2013年安徽專升本英語真題試卷及解析

1、星火專升本 2013 真ww.xhjy.cc2013 年安徽專升本考試英語試題年安徽專升本考試英語試題注意事項：1.試卷共 8 頁，用鋼筆或者圓珠筆將答案寫在答題紙上，寫在試卷上一律無效。2.答題前將答題紙上密封線內(nèi)的項目填寫清楚。part ivocabulary and structure ( 1 point each;30 points in all )directions:there are 30 incomplete sentences.you are required to complete each one by decidingon the most

2、 appropriate answer from the four choices marked a,b,c and d,and then write thecorresponding letter on the answer sheet.1.-mary,thanks very much for your help.-,have a good day.a.its ok.b.itsmy pleasure.c.nothing particular.d.no problem.2.the owner of the stonehis floor when i walked in.a.is sweepin

3、gb.sweepsc.was sweeping.d.swept3.never ignore the impression you may makeothers.a.forb.onc.tod.with4.well go for a picnic depends on the weather.a.whetherb.ifc.thatd.why5.as he hasbeenin america for 3years now,hong liang isfor china.a.anxiousb.famousc.responsibled.homesick6.american global universit

4、y is a private institution of higher learning,in june of 1996.a.foundingb.to foundc.having foundedd.founded7.i wish youcome back to beijing with us,but thatsfor you to decide.a.willb.shouldc.wouldd.shall8.if you want to eat out,youbetter call a restaurant and make.a.a reservationb.an effortc.a decis

5、iond.a deal9.im terribly sorry. i seem to havemy book at home.a.scatteredb.forgottenc.leftd.hidden10.april fools day is a daypeople play jokes on friends.a.whenb.whyc.thatd.which11.even as a child,daisy was a(n)reader.she spent all of her pocket money on books.a.carefulb.patientc.keend.efficient12.t

6、he ring has beenin my family .it was my great -grandmothers originally.a.handed downb.picked upc.left behindd.given out13.sophia spokesoftly that i could hardly hear her.a.veryb.ratherc.tood.so14.we will have made full preparations for the ceremonytomorrow.a.when the guests will arriveb.when the gue

7、sts arrivec.when will the guests arrived.when are the guests arriving.15.-the newly published book is really good.i would notfor a second to recommend it tomy classmates.a.determineb.hesitatec.discussd.consider.16.themorepeople there are around them,fun the kids seem to have.a.muchb.hesitatec.discus

8、sd.consider.星火專升本 2013 真ww.xhjy.cc17.dont be too formal .plain,simple clothes arefor schoolwear .a. attractiveb.mysteriousc.appropriated.expensive18.-what does “encyclopedia ”mean,john?-sorry,i have no idea.youd betterin the dictionary.a.look it upb.look at itc.look into itd.look it o

9、ver19.it was at universityi first met hopkins.a.whereb.in whichc.whichd.that20.its been a really hard day today,so i should have asleep tonight.a.shallowb.soundc.lightd.broken21.if you want to hold someones attention,look themin the eye ,but dont stare.a.sharplyb.angrilyc.carefullyd.directly22.thebe

10、tween successful and unsuccessful people is that the former put into practicewhat they have learned,while the latter dont .a.linkb.differencec.balanced.relationship23.tom together with his friendsto play basketball every sunday afternoon.a.gob.goesc.has goned.have gone24.i will never forget mary,i s

11、aw her only once.a.thoughb.beforec.whiled.as25.the two strangers metin beijing and got married one month later.a.by chanceb.by rulec.in turnd.in vain26.i turned to my coach for information on swimming skills,but gotas he was away.a.fewb.somec.noned.much27.lucy seldom goes to the theatre,she?a.doesb.

12、doesnt nd-thirdsc.second-thirdd.two-thirds29.to my,this is one of the worst films i have even seen.a.satisfactionb.disappointmentc.reliefd.taste30.-mike,im afraid its too late.id better be going now.a.quite wellb.help yourselfc.good jobd.see youpart ii cloze ( 1 point each;15 points in all )directio

13、ns: there are 15 blanks in the following passage . for each blank there are four choicesmarked a,b,c,d. you should decide on the best choice and write the corresponding letter on theanswer-sheet.long ago there was a busy marketplace in a town. people came to buy and31all sortsof things there .one da

14、y an old man went to be32to buy some vegetables. he saw lots of people .33them was a young man ,strong and fierce. everyone was34him .in front of the strong man,there was a heavy rock. some people tried to lift it but it was too35for them .the strong man said, “l(fā)ook at me. i can lift this heavy rock

15、.”the man36and took hold of the heavy rock. he pulled and pulled. his face wentredder and redder . slowly he lifted the rock37his head to show off.“i am the38man in the world,” he cried.星火專升本 2013 真ww.xhjy.ccthen someone shouted, “you are like a buffalo(水 牛 )!a buffalo is strong too!3

16、9hearing that ,all people laughed ,including the strong man himself .just then the strong man saw the old man smiling at him.40but somewhat confused ,theyoung nlan shouted angrily, “why are you amiling ?are you stronger than i am ?”the old man said, “you may be very strong,41you are too proud . you

