1、专升本英语-743 及答案解析(总分：145.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、 Phonetics(总题数：1，分数：5.00)A. thousand B. young C. however D. town（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.二、 Vocabulary and Str(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.My parents always buy _ my birthday.A. anything nice to B. anything nice forC. something nice to D. somethin
2、g nice for（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.He is _ a horse.A. stronger as B. as stronger than C. the strong as D. stronger than（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.In _ century, computers will be used more widely.A. twenty-one B. the twenty-one C. twenty-first D. the twenty-first（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.It is difficult to distinguish on
3、e twin _ the other.A. to B. by C. for D. from（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.Though I havent seen him for years, I can _ his voice on the telephone.A. realize B. discover C. accept D. recognize（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.It is essential that all these figures _ twice.A. must be checked B. be checkedC. is checked D. will
4、be checked（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.It is a question _ the book will be published this month or next month.A. if B. whether C. that D. which（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.I think he studies very hard, _.A. does he B. doesnt he C. dont I D. do I（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.We must _ early in the morning so as to catch the first
5、train.A. set up B. set out C. set about D. set aside（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.To travel from England to Scotland you _ a passport.A. mustnt have B. havent got C. dont need D. neednt（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.Anyone can get into the club, _ he is a member there.A. even if B. unless C. as that D. so long as（分数：1.0
6、0）A.B.C.D.12.In no way _ from practice.A. theory can be separated B. theory is separatedC. can theory be separated D. has theory been separated（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.When he was in his _, he began to study English.A. forty B. fortys C. forties D. fortys years old（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.I shall make the ann
7、ouncement _ the beginning of the meeting.A. to B. for C. at D. in（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.The bread and butter _ served for breakfast.A. are B. is C. have D. had been（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、 Cloze(总题数：1，分数：30.00)One of the political issues we hear a lot about lately is campaign finance reform. The people who
8、are calling for (21) usually want the government to pay for campaigns and/or limit the amount of money that candidates and their supporters can spend.One reason that reform is (22) for is that it costs so much to run for political office. Candidates have to spend a great deal of time and effort (23)
9、 money. The incumbents (those already in office) have (24) time to do their jobs since they must attend so many fund raising events.Another (25) is the fear that candidates will be owned or controlled by the “special interest groups“ that contribute to their campaigns. Sometimes this certainly seems
10、 to be the (26) On the (27) side are those who caution that just because you call something “reform,“ doesnt mean its really (28) . They (29) that our right to freedom of speech is meaningless if the government can limit anyones ability to get his or her message out to the people.If one person or a
11、group of people want to tell the (30) what they think about an issue or candidate, they have to (31) advertising on TV, radio, and in newspapers and magazines. They might want to display billboards along highways and banners on heavily trafficked Web sites. All this (32) a lot of money.Opponents of
12、laws that regulate or limit spending say that you dont really have freedom of speech or freedom of the press if you cant get your message out. They say that in a democracy, the government should never be able to regulate political discussion or the means to distribute ideas. They believe that this i
13、s most important when the voters are about to make (33) What do you think about this issue? Listen to what the (34) for national office have to say. Which candidates make the most (35) to you?（分数：30.00）(1).A. money B. reform C. issue D. candidate（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. needed B. called C. organized
14、D. grouped（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. collect B. pile C. raising D. increase（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. less B. more C. fewer D. lessen（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. event B. cost C. reason D. office（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. joke B. money C. case D. simple（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. other B. same C. average D. out（分数：2.
15、00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. bad B. better C. costly D. happy（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. argue B. doubt C. refuse D. time（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. reporters B. wall C. story D. public（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. make B. buy C. publish D. limit（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. makes B. has C. costs D. loses（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(13).
