1、专升本英语真题 2008年及答案解析(总分：150.00，做题时间：90 分钟)IA.waterB.porterC.daughterD.laughterA.nakedB.addictedC.smelledD.restedA.structureB.mixtureC.gestureD.matureA.honestB.chestC.harvestD.forestA.featherB.leatherC.strengthenD.southernII6.- Bradford graduated from college with honors at a very young age.- He _ have
2、 been an outstanding student.（分数：1.00）A.mustB.couldC.shouldD.might7.None of us called the police when the two cars collided,_?（分数：1.00）A.didnt weB.dont weC.did weD.do we8.Not only I but also Douglas and Miranda _ fond of watching television.（分数：1.00）A.amB.isC.areD.be9.- May I have the _ of dancing w
3、ith you, Madame?- Yes, of course.（分数：1.00）A.pleasureB.joyC.rightD.desire10.Our president made a(n) _ speech at the opening ceremony of the sports meeting, which encouraged the sportsmen greatly.（分数：1.00）A.indifferentB.inspiringC.flatD.dry11.Diana was reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, comp
4、letely _ in the mysterious world.（分数：1.00）A.being lostB.having lostC.losingD.lost12.If I had known you werent coming, I _ a cake.（分数：1.00）A.would not bakeB.did not bakeC.will not have bakedD.would not have baked13.Staying in a four-star hotel for a night costs _ renting a house in the suburb for a m
5、onth.（分数：1.00）A.twice as much asB.twice moreC.as much as twiceD.as much twice as14.In winter, traffic accidents occur _ on the highway.（分数：1.00）A.frequentlyB.suddenlyC.usuallyD.rapidly15.Only when I began to do it _ that I had made a mistake.（分数：1.00）A.I realizedB.I had realizedC.did I realizeD.woul
6、d I realize16.It was three weeks later _ he heard the news.（分数：1.00）A.whichB.thatC.afterD.when17.He _ live in a remote and underdeveloped country than in this modem but noisy city.（分数：1.00）A.prefers toB.likes toC.had betterD.would better18._, Sam knows lots of things about philosophy.（分数：1.00）A.As h
7、e is youngB.As young he isC.Young as is heD.Young as he is19.Today the energy problem becomes critical. It _ an immediate solution.（分数：1.00）A.calls onB.calls forC.calls upD.calls at20.Dr. Zhang was always _ the poor and the sick, his private clinic often providing them with free medical care.（分数：1.0
8、0）A.tended byB.absorbed inC.concerned aboutD.reminded of三、III(总题数：1，分数：30.00)The first snowboards were made in the 1960s. However, it was in the late 1970s that they became more U(21) /U Throughout the 1980s, more and more people began taking up the sport, even though snowboards were not allowed on
9、most ski hills. U(22) /U its earlier problems, snowboarding is now the worlds U(23) /U growing winter sports and most resorts (度假地) welcome snowboards.In 1963, a Grade 8 student named Tom Sims U(24) /U a ski-board for a school project in New Jersey. Then in 1966, a man named Sherman Poppen U(25) /U
10、two skis together for his kids on Christmas day. He called his invention “the Snurfer,“ which U(26) /U the words “snow“ and “surf“. In 1969, Jack Burton Carpenter received a U(27) /U for Christmas. He soon began designing boards, and today “Burton“ is a popular U(28) /U of snowboard.By the 1980s, sn
11、owboarding had become very popular. U(29) /U, most ski resorts did not allow snowboarding because they thought it was too U(30) /U. Since many snowboarders were young, many older skiers did not want them on the ski hills. The snowboarders had to go to the backcountry, U(31) /U patrolled (有巡逻的) resor
12、ts.Rejection at the resorts did not U(32) /U snowboarding from growing in popularity. Eventually, the owners of ski resorts changed their views. They U(33) /U that they could make more money by allowing snowboarding. One by one, the resorts U(34) /U to welcome snowboards. Today, many resorts even se
13、t U(35) /U special areas where snowboarders can practice their creative tricks.（分数：30.00）A.spreadingB.popularC.ordinaryD.interestingA.BesidesB.Instead ofC.DespiteD.Because ofA.fastestB.bestC.most slowlyD.most efficientlyA.discoveredB.foundC.plannedD.designedA.boughtB.madeC.attachedD.mendedA.combines
