2013年武汉纺织大学专升本(英语)真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)

2013年武汉纺织大学专升本（英语）真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1.VocabularyandStructure2.ReadingComprehension3.Cloze4.WordFormation5.TranslationVocabularyandStructure1．You______theflowersnow,foritisgoingtorain.A．needn’twaterB．didn’tneedwateringC．needn’twateringD．needn’thavewatered正确答案：A2．She______thehospitalsosoon,forshehadnotyetrecovered.A．hasleftB．didhaveC．musthaveleftD．shouldn’thaveleft正确答案：D3．Youdon’tliketoswim,soyou______stayathomeA．shouldaswellB．mayaswellC．canaswellD．wouldaswell正确答案：B4．Becauseorientalideasofwoman’ssubordinationtomanprevailedinthosedays,she______tomeetwithmenonanequalbasis.A．didnotdareB．darednotC．darednottoD．diddarenotto正确答案：B5．Researchfindingsshowwespendabouttwohoursdreamingeverynight,nomatterwhatwe______duringtheday.A．shouldhavedoneB．wouldhavedoneC．mayhavedoneD．musthavedone正确答案：C6．Howcloseparentsaretotheirchildren______astronginfluenceonthecharacterofthechildren.A．haveB．hasC．havingD．tohave正确答案：B7．Oneofthepeoplewho______intheaccidentsaid______wouldn’tgotothehospital.A．were,theyB．were,heC．was,heD．was,they正确答案：B8．Ifapersonworkshard,______needextrasleep.A．youmayB．wemightC．theymayD．hemay正确答案：D9．Overthreequartersofthecity______destroyedinthewar.A．wasB．wereC．areD．is正确答案：A10．Thecustomsfigures______asteadydeclineinBritishtrade.A．showB．showsC．isshownD．areshown正确答案：A11．Anyonewho______comingtothepicniconSunday______tobring______ownbeerandsoda.A．are,have,hasB．are,have,theirC．is,has,theirD．is,has,his正确答案：D12．Hamandeggs______aheartybreakfastforagrowingboy.A．madeB．makeC．makesD．aremaking正确答案：C13．Apairofglasses______quitealotthesedays.A．costsB．costC．iscostD．arecost正确答案：A14．Manyaman______lifeismeaninglesswithoutapurpose.A．thinkB．thinksC．isthinkingD．arethinking正确答案：B15．Eachstudentandteacher______abook.A．wasgivenB．weregivenC．givenD．wasgiving正确答案：A16．Evenifhe______tothisproject,wewillgoontocarryitout.A．willobjectB．objectsC．hasobjectD．objected正确答案：B17．I______ifImaycomealittlelatebecauseIhavetodealwithsomethingelse.A．wondersB．amwonderingC．wonderedD．havewondered正确答案：B18．Shetoldusthatshewouldnotcometothemeetingifit______thenextday.A．wouldsnowB．hadsnowedC．snowsD．snowed正确答案：D19．Whenallthosestudentspresent______,hebeganhislecture.A．sitB．setC．seatedD．wereseated正确答案：D20．Thiskindofglassesmanufacturedbyexperiencedcraftsmen______comfortably.A．iswornB．wearsC．wearingD．areworn正确答案：BReadingComprehensionIamoneofthemanycitypeoplewhoarealwayssayingthatgiventhechoicewewouldprefertoliveinthecountryawayfromthedirtandnoiseofalargecity.Ihavemanagedtoconvincemyselfthatifitweren’tformyjobIwouldimmediatelyheadoutfortheopenspacesandgobacktonatureinsomesleepyvillageburiedfillthecountry.Buthowrealisticisthedream?Citiescanbefrighteningplaces.Themajorityofthepopulationliveinmassivetowerblocks,noisy,dirtyandimpersonal.Thesenseofbelongingtoacommunitytendstodisappearwhenyoulivefifteenfloorsup.Allyoucanseefromyourwindowissky,orotherblocksoffiats.Childrenbecomeaggressiveandnervous-coopedupathomeallday,withnowheretoplay;theirmothersfeelisolatedfromtherestoftheworld.Strangelyenough,whereasinthepasttheinhabitantsofonestreetallkneweachother,nowadayspeopleonthesamefloorintowerblocksdon’tevensayhellotoeachother.Countrylife,ontheotherhand,differsfromthiskindofisolatedexistenceinthatasenseofcommunitygenerallybindstheinhabitantsofsmallvillagestogether.Peoplehavetheadvantageofknowingthatthereisalwayssomeonetoturntowhentheyneedhelp.Butcountrylifehasdisadvantagestoo.Whileitistruethatyoumaybeamongfriendsinavillage,itisalsotruethatyouarecutofffromtheexcitingandimportanteventsthattakeplaceincities.Thereislittlepossibilityofgoingtoanewshoworthelatestmovie.Shoppingbecomesamajorproblem,andforanythingslightlyoutoftheordinaryyouhavetogoonanexpeditiontothenearestlargetown.Thecity-dwellerwholeavesforthecountryisoftenoppressedbyasenseofunbearablestillnessandquiet.What,then,istheanswer?Thecountryhastheadvantageofpeaceandquiet,butsuffersfromthedisadvantageofbeingcutoff;thecitybreedsafeelingofisolationandconstantnoisebattersthesenses.ButoneofitsmainadvantagesisthatYouareatthegentlerofthings,andthatlifedoesn’tcometoanendathaft-pastnineatnight.Somepeoplehavefound(orratherbought)acompromisebetweenthetwo:theyhaveexpressedtheirpreferenceforthe“quietlife”byleavingthesuburbsandmovingtovillageswithincommutingdistanceoflargecities.Theygenerallyhaveaboutasmuchsensitivityastheplasticflowerstheyleavebehind—theyarepollutedwithstrangeideasaboutchangeandimprovementwhichtheyforceontotheunwillingoriginalinhabitantsofthevillages.Whatthenofmydreamsofleaningonacottagegateandmurmuring“morning”tothelocalsastheypassby.I’mkeenontheidea,butyouseethere’smycat,Toby.I’mnotatallsurethathewouldtaketoallthatfreshairandexerciseinthelonggrass.Imean,canyouseehimmixingwithallthoseheartymaledownthefarm?No,hewouldratherhavetheelectricimitation-coalfireanyevening.21．Wegettheimpressionfromthefirstparagraphthattheauthor______.A．usedtoliveinthecountryB．usedtoworkinthecityC．worksinthecityD．livesinthecountry正确答案：C22．Intheauthor’sopinion,thefollowingmaycausecitypeopletobeunhappyEXCEPT______.A．astrongsenseoffearB．lackofcommunicationC．housingconditionsD．asenseofisolation正确答案：A23．ThepassageimpliesthatitiseasytobuythefollowingthingsinthecountryEXCEPT______.A．dailynecessitiesB．freshfruitsC．designerclothesD．freshvegetables正确答案：C24．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribesthecommuters?A．Original.B．Quiet.C．Proud.D．Insensitive正确答案：C25．Doyouthinktheauthorwillmovetothecountry?A．Yes,hewilldoso.B．No,hewillnotdoso.C．Itisdifficulttotell.D．Heisintwominds.正确答案：BThehumanbraincontains10thousandmillioncellsandeachofthesemayhaveathousandconnections.Suchenormousnumbersusedtodiscourageusandcauseustodismissthepossibilityofmakingamachinewithhuman-likeability,butnowthatwehavegrownusedtomovingforwardatsuchapacewecanbelesssure.Quitesoon,inonly10or20yearsperhaps,wewillbeabletoassembleamachineascomplexasthehumanbrain,andifwecanwewill.Itmaythentakeusalongtimetorenderitintelligentbyloadingintherightsoftwareorbyalteringthearchitecturebutthat,too,willhappen.Ithinkitcertainthatindecades,notcenturies,machinesofsiliconwillarisefirsttorivalandthenexceed,theirhumanancestors.Oncetheyexceedustheywillbecapableoftheirowndesign.Inarealsensetheywillbeabletoreproducethemselves.Siliconwillhaveendedcarbon’slongcontrol.Andwewillnolongerbeabletoclaimourselvestobethefinestintelligenceintheknownuniverse.Astheintelligenceofrobotsincreasestomatchthatofhumansandastheircostdeclinesthrougheconomiesofscalewemayusethemtoexpandourfrontiers,firstonearththroughtheirabilitytowithstandenvironmentsharmfultoourselves.Thus,desertsmaybloomandtheoceanbedsbemined.Furtherahead,byacombinationofthegreatwealththisnewagewillbringandthetechnologyitwillprovide,theconstructionofavast,man-createdworldinspace,hometothousandsofmillionsofpeople,willbewithinourpower.26．