2011年陕西专升本考试大学英语真题及答案

1、.2011 年陕西省高等学校专升本招生考试大学英语试题direction: all the questions should be done on theanswer sheet.i.choose a word that best completes each of the following sentences: (20*1point=20points)1.she has managed to obtain a temporary work _ in britain.a permitb permission c permissivenessd permissible2. the footba

2、ll players need total concentration during _.a matchb gamec playd perform3. involved in a bribery scandal, the president had to _ his resignation.a dob catchc offerd find4. when i go out in the evening i use the bike _the car if i can.a rather thanb regardless ofcin spite ofd other than5. some plant

3、s are very _ to light; they prefer the shade.a sensibleb flexiblec objectived sensitive6. don t let the child play with scissors _he cuts himself.a in caseb so thatc now thatd only if7. without proper lessons, you could_ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano.a keep upb pick upc draw upd catch u

4、p8. we should always bear in mind that _ decisions often result in serious consequences.a urgentb instantc promptd hasty9. the computer can be paid for in ten monthly_ of 100 dollars.a payb paysc paymentd payments10. american linguist noah webster was among the first tothe growing difference between

5、 american and britishusages of english.a. realizeb. recognizec. researchd. reckon11. the _ driver thinks accidents only happen to other people.a. averageb. commonc. usuald. normal12. even if they are on sale, these refrigerators are equal in price to, if not more expensive than, _ at the otherstore.

6、a. the oneb. othersc. thatd. the ones13. conversation becomes weaker in society that spends so much time listening and being talked to _ it has all but lost the will and the skill to speak for itself.a. asb. whichc. thatd. what14._ for the timely investment from the general public, our company would

7、 not be so thriving as it is.a. had it not beenb. were it notc. be it notd. should it not be15. asia _ by most experts to be the cradle of human civilization.a. has been always consideredb. has always been consideredc. always has been consideredd. has been considered always16.an old woman was badly

8、hurt in _ the police describe as an apparently motiveless attack.a. thatb. whatc. whateverd. which17.paul samuelsonrevolutionized_ by presenting hisstudents withthe most advanced economic thinking at an introductorylevel.a. to teach economicsb. teaching that economics is;.c. the teaching of economic

9、sd. economics is taught18.if you find this item too difficult to _, it is advisable to leave as it is and move on to the next one.a. work outb. work onc. work ford. work at19.you and i could hardly understand, _?a. could web. couldn t youc. couldn t wed. could i20.there was an accident _ the crossro

10、ads at midnight last night.a. inb. onc. atd.byii. fill in the blank in each sentence with the best word from the box below, changing its form when necessary: (17*1point=17points)testify torehearsaldemolishelusiveevokecapitalin search fordisillusionedexoticlegitimatestrikeimplantnoveltyembark onin bu

11、lknebulouspseudonym1.before going to the job interview, the applicant_his presentation in his room.2.most houses in the coastal city were_by the earthquake last year.3.it was getting dark and we went around the town_a missing child.4.the public had expected the newly-elected president to check the r

12、ising inflation, but they were soon_byhis incompetence in administration.5.the minister could not find a_ excuse for his not telling the truth.6.the rescue party_ freeing the boy trapped in the hollow tree.7.although there was much publicity about the movie, i personally found little_in the story li

13、ne.8.in some supermarkets, goods can be made very cheap if they are bought_.9.talking about“ the cultural revolution” , i had only some_ memories because i was very young then.10.samuel longhorn clemens wrote many stories under the_ of mark twain.11.early colonists in north america usually_puritan i

14、deas in their children.12.the retired editor needed a lot of_to start up a new newspaper.13.during a storm at sea, the fishing boat_ a huge rock and was smashed into pieces.14.on this small island, you can see a lot of_architecture built by the colonists 50 years ago.15.the martyrs monument in the t

15、own centre always_people s bitter memories of the second world war.16.the drizzle and mist made the distant lighthouse on_sight.17. his generous donation_ his love for the people of the flood-stricken areas.iii.clozetest(20 points)read thefollowingparagraph and choose thecorrectword for each blank f

16、rom the three alternatives.man cannotgoon_1_his numbers at thepresent rate,inthe_2_30 yearsman willface a periodofcrisis._3_experts believethat therewillbe a widespreadfood_4_. otherexperts thinkthis is5_ pessimistic,and thatman can preventthings_6_worsethan they are now. but_7_that two-thirds of th

17、e people in the world are undernourished or starving now.one thing that man can do is to limit_8_of babies born. the need_9_this is obvious, but it is_10_to achieve. peoplehave to _11_tolimittheirfamilies.inthe countriesofthepopulation_12_, many peoplelikebigfamilies.the parentsthinkthat this_13_a b

