专升本英语试题

英语专升本试题

PartIListeningComprehension(20points,1pointeach)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,ndof

eachconversation,econversation

the

pau,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

1.A)Tothebank.B)Toabookstore.C)Toashoestore.D)Tothegrocer’s.

2.A)Nearthetrainstation.B)Inthecountryside.C)Inthecity.D)Neartheworkplace

3.A)thechoiceofcoursB)adaycourC)aneveningcourD)theirwork

4.A)Thepear.B)Theweather.C)Theafood.D)Thecold.

5.A)George’swife.B)George’sfather.C)George’sbrotherD)George’swife’sfather.

6.A)Sheispleadtolendhimthecar.B)Sherefustolendhimthecar.

C)Sheagreestolendhimthecar.D)Sheoffershimthecar.

7.A)Policemananddriver.B)Policemanandthief.

C)Teacherandpupil.D)Directorandactress.

Questions8to10arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)Booksaroom.B)Rervesaroom.

C)Confirmshisrervation.D)Tellsthereceptionisthehasrervedaroom.

9.A)OnTuesday.B)ProbablyonThursday.

C)Threedayslater.D)Probablyvendayslater.

10.A)At7.B)At7:30.C)At8.D)At6:30.

Questions11to13arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

11.A)Aconductorandaconductress.B)Abusdriverandaconductress.

C)Theorganizeroftheraceandaparticipant.D)Areporterandaconductress.

12.A)Adaybeforetherace.B)Adayaftertherace.

C)Rightaftertherace.D)Afewhoursaftertherace.

13.A)Shewonthefirstprizeinthecyclerace.

B)Sheboughtthebeautifulracingbicyclebycollectingmoney.

C)Shewastaughttocyclewhenshewasfive.

D)Shewasthefirstconductresswhowonacyclerace.

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,you’ndofeachpassage,youwillhear

ouheara

question,youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

Questions14to16arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A)CoursinBritishhistory.B)Languagecours.

C)Coursinsports.D)Teachertrainingcours.

15.A)Toattractmorestudents.

B)Tomakethecourssuitableforstudentsofalllevels.

C)Toletthestudentshaveagoodrest.

D)Tomakethesummerschoolmorelikeaholiday.

16.A)Becautheyallworkveryhard.

B)BecautheirteachersareallnativespeakersofEnglish.

C)Becautheylearnnotonlyinbutalsooutofclass.

D)Becautheyarealladvancedstudents.

Questions17to20arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A)Hewasnovelist.B)Hewasaplaywright.

C)Hewasapoet.D)Hewasanactor.

18.A)Tovisithisfriends.B)Tovisithisfamily.

C)ToattendtheNewYorkFilmFestival.

D)TohelpwiththeproductionofhisplaybyanAmericanTVcompany

19.A)ItwasaboutanimmigrantfamilyfromPakistantoEngland.

B)ItwasaboutculturaldifferencesbetweenPakistantoEngland.

C)ItwasaboutthestruggleofaPakistaniyouthinEngland.

D)ItwasaboutthemirablelifeoftheimmigrantsinEngland.

20.A)Hemisdhisplane.B)Thetaxidriveroverslept.

C)Heheardaterribleaccidentreportedovertheradio.

D)Hewouldhavebeendeadifhehadn’toverslept.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure

Directions:hntencetherearefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).rkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughcenter.

rovementsintechnologyhave______thepricesofcomputerconsiderablyinrecent

months.

A)broughtbackB)broughtdown

C)broughtonD)broughtup

anager’sprivatecretary,Helenhaasy______toallhiscorrespondence.

A)accessB)approachC)accentD)respon

toraskedhisjournalistsnotto_____anydetailsintheirreportsoftheaccident.

A)leaveforB)leaveonC)leaveoffD)leaveout

tyhadtobe______becauthehostwentdownwithabadcaofflu.

A)calledinB)calledoffC)calledonD)calledup

iswifedied,hehas______himlfintotherearchwork.

A)devotedB)dedicatedC)thrownD)contributed

pentallhislifeworkingwithmentally______people.

A)disabledB)divergedC)nakedD)abolished

dtotheislandonlyappearswhenthetidehas______.

A)sprinkledB)recededC)tiltedD)diminished

nmentalistsaredoingeverythingwithintheirpowerto______theimpactoftheoilspill.

