1、2011 年江苏专转本（英语）真题试卷及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 By the middle of the 21st century, the vast majority of the worlds people_in cities rather than in rural areas.（A）are living（B） will be living（C） have lived（D）will have lived2 All flights_because of the snowstorm, many passengers could do nothing
2、but stay at the airport.（A）had been cancelled（B） were cancelled（C） having been cancelled（D）have been cancelled3 The problem is believed_at the meeting two days ago.（A）to have discussed（B） to have been discussed（C） being discussed（D）having been discussed4 It was so hot that they_the electric fan_all
3、through the night.（A）had; running（B） had; run（C） had; ran（D）had; to run5 Some of the committee members suggested _a party for the visitor, but the Chairman didnt approve.（A）to arrange（B） arrange（C） arranging（D）to be arranging6 Do you regret paying five hundred dollars just for the oil painting? No.
4、I would gladly have paid_for it.（A）twice as much（B） twice so much（C） as much twice（D）so much twice7 _ me most was that the young man who had lost both arms in an accident could play the piano beautifully with his feet.（A）That amazed（B） It amazed（C） Which amazed（D）What amazed8 The team leader promise
5、d to attend the meeting_he arrived at the office.（A）for the time being（B） the moment（C） as much as（D）the day 9 Bob _hard, otherwise he _this exam.（A）must have worked . would fail（B） mustnt have worked. wouldnt fail（C） cant work. . . wouldnt have failed（D）cant have worked. . . wouldnt have failed10 S
6、carcely_asleep when a knock at the door awakened her.（A）had she fallen（B） she had fallen（C） did she fall（D）she fell11 _man realized that the brain controlled our thinking.（A）It was not until the 18th century that（B） It was the 18 th century since（C） Not until the 18 th century did（D）It was until the
7、 18 th century which12 The president of the college, together with the deans, _ planning a conference for setting a series of regulations.（A）were（B） are（C） is（D）be13 Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication _ the advertiser pays for the message to be delivered.（A）in that（B） in
8、which（C） in order that（D）in the way 14 My grandfather has a pair of_.（A）Spanish leather black boots（B） black Spanish leather hoots（C） Spanish black leather boots（D）leather Spanish black boots15 I dont think you can finish painting the fence alone in such a short time,_?（A）do I（B） can you（C） cant you
9、（D）wont you16 There were_accidents on the road this year than last year, but this doesnt mean there is_need for careful driving.（A）less; less（B） fewer; little（C） less; fewer（D）fewer; fewer 17 Needless to say, the second list of words_more easily than the first one.（A）can remember（B） can be remembere
10、d（C） will remember（D）be remembered 18 When I went out jogging early this morning, I found the ground wet. It_last night.（A）might have rained（B） may have rained（C） can have rained（D）must have rained 19 The reason why I came back is_she would have been very angry if I hadnt.（A）that（B） because（C） for（D
11、）that because 20 Dont come tomorrow. Id rather you_next weekend.（A）will come（B） came（C） to come（D）had come21 How can a crowd_while a woman is being attacked and robbed?（A）stand for（B） stand up to（C） stand by（D）stand up22 Although the financial crisis spread all over the southeastern Asian countries,
12、 the market in China remained_as usual.（A）fixed（B） fresh（C） firm（D）steady23 She_his anger though he did not say a word to her.（A）understood（B） heard（C） sensed（D）learned24 The government has_the prices of medicines for the benefit of the people.（A）brought down（B） went down（C） closed down（D）reduced do
13、wn25 In some cases, your instructor may tell you the topics _ or may give you a choice of topics to write about.（A）in advance（B） ahead of（C） above all（D）just right26 _there is little we can do to change the weather, we can at least know what kind of weather to expect.（A）Where（B） Lest（C） Although（D）U
14、nless27 The Browns have not_yet and I doubt whether they will come.（A）turned in（B） turned out（C） turned up（D）turned to28 She will have to look for somewhere else to work, for she cant_such loud noise any longer.（A）come up with（B） catch up with（C） keep up with（D）put up with29 It is reported that many
15、 automobile accidents_careless driving.（A）attributed to（B） resulted from（C） contributed to（D）raised from30 I am_grateful for the kindness you have shown my son.（A）excessively（B） frequently（C） certainly（D）happily31 The old man expects that his son will_the company when he retires.（A）take to（B） take o
16、ut（C） take off（D）take over32 The police asked for the_of the public in tracing the missing boy.（A）cooperation（B） combination（C） possibility（D）capacity33 In computer programming, this model is _ to any of the others we have ever had.（A）more superior（B） the more superior（C） the most superior（D）superio
