湖北文理学院专升本样卷综合英语考试卷

湖北文理学院专升本《综合英语》考试样卷

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题目—•二三四五总分

满分3010301515100

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I.GrammarandVocabulary(30points)

SectionA(10points,1pointforeach)

Directions:Completeeachofthefollowingsentenceswiththecorrectformoftheitalicizedwordontheleft

ofeachsentence.

1.largeThefactoryisbeing_________tomakeroomfbrmoremachinery.

2.efficientYouwillincreaseyour________ifyouintroducemoresystemintoyourwork.

3.cruel_________tochildrenoranimalsisacrimeinmanycountries.

4.appearIfyouusethischemicaltocleanyourshirt,thestainswill________immediately.

5.understandJohnandMaryhada,buttheyhavemadeitupnow.

6.healthThechildrenlookedwonderfully__________withtheirbrighteyesandglowingcheeks.

7.pleaseThesuccessoftheexperimentwasagreat______andencouragementtotheyoung

scientists.

8.eagerShecouldnotconcealher_______________forpraise.

9.constructionTheoldprofessormadeanumberofverysuggestionsconcerningsoil

conservationinthearea.

10.curiousLookingup,Isawhiseyesfixedonmein_______________.

SectionB.(10points,0.5pointforeach)

Directions:Foreachofthefollowingblanks,fourchoicesaregiven.Choosethemostappropriateone.

11.Don'ttoletmeknowifthereisanythingIcandoforyou.

A.rejectB.preventC.hesitateD.refuse

12.Let'shangupsomepaintingsonthesewalls.

A.bareB.emptyC.blankD.vacant

13.AttheconferenceheexpressedsomepersonalviewswhichlaterbroughthimintowiththeParty

leadership.

A.actionB.crisisC.conflictD.power

14.Hewrotethebookinwithhiswife.

A.proportionB.installmentC.correspondenceD.collaboration

15.Theelectricfandoesnotworkbecauseoftheofservice.

A.pauseB.breakC.interruptionD.breakdown

16.Nancywassuiprisedthattheyhave.Theyseemedtobeahappycouple.

A.splitupB.brokendownC.fallenthroughD.knockedout

17.Unfortunately,veryfewsheeptheseverewinterlastyear.

A.survivedB.enduredC.spentD.remainedalive

18.Theydiscussedtheproblemthreeorfourtimes,butcouldcometono.

A.endB.conclusionC.resultD.judgment

19.Theeldestchildisthoroughlybecausetheyalwaysgivehimwhateverhewants.

A.wastedB.spoiledC.destroyedD.uneducated

20.一Canyoutakethedayofftomorrow?

—Well,Tilhavetogetfrommyboss.

A.permissionB.permitC.allowanceD.possession

21.Theyovercameallthedifficultiesandfulfilledtheplantendaysaheadofschedule

wassomethingwehadnotexpected.

A.thatB.thisC.itD.which

22.Bobtriedinvaintotrickhislittlebrothersomemoneyfromtheirmother's

purse.

A.tostealB.tostealingC.intostealD.intostealing

23.1wastofindhisarticleonsuchantopicso.

A.surprised,excited,boredB.surprising,exciting,boring

C.surprised,exciting,boringD.surprising,excited,boring

24.ThecoatIboughtyesterdayisnotexpensiveatall.Asamatteroffact,Iwouldgladlyhavepaidfor

it.

A.asmuchtwiceB.muchastwiceC.astwicemuchD.twiceasmuch

25.aprofessorofphysicsatMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,Edward

CharlesPickeringestablishedthefirstphysicslaboratoryintheUnitedStates.

A.WhileB.BeingC.AlthoughD.Hewas

26.Ifyouhaveneverplantedanything,youwon'tbeabletoknowthepleasureofwatchingthethingyou

haveplanted.

A.togrowB.growC.growingD.tobegrowing

27.Thetwoboyshadsoincommonthattheysoonbecomegoodfriends.

