1、四川专升本（英语）-试卷 5 及答案解析(总分：142.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Vocabulary and Struc(总题数：20，分数：40.00)1._their luggage, the tourists hurried to the airport.（分数：2.00）A.PackedB.After packedC.Having packedD.Packing2.Without electricity human life_quite different today.（分数：2.00）A.isB.will beC.would have beenD.would be3.John
2、_he could improve his exam results, but he did not have enough time to study.（分数：2.00）A.knows howB.knows thatC.knew howD.knew that4._ is known to us is that tobacco contains nicotine and other harmful products, so you should give up smoking.（分数：2.00）A.AsB.ItC.WhatD.Which5.Clearly and thoughtfully_,
3、the book inspires confidence in students who wish to seek their own answers.（分数：2.00）A.writingB.to writeC.writtenD.being written6.I applied for the job that I saw advertised_the paper.（分数：2.00）A.onB.ofC.inD.at7.How did you find your visit to the museum?I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was_than I expected
4、.（分数：2.00）A.far more interestingB.even much interestingC.so more interestingD.a lot much interesting8.He_Chinese history and knows a lot about it.（分数：2.00）A.is strict withB.is interested inC.is satisfied withD.is busy doing9.The fire_two persons death as well as the damage of all the stores property
5、.（分数：2.00）A.is resulted inB.is resulted fromC.resulted inD.resulted from10.As many as five courses are provided, and you are free to choose_suits you best.（分数：2.00）A.whateverB.whicheverC.wheneverD.wherever11.It was not until then that I came to know knowledge_only from practice.（分数：2.00）A.had comeB.
6、has comeC.cameD.comes12.Its time he_something for his coming examination.（分数：2.00）A.doB.does G. didC.will do13.Dont smoke in the meeting-room,_?（分数：2.00）A.do youB.will youC.can youD.Could you14.It was not just the size of the party last night_made it unique, but_ it meant to our company.（分数：2.00）A.w
7、hat; thatB.that; whatC.what; whatD.that; that15.Well get in all the wheat before the sun_.（分数：2.00）A.will setB.was setC.setD.sets16.The job of a_is not only putting out fire.（分数：2.00）A.postmanB.firemanC.policemanD.walkman17.The four travellers_I shared the room were pleasant people.（分数：2.00）A.whoB.w
8、homC.from whichD.with whom18._ pollution is the key to _ the country a comfortable and clean place to live in.（分数：2.00）A.To control; keepB.To control; keepingC.Control; keepingD.Controlling; keep19._and Ill get the dress cleaned for you.（分数：2.00）A.Have another ten minutesB.Another ten minutesC.Given
9、 another ten minutesD.If I have another ten minutes20.I think youd better_your spare time better.（分数：2.00）A.stand forB.look up toC.make use ofD.share with二、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：4，分数：40.00)Today the official language of the United States and most of Canada is English. However, French almost becam
10、e the official language because of a war. The French and Indian War was fought between 1754 and 1763. The name of this war is not accurate because the war was actually between England and France. The Indians fought on the side of the French. Franee and England were trying to gain control of North Am
11、erica. France held Ganada, and England held part of what is now the United States. However, France tried to expand its land by moving southward into New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Virginia. When the French built a fort on the Ohio River, the residents in Virginia sent George Washington to attack
12、the fort in 1754. However, the French defeated Washington. The French, aided by the Indians, outsmarted the English and won many early battles. Later, the British began to do well against the French. In the final battle in Quebec, Canada, General Wolfe of England faced General Montcalm from France.
