1英语真题解析(部分)

1、 普通高等教育专升本统一考试英语试卷真题解析（部分）passage two【点评】本文属于社会现象介绍类文章，阅读难度不大。文章后的题目中有两个排除题，因此需要考生在把握全文主旨的同时，注意问题涉及的一些细节。the automobile has given people incredible freedom of movement. it enables them to decide where they want to go and when. the automobile influences where people live and work and how they spend t

2、heir leisure time. the striking changes in peoples lives created by the automobile began in the united states and have since spread across much of the globe, especially in developed countries. but even in developing nations, the automobile is increasingly reshaping patterns of living.when the first

3、automobiles were produced, only the well-to-do could afford them. soon, however, prices declined as production increased in response to the growing demand. the lower prices put the automobile within reach of more and more americans. well-off urban residents found car ownership cheaper than keeping a

4、 horse and carriage. the growth in car ownership led to the building of more and better roads, which further increased travel throughout the nation. before the development of automobiles, urban workers walked, bicycled, or rode horse-drawn vehicles to their jobs. but as roads improved and car owners

5、hip expanded, workers no longer had to live near their jobs.during the 1920s, people in u.s. cities increasingly moved to the suburbs because of the freedom provided to the workers by automobile ownership. by the mid-1950s, even factories had begun to relocate in the suburbs. wherever people have ea

6、sy access to automobiles, cars play a major role in social life and the choice of recreational activities. people find it fun to hop in the car and visit friends and relatives, whether the drive takes a few minutes, hours, or days. trips by automobile help make it easy to organize picnics, family re

7、unions, and other get-togethers. trips by automobile to such places as theme parks, national parks, and mountain and seashore resorts are a favorite type of vacation for many people.55. which of the following is not a change brought by the automobile?a. the freedom to go anywhere in the world.b. the

8、 changed way of entertaining ourselves in life.c. the growth of more and better roads.d. the disregard of the existence of national borders.d解析：排除题。本文介绍了汽车给社会、人们的生活带来的多种改变，但本题四个选项中，选项d（意为：漠视国家边境的存在。）未被提及，是不正确的。本题中a选项由于anywhere一词过于绝对，会被很多考生误选，但该选项与文章首句基本相符，与d选项相比较，可得出d为答案项。56. what does the word “wel

9、l-to-do”(line 1 , para.2) mean _? a. excellent b. well done c. rich d. betterc解析：语意题。由第二段前三句话可看出，well-to-do一词与钱相关，故答案为c。57. which of the following is not a change directly created by automobile? a. more theme parks and national parks were set up.b. more city residents moved to suburban areas.c. more

10、 and better roads were built.d. people have family reunions more frequently.a解析：排除题。 在文章最后三句话中，作者介绍了汽车给人们的生活带来的具体变化，比如：很多城市居民搬至郊区、越来越多的道路建设、更多的家庭聚会等。虽然作者也提到了去主题公园游玩，但是并没有提及其建设，因此a为正确选项。58. what is the authors attitude toward automobiles? a. negative b. positive c. neutral d. indifferent.b解析：态度题。本题询问

11、作者对于文章主题词持何种态度，属于主题题型，答案来自全文脉络。作者在本文中讲述了汽车给人们的生活带来的种种便利，促进了生活水平，由此可见作者对于汽车是持积极态度的，故选b。其他选项意为a消极的，c中立的，d冷漠的。passage three【点评】 本文属于人物传记。文章中出现了十余个诸如workaholic, mortgage, hedge等陌生词汇，以及produce, panel, prospect等熟词生义，还涉及到branch out, living paycheck to paycheck等短语，阅读难度非常大。考生在阅读中要尽量按照时间顺序，把握aerts创业这一主线，学会跨越生

12、词、把握大意，了解主人公怎样一步步走向成功的。to become a success in high-tech silicon valley, alan aerts used low-tech skills and hard work. he carried boxes of produce for a grocery store and sold bread to restaurants while launching a vending machine business that sells soft drinks and snack foods to workaholic compute