A.littleB.fewC.muchD.many

28.Asfuelpricesrose,buscompaniesraisedtheirfaresand

A.sodidtheairlinesB.nordidtheairlines

C.soairlinesdidD.northeairlinesdid

29.mainlyfortheinventionofthetelephone,AlexanderGrahamBelldevotedhislifetohelpingthe

deaf.

A.HeisrememberedB.Toremember

C.WhilerememberingD.Thoughremembered

30.IfDorothyhadnotbeenbadlyhurtinacaraccident,inlastmonth'smarathonrace.

A.shewouldparticipateB.shemightparticipate

C.wouldhaveparticipatedD.shemusthaveparticipated

SectionC(10points,1pointforeach)

Directions:EachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourpartsunderlinedandmarkedA,B,CandD.Youareto

identifytheonethatneedscorrection.

31.Nancyhadagreatdealoftroubletoconcentrateonherworkbecauseof

ABC

thenoiseinthenextroom.

D

32.1remembertoseethatAmericannaturalisttwoyearsagoinIndiaatthe

ABCD

dinnerpartygivenbyMr.andMrs.Wynnes.

33.Nomatterwhateverhappens,we'redeterminedtodoourbestandmake

ABC

theexperimentasuccess.

D

34.1can'tgetmycarstartednow.Somethingmusthavegonewronglywiththe

ABCD

engine.

35.Jeremyissuchacarelesspersonthathehasfivewalletsstolenbypickpockets

ABCD

thisyear.

36.Don*ttakeforgrantedthatallthosewhoscorehighintheentranceexaminations

ABC

willprovetobethemostcompetentatcollege.

D

37.Theelderlylawyerthinksitgoodforhishealthtowalkupthestairstohisoffice

AB

onthefifthfloorinsteadoftotaketheelevator.

CD

38.Mostofthefreshmeninourcollegehavemadefarmoregreaterprogressin

ABC

theirstudyofEnglishthanwefirstexpected.

D

39.Dr.Nolenwashonestenoughtoadmittomakeerrorsjnjudgmentonmorethanoneoccasion.

ABCD

40.Ourhistoryprofessorissuchaknowledgeablepersonthatitseemsthereisn't

AB

nothingwhichhedoesnotknow.

CD

Cloze(10points,0.5pointforeach)

Directions:Fillineachofthenumberedblankswiththebestofthefourchoicesgiven.

Earthquakeshave(1)ourlivesfbraslongaspeoplehaveinhabitedtheEarth.Thesedangerous

actsoftheEarthhave(2)greatdangertohumanbeings.

Earthquakedamage(3)whatareaishit.Ifanunpopulatedregionis(4),therewillbelowloss

oflifeorproperty.Ifithitsalargecitywhichis(5)populated,theremaybeseriousinjuriesand

destruction.

Earthquakeshavethepowertouprootstreesandsendthem(6)intobuildings.Theycantrigger

landslidesandcausefloodingandtsunamis.Buildingsandstructuresarealso(7).Itisinterestingto

notethattallbuildingswillsuffer(8)damageiftheyarelocateddirectlyattheepicenter.Thisis

becausetheycan(9)theup-and-downmotionofP-waves.S-waves.Ontheotherhand,occurfaraway

fromtheepicenter,andcausethegreateststress(10)shakingbuildingsfromsidetoside.These

buildingsareoften(11)theirfoundations.

Buildingswiththick,heavywallsdonotresistshockwaveswell.Violentearthquakesoftencause

structuresto(12),buryingpeopleunderneath.Brickbuildingsarethemost(13).Theshakingof

theearthissometimesnotthegreatestdisaster.Itisinthe(14)firesandfloodsthatoftenthegreatest

damage(15).

