1、2008 年专升本（英语）真题试卷及答案与解析一、Phonetics（A）water（B） porter（C） dughter（D）laughter （A）naked（B） addicted（C） smelled（D）rested（A）structure（B） mixture（C） gesture（D）mature （A）honest（B） chest（C） harvest（D）forest （A）feather（B） leather（C） strengthen（D）southern 二、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of th
2、e following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.6 - Bradford graduated from college with honors at a very young age.- He _ have been an outstanding student.（A）must（B） could（C） should（D）might 7 None of us
3、 called the police when the two cars collided,_? （A）didnt we（B） dont we（C） did we（D）do we 8 Not only I but also Douglas and Miranda _ fond of watching television.（A）am（B） is（C） are（D）be 9 - May I have the _ of dancing with you, Madame?- Yes, of course.（A）pleasure（B） joy（C） right（D）desire 10 Our pres
4、ident made a(n) _ speech at the opening ceremony of the sports meeting, which encouraged the sportsmen greatly.（A）indifferent（B） inspiring（C） flat（D）dry 11 Diana was reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, completely _ in the mysterious world.（A）being lost（B） having lost（C） losing（D）lost 12 If
5、I had known you werent coming, I _ a cake.（A）would not bake（B） did not bake（C） will not have baked（D）would not have baked 13 Staying in a four-star hotel for a night costs _ renting a house in the suburb for a month.（A）twice as much as（B） twice more（C） as much as twice（D）as much twice as 14 In winte
6、r, traffic accidents occur _ on the highway.（A）frequently（B） suddenly（C） usually（D）rapidly 15 Only when I began to do it _ that I had made a mistake.（A）I realized（B） I had realized（C） did I realize（D）would I realize 16 It was three weeks later _ he heard the news.（A）which（B） that（C） after（D）when 17
7、He _ live in a remote and underdeveloped country than in this modem but noisy city. （A）prefers to（B） likes to（C） had better（D）would better 18 _, Sam knows lots of things about philosophy.（A）As he is young（B） As young he is（C） Young as is he（D）Young as he is 19 Today the energy problem becomes critic
8、al. It _ an immediate solution. （A）calls on（B） calls for（C） calls up（D）calls at 20 Dr. Zhang was always _ the poor and the sick, his private clinic often providing them with free medical care.（A）tended by（B） absorbed in（C） concerned about（D）reminded of 三、Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In
9、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.20 Win a Week in EnglandYou still dont know what to do
10、this summer? Well, heres your chance to win a one-week language course in Kent, England! Free4Fun and ETC (English Travel Connections) are giving away two trips to Rochester. This historic city is less than an hours drive from London and close to the sea resort of Herne Bay. It is also the home of o
11、ne of Englands most famous writers, Charles Dickens. The town of Rochester is in Southeast England. Charles Dickens often wrote about it in his books. His home, Gads Hill, is there, too. A popular attraction is Rochester Castle, a large Norman fortress. It was built in the 11th century and rebuilt d
12、uring the 14th century. Other attractions are Rochester Cathedral, which was built during the 13th century, and Dickens Centre. It has got its name in honour of Dickens himself.The trip to England includes:travel by train (via the Eurotunnel) to and from any railway station in Germanyroom and full b
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14、nd your answer by 1 May to:Free4Fun “Rochester“Free4Fun, 24 Elphinstone Road, Hastings, 2FQ6VJFax: 089/85 763-103E-mail: fi-The winners will be contacted directly before 5 May. They will also be announced in the June issue of Free4Fun. Good luck!For further information contact:Phone: (03212)144 43Fa
15、x: (03212)144 42E-mail: 21 Rochester Cathedral was built in the _.（A）ll00s（B） 1200s（C） 1300s（D）1400s 22 What activities can you participate in during the trip?（A）Working as an advisor.（B） Learning German language.（C） Travelling with a guest family.（D）Enjoying sports and entertainment. 23 If you wan
16、t to win a prize you have to send your answer to _.（A）the June issue of Free4Fun（B） （C） info,（D）ETC 24 The persons who know _ of Charles Dickens are likely to win the free trip.（A）the birth date（B） the home town（C） the major works（D）the writing style 24 In 2000, with little but a bar and a church le
17、ft to make it a destination, tiny St. James, Nebraska, was taken off state highway maps. Then the church closed, and the small farm village in the states northeast comer looked set to just disappear. Thanks to five devoted women, it didnt.In May 2001, after meeting with staff from the Center for Rur
