英语专升本试题真题

英语专升本试题真题

PartIListeningComprehension(20points,1pointeach)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear7shortconversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeasked

aboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonly

once.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthe

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C]andD],anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

1.A)Tothebank.B)Toabookstore.C)Toashoestore.D)Tothegrocer's.

2.A)Nearthetrainstation.B)Inthecountryside.C)Inthecity.D)Nearthe

workplace

3.A)thechoiceofcoursesB)adaycourseC)aneveningcourseD)theirwork

4.A)Thepear.B)Theweather.C)Theseafood.D)Thecold.

5.A)George'swife.B)George'sfather.C)George'sbrotherD)George'swife'sfather.

6.A]Sheispleasedtolendhimthecar.B]Sherefusestolendhimthecar.

C)Sheagreestolendhimthecar.D)Sheoffershimthecar.

7.A)Policemananddriver.B)Policemanandthief.

C]Teacherandpupil.D]Directorandactress.

Questions8to10arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)Booksaroom.B)Reservesaroom.

C)Confirmshisreservation.D)Tellsthereceptionisthehasreservedaroom.

9.A]OnTuesday.B)ProbablyonThursday.

CJThreedayslater.D]Probablysevendayslater.

10.A)At7.B)At7:30.C)At8.D)At6:30.

Questions11to13arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

11.A]Aconductorandaconductress.B]Abusdriverandaconductress.

C]Theorganizeroftheraceandaparticipant.D]Areporterandaconductress.

12.A)Adaybeforetherace.B)Adayaftertherace.

C)Rightaftertherace.D)Afewhoursaftertherace.

13.A)Shewonthefirstprizeinthecyclerace.

B)Sheboughtthebeautifulracingbicyclebycollectingmoney.

C)Shewastaughttocyclewhenshewasfive.

D]Shewasthefirstconductresswhowonacyclerace.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,you'llhear2shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,

youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C]andD].

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A)CoursesinBritishhistory.B)Languagecourses.

C)Coursesinsports.D)Teachertrainingcourses.

15.A)Toattractmorestudents.

B]Tomakethecoursessuitableforstudentsofalllevels.

C)Toletthestudentshaveagoodrest.

D)Tomakethesummerschoolmorelikeaholiday.

16.A]Becausetheyallworkveryhard.

B]BecausetheirteachersareallnativespeakersofEnglish.

C)Becausetheylearnnotonlyinbutalsooutofclass.

D)Becausetheyarealladvancedstudents.

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A]Hewasnovelist.B]Hewasaplaywright.

C)Hewasapoet.D)Hewasanactor.

18.A)Tovisithisfriends.B)Tovisithisfamily.

C)ToattendtheNewYorkFilmFestival.

D]TohelpwiththeproductionofhisplaybyanAmericanTVcompany

19.A)ItwasaboutanimmigrantfamilyfromPakistantoEngland.

B)ItwasaboutculturaldifferencesbetweenPakistantoEngland.

C]ItwasaboutthestruggleofaPakistaniyouthinEngland.

D]ItwasaboutthemiserablelifeoftheimmigrantsinEngland.

20.A)Hemissedhisplane.B)Thetaxidriveroverslept.

C)Heheardaterribleaccidentreportedovertheradio.

D]Hewouldhavebeendeadifhehadn'toverslept.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethere

arefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletes

thesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingle

linethroughcenter.

21.Theimprovementsintechnologyhavethepricesofcomputerconsiderably

inrecentmonths.

A)broughtbackB)broughtdown

C]broughtonD]broughtup

22.Asthemanager'sprivatesecretary,Helenhaseasytoallhis

correspondence.

A]accessB]approachC]accentD)response

23.Theeditoraskedhisjournalistsnottoanydetailsintheirreportsofthe

accident.

A]leaveforB]leaveonC]leaveoffD]leaveout

24.Thepartyhadtobebecausethehostwentdownwithabadcaseofflu.

A)calledinB)calledoffC)calledonD)calledup

25.Sincehiswifedied,hehashimselfintotheresearchwork.

A]devotedB)dedicatedC]thrownD]contributed

26.Hehasspentallhislifeworkingwithmentallypeople.

A)disabledB)divergedC)nakedD)abolished

27.Theroadtotheislandonlyappearswhenthetidehas.