A)rejectB)belittleC)minimizeD)reclaim

always______buyingagoodqualitycarratherthanacheapone.

A)appreciateB)approveC)introduceD)recommend

’tknowanythingaboutanyofthebookssomychoicewasquite______.

A)arbitraryB)obviousC)evidentD)fortunate

wedher______butIstillcouldn’tworkouthowtouthewingmachine.

A)descriptionB)introductionC)instructionsD)comments

eesare______tojointhecompany’spensionplanafterayear’srvice.

A)compelledB)acquiredC)respondedD)regarded

n______theactorwhohadstarredinthepopularmovieSpeed.

A)specifiedB)realizedC)justifiedD)identified

ectedhundredsof______insupportofnotallowingcarsintothecitycentre.

A)signaturesB)awarenessC)stationeryD)statements

ngmanstruggledto______wherehewasatthetimethemurdertookplace.

A)reflectB)respondC)resolveD)recall

whilehewasterrifiedbythefear______hehadcancerofthestomach.

A)whichB)thatC)whatD)such

foundtotheirhorrorthattwo-thirdsoftheadultpopulationinthatareahad______AIDS.

A)contactedB)contrastedC)contractedD)compacted

facedwithmanydifficulties,hewouldnot______onlinelearning.

A)giveupB)getthroughC)getbyD)givein

onalDayisroundthecorner,Shanghaiis______afestiveatmosphere.

A)lookedonB)involvedinC)bathedinD)surroundedwith

kindandeasy-goingthatthekidsgo______himinabigway.

A)forB)toC)withD)off

medtobeawareofthedelicacyofthesituationandshewastakinggreatcarenottosay

anythingto______hercompanion.

A)ignoreB)neglectC)charmD)embarrass

iousunfairnessofsuchpovertysidebysidewithconspicuousaffluenceremindedthemof

their______parentsbackhome.

A)vulnerableB)destructiveC)criticalD)ntimental

galetterorreadingabookmayappeartobe______activitiesinwhichindividualxerci

personalskills.

A)scarceB)sophisticatedC)solitaryD)sincere

herhandandfeltthescaronherthumb,______ofanaccidentwithakitchenknifein

theearlydaysoftheirmarriage.

A)modeB)premiC)signatureD)legacy

blackcreature______andflappedawayintothegrayingsky,shewatchedit,tearsinher

eyes.

A)flutteredB)featuredC)fusdD)ferried

entemedto______outendlessly,hisgazetravellingacrossherface,herneck,her

shoulder,returningtohereyes.

A)stretchB)expandC)skipD)slip

ghthepoemcontainssuchpessimisticovertonesandpatheticacceptanceoffate,thereis

hopetobefoundinthelasttwolineswhichemtobe______fromtherest.

A)takenapartB)tasideC)tapartD)fallenapart

wasto______prideinbeingblackandtoinspireblackAmericanstocampaignforequal

rights.

A)respondB)restoreC)restrainD)retreat

issaidrathervaguelyto______agroupofpersonssharingsimilaroccupationsand

incomes,andasaconquencesimilarlife-stylesandbeliefs.

A)consistofB)contrastwithC)contributeinD)compodof

plehavetriedhardtosavetheirtroubledmarriage______theirchildren.

A)incontrasttoB)ratherthanC)forthesakeofD)regardlessof

PartIIIReadingComprehensionSectionA

Directions:ssageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

thecorrectanswerandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwitha

singlelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Howmuchlivingspacedoesapersonneed?Whathappenswhenhisspacerequirementsarenot

adequatelymet?Sociologistsandpsychologistsareconductingexperimentsonratstotrytodetermine

studieshaveshownthatthebehaviorofratsis

haveadequatelivingspace,theyeatwell,sleepwell,andreproduce

r,iftheirlivingconditionsbecometoocrowded,theirbehaviorpatternsandeventheir

nnotsleeporeatwell,andsignsoffearandtensionbecome

ecrowdedtheyare,themoretheytendtobiteeachotherandevenkilleachother.

Thusforrats,anaturallawforhumansocietyas

well?Isadequatespacenotonlydesirable,butalsoesntialforhumansurvival?

ssageismainlyabout______.

A)livingspaceandbehavior

B)populationandlivingconditions

C)interestingexperimentsonrats

D)anaturallawforhumansociety

thepurpooftheexperimentsdescribedinthepassage?

A)Todeterminehowmuchlivingspacearatneeds.

