重庆专升本大学英语历年真题一《英语》

重庆专升本大学英语历年真题(一)

PartIIVocabulary&Structure(20Points)

Directions:Thispartistotestyourabilitytousewordsandphrases

correctlytoconstructmeaningfulandgrammaticallyrrectsentences.Thre

are20incompletesentenceshere.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachstatcment

bychoosingtheappropriateanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedAtB,Ca

D.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecenter.

16.Itisimpossibletofinishthetask.

A.insuchashorttimeB.insoashorttime

C.insuchshortatimeD.inasoshorttime

17.Documentswithchemicalswillnotbecomeyellowwithage.

A.treatingB.treats

C.betreatedD.treated

18.Ishouldliketorentahouse,modern,comfortableandinaquiet

neighborhood.

A.allinallB.aboveall

C.afterallD.overall

19.Sheboughtthedictionary$35.

A.inB.under

C.aboveD.for

20.Lastyearhepaidavisiitohishometown,whichwasnolongerthesleepy

littlevillage.

A.itwasB.ithasbeen

C.ithadbeenD.itwasbeing

21.Trappedintheforest,thetravelerhavehadbiscuitfor5days.

A.anythingbutB.somethingbut

C.everythingbutD.nothingbut

22.Withouttheinternet,we.

A.don'tmaketherapidprogress

B.wouldnothavemadesuchrapidprogress

C.didn'tmakesuchrapidprogress

D.wouldnotmakesuchrapidprogress

23.inapoorfamily,sheisusedtoasimplelife.

A.BornandbreedingB.Havingbornandbred

C.BornandbredD.Beingbornandbred

24.Heoughttohavecomebynow,Ithatsomeaccidenthasdelayedhim.

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A.supposeB.imagine

C.doubtD.suspect

25.Notuntilthatdaytheimportanceofgoodmannersinajob

interview.

A.didIrealizeB.Ididrealize

C.IhaverealizedD.haveTrealized

26.Thenumberofthepeople,wehadexpected,wasathousand.

A.whomB.who

C.asD.that

27.Youhavetherighttoliveyouwant.

A.thereB.inwhich

C.whereD.here

28.Hewasnotslowtorealizehissituation,toseethecomingdanger.

A.eitherdidhefailB.heneitherfailed

C.norhefailedD.neitherdidhefail

29.Dowhatyouthinkisright,__theysay.

A.whateverB.whichever

C.wheneverD.However

30.Onlineshoppingover15%ofthesalevolumeatourpartnerstores.

A.attendedB.accountsfor

C.attractstoD.amountsas

31.Stressfulenvironmentleadtounhealthybehaviorssuchaspooreating

habits,whichtheriskofheartdisease.

A.inturnB.inreturn

C.bychanceD.byturns

32.Ilikethisjacketbetterthanthatone,butitcostsalmostthreetimes__.

A.asmuchB.asmany

C.somuchD.somany

口Thetwosportsmencongratulatedeachotherwinningthematch

byshakinghands.

A.withB.on

C.inD.to

nSomepeoplechoosejobsforotherreasonmoneythesedays.

A.forB.except

C.besidesD.with

£Theworkersthenewprojectbytheendofthisyear.

A.shallcompleteB.wi11havecompleted

C.havecompletedD.havebeencompleting

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PartII]ReadingComprehension(40Points)

Directions:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare4tasksforyou

toYoushouldreadthematerialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouare

instructed.

Task1

Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsor

unfinishedsentencesnumbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthere

are4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshouldmakethecorrectchoiceand

markthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthe

center.

TheWebWaytoLearnaLanguage

Theyoungwomanseatednexttousattherestauranthadanexotic(异国的)

air,herlooksandstyle,wethought,madeitlikelythatshewasnotAmerican

born.ButthenshespokeinperfectAmericanEnglish,evenendinghersentences

inawaymanyyoungCaliforniansdo.

