1、(A)专升本英语-8 及答案解析(总分：150.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、 Vocabulary and Str(总题数：40，分数：40.00)1.In order to _ a good knowledge of Chinese, he went to study in an Chinese school.A. require B. inquire C. acquire D. address（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.There are lots of inconveniences that we have to be _ when we are camping.A. pu
2、t off B. put up C. put up with D. put over（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.In the darkness, its very difficult for me to _ who is coming along the road.A. make out B. make over C. make for D. make up（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.In the very beginning, I didnt _ my neighbors, however, we are in very good relationship now.A.
3、take on B. take to C. take over D. take after（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.Actors and actresses usually _ before they go on stage.A. keep up B. clear up C. sum up D. make up（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.Those who like to _ in front of others are not wise enough.A. show in B. show up C. show off D. show out（分数：1.00）A.B.C.
4、D.7.At the shopping center, she didnt know _ and left with an empty bag.A. what was to buy B. what to buyC. which to buy D. which to be bought（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.They will go to Hawaii for winter vocation as soon as they _ their exams.A. will finish B. are finishing C. finish D. have finished（分数：1.00
5、）A.B.C.D.9.The weather turned out to be pretty good, _ was more than we could expect.A. it B. that C. what D. which（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10._ his reply, Mary became very angry and decided to write again.A. Not having received B. Having not receivedC. Not received D. Received not（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.Our pu
6、blic transportation system is not _ for the needs of the people.A. complete B. adequate C. normal D. perfect（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.She has bought a pair of glasses, which she can never _ when reading books.A. do with B. do up C. do away D. do without（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.If Alaska _ to the United States,
7、 perhaps Russian _ there now.A. were not to be sold; is spokenB. were not sold; is spokenC. had not been sold; would be spokenD. had not been sold; was spoken（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14._ I left school he had taught our class for two years.A. Whenever B. The moment C. By the time D. Since（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15
8、.Nobody likes her because she _ to carry favour with the boss.A. has always tried B. does always tryC. always tries D. is always trying（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.Tom and I are _ seeing you, so dont disappoint us!A. looking for B. looking forward toC. looking to D. looking out on（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.The meet
9、ing was _ when the chairman suddenly fell ill.A. put downs B. cut short C. put off D. set off（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.Have dinner with us, _?A. will you B. are you C. would you D. arent you（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.Theres no need to be frightened of the dog, hes quite _.A. eager B. harmless C. cheerful D. weak
10、（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.20.Some hard plastics can _ metals in manufacturing machine parts.A. take place for B. take the place forC. take place of D. take the place of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.21._ on time according to the instruction, these pills will be quite effective.A. Taking B. Being taken C. Taken D. Having t
11、aken（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.22.The meeting was put off until next week, which was exactly _ we wanted.A. what B. which C. that D. it（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.23.Mr. Smith left for London this morning. I had thought he _ until next Monday.A. isnt going B. wasnt going C. wont going D. hasnt gone（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.24.Do
12、ing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true _ it comes to classroom tests.A. when B. while C. as D. after（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.25.Your library has _ books about computer science than ours.A. even more B. still one C. many more D. much more（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.26.I
13、t is no use _ to learn a language just by studying a dictionary.A. try B. to try C. trying D. to be trying（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.27._ was because I wanted to buy a dictionary that I went downtown yesterday.A. This B. Such C. That D. It（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.28.He was disappointed at there _ so few friends prese
14、nt at his birthday party.A. be B. are C. to be D. being（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.29.You cannot have a talk with him _ you wait here until noon.A. if B. as C. unless D. when（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.30.The front door is the main _ to the house.A. solution B. way C. entrance D. path（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.31._ with the size o
15、f the whole earth, the highest mountain doesnt seem high at all.A. When compared B. CompareC. While comparing D. Comparing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.32.Tom isnt a diligent student, for it is the third time he has been late, _?A. wasnt it B. hasnt it C. isnt it D. hasnt he（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.33.The destruction of
16、 these treasures was a loss for mankind that no amount of money could _.A. stand up to B. make up forC. come up with D. make up of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.34.It was not until he arrived at the station _ he realized he had forgotten his ticket.A. before B. that C. when D. after（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.35.Most of the
17、 traditional riddles in every culture have _.A. one-word answer B. word-one answerC. one-word answers D. answer one-word（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.36.Is the climate of Italy _?A. similar like Florida B. somewhat similar like FloridaC. so much like Florida D. somewhat like that of Florida（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.37.Wi
18、th prices _ so much, it is hard for the company to plan a budget.A. fluctuating B. waving C. swinging D. vibrating（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.38.Mr. Jones is a _ person and always makes wise decisions.A. senseless B. sense C. sensitive D. sensible（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.39.Everybody says he is an _ writer.A. imaginat
19、ion B. imaginary C. imaginative D. imaginable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.40._ considerable number of students like football.A. There are a B. While a C. They are a D. A（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.二、 Cloze(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Who won the World Cup 1994 football game? What happened to the United Nations? How did the critics (评论
20、家) like the new play? (41) an event takes place, newspapers are on the streets (42) the details. Wherever anything happens, reporters are on the spot to (43) the news. Newspapers have one basic (44) to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to (
21、45) it. Radio, television, and (46) inventions brought competition for newspapers, so did the development of magazines and other means of communication. (47) , this competition merely spurred (促进) the newspapers on. They quickly made use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the
22、(48) and thus the efficiency of their own operations.Today more newspapers are (49) and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out to many other fields. Besides keeping readers (50) of the latest news, todays newspapers (51) and influence readers about politics and other im
23、portant and serious matters.Newspapers influence readers economic choices (52) advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very (53) . Newspapers are sold at a price that (54) even a small part of the cost of production. The main (55) of income for most newspapers is commercial adve
