1、专升本英语-756 及答案解析(总分：144.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、 Phonetics(总题数：1，分数：5.00)A. dear B. hear C. near D. bear（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.二、 Vocabulary and Str(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.She is not accustomed to _ what to do.A. telling B. being told C. having told D. tell（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.A newspaper headline
2、 concerning new energy development _ his attention and he was much interested in making investment in it. A. gave B. caught C. turned D. paid（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.It is the ability to do the job _ matters not where you graduate from or what you are.A. that B. it C. what D. when（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.Yester
3、day, the director _ of me about our work.A. requite B. acquire C. inquire D. squire（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.Just _ and do it properly.A. bring your time B. bring your timesC. take your time D. take your times（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.The book _ interesting, but its very instructive.A. cant be B. may not beC. sho
4、uld not be D. might be（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.All life on the earth _ on the sun.A. depends B. carries C. keeps D. goes（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.Hangzhou, _we spent last spring, is one of the most beautiful cities in China.A. where B. which C. that D. when（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.My mother had to visit our aunt at th
5、e hospital and insisted that we _ bread for dinner.A. eat B. ateC. would eat D. must eat（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.Van Gogh was _ painter at that time.A. the unique B. a more unique C. a unique D. a better unique（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.I am sorry I_ your glasses off the desk when I was wiping it.A. hit B. knoc
6、ked C. struck D. drew（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.I will not endlessly question whether I really _ my title and my pay.A. reserve B. conserve C. deserve D. preserve（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Its easier to write plays for _ television than for _ radion.A. the the B. / /C. a a D. one one（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.The May Fo
7、urth _ against imperialism and feudalism began in Beijing in 1919.A. movement B. battle C. campaign D. action（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.- Hello, is that Mrs. Black speaking?- Yes, whos that?- _ Mary.A. Im B. Thats C. Shes D. This is（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、 Cloze(总题数：1，分数：10.00)When I was a boy, children always
8、objected (51) wearing school uniform but teachers were (52) on it because they said all of us looked (53) . Otherwise, they said, children would compete with (54) and the poorer children would be unhappy because people would see how poor they were. In recent years, however, many schools have (55) th
9、e idea of making children wear uniform but funnily enough. Now that children can wear (56) they like, they have adopted a uniform of their own. When some journalists visited a London school, they found that all the boys and girls were dressed in jeans(牛仔裤). One girl said she would rather die than we
10、ar a coat instead of a jersey (运动套衫) because (57) wants to look different (58) the other children in the class. Parents may not be as happy about this as children ,but they (59) to be ,because this new kind of uniform is one that the children like, not something they have been forced to wear, and it
11、 is also (60) cheaper than school uniform used to be.（分数：10.00）(1).A. against B. toC. for D. on（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. warm B. eagerC. keen D. interested（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. same B. likeC. as D. alike（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. each other B. anotherC. themselves D. others（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. waite
12、d for B. taken offC. put out D. given up（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. that B. whichC. what D. as（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. anyone B. no oneC. none D. someone（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. than B. thatC. from D. to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. ought B. shouldC. would D. had（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. a lot B. veryC. more D.
