1、专升本英语-30 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)The death of a child, 1 one“s own child, is something the mind can hardly comprehend. It seems to go 2 nature. The end of a life that is still forming 3 has just begun is an almost unthinkable cruelty. But it happens. Parents sometimes must
2、 witness the illness and death of the children 4 whom they gave birth. And 5 will ever fill the empty place that the dead child leaves behind. Parents 6 to die before their children, which is the natural order of life events. When the situation is reversed and a child dies 7 the parents it seems wro
3、ng. Yet we never know why one person dies and another lives. But we do know 8 a child is gone, the parents still have a future, as grey and worthless as it may at first seem. Death may take the child, but the love never 9 . The sorrow after a child“s death is one of the longest and hardest type of 1
4、0 to live with. And it takes long to deal with the parents“ own emotions.（分数：20.00）A.especiallyB.specialC.especialD.mostA.withB.againstC.beyondD.aboveA.andB.orC.butD.soA.atB.withC.toD.forA.everythingB.other thingC.somethingD.nothingA.thinkB.expectC.likeD.surelyA.beforeB.afterC.in front ofD.asA.as if
5、B.as thoughC.even ifD.thatA.gives upB.goes awayC.goes backD.goes throughA.lossB.lossesC.losingD.lost二、 Reading Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：15.00)In the old days, divers used to go down into the sea looking for ships that had sunk, because they hoped to find gold and jewels. Now d
6、ivers still search for valuable things in sunken ships, but they also try to bring to the surface the ships themselves, or parts of them. The value of different kinds of metals has increased greatly over the last twenty or thirty years and even though a ship has been under the sea for many years, it
7、 may be worth a great deal. One famous sunken ship is the “Lusitania“, which sank off the southern coast of Ireland in 1915 with a loss of nearly, 1,500 lives. It has four huge propellers made of an expensive metal. Today each of those propellers is worth $ 300,000 or more. The ship lying on the sea
8、-bed has been brought by a man called John Light. He paid about $ 1,200,000 for the whole ship. He hopes to bring up those propellers and sell them. He also hopes to sell other parts of the ship, when he has brought them to the surface, for about $ 600,000.（分数：15.00）(1).Divers today try to bring to
9、the surface _.（分数：3.00）A.gold and jewelsB.parts of shipsC.whole shipsD.all of the above(2).Diver try to bring up metals because _.（分数：3.00）A.they have been in the sea for a long timeB.gold and jewels are not valuable thingsC.some kinds of metals are worth a lot of moneyD.it is easy to bring up metal
10、s(3).The word “surface“ in the passage means the _.（分数：3.00）A.marketB.airC.top of a liquidD.sea(4).John Light hopes that he may be able to sell all the parts of the “Lusitania“ for about _.（分数：3.00）A.$12,000B.$300,000C.$1,200,000D.$1,800,000(5).John Light bought the “Lusitania“ _.（分数：3.00）A.before 1
11、915B.before it sankC.after it sankD.after they had brought up the propellers四、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：15.00)Man“s first real invention, and one of the most important inventions in history, was the wheel. All transportation and every machine in the world depend on it. The wheel is the simplest yet perha
12、ps the most remarkable of all inventions, because there are no wheels in nature-no living thing was ever created with wheels. How, then, did man come to invent the wheel? Perhaps some early hunters found that they could roll the carcass of a heavy animal through the forest on logs more easily than t
13、hey could carry it. However, the logs themselves weighed a lot. It must have taken a great prehistoric thinker to imagine two thin slices of log connected, at their centers by a string stick. This would roll along just as the logs did, yet be much lighter and easier to handle. Thus the wheel and axl
14、e came into being and with them the first carts.（分数：15.00）(1).The wheel is important because _.（分数：3.00）A.it was man“s first real inventionB.all transportation depends on itC.every machine depends on itD.both B and C(2).The wheel is called _.（分数：3.00）A.simpleB.complicatedC.strangeD.unusual(3).It was
15、 remarkable of man to invent the wheel because _.（分数：3.00）A.it led to many other inventionsB.man had no use for it thenC.there were no wheels in natureD.all of the above(4).The wheel was probably invented by _.（分数：3.00）A.a group of early huntersB.the first men on earthC.a great prehistoric thinkerD.
