1、专升本英语-532 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.lawB.ignoreC.walkD.alsoA.interfereB.greatC.companionD.bacteriaA.wholeB.whileC.whomD.whoseA.orderB.cornerC.fortyD.visitorA.stopB.programC.soulD.below二、 Vocabulary and Str(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.It is requested that all the students _present
2、 at the meeting tomorrow.（分数：1.00）A.wereB.areC.will beD.be2.Only if you work hard every day _pass the exam.（分数：1.00）A.you canB.may youC.you mustD.must you3.Fond of singing as she is, she is _a good singer by profession.（分数：1.00）A.everything butB.something butC.nothing butD.anything but4.The medicine
3、 had no _on him.（分数：1.00）A.affectionB.effectC.affectD.effective5. Hello, is that Mrs Black speaking? Yes, whos that? _Mary.（分数：1.00）A.ImB.ThatsC.ShesD.This is6._I cannot keep up with my classmates.（分数：1.00）A.How I try hardB.Whatever hard I tryC.No matter how I try hardD.No matter how hard I try7._th
4、e temperature, _water turns into steam.（分数：1.00）A.The high; the fastB.Higher; fasterC.The more higher; the fasterD.The higher; the faster8._illness, he went to the seaside for vacation.（分数：1.00）A.Due toB.According toC.Owing toD.For the sake of9.No sooner had she got home _she tried on her new coat.（
5、分数：1.00）A.thatB.thanC.beforeD.when10.Peter stays at home without a job, but he gets good_.（分数：1.00）A.payB.salaryC.wageD.income11.Our English teacher is_.（分数：1.00）A.James and Marys fatherB.James s and Mary fatherC.James and Marys fatherD.James and Marys father12.It was clever _at the answer in two mi
6、nutes.（分数：1.00）A.of him to arriveB.for him to arriveC.for his arrivingD.of his arriving13.Our teacher never _us leave class early.（分数：1.00）A.letsB.allowsC.makeD.tells14.It is five years since I was _with them, so I dont know how they are getting along.（分数：1.00）A.out of controlB.out of the questionC.
7、out of touchD.out of sight15.You _yesterday if you were really serious about the job.（分数：1.00）A.ought to comeB.ought have comeC.ought comeD.ought to have come三、 Cloze(总题数：1，分数：30.00)Liu Xiang sets the World 110m Hurdles record in Lausanne.Lausanne, Switzerland Chinas Olympic champ/on Liu Xiang (21)
8、the mens 110m Hurdles World record with (22) 12.88 seconds (wind +1.1 m/s) at tonights Athletissima, a Super Grand Prix meeting, which is part of the IAAF World Athletics Tour.“I (23) thought I could break the World record. Im feeling very fired, very happy and very excited,“ said Liu Xiang. “Switze
9、rland is my (24) place. I love Switzerland and Lausanne and the fans here,“ the 22-year-old young man added. “I had (25) broken the World junior record in 2002 in Lausanne (13.12).“ Liu Xiang celebrates (26) sitting on his World record clock in Lausanne.“Tonight I started well running. But it was (2
10、7) the fifth hurdle when I speeded up,“ confirmed the 2005 World Championship silver medallist who will (28) his 23rd birthday on Thursday (13 July).Liu Xiang was the joint holder of the (29) best of 12.91, which he (30) when winning the Olympic title on 27 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The (31) 12
11、.91 record had been set in Stuttgart, Germany, (32) Britains Colin Jackson who established that mark when winning the World Championship (33) medal on 20 August 1993.In second place tonight in Lausanne was Dominique Arnold of USA who led for most of the (34) , and finished in 12.90 seconds, which of
12、 course is also (35) the old record.（分数：30.00）A.heldB.keptC.brokeD.damagedA.the time ofB.a time ofC.time ofD.times ofA.dreamedB.haveC.wasD.neverA.goodB.unpromisingC.happyD.luckyA.yetB.beforeC.tooD.alreadyA.sinceB.thatC.whileD.asA.afterB.beforeC.untilD.toA.proclaimB.cheerC.celebrateD.honorA.lastB.pre
13、viousC.latestD.newestA.equaledB.evenedC.balancedD.matchedA.newB.lastC.uniqueD.originalA.byB.WithC.throughD.alterA.silverB.bronzeC.goldD.awardA.teamB.raceC.matchD.runningA.overB.underC.beneathD.above四、 Reading Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：12.00)An important businessman was asked to
14、 give a twenty-minute speech in another city. He was too busy to write it himself, so he asked his secretary to put one together for him out of a large book of speeches which she had on her desk. She typed one out for him, and he picked it up just in time to rush off to his plane. But when he gave h
15、is speech, it ran on for an hour, and the audience (听众) was getting very tired of it by the end.When the businessman got back to his office, he said to his secretary, “I told you it should be a twenty-minute speech !“Thats what I gave you,“ she answered, “the original and two copies. The original fo
16、r YOU to read at the meeting, and two copies for the files, after you have checked them./（分数：12.00）(1).What was the secretary asked to do?（分数：3.00）A.To give a speech instead of the businessman.B.To type a one-hour speech for the businessman.C.To choose a speech from a book of speeches and type it.D.