14、B.mixesC.unitesD.associatesA.toolB.snurferC.boardD.skiA.brandB.gameC.resortD.personA.ThereforeB.FurthermoreC.MeanwhileD.HoweverA.showyB.dangerousC.excitingD.harmfulA.nearbyB.acrossC.away fromD.close toA.failB.involveC.stopD.dropA.rejectedB.realizedC.fulfilledD.deniedA.wantedB.hurriedC.refusedD.began
15、A.asideB.backC.outD.downBPassage One/BB Win a Week in England/BYou still dont know what to do this summer? Well, heres your chance to win a one-week language course in Kent, England! Free4Fun and ETC (English Travel Connections) are giving away two trips to Rochester. This historic city is less than
16、 an hours drive from London and close to the sea resort of Herne Bay. It is also the home of one of Englands most famous writers, Charles Dickens. The town of Rochester is in Southeast England. Charles Dickens often wrote about it in his books. His home, Gads Hill, is there, too. A popular attractio
17、n is Rochester Castle, a large Norman fortress. It was built in the 11th century and rebuilt during the 14th century. Other attractions are Rochester Cathedral, which was built during the 13th century, and Dickens Centre. It has got its name in honour of Dickens himself.The trip to England includes:
18、 travel by train (via the Eurotunnel) to and from any railway station in Germany room and full board with a guest family for one week language course in small groups two trips to London large choice of sports and entertainment German-speaking advisors available 24 hours a day Interested? All you hav
19、e to do is to answer the following question:B When was Charles Dickens born?/BSo, take the chance and send your answer by 1 May to:Free4Fun “Rochester“Free4Fun, 24 Elphinstone Road, Hastings, 2FQ6VJFax: 089/85 763-103E-mail: fi-The winners will be contacted directly before 5 May. They will also be a
20、nnounced in the June issue of Free4Fun. Good luck!For further information contact:Phone: (03212)144 43Fax: (03212)144 42E-mail: （分数：12.00）(1).Rochester Cathedral was built in the _.（分数：3.00）A.ll00sB.1200sC.1300sD.1400s(2).What activities can you participate in during the trip?（分数：3.00）A.Working as a
21、n advisor.B.Learning German language.C.Travelling with a guest family.D.Enjoying sports and entertainment.(3).If you want to win a prize you have to send your answer to _.（分数：3.00）A.the June issue of Free4FunBC.info,D.ETC(4).The persons who know _ of Charles Dickens are likely to win the free trip.（
22、分数：3.00）A.the birth dateB.the home townC.the major worksD.the writing styleBPassage Two/BIn 2000, with little but a bar and a church left to make it a destination, tiny St. James, Nebraska, was taken off state highway maps. Then the church closed, and the small farm village in the states northeast c
23、omer looked set to just disappear. Thanks to five devoted women, it didnt.In May 2001, after meeting with staff from the Center for Rural Affairs, the friends - Louise Guy, Vicky Koch, Jeanette Pinkelan, Mary Rose Pinkelman and Violet Pinkelman - opened a weekend market for vendors (小商贩) to sell han
24、dcrafts and local food.“We felt like, what can we do to bring the community together?“ says Mary Rose Pinkelman. “We decided to make a place to sell local goods.“ They set up shop in the church school, which, though closed for nearly 40 years, had been well maintained. The first weekend, 16 vendors
25、took over an old classroom. The result was an instant hit. Today, the market draws up to 70 vendors - who sell such items as homemade jellies, baked goods, hand-woven rugs, and farm-grown produce - and what Pinkelman calls an unexpected number of visitors. In the process, the market has made St. Jam
26、es a destination again, putting it back on the state road map.（分数：12.00）(1).According to Paragraph 1, what fate was St. James, Nebraska suffering ?（分数：3.00）A.The replacement of the church.B.The disappearance from highway maps.C.The closedown of the bar.D.The set-up of a market.(2).St. James in this
27、passage is _.（分数：3.00）A.a small villageB.a little farmC.a tiny cityD.a little town(3).What does the underlined phrase “an instant hit“ (Paragraph 3) mean?（分数：3.00）A.A fast blow.B.A sudden beat.C.A big strike.D.A quick success.(4).St. James has been put back to the state road map due to _.（分数：3.00）A.
