2013年武汉科技大学专升本(英语)真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)

2013年武汉科技大学专升本（英语）真题试卷 (题后含答案及解析)

题型有：1. Vocabulary and Structure 2. Reading Comprehension 3. Cloze 6. Writing

Vocabulary and Structure

1． Although punctual himself, the professor was quite used______late for his lecture.

A．to have students B．for students’ being C．for students to be D．to students’ being

正确答案：D 2． You should have been more patient______that customer; I’m sure that selling him the watch was a possibility.

A．of B．with C．for D．at

正确答案：B

3． Neither of the young men who had applied for a position in the university______.

A．has been accepted B．have been accepted C．was accepted D．were accepted

正确答案：C

4． This box is too heavy, ______give me a hand? A．would you mind B．would you please C．will you like to D．will you please to

正确答案：B

5． ______he works hard, I don’t mind when he finishes the experiment.

A．As soon as B．As well as C．So far as D．So long as

正确答案：D

6． As early as 1647 Ohio made a decision that free, tax-supported schools must be established in every town______50 households or more.

A．having B．to have C．to have had D．having had

正确答案：A

7． People appreciate______with him because he has a good sense of humor. A．to work

B．to have worked C．working

D．having worked

正确答案：C

8． The mad man was put in the soft-padded cell lest he______himself. A．injure

B．had injured C．injured

D．would injure

正确答案：A

9． We love peace, yet we are not the kind of people to yield______any military threat.

A．up B．to C．in D．at

正确答案：B 10． Although he knew little about the large amount of work done in the field, he succeeded ______other more well-informed experimenters failed.

A．which

B．that C．what D．where

正确答案：D

11． The last half of the nineteenth century______the steady improvement in the means of travel.

A．has witnessed B．was witnessed C．witnessed D．is witnessed

正确答案：C

12． The shy girl felt______and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher’s questions.

A．amazed B．awkward C．curious D．amused

正确答案：B

13． Ann never dreams of______for her to be sent abroad very soon. A．there being a chance B．there to be a chance C．there be a chance D．being a chance

正确答案：A

14． It was very kind of you to do the washing-up, but you______it. A．mustn’t have done B．wouldn’t have done C．mightn’t have done D．didn’t have to do

正确答案：D

15． Frequently single parent children ______ some of the functions that the absent adult in the house would have served.

A．take off B．take after

C．take in D．take on

正确答案：D

16． He gives people the impression______all his life broad. A．of having spent B．to have spent C．of being spent D．to spend

正确答案：A

17． A peculiarly pointed chin is his most memorable facial______. A．mark B．feature C．trace

D．appearance

正确答案：B

18． 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

正确答案：C

19． All things______, the planned trip will have to be called off. A．considered B．be considered C．considering

D．having considered

正确答案：A

20． John Dewey believed that education should be a preparation for life, that a person learns by doing, and that teaching must ______ the curiosity and creativity of children.

A．seek B．stimulate C．shape D．secure

正确答案：B

21． Criticism and self-criticism is necessary______it helps us to find and correct our mistakes.

A．by that B．at that C．on that D．in that

正确答案：D 22． However, at times this balance in nature is ______, resulting in a number of possibly unforeseen effects.

A．troubled B．disturbed C．confused D．puzzled

正确答案：B

23． If she doesn’t tell him the truth now, he’ll simply keep on asking her until she______.

A．does B．has done C．will do D．would do

正确答案：A 24． The patient’s health failed to such an extent that he was put into______care. A．tense B．rigid C．intensive D．tight

正确答案：C

25． Does everyone on earth have an equal right______an equal share of its resources?

A．by B．at C．to D．over

正确答案：C

26． Americans eat______as they actually need every day. A．twice as much protein

B．twice protein as much twice C．twice protein as much D．protein as twice much

正确答案：A

27． In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe______Europe into a great war.

A．inserted B．imposed C．pitched D．plunged

正确答案：D

28． The British are not so familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing things, ______is often the case in other countries.

A．as B．what C．so D．that

正确答案：A

29． There are few electronic applications ______ to raise fears regarding future employment opportunities than robots.

A．likely

B．more likely C．most likely D．much likely

正确答案：B

30． We had to______a lot of noise when the children were at home. A．go in for B．hold on to C．put up with D．keep pace with

正确答案：C

31． What he said just now had little to do with the question______discussion. A．on B．in C．under D．at

正确答案：C

32． We need a chairman______. A．for whom everyone has confidence B．in whom everyone has confidence C．who everyone has confidence of D．whom everyone has confidence on

正确答案：B

33． Over a third of the population was estimated to have no______to the health service.

