【学历类职业资格】专升本英语-567及答案解析.doc

1、专升本英语-567 及答案解析(总分：150.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、 Phonetics(总题数：1，分数：5.00)A.waterB.termC.flowerD.exerciseA.viewB.flewC.fewD.newA.bloodB.looseC.chooseD.moodA.occupyB.cityC.flyD.satisfyA.autumnB.difficultyC.fluteD.suppose二、 Vocabulary and Str(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.The questions _ in English.（分数：1.00）A.answerB.must

2、answerC.must be answeredD.can answer2.has been done to prevent the water in the lake from being polluted.（分数：1.00）A.LittleB.FewC.OtherD.Many3.He is not a soldier _ a sailor.（分数：1.00）A.butB.but forC.besidesD.except4.A thief is a danger to _.（分数：1.00）A.societyB.a societyC.the societyD.societies5._ inf

3、ormation it is! Just put it into the computer.（分数：1.00）A.How useful anB.What usefulC.How usefulD.What a useful6.“Was it real so?“ “Why, I saw it _ my own eyes.“（分数：1.00）A.inB.throughC.withD.by7.She didnt know _.（分数：1.00）A.where she gets the bookB.where would she get the bookC.where getting the bookD

4、.where to get the book8.I _ to work by bus but now I go to work on foot.（分数：1.00）A.used to goingB.used to goC.am used to goingD.am used to go9.Don t smoke until the plane _ off.（分数：1.00）A.takesB.tookC.has takenD.had taken10.She didnt like _ at the poor man.（分数：1.00）A.he shoutedB.his shoutingC.him to

5、 shoutD.that he should shout11._ haste, _ speed.（分数：1.00）A.More, lessB.Much, littleC.The more, the lessD.The much, the little12.The conference was organized for all the _ in the city（分数：1.00）A.mathematics teacherB.mathematic teachersC.mathematics teachersD.mathematics teachers13.Had he come earlier,

6、 he _ my brother.（分数：1.00）A.would meetB.shall meetC.shall have metD.would have meet14._ are nine.（分数：1.00）A.Three threesB.Three and threeC.Three threeD.Three and threes15.I think he hardly makes spelling mistakes, _?（分数：1.00）A.does heB.doesnt heC.do ID.dont I三、 Cloze(总题数：1，分数：30.00)A pet is an anima

7、l that (21) in your house. Over half the families in North America own pets. The most popular (22) axe dogs, fish and birds. Rabbits, hamsters and turtles are also popular. (23) some unpopular animals such as frogs, mice and snakes are pets.People first (24) to keep pets about 12,000 years ago. The

8、first pet was a dog. The dog (25) not become a pet because people (26) it was cute. It (27) a pet because it was useful. People used the dog for many things. The dog warned people (28) danger so wild animals didnt attack people. It also ate leftover food. Later, dogs helped people take care (29) cow

9、s and sheep on farms.Cats did not (30) pets for a long time. When the Egyptians first (31) to grow grain, mice ate it. The Egyptians were (32) to tame cats.Today, people keep many (33) of pets. Animals such as canaries, parrots, mice and hamsters live in cages. They need people to bring them food an

10、d water and to keep their cages clean. Other animals, such as dogs and cats, need food and water, but they (34) take care of themselves (35) . They are good pets for people because they dont need much care.（分数：30.00）A.livesB.staysC.sleepsD.playsA.housesB.dogsC.petsD.familiesA.AndB.StillC.EvenD.SoA.b

11、eginB.startedC.knowD.hopeA.didB.doesC.canD.willA.studiedB.boughtC.taughtD.thoughtA.becomesB.becameC.turnsD.changeA.aboutB.ofC.onD.forA.WithB.forC.inD.ofA.becomeB.growC.turnD.changeA.startB.beginC.startedD.would startA.firstB.firstlyC.at the firstD.the firstA.sortB.typeC.kindsD.groupsA.canB.likeC.cou

12、ldD.willA.many waysB.in many waysC.a better wayD.plenty of ways四、 Reading Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：12.00)“A rolling stone gathers no moss(苔藓) ,“ but there is one living animal that does gather moss, the three-toed sloth (树獭) of South America. This slowest-moving member of the

13、animal kingdom is so inactive that moss actually gathers on its body and turns it greenstrange as it seems!Most of the sloths life is spent motionless, hanging upside down from a limb. And that is the way its hair grows. Long and coarse, the strands (串) from receptacles (花托) for the damp jungle alga

