2017年北京专升本英语考试真题

2017年北京专升本英语考试真题Part Ⅰ Vocabulary and StructureDirections: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or works from the 4 choices marked A.,B.,C. and D. then you should write the letter in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.1.Don’t get discouraged. Learning a new language_______a lot of effort.A. takeB. would takeC. has takenD. takes2.Californians, in fact, seem to have_______but politics on their minds.A. somethingB. anybodyC. anythingD. somebody3._______I could say anything more, Holmes had rushed off towards the station.A. WhenB. BeforeC. AsD. Since4.It was a wonderful vacation----we________every minute of it.A. are enjoyingB. have enjoyedC. enjoyedD. will enjoy5.”What do you think we should do?” she said,______to her husband.A. turnsB. to turnC. turnedD. turning6.How I wish I ________the chance to attend college when I was your age.A. hadB. had hadC. have hadD. have7.I don’t want to go skating, and_________, the ice is too thin.A. MoreoverB. thenC. thereforeD. though8._______his knowledge of the mountainous village, Tom was selected as our guide.A. Regardless ofB. In spite ofC. On account ofD. Instead of9.______better treatment, the doctor told him a lie, saying his illness was nothing serious.A. ForB. WithC. OfD. At10.In this new course, you_______how to deal with communication problems.A. learnedB. will learnC. have learnedD. are learning11.I have been in love with movies _______ I first went to the cinema.A. onceB. whenC. beforeD. since12.It seems reasonable_______that peopled behaviour is influenced by what they see on TV.A. concludedB. concludingC. to concludeD. conclude13.This book is to remind you of what you already know________inspire you to put it into use.A. andB. forC. orD. but14.It stormed all day, during________time the ship sank.A. itsB. thatC. whichD. this15.The investors realize that it is highly improbable that events will turn out as_______.A. expectingB. expectedC. expectD. to expectPart Ⅱ Reading ComprehensionDirections: There are 5 reading passages in this part. After reading each passage, you will find some questions or unfinished statements. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A.,B.,C., and D. You should choose the most appropriate answer and write the letter in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.Questions 16 to 19 are based on the following passage.Student Profiles at ABC University.16.Who wish to be teachers upon graduation?A. Thanh and Michelle.B. Michelle and Thanh.C. Tyson and Natalie.D. Natalie and Cindy.17.Who is most likely the busiest student on Fridays?A. Tyson.B. Thanh.C. Cindy.D. Michelle.18.Who majors in electrical engineering?A. Michelle.B. Thanh.C. Natalie.D. Tyson.19.Whose future work will involve finance?A. Cindy’s.B. Thanh’s.C. Michelle’sD. Natalie’s.Questions 20 to 23 are based on the following passage.I love that when learning a new foreign language, I seem to discover a new way of thinking and, most importantly, a new way of relating to people.When learning another language, you also put yourself in another culture and this teaches you other ways of doing life. You learn to accept other peoples?behaviour better and start to value the fact that learning about another culture and embracing (接受） different customs helps you appreciate more your own.I am currently living in Vibo Valentia in Southwest Italy. Most people here are very friendly and like to chat anywhere and anytime. Every time my work colleagues and I say- goodbye to each other? I seem to be the only one rushing to leave to get to my next appointment. Everyone else stays even after they have said their goodbyes more than twice.At first, I couldn't understand why my colleagues would continue chatting after they had formally said goodbye. However, after having spent over a week here, I have learn that staying behind to chat is the way local people show they are interested in you and that is quite nice!I am slowly learning to be more flexible with my schedule, and I now make sure I have plenty of time between appointments so I can join conversations without having to constantly be in a rush.20.According to the author, the most important thing for learning a new foreign language is_____?A.you can accept others’ behaviourB.you can know a new way of thinkingC.you can relate to people in a new mannerD.you can appreciate different customs21.What did the author find about his colleagues in Vibo Valentia at first?A.They liked saying goodbye before chatting.B.They rushed to leave after saying goodbye.C.They had no other appointments after work.D.They still stayed behind after they said goodbye.22.Why do Italian people continue chatting after work according to the passage?A. They are interested in you.B. They have plenty of time.C. They are tied to their schedules.D. They are used to rushing around.23.How has the author changed after spending some time in Italy?A. He has conversations with his colleagues,B. He gives longer time between appointments.C. He is constantly in a rush.D. He becomes nicer to people.Questions 24 to 27 are based on the following passage.Humans have long turned to the dog for its nose, especially in its ability to hunt, track missing people, and search for drugs- But there is a new challenge： Bomb-detecting dogs now have to learn to find the increasingly common Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)(临时组装的爆炸装置）that can be assembled from materials not dangerous by themselves. “So we’re now asking dogs not just to find a needle in a haystack (干草堆）一 now the problem is more like saying to the dog we need you to find any sharp object in the