1、专升本英语真题 2009年及答案解析(总分：145.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、IPhonetics(5 points(总题数：5，分数：5.00)A.quietB.societyC.yieldD.dietA.fourteenB.sourceC.yoursD.tournamentA.customerB.cushionC.cultureD.currencyA.chessB.characterC.chorusD.chemistA.hurryB.implyC.identifyD.occupy二、IIVocabulary and St(总题数：15，分数：15.00)6.We travelled
2、on the 6:45 a. m. train to Boston, U /U arrived at 8:30 p. m.（分数：1.00）A.thatB.whichC.itD.what7.The boys spent the whole morning U /U possible answers to the question.（分数：1.00）A.discussB.to discussC.discussingD.discussed8.Its a pity that some of the peopleU /U cannot come to the party.（分数：1.00）A.invi
3、tingB.invitedC.to inviteD.were invited9.It was U /U matter that I had no choice but to talk it over with my parents.（分数：1.00）A.a such seriousB.a so seriousC.such serious aD.so serious a10.Jane isnt feeling well today. I dare not doU /U to upset her.（分数：1.00）A.anythingB.somethingC.nothingD.a thing11.
4、More and more families have moved elsewhere because they cannotU /U the noise from the neighbouring airport.（分数：1.00）A.come up withB.put up withC.catch up withD.keep up with12.Walk another block and cross the traffic lights, you will see the museumU /U right the left.（分数：1.00）A.byB.inC.onD.for13.The
5、 Internet users visiting our website areU /U young people between the age of 13 and 20.（分数：1.00）A.mostB.almostC.mostlyD.at most14.No culture exists inU /U . It all comes from someplace. Ancient customs were modern one time.（分数：1.00）A.vacuumB.emptinessC.blankD.space15.There are several means of mass
6、communication. The newspaper is one. Television isU /U .（分数：1.00）A.the otherB.the anotherC.otherD.another16.U /U the government agrees to give extra money, the theatre will have to be closed next month.（分数：1.00）A.UnlessB.IfC.SinceD.As17.It is important toU /U our awareness about environmental protec
7、tion.（分数：1.00）A.improveB.makeC.formD.raise18.SeldomU /U any mistakes during my past five years of service in the company.（分数：1.00）A.I did makeB.I would makeC.did I makeD.would I make19.IU /U raw fish, but Id like to try it one day.（分数：1.00）A.never eatB.never ateC.was never eatingD.have never eaten20
8、.Interestingly, many people hold the belief that imports areU /U to domestic goods.（分数：1.00）A.contraryB.relevantC.superiorD.essential三、Cloze(30 points)(总题数：1，分数：30.00)Every woman dreams of receiving a huge priceless diamond. Now space scientistsU 21 /Uthat they have discovered the largest diamond in
9、 the universe. But its wellU 22 /Uthe reach of the most lovestruck men because its 50 light years away, to beU 23 /U.Measuring 2,500 miles across and weighing five million trillion trillion pounds, the rock was found on Valentines DayU 24 /Uin the core of a white dwarf star, and it has excited theU
10、25 /Uworld. “Its the mother of all diamonds, “said Travis Metcalfe,U 26 /Uled the team of researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre ,“ and you would need a jewelers loupe(用专放大镜), the size of the Sun, toU 27 /Uthis diamond.“The largest diamondU 28 /Uon earth was the 3,106-carat(克拉) Cullinan. It w
11、as cutU 29 /Unine major stones, including the 530-carat Star of Africa, now a part of the Crown Jewels. Diamonds wereU 30 /Udiscovered in India more than 2,800 years ago. The Ancient RomansU 31 /Uthat the stones were broken pieces of stars that hadU 32 /Uto earth. In Ancient Egypt, diamonds were use
12、d in funerals. In the Middle Ages, menU 33 /Uthem to symbolize their courage and strength. TheU 34 /Uof giving them as presents dates from 1477,U 35 /UMaximilian, the prince of Austria, gave a diamond ring to Mary of Burgundy.（分数：30.00）A.admitB.tellC.exploreD.revealA.underB.overC.beyondD.withinA.pre
13、ciseB.certainC.clearD.correctA.buriedB.blockedC.builtD.blendedA.physicalB.scientificC.materialD.naturalA.whoB.whichC.thatD.heA.measureB.registerC.gradeD.weighA.cultivatedB.drawnC.caughtD.foundA.fromB.intoC.byD.withA.firstB.lastC.finallyD.newlyA.questionedB.believedC.suspectedD.confirmedA.fallenB.div
14、edC.leftD.burnedA.decoratedB.viewedC.tookD.woreA.practiceB.traditionC.habitD.cultureA.whatB.whileC.thatD.when四、IVReading Comprehen(总题数：5，分数：60.00)Passage One Before the conference began, a Japanese businessman was introduced to an American businessman at the lounge. The Japanese businessman, arms ex
