1、专升本英语-261 及答案解析(总分：140.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、选作题(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Host: John, come and sit in the sof a. Dinner will be ready in a minute. Could I get you some- thing to drink?Guest:_A. No, don t trouble, drunk enough.B. No, you couldnt, Im not thirsty.C. Yes, please. Id like some Sprite.D. Yes, you coul
2、d, Id like some Coca Col（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.Nancy: Have you heard about Dana? She is going to get married to Graham!Scott:_ A. You re kidding ! B. Congratulations ! C. Is it a real thing? D. Good luck!（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.It s very kind of you to help me with my English._ A. Not at all. B. Never mind.
3、C. That s all right. D. Youre so welcom（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.Speaker A: Sam, Im calling to say goodbye to you, as Im leaving this afternoon.Speaker B:_ A. Look after yourself, and thank you for your calling. B. Pay attention to your schedule. Don t be late for the train. C. Thank you and don t forget t
4、o keep in touch with me. D. Take care and I wish you a pleasant journey.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.George: You ve given us a wonderful Chinese dinner, Mrs. Wang.Mrs. Wang:_ A. Oh, Im afraid I didn t cook very well. B. Im glad you enjoyed it. C. Come again when you are free. D. Its not necessary for you to s
5、ay so.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.W: What did you think of the movie?M:_ A. Sorry, I didn t have time to go to the movies. B. The movie was made in India. C. The ticket of the movie was inexpensive. D. It was worth neither the time nor the money.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.Speaker A:_Speaker B: It s Saturday. A. What
6、 date is it today? B. What s the date? C. What day is it today? D. Whats day?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.Speaker A: Could you give me some advice on how to prepare for the final?Speaker B:_ A. Why dont you go over the textbook before we discuss some questions? B. What course of action do you want me to recom
7、mend? C. I think it s an excellent suggestion, Ill try my best. D. The idea is not bad, yet I doubt if that would do my best.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Customer: I m looking for a new living room set.Salesman: We have a lot of very nice sets. What style do you have in mind?Customer:_. What I need is somethi
8、ng comfortable. A. I really don t know B. It s really not necessary C. I really don t bother D. It really makes no sense（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.W: Ray, arent you going straight home after school today?M:_ A. Yes, I won t be going home until Friday. B. No. I have a class until one o clock, and after that
9、 I m going to spend a couple of hours at the library before going home. C. Yes. But I am afraid I have to stay for a few hours in the city library before going home. D. Yes. If I were you, I wouldn t go home directly.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.W: Excuse me, do you have some change for a dollar?M:_ A. Why d
10、o you want to change? B. Is it my business? C. Are dimes and quarters OK? D. You shouldn t ask a stranger for chang（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.Speaker A: 911 Emergency.Speaker B:_ A. We need your help. Someone has broken into our house. B. All fight. Hurry up, I m in hospital. C. How much is the phone call?
11、 D. May I speak to Dr. Wang, please?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Speaker A: It s already late. I think I d better go now. And thank you for the dinner.Speaker B:_ A. OK. Please walk slowly. B. Take care of yourself. C. Won t you stay for another cup of coffee? D. It s really late. Why not go now?（分数：1.00）A.B
12、.C.D.14.Speaker A: Id like to cash this traveler s check, please?Speaker B:_ A. Do you want anything else? B. How do you want it? C. Do you have a deposit account? D. How can I give it to you?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.Speaker A: What a surprise ! You changed your hair style.Speaker B: Yes, and another sur
13、prise, Im going to get married next Saturday.Speaker A:_ A. Oh, sorry, I nearly forgot that. B. Really? Congratulations ! C. How about another time? Ill be busy then. D. That s OK. Saturday is the most suitable day for any marriag（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Passage 1(总题数：1，
14、分数：5.00)(76)Concerning money or anything else, conflicts between husband and wife usually reflect a power straggle. Conflicts between parent and child often center around the same issue. As children enter adolescence, they begin to demand greater freedom to go where they please, do what they please,
15、 and make decisions without parental interference. Many American parents do not know how to deal with their teenagers and seek advice from books, lectures, and parent gaining courses. Parents want to maintain a friendly relationship with their teenagers and also want to guide them so that their beha
16、vior will be whatever the parents consider proper and constructive.But in a society of rapidly changing social and moral values, parents and children often disagree about what is important and what is fight.(77) Arguments may concern such unimportant matters as styles of dress or hairdos. But quarre
