2014年专升本英语试题及答案
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2014
年英语试题
Part
I
Listening
Comprehension
(20
points, 1 point each)
Section A
Directions: 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
questions
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 grocer’s.
2. A) Near the train station.
B)
In
the
countryside.
C)
In the city.
D)
Near
the
workplace
3.
A) the choice of courses
B)
a
day
course
C) an evening course
D)
their
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work
4. A) The pear.
B) The
weather.
C) The
sea food.
D) The
cold.
5.
A) George’s
wife.
B) George’s father. C)
George’s
brother
D)
George’s
wife’s
father.
6.
A)
She
is
pleased
to
lend
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)
Reserves
a
room.
C) Confirms his reservation.
D)
Tells
the
receptionist he has reserved a room.
9.
A) On Tuesday.
B)
Probably
on
Thursday.
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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 heard.
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
cycle
race.
B)
She
bought
the
beautiful
racing
bicycle by collecting money.
C) She
was
taught
to
cycle
when
she
was five.
D)
She
w
as
the
first
conductress
who
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won a cycle race.
Section B
Directi
ons: In this section,
you’ll hear 2
short
passages.
At the end of each passage,
you
will
hear
some
questions.
Both
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 sports.
D)
Teacher
training courses.
15.
A) To attract more
students.
B) To
m
ake
the
courses
suitable
for
students of all levels.
C) To
l
et
the
students
have
a
good
rest.
D) To make the summer school more
like a holiday.
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16.
A) Because they all work very hard.
B)
Because
their
teachers
are
all
native speakers 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
visit
his family.
C)
To
attend
the
New
York
Film
Festival.
D) To help with
the production of his
play by an
American TV company
19.
A)
It
was
about
an
immigrant
family
from Pakistan to
England.
B) It
was
about
cultural
differences
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between Pakistan to
England.
C)
It
was
about
the
struggle
of
a
Pakistani youth 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
hadn’t
overslept.
Part II
Vocabulary and Structure
Directions:
There
are
30
incomplete
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
computer
considerably in recent months.
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A)
brought back
B) brought down
C) brought on
D) brought up
22.
As
the
manager’s
private
secretary,
Helen
has
easy
______
to
all
his
correspondence.
A) access
B) approach
C)
accent
D)
response
23.
The
editor asked his journalists not to
_____
any
details
in
their
reports
of
the
accident.
A) leave for
B)
leave on C) leave off
D)
leave out
24.
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 up
25.
Since
his
wife
died,
he
has______
himself into the
research work.
A) devoted
B
) dedicated
C) thrown D)
contributed
26.
He has spent all his life working with
mentally______people.
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A) disabled
B ) diverged C) naked
D)
abolished
27.
The
road
to
the
island
only
appears
when the tide
has______.
A) sprinkled B) receded
C ) tilted
D)
diminished
28.
Environmentalists
are
doing
everything within
their power to______the
impact of the
oil spill.
A) reject
B) belittle C) minimize
D)
reclaim
29.
I
would
always______buying
a
good
quality
car rather than a cheap one.
A)
appreciate
B ) approve
C)
introduce
D) recommend
30.
I
didn’
t
know
anything
about
any
of
the books so my choice was quite______.
A) arbitrary
B )
obvious
C)
evident
D)
fortunate
31. I followed her______but I
still couldn’
t work out how to use the
sewing machine.
A) description
B ) introduction
C)
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instructions
D)
comments
32.
Employees
are______to
join
the
company’s
pension
plan
after
a
year’s
service.
A) compelled
B) acquired
C)
responded
D) regarded
33.
She
soon______the
actor
who
had
starred
in the popular movie Speed.
A)
specified B) realized
C) justified
D)
identified
34.
We
collected
hundreds
of______in
support
of
not
allowing
cars
into
the
city
centre.
A) signatures
B) awareness
C)
stationery
D) statements
35.
The
young
man
struggled
to
______where
he
was
at
the
time
the
murder
took place.
A) reflect
B) respond
C) resolve
D)
recall
36.
All
the
while
he
was
terrified
by
the
fear______he had cancer
of the stomach.
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A) which
B) that
C) what
D) such
37. People found to
their horror that two -
thirds
of
the
adult
population
in
that
area
had
______AIDS.
A) contacted
B ) contrasted
C
)
contracted
D)
compacted
38.
