1、专升本英语-623 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.trailB.certainC.againD.faintA.believeB.pieceC.fieldD.friendA.heatB.breakC.teamD.beatA.politeB.pocketC.orangeD.sorryA.footB.foodC.lookD.tooth二、 Vocabulary and Str(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Strange _ his behavior may be, there is a very good re
2、ason for it.（分数：1.00）A.althoughB.even ifC.asD.that2.It was not until then that I came to realize that knowledge from practice.（分数：1.00）A.comesB.has comeC.cameD.had come3._ in the strange city, the poor boy fell to（分数：1.00）A.Lost. cryingB.Lost. cryC.Having been lost. cryD.To lose. crying4.A _ talk is
3、 too long for those children.（分数：1.00）A.two hoursB.two hoursC.two-hourD.two-hours5.-Have your students ever seen the silent film?-No, they are too young _ the old film.（分数：1.00）A.to seeingB.have seenC.to have seenD.to have not seen6.We have reached a point _ a change is needed.（分数：1.00）A.whereB.that
4、C.whichD.when7.I should like to have you _ my partners.（分数：1.00）A.metB.meetC.meetingD.to meet8.It _ 12 rabbits to test a sample of vaccine, now it takes only 6.（分数：1.00）A.used to takingB.used to takeC.is used to takeD.was used to taking9.This bridge is _ that one.（分数：1.00）A.four times as long ofB.as
5、 four times asC.four times as long asD.long four times of10._ is accepted as wrong is not necessarily wrong.（分数：1.00）A.ItB.ThatC.WhatD.That it11.To _ did you speak on the campus?（分数：1.00）A.whoB.whomC.whichD.those12.The idea for the new project came to Jack _ to his study recently.（分数：1.00）A.while de
6、votingB.while devoting himselfC.while he was devotedD.while devoted13.-Why didnt you buy it?-I _, but I didnt have the money.（分数：1.00）A.wouldB.would haveC.had hadD.had bought14.If there are any new words, _ in a dictionary.（分数：1.00）A.look them throughB.look them upC.look them overD.look them up and
7、down15._ you go there early, there wont be much a chance of getting a ticket.（分数：1.00）A.UntilB.IfC.UnlessD.If only三、 Cloze(总题数：1，分数：20.00)There are a couple of big reasons why Microsoft is able to do so much overseas with so little. Firstly, 21 software products are so easy to manufacture, Gates doe
8、snt have to worry 22 building and operating factories. 23 , Microsoft contracts (承包) out to others to duplicate and package much of its software. Secondly, and just as important, PCs are 24 cheap and easy to set up, unlike minicomputers, that businesses and governments 25 even the poorest and most b
9、ackward nations can afford 26 . Of course, there are big problems too. Microsoft must adapt (调整) its products to support 27 of different languages and writing schemes, but thats another task it 28 increasingly farming out to local contractors. Also, software, like computers, faces stiff tariffs (关税)
10、 in many developing 29 . Until recently, for example, India demanded 112% duties (关税) on imported high-tech 30 .（分数：20.00）A.becauseB.howeverC.besidesD.thereforeA.forB.overC.aboutD.ofA.InsteadB.Instead ofC.FurtherD.AgainA.asB.soC.veryD.notA.atB.inC.onD.aboutA.itB.oneC.themD.anyA.couplesB.pairsC.group
11、sD.dozensA.hasB.beingC.wasD.isA.statesB.citiesC.islandsD.countriesA.goodsB.materialsC.hardwareD.software四、 Reading Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：15.00)In 1957 a doctor in Singapore noticed that hospitals were treating an unusual number of influenza-like (像流感的) cases. Influenza is s
12、ometimes called “flu“ or a bad cold“. He took samples from the throats of patients and in his hospital was able to find the virus (病毒) of this influenza.There are three main types of the influenza virus. The most important of these are types A and B, each of them having several sub-groups. With the
13、instruments at the hospital the doctor recognized that the outbreak was due to a virus group A, but he did not know the subgroup. He reported the outbreak to the World Health Organization in Geneva. W.H.O. published the important news alongside reports of a similar outbreak in Hong Kong, where about
14、 15-20% of the population had become ill.As soon as the London doctors received the package of throat samples, they began the standard tests. They found that by reproducing itself at very high speed, the virus had multiplied more than a million times within two days. Continuing their careful tests,
15、the doctors checked the effect of drugs used against all the known sub-groups of type A virus on this virus. None of them gave any protection. This then, Was something new: a new influenza virus against which the people of the world had no ready help whatsoever.Having isolated the virus they were wo
16、rking with, the two doctors now conducted tests on some specially selected animals, which contact influenza in the same way as human beings do. In a short time the usual signs of the disease appeared. These experiments revealed that the new virus spread easily, but that it was not a killer. Scientis
