1、专升本英语-408 及答案解析(总分：150.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、 Phonetics(总题数：5，分数：5.00)A.greatB.measureC.heavyD.peasantA.trainingB.brainC.remainD.saidA.uncleB.umbrellaC.customD.universityA.mediumB.westernC.MediterraneanD.revolutionA.taughtB.caughtC.laughterD.daughter二、 Vocabulary and Str(总题数：15，分数：15.00)6.The composition
2、_ any more.（分数：1.00）A.need not to be correctedB.doesn“t need be correctedC.need not correctD.doesn“t need to be corrected7.With the guide _ the way, we set out on foot into the dark night.（分数：1.00）A.leadB.leadingC.ledD.to lead8._ Liu Xiang failed to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, he is s
3、till a hero in the eyes of our Chinese people.（分数：1.00）A.AlthoughB.SinceC.SoD.Because9._ is terribly tiring working late like _.（分数：1.00）A.This; itB.It; thisC.What; itD.It; what10.The shop assistant didn“t give me the right _.（分数：1.00）A.changeB.moneyC.serveD.note11.There aren“t many pandas _ in the
4、world today.（分数：1.00）A.aliveB.livingC.livelyD.lived12.We never dared to ask him a question, _?（分数：1.00）A.did weB.didn“t weC.dared weD.daredn“t we13.Five minutes earlier, _ we could have caught the last train.（分数：1.00）A.ofB.butC.andD.so14.The roof fell _ he had time to dash into the room to save his
5、baby.（分数：1.00）A.sinceB.asC.beforeD.until15.After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane _ her job as a doctor in the countryside.（分数：1.00）A.set outB.took overC.took upD.set up16.In the geography lesson, the teacher told the children that the earth _ round like a ball.（分数：1.00）A.wasB.isC.
6、wereD.had been17.Whatever you do, you _ click with the right mouse button or the program will crash.（分数：1.00）A.must notB.don“t have toC.doesn“t have toD.needn“t18._ the room temperature, she kept the heater on.（分数：1.00）A.Kept onB.Keeping upC.So as to keep upD.To keep up19.If motorists had to pay an
7、extra tax to drive in cities, they _ their cars a lot less.（分数：1.00）A.useB.will useC.usedD.would use20.The people are fully aware _ they have before them problems and difficulties of various kinds.（分数：1.00）A.of thatB.whatC.thatD.which三、 Cloze(总题数：1，分数：30.00)In Britain, people have different attitude
8、s to the police. Most people generally 1 them and the job they doalthough there are certain people who do not believe that the police 2 have the power that they do. What does a policeman actually do? It is not 3 job to describe. After all, a policeman has a number of jobs in one. A policeman often h
9、as to control traffic, either 4 foot in the centre of a town, or in a police car on the roads. Indeed, in Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and spend all, or a lot of, his time 5 up and down main roads and motorways. A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving, stop 6 motorists
10、and help when there is an accident. A policeman has to help keep the 7 , too. If there is a fight or some other disturbance, we 8 the police to come and restore order. And they often have to deal with situation at great risk to their own 9 . We expect the police to solve crimes, of course, so an ord
11、inary policeman, even if he is not a detective(侦探), will often have to help 10 and arrest criminals. And 11 do we call when there is an emergencyan air crash, a fire, a road accident, or a robbery? We call the police. 12 a policeman has to be prepared to face any unpleasant emergency that may happen
12、 in the 13 world. The police do an absolutely necessary job, they do it 14 well and I support them, but I do not envy policemen. I do not think that I could 15 do the job of a policeman.（分数：30.00）A.dislikeB.joinC.appreciateD.admireA.shouldB.wouldC.couldD.mustA.a funnyB.a pleasantC.an interestingD.an
13、 easyA.onB.byC.underD.withA.walkingB.drivingC.wanderingD.searchingA.restingB.tiredC.speedingD.drunkenA.peaceB.silenceC.situationD.conditionA.wait forB.callC.think ofD.expectA.safetyB.familiesC.futureD.friendsA.get rid ofB.questionC.look forD.sentenceA.howB.whereC.whatD.whoA.YetB.ThenC.AsD.SoA.future
14、B.modernC.realD.wholeA.extremelyB.speciallyC.surprisinglyD.particularlyA.hardlyB.foreverC.everD.never四、 Reading Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Deep inside a mountain near Sweetwater in East. Tennessee is a body of water known as the Lost Sea. It is listed by the Guinness Book
15、of World Records as the world“s largest underground lake. The Lost Sea is part of an extensive and historic cave system called Craighead Caverns. The caverns have been known and used since the days of the Cherokee Indian Nation. The cave expands into a series of huge rooms from a small opening on th
16、e side of the mountain. Approximately one mile from the entrance, in a room called “the Council Room,“ many Indian artifacts have been found. Some of the items discovered include pottery, arrowheads, weapons, and jewelry. For many years there were persistent rumors of a large underground lake somewh
