成人高考专升本英语真题

Beforetheconferencebegan，aJapanesebusinessmanwasintroducedtoanAmericanbusinessmanatthelounge．TheJapanesebusinessman，armsextendingdownwardsfromhisshoulders，bowedfromhiswaisttowardtheAmericanbusinessmantowhomhewasjustintroduced．Hiseyesweredirectedahead，hisfaceshowednoparticularexpression．TheAmericanbusinessmanstoodstraight．HiseyesfocusedontheJapaneseman’Seyes．Hesmiledandputouthisrighthand．Bothmensmiledbrieflyinembarrassment．TheJapanesemanstraightenedupandputouthisrighthand．TheAmericanwithdrewhishandandbowedhishead．Abroadersmileofembarrassment．andsomenoisefromeachman-notreallywords，justsomesoundsfromtheirthroats-indicatingdiscomfort．Theywereinthecourseofaconflictofcustoms；theyhaddifferenthabitsforgreetingpeopletheywerebeingintroducedto．Whenpeopleareplanningtogotoanothercountry,theyexpecttoencountercertainkindsofdifferences．Theyusuallyexpecttheweatherandthefoodtobedifferent．Theyexpecttofinddifferencesinsomeofthematerialaspectsoflife，suchastheavailabilityofcars，electricity，andhomeheatingsystems.And，withoutknowingthedetails，theyexpectdifferencesincustoms．Customsarethebehaviorsthataregenerallyexpectedinspecificsituations．Americanmen，forexample，shakehandswitheachotherwhenfirstintroducedwhileJapanesemenbow．36．WhenintroducedtotheJapanesebusinessman，theAmericanbusinessmanputOuthisrighthandbecause____．A．hefeltalittlebitnervousB．hewantedtoexpresshisdiscomfortC．hefeltalittleoffendedbytheJapanesemanD．hewantedtoshakehandswiththeJapaneseman37．Thetwobusinessmenbehaveddifferentlybecause____．A．theyfollowedtheirowngreetingcustomsB．theywerenotusedtothestrangeatmosphereC．theycouldn’tspeakeachother’SlanguageD．theyhadnevermeteachotherbefore38．Paragraph4tellsusthatwhenvisitingaforeigncountry,____.A．itisveryuncommonforonetoencounterembarrassingsituationsB．itishardforonetoadapttothematerialaspectsoflifethereC．peopleoftenexpecttOmeetdifferencesincustomsD．peopleexpectthesamekindoffoodandweather39．Thispassageismainlyabout____．A．culturalinvasionB．theunderstandingofcustomsC．businesstalksD．differencesinhandshakesPassageTwoMr．Leonard，theprincipaloftheBedfordAcademyHighSchoolinBedford-Stuyvesant，Brooklyn，isamanofmanysolutions，manyofthemcreative，manyofthem，apparently,alsoeffective．InNewYorkCity,onlyabout50percentofstudentsmanagetograduateinfouryears．AtBedfordAcademy63percentofthestudentsqualifyforfreelunch，amajorityofwhicharebeingraisedbyasinglemotherandanothersignificantnumberarebeingraisedbysomeoneotherthanaparent．Yetcloseto95percentofstudentsgraduate，andactuallyeveryoneofthosegoesontocollege．Mr．Leonarddoesnotachievethoseresultsbyadmittingonlyhigh-testingstudentsintohisschool．Ofthestudentsarrivingwithlowertestscores，Mr．Leonardsaysthatheisnotlookingforthestudentswiththehighestgrades，oreventhebestbehavior．He’Slookingfortheoneswhounderstandhisbasicmissionofdisciplineandrespect，andarewillingtodevotethemselvestohisregulartrainingcourse．TheBedfordAcademyHighSchoolisfamousforitsautonomy．ForMr．Leonard，autonomymeansinsistingthatallenteringstudentsspendtheirSaturdaymorningsinpreparatoryclassesthesummerbeforetheyenroll．Autonomyalsomeansanautomaticweeklongsuspensionforanystudentwho“disrespectsafemale，〞saidMr．Leonard．Itmeansrequiringstrugglingstudents，intheweeksbeforetheRegentsexams，toattendstudyingsessionsonSaturdayfrom9a．m．until9p．m．Itmeansthemostsenior,experiencedteachers，includingMr．Leonard，teachnottheschool’Sacademicjewels，butthemoststrugglingstudents．Andautonomyalsomeanstheschool’Steachersadministeralmostnohomework．Insteadtheyemphasizeafter-schooltutoringwheretheteachersCankeepabettereyeonwhetherthestudentisactuallygraspingthematerial．40．InMr．Leonard’Sschool，mostofthestudentswhodon’thavetopayforlunch____．