2021年河南專升本公共英語真題解析-學(xué)生版

2021年河南省普通高等學(xué)校專升本招生考試

公共英語試卷

PartIReadingComprehension(2*20points)

Passage1

Somepeoplearguethatthepressureoninternationalsportsmenandsportswomenkills

theessenceofsport—thepursuitofpersonalexcellence.Childrenkickafootballaroundfor

fun.Whentheygetolderandplayforlocalschoolteams,theywillbecomecompetitivebut

theystillenjoyplaying.Theindividualrepresentinghiscountrycannotaffordtothinkabout

enjoyinghimself,andhehastothinkonlyaboutwinning.Heisresponsiblefortheentire

nation’shopes,dreamsandreputation.

AgoodexampleistheFIFAWorldCup.Footballisthethirdmostimportantsportin

theworld.WinningtheWorldCupisperhapsthesummitofinternationalsportingsuccess.

MentionArgentinatosomeoneandthechancesarethathe’llthinkoffootball.Inasense,

winningtheWorldCupputArgentinaonthemap.

SomesportsfansandsupportersgetquiteunreasonableabouttheWorldCup.People

inEnglandfeltthattheircountrywassomehowimportantaftertheywonin1966.

So,amIarguingthatinternationalcompetitionkillstheideaofsport?Certainlynot!

DotheArgentineanreallybelievethatbecauseelevenoftheirmenprovedthemostskillful

atfootball,theirnationisineverywaybetterthanallothers?Notreally.Butit’sniceto

knowthatyouwonandthatinonewayatleastyourcountryisthebest.

1.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinthepassage?

A.Toexplaintheroleofsport.

B.TocompareScotlandwithArgentina.

C.ToshowthatArgentinaisbetterthanallothers.

D.Toprovethatfootballistheworld’sthirdmostimportantsport.

2.Inthesecondparagraph,theunderlinedword“summit”means“______”.

A.awardB.summaryC.highestpointD.mountaintop

3.Accordingtothepassage,Argentinaisworld-famousbecauseofits______.

A.obviouspositiononthemap

B.successintheWorldCup

C.excellenceinthemostimportantsports

D.largenumberofsportsfansandsupporters

4.Ifasportsmanonlythinksaboutwinning,hewill______.

A.failtosucceedB.loseenjoyment

C.besuccessfulD.beunreasonable

5.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsinternationalgames?

A.Nationsthatmeetonafootballfieldareunlikelytomeetonabattlefield.

B.NationsthatwintheWorldCupareregardedasbestinallaspects.

C.Nationsthatwinininternationalgamesprovethebestonthesportsfieldatleast.

D.Nationsthatgivemuchattentiontointernationalcompetitionsareworld-famousin

manyways.

Passage2

Foryearsandyearspeoplehavebeensayingthattherailwaysaredead.“Wecando

withoutrailways,”peoplesay,asifmotorcarsandplanesmadetherailwaysunnecessary.

Weallkeephearingthattrainsareslow,thattheylosemoney,andthatthey’redying.But

thisisfarfromthetruth.Inthesedayswhenoilisexpensive,therailwayshavebecome

highlycompetitivewithmotorcarsandplanes.Ifyouwanttocarrypeopleorgoodsfrom

placetoplace,they’recheaperthanplanes.

Railwayshavemuchincommonwithplanes.Aplanegoesinastraightlineandso

doesarailway.Whatismore,ittakesyoufromtheheartofacityintotheheartofanother.

Butarailwaydoesn’tleaveyouasaplanedoes,milesandmilesawayfromthecitycenter.

Itdoesn’tholdyouupasamotorcardoes,inendlesstrafficjams.Andasingletraincan

carrygoodswhichnoplaneormotorcarcouldeverdo.

Farfrombeingdead,therailwaysareverymuchalive.Modernrailwaylinesgiveyou

asmooth,untroubledjourney.Whereelsecanyoueatwell,sleepincomfort,feelsafeand

enjoythescenewhileyouaretravelingatspeedatthesametime?Andweareonlyatthe

beginning.Wehaveenteredtheageofsuperfasttrains,travelingat150milesanhourand

more.Soonwewillbewonderingwhywespendsomuchonmotorwayswecan’tuse

becausewedon’thaveenoughmoneytobuyoilandplaneswecan’tflyforthesame

reason.

6.Somepeoplethinktherailwaysaredeadformanyreasonsexceptthat______.

