1、贵州省专升本英语-8 及答案解析(总分：150.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Vocabulary an(总题数：40，分数：40.00)1.George could not _ his foolish mistake.（分数：1.00）A.account inB.count onC.count forD.account for2.We came into this field late, so we must work hard to _ the lost time.（分数：1.00）A.make up forB.make outC.keep up withD.put up wi
2、th3.The new law will come into _ on the day it is passed.（分数：1.00）A.effectB.useC.serviceD.existence4.Many countries are increasing their use of natural gas, wind and other forms of _.（分数：1.00）A.energyB.sourceC.powerD.material5.We all know that _ speak louder than words.（分数：1.00）A.movementsB.performa
3、ncesC.operationsD.actions6.Peter has planned to _ some money every month so that he can buy a used car next year.（分数：1.00）A.set asideB.set upC.set inD.set along7.Although I spoke to him many times, he never took any _ of what I said.（分数：1.00）A.attentionB.noticeC.warningD.observation8.Lynd and hundre
4、ds of young people like him _ the post of a typist.（分数：1.00）A.approachedB.applied forC.appealed toD.approved of9.The soldier was _ With neglecting his duty.（分数：1.00）A.chargedB.conductedC.changedD.committed10.I could tell he was surprised from the _ on his face.（分数：1.00）A.appearanceB.sightC.expressio
5、nD.explanation11.Bacon and scrambled eggs _ the standard American breakfast.（分数：1.00）A.wereB.areC.have beenD.is12._ we all know, it is impossible to speak or write English or any other language without using the verb.（分数：1.00）A.ForB.SinceC.AsD.Which13.I“m going to have my letters _ tomorrow.（分数：1.00
6、）A.typeB.typingC.typedD.to be typed14.I“m considering _ your offer.（分数：1.00）A.acceptB.acceptingC.to acceptD.accepted15.If I _ the exam, he would be astonished.（分数：1.00）A.did passB.passC.were to passD.had passed16.No sooner _ stepped out of the hall than it began to rain.（分数：1.00）A.had weB.have weC.d
7、id weD.do we17.Some students ran back to the dormitory, magazines _ under their arms.（分数：1.00）A.to be heldB.was heldC.heldD.holding18.I like to get up early so that I can get plenty of work _ before lunch.（分数：1.00）A.to doB.doingC.doneD.being done19._ finished his work, he had to stay at home on the
8、weekend.（分数：1.00）A.Having not beenB.Being notC.Not havingD.Having not20._ experiments on the laboratory, it started to rain heavily.（分数：1.00）A.While performingB.PerformingC.While I was performingD.To perform21._ on time according to the instruction, these pills will be quite effective.（分数：1.00）A.Tak
9、ingB.Being takenC.TakenD.Having taken22.The meeting was put off until next week, which was exactly _ we wanted.（分数：1.00）A.WhatB.whichC.thatD.it23.Mr. Smith left for London this morning. I had thought he _ until next Monday.（分数：1.00）A.isn“t goingB.wasn“t goingC.won“t goingD.hasn“t gone24.Doing your h
10、omework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true _ it comes to classroom tests.（分数：1.00）A.whenB.whileC.asD.after25.What they said _ us much to think about.（分数：1.00）A.have leftB.has leftC.to leaveD.leaving26.The clothes a person wears may express his _ or social position
11、.（分数：1.00）A.significanceB.determinationC.curiosityD.status27.In some countries, traffic police can _ instant fines on speeding motorists.（分数：1.00）A.compelB.imposeC.chargeD.force28.He is not such a person and he _ such a thing.（分数：1.00）A.cannot have doneB.must not have doneC.should not have doneD.cou
12、ld not have done29.I have to _ my visit as I“ll be very busy next week.（分数：1.00）A.call forB.call onC.call offD.call in30.The educator and scholar _ from Shanghai.（分数：1.00）A.comeB.comesC.has comeD.have come31.Don“t worry. We“ll _ all the debts to you within two years.（分数：1.00）A.take awayB.get outC.pa
13、y offD.put aside32.His fellow workers saw him fall down and blood came out from the open _.（分数：1.00）A.woundB.injuryC.hurtD.damage33.Here is a paper _ for you to dry your hands.（分数：1.00）A.townB.tourC.towerD.towel34.New technologies and skills will speed up the _ of information.（分数：1.00）A.transferB.tr
14、ipC.trafficD.transport35.He is the manager of the Human Resources Department _ I must talk to.（分数：1.00）A.whatB.whichC.whomD.who36.People used to think that the earth was flat, _?（分数：1.00）A.don“t theyB.wasn“t itC.didn“t theyD.usedn“t it37.I hope they _ this road by the time we come back next summer.（
15、分数：1.00）A.are to repairB.will repairC.have repairedD.will have repaired38.The flowers _ a strong fragrance.（分数：1.00）A.gave upB.gave offC.gave inD.gave away39.Jack speaks to me _ he were my teacher.（分数：1.00）A.even thoughB.ifC.even ifD.as if40.Housewives who do not go out to work often feel that they
16、are not working to their full _.（分数：1.00）A.possibilityB.strengthC.lengthD.capacity二、Part Cloze(总题数：1，分数：20.00)My father often works very hard. And he has 1 to see a film. Here I“ll tell you 2 about him. One afternoon, when he finished his work and 3 go home, he found a film ticket under the 4 on his
