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1、专升本英语-641 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.forgetB.forestC.foreignD.forelegA.fluteB.supposeC.autumnD.difficultA.cottonB.historyC.memoryD.potatoA.broughtB.roughC.boughtD.thoughtA.boatB.broadC.goalD.road二、 Vocabulary and Str(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.The changes in the city will cost us

2、 a lot of money, _ they will save us money in the future.（分数：1.00）A.orB.sinceC.forD.but2._ of years ago, whales lived _ land and walked on four legs.（分数：1.00）A.Millions. onB.Million. inC.Millions. on theD.Million. on3.Instead of _ sights, Edison would spend the time _ in the public library.（分数：1.00）

3、A.seeing, readingB.see, readC.to see, to readD.seeing, to read4.Mrs. Smith warned her son _ after drinking.（分数：1.00）A.never to driveB.to never driveC.never drivingD.drive5.Summer in _ south of France are dry and sunny.（分数：1.00）A.theB.aC.anD./6.The worlds population is becoming _.（分数：1.00）A.larger an

4、d largerB.more and moreC.faster and fasterD.more terrible7.I finally got the job I dreamed about. Never in my life _ so happy.（分数：1.00）A.did I feelB.I feltC.had I feltD.I had left8.The book is so _ I returned to the library without finishing it.（分数：1.00）A.boring thatB.bored thatC.boring whenD.bored

5、as9.Though he had often made his little sister _, today he was made _ by his little sister.（分数：1.00）A.cry, to cryB.crying, cryingC.cry, cryD.to cry, cry10.He said the pain had grown worse on their _ to the hospital.（分数：1.00）A.roadB.streetC.directionD.way11.He does not like music, does he?_（分数：1.00）A

6、Yes, he doesntB.No, he isntC.No, he doesntD.Yes, he is12.The flowers are so beautiful that I would do _ I can to save them.（分数：1.00）A.whateverB.thatC.whicheverD.which13.It was _ last week _ I knew the news.（分数：1.00）A.until. thatB.not until. whenC.not until. thatD.until. since14.Heres a man who just

7、 breaks into a bank and helps himself _ so much money.（分数：1.00）A.toB.byC.forD.on15.One of the sides of the board should be painted yellow, and _ white.（分数：1.00）A.the other isB.the otherC.anotherD.another is三、 Cloze(总题数：1，分数：30.00)What do we mean (21) a perfect English pronunciation? In one sense the

8、re are as many different kinds of English as there arc speakers of it. (22) two speakers speak in exactly the same way. We can always hear differences (23) them, and the pronunciation of English varies a great deal in different geographical (24) . How do we decide what sort of English to use (25) a

9、model? This is not a question that can be (26) in the same way for all foreign learners of English. When you live in a part of the world like India or West Africa, (27) there is a long (28) of speaking English (29) general communication purposes, you should (30) to acquire a good variety of the pron

10、unciation of this area. It would be a fashion in these circumstances to use as a model BBC English or (31) of the sort. (32) the other hand, if you live in a country (33) there is no traditional use of English, you must take as your model some form of native English pronunciation. It does not (34) v

11、ery much which form you choose. The most (35) way is to take as your model the sort of English you can hear most often.（分数：30.00）A.withB.forC.byD.inA.NotB.NoC.NoneD.NorA.betweenB.formC.sortD.wayA.areasB.partsC.countriesD.spacesA.asB.likeC.forD.inA.givenB.respondedC.satisfiedD.answeredA.thatB.whereC.

12、whichD.whenA.customB.useC.traditionD.habitA.toB.forC.fromD.ofA.aimB.proposeC.selectD.tendA.everythingB.nothingC.anythingD.thingsA.OnB.AtC.InD.ForA.whereB.thatC.whichD.whereverA.careB.affectC.troubleD.matterA.effectiveB.sensitiveC.ordinaryD.careful四、 Reading Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Passage One(总题数

13、1，分数：12.00)A child of five is friendly, competent and obedient, although he may be bossy with other children and is sometimes sufficiently independent to call his mother names. He is still dependent on adult approval and praise, and so orientated (对感兴趣) to the grown-up that he tells tales without s

14、eeing the other childs point of view. There is no real discussion yet fives talking together indulge in a “collective monologue (独白)“; quarrelling with words often begins towards the end of the year. Group play is often disrupted because everyone wants to be the mother or the bride or the captain of

