2018年北京专升本英语真题

2018年北京专升本英语真题试卷本试卷共8页，共100分。时长120分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。PartⅠVocabularyandStructureDirections:Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorworksfromthe4choicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD.thenyoushouldwritetheletterinthecorrespondingceontheAnswerSheet.1.—Allthestreetsarewet.—Yes,didn’tyouknow?_______for20minutes.A.It’srainingB.It’sbeenrainingC.ItwasrainingD.Ithadrained2.Here’syourmoney—ifIwereyou,I__________itinthebankrightnow.A.putB.haveputC.wouldputD.shouldhaveput3.________in1896,ThomsonSchoolisproudofitsexcellentreputation.A.EstablishB.EstablishingC.EstablishedD.Toestablish4.Ibelievehisdesignis________,forit’scompletelydifferentfromothers’.A.commonB.originalC.practicalD.reliable5.Beingcurious,workinghard,andbelievingin____________wastruemadeJennyasuccess.A.whatB.thatC.whichD.whether6.Thepainterssaythat_________thedownstairsroomsbyWednesdayafternoon.A.They’llfinishB.they’vefinishedC.they’regoingtofinishD.they’llhavefinished7.Iamsickofallthequarrelingamongpoliticianswho____________beconcentratingonvitalissues.A.couldB.mustC.mightD.should8.Thenewlawwillhaveagreateffect___________thelivesofmostpeople.A.aboutB.inC.onD.of9.Moreandmorepeoplearecomingtoappreciatethecontribution______________thesetalentsmaketooursociety.A.whichB.whereC.whenD.whom10.Ifyoutravelfrequently,findanagencythatwillchangeoneforeigncurrencydirectlyinto__________.A.othersB.anotherC.theotherD.oneanother11.Theexpressiononherfacesuggestedthatshe_____________gladtogoshoppingwithme.A.wasB.isC.willbeD.shouldbe12.Weather_________,wewillgoboatingthisafternoon.A.topermitB.permitC.permittedD.permitting13.Allparentsworryabout_____theirchildrenaregettingenoughoftherightfoods.A.howB.whenC.whetherD.where14.Thequickestwaywastousethecar.Itwasarisk_____________hedecidedithadtobetaken.A.andB.butC.forD.or15.Wearesaid__________intheDigitalAge.A.livingB.livedC.tohavelivedD.tobelivingPartⅡReadingComprehensionDirections:Thereare5readingpassagesinthispart.Afterreadingeachpassage,youwillfindsomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA.,B.,C.,andD.YoushouldchoosethemostappropriateanswerandwritetheletterinthecorrespondingceontheAnswerSheet.Questions16to19arebasedonfollowingpassage.SEEYOUSOONATBRANDONUNIVERSITYPICKYOURPROGRAMChooseaprogramthatinterestsyouandmakesureyoureviewthecoursesneededforcertainmajors.YoucanlearnmoreatBrandonU.ca/Future-Students/Programswhereweprovidedetaileddescriptionsandcareeropportunitiesforeachprogram-RECRUITMENTIfyouarenotsurewhichprogramisrightforyou,pleasegetintouch!FutureStudents@BrandonU.caCanadianPhone204-727-9649,204-727-9639,204-727-8639InternationalPhone1-204-727-7479APPLYONLINEVisitBrandonU.ca/Future-Studentstoapply.It’seasy!Afteryou’vecompletedyourapplicationandpaidthe$67.50applicationfee($80.00forAmericanstudents,$110.00forFrenchstudentsand$138.00forinternationalstudentsfromothercountries)，you’llneedtomailussupportingdocumentslikeyourhighschoolorpost-secondarytranscripts,sokeepthosehandy!ADMISSIONSWhat’sthestatusofyourapplication?It’seasytofindout：270-18thStreetBrandon,Manitoba,CanadaR7A6A9BrandonU.ca/AdmissionsAdmissions®Brandon,caVISITOURUNIVERSITYThebestwaytogetafeelforBUistoexperienceitfirst-hand.Walkthroughourbuildings,speakwithafacultymember,eatlunchwithsomestudents,andexplorethecityofBrandonthatsurroundsthecampus.STUDENT-FOR-A-DAYExperiencelifeatBUasaStudent-For-A-Day!Attendafirst-yearclassinyourchosenprogram,eatadeliciousandnutritiouslunchinHarvestHall,andtakeacampustour.Youcouldalsostayovernightinresidence,andmeetwithanAcademicAdviser.Tofindoutmoreaboutthisprogramregisterforaday-longexperience,pleasevisitBrandonU.ca/Tours,orcontactTours@BrandonU.caor.16.WhichnumberwillyoucalloutsideCanadatoknowwhatprogramisrightforyou?A.1-204-727-7479B.204-727-8639C.204-727-9639D.204-727-964917.Howmuchdoyouhavetopayforapplicationfeeifyouareastudentfromjapan?A.