1、专升本英语-821 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. organize B. bargain C. regular D. charge（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.Grandma was insistent that we _ her soon.A. went and visited B. go and visit C. went visiting D. go and
2、visiting（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.We _ last night, but we went to the cinema instead.A. must have studied B. might studyC. should have studied D. would study（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.Some people hope to be more successful while _ simply want to feel more comfortable.A. the others B. others C. the other D. another
3、（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.Hardly _ when the door suddenly closed.A. they had arrived B. they arrived C. did they arrive D. had they arrived（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5._ I accept that he is not perfect, I do actually like the person.A. Since B. While C. Before D. Unless（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.She helped the old man _ the
4、 car.A. into B. on C. in D. to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.Do you think it will snow tomorrow? _.A. Yes, I think it B. Im afraid so C. I dont believe D. I dont hope so（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.Come earlier next time; _ youll be punished.A. unless B. until C. otherwise D. meanwhile（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.It is much easier
5、 to make a plan than _ it out.A. carrying B. carry C. to carry D. carried（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.The experiment _ the discovery of a cure for cancer.A. happened to B. led up C. resulted in D. set up（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11._ I like about her is her diligence.A. That B. How C. What D. Which（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12
6、.It is not _ to discuss the question again and again.A. worth B. worthy C. worth-while D. worth while（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Franklin _ learning astronomy at an early age.A. set about B. set out C. set off D. set up（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.That young boy was knocked _ by a passing car.A. on B. at C. in D. do
7、wn（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.Till now the problem is far from _.A. being solved B. solving C. being solving D. solved（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、 Cloze(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Vitamins are organic compounds necessary in small amounts in the diet for the normal growth and maintenance of life of animals, including man.They do
8、 not provide energy, (21) do they construct or build any part of the body. They are needed for (22) foods into energy and body maintenance. There are thirteen or more of them, and if (23) is missing a deficiency disease becomes (24) Vitamins are similar because they are made of the same elements-usu
9、ally carbon, hydrogen,oxygen, and (25) nitrogen. They are different (26) their elements are arranged differently, and each vitamin (27) one or more specific functions in the body.(28) enough vitamins is essential to life, although the body has no nutritional use for (29) vitamins. Many people, (30)
10、, believe in being on the “safe side“ and thus take extra vitamins. However, a well-balanced diet will usually meet all the bodys vitamin needs.（分数：20.00）(1).A. either B. so C. nor D. never（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. shifting B. transferring C. altering D. transforming（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. any B. some
11、 C. anything D. something（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. serious B. apparent C. severe D. fatal（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. mostly B. partially C. sometimes D. rarely（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. in that B. so that C. such that D. except that（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. undertakes B. holds C. plays D. performs（分数：2.00）A.B.
12、C.D.(8).A. Supplying B. Getting C. Providing D. furnishing（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. exceptional B. exceeding C. excess D. external（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. nevertheless B. therefore C. moreover D. meanwhile（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.四、 Reading Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)In the 1940s, urban Americans began a mass m
13、ove to the suburbs in search of fresh air, elbow room and privacy. Suburbs began to sprawl out across the countryside, since most of those making the move were middle-class, they took with them the tax money the cities needed to maintain the neighborhood, in which they had lived. The people left in
14、the cities were often those who were too old or too poor to move. Thus many cities began to fall into disrepair. Crime began to soar, and public transportation was neglected. (In the past sixty years, San Francisco is the only city in the United States to have completed a new mass transit system. )
15、Meanwhile, housing construction costs continued to rise higher and higher. Middle-class housing was allowed to decay, and little new housing was constructed.Eventually, many downtown areas existed for business only. During the day they would be filled with people working in the offices and at night
