2021年河南省普通高等學(xué)校專升本考試真題《公共英語》

2021年考試試題英語PartIThereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorincompletesentences.Foreachofthemare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Somepeoplearguethatthepressureoninternationalsportsmenandsportswomenkillstheessenceofsport——thepursuitofpersonalexcellence.Childrenkicktofootballaroundforfun.Whentheygetolderandplayforlocalschoolteams,thywillbecomecompetitivebuttheystillenjoyplaying.Theindividualrepresentinghiscountrycannotaffordtothinkaboutenjoyinghimself,andhehastothinkonlyaboutwinning.Heisresponsiblefortheentirenation’shopes,dreamandreputation. AgoodexampleistheFIFAWorldcup.Footballisthethirdmostimportantintheworld.WinningtheWorldCupisperhapsthesummitofinternationalsportingsuccess.MentionArgentinatosomeoneandthechancesarethathe’llthinkfootball.Inasense,winningtheWorldcupputArgentinaonthemap.SomesportsfansandsupportersgetquiteunreasonableaboutWorldCup.PeopleinEnglandfeltthattheircountrywassomehowimportantaftertheywon1966.In1978,thousandsoftheScotssoldtheircars,andeventheirhouses,andspentalltheirmoneytravelingtoArgentina,wherethefinalswereplayed.So,amIarguingthatinternationalcompetitionkillstheideaofsport?Certainlynot!DotheArgentineanreallybelievethatbecauseelevenoftheirmenprovedthemostskillfulatfootball,theirnationisineverywaybetterthanallothers?Butit’snicetoknowthatyouwonandthatinonewayatleastyourcountryisthebest。1.whatistheauthor’smaininthepassageA.Toexplaintheroleofsport B.TocompareScotlandwithArgentinaC.ToshowthatArgentinaisbetterthanallothers D.Toprovethatfootballistheworld’sthirdmostimportantsport.2.Inthesecondparagraph,theunderlineword“summit”meansA.award B.summary C.highestpoint D.mountaintop3.Accordingtothepassage,Argentinaisworldfamousbecauseofits A.obviouspositiononthemap B.successintheWorldCupD.largenumberofsportsfansandsupporters4.Ifyousportsmanonlythinksaboutwinning,hewill.A.failtosucceed B.loseenjoymentC.besuccessful D.beunreasonable5.Whatisauthor’sattitudetowardsinternationalgames?A.Nationsthatmeetonafootballfieldareunlikelytomeetonabattlefield.B.NationsthatwintheWorldCupareregardedasbestinallaspectsC.NationsthatwinininternationalgamesprovethebestonthesportsfieldatleastD.Nationsthatgivemuchattentioninternationalcompetitionsareworld-famousinmanyways.Passage2Foryearsandyearspeoplehavebeensayingthattherailwaysaredead.“Wecandowithoutrailways,”peoplesay,asifmotorcarsandplanesmadetherailwaysunnecessary.Weallkeephearingthattrainsareslow,thattheylosemoney,andthey’redying.Butthisisfarawayfromthetruth.Inthesedayswhenoilsisexpensive,therailwayshavebecomehighlycompetitivewithmotorcarsandplanes.Ifyouwanttocarrypeopleorgoodsfromplacetoplace,they’recheaperthanplanes.Railwayshavemuchincommonwithplanes.Aplanegoesinastraightlineandsodoesarailway.Whatismore,ittakesyoufromtheheatofacityintotheheartofanther.Butarailwaydoesn’thaveyouasaplanedoes,milesandmilesawayfromthecitycenter.Itdoesn’tholdyouupasamotorcarcouldeverdo.Farfrombeingday,therailwaysareverymuchalive.Modernrailwaylinesgiveyouasmooth,untroubledjourney.Whereelsecanyoueatwell,sleepincomfort,feelsafeandenjoythescenewhileyouaretravelingatspeedatthesametime?Andweareonlyatthebeginning.Wehaveenteredtheageofsuperfasttrains,travelingat150milesanhourandmore.Soonwewillbewonderingwhywespendsomuchonmotorwayswecan’tusebecausewedon’thaveenoughmoneytobuyoilandplaneswecan’tflyforthesamereason..6.somepeoplethinktherailwaysaredeadformanyreasonexceptthat.A.trainsaredying B.oilisexpensivetodayC.trainsareslow D.railwayslosemoney7.Theauthor’sideaaboutrailwaysseemstobethat.A.wecandowithoutrailways