2023年河南统招专升本考试公共英语真题及答案

2023年河南省普通高等学校

选拔优秀专科毕业生进入本科阶段学习考试

《公共英语》

PartIReadingComprehension(40points)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorincompletesentences.Foreachofthemthereare4

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceand

markthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.(2x20)

Passage1

Weuseiteveryday.Atyoursupermarket,youcanseelocalshelves

filledwiththestuff(东西).It'ssoap.Buthowdidpeoplestartusingsoap

andhowisitmade?

Thewordof""soap"comesfromtheCelticword""saipo"which

means"fat",thematerialthatsoapismadefrom.Theoldestsoap

datesbackto3.000BC,whenpeopleinMesopotamiauseditfor

cleaningthewool.Overthefollowingcenturies,soapcontinuedtobe

usedtocleaneverythingbutthehumanbody.

Inthesecondcentury,aGreekdoctornamedGalenwroteaboutthe

practiceofusingsoaptocleanthebody.However,bathingwithsoap

wasstillnotcommon.Itwasn'tuntiltheseventeenthcenturythatsoap

wasusedforbathinginEurope,butonlythewealthycouldaffordit.In

thenineteenthcentury,thesoapbecameavailabletomostpeople.Asa

result,cleanlinessstandardsimprovedinmanyplaces.

Onereasonthatsoaphasbeensocommonthroughouthistoryis

thatitisn'thardtomake.Tomakeit,takesomealkali（碱）andmixitwith

fatoroil.Onceeverythingismixed,leavethesoapinamold（模具）untilit

becomeshard.After24hours,it'sreadytocutintopieces.Butyou'll

needtobepatient.That'sbecausethesoapstillneedsaroundtwoto

threeweekstobecomehardenoughbeforeyoucanuseit.

Easytomake,soaphashelpedhumansstaycleanallthewaytothe

modernage.Youcouldevensayit'soneofthemostimportant

inventionsinhumanhistory.

l.WhatwastheoriginalpurposeofsoapinMesopotamia?

A.Towashhands

B.Towashdishes

C.Tocleanthewool

D.Tocleanthewood

2.Whendidsoapbecomeavailabletomostpeople?

A.thethirdcentury

B.thesecondcentury

C.thenineteenthcentury

D.theseventeenthcentury

3.Howlongdocsitneedforthesoaptobecomehardenoughbeforeyou

canuseit?

5.Whereisthepassagemostprobablyfrom?

A.Arecipebook.

B.Ahealthmagazine.

C.Asciencefiction.

D.Ageographytextbook.

Passage2

Mymum'sabigfanofpostingpicturesonherWeChatmoments:

fromthebrightbluesky,lushgreenmountainstotranquilclear

waters—thesewerewhatourfamilyenjoyedwhencampinginapark

nearourcommunityinthisholiday.Andinfact,itisnotdifficulttofind

suchplacesinourcitiesthesedays,becauseinthepastdecade,

hundredsofmillionsofparkshavebeenbuiltinChina,someeven

transformedfromgarbagedumpsandfactories.

Mymomespeciallycherishesnaturalsceneryandgreen

environments,becauseshecomesfromasmall,poorvillagewhere

people'slivelihoodsdependedonmining.Whenshewasmyage,theair

therewassopollutedthateventhegreenbambooleavesonthe

mountainswereshroudedinblackcoaldust.However,inthepast

decade,thingshavechanged.Withtheminesclosed,theenvironment

hasimprovedandthelocalpeoplehavefoundnewwaystolive.Manyof

ourrelativestherearenowengagedinbusinessessuchassellingteaand

runningahostel,andonethirdofthelocalpopulationliveson

tourism-relatedservices.Theirexperiencestrulyprovethat"Green

mountainsaregoldmountains.”

