1、陕西省专升本英语-1 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.As there is a power cut in the university, the president has to _ the meeting（分数：1.00）A.call onB.call outC.call offD.call for2.My transistor radio is out of work. It _.（分数：1.00）A.need to be repairedB.need repairingC.needs repairingD.needs t
2、o repair3.The Smiths asked the lady at the information desk for a _ room for the night.（分数：1.00）A.coupleB.twiceC.doubleD.pair4.She worked late into the night, _ a long speech for her boss.（分数：1.00）A.to prepareB.preparingC.preparedD.was preparing5.All substances, _ they are gaseous, liquid or solid,
3、are made of atoms.（分数：1.00）A.thoughB.whetherC.even ifD.as6.The car was repaired but not quite to the owners _.（分数：1.00）A.pleasureB.satisfactionC.joyD.attraction7.You never told us why you were late for the party, _?（分数：1.00）A.did youB.had youC.didnt youD.hadnt you8.Had I known her name, _.（分数：1.00）A
4、.I would invite her to lunchB.would I invite her to lunchC.I would have invited her to lunchD.would I have invited her to lunch9.I found _ to answer all the questions within the time given.（分数：1.00）A.no possibilityB.there was impossibilityC.impossibleD.it impossible10.The new evening dress _ her as
5、much as 400 dollars.（分数：1.00）A.paidB.tookC.spentD.cost11.Her English is _ better than mine, for she knows _ English words and expressions than I do.（分数：1.00）A.very, much moreB.far, many moreC.quite, rather moreD.much, much more12.My opinion is as good _.（分数：1.00）A.as he isB.as or better than heC.as
6、or better than hisD.or better than his13.You are _ your time trying to persuade him. He will never join us.（分数：1.00）A.spendingB.wastingC.losingD.missing14.There was so much noise that the speaker couldnt make himself _.（分数：1.00）A.hearingB.to hearC.heardD.being heard15.Not until the policeman _ to me
7、 to stop did I realized that I drove too fast.（分数：1.00）A.explainedB.toldC.saidD.signed16.I prefer _ a term paper _ an examination.（分数：1.00）A.writing, to takeB.to write, to takeC.writing, to takingD.writing, than taking17.This is one of the longest bridges that _ on this river.（分数：1.00）A.is ever buil
8、tB.have ever been builtC.was ever builtD.has ever been built18.Jacks parents wouldnt agree to buy him the same computer _ his classmate had, _ made him very sad.（分数：1.00）A.which, asB.as, thatC.as, whichD.that, that19.I usually walk _ the river bank over there, but today I feel tired and wont walk fa
9、r.（分数：1.00）A.as long as, soB.as far as, thatC.as often as, suchD.as soon as, very20.Its better to avoid _ downtown during the rush hour.（分数：1.00）A.to driveB.drivingC.having drivenD.to be driving21.Not until I began to work _ how much time I had wasted.（分数：1.00）A.have I realizedB.I have realizedC.did
10、 I realizedD.I realized22.Music often _ us of events in the past.（分数：1.00）A.remembersB.memorizesC.remindsD.reflects23.The heavy snow could not keep us _ going out to work.（分数：1.00）A.fromB.onC.uponD.up24.Please _ the light before you go to sleep.（分数：1.00）A.die outB.go outC.turn offD.put on25.You shou
11、ld do out to take more _. Dont always sit at the desk doing your.（分数：1.00）A.exercise, exercisesB.exercises, exerciseC.exercises, exercisesD.exercise, exercise26.I beg _ tomorrows meeting.（分数：1.00）A.to be excused toB.to excused fromC.to be excused fromD.to excuse from27.I cant stand _ as a little gir
12、l.（分数：1.00）A.to treatB.to have treatedC.treatingD.being treated28.My watch is nowhere to be found. I _ when I was on the bus.（分数：1.00）A.must drop itB.should have dropped itC.must have dropped itD.ought to have dropped it29._ that your son is well again, you no longer have anything to Worry about.（分数
13、：1.00）A.SinceB.NowC.WhenD.After30.I tried to invite have a drink with me but he said that he was in such a hurry that he had no time to _.（分数：1.00）A.spendB.saveC.shareD.spare31.You _ him at the party last night. I saw him off at the airport yesterday afternoon.（分数：1.00）A.cant seeB.mustnt seeC.neednt
14、 have seenD.cant have seen32._ I cant understand is _ he wants to change his mind.（分数：1.00）A.That, thatB.Which, howC.What, whatD.What, why33.My hometown is found _.（分数：1.00）A.completely changingB.having completely changedC.completely changeD.completely changed34.Two women were sitting in a doctors w
15、aiting room. “What are you in here _?“ asked one.（分数：1.00）A.toB.onC.forD.of35.Most people will find it easier to speed on a highway when everybody _ is driving over the speed limit.（分数：1.00）A.tooB.alsoC.elseD.alone36.The secretary suggested that we _ an outing during the spring holidays.（分数：1.00）A.h
16、ad better organizeB.organizedC.would organizeD.organize37.You should make sure that you have not _ any detail in the design.（分数：1.00）A.disappearedB.thrownC.deliveredD.neglected38.I have no objection to _ the window to get some fresh air.（分数：1.00）A.you to openB.your openC.your openingD.you opening39.