B.trainshavemuchincommonwithmotorcarsandplanesC.motorcarsandplanesarenotasgoodastrains D.trainsareasgoodasmotorcarsandplanes8.Accordingtotheauthor，whichoffollowingNOTtrue?A.Itischeapertotravelbytrainthanbyplane.B.Therailwaystationisusuallyinthecenterofacity.C.Whenyougetofftheplaneyouwillfindyourselfrightinthecitycenter.D.Nomotorcarorplanecancarryasmanygoodsasatrainincheapway9.Accordingtotheauthor,thedisadvantageofmotorcarsandplanesisthat.A.theycannottravelfastenough B.toomuchmoneywillbespentonoil.C.theycannotgiveasmooth,untroubledjourney D.thetravelerscannotenjoythesceneintheirjourney10.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Therailwaysaredeadnow B.MotorcarsandplaneshavemadetherailwaysunnecessaryC.We’veenteredtheageofsuperfasttrains D.Theadvantagesoftherailwaysenablethemtobealiveevennowadays.Passage3Thewaypeopleholdthebeliefthatafun-filled,pain-freeequalshappiness.Iffanandpleasureareequaltohappiness,thepainmustbeequaltounhappiness.But,infact,theoppositeistrue;moreoftenthannot,thingsthatleadtohappinessinvolvesomepain.Asaresult,manypeopleavoidtheveryattempts`thatarethesourceofthetruehappiness.Theyfearthepaininevitablybroughtbysuchthingsasmarriage,raisingchildren,professionalachievements,religiouscommitment(忠誠),andself-improvement.Asabachelor（單身漢）whyheresistsmarriageeventhoughhefindsdatinglessandlesssatisfying.Ifheishonesthewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmarkingacommitment.Forcommitmentisinfactquitepainful.Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfun,adventureandexcitement.Marriagehassuchmoments,buttheyarenotitsmostdistinguishingfeatures.Coupleswithinfantchildrenareluckytogetawholenight’ssleeporathree-dayvacation.Idon’tknowanyparentwhowouldchoosetheword“fun”todescriberaisingchildren.Butcoupleswhodecidenottohavechildrenneverknowthejoyswatchingachildgroworofplayingwithagrandchild.Understandingandacceptingtruehappinesshasnothingtodowithfunisoneofthemostliberatingrealization.Itliberatestime;nowwecandevotemorehourstoactivitiesthatcangenuinelyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatestime;nowwecandevotemorehourstoactivitiesthatcangenuinelyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatesmoney;buyingnewcarsorthosefancyclothesthatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhappinessnowseemspointless.Anditliberatesusfromclothesthatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhappinessmowseemspointless.Anditliberatesusfromenvy;wenowunderstandthatallthosewhoarealwayshavingsomuchfunactuallymaynotbehappyatall.11.Accordingtotheauthor,abachelorresistsmarriagechieflybecause.A.hebelievesthatlifewillbemorecheerfulifheremainssingleB.heisreluctanttotakeonfamilyresponsibilitiesC.hefindsmorefunindatingthaninmarriageD.hefearsitwillputanendtoallhisfun,adventureandexcitement12.Raisingchildren,intheauthor’sopinion,isA.amoralduty B.asourceofinevitablepain C.athanklessjob D.arewardingtask13.Fromthelastparagraph,welearnthatenvysometimescomesfromA.misunderstanding B.prejudice C.hatred D.ignorance14.Tounderstandwhattruehappinessisonemust.A.haveasmuchfanaspossibleduringone’slifetime B.makeeveryefforttoliberateoneselffrompainC.beabletodistinguishhappinessfromfun D.putupwithpainunderallcircumstances15.Whatistheauthortryingtotellus?A.onemustknowhowtoattainhappiness B.HappinessoftengoeshandinhandwithpainC.Itisimportanttomakecommitments