2014年版 专升本 英语复习题及答案.doc

西南科技大学网络教育专升本入学考试英语复习题I ( never eat ) raw fish ,but Id like to try it one day The university ( composed of ) four colleges and five academies Youd better take an umbrella with you ( although )it rains Go back to your room and leave me ( alone )You cannot be ( too )careful when you drive a car It is politely requested by the hotel management that radios ( not to play )after 11 oclock at nightThoughts are expressed ( by means of ) word Make a note of it ( to ) you should forget it The facilities of the older hotel ( is as good as or better than that of the new hotel )Its already 5 oclock now .Dont you think its about time ( we go home )Part I. Vocabulary and Structure 1. Where is Dick? Do you think hes reached home by now?He home for a while.A. would beB. should beC. would have beenD. should have been2. Never the weather been so bad in October.A. isB. areC. hasD. have3. Have you ever played bridge?Yes. We on weekend when I was in college.A. would have playedB. should have playedC. used to playD. have played4. Their experiment , Tom and Mary set out to write the report on the results.A. doneB. to be doneC. being doneD. will be done5. I didnt go to class last night because my car broken down.You mine. I wasnt using it.A. could borrowB. may borrowC. could have borrowedD. may have borrow6. Nelson is a creative liar who is always making unusual excuses for not doing his work.A. acrossB. awayC. offD. up7. Since you feel so strongly about this matter, you should make your views to other committee members.A. knowB. knowingC. being knownD. known8. He is not a stranger for me. I have met him on several .A. situationsB. environmentsC. occasionsD. positions9. This disease is second only heart attack as a cause of death all over the world.A. toB. ofC. withD. from10. Im afraid I have to go now, Jim.Id rather you go alone. Its already too late.A. dontB. didntC. wouldntD. shouldnt11. This is for ten of us to sit at. Please get us a larger one.A. too small a tableB. a too small tableC. a such small tableD. such small a table12. If youre looking for a fully-furnished room to rent, I think theres a(n) apartment in my building.A. emptyB. bareC. vacantD. free13. The manager promised to keep me how our business was going on.A. informingB. informedC. to informD. to be informed14. The boys spent the whole morning possible answers to the question.A. discussB. to discussC. discussingD. discussed15. More and more families have moved elsewhere because they cannot the noise from the neighboring airport.A. come up with B. put up with C. catch up with D. keep up with 16. The traditional approach _ with complex problem is to break them down into smaller, more easily managed problems.A. to dealing B. in dealing C. dealing D. to deal 17. We forget to bring our tickets, but please let us enter,_?A. do you B. will you C. can we D. shall we18. Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first _.A. intention B. attempt C. purpose D. desire 19. The ancient Egyptians are supposed _ rockets to the moon.A. to send B. to be sending C. to have sent D. to have been sending 20. _you eat the correct foods _ be able to keep fit and stay healthy.A. Only if; you will B. Only if; will you C. Unless; you will D. Unless; will you21. Staying in a hotel costs _ renting a room in a dormitory for a week.A. twice more B. twice as much as C. as much twice as D. as much as twice 22. The little girl could not _ the attraction of the piece of the chocolate.A. consist B. persist C. insist D. resist 23. She was so _ in her job that she didnt hear anybody knocking at the door.A. attracted B. absorbed C. drawn D. concentrated 24. Many children, _ parents are away working in big cities, are taken good care of in the village.A. of them B. whose C. their D. with whom 25. He _ at the boy into silence.A. glanced B. observed C. watched D. almost 26. It is kind _ you to do me a favor at this moment.A. to B. for C. of D. about 27. You cannot see the patient at the moment; he is now _ medical treatment.A. in B. on C. under D. at 28. He promised that he would _ to get us two tickets of the soccer game.A. manage B. fulfill C. accomplish D. succeed 29. He got a job with the corporation in 2000 and has worked there _.A. since B. ever since C. ever before D. till then 30. My mobile phone isnt in my bag. Where _ I have put it ?A. can B. must C. should D. would 31. Mr.Verder never thought that he would become a member of the board of directors because of his _ origin.A. humble B. previous C. critical D. false 32. Its bad policy for developing countries to sacrifice environmental protection to _ economic growth.A. discourageB. weaken C. promote D. create 33. He did it _ gratitude for everything she had done for him.A. withB. in C. with regard to D. out of 34. The ship _ form behind the fog.A. droveB. emerged C. passed D. turned 35. Id rather marry a man who had a(n) _ of humor than one who was very attractive.A. capabilityB. sight C. knowledge D. sense 36. Well visit Europe next year _ we have enough money.A. lestB. until C. unlessD. provided 37. Im sorry I cant see you immediately; but