Asitturnsout,however,shewasn'tfromthesepartsafterall;shewasborn

inIranandspokeonlyPersianuntilherarrivalheretwoyearsago.How,we

wondered,hadshelearnedEnglishsowell?”IusedRosettastone,“shesaid.

TheyellowboxsoldatshopsisanexampleofPC-basedlanguagelearning,butit

certainlyisn，ttheonlyone.

Withthegrowthofbroadbandnetworks,companieshnveintroducedawide

rangeofInternet-basedlanguagelearningproduct,bothfreeandfee-based,

thatallowstudentstointeractinrealtimewithteachersinothercountries；gain

accesstotheirlessonplanswherevertheyareintheworld,andcommunicate

withvirtualpenpals.Learningalanguagesometimesseemsasdifficultas

dieting.Thesolutionistofigureouthowtostayinterestedafterthenovelty

weersoff.Onlinelanguageprogramshaveintroducedcrosswordpuzzles,

interactivevideosandothergamestorewardusersformakingprogress.

Howdoyouchoosewhichprogramtouse?”Siteswithhumancontactwork

best,“alanguageprofessorinAustraliasaid,“Theshowstheadvantageof

humanscomparedtocomputers.

OneofRosettastone9smaincompetitors,TellMeMore(tellme)

believesithasanadvantagebecauseitssoftwarenotonlyteacheswordsand

phrases,butincludesvideosshowingstudentshowtoshapetheirmonthsto

createdifferentsounds.TheBritishBroadcastingCorporation(bbc.com)offers

varyinglevelsofinstructionfor36languages,withfeaturesincludingaudioand

videoplaybackandtranslation.Besides,simplerversionsoftheseprogramsmay

beusedonsmartphonesandotherdigitaldevices.

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Alltheserepresentanewtrendinthewebwayoflearninglanguages.Make

useofoneormoreofthesenewprogramsandyouwilllearnlanguagesmore

effectively.

£Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueabouttheyoungwomanseated

nexttousattherestaurant?

A.ShecouldspeakAmericanEnglishaswellasayoungCalifornians.

B.HerlooksandstyleshowedthatshewasanativeAmerican.

C.ShewasactuallyfromCalifornia.

D.ShecouldnotspeakPersian.

2WhatareRosettaStoneandTellMeMore?

A.Theyaretrainingcoursesonsmartphones.

BTheyarenetworkcompanies*

CTheyarebranchesoftheBritishBroadcastingCorporation.

HTheyareinternet-basedlanguagelearningproducts.

®WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutinternet-basedlanguagelearning

products?

ATheyallowstudentstointeractinrealtimewithteachersallovertheworld.

ETheyareal1free.

CSomeofthemarefee-based.

RTheyallowstudentandtocommunicatewithavirtualpenpals.

Whatonlinelanguageprogramshavebeenintroducedtoattractthe

internetofusersandhelpusersmakeprogress?

A.Crosswordpuzzles.

B.Interactivevideos.

C.Othergames.

D.Allofabove.

业AccordingtothealanguageprofessorinAustralia,whichprogramdoyou

choosetouseforonlinelearning?

A.Sitesthatonecaninteractwitheachother.

B.Siteswithhumancontactworkleast.

C.Siteswithgamesandcrosswordpuzzle.

D,Siteswithmanyads.

Task2

Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.Thefivequestionsorunfinished

statementsarenumbered41to45.

CollegeStudentsAreSeekingOutPlasticSurgery

Surveysshowalarmingtrendsamongtheyouthoftoday,whoappeartobe

extremelyeagerto（渴望做某事）getundertheknifetochangetheirlooks.For

manyyoungmenandwomen,barelyoutoftheirteens,itwouldappearthat

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plasticsurgeryhasbecomethepanacea（万能药）fortheirdissatisfactionwith

theirlooks.

Also,oppositeto（与...不同）popularbelief,itisnotonlytheusein

Americanwhoareliningupatclinicsofplasticsurgeonstoimprovetheirimage

ofthemselves.ThischangehasnowspreadtoKoreawithstudentsintheir20's

choosingcosmeticandplasticsurgerytobeautifytheirlooks.

