2017西昌學(xué)院專升本英語試卷

2017西昌學(xué)院專升本英語試卷Par1VocabularyandStructure.(20points,1pointeach)Itisobviousthatconcretebridgesaresuperior______woodenbridges.With B.to C.against D.forNomatter______happened,hewouldnotsayaword.Whatever B.what C.when D.whereShedoesn’tseem______togetitfromyou,butshe’llgetitfromme.Possible B.probably C.likely D.necessaryManyoftheminersdied______thedisease.In B.for C.of D.amongTodaybooksare______toeveryonebecausetheyarenolongerexpensive.available B.preferable C.reliable D.revealI’msorryIforgot______himaboutit,sohedidn’tcome.totell B.telling C.tobetold D.havingtoldPeopleoftenfailto______theirchildhoodatanoldage.recognize B.recover C.recall D.revealSimonisso______inhisbookthathedidn’tevennoticemecomein.occupied B.absorbed C.fascinated D.interestedDoeshehavedifficulty______English?tospeak B.speak C.speaking D.spokeThereason______Ican’tcomeisthatihavetoprepareforthecomingexam.for B.as C.because D.whyShedidn’tremember______himbefore.havingmetB.havemet C.tomeet D.tohavingmetScarcely_____themselvesintheirseatsinthetheatrewhenthecurtainwentup.theyhadsettled B.settledthey C.theysettled D.hadtheysettledBeijingis_____thatwecanhardlyvisitallthebeautifulplacesinthetwoorthreedays.suchalargecity B.suchlargeacity C.soalargecityD.asuchlargecityNotuntilbegantowork______howmuchtimeIhavewasted.didn’tIrealize B.didIrealize C.Ididn’trealizeD.IrealizeItisimportantthateverystudent______whattheteacherhassaid.willunderstand B.understands C.understand D.mustunderstandThesummervacation_______over,theythengotdowntotheirworkagain.Were B.was C.hadbeen D.beingMary_____liketowatchTV.SheoftenspendshoursinfrontoftheTVset.doB.does C.did D.isWhentheyarrivedattheairport,theplane______.alreadytookoff B.tookoffalreadyhadalreadytakenoff D.hasalreadytakenoffTheperson______youweretalkingtoisAmerican.who B.whom C.which D.asYounevertoldmeyouhaveseenthefilm,______?hadyou B.didn’tyou C.didyou D.weren’tyouPart2ReadingComprehension(40points,2pointseach)Passage1Nonverbalcommunicationhastodowithgestures,movementsandclosenessoftwopeoplewhentheyaretalking.(56)Thescientistssaythatthosegestures,movementsandsoonhavemeaningwhichwordsdonotcarry.Forexample,thebodydistancebetweentwospeakerscanbeimportant.NorthAmericansoftencomplainthatSouthAmericanareunfriendlybecausetheytendtostandclosetotheNorthAmericanwhenspeaking,whiletheSouthAmericanoftenconsiderstheNorthAmericantobe“cold”or“distant”becausehekeepsagreaterdistancebetweenhimselfandthepersonheisspeakingto.The“eyecontact”providesanotherexampleofwhatwearecallingnonverbalcommunication.Scientistshaveobservedthatthereismoreeyecontactbetweenpeoplewholikeeachotherthanthereisbetweenpeoplewhodon’tlikeeachother.Thelengthoftimethatpersonwhomyouarespeakingtolooksatyoureyesindicatestheamountofinteresthehasinthethingsyouaretalkingabout.Ontheotherhand,toolongagazecanmakepeopleuncomfortable.Theeyesapparentlyplayagreatpartinnonverbalcommunication.Genuinewarmthorinterest,shynessorconfidencecanoftenbeseenintheeyes.Wedonotalwaysconsiderasmiletobeasignoffriendliness.Someonewhoisalwayssmilingwithlittleapparentreasonsoftenmakesusuneasy.Accordingtothepassage,nonverbalcommunication___________.isamethodoftenusedbypeoplewhocannotspeakcantellsomethingthatwordscannotcanbeusedtotalkwithpeoplewhocannotbearislessusedthanwordsTheSouthAmerican__________.tendstokeepadistancebetweenhimselfandthepersonheisspeakingtousuallystandsclosetothepersonheistalkingtoisoftenunfriendlywhenspokentoisoftencoldanddistantwhenspeakingWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?Lesseyecontactsuggestsdistanceisrelation.Thelongeronelooksatyou,themoreinteresthehasinyou.Thereismoreeyecontactbetweenpeoplewholikeeachother.Shortereyecontactshowsmoreinterestinwhatoneistalkingabout.Toolongagaze____________.mayupsetpeoplebeinglookedatshowone’sgreatconfidenceindicatesone’sinterestinthetalktellsyouhowfriendlyoneisConstantsmilingwithoutapparentreason_______.isasignofone’sfriendlinessIsasignofone’sunfriendlinessMakespeoplefeelhappyMakespeoplefeeluncomfortablePassage2OnestudyshowsthatAmericansprefertoanswerwithabrief“Yes”,“No”,“Sure”,ortheverypopular“Yeah”ratherthanwithalongerreply.