1、山西省专升本英语模拟 8及答案解析(总分：150.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Vocabulary actually he did not allow his family at all.（分数：1.00）A.to smoke; to smokeB.smoking; to smokeC.to smoke; smokingD.smoking; smoking12.With such poor _ he really needs glasses.（分数：1.00）A.visionB.viewC.senseD.scene13._ the plan carefully, he rejected i
2、t.（分数：1.00）A.To have consideredB.To considerC.Having consideredD.Considering14.Finding it difficult to _ to the climate in the city, he decided to move to the north.（分数：1.00）A.fitB.adoptC.suitD.adapt15.Our public transportation system is not _ for the needs of the people. We need more buses and subw
3、ays.（分数：1.00）A.completeB.adequateC.normalD.good16.He apologized _ having to leave so early.（分数：1.00）A.because ofB.withC.owing toD.for17.There were no tickets _ for Friday“s performance.（分数：1.00）A.preferableB.considerableC.possibleD.available18.They decided to chase the cow away _ it did more damage.
4、（分数：1.00）A.unlessB.untilC.beforeD.while19.It was essential that the application forms _ back before the deadline (截止日期).（分数：1.00）A.must be sentB.would be sentC.be sentD.were sent20.She never laughed, _ lose her temper.（分数：1.00）A.or she ever didB.nor did she everC.or did she everD.nor she ever did二、C
5、loze(总题数：1，分数：30.00)Long ago there was a busy marketplace in a town. People came to buy and 1 all sorts of things there. One day an old man went to the 2 to buy some vegetables. He saw lots of people. 3 them was a young man, strong and fierce. Everyone was 4 him. In front of the strong man, there wa
6、s a heavy rock. Some people tried to lift it but it was too 5 for them. The strong man said, “Look at me. I can lift this heavy rock.“ The man 6 and took hold of the heavy rock. He pulled and pulled. His face went redder and redder. Slowly he lifted the rock 7 his head to show off. “I am the 8 man i
7、n the world,“ he cried. Then someone shouted, “You are like a buffalo (水牛)! A buffalo is strong too!“ 9 hearing that, all people laughed, including the strong man himself. Just then the strong man saw the old man smiling at him. 10 but somewhat confused, the young man shouted angrily, “Why are you s
8、miling? Are you stronger than I am?“ The old man said, “You may be very strong, 11 you are too proud. You should not 12 yourself. True, a buffalo is strong, but it has no 13 !“ The strong man felt foolish. He looked down at the ground and walked away, 14 he finally realized that it was better to be
9、15 than strong. After that, no one was afraid of him any more.（分数：30.00）A.checkB.begC.sellD.rentA.shopB.marketC.mallD.farmA.AmongB.AroundC.InsideD.BetweenA.respectful ofB.afraid ofC.surprised atD.satisfied withA.highB.bigC.hardD.heavyA.bent forwardB.sat downC.turned backD.stood straightA.beyondB.bes
10、ideC.underD.aboveA.strongestB.brightestC.tallestD.heaviestA.AtB.WithC.OnD.InA.ProudB.StupidC.SelfishD.PoliteA.soB.forC.orD.butA.talk aboutB.laugh atC.speak toD.smile atA.meaningB.courageC.powerD.senseA.thoughB.asC.lestD.ifA.fierceB.youngC.wiseD.funny三、Reading Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage 1(总题数
11、：1，分数：15.00)I strongly believe that understanding is more important than love, especially when it comes to parenting and intimate relationships. As a psychologist for more than twenty years I can tell you that I have never had an adult looking back at her childhood and complaining that her parents w
12、ere too understanding. And similarly, I have met many divorced people who still love each other but yet they never really understood each other. The painful reality is love is just not enough. I“ll admit that there are people who I love and who I still need to better understand. I hope I“ll continue
13、 my work to understand them. The willingness to understand is very important. It is not always easy, but healthy love is strengthened by the willingness to understand. Love without understanding will wilt like flowers without water. Our egos are what seem to get in the way of understanding those who
14、 we love and care about. Often it is our need to be right that makes what others think and feel so wrong for us. I have certainly been quite guilty of this in some of my relationships. As I have written repeatedly in my books, empathy, is truly the emotional glue that holds all close relationships t
15、ogether. Empathy allows us to slow down and try to walk in the shoes of those we love. The deeper our empathy, the deeperand healthierour love. Not all relationships are meant to be. Yet all relationships that are meant to flourish in a healthy way, must stress understanding just as much, if not mor
16、e, than love.（分数：15.00）(1).From the passage we know that _.（分数：3.00）A.the author complains about her parents“ being too understandingB.the author has been studying marriages for more than 20 yearsC.people divorced mainly because they didn“t love each otherD.some people divorced because they couldn“t
17、 understand each other(2).Why are we unable to understand the others sometimes?（分数：3.00）A.Because we are caring the others too much.B.Because it is quite difficult to understand the others.C.Because we believe we are always right.D.Because the others have done something wrong.(3).Which of the follow
18、ing statements is true according to the passage?（分数：3.00）A.Understanding is more important to parenting relationship than to other intimate relationships.B.Understanding is less important than love as far as marriage is concerned.C.Understanding is more important than love to some degree.D.Understan
