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1、专升本英语-168 及答案解析(总分：150.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B Phonetics/B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)A.colorB.comfortableC.bachelorD.bornA.civilB.curriculumC.crystalD.countryA.backgroundB.althoughC.blouseD.amountA.baggageB.suggestionC.biographyD.paragraphA.garageB.damageC.courageD.garbage二、B Vocabulary an(总题数：15，分数：15.00)6.Marry, as

2、 well as Tom, _ a key to the office.（分数：1.00）A.haveB.havingC.to haveD.has7.Sauls brother left the matter entirely up to _ and _.（分数：1.00）A.I, heB.him, IC.me, heD.him, me8._ have I heard anything like that in my life.（分数：1.00）A.OnlyB.SurprisinglyC.NeverD.However9.Youre always moaning about something

3、or other. I wish you _.（分数：1.00）A.shut upB.were shut upC.had shut upD.would shut up10.We had a long telephone _ yesterday evening.（分数：1.00）A.dialogueB.conversationC.talkD.speech11.More students than one _ there.（分数：1.00）A.has beenB.have beenC.had beenD.would have been12.Do you think it necessary _ a

4、n English diary every day?（分数：1.00）A.keepB.to keepC.keepingD.kept13.When my grandfather died, I discovered that he had left me some money in his _.（分数：1.00）A.savingsB.willC.credit cardD.cash machine14.When I was a child I used _ swimming in the lake.（分数：1.00）A.to goingB.goingC.to goD.go15._ a little

5、 more tolerant our world would be a better place.（分数：1.00）A.Were peopleB.If people wouldC.People wereD.Would people16.When we woke up, everywhere was _ snow.（分数：1.00）A.coveredB.covered inC.covered withD.covering17.You know thats right, _.（分数：1.00）A.is itB.isnt itC.do youD.dont you18._ many times, bu

6、t he still couldnt understand it.（分数：1.00）A.Having been toldB.He was toldC.Though he had been toldD.Having told19.How _ of you to remember my birthday!（分数：1.00）A.thoughtfulB.thoughtfullyC.carefulD.carefully20.Those good traditions have been passed _ the younger generation.（分数：1.00）A.on toB.to onC.cr

7、oss toD.to三、B Cloze/B(总题数：1，分数：30.00)BDirections: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet./BWhen all the people had assembled, the king,

8、surrounded by his court, U(21) /U a signal. Then a door beneath him opened, and the accused man stepped U(22) /U into the arena. Directly opposite him were two doors, exactly U(23) /U and side by side. It was the duty and the privilege of the U(24) /U on trial to walk directly to these U(25) /U and

9、open one of them. He U(26) /U open either door he pleased; he was subject to no U(27) /U or influence. If he opened the one, there came out of it a hungry tiger, the U(28) /U and most cruel that could be found, which U(29) /U sprang upon him and tore him to pieces as a punishment for his guilt. U(30

10、) /U, if the accused person opened the other door, out of it came a U(31) /U lady, and to this lady he was immediately married, as a reward of his innocence. This was the U(32) /U method of administering justice. Its perfect fairness is obvious. The criminal couldU (33) /U know out of which door wou

11、ld come the lady; he opened either he pleased, without having the slightest U(34) /U whether, in the next instant, he was to be devoured or married. So the accused person was instantly U(35) /U if guilty, and, if innocent, he was rewarded on the spot.（分数：30.00）A.giveB.givesC.gaveD.givenA.downB.outC.

12、inD.awayA.alikeB.differentC.bigD.closedA.personB.kingC.peopleD.ladyA.doorB.doorsC.audienceD.signalsA.shouldB.wouldC.mustD.couldA.pushB.directionC.headingD.guidanceA.fiercestB.wildC.softestD.weakA.immediatelyB.usuallyC.sometimesD.frequentlyA.ThereforeB.ThoughC.ButD.WhenA.littleB.angryC.beautifulD.old

13、A.criminalsB.kingsC.ladysD.tigersA.evenB.alsoC.especiallyD.notA.interestB.beliefC.ideaD.reasonA.punishB.punishingC.punishesD.punished四、B Reading Compr(总题数：5，分数：60.00)BDirections: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by four questions. For each question there are fou

14、r suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet./BBPassage One/BAnimals have different ways of protecting themselves against wintertime weather. Some animals grow heavy coats of fur or feathers, while others dig into the groun

15、d to find a warm wintertime home.Some animals spend the winter in a deep sleep because by going to sleep they avoid the time of the year when food is scarce and the temperatures are low. Their sleep is known as hibernation.There is much about hibernation that puzzles scientists. For example, they ar

