1、2011 年专升本（英语）真题试卷及答案与解析一、Phonetics（A）lamb（B） bombing（C） comb（D）ambition（A）guilt（B） build（C） guide（D）guitar（A）laugh（B） weigh（C） tough（D）rough（A）theater（B） threat（C） thread（D）treasure（A）grand（B） gravity（C） gratitude（D）grateful二、Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following sentences
2、 is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.6 There arent many wild pandas_in the world today.（A）live（B） living（C） to live（D）lived7 _I could say anything more, Holmes had rushed off towards the door.（A）Before（B） After（C）
3、 When（D）As8 Since you feel so strongly about this matter, you should make your views_to other committee members.（A）know（B） knowing（C） being known（D）known9 They demanded that the government_all political prisoners in the next two days.（A）free（B） freed（C） will free（D）would free10 Nelson is a creative
4、liar who is always making_unusual excuses for not doing his work.（A）across（B） away（C） off（D）up11 I didnt go to class last night because my car broke down. You_mine. I wasnt using it.（A）could borrow（B） may borrow（C） could have borrowed（D）may have borrowed12 In our view, the root_of the crime problem
5、is poverty and unemployment.（A）solution（B） reason（C） cause（D）fact13 You mustnt go unless either your father or I_with you.（A）come（B） comes（C） came（D）has come14 There are_fewer custom tailors and dressmakers in the U. S. than in European countries.（A）so（B） very（C） far（D）too15 In the first semester, I
6、 asked my teacher_.（A）what courses should I take（B） what courses I should take（C） I should take what courses（D）should I take what courses16 After the party, we had to tidy up the kitchen, which was a(n)_mess.（A）exact（B） entire（C） definite（D）complete17 Their experiment_, Tom and Mary set out to write
7、 the report on the results.（A）done（B） to be done（C） being done（D）will be done18 A newspaper headline concerning new energy development_his attention and he was much interested in making investment in it.（A）gave（B） caught（C） turned（D）paid19 Would you please let me finish my words? Dont_in the middle
8、of a sentence.（A）put me off（B） cut me off（C） keep me off（D）get me off20 Have you ever played bridge? Yes. We_on weekends when I was in college.（A）would have played（B） should have played（C） used to play（D）had played三、Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages. Each
9、 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 June came and the hay (干草) was almost ready for cutting. On Midsummers Eve, which was a Sat
10、urday, Mr. Jones went into Willington and got so drunk at the Red Lion that he did not come back until midday on Sunday. His men had milked the cows in the early morning and then had gone out chatting without bothering to feed the animals. When Mr. Jones got back, he immediately went to sleep on the
11、 living-room sofa with the “News of the World“ over his face. When evening came, the animals were still not fed. At last, they could stand no longer. One of the cows broke into the door of the storehouse with her horns and all the animals began to help themselves to the grains.It was just then that
12、Mr. Jones woke up. The next moment he and his four men were in the storehouse with whips in their hands, whipping in all directions. This was more than the hungry animals would bear. Together, though nothing of the kind had been planned beforehand, they jumped upon their masters. Mr. Jones and his m
13、en suddenly found themselves being struck with the horns and kicked from all sides. The situation was quite out of their control. They had never seen these animals act like this before. This sudden rebellion of the creatures, which they were used to beating and whipping just as they chose, frightene
14、d them. After only a moment or two, they gave up trying to defend themselves. A minute later all five of them were in full fright down the road with the animals running after them joyfully.21 The four men did not feed the cows because_.（A）they had not cut the hay yet（B） Mr. Jones wasnt at home（C） th
15、ey did not have time to feed them（D）the cows had fed themselves22 The cows broke into the storehouse because_.（A）they did not like their masters（B） Mr. Jones forgot to lock the door（C） they were kept in the cow-house too long（D）they were too hungry to wait for the feed23 What the five men finally do
16、 with the cows?（A）They chased and drove the cows away.（B） They continued beating the cows.（C） They gave up the defense and ran away.（D）They gave in and fed the cows.24 We can learn from the passage that_.（A）the cows often ran out to look for food（B） the cows often had fights with their masters（C） Mr
17、. Jones and his men often beat the cows（D）Mr. Jones and his men often forgot to feed the cows24 It was sunrise on an August morning when the captain and his crew cast their nets some 50 miles south of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. As the net was pulled over, the contents were poured out followed
