2013年长江大学专升本(英语)真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)

2013年长江大学专升本（英语）真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)全部题型2.ReadingComprehension3.Cloze5.Translation6.WritingReadingComprehensionIcanremembervividlythelong,coldwintrynights,whenIwasaveryyoungchild,gettingallwrappedupaftersupper,puttingonthemitts,scarf,theheavywinterboots(withtheimitationfuratthetop),andheadingoutintothenighttothestorewithmygrandmother.Asthesnowflakesfellsoftlydownuponus,evenmyhair,whichwasstickingoutundermycap,waswhite-resemblingmygrandmother’s.Ilovedkickingthesnowbeneathmyfeet,andIespeciallylovedthewarmfeeling(althoughitwasverycoldoutside),asmygrandmaheldmyhandeversogently,butsecurely.Ialwaysfeltsosafewithher-shewassoquietandgentle,andalwayssogoodtome-toogood!ItrembletothinkhowmanytimesIembarrassedherinfrontofpeople,justtogetmyownway,oratleasttryto.IcanremembergoingwithhertoMacDonald’sStoredownonParkStreetrightnexttomyfriendFayePond’shouse.Uponenteringthestore,Iwasalwaysastonishedtoseetheboatinthebigglassbottle.Ineverdidfigureoutjusthowtheboatgotintothebottle,althoughitkeptmeupatnightwondering.Thestorewasfilledwithallkindsofgroceriesbuttheywereofnointeresttome.Allthatwasonmymind,besidestheboatinthebottle,werethemanytastycandytreatsundertheglass-coveredcounter,justbeggingtobetasted;andawillingandhappytasterIalwayswas.Grandmaalwaysboughtmeabagofcandy,whichinthosedaysreallywasa“BigBagofCandy”.Grandmawouldbuysomegroceriesandmybagofcandyandthenwe’dbeginourshortwalkbackhomeinthesnow.InthedistanceyoucouldhearthebellsofHolyCrossCatholicChurchringing.Ialwayslovedtolistentothechurchbells,buttheyheldaspecialmeaningontheseoccasionswhenIwaswalkinghandinhandinthewintersnowwithmyGrandma.1．WhenIheadedoutintothenighttothestorewithmygrandma,______.A．IwasveryhappybecauseIcouldenjoymysupperinMacDonald’sstoreB．snowflakesfelldownuponus,whichmademygrandma’sblackhairwhiteC．Ilikedtoholdmygrandma’shandtofeelsafeD．Itrembledonthewaybecauseitwascold正确答案：C2．Thephrase“getmyownway”(Para.3)means______.A．gettingwhatIwantB．movingthroughtheheavysnowC．goinganywhereasIlikeD．persistingmyownways正确答案：D3．WhenwewenttoMacDonald’sstore,______.A．howtheboatgotintothebottlekeptmeupatnightwonderingB．candytogetherwiththeboatwasallonmymindC．thesellerbeggedmetotastethecandyD．mygrandmaboughtsomegroceriesandIboughtcandy正确答案：B4．Whydidthechurchbellsholdaspecialmeaning?A．Mygrandmaboughtmeabigbagofcandy.B．GrandmaandIboughtwhatweneeded.C．Ihadthedeeploveformygrandmainthewintrynight.D．Thebellssoundedwarminthecoldwintrynight.正确答案：C5．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A．IalwaysenjoyedmyselfinthelongwalkfromourhometoMacDonald’sstoreB．MacDonald’sstorewasalongwayfrommyhomeC．IregrettedmakingmygrandmaembarrassedmanytimeswhenIwasyoungD．