1、专升本英语-389 及答案解析(总分：150.00，做题时间：90 分钟)A.duckB.dutyC.dustD.dumpA.gainB.gangC.giantD.grainA.allowB.fellowC.nowD.cowA.flyB.sillyC.simplyD.cityA.blackB.bladeC.mapD.sack6.The committee is totally opposed _ any changes being made in the plans.（分数：1.00）A.ofB.onC.toD.against7.We“ll visit Europe next year _ w
2、e have enough money.（分数：1.00）A.lestB.untilC.unlessD.provided8.My father seemed to be in no _ to look at my school report.（分数：1.00）A.moodB.emotionC.attitudeD.feeling9.It is important that enough money _ to fund the project.（分数：1.00）A.be collectedB.must be collectedC.is collectedD.can be collected10.Y
3、ou“d better take an umbrella with you _ it rains.（分数：1.00）A.neverthelessB.althoughC.in caseD.so that11.Frankly speaking, I“d rather you _ anything about it for the time being.（分数：1.00）A.didn“t doB.haven“t doneC.don“t doD.have done12.I“m sorry I can“t see you immediately; but if you“d like to take a
4、seat, I“ll be with you _.（分数：1.00）A.for a momentB.in a momentC.for the momentD.at the moment13.The trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn“t bothered by his loudness _ by his lack of talent.（分数：1.00）A.thanB.more thanC.asD.so much as14.Our new house is very _ for me as I can get to the office i
5、n five minutes.（分数：1.00）A.adaptableB.comfortableC.convenientD.available15.Our journey was slow because the train stopped _ at different villages.（分数：1.00）A.suddenlyB.graduallyC.continuouslyD.continually16.We love peace, yet we are not the kind of people to yield _ any military threat.（分数：1.00）A.upB.
6、toC.inD.at17.I“m very sorry to have _ you with so many questions on such an occasion.（分数：1.00）A.interferedB.offendedC.impressedD.bothered18.If the whole operation _ beforehand, a great deal of time and money would have been lost.（分数：1.00）A.was not plannedB.has not been plannedC.had not been plannedD
7、.were not planned19.The price of beer _ from 50 cents to 4 dollars per liter during the summer season.（分数：1.00）A.alteredB.rangedC.separatedD.differed20.You cannot be _ careful when you drive a car.（分数：1.00）A.veryB.soC.tooD.enoughHave you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and wat
8、ch TV on a weekend? Now you 1 do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks (网络) have become a 2 for many people to shop without 3 having to leave their home. Some shoppers are 4 of department stores and supermarketsfighting the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having sligh
9、t 5 of finding anything they want to buy. They“d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and watch a friendly announcer describe a product 6 a model shows it. And they can shop around the clock, buying something 7 by making a phone call. Department stores and even mail-order companies are
10、8 to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy 9 their own TV channels (频道) to encourage TV shopping in the future. Customers can ask questions about products and place 10 , all through their TV sets. Will shopping by television 11 take the place of shopping in stores? S
11、ome industry managers think so. 12 many people find shopping at a real store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to 13 or try on dresses they want to buy. That“s 14 specialists say that in the future, home shopping will 15 together with store shopping but will never entir
12、ely replace it.（分数：30.00）A.mustB.shouldC.shallD.canA.programmeB.wayC.reasonD.purposeA.everB.neverC.stillD.onceA.proudB.fondC.tiredD.carefulA.senseB.doubtC.hopeD.feelingA.untilB.sinceC.ifD.whileA.suitablyB.cheaplyC.simplyD.hardlyA.nervousB.luckyC.equalD.eagerA.putting upB.making upC.setting upD.looki
13、ng upA.ordersB.goodsC.booksD.answersA.lastlyB.finallyC.especiallyD.fortunatelyA.ThenB.YetC.HoweverD.ThereforeA.designB.makeC.wearD.touchA.howB.whyC.whatD.whenA.existB.practiseC.followD.appear五、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Ann Curry is a famous news presenter of the NBC News “Today“ show. When she was
14、15 she happened to walk into a bookstore in her hometown and began looking at the books on the shelves. The man behind the counter, Mac McCarley, asked if she“d like a job. She needed to start saving for college, so she said yes. Ann worked after school and during summer vacations, and the job helpe
15、d pay for her first year of college. During college she would do many other jobs: she served coffee in the students“ union, was a hotel maid and even made maps for the US Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most satisfying jobs. One day a woman came into the bookstore and asked Ann for
16、books on cancer (癌症). The woman seemed anxious. Ann showed her practically everything they had and found other books they could order. The woman left the store less worried, and Ann has always remembered the pride she felt in having helped her customer. Years later, as a television reporter in Los A
17、ngeles, Ann heard about a child who was born with problems with his fingers and his hand. His family could not afford a surgical (外科的) operation, and the boy lived in shame, hiding his hand in his pocket all the time. Ann persuaded her boss to let her do the story. After the story was broadcast, a d
