1、专升本英语-13 及答案解析(总分：140.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BDirections:/B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Speaker A: I beard Joe say something terrible to you yesterday.Speaker B:_（分数：1.00）A.But, you know, I wish you could pardon me.B.But, you know, every coin has two sides.C.Yes, I have never been angrier in my life.D.But I don t mi
2、nd that Joe says something terrible to yon.2.W: Boy, how quickly technology changes! So many people have a computer in their home nowadays.M:_（分数：1.00）A.Computers? There are so many computers in the office.B.Yes, I know. I feel so behind the time.C.But I know a lot of computers.D.Yes, I know. Withou
3、t computer, there would be no Internet.3.W: What is your general price range (范围) ?M:_（分数：1.00）A.We are looking for a three-bed-room home on the east side of the town.B.I think it would be hard to find something in that range.C.We re hoping to find something under $200.D.The range is about $200 or s
4、o.4.Speaker A: Hi, John. Nice to meet you again. How is your project going?Speaker B:_（分数：1.00）A.How do you do? My project has gone well.B.Nice to meet you, too. My project has gone well as we expected.C.Hi, Mike. My project has gone well.D.I m glad to meet you. My project is really a difficult one.
5、5.Speaker A: 1 d like to book a ticket for next Monday morning to NewYork.Speaker B:_（分数：1.00）A.What can I do for you?B.What s the matter?C.At your service.D.Just a second, please.6.Speaker A: Id like to fix an appointment with the personal manager. Will nine tomorrow morning be all right?Speaker B:
6、_（分数：1.00）A.No. It s impossible. He 11 be busy tomorrow.B.Ive told you hell be busy. Why do you come again7C.I m afraid not. He s got a rather full day tomorrow.D.Hell be free the whole day tomorrow.7.Mary: Hello, John. How are you feeling now? Somebody said you had been sick.John:_（分数：1.00）A.Hello,
7、 Mary. They must have had me confused with my brother, George. He has been sick all week. I have never felt better in my life.B.Hello, Mary. Who s sick? How can I be sick? I m as strong as a horse. They must have gone mad.C.Hello, Mary. How are. you?D.Hello, Mary. I m quite happy. My wife has fallen
8、 iii. And, how about you?8.Speaker A: Hello, May I speak to Mr. Smith?Speaker B:_（分数：1.00）A.Yes, I am Mr. Smith.B.No, he is not in the office fight now.C.Speaking !D.He is not here. Can I speak for him?9.Speaker A: Mind if I call you Albert?Speaker B:_（分数：1.00）A.Yes, just call me Al.B.Yes, you may d
9、o that.C.Of course not. But just plain“Alwill do.D.OK. Everyone does.10.Speaker A: So far as I can see, it is the fault on the third party.Speaker B:_（分数：1.00）A.I don t agree with the third party.B.Yes. I can t agree more.C.I think you are not meeting that.D.I can go along with you.11.M: That s the
10、worst painting I ve ever seen.W:_（分数：1.00）A.Never mind. Let s continue to look at it.B.Come on. It s not that bad.C.No, it is not the worst painting.D.Yes. It looks the worst.12.Speaker A: May I have an inquiry (咨询), please?Speaker B:_（分数：1.00）A.Never mind. You can ask whatever you want.B.I d like t
11、o know what inquiry it is.C.I m sorry. I know little about it.D.Yes, of course. So far as I know.13.Pupil: I apologize for being late this morning. My alarm clock didn t ring.Teacher:_（分数：1.00）A.That s all right. These things often happen.B.Would you please forgive me? I never accept any apologies a
12、t all.C.Thank you. You re really too kind apologizing to me.D.Never mind. You don t have to be so polite.14.Cindy:_Rose: No, what happened?Cindy: They let him go as he is suspected to be cheating.（分数：1.00）A.Did you know John?B.Did you like John?C.Did you hate John?D.Did you hear about John?15.Salesm
13、an:_Customer: Yes. What size is that green T-shirt?（分数：1.00）A.Do you want to buy anything?B.Excuse me, what are you doing?C.Are you just looking around?D.Anything I can do for you?二、BPart Reading (总题数：3，分数：15.00)BPassage 1/BA lawyer friend of mine has devoted herself to the service of humanity. Her
14、special area is called “public interest law“.Many other lawyers represent only clients who can pay high fees. (76) UAll lawyers have had expensive and highly specialized training , and they work long, difficult hours for the money they earn./U But what happens to people who need legal help and canno
15、t afford to pay these lawyers fees?Public interest lawyers fill this need. Lisa, like other public interest lawyers, earns a salary much below what some lawyers can earn. Because she is willing to take less money, her clients need the help, even if they can pay nothing at all.Some clients need legal
16、 help because stores have cheated them with faulty merchandise. Others are in unsafe apartments, or are threatened with eviction ( 驱逐，赶出) and have no place to go to. Their cases are called “civil“ cases. Still others are accused of criminal acts, and seeking those public interest lawyers who handle
17、“criminal“ cases. (77) UThese are just a few of the many situations in which men and women who are public interest lawyers serve to extend justice throughout our society./U（分数：5.00）(1).A person who needs and uses legal help is called a_.（分数：1.00）A.lawyerB.clientC.tenantD.case worker(2).Public intere
18、st lawyers serve _.（分数：1.00）A.only stores and landlordsB.criminals onlyC.people who can pay high feesD.people who can pay little or nothing(3).If only the rich could be helped by lawyers, the justice system would be _.（分数：1.00）A.undemocraticB.fair and reasonableC.modemD.in need of no changes(4).Publ
19、ic interest law includes_.（分数：1.00）A.civil cases onlyB.criminal cases onlyC.criminal and civil casesD.wealthy clients cases(5).Which of the following is not a matter for civil case?（分数：1.00）A.A tenant is faced with eviction.B.A landlord refuses to fix a dangerous staircase.C.A burglar is arrested.D.
