1、2008 年福建专升本（英语）真题试卷（精选）及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 The bedroom needs_.（A）paint（B） to paint（C） to be painted（D）being painted2 This is the longest bridge that_ on Yangtze River.（A）is ever built（B） was ever built（C） has ever been built（D）has ever built3 The shop assistant_me $25 for this suitcase
2、.（A）cost（B） charged（C） spent（D）demanded4 Sorry, I mistake your office_Johns.（A）with（B） for（C） on（D）to5 Would you please call me up later_they decide to go camping?（A）that（B） for（C） whether（D）when6 When 1 applied for my passport to be renewed, I had to send them a_photograph.（A）recent（B） fashionable（
3、C） fresh（D）modern7 It was Japan_ launched the war against China.（A）that（B） when（C） whom（D）which8 The question is worth _again.（A）discussing（B） to discuss（C） discussed（D）discuss9 Training is provided, so no_experience is required for the job.（A）previous（B） principal（C） following（D）precious10 If you d
4、ont_ smoking you will never get better.（A）prevent from（B） give up（C） forgive（D）keep away11 Only after you have received the telegram_ the time of his arrival.（A）you can know（B） will you know（C） you knew（D）did you know12 Tom was surprised to know that Asia is_ as Europe.（A）four times large（B） four ti
5、mes as large（C） as four times large（D）as large four times13 It is so expensive that I cant_ it.（A）afford（B） pay（C） spend（D）cost14 She suggested_ another day in the countryside.（A）our spending（B） for spending（C） to spend（D）spending15 If I_more careful, such mistake could have been avoided.（A）are（B） h
6、ave been（C） would be（D）had been16 _we had to take a taxi.（A）There was no bus（B） There being no bus（C） There is no bus（D）Being no bus17 The Call of the Wild is_to be one of Jack Londons greatest works.（A）told（B） regarded（C） claimed（D）required18 _our soccer team plays fifty games a year.（A）So far（B） O
7、n average（C） By and large（D）By all means19 Many old buildings in the city_for modern ones.（A）have been dropped off（B） have been fallen out（C） have been collapsed（D）have been pulled down20 The book is_ more difficult than the one I recommended to you.（A）very（B） rather（C） so（D）much21 _ born in China,
8、the boy was brought up in the USA.（A）Although（B） Since（C） As（D）When22 _is known to all, haste makes waste.（A）What（B） That（C） As（D）Which23 That is the very old woman_house was burned down last night.（A）which（B） her（C） of whom（D）whose24 Hardly had he finished his speech_ the audience started cheering.
9、（A）than（B） then（C） when（D）as soon as25 _the book, he found out some answers to this question.（A）As he reading（B） At his reading（C） As reading（D）On reading26 The spacecraft will send back_ on surface winds and temperatures.（A）many new information（B） some new information（C） a new information（D）a few n
10、ew information27 The reason for my refusal is _ youre unreliable.（A）because（B） that（C） due to（D）for28 He came all the way to China for promoting friendship _ for making money.（A）other than（B） instead（C） apart from（D）rather than29 If you dont mind, I_ do my homework than play cards with you.（A）had be
11、tter（B） would rather（C） prefer（D）would like30 No one, except his two best friends, _where he is.（A）know（B） to know（C） knows（D）knowing二、Cloze30 Life is not easy, so Id like to say“ When anything happens, believe in yourself. “ When I was a young boy, I was【31】shy to talk to anyone. My classmates ofte
12、n【32】me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, 【33】happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to【34】it. What a terrible idea. It meant I had to speak【35】all the teachers and students of my school!“ Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to【36】. “
13、 Mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I【37】the topic“Believe in yourself“. I tried my best to remember all the speech and practised it over 100【38】. With my mothers great love, I did【39 】in the contest. I could hardly believe my【40】when it was announced that I had won the first p
14、lace. I heard the cheers【41】the teachers and the students. Those classmates【42】once looked down upon me, now all said“ Congratulations“【43】me. My mother hugged me and cried excitedly.【44】then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell【45】to be sure and I will find myself. This
15、 is true not only for a person but also for a country.（A）too（B） so（C） quite（D）very（A）made faces at（B） looked after（C） caught up with（D）laughed at（A）nothing（B） something（C） everything（D）anything（A）take part in（B） join（C） get（D）make（A）with（B） to（C） among（D）before（A）lose（B） win（C） pass（D）beat（A）brought
16、（B） reached（C） thought（D）chose（A）words（B） times（C） topics（D）sentences（A）well（B） good（C） bad（D）interested（A）result（B） speech（C） eyes（D）ears（A）from（B） at（C） for（D）to（A）when（B） what（C） which（D）who（A）to（B） at（C） with（D）on（A）Except（B） Since（C） Before（D）From（A）someone（B） me（C） everyone（D）myself45 In the t
17、raditional marriage, the man worked at a job to earn money for the family. Most men worked in an office, a factory or some other place away from home. Since the man earned the money, he paid the bills. The money was used for food, clothes, a house and other family needs. The man made most of the dec
