陕西省专升本大学英语真题2013年
(总分190, 做题时间90分钟)
Ⅰ. Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: In this part, there are 40 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
1. 
The first question we will discuss is ______ we should go there so early tomorrow.
A whether
B where
C what
D whom
2. 
The children are getting more and more excited when Christmas is ______ near.
A drawing
B joining
C taking
D operating
3. 
Many companies provide their employees ______ free lunch during the weekdays.
A by
B with
C to
D for
4. 
I got so tired that I just couldn"t move a step ______.
A farther
B so far
C far
D by far
5. 
If I work in a small factory, it is not ______ for me to gain much experience.
A lovely
B lonely
C likely
D lively
6. 
We must finish the job, no matter ______ difficult it is.
A however
B how
C whatever
D what
7. 
Our visitors decided to stay in our city for ______ two days as they wanted to have a look around.
A other
B the other
C another
D other"s
8. 
The work seemed easy at first, but it ______ to be quite difficult.
A broke out
B turned out
C worked out
D set out
9. 
I don"t like to ______ a room with a stranger.
A share
B live
C stay
D sleep
10. 
You needn"t introduce him to me. I"ve met him on several ______.
A occasions
B times
C schedules
D cases
11. 
She was so ______ in her job that she didn"t hear anybody knocking at the door.
A absorbed
B attracted
C drawn
D focused
12. 
We"re going to ______ the task that we haven"t finished.
A take away
B carry on
C get onto
D keep off
13. 
She is a very ______ secretary; she almost never forgets anything or makes a mistake.
A efficient
B anxious
C advanced
D adequate
14. 
The restaurant is busy on Sundays, so I"ll make a phone call today to ______ a table.
A reserve
B deserve
C preserve
D observe
15. 
There are three colors in the British flag, ______ red, white and blue.
A rarely
B specifically
C really
D naturally
16. 
One of the most important problems is how to ______ students" interest in learning English.
A arouse
B rise
C rest
D arise
17. 
I think the beef must have been rotten, for it ______ unpleasant smell.
A gives off
B gives up
C gives in
D gives out
18. 
The price was very reasonable; I would gladly have paid ______ he asked.
A three times much as
B three times as many as
C as three times much as
D three times as much as
19. 
All my friends said that the film was worth ______.
A see
B to see
C to be seeing
D seeing
20. 
______ with the developed countries, some African countries are left far behind in terms of people"s living standards.
A Compare
B To compare
C Compared
D Comparing
21. 
—Mom, which of these coats do you like best?
—______. They are both expensive and less warm.
A None
B Nothing
C Neither
D Either
22. 
______ did I feel they were being unreasonable.
A At no time
B At a time
C At one time
D For a time
23. 
She was talking about her ______ as a nurse in a hospital, which we had never heard of.
A expenses
B excuses
C experiences
D expressions
24. 
I"d rather you ______ make any comment on the issue for the time being.
A don"t
B wouldn"t
C didn"t
D shouldn"t
25. 
It has been quite a long time ______ the two companies established a business relationship.
A although
B because
C if
D since
26. 
Dinner will be ready ______. Let"s go and wash our hands.
A at all
B at least
C just now
D right away
27. 
The police are ______ the traffic accident that happened yesterday.
A looking down upon
B looking forward to
C looking into
D looking after
28. 
He talks as if he ______ everything in the world.
A does know
B has known
C knew
D know
29. 
William suggested ______ a party for Elizabeth who was going to retire soon.
A held
B to hold
C holding
D holds
30. 
The young man lost his job last month, but it wasn"t long ______ he found a new position in my company.
A before
B while
C as
D after
31. 
You ______ all those calculations! We have a computer to do this sort of things.
A needn"t have done
B can"t have done
C mustn"t have done
D couldn"t have done
32. 
Tom might not have made such a serious mistake if he ______ your advice.
A followed
B follows
C had followed
D has followed
33. 
Young ______ he is, he has proved to be an able salesman.
A that
B who
C as
D which
34. 
When l got my first job, I ______ early. But nowadays I usually stay in bed until late morning.
A could get up
B used to getting up
C was used to get up
D used to get up
35. 
My mother asked me where ______ the key.
A did I leave
B I have left
C I had left
D had I left
36. 
The young man cheated his friend of much money, ______ was disgraceful.
A it
B who
C that
D which
37. 
I felt so embarrassed that I couldn"t do anything but ______ there when I first met my present boss.
A to sit
B sitting
C sat
D sit
38. 
The sales manager had his secretary ______ a press conference for their new products.
