1、专升本英语-549 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.neighborB.laughC.toughD.coughA.loadB.broadC.floatD.roadA.dareB.farC.darkD.barA.surviveB.nurseC.purposeD.turnA.callB.fallC.halfD.talk二、 Vocabulary and Str(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1._ the look on his face, he wasnt satisfied with their performa
2、nce.（分数：1.00）A.To judge byB.Judging byC.Judge byD.To be judged by2.The weather in China is different from _.（分数：1.00）A.in AmericaB.one in AmericaC.AmericaD.that in America3.The audience, _, enjoyed the performance.（分数：1.00）A.most of them were studentsB.most of whom were studentsC.whom they were stud
3、entsD.they were mostly students4.The _ professor found the matter _.（分数：1.00）A.surprising, surprisedB.surprised, surprisedC.surprised, surprisingD.surprising, surprising5.It is the third time that I _ here.（分数：1.00）A.wasB.amC.have beenD.had been6._ is known to the world, Lu Xun is a great Chinese wr
4、iter.（分数：1.00）A.AsB.whichC.ItD.That7.At dusk they reached _ small village _ east of Tai Mountain.（分数：1.00）A.a; /; theB.a; /; /C.the; the; theD.the; an; an8.-Are you going to attend the meeting?-Im not sure, I _ go for a business trip instead.（分数：1.00）A.wouldB.shouldC.mightD.must9.Some of his suggest
5、ions had been rejected _ they were not practicable.（分数：1.00）A.asB.whenC.untilD.if10.I could just _ a banner in the distance, but I could not see whats on it.（分数：1.00）A.see toB.clear upC.make outD.look at11.The chair looks rather hard, but in fact it is very comfortable to _.（分数：1.00）A.sitB.sit onC.b
6、e seatD.be sat on12.If I had hurried, I _ the plane.（分数：1.00）A.could catchB.would catchC.should catchD.would have caught13.They _ hold the meeting today.（分数：1.00）A.wouldnt ratherB.would not ratherC.would rather notD.not would rather14.The new bill will come into _ on the day it is passed.（分数：1.00）A.
7、effectB.useC.serviceD.existence15.Our teacher says that _ is not right for us to break the rules of the school.（分数：1.00）A./B.thisC.itD.that三、 Cloze(总题数：1，分数：20.00)In fact, there was hardly any activity or social event that could not be set to Music. Weddings, births, christening, funerals, picnics,
8、parades- 21 had their musical accompaniment.After the American Civil War (1860-1865), the Negroes had gained their freedom and were ready 22 a new type of music, 23 that would preserve their musical traditions but be fast and happy 24 their 25 freedom. They wanted something they could play as profes
9、sional musicians for both black and white audiences. Jazz was the answer. It combined themes from Negro work songs, spirituals and blues, set to a fast beat, 26 the musicians improvising (即兴而作) as they went along, like the funeral marching bands. To be good, a musician had not only to remember his p
10、art but also 27 able to invent new variations on the spur (激励) of the moment.Jazz 28 the people, but popular 29 is changed many times in form, style, and tempo. Each change added something 30 .（分数：20.00）A.whichB.thatC.allD.thoseA.forB.inC.toD.onA.whichB.thatC.oneD.allA.in expressB.to expressingC.in
11、expressingD.to expressA.newly-foundedB.new-foundC.newly-foundD.new-foundedA.forB.asC.atD.withA.beB.to beC.isD.areA.goes along withB.makes forC.belongs toD.fits forA.smellB.tasteC.senseD.thoughtA.interestingB.fastC.strangeD.new四、 Reading Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：15.00)Artificia
12、l flowers are used for scientific as well as for decorative purposes. They are made from a variety of materials, such as wax and glass, so skillfully that they can scarcely be distinguished from natural flowers. In making such models, painstaking skill and artistry are called for, as well as thoroug
13、h knowledge of plant structure. The collection of glass flowers in the Botanical Museum of Harvard University is the most famous in North America and is widely known throughout the scientific world. In all, there are several thousand models in colored glass, the work of two artists-naturalists, Leop
14、old Blaschka and his son Rudolph.The intention was to have the collection represent at least one member of each flower family native to the United States. Although it was never completed, it contains more than seven hundred species representing 164 families of flowering plants, a group of fruits sho
15、wing the effect of fungus diseases, and thousands of flower parts and magnified details. Every detail of these is accurately reproduced in color and structure. The models ate kept in locked cases, as they are too valuable and fragile for classroom use.（分数：15.00）(1).Which of the following is the best
16、 title for the passage?（分数：3.00）A.An Extensive Collection of Glass Flowers.B.The Live Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka.C.Flowers Native to the United States.D.Materials Used for Artificial Flowers.(2).Which of the following statements about Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka is TRUE?（分数：3.00）A.They were broth
