2015年陜西專升本英語(yǔ)真題

2015年陜西省高校在校生專升本英語(yǔ)考試樣題

試卷I

I.Vocabularyandstructure(40分)

Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,

C,andD.choosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenwriteyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

1.Theprofessorneedsanassistantthathecantotakecareofproblemsinhisabsence.

A.countinB.countupC.countonD.countout

2.IamnotsurewhetherIcangetanyprofitfromthebusiness,soIcan'tmakea(n)decision

aboutwhattodonext.

A.exactB.deniedC.sureD.definite

3.Becauseofthecoldweather,theythroughthenightinthecamp.

A.kepttheburningfireB.keptthefireburning

C.keptthefireburntD.keptburningthefire

4.Conveniencefoodswhicharealreadypreparedforcookingare__instores.

A.readyB.availableC.probableD.approachable

5.Manypeoplearereportedinthenaturaldisaster.

A.beingkilledB.tobekilled

C.tohavekilledD.tohavebeenkilled

6.Ifthewholesurgerybeforehandcarefully,therewouldhavebeenabetterresult.

A.wasplannedB.hasbeenplanned

C.hadbeenplannedD.wereplanned

7.Janehassaidlittlesofar,respondingonlybrieflywhen

A.spokenB.speakingtoC.speakingD.spokento

8.tofinishquickly.

A.NoteveryworkerwantB.Noeveryworkerswant

C.NoteveryworkerwantsD.Noeveryworkerswants

9.Thephotosonthewallgrandmaofthosehappy,olddayswhenalargefamilylivedtogether.

A.recallB.retainC.rememberD.remind

10.You*dbettertellmebeforehandifgowithme.

A.you'llrathernotB.youwon'trather

C.you*drathernotD.you*drathernotto

11.Weallhopehellsoonhisdisappointmentandbehappyagain.

A.getthroughB.getawayC.getupD.getdown

12.Theproblemofenvironmentprotectionhasbeenstudied__.

A.extremelyB.intensivelyC.originallyD.violently.

13.Allgamesbecauseoftherainstorm,manystudentscoulddonothingbutstudyintheclassroom.

A.werecanceledB.havingbeencanceled.

C.hadbeencanceledD.havebeencanceled

14.“Didyoubuyanythingattheclothingstore?"

“Yes,Iboughtthreeshirtsforjust$12O.M

A.fifty-dollarB.fifties-dollar

C.fifty-dollarsD.fifties-dollars

15.Bythetimeyougetback,greatchangesinthisarea.

A.willtakeplaceB.willbetakenplace

C.aregoingtotakeplaceD.willhavetakenplace

16.Theboy__nowforthelightinhisroomisstillon.

A.muststudyB.mustbestudying

C.musthavestudiedD.wouldstudy

17.shewaslivinginParisthatshemetherhusbandTerry.

A.JustthenB.Itwaswhile

C.SoonafterD.Duringthetimewhen

18.Technicalschoolspreparetheirstudentsfortheapplicationofpracticalskills,theylearninclass__their

work.

A.toB.inC.forD.of

19.HiswrittenEnglishwasfirst-classandhehada(n)vocabularyforasophomore.

A.intimateB.initialC.inevitableD.incredible

20.Afterthecompanytheproblemofunfaircompetition,itssalesfiguresdroppedtoarecordlow.

A.lookintoB.ranintoC.comeintoD.putinto

21.Johnisn'tadiligentstudentforitisthethirdtimehehasbeenlate,?

A.wasn'tB.hasn'titC.isn'titD.hasn'the

22.HetoldmeafraidbecauseIhaddonenothingwrong.

A.tobenotB.nottobeC.notbeingD.beingnot

23.Lastyear,theproductionrateby20percent.

A.roseB.raisedC.aroseD.aroused

24.Ihopethatthegoodweatherfortherestofourtrip.

A.holdsupB.holdsdownC.holdsoutD.holdsin

25.Eachpersonintheworldhasa(n)__personality.Theyaredifferentfromoneanother.