16、e wondering how hibernation came into being. Some scientists have explored the possibility that animals release a chemical that starts them hibernating.One thing that scientists are certain about is that animals hibernate only when it is cold. Hibernation is a seasonal practice.Some animals that fal

17、l into a wintertime sleep are not true hibernators because they spend only a part of the cold season asleep. Bears, for example, can easily be awakened from their winter nap. They are not true hibernators.Sometimes it is difficult to determine whether a particular animal is a true hibernator. For ex

18、ample, some mice hibernate, but others do not. The same is true of bats. Some of them hibernate. Others do not.（分数：12.00）(1).Hibernation is a seasonal practice. This means it _.（分数：3.00）A.takes place only during a particular seasonB.occurs only during the nightC.is a daily practiceD.only happens whe

19、n a species becomes over-populated(2).Some scientists believe that hibernation is started by _.（分数：3.00）A.over-eatingB.calcium depositsC.a body chemicalD.a lack of water(3).The underlined word “hibernation“ in paragraph 2 means _.（分数：3.00）A.a sleep to avoid eatingB.a temperature in a cold weatherC.a

20、 sleep in the cold seasonD.an animal to practice sleep in winter(4).The main idea of this passage is _.（分数：3.00）A.many animals die during hibernationB.hibernation protects animals during the wintertimeC.scientists feel puzzled about hibernationD.some bats hibernate and others do notBPassage Two/BOnl

21、y one animal can walk 200 miles without stopping once to rest. It would take a person two days and two nights to walk this far, and only one man has ever done it without stopping. What amazing animal has such endurance? The camel! The camel is well known for something else, too. It can cross an enti

22、re desert without a single drink of water. Its body is built in a special way to help it store water and food.A person has just one stomach, but a camel has quite a few. Within each stomach are layers and layers of cells. These cells are like tiny water balloons, storing liquids until the camel need

23、s them. When the camel drinks, the cells grow larger and larger. For a whole week, they can keep the animals thirst away by sending water to all parts of its body.And did you ever wonder why the camel has a hump? The hump is a storage place for fat. Because it has this storage area, the camel does n

24、ot need to eat very often. When the animal needs energy, the layers of fat serve as fuel to keep it going on the long, hot days in the burning sun.The camel has one other gift that makes it well suited to arid regions. This gift is its amazing nose. A camel can smell a water hole from miles away!Whe

25、n a camel moves it sways from side to side like a ship on a wavy ocean. Because of this swaying motion, the camel has been called the “Ship of the Desert.“（分数：12.00）(1).The camels hump is a storage place for _.（分数：3.00）A.musclesB.extra waterC.body sugarsD.fat(2).We can conclude from this passage tha

26、t camels _.（分数：3.00）A.feel at home in the desertB.like to carry heavy loadsC.look like ships from a distanceD.will always be useful(3).The author compares cells with water balloons in order to _.（分数：3.00）A.make you think of summerB.help you visualize the cellsC.show how rubber is elasticD.show how m

27、any shapes cells can have(4).The word “arid“ is closest in meaning to _.（分数：3.00）A.sunnyB.flatC.dryD.sandyBPassage Three/BA group of scientists rowing toward the center of a lake saw something shocking. They turned back as fast as they could. What had they seen.? The lake was boiling!The group was i

28、nvestigating a crater lake in the mountains of St. Vincent. A crater lake is the mouth of a volcano that has been dormant for some time and has filled with water.This particular crater was the tip of a volcano called Soufriere, which erupted last in 1902. Since that time, it had not shown any signs

29、of action. But in the fall of 1971, mountain climbers who had hiked near the lake returned to the lowlands with strange stories. They said the water had turned yellow and was giving off a smell like burnt eggs. A seething fog was rising from the lakes surface.Local scientists rushed to Soufriere to

30、see if this might be the beginning of a new volcanic explosion. They found a huge black mass in the middle of the water. It was a great blob 1,000 feet long and 300 feet wide. Lava had pushed up through the bottom of the lake and formed a new island.The investigators wanted to make sure that the vol

31、cano was safe, and that the lava would not over- flow into the surrounding countryside. But they could never reach the island to study it, because the lava was so hot that the water around it bubbled and boiled.（分数：12.00）(1).This passage is about _.（分数：3.00）A.mountain climbingB.a boiling lakeC.a new

32、 volcanic islandD.a mysterious blob(2).A crater lake is at the tip of a _.（分数：3.00）A.mountainB.ridgeC.islandD.volcano(3).We can conclude that _.（分数：3.00）A.the situation was nothing to be concerned aboutB.Soufriere is still an active volcanoC.crater lakes are easy to hike toD.Soufriere is a dead volc