17、 desk. He thought he 5 to have not much work to do that day and 6 was quite wonderful to pass the 7 at the cinema. So he came back home and 8 finished his supper. Then he Said 9 to us and left. But to our 10 , he came back about half an hour later. I 11 him what was the matter. He smiled and told us
18、 about 12 funny thing that had happened at the cinema. When my father was sitting in his seat, a 13 came to my father“s and said that the seat was 14 My father was surprised. He took out the ticket 15 looked at it carefully. It was Row 17, 16 And then he looked at the seat. It was the same. So he as
19、ked her 17 her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown in it was Row 17, Seat 3. 18 ? What“s the matter with all this? While they were wondering suddenly the woman said, “The 19 of the tickets are different.“ So they looked at the ticket more carefully. After a while, my father sa
20、id, “Oh, 20 I made a mistake. My ticket is for the film a month ago. Take this seat, please.“ With these words, he left the cinema.（分数：20.00）A.little moneyB.much moneyC.little timeD.much timeA.a funny storyB.a good storyC.an old storyD.a strange storyA.was toB.was about toC.had toD.oughtA.boxB.bookC
21、.glassD.paperA.happenedB.likedC.pretendedD.wantedA.itB.thisC.thatD.whichA.morningB.afternoonC.dayD.eveningA.earlyB.quietlyC.quicklyD.suddenlyA.helloB.good-byeC.good eveningD.good nightA.disappointmentB.joyC.sorrowD.surpriseA.askedB.explainedC.toldD.wantedAaB.oneC.someD.theA.manB.womanC.doctorD.nurse
22、A.hersB.hisC.takenD.wrongA.andB.butC.orD.soA.Seat 1B.Seat 2C.Seat 3D.Seat 4A.it bringB.to getC.to seeD.to showA.WhyB.HowC.WhenD.WhereA.designsB.colorsC.pricesD.ownersA.I“m sadB.I“m sorryC.I“m wrongD.I“m worried三、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：10.00)In the United States, elemen
23、tary education begins at the age of six. At this stage nearly all the teachers are women, mostly married. The atmosphere is usually very friendly, and the teachers have now accepted the idea that the important thing is to make the children happy and interested. The old authoritarian (要绝对服从的) methods
24、 of education were discredited (不被认可) rather a long time agoso much so that many people now think that they have gone too far in the direction of trying to make children happy and interested rather than giving them actual instruction. The social education of young children tries to make them accept
25、the idea that human beings in a society need to work together for their common good. So the emphasis is on cooperation rather than competition throughout most of this process. This may seem curious, in view of the fact that American society is highly competitive; however, the need for making people
26、sociable in this sense has come to be regarded as one of the functions of education. Most Americans do grow up with competitive ideas, and obviously quite a few as criminals, but it is not fair to say that the educational system fails. It probably does succeed in making most people sociable and read
27、y to help one another both in material ways and through kindness and friendliness.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the passage, the U. S. elementary education is supposed to make children _.（分数：2.00）A.sensible and sensitiveB.competitive and interestedC.curious and friendlyD.happy and cooperative(2).Some A
28、mericans complain about elementary schools because they think _.（分数：2.00）A.children are reluctant to help each otherB.schools lay too much emphasis on cooperationC.children should grow up with competitive ideasD.schools give little actual instruction to children(3).The author“s attitude towards Amer
29、ican education can be best described as _.（分数：2.00）A.favorableB.negativeC.tolerantD.unfriendly(4).The American educational system emphasizes _.（分数：2.00）A.material wealthB.competitionC.cooperationD.personal benefit(5).The word “sociable“ most probably means _.（分数：2.00）A.fond of talking freelyB.friend
30、ly with other peopleC.concerned about social welfareD.happy at school五、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)While the cities of China have undergone modernization evident in the rising towers and bright lights that have awakened the sleeping country, the countryside remains largely the same. Rectangular (长方形的)
31、rows of rice fields litter the landscape separated by long lanes Of water designed to provide the constant supply of water that is vital to producing the crop. The experience is not unlike driving through the American Midwest, only rice not corn dominates the landscape. Four years ago, when I last t
32、ook this trip, the roads were dusted and telephone wires did not run parallel to the highway. Bare roads had been replaced by sleek, newly paved highways running from Shanghai to Nanking, to my smaller home city, Wuhu. Unlike the changes I had heard of and expected in Shanghai, Wuhu was much more of
33、 a surprise. The small city where I was born had grown up as I have. There are large high-rise buildings, each ringed with smaller buildings around it, many of these apartment complexes. Little seemed familiar and I wonder what my grandparents“ flat built of brick and mortar (灰泥) had become. Perhaps