Ilovedmygrandmabecauseshealwaysboughtmebagsofcandy正确答案：CTheappealofadvertisingtobuyingmotivescanhavebothnegativeandpositiveeffects.Consumersmaybeconvincedtobuyaproductofpoorqualityorhighpricebecauseofanadvertisement.Forexample,someadvertisementshaveappealedtopeople’sdesireforbetterfueleconomyfortheircarsbyadvertisingautomotive(汽车的)productsthatimprovegasolinemileage(里程).Someoftheproductswork.Othersareworthlessandawasteofconsumers’money.Sometimesadvertisingisintentionallymisleading.Afewyearsago,abrandofbreadwasofferedtodieterswiththemessagethattherewerefewercaloriesineveryslice.Itturnedoutthatthebreadwasnotdietetic(适于节食的),buttherewerethesamenumberofcaloriesineveryloaf.Onthepositiveside,emotionalappealsmayrespondtoaconsumer’srealconcerns.Considerfireinsurance.Fireinsurancemaybesoldbyappealingtofearofloss.Butfearoflossistherealreasonforfireinsurance.Thesecurityofknowingthatpropertyisprotectedbyinsurancemakesthepurchaseoffireinsuranceaworthwhileinvestmentformostpeople.Ifconsumersconsiderthequalityoftheinsuranceplansaswellasthemessageintheads,theywillbenefitfromtheadvertising.Eachconsumermustevaluateherorhisownsituation.Arethebenefitsoftheproductimportantenoughtojustifybuyingit?Advertisingisintendedtoappealtoconsumers,butitdoesnotforcethemtobuytheproduct.Consumersstillcontrolthefinalbuyingdecision.6．Advertisingcanpersuadetheconsumertobuyworthlessproductsby______.A．stressingtheirhighqualityB．convincinghimoftheirlowpriceC．maintainingabalancebetweenqualityandpriceD．appealingtohisbuyingmotives正确答案：D7．Thereasonwhythebreadadvertisementismisleadingisthat______.A．thinslicesofbreadcouldcontainmorecaloriesB．theloafwascutintoregularslicesC．thebreadwasnotgenuinebreadD．thetotalnumberofcaloriesintheloafremainedthesame正确答案：D8．Thepassagetellsusthat______.A．sometimesadvertisementsreallysellwhattheconsumerneedsB．advertisementsalwaysforceconsumersintobuyingthingstheydon’tneedC．thebuyingmotivesofconsumersarecontrolledbyadvertisementD．fireinsuranceisseldomaworthwhileinvestment正确答案：A9．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatasmartconsumershould______.A．thinkcarefullyaboutthebenefitsdescribedintheadvertisementsB．rejecttobuyproductswithadvertisementsC．befamiliarwithvariousadvertisingmethodsD．avoidbuyingproductsthathavealotofadvertisements正确答案：A10．Thepassageismainlyabout______.A．howtomakeawisebuyingdecisionB．waystoprotecttheinterestsoftheconsumerC．thepositiveandnegativeaspectsofadvertisingD．thefunctionofadvertisementsinpromotingsales正确答案：CThestruggletosucceedinoneoftheworld’smostcompetitivesocietiesisstartingearlierandearlier,andismostevidentinthegrowingpopularityofspecialschoolsthattrainstudentsduringeveningsandweekendstopasstheexaminationsrequiredtoenterprivateschoolsandcolleges.Onceontheedgeoftheeducationalsystem,suchschools,orjukus,arenowsocommoninJapanthat,especiallyforthosepeopleatthetoplevelofsociety,theyhavebeguntoreplaceregularschoolsinimportanceforparentsandstudentsandevenreachingdownto2and3-year-oldchildren.TheriseofjukusispraisedbysomeasoneofthesecretsofJapanesesuccess,ahealthysignofasystemwherepeopleadvanceonthebasisofmerit.ItisalsocriticizedasamovementforcinganewgenerationofJapanesetosacrificetheirchildhoodoutofanextremedesireforstatusandgettingahead.Thepeoplewhorunandteachatjukussaytheschoolsarepopularonlybecausetheywork,creatingalivelyandinterestingenvironmentinwhichstudentslearnbecausetheyareenjoyingthemselves.Oneofthemostprestigiousjukusfor2and3-year-oldssendsmostofitspre-kindergartengraduatestoprestigiouselementaryschools.Ifthesestudentsgetgoodgradesinaprestigiousschool,theycanadvanceallthewaytoauniversitywithouthavingtotakeexaminations.Jukusdefenderssaythatstudentsareonlygainingthedisciplineandtheabilitytoendurepressurethattheywillneedinlife.Buttheverysuccessofjukusintrainingyoungsterstopassexamshasmadethecompetitionworse:jukushelpmorestudentspassexams,sotheexamshavetobemademoredifficult.