A arrange
B to arrange
C have arranged
D arranged
39. 
The scientists wanted to keep people ______ about the breakthrough in their experiment.
A inform
B informing
C informed
D to inform
40. 
The advertising company recently hired a designer ______ had once won a prize in a national contest.
A whose
B which
C whom
D who
Ⅱ. Reading Comprehension
Directions: In this part there are 4 passages. Each passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Passage One
(81) Why don"t birds get lost on their long flights from one place to another? Scientists have puzzled over this question for a long time. Now they"re starting to fill in the blanks.
Not long ago, experiments showed that birds use the sun to guide them during daylight hours. How do birds fly at night? Tests with artificial stars have proved that certain night-flying birds are able to follow the stars in their long-distance flights.
A dove had spent its lifetime in a cage and had never flown under a natural sky. But it had an inborn ability to use the stars for guidance. The bird"s cage was placed under an artificial star-filled sky. The bird tried to fly in the same direction as that taken by his outdoor cousins. Any change in the position of the artificial stars caused a change in the direction of his flight.
But the stars are apparently their main means of navigation. When the stars are hidden by clouds, they apparently find their way by such landmarks as river courses, mountain ranges, coast lines. But when it"s too dark to see these things, the doves circle helplessly, unable to find their way.
1. 
The reasons why birds don"t get lost on their long flights ______.
A have been known to scientists for years
B have only recently been discovered
C are known by everyone
D will probably remain a mystery
2. 
During daylight hours, birds ______.
A fly aimlessly
B rely on landmarks
C rely on the sun for guidance
D are more likely to get lost
3. 
By "his outdoor cousins" the author means ______.
A other experimenters
B the other female doves
C doves under the natural sky
D other birds in general
4. 
The experiment with the dove indicates that ______.
A birds have to be taught to navigate
B a bird that has been caged will not fly long distances
C some birds cannot fly at night
D some birds seem to follow the stars when they fly at night
5. 
In total darkness, doves ______.
A use landmarks to find their way
B don"t know which way to fly
C cannot easily find their way home
D wait for the stars to appear
Passage Two
When Jane was in 7 th grade, she found that there was a lot of trouble in reading. Her mother used to sit by her side, and explain each paragraph of each school reading assignment to her because she didn"t understand what she was reading.
In class, Jane tried to hide the fact that she couldn"t read. Her teachers gave them the last ten minutes of class to start their reading homework, and she would sit there for the last ten minutes of class staring at the page, pretending she was reading it. She had to wait until she got home so her mother could explain it to her.
(82) By 8th grade she started comprehension a little on her own, but She still read very slowly at that time. She went out and took a course on speed reading. Then she developed her own way to read faster with better results. She started practicing these techniques every day, and as she started to read faster, her comprehension increased. So she was able to read faster with better comprehension.
She found that when you read slowly, word by word, you get lost in the words, lose the bigger picture, and your comprehension drops. When you read faster, your comprehension goes up because, instead of getting lost in the words, you can get the general idea.
1. 
The main problem Jane had in reading in her 7 th grade was that ______.
A she had a poor vocabulary and very bad grammar
B she often forgot her school reading assignments
C she had difficulty in reading and comprehension
D she always looked elsewhere when asked to read
2. 
Jane would pretend to be reading in the last ten minutes of class because ______.
A she had to do what others were doing
B she was afraid of her trouble to be found out
C the reading class was terrible
D her mother had told her to do so
3. 
Jane"s reading ability improved a great deal mainly because ______.
A her mother managed to help her out
B she became an eighth grade student
C she took a course on speed reading
D she became smarter than before
4. 
From Jane"s experience, the writer found that ______.
A one does not pay enough attention to information if one reads fast
B one"s comprehension drops if one reads too slowly
C in order to understand better, one has to read slowly
D many people read fast in order to save time
5. 
The purpose of the writer is to prove the importance of ______.
A different reading skills
B higher education
C mother"s help
D fast reading for comprehension
Passage Three
Friends play an important part in our lives, and although we may take the friendship for granted, we often don"t clearly understand how we make friends. While we get on well with a number of people, we are usually friends with only a very few— for example, the average among students is about six per person. In all the cases of friendly relationships, two people like one another and enjoy being together, but beyond that, the degree of intimacy(亲密) between them and the reasons for their shared interest vary enormously. As we get to know people we take into account things like age, race, economic condition, social position, and intelligence. Although these factors are not of prime importance, it is more difficult to get on with people when there is a marked difference in age and background.
