1、专升本英语-23 及答案解析(总分：130.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BDirections:/B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Speaker A: I wonder if Ann will come. It s 8:30 now and she was supposed to come at 8: 00. Speaker B:_（分数：1.00）A.She assured me she would start at 7: 30. Maybe she had been held up by the traffic.B.You shouldn t be wondering. I b
2、elieve she won t come.C.Don t worry. Let s wait here until she comes.D.Yes. I do agree with you.2.Waiter:_Customer: Yes, Ill have a cheeseburger, with French fries (薯条).（分数：1.00）A.What do you want to eat?B.Have you decided what to have yet?C.Excuse me, are you ready to order now?D.Excuse me, but who
3、 s like to order?3.Teacher: Where is Mike this morning?Student: He s got a cold.Teacher:_（分数：1.00）A.Just tell him to take it easy.B.He is absent.C.What s the matter with him?D.What? Where is he?4.Endy: Hi, Tom. How is everything?Tom:_（分数：1.00）A.I don t care at all.B.No good, thanks.C.Not bad. How ar
4、e you?D.Thank you for asking.5.W: How was the job interview? I think you make a good journalist(记者).M:_（分数：1.00）A.Well. My application was a journalist.B.Well. I gave it up as I was a journalist.C.Well. The interview is OK. But I want to be a journalist.D.Well. The people interviewed were not very c
5、ooperative.6.Grandpa: Robbie, we 11 go fishing soon, and we 11 take your Dad with us.Grandson: I m ready, Grandpa_（分数：1.00）A.You name the day.B.Enjoy yourselves.C.You can t miss it.D.Take your time.7.M: What are you doing?W: Trying to get this wine stain(污渍)out of the carpet.M: Hang on. There s some
6、 soda here. It should take the stain right out.W: Really? Hey_.（分数：1.00）A.it is really functioning.B.it is really working.C.it is really playing.D.it is really influencing.8.W: I was thinking of staying in tonight to serf the Internet, do you want to join me? M:_（分数：1.00）A.Staying in tonight to serf
7、 the Internet? Its a good idea. Enjoy yourself.B.Join you with the Internet? What about the Internet?C.What I want to do is nothing else but take a walk.D.Not really. I work on the computer all day long. I need a break from computer s screen.9.Speaker A: Firstly, allow me to introduce myself. My nam
8、e is John Brown, manager of the company.Speaker B:_（分数：1.00）A.You must be mistaken. I don t know you at all.B.Hello ,Brown! I haven t seen you for ages.C.How do you do, Mr. Brown? Very happy to see you.D.Hi, John ! Welcome to China.10.Speaker A: Take a seat, Mr. Brown. Could you tell me which positi
9、on you think most appeals to you?Speaker B:_（分数：1.00）A.Well, Im easy-going and have many personal interests.B.Im strong-willed and determined.C.I prefer to take the post of sales manager if you think I m qualified.D.I don t quite care whatever is offered to me.11.W: This book is great. I can t put i
10、t down.M:_（分数：1.00）A.What? I can t imagine your being excited by a book.B.Sorry. Books cannot attract you so much.C.I doubt you are involved in something else.D.Perhaps this book is something mysterious.12.Speaker A: Have you ever done any work in this field?Speaker B:_（分数：1.00）A.It doesn t mean I c
11、an t do it well without experience.B.No. But we did some practice in class.C.Maybe I can try it now.D.This is just the chance for me to practice.13.W: How long can I keep the book?M:_（分数：1.00）A.Yes. You can keep it.B.No. I m afraid you should return it now.C.Three weeks. But you can renew it if you
12、need it for a longer time.D.You can take it at any time you want.14.W: How did you do with your essay for Professor Black Scott?M:_（分数：1.00）A.Everything is OK. But I failed to finish it.B.Professor Smith Scott didnt work successfully enough to let me believe in him.C.Nonsense. It s not your business
13、.D.Not too bad, it took me almost 10 hours.15.Mary: Tom, would you like to go to a party this Sunday?Tom. _ . What kind of party? Mary: It s a birthday party.（分数：1.00）A.Sounds goodB.Looks niceC.Seems all rightD.Feels excellent二、BPart Reading (总题数：3，分数：15.00)BPassage 1/BSome psychologists(心理学家) maint
14、ain that mental acts such as thinking are not performed in the brain alone, but that ones muscles also participate. (76)UIt may be said that we think with our muscles in somewhat the same way that we listen to music with our bodies./UYou surely are not surprised to be told that you usually listen to
15、 music not only with your ears but with your whole body. Few people can listen to music without moving their body or, more specifically, some part of their body. Often when one listens to a symphonic concert on the radio, he is attracted to direct the orchestra (乐队) even though he knows there is a g
16、ood conductor on the job.Strange as this behavior may be, there is a very good reason for it. One cannot derive all possible enjoyment from music unless he participates, so to speak, in its performance. The listener “feels“ himself into the music with more or less noticeable motions of his body.(77)