13、Both generals died in this battle, but the English outlasted the French and won the battle. Thus most of North America today has the English culture and language.（分数：10.00）(1).What is the main purpose of this passage?（分数：2.00）A.Explain how English instead of French became the official language in No
14、rth America.B.Tell the history of the French and Indian War.C.Explain how official languages are formed in North America.D.Tell the history of the United States and Canada.(2).We may conclude that George Washington preferred the_.（分数：2.00）A.CanadiansB.FrenchC.IndiansD.English(3).General Wolfe died i
15、n_.（分数：2.00）A.EnglandB.FranceC.CanadaD.France(4).Washington lost his battle at the fort on the Ohio River_.（分数：2.00）A.at the beginning of the warB.in the middle of the warC.at the end of the warD.during the war(5).Which of the following statements is true?（分数：2.00）A.The official language of the US a
16、nd Canada could have been French.B.The French are smarter than the English.C.General Wolfe is better than George Washington in battles.D.The Indians aided the French because they spoke French.Mrs. Wilson, the wife of a rich man, invited some of her friends to lunch. She was trying a new-way to cook
17、fish and she was very pleased with herself when the fish was ready. As the fish was very hot, she put it near the open window to cool for a few minutes. Five minutes later, when she came back for it, she was surprised to find the neighbors cat ate the fish. She was in time to stop the cat before it
18、was too late. That afternoon everyone enjoyed the fish. They talked and laughed until four oclock. At the end of the afternoon, when she was alone again, Mrs. Wilson felt tired but happy. She was in a chair just near the window when, through the window, she was shocked to see the neighbors cat dead
19、in her garden. Why, the fish dish must be bad! What would happen to her friends? She at once telephoned the family doctor for advice. The doctor told her to telephone each of the visitors to meet him at the hospital as soon as he could. Finally the danger was over. Once again Mrs. Wilson was alone i
20、n her chair in the sitting room, still tired but no longer happy. Just then the telephone rang. It was her neighbor. “Oh, Mrs. Wilson,“ her neighbor cried,“ Chester is dead. She was killed by someone in a car and put in your garden. . . “（分数：10.00）(1).Why was Mrs. Wilson not happy after she had a go
21、od party?（分数：2.00）A.She was sad about the dead cat.B.She found her fish dish had not been cooked well.C.She never thought that she would have so much trouble.D.She felt tired after she had a busy day.(2).Why was Mrs. Wilson so shocked to see the cat dead in her garden?（分数：2.00）A.She liked the cat ve
22、ry much.B.She worried about her friends.C.She was not sure whether her fish was bad or not.D.She had no idea how the cat had died.(3).Finally, Mrs. Wilson_.（分数：2.00）A.found that all her friends were all rightB.was told by one of her visitors that the cat was killed by someone in a carC.felt happy as
23、 all her friends were safeD.met all her friends at the hospital(4).Chester is_.（分数：2.00）A.One of her visitorsB.Mrs. Wilsons neighborC.Mrs. Wilsons neighbors catD.the man that killed the cat(5).How did the dead cat come to Mrs. Wilsons garden?（分数：2.00）A.She ate the fish and died there before she coul
24、d go back home.B.Her owner put her in Mrs. Wilsons garden.C.She was killed in a car accident and put in Mrs. Wilsons garden.D.One of Mrs. Wilsons friend put her there.The computer is a wonderful machine. It is the most important invention since the type of engine used in cars. Today it has the great
25、est effect on science, industry and business, but it is being used more in education and medicine. By the end of this century it will touch the lives of everyone, even people in distant villages. It is a revolutionary invention. The oldest kind of computer is the abacus, used in China since the sixt
26、h century. In the seventeenth century an adding machine was invented, but the first large, modern computer was built in 1973. A few years later a computer could do 5,000 additions per second. Now the computations are so fast that they are measured in nanoseconds. Today most computers are stored-prog
27、ram computers, that is, they have a memory. They are getting smaller and smaller, and computing faster and faster. Even in a large computer, the part that does the actual computing is about the size of the end of a finger. Computers can do all kinds of work. When someone buys something in a departme
28、nt store, information about the sale goes into a computer. A scientist can talk to the computer about the rocks, and the computer answers the questions. A doctor can talk to the computer and explains what is wrong with a patient. If the doctor asks why, the computer goes through its stored informati
29、on and explains exactly why. When early humans began fanning, it was a revolutionary change in human life. It was hundreds of thousands of years later that people developed a writing system. In less than fifty years people have developed computers that can do most of the things humans can do. This c
30、ould be a frightening development.（分数：10.00）(1).The oldest kind of computer, the abacus, has been used since A. D._.（分数：2.00）A.600B.700C.800D.500(2).The part of a computer that_is the size of the end of a finger.（分数：2.00）A.prints the informationB.stores the informationC.does the computingD.memorizes
