1、湖北专升本（英语）-试卷 10 及答案解析(总分：202.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Vocabulary and Struc(总题数：40，分数：80.00)1.John and I ( ) friends for eight years. We first got to know each other at a Christmas party. But we ( ) each other a couple of times before that.（分数：2.00）A.had been; have seenB.have been; have seenC.had been; had se
2、enD.have been; had seen2.When ( ) the education systems of China and Britain, the professor gave his own comment.（分数：2.00）A.asking to be comparedB.asked him to compareC.asking him to compareD.asked to compare3.( ) leaves the room at last ought to turn off the lights.（分数：2.00）A.AnyoneB.The personC.Wh
3、oeverD.Who4.( ) hisdream of going to college will come true is uncertain.（分数：2.00）A.ThatB.WhetherC.IfD.Even if5.“What did the teacher say to you just now?“ She asked me ( ).“（分数：2.00）A.whether I had finished my work or notB.whether or not had I finished my workC.if my work had finished or notD.If or
4、 not I have finished my work6.Private cars have made the traffic problems ( ).（分数：2.00）A.the Worse than beforeB.worse than ever beforeC.more bad as before.D.more bad than it was7.You never told us his phone number, ( ) ?（分数：2.00）A.hadnt youB.didnt youC.had youD.did you8.Its high time ( ) about the t
5、raffic problem.（分数：2.00）A.something was doneB.something is doneC.anything will be doneD.nothing to be done9.Great ( ) the difficulties are, we must do our best to succeed.（分数：2.00）A.whileB.asC.althoughD.however10.A man who wants to start a business must have some ( ) .（分数：2.00）A.currencyB.incomeC.we
6、althD.capital11.He has a ( ) habit of biting his lips when he is puzzled.（分数：2.00）A.particularB.specificC.peculiarD.general12.Themanager claimed that his company had the ( ) right of publication.（分数：2.00）A.singleB.uniqueC.lonelyD.sole13.At the conference he expressed some personal views which brough
7、t him into ( ) with the Party leadership.（分数：2.00）A.actionB.crisisC.conflictD.power14.The actual cost of the building was much higher than our original ( ).（分数：2.00）A.considerationB.judgementC.estimateD.plan15.When drinking from a well, one mustnt forget ( ) who dug it.（分数：2.00）A.thisB.theseC.thatD.
8、those16.London has a larger population ( ) in the United Kingdom.（分数：2.00）A.than any cityB.than other citiesC.than all the citiesD.than all the other cities17.The students are encouraged to provide ( ) service to the poor students.（分数：2.00）A.valuableB.volcanoC.voluntaryD.voyage18.It was almost dark
9、in the street ( ) a few spotlights.（分数：2.00）A.excludingB.except forC.exceptD.but for19.Although the United States has long been known as a nation of immigrants, ( ) discrimination still exists.（分数：2.00）A.radicalB.racialC.crucialD.diplomatic20.When they had finished playing, the children were made to
10、 ( ) all the toys they had taken out.（分数：2.00）A.put offB.put upC.put outD.put away21.Im not surprised you failed the exam. You ( ) have worked harder.（分数：2.00）A.shouldB.mustC.wouldD.ought22.I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into ( ) when judging my examination.（分数：2.00）A.regardB.counting
11、C.accountD.observation23.If you dont feel well, please ( ) the doctor.（分数：2.00）A.answerB.promiseC.teachD.consult24.Mary and Jane are twin sisters. They look exactly ( ).（分数：2.00）A.likeB.sameC.alikeD.same ones25.There ( ) some mistakes in your composition.（分数：2.00）A.haveB.hasC.seems to beD.seem to be
12、26.You can stay here ( ) you keep quiet.（分数：2.00）A.as long asB.unlessC.in caseD.in order27.It was not until she had arrived home ( ) she remembered her appointment with the doctor.（分数：2.00）A.whenB.thatC.andD.where28.Without the air to hold some of the suns heat, the earth would be ( ) on at night.（分
13、数：2.00）A.very cold for us to liveB.so cold to us livingC.too cold for us to liveD.rather cold of us live29.No one can avoid ( ) by advertisements.（分数：2.00）A.influencedB.influencingC.to influenceD.being influenced30.In other Words, all mammals, ( ) their sizes are, breathe once for every four heartbe
14、ats.（分数：2.00）A.howeverB.regardlessC.whateverD.according31.The new model costs twice ( ) last years.（分数：2.00）A.more thanB.as much asC.as many asD.than32.We have still tremendous ( ) to overcome before we achieve our goal.（分数：2.00）A.obligationsB.objectionsC.obstaclesD.objects33.People are ( ) to smoke
