2024年专升本英语试题及答案

2024年英语试题

PartIListeningComprehension(20

points,1pointeach)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear7

shortconversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,oneormorequestionswill

beaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestion

therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),

B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthe

bestanswer.

1.A)Tothebank.B)Toabookstore.C)

Toashoestore.D)Tothegrocer's.

2.A)Nearthetrainstation.B)Inthe

countryside.C)Inthecity.D)Nearthe

workplace

3.A)thechoiceofcoursesB)aday

courseC)aneveningcourseD)their

work

4.A)Thepear.B)Theweather.C)The

seafood.D)Thecold.

5.A)George9swife.B)George'sfather.C)

George'sbrotherD)George'swifeys

father.

6.A)Sheispleasedtolendhimthecar.

B)Sherefusestolendhimthecar.

C)Sheagreestolendhimthecar.

D)Sheoffershimthecar.

7.A)Policemananddriver.B)Policeman

andthief

C)Teacherandpupil.D)Director

andactress.

Questions8to10arebasedonthe

conversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)Booksaroom.B)Reservesa

room.

C)Confirmshisreservation.D)Tells

thereceptionisthehasreservedaroom.

9.A)OnTuesday.B)Probablyon

Thursday.

C)Threedayslater.D)Probablyseven

dayslater.

10.A)At7.B)At7:30.C)At8.D)At

6:30.

Questions11to13arebasedonthe

conversationyouhavejustheard.

11.A)Aconductorandaconductress.B)

Abusdriverandaconductress.

C)Theorganizeroftheraceanda

participant.D)Areporteranda

conductress.

12.A)Adaybeforetherace.B)Aday

aftertherace.

C)Rightaftertherace.D)A

fewhoursaftertherace.

13.A)Shewonthefirstprizeinthecycle

race.

B)Sheboughtthebeautifulracing

bicyclebycollectingmoney.

C)Shewastaughttocyclewhenshe

wasfive.

D)Shewasthefirstconductresswho

wonacyclerace.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,you'llhear2

shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,

youwillhearsomequestions.Boththe

passageandthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,you

mustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

Questions14to16arebasedonthe

passageyouhavejustheard.

14.A)CoursesinBritishhistory.B)

Languagecourses,

C)Coursesinsports.D)Teacher

trainingcourses.

15.A)Toattractmorestudents.

B)Tomakethecoursessuitablefor

studentsofalllevels.

C)Toletthestudentshaveagood

rest.

D)Tomakethesummerschoolmore

likeaholiday.

16.A)Becausetheyallworkveryhard.

B)Becausetheirteachersareall

nativespeakersofEnglish.

C)Becausetheylearnnotonlyinbut

alsooutofclass.

D)Becausetheyarealladvanced

students.

Questions17to20arebasedonthe

passageyouhavejustheard.

17.A)Hewasnovelist.B)Hewasa

playwright.

C)Hewasapoet.D)Hewas

anactor.

18.A)Tovisithisfriends.B)Tovisit

hisfamily.

C)ToattendtheNewYorkFilm

Festival.

D)Tohelpwiththeproductionofhis

playbyanAmericanTVcompany

19.A)Itwasaboutanimmigrantfamily

fromPakistantoEngland.

B)Itwasaboutculturaldifferences

betweenPakistantoEngland.

C)Itwasaboutthestruggleofa

PakistaniyouthinEngland.

D)Itwasaboutthemiserablelifeof

theimmigrantsinEngland.

20.A)Hemissedhisplane.B)The

taxidriveroverslept.

C)Heheardaterribleaccident

reportedovertheradio.

D)Hewouldhavebeendeadifhe

hadn'toverslept.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure

Directions:Thereare30incomplete

sentencesinthispart.Foreachsentence

therearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)

andD).Choosetheanswerthatbest

completesthesentence.Thenmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheet

withasinglelinethroughcenter.

21.Theimprovementsintechnologyhave

thepricesofcomputer

considerablyinrecentmonths.

A)broughtbackB)broughtdown

C)broughtonD)broughtup

22.Asthemanager'sprivatesecretary,

Helenhaseasytoallhis

correspondence.

A)accessB)approachC)accentD)

response

23.Theeditoraskedhisjournalistsnotto

anydetailsintheirreportsofthe

accident.

A)leaveforB)leaveonC)leaveoffD)

leaveout

24.Thepartyhadtobebecausethe

hostwentdownwithabadcaseofflu.

A)calledinB)calledoffC)calledonD)

calledup

25.Sincehiswifedied,hehas

himselfintotheresearchwork.

A)devotedB)dedicatedC)thrownD)

contributed

26.Hehasspentallhislifeworkingwith

mentallypeople.

