1、2003 年专升本（英语）真题试卷及答案与解析一、Phonetics（A）castle（B） listen（C） soften（D）costly （A）sweat（B） wheat（C） meat（D）neatly （A）shoot（B） blood（C） roof（D）tool （A）accept（B） receipt（C） camp（D）empty （A）exact（B） taxi（C） except（D）exercise （A）weight（B） eight（C） height（D）neighbor （A）literature（B） mature（C） nature（D）feature
2、（A）four（B） course（C） source（D）pour （A）encounter（B） fountain（C） background（D）countryside （A）entertuain（B） obtain（C） certain（D）contain 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
3、 your answer on the Answer Sheet.11 Be careful, because that knife is very_.（A）fast（B） hard（C） quick（D）sharp 12 “I missed the train home last night.“So _“（A）have I（B） I have（C） did I（D）I did 13 Why did they refuse to take your suggestion _ account?（A）in（B） into（C） for（D）under 14 A completely new sit
4、uation will _ when the examination system comes into existence.（A）arise（B） rise（C） raise（D）arouse 15 My English teacher _ me to try for a position at university.（A）insisted（B） persisted（C） encouraged（D）proposed 16 There was a loud crash as the door broke, and in _ the police.（A）did come（B） came（C） h
5、ave come（D）they came 17 It was _ that a hundred people looked lost in it.（A）so a large room（B） a so large room（C） such a large room（D）such large a room 18 There is no easy _ to the problem.（A）result（B） consequence（C） solution（D）reason 19 With the help of the foreign experts, the factory produced _ c
6、ars in 2001 as the year before.（A）as twice many（B） as many as twice（C） as twice as many（D）twice as many 20 “When can we come to visit you?“Any time you feel _“（A）like it（B） for it（C） to（D）so 21 He came here _ for making more money _ for working with you.（A）not. yet（B） not because of. but（C） not. but
7、（D）except. but 22 He came to the party, _ he hadnt been invited.（A）in case（B） in spite of（C） even（D）although 23 “Id like to buy a digital camera.“Well, we have several models _.“（A）to choose from（B） of choice（C） to be chosen（D）for choosing 24 She was so _ in her job that she didnt hear the phone rin
8、g.（A）attracted（B） absorbed（C） drawn（D）concentrated 25 No sooner had he sat down to lunch _. there was a knock at the door.（A）when（B） that（C） as（D）than 26 The clock _ and we realized it was two o clock.（A）hit（B） struck（C） turned（D）rang 27 _, we are determined to learn it well.（A）No matter how English
9、 is difficult（B） However difficult English is（C） No matter English may be difficult or not（D）However English is difficult 28 When there are small children around, it is necessary to put bottles of pills out of _.（A）hold（B） reach（C） place（D）hand 29 He offered to _. her a hand, for the suitcase was to
10、o heavy for her to carry.（A）help（B） show（C） lend（D）borrow 30 They did excellent work; _ they deserve to be praised.（A）therefore（B） but（C） however（D）still 31 “Do you have to leave?“Sorry, but I really _.“（A）have（B） had to（C） do so（D）must 32 I like black coffee so much, the stronger it is,_.（A）I like
11、it better（B） the more I like（C） the better I like it（D）I like it more 33 That was the second time I _ China that year.（A）have visited（B） had visited（C） would visit（D）was visiting 34 “Were late. The play has started.“I wonder how long ago _.“（A）did it begin（B） it began（C） was it beginning（D）it has be
12、gun 35 The medicine is on sale everywhere, you can get it at _ chemists.（A）both（B） some（C） certain（D）any 36 “Shall I help you with the washing-up?“Dont _. Ill do it later.“（A）trouble（B） bother（C） worry（D）disturb 37 He was determined to _ the cause of the food spoilage.（A）find out（B） figure out（C） lo
13、ok after（D）turn back 38 His car broke down when he was only _ home.（A）a half way（B） half. a way（C） half way（D）half way to 39 It was his doctor who advised that he _ his job.（A）changed（B） change（C） would change（D）had changed 40 Excuse me, but it is time to have your temperature _.（A）taken（B） taking（C
14、） took（D）take 41 They dont _ students run in the corridors.（A）allow（B） permit（C） accept（D）let 42 The daily news reported that 305 people _ with SARS in Guangdong Province.（A）has ecome infected（B） has become infecting（C） had become infected（D）had become infecting 43 The old couple decided to _ a boy
15、and a girl though they had three of their own.（A）adapt（B） receive（C） bring（D）adopt 44 How many countries will _ in the 2008 Olympic Games?（A）participate（B） play（C） take（D）have 45 I can hardly stand _ a piano _ so badly.（A）hearing. being played（B） hearing. playing（C） to hear. playing（D）to hear. play
16、46 _, the workers continued their work in the open.（A）Heavy as was the rain（B） As the rain was heavy（C） As heavy was the rain（D）Heavy as the rain was 47 _ does Mr Robinson go to London on business?（A）How many（B） How long（C） How often（D）How usually 48 Doctors say drinking water will help the pain _ a