16、A. money B. trouble C. issues D. decisions（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. records B. speakers C. sounds D. candidates（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. sense B. dirt C. money D. music（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.四、 Reading Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Uncle Sam is a tall, thin man. Hes an older man with
17、 white hair and a white beard. He often wears a tall hat, a bow tie, and the stars and stripes of the American flag.Who is this strange-looking man? Would you believe that Uncle Sam is the US government? But why do you call the US government Uncle Sam?During the War of 1812, the US government hired
18、meat packers to provide meat to the army. One of these meat packers was a man named Samuel Wilson. Samuel was a friendly and fair man. Everyone liked him and called him Uncle Sam.Sam Wilson stamped the boxes of meat for the army with a large US for United States. Some government inspectors came to l
19、ook over Sams company.They asked a worker what the US on the boxes stood for. As a joke, the worker answered that these letter stood for the name of his boss, Uncle Sam.The joke spread, and soldiers began saying that their food came from Uncle Sam. Before long, people called all things that came fro
20、m the government “Uncle Sam“. “Uncle Sam“ became a nickname for the US government.Soon there were drawings and cartoons of Uncle Sam in newspapers In these early pictures Uncle Sam was a young man. He wore stars and stripes, but his hair was dark and he had no beard. The beard was added when Abraham
21、 Lincoln was President. President Lincoln had a beard.The most famous picture of Uncle Sam is on a poster from World War I. The government needed men to fight in the war. In the poster, a very serious Uncle Sam points his finger and says “I want YOU for the US Army./（分数：12.00）(1).Uncle Sam often wea
22、rs a tall hat _ and the stars and stripes of the American flag.A. dark hair B. a bow tie C. a box D. a shirt（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Government inspectors came to _ Sams meat-packing company.A. ask B. stand for C. look over D. see（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(3).In the drawing and cartoons of Uncle Sam _A. he wore
23、the stars and stripes B. he never had a beardC. he had no hair D. he wore a bow tie（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Sam Wilson stamped the boxes of meat for the army with a large US for _.A. Uncle Sam B. United States C. Soldiers D. America（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.六、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：12.00)A hundred years ago, the g
24、ame we now call football did not exist. American football started during a game between two colleges. The teams had got together to play what they called “football“, but each team played by different rules. One team played what we now call soccer. The other played what we now call rugby (橄榄球).Both g
25、ames had been invented a thousand years before. In the first kind of football game ever played, all the men from one village tried to kick a ball into another village. The men of the second village tried to kick the ball into the first. Hundreds of people joined in, running everywhere, running crops
26、 and knocking down fences. In time, people agreed on some rules to keep order, but many rules were left open to change. Different rules developed in different places.When the two colleges met to play football, each followed its own rules. They mixed the games together and invented a new game. A hund
27、red years later we call that game American football.In what ways do you suppose the game we know now will have changed in another hundred years?（分数：12.00）(1).When the two colleges first met to play “football“, the players followed _.A. the rules of soccer B. the rules of rugbyC. different rules D. c
28、ollege rules（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(2).“Both games“ at the beginning of the second paragraph refers to _.A. soccer and rugby B. American football and British footballC. two village ball games D. two new football games（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What message can we get from the last paragraph ?A. American footbal
29、l might develop in different places.B. American football is supposed to be changeable.C. American football will have its own rules.D. American football might see changes in the years to come.（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does the passage mainly discuss ?A. The changes of soccer. B. The rules of rugby.C.
