专升本英语试题及答案.docx

1、专升本英语试题及答案2014年英语试题Part I Listening Comprehension (20 points, 1 point each)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 7 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the quest

2、ions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D) , and decide which is the best answer.1. A) To the bank. B) To a book store. C) To a shoe store. D) To the grocers.2. A) Near the train station. B) In t

3、he countryside. C) In the city. D) Near the workplace3. A) the choice of courses B) a day course C) an evening course D) their work4. A) The pear. B) The weather. C) The sea food. D) The cold.5. A) Georges wife. B) Georges father. C) Georges brother D) Georges wifes father.6. A) She is pleased to le

4、nd him the car. B) She refuses to lend him the car.C) She agrees to lend him the car. D) She offers him the car.7. A ) Policeman and driver. B) Policeman and thief. C) Teacher and pupil. D) Director and actress.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. A) Books a room. B

5、) Reserves a room.C) Confirms his reservation. D) Tells the receptionist he has reserved a room.9. A) On Tuesday. B) Probably on Thursday. C)Three days later. D) Probably seven days later.10. A) At 7. B) At 7:30. C) At 8. D) At 6:30.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the conversation you have just hear

6、d.11. A) A conductor and a conductress. B) A bus driver and a conductress.C) The organizer of the race and a participant. D) A reporter and a conductress.12. A) A day before the race. B) A day after the race.C) Right after the race. D) A few hours after the race.13. A) She won the first prize in the

7、 cycle race.B) She bought the beautiful racing bicycle by collecting money.C) She was taught to cycle when she was five.D) She was the first conductress who won a cycle race.Section BDirections: In this section, youll hear 2 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. B

8、oth the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) Courses in British history. B) Language courses.C) Courses in s

9、ports. D) Teacher training courses.15. A) To attract more students.B) To make the courses suitable for students of all levels.C) To let the students have a good rest.D) To make the summer school more like a holiday.16. A) Because they all work very hard.B) Because their teachers are all native speak

10、ers of English.C) Because they learn not only in but also out of class.D) Because they are all advanced students.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) He was novelist. B) He was a playwright.C) He was a poet. D) He was an actor.18. A) To visit his friends. B) To visi

11、t his family.C) To attend the New York Film Festival.D) To help with the production of his play by an American TV company19. A) It was about an immigrant family from Pakistan to England.B) It was about cultural differences between Pakistan to England.C) It was about the struggle of a Pakistani youth

12、 in England.D) It was about the miserable life of the immigrants in England.20. A) He missed his plane. B) The taxi driver overslept.C) He heard a terrible accident reported over the radio.D) He would have been dead if he hadnt overslept.Part II Vocabulary and StructureDirections: There are 30 incom

13、plete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A) , B ) , C ) and D ). Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through center.21. The improvements in technology have _the prices of co

14、mputer considerably in recent months.A) brought back B) brought down C) brought on D) brought up22. As the managers private secretary, Helen has easy _ to all his correspondence.A) access B) approach C) accent D) response23. The editor asked his journalists not to _ any details in their reports of t

15、he accident.A) leave for B) leave on C) leave off D) leave out24. The party had to be_because the host went down with a bad case of flu.A) called in B) called off C) called on D) called up25. Since his wife died, he has_ himself into the research work.A) devoted B ) dedicated C) thrown D) contribute

16、d26. He has spent all his life working with mentally_people.A) disabled B ) diverged C) naked D) abolished27. The road to the island only appears when the tide has_.A) sprinkled B) receded C ) tilted D) diminished28. Environmentalists are doing everything within their power to_the impact of the oil

17、spill.A) reject B) belittle C) minimize D) reclaim29. I would always_buying a good quality car rather than a cheap one.A) appreciate B ) approve C) introduce D) recommend30. I didn t know anything about any of the books so my choice was quite_.A) arbitrary B ) obvious C) evident D) fortunate31. I fo

18、llowed her_but I still couldn t work out how to use the sewing machine.A) description B ) introduction C) instructions D) comments32. Employees are_to join the companys pension plan after a years service.A) compelled B) acquired C) responded D) regarded33. She soon_the actor who had starred in the p

19、opular movie Speed.A) specified B) realized C) justified D) identified34. We collected hundreds of_in support of not allowing cars into the city centre.A) signatures B) awareness C) stationery D) statements35. The young man struggled to _where he was at the time the murder took place.A) reflect B) r

20、espond C) resolve D) recall36. All the while he was terrified by the fear_he had cancer of the stomach.A) which B) that C) what D) such37. People found to their horror that two - thirds of the adult population in that area had _AIDS.A) contacted B ) contrasted C ) contracted D) compacted38. Though f

21、aced with many difficulties, he would not_online learning.A) give up B ) get through C) get by D) give in39. As National Day is round the corner, Shanghai is_a festive atmosphere.A) looked on B ) involved in C ) bathed in D) surrounded with40. He is so kind and easy-going that the kids go_him in a b

22、ig way.A) for B) to C) with D) off41. She seemed to be aware of the delicacy of the situation and she was taking great care not to say anything to_her companion.A) ignore B ) neglect C) charm D) embarrass42. The obvious unfairness of such poverty side by side with conspicuous affluence reminded them

23、 of their_parents back home.A) vulnerable B ) destructive C) critical D) sentimental43. Writing a letter or reading a book may appear to be _activities in which individuals exercise personal skills.A) scarce B) sophisticated C) solitary D) sincere44. He took her hand and felt the scar on her thumb,

24、_of an accident with a kitchen knife in the early days of their marriage.A) mode B) premise C) signature D) legacy45. As each black creature_and flapped away into the graying sky, she watched it, tears in her eyes.A) fluttered B) featured C) fussed D) ferried46. The moment seemed to_out endlessly, h

25、is gaze travelling across her face, her neck, her shoulder, returning to her eyes.A) stretch B) expand C) skip D) slip47. Although the poem contains such pessimistic overtones and pathetic acceptance of fate, there is hope to be found in the last two lines which seem to be_from the rest.A) taken apa

26、rt B ) set aside C ) set apart D) fallen apart48. His aim was to_pride in being black and to inspire black Americans to campaign for equal rights.A) respond B) restore C) restrain D) retreat49. A class is said rather vaguely to _a group of persons sharing similar occupations and incomes, and as a co

27、nsequence similar life-styles and beliefs.A) consist of B) contrast with C ) contribute in D) composed of50. The couple have tried hard to save their troubled marriage_their children.A) in contrast to B) rather than C) for the sake of D) regardless ofPart III Reading Comprehension Section ADirection

28、s: There are 3 passages in this par. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. Choose the correct answer and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneHow much living space does a person need? What happens when his s

29、pace requirements are not adequately met? Sociologists and psychologists are conducting experiments on rats to try to determine the effect of overcrowded conditions on man. Recent studies have shown that the behavior of rats is greatly affected by space. If rats have adequate living space, they eat

30、well, sleep well, and reproduce well. However, if their living conditions become too crowded, their behavior patterns and even their health perceptibly change. They cannot sleep or eat well, and signs of fear and tension become obvious. The more crowded they are, the more they tend to bite each othe

31、r and even kill each other. Thus for rats, population and violence are directly related. Is this a natural law for human society as well? Is adequate space not only desirable, but also essential for human survival?51. This passage is mainly about _.A) living space and behaviorB) population and living conditionsC) interesting experiments on ratsD) a natural law for human society52. What is the purpose of the experiments described in the passage?A) To determine how much living space a rat needs.B) To se