2013年成考专升本英语试题

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2013年

全国成人高考专升本英语试题

Ⅰ. Phonetics(10 Points)

Directions:

In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

1.A. head B. horizon C. honour 2.A. city B. bicycle C. face 3.A. think B. these C. breathe 4.A. ground B. country 5.A. pour B. hour 6.A. both B. post 7.A. altogether B. talk 8.A. suggestion 9.A. started 10.A. rare ⅡDirections:

B. That, her C. That, hers D. One, her

C. as D. of

A. is equipped with B. equips with C. will be equip with D. has equip with

14. I made this myself but it was _______ who taught me.

A. he B. him C. himself D. by him

15. He had his bicycle _______ yesterday.

A. repair B. repairing C. repaired D. be repaired

16. It was a ________ room, with beautiful wall paper, waxed floor and nice furniture.

A. pleased B. pleasant C. pleasing D. preasant

17. He regretted _______the decision too hastily.

A. make B. to make C. making D. have maked

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18. The professor insisted that we _______ our homework before next month.

A. handed in B. will hand in C. hand in D. must hand in

19. It ______ me of the country which we visited last summer.

A. remembers B. recalls C. reminds D. tells

20. He _______ smoking at last.

A. gave up B. gave out C. gave in D. gave off

21. John was _______ he lay down for an hour before dinner.

A. so tired as B. so tired that C. too tired that D. too tired so

22. Your answer is different ________ the teacher’s.

A. to B. at C. from D. with

23. It would be _______ a risk to leave the baby alone.

A. running B. passing C. carrying 24. The fact _______ his health is bad is not true.

A. which B. that C. as prize to.

A. woman singers

A. filling 2

A. have A. supposed D. indicated

C. that had happened D. that had been C. the man D. men

A. that B. which C. those D. as

32. _______ a microscope we can see different kinds of things that are unable to be seen by our naked eyes.

A. In terms of B. In place of C. By means of D. By far

33. Jackson went to work ______ his illness.

A. besides B. even though C. in spite of D. although

34. Anybody will do, _______ he is responsible for that.

A. as far as B. so far as C. as long as D. as soon as

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35. I suppose they have known about it, _______?

A. am I B. am not I C. have they D. haven’t they

36. It ______ him ten years to write that novel.

A. took B. spent C. cost D. costed

37. The students are looking forward to _______ their holidays in Japan.

A. spend B. spending C. for spend D. spent

38. They all ______ mentioning that girl.

A. avoided B. got away C. ran away D. escaped

39. Human beings should find a new _______ of energy.

A. orient B. source C. origin D. souse

40. The couch is comfortable to _______.

A. sit B. be sat C. sitted D. sit on

A. he shouted B. shout he C. did he shout A. are B. is A. is B. to be A. over D. high

A. is D. will have

C. go in for D. go thorough

B. than C. to D. with

C. other city D. any other city

A. false C. wrong D. erroneous

50. This book costs ______ that one.

A. twice more B. twice more as C. two times more as D. twice as much as Ⅲ. Cloze (20 points)

Directions:

For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices given below and marked A, B,

C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Smoking, which may be a pleasure for some people, is a serious source of discomfort for their

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fellows. _51_, medical authorities express their concern about the effect of smoking _52_ the health not only of those who smoke but also of those who do not. In fact, non-smokers who must involuntarily inhale (吸入) the air _53_ by tobacco smoke may suffer more than the smokers _54_.

Smoking is prohibited in the theatres and in halls used for showing films _55_ in laboratories _56_ there may be a fire hazard (危险). Elsewhere, it is up to your good _57_. I am _58_ asking you to maintain “No-Smoking” in classrooms and seminar rooms.

This will prove that you have the _59_ health in mind, which is very important to a large _60_ of our students.

51.A. Still B. Further C. More D. Again

52.A. in B. to C. on D. with

53.A. polluting B. be polluted C. polluted 54.A. them B. themselves 55.A. and B. but C. as well as 56.A. where B. which 57.A. feeling B. sense 58.A. so B. next 59.A. non-smokers B. non-smokers’60.A. number Ⅳ. Reading Directions:

There are four this Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer and blacken corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. All the to the new supermarket had one great ambition: to be the did not have to pay for her shopping. For this was what the notice just entrance promised. It said: “Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This May Be Your Lucky Day!”

For several weeks Mrs. Edwards hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never gave up hoping. The cupboards in kitchen were full of things which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her against buying things but failed. She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would approach her and say: “Madam, this is Your Lucky Day. Everything in your basket is free.”

One Friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy any tea. She dashed back to the supermar

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ket, got the tea and went towards the cash-desk. As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket approach her. “Madam,” he said, holding out his hand, “I want to congratulate you! You are our lucky customer and everything you have in your basket is free!”

