2021年吉林省长春市成考专升本英语第一轮测试卷(含答案)

2021年吉林省长春市成考专升本英语第一轮测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、单选题(20题)1.Busyastheyare,parentsshould______atleasttwohourstospendwiththeirchildren.

A.setoutB.setawayC.setasideD.setoff

2.Sicknessdeprivedme______thepleasureofseeingyou.

A.fromB.ofC.outofD.with

3.Myfather______mebysayingthatIcouldwininthespeechcontest,soItookpartinit.

A.discouragedB.encouragedC.preventedD.asked

4.—TheremustbeadozenpensinthishousebutIcanneverfindonewhenIneedthem.—Keeplooking.______issuretoturnup.

A.OneB.ItC.ThatD.This

5.Newtypewriterscostabout________priceofthesecond—handones．

A.threetimesthe

B.athreetimes

C.thethreetimes

D.threetimesa

6.—Theeducationsystemratherthantheteachers______toanswerfortheoverburdenonthestudents—IagreeIhopethereform.beingcarriedoutinourcountrywillhangaboutthe_____results.

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

7.Wemust__earlyinthemorningsoastocatchthefirsttrain.

A．setup

B．setout

C．setabout

D．setaside

8.Balloonsfloatintheair_________boatsdoonthesea.A.justasB.whenC.thatD.where

9.Thatistheonlywaywecanimagine_______theoveruseofwaterinstudents‘bathrooms.

A.reducingB.toreduceC.reducedD.reduce

10.Whenwe______themuseumisnotdecided.

A.visitedB.visitC.willvisitD.visiting

11.Thisisjusttheplace______heandhiswifevisitedlastyear.

A.whereB.thatC.whenD.why

12.TheheavysnowcouldnotkeepUS_________goingouttowork．

A.onB.upC.uponD.from

13.Mr.Black,ournewEnglishteacher,isstrict______kind.

A.orB.butC.withD.aswell

14.Inoticedhiseyes______,becausetheywereverylarge.

A.inparticularB.withparticularC.inspecialD.withspecial

15.Finallyhegottimeforaglance______thisreport.

A.offB.roundC.onD.at

16.Thankyouforthe______youdidme.tomovethesofaupstairs.

A.favorB.goodC.helpD.kindness

17.Afterallthistimeyou‘dthinkhe‘dhaveforgotten，________?

A.shouldyouB.wouldn"tyouC.don"tyouD.doyou

18.-Betweenthetwopossibleplans,I‘mbound_____thesecondoneA.favouringB.tofavourC.forfavouringD.tofavouring

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

20.Helenalwayshelpshergrandmothereventhoughgoingtoschool____mostofherday.

A.takesupB.makeupC.saveupD.putup

二、翻译(10题)21.Suchcrashesarethesecond-leadingcauseofdeathformigratingbirds,afterhabitat(栖息地loss,withanestimatednumberofdeathranginguptoabillionayear.

22.近期的心理学研究表明许多孩子纯粹是凭想象产生了对危险的恐惧感.

23.Theyfoundthatbyreproducingitselfatveryhighspeed,thevirushadmultipliedmorethanamilliontimeswithintwodays.

24.Weareconcernedtodeveloptheabilitiesofalloutpupilstothefull,notjusttheiracademicability.

25.Eighthoursisahappymean(中间值，平均数)betweentoomuchsleepandtoolittle.

26.Thepointofthewholethingistoovercomeyournervousinhibitions,tobreakthroughtheinvisiblebarrierthatseparatesyoufromthepersonwho’lreadwhatyouwrote.

27.在签订合同之前必须充分理解合同中的所有条款。

A.Itisnecessarytohaveagoodunderstandingofallthetermsandconditionsbeforesigningacontract.

B.Itisnecessarytointerpretallthetermsandconditionsbeforesigningacontract.

C.Havingagoodunderstandingofallthetermsandconditionsbeforesigningacontractisnecessary.

D.Itisnecessarytohavingagoodunderstandingofallthetermsandconditionsbeforesigningacontract.

28.Ifyouhavetojump,jumpasfarasyoucan.

29.Wehavealreadyfinishedourwork,soaholidayforusthisyearisoutofquestion.

30.Theyoungmanofferedtotaketheoldwomantotherailwaystation.