18、by excited cries of “Coins! Coins! “ The fishermen quickly realized they had realized a fishermens dream: sunken treasure! And not just any treasure, but early American silver dollars that had gone down 210 years earlier.In 1784, at the end of the American Revolutionary War, a heavily armed ship was
19、 bund for the port of New Orleans. On board was a fortune in Spanish Silver Dollars. Hundreds of thousands of them were loaded for the trip to New Orleans, yet not a single one arrived. With no survivors from the ill-fated voyage, historians can only guess at what happened. Some say powerful storms
20、took her down while others speculate it was treasure-hungry pirates (海盗) . Whatever happened, the secret along with a treasure valued near $100,000,000 in todays dollars was sent to a watery grave some 300 feet below the oceans surface.Spanish Silver Dollars were the favorite coins of colonial Ameri
21、cans. Widely used and accepted as payment in the thirteen colonies, the United States government gave them the status of official legal tender. Unfortunately, even though they were struck in large quantities, not many of them survive today. After the Civil War, the government withdrew them from circ
22、ulation and they were melted down.Due to the historic discovery of the treasure, GovM is releasing these coins to the public for an amazingly low price. For a limited time, these authentic silver dollars are priced at $49 plus shipping and handling a dramatic reduction from the market price of this
23、coin anywhere else worldwide.25 What surprised the fishermen on an August morning?（A）Their net contained a big strange-looking fish.（B） They found the treasure sunken 210 years ago.（C） They found some pieces of a sunken ship in the net.（D）Their net suddenly got caught by something deep in the water.
24、26 What happened to the ship heading for New Orleans in 1784?（A）Loaded with too much cargo, it hit on the rocks.（B） Robbed by pirates, it lost $ 100,000,000s worth of goods.（C） It disappeared but nobody knew exactly what had happened.（D）It was caught in a terrible storm and went down into the ocean.
25、27 What do we know about “Spanish Silver Dollars“?（A）Today one coin equals to 49 dollars in the world market.（B） They were widely used in America after the Civil War.（C） Issued in small amounts, not many of them survive.（D）They were officially accepted in the 13 colonies.28 In which section of a mag
26、azine would you probably find this article?（A）Sports（B） Housing（C） History（D）Fashion28 The environment affects the way people interact. To examine this conclusion, two researchers “decorated“ three rooms. One room was refurnished to look ugly. The second room was intended to look average. The third
27、room was designed to be beautiful. Individuals were then asked to sit in one of the three rooms and rate several pictures of peoples faces. The results indicated that the environment has a significant effect on the way people rated the faces. Subjects in the beautiful room gave the pictures higher r
28、ates than did subjects in the ugly room. In addition, subjects in the ugly room found the task more unpleasant and boring than did subjects in the beautiful room. Subjects assigned to the ugly room attempted to leave sooner than did subjects assigned to the beautiful room.Color is one environmental
29、factor that can affect your mood and even your ability to concentrate. One researcher concluded that the most pleasant colors, listed in order of preference, were blue, green, purple, red and yellow. The colors listed from most to least arousing were red, orange, yellow, violet, blue and green.Light
30、ing also affects behavior. Elegant restaurants with dim lighting create a mood of intimacy (亲密) that encourages conversation. The bright lights of an office or a classroom, on the other hand, arouse and stimulate thinking.Room decoration, color, lighting, and even music and temperature all influence
31、 communication with others; but there is no all-purpose environment. The ideal environment depends on the task that will be performed as well as on the needs and expectations of those present. The same environmental factors that encourage lively conversation and dancing at a New Years Eve party cann
32、ot be expected to create a serene climate in which to study for final exams.29 Paragraph 1 shows that subjects in the ugly room tend to be_.（A）less patient（B） less considerate（C） more enthusiastic（D）more confident30 Which color is the most helpful for keeping a good mood?（A）Green.（B） Blue.（C） Orange
33、.（D）Red.31 What effect can dim lights of an eating environment bring about?（A）Arousing active thinking.（B） Improving work efficiency.（C） Creating a tense atmosphere.（D）Stimulating talks among people.32 The underlined word “serene“ in the last sentence is closed in meaning to_.（A）serious and grave（B）
