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1、最新英语专升本真题14年12014 年黑龙江省专升本英语考试题 考试日期：3 月 09 号 考试时间：09:00 -11:00 2014 年黑龙江省专升本英语（绝密 启用前） 注意事项： 1 试卷共 10 页，用钢笔或圆珠笔将答案字直接写在答题纸上，写在试题上一律无效。 2 答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。 3. 满分100分 (I) Vocabulary and Structure (1point each;20points in all ) Directions： each of the following blank1，or four choices are given. You are

2、 required to choose the most appropriate one and put the corresponding letter in the bracket before each sentence 1. To be honest with yourself is to _ yourself. （） A. look at B. do C. refuse D. respect 2. Mary enjoys a(n) _ ability to sing well.（） A. style B. unfortunate C. glad D. natural 3. Do yo

3、u always _ an English-Chinese dictionary when you come across (遇到) new words in your reading? . （） A. consider B. cheat C. consult D. contact 4. The whole composition is good _ some careless mistakes. （） A. except for B. except that C. except D. except from 5. The country is experiencing fast _ in s

4、cience and technology. （） A. moving B. speed C. development D. making 6. His white hair was in sharp _ to his dark skin. （） A. difference B. contrast C. opposite D. background 7. The little girl got much _ from her father when she told him about her pains.（） A. detail B. recognize C. sympathy D. tea

5、ch 8. We were all _ to hear the news that Tom, the silly boy, had won an award. （） A. fluent B. rude C. amazed D. successful 9. The president was invited to address the audience at the opening _ of the Olympic Games. （） A. ceremony B. speech C. meeting D. celebration 10. He is more _ for the job tha

6、n the other candidates because he has more experience in this field. （） A. favorable B. suitable C. equal D. qualifying 11. When his team arrived on _, there was a loud cheer (欢呼).（） A. court B. floor C. place D. ground 12. Ive learned from my uncle that dogs _ people by their smell. （） A. improve B

7、. recognize C. expect D. teach 13. Charlie thinks money will _ all his problems. （） A. perform B. solve C. score D. force 14. The sudden lightning (闪电) _ me so much that I dropped the cup. （） A. stopped B. pushed C. scared D. made 15. While I was walking alone down the street, three men came up to m

8、e and asked me for _ to the beach. （） A. contacts B. contents C. materials D. directions 16. After writing the letter, she put it in the _ and sealed (封) it.（） A. cover B. sheet C. envelope D. box 17. You should read more books to enlarge (扩大) your _.（） A. vocabulary B. memory C. brain D. score 18.

9、Jack is among the brightest of his _: he can speak several foreign languages and has won three national prizes.（） A. honor B. ability C. generation D. edge 19. They were _ to hear that their son had been arrested for taking drugs.（） A.wandered B. ruined C. prepared D. shocked 20. Unfortunately, we n

10、ow have plenty of _ that many children do not do half as well on tests as they actually could if they tried. （） A. evidence B. blocks C. suitability D. instruction (II) Cloze (2 point each; 20 points in all) Every culture has its own body language, and children understand and learn its _21_, along w

11、ith words. For example, a Frenchman talks and moves in French ways, while an Englishman and a _22_ American cross their legs very differently. It is also interesting to note that in talking, Americans are likely to end a sentence with a dropping of the head or hand, as well as with a lowering of the

12、 _23_. They finish up a question with a raise of the hand, a lift of the _24_, or a widening of the eyes. Whats_25_, there are regional phrases too; an expert can sometimes pick out a _26_ of Wisconsin just by the way a person uses his or her eyebrows during conversations. Everything from your sex,

13、_27_ background, social class, and communication style all influences your body language. A person who truly knows two languages uses both body languages too. A good example of this is New Yorks famous _28_, Fiorello La Guardia, who communicated in English, Italian and Yiddish. When films of his _29

14、_are run without sound, its not too difficult to tell from his gestures the language being spoken. In fact, one of the reasons English _30_ foreign films often seem flat is that the gestures just dont match the language. （ ）21.A. values B. important C. meanings D. cultural （ ）22. A.man B. male C. wo