A.trainsaredyingB.oilisexpensivetoday

C.trainsareslowD.railwayslosemoney

7.Theauthor’sideaaboutrailwaysseemstobethat______.

A.wecandowithoutrailways

B.trainshavemuchincommonwithmotorcarsandplanes

C.motorcarsandplanesarenotasgoodastrains

D.trainsareasgoodasmotorcarsandplanes

8.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Itischeapertotravelbytrainthanbyplane.

B.Therailwaystationisusuallyinthecenterofacity.

C.Whenyougetofftheplaneyouwillfindyourselfrightinthecitycenter.

D.Nomotorcarorplanecancarryasmanygoodsasatraindoesinacheapway.

9.Accordingtotheauthor,thedisadvantageofmotorcarsandplanesisthat______.

A.theycannottravelfastenough

B.toomuchmoneywillbespentonoil

C.theycannotgiveasmooth,untroubledjourney

D.thetravelerscannotenjoythesceneintheirjourney

10.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Therailwaysaredeadnow.

B.Motorcarsandplaneshavemadetherailwaysunnecessary.

C.We’veenteredtheageofsuperfasttrains.

D.Theadvantagesoftherailwaysenablethemtobealiveevennowadays.

Passage3

Thewaypeopleholdthebeliefthatafun-filled,pain-freelifeequalshappinessactually

reducestheirchancesofeverattainingrealhappiness.Iffunandpleasureareequalto

happiness,thenpainmustbeequaltounhappiness.But,infact,theoppositeistrue:more

oftenthannot,thingsthatleadtohappinessinvolvesomepain.

Asaresult,manypeopleavoidtheveryattemptsthatarethesourceoftruehappiness.

Theyfearthepaininevitably(不可避免的)broughtbysuchthingsasmarriage,raising

children,professionalachievements,religiouscommitment(忠誠),andself-improvement.

Askabachelor(單身漢)whyheresistsmarriageeventhoughhefindsdatinglessand

lesssatisfying.Ifheishonesthewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmakingacommitment.For

commitmentisinfactquitepainful.Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfun,adventureand

excitement.Marriagehassuchmoments,buttheyarenotitsmostdistinguishingfeatures.

Coupleswithinfantchildrenareluckytogetawholenight’ssleeporathree-day

vacation.Idon’tknowanyparentwhowouldchoosetheword“fun”todescriberaising

children.Butcoupleswhodecidenottohavechildrenneverknowthejoysofwatchinga

childgrowuporofplayingwithagrandchild.

Understandingandacceptingthattruehappinesshasnothingtodowithfunisoneof

themostliberatingrealizations.Itliberatestime:nowwecandevotemorehoursto

activitiesthatcangenuinelyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatesmoney:buyingnewcarsor

thosefancyclothesthatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhappinessnowseemspointless.And

itliberatesusfromenvy:wenowunderstandthatallthosewhoarealwayshavingsomuch

funactuallymaynotbehappyatall.

11.Accordingtotheauthor,abachelorresistsmarriagechieflybecause______.

A.hebelievesthatlifewillbemorecheerfulifheremainssingle

B.heisreluctanttotakeonfamilyresponsibilities

C.hefindsmorefunindatingthaninmarriage

D.hefearsitwillputanendtoallhisfun,adventureandexcitement

12.Raisingchildren,intheauthor’sopinionis______.

A.amoraldutyB.asourceofinevitablepain

C.athanklessjobD.arewardingtask

13.Fromthelastparagraph,welearnthatenvysometimescomesfrom______.

A.misunderstandingB.prejudice

C.hatredD.ignorance

14.Tounderstandwhattruehappinessisonemust______.

A.haveasmuchfunaspossibleduringone’slifetime

B.makeeveryefforttoliberateoneselffrompain

C.beabletodistinguishhappinessfromfun

D.putupwithpainunderallcircumstances

15.Whatistheauthortryingtotellus?

A.Onemustknowhowtoattainhappiness.

B.Happinessoftengoeshandinhandwithpain.

C.Itisimportanttomakecommitments.

D.Itispainthatleadstohappiness.

Passage4

Everyoneknowsthatlazinessisasin.Wehaveprobablyallhadlecturespointingout

thatlazinessisimmoral,wasteful,andthatlazypeoplewillneveramounttoanythinginlife.

