成人高考專升本《英語》真題及答案

1、心之所向，所向披靡心之所向，所向披靡2009 成人高考專升本英語真題及答案Part I Vocabulary and Structure (40 points)Directions: There are 40 incomplete statements in this part. You are required to complete each one by choosing the most appropriate word or expression from the four choices marked A, B, C, and D, then mark the correspond

2、ing letter on the ANSWER SHEET.1. of them knows about the plan because it was secret.A. Some B. No one C. Any D. None2. The old lady was to the young man who helped her find her lost grandson.A. touched B. grateful C. cheerful D. generous3. Sliver is the best conductor of electricity, copper it clos

3、ely.A. followed B. to followC. following D. being followed4. It wasn t such a good dinner she had promised us.A. as B. which C. that D. what5. Many newspapers printed the governor s statement he would resign his position.A. was that B. which C. that D. it6. We will never forget the days we spent tog

4、ether, singing and dancing.A. that B. in which C. on which D. when7. There is a improvement in your pronunciation.A. distinguishing B. distinction C. distinct D. distinguished8. Not only I but also Ellis and Jane fond of playing basketball.A. am B. is C. was D. are9. Teachers have no right to force

5、their own opinions the students.A. upon B. at C. in D. to10. The express train and many people thronged to the station.A. pulled in B. pulled up C. pulled on D. pulled at11. Do you know what she is majoring at college now?A. on B. at C. with D. in12. The Eiffel Tower is one of the most famous in the

6、 world.A. houses B. structures C. locations D. temples13. We can water for producing electric power.A. embrace B. emphasize C. employ D. emerge14. Be careful! Don _t_y_o_ur drink on the table.A. spill B. spread C. flood D. flow15. I am sorry I opened your handbag but I it for mine.A. mistook B. conf

7、used C. recognized D. imagined16. We are him to arrive at any moment.A. waiting B. wanting C. expecting D. thinking17. He found learning to drive easy and his driving test the very first time.A. sat B. succeeded C. passed D. made18. Despite the wonderful acting and well developed plot the movie coul

8、d not holdour attention.A. two hour B. t wo hours C. two hour s D-.htowuor19. The conference in Beijing next week is bound to be a great success.A. holding B. being held C. to hold D. to be held20. Soafter she learned the good news that she could hardly fall asleep that night.A. excited the mother w

9、as B. the mother was excitedC. was the mother excited D. excited was the mother21. Smoking is a cause of lung cancer.A. major B. great C. important D. large22. I was on the motorway when my car petrol.A. ran down B. ran off C. ran out of D. ran out23. This is not a busy road the traffic is very .A.

10、small B. few C. little D. light24. After his long absence from school he found it difficult to up with the rest of hisclass.A. make B. take C. catch D. work25. Your whole account of these incidents doesn t make .A. idea B. sense C. meaning D. significance26. He me to take a lawyer to court with me.A

11、. advised B. suggested C. threatened D. insisted27. The President made a wonderful .A. message B. talk C. speech D. word28. I don t like to ask people for help as a rule but I wonder if you couldme a favor.A. make B. do C. find D. pick29. the weather forecast it will rain heavily late this morning.A

12、. On account of B. Because ofC. According to D. Due to30. French is not his mother but he can speak it excellently.A. tongue B. talk C. speak D. speech31. Without computers， we the tremendous medical advancement in the last fewdecades.A. would not make B. will not have madeC. could not make D. could

13、n t have made32. The tree, the branches are almost bare, is a very old one.A. whose B. in whichC. of which D. which33. Earthworms occur adequate moisture and food and the necessary soil conditionsare found.A. and B. wheneverC. however D. whatever34. The Olympic Gamesheld four years.A. are; each B. i

14、s; every C. is; each D. are; every35. On the giant plane there are the jet needs.A. twice engines than B. twice as engines asC. as twice many engines as D. twice as many engines as36. When we have difficulty obtaining desired objects or reaching desired goals weexperience negative emotions such as g

15、rief and anger.A. at B. in C. on D. with37. By lip reading or watching the movements of the speaker s lips， a deaf person can actually see the person is saying.A. that B. howC. what D. where38. Undoubtedly, wins the election is going to have a tough job getting the economyback on its feet.A. anyone

16、B. whoC. whoever D. everyone39. , follow the directions on the bottle carefully.A. When taken drugs B. When drugs takenC. When one takes drugs D. When taking drugs40. You can t see the president you ve made an appointment with him.A. if B. unless C. when D. exceptPart II Reading Comprehension (40 po

17、ints)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or incomplete statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D.You should decide on the best choice and then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWEAR SHEET.Passage OneEver sinc

18、e Stephanie s 13th birthday we have been receiving comments from other adults expressing their sympathies because our daughter is now a teenager. We ve heard everything from, “ Sure she s a good kid, but just wait, now that she s a teenager .ever inspiring, “ Well, all kids are rotten when they are