A.onlyB.soleC.uniqueD.one

26.Withalltheworkonhand.Hetothecinemalastnight.

A.shouldgoB.musthavegone

C.shouldn'thavegoneD.mighthavegone

27.Iamsorrytoyourfeelings.

A.havespoiltB.havedestroyedC.havehurtD.havedamaged

28.Heissowiseamanthatallthepeople.

A.lookhimupB.lookintohimC.lookuptohimD.looktohim

29.Yoncanwritethepaperyoulike.

A.whateverB.howeverC.anywayD.someway

30.Idon'tdoubtshewilllearnalotduringherstayinChina.

A.thatB.ifC.whetherD.what

31.ThoughMumisverybusy,shealwayssometimeeverydaytoreadtoherchildren.

A.setsoffB.setsinC.setsasideD.setsup

32.Thesethreegirlshelptocleanthehouse.

A.oneanotherB.eachotherC.oneandtheotherD.oneandother

33.TheteacherrecommendedthatJack__mathorphysicsinsteadofEnglishbecausehewasquickat

numbers.

A.muststudyB.couldstudyC.studyD.studied

34.Heparticipatedinthereconstructionofthecitythewarwasover.

A.beforelongB.soonafterC.longafterD.soonbefore

35.Onlybymakingwiseuseofland__tofindasolutiontotheproblemofhungerandfamine.

A.wecanbeB.wewillbeableC.willwebeableD.canwe

36.Ateacherwhoistotheneedsofindividualstudentissuretoachievesomesuccess.

A.seriousB.sensitiveC.secureD.senior

37.Nobody___anymoretosay,themeetingwasclosed.

A.hadB.hashadC.havingD.hadhad

38.Whentheguestsweregone,shethetea-thingsinthecupboard.

A.putupB.putoffC.putawayD.putin

39.Stayinginahotelcostsrentingaroominanapartmentforaweek.

A.twicemorethanB.twiceasmuchC.asmuchastwiceD.muchastwiceas

40.Oneandahalfyears___passed.

A.areB.wereC.haveD.has

II.ReadingComprehension(50%)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice

andwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Questions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

PassageOne

Populationtendstogrowatanexponential(指數(shù)的)rate.Thismeansthattheyprogressivelydouble.Asan

exampleofthistypeofgrowthratetakeonepennyanddoubleeverydayforonemonth.Afterthefirstweek,you

wouldhaveonly64cent,butafterthefourthweekyouwouldhaveoveramilliondollars.

Thishelpsexplainwhythepopulationhascomeonfallofasudden'*tookfromhebeginningofhumanlifeto

theyear1830forthepopulationoftheearthtoreachonebillion.Thatrepents(緩,慢進(jìn)彳亍)atimespanofatleasttwo

millionyears.Thenittookfrom1830to1930forworldpopulationtoreach2billion.Thenextbillionwasaddedby

1960onlythirtyyearsandin1975worldpopulationreached4billionwhichisanotherbillionpeopleinonlyfifteen

years.

Worldpopulationisincreasingatarateof9,OOOperhour,220,000perdayand80millionperyear.

Thisisnotonlyduetohigherbirthrate,buttolowerdeathrateaswell.Thenumberofbirthshasnotdeclinedatthe

samerateasthenumberofdeaths.

SomecountriessuchasColumbia,Thailand,Morocco,CostaRicaandthePhilippinesaredoublingtheir

populationabouteverytwenty-oneyearswithagrowthrateof3.3percentayearormore.TheUnitedStatesis

doublingitspopulationaboutveryeighty-sevenyears,witharateof0.8percentperyear.(81)Everytimea

populationdoubles,thecountryinvokedneedstwiceasmuchofeverything,includinghospitals,schools,

resources,foodandmedicinestocareforitspeople.Itiseasytoseethatthisisverydifficulttoachieveforthe

morerapidlygrowingcountries.

