2015年成人高考專升本英語考試真題I.Phonetics（5points）Directions: Ineachofthefollowing groupsofwords,there,arefourunderlinedlettersorlettercombinationsmarkedA,B,CandD.Comparetheunderlinedpartsandidentifytheonethatisdifferent fromtheothersinpronunciation.Markyouranswerbyblackeningthecorres-pondingletterontheAnswerSheet.1題單選選出下面讀音不同的選項（）。ruraluglyproductuncle參考答案：A2題單選選出下面讀音不同的選項（）。flowerhowshowerSlow參考答案：D3題單選選出下面讀音不同的選項（）。coughghostenough1aughter參考答案：B4題單選選出下面讀音不同的選項（）disturbabsorbclimbRob參考答案：C5題單選選出下面讀音不同的選項() 。heatfeatherdeadlineMeasure參考答案：AII.VocabularyandStructure(15points)Directions:There are15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.題單選Thesearethepicturesofthehotel weheldourannualmeetings.thatwhenwhichwhere參考答案：D題單選Iwonderifthereis university inyourhometown.aan/the參考答案：A題單選Onlyinmythirties apurposeinlife.IfoundfoundIIdidfinddidIfind參考答案：D題單選 histelephonenumber,shedidn'tknowhowtogetintouchwithhim.ForgettingToforgetTohaveforgottenHavingforgotten參考答案：D題單選Myaunt'sbusinesshasbeendoingpoorly,butshe'shopingthather willchange.dutyfameluckemotion參考答案：C題單選Whoshouldberesponsible theaccident?withforofat參考答案：B題單選Itis thattextmessagingwhiledrivingisdangerous.necessarysufficientobvioussignificant參考答案：CsmarkedTOC\o"1-5"\h\z題單選Mysecretaryusuallyopensmypost it'smarkedprivate.unlessifasfor參考答案：A題單選SeveralnovelsbyMoYan intoEnglishsofar.aretranslatedhavebeentranslatedweretranslatedhadbeentranslated參考答案：B題單選Thepianistdidn't untilthelastminutebeforetheconcert.turnoffturnonturnoutturnup參考答案：D題單選Theoldman,togetherwithhisneighbors , theperformaneewhenitbegantorain.wasenjoyingwereenjoyinghasenjoyedhaveenjoyed參考答案：A題單選Myteacherrecommendedthatl ascarefulaspossiblewhenItookanexam.amwerebewillbe參考答案：C題單選Let'sgototheairportalittleearlier wecanchoosebetterseats.bythatsothatforthatnowthat參考答案：B題單選JasonmadesharpcommentsonMary'sidea,buthedidn'tmean her.HurtHurtingtohurttobehurt參考答案：C題單選 1'msorryaboutthemisunderstanding.——You apologize,itwasn'tyourfault.couldn'tmustn'twouldn'tneedn't參考答案：DIH.Cloze(30points)Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatismostsuitableandmarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorres-pondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Wheredocarsgettheirenergyfrom?Formostcars,theanswerispetrol.somecarsuseelectricity.Thesecarshave22motorsthatgettheirpowerfromlargebatteries.In23,thereareevencarsthathave24anelectricmotorandapetrolmotor.Thesetypesofcarsare25hybrid( 混合)cars.Mostpeopletendtothinkofelectriccarsasanew26 ,buttheyhavebeenaroundforalongtime.Inthe2719thandearly20thcenturieselectriccarswerecommonbecausethetechnologyforpetrolengineswasnotveryadvaneed.But28Jthepetrolenginebecameeasiertomakeandmorepowerful ,thistypeofenginesbecamethemost29.Interestinelectriccarswashighinthe1970sand1980sbecause30becameveryexpensive.Recently,electriccarshaveagainbecomewell-likedbecausepeoplewantcarsthatpollute31.Electriccarsarebetterthanpetrolcars32severalways.Thebiggestbenefitisreducedpollution.Inareas33thereisahighpercentageofelectriccars,pollutionisnotthatserious.Thesecondbenefitofelectriccarsisa34inthedependenceonforeignoil.Severalcountriesdon'twantto35onoilfromothercountries.Sinceelectriccarscanrunonelectricityfromcoalornuclearpowerstations,thereislessneedtoimportoil.21題單選請填寫最佳答案（）orAndNorBut參考答案：D22題單選請填寫最佳答案（）samespecialcommontraditional參考答案：B23題單選請填寫最佳答案（）timeadditiondetailsummary參考答案：B24題單選請填寫最佳答案（）eitherneitherbothall參考答案：C25題單選請填寫最佳答案（）calledknownregardeddescribed參考答案：A26題單選請填寫最佳答案（）instrumentintentioninflueneeinvention參考答案：D27題單選請填寫最佳答案（）recentlatebeginninglast參考答案：B28題單選請填寫最佳答案（）beforeuntilafterunless參考答案：C29題單選請填寫最佳答案（）difficultdangerouscomfortablepopular參考答案：D30題單選請填寫最佳答案（）carsoilpowermotors參考答案：B31題單選請填寫最佳答案（）lessfewmoremuch參考答案：A32題單選請填寫最佳答案（）atoninby參考答案：C33題單選請填寫最佳答案（）whatwhichwherewhen參考答案：C34題單選請填寫最佳答案（）reductionriseneedstart參考答案：A35題單選請填寫最佳答案（）relykeepholdput參考答案：AIV.ReadingComprehension(60points)Directions:Therearefivereadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfourquestions. ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseonebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.PassageoneItalktostrangersforalivingandlovethechallengeofgettingtheirstoriespublishedinnewspapers.I'vebeenmarriedforyears ,butuntilsixmonthsago,Icouldbeatypicalabsent —mindedhusband.OftenIwasjustnoddingwhenIwassupposedto.Whenmywifeasked，“DidyouevenhearwhatIjustsaid?”1woulddefensivelysay，“ofcourseIdid!”InJanuary,Ibegantolosemyvoice.DoctorstoldmeIneededsurgery,ormythroatwouldbepermanentlydamaged.Totalsileneewouldberequiredforthefirstfewweeksofmyrecovery.Twohoursafterthesurgery,myeyesfilledwithtearsasmytwo-year-oldsonlookedpuzzledbecauselwouldn'tanswerhisquestions.lwantedtotalkbutcouldn 't.Luckily,rdrecordedmyselfreadingsomeofhisfavoritebooks.Thatwouldcomeinhandythenextcoupleofweeks.Ithadneverleft.I'djuststoppednoticing.Ifoundmyselfunderstandingherbetterontopicsrdpreviouslydismissedas “thingsIjustdon'tgetasaguy”」alsorealizedmysonwasn'tjusttalkingnonstopbutthatheoftenhadthoughtfulthingstosay.Evenwhilewalkingmydoginthewoodsnearourhome,Ibeganhearingpleasantpatternsinbirdsongs.Beforemysurgery ,rdhavespentthosewalksonmyphone.Afterseveralweeks,Iwasfullyrecovered.Conversationinourhouseisbetternow,notbecausermtalkingmore.I 'mjustlisteningbetterandbecominglessandlesssurprisedthatIlikewhatIhear.題單選Accordingtothepassage,theauthorismostlikelyadriverteacherdoctorJournalist參考答案：D題單選Whatdoesthewifemeanbyasking “DidyouevenhearwhatIjustsaid?”inParagraph1?Yonshouldlistentome.Youdidn'twanttotalkwithme.YoushouldtellmewhatIsaidjustnow.Youdidn'thavetonodwhileyouwerelistening.參考答案：A題單選Whatistrueoftheauthorafterthesurgery?HewasrequiredtokeepsilentforthefirstfewmonthsHewasworriedabouthisrecoveryafterthesurgery.Hewasunabletocommunicatewithhisson.Hewasunwillingtotalktohiswife.參考答案：C題單選Whatdidtheauthorrealizeafterthesurgery?Hiswifewasatalkativewoman.Hishousewasfullofpleasanttalks.Hissondidn'tliketalking.Hisdoglikedpleasantbirdsongs.參考答案：BPassageTwoCoconut（椰子）isanunusualfoodformanyreasons.ltisoneofthelargestedibleseedsproducedbyanyplant.ltsunusualcontentsalsomakeituniqueintheseedworld ——itconsistsofboth “meat“and“water”inside.Thecoconutmeatisthewhitesubstancewithwhichweareallfamiliar,asitisusedextensivelyforcookingandflavorings;the coconutwaterisawhiteandsweetliquid.Portuguese（ 葡萄牙的）explorersgavethenutitsnameinthel5thcentury,referringtoitascoco ,meaning“ghost”intheirIanguage.Theoutsideappearanceofcoconutsremindedthemofaghost'sface,andthetreehashadthatnameeversince.Thecoconuthasvarieduses.Itisusedtomakevariouscookingoilsforfastfoodrestaurantsaroundtheworldtomakedietmaterials.Thecoconutfluidisafavoritedrinkinhotclimates ,providingacoolandrefreshingbeveragerightoffthetree.Thiswaterisalsousedbymanufacturersofvarioussportsdrinks.Eventheshellitselfhasmanyuses,includinganimalfoodandfertilizer.Andalltheseareonlysomeoftheusesfoundforthecoconutfruit.Thecoconuttree,whichproducesthenut,alsoproducesmanyusefulthings.lt'snowonderthatthecoconuttreehasbeentakenas“thetreeoflife”.