安徽专升本英语真题以及答案

1、安徽省普通高等学校专升本考试2008年真题PartIVocabularyandStructure。pointeach,30pointsinall)Directions:Thereare30incompletesentences.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD,thenwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.1. Itwasthedoctor'scarelessness

2、thattheseriousaccident.A.resultedfromB.resultedinC.broughtupD.broughtin2. Heregrettedtoomuchtimeoncomputergames.A.tocostB.costingC.tospendD.spending3. ChinesecultureandJapaneseculturehavealotA.infactB.insightC.incommonD.intouch4. ThesmallvillageissaidinabattleduringWorldWarII.A.tohavebeendestroyedB.

3、tobedestroyedC.todestroyD.tohavedestroyed5. Thegovernmenthastakeneffectivemeasurestoitselftothechangingworld.A.settleB.adoptC.changeD.adjust6. aword,thismoviecanberatedasasuccessfuldomesticfilm.A.OfB.AtC.InD.By7. Manyacustomeraboutthepoorqualityofthewashingmachines.A.complainsB.complainC.arecomplain

4、ingD.havecomplained8. ItisreportedthatsomescientistsintheUnitedStateshavefoundanewforcancer.A.wayB.answerC.approachD.cure9. Hemadestudentsthinkforthemselves,tellingthemwhattothink.A.morethanB.otherthanC.ratherthanD.betterthan10. Muchshelikeshim,shewouldneverconsidermarryinghim.A.whileB.asC.althoughD

5、.despite11. Itissaidthattenpercentofthelocalchildrenwouldleaveschoolabout14tolearnatrade.A.atB.ofC.inD.to12. Thegovernmentregardsasitsdutytoprovidethebestserviceforthepublic.A.thisB.itC.whatD.that13. Mywatchisnowheretobefound.IwhenIwasonthebus.A.mustdropitB.mightdropC.musthavedroppeditD.shouldhavedr

6、oppedit.14. Thepriceofporkhasbeenverythesedays.A.costlyB.highC.expensiveD.cheap15. Youmusttherubbishbeforeyouleavetheoffice.A.disposeofB.dealwithC.expensiveD.cheap16. Thecompanyrequiresthateverystaffmemberabletouseacomputer.A.isB.willbeC.wouldbeD.be17. Thisdictionaryisdesignedforthelearnersnativelan

7、guagesarenotEnglish.A.whoseB.whichC.whoD.what18. ItissaidthattheagreementbetweenthetwocompanieslastmonthwillbecomeeffectivefromMay1st.A.tosignB.tobesignedC.signedD.signing19. ShelongedtovisitEuropesheoftendreamtaboutit.A.soseriouslythatB.soanxiouslythatC.tosuchextentthatD.tosuchanextentthat20. Inour

8、modernsocietynoonecanavoidbyadvertisements.A.tobeinfluencedB.beinginfluencedC.influencingD.havinginfluenced21. Theywereforahoneymoonaftertheirweddingceremony.A.offB.downC.inD.up22. Takemoremoney.Theticketsaretobeexpensive.A.possibleB.likelyC.bable23. ItwasshespokehatIhadrealizedshewasn'

9、tEnglish.A.untilB.unlessC.notuntilD.notunless24. TheoldfolksongiswellworthA.listeningB.listeningtoC.tolistenD.tolistento25. Itmaybemanyyearsthesituationinthatareaimproves.A.beforeB.afterC.sinceD.when26. "Wouldyoujoinusinthepicnicthisafternoon?""Oh,butIhaveanappointment."27. Bythe

10、endoflastyear,nearlyamillioncarsinthatautofactory.A.hadproducedB.hadbeenproducedC.wouldbeproducedD.wereproduced28. Shesatinthecorneroftheroom,withtearsdownhercheeks.A.runB.torunC.ranD.running29.Butforyourhelp,Itheworkaheadoftime.A.wouldn'thavefinishedB.didn'tfinishC.hadn'tfinishedD.would

