1、2015 年武汉纺织大学专升本（英语）真题试卷（无答案）一、Vocabulary and Structure1 French is not his mother( )but he can speak it excellently.（A）tongue（B） talk（C） speak（D）speech2 The tree, the branches( )are almost bare, is a very old one.（A）whose（B） in which（C） of which（D）which3 Earthworms occur( )adequate moisture and food
2、and the necessary soil conditions are found.（A）and（B） whenever（C） however（D）whatever4 The Olympic Games( )held( )four years.（A）are; each（B） is; every（C） is; each（D）are; every5 On the giant plane there are( )the jet needs.（A）twice engines than（B） twice as engines as（C） as twice many engines as（D）twic
3、e as many engines as6 When we have difficulty( )obtaining desired objects or reaching desired goals we experience negative emotions such as grief and anger.（A）at（B） in（C） on（D）with7 By lip reading or watching the movements of the speakers lips, a deaf person can actually see( )the person is saying.（
4、A）that（B） how（C） what（D）where8 Undoubtedly,( )wins the election is going to have a tough job getting the economy back on its feet.（A）anyone（B） who（C） whoever（D）everyone9 ( )tomorrow, he would be able to see the opening ceremony.（A）Would he come（B） If he comes（C） Was he coming（D）Were he to come10 The
5、 speaker could hardly find safe ground( )his arguments.（A）on which to base（B） to base on（C） on the base（D）which to base on11 ( )means the property of having two levels of structures, such that units of the primary level are composed of elements of the secondary level and each of the two levels has i
6、ts own principles of organization.（A）Creativity（B） Duality（C） Arbitrariness（D）Displacement12 ( )distinguishes the linguistic competence of the speaker and the actual phenomena or data of linguistics as langue and parole.（A）Chomsky（B） Saussure（C） Gilman（D）Brown13 ( )is the study of the characteristic
7、s of language varieties, the characteristics of their functions and the characteristics of their speakers as these three constantly interact and change within a speech community.（A）Psycholinguistics（B） Sociolinguistics（C） Anthropological linguistics（D）Computational linguistics14 The words such as “s
8、mog“ and “brunch“ are called( ).（A）abbreviation（B） acronym（C） back-formation（D）blending15 For example, the word “bead“ originally means “prayer“, but later it refers to “the prayer bead“ , and finally “small, ball-shaped piece of glass, metal or wood“. It is called( ).（A）meaning shift（B） broadening（
9、C） narrowing（D）borrowing16 Among the factors affecting a lesson plan, which of the following is human factor?（A）Personality of the teacher.（B） Class size.（C） Course requirement.（D）Multimedia equipment.17 To cultivate communicative competence, what should correction focus on?（A）Linguistic forms.（B） C
10、ommunicative strategies.（C） Grammatical rules.（D）Word spelling.18 To help students understand the structure of a text and sentence sequencing, we could use( )for students to rearrange the sentences in the right order.（A）cohesive devices（B） a coherent text（C） scrambled sentences（D）irrelative sentence
11、s19 What type of intelligence is cooperative learning best suited for?（A）Interpersonal intelligence.（B） Intrapersonal intelligence.（C） Logical intelligence.（D）Linguistic intelligence.20 What does the following sentences practice? * Peter and I went to the cinema yesterday.Peter and * I went to the c
12、inema yesterday. Peter and I went to the * cinema yesterday. Peter and I went to the cinema * yesterday.（A）Stress.（B） Articulation.（C） Liaison.（D）Intonation.21 The fire must have( )after the shop was closed.（A）broken out（B） broken down（C） broken in（D）broken through22 He is( )join the army.（A）too you
13、ng to（B） enough young to（C） very young to（D）young enough to23 Finally he got time for a glance( )this report.（A）off（B） round（C） on（D）at24 Your idea seems to be good but it isnt( ).（A）practical（B） possible（C） plentiful（D）precious25 He enjoys( )pop music while I prefer classical music.（A）to listen to（
14、B） to listen（C） listening（D）listening to26 The Internet has brought( )big changes in the way we work.（A）about（B） out（C） back（D）up27 The father writes in his will that every son and daughter( )a share of his property.（A）has（B） to have（C） having（D）have28 He hurried to the hospital, only( )his father h
15、ad just died.（A）to tell（B） to be told（C） telling（D）told29 The storm sweeping over this area now is sure to cause( )of vegetables in the coming days.（A）rarity（B） scarcity（C） invalidity（D）variety30 The conversational implication of “John is a machine“ as a response to “What do you think of John“ is co
16、ntext-bound. It possesses all the following distinguishing properties but( ).（A）non-detachability（B） calculability（C） conventionality（D）defeasibility30 What exactly is a lie? Is it anything we say which we know is untrue? Or is it something more than that? For example, suppose a friend wants to borr
17、ow some money from you, you say “ I wish I could help you but Im short of money myself. “ In fact, you are not short of money but your friend is in the habit of not paying his debts and you dont want to hurt his feeling by reminding him of this. Is this really a lie?Professor JeraldJellison of the U