三、书面表达(10题)31.你不慎将手机丢失。请写--N寻物启事，内容大致包括以下方面：

(1)你的手机的品牌和外观(如颜色、形状等)。

(2)丢失的时间和地点。

(3)手机对你的重要性。

(4)希望拾到的人将手机送还。

(5)表示感谢，并提供你的联系方式(LiYuan，Tel：66778899)。

32.你(LiYuan)丢失了钱包，需要写一个寻物启事。内容包括：

(1)丢失的时间和地点。

(2)描述钱包内外(钱包的颜色、钱包里的东西)。

(3)提供与失主联系的方式。

33.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。

34.假定你是Helen，要写一封信给Julie，对她和她的丈夫昨日请你和你丈夫吃饭表示感谢，表示要回请他们，以答谢他们的盛情款待。

35.你(LiYuan)和几个朋友约定明天在人民公园野餐。你们的朋友Peter也应邀参加。你给他写封信，内容包括：

(1)说明野餐目的。

(2)说明路线。

(3)说明日期、时间。

36.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。

37.你（LiYuan）刚买了一块表，但你不满意，因为它总有毛病。写一封投诉信，其内容如下：

（1）买表的时间、地点；

（2）出现的问题；

（3）要求退货。

38.假设你是一个农村学生，进城看到河水被严重污染，请写一篇议论污染的日记。内容包括

以下几点：

1．河水颜色发黑，并发出臭味。

2．水里没有鱼，也没人游泳。

3．污染原因是附近的工厂往河里排放工业废水。

4．大家应保护环境，减少污染。

注意：

1．要符合日记的格式。

2．词数为l00左右。

39.你(LiYuan)的生日就要到了，写封信邀请朋友参加你的生日聚会。信的内容包括：

(1)告知对方聚会的具体时间、地点。

(2)到达聚会地点的行车路线及便利的交通工具。

40.假设你是一名高中生，一次一位外国朋友问你，除了在学校学习英语还有什么其他途径可

以练习英语。请你根据提示用英语写出你参加“英语角”的情况。

提示：

1．“英语角”于两年前成立，许多中学生参加，有时也有一些大学生和外国友人来此。

2．活动时间：每周六上午。

3．活动内容：练习英语口语，谈论大家共同感兴趣的事情，交流学习英语的经验等。

4．谈谈你参加此项活动的体会。

注意．词数应为100左右

四、翻译(20题)41.我相信我的学历和团队工作经历完全符合这一职务的要求。

A.Ibelievemyeducationbackgroundandexperienceinteamworkfitinnicewiththejobrequirements.

B.Ibelievemyeducationbackgroundandexperiencefitinnicelyinteamworkwiththejobrequirements.

C.Ibelievemyeducationbackgroundandexperienceinteamworkfitinnicelywiththejobrequirements.

D.Ibelievemyeducationbackgroundandexperienceinteamworkfitnicelywiththejobrequirements.

42.论实际用途，没有那个计算机网络能比得上国际互联网。

43.IftheChinesepeopleworkhard,theycandefinitelyattainthisgrandstrategicobjective.

44.为了安全起见，本电器装置只有正确安装在干燥阴凉的基座上才能运行。

A.Foryoursafe,theelectricalappliancecanonlybecorrectlymountedonadryandcoolbase.

B.Safely,theelectricalappliancecanonlybecorrectlymountedonadryandcoolbase.

C.Tobesafe,theelectricalapplianceonlycanbecorrectlyinstalledonadryandcoolbase.

D.Forthesakeofsafety,theelectricalappliancecanonlybecorrectlymountedonadryandcoolbase.

45.Themeetingwasn’theldbecauseyouwereabsent.

46.Whetherhelikesthepresentornotisnotcleartome._____________________________________________________________________________

47.如果你想要节约钱，你最好买些二手书。_____________________________________________________________________________

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.Thepovertylineisthelowestincomethatpeopleneedforanacceptablestandardofliving.Peoplewithincomebelowthepovertylineareconsideredpoor.

50.Notuntilthebeginningofthetwentiethcenturydidthehumanbeingslearntopreventthediseasefromspreading.

51.Thepointofthewholethingistoovercomeyournervousinhibitions,tobreakthroughtheinvisiblebarrierthatseparatesyoufromthepersonwho’lreadwhatyouwrote.

52.ThebaseofthecompanyisinNewYork,butitsbranchesareallovertheworld.

53.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。

54.我昨天没有见到她，我弟弟也没有。

55.Iusuallyglanceattheheadlinesinthenewspaperonthebustomywork.

56.Suchcrashesarethesecond-leadingcauseofdeathformigratingbirds,afterhabitat(栖息地loss,withanestimatednumberofdeathranginguptoabillionayear.

