专升本专业英语试题-含答案

专升本专业英语试题Direction:AlltheQuestionsshouldbedoneontheAnswerSheet.I.Chooseawordthatbestcompleteseachofthefollowingsentences:(20*1point=20points)1. The_driverthinksaccidentsonlyhappentootherpeople. A.averageB.commonC.usualD.normal2. Eveniftheyareonsale,theserefrigeratorsareequalinpriceto,ifnotmore expensivethan,_attheotherstore.A.theoneB.othersC.thatD.theones3. Conversationbecomesweakerinsocietythatspendssomuchtimelisteningand beingtalkedto_ithasallbutlostthewillandtheskilltospeakforitself. A.asB.whichC.thatD.what4._forthetimelyinvestmentfromthegeneralpublic,ourcompanywouldnotbesothrivingasitis.A.HaditnotbeenB.WereitnotC.BeitnotD.Shoulditnotbe5. Asia_bymostexpertstobethecradleofhumancivilization. A.hasbeenalwaysconsideredB.hasalwaysbeenconsidered C.alwayshasbeenconsideredD.hasbeenconsideredalways6.Anoldwomanwasbadlyhurtin_thepolicedescribeasanapparently motivelessattack.A.thatB.whatC.whateverD.which7.PaulSamuelsonrevolutionized_bypresentinghisstudentswiththemost advancedeconomicthinkingatanintroductorylevel.A.toteacheconomicsB.teachingthateconomicsis C.theteachingofeconomicsD.economicsistaught8.Ifyoufindthisitemtoodifficultto_,itisadvisabletoleaveasitisand moveontothenextone.A.workoutB.workonC.workforD.workat9.YouandIcouldhardlyunderstand,_?A.couldweB.couldntyouC.couldntweD.couldI10. Therewasanaccident_thecrossroadsatmidnightlastnight. A.inB.onC.atD.by11.Shehasmanagedtoobtainatemporarywork_inBritain. ApermitBpermissionCpermissivenessDpermissible12. Thefootballplayersneedtotalconcentrationduring_. AmatchBgameCplayDperform13.Involvedinabriberyscandal,thePresidenthadto_hisresignation. AdoBcatchCofferDfind14.WhenIgooutintheeveningIusethebike_thecarifIcan. AratherthanBregardlessofCinspiteofDotherthan15. Someplantsarevery_tolight;theyprefertheshade. AsensibleBflexibleCobjectiveDsensitive16.Dontletthechildplaywithscissors_hecutshimself. AincaseBsothatCnowthatDonlyif17. Withoutproperlessons,youcould_alotofbadhabitswhenplaying thepiano.AkeepupBpickupCdrawupDcatchup18.Weshouldalwaysbearinmindthat_decisionsoftenresultinserious consequences.AurgentBinstantCpromptDhasty19. Thecomputercanbepaidforintenmonthly_of100dollars. ApayBpaysCpaymentDpayments20.AmericanlinguistNoahWebsterwasamongthefirstto_thegrowing differencebetweenAmericanandBritishusagesofEnglish. A.realizeB.recognizeC.researchD.reckonIII.ClozeTest(20points)Readthefollowingparagraphandchoosethecorrectwordforeachblankfromthethreealternatives.Mancannotgoon_1_hisnumbersatthepresentrate,Inthe_2_30yearsmanwillfaceaperiodofcrisis._3_expertsbelievethattherewillbeawidespreadfood_4_.Otherexpertsthinkthisis5_pessimistic,andthatmancanpreventthings_6_worsethantheyarenow.But_7_thattwo-thirdsofthepeopleintheworldareundernourishedorstarvingnow.Onethingthatmancandoistolimit_8_ofbabiesborn.Theneed_9_thisisobvious,butitis_10_toachieve.Peoplehaveto_11_tolimittheirfamilies.Inthecountriesofthepopulation_12_,manypeoplelikebigfamilies.Theparentsthinkthatthis_13_abiggerincomeforthefamilyandensurestherewillbesomeoneinthefamilywhowilllook_14_theminoldage.Severalgovernmentshave_15_birthcontrolpoliciesinrecentyears._16_themareJapan,China,IndiaandEgypt.Insome_17_theresultshavenotbeen18_.Japanhasbeenanexception.TheJapaneseadoptedabirthcontrolpolicyin1948.People_19_tolimittheirfamilies.Thebirthratefellfrom34.3perthousandperyeartoabout17.0peryear_20_.