D.ItispainthatleadtohappinessPassage4Everyoneknowsthatlazingisasin.Wehaveprobablyallhadlecturespointingoutthatlazinessisimmoral,wasteful,andthatlazypeoplewillneveramounttoanythinginlife.Butlazinesscanbemoreharmfulthanthat,anditisoftencausedbymorecomplexreasonsthansimplewishestoavoidwork.Somepeoplewhoappeartobelazyaresufferingfrommuchmoreseriousproblems.Theymaybesodistrustfuloftheirfellowworkersthattheyareunabletojoinanygrouptaskforfearofridiculeorforfearofhavingtheirideasstolen.Thesepeoplewhoseemlazymaybeparalyzed（喪失活動能力的）byafearoffailurethatpreventsfruitfulwork.Orotherssortsoffantasiesmaypreventwork;somepeoplearebusyplanninggreatdealsorfantasiesachievements,thattheyareunabletodealwithwhatever“l(fā)esser”workisonhand.Stillotherpeoplearenotavoidingwork;strictlyspeaking,theyaremerelyprocrastinating（拖延）——reschedulingtheirday.Lazinesscanactuallybehelpful.Likeprocrastinators,somepeoplemaylooklazywhentheyarereallythinking,planning,`contemplating(深思)andresearching.Weallshouldrememberthatsomegreatscientificdiscoveriesoccurredbychanceorwhilesomewere“goofingoff”（磨洋工）Newtonwasn’tworkingintheorchardwhentheapplehithimandhediscoveredthelawofuniversalgravitation.Sometimes,being“l(fā)azy”——thatis,takingtimeoffforarest---isgoodforoverworkedstudentsorexecutives.Takingarestcanbeparticularlyhelpfultotheathletewhoistryingtoohardorthedoctorwho’ssimplyworkinghimselfovertimetoomanyeveningsattheclinic.Sobecarefulwhenyouaretemptedtocallsomeonelazy.Thatpersonmaybethinking,resting,orplanninghisorhernextbook.16.Theunderlinedword“that”inthefirstparagraphrefersto”“.A.lazinessisimmoral B.lazinessiswastefulC.lazypeoplewillneveramounttoanythinginlife D.alloftheabove17.Thefirstparagraphismostlydevotedtodiscussionof.A.complexreasonsthatmakepeopleseemlazy B.seriousproblemthatlazypeoplesufferfromC,othersortsoffantasiesthatmaypreventwork D.greatdealthatpeoplearebusyplanning18.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,being“l(fā)azy”isgoodforA.astudentwhoisonholiday B.adoctorwhoisworkingovertimeC.anexecutivewhoisonleave D.anathletewhoisnottraining19.Thetoneofpassageis.A.cautious B.careless C.optimistic D.pessimistic20.Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellusinthepassage?A.lazinessisdefinitelyasin B.lazinesscanbeofgreathelpallthetimeC.lazinessmakespeoplegoodfornothing D.lazinessshouldbeproperlydefinedPartIICloseDirections:Thereare20blanksinthefollowing.ForeachoftheblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassageandmarkthecorrespondingbetterontheAnswersheetYou’vejustbeengivenamajortaskandwanttodoitwell,butitseemsthat21yougetstared,you’reinterrupted.First,Janestops22.Then,it’sthephone.Later,yourbosstellsyoutodropeverything——she’sgotarushjob.Andyouhaveameetingatthere!Allthesethingsareimportant.23youcouldrearrangethemwithoutbreakingyour24!Actually,youcan!We’vehearaboutqualitytimeathome——whynotaddqualitytimeintothejob?Beginby25outthosepartsoftheday26you’remost27.Youmayworkbestinthemorningorintheafternoon.Nomatterwhen——justfindyourtimeandbuildawall28it.Say29foryou,30timebeginsatten.31onyourmajortaskthen,anddon’tletanythinginterruptyou.Ifyouhaveasecretary,tellherorhimtohold32callsandvisitors.ifyoudon’t,trytoaskacolleaguetohelpyou.The33isthatbothoutsidersandcolleagueswillknowthatyouwillnotbe34forapartofeachday.Why?Becauseyouareworking!Prepareforthisspecialblockoftimeascarefully35youwouldforanimportantmeeting.Don’twastepreciousminutessearchingformemosornotes.Beready36preciselyatten,andgetthemost37everysecond.Youmightliketouseyour38simplyforaboutaproject,aproblemornewidea.Startsmall——maybethirtyorfortyminutes,threetimesaweek,building39atleastanhour.Sure,you’llhavetochipawayatyourblocksalittlesometimes,butguardthathourasyouwouldanyothervalued40.21.A.because B.theminute C.sothat D.evenif22.A.by B.in C.out D.evenif23.A.Where B.But C.IFonly D.Otherwise24.A.interest B.promise C.condition D.concentration25.A.finding B.found C.beingfound