1、专升本英语-688 及答案解析(总分：150.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、 Phonetics(总题数：1，分数：5.00)A.wouldB.folkC.walkD.mileA.captainB.certainC.fountainD.mountainA.enjoysB.knowsC.talksD.beginsA.bowlB.anyhowC.brownD.cowA.alphabetB.basketC.nakedD.emergency二、 Vocabulary and Str(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.The differences between Chinese and weste
2、rn society can _ misunderstandings.（分数：1.00）A.courseB.causesC.createD.rise2.The old couple would _ love to know how things are going on with their grandbaby.（分数：1.00）A.deeplyB.at a great costC.dearlyD.as much as3.Could you hold on a few minutes _ I check this with my boss?（分数：1.00）A.forB.sinceC.duri
3、ngD.while4._ the difficulties of exercising, many people prefer to be on a diet to lose weight.（分数：1.00）A.Aware ofB.AwareC.Being awareD.To be aware5.He _ studied, yet he passed every exam.（分数：1.00）A.frequentlyB.littleC.regularlyD.rarely6.His health failing, _ in 1995.（分数：1.00）A.Andrew Peters went on
4、 leave from the armyB.so Andrew Peters went on leave from the armyC.when the army gave Andrew Peters leaveD.the army gave Andrew Peters leave7.Though adults breathe twelve times a minute, breathing is so automatic _ the average person hardly ever thinks about it.（分数：1.00）A.andB.thatC.for whichD.in f
5、act8.I applied for the job that I saw advertised _ the paper.（分数：1.00）A.onB.ofC.inD.at9.Dont smoke in the meeting-room, _?（分数：1.00）A.do youB.will youC.can youD.could you10.After talking to the old woman for a while, her fear and timidity _.（分数：1.00）A.went awayB.stoppedC.disappearedD.left behind11.He
6、 was told he could join the army when he _ old enough.（分数：1.00）A.would beB.should beC.wasD.were12.More has been learned since 1945 about the chemical changes in the body than in all human history before _ time.（分数：1.00）A.inB.thatC.whichD.the13.Many teakettles whistle when the _ starts to boil.（分数：1.
7、00）A.containing water insideB.water contained insideC.water containing insideD.contain water14.I wouldnt get so angry if you _ more work done.（分数：1.00）A.getB.gotC.will getD.would get15.How long _ each other when they got married?（分数：1.00）A.had they knownB.have they knownC.would they knowD.did they k
8、now三、 Cloze(总题数：1，分数：30.00)Dear Cassy,Thanks for reminding me by e-mail that you want to baby-sit our children. In spite of the (21) that you are only 12 years old, my wife and I would be (22) to consider your application if you can meet a few modest (23) :1. Submit three letters from (24) who will
9、certify that you have never failed to follow directions perfectly in class and never failed to hand in a homework assignment (25) .2. Submit a note from two (26) who will certify that you are in perfect health, have never been sick, and never will be sick.3. Submit a document from your physical educ
10、ation teacher or team (27) that proves that you can do each of the following: Run two miles in (28) than nine minutes, climb a greased rope to a (29) of twenty feet in thirty seconds while balancing a glass of water on your nose, and walk in bare feet over hot coals and broken glass without complain
11、t or (30) .4. Submit notarized letters from at least two mental health professionals (31) that you have never (32) a jealous, envious, or hostile thought towards any living being or inanimate object.5. Play and (33) five expert chess players while blindfolded after going without sleep for 48 hours.6
12、. Wait (34) for two years while we have private investigators (35) that all your documents are authentic.Your loving and trusting friends,The Smiths（分数：30.00）A.factB.thingC.reasonD.fairA.likeB.willingC.lovelyD.impatientA.inquiryB.conditionsC.requirementsD.measurementsA.parentsB.classmatesC.neighbors
13、D.teachersA.delayedB.in timeC.earlyD.on timeA.nursesB.teachersC.doctorsD.parentsA.professorB.coachC.school masterD.friendsA.lessB.fewerC.moreD.littleA.heightB.lengthC.farD.depthA.woundB.injuryC.destructionD.damageA.in a wordB.statingC.showingD.respectingA.madeB.complainedC.hadD.thoughtA.be failedB.h
14、ateC.defeatD.controlA.eagerlyB.warmlyC.excitedlyD.patientlyA.decideB.knowC.noticeD.confirm四、 Reading Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：12.00)There has been, in history, a man who was swallowed by a whale and lived to tell the tale. The mans name is James Bartley. The records to prove h
15、is unusual experience are in the British Admiralty.Bartley was making his first trip on the whaling ship Star of the East. Suddenly the lookout sighted a huge sperm whale. The whalers knew it was a huge whale by the size of the spray it blew into the air. They lowered their small boats. James Bartle
16、y was in the first longboat. The men rowed until they were close to the whale. A harpoon was thrown and it found its mark. It sank into the whales flesh. The maddened beast crashed in to the boat, snapping its tail at the men and the wreckage of their boats. When the survivors were picked up, James
