1、专升本英语-427 及答案解析(总分：130.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、选作题(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Mary: Tom, would you like to go to a party this Sunday?Tom. _ . What kind of party? Mary: It s a birthday party. A. Sounds good B. Looks nice C. Seems all right D. Feels excellent（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.W: I was thinking of staying in tonight t
2、o serf the Internet, do you want to join me? M:_ A. Staying in tonight to serf the Internet? Its a good idea. Enjoy yourself. B. Join you with the Internet? What about the Internet? C. What I want to do is nothing else but take a walk. D. Not really. I work on the computer all day long. I need a bre
3、ak from computer s screen.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.Speaker A: I wonder if Ann will come. It s 8:30 now and she was supposed to come at 8: 00. Speaker B:_ A. She assured me she would start at 7: 30. Maybe she had been held up by the traffic. B. You shouldn t be wondering. I believe she won t come. C. Don t
4、 worry. Let s wait here until she comes. D. Yes. I do agree with you.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.W: How did you do with your essay for Professor Black Scott?M:_ A. Everything is OK. But I failed to finish it. B. Professor Smith Scott didnt work successfully enough to let me believe in him. C. Nonsense. It s
5、not your business. D. Not too bad, it took me almost 10 hours.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.Grandpa: Robbie, we 11 go fishing soon, and we 11 take your Dad with us.Grandson: I m ready, Grandpa_ A. You name the day. B. Enjoy yourselves. C. You can t miss it. D. Take your tim（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.W: How long can I
6、keep the book?M:_ A. Yes. You can keep it. B. No. I m afraid you should return it now. C. Three weeks. But you can renew it if you need it for a longer time. D. You can take it at any time you want.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.Speaker A: Firstly, allow me to introduce myself. My name is John Brown, manager of
7、 the company.Speaker B:_ A. You must be mistaken. I don t know you at all. B. Hello ,Brown! I haven t seen you for ages. C. How do you do, Mr. Brown? Very happy to see you. D. Hi, John ! Welcome to Chin（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.M: What are you doing?W: Trying to get this wine stain(污渍)out of the carpet.M:
8、Hang on. There s some soda here. It should take the stain right out.W: Really? Hey_. A. it is really functioning. B. it is really working. C. it is really playing. D. it is really influencin（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Waiter:_Customer: Yes, Ill have a cheeseburger, with French fries (薯条). A. What do you want
9、 to eat? B. Have you decided what to have yet? C. Excuse me, are you ready to order now? D. Excuse me, but who s like to order?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.Speaker A: Have you ever done any work in this field?Speaker B:_ A. It doesn t mean I can t do it well without experience. B. No. But we did some practic
10、e in class. C. Maybe I can try it now. D. This is just the chance for me to practic（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.W: How was the job interview? I think you make a good journalist(记者).M:_ A. Well. My application was a journalist. B. Well. I gave it up as I was a journalist. C. Well. The interview is OK. But I w
11、ant to be a journalist. D. Well. The people interviewed were not very cooperativ（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.Speaker A: Take a seat, Mr. Brown. Could you tell me which position you think most appeals to you?Speaker B:_ A. Well, Im easy-going and have many personal interests. B. Im strong-willed and determine
12、d. C. I prefer to take the post of sales manager if you think I m qualified. D. I don t quite care whatever is offered to m（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Teacher: Where is Mike this morning?Student: He s got a cold.Teacher:_ A. Just tell him to take it easy. B. He is absent. C. What s the matter with him? D. W
13、hat? Where is he?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.Endy: Hi, Tom. How is everything?Tom:_ A. I don t care at all. B. No good, thanks. C. Not bad. How are you? D. Thank you for askin（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.W: This book is great. I can t put it down.M:_ A. What? I can t imagine your being excited by a book. B. Sorry. B
14、ooks cannot attract you so much. C. I doubt you are involved in something else. D. Perhaps this book is something mysterious.（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，分数：5.00)Some psychologists(心理学家) maintain that mental acts such as thinking are not performed in the brai
15、n alone, but that ones muscles also participate. (76)It may be said that we think with our muscles in somewhat the same way that we listen to music with our bodies.You surely are not surprised to be told that you usually listen to music not only with your ears but with your whole body. Few people ca
16、n listen to music without moving their body or, more specifically, some part of their body. Often when one listens to a symphonic concert on the radio, he is attracted to direct the orchestra (乐队) even though he knows there is a good conductor on the job.Strange as this behavior may be, there is a v
