大学英语2018年真题

2018年陕西省高校在校生专升本英语考试试题注意事项：1．考生领到试题后，须按规定在试题上填写姓名、准考证号和座位号，并在答题卡上填涂对应的试卷类型信息点。2．所有答案必须按照题号在答题卡上对应的答题区域内作答，超出各题答题区域的答案无效。在草稿纸、试题上作答无效。考试结束后，将试题和答题卡一并交回。3．满分为150分，考试时间为150分钟。PartIVocabularyandStructure(60points)Directions:Inthispart,thereare60incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Hurryup,children.Theschoolbusforus.A.waits B.iswaiting C.waited D.waswaiting2.Theparentingstyleastronginfluenceonthecharacterofthechildren.A.have B.having C.tohave D.has3.Mr.Morrisontoldthetruththatthemoonaroundtheearthonceamonth.A.moves B.move C.hasmoved D.hadmoved4.YourmotherandIarelookingforwardyouatthegraduationceremony.A.ofseeing B.forseeing C.toseeing D.tosee5.—Wouldyouliketocomeandseeamoviewithmetonight?—I’dloveto,Ihavetobabysitmylittlesister.A.but B.so C.as D.andTheseplasticflowerslooksothatmanypeoplemaythinktheyarereal.A.beautiful B.natural C.artificial D.similarTheyhadtoalotofnoisewhilethebuildingswereunderconstruction.A.goinfor B.holdonto C.putupwith D.keepupwithThemanager,togetherwithhiswifeandtwosons,toarriveonthemorningflight.A.are B.willbe C.is D.aregoingIt’sknownthatwalkingofgreathelptoolderpeople.A.is B.are C.be D.was10.Itmeaboutthreehourstogettoyournewcompany.A.cost B.used C.spent D.took11.Aswehavenoclassthisafternoon,let’sgoandplaytabletennis,?A.shallwe B.willwe C.don’twe D.aren’twe12.Wewerealloverjoyedatthenewstheexperimentturnedouttobeasuccess.A.which B.that C.if D.what13.thefootballmatchstartedthanitbegantoraincatsanddogs.A.Hardly B.Nosooner C.Hardlyhad D.NosoonerhadItisnousetoGeorgeasheisaverystubbornperson.A.talk B.talking C.totalk D.tobetalking15.Thesportsmeetinghasbeenuntilnextweekbecauseofthebadweather.A.putoff B.carriedoff C.pulledoff D.takenoff16.ThisisthesecondtimethatMr.SmiththeGreatWall,thefirsttimebeingtenyearsago.A.visited. B.wouldhavevisited C.hasvisited D.isvisitingTheTaylorstheirideaofbuyingapianobecausetheymovedtoasmallerhouse.A.gavein B.gaveup C.gaveaway D.gaveoff18.Thecompositionisverygoodafewspellingmistakes.A.beside B.besides C.except D.exceptfor19.Peopleusuallythelightsbeforetheyleavetheroominthatcompany.A.turnover B.turnout C.turnoff D.turnon20.Whenwefinallyarrived,thesecretaryofthepresident’sofficegaveusaintroductionabouttheuniversity.A.chief B.brief C.main D.abstract21.Theharderyouwork,progressyouwillmake.A.much B.many C.themore D.themost22.Wecan’tpeopletochangethehabitsoftheirlifetimeoverashorttime.A.agree B.wait C.expect D.imagine23.Theyhadtoalotofnoisewhilethebuildingswereunderconstruction.A.goinfor B.holdonto C.putupwith D.keepupwith24.TheonlythingbotheredChriswasthathisbossneverrepliedtohisemail.A.which B.that C.what D.as25.Thosewhosmokeshouldremindthemselvesoftheirhealth,thebadsmell,andtheharmdonetoothers.A.hardly B.heavily C.strongly D.seriouslyTheyareconsideringasthepricesmaygoup.A.ofbuyingahouseB.withbuyingahouse C.buyingahouse D.tobuyahouse27.Ceciliawalkstothelibrarynotbecauseshecan’ttotaketaxibutbecauseshewantstoexercise.A.afford B.affect C.offer D.offend28.wehavefinishedtheproject,whydon’tyoutakeaweekoff?A.Butfor B.Eversince C.Nowthat D.Butthat29.WhenElainelivedaloneinBritain,shebaconandeggsforbreakfast.A.wasusedtohave B.isusedtohaving C.usedtohavehad D.usedtohave30.Annisveryeasy-going.Sheneverloseshertemper,havewordswithothers.A.nordoessheever B.norsheeverdoes