Inwhatwaycanwemakeamachineintelligent?A．Bymakingitworkinsuchenvironmentsasdeserts,oceansorspace.B．Byworkinghardfor10or20years.C．Byeitherproperlyprogrammingitorchangingitsstructure.D．Byreproducingit.正确答案：C27．Whatdoesthewriterthinkaboutthemachineswithhuman-likeability?A．Hebelievestheywillbeusefultohumanbeings.B．Hebelievesthattheywillcontrolusinthefuture.C．Heisnotquitesureinwhatwaytheymayinfluenceus.D．Hedoesn’tconsidertheconstructionofsuchmachinespossible.正确答案：A28．Theword“carbon”(Para.2)standsfor______.A．intelligentrobotsB．achemicalelementC．anorganicsubstanceD．humanbeings正确答案：C29．Arobotcanbeusedtoexpandourfrontierswhen______.A．itsintelligenceandcostarebeyondquestionB．itisabletobeartheroughenvironmentC．itismadeascomplexasthehumanbrainD．itsarchitectureisdifferentfromthatofthepresentones正确答案：B30．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A．aftertheinstallationofagreatnumberofcellsandconnection,robotswillbecapableofself-reproductionB．withtherapiddevelopmentoftechnology,peoplehavecometorealizethepossibilityofmakingamachinewithhuman-likeabilityC．oncewemakeamachineascomplexasthehumanbrain,itwillpossessintelligenceD．robotswillhavecontrolofthevast,man-madeworldinspace正确答案：BSocialcustomsandwaysofbehavingchange.Thingswhichwereconsideredimpolitemanyyearsagoarenowacceptable.Justafewyearsago,itwasconsideredimpolitebehaviourforamantosmokeonstreet.Nomanwhothoughtofhimselfbysmokingwhenaladywasinaroom.Customsalsodifferfromcountrytocountry.Doesamanwalkontheleftortherightofawomaninyourcountry?Ordoesn’titmatter?Shouldyouusebothhandswhenyouareeating?Shouldleaveoneinyourlap,oronthetable?TheAmericansandtheBritishnotonlyspeakthesamelanguagebutalsosharealargenumberofsocialcustoms.Forexample,inbothAmericaandEnglandpeopleshakehandswhentheymeeteachotherforthefirsttime.Also,mostEnglishmenwillopenadoorforawomanoroffertheirseattoawoman,andsowillmostAmericans.PromptnessisimportantbothinEnglandandinAmerica.Thatis,ifadinnerinvitationisfor7o’clock,thedinnerguesteitherarrivesclosetothattimeorcallsuptoexplainhisdelay.Theimportantthingtorememberaboutsocialcustomsisnottodoanythingthatmightmakeotherpeoplefeeluncomfortable—especiallyiftheyareyourguests.Whenthefoodwasserved,oneoftheguestsstartedtoeathispeaswithaknife.Theotherguestswereamusedorshocked,butthehostcalmlypickeduphisknifeandbeganeatinginthesameway.Itwouldhavebeenbadmannerstomakehisguestfeelfoolishoruncomfortable.31．Ifonehasacceptedadinnerinvitation,whatshouldhedoifheistobelateforthedinner?A．HeshouldfindanexcuseB．Heshouldaskforexcuse.C．HeshouldsaysorryD．Heshouldtelephonetoexplainhisbeinglate.正确答案：D32．“Itwouldhavebeenbadmannerstomakehisguestsfeelfoolishoruncomfortable.”“Badmanners”inthesentencemeans______.A．uglyB．dishonestC．impoliteD．shameful正确答案：C33．whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．SocialCustomsB．SocialLifeC．AmericanandBritishCustomsD．PromptnessIsImportant正确答案：A34．Accordingtothetext,thebesthost______.A．trieshisbesttomakehisguestsfeelcomfortableB．makeshisguestsfeelexcitedC．triestoavoidbeingnaughtytohisguestsD．triestoavoidbeingfoolish正确答案：A35．Theauthorofthisarticlemayagreewithwhichofthefollowing?A．TheguestwhoatehispeaswithaknifeB．TheotherguestswhowereamusedorshockedC．ThehostwhopickeduphisknifeandbeganeatinginthesamewayD．