1、2009 年安徽专升本（英语）真题试卷及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 Will you speak louder so as make people_you?（A）to hear（B） heard（C） hearing（D）hear2 The car industry cant survive_the government help.（A）without（B） with（C） besides（D）except3 I had considerable difficulty_her to go out for a drink with me.（A）to pers
2、uade（B） to have persuaded（C） persuade（D）persuading4 Mr. Black, our new English teacher, is strict_kind.（A）or（B） but（C） with（D）as well5 _ China Today is a good way of improving our English.（A）Having read（B） Have read（C） Reading（D）Read6 If I_you, I wouldnt miss the chance tomorrow morning.（A）be（B） wil
3、l be（C） am（D）were7 Those who want to attend the meeting should _ the form.（A）fill in（B） fill up（C） fill with（D）fill of8 After_ for the job, the interviewees will be required to take a health check.（A）to interview（B） being interviewed（C） interviewing（D）having interviewed9 Compared_ our small flat, Bi
4、lls house seemed like a palace.（A）in（B） for（C） with（D）as10 Each of the hard-working students_to go to college.So do we.（A）hope（B） hoping（C） hoped（D）hopes11 He says_clearly_ beginners understand most of his words.（A）such; that（B） so; that（C） such a; that（D）so a; that12 Language is a tool, _people com
5、municate with each other.（A）by all means（B） by means of（C） by means of which（D）by means of that13 Julia didnt have enough clothes_ a week.（A）to last（B） last（C） lasted（D）last for14 He is pleased _ what you have given him.（A）of（B） to（C） with（D）in15 Scarcely had he fallen_when a knock at the door awake
6、ned him.（A）sleeping（B） asleep（C） sleepy（D）sleeper16 It is strongly recommended that teachers_ computers in their teaching.（A）will use（B） shall use（C） use（D）used17 The more careful they are, _.（A）the less mistakes will they make（B） the less mistakes they 11 make（C） the fewer mistakes will they make（D
7、）the fewer mistakes they 11 make18 John will get the money from his aunt_her death.（A）with the help of（B） in the event of（C） according to（D）in face of19 We didnt know what to do_the money had gone.（A）once（B） whether（C） though（D）then20 Mr. Jiang, long time no see. How are you? Fine, thanks. How are y
8、ou_your teaching?（A）getting well with（B） getting across（C） getting together（D）getting on with21 Some people think_ more about their rights than about their responsibilities.（A）much（B） too（C） less（D）very22 There are_ as many houses in this area as there used to be.（A）two（B） twice（C） second（D）secondly
9、23 Columbus and his crew_from Europe in 14（A）set out（B） put out（C） ruled out（D）sorted out24 _the kids have left home, weve got a lot of extra space.（A）Since（B） Now that（C） Even if（D）Even so25 Weve asked the neighbors to_the house for us while we are away.（A）have an eye to（B） keep an eye on（C） have a
10、n eye for（D）keep an eye open26 The hotel is going to be_ into a nursing home.（A）controlled（B） confirmed（C） consumed（D）converted27 The young man_ in this company since he graduated from Madison College five years ago.（A）was working（B） has been working（C） works（D）worked28 The college offers so many co
11、urses; the students havent decided_.（A）where to choose（B） whom to choose（C） which to choose（D）why to choose29 He said hed phone you_he got home.（A）for a while（B） after a while（C） at moment（D）the moment30 With a good _ of both Chinese and English, Miss Lin was assigned to be the tour guide for the Am
12、erican visitors.（A）command1（B） interest（C） result（D）impression二、Cloze30 A college or universitys international student office is a good place【31】getting to know the school and the country. Lets【32】support services for international students in the United States. Our example is the University of Sout
13、hern California ( U. S. C. ) , 【33】 has had the most interriational students in American colleges or universities【 34】the past seven years. U. S. C. s Office of International Services says【35】students this years is about seven thousand five hundred.The Office helps【36】student life at the university.