17、fter the body has the right amounts of water and salt.（A）disappear（B） disappearing（C） disappeared（D）disappears 49 When a fire _ at the National Exhibition in London, at least ten priceless paintings were completely destroyed.（A）broke off（B） broke out（C） broke down（D）broke up 50 _ a big stone on the
18、road, the truck stopped.（A）Seeing（B） Having seen（C） Seen（D）The driver seeing 三、Part 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 yo
19、ur answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.50 It was a case of emergency. The four-year-old girl awoke and smelled smoke. She couldnt wake her mother, so she dialed “zero“ An operator immediately called the fire department. Help was sent, and a tragedy avoided.Days before t
20、his emergency, the mother had taught her child how to telephone for help. Children as young as two and one-half years old can be taught to use the phone in emergency situations. Here are some points.Memorizing certain facts is important. Teach your children their names, and the section of town where
21、 you live. Try to keep what they learn within their abilities. Simple information, learned well, is better than difficult information only partly learned.Be sure your children know how to use the telephone. They should be taught to dial “zero“ for the operator, at the very least. And they should be
22、taught to dial “911“ if it is used in your town.Practice over a period of several days. Over-learning is necessary so the child can act automatically in case of emergency.If you would like a booklet giving instructions on calling for help, write Telephone For Help, BOX 99, Bowling Green Station, New
23、 York, NY 10004.51 From this passage, why is it a good idea for children to learn how to use the telephone?（A）Children have fun dialing.（B） Emergencies happen without warning.（C） Children can wake their parents.（D）Dialing can help children with their math study. 52 Based on this passage, over-learni
24、ng is good because _.（A）simple information is used（B） children should know their names（C） it helps children act automatically（D）difficult information is only partly learned 53 Paragraph 4 talks about dialing “911“. This number is probably _.（A）the operator（B） an emergency number（C） a practice number
25、 for children（D）used to keep children calm 54 One thing the passage does NOT tell you to do is _.（A）call your neighbor（B） practice several times（C） teach children how to use the telephone（D）have children memorize some simple facts 55 What is the main idea of the passage?（A）Give instructions on calli
26、ng for help.（B） Partly-learned information is useless.（C） Teach children how to deal with emergencies.（D）Keep what children learn within their abilities. 55 I was only eight years old when the Second World War ended, but I can still remember something about the victory celebrations in the small town
27、 where I lived on the day when the war in Europe ended. We had not suffered much from the war there. But both at home and at school I had become accustomed to the phrases “bef6re the war“ and “when the wars over“. “Before the war“, apparently, things had been better, though I was too young to unders
28、tand why, except that there had been no bombs then, and people had eaten things like ice-cream and bananas, which I had only heard of. When the war was over we would go back to London, but this meant little to me. I did not remember what London was like.What I remember now about VE ( Victory in Euro
29、pe) Day was the May evening. After dinner I said I wanted to see the bonfire (大火堆), so when it got dark my father took me to the end of the street. The bonfire was very high, and somehow people had collected some old clothes to dress the unmistakable figure with the moustache (胡子) they had to put on
30、 top of it. Just as we arrived, they set light to it. The flames rose and soon swallowed the “guy“. Everyone was cheering and shouting, and an old woman came out of her house with two chairs and threw them on the fire to keep it going.I stood beside my father until the fire started to go down, not k
31、nowing what to say. He said nothing, either. He had fought in the First World War and may have been remembering the end of that At last he said, “Well, thats it, son. Lets hope that this time it really will be the last one.“56 Where did the author live before the Second World War?（A）In London.（B） In
32、 a small town.（C） In Europe.（D）In the countryside. 57 What kind of food had the author certainly not tasted during the war?（A）Bread（B） Butter.（C） Meat.（D）Ice cream and bananas. 58 The unmistakable figure with the moustache most probably represents _.（A）those who died in the war（B） those who had won（
33、C） an imaginary figure（D）the most hated person in the war-Hitler 59 Which of the following statements is true?（A）The authors father built a bonfire on VE Day.（B） The authors father had fought in the First World war（C） The authors father had fought in the Second World War.（D）The authors father threw