17、ers.B.They were artists.C.They were florists.D.They were farmers.(3).It can be inferred from the passage that the goal of Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka was to _.（分数：3.00）A.create a botanical garden where only exotic flowers growB.do a thorough study of plant structureC.make a copy of one member of ea
18、ch United States flower familyD.show that glass flowers are more realistic than wax flowers(4).In line 2 (Pare. 2), the word “it“ refers to which of the following phrases?（分数：3.00）A.“the intention“ (line 1)B.“the collection“ (line 1)C.“one member“ (line 1)D.“each flower family“ (line 1)(5).Which of
19、the following is NOT included in the display at the Botanical Museum of Harvard University?（分数：3.00）A.Models of 164 families of flowering plants.B.Magnified details of flower parts.C.Several species of native birds.D.A group of diseased fruits.六、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：15.00)America put more people in
20、prison in the 1990s than in any decade in its history. That started a debate over the wisdom of spending billions of dollars to keep nearly 2 million people locked up. According to statistics, the United States ends 1999 with 1983084 men and women in prisons. That shows an increase of nearly 840,000
21、 prisoners during the 1990s and makes the United States the country with the highest prisoner population in the world. With the cost of housing a prisoner at about $20,000 a year the cost in 1999 for keeping all these prisoners behind bars is about $39 billion.Some experts argue that the money is we
22、ll spent, saying the cost of keeping prisoners behind bars doesnt seem much in comparison in the 1990s coincided with (与相一致) a steady drop in the US crime rates. It is reported that serious crime has decreased for seven years in a row. “There are noticeable number of people who dont do crimes becaus
23、e they dont want to go to prison,“ they say.（分数：15.00）(1).There is a heated debate among American experts because _.（分数：3.00）A.America has put 2 million people in prisonB.the cost for housing a prisoner keeps risingC.billions of dollars has been spent on prisonersD.the prisoner population is the lar
24、gest in the world(2).From the first paragraph, we learn that _.（分数：3.00）A.the number of prisoners in America is increasingB.America has the largest prison in the worldC.crime in America is getting much more seriousD.it is easy for a person to be locked up in America(3).In 1999, the government spent
25、about $ 39 billion to _.（分数：3.00）A.improve the prison conditionsB.keep men and women in prisonC.build houses for prisonersD.maintain the prisons(4).Some experts argue that the money is well spent because _.（分数：3.00）A.crime will cost more money to societyB.the government can well afford the moneyC.th
26、e number of prisoners is not really largeD.prisoner population decreased in the 1990s(5).The authors attitude towards the governments policy is _.（分数：3.00）A.negativeB.doubtfulC.positiveD.unknown七、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：15.00)Many theories about the origin of the ocean have been proposed by scientist
27、s. The most widely accepted one is that the earth at some time in its very early history became hot enough to melt the materials from which it was formed. While in this molten state, lighter rock-forming materials (造岩材料) floated on the surface of the heavier ones. Then, between four and a half four
28、billion (十亿) years ago, the molten earth cooled sufficiently to form a crust of rock that was many miles thick.Surrounding the earth was an unbroken canopy of clouds miles thick and made up mostly of water vapor. Rain falling toward the still-hot earth was heated to steam and rose to the clouds agai
29、n. After many millions of years, as the earth continued to cool, its surface temperature fell below the boiling point of water. Rainwater could now remain on the earth, covering its whole surface except for the higher places on earth that had been formed from the lighter rock materials.In 1970, scie
30、ntists had pieced together evidence that the lighter rock materials had formed one huge continent by a vast ocean. Then, about 200 million years ago, the great continent began to break up, the pieces moving slowly apart.The onrushing waters of the single huge ocean now entered and filled the spaces
31、between the separating continents-and became the several oceans and seas we know today.（分数：15.00）(1).This passage mainly talks about _.（分数：3.00）A.the origin of the earthB.the origin of the oceanC.the history of the earthD.the forming of the earths crust(2).According to the passage, the earth in its
32、very early period was _.（分数：3.00）A.in molten stateB.in water stateC.in rock stateD.a vast ocean(3).It can be learned from the passage that about four billion years ago _.（分数：3.00）A.the earth was in molten stateB.the earth surface temperature was above 100C.the earth surface temperature was below 100
33、D.rain water could remain on the earth(4).In the last sentence of the second paragraph, “the higher places on earth“ refers to _.（分数：3.00）A.the high mountainsB.the lighter rocksC.the vast oceanD.the great continent(5).According to the passage, which is true about the ocean?（分数：3.00）A.The waters of t