20、A store sells a faulty radio.BPassage 2/BNo one knows how man learned to make words. Perhaps he began by making sounds like those made by animals. Perhaps he grunted like a pig when he lifted something heavy. (78)UPerhaps he made sounds like those he heard all round himwater splashing, bees humming,
21、 a stone falling to the ground./U Somehow he learned to make words. As the centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world.
22、Each contains many thousands of words. A very large English dictionary, for example, contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we do not need all these. Only a few thousand words are used in everyday life.The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary b
23、igger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy English for you to read. You will enjoy them. When you meet a new word, find it in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most useful book.（分数：5.00）(1).From this passage, we know that _.（分数：1.00）A.man never made sounds
24、B.man made animal soundsC.man used to be like animals to make soundsD.man learned from the animals to make sounds(2).The number of different languages spoken is about _.（分数：1.00）A.150B.1,500C.5,000D.4,000(3).People from different countries _.（分数：1.00）A.made same wordsB.made different kinds of wordsC
25、.had a same languageD.used some sounds(4).Man _ to make sounds.（分数：1.00）A.used wordsB.followed many things in natureC.lifted heavy thingsD.grunted like a pig(5).You can enlarge your vocabulary by _.（分数：1.00）A.reading more booksB.finding new words in dictionariesC.writing moreD.using the words in eve
26、ryday lifeBPassage 3/B“High tech“ and “state of the art“ are two expressions that describe the modem technology. High tech is just a shorter way of saying high technology. And high technology describes any invention, system of device that uses the newest ideas or discoveries of science and engineeri
27、ng. What is high tech? A computer is high tech. So is a communications satellite. (79)U A modem manufacturing (生产) system is surely high tech. High tech became a popular expression in the United States during the early 1980 s./U Because of improvements in technology, people could buy many new kinds
28、of products in American stores, such as home computers, microwave ovens, etc.“State of the art“ is something that is as modem as possible. It is a product that is based on the very latest methods and technology. Something that is “state of the art“ is the newest possible design or product of a busin
29、ess or industry. A state of the art television set, for example, uses the modernest electronic design and parts. It is the best that one can buy.“State of the art“ is not a new expression. Engineers have used it for years, to describe the best and most modem way of doing something. Millions of Ameri
30、cans began to use the expression in the late 1970 s. The reason was the computer revolution. Every computer company claimed that its computers were “state of the art“.Computer technology changed so fast that a state of the art computer today might be old tomorrow. (80) UThe expression “state of the
31、art“ became as common and popular as computers themselves./U Now all kinds of products are said to be “state of the art“.（分数：5.00）(1).What is the purpose of the passage?（分数：1.00）A.To tell how “high tech“ and “state of the art“ have developed.B.To give examples of “high tech“.C.To tell what “high tec
32、h“ and “state of the art“ are.D.To describe very modem technology.(2).What can we infer from the passage?（分数：1.00）A.American stores could provide new kinds of products to people.B.High tech describes a technology that is not traditional.C.“State of the art“ is not as popular as “high tech“.D.A modem
33、 plough pulled by oxen is “state of the art“.(3).All the following examples are high tech except _.（分数：1.00）A.a microwave ovenB.a home computerC.a hand pumpD.a satellite.(4).Which of the following statements is not true?（分数：1.00）A.Since the computer revolution, the expression “state of the art“ has
34、become popular.B.“State of the art“ means something that is the best one can buy.C.With the rapid development of computer, “state of the art“ computer may easily become out of date.D.All kinds of products are “state of the art“ nowadays.(5).The best title for the passage is_.（分数：1.00）A.Computer Tech