14、e (水藻) that turn the brown fur a mossy green. Actually this moss helps the animal survive because it serves as a perfect camouflage against the leaf trees and hides the sloth from the jungles swift - moving hunters. The sloth would have little chance of survival on the ground. With long, curved claw

15、s hooked over the limb of a leafy tree, it spends the long hot hours during the day drowsing and eating. Inch by inch, it strips the leafy limbs bare and crawls slowly down the trunk to find a new dining spot, but only at night.In addition to looking rather like a vegetable, the sloth is a strict ve

16、getarian. Running out of its favorite leaf is about the only thing that will make a sloth move. Then its appetite may even force the animal into swimming a stream to reach a juicy succulent(多汁的植物). It will also force it into fighting to keep the tree all to itself. The sloth is lazy and prefers to b

17、e alone, but it will tolerate its own relatives!（分数：12.00）(1).A suitable title for this passage might be _.（分数：3.00）A.Wild AnimalsB.Animal KingdomC.Moss GrowthD.The Lazy Animal(2).The authors purpose in writing the passage is _.（分数：3.00）A.to help children to gain a better understanding of animal lif

18、eB.to prove that the saying “a rolling stone gathers no moss“ is wrongC.to introduce a particular animal to the common readerD.to discuss with professionals the laziness of animals(3).Which of the following is NOT true about the sloth?（分数：3.00）A.The sloth does not eat any meatB.For most of its time,

19、 the sloth remains motionless on the groundC.To some extent, the sloth is protected by the moss growing on its bodyD.The sloth has a brown fur of its own(4).According to the passage, the sloth will move about when _.（分数：3.00）A.it senses a coming dangerB.it is forced to swim on a hot dayC.it is short

20、 of its favorite foodD.it wants to keep itself to itself六、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Some years ago industries had more freedom than they have now, and they did not need to be as careful as they must today. They did not need to worry a lot about the safety of the new products that they developed. Th

21、ey did not have to pay much attention to the health and safety of the people who worked for them. Often new products were dangerous for the people who used them; often conditions in the work place had very bad effects on the health of the workers.Of course sometimes there were real disasters which a

22、ttracted the attention of governments and which showed need for changes. Also scientists who were doing research into the health of workers sometimes produced information which governments could not ignore. At such times, there were inquiries into the causes of the disaster or the problems. New safe

23、ty rules were often introduced as a result of these inquiries; however, the new rule; came too late to protect the people who died or who became seriously iii.Today many governments have special departments which protect customers and workers. In the U. S., for example, there is a department which t

24、ests new airplanes and gives warnings about possible problems. It also makes the rules that aircraft producers must follow. Another department controls the foods and drugs that companies sell. A third department looks at the places where people work, and then reports any companies that are breaking

25、laws which protect the health and safety of workers. Of course, new government departments and new laws cannot prevent every accident or illness, but they are having some good results. Our work places are safer and cleaner than before. The planes and Cars which we use for travel are better. Producer

26、s are thinking more about the safety and health of the people who buy and use their products.（分数：12.00）(1).The main topic of the passage is _.（分数：3.00）A.conditions in the work placeB.the freedom of industries in the pastC.changes in industrial productionD.the safety and health of workers and custome

27、rs(2).It can be inferred from the passage that in the past. _.（分数：3.00）A.workers often got iii because of the poor working conditionsB.companies were free to put out any products they wanted toC.many people were killed by the dangerous productsD.industries were not as careful in management as they a

28、re today(3).It is implied in the passage that _.（分数：3.00）A.governments and companies had different opinions about the safety of productsB.governments paid little attention to the safety of productsC.government officials often did not listen to scientistsD.in the past no safety laws were introduced b

29、y governments(4).Some years ago safety rules _.（分数：3.00）A.were put forward due to scientists recommendationsB.came into being as a result of the workers demandC.were introduced because quite a number of people were killed or seriously injuredD.were effective enough to protect workers and customers七、

30、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：12.00)We spend our leisure hours efficiently for higher production, live by the clock even when time does not matter, modernize our homes and speed the machinery of living in order that we can go to the most places and do the most things in the shortest period of time possible

31、. We try to eat, sleep, and talk efficiently. Even on holidays and Sundays, the efficient man relaxes on timetable with one eye on the clock and the other on an appointment sheet.To squeeze the most out of each shining hour we have shortened the opera, quickened the pace of the movie and put culture

32、 in pocket-sized packages. We make the busy bee look like a lazy creature, the ant like a sluggard. We live sixty-mile-minute and the great efficiency smiles.We wish we could return to that pleasant day when we considered time a friend instead of an enemy; when we did things willingly and because we

