2018成人高考专升本《英语》考前练习及答案15

2018成人高考专升本《英语》考前练习及答案15

I Phonetics (5 points)

Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C, and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet.

1. A. surprised B. pleased C. refused D. increased

2. A. typical B. cycle C. apply D. imply

3. A. brought B. thought C. fought D. doubt

4. A. communist B. observe C. occupy D. October

5. A. cloudy B. captain C. certain D. cotton

II Vocabulary and Structure (15 points)

Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the answer sheet.

6. Children should be taught how to get alone with ___________.

A. another B. other C. others D. any other

7. Water is __________ hydrogen and oxygen.

A. made up B. made up of C. made by D. making by

8. ________cave that George has discovered in his lifetime is near the Alps.

A. The hundredth B. The hundred C. Hundredth D. A hundred

9. It’s too late. How I wish I ___________the measures Mr. Brown suggested.

A. adopted B. had adopted C. should adopt D. adopt

10. Some of the guests _________ to the party were from other cities.

A. to invite B. invited C. being invited

D. had been invited

11. The man showed the boy _______he should play the piano.

A. what B. when C. which D. how

12. Whenever seeing the scene, people will be reminded of the September 11th _________ and all others related to it.

A. accident B. incident C. event D. case

13. ___________that your son is well again, you no longer have anything to worry about.

A. When B. After C. Before D. Now

14. He is _______________that I’d like to introduce him to you.

A. such noble person B. so noble person

C. such a noble person D. so a noble person

15. When a fire ________at the National Exhibition in London, at least ten priceless paintings were completely destroyed.

A. broke off B. broke out C. broke down D. broke up

16. The road is so bad that the people there can’t drive cars out of the valley, ___________.

A. so can they ride bikes B. nor they can ride bikes

C. nor can they ride bikes D. neither they can ride bikes

17. What we must do now ________ make a careful investigation on the circumstances.

A. are B. is C. is to D. were to

18. This restaurant always ________delicious dishes.

A. gives B. offers C. have D. serves

19. He _______Chinese history and knows a lot about it.

A. is strict with B. is interested in

C. is satisfied with D. is busying doing

20. Tom: Tomorrow is my birthday.

Jane: Is that so? _______.

Tom: Thank you.

A. Oh, I really don’t know. B. I’m so glad.

C. What gifts do you want? D. Many happy returns of the day!

III Cloze (30 points)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the answer sheet.

I went there in 1948, no local planes in those days, so I made the trip by bus. It was a thousand kilometers long and it took twenty hours. I sat by a fellow about my own age, 24. He said his name was Karl Packer, but he told me 21 anything else. He disappointed me because he had so little to say. No opinions, no memories, no tales to 22 . Had his home, his life, the war and so on 23 no mark at all on him? It was very puzzling. I was glad when the pillows were ___24 , and I could politely try to sleep. I 25 _ I would never meet him again. The next time I went to Fairbum was in 1974. By air, of course. The president was going to “open” the new town, 26 had taken twenty-six years to be built. I sat next to a man of about fifty, whose face was a book. I guessed he had something 27 to tell me.

The face was rough, brown and lined. There were 28 of worry and of fear perhaps, two old scars. But 29 them, and stronger, I saw success and power. I guessed he was the boss of 30 .Perhaps he hadn’t expected it big or hadn’t wanted it.

He had done it well, no doubt. The thing had clearly 31 him the power of decision, 32 . We started to talk…The next two hours were for me the most interesting and exciting that I remembered. I did not give a quarter as good as I got. He kept me 33 , open mouthed with wonder. Our plane landed at Fairbum. I 34 his hand and thanked him for making the journey so pleasant. I told him my name. “The 35 was mine,” he said, “I was Chief Engineer here at Fairbum until last year. I built the new town. Karl Packer is the name. Haven’t we met before somewhere?”

21. A. hardly B. almost C. nearly D. mostly

22. A. say B. speak C. tell D. talk

23. A. kept B. stayed C. remained D. left

24. A. set out B. given up C. given out D. sent off

25. A. hoped B. considered C. imagined D. dreamed

26. A. it B. that C. which D. this

27. A. good B. bad C. wrong D. old

28. A. lots B. stories C. lines D. places

29. A. on B. above C. over D. in

30. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything

31. A. taught B. offered C. gave D. showed

32. A. command B. obey C. conclusion D. invention

33. A. still B. busy C. quiet D. calm

34. A. snatched B. shook C. seized D. caught

35. A thank B. happiness C. excitement D. pleasure

IV Reading Comprehension (60 points)

Directions: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by four questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the answer sheet.

