1、2015 年安徽专升本（英语）真题试卷及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 Don t be afraid of asking for help_it is needed.（A）unless（B） since（C） although（D）when2 A cook will be immediately fired if he is found_in the kitchen.（A）smoken（B） smoking（C） to smoke（D）smoked3 Allen had to call a taxi because the box was_to carry
2、all the way home.（A）much too heavy（B） too much heavy（C） heavy too much（D）too heavy much4 The sign reads “In case of_fire, break the glass and push_red button. “（A）/: a（B） /: the（C） the: the（D）a: a5 We re going to the bookstore in John s car. You can come with us_you can meet us there later.（A）but（B）
3、 and（C） or（D）then6 Why dont you put the meat in the fridge? It will_fresh for several days.（A）be stayed（B） stay（C） be staying（D）have stayed7 News reports say peace talks between the two countries _ with no agreement reached.（A）have broken down（B） have broken out（C） have broken in（D）have broken up8 I
4、t s a top secret. Yes, I see. I will keep the secret_you and me.（A）with（B） around（C） among（D）between9 Black holes_not be seen directly, so determining the number of them is a tough task.（A）can（B） should（C） must（D）need10 Send my regards to your lovely wife when you_home.（A）wrote（B） will write（C） have
5、 written（D）write11 A professor, along with some students, _now working in the new laboratory.（A）is（B） were（C） are（D）was12 Just as I was leaving the house, it occurred_me that I had forgotten my keys.（A）on（B） in（C） at（D）to13 My children are looking forward to_a trip to Beijing next month.（A）make（B） m
6、aking（C） be making（D）have made14 Numerous studies have shown that _ the teacher s expectation, the greater the achievement of the student.（A）the higher（B） the highest（C） as high（D）the high15 Only after the students have mastered the rules of pronunciation_.（A）can they memorize words more easily（B） w
7、hen can they memorize words more easily（C） then they can memorize words more easily（D）when they can memorize words more easily16 The British painter who had been praised very highly_to be a great disappointment.（A）turned out（B） turned up（C） turned in（D）turned down17 It is not always right to judge a
8、 person on the_of the first impression.（A）basic（B） basis（C） base（D）basement18 He prefers to rent a car _have one of his own.（A）other than（B） rather than（C） on condition that（D）would rather19 It was some time_the door opened in response to his ring.（A）before（B） when（C） after（D）since20 If we had had a
9、dequate time to prepare, the results_much better.（A）would be（B） were（C） had been（D）would have been21 The instrument as well as other spare parts_going to be sent by air soon.（A）is（B） are（C） was（D）were22 When you go to a new country, you must adapt yourself to the new manners and_.（A）customs（B） habit
10、s（C） hobbies（D）interests23 I broke relationship with John because he always found_with me.（A）error（B） mistake（C） fault（D）failure24 The number of cars, buses and bicycles in this city_to most of us.（A）isnt known（B） hasnt known（C） arent known（D）havent known25 The wine_a little bitter this time.（A）tast
11、es（B） looks（C） sounds（D）feels26 _, we went swimming in the river.（A）The day being very hot（B） The day was very hot（C） It was a very hot day（D）Being a very hot day27 It was at the Spring Festival_we parceled up some books and toys to take to the Children s Home.（A）what（B） at（C） which（D）that28 Id rath
12、er you_anything about it for the time being.（A）dont do（B） didnt do（C） havent done（D）hadnt done29 Im_to get the tickets for the show, as there are hardly any left.（A）worried（B） curious（C） anxious（D）afraid30 We were talking about the American tourist_we met during our trip to the Great Wall.（A）what（B）
13、 whose（C） which（D）whom30 A question often put to the specialist on fishes is “How long do fishes live?“ This puts the specialist in an embarrassing position because he is often unable to give a direct answer to this simple question.But actually this question is not as simple as it seems. There are t
14、housands of different kinds of fishes, and they vary a great deal in size and life span. Moreover, it is not easy to find out just how long a fish lives in its natural state.We can find out how old a fish is by studying its scales, but we cannot say how much more time it would live if we had not cau
15、ght it.We may rear fishes and record their life span but we cannot be sure that this is the length of time they would have lived, had they been left alone.We may make marking to show how fast the fishes grow so that we can calculate the age of the largest on record, but unless this large fish dies o
16、f old age we are still not in a position to know its natural life span.Unlike human beings, fishes do not stop growing when they reach maturity(成熟). They continue to grow as long as they live, although the rate of growth slows down in mature fishes.31 People often ask the specialist on fishes regard