61. The housewives learnt about the of free goods _______.

A. on TV B. from the manager

C. at the supermarket D. from the newspaper

62. Mrs. Edwards ________.

A. is always very lucky B. had no friends

C. hoped to get free shopping D. gets easily

63. Mrs. Edwards’s husband tried to ________.

A. make her unhappy B. cheer C. buy things with her D. 64. Mrs. Edwards went back to the supermarket had __.

A. buy another thing talk to the C. pay for her D. 65. Mrs. Edwards must have been A. pleased B. disappointed Passage Two

Deep inside a East. Tennessee is a body of water known as the Lost Sea. It is Guinness Book of Would Records as the world’s largest The Sea is part of an extensive and historic cave system weapons, and jewelry.

For many years there were persistent rumors of a large underground lake somewhere in a cave, but it was not discovered until 1905. In that year, a thirteen-year-old boy named Ben Sands crawled through a small opening three hundred feet underground. He found himself in a large cave half filled with water.

Today tourists visit the Lost Sea and ride far out onto it in glass-bottomed boats powered by electric motors. More than thirteen acres of water have been mapped out so far and still no end to the lake has been found. Even though teams of divers have tried to explore the Lost Sea, the full extent of it is still unknown.

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66. The Lost Sea is unique because it is ________.

A. part of a historical cave system

B. the biggest underground lake in the world

C. listed in the Guinness Book of World Records

D. the largest body of water in Tennessee

67. The Craighead Caverns have been known ________.

A. through history B. since the time of the Indian nations

C. since 1905 D. since divers explored them

68. Who located the Lost Sea in recent times?

A. The Cherokee Indians. B. Tourists.

C. Ben Sands. D. Scientists.

69. What was found in “The Council Room”?

A. A small natural opening. C. Another series of rooms. A. an underground testing site C. a tourist attraction Passage Three

Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better performance is surprisingly inadequate, and most of the recent work involves children, not adults, “The literature”, says one researcher, Dr. Erresto at the University of Texas, “is poor”.

71. The latest year for which figures could be obtained is _______.

A. the year the author wrote the article B. 1977

C. any year between 1997 and 1983 D. 1983

72. For those who do not take breakfast, the good news is that _______.

A. several studies have been done in the past few years

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B. the omission of breakfast does no harm to one’s health

C. adults have especially made studies in this field

D. eating little in the morning is good for health

73. “…nor does giving people breakfast improve performance” means ______.

A. anyone without breakfast does improve his performance

B. not giving people breakfast improve performance

C. having breakfast does not improve performance, either

D. people having breakfast do improve their performance

74. The word “literature” in the last sentence refers to _______.

A. stories, poems, plays, etc. C. any printed material A. breakfast does not affect performance

Passage Four

二年级生) or junior (三年级生).

Since college costs are very high, most students work at part-time jobs. Some have full-time jobs and go to school part-time. Often some will take five or more years to complete a four-year program because of money / job demands on their time.

While the college and work demands take up the great part of a student’s time, most still enjoy social activities. Sports, dances, clubs, movies, and plays are all very popular. However, gathering together for long, philosophical talks at a favorite meeting place on or near the university is probably the most popular activity.

76. College education is _______ in America.

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A. quite common B. very rare

C. something difficult D. almost impossible

77. Which of the following is NOT required for entering most private schools.

A. entrance examinations B. taking part in many activities

C. GPA D. college prep classes

78. How can poor students attend private schools?

A. Only by working at part-time jobs. B. Only by working at full-time jobs.

C. Only by earning scholarships. D. All of above.

79. The American college students like to _______ most of all.

A. discuss problems on philosophy B. play balls

C. earn enough money 80. The best title for this passage is _______.

A. Part-time jobs C. Popular activity Ⅴ. Writing (20 points)

Directions:

to the following topic.

金钱是一切吗？

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参考答案

Ⅰ. Phonetics

1．C 2．D 3．A 4．B 5．B 6．D 7．B 8．A 9．B 10．D

Ⅱ. Vocabulary and Structure

11．C 12．B 13．A 14．A 15．C 16．B 17．C 18．C 19．C 20．A

21．B 22．C 23．A 24．B 25．B 26．C 27．C 28．A 29．C 30．C

31．D 32．C 33．C 34．C 35．D 36．A 37．B 38．A 39．B 40．D

41．C 42．D 43．C 44．C 45．A 46．C 47．A 48．D 49．A 50Ⅲ. Cloze

51．B 52．C 53．C 54．B 55．C 56．A 57．B 58．C 59A

Ⅳ. Reading Comprehension

61．C 62．C 63．D 64．A 65．D 66．B 67．．71．D 72．B 73．C 74．B 75．C 76．A 77．．．B

Ⅴ. Writing

In Money Everything?

I don’’t buy us happiness and a good And for money can’t buy us good health ’s more, we need it to live a better life. In short,