江汉大学2014年普通专升本英语阅读理解真题

2014 年黑龙江省专升本英语考试题考试日期：3 月09 号考试时间：09:00 -11:002014 年黑龙江省专升本英语（绝密启用前）注意事项：1．试卷共10 页，用钢笔或圆珠笔将答案字直接写在答题纸上，写在试题上一律无效。

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3. 满分100分(I) V ocabulary and Structure (1point each;20points in all )Directions：each of the following blank1，or four choices are given. Youare required to choose the most appropriate one and put the correspondingletter in the bracket before each sentence．1. To be honest with yourself is to ________ yourself. （）A. look atB. doC. refuseD. respect2. Mary enjoys a(n) ______ ability to sing well.（）A. styleB. unfortunateC. gladD. natural3. Do you always ______ an English-Chinese dictionary when you comeacross (遇到) new words in your reading? . （）A. considerB. cheatC. consultD. contact4. The whole composition is good _____ some careless mistakes. （）A. except forB. except thatC. exceptD. except from5. The country is experiencing fast ______ in science and technology. （）A. movingB. speedC. developmentD. making6. His white hair was in sharp _____ to his dark skin. （）A. differenceB. contrastC. oppositeD. background7. The little girl got much ______ from her father when she told himabout her pains.（）A. detailB. recognizeC. sympathyD. teach8. We were all _____ to hear the news that Tom, the silly boy, had wonan award.. （）A. fluentB. rudeC. amazedD. successful9. The president was invited to address the audience at the opening______ of the Olympic Games. （）A. ceremonyB. speechC. meetingD. celebration10. He is more _____ for the job than the other candidates because he has more experience in this field. （）A. favorableB. suitableC. equalD. qualifying11. When his team arrived on ______, there was a loud cheer (欢呼).（）A. courtB. floorC. placeD. ground12. I've learned from my uncle that dogs _______ people by their smell. （）A. improveB. recognizeC. expectD. teach13. Charlie thinks money will _____ all his problems. （）A. performB. solveC. scoreD. force14. The sudden lightning (闪电) ______ me so much that I dropped the cup. （）A. stoppedB. pushedC. scaredD. made15. While I was walking alone down the street, three men came up to me and asked me for _____ to the beach. （）A. contactsB. contentsC. materialsD. directions16. After writing the letter, she put it in the ______ and sealed (封) it.（）A. coverB. sheetC. envelopeD. box17. You should read more books to enlarge (扩大) your _____.（）A. vocabularyB. memoryC. brainD. score18. Jack is among the brightest of his _____: he can speak several foreign languages and has won three national prizes.（）A. honorB. abilityC. generationD. edge19. They were _____ to hear that their son had been arrested for taking drugs.（）A.wanderedB. ruinedC. preparedD. shocked20. Unfortunately, we now have plenty of _____ that many children do not do half as well on tests as they actually could if they tried. （）A. evidenceB. blocksC. suitabilityD. instruction(II) Cloze (2 point each; 20 points in all)Every culture has its own body language, and children understandand learn its __21___, along with words. For example, a Frenchman talks and moves in French ways, while an Englishman and a __22___ American cross their legs very differently. It is also interesting to note that in talking, Americans are likely to end a sentence with a dropping of the head or hand, as well as with a lowering of the __23___. They finish up a question with a raise of the hand, a lift of the __24___, or a wideningof the eyes.What's__25___, there are regional phrases too; an expert can sometimes pick out a __26__ of Wisconsin just by the way a person uses his or her eyebrows during conversations. Everything from your sex,__27___ background, social class, and communication style all influences your body language.A person who truly knows two languages uses both body languages too. A good example of this is New York's famous __28___, Fiorello La Guardia, who communicated in English, Italian and Yiddish. When films of his __29___are run without sound, it's not too difficult to tell from his gestures the language being spoken. In fact, one of the reasons English__30___ foreign films often seem flat is that the gestures just don't match the language.（）21.A. values B. important C. meanings D. cultural（）22. A.man B. male C. woman D. people（）23. A. eyelids B. eyelashes C. chin D. eyes（）24. A. chest B.arm C.leg D. chin（）25. A. more B.much C. up D.wrong（）26. A. citizen B.native C.place D. couple（）27. A. family B.national C.fascial D. racial（）28. A. major B. mayor C.provost D. dean（）29. A. talks B. speaks C. says D. speeeches（）30. A.played B.dubbed C. peformed D. edited(III)阅读理解(2 point each; 30 points in all)Task 1In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of Ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted of saying poetry aloud or giving speeches.In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students whowere working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject. This custom exists today as part of the process of testing candidates (考生) for the doctor‘s degree.Generally , however, modern examinations are written. The written examination, where all Students are tested on the on the same questions,was probably not known until the nineteenth century.Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in populationand the development of modern Industry, A room full of candidates for a state examination, timed exactly by electric clocks and Carefully watched over by managers, resembles a group of workers at an automobilefactory. Certainly, , during examinations teachers and students are expected to actlike machines.One type of test ins sometimes called an objective test . It isintended to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up an objective test the teacher writhes a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like answers to students who have not learned the material properly.31. In the Middle Ages students（）A. took objective testsB. were timed by electric clocksC. specialized in one subjectD. never wrote exams32. The main idea of paragraph 3 is that （）A. workers now take examinationsB. the population has grownC. there are only written exams todayD. examinations are now written and timed33. The kind of exams where students must select answers are （）A. personalB. spokenC. objectiveD. written34. Modern industry must have developed（）A. before the Middle AgesB. in Greece of RomeC. around the 19 th centuryD. machines to take tests35. It may be concluded that testing（）A. should test only opinionsB. has hanged since the Middle AgesC. should always be writtenD. is given only in factoriesTask 2For millions of people around the world, the very word "Christmas" brings warmth and joy to their hearts and homes. To some, it is simply a very popular holiday. But for many, it honors the birth of Jesus Christ. Here is a brief history of Christmas and some of the traditions connected with it.Why December 25th?Well, during the first two centuries after Jesus' death, Christmas wasnot celebrated at all. Various attempts were made to determine the date of birth of Jesus, and at first, May 20th became the favored date. By the middle of the fourth century, however, Pope Julius selected December25th as the day on which to celebrate Christ's birth. Before that, December 25th had been a widely celebrated day in the Roman world. On that date, people honored a Roman sun god. Many modern Christmas customs, such as having a tree in the house and preparing special meals, came from this ancient celebration.Let's decorate the tree!The Christmas tree tradition was started in Germany in the late fifteenth century. At that time, there was a popular theater play which included afir tree hung with apples. Today, more than 80 percent of American families buy and decorate a tree at Christmas.How many Christmas cards do you usually send?The first commercial Christmas cards were made in London in 1843. A rich man paid an artist to design a card. He then proudly sent it to his friends and relatives to wish them a "Merry Christmas." It was a good idea and it soon caught on. Today, Americans exchange millions of Christmas cards every year.Santa Claus is coming to town!St. Nicholas was the original Santa Claus or "Father Christmas". He was widely known as a kind man who loved children. After his death, a story developed that he used to visit children on Christmas Eve and give them presents. When the Dutch people came to live in America many years ago, they brought their St. Nicholas, or Sinter Klaas in Dutch, with them. Sinter Klaas is therefore where we get the name Santa Claus.What's in that stocking?According to the story, the practice of hanging up stockings is connected with St. Nicholas. It is believed that St. Nicholas learned about a man who was hopelessly in debt. He also learned that the man and his daughters were about to be sold as slaves. Nicholas went to the man's home at night and threw a bag of gold through the man's window. The bag of gold landed in one of the daughters' stockings that had been hungup to dry.Today, all the above traditions are still kept as ways of celebrating Christmas.36. Lots of people celebrate Christmas to（）A. show respect for Jesus ChristB. get warmth and joyC. spend money while shoppingD. spend money while shopping37. According to Paragraph 3, which of the following is NOTtrue? （）A. People tried many times to decide the date of birth of Jesus.B. People tried many times to decide the date of birth of Jesus.C. December 25th used to be a day on which to show respect to a Roman sun god.D. Christmas was celebrated widely soon after Jesus' death.38. What does "it soon caught on" in Paragraph 7 mean? （）A. It was not allowed by the people in London.B. It was popular among the people.C. It was not welcomed by the man's relatives and friends.D. It was very expensive.39. From the text, we can learn that the story of Father Christmas may come from（）A. the GermansB. the RomansC. the DutchD. the Americans40. Why does Father Christmas put the presents in the stockings? （）A. Because he doesn't know where to put the presents.B. Because the stockings are good places for the presents.C. Because he wants children to spend time finding them.D. Because the gold thrown by St. Nicholas happened to fall in the stockings.Task 3Even the most powerful computer in the world can't be a genius because it has no character. It can remember and calculate quickly andaccurately, and handle great amounts of information—but it can't think about the information like we can. It has no feelings, no opinions, no moments of madness.Study the great human geniuses and you'll see that they all have special parts to their character, qualities that allow them to go beyond everything previously achieved. Their lives hold many of the secrets to having great ideas and putting them into practice. To be a genius you need to:—Have fun. Leonardo da Vinci was well known for his jokes and funny stories. Galileo had a busy social life and was another great joker. Bill Gates, the world's richest man, and the genius behind Microsoft, has been described as "a big teenager". He once said that one of his favorite hobbies was playing with earthmoving equipment on building sites! —Be curious. Geniuses spend their lives asking questions about the world around them.Leonardo da Vinci filled many notebooks with his questions that he wanted to answer. Here is one passage from his notebook:"I wandered about the countryside searching for answers to things I did not understand: why shells existed on the tops of mountains... why thunder lasts longer than that which causesit... how the various circles of water form around the spot that has been struck by a stone... how a bird flies..."—Be brave. Geniuses simply can't be afraid of making mistakes. Orville and Wilbur Wright had many crashes and ruined many planes before they finally got off the ground. Inventor Thomas Edison failed thousands of times before he managed to turn electricity into light. He told his friends that, because he knew so many ways that didn't work, he was much closer than any other inventor to finding the right answer! Geniuses must also be prepared to shock people. New ideas can seem strange and even frightening to others, and great thinkers are often described as being odd and foolish.—Keep trying. Thomas Edison once said that genius was "onepercent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration".To become a genius you must be prepared to work long and hard, often in the face of great difficulties.—Be inspired. The answers you're looking for may be close by—you just have to know where to look. Travel is another good source of inspiration. Mozart picked up many good musical ideas during his travels. While still a teenager, Albert Einstein persuaded his parents to let him tour the main cities of Italy. He came back with some exciting ideas. —Stay fit. An ancient saying goes, "A healthy mind in a healthy body". So it's very important for your body to be operating at its best so that your mind can also function powerfully.As well as being a philosopher, poet and politician, Sophocles wasalso a champion in sports and won many prizes. Leonardo da Vinci was famous for his strength and special ability in riding horses.So it is clear then, that to be a genius is to push the limits, in your mind, and beyond.41. The passage is mainly about _________.A. the qualities of geniusesB. the lives of geniusesC. the hobbies of geniusesD. the ideas of geniuses42. One thing that was NOT true about Leonardo da Vinci is that_______.A. his notebooks were full of his questionsB. he liked telling jokesC. he enjoyed playing on the building sitesD. he was very skillful at riding horses .43. Great thinkers are often considered to be strange and silly because_______.A. they have strange living habitsB. her college friends their ideas seem strange and frighteningC. doctorsthey have unusual charactersD. they behave in strange ways44. According to the text, travel is good in that it brings people _______.A. great fun.B. great funC. rich experiencesD. new and fresh ideas45. Your mind will work most efficiently if you ______.A. take exercises regularlyB. take exercises regularlyC. have a healthy bodyD. I'm sorry for where I am now have enough time to rest(IV)Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form if necessary. Fill in each blank with one word only. (1 point each; 10 points in all)declare tend disorder bear delight microphone pretend loosenowhere various1. I was _______ when I knew my best friend had won the race.2. In the winter break, I went _______ but stayed at home.3. The teachers are discussing the good points and weak pointsof _______ teaching methods (教学方法).4. Without the _______ , the speaker could hardly be heard.5. He was surprised at her rude remarks, but he _______ he did not hear.6. The captain (船长) of a ship _______ a heavy responsibility.7. A college graduate _______ to show little interest in poorly-paid jobs.8. Don't let the boy _______ in the garden; he'll pull up all the flowers.9. The rich young man_______that he would marry the poor girl.10. She looks ill, as she has been experiencing a sleeping _______ for some time.(V)Translate the following into English.（2 point each; 10 points in all）1.我明白了一个道理：永远不要让你的朋友失望。

