1、2005 年安徽专升本（英语）真题试卷及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 English people often take umbrellas with them when they go out because they dont want to be_in a rain.（A）seized（B） got（C） captured（D）caught2 Whenever Tom knew I was in trouble, he_ always lend me a hand.（A）might（B） would（C） could（D）should3 There i
2、s an arrow on the wall_the direction of advance.（A）pointing（B） identifying（C） marking（D）indicating4 The spaceman found_to look at the earth away from it.（A）a most exciting experience（B） it a most exciting experience（C） that a most exciting experience（D）the experience most exciting5 As people live lo
3、nger, they_to change their ideas about life.（A）like（B） tend（C） wish（D）long6 _any instructions from the Head Office, we couldnt make any decision.（A）Not receiving（B） Receiving no（C） Not having received（D）Having not received7 The design was so_that you could not find any fault in it.（A）delicate（B） ela
4、borate（C） fancy（D）complicated8 So fast_that it is difficult for us to imagine its speed.（A）light travels（B） travels light（C） do light travel（D）does light travel9 She longed to visit Italy, _ she often dreamt about it.（A）so seriously that（B） so eagerly that（C） to such an extent that（D）so anxiously th
5、at10 Even if he_ here, he would not be able to help us.（A）is（B） had been（C） has been（D）were11 The classroom is quite clean_ some waste paper on the floor.（A）except for（B） except（C） besides（D）without12 He is the only one of those boys who_willing to take a make-up exam.（A）is（B） were（C） has been（D）was
6、13 He speaks English well indeed, but of course not_a native speaker.（A）as fluent as（B） more fluent than（C） so fluently as（D）much fluently than14 Nuclear science should be developed to benefit the people_ harm them.（A）rather than（B） other than（C） more than（D）better than15 Everyone is working harder,
7、 and living a happier life now, _?（A）isnt one（B） arent we（C） isnt it（D）arent they16 Sorry, I didnt know_ Dr. Smith has already returned from his holiday. I 11 go and see him in a minute.（A）that（B） when（C） whether（D）if17 Theres little chance that mankind would_ a nuclear war.（A）retain（B） endure（C） ma
8、intain（D）survive18 It was a soldier who happened to be there_ saved the girl from the danger.（A）where（B） how（C） that（D）when19 The dictionary she bought is_that I have.（A）twice as much as（B） as twice much as（C） twice more than（D）twice than20 When I took his temperature, it was two degrees above_.（A）a
9、verage（B） ordinary（C） regular（D）normal21 I was really anxious about you. You_home without a word.（A）mustnt leave（B） shouldnt have left（C） couldnt have left（D）neednt leave22 If you_your name and address on the card, we 11 send the book to you as soon as it is returned.（A）go over（B） fill in（C） find ou
10、t（D）carry out23 Would you like_ more coffee? I m sure you would.（A）much（B） few（C） any（D）a lot24 These are common materials_we are all familiar.（A）about which（B） of which（C） with which（D）to which25 _ of danger, he jumped into the river all at once.（A）Because（B） In terms（C） Instead（D）Regardless26 When
11、 I leave the research institute next week, I_ there for 18 years.（A）shall be working（B） will work（C） shall have worked（D）have worked27 The number of children_from 1 to 15 in different families.（A）varies（B） seems（C） changes（D）turns28 In ancient times people used to build their houses with materials_.