17、ls may also concern school work, after school jobs, decisions, use of the family car, dating, and sex behavior. Some families have serious problems with teenagers who drop out of school, run away from home, or use illegal drugs. Because so much publicity is given to the problem teenager, one gets th
18、e impression that all teenagers are troublemakers. Actually, relatively few adolescents do anything wrong, and nearly all grow up into “solid citizens“ who fulfill most of their parents expectations. In fact, recent studies show that the “generation gap“ is narrowing. The vast majority of teenagers
19、share most of their parents values and ideas. Many parents feel that they get along with their adolescents quite well.（分数：5.00）(1).According to the writer, conflicts between husband and wife usually reflect _.（分数：1.00）A.feeling of hatredB.power struggleC.that they don t care for each otherD.that the
20、y may appeal to divorce(2).As children enter adolescents, they begin to do the following EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）A.demanding greater freedom to go wherever they pleaseB.making decisions without parental interferenceC.getting married whenever they pleaseD.doing what they please(3).“. generation gap is narr
21、owing. “means _.（分数：1.00）A.the adolescents now become timidB.parents come to get along with their childrenC.the vast majority of teenagers share most of their parents values and ideasD.parents and teenager don t like to quarrel(4).Parents and children often disagree about what is important or right
22、because _.（分数：1.00）A.they have different styles of lifeB.they hate each otherC.parents think that their children are troublemakersD.they are in a society of rapidly changing social and moral values(5).When many American parents don t know how to deal with their children they seek advice from the fol
23、lowing EXCEPT_.（分数：1.00）A.neighborsB.parent-training coursesC.hooksD.lectures四、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Another thing an astronaut has to learn about is eating in space. Food is weightless, just as men are.Food for space has to be packed in special ways. Some of it goes into tubes that a man can sque
24、eze into his mouth. Bite-sized cookies are packed in plastic.There is a good reason for covering each bite. The plastic keeps pieces of food from travelling in the spaceship. On the earth very small pieces of food would simply fall to the floor. But gravity doesn t pull them to the floor when they a
25、re out of the plastic in a spaceship. (78) They move here and there and can get into a man s eyes or into the spaceship s instruments. If any of the instruments is blocked, the astronauts may have trouble getting safely home.As astronauts travel on longer space trips, he must take time to sleep. An
26、astronaut can fit himself to his seat with a kind of seat belt. Or, if he wants to, he can sleep in a sleeping bag which is fixed in place under his seat. But be careful he must put his hands under the belt when he goes to sleep. This is because he is really afraid that he might touch one of control
27、s that isn t supposed to be touched until later.（分数：5.00）(1).Why would astronauts cover each bite of food in space?（分数：1.00）A.Because small pieces of food would fall down to the floor.B.Because weightless pieces of food might make trouble when they travel around.C.Because they haven t enough food fo
28、r longer trips.D.Because astronauts don t want to waste foo(2).In a spaceship, astronauts can _.（分数：1.00）A.walk just as they do on the earthB.not eat anything because it s dangerousC.control the spaceship when they are sleepingD.not litter small things or it will make trouble(3).In what way is food
29、for space packed?（分数：1.00）A.Very small pieces of food are put on the floor.B.Some of it is put into tubes.C.Small-sized cookies are packed in plastic.D.Both B and(4).Why does an astronaut put his hand under his belt when he sleeps?（分数：1.00）A.Because he thinks it is comfortable to sleep in that way i
30、n space.B.Because he doesnt want to touch any controls when he sleeps.C.Because the instruments of the spaceship are easily broken.D.Because he is afraid that the seat will mov(5).The best title of this article is _.（分数：1.00）A.Eating and Sleeping in SpaceB.How Astronauts Eat in SpaceC.Food for Space
31、D.How Astronauts Sleep in Space五、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：5.00)The Chinese have used a method called acupuncture(针炙) to perform operations for about 4,000 years without putting the patient to sleep. This involves placing flexible needles into certain parts of the body. The needles are available in a numbe
32、r of stores in China and anyone may buy them.To learn how to use the needles takes about one month of training. But to be skillful requires greater time. (79) The person who performs the acupuncture knows how to put in the needles so the needles themselves are not painful. This person also knows whe
33、re to place the needles so the patient feels no pain in the area where the operation is to be performed. A particular operation might require 25 or more needles placed in various parts of the body. But now this operation requires only 3 or 4 needles.Today, the Chinese doctors are trying to learn mor