2014年普通高等学校专升本招生考试公共英语试卷Part Ⅰ Vocabulary and Structure (1×40 points)Directions:There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence，and then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1._____difficulties they may come across, they’ll help one another to overcome them.A. WhateverB. WheneverC. HoweverD. Wherever2. Education cannot be_____in any country.A. rejectedB. deletedC.neglectedD. refused3. Although it’s tough finding a job these days, Henry got a_____in a famous company.A. placeB. positionC. postD. patch4. The doctor said that mental_____is the major cause of his sleeping problem.A. tensionB. sadnessC. angerD. relaxation5._____comes back first is supposed to win the prize.A. One whoB. WhoeverC. AnyoneD. Those who6. The last time I saw her was_____my brother’s wedding ceremony three years ago.A. toB. atC. inD. during7. I have two children but_____of them likes fruits.A. noneB. eitherC. neitherD. both8. He might have been killed_____the arrival of the police.A. except forB. withC. forD. but for9. Some areas, _____their severe weather conditions, are sparsely populated.A. due toB. but forC. in spite ofD. with regard to10. Many teenagers feel no difficulty_____computer.A. to learnB. learnC. in learningD. learned11. No agreement was_____in the discussion as neither side would give way to the other.A. arrivedB. obtainedC. reachedD. gained12. A loud noise_____my attention from cooking and everything was burnt.A. dividedB. divertedC. focusedD. separated13. Henry planned to visit_____country besides England.A. some otherB. every otherC. several othersD. other14. Before using your new pressure cooker, read the following_____carefully.A. noticesB. ordersC. advertisementD. instructions15. It is very expensive to_____the fashion.A. go along withB. get on withC. keep up withD. carry on with16. If I have a good sleep，I’ll be_____to work out the problem.A. possibleB. ableC. capableD. reasonable17. If you get into difficulties, don’t hesitate to_____help.A. ask aboutB. ask afterC. ask forD. ask in18. All of them are_____at Lana’s achievement.A. amazedB. interestedC. fondD. proud19. The football match was_____on account of rain.A. called upB. called onC. called offD. called for20. Students should develop a good attitude_____tests.A. forB. withC. onD. towards21. I’m_____in this argument: I don’t care who wins.A. naturalB. centralC. neutralD. middle22. She passed me in the street, but took no_____of me.A. attentionB. watchC. sightD. notice23. Only in this way_____get rid of your headache.A. can youB. you canC. you willD. do you24. Tolerance_____respecting the opinions of others.A. consists inB. consists ofC. insists onD. depends on25. The weather was good except for an_____shower.A. optionalB. intentionalC. additionalD. occasional26. He had his book_____at his own expense.A. printB. printedC. to printD. printing27. Patients’ bills of rights require that they_____informed about their condition and about alternatives for treatment.A. areB. might beC. should beD. were28. He studies so hard to avoid_____at the bottom of the class.A. finishingB. to finishC. finishedD. finish29. I thought you might be tired,_____is why I decided to help you.A. thatB. thisC. whichD. as30. No one should blind himself_____the well known fact.A. withB. to C .for D. over31. The color of the skirt does not_____that of the coat.A. balanceB. matchC. correspondingD. accord32. The boy is eager to_____knowledge in different fields.A. accomplishB. absorbC. arrangeD. approach33. In my bedroom, there is a pair of scissors, a stack of books and_____flowers on my desk.A. a piece ofB. a pocket ofC. a slice ofD. a bunch of34. Ryan was late for the conference yesterday_____the traffic jam.A. becauseB. sinceC. forD. because of35. As far as the professor_______ , college students should get into the habit of studying by themselves.A. concernB. concernsC. concernedD. is concerned36. We have to get that car fixed , _____A. no matter it costs how muchB. no matter how much costs itC. no matter how much it costsD. no matter how much does it cost37. When I was a child, I used_____to the river and bathe in the evening.A. to goingB. to goC. goD. going38. Nobody could_____a satisfactory explanation of the accident.A. come up withB. come throughC. come uponD. come into39._____my delight, our school football team won the game easily.A.InB. OfC. ToD. For40._____driving to work, Mr. Lead usually goes to his office downtown by train.A. WithoutB. Instead ofC. In case ofD. In spite ofPart Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (2×20 points)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or incomplete statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D. You should decide on the best choice, and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage 1I strongly believe that understanding is more important than love, especially when it comes to parenting and intimate relationships. As a psychologist for more than twenty years I can tell you that I have never had an adult looking back at her childhood and complaining that her parents were too understanding. And similarly, I have met many divorced people who still love each other but yet they never really understood each other.The painful reality is love is just not enough. I’ll admit that there are people who I love and who I still need to b etter understand. I hope I’ll continue my work to understand them. The willingness to understand is very important. It is not always easy, but healthy love is strengthened by the willingness to understand. Love without understanding will wilt like flowers without water.Our egos are what seem to get in the way of understanding those who we love and care about. Often it is our need to be right that makes what others think and feel so wrong for us. I have certainly been quite guilty of this in some of my relationships.As I have written repeatedly in my books, empathy, is truly the emotional glue that holds all close relationships together. Empathy allows us to slow down and try to walk in the shoes of those we love. The deeper our empathy, the deeper—and healthier— our love. Not all relationships are meant to be. Yet all relationships that are meant to flourish in a healthy way, must stress understanding just as much, if not more, than love.61. From the passage we know that________.A. the author complains about her parents ‘being too understandingB. the author has been studying marriages for more than 20 yearsC. people divorced mainly because they didn’t love each otherD. some people divorced because they couldn’t understand each other62. Why are we unable to understand the others sometimes?A. Because we are caring the others too much.B. Because it is quite difficult to understand the others.C. Because we believe we are always right.D. Because the others have done something wrong.63. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. Understanding is more important to parenting relationship than to other intimaterelationships.B. Understanding is less important than love as far as marriage is concerned.C. Understanding is more important than love to some degree.D. Understanding is more often neglected in parenting relationship.64. If we are to understand our partners, we should ________firstly .A. have willingness to do soB. have love for themC. get into connection with themD. care about them65. In this passage, the expression “walk in the shoes of” is similar in meaning to________ .A. befriendB. understandC. loveD. care aboutPassage 2Finally, the Christmas season is over. We can take a long breath, put up our feet, sip from a cup of good tea and relax. The frenzy, starting from Black Friday right after Thanksgiving until Christmas Eve, of gift shopping, buying, wrapping, giving, receiving, opening, returning…is exhaustive and time consuming, but it takes place every year.There is considerable difference between the cultures in China and western countries when it comes to gift giving. In China, it is not polite to open a gift in front of the gift giver, and gift is only looked at after the guest has left. Here in America, gift givers always wrap their gifts, large or small, priceless or valueless, carefully and decorate them with colorful ribbons and little pretty paper flowers; and the lucky receiver is expected to open the gift right away in front of the giver, with great eagerness and curiosity, and should always express appreciation with the all time truthful comment, “this is just exactly what I wanted!” Well, as a matter of fact, most people would take their “always wanted” gi fts back to the store to exchange for something they reallywanted.Finding a gift for somebody, even a close family member, you’ll have to know what the person likes and shop for days before you can locate the perfect gift. But, still the person may not like the gift from you. Nowadays, stores would provide two copies of the receipts for anything they sell as a gift, one of which is included in the gift package so that the receiver can come back for an exchange. I know, it was unthinkable to cash out gift you get, but, times are different. Another good way to avoid all that shopping hassle is to purchase a gift card from one of the stores and send it to your niece, nephews, or a family member, so that they can get whatever they want or even keep the money.66. Finding a gift for somebody is a(n)________.A. easy jobB. tough taskC. Must be jobD. arranged task67. It is quite ________ for Chinese people to open the gift in front of the givers.A. usualB. normalC.abnormalD. unusual68. Gift giving is the same thing in China and America in that ________.A. people spend a lot of time preparing a giftB. people would cash out the gift immediatelyC. people are eager to get a gift from a friendD. people are less willing to give gifts69. Which of the following is the author’s suggestion?A. Open the gift immediately in front of the giver.B. Wrap the gift carefully.C. Express the appreciation for the gift you receive.D. Buying a present card to avoid the trouble in shopping.70. The author’s attitude towards gift giving is________ .A. indifferentB. protestingC.objectiveD. supportivePassage 3They already guide blind and disabled people；now dogs are to be trained to help people with dementia(痴呆). The duti es of these “guide dogs for the mind” will include reminding their owners to take medication, as well as encouraging them to eat, drink and sleep at regular intervals.The dementia dogs will be trained to respond to sound triggers in the home that prompt them to perform tasks. These could include delivering a bite proof bag of medicine with a note inside reminding the patient to take it, or waking them up in the morning.The idea was developed by design students at the Glasgow School of Art and will now be put into practice by Alzheimer’s Scotland and Dogs for the disabled.Joyce Gray of Alzheimer’s Scotland said: “People in the early stages of dementia are still able to live a relatively normal life, and dogs help to maintain routine.”The other advantage of using the pets as companions is that conversation can be increasingly confusing for people with Alzheimer’s, but dogs can give them a sense of silent support and companionship. People light up when they see animals. They don’t need to communicate ver bally but they can still interact. You can have a speechless bond.The dog would also encourage the owner to take them out for walks, ensuring they keep exercising and interacting with other people.71. As is mentioned in the passage, the guide dogs will do the following except for________.A. helping ensure the owner doing some exercisesB. reminding the owner to take medicineC. communicating with the owner in a non verbal wayD. helping the owner recover from the illness72. Who will train the dogs to perform such tasks?A. The students who developed the idea.B. The owners of the dogs.C. The experts in Alzheimer’s Scotland.D. It is not mentioned in the passage.73. What is true about the people suffering from dementia?A. They would like to stay with other people.B. They can maintain routine.C. They will gradually lose the ability to live a normal life.D. They would like to talk in a different way.74. The guide dogs helping the people with dementia will________.A. respond to t he owners’ orderB. respond to a sound deviceC. act on the owners’ instructionsD. act on the trainers’ order75. Having a conversation with people with dementia will be________.A. difficultB. interestingC. confusingD. encouragingPassage 4It seems obvious that you don’t give away your product for free but this is exactly what indie rock group The Crimea did earlier this year. The band’s reasoning goes like this: more people will download the free album than would pay for it. Therefore more people will hear The Crimea’s music. These people will then pay money for concerts by the band and perhaps buy a T-shirt or other merchandise. If the band play regular concerts to crowds of 200 or 300 people they can make more money than they would from sales of a CD. There will always be some people who want something they can hold in their hands so they will release the CD into the shops too—but making money through sales of their music isn’t the top priority.The story illustrates the creative thinking going on in the music business in response to dramatic changes over the last few years in the way that people buy music. Sales of music digitally—to computer, phones and MP3 players rose to＄2 billion in 2006—an increase of almost 100 percent on the previous year—yet overall record company sales are down. People are simply not buying CDs in record shops in anything like the numbers they used to.This trend looks set to continue so the big question for the music industry is whether they can successfully manage the move to being primarily a digital industry without profits falling to unacceptable levels.There are both positive and negative signs. On the plus side, more and more people are buying music on mobile phones, which allows people to make impulse purchases—they can buy a song as soon as they hear it. Research by the UK mobile operator 3 suggested that 75 percent of 16 to 24year olds wanted to buy a track they liked as soon as they heard it. With so much competition for people’s disposable income, a product that you can sell immediately is a big advantage.The bad news for record companies, however, is the amount of music that is downloaded illegally.Piracy—usually in the form of cheaply copied CD—has long been an issue for the music business but the Internet means music can be copied and distributed freely through file-sharing sites on a large scale than ever before.It is this situation that leads bands to start giving away their music for free and promises to make the next few years a very interesting time in the music business.76. What is unusual about the Crimea’s business plan?A. Their business was given away free on the Internet.B. They gave CDs away free in shops.C. They played free concerts.D. They charged more for their CDs77. The Crimea hope to make money________ .A. through CD salesB. by giving concerts and selling T-shirts and other merchandiseC. by selling merchandise on the InternetD. through sales of merchandise in shops78. The Crimea also released CDs for sale in shops because________ .A. people who attend their concerts need themB. they want to make extra moneyC. there are still people who prefer CDs to other formatsD. people who fail to attend their concerts need them79. What is true about sales of music over the last year?A. Overall, sales are up last year.B. Overall, sales are down last year.C. There is no change compared to previous sales.D. It is not mentioned in the passage.80. What effect has the Internet had on music piracy?A. It has made it easier to fight piracy.B. It has increased the number of pirate CDs available.C. It has made it easier to illegally copy music.D. It has reduced the number of pirate CDs available.Part Ⅱ Cloze (1×20 points)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Many visitors to the United Kingdom go straight to London and never set foot outside the capital—which is a pity, for those that do are often surprised at the sheer variety of landscapes 41 within such a small geographical area. 42 you want to see stunning, unspoilt scenery you should 43 spend a few days in one of Britain’s largest areas of protected countryside, a national park. 44 in the second half of the 20th century after popular pressure for access 45 the country;s wilder places, there are now 15 of them throughout the British Isles.The biggest is the Cairngorms in northern Scotland, named 46 some of the country’s highest mountains and the best place for skiing. Pony trekking, climbing and fishing are also 47 , along with Scotland’s national game, golf. 48 enthusiasts are well rewarded—this is the home of the red deer, red squirrel and golden eagle. If you don’t like the 49 to the highest point, some 2,000 metres 50 sea level, you can take the railway 51 gets you to the summit in less than ten minutes. 52 the west of the park is another popular natural 53 , Loch Ness. The lake is over 200 metres 54 in places, and salmon, trout and eels are in abundance here.Over the border in England is the Lake District, 55 made famous by Romantic poets such as William Wordsworth two hundreds years ago. People have been 56 here en masse since 1847 57 a railway was built to its biggest lake, Windermere. 58 in the past boats plied its waters 59 stone, timber and wood, today’s craft are more likely to carry 60 on pleasure cruises—over a million a year, in fact.41. A. to find B. to be found C. finding D. to have found42. A. While B. As C. If D. Since43. A. certainly B. formally C. normally D. gradually44. A. To create B. Creating C. Create D. Created45. A. for B. to C. by D. in46. A. for B. by C. with D. after47. A. pleasant B. favorite C. popular D. favorable48. A. Creature B. Wildlife C. Plant D. Botany49. A. way B.road C. walk D. step50. A. below B. up C. above D. under51. A. which B. what C. when D. where52. A. At B. On C. To D. In53. A. interest B. attraction C. pleasure D. place54. A. depth B. deeply C. deep D. deepness55. A. recently B. lately C. eventually D. originally56. A. travelled B. travelling C. travel D. to travel57. A. when B. because C. while D. as58. A. As B. Because C. Since D. While59. A. moving B. running C. transporting D. sending60. A. goods B. materials C. tourists D. productsPart Ⅳ Translation (2×10 points)Directions: There are 10 sentences in this section. Please translate sentences 81-85 from Chinese into English, and translate sentences 86-90 from English into Chinese. Write your answer on the Answer Sheet.81.她喜欢看书时听音乐。

