2017年陕西省普通高等教育专升本招生考试（样题）大学英语注意事项：1.考生领到试题后，须按规定在试题上填写姓名、准考证号和座位号。

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I. Vocabulary and Grammar (40 points)Directions: In this part, there are 40 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1. It was in 1960 a Chinese athlete first put out the national flag of China on Mount Qomolangma.A. whenB. thatC. whichD. in which2. 1'11 never forget the days we spent together in the country.A. thatB. on whichC. whenD. on that3.His bag is nicer than in his class.A.any other studentB. any other student'sC. any other studentsD. any student's4.In our country every boy and every girl the right to get educated.D. areA.has5.一Would you like some coffee一Yes, please. By the way, do you have any milk 1 prefer coffee milk.A.FromD. forB.6.Not until Mr. Smith came to China what kind of country it is.A.he knewB. he didn't knowC. did he knowD. that he knew7. Go straight into the cave find out what's in there,A.don't you you C. will you D. can you8. It's time for to the Palace Museum with Susan Wilson.A.I goingB. I to goC. me goingD. me to go9.一 does your school have sports meeting一Twice a year.A.How oftenB. How soonC. How longD. How many times10.Your composition is very good a few spelling and grammar mistakes.B. except for D. except that11.John plays football , if not better than David.well B. as well as C. so well D. so well asenjoy learning English it takes me a lot of time.A.Unless D. for13.When we were watching TV, its screen suddenly went blank and a puff of smoke rose into the air. The TV broke down and it needed .A.to repair D. being repaire14.The boy said he wouldn't eat , which meant he was full.A.any longerB. no longerC. any moreD. no more15.Nobody noticed the thief slip into the shop, because the lights happened to .A.put outB. turn outC. give outD. go out16.. Many Europeans __ the continent of Africa in the 19th century.A.ExplodedB.explored D. expanded17.一Need he come a little earlier一Yes, he _ .A.can't18.The lady is always in white at the party.A.wearing C. worn D. dressed19. They 3,000 English words by the end of next month.A.LearnedB. had learnedC. will learnD. will have learned20.Roy made several kites, but of them can fly really high in the sky.A.neither D. most21.The Chinese, like most of the Asians, rice.A.live with on C. live under D. live for22."I'm tired and I having a good rest," he said.A.feel likeB. tend to D. try23.Mr. Wang has taught these students for three years, so he is quite them.A.strange toB. frightened ofC. fearful ofD. familiar with24. we are having these days!A. What good weatherB. How a good weathera good weather D. How good weather25. in a peasant family, Jack always likes the farm work.A. Brought inB. Brought upC. Brought aboutD. Brought out26. His honesty is . Nobody can doubt it.A. in questionB. out of the questionC. out of questionD. beside the questior27. The police are the records of all those involved in the crime.A. looking intoB. looking afterC. looking outD. looking on28.John knowledge of radio just by staying around the radio station.A.made upB.B. looked upC. took upD. picked up29. Psychological studies show that some people are quick-tempered ,.A.at heartB. on purposeC. in personD. by nature30.In my opihion, your work does not what I expected of you.A.catch up withB. add up toC. come up toD. go in for31.I broke my relationship with John because he was always finding with me.A.error D. Failure32. Jack is good, kind, hard-working and intelligent. ，I can't speak too high-ly of him.A. As a resultB. By the wayC. On the wholoD. In a word33.The persons that have the greatest influence children are their teachers.A.In D. to34.It was the largest experiment we had ever had; it six hours.A.Ended D. lasted35.She accused the man breaking into her house.A.Of D. with36.I'm afraid you have no but to come along with us.A.Possibility D. selectionnguage has always been一as the phrase goes一the mirror to society. English is no ．A. Explanation D. expectation38. There was a large box behind the door and Peter couldn't -- falling over it in the darkness.A.Help D. prevent39.Children are likely to get if no one cares about their upbringing.A.out of handB. out of orderC. out of placeD. out of work40.The old man got into the of storing money under the bed.A.Tradition D. customⅡ. Reading Comprehension(50 points)Directions:There are 4 passages in this part, each passage is followed by some ques-tions or unfinishedstatements. For each of them, there are four choices marked A, B,C, and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneLearning how to write is like taking a course in public speaking. I'd ask whether anyone in class had ever taken such a course. Invariably a few hands would go up."What did you learn in that course" I would ask."Well, the main thing was learning how to face an audiencO--not to be inhibited （拘谨；抑制) ... not to be nervous---"Exactly, when you take a course in public speaking nowadays, you don't hear much about grammar and vocabulary. Instead, you're taught how not to be afraid or embar-rassed, how to speak without a prepared script, and how to reach out to the live audi-ence before you. is a matter of overcoming your longstanding nervous inhibitions.It is the same in writing. The point of the whole thing is to overcome your nervous inhibitions, and to break through the invisible barrier that separates you from the per-son who'll read what you wrote. You must learn to sit in front of your typewriter or dictating machine and reach out to the person at the other end of the line.Of course, in public speaking, with the audience right in front of you, the problem is easier. You can look at them and talk to them directly. In writing, you're alone. It needs an effort of your experience or imagination to take hold of that other person and talk to him or her. But that effort is necessary or at least it's necessary until you've reached the point when you quite naturally and unconsciously "talk on paper".41. The main task of a public speech course is to .A.teach spoken-language experienceB. teach how to use gestures to assist speechC. help the learners overcome nervousnessD. teach how to control the volume of the speaker's voice42.Learning how to write is similar to learning how to speak in public in that a writer should .A.overcome his or her nervousness in the first placeB. watch his or her grammar and vocabularyC. collect a' lot of data before writingD. take hold of a reader and talk to him or her before writing43.In the author's opinion, _ _.A.writing needs more experience and skill than public speakingB. both writing and public speaking require effortC. writing is imaginativeD. public speaking is not so natural as writing44.