专升本英语-829
(总分148, 做题时间90分钟)
Ⅰ Phonetics
Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
A. route         B. youth        C. lose         D. lonely
1. 
A  B  C  D  
2. 
A  B  C  D  
3. 
A  B  C  D  
4. 
A  B  C  D  
5. 
A  B  C  D  
Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
6. 
There aren't many wild pandas ______ in the world today.
   A. live              B. living            C. to live            D. lived

A  B  C  D  
7. 
I've worked here since I ______ Harvard Business School.
   A. leave               B. left                C. have left          D. had left

A  B  C  D  
8. 
It's a pity that some of the people       cannot come to the party.
   A. inviting         B. invited              C. to invite            D. were invited

A  B  C  D  
9. 
In a second-hand bookshop, Billy came across a book which he thought was certainly a ______edition.
   A. rare             B. scarce            C. seldom        D. hardly

A  B  C  D  
10. 
No sooner had she got home ______ she tried on her new coat.
   A. that        B. than         C. before       D. when

A  B  C  D  
11. 
I've always longed for the time ______ I should be able to be independent.
      A. that            B. which          C. when           D. while

A  B  C  D  
12. 
You can never imagine what great trouble I have had ______ the patient who received a serious wound.
     A. treat             B. to treat            C. treating          D.  treated

A  B  C  D  
13. 
We finally ______ an agreement after a lot of bargaining.
   A. reached               B. arrived              C. drove                 D. set

A  B  C  D  
14. 
I don't think that his watch is ______.
   A. worth the price                   B. worthy the price
   C. worthy to buy                   D. worth of the price

A  B  C  D  
15. 
In ______ century, computers will be used more widely.
   A. twenty-one   B. the twenty-one  C. twenty-fast  D. the twenty-first

A  B  C  D  
16. 
Your tie is ______ too expensive.
    A. quite              B. very               C. far                 D. a lot

A  B  C  D  
17. 
Seldom       any mistakes during my past five years of service in the company.
   A. I did make    B. I would make       C. did I make          D. would I make

A  B  C  D  
18. 
______ we have finished the text, we shall start doing more revision exercises.
   A. For now   B. Since that    C. Now that    D. By now

A  B  C  D  
19. 
He ______ when the bus came to a sudden stop.
   A. was almost hurt                                  B. was to hurt himself
   C. was hurt himself                               D. was hurting himself

A  B  C  D  
20. 
It is no good ______ English without speaking English.
    A. to learn           B. learn             C. learning           D. learned

A  B  C  D  
Ⅲ Cloze
Directions: 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.
Frank Lloyd Wright probably is the greatest architect that the United States has ever produced. He was very  (21)  and had a natural ability  (22)  . His buildings were not only beautiful, but they were  (23)  functional. They fit their purposes very well. Wright's churches,  (24)  make people feel like  (25)  . His office buildings make people  (26)  working, and his houses make people  (27)  comfortable, at home. However. Wright's beautiful,  (28)  buildings are not the only reason  (29)  he is famous. There is another reason.
   Frank Lloyd Wright is called the greatest American architect because he started an American style  (30)  . Most of the architecture in the U. S. before Wright was really European,  (31)  . Wright's buildings do not  (32)  old European buildings. They have their own  (33)  . Wright's ideas about style are still used in the U. S. and in other parts of the world.
   The most important idea in Frank Lloyd Wright's Style of Architecture is that a building must  (34)  and the land around it . His houses are often called "grassland houses" because their lines are  (35)  to the lines on the grass land.  (36)  the lines of the grassland and the lines of Wright's houses  (37)  the horzon, the place  (38)  earth and sky seem to meet. They are horizontal lines. Most European style houses,  (39)  , have many vertical lines that form 90° angles  (40)  the horizon.