(57)ButbriefrepliesdonotmeanAmericansareimpoliteorunfriendlytosomeextent.Veryoften,Americansareinahurryandmaygreetyouwithasingleword“Hi”,indeed;thisisagreetingyouwillhearagainandagainduringyourstayintheUnitedStates.Itisusedbyeveryone,regardlessofrank,ageoroccupation.HoweverthosewhoareaccustomedtolongergreetingsmayrequirealittlemoretimebeforetheyfeelcomfortablewithAmericansimpletalk.Americanssometimesuseplaintalkwhentheyareuncomfortable.Ifpeoplepraisethemorthanktheminanespeciallypoliteway,theymaybecomeuncomfortableandnotknowwhattosaytoreply.Theydon’twanttobeimpoliteorrude;youcanbesurethattheylikedwhatwassaidaboutthem.Exceptforcertainholidays,suchasChristmas,Americansdon’tusuallygivegifts.Thus,youwillfindAmericansembarrassedastheyacceptedgifts,especiallyiftheyhavenothingtogivereturn.Theyaregenerallyawarmbutinformalpeople.ThefactthatAmericanslikeshorteranswerstellsus________.theyreplyveryquicklyinahurrytheychoosewordstoocarefullytheylikereplyingbrieflytheywanttobeaspoliteastheycanThosewholikeusingbeautifulorformalwords________.needmoretimetogetusedtoAmericansimplegreetingneednotimetogetfamiliarwithAmericangreetingdonotverymuchlikeAmericanwayofgreetingthinkAmericansarenotpoliteWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?Americansoftenanswerwiththewordslike“Sure”,“Yeah”.Theyarenotimpolitewithbriefreplies.Americansinhighranksmustuseformalwordsingreeting.Americansareawarmbutinformalpeople.TheAmericanslikeothers’praisebutifinapoliteway_______.theydon’tknowwhattosayinreplytheyfeelsomewhatuneasytheydon’twanttoreplybothAandBThepassageindicatesthat__________.Americansexchangegiftsthefirsttimetheymeet.Americansseldomgivegiftsexceptforsomeholidays.Americansoftenbringsomegiftstotheirfriends.Americansonlywanttogetgiftsfromothers.Passage3Mrs.Petersstoppedplayingthepianowhenshebegantowork.Shehadlivedinaverysmallflat,andtherehadbeennoroomforapiano.Butwhenshemarried,shehadanewflat,whichwasbigenoughforone.Soshedecidedtogetoneandherhusbandagreedandhelpedher.Shesavedmoney,andherparentsgaveheragenerousamountofmoneyforherbirthday.Thenshewenttoashopandsaid，“I’llchoosewhicheverpianodoesnotcosttoomuchandfitsintomylivingroom.”Whenshehadpaidforthepiano,theshopassistantaskedherifshewouldlikehimtogetittuned（調(diào)音）everyfewmonths.Mrs.Petersagreed.Afewmonthslatersheheardfromtheshopthatamanwascomingtotunethepianoattenthatmorning.Nowshehadnotcleanedthehouseyet,soitwasdustyanduntidy.Mrs.Petershatedhavingeventheleastamountofdirt,andfeltashamedwheneverstrangepeoplesawherhouselikethat.Soshehadtohurrytocleaneverythingcarefully.Itmeantalotofeffort,anditmadeherhotandtired,butanyhow,bythetimethemanarrived,everythingwasfinished.Sheopenedthedoor,andthemanwasstandingtherewithabigdog.“Goodmorning,”themansaidpolitely.“Willitdisturb（打擾）youifIbringmydogin,please?I’mblind,andheleadsmewhereverIgo.”Mrs.Petersstoppedplayingthepi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B.buildup C.buildinto D.buildout42.A.concerned B.concern C.concerning D.toconcern43.A.anumberof B.thenumberof C.theamountof D.anamountof44.A.considered B.considering C.considerable D.considerate45.A.arrive B.arrived C.arrives D.arrival46.A.In B.To C.By D.On47.A.Toherdisappointment