12、（A）convenient（B） important（C） available（D）natural29 She agreed without the slightest_.（A）hesitation（B） thinking（C） look（D）hope30 Is there any_they 11 ever find a cure for the common cold?（A）prospective（B） prospect（C） prosperity（D）prosperous31 Some people are color-blinded and cannot_ between blue an
13、d green.（A）distinguish（B） differ（C） separate（D）divide32 knows the name of this song will receive a prize from the radio station.（A）One（B） Who（C） Anyone（D）Whoever33 All the countries are customers or_ customers of the United States.（A）potential（B） pretended（C） preventive（D）protective34 The safety rul
14、es are_ anyone.（A）applied on（B） applied in（C） applied for（D）applied to35 We got to the station only_ that the train had just left.（A）learned（B） to learn（C） learning（D）having learned二、Cloze35 The first name for the Open University was “ The University of the【36】“. The idea was to teach “ on the air“
15、, in other【37】, on radio and television. Most of the teaching is done like this. Radio and television【38】brought the classroom into peoples【39】. But this, on its own, is not【40】for a university education. The Open University【41】also receives advice at one of 283 study centers in the country. Thirty-
16、six weeks of the year he has to send【42】work to a “ tutor“ , the person who guides his【43 】. He must also spend three weeks every summer【44】a full-time student. The tutors and students meet and study together, as in other universities. At the end of the Open Universitys first year, the results were
17、good. Three out of every four students【45】their examinations. If they do this every year, they will finish their studies in four or five years.（A）Air（B） Radio（C） Television（D）Open（A）way（B） places（C） words（D）expression（A）are（B） is（C） have（D）has（A）families（B） homes（C） factories（D）offices（A）good（B） bad
18、（C） much（D）enough（A）president（B） professor（C） teacher（D）student（A）writing（B） written（C） lost（D）missing（A）studies（B） teachings（C） works（D）examinations（A）on（B） for（C） as（D）to（A）took（B） failed（C） enjoyed（D）passed45 In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the school
19、s of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted of saying poetry aloud or giving speeches.In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject.
20、This custom exists today as part of the process of testing candidates(考生) for the doctors degree.Generally, however, modern examinations are written. The written examination, where all students are tested on the same questions, was probably not known until the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came int
21、o existence with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry. A room full of candidates for a state examination, timed exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers, resembles a group of workers at an automobile factory. Certainly, during examinations
22、teachers and students are expected to act like machines.One type of test is sometimes called an objective test. It is intended to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up an objective test the teacher writes a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each
23、question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like answers to students who have not learned the material properly.46 In the Middle Ages students_.（A）took objective tests（B） were timed by electric clocks（C） specialized in one subject（D）never wrote exams47 The main
24、 idea of paragraph 3 is that_.（A）workers now take examinations（B） the population has grown（C） there are only written exams today（D）examinations are now written and timed48 The kind of exams where students must select answers are_.（A）personal（B） spoken（C） objective（D）written49 Modern industry must ha
25、ve developed_.（A）before the Middle Ages（B） in Greece or Rome（C） around the 19th century（D）machines to take tests50 It may be concluded that testing_.（A）should test only opinions（B） has changed since the Middle Ages（C） should always be written（D）is given only in factories50 He lived in the 16th centu
26、ry. A few things, but not really that many, are known about his life. And yet around the world the comment is unanimous; he was the greatest writer who ever lived. His name was William Shakespeare.Shakespeare was born in 1564 in a little town called Stratford-upon-Avon. When he was in his twenties,
27、he made his way to London. There he spent most of his working life. The theater was very popular at that time, and soon Shakespeare was writing plays. He belonged to an acting company called the Lord Chamberlain s Men and wrote plays for them. (He also acted in some of the plays. ) In 1599 the compa
28、ny built the famous Globe Theater. There Shakespeare wrote and acted until he retired in about 1607.Shakespeare wrote three kinds of plays:comedies, tragedies, and histories. Many of the comedies involved mistaken identities, women pretending to be men, and slapstick (滑稽剧) situations. One of his fam
29、ous comedies is A Midsummer Nights Dream. Shakespeare s tragedies were often about a noble and honorable man who had one fault that helped bring about his downfall. Hamlet is an example. Shakespeares histories were usually about kings of England, such as Richard III or Henry V.What made Shakespeares
30、 work so great? It was not necessarily his stories. Many were retellings of stories the audience already knew. But the way he told the stories was often remarkable. He understood the way people thought and acted, and he built this into his characters. Even though they were created 400 years ago, Sha