17、 UThe muscles of the body actually participate in the mental process of thinking in the same way, but this participation is less obvious because it is less noticeable./U（分数：5.00）(1).Some psychologists think that thinking is _（分数：1.00）A.not a mental processB.more of a physical process than a mental a
18、ctionC.a process that involves our entire bodiesD.a process that involves the muscles as well as the brain(2).The process of thinking and that of listening to music are similar in that _（分数：1.00）A.both are mental actsB.muscles participate in both processesC.both processes are performed by the entire
19、 bodyD.we derive equal enjoyment from them(3).Few people are able to listen to familiar music without_.（分数：1.00）A.moving some part of their bodyB.stopping what they are doing to listenC.directing the orchestra playing itD.wishing that they could conduct music properly(4).The listener s way of “feeli
20、ng“ the music is_（分数：1.00）A.the unnoticed motion of his musclesB.“participating“ in the performanceC.bending an ear to the musicD.being the conductor of the orchestra(5).According to the passage, muscle participation in the process of thinking is_（分数：1.00）A.deliberateB.apparentC.indistinctD.impressi
21、veBPassage 2/BIt is difficult to imagine what life would be like without memory. (78)UThe meanings of thou- sands of everyday perceptions, the bases for the decisions we make, and the roots of our habits and skills are to be found in our past experiences, which are brought into the present by memory
22、./UMemory can be defined as the capacity to keep information available for later use. It includes not only “remembering“ things like arithmetic or historical facts, but also involving any change in the way an animal typically behaves. (79)UMemory is involved when a rat gives up eating grain be- caus
23、e he has sniffed something suspicious in the grain pile. /UMemory is also involved when a six- year-old child learns to swing a baseball bat.Memory exists not only in humans and animals but also in some physical objects and machines. Computers, for example, contain devices for storing data for later
24、 use. It is interesting to compare the memory-storage capacity of a computer with that of a human being. The instant-access memory of a large computer may hold up to 100,000 “ words“ ready for instant use. An average U.S. teenager probably recognizes the meaning of about 100,000 words of English. Ho
25、wever, this is but a fraction of the total amount of information which the teenager has stored. Consider, for ex- ample, the number of faces and places that the teenager can recognize on sight.The use of words is the basis of the advanced problem-solving intelligence of human beings. A large part of
26、 a person s memory is in terms of words and combinations of words.（分数：5.00）(1).According to the passage, memory is considered to be _.（分数：1.00）A.the basis for decision making and problem solvingB.an ability to store experiences for future useC.an intelligence typically possessed by human beingsD.the
27、 data mainly consisting of words and combinations of words(2).The comparison made between the memory capacity of a large computer and that of a human being shows that_.（分数：1.00）A.the computer s memory has a little bigger capacity than a teenager sB.the computer s memory capacity is much smaller that
28、 an adult human being sC.the computer s memory capacity is much smaller even than a teenager sD.both A and B(3).The whole passage implies that _（分数：1.00）A.only human beings have problem-solving intelligenceB.a person s memory is different from a computer s in every respectC.animals are able to solve
29、 only very simple problemsD.animals solve problems by instincts rather than intelligence(4).The phrase “in terms of“ in the last sentence can best be replaced by _（分数：1.00）A.“in connection with“B.“expressed by“C.“consisting“D.“by means of“(5).The topic of the passage is:_（分数：1.00）A.What would life b
30、e like without memory?B.Memory is of vital importance to life.C.How is a person s memory different from an animal s or a computers?D.What is contained in memory?BPassage 3/BToday anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services. People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and
31、 hundreds of others they need or want. When they work, they usually get paid in money.Most of the money today is made of metal or paper. But people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells.Shells were not the only things used as money. In China, cloth and
32、knives were used. In the Philippine Islands, rice was used as money. In some parts of Africa, cattle were one of the earliest kinds of money. Other animals were used as money, too.The first metal coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. People strung them togeth
