1、专升本英语-125 及答案解析(总分：145.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B Phonetics/B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)A.ringerB.hangerC.fingerD.singerA.injureB.sureC.cultureD.measureA.shortageB.luggageC.messageD.estimateA.industryB.industrialC.instructD.instructionA.championB.machineC.approachD.attach二、B Vocabulary an(总题数：15，分数：15.00)6.Because of th
2、e complexity of our modern machine, we need our workers _.（分数：1.00）A.to train specialB.specified in trainingC.to have specified trainingD.training specially7.This job _, who are more careful.（分数：1.00）A.is done traditionally by womenB.traditionally is done by womenC.is traditionally done by womenD.is
3、 done by women traditionally8.For more than thirty years the statue _ millions of foreign people arriving by ship to live in the United States.（分数：1.00）A.welcomeB.welcomesC.welcomingD.welcomed9.- How do you like these chairs?- Yes, they are actually nice but they are not much _ demand now.（分数：1.00）A
4、.inB.onC.atD.for10.We returned school late from a party and found the door of the students apartment _.（分数：1.00）A.had closedB.closeC.to closeD.closed11.Many modern critics of American literature have called Mark Twain, born Samuel Clemens, _.（分数：1.00）A.as Americas greatest writerB.was Americas great
5、est writerC.Americas greatest writerD.to have been Americas greatest writer12.It is a process during _ the body releases water to cool the skin.（分数：1.00）A.whenB.whichC.whereD.that13.So much _ his financial position that he cant sleep at night.（分数：1.00）A.he worries aboutB.he worried aboutC.did he wor
6、ry aboutD.does he worry about14.I am quite _ her face, but I just cannot recall her name.（分数：1.00）A.familiar atB.familiar withC.acquainted withD.acquaintance15.Dreams are often an elegant means of highlighting problems _ in the present or the past.（分数：1.00）A.facesB.facingC.facedD.that face16.The 19t
7、h Winter Games, held in Salt Lake City, _ an Olympic. tradition which goes back almost 3,000 years.（分数：1.00）A.is the part ofB.are the part ofC.is part ofD.are part of17.The government who _ responsible for this event attempted to find a solution.（分数：1.00）A.wereB.wasC.areD.is18.Supposing I _ to agree
8、 to your request, how do you think the other students would feel?（分数：1.00）A.wouldB.areC.wereD.could19.Marys parents are worried about Mary because no one was aware _ she had gone.（分数：1.00）A.of whereB.where thatC.the placeD.where of20.- Have you seen Jack and John?- I havent seen _ of them.（分数：1.00）A
9、.neitherB.anyC.eitherD.all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. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet./BThe most extraordinary dream
10、I ever had was one in which I fancied that, as I was going into a theater, the cloak-room attendant U(21) /U me in the lobby and insisted on my U(22) /U my legs behind. I was not surprised; but I was considerably annoyed. I said I had U(23) /U heard of such a rule at any respectable theater U(24) /U
11、, and that I considered it a most absurd regulation. The man replied that he was very U(25) /U , but that those were his instructions. People complained that they could not get to and from their U(26) /U comfortably, because other peoples legs were always in the U(27) /U ; and it had, therefore, bee
12、n decided that U(28) /U should leave their legs outside. It seemed to me that the management, in making this order, had gone U(29) /U their legal right; and, under ordinary circum- stances, I should have disputed it. However, I didnt want to U(30) /U a disturbance; and U(31) /U I sat down and meekly
13、 prepared to comply with the demand. I had never before U(32) /U that the human leg could be unscrewed. I had always U(33) /U it was more securely fixed. But the man showed me how to undo them, and I found that they came off U(34) /U easily. The discovery did not surprise U(35) /U any more than the
14、original request that I should take them off. Nothing does surprise one in a dream.（分数：30.00）A.calledB.helpedC.stoppedD.metA.leaveB.leavesC.leavingD.leftA.everB.neverC.onceD.alwaysA.beforeB.afterC.duringD.behindA.angryB.sorryC.friendlyD.helpfulA.homesB.jobsC.armsD.seatsA.roadB.lobbyC.theaterD.wayA.s
15、omebodyB.everybodyC.anybodyD.nobodyA.beyondB.fromC.toD.aroundA.understandB.makeC.haveD.learnA.asB.becauseC.whileD.soA.knowB.knownC.knowingD.knowsA.believeB.consideredC.thoughtD.distrustedA.quiteB.muchC.doD.greatlyA.himB.themC.meD.us四、B Reading Compr(总题数：5，分数：60.00)BDirections: There are five reading
16、 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by four questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet./BBPassage One/BSometimes children are kidnapped. Kidnapping is like stealing a
17、 child. It is important that kidnapped children are found and brought home as soon as possible.The sooner the public knows about a kidnapping the sooner they might be able to help. Some people decided to start a program that would alert the public about kidnappings right away. This program is called