A．areadoptedchildrenB．areparentlessC．arehomelessD．haveasingleparent41．WhatcanbeagoodindicationoftheBedfordSchool’ssuccess?A．63percentofitsstudentsgoontocollege.B．Ahighpercentageofstudentsenjoyfreelunch.C．Allthegraduatesfromtheschoolgoontocollege.D．ThenumberofitsgraduatesistwicethatofNewYorkHighSchool42．WhatdoesMr．Leonardexpectfromthoselow-testingstudents?A．Thehighestscores．B．Thebestbehaviour.C．Respectfulnessanddiscipline．D．Willingnesstolearnbythemselves.43．Theschoolinsiststhatstudentsshould____．A．leavetheschooliftheyfailtorespectawomanB．attendthepreparatoryclassesinthesummerbeforeenrollingC．dotheirhomeworktoreviewwhattheyhavelearnedD．cometotheschoolonSundaysPassageThreePeoplejokethatnooneinLosAngelesreads；everyonewatchesTV,rentsvideos，orgoestothemovies．Themostpopularreadingmaterialiscomicbooks，moviemagazines，andTVguides．Citylibrarieshaveonly10percentofthetrafficthatcarwasheshave．Buthowdoyouexplainthis?AnannualbookfestivalinwestLosAngelesisflourishingyearafteryear．Peoplewaithalfanhourforaparkingspacetobecomeavailable．Thisoutdoorfestival，sponsoredbyanewspaper，occurseveryAprilforoneweekend.Thisyear’sattendancewasestimatedat70，000onSaturdayand75，000onSunday．Thefestivalconsistedof280exhibitors．Therewereabout90talksgivenbyauthors，withanaudiencequestion-and-answerperiodfoilowingeachtalk．Autograph(亲笔签名)seekerssoughtoutmorethan150authors.Afoodcourtsoldallkindsofpopularfoodanddiverseforeignfoods，fromAmericanhamburgerstoHawaiianshaveicedrinks．Exceptfora$7parkingfee，thefestivalwasfree．Evenso，somepeopleavoidedthefoodcourtpricesbystayingawayandhavingtheirownsandwichesanddrinks.PeoplecamefromalloverCalifornia．OnecoupledrovedownfromSanFrancisco．“Thisisoursixthyearherenow．Weloveit，〞saidthehusband．“It’sjustfantastictobeinthegreatoutdoors，tobemnongsomanybooksandauthors，andtogetsomeverygooddeals，too．〞Theideaforthefestivaloccurredyearsago，butnobodyknewifitwouldsucceed．AlthoughbookfestivalswerealreadypopularinotherUScities，wouldLosAngelesresidentswelcomeone?“Thecitizensofthecityareveryunpredictable，〞saidoneofthefestivalfounders．44．Theunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphimpliesthat____．A．citylibrarieshaveaverylimitednumberofreadersB．onlyasmallproportionofthereadersgotolibrariesbycarC．citylibrariesprovidefewerplacesforCarwashesD．citylibrarieshavefewerparkingplaces45．Theoutdoorbookfestivalattracts____．A．autographseekersandauthorsonlyB．peoplewithdifferentinterestsC．peoplewholoveLosAngelesD．peoplewholikecooking46．Attheverybeginning，peoplewere____abouttheideaforthebookfestivalinLosAngeles.A．confidentB．pessimisticC．uncertainD．indifferent47．ThesuccessofLosAngelesbookfestivalshowsthat____．A．bookreadingisstillpopularinLosAngelesB．LosAngelespeoplepreferlibrarytobookfestivalC．peopleattendthebookfestivalsforfunnotforreadingD．librariesshouldhavefoodcourtstoattractmorereadersPassageFourHaveyoueverbeenafraidtotalkbackwhenyouweretreatedunfairly?Haveyoueverboughtsomethingjustbecausethesalesmantalkedyouintoit?Areyouafraidtoasksomeoneforadate?Manypeopleareafraidtoassertthemselves(坚持己见)．Dr．RobertAlberti，authorofStandUp,SpeakOut，andTalkBack,thinksit’sbecauseoftheirlackofconfidence．“Ourstructureoforganizationtendstomakepeopledistrustthemselves．〞saysAlberti．“There’salwaysa‘superior’around-aparent，ateacher，aboss-who‘knowsbetter’．These‘superiors’oftengainwhentheykeepbreakingatyourself-image．〞ButAlbertiandotherscientistsaredoingsomethingtohelppeopleassertthemselves．Theyoffer“assertivenesstraining〞courses-ATforshort．IntheATcoursepeoplelearnthattheyhavearighttobethemselves．Theylearntospeakoutandfeelgoodaboutdoingso．Theylearntobeaggressivewithouthurtingpeople．