21. 
A. conscious        B. conceited    C. talented       D. content
A  B  C  D  
22. 
A. to design building               B. designing building
       C. having designed building         D. to have designed building
A  B  C  D  
23. 
A. still            B. also         C. yet            D. however
A  B  C  D  
24. 
A. nevertheless     B. though       C. however        D. for example
A  B  C  D  
25. 
A. thinking and praying             B. thought and prayed
       C. thinking and reading             D. to think and pray
A  B  C  D  
26. 
A. enjoy            B. finish       C. feel           D. assist
A  B  C  D  
27. 
A. to feel          B. feeling      C. feel           D. felt
A  B  C  D  
28. 
A. luxurious        B. ample        C. admiring       D. functional
A  B  C  D  
29. 
A. that             B. which        C. whether        D. if
A  B  C  D  
30. 
A. on design          B. for people     C. in architecture   D. with buildings
A  B  C  D  
31. 
A. especially Latie   B. for example    C. therefore        D. not American
A  B  C  D  
32. 
A. look like          B. look over      C. look through     D. look up
A  B  C  D  
33. 
A. house              B. style          C. mode             D. form
A  B  C  D  
34. 
A. satisfy its need   B. have its use   C. tit its purpose   D. adapt to request
A  B  C  D  
35. 
A. similar            B. same           C. equal            D. superior
A  B  C  D  
36. 
A. Most               B. Both           C. Either           D. None
A  B  C  D  
37. 
A. is key to          B. is similar to  C. is inferior to   D. are parallel to
A  B  C  D  
38. 
A. where              B. that           C. which            D. how
A  B  C  D  
39. 
A. on the contrary    B. in comparison  C. though           D. in contrast
A  B  C  D  
40. 
A. with               B. from           C. through          D. into
A  B  C  D  
Ⅳ Reading Comprehension
Directions: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by four questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.


I go to the barber every three weeks. I don't like very short hair, so my barber doesn't cut off much. I have known him for almost four years now, and when I go to him, we always talk a lot. He tells me all his news, and I tell him all mine. He meets a lot of interesting people in his shop and he talks to most of them, so he always has a lot of news for me.
   Every year my barber goes to France for two weeks for his holidays, and when he comes back to England, he has a lot of interesting news. While he is cutting my hair, he tells me about beautiful old cities and quiet little villages, strange food and drinks and many other things. I sit there and listen to the old man with open ears. One minute, my barber's chair is a seat in a French train, and the next minute it becomes a chair in a restaurant in Paris.
   Although my barber is old, he always tries new things. He never says, "I have never eaten this food before, so I am not going to eat it now." He says instead, "Try everything once.\

41. 
How long has the author known the barber?
   A. Five years.                             B. Almost four years.
   C. Almost six years.                        D. Ten years.
A  B  C  D  
42. 
Where does the barber go for his holidays every year?
   A. England.          B. America.          C. Germany.          D. France.
A  B  C  D  
43. 
Why does the barber never say, "I have never eaten this food before, so I am not going to eat it now"?
   A. Because he is too old to eat it.          B. Because he likes to eat.
   C. Because he wants to eat.                  D. Because he always tries new things.
A  B  C  D  


Mr. Leonard, the principal of the Bedford Academy High School in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, is a man of many solutions, many of them creative, many of them, apparently, also effective. In New York City, only about 50 percent of students manage to graduate in four years. At Bedford Academy, 63 percent of the students qualify for free lunch, a majority of which are being raised by a single mother and another significant number are being raised by someone other than a parent. Yet close to 95 percent of students graduate, and actually, every one of those goes on to college.
   Mr. Leonard does not achieve those results by admitting only high-testing students into his school. Of the students arriving with lower test scores, Mr. Leonard says that he is not looking for the students with the highest grades, or even the best behavior. He's looking for the ones who understand his basic mission of discipline and respect, and are willing to devote themselves to his regular training course.
   The Bedford Academy High School is famous for its autonomy. For Mr. Leonard, autonomy means insisting that all entering students spend their Saturday mornings in preparatory classes tile summer before they enroll. Autonomy also means an automatic weeklong suspension for any student who "disrespects a female," said Mr. Leonard. It means requiring struggling students, in the weeks before the Regents exams, to attend studying sessions on Saturday from 9 a. m. until 9 p. m. It means the most senior, experienced teachers, including Mr. Leonard, teach not the school's academic jewels, but the most struggling students.
   And autonomy also means the school's teachers administer almost no homework. Instead they emphasize after-school tutoring where the teachers can keep a better eye on whether the student is actually grasping the material.