17、ts, like the general public, called it simply “Asian“ flu.（分数：15.00）(1).The influenza discovered by a doctor in Singapore is caused by _.（分数：3.00）A.a new type of virusB.type A virusC.a sub-group of type B virusD.a virus only existing in Asia(2).W.H.O. reported the influenza because _.（分数：3.00）A.the
18、doctor belonged to that organizationB.many people in Hong Kong also suffered from itC.the doctor found its virus and sent the samples to themD.it spread widely in Singapore for the first time(3).Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?（分数：3.00）A.This influenza can cause death if not
19、treated immediately.B.The number of the influenza virus can grow very rapidly.C.The people who got the disease recovered soon.D.The London doctors did not take the virus seriously at first.(4).After some experiments, the doctors found that _.（分数：3.00）A.the influenza could be cured like other types o
20、f influenzaB.the influenza must be treated in a special wayC.the influenza did not have to be treatedD.the influenza could not be cured by any known medicine(5).What is the writess attitude towards the Asian flu?（分数：3.00）A.He simply reports the disease objectively.B.He is worried about the spread of
21、 the disease.C.He is disappointed at the tests of the London doctors.D.He believes that the disease will soon be controlle六、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：15.00)The student who wants a newspaper career has much hard work ahead of him before he can become even a cub, or beginning reporter. He may begin by work
22、ing on his high school newspaper or yearbook.Then the aspiring (有志的) reporter may break into newspaper work as a copyboy, running errands and helping sta. ff reporters. He may even be given a chance to write small stories. Sometimes students who are interested in news reporting can get jobs as campu
23、s reporters for local newspapers.Jobs such as these serve to acquaint the beginner with the atmosphere of newsgathering. They give him a chance to sharpen his eye for details and teach him to be sure that his facts are accurate, that he reports them correctly, and that he writes his articles clearly
24、. This work may lead to a job as a cub reporter on a newspaper, the important first step toward a career in news reporting.（分数：15.00）(1).The best title for this passage is _.（分数：3.00）A.The Work of a Newspaper ReporterB.Reporting News from the CampusC.Getting Started as a ReporterD.What a Copyboy Doe
25、s(2).A cub reporter is another name for a _.（分数：3.00）A.copyboyB.campus reporterC.newspaper editorD.beginning reporter(3).The copyboys duties may sometimes include _.（分数：3.00）A.running errands for staff reportersB.writing small news storiesC.reporting campus and student newsD.both A and B(4).An aspir
26、ing reporter must learn to _.（分数：3.00）A.be sure his facts are accurateB.report the mews correctlyC.write articles clearlyD.all of the above(5).The first big, important step for an aspiring reporter is _.（分数：3.00）A.editing his high school newspaperB.writing a small news storyC.becoming a cub reporter
27、D.becoming a copyboy七、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：15.00)In an age when waste today means a lack tomorrow, making use of every available resource becomes more and more important. As coal is being used in greater and greater amounts to produce electricity, larger amounts of ash, by-product of coal, are pro
28、duced. When coal is burned in a boiler, two kinds of ash by-product are produced, a heavy bottom ash and a fine-as-powder fly ash that is filtered and captured by precipitators. About 10 to 15 percent of the coal by-product is bottom ash which is used like sand on icy city streets and highways and a
29、lso on highways as paving material. It is the fly ash, however, that is receiving the greater amount of attention. Fly ash may be used as an additive to concrete in the construction of dams, bricks, and roads, and can replace up to 20 percent of the cement used in concrete. As a by-product of burned
30、 coal, fly ash requires no additional expenditure of energy to be produced, while cement production requires great amounts of energy.In addition to using fly ash as a concrete additive, the technology is available to extract the main mineral components-aluminum, silicon, and magnetic. Today, extract
31、ing these components is a very expensive process, but the time may come when it is cheaper to extract these products from ash than to mine new supplies.（分数：15.00）(1).What can be used as a material to pave roads?（分数：3.00）A.The coal by-product.B.Additive.C.Fine-as-powder fly ash.D.Both B and(2).What i
32、s a by-product of burned coal?（分数：3.00）A.Aluminum, silicon, and magnetic.B.Paving material.C.Fly ash.D.Concrete additiv(3).Fly ash can partly take the place of _.（分数：3.00）A.paving materialB.cementC.concreteD.the coal by-product(4).According to the passage, what attracts mans greater attention?（分数：3.