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passageA.Not many students feel the need to learn public speaking.B. Training is necessary before you can speak with script.C. In public speaking, the audience are more nervous than the speaker.D. Writing is just like making a public speech on paper.45.This selection is mainly about learning how to ___.A.make a public speechB.B. talk on paperC. behave properly in public speechD. express strong emotion on paperPassage TwoIn the modern technological world the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive. Resources on land are beginning to grow less. The sea, however, still offers hope to supply many of man's needs. The riches of the sea yet to be developed by man's technology are impressive. Oil and gas explorations have existed for nearly thirty years. Valuable amounts of minerals such as iron, nickel, and copper and so on exist on the ocean floor, ready to be mined.Fish farming promises to be a good way to produce large quantities of food. The culture of fish and shellfish is an ancient skill practiced in the past mainly by Oriental peoples.Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy. Experts. believe that the warm temperature of the ocean can be used way similar to the steam in a steam-ship. Ocean currents and waves offer possible use as a source of energy such as hydroe-lectric power.Technology is enabling man to explore ever deeper under the sea. The new under-sea technology is providing divers with diving suits and undersea chambers that kept at sea level pressure. The development of strong, new materials has made this possible.The technology to harvest the sea continues to improve. By the year 2000, experts believe that the problems to exploit the food, minerals, and energy sources of the sea will be largely solved, 46.What is the best title for the passageof Man B. Sources of EnergyC. Sea HarvestD. Sea Exploring Technology47.According to the author, technology for exploring the sea is important because .A.man cannot travel farther into spaceB. resources on land are running shortC. it's a lot of fun diving into the seaD. ancient people used to explore the sea48.Why does the author mention a steamshipA.To indicate that it is warmer in the ocean than on land.B. To show that a steamship is better than other kinds of ship.C. To argue that man should use steamships more than other means of transporta-tion.D. To illustrate that man can make use of sources of energy from the sea.49.It can be inferred from the passage that .A.man hasn't completely developed the riches of the seaB. technology for exploring the sea has been solvedC. planting rice in the sea will be made possible in a short timeD. in the near future man can live on the ocean floor50.The word "exploit" in the last paragraph could best be replaced by ____.A.Evaluate D. scatterPassage ThreeYour passport is your official identification as an American citizen. In America,most people never consider obtaining a passport unless they are planning a trip out of the country. In Europe, where travel from one country to another is much more com-mon, almost everyone 'carries a passport. A passport is the final proof of identity in al-most everyi county in the world.In 1979 almost 15 million Americans held passports. Most of these passports were obtained to travel outside the country because, except for a few Western nations, pass-ports are required tt> enter every country. And if you travel abroad, you must have a valid passport to reenter the country.When traveling abroad, you will need a passport for identification when exchanging dollars for francs or marks or other foreign currency. . You may also need your passport to use a credit card', buy an airplane ticket or check into a hotel. As a passport is an of-ficial U. S. document, it is valuable as identification in any emergency overseas, such as floods, fires or war.Don't confuse passports and visas. Whereas a passport is issued by a country to its citizens, a visa is official permission to visit a country granted by the government of that country. For some years, many countries were dropping their visa requirements, but that trend has reversed.. Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela now require visas from U. . They may be obtained from the embassy of the country you wish to visit.Passport applications are available at passport agency offices in large cities like Bos-ton, New York, or Chicago. In smaller cities, applications are available at post offices and at federal courts; To get your first passport, you must submit the application in person, along with a birth certificate and two pictures.51.The main purpose of this passage is to .A.discuss traveling in other countriesB. distinguish between passports and visasC. discuss the financial uses of a passportD. provide information about passports52.Passports are beneficial for .A.exchanging currency ·B. using a credit cardC. checking into hotelsD. all of the above53. We can conclude from the passage that .A.every country requires a visa from a foreign citizenB. not every country requires a visa from a foreign citizenC. only countries like Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela now requirb visas from U. S. citizensD. passports are obtained at the embassy once you' enter a country54. The passage suggests that .A.most people don't realize how important passports areB. passports aren't important once you are in the country you've visitC. passports are simple to obtain through the mailD. passports are obtained at the embassy once you enter a country55. As used in this passage, the word "valid" in the second paragraph means .D. IllegalPassage FourI hear many parents