专升本专业英语试题12Direction: All the Questions should be done on the Answer 3Sheet. I. Choose a word that best completes each of the 4following sentences:5(20*1point=20points)61. The ________ driver thinks accidents only happen to ot 7her people.8A. averageB. commonC. usualD. normal 92. Even if they are on sale, these refrigerators are equ 10al in price to, if not more11expensive than, _______ at the other store.12A. the oneB. othersC. that13D. the ones143. Conversation becomes weaker in society that spends so 15much time listening and1617being talked to ____ it has all but lost the will and th18e skill to speak for itself.1920A. asB. whichC. that121D. what224. _____________ for the timely investment from the genera 23l public, our24company would not be so thriving as it is.25A. Had it not beenB. Were it not26C. Be it notD. Should it not be275. Asia _______________ by most experts to be the cradle 28of human civilization.2930A. has been always consideredB. has always be31en considered3233C. always has been consideredD. has been cons34idered always356. An old woman was badly hurt in _______ the police 36describe as an apparently37motiveless attack.38A. thatB. whatC. whatev39er D. which407. Paul Samuelson revolutionized ______ by presenting his 41students with the most242advanced economic thinking at an introductory level.43A. to teach economics44B. teaching that economics is4546C. the teaching of economicsD. economics47is taught488. If you find this item too difficult to _______, i 49t is advisable to leave as it is and50move on to the next one.51A. work outB. work onC.52work for D. work at539. You and I could hardly understand, ________?54A. could weB. couldn’t youC.55couldn’t we D. could I5610. There was an accident _______ the crossroads at midni 57ght last night.5859A. inB. onC. at60D.by6111. She has managed to obtain a temporary work __________ 62in Britain.36364A permitB permissionC permissivenessD permissible6512. The football players need total concentration during 66___________.67A matchB gameC playD perform6813. Involved in a bribery scandal, the President had to 69_______ his resignation. A do B catc70h C offer D find7114. When I go out in the evening I use the bike ____ 72______the car if I can.7374A rather thanB regardless ofC in spite of75D other than7615. Some plants are very _________ to light; they prefe 77r the shade.7879A sensibleB flexibleC objectiveD sensitive808116. Don’t let the child play with scissors _________he 82cuts himself.8384A in caseB so thatC now thatD only485if8617. Without proper lessons, you could________ a lot of 87bad habits when playing8889the piano. A keep up B pick up90C draw upD catch up9118. We should always bear in mind that ______ decisions 92often result in serious93consequences.94A urgentB instantC promptD hasty9519. The computer can be paid for in ten monthly________ 96of 100 dollars.9798A payB paysC payment99D payments10020. American linguist Noah Webster was among the first 101to ______the growing102103difference between American and British usages of English. 104105A. realizeB. recognizeC. researchD. reckon5106III.Cloze Test (20 points) Read the following paragraph an 107d choose the correct word for each blank from the three a 108lternatives.109Man cannot go on __1_ his numbers at the present rate, 110In the _2_ 30 years man will face a period of crisis. __ 1113_ experts believe that there will be a widespread food_4_. 112Other experts think this is 5__ pessimistic, and that 113man can prevent things _6__ worse than they are now. But 114_7__ that two-thirds of the people in the world are unde 115rnourished or starving now.116One thing that man can do is to limit _8__ of babies b 117orn. The need _9__ this is obvious, but it is _10_ to ac 118hieve. People have to _11__ to limit their families. In th 119e countries of the population __12__, many people like big 120families. The parents think that this __13__ a bigger inc 121ome for the family and ensures there will be someone in t 122he family who will look __14__ them in old age.123Several governments have _15__ birth control policies in r 124ecent years. __16__ them are Japan, China, India and Egypt. 125In some _17___ the results have not been 18__. Japan h 126as been an exception. The Japanese adopted a birth control 127policy in 1948. People __19__ to limit their families. Th 128e birth rate fell from 34.3 per thousand per year to abou 129t 17.0 per year _20__.6130( )1.A increasing B to increase C and 131increase D with increasing132( )2.A second B recent C n 133ext D late134( )3.A Any B Some C 135More D All136( )4.A need B want C 137absence D shortage138( )5.A so B much C 139too D enough140( )6.A getting B from getting C to 141get D get142( )7.A remember B remembering C to rememb 143er D remembers144( )8.A an amount B a number C the 145amount D the number146( )9.A for B in147C ofD about148( )10.A not easy B no easy C n 149ot easily D no ease150( )11.A persuade B be persuading C be pers7151uaded D persuading152( )12.A bursting B explosion C raisi 153ng D extension154( )13.A takes B brings C m 155akes D earns156( )14.A upon B for C 157into D after158( )15.A adjusted B created C ado 159pted D presented160( )16. A Of B Among C B 161etween D Out of162( )17.A exceptions B examples C events 163D cases164( )18.A success B succeeded C succes 165sful D succeeding166( )19.A were encouraged B encouraged C are encoura 167ged D encourage168( )20.A