17、ing its_.（A）size（B） life span（C） age（D）variety32 The specialist is embarrassed by the question because_.（A）he does not know the answer（B） there is no answer to the question（C） it is a silly and simple question for him（D）there is no definite answer to this question33 We can know a fish s age from its
18、_.（A）weight（B） size（C） scales（D）length34 Which of the following statements is NOT true?（A）Different kinds of fishes have different life spans.（B） It is hard for the specialist to know the length of time a fish lives in its natural state.（C） Mature fishes grow more quickly than young ones.（D）The spec
19、ialist makes marking to know the rate of growth of fishes so that they know the age of the largest ones.35 Human beings, unlike fishes, _.（A）stop growing when they reach maturity（B） grow faster after maturing（C） continue to grow as long as they live（D）have a short life span35 When young people get t
20、heir first real jobs, they face a lot of new, confusing situations. They may find that everything is different from the way things were at school. It is also possible that they will feel uncomfortable and insecure in both professional and social situations. Eventually, they realize that university c
21、lasses can t be the only preparation for all of the different situations that arise in the working world.Perhaps the best way to learn how to behave in the working world is to identify a worker you admire and observe his behavior. By doing so, you will be able to see what it is that you admire in th
22、is person. For example, you will observe how he acts in a crisis. Perhaps even more important, you will be able to see what his approach to day-to-day situations is.While you are observing your colleague, you should be asking yourself whether his behavior is like yours and how you can learn from his
23、 responses to a variety of situations. By watching and learning from a model, you will probably begin to identify and adopt good working habits.36 The young people who just graduated from school may not behave well in the working world because_.（A）they were not well educated at school（B） what they l
24、earn in university classes is not adequate for their new life（C） the society is too complicated to adapt to（D）they failed to work hard at school37 The underlined word “arise“ in Para. 1 means_.（A）come into being（B） bring about（C） go up（D）cause to happen38 The best way to learn how to behave in the w
25、orking world is_.（A）to find a worker and follow him closely（B） to find a person you respect and see how he acts in different situations（C） to find a person you admire and make friends with him（D）to make the acquaintance of a model you admire39 The purpose of this writing is_.（A）to offer career guide
26、 to young people（B） to tell young people the importance of the first job（C） to instruct young people how to communicate with people（D）to advise young people on good working habits40 The passage could be best entitled_.（A）Learn, Learn and Learn Again（B） One Is Never Too Old to Learn（C） Learn from a M
27、odel（D）Learn Forever40 To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain. It was first used as a shade against the sun.Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very an
28、cient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, way back in the eleventh century B. C. .We know that the umbrella was also used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sun-shade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honor and authority. In the Far East in
29、 ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royal people or by those in high office.In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade, and the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use umbrellas as pr
30、otection against the rain were the ancient Romans.During the Middle Age, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the 16th century. And again it became a symbol of power and authority. Umbrellas-have not changed much in style during all this time, though th
31、ey have become much lighter in weight. It wasn t until the twentieth century that women s umbrellas began to be made in a variety of colors.41 The first use of the umbrella was as_.（A）protection against the rain（B） a shade against the sun（C） a symbol of power（D）a symbol of honor42 The_are regarded a
32、s the people who first used umbrellas.（A）Romans（B） Greeks（C） Chinese（D）Europeans43 The umbrella was used only by royal people or those in high office_.（A）in Europe in the eighteenth century（B） in ancient Egypt and Babylon（C） in the Far East in ancient times（D）during the Middle Ages44 According to th
33、e passage, which of the following is NOT true?（A）Women s umbrellas are made in various kinds of colors.（B） The inventor of the umbrella is unknown.（C） Once ordinary people had no right to use umbrellas.（D）Umbrellas were popular and cheap in ancient times.45 Which of the following may be the best tid