17、He remembered _ in this school when he was ten years old.（分数：1.00）A.teachingB.being taughtC.to teachD.to be taught40.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 along二、B(总题数：4，分数：40.00)B Directions:/B There are 4 pas
18、sages in this part, each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.BPassage 1/BWe have no id
19、ea as to when men began to use salt, but we do know that it has been used m many different ways throughout the history.UFor example, it is recorded in many history books that people who lived over 3000 years ago ate salted fish. Thousands of years ago in Egypt, salt was used to preserve the dead. /U
20、In some periods of history, a person who stole salt was thought to have broken the law. Take the eighteenth century for example, if a person was caught stealing salt, he would be thrown into prison. History also records that only in England about ten thousand people were put into prison during that
21、century for stealing salt! About 450 years ago, in the year 1553, if a man took more than his share of salt, he would be thought to have broken the law and would be seriously punished. The offenders ear was cut off.Salt was an important item on the dinner table of a king. It was always put in front
22、of the king when he sat down to eat. Important guests at the kings table were seated near the salt. Less important guests were given seats farther away from it.（分数：10.00）(1).Thousands of years ago in Egypt salt was used _.（分数：2.00）A.to punish people who had broken the lawB.to keep dead bodies from d
23、ecayC.to keep fish aliveD.to make chemicals(2).During the eighteenth century about ten thousand people were thrown into prison in England because _.（分数：2.00）A.they had been caught stealing saltB.they had sold salted fishC.they had taken salt from the kings tableD.they had used salt to preserve the d
24、ead bodies(3).In the century _, if a man took more than his share of salt, he would _.（分数：2.00）A.nineteenth, lose all his saltB.sixteenth, be thrown into prisonC.nineteen, lose an earD.sixteenth, lose an ear(4).When a king had his dinner, salt was placed _.（分数：2.00）A.in front of the Important guests
25、B.far away from the kingC.in front of the kingD.nearer to the less important guests(5).The best title for the para. is _.（分数：2.00）A.Nobody Knows When Salt Began to Be UsedB.The Uses and Importance of Salt in HistoryC.Thousands of People Were Punished Because of SaltD.Salt Was Important in HistoryBPa
26、ssage 2/BIn 1957 a doctor in Singapore noticed that hospitals were treating an unusual number of influenzalike cases. Influenza is sometimes called “flu“ or a “bad cold“. He took samples from the throats of patients and in his hospital was able to find the virus of this influenza.There are three mai
27、n types of influenza virus. The most important of these are types A and B, each of them having several sub-groups. UWith the instruments at the hospital the doctor recognized that the outbreak was due to a virus group A, but he didnt know the sub-group. /UHe reported the outbreak to the World Health
28、 Organization in Geneva. WHO published the important news alongside reports of a similar outbreak in Hong Kong, where about 15%20% of the population had become ill.As soon as the London doctors received the package of throat samples, they began the standard tests. UThey found that by reproducing its
29、elf at very high speed, the virus had multiplied more than a million times within two days. /UContinuing their careful tests, the doctors checked the effect of drugs used against all the known sub-groups of type A virus. None of them gave any protection. This then, was something new; a new influenza
30、 virus against which the people of the world had no ready help whatsoever.Having isolated the virus they were working with, the doctors now conducted tests on some specially selected animals, which contracted influenza in the same way as human beings did. In a short time the usual sign of the diseas
31、e disappeared. Theses experiments revealed that the new virus spread easily, but that it was not a killer. Scientists, like the general public, called it simply “Asian“ flu.（分数：10.00）(1).The influenza discovered by a doctor in Singapore is caused by _.（分数：2.00）A.a new type of virusB.type A virusC.a
32、sub-group of type B virusD.a virus only existing in Asia(2).Who reported the influenza because _.（分数：2.00）A.the doctor belonged to that organizationB.many people in Hong Kong also suffered from itC.the doctor found its virus and sent the samples to WHOD.it spread widely in Singapore for the first ti
33、me(3).Which of the following is true according to the passage? _.（分数：2.00）A.This influenza can cause death if not treated immediatelyB.The number of the influenza virus can grow very rapidlyC.The people who got the disease recovered soonD.The London doctors didnt take the virus seriously at first(4)