18、octor and a nurse called, offering to perform the surgical operation for free. Ann visited the boy in the recovery room after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his repaired hand and say, “Thank you.“ What a sweet sense of satisfaction Ann Curry felt! At McCarley“s bookstore, Ann a
19、lways sensed she was working for the customers, not the store. Today it“s the same. NBC News pays her, but she feels as if she works for the people who watch the programmes, helping them make sense of the world.（分数：12.00）(1).Ann Curry got her first job _.（分数：3.00）A.from her friend in a bookstoreB.a
20、couple of years before collegeC.at the NBC News “Today“ showD.when she was studying at university(2).At which part-time job did Ann Curry feel the happiest?（分数：3.00）A.The hotel.B.The bookstore.C.The students“ union.D.The US Forest Service.(3).What particularly gives her the feeling of pride?（分数：3.00
21、）A.Helping people through her work.B.Reporting interesting stories.C.Being able to do different jobs well.D.Paying through her college education.(4).How did Ann help the child get the operation he needed?（分数：3.00）A.Ann persuaded the boy to speak on TV.B.Ann paid for the operation herself.C.Ann“s bos
22、s agreed to raise money.D.Ann“s news report moved some doctors.六、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Lawn tennis is a good sport, being based on the ancient game of court tennis, which probably came up in Egypt or Persia some 2,500 years ago. Major Walter Wingfield thought that something like court tennis co
23、uld be played outdoors on lawns, and in December 1873, he introduced his new game, which he called Sphairistike, at a lawn party in Wales. The sport became popular very rapidly, but the strange, difficult name disappeared almost at once, being replaced by the very simple and logical term “lawn tenni
24、s“. By 1874 the game was being played by British soldiers in Bermuda, and in the early months of that year a young lady named Mary Outerbridge returned from Bermuda to New York, bringing with her the equipment necessary to play the new game. With the help of one of her brothers, she laid out a court
25、 on the grounds of the Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club, and there, in the spring of 1874, Miss Outerbridge and some of her friends played the first game of lawn tennis in the United States. And just two years later, in 1876, the first United States lawn tennis tournament (锦标赛) was heldat Nah
26、ant near Boston.（分数：12.00）(1).Mary Outerbridge is important in the history of lawn tennis because _.（分数：3.00）A.she invented itB.she gave it its nameC.she introduced it to BermudaD.she brought it to America(2).The new game called Sphairistike appeared in _ in 1873.（分数：3.00）A.AmericaB.EuropeC.BermudaD
27、.Egypt(3).The first United States lawn tennis game was played _.（分数：3.00）A.at NahantB.on the Staten IslandC.in BostonD.in New York(4).Which of the following statements is NOT true?（分数：3.00）A.Lawn tennis became popular very rapidly in the United States.B.It was Major Walter Wingfield who invented cou
28、rt tennis.C.The sport was called “lawn tennis“ shortly after it was invented.D.Miss Outerbridge set up a lawn tennis court with the help of her brother.七、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：12.00)There is no creature that does not need sleep or complete rest every day. If you want to know why, just try going wit
29、hout sleep for a long period of time. You will discover that your mind and body would become too tired to work properly. You would become irritable and find it hard to think clearly or concentrate on your work. So sleep is quite simply the time when the cells of your body recover from the work of th
30、e day and build up supplies of energy for the next period of activity. One of the things we all know about sleep is that we are unconscious in sleep. We do not know what is going on around us. But that doesn“t mean the body stops all activity. The important organs continue to work during sleep, but
31、most of the body functions are slowed down. For example, our breathing becomes slower and deeper. The heart beats more slowly, and the blood pressure is lower. Our arms and legs become limp (柔软的) and muscles are at rest. It would be impossible for our body to relax to such an extent if we were awake
32、. So sleep does for us what the most quiet rest can not do. Your body temperature becomes lower when you are asleep, which is the reason people go to sleep under some kind of covers. And even though you are unconscious, many of your reflexes (反射动作) still work. For instance, if someone tickles (使觉得痒)
33、 your foot, you will put it away in your sleep, or even brush a fly from your forehead. You do these things without knowing it.（分数：12.00）(1).If you don“t have as much sleep as your body needs, you will _.（分数：3.00）A.work properlyB.think clearlyC.keep your attention on your workD.easily get angry(2).T