17、ere in a cave, but it was not discovered until 1905. In that year, a thirteen-year-old boy named Ben Sands crawled through a small opening three hundred feet underground. He found himself in a large cave half filled with water. Today tourists visit the Lost Sea and ride far out onto it in glass-bott
18、omed boats powered by electric motors. More than thirteen acres of water have been mapped out so far and still no end to the lake has been found. Even though teams of divers have tried to explore the Lost Sea, the full extent of it is still unknown.（分数：12.00）(1).The Lost Sea is unique because it is
19、_.（分数：3.00）A.part of a historical cave systemB.the biggest underground lake in the worldC.listed in the Guinness Book of World RecordsD.the largest body of water in Tennessee(2).The Craighead Caverns have been known _.（分数：3.00）A.through historyB.since the time of the Indian NationsC.since 1905D.sinc
20、e divers explored them(3).Who located the Lost Sea in recent times?（分数：3.00）A.The Cherokee Indians.B.Tourists.C.Ben Sands.D.Scientists.(4).It can be inferred from the passage that the Craighead Caverns presently serve as _.（分数：3.00）A.an underground testing siteB.an Indian meeting groundC.a tourist a
21、ttractionD.a motor boat race course六、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Human needs seem endless. They might be regarded as making up several levels. When there is enough money to satisfy one level of needs, another level appears. The first and most basic level of needs involves food. Once this level is sat
22、isfied, the second level of needs, clothing and some sort of shelter, appears. By the end of World War , these needs were satisfied for a great majority of Americans. Then a third level appeared. It included such items as automobiles and new houses. By 1957 or 1958 this third level of needs was fair
23、ly well satisfied. Then, in the late 1950s, a fourth level of needs appeared: the “life-enriching“ level. While the other levels involve physical satisfaction, that is, the feeding, comfort, safety, and transportation, this level stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement, and happiness. It
24、includes a variety of goods and services. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical and dental care, and recreation. Also included here are fancy goods and the latest styles in clothing. On the fourth level, a lot of money is spent on services, while on the first three levels more is spent on
25、goods. A fifth level would probably involve needs that can be achieved best by commnuity action. Consumers may be spending more on taxes to pay for government action against disease, ignorance, crime, and prejudice. After filling our stomachs, our clothes closets, our garages, our teeth, and our min
26、ds, we now may seek to ensure the health, safety, and leisure to enjoy more fully the good things on the first four levels.（分数：12.00）(1).According to the passage, man will begin to think about such needs as housing and clothing only when _.（分数：3.00）A.he has saved up enough moneyB.he has grown dissat
27、isfied with his simple shelterC.he has satisfied his hungerD.he has learned to build houses(2).It can be inferred from the passage that by the end of World War , most Americans _.（分数：3.00）A.were very richB.lived in povertyC.did not own automobilesD.had own automobiles(3).What is the main concern of
28、man on the fourth level?（分数：3.00）A.The more goods the better.B.The more “luxury“ items the better.C.The more mental satisfaction the better.D.The more earnings the better.(4).The author tends to think that the fifth level _.（分数：3.00）A.would be little better than the fourth levelB.may be a lot more d
29、esirable than the first fourC.can be the last and most satisfying levelD.will become attainable before the government takes actions七、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：12.00)It was a case of emergency. The four-year-old girl awoke and smelled smoke. She couldn“t wake her mother, so she dialed “zero“. An operato
30、r immediately called the fire department. Help was sent, and a tragedy avoided. Days before this emergency, the mother had taught her child how to telephone for help. Children as young as two and one-half years old can be taught to use the phone in emergency situations. Here are some points. Memoriz
31、ing certain facts is important. Teach your children their names, and the section of town where you live. Try to keep what they learn within their abilities. Simple information, learned well, is better than difficult information only partly learned. Be sure your children know how to use the telephone
32、. They should be taught to dial “zero“ for the operator, at the very least. And they should be taught to dial “911“ if it is used in your town. Practice over a period of several days. Over-learning is necessary so the child can act automatically in case of emergency. If you would like a booklet givi
33、ng instructions on calling for help, write Telephone For Help, Box 99, Bowling Green Station, New York, NY 10004.（分数：12.00）(1).Based on this passage,over-learning is good because _.（分数：3.00）A.simple information is usedB.children should know their namesC.it helps children act automaticallyD.difficult