57.IncasetheyarrivebeforeIcomeback,pleaseaskthemtowaitforafewminutes.

58.Developmentsincomputertechnologywillhaveamajorimpactonindustrialprocesses.

59.Psychologistsnowbelievethatnoisehasaconsiderableeffectonpeople’sattitudesandbehavior.

60.Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.

五、阅读理解(5题)61.

Theauthorcan'trememberhisrelativesclearlybecause______.()

A.hedidn'tliveverylongwiththem

B.thefamilywasextremelylarge

C.hewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththem

D.hewasfullyoccupiedwithobservingnature.

62.Threewomenwhosecretlyburiedan80-year-oldwomanwereputintoprisonatBirminghamyesterday.Twoofthem,includingthedeadwoman'sdaughter,keptoncollectingherpension(退休金)afterherdeathuntiltheirsecretwasmadeknowntootherstwoyearslater.Thecourt(法庭)heardthatoneofthewomenputon"anOscar(奥斯卡金奖)—winningperformance"bypretendingtobetheoldwomanasleepinbedwhenasocialworkercalledfivemouthsafterMrs.Townsend'sdeath.

OfthethreewomenthatburiedMrs.Townsendsecretly,onewas______.

A.herneighborB.hernurseC.asocialworkerD.herdaughter

63.

WhydidLarryfindajobparkingcars?

A.Becausehelikedthejob.

B.BecausetheparkinglotwasnearHollywood

C.Tomakealivingandwaitfortheopportunity.

D.Toseealotoffilmstarsandworkforthem.

64.InwhichmonthdoSADsymptomsbecomeworst?

A.December.B.September.C.April.D.February.

65.LawyersareregardedasDarthVadersoftheNewAgeinAmerica.Americahasbecomeoverpopulatedwithlawyers—thelegalprofessionhastransformedtheAmericansystemintoagovernmentofthelawyers,bythelawyersandforthelawyers.Thishasledtoanexplosionoflitigation(诉讼),whichhasburdenedthepayingpublicwithbillionsinlegalbills.Thesearepaidbyallthepeopleintheform.ofhighercosts,higherpricesandlowerproductivity.

Asagroup,lawyersareoneofthemostreactionaryforcesinAmericansociety.Inanagewhenweneedcooperationandself-responsibility,theypromoteconflictandblame.Whereweneedunity,theypromotedivision.Whereweneedhonestcommunications,theypracticetheartofdistortioninanefforttowinlegalgames.

ArecentstudyreportedintheSanFranciscoChroniclefoundlawyersbadfortheeconomy.Theyareobviouslybadforthetotalsociety;theyhavebeencalledAmerica'sownhomegrownterroristsduetotheirexplosive,random,andnegativeimpactonthenation.Ithasbeensuggestedthatnothingwouldbenefitthesocietymorethanafiveyearmoratorium(延期偿付)onallcivillitigationandlockingdownthelawschoolsuntilthenextcentury.Ofcourse,thiswillneverhappen.LawyersarepowerfulfiguresintheRecedingAgeandtheywillnotreadilysurrendertheirprivilegedpositions.

Giventhenegativeimpactoflawyersonsocietyingeneral,itisnotsurprisingthattheyhavehadaverynegativeimpactupontheemployee-employerrelationshipaswell.Thenumberofso-called"wrongfuldischarge"caseshasincreaseddramaticallyaslawyershavefoundanewareatoexploit.Someemployeesnowspendmoretimedocumentingtheircasesagainsttheiremployersforfuturelitigationthantheydoperformingtheirduties.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheresultofexcessivelawyersinAmerica?

A.Highercosts.

B.Higherprices.

C.Lowerproductivity.

D.Lowercrimerate.

六、作文(1题)66.Youaretowritein100-120wordsonthetopicGlobalShortageof

FreshWater.YoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow

：1.人们认为淡水是取之不尽的

;2.实际上淡水是短缺的;3.我们应当怎么办。

参考答案

1.C

2.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。

3.B解析：encourage：鼓励、鼓舞；discourage：使泄气；prevent：阻止；ask：要求。根据句意只有选B。

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

5.A【句子大意】新打字机的价格是二手货的三倍。

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

7.Bsetout意为“出发，动身”。

8.A本句考查两个并列句之间的连接的词。题干的意思是：“气球能够浮在空气中正如船能够浮在海面上一样。”在四个选项中，只有A项的justas有“正如，犹如”的意思。故选A。

9.B

10.C解析：句子的前半部分是主语从句，主语从句中的谓语动词时态应根据句意而定。

11.B

12.D

13.B

14.Ainparticular是固定搭配，意为“特别地”。

15.D

16.A解析：favor：帮助，一般用domeafavor；good：好处；help不与do搭配：kindness：善良。故选A。

17.B考查反义疑问句。原句应是：youwouldthinkhehadhaveforgotten…反义疑问句的规则是陈述部分是肯定式，疑问部分应是否定式。Wouldthink表示推测，疑问部分也应选择would。选项B是正确的。【句子大意】你难道还认为他已经忘掉了，是吗?