A)disabledB)divergedC)nakedD)

abolished

27.Theroadtotheislandonlyappears

whenthetidehas.

A)sprinkledB)recededC)tiltedD)

diminished

28.Environmentalistsaredoing

everythingwithintheirpowertothe

impactoftheoilspill.

A)rejectB)belittleC)minimizeD)

reclaim

29.Iwouldalwaysbuyingagood

qualitycarratherthanacheapone.

A)appreciateB)approveC)

introduceD)recommend

30.Ididn'tknowanythingaboutanyof

thebookssomychoicewasquite.

A)arbitraryB)obviousC)evident

D)fortunate

31.IfollowedherbutIstillcouldn5

tworkouthowtousethesewingmachine.

A)descriptionB)introductionC)

instructionsD)comments

32.Employeesaretojointhe

company'spensionplanafterayear's

service.

A)compelledB)acquiredC)

respondedD)regarded

33.Shesoontheactorwhohad

starredinthepopularmovieSpeed.

A)specifiedB)realizedC)justifiedD)

identified

34.Wecollectedhundredsofin

supportofnotallowingcarsintothecity

centre.

A)signaturesB)awarenessC)

stationeryD)statements

35.Theyoungmanstruggledto

wherehewasatthetimethe

murdertookplace.

A)reflectB)respondC)resolve

D)recall

36.Allthewhilehewasterrifiedbythe

fearhehadcancerofthestomach.

A)whichB)thatC)whatD)such

37.Peoplefoundtotheirhorrorthattwo-

thirdsoftheadultpopulationinthatarea

hadAIDS.

A)contactedB)contrastedC)

contractedD)compacted

38.Thoughfacedwithmanydifficulties,

hewouldnotonlinelearning.

A)giveupB)getthroughC)getby

D)givein

39.AsNationalDayisroundthecorner,

Shanghaiisafestiveatmosphere.

A)lookedonB)involvedinC)

bathedinD)surroundedwith

40.Heissokindandeasy-goingthatthe

kidsgohiminabigway.

A)forB)toC)withD)off

41.Sheseemedtobeawareofthedelicacy

ofthesituationandshewastakinggreat

carenottosayanythingtoher

companion.

A)ignoreB)neglectC)charmD)

embarrass

42.Theobviousunfairnessofsuchpoverty

sidebysidewithconspicuousaffluence

remindedthemoftheirparentsback

home.

A)vulnerableB)destructiveC)

criticalD)sentimental

43.Writingaletterorreadingabookmay

appeartobeactivitiesinwhich

individualsexercisepersonalskills.

A)scarceB)sophisticatedC)solitary

D)sincere

44.Hetookherhandandfeltthescaron

herthumb,ofanaccidentwitha

kitchenknifeintheearlydaysoftheir

marriage.

A)modeB)premiseC)signatureD)

legacy

45.Aseachblackcreatureand

flappedawayintothegrayingsky,she

watchedit,tearsinhereyes.

A)flutteredB)featuredC)fussedD)

ferried

46.Themomentseemedtoout

endlessly,hisgazetravellingacrossher

face,herneck,hershoulder,returningto

hereyes.

A)stretchB)expandC)skipD)slip

47.Althoughthepoemcontainssuch

pessimisticovertonesandpathetic

acceptanceoffate,thereishopetobe

foundinthelasttwolineswhichseemto

befromtherest.

A)takenapartB)setasideC)setapart

D)fallenapart

48.Hisaimwastoprideinbeing

blackandtoinspireblackAmericansto

campaignforequalrights.

A)respondB)restoreC)restrainD)

retreat

49.Aclassissaidrathervaguelyto

agroupofpersonssharingsimilar

occupationsandincomes,andasa

consequencesimilarlife-stylesandbeliefs.

A)consistofB)contrastwithC)

contributeinD)composedof

50.Thecouplehavetriedhardtosave

theirtroubledmarriagetheir

children.

A)incontrasttoB)ratherthanC)

forthesakeofD)regardlessof

PartIIIReadingComprehensionSectionA

Directions:Thereare3passagesinthispar.

Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Choose

thecorrectanswerandmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheet

withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Howmuchlivingspacedoesapersonneed?

Whathappenswhenhisspace

requirementsarenotadequatelymet?

