2021-2022学年湖北省黄冈市成考专升本英语自考预测试题(含答案)

2021-2022学年湖北省黄冈市成考专升本英语自考预测试题(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、单选题(20题)1.—TheremustbeadozenpensinthishousebutIcanneverfindonewhenIneedthem.—Keeplooking.______issuretoturnup.

A.OneB.ItC.ThatD.This

2.—Theeducationsystemratherthantheteachers______toanswerfortheoverburdenonthestudents—IagreeIhopethereform.beingcarriedoutinourcountrywillhangaboutthe_____results.

A.are;desiredB.is;desiredC.are;desiringD.is;desiring

3.Whathedescribedasonlya______detailIthoughtwasthemostimportantpartoftheplan.

A.commonB.plainC.justD.mere

4.Finallyhegottimeforaglance______thisreport.

A.offB.roundC.onD.at

5.Hewasamanofstrongfeelings,______normallylayhiddendeepinsidehim.

A.itB.thatC.thoseD.which

6.tosunlightfortoomuchtime,asthedoctorssay,willdoharmtoone‘sskin.

A.Beingexposed

B.Havingexposed

C.Exposed

D.Afterbeingexposed

7.12．Itwasthetraining_______hehadatschool_______madehimagoodjumper．

A.what;whatB.that;thatC.what;thatD.that;had

8.WewereoverjoyedatthenewsofChina__________anotherman-madesatel1ite．A.startingB.1aunchingC.fightingD.shouting

9.Sicknessdeprivedme______thepleasureofseeingyou.

A.fromB.ofC.outofD.with

10.Itisreportedthatmanyanewhouse_______atpresentinthedisasterareaA.arebeingbuilt

B.werebeingbuilt

C.wasbeingbuilt

D.isbeingbuilt

11.Heistooweakto______theheavybox.

A.riseB.putC.raiseD.arise

12.—What'sthechanceofthere______anelectionthisyear?—Ihavenoidea.

A.isB.tobeC.beingD.be

13.Iwonderhowmuch______.

A.thatcarwasB.wasthatcarC.isthatcarD.thatcaris

14.Thescientistsallagreedthatrulesofphysics,______weareallfamiliar,governtheworldA.towhichB.onwhichC.whichD.withwhich

15.TomandJackarebothveryclever._________,Tomis____________Jack.

A.Allinall;asacleverboyas

B.Inotherwords;ascleveraboyas

C.Thatistosay;asacleverboyas

D.Inword;ascleveraboyas

16.—Oh,Mary!YoushoulddoyourworkinsteadofsittingherewatchingTV.—______.

A.That'snotaverygoodidea.

B.TVproducesgoodinfluenceonchildren.

C.Whatmakesyousaythat?

D.YousaidTVwaseducational.

17.Thenovelwrittenbytheauthor_______well,butfiveyearsagronoonecouldhaveimaginedhowgreatarolehe_______intheliteraryworldA.sells;wastoplay

B.selling;wasplaying

C.sold;hadplayed

D.sell;isplaying

18.--Ifyouareofferedatriptothemoon,______it?--Ofcourse.Whynot?

A.didyouaccept

B.areyougoingtoaccept

C.willyouaccept

D.wouldyouaccept

19.—That'smewhenIgotmarried.SeewhatIlooklikenow!—Whynotgoonadiettogetinto______?

A.shapeB.formC.appearanceD.body

20.Thesearchwas_______whennightcame,eventhoughthechildhadnotbeenfoundA.approvedB.acquiredC.achievedD.abandoned

二、翻译(10题)21.杨利伟实现了中国人登上太空(outerspace)的梦想。

22.ThispapercoversthedevelopmentofthedistributionsysteminthesouthwestofEnglandfromnationalizationuptothepresenttime.

23.Internationalstudentscan'tworkwhiletheyarestudyingintheU.S.,sotheymustshowschoolsthattheyhaveenoughmoneyfortuitionandlivingexpenses.

24.Americans,valuingcompetition,havedevisedaneconomicsystemtogowithit–freeenterprise(自由企业制).

25.解决这个问题有种种方法。

26.Nomatterwhathesaid,Iregardedhiscommentonmyabilityasachallenge.

27.SectionA

Directions:TranslatethefollowingEnglishintoChinese.

(非英语专业学生做)

Directions:Inthispart,thereare5itemswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChinese,eachItemconsistingofoneormoresentences.ThesesentencesarealltakenfromthereadingpassageinpartⅡ.Youcanreferbacktothepassagessoastoidentifytheirmeaninginthecontext.