16、the man who made the first cart(5).This selection says that the first wheel may have been a _.（分数：3.00）A.round piece of stoneB.heavy logC.piece of metalD.slice of log五、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：15.00)Eating in space is different from eating on earth. The food that astronauts carry with them does not lo
17、ok like the food you eat. Some food is carried in closed bags. It is cooked and frozen before the astronauts get it. All the water is removed from the food. In the spaceship the astronaut puts the water back. He “shoots“ hot or cold water into the food bag with a special gun. He eats the food throug
18、h a small hole in the bag. Other foods come in bite sizes. The astronaut puts a whole piece in his mouth at once. There an be no crambs. Crambs would float around the spaceship and get in the way. Meat and cake often come in bite-sized pieces. Astronauts can“t drink water from open cups. The water w
19、ould float in drops in the air. The water is put in the special gun. The astronaut shoots the water into his mouth. Eating in space is not easy. Astronauts must learn to eat this way.（分数：15.00）(1).Some space foods are carried in _.（分数：3.00）A.water gunsB.lunch boxesC.closed bagsD.crumbs(2).The story
20、does not say this, but from what we have read, we can tell that _.（分数：3.00）A.you get much hungrier in space than you doB.you can“t have water to drink in a spaceshipC.astronauts must learn many new and different thingsD.you can“t eat anything in a spaceship(3).Why can“t astronauts drink water from c
21、ups?（分数：3.00）A.The water would come from the open cups.B.The water would spill all over their food.C.Crambs would float in the cups.D.The cups would float in the air.(4).The main idea of the whole story is that _.（分数：3.00）A.there is more food and water in space than on earthB.eating and drinking in
22、space is a special problemC.astronauts can never eat or drink in a spaceshipD.there is no food or water in a spaceship(5).Which of the following does the story lead you to believe?（分数：3.00）A.Food for astronauts must be made in a special way.B.All meat on earth comes in bite-sized pieces.C.Astronauts
23、 will only eat cakes made from crambsD.Astronauts have to go hungry in a spaceship.六、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：15.00)The energy which the sun radiates goes in every direction, and only a minute part of it falls on the earth. Even so, it represents power of about 5,000,000 horsepower (马力) per square mile
24、 per day; the sun gives us as much energy every miunte as mankind utilizes in a year. At present, we use this energy indirectly, and it is our final source of power. Coal represents the chemical action of the sun on green plants thousands of years ago. Water power results from the rain formed by vap
25、or which comes from the evaporation of water under the sunshine. Even windmills operate because of air currents set in motion by the different heating affects of the sun in different places. Some day, through chemistry or some type of solar engine, we shall harness this great source of energy more d
26、irectly. Already a scientist has worked out an engine, surprisingly efficient, in which the sun“s rays are concentrated through mirrors on a tube of water to create steam.（分数：15.00）(1).How much energy given off by the sun reaches the earth?（分数：3.00）A.100% but indirectly.B.5%.C.50%.D.only a very tiny
27、 amount.(2).The reason why all the solar energy falling on the earth can“t be utilized is that _.（分数：3.00）A.only a very small part is availableB.the sun is too distant from the earthC.it takes thousands of years for this energy to be stored up in coal and oilD.our scientific knowledge is not suffici
28、ent(3).Which of the following statements is NOT true?（分数：3.00）A.Even windmill“s action depends on the sun.B.The sun produces enormous energy for man to make use of.C.Some day man will be able to utilize 100% of the solar energy that gets to the earth.D.The sun produces different heating effects in d
29、ifferent places.(4).In order to support this argument, the writer gives the example that _.（分数：3.00）A.a machine using solar energy efficiently has already been developedB.the sun is our final source of powerC.man uses only a tiny part of the sun“s energyD.the part of the sun“s energy we use is used
30、indirectly(5).This passage centers mainly on _.（分数：3.00）A.harnessing energy through chemistryB.our last source of powerC.how water power is producedD.the amount of solar energy that can be utilized七、 Writing(总题数：1，分数：20.00)1.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 20 minutes to write a letter of
31、about 80 words according to the following topic. 男女应该平等吗?(Should Men and Women Be Equal?) （分数：20.00）_专升本英语-30 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)The death of a child, 1 one“s own child, is something the mind can hardly comprehend. It seems to go 2 nature. The end of a life that is sti
32、ll forming 3 has just begun is an almost unthinkable cruelty. But it happens. Parents sometimes must witness the illness and death of the children 4 whom they gave birth. And 5 will ever fill the empty place that the dead child leaves behind. Parents 6 to die before their children, which is the natu
33、ral order of life events. When the situation is reversed and a child dies 7 the parents it seems wrong. Yet we never know why one person dies and another lives. But we do know 8 a child is gone, the parents still have a future, as grey and worthless as it may at first seem. Death may take the child,
34、 but the love never 9 . The sorrow after a child“s death is one of the longest and hardest type of 10 to live with. And it takes long to deal with the parents“ own emotions.（分数：20.00）A.especially B.specialC.especialD.most解析：A.withB.against C.beyondD.above解析：A.andB.or C.butD.so解析：A.atB.withC.to D.for
35、解析：A.everythingB.other thingC.somethingD.nothing 解析：A.thinkB.expect C.likeD.surely解析：A.before B.afterC.in front ofD.as解析：A.as ifB.as thoughC.even if D.that解析：A.gives upB.goes away C.goes backD.goes through解析：A.loss B.lossesC.losingD.lost解析：二、 Reading Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：1
36、5.00)In the old days, divers used to go down into the sea looking for ships that had sunk, because they hoped to find gold and jewels. Now divers still search for valuable things in sunken ships, but they also try to bring to the surface the ships themselves, or parts of them. The value of different
37、 kinds of metals has increased greatly over the last twenty or thirty years and even though a ship has been under the sea for many years, it may be worth a great deal. One famous sunken ship is the “Lusitania“, which sank off the southern coast of Ireland in 1915 with a loss of nearly, 1,500 lives.