17、should not42yourself. true ,a buffalo is strong, but it has no43!”the strong man felt foolish. he looked down at the ground and walked away,44hefinally realized that it was better to be45than strong. after that ,no one was afraid of himany more.part iiireading comprehension ( 2 points each; 50 point

18、s in all )section adirections: there are four passages in this section. . each passage is followed by five questions orincomplete statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a,b,c,d. you shoulddecide on the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the answer-sheet.passage 1a

19、happy life and a meaningful life are not the same .leading a happy life is associated withbeing a “taker”,while leading a meaningful life corresponds with being a “giver”.happiness is about feeling good and getting what we want . people who are happy tent tothink that life is easy. they are in good

20、physical health and able to buy the things that they needand want . happiness is about satisfying our needs and desires. the pursuit(追求) of happiness isoften associated with selfish behavior.animals have needs and desires and they can feel happy too.what sets human beings apart form animals is not t

21、he pursuit of happiness,but the pursuit ofmeaning, which is unique to humans.we can often find meaning in helping others or marking a sacrifice(犧牲) for a “greatergood”. meaning often comes at the expense of happiness. when people have invested themselvesin something bigger than themselves, they worr

22、y more and have higher levels of stress and anxietyin their lives than happy people . volunteering ( 做 義 工 ） in rural schools, for example,ismeaningful but also involves hardship.happiness, likeanyemotion ,isfeltinthehereand now-iteventuallyfadesaway .however ,meaning is enduring. it connects the pa

23、st to the present to the future.46.what is the main idea if the passage ？a.a happy life is basically different form a meaningful life.b. leading a happy life is connected with being a “take”.c. happiness is about feeling good and getting what we want.d. meaning connected the past to the present to t

24、he future.47. paragraph 2 tells us that the pursuit of happiness.a. sets humans apart form animalsb. is associated with selfish behaviorc. means to give up what one hasd. is unique to human being48. form paragraph 3 we know that.星火專升本 2013 真ww.xhjy.cca. helping others can make our lif

25、e meaningfulb. meaning comes together with happinessc. happy people have higher levels of anxietyd. volunteering in rural schools makes a happy life49. it is implied in paragraph 4 that.a. meaning will disappear sooner or laterb. living a happy life means to be a “giver”c. happiness lasts a relative

26、ly short period of timed. making a sacrifice for a “greater good” brings us happiness50. the passage is organized by.a. giving examplesb. making contrastsc. definingd. classifyingpassage 2our traditional belief has it that morning larks are most likely to be healthy, wealthy andwise .but those who a

27、re to bed and early to rise do not always have the upper hand (占上風(fēng)).researchers have revealed that night owls(夜貓子) are generally brighter and wealthier than ableto get up early in the morning.experts examined the habits of 1,000 youngsters to determine whether they liked to stay uplate and sleep in

28、later in the morning, or preferred to go to bed early . school performanceandinductive(歸納的) reasoning were measured and academic (學(xué)業(yè)的) ades in the major subjectswere also taken into consideration.the results show that evening types score higher than morning types on inductive reason inwhich has been

29、 shown to be a good estimate of general intelligence and academicperformance .the night owls also have a greater capacity to think conceptually (概念性地) andanalyze. such abilities have been linked to creative thinking ,better jobs and higher incomes.morning larks,however,often get better exam results

30、in school,possibly because lessons areheld atwrong time of day for night owls.51.the underlined expression”morning larks”in paragraph 1refers to.a.birds which scream late at nightb.birds which sing early in the morningc. people who like to stay up late at nightd.people who are early to rise in the m

31、orning52.traditionally,we hold that.a.morning larks do not always have the upper handb.nights owls are generally brighter and wealthierc.morning larks tend to be healthy,wealthy and wised.night owls often get better exam results in school53.why did expels examine the teenagers on their habits?a.to m

32、easure their inductive reasoning.b.to measure their school performance.c.to determine whether they are night owls or not .d.to know their academic grades in major subjects.54.paragraph 3 tells us that.a.night owls have a poorer capacity to analyze星火專升本 2013 真ww.xhjy.ccb.night owls sco

33、re higher on inductive reasoningc.morning larks are more likely to get better jobsd.morning larks are more likely to get higher incomes55.morning larks often score higher in exams,possible because.a.they are generally brighterb.they are early to bed and early to risec.they have a greater capacity to

34、 analyzed.the arrangement of lessons fits their body clockspassage 3while drunken driving may be decreasing,traffic safety experts remain troubled how to copewith another alcohol-related problem;drunken pedestrian( 行 人 ) 。 studies have shown thatpedestrians injured and killed by are often extremely

35、drunk.some types of pedestrian accidents have been decreasing in the u.s.,especially thoseinvolving children,but the number of drunken adult pedestrians killed in traffic has remainedrelatively constant at 2,500 a year.the total number of pedestrians killed annually in trafficaccidents is at least 7

