1、2005年成人高考专升本英语考试真题及参考答案一、Phonetics (5 points)?Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C and D.Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation.Mark your answer by b
2、lackening the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET .第1题 选出下面读音不同的选项()。A. kickB. AprilC. silverD. inch【正确答案】B第2题 选出下面读音不同的选项()。A. cycleB. societyC. cityD. victim【正确答案】D第3题 选出下面读音不同的选项()。A. nearB. hearC. pearD. beard【正确答案】C第4题 选出下面读音不同的选项()。A. broughtB. oughtC. thoughtD. though【正确答案】D第5题 选出下面读音不同的选项()
3、。A. coffeeB. deedC. beefD. seed【正确答案】A二、Vocabulary and Structure (15 points)?Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this section.For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on ANSWER S
4、HEET .第6题 It was so late that we_had time to catch the train.A. nearlyB. almostC. hardlyD. simply【正确答案】C第7题 Have you moved into the new houseNot yet. The rooms_.A. are being paintedB. are paintedC. are paintingD. have been painting【正确答案】A第8题 Mary wont go to the concert tonight._.A. So does PeterB. N
5、either does PeterC. So will PeterD. Neither will Peter【正确答案】D第9题 You cant expect her _on time if you are late yourself.A. have beenB. beingC. beD. to be【正确答案】D第10题 After the mine accident,the government sent a group of experts to_the matter.A. look intoB. look down uponC. look throughD. look forward
6、 to【正确答案】A第11题 Had he worked harder,he_the exams.A. must have got throughB. would have got throughC. should get throughD. could get through【正确答案】B第12题 When he arrived at the airport ,Mr. Smith found that he_his ticket in the office.A.has leftB.was leavingC.had leftD.would leave【正确答案】C第13题 Nuclear sc
7、ience should be developed to benefit people _harm them.A. more thanB. better thanC. other thanD. rather than【正确答案】D第14题 You never told us why you were absent from the party,_?A. werent youB. didnt youC. did youD. were you【正确答案】C第15题 Could you give me some inkSorry, I havent_left myself.A. manyB. muc
8、hC. fewD. little【正确答案】B第16题 The film_three hours. It is the longest one I have ever seen.A. lastedB. stayedC. finishedD. ended【正确答案】A第17题 We should be grateful if you would reply at your_convenience.A. earlyB. earliestC. earlierD. the earliest【正确答案】B第18题 Nowhere else in the world_more beautiful scen
9、ery than in Switzerland.A. you can seeB. you had seenC. can you seeD. had you seen【正确答案】C第19题 The little boy wont go to sleep_his mother tells him a story.A. sinceB. whenC. lestD. unless【正确答案】C第20题 They are supposed to arrive at six,but there is still no sign of them.Something unexpected_to them.A.
10、might happenB. must have happenedC. would have happenedD. could happen【正确答案】D三、Cloze (20 points)Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on ANSWER
11、SHEET .I can clearly remember the first time I met Mr.Andrews, my old headmaster,21_that was over twenty years ago.During the war, I was at school in the north of England.As soon as it ended,my family returned to London. There were not enough schools left for children to go to and my father had to g
12、o from one school to another, asking them to 22_ me as a pupil. I used to go with him but he had such a 23_time trying to persuade people even to see him that I seldom had to do any tests. We had been to all the schools near where we lived, but the more my father argued,the more 24_it became. In the
13、 end,we went to a school about five miles away from home. The headmaster kept us waiting for 25_an hour. While we were waiting,I 26_around at the school building, which was one of those old Victorian structures,completely out of date but still standing.I could hear the boys playing in the playground
14、 outside when the headmasters secretary finally 27_us into his office. Mr. Andrews spoke to me first.“Why do you want to come here?”he asked. I had been thinking of saying something about studying but I couldnt 28_remembering the boys outside.“I dont know anyone in London,”I said.“I like to play wit
15、h the other boys. I like to read a lot of books too,”I 29_.“All right,”Mr.Andrews said.“We have one place 30_, in fact.”My two years at that school were among the happiest of my life.第21题 请选择最佳答案()。A. ifB. despiteC. althoughD. since【正确答案】C第22题 请选择最佳答案()。A. takeB. bringC. treatD. get【正确答案】A第23题 请选择最佳
16、答案()。A. pleasantB. hardC. goodD. qhad【正确答案】B第24题 请选择最佳答案()。A. hopefulB. beneficialC. complicatedD. impossible【正确答案】D第25题 请选择最佳答案()。A. at mostB. at lastC. at leastD. at first【正确答案】C第26题 请选择最佳答案()。A. lookedB. turnedC. playedD. ran【正确答案】A第27题 请选择最佳答案()。A. madeB. letC. sentD. urged【正确答案】B第28题 请选择最佳答案()。