D.find26.A.it B.outwhich C.why D.duringwhich27.A.successful B.creative C.tired D.sleepy28.A.around B.behind C.farfrom D.above29.A.what B.how C.that D.whether30.A.lunch B.work C.task D.quality31.A.Call B.Focus C.Depend D.Feed32.A.All B. both C. none D. either33.A.question B.demand C. news D.point34.A.reasonable B.available C.embarrassing D.confusing35.A.less B.more C.as D.than36.A.tobegin B.beginning C.havingbegun D.began37.A.on B.with C.outof D.over38.A.memories B.block C.experiences D.relationship39.A.comparedto B.dueto C.otherthan D.upto40.A.possessions B.positions C.satisfactionsD.doubtsPartIIItrueorfalseDirections:forthispart,youaregoingtoreadapassagewith5statementsaretrueandfalse.MarkA(fortrue)ifthestatementscontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;mark(ForFALSE)ifthestatementcontradictsinformationgiveninthepassage.YoushouldmakeyourjudgementandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheet.Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’tloveothersuntilloveyourself.Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’texpectsomeoneelsetoloveyouuntilyouloveyourself.Eitherway,you’vegottolovetoyourselffirstandcanbetricky.Sure,weallknowthatwe’retheappleofourpatents’eyes,andthatgrandmathinkwearegreattalentsandouruncleRobertsthinkthatwewillgototheOlympics,butsometimesit’salothardertothinksuchnicethoughtsaboutourselves.Ifyoufindthatbelievinginyourselfisachallenge,itistimeyoubuiltapositiveself-imageandlearntoloveyourself.Theself-imageisyourownmind’spictureofyourself.Thisimagineincludesthewayyoulook,thewayyouact,thewayyoutalkandthewayyouthink.Interestingly,ourself-imaginesaremorenegativethanwhattheyshouldbe,andthuschangingthewayyouthinkaboutyourselfisthekeytochangingyourself–imageandyourwholeworld.Itmightwellbeyouareexperiencinganegativeself–imagebecauseyoucan’tmovepastoneflaworweaknessthatyouseeaboutyourself.Well,rollupyoursleevesandmakeachangeofitasyourprimarytask.Ifyouthinkyouaresillybecauseyouaren’tgoodatmath,findatutor.Ifyouthinkyouareweakbecauseyoucan’trunamile,gettothetrackandpractice.Ifthinkyouaredullbecauseyoudon’tfollowthelatesttrend,buyafewnewclothes.Thebestwaytogetridofanegativeself-imageistorealizethatyourimageisfarfromobjectiveandtoactivelyconvinceyourselfofyourpositivequalities.Changingthewayyouthinkandworkingonthoseyouneedtoimprovewillgoalongwaytowardspromotingapositiveself-image.Whenyoucanputyourselfontheback,you’llknowyou’llwellonyourway.()41.Wecanconcludethatbothadolescentsandparentsaretheintendedreadersofthepassage.()42.Youneedtobuildapositiveself-imagewhenyoufeelithardtochangeyourself.()43.Accordingtothepassage,ourself-imagesareprobablyuntrue.()44.Ifyouwanttochangeyourself-image,youshouldchangethewayyouthink.()45.Thepassagemainlytalksabouthowtobuildpositiveself-image.PastIVTranslationDirection:thispart,numbered40to50,istotestyourabilitytotranslateEnglishintoChinese,EachsentenceisfollowedbyfourchooseofsuggestedtranslationmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.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.新修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?yàn)橄掠炅?。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.ThereweresomanycustomersintheshopduringtheSpringFestivalthatshopassistantcouldn’toffertimelytoallofthem.A.春節(jié)期間，因?yàn)檫@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。SectionB:Forthispart,thereis5blanks.Youarerequiredtoselectthebestchoiceforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgivenintheboxmorethanonce.剪紙（papercutting）是中國最為流行傳統(tǒng)民間藝術(shù)之一，中國剪紙有一千五百年的歷史，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