15、 the fire brigade. Each child has an urgent need for constantly recurring (反复的) contact with an adult in spite of all his efforts to be independent. In his unsureness he may make statements about his own cleverness and beauty, hoping that the adult will praise him: this is not conceit but a cry for

16、reassurance. He loves to say “Watch what I can do.“ Reality and fantasy are still intermingled and this confusion may lead him to elaborate on facts.（分数：12.00）(1).It is implied in the passage that a competent child _.（分数：3.00）A.does what he is toldB.plays with other childrenC.can perform certain tas

17、kD.tells other children what to do(2).A five-year-old child sometimes shows his independence by _.（分数：3.00）A.making friendsB.calling his mother namesC.seeking adult approval and praiseD.being bossy with other children(3).The passage points out that when everyone wants to be the mother or the bride,

18、group play is often _.（分数：3.00）A.broken upB.spoiledC.interruptedD.halted for a moment(4).Which of the following is not conceit but a cry for reassurance?（分数：3.00）A.An urgent need for contact with adult.B.A childs efforts to be independent.C.A childs unsureness.D.A childs making statements about his

19、own cleverness.六、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Perhaps there is only the moon to compare with it. Of all the achievements of American engineering, only the landing on the moon and the planting there of a wrinkled flag can rival the construction of Panama Canal as an epoch-making accomplishment. The Sue

20、z Canal, the trans-Siberian Railroad and the Taj Mahal all pale beside it. The canals construction is more closely akin to the pyramids of Egypt in its scope and difficulty of execution, but in the modern era, there is only the moon.Like the landing on the moon, the construction of a canal across th

21、e narrow Isthmus of Panama was a dream long before it became reality. As early as 1534, Charles I of Spain proposed a canal at Panama, but it would take nearly 400 years for builders to catch up with his imagination.When the canal finally was proposed required all the creativity the twentieth centur

22、y could muster. It was the largest public work ever attempted. Its engineers had to control a wild river, cut the continental divide, construct the largest dam and man made lake known to that date and swing the largest locks ever constructed from the biggest cement structures then poured. Along the

23、way, two of the worlds most devastating diseases had to be wiped out in one of their greatest strongholds. And all of this was to be done without the airplane or the automobile: Kitty Hawk rose into the head-lines in 1903the same year the U. S. signed a treaty with Panamaand there was no read across

24、 the isthmus until the World War .If Panama has had an unusual role in bygone dreams, it most certainly has a startling relationship to the hard facts of geography. The country is farther east than most people imaginethe canal and about half of Panama actually lie east of Miami. Because of the count

25、rys shallow “S“ shape and east-west orientation, it has places where the sun rises in the Pacific and sets in the Atlantic. More significantly, Panama is squeezed into the narrowest portion of Central. At the canal, just 43 miles of land separate Atlantic and Pacific shores. Perhaps even more import

26、ant, Panama offers the lowest point in the North American continental divideoriginally 312 feet above sea level at the canals Culebra Cut. By comparison, the lowest pass in the United States is nearly 5,000 feet.（分数：12.00）(1).In scope and difficulty, the canals construction was most closely alike to

27、 that of the _.（分数：3.00）A.Suez CanalB.trans-Siberian RailroadC.Taj MahalD.pyramids of Egypt(2).A canal in Panama was first proposed in the _.（分数：3.00）A.1, 300SB.1, 500SC.1, 6008D.1, 700S(3).The canal was built with the help of _.（分数：3.00）A.the airplaneB.the automobileC.both the plane and the automob

28、ileD.neither the plane nor the automobile(4).Which of these statements is true?（分数：3.00）A.About half of Panama lies east of Miami.B.Panama is squeezed into the narrowest portion of Central America.C.Panama offers the lowest point in the North American continental divide.D.All of the above are tru七、P

29、assage Three(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Oceanography has been defined as “The application of all sciences to the study of the sea“.Before the nineteenth century, scientists with an interest in the sea were few and far between. Certainly Newton considered some theoretical aspects of it in his writings, but he wa

30、s reluctant (不愿意) to go to sea to further his work.For most people the sea was remote, and with the exception of early intercontinental travellers or others who earned a living from the sea, there was little reason to ask many questions about it, let alone to ask what lay beneath the surface. The fi

31、rst time that the question “What is at the bottom of the oceans?“ had to be answered with any commercial consequence was when the laying of a telegraph cable from Europe to America was proposed. The engineers had to know the depth profile (起伏形状) of the route to estimate the length of cable that had