18、isions. He was the boss.In the traditional marriage, the woman seldom worked away from the house. She stayed at home to care for the children and her husband. She cooked the meals, cleaned the house, washed the clothes and did other household work. Her job at home was very important.In recent years,
19、 many couples continue to have a traditional relationship of this kind. The man has a job and earns the money for the family. The woman stays at home and cares for the children and the house. (66) Many Americans are happy with this kind of marriage. But some other Americans have a different impressi
20、on of marriage and family responsibilities.There are two important differences in male and female roles now. One is that both men and women have many more choices. They may choose to marry or to stay single. They may choose to work or stay at home. Both men and women may choose roles that are comfor
21、table for them.A second difference in male and female roles is that within marriage many decisions and responsibilities are shared. The husband and wife may choose to have children, or they may not. If they have children, the man may take care of them some of the time, all of the time, or not at all
22、. The woman may want to stay at home and take care of the children. Or she may want to go to work. Men and women now decide these things together in a marriage. (67) Many married people now share these decisions and the responsibilities of their families.46 Which of the following is NOT true in the
23、traditional marriage?（A）Men worked at a job to earn money for the family.（B） The woman made most of decisions.（C） The woman stayed at home to care for the children.（D）The man paid the bills.47 In recent years, _.（A）young couples reject the traditional relationship（B） the woman has a job and earns mo
24、ney for the family（C） the woman doesnt stay at home and care for the children and the house（D）the roles of men and women have begun to change48 Men and women may now choose all the following EXCEPT to_.（A）marry or to stay single（B） work or to stay at home（C） have the roles that are comfortable for t
25、hem（D）leave their jobs just because they have children49 The following are all now true EXCEPT that_.（A）they may choose to have children or not（B） the man may take care of the children some of the time（C） the woman may want to go to work（D）the woman is the most important person in the house50 Which
26、of the following is NOT true?（A）The man was the boss in the traditional marriage.（B） The womans job at home was very important in the past.（C） Many Americans still have a traditional marriage.（D）Everyone tries to get married.50 Most young people enjoy some forms of physical activity. It may be walki
27、ng, cycling, swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some kind, football, hockey, golf, tennis, or it may be mountaineering.Those who have a passion for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold
28、and hardship, and to take risks on high mountains? This astonishment is caused probably by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.(68) Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no man-made rules, as there are for such games as golf
29、 and football. There are, of course, rules of a different kind that it would be dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.If we compare mountaineering and other more
30、 familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a “team game“. We should not be mistaken in this. There are, it is true, no “matches“ between“teams“of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their live may depend, there is obvio
31、usly teamwork.The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of nature. His sport requires high mental and physical qualities.A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year after year. A skier is probably pa
32、st his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions are in their early twenties. But it is not unusual for a man of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. (69) They may take more time than younger men, but they probably climb with more skills and less waste
33、of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.51 Mountaineering is a sport which involves_.（A）hardship（B） cold（C） physical risk（D）all of the above52 The main difference between a sport and a game lies in_.（A）uniform（B） activity（C） rules（D）skills53 Mountaineering is also a team sport becau
34、se_.（A）it involves rules（B） it involves matches between teams（C） it requires mental and physical qualities（D）mountaineers depend on each other while climbing54 Which of the following is true?（A）Mountaineers compete against each other.（B） Mountaineers compete against other teams.（C） Mountaineers comp
35、ete against nature.（D）Mountaineers compete against international standard.55 What is the best title for the passage?（A）Mountaineering（B） Mountain Climbers（C） Mountaineering Is Different from Golf and Football（D）Mountaineering Is More Dangerous than Other Sports55 Most cities and states in the U. S.