13、a lot of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、 Reading Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)“Hi there. Hows it going?“Oh, fine. Fine. How about this weather, huh?“Well, I guess we can always use the rain.“Whats that? This story? Oh, just a little look at small talk. You know, those seemingly meaningless conversations you have doz
14、ens of times a day. Maybe youre waiting for the elevator.Or in a line at the bank. It all seems pretty trivial. Idle chatter about traffic doesnt do much more than fill the air with empty words that are quickly forgotten. But you should know that small talk actually has a big place in our lives.Pat
15、Oliver, assistant professor on arts, says that, “Left unchecked, small talk can be an invasion. Its so powerful. It does something to you.“ “Every morning after spending an hour and a half on the freeway I start the day with small talk with my secretary,“ Oliver says, “If I dont make small connectio
16、n with another person, I can t work.“What causes it? As a rule, youre either trying to force something into your life, or youre using conversation as an invisible force field to keep them out. You can be wanting to connect with another person, and small talk is your introduction to more meaningful c
17、onversation.The way people use small talk is usually determined by where they happen to be at the time.Take the elevator, for instance. Now theres prime territory. Nobody knows anyone and theres no reason to start a conversation, but invariably, someone does. Making conversation in such peaceful soc
18、ial settings, according to Oliver, “can confirm your territory. Its a way of feeling liked and accepted.“The topics of small talk dont matter. In fact, you dont want anything more taxing than the weather or the traffic. Its non-threatening talk in a threatening situation. However, the rules change q
19、uickly when youre with lots of people doing lots of talking.Lets say youre at a party. Now it s time to use small talk as a way of making others feel more comfortable around you, so you don t look silly standing by the food table alone all night.（分数：12.00）(1).According to the author, small talk is o
20、ften used_A. to invade others private affairsB. to share a secret between intimate friendsC. to open and maintain channels of communicationD. to protect ones own privacy（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the author, topics of small talk may include comments on_A. some political issues B. ones physica
21、l conditionC. others ways of dress D. the traffic jam（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why is small talk described as “non-threatening talk in a threatening situation“_.A. It is used by people to encourage those who are confronted with danger.B. It is used to show that one is enthusiastic and hospitable.C. It is
22、 used to create a more friendly atmosphere and to avoid embarrassment.D. It is used by people to protect others in the threatening situation.（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to the author, at a big party, small talk is used with the purpose of_A. making both others and yourself feel at easeB. excludin
23、g those you dont like from joining youC. keeping your voice low so only your friends can hear youD. comforting those who feel lonely（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.I fell in love with the ministers son in winter when I turned fourteen. He was not Chinese.For Christmas I prayed for the boy, Robert. When I found out
24、 that my parents had invited the minister s family over for Christmas Eve dinner, I cried in panic What would Robert think of our shabby Chinese Christmas? What would he think of our noisy Chinese relatives who lacked proper American manners?On Christmas Eve, my mother created abundant Chinese food.
25、And then they arrived-the minister s family and all my relatives.Robert greeted hello, and I pretended he was not worthy of existence.Dinner threw me deeper into disappointment.My relatives licked(舔)the ends of their chopsticks and reached across the table.Robert and his family waited patiently for
26、a large plate to be passed to them.My relatives murmured with pleasure when my mother brought out the whole steamed fish.Robert made a face.Then my father reached his chopsticks just below the fish eye and picked out the soft meat. “Amy, your favorite,“ he said, offering me the tender fish cheek.I w
27、anted to disappear.At the end of the meal, my father leaned back and burped(打嗝)loudly, thanking my mother for her fine cooking.“Its a police Chinese custom to show you are satisfied, “explained my father to our astonished guests.Robert was looking down at his plate with a reddish face.The minister m
28、anaged to bring up a quiet burp.I was shocked into silence for the rest of the night.After everyone had gone, my mother said to me, “You want to be the shame as American girls on the outside. “She handed me an early gift. It was a miniskirt. “But inside you must always be Chinese. You must be proud
29、you are different. Your only shame is to have shame. “It was not until years later that I was able to fully appreciate her lesson and the purpose behind her particular menu. For Christmas Eve that year, she had chosen excellent Chinese food.（分数：12.00）(1).When I found out the minister s family would
30、come for Christmas Eve dinner, I cried mainly because_A. I worried about our shabby Chinese ChristmasB. I worried about our Chinese relatives lacking American mannersC. I worried about meeting the minister s familyD. I worried about being laughed at（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What does“he was not worthy of
31、 existence“ probably mean? It means_A. I was not interested in his existence B. he was worthlessC. he should not exist D. I expected his coming（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Dinner threw me deeper into disappointment mainly because_A. My relatives licked the ends of their chopsticksB. My father reached his ch