Predictinganearthquakeuntilnowhasalmostbeentechnologically(16).Withimprovementsin

technology,liveshavebeensavedandmanymore(17).Allthat(18)istoresearchwhattakes

placebefore,during,andafteranearthquake.Thishasbeendoneforyears(19)thepointsthata

successfulearthquakepredictionistheoreticallypossible.However,(20)predictionofearthquakemay

takemoreyears.

1.A.blamedB.plaguedC.imposedD.blessed

2.A.heldonB.kepttoC.resultedinD.pointedout

3.A.dependsonB.catchesonC.carriesonD.drawson

4.A.stungB.struckC.scratchedD.stuck

5.A.largelyB.enormouslyC.denselyD.vastly

6.A.clashingB.clammingC.crackingD.crashing

7.A.atriskB.atpeaceC.atbestD.atlength

8.A.therealB.thelessC.theleastD.themost

9.A.transformB.undergoC.withdrawD.withstand

10.A.byB.toC.withD.on

11.A.knockedoutB.knockedoffC.knockedoverD.knockeddown

12.A.vanishB.collapseC.collideD.confront

13.A.dependableB.valuableC.favorableD.vulnerable

14.A.constantB.consistentC.SubsequentD.frequent

15.A.allowsB.appearsC.rewardsD.occurs

16.A.positiveB.impossibleC.possibleD.Impressive

17.A.willB.shallC.haveD.can

18.A.representsB.reflectsC.remainsD.reminds

19.A.onB.atC.inD.to

20.A.adequateB.absoluteC.significantD.accurate

IV.Readingcomprehension(30points,2pointsforeach))

得分评卷人

PassageA

Centuriesago,mandiscoveredthatremovingmoisturefromfoodhelpstopreserveit,andthattheeasiest

waytodothisistoexposethefoodtosunandwind.InthiswaytheNorthAmericanIndiansproduce

pemmican(driedmeatgroundintopowderandmadeintocakes),theScandinaviansmakestockfishandthe

Arabsdrieddatesand"apricotleather'1.

Allfoodsincludewater-cabbageandotherleafvegetablescontainasmuchas93%water,potatoesand

otherrootvegetables80%,leanmeat75%andfish,anythingfrom80%to60%,dependingonhowfattyit

is.Ifthiswaterisremoved,theactivityofthebacteriawhichcausefoodtogobadischecked.

Fruitissun-driedinAsiaMinor,Greece,SpainandotherMediterraneancountries,andalsoinCalifornia,

SouthAfricaandAustralia.Themethodsusedvary,butingeneral,thefruitisspreadoutontraysindrying

yardsinthehotsun.Inordertopreventdarkening,pears,peachesandapricotsareexposedtothefumesof

burningsulfurbeforedrying.Plums,formakingprunes,andcertainvarietiesofgrapesformakingraisinsand

currants,aredippedinanalkalinesolutioninordertocracktheskinsofthefruitslightlyandremovetheir

waxcoating,soastoincreasetherateofdrying.

Nowadaysmostfoodsaredriedmechanically.Theconventionalmethodofsuchdehydrationistoput

foodinchambersthroughwhichhotairisblownattemperaturesofabout110℃atentrytoabout43℃at

exit.Thisistheusualmethodfordryingsuchthingsasvegetables,mincedmeat,andfish.

Liquidssuchasmilk,coffee,tea,soupsandeggsmaybedriedbypouringthemoveraheatedsteel

cylinderbysprayingthemintoachamberthroughwhichacurrentofhotairpasses.Inthefirstcase,thedried

materialisscrapedofftherollerasathinfilmwhichisthenbrokenupintosmall,thoughstillrelatively

coarseflakes.Inthesecondprocessitfallstothebottomofthechamberasafinepowder.Where

recognizablepiecesofmeatandvegetablesarerequired,asinsoup,theingredientsaredriedseparatelyand

thenmixed.