17、A. enjoyB. mindC. stopD. help【正确答案】D第29题 请选择最佳答案()。A. arguedB. protestedC. addedD. thought【正确答案】C第30题 请选择最佳答案()。A. emptyB. freeC. blankD. bare【正确答案】B四、Reading Comprehension (75 points)Directions: There are four reading passages in this part.Each passage is followed by five questions.For each questio
18、n there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D.Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET .Laura was married for 6 months. Her husband was using drugs. She didnt want her son or her unborn baby to live that way, but she was afraid to ask her husband to leave
19、. She left him a note instead. After reading the note,Lauras husband waited for her to come home and then beat her and her son.Laura had little education and she never had a good paying job. She was ashamed to ask for help from the police, courts or womens shelters. Sometimes her husband was very ni
20、ce to her. She decided to try harder so her children could have a home and a father. Laura joined a church and told a priest about her problem.But her husband kept using drugs and hurting the family. Finally, she told her husband she loved him,but they should live apart for a while.He beat her again
21、.The priest came over to talk to her.He asked the husband to go out for a while. Laura packed up her things and left home with her son. The next day she lost the baby. Her husband went to jail.Laura got a lot of help from groups that help women who have been beaten.Now she is in college,has her own
22、apartment and works on special projects at a womens shelter.“We got out, and it changed life for me and my child. You can do it. You can break the cycle,”Laura said.第31题 Laura felt her children shouldnt live the old way when she was_.A. pregnantB. taking drugsC. just out of workD. attending universi
23、ty【正确答案】A第32题 The message Laura left her husband was most likely “_”.A.Do not beat the kid any moreB. Learn to take care of the familyC. Leave me and my childrenD. Be a good father【正确答案】C第33题 Laura didnt go to the police or courts because_.A. she was afraid of being laughed atB. the priest asked her
24、 not to do soC. her husband was a nice guyD. she was not well?educated【正确答案】A第34题 Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Laura has two children.B. Laura never got any job.C. Lauras husband got punished.D. Laura got little help from the society.【正确答案】C第35题 Which of the following would be the be
25、st title for the passage?A. Husband?Wife RelationshipB. Womens Rights.C. Lauras Marriage.D. Family Violence【正确答案】DDuring the Christmas shopping rush in London, the interesting story was reported of a tramp(流浪者)who, apparently though no fault of his own,found himself locked in a well?known chain stor
26、e late on Christmas Eve. No doubt the store was crowded with last?minute Christmas shoppers and the staff were dead beat and longing to get home.Probably all the proper security checks were made before the store was locked and they left to enjoy the three?day holiday untroubled by customers desperat
27、e to get last?minute Christmas presents.However ridiculous that may be,our tramp found himself alone in the store and decided to make the best of it. There was food, drink, bedding and camping equipment, of which he made good use. There must also have been television sets and radios.Though it was no
28、t reported if he took advantage of these facilities, when the shop reopened he was discovered in bed with a large number of empty bottles beside him.He seems to have been a man of good humor as indeed tramps very commonly are.Everyone else was enjoying Christmas, so he saw no good reason why he shou
29、ld not do the same.He yielded himself cheerfully,and was taken by the police. Perhaps he had had a better Christmas than usual. He was sent to prison for seven days.The judge awarded no compensation(赔偿)to the chain store for the food and drink our tramp had consumed.They had,in his opinion,already r
30、eceived valuable free publicity from the story revealed in the newspaper and on television.Perhaps the judge had had a good Christmas,too.第36题 The tramp was locked in the store_.A. for 7 daysB. on purposeC. by accidentD. for security reasons【正确答案】C第37题 It can be inferred from the passage that the un