2014年湖北省普通高等学校专升本招生考试大学英语题注意:请将所有答案填写到答题卡上,写在本试卷上的答案无效;考试结束后,请将试卷和答题卡一并交上.Part II Vocabulary and Structure （1 point×20=20 points）Directions: This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections. Section A（1 point×10=10 points）Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A), B), C),and D). Then you should write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.16. The advertising company recently hired a designer ______ had once won a prize in a national contest.A) whose B) which C) whom D) who17. It was for her daughter ________ Doris bought a toy plane yesterday.A) why B) that C) whom D) which18. What’s the ________ on how many bottles of wine you can bri ng through customs?A) regulation B) amount C) limit D) number19. The auto industry spends large amounts of money on marketing campaigns _____ young adult customers.A) attract B) attracted C) to attract D) attracts20. He was attending a meeting, _______ he would have come to your party yesterday.A) unless B) when C) what D) or21. John left his hometown ten years ago, never ________.A) to return B) returned C) returning D) will return22. By the end of this year Mr. Smith _____ in our company for exactly three years.A)is working B) has worked C) will work D) will have worked23. On my way to school, I saw people ________ advertisements and sample products.A) conveying B) creating C) discarding D) distributing24. I think that the Great Wall is worth ______ hundreds of miles to visit.A)to travel B) traveling C) traveled D) travel25. Only when we had finished all the work _______ that it was too late to take a bus home.A) did we realize B)will we realize C) we did realize D) we will realizeSection B（1 point×10=10 points）Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.26. We regret to inform you that we no longer manufacture the product you are (interest) _______ in.27. Sometim es it’s (help)______ to make a list of what you have to do.28. After the flood, life was (extreme) __________ difficult for the farmers in this area.29. In (add) _________ to teaching at the university, Professor Wilson also works as a legal adviser to a company.30. Tom is very good at (handle) ________ difficult customers.31. The price of oil is much (high) ________ now than it was this time last year.32. (fortunate) ________, the fire was discovered soon after it had started.33. After reading the novel he was too (excite) ________ to go to sleep that night.34. To her (disappoint) __________, her daughter did not come.35. The lecture was so (bore) ________ that many of the students in the classroom fell asleep.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 points)Directions: There are several passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneMost of my friends speak several languages. My friend Hans Kimmel, for example, speaks three languages—German, French and English. And my friend Pavlov speaks four languages— Russian, French, Spanish and English. Then there is Charles Zhou. His native language is Chinese, but he speaks three or four other languages fluently. I do not understand it. They speak, read and write all those languages, and I only know one language—English. Why can’t I speak any foreign languages? Am I stupid to learn a foreign language?Maybe it is all a question of home and environment. My parents do not speak any other languages, so of course we speak English at home. But look at Hans. His father is German and his mother is French. So he speaks two languages at home. And look at John’s family. His father is Russian and his mother is Spanish. So they speak two languages at home.Perhaps it is a question of geography, too. I live in the United States, and I can travel hundreds of miles with only one language— English. But it is different for Hans in Europe. He lives in Germany, but in a few hours he can travel to France, or to Italy, or to Holland, or to Denmark. So of course he hears other languages all the time. And he needs other languages.I am studying Italian this term at the university, but I am not learning very much Italian. I can not practice it at home or in restaurants or in stores. I only speak it three hours each week in the classroom. That’s al l. The rest of the time I speak English. Maybe I should go to Italy for a few months. Then perhaps I could really learn Italian.36. Who can speak French, German and English?A) The author himself. B) Hans Kimmel.C) Charles. D) John.37. The person whose mother tongue is Chinese is _________.A) a friend of Zhou’s B) PavlovC) Zhou D) Hans38. According to the writer’s opinion, the reason why he can not speak other languages is that _________.A) he is stupidB) he is not good at learning languagesC) he is not interested in learning languagesD) he lives in an English-speaking country and his parents don’t speak any other lang uages except English39. The writer thinks that if a person wants to learn a foreign language well, he should _________.A) study hard B) go to ItalyC) have a good language situation D) be clever and good at learning languages40. The writer’s native language is _________.A) Russian B) Italian C) English D) GermanPassage TwoAmerican Indians played a central role in the war known as the American Revolution. To them, however, the dispute between the colonists and England was peripheral. For American Indians the conflict was a war for American Indian independence, and whichever side they chose they lost it. Mary Brant was a powerful influence among the Iroquois. She was a Mohawk, the leader of the society of all Iroquois matrons, and the widow (寡妇) of Sir William Johnson, Superintendent of Indian Affairs. Her brother, Joseph Brant, is the best-known American Indian warrior (战士) of the Revolution, yet she may have exerted even more influence in the Confederacy than he did. She used her influence to keep the western tribes of Iroquois loyal to the English king, George III. When the colonists won the war, she and her tribe had to abandon their lands and retreat to Canada. On the other side, Nacy Ward held positions of authority in the Cherokee nation. She had fought as a warrior in the war against the Greeks and as a reward for her heroism was made “Beloved Woman” of the tribe. This office made her chief of the women’s council and a member of the council of chiefs. She was friendly with the White settlers and supported the Patriots during the Revolution. Yet the Cherokees too lost their land.41. What is the main point the author makes in the passage?A) Siding with the English in the Revolution helped American Indians regain their land.B) At the time of the Revolution, the Superintendent of Indian Affairs had little power.C) Regardless of whom they supported in the Revolution, American Indians lost their land.D) The outcome of the Revolution was largely determined by American Indian women.42. The italicized word “it” in the passage refers to ________.A) sideB) revolutionC) disputeD) independence43. Accord ing to the passage, Mary Brant’s husband had been a ________.A) government officialB) Mohawk chiefC) revolutionary heroD) Cherokee council member44. The italicized word “he” in the passage could be replaced by “________”.A) Sir William JohnsonB) the Superintendent of Indian AffairsC) Joseph BrantD) George III45. To which tribe did Nancy Ward belong?A) Mohawk.B) Iroquois.C) Cherokee.D) Greek.Passage ThreeIn 1801, Thomas Jefferson was the first president to take the oath of office in the nation’s permanent capital, Washington D.C. Although Washington was a new city, it was already familiar to President Jefferson. In fact, Jefferson had helped plan the c apital’s streets and public buildings. Besides being a city planner and architect, the new President was a writer, a scientist, and the inventor of several tools.Jefferson lived in the Presidential Palace. The Palace was more than a home; it contained offices for the President and some of his staff and advisors. It also included dining and reception rooms, where the President could entertain congressmen. However, President Jefferson did not give many formal parties. This was partly because there was no First Lady. Jefferson’s wife had died in 1782. But it was also because Jefferson liked to live in a simple fashion. Once, he showed up for an important meeting wearing old clothes and slippers! Neither Washington nor Adams would ever have dressed so casually.Jefferson was different from the first two Presidents in other ways, too. He disagreed with them about how the country should be run, and about what part a President should play in running it.46. According to the passage, the Presidential Palace was built to be ________.A) an office building and homeB) a meeting place for congressmenC) a homeD) an office building47. According to the passage, Thomas Jefferson was all of the following except ________.A) a writerB) a city plannerC) the third president of the United StatesD) a carpenter48. Thomas Jefferson did not entertain very often in Washington D.C. because ________.A) he did not have new clothesB) the food there was badC) he did not enjoy carefully prepared parties and there was no First LadyD) his wife did not like it49. Which of the following statements about Washington D.C. is TRUE?A) It was not the first capital of the United States.B) All the American presidents took the oath of office in Washington D.C.C) There were many old streets in Washington D.C. before 1801.D) Washington D.C. was planned by Thomas Jefferson.50. It can be inferred from the passage that George Washington and John Adams both ________.A) lived in the Presidential PalaceB) were rather formal gentlemenC) were different from Thomas Jefferson only in how to run the countryD) dressed casuallyPassage FourHigh above the bustling streets, honking taxicabs and crowded sidewalks, on the 24th floor of the landmark Empire State Building, is a month-old company offering New Yorkers a 20-minute nap... New York is called the city that never sleeps, but one small company wants that to change. Stressed-out customers arrive in a quiet, darkened room filled with futuristic (未来派的) chairs, or “napping pods,” where they can pay $14 (￡7.50) for their snooze. “MetroNaps is a place where busy New Yorkers get power nap in New York City,” says co-founder Arshad Chowdhury.White noise machines block out whispered conversation at the front desk. Sleepers stretch out in the leaning seats, which resemble plush dentists’ chairs, with blankets covering their legs and music piped into headphones. After 20 minutes, the sleeping pod wakes up the customer with a combination of vibrations and light.Chowdhury said nappers are encouraged to sleep just 20 minutes because a longer session tends to leave them more dazed than refreshed. Abdul Latif, a Broadway singer and dancer who likes to rest between an audition and a performance, said it was better to pay for a nap than to sit at a coffee shop. Another MetroNaps customer, writer and researcher Ben Stiller, said he needs that d aily nap. “This is what energizes me, this is what keeps me going,” he said.51. What is this passage about?A) The importance of taking a nap.B) How to have a good nap.C) A company that helps people take a nap.D) How to fall asleep in Empire State Building52. What does “snooze” in Para. 1 probably mean?A) Daydream.B) A short stay.C) Short-time sleep.D) A long break.53. What do you know about the nappers’ room?A) Sleepers lie in soft beds.B) Sleepers are covered with blanket from head to foot.C) It’s absolutely quiet in the room.D) Sleepers fall asleep with music in their ears.54. Nappers should sleep no more than 20 minutes because ________.A) it’s already very expensive for a 20-minute napB) you shouldn’t keep other p eople waiting too longC) napping too long makes them dazedD) napping too long is a waste of time55. How do some nappers think of the napping service?A) They think they would rather sit in a coffee shop.B) They don’t think they feel refreshed a fter taking a nap there.C) They don’t think they need that kind of napping.D) They feel energized after taking a nap.Part IV Translation ( 2 points×5=10 points )56. 他的表情说明他对周围正在发生的事情一无所知。

2014年英语试题Part I Listening Comprehension (20 points, 1 point each) Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 7 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D) , and decide which is the best answer.1. A) To the bank. B) To a book store. C) To a shoe store. D) To the grocer's.2. A) Near the train station. B) In the countryside. C) In the city. D) Near the workplace3. A) the choice of courses B) a day course C) an evening course D)their work4. A) The pear. B) The weather. C) The sea food. D) The cold.5. A) George's wife. B) George's father. C) George's brother D) George's wife's father.6. A) She is pleased to lend him the car. B) She refuses to lend him the car.C) She agrees to lend him the car. D) She offers him the car.7. A ) Policeman and driver. B) Policeman and thief.C) Teacher and pupil. D) Director and actress.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. A) Books a room. B) Reserves a room.C) Confirms his reservation. D) Tells the receptionist he has reserved a room.9. A) On Tuesday. B) Probably on Thursday.C)Three days later. D) Probably seven days later.10. A) At 7. B) At 7:30. C) At 8. D) At 6:30.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the conversation you have just heard.11. A) A conductor and a conductress. B) A bus driver and a conductress.C) The organizer of the race and a participant. D) A reporter and a conductress.12. A) A day before the race. B) A day after the race.C) Right after the race. D) A few hours after the race.13. A) She won the first prize in the cycle race.B) She bought the beautiful racing bicycle by collecting money.C) She was taught to cycle when she was five.D) She was the first conductress who won a cycle race.Section BDirections: In this section, you'll hear 2 short passages. At the end of each passage,you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.Language courses.B) A) Courses in British history. 14.C) Courses in sports. D) Teacher training courses.15. A) To attract more students.B) To make the courses suitable for students of all levels.C) To let the students have a good rest.D) To make the summer school more like a holiday.16. A) Because they all work very hard.B) Because their teachers are all native speakers of English.C) Because they learn not only in but also out of class.D) Because they are all advanced students.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) He was novelist. B) He was a playwright.C) He was a poet. D) He was an actor.18. A) To visit his friends. B) To visit his family.C) To attend the New York Film Festival.D) To help with the production of his play by an American TV company19. A) It was about an immigrant family from Pakistan to England.B) It was about cultural differences between Pakistan to England.C) It was about the struggle of a Pakistani youth in England.D) It was about the miserable life of the immigrants in England.20. A) He missed his plane. B) The taxi driver overslept.C) He heard a terrible accident reported over the radio.D) He would have been dead if he hadn't overslept.Part II Vocabulary and StructureDirections: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence thereare four choices marked A) , B ) , C ) and D ). Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through center.21. The improvements in technology have ______the prices of computer considerably in recent months.A) brought back B) brought downC) brought on D) brought up22. As the manager's private secretary, Helen has easy ______ to all his correspondence.A) access B) approach C) accent D) response23. The editor asked his journalists not to _____ any details in their reports of the accident.A) leave for B) leave on C) leave off D) leave out24. The party had to be______because the host went down with a bad case of flu.A) called in B) called off C) called on D) called up25. Since his wife died, he has______ himself into the research work.A) devoted B ) dedicated C) thrown D) contributed26. He has spent all his life working with mentally______people.D) abolishedB ) diverged C) naked A) disabled27. The road to the island only appears when the tide has______.A) sprinkled B) receded C ) tilted D) diminished28. Environmentalists are doing everything within their power to______the impact of the oil spill.A) reject B) belittle C) minimize D) reclaim29. I would always______buying a good quality car rather than a cheap one.A) appreciate B ) approve C) introduce D) recommend30. I didn' t know anything about any of the books so my choice was quite______.A) arbitrary B ) obvious C) evident D) fortunate31. I followed her______but I still couldn' t work out how to use the sewing machine.A) description B ) introduction C) instructions D) comments32. Employees are______to join the company's pension plan after a year's service.A) compelled B) acquired C) responded D) regarded33. She soon______the actor who had starred in the popular movie Speed.A) specified B) realized C) justified D) identified34. We collected hundreds of______in support of not allowing cars into the city centre.A) signatures B) awareness C) stationery D) statements35. The young man struggled to ______where he was at the time the murder took place.A) reflect B) respond C) resolve D) recall36. All the while he was terrified by the fear______he had cancer of the stomach.A) which B) that C) what D) such37. People found to their horror that two - thirds of the adult population in that area had ______AIDS.A) contacted B ) contrasted C ) contracted D) compacted38. Though faced with many difficulties, he would not______online learning.A) give up B ) get through C) get by D) give in39. As National Day is round the corner, Shanghai is______a festive atmosphere.A) looked on B ) involved in C ) bathed in D) surrounded with40. He is so kind and easy-going that the kids go______him in a big way.A) for B) to C) with D) off41. She seemed to be aware of the delicacy of the situation and she was taking great care not to say anything to______her companion.A) ignore B ) neglect C) charm D) embarrass42. The obvious unfairness of such poverty side by side with conspicuous affluencereminded them of their______parents back home.A) vulnerable B ) destructive C) critical D) sentimental43. Writing a letter or reading a book may appear to be ______activities in which individuals exercise personal skills.A) scarce B) sophisticated C) solitary D) sincere44. He took her hand and felt the scar on her thumb, ______of an accident with a kitchen knife in the early days of their marriage.C) signature D) legacyB) premise A) modeAs each black creature______and flapped away into the graying sky, she watched 45. it, tears in her eyes.D) ferriedB) featured A) fluttered C) fussedThe moment seemed to______out endlessly, his gaze travelling across her face, 46. her neck, her shoulder, returning to her eyes.D) slipC) skip B) expand A) stretchAlthough the poem contains such pessimistic overtones and pathetic acceptance 47. of fate, there is hope to be found in the last two lines which seem to be______from the rest.D) fallen apartB ) set asideC ) set apart A) taken apartto Americans and to inspire black in 48. His aim was to______pride being black campaign for equal rights.D) retreatB) restore C) restrain A) respondsimilar persons group sharing of class is said rather vaguely to ______a 49. A occupations and incomes, and as a consequence similar life-styles and beliefs.D) composed ofA) consist of B) contrast with C ) contribute inThe couple have tried hard to save their troubled marriage______their children. 50. D) regardless of C) for the sake of B) rather than A) in contrast toPart III Reading Comprehension Section ADirections: There are 3 passages in this par. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. Choose the correct answer and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage OneHow much living space does a person need? What happens when his space requirements are not adequately met? Sociologists and psychologists are conducting experiments on rats to try to determine the effect of overcrowded conditions on man. Recent studies have shown that the behavior of rats is greatly affected by space. If rats have adequate living space, they eat well, sleep well, and reproduce well. However, iftheir living conditions become too crowded, their behavior patterns and even their health perceptibly change. They cannot sleep or eat well, and signs of fear and tension become obvious. The more crowded they are, the more they tend to bite each other and even kill each other. Thus for rats, population and violence are directly related. Is this a natural law for human society as well? Is adequate space not only desirable, but also essential for human survival?51. This passage is mainly about ______.A) living space and behaviorB) population and living conditionsC) interesting experiments on ratsD) a natural law for human society52. What is the purpose of the experiments described in the passage?A) To determine how much living space a rat needs.B) To see what happens when rats live in a limited space.C) To know the likely effects of inadequate living space on human beings.D) To find out the relationship between population and living conditions.How would rats behave when their living conditions become too crowded? 53.A) They eat a lot and become friendly to others.B) They sleep little and act quite peacefully.C) They eat little but sleep soundly.D) They become nervous and tend to be war-like.The passage suggests that overcrowded conditions ______. 54.A) are directly related with populationB) may cause an increase in violenceC) may lead to high birth rateD) may bring about pollution problemsPassage TwoMany people hope that the whole world will one day speak a common language. Over the Years, people have made up new languages with this aim. At least six hundred languages have been developed in the search for a language which all human beings would be able to speak. The most famous one, Esperanto ( 世界语) , was the idea of Ludwig Zamenhof, a doctor in Warsaw. He published a book about his new language in 1887.To encourage people to learn the Language, he made it as simple as possible. Esperanto has never been accepted as an official world language, but it has been suggested as an auxiliary language. By 1950 it had been taught to one and a half million speakers, and it was spoken in six hundred schools. Today Esperanto is spoken by about eight million people, and more than one hundred newspapers and magazines in the language are published regularly throughout the world. Thousands of books have been written in Esperanto, including those translated from other languages.Today the need for a new auxiliary language like Esperanto seems less obvious. Throughout this century English has grown more and more important. It has become a second language for many millions of people. The fact that more are learning Englishshows that the use of English is still growing worldwide. No one would deny the usefulness of world language, but not many people think that Esperanto is likely to play such a role.55. Over the years, people have made up new languages in the hope that ______.A) all people will be able to speak a common languageB) people will learn a foreign language betterC) people can understand each other betterD) people will be able to speak several languages56. Zamenhof made the language as simple as possible because ______.A) he wanted people to learn it quicklyB) he hoped more and more people would be willing to learn itC) he wanted everyone to speak it without any difficultyD) he hoped it would be accepted as an official world languageWhich of the following is NOT true of English?57.A) It is widely taught in schools.B) It has become a second language for many millions of people.C) Many books have been written in English.D) It is less popular than Esperanto.What is the best title of the passage? 58.A) The language made by one man.B) A talk about the world language.C) English as a second language for everyone.D) Esperanto—a better language than English.Passage ThreeAfter the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquakescientists had news to report: The damage and death toll could have been much worse. More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, an earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25 ,000 victims.Injuries and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a. m. on a holiday, when traffic was light on the city's highways. In addition, changes made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the city ' s buildings and highways, making them more resistant to quakes.Despite the good news, civil engineers aren't resting on their successes. Pinned to their drawing boards are blueprints for improved quake - resistant buildings. The new designs should offer even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place. In the past, making structures quake - resistant meant firm yet flexible materials, such as steel and wood, that bend without breaking. Later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundation to reduce the impact of ground vibrations. The most recent designs give buildings brains as well as concrete and steel supports. Called smart buildings, the structures respond like living organisms to an earthquake's vibrations. When the ground shakes and the building tips forward, the computer would force the building to shift in the oppositedirection.The new smart structures could be very expensive to build. However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes.59. One reason why the loss of lives in the Los Angeles earthquake was comparatively low was that ______.A) new computers had been installed in the buildingsB) it occurred in the residential areas rather than on the highwaysC) large numbers of Los Angeles residents had gone for a holidayD) improvements had been made in the construction of buildings and highways60. The function of the computer mentioned in the passage is to ______.A) counterbalance an earthquake's action on the buildingB) predict the coming of an earthquake with accuracyC) help strengthen the foundation of the buildingD) measure the impact of an earthquake' s vibrationsbycaused damage the minimizing in that passage the from inferred be can It 61. earthquakes attention should be focused on ______.A) the increasing use of rubber and steel in capital constructionB) the development of flexible building materialsC) the reduction of the impact of ground vibrationsD) early forecasts of earthquakes62. The main purpose of this passage is mostly to______.A) compare the consequences of the earthquakes that occurred in the U. S.B) encourage civil engineers to make extensive use of computersC) outline the history of the development of quake - resistant building materialsD) report new developments in constructing quake - resistant buildingSection BDirections; Match the Chinese sentences in the left column with the English in the right column, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer with a single line through the centre.63. 首先，他如此努力工作并非只为A) The desire to keep the respect of a了钱他一心为了教育青年人并设goodnamepropelledmetobecomethe激励他们在各方面取得进步first in our family to go to college.64.要保持好名声多赢得的那份尊重B)Shieldingchildrenfromthe这一渴求促使我成为全家第一个上大knowledgethattheyhavefailedis的人anythingbutbeneficialtotheirdevelopment.65.我们必须唤醒人们认识到环境C)Wemustwakenpeopletothe护的重要性。