A．assessment B．assignment C．exception D．access

正确答案：D

34． Excuse me. If your call’s not too urgent, do you mind______mine first? A．I make B．if I make C．me to make D．that I make

正确答案：B 35． Professor Taylor’s talk has indicated that science has a very strong______on the everyday life of non-scientists as well as scientists.

A．motivation B．perspective C．impression D．impact

正确答案：D

36． After a few rounds of talks, both sides regarded the territory dispute______. A．being settled B．to be settled C．had settled D．as settled

正确答案：D

37． Floods cause billions of dollars worth of property damage______. A．relatively B．actually C．annually

D．comparatively

正确答案：C

38． We are all for your proposal that the discussion______. A．be put off B．was put off C．should put off D．is to put off

正确答案：A 39． These goods are______for export, though a few of them may be sold on the home market.

A．essentially B．completely C．necessarily D．remarkably

正确答案：A

40． The course normally attracts 20 students per year, ______up to half will be from overseas.

A．in which B．for whom C．with which D．of whom

正确答案：D

Reading Comprehension

All humans are born into families—and families begin with the joining together of a man and a woman in marriage. All societies have their own form of marriage. The ideas that we have about marriage are part of our cultural background; they are part of our basic beliefs about right and wrong. As we study marriage, we find that different cultures have solved the problem of finding a spouse in different ways. In traditional Chinese culture, parents made marriage decisions for their children. Parents who wanted to find a spouse for their son or daughter asked a marriage counselor(媒人)to find someone with the right qualities, including age and educational background. Older family members, who understood that the goal of marriage was to produce healthy sons, made the all-important decision of marriage. In traditional Chinese society, sons were important because they would take positions as head of the family and keep the family name alive. One view of marriage that surprises most of us today was held by John Noyes, a religious man who started the Oneida Community in the state of New York in 1831. Noyes decided that group marriage was the best way for men and women to live together. In this form of marriage, men and women changed partners frequently. They were expected to love all members of the community equally. Children belonged to all members of the community, and all the adults worked hard to support themselves and shared everything they had. Members of the Oneida Community lived together for a while without any serious problems; however, this way of life ended when John Noyes left in 1876. Without his leadership and special way of thinking, members of the community quickly returned to the traditional marriage of one woman and one man.

41． According to the passage, our ideas about marriage are______. A．taught by our parents

B．influenced by our cultural background

C．determined by our ideas about what is right and what is wrong D．learned from our society

正确答案：B

42． Which of the following statements is TRUE about marriage counselors in traditional Chinese culture?

A．They provided suggestions about marriage to the young couple. B．They were usually relatives of the families concerned. C．They were delegated by the parents.

D．They usually made marriage decisions for the young people.

正确答案：C

43． What is the author’s attitude toward the traditional Chinese ideas about marriage?

A．critical B．negative C．Indifferent D．objective

正确答案：D

44． Why the view of marriage held by John Noyes surprises most of us today? A．Because he thought marriage was unnecessary for most of us. B．Because he proposed a new way of marriage. C．Because he was in favor of group marriage.

D．Because he changed his marriage partner at will.

正确答案：C

45． Which of the following statements is TRUE about the passage?

A．People’ s ideas about marriage are strongly influenced by their education. B．In traditional Chinese culture, parents usually find the marriage partner for their children in person.

C．When John Noyes left, the practice of group marriage continued. D．The Oneida Community was Utopian(乌托邦的).

正确答案：D

Is IQ destiny? Not nearly as much as we may think. Daniel Goleman’ s fascinating and persuasive book argues that our view of human intelligence is far too narrow, ignoring a crucial range of abilities that matter immensely in terms of how we do in life. Drawing on groundbreaking(开辟新天地的)brain and behavioral research, Goleman shows the factors at work when people of high IQ flounder and those of modest IQ do surprisingly well. These factors add up to a different way of being smart—one he terms “emotional intelligence”. Psychologist Daniel Goleman’ s book is a depiction of the role emotional intelligence plays in defining character and determining destiny. He had produced an eminently readable and persuasive work that shows us how to develop our emotional intelligence in ways that can improve our relationships, our parenting, our classrooms and our workplaces. Emotional intelligence includes self-awareness and impulse control, persistence, excitement and self-motivation, empathy and social skill. Goleman assures us that our temperaments may be determined by brain chemistry, but they can be altered. We could turn society on its ears(颠倒)if we learned to recognize our emotions and control our reactions; if we combined our thinking with our feeling; if we learned to follow our flow of feeling in our research for creativity.

46． The purpose of the passage is______.