B)Toewhathappenswhenratsliveinalimitedspace.

C)Toknowthelikelyeffectsofinadequatelivingspaceonhumanbeings.

D)Tofindouttherelationshipbetweenpopulationandlivingconditions.

ldratsbehavewhentheirlivingconditionsbecometoocrowded?

A)Theyeatalotandbecomefriendlytoothers.

B)Theysleeplittleandactquitepeacefully.

C)Theyeatlittlebutsleepsoundly.

D)Theybecomenervousandtendtobewar-like.

sagesuggeststhatovercrowdedconditions______.

A)aredirectlyrelatedwithpopulation

B)maycauanincreainviolence

C)mayleadtohighbirthrate

D)maybringaboutpollutionproblems

PassageTwo

eYears,

tsixhundredlanguageshavebeen

develot

famousone,Esperanto(世界语),wastheideaofLudwigZamenhof,

publishedabookabouthisnewlanguagein1887.

ToencouragepeopletolearntheLanguage,hemadeitassimpleaspossible.

Esperantohasneverbeenacceptedasanofficialworldlanguage,butithasbeensuggestedasan

1950ithadbeentaughttooneandahalfmillionspeakers,anditwasspoken

sperantoisspokenbyabouteightmillionpeople,andmorethanone

hundrednewspapersandmagazinesinthelanguagearepublishedregularlythroughouttheworld.

ThousandsofbookshavebeenwritteninEsperanto,includingthotranslatedfromotherlanguages.

Tohoutthis

ecomeacondlanguageformany

tthatmorearelearningEnglishshowsthattheuofEnglishisstill

oulddenytheufulnessofworldlanguage,butnotmanypeoplethink

thatEsperantoislikelytoplaysucharole.

eyears,peoplehavemadeupnewlanguagesinthehopethat______.

A)allpeoplewillbeabletospeakacommonlanguage

B)peoplewilllearnaforeignlanguagebetter

C)peoplecanunderstandeachotherbetter

D)peoplewillbeabletospeakverallanguages

ofmadethelanguageassimpleaspossiblebecau______.

A)hewantedpeopletolearnitquickly

B)hehopedmoreandmorepeoplewouldbewillingtolearnit

C)hewantedeveryonetospeakitwithoutanydifficulty

D)hehopeditwouldbeacceptedasanofficialworldlanguage

fthefollowingisNOTtrueofEnglish?

A)Itiswidelytaughtinschools.

B)Ithasbecomeacondlanguageformanymillionsofpeople.

C)ManybookshavebeenwritteninEnglish.

D)ItislesspopularthanEsperanto.

thebesttitleofthepassage?

A)Thelanguagemadebyoneman.

B)Atalkabouttheworldlanguage.

C)Englishasacondlanguageforeveryone.

D)Esperanto—abetterlanguagethanEnglish.

PassageThree

AftertheviolentearthquakethatshookLosAngelesin1994,earthquakescientistshadnewstoreport:

Thedamageanddeathtollcouldhavebeenmuchwor.

arison,anearthquakeofsimilarintensitythat

shookAmericain1988claimed25,000victims.

InjuriesanddeathswererelativelylessinLosAngelesbecauthequakeoccurredat4:

holiday,whentrafficwaslightonthecity’tion,changesmadetotheconstruction

codesinLosAngelesduringthelast20yearshavestrengthenedthecity’sbuildingsandhighways,

makingthemmoreresistanttoquakes.

Despitethegoodnews,civilengineersaren’totheirdrawing

designsshouldoffereven

greatercuritytocitieswhereearthquakesoftentakeplace.

Inthepast,makingstructuresquake-resistantmeantfirmyetflexiblematerials,suchassteeland

wood,,peopletriedtoliftabuildingoffitsfoundation,andinrt

rubberandsteelbetweenthebuildinganditsfoundationtoreducetheimpactofgroundvibrations.

Themostrsmart

buildings,thestructuresrespondlikelivingorganismstoanearthquake’eground

shakesandthebuildingtipsforward,thecomputerwouldforcethebuildingtoshiftintheopposite

direction.

r,theywouldsavemanylivesand

wouldbelesslikelytobedamagedduringearthquakes.

sonwhythelossoflivesintheLosAngelearthquakewascomparativelylowwasthat

______.

A)newcomputershadbeeninstalledinthebuildings

B)itoccurredintheresidentialareasratherthanonthehighways

C)largenumbersofLosAngelesresidentshadgoneforaholiday

D)improvementshadbeenmadeintheconstructionofbuildingsandhighways

ctionofthecomputermentionedinthepassageisto______.

