1、四川专升本（英语）-试卷 2 及答案解析(总分：142.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Vocabulary and Struc(总题数：20，分数：40.00)1.When Jane fell off the bike, the other children_.（分数：2.00）A.were not able to help laughterB.could not help but laughingC.could not help laughingD.could not help to laugh2.For those with family members far away, the pe
2、rsonal computer and the phone are important in staying_.（分数：2.00）A.connectedB.connectingC.to connectD.to be connected3.Babies are not born with_moral senses. They cannot tell_difference between right and wrong.（分数：2.00）A.the; theB.a; aC.a; theD./; a4.Since the time humankind started gardening, we_to
3、 make our environment more beautiful.（分数：2.00）A.tryB.have been tryingC.are tryingD.will try5.He is_that Id like to introduce him to you.（分数：2.00）A.such noble personB.so noble personC.such a noble personD.so a noble person6.When a fire_at the National Exhibition in London, at least ten priceless pain
4、tings were completely destroyed.（分数：2.00）A.broke offB.broke outC.broke downD.broke up7.It is a_ride from his home to the shopping center.（分数：2.00）A.ninety-milesB.ninety-milesC.ninety milesD.ninety-mile8.Hardly_when they ran toward it.（分数：2.00）A.had the plane landedB.did the plane landC.the plane had
5、 landedD.the plane landed9.We are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time we are our environment with dangerous chemicals.（分数：2.00）A.protectingB.savingC.pollutingD.fighting10._your son is well again, you no longer have anything to worry about.（分数：2.00）A.WhenB.AfterC.BeforeD.N
6、ow that11.It was clever_at the answer in two minutes.（分数：2.00）A.of him to arriveB.for him to arriveC.for his arrivingD.of his arriving12.Generally, students inner motivation with high expectations from others essential to their development.（分数：2.00）A.isB.areC.wasD.were13.Was the housemaster strict?Y
7、es. He requested that we_television on week nights.（分数：2.00）A.not watchB.must not to stayC.not be watchingD.staying not14.A freely falling body has an acceleration of 32 feet a second during each second it falls.（分数：2.00）A.thatB.whyC.whichD.as15.Not until he went through real hardship_ the love we h
8、ave for our families is important.（分数：2.00）A.had he realizedB.did he realizeC.he realizedD.he had realized16.Some traditional Chinese medicine is highly_against cancer.（分数：2.00）A.valuableB.usefulC.effectiveD.practical17.I cant find her passport anywhere. She must have taken that too, _ ?（分数：2.00）A.d
9、idnt sheB.dont sheC.mustnt sheD.hasnt she18.Since the road is wet this morning, last night it must（分数：2.00）A.be rainingB.rainC.have rainedD.have been rained19.The stone was so heavy that it was difficult for the old man to it.（分数：2.00）A.liftB.reachC.riseD.touch20.This machine does not run_that one.（
10、分数：2.00）A.as smoothly asB.as more smoothly asC.as most smoothly asD.as same smoothly as二、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：4，分数：40.00)Tired of doing the same things week in week out with the same people having the same conversations? Youre in a friendship rut(老一套) ,but help is at hand. Get the spark back: Do
11、 something different together, like joining a club or an evening class. It will make you both busy and give you something new to talk about! Make some new friends. Theyll bring new life into your circle of friends and offer fresh ideas for things to do and places to hang out. Try something new by go
12、ing out to different places. Check your local “whats on“ guide for events and give them a try. If the nights turn out to be disasters, at least youll have something to laugh about. Take a break/Cut down on the time you spend together. This is not necessarily a bad thing. Instead, after a while, youl
13、l probably find that you have a lot to talk about and have a great time together. In other words, you are living in each others pockets. Interview each other. Even if youve been friends for a while, you may find there are lots of things you dont know about one another. Be spontaneous(自发的) :Do someth
14、ing on the spur of the moment, be it booking a holiday, having a day trip, or buying a gift. Make your mates feel special. Be outrageous(反常的): Go and have a few wild nights out, then you can relieve the events with your mates. See more films. You can talk about the characters over a drink or two aft
15、erwards. If all the above fail maybe you havent fitted in with each other. It can be hard to accept, but friendships do come to an end, and maybe its time to move on and find a new friend.（分数：10.00）(1).If you are in a friendship rut, you will be_.（分数：2.00）A.reluctant to do things week after weekB.bo
16、red to do the same things with the same friendsC.eager to talk with your same friendsD.tired from chatting with your friends(2).The underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 may mean “_“.（分数：2.00）A.you have much influence on your friendsB.you make a living by spending your friends moneyC.you are in a close
