2017年北京專升本英語考試真題

2017年北京專升本英語真題試卷PartⅠVocabularyandStructureDirections:Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorworksfromthe4choicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD.thenyoushouldwritetheletterinthecorrespondingceontheAnswerSheet.1.Don’tgetdiscouraged.Learninganewlanguage_______alotofeffort.A. take B. wouldtake C. hastaken D. takes2.Californians,infact,seemtohave_______butpoliticsontheirminds.A. something B. anybody C. anything D. somebody3._______Icouldsayanythingmore,Holmeshadrushedofftowardsthestation.A. When B. Before C. As D. Since4.Itwasawonderfulvacation----we________everyminuteofit.A. areenjoying B. haveenjoyed C. enjoyed D. willenjoy5.”Whatdoyouthinkweshoulddo?”shesaid,______toherhusband.A. turns B. toturn C. turned D. turning6.HowIwishI ________thechancetoattendcollegewhenIwasyourage.A. had B. hadhad C. havehad D. have7.Idon’twanttogoskating,and_________,theiceistoothin.A. Moreover B. then C. therefore D. though8._______hisknowledgeofthemountainousvillage,Tomwasselectedasourguide.A. Regardless of B. Inspiteof C. OnaccountofD. Insteadof9.______bettertreatment,thedoctortoldhimalie,sayinghisillnesswasnothingserious.A.For B. With C. Of D. At10.Inthisnewcourse,you_______howtodealwithcommunicationproblems.A.learned B. willlearn C. havelearned D. arelearning11.Ihavebeeninlovewithmovies _______Ifirstwenttothecinema.A.once B. when C. before D. since12.Itseemsreasonable_______thatpeopledbehaviourisinfluencedbywhattheyseeonTV.A. concluded B. concluding C. toconclude D. conclude13.Thisbookistoremindyouofwhatyoualreadyknow________inspireyoutoputitintouse.A. and B. for C. or D. but14.Itstormedallday,during________timetheshipsank.A. its B. that C. which D. this15.Theinvestorsrealizethatitishighlyimprobablethateventswillturnoutas_______ .A. expecting B. expected C. expect D. toexpectPartⅡReadingComprehensionDirections:Thereare5readingpassagesinthispart.Afterreadingeachpassage,youwillfindsomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA.,B.,C.,andD.YoushouldchoosethemostappropriateanswerandwritetheletterinthecorrespondingceontheAnswerSheet.Questions16to19arebasedonthefollowingpassage.NameNatalieMichelleCindyThanhTysonCollegeCollegeofAgriculturalSciencesCollegeofBusinessCollegeofEducationCollegeofEngineeringCollegeofMedicineAreaofstudyAgriculturaleducationBusinessadministrationLiberalstudiesElectricalengineeringMedicineTypeofprogramdurationBachelor’sdegreeof4yearsMaster’sdegreeof2yearsBachelor’s,degreeof4yearsMaster’sdegreeof2yearsDoctoraldegreeof5yearsStudentProfilesatABCUniversity.FutureambitionTobeahighschoolagricultureteacherTobeamanagerialaccountantinaprivatecompanyTobeanelementaryschoolteacherToholdamanagementpositionwithatechnicalengineeringcompanyTobeaphysicianAccomplishmentFirstpersoninthefamilytoattenduniversityChairofthecollegevolunteercommunityStudyingforadegreewhilebeingmarriedandhaving2kidsChosenasStudentoftheYearofCollegeofEngineeringAnnouncedasthePresident’sMedalist.AtypicalFridayShehas3classesandthenworkspart-timefor2hours.Sheinterns(實(shí)習(xí)）atalocalfoodplantinthemorning.Sheisasubstitute,teachingatalocalschoolinthemorningfor2hours.Hetakes2classesandthengoesbacktothelabfor2hours.After4morningclasses,heheadstothelabforhisprojectbothintheafternoonandevening.16.Whowishtobeteachersupongraduation?A.ThanhandMichelle. B.MichelleandThanh.C.TysonandNatalie. D.NatalieandCindy.17.WhoismostlikelythebusieststudentonFridays?A.Tyson. B. Thanh. C. Cindy.D.Michelle.18.Whomajorsinelectricalengineering?A.Michelle. B. Thanh. C. Natalie.D.Tyson.19.Whosefutureworkwillinvolvefinance?A.Cindy’s. B. Thanh’s. C. Michelle’sD.Natalie’s.Questions20to23arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Ilovethatwhenlearninganewforeignlanguage,Iseemtodiscoveranewwayofthinkingand,mostimportantly,anewwayofrelatingtopeople.Whenlearninganotherlanguage,youalsoputyourselfinanothercultureandthisteachesyouotherwaysofdoinglife.Youlearntoacceptotherpeoples?behaviourbetterandstarttovaluethefactthatlearningaboutanothercultureandembracing(接受）differentcustomshelpsyouappreciatemoreyourown.IamcurrentlylivinginViboValentiainSouthwestItaly.Mostpeoplehereareveryfriendlyandliketochatanywhereandanytime.EverytimemyworkcolleaguesandIsay-goodbyetoeachother?Iseemtobetheonlyonerushingtoleavetogettomynextappointment.Everyoneelsestaysevenaftertheyhavesaidtheirgoodbyesmorethantwice.Atfirst,Icouldn'tunderstandwhymycolleagueswouldcontinuechattingaftertheyhadformallysaidgoodbye.However,afterhavingspentoveraweekhere,Ihavelearnthatstayingbehindtochatisthewaylocalpeopleshowtheyareinterestedinyouandthatisquitenice!Iamslowlylearningtobemoreflexiblewithmyschedule,andInowmakesureIhaveplentyoftimebetweenappointmentssoIcanjoinconversationswithouthavingtoconstantlybeinarush.20.Accordingtotheauthor,themostimportantthingforlearninganewforeignlanguageis_____?A.youcanacceptothers’behaviourB.youcanknowanewwayofthinkingC.youcanrelatetopeopleinanewmannerD.youcanappreciatedifferentcustoms21.WhatdidtheauthorfindabouthiscolleaguesinViboValentiaatfirst?A.Theylikedsayinggoodbyebeforechatting.B.Theyrushedtoleaveaftersayinggoodbye.C.Theyhadnootherappointmentsafterwork.D.Theystillstayedbehindaftertheysaidgoodbye.22.WhydoItalianpeoplecontinuechattingafterworkaccordingtothepassage?A.Theyareinterestedinyou. B.Theyhaveplentyoftime.C.Theyaretiedtotheirschedules. D.Theyareusedtorushingaround.23.HowhastheauthorchangedafterspendingsometimeinItaly?A.Hehasconversationswithhiscolleagues,B.Hegiveslongertimebetweenappointments.C.Heisconstantlyinarush.D.Hebecomesnicertopeople.Questions24to27arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Humanshavelongturnedtothedogforitsnose,especiallyinitsabilitytohunt,trackmissingpeople,andsearchfordrugs-Butthereisanewchallenge：Bomb-detectingdogsnowhavetolearntofindtheincreasinglycommonImprovisedExplosiveDevices(IEDs)(臨時(shí)組裝的爆炸裝置）thatcanbeassembledfrommaterialsnotdangerousbythemselves.“Sowe’renowaskingdogsnotjusttofindaneedleinahaystack(干草堆）一nowtheproblemismorelikesayingtothedogweneedyoutofindanysharpobjectinthehaystack,”saysCliveWynne，aprofessoratArizonaStateUniversity.Wynnedirectsthestudythatdevelopsmethodstotraindogstoidentifyawidevarietyofingredientsthatcouldbeusedtomakebombs.Thedogsnotonlyhavetodetectwhetherexplosivematerialsarepresent,theyalsohavetodetermineifthechemicalstheysmellcouldcombinetoformanexplosivemixture.Thedogsneedtolearnthatwhencombinedwithotherelements,evensugarcouldbeusedinabomb.“wewantthedogstograsptheconceptof‘thismightexplode’”.WynnesaysthebigproblemisthatIEDsarejustthat---improvisedandcompletelyunsteady.Adog’snosecanbeoverathousandtimesmorepowerfulthanahuman’snose.Someagenciesspentbillionsofdollarsoverthelast15yearstryingtocreateatechnicalreplacementforthenoseofthedog,andattheendofallthattheyjusthadtoadmit“No,wecannotgetclose”.Wynnethinkshisteamcandevelopbombsniffing(嗅，聞）dogsthatcandetectIEDsatasmallpartofthatprice.Allittakesispatience.24.Accordingtothepassage，thenewtaskofbomb-detectingdogsistolearn______.A.todetectmaterialsthatcanbeusedtomakebombsB.torecognizematerialsthatlooklikebombsC.tosearchforvariousneedlesinahaystackD.toidentifydrugsinalargepileofmaterials25.Theword“ingredients”（Line2，Para.2)isclosestinmeaningto_______.A.methods