if youd like to take a seat, Ill be with you _ .A. for a momentB. in a moment C. for the momentD. at the moment38. We love peace, yet we are not the kind of people to yield _ any military threat.A. upB. to C. in D. at39. The internet users visiting our website are _ young people between the age of 13 and 20.A. mostB. almost C. mostlyD. at most 40. There are several means of mass communication. The newspaper is one .Television is _.A. the otherB. the another C. other D. another41. We had borrowed two VCDs but didnt have time to watch _ of them.A. some B. either C. all D. neither 42. Would you please let me finish my words? Dont _ in the middle of a sentence.A. put me off B. cut me off C. keep me off D. get me off 43. In the first semester, I asked my teacher _.A. what courses should I take B. what courses I should takeC. I should take what courses D. should I take what courses 44. There arent many wild pandas _ in the world today.A. live B. living C. to live D. lived45. Dont ask him how old he is-hes really _ about it.A. sensitive B. careless C. cautious D. anxious Part II. Writing 46. Directions: For this part, you are supposed to write a composition in English in 100-120 words based on the following information. Remember to write it clearly. 以“Failure and Success”为题写一篇短文，内容包括：（1）人生遭遇失败很常见；（2）每个人都渴望成功；（3）失败走向成功的必经之路。47. Directions: For this part, you are supposed to write a composition in English in 100-120 words based on the following information. Remember to write it clearly.10月27日（星期六），你和同学参观了清华大学，请根据下列内容用英语写篇日记。内容应包括：老教授的热情接待，参观了图书馆、实验楼和校园等。可以适当增减细节。48. Directions: For this part, you are supposed to write a letter in English in 100-120 words based on the following information. Remember to write it clearly.你是刘玲（Liu Ling），写一封给晓东（Xiao Dong）道歉信，讲明道歉的原因、解决问题的办法，以弥补因晓东来拜访而自己不在家给他带来的沮丧。49.根据下面的汉语提示，写一篇题为“Why Should We Learn English”的短文。（1）英语是世界上使用最广泛的语言，大多数商业信件、书籍、杂志都是用英语书写；（2）学好英语可使我们更好地向外国学习先进经验；（3）借助英语可以更快、更好地学习现代科学和技术；（4）学好英语能使我们更好地为祖国服务；（5）学习英语有时也是一大趣事。50. 你（Li Yuan）负责组织一次班级郊游活动，请根据以下提示写一份通知：（1）本次活动的时间和地点；（2）郊游的具体活动内容；（3）要求各自准备一道菜或点心与大家分享；（4）列出必带物品，如；相机，雨衣/雨伞，遮阳帽，手电筒等；（5）感谢大家合作。Part III. Cloze 51. Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that is most suitable.Scientists who study the brain have found out a great deal about how we learn. They have 1 that babies learn much more from the sights and sounds around them than we 2 before. You can help your baby by taking advantage of her hunger to learn.From the 3 beginning, babies try to imitate the 4 they hear us make. They “read” the 5 on our faces and our movements. That is 6 it is so important to talk, sing and smile to your child. Hearing you talk is your babys first 7 toward becoming a reader, because it 8 her to love language and to learn words.As your child grows older , 9 talking with her. Ask her about the things she does. Ask her about the events and people in the story you 10 together. Let her know you are carefully 11 what she says. By keeping her in 12 and listening, you are 13 encouraging your child to think as she speaks. 14 ，you are showing that you respect her knowledge and her ability to 15 learning.1. A. discoveredB. heard C. watchedD. written2. A. didB. hoped C. studied D. thought3. A. veryB. suitable C. rightD. early4. A. effortsB. facesC. sounds D. stories5. A. colors B. eyesC. lines D. looks6. A. how B. why C. when D. what7. A. way B. timeC. step D. set8. A. allows B. helps C. moves D. persuaders9. A. continue B. remember C. start D. try10. A. change B. read C. record D. tell11. A. accepting B. enjoying C. carrying out D. listening to12. A. talking B. singing C. smiling D. playing13. A. then B. already C. even D. also14. A. However B. Besides C. Otherwise D. Again15. A. begin B. depend on C. keep D. turn to52. Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that is most suitable.We were late as usual. My husband had 1 watering the flowers in the garden by himself, andwhen he discovered that he couldnt manage he asked me for2at the last moment. So now we had only an hour to get to the airport. Luckily there were not many cars3buses on the road and we were 4 to get there just in time. We checked in and went straight into a big hall to wait for ourflight to be called. We waited and waited5 no announcement was made. We asked for6 and the girl there told us that theplane hadnt arrived yet. In the end there came an announcement telling us that those7 for Flight No.108 could get a free meal voucher (代金券) and that the plane hadnt left Spain8 technical problems. We thought that meant 9 it was notsafe for the plane to10 . We waited again for a long time until late evening when we were asked to report again. This time we were 11 free vouchers to spend the night in nearby hotel.The next morning after a12 night because of all the planes taking off and landing, we were reported back to the airport. Guess13 had happened while we wereasleep. Our plane had arrived and taken off again. All the other14 had been woken up in the night tocatch the plane, but for some reason or other we had been15 . You can imagine how we felt. 1A. stopped 2A. food 3A. and 4A. impossible 5A. so 6A. time 7A. coming 8A. for 9A.when 10A. repair 11A. giving12A. bad 13A. what 14A. workers 15A. wokenB. insisted onB. advice B. butB. necessaryB. but B. advice B. sittingB. since B.whichB. sell B. givenB. quiet B. where B. planes B. announcedC. finishedC. praise C. orC. ableC. otherwise C. help C. waitingC. becauseC. whatC. fly C. offeringC. sweet C. it C. passengersC. lost D. givenD. help D. since D. unableD. if D. informationD. workingD.fromD. thatD. telephoneD. takenD. pleasant D. that D. flightsD. forgotten53. Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that is most suitable.Drawing a picture is the simplest way of putting an idea down on paper. That is 1 men first began to write, six thousand years ago or 2. The alphabet we now use 3 down to us over a long period of time. It was developed from the picture-writing of ancient Egypt.Picture-writing was useful in many 4 .It could be used to express ideas as well as 5. For example, a drawing of a 6 meant the object man. 7 a drawing of a man lying on the ground with a spear in him meant 8.Besides the Egyptians, the Chinese 9 the American Indians also developed ways10 writing in pictures. But only 11 much could be said as follows. Thousands of pictures would have been needed 12 express all the ideas that people might have. It would have shown many thousands more to express all the objects 13 to men. No one could 14 so many pictures in a lifetime. Either could anyone learn the meaning of all 15 drawings in a lifetime.1. A. whenB. becauseC. whereD. how2. A. overB. moreC. elseD. Later 3. A. wentB. showedC. appearedD. came 4. A. sidesB. colorsC. waysD. meanings5. A. storiesB. animalsC. objectsD. subjects 6. A. creatureB. beingC. womanD. Man 7. A. ButB. ForC. BesidesD. Because8. A. dieB. deathC. sleepD. down 9. A. andB. withC. helpedD. followed 10. A. toB. aboutC. on D. of11. A. notB. veryC. soD. too 12. A. toB. forC. possiblyD. actually 13. A. knownB. withC. calledD. in14. A. writeB. drawC. watchD. take 15. A. manyB. someC. thatD. such Part IV. Reading (30 points, 3 points for each)54. In ancient times wealth was measured and exchanged in things that could be touched: food, tools, and precious metals and stones. Then the barter system was replaced by coins, which still had real value since they were pieces of rare metal. Coins were followed by fiat money, paper notes that have value only because everyone agrees to accept them.Today electronic monetary systems are gradually being introduced that will transform money into even less tangible forms, reducing it to a series of “bits and bytes”, or units of computerized information, going between machines at the speed of light. Already, electronic fund transfer allows money to be instantly sent and received by different banks, companies, and countries through computers and telecommunications devices.1. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage?A. International Banking PoliciesB. The History of Monetary ExchangeC. The Development of Paper Currencies D. Current Problems in the Economy2. According to the passage, which of the following was the earliest kind of exchange of wealth?A. Bartered foodsB. Fiat moneyC. Coin currency D. Intangible forms3. The author mentions food, tools and precious metals and stones together because they are all _.A. useful items B. articles of valueC. difficult things to obtain D. material objects4. According to the passage, coins once had real value as currency because they _.A. represented a great improvement over barterB. permitted easy transportation of wealthC. were made of precious metalsD. could become collectors items5. Which of the following statements about computerized monetary systems is NOT supported by the passage?A. They promote international trade.B. They allow very rapid money transfers.C. They are still limited to small transactions (交易).D. They are dependent on good telecommunications systems.55. Mr. Smith was a wealthy industrialist, but he was not satisfied with life. He did not sleep well and his food did not agree with him. This situation lasted for some time. Finally, after several sleepless nights, he decided to consult his doctor. The doctor advised a change of surroundings. Go a broad, he said. But I m not good at foreign language, said Mr. Smith. It doesnt matter, said the doctor. It wont hurt you to talk a little less. Go on a voyage. Take plenty of exercise. Try to reduce your weight. Avoid rich food.Mr. Smith went to Switzerland. He did not know French or German, and had to communicate through gestures. He attended a physical training course. The instructor made him bend his knees, swing his arms, stretch his neck and shake his head rapidly. He bad to lie on the ground and raise his right and left legs alternately. After a time his muscles grew hard and firm. He forgot the financial crisis and the importance of raising the level of production. He even began to notice individual trees and individual birds.Finally he returned home. But unfortunately his improvement was only temporary. Soon he was a normal business man again, worried about his property, his profits, his s