1、专升本英语-101 及答案解析(总分：150.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B Phonetics/B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)A.soupB.routineC.routeD.shoulderA.climbB.doubtC.absorbD.thumbA.wolfB.softC.storyD.popA.accentB.accompanyC.acceptD.accessA.neighborhoodB.eighteenC.heightD.weight二、B Vocabulary an(总题数：15，分数：15.00)6._more careful, such spelling mistakes
2、 might have been avoided.（分数：1.00）A.You had beenB.You have beenC.Had you beenD.Have you been7.They talked and talked as if they _ never meet again.（分数：1.00）A.willB.wouldC.shouldD.shall8.There is a computer system _ the company is experiencing problems.（分数：1.00）A.with whichB.as whichC.such asD.for su
3、ch9.John _ be could improve his exam results, but he did not have enough time to study.（分数：1.00）A.knows howB.knows thatC.knew howD.knew that10.The company is going to hand _ the free samples tomorrow.（分数：1.00）A.upB.outC.onD.down11.I would rather_with yon.（分数：1.00）A.not to goB.to not goC.to goD.not g
4、o12.He asked me how long _ going to stay in the hotel.（分数：1.00）A.time was IB.time I wasC.was ID.I was13.The plant is dead. I _ it more water.（分数：1.00）A.will giveB.would have givenC.must giveD.should have given14.It is a small country, yet has a lot of_ resources.（分数：1.00）A.potentialB.unknownC.secret
5、D.unlimited15.What we have to take _ the courses offered only for this term.（分数：1.00）A.areB.isC.have beenD.has been16.The development of the light bulb _ partly as a result of the widespread availability of electricity and the need for cheap, cicada light.（分数：1.00）A.occurringB.was occurringC.was occ
6、urredD.occurred17.Usually there is _ traffic in the streets on weekdays than on Sundays.（分数：1.00）A.lessB.littleC.fewD.fewer18._their luggage, the tourists hurried to the airport.（分数：1.00）A.PackedB.After packedC.Having packedD.Packing19.Dont let that old rascal take you _ with his clever talknone of
7、it is true.（分数：1.00）A.alongB.inC.aboutD.down20.I remember _ for the job, but I forget the exact amount.（分数：1.00）A.being paidB.to get paidC.to be paidD.that I receive pay三、B Cloze/B(总题数：1，分数：30.00)BDirections: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choos
8、e the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet./BI shouldnt let it bother me. It really doesnt matter anyway. But it does bother me ! All those people are preparing toU (21) /Ua new century, a new millennium (千年) as well. And it just i
9、sntU (22) /U!Most of us schedule our lives by the GregorianU (23) /U. Our years are measured from theU (24) /Uof Christ. The first year of the first century is 1, or 1 A.D. The last year of that century is the year 100. Simple? Yes! A century is 100U (25) /Ulong. A millennium is 1,000 years long, wh
10、ich isU (26) /Uten centuries.Since the last year of the first century is the year 100, the first year of theU (27) /Ucentury is 101. Follow that pattern, century by century and youll get myU (28) /U. The year 2000 is the last year of the twentieth century. After all,U (29) /Uthousand means twenty hu
11、ndreds. Twenty hundred years means twenty centuries. The year 2000 is theU (30) /U, the final, the one thats still here, year of the twentieth century!I know, Im getting tooU (31) /U. But it isnt fair, While most people will really be enjoying this comingU (32) /Ucelebration, those of us in the know
12、 will be yawning. Everyone else will beU (33) /Ufor the new millennium and well be saying, “Its not until next year.“I dont agree with theU (34) /U, “Ignorance is bliss.“ But in this case, perhaps itsU (35) /U.（分数：30.00）A.getB.bringC.celebrateD.cheerA.wrongB.soC.importantD.chocolateA.yearB.journalC.
