专升本公共英语试题 (2)

There

are

30

incomplete

sentences

in

this

part.

For

each

sentence

there

are

four

choices

marked A,B,C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the

corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

1. The next morning she found the man _____ in bed, dead.

A. lying

C. lay

D. laying

2. Bill has a _____ against pop music so he only listens to classical music.

A. prejudice

B. preference

C. preservation

D. presentation

3. Some students _____ cheating to pass the exam.

A. sought out

B. applied for

C. turned up

D. resorted to

4. It is not_____ to discuss the question again and again.

A. worth

B. worthy

C. worthwhile

D. worthing

5. With all his work on hand, he _____ to the cinema last night.

A. mustn

’

t have gone

B. wouldn

’

t have gone

C. couldn

’

t have gone

D. shouldn

’

t have gone

6. _____ she said, _____ she got.

A. The more …t

he more excited

B. More…excited

C. Much...the more excited

D. The much...excited

7.

A teacher should not show _____ for any one of his students.

A.

difference

B. reference

C. conference

D. preference

8. He wrote an article criticizing the Greek poet and won _____ and a scholarship.

A. faith

B. status

C. fame

D. courage

9. Eating too much fat can _____ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.

A. attribute

to

B. attend to

C. contribute to

D. devote to

10. This player was lucky actually because that was the third time he _____ the championship.

A. won

B. win

C. would win

D. had won

11. I have no objection _____your story again.

A. to hear

B. to hearing

C. to having heard

D. to have heard

12. The clothes a person wears may express his_____ or social position.

A. curiosity

B. status

C. determination

D. significance

13. Long _____ to harmful pollution is most likely to lead to a decline in health.

A. contact

B. touch

C. exposure

D. reveal

14. I don

’

t mind _____ the decision as long as it is not too late.

A. you to delay making

B. your delaying making

C. your delaying to make

D. you delay to make

15.

_____ we have all the materials ready, we should begin the new task at once.

A. Now that

B. Since now

C. By now

D. Since that

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16. The whole village _____ to welcome the hero.

A. turn against

B. turn back

C. turn out

D. turn over

17. We consider _____ the instruments be adjusted each time it is used.

A. that it necessary

B. it necessary that

C. necessary that

D. necessary of it that

18.

Which do you think is _____ important, wealth or health?

A. most

B. more

C. the most

D. the more

19. I was _____ to find his article on such an _____topic so_____.

A. surprised; excited; bored

B. surprising; exciting; boring

C. surprised; exciting; boring

D. surprising; excited; bored

20.

The engine _____ smoke and steam.

A. gives away

B. gives in

C. gives off

D. gives up

21. He had a pain _____his back.

A. on

B. with

C. in

D. onto

22._____ the storm, the ship would have reached its destination on time.

A. But for

B. In case of

C. In spite of

D. Because of

23. Wh

at a lovely party! It’s worth _____ all my life.

A. remembering

B. to remember

C. to remembered

D. being remembered

24. I suffered from mental_____ because of stress from by job.

A. damage

B. release

C. relief

D. fatigue

25. Crime is increasing worldwide, and there is every reason to believe the_____will continue into

the next decade.

A. emergency

B. trend

C. pace

D. schedule

26. Not until yesterday _____ his mind.

A. did he change

B. he changed

C. had he changed

D. he had changed

27.

Jenny

didn

’

t

have

time

to

go

to

concert

last

night

because

she

was

busy

_____

for

her

examination.

A. preparing

B. to be prepared

C. to prepare

D. being prepared

28. Either the workers or the manager _____ responsible for the accident.

A. is

B. are

C. were

D. had been

29. _____ is known to all, losing weight is a bit hard.

A. So

B. Which

C. For

D. As

30. These farmers got a good harvest last year, so they _____ a big sum of money for new farm

machines.

A. set aside

B. set about

C. set up

D. set back

Part

Ⅱ

Cloze

（单选题，共

10

小题，每题

1< /p>

分，共

10

分）

There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank, there are four choices marked

A,B,C

and

D.

You

should

choose

the

ONE

that

best

fits

into

the

passage.

Then

blacken

the

corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

I take the firm position that parents do not owe their children a college education. If they can

__31__ it, they will certainly send them to the best universities. But they need not feel guilty if

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they can

’

t. If the children really want to go, they

’

ll find a __32__. There are plenty of loans and

scholarships for the bright and __33__ ones who can

’

t afford to pay.

When

children

grow

up

and

want

to

get

married,

their

parents

do

not

owe

them

a

down

payment on a house. They do not have the duty to baby-sit their grandchildren. If they want to do

it, it must be considered a __34__ not an obligation (

责任，义务

).

Do parents owe their children anything? Yes, they owe them a great deal.

One of their obligations is to give their children a personal respect. A child who is constantly

made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly __35__ to brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins will

become so unsure, so afraid of failing that he (or she) won

’

t try at all. Of course they should be

properly corrected when they do wrong, but it

’

s often better to let children learn their mistakes by

themselves __36__ . All our parents should do is to trust them, respect them, tolerate (

宽容

) them

and give them chances to try and fail. They must learn to stand failure. When criticisms (

批评

) are

really

needed,

they

should

be

__37__

with

praises,

with

a

smile

and

a

kiss.

That

is

the

way

children learn.

Parents owe their children a set of solid values around __38__ to build their lives. This means

teaching them to respect the rights and opinions of others; it means being respectful to elders, to

teachers, and to the law. The best way to teach such values is by __39__. A child who is lied to

will lie. A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have difficulty laughing and

loving.

No child asks to be __30__. If you bring a life into the world, you owe the child something.