C.neithersheeverdoes D.ordoessheever31.AlthoughIhavereadthebookassignedbytheprofessorseveraltimes,Istillcan’tmakeanyofthelastchapter.A.meaning B.importance C.significance D.senseTheteacherusedamicrophonehisvoicecouldreachthebackoftheroom.A.soas B.inorder C.sothat D.asthatKeithdoesn’tliketheking-sizebedhiswifeboughttheotherdaybecauseittakestoomuchspace.A.up B.in C.on D.away34.fromthetopofthebuilding,thewholecitylooksverybeautiful.A.See B.Saw C.Seeing D.Seen35.howtosolvethemathematicsproblem,Stephanieaskedherteacherforhelp.A.Notknown B.Notknowing C.Nottoknow D.Notknow36.Englishisasalanguageofinternationalcommunicationthroughouttheworld.A.spoken B.speaking C.bespoken D.tospeak37.Thehouseneedsimmediately,butithastowaituntilnextsummer.A.paint B.topaint C.painting D.bepainted38.Thetwobrothersaresomuchanditisdifficulttotellonefromtheother.A.cute B.equal C.like D.alike39.Thespeakerraisedhisvoicebutstillcouldn’tmakehimself.A.hear B.tohear C.hearing D.heard40.Weregretyouthatyourapplicationhasnotbeenaccepted.A.tohaveinformed B.toinform C.havinginformed D.informing41.Workharder,wewillnotbeabletofinishthetaskasrequired.A.but B.while C.or D.therefore42.,heisoneofthosewhohavemadethemostimportantcontributionstotheorganization.A.Asheisyoung B.Youngasishe C.Asyoungheis D.YoungasheisNotthatIdon’twanttotellyouthetruth,Idon’tknowaboutitA.butthat B.forthat C.andthat D.inthat44.Ididn’tattendthelecturebecauseIwassick,butIwishIthere.A.hadbeen B.be C.were D.wouldbe45.BythetimethecourseendsalotabouttheAmericanwayoflife.A.wehavelearned B.we’lllearn C.wehavelearning D.we’llhavelearned46.Itwasthattheywentforapicnicintheparklastweekend.A.soniceaweather B.suchniceweather C.niceweatherso D.tooniceweather47.Shewasabouttolockthedoorwhenittoherthatshehadlefttheburneroninthekitchen.A.appealed B.happened C.occurred D.struck48.Theywillfinishthetaskbeforethedeadlinetheyaregivenenoughtime.A.inthat B.asfaras C.aslongas D.incase49.Itisbelievedthattoomuchtothesunisharmfultotheskin.A.exposure B.expansion C.exhibition D.extension50.WeappreciatewithCarl;hehasagoodsenseofhumor.A.towork B.working C.tohaveworked D.haveworked51.Ifyouneedanyhelpduringyourstudyhere,pleasedonottoask.A.hesitate B.force C.urge D.request52.Theprofessorneedsanassistanthecantotakecareofproblemsinhisabsence.A.countin B.countup C.counton D.countout53.Readingthelines,Idaresaythatthegovernmentaremoreworriedthantheywilladmit.A.behind B.between C.along D.among54.Thistimethedayaftertomorrow,theyonthebeach,havingalotoffun.A.amsitting B.sit C.wouldsit D.willbesitting55.Thesnowstormcouldnotstopthekidsplayingintheyard.À.from B.on C.upon D.withIcaughtaofthecarbeforeitdisappearedaroundthecurve.A.glare B.glimpse C.start D.stareThechiefengineerinsistedthatthenewmodelimmediatelybeforeexhibited.A.totest B.tests C.betested D.willtest58.Intermsofpriceandconvenience,onlineshoppingistostoreshopping.A.contrary B.relevant C.essential D.superior59.ItisduringhissparetimeDavidhasbeenworkingonbuildinghismotorbike.A.when B.that C.which D.what60.Time,wewillarrangeforthetouriststovisittwoorthreemoreplacesofinterest.A.permits B.permitting C.permitted