17、ery good reason for it. One cannot derive all possible enjoyment from music unless he participates, so to speak, in its performance. The listener “feels“ himself into the music with more or less noticeable motions of his body.(77) The muscles of the body actually participate in the mental process of
18、 thinking in the same way, but this participation is less obvious because it is less noticeable.（分数：5.00）(1).Some psychologists think that thinking is _（分数：1.00）A.not a mental processB.more of a physical process than a mental actionC.a process that involves our entire bodiesD.a process that involves
19、 the muscles as well as the brain(2).The process of thinking and that of listening to music are similar in that _（分数：1.00）A.both are mental actsB.muscles participate in both processesC.both processes are performed by the entire bodyD.we derive equal enjoyment from them(3).Few people are able to list
20、en to familiar music without_.（分数：1.00）A.moving some part of their bodyB.stopping what they are doing to listenC.directing the orchestra playing itD.wishing that they could conduct music properly(4).The listener s way of “feeling“ the music is_（分数：1.00）A.the unnoticed motion of his musclesB.“partici
21、pating“ in the performanceC.bending an ear to the musicD.being the conductor of the orchestra(5).According to the passage, muscle participation in the process of thinking is_（分数：1.00）A.deliberateB.apparentC.indistinctD.impressive四、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)It is difficult to imagine what life would be
22、 like without memory. (78)The meanings of thou- sands of everyday perceptions, the bases for the decisions we make, and the roots of our habits and skills are to be found in our past experiences, which are brought into the present by memory.Memory can be defined as the capacity to keep information a
23、vailable for later use. It includes not only “remembering“ things like arithmetic or historical facts, but also involving any change in the way an animal typically behaves. (79)Memory is involved when a rat gives up eating grain be- cause he has sniffed something suspicious in the grain pile. Memory
24、 is also involved when a six- year-old child learns to swing a baseball bat.Memory exists not only in humans and animals but also in some physical objects and machines. Computers, for example, contain devices for storing data for later use. It is interesting to compare the memory-storage capacity of
25、 a computer with that of a human being. The instant-access memory of a large computer may hold up to 100,000 “ words“ ready for instant use. An average U.S. teenager probably recognizes the meaning of about 100,000 words of English. However, this is but a fraction of the total amount of information
26、which the teenager has stored. Consider, for ex- ample, the number of faces and places that the teenager can recognize on sight.The use of words is the basis of the advanced problem-solving intelligence of human beings. A large part of a person s memory is in terms of words and combinations of words
27、.（分数：5.00）(1).According to the passage, memory is considered to be _.（分数：1.00）A.the basis for decision making and problem solvingB.an ability to store experiences for future useC.an intelligence typically possessed by human beingsD.the data mainly consisting of words and combinations of words(2).The
28、 comparison made between the memory capacity of a large computer and that of a human being shows that_.（分数：1.00）A.the computer s memory has a little bigger capacity than a teenager sB.the computer s memory capacity is much smaller that an adult human being sC.the computer s memory capacity is much s
29、maller even than a teenager sD.both A and B(3).The whole passage implies that _（分数：1.00）A.only human beings have problem-solving intelligenceB.a person s memory is different from a computer s in every respectC.animals are able to solve only very simple problemsD.animals solve problems by instincts r
30、ather than intelligence(4).The phrase “in terms of“ in the last sentence can best be replaced by _（分数：1.00）A.“in connection with“B.“expressed by“C.“consisting“D.“by means of“(5).The topic of the passage is:_（分数：1.00）A.What would life be like without memory?B.Memory is of vital importance to life.C.H
31、ow is a person s memory different from an animal s or a computers?D.What is contained in memory?五、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services. People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of others they need or want. When they wo
32、rk, they usually get paid in money.Most of the money today is made of metal or paper. But people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells.Shells were not the only things used as money. In China, cloth and knives were used. In the Philippine Islands, rice w
33、as used as money. In some parts of Africa, cattle were one of the earliest kinds of money. Other animals were used as money, too.The first metal coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. People strung them together and carried them from place to place.Different c