19、teenagers, just try to go through it the best way you can. ” What s more upsetting is thatomftahneyse insensitive adults feel the need to share their negative predictions well within the hearing of both our daughters.I know that teenagers can be moody and difficult at times, but I m 32 and I can als

20、o bedifficult and moody. We worry about the fu ture and want today s kids to know that we carefor them and that there are opportunities that await them. However, at the very point they set out on that journey toward adulthood we stand there watching them disapprovingly, just waiting for them to make

21、 a mistake, “ just like we knew they would. ” We tell them to respect themselves and to say no to drugs, yet we fail to set a positive example by treating them with kindness and consideration, demonstrating our respect for them.I have, at times, been guilty of this behavior but am now realizing that

22、 the more I see each person as a person, the more I am pleasantly surprised in some way or another. For example, a few weeks ago my husband and I were having dinner at our favorite restaurant and two teenage boys came in and sat down right beside us. I must admit that my firstthought was, “ Perfect,

23、 there goes our quiet, peaceful dinner.” I was so wrong! These youngmen were well behaved, quiet, and left a nice tip for the waitress. Once I looked beyond the jeans so loose they were practically falling off and the multi-colored hair, I saw what fine people these kids were.Many of the people who,

24、 perhaps unknowingly, treat teens with disrespect are unhappy about the fact that pop singers and sports stars are our childr en s heroes. I feel that unless we give them something better to go after, we really shouldn t complain.41. When their children reach their teens, parents usually expect .A.

25、troubleB. sympathyC. congratulationsD. inspiring comments42. In the au thor s opinion, the trouble with parents is that .A. they are too watchful of their teenage childrenB. they are too concerned about their children s futureC. they fail to treat teenagers with sufficient kindness and respectD. the

26、y speak ill of their children within their hearing43. When two teenagers came into the restaurant and sat beside the author, her first thought was .A. her quiet dinner with her husband would be ruinedB. something interesting was going to happen over dinnerC. they were wrong to have chosen this resta

27、urant for dinnerD. she and her husband were going to have a pleasant surprise44. What does the author think of the two teenage boys?A. They are typical of teenagers who wear ill-fitting clothes and dye their hair.B. They may become nice people if they are willing to change their lifestyle.C. They ar

28、e fine young men despite their loose jeans and multi-colored hair.D. They will respect you if you respect them.45. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?A. There is nothing wrong with teenagers admiring pop singers and sport stars.B. Pop singers and sport stars should not be heroes of our chil

29、dren.C. If our children admire pop singers and sports stars, it is the parents who are to blame.D. Parents should set a good example for their children to follow.Passage TwoMore and more, the operations of our businesses, governments, and financial institutions are controlled by information that exi

30、sts only inside computer memories. Anyone clever enough to modify this information for his own purposes can reap big reward. Even worse, a number of people who have done this and been caught at it have managed to get away without punishment.It s easy for computer crimes to go undetected if no one ch

31、ecks up on what the computer is doing. But even if the crime is detected, the criminal may walk away not only unpunished but with a glowing recommendation from his former employers.Of course, we have no statistics on crimes that go undetected. But it s disturbing to note how many of the crimes we do

32、 know about were detected by accident, not by systematic inspections or other security procedures. The computer criminals who have been caught may have been the victims of uncommonly bad luck.Unlike other lawbreakers, who must leave the country, commit suicide, or go to jail, computer criminals some

33、times escape punishment, demanding not only that they not be charged but that they be given good recommendations and perhaps other benefits. All too often, their demands have been met.Why? Because company executives are afraid of the bad publicity that would result if the public found out that their

34、 computer had been misused. They hesitate at the thought of a criminal boasting in open court of how he juggled （篡改） the most confidential （保密）records right under the noses of the company s executives, accountants, and security staff.And so another computer criminal departs with just the recommendat

35、ions he needs to continue his crimes elsewhere.46. It can be concluded from the passage that .A. it is still impossible to detect computer crimes todayB. people commit computer crimes at the request of their companyC. computer criminals escape punishment because they can t be detectedD. computer cri

36、mes are the most serious problem in the operation of financial institutions47. It is implied in the third paragraph that .A. most computer criminals who are caught blame their bad luckB. the rapid increase of computer crimes is a troublesome problemC. most computer criminals are smart enough to cove

37、r up their crimesD. many more computer crimes, which are discovered, go undetected48. Which of the following statements is mentioned in the passage?A. A strict law against computer crimes must be enforced.B. Companies usually hesitate to uncover computer crimes to protect their reputation.C. Compani

38、es will guard against computer crimes to protect their reputation.D. Companies need to impose restrictions on confidential information.49. What may happen to computer criminals once they are caught?A. With a bad reputation they can hardly find another job.B. They may walk away and easily find anothe

39、r job.C. They will be denied access to confidential records.D. They must leave the country to go to jail.50. The passage is mainly about .A. why computer criminals are often able to escape punishmentB. why computer crimes are difficult to be detected by systematic inspectionsC. how computer criminal

40、s mange to get good recommendations from their former employersD. why computer crimes can itmbienaeltedPassage ThreeAnother cultural aspect of nonverbal communication is one that you might not think about: space. Every person perceives himself to have a sort of invisible shield surrounding his physi

41、cal body. When someone comes too close, he feels uncomfortable. When he bumps onto someone, he feels obligated to apologize. But the size of a person s “ comfort zone depends on his cultural ethnic origin. For example, in casual conversation, many Americans stand about four feet apart. In other word

42、s, th ey like to keep each other “ at arm s length ”, people in Latin or Arab cultures, in contrast, stand very close to each other, and touch each other often. If someone from one of those cultures stands too close to an American while in conversation, the American may feel uncomfortable and back a

43、way.When Americans are talking, they expect others to respond to what they are saying. To Americans, polite conversationalists empathize by displaying expressions of excitement or disgust, shock or sadness. People witha “ poker face ” , whose emotions are hidden by a deadpan expression, are looked u

44、pon with suspicion. Americans also indicate their attentiveness in a conversation by raising their eyebrows, nodding, smiling politely and maintaining good eye contact. Whereas some cultures view direct eye contact as impolite or threatening, Americans see it as a sign of genuineness and honesty. If

45、 a person doesn t loyou in the eye, American might say, you should question his motives or assume that he doesn t like you. Yet wthi all the concern for eye contact, Americans still consider staring especially at strangers to be rude.51. What the author discussed in the previous section is most prob

46、ably about.A. classification of nonverbal communicationB. the reasons why people should think about spaceC. the relationship between communication and spaceD. some other cultural aspects of nonverbal communication 52. How far people keep to each other while talking is closely associated with their.A

47、. cultural origin B. habits C. custom D. nationality53. When an Italian talks to an Arabian on informal occasions.A. he stands about four feet away B. “ comfort zone ” does not exist C. keeping close enough is preferred D. communication barriers may emerge 54. A “ poker face ” (Line 3, Para. 2) refe

48、rs to a face which is.A. attentive B. emotional C. suspicious D. expressionless55. In a conversation between friends, Americans regard it as sincere and truthful to.A. maintain direct eye contactB. hide emotions with a deadpan expressionC. display excitement or disgust, shock or sadnessD. raise thei

49、r eyebrows, nod and smile politely Passage FourAfter the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report; the damage and death toll (死亡人數(shù)) could have been much worse.More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, an earthquake of similar

50、intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25, 000 victims. Injuries and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a.m. on a holiday, when traffic was light on the city s highways. In addition, changes made to the construction codesin Los Angeles during the last

51、 20 years have strengthened the city s buildings and highways,making them more resistant to quakes.Despite the good news, civil engineers aren t resting on their successes. Pinned to theirdrawing boards are blueprints ( 藍圖的 ) for improved quake-resistant buildings. The new designs should offer even

52、greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place. In the past, making structures quake-resistant meant firm yet flexible materials, such as steel and wood, which bend without breaking. Later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the bui

53、lding and its foundation to reduce the impact of ground vibrations. The most recent designs give buildings brains as well as concrete and steel supports, called smart buildings, the structures respond like living organisms to an earthquake vsibrations. When the ground shakes and the building tips fo

54、rward, the computerwould force the building to shift in the opposite direction. The new smart structures could be very expensive to build. However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes.56. One reason why the loss of lives in the Los Angeles earthquake

55、was comparatively low is that.A. new computers had been installed in the buildingsB. it occurred in the residential areas rather than on the highwaysC. large numbers of Los Angeles residents had gone for a holidayD. improvements had been made in the construction of buildings and highways 57. The fun

56、ction of the computer mentioned in the passage is to .A. counter-balance an earthquake iosnaocnt the buildingB. predict the coming of an earthquake with accuracyC. help strengthen the foundation of the buildingD. measure the impact of an earthquake s vibrations 58. The smart buildings discussed in t

57、he passage .A. would cause serious financial problemsB. would be worthwhile though costlyC. would increase the complexity of architectural designD. can reduce the ground vibrations caused by earthquakes59. It can be inferred from the passage that in minimizing the damage caused by earthquakesattenti

58、on should be focused on .A. the increasing use of rubber and steel in capital constructionB. the development of flexible building materialsC. the reduction of the impact of ground vibrations D. early forecasts of earthquakes60. The author s main purpose in writing the passage is to.A. compare the consequences of the earthquakes tha