presently B at present C in 169time D on time170IV. Translate the following paragraph into Chinese: (10 po 171ints)8172Rummaging through the fruit and veg section of my local 173supermarket, reading the country of origin labels, I am bew 174ildered by the geography of it all. That the fruits of th 175e earth should all be laid out on tidy shelves in this p 176rovincial corner of Britain would have been unthinkable a f 177ew years ago, yet now it is taken for granted.178Once strange and exotic fruits that only the rich could 179afford, if not now part of everyone’s diet, are certainly 180part of our everyday shopping experience. So much so that 181instead of focusing on the novel, I am drawn to the com 182monplace. Here, among the “humble”vegetables, something st 183range and disturbing is going on.184__________________________________________________________________ 185_186__________________________________________________________________ 187_188__________________________________________________________________ 189_190__________________________________________________________________ 191_192__________________________________________________________________ 193_194__________________________________________________________________9195_196__________________________________________________________________ 197_198__________________________________________________________________ 199_200__________________________________________________________________ 201_202__________________________________________________________________ 203_204__________________________________________________________________ 205_206__________________________________________________________________ 207_208__________________________________________________________________ 209_210V. Translate the following sentences into English: (10*3poi 211nts=30points)2121. 女孩横穿马路时被汽车撞倒.(to knock over).2132. 这群年轻人听了这则笑话哄堂大笑.(to roar with).2143. 她很不善于见什么人说什么话.( to have no knack for).102154. 驾驶员违反交通规则,除了罚款之外,还有别的处罚办法216吗?(alternative to)2175. 为了安全起见,车上每个人都必须系上安全218带.(for the sake of).2196. 我们费了九牛二虎之力将门弄开.(to have …job to do).2207. 这个沙发一拉开,就可变成床.(to convert into).2218. 成年人学习外语的困难之一是母语的干222扰.(to interfere with).2239. 许多困在山洞里的人在救援队赶到之前就死了.(to trap).22410. 我突然明白他原来是想帮助我.(to dawn on).225VI. Reading Comprehension (38 points) Passage 1226I am one of the many city people who are always saying 227that given the choice we228would prefer to live in the country away from the dirt 229and noise of a large city. I have managed to convince mys 230elf that it weren’t for my job I would immediately head 231out for the open spaces and go back to nature in some sl 232eepy village buried in the country. But how realistic is t 233he dream?234Cities can be frightening places. The majority of the pop 235ulation live in massive tower blocks, noisy, dirty and impe11236rsonal. The sense of belonging to a community tends237to disappear when you live fifteen floors up. All you ca 238n see from your window is sky, or other blocks of flats. 239Children become aggressive and nervous—cooped up at240home all day, with nowhere to play; their mothers feel i 241solated from the rest of the242world. Strangely enough whereas in the past the inhabitant 243s of one street all knew244each other, nowadays people on the same floor in tower b 245locks don’t even say hello246to each other.247Country life, on the other hand, differs from this kind 248of isolated existence in that a sense of community generall 249y binds the inhabitants of small villages together. People 250have the advantage of knowing that there is always someone 251to turn to when they252need help. But country life has disadvantages too. While 253it is true that you may be254among friends in a village, it is also true that you ar 255e cut off from the existing and256important events that take place in cities. There’s littl 257e possibility of going to a new12258show or the latest movie. Shopping becomes a major proble 259m, and for anything260slightly out of the ordinary you have to go on and expe 261dition to the nearest large town. The city-dweller who leav 262es for the country is often oppressed by a sense of263unbearable stillness and quiet.264What, then, is the answer? The country has the advantage 265of peace and quiet, but266suffers from the disadvantage of being cut off; the city 267breeds a feeling of isolation,268and constant noise batters the senses. But one of its ma 269in advantages is that you are at the center of things, an 270d that life doesn’t come to an end at half-past nine at 271night. Some people have found (or rather bought) a compro 272mise between the two; they have273expressed their preference for the “quiet life”by leavi 274ng the suburbs and moving to275villages within commuting distance of large cities. They g 276enerally have about as277much sensitivity as the plastic flowers they leave behind 278—they are polluted with279strange ideas about change and improvement which they forc13280e on to the unwilling281original inhabitants of the villages.282What then of my dreams of leaning on a cottage gate and 283murmuring “morning”to the locals as they pass by? I’m 284keen on the idea, but you see there’s my cat, Toby, I 285’m not at all sure that he would take to all that fresh 286air and exercise in the long grass, I mean, can you see 287him mixing with all those hearty males down the farm? No 288, he would rather have the electric