2014年专升本英语试题及答案最新

1、2014 年英语试题 Part I Listening Comprehension (20 points, 1 point each) Section A Directions: 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 w

2、ill 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 coun

3、tryside.C) In the city. D) Near the workplace 3. A) the choice of courses B) a day course C) an evening course D) their work 4. A) The pear. B) The weather. C) The sea food. D) The cold. 5. A) George s wifeB.) Georgefsather. C) Georgebsrother D) Georgewsife s father. 6. A) She is pleased to lend him

4、 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) Reserv

5、es 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)

6、 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 rac

7、e. 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 B Directions: In this section, you ll hear 2 sho.rtApt tahsesaengdesof each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the p

8、assage 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)

9、 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

10、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 f

11、amily. C)To attend the New York Film Festival. D)To help with the production of his play by an American TV company 19. 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

12、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 incomp

13、lete 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. B21. The improvements in technology have _ the prices of

14、computer considerably in recent months. A) brought back B) brought down C) brought on D) brought up A22. As the manager sprivate secretary, Helen has easy _ to all his correspondence. A) access B) approach C) accent D) response D23. The editor asked his journalists not to _ D_ any details in their r

15、eports of the accident. A) leave for B) leave on C) leave off D) leave out B24. The party had to be _ B_because the host went down with a bad case of flu. A) called in B) called off C) called on D) called up C25. Since his wife died, he has_B_himself into the research work. A) devoted B ) dedicated

16、C) thrown D) contributed A26. He has spent all his life working with mentally _ A_people. A) disabled B ) diverged C) naked D) abolished B27. The road to the island only appears when the tide has_B _ . A) sprinkled B) receded C ) tilted D) diminished C28. Environmentalists are doing everything withi

17、n their power to _ C_the impact of the oil spill. A) reject B) belittle C) minimize D) reclaim D29. I would always _ buying a good quality car rather than a cheap one. A) appreciate B ) approve C) introduce D) recommend A30. I didn t know anything about any of the books scohomicye was quite_B_. A) a

18、rbitrary B ) obvious C) evident D) fortunate C31. I followed her _ C_but I still couldn t work out how to use the sewing machine. A) description B ) introduction C) instructions D) comments A32. Employees are_A_to join the company s pension plan after a year s service. A) compelled B) acquired C) re

19、sponded D) regarded D33. She soon _ the actor who had starred in the popular movie Speed. A) specified B) realized C) justified D) identified A34. We collected hundreds of _ in support of not allowing cars into the city centre. A) signatures B) awareness C) stationeryD) statements D35. The young man

20、 struggled to _D_where he was at the time the murder took place. A) reflect B) respond C) resolveD) recall B36. All the while he was terrified by the fear _ he had cancer of the stomach. A) which B) that C) what D) such C37. People found to their horror that two - thirds of the adult population in t

21、hat area had AIDS. A) contactedB ) contrasted C ) contracted D) compacted A38. Though faced with many difficulties, he would not_D_online learning. A) give up B ) get through C) get by D) give in C39.As National Day is round the corner, Shanghai is _ a festive atmosphere. A) looked on B ) involved i

22、n C ) bathed in D) surrounded with A40. He is so kind and easy-going that the kids go _ him in a big way. A) for B) to C) with D) off 41. 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) em

23、barrass 42. 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) sentimental 43. Writing a letter or reading a book may appear to be _ activities in which individuals exercise personal

24、skills. A) scarce B) sophisticated C) solitary D) sincere 44. 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) sig nature D) legacy 45. As each black creature _ and flapped away into the gray ing sky, sh

25、e watched it, tears in her eyes. A) fluttered B) featured C) fussed D) ferried 46. The mome nt seemed to _ out en dlessly, his gaze travelli ng across her fa*, her n eck, her shoulder, retur ning to her eyes. A) stretch B) expand C) skip D) slip 47. Although the poem contains such pessimistic overt

26、ones and pathetic accepta fate, there is hope to be found in the last two lines which seem to be from the rest A) take n apart B ) set asideC ) set apart D) falle n apart 48. His aim was to _ pride in being black and to in spire black America ns tocampaig n for equal rights. A) respond B) restore C)