34、e about acupuncture. (80) They are trying to develop a convincing theory to explain how the needles work in preventing pain, or why a needle in the wrist, for example, Would prevent the pain in the area of the mouth.A patient who needs an operation is given a choice between having acupuncture or hav
35、ing one of the chemicals used for putting him to sleep. It has been estimated that over half of the patients choose acupuncture because there is no sickness after the operation but the chemical may make the patient sick for a few hours or a day.（分数：5.00）(1).Acupuncture is _.（分数：1.00）A.a medical oper
36、ationB.a medical needleC.a medical techniqueD.a medical machine(2).Which statement is NOT true of the performer of acupuncture?（分数：1.00）A.He knows where to place the needles without pain.B.He knows where the operation is to be performed.C.He knows how to perform the operation to cure the patient.D.H
37、e knows how to use the needles in an operation.(3).To learn how to use the needles, it takes a person _.（分数：1.00）A.several monthsB.a couple of weeksC.a little timeD.almost one month(4).It can be learned from the passage that _.（分数：1.00）A.the person performing the acupuncture knows a lot about the ma
38、king of needlesB.an operation now needs fewer needles than in the pastC.acupuncture has existed in China for as long as 2,000 yearsD.few patients prefer acupuncture to chemicals(5).Which is implied but not stated in the passage?（分数：1.00）A.The Chinese mainly use acupuncture to cure strange disease.B.
39、The Chinese are learning to be more skillful and efficient in acupuncture.C.The Chinese have spread acupuncture all over the world.D.Most Chinese patients prefer acupuncture to chemicals in curing diseases.六、 Vocabulary and Str(总题数：30，分数：30.00)16.We all feel sorry for _ for so long after your arriva
40、l. A. keep you waiting B. having kept you waiting C. waiting for you D. keep you wait（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.There are four departments at this college, _ more than five hundred students. A. with each have B. each having C. each of them have D. with each is having（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18._ he will come or no
41、t is unknown. A. If B. Whether C. That D. What（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.Living in the central American desert has its problems, _ obtaining water is not the least. A. of which B. for what C. as D. whose（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.20.Not a single word _ all morning. A. did he say B. he said C. said he D. does he say（
42、分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.21.He didn t fear new ideas, _ the future. A. nor feared he B. nor he did fear C. nor did he fear D. nor did fear he（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.22.No sooner_ than he realized that he should have remained silent. A. the words had spoken B. had the words spoken C. the words had been spoken D. had
43、 the words been spoken（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.23.At the beginning of this term, our history professor _ a list of books for us to read. A. passed on B. handed in C. fished out D. made out（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.24.At first I thought that math problem would be rather difficult, but it _ to be fairly easy. A. turne
44、d out B. turned up C. turned on D. turned over（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.25._ you say, he won t listen to you. A. No matter where B. No matter what C. However D. Whichever（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.26.The train _ of the station right on time. A. pulled B. pulled down C. pulled on D. pulled out（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.27._ is w
45、ell known to all, China will be an advanced and powerful country in the near future. A. As B. That C. This D. It（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.28.Where did you get your watch_ ? A. repair B. to repair C. repaired D. repairing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.29.Only residents here enjoy the _ of using this parking lot. A. privile
46、ge B. possibility C. favor D. fight（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.30.He has_ the army for ten years and is now an officer. A. gone into B. joined in C. been in D. come into（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.31.You _ yesterday if you were really serious about the job. A. ought to come B. ought to be coming C. ought to have come D.
47、ought have come（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.32.There is an old saying which goes, “Never _ Until tomorrow what you can do today.“ A. put aside B. put up C. put off D. put away（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.33.Although _ happened in that developed country sounds like science fiction, it could occur elsewhere in the world. A.
48、which B. what C. how D. it（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.34.It was not until the accident happened _. A. when I became aware of my foolishness B. when my foolishness became obvious C. that did I realize my foolishness D. that I became aware of my foolishness（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.35.When she was busy tidying the room, her little kid is always _. A. under way B. on the way C. in the way D. by the way（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.36.Only 11 people _ the shipwreck. A. survived after B. survi