“Jukusareraisingagenerationofkidswhoonlyknowhowtopassentranceexaminations,”saidanofficialoftheJapanTeachersUnion.“Butthemostimportanteducationalpurposeisgivingchildrentheabilitytoliveinsociety.That’sbeingleftout.”TheEducationMinistryhastriedtocombatthejukusystembyimprovingpublicschools,reducingclasssizes,improvingteachertraining,andmakingthecurriculummoreflexible.Butministryofficialsconcedethatthosestepshavenotworked.11．Accordingtothepassage,jukus______.A．arepraisedaskeytoJapanesesuccessbythemajorityoftheJapanesesocietyB．arewelcomebecausetheycreateabetterenvironmentthanpublicschoolsC．arecriticizedbecausetheyarenotsoeffectiveastheyboastD．arepopularbecausethesocietyisverycompetitive正确答案：D12．“aprestigiousschool”inPara.3,Line4mostprobablyrefersto______.A．aschoolthatservespeopleatthetoplevelofthesocietyB．aschoolthattrainstudentsintheirsparetimeC．aschoolthatenjoyshighreputationD．aschoolthatisgoodatcreatinggoodenvironmentforstudents正确答案：C13．Theriseofjukusisbecause______.A．theycantaketheplaceofregularschoolB．theyhelpstudentsgaintheabilitytoendurepressureinfuturelifeC．theyhelpstudentsenteruniversitieswithouttakingexamsD．theyhelpmorestudentspassexams正确答案：D14．Accordingtothepassage,thegovernment______inordertofightthejukusystem.A．hasconductedsometrialsB．hasworkedoutacompletelynewcurriculumC．hasmanagedtoimprovepublicschoolsD．hastakenacoupleofflexiblemeasures正确答案：A15．Theauthormaybea______.A．managerofajukuB．criticofjukuC．defenderofjukuD．governmentofficial正确答案：BNoahWebster,oneofthefoundingfathersofAmerica,wasborninthevillageofwestHartford,ConnecticutonOctober16,1758.HewasadescendantofWilliamBradford,governorofthePlymouthColony.NoahgraduatedfromYaleCollege,studiedlaw,andpracticeditforashorttimebeforedecidinguponacareerinteaching.ItwaswhileteachingschoolthatNoahsoughttofulfillhiscallingandusehistalentstothebettermentoftheeducationalsystemofthenewlyformedRepublic.Hesoughttobuildaneducationalsystemembracingthe“loveofvirtue,patriotism,andreligion“.Hebelievedthat“educationwasuselesswithouttheBible.”Mr.Websterwrote,“inmyview,theChristianreligionisoneofthefirstthingsinwhichallchildrenoughttobeinstructed.”In1780,whileteachingschool,hecompiledTheBlue-BackedSpeller,anelementaryspellingbook,whichsoldwellintothemillions.Noahalsocompiledgrammarbooks,readers,literaturebooks,Americanhistorytexts,etc.InhistextbookshepromotedChristiancharacterbuildingandpatriotism.NoahWebster,thoughaccomplishinggreatworksforearlyAmerica,hadanotherdream.HeonedayhopedtopresenttohiscountrythefirstAmericandictionary.Aftermanypainstakingyearsofresearchandstudy,learningtwentylanguages,andwiththeencouragementofBenjaminFranklin,JamesMadison,andotherAmericanleaders,NoahWebstercompletedthefirstAmericandictionary.Itwaspublishedin1828intwovolumes,entitledTheAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage.Websterrecordedtheentiremanuscriptofthedictionarybyhand.Thevolumeofwordsexceededallothers,withthetotalnumberofwordsdefinedreaching70,000.Thisincluded12,000newwordsand40,000newdefinitionsneverbeforeprintedinadictionary.HeheldtohighChristianstandards,refusingtoadmitvulgarismandslangintoAmerica’sfirstdictionary.NoahWebster’s1828dictionarysurpassedallothersofhisdayandbecameamarkofexcellencetothenewrepublic.16．