33、 wanted to, rather than because our timetable called for it, But that of course would not be efficiency; and we Americans must be efficient.（分数：12.00）(1).The phrase that best expresses the main idea of this passage is _.（分数：3.00）A.the modern paceB.our interest in shortened operasC.how to make the be

34、st use of leisure timeD.planning our time scientifically(2).The Passage tells us that _（分数：3.00）A.Americans are forced to be efficient against their willB.Americans should do what they are willing to doC.people ought not to work so hard for efficiencyD.Americans are at a loss what to do(3).According

35、 to the passage, which of the following is a necessity?（分数：3.00）A.Shortened opera performances.B.Quickened paces of movies.C.Speeded-up work efficiency.D.Working on holidays.(4).The “pleasant day“ to which the author refers was the period when we _（分数：3.00）A.did not feel guilty about wasting timeB.w

36、ere able to act of our own free willC.seemed to have better weatherD.did not have so many enemies八、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Why is there no risk to the customer when a hank prints the customers name to his cheques?When anyone opens a current account at a bank, he is lending the bank money, repaym

37、ent of which he may demand at any time, either in cash or by drawing a check in favor of another person. Primarily, the bank-customer relationship is that of debtor and creditor who is which depending on whether the customers account is in credit or overdrawn. But, in addition to that basically simp

38、le concept, the bank and its customer owe a large number of obligations to one another. Many of these obligations can give rise to problems and complications but a bank customer, unlike, say, a buyer of goods, cannot complain that the law is loaded against him.The bank must obey its customers instru

39、ctions, and not those of anyone else. When, for example, a customer first opens an account, he instructs the bank to debit (把记入借方 ) his account only in respect of checks drawn by himself. He gives the bank specimens of his signature, and there is a very firm rule that the bank has no right or author

40、ity to pay out a customers money on a check on which its customers signature has been forged. It makes no difference that the forgery may have been a very skillful one the bank must recognize its customers signature. For this reason there is no risk to the customer in the practice, adopted day banks

41、, of printing the customers name on his checks. If this facilitates forgery, it is the bank which will lose, not the customer.（分数：12.00）(1).When you have a bank account, you _.（分数：3.00）A.must always be in creditB.cant draw any money if youre overdrawnC.can draw money without noticeD.cant pay money t

42、o anyone else(2).One of the obligations a bank has to a customer _.（分数：3.00）A.is that it cant take instructions from other peopleB.is that it can avoid complications and problemsC.it must pay money to the customer even if he is seriously overdrawnD.it must print the customers signature(3).The underl

43、ined part “the law is loaded against him“ in the second paragraph is most likely to mean _.（分数：3.00）A.the law is not of his interestB.the law is unfavorable to himC.the law is not in favor of himD.the law is not in his honor(4).If someone forged your signature and drew money from your account _.（分数：

44、3.00）A.the bank would always pay money to the forgerB.the bank wouldnt lose any moneyC.you wouldnt lose any moneyD.you wouldnt lose your money九、Passage Five(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Although no one is Certain why migration occurs, there are several theories. One theory is based upon the premise that prehistor

45、ic birds of the northen Hemisphere were forced south during the Ice Age, when glaciers covered large parts of Europe, Asia, and North America. As the glaciers melted, the birds came back to their homelands, spent the summer, and then went south again as the ice advanced in winter In time, the migrat

46、ion became a habit, and now, although the glaciers have disappeared, the habit continues.Another theory proposes that the ancestral home of all modern birds was the tropics. When the region became overpopulated, many species were crowded north. During the summer, there was plenty of food, but during

47、 the winter, scarcity forced them to return to the tropics.A more recent theory, known as photoperiodism, suggests a relationship between increasing daylight and the stimulation of certain glands in the birds bodies that may prepare them for migration. One scientist has been able to cause midwinter

48、migrations by exposing birds to artificial periods of daylight. He has concluded that changes occur in the bodies of birds due to seasonal changes in the length of daylight.（分数：12.00）(1).According to one theory, when the glaciers disappeared, birds _.（分数：3.00）A.stopped migratingB.continued migrating

49、C.began migrating againD.migrated south and stay there(2).The author states that birds left the tropics because _.（分数：3.00）A.there was not enough food there in the winterB.there were too many birdsC.there were too many glaciersD.there was too much daylight(3).Why did one scientist expose birds to artificial daylight?（分数：3.00）A.To test the relationship between daylight and a disease of the glands common to