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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
15.—Ididn’tgotoclasslastnightbecausemycarbrokedown.
—You_______mine.Iwasn'tusingit.
A.couldborrowB.mayborrow
C.couldhaveborrowedD.mayhaveborrowed
16.Nelsonisacreativeliarwhoisalwaysmaking______unusualexcusesfornotdoinghiswork.
A.acrossB.awayC.offD.up
17.Theydemandedthatthegovernment_______allpoliticalprisonersinthenexttwodays.
A.freeB.freedC.willfreeD.wouldfree
18.Sinceyoufeelsostronglyaboutthismatter,youshouldmakeyourviews___toothercommitteemembers.
A.knowB.knowingC.beingknownD.known
19._____Icouldsayanythingmore,Holmeshadrushedofftowardsthedoor.
A.BeforeB.AfterC.WhenD.As
20.Therearen'tmanywildpandas______intheworldtoday.
A.liveB.livingC.toliveD.lived
III.Cloze(30points)
Directions:
Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatismostsuitableandmarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Scientistshavebeenstrugglingtofindoutthereasonbehindblushing(脸红).Whywouldhumansevolve(进化)a21thatputsusatasocialdisadvantageby22ustorevealthatwehavecheatedorlied?
CharlesDarwinpointedoutthat23allpeopleofallracesblush,animalsdonot.Whenitcametoexplainingthereason,hewas24aloss.Thathasnotstoppedothersfromtrying.
One25isthatblushingstartedoutasawaytoshowweobeyauthoritativemembersofthegroup.Later,asoursocialinteractionsbecame26complex,itbecameinvolvedwithhigher,self-conscious27suchasguilt,shameandembarrassment.Thiswouldseemtoputindividualsatadisadvantage,butblushingmightactuallymakeapersonmore28orsociallydesirable.
29thatwomenblushmorethanmen,oneuniversityresearchersuggeststhatblushingmighthaveevolvedasawayforwomento30theirhonestytomensoastowintheirsupportinraisingchildren.Somezoologistsalsothinkblushingcouldhaveemergedasawaytofostertrust."Ifyouweretogohunting31astone-facedpartner,youcouldnever32whathewants.“hesays.Onceblushingbecame33withembarrassment,anyonewhodidnotblushmighthavebeenatadisadvantagebecauseweare34likelytotrustsomeonewhoappearsnevertofeel35aboutanything.
21.A.responseB.replyC.reflectionD.recall
22.A.forbiddingB.forcingC.encouragingD.preventing
23.A.whenB.whileC.sinceD.because
24.A.onB.inC.atD.of
25.A.suggestionB.adviceC.solutionD.question
26.A.apparentlyB.completelyC.awkwardlyD.increasingly
27.A.moodsB.sensesC.emotionsD.tempers
28.A.privilegedB.embarrassedC.energeticD.attractive
29.A.NotingB.ProvidingC.AssumingD.Hoping
30.A.assureB.approveC.confirmD.demonstrate
31.A.forB.withC.byD.as
down210yearsearlier.
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.Whateffectcandimlightsofaneatingenvironmentbringabout?
A.Arousingactivethinking.B.Improvingworkefficiency.
C.CreatingatenseatmosphereD.Stimulatingtalksamongpeople.
47.Theunderlinedword"serene"inthelastsentenceisclosestinmeaningto______.
A.seriousandgraveB.calman