A．to point our view of human intelligence is too narrow

B．to introduce to the readers Daniel Goleman’ s book of “Emotional Intelligence”

C．to explain what is “emotional intelligence”

D．to express the author’ s view on human intelligence

正确答案：B

47． According to the passage, what does the word “flounder”(Para.2)mean? A．To stroll around with no ambition. B．To be frequently defeated. C．To struggle hard for success. D．To accomplish things easily.

正确答案：C

48． According to Goleman, which of the following four persons is most likely to succeed in his life?

A．One with high IQ.

B．One with emotional intelligence.

C．One with high IQ and moderate emotional intelligence. D．One with high emotional intelligence and moderate IQ.

正确答案：D

49． According to Goleman, our emotional intelligence______.

A．is predetermined by our brain and we can hardly do anything about it B．is shaped by the way our parents raise us

C．may be completely decided by our conscious effort

D．may be predetermined by our brain but we can change it

正确答案：D

50． According to the passage, Goleman’s book is______. A．interesting and convincing

B．convincing yet difficult to understand C．creative and easy to understand

D．easy to understand and full of valuable advice

正确答案：A

In the second half of each year, many powerful storms are bom in the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean seas. Of these, only about a half-dozen generate the strong, circling winds of 75 miles per hour or more that gives them hurricane(飓

风)status, and several usually make their way to the coast. There they cause millions of dollars of damage, and bring death to large numbers of people. The great storms that hit the coast start as innocent circling disturbances hundreds—even thousands of miles out to sea. As they travel aimlessly over water warmed by the summer sun, they are carried westward by the trade winds. When conditions are just right, warm, moist air flows in at the bottom of such a disturbance, moves upward through it and comes out at the top. In the process, the moisture in this warm air produces rain, and with it the heat that is converted to energy in the form of strong winds. As the heat increases, the young hurricane begins to swirl in a counter-clockwise(逆时针)motion. The average life of a hurricane is only about nine days, but it contains almost more power than we can imagine. The energy in the heat released by a hurricane’ s rainfall in a single day would satisfy the entire electrical needs of the United States for more than six months. Water, not wind, is the main source of death and destruction in a hurricane. A typical hurricane brings 6-to 12-inch downpours resulting in sudden floods. Worst of all is the powerful movement of the sea—the mountains of water moving toward the low-pressure hurricane center. The water level rises as much as 15 feet above normal as it moves toward shore.

51． This passage mainly describes______. A．the growth of hurricane

B．the damage caused by hurricanes C．the average life of a hurricane D．All above

正确答案：D

52． A hurricane status refers to a strong, whirling wind of_____ . A．75 miles per hour or more B．more than 75 miles per hour C．75 miles per hour

D．half a dozen miles per hour

正确答案：A

53． According to the passage, the growth of a hurricane goes through the following steps; ______.

A．moisture—trade wind—strong wind—heat—air flows—disturbance—rain B．moisture—trade winds—strong wind-—rain—disturbance—heat—air flows C．disturbance—trade winds—air flows—moisture—rain—heat—strong wind D．disturbance—moisture—trade wind—strong wind—air flows—heat—rain

正确答案：C

54． According to the passage, the energy in the heat released by a hurricane’ s rainfall in a single day would______.

A．supply water to the United States for more than six months B．flood the Unites States for six months

C．destroy half of the farmlands in the United States within one hour D．provide electrical power to the U.S. citizens for more than half a year

正确答案：D

55． The primary cause of death and destruction in a hurricane is______. A．wind B．air flows C．heat D．water

正确答案：D

Human needs seem endless. When a hungry man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat; when a manager gets a new sports car, a big house and pleasure boats dance into view. Many needs of mankind might be regarded as making up several levels. When there is money enough to satisfy one level of needs, another level appears. The first and most basic level of needs involves food. Once this level is satisfied, the second level of needs, clothing and some sort of shelter, appears. By the end of World War II , these needs were satisfied for a great majority of Americans. Then a third level appeared. It included such items as automobiles and new houses. By 1957 or 1958 this third level of needs was fairly well satisfied. Then, in the late 1950s, a fourth level of needs appeared: the “life-enriching” level. While the other levels involve physical satisfaction, that is,the need in comfort, safety, and transportation, this level stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement, and happiness. It includes a variety of goods and services, many of which could be called “luxury” items. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical and dental care, and recreation. Also included here are fancy goods and the latest styles in clothing. On the fourth level, a lot of money is spent on services, while on the first three levels more is spent on goods. Will consumers raise their sights to a fifth level of needs as their income increases, or will they continue to demand luxuries and personal services on the fourth level? A fifth level would probably involve needs that can be achieved best by community action. Consumers may be spending more on taxes to pay for government action against disease, ignorance, crime, and prejudice. After filling our stomachs, our clothes closets, our garages, our teeth, and our minds, we now may seek to ensure the health, safety, and leisure to enjoy more fully the good things on the first four levels.

