陕西统招专升本英语真题.doc

2015年陕西省普通高等教育专升本招生考试试题
大学英语
Ⅰ.Vocabulary and Structure(40 points)
Directions:In this part,there are 40 incomplete sentences.For each sentence there are 4 choice marked A，B，C，D.You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
1. Such a reliable person as won’t make .
A. bare B.empty C.blank D.vacant
2. In English vocabulary,words of French are not rare.
A. source B.resource C.birth D.origin
3. One new to learning a foreign language in its cultural context.
A. approach B.solution C.manner D.road
4. seems easy in theory seems difficult in practice.
A. That B.With C.It D.What
5. The assistant and graduate student check the exercise books.
A. help B.helping C.helps D.to help
6. The government has lost a great deal of because of the large increase in food price.
A. strength B.support C.agreement D.vote
7. This hotel the one we stayed in last year.

A. reminds me of B.reminds me to C.remembers me of D.remember me to
8. They said I had given the whistle was worth.
A. twice as many as B.as twice many as
C.as twice much as D.twice as much as
9. It is necessary to a large vocabulary in learning a language.
A. accumulate B.collect C.assemble D.gather
10. Many people in Africa seem to be of the American way of life:driving everywhere.
A. envious B.hopeful C.pleased D.happy
11. One of the requirements for a fire is that the material
to its burning temperature.
A. is heated B.will be heated C.be heated D.would be heated
12. I have to my expenditure to my income.
A. transfer B.adjust C.direct D.add
13. If he had been in better health,he more books.
A. can write B.could have written C.could write D.have written
14. With the development of industry,this region will surely
.
A. develop B.profit C.succeed D.thrive
15. I’m going to spend the winter vacation in Shanghai,
I have relatives.
A. which B.nevertheless C.where D.when
16. -Could I borrow your dictionary?
-I’d get it for you I could remember who last borrowed it.
A. except that B.if only C.only if D.unless
17. The terrorists to blow up the plane if their demands were not met.
A. pretended B.determined C.threatened D.proceeded
18. It is generally thought to be of importance to a man that he himself.
A. knew B.know C.knows D.must know
19. My friends us into going swimming.
A. persuaded B.told C.invited D.suggested
20. The total cultivated area is 13,000 acres, 10,000 acres are irrigated fields.
A. which B.of which C.in that D.of that
21. There was a large crowd in the square against the war.
A. protecting B.protesting C.preventing D.promoting
22. I could not persuade him to accept it, make him see the importance of it.
A. if only I could not B.no more than I could
C.or I could not C.nor could I
23. Mr.Green said his clients our samples by the end of last month.
A. didn’t receive B.hadn’t received C.haven’t received
D.don’t receive
24. Language belongs to each if us,to the flower-seller
to the professor.
A. as far as B.as much as C.as many as D.as long as
25. Because of the reduction of air pollution,this city now is a good place .
A. where to live B.which to live C.to live D.to be live
26. Only when it is correct in every detail .
A. his model can really run B.can his model really run
C.his model really can run D.can really his model run
27. He is to win.No one else in the race stands a chance.
A. bound B.liable C.probable D.apt
28. I continued to study the discouragement I hand received.
A. despite of B.despite C.in spite D.in spite that
29. It’s the in this country to go out and pick flowers on the first day of spring.
A. normal B.habit C.custom D.use
30. Without the friction between their feet and the ground,people would be able to walk.
A. in no time B.on any account C.by all means D.in no way
31. He didn’t allow in his room;actually he did not allow his family at all.
A. to smoke;to smoke B.smoking;to smoke
C.to smoke;smoking D.smoking;smoking
32. With such poor he really needs glasses.
A. vision B.view C.sense D.scene
33. the plan carefully,he rejected it.
A. To have considered B.To consider
C.Having considered D.Considering
34. Finding it difficult to to the climate in the city,he decided to move to the north.
A. fit B.adopt C.suit D.adapt
35. Our public transportation system is not for the needs of the people.We need more buses and subways.
A. complete B.adequate C.normal D.good
36. He apologized having to leave so early.
A. because of B.with C.owing to D.for
37. There were no tickets for Friday’s performance.
A. preferable B.considerable C.possible D.available
38. They decided to chase the cow away it did more damage.
A. unless B.until C.before D.while
39. It was essential that the application forms back before the deadline.
A. must be sent B.would be sent C.be sent D.were sent
40. She never laughed, lose her temper.
A. or she ever did B.nor did she ever
C.or did she ever D.nor she ever did
Ⅱ.Reading Comprehension(50 points)
Directions:In this part are 4 passages.Each passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them,there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D.You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Passage One
“If you want to see a thing well,reach out and touch it!”
That may seem a strange thing to say.But touching things can help you to see them better.Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round.But by holding it in your hands,you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is.You can feel how heavy the glass is.When you feel all these about the ball,you really see it.With your skin,you can feel better.For example,your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pocket.You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand,too.
All children soon learn what “Don’t touch!”means.They hear it often.Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up.In shops,we touch things as we might buy:food,clothes.To see something well,we have to touch it.There are ways of learning to see well by feeling.One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin.Feel the shoes on your feet,the clothes on your body,the air on your skin.At first,it is not easy to feel these things.You are too used to them!
Most museums are just for looking.But today some museums have some things to touch.Their signs say,“Do touch!”There you can feel everything on show.If we want to see better,reach out and touch.Then you will really see!
41.By touching things, .
A.you will have a strange feeling
B.you will learn how to reach out your hand
C.you can know them better
D.you can tell what colors they are
42. When people buy things in shops,they often .
A.buy them first B.keep their right hands on them
C.ask about them D.feel and touch them
43.Why does it say “At first,it is not easy to feel these things”? Because .
A. the things are used by people,too
B.people feel the things too often
C.people know how to use the things
D.the things are easy to feel
44. Which of the following is true?
A. Touching is more important than seeing.
B. Our feet,fingers,hands and skin can help us buy food.
C. People have to learn to see by feeling as they grow up.
D. Visitors can feel the things on show in some museums.
45. Which of the following can be best title of the story?
A. Touching by Feeling. B.To See or to Feel?
C.To See Better-Touch. D.Ways of Feeling.