IntheUnitedKingdom,thisgreatneedforcosmeticandplasticsurgery

isalsoontheriseamongtheyouth.ABritishassociationofplasticsurgeons

reportedthatthenumberofsurgicaloperationshasgreatlyincreased.

Furthermore,medicaltourisminregardstocosmeticsurgeryisontherisetoday

intheUKwithcosmeticsurgerycentersandplasticsurgeryclinicsoffering

discountsandattractivepackages.

Glamourandbeautyhadbecometheorderofthedayandtoday,suse

regardpopstars,actorsandcelebrities（名人）astheirrolemodels.Ithas

becomeapriorityforpeopletohaveabeautifulfaceandabeautifulbody,in

orderforthemtofitinwithsocialgroups,andasaresult,studentsandyoung

peopleareunderalotofpressuretolookgood.

Ordinaryfaceshavedisappearedfrommagazines,televisionandeven

newspapersanditisonlythebeautifulpicturesofrailthinmodels,withpouting

（撅嘴的）lipsandsculptedbodiesthatappearonbillboards,imagesofthese

carefullyselectedbeautifulpeopleandtheattentionbeinggiventolookstoday

havecausedmanyyoungpeopletogrowupwithasenseofinferiority.

Itissaidtosee20-year-oldssoeagertooutdangeroussurgerieswhere

theywillallowtheirfacestobecutinanattempttobecomewhattheyfeelis

abeautifulw.Askidstheyarenothappywiththemselvesandwhentheygrow

upandgotocollegeandareofage-theychooseplasticsurgeryasolutionto

theirlowself-esteem.

QAccordingtothepassage,theneedforcosmeticsurgeryamongtheyouth

isontheriseinthesecountriesEXCEPT.

A.TheUnitedKingdomB.TheUnitedStates

C.ChinaD.Korea

£WhoareNOTtherolemodelsoftoday'syouthwhentheyseekglamour

andbeauty?

A.Popstars.B.Actors

C.Celebrities.D.Theirmothers.

&.Themodelswhoappearonbillboardsusuallyhavethefollowing

characteristicEXCEPT.

A.railthinbodiesB.roundfaces

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C.poutinglipsD.sculptedbodies

41Moreandmoreyoungpeoplechooseplasticsurgeryto.

A.improvetheirself-esteem

B.changetheiridentities

C.getpromotion

D.findanideallover

®Tohaveabeautifulfaceandabeautifulbodyhasbecomefortoday's

youth.

A.alifegoalB.quiteeasy

C.importantD.lesspopular

Task3

Directions:Thefollowingisanadvertisement.Afterreadingit,youshould

coirpletetheinformationbyfillingintheblanksmarked46through50inthe

tablebelow.Youshouldwriteyouranswersinnomorethan3wordsonthe

answersheetcorrespondingly.

ActiveVolunteersServiceNeedsYou!

Areyoulookingforsomethingworthwhiletodoinyoursparetime?

Somethingthat*sfunandwhichalsohelpsotherpeople?Thenjoinus,andbe

anActiveVolunteer!

Weareanon-profitorganizationthatmatchespeopleofallageswith

volunteerjobstheywillenjoy.Anyone,fromtwelve-yearoldchildrentopeople

intheir80's,canbecomeanActiveVolunteer.

Therearemanywaysyoucanhelp.Schoolsneedhelpwithtakingcareof

childrenafterclasswhileparentsareworking.Hospitalsneedvolunteersto

watchoverchildrenwhiletheirparentsseeadoctor.Animalloverscanhelptake

careofdogsandcatsthatdon?thavehomes.There'ssomethingforeveryone.

Asvolunteers,youdon'tgetpaidanything.Butseeingthechildrenys

happyfacesismuchmorerewardingtoyouthanmoney.

Interested?Calluson1-500-273-0053.Orvisitourwebsitetofindafulllistof

allourviaarticle:.