34、e for the passage?（A）When Was the Umbrella Invented（B） The Roles of Umbrellas in History（C） The Colors and Shapes of Umbrellas（D）Who Needed the Umbrella First45 A credit card can be useful. You can take it into a store and buy a television set or new furniture or clothing or anything you want. All y
35、ou have to do is to sign your name and take what you want out of the store without paying cash.But there is a problem with the cardsthey can be financial poison. These cards are just like the poison we use on insects. If we use them carefully, they can be helpful: but if we use them too much, they c
36、an kill us financially just as real poison can kill our body.For any money that the user does not pay each month, the credit card company charges a percentage of that amount in interest. The interest is added every month, so a bill that is not paid gets bigger and bigger.Over 10 percent of the famil
37、ies in the United States are “overextended“. That is, they have more debts on their credit cards than they can pay.Credit cards can be used for almost anything that money can buy. And they can even be used to pay for funerals. For some credit card users, a funeral may be the only solution to the deb
38、t problems they have caused for themselves by using credit cards.46 What do we know about credit cards according to the passage?（A）They are safe to use.（B） They are convenient to use.（C） They are economical to use.（D）They are complicated to use.47 What s the problem with credit cards mentioned in Pa
39、ragraph Two?（A）They may be very poisonous.（B） They may carry harmful insects.（C） They may cause financial troubles.（D）They may get lost easily.48 What happens to a credit card user if he fails to pay each month according to the passage?（A）He will pay a bill with interest charged.（B） He will be dismi
40、ssed by the company.（C） He will be charged as a criminal.（D）He will be accused of cheating.49 The sentence “Over 10 percent of the families in the United States are overextended “ in Paragraph Four probably means_.（A）the majority of American families have to pay off debts with their cards（B） a great
41、 number of American families will no longer use credit cards（C） many American families will be overcharged one-tenth of interest（D）more than one-tenth of American families spend more than they can pay off50 From the passage, we can conclude that .（A）we should use credit cards as little as possible（B
42、） we should use credit cards as much as possible（C） we should use credit cards with great care（D）we should use cash instead of credit cards50 Many people have discovered that hobbies can be profitable as well as fun. Some people have fine collections of bottles, flags, stamps or even match boxes. Pa
43、inting, writing and taking photographs are examples of hobbies that may become occupations. Every writer, artist and photographer probably started as a hobbyist before becoming a professional. Many doctors believe that hobbies help to make our lives more enjoyable. They believe that people who raise
44、 fish or collect records are too busy to spend their time worrying. Doctors also think that an active person, such as a baseball player, should have a restful hobby such as reading, while a person who sits at a desk all day should have a lively hobby such as tennis, golf or swimming. Most people in
45、the United States agree with the doctors. It is difficult to find an American who does not have a favorite hobby.51 Many people have discovered that hobbies can be profitable and_.52 Painting, writing and_may become pastimes.53 Hobbies help to make our lives_.54 Before becoming a professional, a wri
46、ter probably started as_.55 An active person should have a_, while a person who always sits at a desk should have a lively hobby.二、Cloze55 Enough sleep is important to health. The amount of sleep【C1】_depends on the age of the person and the conditions in which sleep【C2】_The young may need more sleep
47、 than the old, but【C3】_eight hours are enough for the health of grown-ups. Some can do with less than this amount but【C4】_may need more. Every person knows his own need. It is then a matter of how to【C5】_it. Sleep should always be enough to make one relaxed and ready for【C6 】_work.Fresh air is【 C7】_
48、to sound sleep. It is not【 C8】_reason for some people to insist that it is practical to sleep in the open air.【C9 】_a person can keep himself warm, out-of-door sleeping probably gives the body【C10 】_complete relaxation.Ability to sleep is largely a habit. The conditions referred to only lead to sleep. Out-of-door【 C11】_, a good habit of regular hours and the avoidance of late eating and【C12】_are helpful to sound sleep. Such factors are largely within the【C13】_of any person. A bath at【C14】_, neither hot nor cold but of body temperature, ma
