2023年专升本公共英语试题一.doc

专升本公共英语试题一
I. (词汇,每题1分,共35题)

1. Five miles ______ a long distance to an old lady of her age.
A. seem to being
B. seem to be
C. seems to being
D. seems to be

2. The computer doesn’t work well, so something ______ wrong.
A. can have gone
B. should have gone
C. must have gone
D. ought to have gone

3. A number of students in this class ______ to Beijing once or twice.
A. were
B. have been
C. is
D. has been

4. A good secretary should always be informed ______ the latest flight schedule.
A. to
B. in
C. with
D. of

5. I got the good news that they ______ in planting trees on the sandy hills.
A. have succeeded
B. had succeeded
C. succeed
D. were succeeding

6. Be sure to ______ your work at the end of the exam.
A. look over
B. hang up
C. set aside
D. catch sight of

7. The football game will be played on ______.
A. June six
B. six June
C. the sixth of June
D. the six of June

8. The police investigation discovered that three young men were ______ in the robbery.
A. caught
B. involved
C. connected
D. tightened

9. It was in that small room ______ they worked hard and dreamed of better days to come.
A. what
B. in which
C. which
D. that

10. The disk I bought from the store yesterday was found to be ______.
A. empty
B. blank
C. vacant
D. hollow

11. Please ______ the water tap when you have finished your washing.
A. turn on
B. turn off
C. turn out
D. turn over

12. If you wish to accept the invitation, please send an email to ______ you acceptance.
A. confirm
B. confine
C. confront
D. conform

13. Don’t associate with bad boys ______ your whole life will be ruined.
A. or
B. but
C. and
D. so that

14. ______ George loves his daughter, he is strict with her.
A. Even
B. For
C. Although
D. Whether

15. In many cultures people insist ______ that the importance of being punctual.
A. in
B. over
C. to
D. on

16. One difficulty has been solved. But another one will ______.
A. arise
B. rise
C. arouse
D. arose

17. The classroom is quite clean ______ some waste paper on the floor.
A. except for
B. besides
C. except
D. without

18. Hold the book ______ please, for I can’t see the words in it.
A. more close
B. closer
C. more closely
D. closely

19. I shall have a companion in the house after all these ______ years.
A. alone
B. lonely
C. single
D. simple

20. He walked in the street without ______ to buy anything.
A. intention
B. heart
C. purpose
D. thought

21. You ______ if you had had higher score in the examination.
A. must have got scholarship
B. would have got scholarship
C. should get scholarship
D. had got scholarship

22. The disabled children need many things, but ______ , they need love.
A. first of all
B. above all
C. after all
D. all in all

23. ______ will come and lend us a helping hand on such an awkward occasion?
A. Do you suppose who
B. Whom do you suppose
C. Who do you think
D. Whom do you think

24. He didn’t tell me where he had spent his holidays. ______ to know.
A. Neither I cared
B. Not did I care
C. I didn’t care
D. Neither did I care

25. I’m for the suggestion that a special board ______ to examine the problem.
A. be set up
B. will be set up
C. must be set up
D. has to be set up

26. While studying he financially depended ______ his wife.
A. on
B. of
C. to
D. from

27. ______ his sister, Jack is quite and does not easily make friends with others.
A. Dislike
B. Unlike
C. Alike
D. Liking

28. No sooner had he got home ______ it began to rain.
A. when
B. that
C. than
D. while

29. That T-shirt was so tight that he decided to have it ______.
A. be enlarged
B. enlarge
C. enlarged
D. to enlarge

30. ______ is known to the world, Mark Twain is a great American writer.
A. That
B. Which
C. As
D. It

31. A lawyer’s income is usually very high, ______ more than 200,000 dollars a year.
A. add up to
B. added up to
C. amounted to
D. amounting to

32. ______, the students had to go to bed.
A. The lights had gone out
B. The lights having gone out
C. The lights went out
D. The lights have gone out

33. Only in this way ______ out of the plan.
A. you can talk him
B. can you talk him
C. him you can talk
D. him can you talk

34. Most parts of the country are ______ drought.
A. facing at
B. coming across
C. threatened with
D. surrounded by

35. “The people are said to have been killed in the accident” could be rewritten as ______.
A. It is said that ten people are killed in the accident.
B. It was said that ten people were killed in the accident.
C. It was said that ten people had been killed in the accident.
D. It is said that ten people were killed in the accident.

