1、专升本英语-29 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、 Cloze(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Investors can 1 money simply by loaning it. The money they loan is called capital. Security (担保) is an expensive item which the borrower mortgages (抵押) to the investor to show that he intends to 2 the debt. The way investors make money on l
2、oans is to charge interest. Interest is money that 3 pay to investors for the use of their money. Interest is usually a certain percentage of the capital. Investors sometimes 4 ten percent or more interest per year. The interest may be calculated daily, monthly, or yearly. The interest must be 5 bef
3、ore the capital can be repaid. If the interest is not 6 the agreed rate, the interest is added 7 the capital. Then the borrower has 8 pay interest on the unpaid interest 9 on the capital. A debt can grow quickly this way. If the total of the capital and accumulated interest gets too high, the invest
4、or will take 10 of the item used as security and sell it to get his money back.（分数：20.00）A.getB.makeC.haveD.carryA.repayB.leaveC.getD.giveA.borrowersB.lendersC.peoplesD.othersA.costB.askC.chargeD.changeA.by dayB.by the dayC.every dayD.dailyA.paidB.to be paidC.payD.payingA.onB.toC.forD.withA.toB.onC.
5、intoD.ontoA.orB.alsoC.but alsoD.as well asA.the placeB.possessionC.turnD.care二、 Reading Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：24.00)Students enrolled at least half time may borrow up to $3,000 form the government over a two-year period. Repayment of the loan begins six months after the stu
6、dent leaves school. These loans carry on interest until this time. The current interest rate is 5 percent. Students may borrow up to $4,500 annually from a bank, credit union, savings and loan association or other eligible lender. Repayment on these loans usually begins six months after the student
7、leaves school. These loans carry no interest until this time. This current interest rate is 9 percent. Parents may borrow up to $300 annually for each dependent college. Repayment begins forty-five days after receiving the loan, and the interest rate is 12 percent.（分数：24.00）(1).Which of the followin
8、g is the main purpose?（分数：4.00）A.To remind students and their families to repay their loan.B.To compare interest rates.C.To inform students and parents of the various loans available.D.To show that government loans charge the least interest.(2).The highest interest rate is charged to _.（分数：4.00）A.fu
9、ll-time studentsB.parentsC.students borrowing from a credit unionD.half-time students(3).If parents had three children in college how much could they borrow annually?（分数：4.00）A.900B.3,000C.300D.9,000(4).Muscles are unique fibers because, they can _.（分数：4.00）A.contractB.stretchC.retractD.do all of th
10、e above(5).Under a microscope, muscle cells appear to be _.（分数：4.00）A.textured like woodB.colored like woodC.smooth and redD.short and thick(6).According to the selection more than half of a persons body is composed of _.（分数：4.00）A.voluntary musclesB.involuntary musclesC.muscle fibersD.sensory nerve
11、s四、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：16.00)The large part which war played in English affairs in the Middle-Ages, the fact that the control of the army and navy was in the hands of those that spoke French, and the circumstances that much of English fighting was done in France all resulted in the introduction int
12、o English of a number of French military terms. The art of war has undergone such changes since the battles of Hastings, Lewes, and Agincourt that many words once common are now only in historical use. Their places have been taken by later borrowings, often like wise from French, many of them being
13、words acquired by the French in the course of their wars in Italy during the sixteenth century. Yet we still use French words of the Middle Ages when we speak of the army and the navy, of peace, enemy, battle, soldier, guard and spy, and we have kept the names of officers such as captain and sergean
14、t. Some of the French terms were introduced into English because they were needed to express a new object or a new idea. In other cases a French and a native English word for the same thing existed side by side. Sometimes one or the other has since been lost from the language; but sometimes both the
15、 borrowed and the native word have been still in common use.（分数：16.00）(1).The main idea of this passage is that _.（分数：4.00）A.most of todays common English military terms dated from the sixteenth century or laterB.a study of the English vocabulary shows the important part which war has played in the
16、history of EnglandC.many French words borrowed into English during the Middle Ages have since disappeared from the languageD.many military terms used in English were originally borrowed from French, some as early as the Middle Ages(2).All of the following have something to do with the introduction i