題單選Whatdoestheunderlinedword“edible'inParagraph1mean?Visible.Collectible.AvailableEatable.參考答案：D題單選Thecoconutgotitsnamebecauseof .itshardshellitswhitecoloritsghostlikeappearaneeitsroundshape參考答案：C題單選Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?Thehistoryofcoconut.Usesofcoconut.Thediscoveryofcoconut.Typesofcoconutseeds參考答案：B題單選Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?Coconuttreesareusefulplants.Coconutoilisrareandexpensive.Coconuttrunksarehousesforbirds.Coconutfluidcanbecomefertilizer.參考答案：APassageThreeMoststudentschoose“Homesta?accommodationwhentheystudyabroad:othersselectHomestayeveniftheyarenotonastudyvisit.Statisticsshowthatit'saformofaccommodationgaininginpopularityallthetime.ButwhatisHomestay?Andwhatmakesitsopopular?Homestaymeanslivingwithafamily,or“hostfamily”aswesay.Therearethreewaysofdoingit:choosetolearnEnglishinaIanguageschoolneartoyourHomestaylocation :haveyourEnglishclassesinthehousewithamemberofthefamilywhoisaqualifiedteacher;selectnottohaveclassesatallwhenyouvisit apopularchoiceifyouwanttodothetouristthingforexample.EvenintheirbusysummerperiodtheorganizationsthatarrangetheHomestayswillalwaystrytoplaceyouwiththemostsuitablehostfamilytomatchyourrequirements.Placement（ 安置）organizationsthinkaboutlocation,interests,Ianguagelevel,eatingrequirements,allergies（過敏）andotherrequestsyoumayhave.Thoughpricesvaryaccordingtoyourneeds,goodqualityHomestayaccommodationcanberelativelyeconomical--andalthoughyoumaybechargedanextraamountofmoneyifyouwantyourHomestayinornearthecitycenter.Evenifyoustayfurtherout,youcanexpectyourjourneyintothecenternottoexceed30minutes.NotonlydoesHomestayaccommodationrepresentvalueformoney,italsogivesyouanexcellentopportunitytopracticeEnglishwithyourhostfamily.ThisisaveryimportantextraforstudentswholiketospeakasmuchEnglishaspossible.ButifyouplantolearnEnglish ,whynothaveyourEnglishclassesinyourhostfamily.There'snobetterwaytolearnEnglishthanthis——theperfectcombinationoflearningandaccommodationcombinedwiththeculturalexperience!題單選Homestayisanidealchoiceforstudentswho .plantovisitrelativeswanttostayathomeplantostudyoverseaswanttolearnstatistics參考答案：C題單選Whowillconsiderstudents 'requirementsbeforetheirHomestaystarts?TheEnglishteacher.Theplacementorganization.Thehostfamily.TheIanguageschool.參考答案：B題單選WhichofthefollowingisakeyfactoraffectingthepriceofHomestay?Nationalityofthehostfamily.Eatinghabitsofthehostfamily.Students'Ianguagelevel.Students'specificneeds.參考答案：D題單選Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?TheauthorisinfavorofHomestayaccommodation.TheauthorisdoubtfulaboutthesafetyofHomestay.TheauthorfindsHomestayarrangementcomplicated.TheauthorfindsHomestayaccommodationexpensive.參考答案：A

PassageFourUsinglessenergyaroundthehomeiseasierthanyoumightthink ,savingyoumoneywhilecreatingaheathier,morecomfortablelivingspaceforyouandyourfamily.Changingafewoldhabitscanmakeanimpactonyourenergybill,yourcomfortandtheenvironment.Herearesomehandytipstomakeyourhousemoreenergy-efficient. LowertheheatIfyourhomehasadjustablecentralheating ,loweringtheroomtemperatureevenslightlycanmakeadifferenee. Youmaynotfeelit,butyourwalletwill.Itisevenmoreadvisabletocontroltemperaturesatdifferenttimesoftheday.HangclothesouttodryIftheweatherallowsit,headoutsideanddryyourlaundryonaclothesline.Thesunlightwillhelpeliminatebacteriaanddust.Whileclothesdryersgetthejobdonefaster,theyalsouseupenergy.Byhangingyourclothesoutyou'llbecuttinggreenhousegasesbyaboutthreekilogramsperload.TakeadvantageofnaturallightInstallinglargewindowsonthenorthernsideofyourhousecanhelpyoumakeuseofsunlight'snaturalwarmth.Tostaycoolindoorsonhotsummerdays,install blinds（百葉窗）toblocktheheavysun.Putyourdesknearthewindow,thenyoudon'tneedalampinthedaytime.Wrap（裹）yourpipesBesureyourhot—waterpipesareproperlywrapped.Inanaveragehomeheatingwater家用電器）accountsformorethanone—家用電器）Choosetherightsizeforappliances（Whenthetimecomestoreplaceappliances,selectthosethatarebothenergy—efficientandoftheappropriatesizeforyourneeds.Don 'tbuybiggeronesjustbecauseyoucan.