2020年成人高考专升本英语真题和答案

2020年成人高考专升本英语真题和

答案

成考专升本英语试卷试题及答案

I.Phonetics(5point)

Directionszlneachoffollowinggroup

sofwords,therearefourunderlinedlett

ersorlettercombinationsmarkedA,B,

CandD.Comparetheunderlinedparts

andidentifytheonethatdifferentfromt

heothersinpronunciation,Markyouran

swerbyblackeningthecorrespondingIe

tterontheAnswerSheet.

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2.

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4.C.th

ese

5.

II.VocabularyandStructure(15point

s)

Direction:Thereare15incompletes

entencesinthissection.Foreachsente

neetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,

CandD.Chooseoneanswerthatbest

completesthesentenceandblackenth

ecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSh

eet.

6.Wheneverhecomestoourgarde

n,hecan'thelptheflowers.

adm

ire

7.-WhereisDick?Doyouthinkhe'

sreachedhomebynow?

-Hehomeforawhile.

bebehavebeenha

vebeen

8.Ihesitatedforalongtime,andin

theendIdecidedtothejob.

9.Stevelookedattheenvelopeand

recognizedJenny'shandwriting

10.Thistimetomorrow,Io

nthebeach,enjoyingthesunshine!

A.amsitingC.Wo

uldsitbesitting

11.Theukuleleisainstru

merit,whichresemblesaguitar.

musicalsmallmusicalH

awaiian

smallmusicalHawaiian

musical

12.-Doyoulikemynewshoes?Th

eywereonly$15.

-Wow!Thafscheap,whata

13.inthoughtwhiledrivi

ng,healmostranintothecarcomingin

theoppositedirection.

A.LosingB.LostC.L

oseD.Tolose

14.Youcan'timaginefo

olishlyhebehavedattheparty.

A.howD.

so

15.Idon'twanttowatchthefootbal

Imatch.CanyouChannel

9?

A.changeinoverC.cha

ngetoD.changeinto

16.Womenemployeesthe

samesalariesasmenfordoingthesam

ework.

payingbeenpaid

paid

17.Nevertheweatherbeen

sobadinOctober.

18.Manycareersrequireacolleged

egree;somejobs,,onlyrequire

previousexperience.

19.Theclockhasstopped.I

_getitgoagainandsetthealarm,or

Iwillbelateagaintomorrow.

20.Don'taskhimhowoldheis.He

Jsreallyaboutit.

C.cautious

(30points)

Direction:Foreachblankinthefoil

owingpassage,therearefourchoicesm

arkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneth

atismostsuitableandmarkyouransw

erbyblackeningthecorrespondinglette

rtheAnswerSheet.

Physicalactivitythroughsportscan

enhanceyourchild'sphysicalhealth.Sp

ortscanalsohaveapositiveeffectonh

ismentalhealth.Sportsparticipationhel

pschildren21lifeskillssuckasI

earningto22withlossanddisap

pointmentthesementalhealthbenefitsc

anbe23helpfulduringthecha

llengingyearsofadolescence.

Asyourchildgrowsandhisbodyc

hanges,confidenceandself-esteem2

4fromapositivebodyimage.25

sportsparticipationhelpsyourchil

d26ahealthyweightandseehi

sbodyasa27tosucceedonthe

playingfield.Agoodbodyimageim

provesmentalhealthsothatyourchildi

sless28toexperiencefeelingso

flowself-worth.

Childrenwhoparticipate29s

portsmustlearntoworkwiththeirteam

matesto30agoal.Throughsp

orts,achildis31tobuildconfide

neeinhisabilities.Winningdoesnotha

vetobetheonlyconfidencebuilder.A

32passorassistduringagame

alsoimprovesconfidence.

Exerciseandsportsparticipationhav

ebeen33tohaveantidepressant

（抗抑郁的）effects.Childrenwhoplayspo

rtsgenerallyreporthavingapositive_

_34onlife.Improvedself-esteemcan

35achildnotonlyinsportseve

nts,butalsoinacademicperformance.