17、nto English of many French military terms except that _.（分数：4.00）A.war played an important part in English affairs in the Middle AgesB.the English army and navy were controlled by those who spoke French in the war between England and FranceC.France invaded England in the Middle Ages and many battles
18、 were fought in EnglandD.much of English fighting was done in France in the war between England and France(3).The art of war has undergone such changes that _.（分数：4.00）A.we no longer use any French words of the Middle AgesB.many words once common are not used any longer and they are replaced by Ital
19、ian wordsC.French military terms have disappeared from the English languageD.many words once common are now only in historical use and their places have been taken by the newly-borrowed words(4).Which of the following is not the French word borrowed into English during the Middle Ages?（分数：4.00）A.ser
20、geantB.battleC.spyD.fight五、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：20.00)“Fingers were made before forks“ when a person gives up good manners, puts aside knife and fork, and dives into his food, someone is likely to repeat that saying. The fork was an ancient agricultural tool, but for centuries no one thought of ea
21、ting with it. Not until the eleventh century, when a young lady from Constantinople brought her fork to Italy, did the custom reach Europe. By the fifteenth century the use of the fork was widespread in Italy. The English explanation was that Italians were averse to eating food touched with fingers,
22、 “Seeing all men“s fingers are not alike clean.“ English travellers kept their friends in stitches while describing this ridiculous Italian custom. Anyone who used a fork to eat with was laughed at in England for the next hundred years. Men who used forks were thought to be sissies, and women who us
23、ed them were called show-offs and overnice. Not until the late 1600“s did using a fork become a common custom.（分数：20.00）(1).The custom of eating with a fork was _.（分数：4.00）A.brought to Europe from AmericaB.begun when forks were inventedC.brought to Europe from AsiaD.invented by Italians(2).By the fi
24、fteenth century forks were used _.（分数：4.00）A.all over ItalyB.only in ConstantinopleC.widely in EuropeD.In England(3).To English travellers in Italy, the use of forks seemed _.（分数：4.00）A.cleverB.necessaryC.good mannerD.ridiculous(4).The English thought that Italians used forks in order to _.（分数：4.00）
25、A.imitate the people of the EastB.keep their food cleanC.impress visitors with their good mannersD.amuse the English(5).In England, people who used forks at that time were considered _.（分数：4.00）A.well manneredB.sissiesC.show-offs and overniceD.both B and C六、 Writing(总题数：1，分数：20.00)1.Directions: For
26、this part, you are allowed 20 minutes to write a short composition of about 80 words on the title: The Bicycle in China. Base your composition on the outline given below. 1.在中国，自行车是最为流行的交通工具。 2.骑自行车有许多好处。 3.自行车的未来 （分数：20.00）_专升本英语-29 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、 Cloze(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Investors can 1
27、money simply by loaning it. The money they loan is called capital. Security (担保) is an expensive item which the borrower mortgages (抵押) to the investor to show that he intends to 2 the debt. The way investors make money on loans is to charge interest. Interest is money that 3 pay to investors for th
28、e use of their money. Interest is usually a certain percentage of the capital. Investors sometimes 4 ten percent or more interest per year. The interest may be calculated daily, monthly, or yearly. The interest must be 5 before the capital can be repaid. If the interest is not 6 the agreed rate, the
29、 interest is added 7 the capital. Then the borrower has 8 pay interest on the unpaid interest 9 on the capital. A debt can grow quickly this way. If the total of the capital and accumulated interest gets too high, the investor will take 10 of the item used as security and sell it to get his money ba
30、ck.（分数：20.00）A.getB.make C.haveD.carry解析：A.repay B.leaveC.getD.give解析：A.borrowers B.lendersC.peoplesD.others解析：A.costB.askC.charge D.change解析：A.by dayB.by the dayC.every dayD.daily 解析：A.paid B.to be paidC.payD.paying解析：A.onB.to C.forD.with解析：A.to B.onC.intoD.onto解析：A.orB.alsoC.but alsoD.as well as 解
31、析：A.the placeB.possession C.turnD.care解析：二、 Reading Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：24.00)Students enrolled at least half time may borrow up to $3,000 form the government over a two-year period. Repayment of the loan begins six months after the student leaves school. These loans carr
32、y on interest until this time. The current interest rate is 5 percent. Students may borrow up to $4,500 annually from a bank, credit union, savings and loan association or other eligible lender. Repayment on these loans usually begins six months after the student leaves school. These loans carry no
33、interest until this time. This current interest rate is 9 percent. Parents may borrow up to $300 annually for each dependent college. Repayment begins forty-five days after receiving the loan, and the interest rate is 12 percent.（分数：24.00）(1).Which of the following is the main purpose?（分数：4.00）A.To
34、remind students and their families to repay their loan.B.To compare interest rates.C.To inform students and parents of the various loans available. D.To show that government loans charge the least interest.解析：(2).The highest interest rate is charged to _.（分数：4.00）A.full-time studentsB.parents C.stud
35、ents borrowing from a credit unionD.half-time students解析：(3).If parents had three children in college how much could they borrow annually?（分数：4.00）A.900 B.3,000C.300D.9,000解析：(4).Muscles are unique fibers because, they can _.（分数：4.00）A.contractB.stretch C.retractD.do all of the above解析：(5).Under a m
36、icroscope, muscle cells appear to be _.（分数：4.00）A.textured like woodB.colored like wood C.smooth and redD.short and thick解析：(6).According to the selection more than half of a persons body is composed of _.（分数：4.00）A.voluntary musclesB.involuntary musclesC.muscle fibersD.sensory nerves 解析：四、Passage T
37、wo(总题数：1，分数：16.00)The large part which war played in English affairs in the Middle-Ages, the fact that the control of the army and navy was in the hands of those that spoke French, and the circumstances that much of English fighting was done in France all resulted in the introduction into English of
38、 a number of French military terms. The art of war has undergone such changes since the battles of Hastings, Lewes, and Agincourt that many words once common are now only in historical use. Their places have been taken by later borrowings, often like wise from French, many of them being words acquir
39、ed by the French in the course of their wars in Italy during the sixteenth century. Yet we still use French words of the Middle Ages when we speak of the army and the navy, of peace, enemy, battle, soldier, guard and spy, and we have kept the names of officers such as captain and sergeant. Some of t
40、he French terms were introduced into English because they were needed to express a new object or a new idea. In other cases a French and a native English word for the same thing existed side by side. Sometimes one or the other has since been lost from the language; but sometimes both the borrowed an
41、d the native word have been still in common use.（分数：16.00）(1).The main idea of this passage is that _.（分数：4.00）A.most of todays common English military terms dated from the sixteenth century or laterB.a study of the English vocabulary shows the important part which war has played in the history of E
42、nglandC.many French words borrowed into English during the Middle Ages have since disappeared from the language D.many military terms used in English were originally borrowed from French, some as early as the Middle Ages解析：(2).All of the following have something to do with the introduction into Engl
43、ish of many French military terms except that _.（分数：4.00）A.war played an important part in English affairs in the Middle AgesB.the English army and navy were controlled by those who spoke French in the war between England and FranceC.France invaded England in the Middle Ages and many battles were fo
44、ught in EnglandD.much of English fighting was done in France in the war between England and France 解析：(3).The art of war has undergone such changes that _.（分数：4.00）A.we no longer use any French words of the Middle AgesB.many words once common are not used any longer and they are replaced by Italian
45、wordsC.French military terms have disappeared from the English languageD.many words once common are now only in historical use and their places have been taken by the newly-borrowed words 解析：(4).Which of the following is not the French word borrowed into English during the Middle Ages?（分数：4.00）A.ser
46、geantB.battle C.spyD.fight解析：五、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：20.00)“Fingers were made before forks“ when a person gives up good manners, puts aside knife and fork, and dives into his food, someone is likely to repeat that saying. The fork was an ancient agricultural tool, but for centuries no one thought o
47、f eating with it. Not until the eleventh century, when a young lady from Constantinople brought her fork to Italy, did the custom reach Europe. By the fifteenth century the use of the fork was widespread in Italy. The English explanation was that Italians were averse to eating food touched with fing
48、ers, “Seeing all men“s fingers are not alike clean.“ English travellers kept their friends in stitches while describing this ridiculous Italian custom. Anyone who used a fork to eat with was laughed at in England for the next hundred years. Men who used forks were thought to be sissies, and women wh
49、o used them were called show-offs and overnice. Not until the late 1600“s did using a fork become a common custom.（分数：20.00）(1).The custom of eating with a fork was _.（分数：4.00）A.brought to Europe from AmericaB.begun when forks were inventedC.brought to Europe from Asia D.invented by Italians解析：(2).By the fifteenth century forks were used _.（分数：4.00）A.al
