湖南城市學(xué)院專升本英語(yǔ)真題及答案

湖南城市學(xué)院專升本英語(yǔ)真題及答案PartIVocabularyandStructure(30%)SectionADirections:Foreachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Hecannotacar,forhedoesn'tearnthatmuchmoney.A.obtainB.getC.deserveD.affordHasn'thearrivedyet?Heistobehereat8.Nowitis8:30.A.regardedB.supposedC.consideredD.known3.I__therush-hourtrafficsomuchthatIoftenavoiditbycominglatetowork.A.dreadB.frightenC.disregardD.disappointMr.andMrs.Brown__asmallrestaurantinChinaTowninNewYork.A.serveB.startC.openD.run,heneverseemsabletodotheworksatisfactorily.A.NomatterhowharddoeshetryB.NomatterhetrieshowhardC.NomatterhowhardtriesheD.NomatterhowhardhetriesBytheendofnextyear,I___enoughmoneytobuyahouse.A.willsaveB.havesavedC.mustsaveD.willhavesavedYoushouldnot__thepeaceofothersbyspeakingsoloudly.A.prohibitB.disturbC.collapseD.banHeproposedwe__outashortplayattheEnglishevening.A.actedB.actC.hadactedD.wastoactThefilmmanagedtomefromtheseproblemsforawhile.A.distractB.disturbC.disputeD.disorderKatherinestickstoherbeliefitpaystobekind.A.thatB.whichC.whatD.whatMuchourrelief,hesurvivedthesevereearthquake.A.toB.inC.forD.withItwasin1949thePeople'sRepublicofChinawasfounded.A.whenB.whileC.asD.that13.Ididn'texpectyoutoturn__atthemeetingyesterday.A.UpB.toC.outD.over14.Shefellasleepatlast,butafterawhile,thepaininherstomach__heragain.A.retiredB.absorbedC.wakenedD.conqueredThishallwasusedtochildrefugeesforthetimebeing.A.holdB.containC.accommodateD.embodyThedriver'scarelessness__thedeathofthreepassengers.A.resultedfromB.resultedinC.cameacrossD.cameabout,youwouldhaveseenyourfavoritemoviestar.A.IfyouarrivedearlierB.IfyouhadarrivedearlierC.UnlessyouarrivedearlierD.UnlessyouhadarrivedearlierTheofficialsareeagertousofthesafetyofthenuclearreactors.A.contradictB.contractC.convinceD.switchAnneneverdreamsofforhertobesentabroadverysoon.A.therebeingachanceB.theretobeachanceC.therebeachanceD.beingachanceThefigureofseventy-millionpoundswas___asbigas.A.twice,expectedB.twice,expectingC.twice,toexpectD.twice,tobeexpectedSectionBDirections:Thereare10incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.Likea(comfort)pairofgloves,oldfriendswearwell.Ifyouwanttokeeptruefriendshipaliveand(health),pleaseconsiderandthinkoveralistofthemostimportantqualities.TheU.S.governmentknowsthe(important)ofhighereducation.Theteacherdoesn'tpermit(smoke)inclass.ItmakessurethateachstudentinAmericaisabletoget(finance)helpforhighereducation.26.Oncetheapplicationsare__(receive),itprocessesthembeforethestartofeachschoolyear.Aftertheflood,lifewas___(extreme)difficultforthefarmersinthisarea.Justonebrownbatcaneat(near)600insectsinonehour!When___(use)correctlyandappropriately,itwillbehelpfulindevelopingacareerorbusineSs.Howtoendnegotiationscanmakeabig___(different)totheoutcome.PartICloze(20%)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA.B.C.andD.ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.Whenmostofusgetatextmessageonourcellphonefromanunknownperson,weusuallysay"sorry,31number!"andmoveon.ButwhenDennisWilliams32atextthatclearlywasn'tintendedforhim,hedidsomething33.OnMarch19,Dennisgotagrouptext34himthatacouplehedidn'tknowwereatthehospital,waitingforthe35ofababy."Congratulations!ButIthinksomeonewasmistaken,"Dennis36.Thebabywasbornandupdatetextswere37quicklyfromtheoverjoyedgrandmother,Teresa.Inher38,shedidn'tseemtorealizethatshewas39thebaby'sphotoswithacompletestranger."Well,Idon't40youallbutIwillgettheretotakepictureswiththebaby,"repliedDennisbeforeaskingwhichroomthenew41werein.Muchtothefamily'ssurprise,Dennisstucktohis42!Heturnedupatthehospital43giftsforthenewmotherLindseyandherbabyboy.Lindsey'shusbandwastotally44bytheunexpectedvisit."Idon'tthinkwewouldhaverandomlyinvitedhimoverbutwe45itandthegifts."Teresa46aphotoofthechancemeetingonasocialnetworkingwebsite47bythetouchingwords:"Whata48thisyoungmanwastoourfamily!Hewasso49andkindtodothis."Theposthassincegainedthe50ofsocialmediausersallovertheworld,receivingmorethan184,000sharesand61,500likesinjustthreedays.A.unluckyB.secretC.newD.wrongA.receivedB.translatedC.copiedD.printedA.reasonableB.specialC.necessaryD.practicalA.convincingB.remindingC.informingD.warningA.wake-upB.recoveryC.growthD.arrivalA.respondedB.interruptedC.predictedD.repeatedA.cominginB.settingoutC.passingdownD.movingaroundA.opinionB.anxietyC.excitementD.effortA.comparingB.exchangingC.discussingD.sharingA.acceptB.knowC.believeD.botherA.parentsB.doctorsC.patientsD.visitorsA.dreamB.promiseC.agendaD.principleA.bearingB.collectingC.openingD.makingA.discouragedB.relaxedC.astonishedD.defeatedA.admitB.needC.appreciateD.expectA.foundB.selectedC.developedD.postedA.confirmedB.simplifiedC.clarifiedD.accompaniedA.pityB.blessingC.reliefD.problemA.smartB.calmC.sweetD.fairA.sympathyB.attentionC.controlD.trustPartIllReadingComprehension(30%)SectionADirections:Thereare10statementsgivenbelow.Youarerequiredtodecidewhethertheyaretrue,falseornotgivenbasedonyourunderstandingofthefollowingpassage.UsingMusictoChangeYourMoodEveryoneknowsthatlisteningtomusicwhenfeelingbadcanprovidearelief.Musiccanalsoreducestress,makedepressionmorebearableandhelpyourelax.Allthebenefitsofmusiccanonlybegotifthelistenerenjoysthemusicheislisteningto.Ifthelistenerdislikesthemusicorfindsitboring,itwillhaveanegativeeffectonhiminsteadofapositiveone.Nowlet'sexaminewhatmostofusdowhenitcomestolisteningtomusic.Weusuallyjustlistentoaplaylistandallowaprogramtorandomly（任意地）selectthesongswearegoingtolistento.Thisiswheretheproblemlies.Whatifyoulikedthefirstsongbutfoundthesecondoneboring?Whatifthethirdonewasamotivatingsongwhilethefourthdidn'tsuityouremotions?Whatdoyouthinktheresultwillbe?Whatyou'Ilhaveisanemotionalmess!Thefirstsongwillliftyourmoodalittle.Thesecondwillmakeyoualittlebored.Thethirdwillmotivateyouandthenthefourthwillputyoudown.Intheendyou'llendupfeelingworsethanbefore.Istronglyrecommenddividingyourplaylistintodifferentsmalllists.Forexample,alistforrelaxation,alistformotivationandsoon.Anotherveryimportantthingyoumustdoistogetridoftheoldmusicthatyouareboredof.Besides,don'tlistentosongswithnegativewordsormessages.Themusicyoulistentocandelayyourrecoveryfrombreakup?分手）bymonthsandmonths!Peoplewholistentoromanticsongsafterbreakupsrecover10timesslowerthanthosewhodon't.Sobecarefulwithyourplaylistifyouwanttorecoverfaster.Musicisbelievedtohaveacomfortingeffect.TrueB.FalseC.NotGivenOnecanbenefitfromallkindsofmusic.TrueB.FalseC.NotGivenPeopletendtolistentomusicselectively.TrueB.FalseC.NotGivenPeoplegenerallyprefermotivatingsongs.TrueB.FalseC.NotGivenYoushouldlistentosongsthatsuityouremotions.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven56.It'sadvisabletohavedifferentlistsofsongs.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGivenYoushouldremovealloftheoldmusicfromyourlist.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGivenPeopleshouldlistentosongswithpositivewords.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGivenRomanticsongshelppeoplerecoverfrombreakupsfaster.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGivenManypeoplelikeromanticsongs.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGivenSectionBDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Passage1Thereisadifferencebetweenscienceandtechnology.Scienceisamethodofansweringtheoreticalquestions;technologyisamethodofsolvingpracticalproblems.Sciencehastodowithdiscoveringthefactsandrelationshipsbetweenobservablephenomenainnatureandwithestablishingtheoriesthatservetoorganizethesefactsandrelationships;technologyhastodowithtools,techniques,andproceduresforimplementingthefindingofscience.Anotherdistinctionbetweenscienceandtechnologyhastodowiththeprogressineach.Progressinscienceexcludesthehumanfactor.Scientists,whoseektocomprehendtheuniverseandknowthetruthwithinthehighestdegreeofaccuracyandcertainty,cannotpayattentiontotheirownorotherpeople'slikesordislikesortopopularideasaboutthefitnessofthings.Whatscientistsdiscovermayshockorangerpeople-asdidDarwin'stheoryofevolution.Butevenanunpleasanttruthismorethanlikelytobeuseful;besides,wehavethechoiceofrefusingtobelieveit!Buthardlysowithtechnology;wedonothavethechoiceofrefusingtohearthesonicboomproducedbyasupersonicaircraftflyingoverhead;wedonothavetheoptionofrefusingtobreathepollutedair;andwedonothavetheoptionoflivinginanon-atomicage.Unlikescienceprogress,technologymustbemeasuredintermsofthehumanfactor.Thelegitimatepurposeoftechnologyistoservepeopleingeneral,notmerelysomepeople;andfuturegenerations,notmerelythosewhopresentlywishtogainadvantageforthemselves.Technologymustbehumanisticifitistoleadtoabetterworld.Thedifferencebetweenscienceandtechnologyliesinthat__.theformerprovidesanswerstotheoreticalquestionswhilethelattertopracticalproblemstheformerseekstocomprehendtheuniversewhilethelatterhelpschangethematerialworldtheformeraimstodiscovertheinter-connectionsoffactsandtherulesthatexplainthemwhilethelatter,todiscovernewdesignsandwaysofmakingthethingsweuseinourdailylifealloftheaboveWhichofthefollowingmayberepresentativeofscience?A.Theimprovementofpeople'slife.Thetheoryofpeople'slife.Farmingtools.Massproduction.Accordingtotheauthor,scientifictheories__A.mustbestrictlyobjectiveusuallytakeintoconsiderationpeople'slikesanddislikesshouldconformtopopularopinionsalwaysappearinperfectandfinishedformsTheauthorstatesthattechnologyitself.A.isresponsibleforwidespreadpollutionandresourceexhaustionshouldservethosewhowishtogainadvantageforthemselveswillleadtoabetterworldifputtowiseusewillinevitablybeforbadpurposeThetoneoftheauthorinthispassageis__A.positiveB.negativeC.factualD.criticalPassage2IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00p.m.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,heassumesit'samatteroflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimediffersinditferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromculturesthattreattimedifferently.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessassociatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.Ifapersonis5minuteslate,hewillsayafewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence."Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00p.m"Here"attached"means___.A.takenB.drawnC.givenD.shown67.Supposingonewantstomakeatelephonecallatdawn,thiswouldmeanA.thematterisimportantthematterissomewhatimportantthematterrequiresimmediateattentionitisamatteroflifeanddeathAccordingtothispassage,timeplaysanimportantrolein.A.everydaylifeB.schoollifeC.communicationsD.privatelifeThebesttitleforthispassageis___.A.thevoicesoftimeB.theimportanceoftimeC.theimportanceofanannouncementD.timeandtidewaitfornomanAccordingtothepassage,theauthorofthearticlemayagreetowhichofthefollowingstatements?A.ItisappropriatetosendyourinvitationcardsthreeorfourdaysbeforeadinnerpartydateinU.S.A.Itmaybeappropriatetosendyourinvitationt