江苏省2014年普通高校专转本选拔考试英语试题卷Part 1 Reading Comprehension （共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）Passage OneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.People and the sources of air pollutions are found in the same places. This areas that cities with large population have the biggest problem of dirty airs. Air pollutions is caused by many different things. A major source of air pollution is the gas fumes(烟尘) from cars. Another major source of dirty air is the burning of coal and oil for energy. This energy is needed to make electricity. Of course, much more electricity is used in the city than in the country.On the average, we throw away more trash and garbage than years before. The burning of garbage leads to air pollution. Many major industries are also the excuse of the dirty air in and around cities. The flames from iron, steel, chemical, and petroleum production add particles（粉尘）to the airThe effects of air pollution range from mild headaches to death. The levels of pollution found in heavy traffic may cause headaches or loss of clear sight. Wherever coal and oil are used for fuel, fumes may kill trees and plants. In some of larger cities, these endanger the lives of human beings by leading to lung diseases and causing early deaths.1.From the passage, we know that___________.A.air pollution is caused by electricityB.the cause of air pollution is not peopleC.air pollution is caused by many different solutesD.headaches and death are not related to air pollution2.What is stated in the passage?A.How cars produce fumes.B.Why so many people live in cities.C.What the causes and effects of air pollution are.D.How people in cities feel about polluted air.3.Which of the following is NOT the cause of air pollution?A. TrucksB. HeadachesC. Burning garbageD. Burning coal and oil4.What are the major sources of air pollution in citiesA. Trash and garbageB. Major industriesC. Cars and populationD. Gas fumes and the burning for energy5.What of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A.H eart diseasesB. Lung diseasesC. lass of clear sightD. Serious headachePassage TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage.Everyone has got two personalities-the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control your behavior, but when you’re asleep. Your sleeping position show s the real You. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don’t like to upset people. so you Never express your real feelings.If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive(深藏不露) person. You worry a lot and you’re always easily upset. You’re very stubborn(顽固的)，but you aren’t very ambitions. You usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.If you sleep curried up (退缩)，you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you’re often defensive. You’re shy and you don’t normally like meeting people .You prefer to be on your own .You’re easily hurt.If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You’re usually c areful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don’t often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people.6.According to the writer, you naturally show your secret and real personalityA.In a normal mightB.When you’re asleepC.When you are daydreamingD.When you refuse to show yourself7.What can be said about one’s personality according to the passage？A.Everyone has one personalityB.Everyone has two personalitiesC.One’s personality is unchangeableD.One’s personality is popular8.What kind of personality do they have if they sleep on their stomach?A.They are open with othersB.They like new ideas earlier than othersC.They are secretive and easily upsetD.They live only for tomorrow9.The writer tends to think highly of the people who sleep on their side, becauseA.they are strongerB.they are careful and confidentC.they often like annoying peopleD.they always show sympathy for people10.What is the best title of the passage?A.Sleeping Position and PersonalityB.Feelings and PersonalityC.Types of PersonalitiesD.Types of Sleeping PositionsPassage ThreeQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passageSteve and Yaser first met in their chemistry class at an American university. Yaser an international student from Jordan. He wanted to learn more about American culture .Yaser hoped that he and Steve would become good friends.At first, Steve seemed very friendly. He always greeted Yaser warmly before class. Sometimes he offered to study with Yaser . He even invited Yaser to eat lunch with him. But after the semester was over. Steve seemed more distant. The two former classmates didn’t’ see each other very much at school. One day Yaser was hurt by Steve’s change of attitude; he thought they were friend forever.Yaser is a little confused. He is an outsider to American culture. He doesn’t understand the way Americans view friendship. Americans use the word “friend” in a very general way. They may call both casual acquaintances(相识的人) and close companions(伴侣) “friends”,Americans have school friend ,work friend, sports friend and neighborhood friends, These friendships are based on common interests. When the shared activity ends, the friendship may fadeIn some cultures friendship means a strong life-long bond(关系) between two people. These culture friendships develop slowly, since they are built to last. American society is one of rapid change. Studies show that one out of five American families move frequently. Americans develop friendship quickly and they may change just as quickly.People from the United States may at first seem friendly. American often chat easily with strangers. They may smile warmly and say, “Have a nice day” or “See you later,” School mates may say, “Let’s get together sometime.” But American friendliness is not always an offer of true friendship.11.Where did Steve and Yaser first meet?A.In their history classB.In their English classC.In their chemistry classD.In their Chinese class12.What is the style of American friendship?A.Americans value strong life-long friendshipsB.American friendship is not a life- long oneC.Americans develop friendship slowlyD.Americans do not make friends with strange people13.The word “fade”(Para.8) probably means “ ______ ”A.disappear gradually C. become closeB.increase sharply D. last forever14.In the eyes of American .Steve and Yaser areA.neighborhood friendsB.classmates for everC.sports friendsD.school friends15.“Let’s get together sometime”(Para.5) is a way toA.be just friendlyB.learn from each otherC.care about each otherD.be unfriendlyPassage fourQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passageNewspapers, along with reporting the news, educate, entertain, and give opinions. An important way for reading a large, big-city newspaper is knowing how to take it apart. Can you find these separate sections: world news? National and local news. sports, business, entertainment, opinions, classified advertisements? Does your paper have other sections?News stories give facts, not the author’s opinions. Editorials(社论) do the opposite; You can expert an editorial to take sides. Some newspaper editorials have a by-line with the author’s name. But many newspapers have unsigned(未署名的) editorials. These reflect the opinions of the publisher or editor.You can be a better reader it our know what to expect in a newspaper. For example, you can expect headlines to omit unnecessary words. You can expect to find the most important facts in the first paragraph of a news story. You can expect to find the most important items to be on the front page. You can expect less important items to be on the inside pages.Most of all, the more you know about current news, the more you will understand what is in the newspaper; important stories are generally presented one day and followed up on following days. So, an important way for reading newspapers is reading one frequently.16. When reading a large newspaper, one should _____.A. read it from cover to coverB. do some paper-cuttingC. find separate sectionsD .predict what is inside the newspaper17 .Which of the following statements about news stories is TRUE ?A. News stories tell the facts without any comments.B. News stories contain both facts and opinions.C. News stories reflect the opinions of the publisher and editor.D. News stories express the writers’ opinions.18. If you expect the most important facts of a news story, you can go to _____.A. the first paragraphB. news items on each pageC. they author’s opinions on the front pagesD. the headlines on the inside pages19. The best way to read newspapers is to read _____.A. extensively and thoroughlyB. occasionally and carefullyC. frequently and with certain skillsD. in details every day20. The main idea of his passage is _____.A. how to read newspapersB. how to read stories and editorialsC. how to find important news storiesD. how to find the author’s opinionsPart III Cloze (共20小题，每小题1分，共20分).Directions ：There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, D .You should choose the ONE that best completes the passage. Then mark your answer by blackcning the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Last Friday, whiter doing all the family shopping in the town. I wanted to have a rest before catching the train. I 61 a newspaper and some chocolate and went 62 the station coffee shop. 63 was a cheap sell-service place with long tables to sit at. I put my heavy bag 64 on the floor, put the newspaper and the chocolate on the table and then went to 65 a cup ou coffee.When I came back with the coffee, there was 66 sitting in the next seat. It was a boy wearing dark glasses and old clothes. He had strated to 67 my chocolate!Naturally, I was rather uneasy(不爽) about him, but I didn’t want to have any 68 . I just read the newspaper 69 my coffee and took a 70 of chocolate. The boy looked at me in 71 .Then he took a second piece of my chocolate. I could 72 believe it. Still I didn’t say 73 to him. When he took a third piece. I felt more angry than uneasy. I 74 , “Well, I shall ha ve the last piece.” And I got it.The boy gave me a strange look, then 75 up. As he left, he shouted out , “There’s something 76 with that woman!” Everyone looked at me, 77 I didn’t want to quarrel 78 the boy, so I kept quiet, I did not realize that I had 79 a mistake until I finished my coffee and was ready to leave. My face turned red 80 I saw my unopened chocolate under the newspaper. The chocolate that I had been eating was the boy’s !61. A. stole B.bought C.sold D.wrote62. A.into B.near C.beside D.back63. A.It B. What C. Which D.Each64. A.below B.up C.down D.towards65. A.get B.reach C. do D.want66. A.none B.anybody C. someone D.nobody67. A.cut B.wash C.help D.eat68. A.coffee B.trouble C.chocolate D.case69. A.entered B.tasted C.sold D.attracted70. A.bit B.number C.few D.lots71. A.carelessness B.danger C.surprise D.happiness72. A.seldom B.hardly C.interestingly D.greatly73. A.anything B.something C.everything D.nothing74. A.recalled B.thought C.learned D.kenw75. A.stood B.took C.cried D.looked76. A.fine B.nice C.OK D.wrong77. A.and B.but C.so D.while78. A.with B.in C.up D.on79. A.spelt B.corrceted C.mide D.expressed80. A.that B.when C.although D.if BBACA; BDBBA; CBABA; DBACB。

专升本英语真题2014年(成考)Ⅰ PhoneticsDirections: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1.A.expoB.phraC.accuD.loo答案：D2.A.h peB.m veC.z neD.j ke答案：B3.A.beneaB.wealC.sou ernD.a lete答案：C4.A.percent geB.st geC.vill geD.pass ge答案：B5.A.colliB.penC.dimenD.exten答案：AⅡ Vocabulary and StructureDirections: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence andblacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1. These apple trees, ______ I planted three years ago, have not borne any fruit.A.whichB.thatC.whenD.what答案：A[解答] 考查定语从句。