18、igger income for the family and ensures there will be someone in the family who will look_14_them inold age.;.several governments have_15_birth control policies in recent years._16_ them are japan, china, india and egypt. insome_17_ the results have not been18_. japan has been an exception. the japa

19、nese adopted a birth control policy in 1948.people _19_ to limit their families. the birth rate fell from 34.3 per thousand per year to about 17.0 per year_20_.()1.a increasingb to increasec and increased with increasing()2.a secondb recentc nextd late()3.a anyb somec mored all()4.a needb wantc abse

20、nced shortage()5.a sob muchc tood enough()6.a gettingb from gettingc to getd get()7.a rememberb rememberingc to rememberd remembers()8.a an amountb a numberc the amountd the number()9.a forb inc ofd about()10.a not easyb no easyc not easilyd no ease()11.a persuadeb be persuadingc be persuadedd persu

21、ading()12.a burstingb explosionc raisingd extension()13.a takesb bringsc makesd earns()14.a uponb forc intod after()15.a adjustedb createdc adoptedd presented()16. a ofb amongc betweend out of()17.a exceptionsb examplesc eventsd cases()18.a successb succeededc successfuld succeeding()19.a were encou

22、raged b encouragedc are encouragedd encourage()20.a presentlyb at presentc in timed on timeiv.translate the following paragraph into chinese: (10 points)rummaging through the fruit and veg section of my local supermarket, reading the country of origin labels, i am bewildered by thegeography of it al

23、l. that the fruits of the earth should all be laid out on tidy shelves in this provincial corner of britain wouldhave been unthinkable a few years ago, yet now it is taken for granted.once strange and exoticfruitsthatonlytherichcouldafford,if notnow part of everyone s diet, are certainlypart ofour e

24、verydayshopping experience. so much so that instead of focusing on the novel, i am drawn to the commonplace. here, among the“ humble ”vegetables, something strange and disturbing is going on.v. translate the following sentences into english: (10*3points=30points)1.女孩横穿 路 被汽 撞倒.(to knock over).2. 群年

25、人听了 笑 哄堂大笑.(to roar with).3.她很不善于 什么人 什么 .( to have no knack for).4. 反交通 , 除了 款之外 , 有 的 法 ?(alternative to)5. 了安全起 , 上每个人都必 系上安全 .(for the sake of).6.我 了九牛二虎之力将 弄开.(to have job to do).7. 个沙 一拉开 , 就可 成床 .(to convert into).8.成年人学 外 的困 之一是母 的干 .(to interfere with).9. 多困在山洞里的人在救援 赶到之前就死了.(to trap).10.我突

26、然明白他原来是想帮助我.(to dawn on).vi. reading comprehension(38 points)passage 1;.clearly if we are to participle in the society in which we live we must communicate with other people. a great deal of communicatingis performedon a person-to-personbasisby the simplemeans of speech.ifwe travelin buses,buy thing

27、sin shops,or eat inrestaurants,we are likely to have conversations where we give information or opinions, receive news or comment, and very likely have our viewschallenged by other members of society.face-to-facecontactis by no means the onlyformofcommunication and during thelasttwo hundred years th

28、e artof masscommunication hasbecome of one of the dominating factors of contemporary society. two things, above others, have caused the enormous growth of thecommunicationindustry.firstly,inventivenesshas led to advancesin printing,telecommunications,photography, radioandtelevision.secondly, speed h

29、as revolutionized the transmission and reception of communications so that local news often takes a back seat tonational news, which itself is often almost eclipsed by international news.no longer isthe possession ofinformationconfinedto a privilegedminority.in thelast centurythe wealthyman withhiso

30、wn librarywas indeed fortunate, but today there are public libraries. forty years ago people used to flock to the cinema, but now far morepeople sit at home and turn on the tv to watch a programme that is being channeled into millions of homes.communication is no longer merely concerned with the tra

31、nsmission of information. the modern communication industry influences theway people live in society and broadens their horizons by allowing access to information, education and entertainment. the printing,broadcasting and advertising industries are all involved with informing,educating and entertai

32、ning.although a great deal of the material communicated by the mass media is very valuable to the individual and to the society of whichhe is a part, the vast modern network of communications is open to abuse. however, the mass media are with us for better, for worse,and there is no turning back.1.