()1.AincreasingBtoincreaseCandincreaseDwithincreasing()2.AsecondBrecentCnextDlate()3.AAnyBSomeCMoreDAll()4.AneedBwantCabsenceDshortage()5.AsoBmuchCtooDenough()6.AgettingBfromgettingCtogetDget()7.ArememberBrememberingCtorememberDremembers()8.AanamountBanumberCtheamountDthenumber()9.AforBinCofDabout()10.AnoteasyBnoeasyCnoteasilyDnoease()11.ApersuadeBbepersuadingCbepersuadedDpersuading()12.AburstingBexplosionCraisingDextension()13.AtakesBbringsCmakesDearns()14.AuponBforCintoDafter()15.AadjustedBcreatedCadoptedDpresented()16.AOfBAmongCBetweenDOutof()17.AexceptionsBexamplesCeventsDcases()18.AsuccessBsucceededCsuccessfulDsucceeding()19.AwereencouragedBencouragedCareencouragedDencourage()20.ApresentlyBatpresentCintimeDontimeIV.TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoChinese:(10points)Rummagingthroughthefruitandvegsectionofmylocalsupermarket,readingthecountryoforiginlabels,Iambewilderedbythegeographyofitall.ThatthefruitsoftheearthshouldallbelaidoutontidyshelvesinthisprovincialcornerofBritainwouldhavebeenunthinkableafewyearsago,yetnowitistakenforgranted.Oncestrangeandexoticfruitsthatonlytherichcouldafford,ifnotnowpartofeveryonesdiet,arecertainlypartofoureverydayshoppingexperience.Somuchsothatinsteadoffocusingonthenovel,Iamdrawntothecommonplace.Here,amongthe“humble”vegetables,somethingstrangeanddisturbingisgoingon._V.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish:(10*3points=30points)1.女孩横穿马路时被汽车撞倒.(toknockover).2.这群年轻人听了这则笑话哄堂大笑.(toroarwith).3.她很不善于见什么人说什么话.(tohavenoknackfor).4.驾驶员违反交通规则,除了罚款之外,还有别的处罚办法吗?(alternativeto)5.为了安全起见,车上每个人都必须系上安全带.(forthesakeof).6.我们费了九牛二虎之力将门弄开.(tohavejobtodo).7.这个沙发一拉开,就可变成床.(toconvertinto).8.成年人学习外语的困难之一是母语的干扰.(tointerferewith).9.许多困在山洞里的人在救援队赶到之前就死了.(totrap).10.我突然明白他原来是想帮助我.(todawnon).VI.ReadingComprehension(38points)Passage1Iamoneofthemanycitypeoplewhoarealwayssayingthatgiventhechoicewewouldprefertoliveinthecountryawayfromthedirtandnoiseofalargecity.IhavemanagedtoconvincemyselfthatitwerentformyjobIwouldimmediatelyheadoutfortheopenspacesandgobacktonatureinsomesleepyvillageburiedinthecountry.Buthowrealisticisthedream?Citiescanbefrighteningplaces.Themajorityofthepopulationliveinmassivetowerblocks,noisy,dirtyandimpersonal.Thesenseofbelongingtoacommunitytendstodisappearwhenyoulivefifteenfloorsup.Allyoucanseefromyourwindowissky,orotherblocksofflats.Childrenbecomeaggressiveandnervouscoopedupathomeallday,withnowheretoplay;theirmothersfeelisolatedfromtherestoftheworld.Strangelyenoughwhereasinthepasttheinhabitantsofonestreetallkneweachother,nowadayspeopleonthesamefloorintowerblocksdontevensayhellotoeachother.Countrylife,ontheotherhand,differsfromthiskindofisolatedexistenceinthatasenseofcommunitygenerallybindstheinhabitantsofsmallvillagestogether.Peoplehavetheadvantageofknowingthatthereisalwayssomeonetoturntowhentheyneedhelp.Butcountrylifehasdisadvantagestoo.Whileitistruethatyoumaybeamongfriendsinavillage,itisalsotruethatyouarecutofffromtheexistingandimportanteventsthattakeplaceincities.Thereslittlepossibilityofgoingtoanewshoworthelatestmovie.Shoppingbecomesamajorproblem,andforanythingslightlyoutoftheordinaryyouhavetogoonandexpeditiontothenearestlargetown.Thecity-dwellerwholeavesforthecountryisoftenoppressedbyasenseofunbearablestillnessandquiet.What,then,istheanswer?Thecountryhastheadvantageofpeaceandquiet,butsuffersfromthedisadvantageofbeingcutoff;thecitybreedsafeelingofisolation,andconstantnoisebattersthesenses.Butoneofitsmainadvantagesisthatyouareatthecenterofthings,andthatlifedoesntcometoanendathalf-pastnineatnight.Somepeoplehavefound(orratherbought)acompromisebetweenthetwo;theyhaveexpressedtheirpreferenceforthe“quietlife”byleavingthesuburbsandmovingtovillageswithincommutingdistanceoflargecities.Theygenerallyhaveaboutasmuchsensitivityastheplasticflowerstheyleavebehindtheyarepollutedwithstrangeideasaboutchangeandimprovementwhichtheyforceontotheunwillingoriginalinhabitantsofthevillages.Whatthenofmydreamsofleaningonacottagegateandmurmuring“morning”tothelocalsastheypassby?Imkeenontheidea,butyouseetheresmycat,Toby,Imnotatallsurethathewouldtaketoallthatfreshairandexerciseinthelonggrass,Imean,canyouseehimmixingwithallthoseheartymalesdownthefarm?No,hewouldratherhavetheelectricimitation-coalfireanyevening.1. WegettheimpressionfromthefirstparagraphthattheauthorAusedtoliveinthecountryBusedtoworkinthecityCworksinthecityDlivesinthecountry2. Intheauthorsopinion,thefollowingmaycausecitypeopletobeunhappyEXCEPTAastrongsenseoffearBlackofcommunicationChousingconditionsDasenseofisolation3. ThepassageimpliesthatitiseasytobuythefollowingthingsinthecountryEXCEPTAdailynecessitiesBfreshfruitsCdesignerclothesDfreshvegetables4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribesthosepeoplewhoworkinlargecitiesandliveinvillages?AOriginalBQuietCArrogantDInsensitive5. Doyouthinktheauthorwillmovetothecountry? AYes,hewilldosoBNo,hewillnotdosoCItisdifficulttotellDHeisintwomindsPassage2Clearlyifwearetoparticipleinthesocietyinwhichwelivewemustcommunicatewithotherpeople.Agreatdealofcommunicatingisperformedonaperson-to-personbasisbythesimplemeansofspeech.Ifwetravelinbuses,buythingsinshops,oreatinrestaurants,wearelikelytohaveconversationswherewegiveinformationoropinions,receivenewsorcomment,andverylikelyhaveourviewschallengedbyothermembersofsociety.Face-to-facecontactisbynomeanstheonlyformofcommunicationandduringthelasttwohundredyearstheartofmasscommunicationhasbecomeofoneofthedominatingfactorsofcontemporarysociety.Twothings,aboveothers,havecausedtheenormousgrowthofthecommunicationindustry.Firstly,inventivenesshasledtoadvancesinprinting,telecommunications,photography,radioandtelevision.Secondly,speedhasrevolutionizedthetransmissionandreceptionofcommunicationssothatlocalnewsoftentakesabackseattonationalnews,whichitselfisoftenalmosteclipsedbyinternationalnews.Nolongeristhepossessionofinformationconfinedtoaprivilegedminority.Inthelastcenturythewealthymanwithhisownlibrarywasindeedfortunate,buttodaytherearepubliclibraries.Fortyyearsagopeopleusedtoflocktothecinema,butnowfarmorepeoplesitathomeandturnontheTVtowatchaprogrammethatisbeingchanneledintomillionsofhomes. Communicationisnolongermerelyconcernedwiththetransmissionofinformation.Themoderncommunicationindustryinfluencesthewaypeopleliveinsocietyandbroadenstheirhorizonsbyallowingaccesstoinformation,educationandentertainment.Theprinting,broadcastingandadvertisingindustriesareallinvolvedwithinforming,educatingandentertaining.Althoughagreatdealofthematerialcommunicatedbythemassmediaisveryvaluabletotheindividualandtothesocietyofwhichheisapart,thevastmodernnetworkofcommunicationsisopentoabuse.However,themassmediaarewithusforbetter,forworse,andthereisnoturningback.6.Inthefirstparagraphthewriteremphasizesthe_offace-to-facecontactinsocialsettings.AnatureBlimitationCusefulnessDcreativity7.