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专升本 公共英语 （二）阶梯英语（一）复习要点复习重点为第714单元。具体要求如下：1、能读懂8个单元中的40篇短文，并能完成每篇短文的阅读理解。2、能做对714单元练习中的“词汇与语法”选择题。3、完成模拟试卷试题题型及分数比例1、选择题（词汇与语法）20%（参见714单元练习中的相关练习）2、交际用语20%（考试范围在模拟试卷后面）3、阅读理解40%（共5篇，其中4篇选自714单元中的短文，1篇选自网上复习练习或课外内容）4、英译中20%（考试范围在模拟试卷后面） 模拟试卷Part I Vocabulary and Structure (20%)1. I got to the bus stop _ than you. A. five minutes earlier B. earlier five minutes C. five minute earlier D. five minutes early 2. Jean always the way I dress. A. copiesB. complainsC. comprisesD. counsels3. He has a strong and can overcome any difficulties. A. personalityB. achievementC. consequenceD. significance4. We feel deep for her sufferings. A. professionB. sympathyC. sensitivityD. favor5. The child was to leave her mother. A. naturalB. hateC. reluctantD. innocent6. The boy was looked down on because of his little . A. trainB. intelligence C. functionD. presence7. Its warm today. I think it is weather for working outside. A. favorB. common C. favorableD. economic 8. Many people thought the accident at five oclock. A. showedB. created C. appearedD. occurred9. It is to travel by plane than by train from Shanghai to Beijing. A. expensiveB. cheapC. economicD. cost10. Mr. Smith will stay in China for . A. one and a half yearsB. one and a half year C. one and half yearD. half and one year11. We have a newspaper in our town. A. localB. nativeC. regionalD. goal12. I was born in China and it is my land. A. nationB. nativeC. nationalityD. national13. The company for a new secretary. A. advertisedB. wantedC. subscribedD. repayed14. You work as a hospital porter. What are your weekly ? A. salariesB. wagesC. moneyD. costs15. Mr Smith me to buy several eggs for the dinner party. A. asked; dozenB. suggested; dozens of C. had; dozenD. persuaded; dozens16. What was the temperature of last May? A. averageB. fairC. ordinaryD. usual17. I gave him 1000 dollars last year. A. togetherB. altogetherC. all togetherD. alltogether18. The students paintings are in the exhibition hall. A. rebornB. played C. displayedD. suited19. Only high officials have immediate to the President. A. chanceB. opportunity C. roomD. access20. She was born . A. in early sixtiesB. in the early sixties C. on the early sixtyD. in the early sixtysPart II Use of English (20%)1. Would you be able to make a phone call for me? ,sir.A. Im glad to B. No problem C. Thatll be fine D. Yes, I would be2. Ive just asked where you are from.A. Pardon? B. Repeat. C. Excuse me!D. Whats wrong?3. Hope to see you soon. A. Me, too.B. Have a nice trip. C. Goodbye.D. Take care.4. What do you think of my work? A. All right. B. Im sorry about that. C.I think it is wonderful. D. Thank you for asking me.5. Marilyn, Im afraid I have to be leaving now._A. That sounds wonderful. B. Oh, so early? C. Not at all. D. Good luck! 6. - Thanks a lot. Youve gone through so much trouble.- _A. Its no trouble at all. B. Thats good.C. I dont think its a trouble. D. Thats very kind of you.7. - Shall we go out for dinner tonight?- _A. No, you cant. B. Yes, please.C. Thank you, I dont want to. D. Sorry, I have a report to finish.8. - Let me help you carry the suitcase.- _A. Its OK. I can manage. B. Its not very light.C. I can help you with it. D. Put it down on the ground.9. - So how do you find our city?- _A. I came here by plane. B. Oh, I love it. Its so exciting.C. Its quite difficult to find your home. D. What do you think of it?10. - Paul, this is my friend, Ann.- _A. Very well, thank you. B. How do you like the party?C. Glad to meet you, Jack. D：Glad to meet you, Ann.Part III Reading Comprehension (40%)(1) “Youre going to the United Stated to live? How wonderful! Youre really lucky!”Does this sound familiar? But does it seem true all the time? Specialists in counseling and intercultural studies say that it is not easy to adjust to life in a new culture. They call the feelings which people experience when they come to a new environment culture shock.According to these specialists, there are three stages of culture shock. In the first stage, the newcomers like their environment. Then , when the newness wears off, they begin to hate the city, the country, the people, the apartment, and everything else in the new culture. In the final stage of culture shock, the newcomers begin to adjust to their surroundings and, as a result, enjoy their life more.Some of the factors in culture shock are obvious. Perhaps the customs are different. Perhaps the public service systems such as the telephone, post office, or transportation are difficult to figure out and you make mistakes. The simplest things seem difficult. The language may be difficult. The food may seem strange to you and you may miss the familiar smells of the food you are accustomed to in your own country. If you dont look similar to the natives, you may feel strange. You may feel that everyone is watching you. In fact, you are always watching yourself. You are self-conscious.Who experiences culture shock? Everyone does in some form or another. But culture shock comes as a surprise to most people. A lot of the time, the people with the worst culture shock are the people who never had any difficulties in their own countries. They had hobbies or pastimes which they enjoyed. When they come to a new country, they do not have the same established