Sociologistsandpsychologistsare

conductingexperimentsonratstotryto

determinetheeffectofovercrowded

conditionsonman.Recentstudieshave

shownthatthebehaviorofratsisgreatly

affectedbyspace.Ifratshaveadequate

livingspace,theyeatwell,sleepwell,and

reproducewell.However,iftheirliving

conditionsbecometoocrowded,their

behaviorpatternsandeventheirhealth

perceptiblychange.Theycannotsleepor

eatwell,andsignsoffearandtension

becomeobvious.Themorecrowdedthey

are,themoretheytendtobiteeachother

andevenkilleachother.Thusforrats,

populationandviolencearedirectly

related.Isthisanaturallawforhuman

societyaswell?Isadequatespacenotonly

desirable,butalsoessentialforhuman

survival?

51.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A)livingspaceandbehavior

B)populationandlivingconditions

C)interestingexperimentsonrats

D)anaturallawforhumansociety

52.Whatisthepurposeofthe

experimentsdescribedinthepassage?

A)Todeterminehowmuchlivingspacea

ratneeds.

B)Toseewhathappenswhenratsliveina

limitedspace.

C)Toknowthelikelyeffectsofinadequate

livingspaceonhumanbeings.

D)Tofindouttherelationshipbetween

populationandlivingconditions.

53.Howwouldratsbehavewhentheir

livingconditionsbecometoocrowded?

A)Theyeatalotandbecomefriendlyto

others.

B)Theysleeplittleandactquite

peacefully.

C)Theyeatlittlebutsleepsoundly.

D)Theybecomenervousandtendtobe

war-like.

54.Thepassagesuggeststhat

overcrowdedconditions.

A)aredirectlyrelatedwithpopulation

B)maycauseanincreaseinviolence

C)mayleadtohighbirthrate

D)maybringaboutpollutionproblems

PassageTwo

Manypeoplehopethatthewholeworld

willonedayspeakacommonlanguage.

OvertheYears,peoplehavemadeupnew

languageswiththisaim.Atleastsix

hundredlanguageshavebeendevelopedin

thesearchforalanguagewhichallhuman

beingswouldbeabletospeak.Themost

famousone,Esperanto(世界语)，was

theideaofLudwigZamenhof,adoctorin

Warsaw.Hepublishedabookabouthis

newlanguagein1887.

ToencouragepeopletolearntheLanguage,

hemadeitassimpleaspossible.

Esperantohasneverbeenacceptedasan

officialworldlanguage,butithasbeen

suggestedasanauxiliarylanguage.By

1950ithadbeentaughttooneandahalf

millionspeakers,anditwasspokeninsix

hundredschools.TodayEsperantois

spokenbyabouteightmillionpeople,and

morethanonehundrednewspapersand

magazinesinthelanguagearepublished

regularlythroughouttheworld.Thousands

ofbookshavebeenwritteninEsperanto,

includingthosetranslatedfromother

languages.

Todaytheneedforanewauxiliary

languagelikeEsperantoseemsless

obvious.ThroughoutthiscenturyEnglish

hasgrownmoreandmoreimportant.Ithas

becomeasecondlanguageformany

millionsofpeople.Thefactthatmoreare

learningEnglishshowsthattheuseof

Englishisstillgrowingworldwide.Noone

woulddenytheusefulnessofworld

language,butnotmanypeoplethinkthat

Esperantoislikelytoplaysucharole.

55.Overtheyears,peoplehavemadeup

newlanguagesinthehopethat.

A)allpeoplewillbeabletospeaka

commonlanguage

B)peoplewilllearnaforeignlanguage

better

C)peoplecanunderstandeachotherbetter

D)peoplewillbeabletospeakseveral

languages

56.Zamenhofmadethelanguageas

simpleaspossiblebecause.

A)hewantedpeopletolearnitquickly

B)hehopedmoreandmorepeoplewould

bewillingtolearnit

C)hewantedeveryonetospeakitwithout

anydifficulty

D)hehopeditwouldbeacceptedasan

officialworldlanguage

57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueof

English?

A)Itiswidelytaughtinschools.

B)Ithasbecomeasecondlanguagefor

manymillionsofpeople.

C)Manybookshavebeenwrittenin

English.

D)ItislesspopularthanEsperanto.

58.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A)Thelanguagemadebyoneman.

B)Atalkabouttheworldlanguage.

C)Englishasasecondlanguagefor

everyone.

D)Esperanto-abetterlanguagethan

English.

PassageThree

Aftertheviolentearthquakethatshook

LosAngelesin1994,earthquakescientists

hadnewstoreport:Thedamageanddeath

tollcouldhavebeenmuchworse.

Morethan60peoplediedinthis

earthquake.Bycomparison,anearthquake

ofsimilarintensitythatshookAmericain

1988claimed25,000victims.

Injuriesanddeathswererelativelylessin

LosAngelesbecausethequakeoccurredat

4:31a.m.onaholiday,whentrafficwas

lightonthecity'shighways.Inaddition,

changesmadetotheconstructioncodesin

LosAngelesduringthelast20yearshave

strengthenedthecity'sbuildingsand

highways,makingthemmoreresistantto

quakes.