31、derlined phrase“dead beat”in Paragraph 1 means_.A. angryB. exhaustedC. forgetfulD. careless【正确答案】B第38题 Which of the following was uncertain about the tramp after he was locked in the store?A. He watched TV.B. He was well fed.C. He had a sound sleepD. He had a good drink.【正确答案】A第39题 When the tramp wa
32、s arrested, he_.A. was drunkB. felt he deserved itC. made no resistanceD. felt himself wronged【正确答案】C第40题 The judge didnt award compensation to the chain store because_.A. the store was responsible for what happenedB. the report of the event benefited the store a lotC. the tramp had stolen nothing o
33、f valueD. the tramp was penniless【正确答案】BIf you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think. This is the research result of Professor Faulkner,who says that most of our brains are not getting enough exercise and as a result, we are ageing unnecessarily soon.Professor Faulkner wanted to find ou
34、t why healthy farmers in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think and to reason at a relatively early age, and how the process of ageing could be slowed down.He set about measuring brain volumes of a thousand people of different ages and occupations.Computer technology enabled him
35、 to obtain precise measurements of the volume of the front and side sections of the brain, which relate to intelligence and emotion, and determine the human character.Contraction of front and side partsas cells die offwas observed in some subjects in their thirties, but it was still not evident in s
36、ome sixty?and seventy?year?olds.Faulkner concluded from his tests that there is a simple way to slow the contractionusing the head.The findings show that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country than in the towns.Those least at risk, says Faulkner,are lawyers,followed by unive
37、rsity professors and doctors. White?collar workers doing routine work are,however, as likely to have shrinking brains as the farm worker, bus driver and shop assistant.Faulkners findings show that thinking can prevent the brain from shrinking. Blood must circulate properly in the head to supply the
38、fresh oxygen the brain cells need.“The best way to maintain good blood circulation is through using the brain,”he says.“Think hard and engage in conversation.Dont rely on pocket calculators.”第41题 Professor Faulkner wanted to find out_.A. how peoples brains shrinkB. the way of making people live long
39、erC. the size of certain peoples brainsD. why certain people aged sooner than others【正确答案】D第42题 Faulkners research findings are based on_.A. a survey of farmers in northern JapanB. tests performed on a thousand old peopleC. the study of brain volumes of different peopleD. the latest development of c
40、omputer technology【正确答案】C第43题 The professors tests show that_.A. our brains shrink as we grow oldB. the front section of the brain does not shrinkC. seventy?year?olds have better brains than sixty?year?oldsD. brain contraction may vary among people of the same age【正确答案】D第44题 The underlined word “sub
41、jects” in Paragraph 5 means_.A. branches of knowledge studied in a schoolB. something to be consideredC. persons experimented onD. citizens in a country【正确答案】C第45题 According to the passage,which group of people seem to age slower than the others?A. FarmersB. LawyersC. Clerks.D. Shop assistants.【正确答案
42、】BNews has just been received of an air crash in the north of England. The plane,which was on a charter(包租)flight from London to Carlisle,was carrying a party of businessmen on their way to a trade fair. It seems likely that the plane ran into a heavy fog as it was approaching Carlisle and was oblig
43、ed to circle for some twenty minutes.Everything seemed to be going well. The pilot was in constant radio communication with Ground Control when the engines suddenly cut out and all contact was lost. The plane crashed on the site of the ancient Roman camp at Hadrians Hill, a place well known to archa
44、eologists(考古学家)and tourists.So far few details have been reported,but it is feared that at least twenty people lost their lives,among them the pilot,who was killed instantly. The local ambulances and firemen were on the scene within minutes of the crash, but additional help had to be rushed from other areas.Mr.Lesilie Collins,one of the survivors,told our reporter, “We passengers noticed the engines were making a funny noise. Of course we couldnt see anything because of the fog,but the pilot said there was nothing to worry about.The next thing w
