1、2013 年陕西专升本（英语）真题试卷及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 The first question we will discuss is_we should go there so early tomorrow.（A）whether（B） where（C） what（D）whom2 The children are getting more and more excited when Christmas is_near.（A）drawing（B） joining（C） taking（D）operating3 Many companies provid
2、e their employees_free lunch during the weekdays.（A）by（B） with（C） to（D）for4 I got so tired that I just couldn t move a step_.（A）farther（B） so far（C） far（D）by far5 If I work in a small factory, it is not_for me to gain much experience.（A）lovely（B） lonely（C） likely（D）lively6 We must finish the job, no
3、 matter_difficult it is .（A）however（B） how（C） whatever（D）what7 Our visitors decided to stay in our city for_two days as they wanted to have a look around .（A）other（B） the other（C） another（D）others8 The work seemed easy at first, but it_to be quite difficult.（A）broke out（B） turned out（C） worked out（D
4、）set out9 I dont like to_a room with a stranger .（A）share（B） live（C） stay（D）sleep10 You needn t introduce him to me. Ive met him on several_.（A）occasions（B） times（C） schedules（D）cases11 She was so_in her job that she didn t hear anybody knocking at the door.（A）absorbed（B） attracted（C） drawn（D）focuse
5、d12 We re going to_the task that we havent finished.（A）take away（B） carry on（C） get onto（D）keep off13 She is a very_secretary; she almost never forgets anything or makes a mistake .（A）effcient（B） anxious（C） advanced（D）adequate14 The restaurant is busy on Sundays, so I 11 make a phone call today to _
6、a table .（A）reserve（B） deserve（C） preserve（D）observe15 There are three colors in the British flag, _red ,white and blue.（A）rarely（B） specifically（C） really（D）naturally16 One of the most important problems is how to _ students interest in learning English.（A）arouse（B） rise（C） rest（D）arise17 I think t
7、he beef must have been rotten, for it_unpleasant smell.（A）gives off（B） gives up（C） gives in（D）gives out18 The price was very reasonable; I would gladly have paid_he asked .（A）three times much as（B） three times as many as（C） as three times much as（D）three times as much as19 All my friends said that t
8、he film was worth_.（A）see（B） to see（C） to be seeing（D）seeing20 _with the developed countries, some African countries are left far behind in terms of people s living standards.（A）Compare（B） To compare（C） Compared（D）Comparing21 Mom, which of these coats do you like best? _. They are both expensive and
9、 less warm .（A）None（B） Nothing（C） Neither（D）Either22 _did I feel they were being unreasonable.（A）At no time（B） At a time（C） At one time（D）For a time23 She was talking about her_as a nurse in a hospital, which we had never heard of.（A）expenses（B） excuses（C） experiences（D）expressions24 Id rather you_m
10、ake any comment on the issue for the time being .（A）dont（B） wouldnt（C） didnt（D）shouldnt25 It has been quite a long time_the two companies established a business relationship.（A）although（B） because（C） if（D）since26 Dinner will be ready_. Let s go and wash our hands .（A）at all（B） at least;（C） just now（
11、D）right away27 The police are_the traffic accident that happened yesterday.（A）looking down upon（B） looking forward to（C） looking into（D）looking after28 He talks as if he_everything in the world.（A）does know（B） has known（C） knew（D）know29 William suggested_a party for Elizabeth who was going to retire
12、 soon.（A）held（B） to hold（C） holding（D）holds30 The young man lost his job last month, but it wasn t long_he found a new position in my company.（A）before（B） while（C） as（D）after31 You_all those calculations! We have a computer to do this sort of things.（A）needn t have done（B） can t have done（C） mustn t
13、 have done（D）couldn t have done32 Tom might not have made such a serious mistake if he_your advice.（A）followed（B） follows（C） had followed（D）has followed33 Young_he is, he has proved to be an able salesman.（A）that（B） who（C） as（D）which34 When I got my first job, I_ early. But nowadays I usually stay i
14、n bed until late morning .（A）could get up（B） used to getting up（C） was used to get up（D）used to get up35 My mother asked me where_the key .（A）did I leave（B） I have left（C） I had left（D）had I left36 The young man cheated his friend of much money, _was disgraceful.（A）it（B） who（C） that（D）which37 I felt
15、 so embarrassed that I couldn t do anything but_there when I first met my present boss.（A）to sit（B） sitting（C） sat（D）sit38 The sales manager had his secretary_a press conference for their new products.（A）arrange（B） to arrange（C） have arranged（D）arranged39 The scientists wanted to keep people_about t
16、he breakthrough in their experiment.（A）inform（B） informing（C） informed（D）to inform40 The advertising company recently hired a designer _ had once won a prize in a national contest.（A）whose（B） which（C） whom（D）who40 (81)Why don t birds get lost on their long flights from one place to another? Scientis
