2022-2023學(xué)年內(nèi)蒙古自治區(qū)呼倫貝爾市成考專升本英語第二輪測(cè)試卷(含答案)

2022-2023學(xué)年內(nèi)蒙古自治區(qū)呼倫貝爾市成考專升本英語第二輪測(cè)試卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、單選題(20題)1.______today,bewouldgettherebyFriday.

A.Wereheleave

B.Wasbeleaving

C.Werehetoleave

D.Ifheleaves

2.--Ifyouareofferedatriptothemoon,______it?--Ofcourse.Whynot?

A.didyouaccept

B.areyougoingtoaccept

C.willyouaccept

D.wouldyouaccept

3.—What'sthechanceofthere______anelectionthisyear?—Ihavenoidea.

A.isB.tobeC.beingD.be

4.Thesenationalparksareveryimportantforpreservingmanyanimals,whichwouldruntheriskofbecomingextinct.

A.insteadB.thereforeC.neverthelessD.otherwise

5.Balloonsfloatintheair_________boatsdoonthesea.A.justasB.whenC.thatD.where

6.Thisisjusttheplace______heandhiswifevisitedlastyear.

A.whereB.thatC.whenD.why

7.Sometimeschildrenhavetrouble______factfromfictionandmaybelievethatsuchthingsactuallyexist.

A.toseparateB.separatingC.forseparatingD.ofseparating

8.Theproblemwassettledtothecompleteofthem,sotheydidn‘tcomplain.

A.amazementB.satisfactionC.disappointmentD.attraction

9.Heistooweakto______theheavybox.

A.riseB.putC.raiseD.arise

10.Janehasbrownhair,infact,it'squitesimilarinshade______yours.

A.asB.withC.likeD.to

11.—TheremustbeadozenpensinthishousebutIcanneverfindonewhenIneedthem.—Keeplooking.______issuretoturnup.

A.OneB.ItC.ThatD.This

12.CountriesthattraditionallyneverallowedforeignstudentstostayandworklikeGermanyortheUnitedKingdom—arefacingtheirownlabor______ininformationtechnologyandrelaxingtheirimmigrationlaws.

A.cutsB.shortagesC.weaknessesD.imports

13.Thescientistsallagreedthatrulesofphysics,______weareallfamiliar,governtheworldA.towhichB.onwhichC.whichD.withwhich

14.Thatistheonlywaywecanimagine_______theoveruseofwaterinstudents‘bathrooms.

A.reducingB.toreduceC.reducedD.reduce

15.Finallyhegottimeforaglance______thisreport.

A.offB.roundC.onD.at

16.Helenalwayshelpshergrandmothereventhoughgoingtoschool____mostofherday.

A.takesupB.makeupC.saveupD.putup

17._____cryingsadly,heraisedhisheadandlettearsstreamdownhisfaceonpurposeA.TobeseenB.SeeingC.ToseeD.Havingseen

18.Thesearchwas_______whennightcame,eventhoughthechildhadnotbeenfoundA.approvedB.acquiredC.achievedD.abandoned

19.She'sfainted.Throwsomewateronherfaceandshemay______.

A.comeroundB.comebackC.comeagainD.comeout

20.______youmayberight,Ican'taltogetheragree.

A.WhileB.AsC.ifD.Since

二、翻譯(10題)21.ScientistssaythatplantandanimallifeinthousandsoflakesintheUnitedStatesandCanadahasalreadybeendestroyedbyacidrain.

22.Developmentsincomputertechnologywillhaveamajorimpactonindustrialprocesses.

23.Weareconcernedtodeveloptheabilitiesofalloutpupilstothefull,notjusttheiracademicability.

24.在簽訂合同之前必須充分理解合同中的所有條款。

A.Itisnecessarytohaveagoodunderstandingofallthetermsandconditionsbeforesigningacontract.

B.Itisnecessarytointerpretallthetermsandconditionsbeforesigningacontract.

C.Havingagoodunderstandingofallthetermsandconditionsbeforesigningacontractisnecessary.

D.Itisnecessarytohavingagoodunderstandingofallthetermsandconditionsbeforesigningacontract.

