陕西统招专升本英语真题

2015年陕西省普通高等教育专升本招生考试试题

大学英语

I.VocabularyandStructure(40points)

Directions:Inthispart,thereare40incompletesentences.For

eachsentencethereare4choicemarkedA,B,C,D.Youshould

decideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteron

theAnswerSheet.

1.Suchareliablepersonaswon,tmake.

A.bareB.emptyC.blankD.vacant

2.InEnglishvocabulary,wordsofFrencharenotrare.

A.sourceB.resourceC.birthD.origin

3.Onenewtolearningaforeignlanguageinitscultural

context.

A.approachB.solutionC.mannerD.road

4.seemseasyintheoryseemsdifficultinpractice.

A.ThatB.WithC.ItD.What

5.Theassistantandgraduatestudentchecktheexercise

books.

A.helpB.helpingC.helpsD.tohelp

6.Thegovernmenthaslostagreatdealofbecauseofthe

largeincreaseinfoodprice.

A.strengthB.supportC.agreementD.vote

7.Thishoteltheonewestayedinlastyear.

A.remindsmeofB.remindsmetoC.remembersmeof

D.remembermeto

8.TheysaidIhadgiventhewhistlewasworth.

A.twiceasmanyasB.astwicemanyas

C.astwicemuchasD.twiceasmuchas

9.Itisnecessarytoalargevocabularyinlearninga

language.

A.accumulateB.collectC.assembleD.gather

10.ManypeopleinAfricaseemtobeoftheAmericanway

oflife:drivingeverywhere.

A.enviousB.hopefulC.pleasedD.happy

11.Oneoftherequirementsforafireisthatthematerial

toitsburningtemperature.

A.isheatedB.willbeheatedC.beheatedD.wouldbeheated

12.1havetomyexpendituretomyincome.

A.transferB.adjustC.directD.add

13.Ifhehadbeeninbetterhealth,hemorebooks.

A.canwriteB.couldhavewrittenC.couldwriteD.have

written

14.Withthedevelopmentofindustry,thisregionwillsurely

A.developB.profitC.succeedD.thrive

15.1'mgoingtospendthewintervacationinShanghai,

Ihaverelatives.

A.whichB.neverthelessC.whereD.when

16.-CouldIborrowyourdictionary?

-I'dgetitforyouIcouldrememberwholast

borrowedit.

A.exceptthatB.ifonlyC.onlyifD.unless

17.Theterroriststoblowuptheplaneiftheirdemands

werenotmet.

A.pretendedB.determinedC.threatenedD.proceeded

18.Itisgenerallythoughttobeofimportancetoamanthat

hehimself.

A.knewB.knowC.knowsD.mustknow

19.Myfriendsusintogoingswimming.

A.persuadedB.toldC.invitedD.suggested

20.Thetotalcultivatedareais13,000acres,10,000

acresareirrigatedfields.

A.whichB.ofwhichC.inthatD.ofthat

21.Therewasalargecrowdinthesquareagainstthewar.

A.protectingB.protestingC.preventingD.promoting

22.Icouldnotpersuadehimtoacceptit,makehimseethe

importanceofit.

A.ifonlyIcouldnotB.nomorethanIcould

C.orIcouldnotC.norcouldI

23.Mr.Greensaidhisclientsoursamplesbytheendof

lastmonth.

A.didn,treceiveB.hadnJtreceivedC.haven?treceived

D.don'treceive

24.Languagebelongstoeachifus,totheflower-seller

totheprofessor.

A.asfarasB.asmuchasC.asmanyasD.aslongas

25.Becauseofthereductionofairpollution,thiscitynowis

agoodplace.

A.wheretoliveB.whichtoliveC.toliveD.tobelive

26.Onlywhenitiscorrectineverydetail.

A.hismodelcanreallyrunB.canhismodelreallyrun

C.hismodelreallycanrunD.canreallyhismodelrun

27.Heistowin.Nooneelseintheracestandsachance.

A.boundB.liableC.probableD.apt

28.IcontinuedtostudythediscouragementIhand

received.

A.despiteofB.despiteC.inspiteD.inspitethat

29.It'stheinthiscountrytogooutandpick

flowersonthefirstdayofspring.

A.normalB.habitC.customD.use

30.Withoutthefrictionbetweentheirfeetandthe

ground,peoplewouldbeabletowalk.

A.innotimeB.onanyaccountC.byallmeansD.innoway

31.Hedidn,tallowinhisroom;actuallyhedidnot

allowhisfamilyatall.

A.tosmoke;tosmokeB.smoking;tosmoke

C.tosmoke;smokingD.smoking;smoking

32.Withsuchpoorhereallyneedsglasses.

A.visionB.viewC.senseD.scene

33.theplancarefully,herejectedit.