Inoneway,learningtospeakoutistoovercomefear．AgrouptakinganATcoursewillhelptheshypersontolosehisfear．ButATusesanevenstrongermotive-theneedtoshare．Theshypersonspeaksoutinthegroupbecausehewantstotellhowhefeels．Whetherornotyouspeakupforyourselfdependsonyourself-image．Ifsomeoneyoufaceismore“important〞thanyou，youmayfeellessofaperson．Youstarttodoubtyourowngoodsense．Yougobytheotherperson’slabel．But，whyshouldyou?ATsaysyoucangettofeelgoodaboutyourself．Andonceyoudo，youcanlearntospeakout．48．Peoplearereluctanttotalkbackbecause____．A．theyhaveapoorself-imageB．theyhavenotreceivedATcoursesC．theyhavenotgraspedcommunicationskillsD．theyarenotgenerousenoughtosharethings49．AccordingtoDr．Alberti，ourorganizationisconstructedto____．A．getpeopletotrusttheirownsolutionstoproblemsB．keeppeopleasknowledgeableastheir“superiors〞C．trainpeople’scapacitytospeakupfortheirrighD．makethingsmorefavorablefor“superiors〞50．OneoftheobjectivesofATcoursesisto____．A．trainpeopletotrustothersB．encouragepeopletosharetheirthoughtsC．tellpeopleoftheirrighttobe“superiors〞D．helppeopleovercometheirfearofassertingthemselves51．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ProtectYourselfB．TrytoSpeakOutC．ShareYourOpinionD．FaceYourSuperiorPassageFiveAwindtunnelisusedfortestingplanesorplanemodels．Inawindtunnelairisblownoveraplaneoramodelplacedinatestsection．Windtunneltestsectionsaredifferentinsizedependingonairflowspeedrequirements．Somelow-speedtunnelshavetestsectionslargeenoughforacompletesmallplane．Intheveryhighspeedtunnelsusedforspacetesting，however，themodelmaybeassmallasapencil．Therearetwowaysoffeedingairtothetestsection．Intheconstantflowtunnel，airflowproducedbyelectricfansisforcedthroughthetunneltothetestsection，thenthroughanothertunnelsectionbacktothestartingpointforreuse．Theotherwayinvolvesstoringhigh-pressureairinabox，sendingitoutbyacontrollingdevicetopassthroughthetunnelandtestsectionintoanotherbox．Thiswayisusuallyusedforaveryshortperiodofhigh-speedairflow．Windtunnelsareusuallyusedtotestplanesbeforetheyareflown．Problemsinaplanecarlbefoundwhenitmeetsthehigh-speedairflowinthetunnel．Forexample，ifthewingsarebuiltsothattheywouldweakenathighspeeds，thisfactcanbediscoveredinthetunnel，thussavingmanylivesandmillionsofdollars．Inawindtunnel，scientistsalsofindouthowdifferentplaneswillactatdifferentspeeds．Theyfindoutsuchthingsashowtheairdivesbythewingsurfaces，howslowlyaplanecanflybeforeitstartstodrop，andhowfastitcanclimb．52．Somewindtunnelsectionsarelargerthanothersbecause____．A．theyareusedforlargeplanesB．theycanproduceastrongerwindC．theyarebuilttoconductahigh-speedtestD．theairinthemflowsatalowerspeed53．Theunderlinedwords“thisfact〞inParagraph3refertothefactthat____．A．itcostsalottotestaplaneB．thewingsarenotgoodenoughC．someproblemsarefoundwithaplaneD．thewingsmeetthehigh-speedairflowinthetunnel54．Asmentionedinthelastparagraph，awindtunnelcanbeusedtofindout____.A．howfastaplanecanriseB．howsmoothaplane’ssurfaceisC．howaplanelandsinastrongwindD．howaplanedropsatalowheight55．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Itisveryexpensivetobuildawindtunnel．B．Windtunnelsareveryessentialintestingplanes．C．Scientistsstillhavealottolearnaboutwindtunnels．D．Therearenewwaystofeedairtothetestsection．【V．DailyConversation(15points)Directions：PickoutappropriateexpressionsfromtheeightchoicesbelowandcompletethefollowingdialoguesbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.A．Imissyou，tooB．It’aniceC．Oh，comeonD．fortheworldE．SoundsasifF．intheworldG．TotellyouthetruthH．Ican’twaitJohn：Hi，Kim．Ihaven’tseenyouforages．Howareyou?Kim：I’mfine．thanks．Imovedhouserecently,soI’vebeenverybusy．John：56____youneedarest!Listen，I