19、ding is more often neglected in parenting relationship.(4).If we are to understand our partners, we should firstly _.（分数：3.00）A.have willingness to do soB.have love for themC.get into connection with themD.care about them(5).In this passage, the expression “ walk in the shoes of “ is similar in mean
20、ing to _.（分数：3.00）A.befriendB.understandC.loveD.care about五、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：15.00)Finally, the Christmas season is over. We can take a long breath, put up our feet, sip from a cup of good tea and relax. The frenzy , starting from Black Friday right after Thanksgiving until Christmas Eve, of gift
21、shopping, buying, wrapping, giving, receiving, opening, returning. is exhaustive and time-consuming, but it takes place every year. There is considerable difference between the cultures in China and western countries when it comes to gift giving. In China, it is not polite to open a gift in front of
22、 the gift giver, and gift is only looked at after the .guest has left. Here in America, gift givers always wrap their gifts, large or small, priceless or valueless, carefully and decorate them with colorful ribbons and little pretty paper flowers; and the lucky receiver is expected to open the gift
23、right away in front of the giver, with great eagerness and curiosity, and should always express appreciation with the all time truthful comment, “this is just exactly what I wanted!“ Well, as a matter of fact, most people would take their “always wanted“ gifts back to the store to exchange for somet
24、hing they really wanted. Finding a gift for somebody, even a close family member, you“ll have to know what the person likes and shop for days before you can locate the perfect gift. But, still the person may not like the gift from you. Nowadays, stores would provide two copies of the receipts for an
25、ything they sell as a gift, one of which is included in the gift package so that the receiver can come back for an exchange. I know, it was unthinkable to cash out gift you get, but, times are different. Another good way to avoid all that shopping hassle is to purchase a gift card from one of the st
26、ores and send it to your niece, nephews, or a family member, so that they can get whatever they want or even keep the money.（分数：15.00）(1).Finding a gift for somebody is a(n) _.（分数：3.00）A.easy jobB.tough taskC.must-be jobD.arranged task(2).It is quite _ for Chinese people to open the gift in front of
27、 the givers.（分数：3.00）A.usualB.normalC.abnormalD.unusual(3).Gift giving is the same thing in China and America in that _.（分数：3.00）A.people spend a lot of time preparing a giftB.people would cash out the gift immediatelyC.people are eager to get a gift from a friendD.people are less willing to give gi
28、fts(4).Which of the following is the author“s suggestion?（分数：3.00）A.Open the gift immediately in front of the giver.B.Wrap the gift carefully.C.Express the appreciation for the gift you receive.D.Buying a present card to avoid the trouble in shopping.(5).The author“s attitude towards gift giving is
29、_.（分数：3.00）A.indifferentB.protestingC.objectiveD.supportive六、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：15.00)They already guide blind and disabled people; now dogs are to he trained to help people with dementia (痴呆). The duties of these “guide dogs for the mind“ will include reminding their owners to take medication, as w
30、ell as encouraging them to eat, drink and sleep at regular intervals. The dementia dogs will be trained to respond to sound triggers in the home that prompt them to perform tasks. These could include delivering a bite-proof bag of medicine with a note inside reminding the patient to take it, or waki
31、ng them up in the morning. The idea was developed by design students at the Glasgow School of Art and will now be put into practice by Alzheimer“s Scotland and Dogs for the disabled. Joyce Gray of Alzheimer“s Scotland said: “People in the early stages of dementia are still able to live a relatively
32、normal life, and dogs help to maintain routine.“ The other advantage of using the pets as companions is that conversation can be increasingly confusing for people with Alzheimer“s, but dogs can give them a sense of silent support and companionship. People light up when they see animals. They don“t n
33、eed to communicate verbally but they can still interact. You can have a speechless bond. The dog would also encourage the owner to take them out for walks, ensuring they keep exercising and interacting with other people.（分数：15.00）(1).As is mentioned in the passage, the guide dogs will do the followi
34、ng except for _.（分数：3.00）A.helping ensure the owner doing some exercisesB.reminding the owner to take medicineC.communicating with the owner in a non-verbal wayD.helping the owner recover from the illness(2).Who will train the dogs to perform such tasks?（分数：3.00）A.The students who developed the idea
35、.B.The owners of the dogs.C.The experts in Alzheimer“s Scotland.D.It is not mentioned in the passage.(3).What is true about the people suffering from dementia?（分数：3.00）A.They would like to stay with other people.B.They can maintain routine.C.They will gradually lose the ability to live a normal life
36、.D.They would like to talk in a different way.(4).The guide dogs helping the people with dementia will _.（分数：3.00）A.respond to the owners“ orderB.respond to a sound deviceC.act on the owners“ instructionsD.act on the trainers“ order(5).Having a conversation with people with dementia will be _.（分数：3.