D.tobepermittedPartIIReadingComprehension(50points)Directions:Inthisparttherearefourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneWhenIwasgrowingupinAmerica,Iwasashamedofmymother’sChineseEnglish.BecauseofherEnglish,shewasoftentreatedunfairly.Peopleindepartmentstores,atbanks,andatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriously,didnotgivehergoodservice,pretendednottounderstandher,orevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.MymotherhasrealizedthelimitationsofherEnglishaswell.WhenIwasfifteen,shewouldhavemecallpeopleonthephonetopretendIwasshe.Iwasforcedtoaskforinformationoreventoyellatpeoplewhohadbeenrudetoher.OnetimeIhadtocallherstockbroker(股票经纪人).Isaidinanadolescentvoicethatwasnotveryconvincing,“ThisisMrs.Tan.”Andmymotherwasstandingbesideme,whisperingloudly,“Whyhedon’tsendmecheekalreadytwoweeklone.”Andthen,inperfectEnglishIsaid:“I’mgettingratherconcerned.Youagreedtosendthechecktwoweeksago,butithasn’tarrived.”Thenshetalkedmoreloudly.“Whathewant?IcometoNewYorktellhimfrontofhisboss.”AndsoIturnedtothestockbrokeragain,“Ican’ttolerateanymoreexcuse.IfIdon’treceivethecheckimmediately,IamgoingtohavetospeaktoyourmanagerwhenIaminNewYorknextweek.”ThenextweekweendedupinNewYork.WhileIwassittingtherered-faced,mymother,therealMrs.Tan,wasshoutingtohisbossinherbrokenEnglish.WhenIwasateenager,mymother’sbrokenEnglishembarrassedme.Butnow,Iseeitdifferently.Tome,mymother’sEnglishisperfectlyclear,perfectlynatural.Itismymothertongue.Herlanguage,asIhearit,isvivid,direct,andfullofobservationandwisdom.ItwasthelanguagethathelpedshapethewayIsawthings,expressedideas，andunderstoodtheworld.Whywastheauthor’smotherpoorlyserved?A.ShewasunabletospeakgoodEnglish. B.Shewasoftenmisunderstood.C.Shewasnotclearlyheard. D.Shewasnotverypolite.62.FromParagraph2,weknowthattheauthorwas.A.goodatpretending B.rudetothestockbrokerC.readytohelphermother D.unwillingtophoneforhermother63. Aftertheauthormadethephonecall,.A.theyforgavethestockbroker B.theyrailedtogetthecheckC.theywenttoNewYorkimmediately D.theyspoketotheirbossatonce64.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhermother’sEnglishnow?A.Itisconfusing. B.Itisembarrassing.C.Itisclearandnatural. D.Itisintolerable.65.WecaninferfromthepassagethatChineseEnglish.A.isclearandnaturaltonon-nativespeakers B.isvividanddirecttonon-nativespeakersC.hasaverybadreputation D.mayputitsspeakerstoinconveniencePassageTwoInthefallof1985,Iwasabright-eyedgirlheadingofftoHowardUniversity,aimingatalegalcareeranddreamingofsittingonaSupremeCourtbenchsomewhere.Twenty-oneyearslaterIamstillabrighteyeddreamerandonewithquiteadifferentstorytotell.Mygrandma,anamazingwoman,graduatedfromcollegeattheageof65.Shewasthefirstinourfamilytoreachthatgoal.ButoneyearafterIstartedcollege,shedevelopedcancer.Imadethechoicetowithdrawfromcollegetocareforher.Itmeantthatschoolandmypersonaldreamwouldhavetowait.ThenIgotmarriedwithanotherdream:buildingmyfamilywithacombinationofadoptedandbiologicalchildren.In1999,weadoptedourfirstson.Tolayeyesonhimwasfantasticandveryemotional.Ayearlatercameoursecondadoptedboy.ThenfollowedsonNo.3.In2003,Igavebirthtoanotherboy.YoucanimaginehowfullyoccupiedIbecame,raisingfourboysundertheageof8.Ourhomewasacompletezoo—ajoyouszoo.Notsurprising,Ineverdidmakeitbacktocollegefull-time.ButInevergaveuponthedreameither.Ihadonlyonechoice:tofindaway.Thatmeanttakingasfewasoneclasseachsemester.ThehardestpartwasfeelingguiltyaboutthetimeIspentawayfromtheboys.Theyoftenwantedmetostayhomewiththem.TherecertainlyweretimesIwantedtoquitbutIknewIshouldsetanexampleforthemtofollowthroughtherestoftheirlives. In2007,IgraduatedfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolina.Ispentatotalof21yearsgettingmycollegedegree!Iamnotspecial,justsingle-minded.Italwaysstruckmethatwhenyou’relookingatabigchallengefromtheoutside,itlookshuge,butwhenyou’reinthemidstofit,itjustseemsnormal.Everythingyouwantwon’tarriveinyourlifeononeday.It’saprocess.Remember:littlestepsadduptobigdreams.WhentheauthorwenttoHowardUniversity,herdreamwastobe.A.awriter B.ateacher C.ajudge D.adoctor67.Whydidtheauthorquitschoolinhersecondyearofcollege?A.Shewantedtostudybyherself. B.Shefellinloveandgotmarried.C.Shesufferedfromseriousillness. D.Shedecidedtolookafterhergrandma.68.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?A.Shewasbusyyethappywithherfamilylife. B.Sheignoredherguiltyfeelingsforhersons.C.Shewantedtoremainafull-timehousewife. D.Shewastooconfusedtomakeacorrectchoice.69. Whatdoestheauthormostlywanttotellusinthelastparagraph?A.Failureisthemotherofsuccess. B.Littlebylittle,onegoesfarC.Everycoinhastwosides. D.Wellbegunishalfdone.70. Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor?A.Caringanddetermined. B.Honestandresponsible.C.Ambitiousandsensitive. D.Innocentandsingle-minded.PassageThreeItwasthesummerof1965.DeLuca,then17,visitedPeterBuck,afamilyfriend.BuckaskedDeLucaabouthisplansforthefuture.“I’mgoingtocollege,butIneedawaytopayforit.”DeLucarecallssaying,“Bucksaid,‘Youshouldopenasandwichshop.”Thatafternoon,theyagreedtobepartners.Andtheysetagoal:toopen32storesintenyears.Afterdoingsomeresearch,Buckwroteacheckfor$1,000.DeLucarentedastorefront(店面）inConnecticut,andwhentheycouldn’tcovertheirstart-upcosts,Buckgaveanother$1,000.Butbusinessdidn’tgosmoothlyastheyexpected.DeLucasays,“Aftersixmonths,weweredoingpoorly,butwedidn’tknowhowbadly,becausewedidn’thaveanyfinancialcontrols.”AllheandBuckknewwasthattheirsaleswerelowerthantheircosts.DeLucawasmanagingthestoreandgoingtotheUniversityofBridgeportatthesametime.BuckwasworkingathisdayjobasanuclearphysicistinNewYork.They’dmeetMondayeveningsandbrainstormideasforkeepingthebusinessrunning.“Weconvincedourselvestoopenasecondstore.Wefiguredwecouldtellthepublic,‘Wearesosuccessful;weareopeningasecondstore.’‘‘Andtheydidinthespringof1966.Still,itwasalotoflearningbytrialanderror.Butthepartners’learn-as-you-goapproachturnedouttobetheirgreateststrength.EveryFriday,DeLucawoulddrivearoundandhand-deliverthecheckstopaytheirsuppliers.“Idroveprobablytwoandahalfhoursanditwasn’tnecessary,butasaresult,thesuppliersgottoknowmeverywell,andthepersonalrelationshipsestablishedreallyhelpedout,”DeLucasays.Andhavingagoalwasalsoimportant.“Therearesomanyproblemsthatcangetyoudown.Youjusthavetokeepworkingtowardyourgoal,”DeLucaadds.DeLucaendedupfoundingSubwaySandwich,themultimillion-dollarchainrestaurant.71. DeLucaopenedthefirstsandwichshopinorderto..A.supporthisfamily B.helppayforhiscollegeeducationC.helphispartnerexpandbusiness D.dosomeresearch72. WhichofthefollowingistrueofBuck?A.Heputmoneyintothesandwichbusiness. B.Hewasaprofessorofbusinessadministration.C.HewasstudyingattheUniversityofBridgeport.D.HerentedastorefrontforDeLuca.73.Whatcanwelearnabouttheirfirstshop?A.Itstoodatanunfavorableplace. B.Itloweredthepricestopromotesales.C.Itmadenoprofitsduetopoormanagement. D.Itlackedcontroloverthequalityofsandwiches.74.Theydecidedtoopenasecondstorebecausethey.A.hadenoughmoneytodoit