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat_AlocalnewsusedtobetheonlysourceofinformationBlocalnewsstilltakesasignificantplaceCnationalnewsisbecomingmorepopularDinternationalnewsisthefastesttransmittednews8. whichofthefollowingstatementisINCORRECT? ATopossessinformationusedtobeaprivilege BPubliclibrarieshavereplacedprivatelibraries CCommunicationmeansmorethantransmission DInformationinfluenceswaysoflifeandthinking9.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthatthewriteris_. Aindifferenttotheharmfulinfluenceofthemassmedia Bhappyaboutthedrasticchangesinthemassmedia Cpessimisticaboutthefutureofthemassmedia DconcernedaboutthewronguseofthemassmediaPassage3Humancloningtechnologycouldbeusedtoreverseheartattacks.Scientistsbelievethattheymaybeabletotreatheartattackvictimsbycloningtheirhealthyheartcellsandinjectingthemintotheareasoftheheartthathavebeendamaged,andotherproblemsmaybesolvedifhumancloninganditstechnologyarenotforbidden.Withcloning,infertilecouplescouldhavechildren.Currenttreatmentsforinfertility,intermsofpercentages,arenotverysuccessfully.Couplesgothroughphysicallyandemotionallypainfulproceduresforasmallchanceofhavingchildren.Manycouplesrunoutoftimeandmoneywithoutsuccessfullyhavingchildren.Humancloningcouldmakeitpossibleformanymoreinfertilecouplestohavechildrenthaneverbefore.Weshouldbeabletoclonethebonemarrowforchildrenandadultssufferingfromleukemia.Thisisexpectedtobeoneofthefirstbenefitstocomefromcloningtechnology.Wemaylearnhowtoswitchcellsonandoffthroughcloningandthusbeabletocurecancer.Cloningtechnologycanbeusedtotestforandperhapscuregene-relateddiseases.Theaboveisjustafewexamplesofwhathumancloningtechnologycandoformankind.Thisnewtechnologypromisesunprecedentedadvancementinmedicineifpeoplewillreleasetheirfearsandletthebenefitsbegin.10Heartattackscanbetreatedwithhumancloningtechnologyby_.AremovingthedamagedpartoftheheartBreplacingtheoldheartwithaclonedoneCrepairingtheheartwithcellsclonedfromhealthyonesDgivingthepatientsinjectionsofvariousmedicines11.Theword“infertile”(Line1,Para.2)mostprobablymeans“_”.AunabletogivebirthtoachildBwithphysicalandemotionalproblemsCshortoftimeandmoneyDseparatedfromeachotherforlong12.Accordingtothepassage,oneofthefirstexpectedbenefitsfromcloningtechnologymaybein_.AthetreatmentofheartattacksBthebearingofbabiesCthecureofblooddiseasesDthedetectionofgene-relateddiseases13.Cancermaybecuredwiththecloningtechnologyby_.AattackingthediseasedcellswithhealthyonesBcontrollingthegrowthofthecellsCdetectingdisorderedgenesinthecancelcellsDactivatingcancercellsbyswitchingthemon14.Accordingtothewriter,themainproblemwiththedevelopmentofhumancloningtechnologyisthat_.AitmaybeoutofhumancontrolBithasbroughtaboutfewbenefitssofarCpeoplestillknowlittleaboutitDpeopleareafraidofsuchtechnologyPassage4IdeasabouteducationarechangingintheUnitedStates.Educationtodayisnotjustahighschooldiplomaoracollegedegree.M