34、 information is only partly learned(2).Paragraph 4 talks about dialing “911“. This number is probably _.（分数：3.00）A.the operatorB.an emergency numberC.a practice number for childrenD.used to keep children calm(3).One thing the passage does NOT tell you to do is _.（分数：3.00）A.call your neighborB.practi
35、ce several timesC.teach children how to use the telephoneD.have children memorize some simple facts(4).What is the main idea of the passage?（分数：3.00）A.Give instructions on calling for help.B.Partly-learned information is useless.C.Teach children how to deal with emergencies.D.Keep what children lear
36、n within their abilities.八、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Oceanography has been defined as “The application of all sciences to the study of the sea“. Before the nineteenth century scientists with an interest in the sea were few and far between. Certainly Newton considered some theoretical aspects of it
37、 in his writings, but he was reluctant to go to sea to further his work. For most people the sea was remote, and with the exception of early intercontinental travelers or others who earned a living from the sea, there was little reason to ask many questions about it, let alone to ask what lay beneat
38、h the surface. The first time that the question “What is at the bottom of the oceans?“ had to be answered with any commercial consequence was when the laying of a telegraph cable from Europe to America was proposed. The engineer had to know the depth profile (起伏形状) of the route to estimate the lengt
39、h of cable that had to be manufactured. It was to Maury of the US Navy that the Atlantic Telegraph Company turned, in 1853, for information on this matter. In the 1840s, Maury had been responsible for encouraging voyages during which soundings (测水深)were taken to investigate the depths of the North A
40、tlantic and Pacific Oceans. Later, some of his findings aroused much popular interest in his book The Physical Geography of the Sea. The cable was laid, but not until 1866 was the connection made permanent and reliable. At the early attempts, the cable failed and when it was taken out for repairs it
41、 was found to be covered in living growths, a fact which defied contemporary scientific opinion that there was no life in the deeper parts of the sea. Within a few years oceanography was under way. In 1872 Thomson led a scientific expedition (考查), which lasted for four years and brought home thousan
42、ds of samples from the sea. Their classification and analysis occupied scientists for years and led to a five-volume report, the last volume being published in 1895.（分数：12.00）(1).The proposal to lay a telegraph cable from Europe to America made oceanographic studies take on _.（分数：3.00）A.an academic
43、aspectB.a military aspectC.a business aspectD.an international aspect(2).It was _ that asked Maury for help in oceanographic studies.（分数：3.00）A.the American NavyB.some early intercontinental travelersC.those who earned a living from the seaD.the company which proposed to lay an undersea cable(3).The
44、 aim of the voyages Maury was responsible for in the 1840s was _.（分数：3.00）A.to make some sounding experiments in the oceansB.to collect samples of sea plants and animalsC.to estimate the length of cable that was neededD.to measure the depths of the two oceans(4).This passage is mainly about _.（分数：3.
45、00）A.the beginnings of oceanographyB.the laying of the first undersea cableC.the investigation of ocean depthsD.the early intercontinental communications九、Passage Five(总题数：1，分数：12.00)The small number of newborn babies, which has been caused by high prices and the changing social situation of women,
46、is one of the most serious problems in Asia. When people talk about it, you can hear a word invented in Japan, “DINKS“, which means Double Income No Kids. In many major Asian cities like Seoul, Singapore, and Tokyo, the cost of a house is extremely high. A young couple who want to buy their own hous
47、e may have to pay about $300,000 (though prices have fallen). For a flat with one bedroom, one dining-room, a kitchen, and a bathroom, the couple will pay about $900 a month. What“s more, if they want to have a child, the child“s education is very expensive. For example, most kindergarten charges ar
48、e at least $5,000 a year. In such a situation, it“s difficult to afford children. The number of married women who want to continue working increases rapidly because they enjoy their jobs. However, if they want to have children, they immediately have serious problems. Though most companies allow wome
49、n to leave their jobs for a short time to have a baby, they expect women with babies to give up their jobs. In short, if they want to bring up children properly, both parents have to work, but it is hard for mothers to work. Indeed, women who want to continue working have to choose between having children or keeping their jobs. In a word, Asian governments must take steps to improve the present situation as soon as possible.（分数：12.00）(1).W