34、he cells of your body develop supplies of energy _.（分数：3.00）A.when you are asleepB.when you recover from your work of the dayC.in the next period of activityD.when you are quiet(3).In the clause “. that we are unconscious in sleep“ (Para.3), the word “unconscious“ means _.（分数：3.00）A.untiringB.unmove
35、dC.quietD.not knowing what is happening around(4).When you are sleeping, _.（分数：3.00）A.all of you reflexes stop workingB.most of your reflexes stop workingC.many of your reflexes still workD.all of your reflexes still work八、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：12.00)The first European stock exchange was established
36、 in Antwerp, Belgium (比利时), in 1531. There were no stock exchanges in England until the 1700“s. A man wishing to buy or sell shares of stock had to find a broker (agents) to transact his business for him. In London, he usually went to a coffee house, because brokers often gathered there. In 1773, th
37、e brokers of London formed a stock exchange. In New York City, brokers met under an old button-wood tree on Wall Street. They organized the New York Stock Exchange in 1792. The American Stock Exchange, the second largest in the United States, was formerly called the Curb Exchange because of its orig
38、in on the streets of New York City. A stock exchange is a market place where member brokers buy and sell stocks and bonds (债券) of American and foreign businesses on behalf of the public. A stock exchange provides a market place for stocks and bonds in the same way a board of trade does for commoditi
39、es. The stockbrokers receive a small commission on each transaction they make. The stockholder may sell his stock wherever he wants to unless the corporation has some special rule to prevent it. Prices of stock change according to general business conditions and the earnings and future prospects (前景
40、) of the company. If the business is doing well, the stockholder may be able to sell his stock for a profit. If it is not, he may have to take a loss.（分数：12.00）(1).In the 1600“s, if a man wanted to buy or sell shares of stock, he had to do it through _.（分数：3.00）A.the governmentB.himselfC.a brokerD.t
41、he stock exchange(2).The second largest stock exchange in the U.S. used to be called _.（分数：3.00）A.the Wall Street ExchangeB.the New York Stock ExchangeC.the Curb ExchangeD.the U.S. Exchange(3).Which of the statements is true?（分数：3.00）A.The stockholder can sell his stock to anywhere at any time.B.The
42、re were no stock exchange in England in the 1700“s.C.The price of stock is not stable.D.The stockbrokers do the transaction without charging for the stockholders.(4).The passage is mainly about _.（分数：3.00）A.the Wall StreetB.the stock exchangeC.the stockD.the stockholder and stockbroker九、Passage Five
43、(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Tom had once worked in a city office in London, but now he is out of work. He had a large family to support, so he often found himself in difficulty. He often visited Mr. White on Sundays, told him about his troubles, and asked for two or three pounds. Mr. White, a man with a kind he
44、art, found it difficult to refuse the money, though he himself was poor. Tom had already received more than thirty pounds from Mr. White, but he always seemed to be in need of some more. One day, after telling Mr. White a long story of his troubles, Tom asked for five pounds. Mr. White had heard thi
45、s sort of thing before, but he listened patiently to the end. Then he said, “I understand your difficulties, Tom. I“d like to help you. But I“m not going to give you five pounds this time. I“ll lend you the money, and you can pay me off next time you see me.“ Tom took the money, but he never appeare
46、d again.（分数：12.00）(1).Tom was now in difficulties because he _.（分数：3.00）A.worked in a city office and was poorly paidB.was poorly paid and had a large family to supportC.was poorly paid and always spent money carelesslyD.was out of work and had a large family to support(2).Altogether Tom received _
47、from Mr. White.（分数：3.00）A.at least thirty-five poundsB.exactly thirty-five poundsC.less than thirty poundsD.five pounds(3).Every time Tom went to Mr. White, he would _.（分数：3.00）A.directly ask for some moneyB.give some reasons before asking for moneyC.give reasons and then borrow five poundsD.ask for
48、 money before explaining his troubles(4).Mr. White decided to lend, not to give Tom five pounds in order to _.（分数：3.00）A.encourage him to come againB.get all his money backC.get rid of himD.thank him for his storiesA. What about making it a little earlier B. I have no idea C. Let“s go together D. Th
49、ank you all the same E. Do you like basketball F. When and where shall we meet G. What are you going to do H. It doesn“t matter A: What do you plan to do this weekend? B: 1 . A: I hear there“s going to be a basketball match this Sunday. Tom and I are going to watch it. 2 ? B: Of course. Basketball is my favourite. But I have no ticket for the match. What a pity! A: You“re lucky. I have some free tickets. 3 . B: Great! 4 ? A: Let“s meet at
