2014年陕西省普通高等教育专升本招生考试 大学英语(样题)

精选文库2014年陕西省普通高等教育专升本招生考试大学英语试题注意事项：1. 考生领到试题后，须按规定在试题上填写姓名、准考证号和座位号。2所有答案必须在答题卡指定区域内作答，在试题上作答无效。考试结束后，将本试题和答题卡一并交回。3满分为150分。考试时间为150分钟。I. Vocabulary and Structure (40分)Directions: In this part, there are 40 incomplete sentences. For each sentence 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.1. If only I_ more money, I could afford a copy of this current English dictionary. A. have B. will have C. had D. had had2. Id rather you_ those important documents with you when you began to take a trip. A. dont take B. didnt take C. wont take D. not take3. He said the driver must have had an accident; otherwise he_ by then.A. would have arrived B. must have arrivedC. should arrive D. would arrive4._ the help of their group, we would not have succeeded in the investigation.A. Besides B. Regardless of C. But for D. Despite5. Our demand is that another experiment_. A. shall be made B. will be made C. must be made D. be made6. In the case of an opera, the composers wrote their music following the original texts, _ in Italian, French or German.A. they being B. be they C. were they D. being they7. They organized a club, Torn_ its chairman. A. was B. he C. is D. being8. There are fifty students in the class; half of_ are from the United States. A. them B. which C. whom D. those 9. Neither of the young men who had applied for a position in the university_. A. has been accepted B. have been accepted C. was accepted D. were accepted10. Im sorry I couldnt get in touch with him before he left, I_ him earlier.A. had a telephone B. have phoned D. should be phoned C. should have phoned11. Had the weather been good, the children_ out for a walk. A. had gone B. could have gone C. would go D. went12. The generals command was that he_ this important task at once. A. would carry out B. carry out C. carries out D. has carried out13. Peter wishes that he_ law instead of literature when he was at college. A. could study B. studied C. had studied D. would study14. I really appreciate_ from you two years ago when I was at college. A. being heard B. hearing C. to hear D. having heard15. The man in the corner confessed to_ a lie to the manager of the company three weeks before.A. have told B. be told C. being told D. having told16. We all feel sorry for_ for so long after your arrival. A. keep you waiting B. having kept you waiting C. waiting for you D. keeping you waiting 17. There was so much noise that the speaker couldnt make himself_.A. hearing B. being heard C. to hear D. heard18. The manager has his employees_ a business report every week.A. to write B. written C. writing D. write19. The famous novel is said _ into Chinese. A. to have translated B. to be translate C. to have been translated D. to translate20. Young _he is, he knows what is the right thing to do. A. that B. as C. although D. however21. Experts say walking is one of the best ways for a person to_ healthyA. preserve B. stay C. maintain D. reserve22. People are more_ to spend money on goods with an attractive look than those without. A. attracted B. tempted C. persuaded D. tended23. They are always on good_ with their next-door neighbors for the childrens sake. A. friendship B. relations C. terms D. intentions24. He spoke so quickly that I did not_ what he said. A. catch B. accept C. take D. listen25. As the journey was a long one, he took a friend with him for_.A. pleasure B. entertainment C. company D. defence26. Weve _ sugar. Ask him to lend us some.A. run away with B. run down C. run off D. run out of27. I am very _to you for your help.A. grateful B. agreeable C. pleased D. thanks28. The experiment _the discovery of a cure for cancer.A. happened to B. led off C. resulted in D. set up29. There arent many pandas _ in the world today.A. alive B. living C. lively D. lived30. They were so far away that I couldnt _ their faces clearly.A. see through B. make up C. see off D. make out31. Achieving a high degree of proficiency in English as is not a mysterious _ without scientific basis.A. process B. practice C. procedure D. program32. A completely new situation is likely to_ when the school leaving age is raised to 16.A. arouse B. rise C. arise D. raise33. We cant_ one to change the habits of a lifetime in a short time.A. hope B. anticipate C. expect D. imagine34. It was necessary to_ the factory building as the company was doing more and more business.A. extend B. increase C. lengthen D. enlarge35. I asked the tailor to make a small_ to my trousers because they were too long.A. change B. variation C. revision D. alteration36. Jack is good, kind, hard-working and intelligent._, I cant speak too highly of him.A. As a result B. By the way C. On the whole D. In a word37. Political parties often differ in their views on various_ concerning their own countries.A. ways B. measures C. issues D. patterns38. _ his knowledge of the mountainous country, John Smith was appointed as our guide.A. In spite of B. On account of C. Regardless of D. Instead of39. The lawyer was expected to _ some proposals after reading all those documents. A. come up with B. put up with C. look up to D. keep up with40. In my opinion, you can widen the _ of these improvements through your active participation. A. size B. volume C. area D. scope.Reading Comprehension（50分）Directions：In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by five 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 1(81) In ancient times wealth was measured and exchanged in things that could be touched：food, tools, and precious metals and stone. 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.41. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage ? A. International Banking Policies B. The History of Monetary Exchange C. The Development of Paper Currencies D. Current Problems in the Economy42. According to the passage, which of the following was the earliest kind of exchange of wealth? A. Bartered goods B. Flat money C. Coin currency D. Intangible forms43. The author mentions food, tools and precious metals and stones together because they are all_. A. useful items B. articles of value C. difficult things to obtain D. material objects44. According to the passage, coins once had real value as currency because they_. A. represented a great improvement over barter B. permitted easy transportation of wealth C. were made of precious metals D. could become collectors items45. 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. Passage Two At the University of Kansas art museum, scientists tested the effect of different colored walls on two groups of visitors to an exhibit of paintings. For the first group the room was painted white; for the second, dark brown. Movement of each group was followed by an electrical equipment under the carpet.