13、r engineers.in 1980, on his route as a bread salesman for a bakery, aerts ran into the owner of a pac man game control panel who was servicing his equipment at a restaurant in oakland, california. aerts, who always wore a shirt and tie on sales calls, was impressed by the other fellows jeans and t s

14、hirt and resolved to branch out on his own.but capitalism requires capital, and aerts had little money to spare. living paycheck to paycheck with his wife and newborn son, he worked days at the bakery and nights at a grocery store to pay the mortgage. during downtime between jobs, he developed his b

15、usiness strategy. “im sure i did every wrong thing you can possibly do,” says aerts. “but i knew that with enough hard work, it would all make sense.”to get his business off the ground, he relied on a second mortgage and credit cards, sometimes paying rates as high as 19%, to buy video game and vend

16、ing machines. after purchasing several machines at retail price, he realized he could buy them directly from the manufacturers for less. and he learned that vending machines were more profitable than video games, which needed to be replaced frequently to keep up with the fickle tastes of gamers. aer

17、ts used the contacts he made through his bakery job to prospect for new business. to hedge his bets, he put in ten years at the grocery store to earn a modest pension.today, aertss company, custom vending systems, is the largest privately owned vendor in the region. he says business is booming as th

18、e valleys economy blossoms after its 2000 bust. in 2005, aerts and his wife donated $ 2.5 million to fund scholarships at the local community college. hes still busy around the clock, but now he dedicates evenings and weekends to charity work and local politics instead of a second job.59. alan aerts

19、 achieved success in silicon valley mainly by _.a. starting a vending machine businessb. the traditional approach and hard workc. selling soft drinks and snack foodsd. selling game control panelsb解析：推理题。答案可利用success一词定位在文章首句，该句为全文总括之句，可看作文章的主题句。该句意为“在高科技的硅谷，alan aerts利用简单技术和辛勤工作获取了成功。” ，选项b（传统方法和努力工

20、作）与此意相符，故为正确选项。60. what is the possible reason for mr. aerts decision to branch out his own business?a. he and his wife had been living a paycheck to paycheck life.b. he wants to offer his son a better life when he grows up.c. he wants to achieve financial freedom for his family.d. he was sure that

21、it was the right time to start his own business.c 解析：原因题。本题可利用“branch out his own”定位答案在第二段“california. aerts, who always wore a shirt and tie on sales calls, was impressed by the other fellows jeans and t shirt”部分，但该处含义较为晦涩，需要借助第三段判断出aerts想要改变现状，摆脱经济困境，故需选择c。61. “capitalism requires capital “(line 1

22、, para. 3) can be interpreted as _.a. capitalism is involved around capitalb. capital is essential for starting business c. capitalism is a word derived from capitald. capitalism needs the support of capitalb解析：语意题。语意题的答案一般来自题干问题前后文字的意思，也可根据构词法获得。根据文中第三段首句中的aerts had little money to spare, 可判断“capit

23、alism requires capital”中的capital等同于money，意为“资本”，结合全文在讲述aerts创业的故事，可得出答案为b。62. by saying that “it would all make sense with enough hard work, mr. aerts means _.a. it is important to understand the meaning of hard workb. you will be rewarded if you work enough hardc. you will understand hard work if y

24、ou work hard enoughd. it is meaningless to exert hard efforts into your businessb解析：语意题。本题较上题简单，只要考生了解make sense一词意为“有意义，值得做”，就可轻松选出b选项。part v composition. 考试时间为30分钟。directions：for this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay in honor of teachers on the occasion of teachers day. you should write at least 120 words following the outline given below:1. 向老师致以节日祝贺2. 从一件难忘的事回忆老师的教诲和无私的奉献3. 我如何回报老师的关爱。【点评】本次作文实际上要求考生写成一篇记叙文，提纲的限制性作用不大，考生不必太拘泥于作文的汉语提示，应该把重点放在写好具体的句子上。参考范文：in honour of teachers on the occ