16、they would be deserted. Given these circumstances, some business executives began asking, “Why bother with going downtown at all? Why not move the offices to the suburbs go that we can live and work in the same area?“ Gradually some of the larger companies began to move out of the cities, with the r
17、esult that urban centers declined even further and the suburbs expanded still more. This movement of business to the suburbs is not confined to the United States. Businesses have also been moving to the suburbs in Stockholm, Sweden, in Bonn, Germany, and in Brussels, Belgium as well.（分数：15.00）(1).Wh
18、at did the city lose when those people moved out to the suburbs?A. Houses B. Cars. C. Jobs. D. Tax money.（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What are not the resulting effects on cities when those people moved out?A. There were more crimes.B. Cities were in a bad condition.C. Only one mass transit system was compl
19、eted.D. Some small companies move in while larger ones moved out.（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the passage, the suburbs _.A. were deserted at night B. became larger and largerC. had a high construction cost D. had some declined business center（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following statement
20、s is TRUE according to the passage?A. Some companies in the United States moved to Sweden, Germany and Belgium.B. Fresh air, spacious room and being away from others attract people to move to the suburbs.C. People wouldnt pay tax when they moved out of cities.D. The neighborhood should be maintained
21、 by old and poor people.（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The best title for this passage is _.A. Urban Renewal B. Suburban SprawlC. Effects of the Move to the Suburbs D. Development of the Suburbs（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.The letter you write is your personal representative. It takes your place when circumstances make i
22、t impossible for you to be there in person. It goes to the hospital to cheer a sick friend. It goes to your hostess to thank her for entertaining you. It conveys your best wishes, congratulations, condolences-when you are not able to do so in person.A friendly letter is like a visit on paper. If you
23、 “hate to write letters“, its simply because you have not yet discovered the fun it can be to write and receive letters that are good talk on paper. Many people neglect to answer letters from relatives and friends. To a letter unanswered is like saying, “I dont think you are worth the time and effor
24、t it takes to write a letter./（分数：15.00）(1).According to the passage, when you cant come to a certain place in person, you can _.A. send somebody else instead B. make a telephone callC. send a telegraph D. write a letter（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Letter can express your _.A. congratulations B. condolences
25、C. best wishes D. all of the above（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(3).If you send your friend a letter, it seems that he _.A. will be greatly worried B. will be angry about itC. will award you D. will see you on paper（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(4).In line with the passage, if you dont like to write a letter, its simply beca
26、use _.A. you are lazy enoughB. you are busy enoughC. you havent found the advantages of lettersD. you cant afford too many letters（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(5).If you dont answer your friends letters, it seems to say thatA. your friends is too busy to read a letterB. your friend hates to receive a letterC. y
27、our friend is not worthy of your letterD. your friend should not have written you a letter（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.No one knows exactly how many disabled (残废的) people there are in the world, but estimates suggest the figure is over 450 million. The number of disabled people in India alone is probably more t
28、han double the total population of Canada.In the United Kingdom, about one in ten people have some disability. Disability is not just something that happens to other people. As we get older, many of us will become less mobile (可动的), hard of hearing or have failing eyesight.Disablement can take many
29、forms and occur at any time of life. Some people are born with disabilities. Many others become disabled as they get older. There are many progressive disabling diseases. The longer time goes on, the worse they become. Some people are disabled in accidents. Many others may have a period of disabilit
30、y in the form of a mental illness. All are affected by peoples attitude towards them.Disabled people face many physical barriers. Next time you go shopping or to work or visit friends, imagine how you would manage if you could not get up steps, or on to buses and trains. How would you cope if you co
31、uld not see where you were going or could not hear the traffic? But there are other barriers, prejudice can be even harder to break down and ignorance inevitably represents by far the greatest barrier of all. It is almost impossible for the able-bodied to fully appreciate what the severely disabled
32、go through, so it is important to draw attention to these barriers and show that it is the individual person and their ability, not their disability, which counts.（分数：15.00）(1).The first paragraph points out that _.A. it is possible to get an exact figure of the worlds disabled peopleB. there are ma
