1、专升本英语-814 及答案解析(总分：145.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、 Phonetics(总题数：1，分数：5.00)A. Wednesday B. recent C. sudden D. absent（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.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.Only with your help, _ such difficulties in the field.A. can we overcome B. we can overcomeC. should we o
2、vercome D. we should overcome（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.The ski resorts are usually crowded. There are many people _ skiing.A. enjoy B. that want C. who enjoy D. want（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.Would you like _ to the United States?A. trip B. voyage C. going D. to travel（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.Not you but your father _.A
3、. are to blame B. is to blameC. are to be blamed D. is to be blamed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.After all this time youd think hed have forgotten, _?A. didnt you B. wouldnt you C. did you D. would you（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.I should never have said that. I wish I _ that.A. didnt say B. wouldnt say C. hadnt said D.
4、 dont say（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.Ive already decided. I _ buy a new car.A. am going to B. will C. would D. have bought（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.What would you do if you _ your job?A. lose B. lost C. would lose D. will lose（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.We wont be able to go to the club _ our parents give us permission.A. a
5、lthough B. nevertheless C. unless D. once（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.Why dont you try to come home _ 9 oclock?A. by B. under C. until D. up to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.By my 50th birthday, I _ in my current profession for over 20 years.A. would have been B. would beC. will be D. will have been（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.
6、I think they are dating. They _ a lot of each other recently.A. had seen B. had been seeingC. have seen D. have been seeing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.I _ the paper after lunch. Thats one of the things I really enjoy.A. used to read B. am used to readingC. use to read D. have used to read（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14
7、.I am against children _ to school before they are six.A. who send B. being sent C. sending D. having sent（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.It is no good _ English without speaking English.A. to learn B. learn C. learning D. learned（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、 Cloze(总题数：1，分数：30.00)Los Angeles has planted 2,000 rubber tree
8、s down the middle of one of its main streets. These trees do not (21) rubber. They are, (22) , made of rubber. Mr. Joe Dynamo, a spokesman for Los Angeles (23) council, explained the reasons. He said:“These (24) are representative of our virtual society. We have polystyrene grass on our golf (25) .
9、We have non-milk powder (26) our coffee. We (27) copies in plastic of old wooden furniture. We have fiberglass tombstones. (28) shouldnt we have trees made of rubber?“At 50 miles an hour, (29) motorist will see any difference. And our preservation (30) will be lower. You give the trees an annual rin
10、se with detergent, and (31) them off twice a year. We (32) a lot of money because transplanting, pruning, weeding and leaf-collection are all (33) And we have a 60-year (34) guarantee on each plant. This is rationalization at (35) best./（分数：30.00）(1).A. invent B. do C. produce D. create（分数：2.00）A.B.
11、C.D.(2).A. in fact B. eventually C. practically D. as a matter（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. country B. state C. city D. county（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. plants B. trees C. rubber D. streets（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. courses B. places C. courts D. playground（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. on B. of C. at D. in（分数：2.00）A.
12、B.C.D.(7).A. make B. introduce C. build D. set（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. What B. How C. When D. Why（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. some B. no C. many D. a few（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. costs B. price C. money D. award（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. sweep B. wash C. tidy D. dust（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. waste B. keep C.