B.dangers C.chances D.elements26.Accordingtothepassage，adog’snose______?A.Can’tbeimprovedB.isnotreplaceableC.canbeaspowerfulasahumannoseD.isequaltoatechnicalmachine27.WhyisitdifficulttotraindogstodetectIEDs,accordingtoWynne?A.DogsareunwillingtosniffIEDs.B.IEDscanbereplacedbyotherthings.C.It’stooexpensivetogetdogstrainedD.IEDscanbemadefromvariousmaterials.Questions28to31arebasedonthefollowingpassage.FoodwriterBeeWilsonhasamessageofhopeforparentsstrugglingtogettheirchildrentoeatvegetables:“Asparents,wehaveafargreaterpowerthanwethinkwehavetoformchildren’stastes,”saysWilson.Inhernewbook,FirstBite,Wilsonexamineshowgenetics(遺傳),culture,memoryandearlyfeedingpatternscontributetoourfoodpreferences.Shesaysthatachild’sabilitytojudgegoodfoodcanbeformedevenbeforebirth.Andthisinsightcanbehelpfulforparentswhowanttheirchildrentoeatwellandhealthfully.“Oneofthemainthingsweknowabouttasteisthatlikingisaconsequenceoffamiliarity，sothethingsthatourmotherseat，evenbeforewe’reborn，affectthewaywe'llrespondtothoseflavors.Whenwelaterencounterthem,theyseemfamiliar.“Therehavebeenremarkablestudiesdoneshowingthatifsomeoneeatsalotofgarlicwhenshe'spregnant,thebabywillgrowuptolovegarlic.Wilson,amotherofthree,notesthatbabiesaremostopentotryingnewflavorsbetweentheagesoffourandsevenmonths.But,Wilsonadds,evenifparentsmissintroducingafoodduringtheso-called“flavorwindow”，allhopeisnotlost.“Itnotthattheflavorwindowisshutandwecanneverlearntolovebittergreenvegetables.Humanscanlearntolovenewflavorsatanyage,”Wilsonsays.“Oneoftheamazingthingsaboutourrelationshipwithfoodishowmalleable(可塑的）itis.Butwedon'tusuallyasadultsgiveourselvesanopportunitytochange.”28.AccordingtoBeeWilson，achild’sfoodtastes________.A.can'tbechangedbyanyoneB.canbeinfluencedbyparentsC.willnotdevelopevenifheeatsalotofvegetablesD.willstaythesameevenifheeatswellandhealthfully29.Theword“preferences”（Line2，Para.2)isclosestinmeaningto_____.A.ability B.flavor C.liking D.taste30.Whichlifeperiodofababyisreferredtoastheflavorwindow?A.Thetimebetween4and7monthsofage.B.Theperiodbeforeababyis3yearsold.C.Thedayswhenababytriesnewflavors.D.Themonthswhenababyeatsvegetables.31.Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A.Wecanneverlearntolovebittergreenvegetables.B.Wecanalwayschangeourfoodtastesifwechooseto.C.Whentheflavorwindowisshut,ourfoodtasteisformed.D.Parentsoftenmissthechancetointroducefoodstokids.Questions32to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.EarthDaywasthebrainchildofGaylordNelson,aUnitedStatesSenatorfromWisconsin.Afterseeingtheenvironmentaldestructioncausedbythe1969oilspillinSantaBarbara,California,Nelsonwantedtofindawaytoraisepublicconsciousnessoftheneedforgreaterenvironmentalprotections.TheresultwasthefirstEarthDayonApril22,1970.Onthatday,over20millionAmericanstookpartinavarietyofrallies(集會），meetings，demonstrationsandactivities，alltargetedathighlightingtheneedforprotectingEarthandourenvironmentforfuturegenerations.Thousandsofcollegesanduniversitiesalsoparticipated.Membersofdifferentgroupslearnedtheysharedcommonvalues.EarthDaywasatremendoussuccess.Ithasnowbecomeaglobalphenomenon.In1990，forexample,over200millionpeoplein141countrieswereorganizedtobringenvironmentalissues,especiallyrecycling,totheforefrontofglobalconsciousness.Today,EarthDaycampaignscontinuetopublicizeimportantenvironmentalissues,suchasglobalwarming,deanenergy,andrecycling.Ifyou’rewonderingwhatyoucandotomakeEarthabetterplace