44. 
In Mr. Leonard's school, most of the students who don't have to pay for lunch ______.
   A. are adopted children                  B. are parentless
   C. are homeless                          D. have a single parent
A  B  C  D  
45. 
What can be a good indication of the Bedford School's success?
   A. 63 percent of its students go on to college.
   B. A high percentage of students enjoy free lunch.
   C. All the graduates from the school go on to college.
   D. The number of its graduates is twice that of New York High School.
A  B  C  D  
46. 
What does Mr. Leonard expect from those low-testing students?
   A. The highest scores.                   B. The best behaviour.
   C. Respectfulness and discipline.         D. Willingness to learn by themselves.
A  B  C  D  
47. 
The school insists that students should ______.
   A. leave the school if they fail to respect a woman
   B. attend the preparatory classes in the summer before enrolling
   C. do their homework to review what they have learned
   D. come to the school on Sundays
A  B  C  D  


Before a new type of airplane goes into service, every part of it is tested again and again. But there are two tests that are more important than all the others.
   The first is called the "tank test". A modern airplane must fly very high in the sky. Air must be pumped into the plane so that the passengers can breathe. The metal structure(结构) of the plane has to be very strong for this reason. When the plane is filled with air, the air presses against the skin of the plane inside. The pressure (压力) on a small window is like a huge foot that is trying to get out. If a small part of the plane were to fail, the plane would explode in the sky. To test the structure of the plane, the plane is lowered into a huge tank or container of water. Then it is filled with air. The pressure inside the plane is greater than it ever will be when it is high up in the air. Finally, there is an explosion. This does not cause so much damage inside the water tank as it would anywhere else. Engineers can discover which part of the plane has broken. Then that part is made stronger.
   The most dangerous test happens when the new plane is going through test flights in the air. The test pilot must find out exactly what happens when the engines (发动机) are all shut off at once. The plane begins to fall like a stone. It is the pilot's job to find out how he can get control of the plane again. These two tests are examples of how planes are made safe before they ever carry passengers.

48. 
By doing the "tank test", the engineers can find out______.
   A. the amount of air in the plane
   B. the strength of the plane structure
   C. the pressure inside and outside the plane
   D. the power of the airplane engines
A  B  C  D  
49. 
What will happen to the plane under the "tank test"?
   A. It will be broken.
   B. It will be made stronger.
   C. It will be filled with water.
   D. It wilt be tested by pilots.
A  B  C  D  
50. 
According to the text, why are test flights most dangerous?
   A. The plane may explode in the air.
   B. The pilot may lose control of the plane.
   C. The engines may be damaged.
   D. Too much air may get into the plane.
A  B  C  D  
51. 
What might be the most suitable title for the text?
   A. Two Important Tests on Airplanes
   B. The Importance of Flying Safely
   C. The Danger of Testing Airplanes
   D. How Airplanes Are Made and Tested
A  B  C  D  


There was ice on the road, and the doctor’s car hit a tree and turned over three times. To his surprise, he was not hurt. He got off the car and walked to the nearest house.
   He wanted to telephone the garage for help. The door was opened by one of his patients.
   "Oh, Doctor," she said, "I have only just telephoned you. You must have a very fast car. You have got here very quickly in deed. There has been a very bad accident on the road outside. I saw it through the window. I am sure the driver will need your help.\