17、r34 _ the large amount of time devoted to English listening every day, most college students feel it hard to understand English news broadcasting.（A）However（B） If（C） Despite（D）Even35 I have given up trying to convince him; there is no point_arguing with him.（A）by（B） with（C） for（D）in36 No one knew th
18、e mans marital status until he _ it in the course of a conversation.（A）displayed（B） revealed（C） exhibited（D）exposed37 We will take a tour around Hangzhou next year_we have enough money.（A）lest（B） until（C） unless（D）provided38 _the traffic jam, they would have arrived earlier.（A）Except for（B） But for（
19、C） Apart from（D）Instead of39 Ill be very glad that you agree to_the pearl robbery in the shopping mall.（A）look up（B） look for（C） look over（D）look into40 The mysterious guest on the show is_the president of our university.（A）no more than（B） none other than（C） not other than（D）nobody than40 Everyone l
20、oves to eat! People in every country enjoy this activity, There are so many different kinds of food in the world Chinese food, Italian food, South American food, Indian food, and many others. Its fun to eat and compare, different types of cuisine, Italian food is sometimes very spicy, but South Amer
21、ican food is usually much spicier. Indian food can be the spiciest of all sometimes its so hot that it can make your mouth burn! But thats okay because then you can drink some good Italian or French wine to reduce the burning! Some wonderful food comes from the Eastern countries. Chinese food is pop
22、ular in many parts of the world. Lots of people love Chinese style vegetables because they are so crispy. Because Chinese-style vegetables are usually cooked for a much shorter time, they are crisper than American-style vegetables. In fact, they are probably the crispest cooked vegetables you can fi
23、nd.Some people dont like American-style food. They think it is often less tasty and sometimes less nutritious than food in other countries. Americans spend nearly half their food dollars on meals away from home. They eat more “fast food“ , such as hamburgers, hot dogs, pizzas, canned and frozen food
24、, for fast food takes a short time to prepare. Often, Americans feel they are too busy to spend a lot of time cooking. Its easier to pick up a pack of fried chicken on the way home from work or take the famlily out for pizzas or burgers than to start opening cans or heating up frozen dinners after a
25、 long, hard day.Of course, in some other countries, like France, cooking is still an “art form“. Some people believe that French cuisine is the best in the world. Certainly, each person has a different opinion, about which country has the tastiest food. But people in many places agree that French fo
26、od is the most delicious and the best prepared.41 The main idea of this passage is that_.（A）American food is less delicious than food in other countries（B） people in many countries prefer Chinese food（C） its interesting to compare a variety of food in different countries（D）people enjoy different kin
27、ds of food in the world 42 We can infer from the passage that_.（A）wine makes your mouth burn（B） French chefs love to be artists（C） South American food is not so spicy as Indian food（D）the most wonderful food comes from Eastern countries43 Which of the following statements is true according to the pa
28、ssage? _.（A）French food is delicious, but not well prepared（B） Indian food has to be enjoyed with Italian or French wine（C） Chinese-style vegetable are possibly the crispest（D）American food is believed to be the most difficult to cook 44 Americans eat a lot of “fast food“ because_.（A）they believe Am
29、erican food is the best（B） American food contains more nutrition（C） they dont like food in other countries（D）they dont think they have enough time to prepare meals45 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? _.（A）Chinese-style vegetables are often cooked for a short tim
30、e（B） American food is often believed to be less tasty（C） Everyone in the world dislikes Indian food（D）People have different, opinions about French cuisine45 If American children have to use mosquito ringtone(静音)of cell phones at school, a university in Japan is doing the opposite: giving cell phones
31、 to students. And not just any cell phone the iPhone 3G.According to Asiajin, about 550 students and staff members in the School of Sociallnformatics at Tokyo-based university Aoyama Gakuin received the iPhone 3G for free aspart of their study materials.This is the result of a deal that Aoyama Gakui
32、n signed with SoftBank, the only sales representative of the iPhone in Japan. The number of students using the iPhone is expected to reach about 1,000. This is the first time a particular cell phone has been used on such a huge scale at a Japanese university.The phone will work as a study tool for s
33、tudents. As it comes with the global positioning system(GPS), the university plans to use it to check student attendance. Dropping classes is a big problem in Japan, where regular attendance is an important factor in determining a students grade. Students often fake attendance by getting classmates