TheinnersupportsystemwasdesignedbyGustaveEiffel,thesamemanwhomadethefamousEiffelTowerinParis.

28.Anotherreasonisthat,thankstomodernmedicineandhigherlivingstandard,peoplelivelongernow.

29.Forweekshehadworriedoverhowtoconvincethegraduatesthatthey,too,couldsucceedagainstseeminglyimpossibleodds,thattheycouldmovemountains.

30.国庆节快到了，很多人在忙着准备去旅游。

三、书面表达(10题)31.以某公司的名义写一个竞赛通知。内容如下：

(1)竞赛的名称和内容。

(2)参与对象。

(3)竞赛的时间。

(4)报名的截止日期。

32.假定你是中国文化知识大赛组委员会主席李华，写信祝贺参赛选手JohnSmith获得本次

大赛一等奖，并通知其以下事项：

1．出席12月10日晚在北京友谊宾馆举行的庆祝晚会。2．赢得了免费中国10Et游。

3．如果能够参加旅游，应将信中所附表格填好，并准备好护照（passport）。组委会将负责

其他相关事宜。

注音．词数为100左右

October17th，2012

DearMr．JohnSmith，

Sincerelyyours，

LiHuaChair

CommitteeoftheChineseCultureContest

33.假设你是Tom，将去上海旅游，写一封信给你在上海的朋友张强，告诉他你将乘火车于l0月21日上午8点到达上海，请他接你，并请他帮你安排21至24日的住宿（旅馆最好靠近市中心，房间可以小一些，但不要太贵）。此外，你还要他帮你订24日返回北京的火车票。

注意：词数应为100左右

Oct．15

DearZhangQiang，

Allthebest，

Tom

34.Writing（25points)

你(LiYuan)刚买了一块表，但你不满意，因为它总有毛病。写一封抱怨信，其内容如下：

(1)买表的时间、地点；

(2)出现的问题；

(3)要求退货。

35.Ⅵ.Writing(25points)Directions:Forthispart,youarcsupposedtowritealetterof100—120wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation.Remembertowriteitclearly.6.．写封信给你的朋友Glad，他下周一下午4点将从另一个城市乘飞机来看你，内容包括：(1)不能去机场接站，向他表示歉意；(2)临时要出差(具体内容)；(3)告诉他如何从机场来你家；(4)十分欢迎他到你家来。

36.Ⅵ.Writing(25points)Directions:Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteacompositionin100—120Fordsbasedonthefollowingsituation.Remembertowriteitclearly.61．你以伦敦国际语言中心的名义向大家介绍：1)该中心的教学目的既实用又围绕商务。教师经验丰富，有现代化的教学方法和设备。想参加语言课程请到105室登记。2)除了教学之外，该中心还提供许多其他活动，如电影、英语角、讨论和野餐，其目的是提高学生的语言技能。3)英语俱乐部每天上午九点至晚上九点开放，只需申请，会员即可免费使用。

37.随着电脑和因特网的普及，网上购物也进入了人们的日常生活。有人支持网上购物，也有人对其保留态度，你的看法是什么？根据下表写一篇文章。注意：1.不要逐条翻译；2.

词数150左右。3.

参考词汇：投诉

complainv./complaintn.

38.描写一件你认为(或者你经历的、听说的)最有意思或最有意义的事。内容包括：

(1)何时、何事、何地。

(2)具体的事件经过。

(3)意义或意思所在。

39.路边跪着一个学生模样的年轻女子，她面前放着一张纸，上面写着因父母突然病重而退学，希望好心人相助。写一篇短文描述此情景，并说明面对此事你如何做。

40.写一篇有关压力的文章。内容包括：

(1)压力是什么?

(2)减压的办法。

四、翻译(20题)41.Theyoungmanofferedtotaketheoldwomantotherailwaystation.

42.Onereasonisthewaytheyaretreatedoncetheygetthere.ThepeopleatDisneygooutoftheirwaytoservetheir"guests",astheyprefertocallthem,andtoseethattheyenjoythemselves.

43.Notlongagothescientistsmadeadiscoverythatthis“waste”materialcouldbeturnedintoplastics.

44.Thehighestproportionofsmokersisfoundintheagegroupof24-44,regardlessofsexdifference.

45.Thisbookisdividedintosixteenunitesthandealswithtopicsofeverydayconversation.

46.Unlikehumanbeings,fishesdonotstopgrowingwhentheyreachmaturity.Theycontinuetogrowaslongastheylive,althoughtherateofgrowthslowsdowninmaturefishes.

47.长时间地看电视会对孩子的视力产生严重的影响.

48.我认为本计划的长远利益能够大大改变地球上每个人的生活状况。

49.Developmentsincomputertechnologywillhaveamajorimpactonindustrialprocesses.

50.SectionB

Directions:TranslatethefollowingChineseintoEnglish.

(英语专业学生做)

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassageinChinese.ReaditcarefullyandputitintoEnglish.

身体健康的人不愿意去想死亡的事，死亡是我们希望避免的话题。但是死亡是普遍的人生经历，是人人都要面临的少数必然之一。理智的人对必然的死亡预作计划，从容对待；只有愚蠢的人不能正视现实，希望用某种方法逃脱死亡。人寿保险对必然的死亡提供理智的安排。只要对自己的死亡能够直面对待的人才能充分理解人寿保险的必要性。人寿保险公司充分认识到了人民对死亡的负面印象，为此，他们对保险代理商进行培训时，要求他们在推销中避免使用直率的语言，而努力以恰当的方式让客户们意识到：人终究会死，人人都会面临死亡，必须要客观地接受自己的比如死亡才能在经济上为此做好充分的准备。

51.国庆节快到了，很多人在忙着准备去旅游。

52.Hewassoweakthathewasoutofbreathafterwalkingforonlyafewminutes.

53.Astohisexperience,heisnotverysuitableforthisposition.

54.Complainingisusuallymosteffectivewhenitisdonepolitelybutfirmly,andespeciallywhentheconsumercandemonstratewhatiswrongwiththeiteminquestion.

55.Internationalstudentscan'tworkwhiletheyarestudyingintheU.S.,sotheymustshowschoolsthattheyhaveenoughmoneyfortuitionandlivingexpenses.

56.们必须提高产品质量，因为那些国家买家的质量意识都非常强。

A.Youhavetoraisethequalityofyourproductsbecausebuyersinallcountriesareverymuchquality-minded.

B.Youshouldrisethequalityofyourproductsbecausebuyersinthosecountriesareverymuchquality-minded.

C.Youhavetoraisethequalityofyourproductsbecausebuyersinthosecountriesareverymuchquality-minded.

D.Youshouldrisethequalityofyourproductsbecausebuyersinthosecountriesareverymuchquality-minded.

57.ThispapercoversthedevelopmentofthedistributionsysteminthesouthwestofEnglandfromnationalizationuptothepresenttime.

58.Agreatdealofresearchhasbeenperformedonthisquestion,andresultspointstothefollowinganswer:weperformthistaskthroughaspecialtypeofaveraging.

59.Sheisdeterminedtobeasingernomatterwhatdifficultiesshemaymetwith.

60.MostpeoplewereinfavorofgoingtoShanghaiwhentheywerediscussingwheretospendtheirholidays.

五、阅读理解(5题)61.WhatdoweknowaboutMonet'slifesince1890?

A.HepaintedonlyforamuseuminParis.

B.Hedevotedhimselftotravellingoverseas.

C.HewasinfluencedbyAliceinhispaintingstyle.

D.Hefocusedonpaintingsofaparticulartheme.

62.Thisselectionismainlyaboutlearninghowto_______.

A.makeapublicspeech

B.talkonpaper

C.behaveproperlyinpublicspeech

D.expressstrongemotiononpaper

63.Thedangerinthesharingofhouseholdtasksbythemotherandthefatheristhat___________.

A.theroleofthefathermaybecomeaninferiorone

B.theroleofthemothermaybecomeaninferiorone

C.thechildrenwillgrowupbelievethatlifeisabattleofsexes

D.sharingleadstoconstantarguing

64.

Theword"scan"inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans______.

A.readingcarefully

B.readingquicklyandnotwordbyword

C.readingbyrepeatingsomeimportantwords

D.readingmorethanonearticleatthesametime

65.

Theauthordoesn'tagreethat______.

A.buyersbuytheclotheswithoutlabels

B.clothingstoressellcheapdresses

C.alltheproductshavelabels

D.labelsarenottrue

六、作文(1题)66.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic"HowIFinanceMyCollegeEducation".Youshouldwriteatleast120words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow：1.上大学的费用（tuitionandfees.可以通过多种途径解决；2.哪种途径适合于我（说明理由）。

参考答案

1.A解析：根据上文提到“findone”，故下文中也应填one，表示泛指。

2.B解析：theeducationsystem是主语，谓语动词应用单数；thedesiredresults意为“期望的结果”。

3.D解析：本题测试形容词辨析。四个选项的意思分别是“普通的”，“清楚的”，“正义的”，“仅仅的”。根据句意，D项正确。本句大意为：他仅仅把它作为一个细节来描述，而我却认为它是这个计划中最重要的部分。