34、.After some experiments, the doctors found that _.（分数：2.00）A.the influenza could be cured like other types of influenzaB.the influenza must be treated in a special wayC.the influenza didnt have to be treatedD.the influenza could be cured by any known medicine(5).Whats the authors attitude towards th
35、e Asian flu? _.（分数：2.00）A.He simply reports the disease objectivelyB.He is worried about the spread of the diseaseC.He is disappointed at the tests of the London doctorsD.He believes that the disease will soon be controlledBPassage 3/BThe air is polluted. The earth is poisoned. Water is unsafe to dr
36、ink and garbage is burying the civilization that produced it.Our environment is being polluted faster than nature mans efforts can prevent it. Time is bringing us more people, and more people will bring us more industry. More people and more industry will bring us more motor-cars, larger cities, and
37、 the growing use of man made materials. This is happening not only in the advanced societies but among the developing nations as they become industrialized.Now many scientists are worrying about the possibility of world pollution. Some experts declare that the balance of nature is being so upset tha
38、t the very survival of human beings is in danger.UWhat can solve this problem? The fact is that pollution is caused by manby his greed and his modern way of life. /UWe make “increasing industrialization“ our chief aim. For its sake we are willing to sacrifice everything: clean air, pure water, good
39、food, our health and the future of our children. There is constant flow of people from the countryside into cities, eager for the benefits of modern society. But as our technological achievements have grown in the last twenty years, so has pollution become a serious problem.Isnt it time that we stop
40、ped to ask where we are going and why? It reminds us of the story about the airline pilot who told his passengers over the loudspeaker: “Ive some good news and some bad news. The good news is that were making rapid progress at 530 miles per hour. The bad news is that we*re lost and dont know where w
41、e are going.“ The sad fact is that this becomes a true story when applied to our modern society.（分数：10.00）(1).At presents, mans efforts _.（分数：2.00）A.cant stop our environment from being pollutedB.can speed up the development of industryC.have failed to upset the balance of natureD.have succeeded in
42、fighting against pollution(2).The writer thinks that the major cause of pollution is _.（分数：2.00）A.increasing industrializationB.the modern way of lifeC.manD.none of the above(3).The writer may probably believe that _.（分数：2.00）A.few people have realized how serious the problem of pollution isB.the pr
43、oblem of pollution has not yet become a major concernC.the problem is not so serious that it does not require an immediate solutionD.people are so eager for the benefits of modern society that they pay little attention to the problem of pollution(4).People flow from the countryside to the cities. Th
44、is happens _.（分数：2.00）A.sometimesB.all the timeC.frequentlyD.now and then(5).The main idea of this passage is that _.（分数：2.00）A.the use of man-made materials has had harmful effects on the modern civilizationB.pollution has become a more and more serious problem which is threatening the survival of
45、human beingsC.our technological achievements have grown rapidly in the last twenty yearsD.we should not make increasing industrialization our chief aimBPassage 4/BMillions of people pass through the gates of Disneys entertainment parks in California, Florida and Japan each year. What makes these pla
46、ces an almost an universal attention? What makes foreign kings and queens and other important people want to visit these Disney parks? UOne reason is the way they are treated once they get there. The people at Disney go out of their way to serve their “guests“, as they prefer to call them, and to se
47、e that they enjoy themselves. /UAll new employees, from vice-presidents to part-time workers, begin their employment by attending Disney University and taking the general training. Here, they learn about the companys history, how it is managed and why it is successful. They are shown how each depart
48、ment relates to the whole. All employees are shown how important their parts are in making the park a success.After passing the general training, the employees go on to more specialized training for their specific jobs. No detail is missed. A simple job like taking tickets requires four eight-hour days of training. When one ticket taker was asked why it took so much training for such a simple and ordinary job, he replied, “what happens if someone wants to know where the