positions or hobbies. They find themselves without a role, almost without an identity. They have to build a new self-image.1. It is hard to when one comes to the United States.A. learn EnglishB. avoid culture shockC. get used to the local weatherD. greet to others2. Some experts say that .A.new comers like culture shock in the new countryB.immigrants hate culture difference on the new landC.immigrants like their life better after experiencing culture shockD.immigrants are fully aware of the three stages of culture shock3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A.The customs are different in a new country.B.Its expensive to use the local public service systems.C.One finds it not easy to get accustomed to the local food.D.You feel unnatural in new surroundings.4. Those who in their own country will suffer culture shock most in the new country.A. have a smooth lifeB. have a hard lifeC. have not learned a foreign languageD. lack practical experience5. will feel lost in the United States in the beginning.A.Whoever comes to the countryB.Those who are poor beforeC.Those who are well established in their own countriesD.Those who are inexperienced in life and work(2) If you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think. This is the research findings of a team of Japanese doctors, who say that most of our brains are not getting enough exercise, and as a result, we are growing old unnecessarily soon.Professor Taiju Matsuzawa wanted to find out why quite healthy farmers in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think and reason at a rather early age, and how the speed of getting old could be slowed down.With a team of researchers at Tokyo National University, he set about measuring brain sizes of a thousand people of different ages with different jobs. Computer technology helped the researchers to get the most exact measurements of the sizes of the front and side parts of the brain, which have something to do with thinking and feeling, and decide the human character. As we all know, the back part of the brain, which controls tasks like eating and breathing, does not contract with age.Contraction of front and side parts, as cells die off, was seen in some people in their thirties, but it was still not found in some sixty and seventy-year-olds.Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that there is a simple way to prevent the contraction by using the head.The findings show that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country than in the towns. Those with the least possibility, says Matsuzawa, are lawyers, followed by university professors and doctors. White collar workers doing the same work day after day in government offices are, however, as possible to have contracting brains as the farm workers, bus drivers and shop assistants.6. The team of doctors wanted to find out .A. at what point people grow mentally oldB. how to make people live longerC. the size of certain peoples brainsD. which people are the most clever7. Their research findings are based on .A. an examination of farmers in northern JapanB. tests given on a thousand old peopleC. examining the brain sizes of different peopleD. using computer technology8. The doctors tests show that .A. our brains contract as we grow olderB. one part of the brain does not contractC. sixty-year-olds have better brains than thirty-year-oldsD. some peoples brains have contracted earlier than other peoples9. According to the article, are growing mentally old earlier. A. engineersB. office clerksC. professorsD. researchers10. The most possible conclusion of the article is that .A. most of us should take more exerciseB. the brain contracts if it is not usedC. its better to live in the townsD. the more one uses his brain, the sooner he becomes old(3) Almost every family buys at least one copy of newspaper every day. Some people subscribe to as many as two or three different newspapers. But why do people read newspapers?Five hundred years ago, news of important happeningsbattles lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown or killedtook months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur in faraway countries on the same day they happen.Besides supplying news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other useful information. There are weather reports, radio, television and film guides, book reviews, stories, and, of course, advertisements. There are all sorts of advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring attention to their products. They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space, but it is worth the money for news of their products goes into almost every home in the country. For those who produce newspapers, advertisements are also very important. Money earned from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit.Newspapers often have information on gardening, cookery and fashion, as well as a small but very popular section on jokes and cartoons.11. The habit of reading newspapers is nowadays. A. widespreadB. found among a few families C. not popularD. uncommon12. A few hundred years ago news did not . A. travel fastB. receive attention C. spread to other countriesD. take long to reach other countries13. In the past, news was . A. sent by telegraphB. passed from one person to another