17、To make up a speech from some others and type it.(2).After the secretary finished typing the speech, the businessman_.（分数：3.00）A.read it to the audience at onceB.picked it up and checked it quicklyC.took it to the airport in a hurryD.told the secretary to check it(3).Why was the audience getting res
18、tless and tired? Because_.（分数：3.00）A.the speech the businessman gave was too longB.the businessman gave three different speechesC.the businessman was giving the same speech three timesD.the businessman gave a wrong speech(4).Why was the businessman not satisfied with his secretary?（分数：3.00）A.He had
19、given the same speech three times.B.His speech lasted for an hour.C.He had made three speeches.D.The speech was not well written.六、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Social customs and ways of behaving change. Things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable. Just a few years ago, it
20、was considered impolite behaviour for a man to smoke on the street. No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make a fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in a room.Customs are also different from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your cou
21、ntry? Or doesnt it matter? What about table manner? Should you use both hands when you are eating?The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for
22、the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seat to a woman, and so will most Americans. Promptness is important both in England and in America. That is, if a dinner invitation is for 7 oclock, the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to ex
23、plain his delay.The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do, anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable especially if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a dinner party. When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his pe
24、as with a knife. The other guests were amused or shocked, but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.（分数：12.00）(1).“Bad manners“ in the last sentence means_.（分数：3.00）A.uglyB.dishonestC.impol
25、iteD.shameful(2).Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage?（分数：3.00）A.Social Customs and Behaviour.B.Social Life.C.American and British Customs.D.Promptness Is Important.(3).According to the text, the best host_.（分数：3.00）A.tries his best to make his guests feel comfortab
26、leB.makes his guests feel excitedC.tries to avoid being naughty to his guestsD.tries to avoid being foolish(4).The writer of this article may agree with which of the following?（分数：3.00）A.The guest who ate his peas with a knife.B.The other guests who were amused or shocked.C.The host who picked up hi
27、s knife and began eating in the same way.D.None of the abov七、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：12.00)To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against rain. Its first use was as a shade against the sun.Nobody kn
28、ows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, way back in the eleventh century B.C.We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it beca
29、me a symbol of honor and authority. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royalty or by those in high office.In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that t
30、he first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it was considered a symbol of power and authority. B
31、y 1680, The umbrella appeared in France, and later on in England.By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasnt until the twentieth centur
32、y that womens umbrellas began to be made, in a whole variety of colors.（分数：12.00）(1).The first use of umbrella was as_.（分数：3.00）A.protection against rainB.a shade against the sunC.a symbol of powerD.a symbol of honor(2).The umbrella was used only by royalty or those in high office_.（分数：3.00）A.in Eur
33、ope in the eighteenth centuryB.in ancient Egypt and BabylonC.in the Far East in ancient timesD.during the Middle Ages(3).According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?（分数：3.00）A.Women enjoy using umbrellas with various kinds of colors nowadays.B.The inventor of the umbrella is unknown
34、.C.Once ordinary people had no fight to use umbrella.D.Umbrellas were popular and cheap in ancient times.(4).Which of the following is the best title for the passage?（分数：3.00）A.The Invention of Umbrella.B.The History of Umbrella.C.Umbrella A Symbol of Honor.D.Who Used Umbrella First?八、Passage Four(总