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IV.Readingcomprehension(60point

s)

Directions:Therearefivereadingpa

ssagesinthiseachpassageisfollowed

byfourquestions.Foreachquestionsth

erearefoursuggestedanswersmarked

A,B,CandD.Choosethebestanswer

andblackenthecorrespondingletteron

theAnswerSheet.

PassageOne

Forgenerations,theNganyipeopleo

fwesternKenyahaveservedasrainmak

ers,helpinglocalcommunitiesdecidew

henbesttopreparetheirlandandsowt

heirseeds.Byobservingsubtlechanges

innaturethatwouldbeunnoticeableto

mostpeople-inaircurrents,theflowerin

gandsheddingofleavesofcertaintree

s,thebehaviourofants,birdsongs,etc

-theyhavebeenabletointerpretweathe

rpatternsandprovidevaluableadvice.

Buttheirregularweatherpatternsbr

oughtbyclimatechangemeantherainm

akerscannolongerusethosesighsto

maketheirpredictions.Andtheydon'th

aveaccesstothetechnologiesavailable

tometeorologists（气象学家）.

“Climatechangehascomeonsofa

st.Peopledon'tknowhowtoadaptor

whattoplant,“saysObediOsoce,atradi

tionalweatherman."Ourtraditionalcrops

aredisappearingbecausetheycannoth

andlethenewconditions.Weneednew

strategiestohandleclimatechange.

NowaBritish-Canadianprojectsido

ingjustthat,linkingtherainmakerswith

governmentmeteorologists.Thetwogr

oupsgettogethereachseasonandprod

uceanagreedforecasttobespreadusi

ngavarietyofmethodssuitedtocomm

unitieswheremanycannotreadorwrite

-throughceremonies,publicmeetingsan

dperson-topersoncomma-kation.

Bothpartiesarepleasedwiththecol

laboration."Ithinkthetwoscienceseq

uallyvalid.Wearemarryingourenergie

stohelppeoplebetter,J,saysMr.Onun

ga,aNganyicommunityelderinvolvedi

ntheproject.

'Theresultshavebeensurprisingly

good-thecommunityagreedthatthefore

castwasaccurate,saysGilbertOuma,

alecturerattheUniversityofNairobi.

“Throughthisprojectwehopetolea

rnwhatitisthatwecansharetogether

tolivetodayandtoadapttotomorro

wjsaysProfessorLabanOgallo,leader

oftheNganyiproject.

36.Whichofthefollowinghasbeen

usedbytraditionalNganyirainmakersi

nweatherprediction?

seedsharkssongscurrents

37.Whatdifficultydolocalrainmake

rsfaceinmakingweatherpredictions?

A.Theycannotfindaneffectiveway

todelivermessages.

B.Theylackmoderntechnologiesto

copewithclimatechange.

C.Theycannotgetfinancialsupport

fromthelocalgovernment.

D.Theylackthefacilitiestostoptra

ditionalcropsfromdisappearing.

38.HowdopeopleinvolvedintheB

ritish-Canadianprojectfeelabouttheirc

ooperation?

A.SatisfiedC.Hopeful

39.Whichstatementbestexpresses

themainideaofthepassage?

A.ABritish-Canadianprojecthasbe

encarriedouttosolvefarmingproblem

s.

B.TheNganyipeoplehavemadewe

atherforecastsbyobservingchangesin

nature.

C.Newtechnologieshavereplacedt

raditionalmethodsinweatherprediction

inKenya.

D.ScientistsandKenyanrainmakers

worktogetherinajointweatherpredict

ionproject.

PassageTwo

Aftertakingasix-week,fullypaidm

aternityleave（产假）earlierthisyear,Fra

ncineGemperlewasanxioustoresume

herjobbutreluctanttobeawayfromh

erbabydaughter,Veronika.Fortunately,

shedid'thavetochoosebetweenthem.