A.TohaveconsideredB.Toconsider

C.HavingconsideredD.Considering

34.Findingitdifficulttototheclimateinthe

city,hedecidedtomovetothenorth.

A.fitB.adoptC.suitD.adapt

35.Ourpublictransportationsystemisnotforthe

needsofthepeople.Weneedmorebusesandsubways.

A.completeB.adequateC.normalD.good

36.Heapologizedhavingtoleavesoearly.

A.becauseofB.withC.owingtoD.for

37.TherewerenoticketsforFriday'sperformance.

A.preferableB.considerableC.possibleD.available

38.Theydecidedtochasethecowawayitdidmore

damage.

A.unlessB.untilC.beforeD.while

39.Itwasessentialthattheapplicationformsback

beforethedeadline.

A.mustbesentB.wouldbesentC.besentD.weresent

40.Sheneverlaughed,losehertemper.

A.orsheeverdidB.nordidsheever

C.ordidsheeverD.norsheeverdid

II.ReadingComprehension(50points)

Directions:Inthispartare4passages.Eachpassageisfollowed

by5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem,there

are4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebest

choiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

PassageOne

“Ifyouwanttoseeathingwell,reachoutandtouchit!”

Thatmayseemastrangethingtosay.Buttouchingthingscan

helpyoutoseethembetter.Youreyescantellyouthataglass

ballisround.Butbyholdingitinyourhands,youcanfeelhow

smoothandcooltheballis.Youcanfeelhowheavytheglass

is.Whenyoufeelalltheseabouttheball,youreallyseeit.With

yourskin,youcanfeelbetter.Forexample,yourfingerscantell

thedifferencebetweentwocoinsinyourpocket.Youcanfeel

alittledropofwateronthebackofyourhand,too.

Allchildrensoonlearnwhat"Don'ttouch!”means.Theyhear

itoften.Yetmostofuskeepontouchingthingsaswegrowup.In

shops,wetouchthingsaswemightbuy:food,clothes.Tosee

somethingwell,wehavetotouchit.Therearewaysoflearning

toseewellbyfeeling.Onewayistocloseyoureyesandtry

tofeeleverythingthatistouchingyourskin.Feeltheshoes

onyourfeet,theclothesonyourbody,theaironyourskin.At

first,itisnoteasytofeelthesethings.Youaretoousedto

them!

Mostmuseumsarejustforlooking.Buttodaysomemuseumshave

somethingstotouch.Theirsignssay,“Dotouch!”Thereyoucan

feeleverythingonshow.Ifwewanttoseebetter,reachoutand

touch.Thenyouwillreallysee!

41.Bytouchingthings,.

A.youwillhaveastrangefeeling

B.youwilllearnhowtoreachoutyourhand

C.youcanknowthembetter

D.youcantellwhatcolorstheyare

42.Whenpeoplebuythingsinshops,theyoften

A.buythemfirstB.keeptheirrighthandsonthem

C.askaboutthemD.feelandtouchthem

43.Whydoesitsay“Atfirst,itisnoteasytofeelthese

things"?Because.

A.thethingsareusedbypeople,too

B.peoplefeelthethingstoooften

C.peopleknowhowtousethethings

D.thethingsareeasytofeel

44.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Touchingismoreimportantthanseeing.

B.Ourfeet,fingers,handsandskincanhelpusbuyfood.

C.Peoplehavetolearntoseebyfeelingastheygrowup.

D.Visitorscanfeelthethingsonshowinsomemuseums.

45.Whichofthefollowingcanbebesttitleofthestory?

A.TouchingbyFeeling.B.ToSeeortoFeel?

C.ToSeeBetter-Touch.D.WaysofFeeling.

PassageTwo

Pronouncingalanguageisaskill.Everynormalpersonisan

expertintheskillofpronouncinghisownlanguage,butfew

peopleareevenmoderatelyproficientatpronouncingforeign

languages.Nowtherearemanyreasonsforthis.Someare

obvious,someperhapsnotsoobvious.ButTsuggestthatthe

fundamentalreasonwhypeopleingeneraldono二speakforeign

languagesmuchbetterthantheydointheirownlanguagesis

thattheyfailtograspthetruenatureoftheproblemof

learningtopronouncethem,andconsequentlyneversetabout

speakingthemintherightway.Fartoomanypeoplefailto

realizethatpronouncingaforeignlanguageisaskillthat

needscarefultrainingofaspecialkind,andonethatcannot

beacquiredbyjustleavingittotakecareofitself.Ithink

eventeachersoflanguage,whilerecognizingtheimportanceof

agoodaccent,tendtoneglect,intheirpracticalteaching,the

branchofstudyconcernedwithspeakingthelanguage.Sothe

firstpointIwanttomakeisthatEnglishpronunciationmust

betaught,theteachershouldbepreparedtodevotesomeofthe

lessontothis,andhiswholeattitudetothesubjectshouldmake

thestudentsfeelthathereisamatterworthyofreceiving

theircloseattention.