38、It has four huge propellers made of an expensive metal. Today each of those propellers is worth $ 300,000 or more. The ship lying on the sea-bed has been brought by a man called John Light. He paid about $ 1,200,000 for the whole ship. He hopes to bring up those propellers and sell them. He also hop
39、es to sell other parts of the ship, when he has brought them to the surface, for about $ 600,000.（分数：15.00）(1).Divers today try to bring to the surface _.（分数：3.00）A.gold and jewelsB.parts of shipsC.whole shipsD.all of the above 解析：(2).Diver try to bring up metals because _.（分数：3.00）A.they have been
40、in the sea for a long timeB.gold and jewels are not valuable thingsC.some kinds of metals are worth a lot of money D.it is easy to bring up metals解析：(3).The word “surface“ in the passage means the _.（分数：3.00）A.marketB.airC.top of a liquid D.sea解析：(4).John Light hopes that he may be able to sell all
41、the parts of the “Lusitania“ for about _.（分数：3.00）A.$12,000B.$300,000C.$1,200,000D.$1,800,000 解析：(5).John Light bought the “Lusitania“ _.（分数：3.00）A.before 1915B.before it sankC.after it sank D.after they had brought up the propellers解析：四、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：15.00)Man“s first real invention, and one
42、 of the most important inventions in history, was the wheel. All transportation and every machine in the world depend on it. The wheel is the simplest yet perhaps the most remarkable of all inventions, because there are no wheels in nature-no living thing was ever created with wheels. How, then, did
43、 man come to invent the wheel? Perhaps some early hunters found that they could roll the carcass of a heavy animal through the forest on logs more easily than they could carry it. However, the logs themselves weighed a lot. It must have taken a great prehistoric thinker to imagine two thin slices of
44、 log connected, at their centers by a string stick. This would roll along just as the logs did, yet be much lighter and easier to handle. Thus the wheel and axle came into being and with them the first carts.（分数：15.00）(1).The wheel is important because _.（分数：3.00）A.it was man“s first real inventionB
45、.all transportation depends on itC.every machine depends on itD.both B and C 解析：(2).The wheel is called _.（分数：3.00）A.simple B.complicatedC.strangeD.unusual解析：(3).It was remarkable of man to invent the wheel because _.（分数：3.00）A.it led to many other inventionsB.man had no use for it thenC.there were
46、no wheels in nature D.all of the above解析：(4).The wheel was probably invented by _.（分数：3.00）A.a group of early huntersB.the first men on earthC.a great prehistoric thinker D.the man who made the first cart解析：(5).This selection says that the first wheel may have been a _.（分数：3.00）A.round piece of ston
47、eB.heavy logC.piece of metalD.slice of log 解析：五、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：15.00)Eating in space is different from eating on earth. The food that astronauts carry with them does not look like the food you eat. Some food is carried in closed bags. It is cooked and frozen before the astronauts get it. All
48、 the water is removed from the food. In the spaceship the astronaut puts the water back. He “shoots“ hot or cold water into the food bag with a special gun. He eats the food through a small hole in the bag. Other foods come in bite sizes. The astronaut puts a whole piece in his mouth at once. There
49、an be no crambs. Crambs would float around the spaceship and get in the way. Meat and cake often come in bite-sized pieces. Astronauts can“t drink water from open cups. The water would float in drops in the air. The water is put in the special gun. The astronaut shoots the water into his mouth. Eating in space is not easy. Astronauts mus