Some friendly relationships can be kept on argument and discussion, but it is usual for close friends to have similar ideas and beliefs, and to have attitudes and interests in common. They often talk about "being on the same wavelength". It generally takes time to reach this point. (83) And the more intimately involved people become, the more they rely on one another. People want to do friends favours and hate to break a promise. Equally, friends have to learn to put up with annoying habits and to tolerate differences of opinion.
In contrast with marriage, there are no friendship ceremonies to strengthen the association between two people. But the supporting and understanding of each other that results from shared experiences and emotions does seem to create a powerful relationship, which can overcome differences in background, and break down barrier of age, class or race.
1. 
According to the author, ______.
A all those who get on well with each other are friends
B friends are closer than people who just get on well with each other
C everyone understands clearly how to make friends
D every student has six friends
2. 
When we make friends, we consider such things as age, race, and background, because ______.
A it is not easy to have a friendly relationship with people when there is a marked difference in age and background
B the degree of friendship between two people and the reason for their shared interest vary greatly
C friends need to know all these things
D these are the most important factors to make friends
3. 
"Being on the same wavelength" in Paragraph 2 means ______.
A using the same frequency while talking
B keeping the same friendly relationships as other people do
C having similar ideas, beliefs, attitudes and interests
D having the same background
4. 
Which of the following is NOT implied in the passage?
A Even friends may have differences of opinion.
B Friends never argue with each other.
C It generally takes time for people to become close friends.
D Someone"s habits may annoy his friends.
5. 
To strengthen friendly relationship, people ______.
A must hold friendship ceremonies
B have to eliminate differences in background
C should make friends with those who are of the same age and of the same race
D should support and understand each other through shared experiences and emotions
Passage Four
(84) It is often difficult for a man to be quite sure what tax he ought to pay to the government because it depends on so many different things: whether the man is married; how many children he has; whether he supports any relatives; how much he earns; how much interest he receives; how much he has spent on his house during the year, and so on and so forth. All this makes it difficult to decide exactly how much the tax is.
There was a certain artist who was always very careful to pay the proper amount.
One year, after posting his check as usual, he began to wonder if he had paid enough. And after a lot of work, with a pencil and paper, he decided that he had not. He believed that he owed the government something.
He was just writing another check to send to the tax-collector when the postman dropped a letter into the box at front door. (85) Opening it, the artist was surprised to find inside it a check for five pounds from the tax-collector. The official explained that too much had been paid, and that therefore the difference was now returned to the taxpayer.
1. 
According to the passage, it is ______ to decide the exact amount of tax to be paid.
A simple
B easy
C difficult
D interesting
2. 
It is mentioned in the passage that one has to pay tax according to ______.
A how much education one has received
B whether one is single or married
C how old one"s children are
D where one lives
3. 
The word "proper" in the second paragraph means ______.
A small
B big
C right
D wrong
4. 
After a lot of work, the artist thought that he had paid the government ______.
A less tax than he should have
B more tax than he should have
C as much tax as usual
D just enough tax
5. 
The tax-collector sent a letter to the artist in order to ______.
A send him a new tax form
B return the money overpaid
C remind him of paying the tax
D explain the rules of tax paying
Ⅲ. Cloze Test
Directions: There are 20 blanks in each of the following 2 passages. For each blank, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Section A(非英语专业学生做)
More and more students want to study in "hot" majors. 1 a result, many students want to 2 their interests and study in these 3 such as foreign languages, international business and law, etc.
Fewer and fewer students choose scientific majors, 4 maths, physics and biology, and art majors, 5 history, Chinese and philosophy. 6 students can study in these "hot" majors, because the number of these "hot" majors 7 limited.
If one 8 interest in his work or study, 9 can he do well? I 10 this from one of my classmates.
He is 11 the countryside. His parents are farmers. Though he 12 biology, yet he chose "international business". He 13 to live a life which is different 14 of his parents.
In the end, he found he was 15 in doing business. He found all the subjects to be 16 . 17 this wouldn"t have happened if he had chosen his major according to his own interests.
Choosing a major in university 18 necessarily decide one"s whole life. Majors 19 are "hot" today may not be "hot" tomorrow. Choosing your major according to your own 20 is the best way to success.
1. 
A Being
B For
C Having
D As
2. 
A give up
B give out
C give in
D give away
3. 
A places
B rooms
C areas
D spaces
4. 
A for example
B such as
C and so on
D and so forth
5. 
A even
B like
C just
D or
6. 
A Only a few
B Quite a few
C Perhaps
D Many
7. 
A is
B are
C would be
D have been
8. 
A had no
B had
C has no
D has
9. 
A why
B and what
C how
D and how
10. 
A suggested
B guessed
C searched
D learned
11. 
A out of
B off
C in
D from
12. 
A studied
B liked
C started
D found
13. 
A wanted
B didn"t want
C enjoyed
D didn"t like
14. 
A from which
B from that
C for which
D for that
15. 
A interested
B clever
C not interested
D not clever
16. 
A lovely
B rare
C obvious
D boring
17. 
A So that
B Then
C Just then
D Maybe
18. 
A can
B does not
C need not
D must not
19. 
A when
B what
C that
D why
20. 
A interest
B experience
C mind
D heart
Section B(英语专业学生做)
"Cool" is a word with many meanings. Its traditional meaning is used to 1 a temperature that is fairly cold. As the world has 2 , however, the word has expanded to 3 many different things.
"Cool" can be used to express feelings of 4 in almost anything.
When you see a brand-name car in the street, maybe you can"t help 5 "It"s cool" You might think "He"s so cool," when you see your 6 footballer.
We all enlarge the meaning of "cool". You can use it 7 many words such as "new" or "amazing". Here"s an interesting story 8 illustrate the usage of the word: A teacher asked her students to 9 the waterfall they had visited. On one student"s paper was just the one 10 , "It"s so cool." Perhaps he thought it was 11 to describe 12 he saw and 13 he felt.
14 the story also proves the shortage of words and expressions. 15 "cool", some people have no words to express the same meaning. So it is 16 to improve our word strength to maintain some 17 .
As a popular word, "cool" stands for a kind of special 18 that people can accept easily. Excepting "cool", can you think of any other words that 19 your life as colorful? 1 can. And I think they are also very 20 .
1. 
A find
B take
C show
D make
2. 
A changed
B been developed
C been cleaned
D informed
3. 
A turn to
B refer to
C take in
D take to
4. 
A satisfaction
B interest
C sense
D interesting
5. 
A to say
B telling
C shout
D saying
6. 
A famous
B well-known
C favorite
D modern
7. 
A in place
B instead of
C to take place of
D exchange for
8. 
A of
B for
C to
D on
9. 
A write
B copy
C describe
D say
10. 
A phrase
B word
C story
D sentence
11. 
A the just thing
B the very mean
C some methods
D the best way
12. 
A the means
B what
C how
D wherever
13. 
A how
B what
C when
D where
14. 
A And
B If
C So
D But
15. 
A Without
B Using
C Used
D With
16. 
A necessary
B unnecessary
C impossible
D natural
17. 
A truth
B belief
C richness
D interest
18. 
A habit
B culture
C language
D enjoyment
19. 
A put
B change
C better
D make
20. 
A cool
B easy
C difficult
D important
Ⅳ. Translation
Section A(非英语专业学生做)
Directions: In this section, there are five sentences taken from the reading passages you have just read in the Reading Comprehension part. You are required to translate them into Chinese, and you may refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.
1. 
(Para. 1, Passage 1)
Why don"t birds get lost on their long flights from one place to another?
2. 
(Para. 3, Passage 2)
By 8 th grade she started comprehension a little on her own, but she still read very slowly at that time.
3. 
(Para. 2, Passage 3)
And the more intimately involved people become, the more they rely on one another.
4. 
(Para. 1, Passage 4)
It is often difficult for a man to be quite sure what tax he ought to pay to the government because it depends on so many different things.
5. 
(Para. 4, Passage 4)
Opening it, the artist was surprised to find inside it a check for five pounds from the tax-collector.
Section B(英语专业学生做)
Directions: In this section, there is a short passage in Chinese. Read it carefully and translate it into English.
1. 
爱之初，要让我们所爱的人做他们自己，而不要把他们变成我们心目中的形象。否则，我们所爱的仅仅是我们在他们身上的影子。最快乐的人不必事事尽善尽美，他们只会让大部分事情顺其自然。
当你呱呱落地时，你大声地哭泣，周围的每个人都朝你微笑。而当你走完人生时，你是唯一微笑的人，周围的每个人却要为你落泪。
光明前程建立在对过去的忘怀上，如果不能忘怀往昔的失误与烦恼，生活就难以称心如意。
Ⅵ. Writing
1. 
Directions : For this part, you are required to write a composition of 120 to 150 words(non-English majors) or 150 to 180 words(English majors). You should base your composition on the title and outline given below.
The Popularity of Microblog

(1)近年来，“微博”的使用越来越流行；
(2)“微博”流行的原因；
(3)目前“微博”使用中可能存在的问题。