imitation-coal fire any 289evening.2901. We get the impression from the first paragraph that t 291he author292A used to live in the countryB used to work in 293the city294C works in the cityD lives in the co 295untry2962. In the author’s opinion, the following may cause ci 297ty people to be unhappy EXCEPT298A a strong sense of fearB lack of communication 299C housing conditionsD a sense of isolation3003. The passage implies that it is easy to buy the fol 301lowing things in the country EXCEPT14302A daily necessitiesB fresh fruits303C designer clothesD fresh vegetables3044. According to the passage, which of the following adj 305ectives best describes those people who work in large citie 306s and live in villages?307A OriginalB QuietC Arrogant308D Insensitive3095. Do you think the author will move to the country? 310A Yes, he will do soB No, he will not do so 311C It is difficult to tellD He is in two minds 312313Passage 2314Clearly if we are to participle in the society in 315which we live we must communicate with other people. A gre 316at deal of communicating is performed on a person-to-317person basis by the simple means of speech. If we travel 318in buses, buy things in shops, or eat in restaurants, we 319are likely to have conversations where we give information 320321or opinions, receive news or comment, and very likely hav 322e our views challenged by15323other members of society.324Face-to-face contact is by no means the only form of com 325munication and during326the last two hundred years the art of mass communication 327has become of one of the dominating factors of contempora 328ry society. Two things, above others, have caused the329enormous growth of the communication industry. Firstly, inv 330entiveness has led to331advances in printing, telecommunications, photography, radio 332and television.333Secondly, speed has revolutionized the transmission and rec 334eption of communicationsso that local news often takes a ba 335ck seat to national news, which itself is often336almost eclipsed by international news.337No longer is the possession of information confined to a 338privileged minority. In the last339century the wealthy man with his own library was indeed 340fortunate, but today there are public libraries. Forty years 341ago people used to flock to the cinema, but now far 342more people sit at home and turn on the TV to watch a 343programme that is being channeled into millions of homes. 34416345346Communication is no longer merely concerned with the transmi 347ssion of348information. The modern communication industry influences th 349e way people live in350society and broadens their horizons by allowing access to 351information, education and entertainment. The printing, broa 352dcasting and advertising industries are all involved353with informing,educating and entertaining.354Although a great deal of the material communicated by the 355mass media is very356valuable to the individual and to the society of which h 357e is a part, the vast modern358networkof communications is open to abuse. However, the ma 359ss media are with us forbetter, for worse, and there is n 360o turning back.3616. In the first paragraph the writer emphasizes the _____ 362of face-to-face contact in363social settings.364A natureB limitationC usefulness 365D creativity173667. It is implied in the passage that_______367A local news used to be the only source of information 368B local news still takes a significant place369C national news is becoming more popular370D international news is the fastest transmitted news3718. which of the following statement is INCORRECT?372A To possess information used to be a privilege373B Public libraries have replaced private libraries374C Communication means more than transmission375D Information influences ways of life and thinking3769. From the last paragraph we can infer that the write 377r is________.378379A indifferent to the harmful influence of the mass media 380B happy about the drastic changes in the mass media 381C pessimistic about the future of the mass media382D concerned about the wrong use of the mass media383384Passage 318385Human cloning technology could be used to reverse hear 386t attacks. Scientists387believe that they may be able to treat heart attack vict 388ims by cloning their healthy389heart cells and injecting them into the areas of the hea 390rt that have been damaged,391and other problems may be solved if human cloning and it 392s technology are not393forbidden.394With cloning, infertile couples could have children. Curren 395t treatments for infertility, in terms of percentages, are 396not very successfully. Couples go through physically and emo 397tionally painful procedures for a small chance of having ch 398ildren. Many couples run out of time and money without suc 399cessfully having children. Human cloning could make it possi 400ble for many more infertile couples to have children than 401ever before.402We should be able to clone the bone marrow for children 403and adults suffering from leukemia. This is expected to b 404e one of the first benefits to come from cloning technolog 405y.406We may learn how to switch cells on and off through clo 407ning and thus be able to cure cancer. Cloning technology c19408an be used to test for and perhaps cure gene-related disea 409ses.410The above is just a few examples of what human cloning 411technology can do for412mankind.413This new technology promises unprecedented advancement in m 414edicine if people will release their fears and let the ben 415efits begin.41610．