A]sprinkledB]recededC)tiltedD)diminished

28.Environmentalistsaredoingeverythingwithintheirpowertotheimpact

oftheoilspill.

A]rejectB)belittleC]minimizeD]reclaim

29.1wouldalwaysbuyingagoodqualitycarratherthanacheapone.

A)appreciateB)approveC)introduceD)recommend

30.1didn11knowanythingaboutanyofthebookssomychoicewasquite.

A]arbitraryB)obviousC)evidentD]fortunate

31.1followedherbutIstillcouldn/tworkouthowtousethesewingmachine.

A)descriptionB)introductionC)instructionsD)comments

32.Employeesaretojointhecompany'spensionplanafterayear'sservice.

A]compelledB]acquiredC]respondedD)regarded

33.ShesoontheactorwhohadstarredinthepopularmovieSpeed.

A)specifiedB]realizedC)justifiedD)identified

34.Wecollectedhundredsofinsupportofnotallowingcarsintothecitycentre.

A]signaturesB)awarenessC)stationeryD]statements

35.Theyoungmanstruggledtowherehewasatthetimethemurdertook

place.

A]reflectB]respondC]resolveD]recall

36.Allthewhilehewasterrifiedbythefearhehadcancerofthestomach.

A)whichB)thatC)whatD)such

37.Peoplefoundtotheirhorrorthattwo-thirdsoftheadultpopulationinthatarea

hadAIDS.

A)contactedB)contrastedC)contractedD)compacted

38.Thoughfacedwithmanydifficulties,hewouldnotonlinelearning.

A)giveupB)getthroughC)getbyD]givein

39.AsNationalDayisroundthecorner,Shanghaiisafestiveatmosphere.

A)lookedonB)involvedinC)bathedinD)surroundedwith

40.Heissokindandeasy-goingthatthekidsgohiminabigway.

A]forB]toC)withD)off

41.Sheseemedtobeawareofthedelicacyofthesituationandshewastakinggreat

carenottosayanythingtohercompanion.

A]ignoreB]neglectC]charmD]embarrass

42.Theobviousunfairnessofsuchpovertysidebysidewithconspicuousaffluence

remindedthemoftheirparentsbackhome.

A)vulnerableB)destructiveC)criticalD)sentimental

43.Writingaletterorreadingabookmayappeartobeactivitiesinwhich

individualsexercisepersonalskills.

A]scarceB]sophisticatedC]solitaryD)sincere

44.Hetookherhandandfeltthescaronherthumb,ofanaccidentwitha

kitchenknifeintheearlydaysoftheirmarriage.

A]modeB)premiseC]signatureD]legacy

45.Aseachblackcreatureandflappedawayintothegrayingsky,shewatched

it,tearsinhereyes.

A)flutteredB)featuredC]fussedD]ferried

46.Themomentseemedtooutendlessly,hisgazetravellingacrossherface,

herneck,hershoulder,returningtohereyes.

A]stretchB]expandC)skipD)slip

47.Althoughthepoemcontainssuchpessimisticovertonesandpatheticacceptance

offate,thereishopetobefoundinthelasttwolineswhichseemtobefromthe

rest.

A]takenapartB)setasideC)setapartD]fallenapart

48.HisaimwastoprideinbeingblackandtoinspireblackAmericansto

campaignforequalrights.

A)respondB)restoreC)restrainD)retreat

49.Aclassissaidrathervaguelytoagroupofpersonssharingsimilar

occupationsandincomes,andasaconsequencesimilarlife-stylesandbeliefs.

A)consistofB)contrastwithC)contributeinD)composedof

50.Thecouplehavetriedhardtosavetheirtroubledmarriagetheirchildren.

A]incontrasttoB]ratherthanC]forthesakeofD]regardlessof

PartIIIReadingComprehensionSectionA

Directions:Thereare3passagesinthispar.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Choosethecorrectanswerandmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Howmuchlivingspacedoesapersonneed?Whathappenswhenhisspace

requirementsarenotadequatelymet?Sociologistsandpsychologistsareconducting

experimentsonratstotrytodeterminetheeffectofovercrowdedconditionson

man.Recentstudieshaveshownthatthebehaviorofratsisgreatlyaffectedby

space.Ifratshaveadequatelivingspace,theyeatwell,sleepwell,andreproduce

well.However,iftheirlivingconditionsbecometoocrowded,theirbehavior

patternsandeventheirhealthperceptiblychange.Theycannotsleeporeatwell,

andsignsoffearandtensionbecomeobvious.Themorecrowdedtheyare,themore

theytendtobiteeachotherandevenkilleachother.Thusforrats,populationand

violencearedirectlyrelated.Isthisanaturallawforhumansocietyaswell?Is

adequatespacenotonlydesirable,butalsoessentialforhumansurvival?