ThepastdecadehaswitnessedamomentousshiftinChina's

developmentstrategiestowardrespectandprotectionfornature,and

we'veundertakenthepathtowardgreendevelopmentandamore

beautifulChina.7yearsago,forexample,Beijingwonitsbidtohostthe

2022WinterOlympicsandpromisedagreenerOlympicGames;and7

monthsago,weenjoyedthemosteco-friendlyandsustainableOlympic

Gamesinhumanhistory.ShougangPark,whereAileenGuamazedthe

world,hadbeentransformedfromanabandonedsteelmill;Chongli,

onceanextremelypoorcountyinZhangjiakou,providedthestagefor

mostofthesnoweventsandofficiallyeliminatedpovertyin2019.These

ChinesecontributionstoworldenvironmentaleffortsrepresentChina's

wisdom,settingaglobalexample.

6.Accordingtothepassagewhatdoestheauthor'smotherlike?

7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthepresentconditionaboutthe

mother'shometown?

8.Whatdoestheword"momentous'1(inpara.4)meaninthepassage?

A.necessary

B.veryimportant

C.notimportant

D.justsoso

9.Howdoesthemotherlearnaboutnaturalsceneryandgreen

environments?

A.like

B.dislike

C.indifferent

10.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

Passage3

话题：残疾人俱乐部LuckyClub，说了举办时间、宗旨"具乐部充满了自由

和友爰，没有歧视，为残疾人带来幸福。

ll.WhendidLuckyClubopen?

AJune2016

BJuly2016

C.June2019

DJuly2019

12.Accordingtothepassage,whichisthemostimportantreasonwhy

SallySterntoluckyclub?

13.坐轮椅的概率？（人群中残疾人出现的概率）

14.

15.

Passage4

WhatisChinesesciencefiction?Sciencefictionisagenreof

speculativefiction,typicallydealingwithimaginativeconceptssuchas

advancedscienceandtechnology,timetravel,andextraterrestriallife.

Thegenregrewinpopularityinthelate19thcentury,spurredby

technologicaladvancement.EarlybestsellersincludeH.G.Wells'The

TimeMachine(1895)andJulesVerne'sRoundtheWorldinEightyDays

(1872).

Chinesesciencefictionbegantogrowintheearlyyearsofthe20th

century,saidNathanielIsaacson,associateprofessorofmodernChinese

literatureandculturalstudiesatNorthCarolinaStateUniversity.

Backthen,theQingDynasty(1644-1911)wascollapsingandsome

partsofChinafellunderEuropeancontrol.Withinthisidentitycrisis,

Chinesesciencefictionbooksemergedtoexplorethecountry'splacein

theworld,withIsaacsonnamingWuJianren's1908shortstoryNew

StoryoftheStoneasanexample.

NewStoryoftheStoneimaginedaworldwhereShanghaihad

becomeaworldcenteroftradeandcommerceandhostedaworldexpo

andglobalpoliticalsummits.

"Fairlyoften,whattheyimaginedwasafuturewhereChinais

politically,economicallyandculturallydominant."Isaacsonsaid.

EarlyChinesesciencefiction'sappealwaslimited.Whatreallymade

itbigdomesticallyandpushedthegenretotheworldisLiuCixin's

generationofyoungersciencefictionwritersandtranslators.Their

modernandinternationalperspective,andtheimpactofinternet

publishinginthe21stcentury,allplayedakeyrole.

ManyofChina'sbest-knownsciencefictionsdidnotgoforthe

traditionalroutetomarket,whichisthroughbookagentsand

establishedpublishers.Instead,theywereoftenpublishedondigital

bulletinboardsandforums,moreforfeedbackratherthanwealthor

fame.

Earlydraftswerepostedandeditingcrowd-sourced.Forinstance,

Hao'sFoldingBeijingwasinitiallypublishedonapopularbulletinboard

hostedbyTsinghuaUniversity.

Buttheinternetisaplacewhereimpactcanescalatequickly.When

TheThree-BodyProblemwaspublishedinChinain2006,internetfans

lovedit.Theycomposedsongs,createdfaketrailersforthemoviethey

hopedfor,adoptedsocialmediapersonalitiesbasedonThree-Body

charactersandwrotefanfiction.

