成人高考专升本英语考试真题及参考答案.docx

1、成人高考专升本英语考试真题及参考答案2008年成人高考专升本英语考试真题及参考答案一、Phonetics (5 points)?Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C and D.Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation.Mar

2、k your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET .1. 选出下面读音不同的选项()。A waterB porterC daughterD laughter参考答案：D2. 选出下面读音不同的选项()。A nakedB addictedC smelledD rested参考答案：C3. 选出下面读音不同的选项()。A structureB mixtureC gestureD mature参考答案：D4. 选出下面读音不同的选项()。A honestB chestC harvestD forest参考答案：B

3、5. 选出下面读音不同的选项()。A featherB leatherC strengthenD southern参考答案：C二、Vocabulary and Structure (15 points)?Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section.For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresp

4、onding letter on ANSWER SHEET .6. -Bradford graduated from college with honors at a very young age.-He _ have been an outstanding student.A mustB couldC shouldD might参考答案：A7. None of us called the police when the two cars collided, _?A didnt weB dont weC did weD do we参考答案：C8. Not only I but also Dou

5、glas and Miranda _ fond of watching television.A amB isC areD be参考答案：C9. -May I have the _ of dancing with you, Madame?-Yes, of course.A pleasureB joyC rightD desire参考答案：A10. Our president made a(n) _ speech at the opening ceremony of the sports meeting which encouraged the sportsmen greatly.A indif

6、ferentB inspiringC flatD dry参考答案：B11. Diana was reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, completely _ in the mysterious world.A being lostB having lostC lostingD lost参考答案：D12. If I had known you werent coming. I _ a cake.A would not bakeB did not bakeC will not have bakedD would not have baked参考

7、答案：D13. Staying in a four-star hotel for a night costs_ renting a house in the suburb for a month.A twice as much asB twice moreC as much as twiceD as much twice as参考答案：A14. In winter, traffic accidents occur_ on the highway.A frequentlyB suddenlyC usuallyD rapidly参考答案：A15. Only when I began to do i

8、t _ that I had made a mistake.A I realizedB I had realizedC did I realizeD would I realize参考答案：C16. It was three weeks later _ he heard the news.A whichB thatC afterD when参考答案：B17. He _ live in a remote and underdeveloped country than in this modern but noisy city.A prefers toB likes toC had betterD

9、 would rather参考答案：D18. _, Sam knows lots of things about philosophy.A As he is youngB As young he isC Young as is heD Young as he is参考答案：D19. Today the energy problem becomes critical. It _ an immediate solution.A calls onB calls forC calls upD calls at参考答案：B20. Dr. Zhang was always _ the poor and t

10、he sick, his private clinic often providing them with free medical care.A tended byB absorbed inC concerned aboutD reminded of参考答案：C三、Cloze (20 points)Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your a

11、nswer by blackening the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET .The first snowboards were made in the 1960s. However, it was in the late 70s that they became more_21_. Throughout the80s, more and more people began taking up the sport, even though snowboards were not allowed on most ski hills. _22_ its

12、 earlier problems, snowboarding is now the worlds _23_ growing winter sport and most resorts(度假地)welcome snowboards.In 1963, a Grade 8 student named Tom Sims _24_ a ski-board for a school project in New Jersey. Then, in 1966, a man name Sherman Poppen _25_ two skis together for his kids on Christmas

13、 day. He called his invention “ the Snurfer,” which _26_ the words “snow” and “surf”. In 1969, Jake Burton Carpenter received a _27_ for Christmas. He soon began designing boards, and today “Burton” is a popular _28_ of snowboard.By the 1980s, snowboarding had become very popular. _29_, most ski res

14、orts did not allow snowboarding because they thought it was too _30_.Since many snowboarders were young, many older skiers did not want them on the ski hills. The snowboarders had to go to the backcountry, _31_patrolled(有巡逻的)resorts.Rejection at the resorts did not _32_ snowboarding from growing in

15、popularity. Eventually, the owners of ski resorts changed their views. They _33_ that they could make more money by allowing snowboarding. One by one, the resorts _34_ to welcome snowboards. Today, many resorts even set _35_special areas where snowboarders can practice their creative tricks.21. 填入(2

16、1)处的最佳答案是()。A spreadingB popularC ordinaryD interesting参考答案：B22. 填入(22)处的最佳答案是()。A BesideB Instead ofC DespiteD Because参考答案：C23. 填入(23)处的最佳答案是()。A fastestB bestC most slowlyD most efficiently参考答案：A24. 填入(24)处的最佳答案是()。A discoveredB foundC plannedD designed参考答案：D25. 填入(25)处的最佳答案是()。A boughtB madeC att

17、achedD mended参考答案：C26. 填入(26)处的最佳答案是()。A combinesB mixesC unitesD associates参考答案：A27. 填入(27)处的最佳答案是()。A toolB snurferC boardD ski参考答案：B28. 填入(28)处的最佳答案是()。A brandB gameC resortD person参考答案：A29. 填入(29)处的最佳答案是()。A ThereforeB FurthermoreC MeanwhileD However参考答案：D30. 填入(30)处的最佳答案是()。A showyB dangerousC

18、excitingD harmful参考答案：B31. 填入(31)处的最佳答案是()。A nearbyB acrossC away fromD close to参考答案：C32. 填入(32)处的最佳答案是()。A failB involveC stopD drop参考答案：C33. 填入(33)处的最佳答案是()。A rejectedB realizedC fulfilledD denied参考答案：B34. 填入(34)处的最佳答案是()。A wantedB hurriedC refusedD began参考答案：D35. 填入(35)处的最佳答案是()。A asideB backC ou

19、tD down参考答案：A四、Reading Comprehension (75 points)Directions: There are four reading passages in this part.Each passage is followed by five questions.For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D.Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET .Pas

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27、考答案：APassage TwoIn 2000, with little but a bar and a church left to make it a destination, tiny St. James, Nebraska, was taken off state highway maps. Then the church closed, and the small farm village in the states northeast corner looked set to just disappear. Thanks to five devoted women, it didn

28、t.In May 2001, after meeting with staff from the Center for Rural Affairs, the friendsLouis Guy, Vicky Koch, Jeanette Pinkelman, Mary Rose Pinkelman and Violet Pinkelmanopened a weekend market for vendors(小商贩) to sell handcrafts and local food.“We felt like, what can we do to bring the community together?” says Mary Rose Pinkelman, “We decided to make a place to sell local goods.” They set up shop in the church school, which, though closed for nearly 40 years, had been well maintained. The first weekend, 16 vendors loo