1、专升本英语-823 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. where B. what C. whose D. white（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.You mustnt forget _ your credit card when you come here tomorrow.A. to bring B. bring C. to take D. take（分数：1.00）
2、A.B.C.D.2.He believed she would make a teacher far superior _ the average.A. over B. beyond C. than D. to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.The exam was _ easier than we had expected.A. more B. much more C. much D. more much（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.It seldom rains heavily in our region nowadays, _?A. does it B. isnt it C
3、. doesnt it D. is it（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.Small moments sometimes _ a very long time.A. keep B. have C. last D. go（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.He raised his arms to _ his face from the blow.A. protest B. protect C. prevent D. keep（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.Justice, as well as the law, _ that these robbers be severely pu
4、nished.A. demands B. have demanded C. is demanding D. demand（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.He was sitting in the chair, _ a book.A. read B. was reading C. reading D. with reading（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.I have so _ time to enjoy myself.A. little B. a little C. few D. a few（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.My hometown is no longer
5、the place _ it used to be.A. what B. where C. which D. that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.Why didnt you go to the cinema yesterday?I _, but my daughter returned from America the moment I was leaving.A. did B. would C. was going to D. had（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.Im familiar _ the music that they are dancingA. to, to
6、 B. with, to C. with, with D. with, /（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.I can _ you to the supermarket in my car.A. send B. pick C. ride D. take（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.These flowers are watered _.A. each other day B. every other dayC. each of two days D. every of two days（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15._ you carry out this plan,
7、you will benefit from it.A. If only B. Only if C. Were D. Unless（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、 Cloze(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Americans are proud of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform, whether it is the (21) of an elevator operator or the uniform of a five-star gene
8、ral. Why are uniforms so (22) in the United States?Among the arguments (23) uniforms, one of which is that in the eyes of most people they look more (24) than civilian clothes. People have become conditioned to expect (25) quality from a man who wears a uniform. The television repairman who wears a
9、uniform (26) to inspire more trust than one who appears in (27) clothes.Uniforms also have many practical benefits. They save on other clothes. They (28) on laundry bills.Uniforms also give (29) to some practical problems. Though they are long lasting, often their initial expense is (30) than the co
10、st of civilian clothes. Some uniforms are also expensive to maintain, requiring professional dry cleaning rather than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes.（分数：20.00）(1).A. clothing B. costume C. uniform D. cloth（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. favorite B. popular C. favorable D. c
11、onsiderate（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. against B. with C. for D. on（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. formal I3. critical C. professional D. casual（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. superior B. inferior C. worse D. same（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. tends B. wants C. hopes D. means（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. professional B. civilian C.
12、ordinary D. general（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. waste B. save C. rely D. base（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. birth B. rise C. way D. up（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. less B. greater C. worse D. few（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.四、 Reading Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)Are you a good reader? Good readers know that reading isnt just about
13、 knowing words-its a way of thinking. Here are some tips that may be of some help.Think before you read. Before you read the text, ask yourself the questions that why you are reading it and what you want to get from it. These will help you choose what words you need to know and what words you can sk
14、ip or scan.Think while you are reading. Can you get the meaning of the text without looking up new words in a dictionary? A text will often give examples that may help you understand some words. For example: Many large Russian cities, such as Chelyabinsk and Irkutsk, have taken steps to protect thei
15、r culture. The words “Chelyabinsk“ and “Irkutsk“ may be new to us, but the sentences before and after it tell us what they are.Think after you read. What is the main idea of the text? Is the text too easy or too hard for you?If you practice reading and thinking in this way, you will become a better
16、reader and you will learn better and faster.（分数：15.00）(1).This passage is probably taken from _.A. a newspaper for general readers B. a magazine for language teachersC. a book for language learners D. an advertisement for a new book（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The word “scan“ in the second paragraph probabl
17、y means _.A. reading carefullyB. reading quickly and not word by wordC. reading by repeating some important wordsD. reading more than one article at the same time（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What do the words “Chelyabinsk“ and “Irkutsk“ refer to?A. Countries. B. Mountains. C. Rivers. D. Cities.（分数：3.00）A.B.
18、C.D.(4).The author of the passage advises us to do all the following EXCEPT _.A. we should think before, while and after we read a passageB. wed better look up every new word in a dictionaryC. we should learn to guess the meanings of new wordsD. the clues in a passage should be made use of（分数：3.00）A
19、.B.C.D.(5).We can learn from the passage that _.A. Reading is just a way of knowing new wordsB. A good reader must learn more new wordsC. A good reader can think before, while and after readingD. Reading takes a lot of time（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.One day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to New Yor
20、k and the girl in the ticket office said, “Im sorry, I cant sell you a ticket. Our computer is down. “If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket. “I cant write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so. “I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just stand
21、ing there staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, “What do all you people do?“We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not. “So when it goes down, you go down with it. “Thats good, sir. “How long will the computer be down?“ I wa
22、nted to know.“I have no idea. Theres no way we can find out without asking the computer. “After the girl told me they had no backup (备用) computer, I said. “Lets forget the computer. What about your planes? Theyre still flying, arent they?“I wouldnt know,“ she said, pointing at the dark screen. “Only
23、 IT knows. It cant tell me.“By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The word soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage.（分数：15.00）(1).The best title for the article is _.A. When the Computer Is Dow
24、n B. How to buy a ticketC. The Computer of the Airport D. Asking the Computer（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer?A. She could sell a ticket.B. She could write out a ticket.C. She could answer the passengers questions.D. She
25、could do nothing.（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why do you think they had not a backup computer?A. Because it was easy down.B. Because it was very expensive.C. Because it was not advanced enough.D. Because it was not as big as the main computer.（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does the underlined sentence “So when i
26、t goes down, you go down with it. “ mean?A. When computer doesnt work, you cannot work too.B. When computer falls down, you fall down with it.C. When computer is working, you can do nothing.D. You can sell ticket without asking the computer.（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The last paragraph suggests that _.A.