32、opsticks to pick fish for meC. My father leaned back and burped loudlyD. I childishly expected all of us to act in the same way as Americans at table（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(4).We can infer from the passage that_A. the writer appreciated her mother s lesson years laterB. the writer must be proud that she i
33、s differentC. the mother prepared to show Chinese different food cultureD. the minister s family really enjoyed the food（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.Perhaps there is only the moon to compare with it. Of all the achievements of American engineering, only the landing on the moon and the planting there of a wrinkl
34、ed flag can rival the construction of Panama Canal as an epoch-making accomplishment. The Suez Canal, the trans-Siberian Railroad and the Taj Mahal all pale beside it. The canals construction is more closely akin to the pyramids of Egypt in its scope and difficulty of execution, but in the modern er
35、a, there is only the moon.Like the landing on the moon, the construction of a canal across the narrow Isthmus of Panama was a dream long before it became reality. As early as 1534, Charles I of Spain proposed a canal at Panama, but it would take nearly 400 years for builders to catch up with his ima
36、gination.When the canal finally was proposed required all the creativity the twentieth century could muster. It was the largest public work ever attempted. Its engineers had to control a wild river, cut the continental divide, construct the largest dam and man made lake known to that date and swing
37、the largest locks ever constructed from the biggest cement structures then poured. Along the way, two of the worlds most devastating diseases had to be wiped out in one of their greatest strongholds. And all of this was to be done without the airplane or the automobile: Kitty Hawk rose into the head
38、-lines in 1903the same year the U. S. signed a treaty with Panamaand there was no read across the isthmus until the World War .If Panama has had an unusual role in bygone dreams, it most certainly has a startling relationship to the hard facts of geography. The country is farther east than most peop
39、le imaginethe canal and about half of Panama actually lie east of Miami. Because of the countrys shallow “S“ shape and east-west orientation, it has places where the sun rises in the Pacific and sets in the Atlantic. More significantly, Panama is squeezed into the narrowest portion of Central. At th
40、e canal, just 43 miles of land separate Atlantic and Pacific shores. Perhaps even more important, Panama offers the lowest point in the North American continental divideoriginally 312 feet above sea level at the canals Culebra Cut. By comparison, the lowest pass in the United States is nearly 5,000
41、feet.（分数：12.00）(1).In scope and difficulty, the canals construction was most closely alike to that of the _.A. Suez Canal B. trans-Siberian RailroadC. Taj Mahal D. pyramids of Egypt（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A canal in Panama was first proposed in the _.A. 1, 300S B. 1, 500SC. 1, 6008 D. 1, 700S（分数：3.00）A
42、.B.C.D.(3).The canal was built with the help of _.A. the airplane B. the automobileC. both the plane and the automobile D. neither the plane nor the automobile（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of these statements is true?A. About half of Panama lies east of Miami.B. Panama is squeezed into the narrowest po
43、rtion of Central America.C. Panama offers the lowest point in the North American continental divide.D. All of the above are true.（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.England is not a big country: from north to south and from east to west it is only about three hundred miles across. But for a small country it has a surp
44、rising range of climate. People who have never visited England or who have visited only one part of it often makes the mistake of thinking that it is a cold and wet country. Except for the summer months of June to September, this is probably true of the north of England and the Midlands. In the sout
45、h, however, the climate is much more pleasant. One result is that when people retire from the job in the north, they often prefer to move down to the south.Perhaps the warmest part of the country is the southwest, which consists of (is made up of) the counties of Devon and Cornwall, where palm trees
46、, bamboo and many semitropical plants grow well. Flowers and vegetables ripen as much as a month earlier than those elsewhere. Farmers in the areas gain a higher price for their vegetables and flowers because they are ready earlier. In winter there may be several feet of snow in other parts of Engla
47、nd but there will probably be no snow at all in the southwest. This may be one of the reasons why the southwest is one of Englands most popular holiday areas.（分数：12.00）(1).The distance from the center of England to south coast is about _.A. one hundred miles B. three hundred milesC. one hundred and
48、fifty miles D. six hundred miles（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the passage, _.A. flowers and vegetables from Devon are on the market one month earlierB. farmers in the southwest grow as many vegetables and flowers as farmers elsewhereC. people in the southwest have to pay a higher price for veget
49、ables and flowersD. vegetables in Cornwall ripen as much as a month earlier than flowers（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(3).In the north of England and the Midland, _.A. it is cold and wet all the year roundB. the climate is pleasant as a wholeC. it is warm most of the time in a yearD. only the summer is not cold and wet（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(4).In winter, people in Devon and Cornwall, _.