18.B

19.D

20.A

21.继栖息地减少之后，这种撞击是导致迁徙鸟类死亡的第二大原因，据估计死亡数量可达十亿。

22.Recentpsychologicalstudieshaveshownthatmanychildrenhavedevelopedfearsofdangers.Recentsurveys/opinionpolls/statisticshaveshown/indicatedthat.RecentpollshaveshownthatChineselivemoreandmoreprosperouslife.

23.他们发现通过自身的高速繁殖两天之内该病毒可以繁殖到一百多万倍的数量。他们发现通过自身的高速繁殖，两天之内该病毒可以繁殖到一百多万倍的数量。

24.我们关注的是充分开发所有学生的各项能力，而不仅仅是发展他们的学习能力。

25.八小时睡眠正合适不算太多也不算太少。八小时睡眠正合适，不算太多，也不算太少。

26.整个问题的关键在于克服内心的拘谨，打破你与读者之间无形的隔阂。

27.A

28.如果你必须跳，就尽可能跳得远些。

29.我们已经完成了工作任务所以今年休假是毫无疑问了。我们已经完成了工作任务，所以今年休假是毫无疑问了。

30.那年轻人主动提出要送老妇人去火车站。

31.LOSTAmobilephoneislost.ItisNOKIA3100,black.

IthinkIlostitinthelibraryonMondayevening(May7)whenIwaswalkingaroundtoborrowandreturnbooks.

Itis,infact,averyoldone.Butitisakindofmemoryofoneofmyfriendswhodiedofcancerthreeyearsagowhenshewasonly22yearsold.She'sgonebutleftthemobilephonetome.Ikeepitandneverthinkofreplacingitwithnewonejustbecauseitisfromher.

Ibegyoutocallmeat66778899ifyoufounditsomewhere.Iamexpectingtogetmymobilephoneback.

Thousandthanks.LiYuan

32.Ilostmypurse.Itisblackandredanditsshapeistriangle.

IthinkIleftitsomewhereinthelibraryyesterdayafternoonwhenIwasinahurrytoborrowbooksandwalkedupanddownstairstolookformaterialstobeusedinmymathcourseandoccupiedseatsfortheeveningstudywithmybooks.

Insidemypurse,thereisastudentIDwhichisveryimportanttome,librarycardwithoutwhichIwon'tgetintothelibrary,andabout300RMB.

Ifanyonegotitorknewanyoneelsewhogotit,pleasecallmeat80967521atanytime.Thankyou.

33.Nowadays,somepeopletryhardtogetmoneyinawayofbegging.

OnedayIsawastudent-likegirlkneelingatthesideofthestreetwithalargesheetofpaperlaidinfrontofher.Ireadandknewthatbothofherparentswereseriouslysickwithnomoneyforoperationsandshehadtoquitschool.Shekneltthereforpeople'shelp.

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

34.DearJulie：ThankyouverymuchforthedinnerthatyouinvitedmyhusbandandItoyesterday.Thefoodnotonlylookedandsmelledfabulousbuttastedgreat，andmyhusbandandIenjoyeditverymuch.Therefore，wewouldliketoinviteyoutodinnerat7p.m.thisFridayattheNorthwestChineserestauranttoreturnyourkindnessandhospitality.Pleasedocome.Yours，Helen

35.DearPeter,

We'resogladyou'recomingtojoinustomorrow.Hereishowyoucanfindus.We'llhaveourpicnicinthePeople'sPark.Youknowwhereitis,don'tyou?Afteryouentertheparkbythemaingate,walkstraightontillyoucometoastream.Crossthestreamandturnright.Afterwalkingforawhileyou'llcometoalake.We'llhaveourpicnicthereinthesmallwoodsbythelake.I'msureyou'llhavenotroublefindingus.Docome!

Yours,

Lihua

36.61.