18、al Affairs, the friends - Louise Guy, Vicky Koch, Jeanette Pinkelan, Mary Rose Pinkelman and Violet Pinkelman - opened a weekend market for vendors (小商贩) to sell handcrafts and local food.“We felt like, what can we do to bring the community together?“ says Mary Rose Pinkelman. “We decided to make a
19、place to sell local goods.“ They set up shop in the church school, which, though closed for nearly 40 years, had been well maintained. The first weekend, 16 vendors took over an old classroom. The result was an instant hit. Today, the market draws up to 70 vendors - who sell such items as homemade j
20、ellies, baked goods, hand-woven rugs, and farm-grown produce - and what Pinkelman calls an unexpected number of visitors. In the process, the market has made St. James a destination again, putting it back on the state road map. 25 According to Paragraph 1, what fate was St. James, Nebraska suffering
21、 ?（A）The replacement of the church.（B） The disappearance from highway maps.（C） The closedown of the bar.（D）The set-up of a market. 26 St. James in this passage is _. （A）a small village（B） a little farm（C） a tiny city（D）a little town 27 What does the underlined phrase “an instant hit“ (Paragraph 3) m
22、ean?（A）A fast blow.（B） A sudden beat.（C） A big strike.（D）A quick success. 28 St. James has been put back to the state road map due to _.（A）the efforts of five women（B） the efforts of the Center for Rural Affairs（C） the vendors in the local place（D）the unexpected number of visitors 28 Romeo and Julie
23、t was probably written in 1595, when Shakespeare was a young, successful playwright. He had already written comedies and history plays, but had not yet developed his skill at tragedy.The power of fate is strong in Shakespeares play. Chance and evil eventually join to bring tragedy. Chance involves R
24、omeo in a murder, chance prevents a message from reaching Romeo in 6me, chance brings about deadly meeting in a cemetery.Many Elizabethans were followers of astrology (星相术) and believed that the stars could control events. Thus, Romeo and Juliet are referred to as “star-crossed lovers“ whose stars d
25、oomed (命中注定) them to disaster.Elizabethans also had a concept of fate in the person of Dame Fortune (命运女神). By spinning her wheel, she could raise the state of a beggar or lower that of a king. One of the fascinations of Shakespeare is the way in which he put these ideas into the play.One of the mos
26、t difficult things to decide about this play is the question of responsibility. Did irresistible fate bring tragedy to Romeo and Juliet, or were they themselves to blame? The fact that this question is not resolved by the author also helps to make Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet a fascinating work. 29
27、 According to Paragraph 1, Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet _.（A）when he succeeded in comedies and history plays（B） after he had developed his skill in tragedy（C） before he wrote comedies and history plays（D）when he was no longer young 30 According to the passage, chance _.（A）involves Juliet in a
28、murder（B） sends Romeo and Juliet into evil-doing（C） causes late arrival of a message for Romeo（D）leads to a happy meeting between Romeo and Juliet 31 The passage indicates that Shakespeare put _ into Romeo and Juliet.（A）historical events（B） Elizabethan beliefs（C） his personal experience（D）political
29、issues at the time 32 What is unresolved about this play is _.（A）who is responsible for the tragedy（B） whether Romeo and Juliet are tragic characters（C） what the most fascinating element of the play is（D）how tragic fate can be avoided 32 Friends become a childs chosen family. If his social life is g
30、oing well, he gains confidence. If he has trouble connecting, it hurts and can make him feel sad and withdrawn and lonely.1. Help your child communicate. Naturally outgoing kids have an easier time expressing their interest in other children than shy ones do. But you can help build this skill throug
31、h practice. Ask your child about his favorite games and toys. Praise him for specifics when he shows interest in other people: “You were so nice to let Roger talk about his little dog. I am proud of you.“2. Keep play short and sweet. Parents should keep early play dates short, so no one gets too fir
32、ed and everyone has fun. Schedule the next one soon after that, so kids can quickly build on their comfort foundation.3. Know your child. If your child is bossy, talk with him and agree before hand on which toys will be shared and which ones should be put away because your child just cant seem to sh
33、are them. If you have a shy child, match him with a younger child so he has a chance to be the leader.4. Help your child help others. Encourage your child to be a better friend by helping him include others in play. If you see someone being excluded, dont ignore it. This is an opportunity to work on