Passage one

Japan’s post-World War II value system of diligence, cooperation and hard work is changing. Recent surveys show that Japanese youth have become a “Me Generation” that rejects traditional values.

“Around 1990 many Japanese, especially young people, abandoned the values of economic success and began searching for new sets of values to bring them happiness,” writes sociologist Yasuhiro Yoshizaki. Japanese youth are placing more importance on the individual’s pursuit of happiness and less on the values of work, family and society.

Japanese students seem to be losing patience with work, unlike their counterparts in the United States and Korea. In a 2003 survey of college students in the tree countries, only 10% of the Japanese regarded work as a primary value, compared with 47% of Korean students and 27% of American students. A greater proportion of Japanese aged 18 to 24 also preferred easy jobs without heavy responsibility.

Concern for family values is waning among younger as they pursue an inner world of private satisfaction. It appears that many younger-generation Japanese are losing both respect for their parents and a sense of responsibility to the family. Author Yoshizaki attributes the change to Japanese parents’ over indulgence (溺爱)of their children, material affluence and growing concern for private matters.

Diminishing social responsibility, according to Yoshizaki, is tied to the growing interest in pleasure and personal satisfaction. A study comparing society-conscious youth from 1987 to 2000 found that the Japanese had slipped far behind American and Australian students. Yoshizaki concludes that the entire value system of Japanese youth is undergoing major transformation, but the younger generation has not yet found a new organized value system to replace the old.

36. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage? _______

A. A “Me Generation”

B. A Shift to Individualism of Japanese Youth

C. The Comparison between Japanese Youth and American Youth

D. The Result of a Survey Made by Yoshizaki

37. What can be inferred from the passage? ________.

A. The Japanese new generation find more ways to satisfy themselves.

B. Japanese new generation has become less competitive than American one.

C. Generally speaking, the generation in the 1960s was more diligent, hard-working and cooperative than the one in the 1990s.

D. In Japan, a new values system has been rooted in the nation.

38. The underlined word “waning” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by ________.

A. improving B. lost C. decreasing D. strengthening

39. According to Yoshizaki, what may cause the change of the Japanese youth in a degree?

A. Social responsibility B. The pressure of study

C. Foreign culture D. Their parents’ over-indulgence

Passage Two

Zhao Wenxuan, a film star from Taiwan had been fond of seeing films since his childhood. He would sometimes go to the cinema for the same film four or five times. He also enjoys literature and art. Before he took the film acting as his career, he has been on the staff of an airline in Taibei. His change of job to acting was quite by chance.

One day, he came across in the paper an advertisement for a leading actor to appear in the film named “Wedding Feast”. Full of excitement, he answered the job ad by telephoning the director of the film, Mr. LiAn. It was this telephone call that had changed all his life. At last the director decided him to be the very person for the role. That he could be chosen owed much to his good command of English, natural manners and low pay for this work in the film.

The film “Wedding Feast” proved to be a hit. It won the German Golden Bear Award and entered the competition for one of the Oscar Academy Awards. Also, it was the first Taiwan film that was permitted to be shown in the US. Thanks to the film, Zhao Wenxuan became popular in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.

In 1994, Mr. Zhao acted as leading role in the Hong Kong film “Red Rose and White Rose”, in which many film stars like Ms. Chen Chong from US and Mr. Ye Yuqing form the local area took parts in it. This film was named for 10 prizes of the Taiwan Golden Horse Prize and at last it was awarded five prizes for the best play, actress and music. Zhao has regarded the film as one of his favorite films since he stepped into the acting circle.

Since 1993, Mr. Zhao has taken part in the shooting of 13 films, most of which are highly thought of.

Mr. Zhao said that Taiwan should think to cooperate (合作) much with the mainland in the film producing industry and it would benefit each other. In recent years he often came to the mainland for film shooting. He has just completed his performance in the film “Love Affairs” directed by Mr. Li Xin, a director from Shanghai Film Studio.

