1、2012 年江苏专转本（英语）真题试卷及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 Wounded_he was, he refused to come back from the front.（A）since（B） for（C） as（D）although2 After the class meeting, she_us about her life in the United States.（A）went on telling（B） went to tell（C） went telling（D）went on to tell3 The owner and editor
2、 of the newspaper_the conference.（A）were attending（B） was to attend to（C） is to attend（D）are to attend4 It_John and Peter who helped me with my work the other day.（A）were（B） is（C） had been（D）was5 Its high time_him a severe lesson for being late.（A）you give（B） you gave（C） youll give（D）you should give
3、6 _, we decided to leave at once, as we didnt want to risk missing the last bus.（A）Being pretty late（B） As it being pretty late（C） It being pretty late（D）It was being pretty late7 No announcement has been made concerning_on the next flight.（A）who go（B） who is going（C） is who going（D）who went8 The el
4、ectric furnace_before it can be used.（A）needs repairing（B） should be in repair（C） must repair（D）has to be repairable9 We cant enter the room because its door_.（A）locked（B） locks（C） is locked（D）is locking10 _Charles starts a job, he will do it_it is finished.（A）Since, where（B） Each time, once（C） Once
5、, till（D）The moment, as11 Seldom_any mistakes during my past 10 years of working here.（A）I did make（B） did I make（C） I would make（D）I made12 _in the park, I came across my former English teacher.（A）If wandered（B） If wandering（C） While wandered（D）While wandering13 Im sorry _ so long. I forgot to tell
6、 you in advance that I would have a meeting this afternoon.（A）to keep you waited（B） to keep you waiting（C） to have kept you waiting（D）to have kept you waited14 I bitterly regret_him the sad story.（A）having told（B） to have told（C） to tell（D）told15 The house that_in the floods must be rebuilt before w
7、inter comes.（A）has been washed away（B） has to wash away（C） has them washed away（D）has washed them away16 “Do you think he will make a good president?“ “He is just_Bill. “（A）as qualified as（B） more qualified like（C） the same qualified as（D）much qualified than17 Although_alone at home, he didnt feel l
8、onely.（A）leaving（B） leave（C） leaves（D）left18 The crime was not discovered till 48 hours later,_gave the criminals plenty of time to get away.（A）which（B） that（C） as（D）what19 After 15 years abroad, his brother came back only_his hometown severely in an earthquake.（A）to be finding（B） finding（C） found（D
9、）to find20 _the final exam, I would go shopping this afternoon.（A）As for（B） Because of（C） But for（D）Due to21 By the time you get home, we_in Qingdao for one week.（A）will be staying（B） will have stayed（C） would have stayed（D）have stayed22 If we_this speed, we will arrive there in about two days.（A）ke
10、ep up（B） keep from（C） keep out（D）keep away23 They are shocked to find_water has been polluted.（A）large quantities of（B） a great number of（C） a good deal of（D）a plenty of24 This university is outstanding_its faculty and reference resources.（A）in place of（B） in terms of（C） by means of（D）by way of25 Li
11、quids are like solids_they have a definite volume.（A）on that（B） for that（C） with that（D）in that26 Her sense of inferiority _her unfortunate family background.（A）results from（B） brings about（C） results in（D）stands for27 With more members signing up, our recreation club needs more _.（A）sporting equipm
12、ent（B） sports equipment（C） sports equipments（D）sport equipments28 He is such a strong-willed person that there is nothing in the world that can_ him.（A）win（B） defeat（C） rescue（D）attach 29 She liked shopping but she was not in the_for it because she was a little exhausted.（A）mood（B） mind（C） state（D）s
13、pirit 30 Go back to the factory on time, or you will be_.（A）hired（B） rented（C） employed（D）fired31 I would much_it if you could help me carry the luggage.（A）appreciate（B） apply（C） admit（D）achieve 32 It has been two years since her brother was_with her parents.（A）on contact（B） in contact（C） keep conta
14、ct（D）come into contact33 One must obtain_from the landowner to hurt in this forest.（A）admiration（B） requirement（C） permission（D）association 34 The pill my mother gave me _my toothache.（A）regained（B） restricted（C） relieved（D）released35 He is in _about the job he is going to lose.（A）despair（B） regret（
15、C） defeat（D）risk 36 The famous actress tried hard not to answer any _ questions about her unhappy marriage.（A）embarrassed（B） embarrassing（C） emergent（D）urgent37 The young man fought to save a drowning girl. He was _admiration.（A）worthy of（B） worthwhile（C） worth of（D）worth38 My father has many friend
16、s because he has a warm and personality.（A）outside（B） outlook（C） outstanding（D）outgoing39 I dont like that fellow. He always talks with _of self-importance.（A）an appearance（B） a face（C） an air（D）a color40 It was_of him to leave the classroom when the teacher criticized him.（A）childlike（B） childish（C
