1、2001 年专升本（英语）真题试卷及答案与解析一、Phonetics（A）blow（B） allow（C） throw（D）know（A）traffic（B） majority（C） machine（D）attention （A）suggest（B） sudden（C） suffer（D）sugar （A）thirsty（B） threaten（C） thunder（D）those （A）relief（B） piece（C） science（D）thief （A）hour（B） honor（C） honor（D）honest （A）autumn（B） laundry（C） laugh（D）la
2、unch （A）pink（B） hint（C） think（D）drink （A）chimney（B） chalk（C） change（D）school （A）Monday（B） anyway（C） play（D）may二、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Ans
3、wer Sheet.11 Young babies can use _ hand equally well.（A）either（B） each（C） both（D）every 12 Her face is _ to me，but l cant remember where I saw her （A）similar（B） friendly（C） alike（D）familiar 13 She _ on her way to schoolI just phoned her home and no one answered me（A）should be（B） must be（C） might hav
4、e been（D）could be 14 It is during his spare time _ John has been studying a course in French（A）when（B） that（C） which（D）what 15 While I was skiing，I _ and broke my wrist（A）fell（B） felt（C） feel（D）fallen 16 _ you say now cant make up for what youve done（A）No matter（B） Whatever（C） However（D）That 17 They
5、 climbed to the top of the hill _ they could get a birds eye view of the city.（A）for fear that（B） in case（C） in order that（D）as a result 18 Jump in the carTheres enough _ for you（A）place（B） seat（C） room（D）space 19 So far there is no proof _ spaceships from other planets do exist（A）which（B） that（C） h
6、ow（D）what 20 During the storm we took _ in the doorway of a shop（A）help（B） comfort（C） guard（D）shelter 21 Not until the early 1900s _ to vote in the United States（A）women were allowed（B） they allowed women（C） when women were allowed（D）were women allowed 22 It wasnt an accidentHe did it on _ .（A）reaso
7、n（B） determination（C） purpose（D）intention 23 I hope _ my letter（A）her to answer（B） that she should answer（C） that she will answer（D）her answering 24 His ears are highly sensitive _ any unusual sound in the machine（A）of（B） on（C） to（D）by 25 “Who has been planning the dance?”“Everyone in the club _.”（A
8、）is（B） are（C） have（D）has 26 Youll have to pay for the holiday in _ ，Tom （A）front（B） advance（C） ahead（D）forward 27 In the world no country has exactly the same folk music _ that of any other countries（A）with（B） as（C） to（D）like 28 Im going away for a _.（A）holiday of week（B） week holiday（C） holiday wee
9、k（D）weeks holiday 29 I never expected you to _ at the meetingI thought you were abroad.（A）turn on（B） turn down（C） turn off（D）turn up 30 _ was once regarded as impossible has now become a reality.（A）That（B） Which（C） Who（D）What 31 When they had finished playing，the children were made to _ all the toys
10、 they had taken out（A）put off（B） put up（C） put out（D）put away 32 Each student has to _ a composition once a week（A）hand out（B） hand in（C） hand down（D）hand over 33 All _ is a continuous supply of fuel.（A）what is needed（B） the thing needed（C） that is needed（D）for their needs 34 The more he tried to pl
11、ease her，_ she seemed to appreciate it（A）less（B） lesser（C） the less（D）the lesser 35 “If John doesnt come to work on time，he may be fired”“Surely he isnt so foolish _ not to realize that”（A）as（B） that（C） and（D）but 36 Their experiment _ much attention（A）attached（B） attracted（C） acquired（D）awaked 37 It
12、s high time _ about the traffic problem（A）something was done（B） everything is done（C） anything will be done（D）nothing to be done 38 The smoke from that factory is _ our air to a dangerous degree（A）destroying（B） spoiling（C） polluting（D）damaging 39 He might have been killed _ the arrival of the police
13、（A）except for（B） but for（C） with（D）for 40 You never told us his phone number，_ ?（A）hadnt you（B） didnt you（C） had you（D）did you 41 When he applied for a _ in the office of the local newspaper，he was told to see the manager（A）position（B） profession（C） career（D）location 42 Can you play _ ?（A）piano（B） p
14、ianos（C） a piano（D）the piano 43 I thought it was worth _ a hundred miles to see the basketball game（A）of driving（B） driving（C） drive（D）being driven 44 “Will another fifty be enough?”“Just twenty will _.”（A）do（B） work（C） suit（D）fit 45 We must begin testing the instrument，no matter _ difficult it is（A
15、）what（B） how（C） when（D）where 46 There were a lot of _ waiting outside the theatre to see the famous pop singer（A）crowds（B） assistants（C） fans（D）attendants 47 When the little girl got back her answer sheet，she could not help _ .（A）from crying（B） to cry（C） herself from crying（D）crying 48 Id like to _
16、him to you for the jobHe is very clever and capable（A）refer（B） suggest（C） recommend（D）propose 49 The bookstore has not ordered _ textbooks for all the students in the course（A）enough（B） plenty（C） as much as（D）a great deal of 50 WTO stands _ the World Trade Organization（A）as（B） like（C） for（D）by 三、Par