成人本科英语考试试题及答案解析(二)一、Reading Comprehension（共15小题,共30.0分）There are serval passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.第1题(76) Heredity(遗传) is not the only thing that influences our color. Where we live and how we live after we are born are important too. For instance, our genes influence how fat or thin we are. But our weight depends mainly upon how much we eat and how much exercise we get. In the same way, our skin color depends to a large extent upon how much sunshine we get. When summer arrives and light—colored people go to the beaches, some will tan darkly, some will tan lightly and few will not tan at all. Each one has inherited a different ability to tan, but the differences do not appear until the conditions are right. An outdoor man will soon become pale if he changes to an indoor job, while a desk clerk will take on tan after a short vacation in the sun.Sometimes people decide that being tanned is better than being pale. Sometimes they decide the opposite.Centuries ago, most of the people in Europe were peasants and they had to work in the fields all day. Noblemen, on the other hand, did not have to work. They stayed indoors and remained pale. You could always tell a nobleman from a peasant because a peasant had a tan. As a result, a shin so pale that the veins (血管) showed was considered a mark of great beauty. During the Industrial Revolution things changed. Farmers left their fields and went to work in factories, mines and mills. Working for long hours in dimly—lit factories and mines made their skins pale. (77) Wealthy people, however, could afford to travel so sunny countries. They had the leisure to lie around on the beaches and get tan. Having a tan became a sign of wealth.In Western Europe and North America pale skin is no longer desirable. Instead of bleaching themselves white with lemon juice, many women spend their time under a sun—lamp. The desire for a quick tan has led to the invention of pills and lotions (涂剂) that darken the skin artificially without exposure to sunlight. These pills and lotions can be bought by anyone at any drugstore. A rich man can spend hundreds of dollars on a vacation in the sunny West Indies and get his suntan there. But his lowest —paid clerk can have what looks like the same tan out of a bottle for a few cents.Centuries ago in Europe, it was considered of great beauty to have ______.A pale skinB light—colored skinC dark—colored skinD a suntan【正确答案】：A【本题分数】：2.0分【答案解析】本题考查的也是考生对细节的把握，答案对应文章第四段最后一句。

2014年普通高校专升本教育试点考试公共英语试卷Part I Vocabulary1. This kind of desk can be ____ to the height you need. Besides, it is not expensive at all. [单选题] *A. adoptedB. adjusted(正确答案)C. addictedD. adapted2. We’ ll soon have the final exams. We can’t ____ the waste of a single minute. [单选题] *A. get down toB. add toC. saveD. afford(正确答案)3. Mr. White, the principal, has made a great ____ to the growth of the school. [单选题] *A. contribution(正确答案)B. progressC. inventionD. protection4. We fell in love with the houses at first ____ . [单选题] *A. viewB. sight(正确答案)C. lookD. seeing5. Why was she so ____ about other people’s attitude to her work？ [单选题] *A. carefulB. concerned(正确答案)C. afraidD. feared6. Today is the ____ day of this term. Have you any plans for your winter holiday? [单选题] *A. latestB. last(正确答案)C. laterD. lately7. She ____ out of the window and the postman coming up the path. [单选题] *A. saw; lookedB. watched; noticedC. looked; saw(正确答案)D. looked; watched8. People are encouraged to speak openly, but careless remarks are ____ to hurt others’feelings. [单选题] *A. possibleB. probableC. likely(正确答案)9. If you want to succeed in doing an important thing, you must ____ it. [单选题] *A. refer toB. stick to(正确答案)C. keep upD. make use of10. Ben needs to control himself. He seems ____ these days. [单选题] *A. out of orderB. out of breathC. out of temper(正确答案)D. out of reach11. You should fill in the form with your name, sex, ____ and address. [单选题] *A. oldB. yearsC. timeD. age(正确答案)12. I leave it to your judgment ____ you should accept the job. [单选题] *A. whyB. whether(正确答案)C. thatD. what13. People are fed up ____ the endlessly repeated ads on the TV screen. [单选题] *A. onC. with(正确答案)D. for14. We can get on our income at the moment, but we’ll need more money when the baby ____ arrives. [单选题] *A. throughB. outC. inD. by(正确答案)15. The ____ of the president must be ensured when he is visiting your country. [单选题] *A. security(正确答案)B. secureC. insecurityD. insecurePart Ⅱ Structure16. After a lot of thinking, peter decided ____ to Paris to continue his education. [单选题] *A. to go(正确答案)B. goingC. goD. went17. The doctor suggested that this kind of medicine ____ four times per day. [单选题] *A. should takeB. should have takenC. should be taken(正确答案)D. should have been taking18. The manager and editor of the magazine ____ discussing the matter with his colleagues. [单选题] *A. areB. willC. is(正确答案)D. has19. The large trucks have made the traffic problems at the harbor ____ . [单选题] *A. serious than beforeB. more serious than ever before(正确答案)C. more serious as beforeD. more seriously than it was20. We cannot ____ read books to increase our knowledge. [单选题] *A. but(正确答案)B. onlyC. hardlyD. too21. It took me two weeks ____ reading the novels written by Guo Jingming. [单选题] *A. finishB. to finish(正确答案)C. finishesD. finishing22. She had scarcely ever talked to a policeman, ____ gone out with one. [单选题] *A. or notB. and even notC. let alone(正确答案)D. not to speak of23. Little ____ whether we live or die. [单选题] *A. she caresB. does she care(正确答案)C. can she careD. she should care24. The young lady must be in her ____ . [单选题] *A. thirtyB. the thirtiethC. thirtiethD. thirties(正确答案)25. News services make ____ for newspapers to give their readers news from around the world. [单选题] *A. it is possibleB. it possible(正确答案)C. possibleD. possible that26. He ____ today, but he was asked to study for one more week. [单选题] *A. was to have returned(正确答案)B. were to returnC. had returnedD. is going to return27. It’ s a dangerous city; people won’t go out after dark because they are afraid of ____ . [单选题] *A. attackingB. being attacked(正确答案)C. having been attackedD. attacked28. The number of people present at the concert was ____ than expected. There were many tickets left. [单选题] *A. much smaller(正确答案)B. much moreC. much largerD. many more29. It is only when the stress gets out of control ____ it can lead to poor performance and ill health. [单选题] *A. whenB. untilC. that(正确答案)D. before30. ____ it to me and I’ll see what I can do. [单选题] *A. When leftB. LeavingC. If you leaveD. Leave(正确答案)31. Children need friends ____ their own age to play with. [单选题] *A. inB. forC. of(正确答案)D. at32. There are not enough seats for the guests. We need _____ chairs. [单选题] *A. three otherB. another three(正确答案)C. more threeD. other three33. The secretary made a note of it ____ she should forget. [单选题] *A. in order thatB. in case(正确答案)C. so thatD. ever when34. He has been _____ honest man in his life. [单选题] *A. aB. an(正确答案)C. theD. 不填35. What a lucky boy ____ ! He has won a four- week trip to France. [单选题] *A. David is(正确答案)B. is DavidC. David doesD. does DavidPart Ⅲ Reading ComprehensionPassage OneSuccess does not belong to a select group of individuals; success belongs to those who are willing to go after it and try their best to do what they have to do. Here are some practical ways for you if you want to be a success.1. Desire. Desire is the longing to achieve a vision(美景); without desire you have nothing.Before you can run with desire, your vision must be plain, clear and it must alsobe exciting．2. Show up. Seventy percent of success in life is showing up. You can't have a best seller, if you’ve never written a book. You can’t get your dream job, if you are scared to turn in an application.Showing up doesn't guarantee success, but if you don't show up, you won't succeed．3. Fail. Unless yo u’re willing to have a go, fail miserably,(糟糕地)and have another go, success won’t happen. To have success you have to do things the right way, but often the only way to do something right is to first fail at it. As Thomas J. Watson said, a simple formula (公式) for success is to double your rate of failure．So embrace (拥抱)failure, become a student of failure, learn from failure, and soon you will succeed．4. Work Harder. Everyone runs, but everyone is not willing to run for an hour every day. Success is not about doing what the average person can’t do;it’s about doing what the average person is unwilling to do.And on a deeper level, it's about creating habits that the average person is unwilling to cre ate．It's the habit of doing things with excellence that causes success5. Enjoy the Journey. Success is a journey, not a destination. Success is not a certain car or a certain house or a certain happy marriage. Success is the enjoyment of the journey. You have to enjoy the journey!Someone once said, "Unless you change how you are, you will always have what yo u've got．" You have to change.... you will change; you will succeed．36. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in gaining success? [单选题] *A. Working hardB. Good education(正确答案)C. Strong desireD. Enjoying failure37. By saying “everyone runs, but everyone is not willing to run for an hour every day”the author means that ____ . [单选题] *A. It’s not so easy for people to develop their healthB. you are sure to meet with some difficulty in your lifeC. working harder is necessary when you go after success(正确答案)D. most people don’t want to spend too much time running38. What does the author mostly want to tell us in the fourth paragraph? [单选题] *A. Failure is the mother of success(正确答案)B. Little by little, one goes farC. Every coin has two sidesD. Well began, half done39. Which of the following statement is TRUE about the passage? [单选题] *A. You can run with desire that is not excitingB. You will always have what you’ve got for everC. Success is about doing what the average person can’t doD. Success means the enjoyment of your gain or loss on the journey(正确答案)40. The best title for the passage might be ____ . [单选题] *A. Importance of SuccessB. Success or FailureC. Benefit of SuccessD. The Five Main Steps to Success(正确答案)Passage TwoThe drive from England and Scotland provides the traveler with many pleasant change s of scenery. As it is a fairly long journey, it is good to be able to travel with a friend who can take turns with you at the wheel.On the first night in Scotland a tourist may choose to putup at a hotel in the little town of Gallander. On the following day he can set out to see the various lakes in the neighborhood, and will be delighted with the wild and charming aspect of the countryside. When he returns to his hotel he will be glad to eat a “high tea”. This is a meal which in Scotland takes the place of tea and dinner. It consists of one big c ourse, which one wouldhave at dinner, followed by bread-and-butter, with jam, and some kind of cake or cakes; tea is drunk with the meal, which is taken at about six o’clock in the evening. One then has a light supper later in the evening.The next morning many tourists journey on to the west coast.The road winds and turns, but is not dangerous. The greatest hazard is the black-faced sheep:these animals are as active and fierce as goats, and frequently wander into the road. The t ourist may also see a herd of long haired Highlandcattle, which look cruel but are no more so than ordinary cattle.41. The passage mainly tells you . [单选题] *A . how to get to Scotland from EnglandB . how to spend the night in ScotlandC . what to enjoy in Scotland(正确答案)D. what to eat and drink during the journey in Scotland42. In the first paragraph, the writer suggests that you’d better try to . [单选题] *A.enjoy the many pleasant changes of scenery.B. avoid a fairly long journey from England to ScotlandC. travel with a friend who can help you repair carsD. take the journey with someone who is good at driving(正确答案)43. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the second paragraph? [单选题] *A. A tourist may stay at a hotel in CallanderB. A tourist may feel happy to see the scenery of the countryside.C. A tourist may be glad to eat a Scottish meal when he returns to his hotel.D. A tourist may drink tea instead of a light supper late in the evening.(正确答案)44. What is the meaning of “hazard” (para.3) in the passage? [单选题] *A.Something which may threaten one’s life(正确答案)B.An animal which is black-faced and fierceC.Part of a road which winds and turnsD.A Scotsman one may come across during his journey45. What’s the journey like from Callender to the West Coast? [单选题] *A. Pleasant but tiringB. Difficult and troublesomeC. Long and tiringD. Neither difficult nor risky(正确答案)Passage ThreeAir travel is an everyday experience these days because it's so fast. But frequent longd istance flying can be very tiring and the traveler begins to feel his brain is in one country and his body is in another. In short, he hardly knows where he is.Tiredness after a long flight becomes stronger when we fly from east to west or vice ve rsa because we cross time zones(时区).Doctors say that air travelers should go straight to bed on arrival after crossing a numb er of time zones. They shouldn't work without rest. However. airline pilots can hardly be affected. In fact,they often live by their own watches,paying no attention to local time .They can even have breakfast at midnight if necessary.Businessmen,however,are not so lucky.After a long journey,they must either go straight to an important meeting or to their boss to give a report. Eve n so,there are still a lot of businessmen traveling by air.46. Why has air travel become a daily experience? Because it is ___. [单选题] *A. very cheapB. easy to getC. so fast(正确答案)D. clean and comfortable47.What does the author mean by"the traveler begins to feel his brain is...his body is in anot her "?He means__ [单选题] *A. the traveler goes madB. The traveler becomes foolishC. the traveler feels uncomfortableD. the traveler doesn't know where he is(正确答案)48. What does the phrase “vice versa” mean in the passage? It means ____ . [单选题] *A. from east to westB. from west to east(正确答案)C. from south to northD. from north to south49. Doctors say that air travelers should after a long journey. [单选题] *A. go to work without wasting timeB. take exercise to relaxC. stay with their family membersD. go to bed and have a good rest(正确答案)50. Pilots can hardly be affected by frequent flying because they ____ [单选题] *A. like flyingB. have good training against itC. are especially strong menD. live by their own timetable(正确答案)Passage FourA gentleman once had a cat of which he was very fond . At meal time the cat sat up at a table with him . The man ate with a knife and afork , but the cat ate from her plate . Sometimes , when she had finished her dish , her ma ster (主人) gave her a bit of his food . He shared his meal with her .One day the cat was missing at meal time . “Ah ! Where is my cat ? ”asked the man. His wife said , “Can't you eat without her ? ”So the meal began without the cat . Before lunch was over, the cat rushed into the room and at once jumped up onto the chair. She had twomice in her mouth , and before anyone could stop her , she dropped one into her own plat e, and the other into her master’s plate .“Dear me ! ”cried the woman . “A mouse is in your plate ! ”“Be quiet! ”said her husband . “This shows that she is a nice cat . She knows what friendship is. She wished me to share her dinner as I have often shared mine with her.”51. The gentleman loved . [单选题] *A. eating in the houseB. his cat very much(正确答案)C. his wife very muchD. working very much52. What did the gentleman sometimes do after the cat finished her dish? [单选题] *A. Let her catch miceB. Have a walk with herC. Give her a little more food(正确答案)D. Play with her53. The gentleman didn’t see his cat one day because . [单选题] *A. she diedB. his wife hid herC. she was in his roomD. she went to catch mice(正确答案)54. The cat put a mouse in the gentleman’s plate because . [单选题] *A. she loved her master(正确答案)B. she wanted to play a joke on her masterC. she had his hobbyD. she hated her master55. What’s the best title for this article? [单选题] *A. A GentlemanB. A Nice Cat(正确答案)C. An Interesting StoryD. A Cat and Two MicePart Ⅳ ClozeI’m really thankful to our government, for it provides us with such a good training prog ram. The training greatly helps us live well. I will certainly study hard and learn the skills . Then I can __56__ my family difficulties and do good to other people.” a learner on th e job program said, feeling __57__ .The learner’s grandfather is nearly 80 years old, and his mother is __58__ in bed. So his father, who is a farmer, is the main __59__of the family. The family is poor. The learner graduated from high school and did not__60__the college entrance exam. The job training program helps him learn the skills that he’ll __61__ in the workplace.The story reminds me of another __62__ . It goes like this: Once upon a time, there wa s a man who liked fishing very much, and was __63__ to catch lots of fish every day. Th e man was a kind-hearted person, so he always__64__ his fish with his neighbors who did not know how to fish. One day, he thought th at it would be __65__ if hetaught them how to fish. So he __66__his neighbors together and showed them how to fish. Everybody was very happy that the y could __67__ the fish they themselves caught.At present, there are still a lot of poor people throughout the world. But it’s not good if we give only __68__ to them. __69__ , we should give them a chance to learn new skill s. Therefore, a technical training is very important to people in need, and they will learn the ability to __70__ money. People can learn a lot of useful things in the training progra m and what they learn can help them on the way to find jobs.56. （） [单选题] *A. solve(正确答案)B. changeC. studyD. find57. （） [单选题] *A. surprisedB. excited(正确答案)C. relaxedD. interested58. （） [单选题] *A. ill(正确答案)B. aloneC. silentD. dangerous59. （） [单选题] *A. problemB. exampleC. relativeD. support(正确答案)60. （） [单选题] *A. pass(正确答案)B. copyC. knowD. mind61. （） [单选题] *A. repeatB. forgetC. need(正确答案)D. test62. （） [单选题] *A. story(正确答案)B. learnerC. familyD. program63. （） [单选题] *A. afraidB. luckyC. sorryD. able(正确答案)64. （） [单选题] *A. shared(正确答案)B. cookedC. exchangedD. weighed65. （） [单选题] *A. easyB. great(正确答案)C. uselessD. crazy66. （） [单选题] *A. droveB. stoppedC. called(正确答案)D. searched67. （） [单选题] *A. feedB. saveC. touchD. eat(正确答案)68. （） [单选题] *A. timeB. fishC. food(正确答案)D. clothing69. （） [单选题] *A. NextB. Instead(正确答案)C. LuckilyD. Especially70. （） [单选题] *A. payB. giveC. useD. make(正确答案)Part Ⅴ Translation71. Young as he is, he has much experience in drawing. [单选题] *A. 因为他年轻，所以他绘画经验丰富。