Passage Two
Pronouncing a language is a skill.Every normal person is an expert in the skill of pronouncing his own language,but few people are even moderately proficient at pronouncing foreign languages.Now there are many reasons for this.Some are obvious,some perhaps not so obvious.But I suggest that the fundamental reason why people in general do not speak foreign languages much better than they do in their own languages is that they fail to grasp the true nature of the problem of learning to pronounce them,and consequently never set about speaking them in the right way.Far too many people fail to realize that pronouncing a foreign language is a skill that needs careful training of a special kind,and one that cannot be acquired by just leaving it to take care of itself.I think even teachers of language,while recognizing the importance of a good accent,tend to neglect,in their practical teaching,the branch of study concerned with speaking the language.So the first point I want to make is that English pronunciation must be taught,the teacher should be prepared to devote some of the lesson to this,and his whole attitude to the subject should make the students feel that here is a matter worthy of receiving their close attention.
46. Teaching pronunciation .
A. should always be taken into first consideration
B.can never be treated as a main course
C.may not be so important as someone thinks
D.is often neglected in teachers practice
47. The teacher’s attitude to the subject can .
A. change the student’s devotion to the teacher himself
B. influence the student’s attention to it
C. receive student’s attention to his pronunciation
D. Reduce student’s interest in language
48. According to the author, good proficiency at pronouncing foreign languages.
A. many people fail to achieve B.many students can attain
C.most teachers ignore D.most teachers have
49. That most students can’t pronounce a foreign language properly is because .
A. they like to learn grammar rather than pronunciation
B. teachers think pronunciation is not important
C. teachers can not find effective ways to teach pronunciation
D. they lack careful training in pronunciation
50. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. A good accent can be acquired by nature
B. Language speaking is not so difficult as grammar
C. Pronouncing a foreign language is a skill
D. One can learn pronunciation without instructions.
Passage Three
I strongly believe that understanding is more important than love,especially when it comes to parenting and intimate relationships.As a psychologist for more than twenty years I can tell you that I have never had an adult looking back at her childhood and complaining that her parents were too understanding.And similarly,I have met many divorced people who still love each other but yet they never really understood each other.
The painful reality is love is just not enough.I’ll admit that there are people who I love and who I still need to better understand.I hope I’ll continue my work to understand them.The willingness to understand is very important.It is not always easy,but healthy love is strengthened by the willingness to understand.Love without understanding will wilt like flowers without water.
Our egos are what seem to get in the way of understanding those who we love and care about.Often it is our need to be right that makes what others think and feel so wrong for us.I have certainly been quite guilty of this in some of my relationships.
As I have written repeatedly in my books,empathy,is truly the emotional glue that holds all close relationships together.Empathy allows us to slow down and try to walk in the shoes of those we love.The deeper our empathy,the deeper-and healthier-our love.Not all relationships are meant to be.Yet all relationships that are meant to flourish in a healthy way,must stress understanding just as much,if not more,than love.
51. From the passage we know that .
A. the author complains about her parents’ being too understanding
B. the author has been studying marriages for more than 20 years
C. people divorced mainly because they didn’t love each other
D. some people divorced because they couldn’t understand each other
52. Why are we unable to understand the others sometimes?
A. Because we are caring the others too much
B. Because it is quite difficult to understand the others
C. Because we believe we are always right
D. Because the others have done something wrong
53. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. Understanding is more important to parenting relationship than to other intimate relationships
B. Understanding is less important than love as far as marriage is concerned
C. Understanding is more important than love to some degree
D. Understanding is more often neglected in parenting relationship
54. If we are understand our partners,we should firstly
A.have willingness to do so
B.have love for them
C.get into connection with them
D.care about them
55. In this passage,the expression “walk in the shoes of”is similar in meaning to .
A. befriend B.understand C.love D.care about

Passage Four
Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate,and each course which he attends gives him a credit which he may count towards a degree.In many American universities the total work for a degree consists of thirty six courses each lasting for one semester.A typical course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks;while attending a university a student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester.Normally a student would expect to take four years attending two semesters each year.It is possible to spread the period of work for the degree over a longer period.It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course,though this is not in fact done as a regular practice.
For every course that he follows a student is given a grade,which is recorded and available for the student to show to prospective employers.All this imposes a constant pressure and strain of work,but in spite of this some students still find time for great activity in student affairs.Elections to positions in student organizations arouse much enthusiasm.The effective work of maintaining discipline is usually performed by students who advise the academic authorities.Any student who is thought to have broken the rules,for example,by cheating,has to appear before a student court.With the enormous numbers of students,the operation of the system does involve a certain amount of activity.A student who has held one of these positions of these positions of authority is much respected and it will be of benefit to him later in his career.
56. Normally