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成考专升本英语试题及答案解析
2011年成考专升本英语试题及答案解析
2011年成人高等学校招生全国统一考试专升本
英语
第一卷(选择题,共125分)
I.Phonetics(5points)
Directions:
Ineachofthefollowinggroupsofwords,therearefourunderlinedlettersorlettercombinationsmarkedA,B,CandD.Comparetheunderlinedpartsandidentifytheonethatisdifferentfromtheothersinpronunciation.MarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
1.A.grandB.gravityC.gratitudeD.grateful
2.A.theaterB.threatC.threadD.treasure
3.A.laughB.weighC.toughD.rough
4.A.guiltB.buildC.guideD.guitar
5.A.lambB.bombingC.combD.ambition
II.VocabularyandStructure(15points)
Directions:
Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
6.—Haveyoueverplayedbridge?
—Yes.We_____onweekendswhenIwasincollege.
A.wouldhaveplayedB.shouldhaveplayed
C.usedtoplayD.hadplayed
7.Wouldyoupleaseletmefinishmywords?
Don't_____inthemiddleofasentence.
A.putmeoffB.cutmeoff
C.keepmeoffD.getmeoff
8.Anewspaperheadlineconcerningnewenergydevelopment___hisattentionandhewasmuchinterestedinmakinginvestmentinit.
A.gaveB.caughtC.turnedD.paid
9.Theirexperiment________,TomandMarysetouttowritethereportontheresults.
A.doneB.tobedone
C.beingdoneD.willbedone
10.Aftertheparty,wehadtotidyupthekitchen,whichwasa(n)_____mess.
A.exactB.entireC.definiteD.complete
11.Inthefirstsemester,Iaskedmyteacher______.
A.whatcoursesshouldItakeB.whatcoursesIshouldtake
C.IshouldtakewhatcoursesD.shouldItakewhatcourses
12.Thereare______fewercustomtailorsanddressmakersintheU.S.thaninEuropeancountries.
A.soB.veryC.farD.too
13.Youmustn'tgounlesseitheryourfatherorI_______withyou.
A.comeB.comesC.cameD.hascome
14.Inourview,theroot______ofthecrimeproblemispovertyandunemployment.
A.solutionB.reasonC.causeD.fact
32.A.sayB.speakC.tellD.talk
33.A.unitedB.relatedC.contactedD.associated
34.A.moreB.thatC.lessD.so
35.A.ashamedB.disappointedC.satisfiedD.pleased
IV.ReadingComprehension(60points)
Directions:
Therearefivereadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfourquestions.ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseonebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
PassageOne
Junecameandthehay(干草)wasalmostreadyforcutting.OnMidsummer'sEve,whichwasaSaturday,Mr.JoneswentintoWillingtonandgotsodrunkattheRedLionthathedidnotcomebackuntilmiddayonSunday.Hismenhadmilkedthecowsintheearlymorningandthenhadgoneoutchattingwithoutbotheringtofeedtheanimals.WhenMr.Jonesgotback,heimmediatelywenttosleepontheliving-roomsofawiththe"NewsoftheWorld"overhisface.Wheneveningcame,theanimalswerestillnotfed.Atlast,theycouldstandnolonger.Oneofthecowsbrokeintothedoorofthestorehousewithherhornsandalltheanimalsbegantohelpthemselvestothegrains.
ItwasjustthenthatMr.Joneswokeup.Thenextmomentheandhisfourmenwereinthestorehousewithwhipsintheirhands,whippinginalldirections.Thiswasmorethanthehungryanimalswouldbear.Together,thoughnothingofthekindhadbeenplannedbeforehand,theyjumpedupontheirmasters.Mr.Jonesandhismensuddenlyfoundthemselvesbeingstruckwiththehornsandkickedfromallsides.Thesituationwasquiteoutoftheircontrol.Theyhadneverseentheseanimalsactlikethisbefore.Thissuddenrebellionofthecreatures,whichtheywereusedtobeatingandwhippingjustastheychose,frightenedthem.Afteronlyamomentortwo,theygaveuptryingtodefendthemselves.Aminutelaterallfiveofthemwereinfullfrightdowntheroadwiththeanimalsrunningafterthemjoyfully.
36.Thefourmendidnotfeedthecowsbecause_______.
A.theyhadnotcutthehayyetB.Mr.Joneswasn'tathome
C.theydidnothavetimetofeedthemD.thecowshadfedthemselves
37.Thecowsbrokeintothestorehousebecause______.
A.theydidnotliketheirmastersB.Mr.Jonesforgottolockthedoor
C.theywerekeptinthecow-housetoolongD.theyweretoohungrytowaitforthefeed
38.Whatdidthefivemenfinallydowiththecows?
A.Theychasedanddrovethecowsaway.B.Theycontinuedbeatingthecows.
C.Theygaveupdefenseandranaway.D.Theygave·inandfedthecows.
39.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.
A.thecowsoftenranouttolookforfood
B.thecowsoftenhadfightswiththeirmasters
C.Mr.Jonesandhismenoftenbeatthecows
D.Mr.Jonesandhismenoftenforgottofeedthecows
PassageTwo
ItwassunriseonanAugustmorningwhenthecaptainandhiscrewcasttheirnetssome50milessouthofLouisianaintheGulfofMexico.Asthenetwaspulledover,thecontentspouredoutfollowedbyexcitedcriesof"Coins!