TherealinternationalbreakthroughofTheThree-BodyProblem

trilogycamewhenChinaEducationalPublicationsImportandExport

CorptooktheriskofcommissioningEnglishtranslationsofthe

Three-Bodytrilogy.TheUSpublisherTorBooksboughtthebook's

EnglishrightsfromCEIPIECandmadeitbigintheUSwithmorethan700,

000copiessold.

HouseofZeusboughtthetrilogy'sUKandCommonwealth

countriesrightsfromTorBooks,facilitatingitsentryintofamiliarBritish

bookshopssuchasWaterstonesandFoyles.Globally,itispublishedin

10languages,thankstootherpublisherswhohaveboughttherightsin

theirownmarkets.ThesalesoftheFrench,SpanishandGermanversions

haveeachexceeded30,000copies.

JiofFutureAffairsAdministrationbelievesChinesesciencefiction's

internationalappealwillcontinue,alongsideChina'sfast-pacedscientific

advancement.

"ThebackgroundofthegoldenageofsciencefictioninAmericawas

thefast-developingscience.So,rightnowinChina,scienceand

technologyisdevelopingsofastthatitchangespeople'slivesevery

day."Jisaid.

Others,includingCheetham,wanttobemorecarefulaboutmaking

generalizationsabouttheso-calledChinesesciencefictionwriting.

"Sciencefictionisadiversescene.Iwouldbecarefultomake

generalizationsaboutwhetherthisisaChinesetrendornot,"hesaid.

Havingsaidthat,HouseofZeusislaunchingChenQiufan'sThe

WasteTideandBaoShu'sTheRedemptionofTimeintotheUKmarketin

2019,andCheethamhopesthesebookswillsharesomeoftheproven

luckofpreviouslysuccessfulChinesesciencefiction.

Iftheauthor'svoicematters,LiuCixinmakesitclearthat

Chinesenessisnotatallhisintentionandthathisworkreflectsthe

concernsofallhumanbeings

"ItisnotmypurposetoshowtherealityofChinafromascience

fictionperspective.ThismaynotmeettheexpectationsofWestern

readers.Mypurposeisverysimple:thatis,sciencefictionitself,"hetold

ChinaDaily.

Liuexplainsthattheimaginativeworldofaliensinhisnovelsshould

bereadliterally,asaliensinamade-upstory,andnotinterpretedasa

metaphorforrealityinChina.

"However,whateverwayreadersunderstandit,IamhappyIhave

readersintheWest,'1headded.

16.科幻小说是什么时候流行的？

17.True:false—andandand

18.翻译工作者translationfeature

19.True/false

20.下列哪个不是三体能在西方世界获得巨人成功的原因？

PartIIClose(1x20)

Chinesemartialartshave21alonghistory.Theyformanecessary

partoftheChinesecultureandtheyareapartofthenation'sspirit.Not

onlyChinesepeoplelovetheirmartialarts,manyforeignersarealso

crazy22them.PerhapsI'moneofthoseeagerforeigners.

Actually,I'veexercisedallmylife.IusedtobeafootballplayerandI

oncelovedswimmingverymuch.ButIbecameaChinesemartialartsfan

themomentIsawtheminafilm.So,I24totakethemupwhileIwas

studyinginXi'an.

PracticingChinesemartialartsrequiresalotof25.Youhavetobe

ableto"standasstraightasapinetree,sitassquareasastone,and

moveasquicklyasgustofwind（—阵风）Inaddition,it28alongtime

foryoutorealizethedeepmeaningofthearts.Notallpeoplewho

practiceChinesemartialartshaveadeepenough29ofthem.Some

regardthemonlyas30movement;youmovehere,hityourrival（对手）

there.Butmycoachhastriedtomakemerealizetheirgreat

underlying（内在的）meaning,whichhasagreatdealtodowithone's

mentalstate.Gradually,I'vecometounderstandthatthemartialartsdo

notonlyimprovemyphysicalcondition,butalsomakemefeelmore

confidentindealingwiththeworld32me.AlotofactionsofChinese

martialartsareactually33meditation（沉思）.ManyofmyAmerican

friendshavebenefitedalotfrompracticingthearts,mentallyand

physically.

