1、专升本英语-403 及答案解析(总分：150.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、 Phonetics(总题数：5，分数：5.00)A.knockB.knowledgeC.kilometerD.kneeA.scissorsB.scoreC.screenD.sculptureA.combineB.complainC.compriseD.complexA.preventB.presidentC.pregnantD.presentA.conclusionB.comprehensionC.occasionD.collision二、 Vocabulary and Str(总题数：15，分数：15.00)6.
2、When does the meeting start? _ an hour.（分数：1.00）A.ForB.InC.OnD.At7.I recognized John _ he entered the room.（分数：1.00）A.hardlyB.the minuteC.no soonerD.at once8.The man said he would hit me _ I told him where the money was.（分数：1.00）A.untilB.unlessC.soon afterD.as9.A doctor, together with two nurses, _
3、sent to the mountain village.（分数：1.00）A.haveB.have beenC.hasD.has been10.I have no intention of _ relations with them.（分数：1.00）A.breaking upB.breaking offC.breaking outD.breaking down11.Not until quite recently _ he gave up his plan to go abroad.（分数：1.00）A.I knewB.I had knownC.did I knowD.I did know
4、12.Let“s have a _ discussion about this topic.（分数：1.00）A.fartherB.furtherC.fatherD.far13.It“s natural that she _ do so.（分数：1.00）A.shouldB.willC.couldD.must14.You“d like to take a walk after supper, _ you?（分数：1.00）A.hadn“tB.wouldC.wouldn“tD.shouldn“t15.Stop _, boys! It“s time for class.（分数：1.00）A.tal
5、kingB.to talkC.talkD.being talk16.Tom writes as _ as her brother.（分数：1.00）A.clearB.more clearC.clearlyD.most clearly17.I would rather you _ those important files with you.（分数：1.00）A.not takeB.didn“t takeC.won“t takeD.haven“t taken18.My mother bought that coat _ a low price.（分数：1.00）A.atB.inC.onD.wit
6、h19.If he _ the job, he will get more money right away.（分数：1.00）A.acceptB.acceptsC.will acceptD.has accepted20.Do you know any other foreign languages _ French?（分数：1.00）A.butB.exceptC.besidesD.beside三、 Cloze(总题数：1，分数：30.00)During the Olympic Games, people from all over the world come together in pea
7、ce and friendship. The first Olympic Games that we have 1 of were in Greece in 776 B.C. The games lasted one day. The only 2 in the first thirteen Olympic Games was a race. Men ran the length of the stadium. In 1896 the games were 3 again in Athens, Greece. The Greeks 4 a new stadium for the competi
8、tion. 311 5 from thirteen countries 6 in many events. The 7 became national heroes. After 1896, the games were held every four years during the summer in different cities around the 8 . In 1908, in London, England, the first gold 9 were given to winning athletes. The Olympic Winter Games 10 in 1924
9、in Chamonix, France. Athletes competed in 11 events such as skiing, ice skating and ice hockey. Today the Winter Games take place 12 four years. Until recently, Olympic competitors could not be 13 athletes. All of the athletes in the Olympic Games were amateurs. Today, 14 , many of the Olympic athle
10、tes are professionals who play their sports 15 money during the year. Some people disagree with this idea.（分数：30.00）A.booksB.historyC.recordsD.publicationsA.eventB.activitiesC.sportD.playA.heldB.tookC.setD.planedA.madeB.builtC.didD.startedA.peopleB.playersC.teamsD.athletesA.foughtB.againstC.lastedD.
