1、专升本英语-121 及答案解析(总分：150.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B Phonetics/B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)A.sideB.ideaC.fiveD.lidA.courageB.operateC.palaceD.orangeA.luckyB.duckC.suckD.muteA.southB.southernC.pronounceD.mouseA.chanceB.basketC.pastD.rabbit二、B Vocabulary an(总题数：15，分数：15.00)6.Is _ true that the scientist will give us a lectur
2、e next week?（分数：1.00）A.thisB.thatC.itD.what7.You can never imagine what great trouble I have had _ the patient who received a serious wound.（分数：1.00）A.treatB.to treatC.treatingD.treated8.“How about a game chess?“（分数：1.00）A.I dont mindB.Why not?C.I agreeD.Lets fight9.It gets _ when summer comes.（分数：1
3、.00）A.warmer and warmerB.cooler and coolerC.hotter and hotterD.hot and hotter10.Everyone hopes to get promoted, _?（分数：1.00）A.doesnt heB.dont theyC.doesnt sheD.do we11.I weigh 120 pounds and you weigh 120 pounds. We are _ weight.（分数：1.00）A.the same heavyB.as heavy asC.as heavyD.of the same12.He is to
4、o weak to _ the heavy box.（分数：1.00）A.riseB.putC.raiseD.arise13.Tom lived in a northern city _.（分数：1.00）A.at some timeB.in the timeC.for one timeD.at one time14.The distinguished lawyer had many _.（分数：1.00）A.clientsB.customersC.creditorsD.people15.The library needs _, but itll have to wait until Sund
5、ay.（分数：1.00）A.cleaningB.be cleaningC.cleanD.being cleaned16.Mr. Ross built a lab _ when he was forty.（分数：1.00）A.for his own himselfB.of him ownC.for his ownD.of his own17.In order to improve our working conditions. this new scheme must be_.（分数：1.00）A.adoptedB.adaptedC.addictedD.adorned18.He has _ 1,
6、000 in less than a week.（分数：1.00）A.got throughB.got out ofC.given outD.gone over19.“Where is she sitting?“ “She is sitting _ me.“（分数：1.00）A.near toB.next byC.nextD.next to20.The _ of three and five is four.（分数：1.00）A.avenueB.subtractionC.averageD.total三、B Cloze/B(总题数：1，分数：30.00)BDirections: For each
7、 blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet./BNot all people got their namesU (21) /Utheir fathers. Some got their names from the places theyU (22) /
8、U. For example, a family had lived in a villageU (23) /Umany green trees and plants was called Green or Greenberg.U (24) /Uthey lived in a town called Moor, they were U(25) /Uthe Moores.Sometimes people got their names fromU (26) /Uthey looked. AU (27) /Uperson was, perhaps, called Long. If people i
9、n a family hadU (28) /Uhair, the family was sometimes called the Blacks or the Browns. If their hair wasU (29) /U, they may have been called the Whites.People oftenU (30) /Utheir names from the kind ofU (31) /Uthey did. A person whoU (32) /U clothing was named Taylor.U (33) /Uperson who baked bread
10、was called Baker. A person who had a very goodU (34) /Uwas named Singer.After a while these names stayed with people andU (35) /Ufamily names that are still used today.（分数：30.00）A.afterB.out ofC.withD.fromA.stayed inB.worked forC.lived inD.played atA.ofB.withC.forD.atA.IfB.AfterC.OrD.ThoughA.knownB.