2014年浙江专升本考试《英语》真题卷参考答案与解析Part I Reading Comprehension (60 marks, 60 minutes)Section A （每小题2分）Format ⅠPassage One1. B【解析】主旨题。

此题解题技巧是：文章以问题开头，往往可从其后紧跟的句子中概括出主旨题的答案。

本文开头的问句有两个，涉及where与who，因此可以排除最大的干扰项C，而更有概括性的选项B为正确答案。

2. B【解析】细节题。

细节题常用的一个出题套路是正确选项不是照抄原文，而是对原文进行同义替换。

本题B选项的leftover food就同义替换了原文第二段中的scraps of food。

3. C【解析】细节题。

此题不难，定位到第三段“She replaced the soft center with spices and nut s”一句，很容易得出正确答案C4. D【解析】词汇语义题。

对词汇量较小的考生来说，代入法是针对这类题目较为实用的解题技巧。

即用四个选项逐项替代原词，看看哪个选项最符合上下文的逻辑。

定位到第三段最后一句，根据常识，用拳头击打炸面圈的中间，很可能中间会被打出一个洞来。

因此，选项D“result（后果）”一词最合题意。

5. B【解析】推断题。

倒数第二段说到，这些“Doughnut Girls（炸面圈女孩）”都在靠近士兵的危险地方工作，这里的“dangerous conditions near the soldiers（靠近士兵危险地方）”玩的是文字游戏，显然指的就是靠近前线战场的地方，因此B为正确选项。

Passage Two6.A【解析】短语语义题。

本文的前两句很容易利用对照关系确定plain是gook look的反义，即长相平凡之意。

而且本文围绕着长相与收入的关系展开，因此，可确定A为正确答案。

7. D【解析】细节题中的数学题。

首先要提醒各位考生，凡是数字题正确答案一般都要经过简单的计算，涉及原文数字的选项则多为陷阱。

江汉⼤学2014年普通专升本英语阅读理解真题分析及答案（四）江汉⼤学2014年普通专升本英语阅读理解真题分析及答案（四）试题情况：阅读理解4篇，40分。

难度：中等湖北普通专升本⽹建议：养成良好的阅读习惯，这样既能节约时间，⼜能提⾼答题的准确率。

1.习惯视读，避免⼿指阅读即在阅读时，应该使眼球沿着书⾏活动，⽽不是⽤⼿指或笔尖之类的东西，指着正在阅读的内容，⼀个词⼀个词地读。

2.略读问题和选项，带问题阅读做英语阅读理解题时，⾸先应浏览⼀遍所提问题，然后带着这些问题有⽬的、有针对性地阅读⽂章。

3.耐⼼通读全⽂遇到难解的词组和句⼦不要急躁，要尽量根据上下⽂悟出⽂义，解题时要“带着问题读短⽂”，分析判断，整题解完后要认真复查。

4.习惯猜词在英语阅读过程中，应该有意识地养成⾃⼰的猜词习惯，千万不要⼀遇到⽣词就查词典。

因为只有养成猜词的习惯，并在阅读实践中结合⾃⼰的学习常识，才能培养⾃⼰的猜词能⼒，从⽽进⼀步提⾼阅读能⼒。

真题模拟：Many of us believe that a person’s mind becomes less active as he grows older. But this is not true， according to Dr Jarvik，professor of psychiatry at the University of California. She has studied the mental functioning of aging persons for several years. For example， one of her studies concerns 136 pairs of identical twins， who were first examined when they were already 60 years old. As Dr Jarvik continued the study of the twins into their 70s and 80s， their minds did not generally decline as was expected.However，there was some decline in their psycho-motor speed. This means that it took them longer to accomplish mental tasks than it used to. But when speed was not a factor， they lost very little intellectual ability over the years. In general，Dr Jarvik’s studies have shown that there is no decline in knowledge or reasoning ability. This is true not only with those in their 30s and 40s， but with those in their 60s and 70s as well.It is true that older people themselves often complain that their memory is not as good as it once was. However， much of what we call “loss of memory” is not that at all. There usually was incomplete learning in the first place. For example，the older person perhaps had trouble hearing， or poor vision， or inattention，or was trying to learn the new thing at too fast a pace. In the cases where the older person‘s mind really seems to decay， it is not necessarily a sign of decay due to old age. Often it is simply a sign of a depressed emotional state.1.This passage is mainly about ____.A） how Dr Jarvik studied mental functioning of the twins.B） what caused mental decay.C） the results evidenced by Dr Jarvik’s studies.D） the difference between middle – aged and older persons2. The word “psychiatry” in paragraph 1 most probably means ____.A） the study of human behavior.B） the study of disease of the mind.C） the study of problems with aging persons.D） the study of twins growth.3. A long – term study of 136 pairs of twins showed that ____.A） they lost a little ability to reason over the years.B） the only factor which declined over the years was their speed with which to perform mental tasks.C） their memory was not as good as it had once been.D） their minds became is not considered as they grew older.4. Which of the following is not considered as an instanced of “incomplete learning”？A） Poor hearing.B） Bad eyesight.C） Lack of attention.D） The attempt to learn too many new things at the same time5. What we call mental decay is usually a sign of ____.A） a low – spirited state.B） a worsening state of health.C） old age.D） nervous tension答案详解1.答案： C解析：⼤意题。

江汉大学2014年普通专升本阅读理解真题解析（二）试题情况：阅读理解4篇，40分。

难度：中等湖北普通专升本网建议：要提高阅读水平，词汇量与短语量非常重要。

所以要提高阅读水平，我们就得学会积累词语。

我们不妨这么做：在通读全文后看第二遍，遇到生词尽可能根据上下文来猜，仍猜不出意思的，就查词典，然后将这些词抄写在一本可随身携带的小本子上。

每当有空时，就拿出这个小本子来背诵记忆。

这样做不但不费时，而且效果也很好。

因为不时地接触、反复地记忆，词汇量会增加得很快。

真题模拟：Humans may not have landed on Mars just yet, but that isn’t shopping a European company from devising a plan to send four people to the Red Planet within the next few years. This project, called Mars One, aims to send a small group of people to Mars in 2022 and eventually establish a permanent colony on the planet. "Everything we need to go to Mars exists," said Mars One co.founder Bas Lansdorp in March 2014. "We have the rockets to send people to Mars, the equipment to land on Mars, the robots to prepare the settlement for humans. For a one.way mission, all the technology exists." Yet the four astronauts chosen for the trip will be stuck on Mars—forever. And despite Mars One’s thorough planning, there are a number of challenges that may prevent the mission from ever taking place. The biggest road block could be the mission’s huge cost (6 dollars billion). However, Lansdorp is confident that Mars One will be able to fund the project by selling the broadcast rights for the mission and subsequent experiences living on the planet.Those broadcast rights will also play a part in helping to select the people who will besent to Mars. Lansdorp said the company will hold a selection process similar to a reality show. Lansdorp is expecting at least 1 million applications from people around the world. In additon to the cost, several other potential problems could inhibit the mission to Mars.“It’s even more challenging to send people there with life support, with food, with air, with all the other things like books, entertainment, means of communication and of providing for their own resources for a long stay on Mars," said Adam Baker. senior lecturer in space engineering at Kingston University in London. "The sheer size of the rockets you’d need to do this would be absolutely colossal.”1. According to Project Mars One, humans could send four people to Mars within the next _______ years.A. sevenB. eightC. tenD. six2．According to Bas Lansdorp, which of the following is NOT TRUE?A. For a one.way trip to Mars, all the technology exists.B. He could not come up with the fund for Mars One.C. We humans have the rockets to send people to Mars.D. We humans have the equipment to land on Mars.3．According to the passage, all the following statements are TRUE EXCEPT that _______.A. a competition process will be held to select the four astronautsB. the cost of Mars One could go as much as 6 dollars billionC. if it goes as planned, we could expect to watch Mars One on TVD.the four astronauts could return to Earth after a few years’ stay on Mars4. The word "colossal” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.A. very largeB. very smallC. mediumD. average5. Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?A. Ready for a Round Trip to MarsB. Ready for a Short Visit to MarsC. Ready for a One.way Trip to MarsD. Ready for a Walk on Mars答案详解1.B第一段最后一句说计划在2022年送一组人上火星，可知答案是八年，选择B。