41.ThispassagechieflydiscussesA.the

growthofworldpopulation.

B.onetypeoftheexponentialrate.C.the

populationproblemofmorerapidlygrowingcountries.D.the

possiblewaysofdealingwiththerapidpopulationgrowth.

42.Accordingtothepassagewhathelpstoexplainwhythepopulationproblemhascomeon“allofasudden”？

A.Thepennythatdoublesitselfeverydayforonemonth.

B.Thetimespanofatleasttwomillionyearsinhumanhistory.

C.Anillustrationoftheexponentgrowthrategivenbytheauthor.

D.Thelargeamountofmoneyyouwouldluckilymakeafterthefourthweek.

43.Ittookfortheworldtoincreaseitspopulationfrom1billionto4billion.

A.100yearsB.175yearsC.1975yearsD.overtwomillionyears

44.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Worldpopulationisincreasingatarateof150perminute.

B.Lowerdeathratealsocontributestoworldpopulationgrowth.

C.ThepopulationofColumbiahasbeendoublingeveryyearfor21years.

D.TheUnitedStatesisusuallydoublingitspopulationonaboutevery87years.

45.Whenapopulationdoubles,thecountryinvolvedneedstwiceasmuchofeverythingincluding.

A.hospitalsandmedicinesB.schoolsandstudents

C.foodandmanpowerresourcesD.alloftheabove

Questions46to50basedonthefollowingpassage:

PassageTwo

Womenareonthewholemoreverbalthanmen.Theyaregoodatlanguageandverbalreasoning,whilemen

tendtobeskilledattasksdemandingvisual-spatial（視空）abilities.Infact,alongwithaggressionthesearethemost

commonlyaccepteddifferencebetweenthesesexes.

Wordsaretoolsforcommunicatingwithotherpeopleespeciallyinformationaboutpeople.Theyaremainly

socialtools.Visualandspatialabilitiesaregoodforimaginingandmanipulatingobjectsandforcommunicating

informationaboutthem.Arethesetalentsprogrammedintothebrain?Insomeofthenewestandmost

controversialresearchinneurophysiology件中經(jīng)生理學(xué)），ithasbeensuggestedthatwhenitcomestothebrain

malesarespecialistswhilewomenaregeneralists.

Butoneknowsthat,ifanythingthismeansintermsoftheabilitiesofthetwosexes.EngineeringisbothVisual

andspatialandifstruethattherearerelativelyfewwomenengineers.Butwomenbecomejustasskilledasmen

atshootingarifleordrivingacartaskthatinvolvevisual-spatialskills.Theyalsodoequallywellatprogramminga

computer,whichisneithervisualnorspatial.Womendo,however,seemlesslikelytofallinlovewiththeobjects

themselves.Weallknowmenforwhommachinesseemtobeextensionsoftheiridentity.（82）Awomanismore

likelytoseehercar,rifleo「computerasausefultoolbutnotinitselffascinating.

46.Accordingtothepassage,womenareusuallygoodat.

A.bodylanguageB.logicalreasoning

C.tasksdemandingfortheuseofwordsD.bothAandB

47.Theword"accepted"inthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraph,roughlymeans.

A.believedB.assumedC.receivedD.reconciled

48.Intheauthor'sopinion,visualandspatialabilitiesaregoodfor.

A.achievingone'sobjects.B.mindandbody.

C.programmingtalentsintothebrain.D.imaginationandcommunication.

49.Allthefollowingtasksinvolvevisual-spatialabilitiesEXCEPT__.

A.imaginingandhandlingobjects.

B.providingacomputerwithasetofinstructions

C.shootingagunanddrivinganautomobile

D.planningandmakingthingsasanengineerdoes

50.Whydowomenseemlesslikelytofallinlovewiththeobjectsthemselves?

A.Becausetheyhavenovisual-spatialskills.

B.Becausetheyareonlygoodatlanguageandverbalreasoning.