36、,000 or one of every seven highway deaths.studies have revealed some of the causes,including a lack of adult supervision(監(jiān)督)forchildren,long delays in traffic signals that encourage jaywalking(無視交通規(guī)則任意行走)，lessattention paid to pedestrian accidents in the past,and few methods to regulate walkinghabit

37、s.however,themostchallengingproblem,accordingtosomeexperts,isalcohol-related,although pulled,researchers are making great efforts to find ways against thedrunken pedestrian accidents.56.which often following would be the best title for the passage?a.causes for traffic accidents.b.drunken pedestrian

38、accidentsc.severe highway safety problemsd.consequences of drunken driving57.the annual number of highway deaths is about.a.49,000b.7,000c.2,500d.1,00058.among the causes for walkers accidents ,the most challenging is.a.long delays in traffic signals.b.drunken pedestrian sc.lack of adult supervision

39、 for childrend.few-methods to regulate walking habits59.what can be inferred from the passage?a.drunken driving is getting more serious.b.pedestrian accidents involving children are on the rise.c.effective measures have been taken to regulate walking habits.d.long delays in traffic signals may encou

40、rage walkers to break traffic regulations60.the coming paragraph will probably discuss how to cope with.a.drunken drivingb.drunken jaywalkingc.alcohol-related pedestrian accidentsd.traffic accidents involving childrenpassage 4星火專升本 2013 真ww.xhjy.ccin writing smart thinking,i myself le

41、arnt as much as i would hope for its readers.so it wasfirst published.in revising it,i have found that much of the first edition .this second edition reflects my experiences of teaching with smart thinking over the yearssince it was first published.in revising it,i have found that much of the first

42、editionfemains valuable,and that students have learnt much from it.but i have also made somesignificant changes.greater assistance has been provided in the earlier chapters of this edition tohelp readers with the more complicated skills,and later chapters on reasoning and on research havebeen expand

43、ed,the final chapter is now a fully worked example of the skills offering a model ofthe power of the approach i am outlining.i would hope that readers will now find the journeytowards greater ability in critical thinking and reasoning a little bit easier,and with a clearer goalahead.61.the author of

44、 the passage is.a.a teacher b.a publisher c.a reporter d.a bookseller62.which of the following is true of the first edition of smart thinking?a.it has been revised several times over the years.b.the decision to produce its new edition is difficult.c.it fails to help its readers improve their thinkin

45、g skills .d.writing it is a kind of learning for the author herself.63.in the second edition of the book.a.a chapter on research has been added.b.the chapter on reasoning has been canceled.c.an example of thinking skills has been provided.d.the content of the first edition has been excluded.64.the f

46、inal chapter of the second edition.a. deals with reasoningb. provides a modelc. focuses on researchd. sets a new goal65.the passage is most probably a part of.a. a public speech on writingb. a composition on smart thinkingc.a report on research findingsd. an introduction to a booksection bdirections

47、 :the following is a short passage about healthy habits for tv. after reading thepassage, you are required to complete each of the five statements within three words .theanswers should be written after the corresponding numbers on the answer sheet.television, if under proper supervision (監(jiān) 督 ),can b

48、e excellent source of education andentertainment for kids. but too much time on tv can have unhealthy side effects. here ae somepractical ways to make kidstv time more effective.stock the room in which you have your tv with plenty of other non-screen entertainmenttoencourage kids to do something oth

49、er than watch tv.treat tv as a privilege (特權(quán)) that kids need to earn. tell them that tv viewing isallowed only after their homework has been completed.choose shows that develop your kids interest in hobbies and learning. then preview theprograms to make sure theyre proper before your kids watch them

50、.星火專升本 2013 真ww.xhjy.cccome up with a family tv schedule. make sure to turn off the tv when the “scheduled”programs are over instead of watching something else on tv.watch tv with your kids and talk to them about what they see on tv and share yourown beliefs and values, asking them th

51、ought-provoking(令人深省的) questions.66.proper supervision can makemore effective.67.non-screenentertainmentcanencouragekidstodosomethingelseratherthan.68.allow kids to watch tv only after they have completed their.69.before your kid watch tv,you should preview programs to ensure that the shows chosenar

52、e.70.while watching tv, you should take the opportunity to share your ownwithyour kids .partivtranslation (5 points each ; 30 points in all )directions : your are required to read the following passage and translate the underlinedsentences into chinese . remember to write your translation in the cor

53、responding space on theanswer sheet.while(71) “tiger mom” once aroused a huge wave of debate around the world , the oppositemethod form finlands(芬蘭) education system is also drawing widespread attention . this kind ofeducational mode is called “sheep mom”.“sheep mom” refers to an extensive way of ed

54、ucation that sets only basic objectives but nocore syllabus(教學(xué)大綱) .(72) teachers can feel free to use any teaching method as long as mostchildren can reach the goals. (73) people in finland firmly believe that education is a “service”and children are “customers”(74) since the education mode in finla

55、nd is basically like“sheep-herding”(放羊) ，it is also called “sheep mom” .the result of “sheep-herding” can not be underestimated (低估) .in the last four internationalprogram for international student assessment (pisa) test,students form finland all ranked in thetop three in math,reading and science. (75) this report not only surprised the world, but al