$67.50B.$80.00C.$110.00D.$138.0018.Whatwillyoucontactifyouwanttoknowthestatusofyourapplication?A.Tours@BrandonU.caB.Openhouse@BrandonU.caC.Admissions@BrandonU.caD.FutureStudents®BrandonU.ca19.Whichwebsitedoyouvisitfortheday-longexperience?A.BrandonU.ca/ToursB.BrandonU.ca/AdmissionsC.BrandonU.ca/Future-StudentsD.BrandonU.ca/Future-Students/ProgramsQuestions20to23arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ViktorFrankl，afamousJewishpsychiatrist(精神病医生）,wrotehisbestselling1946bookMansSearchforMeaninginninedaysabouthisexperiencesinNaziconcentrationcamps.Franklconcludedthatthedifferencebetweenthoseprisonerswhohadlivedandthosewhohaddiedcamedowntoonething：Meaning,aninsighthecametoearlyinlife.In1991,theLibraryofCongresslistedMan5sSearchforMeaningasoneofthe10mostinfluentialbooksintheUnitedStates.Ithassoldmillionsofcopiesworldwide.Now,overtwentyyearslater,thebooksideas—itsemphasisonmeaning,thevalueofsuffering,andresponsibilitytosomethinggreaterthantheself—seemtobeatoddswithourculture,whichismoreinterestedinthepursuitofindividualhappinessthaninthesearchformeaning.Buthappinesscannotbepursued.Itfollows.Onemusthaveareasontobehappy,”Franklwrote.AccordingtoGallup,thehappinesslevelsofAmericansareatafour-yearhigh.Gallupalsoreportsthatnearly60%ofallAmericanstodayfeelhappy,withoutalotofstressorworry.Ontheotherhand,accordingtotheCenterforDiseaseControl,about4outof10Americanshavenotdiscoveredasatisfyinglifepurpose.40%eitherdonotthinktheirliveshaveaclearsenseofpurposeorareneutralaboutwhethertheirliveshavepurpose.NearlyaquarterofAmericansdonothaveastrongsenseofwhatmakestheirlivesmeaningful.Researchhasshownthathavingpurposeandmeaninginlifeincreasesoverallwell-beingandlifesatisfaction,improvesmentalandphysicalhealth,anddecreasesthechancesofdepression.Ontopofthat,thesingle-mindedpursuitofhappinessisleavingpeoplelesshappy,accordingtorecentresearch.20.AccordingtoParagraph1,weknowthatViktorFrankl_____________.A.wrotehisearlylifeexperienceasasoldierB.losthishopeofseekingthemeaningoflifeC.spentninedaysinNaziconcentrationcampsD.survivedwiththespiritualsupportoflifemeaning21.Thebook’sideasdon'tagreewithAmericanculturebecauseAmericansaremoreinterestedinsearchingfor____.A.happinessB.meaningC.sufferingD.stress22.ThepercentageofAmericanswhodon’thaveasatisfyinglifepurposeis______________.A.25%B.60%C.40%D.10%23.Whichofthefollowingistheideatheauthorintendstoconvey?A.Mentalhealthisthemostimportantfactorinlife.B.Pursuitofhappinessisthemostimportantthinginlife.C.Physicalhealthcanbeimprovedifyouarehappy.D.Realizingthemeaningoflifeisimportanttohappiness.Questions24to27arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Ifyou’veeverlostyourwallet(钱包),thenyouknowthatit’saveryterribleexperience.Mostpeoplekeepalotintheirwallets.That’swheretheykeeptheirdriverslicense,theircreditcards,andallkindsofotherimportantthings.Ofcourse，that’salsowheremostofuskeepourcash.Weallneedcashinourlives.However,somethingcalleddigitalcurrencyisslowlyreplacingcash.Acurrencyisakindofmoney.Usually,weusecurrencywhenwetalkaboutacountry’smoney.Forexample,theUKisthepound,andtheUSAisthedollar.Ifsomethingisdigital,itonlyexistsonacomputer.So“digitalcurrency”meansmoneythatonlyexistsoncomputers.Lotsofpeoplehavedigitalcurrencyaccounts.Theyuseacreditcardtochangetheirrealmoneyintodigitalmoney,andthenthemoneygoesintothedigitalcurrencyaccount.Alotofpeoplewonder,“WhyintheworldshouldIchangemyrealmoneyintodigitalmoney?”Thisisafairquestion,butthere’sagoodanswer.Ifyouwanttobuysomethingonline,thenyouusuallyhavetousedigitalcurrency.Forexample，ifyou’reinChinaandyouwanttobuysomethinginCanada,thenyou’llhavetopaywithdigitalcurrency.Manypeoplestilldon’ttrustdigitalcurrency.Somepeoplethinkthatiftheycan’tholdtheirmoneyintheirhand,thenitdoesn’tseemreal.Thesepeopledon’tfeelcomfortablewhentheyseenumbersonacomputerscreen.Thecomputertellsthemthattheirmoneyissafe,butthesepeopledon’tfeelsafe.Anotherproblemissecurity.Therearehackersallovertheworld.Ahackerisapersonwhostealscomputerinformation.Ifahackergetsthepasswordofyourdigitalcurrencyaccount,heorshecanstealyourmoney.Youhavetodecidewhetherornotyoutrustthisnewinvention.Justrememberonething：Ifyouwanttobuysomethingonline,thenyouprobablywon’thaveachoice.You’llhavetousedigitalmoney.24.Theword“fair”（Para.3)isclosestinmeaningto__________.A.beautifulB.equalC.pleasantD.reasonable25.Whichofthefollowingisprobablyahackeraccordingtothepassage?A.Apersonwhousesacomputertostealthings.B.Apersonwhocomposescomputerprograms.C.Apersonwhousesacomputertobuythings.D.Apersonwhoownsalotofdigitalcurrency.'26.Howdothosewhodon’ttrustdigitalcurrencythinkaboutmoney?A.Themoneyonacomputerscreenissafe.B.Themoneyintheirhandisreal.C.Realmoneyisworthmorethandigitalmoney.D.Realmoneyanddigitalmoneyarethesame.27.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Hackerproblemsintheworld.B.Currenciesusedinparticularcountries.C.Anewkindofmoney.D.Safetyofdigitalcurrency.Questions28to31arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Zoosarehugelypopularattractionsforadultsandchildrenalike.Butaretheyactuallyagoodthing?Criticsofzooswouldarguethatanimalsoftensufferphysicallyandmentallybybeingenclosed(封闭).Eventhebestartificialenvironmentscan^comeclosetomatchingtheceandfreedomthatanimalshaveintheirnaturalenvironments.Thisenclosurecausesmanyzooanimalstobecomestressedormentallyill.Capturinganimalsinthewildalsocausesmuchsufferingbysplittingupfamilies.Somezoosmakeanimalsbehaveunnaturally.Forexample,insomeparksdolphins(海豚)areforcedtoperformtricks,whomaydiedecadesearlierthantheirwildrelatives.Andsomeeventrytokillthemselves.Ontheotherhand,bybringingpeopleandanimalstogether,zooshavethepotentialtoeducatethepublicaboutconservationissuesandinspirepeopletoprotectanimalsandtheirnaturalenvironments.Somezoosprovideasafeenvironmentforanimalswhichhavebeenmistreatedbypeople,orpetswhichhavebeenabandoned.Zoosalsocarryoutimportantresearchintosubjectslikeanimalbehaviorandhowtotreatillnesses.Oneofthemostimportantmodernfunctionsofzoosissupportinginternationalbreeding(繁殖)programmes,particularlyforendangeredspecies(种群).Inthewild，someoftherarestspecieshavedifficultyinfindingmatesandbreeding.Agoodzoowillenablethesespeciestoliveandbreedinsecureenvironments.So,arezoosgoodforanimalsornot?Perhapsitalldependsonhowwellindividualzoosaremanaged,andthebenefitsofzooscansurelyoutweightheirharmfuleffects.However,itisunderstandablethatmanypeoplebelieveimprisoninganimalsforanyreasonissimplywrong.28.Theexpression“artificialenvironments”(Para.2)isusedincontrastto_______________.A.naturalenvironmentsB.somezoosC.breedingprogrammesD.modernfunctions29.WhyaredolphinsmentionedinParagraph2?A.Theyareoceananimals.B.Theyaregoodatperforming.C.Theyaremadetobehaveunnaturallyinsomeparks.D.Theyaresupportedbyinternationalbreedingprogrammes.30.Accordingtothepassage,internationalbreedingprogrammesareparticularlyimportantto________.A.animalsinzoosB.split-upfamiliesC.dolphinsinparksD.endangeredspecies31.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardszoos?A.NegativeB.PositiveC.CriticalD.UnderstandableQuestions32to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Howmanytimes,whenfindingyourselfinadifficultsituation,haveyouheardsomethinglike,“Youjustneedtogosomewhere,changeyourenvironment,andmeetnewpeople.”Uponhearingthis,wethinksuchadvicecanbeannoying：goingthroughhardtimes,youratherexpecthelp,sympathy,oratleastsomethingmorepractical,ratherthan“Youknow，youshouldtravel”.However,thesurprisingtruthisthatthisisprobablyoneofthemostusefulandpracticalpiecesofadviceyoucanget.Ofcourse,youcannotabandoneverythingandsetofftogoonaworldtrip.Allofushaveduties,responsibilities,debts,connections.However,theadvicetotraveldoesnotnecessarilyimplysomethinglikedepartingtoNepalandlivingamongmonks(僧侣)foryears.Infact,smallbutregularjourneysareavailablealmosttoeveryone,andthepositiveeffectstheycanhaveonyourmentalconditionandyourabilitytocopewithdifficultiesaresignificant.Whenyouarestressed，yourthoughtsobviouslycannotbepositiveandoptimistic(乐观的).So,whetheryouwantitornot,youwillviewyourlifesituationfromaratherpessimisticperspective(悲观的视角).However，whenyouboardaplaneandflyoverseas,youalmostimmediatelystarttofeelyourproblemsfade.