15、 at a gas station.（分数：2.00）A.preventedB.forbiddenC.stoppedD.objected34.I hope to meet you again ( ) next year.（分数：2.00）A.sometimesB.timesC.sometimeD.some time35.It wasnt an accident. He did it on ( ).（分数：2.00）A.reasonB.intentionC.purposeD.determination36.Henrys remarks left me ( ) about his real pur
16、pose.（分数：2.00）A.wonderB.wonderedC.to wonderD.wondering37.All ( ) is a continuous supply of fuel.（分数：2.00）A.what is neededB.the thing neededC.that is neededD.for their needs38.Having applied for a ( ) in the office of the local newspaper, he was told to see the manager.（分数：2.00）A.positionB.careerC.pr
17、ofessionD.location39.People living in cities ( ) to suffer from stress more than people in the countryside.（分数：2.00）A.intendB.leanC.tendD.incline40.It took him several months to ( ) the wild horse.（分数：2.00）A.cultivateB.breedC.tendD.tame二、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：4，分数：40.00)Thousands of years ago, in
18、 the middle of an ocean, miles from the nearest island, an undersea volcano broke out. The hot liquid got higher and higher and spread wider and wider. In this way, an island rose up in the sea. As time went on, hot sun and cool rains made the rock split and break to pieces. Sea waves hit against th
19、e rock. In this way, soil and sand came into being. Nothing lived on the naked soil. And then the wind and birds brought plant seeds, spiders and other little living things there, Only plants could grow first. Only they, in sunlight, could produce food from the soil, water and air. While many animal
20、s landed on the island, they could find no food. A spider made its web uselessly, because there were no insects (昆虫) for its web to catch. Insects couldnt stay until there were plants for them to eat. So plants had to be the first life on this new island.（分数：10.00）(1).The passage centers on ( ).（分数：
21、2.00）A.how an undersea volcano broke outB.how an island rose up in the seaC.how soil was formed on a new islandD.how life began on a volcano-produced island(2).According to the passage, the island got its first soil from ( ).（分数：2.00）A.sea wavesB.the sand brought by the windC.its own rockD.cool rain
22、s(3).The word “naked“ (in para.3) could be replaced by which of the following?（分数：2.00）A.Red.B.New.C.Old.D.Bare(4).The order of coming into being on the island is ( ).（分数：2.00）A.soil, plants and animalsB.soil, little creatures and plantsC.soil, birds and plantsD.soil, human beings and animals(5).Acc
23、ording to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?（分数：2.00）A.Spiders were the first life that could live on the island.B.The island is far away from any piece of land.C.Insects could not live on the island without plants.D.Plants were brought to the island by human beings.Ernest Miller Hemingway
24、 was born on July 21,1899 in Oak Park, Illinois. In the nearly sixty two years of his life that followed, he built a literary fame unsurpassed (无法超越) in the twentieth century. As a boy he was taught by his father to hunt and fish along the shores and in the forests around Lake Michigan. The Hemingwa
25、ys had a summer house in northern Michigan, and the family would spend the summer months there trying to stay cool. Hemingway would either fish the different streams that ran into the lake, or would take the small boat out to do some fishing there. He would also go squirrel hunting in the woods, dis
26、covering early in life the peace to be found while alone in the forest or going through a stream. It was something he could always go back to throughout his life, and though he often found himself living in major cities like Chicago, Toronto and Paris early in his life, once he became successful he
27、chose somewhat isolated places to live in. When he wasnt hunting or fishing his mother taught him the good points of music. She was a skilled singer who once had wished a life on stage, but at last settled down with her husband and spent her time by giving voice and music lessons to local children,
28、including her own. Hemingway was never talented for music and suffered through singing practices and music lessons, however, the musical knowledge he got from his mother helped him share in his first wife Hadleys interest in the piano.（分数：10.00）(1).Ernest Hemingway died in ( ).（分数：2.00）A.1969B.1979C
29、.1981D.1961(2).Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?（分数：2.00）A.His father taught him to fish and hunt when he was a boy.B.His family had a summer house in northern Michigan.C.He taught himself music when he was a boy.D.He also went squirrel hunting in the woods.(3).