52. 
The story took place______.
   A. on a rainy day                  B. in summer
   C. in September                    D. on a cold day
A  B  C  D  
53. 
The doctor wanted the garage______.
   A. to repair his car                  B. to sent him to a hospital
   C. to pull his car back               D. send for another doctor
A  B  C  D  
54. 
Where did the doctor meet one of his patients?
   A. In the doctor’s houses.            B. In the patient’s house.
   C. On the road side.                 D. In the hospital.
A  B  C  D  
55. 
Which of the following is true according to the story?
   A. As soon as he received the telephone call, the doctor immediately drove to the house of the patient.
   B. The doctor did not receive the telephone call.
   C. The doctor had already known the accident before he came out of his house.
   D. The doctor just came to help the driver who met with the accident.
A  B  C  D  


Anyone who has ever attended a university knows that the quality of lecturers varies greatly. A few are very effective communicators, conveying the substance of their lectures clearly and interestingly and inspiring students to want to know more about the subject. Others produce dull lectures from which the students learn little and which are likely to kill any interest they may have in the subject. Lecturing is a major part of a university lecturer's job and it would seem reasonable that effectiveness in this task should be a major standard in assessing a lecturer for promotion. However, it is very often the case that far more weight is given to such factors as participation in research, number of publications and even performance of administrative duties. My point of view is that a lecturer's lecturing should be regularly evaluated and that the best people to carry out this evaluation are those directly on the receiving end.
   It could, of course, be argued that students are not competent to evaluate the academic quality of lectures, If anyone should evaluate lecturers, it should be their colleagues. However, I am not arguing that students should be asked to comment on the academic content of lectures, but to evaluate the effectiveness.
   I suspect that many of the objections to student evaluation stem from the fear some lecturers have of being subject to criticism by their students. However, lecturers should see such evaluation as an opportunity to become aware of defects in their lecturing techniques and thus to become better lecturers. Such a system should benefit both students and lecturers as well as help department heads to assess the strengths and weaknesses of their teaching staff.

56. 
According to the author, all the students know that ______.
        A. there are great differences among the lecturers as to their quality of teaching
        B. quite a lot of teachers can produce the results students desire
        C. they must be inspired to learn
        D. it is too dull to attend lectures
A  B  C  D  
57. 
In the author's opinion, teachers can only be promoted depending on ______.
        A. how well they get along with the students
        B. how well they give their lectures
        C. how many papers and books they have published'
        D. how well they conduct their academic researches
A  B  C  D  
58. 
Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
        A. Students are academically capable of making comments on the skills of teaching.
        B. Students are actually capable of judging the class accomplishments of lectures.
        C. Students' likes and interests are the standards of evaluation of a teacher's lecturing.
        D. Students are not to give assessments of a teacher's lecturing.
A  B  C  D  
59. 
The author believes that ______.
        A. many teachers are opposed to the idea of being evaluated by the students
        B. students are opposed to the idea of evaluating the teachers on their own
        C. students fear that they are likely to be criticized by their teachers if they are to give their assessments
        D. many teachers fear that they are likely to criticize the students who have given their assessments
A  B  C  D  
Ⅴ Daily Conversation
Directions: Pick out five appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogue by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
A. Please wait here                    B. Show
   C. Here it is                         D. your license
   E. beg your pardon                    F. May I see
   G. I’m sorry                         H. Be careful
   Joe ran through the stop sign and was caught by the police officer.
   Joe: Sir, did I do anything wrong?
   Officer: Yes, sir. You ran through the stop sign.  (60)  your driver license, please?
   Joe: Oh,  (61)  , I didn’t see the stop sign at the comer. I didn’t mean it.
   Officer: That doesn’t justify your violation. May I see  (62)  , please?
   Joe: Oh, sorry sir, I don’t have it on me. Honestly, I forgot it back at the house. But I have the insurance policy with me.  (63)  .
   Officer:  (64)  , sir. I’ll come back in a moment.

60. 
61. 
62. 
63. 
64. 
Ⅵ Writing
Directions: For this part, you are supposed to write a letter in English in 100-120 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.
65. 
你(Li Yuan)丢失了一本书。写一篇失物启事。启事内容如下:
(1)书名;
(2)丢书的地点、时间;
(3)书对你的重要性;
(4)联系方式。