18、 Care Alert.The Care Alert program gives television and radio stations important information about a recently kidnapped child. These stations will then tell the public what happened in hopes that someone might be able to help. Anyone that may have seen something about the kidnapping could then call
19、the police.Sometimes one parent of a child kidnaps his or her own child. These kidnappings are not usually used in the Care Alert program. The Care Alert program is only used when a stranger has taken a child.When a child is kidnapped he is in a lot of danger. It is very important to find him as soo
20、n as possible. It is hoped that this new Care Alert program will save childrens lives.（分数：12.00）(1).What is kidnapping based on the passage? It is _.（分数：3.00）A.taking a child away without permissionB.making a child sleeping with a songC.hugging a child with loveD.saving a child from a stranger(2).So
21、metimes one parent of a child will kidnap his or her own child. In this case, _ the Care Alert program.（分数：3.00）A.publics will get information fromB.television may not get information fromC.the parent will be punished byD.the child will be saved by(3).The purpose of this new Care Alert program is to
22、 save childrens _.（分数：3.00）A.kidnappersB.livesC.toysD.parents(4).The best title for the article is _.（分数：3.00）A.Kidnapping AnnouncementB.Childrens CareC.Kidnapping AlertD.Watch Your KidsBPassage Two/BI was only eight years old when the Second World War ended, but I can still remember something about
23、 the victory celebrations in the small town where I lived on the day when the war in Europe ended. We had not suffered much from the war there. But both at home and at school I had become accustomed to the phrases “before the war“ and “when the wars over“. “Before the war“, apparently, things had be
24、en better, though I was too young to understand why, except that there had been no bombs then, and people had eaten things like ice -cream and bananas, which I had only heard of . When the war was over we would go back to London, but this meant little to me. I did not remember what London was like.W
25、hat I remember now about VE (Victory in Europe) Day was the May evening. After dinner I said I wanted to see the bonfire (大火堆) , so when it got dark my father took me to the end of the street. The bonfire was very high, and somehow people had collected some old clothes to dress the un- mistakable fi
26、gure with the moustache (胡子) they had to put on top of it. Just as we arrived, they set light to it. The flames rose and soon swallowed the “guy“. Everyone was cheering and shouting, and an old woman came out of her house with two chairs and threw them on the fire to keep it going.I stood beside my
27、father until the fire started to go down, not knowing what to say. He said nothing, either. He had fought in the First World War and may have been remembering the end of that. At last he said, “Well, thats it, son. Lets hope that this time it really will be the last one.“（分数：12.00）(1).Where did the
28、author live before the Second World War?（分数：3.00）A.In London.B.In a small town.C.In Europe.D.In the countryside.(2).The unmistakable figure with the moustache most probably represents _.（分数：3.00）A.those who died in the warB.those who had wonC.an imaginary figureD.the most hated person in the war-Hit
29、ler(3).Which of the following statements is true?（分数：3.00）A.The authors father built a bonfire on VE Day.B.The authors father had fought in the First World War.C.The authors father had fought in the Second World War.D.The authors father threw two chairs on the fire to keep it going.(4).By saying “Le
30、ts hope that this time it really will be the last one“, the father meant that _.（分数：3.00）A.he wished people had not built the bonfireB.he hoped people would not build any more bonfiresC.he hoped there would be no more wars in the worldD.he wished the Second World War had not happenedBPassage Three/B
31、People enjoy talking about “firsts.“ They like to remember their first love or their first car. But not all firsts are happy ones. Few people enjoy recalling the firsts that are bad.One of historys bad but important firsts was the first car accident. Autos were still young when it happened. The cras
32、h took place in New York City. The year was 1896. The month was May. A man from Massachusetts was visiting the city in his new car. At the time, bicycle riders were still trying to get used to the new set of wheels on the road. No one is sure who was at fault. In any case, the bike and the car colli
33、ded. The man on the bike was injured. The driver of the car had to stay in jail and wait for the hospital report on the bicycle rider. Luckily, the rider was not killed.Three years later, another automobile first took place. The scene was again New York City, a real estate broker named Henry Bliss s
34、tepped off a streetcar. He was hit by a passing car. Once again, no one is sure just how it happened or whose fault it was. The driver of the car was put in jail. Poor Mr. Bliss became the first person to die in a car accident.（分数：12.00）(1).In each accident the driver was _.（分数：3.00）A.found guiltyB.