14、 It also organizes programs to help foreign【37】feel more relaxed in their new surroundings. Most American colleges and universities have a similar【38】that helps international students. These offices look for ways to get students【39】 in school life and make【40】friends. Their job is not always easy. I
15、nternational students often want to【41】their free time with friends from their own countries. The office at U. S. C.【42】assists family members who come to the United States with international students. The family members can take English classes and go on trips to places【43】museums.India, China, Sou
16、th Korea, Japan and Canada【44】the most students to the United States during the last school【45】. Next came Taiwan, Mexico, and Thailand.（A）to start（B） starts（C） to stop（D）stops（A）talk（B） to talk（C） talk about（D）to talk about（A）that（B） who（C） whose（D）which（A）as（B） for（C） to（D）at（A）the number of（B） a
17、number of（C） a lot of（D）a great deal of（A）express（B） expressing（C） explain（D）explaining（A）college（B） colleges（C） student（D）students（A）branch（B） office（C） department（D）organization（A）consisted（B） consisting（C） involved（D）involving（A）rich（B） poor（C） old（D）new（A）cost（B） spend（C） take（D）save（A）also（B） y
18、et（C） already（D）thus（A）unlikely（B） unlike（C） like（D）likely（A）sent（B） took（C） brought（D）carried（A）month（B） year（C） week（D）day45 Strange things happen to time when you travel, because the earth is divided into twenty-four time zones, one hour apart. You can have days with more or fewer than twenty-fou
19、r hours, and weeks with more or fewer than seven days.If you make a five-day trip across the Atlantic Ocean, your ship enters a different time zone every day. As you enter each zone, the time changes one hour. Traveling west, you set clock back; traveling east, you set it ahead. Each day of your tri
20、p has either twenty-five or twenty-three hours.If you travel by ship across the Pacific, you cross the International Date Line. By agreement, this is the point where a new day begins. When you cross the line, you change your calendar one full day, backward or forward. Traveling east, today becomes y
21、esterday; traveling west, it is tomorrow.46 Strange things happen to time when you travel because_.（A）no day really has twenty-four hours（B） the earth is divided into time zones（C） time zones are not all the same size（D）no one knows where time zones begin47 The time difference between two neighborin
22、g zones is_.（A）one day（B） twenty-five hours（C） one hour（D）twenty-three hours48 According to paragraph 2, it seems true that the Atlantic Ocean_.（A）is one time zone（B） is divided into five time zones（C） is divided into twenty-four time zones（D）cannot be crossed in five days49 If you cross the Atlanti
23、c ocean going east, you set your clock_.（A）ahead one hour in each new time zone（B） ahead one hour for the whole trip（C） back one hour in each new time zone（D）back one hour for the whole trip50 The International Date Line is the name for_.（A）the beginning of any new time zone（B） any point where time
24、changes by one hour（C） the point where a new day starts（D）any time zone in the Pacific Ocean50 Today almost 70% of the electrical power we use comes from power plants that use fossil fuels (矿物燃料 ) to make electricity. Fossil fuels, such as oil, coal, and natural gas, are burned to make electricity.