37、00）A.difficultB.interestingC.confusingD.encouraging七、Passage 4(总题数：1，分数：15.00)It seems obvious that you don“t give away your product for free but this is exactly what indie rock group The Crimea did earlier this year. The band“s reasoning goes like this: more people will download the free album than
38、 would pay for it. Therefore more people will hear The Crimea“s music. These people will then pay money for concerts by the band and perhaps buy a T-shirt or other merchandise. If the band play regular concerts to crowds of 200 or 300 people they can make more money than they would from sales of a C
39、D. There will always be some people who want something they can hold in their hands so they will release the CD into the shops toobut making money through sales of their music isn“t the top priority. The story illustrates the creative thinking going on in the music business in response to dramatic c
40、hanges over the last few years in the way that people buy music. Sales of music digitallyto computer, phones and MP3 players rose to $2 billion in 2006an increase of almost 100 percent on the previous yearyet overall record company sales are down. People are simply not buying CDs in record shops in
41、anything like the numbers they used to. This trend looks set to continue so the big question for the music industry is whether they can successfully manage the move to being primarily a digital industry without profits falling to unacceptable levels. There are both positive and negative signs. On th
42、e plus side, more and more people are buying music on mobile phones, which allows people to make impulse purchasesthey can buy a song as soon as they hear it. Research by the UK mobile operator 3 suggested that 75 percent of 16 to 24-year-olds wanted to buy a track they liked as soon as they heard i
43、t. With so much competition for people“s disposable income, a product that you can sell immediately is a big advantage. The bad news for record companies, however, is the amount of music that is downloaded illegally. Piracyusually in the form of cheaply copied CDhas long been an issue for the music
44、business but the Internet means music can be copied and distributed freely through file-sharing sites on a large scale than ever before. It is this situation that leads bands to start giving away their music for free and promises to make the next few years a very interesting time in the music busine
45、ss.（分数：15.00）(1).What is unusual about the Crimea“s business plan?（分数：3.00）A.Their business was given away free on the Internet.B.They gave CDs away free in shops.C.They played free concerts.D.They charged more for their CDs.(2).The Crimea hope to make money _.（分数：3.00）A.through CD salesB.by giving
46、concerts and selling T-shirts and other merchandiseC.by selling merchandise on the InternetD.through sales of merchandise in shops(3).The Crimea also released CDs for sale in shops because _.（分数：3.00）A.people who attend their concerts need themB.they want to make extra moneyC.there are still people
47、who prefer CDs to other formatsD.people who fail to attend their concerts need them(4).What is true about sales of music over the last year?（分数：3.00）A.Overall, sales are up last year.B.Overall, sales are down last year.C.There is no change compared to previous sales.D.It is not mentioned in the pass
48、age.(5).What effect has the Internet had on music piracy?（分数：3.00）A.It has made it easier to fight piracy.B.It has increased the number of pirate CDs available.C.It has made it easier to illegally copy music.D.It has reduced the number of pirate CDs available.八、Writing(总题数：1，分数：40.00)21.Directions:
49、For this part, you are required to write a composition on the topic “Information security“. You should write at least 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below. Outline: (1)信息安全日益重要； (2)信息安全事故可能导致的危害； (3)如何做到信息安全。 （分数：40.00）_山西省专升本英语模拟 8答案解析(总分：150.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Vocabulary actually he did not allow his family at all.（分数：1.00）A.to smoke; t