51.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A)livingspaceandbehavior

B]populationandlivingconditions

C]interestingexperimentsonrats

D)anaturallawforhumansociety

52.Whatisthepurposeoftheexperimentsdescribedinthepassage?

A]Todeterminehowmuchlivingspacearatneeds.

B]Toseewhathappenswhenratsliveinalimitedspace.

C)Toknowthelikelyeffectsofinadequatelivingspaceonhumanbeings.

D)Tofindouttherelationshipbetweenpopulationandlivingconditions.

53.Howwouldratsbehavewhentheirlivingconditionsbecometoocrowded?

A]Theyeatalotandbecomefriendlytoothers.

B)Theysleeplittleandactquitepeacefully.

C)Theyeatlittlebutsleepsoundly.

D]Theybecomenervousandtendtobewar-like.

54.Thepassagesuggeststhatovercrowdedconditions.

A)aredirectlyrelatedwithpopulation

B)maycauseanincreaseinviolence

C]mayleadtohighbirthrate

D]maybringaboutpollutionproblems

PassageTwo

Manypeoplehopethatthewholeworldwillonedayspeakacommonlanguage.

OvertheYears,peoplehavemadeupnewlanguageswiththisaim.Atleastsix

hundredlanguageshavebeendevelopedinthesearchforalanguagewhichall

humanbeingswouldbeabletospeak.Themostfamousone,Esperanto(世界语),

wastheideaofLudwigZamenhoftadoctorinWarsaw.Hepublishedabookabout

hisnewlanguagein1887.

ToencouragepeopletolearntheLanguage,hemadeitassimpleaspossible.

Esperantohasneverbeenacceptedasanofficialworldlanguage,butithasbeen

suggestedasanauxiliarylanguage.By1950ithadbeentaughttooneandahalf

millionspeakers,anditwasspokeninsixhundredschools.TodayEsperantois

spokenbyabouteightmillionpeople,andmorethanonehundrednewspapersand

magazinesinthelanguagearepublishedregularlythroughouttheworld.Thousands

ofbookshavebeenwritteninEsperanto,includingthosetranslatedfromother

languages.

TodaytheneedforanewauxiliarylanguagelikeEsperantoseemslessobvious.

ThroughoutthiscenturyEnglishhasgrownmoreandmoreimportant.Ithas

becomeasecondlanguageformanymillionsofpeople.Thefactthatmoreare

learningEnglishshowsthattheuseofEnglishisstillgrowingworldwide.Noone

woulddenytheusefulnessofworldlanguage,butnotmanypeoplethinkthat

Esperantoislikelytoplaysucharole.

55.Overtheyears,peoplehavemadeupnewlanguagesinthehopethat.

A)allpeoplewillbeabletospeakacommonlanguage

B)peoplewilllearnaforeignlanguagebetter

C]peoplecanunderstandeachotherbetter

D]peoplewillbeabletospeakseverallanguages

56.Zamenhofmadethelanguageassimpleaspossiblebecause.

A)hewantedpeopletolearnitquickly

B]hehopedmoreandmorepeoplewouldbewillingtolearnit

C)hewantedeveryonetospeakitwithoutanydifficulty

D)hehopeditwouldbeacceptedasanofficialworldlanguage

57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofEnglish?

A]Itiswidelytaughtinschools.

B)Ithasbecomeasecondlanguageformanymillionsofpeople.

C)ManybookshavebeenwritteninEnglish.

D]ItislesspopularthanEsperanto.

58.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A)Thelanguagemadebyoneman.

B)Atalkabouttheworldlanguage.

C]Englishasasecondlanguageforeveryone.

D)Esperanto-abetterlanguagethanEnglish.