Though
faced
with
many
difficulties,
he would
not______online learning.
A) give up
B ) get through
C
) get by
D) give in
39.
As
National
Day
is
round
the
corner,
Shanghai is______a festive atmosphere.
A)
looked
on
B
)
involved
in
C
)
bathed in
D) surrounded with
40.
He
is
so
kind
and
easy-
going
that
the
kids go______him in a big way.
A) for B) to
C
) with
D) off
41. 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)
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embarrass
42. The obvious
unfairness of such poverty
side
by
side
with
conspicuous
affluence
reminded them of their______parents
back
home.
A) vulnerable
B ) destructive
C)
critical
D)
sentimental
43. 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)
sincere
44.
He took her hand
and felt the scar on
her thumb,
_
_____of
an
accident
with
a
kitchen
knife
in
the
early
days
of
their
marriage.
A) mode
B) premise
C)
signature D)
legacy
45.
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)
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ferried
46.
The
moment
seemed
to______out
endlessly,
his
gaze
travelling
across
her
face,
her
neck,
her
shoulder,
returning
to
her eyes.
A)
stretch
B)
expand
C) skip
D) slip
47.
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 apart
B )
set aside
C ) set apart
D) fallen apart
48.
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)
retreat
49.
A
class
is
said
rather
vaguely
to
______a
group
of
persons
sharing
similar
occupations
and
incomes,
and
as
a
consequence
similar life-styles and beliefs.
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A) consist of
B) contrast with
C
)
contribute in
D) composed of
50.
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 of
Part III Reading
Comprehension Section A
Directions:
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 One
How much living
space does a person need?
What
happens
when
his
space
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
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shown
that
the
behavior
of
rats
is
greatly
affected
by
space.
If
rats
have
adequate
living space, they
eat 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 other
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 behavior
B) population and living conditions
C) interesting experiments on rats
D) a natural law for human society
52.
What
is
the
purpose
of
the
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experiments described in
the passage?
A) To determine how much
living space a
rat needs.
B)
To see what happens when rats live in a
limited space.
C) To know
the likely effects of inadequate
living
space on human beings.
D)
To
find
out
the
relationship
between
population and living conditions.
53.
How
would
rats
behave
when
their
living conditions
become too crowded?
A)
They
eat
a
lot
and
become
friendly
to
others.
B)
They
sleep
little
and
act
quite
peacefully.
C) They eat
little but sleep soundly.
D)
They
become
nervous
and
tend
to
be
war-like.
54.
The
passage
suggests
that
overcrowded conditions ______.
A) are directly related with population
B) may cause an increase in violence
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C) may lead to high birth rate
D) may bring about pollution problems
Passage Two
Many
people
hope
that
the
whole
world
will
one
day
speak
a
common
language.
Over the Years,
people have made up new
languages
with
this
aim.
At
least
six
hundred languages have been developed
in
the search for a language which all
human
beings
would
be
able
to
speak.
The
most
famous
one,
Esperanto
(
世界语
)
,
was
the idea of Ludwig
Zamenhof, a doctor in
Warsaw.
He
published
a
book
about
his
new language in 1887.
To
encourage people to learn the Language,
he made it as simple as possible.
Esperanto
has
never
been
accepted
as
an
official
world
language,
but
it
has
been
suggested
as
an
auxiliary
language.
By
1950 it had been taught
to one and a half
million speakers, and
it was spoken in six
hundred
schools.
Today
Esperanto
is
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spoken by
about eight million people, and
more
than
one
hundred
newspapers
and
magazines
in
the
language
are
published
regularly
throughout the world. Thousands
of
books
have
been
written
in
Esperanto,
including
those
translated
from
other
languages.
Today
the
need
for
a
new
auxiliary
language
like
Esperanto
seems
less
obvious.
Throughout
this
century
English
has grown more and more important. It
has
become
a
second
language
for
many
millions
of people. The fact that more are
learning
English
shows
that
the
use
of
English is
still growing worldwide. No one
would
deny
the
usefulness
of
world
language,
but
not
many
people
think
that
Esperanto is likely to play such a
role.
55.
Over
the
years,
people
have
made
up
new languages in the hope that ______.
A)
all
people
will
be
able
to
speak
a
common language
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