31、kespeares characters are believed today.Shakespeares use of languagesuch as his beautiful descriptions and his clear, to-the-point statementsalso made him great. Hundreds of famous English sayings come from his plays. One example; “To be or not to be, this is a question.51 This passage is mainly abo
32、ut_.（A）the Globe Theater（B） theater in the 1500s（C） Shakespeares histories（D）Shakespeares life and work52 Many of Shakespeares plays_.（A）were based on original stories（B） were based on stories already familiar to the audience（C） were a mixture of comedy and tragedy（D）do not exist today53 Based on Sh
33、akespeares experience, it is probably true that the members of the Lord Chamberlains Men_.（A）performed more than one job（B） were jealous of each other（C） could not read or write（D）were all quite young54 The general organization of this passage is_.（A）Shakespeares works, greatness, life（B） Shakespear
34、es life, works, greatness（C） Shakespeares childhood, works, retirement（D）Shakespeares greatness, works, life55 The underlined word “unanimous“ (Para. 1 ) in this passage means_.（A）cause for argument（B） surprising（C） kept in written records（D）agreed on by everyone55 A lot of people are their own enem
35、ies. They regard themselves as unlikely to succeed in college and often feel that there have been no accomplishments in their lives. In my first year of college especially, I saw people get themselves down all too quickly. There were two students in my class who failed the first test and seemed to g
36、ive up immediately. From that day on, they walked into the classroom carrying defeat on their shoulders the way other students carried textbooks under their arms. Both students hang on until about mid-term. When they disappeared for good, no one took much notice, for they had already disappeared in
37、spirit after that first test. They are not the only people in whom I have seen the self-doubt do its work. I have really wanted to shake them by the shoulders and say: “You are not dead. Be proud and pleased that you have brought yourself here to college. Be someone. Breathe. Hope. Act. “ Such peopl
38、e should not use self-doubts as an excuse for not trying. They should pull themselves together and get to work. They should start taking notes in class and trying to learn. Above all, they should not give up without even trying.56 The underlined phrase “get themselves down“ ( Para. 1 ) probably mean
39、s_.（A）tell lies（B） lose confidence（C） avoid dangers（D）waste time57 When the two students dropped out, no one took much notice because_.（A）they had long lost heart in class performance（B） they were absent from class too often（C） they didnt get on well with other students（D）they were so much cut off f
40、rom the rest of the class58 According to the passage, the two students failed in their study because of their_.（A）shyness（B） proudness（C） self-doubt（D）laziness59 The author thinks that the two students should _.（A）give up their college education（B） learn from other students（C） feel happy because the
41、y are in college（D）try hard before giving up60 The underlined sentence “Both students hang on until about mid-term“ (Para. 1) tells us that_.（A）they didnt study well（B） they didnt take part in class activities（C） they didnt take notes in class（D）they didnt finish their study that term60 People born
42、in autumn live longer than those born in spring and are less likely to fall chronically (慢性) ill when they are older, according to an Austrian scientist. Using census (人口统计) data for more than one million people in Austria, Denmark and Australia, scientists at the Max Plank Institute for Demographic
43、 (人口统计的) Research found the month of birth was related to life expectancy over the age of 50. Seasonal differences in what mothers ate during pregnancy (孕期) , and infections occurring at different times of the year could both have an impact on the health of a new-born baby and could influence its li
44、fe expectancy in older age.“ A mother giving birth in spring spends the last stage of her pregnancy in winter, when she will eat less vitamins than in summer, “ said one of the scientists. “When she stops breast-feeding and starts giving her baby normal food, its in the hot weeks of summer when babi
45、es have tendency to infections of the digestive system. “ In Austria, adults born in autumn lived about seven months longer than those born in spring, and in Denmark adults with birthdays in autumn outlived those born in spring by about four months. In the southern hemisphere, the picture is similar
46、. Adults born in the Australian autumn lived about four months longer than those born in the Australian spring. The study focused on people born at the beginning of the 20th century, using death certificates and census data. Although nutrition (营养) at all times of the year has improved since then, t
47、he seasonal pattern persists.61 The passage is mainly about_.（A）how the month of birth is related to life expectancy（B） how the seasonal pattern affects the health of new-born babies（C） how nutrition in different seasons influences life expectancy（D）why people born in autumn are free from chronic il
48、lness62 People born in autumn live longer than those born in spring because_.（A）a mother giving birth in spring has less nutrition during her pregnancy（B） a mother giving birth in autumn eats more vitamins during the last stage of her pregnancy（C） a baby born in spring receives no protection from infections（D）a baby born in autumn is never subject to any infections63 The underlined term “life expectancy“ (Para. 1) refers to_.（A）the length of time for each person（B） the expectations of a persons life（C） the seasonal changes in a persons life（D）the average period that a person may