C.Becausetheyarelesslikelytoseetheircharmingorinterestingaspects.

D.Becausetheyrarelyusemachinessuchascars,rifles,computers,etc.

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

PassageThree

TheUS.governmenthasrecentlyhelpedpeoplelearnmoreaboutthedangersofearthquakesby

publishingamap.Thismapshowsthechancesofanearthquakeineachpartofthecountry.(83)Theareas

ofthemapwhereearthquakesaremostI汰elvtooccurarecalledearthquake"belt”.Thegovernmentis,

spendingagreatdealmoneyandisworkinghardtohelpdiscovertheanswertothesetwoquestions:I.Can

wepredictearthquake?2.Canwecontrolearthquakes?

Toanswerthefirstquestion,scientistsarelookingverycloselyatthemostactivefault(斷層)systemsin

thecountrysuchastheSanAndreasfaultinCalifornia,afaultisbreakbetweentwosectionsoftheearth's

surface.Thesebreaksbetweensectionsaretheplacewhereearthquakeoccurs.Scientistslookatthefaults

forchangesthatmightshowthatanearthquakewasabouttooccurs.Butitwillprobablybemanyyearsbefore

wecanpredictearthquakesaccurately.Andthecontrolofearthquakesisevenfartheraway.

Nevertheless,therehavebeensomeinterestingdevelopmentsinthefieldofcontrollingearthquakes.

ThemostinterestingdevelopmentconcernstheRockyMountainArsenalearthquakes.Herewaterwasput

intoalayerofrocks4000metersbelowsurfaceoftheground.Shortlyafterthisinjectionofwater,therewerea

smallnumberofearthquakes.Scientistshavedecidedthatthewaterwhichwasinjectedintorocksworkslike

oiloneachother.WhenthewatedoilecTthefault,thefaultbecameslipperyandtheenergyofanearthquake

wasreleased.Scientistsarestillexperimentingatthesiteoftheseearthquakes.Theyhaverealizedthatthere

isaconnectionbetweeninjectionofthewaterandtheearthquakeactivity.Theyhavesuggestedthatmightbe

possibletousethisknowledgetopreventverybigdestructiveearthquakes,thatis,scientistscouldinject

somekindoffluidlikewaterintofaultsandchangeonebigearthquakeintoanumberofsmall,harmless

earthquakes.

51.Earthquakebeltsare.

A.mapsthatshowwhereearthquakesarelikelytooccur

B.zoneswithahighprobabilityofearthquakes

C.breaksbetweentwosectionsoftheearth'ssurface

D.thetwolayersofearthalongafault

52.TheSanAndreas*faultisL

A.anactivefaultsystem

B.aplacewhereearthquakeshavebeenpredictedaccurately

C.aplacewhereearthquakehavebeencontrolled

D.thelocationoftheRockyMountain

53.WhatdidscientistslearnaboutearthquakesattheRockyMountainArsenal?

A.Theyoccuratbout4000metersbelowgroundlevel

B.Theinjectionofwaterintoearthquakefaultspreventsearthquakesfromoccurring.

C.Theyareusuallycausedbytheoilinthefaults.

D.Harmfulearthquakescanbepossiblypreventedbycausingsmallharmlessearthquake.

54.WhatcanbesaidabouttheexperimentsatRockyMountainArsenal?

A.Theyhavenopracticalvalueinearthquakeprevention.

B.Theymayhavepracticalvalueinearthquakeprevention.

C.Theyarecertaintohavepracticalvalueinearthquakeprevention.

D.hearticledoesnotsayanythingabouttheirpracticalvalueinearthquakeprevention.

55.Whatisthemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?

A.DangersofEarthquake

B.EarthquakeBeltsandPrediction

C.EarthquakePredictionandControl

D.EarthquakeEngineeringinCalifornia

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

PassageFour

Sportingactivitiesareessentiallymodifiedformsofhuntingbehavior.Viewedbiologically,themodern

footballerisinrealityamemberofahuntinggroup.Hiskillingweaponhasturnedintoaharmlessfootballandhis

preyintoagoalmouth.Ifhisaimisaccurateandhescoresagoal,heenjoysthehunter'striumphofkillinghisprey.