“Outofsight,outofmind,’’asthesayinggoes.Ofcourse,Iamnotsayingtheeasiestwaytofeelbetteristoescapefromproblems;Irathermeanthattakingabreakandallowingyourselftobreatheinsomefreshaircangiveyouanewperspective.Havingagoodrestisanecessaryconditionofanyrecovery,andyourminddefinitelyneedsrestfromtimetotime.Speakingofnewperspectives,whentravelling,youwillinevitablymeetalotofnewpeople.Someofthemwillbecomefriendsofyours;somewillremainstrangers.Psychologistshaveknownthatperhapsthemosthonestandsincerecommunicationoftenoccursbetweenstrangers；thisiscalled"thecompanioneffect”.Useittoyouradvantage.Whetheryouneedadvice,help,orapersonwhowouldquietlylistentoyouasyoushareyourhardships,thereisnobetteropportunitytogetallthisfromstrangerswhiletravelling.Travellingcannotsolveyourproblemsbutwillhelpyourecoverfromyourmentalwounds,getridoftheexcessivestress,andgiveyoutheskillstodealwithyourhardshipsasyoureturnhome.32.Whileinadifficultsituation,peoplethinkthesuggestion“Youjustneedtogosomewhere”______..A.annoyingB.surprisingC.practicalD.useful33.Whatdoestheadvicetotravelreallymeaninthispassage?A.Findingatempleandlivingwiththemonks.B.GivingupyourdutiesanddepartingtoNepal.C.Startingasmalljourneyandgettingyourselfrefreshed.D.Forgettingeverythingandstartingatriparoundtheworld.34.Whatdoestheword“it”（Para.4)referto?A.Atrip.B.Thecommunication.C.Anewperspective.D.Thecompanioneffect.35.Whatistheprobabletitleforthispassage?A.SincereCommunicationIsaWayOutofProblemsB.TravellingOffersNewPerspectivesinLifeSituationC.GoingThroughHardTimesNeedsHelpandSympathyD.TravellingIstheBestWaytoEscapefromProblemsPartⅢClozeDirections:Thereisapassageinthispartwith10blanksinit.Readthepassagecarefullyandthenchoosethemosttheappropriateanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD.ThenyoushouldwritetheletterinthecorrespondingceontheAnswerSheet.OneofthefirstthingsIdidwhenImovedtomynewcitywastorentabike.Why?Seeingacitybybikeis36forsettlinginandlearningyourwayaround.37,Isoondiscoveredplentymorebenefitstocycling,evenafterfindingmyfeetinmynewhome.Abikemeansthatfewerplaces,38inasmallcityliketheonewhereIlive,seemfaraway.Forexample,cyclingtowork39mehalfthetimethatitwouldtowalk—excellentforsomeonewho40anextrafewminutesinbed.Ridingabikealsomeansyou’renotrestrictedbybus41.Forexample,Iplannedtogotoaconcertontheothersideoftown.WhilemycyclistfriendandIsimply42amap,ourfriendswithoutbikeshadtodealwiththecomplicatedbussystem.Ofcourse,thereareobvioushealthbenefitsofcycling—abitofextramovementaspartofyourdailyroutinecanhelpyoukeep43andhealthy.Cyclingonmywaytoworkalsomakesmefeelmoreenergeticinthemornings.Moreimportantly,cyclingalsohelpsto44yourcarbonfootprint.Whilecarspollutetheenvironment,bikesarecarbon-neutral.Furthermore,thankstobeingpetrol-free,bikesarecheapertorun,buyandfixthancars.Evenifyoudon’townacar,abikecanpayforitselfwhen45tothepriceofbustickets.36.A.fairB.healthyC.idealD.easy37.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.AnywayD.Somehow38.A.oftenB.basicallyC.namelyD.especially39.A.spendsB.takesC.costsD.wastes40.A.valuesB.killsC.takesD.passes41.A.roundsB.roadsC.driversD.timetables42.A.lookedatB.lookedforC.lookedafterD.lookedinto43.A.fitB.busyC.safeD.toughC.reduceaveC.reduceB.recordC.reduceD.use45.A.suppliedB.comparedC.addedD.givenPartⅣWordformsDirections:Thereare10incompletesentencesinthispart.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewor