1、专升本英语模拟 431 及答案解析(总分：215.50，做题时间：90 分钟)一、 Phonetics(总题数：5，分数：5.00)A.typicalB.cycleC.applyD.implyA.gaveB.saveC.hatD.madeA.townB.brownC.showD.allowA.championB.machineC.approachD.attach5._ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain doesn“t seem high at all.（分数：1.00）A.When comparedB.CompareC
2、.While comparingD.Comparing二、 Vocabulary and Str(总题数：15，分数：25.50)6.He pointed at the new car and asked,“_ is it? Have you ever seen it before?“（分数：1.00）A.WhyB.WhereC.WhoD.Whose7.I feel it“s a great honor for me _ to this party.（分数：2.50）A.to inviteB.inviteC.having invitedD.to be invited8.Water is _ h
3、ydrogen and oxygen.（分数：1.00）A.made upB.made up ofC.made byD.making by9.Rarely _ so difficult a problem.（分数：2.50）A.she could have faced withB.could have she faced withC.she could have been faced withD.could she have been faced with10.It makes no difference to me _ Miss Black will come or not.（分数：2.50
4、）A.whenB.howC.thatD.whether11._ traveling expenses rising a lot, Mrs. White had to change all her plans for the tour.（分数：1.00）A.SinceB.As forC.ByD.With12.The room was so quiet that she could hear the _ of her heart.（分数：2.00）A.hittingB.beatingC.strikingD.tapping13.I like to get up early so that I can
5、 get plenty of work _ before lunch.（分数：1.00）A.to doB.doingC.doneD.being done14.What do you think made Mary so upset? _ her new bike.（分数：2.50）A.As she lostB.LostC.LosingD.Because of losing15.I want to have this _ by tomorrow morning.（分数：1.00）A.fixB.fixesC.fixedD.fixing16.I didn“t mean _ anyone but so
6、mehow I succeeded in annoying them all.（分数：2.50）A.having offendedB.to be offendingC.to offendD.offending17.The real trouble _ their lack of confidence in their faculty.（分数：1.00）A.lies inB.results inC.leads toD.brings about18.Montreal is larger than _ in Canada.（分数：3.00）A.any cityB.any citiesC.any ot
7、her citiesD.any other city19.They showed us around the factory _ is equipped with modern machines.（分数：1.00）A.in thatB.whatC.in WhichD.which20.I remember _ the piano beautifully when he was a child.（分数：1.00）A.playingB.him to playC.him to have playedD.him playing三、 Cloze(总题数：1，分数：40.00)Reading involve
8、s looking at graphic symbols and formulating mentally the sounds and ideas they represent. Concepts of reading have changed 1 over the centuries. During the 1950“s and 1960“s especially, increased attention has been devoted to 2 the reading process. 3 specialists agree that reading 4 a complex organ
9、ization of higher mental 5 , they disagree 6 the exact nature of the process. Some experts, who regard language primarily as a code using symbols to represent sounds, 7 reading as simply the decoding of symbolssintosthe sounds they stand 8 . These authorities 9 that meaning, being concerned with thi
10、nking, must be taught independently of the decoding process. Others maintain that reading is 10 related to thinking, and that a child who pronounces sounds without 11 their meaning is not truly reading. The reader, 12 some, is not just a person with a theoretical ability to read but one who 13 reads
11、. Many adults, although they have the ability to read, have never read a book in its 14 . By some expert they would not be 15 as readers. Clearly, the philosophy, objectives, methods and materials of reading will depend on the definition one use. By the most 16 and satisfactory definition, reading i
12、s the ability to 17 the sound-symbols code of the language, to interpret meaning for various 18 , at various rates, and at various levels of difficulty, and to do 19 widely and enthusiastically. 20 reading is the interpretation of ideas through the use of symbols representing sounds and ideas.（分数：40
13、.00）A.substantivelyB.substantiallyC.substitutivelyD.subjectivelA.define and describeB.definition and descriptionC.defining and describingD.have defined and describedA.AlthoughB.IfC.UnlessD.UntilA.involvesB.involves toC.is involvedD.involves ofA.opinionsB.effectsC.mannersD.functionsA.ofB.aboutC.forD.
