2014年湖北经济学院专升本(英语)真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)

1、2014 年湖北经济学院专升本（英语）真题试卷 (题后含答案及解析) 题 型 有 ：1. Vocabulary and Structure 2. Reading Comprehension 3. Cloze Vocabulary and StructureThe little man wasone metre fifty Aalmost morethanhardly more thannearly more thanas much as正确答案：BIt is said that math teacher seemstowards bright students. ApartialBbenefi

2、cial Cpreferable Dliable正确答案：AJack is leading a poor life and the bed is the only thingis valuable his room.Awhat Bof which Cwhich Dthat正确答案：DThe trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasnt bothered by his loudnessby his lack of talent.Athan Bmore than CasDso much as正确答案：DThe book isinto Aworthy

3、of beingtranslatedworth of translatingworthy to translateworth of being translated正确答案：AHuman beings areanimals they can use language as a tool communicate.superior thansuperior tomore superior tomore superior than正确答案：BThunderstorms arecommon in Ireland than in Averymuch lessmore lesstoo less正确答案：B

4、Peopls attitudes toward reformers are quite they had always Asame likeas same asthe same asthe same正确答案：CYoung adultsolder people are more likely to prefer pop Aother thanrather thanmore thanless than正确答案：BAnyone whocoming to the picnic on Sundayto bring own beer and soda.Aare. have.has Bare.have.th

5、eir Cis.has.theirDis.has.his正确答案：DHam and eggsa hearty breakfast for a growing AmadeBmake Cmakes Dare 正确答案：CA pair of glassesquite a lot these AcostsBcost Cis costDare cost正确答案：AMany a manlife is meaningless without a AthinkBthinks Cis thinkingDare thinking正确答案：BEach student and teachera AwasgivenBw

6、ere Cgiven Dwas 正确答案：AThe twentieth century has witnessed an enormous worldwide political, economic and cultural.transmission Ctransportation Dtradition正确答案：BThe post office noticed aincrease in mail at Christmas. Asubstantialsubtle Csubsequent Dsuperficial正确答案：AIn the early days of the industry, ea

7、ch automobile wasmade by AbarelyBartificially Cproperly Dvirtually正确答案：DIt is through learning that the individualmany habitual ways reacting to situations.acquires Cretains Dachieves正确答案：AIwasby their kindness and moved to Aoverwhelmedpreoccupied Cembarrassed DCounseled正确答案：A energy under the earth

8、 must be released in one form or another, example, an earthquake.Gathered CAssembled DCollected正确答案：BReading ComprehensionWelcome to the Franklin Business Institute E244 Conversational English class. The object of this course is to learn how to converse fluently and effectively in English. For the n

9、ext 10 weeks we will finely tune your skills in the art of debating and role-playing. We will also practice speech rhythm and diction with an emphasis on enunciation(清晰的发音)and specific speech problems faced by those who are studying English as a foreign language.Numerous discussions on a wide variet

10、y of subjects will be held, including topics in business, fiction, travel, differences between Western and Chinese Culture, education and life experience.You will have many opportunities to give oral presentations and voice your opinions on the various topics that we plan to cover. It is very import

11、ant that you talk as much as you can. Don t wait for your instructor to ask you to speak. If you have a question,askit.Additionally,if you have any questions about anything your fellow students say,please feel free to ask.What kind of course is AIt s a compositioncourse.It s a conversationalcourse.s

12、 for listeningskill.s a grammarcourse.正确答案：BThe purpose of this course is to make the studentsAremember those unknownwordsknow various rules of English grammarlearn how to write their term papersexpress themselves fluently and effectively in English正确答案：DHow long will the course take?A5 weeks.B10 we

13、eks.COne month.DTwo months.正确答案：BWhich topic will not be held during the AEducation.Politics.Culture.Business.正确答案：Bs very important for those who takeE244 toAtalk as much as theycanprepare the course before the classlook up every unknown word and phraserecite each lesson正确答案：A“Congratulations, Mr.

14、Jones, it agirl.”Fatherhood is going to have a different meaning and bring forth a different response from every man who hears these words. Some feel proud when they receive the news, while others wondering whether they will be good fathers. Although there are some men who like children and may have

15、had considerable experience with them, others do not particularly care for children and spend little time with them. Many fathers and mothers have been planning and looking forward for children for some time. For other couples, pregnancy was an accident that both husband and wife have accepted willi

16、ngly or unwillingly.Whatever the reaction to the birth of a child, it is obvious that the shift from the role of husband to that of father is a difficult task. Yet, unfortunately, few attempts have been made to educate fathers in this re-socialization process. Although numerous books have been writt

17、en about American mothers, only recently has literature focused on the role of a father.It is argued by some writers that the transition to the father role, although difficult, is not nearly as great as the transition the wife must make to the mother role. The motherrole seems to require a complete

18、transformation in daily routine and highly innovative adaptation, on the other hand, the father role is less demanding and immediate. However, even though we mentioned the fact that growing numbers of women are working outside the home, the father is still thought by many as the breadwinner in the h