34、 calm and peaceful（C） pleasant and friendly（D）cold and indifferent32 There is nothing more possible than a new hip or knee that can put the spring back in your step. Patients receiving joint implants (移植) often are able to resume many of the physical activities they love, even those as vigorous as t
35、ennis and hiking. No wonder, then, that joint replacement is growing in popularity.In the United States in 2007, surgeons performed about 806,000 hip and knee implants (the joints most commonly replaced), double the number of performed a decade earlier. Though these procedures have become routine, t
36、hey are not failure free.“Implants must sometimes be replaced,“ said Dr. Henrik Malchau, an orthopedic surgeon (矫正 外科医生) at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. A study published in 2007 found that 7 percent of hips implanted in Medicare patients had to be replaced within seven and a half years
37、.“The percentage may sound low, but the finding suggests that thousands of hip patients eventually require a second operation,“ said Dr. Malchau. Those patients must endure additional recoveries, often painful, and increased medical expenses.The failure rate should be lower, many experts agree. Swed
38、en, for instance, has a failure rate estimated to be a third of that in the United States. Sweden also has a national joint replacement registry, a database of information from which surgeons can learn how and why certain procedures go wrong. A registry also helps surgeons learn quickly whether a sp
39、ecific type of implant is particularly problematic. “Even country that has developed a registry has been able to reduce failure rates significantly,“ said Dr. Daniel Berry, chief of orthopedic surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.A newly formed American Joint Replacement Registry will begin
40、 gathering data from hospitals in the next 12 to 18 months. Its good news for those who are considering replacing a knee or hip.33 What is the problem with hip or knee replacement in the U.S.?（A）A lot of patients need a second operation.（B） Doctors are not well trained to ensure successful operation
41、.（C） Demands for hip replacement exceed the number of surgeons.（D）Replacement operation is becoming too expensive in U.S. hospitals.34 Why does Sweden have a lower rate of hip implant failure?（A）Because Sweden has more advanced technology.（B） Because Sweden has a patient data collecting system.（C） B
42、ecause Sweden has a much larger number of patients.（D）Because Swedish doctors are more responsible and skillful.35 The U.S. is trying to reduce joint replacement failure rate by_.（A）strictly controlling the number of replacement operations（B） asking hospitals to follow up each case for 12-18 months（
43、C） setting up a national joint replacement database（D）sending doctors to be trained in Sweden36 People who need a new knee or hip would possibly feel_about data gathering in the U.S.（A）indifferent（B） assured（C） puzzled（D）hopeful36 The Saturday Evening Post “became symbolic of the reading fare of mid
44、dle-class America“. In 1897 Curtis began to revive (重振) the Post on the proposition that a mans chief interest in life is the fight for livelihood business. Fiction and articles about romantic business and successful businessmen filled its pages, and products backed by its advertisements directed at
45、 the needs and desires of the business world. The general interest weekly reached new audiences. Its conservative viewpoint and strong admiration for material success appealed to the tastes of the millions who settled in an easy chair with it each Thursday evening. As a more commercial, mass-circula
46、tion magazine than The New Yorker, the widely readable Post set out to interpret America to itself.As a national and international institution, The Saturday Evening Post made its mark in the lives of massive numbers of men and women, and served society as a stabilizing influence. Its editorial matte
47、r addressed the problems and interests of the readers as never before. Neither highbrow nor lowbrow, the Post set out to interpret average middle-class America, for that was its audience. However, this magazine lost touch with the mood of the American people in the 1930s. The Posts editor Lorimer, o
48、pposed Roosevelt and the New Deal and changed his magazine from an organ of entertainment and enlightenment into a weapon of political warfare. He believed that in opposing the New Deal he had spoken for the majority of voters, but the 1936 election proved him wrong. His conservatism extended beyond
49、 politics, it dominated the magazines content and style causing a decline in reputation and authority. The Post met its greatest success when it went beyond the tastes of the masses, challenging its readers to acknowledge the genius of contributors such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and William Faulkner. It was later reformed in an effort to fulfill its responsibility to awaken lethargic (昏昏欲睡的) America, however, The Saturday Evening Post see