25.HespokeEnglishsowellthatItookitforgrantedthathewasanAmerican.

26.Complainingisusuallymosteffectivewhenitisdonepolitelybutfirmly,andespeciallywhentheconsumercandemonstratewhatiswrongwiththeiteminquestion.

27.Allthisaddsuptoagreatbarrierfortheteenagerwhowantstofindhisorherownpath.

28.長(zhǎng)時(shí)間地看電視會(huì)對(duì)孩子的視力產(chǎn)生嚴(yán)重的影響.

29.Theyoungmanwasverymiserable.Hehadnomoneyabouthim.Allsavingshadbeenstolen

30.這位園丁警告我不要在中午給花澆水。____________________________________________________________________________

三、書面表達(dá)(10題)31.你(LiYuan)和幾個(gè)朋友約定明天在人民公園野餐。你們的朋友Peter也應(yīng)邀參加。你給他寫封信，內(nèi)容包括：

(1)說明野餐目的。

(2)說明路線。

(3)說明日期、時(shí)間。

32.以某公司的名義寫一個(gè)競(jìng)賽通知。內(nèi)容如下：

(1)競(jìng)賽的名稱和內(nèi)容。

(2)參與對(duì)象。

(3)競(jìng)賽的時(shí)間。

(4)報(bào)名的截止日期。

33.Ⅵ.Writing(25points)Directions:Forthispart,youaresupposedtowritealetterof100—120wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation.Remembertowriteitclearly.61．你是劉吉，工作是辦公室職員，寫封信給一位俱樂部的經(jīng)理，內(nèi)容包括：(1)最近很容易感到疲勞。工作十分緊張(如接待來訪者、為總經(jīng)理起草報(bào)告、歸檔各類文件)；(2)希望成為該俱樂部的一員，參加那里的活動(dòng)；(3)你的嗜好和興趣(如讀書、唱歌、烹飪)；(4)希望他能給你提供更多的信息(如加入俱樂部的費(fèi)用、俱樂部的一般活動(dòng)時(shí)間和活動(dòng)內(nèi)容)。

34.Ⅵ.Writing(25points)Directions:Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteacompositionin100—120wordsbasedonthetopicWhataForeignStudentShouldDoin

China.Remembertowriteitclearly.61．外籍學(xué)生(foreignstudents)如何適應(yīng)中國(guó)生活1)外籍學(xué)生必須要有接納不同文化、不同觀念的開闊胸襟。2)勤練語言，與當(dāng)?shù)貙W(xué)生交流，尊重對(duì)方意見。3)俗話說要“人鄉(xiāng)隨俗”。

35.寫一篇有關(guān)壓力的文章。內(nèi)容包括：

(1)壓力是什么?

(2)減壓的辦法。

36.隨著電腦和因特網(wǎng)的普及，網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物也進(jìn)入了人們的日常生活。有人支持網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物，也有人對(duì)其保留態(tài)度，你的看法是什么？根據(jù)下表寫一篇文章。注意：1.不要逐條翻譯；2.

詞數(shù)150左右。3.

參考詞匯：投訴

complainv./complaintn.

37.假設(shè)你是一個(gè)農(nóng)村學(xué)生，進(jìn)城看到河水被嚴(yán)重污染，請(qǐng)寫一篇議論污染的日記。內(nèi)容包括

以下幾點(diǎn)：

1．河水顏色發(fā)黑，并發(fā)出臭味。

2．水里沒有魚，也沒人游泳。

3．污染原因是附近的工廠往河里排放工業(yè)廢水。

4．大家應(yīng)保護(hù)環(huán)境，減少污染。

注意：

1．要符合日記的格式。

2．詞數(shù)為l00左右。

38.你(LiYuan)丟失了錢包，需要寫一個(gè)尋物啟事。內(nèi)容包括：

(1)丟失的時(shí)間和地點(diǎn)。

(2)描述錢包內(nèi)外(錢包的顏色、錢包里的東西)。

(3)提供與失主聯(lián)系的方式。

39.假定你是Helen，要寫一封信給Julie，對(duì)她和她的丈夫昨日請(qǐng)你和你丈夫吃飯表示感謝，表示要回請(qǐng)他們，以答謝他們的盛情款待。

40.你(LiYuan)從報(bào)紙上得知某公司在招聘英文秘書，你愿意應(yīng)聘。給曾經(jīng)在這個(gè)公司工作過的一個(gè)朋友(Tom)寫封信，詢問有關(guān)信息。內(nèi)容包括：

(1)說明在哪兒獲得招聘信息。

(2)說明為什么愿意應(yīng)聘。

(3)詢問有關(guān)該公司的信息。

四、翻譯(20題)41.Weappreciatethegoodqualityofyourproducts,butunfortunatelyyourpriceappearstobeonthehighside.