Task4

ActiveVolunteersServiceNeedsYou

46ActivevolunteersworkforbutforfUnandtohelppeople.

47.Anactivevolunteerhelpsothersusually.

48.Peoplearewelcometobevolunteers.

49Volunteeisaiealsoneededinhospitalschildrenwhiletlieirpaientsseea

doctor.

50.Youcanfindmoreinformationthroughtlieandtliewebsites.

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Directions:Inthispart,youaregoingtoreadapassagewith5statements

attachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationisgiveninoneofthe

paragraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.You

maychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.The5statementsarenumbered51to

55.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter,youshouldmarkthecorresponding

letterontheAnswerShift.

Outwiththe01d-SevenNewWondersoftheWorld

[A]ForgetthePyramids.Sevennewwondersoftheworldwereannouncedin

Lisbon,Portugal,fittingly,onSaturdayJuly7,2007.Forlongerthantwoyears,

andwithmorethan100millionvotesfromInternetpollsandtextmassages,just

aboutanyonewithanInternetconnectioncouldvoteonthenew7wonders.

[B]Theoriginoftheideaof“sevenwondersoftheworld“datesbackto

Herodotus(484B.C-425B.C)andCallimachus(305B.C-240B.C),whomadelists

whichincludedtheGreatPyramidofBabylon,StatueofZeusatOlympia,Temple

ofArtermisatEphesus,MausoleumofMaussollosatHalicarnassus,Colossusof

RhodesandLighthouseofAlexandria.

[C]FounderoftheorganizationNew7Wonders,BernardWeber,cameupthe

ideaofnamingsevennewwondersinanefforttoraisemoneytoreconstructthe

giantstatuesofBuddhainAfghanistan,whichweredestroyedbytheTaliban.

[D]Thenewlyelectedwondersoftheworldincludethefollowing

architecturallandmarks:theGreatWallofChina,thestatueofChristthe

ReceemerinBrazil,thehiddencityofManchuPicchuinPeru,Jordan'sPetra,

theTajMahalinIndia,Mexico,sChichenItzaPyramidandtheColosseumin

Rome.OthernomineesincludedtheStatueofLiberty,EsterIsland,theEiffel

Tower,andStonehenge,butallcameupshortinthevotes."Thepeopleofthe

worldhascreatedglobalmemory-7thingsthateveryonewillremember,“said

Weber.Surprisingly,noneofnewwondersisintheNorthAmerica,whilenearly

halfofthemarelocatedinLatinAmerica.

[E]SowhataboutthePyramids?ThepyramidofGizaistheonlyremaining

wonderoftheoriginal7wondersoftheancientworld.Theotherancient

wondershavefallenvictimtoearthquakesandotherreasons.TheEgyptians

wererumoredtobeoutraged(愤怒的)thatthepyramidtoearnaspoton

thelist."Monumentsdon'thavetoparadeonapodiumonthepodiumlike

inabeautycontest,“SaidGreekcultureministerGeorgeVoulgarakis.The

competition“hasnothingtodowiththetruevalueofmonuments,“Headded.

Thepyramidwillnotloseilspositionasaworldwonder,inadditiontothenew

seven.

[F]Thereweremanyothersthatquestionedthecredibilityofthepoll.The

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resultsundoubtedlyleftoutthevotesandopinionsofpeopleinpartsofthe

worldwithoutaninternetconnection.

[G]]TheUnitedNationsEducation,ScienceandCulturalOrganization

(UNESCO)hastakenastrongstanceagainstthevote.ChristianNanhar,apress

officerofUNESCO,anorganizationthatnameshistoricalandworldheritage

sites,voicedhisdiscontentoverthevoting."Allofthesewonders

obviouslydeserveaplaceonthelistbutwhatdisturbusisthatthelistis

1iir.itedtojustseven.”

