1、陕西专升本英语真题 1999年及答案解析(总分：160.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B(总题数：40，分数：40.00)1.Hes far _ of the others in mathematics.（分数：1.00）A.advancedB.forwardC.progressiveD.ahead2.He stood waving until the train was out Of_（分数：1.00）A.sceneB.sightC.glimpseD.reach3.The desks and Chairs can be _ to the height of each child（分数：1.
2、00）A.adjustedB.adoptedC.measuredD.objected4.I took the medicine but it didnt have any_（分数：1.00）A.effortB.responseC.effectD.relation5.I didnt _ you carrying a pack when you came in（分数：1.00）A.watchB.regardC.visionD.notice6.I wonder how Mrs. Brown has been _ in hospital.（分数：1.00）A.getting offB.getting
3、acrossC.getting onD.getting through7.I watched the wrestling _ on TV last night.（分数：1.00）A.matchB.fightC.contestD.sport8.This rough life _ to injure his health（分数：1.00）A.expectedB.promisedC.enforcedD.threatened9.Yon ought to take every _ of improving your English（分数：1.00）A.timeB.ChanceC.thingD.case1
4、0.As preparations were not completed in time，the conference had to be _ till the next Tuesday（分数：1.00）A.put awayB.cancelledC.put asideD.postponed11.I began to iron the white dress that my daughter had _ from the wardrobe.（分数：1.00）A.ObtainedB.takenC.broughtD.Collected12.I _ my things to a hotel in Gr
5、een Street（分数：1.00）A.gatheredB.gotC.movedD.pitched13.Is that film still _?（分数：1.00）A.runningB.workingC.takingD.performing14.They _ only five tractors two years ago（分数：1.00）A.gainedB.obtainedC.acceptedD.possessed15.Henry looked very much _ when he was caught cheating in the exam（分数：1.00）A.excitedB.em
6、barrassedC.excitingD.embarrassing16.The newspapers reported yesterday several _ on the boundaries of these two countries（分数：1.00）A.incidentsB.happeningsC.eventsD.accidents17.Some of the students in his class seem _ to do their assignments（分数：1.00）A.boringB.interestingC.tiringD.unwilling18.Lets work
7、hard to find _ to the problem（分数：1.00）A.an answerB.a wayC.a methodD.a solution19.They have developed techniques which are _ to those used in most factories（分数：1.00）A.simplerB.betterC.superiorD.greater20.At the beginning of this term, our English teacher _ a list of books for us to read（分数：1.00）A.tur
8、ned outB.made outC.handed inD.passed on21.Here are some toys. You can _ one or two for your little son as a birthday present.（分数：1.00）A.single outB.pick outC.work outD.find out22.The trip has _ his memory of his childhood（分数：1.00）A.brought aboutB.brought backC.brought overD.brought forth23.If you do
9、nt _ smoking you Will never get recovered（分数：1.00）A.give offB.give inC.give outD.give up24.I should be glad to _ you on the subject as soon as possible.（分数：1.00）A.hear fromB.hear ofC.hear aboutD.hear to25.Toms grandmother had to look _ his little daughter at home as he took a business trip to anothe
10、r city（分数：1.00）A.forB.afterC.atD.out26.Weve _sugarAsk Mary to lend us some（分数：1.00）A.run away withB.run downC.run out ofD.run of27.Im sorry I have _ dictionary. Youd better go to the library（分数：1.00）A.not suchB.not such aC.not a suchD.no such a28.Im not the one who pushed you，_?（分数：1.00）A.am IB.was
11、IC.did ID.do I29._，this or that?（分数：1.00）A.Which is betterB.What is betterC.What is the bestD.Which is the best30.We were all overjoyed at the news _ the experiment turned out a success（分数：1.00）A.whichB.thatC.whenD.what31.The picture _ has a house and flowers is the one I like best（分数：1.00）A.itB.tha
12、tC.whatD.where32.This is the book _ I was telling you just now（分数：1.00）A.about thatB.in thatC.in whichD.about which33.If Mary had not been badly hurt in a car accident, she _ in last months marathon race（分数：1.00）A.Would participateB.might participateC.Would have participatedD.must participate34.He d
13、idnt _ and so he failed the examination.（分数：1.00）A.work enough hardB.hard work enoughC.hard enough workD.work hard enough35._ absurd was his manner that everyone stared at him.（分数：1.00）A.SuchB.TooC.SoD.Much36.Not until Mr. Smith came to China _ what kind of country she is（分数：1.00）A.he knewB.he didnt
14、 knowC.did he knowD.he couldnt know37._ the sad news，she leaned over the desk and cried bitterly（分数：1.00）A.To hearB.To be heardC.Have heardD.Having heard38.Excuse me，but it is time to have your temperature _.（分数：1.00）A.takingB.takeC.takenD.to take39._ some money，Jimmy was able to buy his mother a wa
15、shing machine（分数：1.00）A.To saveB.SavingC.SavedD.Having saved40.Few of us thought that the problem was worth _.（分数：1.00）A.discussB.discussingC.discussedD.to discuss二、B(总题数：4，分数：40.00)BPassage 1/BScientists discovered that atoms of some substances are radioactive. This means that they are unstable and
16、 can be split. The chain of splitting atoms releases great destructive energy and it was this discovery which led scientists to develop the idea of an atomic bomb. The American government secretly worked to produce such a bomb and the first version was much more powerful than anyone had thought.By t