42.Whetherhelikesthepresentornotisnotcleartome._____________________________________________________________________________

43.Theyhavemadeanambitiousplansoastobuyalargercompany.

44.Iwouldbegratefulifyoucouldsendmeanapplicationform.andfurtherinformationaboutthesalaryandworkingconditions.

45.Agoodcitizenshouldbeagoodparent,child,wifeandhusband.

46.除了看電視，這孩子整晚什么也沒做。

47.Nomatterwhathesaid,Iregardedhiscommentonmyabilityasachallenge.

48.Todaywestilldistinguish,evenamongrepetitivejobs,betweentheskilledandtheunsailled;butintheyear2020allrepetitionwillbeunskilled.

49.Internationalstudentscan'tworkwhiletheyarestudyingintheU.S.,sotheymustshowschoolsthattheyhaveenoughmoneyfortuitionandlivingexpenses.

50.Sincethebeginningofthe1990s,Shanghaihasundergonegreatchangesandhastakenonanewlook.

51.Advertisingisaneffectivemeansofintroducinganewproducttothecustomers.

52.Asyoumightexpect,thestatueisverybig.Visitorscanrideanelevatorfromthegroundtothebottomofthestatue.

53.Inorderthattheycansavethesespecies,membersofwildlifeteamshaverearedtheyounginthesafetyresearchstations.

54.Psychologistsnowbelievethatnoisehasaconsiderableeffectonpeople’sattitudesandbehavior.

55.ThetraditionalAmericanThanksgivingDaycelebrationgoesbackto1621.

56.Resourcesonlandarebeginningtogrowless.Thesea,however,stilloffershopetosupplymanyofman’sneeds.

57.Actuallytheumbrellawasnotinventedasaprotectionagainstrain.Itsfirstusewasasaprotectionagainstthesun.

58.Developmentsincomputertechnologywillhaveamajorimpactonindustrialprocesses.

59.Whileitcannotbescientificallyproven（ordisproved,forthatmatter.thatglobalwarmingcausedanyparticularextremeevent,wecansaythatglobalwarmingverylikelymakesmanykindsofextremeweatherbothmorefrequentandmoresevere.

60.Pricesdeterminehowresourcesaretobeused.Theyarealsothemeansbywhichproductsandservicesthatareinlimitedsupplyaredisturbedamongbuyers.

五、閱讀理解(5題)61.WhathappenedtopeoplewholivedinWillitsfrom1964～19957

A.Theyallgotsick.

B.Theyareathigherriskofcancerandasthma.

C.Theylosttheirjobsattheplant.

D.Mostofthemmovedaway.

62.

Ifyouwanttogetahighscoreyoumustfirst______.

A.gaintheskillsofusingyourguns

B.wipeoutascoretanks

C.huntanumberofenemy'ssaucers

D.killsomesupertanksormissiles

63.

Afterreadingthispassage,onegetstoknowthattheauthoris______.()

A.praisingthecollegeeducation

B.helpingchangethecollegeeducation

C.givinghisadvicetothecollegeeducation

D.criticizingthecollegeeducation

64.Thewriterexplainstheboilingwaterbyusing______.

A.mythsB.humorC.factsD.arguments

65.Testswerecarriedoutinouterspaceinorderto______.