[H]Nevertheless,thenewsevenwondershavegottenmuchpraisearound

theglobe.Thenewlisthasgivencitizensofthesecountriesanewsenseofpride

intheirlandmarksandwillmostlikelyseeariseintouristsflockingtoseethese

worldwonders.

5LTheotherwondersoftheancientworldweredestroyedbyearthquakes,

fireorotherreasonsexceptthepyramidofGiza.

tPeoplehadtheirvotesthroughtheInternettoelectnew7wonders.

&Theresultoftheelectionofnew7wonderswillencouragetouristsfrom

allovertheworldtoseethoselandmarks.

51Thepurposeoftheelectionistoraisemoneytoreconstructthegiant

statuesofBuddhadestroyedbyTaliban,

£TheGreatWallofChinagotmorepollsthanthoseofanyothernew7

wonders.

PartIVTranslation(25Points)

Directions:Thispart,numbered56to66,istotestyourabilitytotranslate

ChineseintoEnglishorChineintoEnglish.Eachoffoursentences(No.56to

65)isfollowedbyfourchoicesofsuggestedtranslationmarkedA,B,CandD.

MakthebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Writeyourtranslationoftheparagraph(No.66)inthecorrespondingspaceon

theanswersheet.

盍骑自行车是一种很好的锻炼方式，并且还容易学。

A.Bicyclingisoneofgoodexercises.Moreover,itistooeasytolearn.

B.Bicyclingisagoodexercise.Moreoveritiseasytolearn.

C.Bicyclingisagoodexerciseexceptthatitiseasytolearn.

D.Bicyclingisagoodexercise.What'smore,itiseasiertolearn.

57.成龙是亚洲娱乐业最具影响力的人物之一。

A.JackieChanisoneofthemostinfluentialfiguresintheAsian

entertainmentindustry.

B.JackieChanisthemostinfluentialfigureintheAsianentertainment

industry.

C.JackieChanisoneofthemuchimportantfiguresintheAsian

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entertainmentindustry.

D.JackieChanisamongmoreinfluentialfiguresintheAsianentertainment

industry.

S冬季奥运会是四年举行一次的大型国际体育赛事。

ATheWinterOlympicGamesaremajorinternationalsportingeventsthat

occursfouryears.

KTheWinterOlympicGamesisaninternationalsportingeventthatoccurin

eachfouryears.

CTheWinterOlympicGameisalargeinternationalsportingoccasionthat

hashappenedduringfouryears.

ftTheWinterOlympicGamesisamajorinternationalsportingeventthat

occursonceeveryfouryears.

也与不同经历的人相处会有助于开阔你的视野。

A.Broadenyourviewpointscanbedonewithpeop1efromdifferent

backgrounds.

B.Youlivewithpeoplefromdifferentbackgroundscanbroadenyour

viewpoints.

C.It*11helpyoubroadenyourviewpointsthatyoulivewithpeoplefrom

differentbackgrounds.

D.Differentbackgroundswi11helpyoubroadenyourviewpoints.

01林肯之所以如此受尊敬是因为他也同样不是完人。

A.WhatmakesLincolnsorespectedisthatheisalsoimperfect.

B.WhatmakesLincolnsorespectedisthatheistooperfect.

C.Lincolnissoperfectthatweallrespectedhim.

D.WhyLincolnissorespectedisthatbecauseheisoutofimagination.

5让我们利用这次长假去香港旅游，

A.WhynottakeadvantageofthisshorttermvacationtotraveltoHongKong.

B.Let*stakeadvantageofthelongvacationandmakeatriptoHongKong.

C.Let'susethislongvocationandhaveatriptoHongKong.

D.Ifyouwanttomakeyourvocationmorevaluable,thenwhynotmakeatrip

toHongKong?

Si这张照片使我想起了我们在夏令营里度过的日子

AThisphotoremindsmeofthedayswespentinthesummercamp.

KThispicturecallsformymemoryaboutthedaysthatwespentinthe

summercamp.

C.1alwaysrememberthedayswespentinthesummercamp.

D.WhenIamaloneathome,thisphotoa