MayaDesign,aPittsburghbasedcreativ

econsultingfirm,allowsparentstobrin

gnewbornsintotheoffice.

“IfI'dhadtoleavemychildrenafter

mymaternityleaveended,Iwouldneve

rhavegoesbacktowork,“saysGempe

rle,adesignerandresearcher,whobrou

ghthersonMilointotheofficeafterhe

wasborn.

She'snottheonlyparenttakingadv

antageofthebenefit.SenioranalystJon

Westbringshis10-mouth-oldson,Owe

n,totheseveraltimesamonth.Infact,

whenWestconsideredusingonlyparto

fhispaternityleave,hisco-workersurge

dhimtotakeallsixweeks.

“Ihadpressuretotakethatleave,"r

ecallsWest,“Peopletoldme,it'sanimp

ortantpartofyourlifeandyouneedto

experienceit.”

“Nomatterhowquietthebabyis,if

sanobviousdistraction（分心的事）Jsays

ToryJohnson,thechiefexecutiveofW

omenforHire,aNewYorkCity-basedre

cruitingfilm.

Noonehascomplainedyet.Evenif

somebodydid,itwouldn'tmattertoMick

eyMcManus,Maya'sCEOandpresident,

whoarguesthatthepolicybuildsloyalt

yandhelpsparentsshiftbackintowork

mode.

Aspartofitsbalancingact,Mayas

haresupto20%ofquarterlyprofitswith

itsemployees.However,thesizeoftho

sechecksmightbeupintheairatthe

moment.Thefirmoncelaidofffivework

ersanditisnowconsidering4-daywee

kstoavoidmorelayoffs.

40.Whichofthefollowingistrueab

outMayaDesign?

A.Ithireswomenwithfamilies.

B.Ithassomeoverseasbranches.

C.Itprovideconsultingservices.

D.Itencouragesthestafftoworkat

home.

41.WhatisToryJohnson'sresponsi

bilityaccordingtothepassage?

A.Takingonwomenemployees.B.

Dealingwithwomen5scomplaints

C.Dismissingunqualifiedwomensta

ffD.Takingcareofwomenstaffwelfare

42.WhatistheadvantageofMaya's

policyaccordingtoMickeyMcManus?

A.Itcutsdownthemanagementcos

t.B.Itincreasesstaffloyaltytothefilm

C.Itkeepsabalancebetweenwork

andlife.D.Itpromotesequalityunempl

oyment.

43.Whichofthesewouldbethebes

ttitleforthepassage?

A.AFlexibleWorkingSchedule

B.AstaffshortageinMayaDesign

C.APittsburgh-basedWorkingPlace

D.ACompanyTakingCareofYoun

gParents

PassageThree

HarryPotterfanswillinstantlyrecog

nizethesnowyowlasHarry'sfamousc

ompanies,Hedwig,butthesebeautifulo

wlsareeasilyrecognizablenotfortheir

magicalassociations,butfortheirlarge

sizeandstrikingwhilefeathers.Snowy

owlsare,infact,theonlywhiteowl,an

dtheyareahighlysoughtafterspecies

formanybirdwatcherstoaddtotheirli

felists.

Foods:Smallmammals,birds,fish.

HabitatandMigration:Snowyowlsa

refoundinfarnorthernlatitudesincludi

ngtundra,avasttreelessfrozenregion

intheArctic.Theirbreedinggrounds（繁

殖地）areintheArctictundra,andthey

migratesouththroughoutCanadaduring

thewinter.Inexceptionallyserverwinte

rsorwhenfoodsuppliesaresearce,the

seowlscanappearmuchfurthersouth

thantheirnormalrange.Whileprincipall

yaNorthAmericanbird,theycanalso

migratetothenorthernareasofEurope

anAsia.

Behaviour:Snowyowls,likeallowls,

arepowerfulanimalbuntersthatareac

tivemostlyatnightbutcanbuntandfe

edduringtheday,especiallywhenfood

suppliesarelow.Theseowlswillresto

nthegroundoronrocks,stumpsando

therlowfavorablepoints.Malescanbe

fiercewhendefendingthenest,andbot

hgenderswillalsoperforman“injured

bird”acttotemptanimalinvaderstogo

awayfromthenest.