Driedfoodstakeuplessroomandweighlessthanthesamefoodpackedincansorfrozen,andtheydo

notneedtobestoredinspecialconditions.Forthesereasonstheyareinvaluabletotheclimbers,explorers

andsoldiersinbattle,whohavelittlestoragespace.Theyarealsopopularwithhousewivesbecauseittakes

solittletimetocookthem.Usuallyitisjustacaseofreplacingthedried-outmoisturewithboilingwater.

1.Theopen-airmethodofdryingfood__.

A.istheonemostcommonlyusedtoday

B.wasinventedbytheAmericanIndians

C.hasbeenknownforhundredsofyears

D.tendstobeunhygienic

2.Bacteriawhichcausefoodtogobad__.

A.cannotliveinsunlight

B.arekilledbydrying

C.areinnowaydependentonthewatercontent

D.havetheiractivitygreatlyreducedbydrying

3.Nowadaysvegetablesaremostcommonlydried__.

A.onhorizontalcylindersB.inhot-airchambers

C.inthesunandwindD.usingtheopentraymethod

4.Driedfoods__.

A.areoftenpackedincansorfrozen

B.areusedbysoldiersandclimbers

C.needmorestoragespacethansoldiersusuallyhaveavailable

D.aremuchcheaperthancannedorfrozenproducts

5.Housewiveslikedriedfoodsbecausethey__.

A.arequicktoprepare

B.tastebetter

C.canbepreservedbyboilinginwater

D.lookfreshandappetizingwhencooked

PassageB

Disneyland,Knott9sBerryFarm,magicMountain,thestateFair,amusementparks...alloftheseare

greatfamilydestinations,yetthecostoftheadmissionticketalonecanputaseverecrimpinthefamily

budget.Onceatthepark,childrenaresotemptedbythewidearrayoffoodandchoicesthatadayintended

forfamilyfuncansometimesturnintoanunpleasantnagfest.Whileitisaparent'sjobtosay"no"at

appropriatedtimes,sayingnoduringaspecialdayintendedforfamilytogethernesscandefinitelydiminish

thefunforbothadultandchild.

Whenourchildrenwereinearlyelementaryschool,wecameupwithaplanthattookthe"yes"and

“no”spendingdecisionoutofourhands,andplaceditintotheirs.

WewereofftoDisneyland,andduringpreviousvisitsoursonwouldbadgerusforatreateachtimewe

passedavendor,ornaggedustobuysouvenirsfromthevariousshops.Beforegoingtotheamusementpark,

wetoldourchildrenhowmuchwecouldaffordtospendfortheday.Wethenexplainedthatwecouldbe

givingthemeachtheirshareofthemoney,anditwouldbetotallytheirdecisionhowtospendit.Themoney

wouldcoveranyoftheday'sfood,beveragesorsouvenirs.Iftheywantedtospendtheentireamounton

frozenbonanzas,thatwastheirchoice.Butoncetheirportionwasgone,itwasgone.

Toavoidthepossibilityofourchildrenlosingtheirmoney,weplacedtheirfundsinseparateenvelopes,

andIofferedtokeepitforthem.Whenevertheywantedtobuysomething,theyjustneededtoaskfbrthe

money.

Itwasinterestinghowdifferentlyourtwochildrenbudgetedtheirportion.Ourdaughter,whoisthree

yearsyoungerthanherbrother,andwasbarelyoldenoughtoadd,breezedthroughtheday.Atlunchtime,

sheallottedmoneyfbrherfoodandbeverage,andmanagedtobuyasackandsouvenirs.Ourson,who

usuallyfoundsomethinghehadtohaveateverycorner,turnedintoanervousmiser.Atlunchtime,he

wouldn'tevensplurgefbrasoda,andwhenhesawsomethinghewantedtobuy,hestudiesituntilhedecided

hedidn'tneedit.