34、to answer roll calls.Now, with the iPhone 3G, the school plans to keep better tabs on(监控)its students. Students are allowed to use the phone for attendance reporting(but only if they are actually in the classroom, a fact that will be proved by the phones GPS), lecture podcasting, and online examinat
35、ions. A student cant answer the roll call using the phone from any location other than the classroom.Students can, of course, still cheat the new system by leaving their phones with fellow classmates, but this is not very likely to happen, as people tend to keep a lot of private information on their
36、 phones that they dont want to share with others.As for calling and data plans, the university covers the basic fee. The hardware itself is free, but students will have to pay when they exceed downloading limits. 46 According to the passage, American children are _at school.（A）encouraged to use cell
37、 phones（B） not encouraged to use cell phones（C） offered a new type of free cell phones（D）allowed to use free cell phones47 Which of the following statements is NOT true of the School of Social Informatics?（A）Students receive the iPhone 3G for free（B） Students use the iPhone 3G as a study tool（C） Stu
38、dents have received the iPhone 3G before（D）Students can save private information on the iPhone 3G48 Which of the following problems might be solved by using the iPhone 3G?_.（A）Fake attendance reported by classmates（B） Failure of on-line examinations（C） Answer to roll calls at school（D）High cost of t
39、elephoning49 The following functions of the iPhone 3G are mentioned in the text EXCEPT（A）attendance reporting（B） lecture podcasting（C） online examinations（D）downloading payment50 This passage is mainly about_.（A）the uses of the iPhone 3G at a Japanese university（B） the advantages of the iPhone 3G in
40、 Japanese universities（C） the control of dropping classes in a Japanese school（D）the use of GPS to locate students at school50 Coco Chanel, a French woman, is very famous for her success in the fashion world. The life of Coco Chanel is a classic rags-to-riches story. Born in 1883, she was abandoned
41、by her father after her mother died. She was raised by her aunts who taught her to sew and gave her the nickname Coco, which means “little pet“.Starting out as a hat designer, Coco went against the fancy hats being worn at the time. “How can a brain function under those things,“ she wondered. Instea
42、d, she created simple, but beautiful designs which became popular with fashionable young women of Paris.Strangely enough, World War I gave her the chance to develop her idea of simple elegance from hats to clothing. Due to the shortage of material during the war, she took the opportunity to show tha
43、t less can truly be more, introducing turtle-neck(叠领)sweater and pants for women.In 1923, Coco launched her line of perfumes. “A woman who does not wear perfume has no future! “ she said, and women believed her. Since its first appearance, Chanel No. 5 has been the worlds most popular perfume, with
44、another botde being sold every 30 seconds. And Coco herself inspired generations of women designers and businesswomen to pursue their dreams.51 The world famous brand “Chanel“ is named after_.（A）a little animal（B） a hat company（C） the nickname of a French woman（D）the surname of a French girl52 Coco
45、had her hats_those of her time at the beginning of her designing.（A）fancier than（B） different from（C） similar to（D）more expensive than53 According to the passage, Chanels designs can be best described as_（A）fashionable（B） luxurious（C） simple and elegant（D）A and C54 The launch of Chanel perfumes is b
46、ased on the belief that_.（A）a woman who does not wear perfume has no future（B） it will be the worlds most popular perfume（C） it will be sold every 30 seconds（D）women are fond of all kinds of perfumes55 Coco Chanels success story tells us that _.（A）becoming rich is not so difficult（B） women are more
47、likely to succeed（C） people can pursue their dreams（D）the poor are more likely to succeed55 Everyone knows that laziness is not good. We have probably all bad lectures telling that laziness is immoral, that it is wasteful, and that lazy people will never gain anything in life. But laziness can be mo
48、re harmful than that, and it is often caused by more complex reasons. Some people who appear to be lazy are suffering from much more serious problems. They may not trust their fellow workers and they are unable to join in any group task for fear of being laughed at or for fear of having their ideas stolen. These people who seem lazy may be affected by a fear of failure that prevents successful work. Some people are so busy planning great deals that they are unable to deal with “easier“ work on hand. Still others are not avoiding work; strictly speaking, they are