15、tending downwards from his shoulders, bowed from his waist toward the American businessman to whom he was just introduced. His eyes were directed ahead, his face showed no particular expression. The American businessman stood straight. His eyes focused on the Japanese mans eyes. He smiled and put ou
16、t his right hand. Both men smiled briefly in embarrassment. The Japanese man straightened up and put out his right hand. The American withdrew his hand and bowed his head. A broader smile of embarrassment, and some noise from each mannot really words, just some sounds from their throatsindicating di
17、scomfort. They were in the course of a conflict of customs; they had different habits for greeting people they were being introduced to. When people are planning to go to another country, they expect to encounter certain kinds of differences. They usually expect the weather and the food to be differ
18、ent. They expect to find differences in some of the material aspects of life, such as the availability of cars, electricity, and home heating systems. And, without knowing the details, they expect differences in customs. Customs are the behaviors that are generally expected in specific situations. A
19、merican men, for example, shake hands with each other when first introduced while Japanese men bow. （分数：12.00）(1).When introduced to the Japanese businessman, the American businessman put out his right hand because _.（分数：3.00）A.he felt a little bit nervousB.he wanted to express his discomfortC.he fe
20、lt a little offended by the Japanese manD.he wanted to shake hands with the Japanese man(2).The two businessmen behaved differently because_.（分数：3.00）A.they followed their own greeting customsB.they were not used to the strange atmosphereC.they couldnt speak each others languageD.they had never met
21、each other before(3).Paragraph 4 tells us that when visiting a foreign country, _.（分数：3.00）A.it is very uncommon for one to encounter embarrassing situationsB.it is hard for one to adapt to the material aspects of life thereC.people often expect to meet differences in customsD.people expect the same
22、 kind of food and weather(4).This passage is mainly about _.（分数：3.00）A.cultural invasionB.the understanding of customsC.business talksD.differences in handshakesPassage Two Mr. Leonard, the principal of the Bedford Academy High School in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, is a man of many solutions, many
23、 of them creative, many of them, apparently, also effective. In New York City, only about 50 percent of students manage to graduate in four years. At Bedford Academy, 63 percent of the students qualify for free lunch, a majority of which are being raised by a single mother and another significant nu
24、mber are being raised by someone other than a parent. Yet close to 95 percent of students graduate, and actually, every one of those goes on to college. Mr. Leonard does not achieve those results by admitting only high-testing students into his school. Of the students arriving with lower test scores
25、, Mr. Leonard says that he is not looking for the students with the highest grades, or even the best behavior. Hes looking for the ones who understand his basic mission of discipline and respect, and are willing to devote themselves to his regular training course. The Bedford Academy High School is
26、famous for its autonomy. For Mr. Leonard, autonomy means insisting that all entering students spend their Saturday mornings in preparatory classes tile summer before they enroll. Autonomy also means an automatic weeklong suspension for any student who “disrespects a female,“ said Mr. Leonard. It mea
27、ns requiring struggling students, in the weeks before the Regents exams, to attend studying sessions on Saturday from 9 a. m. until 9 p. m. It means the most senior, experienced teachers, including Mr. Leonard, teach not the schools academic jewels, but the most struggling students. And autonomy als
28、o means the schools teachers administer almost no homework. Instead they emphasize after-school tutoring where the teachers can keep a better eye on whether the student is actually grasping the material.（分数：12.00）(1).In Mr. Leonards school, most of the students who dont have to pay for lunch _.（分数：3
29、.00）A.are adopted childrenB.are parentlessC.are homelessD.have a single parent(2).What can be a good indication of the Bedford Schools success?（分数：3.00）A.63 percent of its students go on to college.B.A high percentage of students enjoy free lunch.C.All the graduates from the school go on to college.