36、collect a sales tax on almost everything you buy. You must ask when you move into a new community how the local sales tax is, and what items are and are not taxable. (70) Both taxable items and the amount of tax vary considerably, from one.or two percent in some places up to eight or ten in others.
37、The New York City sales tax, for example, is currently 8% , so if you buy a pair of $40 shoes you will actually have to pay $43.20. This makes paying and getting correct change much more difficult (not to mention making everything more expensive). We say in America that only two things in life are u
38、navoidable; one is death and the other is taxes.Another thing that makes money exchanges more complicated is tipping. The Chinese people have happily put an end to tipping, but Westerners are still putting up with this indignity. Waiters and waitresses, cab drivers, hotel bellboys, bakers, hairdress
39、ers and all sorts of other people must be tipped. Their employers give them low wages because it is expected that you, the customer, will make up the difference. If you dont, the service person cant earn a living. Tipping also varies from place to place, generally in the area of 15% of your bill (be
40、fore taxes) , but again you should ask local residents whom to tip and how much.There is another kind of tipping as well. You are generally expected to give something( either cash or a bottle of whisky) to the mailman at Christmas time. You should discuss this also with neighbors and colleagues.56 T
41、his passage is about_.（A）shopping and tipping（B） sales and taxes（C） sales taxes and tipping（D）sales taxes and people57 According to the passage, if you buy a pair of $50 shoes in the New York city, you pay an extra_as sales tax.（A）$4.5（B） $4（C） $5（D）$5.5058 Usually, cab drivers_.（A）get high wages fr
42、om the employer（B） get great benefits from the employer（C） get low wages from the employer（D）get high bonus from the employer59 According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?（A）The Chinese people have to give tips in western countries.（B） The westerners dont have to give high t
43、ips in their own country.（C） Barbers, hotel bellboys and all sorts of other people can earn a living if they are not tipped.（D）Tipping varies from place to place, generally in the area of 20% of your bill.60 Usually, taxable items and the amount of tax_.（A）have no difference from place to place in t
44、he U.S.（B） are over 15% in the U. S.（C） have been put an end to in the U.S.（D）vary from place to place in the U. S.60 In a classroom in any country, the teacher teaches more than art or history or language. He or she teaches something behind the culture of the country.In a country such as the United
45、 States, people with different history, culture and language join together and they pay much attention to personal ideas. Teachers try to make each student special. Students do not have to remember a lot of information, instead, they work and find answers by themselves. There is often discussion in
46、the classroom. At an early age students learn to have their own ideas. Their education encourages personal thought. The importance is placed on how to arrive at an answer and not just to get the correct answer.In most Asian countries people have the same language, history and culture. Perhaps for th
47、is reason, the education there pays more attention to group goals. Children in China and Japan often work together and help each other on homework. In the classroom, the ways of teaching are often very traditional. The teacher says, and the students listen. There is not much discussion. Instead, the
48、 students repeat rules or information that they have been taught in order to keep them in mind.In many ways these differences come from different educational ideas. In Western countries teachers are taught to help students to learn. They make it easier for the students to learn by themselves. In som
49、e Asian countries, however, teachers often feel that their job is to pass knowledge to students.61 Do students in the United States have to remember a lot of information? 62 There is often discussion in the classroom in America, isnt there? 63 What does the education in the United States encourage? 64 Which does education in some Asian countries pay more attention to, gro