C. sent by letterD. sent by messengers14. Newspapers also give us information on . A. large companiesB. every home C. the weatherD. advertising space15. The section on jokes and cartoons is . A. read only by childrenB. of no value C. not helpfulD. read by many(4) On October 12, 1989, some Chinese scientists were working at the computers to look for the information they needed. Suddenly they saw a lot of very bright spots crossing the computers screens. At the same moment the computers were working much slower. To find out what was happening they stopped their work to check some parts of the computers. To their horror, they found out that most of their stored information was got rid of by computer viruses! Obviously all these computers had been infected by computer viruses.It is said that the computer viruses were made by a group of young men fond of playing tricks. They all had excellent education. They created the viruses just to show their intelligence. This kind of computer viruses are named Jerusalem Viruses. These viruses can stay in computers for a long time. When the time comes they will attack the computers by lowering the functions, damaging their normal programs or even getting rid of all the information.We now come to know that Jerusalem Viruses often attack computers on Fridays and that they are spreading to a lot of computers. Among the countries that suffered computer viruses are Britain, Australia, Switzerland, the U.S., and some other countries. But till now, how to get rid of the terrible viruses remains a problem.16. Some Chinese scientists were working at the computers to .A.repair some parts of the computersB. find what they need on the computersC. listen to CD music on the computersD. play games on the computers17. To their horror, the Chinese scientists found out the stored information . A. was incorrectB. was changedC. disappearedD. was stolen18. The computer viruses were made by a group of . A. intelligent computer scientistsB. students fond of computer games C. young men who are highly educatedD. school boys fond of making jokes19. Till now , the problem of killing the viruses . A. is easy to solve B. has not been solved C. is nearly solvedD. has already been solved20. What is the main idea of the whole passage?A.How was the computer invented?B.A group of young men made the computer viruses.C.A general introduction to the computer viruses.D.Jerusalem Virus is a dangerous virus to computers.Part IV Translation (20%)1. He had to leave early yesterday.昨天他不得不早些离开。2. Can you express yourself clearly in English?你能用英语清楚地表达自己的意思吗？3. Ill try not to take up too much of your time.我尽量不占用你太多的时间。4. I came here at least once a month.我一个月至少来这里一次。5. I think the picture shows us how fruits are necessary to life.我想这幅图是告诉我们水果是生活中不可缺的。模拟试卷答案Part I Structure (20 %)1-5 AAABC 6-10 BCD AA 11-15 ABABA 16-20 ABCDBPart II Use of English (20 %)1. B 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. DPart III Reading Comprehension (40 %)1-5 BCBAC 6-10 ACDBB 11-15 AABCD 16-20 BCCBD本次考试英译中测试范围1. Because there was heavy traffic, we were ten minutes late.答案：由于交通拥挤，我们晚了十分钟。2. Youd better go quickly before I change my mind.答案：趁着我还没有改变主意，你赶快走吧。3. Were running behind schedule by about 15 minutes.答案：我们大约误点十五分钟。4. Okay, and I need a pen to fill out the address.答案：好，我还得借一支笔来填写地址。5. Once all the information is completed, you sign here.答案：所有内容都填完之后，你就在这儿签名。6. I need to buy some 50-cent stamps.答案：我需要买一些50美分的邮票。7. This TV channel has too many commercials.答案：这个电视台频道广告太多了。8. Why, do you want me to change the channel?答案：怎么了，你要我换个频道吗？ 9. I came here at least once a month.答案：我一个月至少来这里一次。 10. I think the picture shows us how fruits is necessary to life.答案：我想这幅图是告诉我们水果是生活中不可缺的。 11. I dont want to spend five dollars on a cup of water.答案：我不想花五美元买一瓶水。 12. When I was young, Id listen to the radio, waiting for my favorite songs.答案：当我还是个小孩的时候，我常听收音机，等待我最喜欢的歌。 13. Im certain hell go to see the film, because hes bought a ticket.答案：我肯定他会去看电影的，因为他把票都买好了。 14. He has been learning English for years.答案：多年来，他一直在学英语。 15. He had to leave early yesterday.答案：昨天他不得不早些离开。 16. He stopped to smoke.答案：他停下来，开始吸烟。17. I came back because of the rain.答案：因为下雨我就回来了。18. The earth on which we live is shaped like a ball.答案：我们居住的地球，形状像一个大球。 19. We should make best use of time.答案：我们要充分利用时间。20. Can you express yourself clearly in English?答案：你能用英语清楚地表达自己的意思吗？21. Ill try not to take up too much of your time.答案：我尽量不占用你太多的时间。22. We are short of time and money.答案：我资金和时间都缺。23. Its never too late to learn.答案：活到老，学到老。24. Try hard or youll fail the test. 答案：努力地，否则你考试及不了格。25. He lives in a small room with only one small window.答案：他住在一间只有一个小窗户的小房间里。26. The plane took off very smoothly.答案：飞机很平稳地起飞了。27. They sold the old house yesterday.答案：昨天他们把那旧房子卖了。28. I prefer tea to coffee.答案：我宁可要茶，不要咖啡。29. The doctor said there was nothing wrong with his eyes.答案：医生说他的眼睛没有毛病。30. Nothing in the world moves faster than light. 答案：世界上没有什么东西比光走得更快。31. He doesnt know what life means to him.答案：他不知道人生的意义。32. The more money I make, the happier I will be.答案：赚的钱越多，我就会越快乐。33. Could you tell me where the post office is?答案：请问邮局在哪里？34. Fires may do more damage than the earthquakes.答案：火所造成的损失可能比地震还严重。35. I was too excited to say a word in front of him.答案：我当时太兴奋了，以至于在他面前什么也说不出来了。36. When she left school, she went first to Britain.答案：在她离开