Butlazinesscanbemoreharmfulthanthat,anditisoftencausedbymorecomplexreasons

thansimplewishestoavoidwork.Somepeoplewhoappeartobelazyaresufferingfrom

muchmoreseriousproblems.Theymaybesodistrustfuloftheirfellowworkersthatthey

areunabletojoininanygrouptaskforfearofridiculeorforfearofhavingtheirideas

stolen.Thesepeoplewhoseemlazymaybeparalyzed(喪失活動能力的)byafearof

failurethatpreventsfruitfulwork.Orothersortsoffantasiesmaypreventwork;some

peoplearesobusyplanning,sometimesplanninggreatdealsorfantasticachievements,that

theyareunabletodealwithwhatever“l(fā)esser”workisonhand.Stillotherpeoplearenot

avoidingwork;strictlyspeaking,theyaremerelyprocrastinating(拖延)—reschedulingtheir

day.

Lazinesscanactuallybehelpful.Likeprocrastinators,somepeoplemaylooklazy

whentheyarereallythinking,planning,contemplating(深思)andresearching.Weall

shouldrememberthatsomegreatscientificdiscoveriesoccurredbychanceorwhilesome

were“goofingoff”(磨洋工).Newtonwasn’tworkingintheorchardwhentheapplehithim

andhediscoveredthelawofuniversalgravitation.Sometimes,being“l(fā)azy”—thatis,

takingtimeoffforarest—isgoodforoverworkedstudentsorexecutives.Takingarestcan

beparticularlyhelpfultotheathletewhoistryingtoohardorthedoctorwho’ssimply

workinghimselfovertimetoomanyeveningsattheclinic.Sobecarefulwhenyouare

temptedtocallsomeonelazy.Thatpersonmaybethinking,resting,orplanninghisorher

nextbook.

16.Theunderlinedword“that”inthefirstparagraphrefersto“______”.

A.lazinessisimmoral

B.lazinessiswasteful

C.lazypeoplewillneveramounttoanythinginlife

D.alloftheabove

17.Thefirstparagraphismostlydevotedtothediscussionof______.

A.complexreasonsthatmakepeopleseemlazy

B.seriousproblemsthatlazypeoplesufferfrom

C.othersortsoffantasiesthatmaypreventwork

D.greatdealsthatpeoplearebusyplanning

18.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,being“l(fā)azy”isgoodfor______.

A.astudentwhoisonholiday

B.adoctorwhoisworkingovertime

C.anexecutivewhoisonleave

D.anathletewhoisnottraining

19.Thetoneofthepassageis______.

A.cautiousB.careless

C.optimisticD.pessimistic

20.Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellusinthepassage?

A.Lazinessisdefinitelyasin.

B.Lazinesscanbeofgreathelpallthetime.

C.Lazinessmakespeoplegoodfornothing.

D.Lazinessshouldbeproperlydefined.

PartIICloze(1*20)

You’vejustbeengivenamajortaskandwanttodoitwell,butitseemsthat__21__

yougetstarted,you’reinterrupted.First,Janestops__22__.Then,it’sthephone.Later,

yourbosstellsyoutodropeverything—she’sgotarushjob.Andyouhaveameetingat

three!

Allthesethingsareimportant.__23__youcouldrearrangethemwithoutbreaking

your__24__!Actually,youcan!We’veheardaboutqualitytimeathome—whynotadd

qualitytimeintothejob?

Beginby__25__outthosepartsoftheday__26__you’remost__27__.Youmay

workbestinthemorningorintheafternoon.Nomatterwhen—justfindyourtimeand

buildawall__28__it.

Say__29__foryou,__30__timebeginsatten.__31__onyourmajortaskthen,and

don’tletanythinginterruptyou.Ifyouhaveasecretary,tellherorhimtohold__32__calls

andvisitors.Ifyoudon’t,trytoaskacolleaguetohelpyou.The__33__isthatboth

outsidersandcolleagueswillknowthatyouwillnotbe__34__forapartofeachday.Why?

Becauseyouareworking!

Prepareforthisspecialblockoftimeascarefully__35__youwouldforanimportant

meeting.Don’twastepreciousminutessearchingformemosornotes.Beready__36__

preciselyatten,andgetthemost__37__everysecond.Youmightliketouseyour__38__

simplyforthinkingaboutaproject,aproblemoranewidea.

Smartsmall—maybethirtyorfortyminutes,threetimesaweek,building__39__at

leastanhour.Sure,you’llhavetochipawayatyourblocksalittlesometimes,butguard

thathourasyouwouldanyothervalued__40__.