13、programD.calendarA.birthB.deathC.lifeD.dateA.hoursB.daysC.monthsD.yearsA.exactlyB.neverC.sometimesD.oftenA.firstB.secondC.thirdD.fourthA.dinnerB.pointC.jokeD.sodaA.aB.sevenC.twoD.whichA.lastB.firstC.middleD.topA.hungryB.handsomeC.inaccurateD.excitedA.ThanksgivingB.ChristmasC.New YearsD.weekendA.amaz
14、ingB.greetingC.cheeringD.wonderingA.wordsB.sayingC.speechD.definitionA.sillyB.falseC.funnyD.true四、B Reading Compr(总题数：5，分数：60.00)BDirections: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by four questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C an
15、d D. Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet./BBPassage One/BMany people are wondering if it is safe to talk on the phone while driving. There have been quite a few accidents while drivers were talking on the phone. Some research is being done to find out if d
16、riving while talking on the phone is dangerous.When there is a car accident police officers will find out if any of the drivers were using a cell phone. They will write this information in a report. The information will be saved and later studied.There have been some very bad car accidents caused by
17、 drivers being distracted by cell phones. Drivers sometimes forget to watch the road carefully when they are using their phones. Not paying attention to the road can be dangerous, even deadly.It is important for drivers to focus on the road. They need to pay attention to what is going on around them
18、. They might need to stop or swerve quickly.People want to make sure that the roads are safe for everyone. Studies will be done using the information police officers collect at accidents. Maybe someday this information will lead to laws about driving and using cell phones.（分数：12.00）(1).While driving
19、, drivers must keep an eye on what is happening _.（分数：3.00）A.in other carsB.on the phoneC.around themD.at home(2).Driving and talking on the phone at the same time could be_, research says.（分数：3.00）A.difficultB.dangerousC.illegalD.fun(3).What will police officers do after a car accident9 They will _
20、（分数：3.00）A.send the driver to the hospitalB.check how seriously the car is damagedC.do the research on the car accidentD.find out if a cell phone is used(4).The studies are based on_.（分数：3.00）A.the security people get on the roadB.the accidents caused by driversC.the law made for using cell phoneD.t
21、he information collected from the accidentsBPassage Two/BIn June of 1973, nine whales beached on the Florida coast. Beaching means swimming out of the ocean onto the beach, and usually dying there. No one knows why they do it, but a number of whales beach themselves every year. Some people think bea
22、ching is an accident.Perhaps the whales get confused. Scientists who studied the beaching of three dozen whales in Australia think the whales may have been confused by loud noises, Whales can tell where they are by sounds. They send out sounds and listen as they travel past or bounce off objects. Tw
23、o days before these thirty-six whales beached, loud guns had been fired for two hours. The loud sounds may have confused the whales. Their confusion might have caused them to wander into low water.Whatever the reason whales beach, it is a sad event. People try to save them, but very few beached whal
24、es live. One whale that was rescued from beaching in Florida lived for forty-five days. That is the longest a beached whale has ever survived. And it lived that long only because it got attention from doctors.All over the world, scientists rush to whale beachings as soon as they hear about them. The
25、y hope to learn why whales beach, and how to save them.（分数：12.00）(1).The subject of this passage is _.（分数：3.00）A.the Florida BeachesB.Beached WhalesC.Whale SoundsD.Medical Treatment of Whales(2).One reason whales beach may be _.（分数：3.00）A.because they are hungryB.because they are attackedC.that peop
26、le can study themD.that they are confused(3).Whale beachings are sad events because _.（分数：3.00）A.people know the whales are going to dieB.the whales have to be carted away and buriedC.the whales cannot be used as foodD.no one can use the beach on those days(4).To make the point that beached whales d
27、o not survive, the author uses _.（分数：3.00）A.the opinions of famous peopleB.a vivid word pictureC.an exampleD.a firsthand storyBPassage Three/BImagine going to sleep in October and waking up in May! Well, marmots and ground squirrels stay warm by sleeping all winter. All this time, they do not wake u
28、p once. This special kind of sleep is called hibernation. During this sleep, the heart slows down, and the animal breathes more slowly, it doesnt move around, so it uses less energy.Animals like the marmot and the ground squirrel inhabit the coldest parts of the world. They need special talents to s
29、urvive in these frigid places. Their furry coats keep them snug when the temperature falls below zero. It often gets this cold in the Arctic, a land that is just below the North Pole.Before the long winter, some animals eat and eat. After a while, they grow very fat. When the winter comes, they live
30、 on the fat saved up in their bodies. Layers of fat keep an animal warm.Arctic animals also have other ways to beat the cold. Rabbits in the Arctic, for example, have very small ears. Small ears keep heat in, while big ears let it out. Small things usually keep heat in. Have you ever slept in a room
31、 that is very small, and noticed how hot it can get.?It rarely gets warm in the Arctic. But although summer seasons there are very short, the sun shines brightly. Plants seem to spring up before your eyes! Animals such as caribou look forward all year to summer, when they can eat fresh grass again.