35、nologyB.High Tech and State of the ArtC.Most Advanced TechnologyD.Two New Expressions三、B Vocabulary an(总题数：30，分数：30.00)16.There was nothing they could do _.（分数：1.00）A.but to waitB.only to waitC.but waitD.unless they waited17.He _ reading silently at first.（分数：1.00）A.used not toB.didn t use toC.was n
36、ot used toD.is not used18.When Mr. Black retired, his son_the business.（分数：1.00）A.took upB.took overC.took onD.took out19.He will come back _ next month.（分数：1.00）A.sometimeB.some timeC.sometimesD.some times20.My next door neighbor Johnson seems to have _ opinion on the show last night.（分数：1.00）A.rat
37、her the strongB.rather strongC.a rather strongD.the rather strong21.Before joining the army, he spent a lot of time in the village _ he belonged.（分数：1.00）A.to whichB.whichC.to whereD.at which22.Not always _ they want to.（分数：1.00）A.people can do whatB.people cannot do whatC.can people do whatD.can t
38、people do what23.Their hesitation means _ the experiment.（分数：1.00）A.to give up doingB.to give up to doC.to be given up to doD.giving up doing24.After a long _ the bill was passed by the people s congress.（分数：1.00）A.argumentB.debateC.disputeD.discuss25.I don t like to disturb you, because you re quit
39、e tired _ today.（分数：1.00）A.ofB.withC.outD.on26.On entering another country, a tourist will have to _ the Customs.（分数：1.00）A.pass throughB.pass byC.pass overD.pass for27._care would have prevented it.（分数：1.00）A.A fewB.A littleC.FewD.Little28.The car was repaired but not quite to my_.（分数：1.00）A.joyB.p
40、leasureC.attractionD.satisfaction29.While discovering the cause of a serious illness,_.（分数：1.00）A.the illness should be cured immediatelyB.the patients should be taken good care ofC.the doctor should give the patient good careD.the effective measure should be taken30.She leaned _ the wall while she
41、was speaking to her friend.（分数：1.00）A.toB.againstC.towardsD.for31.Are you_spending more money on the space program?（分数：1.00）A.in favor ofB.by favor ofC.in favor toD.out of favor32.His wife has to work hard at home, and perhaps outside the home_.（分数：1.00）A.as yetB.so farC.before longD.as well33.Do yo
42、u think they have _ food for all these people here?（分数：1.00）A.subsequentB.beneficialC.sufficientD.average34.I didn t go to the party, but I do wish I _ there.（分数：1.00）A.wereB.would beC.had beenD.will be35.He never wrote to his father_ he was in need of money.（分数：1.00）A.exceptB.except whenC.except fo
43、rD.except that36.If Dorothy had not been badly hurt in a car accident, _ in last month s Olympic Games.（分数：1.00）A.she would participate (参加)B.she might participateC.she would have participatedD.she must have participated37.When and where the new hospital will be built _ a mystery.（分数：1.00）A.to remai
44、nB.remainsC.remainD.is remaining38.Words _ meaning, as we ail know.（分数：1.00）A.convinceB.conveyC.contributeD.conquer39.I can hardly _ the difference between these two words.（分数：1.00）A.pointB.speakC.talkD.tell40.You may _ this; I don t want it back.（分数：1.00）A.getB.remainC.maintainD.keep41.It was not _
45、 1982 that he went back to America.（分数：1.00）A.sinceB.untilC.beforeD.after42.During the _ the audience strolled and chatted in the lounge.（分数：1.00）A.gapB.pauseC.spaceD.interval43.When she heard the bad news, she _ completely.（分数：1.00）A.broke awayB.broke upC.broke downD.broke out44.The police were giv
46、en an order that the stolen documents must be recovered at all _.（分数：1.00）A.accountsB.conditionsC.paymentsD.costs45.This new instrument is far superior _ the old one we bought three years ago.（分数：1.00）A.thanB.toC.overD.of四、BPart Identifi(总题数：10，分数：10.00)46.It was very (considerable) (of) you (to sen
47、d) me the information so (promptly),（分数：1.00）A.considerableB.lfC.sendD.promptly47.He (was) (lying) (on) the couch, (enjoyed) his cigar.（分数：1.00）A.wasB.lyingC.onD.enjoyed48.I don t think it (advisable) that he (will) be assigned (to) the job (since) he has no experience.（分数：1.00）A.advisableB.will beC
48、.toD.since49.When she (retires) in September 1989, (tennis champion) Christine Evert was the (most famous) (woman athlete) in the United States.（分数：1.00）A.retiresB.tennis championC.most famousD.woman athlete50.Tom (laid) on the (floor), (reading) a (book).（分数：1.00）A.laidB.floorC.readingD.book51.(Two-thirds) of (the) area (are) covered by (water).（分数：1.00）A.Two-thirdsB.theC.areD.water52.(If) you (will buy) one box at the regular price, you would receive (another one) at (no) extra co