21.A.becauseB.theminuteC.sothatD.evenif

22.A.byB.inC.outD.over

23.A.WhereB.ButC.IfonlyD.Otherwise

24.A.interestB.promiseC.conditionD.concentration

25.A.findingB.foundC.beingfoundD.find

26.A.itB.outwhichC.whyD.duringwhich

27.A.successfulB.creativeC.tiredD.sleepy

28.A.aroundB.behindC.farfromD.above

29.A.whatB.howC.thatD.whether

30.A.lunchB.workC.taskD.quality

31.A.CallB.FocusC.DependD.Feed

32.A.allB.bothC.noneD.either

33.A.questionB.demandC.newsD.point

34.A.reasonableB.availableC.embarrassingD.confusing

35.A.lessB.moreC.asD.than

36.A.tobeginB.beginningC.havingbegunD.began

37.A.onB.withC.outofD.over

38.A.memoriesB.blocksC.experiencesD.relationships

39.A.comparedtoB.duetoC.otherthanD.upto

40.A.possessionsB.positionsC.satisfactionsD.doubts

PartIIITrueorFalse(2*5)

Directions:Forthispart,youaregoingtoreadapassagewith5statementsattachedtoit.

YouarerequiredtodecidewhetherthestatementsareTrueofFalse.MarkA(forTURE)if

thestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;markB(forFALSE)ifthe

statementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage.Youshouldmakeyour

judgementandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’tloveothersuntilyouloveyourself.

Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’texpectsomeoneelsetoloveyouuntilyou

loveyourself.Eitherway,you’vegottoloveyourselffirstandthiscanbetricky.Surewe

allknowthatwe’retheappleofourparents’eyes,andthatourgrandmasthinkwearegreat

talentsandouruncleRobertsthinkthatwewillgototheOlympics,butsometimesit’salot

hardertothinksuchnicethoughtsaboutourselves.Ifyoufindthatbelievinginyourselfisa

challenge,itistimeyoubuiltapositiveself-imageandlearntoloveyourself.

Theself-imageisyourownmind’spictureofyourself.Thisimageincludestheway

youlook,thewayyouact,thewayyoutalkandthewayyouthink.Interestingly,our

self-imagesareoftenquitedifferentfromtheimagesothersholdaboutus.Unfortunately,

mostoftheseself-imagesaremorenegativethanwhattheyshouldbe,andthuschanging

thewayyouthinkaboutyourselfisthekeytochangingyourself-imageandyourwhole

world.

Thebestwaytodefeatapassiveself-imageistostepbackanddecidetostressyour

successes.Thatis,makealistifyouneedto,andwritedownallofthegreatthingsyoudo

everyday.Don’tallowdoubtstooccurinit.

Itmightwellbethatyouareexperiencinganegativeself-imagebecauseyoucan’t

movepastoneflaworweaknessthatyouseeaboutyourself.Well,rollupyoursleevesand

makeachangeofitasyourprimarytask.Ifyouthinkyouaresillybecauseyouaren’tgood

atmath,findatutor.Ifyouthinkyouareweakbecauseyoucan’trunamile,gettothetrack

andpractice.Ifyouthinkyouaredullbecauseyoudon’tfollowthelatesttrends,buyafew

newclothes.

Thebestwaytogetridofanegativeself-imageistorealizethatyourimageisfarfrom

objectiveandtoactivelyconvinceyourselfofyourpositivequalities.Changingthewayyou

thinkandworkingonthoseyouneedtoimprovewillgoalongwaytowardspromotinga

positiveself-image.Whenyoucanpatyourselfontheback,you’llknowyou’rewellon

yourway.

()41.Wecanconcludethatbothadolescentsandparentsaretheintendedreadersofthe

passage.

()42.Youneedtobuildapositiveself-imagewhenyoufeelithardtochangeyourself.

()43.Accordingtothepassage,ourself-imagesareprobablyuntrue.

()44.Ifyouwanttochangeyourself-image,youshouldchangethewayyouthink.

()45.Thepassagemainlytalksabouthowtobuildapositiveself-image.

PartIVTranslation(40points)

SectionAEnglish-ChineseTranslation(2*5)

46.Everyoneisstudyinghardtoimproveacademicscores.Howcanyoustopthem?