17、ts have puzzled over this question for a long time . Now they re starting to fill in the blanks .Not long ago, experiments showed that birds use the sun to guide them during daylight hours. How do birds fly at night? Tests with artificial stars have proved that certain night -flying birds are able t
18、o follow the stars in their long - distance flights. A dove had spent its lifetime in a cage and had never flown under a natural sky. But it had an inborn ability to use the stars for guidance. The bird s cage was placed under an artificial star - filled sky. The bird tried to fly in the same direct
19、ion as that taken by his outdoor cousins. Any change in the position of the artificial stars caused a change in the direction of his flight.But the stars are apparently their main means of navigation . When the stars are hidden by clouds, they apparently find their way by such landmarks as river cou
20、rses, mountain ranges, coast lines. But when it s too dark to see these things, the doves circle helplessly, unable to find their way.41 The reasons why birds dont get lost on their long flights_.（A）have been known to scientists for years（B） have only recently been discovered（C） are known by everyon
21、e（D）will probably remain a mystery42 During daylight hours, birds_.（A）fly aimlessly（B） rely on landmarks（C） rely on the sun for guidance（D）are more likely to get lost43 By “his outdoor cousins “the author means_.（A）other experimenters（B） the other female doves（C） doves under the natural sky（D）other
22、birds in general44 The experiment with the dove indicates that_.（A）birds have to be taught to navigate（B） a bird that has been caged will not fly long distances（C） some birds cannot fly at night（D）some birds seem to follow the stars when they fly at night45 In total darkness, doves_.（A）use landmarks
23、 to find their way（B） don t know which way to fly（C） cannot easily find their way home（D）wait for the stars to appear45 When Jane was in 7 th grade, she found that there was a lot of trouble in reading. Her mother used to sit by her side, and explain each paragraph of each school reading assignment
24、to her because she didn t understand what she was reading.In class, Jane tried to hide the fact that she couldn t read. Her teachers gave them the last ten minutes of class to start their reading homework, and she would sit there for the last ten minutes of class staring at the page, pretending she
25、was reading it. She had to wait until she got home so her mother could explain it to her.(82)By 8th grade she started comprehension a little on her own, but she still read very slowly at that time. She went out and took a course on speed reading. Then she developed her own way to read faster with be
26、tter results. She started practicing these techniques every day, and as she started to read faster,her comprehension increased. So she was able to read faster with better comprehension.She found that when you read slowly; word by word, you get lost in the words, lose the bigger picture, and your com
27、prehension drops. When you read faster, your comprehension goes up because,instead of getting lost in the words, you can get the general idea.46 The main problem Jane had in reading in her 7 th grade was that_.（A）she had a poor vocabulary and very bad grammar（B） she often forgot her school reading a
28、ssignments（C） she had difficulty in reading and comprehension（D）she always looked elsewhere when asked to read47 Jane would pretend to be reading in the last ten minutes of class because_.（A）she had to do what others were doing（B） she was afraid of her trouble to be found out（C） the reading class wa
29、s terrible（D）her mother had told her to do so48 Janes reading ability improved a great deal mainly because_.（A）her mother managed to help her out（B） she became an eighth grade student（C） she took a course on speed reading（D）she became smarter than before49 From Jane s experience, the writer found th
30、at_.（A）one does not pay enough attention to information if one reads fast（B） one s comprehension drops if one reads too slowly（C） in order to understand better, one has to read slowly（D）many people read fast in order to save time50 The purpose of the writer is to prove the importance of_.（A）differen
31、t reading skills（B） higher education（C） mothers help（D）fast reading for comprehension50 Friends play an important part in our lives, and although we may take the friendship for granted, we often don t clearly understand how we make friends. While we get on well with a number of people, we are usuall
32、y friends with only a very few - for example, the average among students is about six per person. In all the cases of friendly relaitionships, two people like one another and enjoy being together, but beyond that, the degree of intimacy(亲密)between them and the reasons for their shared interest vary
