpowerisawidespreadwaytomakeelectricity

C.energyproblemswillsoonbesolved

D.nuclearenergywillsolvealltheenergyproblemswearefacing

54.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"drawback”(inPara.3)mean?

A.effectB.advantageC.disadvantageD.concern

55.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Fossilfuelsshouldbeencouragedtousetomakeelectricity

B.Notalltheareascouldusewindpower.

C.Solarenergycoststhemost

D.Usingnuclearenergywillnotproducenegativeeffect.

Task3

Directions：Thistask(No.56toNo.60)isthesameasTask1.

AnewstudybytheDevelopmentofHealthinTaiwanshowsthatmorethanhalfoftheadult

populationinTaiwanlacksanunderstandingofhealthproblems.

Morethan2,000adultstookpartinthesurveytofindoutabouttheirknowledgeofdiet,health-care,

diseasecontrolandmedicine.Surprisingly,only51%ofthepeoplesurveyedunderstandthatcommon

coldhasnocure,andtakingmedicineisabsolutelynouseatall.Theproblemismadworseby

doctorswhogivetheirpatientslargedosesofuselessdrugs.Morethantwo-thirdsbelievethatitis

onlythenicotineincigarettesratherthantheotherchemicalsthatcausescancer.Thesepeoplebelieve

thatiftheysmoke“light“cigaretteswithlessnicotine,theywillleadtomoreillness,sufferingand

earlydeath.

ButtheoutlookforhealtheducationinTaiwanisnotallnegative.Thesurveyconcludesthatyounger

Taiwanesehaveabetterunderstandingofhealthconcernsthantheirparents,whileseniorcitizens

havetheleastunderstandingamongthethreeagegroups.

56.Thepurposeofthesurveyistofindout

A.whypeopleneglecttheirhealth

B.whatpeopleknowabouthealth

C.whentoprovidehealtheducation

D.whoismorelikelytobecomeill

57.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutmedicinesforcold?

A.Theycancurecommoncold.

B.Doctorsoftendiscouragethepatientsfromtakingthem.

C.About51%ofthepatientstakethem.

D.SomeTaiwanesetakethemunnecessarily.

58.Accordingtothesurvey,mostTaiwanesebelievethat.

A.onlynicotineleadstocancer

B.fewpeoplewillgetcancer

C."light“cigarettesmakepeoplehealthy

D.otherchemicalsbesidesnicotinecausecancer

59.AboutofTaiwaneseadultssmoke

A.one-thirdB.two-thirds

C.ahalfD.aquarter

60.Thesurveyshowsthathavethebestunderstandingofhealthconcerns.

A.seniorcitizensB.middle-agedcitizens

C.youngerTaiwaneseD.Taiwanesesmokers

Task4

Directions：Thefollowingisabusinessletter.Afterreadingit,youshouldanswereachofthe5

questions(No.61toNo.65)innothan3words.Theanswersshouldbewrittenafterthecorresponding

numberontheAnswerSheet.

DearMr.Robert,

Althoughwesentyouyourgoodsontime,wehavewaitednearlytwomonthsforyoutopaythe

balanceof$5000,whichisoverdue.Whenyouorderedtheshipmentofcomputers,yourequested

thatwesendyoutheentireordernolaterthanJune1,andweshippedthegoodsbyairfreightonMay

25.

Asyouagreedinouroriginalcreditarrangement(赊账合同)，paymentwasduein30days,onJune

30.Yet,asitisalreadyAugust26,westillhavenotreceivedyourpayment.Infact,wehavenot

receivedanyanswertothenoticewesenttoremindyouthatthepaymentisdue.

WeregrettosaythatifwecannotreceiveyourpaymentbySeptember15,wewillbeforcedtoask

ourlawyertotakemeasuresandcollectitthroughlegalprocedures.

Yoursfaithfully,

AdamSmith

TheWesternCompany

61.What'sthepurposeoftheletter?

Tourgethebuyerto______________________

62.Whenwasthebuyersupposedtopayfortheorderaccordingtotheagreement?

On_________________

63.HowdidtheWesternCompanydeliverthegoods?

Thegoodsweredeliveredby

64.Ifthisletterwon'twork,whatistheWesternCompanygoingtodo?

Thecompanywillsettlethematterthrough

65.What,sthedeadlinesetbythesellerforthebuyertomakethepayment?

Ifs_____________

ParIVTranslation(35points)

(I)Directions：TranslatethefollowingsentencesfromEnglishintoChinese(4pointseachforNO.66

throughNO.68；6pointsforNo.69；18pointsinall)

66.Soundtravelsfourtimesfasterinwaterthanintheair.

67.ItwasnotuntilyoutoldmeaboutityesterdaythatIrealizedmymistake.

68.Chinawillbethelargestmarketforautomobilesifitseconomycontinuestogrow.

69.1findithardtoleavethelandwhereIhavelivedfor30yearsandwheretherearesweetmemories

ofmychildhood.

(II)Directions：TranslatethefollowingsentencesfromChineseintoEnglish(4pointseachforNo.70

throughNo