A.findwhatcausestheeyestoblink

B.shocktheworld

C.provethetheory

D.shockhimself

六、作文(1題)66.假定你是Helen，要寫一封信給Julie，對(duì)她和她的丈夫昨日請(qǐng)你和你丈夫吃飯表示感謝，表示要回請(qǐng)他們，以答謝他們的盛情款待。

參考答案

1.C解析：本題考查倒裝虛擬語氣用法。本句是表示與將來事實(shí)相反，所以從句用wereto形式。句意為：如果他今天出發(fā)的話，他就會(huì)在星期五以前到達(dá)那里。

2.D

3.C

4.D

5.A本句考查兩個(gè)并列句之間的連接的詞。題干的意思是：“氣球能夠浮在空氣中正如船能夠浮在海面上一樣?！痹谒膫€(gè)選項(xiàng)中，只有A項(xiàng)的justas有“正如，猶如”的意思。故選A。

6.B

7.B解析：本題考查固定搭配。havetrouble(in)doingsth.“做某事有困難”。句意為：有時(shí)孩子們?cè)诜智骞适潞同F(xiàn)實(shí)方面會(huì)有困難，相信故事中的事確實(shí)存在。

8.B

9.C解析：本題考查詞義的辨別。rise出現(xiàn)，put放下，raise提起，arise升高。

10.D

11.A解析：根據(jù)上文提到“findone”，故下文中也應(yīng)填one，表示泛指。

12.B解析：cuts“裁減”；shortages“短缺”；weaknesses“弱點(diǎn)”；imports“進(jìn)口”，故正確選項(xiàng)為B。

13.D

14.B

15.D

16.A

17.A

18.D

19.A解析：句意：她昏倒了。給她臉上澆些水，或許她會(huì)醒過來。本題考查詞組辨析。comeround：過訪，繞道而來，蘇醒過來；comeback：回來，恢復(fù)；comeagain：再說一遍，重復(fù)一遍；comeout：出來，傳出。

20.A解析：while意為“雖然”；as意為“因?yàn)椤?；if意為“如果”；since意為“因?yàn)椤?。根?jù)題意選A。

21.科學(xué)家們說在美國(guó)和加拿大成千上萬的湖泊中的動(dòng)植物已經(jīng)因酸雨而遭到破壞?？茖W(xué)家們說，在美國(guó)和加拿大成千上萬的湖泊中的動(dòng)植物已經(jīng)因酸雨而遭到破壞。

22.計(jì)算機(jī)技術(shù)的發(fā)展將對(duì)工業(yè)生產(chǎn)過程產(chǎn)生重大影響.haveanimpacton:Heavysmokingwillhaveanimpactonbirth.

23.我們關(guān)注的是充分開發(fā)所有學(xué)生的各項(xiàng)能力，而不僅僅是發(fā)展他們的學(xué)習(xí)能力。

24.A

25.他英語講得如此好以至于我想當(dāng)然地認(rèn)為他是美國(guó)人。他英語講得如此好，以至于我想當(dāng)然地認(rèn)為他是美國(guó)人。

26.投訴時(shí)注意禮節(jié)但又態(tài)度堅(jiān)定，特別是能夠指出所購(gòu)買商品的缺陷，這樣的投訴通常是最有效的。

27.對(duì)那些想走自己道路的青少年來說，這一切都成了一個(gè)巨大的障礙。

28.WatchingTVforalongtimewillseriouslyaffectchildren’seyesight.

29.這個(gè)年輕人很慘身無分文所有的積蓄都被偷了。這個(gè)年輕人很慘，身無分文，所有的積蓄都被偷了。

30.Thisguarderwarnedusnottowatertheflowersatnoon.