NoahWebster’sfirstjobwas______.A．teachingB．compilingdictionaryC．buildinganeducationalsystemD．practicinglaw正确答案：D17．NoahWebsterhopedthatthrougheducation______.A．studentscouldlearntolovevirtue,patriotismandreligionB．allpeoplecouldgetwelleducatedC．studentscoulddevelopcomprehensivelyD．studentscouldbecomeChristians正确答案：A18．OneofNoahWebster’sdreamwas______.A．writingmorebooksforAmericansB．compilinganAmericandictionaryC．educatingallAmericansD．promotingpatriotism正确答案：B19．WhichofthefollowingisNottrue?A．Webster’sresearchandstudygottheencouragementofmanyAmericanleaders.B．Theentiremanuscriptofthedictionarywasrecordedbyhand.C．Thedictionaryincludednewwords,newdefinitionsandsomeslang.D．Becauseofthedictionary,WebsterwasregardedasoneofthefoundingfathersofAmerica.正确答案：C20．Thebesttitleofthepassagecouldbe______.A．NoahWebsterandHisDictionaryB．NoahWebsterandAmericanEducationC．TheFirstAmericanDictionaryD．WebsterandHisTeachingCareer正确答案：AClozeTherearetwofactorswhichdetermineanindividual’sintelligence.Thefirstisthesortofbrainheisborn【C1】______.Humanbrainsdifferconsiderably,【C2】______beingmorecapablethanothers.【C3】______nomatterhowgoodabrainhehastobeginwith,anindividualwillhavealoworderofintelligence【C4】______hasopportunitiestolearn.Sothesecondfactoriswhat.【C5】______totheindividual—thesortofenvironmentinwhichheisbrought【C6】______.Ifanindividualishandicapped(受阻碍)【C7】______,itislikelythathisbrainwill【C8】______todevelopandhewill【C9】______attainthelevelofintelligenceofwhichheis【C10】______.Theimportanceofenvironmentindetermininganindividual’sintelligencecanbe【C11】______bythecasehistoryoftheidenticaltwins,PeterandJohn.Whenthetwinswerethreemonthsoldtheirparentsdied,andtheywereplacedin【C12】______foster(寄养)homes.Peterwasrearedbyparentsoflowintelligenceinan【C13】______communitywithpooreducational【C14】______thatwasofferedtothem.John【C15】______,waseducatedinthehomeofwell-to-doparentswhohadbeentocollege.Thisenvironment【C16】______continueduntilthetwinswere【C17】______theirlateteensasyoungadults,【C18】______theyweregiventeststo【C19】______theirintelligence.John’sI.Q.was125,twenty-fivepointshigherthanthe【C20】______andfullyfortypointshigherthanhisidenticalbrother.21．【C1】A．forB．withC．byD．in正确答案：B22．【C2】A．mostB．manyC．someD．few正确答案：C23．【C3】A．ButB．StillC．ForD．And正确答案：A24．【C4】A．ifB．asC．thoughD．unless正确答案：D25．【C5】A．refersB．happensC．appliesD．concerns正确答案：B26．【C6】A．aboutB．forwardC．upD．forth正确答案：C27．【C7】A．relativelyB．intelligentlyC．regularlyD．environmentally正确答案：D28．【C8】A．failB．manageC．helpD．stop正确答案：A29．【C9】A．everB．evenC．neverD．nearly正确答案：C30．【C10】A．ableB．availableC．capableD．acceptable正确答案：C31．【C11】A．demonstratedB．neglectedC．deniedD．ignored正确答案：A32．【C12】A．separateB．remoteC．similarD．individual正确答案：A33．【C13】A．omittedB．enclosedC．isolatedD．occupied正确答案：C34．【C14】A．possibilitiesB．opportunitiesC．capacitiesD．responsibilities正确答案：B35．【C15】A．moreoverB．thenC．consequentlyD．however正确答案：D36．【C16】A．exceptionB．differenceC．divisionD．alteration正确答案：B37．【C17】A．inB．atC．byD．for正确答案：A38．【C18】A．whileB．whenC．sinceD．because正确答案：B39．【C19】A．estimateB．decideC．countD．measure