30、After he became successful, Ernest Hemingway ( ).（分数：2.00）A.preferred to stay in big citiesB.chose to live in somewhat isolated placesC.moved his family to ParisD.killed himself(4).Being talented in music, Hemingways mother once wanted to ( ).（分数：2.00）A.be a music teacherB.help Hemingway learn music
31、C.perform on the stage as a singerD.marry a rich husband(5).The passage is most probably from ( ).（分数：2.00）A.a literary biographyB.a science textbookC.a term paperD.a personal diaryWhat will man be like in the future-in 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now? We can only make a guess, of course, but we
32、 can be sure that he will be different from what he is today. For man is slowly changing all the time. Let us take an obvious example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on average, men are about three inches taller. Five hundred years is a relatively short period o
33、f time, so we may assume that man will continue to grow taller. Again, in the modern world we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brains capacity. As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more, and eventually we shall need larger
34、 ones. This is likely to bring about a physical change tool-the head, in particular the forehead, will grow larger. Nowadays our eyes are in constant use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over very long period of time it is likely that
35、mans eyes will grow stronger. On the other hand, we tend to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great deal in modern life. But what about hair? It will probably disa
36、ppear from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both sexes are likely to be bald. Perhaps all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at. This may well be true. All the same,
37、 in spite of all these changes, future man will still have a lot in common with us. He will still be a human being, with thoughts and emotions similar to our own.（分数：10.00）(1).The passage tells us about ( ) .（分数：2.00）A.how mans life will be in the futureB.how future man will look likeC.the fact that
38、 mans organs will function differently in the futureD.the fact that man is growing uglier as time passes(2).There is evidence that man is changing, ( ).（分数：2.00）A.he has been growing taller over the past 500 yearsB.he has got stronger eyes than he ever hadC.his hair is getting thinner and thinnerD.h
39、is limbs are getting weaker because he tends to make less use of them(3).Mans forehead will grow larger because ( ).（分数：2.00）A.he will make use of only about 20% of the brains capacityB.the other 80% of his brain will grow in due timeC.he had rather narrow forehead a few hundred years agoD.he will h
40、ave to use his brain more and more as time goes on(4).Future man will probably ( ).（分数：2.00）A.have smaller eyesB.have larger eyesC.see betterD.have to wear better glasses(5).The reason for believing that future man will be different is that he ( ).（分数：2.00）A.will grow strongerB.never stops changingC
41、.hopes for a changeD.will live a different lifeAuctions (拍卖) are public sales of goods, made by an officially approved auctioneer. He asked the crowd assembled in the auction room to make offers, or bids, for the various items on sale. He encouraged buyers to bid higher figures, and finally named th
42、e highest bidder as the buyer of the goods. This is called “knocking down“ the goods, for the bidding ends when the auctioneer bangs a small hammer on a table at which he stands. This is often set on a raised platform called a rostrum. The ancient Romans probably invented sales by auction, and the E
43、nglish word comes from the Latin auction, meaning “increase“. The Romans usually sold in this way the spoils taken in war, these sales were called “sub hash“, meaning “under the spear“, a spear being stuck in the ground as a signal for a crowd to gather. In England in the eighteenth century, goods w
44、ere often sold “by the candle“: a short candle was lit by the auctioneer, and bids could be made while it stayed alight. Practically all goods whose qualities varied are sold by auction. Among these are coffee, hides, skins, wool, tea, cocoa, furs, spices, fruit, vegetables and wines. Auction sales
45、are also usual for land and property, antique furniture, pictures, rare books, old china and similar works of art. The auction rooms at Christies and Sothebys in London and New York are world famous. An auction is usually advertised beforehand with full particulars of the articles to be sold and whe
46、re and when they can be viewed by prospective buyers. If the advertisement cannot give full details, catalogues are printed, and each group of goods to be sold together, called a “lot“, is usually given a number. The auctioneer need not begin with Lot 1 and continue in numerical order; he may wait u
47、ntil he registers the fact that certain dealers are in the room and then produce the lots they are likely to be interested in. The auctioneers services are paid for in the form of a percentage of the price the goods are sold for. The auctioneer therefore has a direct interest in pushing up the biddi
48、ng as high as possible.（分数：10.00）(1).What does the word “bidder“ (in para. 1) mean?（分数：2.00）A.A person who sells somethingB.A person who buys somethingC.A person who offers a priceD.A person who borrows something(2).Auctioned goods are sold ( ).（分数：2.00）A.for the highest price offeredB.only at fixed
49、 pricesC.at a price less than their true valueD.cheaply(3).The end of the bidding is called “knocking down“ because ( ).（分数：2.00）A.the auctioneer knocks the buyer downB.the auctioneer knocks the rostrum downC.the goods are knocked down onto the tableD.the auctioneer bangs the table with a hammer(4).A candle used to burn at auction sales ( ).（分数：2.00）A.because they took place at nightB.as a signal for the crowd to gatherC.to give light to the auctioneerD.to limit the time when offers could be made(5).An auction catalogue gives prospective buyers ( ).（分数：2.00）A.the curren