haystack,” says Clive Wynne，a professor at Arizona State University.Wynne directs the study that develops methods to train dogs to identify a wide variety of ingredients that could be used to make bombs. The dogs not only have to detect whether explosive materials are present, they also have to determine if the chemicals they smell could combine to form an explosive mixture. The dogs need to learn that when combined with other elements, even sugar could be used in a bomb. “we want the dogs to grasp the concept of ‘this might explode’”.Wynne says the big problem is that IEDs are just that---improvised and completely unsteady.A dog’s nose can be over a thousand times more powerful than a human’s nose. Some agencies spent billions of dollars over the last 15 years trying to create a technical replacement for the nose of the dog, and at the end of all that they just had to admit “No, we cannot get close”. Wynne thinks his team can develop bomb sniffing (嗅，闻）dogs that can detect IEDs at a small part of that price. All it takes is patience.24.According to the passage，the new task of bomb-detecting dogs is to learn______.A. to detect materials that can be used to make bombsB. to recognize materials that look like bombsC. to search for various needles in a haystackD. to identify drugs in a large pile of materials25.The word “ingredients”（Line 2，Para. 2) is closest in meaning to_______.A. methodsB. dangersC. chancesD. elements26. According to the passage，a dog’s nose______?A. Can’t be improvedB. is not replaceableC. can be as powerful as a human noseD. is equal to a technical machine27. Why is it difficult to train dogs to detect IEDs, according to Wynne?A. Dogs are unwilling to sniff IEDs.B. IEDs can be replaced by other things.C. It’s too expensive to get dogs trainedD. IEDs can be made from various materials.Questions 28 to 31 are based on the following passage.Food writer Bee Wilson has a message of hope for parents struggling to get their children to eat vegetables: “As parents, we have a far greater power than we think we have to form children’s tastes,” says Wilson.In her new book, First Bite, Wilson examines how genetics(遗传), culture, memory and early feeding patterns contribute to our food preferences. She says that a child’s ability to judge good food can be formed even before birth. And this insight can be helpful for parents who want their children to eat well and healthfully.“One of the main things we know about taste is that liking is a consequence of familiarity，so the things that our mothers eat，even before we’re born，affect the way we'll respond to those flavors. When we later encounter them, they seem familiar. “There have been remarkable studies done showing that if someone eats a lot of garlic when she's pregnant, the baby will grow up to love garlic.Wilson, a mother of three, notes that babies are most open to trying new flavors between the ages of four and seven months. But, Wilson adds, even if parents miss introducing a food during the so-called “flavor window”，all hope is not lost.“It not that the flavor window is shut and we can never learn to love bitter green vegetables. Humans can learn to love new flavors at any age,” Wilson says. “One of the amazing things about our relationship with food is how malleable (可塑的）it is. But we don't usually as adults give ourselves an opportunity to change.”28.According to Bee Wilson，a child’s food tastes________.A.can't be changed by anyoneB.can be influenced by parentsC.will not develop even if he eats a lot of vegetablesD.will stay the same even if he eats well and healthfully29.The word “preferences”（Line 2，Para. 2) is closest in meaning to_____.A.abilityB. flavorC. likingD. taste30.Which life period of a baby is referred to as the flavor window?A. The time between 4 and 7 months of age.B. The period before a baby is 3 years old.C. The days when a baby tries new flavors.D. The months when a baby eats vegetables.31.What can we conclude from the passage?A. We can never learn to love bitter green vegetables.B. We can always change our food tastes if we choose to.C. When the flavor window is shut, our food taste is formed.D. Parents often miss the chance to introduce foods to kids.Questions 32 to 35 are based on the following passage.Earth Day was the brainchild of Gaylord Nelson, a United States Senator from Wisconsin. After seeing the environmental destruction caused by the 1969 oil spill in Santa Barbara, California, Nelson wanted to find a way to raise public consciousness of the need for greater environmental protections.The result was the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. On that day, over 20 million Americans took part in a variety of rallies(集会），meetings，demonstrations and activities， all targeted at highlighting the need for protecting Earth and our environment for future generations. Thousands of colleges and universities also participated. Members of different groups learned they shared common values.Earth Day was a tremendous success. It has now become a global phenomenon. In 1990，for example, over 200 million people in 141 countries were organized to bring environmental issues, especially recycling, to the forefront of global consciousness. Today, Earth Day campaigns continue to publicize important environmental issues, such as global warming, dean energy, and recycling.If you’re wondering what you can do to make Earth a better place，participating in Earth Day activities is a great place to start- By attending a rally，meeting, or demon-station, you can learn about the environmental problems facing our planet. To really make a difference, though, you need to