28、the efforts of five womenB.the efforts of the Center for Rural AffairsC.the vendors in the local placeD.the unexpected number of visitorsBPassage Three/BRomeo and Juliet was probably written in 1595, when Shakespeare was a young, successful playwright. He had already written comedies and history pla
29、ys, but had not yet developed his skill at tragedy.The power of fate is strong in Shakespeares play. Chance and evil eventually join to bring tragedy. Chance involves Romeo in a murder, chance prevents a message from reaching Romeo in 6me, chance brings about deadly meeting in a cemetery.Many Elizab
30、ethans were followers of astrology (星相术) and believed that the stars could control events. Thus, Romeo and Juliet are referred to as “star-crossed lovers“ whose stars doomed (命中注定) them to disaster.Elizabethans also had a concept of fate in the person of Dame Fortune (命运女神). By spinning her wheel, s
31、he could raise the state of a beggar or lower that of a king. One of the fascinations of Shakespeare is the way in which he put these ideas into the play.One of the most difficult things to decide about this play is the question of responsibility. Did irresistible fate bring tragedy to Romeo and Jul
32、iet, or were they themselves to blame? The fact that this question is not resolved by the author also helps to make Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet a fascinating work.（分数：12.00）(1).According to Paragraph 1, Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet _.（分数：3.00）A.when he succeeded in comedies and history plays
33、B.after he had developed his skill in tragedyC.before he wrote comedies and history playsD.when he was no longer young(2).According to the passage, chance _.（分数：3.00）A.involves Juliet in a murderB.sends Romeo and Juliet into evil-doingC.causes late arrival of a message for RomeoD.leads to a happy me
34、eting between Romeo and Juliet(3).The passage indicates that Shakespeare put _ into Romeo and Juliet.（分数：3.00）A.historical eventsB.Elizabethan beliefsC.his personal experienceD.political issues at the time(4).What is unresolved about this play is _.（分数：3.00）A.who is responsible for the tragedyB.whet
35、her Romeo and Juliet are tragic charactersC.what the most fascinating element of the play isD.how tragic fate can be avoidedBPassage Four/BFriends become a childs chosen family. If his social life is going well, he gains confidence. If he has trouble connecting, it hurts and can make him feel sad an
36、d withdrawn and lonely.1. Help your child communicate. Naturally outgoing kids have an easier time expressing their interest in other children than shy ones do. But you can help build this skill through practice. Ask your child about his favorite games and toys. Praise him for specifics when he show
37、s interest in other people: “You were so nice to let Roger talk about his little dog. I am proud of you.“2. Keep play short and sweet. Parents should keep early play dates short, so no one gets too fired and everyone has fun. Schedule the next one soon after that, so kids can quickly build on their
38、comfort foundation.3. Know your child. If your child is bossy, talk with him and agree before hand on which toys will be shared and which ones should be put away because your child just cant seem to share them. If you have a shy child, match him with a younger child so he has a chance to be the lead
39、er.4. Help your child help others. Encourage your child to be a better friend by helping him include others in play. If you see someone being excluded, dont ignore it. This is an opportunity to work on your childs ability to understand others. “Rachel is being left out. That must make her feel very
40、sad. Can you think or a way to include her in the game?“5. Help your kids help themselves. If your child is the one whos being ignored or treated badly, teach him to speak up.（分数：12.00）(1).Which word can best describe a child who is good at connecting?（分数：3.00）A.Bossy.B.Confident.C.Proud.D.Showy.(2)
41、.According to the passage, parents can help their children communicate by _.（分数：3.00）A.showing their own interest in other childrenB.encouraging their interest in other childrenC.playing games with themD.buying them more toys(3).The phrase “left out“ in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “_“.（分数：3
42、.00）A.neglectedB.criticizedC.not includedD.not respected(4).What is probably the best title for the passage?（分数：3.00）A.How to Help Your Child Help OthersB.How to Educate a Shy ChildC.How to Communicate with Your ChildD.How to Help Your Child Make FriendsBPassage Five/BMemory is the ability to keep t
43、rack of things that have happened in the past. Memory really is learning. One needs memory to ride a bicycle. A dog needs to remember if it is to come when called.Memory is said to be stored in the brain as a “memory trace (记忆痕) “. What makes up this trace is not known. Some scientists believe that
44、certain chemical substances may carry certain memories. For example, one substance, when given to rats, causes them to fear the dark.Other research into memory has to do with how the brain works. Psychologists use three means to find out bow a person remembers. For example, give a person a grocery l
45、ist. Let the person memorize the list, then put it away. The most natural way to find out how much a person remembers of the grocery list is to ask what he or she remembers. This is called the method of recall. Another method is called recognition. Give the person another grocery list. Ask him or he
46、r to choose items on the first list from the items that are on only the second list. Often a person will be able to recognize things that he or she cannot recall. A third method of finding how much a person remembers is called relearning. Here the person is asked to read over the first list. The per
47、son will probably learn the list the second time faster than he did the first time. The difference in the time it takes to relearn the list is thought of as measure of how much a person has remembered.One way of remembering something is to repeat it many times. Interest is very important. Boring lis
48、ts of facts are much more difficult to remember than something that we understand and are interested in. Motivation, or wanting to do something, is also important. Motivation is linked with reward. For example, a hungry animal quickly learns how to do something if that action gets the animal food. In humans, wanting to learn is often motivation. The praise of a teacher or the knowledge that an answer is correct is rewarding.（分数：12.00）(1).We can learn from the 2nd paragraph that _.（分数：3.00）A.ba