31.DearPeter,

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Yours,

Lihua

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33.Ⅵ．Writing2006年末最新頒布的《全國(guó)各類成人高等學(xué)校招生復(fù)習(xí)考試大綱(?？破瘘c(diǎn)升本科)》對(duì)英語短文寫作(第六部分)的要求為：一個(gè)小題，滿分25分，要求考生根據(jù)所給題目或提出的條件(即情景)寫出一篇100～120問的短文。同時(shí)還要求，在短文寫作中，要考慮“文章的特定文體格式”?！案鶕?jù)所給題目或提出的條件”可意指英語命題作文寫作，通常以論說文、說明文寫作格式為主，內(nèi)容一般涉及公眾關(guān)注的話題；還可意指英語信函、便條寫作，通常以英語信函寫作中常用的“混合式”格式為主，內(nèi)容一般涉及人們?nèi)粘Ｉ钪械慕煌鶈栴}新大綱指的是后者。在具體短文寫作時(shí)考生應(yīng)注意以下方面：(1)避免使用“過分”詞句，語言要簡(jiǎn)明扼要有些英語初學(xué)者會(huì)覺得，在英語短文寫作中，使用的“大問”越多，水平就越高，這是一種不正確的看法，因?yàn)檫@會(huì)在英語短文寫作中導(dǎo)致“過分”用詞的問題?？忌魑脑趦?nèi)容上要能夠做到緊扣命題或情景，應(yīng)采取語言簡(jiǎn)明扼要的行文方式。下面列出一些在寫作時(shí)提倡和不提倡使用的詞語：括弧中的詞語為提倡使用的詞語

括弧中的詞語為提倡使用的詞語inregardto(about,concerning)

withregardto(about,concerning,on)inrelationto(toward,to)

inconnectionwith(about,of,in,on)onthepartof(for,among)

withreferenceto(on,about,concerning)inviewof(because,since)

intheeventof(if)inorderto(to)

onbehalfof(for)inaccordancewith(with,by)

bymeansof(with,by)inthecaseof(if,in)

inthematterof(in)intheamountof(for)

forthepurposeof(for)inthemajorityofinstances(usually)

inanumberofcases(some)onafewoccasions(occasionally)

inthetimeof(during)(2)不使用縮寫形式等過于口語化的字詞①一般不應(yīng)使用縮寫形式，如：不應(yīng)使用"itdidn't”，而應(yīng)使用“itdidnot”；不應(yīng)使用"they've”，而應(yīng)使用"theyhave"等。②一般不應(yīng)使用表示猶豫不決的短語，如：er，um，well，youknow...，andsoonsoforth，andetc．等(3)避免中文式的“鋪墊”“鋪墊”、“迂回”或“畫龍點(diǎn)睛”等寫作方法在中文短文寫作中無可非議，但不能使用在英語短文寫作中。例如，中文信件的開頭方式通常會(huì)是“你好!前日收到你的來信，深感欣慰。好久沒有給你寫信了。不知你的……如何?”等，此類句式不應(yīng)在英語信函短文寫作開頭處使用。原因是，此種方式會(huì)浪費(fèi)篇幅。考試中英語短文寫作有字?jǐn)?shù)限制，寫得太長(zhǎng)同樣會(huì)被扣分。在進(jìn)行信函短文寫作時(shí)，考生應(yīng)注意以下方面：(1)短文寫作情景分析中文情景寫作中需要直接表述和需要拓展表達(dá)的內(nèi)容。(2)確定信函短文寫作的謀篇布局信函短文寫作的謀篇布局的含義為信函寫作格式。信函短文寫作采用的是英語信函寫作中的“混合式”。(3)進(jìn)行語言轉(zhuǎn)換和拓展(4)信函短文合成61．參考范文DearClubManager,

January16,2007Ihopetojoinyourclubandattendtheactivitiesthere.Iworkasanofficeclerk.Ihavebeenprettybusyrecently.EverydayIhavetoreceivemanyvisitorsandfileplentyofpapers.Ihavetodraftareportforthegeneralmanageralmosteveryweek.IamsobusythatIfeelmuchtenseandbecometiredeasily.Iwanttobecomeamemberofyourclubtochangemysituation.Ihavesomehobbiessuchasreadingbooks,singingandcooking.Iwishyoucouldsendmesomeinformationaboutthecosttogetthemembership,thegeneraltimetablefortheclubanditsnormalactivities.Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Warmregards.Yours,LiuJi(信體正文字?jǐn)?shù):119words)

34.61．短文寫作一般給出題目，或規(guī)定情景，或要求看圖表作文，或給出關(guān)鍵詞，或給出每一段的段首句，要求考生能夠正確表達(dá)思想，語義連貫，無重大語法錯(cuò)誤，書寫工整。寫作內(nèi)容包括日常生活和一般常識(shí)。段首句作文要把主題句用簡(jiǎn)潔的語言表達(dá)出來，再通過二、三句事例對(duì)主題句進(jìn)行擴(kuò)展，句子結(jié)構(gòu)要多樣化，句子間正確使用一些承接詞，使句子銜接自然。結(jié)尾句通常對(duì)段落進(jìn)行總結(jié)。本文要點(diǎn)：適應(yīng)getusedto，調(diào)整adjustoneselfto，思想開放open-minded，表達(dá)expressoneself。WhataForeignStudentShouldDoin

ChinaStudyingin

China,anyforeignstudentisverylikelytocomeuponsomethinghefindsithardtoadjusthimselfto,particularlyasfarascultureisconcerned.