33、enormously. As we get to know people we take into account things like age, race, economic condition, social position, and intelligence. Although these factors are not of prime importance, it is more difficult to get on with people when there is a marked difference in age and background.Some friendly
34、 relationships can be kept on argument and discussion, but it is usual for close friends to have similar ideas and beliefs, and to have attitudes and interests in common. They often talk about “being on the same wavelength“. It generally takes time to reach this point.(83)And the more intimately inv
35、olved people become, the more they rely on one another. People want to do friends favours and hate to break a promise. Equally, friends have to learn to put up with annoying habits and to tolerate differences of opinion.In contrast with marriage, there are no friendship ceremonies to strengthen the
36、association between two people. But the supporting and understanding of each other that results from shared experiences and emotions does seem to create a powerful relationship, which can overcome differences in background, and break down barrier of age, class or race.51 According to the author, _.（
37、A）all those who get on well with each other are friends（B） friends are closer than people who just get on well with each other（C） everyone understands clearly how to make friends（D）every student has six friends52 Whe we make friends, we consider such things as age, race, and background, because_.（A）
38、it is not easy to have a friendly relationship with people when there is a marked difference in age and background（B） the degree of friendship between two people and the reason for their shared interest can vary greatly（C） friends need to know all these things（D）these are the most important factors
39、to make friends53 “Being on the same wavelength“ in Paragraph 2 means_.（A）using the same frequency while talking（B） keeping the same friendly realtionships as other people do（C） having similar ideas, beliefs, attitudes and interests（D）having the same background54 Which of the following is NOT implie
40、d in the passage?（A）Even friends may have differences of opinion.（B） Friends never argue with each other.（C） It generally takes time for people to become close friends.（D）Someone s habits may annoy his friends.55 To strengthen friendly relaitonship, people_.（A）must hold friendship cermonies（B） have
41、to eliminate differences in background（C） should make friends with those who are of the same age and of the same race（D）should support and understand each other through shared experiences and emotions55 (84)It is often difficult for a man to be quite sure what tax he ought to pay to the government b
42、ecause it depends on so many different things; whether the man is married; how many children he has; whether he supports any relatives; how much he earns; how much interest he receives; how much he has spent on his house during the year, and so on and so forth. All this makes it difficult to decide
43、exactly how much the tax is.There was a certain artist who was always very careful to pay the proper amount.One year, after posting his check as usual, he began to wonder if he had paid enough. And after a lot of work, with a pencil and paper, he decided that he had not. He believed that he owed the
44、 government something.He was just writing another check to send to the tax - collector when the postman dropped a letter into the box at front door.(85)Opening it, the artist was surprised to find inside it a check for five pounds from the tax - collector. The official explained that too much had be
45、en paid, and that therefore the difference was now returned to the taxpayer.56 According to the passage, it is_to decide the exact amount of tax to be paid.（A）simple（B） easy（C） difficult（D）interesting57 It is mentioned in the passage that one has to pay tax according to_.（A）how much education one ha
46、s received（B） whether one is single or married（C） how old one s children are（D）where one lives58 The word “proper“ in the second paragraph means_.（A）small（B） big（C） right（D）wrong59 After a lot of work, the artist thought that he had paid the government_.（A）less tax than he should have（B） more tax th
47、an he should have（C） as much tax as usual（D）just enough tax60 The tax - collector sent a letter to the artist in order to_.（A）send him a new tax form（B） return the money overpaid（C） remind him of paying the tax（D）explain the rules of tax paying二、Cloze60 More and more students want to study in “ hot“
48、 majors.【C1】_a result, many students want to【C2】_their interests and study in these【C3】_such as foreign languages, international business and law ,etc.Fewer and fewer students choose scientific majors,【C4】_maths, physics and biology, and art majors,【C5】_history, Chinese and philosophy.【C6 】_students can study in these “hot“ majors, because the number of these “hot“ majors【C7】 _limited.If one【C8】_interest in his work or study,【C9】_can he do well? I【C10】_this from one of my classmates.He is【C11】_