Despitethegoodnews,civilengineers

aren'trestingontheirsuccesses.Pinnedto

theirdrawingboardsareblueprintsfor

improvedquake-resistantbuildings.The

newdesignsshouldofferevengreater

securitytocitieswhereearthquakesoften

takeplace.

Inthepast,makingstructuresquake-

resistantmeantfirmyetflexiblematerials,

suchassteelandwood,thatbendwithout

breaking.Later,peopletriedtolifta

buildingoffitsfoundation,andinsert

rubberandsteelbetweenthebuildingand

itsfoundationtoreducetheimpactof

groundvibrations.Themostrecentdesigns

givebuildingsbrainsaswellasconcrete

andsteelsupports.Calledsmartbuildings,

thestructuresrespondlikeliving

organismstoanearthquake'svibrations.

Whenthegroundshakesandthebuilding

tipsforward,thecomputerwouldforcethe

buildingtoshiftintheoppositedirection.

Thenewsmartstructurescouldbevery

expensivetobuild.However,theywould

savemanylivesandwouldbelesslikely

tobedamagedduringearthquakes.

59.Onereasonwhythelossoflivesinthe

LosAngelesearthquakewas

comparativelylowwasthat.

A)newcomputershadbeeninstalledin

thebuildings

B)itoccurredintheresidentialareas

ratherthanonthehighways

C)largenumbersofLosAngelesresidents

hadgoneforaholiday

D)improvementshadbeenmadeinthe

constructionofbuildingsandhighways

60.Thefunctionofthecomputer

mentionedinthepassageisto.

A)counterbalanceanearthquake^action

onthebuilding

B)predictthecomingofanearthquake

withaccuracy

C)helpstrengthenthefoundationofthe

building

D)measuretheimpactofanearthquake?s

vibrations

61.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassage

thatinminimizingthedamagecausedby

earthquakesattentionshouldbefocusedon

A)theincreasinguseofrubberandsteelin

capitalconstruction

B)thedevelopmentofflexiblebuilding

materials

C)thereductionoftheimpactofground

vibrations

D)earlyforecastsofearthquakes

62.Themainpurposeofthispassageis

mostlyto.

A)comparetheconsequencesofthe

earthquakesthatoccurredintheU.S.

B)encouragecivilengineerstomake

extensiveuseofcomputers

C)outlinethehistoryofthedevelopment

ofquake-resistantbuildingmaterials

D)reportnewdevelopmentsin

constructingquake-resistantbuilding

SectionB

Directions;MatchtheChinesesentencesin

theleftcolumnwiththeEnglishinthe

rightcolumn,markthecorresponding

letterontheAnswerwithasingleline

throughthecentre.

63.首先，他如此A)Thedesireto

努力工作并非只keeptherespectofa

为了钱，他一心为goodname

了教化青年人并propelledmeto

设法激励他们在becomethefirstin

各方面取得进步。ourfamilytogoto

college.

64.要保持好名声B)Shielding

多赢得的那份敬childrenfromthe

重，这一渴求促使knowledgethatthey

我成为全家第一个havefailedis

上高校的人。anythingbut

beneficialtotheir

development.

65.我们必需唤醒C)Wemustwaken

人们相识到环境peopletothe

爱护的重要性。否importanceof

则，就为时太晚environmental

Toprotection.Oritwill

betoolate.

66.庇护孩子不让D)Tostartwith,it

他们知道自己已isnotonlymoney

经失败对于他们thatheworksso

的成长是肯定无hard.Heis

益的。committedto

educatingtheyoung

andtriestomotivate

themtogetaheadin

life.

A)Theonlything

neighborhavein

67.现在回想起来，commontobegin

他是有意不让我withisproximity,

们知道，免得扫了andunless

大家的兴。somethingmore

develops,thatisn't

reasonenoughtobe

bestfriends.

68.尽管他对拥有B)AsIlookback,

这份风光的工作it'sclearthathehad

心存感谢，但是他deliberatelykeptall

并不真正认为具ofthathiddenfrom

有写作天才的人ustoavoidspoiling

肯定能够教书。ourfun.

C)Thoughgrateful

69.对于一个害羞forgentle

的人而言，他爱交employment,he

际的慷慨精神尤didn'treallysee

其难能珍贵。whohadagiftfor

writingshould

necessarilybeable

toteach.

D)Forashyman,

70.一起先，邻居hisgregarious

们唯一的公共点generosityofspirit

就是住得近，只有wasremarkable.

进一步发展关系，

才有足够的理由

成为最好的挚友。

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