34、two chairs on the fire to keep it going. 60 By saying “Lets hope that this time it really will be the last one“, the father meant that _.（A）he wished people had not built the bonfire（B） he hoped people would not build any more bonfires（C） he hoped there would be no more wars in the world（D）he wished
35、 the Second World War had not happened 60 At the first sight the planet Mars does not appear very welcome to any kind of life. It has very little oxygen and water; the temperature at night is below -50 and winds of 100 miles per hour cause severe dust storms. However, the surface of the planet seems
36、 to show that water flowed across it some time in the past, and it is believed that there is enough ice at the poles to cover the planet with water if it melts. Although there is no life on the Mars now, some scientists think that there may have been some form of life long time ago. At that time, th
37、e planet had active volcanoes; the atmosphere was thicker and warmer; and there was water. In fact, in some ways the Mars may have been similar to the Earth, where life exists.Some people believe that the Mars could support life in the future if the right conditions were produced. The first step wou
38、ld be to warm the planet using certain gases which trap the Suns heat in the planets atmosphere. With warmth, water and carbon dioxide (二氧化碳 ), simple plants could begin to grow, These plants could slowly make the Mars more suitable for living. It is estimated that the whole process might take betwe
39、en 100,000 and 200,000 years. In the meantime, people could begin to live on the planet in special closed environments. They would provide a lot of useful information about conditions on the Mars and the problems connected with living there.61 Some scientists think there may have been life on the Ma
40、rs in the past because _.（A）there is no life there now（B） there is a large amount of water at the poles（C） the Mars may be able to support life in the future（D）conditions may have been similar to those on the Earth 62 There could be life on the Mars in the future if _.（A）it supported life in the pas
41、t（B） certain gases are used to cool the planet（C） the atmosphere can be heated enough to grow simple plants（D）the planets volcanoes become as active as they were in the past 63 People may be able to live on the Mars _.（A）within the next 200,000 years（B） only 200,000 years from now（C） only 150,000 ye
42、ars from now（D）as soon as the planet becomes cool enough 64 The authors attitude towards the possibility of life on the Mars in the future is_.（A）doubtful（B） positive（C） negative（D）uninterested 65 Which is the best title for this passage?（A）The Possibility of Life on the Mars（B） Future Conditions on
43、 the Mars（C） The Mars and the Earth（D）A Study of the Climate of the Mars 65 It is physically impossible for a wall-educated intellectual, or a brave man to make money the chief object of his thoughts; as physically impossible as it is for him to make his dinner the principal object of them. All heal
44、thy people like their dinner, but their dinner is not the main object of their lives. So all healthy-minded people like making money-ought to like it and to enjoy the satisfaction of winning it; but the main object of their lives is not money; it is something better than money.A good soldier, for in
45、stance, mainly wishes to do his fighting well. He is glad of his pay-very properly so, and just complains when you keep him ten months without it; still, his main opinion of life is to win battles, not to be paid for winning them.So of doctors. They like fees no doubt-ought to like them; yet if they
46、 are brave and well educated, the entire object of their lives is not fees. They would rather cure their patient and lose their fees than kill him and get it. And so with all other brave and rightly trained men; their work is first, their fees second, very important always, but still second.66 The m
47、ain idea of this passage is that _.（A）money matters more than work（B） money is not necessary at all（C） money is as important as work（D）money comes second to work in importance 67 The passage implies that healthy-minded people best enjoy _.（A）the happiness of accomplishing their work（B） the satisfact
48、ion of making money（C） the pleasure of having their dinner（D）the fun of fighting battles 68 According to the author, a good soldier _.（A）dislikes his pay（B） ignores his pay（C） ought to enjoy his pay（D）doesnt complain when kept without pay for months 69 The author believes that a good doctor_.（A）makes money the entire object of his life（B） places curing his patient above all（C） doesnt like making money（D）enjoys his work only 70 Which of the following is the chief technique used by the author to support his argument？（A）Sharp contrast（B） Logical reasoning（C） Detailed desc