19、ousehold.According to the author, being a fatherAbrings a feeling of excitement to somemenhas a different meaning for those who have daughtersmakes some men feel proud and others uneasymeans nothing but responsibilities正确答案：CIt is stated in the passage that. Asome parents are not prepared to have a

20、young couples do not like children at allworking couples do not have much time to take care of their childrenmany couples look forward to having a boy as their first child正确答案：AIn the third paragraph, the author.gives expression to his discontent with fathers for not taking enough responsibility in

21、bringing up their childrenexcuses the American writers for taking no notice of the difficulties of being fathersupports the idea that the chief role of a father is to earn money for the Dexpresses dissatisfaction with the lack of social programs to help husbands be good fathers.正确答案：AThe transition

22、to the mothers role requires thatthewifeAchange her life style in a highly innovative waymake a complete change in her everyday life to deal with the new situationstay at home to take care of the babyhelp her husband in his re-socialization process正确答案：BSome writers argue that with respect to the ch

23、ange of roles, fathers, compared with mothers,.have to shoulder more burdenshave to make more difficult adaptationshave an easier job to docan usually do a better job正确答案：CPeople, in different parts of the world have very different ideas about what is good to eat. Even when people in different count

24、ries eat the same food, they often prepare it very differently. If you were inGermany, you would find soup that is thick and heavy. If you were in China, you would find soup that is thin and clear. On holidays most of us eat special foods. Year after year, even if many other things change, the food

25、is always the same. Sometimes housewives begin weeks in advance topreparethespecialfoodsthataretraditionallyservedoncertainholidays. People in different parts of the world also have different ideas about what is good to drink. Among the most popular hot drinks are coffee and tea. Coffee is very popu

26、lar northern Europe and in theMiddle East. Some people put cream and sugar in their coffee. But in the United States, many people drink their coffee “black” that iswithoutcream or sugar. Tea is the national drink in China, Japan, and other Oriental( 东 方的)countries. In the Orient, people drink tea wi

27、thout sugar. But in England where it is also a national drink, many people use both sugar and hot or cold milk in their tea.People in different parts of the world( Acook the same food in differentwayslike the same kinds of foodhave the same ideas about foodsknow how to prepare the same food正确答案：ASpe

28、cial foods on holidays will( Achange a lot year afteryearhave different tastes with the years passing byremain the same for many yearsbe served before certain holidays正确答案：CWhen drinking coffee, many Americans like to( Aadd tea toitadd milk to itdrink it with or sugar addeddrink it with nothing adde

29、d正确答案：DIn England,( )is a popular national AcoldmilkBtea Chot milkDblack coffee正确答案：BWhich of the following is the best title for the AWe Should Eat DifferentFoodsBSpecial Foods on Certain HolidaysCPeople in Western Countries Like Coffee Most DDifferent Ideas about Foods and Drinks正确答案：DThere are ma

30、ny ways to learn about people of other lands. One way is to study the clothing other people wear.For thousands of years, people in different parts of the world have worn very different types of clothing. There are four big reasons for this.One reason might be religion. In many Moslem countries, wome

31、n mustwear veils( 面 纱 )to hide their faces.The veils must be worn in public. Veils are part of the Moslem religion. The second reason is that different materials are used in different countries. For instance, in France the materials used in clothing may be cotton, silk, wool, or many other man-made

32、materials. Most people inChina wear cotton.The ways clothes are made are also very different. This is another reason why people dress differently. Western countries rely on machines to make most of their clothing. Someone living in India can use only hand power to make the clothing he needs.World-wi

33、de differences in customs also lead to differences in clothing. A Mexican farmer wears a straw hat with a brim( 帽 檐 )up. InChina, a farmer wears a straw hat with a brim down. Both hats are used to protect the farmers from the sun. Some of these customs have come down through thousands of years.If yo

34、u want to learn about the differences about people in the world, you( Ashould know the ways to study otherlandsshould know the four big reasons given in the passagemay study the different types of clothing people wearmay be surprised by the ways people wear hats正确答案：CIn many Moslem countries, women

35、have to( )in Awear more clothes thanmenwear veils to hide their facesprotect their faces from being hurtwear beautiful clothing正确答案：BWhich of the following is the reason for the differences in clothing? AMaterials used for clothes differ from country tocountry.Cotton is the common material for cloth

36、ing.Man-made materials are invented to make clothes.Most people like silk clothes.正确答案：AThe third reason for different in clothing is( ).different materialsdifferent ways of making Cdifferent styles of dressing Ddifferentreligions正确答案：BThe two examples of wearing hats are given in the last paragraph

37、 to show( ).the effect of customs on dressing stylethe function of wearing straw hatthe correct way of wearing straw hatthe long history of some customs正确答案：D ClozeTwenty years ago, kids in school never heard of the Internet. Now, Ill【C1】 you cant find a single person in your city who hasn heard of

38、it. The “net” in the word “Internet” really【C2】for network. A network is two or more computers connected together so that all types of information can be【C3】or sent from one computer to another. You may enjoy using it to do research for a school project,【C4your favourite songs or communicating with friends and Informationisaccessedthroughwebpagesthatcompanies,organizationsand 【C5an