30、D.The number of its graduates is twice that of New York High School.(3).What does Mr. Leonard expect from those low-testing students?（分数：3.00）A.The highest scores.B.The best behaviour.C.Respectfulness and discipline.D.Willingness to learn by themselves.(4).The school insists that students should _.（
31、分数：3.00）A.leave the school if they fail to respect a womanB.attend the preparatory classes in the summer before enrollingC.do their homework to review what they have learnedD.come to the school on SundaysPeople joke that no one in Los Angeles reads; everyone watches TV, rents videos, or goes to the
32、movies. The most popular reading material is comic books, movie magazines, and TV guides. City libraries have only 10 percent of the traffic that car washes have. But how do you explain this? An annual book festival in west Los Angeles is flourishing year after year. People wait haft an hour for a p
33、arking space to become available. This outdoor festival, sponsored by a newspaper, occurs every April for one weekend. This years attendance was estimated at 70,000 on Saturday and 75,000 on Sunday. The festival consisted of 280 exhibitors. There were about 90 talks given by authors, with an audienc
34、e question-and-answer period following each talk. Autograph(亲笔签名)seekers sought out more than 150 authors. A food court sold all kinds of popular food and diverse foreign foods, from American hamburgers to Hawaiian shave ice drinks. Except for a $ 7 parking fee, the festival was free. Even so, some
35、people avoided the food court prices by staying away and having their own sandwiches and drinks. Passage Three People came from all over California. One couple drove down from San Francisco. “This is our sixth year here now. We love it, “said the husband. “Its just fantastic to be in the great outdo
36、ors, to be among so many books and authors, and to get some very good deals, too.“ The idea for the festival occurred years ago, but nobody knew if it would succeed. Although book festivals were already popular in other US cities, would Los Angeles residents welcome one? “The citizens of the city ar
37、e very unpredictable, “said one of the festival founders.（分数：12.00）(1).The underlined sentence in the first paragraph implies that _.（分数：3.00）A.city libraries have a very limited number of readersB.only a small proportion of the readers go to libraries by carC.city libraries provide fewer places for
38、 car washesD.city libraries have fewer parking places(2).The outdoor book festival attracts _.（分数：3.00）A.autograph seekers and authors onlyB.people with different interestsC.people who love Los AngelesD.people who like cooking(3).At the very beginning, people were _ about the idea for the book festi
39、val in Los Angeles.（分数：3.00）A.confidentB.pessimisticC.uncertainD.indifferent(4).The success of Los Angeles book festival shows that _.（分数：3.00）A.book reading is still popular in Los AngelesB.Los Angeles people prefer library to book festivalC.people attend the book festivals for fun not for readingD
40、.libraries should have food courts to attract more readersPassage Four Have you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated unfairly? Have you ever bought something just because the salesman talked you into it? Are you afraid to ask someone for a date? Many people are afraid to assert themse
41、lves (坚持已见). Dr. Robert Alberti, author of Stand Up, Speak Out, and Talk Back, thinks its because of their lack of confidence. “Our structure of organization tends to make people distrust themselves,“ says Alberti. “Theres always a superior arounda parent, a teacher, a bosswho knows better. These su
42、periors often gain when they keep breaking at your self-image.“ But Alberti and other scientists are doing something to help people assert themselves. They offer “assertiveness training“ coursesAT for short. In the AT course people learn that they have a right to be themselves. They learn to speak o
43、ut and feel good about doing so. They learn to be aggressive without hurting people. In one way, learning to speak out is to overcome fear. A group taking an AT course will help the shy person to lose his fear. But AT uses an even stronger motivethe need to share. The shy person speaks out in the gr
44、oup because he wants to tell how he feels. Whether or not you speak up for yourself depends on your self-image. If someone you face is more “important“ than you, you may feel less of a person. You start to doubt your own good sense. You go by the other persons label. But, why should you? AT says you
45、 can get to feel good about yourself. And once you do, you can learn to speak out.（分数：12.00）(1).People are reluctant to talk back because _.（分数：3.00）A.they have a poor self-imageB.they have not received AT coursesC.they have not grasped communication skillsD.they are not generous enough to share thi
46、ngs(2).According to Dr. Alberti, our organization is constructed to _.（分数：3.00）A.get people to trust their own solutions to problemsB.keep people as knowledgeable as their “superiors“C.train peoples capacity to speak up for their rightsD.make things more favorable for “superiors“(3).One of the objec
47、tives of AT courses is to _.（分数：3.00）A.train people to trust othersB.encourage people to share their thoughtsC.tell people of their right to be “superiors“D.help people overcome their fear of asserting themselves(4).Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?（分数：3.00）A.Protect Yo
48、urselfB.Try to Speak OutC.Share Your OpinionD.Face Your SuperiorPassage Five A wind tunnel is used for testing planes or plane models. In a wind tunnel air is blown over a plane or a model placed in a test section. Wind tunnel test sections are different in size depending on airflow speed requirements. Some low-speed tunnels have test sections large enough for a complete small plane. In the very high speed tunnels used for space testing, however, the model may be as small as a pencil. There are two ways of feeding air to the test section. In the cons