13、save D. store（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. essential B. accidental C. unnecessary D. necessary（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. fade B. non-fade C. die away D. everlasting（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. ones B. its C. their D. the（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.四、 Reading Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：12.00)To find o
14、ut what the weather is going to he, most people go straight to the radio, television or newspaper to get an expert weather forecast. But if you know what to look for, you can use your own senses to make weather predictions.There are many signs which can help you. For example, in fair weather the air
15、 pressure is generally high. The air is still and often full of dust. Faraway objects may look hazy. But when a storm is brewing, the pressure drops and you are often able to see things more clearly. Sailors took note of this long ago and came up with a saying “The farther the sight, the nearer the
16、rain.“Your sense of smell can also help you detect weather changes. Just before it rains, odors become stronger. This is because odors are repressed in a fair, high-pressure center. When a bad weather low moves in, air pressure lessens and odors are released.You can also hear an approaching storm. S
17、ounds bounce off heavy storm clouds and return to earth with increased force. An old saying describes it this way: “Sounds traveling far and wide, a storm day will betide.“And dont scoff if your grandmother says she can feel a storm coming. It is commonly known that many people feel pains in their b
18、ones or in corns and bunions when the humidity rises, the pressure drops, and bad weather is on the way.（分数：12.00）(1).The topic of this passage could be _.A. Expert Weather Forecast B. Seeing Approaching StormsC. Old Sayings about Weather D. Using the Senses to Detect Weather Changes（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D
19、.(2).According to the passage, as a storm approaches, faraway objects look _.A. hazy because of dust in the airB. clearer because air pressure is highC. clearer because air pressure is droppingD. distorted because of storm clouds（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(3).In the last paragraph, the writer implies that _.A
20、. the idea of feeling a coming storm is foolishB. older people know a lot about weatherC. it is possible, but unlikely, that people feel aches when a storm is comingD. it is definitely true that some people can feel coming weather changes（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The underlined word “repressed“ in paragr
21、aph 3 is close to _ in meaning.A. crush B. restrict C. lower D. struggle（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.六、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：12.00)There are no inevitable outcomes of social class in child rearing. At the same time, there is no question that social class is important factor in how children are raised and the kin
22、d of adults that children become. Regarding social class, sociologists have found that parents socialize their children into the behaviors and norms of their work worlds. Members of the working class are closely supervised and are expected to follow explicit rules at their jobs. If they do not follo
23、w the precise rules and do as they are told, they will not keep their jobs. Their experience influences how they deal with their children. As a result, their concern is less with their childrens motivations and more with their childrens outward conformity. Thus they are more apt to use physical puni
24、shment in managing their children. On the other hand, middle-class parents, who are expected to take more initiative on the job, are more concerned that their children develop curiosity, self-expression, and self-control. They are also more likely to withdraw privileges or affection than to use phys
25、ical punishment.（分数：12.00）(1).The word “explicit“ means _.A. vague B. difficult C. confusing D. clearly defined（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to this passage, working-class parents are more likely than middle-class parents to _.A. use physical punishment for discipline B. have children who finish co
26、llegeC. have children who are out of control D. show less love to their children（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Middle-class parents will encourage their children to be _.A. self-confident B. reliable C. curious D. successful（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(4).This passage is about _.A. the relation between social class of t
27、he parents and their childrens rearingB. the similarities between working class and middle class parentsC. the differences between children of working class and the ones of middle classD. the relation between working class and middle class in their working places（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.七、Passage Three(总题数：
28、1，分数：12.00)Farm animals provide man with food and material for clothing, leather and other products. Some, such as horses and oxen, provide transportation and power to pull machinery. Livestock gaze on about 40 percent of the United States land area.Cattle provide meat, hides and dairy products. Bee
29、f and dairy cattle account for about a third of all farm income in the U.S. Farms in the Midwest and sprawling ranches in the West raise most of the countrys beef cattle. The main Dairy Belt in the U.S. extends through the Northern states from New England to Minnesota. Eastern dairy farmers in Minne
30、sota, Wisconsin and Iowa sell most of their milk to companies that make butter, cheese and evaporated milk.Hogs grow rapidly and provide meat and materials used to make many products. Hogs thrive on corn, and farmers in the Corn Belt of the Midwest raise more than two-thirds of U.S. hogs.Sheep and g
31、oats supply man with meat, wool and skins for leather. They are hardy animals that live well on poor grazing land.Poultry includes chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and other birds raised for meat or eggs. Many farmers keep small flocks of chickens to supply their families with eggs and meat. But some