complain that their teenage children are rebelling. I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own two feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are all taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out on their own, most of them are clutching at one another's hands for reassurance.They say they want to dress as they please, but all of them wear the same set off in new directions in music, but all of them end up huddled round listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in this and that way is that the crowd is doing it. They have cbme out of their cocoon （茧)into a larger cocoon.It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and go his or her own way. These days every teenager can learn from the adver-tisements what a teenager should have and be. And many 's parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds up to a great bar-rier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that 't care to share at once with your classmates. Well,go to it. Find yourself. Be your-self. Popularity will come with the people who respect you for who you are. That's the only kind of popularity that really counts.56.The author's purpose in writing this passage is to tellA.readers how to be popular with people aroundB. teenagers how to learn to decide things for themselvesC. parents how to control and guide their childrenD. people how to understand and respect each other57.According to the author, many teenagers think they are brave enough to act on their own, but, in fact, most of them .A.have much difficulty understanding each otherB. lack confidenceC. dare not cope with problems single-handedD. are very much afraid of getting lost58.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT trueA.There is no popularity that really counts.B. What many parents are doing is in fact hindering their children from finding their own paths.C. It is not necessarily bad for a teenager to disagree with his or her classmates.D. Most teenagers claim that they want to do what they like to, but they are actu-ally doing the same.59.The author thinks of advertisements as .A.convincing D. authoritative60.During the teenage years, one should learn to .A. differ from others in as many ways as possibleB. get into the right season and become popularC. find one's real selfD. rebel against parents and the popularity waveⅢ . Cloze (20 points)Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the pas-sage and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Different people have different hobbies. People _ 61 hobbies because these activ-ities 62 enjoyment, friendship, knowledge, and relaxation. Sometimes they even yield financial 63 . Hobbies help people relax after 64 0f hard work, and pro-vide a 65 between work and play. Hobbies also offer interesting activities for per-sons who have retired. 66 , rich or poor, old or young, sick or well, can follow a satisfying hobby, 67 . his age, position, or a person's rnental and physical health. Doctors have found that hobbies are 68 in helping patients 69 from physical or mental illness. Hobbies give bedridden or wheel-chair patients something to do, and provide interests that 70 them from thinking about themselves. Many hospitals treat patients by 71 them take up interesting hobbies or early times, most people were 72 busy making a 73 to have many hob-hies. But some persons who had 74 did enjoy hobbies. People today have more time than ever before for hobbies. Machines and automation have 75 the amount of time they must spend 76 their jobs. Hobbies provide _ 77 for workers who do the same monotonous（单调的)task all day long. More people are retiring than ever before at an earlier 78 . Those who have developed hobbies never need to worry abouf 79 t0 80 their newly-found leisure hours.. take in B. take up C. take at D. take forInclude D. spreadprofitD. routessignificanceNo one D. Every oneof B. despite of C. regardless of D. because ofD. inevitablerecoverkeepenablingratherOccupationEsteemfallenforhealthstagewhether. use out B. do with C. work on D. pass onⅣ . Translation (20 points)Directions: In this part, there is one passage in English. Read the passage carefully and translateit into Chinese.As a developing country, China is confronted with the dual task of developing the economy and protecting the environment. Starting from its national conditions, China has, in the process af promoting its overall modernization program, made environmental protection one of its basic policies, regarded the realization of sustainable economic de-velopment as an important strategy and meanwhile, carried out throughout the country campaigns for pollution prevention and treatment as well as ecological environmental protection,Over the 35 years since its adoption of reform and opening policy, China's gross na-tional product has achieved an average annual growth of around io percent, while its en-vironment has basically ceased from deteriorating. Practice has shown that China's enf deavor in striking a balance between economic development and environmental protec-tion has been effective.As a member of the international community, China, while making great efforts to protect its ownenvironment, has taken an active part in international environmental protection affairs to promote international cooperation in environmental protection, and earnestly fulfilled her international obligations. A11 these have given full expression to the sincerity and determination of the Chinese government and people to protect the global environment.Mankind still faces, a great many dif-ficulties in solving the problems of the environ-ment and development, and there is a grand task to perform and a long way to go. Chi-na will, as it did in the past, cooperate with other countries of the world and strive for the protection of the environment for human survival, for the happiness and prosperity of humanity, and for the benefits of our childrenV. Writing( 20 points)Directions: For this part, you are required to write a composition of 120 t0 180 writing should be based on the title and outline given below.Life in the Modern World1.现代社会人们所享受到的高科技发展所带来的各种福利；2.高科技发展也给人们带来了种种难以承受的压力；3.不管怎样，人类的前途是光明的。