II. 完型填空,每题1分,共10题

Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land. Geographers compare and contrast various places on the earth. But they also go beyond the individual places and consider the earth as a 36 . The word geography 37 from two Greek words, ge, the Greek word for "earth" and graphein, 38 means "to write." The English word geography means "to describe the earth." Some geography books focus on a small area like a town or city. Others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or an 39 continent. Many geography books deal with the whole earth. Another way to divide the study of 40 is to distinguish between physical geography and cultural geography. The former focuses on the natural world; the 41 starts with human beings and studies how human beings and their environment act upon each other. But when geography is considered as a single subject, 42 branch can neglect the other.
A geographer might be described 43 one who observes, records, and explains the differences between places. If places 44 alike, there would be little need for geographers.
We know, however, 45 no two places are exactly the same. Geography, then, is a point of view, a special way of looking at places.

36. (A) whole (B) unit (C) part (D) total
37. (A) falls (B) removes (C) results (D) comes
38. (A) what (B) that (C) which (D) it
39. (A) extensive (B) enormous (C) overall (D) entire
40. (A) world (B) earth (C) globe (D) geography
41. (A) second (B) latter (C) next (D) later
42. (A) either (B) neither (C) one (D) each
43. (A) for (B) to (C) by (D) as
44. (A) being (B) are (C) were (D) be
45. (A) although (B) whether (C) since (D) that

III. 阅读理解，前两篇每题2分，后两篇每题3分，共50分
Passage 1

I remember quite clearly the first time I was really shaken by my wife’s intuition.
We were looking for a second-hand car, and I had been much taken by a rather nice drop-head with a well-cared-for appearance.
“Well, she runs nicely,” I told my life after the try-out. “Good start-up, engine sounds sweet, low mileage and the right price. What do you think?”
“I don’t like it.”
“Why not?”
“I don’t know. There’s just something about the salesman that I don’t believe.”
A few weeks after we had bought another car elsewhere, I happened to find out the history of the drop-head. It had been seriously damaged in a crash before we saw it, and cleverly done up. The car was, indeed, a very bad risk.
Of all the things about women that their husbands do not understand, perhaps the biggest question is this: How can she often be right about things of which she has absolutely no knowledge? How does a woman’s intuition work? What is this strange power that tells her exactly when her husband isn’t working late on business, however honest he pretends to be? Is it guesswork, or some sixth sense that men don’t have?

46. When was the “first time” the husband felt “really shaken” by his wife’s intuition?
A. When they bought another car.
B. When he learned about the history of the drop-head..
C. When he realized she knew so much about cars.
D. When his wife spoke about the salesman.

47. What does a person’s intuition refer to according to this passage?
A. The ability to see through things.
B. The ability to make a quick decision.
C. The ability to pick out the best one among a number of things.
D. The ability to know something by using one’s feelings.

48. Why didn’t the man know that the car was damaged at first?
A. The damage was not serious at all.
B. He was not careful enough.
C. It had been skillfully repaired.
D. The salesman only tried it out smoothly.

49. What answer does the writer give to a woman’s intuition?
A. It is simply a blind guess. C. It must be the sixth sense.
B. It is a special kind of knowledge. D. He doesn’t really answer the question.

50 From the passage we learn that the salesman was _____.
A. cheating B. honest C. helpful D. kind

Passage 2

Social customs and ways of behaving change. Things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable. Just a few years ago, it was considered impolite behavior for a man to smoke on street. No man who thought of himself by smoking when a lady was in a room.
Customs also differ from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn't it matter? Should you use both hands when you are eating? Should leave one in your lap or on the table?
The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seat to a woman, and so will most Americans. Promptness is important both in England and in America. That is , if a dinner invitation is for 7 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.
The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable-----especially if they are your guests. When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were amused or shocked, but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.

