2014年专升本英语试题及答案

2014年英语试题PartIListeningComprehension(20points,1pointeach)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear7shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.1.A)Tothebank. B)Toabookstore.C)Toashoestore.D)Tothegrocer’s.2.A)Nearthetrainstation. B)Inthecountryside.C)Inthecity. D)Neartheworkplace3.A)thechoiceofcourses B)adaycourse C)aneveningcourse D)theirwork4.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. C)Threedayslater. D)Probablysevendayslater.10.A)At7. B)At7:30. C)At 8. 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)She wastaughttocyclewhenshewasfive.D)She wasthefirstconductresswhowonacyclerace.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,you’llhear2shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.14. A)CoursesinBritishhistory. B) Languagecourses.C)Coursesinsports. D) Teachertrainingcourses.15. A)Toattractmorestudents.B)To makethecoursessuitableforstudentsofalllevels.C)To letthestudentshaveagoodrest.D)Tomakethesummerschoolmorelikeaholiday.16. A)Becausetheyallworkveryhard.B)BecausetheirteachersareallnativespeakersofEnglish.C)Becausetheylearnnotonlyinbutalsooutofclass.D)Becausetheyarealladvancedstudents.Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.17. A)Hewasnovelist. B)He wasaplaywright.C)Hewasapoet.D)Hewasanactor.18. A)Tovisithisfriends.B)Tovisithisfamily.C)ToattendtheNewYorkFilmFestival.D)TohelpwiththeproductionofhisplaybyanAmericanTVcompany19. A)ItwasaboutanimmigrantfamilyfromPakistantoEngland.B)It wasaboutculturaldifferencesbetweenPakistantoEngland.C)ItwasaboutthestruggleofaPakistaniyouthinEngland.D)ItwasaboutthemiserablelifeoftheimmigrantsinEngland.20. A)Hemissedhisplane.B)Thetaxidriveroverslept.C)He heardaterribleaccidentreportedovertheradio.D)He wouldhavebeendeadifhehadn’toverslept.PartIIVocabularyandStructureDirections:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughcenter.21. Theimprovementsintechnologyhave ______thepricesofcomputerconsiderablyinrecentmonths.A)broughtback B)broughtdown C)broughton D)broughtup22. Asthemanager’sprivatesecretary,Helenhaseasy______toallhiscorrespondence.A)access B)approach C)accent D)response23. Theeditoraskedhisjournalistsnotto_____anydetailsintheirreportsoftheaccident.A)leavefor B)leaveon C)leaveoff D)leaveout24. Thepartyhadtobe______becausethehostwentdownwithabadcaseofflu.A)calledin B)calledoff C)calledon D)calledup25. Sincehiswifedied,hehas______himselfintotheresearchwork.A)devoted B)dedicated C)thrown D)contributed26. Hehasspentallhislifeworkingwithmentally______people.A)disabled B)diverged C)naked D)abolished27. Theroadtotheislandonlyappearswhenthetidehas______.A)sprinkled B)receded C)tilted D)diminished28. Environmentalistsaredoingeverythingwithintheirpowerto______theimpactoftheoilspill.A)reject B)belittle C)minimize D)reclaim29.Iwouldalways______buyingagoodqualitycarratherthanacheapone.A)appreciate B)approve C)introduce D)recommend30.Ididn’tknowanythingaboutanyofthebookssomychoicewasquite______.A)arbitrary B)obvious C)evident D)fortunate31.Ifollowedher______butIstillcouldn’tworkouthowtousethesewingmachine.A)description B)introduction C)instructions D)comments32.Employeesare______tojointhecompany’spensionplanafterayear’sservice.A)compelled B)acquired C)responded D)regarded33.Shesoon______theactorwhohadstarredinthepopularmovieSpeed.A)specified B)realized C)justified D)identified34.Wecollectedhundredsof______insupportofnotallowingcarsintothecitycentre.A)signatures B)awareness C)stationery D)statements35.Theyoungmanstruggledto ______wherehewasatthetimethemurdertookplace.A)reflect B)respond C)resolve D)recall36.Allthewhilehewasterrifiedbythefear______hehadcancerofthestomach.A)which B)that C)what D)such37.Peoplefoundtotheirhorrorthattwo-thirdsoftheadultpopulationinthatareahad______AIDS.A)contacted B)contrasted C)contracted D)compacted38.Thoughfacedwithmanydifficulties,hewouldnot______onlinelearning.A)giveup B)getthrough C)getby D)givein39.AsNationalDayisroundthecorner,Shanghaiis______afestiveatmosphere.A)lookedonB)involvedinC)bathedinD)surroundedwith40.Heissokindandeasy-goingthatthekidsgo______himinabigway.A)for B)to C)with D)off41.Sheseemedtobeawareofthedelicacyofthesituationandshewastakinggreatcarenottosayanythingto______hercompanion.A)ignore B)neglect C)charmD)embarrass42.Theobviousunfairnessofsuchpovertysidebysidewithconspicuousaffluenceremindedthemoftheir______parentsbackhome.A)vulnerable B)destructive C)critical D)sentimental43.Writingaletterorreadingabookmayappeartobe______activitiesinwhichindividualsexercisepersonalskills.A)scarce B)sophisticated C)solitary D)sincere44. Hetookherhandandfeltthescaronherthumb, ______ofanaccidentwithakitchenknifeintheearlydaysoftheirmarriage.A)mode B)premise C)signature D)legacy45. Aseachblackcreature______andflappedawayintothegrayingsky,shewatchedit,tearsinhereyes.A)fluttered B)featured C)fussed D)ferried46. Themomentseemedto______outendlessly,hisgazetravellingacrossherface,herneck,hershoulder,returningtohereyes.A)stretch B)expand C)skip D)slip47. Althoughthepoemcontainssuchpessimisticovertonesandpatheticacceptanceoffate,thereishopetobefoundinthelasttwolineswhichseemtobe______fromtherest.A)takenapartB)setaside C)setapart D)fallenapart48. Hisaimwasto______prideinbeingblackandtoinspireblackAmericanstocampaignforequalrights.A)respond B)restore C)restrain D)retreat49. Aclassissaidrathervaguelyto______agroupofpersonssharingsimilaroccupationsandincomes,andasaconsequencesimilarlife-stylesandbeliefs.A)consistof B)contrastwith C)contributeinD)composedof50. Thecouplehavetriedhardtosavetheirtroubledmarriage______theirchildren.A)incontrastto B)ratherthan C)forthesakeofD)regardlessofPartIIIReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:Thereare3passagesinthispar.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ChoosethecorrectanswerandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneHowmuchlivingspacedoesapersonneed?Whathappenswhenhisspacerequirementsarenotadequatelymet?Sociologistsandpsychologistsareconductingexperimentsonratstotrytodeterminetheeffectofovercrowdedconditionsonman.Recentstudieshaveshownthatthebehaviorofratsisgreatlyaffectedbyspace.Ifratshaveadequatelivingspace,theyeatwell,sleepwell,andreproducewell.However,iftheirlivingconditionsbecometoocrowded,theirbehaviorpatternsandeventheirhealthperceptiblychange.Theycannotsleeporeatwell,andsignsoffearandtensionbecomeobvious.Themorecrowdedtheyare,themoretheytendtobiteeachotherandevenkilleachother.Thusforrats,populationandviolencearedirectlyrelated.Isthisanaturallawforhumansocietyaswell?Isadequatespacenotonlydesirable,butalsoessentialforhumansurvival?51.Thispassageismainlyabout______.A)livingspaceandbehaviorB)populationandlivingconditionsC)interestingexperimentsonratsD)anaturallawforhumansociety52. Whatisthepurposeoftheexperimentsdescribedinthepassage?A)Todeterminehowmuchlivingspacearatneeds.B)Toseewhathappenswhenratsliveinalimitedspace.C)Toknowthelikelyeffectsofinadequatelivingspaceonhumanbeings.D)Tofindouttherelationshipbetweenpopulationandlivingconditions.53. Howwouldratsbehavewhentheirlivingconditionsbecometoocrowded?A)Theyeatalotandbecomefriendlytoothers.B)Theysleeplittleandactquitepeacefully.C)Theyeatlittlebutsleepsoundly.D)Theybecomenervousandtendtobewar-like.54. Thepassagesuggeststhatovercrowdedconditions______.A)aredirectlyrelatedwithpopulationB)maycauseanincreaseinviolenceC)mayleadtohighbirthrateD)maybringaboutpollutionproblemsPassageTwoManypeoplehopethatthewholeworldwillonedayspeakacommonlanguage.OvertheYears,peoplehavemadeupnewlanguageswiththisaim.Atleastsixhundredlanguageshavebeendevelopedinthesearchforalanguagewhichallhumanbeingswouldbeabletospeak.Themostfamousone,Esperanto(世界语),wastheideaofLudwigZamenhof,adoctorinWarsaw.Hepublishedabookabouthisnewlanguagein1887.ToencouragepeopletolearntheLanguage,hemadeitassimpleaspossible.Esperantohasneverbeenacceptedasanofficialworldlanguage,butithasbeensuggestedasanauxiliarylanguage.By1950ithadbeentaughttooneandahalfmillionspeakers,anditwasspokeninsixhundredschools.TodayEsperantoisspokenbyabouteightmillionpeople,andmorethanonehundrednewspapersandmagazinesinthelanguagearepublishedregularlythroughouttheworld.ThousandsofbookshavebeenwritteninEsperanto,includingthosetranslatedfromotherlanguages.TodaytheneedforanewauxiliarylanguagelikeEsperantoseemslessobvious.ThroughoutthiscenturyEnglishhasgrownmoreandmoreimportant.Ithasbecomeasecondlanguageformanymillionsofpeople.ThefactthatmorearelearningEnglishshowsthattheuseofEnglishisstillgrowingworldwide.Noonewoulddenytheusefulnessofworldlanguage,butnotmanypeoplethinkthatEsperantoislikelytoplaysucharole.55.Overtheyears,peoplehavemadeupnewlanguagesinthehopethat______.A)allpeoplewillbeabletospeakacommonlanguageB)peoplewilllearnaforeignlanguagebetterC)peoplecanunderstandeachotherbetterD)peoplewillbeabletospeakseverallanguages56.Zamenhofmadethelanguageassimpleaspossiblebecause______.A)hewantedpeopletolearnitquicklyB)hehopedmoreandmorepeoplewouldbewillingtolearnitC)hewantedeveryonetospeakitwithoutanydifficultyD)hehopeditwouldbeacceptedasanofficialworldlanguage57. WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofEnglish?A)Itiswidelytaughtinschools.B)Ithasbecomeasecondlanguageformanymillionsofpeople.C)ManybookshavebeenwritteninEnglish.D)ItislesspopularthanEsperanto.58. Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A)Thelanguagemadebyoneman.B)Atalkabouttheworldlanguage.C)Englishasasecondlanguageforeveryone.D)Esperanto—abetterlanguagethanEnglish.PassageThreeAftertheviolentearthquakethatshookLosAngelesin1994,earthquakescientistshadnewstoreport:Thedamageanddeathtollcouldhavebeenmuchworse.Morethan60peoplediedinthisearthquake.Bycomparison,anearthquakeofsimilarintensitythatshookAmericain1988claimed25,000victims.InjuriesanddeathswererelativelylessinLosAngelesbecausethequakeoccurredat4:31a.m.onaholiday,whentrafficwaslightonthecity’shighways.Inaddition,changesmadetotheconstructioncodesinLosAngelesduringthelast20yearshavestrengthenedthecity’sbuildingsandhighways,makingthemmoreresistanttoquakes.Despitethegoodnews,civilengineersaren’trestingontheirsuccesses.Pinnedtotheirdrawingboardsareblueprintsforimprovedquake-resistantbuildings.Thenewdesignsshouldofferevengreatersecuritytocitieswhereearthquakesoftentakeplace.Inthepast,makingstructuresquake-resistantmeantfirmyetflexiblematerials,suchassteelandwood,thatbendwithoutbreaking.Later,peopletriedtoliftabuildingoffitsfoundation,andinsertrubberandsteelbetweenthebuildinganditsfoundationtoreducetheimpactofgroundvibrations.Themostrecentdesignsgivebuildingsbrainsaswellasconcreteandsteelsupports.Calledsmartbuildings,thestructuresrespondlikelivingorganismstoanearthquake’svibrations.Whenthegroundshakesandthebuildingtipsforward,thecomputerwouldforcethebuildingtoshiftintheoppositedirection.Thenewsmartstructurescouldbeveryexpensivetobuild.However,theywouldsavemanylivesandwouldbelesslikelytobedamagedduringearthquakes.59. OnereasonwhythelossoflivesintheLosAngelesearthquakewascomparativelylowwasthat______.A)newcomputershadbeeninstalledinthebuildingsB)itoccurredintheresidentialareasratherthanonthehighwaysC)largenumbersofLosAngelesresidentshadgoneforaholidayD)improvementshadbeenmadeintheconstructionofbuildingsandhighways60. Thefunctionofthecomputermentionedinthepassageisto______.A)counterbalanceanearthquake’sactiononthebuildingB)predictthecomingofanearthquakewithaccuracyC)helpstrengthenthefoundationofthebuildingD)measuretheimpactofanearthquake’svibrations61. Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinminimizingthedamagecausedbyearthquakesattentionshouldbefocusedon______.A)theincreasinguseofrubberandsteelincapitalconstructionB)thedevelopmentofflexiblebuildingmaterialsC)thereductionoftheimpactofgroundvibrationsD)earlyforecastsofearthquakes62.Themainpurposeofthispassageismostlyto______. A)comparetheconsequencesoftheearthquakesthatoccurredintheU.S.B)encouragecivilengineerstomakeextensiveuseofcomputersC)outlinethehistoryofthedevelopmentofquake-resistantbuildingmaterialsD)reportnewdevelopmentsinconstructingquake-resistantbuildingSectionBDirections;MatchtheChinesesentencesintheleftcolumnwiththeEnglishintherightcolumn,markthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.63.首先，他如此努力工作并非只为了钱，他一心为了教育青年人并设法激励他们在各方面取得进步。A)Thedesiretokeeptherespectofagoodnamepropelledmetobecomethefirstinourfamilytogotocollege.64.B)Shieldingchildrenfromtheknowledgethattheyhavefailedisanythingbutbeneficialtotheirdevelopment.65.我们必须唤醒人们认识到环境保护的重要性。否则，就为时太晚了。C)Wemustwakenpeopletotheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection.Oritwillbetoolate.66.庇护孩子不让他们知道自己已经失败对于他们的成长是绝对无益的。D)Tostartwith,itisnotonlymoneythatheworkssohard.Heiscommittedtoeducatingtheyoungandtriestomotivatethemtogetaheadinlife.67.现在回想起来，他是故意不让我们知道，免得扫了大家的兴。A)Theonlythingneighborhaveincommontobeginwithisproximity,andunlesssomethingmoredevelops,thatisn’treasonenoughtobebestfriends.68.尽管他对拥有这份体面的工作心存感激，但是他并不真正认为具有写作天才的人一定能够教书。B)AsIlookback,it'sclearthathehaddeliberatelykeptallofthathiddenfromustoavoidspoilingourfun.69.对于一个腼腆的人而言，他爱交际的慷慨精神尤其难能可贵。C)Thoughgratefulforgentleemployment,hedidn’treallyseewhohadagiftforwritingshouldnecessarilybeabletoteach.70. 一开始，邻居们唯一的公共点就是住得近，只有进一步发展关系，才有足够的理由成为最好的朋友。D)Forashyman,hisgregariousgenerosityofspiritwasremarkable.PartIVTranslationSectionADirections:PutthefollowingsentencesintoChinese.Allofthemaretakenfromthepassagesyouhavejustread.71. Recentstudieshaveshownthatthebehaviorofratsisgreatlyaffectedbyspace._______________________________________________________________________________72. Atleastsixhundredlanguageshavebeendevelopedinthesearchforalanguagewhichallhumanbeingswouldbeabletospeak._______________________________________________________________________________73. ThroughoutthiscenturyEnglishhasgrownmoreandmoreimportant.Ithasbecomeasecondlanguageformanymillionsofpeople._______________________________________________________________________________74. Bycomparison,anearthquakeofsimilarintensitythatshookAmericain1988claimed25,000victims._______________________________________________________________________________75. Thenewdesignsshouldofferevengreatersecuritytocitieswhereearthquakesoftenta