Tounderstandhowthistransformationhastakenplacewemustbrieflylookbackatourforefathers.They

spentoveramillionyearsevolving（進(jìn)化）asCooperativehunters.Theirverysurvivaldependedonsuccessinthe

huntingfield.（84）Undenthispressuretheirwholewayoflife,eventheirbodies,becamegreatlychanged:Thev

becamechasers,runners,jumpers,aimers,throwersandpreykillers.Theycooperatedasskillfulmalegroup

attack.

Thenabouttenthousandyearsago,afterthisimmenselylongperiodofhuntingthefood,theybecame

farmers.Theirimprovedintelligence,sovitaltotheiroldhuntinglifewasputtoanewuse------thatofcontrollingand

domesticating（馴養(yǎng)）theirprey.Thehuntbecamesuddenlyoutofdate.Thefoodwasthereonthefarms,awaiting

theirneeds.Therisksanduncertaintiesofthehuntwerenolongeressentialforsurvival.

（85）Theskillsandthirstforhuntinqremained,however,anddemandednewoutlets.Huntingforsportreplaced

huntingfornecessity.Thisnewactivityinvolvedalltheoriginalhuntingsequences（后果），buttheaimofthe

operationwasnolongertoavoidstarvation.Insteadthesportsmensetofftotesttheirskillagainstpreythatwasno

longeressentialtotheirsurvival.Tobesure,thekillmayhavebeeneaten,buttherewereotherpurposes,much

simplerofobtainingameatymeal.

56.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Huntingisveryimportantinhumancivilization.

B.Sportingactivitiessatisfythedesireofmodernsociety.

C.It'shuntingthatprovideshumanbeingswithfood.

D.Theimportanceofsportingactivitiesinmodernsociety.

57.Accordingtotheauthor,sportingactivities.

A.areessentialtothesurvival

B.haveactuallydevelopedfromhunting

C.evolveasbiologicaldevelopment

D.arefootballgames

58.Foroveramillionyears.ourforefatherswerebasically.

A.skillfulsportsmenB.successfulfarmers

C.runnersandjumpersD.cooperatinghunters

59.Theworduoperation（Par.4）refersto.

A.sportsactivitiesB.huntingC.farmersD.preykilling

60.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thegoalmouthisequaltotheweaponinhunting.

B.Withouthuntingourforefatherscouldn'tlive.

C.Afterourforefathersbecamefarmerstheystillhuntedforfood.

D.Farmersaresatisfiedwithstablelivesandtheydidn'thaveenthusiasmforhuntinganymore

III.ClozeTest（20分）

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,Cand

Dbelowthepassage.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.Thenwritethecorresponding

letterontheAnswersheet.

TheRedCrossis61organizationwhichcaresforpeoplewhoarein62ofhelp.AmaninaParis

hospitalwhoneedsblood,awomaninMexicowhowasinjured63anearthquake,andafamilyinIndia__

64_losttheirhomeinastormmayall65bytheRedCross.

TheRedCrossexistsinalmosteverycountry66theworld.TheWorldRedCrossOrganizationsare

sometimesaresometimescalledtheRedCrescent（新月）theRedMogenDavid,theSun,andtheRedLion.All

oftheseagencies67acommongoaloftrying68peopleinneed.

Theideaofforminganorganizationtohelpthesickand69duringawarstarted70JeanHenry

Dunant.In1859,heobserved71suffering72abattlefieldinItaly.Hewantedtohelpallthewounded

people73ofwhichsidetheywere74.Themostimportantresultofhisworkwasaninternational

treaty75theGenevaConvention（日內(nèi)瓦公約）.It76prisonersofwar,thesickandwounded,and___

77citizensduringawar.