33、in the first paragraph the writer emphasizes the _ of face-to-face contact in social settings.a natureb limitationc usefulnessd creativity2. it is implied in the passage that_a local news used to be the only source of informationb local news still takes a significant placec national news is becoming

34、 more populard international news is the fastest transmitted news3. which of the following statement is incorrect? a to possess information used to be a privilegeb public libraries have replaced private librariesc communication means more than transmissiond information influences ways of life and th

35、inking4.from the last paragraph we can infer that the writer is_.a indifferent to the harmful influence of the mass mediab happy about the drastic changes in the mass mediac pessimistic about the future of the mass mediad concerned about the wrong use of the mass mediapassage 2i am one of the many c

36、ity people who are always saying that given the choice we would prefer to live in the country away fromthe dirt and noise of a large city. i have managed to convince myself that it weren t for my job i would immediately head out forthe open spaces and go back to nature in some sleepy village buried

37、in the country. but how realistic is the dream?citiescan be frighteningplaces.the majorityof thepopulationliveinmassivetowerblocks,noisy,dirtyand impersonal.the senseof belonging to a community tends to disappear when you live fifteen floors up. all you can see from your window is sky, or otherblock

38、sofflats.childrenbecome aggressiveand nervous cooped up at home allday,withnowhere toplay;their mothersfeelisolatedfrom the rest of the world. strangely enough whereas in the past the inhabitants of one street all knew each other, nowadays peopleon the same floor in tower blocks don t even say hello

39、 to each other.;.countrylife,on theotherhand,differsfromthiskindof isolated existencein thata sense ofcommunity generallybindstheinhabitantsof small villages together. people have the advantage of knowing that there is always someone to turn to when they need help. butcountry life has disadvantages

40、too. while it is true that you may be among friends in a village, it is also true that you are cutoff from theexistingandimportanteventsthattakeplacein cities.there s littlepossibilityof going toa new show orthelatestmovie.shopping becomes amajorproblem,and foranythingslightlyoutofthe ordinaryyou ha

41、ve togo on and expeditiontothenearestlarge town. the city-dweller who leaves for the country is often oppressed by a sense of unbearable stillness and quiet.what, then, is the answer? the country has the advantage of peace and quiet, but suffers from the disadvantage of being cut off;the city breeds

42、 a feeling of isolation, and constant noise batters the senses. but one of its main advantages is that you are atthe center of things, and that life doesnt come to an end at half-past nine at night. some people have found (or rather bought)a compromisebetweenthe two; theyhaveexpressedtheirpreference

43、forthe“ quietlife” byleavingthe suburbsand movingto villageswithin commuting distance of large cities. they generally have about as much sensitivity as the plastic flowers they leave behind they are polluted with strange ideas about change and improvement which they force on to the unwilling origina

44、l inhabitants of the villages.what then of my dreams of leaning on a cottage gate and murmuring“ morning ” to the locals as they pass by? i m keen on the idea,but you see there s my cat, toby, i m not at all sure that he would take to all that fresh air and exercise in the long grass,i mean, can you

45、 see him mixing with all those hearty males down the farm? no, he would rather have the electric imitation-coal fireany evening.5.we get the impression from the first paragraph that the authora used to live in the countryb used to work in the cityc works in the cityd lives in the country6. in the au

46、thor s opinion, the following may cause city people to be unhappy excepta a strong sense of fearb lack of communicationc housing conditionsd a sense of isolation7. the passage implies that it is easy to buy the following things in the country excepta daily necessitiesb fresh fruitsc designer clothes

47、d fresh vegetables8. according to the passage, which of the following adjectives best describes those people who work in large cities and live in villages?a originalb quietc arrogantd insensitive9. do you think the author will move to the country?a yes, he will do sob no, he will not do soc it is di

48、fficult to telld he is in two mindspassage 3ideas about educationare changing in the unitedstates.educationtodayis not just a high school diploma or a college degree. many adults are notinterestedin going to college.they are interestedin otherkindsof learning.for them, learning does not end with a d

49、iploma.continuing education gives these adults the opportunity to increase their knowledge about their own field or to learn about a newfield. it also gives them a chance to improve their old skills or to learn new ones.scientists, mechanics and barbers can take classes to improve their work skills.

50、 if they know more or learn more, they can get abetter job or earn more money.;.continuing education classes give more adults the chances to learn new skills. there is usually a large variety of classes to choosefrom:typing,foreigncooking,photography,autorepair,furniturerepair,orswimming.these areon

51、lysome of the classesavailable.some adults take classes for fun or because the class will be useful for them. other adults take continuing education classes toimprove their own lives because they want to feel better about themselves.almost any community college or public school system has a continuing education program. there are classes in schools, communitybuildings or churches. most classes are in the evening, so working people ca