A)counterbalanceanearthquake’sactiononthebuilding

B)predictthecomingofanearthquakewithaccuracy

C)helpstrengthenthefoundationofthebuilding

D)measuretheimpactofanearthquake’svibrations

einferredfromthepassagethatinminimizingthedamagecaudbyearthquakesattention

shouldbefocudon______.

A)theincreasinguofrubberandsteelincapitalconstruction

B)thedevelopmentofflexiblebuildingmaterials

C)thereductionoftheimpactofgroundvibrations

D)earlyforecastsofearthquakes

npurpoofthispassageismostlyto______.

A)comparetheconquencesoftheearthquakesthatoccurredintheU.S.

B)encouragecivilengineerstomakeextensiveuofcomputers

C)outlinethehistoryofthedevelopmentofquake-resistantbuildingmaterials

D)reportnewdevelopmentsinconstructingquake-resistantbuilding

SectionB

Directions;MatchtheChinentencesintheleftcolumnwiththeEnglishintherightcolumn,mark

thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

63.首先，他如此努力工作并非只为

了钱，他一心为了教育青年人并设

法激励他们在各方面取得进步。

A)Thedesiretokeeptherespectofa

goodnamepropelledmetobecomethe

firstinourfamilytogotocollege.

64.要保持好名声多赢得的那份尊重，

这一渴求促使我成为全家第一个上大学

的人。

B)Shieldingchildrenfromthe

knowledgethattheyhavefailedis

anythingbutbeneficialtotheir

development.

65.我们必须唤醒人们认识到环境保

护的重要性。否则，就为时太晚

了。

C)Wemustwakenpeopletothe

importanceofenvironmentalprotection.

Oritwillbetoolate.

66.庇护孩子不让他们知道自己已经

失败对于他们的成长是绝对无益

的。

D)Tostartwith,itisnotonlymoney

mmitted

toeducatingtheyoungandtriesto

motivatethemtogetaheadinlife.

67.现在回想起来，他是故意不让我

们知道，免得扫了大家的兴。

A)Theonlythingneighborhavein

commontobeginwithisproximity,and

unlesssomethingmoredevelops,that

isn’treasonenoughtobebestfriends.

68.尽管他对拥有这份体面的工作心

存感激，但是他并不真正认为具有

写作天才的人一定能够教书。

B)AsIlookback,it'sclearthathehad

deliberatelykeptallofthathiddenfrom

ustoavoidspoilingourfun.

69.对于一个腼腆的人而言，他爱交

际的慷慨精神尤其难能可贵。

C)Thoughgratefulforgentle

employment,hedidn’treallyewho

hadagiftforwritingshouldnecessarily

beabletoteach.

70.一开始，邻居们唯一的公共点就

是住得近，只有进一步发展关系，

才有足够的理由成为最好的朋友。

D)Forashyman,hisgregarious

generosityofspiritwasremarkable.

PartIVTranslationSectionA

Directions:hemaretakenfromthepassagesyou

havejustread.

studieshaveshownthatthebehaviorofratsisgreatlyaffectedbyspace.

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tsixhundredlanguageshavebeendevelopedinthearchforalanguagewhichallhuman

beingswouldbeabletospeak.

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ecomeacond

languageformanymillionsofpeople.

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arison,anearthquakeofsimilarintensitythatshookAmericain1988claimed25,000

victims.

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designsshouldofferevengreatercuritytocitieswhereearthquakesoftentakeplace.

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SectionBDirections:PutthefollowingntencesintoEnglish.

76.我过去常常浪费很多时间玩游戏。

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77.理论上说，你的计划听上去不错，但实际上行得通吗？

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78.小女孩的歌声给老人带来了欢乐，帮住他忍受住种种生活的艰辛。

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79.这个倔强的男孩不愿意听从父母的忠告。

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80.只要你一辈子不停地努力工作，你在回忆往事时就会感到心满意足的。

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PartVWriting

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicOnline

uldwriteatleast120wordsandbayourcompositionontheoutline(givenin

Chine)below.

1.现在有一些大学生沉迷于网络游戏，家长和学校对此甚为担忧；

2.有人认为网络游戏并不是一无是处。

3.对此你的看法是….

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