4.D

5.D解析：which修饰非限定性定语从句，指代前边一句话。本题涉及句法知识——简单句、并列句和复合句。例如：Hehastwodaughters.Theyaredoctors.(简单句)Hehastwodaughtersandtheyaredoctors.(并列句)Hehastwodaughters,whoaredoctors．(复合句)

6.A

7.B

8.Blaunch为“发射”讲；其余为干扰项。

9.B解析：本题考查动词固定搭配的用法。deprive后常接介词of，表示剥夺什么。

10.D

11.C解析：本题考查词义的辨别。rise出现，put放下，raise提起，arise升高。

12.C

13.D解析：从句中的问句主谓不倒装。从句的时态随主句。我想知道那辆车的价格。

14.D

15.B

16.D解析：上句责备玛丽应该做作业而不是坐到那儿看电视，下句是玛丽对妈妈责备的一种辩解：“你说过电视是有教育意义的。”所以D项正确。

17.A

18.D

19.A解析：shape意为“(女人的)姿态，身段”；form意为“形状，形态”；appearance意为“外表，样子”；body意为“身体”。由题意知应选A。

20.D

21.杨利伟实现了中国人登上太空(outerspace)的梦想。YangLiwei(has)madetheChinesedreamofgoingtoouterspacecometrue.

22.本文阐述了英国西南部从国有化时期到目前为止的分配制度的演变。

23.外国学生在美国读书期间不能打工因此他们必须向学校表明有足够的钱来支付学费和生活费．外国学生在美国读书期间不能打工，因此他们必须向学校表明有足够的钱来支付学费和生活费．

24.Americans,valuingcompetition,havedevisedaneconomicsystemtogowithit–freeenterprise(自由企业制).重视竞争的美国人设计出了一种经济体系－自由企业制与之相配。

25.Therearevariouswaysofsolvingtheproblem.

26.不管他怎么说,我就是认为他对我的能力的评价是一种挑战.regard…ascommenton

27.内部支持系统是由盖斯特夫·埃菲尔设计的巴黎的埃菲尔铁塔也是由他设计的。内部支持系统是由盖斯特夫·埃菲尔设计的，巴黎的埃菲尔铁塔也是由他设计的。

28.另一个原因由于现代医学的发展和生活水平的提高人们更长寿了。另一个原因，由于现代医学的发展和生活水平的提高，人们更长寿了。

29.几个星期以来，他一直苦苦思索着，如何让这些毕业生相信，他们也能克服似乎难以挑战的困难获取成功，他们也能创造奇迹。

30.国庆节快到了，很多人在忙着准备去旅游。NationalDayisdrawingnear/roundthecornerandmanypeoplearebusypreparingforatrip.

31.CompetitionNotice

July18,2009Pleaseinform.anyartstudentsyouknowaboutthisfreetoentercompetition.

FirstPrize:＄5,000

SecondPrize:＄2,000

ThirdPrize:＄1,000

TheStarspaceCompanyrecentlylaunchedastudentartscholarshipcompetitionforuniversitystudents.Thecompetitionisfreetoenterandisopentoartstudentsthroughouttheworld.

Thescholarshipprogramisintendedforstudentswhoexhibitexceptionalartisticexcellenceintheirchosenmedium.Includingphotographyandvideo,bothcontemporaryandtraditionalinnature.

ThedeadlineforsubmissionisNovember21,2009.ScholarshipwinnersareannouncedonDecember19th,2009.StudentsinterestedinsigningupfortheStarspaceScholarshipCompetitioncanfindoutmoredetailsbyvisiting_/scholarships.

TheStarspaceScholarshipCompetition

32.Onepossibleversion:

October17th，2012

DearMr.JohnSmith，

ItismygreathonortotellyouthatyouhavewonthefirstprizeintheChineseCultureContest.Congratu-lations!

IwouldliketoinviteyoutoattendthecelebrationpartyontheeveningofDecemberlOthatFriendship

HotelinBeijing.AndyouareofferedalO-daytourinChina，freeofcharge.Ifyouareabletomakethetrip，pleasefillintheform.wemailyouwiththeletter.Be-sides，youwillhavetogetyourpassportready.Wewilldotherestforyou.Iamlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.

