2015年陜西省普通高等教育專升本招生考試試題大學(xué)英語Ⅰ.VocabularyandStructure(40points)Directions:Inthispart,thereare40incompletesentences.Foreachsentencethereare4choicemarkedA，B，C，D.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.1.Suchareliablepersonaswon’tmakeA.bareB.emptyC.blankD.vacant2.InEnglishvocabulary,wordsofFrenchA.sourceB.resourceC.birthD.origin.arenotrare.3.Onenewcontext.tolearningaforeignlanguageinitsculturalA.approachB.solutionC.mannerD.road4.seemseasyintheoryseemsdifficultinpractice.A.ThatB.WithC.ItD.What5.Theassistantandgraduatestudentbooks.checktheexerciseA.helpB.helpingC.helpsD.tohelp6.Thegovernmenthaslostagreatdealofbecauseofthelargeincreaseinfoodprice.A.strengthB.supportC.agreementD.vote7.Thishoteltheonewestayedinlastyear.A.remindsmeofB.remindsmetoC.remembersmeofD.remembermeto8.TheysaidIhadgiventhewhistlewasworth.A.twiceasmanyasB.astwicemanyasC.astwicemuchasD.twiceasmuchas9.Itisnecessarytolanguage.alargevocabularyinlearningaA.accumulateB.collectC.assembleD.gather10.ManypeopleinAfricaseemtobeoftheAmericanwayoflife:drivingeverywhere.A.enviousB.hopefulC.pleasedD.happy11.Oneoftherequirementsforafireisthatthematerialtoitsburningtemperature.A.isheatedB.willbeheatedC.beheatedD.wouldbeheated12.Ihavetomyexpendituretomyincome.A.transferB.adjustC.directD.add13.Ifhehadbeeninbetterhealth,hemorebooks.A.canwriteB.couldhavewrittenC.couldwriteD.havewritten14.Withthedevelopmentofindustry,thisregionwillsurely.A.developB.profitC.succeedD.thrive15.I’mgoingtospendthewintervacationinShanghai,Ihaverelatives.A.whichB.neverthelessC.whereD.when16.-CouldIborrowyourdictionary?-I’dgetitforyouborrowedit.IcouldrememberwholastA.exceptthatB.ifonlyC.onlyifD.unless17.Theterroriststoblowuptheplaneiftheirdemandswerenotmet.A.pretendedB.determinedC.threatenedD.proceeded18.Itisgenerallythoughttobeofimportancetoamanthathehimself.A.knewB.knowC.knowsD.mustknow19.Myfriendsusintogoingswimming.A.persuadedB.toldC.invitedD.suggested20.Thetotalcultivatedareais13,000acres,10,000acresareirrigatedfields.A.whichB.ofwhichC.inthatD.ofthat21.Therewasalargecrowdinthesquareagainstthewar.A.protectingB.protestingC.preventingD.promoting22.Icouldnotpersuadehimtoacceptit,importanceofit.makehimseetheA.ifonlyIcouldnotB.nomorethanIcouldC.orIcouldnotC.norcouldI23.Mr.Greensaidhisclientslastmonth.oursamplesbytheendofA.didn’treceiveB.hadn’treceivedC.haven’treceivedD.don’treceive24.Languagebelongstoeachifus,totheflower-sellertotheprofessor.A.asfarasB.asmuchasC.asmanyasD.aslongas25.Becauseofthereductionofairpollution,thiscitynowisagoodplace.A.wheretoliveB.whichtoliveC.toliveD.tobelive26.Onlywhenitiscorrectineverydetail.A.hismodelcanreallyrunB.canhismodelreallyrunC.hismodelreallycanrunD.canreallyhismodelrun27.Heistowin.Nooneelseintheracestandsachance.A.boundB.liableC.probableD.apt28.Icontinuedtostudyreceived.thediscouragementIhandA.despiteofB.despiteC.inspiteD.inspitethat29.It’stheinthiscountrytogooutandpickflowersonthefirstdayofspring.A.normalB.habitC.customD.use30.Withoutthefrictionbetweentheirfeetandtheground,peoplewouldbeabletowalk.A.innotimeB.onanyaccountC.byallmeansD.innoway31.Hedidn’tallowallowhisfamilyinhisroom;actuallyhedidnotatall.A.tosmoke;tosmokeB.smoking;tosmokeC.tosmoke;smokingD.smoking;smoking32.Withsuchpoorhereallyneedsglasses.A.visionB.viewC.senseD.scene33.theplancarefully,herejectedit.A.TohaveconsideredB.ToconsiderC.HavingconsideredD.Considering34.Findingitdifficulttototheclimateinthecity,hedecidedtomovetothenorth.A.fitB.adoptC.suitD.adapt35.Ourpublictransportationsystemisnotfortheneedsofthepeople.Weneedmorebusesandsubways.A.completeB.adequateC.normalD.good36.Heapologizedhavingtoleavesoearly.A.becauseofB.withC.owingtoD.for37.TherewerenoticketsforFriday’sperformance.A.preferableB.considerableC.possibleD.available38.Theydecidedtochasethecowawayitdidmoredamage.A.unlessB.untilC.beforeD.while39.Itwasessentialthattheapplicationformsbeforethedeadline.backA.mustbesentB.wouldbesentC.besentD.weresent40.Sheneverlaughed,losehertemper.A.orsheeverdidB.nordidsheeverC.ordidsheeverD.norsheeverdidⅡ.ReadingComprehension(50points)Directions:Inthispartare4passages.Eachpassageisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.PassageOne“Ifyouwanttoseeathingwell,reachoutandtouchit!”Thatmayseemastrangethingtosay.Buttouchingthingscanhelpyoutoseethembetter.Youreyescantellyouthataglassballisround.Butbyholdingitinyourhands,youcanfeelhowsmoothandcooltheballis.Youcanfeelhowheavytheglassis.Whenyoufeelalltheseabouttheball,youreallyseeit.Withyourskin,youcanfeelbetter.Forexample,yourfingerscantellthedifferencebetweentwocoinsinyourpocket.Youcanfeelalittledropofwateronthebackofyourhand,too.Allchildrensoonlearnwhat“Don’ttouch!”means.Theyhearitoften.Yetmostofuskeepontouchingthingsaswegrowup.Inshops,wetouchthingsaswemightbuy:food,clothes.Toseesomethingwell,wehavetotouchit.Therearewaysoflearningtoseewellbyfeeling.Onewayistocloseyoureyesandtrytofeeleverythingthatistouchingyourskin.Feeltheshoesonyourfeet,theclothesonyourbody,theaironyourskin.Atfirst,itisnoteasytofeelthesethings.Youaretoousedtothem!Mostmuseumsarejustforlooking.Buttodaysomemuseumshavesomethingstotouch.Theirsignssay,“Dotouch!”Thereyoucanfeeleverythingonshow.Ifwewanttoseebetter,reachoutandtouch.Thenyouwillreallysee!41.Bytouchingthings,.A.youwillhaveastrangefeelingB.youwilllearnhowtoreachoutyourhandC.youcanknowthembetterD.youcantellwhatcolorstheyare42.Whenpeoplebuythingsinshops,theyoftenA.buythemfirstB.keeptheirrighthandsonthemC.askaboutthemD.feelandtouchthem.43.Whydoesitsay“Atfirst,itisnoteasytofeelthesethings”?Because.A.thethingsareusedbypeople,tooB.peoplefeelthethingstoooftenC.peopleknowhowtousethethingsD.thethingsareeasytofeel44.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Touchingismoreimportantthanseeing.B.Ourfeet,fingers,handsandskincanhelpusbuyfood.C.Peoplehavetolearntoseebyfeelingastheygrowup.D.Visitorscanfeelthethingsonshowinsomemuseums.45.Whichofthefollowingcanbebesttitleofthestory?A.TouchingbyFeeling.B.ToSeeortoFeel?C.ToSeeBetter-Touch.D.WaysofFeeling.PassageTwoPronouncingalanguageisaskill.Everynormalpersonisanexpertintheskillofpronouncinghisownlanguage,butfewpeopleareevenmoderatelyproficientatpronouncingforeignlanguages.Nowtherearemanyreasonsforthis.Someareobvious,someperhapsnotsoobvious.ButIsuggestthatthefundamentalreasonwhypeopleingeneraldonotspeakforeignlanguagesmuchbetterthantheydointheirownlanguagesisthattheyfailtograspthetruenatureoftheproblemoflearningtopronouncethem,andconsequentlyneversetaboutspeakingthemintherightway.Fartoomanypeoplefailtorealizethatpronouncingaforeignlanguageisaskillthatneedscarefultrainingofaspecialkind,andonethatcannotbeacquiredbyjustleavingittotakecareofitself.Ithinkeventeachersoflanguage,whilerecognizingtheimportanceofagoodaccent,tendtoneglect,intheirpracticalteaching,thebranchofstudyconcernedwithspeakingthelanguage.SothefirstpointIwanttomakeisthatEnglishpronunciationmustbetaught,theteachershouldbepreparedtodevotesomeofthelessontothis,andhiswholeattitudetothesubjectshouldmakethestudentsfeelthathereisamatterworthyofreceivingtheircloseattention.46.Teachingpronunciation.A.shouldalwaysbetakenintofirstconsiderationB.canneverbetreatedasamaincourseC.maynotbesoimportantassomeonethinksD.isoftenneglectedinteacherspractice47.Theteacher’sattitudetothesubjectcan.A.changethestudent’sdevotiontotheteacherhimselfB.influencethestudent’sattentiontoitC.receivestudent’sattentiontohispronunciationD.Reducestudent’sinterestinlanguage48.Accordingtotheauthor,goodproficiencyatpronouncingforeignlanguages.A.manypeoplefailtoachieveB.manystudentscanattainC.mostteachersignoreD.mostteachershave49.Thatmoststudentscan’tpronounceaforeignlanguageproperlyisbecause.A.theyliketolearngrammarratherthanpronunciationB.teachersthinkpronunciationisnotimportantC.teacherscannotfindeffectivewaystoteachpronunciationD.theylackcarefultraininginpronunciation50.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.AgoodaccentcanbeacquiredbynatureB.LanguagespeakingisnotsodifficultasgrammarC.PronouncingaforeignlanguageisaskillD.Onecanlearnpronunciationwithoutinstructions.PassageThreeIstronglybelievethatunderstandingismoreimportantthanlove,especiallywhenitcomestoparentingandintimaterelationships.AsapsychologistformorethantwentyyearsIcantellyouthatIhaveneverhadanadultlookingbackatherchildhoodandcomplainingthatherparentsweretoounderstanding.Andsimilarly,Ihavemetmanydivorcedpeoplewhostillloveeachotherbutyettheyneverreallyunderstoodeachother.Thepainfulrealityisloveisjustnotenough.I’lladmitthattherearepeoplewhoIloveandwhoIstillneedtobetterunderstand.IhopeI’llcontinuemyworktounderstandthem.Thewillingnesstounderstandisveryimportant.Itisnotalwayseasy,buthealthyloveisstrengthenedbythewillingnesstounderstand.Lovewithoutunderstandingwillwiltlikeflowerswithoutwater.Ouregosarewhatseemtogetinthewayofunderstandingthosewhoweloveandcareabout.Oftenitisourneedtoberightthatmakeswhatothersthinkandfeelsowrongforus.Ihavecertainlybeenquiteguiltyofthisinsomeofmyrelationships.AsIhavewrittenrepeatedlyinmybooks,empathy,istrulytheemotionalgluethatholdsallcloserelationshipstogether.Empathyallowsustoslowdownandtrytowalkintheshoesofthosewelove.Thedeeperourempathy,thedeeper-andhealthier-ourlove.Notallrelationshipsaremeanttobe.Yetallrelationshipsthataremeanttoflourishinahealthyway,muststressunderstandingjustasmuch,ifnotmore,thanlove.51.Fromthepassageweknowthat.A.theauthorcomplainsaboutherparents’beingtoounderstandingB.theauthorhasbeenstudyingmarriagesformorethan20yearsC.peopledivorcedmainlybecausetheydidn’tloveeachotherD.somepeopledivorcedbecausetheycouldn’tunderstandeachother52.Whyareweunabletounderstandtheotherssometimes?A.BecausewearecaringtheotherstoomuchB.BecauseitisquitedifficulttounderstandtheothersC.BecausewebelievewearealwaysrightD.Becausetheothershavedonesomethingwrong53.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.UnderstandingismoreimportanttoparentingrelationshipthantootherintimaterelationshipsB.UnderstandingislessimportantthanloveasfarasmarriageisconcernedC.UnderstandingismoreimportantthanlovetosomedegreeD.Understandingismoreoftenneglectedinparentingrelationship54.Ifweareunderstandourpartners,weshouldfirstlyA.havewillingnesstodosoB.haveloveforthemC.getintoconnectionwiththemD.careaboutthem55.Inthispassage,theexpression“walkintheshoesof”issimilarinmeaningto.A.befriendB.understandC.loveD.careaboutPassageFourNormallyastudentmustattendacertainnumberofcoursesinordertograduate,andeachcoursewhichheattendsgiveshimacreditwhichhemaycounttowardsadegree.InmanyAmericanuniversitiesthetotalworkforadegreeconsistsofthirtysixcourseseachlastingforonesemester.Atypicalcourseconsistsofthreeclassesperweekforfifteenweeks;whileattendingauniversityastudentwillprobablyattendfourorfivecoursesduringeachsemester.Normallyastudentwouldexpecttotakefouryearsattendingtwosemesterseachyear.Itispossibletospreadtheperiodofworkforthedegreeoveralongerperiod.Itisalsopossibleforastudenttomovebetweenoneuniversityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse,thoughthisisnotinfactdoneasaregularpractice.Foreverycoursethathefollowsastudentisgivenagrade,whichisrecordedandavailableforthestudenttoshowtoprospectiveemployers.Allthisimposesaconstantpressureandstrainofwork,butinspiteofthissomestudentsstillfindtimeforgreatactivityinstudentaffairs.Electionstopositionsinstudentorganizationsarousemuchenthusiasm.Theeffectiveworkofmaintainingdisciplineisusuallyperformedbystudentswhoadvisetheacademicauthorities.Anystudentwhoisthoughttohavebrokentherules,forexample,bycheating,hastoappearbeforeastudentcourt.Withtheenormousnumbersofstudents,theoperationofthesystemdoesinvolveacertainamountofactivity.Astudentwhohasheldoneofthesepositionsofthesepositionsofauthorityismuchrespectedanditwillbeofbenefittohimlaterinhiscareer.56.Normallyastudentwouldatleastattendeachweek.classesA.36B.12C.20D.1657.AccordingtothefirstparagraphanAmericanstudentisallowed.A.toliveinadifferentuniversityB.totakeaparticularcourseinadifferentuniversityC.toliveathomeanddrivetoclassesD.togettwodegreesfromtwodifferentuniversities58.Americanuniversitystudentsareusuallyunderpressureofworkbecause.A.theiracademicperformancewillaffecttheirfuturecareersB.theyareheavilyinvolvedinstudentaffairsC.theyhavetoobserveuniversitydisciplineD.theywanttorunforpositionsofauthority59.Somestudentsareenthusiasticforpositionsinstudentorganizationsprobablybecause.A.theyhatetheconstantpressureandstrainoftheirstudyB.theywillthenbeabletostaylongerintheuniversityC.suchpositionshelpthemgetbetterjobsD.suchpositionsareusuallywellpaid60.ThestudentorganizationsseemtobeeffectiveinA.dealingwiththeacademicaffairsoftheuniversity.B.ensuringthatthestudentsobserveuniversityregulationsC.evaluatingstudents’performancebybringingthembeforeacourtD.keepingupthestudents’enthusiasmforsocialactivitiesClozeTest(20points)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblank,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Akingonce61seriouslyill.Hisdoctorsandwisementriedcure62cure.Butnothing63.Theywerereadyto64hopewhentheking’soldservantspokeup.Hesaid,“Ifyoucanfindahappyman,taketheshirtfromhisbackand65itontheking,thenhewill66.”Sotheking’sofficialsrode67throughoutthekingdom,yetnowhere68ahappyman.Nooneseemed69;everyonehadsomecomplaints.Ifamanwasrich,heneverhadenough.Ifhewasnotrich,itwassomeoneelse’s70.Ifhewas71,hehadabadmother-in-law.Ifhehadagoodmother-in-law,hewascatchingacold.Everyonehadsomethingtocomplainabout.72,onenighttheking’sownsonwaspassingasmallcottage73heheardsomeonesay,“Thankyou.I’vefinishedmydailylabor,andhelpedmyfellowman.MyfamilyandIhaveeatenourfill,andnowwecan74andsleepinpeace.75morecouldIwant?”Theprincewasveryhappy76ahappymanatlast.Hegave77totaketheman’sshirttotheking,andpaythe78asmuchmoneyashe79.Butwhentheking’sofficialswentintothecottagetotakethehappyman’sshirt80hisback,theyfoundhehadnoshirtatall.61.A.fellB.feltC.feelD.fall62.A.toB.byC.forD.after63.A.playedB.workedC.operatedD.affected64.A.giveoffB.giveoutC.giveupD.givein65.A.placeB.putC.dressD.wear66.A.recoverB.relaxC.relieveD.remove67.A.offandonB.backandforthC.upanddownD.farandwide68.A.hadtheyfoundB.shouldtheyfindC.couldtheyfindD.didtheyfind69.A.contentB.contraryC.concreteD.complete70.A.faultB.mistakeC.errorD.shortage71.A.helpfulB.heavyC.healthyD.high72.A.ConsequentlyB.FinallyC.LatelyD.Fortunately73.A.whileB.whichC.wheneverD.when74.A.layB.lieC.laidD.lain75.A.WhichB.WhoC.WhenD.What76.A.tohavingfoundB.tohavebeenfoundC.tohavefoundD.tofind77.A.orderB.messagesC.wordsD.letters78.A.officialB.ownerC.servantD.master79.A.advisedB.saidC.askedD.wished80.A.fromB.outofC.offD.downIV.Translation(20points)Directions:Inthisp