2014年英语试题Part I Listening Comprehension (20 points, 1 point each)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 7 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D) , and decide which is the best answer.1. A) To the bank. B) To a book store. C) To a shoe store. D) To the grocer’s.2. A) Near the train station. B) In the countryside. C) In the city. D) Near the workplace3. A) the choice of courses B) a day course C) an evening course D) theirwork4. A) The pear. B) The weather. C) The sea food. D) The cold.5. A) George’s wife.B) George’s father. C) George’s brother D) George’s wife’s father.6. A) She is pleased to lend him the car.B) She refuses to lend him the car.C) She agrees to lend him the car.D) She offers him the car.7. A ) Policeman and driver. B) Policeman and thief.C) Teacher and pupil. D) Director and actress.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. A) Books a room. B) Reserves a room.C) Confirms his reservation. D) Tells the receptionist he has reserved a room. 9. A) On Tuesday. B) Probably on Thursday.C)Three days later. D) Probably seven days later.10. A) At 7. B) At 7:30. C) At 8. D) At 6:30.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the conversation you have just heard.11. A) A conductor and a conductress. B)A bus driver and a conductress.C) The organizer of the race and a participant. D) A reporter and a conductress.12. A) A day before the race. B) A day after the race.C) Right after the race. D) A few hours after the race.13. A) She won the first prize in the cycle race.B) She bought the beautiful racing bicycle by collecting money.C) She was taught to cycle when she was five.D) She w as the first conductress whowon a cycle race.Section BDirecti ons: In this section, you’ll hear 2 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) Courses in British history. B) Language courses.C) Courses in sports. D) Teacher training courses.15. A) To attract more students.B) To m ake the courses suitable for students of all levels.C) To l et the students have a good rest.D) To make the summer school more like a holiday.16. A) Because they all work very hard.B) Because their teachers are all native speakers of English.C) Because they learn not only in but also out of class.D) Because they are all advanced students.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) He was novelist. B) He was a playwright.C) He was a poet. D) He was an actor.18. A) To visit his friends. B) To visit his family.C) To attend the New York Film Festival.D) To help with the production of his play by an American TV company19. A) It was about an immigrant family from Pakistan to England.B) It was about cultural differencesbetween Pakistan to England.C) It was about the struggle of a Pakistani youth in England.D) It was about the miserable life of the immigrants in England.20. A) He missed his plane. B) The taxi driver overslept.C) He heard a terrible accident reported over the radio.D) He would have been dead if he hadn’t overslept.Part II Vocabulary and Structure Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A) , B ) , C ) and D ). Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through center.21. The improvements in technology have ______the prices of computer considerably in recent months.A) brought back B) brought downC) brought on D) brought up22. As the manager’s private secretary, Helen has easy ______ to all his correspondence.A) access B) approach C) accent D) response23. The editor asked his journalists not to _____ any details in their reports of the accident.A) leave for B) leave on C) leave off D) leave out24. The party had to be______because the host went down with a bad case of flu. A) called in B) called off C) called on D) called up25. Since his wife died, he has______ himself into the research work.A) devoted B ) dedicated C) thrown D) contributed26. He has spent all his life working with mentally______people.A) disabled B ) diverged C) naked D) abolished27. The road to the island only appears when the tide has______.A) sprinkled B) receded C ) tilted D) diminished28. Environmentalists are doing everything within their power to______the impact of the oil spill.A) reject B) belittle C) minimize D) reclaim29. I would always______buying a good quality car rather than a cheap one.A) appreciate B ) approve C) introduce D) recommend30. I didn’ t know anything about any of the books so my choice was quite______.A) arbitrary B ) obvious C) evidentD) fortunate31. I followed her______but I still couldn’ t work out how to use the sewing machine.A) description B ) introduction C)instructions D) comments32. Employees are______to join the company’s pension plan after a year’s service.A) compelled B) acquired C) responded D) regarded33. She soon______the actor who had starred in the popular movie Speed.A) specified B) realized C) justified D) identified34. We collected hundreds of______in support of not allowing cars into the city centre.A) signatures B) awareness C) stationery D) statements35. The young man struggled to ______where he was at the time the murder took place.A) reflect B) respond C) resolveD) recall36. All the while he was terrified by the fear______he had cancer of the stomach.A) which B) that C) what D) such37. People found to their horror that two - thirds of the adult population in that area had ______AIDS.A) contacted B ) contrasted C ) contracted D) compacted38. Though faced with many difficulties, he would not______online learning.A) give up B ) get through C) get byD) give in39. As National Day is round the corner, Shanghai is______a festive atmosphere. A) looked on B ) involved in C ) bathed in D) surrounded with40. He is so kind and easy-going that the kids go______him in a big way.A) for B) to C) with D) off41. She seemed to be aware of the delicacy of the situation and she was taking great care not to say anything to______her companion.A) ignore B ) neglect C) charm D)embarrass42. The obvious unfairness of such poverty side by side with conspicuous affluence reminded them of their______parents back home.A) vulnerable B ) destructive C) critical D) sentimental43. Writing a letter or reading a book may appear to be ______activities in which individuals exercise personal skills.A) scarce B) sophisticated C) solitaryD) sincere44. He took her hand and felt the scar on her thumb, ______of an accident with a kitchen knife in the early days of their marriage.A) mode B) premise C) signature D) legacy45. As each black creature______and flapped away into the graying sky, she watched it, tears in her eyes.A) fluttered B) featured C) fussed D)ferried46. The moment seemed to______out endlessly, his gaze travelling across her face, her neck, her shoulder, returning to her eyes.A) stretch B) expand C) skip D) slip47. Although the poem contains such pessimistic overtones and pathetic acceptance of fate, there is hope to be found in the last two lines which seem to be______from the rest.A) taken apart B ) set aside C ) set apartD) fallen apart48. His aim was to______pride in being black and to inspire black Americans to campaign for equal rights.A) respond B) restore C) restrain D) retreat49. A class is said rather vaguely to ______a group of persons sharing similar occupations and incomes, and as a consequence similar life-styles and beliefs.A) consist of B) contrast with C ) contribute in D) composed of50. The couple have tried hard to save their troubled marriage______their children.A) in contrast to B) rather than C)for the sake of D) regardless ofPart III Reading Comprehension Section A Directions: There are 3 passages in this par. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. Choose the correct answer and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage OneHow much living space does a person need? What happens when his space requirements are not adequately met? Sociologists and psychologists are conducting experiments on rats to try to determine the effect of overcrowded conditions on man. Recent studies haveshown that the behavior of rats is greatly affected by space. If rats have adequate living space, they eat well, sleep well, and reproduce well. However, if their living conditions become too crowded, their behavior patterns and even their health perceptibly change. They cannot sleep or eat well, and signs of fear and tension become obvious. The more crowded they are, the more they tend to bite each other and even kill each other. Thus for rats, population and violence are directly related. Is this a natural law for human society as well? Is adequate space not only desirable, but also essential for human survival?51. This passage is mainly about ______.A) living space and behaviorB) population and living conditionsC) interesting experiments on ratsD) a natural law for human society52. What is the purpose of theexperiments described in the passage?A) To determine how much living space a rat needs.B) To see what happens when rats live in a limited space.C) To know the likely effects of inadequate living space on human beings.D) To find out the relationship between population and living conditions.53. How would rats behave when their living conditions become too crowded? A) They eat a lot and become friendly to others.B) They sleep little and act quite peacefully.C) They eat little but sleep soundly.D) They become nervous and tend to be war-like.54. The passage suggests that overcrowded conditions ______.A) are directly related with populationB) may cause an increase in violenceC) may lead to high birth rateD) may bring about pollution problems Passage TwoMany people hope that the whole world will one day speak a common language. Over the Years, people have made up new languages with this aim. At least six hundred languages have been developed in the search for a language which all human beings would be able to speak. The most famous one, Esperanto ( 世界语) , was the idea of Ludwig Zamenhof, a doctor in Warsaw. He published a book about his new language in 1887.To encourage people to learn the Language, he made it as simple as possible. Esperanto has never been accepted as an official world language, but it has been suggested as an auxiliary language. By 1950 it had been taught to one and a half million speakers, and it was spoken in six hundred schools. Today Esperanto isspoken by about eight million people, and more than one hundred newspapers and magazines in the language are published regularly throughout the world. Thousands of books have been written in Esperanto, including those translated from other languages.Today the need for a new auxiliary language like Esperanto seems less obvious. Throughout this century English has grown more and more important. It has become a second language for many millions of people. The fact that more are learning English shows that the use of English is still growing worldwide. No one would deny the usefulness of world language, but not many people think that Esperanto is likely to play such a role. 55. Over the years, people have made up new languages in the hope that ______. A) all people will be able to speak a common languageB) people will learn a foreign language betterC) people can understand each other betterD) people will be able to speak several languages56. Zamenhof made the language as simple as possible because ______.A) he wanted people to learn it quicklyB) he hoped more and more people would be willing to learn itC) he wanted everyone to speak it without any difficultyD) he hoped it would be accepted as an official world language57. Which of the following is NOT true of English?A) It is widely taught in schools.B) It has become a second language for many millions of people.C) Many books have been written in English.D) It is less popular than Esperanto.58. What is the best title of the passage?A) The language made by one man.B) A talk about the world language.C) English as a second language for everyone.D) Esperanto—a better language than English.Passage ThreeAfter the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had news to report: The damage and death toll could have been much worse.More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, an earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25 ,000 victims.Injuries and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a. m. on a holiday, when traffic was light on the city’s highways. In addition, changes made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years havestrengthened the city ’ s buildings and highways, making them more resistant to quakes.Despite the good news, civil engineers aren’t resting on their successes. Pinned to their drawing boards are blueprints for improved quake - resistant buildings. The new designs should offer even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place.In the past, making structures quake - resistant meant firm yet flexible materials, such as steel and wood, that bend without breaking. Later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundation to reduce the impact of ground vibrations. The most recent designs give buildings brains as well as concrete and steel supports. Called smart buildings, the structures respond like living organisms to an earthquake’s vibrations.When the ground shakes and the building tips forward, the computer would force the building to shift in the opposite direction. The new smart structures could be very expensive to build. However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes.59. One reason why the loss of lives in the Los Angeles earthquake was comparatively low was that ______.A) new computers had been installed in the buildingsB) it occurred in the residential areas rather than on the highwaysC) large numbers of Los Angeles residents had gone for a holidayD) improvements had been made in the construction of buildings and highways 60. The function of the computer mentioned in the passage is to ______. A) counterbalance an earthquake’s action on the buildingB) predict the coming of an earthquake with accuracyC) help strengthen the foundation of the buildingD) measure the impact of an earthquake’ s vibrations61. It can be inferred from the passage that in minimizing the damage caused by earthquakes attention should be focused on ______.A) the increasing use of rubber and steel in capital constructionB) the development of flexible building materialsC) the reduction of the impact of ground vibrationsD) early forecasts of earthquakes62. The main purpose of this passage is mostly to______.A) compare the consequences of the earthquakes that occurred in the U. S.B) encourage civil engineers to makeextensive use of computersC) outline the history of the development of quake - resistant building materialsD) report new developments in constructing quake - resistant building Section BDirections; Match the Chinese sentences in the left column with the English in the right column, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer with a single linePart IV Translation Section A Directions: Put the following sentences into Chinese. All of them are taken from the passages you have just read.71. Recent studies have shown that the behavior of rats is greatly affected by space.__________________________________ __________________________________ ___________72. At least six hundred languages have been developed in the search for a language which all human beings wouldbe able to speak.__________________________________ __________________________________ ___________73. Throughout this century English has grown more and more important. It has become a second language for many millions of people.__________________________________ __________________________________ ___________74. By comparison, an earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25, 000 victims.__________________________________ __________________________________ ___________75. The new designs should offer even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place.__________________________________ _____________________________________________Section B Directions: Put the following sentences into English.76. 我过去常常浪费很多时间玩游戏。

2014年⿊龙江专升本英语真题2014年⿊龙江专升本公共英语⼀．单选201.A good ___is the first step to a good job.A educationB unitC textD subject2.If you thing getting a good certificate means getting a job, you are ___yourself.A keepingB havingC cheatingD doing3.All the stud ent in Mrs. Black’s class are working very hard in order to___ themselves in English.A expectB compareC improveD clean4.The teacher____ Tom’s homework with Mike’s and found little difference.A comparedB experiencedC accountD enjoy5.Please tell me the ___idea of your paper.A mainB bigC highD good6.The Chinese government has set up Dragon Boat Festival as a(n)___holiday.A bigB springC officialD universal7.Do you know why she looks so ___?She got high marks in the final examinations.A cheerful8.The whole composition is good ____some careless mistakes.A except forB except thatC exceptD except from9.New medicines are ____remarkable result in the treatment of cancer.A findingB requiringC solvingD producing10.The speaker____ for a moment ,and then began to answer the question.A shookB pausedC pressedD tripped11.She is so strange, she always tries to ____talking to me.A preferB protectC avoidD assure12.It is unnecessary for those who study hard to consider the ____of failing the exam.A dangerB warningC surpriseD possibility13.It was reported that the earthquake was the most____ to have struck that area in fifty years.A specialB powerfulC favoriteD exciting14.Friends and neighbors can be a good ____of support to families who are experiencing difficulty.A source15.Although we are of the same age ,we ____in height and weight.A varyB variousC differentD very16. She doesn't have the____to move that table alone.A. scheduleB. strengthC. teammateD. attitude17. The teacher____that we should do all the exercises by ourselves.A.tellsB. believesC. suggestsD. speaks18. We can visit you on Saturday or Sunday . Our plans are fairly _____.A. flexible B .possible C .impossible D .personal19. Modern music may have a _____ influence, as well as a positive (积极的) one on teenagers.A. goodB. poorC. niceD. negative20.It was only when I reread his poems recently _____ I began to appreciate their bea uty.A. untilB. thatC. thenD. so⼆．选词填空（适当形式）10wound attempt prefer truth influence stroke communicate lonely accent fluent1.It was difficult to tell how many people had been ____in the earthquake.2.My parents would ____that I study law at university.3.They accept what is happening without ____to change it.4.Could you tell me the _____about it ?5.No one _____him as much as his father did in forming his personality(个性)6.She ____Tom’s face witj the tips of her fingers.7.I shall have a companion in the house because I feel so _____sometimes8.In the online classroom ,people _____with each other by writing.9.Ann speaks ____Japanese, as she has lived there for three years.10.She speaks Japanese with a Chinese _____三．完型填空10Growing up is not always easy. When we face difficulties, a spirit of depending on _ 1 is more useful than crying for help. That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of growing from boy to man 2 family hardship tells us. Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County(县), Henan Province. When he was only 11, his father became badly ill and one day he came back with an unwanted baby 3 . A year later, Hong’s mother 4 home. She no longer wanted to live such a poor life and face her sick husband. So everything hard fell onto the young boy’s 5 : to take care of his father and the younger sister Che nchen, and to go on to study. Although his life was hard, Hong didn’t go away from his father and sister. He took several part-time jobs to 6 his family. He climbed tall tree s to get birds’ eggs for his sister. He walked 2 hours at weekends to the market to 7 different things to sell around his school. A few years later, he studied at a college. To take care of Chenchen, he worked hard to 8a room near his college f or her, and sent her to school. After Hong’s story went9 , he became a hero in people’s eyes. But Hong ___10___ offers from others.He said he felt encouraged by kind offers, but he could depend on his own work.Through his hard life, he has grown up from boy to man.1. A. parents B. friends C. yourself D. God ( )2. A. out of B. into C. without D. with ( )3. A. dog B. cat C. girl D. boy ( )4. A. left B. arrived C. went D. came ( )5. A. back B. shoulders C. head D. body ( )6. A. help B. save C. protect D. feed ( )7. A. make B. buy C. produce D. collect ( )8. A. build B. borrow C. rent D. share ( )9. A. public B. clear C. by D. far ( )10. A. accepted B. asked C. received D. refused四．阅读理解30When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry. In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learnfrom their rich experience. However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn?t want to hear. After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don?t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don?t show my feelings through words.By Jack1. Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _______.A. the manager asked him to do soB. he respected the elderlyC. the couple wanted him to do soD. he wanted more pay2. When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became _______.A. nervousB. satisfiedC. unhappyD. excited3. In Jack?s hometown, _______.A. people dislike being called “old”B. people are proud of being oldC. many people reach the age of seventy or eightyD. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants4. After this experience, Jack _______.A. lost his job in the restaurantB. made friends with the coupleC. no longer respected the elderlyD. changed his way with older people5. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got.B. Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.C. The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.D. From this experience, Jack learned more about American cultureStudents who date (约会）in middle school have significantly worse study skills, are four times more likely to drop out of school and report twice as much alcohol and tobacco use than their single classmates, according to new research from the University of Georgia. "Romantic relationships are a trademark of adolescence ，but very few studies have examined how adolescents differ in the development of these relationships," said Pamela Orpinas ，study author and professor in the College of Public Health and head of the Department of Health Promotion and Behavior. Orpinas followed a group of 624 students over a seven-year period from 6th to 12th grade. Each year, the group of students completed a survey indicating whether they had dated and reported the frequency of different behaviors, including the use of drugs and alcohol. Their teachers completed questionnaires (调查表）about the students* academic efforts. He found some students never or hardly ever reporteddating from middle to high school, and these students had consistently the best study skills according to their teachers. Other students dated infrequently in middle school but increased the frequency of dating in high school. "At all points in time, teachers rated the students who reported the lowest frequency of dating as having the best study skills and the students with the highest dating as having the worst study skills,'1 according to the journal article. Study skills refer to behaviors that lead to academic success such as doing work for extra credit being well organized, finishing homework, working hard and reading assigned chapters. "Dating a classmate may have the same emotional complications of dating a co-worker," Orpinas said, "when the couple break up. they have to continue to see each other in class and perhaps witness the ex-partner dating someone else. It is reasonable to think this could be linked to depression and divert (转移）attention from studying.” 4t Dating should not be considered a ceremony of growth in middle school，”Orpinas concluded.6.According to the passage, students who date in middle school may_____A. have poorer academic performancesB. be more likely to hurl othersC. enjoy better school livesD. are less likely to use alcohol and tobacco7.When doing his study, Orpinas_____.A. followed a group of students of 6th and 12th gradeB. completed a survey and a report each yearC. completed questionnaires about the students’ academic effortsD. found that the students’ study skills have connection with their frequency of dating8.Study skills may include the following behaviors and qualities Except_____A. being diligentB. bcing well organizedC. being kind and helpfulD. finishing assigned schoolwork9. What can possibly happen to the school couples after they break up?A. They don’t want to see each other any longer.B. Their attention to studying will be affected.C. They will miss their ex-partners sometimesD. They will think it，s reasonable Io get depressed.10.Orpinas’ attitude towards dating in middle school is_____A. supportiveB. positiveC. negativeD. indifferentUntil last summer I had a very comfortable life: winter vacations skiing and summer cruises. My parents spent a lot of money on a private school, so they could get me into a competitive middle school. Everything was about tomorrow, next year, my graduation. We never had to worry about today. Before last summer I never thought much about the people in the world who live day to day, every day, whose lives are controlled by poverty and hunger. Then I enrolled in a two-week intensive program. We lived in a “Tribal Village,” in a hot, dry open grassland in Ar kansas, a state of the south-central United States. I am a tribal member in Mozambique, a country of southeast Africa. Every meal, I make the fire for my family, and feel the flames lick up my nostrils as I blow to keep the fuel alive. I cook mush with vegetables. This is all my family is ever given. I feed the hen and three rabbits their dinner. I grow attached to the rabbits, even though I know I shouldn’t. I name them. I’m notgetting enough to eat; it’s time to decide whether or not to kill the rabbits. I feel pain but it’s a privileged child’s pain because I know I will soon be eating again. That’s not true for a lot of other children around the world. Growing up comfortably in the U.S., I’ve never had to worry about my dinner, and even though this whole process was only a simulation, it changed my life. Now I believe in doing whatever I can to help find practical ways to defeat hunger. So I’ve become president of Roots and Shoots, a group working to improve local environments for people and animals. I’m also working to create a program at my high school called th e “Safe Passage” trip to help young people in the Guatemala City dump. And I’ve got plans to do more. I'm often thinking of laboring in the hot sun and the millions who still do. Now, I try to live for today and stop worrying so much about the future. When I eat or feel full, I am grateful for this fortunate life and want to extend the same feeling to others. I believe in offering help to those who need it.11. What is true about the author before last summer?A. Her life was under great pressure.B. Her life was well-planned.C. She didn’t have to worry about the future.D. She had to worry about her dinner12.We can learn from the second paragraph that _______________.A. the author raised some rabbits as petsB. the author took part in a two-week program in AfricaC. the author had a very difficult life in the “Tribal Village”D. the author never thought about poor people after the program13. The author feel pain because ____________ .A. she is a privileged childB. she is not getting enough to eatC. she doesn’t want to kill the rabbitsD. she can’t go back to her regular life14. What does the underlined word “simulation” in the fourth paragraph probably mean?A. RealityB. ExperienceC. ImaginationD. Imitation15. What influence did the author’s experience in the “Tribal Village” have on her?A. It gave birth to a belief in helping others.B. It taught her to be grateful to her parents.C. It has made her life more comfortable.D. It inspired her to start two groups to help others.四．翻译201.⼀⽅⾯，汽车有⽤，可另⼀⽅⾯，它们也造成了污染。