32、to be manufactured.It was to Maury of the U. S. Navy that the Atlantic Telegraph Company turned, in 1853 for information on this matter. In the 1840s, Maury had been responsible for encouraging voyages during which soundings were taken to investigate the depths of the North Atlantic and Pacific Ocea

33、ns. Later, some of his findings aroused much popular interest in his book The Physical Geography of the Sea.The cable was laid, but not until 1866 was the connection made permanent and reliable. At the early attempts, the cable failed and when it was taken out for repairs it was found to be covered

34、in living growths, a fact which defied contemporary scientific opinion that there was no life in the deeper parts of the sea.Within a few years oceanography was under way. In 1872 Thomson led a scientific expedition (考察), which lasted for four years and brought home thousands of samples from the sea

35、 Their classification and analysis occupied scientists for years and led to a five-volume report, the last volume being published in 1895.（分数：12.00）(1).The passage implies that the telegraph cable was built mainly _.（分数：3.00）A.for oceanographic studiesB.for military purposesC.for business considera

36、tionsD.for investigating the depths of the oceans(2).It was _ that asked Maury for help in oceanographic studies.（分数：3.00）A.the American NavyB.some early intercontinental travellersC.those who earned a living from the seaD.the company which proposed to lay an undersea cable(3).The aim of voyages Mau

37、ry encouraged in the 1840s was _.（分数：3.00）A.to make some sound experiments in the oceansB.to collect samples of sea plants animalsC.to estimate the length of cable that was to be madeD.to measure the depths of two oceans(4).“Defied“ in the 5th paragraph probably means _.（分数：3.00）A.doubtedB.gave proo

38、f toC.challengedD.agreed to八、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Ever since humans have live on the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech. When there is a language barrier, communication is accompl

39、ished through sign language in which motions stand for letters, words, and ideas. Tourists and the people unable to hear or speak have had to resort to this form of expression. Many of these symbols of whole words are very vivid and exact and can be used internationally; spelling, however, cannot.Bo

40、dy language transmits ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either intentionally or unintentionally. A wink can be a way of indicating that the part is only joking. A nod Signifies approval, while shaking the head indicates a negative reaction.Other forms of nonlinguistic language can be found in Br

41、aille (a system of raised dots read with the fingertips), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals, Road maps and picture signs also guide, warn, and instruct people. While language is the most common form of communication, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings.（分数

42、12.00）(1).Which of the following statements best summarizes this passage?（分数：3.00）A.When language is a barrier, people will find other forms of communication.B.Everybody uses only one form of Communication.C.Nonlinguistic language is invaluable to foreigners.D.Although other forms, apart from langu

43、age of communication exist, they are of little valu(2).Which of the following statements is NOT true?（分数：3.00）A.There are many forms of communication in existence today.B.Language is the most common form of communication.C.Tourists are incapable of using an oral form of communication.D.Ideas and tho

44、ughts can be transmitted by body languag(3).Which form other than era4 speech could be most commonly used among blind people?（分数：3.00）A.Picture signs.B.Braille.C.Body language.D.Signal flags.(4).Sign language is said to be very vivid and exact and can be used internationally except for _.（分数：3.00）A.

45、spellingB.ideasC.whole wordsD.expressions九、Passage Five(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Anyone who has ever attended a university knows that the quality of lecturers varies greatly. A few are very effective communicators, conveying the substance of their lectures clearly and interestingly and inspiring students to w

46、ant to know more about the subject. Others produce dull lectures from which the students learn little and which are likely to kill any interest they may have in the subject. Lecturing is a major part of a university lecturers job and it would seem reasonable that effectiveness in this task should be

47、 a major standard in assessing a lecturer for promotion. However, it is very often the case that far more weight is given to such factors as participation in research, number of publications and even performance of administrative duties. My point of view is that a lecturers lecturing should be regul

48、arly evaluated and that the best people to carry out this evaluation are those directly on the receiving end.It could, of course, be argued that students are not competent to evaluate the academic quality of lectures, If anyone should evaluate lecturers, it should be their colleagues. However, I am

49、not arguing that students should be asked to comment on the academic content of lectures, but to evaluate the effectiveness.I suspect that many of the objections to student evaluation stem from the fear some lecturers have of being subject to criticism by their students. However, lecturers should see such evaluation as an opportunity to become aware of defects in their lecturing techniques and thus to become bett