46.Teachingpronunciation.

A.shouldalwaysbetakenintofirstconsideration

B.canneverbetreatedasamaincourse

C.maynotbesoimportantassomeonethinks

D.isoftenneglectedinteacherspractice

47.Theteacher?sattitudetothesubjectcan.

A.changethestudent'sdevotiontotheteacherhimself

B.influencethestudentJsattentiontoit

C.receivestudent?sattentiontohispronunciation

D.Reducestudent'sinterestinlanguage

48.Accordingtotheauthor,goodproficiencyat

pronouncingforeignlanguages.

A.manypeoplefailtoachieveB.manystudentscanattain

C.mostteachersignoreD.mostteachershave

49.Thatmoststudentscan,tpronounceaforeignlanguage

properlyisbecause.

A.theyliketolearngrammarratherthanpronunciation

B.teachersthinkpronunciationisnotimportant

C.teacherscannotfindeffectivewaystoteachpronunciation

D.theylackcarefultraininginpronunciation

50.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Agoodaccentcanbeacquiredbynature

B.Languagespeakingisnotsodifficultasgrammar

C.Pronouncingaforeignlanguageisaskill

D.Onecanlearnpronunciationwithoutinstructions.

PassageThree

Istronglybelievethatunderstandingismoreimportantthan

love,especiallywhenitcomestoparentingandintimate

relationships.AsapsychologistformorethantwentyyearsI

cantellyouthatIhaveneverhadanadultlookingbackather

childhoodandcomplainingthatherparentsweretoo

understanding.Andsimilarly,Ihavemetmanydivorcedpeople

whostillloveeachotherbutyettheyneverreallyunderstood

eachother.

Thepainfulrealityisloveisjustnotenough.11admit

thattherearepeoplewhoIloveandwhoIstillneedtobetter

understand.IhopeI'11continuemyworktounderstandthem.The

willingnesstounderstandisveryimportant.Itisnotalways

easy,buthealthyloveisstrengthenedbythewillingnessto

understand.Lovewithoutunderstandingwillwiltlikeflowers

withoutwater.

Ouregosarewhatseemtogetinthewayofunderstandingthose

whoweloveandcareabout.Oftenitisourneedtoberightthat

makeswhatothersthinkandfeelsowrongforus.Ihave

certainlybeenquiteguiltyofthisinsomeofmyrelationships.

AsIhavewrittenrepeatedlyinmybooks,empathy,istrulythe

emotionalgluethatholdsallcloserelationships

together.Empathyallowsustoslowdownandtrytowalkinthe

shoesofthosewelove.Thedeeperourempathy,thedeeper-and

healthier-ourlove.Notal]relationshipsaremeanttobe.Yet

allrelationshipsthataremeanttoflourishinahealthy

way,muststressunderstandingjustasmuch,ifnotmore,than

love.

51.Fromthepassageweknowthat.

A.theauthorcomplainsaboutherparentsJbeingtoo

understanding

B.theauthorhasbeenstudyingmarriagesformorethan20years

C.peopledivorcedmainlybecausetheydidn'tloveeachother

D.somepeopledivorcedbecausetheycouldn,tunderstandeach

other

52.Whyareweunabletounderstandtheotherssometimes?

A.Becausewearecaringtheotherstoomuch

B.Becauseitisquitedifficulttounderstandtheothers

C.Becausewebelievewearealwaysright

D.Becausetheothershavedonesomethingwrong

53.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothe

passage?

A.Understandingismoreimportanttoparentingrelationship

thantootherintimaterelationships

B.Understandingislessimportantthanloveasfarasmarriage

isconcerned

C.Understandingismoreimportantthanlovetosomedegree

D.Understandingismoreoftenneglectedinparenting

relationship

54.Ifweareunderstandourpartners,weshouldfirstly

A.havewillingnesstodoso

B.haveloveforthem

C.getintoconnectionwiththem

D.careaboutthem

55.Inthispassage,theexpression“walkintheshoesof”is

similarinmeaningto.

A.befriendB.understandC.loveD.careabout

PassageFour

Normallyastudentmustattendacertainnumberofcourses

inordertograduate,andeachcoursewhichheattendsgiveshim

acreditwhichhemaycounttowardsadegree.InmanyAmerican

universitiesthetotalworkforadegreeconsistsofthirtysix

courseseachlastingforonesemester.Atypicalcourseconsists

ofthreeclassesperweekforfifteenweeks;whileattendinga

universityastudentwillprobablyattendfourorfivecourses

duringeachsemester.Normallyastudentwouldexpecttotake

fouryearsattendingtwosemesterseachyear.Itispossibleto

spreadtheperiodofworkforthedegreeoveralongerperiod.It

isalsopossibleforastudenttomovebetweenoneuniversity

andanotherduringhisdegreecourse,thoughthisisnotinfact

doneasaregularpractice.