Coins!
"Thefishermenquicklyrealizedtheyhadrealizedafisherman'sdream:
sunkentreasure!
Andnotjustanytreasure,butearlyAmericansilverdollarsthathadgonedown210yearsearlier.
In1784,attheendoftheAmericanRevolutionaryWar,aheavilyarmedshipwasboundfortheportofNewOrleans.OnboardwasafortuneinSpanishSilverDollars.HundredsofthousandsofthemwereloadedforthetriptoNewOrleans,yetnotasingleonearrived.Withnosurvivorsfromtheill-fatedvoyage,historianscanonlyguessatwhathappened.Somesaypowerfulstormstookherdownwhileothersspeculateitwastreasure-hungrypirates(海盗).Whateverhappened,thesecret-alongwithatreasurevaluednear$100,000,000intoday'sdollars-wassenttoawaterygravesome300feetbelowtheocean'ssurface.
SpanishSilverDollarswerethefavoritecoinsofcolonialAmericans.Widelyusedandacceptedaspaymentinthethirteencolonies,theUnitedStatesgovernmentgavethemthestatusofofficiallegaltender.Unfortunately,eventhoughtheywerestruckinlargequantities,notmanyofthemsurvivetoday.AftertheCivilWar,thegovernmentwithdrewthemfromcirculationandtheyweremelteddown.
Duetothehistoricdiscoveryofthistreasure,GovMint.comisreleasingthesecoinstothepublicforanamazinglylowprice.Foralimitedtime,thoseauthenticsilverdollarsarepricedat$49plusshippingandhandling—adramaticreductionfromthemarketpriceofthiscoinanywhereelseworldwide.
40.WhatsurprisedthefishermenonanAugustmorning?
A.Theirnetcontainedabigstrange-lookingfish.
B.Theyfoundthetreasuresunken210yearsago.
C.Theyfoundsomepiecesofasunkenshipinthenet.
D.Theirnetsuddenlygotcaughtbysomethingdeepinthewater.
41.WhathappenedtotheshipheadingforNewOrleansin1784?
A.Loadedwithtoomuchcargo,ithitontherocks.
B.Robbedbypirates,itlost$100,000,000'sworthofgoods.
C.Itdisappearedbutnobodyknewexactlywhathadhappened.
D.Itwascaughtinaterriblestormandwentdownintotheocean.
42.Whatdoweknowabout"SpanishSilverDollars"?
A.Todayonecoinequalsto49dollarsintheworldmarket.
B.TheywerewidelyusedinAmericaaftertheCivilWar.
C.Issuedinsmallamounts,notmanyofthemsurvive.
D.Theywereofficiallyacceptedinthe13colonies.
43.Inwhichsectionofamagazinewouldyouprobablyfindthisarticle?
A.Sports.B.Housing.C.History.D.Fashion.
PassageThree
Theenvironmentaffectsthewaypeopleinteract.Toexaminethisconclusion,tworesearchers"decorated"threerooms:
Oneroomwasrefurnishedtolookugly.Thesecondroomwasintendedtolookaverage.Thethirdroomwasdesignedtobebeautiful.Individualswerethenaskedtositinoneofthethreeroomsandrateseveralpicturesofpeople'sfaces.Theresultsindicatedthattheenvironmenthasasignificanteffectonthewaypeopleratedthefaces.Subjectsinthebeautifulroomgavethepictureshigherratesthandidsubjectsintheuglyroom.Inaddition,subjectsintheuglyroomfoundthetaskmoreunpleasantandboringthandidsubjectsinthebeautifulroom.Subjectsassignedtotheuglyroomattemptedtoleavesoonerthandidsubjectsassignedtothebeautifulroom.
Colorisoneenvironmentalfactorthatcanaffectyourmoodandevenyourabilitytoconcentrate.Oneresearcherconcludedthatthemostpleasantcolors,listedinorderofpreference,wereblue,green,purple,redandyellow.Thecolorslistedfrommosttoleastarousingwerered,orange,yellow,violet,blue,andgreen.
Lightingalsoaffectsbehavior.Elegantrestaurantswithdimlightingcreateamoodofintimacy(亲密)thatencouragesconversation.Thebrightlightsofanofficeorclassroom,ontheotherhand,arouseandstimulatethinking.
Roomdecoration,color,lighting,andevenmusicandtemperatureallinfluencecommunicationwithothers;butthereisnoall-purposeenvironment.Theidealenvironmentdependsonthetaskthatwillbeperformedaswellasontheneedsandexpectationsofthosepresent.ThesameenvironmentalfactorsthatencouragelivelyconversationanddancingataNewYear'sEvepartycannotbeexpectedtocreateasereneclimateinwhichtostudyforfinalexams.
44.Paragraph1showsthatsubjectsintheuglyroomtendtobe______.
A.lesspatientB.lessconsiderate
C.moreenthusiasticD.moreconfident
45.Whichcoloristhemosthelpfulforkeepingagoodmood?
A.Green.B.Blue.
C.Orange.D.Red.
46.Whateffectcandimlightsofaneatingenvi