2014年湖北省普通高等学校专升本招生考试大学英语题注意:请将所有答案填写到答题卡上,写在本试卷上的答案无效;考试结束后,请将试卷和答题卡一并交上.Part II Vocabulary and Structure （1 point×20=20 points）Directions: This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections. Section A（1 point×10=10 points）Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A), B), C),and D). Then you should write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.16. The advertising company recently hired a designer ______ had once won a prize in a national contest.A) whose B) which C) whom D) who17. It was for her daughter ________ Doris bought a toy plane yesterday.A) why B) that C) whom D) which18. What’s the ________ on how many bottles of wine you can bri ng through customs?A) regulation B) amount C) limit D) number19. The auto industry spends large amounts of money on marketing campaigns _____ young adult customers.A) attract B) attracted C) to attract D) attracts20. He was attending a meeting, _______ he would have come to your party yesterday.A) unless B) when C) what D) or21. John left his hometown ten years ago, never ________.A) to return B) returned C) returning D) will return22. By the end of this year Mr. Smith _____ in our company for exactly three years.A)is working B) has worked C) will work D) will have worked23. On my way to school, I saw people ________ advertisements and sample products.A) conveying B) creating C) discarding D) distributing24. I think that the Great Wall is worth ______ hundreds of miles to visit.A)to travel B) traveling C) traveled D) travel25. Only when we had finished all the work _______ that it was too late to take a bus home.A) did we realize B)will we realize C) we did realize D) we will realizeSection B（1 point×10=10 points）Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.26. We regret to inform you that we no longer manufacture the product you are (interest) _______ in.27. Sometim es it’s (help)______ to make a list of what you have to do.28. After the flood, life was (extreme) __________ difficult for the farmers in this area.29. In (add) _________ to teaching at the university, Professor Wilson also works as a legal adviser to a company.30. Tom is very good at (handle) ________ difficult customers.31. The price of oil is much (high) ________ now than it was this time last year.32. (fortunate) ________, the fire was discovered soon after it had started.33. After reading the novel he was too (excite) ________ to go to sleep that night.34. To her (disappoint) __________, her daughter did not come.35. The lecture was so (bore) ________ that many of the students in the classroom fell asleep.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 points)Directions: There are several passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneMost of my friends speak several languages. My friend Hans Kimmel, for example, speaks three languages—German, French and English. And my friend Pavlov speaks four languages— Russian, French, Spanish and English. Then there is Charles Zhou. His native language is Chinese, but he speaks three or four other languages fluently. I do not understand it. They speak, read and write all those languages, and I only know one language—English. Why can’t I speak any foreign languages? Am I stupid to learn a foreign language?Maybe it is all a question of home and environment. My parents do not speak any other languages, so of course we speak English at home. But look at Hans. His father is German and his mother is French. So he speaks two languages at home. And look at John’s family. His father is Russian and his mother is Spanish. So they speak two languages at home.Perhaps it is a question of geography, too. I live in the United States, and I can travel hundreds of miles with only one language— English. But it is different for Hans in Europe. He lives in Germany, but in a few hours he can travel to France, or to Italy, or to Holland, or to Denmark. So of course he hears other languages all the time. And he needs other languages.I am studying Italian this term at the university, but I am not learning very much Italian. I can not practice it at home or in restaurants or in stores. I only speak it three hours each week in the classroom. That’s al l. The rest of the time I speak English. Maybe I should go to Italy for a few months. Then perhaps I could really learn Italian.36. Who can speak French, German and English?A) The author himself. B) Hans Kimmel.C) Charles. D) John.37. The person whose mother tongue is Chinese is _________.A) a friend of Zhou’s B) PavlovC) Zhou D) Hans38. According to the writer’s opinion, the reason why he can not speak other languages is that _________.A) he is stupidB) he is not good at learning languagesC) he is not interested in learning languagesD) he lives in an English-speaking country and his parents don’t speak any other lang uages except English39. The writer thinks that if a person wants to learn a foreign language well, he should _________.A) study hard B) go to ItalyC) have a good language situation D) be clever and good at learning languages40. The writer’s native language is _________.A) Russian B) Italian C) English D) GermanPassage TwoAmerican Indians played a central role in the war known as the American Revolution. To them, however, the dispute between the colonists and England was peripheral. For American Indians the conflict was a war for American Indian independence, and whichever side they chose they lost it. Mary Brant was a powerful influence among the Iroquois. She was a Mohawk, the leader of the society of all Iroquois matrons, and the widow (寡妇) of Sir William Johnson, Superintendent of Indian Affairs. Her brother, Joseph Brant, is the best-known American Indian warrior (战士) of the Revolution, yet she may have exerted even more influence in the Confederacy than he did. She used her influence to keep the western tribes of Iroquois loyal to the English king, George III. When the colonists won the war, she and her tribe had to abandon their lands and retreat to Canada. On the other side, Nacy Ward held positions of authority in the Cherokee nation. She had fought as a warrior in the war against the Greeks and as a reward for her heroism was made “Beloved Woman” of the tribe. This office made her chief of the women’s council and a member of the council of chiefs. She was friendly with the White settlers and supported the Patriots during the Revolution. Yet the Cherokees too lost their land.41. What is the main point the author makes in the passage?A) Siding with the English in the Revolution helped American Indians regain their land.B) At the time of the Revolution, the Superintendent of Indian Affairs had little power.C) Regardless of whom they supported in the Revolution, American Indians lost their land.D) The outcome of the Revolution was largely determined by American Indian women.42. The italicized word “it” in the passage refers to ________.A) sideB) revolutionC) disputeD) independence43. Accord ing to the passage, Mary Brant’s husband had been a ________.A) government officialB) Mohawk chiefC) revolutionary heroD) Cherokee council member44. The italicized word “he” in the passage could be replaced by “________”.A) Sir William JohnsonB) the Superintendent of Indian AffairsC) Joseph BrantD) George III45. To which tribe did Nancy Ward belong?A) Mohawk.B) Iroquois.C) Cherokee.D) Greek.Passage ThreeIn 1801, Thomas Jefferson was the first president to take the oath of office in the nation’s permanent capital, Washington D.C. Although Washington was a new city, it was already familiar to President Jefferson. In fact, Jefferson had helped plan the c apital’s streets and public buildings. Besides being a city planner and architect, the new President was a writer, a scientist, and the inventor of several tools.Jefferson lived in the Presidential Palace. The Palace was more than a home; it contained offices for the President and some of his staff and advisors. It also included dining and reception rooms, where the President could entertain congressmen. However, President Jefferson did not give many formal parties. This was partly because there was no First Lady. Jefferson’s wife had died in 1782. But it was also because Jefferson liked to live in a simple fashion. Once, he showed up for an important meeting wearing old clothes and slippers! Neither Washington nor Adams would ever have dressed so casually.Jefferson was different from the first two Presidents in other ways, too. He disagreed with them about how the country should be run, and about what part a President should play in running it.46. According to the passage, the Presidential Palace was built to be ________.A) an office building and homeB) a meeting place for congressmenC) a homeD) an office building47. According to the passage, Thomas Jefferson was all of the following except ________.A) a writerB) a city plannerC) the third president of the United StatesD) a carpenter48. Thomas Jefferson did not entertain very often in Washington D.C. because ________.A) he did not have new clothesB) the food there was badC) he did not enjoy carefully prepared parties and there was no First LadyD) his wife did not like it49. Which of the following statements about Washington D.C. is TRUE?A) It was not the first capital of the United States.B) All the American presidents took the oath of office in Washington D.C.C) There were many old streets in Washington D.C. before 1801.D) Washington D.C. was planned by Thomas Jefferson.50. It can be inferred from the passage that George Washington and John Adams both ________.A) lived in the Presidential PalaceB) were rather formal gentlemenC) were different from Thomas Jefferson only in how to run the countryD) dressed casuallyPassage FourHigh above the bustling streets, honking taxicabs and crowded sidewalks, on the 24th floor of the landmark Empire State Building, is a month-old company offering New Yorkers a 20-minute nap... New York is called the city that never sleeps, but one small company wants that to change. Stressed-out customers arrive in a quiet, darkened room filled with futuristic (未来派的) chairs, or “napping pods,” where they can pay $14 (￡7.50) for their snooze. “MetroNaps is a place where busy New Yorkers get power nap in New York City,” says co-founder Arshad Chowdhury.White noise machines block out whispered conversation at the front desk. Sleepers stretch out in the leaning seats, which resemble plush dentists’ chairs, with blankets covering their legs and music piped into headphones. After 20 minutes, the sleeping pod wakes up the customer with a combination of vibrations and light.Chowdhury said nappers are encouraged to sleep just 20 minutes because a longer session tends to leave them more dazed than refreshed. Abdul Latif, a Broadway singer and dancer who likes to rest between an audition and a performance, said it was better to pay for a nap than to sit at a coffee shop. Another MetroNaps customer, writer and researcher Ben Stiller, said he needs that d aily nap. “This is what energizes me, this is what keeps me going,” he said.51. What is this passage about?A) The importance of taking a nap.B) How to have a good nap.C) A company that helps people take a nap.D) How to fall asleep in Empire State Building52. What does “snooze” in Para. 1 probably mean?A) Daydream.B) A short stay.C) Short-time sleep.D) A long break.53. What do you know about the nappers’ room?A) Sleepers lie in soft beds.B) Sleepers are covered with blanket from head to foot.C) It’s absolutely quiet in the room.D) Sleepers fall asleep with music in their ears.54. Nappers should sleep no more than 20 minutes because ________.A) it’s already very expensive for a 20-minute napB) you shouldn’t keep other p eople waiting too longC) napping too long makes them dazedD) napping too long is a waste of time55. How do some nappers think of the napping service?A) They think they would rather sit in a coffee shop.B) They don’t think they feel refreshed a fter taking a nap there.C) They don’t think they need that kind of napping.D) They feel energized after taking a nap.Part IV Translation ( 2 points×5=10 points )56. 他的表情说明他对周围正在发生的事情一无所知。

⼤学英语（专升本）试卷2014年上半年（专升本）试卷⼤学英语Part I: Structures and Grammar points.Direction: In this section, there are 20 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A ), B), C) , and D). （本⼤题共20⼩题，每⼩题1分，共20分）1、I had neither a raincoat nor an umbrella.（）I got wet through. A.、It is the reason. B 、That is why C 、There is why D 、It is how2、（） caused the accident is still a complete mystery.A 、WhatB 、ThatC 、HowD 、Where 3、Whenever my uncle came to see me, he （）bring me some candy. A.、will B 、would C 、was D 、should4、I remember （）you about this.A.、to be told B 、telling C 、to tell D 、to have told 5、I （）for an hour and he still has not turned up.A 、have waitedB 、have been waitingC 、waitD 、will wait 6、She is fond of （）stamps.A 、collectB 、to collectC 、collectingD 、collection 7、He hated （） at.A 、laughingB 、o be laughedC 、being laughedD 、to laugh8、We have got two TV sets, but we still can not watch anything because （）work properly. A 、each B 、eitherC 、neitherD 、every 9、The policeman saw the thief （）he appeared on the street corner. A 、not until B 、as long as C 、be moment D 、only if10.、（）you have any questions or needs, please contact the manager after 5:00 p.m. on weekends.A 、BecauseB 、WhereD 、Though 11、Not until the day before yesterday （）to give a speech at the meeting.A 、he agreedB 、does he agreeC 、he agreesD 、did he agree 12、I t is required that anyone applying for a driver license （） a set of tests.A 、takeB 、takesC 、tookD 、will take 13、This problem is （）his ability and I do not think he can solve it. A 、to B 、inC 、beyondD 、under 14、By the time you came to see me next month, I （） my term paper.A 、have completedB 、completeC 、am completingD 、will have completed 15、Jack would rather spend time complaining than （）the problem by himself. A 、solve B 、solved C 、solves D 、solve 16、I t is generally considered unwise to give a child （） he or she wants. A 、however B 、whatever C 、whichever D 、whenever 17、It worried her a bit （）her hair was turning gray.学校专业层次教学班编号姓名学号…………………………………...密…………………………….……………..封……………….........…………….线…………..………….……………….A、whileB、thatC、ifD、for18、Can you make sure（）the gold ring?A、where Alice had putB、where had Alice putC、where Alice has putD、where has Alice put19、--- Can I help you?--- Well, I am afraid the box is （）heavy for you, but thank you all the same.A、soB、muchC、veryD、too20、（）the day went on, the weather got worse.B、SinceC、WhileD、AsPart 2: Phrases and Expressions.Direction: Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases given below. Change the form where necessary.（本⼤题共10⼩题，每⼩题2分，共20分）1、I fully agree to the arrangement and it.2、She is now concentrating on a as a fashion designer.3、We make mistakes when we do things in a hurry.4、In spite of difficulties, they decided to with the work.5、Try to how many steps it will take to get to a close object.6、He made no to many agreement.7、He and wouldn’t finish his speech.8、My grandmother was becoming more and more sad and frail as the years 。