11、n'tfinish30.TheshopgirlalmostcalledmestupidwhenIsaidthatcamerawasn'ttomyandabitcheap-looking.A.astonishmentB.tasteC.delightD.knowledgePartIICloze(1pointeach,15pointsinall)Directions:Thereare15blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEthat

12、bestfitsintothepassageandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Mostpeopleretirefromworkbetweentheagesof60and65.Thishas31_mainconsequences,oneeconomicand32psychological.Economically:33retiredpeoplereceiveapension(养老金)fromthegovernmentorfromtheirpast34,itisoftermuchlessthantheyearnedwhentheywere

13、working.Unlesspeople35_tosavemoneyduringtheiryears36work,theirstandardoflivingmayfallgreatlywhentheyretire.Psychologically:OldpeopleinWesterncountriesaregenerallyconsidered37, andtheyareeeventhoughtofasa38ontheirfamiliesandonthepubilcpurse.Theyare_39heldinrespect.Ontheotherhand,mostofthemusedto40wor

14、k,Theysimplydonotknowhowtorelaxor41otherintereststhoughtheyhavetimetodosonow.Theyfeelthey"should"beworkingand42,becauseworkwas43theywererespectedandtheirskillsrecognized.44retiredpeople,theirself-confidenceisdiminished（减弱）.Thelongertheyareawayfromtheworkplace,45growsasenseofbeingworthless.

15、oyerPartIIIReadingComprehension（2.5pointseach,50pointsinall）Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassages,youwillfindquestionsorunfinishedstatements.foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Task1Aroundtheworld

16、moreandmorepeoplearetakingpartindangeroussportsandactivities.Now,therearepeoplewholookforanimmediateexcitementfromariskyactivitywhichmayonlylastafewminutesorevenseconds.Iwouldconsiderbungeejumping（蹦极）tobeagoodexampleofsuchanactivity.Youjumpfromahighplace200metersabovethegroundwithanelastic（弹性的）ropet

17、iedtoyourfeet.Youfallatupto150kilometersanhouruntiltheropestopsyoufromhittingtheground.Itissaidthatabout2millionpeoplearoundtheworldhavenowtriedbungeejumping.Otheractivitieswhichmostpeoplearoundtheworldhavenowtriedbungeeincludejumpingfromtallbuildingsanddivingintotheseafromthetopofhighcliffs.Whydope

18、opletakepartinsuchactivitiesasthese?Somepsychologistssuggestthatitisbecauselifeinmodernsocietieshasbecomesafeandboring.Notverylongago,people'sliveswereconstantlyindanger.Theyhadtogooutandhuntforfood,diseasescouldnoteasilybecured,andlifewasacontinuousbattleforsurvival.Nowadays,accordingtomanypeop

19、le,lifeofferslittleexcitement.Theyliveadworkinquitesafeconditions;theybuyfoodinshops,andtherearedoctorsandhospitalstolookafterthembecomeill.Theanswerforsomeofthesepeopleistolookfordangerinactivitiessuchasbungeejumping.46. Oftheriskyactivities,bungeejumping.A.offersanimmediateexcitementB.isafashionC.

20、makesonerelaxedD.makesonebrave47. Inbungeejumping,you.A. jumpashighasyoucanB.slidedownaropetothegroundC.tieyourselftoaropeandfallD.fallwithoutarope48.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.About200,000peopleintheworldhavetriedbungeejumping.B. Inordertokeeponesafe,aropeistiedtothefeetofthej

21、umper.C. Divingintotheseafromthetopofthecliffsismuchmoredangerousthanbungeejumping.D. Manypeoplenowadaysfeellifedullbecausetheyhaven'ttriedbungeejumping.49.Thewriterofthepassagehasaattitudetowardsdangeroussports.A.positiveB.negativeC.neutralD.critical50. Thebesttitleforthepassageis.A. DangerousS