30、 Different village players. D. The birth of American football.（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.七、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Like the body, the memory improves with use. Unlike the body, the memory can improve with age.For many years, doctors have been studying the way the brain works. We all know that the brain h
31、as two sides, the left and the right. The right side controls the senses (seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting and smelling), and is the creative and imaginative side. The left side of the brain controls our logical thinking. It processes the information which comes in, and puts it into order. We call
32、the left side the “educated“ side of the brain and generally, in western societies, people have developed this side of the brain more than the right side.Scientists believe that our brain will work much more efficiently if both the right side and the left side are developed equally. In many schools
33、today, teachers try to educate the children in such a way that both sides of the brain are used. This can be done with logical subjects including mathematics and science as well as with creative subjects such as art and literature. The result achieved by students who are educated in this way is usua
34、lly better than the result of students who are educated in a more traditional way. Traditional teaching tends to exercise the left side of the brain without paying very much attention to the development of the right side.Great thinkers such as Bertand Russell, the philosopher, and Albert Einstein, t
35、he scientist, only in their work, but also in creative and imaginative activities. It was because of their many different interests in life that they were able to achieve the full development of both sides of their brain.As long as Einstein and Russell lived, their brains functioned efficiently. It
36、was their bodies, finally, which could not go on any longer.（分数：12.00）(1).The left side of the brain controls _.A. the senses B. the right side C. logical thinking D. the action（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The right side of the brian _.A. processes and puts into order the information which comes inB. is usu
37、ally better developed than the left side in western societyC. is usually not as well developed as the left side in westernD. is usually developed as well as the left side in western society（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The brain works much more efficiently when _.A. both sides of the brain are used equallyB.
38、 the left side is fully developedC. scientists work on itD. the right side is fully developed（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Einstein and Russell died when _.A. their brains could not function efficiently any moreB. the full development of both sides of their brain was achievedC. their bodies stopped workingD.
39、 they were very old（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.八、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：12.00)There is one thing that everyone wants more than anything else. Some people try to get it by making money. They think that when they have enough money to buy such things as houses, farms, and cars, they will have the one thing that ev
40、eryone wants.Other people believe that if they know enough they will find this thing. They study all their lives in search of it. Still others think that if they have power, they will find this thing. They keep telling themselves: when I am a boss, I will no longer have to search for this thing.What
41、 is it that everyone wants more than anything else? What is it that all of us keep working and striving for each day? It is happiness.Happiness is a strange thing. It does not mean the same to all men. What will make one man happy may not make another man happy. Some men say that happiness comes fro
42、m helping others; other men say that happiness comes from making life more pleasant for everyone. What do you mean when you say “That makes me happy“?Read what different people have said about happiness. Perhaps you will learn something that will bring you peace of mind, comfort, money or it may bri
43、ng you what you search for -happiness.（分数：12.00）(1).“Some people try to get it by making money.“ The underlined “it“ means _.A. happiness B. the preceding sentenceC. money D. such things as house, farms and cars（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Other people believe that if they know enough they will find this th
44、ing. This sentence means _.A. other people think if they know a lot they will be able to get enough money and that will make them happyB. other people think it true that enough knowledge will bring them enough moneyC. other people hold the opinion that the more they know the happier they will become
45、D. other people hold the opinion that if they become knowledgeable enough they will feel happy（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(3).When I am a boss, I will no longer have to search for this thing. This sentence meansA. when I have power, I will have happinessB. being a boss is more important than feeling happyC. wh
46、en I become a boss, I will never search for happinessD. boss and this thing mean the same to boss and I（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What will make one man happy may not make another man happy. This sentence means _.A. when one man feels happy, another man will feel sadB. what will make one man happy may mak
47、e another man happy alsoC. different people hold different opinions about happinessD. both A and B（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.九、Passage Five(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Californian Michael Schwabe said goodbye to the gas pump two years ago. He leased an electric car. Schwabe says he gets more out of driving an electric car
48、 than just a charge.“With the price of gasoline and with the problems with clean air, its important we get electric vehicles out on the road.“On California roads there are about two thousand electric cars. By 2003, ten percent of all new cars may be required to have zero emissions. This is a mandate
49、 automakers say it is way ahead of its time.Gloria Bergquist of the Alliance of Auto Manufacturers says, “The technology (for zero emissions) isnt here yet; it still needs advancement in driving range to make it more appealing to a wider consumer audience.“Automakers blame it on the batteries. Power runs out on most cars after about 70 miles. However, some cars can now go more than 100 miles on a charge. Batteries are expensive. Car