51.If one has accepted a dinner invitation ,what should he do if he is to be late for the dinner?
A. He should find an excuse
B. He should ask for excuse.
C. He should say sorry
D. He should telephone to explain his being late.

52."It would have been bad manners to make his guests feel foolish or uncomfortable." "Bad manners " means ________.
A. ugly
B. dishonest
C. impolite
D. shameful

53.which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage?
A. Social Customs
B. Social Life
C. American and British Customs
D. Promptness Is Important

54.According to the text, the best host_______.
A. tries his best to make his guests feel comfortable
B. makes his guests feel excited
C. tries to avoid being naughty to his guests
D. tries to avoid being foolish

55.The author of this article may agree with which of the following?
A. The guest who ate his peas with a knife
B. The other guests who were amused or shocked
C. The host who picked up his knife and began eating in the same way
D. None of the above

Passage 3

Cancer is among the top killer diseases in our society today and scientists have found out that stress helps to bring it on. It is worthwhile to consider, therefore, what are the causes of stress in our life, and whether we can do anything about it.
Are we under-employed or overburdened with too many responsibilities? Do we have a right balance of work and leisure(闲暇)in our lives? Are our relationships with family, friends or fellow workers all they should be?
All these things can be a cause of stress, and it is best to face them honestly, and to bring our frustrations( 失意)into the open.
People who have a good row and then forget it are doing their health more good than those who bottle their feelings.
If our self-examination has brought any causes of stress to light, let us consider what we can do about them. It is possible to change jobs. We can make more leisure and fill it more happily, if we will accept a different living standard. We can improve our personal relationships by a different attitude. It is we who allow other people to make ourselves unhappy. Often the little things that disturb us are not worth an hour’s anger. The teaching in the Bible “ Let not the sun go down upon your wrath(anger)” is good advice from the health point of view as well as the religious.

56. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Freedom from responsibilities helps reduce stress
B. Stress is the direct cause of cancer
C. The cause of stress is worthy of serious study
D. Cancer is the number one killer in our society today

57. According to the passage, which of the following types of people is more likely to suffer from stress?
A. People who have cancer
B. People who like to quarrel with others
C. People whose living standards is low
D. People who have more responsibilities than they can handle

58. Judging from the context, the word “row” in the third paragraph most probably means____.
A. a noisy quarrel B. a very loud noise
C. a neat line of things side by side D. a journey in a boat

59. Which of the following is not mentioned as a way to reduce our stress?
A. changing our jobs
B. changing our attitude to little things that make us unhappy
C. speaking out our frustrations
D. reading the Bible

60. “Let not the sun go down upon you wrath” probably means______.
A. Don’t let your anger last long
B. Don’t get angry while the sun is going down
C. Don’t get angry easily about little things.
D. Don’t watch the sun set while you are angry.

Passage 4

Scientists have developed a slimming（减肥）drug that successfully suppresses appetite and results in a dramatic loss of weight without any apparent ill effects.
The drug interferes with appetite control and prevents the build-up of fatty tissue. Laboratory mice given the drug lost up to a third of their total body weight.
Within 20 minutes of being given the drug, called C75, the mice lost interest in eating and survived apparently content on just 10 per cent of the food they would normally eat.
As a result, mice taking the drug lost 45 per cent more weight than mice fed the same amount of food, which compensate for the lack of food by becoming more lazy.
Scientists, from the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, said that C75 is likely to produce a similar effect on humans because appetite control in brain is thought to be based on the same chemical pathways as those in mice.
“We are not claiming to have found a fabled（神奇的）weight-loss drug. What we have found, using C75, is a major pathway in the brain that body uses naturally in regulating appetite at least in mice,”