(82)The experiment showed that those who entered the dark brown walked more quickly, covered more area, and spent less time in the room than people in the white one. Dark brown made people more active, but the activity ended sooner. Not only the choice of colors but also the general appearance of a room affects those inside. Another experiment presented people with photographs of faces whose energy was to be commented on. Three groups of people were used each was shown the same photos, but each group was in an ordinary room-a nice office. The third was in a tastefully designed living room with carpeting. Results showed that the people in the beautiful room tend to give higher marks to the faces than those in the ugly room did. Other studies show that students do better on tests taken in comfortable rooms than in ordinary-looking or ugly rooms.46. Which of the following is the best expression of the main idea of this passage? A. People in beautiful rooms tend to give higher marks to photos of faces than people in ugly rooms B. The color and general appearance of a room have a deeper effect on the behavior of the people in it C. The University of Kansas has studied the effects of the color of a room on peoples behavior D. Beautifully furnished, light-colored rooms make people more comfortable than ugly, dark rooms47. According to the passage, we may conclude that the whiter a room is_. A. the longer people like to stay in it B. the sooner people in it will leave C. the more active people in it will become D. the more excited people in it will become48. What is referred to as the general appearance in this passage is_. A. how many broad windows a room has, through which sunlight might come in B. the size of a room C. whether there are beautiful walls in a room D. what the room looks like49. This passage provides us with_. A. a piece of scientific information B. a normal lesson C. an interesting test D. a piece of news50. At least how many tests were carried out by the scientists referred to in this passage?A. Three B. Two C. Only one D. No one knows Passage ThreeThe water we drink and use is running short in the world. We all have to learn how to stop wasting our limited water. One of the steps we should take is to find ways of reusing it. Experiments have already been done in this field.Today in most large cities, fresh water is used only once, then it runs into waste system. But it is possible to pipe the used water to a purifying factory. (83) There it can be filtered and treated with chemicals so that it can be used again, just as it were fresh from a spring. But even if every large city purified and reused its water, we still would not have enough. Then we could turn to the oceans. All wed have to do to make use of the seawater on earth is to get rid of the salt. (84)This process is called desalinization, and it is already in use in many parts of the world.51. The way to stop wasting our limited water is to_.A. do experiments with water B. purify the used water and reuse itC. use fresh water once again D. make use of seawater52. The following tells us how to reuse the used water. Which is the right order of the passage?A. to pipe the used water to be purified in a factoryto put chemicals in itto have the used water filteredto pipe it to the usersB. to put chemicals in itto have the used water filteredto pipe it to the usersto pipe the used water to be purified in a factoryC. to pipe it to the usersto have the used water filteredto pipe the used water to be purified in a factoryto put chemicals in it D. to pipe the used water to be purified in a factoryto have the used Water filteredto put chemicals in itto pipe it to the users58. There wouldnt be enough water for us if we didnt _.A. turn to the oceans for more waterB. reuse used water and make use ok seawaterC. desalt seawaterD. take steps to reuse all water on earth54. The would it in the last sentence refers to_.A. seawaterB. purified waterC. the process of getting rid of the salt in seawaterD. the process of collecting salt from the oceans55. The best title for the passage is _.A. How to Reuse WaterB. Two Solutions to the Problem of Water ShortageC. Stop Wasting Our Limited WaterD. How to Make Use of Seawater Passage Four Some people hate everything that is modern. They cannot imagine how anyone can really like modern music; they find it hard to accept the new fashions in clothing; they think that all modern paintings are ugly; and they seldom have a good word for the new buildings that are being built everywhere in the world. Such people look for perfection in everything, and they take their standards of perfection from the past. They are usually impatient with anyone who is brave enough to experiment with new materials or to express himself or the age in original ways. It is, of course, true that many artists do not succeed in their work and instead produce works that can only be considered as failures. If the work of art is a painting, the artists failure concerns himself alone, but if it is a building, his failure concerns others too, because it may damage the beauty of the whole place. This does sometimes happen, but it is completely untrue to say, as some people do, that modern architecture is nothing. (85)We cant judge every modern building by the standards of the ancient time, even though we admire the ancient buildings. Technologically, the modern buildings are more advanced. The modern architect knows he should learn from the ancient works, but with his greater resources of knowledge and materials, he will never be content to imitate the past. He is too proud to do that.56. Some people hate everything that is modern because_.A. they are agedB. they find it hard to accept modern thingsC. they take their standards of perfection from the GreekD. they look at things by the standards of the past57. The writer of the passage thinks that_.A. it is true to say artists fail in their workB. it is untrue to say artists fail in their workC. it is true to say some artists fail in their workD. it is true to say only painters fail in their work58. The writer thinks the failure of a building_. A. means nothing B. concerns others C. concerns only the artist D. concerns all the people in the world59. The writer thinks that_. A. we cant judge buildings by the ancient standards B. we cant judge all the buildings by the ancient standards C. we cant judge all the modern buildings by the ancient standards D. we cant judge modern buildings60. Technologically, the modern buildings are more advanced. The sentence means_.A. the ancient architects had no technologyB. the modern architects use more advanced technologyC. the modern buildings are advanced because they are completely different from the ancient buildingsD. the modern buildings are more beautiful. Cloze Test ( 20分)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D below the passage. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Section A （非英语专业学生做） Getting plenty of exercise is very important. I enjoy 61 very much. 62I went to the beach every day. I plan 63 there this summer, too, but I am notable to. I have 64 new job；sometimes I have to work until 65 at night. As I now work more hours than I used to, I 66 receive a 67 salary. I di