A.為了提高學(xué)業(yè)成績，所有人都在努力學(xué)習(xí)。你怎么可以阻止他們呢？

B.為了改善學(xué)習(xí)成績，每個人一直努力學(xué)習(xí)。你為什么要阻止他們呢？

C.每個人只是為了改變學(xué)術(shù)方式而努力學(xué)習(xí)。你怎么可以阻止他們呢？

D.所有人都在為了改變學(xué)業(yè)成績而刻苦學(xué)習(xí)。你為什么要阻止他們呢？

47.Thenewexpandedswimmingpoolistwicethesizeofthepreviousone.

A.新的游泳池比舊的游泳池大兩倍。

B.新修建的游泳池在尺寸上比先前的小兩倍。

C.新擴建的游泳池是先前的兩倍大。

D.先前的游泳池是新修建的兩倍大。

48.Hardlyhadthefootballmatchbegunwhenitstartedraining.

A.足球比賽還未開始，天就下雨了。

B.足球比賽無法開始了，因為下雨了。

C.足球比賽已經(jīng)開始了，天也下雨了。

D.足球比賽剛開始天就下雨了。

49.ThereweresomanycustomersintheshopduringtheSpringFestivalthatshopassistant

couldn’toffertimelyservicetoallofthem.

A.春節(jié)期間，因為這家商店的顧客如此多，店員不能為顧客提供及時的服務(wù)。

B.春節(jié)期間，這家商店的顧客如此多，以至于店員不能為所有的顧客提供及時的

服務(wù)。

C.這家商店在春節(jié)期間的顧客很多，但是店員能及時為顧客提供服務(wù)。

D.這家商店在春節(jié)期間有如此多的顧客，但店員能為所有的顧客提供服務(wù)。

50.Aslongasheworkshard,Idon’tmindwhenhefinishesit.

A.除非他努力工作，我不介意他什么時候完成。

B.如果他認(rèn)真工作，我就不會介意他什么時候完成。

C.只要他勤奮工作，我不介意他在哪里完成。

D.只要他努力工作，我不介意他什么時候完成。

SectionBBlankedCloze(3*5)

Directions:Forthispart,thereisapassagewith5blanks.Youarerequiredtoselectthe

bestchoiceforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninthebox.Readthepassagethrough

carefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceintheboxisidentifiedbyaletter.Please

markthecorrespondingletterforeachchoiceontheAnswerSheet.Youmaynotuseany

ofthechoicesintheboxmorethanonce.

剪紙(papercutting)是中國最為流行的傳統(tǒng)民間藝術(shù)之一。中國剪紙有一千五百多年

的歷史，在明朝和清朝時期(theMingandQingDynasties)特別流行。特別是在春節(jié)和婚

慶期間，剪紙被用來裝飾門窗和房間，以增加喜慶的氣氛。剪紙最常用的顏色是紅色，

象征健康和興旺。中國剪紙在世界各地很受歡迎，并且經(jīng)常被用作饋贈外國友人的禮物。

PapercuttingisoneofChina’smostpopulartraditional__51__.Chinesepapercutting

hasahistoryofmorethan1,500years.ItwasparticularlywidespreadduringtheMingand

QingDynasties.SpringFestivaland__52__,inparticular,papercuttingisusedto__53__

doors,windowsandroomsinordertoenhancethe__54__.Thecolormostfrequentlyused

inpapercuttingisred,which__55__healthandprosperity.Chinesepapercuttingisvery

populararoundtheworldanditisoftengivenasapresenttoforeignfriends.

A.folkartsB.happyhoursC.weddingcelebrationsD.create

E.joyousatmosphereF.marriageG.symbolizesH.decorate

I.culturalheritageJ.engagement

SectionCChinese-EnglishTranslation(3*5)

Directions:Thereare5sentencesinthispart.Pleasetranslatesentences56-60from

ChineseinEnglish.WriteyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

56.工作越努力，你的進步就越大。

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57.不管你是誰，都要遵守法律。

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58.這是她見過的最漂亮的學(xué)校。

__________________________________________________________________________

59.我們期待在未來我們的學(xué)校會有振奮人心的發(fā)展。

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60.政府讓公眾相信這個問題很快會得到解決。

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PartVErrorCorrection(2*10)

Directions:Thereare10sentencesinthispart.Eachsentencehas4underlinedparts

markedA,B,C,andD.Youarerequiredtoidentifytheincorrectpart,andthenwritethe

correspondingletterandthecorrectanswerontheAnswerSheet.

61.Itishardformetogetreadyforthetripallbyme.

ABCD________

62.IfIhadwings,Iwillflybacktomyhometownassoonaspossible.

ABCD________

63.Wecan’tgooutsidenowbe