TheAmericanRedCross78byClaraBartonin1881.TodaytheRedCrossintheUnitedStates

providesanumberof79forthepublic.Suchashelpingpeopleinneed,teachingfirstaid,

80watersafetyandartificialrespiration,andprovidingblood.

61.A.internationallyB.aninternationalC.aworldlyD.aworld's

62.A.lackB.supplyC.necessityD.need

63.A.inB.atC.byD.on

64.A.whereB.thatC.whenD.whom

65.A.beaidingB.beaidedC.aidD.aided

66.A.aroundB.onC.withinD.of

67.A.belongtoB.oweCwinD.share

68.A.withhelpingB.andhelpC.tohelpD.forhelping

69.A.woundingB.havingwoundedC.woundedD.beingwounded

70.A.fromB.withC.byD.at

71.A.howwerepeopleB.howpeoplewereC.peoplewerehowD.peoplehowwere

72.A.fromB.onC.byD.with

73.A.regardlessB.infavorC.despiteD.onaccount

74.A.foughtforB.fightingforC.foughtD.fighting

75.A.tocallB.callingC.callD.called

76.A.prohibitsB.protestsC.protectsD.provides

77.A.otherB.othersC.anotherD.theother

78.A.wassettingupB.hasbeensetupC.wassetupD.hadbeensetup

79.A.servicesB.helpingsC.facilitiesD.money

80.A.todemonstrateB.demonstratingC.demonstrationD.demonstrates

試卷II

IV.Translation（20分）

SectionA.（非英語(yǔ)專業(yè)學(xué)生做）

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,therearefiveitemswhichyouhavetotranslateintoChinese.Eachitemhasone

ortwosentences.Thesesentencesareallunderlinedandtakenfromthereadingpassagesyouhavejustreadin

theReadingComprehensionpart.Youareallowed20minutestodothetranslation.Youshouldreferbacktothe

passagessoastoidentifytheirmeaningsinthecontext.

81.（Para.4,Passage1）

Everytimeapopulationdoubles,thecountryinvolvedneedstwiceasmuchofeverything,includinghospitals,

school,resources,foodandmedicinestocareforitspeople.

82.(Para.3,Passage2)

Awomanismorelikelytoseehercar,rifle,orcomputerasausefultoolbutnotinitselffascinating.

83.(Para.1,Passage3)

Theareasofthemapwhereearthquakesaremostlikelytooccurarecalledearthquake“belt”.

84.(Para.2,Passage4)

Underthispressuretheirwholewayoflife,eventheirbodies,becamegreatlychanged.

85.(Para.4,Passage4)

Theskillsandthirstforhuntingremained,however,anddemandednewoutlets.

V.Writing(20分)

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youaretowriteashortcompositionofabout120to150words(non-English

majors)or150to180(Englishmajors)basedonthetopicgivenbelow.

ModernLifeintheModernWorld

1.現(xiàn)代社會(huì)人們所享受到的高科技發(fā)展所帶來(lái)的各種福利。

2.高科技發(fā)展也給人們帶來(lái)了種種難以承受的壓力。

3.不管怎么樣，人類的前途是光明的。

2006年陜西省高校在校生專升本英語(yǔ)考試試題

試卷n

I.Vocabularyandstructure(40%)

Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,

C,andD.choosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenwriteyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

1.Hisbossisconstantlyfindingwithhim,whichmakeshimveryangry.

A.faultB.errorC.shortcomingD.flaw

2.TheJohnsonshavenotgotanythingreadyforaacrosstheAtlantic.

A.journeyB.tripC.travelD.voyage

3.Peterfeltlonelyatfirst,butafteratimehegotaloneandevenenjoyedit.

A.usedtolivingB.usingtolive

C.usedtoliveD.tobeusedtoliving

4.Shesaysshe'dratherhetomorrowinsteadoftoday.

A.hadfeltB.shouldleaveC.leftD.leaves

5.Havinglostconsciousnessfor