17、 relationship with your friendsD.you take good care of your friends(3).How can you deal with a friendship rut?（分数：2.00）A.To do something as you please sometimes.B.To act as a reporter to interview someone.C.To break away from your friends.D.To laugh about a disaster.(4).From the last paragraph, we c
18、an infer that_.（分数：2.00）A.friendships will end if a friend moves awayB.friends find it hard to accept a new friendC.friends can grow faster or taller than each otherD.friendships may come to an end sometimes(5).The purpose of writing this passage is to_.（分数：2.00）A.advise us on how to make friendsB.t
19、ell us what to do with a boring friendshipC.warn people to care for friendshipsD.remind us of when to find a new friendI feel kind of bad for my kids. Because of my husbands job, we have never had time to go to places like the pool or the beach together this summer. Ive got a lot more comfortable wi
20、th taking them to other places but taking them both to water still scares me a lot. At six years old Cameron can hardly swim. Sure, he has got all the confidence in the world but hes lacking in skills. He loves the water and has confidence; in my book thats a sign of disaster. Poor little Logan will
21、 be four years old and is just now taking his first swimming lessons. I think that my own inability to swim has made it OK for me not to get the kids swimming. The best I can do is to keep myself alive until help comes, but I know the basics. I guess if it meant saving one of the boys I could probab
22、ly make it. As the boys cant swim, I think this will be the summer when they learn. In the past four weeks both of the boys have been taking swimming lessons. Monday through Thursday, I spend an hour or so watching them learn how to avoid drowning. I have to give them both credit; they have improved
23、 ten-fold in the short amount of time. Cameron can actually swim. He doesnt have the endurance yet and the facts show that he has to work harder than the other kids but hes getting it. Logan cried for the first few lessons and really wanted nothing to do with swimming. He is not as confident as his
24、older brother but he is getting more comfortable in the water. For a kid who has hardly spent any time in water outside of the bathtub, he is doing an amazing job.（分数：10.00）(1).We can learn from the first paragraph that_.（分数：2.00）A.the writer is out of workB.the writer cannot look after two kidsC.th
25、e writers husband is busyD.the writer has an unhappy family(2).What does Cameron think of swimming?（分数：2.00）A.He doesnt like swimming at all.B.He is overly confident about swimming.C.He expects to swim in summer the most.D.He thinks its the best way to exercise.(3).What do we know about the writers
26、swimming skills?（分数：2.00）A.The writer is a great swimmer.B.The writer can only swim slowly.C.The writer doesnt know anything about swimming.D.The writer cant swim very well.(4).How long do the children have swim lessons every week?（分数：2.00）A.For about an hour.B.For about seven hours.C.For about four
27、 hours.D.For about eight hours.(5).The last paragraph is mainly about_.（分数：2.00）A.the benefits of swimmingB.the childrens progress in swimmingC.the childrens attitudes to swimmingD.the difficulties of swimmingTrees should only be pruned(修剪) when there is a good and clear reason for doing so and, for
28、tunately, the number of such reasons is small. Pruning involves the cutting away of overgrown and unwanted branches, and the inexperienced gardener can be encouraged by the thought that more damage results from doing it unnecessarily than from leaving the tree to grow in its own way. First, pruning
29、may be done to make sure that trees have a desired shape or size. The object may be to get a tree of the right height, and at the same time to help the growth of small side branches which will thicken its appearance or give it a special shape. Secondly, pruning may be done to make the tree healthier
30、. You may cut diseased or dead wood, or branches that are rubbing against each other and thus cause wounds. The health of a tree may be encouraged by removing branches that are blocking up the centre and so preventing the free movement of air. One result of pruning is that an open wound is left on t
31、he tree and this provides an easy entry for disease, but it is a wound that will heal. Often there is a race between the healing and the disease as to whether the tree will live or die, so that there is a period when the tree is at risk. It should be the aim of every gardener to reduce that risk as
32、far as possible. It is important to make that area, which has been pruned, smooth and clean, for healing will be slowed down by roughness. You should allow the cut surface to dry for a few hours and then paint it with one of the substances available from garden shops produced especially for this pur
33、pose. Pruning is usually without interference from the leaves and also it is very unlikely that the cuts you make will bleed. If this does happen, it is, of course, impossible to paint them properly.（分数：10.00）(1).What can we infer from the passage?（分数：2.00）A.The author tends to favor pruning frequen