34、 I shouldn“t have been surprised to find out that their home had been demolished (拆 除) and rebuilt as a six-story apartment complex as well. Walking up to the second floor I saw my grandfather“s face peering out of the screen door. He began to smile as he saw me, and so did I. Their home is now no d
35、ifferent from a western apartment. Equipped with the modern amenities (便利设施) of a gas stove, a toilet, a showerthis was indeed different from four years ago.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the author, dramatic changes took place in _.（分数：2.00）A.cities but not countryside of ChinaB.countryside but not in
36、large citiesC.both cities and countryside of ChinaD.everywhere(2).It can be inferred from the second paragraph that _.（分数：2.00）A.peasants lead similar life all over the worldB.Chinese irrigating system is more impressing than that in AmericaC.peasants in Midwest America raise more corns while Chines
37、e peasants raise more riceD.peasants in Midwest America raise more rice while Chinese peasants raise more corns(3).The author was traveling to Wuhu _.（分数：2.00）A.in order to take a stop during the trip from Shanghai to NankingB.in order to find some place similar to his hometownC.in order to visit hi
38、s grandparentsD.in order to find out changes in small cities(4).The author“s grandparents _.（分数：2.00）A.live in their house of brick and mortarB.live in an apartment similar to westerners“C.led a totally westernized lifeD.was poor as they always were(5).Which of the following is the best title for th
39、is passage?（分数：2.00）A.Flash back to ChinaB.Back with My GrandparentsC.Wuhu TodayD.From Shanghai to Nanking六、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The pleasures which a movie offers to our eyes have been paid for with the loss of sight of a man whose name is hardly known outside the annals of scienceJoseph Platea
40、u, a Belgian professor, born in Brussels in 1801. He studied the mechanism of sight, beginning a series of most dangerous experiments at the age of 28 by staring into the sun for 25 seconds to see what the effect on his eyes would be. He was blind for nearly a month. But he went on experimenting, in
41、creasing the length of time during which he looked into the sun, knowing that in the end this would cost him his sight. At the age of 42 he was completely and incurably blind; the sun had destroyed the retina (视网膜) of his eye. But he continued to work as well as he could until he died at the age of
42、82. Science profited enormously from his research. He studied the so-called “inertia of the eye“ (视觉暂留) which makes a picture remain on the retina for about one-sixth of a second after it has disappeared from our vision. This means that, if we see a succession of individual pictures each of which ap
43、pears only for a fraction of a second, they “overlap“ in our brain; and if they show Consecutive phases of movement, that movement will appear to us to be continuous.（分数：10.00）(1).Plateau“s experiments were the first step leading to the invention of _.（分数：2.00）A.eyeglassesB.telescopesC.bifocalsD.mot
44、ion pictures(2).The result of Plateau“s first experiment was that _.（分数：2.00）A.he went permanently blindB.he stopped staring into the sunC.he went blind for a monthD.he found what he was looking for(3).A picture remains on the retina for _.（分数：2.00）A.6 secondsB.1 secondC.16 secondsD.1/6 of a second(
45、4).The images that we see are recorded in _.（分数：2.00）A.the brainB.the eyeC.the retina of eyeD.the pupil(5).Motion pictures _.（分数：2.00）A.cause inertia of the eyeB.show a succession of unrelated movementC.show consecutive phases of movement which appear continuousD.show each phase of movement for one-
46、half of a second七、Passage 4(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Part time education, that is, attending school at night or for one weekend a month, tends to drag the process out over time and put the completion of a degree program out of reach of many people. Additionally, such programs require a fixed time commitment w
47、hich can also impact negatively on one“s career and family time. Of the many approaches to teaching and learning, however, perhaps the most flexible and accommodating is that called distance learning. Distance learning is an educational method which allows the students the flexibility to study at hi
48、s or her own pace to achieve the academic goals which are so necessary in today“s world. The time required to study may be set aside at the student“s convenience with due regard to all life“s other requirements. Additionally, the student may enroll in distance learning courses from virtually any pla
49、ce in the world, while continuing to pursue their chosen career. Tutorial assistance may be available via regular airmail, telephone, facsimile machine, teleconferencing and over the Internet. Good distance learning programs are characterized by the inclusion of a subject evaluation tool with every subject. Another char