HeshouldtrytogetusedtotheChinesewayoflivingwithaviewtoyieldingmorefruitfulresults.Heshould,firstofall,haveagodcommandofbothspokenandwrittenChinese,whichwillenablehimtofullyexpresshimself.Next,hemustexposehimselfasoftenaspossibletonativestudentssoastolearnofthevaluesChinesehold.Eastbutnottheleast,hemuststayopen-minded,housingdifferentviewpoints,dealingwithpeoplemodestly.Asthesayinggoes,

"Whenin

Rome,doastheRomansdo.”Thisiswhataforeignstudentshoulddotostudyin

China.

35.Stressisaforce,pressureortensionthatmakespeoplefeeldepressedorworried.Itcanmakepeoplephysicallyormentallyill.Buthowdowegetridofit?Thereareseveralways:

Travellingisaneffectivewaytoreduceanykindofstress.Planningthetripgivespeopleanexcitingmoodthatinspiresthemtobeactive.Byescapingfrompressure,theirmindwillberefreshedandpositive.

Gardeningisanotherfavorablewayoftreatingstress,becauseitprotectspeoplefrommentalandphysicalproblems.Flowersgivepeopleapeacefulandcheerfulfeeling,andthesunshinestrengthenstheirbodiestoresistthestresses.

Forreducingastressfullife,peopleshouldlivewiththesimplewaysthatareallaroundthem.

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September16，2012，SundayCloudy

Iwenttothesmallcityfarawayfromvillagestobooksthismorning.WhatIsawtheresurprisvery.much.Thereisariverinthecity.Thewaterinitisdarkandsmellsterrible.Itispollutedwithchemicalwastefromfactories.Therearemanysmallfactoriesalongtheriver.Theirwasteispoureddirectlyintotheriver.Theworstoneisthepaperfactory.Itpourswastewaterintotheriverdayandnight.Fishcan"tliveinsuchapollutedriverandneithercanpeopleswiminit.Iwonderwhypeopledon"tcareaboutourenvironment.Weshoulddosomethingtoreducepollution.

38.Ilostmypurse.Itisblackandredanditsshapeistriangle.

IthinkIleftitsomewhereinthelibraryyesterdayafternoonwhenIwasinahurrytoborrowbooksandwalkedupanddownstairstolookformaterialstobeusedinmymathcourseandoccupiedseatsfortheeveningstudywithmybooks.

Insidemypurse,thereisastudentIDwhichisveryimportanttome,librarycardwithoutwhichIwon'tgetintothelibrary,andabout300RMB.

Ifanyonegotitorknewanyoneelsewhogotit,pleasecallmeat80967521atanytime.Thankyou.

39.DearJulie：ThankyouverymuchforthedinnerthatyouinvitedmyhusbandandItoyesterday.Thefoodnotonlylookedandsmelledfabulousbuttastedgreat，andmyhusbandandIenjoyeditverymuch.Therefore，wewouldliketoinviteyoutodinnerat7p.m.thisFridayattheNorthwestChineserestauranttoreturnyourkindnessandhospitality.Pleasedocome.Yours，Helen

40.DearTom,

Howareyouthesedays?Andhowisyournewjob?

Iambusyonjob-huntingthesedays.IjustreadanadvertisementinthenewspaperthatthecompanyyouworkedbeforeneedsanEnglishsecretary.

Youoncetoldmethatitisagoodcompany.Theworkingenvironmentsuitsyoungpeople.Anditlocatesatdowntown.SoIamthinkingofapplyingforit.

Couldyoutellmesomethingaboutthedevelopmentofthecompanyinthe