17、Bartley was missing.Shortly before sunset, the whale was finally captured. The sailors tied the whales dead-body to the side of the ship. Because of the hot weather it was important that they cut up the whale right away. Otherwise, the meat would begin to rot and the oil would begin to spoil. When t
18、hey got to the stomach, they felt something moving about wildly. They thought it would be a big fish still alive inside. But when they opened the stomach they found James Bartley. After this trip, Bartley settled in England, and never returned to sea.（分数：12.00）(1).This passage is mainly about _.（分数：
19、3.00）A.how to hunt whales for their oil and meatB.the hard and dangerous lives that whalers had to liveC.the duties of each man on a whaling shipD.a man who was swallowed by a whale and lived(2).The sailors knew that something was in the whales stomach because _.（分数：3.00）A.they could feel it moving
20、about wildlyB.the whale seemed very heavyC.the whale was swelling at one spotD.the captain heard Bartley yelling for help(3).James Bartley probably never went to sea again because _.（分数：3.00）A.he wanted different kinds of adventuresB.of fright and shockC.he was crippled by the whaleD.he often got se
21、asick(4).The author, in telling James Bartleys story, informs us by _.（分数：3.00）A.narrating the plain factsB.referring to whaling in generalC.comparing whaling to other fishingD.dramatically telling what happened六、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Never laugh at a snow covered mountain! Laughter and yelling
22、, during the avalanche season, can cause a deadly pile of snow. Huge snow slides are most common in mountains where there are steep slopes that are well buried in snow and ice. The snow builds up slowly and lands very softly. This can create a very touchy, unstable situation. Tons of snow may be hel
23、d up by only the friction between snowflakes. The deep snow is like a house of cards. The slightest movement can cause it to fall. As soon as something slips, this great mass of snow will come crashing down the mountainside.Slides may be started by sound vibrations. They may also be started by the w
24、eight of wet, melting snow. Once an avalanche has been triggered, the cause no longer matters. Moving down a steep slope, it picks up great speed and added snow. Some avalanches travel as fast as two hundred miles per hour. The force of an avalanche will mow down anything in its path. Whole houses h
25、ave been swallowed up by these fast-paced piles of snow.The wind that is caused by an avalanche is almost as destructive as the snow itself. Winds from an avalanche have been known to travel as fast as those of a tornado. So, when approaching a thickly snow covered mountain, speak softly!（分数：12.00）(
26、1).Avalanches can be started by _.（分数：3.00）A.falling snowB.the windC.loud soundsD.friction between snowflakes(2).We can conclude from this passage that avalanches _.（分数：3.00）A.are common everywhereB.are not very commonC.have killed peopleD.are a thing of the past(3).The writer compares an avalanche
27、to _.（分数：3.00）A.a tornadoB.a falling house of cardsC.a snowstormD.a speeding train(4).In this passage “unstable“ means _.（分数：3.00）A.frighteningB.fastC.shakyD.undesirable七、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：12.00)What could be simpler than shaking fruit from a tree? Well, the job is a lot tougher than you might
28、think. There is definitely a right way and a wrong way to shake a fruit tree. And a person who is a good apple tree shaker may not be a good cherry tree shaker. Different fruits take different shakes.As a rule, a slow hard shake is best. This makes the fruit fall much faster than a light, quick jigg
29、le. Most fruits have a set number of shakes per minute that will do the best job of getting them out of the tree and onto the ground. To shake down plums, try shaking the tree four hundred times per minute, moving the tree two inches at each shake. Experts say youll get three times more fruit from t
30、he tree than you will if you shake eleven hundred times per minute at one inch per shake. Cherries, because they are smaller, need more jarring. A good rate of shaking seems to be about twelve hundred shakes per minute. Apples, like plums, need four hundred shakes.Of course, some folks may choose to
31、 ignore all these expert directions for jiggling fruit. Keeping track of all the numbers can be enough to drive some people up a tree.（分数：12.00）(1).A smaller fruit normally requires _.（分数：3.00）A.a ladderB.less shakingC.two people per treeD.more shaking(2).From this passage we can conclude that _.（分数
32、：3.00）A.good fruit pickers know how fast or slow to shake a treeB.most of the fruits are badly bruised when they hit the groundC.it really makes no difference how you shake a fruit treeD.too much shaking can damage the branches(3).The writer ends this story with _.（分数：3.00）A.a serious thoughtB.a sug
33、gestionC.a jokeD.a warning(4).The word “set“ means _.（分数：3.00）A.tiresomeB.greatC.fixedD.collected八、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：12.00)You know that pearls grow inside oysters, but would you ever think to look for diamonds inside an ostrich? Well, a hunter once shot an ostrich and discovered, to his great s