Reproduction:Snowyowlsmayincu

bate（孵卵）3-10eggsfor30-34days,or

theincubationmaybedoneprimarilyby

thefreak.Thebabyowlsremaininthe

nestfor14-21daysandwillattemptthei

rfirstflightwhentheyare42-58daysol

d.Matedpairswillraiseonegroupofy

oungbirdsperyearunlessfoodsupplie

sareinadequateandthennoeggsmay

beproduced.

44、WhathaveyoulearnedfromPar

agraph1?

A.HarryPotterfanslikesnowyowls

B.Hedwigisoneofthesnowyowl

watchers

C.Thesnowyowlisalargebirdwit

hwhitefeathers

D.Itiseasytofindsnowyowlsins

nowcoveredareas

45、WhatdoesParagraph3tellabou

tsnowyowls?

A.ThecanbefoundinAsiaandEu

rope

B.Theyliveingroupsinhardwinte

rdays

C.Theirbreedinggroundsareinare

assouthtoCanada

D.TheyappearintheArticwhenfo

odsuppliesarescarce

46>Forsnowyowls,onewaytodef

endtheirnestis

A.tostandonarocknearbyB.

topretendtohavebeeninjured

C.tospreadtheirwingsD.

togiveawarning

47、Whatwillsnowyowlsprobablyd

owhenfoodisinsufficient?

A.Theymaystopproducingeggs

B.Theywillreducetheirflights

C.Theywillbelessactiveatnight

D.Theywillonlyhuntduringtheda

y-

PassageFour

Welosttwosuperstarsin1977.Neit

herman'sadmirershavebeenabletou

nderstandthesuccessoftheotherone.

Andthistellsussomethingofthediffe

rencebetweenthegenerationsthatthet

wosingersrepresent.

ThereweresimilaritiesbetweenBing

CrosbyandElvisPresley.Bothreached

famewhileyoungandbecameveryrich.

Althoughneitheronehadanymusical

education,bothdevelopedtheirownmu

sicalstyles,whichwerefirstcriticizedb

ythecriticsandlaterstudiedasnewfo

rmsintheartofpopularsong.Bothme

nhadsuccessfulmoviecareersdespite

atotallackofactingability.

Bothwerecreationsofthemicropho

ne,whichmadeitpossibleforsingersw

ithweakvoicestobeheardbeyondthe

thirdnow.WithBingthemicrophonewa

susuallyhidden;butElvisbroughtitto

thestage.

Thedifferencebetweenthetwomen

reflectsthechangingvaluesinAmerica

nlifeCrosby5smusicwassoothing（令人

舒畅的）,Presley5swasdisturbing.Crosb

ywassingingtowartimeAmerica.Hisa

udienceshadallthedisturbancetheyco

uldhandleintheirprivatelives,theydid

notwanttobuymoreattherecordsh

opandthemovietheater.

Crosby5sadmiresalwayssaidhow

“relaxed”and“natural”hewas.WhenPr

esleybeganhiscareer,thewholecountr

yhadbecomerelaxedandeasygoing.It

syoungpeople,whohadnomemoryof

troubletimes,founditboring.Theywer

ehungryforexcitement.Theywelcomed

Elvis,whowascertainlynotthekindof

youngmantheirparentswouldadmire.

Presleywasloadandvulgar（粗俗的）一

—andbewasbringingsomethingnew

andexciting.

Itisprobablytoosimpletoexplain

eachmanintermsofchangesintheec

onomicandpoliticalsituation.Something

intheculturewasalsochanging.

48、Whichofthefollowingcouldbe

inferredaboutCrosbyandPresley?

A.Theydiedinthesameyear.

B.Theybecamepopularin1977

C.Theyinfluencedeachotherinmu

sic

D.Theyrepresentedthepostwargen

eration

49、Inwhichaspectthesingersare

similartoeachother?