11、competedA.failuresB.winnersC.athletesD.playersA.countryB.universeC.worldD.areaA.medalsB.priceC.moneyD.titleA.heldB.beganC.tookD.joinedA.summerB.springC.winterD.fallA.anyB.otherC.betweenD.everyA.professionalB.amateurC.specialD.ordinaryA.whereasB.howeverC.whoeverD.wheneverA.forB.byC.withD.out of四、 Rea
12、ding Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Families separated by the Florida Straits were overjoyed Tuesday and Miami-based charter companies rushed to add seats and flights to their Havana routes after the Obama administration decided to let more Americans visit Cuba as often as the
13、y want, and spend as much as they like. The policy changes are sure to put more money into Cuba“s dying economy, and many would-be travelers are already call for still more barriers to fall. Even Fidel Castro (菲德尔卡斯特罗), who had belittled the changes Monday, yielded Tuesday that they were “positive,
14、although minimal“. The United States still doesn“t let most Americans without ties to Cuba visit the island or send in money. But the change, announced Monday by the Obama administration, was among the most significant openings in the half-century of hostilities between the two countries. During the
15、 Bush administration, Americans with immediate family members on the island could visit once every three years and send up to $100 a month to their families. Now, there are no limits to travel or expense, and the definition of family is expanded to include relatives as distant as second cousins, as
16、well as anyone else who lives as “family“ in the home of the authorized traveler.（分数：12.00）(1).According to the article, what will this change in policy do for Cuba?（分数：3.00）A.It will boost the Cuban economy.B.It will help defeat Fidel Castro.C.It will make more Cubans come to the United States.D.It
17、 will decrease the number of Cubans coming to the United States.(2).Under the new regulations, how often are Cuban-Americans allowed to visit their relatives in Cuba?（分数：3.00）A.As often as they like.B.Once every three years.C.Once a year.D.Twice a year.(3).How long have Cuba and the United States ma
18、intained a “hostile“ relationship?（分数：3.00）A.About 20 years.B.About 30 years.C.About 40 years.D.About 50 years.(4).Under George W. Bush, how much money could Cuban-Americans send to their family members?（分数：3.00）A.As much as they wanted to.B.Up to $100 a month.C.Up to $100 a year.D.Up to $100 every
19、three years.六、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Of all Barry H. Landau“s anecdotes about his friendships with presidential dogs, perhaps the best is the one about the time the Clinton White House called to postpone his play-date with Buddy. Yes, Landau is both human and an adult, a 60-year-old author, pres
20、idential historian, former White House protocol officer and memorabilia collector. But so enamored is he of dogs, and so well connected to a succession of presidents, that he had an appointment for a South Lawn romp one day with Buddy, Bill Clinton“s Labrador retriever (拉布拉多犬). Logistics got in the
21、way, though, and hence Clinton secretary Betty Currie“s apologetic voice mail left at the Smithsonian Institution, where Landau was doing research: “I“m sorry, but we“ll have to reschedule Mr. Landau“s play-date with Buddy.“ Not surprisingly, this is a happy week for Landau, with the new Obama famil
22、y dog, Bo, joining a White House tradition that dates to George Washington. It“s one that Landau feels is invaluable to a presidency. “Having a dog just humanizes a president,“ he says. “It completes the picture. It“s something people can relate to.“ And Landau has related to the best of them. He“s
23、known about 25 White House dogs since the Eisenhower administration. Among the presidential-pooch memorabilia in his Manhattan apartment are matching orange inaugural dog coats worn by LBJ“s twin beagles (小猎犬), Him and Her, and a photo of Landau kissing Clipper, JFK“s German shepherd.（分数：12.00）(1).W
24、ho“s “Buddy“?（分数：3.00）A.Barry Landau“s friendB.Betty Currie“s cousinC.Bill Clinton“s dogD.George Washington“s play-date.(2).Who was the first president to have a dog in the White House?（分数：3.00）A.Bill ClintonB.John F. KennedyC.Dwight EisenhowerD.George Washington(3).Where does Landau live?（分数：3.00）A
25、.Washington, DCB.Manhattan, New York CityC.Baltimore, MarylandD.White House(4).According to Landau, why is it important for a president to have a dog?（分数：3.00）A.It increases his chances of being reelected.B.It humanizes the president, making him easier to relate to.C.It shows that the president can
26、care for an animal.D.It is the tradition of White House as a president.七、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：12.00)The traffic lights were red when the driver reached them. To the surprise of his passenger, the car did not slow down. Unexpectedly the passenger was thrown forward in the vehicle as the driver put
27、on his brakes at the last moment. The car stopped just in time. “Sorry, I didn“t notice the light. I thought it was green until I saw that it was the top light which was shining.“ This strange story is quite true. About ten men in every hundred are color blind in some way; women are luckieronly abou
28、t one in two hundred suffers from color blindness. In some cases, a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all the same as green. People often like one color more than others. Blue is the color of the sky and sea. Green makes us think of fields and trees. R
29、ed is the color of blood and makes some people think of danger. Black is the color of night. In the dark we cannot see what is around us so we are sometimes afraid of the unknown and do not like black as a color.（分数：12.00）(1).Among the traffic lights, red light is placed _.（分数：3.00）A.at the bottomB.