Bytheendoftheday,ourdaughterhadspenthershare,andseemedquitepleasedwiththechoicesshe's

made.Ourson,whohadspentverylittle,wassuddenlyfrantictobuysomething(anything)withhis

remainingcash.Ifeltalittlesorryforhim,becausewhilewe(asparents)hadanenjoyableday,freefromthe

responsibilityofmonitoringourchildren\spending,hisdaywasspentdealingwiththeconsequencesofhis

choices.

6.Theauthorisconcernedaboutinthepassage.

A.spendingresponsibilityB.thecostoftheadmissionticket

C.thefamilybudgetD.greatfamilydestinations

7.Accordingtotheauthor,thebestwaytoreducethefamily'sspendingwhilegoingouttohavefunisthat

A.parentsdecidewhattobuyfortheirchildren

B.parentssay"no"whenevertheirchildrenasktobuysomething

C.childrenthemselvesdecidetobuywhatevertheywant

D.childrenareallottedasumofmoneyandtheydecidewhattobuy

8.WhileinDisneyland,whatdidtheauthor'ssondowithhisownmoney?

A.Hewashesitanttospendhisownmoney.

B.Hemanagedtobuythingsateverycorner.

C.Hewashappyandfreewithhismoney.

D.Heuseduphismoneyquicklyandaskedformoneyagain.

9.WhichofthefollowingisNottrue,accordingtothestory?

A.Bothoftheparentshadanenjoyableday.

B.Bothparentsandchildrenlearnedsomethingabouthowtospendmoney.

C.Bothparentsandchildrenlearnedsomethingabouthowtospendmoney.

D.Boththesonanddaughterhadspentalltheirmoney.

10.Whatdoyouthinkisthetoneinwhichtheauthorhasdescribedhisson?

A.RegretB.ReliefC.WorryD.Approval

PassageC

Oneoftheaimsofteachingscienceis,throughlearning,toenablestudentstodevelopacomplete

personalitybycreativity,honesty,eagernesstoacquireknowledge,freedomofspeechandthought,and

criticalassessment.Thisisanambitiousaimwhichweunfortunately,rarelyconsider.Duringteachingwe

devoteourattentionmoretothecontentratherthantheaims.Wethusseethatscienceisoneoftheschool

subjectsleastfavoredbystudents.

Theemotionalelementsofmusic,dancing,painting,poetryanddramahaveastrongemotionalimpacton

students.Forsciencetoevokethesamefeelings,itshouldbetaughtwiththehelpoftheexpressivearts.

Unliketraditionaldidacticapproaches,dramaalsooffersasynthesisofvisual,kineticandauditory

experiences,apartfromtheunderstandingoffactsandfiguresasaresultofrationalandanalyticalperception.

Dramaandotherartisticactivitiescanassistinreachingthecognitivegoalsofthecurriculum,asthey

effectivemeansofmotivation.Isn'tthereabetterchancethatstudentswhohavedevelopedaloveforscience

willlearnitmoreeasily?Sciencetoocanbeaesthetic,creativeandemotional.

Byusingdramatechniques,wefacilitatecollaborationbetweentheleftandrighthemispheresofthebrain,

whereastraditionaltechniquesofteachingsciencestressonlytheuseofabilitiesfoundintheleft

hemisphere-thatis,theanalyticalperceptionofscientificnotionsandphenomena.Weallowstudentsto

engageinthelearningprocessasfullpersonalitieswithalltheirknowledgeandabilities.Thuswedevelop

notonlylogicalandmathematicalintelligence,butalsoawiderspectrumofthestudents5abilities.Our

educationalexperienceislargelybasedonalinearperceptionofthesubject.Asstudents,wehavenotbeen

usedtodevelopingwaysofcreativeandintuitivethinking,especiallyinscientificsubjects.Thisiswhy

combingexpressiveartswithscienceisacceptedwithdifficultybymany.