35、set freeC.laughed atD.put in jail for a while(2).We can conclude that accidents involving cars _.（分数：3.00）A.happened most often in New York CityB.do not happen as often as they did in the early days of the autoC.have killed many more people since Mr Bliss was killedD.were always the drivers fault(3)
36、.The “new set of wheels“ that bicycle riders had to get used to was _.（分数：3.00）A.the new tires on their bikesB.the automobileC.the streetcarD.the bicycle itself(4).“Collided“ means _.（分数：3.00）A.hit each other hardB.stoppedC.raced each otherD.traveled in the same directionBPassage Four/BJohn Paul Jon
37、es was one of the founders of the United States Navy. During the Revolution, the colonies were desperate. They needed men to lead their small ships against the British fleet. Jones was more than willing to fight.John Paul Jones had once been a captain of a British merchant ship. In 1773, his crew mu
38、tinied. One member of the crew tried to gain control of the ship. Jones shot the man to death. The mutiny took place near the port of Tobago, an island in the Caribbean. Authorities there decided to have a trial. This meant certain death for John Paul Jones, since the whole crew would testify agains
39、t him. One night during a thunderstorm, he escaped from the jail.He fled to the United States and lived with a family named Jones. His real name was John Paul. He added the name of Jones to his, in honor of the family. He outwitted the British ships that were sent to hunt him down.When the American
40、Revolution ended he went to serve in the Russian navy. There, he fought the Turks and achieved one of the few major naval victories in the history of Russia. He died in Paris at the age of forty-five.John Paul Jones is considered both an American and Russian hero, but the English considered him a fu
41、gitive.（分数：12.00）(1).John Paul Jones won a major victory for the Russian navy against the _.（分数：3.00）A.FrenchB.BritishC.TurksD.Spanish(2).You can conclude from this passage that Jones was _.（分数：3.00）A.thoughtfulB.fearfulC.kindD.courageous(3).The passage is basically a _.（分数：3.00）A.biography of John
42、Paul JonesB.criticism of John Paul JonesC.history of the United States NavyD.comparison of the American and Russian navies(4).“Desperate“ means _.（分数：3.00）A.in great needB.recklessC.hopelessD.skillfulBPassage Five/BThe Northern Pike is a very bad fish. It is a big, hungry fish, and swallows little f
43、ish such as trout and perch. Many Northern Pikes live in Lake Davis. They are killing all the smaller fish in the lake. The Northern Pike are a serious threat to the lake because they eat all the smaller fish. Soon, all other species of fish in the lake will be killed off. This is not healthy for th
44、e environment.Experts are afraid that the Northern Pike will swim out of Lake Davis through many smaller rivers that feed into the lake. They could spread all over the country and damage many other water environments. If that happens, it would be too late to stop the Northern Pike.For ten years, off
45、icials have been trying to remove the Northern Pike from Lake Davis. They haw. tried using nets, explosives and poisons. However, the Northern Pike population is still doing well in Lake Davis. Many people do not like the idea of using poison to kill the fish. They worry that the poi- sons are bad f
46、or humans who use the water. No trace of the poisons has ever been found in local wells, however.Scientists are going to try the poison again. This time, they will drain the lake before they add the poison to the water. A public hearing will be held to talk about the problem.（分数：12.00）(1).Why are so
47、me people against the use of poisons to kill Northern Pike?（分数：3.00）A.Fishermen will be poisoned too.B.The poisons are expensive.C.They think that wells will be polluted.D.The lake will become unsafe.(2).What will scientists do to make sure the poison works this time?（分数：3.00）A.They will try some of
48、 it themselves.B.They will use a special kind of poison.C.They will drain the lake first.D.They will only put the poison in the wells.(3).What are the experts afraid will happen?（分数：3.00）A.The Northern Pike will die.B.The wells will be polluted.C.Poisons will kill the Northern Pike.D.The Northern Pike will swim into other lakes.(4).Why is it a problem if all the smaller fish species die?（分数：3.00）A.Its not healthy for the environment.B.People only like to catch big fish.C.There are too many small fish.D.The smaller fish