22、ports:WhatandWayB. BoredomofModernLifeC. BungeeJumping;IsItReallyDangerous?D. NeedforExerciseTask2InspiteofallstoriesofprosperityintheUnitedStates,notonlydoespovertyexistthere,butcrimesofvarioustypeshavebeenincreasingatalarmingrate,Mostactsofviolencewerecommittedbyyoungpeople.57%ofthecriminalsarrest

23、edin1979wereyouthsbelow25ofage.Everyoneagreesthatcrimeispartyaresultofbadmaterialconditions:poverty,lackofeducation,livingwithoutasettledhome,beingparentless,sufferingsfromotherkingsofmisfortune,etc.Therearealsootherfactorsthanmaterialconditionswhichareresponsibleforthesharpincreaseofcrimerate.Inthe

24、firstplace,somestatelawsprovideadeathpenaltybutsomeprotection.Itisthereforepossibleandeasyforanyoneinthecountrytogetagun.Finally,therehasbeentoomuchshownonTVandtoomuchreportedinnewspaperofallkindsofcrimes-thedetailsofwhicharesoaccuratelydescribedthatevenchildrenknowhowtoduplicatewhattheyhaveseenorre

25、ad.Alltherehaveresultedinahighfrequencyofcrimescommittedbothbyprofessionalcriminalsandbynonprofessionalonesinmurder,drugsmuggling,robbery,etc.51. Theauthorintendstotellthereadersthat.A. theUnitedStatesisawealthycountryalthoughpovertyandcrimeexistthere.B. crimehasbecomeaseriousproblemintheUnitedState

26、s,althoughitissaidtobeaprosperousone.C.despitethefactthatcrimeshavebeenincreasingrapidlyintheUnitedStates,itisaCountryofprosperity.D.inspiteofstoriesaboutpovertyandcrimeintheUnitedStates,itisprosperingatanIncreasingrate.52. Besidesbadmaterialconditions,alsoleadstothesharpincreaseofcrimerate.A.povert

27、yB.beingparentlessC.lackofeducationD.easyaccesstoguns53. Whichofthefollowingiscorrectaccordingtothetext?A.Ofthecriminalsarrestedin1970,fifty-sevenpercentwereyouthsbelowtwentyfiveOfage.B.Lackofeducationhaslittletodowiththecrimerate.C.Differencesinstatelawsfordeathpenaltyalsoaccountfortheincreaseofcri

28、merate.D.Drugsmugglingistheonlyproductoftoomanyshowsandreport.54. Theauthorisworriedaboutthefactthat.A.childrenmayimitatewhattheyhaveseenorreadaboutcrimes.B. themoreprosperoustheUnitedStatesis,thehigherthecrimeratebecomes.C. citizenscarryinggunswillbepunished.D. allthestatelawswillprovidedeathpenalt

29、yinfuture.55.The underlined wordA. punishmentC. accusationTask 3“penalty"isclosestinmeaningtoB.trialD.executionWeknowthatmanyanimalsdonotstayinoneplace.Birds,fishandotheranimalsMovefromoneplacetoanotheratacertaintime.Theymovefordifferentreasons;mostofThemmovetofindfoodmoreeasily,butothersmovege

30、tawayformplacesthataretooCorwded.Whencoldweathercomes,manybirdsmovetowarmerplacestofindfood.SomefishesGivebirthinwarmwaterandmovetocoldwatertofeed.Themostfamousmigration（迁移）Isprobablythemigrationofthefish,whichiscalled“salmon”.ThisfishisborninfreshWaterbutittravelsmanymilestosaltwater.Thenitgivesbir

31、thanddiesthere.InnorthernEurope,thereisakindofmouse.TheyleavetheirmountainhomeswhentheybecometooCrowded.Theymovedowntothelowland.Sometimestheymoveallthewaytotheseaside,Andmanyofthemarekilledwhentheyfallintothesea.Recently,scientistshavestudiedthemigrationofakindoflobster（龙虾）.Everyyear,Whentheseasono