A.Theirsongswerewidelyusedin

movies

B.Theybecamefamousinlateyear

oftheirlives

C.Theirmusicalstylesarerecognize

dbythecritics

D.Neitherofthemreceivedanyfor

malmusicaleducation

50>WhatdidCrosby'saudiencesget

fromhismusic?

A.ExcitementB.Distur

bance

C.EaseandcomfortD.Passio

nandthrill

51、WhatismostPresleytobedisc

ussedifthepassagecontinues?

A.Thepoliticalsituationthatthetw

osingersfaced

B.Theculturalchangesthatthetwo

singersexperienced

C.Theeconomicinfluenceonthem

usicofthetwosingers

D.Themessagethatthetwosingers

expressedintheirmusic

PassageFive

Therearemillionsofleft-handedpeo

pieintheworld.Anumberofthemgot

togetherin1975toformanassociation

calledLeft-handersInternational.Thepur

poseoftheorganizationistofightdiscr

imination(particularlytojobs)andtoinf

ormthepublic.Theywanteverybodyto

understandtheleft-handersareneither

“strange"norsicknordangerous.

Manystudieshavebeenmaderecen

tlyabouthandpreferenceinhumans.Th

eyhavebroughtinterestingresults.Itha

sbeenfound,forinstance,thatmanym

orementhanwomenareleft-handed;th

atallchildrenusebothhandsaboutequ

allyuntiltheyarethreeyearsold;andt

hathandpreferenceisnotclearlymarke

duntilagesix.Abovethatage,mostpe

oplenotonlyfavouroneparticularhand

butalsohaveafavouriteeye,afavour!

teearandfoot.

Weknowthattheleftsideofthebo

dyiscontrolledbytherightsideofthe

brain,whichseemsthatthisparticularh

alfistheseatofemotions,imagination,

andofthesenseofspace.And,indeed,

leftiesinseemtobemorecreativetha

ntheright-handers;theyalsoseemtob

emoreathleticandtodobetterinsome

professionswhich-likesports--requir

eagoodsenseofspace.Inalargesch

oolofarchitecture,itwasfoundin197

7that29%oftheprofessesand23%of

thegraduatingstudentswereleft-hande

d-whileleftiesrepresentlessthan10%

ofthegeneralpopulation.

Finally,left-handersmaybemorest

ubbornandimpulsive（冲动的）thanright­

handers.Andtheyaremorelikelytosuf

ferfromproblemssuchasstuttering（口

吃）andadifficultyinreadingcalleddysl

exia.TheproblemsaremoreseriousinI

eft-handedpersonswhohavebeenforce

dtofavourtheirrighthand.Doctorsinsi

stthatoneshouldnevertrytochangea

child'shandpreference.

52、WhatdoesLeft-handersInternati

onalaimtodoforleft-handers?

A.Tocreatenewjobs

B.Topromoteequality

C.Toshowdiscrimination

D.Tostudyhandpreference

53>Accordingtorecentstudies,whe

nishandpreferenceformed?

A.BeforebirthB.Atbirth

C.AtagethreeD.Atagesix

54>Comparedwithright-handers,left

-handers

A.arelesscreative

B.aremoreeasygoing

C.haveabettersenseofspace

D.dobetterinmostprofessions

55、Left-handersareadvisedtostick

totheirhandpreferencebecause

A.itisfunandcomfortabletobeIe

ft-handers

B.thelefthandisjustasgoodast

herighthand

C.itisdifficultforthemtoswitcht

otherighthand

D.changinghandpreferencemayca

useseriousproblems

V.DailyConversation(15points)

Direction:Pickoutappropriateexpre

ssionfromtheeightchoicesbelowand

completethefollowingdialoguebyblack

ingthecorrespondingletterontheAns

werSheet.

A.Iknowagoodplace

B.You'rewelcome

C.Notreally

D.Havesomethingtodrink

E.Anyone

F.There5sn