NowtherearequitealotofmartialartsclubsintheUnitedStates.

AmericanpeoplearewillingtospendtheirfreetimelearningChinese

martialarts.Forthem,themartialartsareaunique（独有的）cultureaswell

asabeneficialformofexercise.Accordingtoareport,oneineveryten

Americansonce39orisstudyingastyleofmartialarts.Imyselfam

planningtosetupamartialartsschoolinmyhomecountryas40asI

completemystudyinChina.

21.A.veryB.quietC.quietlyD.quite

22.A.withB.inC.aboutD.up

23.A.conditionB.attitudeC.mindD.work

24.A.decidedB.dilatedC.dividedD.dejected

25.A.effectsB.effortsC.affectsD.affords

26.A.slowlyB.frequentlyC.quicklyD.fluently

27.A.manyB.mostC.muchD.more

28.A.takesB.spendsC.wastesD.makes

29.A.doingB.understandingC.moaningD.exercising

30.A.visualB.mentalC.chemicalD.physical

31.

32.A.roundB.aroundC.alongD.behind

33.A.focusedonB.independentonC.turnedonD.basedon

34.A.anotherB.theotherC.otherD.others

35.A.TofeelB.feltC.feelsD.feel

36.A.byB.fromC.inD.on

37.

38.

39.A.studiedB.studyC.hadstudiedD.studies

40.A.fastB.manyC.muchD.soon

PartIIITrueorFalse(2x5)

Directions:Forthispart,youavegoingtoreadapassagewith5

sentencesattachedtoit.Yoaverequiredtodecidewhetherthe

statementsareTrueorFalse.MarkA(forTRUE)ifthestatementagrees

withtheinformationgiveninthepassage:markB(forFALSE)ifthe

statementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage.Youshould

makeyourjudgementandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswer

Sheet.

文章内容：你是否觉得自己吸引人，是否在乎别人，在面试中给人的第一印象，

和跟别人交流不自然。表现不好会忽略别人的好意。

第一段：attractive;occasion很多人关注见面后第一印象firstimpression

worried

最后一段pessimisticprevent...fromrelationship

()41.Whenyouseesomeoneforthefirsttime,doyouthinkyouare

attractive...

在一些场合，少部分人感觉自己有吸引力

()42.关于第一印象：向别人展现第一印象你需要注意什么？

()43.Afterseeingsomeoneforthefirsttime,doyouseeyourselfas

attractive?Doyoufindyourselfdoinganythingwrong?

()44.Inmanyoccasions,wecanfindthesignalsoffriendliness...

()45.Muchselfawarenessduringtheconversationispositive

PartIVTranslation(40points)

SectionAEnglish-ChineseTranslation(2x5)

Directions:Thispart,numbered46to50,istotestyourabilityto

translateEnglishintoChinese.Eachsentenceisfollowedbyfourchoices

ofsuggestedtranslationmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthe

bestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

46.1canstillpicturemyprimaryschoolIstudied.

A.我仍然能回忆起我读过的小学。

B.我仍保存着小学时候的照片。

47.Quiteafewpeopleareinterestedinthenovelsthattranslatedfrom

foreignlanguages.

A.少数人对他翻译的外国小说感兴趣。

B.少数人对他创作的外国小说感兴趣。

C.多数人对他翻译的外国小说感兴趣。

D.多数人对他创作的外国小说感兴趣。

48.Itistoohottogoout.

A.天热了适合外出。

B.发热了可以外出。

C.发热了不能外出。

D.天热了不能外出。

49.Ifonlyshe'drememberedtosendthatletter.

A.要是当时她记得去寄出那封信就好了。

B.要是当时她忘记去寄出那封信就好了。

C.当时只有她一个人记得去寄出那封信

D.假如她当时忘记去寄出那封信就好了。

50.ThesuggestionputforwardbyLiMinghasbeenrejected.