，participatinginEarthDayactivitiesisagreatplacetostart-Byattendingarally，meeting,ordemon-station,youcanlearnabouttheenvironmentalproblemsfacingourplanet.Toreallymakeadifference,though,youneedtoturntheknowledgeyougainintoaction.VolunteeringforanenvironmentalgrouporhelpingtoorganizeanEarthDayeventtoeducateothersisonewaytomakeadifference.Moreimportantly,however,youcanmakechangesinyourdailylife.Hereareafewsuggestions：Conserveenergyandnaturalresources!Turnoffthelightswhenyouleavearoom.Takeshortershowers.Turndownthethermostat(恒溫器）inwinterandturnitupduringthesummer.Plantatree!Treesproduceoxygenandremovecarbondioxidefromtheair.Theywillbenefityouandfuturegenerations.Reduce,reuse,andrecycle!Theamountoftrashhumansproduceincreaseseachyear.Doyourpartbyreducingtheamountofstuffyoubuy，reusingthestuffyoualreadyhave,andrecyclingasmuchaspossible.32.EarthDaywassetupinorderto______.A.helpCaliforniarecoverfromthe1969oilspillB.helpNelsonrealizehisdreamofbecomingasenatorC.rememberthosewhosufferedgreatlyintheoilspillD.improvethepublic'sawarenessofenvironmentalprotection33.WhathappenedonApril22,1970,accordingtothepassage?A.Differentgroupsmettodiscussenvironmentalissues.B.Thousandsofcollegestudentswentoutintothestreetstoprotest.C.Environmentalactiviststargetedatgovernments.D.MillionsofAmericansparticipatedinenvironmentalprotectionactivities.34.In1990,EarthDaycampaignsfocusedonpublicizing_____?A.recycling B.cleanenergyC.theeffectsofglobalwarming D.thebenefitsofcycling35.TomakeEarthabetterplace,youcanstartfrom______.A.demonstratingagainstthegovernmentB.learningmoreaboutEarthC.gettinginvolvedinEarthDaycampaignsD.volunteeringtoteachinschoolsPartⅢClozeDirections:Thereisapassageinthispartwith10blanksinit.Readthepassagecarefullyandthenchoosethemosttheappropriateanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD.ThenyoushouldwritetheletterinthecorrespondingceontheAnswerSheet.EmmelinePankhurstwasborninManchesterinthenorthofEnglandin1858.BackthenBritishwomencouldn'tvoteinelections, 36mencould.EmmelinewenttoschoolinParis,France.Asshegrewupshebecame37inpoliticsandwantedtocreateamoreequalsocietyforwomenandmen.Shewantedwomentohavethe38rightsasmen，suchastherighttohaveagoodjobandtherighttovote.In1888,thegirlsatamatchfactoryinLondonwentonstrike.Theystoppedworkingandaskedtheownertoimprovetheirterribleworking39.Theyworked14hoursadayandwere40fordroppingmatchesonthefloor.Manyofthegirlswere41becausetheyworkedwithdangerouschemicals,Emmelinesupportedthestrike.、Emmeline42theWomen’sSocialandPoliticalUnion，alsocalledtheSuffragettes，in1903.TheSuffragetteswereagroupwhofoughtforwomen’srights，43therighttovote.TheypublishedanewpercalledVotesforWomenwhichsold20,000copiesaweek.In1918,theBritishgovernmentgavewomenagedover30therighttovote?althoughmencouldvotewhentheywere21.Womenwerefinally44tovoteatthesameageasmenshortlyafterEmmelinediedon14June,1928.EmmelinePankhurstissometimes45asoneofthemostinfluentialpeopleofthe20thcentury.36.A.andB.butC.forD.or37.A.excitedB.amusedC.interestedD.puzzled38.A.sameB.similarC.basicD.human39.A.PracticesB.daysC.relationshipsD.conditions40.A.praisedB.finedC.encouragedD.abandoned41.A.illB.happyC.pleasantD.curious42.A.challengedB.foundC.influencedD.formed43.A.probablyB.sincerelyC.especiallyD.properly44.A.allowedB.informedC.convincedD.reminded45.A.ReferredB.thoughtC.describedD.pickedPartⅣWordformsDirections:Thereare10incompletesentencesinthispart.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninthebrackets.WritethewordinthecorrespondingceontheAnswerSheet.46.Intheearly1900s,sandwichbecamepo