17、） childhood（D）childless40 Different countries and different races have different manners. Before entering a house in some Asian countries, it is good manners to take off your shoes. In European countries, even though shoes sometimes become very muddy, this is not done. A guest in a Chinese house som
18、etimes does not finish a drink. He leaves a little, to show that he has had enough. In a Malay house, too, a guest always leaves a little food. In England, a guest always finishes a drink to show that he enjoys it.We should like to find the customs of other races, so that they will not think us ill-
19、mannered. But people all over the world agree that being well-mannered really means being kind and helping others, especially those older or weaker than ourselves. If you remember this, you will not go very far wrong.Here are some examples of the things that a well-mannered person does or does not d
20、o.He never laughs at people when they are in trouble. He is always kind either to people or to animals. When people are waiting for a bus, or in a post office, he lines up to wait for his turn. In the bus, he gives his seat to an older person or a lady who is standing. It he accidentally bumps into(
21、碰撞 )someone, or gets in their way, he says, “Excuse me“ or “Im sorry“.He says “Please“ when making a request, and “Thank you“ when he receives something. He stands up when speaking to a lady or an older person, and he does not sit down until the other person is seated. He does not talk too much abou
22、t himself. When eating, he does not speak with his mouth full of food.41 According to the passage, a knowledge of the customs of other races_.（A）is very useful（B） is unnecessary（C） is unimportant（D）does not mean much42 A person with good manners think of_.（A）the older before himself（B） himself befor
23、e others（C） no one but himself（D）his personal interests43 Which of the following is NOT true? A well-mannered person usually_.（A）says “Please“ when making a request（B） makes an apology for bumping into someone accidentally（C） sits where he is when speaking to a lady（D）tries to help those who are in
24、trouble44 If you want to be well-mannered,_.（A）you laugh at people when they are in trouble（B） its all right to speak with your mouth full of food（C） you should stop someone when he is talking（D）you should speak after someone else has finished talking45 As different countries have different manners,
25、 _.（A）its unnecessary to learn their manners（B） we should try to find out the differences in the customs（C） it should be wrong to go out of ones way to do anything（D）learning a little second language would be helpful45 I entered St. Thomass Hospital as a medical student at the age of 18 and spent fi
26、ve years there. I was an unsatisfactory student, for my heart was not in it. I had always wanted to be a writer, and in the evenings, after my tea, I wrote and read. Before long, I wrote a novel, called Liza of Lambeth, which I sent to the publisher and was accepted. It appeared during my last year
27、at the hospital and had something of a success. I felt I could afford to give up medicine and make writing my profession; so, three days after I graduated from the school of medicine, I set out for Spain to write another book. Looking back now, and knowing the terrible difficulties of making a livin
28、g by writing, I realize I was taking a fearful risk.The next ten years were very hard, and I earned an average of 100 a year. Then I had a bit of luck. The manager of the Court Theatre put on a play that failed; the next play he had arranged to put on was not ready, and he was at his wits end. He re
29、ad a play of mine and, though he did not much like it, he thought it might just run for the six weeks till the play he had in mind to follow it with could be produced. It ran for fifteen months. Within a short while, I had four plays running in London at the same time. Nothing of the kind had ever h
30、appened before. I was the talk of the town.46 When the author was a medical student, he _.（A）had some trouble with his heart（B） was a very good student.（C） wanted to be a writer after graduation（D）was satisfied with what he was doing at the time47 When the author wrote his first novel, _.（A）he sent
31、it to a publisher but it was not accepted（B） he was still studying at the medical school（C） he succeeded in publishing it thought it was not a success（D）he had graduated from the medical school48 The author gave up medicine because at that time_.（A）he thought he could make a living by writing（B） he
32、knew the success of the book was natural（C） he knew it was no risk to be a writer（D）he was quite rich after the success of his book49 For the first ten years of his writing career after his graduation, the author earned an average of 100 a year, which was_.（A）a great sum（B） a bit of luck（C） a small
33、sum（D）a moderate success50 The manager of the Court Theatre agreed to put on the authors play because（A）he thought the author was a good playwright（B） he liked the authors plays very much（C） he failed to arrange a new play in time（D）he heard that the author had studied medicine before50 In the last
34、500 years, nothing about people not their clothes, ideas, or languages has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the coca tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500s. And although it was very
35、expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London, shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so depe
36、ndent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the “Potato Famine“ of 18451846, and thousands more were forced to emigrate to America. There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Br
37、azil is now the worlds largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400s.According to an Arabic legend, coffee was discovered by a goatherd named Kaldi. He n
38、oticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush. He tried one and experienced the “wide-awake“ feeling that one-third of the worlds population now starts the day with.51 According to the passage, _has changed the most in the last 500 years.（A）Food（B） Clothing（C） Ideology.（D）
39、Language. 52 “Some“ in “Some still exist today“(Para. 1)means_.（A）some coca trees.（B） some chocolate drinks.（C） some shops.（D）some South American Indians.53 Thousands of Irish people starved during the “Potato Famine“ because_.（A）they were so dependent on the potato that they refused to eat anything
40、 else（B） they were forced to emigrate to America（C） the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing the potato（D）the potato harvest was bad54 Coffee originally came from_.（A）Brazil（B） Colombia（C） Ethiopia（D）Egypt55 The Arabic legend is used to prove that_.（A）coffee was first discover
41、ed by Kaldi（B） coffee was first discovered by Kaldis goats（C） coffee was first discovered in South American countries（D）coffee drinks were first made by Arabs55 Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities. Of course, there have always been people who have
42、 looked for adventures those who have climbed the highest mountains, explored unknown parts of the world or sailed in small boats across the greatest oceans. Now, however, there are people who seek an immediate thrill from a risky activity which may only last a few minutes or even seconds.I would co
43、nsider bungee jumping to be a good example of such an activity. You jump from a high place(perhaps a bridge or a hot-air balloon)200 metres above the ground with an elastic rope tied to your ankles. You fall at up to 150 kilometres an hour till the rope stops you from hitting the ground. It is estim
44、ated that about 2 million people around the world have now tried bungee jumping. Other activities as risky as bungee jumping involve jumping from tall building and diving into the sea from the top of high cliffs. Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists suggest that it
45、 is because life in modern societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, peoples lives were constandy under threat. They had to go out and hunt for food, diseases could not easily be cured, and life was a continuous battle for survival.Nowadays, according to many people, life offers littl
46、e excitement. They live and work in comparatively safe environment; they buy food in shops; and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill. The answer for some of these people is to seek danger in activities such as bungee jumping.56 The best tide for the passage would be_
47、.（A）Dangerous Sports: What and Why（B） The Boredom of Modern Life（C） Bungee jumping: Is It Really Dangerous?（D）The Need for Excitement57 More and more people today_.（A）are trying activities such as bungee jumping（B） are climbing the highest mountains（C） are coming close to death in sports（D）are explo
48、ring unknown places58 In bungee jumping, you_.（A）jump as high as you can（B） slide down a rope to the ground（C） attach yourself to a rope and fall to the ground（D）fall towards the ground without a rope59 People probably take part in dangerous sports nowadays because_.（A）they have a lot of free time（B） they can go to hospital if they are injured（C） their lives lack excitement（D）they no longer need to hunt for food60 The writer of the passage has a_attitude towards dangerous sports.（A）positive（B） negative（C） neutral（D）nervous二、Cloze60 Many people wrongly beli