18、niversity of Southern California has made a scientific study of lying. According to him, women are better liars than men, particularly when telling a “ white lie“. For instance, when a woman at a party tells another woman that she likes her dress, she really thinks it looks awful. However, this is o
19、nly one side of the story. Other researchers say that men are more likely to tell more serious lies, such as making a promise which they have no intention of fulfilling. This is the kind of lie politicians and businessmen are supposed to be particularly skilled at: the lie from which the liar hopes
20、to profit or gain in some way.Research has also been done into the way peoples behavior changes in a number of small, apparently unimportant ways when they lie. It has been found that if they are sitting down at the time, they tend to move about in their chairs more than usual. To the trained observ
21、er they are saying “ I wish I were somewhere else now“. They also tend to touch certain parts of the face more often, in particular the nose. One explanation of this may be that lying causes a slight increase in blood pressure. The tip of the nose is very sensitive to such changes and the increased
22、pressure makes it itch.Another gesture which gives liars away is what the writer Desmond Morris in his book Man-watching calls “the mouth cover“. He says there are several typical forms of this, such as covering part of the mouth with the fingers, touching the upper-lip or putting the hand at one si
23、de of the mouth. Such a gesture can be understood as an unconscious attempt on the part of the liar to stop himself or herself from lying.Of course, such gestures as rubbing the nose or covering the mouth or moving about in a chair cannot be taken as proof that the speaker is lying. They simply tend
24、 to occur more frequently in this situation. It is not one gesture alone that gives the liar away but a whole number of things, and in particular the context in which the lie is told.31 According to the passage, a “white lie“ seems to be a lie( ).（A）that other people believe（B） that other people don
25、t believe（C） told in order to avoid offending someone（D）told in order to take advantage of someone32 Research suggests that women( ).（A）are better at telling less serious lies than men（B） generally lie far more than men do（C） often make promises they intend to break（D）lie at parties more often that
26、men do33 Researchers find that when a person tells lies( ).（A）his blood pressure increases measurably（B） he looks very serious（C） he tends to make some small changes in his behavior（D）he uses his unconscious mind34 One reason people sometimes rub their noses when they tell lies is that( ).（A）they wi
27、sh they were somewhere else（B） the nose is sensitive to physical changes caused by lying（C） they want to cover their mouths（D）they are trying to stop themselves from telling lies35 Which of the following may best betray a liar?（A）The touching of the tip of ones nose.（B） The changes of ones behavior.
28、（C） The mouth cover gesture.（D）The circumstances in which his lie is told.35 Throughout the past century humanity did everything in its power to control nature. We dammed earths rivers, chopped down the forests and exhausted the soils. Burning up fuels, we pumped a great deal of greenhouse gases int
29、o the air, altering the chemistry of the atmosphere and warming the planet in just a few decades. And as our population began in the year 2000 above the 6 billion mark, still spreading across the continents, dozens of animal and plant species were dying out every day, including the first primate(灵长类
30、 )to disappear in more than 100 years.As the start of the 21st century there were unmistakable signs that nature was beginning to take its revenge. Melting ice in both poles of the earth suggested that the climate was changing rapidly. Weather was even more changeable than usual, giving some places
31、too little rain and others too much. Fires raced across the dried American West last summer, and recent storms spread damages from Britain to China. No specific event could be directly blamed on global warming. Floods and drought will be more frequent and severe. Other sad signs from an overburdened
32、 planet include falling grain and fish harvests and fierce competition for scarce water supplies.But there were also, in the year 2000, signs of great awareness. Connected by the Internet, hundreds of millions of people gathered for the 30th anniversary of Earth Day. Governments from Washington to L
33、ima took steps to protect the large wild areas from development. Progress was made toward using more renewable energy from the wind and the sun, and new cars that used both gasoline and electricity spotted(显示)fuel-economy statistics.The goal for the new century is“sustainable development“. Is that p