題單選Whatbenefitmayusinglessenergyathomebringabout?Havingahealthierlivingenvironment.lmprovingyourworkefficiency.Keepingoldhabitsunchanged.Enlargingyourlivingspace.參考答案：A題單選Whichofthefollowingisoneoftheadvantagesofhangingclothesouttodry?Itmayhelptobuildagreenhouse.Ithelpsremovebacteriainclothes.Ituseshalftheenergythatclothesdryersdo.Itgetsclothesdrymuchfasterthanclothesdryers.參考答案：B題單選Whatcanbeinstalledonthenorthernsideofyourhousetomakebetteruseofnaturallight?Blinds.Curtains.Windows.Shades.參考答案：C題單選Besidesenergy-efficiency ,whatelseshouldbeconsideredwhenreplacingappliances?Replacingtime.Reasonableprice.Goodquality.Propersize.參考答案：DPassageFiveAswerecentlydiscovered,thereisaStepmother'sDay,thoughitisnotonanyofficialholidaycalendar.So,itwouldbesafetoassumethatthereisasimilardayforstepdads ,too.Right?Well,itdependsonwhatyouread.AGooglesearchbroughtuppoststhatsay,forexample，“It'sonfather'sday--father'sdayisforfathers,step—fathersandpeoplewhoarelikefatherstoyou-it 'sadayformakingfatherfiguresfeelspecial.”FurthersearchingfoundaStepfather'sDayFacebookpagethatsays，“Theunofficial Stepfather'sDayisthefourthSundayofJune.”Unfortunately,asofthepublishingofthisarticle ,only30peopleTOC\o"1-5"\h\zhave“liked”thepage.Consideringthatstudiesshow3.3millionmen ,or11.1%ofU.S.fathers,livewithatleastonestepchild ,that'sonlyadropintheocean.It'sinterestingtonotethatthereisaNationalGrandparents 'Day.PresidentJimmyCartersigneditintolawin1978.Law!Whilegrandparentsareundoubtedlyspecialpeopleinourchildren 'slives,theyareoftenseenasthemostlovingfamilymembers.Butwhataboutthestepparents?Thestepparentsaretheoneswhoareoftentheoutsiders ,theoneswhohavetoendurethehurtful“You'renotmydad!”or“You'renotmymom!”Andyettheynevergiveup.Theydotheirbesttoovercometheinherentchallengesofstepparentsandberolemodelsfortheirstepchildren.Theseunsung（未被頌揚的familyheroesdeserve“official”daysofhonor.Perhapsifweareloudenough,PresidentObamawhohadastepfatherhimself,willsignintolawNationalStepmother'sDayandNationalStepfather'sDay.Areyouwithme?Followmeandgetyourvoiceheard.Howcoolitwouldbeifwecouldmakethishappen!題單選Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that''inParagraph1referto?FatherfigureswhoareequallyhonoredintheU.S.30peoplewhosupportStepfather 'sDayontheFacebookpage.3.3millionmenwholivewithatleastonestepchildintheworld.11.1%ofU.S.fatherswholivewithatleastonestepchildintheU.S.參考答案：B題單選WhatdidPresidentJimmyCartersignintolawin1978?TheNationalGrandparents 'Day.TheNationalGrandchildren 'sDay.TheNationalStepparents 'Day.TheNationalStepchildren 'sDay.參考答案：A題單選Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheword“inherent”inparagraph2?.Unbelievable.ToughLasting.lnevitable.參考答案：D題單選Whatisthereasonforsettinganofficialholidayforstepparents?Becausetheylovetheirroleasstepparents.Becausetheyareoftentreatedasheroesinthefamily.Becausetheydeserverespectandhonorasfamilymembers.Becausetheyareoftenseenasthemostlovingfamilymembers參考答案：CV.DailyConversation(15points)Directions:Pickoutappropriateexpressionsfromtheeightchoicesbelowandcompletethefollowingdialoguebyblackeningthecorr