17、his time, the World War had ended in Europe. But the Japanese refused to surrender, the Americans decided that by dropping an atomic bomb on Japan, they could end the war quickly and save more of their soldiers lives.Soon after midnight on 6 August 1945, a bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima,
18、a civilian target. No warning was given and there was total devastation. Almost all the buildings were destroyed and more than 100000 people died or were horribly wounded.The Japanese military still did not want to surrender so three days later, the Americans dropped a second atomic bomb on the city
19、 of Nagasaki, killing 45000 people. The Japanese government was discussing ending the war when they heard the news of Nagasaki. Finally, they surrendered and the World War came to an end.At first, the scientists who had built the bomb were pleased that it had helped to end the war. However, many wou
20、ld come to realize that they had helped to create the most terrible weapon known to man.（分数：10.00）(1).The first atomic bomb _.（分数：2.00）A.was less powerfulB.was dropped in NagasakiC.was a failureD.was tested in desert(2).“Surrender” means _.（分数：2.00）A.give offB.give upC.surroundD.surpass(3).The Ameri
21、cans dropped an atomic bomb _.（分数：2.00）A.in order to destroy Japanese military forcesB.in order to end the war and save their soldiers livesC.for the purpose of killing 100000 peopleD.to see if the bomb was powerful enough(4).The Americans dropped a second bomb in Japan _.（分数：2.00）A.because the Japa
22、nese military had not surrenderedB.because they wanted to kill more Japanese peopleC.because they wanted to show off the new weaponD.because the atomic bomb was the best weapon(5).Whats the attitude scientists toward atomic bomb? _.（分数：2.00）A.PleasedB.WorriedC.DisapprovedD.Not mentionedBPassage 2/BI
23、n 1917, Russia was in chaos. The economy was collapsing, there were food shortages and the country was suffering heavy losses in the World War . Inevitably, people began to lose faith in their ruler, Tsar Nicholas . On 15 March 1917, after much political unrest, the Tsar decided to abdicate. He was
24、replaced by a new government led by Alexander Kerensky.To begin with a rival political group, the Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lennin and Leon Trotsky, supported the new government, but their relationship soon collapsed. The Bolsheviks wanted even more changetheir aim was to replace the existing poli
25、tical structure with groups representing each sector of society and they urged every worker to join a revolution in order to bring this about. In July 1917, the Bolsheviks tried to overthrow the government but failed. They tried again on 24 October and this time they were successful. The provisional
26、 government was arrested in St Petersburg, and Lenin took over as Head of State. Support for the Bolsheviks soon spread across Russia, and worlds first “workers revolutionary State” became reality.（分数：10.00）(1).From the passage we may know that the situation in Russia in 1917 was_.（分数：2.00）A.favorab
27、leB.in disorderC.inspiringD.encouraging(2).People _Tsar Nicholas in 1917.（分数：2.00）A.were satisfiedB.overthrewC.did not believe inD.had faith in(3).A new government led by Alexander Kerensky _.（分数：2.00）A.was supported by the Bolsheviks all the timeB.was overthrew by the BolsheviksC.abdicatedD.wanted
28、more change(4).The word “provisional” means_.（分数：2.00）A.temporaryB.proposalC.powerfulD.revolutionary(5).The best title for the passage may be _.（分数：2.00）A.The Economy in RussiaB.The Birth of CommunismC.The Tsar Nicholas D.Lenin, Head of StateBPassage 3/BEven the newest gardener realizes that plants
29、die without water; what is not so well known is that plants die equally decisively, though not so quickly, if they are overwate red. Beginners usually decide to play it safe and keep their potted plants thoroughly wet. In consequence, death by drowning is one of the commonest disasters to befall the
30、 plants of a new horticulturist. Plants wither away if they dont get enough water, and this draws attention to their problem. A plant that has been slightly underwatered so that it droops strikes terror into the heart of its new owner. But it will, in fact, recover completely as long as rescue comes
31、 in time and the process is not repeated too often. Overwatered plants, unfortunately, do not give any such obvious signal; slowly they cease to thrive and the first visible indication of serious trouble is a yellowing of the lower leaves. Unless the overwatered pot soil is given a considerable peri
32、od without water, during which time the plant will continue to look wretched, it will suddenly collapse in exactly the same way as the underwatered plant but with no chance of being revived(复活)because the roots have rotted away.（分数：10.00）(1).From the text we can infer a horticulturist is person enga
33、ged in _.（分数：2.00）A.growing plantsB.raising birdsC.cutting plantsD.studying the death cause of plants(2).What does a new gardener usually decide to do to keep their potted plants alive? _.（分数：2.00）A.Underwatering the plantsB.Fertilising the pot soilC.Overwatering the plantsD.Loosing the pot soil(3).