30、in the middleC.at the topD.below the green light(2).According to the passage, we can guess it is safer to take a car driven by a woman because _.（分数：3.00）A.she drives the car more carefullyB.she sees the road more clearlyC.she can put on the brakes more quicklyD.she has less chance of being color bl
31、ind(3).One is considered as a color blind man if _.（分数：3.00）A.he can see the difference between red and deep redB.he can see the difference between blue and greenC.he can“t tell the difference between orange and greenD.he thinks green is the same as blue(4).According to the passage, which of the fol
32、lowing statements is true?（分数：3.00）A.Black stands for unhappiness.B.Black makes people think of night.C.Black makes people think of sorrow.D.Black is the color of the mourning.八、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：12.00)On television all over the world there are programmes about the work of the police. They are p
33、opular because they are usually very exciting. In London there is a television programme called “Police Five “because it is on for five minutes once a week. A television reporter, Shaw Taylor, talks about crimes in the London area. He asks for public help. The police station needs the help of ordina
34、ry people because sometimes you or I have information that can be useful to the police. Shaw Taylor shows pictures of paintings, jewellery (珠宝) and other things which thieves stole during the week. Sometimes he shows the car that the thieves escaped in. When people see men or things on the televisio
35、n programme which they may remember, they can tell the police where they saw them. With their help the police may catch more criminals. Sometimes the police find a car or some money. Shaw Taylor shows them on television. The owners sometimes see them. Then they can telephone the police and say, “Tha
36、nk you very much- that“s mine!“（分数：12.00）(1).The television programme is called “Police Five“, because it is about the work of the police and _.（分数：3.00）A.it is on for five times every seven daysB.it lasts five minutes a weekC.it begins at five in the afternoonD.it is a programme about five policeme
37、n(2).From the passage we know Shaw Taylor is _.（分数：3.00）A.a popular TV reporterB.a TV reporter few people knowC.a TV reporter ordinary people don“t likeD.an unknown TV reporter(3).The police station asks for public help because _.（分数：3.00）A.ordinary people like the television programmeB.ordinary peo
38、ple are interested in pictures of paintings, jewellery, etc.C.the policemen can not catch the thieves themselvesD.ordinary people may help the policemen get useful information about the criminals(4).When people see things stolen on the programme which they may remember, _.（分数：3.00）A.they try to get
39、the things backB.they know their things have been stolenC.they know their things are at the police stationD.they tell the police the whereabouts of the shown things九、Passage Five(总题数：1，分数：12.00)There Pictures from outer space now show us how much land has changed on earth. These images are taken by
40、Landsat 7, a government satellite. The satellites have been used for 27 years. They reveal the clear-cutting of forests in the northwestern part of the United States. Pictures show the loss of rain forests in South America. NASA“s Darrel Williams speaks about the Landsat 7 Project. He said that an e
41、ruption caused trees to burn up in a large forest. Fifteen years later, pinkish images from space show that the trees and plant life are growing again. Williams says that clear-cut areas easily show up in the pictures. He wants Americans to look at how much land is being cleared of forests in our co
42、untry. Satellites have provided other information about changes on earth. In the past ten years, more than four miles have shrunk from glaciers in Alaska. Landsat 7 received these computer images of Glacier Bay in Alaska. Hurricanes Floyd and Irene have damaged the coastline in North Carolina. Runof
43、f from farms and silt have gone into the ocean according to satellite images. Loss of trees and forests have caused hotter summers in southern cities such as Atlanta, Georgia. The Landsat 7 images are like pictures in a photo album. Instead of pictures of the family, the album shows changes around t
44、he globe in the past 25 years. A new satellite, Terra, is going to be launched by NASA soon. It will be more advanced than Landsat 7 and will take important global pictures. Ocean temperatures and energy loss will be provided by Terra daily.（分数：12.00）(1).NASA can tell that vegetation is growing back
45、 because of _.（分数：3.00）A.a bright, white light that is reflectedB.little tiny trees that are growingC.vegetable gardens that are plantedD.a light, pinkish view from space(2).Landsat 7 knows that Alaskan glaciers have shrunk because _.（分数：3.00）A.sightseers have noted the changesB.computer-animated vi
46、ews have shown the shrinkageC.one of the glaciers was hit by a shipD.the temperatures are much colder(3).Silt and heavy run-off from farms in North Carolina were caused by _.（分数：3.00）A.Hurricanes Irene and FloydB.Hurricanes Floyd and CarlaC.an eruption from a volcanoD.deforestation of trees(4).Terra
47、 will be a better satellite because _.（分数：3.00）A.no other country can make one like itB.it is much cheaper to operateC.it is more sophisticated than Landsat 7D.Terra will show energy gains十、 Daily Conversation(总题数：1，分数：15.00)A. What happened B. I think we would enjoy that C. you will know all of our
48、 guests D. What did you have in mind E. have a nice plan for our party F. I am sure we will have, a great time G. have a formal dinner party H. you go with them Walt: Mr. Lee, would you and your wife be free next Friday night? Mr. Lee: I don“t think we. have any plans, but I would need to see what m
49、y wife has planned. 1 ? Walt: My wife mailed a written invitation to your wife asking you both to our dinner party. Mr. Lee: It would be our pleasure to join you for dinner. What type of party is it? Walt: We“ve always wanted to 2 . Mr. Lee: 3 , especially our wives! Walt: Four other couples are coming, so I“m hoping for some interesting conversations. Mr. Lee: 4 . Will some of the couples be from our company? Walt: Yes, 5 . Mr. Lee: I“ll make sure to check