32、Every minute of sunshine is important to their lives.（分数：12.00）(1).A good title for this passage would be _.（分数：3.00）A.the Arctic SummerB.Marmots and SquirrelsC.Keeping Warm in the ArcticD.Freezing Temperatures(2).The way for marmot to keep warm is _.（分数：3.00）A.to be very fatB.to have small earsC.to
33、 eat green grassD.to have thick and soft hairs(3).After reading this passage, we can guess that when an animal moves around, it _.（分数：3.00）A.is very restlessB.uses more energyC.is looking for foodD.has lost its young(4).To help the reader understand that small things keep heat in, the writer uses _.
34、（分数：3.00）A.an exampleB.a strong argumentC.scientific factsD.careful measurementsBPassage Four/BToday, the Indianapolis 500, one of the worlds most famous car races, takes about four hours to run. If the Indy 500 had been held in 1895, it would have taken almost three days. The horseless carriage had
35、 just been invented a short time before. Top speeds back then were much lower than they are today. For most people, just seeing a car move without a horse pulling it was thrilling enough. The drivers main concern was making sure the car didnt break down.One of the first car races was held in Chicago
36、 on Thanksgiving Day in 1895. Folks crowded the streets to gawk at the new machines. The route of the race went through the heart of town. The cars were to go out to a nearby suburb and back. The race covered a distance of about 54 miles. Thats less than one-tenth the distance at Indy. The drivers c
37、ranked up their engines and prayed that they wouldnt break down. Then they were off. The race proved too much for some of the cars. Perhaps they couldnt withstand the high speeds. The winner of the contest was J. Frank Duryea. He finished the race a bit more than seven hours after he started. He had
38、 covered the grueling distance at an average speed of 7.5 miles per hour. That is slower than a modern marathoner can go on foot. Even so, as Duryea finished, the crowd went wild.（分数：12.00）(1).This passage deals with_.（分数：3.00）A.the Indianapolis 500B.a new kind of carC.an early auto raceD.the street
39、s of Chicago(2).Some cars didnt finish the race in Chicago because _.（分数：3.00）A.their engines broke downB.the drivers were afraid of the high speedC.the brakes jammedD.they ran out of gas(3).What can you conclude about the publics attitude toward auto race?（分数：3.00）A.They were more impressed with sl
40、ower speed.B.They thought cars were unnecessary.C.They enjoyed just seeing the cars.D.They were easily bored.(4).In this passage the word “gawk“ means _.（分数：3.00）A.laughB.stareC.frownD.glareBPassage Five/BOne day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school found
41、 he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He d
42、rank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?“ “You dont owe me anything,“ she replied. He said, “Then I thank you from my heart. Years later that young woman became critically iii. The local doctors sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr.
43、Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, he rose immediately and went to her room. Dressed in his doctors gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life.
44、 From that day he gave special attention to the case. After a long struggle, the battle was won.Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the edge. The bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was
45、sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill. She read these words: “Paid in full with one glass of milk.“（分数：12.00）(1).The boy sold goods from door to door because _.（分数：3.00）A.he wanted to help support his
46、 familyB.he needed money for schoolC.he had to pay back a student loanD.he did not have enough pocket money(2).When the boy and the young woman met again years later_.（分数：3.00）A.they had both changed beyond recognitionB.neither remembered their previous meetingC.the boy had become a medical speciali
47、stD.the woman had come to stay in the big city(3).Dr. Kelly gave special attention to the case mainly because _.（分数：3.00）A.he fell in love with the womanB.it was a rare diseaseC.he was eager to distinguish himselfD.he wanted to repay the woman for her great kindness(4).Among other things, the story
48、shows that_.（分数：3.00）A.good will be rewarded with goodB.it is okay to accept pay for a kindnessC.it is wise neither to borrow nor to lendD.where theres a will theres a way五、B Daily Convers(总题数：1，分数：15.00)BDirections: Pick out five appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogue by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet./BA. How about her B. What happenedC. I believe he D. poor AlanE. I can imagine F. I guess somethingG.