17、t III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.50 Some peopl
18、e think they have an answer to the troubles of automobile crowding and dirty air in large cities. Their answer is the bicycle, or“ bike“.In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York City, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better Ci
19、ty. They claim that if more people rode bi- cycles to work there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown section of the city and therefore less dirty air from car engines.For several years this group has been trying to get the city government to help bike riders. For example, they want the city t
20、o draw bicycle lanes on some of the main streets, because when bike riders must use the same lanes as cars, there are accidents. Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes more people would use bikes.But no bicycle lanes have been drawn. Not everyone thinks it is agood idea-they s
21、ay it will slow traffic. Some store owners on the main streets say that if there is less traffic, they will have less business. And most people live too far from downtown to travel by bike.The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. Only on week- ends, Centra
22、l Park is closed to cars, and the roads may be used by bicycles only, but Bike for a Better City says that this is not enough and keeps fighting to get bicycle lanes downtown.51 According to the passage, bicycles _.（A）are more convenient than cars（B） are safer traffic tools than cars（C） are ridden b
23、y most people in US（D）are the solution to some city problems 52 The idea of special bicycle lanes is most favoured by _.（A）the city government（B） some bike riders（C） people living far from downtown（D）some store owners 53 “Bicycle lanesprobably means _.（A）narrow passages between buildings for bicycle
24、s（B） roads full of bicycles（C） special parts of the road for bicycle riders only（D）roads for bicycles only 54 Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?（A）Bike for a Better City members ride bicycles to work（B） Sometimes accidents may occur when cars and bikes are on the same lanes
25、（C） The Central Park is situated in the downtown section of New York（D）In some cities many people use bikes as they have special lanes. 55 The best title for this passage is _ .（A）Traffic Crowding in New York City（B） Air Pollution in New York City by Cars（C） Special Lanes for Passengers（D）A Solution
26、 to Traffic Problems in New York 55 To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against rain. Its first use was as a shade against the sun!Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used i
27、n very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, as early as the eleventh century B. C.We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honour and authority. In the Far East
28、in ancient times the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royalty or by those in high office.In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshades. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as pr
29、otection against the rain were the ancient Romans.During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it was considered a symbol of power and authority. By 1680,the umbrella appeared in France, and later on
30、 in England.By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasnt until the twentieth century that womens umbrellas began to be made, in a whole
31、variety of colours.56 According to this passage, the umbrella was probably first invented _.（A）in ancient China（B） in ancient Egypt（C） in ancient Greece（D）in ancient Rome 57 Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about the umbrella?（A）No one exactly knows who was the inventor of the umbrella（
32、B） The umbrella was first invented to be used as protection against the sun（C） The umbrella changed much in style in the eighteenth century（D）In Europe the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella58 A strange feature of the umbrellas use is that it was used as _ .（A）protection against rain（B） a sha
33、de against the sun（C） a symbol of honour and power（D）a way of womens decoration 59 In Europe，the umbrella was first used against the rain _ .（A）in China（B） in ancient Egypt（C） in Rome（D）in Greece 60 This passage talks mainly about _ .（A）when and how the umbrella was invented（B） why the umbrella was