34、urprise, that the big bird had swallowed a bunch of diamonds. How could such a strange thing happen?Like many other birds, the ostrich swallows small stones that stay inside its “gizzard.“ The gizzard is a birds second stomach. It is where the food is ground up. The small stones help to grind up the
35、 food so it can be digested. They do the chewing, because birds dont have teeth. In the case of the ostrich with the diamonds, the bird simply had expensive taste in rocks. He used the diamonds to help digest his dinner.Diamonds and stones arent all that an ostrich will swallow. If there are no ston
36、es around, it will eat just about anything. Sadly for ostriches in zoos this can be a fatal habit. The tendency to swallow anything it sees has caused the death of many an ostrich. Cruel or careless people often throw things into the birds living space. They throw keys, coins, even large objects suc
37、h as horseshoes. The ostrich swallows them without hesitation. Coins can be the worst. Inside the ostrich they wear down to a razor sharp edge. They will cut open the birds gizzard from the inside. One young zoo ostrich died with 484 coins, weighing more than eight pounds, in its gizzard.（分数：12.00）(
38、1).Ostriches eat stones because they dont have _.（分数：3.00）A.enough foodB.bird seedC.teethD.diamonds(2).The ostrich is not smart enough to _.（分数：3.00）A.digest its own foodB.eat only diamondsC.avoid eating harmful objectsD.escape from the zoo(3).The phrase “they do the chewing“ makes the rocks seem as
39、 though they are _.（分数：3.00）A.importantB.aliveC.dangerousD.uncomfortable(4).“Fatal“ is another word for _.（分数：3.00）A.foolishB.carelessC.deadlyD.cruel九、Passage Five(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Sports have always been ruled by the weather. Rain, sleet, snow and cold called the plays. Baseball fans have often sat i
40、n the rain without cover, waiting for the sun to come out and the game to begin. Football lovers sometimes took days to warm up after sitting through a freezing cold Sunday game. For both sports fans and players, the domed stadium was like something out of a dream. A huge plastic bubble kept out rai
41、n and snow. There was heat to keep things comfortable year round.Domed stadiums have clearly changed the course of sports. Still, they did have their problems at first. Most of these problems were discovered and solved at the Houston Astrodome. This was the worlds first stadium with a lid. For the f
42、ans, it was great. But there were some problems for the players. Baseball outfielders had the most difficult time. They had to learn to catch in a field with a roof. At first this was almost as difficult as playing in the dark. The glass of the roof was light colored, to let sunlight in. Sunlight wa
43、s needed to keep the grass on the field alive. But the light roof blended(混合) too well with the white baseball. Fly balls seemed to drop out of nowhere. Even skilled fielders were making errors. Finally, the decision was made to paint the glass of the roof dark. The problem was solved. But what abou
44、t the grass? Well, the real grass was dug up and replaced with artificial turf!（分数：12.00）(1).This passage is about _.（分数：3.00）A.baseball gamesB.cold weatherC.how to play outfieldD.domed stadiums(2).Domed stadiums must have _.（分数：3.00）A.artificial grassB.bright sunlightC.stained glass roofsD.bright l
45、ighting(3).Based on the passage, domed stadiums are _.（分数：3.00）A.a thing of the pastB.a passing fashionC.revolutionizing sportsD.expensive to keep up(4).The underlined word “course“ in paragraph 2 means _.（分数：3.00）A.a place for a raceB.a school of studyC.the directionD.part of a meal十、 Daily Convers
46、ation(总题数：1，分数：10.00) A. see you tomorrow B. I have your name C. check in D. I have one E. to take a look F. you want G. are you interested in H. I have to put you in the waiting listBlanca: Hello. Im calling about the apartment you advertised.Manager: Yes. What kind of apartment (56) .Blanca: Im in
47、terested in a one-bedroom. Do you have any available?Manager: Yes. (57) . When do you need it?Blanca: Sometime around next week. May I come over tomorrow (58) ?Manager: Sure. What time would you like to come?Blanca: How about 10 am?Manager: Good. May (59) , please?Blanca: My name is Blanca.Manager:
48、Blanca. Ill (60) .（分数：10.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_十一、 Writing(总题数：1，分数：30.00)16.你(Finder)拾到一个学生包。写一份失物招领启事。启事内容如下：(1)拾包的时间、地点；(2)包中大体内容；(3)联系方式。（分数：30.00）_专升本英语-688 答案解析(总分：150.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、 Phonetics(总题数：1，分数：5.00)A.wouldB.folkC.walkD.mile 解析：选项 D 画线字母读l，其他选项画线字母不发音。A.captainB.certain C.fountainD.mountain解析：选项 B 画线字母读*，其他选项画线字母读i。A.enjoysB.knowsC.talks D.begins解析：选项 C 画线字母读s，其他选项画线字母读z。A.bowl B.anyhowC.brownD.cow解析：选项 A 画线字母读*u，其他选项画线字母读au。A.alphabetB.basketC.nakedD.emergenc