31. A. find

B. get

C. afford

D. receive

32. A. supply

B. help

C. hand

D. way

33. A. handsome

B. honest

C. eager

D. wealthy

34. A. favor

B. pleasure

C. habit

D. service

35. A. brought

B. compared

C. forced

D. taken

36. A. now and then

B. in time

C. at once

D. right now

37. A. mixed

B. satisfied

C. shared

D. balanced

38. A. it

B. which

C. whom

D. what

39. A. example

B. time

C. word

D. lesson

40. A. praised

B. alone

C. born

D. poor

Part

Ⅲ

Reading Comprehension

（单选题，共

10

小题，每题

3

分，共

90

分）

There are 6 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished

statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. You should decide on

the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Passage 1

Five

years

ago,

David

Smith

wore

an

expensive

suit

to

work

every

day.

“I

was

a

clothes

addict(

迷

),” he jokes. “I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes

got wrinkled(

皱的

).” Today David

wears casual clothes

—

khaki pants and a sports shirt

—

to the

office. He hardly ever wears a necktie. “I’m working harder than ever,” David says, “and I need to

feel comfortable.”

More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work.

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In the United States, the changes from formal to casual office wear have been slow. In the early

1990s,many

companies

allowed

their

workers

to

wear

casual

clothes

on

Friday(but

only

on

Friday).This became known as “dress

-

down Friday” or “casual Friday”. “What started out as an

extra

one- day-a-

week

benefit

for

workers

has

really

become

an

everyday

thing,”

said

business

adviser Measly Jones.

Why

have

so

many

companies

started

allowing

their

workers

to

wear

casual

clothes? One

reason is that it’s easier for a company to attract new workers if it has a casual dress code. “A lot

of young people don’t want to dress up for work,” says the owner of a software company, “so it’s

hard to hire people if

you have a conservative dress code.” Another reason

is that people seem

happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes. In a study made by Levi

Strauss and Company, 85 percent of employers said that casual dress has a side effect on work.

Supporters of casual office wear also say that

a casual dress code helps them save money. “Suits

are

expensive,

if

you

have

to

wear

one

every

day,”

one

person

said.

“For

the

same

amount

of

money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes.”

4

1. David Smith refers to himself as having been “a clothes addict” because

____________.

A. he often wore khaki pants and a sports shirt

B. he couldn’t stand a clean appearanc

e

C. he wanted his clothes to look tidy and clean all the time

D. he didn’t want to spend much money on clothes

42. David Smith wears casual clothes now, because ____________.

A. they make him feel at ease when working

B. he cannot afford to buy expensive clothes

C. he looks handsome in casual clothes

D. he no longer works for any company

43. According to this passage, which of the following is FALSE?

A. Many workers don’t like a conservative dress code.

B. Comfortable clothes make workers more productive.

C. A casual clothes code is welcomed by young workers.

D. All the employers in the U.S. are for casual office wear.

44. According to this passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Company workers started to dress down about twenty years ago.

B. Dress-down has become an everyday phenomenon since the early 1990s.

C. “Dress

-

down Friday” was first given as a favor from employers.

D. Many workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people.

45.

In

this

passage,

the

following

advantages

of

casual

office

wear

are

mentioned

EXCEPT

____________.

A. saving worker’s money

B. making workers more attractive

C. improving worker’s feeling

D. making workers happier

Passage 2

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People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mother’s Day, on the

second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June.

Mother’s Day was proclaimed a day for national observance by Presid

ent Woodrow Wilson

in

1915.

Ann

Jarvis

from

Grafton,

West

Virginia,

had

started

the

idea

to

have

a

day

to

honor

mothers.

She

was

the

one who

chose

the

second

Sunday

in

May

and

also

began

the

custom

of

wearing a carnation.

In 1909, Mrs. Dodd from Spokane, Washington, thought of the idea of a day to honor fathers.

She

wanted

to

honor

her

own

father,

William

Smart.

After

her

mother

died,

he

had

the

responsibility of raising a family of five sons and a daughter. In 1910, the first Father’s Day was

observed

in

Spokane.

Senator

Margaret

Chase

Smith

helped

to

established

Father’s

Day

as

a

national commemorative day, in 1972.

These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and

educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care.

These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother

’

s Day people wear

carnations.

A

red

one

symbolizes

a

living

mother.

A

white

one

shows

that

the

mother

is

dead.

Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents

are dead visit the cemetery. On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants.

They often have outdoor barbecues for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and

memories.

46. According to the passage, which of the following about the second Sunday in

May is

NOT

true?

A. It is a day to show love to mothers.

B. It is a day to wear carnations.

C. It is a day for people to visit the cemetery.

D. It is a day for many people to attend religious services.

47. Choose the right time order of the following events.

a.

The first Father’s Day was observed

.

b.

Mother’s Day was proclaimed a day for national observance

.

c.

Father’s Day became a day for national observance.

d. The idea of honoring fathers was brought up.

A. a b c d

B. d a b c

C. b a c d

D. d a c b

48.

Who plays the most important role in Father’s Day becoming a national commemorative day?

A. Mrs. Do.

B. Margaret Chase Smith.

C. Ann Jarvis.

D. Woodrow Wilson.

49. From the passage, we know in the U.S ____________.

A.

one should wear a red carnation if one’s mother pass

es away

B.

on Mother’s Day, families often go out to have barbecues

C.

on Father’s Day, people often stay at home to celebrate the s

pecial day

D. the purpose to have these two special days is to show love to parents

50.

The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to ____________

.

A. call on people to love and respect their parents

B.

introduce Mother’s Day and Father’s Day

C. t

ell the difference between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day

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