34、 your childs ability to understand others. “Rachel is being left out. That must make her feel very sad. Can you think or a way to include her in the game?“5. Help your kids help themselves. If your child is the one whos being ignored or treated badly, teach him to speak up. 33 Which word can best de
35、scribe a child who is good at connecting?（A）Bossy.（B） Confident.（C） Proud（D）Showy. 34 According to the passage, parents can help their children communicate by _.（A）showing their own interest in other children（B） encouraging their interest in other children（C） playing games with them（D）buying them mo
36、re toys 35 The phrase “left out“ in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “_“.（A）neglected（B） criticized（C） not included（D）not respected 36 What is probably the best title for the passage?（A）How to Help Your Child Help Others（B） How to Educate a Shy Child（C） How to Communicate with Your Child（D）How t
37、o Help Your Child Make Friends 36 Memory is the ability to keep track of things that have happened in the past. Memory really is learning. One needs memory to ride a bicycle. A dog needs to remember if it is to come when called.Memory is said to be stored in the brain as a “memory trace (记忆痕) “. Wha
38、t makes up this trace is not known. Some scientists believe that certain chemical substances may carry certain memories. For example, one substance, when given to rats, causes them to fear the dark.Other research into memory has to do with how the brain works. Psychologists use three means to find o
39、ut bow a person remembers. For example, give a person a grocery list. Let the person memorize the list, then put it away. The most natural way to find out how much a person remembers of the grocery list is to ask what he or she remembers. This is called the method of recall. Another method is called
40、 recognition. Give the person another grocery list. Ask him or her to choose items on the first list from the items that are on only the second list. Often a person will be able to recognize things that he or she cannot recall. A third method of finding how much a person remembers is called relearni
41、ng. Here the person is asked to read over the first list. The person will probably learn the list the second time faster than he did the first time. The difference in the time it takes to relearn the list is thought of as measure of how much a person has remembered.One way of remembering something i
42、s to repeat it many times. Interest is very important. Boring lists of facts are much more difficult to remember than something that we understand and are interested in. Motivation, or wanting to do something, is also important. Motivation is linked with reward. For example, a hungry animal quickly
43、learns how to do something if that action gets the animal food. In humans, wanting to learn is often motivation. The praise of a teacher or the knowledge that an answer is correct is rewarding. 37 We can learn from the 2nd paragraph that _.（A）bad memories may cause rats to fear the dark（B） it is har
44、d to tell what a memory trace consists of（C） chemical substances carry certain memories（D）memory is stored in the brain as a substance 38 The way to pick out the items on the first list from the second is known as _. （A）recognition（B） recall（C） memorization（D）relearning 39 What is considered as a me
45、asure of how much one has remembered?（A）The length of the list.（B） The type of the items.（C） The time difference of relearning.（D）The time difference of brain working. 40 A good way to train an animal to do something quickly is to _.（A）make the action easy（B） praise it in words（C） reward it with foo
46、d（D）weaken its motivation 四、Part IV ClozeDirections: There are some blanks in the following passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passages. Then, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.40 The first snowboard
47、s were made in the 1960s. However, it was in the late 1970s that they became more【C1】_Throughout the 1980s, more and more people began taking up the sport, even though snowboards were not allowed on most ski hills.【C2 】_its earlier problems, snowboarding is now the worlds 【C3】_ growing winter sports
48、 and most resorts (度假地) welcome snowboards.In 1963, a Grade 8 student named Tom Sims【C4】_ a ski-board for a school project in New Jersey. Then in 1966, a man named Sherman Poppen【C5】_ two skis together for his kids on Christmas day. He called his invention “the Snurfer,“ which 【C6】 _ the words “snow“ and “surf“. In 1969, Jack Burton Carpenter received a【C7】_for Christmas. He soon began designing boards, and today “Burton“ is a popular【C8 】_of snowboard.By the 1980s, snowboarding had become very popular.【C9 】_, most ski resorts did not allow snowboarding because they thought it was too【C10】_