27、 restrain D) retreat 49. A class is said rather vaguely to _a group of persons sharing similar occupati ons and in comes, and as a con seque nee similar life-styles and beliefs. A) con sist of B) con trast with C ) con tribute in D) composed of 50. The couple have tried hard to save their troubled m

28、arriage _ their childre n. A) in contrast to B) rather than C) for the sake of D) regardless of Part III Read ing Comprehe nsion Sectio n A Directi ons: There are 3 passages in this par. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. Choose the correct answer and mark the corre

29、sponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage One How much living space does a person need? What happens when his space requireme nts are not adequately met? Sociologists and psychologists are con duct ing experime nts on rats to try to determ ine the effect of o

30、vercrowded con diti ons on man. Rece nt studies have show n 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 livi ng con diti ons become too crowded, their behavior patter ns and eve n their h

31、ealth perceptibly cha nge. They cannot sleep or eat well, and sig ns 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

32、well? Is adequate space not only desirable, but also esse ntial for huma n survival? 51. This passage is mainly about _ . A) li ving space and behavior B) population and living conditions C) i nteresti ng experime nts on rats D) a natural law for human society 52. What is the purpose of the experime

33、 nts described in the passage? A)To determ ine how much liv ing space a rat n eeds. B) Tosee what happens when rats live in a limited space. C) To know the likely effects of in adequate liv ing space on huma n bein gs. D) Tofi nd out the relati on ship betwee n populatio n and liv ing con diti ons.

34、53. How would rats behave whe n their liv ing con diti ons 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 soun dly. D) They become n ervous and tend to be war-like. 54. The passage suggests that overcro

35、wded con diti ons _ . A) are directly related with populati on B) may cause an in crease in viole nee C) may lead to high birth rate D) may bring about polluti on problems Passage Two Many people hope that the whole world will one day speak a com mon Ian guage. Over the Years, people have made up ne

36、w Ianguages with this aim. At least six hun dred Ian guages have bee n developed in the search for a Ian guage which all huma n beings would be able to speak. The most famous one, Espera nto (世界语),was the idea of Ludwig Zame nhof, a doctor in Warsaw. He published a book about his new Ian guage in 18

37、87. To en courage people to lear n the Lan guage, he made it as simple as possible. Esperanto has never been accepted as an official world Ianguage, but it has been suggested as an auxiliary Ianguage. By 1950 it had been taught to one and a half million speakers, and it was spoken in six hundred sch

38、ools. Today Esperanto is spoken by about eight million people, and more than one hundred newspapersand magaz ines in the Ian guage are published regularly throughout the world. Thousa nds of books have been written in Esperanto, including those translated from other Ian guages. Today the need for a

39、new auxiliary Ianguage like Esperanto seems less obvious. Throughout this cen tury En glish has grow n more and more importa nt. It has become a second Ianguage 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

40、 deny the usefulness of world Ianguage, but not many people think that Esperanto is likely to play such a role. 55.Over the years, people have made up new Ian guages in the hope that _ . A) all people will be able to speak a com mon Ian guage B) people will learn a foreign Ianguage better C) people

41、can un dersta nd each other better D) people will be able to speak several la nguages 56. _ Zame nhof made the Ian guage as simple as possible because _ . A) he wan ted people to lear n it quickly B) he hoped more and more people would be willi ng to lear n it C) he wan ted every one to speak it wit

42、hout any difficulty D) he hoped it would be accepted as an official world Ian guage 57. Which of the following is NOT true of English? A) lt is widely taught in schools. B) lt has become a sec ond Ian guage for many milli ons of people. C) Ma ny books have bee n writte n in En glish. D) It is less p

43、opular tha n Espera nto. 58. What is the best title of the passage? A) The Ian guage made by one man. B) A talk about the world Ian guage. C) En glish as a sec ond Ian guage for every one. D) Espera nto a better Ian guage tha n En glish. Passage Three After the violent earthquake that shook Los Ange