32、 U.S. farmers specialize in raising large flocks of meat or egg-laying chickens. They use scientific breeding and feeding methods.Some specialized farms raise mink and other animals for their fur, rabbits for meat, or silkworms for silk. Many farmers keep bees to get their honey and to help pollinat
33、e crops.（分数：12.00）(1).Farm animals in this passage are for _.A. farming B. leather only C. natural balance D. mans need（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Where is the Corn Belt located?A. Northeast. B. Midwest. C. South. D. West.（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Land which is too poor to sustain cattle might be used to raise
34、_.A. horses B. oxen C. sheep D. dairy cows（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which animals in this passage are bred by scientific methods?A. Poultry. B. Geese. C. Birds. D. Chickens.（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.八、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：12.00)The crowd stirred and whispered in awe as, on the stage, the horse slowly tapped out
35、the beat. Everyone became tense and quiet as the number of taps neared the correct answer to the horse trainers question. After the final tap, the horse paused, seemed to look around and stopped. The crowd went wild!The horses name was Clever Hans, the Educated Horse, and was featured in a vaudevill
36、e (杂耍) act in the early 1900s, in Europe. When asked a complicated mathematical question by his owner, Clever Hans would tap out the correct answer with his hooves. For example, if the answer was sixty-eight, Hans would tap out six with his left hoof and eight with his right hoof. Even more remarkab
37、le, the owner would leave the room after asking the question, so there could be no secret signal between owner and horse. A mere animal seemed to be accomplishing a highly technical skill of mans!It wasnt until years later that the secret of the trick was revealed. The owner had trained Clever Hans
38、to respond to slight signals. The horse became so sensitive that he learned when to stop from the crowds reaction. Members of the audience would start involuntarily, or give some unconscious signal, when Hans reached the right answer. Modern scientists now warn against the Clever Hans syndrome (综合征)
39、, whereby researchers unconsciously give clues to their animal subjects about the actions they like to see performed!（分数：12.00）(1).This passage is mainly about _.A. animal intelligence B. mathematical skillsC. Clever Hans D. unconscious behavior（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The Clever Hans syndrome is a dang
40、er to be avoided by _.A. audience B. researchers C. veterinarians D. mathematicians（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The Clever Hanss real talent was _.A. his sensitivity to crowd reaction B. adding large sumsC. standing quietly on stage D. obeying his owner（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The first paragraph of this passag
41、e is _.A. a first person account B. a dramatic accountC. an understatement D. a scientific finding（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.九、Passage Five(总题数：1，分数：12.00)It takes a long time to grow a tree. How long? Well, pine trees are the quickest growing trees, but still, they take twenty years to reach a size suitable
42、for cutting and harvesting. An oak takes about sixty years to grow to a good size. A redwood may take hundreds of years.Lumber companies, which make their money on trees, depend on those that grow quickly. Therefore, they are always looking for methods to make trees grow faster. So far, the secret t
43、o fast growing trees seems to lie in “super-seeds.“ These are seeds that are gathered from the quickest growing trees in a forest. One company searched 100,000 acres of trees and selected the seeds from just fifteen trees. These two ounces of seed were enough to plant several hundred new trees. Even
44、tually, when these trees have grown, seeds will again be taken only from the fastest growing trees of crop. This process of artificial selection will yield, in the future, a super-tree that will grow in half the time it takes normal trees to develop.Unfortunately, it takes a long time for a plan lik
45、e this to reach its goal. The Weyerhauser Lumber Corporation, which started its first collection of seed in 1958, is just now beginning to harvest the super-seeds of the first generation of the faster growing trees.（分数：12.00）(1).This selection centers on _.A. the life span of trees B. the age of red
46、woodsC. making trees grow quickly D. cutting trees for lumber（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Trees that grow faster are developed by _.A. planting many trees and fertilizing themB. collecting seeds from strong, slow growing treesC. selecting the seeds of the fastest growing treesD. feeding them high-energy pla
47、nt foods（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Super-trees _.A. will be a great benefit to lumber companiesB. make extra-good lumber for buildingsC. will probably be weak because of their fast growthD. may be defenseless to many insects and diseases（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The word “therefore“ in paragraph 2 indicates th
48、at a _.A. speech is beginning B. conclusion followsC. comparison is being made D. metaphor is being used（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.十、 Daily Conversation(总题数：1，分数：10.00)A. I prefer the leather oneB. What do you likeC. It looks warmerD. clerkE. It sounds niceF. price tagG. to try it onH. Which one do you like b
49、etterAnne: Look! These jackets are nice. (56) ?Sue: I like the wool one better.Anne: Really? Why?Sue: (57) .Anne: Well, (58) . Its more attractive than the wool one.Sue: Hmm. Theres no (59) .Anne: Excuse me. How much is this jacket?Clerk: Its $499. Would you like (60) ?Anne: Oh, no. Thats OK! But thank you anyway.Clerk: Youre welcome.（分数：10.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项