31、 computing(3).The computations of the computer are measured in_.（分数：2.00）A.secondsB.microsecondsC.millisecondsD.nanoseconds(4).The computer will soon affect_.（分数：2.00）A.people in large citiesB.people in developed countriesC.all humanityD.the Western world(5).Abacus is_.（分数：2.00）A.invented in the six
32、teenth centuryB.a kind of modern computer used in China since the sixth centuryC.the oldest kind of computerD.an old machine that can do computations.The railroad industry could not have grown as large as it did without steel. The first rails were made of iron. But iron rails were not strong enough
33、to support heavy trains running at high speeds. Railroad executives wanted to replace them with steel rails because steel was ten or fifteen times stronger and lasted twenty times longer. Before the 1870s, however, steel was too expensive to be widely used. It was made by a slow and expensive proces
34、s of heating, stirring(搅拌) and reheating iron ore. Then the inventor Henry Bessemer discovered that directing a blast of air at melted iron in a furnace (火炉) would burn out the impurities (杂志) that made the iron brittle (脆弱的) . As the air shot through the furnace, the bubbling metal would erupt in s
35、howers of sparks. When the fire cooled, the metal had been changed. The Bessemer converter made possible the mass production of steel. Now three to five tons of iron could be changed into steel in a matter of minutes. Just when the demand for more and more steel developed, prospectors discovered hug
36、e new deposits of iron ore in the Mesabi Range, a 120-long region in Minnesota near Lake Superior. The Mesabi deposits were so near the surface that they could be mined with steam shovels. Barges and steamers carried the iron ore through Lake Superior to depots on the southern shores of Lake Michiga
37、n and Lake Erie. With dizzying speed Gary, Indiana, and Toledo, Youngstown, and Cleveland, Ohio, became major steel-manufacturing centers. Pittsburgh was the greatest steel city of all. Steel was the basic building material of the industrial age. Production skyrocketed from seventy-seven thousand to
38、ns in 1870 to over eleven million tons in 1900.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the passage, the railroad industry preferred steel to iron because steel was_.（分数：2.00）A.cheaper and more plentifulB.lighter and easier to moldC.cleaner and easier to mineD.stronger and more durable(2).According to the passage
39、, how did Bessemer method make the mass production of steel possible?（分数：2.00）A.It directed air at melted iron in a furnace, removing all impurities.B.It slowly heated iron ore then stirred it and heated it again.C.It changed iron ore into iron which was a substitute for steel.D.It could quickly fin
40、d deposits of iron ore under the ground.(3).According to the passage, where were large deposits of iron uncovered?（分数：2.00）A.In Pittsburgh.B.In the Mesabi Range.C.Near Lake Michigan.D.Near Lake Erie.(4).The underlined words “Barges and steamers“ could best be replaced by which of the following?（分数：2
41、.00）A.Trains.B.Planes.C.Boats.D.Trucks.(5).It can be inferred from the passage that the mass production of steel caused_.（分数：2.00）A.a decline in the railroad industryB.a revolution in the industrial worldC.an increase in the price of steelD.a feeling of discontent among steel workers三、Cloze(总题数：1，分数
42、：20.00)One British school is finding that allowing children to listen to music or even to have the TV on while studying is helping improve grades. Next time your teenager starts a family quarrel by sitting in an armchair listening to music【C1】_ doing his homework, why not try a simple experiment? Ra
43、ther than【C2】_ the heavy handed line of ordering him to his bedroom to get on with it quietly, let him do the homework the【C3】_ he wants. You might well find that his essay is more sparkling(有文采的) than【C4】_ hes done before. According to the research of Millfield prep school, around 20% of youngsters
44、 work best with background music, 10% excel when allowed to break【C5】_ their work with short walks around the room while up to 80% can concentrate better if allowed to fiddle (用手拨弄) with a small object. The research【C6】_ the school to adopt a complete new approach, analyzing pupils to discover【C7】_
45、learning style suits them bestthen letting them do their work listening to music or even lying down. Doubtful parents at first regarded the move as a layabouts(懒散闲荡的人) deed【C8】_ many are now applying it at home where children are also allowed to do their work【C9】_ the television on. “I prefer to wor
46、k on the floor with music on low,“ admits Susan, 13, a day-girl (走读女生) . “At first my parents thought I was skiving(逃避), but my teacher persuaded【C10】_ to look at my homework and when they saw it was OK, they agreed. “（分数：20.00）(1).【C1】（分数：2.00）A.whileB.beforeC.afterD.as(2).【C2】（分数：2.00）A.takeB.taki
47、ngC.to takeD.taken(3).【C3】（分数：2.00）A.atmosphereB.wayC.methodD.means(4).【C4】（分数：2.00）A.everythingB.somethingC.nothingD.anything(5).【C5】（分数：2.00）A.upB.downC.outD.in(6).【C6】（分数：2.00）A.is advisingB.adviseC.has advisedD.had advised(7).【C7】（分数：2.00）A.whatB.howC.whichD.why(8).【C8】（分数：2.00）A.soB.andC.becaus
48、eD.but(9).【C9】（分数：2.00）A.whileB.whenC.asD.with(10).【C10】（分数：2.00）A.himB.themC.meD.himself四、Translation(总题数：5，分数：10.00)21.Section ADirections: Translate the following English into Chinese.（分数：2.00）_22.(Para. 3, Passage One) Apart from looking after people during the day at work, women often have to take care of family at home too, which may mean they have less energy to complete in the race for professional development.（分数：2.00）_23.(Para. 6, Passage Two) They stocked it