Heart attacks can be treated with human cloning techno 417logy by___________. A removing the damaged part of the 418heart B replacing the old heart with a cloned one419C repairing the heart with cells cloned from healthy ones 420D giving the patients injections of various medicines42111. The word “infertile”(Line1, Para.2) most probably m 422eans“____________”. A unable to give birth to a child 423B with physical and emotional problemsC short of time a 424nd money425D separated from each other for long42612. According to the passage, one of the first expected 427benefits from cloning technology may be in ____________. 428A the treatment of heart attacksB the bearing of babies20429C the cure of blood diseases430D the detection of gene-related diseases43113. Cancer may be cured with the cloning technology by___ 432________. A attacking the diseased cells with healthy ones 433B controlling the growth of the cells434C detecting disordered genes in the cancel cellsD activa 435ting cancer cells by switching them on43614. According to the writer, the main problem with the d 437evelopment of human cloning technology is that___________. 438A it may be out of human control439B it has brought about few benefits so farC people sti 440ll know little about it441D people are afraid of such technology Passage 4442Ideas about education are changing in the United States. 443Education today is not just a high school diploma or a co 444llege degree. Many adults are not interested in going to c 445ollege. They are interested in other kinds of learning. For 446them, learning does not end with a diploma.447Continuing education gives these adults the opportunity to 448increase their knowledge about their own field or to lear 449n about a new field. It also gives them a chance to impr 450ove their old skills or to learn new ones.21451Scientists, mechanics and barbers can take classes to impr 452ove their work skills. If they know more or learn more, t 453hey can get a better job or earn more money.454Continuing education classes give more adults the chances 455to learn new skills. There is usually a large variety of 456classes to choose from: typing, foreign cooking, photography, 457auto repair, furniture repair, or swimming. These are only 458some of the classes available.459Some adults take classes for fun or because the class wi 460ll be useful for them. Other adults take continuing educati 461on classes to improve their own lives because they want to 462feel better about themselves463464465Almost any community college or public school system has 466a continuing education program. There are classes in schools 467, community buildings or churches. Most classes are in the 468evening, so working people can attend. The classes are us 469ually small, and they are inexpensive.47015. The new idea about education in the U.S. is that____ 471______. A. everyone should get a college degree472B. It’s no use for adults to go to college473C. a high school diploma is the end of education 47422475D. adults should go on learning after graduating f 476rom school 16. What’s the purpose for adults to continue 477their education? A. Enlarge their knowledge and learn 478new skills. B. Catch up the opportunity to get a 479higher degree. C. Learn more basic knowledge to ge 480t a diploma. D. Make themselves live a more comfort 481able life. 17. Which of the following statement is true? 482A. There are only a few continuing education class 483es available for adults.484B. Only those who want to get more money should 485go on with their education. C. People take continuin 486g education can get a good job.487D. All the people getting continuing education can 488get a good job. 18. Usually, the continuing educ 489ation program is given________. A. in a sma 490ll size and expensively B. only for working 491people492C. only in community buildings or churches 493D. by community colleges and public school 494s 19. The best title for the passage would be __ 495_______. A. Continuing Education Classes496B. The Importance of a College Degree 497C. A Good Way to Earn More Money498D. Difference Choices for Adults23499VII. Writing (15 points)500Write on ANSWER SHEET a composition of about 200 words o 501n the following topic: THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING A 502GOOD MOOD You are to write in three parts.503In the first part, state specifically what your view is. 504505In the second part, support your view with one or two r 506easons.507In the last part, bring what you have written to a natu 508ral conclusion or a summary.509Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar a 510nd appropriacy. Failure to follow the instructions may resul 511t in a loss of marks.51251351451551651751851952052152224523524525526527528试题答案529530Direction: All the Questions should be done on the Answer 531Sheet.532II.533Choose a word that best completes each of the following 534sentences: (20*1point=20points)535ACCAD ABDCC ADCAB BCAAC536III.Cloze Test (20 points) Read the following paragraph an 537d choose the correct word for each blank from the three a 538lternatives.5391―5 A C B D C 6―10 B A D A A 11―15 C 540B B DC 16―20 BD C A B IV. Translate the followin 541g paragraph into Chinese: (10 points)542逛当地超市的蔬菜水果自选区时,我感到很困惑,从标签上看它们的原产地几543乎遍及世界各地。