24、rtising. The (56) in selling advertising depends on a newspapers value to advertisers. This (57) in terms of circulation (发行量).How many people read the newspaper? Circulation depends (58) on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment (59) in a newspapers pages. But f
25、or the most part, circulation depends on the newspapers value to readers as a source of information (60) the community, city, country, state, nation, and worldand even outer space.（分数：20.00）(1).A. Just when B. While C. Soon after D. Before（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. to give B. giving C. given D. being g
26、iven（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. gather B. spread C. carry D. bring（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. reason B. cause C. problem D. purpose（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. make B. publish C. know D. write（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. another B. other C. one another D. the other（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. However B. And C. Therefore D
27、. So（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. value B. ratio C. rate D. speed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. spread B. passed C. printed D. completed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. inform B. be informed C. to be informed D. informed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. entertain B. encourage C. educate D. edit（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. on B. thro
28、ugh C. with D. of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. forms B. existence C. contents D. purpose（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. tries to cover B. manages to coverC. fails to cover D. succeeds in（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. source B. origin C. cause D. finance（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. way B. means C. chance D. success（分数：1.0
29、0）A.B.C.D.(17).A. measures B. measured C. is measured D. was measured（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A. somewhat B. little C. much D. something（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. offering B. offered C. which offered D. to be offered（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. by B. with C. at D. about（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、 Reading Comprehens(
30、总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to the public. Not only does he want to say it well, but he wants it to be something which has not been said before. He hopes the public will listen and understandhe wants to teach them, and he wan
31、ts them to learn from him.What visual artists like painters want to teach is easy to make out but difficult to explain, because painters translate their experiences into shapes and colors, not words. They seem to feel that a certain selection of shapes and colors, out of the countless billions possi
32、ble, is exceptionally interesting for them and worth showing to us. Without their work we should never have noticed these particular shapes and colors, or have felt the delight which they brought to the artist.Most artists take their shapes and colors from the world of nature and from human bodies i
33、n motion and repose (安息); their choices indicate that these aspects of the world are worth looking at, that they contain beautiful sights. Contemporary artists might say that they merely choose subjects that provide an interesting pattern, that there is nothing more in it. Yet even they do not choos
34、e entirely without reference to the character of their subjects.If one painter chooses to paint a gangrenous (坏疽) leg and another a lake in moonlight. Each of them is directing our attention to a certain aspect of the world, each painter is telling us something, showing us something, emphasizing som
35、ethingall of which means that, consciously or unconsciously, he is trying to teach us.（分数：10.00）(1).It is hard to explain what a painter is saying, because _.A. most painters do not express themselves wellB. a painter uses unusual words and phrasesC. a painter uses shapes and colors instead of words
36、D. many painters do not say anything（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A painter chooses certain shapes and colors out of the countless billions possible because he believes they _.A. are beautiful B. can bring delight to the publicC. are worth showing to the public D. are particular（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).An artist
37、s choice of shapes and colors indicates that he believes them to be _.A. meaningful in themselves B. merely beautifulC. a reflection of his experiences D. worth looking at（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Compared with a painter of unpleasant subjects, a painter who draws a lake in moonlight is _.A. conveying mo
38、re meaning B. pointing out different thingsC. more skilled D. communicating less（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Implied but not stated: _.A. A painting is more easily understood than a symphonyB. Art is merely the arranging of shape and colorC. Every artist tries to say something to the publicD. One must look
39、beyond shape and color to find what the artist is saying（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.五、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：10.00)There are two factors which determine an individuals intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matte
40、r how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual in the sort of environment in which he is reared (养育). If an individual is handicapped (残疾的) environmentally, it i
41、s likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.The importance of environment in determining an individuals intelligence can be demonstrated by the case in history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark. Being identical, the twin
42、s had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the twins were three months old, their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster (收养的) homes. Peter was reared by parents of low intelligence in an isolated community with poor educational opportunities. Mark
43、 was reared in the home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was reared as a child, sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intelligently. This environmental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were given tests to measure t
44、heir intelligence. Marks IQ was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities, the twins, having identical brains, would have tested roughly the same level.（分数：10.00）(1).The best title of the passage could be _.A.
45、Measuring Your IntelligenceB. Intelligence and EnvironmentC. The Case of Peter and MarkD. How the Brain Influences Intelligence（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following can sum up the main idea of the passage?A. Environment is important in determining a persons intelligence.B. Human brains differ
46、considerably.C. The brain a person born with is important in determining his intelligence.D. Persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the passage, the average I.Q. is _.A. 85 B. 125 C. 110 D. 100（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The case in history
47、 of the twins appears to support the conclusion that _.A. individuals with identical brains seldom test at the same levelB. an individuals intelligence is determined only by his environmentC. lack of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligenceD. changes of environment produce changes in the struct
48、ure of the brain（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).This passage suggests that all individuals I. Q. _.A. can be increased by educationB. stays the same throughout his lifeC. can be predicted at birthD. is determined by his childhood（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.六、Passage There(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Are you planning a vacation? If yo
49、u like hot and extremely dry summers, go to Phoenix, Arizona. For hot temperatures but lots of rain and thunderstorms, try Miami, Florida. If you want average temperatures and rainfall, St. Louis, Missouri, is the spot. Or if youre a cold weather fan, head to Fairbanks, Alaska. Its winters are very cold with litt