Noneoftheabove正确答案：CNewOrleans,Louisiana,wasestablishedaspartoftheFrenchEmpirein1718.ItslocationontheeastbankoftheMississippiRivergaveitcontroloftheAmericanhinterlandanditbecamestrategicallyimportanttomanynations.ItwastransferredfromFrancetoSpain,returnedtoFrance,andfinallysoldbyNapoleontotheUnitedStatesin1803.Thecitywasthesiteofafamousbattlefoughtin1815betweentheBritish,whohopedtocontrolit,andtheAmericansunderGeneralAndrewJackson.TheriverbedoftheMississippiisconstantlysiltingandtheriverisnowactuallyhigherthanthecity.Leveesholdbacktheriverandgiantpumpsareusedtomovewaterfromthecityintotheriver.AlthoughNewOrleanshasbeenapartoftheUnitedStatesforalmosttwocenturies,itspopulationtakesgreatprideinitsFrenchheritage.LouisianastillretainspartsoftheCodeNapoleonwhich,formmanyyears,wasitsonlylaw.NewOrleansiscarefreecityanditboastsitshot,spicyCreoleseafoodanditsnativeDixielandJazz.TheJacksonSquareneighborhoodmaintainsitsFrenchcolonialhomesandinothersectionsarepre-CivilWarmansions.Visitorsaresurprisedtofindthatbehindthisinterestingfacadeofyesteryear,isabusyindustrialandportcity.GrainandcoalcomefromtheMidwestandforeigncargoesareunloadedhere.NewOrleansisnolongerasleepySoutherntown—butit’sstillfuntovisit.36．WhataccountsfortheleveesandpumpsinNewOrleans?A．TheMississippifrequentlyfloodsthecity.B．Theriverbedhasraisedinthepast200years.C．Thetorrentialrainsfloodthecityfrequently.D．Thehighhumiditycannototherwisebecontrolled.正确答案：B37．ThebattleofNewOrleanswasfoughtbyJacksonagainst______.A．FranceB．BritainC．SpainD．TheNorth正确答案：B38．TheCodeNapoleonwas______.A．anagreementtosellLouisianaB．abodyoflawsC．acityplanD．amilitarycodeforthearmy正确答案：B39．WhichofthefollowingelementsdoesnotapplytotheattitudeoftheinhabitantsofNewOrleans?A．PrideintheirFrenchheritage.B．Adesiretoretainpicturesquecolonialbuildings.C．ArefusaltoengageintradeandcommerceD．ApraisingofDixielandJazz.正确答案：C40．TouristsvisitingNewOrleansaresurprisedtoencounter______.A．CreolefoodB．DixielandjazzC．bustlingcityD．authenticcolonialhomes正确答案：CClozeWithinsevenseconds,achainreactionhelpsyoustartmakingupyourmindaboutothersyoumeet.Youshowyourtruefeelings,consciouslyor【C1】______,throughyoureyes,faceandbodybecauseyouarethemessage.Youmustuseyourgoodqualitiessuchasphysical【C2】______,rateofspeech,pitchand【C3】______ofvoiceandgesturessootherswillcooperatewithyou.Whenyouarecommittedtowhatyoutalkaboutand【C4】______beyondself-consciousness,otherslistentoyou.【C5】______themosteffectivepeopleneverchange,itisimportanttobeyourselfatyourbestand【C6】______communicatewithyourwholebeing.【C7】______othersbelievewhattheyseeoverwhattheyhear,useyoureyestolookdirectly【C8】______othersandsmiletodemonstrateyoureaseduringtheexchange.Youcanlightenupasituation【C9】______usinghumorandbybeingyourtrueselfwithoutanyhugechangeinpersonality.Youcertainlycanmakeagoodimpressionsinceonlyyou【C10】______beyou.41．【C1】A．consciouslyB．consciousC．unconsciouslyD．unconscious正确答案：C42．【C2】A．appearanceB．attitudesC．mannersD．presentation正确答案：A43．【C3】A．tuneB．soundC．humorD．tone正确答案：D44．【C4】A．absorbingB．absorbedC．absorbD．absorbs正确答案：B45．【C5】A．WhereB．WhetherC．AlthoughD．Because正确答案：D46．【C6】A．consistentlyB．consistentC．impressivelyD．impressive正确答案：A47．【C7】A．WhileB．SinceC．BeforeD．When正确答案：B48．【C8】A．forB．overC．upD．at正确答案：D49．【C9】A．toB．withC．byD．in正确答案：C50．【C10】A．canB．mayC．mightD．will正确答案：AWordFormationA—ChildHelpB—DamagedBaggageC—DelayedBaggageD—EmergencyMedicalOperationE—HospitalAllowanceF—MedicalExpensesG—LossofDepositH—PersonalAccidentI—PersonalLiabilityJ—PersonalMoneyK—RentalVehicleExcessL—StrikeRiskM—ThirdPartyInsuranceN—TravelDelayO—TravelDocumentsP—TravelMisconnectionQ—WarRiskExamples(P)联运误点保险(I