32、fbadweatherarrives,thelobstersgetintoalonglineandstarttowalkAcrosstheflooroftheocean.Nobodyknowswhytheydothis,andnobodyknowswhereTheygo.So,sometimesweknowwhyhumansandanimalsmovefromoneplacetoanother,Butatothertimeswedon't.Maybelivingthingsjustliketotravel.56. Themajorityofanimalsmigratefor.A.pla

33、ceB.safetyC.FoodD.warmth57. Salmonisknownasacreaturespendingmostofitslifein.A.theyareshortoffoodB.thereisnotenoughspaceC.it'sgettingwarmerinthelowlandD.it'sgettingcoldierinthemountains58. Thereasonwhythelobstersmigrateis.A.thebadweatherB.thedepthoftheoceanC.scientist'lackofinterestD.unko

34、wn60 .Thepassageismainlyabout.A,livingthingsonthemooveB.themostfamousmigrationC.miceinnorthernEuropeD.migrationoflobstersTask4Youcantellageofatreebycountingitsrings.Buttheserecordsofatree'slifereallysayalotmore.Scientistsareusingtreeringstolearnwhat'sbeenhappeningonthesun'ssurfaceforthel

35、asttenthousandyears.Eachringrepresentsayearofgrowth.Asthetreegrows,itaddsalayertoitstrunk,takingupchemicalelementsfromtheair.Bylookingatelementsintheringsfromacertainyear,scientistscanwhatelementswereintheairthatyear.Dr.Stevensonisanalyzingoneelement,carbon-14,inringsfrombothlivinganddeadtrees.Somer

36、ingsgobackalmosttenthousandyearstotheendoftheIceAge.WhenStevensonfollowedthecarbon-14trackbackintime,hefoundcarbon-14levelschangedwiththeintensityofsolarburing.Yousee,thesunhascycles.Sometimesitburnsfiercely,andatothertimesit'srelativelycalm.Duringthesun'sviolentperiods,itthrowsoffchargedfor

37、mationofcarbon-14onearth.Whenthereismoresolarwindactivity,lesscarbon-14isproduced.Tenthousandyearsoftreeringsshowthatthecarbon-14levelrisesandfallsaboutevery420years.Thescientistsconcludedthatsolarwindactivitymustfollowthesamecycle.61 .ThepurposeofthescientistsinstudyingtreeringsistoA.examinethechem

38、icalelementsintheIceAgeB.lookintothepatternofsolarwindactivityc.analyzethepatternofsolarwindactivityD.findouttheoriginofcarbon-14onearth62 .Whateffectstheamountofcarbon-14onearthAThelifecycleoftrees.B.ThenumberoftreesCTheintensityofsolarburningDThequalityofair.63 .Whenthesunburnsfiercely,carbon-14is

39、produced.A.lessB.moreCnoDmuch64 .Theunderlinedpharse“throwoff"probablymeans.AgiveawayBcastCsendforD.getridof65 .Whatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutsolarwindactivity?A.Itaffectsthegrowthoftrees.B.IthasbeenincreasingsincetheIceAge.C.Itisdeterminedbythechemicalsintheair.D.Itfollowsacertaincycle.PartT

40、ranslation(35points)(1)TranslatethefollowingsentencesfromEnglishintoChinese(4pointseachforNO.66ThroughNO.68;6pointsforNo.69;18pointsinall).66 .TheactivitieswillprovideyouwithararechancetoappreciateChina'sfoodculture.67 .Scientistsareworkingonanelectronicdevice,whichcouldmakelifeeasierforthepeople.68 .Thewashingmachinemanufacturedinoutfactoryislightinweight,smallinsizeandgoodinquality.69 .Laughterhelpsyoureducemuscletension,releas