56． According to the passage, man will begin to think about such needs as

housing and clothing only when______.

A．he has saved up enough money

B．he has grown dissatisfied with his simple shelter C．he has satisfied his hunger D．he has learned to build houses

正确答案：C

57． It can be inferred from the passage that by the end of World War II , most Americans______.

A．were very rich B．lived in poverty

C．had the good things on the first three levels D．did not own automobiles

正确答案：D

58． Which of the following is NOT related to “physical satisfaction”? ______ A．A successful career. B．A comfortable home. C．A good meal. D．A family car.

正确答案：A

59． What is the main concern of man on the fourth level? ______ A．The more goods the better.

B．The more mental satisfaction the better. C．The more “luxury” items the better. D．The more earnings the better.

正确答案：B

60． The author tends to think that the fifth level______. A．would be little better than the fourth level B．may be a lot more desirable than the first four C．can be the last and most satisfying level

D．will become attainable before the government takes actions

正确答案：B

Cloze

Every human being, 【C1】______what he is doing, gives off body heat. The

usual problem is 【C2】______dispose of it. But the designers of the Johnstown campus of the University of Pittsburgh set themselves the【C3】______problem — how to collect body heat. They have designed a collection system which utilizes【C4】______body heat, but the heat given off by such objects【C5】______light bulbs and refrigerators as well. The system works so well【C6】______no conventional fuel is needed【C7】______the campus’s six buildings comfortable. Some parts of most modern buildings—theatres and offices【C8】______classrooms—are more than amply heated by people and lights and sometimes must be air-conditioned【C9】______in winter. The technique of【C10】______heat and redistributing it is【C11】______”heat recovery”. A few modern buildings recover【C12】______, but the University’s system is the first to recover heat【C13】______some buildings and reuse it in【C14】______. Along the way, Pitt has learned a great deal about some of its heat producers. The【C15】______a student studies, the more heat his body【C16】______. Male students emit more heat than【C17】______students, and the larger a student, the more heat he【C18】______It is tempting to【C19】______that the hottest prospect for the Johnstown campus would be a【C20】______, overweight male genius.

61． 【C1】 A．though B．no matter C．in spite of D．however

正确答案：B 62． 【C2】 A．how B．what C．how to D．what to

正确答案：C 63． 【C3】 A．opposing B．wrong C．similar D．opposite

正确答案：D 64． 【C4】 A．not only

B．neither C．both

D．as well as

正确答案：A 65． 【C5】 A．for example B．like C．as D．of

正确答案：C 66． 【C6】 A．which B．therefore C．then D．that

正确答案：D 67． 【C7】 A．to be made B．to make C．making D．make

正确答案：B 68． 【C8】 A．as well as B．with C．including D．as well

正确答案：A 69． 【C9】 A．ever B．even C．much D．so

正确答案：B 70． 【C10】 A．saving B．disposing

C．being disposed D．being saved

正确答案：A 71． 【C11】 A．thought B．called C．talked D．suggested

正确答案：B 72． 【C12】 A．temperature B．loss C．cold D．heat

正确答案：D 73． 【C13】 A．with B．for C．to D．from

正确答案：D 74． 【C14】 A．others B．the other C．other D．the others

正确答案：A 75． 【C15】 A．more hard

B．harder C．hard D．hardest

正确答案：B 76． 【C16】 A．gives in B．gives off C．takes in D．takes out

正确答案：B 77． 【C17】 A．girl B．other C．female D．boy

正确答案：C 78． 【C18】 A．manufactures B．assembles C．design D．produces

正确答案：D 79． 【C19】 A．begin B．start C．conclude D．end

正确答案：C 80． 【C20】 A．humorous B．lovely

C．hard-working D．funny

正确答案：C

Writing

81． 谈谈人为什么要养宠物，养宠物有哪些好处。Many people like to keep a kind of animal as a pet, such as dogs, cats, birds, and so on.They put so great enthusiasm on them that some pets are treated like their family members.

正确答案： The advantages of keeping a pet Many people like to keep a kind of animal as a pet, such as dogs, cats, birds, and so on. They put so great enthusiasm on them that some pets are treated like their family members. A good relationship between people and pets can be very comfortable. Firstly, They are loyal audiences of you, while you have something that can’t tell any one else. Secondly, They occupy the loneliness, cure your pains, make anxious hearts return to peace and innocence. And some pets even can help to cure some mental disease. That’s the advantages of keeping an pet. In my view, animals are our human friends, and we should regard the pets as our family members. Keeping pets is very useful for our life. It can bring us a lively and colorful world.