34、so popular in Europe（C） the development of the umbrella（D）the history and use of the umbrella 60 If you are like most people, your intelligence varies from season to season. You are probably a lot sharper in the spring than you are at any other time of the year. A famous scientist concluded that cli
35、mate and temperature have a definite effect on our mental abilities, and that cool weather is much more favourable for creative thinking than in summer heat. This does not mean all people are less intelligent in the summer than they are during the rest of the year. It does mean, however, that the me
36、ntal abilities of large members of people tend to be lowest in the summer.Spring appears to be the best period of the year for thinking. One reason may be that in the spring mans mental abilities are affected by the same factors that bring about great changes in all nature. Autumn is the next best s
37、eason, then winter. As for summer, it seems to be a good time to take a long vacation from thinking.61 Generally speaking, it is far fitter for creative thinking when the weather is _ .（A）sunny and fine（B） windy and rainy（C） warm and wet（D）neither cold nor hot 62 According to the passage，your intell
38、igence probably _.（A）varies from month to month（B） remains tile same all the year round（C） varies with the seasons（D）changes without stopping 63 A scientist arrived at the conclusion that climate and temperature have _ .（A）nothing to do with mans mental abilities（B） some effect on the intelligence o
39、f most people（C） a great effect on everyones intelligence（D）no effect on womens intelligence 64 One possible reason why spring is the best season for thinking is that _ .（A）all nature has come back to life and becomes active（B） it is followed by summer（C） all kinds of flowers are in full bloom（D）it
40、is warm and pleasant 65 Summer seems to be a good period of the year for _ .（A）travelling（B） holidays（C） reading or writing（D）thinking during the vacation 65 How can a single stamp be worth $ 16,800?Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on one in
41、- expensive postage stamp has made the stamp worth a million and a half times its original value. The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the British colony(殖民地) of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean. In 1847 an order for stamps was sent to a London printer-Mauritius was to
42、become the fourth country in the world to issue stamps. Before the order was filled and delivered, a ball was planned at Mauritius Government House, and stamps were needed to send out the invitations. A local printer was instructed to copy the design for the stamps. He accidentally marked two words
43、“Post Office“ instead of “Post Paid“ on the several hundred stamps that he printed.Today there are only twenty-six of these misprinted stamps left-fourteen One-penny Orange-reds and twelve Two-penny Blues. Because of the Two-penny Blues rareness and age, collectors have paid as much as $ 16,800 for
44、it.66 Mauritius is the name of _.（A）an island kingdom（B） a British colony（C） a province of India（D）a London printer 67 In 1847 most countries of the world were _ .（A）not yet using postage stamps（B） collecting valuable stamps（C） buying stamps from Mauritius（D）printing their own stamps 68 The mistake
45、on the locally printed stamps was in the _.（A）spelling（B） wording（C） price（D）colour 69 $16，800 is the collectors value of _.（A）the One-penny Orange-red（B） a correctly printed 1847 stamp（C） the Two-penny Blue（D）both A and C 70 What is implied in the passage?（A）All correctly printed stamps are worthle
46、ss（B） Mauritians needed the stamps to send out invitations to a ball（C） The printer was punished for his mistake（D）Collectors are constantly looking for stamps with mistakes 四、Part IV ClozeDirections: There are some blanks in the following passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B,
47、 C and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passages. Then, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.70 Henrys job was to examine cars which crossed the frontier(边境) to make sure that they were not smuggling(走私) anything into the country. Every evening except at weekends, he
48、 would see a factory worker coming up the hill towards the frontier,【C1】_a bicycle with a big load of old straw on it. When the bicycle【C2】_the frontier, Henry used to stop the man and【C3】_him take the straw off and untie it. Then he would examine the straw carefully to see【 C4】_he could find anything, after which he would look in all the mans pockets【C5 】_he let him tie the straw again. He never found【C6 】_ ,even though he examined it very carefully, Then one evening, after he had look