11、saidC.calledD.writtenA.the wayB.a wayC.whatD.whyA.fatB.shortC.thinD.tallA.lightB.heavyC.darkD.softA.heavyB.darkC.softD.lightA.threwB.carriedC.thoughtD.tookA.subjectB.workC.majorD.courseA.woreB.putC.washedD.sewedA.AnotherB.OtherC.OthersD.AA.brainB.voiceC.bodyD.nameA.becameB.spokeC.saidD.got四、B Readin
12、g Compr(总题数：5，分数：60.00)BDirections: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet./BBPassage One/BAmeri
13、cans spend a lot of money in their daily lives. Working people spend money on transportation to and from work and on various expenses throughout the day. Americans en- joy shopping and buy many things that they need and want. They spend a lot of money on entertainment. They buy sports equipment, to
14、do sporting events and do many things that cost money. However, many Americans dont pay cash or write checks for these things. More and more, they pay for things with credit cards(信用卡).Credit cards are small, rectangular plastic cards. Banks give these cards to their customers. When the customer buy
15、s something at a store, he shows his card at the store. This authorizes(委托) the store to charge(记入) the bank account for the customers purchase. The bank collects all the charges for each customer. Then once a month the bank requires the customer to pay all the charges for that month. The bank does
16、not force the customer to pay the full amount. It asks the customer to pay for the charges in several payments over a period of time. However, the bank requires the customer to pay interest on the unpaid of the charges.In this way the bank allows customers to buy things they cannot afford at one tim
17、e. People can use the card to buy what they want and pay for it over a period of time. They also do not need to carry a lot of money.（分数：12.00）(1).How do Americans pay for what they buy? They _.（分数：3.00）A.either pay cash or write checksB.are allowed to use credit cardsC.pay cash, write checks or use
18、 credit cardsD.neither pay cash nor use credit cards(2).What are some of the advantages in using credit cards? People _.（分数：3.00）A.can get what they want and need when they have no moneyB.can get things at a store they cannot afford at one timeC.dont need to carry a lot of moneyD.B and C(3).How ofte
19、n does the bank require its customer to pay all the charges?（分数：3.00）A.Once a month.B.Over a long period of time.C.The sooner, the better.D.The moment he has plenty of money.(4).Who are allowed to use credit cards in the United States?（分数：3.00）A.Those who are authorized to spend money.B.Those who ca
20、n make regular payments.C.Those who can afford to pay interest on the unpaid of the charges.D.Those who are very rich.BPassage Two/BIn the 1960s, many young Americans were dissatisfied with American society. They wanted to end the Vietnam War and to make all the people in the U.S. equal. Some of the
21、m de tided to “drop out“ of American society and form their own societies. They formed utopian communities, which they called “communes“, where they could follow their philosophy of “do your own thing“. A group of artists founded a commune in southern Colorado called “Drop City“. Following the ideas
22、 of philosopher and architect Buckminster Fuller, they built dome- shaped house from pieces of old cars. Other groups, such as author Ken Keseys Merry Pranksters, the followers of San Francisco poet Steve Gaskin, and a group that called itself the Hog Farm, lived in old school buses and travelled ar
23、ound the United States. The Hog Farm became famous when they helped organize the Woodstock Rock Festival in 1969. Steve Gaskins followers tried to settle down on a farm in Tenessee, but they had to leave when some members of the group were arrested for growing marijuana.Not all communes believed in
24、the philosophy of “do your own thing“ however; Twin Oaks, a commune founded in Virginia in the late 1960s, was based on the ideas of psychologist B. F. Skinner. The people who lived at Twin Oaks were carefully controlled by Skinners “conditioning“ techniques to do things that were good for the commu
25、nity. In 1972,Italian architect Paolo Soleri began to build Arcosanti, a utopian city in Arizona where 2,500 people will live closely together in one large building called an “archaeology“. Soleri believes that people must live closely together so that they will all become one.（分数：12.00）(1).Why did
26、some young Americans decide to “drop out“ of societg during the 1960s?（分数：3.00）A.They wanted to grow marijuana.B.They wanted to go to the Vietnam War.C.They were not satisfied with American society.D.They did not want all people to be equal.(2).Where did the members of the Hog Farm commune live? The
27、y lived _.（分数：3.00）A.in dome shaped housesB.in old school busesC.on a farm in TennesseeD.in an archaeology in Arizona(3).Who gave the people of Drop City the idea to build dome-shaped houses?（分数：3.00）A.Paolo Soleri.B. . Skinner.C.Steve Gaskin.D.Buckminster Fuller.(4).What was the Twin Oaks commune b
28、ased on? It was based on _.（分数：3.00）A.the philosophy of “do your own thing“B.Virginia in the late 1969sC.the ideas of psychologist . . SkinnerD.the belief that people must live closely togetherBPassage There/BA group of people who share the same interests and way of life is called a society. Sociolo
29、gy is the science that examines human society. The term sociology is derived from the Lation word socius, which means “companion, union of people.“Sociologists are interested in how a society began and how it grew. They also study the levels within a society. For example, the child is part of the fa
30、mily, the family is part of the neighborhood, and the neighborhood is part of the community. There are many different groups, and sociologists are interested in the effect that these groups have on people.A Frenchman named Auguste Comte made sociology a separate science in the 1830s. He suggested th