25、Burning fossil fuels releases pollution and carbon dioxide gas ( C02 ) into the air. The more fossil fuels we burn, the warmer the air around Earth gets. So building fossil fuel plants is not always the best answer.Actually, there are other ways to make electricity without burning fossil fuels. Peop
26、le have been using the power of wind for centuries. Wind power wont solve all our energy problems, but it can help meet some of the demands in certain places. Since the late 1800s, scientists have been working to turn the suns energy into electricity by using solar cells (太阳能电池). The problem is, sol
27、ar cells are very expensive. Another way to make electricity is to use nuclear energy. It has been used for more than 50 years. Today about 10 percent of all the electricity used in the U. S. A. comes from this source.Although nuclear power doesnt pollute the air as the burning of fossil fuels does,
28、 there is a major drawback . The waste products from nuclear power plants are dangerous and must be stored in safe places. Many people are concerned about the safety of nuclear power.51 The best title for this passage may be _.（A）The Importance of Electricity（B） The Pollution of Making Electricity f
29、rom Fossil Fuels（C） The Advantage of Using Nuclear Energy（D）Means of Making Electrical Power52 Which energy has damage to us according to the passage?（A）Wind power.（B） Fossil fuels.（C） Solar power.（D）Water power.53 We can infer from the passage that_.（A）burning fossil fuels to make electricity is wi
30、dely used（B） wind power is a widespread way to make electricity（C） energy problems will soon be solved（D）nuclear energy will solve all the energy problems we are facing54 What does the underlined word “drawback“ (in Para. 3)mean?（A）effect（B） advantage（C） disadvantage（D）concern55 Which of the followi
31、ng statements is TRUE according to the passage?（A）Fossil fuels should be encouraged to use to make electricity.（B） All the areas could use wind power.（C） Solar energy costs the most.（D）Using nuclear energy will not produce negative effect.55 A new study by the Development of Health in Taiwan shows t
32、hat more than half of the adult population in Taiwar lacks an understanding of health problems.More than 2, 000 adults took part in the survey to find out about their knowledge of diet, health-care, disease control and medicine. Surprisingly, only 51% of the people surveyed understand that common co
33、ld has no cure, and taking medicine is absolutely no use at all. The problem is made worse by doctors who give their patients large doses of useless drugs. More than two - thirds believe that it is only the nicotine in cigarettes rather than the other chemicals that causes cancer. These people belie
34、ve that if they smoke “light“ cigarettes with less nicotine, they will not get cancer. Since 26 percent of Taiwanese adults smoke, such a misunderstanding will lead to more illness, suffering, and early death.But the outlook for health education in Taiwan is not all negative. The survey concludes th
35、at younger Taiwanese have a better understanding of health concerns than their parents, while senior citizens have the least understanding among the three age groups.56 The purpose of the survey is to find out_.（A）why people neglect their health（B） what people know about health（C） when to provide he
36、alth education（D）who is more likely to become ill57 Which of the following is TRUE about medicines for cold?（A）They can cure common cold.（B） Doctors often discourage the patients from taking them.（C） About 51% of the patients take them.（D）Some Taiwanese take them unnecessarily.58 According to the su