44、les in 1994, earthquake scie ntists had n ews to report: The damage and death toll could have bee n much worse. More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, an earthquake of similar inten sity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25 ,000 victims. Injuries and deaths were relatively less

45、 in Los An geles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a. m. on a holiday, when traffic was light on the city highways. In addition, cha nges made to the con structi on codes in Los An geles duri ng the last 20 years have stre ngthe ned the city s build ings and highways, mak ing them more resista nt t

46、o quakes. Despite the good news, civil engineers aren resting on their successesPinned to their draw ing boards are bluepri nts for improved quake - resista nt buildi ngs. The new desig ns should offer eve n greater security to cities where earthquakes ofte n take place. In the past, maki ng structu

47、res quake - resista nt mea nt 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 vibratio ns. The most rece nt d

48、esig ns give build ings brains as well as con crete and steel supports. Called smart build in gs, the structures resp ond 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 direct i

49、on. The new smart structures could be very expe nsive to build. However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged duri ng earthquakes. 59. One reason why the loss of lives in the Los Angeles earthquake was comparatively lowwas that _ . A) new computers had bee n in stalled i

50、n the build ings B) it occurred in the reside ntial areas rather tha n on the highways C) large nu mbers of Los An geles reside nts had gone for a holiday D) improveme nts had bee n made in the con struct ion of build ings and highways 60. The function of the computer men ti oned in the passage is t

51、o _ . A) counterbalanee an earthquake s action on the building B) predict the coming of an earthquake with accuracy C) help strengthen the foundation of the building D) measure the impact of an earthquake s vibrati ons 61. It can be inferred from the passage that in minimizing the damage caused byea

52、rthquakes atte nti on should be focused on _ . A) the increasing use of rubber and steel in capital construction B) the development of flexible building materials C) the reducti on of the impact of ground vibrati ons D) early forecasts of earthquakes 62. The main purpose of this passage is mostly to

53、 _ . A) compare the con seque nces of the earthquakes that occurred in the U. S. B) e ncourage civil engin eers to make exte nsive use of computers C) outl ine the history of the developme nt of quake - resista nt buildi ng materials D) report new developme nts in con struct ing quake - resista nt b

54、uild ing Sectio n B Directions; Match the Chinese sentencesin the left column with the English in the rightcolumn, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer with a single line through the cen tre. 63.首先， 他如此努力工作并非只为 了钱，他一心为了教育青年人并设法 激励他们在各方面取得进步。 A)The desire to keep the respect of a good name pro

55、pelled me to become the first in ourfamily to go to college. 64.要保持好名声多赢得的那份尊重， 这一渴求促使我成为全家第一个上大学 的人。 B)Shieldi ng childre n from the knowledgethat they have failed is anything butbe neficial to their developme nt. 65.我们必须唤醒人们认识到环境保 护的重要性。否则，就为时太晚了。 C)We must waken people to the importanceof environ

56、mental protection, Or it will be toolate. 66.庇护孩子不让他们知道自己已经 失败对于他们的成长是绝对无益的。 D)To start with, it is not only money thathe works so hard. He is committed to educating the young and tries to motivate them to get ahead in life. 67.现在回想起来，他是故意不让我们 知道，免得扫了大家的兴。 A)The only thing neighbor have in common to

57、 begin with is proximity, and uni ess someth ing more develops, that isn t reas on eno ugh to be best frie 68.尽管他对拥有这份体面的工作心 存感激，但是他并不真正认为具有写 作天才的人一疋能够教书。 B)As I look back, its clear that he hac deliberately kept all of that hidde n from us to avoid spoili ng our fun. 69.对于一个腼腆的人而言，他爱交际 的慷慨精神尤其难能可贵。

58、 C)Though grateful for gen tle employment, he didn rteally see who had a gift for writ ing should n ecessarily be able to teach. 70. 一开始， 邻居们唯一的公共点就 是住得近，只有进一步发展关系，才 有足够的理由成为最好的朋友。 D)For a shy man, his gregarious gen erosity of spirit was remarkable. Part IV Tran slation Section H Directi ons: Put the f