15、man D. people （ ）23. A. eyelids B. eyelashes C. chin D. eyes （ ）24. A. chest B.arm C.leg D. chin （ ）25. A. more B.much C. up D.wrong （ ）26. A. citizen B.native C.place D. couple （ ）27. A. family B.national C.fascial D. racial （ ）28. A. major B. mayor C.provost D. dean （ ）29. A. talks B. speaks C. sa

16、ys D. speeeches （ ）30. A.played B.dubbed C. peformed D. edited (III)阅读理解(2 point each; 30 points in all) Task 1 In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of Ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted of saying poetry aloud or giving speeches. I

17、n the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject. This custom exists today as part of the process of testing candidates (考生) for the doctors degree.

18、Generally , however, modern examinations are written. The written examination, where all Students are tested on the on the same questions, was probably not known until the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and the development of modern Industry,

19、 A room full of candidates for a state examination, timed exactly by electric clocks and Carefully watched over by managers, resembles a group of workers at an automobilefactory. Certainly, , during examinations teachers and students are expected to act like machines. One type of test ins sometimes

20、called an objective test . It is intended to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up an objective test the teacher writhes a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look l

21、ike answers to students who have not learned the material properly. 31. In the Middle Ages students（） A. took objective tests B. were timed by electric clocks C. specialized in one subject D. never wrote exams 32. The main idea of paragraph 3 is that （） A. workers now take examinations B. the popula

22、tion has grown C. there are only written exams today D. examinations are now written and timed 33. The kind of exams where students must select answers are （） A. personal B. spoken C. objective D. written 34. Modern industry must have developed（） A. before the Middle Ages B. in Greece of Rome C. aro

23、und the 19 th century D. machines to take tests 35. It may be concluded that testing（） A. should test only opinions B. has hanged since the Middle Ages C. should always be written D. is given only in factories Task 2 For millions of people around the world, the very word Christmas brings warmth and

24、joy to their hearts and homes. To some, it is simply a very popular holiday. But for many, it honors the birth of Jesus Christ. Here is a brief history of Christmas and some of the traditions connected with it. Why December 25th? Well, during the first two centuries after Jesus death, Christmas was

25、not celebrated at all. Various attempts were made to determine the date of birth of Jesus, and at first, May 20th became the favored date. By the middle of the fourth century, however, Pope Julius selected December 25th as the day on which to celebrate Christs birth. Before that, December 25th had b

26、een a widely celebrated day in the Roman world. On that date, people honored a Roman sun god. Many modern Christmas customs, such as having a tree in the house and preparing special meals, came from this ancient celebration. Lets decorate the tree! The Christmas tree tradition was started in Germany

27、 in the late fifteenth century. At that time, there was a popular theater play which included a fir tree hung with apples. Today, more than 80 percent of American families buy and decorate a tree at Christmas. How many Christmas cards do you usually send? The first commercial Christmas cards were ma

28、de in London in 1843. A rich man paid an artist to design a card. He then proudly sent it to his friends and relatives to wish them a Merry Christmas. It was a good idea and it soon caught on. Today, Americans exchange millions of Christmas cards every year. Santa Claus is coming to town! St. Nichol

29、as was the original Santa Claus or Father Christmas. He was widely known as a kind man who loved children. After his death, a story developed that he used to visit children on Christmas Eve and give them presents. When the Dutch people came to live in America many years ago, they brought their St. N

30、icholas, or Sinter Klaas in Dutch, with them. Sinter Klaas is therefore where we get the name Santa Claus. Whats in that stocking? According to the story, the practice of hanging up stockings is connected with St. Nicholas. It is believed that St. Nicholas learned about a man who was hopelessly in d

31、ebt. He also learned that the man and his daughters were about to be sold as slaves. Nicholas went to the mans home at night and threw a bag of gold through the mans window. The bag of gold landed in one of the daughters stockings that had been hung up to dry. Today, all the above traditions are still kept as ways of celebrating Christmas. 36. Lots of people celebrate Christmas to（）