34、ountries have used different metals and designs for their money. The first coins in England were made of tin. Sweden and Russia used copper to make their money. Later, other countries began to make coins of gold and silver.But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expens
35、ive. Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money. They began to use paper money. (80)The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than paper money used today.Money has had an interesting history from the days of shell money until today.（分数：5.00）(1).Which of the fo
36、llowing can be cited as an example of the use of money in exchange for services?（分数：1.00）A.To sell a bicycle for $ 20.B.To get some money for old books at a garage sale.C.To buy things you need or want.D.To get paid for your work.(2).Where were shells used as money in history?（分数：1.00）A.In the Phili
37、ppines.B.In China.C.In Africa.D.We don t know.(3).Why, according to the passage, did ancient Chinese coins have a square hole in the center?（分数：1.00）A.Because it would be easier to put them together and carry them around.B.Because it would be lighter for people to carry them from place to place.C.Be
38、cause people wanted to make it look nicer.D.Because people wanted to save the expensive metal they were made from.(4).Why does the author say that even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive?（分数：1.00）A.Because they are easy to steal.B.Because they are difficult for p
39、eople to obtain.C.Because they are not easy to carry around.D.Because they themselves are expensive, too.(5).Which do you choose as the best title for this passage?（分数：1.00）A.Money and Its UsesB.Different Things Used as MoneyC.Different Countries, Different MoneyD.The History of Money六、 Vocabulary a
40、nd Str(总题数：30，分数：30.00)16.May I have _ that is on the top shelf? A. a bread B. some bread C. loaf of bread D. the loaf of bread（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.At present time, people have a trend to live in the _. A. suburb B. suburbs C. garb D. outskirts（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.I ve got _ today. A. the bad toothach
41、e B. a bad toothache C. bad toothaches D. the bad toothaches（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.If you associate with such people, Im afraid you _ serious trouble. A. are heading for B. are making C. are avoiding D. are creating（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.20.I didnt know what to do but then an idea suddenly _ me. A. happened
42、to B. entered C. occurred to D. took place（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.21.A judge must be _ when weighing evidence. A. interested B. disinterested C. separated D. disconnected（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.22.It s no use ringing me up at the office this week because Im _ A. by my leave B. at leave C. in holidays D. on holida
43、y（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.23.Have you ever had _ in your country? A. a women s boxer B. a woman s boxer C. a women boxer D. a woman boxer（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.24.The earthquake happened in_. A. late 1960s B. the late of 1960s C. late of 1960s D. late of the 1960s（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.25.There is no reason why you sho
44、uld tell them _ that you are going. A. for advance B. in advance C. on advance D. of advancing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.26.She _ and fell from the top of the stairs to the bottom. A. slipped B. sloped C. split D. spilt（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.27.Have you any other reasons _ the ones you just mentioned above? A. in a
45、ddition to B. beside C. off D. at addition with（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.28.Play is usually more enjoyable than _. A. a job B. job C. a work D. work（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.29.If you want to become a doctor, you ought to study _. A. medicine B. the medicine C. literature D. the literature（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.30._ work h
46、as been done to improve people s living standard. A. Many B. A great many C. A large number of D. A great deal of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.31.Darkness doesnt trouble cats, for they can see _. A. in dark B. in the dark C. in a darkness D. in darkness（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.32.The search was _ when the fog got thicke
47、r. A. called off B. called on C. called in D. called for（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.33.You must _ the facts and should not run away from the truth. A. look B. sight C. front D. face（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.34.The train will _ from Platform 2 at 3:45 on Tuesday morning. A. depart B. arrive C. stop D. derail（分数：1.00）A.B
48、.C.D.35.From then on, a sound system of Party Committee meetings was _ in all leading bodies. A. constructed B. instituted C. confirmed D. given up（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.36.Lincoln thought it was wrong to keep Negroes _ slaves. A. in B. as C. for D. at（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.37.By the time the war _ , most of the people had already left. A. broke out B. broke up C. intervened D. happen（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.38.In some countries _ are getting richer and riche