33、er and carried them from place to place.Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money. The first coins in England were made of tin. Sweden and Russia used copper to make their money. Later, other countries began to make coins of gold and silver.But even gold and silver w
34、ere inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive. Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money. They began to use paper money. (80)UThe first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than paper money used today./UMoney has had an interesting history from the days o
35、f shell money until today.（分数：5.00）(1).Which of the following can be cited as an example of the use of money in exchange for services?（分数：1.00）A.To sell a bicycle for $ 20.B.To get some money for old books at a garage sale.C.To buy things you need or want.D.To get paid for your work.(2).Where were s
36、hells used as money in history?（分数：1.00）A.In the Philippines.B.In China.C.In Africa.D.We don t know.(3).Why, according to the passage, did ancient Chinese coins have a square hole in the center?（分数：1.00）A.Because it would be easier to put them together and carry them around.B.Because it would be lig
37、hter for people to carry them from place to place.C.Because people wanted to make it look nicer.D.Because people wanted to save the expensive metal they were made from.(4).Why does the author say that even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive?（分数：1.00）A.Because the
38、y are easy to steal.B.Because they are difficult for people to obtain.C.Because they are not easy to carry around.D.Because they themselves are expensive, too.(5).Which do you choose as the best title for this passage?（分数：1.00）A.Money and Its UsesB.Different Things Used as MoneyC.Different Countries
39、, Different MoneyD.The History of Money三、B Vocabulary an(总题数：30，分数：30.00)16.A judge must be _ when weighing evidence.（分数：1.00）A.interestedB.disinterestedC.separatedD.disconnected17.He has arrived late_.（分数：1.00）A.as usualB.as usuallyC.like usualD.like usually18.There is no reason why you should tell
40、 them _ that you are going.（分数：1.00）A.for advanceB.in advanceC.on advanceD.of advancing19.You must _ the facts and should not run away from the truth.（分数：1.00）A.lookB.sightC.frontD.face20.I ve got _ today.（分数：1.00）A.the bad toothacheB.a bad toothacheC.bad toothachesD.the bad toothaches21._ work has
41、been done to improve people s living standard.（分数：1.00）A.ManyB.A great manyC.A large number ofD.A great deal of22.It s no use ringing me up at the office this week because Im _（分数：1.00）A.by my leaveB.at leaveC.in holidaysD.on holiday23.The train will _ from Platform 2 at 3:45 on Tuesday morning.（分数：
42、1.00）A.departB.arriveC.stopD.derail24.This kind of work is _ me.（分数：1.00）A.unfamiliar withB.unfamiliar byC.unfamiliar toD.not unfamiliar of25.My father was asked to _ the New York office.（分数：1.00）A.take part inB.take placeC.take overD.take in26.At present time, people have a trend to live in the _.（
43、分数：1.00）A.suburbB.suburbsC.garbD.outskirts27.If you associate with such people, Im afraid you _ serious trouble.（分数：1.00）A.are heading forB.are makingC.are avoidingD.are creating28.By the time the war _ , most of the people had already left.（分数：1.00）A.broke outB.broke upC.intervenedD.happen29.She _
44、and fell from the top of the stairs to the bottom.（分数：1.00）A.slippedB.slopedC.splitD.spilt30.Darkness doesnt trouble cats, for they can see _.（分数：1.00）A.in darkB.in the darkC.in a darknessD.in darkness31.If you want to become a doctor, you ought to study _.（分数：1.00）A.medicineB.the medicineC.literatu
45、reD.the literature32.Have you any other reasons _ the ones you just mentioned above?（分数：1.00）A.in addition toB.besideC.offD.at addition with33.After being tested in many ways, this newly-designed machine will_in the near future.（分数：1.00）A.take placeB.put into useC.come into useD.take action34.“Whats
46、 in your hand?“It is a _ bill.“（分数：1.00）A.two-thousand dollarB.two thousand dollarsC.two-thousand-dollarD.two-thousand-dollars35.The dog frightened the little girl _ crying.（分数：1.00）A.intoB.toC.withD.for36.The earthquake happened in_.（分数：1.00）A.late 1960sB.the late of 1960sC.late of 1960sD.late of t
47、he 1960s37.May I have _ that is on the top shelf?（分数：1.00）A.a breadB.some breadC.loaf of breadD.the loaf of bread38.In some countries _ are getting richer and richer.（分数：1.00）A.richB.the richC.fiches.D.the riches39.I didnt know what to do but then an idea suddenly _ me.（分数：1.00）A.happened toB.entere
48、dC.occurred toD.took place40.Have you ever had _ in your country?（分数：1.00）A.a women s boxerB.a woman s boxerC.a women boxerD.a woman boxer41.The search was _ when the fog got thicker.（分数：1.00）A.called offB.called onC.called inD.called for42.The mini-skirt is_.（分数：1.00）A.in fashionsB.in a fashionC.in fashionD.in the fashion43.From then on, a sound system of Party Committee meetings was _ in all leading bodies.（分数：1.00）A.constructedB.institutedC.confirmedD.given up44.Lincoln thought i