35、题数：1，分数：12.00)Mr. And Mrs. Smith had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey in the past, staying in a small inn at the foot of a hill. One year, however, Mr. Smith made a lot of money in his business, so they decided to go to London and stay at a really good hotel while they went touring a
36、round that famous city.They flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They expected that they would have to go to bed hungry, because in that small inn in New Jersey no meals were served after seven. They were therefore surprised when the man who received them in the hall asked whe
37、ther they would ask dinner there that night.“Are you still serving dinner?“ asked Mr. Smith.“Yes, certainly, sir,“ answered the man. “We serve it until half past nine.“What are the times of meals then?“ asked Mr. Smith.“Well, Sir,“ answered the man, “We serve breakfast from seven to half past eleven
38、 in the morning, lunch from twelve to three in the afternoon, tea from four to five and dinner, from six to half past nine.“But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London.“ Said Mrs. Smith.（分数：12.00）(1).Mr. and Mrs. Smith _in the past.（分数：3.00）A.had often stayed in a big hotel in
39、 New JerseyB.had traveled to many placesC.had often stayed in a small innD.had made a lot of money(2).When they arrived at the hotel, they found_.（分数：3.00）A.no meals were served after sevenB.dinner was still being served after sevenC.their plane had arrived too lateD.they had to go bed hungry(3).Whe
40、n the man told them the times of meals at the hotel, Mrs. Smith felt_.（分数：3.00）A.disappointedB.exitedC.delightedD.satisfied(4).In fact Mrs. Smith _what the man had said.（分数：3.00）A.understoodB.was puzzled aboutC.was glad to hearD.didnt understand九、Passage Five(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
41、 in 1941. The United States was mad at the Japanese so they made many Japanese-Americans leave their homes. They were put in camps with barbed wire around the outside of the camps.Many Japanese-American young men were called into the army. Some of them joined the US Military Intelligence Service or
42、MIS. The MIS was a secret group that fought the Japanese soldiers. This secret group translated important maps and papers. They questioned Japanese prisoners. Another task they did was to translate diaries written in Japanese.Sometimes Japanese soldiers hid in caves to hide from the Americans. The M
43、IS would try to get the scared soldiers to leave the caves. This was known as “cave flushing.“ Some of the soldiers would give up and leave the caves.Other Japanese would jump to their deaths.The MIS never got awards for their efforts until the year 2000. Then they were rewarded for their brave acts
44、 in World War II. It took almost sixty years for them to be honored.Gayle Yamada has made a film about the brave Japanese-American MIS. The film is called “Uncommon Courage“ and is a true story. Hopefully, Yamadas film and the movie, “Pearl Harbor,“ will not cause people to hate Japanese-Americans o
45、r any other race.（分数：12.00）(1).The letters MIS stood for_.（分数：3.00）A.Missing Infantry SoldiersB.Military Intelligence ServiceC.Military Intelligence SoldiersD.Military Infamy Service(2).The MIS finally received recognition_.（分数：3.00）A.during President Kennedys termB.fifty years laterC.ten years agoD
46、.last year from President Clinton(3).Gayle Yamadas new film is entitled_.（分数：3.00）A.Pearl HarborB.The winds of warC.Uncommon CourageD.The Greatest Generation(4).Writer hopes that a new movie wont_.（分数：3.00）A.make people love warB.cause anger toward AmericansC.be a popular filmD.plant seeds of racism
47、十、 Daily Conversation(总题数：1，分数：15.00) A. Hello B. Im afraid C. Excuse me D. Could you tell me E. Thank you F. Sure Miss G. Do me a favor please H. What can I do for youCustomer: (56) , but could you help me?Clerk: With pleasure. (57) ?Customer: (58) where I can find Mr. Zhang?Clerk: (59) . Mr Zhang
48、is upstairs.Customer: (60) very much.Clerk: Not at all, Miss.（分数：15.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_十一、 Writing(总题数：1，分数：25.00)16.描写一件你认为(或者你经历的、听说的)最有意思或最有意义的事。（分数：25.00）_专升本英语-532 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.lawB.ignoreC.walkD.also 解析：画线部分读*，小其他选项的画线部分读*。A.interfereB.great C.companionD.bacteria解析：画线部分读i:，其他选项的画线部分读*)。A.wholeB.while C.whomD.whose解析：画线部分读w，其他选项的画线部分读h。A.orderB.cornerC.forty D.visitor解析：画线部分读*，其他选项的画线部分读*。A.stop B.programC.soulD.below解析：画线部