33、00）A.Fly ash.B.The construction of dams, bricks, and roads.C.Extracting aluminum, silicon, and magnetic from ash.D.The available technology.(5).What can be extracted from fine-powder fly ash?（分数：3.00）A.Aluminum, silicon, and magnetic.B.Additive.C.Paving material.D.Cement.八、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：15.0
34、0)Most people do not think of fishes and other sea animals as having voices, and of those who are aware of the fact that many of them can “speak“, few understand that these “conversations“ have significance. Actually, their talk may be as meaningful as much of our own. For example, some sea animals
35、use their “voices“ to locate their food in the ocean expanses (广阔的区域); others use their “voices“ to let their fellows know of their locations; and still others, as a means of obtaining mates. Sometimes, “speaking“ may even mean the difference between life and death to a sea animal. It appears in som
36、e cases that when a predator (食肉动物) approaches, the prey (被捕的动物) depends on no more than the sounds it makes to escape.Fish sounds are important to man, also. By listening to them, he can learn a great deal about the habits of creatures that make them, the size of the School they form, the patterns
37、of their migrations, and the nature of the environments in which they live. He can also apply this information to the more effective utilization of the listening spots he has set up to detect enemy submarines (潜水艇). A knowledge of fish sounds can avoid confusion and unneeded effort when a “new“ soun
38、d is picked up and the sound sentry (哨兵) must decide whether or not to call an alarm.（分数：15.00）(1).Among the people who know that many sea animals have voices, few _.（分数：3.00）A.know the meaning of their conversationsB.realize that they can communicate with each otherC.realize that they can make spee
39、chesD.could understand their conversations(2).Which of the following statements can best be inferred from the passage?（分数：3.00）A.Fishes only “speak“ to communicate with each other.B.Researches are now being made to study the significance of fish sounds.C.Sea animals have a sharper hearing ability th
40、an men.D.Sounds made by fish cannot be transmitted through the air.(3).By listening to the sounds fishes make, man can learn all the following except _.（分数：3.00）A.their sizesB.the usual pattern of their migrationsC.their environmentsD.their habits(4).In some cases, when a predator approaches, fishes
41、 escape on hearing _.（分数：3.00）A.the sounds of other speciesB.the sounds of their preyC.the sounds of the approaching enemyD.the sounds of their fellows(5).The last sentence means that a knowledge of fish sounds can help man to _.（分数：3.00）A.avoid confusion in fishing activityB.avoid unneeded effort i
42、n fish sound studiesC.detect enemy submarinesD.pick up new sounds九、Passage Five(总题数：1，分数：15.00)Helen Keller was born a healthy normal child in Alabama in 1880. However, an illness with a high fever struck her when she was still a child. She became deaf, blind, and unable to speak. For little Helen,
43、the world was suddenly a dark and frightening place. She was wild and stubborn. Several years later a miracle came into Helens life when Anne Sullivan, a strong and loving person, became Helens teacher. Miss Sullivans teaching changed the child into a responsible human being. Through her help Helen
44、Keller learned to communicate with those around her, and as she grew older, others benefited from her unique insights and courage. Miss Keller died in 1968, but her spirit lives on. It lives on in her articles and books and in the stories of people who were fortunate enough to meet her during her li
45、fetime.（分数：15.00）(1).Why was Helen Keller blind, deaf and unable to speak?（分数：3.00）A.Because shed been born that way.B.Because a horse had kicked her.C.Because shed had a very high fever.D.Because shed had a bad fall.(2).What was Helen Keller like when Miss Sullivan met her?（分数：3.00）A.She was quiet
46、and shy.B.She was bright and friendly.C.She was weak from illness.D.She was uncontrollabl(3).Helen Keller learnt to _.（分数：3.00）A.care for children.B.express herself.C.travel alone.D.use her physical strengt(4).Helen Keller is remembered as _.（分数：3.00）A.a political leader.B.an example to others.C.a f
47、amous scientist.D.an extraordinary doctor.(5).Through what do people know Helen Keller today?（分数：3.00）A.Her writings.B.Her parents letters.C.Her children.D.Her school records.十、 Daily Conversation(总题数：1，分数：10.00) A. I think so. B. Dont mention it. C. Please take it easy. D. Whats the matter? E. And
48、you? F. Id love to. G. But he panned to. H. Me, too.（分数：10.00）(1).Tony: Would you be interested in going for a picnic with us on Saturday?Tom: _. But I have to hand in my term paper next Tuesday, you know.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(2).Student A: Thanks a lot for what you have done for me. Youve been very thou
49、ghtful.Student B: _.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(3).Friend A: Hows everything with you?Friend B. Fine, thanks. _?（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(4).Stranger A: Well, its nice talking to you.Stranger B: _.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(5).Bank clerk: _, Madam?Customer: Well, I just cant remember my password for the bank account.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_十