Sincerelyyours，

LiHua

ChairCommitteeoftheChineseCultureContest

33.Onepossibleversion:

DearZhangQiang，

Howareyoudoingrecently?I"mplanningtogotoShanghaiandlookaroundinthecityforafewdays.I"11takethetrainandarriveat8o"clocka.m.onOctober21st.Willyoupleasecomeandmeetmeatthestation?I"mgoingtostayinShanghaitillOctober24th.Pleasehelpmebookahotelroom.Ihopetostayinahotelaroundthedowntownareabutthepriceshouldn"tbeveryhigh.Idon"tmindiftheroomissmall.Besides，canyoubookaticketformebacktoBeijingon24th?

Allthebest，

Tom

34.T0whomItMayConcern：

Threedaysago，IjustgotthewatchIorderedfromyourstore．Yousentitontimeandthanksforthat．ButIbmndseveralproblems．First，thecoloritnotwhatlwanted．1wantedgolden，butyougavemesilverinsteac!．IthoughtthatwouldbeOK，ifeverythingelseisgoodenoughThestrangerthinghappens．

Thewatchgetsfiveminutesslowereveryday，SoIhavetokeepcorrectingit．Becauseofthis，Ifeelnervousaboutbeinglateforwork．Ireallycannotstanditanylonger．SoIhavetowritethislettertorequestgivingthewatchbacktoyouandfullmoneybacktome．

Alongwiththeletteristhecopyoftheorder．

Thankyou．Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou．

Yourssincorely

LiYuan

35.61.

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Shanghai

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38.OnethingshockedmeintheAmericaistheculturedifferencebetweenChinaandAmerica.

OneofmyAmericanfriends,aprofessorinauniversity,hasaboyatfivewhenIwasthere.Suchalittleboyhadagirlfriendatfivetoo.Theboyalwaysinvitedherwhereverhisfamilywent.ThelittleboyintroducedhertomewhenImetherthefirsttime,"Thisismygirlfriend."Icouldn'thelplaughing.Heseriouslyansweredmylaugh:“DoyouthinkI'llmarryher?Noway!”

Howdifferentthetwoculturesareatthepointofhavingagirlfriend.

39.Nowadays,somepeopletryhardtogetmoneyinawayofbegging.

OnedayIsawastudent-likegirlkneelingatthesideofthestreetwithalargesheetofpaperlaidinfrontofher.Ireadandknewthatbothofherparentswereseriouslysickwithnomoneyforoperationsandshehadtoquitschool.Shekneltthereforpeople'shelp.

I'dliketohelppeoplewhoareintroublebutIwouldfirstcheckifwhatshesaidistrue.ButIknowitishard.Itisthebigproblem.Someonedoeswanttodosomethingtohelpthoseintrouble,buttheyareafraidtobecheated.

40.Stressisaforce,pressureortensionthatmakespeoplefeeldepressedorworried.Itcanmakepeoplephysicallyormentallyill.Buthowdowegetridofit?Thereareseveralways:

Travellingisaneffectivewaytoreduceanykindofstress.Planningthetripgivespeopleanexcitingmoodthatinspiresthemtobeactive.Byescapingfrompressure,theirmindwillberefreshedandpositive.

Gardeningisanotherfavorablewayoftreatingstress,becauseitprotectspeoplefrommentalandphysicalproblems.Flowersgivepeopleapeacefulandcheerfulfeeling,andthesunshinestrengthenstheirbodiestoresistthestresses.

Forreducingastressfullife,peopleshouldlivewiththesimplewaysthatareallaroundthem.

41.那年轻人主动提出要送老妇人去火车站。

42.一个原因是一旦到达那儿所受到的接待方式。迪士尼乐园的人走出来为“客人们”提供服务他们喜欢这样称呼游客并且乐见他们玩的高兴。一个原因是一旦到达那儿所受到的接待方式。迪士尼乐园的人走出来为“客人们”提供服务，他们喜欢这样称呼游客，并且乐见他们玩的高兴。

43.（前不久，科学家们发现可以将废弃掉的材料转化为塑料）

44.吸烟者中不分性别比例最高的是年龄介于24到44岁之间的人.吸烟者中不分性别，比例最高的是年龄介于24到44岁之间的人.

45.本书共分为16个单元，主要是关于日常会话的。

46.和人不同，鱼成熟后仍会生长发育。他们只要活着，就会不断生长，但成熟后的鱼生长速度放缓。

47.WatchingTVforalongtimewillseriouslyaffectchildren’seyesight.

48.Ithinkthelong-rangebenefitsoftheprogramcandrasticallychangethelivingconditionsforeveryoneontheearth.

49.计算机技术的发展将对工业生产过程产生重大影响.haveanimpacton:Heavysmokingwillhaveanimpactonbirth.

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