Whenusingdramainteachingscience,wemeetparadoxeswhichcan,ontheonehand,maketheuseof

dramaunsuccessful,and,ontheotherhand,enabletheknowledgeofsciencetobeintegratedintosocietyand

socialphenomenathatislifeingeneral.Scienceistaughtonthebasisofscientificdiscoveries一lawsand

explanationsofphenomenawhichareclearlydefinedandallownoindividualorsociologicalinterpretations.

Drama,however,isbasedondevelopingimaginationanddifferentindividualinterpretationsofthesame

event.Stealingawallet,forexample,willbeinterpretedassomethingnegativebytheownerandas

somethingpositivebythepickpocket.Dramabroadensourimagination,scienceissaidtonarrowit.When

observingtraditionaldidacticformsofteachingscience,weseethatstudentsarerequiredtounderstandvery

abstractnotions.Thenotionoftheatomorthemoleculeisdemonstratedbyconcretemeansincluding

symbols,varioustypesofatomandmoleculemodels,sketches,experiments,photographsandanimatedfilms.

Thesehelpstudentstodeveloptheirimaginationandconceptionswhichcan,individually,beverydifferent

despitethefactthattheywerealltaughtwiththesametechniquesandmaterials.

Thesedifferencesarisefromthedifferencesinstudents9personalities.Wemusttakeintoaccountthat

studentshavedifferentsensoryabilities.Theyreceiveinformationthroughvisual,auditoryandkinetic

channelsofperceptionwithdifferentintensity.Theyalsohavedifferentintellectualabilities.Thusitiseasy

forsomestudentstologicallycombinescientificlawswithscientificphenomenaorvisualizewhatthelatter

lookslike.

11.Thefactthatstudentsdislikescienceclassisbecausescienceclasses.

A.developstudent'spersonalitybycreativity

B.don'thavefreedomofspeech

C.concentratemoreonknowledgethanthedevelopmentofpersonality

D.concentratemoreonfactsthancriticalassessment

12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Studentsfindlessdifficultyinlearningsciencethroughexpressivearts

B.Expressiveartsusedinlearningsciencecaninvolvebothhemispheresofthebrain

C.Traditionaltechniquesoflearningsciencemainlyinvolvetheuseoflefthemisphere

D.Alargepartofeducationalexperienceisbasedonalinearperceptionofthesubject

13.Asuitabletitleforthepassagecanbe"

A.TeachSciencethroughDrama

B.DevelopingStudents9Imagination

C.ExpressiveArtsintheScienceClassroom

D.CreativeWaysofTeachingScience

14.Theresearcher\aimisto.

A.facilitatestudents9learningbystimulatinganemotionalresponse

B.usedramatoteachscience

C.developstudents9knowledgeandabilitiesthroughreview

D.makeiteasierforstudentstounderstandsomeabstractconcepts

15.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Traditionalteachingmethodsexpectstudentstoloveabstractconcepts.

B.Thenewapproachtoteachingdoesn'tteachabstractconcepts

C.Thenewapproachaddressesmanydifferentlearningstyles

D.Didacticmethodsteachknowledge,notability

IV.Translation(15points)

得分评卷人

SectionA:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish(10points,2pointsforeach)

1.医生能找到感染的原因吗？(trackdown)

2.体育锻炼不仅有益于学生的身体，还有助于他们的心智。(beneficial)

3.老师们认为她学习差是她的感情问题所致。(attribute...to)

4.她可能会嫁给她现在的老板。(chancesarethat...)

5.在他的自传中，他常常提到他不愉快的学校生活。(referto)

SectionB:TranslatethefollowingparagraphsintoChinese.(5points,)

Childrenmodelthemselveslargelyontheirparents.Theydosomainlythroughidentification.Children

identifywithaparentwhentheybelievetheyhavethequalitiesandfeelingsthatarecharacteristicsofthat

parent.Thethingsparentsdoandsay-andthewaytheydoandsaytothem-thereforestronglyinfluencea

child'sbehavior.Howe