PassageThree

AftertheviolentearthquakethatshookLosAngelesin1994,earthquakescientists

hadnewstoreport:Thedamageanddeathtollcouldhavebeenmuchworse.

Morethan60peoplediedinthisearthquake.Bycomparison,anearthquakeof

similarintensitythatshookAmericain1988claimed25,000victims.

InjuriesanddeathswererelativelylessinLosAngelesbecausethequakeoccurred

at4:31a.m.onaholiday,whentrafficwaslightonthecity'shighways.Inaddition,

changesmadetotheconstructioncodesinLosAngelesduringthelast20yearshave

strengthenedthecity'sbuildingsandhighways,makingthemmoreresistantto

quakes.

Despitethegoodnews,civilengineersaren'trestingontheirsuccesses.Pinnedto

theirdrawingboardsareblueprintsforimprovedquake-resistantbuildings.The

newdesignsshouldofferevengreatersecuritytocitieswhereearthquakesoften

takeplace.

Inthepast,makingstructuresquake-resistantmeantfirmyetflexiblematerials,

suchassteelandwood,thatbendwithoutbreaking.Later,peopletriedtolifta

buildingoffitsfoundation,andinsertrubberandsteelbetweenthebuildingandits

foundationtoreducetheimpactofgroundvibrations.Themostrecentdesignsgive

buildingsbrainsaswellasconcreteandsteelsupports.Calledsmartbuildings,the

structuresrespondlikelivingorganismstoanearthquake'svibrations.Whenthe

groundshakesandthebuildingtipsforward,thecomputerwouldforcethebuilding

toshiftintheoppositedirection.

Thenewsmartstructurescouldbeveryexpensivetobuild.However,theywould

savemanylivesandwouldbelesslikelytobedamagedduringearthquakes.

59.OnereasonwhythelossoflivesintheLosAngelesearthquakewas

comparativelylowwasthat.

A)newcomputershadbeeninstalledinthebuildings

B)itoccurredintheresidentialareasratherthanonthehighways

C]largenumbersofLosAngelesresidentshadgoneforaholiday

D]improvementshadbeenmadeintheconstructionofbuildingsandhighways

60.Thefunctionofthecomputermentionedinthepassageisto.

A)counterbalanceanearthquake'sactiononthebuilding

B)predictthecomingofanearthquakewithaccuracy

C]helpstrengthenthefoundationofthebuilding

D)measuretheimpactofanearthquake1svibrations

61.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinminimizingthedamagecausedby

earthquakesattentionshouldbefocusedon.

A]theincreasinguseofrubberandsteelincapitalconstruction

B)thedevelopmentofflexiblebuildingmaterials

C)thereductionoftheimpactofgroundvibrations

D]earlyforecastsofearthquakes

62.Themainpurposeofthispassageismostlyto.

A)comparetheconsequencesoftheearthquakesthatoccurredintheU.S.

B)encouragecivilengineerstomakeextensiveuseofcomputers

C]outlinethehistoryofthedevelopmentofquake-resistantbuildingmaterials

D)reportnewdevelopmentsinconstructingquake-resistantbuilding

SectionB

Directions;MatchtheChinesesentencesintheleftcolumnwiththeEnglishinthe

rightcolumn,markthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerwithasingleline

through

63.首先,他如此努力工作并非只为A)Thedesiretokeeptherespectofa

了钱，他一心为了教育青年人并设法goodnamepropelledmetobecomethe

激励他们在各方面取得进步。firstinourfamilytogotocollege.

64.要保持好名声多赢得的那份尊重，B)Shieldingchildrenfromthe

这一渴求促使我成为全家第一个上大学knowledgethattheyhavefailedis

的人。anythingbutbeneficialtotheir

development.

65.我们必须唤醒人们认识到环境保C)Wemustwakenpeopletothe

护的重要性。否则，就为时太晚了。importanceofenvironmentalprotection.

Oritwillbetoolate.

66.庇护孩子不让他们知道自己已经D)Tostartwith,itisnotonlymoney

失败对于他们的成长是绝对无益的。thatheworkssohard.Heiscommitted

toeducatingtheyoungandtriesto

motivatethemtogetaheadinlife.

A)Theonlythingneighborhavein

commontobeginwithisproximity,and

67.现在回想起来，他是故意不让我们unlesssomethingmoredevelops,th