34、According to the text, which of the following plants might die without recovery? _.（分数：2.00）A.Plants with their lower leaves yellowingB.Overwatered plantsC.Underwatered plantsD.Loosening the pot soil(4).A withered plant might be rescued because _.（分数：2.00）A.it doesnt get enough waterB.it is repeated
35、ly overwateredC.it gives visible signal of dyingD.it dies slowly(5).What is the purpose of this text? _.（分数：2.00）A.To warn gardeners not to underwater plantsB.To give information about general problems of gardeningC.To draw attention to the problem of overwatered plantsD.To recommend new gardeners t
36、he book about gardeningBPassage 4/BIn 1950 it was predicted that eight or ten electronic computers would be sufficient to handle all the scientific and business needs of the United States. Likewise, the chief executive officer of IBM advised the company not to invest time or money in developing comp
37、uters because he foresaw a limited commercial market. But these predictions were proved totally inaccurate as the computer industry developed into a multibilliondollar business. Today the computer plays a vital role in the lives of many Americans and is seen as one of the greatest technological deve
38、lopments of all times.Since computers can handle large amount of data rapidly and efficiently, categorize, process, and report information for a variety of business operations, they, in fact, have a virtually unlimited capacity for producing business data. However, computers cant think, their role i
39、n business is limited to those areas in which they can process information more efficiently and effectively than human being. At the administrative level, managers decide how computers and humans can be used most effectively to perform a particular business task.Computers have become an integral par
40、t of day-to-day business transactions as well as analytic tools for long range planning, research, and development. Even a small business can utilize computers by either purchasing a small unit known as a minicomputer, leasing one, or by timesharing. In a timesharing system, each user is regularly s
41、cheduled for time to use the computer system. A wide variety of businesses and individuals participate in timesharing computer system.By performing data processing tasks such as accounting and billing, computers are playing an increasingly important role in businesses. Currently, business are develo
42、ping overall management information systems in which computers function as essential tools in solving problem and decisionmaking at all administrative levels.（分数：10.00）(1).Since 1950s, the computer industry has _.（分数：2.00）A.declinedB.remained about the sameC.increased tremendouslyD.increased slightl
43、y(2).Which of the following is NOT true? _.（分数：2.00）A.Computers perform not only data processing function in business, but also are used as tools inB.Problemsolving and decisionmakingC.In performing certain data processing tasks, computers can process information more efficiently and effectively tha
44、n humansD.A company or individual must buy a computer system in order to be able to use one(3).Although computers are used in almost every aspects of business, they cant replace managers. Because _.（分数：2.00）A.computers are only machines, while managers are humansB.computers cant thinkC.computers can
45、t individually solve problems or make decisions bothD.B and C(4).We can draw a conclusion from the first paragraph that _.（分数：2.00）A.computer industry used to be led by the chief executive officer of IBMB.people then underestimated the value of computersC.humans are limited to making any predictions
46、D.in 1950 computer industry developed into a business applied almost in every aspect of American lives(5).The main idea of this passage is _.（分数：2.00）A.the role of computers in businessB.tomorrows promises of computersC.the wrong prediction of computersD.the basic knowledge of operating computers三、B
47、(总题数：1，分数：20.00)BDirections: /BEach blank in the following passage is provided with 4 choices. Read the whole passage and choose the best answer for each blank. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Have you U(61) /U a
48、sked yourself why children go to school? You will probably say that they go U(62) /U their own language and other languages, arithmetic, history, science and U(63) /U subjects. That is quite true, but why do they learn these things? And are these things U(64) /U that they learn at school?We U(65) /U our children to U(66) /U them for the time U(67) /U they will be big and will have work U(68) /U themselves. Near