33、ny disabled, people in the worldC. the number of disabled people in India is the greatestD. India has not much more disabled people than Canada（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The key word in Paragraph 4 is _.A. barriers B. ignorance C. disability D. prejudice（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The last word of the passage “c
34、ounts“ most probably means _.A. is most important B. is includedC. is considered D. is numbered（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. There are about 10 percent disabled persons in the UK.B. The whole society should pay attention to the barrier
35、s faced by the disabled people.C. Even the able-bodied may lose some of their body functions when they get older.D. There still exists prejudice against the disabled which results mainly from ignorance.（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(5).It can be concluded from the passage that _.A. we should try our best to prev
36、ent disablementB. we must take a proper attitude towards the disabledC. the able-bodied people will never fully understand the disabledD. both physical and mental barriers are hard to break down（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.More than 6,000 children were expelled (开除) from US school last year for bringing guns an
37、d bombs to school, the US Department of Education said on May 8.The department gave a report to the expulsions (开除) as saying handguns accounted for 58 percent of the 6,093 expulsions in 1996 and 1997, against 7 percent for rifles (步枪) or shotguns and 35 percent for other types of firearms.“The repo
38、rt is a clear sign that out nations public schools are cracking down (严惩) on students who bring guns to school,“ Education Secretary Richard Riley said in a statement. “We need to be tough-minded about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe. “In March 1997, an 11
39、 years old boy and 13 years old boy using handguns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. In October, two were killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a Mississippi school. Two months later, a 14 years old boy killed three high school students and woun
40、ded five in Dasucah, Kentucky.Most of the expulsions, 56 percent, were from high school, which have students from about age 13.34 percent were from junior high schools and 9 percent were from elementary schools, the report said.（分数：15.00）(1).From the first paragraph we can infer that in the US schoo
41、ls _.A. students enjoy shooting B. students are eager to be soliderC. safety is a problem D. students can make guns（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The report fr6m the US Department of Education shows that _.A. the number of the expulsions is not largeB. the number of the expulsion is wrongC. there are soldiers
42、 hiding among the studentsD. guns are out of control in US schools（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The main idea of Paragraph Four shows us _.A. some examples of shoot in US schoolsB. the Americans feelingC. some famous schoolsD. that some teachers were killed by students（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(4).How many students w
43、ere shot dead in-1997 in US schools?A. 10 B. 9 C. 12 D. 22（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(5).From this passage we know that _.A. every American cannot have guns B. only soldiers and police can have gunsC. every American citizen can own guns D. teachers have no money to buy guns（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.Some people hate ev
44、erything that is modern. They cannot imagine how anyone can really like modern music; they find it hard to accept the new fashions in clothing; they think that all modern painting is ugly; and they seldom have a good word for the new buildings that are being built everywhere in the world. Such peopl
45、e look for perfection in everything, and they take their standards of perfection from the past. They are usually impatient with anyone who is brave enough to experiment with new or to express himself or the age in materials original ways. It is, of course, true that many artists do not succeed in th
46、eir work and instead produce works that can only be considered as failures. If the work of art is a painting, the artists failure concerns himself alone, but if it is a building, his failure concerns others too, because it may damage the beauty of the whole place. This does sometimes happen, but it
47、is completely untrue to say, as some people do, that modern architecture is nothing.We cant judge every modern building by the standards of the ancient time, even though we admire the ancient buildings. Technologically, the modern buildings are more advanced. The modern architect knows he should lea
48、rn from the ancient works, but with his greater resources of knowledge and materials, he will never be content to imitate the past. He is too proud to do that.（分数：15.00）(1).Some people hate everything that is modern because _.A. they are agedB. they find it hard to accept modern thingsC. they take t
49、heir standards of perfection from the GreekD. they look at things by the standards of the past（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The writer of the passage thinks that _.A. it is true to say artists fail in their workB. it is untrue to say artists fail in their workC. it is true to say some artists fail in their workD. it is true to say only painters fail in their work（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The writer thinks the failure of a buildi