40. When he was a child, he would sometimes go to the cinema for the same film ______times.

A. one or two B. two or three C. three or four D. four or five

41. When he was very young, Zhao Wenxuan _________.

A. was a movie fan B. wanted to be a photographer

C. would love to be an actor D. was eager to be a painter

42. Why could Zhao Wenxuan play the leading role in the movie “Wedding Feast”?________.

A. Because he liked to see films very much.

B. Because he could English very well, acted naturally and cared little about the pay for his work.

C. Because he was a famous actor at that time.

D. Because the director of the movie knew him very well.

43. The text suggests that __________.

A. “Wedding Feast” is just an ordinary film.

B. the film “Wedding Feast” disappointed people greatly.

C. Zhao Wenxuan became a famous movie star because of the movie “Wedding Feast”.

D. a lot of Taiwan films are shown in the US every year.

Passage Three

The Christmas in 1994 was Jennifer Nelson’s first time as an assistant at Chicago’s Interfaith House, a center for homeless adults who have just been discharged from the hospital. When she gave a simple gift to a resident, the woman started weeping.

“She told me that no one had ever given her a Christmas present before,” recalls this gracious (和蔼的) 45-year-old mother of six, “Right then and there I vowed to help make Interfaith House a warm, giving environment.”

Over the years Jennifer became executive director of Interfaith House, picking up both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree along the way. The position involves fundraising, providing spiritual and emotional support and playing Santa.

“Many of our residents have no family or have burned bridges with loved ones, which makes Christmas particularly depressing for them,” says Jennifer. “They need to feel like someone cares.”

Holiday preparation starts on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, when the staff, the board of directors, volunteers and residents blanket all three floors with trees and decorations. In the week before Christmas, there’s a day-long party with food and a talent show put on by the residents. Last year a group performed a particularly moving skit (小品). “They dramatized their first days at the center, when they were angry and treated the staff badly,” she recalls. “Then they showed us how they became cooperative and hopeful when they realized we care. The skit let us know how much Interfaith House means to them.”

At around 4 p.m., Jennifer makes her entrance dressed as Santa Claus. The 40 staff members are her elves (小精灵) who pass gifts to all the residents, calling each person by name to receive hats and gloves, journals, pajamas, headphones. On the evening the board of directors joins the festival.

On Christmas Day Jennifer’s family, as well as relatives of some of the residents, come for dinner. Instead of loading up trays cafeteria-style as usual, the residents sit at the tables, says Jennifer, “It is our pleasure to serve them on the day.”

44. According to the passage, Interfaith House is a center to help ________.

A. homeless orphans B. homeless adults

C. single-parent families D. illegal immigrants

45. Which of the following is NOT involved in Jennifer Nelson’s job? ________.

A. Fundraising B. Spiritual and emotional support

C. Santa playing D. Illness treatment

46. Who performed a moving skit last year? ________.

A. The residents B. The staff C. The board of directors D. The volunteers

47. We can know from the passage that the residents in the center are served _______.

A. all the year round B. at Thanksgiving Day

C. only at Christmas D. in the Spring Festival

Passage Four

Some people argue that the pressure on international sportsmen and sportswomen kills the essence (真谛) of sport—the pursuit of personal excellence. Children kick a football around for fun. When they get older and play for local school teams, they become competitive but they still enjoy playing. The individual representing his country cannot afford to think about enjoying himself, he was to think only about winner.

A good example is the football World Cup. Football is the world’s most important sport. Winning the World Cup is perhaps the summit of international sporting success. Mention “Argentina” to someone and the chances are that he’ll think of football. In a sense, winning the World Cup “put Argentina on the map”.

Sports fans and supporters get quite irrational about the World Cup. People in England felt that their country was somehow important after they won in 1996. Last year thousands of Scots sold their cars, and even their houses, and spent all their money traveling to Argentina, where the finals were played.

So, am I arguing that international competition kills the idea of sport? Certainly not! Does the Argentinean really believe that because eleven of their men proved the most skilful at football, their nation is in every way better than all others? Not really. But it’s nice to know that you won and that in one way at least your country is the best.