B.hadsucceededintheirbusinessC.wishedtomeettheincreasingdemandofcustomersD.wantedtomakepeoplebelievethattheyweresuccessful75.Whatcontributesmosttotheirsuccessaccordingtotheauthor?.A.Learningbytrialanderror. B.Makingfriendswithcustomers.C.Findingagoodpartner. D.Fundingsubwaysandwich.PassageFourTelephone,television,radio,andtheInternethelppeoplecommunicatewitheachother.Becauseofthesedevices,ideasandnewsofeventsspreadquicklyallovertheworld.Forexample,withinseconds,peoplecanknowtheresultsofanelectioninanothercountry.AnInternationalfootballmatchcomesintothehomesofeveryonewithatelevisionset.Newsofadisaster,suchasaflood,canbringhelpfromdistantcountries.Withinhours,helpisontheway.Becauseofmoderntechnology,informationtravelsfast.Howhasthisspeedofcommunicationchangedtheworld?Tomanypeople,theworldhasbecomesmaller.Ofcourse,thisdoesnotmeanthattheworldisactuallysmaller.Itmeansthattheworldseemssmaller.Twohundredyearsago,communicationbetweencontinentstookalongtime.Allnewswascarriedonshipsthatneededweeksorevenmonthstocrosstheoceans.Intheseventeenthandeighteenthcenturies,uptosixweekswouldbeneededfornewsfromEuropetoreachAmerica.Thistimedifferenceinfluencedpeople’sactions.Forexample,afewbattlesintheWarof1812betweenEnglandandtheUnitedStatescouldhavebeenavoided.Apeaceagreementhadalreadybeensigned.PeacewasmadeinEngland,butthenewsofpeacedidnotreachAmericauntilaftersixweeks.Duringthesixweeks,thelargeandseriousBattleofNewOrleanswasfought.Manypeoplelosttheirlivesafterthepeacetreaty(条约)hadbeensigned.Theywouldnothavediedifthenewshadcomeintime.Inthepast,communicationneededmuchmoretimethanitdoesnow.Thereisagoodreasonwhytheworldseemedsomuchlargerthanitdoestoday.76.Thanksto,wecangetthelatestnewsofeventsinstantlyfromallovertheworld.A.disasters B.Europe C.oceantravel D.moderntechnology77.wouldneedsixweeksacoupleofhundredyearsago.A.TheWarof1812betweentheUSandEngland B.AgreeingonpeaceduringtheWarof1812C.TheBattleofNewOrleansthatwasn’tavoided D.OceantravelbetweenEuropeandAmerica78.SomebattleinthewarbetweenEnglandandAmericacouldhaveavoidedif.A.peoplehadcouldsignedthepeaceagreementsoonerB.thepeaceagreementhadreachedAmericaearlierC.thepeaceagreementhadnotbeenhimonthewayD.peopleofthetwocountrieshadtakensomeactions79.WhatattitudedoesthewriterholdtowardthepeoplewhodiedintheWarof1812?A.Curious. B.Amazed. C.Sympathetic. D.Angry.80.Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthemostappropriatetitleforthispassage?A.ModernTechnologyandCommunication B.PeopleTodayintheSmallWorld C.TheUnnecessaryPeaceTreaty D.PeopleintheInformationAgePartIIITranslation(20points)Directions:Inthispart,thereisonepassageinEnglish.ReadthepassagecarefullyandtranslateitintoChinese.Readingdoesn’tjustmeanrecognizingeachwordonthepage;itmeanstakingintheinformation,digesting(消化)itandincorporating(吸收)itintooneselfjustasonedigestsasandwichandmakesitapartofhimself.Thegoalistobringtheinformationbacktolife,notjusttotreatitasdeadfactsonpaper.Readingandwritingcannotbecompletelyseparatedfromeachother;infact,theaimofreadingistoexpresstheinformationyouhavegotfromthetext.Peoplewhocan’texpressanideaafterreadingatextisjustasineffectiveasthosewhohasn’tread