Foreverycoursethathefollowsastudentisgivena

grade,whichisrecordedandavailableforthestudenttoshow

toprospectiveemployers.Allthisimposesaconstantpressure

andstrainofwork,butinspiteofthissomestudentsstillfind

timeforgreatactivityinstudentaffairs.Electionsto

positionsinstudentorganizationsarousemuchenthusiasm.The

effectiveworkofmaintainingdisciplineisusuallyperformed

bystudentswhoadvisetheacademicauthorities.Anystudentwho

isthoughttohavebrokentherules,forexample,bycheating,has

toappearbeforeastudentcourt.Withtheenormousnumbersof

students,theoperationofthesystemdoesinvolveacertain

amountofactivity.Astudentwhohasheldoneofthesepositions

ofthesepositionsofauthorityismuchrespectedanditwill

beofbenefittohimlaterinhiscareer.

56.Normallyastudentwouldatleastattendclasses

eachweek.

A.36B.12C.20D.16

57.AccordingtothefirstparagraphanAmericanstudentis

allowed.

A.toliveinadifferentuniversity

B.totakeaparticularcourseinadifferentuniversity

C.toliveathomeanddrivetoclasses

D.togettwodegreesfromtwodifferentuniversities

58.Americanuniversitystudentsareusuallyunderpressureof

workbecause.

A.theiracademicperformancewillaffecttheirfuturecareers

B.theyareheavilyinvolvedinstudentaffairs

C.theyhavetoobserveuniversitydiscipline

D.theywanttorunforpositionsofauthority

59.Somestudentsareenthusiasticforpositionsinstudent

organizationsprobablybecause.

A.theyhatetheconstantpressureandstrainoftheirstudy

B.theywillthenbeabletostaylongerintheuniversity

C.suchpositionshelpthemgetbetterjobs

D.suchpositionsareusuallywellpaid

60.Thestudentorganizationsseemtobeeffectivein.

A.dealingwiththeacademicaffairsoftheuniversity

B.ensuringthatthestudentsobserveuniversityregulations

C.evaluatingstudents'performancebybringingthembeforea

court

D.keepingupthestudents'enthusiasmforsocialactivities

ClozeTest(20points)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.For

eachblank,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshould

choosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.Thenwritethe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Akingonce61_seriouslyill.Hisdoctorsandwisementried

cure62cure.Butnothing63.Theywerereadyto64hopewhen

theking'soldservantspokeup.Hesaid,“Ifyoucanfinda

happyman,taketheshirtfromhisbackand65itcntheking,then

hewill66.Sotheking'sofficialsrode67throughoutthe

kingdom,yetnowhere68ahappyman.Nooneseemed69;everyone

hadsomecomplaints.Ifamanwasrich,heneverhadenough.If

hewasnotrich,itwassomeoneelse's70.Ifhewas71,he

hadabadmother-in-law.Ifhehadagoodmother-in-law,hewas

catchingacold.Everyonehadsomethingtocomplain

about.72,onenighttheking*sownsonwaspassingasmall

cottage73heheardsomeonesay,“Thankyou.I9vefinishedmy

dailylabor,andhelpedmyfellowman.MyfamilyandIhaveeaten

ourfill,andnowwecan74andsleepinpeace.75morecouldI

want?”Theprincewasveryhappy76ahappymanatlast.Hegave

77totaketheman'sshirttotheking,andpaythe78asmuch

moneyashe79.Butwhentheking'sofficialswentintothe

cottagetotakethehappyman,sshirt80hisback,theyfound

hehadnoshirtatall.

61.A.fellB.feltC.feelD.fall

62.A.toB.byC.forD.after

63.A.playedB.workedC.operatedD.affected

64.A.giveoffB.giveoutC.giveupD.givein

65.A.placeB.putC.dressD.wear

66.A.recoverB.relaxC.relieveD.remove

67.A.offandonB.backandforthC.upanddownD.farandwide

68.A.hadtheyfoundB.shouldtheyfind

C.couldtheyfindD.didtheyfind

69.A.contentB.contraryC.concreteD.complete

70.A.faultB.mistakeC.errorD.shortage

71.A.helpfulB.heavyC.healthyD.high

72.A.ConsequentlyB.FinallyC.LatelyD.Fortunately

73.A.whileB.whichC.wheneverD.when

74.A.layB.lieC.laidD.lain

75.A.WhichB.WhoC.WhenD.What

76.A.tohavingfoundB.tohavebeenfound

C.tohavefoundD.tofind

77.A.orderB.messagesC.wordsD.letters

78.A.officialB.ownerC.servantD.master

79.A.advisedB.saidC.askedD.wished

80.A.