A.李明提出的建议被接受了。

B.李明提出的建议被拒绝了。

C.提出建议的李明被拒绝了。

D.建议被接受了，是李明提出的。

SectionBBlankedCloze(3x5)

Directions:Forthispart,thereisapassagewith5blanks.Youare

requiredtoselectthebestchoiceforeachblankfromalistofchoices

giveninthebox.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyour

choices.Eachchoiceintheboxisidentifiedbyaletter:Pleasemarkthe

correspondingletterforeachchoiceontheAnswerSheet.Youmaynot

useanyofthechoicesintheboxmorethanonce.

PeoplelivingintheLoessPlateaumakeuseofthesolidtobuild

uniqueresidencescalledcave-dwellings.Cave-dwellingisthe51of

anidealformofbuildingforthesweepingloesshighlands.Such

dwellingsareonlytobefoundinChinaandTunisia.WhileinTunisia,

existingcave-dwellingsofthistypearerare,theyare52widelyused

byagoodnumberofpeopleinChina,afactthatisuniqueintheworld.

Thesecanbefurtherdividedintoearthen,rock-walledandbrick-walled

types.Earthencave-dwellingsarehollowedoutofmountainslopes;and

arealsosound-proof.Stonesorbrick-walledcave-dwellingsareusually

builtwithstonesorbricksfirstintoarch-shapedhouseandthencovered

withathick53.Sincethereisneedforsteelandcement,thebuilding

costislow.Inourcountry,northernregion54characteristicis

famousforhotsummer,coldwinter.However,thecavedwellingis55

insummerandwarminwinter.Associetyprogresses,constructionof

carve-dwellingkeepsimproving,andtoday,suchhousesaremore

comfortableinsideandmorepleasantinappearance.

（版本二）

Cavedwellingisanancientdwellingformforresidentswholiveon

theloessplateauinnorthwestChina.Thistypeofcavedwellingcandate

backtomorethan4,000yearsago.Cavedwellingisextensivelydispersed

inShaanxi,Shanxi,Henan,Hebei,theInnerMongolia,Gansu,theNingxia

HuiAutonomousRegionandotherprovincesontheloessplateau.In

Shaanxi,Gansu,andNingxiaAreainChina,theloesslayerisvery

thick,withthatinsomeoftheareasreachingtensofkilometers.The

Chinesepeoplemakethebestofthegeologicaladvantagesofthe

regioninaverycreativewayandliveincavedwellings,thuscreatinga

typeofcavearchitecturecalledgreenbuilding.Ithasbecomeoneofthe

fivetraditionalresidentialbuildingformsinChina.

ThecavedwellinginnorthernShaanxiisaclassicexampleofcave

architecture.ThecavedwellinginShaanxiismainlydispersedinnorthern

Shaanxi,whichreferstocavedwellingsinYan'anandYulinofShaanxi

Province.Itisbuiltalongthemountainsandunderneaththeloess

plateau,acavedwellingforminnaturalloess.Itiscoolinsummerand

warminwinter.Itdocsnoharmtotheecosystem,nordoesitoccupyany

fertilefarmlands.Itisalsoveryeconomical.Withthemeritssuchasthe

aforesaid,localpeopleextensivelyadoptit.

A.cold

B.still

C.represent

D.representative

E.stile

F.soillayer

G.soilappearance

H.weather

I.cool

J.climate

SectionCChinese-EnglishTranslation(3x5)

Directions:Thereare5sentencesinthispart.Pleasetranslatesentences

56-60fromChineseintoEnglish.WriteyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

56.三个家庭正一起爬泰山。

57.昨天我们看了一场非常有趣的电影。

58.中国文化已经传播到了世界各地的许多国家。

59.当地政府将在市中心建造一个大型的现代化医院。

60.上周六，就是那个年轻的士兵从河里救了那个小女孩。

PartVErrorCorrection(2x10)

Directions:Thereare10sentencesinthispart.Eachsentencehas4

underlinedpartsmarkedA,B,CandD.Youarerequiredtoident