turn the knowledge you gain into action. Volunteering for an environmental group or helping to organize an Earth Day event to educate others is one way to make a difference. More importantly, however, you can make changes in your daily life. Here are a few suggestions：Conserve energy and natural resources! Turn off the lights when you leave a room. Take shorter showers. Turn down the thermostat(恒温器）in winter and turn it up during the summer.Plant a tree! Trees produce oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the air. They will benefit you and future generations.Reduce, reuse, and recycle! The amount of trash humans produce increases each year.Do your part by reducing the amount of stuff you buy，reusing the stuff you already have, and recycling as much as possible.32. Earth Day was set up in order to______.A.help California recover from the 1969 oil spillB.help Nelson realize his dream of becoming a senatorC.remember those who suffered greatly in the oil spillD.improve the public's awareness of environmental protection33. What happened on April 22, 1970, according to the passage?A.Different groups met to discuss environmental issues.B.Thousands of college students went out into the streets to protest.C.Environmental activists targeted at governments.lions of Americans participated in environmental protection activities.34.In 1990, Earth Day campaigns focused on publicizing_____?A. recyclingB. clean energyC. the effects of global warmingD. the benefits of cycling35.To make Earth a better place, you can start from______.A. demonstrating against the governmentB. learning more about EarthC. getting involved in Earth Day campaignsD. volunteering to teach in schoolsPart Ⅲ ClozeDirections: There is a passage in this part with 10 blanks in it. Read the passage carefully and then choose the most the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A., B., C. and D. Then you should write the letter in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.Emmeline Pankhurst was born in Manchester in the north of England in 1858. Back then British women couldn't vote in elections, 36 men could.Emmeline went to school in Paris, France. As she grew up she became 37 in politics and wanted to create a more equal society for women and men. She wanted women to have the 38 rights as men，such as the right to have a good job and the right to vote.In 1888, the girls at a match factory in London went on strike. They stopped working and asked the owner to improve their terrible working 39 . They worked 14 hours a day and were 40 for dropping matches on the floor. Many of the girls were 41 because they worked with dangerous chemicals, Emmeline supported the strike.、Emmeline 42 the Women’s Social and Political Union，also called the Suffragettes， in 1903. The Suffragettes were a group who fought for women’s rights， 43 the right to vote. They published a newspaper called Votes for Women which sold 20,000 copies a week.In 1918, the British government gave women aged over 30 the right to vote? although men could vote when they were 21. Women were finally 44 to vote at the same age as men shortly after Emmeline died on 14 June, 1928. Emmeline Pankhurst is sometimes 45 as one of the most influential people of the 20th century.36. A. and B. but C. for D. or37. A. excited B. amused C. interested D. puzzled38. A. same B. similar C. basic D. human39. A. Practices B. days C. relationships D. conditions40. A. praised B. fined C. encouraged D. abandoned41. A. ill B. happy C. pleasant D. curious42. A. challenged B. found C. influenced D. formed43. A. probably B. sincerely C. especially D. properly44. A. allowed B. informed C. convinced D. reminded45. A. Referred B. thought C. described D. pickedPart Ⅳ Word formsDirections: There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets. Write the word in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.46.In the early 1900s, sandwich became popular with the_______(introduce) of sliced bread.47.An__________ (excite) idea suddenly occurred to me that I could visit them this coming weekend.48. Einstein was known as the genius who discovered many useful _____(science) theories.49.In passive sleep, the body is at rest, the heart slows down and the brain becomesvery______(active).50.Events like these excite a child’s natural ________(curious).51. Newspapers_______(information) their readers on what is happening in the world.52.You’re really______ (use) ! You’re done it wrong again.53. Foe a more ________(detail) explanation of cotton processing, please refer to American Cotton Handbook.54. She never tries anything because she's terrified of ________(fail).55. Field work can be very good to college students if arranged_________(reasonable).PartⅤ Translation—English into ChineseDirections: This part is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese. There are 5 sentences in this part. Write your translation in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.56. They protested against the legal process and judges’ behaviour in court.57. The old man depends on his daughter to keep house.58. Whether or not we had a baby, we could not survive just on my salary.59.People who have been to university have a big advantage when it comes to finding jobs.60. We ensure that every candidate will give some consideration to the issues which affect old people.Part VI WritingDirections: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write a letter. You can refer to the following information in Chinese. You should write about 100 wordson the Answer Sheet.61.假设你是黄海大学应届毕业生李明，你收到美国朋友Tom的来信，得知他被心仪的大学录取了，写信表示祝贺，并告诉他你现在的情况，包括以下几点。