33、ano(4).The writer explains the boiling water by using _.（分数：3.00）A.mythsB.humorC.factsD.argumentsBPassage Four/BHave you ever heard of a flower whose seeds are carried and spread by elephants? The rafflesia, a rare blossom, is very unusual. Found in the rain forests of Sumatra, the rafflesia is the

34、worlds largest flower, measuring three feet in diameter!This giant flower is a parasite-it needs another plant to live on. It lacks the Ustructures/U needed to survive alone. The rafflesia has no stem or leaves. It is all flower. It attaches itself to the roots of other plants and sucks their juices

35、. The flowers favorite home is the root of the vine, which grows above ground.The rafflesia seems to burst right out of the forest floor. Its blossom weighs fifteen pounds! It has thick, spotted petals that give off a rotten smell. The center is about the size of a household bucket. After a rain, it

36、 may hold up to twelve pints of water!After the rafflesia dies, it becomes a pool of thick liquid in which its seeds float. Elephants wandering through the forest step into the mushy pool, and the seeds glue themselves to their feet. As the animals stomp through the forest, their sticky feet pick up

37、 twigs and leaves. The elephants try to rid themselves of the sticky mess, in the same way people try to get bubble gum off their shoes. The elephants rub their feet against the roots of the vine. In no time, seeds left on the vine grow into more monstrous flowers!（分数：12.00）(1).Elephants help to _.（

38、分数：3.00）A.provide food for the giant flowerB.water the rafflesia with their trunksC.carry rafflesia seeds from one place to anotherD.stomp out the awful smelling petals(2).From this passage, we can guess that the writer _.（分数：3.00）A.likes elephantsB.has a very large gardenC.admires the wonders of na

39、tureD.likes to measure things(3).To give us an idea of how large the rafflesia is, the author uses _.（分数：3.00）A.the size of an elephant for comparisonB.measurementsC.comparisons to other flowersD.detailed descriptions of the flowers stem(4).As used in this passage, “structures“ means _.（分数：3.00）A.en

40、duranceB.organizationC.necessary partsD.energyBPassage Five/BMany superstitious people are afraid of black cats. They believe that black cats have a strange power. If a black cat crosses their path, they think they will have bad luck.Black cats havent always had such a bad reputation. Long ago, the

41、Egyptians thought that black cats were holy animals. They even worshipped them. Pasht was an Egyptian goddess who had a womans body and a cats head. Because the Egyptians had so much respect for black cats, they often buried the Usacred/U creatures with great ceremony. Mummies of cats have often bee

42、n found in ancient cemetery ruins. To keep the cats company after they died, mice were sometimes buried beside them.Feelings about black cats have always been strong. People have thought they were either very good or very bad. The people of Europe, in the Middle Ages, believed black cats were the ev

43、il friends of witches and the Devil. Witches were said to have the power to change themselves into black cats. People believed that you could not tell whether a black cat was just a cat, or whether it was a witch disguising herself as she plotted some evil scheme. The brain of a black cat was though

44、t to be a main ingredient in witchs brew.Unlike their ancestors of the Middle Ages, Englishmen today consider black cats to be good luck charms. Fishermens wives often keep a black cat around so that their husbands will be protected when they are out at sea.（分数：12.00）(1).The Egyptian goddess Pasht h

45、ad a _.（分数：3.00）A.womans head and a cats bodyB.womans head and a lions bodyC.cats head and a mans bodyD.womans body and a cats head(2).Judging from this passage, people of the Middle Ages probably _.（分数：3.00）A.treated black cats with respectB.treated black cats badlyC.were witches if they had black

46、catsD.thought black cats were beautiful(3).People of ancient Egypt and Europeans of the Middle Ages _.（分数：3.00）A.both worshipped black catsB.both feared black catsC.thought black cats could bring good luckD.felt very different about black cats(4).“Sacred“ means _.（分数：3.00）A.deadB.holyC.blackD.fearfu

47、l五、B Daily Convers(总题数：1，分数：10.00)BDirections: Pick out five appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogue by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet./BA. Maybe I should call a taxi B. can you help meC. its the second left D. not reallyE. at

48、 the traffic lights F. Not at allG. Museum Drive H. Thanks againTourist: Excuse me, U(56) /U? Im lost!Person: Certainly, where would you like to go?Tourist: Id like to go to the museum, but I cant find it. Is it far?Person: No,U (57) /U.Its about a 5 minute walk. Now, go along this street to the traffic lights. Do you see them?Tourist: Yes, I can see them.Person: Right,U (58) /U, turn left into Queen Mary Avenue.Tourist: Queen