34、he ocean came from rain water.B.The ocean was formed from the, lighter rock materials.C.The vast single ocean formed about 200 million years ago.D.The ocean covered the whole surface of the earth at very beginnin八、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：15.00)If you are like most people, your intelligence varies from
35、 season to season. You are probably a lot sharper in the spring than you are at any other time of year. A noted scientist, Ells- worth Huntington (1876-1947) concluded from other mens work and his own among peoples in different climates that climate and: temperature have a definite effect on our men
36、tal abilities.He found that cool weather is much more favorable for creative thinking than summer heat is. This does not mean that all people are less intelligent in the summer than they are during the rest of the year. It does mean, however, that mental, abilities of large numbers of people tend to
37、 be lowest in the summer.Spring appears to be the best period of the year for thinking. One reason may be that in the spring mans mental abilities are affected by the same factors that bring about great changes in all nature.Fall is the next best season, then winter. As for summer, it seems to be a
38、good time to take a long vacation from thinking!（分数：15.00）(1).According to the passage, your mental ability _.（分数：3.00）A.depends on your attitude towards people in different time of the yearB.changes for the worst when you dislike most people in hot seasonC.will be best in winter and worst in summer
39、 if you want to be creativeD.turns to be more powerful in spring than in any of the other seasons(2).Mr. Huntingtons study showed that _.（分数：3.00）A.the climate of the place where one lives may have an effect on his intelligenceB.all people turn out to be less intelligent in summer due to the hith te
40、mperatureC.people are less smart in summer due to the lack of factors existing in springD.people live in tropic are less intelligent than people live in cooler area(3).Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?（分数：3.00）A.The climate is associated with mans intelligence.B.Peop
41、les creative thinking is changing from season to season.C.That temperature affects ones creative thinking has been scientifically proved.D.Autumn is the second best season for thinkin(4).The concept discussed in the passage is actually the _.（分数：3.00）A.traditional beliefs among people living in diff
42、erent areasB.results of certain study on people living in different climate zonesC.belief that has no longer accepted by most of peopleD.study done by Ellsworth Huntington alone(5).It is not stated but implied in the passage that _.（分数：3.00）A.Ellsworth Huntington is a fortune-teller rather than a sc
43、ientistB.cool weather is more effective on mans creative thinkingC.certain elements in nature are more active in one season than in other seasonsD.summer is a good season for vacation九、Passage Five(总题数：1，分数：15.00)In the 1900s, American townspeople usually washed and brushed their teeth and combed th
44、eir hair in the kitchen. Or they kept a water pitcher (大水罐) and a wash basin in their rooms and took care of these things there.The bathtub was a wash tub (澡盆) filled with water from the stove. If you were small enough you could sit down by drawing your knees to your chest, Otherwise, you washed you
45、rself standing up. Often all the women and girls in the family bathed together. Then the men and boys did. In most families this was Saturday-night because Sundays they went to church.A small number of families did have running water. But that depended on Whether there was a water system where they
46、lived and on whether they could afford the plumbing (水管实施 ). Some people had bathtubs in their homes as early as 1895. But many others did not have their first bath in a bathtub until 1910 or later when they were fifteen or sixteen years old.（分数：15.00）(1).In the first paragraph, “took care of“ means
47、 _.（分数：3.00）A.keptB.looked afterC.usedD.kept and used(2).In order to use the water from the stove, there _ be a pipe connecting the tub with the stove.（分数：3.00）A.mustB.seemed toC.needntD.should(3).Which of the following statements is true?（分数：3.00）A.Males and females in the family took turns using t
48、he bathtub.B.Some bathtubs were big enough for many people to bathe in at the same time.C.All the women and girls of a family could bathe together standing up in the tub.D.When several family members bathed together, they did not use the bathtu(4)._ Americans owned a bathtub as early as 1895.（分数：3.0
49、0）A.ManyB.Not allC.AllD.Few(5).We can infer that the plumbing _ at that time.（分数：3.00）A.cost littleB.was more expensive than a water systemC.was too expensive for every family to affordD.was not necessary十、 Daily Conversation(总题数：1，分数：10.00) A. What happened? B. Nice to meet you. C. please take it easy. D. No trouble at all. E. Coffee, please. F. I forgive you. G. But he panned to.