37、rvey, most Taiwanese believe that_.（A）only nicotine leads to cancer（B） few people will get cancer（C） light cigarettes make people healthy（D）other chemicals besides nicotine cause cancer59 About_of Taiwanese adults smoke.（A）one-third（B） two-thirds（C） a half（D）a quarter60 The survey shows that_have th
38、e best understanding of health concerns.（A）senior citizens（B） middle-aged citizens（C） younger Taiwanese（D）Taiwanese smokers60 Dear Mr. Robert, Although we sent you your goods on time, we have waited nearly two months for you to pay the balance of $ 5000, which is over due. When you ordered the shipm
39、ent of computers, you requested that we send you the entire order no later than June 1 , and we shipped the goods by air freight on May 25.As you agreed in our original credit arrangement (赊账协议) , payment was due in 30 days, on June 30. Yet, as it is already August 26, we still have not received you
40、r payment. In fact, we have not received any answer to the notice we sent to remind you that the payment was due.We regret to say that if we cannot receive your payment by September 15 , we will be forced to ask our lawyer to take measures and collect it through legal procedures.Yours faithfully, Ad
41、am SmithThe Western Company61 Whats the purpose of the letter? To urge the buyer to_.62 When was the buyer supposed to pay for the order according to the agreement? On_.63 How did the Western Company deliver the goods? The goods were delivered by_.64 If this letter wont work, what is the Western Com
42、pany going to do? The company will settle the matter through_.65 Whats the deadline set by the seller for the buyer to make the payment? Its_.四、Section ADirections: Translate the following English into Chinese.66 Sound travels four times faster in water than in the air.67 It was not until you told m
43、e about it yesterday that I realized my mistake.68 China will be the largest market for automobiles if its economy continues to grow.69 I find it hard to leave the land where I have lived for 30 years and where there are sweet memories of my childhood.五、Section BDirections: Translate the following C
44、hinese into English.70 我反复尝试，终于得到了一份工作。71 没过多久，房子外面就聚集了很多人。72 这家工厂里的所有机器都是中国制造的。73 我不满意那家旅馆的服务，因此要向旅馆经理投诉。六、Writing74 Write on ONE of the following two topics. You are supposed to follow the instructions given below.1按照适当的格式，就下述内容写一封英文电子邮件。假设你是英语系秘书李冬，请你给 Jackson 教授发一封电子邮件，邀请他为英语系学生作一次关于英语学习的讲座。(1)发
45、件人： (2)收件人： (3)主题：邀请 (4)邮件内容必须包括：发出邀请讲座目的：提高学生英语写作能力讲座时间：4 月 12 日星期日下午 2：00讲座地点：英语系会议室 请求答复注意：Email 的内容要按段落书写，不得逐条罗列。Sender：Receiver：Topic： Invitation2写一篇题为“Should Private Cars Be Encouraged in China? ”的作文，要求分三段，100 个单词左右，内容包括：(1)有人认为应鼓励中国私家车的发展；(2)有人认为私家车的普及造成了许多问题；(3)说明你的观点。2009 年安徽专升本（英语）真题试卷答案与解
46、析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 【正确答案】 D2 【正确答案】 A3 【正确答案】 D4 【正确答案】 B5 【正确答案】 C6 【正确答案】 D7 【正确答案】 A8 【正确答案】 B9 【正确答案】 C10 【正确答案】 D11 【正确答案】 B12 【正确答案】 C13 【正确答案】 A14 【正确答案】 C15 【正确答案】 B16 【正确答案】 C17 【正确答案】 D18 【正确答案】 B19 【正确答案】 A20 【正确答案】 D21 【正确答案】 A22 【正确答案】 B23 【正确答案】 A24 【正确答案】 B25 【正确答案】 B26 【正确答
47、案】 D27 【正确答案】 B28 【正确答案】 C29 【正确答案】 D30 【正确答案】 A二、Cloze31 【正确答案】 A32 【正确答案】 C33 【正确答案】 D34 【正确答案】 B35 【正确答案】 A36 【正确答案】 D37 【正确答案】 D38 【正确答案】 B39 【正确答案】 C40 【正确答案】 D41 【正确答案】 B42 【正确答案】 A43 【正确答案】 C44 【正确答案】 A45 【正确答案】 B46 【正确答案】 B47 【正确答案】 C48 【正确答案】 B49 【正确答案】 A50 【正确答案】 C51 【正确答案】 D52 【正确答案】 B53
48、【正确答案】 A54 【正确答案】 C55 【正确答案】 C56 【正确答案】 B57 【正确答案】 D58 【正确答案】 A59 【正确答案】 A60 【正确答案】 C61 【正确答案】 pay the balance 62 【正确答案】 30-六月63 【正确答案】 air freight 64 【正确答案】 legal procedures 65 【正确答案】 15-九月四、Section ADirections: Translate the following English into Chinese.66 【正确答案】 声音在水中传播比在空中传播快四倍。67 【正确答案】 直到你昨天告诉我，我才认识到我的错误。68 【正确答案】 如果其经济持续增长，中国将成为最大的汽车市场。69 【正确答案】 我发现很难离开生活了 30 年，具有美好童年回忆的故土。五、Section BDirections: Translate the following Chinese into English.70 【正确答案】 I tried again and again, and finally I got a job.71 【正确答案】 Not long after, many people got toget