48. What is author’s main purpose in the passage? __________.

A. To explain the role of sport

B. To compare Scotland with Argentina.

C. To show that Argentina is better than all others.

D. To prove that football is the world’s most important sport.

49. In the second paragraph, the word “summit” means _______.

A. award B. summary C. highest point D. mountain top

50. According to the passage, Argentina is world-famous because of its_______.

A. obvious position on the map

B. successes in the football World Cup

C. excellence at most important sports

D. large number of sports fans and supporters

51. According to the passage, if a sportsman only thinks about winning, he will______.

A. fail to succeed B. lose enjoyment

C. be successful D. be unreasonable

Passage Five

A few years ago it was fashionable to speak of a generation gap, a division between young people and their elders. Parents complained that children did not show them proper respect and obedience, while children complained that their parents did not understand them at all. What had gone wrong? Why had the generation gap suddenly appeared? Actually, the generation gap has been around for a long time .Many critics argue that it is built into the fabric of our society.

One important cause of the generation gap is the opportunity that young people have to choose their own life style. In more traditional societies, when children grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents, to marry people that their parents know and approve of, and often to continue the family occupation. in our society ,young people often travel great distances for their educations move out at an early age ,marry or live with people whom their parents have never met, and choose occupations different from those of their parents.

In our upwardly mobile society, parents often expect their children to be better than they did : to find better jobs, to make more money ,and to do all the things that they were unable to do .Often ,however ,the ambitions that parents have for their children are another cause of the division between them. Often they discover that they have very little in common with each other.

Finally, the speed at which changes take place in our society is another cause of the gap between the generations. In a traditional culture ,elderly people are valued for their wisdom ,but in our society the knowledge of a lifetime may become out of date overnight .The young and the old seem to live in two very different words, separated by different skills and abilities.

No doubt, the generation gap will continue to be a feature of American life for some time to come. Its causes are rooted in the freedoms and opportunities of our society, and in the rapid pace at which society changes.

52. The main idea of the first paragraph is that ____.

A. the generation gap suddenly appeared

B. the generation gap is a feature of American life

C. how people can reduce the generation gap

D. many critics argue over the nature of the generation gap.

53. The underline word “around” in paragraph 1 means_______.

A. On all sides B. In every direction C. near D. in existence

54. Which one is NOT the cause of the generation gap? _________.

A. Young people like to choose their own life styles.

B. American society is changing very fast.

C. Parents place hopes on their children.

D. Modern education makes them think differently.

55. In American society, young people often ______.

A. rely on their parents to make a living

B. stay with their parents in order to get an opportunity for higher education

C. seek the best advice from their parents

D. have very little in common with their parents

V Daily Conversation (15 points)

Directions: Pick out five appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogue by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

A. Anything wrong with you?

B. That’s splendid!

C. you have to work, not go watching football.

D. You look very excited.

E. I can quite believe it.

F. I say, couldn’t we all go and see it and shout for Jan’s team?

G. you must pay much attention to listening and speaking.

H. Don’t mention it.

(Fred=A; Mr. Smith=B; Bob=C)

A: Oh, Mr. Smith, are you very busy?

B: Well, I was just going to give Bob a private lesson, but what’s the matter? 56

A: I must tell you my news. Jan has been chosen to play football for London against Oxford University.

B: 57 He must be very pleased about it, isn’t he?

A: Yes, he is, although he doesn’t say much. The match is at three o’clock next Thursday.

C: 58

B: We mustn’t give no attention to our work, Bob. If you want to learn English, 59

C: But sir, you needn’t sit in a classroom to learn English. Why, I went to see a football match last Saturday and I learned a lot of words I had never heard in this classroom.

B: 60

VI Writing (25 points)

Directions: For this part, you are supposed to write a composition of about 100-120 words according to the following topic.

61. 你(Li Yuan)的美国朋友Harry在最近的email中提到要带他的父母来华旅游，他们计划去北京和西安。给他回一封email，内容包括：

a) 欢迎他的父母来中国;

b) 建议可行路线及交通方式;

c) 提醒一些必要的旅行准备(如衣服、药品等);

d) 推荐其他景点

参考答案

I Phonetics

1. D

2. A

3. D

4. B

5. C

II Vocabulary and Structure

6. C

7. B

8. A

9. B

10. B

11. D

12. B

13. D

14. C

15. B

16. C

17. C

18. D

19. B

20. D

III Cloze

21-25 ACDCA 26-30 CBCDA 31-35 AACBD

IV Reading comprehension

36-40 BCCDD 41-45 ABCBD 46-50 AAACB 51-55 BBDDD

V Daily conversation

56-60 DBFCE

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