14、intoA.viewB.lookC.reassureD.agreeA.byB.toC.offD.forA.contentB.contendC.contemptD.contactA.inexplicablyB.inexpressiblyC.inextricablyD.inexpedientyA.interpretingB.sayingC.explainingD.readingA.likeB.for exampleC.according toD.asA.sometimesB.mightC.practicalD.actuallyA.entireB.entiretyC.entirelyD.entity
15、A.classedB.grantedC.classifiedD.gradedA.inclusiveB.inclinableC.conclusiveD.complicatedA.break upB.elaborateC.defineD.unlockA.purposesB.degreesC.stagesD.steA.suchB.so asC.soD.such asA.By the wayB.In shortC.So farD.On the other hand四、 Reading Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)Students enrolled at least half ti
16、me may borrow up to $3,000 form the government over a two-year period. Repayment of the loan begins six months after the student leaves school. These loans carry on interest until this time. The current interest rate is 5 percent. Students may borrow up to $4,500 annually from a bank, credit union,
17、savings and loan association or other eligible lender. Repayment on these loans usually begins six months after the student leaves school. These loans carry no interest until this time. This current interest rate is 9 percent. Parents may borrow up to $300 annually for each dependent college. Repaym
18、ent begins forty-five days after receiving the loan, and the interest rate is 12 percent.（分数：12.00）(1).Which of the following is the main purpose?（分数：3.00）A.To remind students and their families to repay their loan.B.To compare interest rates.C.To inform students and parents of the various loans ava
19、ilable.D.To show that government loans charge the least interest.(2).The highest interest rate is charged to _.（分数：3.00）A.full-time studentsB.parentsC.students borrowing from a credit unionD.half-time students(3).If parents had three children in college how much could they borrow annually?（分数：3.00）A
20、.900B.3,000C.300D.9,000(4).According to the passage which of the following is true.（分数：3.00）A.The government lends students enrolled at least half time up to 3,000 annually.B.Students may borrow up to $4,500 annually from four sources.C.Students enrolled less than half time may borrow money.D.The cu
21、rrent interest rate from banks is 5 percent.In 1957 a doctor in Singapore noticed that hospitals were treating an unusual number of influenza-like (像流感的) cases. Influenza is sometimes called “flu“ or a bad cold“. He took samples from the throats of patients and in his hospital was able to find the v
22、irus (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 instruments at the hospital the doctor recognized that the outbreak was due to a virus group A, but he did not know the subg
23、roup. 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 15-20% of the population had become ill. As soon as the London doctors received the package of throat samples, they began t
24、he 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, the doctors checked the effect of drugs used against all the known sub-groups of type A virus on this virus. None of them g
25、ave 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 working with, the two doctors now conducted tests on some specially selected animals, which contact influenza in the same wa
26、y 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. Scientists, like the general public, called it simply “Asian“ flu.（分数：15.00）(1).The influenza discovered by a doctor in Singapore
27、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 doctor belonged to that organizationB.many people in Hong Kong also suffered from itC.the doctor found its virus and sen
28、t 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 treated immediately.B.The number of the influenza virus can grow very rapidly.C.The people who got the disease recovered
29、 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 of influenzaB.the influenza must be treated in a special wayC.the influenza did not have to be treatedD.the influenza cou
30、ld not be cured by any known medicine(5).What is the writes“s attitude towards the Asian flu?（分数：3.00）A.He simply reports the disease objectively.B.He is worried about the spread of the disease.C.He is disappointed at the tests of the London doctors.D.He believes that the disease will soon be contro
31、lled.In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo. The next important date in the history of photography (摄影术) was in 1837. That year, Daguere, an
32、other Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype. In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take
33、pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard. Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The p
34、ictures were unusual because they were very lifelike. Photographs also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed feelings like other kinds of art.（分数：15.00）(1).The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of _.（分数：3.00）A.h
35、is businessB.his houseC.his gardenD.his window(2).The Daguerreotype was _.（分数：3.00）A.a FrenchmanB.a photographerC.a kind of cameraD.a kind of picture(3).If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had to _.（分数：3.00）A.watch lots of filmsB.buy an expensive camera
36、C.stop in most citiesD.take with him other machines apart from film(4).Mathew Brady _.（分数：3.00）A.was very lifelikeB.was famous for his unusual picturesC.was quite strongD.took many pictures of moving people(5).This passage tells us _.（分数：3.00）A.how photography was developedB.how to show your ideas a
37、nd feelings in picturesC.how to take pictures in the worldD.how to use different camerasIf women are mercilessly exploited (剥削) year after year, they are only themselves to blame. Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken ad
38、vantage of by the designers and the big stores. Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion. When you come to think of it, only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe (衣柜) packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has
39、nothing to wear. Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste. Many women spend vast sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn. Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time altering the dresses they hav
40、e. Skirts are lengthened or shortened; necklines are lowered or raised, and so on. No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth ,comfort and durability (耐用). They are only interested
41、in outward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort, as long as they look right. There can hardly be a man who hasn“t at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day, delicately picking her way
42、 through deep snow in high-heeled shoes. When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion the conclusions to be drawn are obvious . Do the constantly changing fashion of women“s clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability? Men are too clever to let themselves be
43、 treated by fashion designers. Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stabililty and feasibility? That“s for you to decide.（分数：12.00）(1).Designers and big stores always make money _.（分数：3.00）A.by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industryB.because they are
44、capable of predicting new fashionsC.by constantly changing the fashion in women“s clothingD.because they attach great importance to quality in women“s clothing(2).To the writer, the fact that women alter their old-fashion dress is seen as _.（分数：3.00）A.a waste of moneyB.a waste of timeC.an expression
45、 of tasteD.an expression of creativity(3).The writer would be less critical if fashion designers placed more stress on the _ of clothing.（分数：3.00）A.costB.appearanceC.comfortD.suitability(4).According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?（分数：3.00）A.New fashions in clothing are cr
46、eated for the commercial exploitation of womem.B.The constant changes in women“s clothing reflect their strength of character.C.The fashion industry makes an important contribution to society.D.Fashion designers should not be encouraged since they are only welcomed by women.The earliest immigrants t
47、o North America found Indians already living there. The Indians numbered about 500,000 at that time. Their society was a primitive society, but they lived peacefully and welcomed the white strangers to the land. However, these early immigrants from Europe didn“t want to share the land with the nativ
48、es. They killed off many of the Indians, seized their land or pushed them off to lands farther away. Today the Indians, not more than half a million, live in poverty and misery on the land on which they were once masters. The earliest immigrants were the Spanish, who settled in the southern part of
49、what is now the US. The next large group were the English, after the English came the French, Dutch, Irish, Germans, and other nationality groups, mostly European. Another early group to arrive were the Negroes. But they were brought in as slaves from Africa. They didn“t win freedom till generations later.（分数：12.00）(1).Who were the earliest people living in North America?（分数：3.00）A.The Spanish.B.The English.C.The Negroes.D.The Indians.(2).Why didn“