34、tly.B.Its easy to find a reason to prune trees.C.Pruning trees properly is not easy.D.Pruned trees will always grow taller.(2).The benefits of pruning might include_.（分数：2.00）A.the pruned trees may stop growingB.trees may become healthierC.side branches may give way to unwanted branchesD.branches ha
35、ve the chance of rubbing against each other(3).Unwanted branches blocking the center should be cut away so that（分数：2.00）A.trees can have more sunlightB.trees can have a desired shapeC.trees can grow healthilyD.air can move about freely(4).According to the passage, after pruning,_.（分数：2.00）A.pruned t
36、rees may get infected easilyB.the open wound will heal at once.C.the disease often wins the raceD.the cut surface should be left unpainted(5).What can we do to keep trees away from disease?（分数：2.00）A.Paint the cut surface as soon as possible.B.Make the cut surface rougher.C.Cover the cut surface wit
37、h anything available.D.Make the cut surface smooth and clean.Many psychologists in the early twentieth century believed that humans use only 10 percent of their brains, and even the great Albert Einstein once wrote that most people use only a small portion of the grey matter between their ears. Its
38、a theory that has often been put forward in television documentaries, magazines, advertisements and books over the past century. But nearly all scientists now agree the 10 percent theory is completely unfounded . In fact, they question how this figure was ever arrived at in the first place and what
39、areas of the brain are supposed to be unneeded. The theory supposes that if 90 percent of the brain were removed, a person would still be able to function normally, while in reality it is known that damage to even a small area of the brain can result in extremely serious physical injuries and that m
40、any areas of the brain are used at the same time for some complex activities or thought processes. Throughout the course of one day, most areas of the brain are active at some time, even during sleep. The 10 percent theory suggests that certain areas of the brain are not used, but scans slow activit
41、ies throughout the entire brain and not in any separate part. The final argument against the 10 percent theory is the fact that doctors carefully map the brain before removing brain cancers so that they dont affect other essential areas. From an evolutionary point of view, its highly unlikely that o
42、ur comparatively larger brains would have evolved from our ancestors if the extra areas were not needed. In fact, there is absolutely no evidence to support the 10 percent theory.（分数：10.00）(1).How did the 10 percent theory get such widespread popularity?（分数：2.00）A.It was promoted in various types of
43、 popular media.B.Albert Einstein argued strongly in support.C.It was proven in scientific research.D.Few people could prove it wrong.(2).The underlined word “unfounded“ is closed in meaning to “_“.（分数：2.00）A.undiscoveredB.unprovenC.unknownD.unnecessary(3).Which of the following is TRUE according to
44、the writer?（分数：2.00）A.We use less than 10% of our brains.B.Most brain disorders affect the same part of the brain.C.The brain is less active during times of sleep.D.The 10 percent theory does not make evolutionary sense.(4).What can we infer from the passage?（分数：2.00）A.People today use more of their
45、 brain than in the past.B.Scientific opinion about the topic of brain use is equally divided.C.Our understanding of the brain has changed greatly in the past decades.D.Modern scientists have a complete picture of how the brain works.(5).What is the main purpose of the passage?（分数：2.00）A.To present t
46、wo sides of brain theory,B.To criticize the 10 percent theory.C.To explain how brain works.D.To describe the history of brain research.三、Cloze(总题数：1，分数：20.00)What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I received an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against a(n)【C1】_ of 100, sco
47、red 160. I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not possibly【C2】_ more than 80.【C3】_, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to himand he always fixed it. Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man designed questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of th
48、em Id prove myself a【C4】_ . In a world where I have to work with my hands, Id do poorly. Consider my auto-repair man again. He had a habit of telling jokes. One time he said,“ Doc, a deaf-and-dumb man【C5】_ some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made hammer
49、ing movements with the【C6】_ hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He【C7】_ his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk brought him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the next man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors. 【C8】_ do you suppose he asked for them?“ I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers
