1、2013 年武汉科技大学专升本（英语）真题试卷及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 Although punctual himself, the professor was quite used_late for his lecture.（A）to have students（B） for students being（C） for students to be（D）to students being2 You should have been more patient_that customer; Im sure that selling him the wat
2、ch was a possibility.（A）of（B） with（C） for（D）at3 Neither of the young men who had applied for a position in the university_.（A）has been accepted（B） have been accepted（C） was accepted（D）were accepted4 This box is too heavy, _give me a hand?（A）would you mind（B） would you please（C） will you like to（D）wi
3、ll you please to5 _he works hard, I dont mind when he finishes the experiment.（A）As soon as（B） As well as（C） So far as（D）So long as6 As early as 1647 Ohio made a decision that free, tax-supported schools must be established in every town_50 households or more.（A）having（B） to have（C） to have had（D）ha
4、ving had7 People appreciate_with him because he has a good sense of humor.（A）to work（B） to have worked（C） working（D）having worked8 The mad man was put in the soft-padded cell lest he_himself.（A）injure（B） had injured（C） injured（D）would injure9 We love peace, yet we are not the kind of people to yield
5、_any military threat.（A）up（B） to（C） in（D）at10 Although he knew little about the large amount of work done in the field, he succeeded _other more well-informed experimenters failed.（A）which（B） that（C） what（D）where11 The last half of the nineteenth century_the steady improvement in the means of travel
6、.（A）has witnessed（B） was witnessed（C） witnessed（D）is witnessed12 The shy girl felt_and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teachers questions.（A）amazed（B） awkward（C） curious（D）amused13 Ann never dreams of_for her to be sent abroad very soon.（A）there being a chance（B） there to be a chance（C）
7、there be a chance（D）being a chance14 It was very kind of you to do the washing-up, but you_it.（A）mustnt have done（B） wouldnt have done（C） mightnt have done（D）didnt have to do15 Frequently single parent children _ some of the functions that the absent adult in the house would have served.（A）take off（
8、B） take after（C） take in（D）take on16 He gives people the impression_all his life broad.（A）of having spent（B） to have spent（C） of being spent（D）to spend17 A peculiarly pointed chin is his most memorable facial_.（A）mark（B） feature（C） trace（D）appearance18 Id rather you_make any comment on the issue for
9、 the time being.（A）dont（B） wouldnt（C） didnt（D）shouldnt19 All things_, the planned trip will have to be called off.（A）considered（B） be considered（C） considering（D）having considered20 John Dewey believed that education should be a preparation for life, that a person learns by doing, and that teaching
10、must _ the curiosity and creativity of children.（A）seek（B） stimulate（C） shape（D）secure21 Criticism and self-criticism is necessary_it helps us to find and correct our mistakes.（A）by that（B） at that（C） on that（D）in that22 However, at times this balance in nature is _, resulting in a number of possibl
11、y unforeseen effects.（A）troubled（B） disturbed（C） confused（D）puzzled23 If she doesnt tell him the truth now, hell simply keep on asking her until she_.（A）does（B） has done（C） will do（D）would do24 The patients health failed to such an extent that he was put into_care.（A）tense（B） rigid（C） intensive（D）ti
12、ght25 Does everyone on earth have an equal right_an equal share of its resources?（A）by（B） at（C） to（D）over26 Americans eat_as they actually need every day.（A）twice as much protein（B） twice protein as much twice（C） twice protein as much（D）protein as twice much27 In 1914, an apparently insignificant ev
13、ent in a remote part of Eastern Europe_Europe into a great war.（A）inserted（B） imposed（C） pitched（D）plunged28 The British are not so familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing things, _is often the case in other countries.（A）as（B） what（C） so（D）that29 There are few electronic application
14、s _ to raise fears regarding future employment opportunities than robots.（A）likely（B） more likely（C） most likely（D）much likely30 We had to_a lot of noise when the children were at home.（A）go in for（B） hold on to（C） put up with（D）keep pace with31 What he said just now had little to do with the questi
15、on_discussion.（A）on（B） in（C） under（D）at32 We need a chairman_.（A）for whom everyone has confidence（B） in whom everyone has confidence（C） who everyone has confidence of（D）whom everyone has confidence on33 Over a third of the population was estimated to have no_to the health service.（A）assessment（B） as
16、signment（C） exception（D）access34 Excuse me. If your calls not too urgent, do you mind_mine first?（A）I make（B） if I make（C） me to make（D）that I make35 Professor Taylors talk has indicated that science has a very strong_on the everyday life of non-scientists as well as scientists.（A）motivation（B） pers
17、pective（C） impression（D）impact36 After a few rounds of talks, both sides regarded the territory dispute_.（A）being settled（B） to be settled（C） had settled（D）as settled37 Floods cause billions of dollars worth of property damage_.（A）relatively（B） actually（C） annually（D）comparatively38 We are all for y
18、our proposal that the discussion_.（A）be put off（B） was put off（C） should put off（D）is to put off39 These goods are_for export, though a few of them may be sold on the home market.（A）essentially（B） completely（C） necessarily（D）remarkably40 The course normally attracts 20 students per year, _up to half
19、 will be from overseas.（A）in which（B） for whom（C） with which（D）of whom40 All humans are born into familiesand families begin with the joining together of a man and a woman in marriage. All societies have their own form of marriage. The ideas that we have about marriage are part of our cultural backg
20、round; they are part of our basic beliefs about right and wrong. As we study marriage, we find that different cultures have solved the problem of finding a spouse in different ways.In traditional Chinese culture, parents made marriage decisions for their children. Parents who wanted to find a spouse
21、 for their son or daughter asked a marriage counselor(媒人 )to find someone with the right qualities, including age and educational background. Older family members, who understood that the goal of marriage was to produce healthy sons, made the all-important decision of marriage. In traditional Chines
22、e society, sons were important because they would take positions as head of the family and keep the family name alive.One view of marriage that surprises most of us today was held by John Noyes, a religious man who started the Oneida Community in the state of New York in 1831. Noyes decided that gro
23、up marriage was the best way for men and women to live together. In this form of marriage, men and women changed partners frequently. They were expected to love all members of the community equally. Children belonged to all members of the community, and all the adults worked hard to support themselv
24、es and shared everything they had. Members of the Oneida Community lived together for a while without any serious problems; however, this way of life ended when John Noyes left in 1876. Without his leadership and special way of thinking, members of the community quickly returned to the traditional m
25、arriage of one woman and one man.41 According to the passage, our ideas about marriage are_.（A）taught by our parents（B） influenced by our cultural background（C） determined by our ideas about what is right and what is wrong（D）learned from our society42 Which of the following statements is TRUE about
26、marriage counselors in traditional Chinese culture?（A）They provided suggestions about marriage to the young couple.（B） They were usually relatives of the families concerned.（C） They were delegated by the parents.（D）They usually made marriage decisions for the young people.43 What is the authors atti
27、tude toward the traditional Chinese ideas about marriage?（A）critical（B） negative（C） Indifferent（D）objective44 Why the view of marriage held by John Noyes surprises most of us today?（A）Because he thought marriage was unnecessary for most of us.（B） Because he proposed a new way of marriage.（C） Because
28、 he was in favor of group marriage.（D）Because he changed his marriage partner at will.45 Which of the following statements is TRUE about the passage?（A）People s ideas about marriage are strongly influenced by their education.（B） In traditional Chinese culture, parents usually find the marriage partn
29、er for their children in person.（C） When John Noyes left, the practice of group marriage continued.（D）The Oneida Community was Utopian( 乌托邦的 ).45 Is IQ destiny? Not nearly as much as we may think. Daniel Goleman s fascinating and persuasive book argues that our view of human intelligence is far too
30、narrow, ignoring a crucial range of abilities that matter immensely in terms of how we do in life.Drawing on groundbreaking(开辟新天地的)brain and behavioral research, Goleman shows the factors at work when people of high IQ flounder and those of modest IQ do surprisingly well. These factors add up to a d
31、ifferent way of being smartone he terms “emotional intelligence“.Psychologist Daniel Goleman s book is a depiction of the role emotional intelligence plays in defining character and determining destiny.He had produced an eminently readable and persuasive work that shows us how to develop our emotion
32、al intelligence in ways that can improve our relationships, our parenting, our classrooms and our workplaces.Emotional intelligence includes self-awareness and impulse control, persistence, excitement and self-motivation, empathy and social skill.Goleman assures us that our temperaments may be deter
33、mined by brain chemistry, but they can be altered. We could turn society on its ears(颠倒)if we learned to recognize our emotions and control our reactions; if we combined our thinking with our feeling; if we learned to follow our flow of feeling in our research for creativity.46 The purpose of the pa
34、ssage is_.（A）to point our view of human intelligence is too narrow（B） to introduce to the readers Daniel Goleman s book of “Emotional Intelligence“（C） to explain what is “emotional intelligence“（D）to express the author s view on human intelligence47 According to the passage, what does the word “flou
35、nder“(Para.2)mean?（A）To stroll around with no ambition.（B） To be frequently defeated.（C） To struggle hard for success.（D）To accomplish things easily.48 According to Goleman, which of the following four persons is most likely to succeed in his life?（A）One with high IQ.（B） One with emotional intellige
36、nce.（C） One with high IQ and moderate emotional intelligence.（D）One with high emotional intelligence and moderate IQ.49 According to Goleman, our emotional intelligence_.（A）is predetermined by our brain and we can hardly do anything about it（B） is shaped by the way our parents raise us（C） may be com
37、pletely decided by our conscious effort（D）may be predetermined by our brain but we can change it50 According to the passage, Golemans book is_.（A）interesting and convincing（B） convincing yet difficult to understand（C） creative and easy to understand（D）easy to understand and full of valuable advice50
38、 In the second half of each year, many powerful storms are bom in the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean seas. Of these, only about a half-dozen generate the strong, circling winds of 75 miles per hour or more that gives them hurricane(飓风)status, and several usually make their way to the coast. There t
39、hey cause millions of dollars of damage, and bring death to large numbers of people.The great storms that hit the coast start as innocent circling disturbances hundredseven thousands of miles out to sea. As they travel aimlessly over water warmed by the summer sun, they are carried westward by the t
40、rade winds. When conditions are just right, warm, moist air flows in at the bottom of such a disturbance, moves upward through it and comes out at the top. In the process, the moisture in this warm air produces rain, and with it the heat that is converted to energy in the form of strong winds. As th
41、e heat increases, the young hurricane begins to swirl in a counter-clockwise(逆时针)motion.The average life of a hurricane is only about nine days, but it contains almost more power than we can imagine. The energy in the heat released by a hurricane s rainfall in a single day would satisfy the entire e
42、lectrical needs of the United States for more than six months. Water, not wind, is the main source of death and destruction in a hurricane. A typical hurricane brings 6-to 12-inch downpours resulting in sudden floods. Worst of all is the powerful movement of the seathe mountains of water moving towa
43、rd the low-pressure hurricane center. The water level rises as much as 15 feet above normal as it moves toward shore.51 This passage mainly describes_.（A）the growth of hurricane（B） the damage caused by hurricanes（C） the average life of a hurricane（D）All above52 A hurricane status refers to a strong,
44、 whirling wind of_ .（A）75 miles per hour or more（B） more than 75 miles per hour（C） 75 miles per hour（D）half a dozen miles per hour53 According to the passage, the growth of a hurricane goes through the following steps; _.（A）moisturetrade windstrong windheatair flowsdisturbancerain（B） moisturetrade w
45、indsstrong wind-raindisturbanceheatair flows（C） disturbancetrade windsair flowsmoisturerainheatstrong wind（D）disturbancemoisturetrade windstrong wind air flowsheatrain54 According to the passage, the energy in the heat released by a hurricane s rainfall in a single day would_.（A）supply water to the
46、United States for more than six months（B） flood the Unites States for six months（C） destroy half of the farmlands in the United States within one hour（D）provide electrical power to the U.S. citizens for more than half a year55 The primary cause of death and destruction in a hurricane is_.（A）wind（B）
47、air flows（C） heat（D）water55 Human needs seem endless. When a hungry man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat; when a manager gets a new sports car, a big house and pleasure boats dance into view.Many needs of mankind might be regarded as making up several levels. When there is money eno
48、ugh to satisfy one level of needs, another level appears.The first and most basic level of needs involves food. Once this level is satisfied, the second level of needs, clothing and some sort of shelter, appears. By the end of World War II , these needs were satisfied for a great majority of Americans. Then a third level appeared. It included such items as automobiles and new houses.By 1957 or 1958 this third level of needs was fairly well satisfied. Then, in the late 1950s, a fourth level of needs appeared: the “life-enriching“ level. While the other levels involve physical satisfacti