27、a modern computer wont be downB. computers can take the place of humansC. there will be great changes in computersD. sometimes a computer may bring suffering to people（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house. They spen
28、d part of each day alone. They are called “latchkey children“. Theyre children who look after themselves while their parents work. And their bad conditions have become a social problem.Lyne Brown was once the headmaster of an elementary school. She said, “A lot of kids had chains around their necks
29、with keys attached. I was constantly telling them to put them inside shirts. There were so many keys, it never came to my mind what they meant. “ Slowly, she learned they were house keys.Lyne learned of the impact working couples and single parents were having on their children. She found that Fear
30、is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety.The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding. It might be in a shower stall, under a bed, in a closet. The second is TV. Theyll often play it at high volume
31、. Its hard to get statistics (情况,材料) on latchkey children. Most parents are slow to admit they leave their children alone.（分数：15.00）(1).The main idea about “latchkey children“ is that they _.A. are growing in numbersB. are also found in middle-class neighborhoodsC. watch too much television during t
32、he dayD. suffer problems from being left alone（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which sentence in the second paragraph is the topic sentence?A. Lyne was a headmaster.B. A lot of kids had chains around their necks.C. I was constantly telling them to put inside their shirts.D. They were house keys.（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D
33、.(3).The main feeling these children have when they are at home by themselves is _.A. tiredness B. fear C. loneliness D. freedom（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(4).We may draw a conclusion that _.A. latchkey children enjoy having such a large amount of time aloneB. latchkey children try to hide their feelingC. lat
34、chkey children often watch TV with their parentsD. its difficult to find out how many latchkey children there are（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Latchkey children feel free at home.B. Working parents often leave their children alone at home.C. Many parents do no
35、t admit that they leave their children alone.D. Latchkey children have to learn to take care of themselves.（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut (初次登台) on October 23, 2002 and got 6 points (得分) for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he got 13 points in another game
36、.Most people think that Yao Ming is a born basketball player. But Yao said, “When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy. But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really not so easy. “ He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge. “I hope that through very hard work
37、, I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games,“ he said.Yao Ming speaks some English. Both he and his teammates can understand each other. They dont think there is a language problem. While Yao Ming faces this new challenge, the people of Houston have shown great interest in him an
38、d they hope Yao Ming faces this new challenge, the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring new energy (活力) to the Rockets. The team has started having lessons to learn more about China, and many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some C
39、hinese.（分数：15.00）(1).Yao Ming got 13 points on October _, 2002.A. 22 B. 23 C. 24 D. 26（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Yao Ming said that _.A. it was hard to watch NBA games on TVB. playing in the NBA was difficultC. he was an NBA starD. it was boring to play basketball（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The people of Houston
40、 hope Yao Ming will _.A. speak excellent English B. bring new energyC. make NBA games easy D. face new challenge（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(4).From the passage we can know that Yao Ming _.A. will work hard for his teamB. made the highest score in his first NBA gameC. cant understand his teammatesD. teaches th
41、e Rockets workers Chinese himself（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The passage is probably taken from _.A. an advertisement B. a textbookC. a news report D. an instruction (说明书)（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.In the United States, it is important to be on time, or punctual, for an appointment, a class, etc. However, this may n
42、ot be true in all countries. An American professor discovered this difference while teaching a class in a Brazilian (巴西的) university. The two-hour class was scheduled to begin at 10 A. M. and end at 12. On the first day, when the professor arrived on time, no one was in the classroom. Many students
43、came after the scheduled time. Several arrived half an hour later. Few apologized for their lateness. Were these students being rude? He decided to study the students behavior.The professor talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both an informal and a formal situation, at a lunc
44、h with a friend and in a university class. He found that if they had a lunch appointment with a friend, the average American student defined lateness as 19 minutes after the agreed time. However, the average Brazilian student felt the friend was late after 33 minutes.In an American university, class
45、es not only begin at the scheduled time in the United States, but also end at the scheduled time. In the Brazilian class, only a few students left the class at 12:00; many remained past 12:30 to discuss the class and ask more questions. While arriving late may not be very important in Brazil, neithe
46、r is staying late.（分数：15.00）(1).The word “punctual“ most probably means _.A. leaving soon after class B. coming earlyC. arriving a few minutes late D. being on time（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why did the professor study the Brazilian students behavior?A. He felt puzzled at the students being late.B. He fel
47、t angry at the students rudeness.C. He wanted to make the students come on time later.D. He wanted to collect data for one of his studies.（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(3).It can be inferred from the professors study of lateness in the informal situation that _.A. American students will become impatient if their
48、 friend is five minutes lateB. neither Brazilian nor American students like being late in appointmentC. being late in one culture may not be considered so in another cultureD. Brazilian students will not come thirty-three minutes after the agreed time（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(4).From the last paragraph we k
49、now that in Brazil _.A. it is important to arrive at the appointed timeB. it is rude for professors to be late for classC. it is normal for students to leave during lecturesD. it is natural to keep the professor staying after class（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What is the main idea of this passage?A. It is important to be on time for class in the United States.B. The importance of being on time di