34、ossible? It depends on how well we understand that humanity is part of nature, not lord and master.36 What is the result of the human control over the nature?（A）Natural resources are being exhausted.（B） There is a global warming effect.（C） Species of animals and plants are reduced.（D）A11 of the abov
35、e.37 It can be inferred from the passage that scarce water supplies are directly caused by( ).（A）less ice in both poles（B） the more changeable weather（C） something not mentioned in the text（D）the larger population38 Which of the following is true according to the passage?（A）America suffered a lot fr
36、om fires last summer.（B） The American government tried to stop development.（C） Humanity built many dams in the past century.（D）Dozens of animals and plants will no longer exist in more than 100 years.39 The phrase “ sustainable development“ in the last paragraph probably means that economic developm
37、ent will( ).（A）continue for a long time（B） be more profitable than before（C） support our growing population（D）make full use of natural resources40 The main purpose of the author is to make us( ).（A）see what damage humanity did to nature（B） fight with nature and control it（C） have more celebrations o
38、f Earth Day（D）aware of the importance of environment protection 40 Donnas fourth grade classroom looked typically traditional. Yet something seemed different that day when I entered it for the first time.My job was to make classroom visits and encourage implementing a training program focusing on la
39、nguage arts, ideas that would empower students to feel good about themselves and take charge of their lives. Donna was one of the volunteer teachers in this project.I sat in the back and watched. All the students were working on the task, filling their notebook paper with thoughts and ideas. A stude
40、nt next to me was filling her page with “I cant kick the soccer ball.“ “I cant do long division with more than three numerals.“ Her page was half full and she showed no signs of letting up. I walked down the row glancing at students papers. Everyone was writing down things they couldnt do.By this ti
41、me the activity engaged my curiosity. I decided to check with the teacher to see what was going on but I noticed she too was busy writing “ I cant get Johns mother to come for a teacher conference.“ “I cant get my daughter to put gas in the car.“ “I cant.“Curious and puzzled about what they were doi
42、ng, I returned to my seat and continued my observations.Students wrote for another ten minutes. They were then instructed to fold the papers in half and bring them to the front. They placed their “I Cant“statements into all empty shoe boxes. Then Donna added hers. She put the lid on the box, tucked
43、it under her arm and headed out the door and down the hall.Students followed her. I followed the students. Half way down the hall way, Donna entered the custodians room, came out with a shovel, and marched the students out to the farthest corner of the playground. There they began to dig. They were
44、going to bury their“ I Cants“ !The digging took over then minutes with dirt. Students stood around the freshly dug grave. At this point Donna announced, “ Boys and girls, please join hands and bow your heads.“ They quickly formed a circle around the grave.They lowered their heads and waited. Donna d
45、elivered the eulogy. “Friends, we gathered here today to honor the memory of I Cant. While he was with us on earth, he touched the lives of everyone, some more than others. We have provided I Cant with a final resting place and a headstone that contains his epitaph. He is survived by his brothers an
46、d sisters, I Can, I Will, and Im Going to Right Away. They are not as well known as their famous relative and are certainly not as strong and powerful. Perhaps some day, with your help, they will make an even bigger mark on the world. May I Cant rest in peace and may everyone present pick up their l
47、ives and move forward in his absence. Amen.“41 According to the passage, which of the following statements is INCORRECT?（A）Donna was a volunteer teacher of the training program.（B） The author knew what was going to happen when he/she entered the classroom.（C） Donnas fourth grade classroom appeared t
48、o be traditional, resembling many others the author had seen in the past.（D）Everyone, regardless of gender, age, and occupation, may encounter many “I cants“ in life.42 It can be inferred from the passage that what Donna and the students were doing in the classroom( )the authors perceptions of touch
49、ing.（A）agrees with（B） contradicts（C） goes beyond（D）imparts43 The underlined word “eulogy“ in the last paragraph but two means a(n)( ).（A）address（B） ceremony（C） tribute（D）faith44 According to the context, the underlined word “they“ in the last paragraph refers to( ).（A）the students（B） Donna and her students（C） The “I cants“（D）I Can ,“I Will“ and “Im Going to“45 The best title for the passage might be“( )“.（A）Donna and Her Pupils（B） The “I Cant“ Funeral（C） The “I Cant“ and Its Relatives（D）The “I Cant“ Touches the Lives of Everyone 45 We f