参考范文DearGlad,January18,2007IamsorrythatIwon'theabletomeetyouat4:00pmnextMondayafternoonattheairport.Thismorningmybossaskedmetogoto

Shanghai

onbusiness.Itissomethingveryargent.IMilhavetostaytherefor10clays.Businessgoesfirst,andIcandonothingaboutit.Whenyouarriveattheairport,pleasetakeBusNo.120andgetoffattheHolidayBusStop.TheStopisquitenearmyhouse,IliveinRoom333,EntranceNo.2,theHolidayApartmentBuilding.Mymotherisalwaysathome.Itoldheralreadythatyouwouldcometoseeme.Youarewelcometomyplace.Bestwishes.Yourfriend,GaoMing(信体正文字数:117words)

37.ToWhomItMayConcern:

Threedaysago，IjustgotthewatchIorderedfromyourstore.Yousentitontimeandthanksforthat.ButIfoundseveralproblems.First，thecolorisnotwhatIwanted.Iwantedgolden，butyougavemesilverinstead.IthoughtthatwouldbeOK，ifeverythingelseisgoodenough.Thestrangerthinghappens.Thewatchgetsfiveminutesslowereveryday，soIhavetokeepcorrectingit.Becauseofthis，Ifeelnervousaboutbeinglateforwork.Ireallycannotstanditanylonger.SoIhavetowritethislettertorequestgivingthewatchbacktoyouandfullmoneybacktome.

Alongwiththeletteristhecopyoftheorder.

Thankyou.Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou.

Yourssincerely，

LiYuan

38.Onepossibleversion:

September16，2012，SundayCloudy

Iwenttothesmallcityfarawayfromvillagestobooksthismorning.WhatIsawtheresurprisvery.much.Thereisariverinthecity.Thewaterinitisdarkandsmellsterrible.Itispollutedwithchemicalwastefromfactories.Therearemanysmallfactoriesalongtheriver.Theirwasteispoureddirectlyintotheriver.Theworstoneisthepaperfactory.Itpourswastewaterintotheriverdayandnight.Fishcan"tliveinsuchapollutedriverandneithercanpeopleswiminit.Iwonderwhypeopledon"tcareaboutourenvironment.Weshoulddosomethingtoreducepollution.

39.DearPam,

Mybirthdayiscoming!Myparentsaregoingtoholdabirthdaypartyformeat13:00onMay29th(Sunday)athome.Willyoubefreeandcometomyparty?I'11beveryhappy.Besides,Tom,Janeandsomeotherclassmatesarecomingtoo.

YoumaytakebusNo.2toQingStreetandwalkstraightabout20meters.Thereyou'llseeadrugstore.Atthecomerofit,turnrightandgetintoaverynarrowstreetandlookforBeigingNo.10.That'smyhome.We'11waitforyouthere.

Pleasecallmebeforethedateifyoucannotcome.

Ican'twaitforthereunion.

Takecare

LiYuan

40.Onepossibleversion:

I"maseniorstudent.IlikeEnglishverymuch.attendingEnglishlessonsatschool，IoftengototheEnglishCornerintheparknearmyhomeonSaturdaymorning.Itwassetuptwoyearsago.Manyhighschoolstudentsgatherthere.Sometimes，some

CollgesudentsandevenforeignfriendsarepresentattheEnglishCorner.

TherewepractiseourspokenEnglish，talkaboutwhatweareinterestedin，exchangeourexperienceinlearningEnglishandsoon.I"velearnedalot.

IhavegreatlyimprovedmyselfinEnglishsinceIvisitedit.Itisreallyagoodhelptome.

41.C

42.NocomputernetworkiscomparabletoInternetforpracticalapplication.

43.只要中国人民积极奋斗，这个宏伟战略目标定能达到。

44.B

45.会议没有开是因为你的缺席。

46.我不知道他喜不喜欢这个礼物。

47.Ifyouwanttosavemoney,you`dbetterbuysecond-hand/usedbooks.

48.Ithinkthelong-rangebenefitsoftheprogramcandrasticallychangethelivingconditionsforeveryoneontheearth.

49.贫困线是指人们所需要的用以维持可接受的生活水准的最低收入。收入低于贫困线以下的人们被视为穷人。

50.直到二十世纪初，人类才学会防止疾病的传播。

51.整个问题的关键在于克服内心的拘谨，打破你与读者之间无形的隔阂。

52.该公司的总部在纽约但其分公司却遍布世界各地。该公司的总部在纽约，但其分公司却遍布世界各地。

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