31、at a new science was necessary to study a society of people. A famous book, Principles of Sociology, was published by and Englishman, Herbert pencer, in 1882. This book had an unprecedented effect on the science of sociology. In this book, Spencer theorized that a societys customs evolved, or grew f
32、rom very simple to more complicated and advanced. This theory shows the influence that Charles Darwin(who believed that man had evolved from very simple forms to the present human) had on Spencer.（分数：12.00）(1).A good title for this selection is _.（分数：3.00）A.SociologyB.Peoples interestsC.Society in D
33、ifferent NationsD.Sociologist(2).The word “levels“ in line 5 means “_“.（分数：3.00）A.standardB.groups, classesC.beginning, startD.music, art(3).We may conclude that in sociology the neighborhood is larger than _.（分数：3.00）A.the areaB.the communityC.the familyD.society(4).The book which had a great effec
34、t on sociology was written _.（分数：3.00）A.by SpencerB.in 1830C.by ComteD.both A and BBPassage Four/BBritish Columbia is a province in the western half of Canada. It is the largest province in the western half of Canada, but two other provinces are larger.The weather in the southern half of British Col
35、umbia is mild. In fact, it is the mildest in Canada. For this reason, many older people come to live in this area of Canada.There are about three and a half million people living in British Columbia. Only Ontario and Quebec have more people, about half of British Columbias people originally came fro
36、m England. Many other peoples families came to Canada from Scotland, Ireland, and Germany. Today this province has a higher percentage of Asians than any of the Other nine provinces.Vancouver is the largest city in British Columbia. Many international visitors come to Vancouver. They come to see the
37、 natural beauty of the coast and the beautiful mountains. Many ships stop at Vancouver, and it is the largest port in all of Canada.（分数：12.00）(1).The main idea of paragraph 3 is _.（分数：3.00）A.the people in this province came from many placesB.not many people from France or Spain came hereC.there are
38、more Asians in this province than in the other provincesD.the people in this province came from one place(2).The word “port“ in the last line means _.（分数：3.00）A.a city in the mountainsB.a city on the CoastC.a city with many peopleD.a country on the coast(3).In Canada the weather is the mildest in _.
39、（分数：3.00）A.VancouverB.OntarioC.British ColumbiaD.Quebec(4).Vancouver is _.（分数：3.00）A.the capital of British ColumbiaB.the largest city in British ColumbiaC.in the western half of CanadaD.both A and BBPassage Five/B“Tomorrow well see the Golden Gate Bridge.“ said Peter. “Ive never seen a golden bridg
40、e before.“ Peters father smiled, but said nothing. Peter would soon see the bridge.The next morning, his father took Peter to the bridge. How big it looked! And the bridge was red!“It isnt named for its colour,“ said his father. “Its named for the Golden Gate.“Whats the Golden Gate?“ asked Peter.“A
41、gate is either an opening, or a thing that closes an opening,“ said his father. “The Golden Gate is an opening in the land. Water from the sea comes through this opening into San Francisco Bay.“Oh“, said Peter. “And the bridge is over the opening. But why is the opening called the Golden Gate?“Years
42、 ago men came here to took for gold. Many came by ship. For them it was a gate to gold.“Well, I still think the bridge should look golden.“When peter got home, he sent a letter to a newspaper. In the letter he said: “Red is not the right colour for the Golden Gate Bridge. The bridge should look gold
43、en, the way most people think it does.“Peter sent all the money he had saved with his letter. “This money is to help paint the bridge, “he wrote.Many people read Peters letter. Right away, things began to happen! Some people sent money. A big company gave real gold.But not all the people wanted to c
44、hange the colour of the bridge. Will the Golden Gate Bridge ever be golden?（分数：12.00）(1).Peters father smiled when he heard his sons words because（分数：3.00）A.he was pleased with his sons wordsB.he had nothing to sayC.Peter had never seen a golden bridgeD.Peter didnt know why the bridge was called “Go
45、lden Gate Bridge“(2).The Golden Gate（分数：3.00）A.looked very bigB.was an opening to gold for men looking for old years agoC.was over San Francisco BayD.all A, B, and C(3).To help change the bridges colour, Peter sent _.（分数：3.00）A.his money t6 a newspaperB.some of his money to a newspaperC.his letter t
46、o a newspaper and his money to a companyD.all his money to a newspaper after a company had given real gold(4).Peter was sure that _ would agree with him.（分数：3.00）A.some peopleB.all the peopleC.many peopleD.one of two big companies五、B Daily Convers(总题数：1，分数：15.00)BDirections: Pick out the appropriate
47、 expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogues by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet./BA. Oh, thats good. B. Ill be expecting you. C. Its nice and bright. D. I read your advertisement in todays paper. E. Is there a bathroom? F. Im the owner of the
48、 house. G. But I havent got one yet. H. Speaking.Alan: Hello, May I speak to Lucy, please?Lucy:U (56) /UAlan: My name is Alan Walker.U (57) /UIt says you have an apartment to let (出租).Lucy: Yes, it is a large flat with two bed-rooms and a big sitting room.Alan:U (58) /ULucy: Yes, of course. It has a nice bathroom.Alan:U (59) /UId like to live here for at least 2 years. How much would you charge me then?Lucy: In that case it is $110 per week.Alan: I wonder if I cou
